The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-06-26, Page 1122nd YEAR • 26
Vcication
policy set
A vacation policy, for
non -teaching staff was set by the
Huron County Board of
Education Monday night on
recommendation of John
Cochrane, director of education..
Office staff and supervisors
with between six months and
one year -of employment get one
week with pay. After one year,
they get two weeks; after seven
years, three weeks.
Custodians, engineers and
maintenance employees get the
same.
Chief accountant, plant
superintendent, manager ' of
purchasing and services, and
assistant superintendent
academic get three weeks after
one year.
Business • administrator,
superintendent academic and
director of education with up to
one year of service get three
weeks; after• one year,,four
weeks. One week of any early
vacation - may be accumulated
over a two-year period.
Robert Elliott, vice-chairman
of the board, said he was notrin
favor of four weeks vacation fdr
personnel after one year of
employment. His objection
specifically applies to the
director of education, the
business administrator and the
superintendent of schools.
Housing exhibit
A special exhibition from the
Ontario Housing Corporation
will arrive in town Friday and
will go on display in Courthouse
Square on Saturday, June 28,
for one day only.,
The 72 foot Icing trailer was
at one time part of the
Centennial Caravan that crossed,
Canada. On its trip this time, it
will cover almost as much
ground — 3,400 miles — but in
Ontario as far south as Niagara
and Windsor and north to Fort
Williarp.
It has been designed to
inform- people what , services -
Ontario Housing Corporation
offers and a spokesman for the
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A survey of Goderich for
Common Barberry started
Monday, June 23, and is being
conducted by two 'University of
Guelph students, Robert
Patterson of Barrie, and Alan
Robinson, Vasey, for '
Ontario Department OF -
Agriculture and Food. The
Common Barberry bush, hosts
stem rust fungus..
'Stem rust damage to oats
alone is creating losses exceeding
six million dollars a year in
Ontario. The annual loss to
cereal grains may range from one
hundred to several hundred
dollars a year to the individual
grower. Rust damage is
' increasing las.4,01Rect result of
here Saturday
corporation said this week they
have found this to be the best
It will be open during norinal
shopping ' hours and will stay
open as long as people are
waiting to*see the exhibit.
Two students,- . Randolph
Fyffe, third yeat hotel,
restaurant and resort
management, Ryerson and
° Richnrd Nolan, second year law
at University of Toronto, Are in
charge of the project.
Hotising • Authority Work --and
spent several weeks preparing for
the eRhibition.
new rust races with 'no resistant
oat varieties. Elimination of rust
losses can most praetically be
acconfplished by the elimination
Holiday
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Goderich Council played Nisi to members of Huron County Council last Friday evening with a secial
hour and dinner. Present -for the annual get-together were His Worship Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor; The
Hon. Charles MacNaughton, Minister of Economics and Treasurer. of Ontario and Huron County '
yVardeh James Hayter. — staff photo.
Bylaw will ban firecrackers
Goderich council Thursday
night approved bylaw from the
Ca.nadian Fireworks
Manufacturers Association that
bans the sale -and use of
firecrackers in the town and
regulates the sale ..an,d use of all
other fireworks.
The bylaw was Kesented by
Coun. Paul Carroll who earlier
this year expressed concern over?'
the possibility of children being
injiired by carelessly used.
Tile new regulations ban the
use of any firework that
explodes' and gives no display
effect and restricts the. sale of
family fireworks to a person 18
year of age and over and the
sale of display fireworks to
persons over 21.
Fireworks that eve effects of
light withOtit exploding aye -
classed as family fireworks and
may be discharged only on
private property.
Fireworks that give a display
of light with sound are classified
as display fireworks and may be
discharged on private property
or on public property Its an.
exhibition when ,organized and
properly carried out: A permit
will be required from the Fire
department.
Explosive caps for toy pistols
Enzt e'xeltided from the ban.
Regtilations also alll for
fireworks on display hi' store
windows to be dummies.
A bylaw considered earlier - Manu fact urers Association
this year that would have
restricted the sale of fireworks
to one week before public
holidays was replaced with, the
one presented Thursday night.
Mayor G. F. Mills said it was
noteworthy the Fireworks
realized control was needed.
Violation of the bylaw could
bring a fine of up to $300.
Deputy Reeve Walter
Sheardown and Coun. Reg.
Jewell voted against the motion
to introduce the bylaw which
they felt was too harsh.
Water creates hazard'
on golf course
The Maitland Country Club
has' aSked Goderich council to
take action to prevent ,water
from some of the town gewers
from *Ming on to -club
property.
A letter from club president,
A. M. Harper said water from
storm sewers was being spilled -
onto the club grounds and a new
catch basin, installed by the
town last year, was creating a
hazard to children who play in
the area.
Mr. Harper said the club felt
the town had no right to allow
the water onto private property
and asked that a sewer be
7eonstructed that would take the
water to the Maitland River.
'Deputy Reeve Walter
Sheardown said there had always
been a ditch on the property and
he could see no reason why the
town should take any action.
Coml. David GOwer informed
council the water was cau4ing a
pond to form.
suggested the catch basin „ was
dangerous.to children and asked
if it could be covered. Reeve
Harry Worsen of the 'towns
Pulbic Works committee said a
heavy wire mesh ccwer was going.
to be placed over it. The inatter
of a sewer' .to „the river will be
investigated by Pablic Works.
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of the Common Barberry, a
spokesman for the Department
said this week.
Under the - Barberry
Eradication Program, NO
CHARGE is made for • the
removal of the Common -
Barberry by the survey crews.
When Common Barberry is
located on property, the „owner
will be informed and asked to
give— permissiOn for its
destruction ,The bushes will be
cut and treated to prevent
regrowth and the brush piled fot
collection • by the town works
department. If permission for,
eradication , is refuged, the
property owner will be given a
certain period of time to remae
it himself at his own expense,
under the regulations of the
.Weed Control Act.
There are many types of
bakberry, but it is only ComMOn.,
Barberry that must be
destroyed. It is classified as a
noxious. weed under the Weed
Control Act. Japanese Barberry,
the most widely planted of all
-the barberry varieties, is usually
considered to be a° harmless
ornamental.
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Five -man strike halts pro
at Goderich Manufacturing
Five men, all members of the
International Union of
Operation Engineers, local 772,
went on strike at the GoderiCh -
Manufacturing Co. plant on
kMonday and production came to
a standstill when the remaining
plant employees, members of
the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of
America, local 3054, refused to
cross the picket line.
About 100 men ate affected..
The workers are seeking a
new contract with hjgher „wages
and some additional benefits.
The contraet expired Febraary
28.
Fred G. Grigsby, business
manager of the union, said this
week the men were seeking $3
per hour. The company has
offered $2.57.
A "No. Board" report was
received by the union and
management at the plant on
June 1. Under the law this
would „ permit a strike effective
June 16. Mr. Grigsby said the
men h&j. held off, hoping the
company would reconsider its,
stand.
Howard Preszcator, personnel'
manager at the plant, said the
company had given the men 4,15
cents an hour increase last year,
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"unasked," -and bad Offered a
further 22 cents for- this year
with an additional 18 cents tO
eome next year. Some shift.
benefits had also been Included.
The union rejected the Offer.
A ,special meeting of the
union' was called last weekend
and it was decided to strike, Mr.
,rkrigsby said.
There had been nct change in
the stalemate at pre, time "
Members of Internation.al Union Operating Engineers went on
,str:ke at the Goderic'h Manufacturing Co. plant and the remaining
workers) all members. of the.United Brotherhood of.Carpenters
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and Joiners of America, refused to cross the picket line. Some of
the ,workers picketed outside the plant Monday, but there was no
disturbance. — staff photo.
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The Huron County Board of
Education held aspecial meeting
,at Victor LauristOn School
Monday night to consider
disposition of the school when it
is vacated at the end of this
term.
The 14 -member board and
members of the administrative
staff toured the school but
reached no final decision. .
It was decided to determine
the present worth of the
property and the cost of .
demolishing the building.
Letters had been received
from the Goderich Recreation
and Community Centre Board
and Goderich Town Council
seeking use of the building tor
recreation.
Board chairman, John Lavis,
said after the tour he was rather
surprised at the poor condition
.of the building, having ekpected
it to be in better shape.
Members were -uncertain of
the action to take but it vkias
suggested by Dan Murphy,
re p re sentative for Huron
County, the present value be
establiihed. Mrs. J.• W. Wallade
felt the board should return the
school to the town,
"It was built with Goderich
taxpayers' , money and they.
should have some of the benefit
from it now that it is going to be
closed," she said.
Ronald Price, secretary of the
Community Centre Board, was
asked how the recreation board
felt about the school now. Mr.
Lavis' said he had heard that one
of the parties that had requested
the use of the school had
*ithdrawn its request.
Mr. Price said he could not
speak for ' the rest of the
recreation board but stated St,.
Peter's School, which was also,
being vacated, probably would
better suit the purposes. of the
recreation -board if the school
could be made available. He said
eight to 10 groups could be
accOmmodated there and it
would fill a need for recreational
facilities in the town.
Appointments announced
William G. Schaefer, and
Coun. Ed. Giesbrecht have been
appointed to serve tin the
Goderich and area planning
board. Council passed the byla*
making the appointments
Thursday night. Mr. Schaefer
will serve until Jan. 1, 1972.
Coun. Geisbrecht will serve until
Jan. 1, 1971. They replace
Kenneth Dunn and William
Clancy, both of Goderich, who
have resigned.
Goderich council will meet
every tito weeks during July and
August rather than every week
• Council decided Thursday
night to hold Meetings on the
second and fourth Thlirsday of
each month.
It was at the instigation of
the recreation board that town
council asked for the return of
the school to the town. '
No representation has yet
been made by the recreation
board to the Huron -Perth
Separate school Board, buf a
member of the recreation board
had spoken informally to a
board representative.
The Huron County Board
learned of some of the history of
the- school from an -article by a
student at the school, Debbie
Barker. Miss Barker had written
the history for a public speaking
contest. It was read to the board
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'by Mr. Price who had received it
for publication in the Signal -Star
to accompany a feature article
on the closing of the school.
In other business, it was
decided the board will move its
offices from the Huron County
couithouse to the former nurses'
residence in Clinton on July 1.
The board has recommended
projected capital expenditures
for the year 1971 of $450,000
to provide additional, . school
facilitiesjn the county. °
.Capital expenditures
projections for -five years are
required by the Ontario
Municipal Board.
Strafford company to open branch here
'Promotion director for
Goderich, has announced that
Stratford Electric Ltd.,,
Stratford, will open a branch in
Goderich for rewinding erectrical
motors.
The company has leased
1,200 square feet of space in the
McManus 'Building on East
Street _and will commence
operations as soon as possible,,
Several local people ' are
expected to be hired for the
operation and at least one
person will be 'moving to town
to manage the branch.
Mr. Meier said the company
had hoped for more space but
had taken all that was available.
He said there was a possibility
the company would- build v‘its
County says GFO yes
Province says GFO no
A small majority of Huron
CountY farmers voted in favor of'
a new general farm organization
Tuesday, but here as -across
Ontario the proposal failed to
get the 60 per cent affirmative
vote -needed for its
The preliminary results
released shortly before midnight
Tuesday by Don Pullen, Huron
ag Tbp and head returning officer
poll, showed that 5,274 farmers
caA ballots in the county —
about half the estimated 10,00b
eligible.
There were 2,698' votes in
favor of the new farm
organization and 2,511 opposed.
Sixty-five ballots were spoiled.
,The narrow margin — just over
51 per cent — was farm below
*hat the GFO Campaign
Committee hoped for and
expected.
The 'main question on the
ballot asked farmers whether
they wanted a GFO financed by
a compulsory check -off on farm
products marketed. A
supplementary question asked if
automatic with the check -off or
based on an additional fee.
Results locally and
throughout the province
indicated that the majority of
those, voting wanted the
automatic membership whether
or not they voted for or against
the main crnestion. Asked if
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marketing boards should have a
vote.....on the new organization,
farmers who wanted the , GTO
said yes, those against it replied
, The poll set up at the office
of the Ontario Dept. of
Agriculture and Food in Clinton
counted 12,17 ballots, with 67
"yes" votes and 54 "no" votes.
Results- of an aSvance poll were
13-9 in favor. Other district
-results were as follows.
Goderich Twp., YES —
169-126; Ashfield, NO
Hullett, YES — 256-242;
McKillop, NO — 186-164;
Stanley, YES — 180-161;
Tuckersmith,- NO — 156-123;
Colborne, YES,- — 131-71 and
East Wawanosh, YES —
260-120.
Voters in southwestern
Ontario rejected the CFO
solidly, giving the .plan its
heaviest setback. Along with
'Huron, the counties of Kent,
Middlesex,' Lambtbn, Elgin,
Essek and Perth were among
those where the GFO failed to
get the required number of
votes.
In Kent County the
affirmative votes were less than
16 per cent of the ballots cast.
The GPO receiVed less than 44
per . cent of the vofe
province -wide, according „ to
preliminary tabulations.
Estimates, were that ballots were
cast by less than half of .those
eligible acrogs Ontario.
own plant here sometime in the
future if the volume of business
warrants it.
The company has . been
carrying out work from the
town for some time but has been
shipping the work to its, main
plant in Stratford.
Motors of up to five horse
power will be . serviced in the
initial stages with larger units
being shipped to Stratford.
Dr. G. Frank Mills, mayor,
said , he was pleased with the
decision; coming just a month
after Mr. Meier started work
here. "Small growth industries
are a desirable type for the
community and the
establishment of this branch
shows the continuing efforts
being made by the Goderich
promotion office to bring
industry to the town," said the
mayor
Graduates
with B.A.
RiChtird W. Johgejar, RR 2,
Goderip, graduated from Calvin
College, with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree. He was among, a class of
600 graduates who received
degrees, May 24, from the Grand
Rapids College. He has accepted
a teaching position .-with a
Landoll high school. He- waS a
graduate 'at GDO). —Photo by
Led* Dykhuisen Studios.
Mr. Meier said, he was pleased
the company had decided to
locate a branch here and said
that while it was a modest
beginning it was a start in the
right direction, adding "I'm very
pleased with the number of
enquiries we have been getting
from industry that is intereSted
in the area."
Taxpayer
angered by
paddock !win
W. G. Muir Thursday light
condemned the action of c uncil .
in making a $5,000 grant .0 the
Goderich Trotting Associ: ion as
an "—unwarranted :k of
concern for the ta payers'
dollar."
The grant was mat earlier
this month for the coi it -ruction
of a new paddock area
Mr. Muir in a letter ,o council
said he felt an intere , free loan
would have been nore than
enough help. He Lid he and
other taxpayers were not
,satisfied with the way the
council was handling town
funds.
He suggested if the building
was to be constructed with town
funds the town should rent it
back to the association. ,
H. 0. Jerry, nianager of the
the request for the grant in place
of a loan that had been' offered,
earlier this month said the
building would revert to toWn
ownership when vacated. He
pointed out,the building wotild
mean additional,revenue for the
track and more mon4y for the
town.
Dr: G. Frank Mills, mayor,
said council was agreed the track
was of general .benefit to the
town and noted it "...wasn't
said he felt Mr. Muir had, the