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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-11-06, Page 10 w fr) -122nd • YEAR . 45 0 uu nu ,A. r THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1969 SINGLE COPY • 15 ' goimuuumwmuummilmonflia ion nelmimomnaNnmint wuimm iummimumi umumomiumioommimmiiiiinionommimoiliumt fI1llhNHllNlM11NNNllN.NiN111iNNli{Nil1lN1N1Nt111NtImtN111ILNim111111111111U11m1NlllllllllNNNINi1Hi11HvNlH4i1NIMNNII4MIM11w as County Council rejects proposal for welfare BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER influx of new people. 4 Warden Hayter said modern Alvin D. Smith, chairman of population was on the move and the executive committee of that it was not always true that a Huron County Council, asked local welfare officer knew the for discussion Friday on the background of the people question of county welfare and applying for welfare assistance. was rewarded with a deluge 'of Reeve Roy Westcott, comments that had to be . Usborne, said he would like to curtailed by Warden James see some figures which would Hayter in order to carry on with give him an idea of, the cost of other business. operating a county welfare unit The crux of the discussion for one year. He said the Bruce was whether or not council County delegation which should look into the possibility addressed county council in of forming a county welfare unit September painted a "pretty with trained personnel to rosy picture," but were using manage its affairs. figures from, the six summer Clerk John Berry thought the months. a ° government would look "with Westcott noted that in most favor" on Huron County " municipalities, the winter Council if it did enter the field months are the costliest where of county welfare. welfare payments are concerned. • Said Berry, "This is about the l-Lullett Reeve Hugh Flynn only matter we have not taken commented, "Locally, we can over that is within our look after it better than authority." someone from the county." ,Exeter Reeve Derry Boyle Jack Alexander, Wingham, commented, "I think the -thing- advised that- his town, on the we have to concern ourselves other hand, believed welfare • with is the even distribution of should be administered on a county welfare. In the past the county basis. • 0 the local taxpayer in mind. "We seem to be continually eroding away the authority of local council," stated McKinley. "I'm not death against any county system that is working well, but lettsArot change for sake of change." Goderich Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown said, "It doesn't cost us a nickel to operate our welfare committee in Goderich; After the assessment deal, I'm very skeptical to go along with county welfare." Derry Boyle spoke again. He asked if Exeter was a part of Huron County. He said he was "fed up to here" with the smallness of municipalities in Huron County " which had concern only for their own private problems. Gordon Hess, Reeve of Zurich, requested the,,, discussion be closed. He warned council, "If we keep turning down responsibility, we mutat succumb to -new legislation. The system is changing and we must go along or there is no future for county council. I think we have to think , not what's best for today, but what is best in 10 or 15 years*, from today." In closing the subject for the day, council referred the matter, back to committee for futher study. In the meantime council requested Clerk Berry invite a report from some other county which had been ' involved in county welfare for a full year or more. In other business, council agreed that there should be uniformity in the gift given employees at retirement, 1t --was::, ...� decided that gold cuff links and a tie .pin bearing the county crest should be established as the regular gift for retiring county employees. , and bar . on • burden has been placed on John Flannery, Seaforth, river certain municipalities." ;; thought the larger municipalities Warden Hayter had vacated were loading their" welfare the warden's chair in order to problems onto the shoulders of'� speak more freely on the matter`:' rural municipalities "who have stuation' He. told Chairman Roy B. worked hard to keep their `dangerous Cousins and other members of welfare recipients down". council -,that the rehabilitation of Everett Mcllwain of Goderich welfare recipients was a matter Township concurred. He.said his of prime importance. municipality was blessed with an "We shouldn't have one efficient welfare officer and generation after the other doubted if Goderich Township carrying on .with welfare," would be interested in the • remarked Hayter. He said local introduction of county welfare. welfafe officers have been The Reeve of Goderich, Harry sincere, , but they are just not Worsell said, "Goderich isn't too qualified to deal with many of hard hit. We're doing very „ the problems that come up in nicely." welfare work. McKillip Reeve Allan Stewart Discussion revealed that some pointed out that' the urban areas w municipalities in the county had an opportunity to get their - have a very insignificant amount' welfare dollars back. "What of welfare . payments while revenue have we as a township?" certain other areas encounter , he asked. real difficulty. .b Blyth Reeve Borden„Cook There—was-some- indieation-----told-eounei-l---thhe-eou-rrty--had--no-- that municipalities surrounding welfare problem at the present • Huron Park at the former CFB time. Stanley Township Deputy Centralia are experiencing new Reeve Anson McKinley said the problems brought. on by an matter had to be resolved with v it ,. Goderich mayor Dr. G. F. Mills last weekqrged council to contact the federal department of public works and the federal department of transpdrt concerning a sand bar that has formed across the mouth of the Maitland River. Dr. Mills suggested copncillors go to the harbour and see the bar which he described” 'as a • cause for concern with regard to the safety of the Sifto Salt Mine property' if flooding does occur and urged immediate action. Councillor Paul Carroll, chairman of the harbour committee,. said he had viewed the sand . bar from the air and informed council it extended for a considerable' distance under Water on each side of the visible 1 • High scores are getting onto the record books at Little Bowl this year and on Friday evening of last week three members of leagues were honored following regular league play. Mrs. Marilyn Bannister has a high triple of 805 and a high average of 233 which is high for the house and the league; Russ Gemmill, right, has a high triple of 892 and an high average of 256 which is also highfor the house and the league and Jim McWhinney bowled a high single of 408 during play with the Thursday night men's major league. He received a cheque for $20 from alley owner Harry Little, for his efforts. Anyone scoring over 400 is presented With the award. Marilyn and Russ arehwith the Friday Nighters Mixed League. - 'staff photo. ;, 111111111111111111111111111111111111111 IIi�II1111111U1111111111111111111111111,IIII111111UIIIIII11111111111111111k�rflflIII1111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllllllllllllll "...very dangerous situation." portion c,f the bar. He said there Dr. Mills said a previous bar appeared ' to be thousands of across the river had resulted in tons of sand building across the flooding of the harbour area and river mouth. feared if the ,present bar is not The sand bar has formed removed before winter sets in across the mouth of the river at serious damage could be caused a, point level with the westerly ooding-- and by ince— end -of- thr-wal--thatr'edges`the— , breaking loose in the spring and being washed onto the harbour breakwall. He said there was serious The river moutlr-- has been reduced from approximately 350 feet to_ 20_ feet by the bar. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111t11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 A Hallowe'en contest was held at Goderich Memorial Arena • Friday evening, October 31 under the auspices of the Goderich Recreation and Community Centre Board. prizes of $5 each were awarded to the best five costumes entered. Children who attended the arena in costume were allowed to skate free during public skating that followed the judging. Left to right are Elizabeth Anne Allan, 93 Elgin Avenue; Andrea Jackson, 22 s � u nuunuuulinumuuumunnuuullmuuluunmauN u111 �m 1 1 1 u nuumnuatmuumlluuuummmtn111unu1nnunuuunumullutluluunuulllllull1n1111111111uIIntnlmnlllimlllunl11111111111111111111p111111111utg11111U1U1nnnnnuluuuunnnuunumunnnnuuulrmmll unntuununmuunnnnmmmuuuumunmmnmu 11 1 Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllll II II _ . �. • 0 Three hour holiday apIJroved for Nov. 11 Council approved closing of businesses in Goderich for a three-hour period on November 11 for the observance of Remembrance Day. A letter from the Royal Canadian Legion, ,branch 109 requested council declare November 11 a public holiday. Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, said he felt it was a good idea to have a holiday to enable people to attend the ' services, ' but suggested council keep in mind the possible effects the declaration of a holiday would have on local industry. "It needs careful consideration `before granting a holiday inany town because right away employees have to be paid for the holiday and this can place an unfair burden on certain businesses," he said. Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown told council he was at the meeting of the Legion concerning Remembrance Day and said he felt the Legion did not want the whole day made a holiday. He suggested a holiday be declared from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Council agreed. In other business: Council decided to take no action on a 'second letter from the Goderich Community Safety Council requesting assistance as the matter is already in the hands of the finance committee, Dr. Mills said the finance committee was waiting to hear from local service clubs, who had been approached by council on the matter. ' Gloucester Terr. residents reach agreement A delegation of residents of Gloucester Terrace w s a gain before Goderich Tow ouncil last- week ""'to hear council's decision with regard to closing a section of the street's right-of-way. Council plans to sell a 24 -foot wide strip of the allowance on the north side of the street to M. L. Hetherington who wants to build- a house on property, he. owns there. The residents objected to the sale of the property fearing increased snow removal problems and the possibility of the street becoming dangerous if m suggested but "...quite a bit less," He said members of council had measured the road and found it to be less =in some cases as narrow as•7 5 feet. Council agreed the width of the road would depend on where the measurement _ was taken from and Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, suggested the road be surveyed to establish property lines before ' proceeding. Mr. Hetherington told council he did not want to interfere with the - other homes on the street and only wanted the extra land to use as lawn area and plant flower beds. He said he would be willing to withdraw his request Jr. Mils -asked -if -they--would, then, agree to Mr. Hetherington proceeding and hey said they would. objections to the proposition under. the circumstances. for the land if it • was ' going to present problems. "I have sufficient land there now to build my house," he said, "but it would have improved 'the. appearance of the street quite a bit if I could have , had that piece to mow and plant a few flowers on." -Members "of - the -delegation said they had misunderstood the intentions of Mr. Hetherington believing he was going to build out onto the area requested. They said they had no Council later gave third and final reading to a bylaw conveying the property requested to Mr. Hetherington. A similar request from another area -man concerning the remainder of the land on the street has been held over pending survey of the • land by the town engineer. ade narrower. The delegation had been at nd -tecim•in Jug ee entered council October 23 and had been asked to return in one A letter from Donnelly and CHHL;plcin Sundciy gornesweek for a decision. ._ Murphy, "on behalf of the residents, informed council A meeting 'of the Central The .Sunday contest will be Sunday night feature at the closing othe road allowance Huron Hockey League was held between Bayfield and Goderich • Goderich arena and the would restrict the "...use and at Goderich Memorial Arena Building Centre with the face off executive is looking forward to enjoyment of the residents Sunday evening'to discuss' the slated for 8 p.m. providing fans with a good property and would be "d ,,operation of the league this year. The games will be a regular season. considered escnmmat ory The letter added action would At the meeting the entry of aJuvenile team from Goderich be taken if' council proceeded was accepted and'the first league Planschangedfor ... with the plans to sell. Les Pitblado, spokesman for ) game was ,scheduled for Sunday the• delegation, said the road was evening in Goderich. not 99 feet wide as council The league now consists of six ru cepower centre teams from: Clinton, Holmesville, Bayfield, Goderich " „ North Street. Building Centre, Dominion Road Two•new developments in the Machinery Co. and the Goderich construction of the Bruce minister is recovering Juveniles. Nuclear Power Centre 'were - - -• A new executive is being announced last week by Atomic • formed, headed by Ross Energy of Canada Limited and Crawford. Final plans for -the Ontario Hydro. - executive were made at a A fossil -fuelled steam plant Friends ' of Rev. Donald meeting Wednesday evening and will be located on the 2,300 acre MacDonald, minister of Northwill be released next week. site just south of the Douglas Street United Church, will be ' - Deb Shewfelt has been asked Point Nuclear Power Station pleased to hear Mr. MacDonald to serve as referee in chief .and which went into operation in is recuperating rapidly from the will make his decision as to 1967. The steam plant will serve recent sickness that sent him to whether he will accept or not by as an alternative' source of steam, Alexandra Marine and General next week. to ensure maximum production Hospital.from AECL'S :'lir ton -a -year -M- Mr. MacDonald was ordered Coaches will be Bill Fritzley . heavy water-- prod tion plant Cambria Road; Rick Moody, -240 Elgin Avenue; Angela Wray,--- and Gordon Walters. 245 Jones Street; Councillor Paul' Carroll, chairman of the to .hospital for rest after he was until the Bruce Generating found to_ be suffering from A spokesman for the Station goes into full operation. recreation board who presented the prizes and Debbie Chessell, fatigue following a very heavy executive said this week the The Bruce Generating Station 247 South Street. The judging was carried out by Bill Lumby, arena Manager; Mrs, Martha Rathburn of the recreation board and Ron Price, board secretary. cold. Juvenile team was formed to to be built by Ontario Hydro He will be released this increase the amount of good will be located at the northern weekend but will not be allowed quality hockey available for end of the site. It was originally - staff photo. to conduct Sunday services yet. local fans at the arena. - intended to locate this nearer the centre of the site but safety considerations established by the Atomic Energy Control Board, relative to the operation of, the heavy water plant have necessitated a . reassessment of this. Hydrogen Sulphide gas used in the production of heavy water is toxic and certain precautions are .necessary in the vicinity of chemical plants employing it. - These,, are minimal outside the heavy water production plant compound and are quite practical for nearby essential construction and . operating plants. Since the Bruce centre involves a complex of plants including a chemical production plant with overlapping phases of (Please turn to page 12) Council will set a precedent this- month when it calls a public meeting later in the month. - Councillors Paul Carroll and Deb Shewfelt suggested a meeting be held that would enable the residents of the town to question council' on it actions since the first of the year and perhaps would serve to "clear the air" on certain subjects. Dr. G. F. Mills, mayor, said he fel it Councillors ask for public 'meeting would be a good idea to . hold such a meeting. He suggested the council had done everything it had set out to do with the exception of relocating the town dump and suggested it might prove beneficial to council if the public could offer concrete suggestions on subjects, Councilldr Paul &moil said the people of Canada are too often unable - to communicate with their government and many problems are unanswered because the" people are separated from their government. He said to hold the meeting during the "off year" (the year between elections) would serve many purposes. Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown said he felt it would be a waste of time. Fie, said he felt the press had' covered council meetings, fai'rl'y well and said he doubted if 10 people would attend. ' Dr. Mills suggested it might be better to hold an invitational type of meeting with representatives of the local business groups, service clubs and industry. Councillor Shewfelt said there was only one way to find out if people would attend and that was to hold the meeting. He said it would at least be worth a try. Councillor Ed Giesbrecht said, he felt it would be a very good idea and Councillor Dave Gower said he would go along with the suggestion. ' Councillor Frank Walkom said he felt people wo}d come only to criticize and not to give codstructive talk. Dr. Mills said he believed he could control the meeting' if this occu rred. Councillor Reg Jewell said he would have to agree' with those who felt few people would attend, but he would also agree to the' proposal. Reeve Harty Worsell said it didn't matter to him "I see plenty of people every day anyway." he said. , Council agreed to advertise the meeting for sometime later this month. •