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elect Mayor,
Goderich needs strong.: voice
at County level -Carroll
MAYOR DR. FRANK MILLS.
REEVE HARRY WORSELL
Mayor won't play musical
chairs with Harry Worrell
Dr. G. F. Mills in his
nomination speech Monday
evening opened by stating that
while he respected Barry Worsell
for , his desire to move •up on
council -he • could not ste_down
from the office of- . mayor,
"merely to satisfy a 'game of
musical chairs." He stated there
was more to filling the .office of
mayor than following what
appeared to some as a logical "..
. you've, had • your turn, move
over and made way for me."
"I have always felt and still do
feel very deeply that this
position is one that demands
that the person occupying it
must have the deepest feelings of
honour for it and must conduct
Acclaim School
board -members
At Monday evening's
nomination meeting in
Goderich, Mrs. J. W. Wallace was
returned to the Huron, County
Board of Education for another
year and Dr. A. Barry Deathe
•was acclaimed as Goderith's
second representative on the
same board.
This latter position was
created this fall by order of
Huron County Council when it
became evident that the
population in the County of
Huron had risen past the 50,000
mark necessitating a 16 -member
board instead of a 14 -member
board.
The second new member on
. • the board comes from the
Brussels, Morris and , Grey
division. He is Wilfred Shortreed
who- was acclaimed to the post.
The former member from that
area, Donald McDonald, was also
,returned without opposition.
Charles Rati was acclaimed as
the Separate 'Sepool
representative to the Huron
County Board of Eduction
nomination meeting -4m that
office was held in Hay
Township.
themselves in a manner which' is
in keeping with the position."
Dr. Mills pointed 'out there
had .been differences during the
early part of the present term of
council but stated he was
—pleased with the way things had
developed .and with the way in
whichpeople such as Councillor
Frank Walkom and Councillor
Reg - Jewell had conducted
themselves on council.
"I opposed these men at the
outset for a principle, not for
personalities and the electors
shpwed by their actions, by the
way that they voted for these
people, that I was' wrong. By
their actions in the past two
through our marina this year at
an average. expenditure .in town
per boat of $100. • That •
represents a lot of money
coming into the town."
With .referrence_.,to the. street
lighting program, Dr. Mills said
that the standard of lighting had
been made extremely .modern
throughout the town and if the
commercial area on the Square
was considered next year it
would add to .the uniqueness of
the town.
. He noted that ' tourist
committee members had worked
very hard over their term of
office and had promoted the
town in many areas of Canada
and the United States as well as
locally. He said the tourist booth
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Town council planning
newbuilding
years, and in particular in this w .
past,few 'months, they have
shon me that I was wrong and.
I accept that."
Dr. Mills said he was pleased
with the type of people that had
been acclaimed and believed
'they would do a .very good job
for the town. With reference to
the elections for Reeve he stated
he would support Coun. Carroll
due to his record over the past
term of office, he added deputy
' reeve Walter Sheardown had
done a good job on water, light
and pollution control, but felt
Coun. Carroll would better
represent the town at the county
There was some discussion at -
last week's town council meeting
regarding a proposed bylaw to
ensure that homes,. under
construction in —Gbilerich are
built well within' the lot lines
and according to existing
buildng allowance regulations.
Councillor ' Ed Giesbrecht
suggested that a certificate of
survey be obtained by the
property owner when the
footings are poared. Giesbrecht
said such a certificate could be
had for the price of $50.
"There are regulations about
side yards and front yards," said
Giesbrecht," and some homes
are being built just under the
specifications. If a certificate of
survey would avoid coitly
changes after . the walls are
constructed and keep the side
yards within. regulations, I feel it
is a Worthwhile move.",
"If a lot is properly surveyed,
is it necessary to have it
surveyed . again?", ,asked
Councillor Reg Jewell.
Councillor Deb Shewfelt
_rioted that on two or three
occasions in the past year,
problems had been reported.
"I hate to penalize the many
for a few," Shewfelt added.
"The size ,of the' lot can
,sometimes be the problem, too."
Reeve Harry Worsell said that
in his opinion, the certificate, of
survey would be an added
expense for. "the young chap
trying to build a home." He felt
thejmatter should be left to the
building inspector who would be
required to keep a closer eye on
the new construction in town. If
he felt the building was being
erected in a doubtful area of the
lot, it should then be brought to
"No matter what we come up
with," interjected Shewfelt, "it
vvill only be as good as the men
watching. The trouble comes
from building too big a home on
Councillor Paul Catroll said
the certificate of survey plan
would have a threefold purpose:
to protect the rights of the
building owner; to save the
owner additional expense and
embarrassment; and to prevent
abuse of the building permit.
Dep. -reeve Walter Sheardown
doubted that a certificate of
survey co.uld be purchased for
$50. He said that in the older
parts of Goderich where some of
the lots are not under a new
survey such as in the new
subdivisions, a complete survey
would cost the new homeowner
up to $250.
"I would agree tc; the plan if I
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'Councillors, deputy -reeve
atclairneel two new faces
An election will be held
December 7 to decide who will
serve the town as mayor and
1 who for reeve for the next two
years. They are the only seats
contested. All nontinees for
other positions were acclaimed.
Reeve Harry Worsell will oppose
each other in the election for
mayor. Depiity-Reeve Walter
Sheardown and Coun. Paul
Carroll will both seek the
position of reeve.
Six persons wereAtcclaimed to
council; two to the Huron
County. Board 'of Education; One
to the Huron -Perth Combined
Separate School Board and four
to the -Goderich Public Utilities
For council are' Ed.
Giesbrecht, Reg Jewell, Ron
Price, Stanley Profit, Deb
Shewfelt and Frank Walkom,
For board of eduetition Mrs. J.
Vincent Young will represent
the town on the Huron -Perth
Combined Separate School
Board and all four
commissioners of the Goderich
Public Utilities Commission will
serve again: Ge6rge Filsinger,
William Mills, Gerald Whaley and
Bruce Ryan.
David Gower was acclaimed
to the pbst of deputy -reeve
moving up froM councillor last
term.
Over 300, persons were
present for the nomination
meeting Monday pe,vening at
GDCI on one of the worst nights
experienced since last winter.
High winds and heavy snow
made travel difficult yet the .
attendance was armost 100
higher than for the last
nomination -meeting, held in
1968.
Chairman for the meeting was
Goderich lawyer Dan rurphy,
; The nominations were imder
the control of acting 'toWn
clerk -treasurer Marion McKay
Assisted by Donald, McMillen
who has been acting as secretary
to council since the death -of
former clerk -treasurer Sherman
Dr. Mills and members ,of
Council 'expressed regret and a
sense of loss on the passing of
Mr. Blake who had served as
returning officer for the past 27
years. Miss McKay will fill that
post until a new clerk -treasurer
is appointed.
- „Mrs. Wallace reported on h4
term of office on the Huron
County Board of Education. She
pointed out the difficulty. the
members of the board had
experienced in adjusting their
representation rathgr than just
.CQMM unity representation. -
Changes that have taken place
in Goderich schools were cited
by Mrs. Wallace among which -
were more autonomy , for
principals in the running of the
schools; more co-operation
between schools; continuity of
courses from Kinderkarten to
grade 13, a feature not always
possible under the old
multi -board system, and the free
" use of school facilities to various
non-profit groups.
tremendous amounf of work
that had been done by the board
of education administrative
staff, during the change -over
particularly. She also mentioned
the large number of meetings
attended by board members
during their term of office.
"In view of these last remarks,
about time spent in board work,
you haVe probably decided there
is something wrong with my
head that I am standing here
actually asking for your support
as I seek election for a second
term. Nevertheless, one does
become very interested and
involved with the work of the
board and I will be pleased to
serve for another term," she
concluded.
resigned as a nominee for
council, will fill the second seat
on the Huron County Board of
Education that became available
this year when the number of
representatives for Goderich on
that board was increased,
Dr, Deathe explained he made
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Deputy -- reeve Walter
Sheardown, who is seeking the
office of reeve, was unable to be
present for the Monday night
nomination meeting due to ill
health. He had . asked Don
McMillen, who has been serving
as secretary to council, to
present the -speech for him. The
text of that speech is as follows:
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and
Gentlemen:
It is unfortunate that I cannot
be present this evening but
expect to be out and around in a
few days.
This past year I have been
Chairman of your Water, Light
and Pollution Committee. I feel
we have one of the best
street -lighted towns in Ontario,
being . about 98% mercury
vapour; the Bayfield Road needs
updating but we are waiting
word from the Department of
Highways, if there are to: be any
changes in. that ,Highway
approach. to the_ Town.
Our Pollution Plant is one we
can be proud of. It is run very
efficiently, and that`is, due to the
WALTER SHEARDOWN.
Foreman, Mr. Gerald Fisher and
,his Staff.
Being one of your
representatives on Qounty
Council, I was Chairman of the
Library Board for the County.
With a lot of planning and then
changes, we have now a very
efficient operation in book
exchanges to the Libraries in the
County and also most schools.
Our circulation in our local
Library up' to the end of
October for .this year is 57,769.
The total for all Libraries in the
County .to October 31st is.
287,277 — up 17,000 , over the
same period of 1969.
I feel ,I have worked hard for
the people- and put in a lot of
time and I am willing . to
continue on as your Reeve, if
you see fit to support me.
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In his opening remarks, Coun.
Paul Carroll, who is seeking
election as reftve of Goderich-
expressed disappointment at the'
small number of names listed for
office. He said he could not
immediately judge. the reason
why people would not try to
serve on the various boards and
on council but stated he was
disillusioned about the fact that
there was no contest. He
explained why he • made the
choice 'between serving as a
councillor or seeking •the
position of reeve.
"Iwould be ignoring my
moral and. philisophical
convictions if I wished to sit
`acclaimed' on council," he said.
"My dilemma is this: If I
chose to seek a county seat then
the council is acclaimed. If I
chose to contest for council, the
seats for the county positions
are acclaimed. It would be easy
for me to chose to stay on
council. it :s a real challenge to -
contest with my collegue, Mr.
Sheardown, the position of
reeve.
"With the present state of the
provincial regional planning
decrees, I must commit myself
for the county position. The
Harbouraires
at Massey Hall
Six members of The
Harbouraires were in Toronto on
Saturday taking part in the
singing by massed choirs at
Massey Hall. It is staged by the
Queensmen of Toronto.
Those taking part from
Goderich were: Harola. Bettger,
George Parsons, Philip Main,
Harold Chase, Sam Wain and
Tom Bannister.
Goderich couple leaving
66 -passenger bus
A Goderich couple will leave
at daybreak Thursday for
Vancouver with. all their
household furniture paciced into
an old 66 -passenger school bus
from which the seats have been
removed.
Driving the bus _will be a
Goderich young man, well
experienced in bus driving, who
-will return to -Goderich after hp
has completed his mission , to
Vancouver.
Following behind the bus in
their passenger car will be Mr.
and Mrs. W. Stuart Forbes, 145
St. George's CreScent.
Mr. Forbes is looking forward
to returning to British Columbia
where he lived for 11 years after
World War II because there he
will find "plenty of good
hunting and fishing." His wife,
Dorothy, is likewise happy to be
going home to priti§h Columbia
where she will be near her native
Victoria, .where many of her
relatives live.
Although living in Goderich,
Mr. Forbes has Been cOmmuting
to Torcmto each week where he
has been employed with the
Ontario Probation ServiCes. He
pas obtained a transfer to
continue, with the same type of
work' with the British Columbia
.four or five years he • was
Emergericy Measures Officer in
Goderich before going with
Ontario Probation Services.
Born in Scotland, Stuart lived
in Loridon for many years. After
graduating from the University
of Western Ontario he spent 21/2
years in Africa. During World
War II he served in the Canadian
Army with the rank of Major.
The bus which will carry their
furniture was once used to
transport school pupils in the
Alliston, Ontario, area. Before
being purchased by Stuart it was
to be seen on a car parking lot
on the Bayfield Road. After its
trip to Vancouver, the bus will
be sold out there or else used by
Stuart as a camper.
future development of our town.
in a regional plan is at stake.
"It is a pleasure to accept the
stimulating challenge of running
for public 'office.
"Looking back to the last
eletion, I recall two statements'
that I made at that time: 1, that
those elected to office must act
with determination, and 2. that
the citizens have an obligation to
keep their representatives
informed. At his time, as far as
my own role is concerned, I feel
that both parts of these thoughts
have come to pass.
"I. make _ _no_ claims to
Committee and, as well, as
Chairman of the Recreation and
Community Centre Board.
`_`At the Harbour: both
beaches have been dressed up
and stepshave been taken to
ensure their ' continued
development. We have operated'
with much success, an effective
beach patrol system 'which has
kept our . swimming areas
fatality -free for another' two
years. Snug Harbour has had its
busiest two years and has proven
that it can be a self-sustaining
benefit to the Town. In this
term, public . access has _been
guaranteed to the Maitland'
River. The Cove area on the
North Harbour Road has been
Iandscaped, equipped ' with a
launching ramp, and small docks
have been installed. This has
ensured • that fishermen and
others may have the unrestricted
use of the River area ,for their
recreational. activities. At this
time, we are engaged in
"enticing" the Federal
-Government to invest in the
future of .. Goderich by
demonstrating a real need for
continued long term
r ---development of the commercial
harbour area to guarantee its
• controlled development to an
optimum level.-
` "One- of my major concerns
- about our .waterfront is -centred '
around land use. I ,have no ..
intention .of influencing your
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PAUL 'CARROLL
perfection in what I have
done -to do so is unreasonable. I
deny that I have attempted to
please all of the people in any
one issue -that is impomible. I
believe that my actions in the
past two years have indicated my
belief in objective, deliberate;
and planned activity for _tile
people of the Town of Goderich.
I can verify at this time, that the
l'azt two years have been the
busiest I have ever spent. I have
come to respect very much, the
great", toler_ance,that my patient
wife hai given me in my many
absences frop home in the
pursuit of these activities.
"In the term that I have had
_the opportunity to serve, I have
been central in several
controversial issues. I believe
that in each one I took a firm,
yet reasonable stand, and said
each time what I felt had to be
said.
"It is my belief that public
business mug be discussed in
public, and I pledge myself to
continue my active support of
open discussion.
"With regard to the general
conduct of Council,. I believe
that we must not get bogged
down in personalities; we must
move sensibly and objecti'Vely
forward, through the business of
the Town. Viewpoints must be
aired and there must be debate;
members of Council must take a
stand on issues; it is useless to sit
on the proverbial fence.
"On this Council, I have acted
as Chairman of the Harbour
Successful
Blood Clinic
A total of 324 persons turned
up. at the Blood Donor Clinic in
the old gym of GDCI on
Wednesday of last week. It was
the largest attendance recorded
since the first blood donor clinic
was held here at North Street
Uriited Church hall some years
ago.
Mrs. Frank Curry and Mrs.
Jean Papernick, who arranged
the clinic for the .Canadian Red
Cross' Society, expressed their
pleasure on the large turn -out of
donors.
Among the donors were many
from out of town also. They
came from the Kinsmen Club
and the.-Kinettes of Clinton, the
Lions Club of Blyth 'and
residents of Londesboro.
Responsible for the
out-of-town donors in part, were
the pleas made by a
representative of the Canadian
Red Cross Society speaking at
Clinton, a minister's
announcement in church at
Londesboro and a Doctor's
urging at B,lyth. There are a
number in the aforementioned
areas who are in frequent need
of blood transfusions. In
addition, there were many
studenta who came to the Blood
Donbr Clinic . here, said Mrs.
Curry.
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Dr. R. W. Street. and Mrs. Street
citizens from Bhith.
of Blyth came
together to the Clinic as diCI trournher of gthir,
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