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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-12-18, Page 11The children of St. George's Anglican Church will present three ` evening. The cast of young actors and actresses is shown during Christmas plays on Thursday and Friday, December 18 and 19, in dress rehearsal on Tuesday evening. -- staff photo the parish hall. The plays will commence at 7:30 p.m. each +w Illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (Continued From Page 4) As to the small item touching it off, the $55. — spent on entertaining Council members before Christmas is of no great • importance. More to the point, like the Mayor and some younger members of the Council, we are interested `in the many thousands of dollars the Town has lost, is losing and will be 'losing in years to come (garbage dump!) as the result of the irresponsible attitude on the part of some senior (in terms of years) Councillors who give the impression that they 'do -not have the interest of the Town at heart. • • I find it remarkable that a man should get himself elected to the Town Council, only to proceed systematically to kill various projects beneficial to the Town in general. At this point the . elimination of the trailer rI► park comes to mind, but I am also thinking of repeated references to ' the effect that for instance the arena, the public pool 4,d playgragn.d n . shqn4,, be run, by privatelindividuals, s� that the Town should gradually 4 lose control of public affairs. If this letter, which I am writing at my 'husband's suggestion, makes it look that we are taking sides, it is because we are partial to intelligent planning and efficient go performance, _.progressive thinking and up-to-date reactions. We have taken our time to observe happenings and the facts themselves forced us to come to conclusions. Our advice to the townspeople for 1970 is this: • Do not just wait until you are presented with pre-election platitudes in due course. Try to look at as many facts as possible. Go and see for yourselves how our Council is functioning. Let the . Mayor and the Councillors et know you are about our Town; it may help them in their work. Elsa Haydon • TERM OF WARDENS 14, Warden Hayter at the closing session of county council suggested consideration of two-year terms for committees and a similar term for wardens. There is ancient precedent in Huron for the latter, inasmuch as Dr. William Dunlop and the six who next succeeded him were all re-elected to the office. According to the official list, Robert Gibbons, reeve ' of Goderich for 19 years, was warden of the county from 1859 to 1871, an astonishing and unprecedented period .or ` 13 years. No objection `seems to have been taken to his concurrent service of five years in the Legislative Assembly. Appointment as sheriff in 1871 ended his eouncil membership. Archibald Bishop and William Young, who came next as wardens, each served two years, and then the practice died out. The l matter has been under discussion in recent years, notably in Perth, and the two-year, term has received the support of the minister of municipal affairs, Hon. Darcy McKeough. In a speech delivered to the Association of Ontario Counties, meeting in Stratford a year ago, the minister called the one-year practice "an out -dated tradition." "I firmly believe," he said, "that when a council finds a good warden, it should seriously consider reappointing that man at the end of his term, I would be delighted to read in the papers in January of the re-election of •a warden in this province." - W. E. Elliott POLITICAL GAME As I read "Remember When?" column last week, I noted one year ago, Mr. Ken Hunter, Solicitor for the Town 'of Goderich, reported to Council certain changes in a lease the town had received from Mr. Feagan concerning the land to be used as a new disposal site. Mr. Hunter suggested the addition of an escape clause that would relieve the town of the lease after one year and a second clause that would give the town the option of a second 20 -year lease on the property at the same cost as now, if the town so desired. At that • time I 'questioned Mr. Hunter on his motives and he replied, `JHe would not ,sign such a lease himself but since... he was Solicitor t x Go eric h"`e nad to act in the best interests of Goderich." No matter how honorable Mr. Hunter's motives were, he provided a legal excuse for some members of Council not to finalize the relocation� o,, f our town dump. The who. . matter was tabled and referred to the new Council for 1969-70. It was apparent to me and other members of Council this refusing to act on our proposal at that time was a political game to deny us the advantage of accomplishing in 8 months what others had failed to accomplish in 20 years. The 1969 Council rejected our ,proposal by a 'five to three vote. Voting for the proposal were Councillors Paul Carroll, David Gower and Edward Giesbrecht and voting against were" Deputy . Reeve Walter Sheardown, Reeve Harry Worrell and Councillors Reg ' Jewell,. Frank Walkom and Deb Shewfelt. I do not -name these gentlemen because I hold any personal animosity towards them, but I feel the citizens of Goderich should know what members of Council are responsible for the disgraceful circumstances you and I the taxpayers are subjected to because of these acts. Mayor Mills, while not required to vote, was in favor of the lease. They allowed Mr. Lavis the liberty to have his personal solicitor prepare the legal agreement without supplying the Town Solicitor with a copy of the agreement or consulting him in any way as to whether or not the agreement protected Goderich's interests. This has resulted in committing the town for years to come. I do not blame M. Lavis or his solicitor for seeing Mr. Lavis got all he could. I cannot understand, why the Town Solicitor was not consulted or why the taxpayers of Goderich should pay 62% of Mr. Lavis' legal fees in this regard. • ''`Withopt regard for economidal facts, in - a blind vengeance, they have subjected us to an expense which they cannot comprehend. I ask these Members of Council to authorize the Chairman of Finance to publish an honest financial statement of comparison costs over a 20 -year period between our proposal of Feagan's site and their proposal of Lavis' site. I realize -weeping in retrospect does no.. good. I only hope to help you the citizen understand that some of us did try and others will try to improve the quality of our municipal government, believing one day retribution for those who try may be more .just than in the past. B. R. Robinson. THE RED CROSS SERVES FOR YOU SMOVIVUEZMrszsrszlmsmmsmmmimsysummmmrscozmosm 'On behalf of the Goderich ' Recreation and Community Centre Board, I would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the many citizens of Goderich for their profound enthusiasm during the two-day Christmas festivities last weekend. - Without the support and co-operation of many active citizens who participated or helped in some way, the "Spirit of Christmas for Children" would never have been=possible. The Board finds it impossible to list the many names of those deserving credit and tribute for their help; any such.Iist could never be complete. Three key names, however, stand out beyond all others: The Recreation Board is deepIV indebted to Mrs. H. L. Blue, whose sponsorship of the Santa float and the Santa's Court could never be forgotten. Mrs. Blue . has, through her devoted efforts, added a sparkle of excitement- to the eyes of several thousand citizens across Huron County. . Our Parade Marshal, Doug Cruickshank and Committee chairman, Martha Rathburn deserve recognition as well. They have devoted many long hours to the 'intricate organizational details of the parade. To them, we remain indebted. On behalf of the recreation board, may I extend wishes to all citizens for happiness and peace, not only at Christmas, but throughout the coming year. Sincerely, Paul Carroll, Chairman, Goderichr Recreation and ' . Community Centre Board. gmmksavvsysammemovawmwammremmemmwsmmvtat Passes exams Jape Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fisher, Lighthouse St., received word she has passed her examinations set by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario. She is on staff of Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, and in January will begin work in the intensive care unit. \4 ST. Some of the senior room girls have Nen helping Mr. ViQrr'issey and Sister'Doreen fix the :library. M1 the rooms are having a Christmas party this Week with each . room doing something different in a way of refreshrnents, deeozatienS and gifts, In the open area the children Made their own decorations such as wreaths, Santa Clauses and trees. The Activity Team has bought. them a tree •with the money from the White Elephant, Sale. They had made over eighty dollars. Each room has a tree and the senior room has a silver artificial tree, thanks to Marie Cummings. Miss O'Brien's has an artificial tree also with handmade decoratiqns on it. Also inp.Miss O'Brien's loom Margaret vacs has made a lovely mural of the Nativity. She first , drew the scene, chalked in .some parts then did the rest in a mosiac fashion. There is a gift exchange with presents varying from matchbox Harbourlite Inn CHRISTMAS DANCE DEC. 25 THE _CLOCK 9:30 - 1 S .Q dinky, ,toys .� to, perfume. I hope everyone enjoys the gift that he got. . The kudergarten �ehiln have also been ,doing something. They, wrote the following story about: Christmas Eve Paul and Visa tried to Stay O01$ ZCWSIGNAIe$DAR, TMMBSIAY9 MOM= awake, but instead they !el asleep. Santa peeked In the chi and was surprised. Be threw down his pack and brought out the presents. Everyone was excited when , they woke up Christmas day. WENDY M.cASTQCK E11; GIFTS FROM ANSTETT JEWELLERS CLINTON Are Gift Wrapped FREF,-, We have just purchased new Snap -on front end alignment equipment. Bill Deicing, our .service manager pictured above, and his technicians have been thoroughly trained in all aspects of front end work. This is another stepforward in keeping with our policy of bringing you top qualify service and satisfaction. As a special introductory offer, we, have the following special in effect until December 31, 1969. - WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIAL * Front end alignment, correct caster, comber, toe -in and toe -out. * Balance front wheels. * Adjust brakes. • " * Repack front wheel bearings. Phone 524-7308 or 524-7309 A _Closer. Look At Earl Rawson Style Shop ur Christmas Gift Story - OPEN EVERY WEDNESDAY IN DECEMBER Open 'Till 9:00 p.m. lvenings Starting December 15 Corner The Square and Montreal St. (In The Woolworth Block)