HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1967-11-23, Page 154,4
Property Commitee Sets
county. employee Salariei
In addition to those already
dealt with at previous sessions,
the property committee recoals
mended various salaries for
county employees the Town.of
Goderich, effective January
1968, to Huron County Council
at its November session inGAdy
erich Tuesday.
Salaries «listed in the report
were;
Jail: J.C. Smith, $3,720; E.C,
Bowers, $3,720; L.A. Rivett,
$3,600; C.W, Ramer, (employs
mento extended one year),
3,600;
Museum: James Chisholm,
curator, unchanged; Mrs. Carl
A. Nanz, assistant cdator,
$3,000;
Court House: James Shear.
down, caretaker, $5,280; Leo.
nard Westbrook, assistant care.
• taker, $3,•840.
Chairman Carl Dalton, Sea.
forth, said the committee had
atithorized receipt of appliea.
tions for the positions at Huron
County Jail in Goderich, and
• these will be dealt with in the
near futtire.
°He stated that the Property
Committee is negotiating with
the Children's -Aid Societyfor
various renovations Ln con.
nection with the jail residence.
It is hoped that the majority
of the renovations can be come
pleted by year end.
Negotiations will be con.
ducted with the Women's In.
stitute to determine the feass.
--Wits/ of operating the Log Cabin
on a concession basis, as this
building is no longer required•
for residential purposes.
Mr. Dalton said that due to
the lateness of the year and
the possibility >of further
changes in departmental ar.
rangements, action on any pay.
ing on the west side of the
Court House in Goderich has
been delayed until spring.
James Chisholm, curator of
Huron County Pioneer Museum
• pr.esented .a verbal report to
County Council on the opera.tion
of the museum during the past,
year. He was introduced by
--•• —chairman That -en.
Ile reported that attendance
had been 23,206 to date, an
increase -df 34 people over last
year. Sixty-seven schools had
visited the Museum, totalling
3,439 children. Receipts this
year were $7,063. Exhibits now
number in excess of 11,000.
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by Bill Smiley
This is not my
Oh boy! 1 know every man
leads a life of quiet despera-
tion, according to Thoreau. I'd
settle for tliat, .if mine were
even quiet.
This has been one of those
days • that make me wonder
how the hell 1 can be the
Attend Council ,e4.weet, gentle person I am un-
derneath. • .
. It started • at five a.m., when .
Twentyunine geography stu. the Old Lady's alarm -clock
dents of Goderich District Col. failed to • go .off. She had
legiate Institute sat in the spec. checked it four' times between
tators' gallery at Huron County, • 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.. switching
Council's session in the Court on the light and waking me up
House on Tuesday afternoon of each time. At 4.45, she settled
last,week. into a , sound sleep and woke
They included sixteen pupils with a great lurch and a
from Grade 12, and thirteen scream of dismay at, 5.30. She
from Grade 13, andwere headed ,takes off for the city at 6.
by Neil Shaw, head' of the geog. Scrambling. Tea and toast.,
raphy department at th§school. ' Eyes like rubbed by sandpaper.
They were introduced* Harry Turned on the outside light. Six
Worsen, Goderich deputy inches of fresh snow, first of
reeve. . •_. 1" " the year. More scrambling, for
Groups of students from south winter boots, long Jaid away in
Huron District High School, and some hidey-hole. •
Central ' Hullett Elementary Shoved her into the snow
School, Londesboro attended the
session on Monday oflast week.
and tottered about from 6 un-
.; havc's Of tea,
Huron County will pay com. til 830ingup
shaves and 'anything else that
pensation to local municipali. f'tthbl'
ties in 1967 for lands under ¥C4S•
zard with Kim. No snow tires,
reforestation for loss of tax
revenue, Council decided
naturally. Was going to put
on re.
commendation of the Agrieul. them on this week.
ture and -Reforestation Corn'.
mittee.
John H. Corbett, Hay Town.
ship, chairman, reported that
the committee is working with
Auburn Wonten's Institute in
connection with -the area adja.
cent to.Auburn Bridge, with the
thought of making it into a
park area for picnic purposes.
A grader has done some level.
ling, making a considerable id.
provement, and the site has
promise, he averred.
"However, it remains to be
seen when the fropt comes out
of the ground in the spring, if
the stones return to the top
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Taught all' day„ Committee
meeting at 3.15. Department
heads' meeting at '.30 .pntil
4.30. Column to lwritei but
went around to the garage to
get the snow tires on. .Three
hundred other peoplVad the
same .idea.
Home at six. Two kids (that
useless Hugh's home) sitting
listening to recoffs, with the
breakfast dishes in the, sink.
Blew up. Got the Oinner organ-
ized and a few home truths off
my chest.
But no rest. Out into the
bleak night' for another meet:
ft.3th-,3z,MSSii.-11PAIL__101
Accomplished? Zero.
Home at last for peace,
quiet, relaxation. Kim hit me
the minute I got in. A proposi-
tion. She's been asked to play
the, organ with a rock group. It
eems the in thing for groups
441f
days is ta have a girl in
them. he'd also sing.
No catches whatever. Except
that she'd have to -buy an or-
gan for $150 and spend about
20 hours a week practising.
_Nothing to it. She has a hun-
dred in the bank-frem summe'r $132
earnings. She could easily bor-
row the other' $50 from the .DAY
bank. * hi•to 474fie
Bri.ef lesson in economics.
"What do you have for securi-
ty?" She wanted to know what
that was. I explained that if
you have $5,000 in government
win
bonds, the bank will lend you
$50, Maybe.
The Only assets she could
think of were; her 4.!cycle,.
leaning against a tree in the
snow in the backyard, unridden
for three years, a portable
record-player with a, 'broken
arm; a guitar that was worth
$40 in its hey -day, ten years
ago; and "her" pianO, which I
pointed out was owned by her
•mother.
"But do you know how much
this means to me, Dad?"
"Yes, and now get to bed."
Lip stuck out about three
inches, she remembered to in-
form me that her mother had{
called while I was out, and
wanted to talk to me. It was
16 hours since I'd seen her. •
Since my wife went back IC,
college, my phone bill looks
like the national debt of Egypt."
But I called her. Fortunately,
she was in a terse, taciturn
mood. Talked for only 20 min- ,
utes.
Went off at iTi p.m. to at-
tack the column, While Hugh
was brewing up a little snack
for himself consisting of on-
ions, cheese, beans and salami,
all in the same pot,
Got couple of hundred
words of soggy prose down,
and he came up and interrupt-
ed me, for a chat about his
prospects. Which are nil.
Worked until two, and I
might just as well have been
watching television, or sleep-
ing, because it turned out to be
a lousy column, as you have
just discovered.
Just to top off the day,
checked the closet and found I
didn't, have 'a clean shirt for
tomorrow. Said, ',Gosh darn
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