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Lottery legislation' .Sras " expltained to
Goderich Town- Council last Thursday night ,
by 'former Goderich Mayor Ernie Fisher, ' •
now , an ' ,,executive assistant with the
department of financial and commercial
affairs of the provincial government. •
1C1fr: Fisher a21 beef V t d� to uourrci1 to
speak about the legislation which will.
control all forms of lotteries. •.
Federal legislation -Januarji 1 gave
permissionto provincial governments. -to
approve and licence lotten,w"„Jes which before
Justice Departrneet.
The girls of the Goderich Viking Junior.Basketball team of GDCI
retained their unbroken winning streak, for the season in Mitchell
Saturday when they defeated St. Mary's 31-22' to win the
Huron -Perth Conference title. _The girls also won the WOAA
'.'AA - axitley- !`eft to..right:_are,-tront....row:.--P_.ennie U/idler, Suer
Godfrey, Sue Duckworth, Carol Cruickshank and Mary Wilkin.
Back row: Coach Maureen Moe Dowds, Wendy' Ryan, Diane
Filion, Pat Duckworth, Gaye Mero, Barb Miller, Tanya Palmer, •
Gail Fritzley'and Penny Handy, manager. - staff photo.
Proceeds from lotteries would have to be
earmarked for •a -specific puirpose,and could
not be, placedfn a general fund. The, purpose
would be stated on the application 'forms.
Mr. Fisher said it would be up to council --d
to -make-eeisi • ' , .4 ether or not • it
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that date had been illegal. The province felt o
the most likely people to provide licencing
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at the local level was the municipal council,
said Mr."Fisher. Councillor Paul Carroll said last week he
wanted 'to get into licencing
Lotteries w'hie11
otherwise.woeld have to,be licenced by the •
provincial :government- lie' suggested I
• council go..ahead, itk.set a date fox licencing
to start.
Council took no action on, the` Matte'" at
that meeting,
MB gives o abeci
parT of arena project
He. added that having some knowledge of
municipal affairs himself, he would have to
agree.
Lotteries were defined as requiring three
things: a paymeet for a chance to enter; a
chance at winging something; and a prize.
The lottery could only be conducted by a
charitable organization and all forms of
lotteries, ,"-whether giant bingos or raffles on a
cake, would have to be licenced. A fee
would he payable for the licence and Mr.
Fisher suggested it should be in proportion
to the prize money.
Mr. Fisher pointed out council had the
privilege of refusing to carry outer, the
° , licencing .as .it would,. -bye ..operation as an
:agent for tile °itiepartment,-,of:lustice..:as tile.
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Huron-Perttitle • 1 ,
Goderich Vikings. Junior girls basketball
team remained undefeated .by capturing the
Huron -Perth championship last Saturday in
MVlitchell, . Final score -- Goderich 31, - St.
Mary's 22.
The contest was tight_..from flit opening ''
;_jump and at the half,•the score was 15-11 in
"favor of Goderich.. "" ^--"
Sue Duckworth had a 'real problem
finding the target as she scored only six'
points (usual average 15 points per game).
Mary Wilkin pulled the game through With
three quick baskets to start off the second
half and scored 12 points to -lead her team to
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victory: Gail Fritzley added eight po n s, a
Sue Godfrey And Gaye Mero added two each,
with Carole Cruickshank rounding off the
scoring with one point.
The team and coach would like to thank
'all' those who travelled to Mitchell -to watch
the game.
G.osieriolt ,scorers were,: Mary Wilkin, 12;
Sue Duckworth six; Gail Tritzley;-eight;
Gaye Mero, two; Sue Godfrey, • two and
Carole Cruickshank, one -point.
St.. Mary's scorers were: D, _Newton,
eight; D. Auley,bthree; B. Barrett, five and
M. Howston, six.
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living discussed- at Presbytery
What's happening to rural people in the
Huron -Perth " Presbytery? This was the
° question that faced the more than one
hundred United Church men and women
who gathered- in Northside United Church,
Seaforth, on Friday for an evening of .
discussion on this very relevant subject.
Gordon Hill, Varna, president of the
Ontario Federation of •Agriculture, led the
discussion •with a talk . on Rural Living,
followed by three Members of a panel. They,
were Don Pullen, 'Clinton, Agricultural
Representative -for Huron County; Ross
McPhail; RR 1, Cromarty, Warden of Perth
County; and Rev: Douglas Brydon of
Watford. United Church.
Mr. Hill divided farmers into two groups.
First L there is the ° small group of successful
farmers who pay their bills and run a trim
operation. Then there is a larger or. main ,
group who are finding the going difficult.
They are affected by the cost price squeeze.
It is significant that people are caught up
in the :cost price squeeze, the small town
business and .a large group of farmers, They
resent the high standards of living- obtained
- by the well-to-do.- This- group often referred
toby the farmers as t`they" bankers, big
business, professional men, etc.
Continuing, Mr..Hill said that farmers do
— not. .want to risk change of occupation
because he fears the unknown situation that
requires considerable adjustment on his part.
The farmer who decides rather than give up
his farm to stay on, he maintains his
acceptable "status" in his own community
rather than move * out into a strange
relationship. If the farmer had been 'able to
move into a new situation he would have
been gone long ago.• He resents the
_been
that force him to stay where
he is, while modern education facilities, for
high take his childre " Possibly • the Huron -Perth P'resbyter�/ has
which he pays a tax,
out of the rural situation into the urban way been showing us the way in the last three ,or
egislation is contained in -amendrnents to
the criminal code and not in the 'municipal
act. - -
Race tracks would not be included as
these arecontrolled by the office -of • the
Attorney -General.
<;ouncil W.ceild be permitted to .licence
lotteries that had a maximum prize of not
more than $3;500: Higher amounts of prize
money could only be offered through a
licence with•the provincial government.
• had been in contact with the office of Hon.
;.Charles MacNaughton with regard to the
Young -
Cana a .
starts
toumey
Frid�y
Young Canada Hockey Week, the
Goderich.-.,.Lions Club . sppnsored• Pee Wee
--Hockey Tournament, will get under way at
5:3.0 p.m. Friday of March 20 with a game
between Belmore and Zurich. Official
opening _ceremonies will be conted
Saturday at 1:45 p.m. immediately )efore struction was to commence until
Indians game'' gets con
�h y Unionville, 5 • --• _ _ - - , . ____ approval had been received.
under ways / ..
work at the arena and iiad heard approval in -
part was to be givere
Councillor Carroll was referring to action
by the Ontario Municipal Board that was
holding up approvalof the arena work while
education estimates in the county were
ascertained. Word of the OMB hold up had
been received the previous week.
Councillor Carroll said he had called Mr.
MacNaughton's office in an effort to speed
:up proceedings and- had.received word that
day, (Thursday of last week), that a letter
was being sent out from the OMB t giving
approval of part of the project. to proceed.
On Friday, a letter, front "the OMB was
received at the town hall -giving permission
I`l
o council to proceed with preparation of
'plans and -specifications and forthe catling
of tenders.
The letter stated it • was -not-approval of
the undertaking itself and,no tenders were to
be accepted, no contract made and • no
t t' h been made drafte Final plans are being d.now and:are
necessary and
Hyl t 11 now replace expected
• .Some substi
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as to be readythis week. "-The
iris on wi
Goderich Recreation and Community Centre
`Bolton on the program ' in the "C" series;
Port Elgin will replace Glencoe, also in the Board will ask c wncil • this _week to- call
"C" series and Lindsay will be replaced by tenders for the proposed, project. Estimated_'
Mr. Fisher pointed, obit the licencing had « „ • costs will be about $1 om°.
Orillia, in the A series. • 0. --
been made necessary tokeep out the "fast On Saturday, March 28, an exhibition
game slated between Waterloo, Quebec and.
buck operators," who capitalize on some.
• the "AA" series champs, a regular event in ' ewcorners Q to
lotteries.
Licences granted in one municipality the tourney, has had to be changed due to a
o e effective ec nT Quebec ruling. serve .
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had some agreement inhat respect. ,
tcony
h l S entry in the tournament
The application form for" -a licence is
demanding, said Mr. Fisher, to ensure proper
use of the lotteries for charitable purposes.
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The Lions Club committee this year_
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Murphy, secretary; Nip --_Whetstone,,
Itemized expenditures have to be submitted Emerson •Bill Leeson, Ed. Jessop, Ken
the amount of money left for charitable Dunn` Red Wilkinson, Alvin McGee, Tim -
and
y'' purpbsesIS.controlled. - Elliott, Bill Alcock, Jack MacKenzie, Wally
Mr. ' .Fisher said a charitable concern is Wiley, Bob Hicks; John Sally, Jr., Clark
described in part as anything that is of Chisholm, Issy Bedard, Jack otchkiss; Paul
• benefit -to the•conimunity. Schutz and Harold Baird.
In answer to a query from Tciwn Solicitor Billetting "committee consists of Clark
Ken hunter, Mr. Fisher gave authority for Chisholm, Jack MacKenzie, Bob Hicks and
prosecution of offenders as, the Criminal , Iss'y Bedard .° Call .any one of them if you
Code. Lotteries are permitted under an order have a billet available for a young hockey
in council which has been approved by theplayer.or two. - .
of life. four- years. Two Presbyteries united (The
"Why doesn't . the 'farmer take some Huron and the • Perth Presbyteries
drastic action?" Mr. Hill 'asked and then amalgamated) and there have been many
answered that in some cases he has, but with amalgamations achieved in doral churches.
dubious success. Mr. BrycIon said the church and also the
Mr. Hill said' that farmers are _so church member must be prepared to tackle
frequently on the brunt end of government the "gut" issues • of the day. He said we are
policies on trade, especially imports and confused by the total situation presented to
sellingprices (wheat). , us today for which we do not have ;a
Even today we find ,farmers themselves, solution. -The--number-..•one_.problem today i* _.
being divided , farther howt live
in harmony. -
resentment .continues to Following the speakers, an enthusiastic
apart.- However,
grow : - , question and answer period -continued on
Is there any' organization or institutionuntil after eleven o'clock. When a member of
able to help rural people in a worsening the audience remarked that we have to make
situation'? What about the Church? They are the county Board of Education system work
'unable to because they belong to the or 'we shall miss local controi, Mr. Hill
• Establishment too. Mr. Hill said other replied 'that money would only come
difficulties are posed by Church attitudes through the . Government, with the
that have become "institutionalized" rather Government acting rather as a collection
than Christian. Christian people have to system, but that there would still be the
become involved in the "dirty" work of• local School Board, and it would not have to
doing the job that needs to be done. spend time worrying about collecting taxes.
Mr. Hill said that 1we must find out what He said universities receive grants and the
the' farmer's problem is before anything can bovernment does not control them.
be done. Then we must get.involved in farm ' Some of the other. subjects considered
• organizations more than at present.. were planning -. local planning, regional
-Don Pullen, first panelist to speak, agreed planning and long-range planning;
most part with Mr. Hill and said' that communication -- the lack of _it and
in
, everyone h.as a different set of goals for miterpi`etation of it; 'keeping young'
which he is • striving.` The farmer is no people on the farm and not keeping them
exception, Mr. Pullen_ said that in Huron and there.
Perth counties the farmers are in the over 60 It was suggested similar -meetings to the
years of age group and they will not attempt one being held should be held on the local
any other way of life at this stage. level - perhaps a morning church service in
Mr. Pullen said that Agricultural leader's'. this forth of meeting; --
are always _willing to . help .farmers in Rev. R. H. Daynard, RR 1, Staffa; e as
stringent situations. • , • °-., chairman for the meeting which he had
Warden McPhail said that many changes arranged. He is chairman of the Rural Life
have come about and more are in the offing. Division ofmHuron-Perth Presbytery.
Teachers' salary d,mands
The salary committee of
Huron County Board of
Education aired the salary
demands rof ' the secondary
school teachers at the regular
meeting Monday evening in
- Clintop, '
Committee Chairman Robert
Elliott said • . it was not the
c@pimittee's intent to try to
make the teachers look bad.
'tNeitfier is teachers/
intent to
hide anythitig .fro`n, the
ratepayers,:' continued Elliott.
"We feel the ratepayer who will
have to supply the money for
this inerease has a right to know
the stand being taken by the
d
respective
parties
COn
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• °,'he tetbtidary „ i •scittool
teachers are asking the following •
schedule be adopted: Category
One, $7,200 minimum to
$12,100, maximum in 12 years;
Category Two, $7,600 minimum
.to $12,900 maximum in 13
years; Category Three, $8,400
minimum to $14,100 maximum
in 14 years; and Category Four,
$8,900-tb..$15,000 in 15 years.
Principals, it is suggested, by
the teachers, would received
$20,000 tb $22,000,, ith $500
increment. The minimum salary
for a vice-principal would be five
percent • greater than the,
maximum salary for a director
with two increments of $600.
nces
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'would. include. <Z,Ba0,,, for
technical and commercial
directors; $1,700 for department
heads; $1,100 for subject
chairmen; $1,000„ for assistant
directors; and $850 for assistant.
department heads.
Extra degrees which are n'bt
•'being used for certification
purposes and which are relevant
acid acceptable to 'the Board,
would be- paid at the .following
rates if the teachers' schedule
was adopted: any Bachelors'
degr)','$300; any Masters' $500i'
and 'any doctoral degree, $700.
Mr. Elliott and the committee
agreed that a the county was
fortunate to have a° staff of
competent secondary school
teachers and hop
e4 e
to
retain
themo ff 'at ,a:.=reasonable
. r�.��.t3i
cost".
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He promised the board will
-give serious £hoiight to the
committee's offer to the
secondary school teachers. ,
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Mr. Elliott said that if the
teachers' schedule was accepted;
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it would involve a total increase
of $332,750 or an 11.9 percent
iricrease based on the, present
payroll for 271 teachers of
,,.$2,787,76 making a new total
-for 1970.7: bf,' $3,120,518. The
average increase per teacher
would be $1,227.8634.
The board presently pays 50
percent of OHSIP for the
teaching .staff; 50 percent for
;''
. medical , ,insurance, .r olid -59
"`peteetit .tit `"the iTtereittrtt . of
Receives
5O year
Masonic_ ieWe
Brother C, F. Chapman of Goderich was presented with a
Masonic jeWel last week marking 50 years of membership in
the Tudor Lodge, No. 141 ill. The presentation was
made at his home .on St. George's Crescent. Left to right are
Worshipful Brother Fred Minshall, Maitland Lodge; Worshipful
Brother Carl Worsell, Maitland Lodge, Brother Chapman and
Very Worshipful. Brother Frank Walkom offering his
congratulations. Brother Welkom is a former resident ,of
Mitchell and a former member of the Tudor Lodge. ' Also
present to offer his congratulations was Worshipful Brother J
Howard Aitken, Master of Maitland Lodge. - staff photo.
BY WARREN ROBINSON
"Murder Mistaken", presented by the
Goderich Little Theatre under the direction
of Ruth Leonard and produced by Marjorie
Macfie proved to ,local theatre goers once
again . that amateur theatre, is well worth.
supporting.
For Tier first directing task Mrs. Leonard
undertook a . truly protean , task -a
murder-Xriystery"""Which requires so much
finess in the handling of pace and
characterization -with a cast of six, only two •.
of whom had had- any _previous experience.•
• With this in mind, one can only remark that
the result was far 'better than could have
been expected. ...
Though , there = were some areas,. which -
might have been improved, these were
overshadowed by the sttengths'"'which were
1numerous. _
The plot of the play revolved around the
attempts of Edward Bare to get money for a
tour of the world by the- easiest means
possible. Unlike most mysteries the villain
Edward is obvious at once as he murders his
first wife Monnie; believing that she is about
to _ disinherit him. _ Despite a'the careful
examination of the case by lawyer Philip
Mortimer, . Edward succeeds only to learn
that he would not benefit from theoiioney
" as,-th next of kin was Monnie's sister Dora
Macintosh, in Sydney„Australia
Ed ard's next step is to marry wealthy
widow Freda Jeffries. His attempts to use`
her money are foiled ho ever, and things
look black for him until Miss Charlotte
Young, a wealthy and attractive young,
woman, comes on the scene. - A -
' Natur-al<l -• there-is4son2e jealousy on the,
_part - og• a*i ,Eredn ut -Edwards interest
•switches from Charlotte's- money to her
dent -h when he discovers that she is -really
sister Dora conte to proveAhat he killed her
sister. The closing scenes are fraught with
tension as Edward moves towards his victim,
until the final resolution.-
,;
• Orie of the chief merits of this 'Arty, wag
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Aired by county
$10,000 term insurance for male
teachers .and $5,000, term
insurance. for females.
Mr. Elliott told the board
that when the committee's offer
to the teachers had been decided'
upon, it too- would be made
public information.
There , was more policy
decided at Monday evening's
meeting, including policy which
says that '°the -board shall be
advised" by the Director of
Education of any experitnentaf
or innovative changes in school
organization and/or programs
before they are initiated in the
schools, and, before
announcement is made to the
p
press. '
public and/orthe
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'.~n ..w ' °` eed" '
rI'fi+�-. 'heard °:also -
permit the Huron•E'erth Separate
School Board to purchase
Kindergarten education for its
pupils subject to the provisicin
that space is available. for
children of public school
supporters. .
The .. decision 'followed a
'request from the Huron-j;erth
Separate School board to,
purchase kindergarten education
for Wingham pupils in the
- Turnberty Central School.
-,A letter from the
Huron -Perth Separate- School
Board suggesting the
co-ordination of bus routes "in
1 order to avoid "duplication of
eerKf�
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+aos� ."- was•: �e�'eY�ierl: to -.Abe
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transportation, • committee for
further study.
The board indicated 1t would
take a look at the •entire bus•
system during the next, few
months. •
l'he following I retirements-
and
etirrement -and resignations wee recorded:
Ida M, Rhoads, Central Huron.
Secondary 1School; Marlene •
Morrison, Clinton Public School;
Nancy ,Daer,' East t' awanosh
Public .' S pool; ' Barbara
Livermore (t her) and Glen
McKnight (custodian), Exeter P
Cobert J. ondy, Goderic
District Collegiate; Joan Spading
and Margaret Livermore, Howick
Central School; Cheryl Hessels,
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1ichols and Marguerite Scineich,
. IE. Madill Secondary School;
arilyn Buinsma, Linda M.
;irard, Sheila, Haas and
Constance L. Wilson, South
Huron District High School.
In other business, the board
has decided that it will attempt
to make arrangements to run a
series of articles in the Huron
County Weekly. Newspapers, °
perhaps .-during the summer
months, concerning the past,
present, and future of the board
in the county. After the public
has had a chance to read .these
articles and ' digest ' them, the
board will plan public fleeting
at which the ratepayers may
• °grind their axes".R e