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More planning needed
at council meetings
Last • Tuesday's Ludmow council meeting could be
termed aS excessively long, having lasted past 11 p.m.
Long meetings are nothing new for this or any other ,
municipality. But; with a little more planning, the meeting
length could be cut considerably whilestill achieving the
Same goals. , • •
Ahnoit two hours of the last council meeting were taken
up with the handling of the village's insurance policy.' The
insurance agent at the meeting plowed through the entire.
policy with the councillors which took Up the majority of
council's lime for the meeting. The problem is not how,
much time council devotes to a Patticular issue but
whether the time is used wisely. ' • •
In this instance, the insurance policy. was given out and
examined by the councillors who asked questions to
determine its shortcomings. If council lied made arrange-
ments to receive a copy of the policy in advance, they °milk._
have prepared more fully for the.meeting 'which, could have
saved some of council's bine. As one councillor admitted,
he didn't know exactly what was in the policy before the
meeting. •
When dealing with important matters such as municipal
insurance, more preparation. is definitely needed.
Although the councillors have other vocations besides
attendMg council, the fact still remains that the more time
spent. preparing for the meetings in .advance would
ultimately save time during the actual meetings.
If council could have known in advance the repercus-.
sions of this yew -is insurance policy (the premium jumped
38 per cent over hit year), a special meeting could have
been called to give. the issue more attention.
• As meetings grow longer, fuses tend to get shorter, .
which was the case when some unkind words were
unleashed at Reeve George Joynt by Councillor Russell
Whitby.
Out of respect for his fellow members of council and for,
his position, CouncillorWhitby should apologize to touncil
for his actions last Tuesday night. That kind of behaviour
has no place at a meeting of council. A.R
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Sometimes a newsworthy event will happen right in front of
your window. That was the case with these three
.photographs. Mr. Pete Whetstone and his son Kevin took
down the 'neon sign which used to belong to Greer's T.V.
beside The Sentinel office. With a little help from loader
operator Doug Gotten, the sign, came down without a hitch.
The Whetstone's will use the sign for their business in
Auburn. (Photos by Alan Rivett)
• Jane Carneron was bitterly jealous and
very angry when she left the doctor's
house. As she entered her carriage, she
shouted to the driver:
"It would appear we shall have to find
accommodation elsewhere for the night.
You, at least, can stay at the Shamrock
Hotel with the carriage and bOrses - I am
not so sure I wish to lodge at such a piece."
As they neared the general store, Jane
suddenly had an idea. She decided to beg
the hospitality of the Jamiesons. It took a
little courage, if not down 'tight audacity to
prevail upon their generosity, but Jane was
in no mood to pay heed to-prot CDi. She
found Kathleen Jamieson in tIe living
quarters at the back of the store dd burst
in unannounced, more like a reatre than a
comparative stranger, - -
"Well, well, what a surprise," Kathleen
said. "I never thought I would see you
again in Redtrees!"
More out of common coutesy than the
slightest affection, Kathleen kissed Jane
,upon the Cheek After the usual nonde-
script small talk, Jane poured out her heart
and Kathleen pretended to be interested.
But -as Jane prattled away uninterrupted,
Kathleen began to be very concerned.
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What really worried her was Jane's talk of
demanding payments, not only from the
doctor, but several other • prominent
members of the corrununity. If such talk
was replaced by legal action, there would
be chaos in the- corrununity.
"1 Suppoie your claims are justified in a
legal , sense, of course," Kathleen said.
"But don't you. think it would be wise to
wait for a while and give your debtors a
chance to pay? Perhaps you might. be
willing to wait for a year or two- surely you
do not need the money right now!"
A hard look came to Jane's face and
there was wicked flash -in her' eyes which
Kathleen had never seen before. It
reflected the inner thotights of a woman
filled with bitterness and frustration.
"When I return to Toronto, I shall have
the necessary papers Of foreclosure drawn
up immediately. They will either pay, or I
shall take over their property and resell
it!"
Kathleen was absolutely disgusted by
• Jane's callous plans, but she did not
attempt to rebuke her or Showany sign of
hostility. Instead, she listened, to every-
thing Jane had to say, in order that she
might formulate a plan to counter any
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moves the ex -doctor's wife was expected to
make. During dinneethat night, neither of
the women discussed the subject in the
presence of Lin Jamieson, but when Jane
had gone to bed, Kathleen took her
husband out into the 6°1 of the evening
and told him everything she had learned.
"Don't you think you had better discus
this with MacCrimrnon?" Kathleen asked
anxiously. "Since it affects so many people
in the conununity, he surely ought to
know."
"All in good time, my dear. Neither we
nor MacCrimmon are threatened by such •
legal action. Aren't you forgetting some-
thing, Kathleen? Before I do anything, I
should have wotds with the doctor. After
all, he is more acquainted with the
situation than anybody else, and he is one
of the people who has the most to lose."
It was two days before lan Jamieson had/
a chance to talk to the doctor. Carnet= had
been too busy to engage in a lengthy
conversation. When the two were able to
get together in the afternoon at the
doctor's house, Lan divulged all he knew.
The doctor listened in silence. His face was
tired and drawn. He was a man not used to
dealing with financial rnhtters - the welfare
of people was far more important to him
than money.
"I am very grateful to your dear wife and
yourself for your concern," Cameron said
sadly. "But there really is nothing I can do
if Jane carnes out her threat. I haveNery
little money, and what I do have would only
cover a small fraction of my indebted-
ness."
"Then you must allow me to 'moments your
debt," Ian said without a moments
hesitation. "No, no James, don't object - I
insist. I cannot allow you to be embarras-
sed." •
-' "But what about the other people, Ian? I
am not the only person involved."
de jteamitanineSa
otnio'sn. face took on a look of
"There is a way out - there has to be. I
shall go and see MacCrimmon. If anybody
can settle this mess - he can!"