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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-03-06, Page 2`SIGNAlr»STAR,''RURSHAY. MARCR 6.1969' 1000 , -edTiiihrNNNf poi conducted themselves i'n a manner unw6rthy of their positions." he said _ ' The 'councillor said he had refrained from making public the information in the sincere hope that some understanding might be made with regard to the oFeration of counc,Unfortunately, he�" said, , **,..inferences and- accusations- against .my own conduct have necessitated this statement. The total situation is deteriorating and is grossly affecting the decisions that have been made in council and. will, if continued, prohibit the passage of legislation beneficial to the town." Dr. G. Frank Mills, Mayor, asked the reeve if the meetings had, indeed, taken place and the reeve replied that they had. 'We were talking abotit the best du. mp site," he said' and refrained from making further comment on 'the meetings, He offered to meet with Coun. Carroll after the meeting, to discuss it. "The dump situation is not a happy one," said ,the mayor ."and we will all agree that something must be done, but this should not . have been done this way. If this group wants • to be a special committee on the matter this can be done, but let's do it right," An obviously angry Cotin. Deb Shewfelt accused the mayor of washing his hands off the matter when he made a statement in the 'press that said as far as he. was concerned the matter was closed (with reference to the vote of council which refused to sign a lease for a proposed site (one mile east of town). "As far as I'm concerned that gave us the go aheasi," said Coun, Shewfelt. "If I am to "be• condemned for putting one foot before School board (continued from page one) an office site only two weeks ago by Robert Elliott, of Goderich Township, vice-chairman, who said theboard could save money by using one of Its own buildings rather than renting space elsewhere Following the board's approval of the site this week, Mr. Cochrane was given authorization to retain the architectural firm of Paige and Steele, who designed the most recent addition to. CRSS, to draw plans for the renovation -needed. It was agreed that the project will have to be put out for tenders and it was reported that approval of the fire marshall is needed on changes in the building. No,• date was given for completion..of--the° work.. The board has been using space in the Ontario Dept.. of ,,Education_ offices in the county courthouse at Goderich, but will have to vacate those rooms at the end of the month when the province will close the office and remove furniture, according to James Coulter, nom. an area superintendent for the province and soon to be on the county system payroll 'as ' ' assistant superintendent. G Mr. Cochrane was empowered Monday to find• temporary accommodation. It was suggested that CHSS can be used, if the renovation is scheduled so that one end of the wing is finished first. Another proposal ° was for temporary use of the nurses' residence at Clinton Public Hospital. Mr. Elliott provided the main arguments- , in favor of the CHSS offices and, in brief presented Monday; asserted that a total of about.$25,000 can be saved over five years if the board used the high school for offices. After five years, the savings will increase to $8,500 a year, he said (after renovation • cost is paid). Based ion a price per square ,foot, he said, the other then that is what I am." Coun. Reg Jewell said he supported Coun. 'Shewfelt "one hundred percent." The mayor replied that when he was asked for an answer to a problem by citizens of the town, he replies in the press. "You cannot hold meetings this way," he said. "You cannot meet without the consent of council. You just cannot do it. I believe those present who were at the meetings realize they made a mistake and henceforth this council will condict itself properly." He said he would prefer 'to have no further discussion on the matter. You just cannot db it. f believe those present who were at the- meetings realize they made a mistake -and henceforth this council will conduct itself properly." He said he 'would prefer to have no further discussion on the matter. Coun. Frank Walkom moved that council go into a meeting of committee of the whole of council ".... and exclude the press." The motion was seconded by the reeve. The mayor said he could not agree to a meeting in a committee that would exclude the press. "We' have always been able to rely on the discretion of the press in matters that might need clarification before being made public and I would not.lfavor excluding the press," he said: • Asked by the mayor if he would like to re -phrase the motion to include the press, Coun. Walkom said he would not"at this time." .The motion was voted on and lost. us keep this fact ever present in our minds and locate in our own building in Clinton where it is' readily seen that there is a minimum saving of at' least $30,000 (that I''was ' later revised downward when the renovation estimate was higher than expected) in a period of five years with the Savings increasing at a rate of approximately $8,500 in the sixth year and every year thereafter." In two hours ,r of . deliberation, Dan Murphy of Goderich the secondary school `representative of separate school ratepayers, and Mr. Cochrane both voiced concern over the possibility that the board may find space it selects now is inadequate later- maybe in six months, maybe in two or three years. Both men said rented accommodation would leave the board flexible. The reply .to that argument'was that the high school offers more than enough space for anticipated needs of the county 'administration ih the' next`five years; and can be reconverted to classroom use at'little or no cost after that. Faced with many intangible fa '"ors,'-tlie board members , had difficulty clearly defining advantages and disadvantages of the potential sites. One man remarked, "I've already changed my fnind-five time's..' I was trying t6' -stop smoking 'wand now I just succumbed and lit up." In other business, Roy B: Dunlop, business administrator, reported that budget submissions by " last year's local school boards ° total about $9.1 million, up more than $900,000 over the current year's spending. If the submissions were all accepted, the resulting, budget would be 11.7 per cent, higher than the present one, he said, adding ---the-assessment-building-space is 250' per cent Tuickly that " there is an awful ,lot of work more expensive, than the high school space, to be done on the submissions.' which, in addition, offers 50 per cent; more He suggested that the budgets be reviewed individually with the people who \ Hen t if t e ' oard laves t r ar 'iem and h, '�ndi\ted t roam ��, C sec n rt _ \ s n ai be so mew $10, c a 0 a aan n£ain It\ was a so repo t t A. 1-1 dr, • accountants -Tare s i an g flank transfers ,In a summary, he said the real issue was and other board business at an_hourly rate cost. - based on a $75 per day fee. Cost of the "We are a body elected," he continued, firm's services in December and January was "to provide the best education at the least $1,300, it was said. cost t� the ratepayers of Huron County.. Let " Mrs. Mills was a member Of j� �•�-r ! ,...-North-Street iced—Eluneh. -Mrs. Charles William Mills Mrs. Violet I, Mills, 53 Bruce Street, Goderich, died at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Tuesday, Mar. 4, after an illness of three yea. She was 66. -- Mrs. ' Mills 'war'born An 5 (,Township, a daughter • of Frederick Moss and the former Ida Riley. She lived in West Wawanosh Township until her marriage to Charles William Mills March 22, 1921, then residing in ,,Benmiller for three years, Blyth for three years and Goderich until the time of her death. Surviving are her husband, Charles William Mills, Goderich; a son, Robert, Goderich; two daughters; Mrs. Wilfred. -(-Helen) ` Greenwood; Mrs. Leonard, (Georgina) Sheardown; four brothers, William, Auburn; John, Goderich; Harry, Plattsville; Albert, Auburn; two sisters, Mrs. Warren --(-Bessie) . James„ .� �, , four grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at the Stiles Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. -6, with the Rev. J. Dopald MacDonald officiating_ Interment will be in the Dungannon Cemetery. THE HANDCRAFTED COLOR TELEVISION FOR GREATER DEPENDABILITY The experience' of 27 years in electronics service has proven to me that when you invest any amotint of money in a color TV you should not consider the price but the quality. No one can deny the quality of Zenith color TV and you carr h e"one for • the same or only a slight amount more. than other makes of sets. See ZENITH at HI).11.CHINS-ONL:- 308 Huron Road 5 524.7831 n fr voted county councillors Mark: {Ramona} Emeriek,•'Lima, Ohio; 20 grandchildren, and. ' three great-grandchildren; three 1 (sisters, Mrs. Ed (Mize) Hardy, t .".."u "r r ur • V' A"„ M V" P"r-'.°AM PF., '" i4M�'.."'' WYV'AJ4mWNvfa.dy.,gf 7-'""-- ••• t ;... .. ,.. �" �r cit " � ilii 'An t ,Mrs p am (MVO EDGA J. VIiAFF[ELD BY SHIRLEY .1. KELLER At Friday's session of Huron County Council, members voted themselves a raise of $5 per day, from $20 'to $25; an increase to $8 ; per. clay for meal allowance while attendin +- fonventions; a $400 per annum increase or thewardcn-from 5 -800 -to_ -$1.200 - and a bus trip to the Ontario Legislature for which $600 has been budgeted. In discussion preceding the pay raise for .members and the warden, Reeve Clarence', "Derry" Boyle, Exeter, told council the•. warden received "a pretty small piece of change as the head of a government this size." Warden James Hayter who had suggested an honorarium of $1,000 for the warden, said he • was keeping a running expense account which would show whether or not the warden was "making money" for his one year of office. Reeve Borden Cook of Blyth said, "Anybody who gets into- municipal pohtiCs for the money involved would soon •be looking for a better position." Cook did advocate a six percent 'hike for • council members in keeping with' the six percent per year system of salary increases for other county employees. • Stanley Township Deputy Reeve Anson McKinley., said that if council had taken the six percent raise every year since_ the last raise five or six years ago, t per iem rate would far exceed'$-25.per day. Oliver Jaques, Hensall, said for a man attempting to hold down a jo.b, he was "losing money at the Present rate." Warden Hay ter explained that it costs the county about S35,000 per year for the 38 men -and women vlio serve .the county as councillors. He noted that 'some individual men in the county are making "almost that much" and compared the salaries of board. of education• members at $1.800 per annum ...to county councillors' average wage of S900 per member last year. .. - Bridge •Scures - There were four table in play, at the Goderich Duplicate Bridge Club Tuesday night. Winners and their scores were as follows: MTs. Frank ; Reid and Mrs. Bruce Erskine, 5212; Mrs. • Ivan ' Papernick. - and • Miss Dena Robinson, 45; Mrs. Bud Worthy and Mrs. Bill Duncan.' 42; Mrs. Lloyd Etue , and Mrs. A. Mulroney, 42. World's n Day of Prayer A native o4 Go rich who for Allman, and Mrs., Harold (Mabel) many ' years was auildag n Hickman, Toronto. contractor in Cleveland, Edgar The funeral service was held at Stiles. Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Joseph Swaffield, •. died in a on Monday, Mauch 3, 'with the Cleveland Hospital last Saturday Rev. Leonard Warr officiating. in his 83rd year. lie was eldest Interment was in Colborne son of Joseph B. Swaffield, also Cemetery. Pallbearers _ were born in -Goderich,. who retired ' Henry Brindley, Charlie here in 1919, His mother was Brindley, Wilbur Hardy; William -Sarah Brophey, of Goderich. Treble, Howar_j'eagan and Edgar J. Swaffield joined his Wayne Million, - father in carpentry contracts in Cleveland about 1900 and became a partner in the firm, *sown as Swaffield others after ,Edgar's brother. Clarence joined, and which continued until--19-4-2=The brothel. have been retired for some years. Surviving Edgar is one son William Joseph Swaffield, of Wickliffe, Ohio; His wife, ,the former Nellis Root, ' died in ' 1955; a daughter, Marguerite, in 1937, and a .son, Robert Edgar, in 1960. His brother, Clarence is MRS. 'WILLIAM M. FOWLER Mrs. Nellie Elizabeth (Clark) Fowler,- 211, Regent street, died at home on Saturday; March 1. She was 75. '-Mrs Fovv- ler was. born Oxford County on September 21, 1893, a daughter' of Alfred Clark, "of England and the former Jennie Ford, of Oxford County. She was a resident of Oxford County ' until her in a Cleveland nursing home. r Word of Edgar's death came from Mrs. Thomas Poland, a daughter of Clarence. First cousins here are Mrs. W. Hume Clutton,' Mrs. Chester Feagan, Mrs. Thomas " Glazier and W. E. Elliott. Joseph Swaffield and family drove from .Cleveland to Goderich in 1905, Joseph being --the first hometown boy to return to Goderich in his own car. The trip took seven days. Mr. • Swaffield married Agnes Donaldson, . of Goderich, in 1919, and on retiring here became an active member of Goderich Lawn Bowling Club. He died in 1947. MRS. HOWARD BAER Mrs. Elsie,Caroline Baer, a resident of thGoderich Nursing Home, died at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital on Saturday, March 1, after an illness of seven years. She was 75. Mrs. Baer was born in Carlow, in Colborne Township, on March 29, 1893, a daughter of George „ Bean, ' Yorkshire, England, and ,the former Phoebe Linfield, of Twillingate, Newfoundland. She had resided in Colborne Township until moving to the nursing home:" She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Ross Baer, who died in 1962, and by one son, Ross, who died in infancy. Surviving are two sons, Frank and Ronald, both of Colborne Township; three daughters, Mrs. Frank (Hazel. McMichael, Benmiller; "Mrs. John (Mabel) Donnelly, Waterloo; Mrs. Knox Presbyterian Church will host the World Day of Prayer service,' Friday, March7, at 2.30 p.m. The guest .speaker will be Mrs. George- Rousom of London. MrsRouso.m- is the w.re of the Reverend George Rousom, Chaplain of the University , of Western Ontario, and is the mother of six children. She -is presently Director of veligi u ,$duca i n, at loom n M ni 1 rte� 1id, is a C. `\^ \ A uson eei-ved--her-4 =-fr rn\the- University of Western Ontario, graduated. from Emmanuel College, Toronto, and was in charge of-,a,,,Presbyterian church while studying for her Master of Religious Edudation degree • at Princeton. . marriage, to M. Fowler, December 22, 1915, when she moved to Auburn where she lived for 28 years, then moved to Ooder ahr:25-yeartago::r: , , µ She was a member of Victoria United Church.. Surviving are her husband, William M. Fowler; five sons, Newton, Oshawa; Roy, Corunna; Stanley, Goderich; Martial!, Fort William; and Elgin,— Goderich; one daughter, ,Mrs. Rodney (Verna) Peyton,, .+ Oshawa; a sister, Mrs. Hannah Bossencd,A Woodstock; and a son, Stanley, Embro; 1,0 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. ice was :held at Stiles Funeral Home at 213.m. on Tuesday, March 4, with Rev. 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