HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-10, Page 14GOPERI4H SIGNAL•STAR, TF#URSAAY, JULY 10,1969
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,'8Y SHIRLEY J. KELLER
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Huron County's smaller
Libra.; -branches will be open
fewer hours each week because
of provincial minimum wage
laws requiring that all employees
except. students be paid at least
$1.30 an hour. The changes do
not affect libraries in Goderich,
Clinton or the other towns.
An announcement by the
library board at a meeting ,
County Council last week said
that • Hensall's library hours are
being cut` to 12 from 15;
Brussels and • Zurich branches
will go from 10 to 6 hours;
;Blyth from 10: t� • 3 and Bayfield
from 9 hours to 5. Other small
branches will remainopen three
hours eaeh week. -
Reeve Borden Cook of Blyth
was told that the sharp cut in
hours at the Blyth library was
due a a small book circulation.
When members of council
asked if municipalities could pay
librarians' salaries and, keep the.
facilities open longer hours, the
answer from Carolyn Croke,
county librarian, was "no." Miss
Croke said -that either the
county boards must make the
decisions or "there is no county
library board." . 4
Mist , Croke also .said the
librarians may not keep the
buildings open even if they
volunteer their services. "The
Dept. of Labor could come back
on the edunty - library board,"
she explained:':
The librarian also reminded
couneil that films are available
on loan through all county
library branches. She urged that
borrowing arrangements - • be
''made well in advance to avoid
disappointment.
Rabies Warning
All .persons in Ontario " are .
reminded of the continuing
problem of rabies infection in
wild and domestic animals in the •
province. This reminder comes
from the Inter -Departmental
Committee on Rabies which
includes senior staff members of
the Department of Agriculture.
and Food, Department of Lands
and' Forests and the Department
of Health.'
It is of particular importance
at this time of the year to bring
this matter to the 'attention of
those persons who will be
vacationing in the resort , areas
and visiting the Provincial Parks
where the opportunity to
contact wild animals is greatly
. increased.
It is a wise precaution to
avoid any contact igrith wild
animals, including 'any attempt
w play with, coax, or feed thein
by hand. In addition it is
strongly urged that all dogs and
cats, be vaccinated against rabies,
particularly before taking, them
to the resort areas.
Should anyone be bitten or
scratched by a wild animal, or a
domestic animal which is
behaving abnormally, a
Dhysician should be consulted as
soon - as possible to determine
whether or not there is any
possibility of rabies infection,
and the Medical Officer of
Health for the district in which
you are located should be
notified. The Ontario
Department of Health provides
rabies vaccine and serum, free of
charge, for use by physicians for
the treatment of persons
exposed to possible rabies,
infection,
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Last year, 353 persons were
convicted of littering the
highways in Ontario. In
addition, many were stopped by
the police and warned about the
fine for littering. But it costs
you money either way, for
Ontario taApayers pay the r
MUM 0O tab Is costs to keep
the highways clean. Keep a litter
bag in your car and help keep
Ontario clean.
A replica of an 1828 brewery in London is now open to the public, free of charge. The reconstructed
log and plank building is located on Simcoe Street in London next to the present Labatt's Ontario
Breweries Ltd. plant. Tours are conducted daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a complimentary lounge
is open to everyone over 21. Visitors of all ages are welcomed at the,remainder of the plant which' will
be open until September 14. The brewery was reconstructed ,in 1967 as a Centennial project by the
company whibh operates it as a non-profit venture. Visitors to the Pioneer Brewery will receive
brochures telling of the formation of the original company and showing'how the product was made.
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High School, students appointed
Twenty-three high school
students from across Canada
have been appointed .to the
Junior. Conservationist Award
program for 1969. Picked from
several hundred applicants, these
boys are outstanding students,
and have exhibited an active
interest in conservation -oriented
activities. ' -
For seven weeks in July and
August they will work closely
with field staff of,, the
-Department of Energy and
Resources Management on
several Conservation Authorities'
projects.
The Junior Conservationist
Award program • is geared to
interest young men in a 'career in
resource• management; and to
further _ public awareness of
conservation objectives by an
intensive training of a select
group of Ontario's best future
citizens. .
Sponsored by organizations
such • as Conservation
Authorities, --'the Boy Scouts,
,Ontario Forestry Association or
the Resource Rangers, the
winning applicants are the cream
of the crop..., . .
For five weeks the Junior
Conservationists will branch out
to various Conservation
Authorities, where their
enthusiasm and knowledge will'
be utilized on special project's.
Those assigned to Hamilton
Region Conservation Authority
Experienced
Decorator
will advise, plan, and carry out
the remodeling of a former
church retreat, Camp Artaban,
into a conservation school:
In Toronto, they will review
all the nature trails in
Metropolitan Toronto and
Region, Conservation Areas; plan
and cut new trails.
A third group will explore the
conservation potential of the
Lower Trent Conservation
Authority surrounding Brighton
with the Department of Energy
and Resources survey crews.
This dynamic program has
been in operation for three
summers. In previous years the
boyshave been assigned " to
individual Authorities. Now with
.excellent results from the past
summers, the budget for the
Junior Conservationist Award
Program has doubled.
Any boy between 16 and 48
years of age may apply for 'the.
Award. He will be evaluated on
his outside interests, personality,
school record, and
recommendatibns. Each boy
receives room, board and five
dollars a day while on the
program. A summer in the sun,
work with scope for original
thinkers; and the chance to
investigate an expanding,
exciting career opportunity
awaits these 23' Junior.
Conservationists for ' summer
1969.
Plaque will mark
A plaque to commemorate
th"e men who died in the Great
Storm oil Lake Huron in 1913
will be erected here next month
by the Archaeological and
Historic Sites Board,
Department of Records and
Archives of Ontario, it was
announced recently.
Many of the first automobiles
were equipped with a device
known as a "sprag," says the.
Ontario Safety League. It was a
steel rod perpendicular to the
car's, body which was let down
to prevent rolling backwards on
a hill. a'
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Your True Savings earn 6'/2°/o per annum with interest paid semi-
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P.S, Chequatsle Savings up to 3'/2°/0,
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. The plaque' will be erected.at
the look -out point at Lighthouse
and Cobour Streets on August
3, and was recommended to the
department by • the Goderich
Lions Club. Arnold McConnell
has been named as the man
mostly responsible for the
plaque. being erected here.
O.P.P. REPLIES
Parents Ti pIe�s note:
a bicydo is a vehicle!
DEAR SIR:
After being scared a few
times, out of the few wits I have,
I'd like to ask about regulations
for bicyclists. •
(1) Are cyclists supposed to
use the roads or the sidewalks?
(2) On the road, do they go
with or against .the traffic?
(3) Are they required to have
bells and -lights?
If 1' had a child I wanted
killed I'd not hand shim a gun,
I'd buy him a bicycle. Young
children. cannot cope with busy_
traffic which puts an awful
burdenon the motorist. '
ANSWER: I sure hope parents
are reading this 'column because
,..other 'persons are . getting
concerned about our cyclists.
The answers to the questions
are:
(1) A bicycle is a vehicle and
should be operated on the road.
Most cities or towns have
by -claws prohibiting the
operation.. of bicycles on the
sidewalks.
(2) They must travel on the
right hand side, going with the
traffic.
(3) All bicycles and tricycles
are required by law tohave a
bell or horn 'that works, and
'they are required by law to halve
a white or amber light showing
t� the front and a red light or
reflector on the rear. They must
ave' on the front thereof white
reflective material, and on the
rear thereof red reflective
material covering a surface of
not less than 10 inches in length
and one inch in width, if the
bicycle or tricycle is to be
operated at night or at any other
time when due to insufficient
light or unfavorable atmospheric
conditions, persons and vehicles
on the ,highway are not clearly
discernible at 'a distance of 500
feet or less.
. Parents, are you reading?,
DEAR SIR:
For the benefit of my
children and even some adults,
will you please, inform them of
the fact that there. is a fine for
littering the highway. When I
told my children that it was
against the law to throw facial
tissues out of the car, they
thought it Was a big joke.
ANSWER: Okay, I will tell
them. Are you reading, children
0 - 100?. -The Highway Traffic
Act states, "Every person who
throws or deposits or causes to
be deposited any glass, nails,
'tacks or scraps of metal or any
rubbish, waste or litter upon,
along or adjacent to a highway,
except in receptacles provided
for the purpose, is guilty of the
offence of littering the highway
and is liable, for the first offence
to a fine of not less than $10
PLEASE NOTE
MY STORE WILL BE CLOSED
DURING THE MONTH OF JULY
FOR ANNUAL VACATION
OPEN AGAIN IN AUGUST TO HELP YOU,
WITH YOUR PROBLEMS AND SUPPLY
YOU WITH- QUALITY PRODUCTS.
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and not more than $50. Thee
same section provides for any
subsequent offence fines up to
$200 and)tn addition, a person's
licence or permit may be
'suspended for a period of not
more than sixty days."
DEAR SIR:
A neighbor of mine- was
charged for letting his neighbor's'
boy, who is 15 years'• old,
operate his tractor on a highway.
How can this happen?
ANSWER;./PThis can happen
because there is a section which
allows the person laying the
charge to charge both parties.
The Highway Traffic Act states,
"(1) No person under the age of
sixteen• years, shall drive or
operate a `motor vehicle or farm
tractor on a highway. (2)' No
person shall employ or permit
anyone underthe age of sixteen
years to drive or operate a motor
vehicle or farm tractor on a
highway. (3) Subsections 1 and
2 do not apply in respect of the
driving or operating of a farm
tractor directly across a
highway.
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SHOE SHOP
142 The Square
Gpderich, Ont.
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BALER TWINE
10,OOQ Feet — $7.00 Value
2% Off For Cash
3% ,Off For 10 Bales With Cash
4% Off For 25 Bales or More With Cash
BINDER TWINE
600 Feet — $10 a Bale Less 2% For Cash
1 Ball $1,70
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And natural gas plays a very
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Natural gas helps him as the
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He 1ikea,the_.ease of control and
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customers he serves in a day, his
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The •Colonel doesn't limit his
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It heats all his water for normal
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And natural gas provf'des his
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