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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-12-28, Page 9our good Whims for f% * bright and glorious New Year go with you; as you celebrate. • . • TOLTON IVIOTOR SALES BLUEVALE, ONTARIO Here's wishing that the New Year brings you greatest fulfillment. Thanks for your patronage! BILL TIFFIN IMPERIAL .ESSO AGENT To express our appreciation for our customers by serving them ever better. Happy New Year! ROSS ANDERSON, HARDWARE AND ELECTRIC BELGRAVE ONTARIO n • Three -ringed wishes for the year —7 - happiness, health and, wealth. 0, MOWBRAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED Fordwich Mr. and Mra. oe Nicholson and two children of Bluevale were Sunday visitors • with Mr. and WS. Ted KlaaPen. Mr. and Mrs. W. Nixon visited Christmas with Mr, and Mrs. Glenn McKercher at Jamestown, Christmas and weekend vis tors withl4r. and Mrs. Roy Sim- mons were Mr. and Mrs. Doug 1/1/ildfang, Brian and Paid of Mia- sissauga, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Sim- mons, Ken and Anne, and Ken Kay of Palmerston. Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. William Sothern were Mr. and Mrs. Bill 'Mulvey, Cindy and Jeff of )3elmore, Mr. and. Mrs. Gary Sothern, Tracy and Tim of Palmerston and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart, Doug and Greg. Mr. and Mrs. John Caeser were' Christmas visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Don Gedcke, town line. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Austin and two children of Tillsonburg were Saturday visitors with Mrs. Pearl Patterson. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil.Galbraith of Guelph were Christmas guests with Mrs. Verna Galbraith and. Mrs. Elsie Strong. Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. John Baker were Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCann and family, Mr.' and Mrs. Jim McCann and family of Palmerston, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Renwick and family of Belmorb, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hut- chison and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ament and family of Gowanstown. Saturday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Browne were Mr. and Mrs. John Martin and Miss Marie Browne of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Knoblauch of Listowel and Mr. and Mrs. Percy Strong and family of Gorrie. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Benin of Tillsonburg were Wednesday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore. • Mrs. Noah Reis spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Ron McMichael at Wroxeter. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Fletcher of Toronto were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore spent Christmas with Mrs. Yvonne Bricker at Baden. Mr. and Mrs. Ron McClement and Sandra were Christmas visi- tors with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mc- • Clement at Listowel. WHITECHURCH. • Mr. 'and Mrs. Jack Coultes and, abfeakville, Mr. and Mrs!. Wilbert Schwichtenberg, Lori and Kerry of Port Elgin and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Craig and Lana were Saturday guests With their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coultes. Christmas Day guests with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn and Alma were Mr. and Mrs. Herb Hunter and Trevor of London, Mrs. Earl Caslick, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scott Of Ripley, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston Conn of Wingham and Mrs. Russel Ross. Mr. and Ms. Jim Taylor of E. Wawanosh were Christmas Day guests with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor and fam- ily of Belgrave. 0 a te REGULAR CURLING at vvingham Curling Club has been underway for a couple of weeks now that mechanical problems have been solved. Here some of the members wind up keenly -contested games last Thursday evening, getting in shape for mixed curling and partying on the weekend. (Staff PhOto) airman clarifies school boards' role Continued from Page 1 quarters in the Nurses' Resi- dence. • The Huron County Board then investigated the possibilities of a new home for their administra- tive staff. We have been criti- cized by many for choosing to, renovate an older building rather than building a new one. I would like to point out to the citizens of Huron County that this is not money squandered, but money necessarily spent to house an ef- ficient administrative staff which is attempting to carry on a ten and one-half million dollar busi- ness in the County of Huron, and I do not believe that $200,000 is an exorbitant amount of money to spend to procure office spaced. such as we have herein the Town of Clinton: Had we chosen a new build- ,ing, we feel- the.cos tiwoulthhave been a minimum of $325,000 and for that amount of money we would not have received the' WHIT.ECHIRCH On Sunday Mrs. Doris Willis held Christmas dinner in the hall' for Mr. and Mrs. John Willis of Hanover, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Willis and Lyle, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wil- lis and family of Newry and other relatives. Guests with 1Vir.• and Mrs. Allan Falconer and Tony were Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer and Kevin of Strathroy, Mr. and Mrs. Reli- son Falconer and family of Sarnia. space on one floor, which I be- lieve to be an advantage. We would not have, in all probability, had it completed as quickly to ac- comodate the Hospital Board in their need for more space, and I 'hope in the near future the public can be invited in to what has been called the "old knitting factory", to see what has been done in the way of renovation. I am pleased, as chairman of this board, to come to the people, • to stand before you tonight, un- ashamed of what this board has done, proud of the way it has worked t, together, offering no apologies for its conduct, feeling that every minor or major event that has taken place has been Well,thought -out. I do not agree, Orsonally, with everything that :s been done, but it has all been v. ernWatic manng„ ,amajOri yilecision and with trt.. rights of the minority re- spected.in a democratic society, one cannot ask for more. There has been criticism of the committee system which we are using at the present time in the conduct of our meetings. I believe the committee system has served a useful purpose, has cut down on the amount of time required to handle the volume of business necessarily handled each month by the Board. The committee system has given every member of the board a chance to debate in committee and also at the open meeting, Vile so desires, any point which he wants to discuss. I think the committee system could be improved by two things: MORRIS TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS braved one of the stormiest days so far this winter to officially'open the Clark Bridge over the Maitland River. A brief ribbon -cuffing ceremony wascarried out by Murray Gaunt, Huron -Bruce MPP'and Doug Armitage of the Ministry of Highways, Stratford. Holding the ribbon are Reeve Bill Elston at left and Engineer Robert Dowson, right of Stratford. In background are members of Morris .council, Thomas Miller, James Moir, Ross Smlith and Robert Grasby with other highway officials. (Photo courtesy. Brussels Post) 1. That only those members who are elected to a committee should be allowed to .discuss, in cotnmittee, those points which are on the committee's "agenda. However, every board member should be notified what the agenda will be when the commit- tee is meeting and be allowed to attend and listen, thereby being given the chance to prepare any pertinent information to be pre- sented at the open meeting, and thereby giving the public a clear insight into the workings Of the Board of EducatiOn. As it stands now, a member debates at the committee level and by the time a decision comes to the open board, there is no debate left, be- cause everyone has had an op- portunity to have his say and so the public perhaps is not aware of, the thelightuandudiseustikin aid has tate into edeciSion vOheirit reaches the board level. This„'in effect, would makethe commit- tee presenting a report the, "government" and the members who are not on the committee the "opposition! As it now stands, two major standing committees ex- • ista–Management and Education. The names imply their duties— one being business, the other academic, half of the board and the chairman and vice chairman are on each. 2. Aicommittee which' has serv- ed a very worthwhile purpose has been The Chairman's Advisory Committee. This committee is comprised of four members, the chairman, the vice chairman, the chairman of the Education Com- mittee and the chairman of the' Management Committee. These people have not met often, but they have met when necessary as a sounding board for the chair- man, to discuss very confidential personnel problems and to pre- sent to the board, reports on these problems whenever deemed necessary, and handling of prob- lems that, of necessity, must be kept confidential. Some people say there should be nothing con- fidential in public business; but I believe that anyone who has dealt with personnel or personal prob- lems knows this to be untrue. However, because of its confi- dential nature this committee has perhaps caused some suspicion, and although I am an advocate of it and though I am chairman, I would have to vote against its future use simply beCause we cannot afford, to ave any group, or organization Within the board Which does not have the whole- hearted support of all the mem- bers. It would be my hope for next The Wingham A4vatie041Info, Thilm410, Pecembow 314 year that the committee system, two standing committees, (Edu- cation and Management) wiJl continue' to exist and will be handled in the way *that I have Just outlined so that the people will be better informed—not that the work will be more fairly handled than it has been, but that more people will know how it has been handled and have faith that all facets of a problem have,been discusied. There is no doubt that sometime it will be necessary for the chairman to call on senior members of the board for advice or opinions and this should not be taken as a sign of secrecy, but only to confirm or reject his own opinions. As most of you know, we have, in the past year, moved some of our elementary principals to new locations within the county. These gentlemen, and I call thein gentlemen sincerely, have done an excellent job in picking up the reins in a new school, in fulfilling -• their duties as principal and chief administrator in these new areas and have organized smoothly - functioning educational institu- tions fulfilling the purpose for which they were built. These men and understandably so, were not initially, entirely happy • with their moves, but I anihappy that they now have seen that, the need of the system has been answered by their wholehearted co-opera- tion and ability to adjust and ful- fill the position entrusted to them. My thanks and congratulations to these men, and I hope that this practice Will not be abused, but will be used in the future so that all schools may benefit from a change of our capable principals. My congratulations also go to the other fine members of our staff whether' they be- adminis- trative, teaching, custodial,. cleri- cal or engineering. They are all part of the educational process in Huron County. We have had our differences, we have had our agreements, we have had ups and downs, but through it all I feel quite confident that everyone felt the other was striving to achieve the same goal—that of a better educational system for the stu- dents of Huron County at a justi- fiable cost. My thanks to my vice chair- man, to the other fine members of this board who have worked with me throughout the past two years. It is my sincere hope that those of you who are remaining, and those of you who are coming in for the first timee_will strive to work loge site 4chiev mutua as you WONC nT ogether with the administration so that the people of Huron Coun- ty can continue to feel proud of their system and, if' there have been any errors in judgment, that these will be corrected and that hopefully there will be no more made—but don't count too highly on that! It is also my wish that mem- bers will continue to be broad- minded enough to see the total aspect of the county system. ?It is wonderful to be able to represent an area pr the county, but the Hu- ron County Board cannot function as a group of 16 individuals; it must be a unit which looks at the. total picture, with the rights of • w HAPPY .NEW YEAR c g 1 the Individual areas I have given more tinle than l like to think about to the Board et Education, but I do not regret it. I will miss the work, the fellowshiPt the sense of challenge and accomplishment that con2es from working together awith other dedicated individuals, May I wish all of you the best in the years to come, and ask for your support for the new chairman. It is not al, ways an easy task, but never un- bearable when 15 fellow mem- rbers are giving you their Whole- hearted co-operation. Compliments of the Seasons to all. Thank you. issenvismoneitioessiesnirloosaat In the New Year McGill RADIO and TV SERVICE Antioneemetemicicictelveneumes • PETROFINA PRODUCTS NORMAN DEYELL AND STAFF We speed the old year on its *ay and welcome in the new, with every wish for happiness and success to you!, Jerry and Betty JERRY'S TAXI vessuesamenstsasserussessussesuesseratsmemessestsporsesesismaz Time fo wish You Happy New Year Time to say how much we appreciate your patronage. May this year be a great time for you! ADAMS HAIRDRESSING SHUTER STREET viottamossangsyszosiosameasisssastraneozmasEsuivsimicsisic 'May your horizon be bright with opportunity and achievement, and may our valued, cordial relations long continue. A LIVELY IRISH FOLK DANCE by Grade 4 pupils of How - .Ick Central School was a stirring Item on the Christmas \ • concert. program there Tuesday evening of last week. Mrs. Grey and ,,Mrs. Evers lointly drilled the young dancers. Ars we bid farewell to the old year and celebrate the arrival of the new, we pause to add a note of thanks to all. P. J. 6UBELAAR Chartered Accountant, Bluevale wilownimmosonwomitiravaariariesimomettaemarmatimmobattak. e