HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-02-04, Page 12'D1RI9M SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1971
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MOH Dr. G, P. A. Evans made his final
appearance -before the whole of ' Huron'
County at the January session, andbefore
leaving 'for his - r 'new Aoost, in
, Kithener-Waterloo presented` for the
, third year 'in succession -his proposalsfor
needed seryict s. to be carried,. oat by the
Huron,Cou`nty Heaklh t " ...
: :,.:"are' p posa'I' '=aottc ete0"4y; y r•. 5ya s,: � x N ;p..ese' l .at oaAtedE•,. s:: to. ",e' sir 1 t.
vvouId increase the health costs in Huron youthful •pgpulation, is fully educated to
County by about . $'27,00Q arid- .-would , the ' folly of travelling the road to
include full-time staff to deal with the addiction.
problems of the aged; •full-time staff •to We also require more help in Huron
cbpe with the distress of drug and alcohol County to maintain pur present
'addicts; a complete school dental, , envi'ronrriental hygiene level and to extend
program; and additional 'staff to expand -the program into the areas of pollution.
program in„Huron County to'snake certain
that our senior citizens haVe the assistance
they ' need. and ,deserve„, to make their
golden years more cmfortable and
meaningful, P
New officers named
Arthur. CErcI.�
The Arthur Circle. Of Kiyox answer •to man's ' dilemma, • he grace Cameron and dedicated
Church held its annual, pot-lucg. said, for "Christ died for the sins by Glenda Salter.supper. on Monday, January 1$. of the world.” And he urged the Edna Pollock read an inspiring
ladies,. as : they embark upon • poem entified "Suppose" and
another year.ofervice to their conducted the closing exercises:
church, to dilay a greater The following is the 'slate of
faith, and their problems .will be officers for 197t: Past President,
more readily resolved. Lucy Johnston; President, Edna
Royal for his message.
' Pollock; Vice -President, Agnes
-"Helen McManus thanked Mr,' . recording ,secretary,, Ruth
;I'kle new president,• Edda Cutt;" Skeoch.
Pollock, welcomed the guests Treasurer, Lee M Callum;
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holds pot -luck supper
After, the bountiful repast, a
devotional period was conducted •
by Mary Wray.
The slate of officers was
presented by the, nominating
cotnmittee, • and, was duly
installed by Rev. G. L. „Royal.
Mr. Royal; in his 'address to -
the ladies, thanked them fox
making him_ "the perennial
ter -supper speaker as this
evening • marked his 11th
and expressed her hoe that the
new executive would
more help In the field of d'rut -a'nd al. ohol anniversary of speaking to them. Auxiliary well and ably.` This
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press secretary, Grace Canneron;
corresponding secretary, Betty
MacKenzie; supply secretary,
Glenda Salter,
Life members}ip, Lucille
Henderson;' `Glad Tidings
secretary, Ruth 'Homuth;
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literature and library secretary,
Dorothy Blake;, friendship and
service secretary, Helen
McManus..
Pianist Lauraine Bock; flower
fund, Betty Fisher; " home
helpers; Sadie Gilders; telephone
conveners, Helen Allison and
Winnie Walters.
Social conveners, • Dorothy
Reed and Margaret MacKenzie;
group leaders, Carol Egener,
Madeleine Edward, ' Audrey
Royal, Mary Henderson, Georgia
Schaefer; nominating
committee, Christena'• Hyde,
Edna Rayner, Pat Stringer.
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There' is a crying ne,, d„ for. more and uld serve the .
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addiction, not , so mt.rch -to , cure._. eOple He. sewttlletl lit; , .nit ik�y day$_year the .theme is , "Outreach.'.'•..
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the environmental hygiene program.
To be absolutely truthful about the
whole matter,`we• are not anxious to see
tax rates rise..: much more..iri' ,Huron
County: It comes out of our pocketbook,
too.
Yet there is a real need fora geriatric
instilled into him the philosophy many ways. we can help —,not,
that "Man's basic problem• was a only the heathen in faraway
religious one." And because he
has trouble with religion, then
other troubles such as
e•c„o n o m,i c s, marriage
incompatibility, philosophical
questions and political intrigues
continue to vexIhim throughout
Some citizens may even consider this the• his career. •most vital aspect of all. '
But God has provided
Modern ..,.... problems mean modern
solutions. _:Keeping abreast ,of the 'times
takes money. We're Willing to spend
dollars fo.r. the future. Aren't you? —SJK
Woman to Woman
The big story this • week, of:
•• c 5Urse-,=is=the snow storm: •
Personally, I blame the whole '
'thing • on Kinsmen President
. Doug Cruickshank. I was talking
'to • Doug a few, days- before the
-big storm hit and he told me he
was praying for -lots of snow for
the winter carnival January 29,•
30 and 31. •
. It certainly 'looks to me that
Doug has an "in” with' the man
upstairs .... and I would"caution
Doug. in future to ,be a little less
zealous in his prayers. N • ,
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This is Monday morning. 1've
had some second thoughts about
blaming the Kin president for all
the sno w V —we've. had • in the
'''.—disrrtct, because 1 have...just......
rememberIed. the editorial on the
women's, page last week,,,entitled •
Ire it snow, let It
ltilaybe 1 have t accept partial
responsibility ;jos the weather
conditions ''which'' has delayed
the major portion- of the Kin
Winter "Carnival until February
13.
1t just ,goes to show that one
cannot be too careful " when
making . requests of ' the
weatherman.
' At time of. writing, 'which is
Friday morning, I have no way
of., knowing how the winter
the will 'turn out for, .
Kinsmen -.... but I have a hunch
- that Doug was. looking skyward
With Shirley J. Keller
taken back to Nile and used to about- administrative procedure
protect a couple of more . or per diem grants. They are,
youngsters 'who were anxious to only concerned about • the
get to their homes. ' welfare of their own sons and
A group ;of Goderich daughters .... and it is
snowmobilers went to the aid of understandable that _ some
the staff and students stranded mothers and "fathers would' feel
at Holmesville. I ' understand bitter and•••.•'•'angry toward a
there ivere some problems, at principal. or, a teacher or a whole
that .school which Were school- board • because the
alleviated with the arrival of one children were kept at the -school
snowmobiler, Dr. Frank Mills. - until • the situation became
In fact, I'm certain there Were critical and the youngsters, in
problems of -a --mescal nature all- some cases,couldn't even get
over the place as , motorists and home._
their passengers „were In the instance of the town of
unexpectedly left delayed on Goderich, - of course,L._..some
their journeys ...: and ` it is children walked long, long
interesting to" note how' people distances in sub -zero, weather,,
rallied 'round to help those in lashed, by, vyinds and driving
distress.' snow which made visibility
And`' a's'''usual though'=' the '—almost ..impossible ...: even for
stork: managed to get through
the drifts and banks of snow. ---pedestrians. It was purely unsafe
as some adults who were walking
§orae good always eomeS out in the storm,' will "tell you.
of a storm like .this. It ' is a 'And from the viewpoint of
proven fact now, that motorists ..... those who had',
snowmobiles are ` extremely frianaged to keep their cars going
useful in heavy snow. In, fact; in the face of.. s4ch- rigorous
there will be some folks who will driving conditions .... it would
tell you that snowmobiles saved have been most . tragic had a
the day at the height of the .fatality involving a young school
storm -.... and ' I'm willing tib' child, 'been recorded' just because
wager that many people will be a the school was open for classes
little more tolerant of the noisy and the children were not
machines as they whistle round dismissed earlier.
the town of a crisp, clear 'night. But I have sympathy as- well
Oh, and there is one more for the principals' arid teachers
interesting lite "`hale about the and the board officials who are
storm whish I found almost placed in the uncomfortable
unbelievable. position of making the "right"
Even though the xoads were decision, when the factor is as
,impassable, there Were, police unpredictable as the weather. • ,
warnings to stay put and -there . It .costs. money.. to :close down.
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the
lands, but the people in our own
country., who need help
spiritually, emotionally . ,and
physically.
The Secretary's report was
read by Ruth Skeoch, and the
treasurer's report by , .Lee
McCallum. The , offering was
received by Christens Hyde and
Fob Octogenarians
... and � those .older
The .Goderich. Signal -Star is pleased to extend • happiest
birthday greetings to the following new member of, the
Octogenarian Club:
' Mrs. Margaret Pellow of the Goderich Nursing Home who
celebrates her 94th birthday, on'Monday, February 15.
If you know of someone who will be celebrating' an 80th'
birthday or better in the near future and'would Tike to have his.
or. her •name- mentioned in- this column please telephone
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praying the snowfall would
halt in time to permit a bang-up
weekend:
1 * * ..., .Y.
That really was a snow storm,
wasn't it? At the Keller
household, everyone was snug
and warm. There was ' plenty of
food, plenty of heat and plenty
of 'relaxation. � It was a
kind of
o ,
holiday special
.... of a' very s a
nature making it impossible for
family • members to' leave' and
necessary to band together like a
- family should for a few hours -
instead of rushing off in several
different directions all at once.
Bu"t we were among the lucky
ones. There were many, many
people who Were in real distress
during the,storm, and for them,
January of .1971 will hold some
pretty horrible memories.'
I'm just getting .bits and pieced
of the story today 'from people
Who happen by the office.
One , lady snowmobiler told
eme of the events that took place
at Nile to get some school
children home on Thursday. She
said the children'arrived in the
village by 'but and then were
'''taken by snowmobile to their
• , individual honiies.
Each snowmobile operator
had a cou . le- of —extra
-extra
snono +'
couple' of weary children were
bundled. When the • youngsters
arrived' at their, hotltes', the
itw tiobite ',tits were rehioved4
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conditions ottdoors, the Lions
bingo went on as scheduled here
"Goderich. That's the
information I get anyway.
'It used to be that -e the mail
went through' despite- rain 'or
snow or sleet or hail. In modern
days, the bingo game is the»event
which survives a crippling
weather condition' and goes on'
as usual. Unbelievable! But then',
I'm not a bingo player, I guess
that explains a great'deal.
* * *
The matter. of thousands of
school children being'stranded in
mid -township schools for two or
three days has raised quite•a bit
of controversy among- „parents
especially. It brings to mind the
warning of some mothers' and
fathers at -Bayfield several years
ago who objected to their, 4yellow barge through the
children being bussed all the way snowbanks to deliver the
to Brucefield's Huron Centennial ` children to the safety ,of, their
School because they feared just`" .homes, isanother dilemma-
such -a problem could one day . Where -would you sooner hive
exist. • your children if they could not
From the standpoint of be at home? In' the school where
parents who •are expected' to there is probably heat and water
send their children cart' into a ° and toilet facilities or on the
storm such as the -one we just middle of a snowpacked road,
ex'Eerienced because school is buffeted by winds arid snow and
,o , n 'and -the youngsters are a prime target to be rammed by
Iiged to be in class, it is just • an ,unsuspecting snowplow or
NIS* i'nmon sense for the r'nci al other vehicle?
school in the .interest of the who . walked to school on
safety and well-being of the Tuesday, I know it was an
• Students:
Parents ..aren't concerned Please turn to page 4A
that . than the "teachers and
school board 'staff. in Huron
County.
I ri cidentallyr� folks, the
teachers get paid whether they
are- at school• or at home in a
snow st rm. Some people
apparently 'didn t know that.
The safety of .the children is
another_
factor. et
Whether it'is
wiser
to sen • the un sters'
d youngsters
homeward on a bus in a blinding
snow storm at noon or to keep
them at school on the chance
that weather conditions will
improve as the day lengthens, is
a int 7 large decision to make.
. And whether it is better in the
long�run to run. the risk , of
having to stay overnight at the
school or to, gamble oil the bus
driver's ability to push .his big
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