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and Travel
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.North Street United Church auditorium
was ablaze with colour when the U.C.W.
combined.:the 'annual Valentine Tea with, -a.'
-_"Travel Market,"'February 12.
Gay posters, interspersed with. the word
"travel" in many languages greeted the many
guests. Colourful topiary trees, ruffled, hearts
and branches of red roses tied wih , huge
bows, made a background for the tea tables,
covered in red and white, and centred with
heart -shaped boxes of candies.
The stage was banked with spring flowers
and greenery, courtesy of Dennome Flowers
behind which, on shadow-box effect was a
life -like model displaying a navy and white
travel ensemble, from the Fashion Shoppe.
To complete the picture was luggage from F.
)J
Hibbert and Son.
Decorations were created by Mrs. W.
Hanly, Mrs. D. C. Aberhart, Mrs. C. Elliot,
Mrs. L. Aldham, Mrs. C. Murray and Miss F.
Armstrong. ,
Guests were received by the president.,
Mrs. J. Remington, Mrs°. D. MacDonald, and
Mrs. W. Maines. Mrs. W. Hanly was at the
door table. Ticket sales were under the
direction of Mrs. H. Bettger.
Brian Markson, of the Coach blouse of
Goderich arranged the "Travel Market," and
interested many transportation companies
active in tourism -in participating.
Representatives from the Jamaica Tourist
Co., Canadian National Railways, and
Canadian ,Pacific RaiKvays were present to
give information to interested patrons.
The Sunday BSchool hall was transformed
._-into a travel agency, centred by a carousel,
canopied with colurful posters to entice the
guests to. -all. -.-parts of Ile world. The exhibits
showed model ships, trains; and planes — all
contributing to an exciting picture.
The central. tea table was covered with a
shocking pink cloth and candles, and a floral
Cheryl L. McCarthy,- 22 of 82 Wellesley street, is carried from her car after being
injured in a two -car crash at Blake and South street Tuesday evening. The ;accident
happened at 5:45 p.m. when the small foreign car she was driving was struck broadside
on:by a car driven by Edward James Redman, 27, of'R.R. 1, Dorchester. She was
taken to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital with facial injuries. Damage was
estimated at $1,000 to the cars. Goderich Police Department investigated. - Staff
Photo. ° ' •
o School Board Decision
The Duron County Board of Education, yearly, with $1,00(1 extra for air
which had reduced* to three the list" of conditioning (which the ,executl•ve
-potential sites for its head office, was committee said should be provided, if
surprised °Monday night with a new idea possible). Caretaking and Hydro costs would .
conceived last Friday by its chairman, John be paid by the school board.
Lavis of "Clinton,, and presented bye- its Although the report did not give tl'e
vice-chairman, Robert Elliott of Goderich • figure, the debate disclosed that 4,400
Township. ,, square feet of floor space is involved in the
Armed with rough sketches df -a w•ing.•of • proposal. No lease would be"required.
Central Huron Secondary S.chool in Clinton, Cardno• 'Hall, where 5,000 ' square feet
Mr, Eliott suggested that the school, with a- would be 'used, carries an annual price lag of
capacity of x,400 ,students - and an $7,200 with 'a five-year lease, The tenant
enrollment of only 980, has sufficient space - would pro\ide heat. hydro and caretaking.
arrangement of red tulips and white mums • available to house 'the board'offices• 'The assessment building,, with • about
Pouring tea were Mrs. 11. Bettger; M. R. Mr. Elliott said he believes the cost of ?,'280- s quare feel available, would nent `for
Hughes, Mrs. F. •Walkom and Miss Esther renovation needed ,at CRSS would be no 55.000 annually.. plus -'1,000 a year more
Hume, all past presidents of the U.C.W. more than a_-y_ear's rent, and ta.a.fer any- of,
fele the fiat 1.1% e yi'ars to cover the cost of
General convenors of this annual even -t`• the -three 'Sites already under consideration, 'partiaiotling). -.':\ 601 -year lease 1‘ 00ld he`
were Mrs. R. Y. Smith, and Mrs. R: W. The proposal came after more than an required 000 the School . hoard would be.
Hughes. Arrangements fort he tea room were hour of debate Over a unanimous required to pay any taxes.
-made by Mrs.- II- Potzel, Mrs, W. James, and recommendation of the hoard's three top ' 'there was some disagreement as to
rnether the hoard would pa\ any tax. \ir.
Mrs. C. Kalbfleisch. Mrs.. M. Hetherington, administrators that the county board locate ' \\
nether
Mrs, .H. Ilibbert, Mrs.. D. C. Aberhart and its offices on the. second floor, of the new " ('(+c'llralw said that he tut dersta` ds ilie
. Mrs•.L. Aldham acted as hostesses,' Tea roorrr.1 amount, °'Ow."\\1)01(1 hi'.aaauut ,'2,;+()(1
Iiuron County AdministrativE_ Rui(dint,
assistantsn were Mrs,. A. _ -,.9I1.1
es, . Mrs: •S_ - (_�neri -known- :as -the- assessment building) anr}rrally In formatioa1). - bv-in(, s0u.gflt frc.+0•r
Youngblut, Mrs. J. Banter, Mrs.' G. Muir, • in Goderich. the Ontario \lunicipal.,I;oard-•
• Mrs. C, Elliott, Mrs, A, ltiley1 Mrs. V. Smith, p ' "'hilt'1 he site over. the assestinlenl
In the re ort., D. J. (,c�c11-cane, director of
Mrs. E. Beaver, Mrs. M. Raithby, Mrs. K.James Coulter, superintendent departm0nt in I he aid0linist rat i\e building is
McMillan, Mrs. F. Linklateru Mrs. C. Adams,and R(y B.' Dunlop. business administrator, too small kir a board room, 11r. Cochrane
•" Mrs. W: Sheardown, Mrs. E. Weaver Mrs.- R.' said the school h0ai•d• ran continue to hole{
called `for,, 11nmediat0 steps t( arrang0 for
McDaniel, Mrs. G. Fisher, Mrs. J. Hinton, •office space in the county owned building. meet 11 _s ill the County Courthouse. Ile
Mrs- •A. Schram, Mrs..C,:-Anstay, Mrs. M. At' the start- cif (h�*a•r .'.1u•dy: -1 he Men admit ted (here nli�ht 1)1 som0 iucon\0n!>11(1
McGill, Mrs. A. Wright, Mrs, S. McIfwain, if it \vas necfl'sary to refer to files, but said
decided only three available sites we re
Mrs. J. Noble, Mrs. W. Currie, 'and Missesworthy of intensive examination. They were use of planned agendas would n01101 /0 the
Mary Buchanan and E.' Barlow.. •- the administrative building, (she Nurses' I»rohlc'n».
Mrs. E. Howey was in charge -6f kitchen Residence in Clinton and a large hall inJohn Henderson of \ichill(p 'Township
to •preparations..°S.he was •'assisted by Mrs. I. Seaforth owned by John ('ardno, questioned !he rental figure for the count
The Cllreecomprise buildin;,, and sa1(1 1lie 1'01101\ ('ouncil'n0\er
Beati and Mrs. W. , Harrison, -Mrs- J. ' • administrators, who
p decided on an alnciunt. \11". Cochrane said
• Thom son; Mrs. A. Scott, Mrs. F.„ Waikom, the boards executive committee, disc�i)unled
Mrs. iP•: Blundell, Mrr;. '0. Straughan, Mrs. J. geographical differences in the sites, but said 111 figure is contained in a 11Ittr from .lohn
Cook, Mrs. E. Pridham, Mrs. J. Mills, Mrs. C. ,they believe it will he advantageous to be ° Rerry , county' cic'rl: re;asur0r and "it is not
Moore, Mrs. D.' Buchanan, Mrs. R. Bogies, 'near other county agencies which are already Illy 'I()h 1» clt0c*k the minutes oI. every
organitalion I•hat writ0s lel-rers.
M. S:Mrs. C. in Goderich.•- Jefferson, Mrs. J. Kinkead,
�' Salter, Mrs. C. Robertson, Mrs. W. - The committee -said that, --for instance. 0 \h' I Ilio(t ruiced his "disappointment-
_._ Oct staterTMZ�--C. Cromer, Mrs: -H: Tu-rner,---rrray be possible- to share, equipment'' -•in. a that the r(�ii( Li t rc� c>1( I1IS and _�(fuatc
f001age,, \\ere so different and made
and Misses G. Jefferson and E. Hume. centralized tak billing and collection system c c1111j»lristoll clil'ficult. l(0 said, h0w0\f'r, that
The ever popular bake table- was at the county level. The report also noted 1(1 prices square foot was h.��hcsl at the
-convened -b Mrs. ET-• 'ra ,for••r,I• _aisistod-bye._--County C.uuncil's argu.iuents that.ilum)U ids . ,., i I I I,
y E:. S a•� lin ' M A. Teen , a. be t 'r c° a ce' f be.'cc) ni114111\e
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Mrs. R. O .e, M \ i< \ n \ �\�\ �'�� \\\l.ai, i`�\in 1plai�l`c (hal till
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VV1rs\Vc,. R • b�` �na•�td �, Ha� h.� v � � r E\nt ll s\,niV� il,fcc didli;t �asA�'v`v h<rlt;he�rEv.ltvti vya tld
�� �r its adm n�strative t»t f us at (;oder(• . �, v
Iilc\thy a erring � trayvol movr s w`�re \ \' f»c in Clinton 'or Seaforth if less space was
Alsp ' m tiened was the County Council
shown by courtesy • o the participatingneeded.
' companies. Canadian Girls In Trainingwere argument hat rentals paid Py the school a
"1'ou d0cide(i we can do without a't»oa.rcl
hostesses, selling home made doughnuts and- board would be spread back across I he
room here. 1 c oderich I.' he said. "If y 011 d(
Coffee. IVIrs.1G: Emerson, Mrs: R. Smith, Mrswhole `county, rather than n benefiting any
with
one municipality or person,0ul it Iher0. 1'111'111"0 they v\ill lower the
G. Kalbfleisch and Mrs. II. Dotterer acted as Mr. Cochrane said that the . tit udy \\as rent
hostesses in the Travel Market.Danbased on the premise• that the board's an \lul ilbI. , one of the members from
Small guestswere cared for by Mrs J. minimum staff will number 17 persons. • the' Town of' declared himself 10
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Rean, Mrs. J. Hoffineyer, Mrs. _-B• Russell, The ..director ..,Said,- the . Clinton .Itt llic bt'. in fa\(+u1" 0f the (;idericll sit0..becau.i•-';I^
Mrs. B.' Strucke and Misses Peggi Hanly and 1ldspital Board of" Trustees is offering to rent I Ilial: w0 \\ ill make :+ horrihl0 mistake if we
Margo Bettger in the nursery. space in the Nurses' Residence for• $9,000 decentralize.
mm I, A, Childs; 'waste managementengineer
0,01 the- "O4ario Departmenj, or Public
Health, Thursday night advised council to
reach' an agreement for an alternative site for
disposing of the town's' garb.age by .the end
of March or face possible provincial action
'under new legislation.
Mr. Childs was accompanied by William
Empey, chief public health inspector for the
Bounty and Dr. G. P. A. Evans, MOH, who
has condemned the action.' of council for
refusing toosign a lease for a proposed site
one mile Fast of town.
Mr. Childs said legislation that would
• "provide for 'licencing and_ control of dumps
had been passed and was awaiting
proclamation by tile LieutenantGovernor of
the .province'. Ile said it was expected the
proclamation would be made at the end of
March.
Mr. Childs told council existing disposal
sites, private, industrial or municipal, would
have to he licenced and in order to obtain a
licence, certain specifications would have to
be met. "Open disposal sites' willdisappear,
from Southern Ontario," he said, "arid the
present site in Goderich `would no longer be
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Goderich LIttte Theatre will stage its ittfred•',prnd tid(t' of .the
season on ••'t'ty, ri` day, Friday and 'Saturday, when it- presents
Agatha Christie's "The Hollow• Shown during rehearsals this
week are, left o
Jenkins, R•dbertaMachan and Mike Gibbons. Also n theod�
ast are
Mary Ann GibE ns, Stan McGratten, Lance Reed, Stan dukes,
' ected
isdig
Th Hollow by
n Martha
Hanle
y% • e a Y
FrankBisset
Frank Bisset. Ass,starjt director is Brian Markson. Due to the
number of season ticket holders who are nut of town at the
present, a limited nttnher of seats will he .ay.itlahle at the door'
acceptable."
Mr. Childs said the Aprovincei\vas aware
changes could net he made over night and
provisional licences would he ((,ranted foY a
six-rnt)nth,,perviod wi,ih one extension of six
months allowed.
1)r. .E:vans pointed out it vy,::as not
necessary for the Department of 'Health to
wait for new legislation, however, as. the
existing site is Ileing operated . in
contravention of section 83 of the Public
make a voluntary effort to remedy a very
undesirable situation, for in a 0 very short
, time it will be taken out of your hands."
He '.said 'the proposed site had been
'approved and. questions• that council wanted
answers to were, merely mechanical and
delay night not be strictly to the town's
benefit"."
Councillor Walter Sheardown asked about
the possibility of an incinerator and was told
by Mr. Childs the town should not even
consider it. ,Mr. C ilds said a base figure
would_ be about cle
ie quarter of a million
dollars before beginning_ to figure per i!apita
needs and suggested Mir only incinerator the
town would he able to afford would not
meet the requirements of air pollution
control. , _
Mr. Childs' said there . wftre many
municipalities which would be delighted to
-nave such a site .as is proposed. It was '. •
suggested by Councillor Deb tihewfelt the
town of Clinton might be approached to go
into a disposal site with (he town and Mr.
Childs said he • d2')ubted if any agreement
could be reached within a year.
Suggestions made by counci'l were: for an
alternate site that would require surface
wa er to he carried off in town storm sewers;
for e purchase of- a farm for the purpose
and tendering -for an operator to carryout
the work'for the tow n.- -
With reference to locating a new site, Mr.
Childs said council '',....could go:• horsing,
around the country for months and the
existing. dump would he loft open for that
Length •of time. 1 don't think anyone would
he willing to let that /happen," he said. -----
Health Act. "As soon as this legislation is passed, all
' Council informed the delegalic)n it was" hell is going to.br,,e,ak loose:" he said. .•
not (» rased- to closing the existing dump.
could be buried al the.present site and Mr,
Childs suggested a „profile of the area be
made by an engineer first as the town might
, regret it if it tried to put a trench iri' the
wrong place.
Deputy Ite't>ve Walter Sheardown
suggested the town could take a two-month,..
option on a site and Mr. Childs 'said his' ,
department would be willing to give every
consideration if • the town showed good
intentions, , - •
I)r. Evans said the existing site had been
tolerated on a basis of mutual goodwill and
Mr. Childs closed by informing council that
if they had nothing in -min'd by April 1, they
would be seeing him on April 2. -
Couhcil put itself on record -as being in.
favour of moving the existing dump and is to'
investigate other possible sites and the costs'
,involved.
Councillor Shewfelt asked if the garbage
hul wthe,
opposed' to moving to th' -
recommended site. :Cir. Childs said council
yyou:Id he faced With the problem of locating
a new site and said the site proposed had
been my est igated thoroughly by his
department unci other provincial and county
detl»artments4tnd had been found-ac'>epta-ble.
Ile said any other site would have to he
approved 'and applications for approval must
be accompanied by plans, soil reportsaQd an
engineering survey. lie said any site'fhe town
now selects \ioul'd hac0 to be investigated
Just as tl%)roughly as before, '
He suggested h 1 he 1()\111 siaught Ipproval
01the site before legislation was brought in
•it could 0\011• a ver\ e \pensive engineering.
stiry ey. "\ c►tt have the•opporttiI1ily now to-
11r- 1,a\:is argued that- with th'e county
home *and the Ontario Dept. of .\griculture
huildings In l'Iillton. IIu„;on is already
decentrali,td. Ilesid0s, Ile said, economics is
more 'iinporiant than decentralization.
\1r. 1fendi:rson Inte•riected the- thought
that the' board was rushing loo hastily into
an agreement and said more sttldc no\v
alight lead 'to greater savings for ratepayers
in tilt', end.:;
„('onct1rring with the opinion that more
stud\' was needed. \(r. 1•aiotl, said hi' was
surprised that 1ht' c0•nnnlitt0e- felt "the
assessment 'bai•ilding offered enough space.
(In. the wthesr• hand, he said, 'the Nurses'
liesid0nce might involve 'fitly mg space We
C1011 t ne0d.'i'
Itel'ore the hoard, agreed to Postpone its
decision, ii1I0rnlal polling ')tdicat`'d \\th(J
a c�11• :(rt, \
‘‘tr. Ilend('r tvv a, vconev whAksentedaa
\nior*g his rca4nns was fear that the county
building is ahead\ the centre of some
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500 tro tr. (\el• it. 0(151 "To' move there,"
he said, \v c;uld "hc "l0 gel uurS(It(S involved
in 0 dirty mess 000llciall\
miners@rvite.
Sunday
The annual Mariner's Service will be held
at -Knox Presbyterian Church on 'Sunday,
February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
It will , be the 55th anniversary of the •
service, held to commemorate those who
lost their lives on the lakes during the great
' storm of 1913.
Music will be by the Harbouraires with
soloist . Fred Daniels.- Knox Presbyterian
Church minister,' Reverend G. L. Royal, will
conduct the service.. ,
MARDI GRAS QUEEN
Hydro To
Co-st More
Hydro will cost more starting \larch 1,
PVC Manager Daae Rolston announced this
week•
Mr. Rolston said the average increase to
residential consumers would ith he
appro>;inlalely 51.;10 PePer'mon th wthis,
gal' .�I((("' li 1 E' • 1'or far Ilett c)f ` -he of two .
n1" ifY F! j ${�'.�.{pj�17 .�.i
persons.
The last tine; rales were inereasi'd was in
' 1 195 1 1 \ ears ago and in 1 Nit; the rates,
were decreased.
The Kine-tte _Club of Goderich held`'their 10th Annual Mardi Gras Ball on February
111" Ralston paid 1110 increase had been 15th at the Harbourlite Inn. This year's Queen was Martha_ Archibald (nee Martha
made nec•0ssar\ h\ increase's in the cost of Jackson). She was crowned by last_year's Queen, Hermine Basler -John--Shatrldiek - -
1 i Secretary of the Kinsmen Club, presented her with a bouquet of rosek. She was also the
----I»crvvf'r fir 1t1(� i [''t'"“triam �TnlEtracr T��c�ro, and 1"Y
a»y additional taxes and operating costs recipient of several gifts donated by Goderich merchants. c,
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which came into force this \ear
End- Secion With
®ss
Siftos
RY RICHARD MADGE
1 t1t;s.1;” hork0\ season
t o-n'w In an 1 -"art t Tse
Goderich 81110. when •t hey
played the final Iwo games of
Iheir (1.11..\. `"•Western •(union
"R." League sghedule here last
weekend. rile Siftos will not 0e
in t he playoffs, hat iog' finished
the league Cellar with n record
of seven wins and three ties ill
'14lte Signs Inst holll of their
final games against the Sl rat ford
Warriors hit the i;anl0s prod
some of the hest hoc`ke'y S
here this win tr'r: -
1'he, \\'arriorneeded I he
victories I() ensrn•c a I hird place
finish - Which will pit them
against the sixth, place Guelph
(' le's in the 'playoffs. If 1tu'
had finished fourth, 1 hey vv 011 ld
have faced -the Very unenviable
talk of tackling 10e first place
Kitchener Creenshirts in th(' first
round- of the playoffs.
They had to fight, hard to
subdue the Siftos 1.3 on Friday
and 5-;1 on Sunday. ' between,the Warriors sandwiched another
111;;01'. name, was rough 0111
Sunda\ s was doyv aright vl•(-110 n1
al I idles.
11)110nalel\. th0 hard hitting
hockey was not marred by an
excess 01• -ilenalli('s- Much of it
was lust plain hard-hitting junior
"II" hockey the kind the fans
10\0
Rooster ('lyib officials
express0d Iheir satisfaction with
the i urnhu1 of fans for ( heir
disappointed by the efforts. of
the local squad,-eith'r. They
played well .and refused to let.
the Warriors take anything for
granted.
The Sift os < also gave
h
indicanbs they have the
nuc1011s of a real son -lender for
nett tear. fo Mat end, Rooster
Club officials stifled, they have
�Ilr,ady T)E'}�.i'11ivorieti g ' owa _.
season and have Some
next
victory: (i-1 over Waterloo "Ba°oslc,.r \tif;ekend." .\ total 1)f pclsslhlc' contacts for player -help.
Saturday night'. over 50(1 wIt!WSse'd the two Il is encouraging to note that
de'd
The Warriors, who dep0rid >~arncs, which \vas not had when then'. is none of the hesitancy
Ben r e rt`" �..�. "f`irit -`-•t1Wi•ft-r '•'-dis.tildh't �rrrr hrmri••-i'tx-Aii<rh - pi?tg»1P-d .East. , •seasol7'$..._.,., . r
r• '' 111
inIiInitial.ing their opponents.' unimportance OVi ile games is organizational��plans. 'There w
a he •lunior fi • hockey
showed no signs of tiring from .+ >,•...v,.,,'• 6 a
4heir husy weekend. -Friday were+ not left („i!pderich next >(Ii,
considered.
The fans
in