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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-08-21, Page 1w r. , THURSDAY, -AUGUST 21, 1969 ' SINGLE (OPT . I ••� - � � • - � • • 1 It11111tIUQ111111111111I1111UU11tlIlt11l11IIIIIlI1UIIIlUUIIUIIIIitIU11111111UlIIIIIIIl111111111111111UI1111111111UlUtltlltllllll111L1i11t1111111114iIN111111,.t1M�IN, mowinsumumulimiluom IIU Illllllili111111i unliiiUillUlllilpliounllllll uniull oilu mil imimllgillilNllfloommu1111111111111111t111111IU11111NMlIlllllllltl111lligil limuuill�liII1N111111iI1NNN lI IIIIUIU111111111 omoiItIII mini IImilm UI,NtIIN11111111111 o lU 111111 11 LAW tar The presentation of the Venus Cup for the Goderich Industrial, Profit; Dave McWhinney, leaguepresident; Gord Crawford of SOftbatl League . Championship was made Monday night to t Gord's Sports and Dave Gower, chairman of the town's finance Sandy's Clippers. at Agricultural Park. Left to' right are team committee.—staff photo members Ted Crawford and Russell Pruder; team sponsor Sandy • 1111111111111111111tIIIIIII111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111tIIIIIIIII111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111tIII I I1111111111Utllltllltl llllllllllll l 1111111 l llllll111111111 . No .schtool. us -contract BY RICHMOND ATKEY When Huron County's public ,,schools reopen ' Sept. 2, buses will operate on the same basis as last year, but the whole transportation picture is being studied by the board of education and changes in the system may be made later in the • year. • At' a board meeting in Clinton's Central Huron Secondary School Monday evening, board chairman John Levis of Clinton named Donald McDonald of Brussels to head a special bus committee whose members are Mrs. Marian Zinn, Dungannon;' Gordon Moir,, Morrie; A. Garnet Hicks, Exeter; John Henderson, Seaforth and • Daniel J. Murphy, Goderich. . Using as a starting point a: • report presented Monday by L:' R. Maloney, manager of purchasing and services, the committee is to make recommendations on transportation policy 'at the board's Sept. .2 meeting. Mr. • ,r chest X-ray are being obtained. The dates of the last mechanical fitness_.. ecrtificate for all buses are being obtained also. The report contained the following recommendations - none of which have been adopted yet by the board: —'That a competent mechanic be hired on a part-time basis to check buses and be sure • that drivers carry out required daily maintenance., — That consideration he given to the feasibility of selling the board -owned bus fleet by auction or tender. no later than July 31, 1970. The bus debenture situation is being checked, but it appears most are paid for. ' — That arrangements be made Fringe &nefits pose problem for Board of Education The effective date of the commencement of "fringe benefits" for administrative staff and ;..non -teaching employees of the Huron County Board of Education poses a touchy problem, it was revealed at ' Maloney is attending a two-day Monday evening's board meeting inar at uron Second • Trustees' Association. She was appointed by motion of the Huron County- Board to represent it on the board of directors of OPSTA. Lincoln County Council submitted a questionnaire on board finances, stating that it was collecting .basic information Former manager breaks word; Goderich ball club suspended The Goderich Ladies Ball Club has been suspended from further play in the WOAA- following' a protest made 'by Brucefield Friday night- Brucefield asked for the team's playing • certificates and when they were not produced t ie Ttruce if e1d Tc u"li ``fileW a ___ protest'•with WOAA. The use of an umpire for one inning of the' game was also protested. The umpire had been filling in until the regular umpire arrived. The question of the playing certificates for the team has beenunder, discussion lately following a dispute between former----Goderich—Dodgers- Manager M. N. MacDonald and the team. , Mr. MacDonald informed one B�oster Cvb of the players she was suspended for playing with a senior league Sri dayG d h to hold barbecue Saturday The Goderich Booster Club's chicken barbecue. will be held this Saturday, Aug. 23, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Court House Square, Goderich rain or shine. . Officials of the club have completed the arrangements' which sound •like a guarantee of with the Dept. of Transport to satisfaction ' for the close to check on bus loads periodically 1,000 who are expected. to (some board members said this is attend, being done already by , the The. menu, according to Jack revoked; certificates released; department on its own). Evans, who has been in charge of agreement satisfactory," was — That during inclement the preparations, will consist of sent to the league president. The a buttered roll, baked potato, team , received a copy of the s weather, driver, the bus d n whetherctor r fresh cole claw and one-half a telegram,, continued to play and senior decided on chicken barbecue-slover. . the 50 won the league championship. buses will run. feet of open choal ,pits to be When the play-off games That princjpals report . all set up along the double sidewalk started on August 13, Brucefield bus -accidents to the board leading into the parks from protested Goderich for not headquarters directly. South Street. Ice cream and a . producing certificates; the — That discipline be the choice of lemonade or coffee , protest was withdrawal' when • responsibility of the drivers, complete the meal. was informed that MacDonald who. was seated in the ..stands had the certificates. /he umpire went to Mr. MacDonald in the stands' but Mr. MacDonald refused to produce the certificates, contrary to the agreement made on July 25. --A meeting --.of, ,the ileague- was - called for Monday, August 18, Mr, d th G d ri h team had not filed a defense by that time and were told they were suspended from further pray and - play -off games were void. The team decided Tuesday to appeal the decision under OASA rules and have ,n'tif ed the :WDA 1--secretary--.and• 4 president to that effect. own seeks club on the sable , e o enc had a game scheduled with" Exeter. The team objected to easement -the suspension and informed Mr.MacDonald they would not -play for with him again. The WOAA was notified the team was being projeci" ���.withdrawn fromthe ea a and� I;u following a meeting between the league and the team July 25 was set as the date the withdrawal would be- accepted unless a satisfactory agreement was made by that date. On that date Mr. MacDonald agreed to release the certificates providing a letter of apology was received from two of the players and the uniforms and equipment were returned. The apology was obtained the same day and 'a telegram stating: "Withdrawal ., Brucefield won the game. On with the school principals' Tables will be set• up under . Friday night the two .teams met support, and that no student be the . trees for the diners. In the again, this time in Goderich and put off .a bus • except at the , event of rain, chef Clarence again Brucefield protested. This school or his home. • Webb of Paisley will provide . time Goderich won and — That CFB Clinton be asked boxes in which the•.ineajcan be Brucefield lodged the protest to make its own arrangements - packed for customers o take with WOAA. • for pupil transportation in, home. • 'During the game the umpire accord withDept..of Education suggestions. — That no person other than a pupil be allowed to travel on a school bus engaged in regular student transportation to and from schools and • that both elementary and secondary school students. be allowed on the ,ame buses. school transportation sem in Central H ary York ' Univ.ersity in Toronto School, Clinton. about the 1969estimated �qfora and tomorrow.Some employees were taken expendit'es of various boardsRetrammg Y • • Advance sale tickets are available from club members or at Denomme's Flower Shop but they are not necessary since there should be lotsiof food for "all who decide to "dine out" and by so doing help put Goderich's Junior 'B' hockey team on ice for' the coming Eight year old girl injured on bicycle Town Engineering been very successful to date. He Consultants B. M. Ross and complimented•Bill Lumby, arena Associates have been asked to manager, for keeping the cost of approach Mrs. P. Robarts with a work down, which will enable view to purchasing property more work to be done. owned by the Robarts family *town council has been that is needed for the Elgin invited to attend the Goderich Avenue outfall sewer. Public Utilities Christmas Party Mr. Ross had sent council to be held Dec. 10. Council prints of a plan of property accepted. needed for the project and it was *bylaw number x,27 of 1969 moved by Coun. Ed Giesbrecht was read three times and•passed. that Mr. Ross approach Mrs. The bylaw gives the town Robarts concerning the permission to borrow $100,000 purchase. to meet expenses until taxes are In `other council news: in. • *a truck tender accepted for a *the town's new traffic bylaw unit for the sewage treatment has been introduced through plant has to be re -tendered. bylaw and has been set to the After waiting sever weeks for Ontario Department of delivery of the new unit, the one Tra'fisport for approval.. A delivered was not as per previous bylaw to control traffic specifications and is inadequate. was sent back by the department' *the first of 30 new .street for revision due to 'entries in it lights were said to be expected that had nothing to do with this week with more arriving traffic. That bylaw was passed - later. • by the 1967-68 council. • *Conn. Ed Giesbrecht was . *during , July, 18 building given the go-ahead to have new permits were issued to a total lights installed in the . town amount of $86,925. library. Four lights have fallen *a ° quotation from Sicard down in recent weeks, reported Equipment Ltd. for a new street Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown line marking machine was who is on the county library presented and has been turned board. No refund will •, be over to the public - works available from the -county for committee for consideration. the work due to a $600 limit set The committee was given power this year for maintenance on the to act. The present machine has town library. been in use for 15 years and has *remodelling work at the a one gallon capacity. The new arena was reported by 'Coun. unit, costing •$1,142,40, will go _ allots. It also has season. Deb Shewfelt to be "ping very hold ,seven g well," and roller skating has the option of hand spraying. • illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Contracts for bus service for on the payroll last Jan 1 and of education and would 1968-69 have not been signed, it others at various dates through summarize ' and present this • • was learned Monday, and the Aug. 1. information with g� board directed Mr. Maloney to , A motion went through recommendations to the arrange to have contractors Making Aug. 1.the effectivedate province. operate on the same terms as last . but it was soon rescinded when In refusing to take any action, A six-month adult course in Perth . Counties have been reached with respect to year. Mr. Maloney is to seek members urged further Huron's board members said from the contractors letters consideration of the matter.. they did not consider it part of woodworking trades may be . offered in Clinton under the secondary school pupils who live that bus terms Then it • was decided to the function of Lincoln County . Ontario Manpower Retraining' in those parts of Huron County acknowledging - will be the same as in the past request D. 3. Cochrane, director council or any other county program this year, it was learned which were parts of Norwell until new agreements are of education, to submit a council to seek such information Monday evening at a meeting of High School District and reached this fall. - w r i t t e n r e p o r't a n d from 'elected county boards of the Huron County Board of Listowel High School District "Safety -efficiency and recommendation Sept. 2.. education, whose members are Education at Central Huron until last January. The -the prerequisites of a good "fringeeconomy are considered to be A special committee on ' all elected by the ratepayers in Secondary School in Clinton. agreements call for' no change in benefi" insurance was the same way that county Although it was not • the status quo for five years. • school transportation system,"requested by the employees and council members are elected: mentioned at the meeting, it is Students in Schools outside said Mr. Maloney as he gave the set up . by Chairman John Laois. known that provincial and Huron will have their tuition report which he termed only a Its .members are Clarence - (111 for- - federal'manpower-of- officials- have-- -paid by the Huron board. p flter start: .McDonald of Exeter, chairman; , consulted Fabian Furniture t h '1 it B df t Brucefield; Mrs Manufacturing Ltd Clinton's An eight year old Goderich girl is listed in serious 'condition in St. Joseph's Hospital, London today with injuries to her head, leg, - and pelvis, received when she was struck by a car on Highway . 21 near Goderich Tuesday afternoon,' Heather Marshall, daughter of Corporal .and Mr Laurie D. Marshall, _ .9 - -_ Bennett Street,, Goderich, was riding her .bicycle - along the highway when she wv.; struck by a car driven by John B. McLeod, 65, of Goderich. She was taken to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital and later transferred to London. Cpl. Marshall is stationed at CFB Clinton. • We want . e pupa -per-ine John roe oo , . - costs," said Mr. Lavis as he Marilyn Kunder, Seaforth; Mrs. appointed the •special J. W. Wallace; Goderich and committee, "— both for the James Taylor of Hensall. board -owned buses and those • Mrs. J. W. Wallace, before supplied by contractors. This is election to the Huron County one of the most important Board of Education was active in things in the entire picture." the Ontario Public School Robert M. Elliott of RR 3, - Clinton, in Goderich Township, Local m a n .� 4 said, "Our board -owned buses are going to give us the costs. We carves gave must have the facts if we are going to negotiate with proper background knowledge." for ('iAI A Amon 'the` - faci a' __ - which I�- .• emerged in Mr. Maloney's report: -r- 8,600 elensentary and • secondaryschool pupils are being transported to and from schools in the county. There are 39 board -owned buses- (six for Stephen Township and J.A.D. McCurdy School at CFB Clinton; seven for + Brookside and N. Ashfield; three for McKillop; five for Turnberry; Six for Grey; 11 forHowick and one for Zurich). Total cost for board -owned buses last year has not been determined. -- There are 29 contractors • responsible for 157 routes totalling 978 miles per day. 'These buses cost $662,392:, last year. -- Average cost per mile last year for the 120 contractor - owned buses ranged from a low • of 28 cents for one to 4S cents for another. -- Drivers of board -owned buses were 'paid Nom $100 to .$200 montily last dear. ear. The names of all full and part-time bus drivers and data on a each one's age, date of last physical exam and. TB test ,or employees retirement The Huron County • Board of Education decided Monday evening to participate in the Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System. All eligible - employees who were contributors to other recognized pension 'plans before employment with the new -will . _..-� ___ _ ... _ ._ _...._-school--i�oard- -will be permitted A gavel and an anvil made by a Goderich man, were presented to the outgoing president of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association during the association's convention - held in Halifax, recently. • The presidential gavel and anvil were made by Joseph Salkeld of . $ayfield road and were presented to C. Irwin Maclntesh, of North Battleford, Sask. Mr. Salkeld has been making the items for the association for the past five years on behalf of Royal Trust Company. Each year a different wood has been used and this year it was' curly maple, its golden coloring being appropriate in view of the fact that this year CWNA celebrates its 50th anniversary. The presentation was made by Thomas R. (Tommy) Lee, assistant vice president, public relations, Royal Truat Company. Ile is a former summer resident of Goderibh. Mr. •Salkeld's woodworking products, which he makes as a hobby, are prized by the many people who now own then. Continued on Page 8 flower -show to be held at, North Street United Church The summer flower show of the Goderich Horticultural Society will be held at North Street United Hall this Saturday, August 23, starting at 3:30 p.m. The show will have sections for . cut flowers, roses in four categories, a junior division and a division for arrangements. It will tinge at 9 p.m., Mrs. E. H, Jess' op and Mrs. Jean Barnett` will - be convbnors of the show which is the second of three shows put on each year by the society. ' Flowers will also be on sale to the public although,no auction is planned at this time. The next show will be the fall flower show and will be held on September 24 at St. Parish Hall. new industry, to determine the need for trained workers. The retraining program's co-ordinator 'asked for and received the board's approval, in principle only, for after-hours use of a carpentry shop -- probably at CHSS -- and D. J. Cochrane, director of edcuation, was authorized to enter into more detailed discussion before a final commitment is made. No specific information on the _proposed course- w as immediately available. It was noted by the board that turning over a shop from 4 to 10:30 .p.m.* or from 4:30 to , 11 p.m. each day for -six months - would preclude use of that one shop for any regular adult education -courses. In other business, Melvin Steep of 150` Gordon St., Clinton, submitted a low tender of $2,400 per- year for maintenance of the administrative offices of the county board -of education in the former nurses' residence in Clinton. Mr. Steep .was hired with the proviso that the- quoted • price includes clearing snow from the • sidewalks before the offices open each days, Other 'contracts awarded when the board met Monday included one for $2,875 to Cale Doucette Ltd. of Clinton ' for strapping and tiling ceilings and one for $885 to D. A. Kay and Son of Clinton for painting three elassraoms, a kindergarten room and a supply room' at Clinton It was reported that agreements with Wellington and Warren Street residents petition , tour -' A petition 'from 50 residents of Warren Street was presented to town council last week with a letter from one of. the residents, Goderich swimmers pass tests On Saturday, Aug. 16, Royal Life Saving tests were conducted for twenty-seven candidates from Wingham, Kincardine and Goderich, at the - Judith Gooderham Memorial Swimming Pool. Thee following Goderich young people passed the Bronze Medallion examination: Susan Bissett, Carol Willis, Cynthia Campbell, Peggy Stoddart, Stephen - Smalley, Stephen Stringer, Stephen Hall, Diane Gauley, Jennifer Cook, Daphne Graham, Greg Markson, Robert Coulter, and Mary Stimson. Rosalea Hacket passed the Intermediate award. Susan Smalley passed the Bronze Cross award. This test deals with more advanced lifesaving techniques. About 10 Goderich boys and girls who • hold required prerequisite Bronze Medallion, are planning to attend a Leader Patrol Course in YVingham daily 7:30 a.m. to noon from Aug. 25, 26, 27, and 28, which is under the direction of the Red Cross Swimming Programe.- H. L. Sturdy, requesting.. a meeting between residents and counciltodiscuss improvements for th'e street. The petition complained of lack of curbing; poor drainage and broken pavement. Reeve Harry .Worsell, chairman of the town's public works committee, told council the street had received- two coat of tar and chips this summer and said in his opinion Warren Street was one 4of the better streets in town. He said a lot of other streets - needed work `before Warren Street. Dr. G. F.. Mills, mayor, asked the reeve if' the street had been improved since the sighing of the petition in June and the reeve replied there ' was no more money to spend on the street anyway. "That's all we can do for them," he said. It - was agreed to set up a meeting between residents and council. - Museumobile arrives The Museumobile from the 'Royal Ontario Museum arrived in town Tu"esday evening and opened on Wednesday. The 75 -foot long mobile exhibition of - archaeological artifacts will be in town until Sunday, August 31, and is located on the Court Hduse Square. . ...i ..s\Td« ., .. •!.; .., is:A. .,x ... �5¢€!;F: Cryi 20`o4.'ri• r u'.. The Goderich Rotary Club made a presentation of a cheque Tuesday to the St. John Ambulance Brigade for use in the Brigade's work. Bruce Sully, left, chairman of the Goderich Branch committee°of the Brigade accepted the cheque which was presented by Rotary President Mike Rogers.—staff photo Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll SttVc� B�an to be held Saturday The fourth annual Zurich and District Bean Festival will be held in Zurich on Saturday, August 23. Beans cooked in huge kettles held over open fires by tripods will be served with slices of ham, and with coleslaw and buns at $1 per head.. Packages of white beans will be sold in the streets and a Lions Club sponsored auction sale will be held starting at 1 p.m. • Rides through the area will be available, either by bus or . by tractor -drawn wagons, to enable visitors to view the various stages of bean • growth and harvesting. Huron County is the biggest producer of beans of six major counties in Ontario, having - 1,260 growers. • The main concentration of growers is in the„Zuric1 area — Hay, Stanley, Stephen, Usborne and Tuckersmith townships. • About 80,000 acres of beans are sown each year in the province with 29,000 of them in Huron County. Estimated weight of beans grown in Ontario is 1,500,000 hundred weight. Other features to watch for while you visit the festival are Huron County farm products which will be on display; Dancing, both F modern and traditional; the selection of the Bean Queen during the evening dance. There will be pony rides for the children; a horseshoe tossing competition and also contests in solo and checkers. A midway will be there to keep the `children amused and the Zurich and District Centennial Band will entertain. The centre of the village will be turned into a mall for the event. A special Safety PatM will be on duty.