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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1966-12-01, Page 1119th Year' — No. 47 .1.10.041,04 'THE GQDERICH SIGNAL -STA For Next Mondays Municipal Election Leslie Pitblado ',right) was given a certificate recognizing 12 years' service on the credit committee of Goderich Community Credit Union by Jack Grace, Friday, at the Credit Union's annual meeting. It was estimated that Mr. Pitblado attended more than 700 meetings and approved more than $2,000,000 in loans to credit union members in the 12 years he was on the committee. Christmas, Parade Maes-Sia#ur Bands, floats, music, eicite- ment. This is what is in store for young and old alike at the Goderich Christmas Parade this Saturday. • Twelve to 15 floats will be en. tered in the parade which will probably be one of the largest Christmas Parades ever held in Goderich. The parade will leave the God- -erich Memorial Arena at 1:30 p.m. traveling down McDonaldS t. to Britannia, down Britannia to South, down South to The Square. Once on TheSquare, the parade will make one complete circle. The lead band and floats will continue around The Square until the last float has reached. the front entrance of The Court • House. Once at this point, the last float which will be Santa will turn into the Court House where Santa's Throne will be set up at the front steps. From here, Santa will give candy to the child- ren. The remaining floats will park on the inside of TheSquare where prize winners for the best entries will be announced awarded. / • The parade committee have asked for the motorists co-oper- ation in obeying restricted park- ing areas which will be posted by 12 noon. and prizes 8 ,Given Acclamation MAYOR (One to be Elected) Dr. Frank Mills, medical doctor Frank Walkom, retired REEVE (one to be Elected) Reginald R. Jewell, retired Herbert Such, chiropractpr DEPUTY REEVE (One to be Elected) Joseph Moody, retired Harry E. Worsell, plumber COUNCIL (Six to be Elected) Bruce Erskine, salesman Fred Fester, customs' collector Robert C. Hays, barrister Bruce Howlett, insurance adjuster James H. Johnston, retired Harvey M. Johnston,_ contractor Orton frinbinson, flauontrctor William G. Schaefer, merchant Walter R. Sheardown, lightkeeper PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Four to be Elected) George E. Filsinger, retired Eric Johnstone, hairdresser William J. Mills,µautomobile dealer .Bruce Ryan, manufacturer Gerald F. Whaley, machinist PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD (Acclamation) Russell Bradford, professional agrologist John C. Freeman, executive Cayley Hill, sales manager John Marriott, druggist H. Wilson McCreath; PUC employee Mrs, John Wallace, housewife All members of Colborne Township Council and three mem- bers of Colborne Township Sc. hool Board were `re-elected by acclamation at the• township nom,, ination meeting Friday. Reelected to council were Ree- ve Wilmer Hardy andcouncillors Orval Ribey, Douglas. McNeil, Roy Arlin and Norman Durst. Re-elected to the school board are Grant McPhee, Thomas Moore and Eric• Reaburn. Mrs. Ben Homan, chairman and Geo- . rge Robertson are the other mem- bers of the board. q Three house wives 'stopped a bulldozer in its trackswhen it started toppling trees in Bingham Grove yesterday moteing. One of the womeax 2Ulrs. Harold Hibbert, 242 Bennett St., said the neighborhood In the southwest end of town was upset`by the manner .in .' which the grove was being cleared. Mayor Waikom apd Deputy Re- eve Joseph Moody were both called to the scene. "The mayor said lie didn't know anything about it," Mrs. 1IIbl est said. The grove was purchased by the town earlier this yea: and had been designated as a Cen. tennial Park. The town was to start preparing it for official opening next summer. "We realize it was tobeclean- ed out, but not•with abulldozer," Mrs. Ribbert said. "Everybody feels, rather strongly about pre- serv1ing the grove as it Is. ' "You can feel you are 10 miles from ,aown when you_are in it," she said The bulldozer toppled two 25. foot cedar trees before the mayor and deputy reeve called :t to a halt. Mrs; H;bbert said the eon. citizens _ cerrne d tizen were told they ._could --appear .before -comae -a .oto-- -_-- nigh-- Huronview Addition Opening Scheduled By R. S. ATKEY Official opening of the new add- ition to "Huronview,"'Huron Co- unty home, is scheduled for Jan. 12, Ernest Snell, EastWawanosh, chairman of the Huronview Board informed Huron County Council at its November Session. Mr. Snell said he had asked the architect to have the con- tractor speed up the completion PAUL HENDERSON 'Dr.' Paul Fights Tracheitis Detroit Red Wings are planning to have left winger Paul Hen- derson wear a surgical mask when they take on Boston Bruins in a National Hockey League game in Detroit tonight. Henderson, Wings' leading sc- orer with nine goals, has missed five games with tracheitis, an ailment which produces coughing spells when he tries to skate in the cold air over ice. Henderson practised Monday with the mask, similar to those worn by surgeons, covering the lower part of his face. "It keeps out most of the cold air, helps warm his brea- before it hits his trachea," .ained a Wing official. Despite the mask, Henderson suffered a couple of coughing spells. of the work as best he can, so that everything might be ready. The new wing will accomodate an additional 75 bed -care resid- ents, which is expected to be su- fficient accommodation for a few years at least. Contracts have now been awar- ded for furnishings and drapes. The chairman said the dep. artment of welfare is revising the regulations governing homes for the aged and bookkeeping for the home is going to have to be done at Huronview. Therefore the bo- ardis advertising for addition- al' clerical help, and additional office equipment will be required if this change comes into effect..„ Harvey C. Johnston, superin- tendent of Huronview, reported 229 residents in the home from John Berry Predicts County Rate Increase... By R.S. ATKEY An increase in the county mill rate in 1967 was forcast.by Clerk - Treasurer John G. Berry in his financial report to Huron County, Council'last week. He considered it "more than likely" in view of the increased cost entailed in setting up a new county lib- rary system. -Mr. Berry submitted financial statements as follows: general account, highways account, co- unty health unit, county library co-operative, Children's AidSoc- iety, Huron County Home. "Generally speaking, the fin- ancial picture appears tobe rath. er good. `All accounts are show- ing a surplus, with the exception of highways, and this is usual during the construction period; there seems to be no reason why they should not conclude the year's activity within their bud• - get. "The picture for 1967 is going to be somewhat different, departs ments which will more than likely increase in cost of opera- tion will be administration of jus- tice, child welfare, Huronview, earth unit, library, and deben- ure costs will als o increase. There will be some relief in the fact that we can divert a por- tion of the hospital reserve funds masts r _ AN N I V ER SARY.,.,,,.r.,,,., Mr. and Mrs. John Marwick, 173 Light:house street,were alt home to friends on the ooeasian of their Golden Wedding, Nov. 22. On hfov. 19, 34 family mem- bers dined to1c4hnr at Tigger Dunlop Inn and later gathered at the couples' residence. Out- of-town visitors came from Tor- onto, Kitchener. Paris, Hanover', Wiarton and Manitoulin Island. to apply, against the additional debenture cost, rather than to continue to build up our hospital reserve fund." The clerk stated that the, "as in the case in all municipal fields, the workload continues to increase," and he suggested changes to divide committee work between the deputy -clerk and him- self so that both would not have to attend committee meetings, as in the past. Cathy Gould, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gould, 153 Elgin Ave. W., has won one of three $60 Carter Scholarships dis- tributed in Huron County. Cathy, winner of an Ontario Scholarship and 1965.66 vale- dictorian- at GDCI, is attending the University of Waterloo. Other Carter Scholarship win- ners in Huron were students in Exeter and Wingham. oppler Stopped ».x,1 moi• r . • r,. + q K.s++rY� •r.,r r f" ,?C?.'/ -F"'4r'�^'+.,�rm^2^Y�•' .,+f""+yV. +':!. . .+/l�4�yr� +W + w+.. '+Nf. . + .0 + + + .!. a •',yH +.v x 4 ✓>iN".S.l .s. 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Falls, Ontario, that an in- crease . in the subsidy for cap- ital expenditures on homes for the aged to 70 per cent would re- move a portion of financial hard- ship on the municipalities. - Students Encourage Bluebirds Give First Double Terms By G.L. ELLIS Goderich. Township ratepayers handed out acclamations clear ac - cross the board at the nomina- tion meeting Friday evening in the Township Hall, Holmesville. Automatically elected for the first two year term in the town - f, ghiii's history are: Reeve Grant H. Stirling; De- puty Reeve, Everett U. afecllwain; Councillors, G. G. Ginn, R. H. Oakes, W. R. Jenkins; School Area Trustees, - E. Wise; R. J. Semple, Wrn. Norman, J. A. Te. butt, A. Lockhart. The same personnel were re- turned to all offices with .the exception of. W. M. Riddell, who decided not. - to qualify so that G.G.` Ginri might be on council. This move eliminated any elec.: essity for holding an election Dec. 5. The movers -and seconders of the nomination (in brackets) were as follows: Stirling (R.J.Semple, Wm. Harris); Mcllwain (Robt. J. Sowerby, Earl W illiams); Riddell (L. Bond, E.N. Grigg); Ginn(E.N. Grigg, L. Bond); Oakes (J. ,Te- bbutt, William Lobb); Jenkins (W.J. Forbes, K. Tyndall); Wise (Geo. Wise, G. H. -Stirling); Sem- ple (G. H. Stirling,' W. Riddell);r Norman (E. N. Grigg, L. Bond); Tebbutt (R H. Oakes, W. Riddell); Lockhart (A. Betties, Thomas S owerby) . - Former county warden, Walter Forbes, was chairman of the fair- ly well attended meeting (quite quiet in tone) which heard can didates and others speak. Harder times with still higher salaries for teachers was pre- dicted by Robert Elliott, Goderich Township representative on the Clinton District Collegiate Insti- tute board. "Yost still lose if you can't hire the needed teacher by June .and if you are going to get them you have to pay for them," he said. The GDCI salary settlerreent was not out of line for teachers when a comparison is made with salaries paid teachers in all other schools in Ontario, he maintain. ed. Mr. Elliott pictured the effect "The Pill" would be having on schools in the future -fewer pupils but a population boom in teachers. The former school teacher and now successful Goderich Town- ship farmer, Mr. Elliott forsaw the work load of the teacher being continuously reduced. "One teacher will be doing half the work a teacher is doing today," he predicted, adding that the teachers' federation is getting stronger all the time. The new addition to GDCI will be completed by the first of the year but will probably not be used until the next academic year, he said. An additional teaching 'Staff would be standing by idle with-, their salaries still going on, nevertheless, he stated. Mr. Elliott blamed oontradtors for taking advantage of the building boom and charging excessively A group of students and a biology teacher at Goderich Dis- trict Collegiate Institute are try- ing to build up the dwindling bluebird population in the area. The teacher Donald McKeem, Ii.R. 4, Goderich, for meda school biology club five years ago to promote interest in natures -The club is open to any student at the school. The major project of the 37 member club has been building and placing birdhouses. Members have built 113 of them in the past four years and placed them in brush areas and along fence rows. The houses attracted six pairs this year. 22They „re bu"i to approximate the conditions in hollow trees, the natural nesting place of the birds. Mr. McKee said the bluebird population in the Godericli area ',was reduced several years ago by heavy frosts at nesting time and by starlings taking over nest- ing places. MARY f t"fz Brent Nelson, chairman at Iasi week's nomination meeting stands behind cards bearing the names of those nominated. 'This is the most important meeting of the taxpayers' year," said Mr. Nelson. School Board Acclaimed esi_Other _Office • Members of Goderich Public School Board were re-elected by acclamation at last Thursday's nomination meeting at MacKay Hall. They are Mrs. John Wallace, John Malriott, H. Wilson McCr- school board member to speak. He paid tributeto the -other • Mr. Hill, the board's chair- man the past term, was the only school board members to speak. H e paid tribute to the other board members, •the principals and teachers in the 'public sphool system. He mentioned the summer sc- hool, organized by- the depart- ment of education at the urging of women teachers, held in God. erich. Mr. Hill said, the teachers showed interest in improving th- eir qualifications to do a better job of educating the community's children. for the half million dollar addit- ion, There are now 1,066 pupils at Clinton Collegiate, he said, and the teacher -pupil -room ratio is 16.1 to one, he stated. Cost of fuel for the school. for the year was $8,000 and the cost for water and lights $10,000. (Continued on Page 10) An overflow crowd watched contests develop for the munici- palities other elected bodies,and town council's top three offices. Dr;, Frank Mills is standing against' Mayor Frank Waikom. Coun. Bert Such is contesting Reeve Reg Jewell's position. Coun. Harry (Red) Worsell is seeking the position of Deputy Reeve Joseph Moody. Candidates for council are cou- ncillors Bruce Erskine, James H. Johnston, William Schaefer and Walter Sheardown, alongwith Fred Fester, Harvey M. John. sten, Robert Hays, Bruce Howlett and B. R. Robinson. Seeking to retain seats on the PUC are George Filsinger, W.J. Mills, Bruce Ryan and Gerald Whaley. Eric Johnstone is seek. ing to unseat one of ' the in. cumbents. The nomination meeting heard the sitting candidates report on their past. activities and make few promises. - Those trying to get into office made a number -of promises, the most corning from Mr. Robinson whose proposal to pull Goderich out of Huron County Council caus- ed a slight sensation in the aud- ience. Dr. Mills dwelt on qualities of leadership, enthusiasm and fore- sight and the promise of more aggressive industrial promotion. He said that if Goderich did not expand industrially with him in office the 'citizens of the town would be told why. Several observers said It was the largest attendance at a nom• ination meeting in many rears. "To me it is the largest crowd we have had for a long time," said Mr. Filsinger. Mayor Walkom said that in his' 28 .years experience the most he had seen at a nomination meeting was 150 and he estimated the nu- inber at 250. Those at the.back of the hall said a number of per- sons were turned away. Details of what was said at the meeting can'be found on the front page of the second section of this week's Signal -Star. Polls are open 10 a. m: to7p.m. Monday. Wage. Agreement Forestalls Huron Health Unit Wolk Out Representatives of •Huron Co.. unty council health unit employ- ess approved a wage agreement - the dead' ine for a threatened strike. William Empey, of Auburn, chief~ public health inspector for the county, said the agreement was a "satisfactory" one, but he would not release details until all employees are notified of its terms today. The health unit employees had threatened to leave their jobs yesterday unless their demands for higher wages were met. Frank Murphy, a London law- yer representing the unit's two public `health inspectors and nine full-time, public health .nurses, said the terms were agreed on Tuesday and the agreement was drawn up and signed Wednesday. Part-time and clerical staff are also involved. ' The wage scales approved are "quite a bit higher" than • the previous wage schedule, he said. They are built to approximate to $7,100 ,for public health in- spectors and $5,100 to $6,400 for nurses. Mr. Murphy entered negotia- tions between the county and health unit employees inOctober. They had been going on since September.: Mr. Murphy charged earlier this month that experienced per. sonnel were beingoffered wages below the Bounty's maximum and said, not all employees agreed with the maximums. Brant MP TeIis Lions Ontario Spend Two Million Annually By BOB SHRIER The Ontario Legislature deals with a budget of close to $2,000,- 000,000 annually. Those who raise this amount and spend it have a* tremendous obligation. This was the theme of an address by Bob Nixon, Liberal, member for Brant and interim Liberal Howe Leader in the Le. gislature, to Goderich Lions last Thursday. Mr. Nixon thanked the Lions Club for their kind invitation to Goderich, "the heart and home of Liberalism." "Provincial members learn to live in a more stable environ- ment than do their counterparts in Ottawa. We in the Ontario .Legislature are concerned with the services of the province," said Mr. Nixon. "We deal with abudget of"close to $2,000,000. This amount is raised largely by retail sales tax, $400,000,000; personal income tax $350,000; corporation i)ricome tax, $250,000,000, fees, $100,000,- 000; and succession duties .of $70,000,000 for a total of$1,700,. 000. "We do not earmark our in. come entirely for as soon as this is done we release our flexibility and less ofa job is done. However, a good percentage of this budget is allocated be• fore we get it. "Education get $700,000,000 or 40 per cent of the total. How this amount is arrived at is extremely complex. Even school boards have to hire experts to figure out how much they should be receiving. "The Ontario government's su- pport of education is growing fast. er than anything else. It will be $1,000,000,000 this year andbett- er than one and a half billion dollars in the three years' time. "Highways receive better than $400,000,000; health, $250,000,- 000; welfare, $100,000,000, and. resources in general, $100,000,. 900; a total of $1,,800,000,000. Mr. -Nixon pointed out that this is a short fall of $100,000,000. Our debt is three billion doll- ars and requires $•80,000,000 ann- ually to service it. Compare our total debt with annual income and we are in pretty good shape. "The role of the opposition," said Liberal leader Nixon, is to see that these, funds are spent efficiently. -Efficiency in .use of public funds is dpired by all I am sure," he said. The responsibility of the pro- vincial member is to represent the area, to make himself avail- able to consituents He represents large numbers of people and must be constantly aware of it. ',Sessions at Queens Park have changed over the years. In m father's time he went to Toron in. February and could count on being home for spring planting. 'Now we spend six months in Tor- onto. My father received $1,600 but members now receive $12,- 000 and they earn it. The remaining six months is • not really a holiday. We must be constantly- available." "One of the responsibilities of a member," said Mr. Nixon, "is to serve on committees. The cc remittee system in the Ontario Legislature is atrocious and ar- chaic; 'it must be changed so that members can have more to say about legislation that affect you. For example, the education com- mittee, which spends close to $11000,000,090 was convened briefly, then adjourned and did nto meet again for five months. "Partisan politics make it dif- ficult for members to express their views. Reorganization of the comtnittee system is necessary if the private member is to play his proper role. "The first chance the oppos. ition has to spea k is in reply to the speech from the throne. No matter how large the major• ity, democracy ceases to work if the government is not critic. ized. ".Discussion of tie budget is our next chance and it gives us an opportunity to be critical of the fiscal program. The budget is coming up soon and I would say at this time there will be no increase in taxes this year." Mr.Nixon emphasized that the role of the opposition is not to carp and he constantly criticizing (Continued on Page 7) t