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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-01-30, Page 3-erio lo - both seek funds Between 1953, and 1961, the University , of Western Ontario doubled In size, 'and "must double again" . • to • provide 5,000 student~ pbaees, President G, E. I 'alk'reported to! Huron tensity • Cou ieil in.uPpo'rt e nest fox increased assistance:• • "We 'have had in our- afresh, man class alone," he' ,said, "an increase of 29% over last year, Asee or .20% more than expected, IOW and -In the university as a whole 16% We looked after that with the ddition of one full - trine staff member. "The total Increase in enrol- ment is greater: 'than the total student population of the big York University. ":Nine new Englisch universities, are trying to g.At staff in Canada. We have'°to develop our own t.eaph- ers from faoulties of graduate studies, .and that enrolment is up 20%. - • ""our financial campaign, 'started a year ago,, is almost, completed: , Corporations and private individivals have pro- vided- almost ---95% of -their quota, and our aiurnni, with an objective of • $1,000,000, have contributed $700,000 alieady.. "We have been stretehe but we have met the derna•nds madeuptrn us, and I; hope you will not only, continue your assist- ...:.,..,...4..»...°..� Dr. Hall: was accompanied by vice,president • Ross Willis, William Baldwin, Dr. James Tal - man and Col. Royrland, secre- • tary of the board Rowland, -governors. Re asked permission to nanfe• one of the laboratories in the new medical 'science' l uilding fo • r Huron. county. " ` • "We au -id -•be -;honored;,' .wsaid 'Warden Jewell. President J. G. Hagey and J. , 0. Hemphill presented the needs of Waterloo University, distributing an". illustrated bro- chure. "We 'are now the second larg- est engineering school in the ° province,''•- Dr. Hagey • reported. "I believe 'we have only start- ed. • I cannot "foresee a time 'when the university will not be challenged by new. re- quirements and when the 'University of Waterloo will be ,so hidebound it cannot meet the -,•deiaands�f ,tlie�piublic. _ Ye -a „trying new appr'oach.es • . • studying others. Next- Year we will .offer for a first time. the .only co -Operative course in mathematics in Canada, • and have. received en•thusiastac•' let- ters from: almost every insur- ance company in the province. "This covoperative plan has proved highly acceptable and is of great help to the individ- ual student through 'providing Einar •i c assistance during his university year. It-..is=•lzlie ,only university which 'has adapted this particular plan, ,aridwe are 1' delighted with the acceptance it has-reeeived; not only frorp business and industry but,iecad- etnie and edtte4tional au'tkigrt. ties as, well. "Our primary 'prabiern has always- been, dollars; Our rate tai gi—'dtrth, to keep up wiv1r e demands of the area, we serye has been so Meet we have al; ways been ruxiTring a little be- hind. As thrifty people, we do not like doing this any more than we ,Have to, and we still have to make up $75 per stud- ent. We "'must. not cut back enrolment and hope to 'make it up from all sources which think us,-wprth supporting: We, ask you to consider making ,seine !bursaries available , to students, wishing ' to attend Waterloo."' ,Reeve Frank Walkom of Goderich enquired " ebeut the co-operative plan and was told that students spend alternating seniesters of four months on the campus for academlic stud- ies' and ,at industry' for practical training. Dr., Hagey said . it is. offered,, in engineering and •applied physics and "nray, be ,extended to other faculties." Dr. Hagey urged council to visit the university; and after discussion council concurred in asuggestion 1 Y suggesitionby Reeve lean , Step'eh '„y this dope•, before March session. Huron history longe overdue— Reeve Fisher ,td In Huron , County Council Reeve Glenn Fisher, Exeter, en quired.....for--'"the.-story on the history of the cotln•ty of"Huron." "Nine Chapters ° have been typed f treasur "and. so manusc I hope man" getti to "T / Y • Joh publishers," clerk - Berry reported, e par of the original ip't °are to be dictated. to fin',:out ,from Dr. Tai - morrow night, h•ow' it is g along." ere has been a lot of his -- since -the original story;". r marked Reeve Fisher.- • "We ora-•,going---te--wlia+ve'-ece- iave-^a- d second edition if we do not get out, the original," Reeve :Morgan Agnew spoke about a public • address system, rotins t , it was. difficult to hear, sorfie of those who ad- dressed council, "It was discussed aq year or two ago," recalled Mr. Berry; "It was investigated and thought too exrpensive;'"�bu't if it is the wislp of council we Stan reopen the..: matter "The �' property' committee might look, into 'it," suggested Warden ,Ralph Jewell: ' NO RENOVATIONS -Count pfanning 10 replace ail• '�., Could it- be that Huron is ' going to .get a, new jail? Said the property commit. •tie, reporting to'Huron Coun- F, ty Council: "We are of the 'op inion -tat -s iue-4o a--the--age of the jail, little money should be spent on any renov- ' ations." - • The chairman,• Reeve Ivan • Haskins , pf ' HoWick, added: "It is n'at just in proper con- , diton as regards fire hazard:" The jail was built in 1840, and originally served two other counties of the Huron Tract ----Perth and Bruce. • 'Thus it is`.14,years older than, was the° original ,court house, erected in 1854. While presiding over court here a few months ago, Mr..' Justice Baines visited the jail and evidently communicated his views later,to the Ontario Fire -Marshal. Correspond- ence with the county result- ed. "We were to have had a meeting 'with- the autihorities from Toronto,". Mr. Haskins said in his •report, '"hut due. to weather conditions • this • meeting has, been' delayed: We did concur in a recom- mendation of additional staff, and have engaged E. C. Bow- ers '4f Goderich as=:ndih- tional turnkey. He comment- ed --work December 7,",. Governor R. W. Bell pre; sented ,phis statist•eal, . report,• • ',Showing :187 committals in .:1963x. Of this total, •74 have to 'do with intoxication; • ,1l - legal consu.mptign or posses- sion or other classifi•ctron.< related' to liquor; aid tha does not- include ,!diso`rderly-, conduct, obstrUcting police; etc. "There, w4e Six Persona: in cuttodr at --,the time of the repbrt. Daily cost of ra- tions -per prisoner last year was 51.53 cents. in a property .committee •report Thursday afternoon, chairman A. D. Smith quoted a grand jury Pres •tinent 'finding fire protection- at the jail ' "still .inadequate'-' and. scoinmending installation' of an automatic .fire alarm 'Sys- tem.. r •-, ti r-. • iv urs • (Continued "from page 1) • Mrs. Herders Home ing of "Alexandra Marine anti type of patients reform General Hospital, at which Reeve Dunbar) you wo chairman -S. II. Prevett . said there was an obvious need for nursing Jame in Goderieh Provincial 'authorities -Tad aft ed the board to reduce the number of beds for chronic patients.) Meeting Soon ' Reeve Donald McKenzie of Ashfield said there is to be a meetin,gr.in •Clintozl- soon, when representatives 'of -'the Ontario Hospital 'Services Commission will be caming to this area, and he `suggested that more could be found out about the nursing home project ,th'e'n. The Huronview report came at opening of the Thursday afternoon sitting, and chairman Dunbar said: "Our problems continue to grow as our resi- dent total begins to get beyond capacity, • As regards , chronic patients, we are not geared to take. care p'f them, 'but when there Is rho place else we.,have" to take them." Superintendent Johnston re- -ported•;--2404;--residents, 86-"IYra'1e and 118 female, and a bed cap- acity of 209. The number at Hurenview had 'almost.' doubled since September, 1960, when there were 105. ' Costs had , in- creased from $25',700 in 1944, for home `and farm, to $280,500 last year for the home , alone. • ' Rate Low Mrs. Ilenderson addressed council at this point: <• "I talked to Mr: Waizak rat the hospital," 'she said, "•and. L have heard Mr. Johns, n's report and looked into real estate prices and types. of- homes, and after hearing that I-Iuronview rate of $3.75 I would say there is thee reason you* 'haven't a ,p'ursing• m hoe.• I understand. you have been trying to get a hospital - approved home; and 'if. you had that, no :-doubt it would -bee easier, -at the rate the .Hospital Commission pays. "I owned a hospital -approved nursing tomeu'ntil a year ago, and thought I' wanted a rest, but when I found •you did not have, a nursing home here I thought I would look' into it. You do ser hadl,v- unw.earer, private institutionacannot corn- , pete at $3:75 ay, and beside that, you t a about 50% self - paying re • ents at Huronview." Wa' Vin. Jewell. Accommod- ation' there is running edit:;'• „/Mrs,, Henderson: "You' would have to work out seething .so that private patients could"' not go04o4Itironview -or that. Does anyone ithow why a' , nursing ome has riot opened up since the one on North street closed? Mr: ' Johnston: 7"I believe there are.: only three , beds in Huron nursing homes • that are not filled."' . Proper Home ' . Henderson: "You would ;have =to,,,have • $5 or $6 a day if you,ran a proper nursing'home. Do you think you would get enoUgh private patients come in?" ' Mr. 'Hanly (deputy clerkstr'ea- surer*.,... `...L 414.11g..app". -..• .:.. •.,...,N,•. M.. NI the 'te (by have to have a registered nurse arid possi'bl'y .a registered nursing Mr. Hanly: "We . may have one patient in Huronview olassi; fied as a chronic patient. It is border -line eases that are the real problem." Mrs. Henderson: "Patients of definitely custodial type do ^phot need as nuc rnuep, professiozia care." Ansivering 'a question Eby- Reeve Calvin Kreuter of Brussels, she said: "There are 40 or, 50 approved nursing homes in Ontario. We have thein in Bruce. They (the On- tario . Hospital Services" Com - Mission) 'pay $6.50 a day for the patients they approve, and that includes drugs. If run pro- perly,. it • can be a profitable venture, so there isno reason why somebody should not go into it." ' Seaforth 'Tried , Deputy Reeve Dalton, Sea, •forth: "The Farmers'. Union in --Seafortir tried ter• et`"`a proved nursing home for • one of• our homes" in' Seaforth, and the answer was that there vas greater need in other -focalities." The subject carie up from a different -angle when the 'war- den's and personnel committee, dealing with a • Department of Municipal Affairs enquiry about a 1967 Centennial .project, re- cemmended that such be con- sidered on a county basis. With Deputy Reeve Robert Gibson Of Howie,k, presiding, council dealt with the report ciause .by. clause. , • 0.9 . to Reeves Glenn Fisher, Exeter, Frank Walkom; Goderich; and J. R. Adair, W, ingham, indicated that their municipalities had tentative .plans for projects, of Reeve 'Thompson, Tucker - smith: "I feel strongly that we need, 'a -chronic home in this county some place, and we would be glad to throw in our share if the county wanted do, dosomething like that:" Near Unanimous This idea .was support•Cd by Reeve Snell, East Wawanosh; Reeve Webb,, Stephen; Reeve Corbett, Hay, and Reeve Smith, Turnberry. * Clerk -treasurer Berry ques- tioned if the necessary inform- ation .could toe obtained by Aug- ust.' There,,,;would have to be a definit6 decision at tare March session" , Reeve: Webb: "If there are any .number, of inunicipalities 'wishing to vv,ithdraw, it would be foolish for ^ the remainder to attempt to 'do anything, It has to be. reasonably amicus," Reeve Thompson: "1 would like to put in a very strong effort to -get together and do something for •a chronic wing." Reeve Walkoin: �,"We' have been trying to improve 'and de- velop our new .beach, and will Spend at leash $25,600• there in the next two, or •'three ,years. I think I can, speak for ,Goderich going it alone -with egard. to" the beach: Though �h I' am very much in favor • of a chronic wing, I can,not vote for that and have. Gocleridh Sail in the other." • • Un estirnate�s•"net yet a nxi$ete, Huron could y"'r-gad•experrd- i. - _• 1 ,:•re, . �..:_. In �� �adl ex.Qeed $ ;200,OQ0, council' in the Po of.:the 1963 Com?nittee. d % A bylaw has` been. 'prepared ler $700,000 ."normal',<. ex- -.petiditure, and this'°remainder will be provided for ina suPe- ,lementary at the March ''Session'.., , a Including developrrient road costs of -$538,986, --payable by the Province; the gross budget was $1,657;x51. Submitted fur provin iYal subsidy were accounts' totalling $1,062,007. Huron blind convert ,to' tape books , Huron county councillors list- ened to a "talking book" at the January session. In, a 'wooden ibex aboi inches sgtG•arei it is -a new convenience for blind persons and was demonstrated by one, field 'secretary' •- Ed" Wheeler of the Canadian Na- tional Institute far the Blind. Pldgged in; it promulgated in e. resonant and very English voice -,fect),-Striftrireprir5IWYWicifilar. work of fiction. "People. in •the Old Country developed the system," Mr Wheeler said, `Sand the ma- chines have, just come into cir- culation. , "We received our first ship- ment justbefore Christmas, and will, .be converting (from records) completely, "In the' cassetteis half-inch" tape on 18 tracks, which can give up to 21 hours of reading in the one cassette,'°and a 'blind person never has .to tough the tape. Reproducers are lent out as required. ."A• $50 machine.: and ▪ three cassettes ate required to keep one. blind person •supplied with reading material. We are hop- ing that many service clubs and organizations and. interested' in- dividuals .Will ,make donations to help cover the cost of this •`Besides the grant you give us," she said, "We conduct a canvass throughout the county. We appre`c'iate the financial., as- sistance you give, and the god; pwill• that accomrpanic it." • J. II-. Kinkead of Goderich, chairman of the "H u r o n advisory board, introduced Mrs, Mel. •Bell, secretary of the Huron adviiory board, "who does •all the work." Cour ''1 was informed that there are 62 blind persons in' ILuron, and that ,peevention of blindness work was done last year en behalf of 49 others. , Nearly Tripled. "This may be the top - figure," Said nnJm Britnell, wCouiliyho rEeagid theeer .repaotes,. Last 'year's chairman, - Dan Beuerman of McKillop, is not now ifs' council. ';VVi•th so much development road° expenditure I do not see how it can be doubled again. ` Six years ago we' were, speeding less than $600,000, so-. •the -•-budget °has been nearly tripled. in that Noting that three election casualties occurred on the 1963 c 'committee,.-Mr,„I ritneil.expr.•ess. ed a ,hope .•that this committee "is not•.putting &-hex on people:" The report, adopted by coun- cil, recommended 'tit the high- way levy for -4rem nae un- changed at eight mills, and that any surplus funds in general - account as a result' of highway account surplus be assigned for 1 ihighway purposes in 1964: LongRange Main item oh the 1964 pro- gram is Road 16 from Brussels to King's Highway 4, eight miles. The complete 1964 pro- gram is to be submitted at next session, Two •projects stand on the long-range program : for 4965: Clinton west, 5.5 miles, and Nile -Dungannon, three miles. i "Development road expendi- tures of $538,986, met by. the province, if done in' the nor'.inal county program would trepre- sent 41A mills, or an increase of more . than 50% over our existing , eight -mill levy,"; the iepoi-t stated. With- oil. Uhbs :an.at� ri- . ' 1 the chunty would ; have no choice other than -substantially increasing the road levy or re- moving ' many miles of road from; our system " "Biggest item -' in road con- struction was $147,356 on Road 6, the St: Marys ro-aa between Exeter and Kirkton. This " was for grading and granular base. The. Turnberry bridge cost $68,565; and the 1ervis bridge in Goderich Township .'$44,046, 'besides ' $21,773 for work , on approaches. Snow clearing' cost $78,871, and salting ,and Sand- ing $40,916. • ro co-ordinator rens praised k • The Emergency Measures committee of 1963 recommend- ed to l;Iuran county council that the co-ordinator, W, Stuart 'orbes, be engaged on a perm- anent basis, with salary increas- ed to $5,000, effective Jandary 1.1964. e was employed a m ellest Y July on --a- probationary,' basis for six Months.) Council ap- proved , ; the reeonlinendation. The appointment is subject also to, approval- of. Ontario EMO. Last 'year's .chairman,, -Reeve Milton Oesoh of Zurich,, pre- sented the report: . "We Would like to commend Mr. Forbes for his wo'rk,'" i•t stated, "and aS•k that you con tinue to support' our co-ordin- ator in his efforts to 'create an Emergency 'Measures plan for the county, in accordance with the wishes of the Province." Our future +endeavor,"' Mr. .Forbes told council, "is directed to co-ortlinating each intinici-• p,ali•tr within the county -into a functional "emergency body, .em- braeing all those••who can be useful,.,.wand.• it,. is,w.•.my.,...puap.os.e. •: to have this plan in working order'as' soon as circumstances :and 'budget' permit, With your. continued 'interest I believe We _will „he. Jn_oci .inn .Q._,,,..cnpe with." any emergency." yc Volume 1, Survival Plan, Huron County, ' has been completely printed and partly distributed. '"It is a condensed version, for -each- epartmen ," - piained, • • "pf two very large 'Mr. .Forbes announced tha ( books, I gave the chairman last ST. JOHN AMBULANCE EED FUNDS. Members • ' " the 'St. ,John Ambulance organization gave 2,000 hours o voluntary service last' year, Gordon Muir re- port o co ty council in requesting financial aid. ive first aid classes - had been conducted in Goderich, and • one - et the .Onaiio -Hospital.. , Number of cases attended was 207, with 31 persons:„being taken by amblanee to hospital. 'First aid - training had been given 120 persons: -Firemen and Sky Harbour perso'"ne.: -are among those being trained. ' - a Training should now he given some members of the cxjb'unty• road division, last ,covered several years ago, Mr. Muir said. ;The St, John Ambulance campaign is for $2,000. "We *are very ' fortunate ,to have such an active and de- voted group," Mr. Muir said,', "and the least we: scan do is Sup. Pert them with obit -of .money." • 1 athn n�,�►:, a, ,complete, • merehandise; 1:,e„ s Eelusiv! 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These are based on Bylaw 55, passed "Our meeting of the civil 'ei iergeney planining group took place on the 9th; and I feel we are Well on the way td .pro d king a Waking plats 'Tek sof ety. ,The mutual aid plan for fire is going on satisfactorily,. but not as rapidly' as expected, due to many factors that must be resolved. %Brig.. Clift, retired, has con- sented to be our military officer, and we are fortunate indeed in having a man of his ability. He was offered the top post in the Emergency Measures ' Or- ganization of Ontario, but de- clined for personal reasons, and of course that is bur gain. "I have noticed in other cotfhties the co-ordinator 'writes all the plans add subziiits them for approval, but 'I . think the eadd of planning should write their own plans,^ as conditions differ from township to town- ship," Grant requests held c County council committees as constituted for 1964., had as .a first task disposal of resoliitionsr from Other bodies. On 'recommendation of its agriculture committee, council decided not to concur in,a 'Kent resolution calling upon tihe On- tario Department • of Agricul- ture to institute ""immediate and effective action to control 'and abate the blackbird nuis- ance." t Reeve Stewart Procter ''of Grey; committee Chairman, in- vited discussion of the report fief nobody respdnded. 0 .,y 0 a -p. endorses four resolutions; refects four more "The committee inennrbers were net uranimous," he said. "It does not affect us too much in this area, j utlis serious, all. right in Kent ''hnd Essex." Council alseepassed up a pro posal frcim Ontario county that appointment of local weecrin- spectors be made mandatory. Council adopted a 'property committee report accepting the tender of Seaforth News for printing the county minutes; at $3.75 a page. The Huron Ex- positor bid $3.85 and - Clinton, News -Record $4. The contract for bread surpplfed the,jail'went to Eedy's Bakery. of Dungan- non ,at 191�i cents. Because, "broken bottles are becoming more numerous on the, roadside each year," Brute council proposed a minimum refund of. five cents. Huron's 1'egislative committee did not concur. • "It 'Could b set too high," was one objee "If they put out' cans» it won't s e :any easier." The committee, of' which de= puty reeve Tom Howard of Ash- field ;is 'chairman, concurred in a Grey county move to have the province make, grants in lieu Of taxes ..on all its property ex- cept highways, as the federal government does. Y It also went along with a p"apnsal from Northumberland and Durham that the province pay for fire' department "Calls to motor 5ve- hiele fires on provincial high- ways. It was explained that rural mutticirpalitie's often have to paotber'vise =collectable costs. • .'' Clinton Central 'Secondary School ebo'ard requested an . ad- ditional county representative. Koss Lovett of Londesboro was named. The roads committee, a of which Deputy Reeve Joseph - Kerr, Wingha.m, is chairman, concurred in a Bruce resolu- tion requesting the Department of Transport to investigate a practical' load limit for Class B roads. .8he• Traffic Act now mats gross. weight, of vehicles to 22,000 pounds. • "We thought this' litnit away outdated," said the chairman: , Because „ Ontario Hydro and other Utilities usually charge local municipalities -`for moving or relocating poles and service ° lutes on road allowances, Hast- ings council ,";'ilposed legisla- tion to ensure •• that no such charge is made. The commit- tee did,n'ot concur in view of the . prevalence of local tele: phone companies. On recommendation•: of the finance -.and executive commit- tee, council authorized pay- ment of membership in ,various assbciatiouns and appointed dela. ,gates. Members of the reads committee are • to attend the Good Roads 'convention, All documents' requesting grants were E`left for ,further study," said the" chairman, ' Reeve Wilson Gesch of Zurich. On. recommendation of the warden's and personnel' corn mittee, council concurred in a Nortliu'mrberland - Diirlaam pro- posal that the .duties of an in- spector under the Construction Safety Act be the out in conjunction with those of Labor Department inspectors or muni- cipal building inspectors. As to the department's .re quest for apliointment oaf an inspector in ' Euron, "we recoim- meed that we take no, action at presdnt," said Reeve Haskins, chairman. 01. i8pring s forthbirds!,s gi Sure Spring is when the birds build. But is that any reason why we should do the.same ? • Winter's a far better time to have those renovat- ing and, redecorating jobs. done 'around,your maters are iknore readily home.,Men and materials .. , - _ :."• : able for one thing. For another, you can often save money through off-season discounts. To help you 4do it now, Horne Improvement Loans under the National Housing Act are available through your bank, You may be able to obtain up to $4,000 ' with up to ten years to repay. Your contractor or ,.building supply dealer cin offer other extended payment plans. Why wait for Spring? Spring is. for the birds. Do It Now. h• Inquire about low interest rate Farm Improve- ment•Loans at your bank—up to $7,500 with.up to ten years to repay. - For advice and assistance can your • National Employinent Office. aulhorily of HON: AL^LAN J. MACEACHEN • 'MINISTER OF LABOUR, CANADA °• 4''