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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-03-04, Page 4J.4 C OD.ERIC'H sIGN.AL-STAR, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1971 0 Need more information ry The members of -Huron County discussion last Friday that county council Council have again this year turned dowh is. not aware of the marvellous dental • a, large portion . of the. proposed health ._service it is now offering through its budget. - brush -in program; that members do -'not "" • The 1971 -budget called .fora nurse: to know that the nurse conducting. the . work with the senior' �uitize11s in the brush,.in • program for schools , student.,s r-rt1�r�t A� out, toothpaste " nor does •-�... �k ..�,Fs�elh�. •�''R^.�rAre��ta.,17;*-�k��,�dr.�8 �tnd" =er�'a 3m r, - - She,.':.'..br�d,5i1 t edr.tc! Otte. 't.'r".r" s sie-4'•, .••,fir. xuvsas,a: ',drug and alcohol addiction; one.acidit:ianak, , sanitation inspector to bring the staff to, four; -rind a denria4, hygenist, and .,a public health 'dentist'' tAret''u•rnplete t.b. dental program.'for.the children in Huron. County 'count:illurs approved hiring the two nurses but declared to give their .approval for ' an additional .sanitation inspector and the indreased dental staff. It should he pointed out that members of Hurun Cuunty Council are concerned about soaring costs as are all elected Officials these days. Council was faced last Friday with ' ars increased budget at Huronvietiv;- an increased library budget, an' incr aged Cni;k.ten's Aid ,Society, budget and even ith the cutbacks, an ' .increased heal udget. Th'ere is little .^yonder that Huron County .'uunCillc.� isibly worried. �y is, understandable mat the representatives frun-. .nC :7iunw;,_. ' i;; Huron vviU use It is also apparent .that few members'of county cduncil understand, that some of the most needy youngsters in the county are being dekiied the chance of'decay„free teeth:.because their 4,rents, Similar to some county councillors; just don't know that the brush -in program consists of a -valuable lesson in dental health (touching on such things as proper diet, adequate brushing and an annual visit to the dentist) in addition' to the supervised brushing period during which time the student brushes onto lis or her own teeth , a special, harmless, fluoride compound which it has” been proven -significantly reduces"µ -tooth decay for up to o'ne year. virga „nail: qppertdi' .rty • bin given the Son'i t � ;)� ', �' ; ;k argue that the It so aa•eared unlikely that many unty uncillors' are aware that. the -in, program is available to all in the'courity from pre-school to and that it represents for the ubstantial saving in dollars and the -county. can ' provide oM err, or o'ne ch i,J d for a bru childre Grade 8 parents a cents sin roti fluoride ,app r - c,�to�.c•. �ti �� �•.�c, .... most vrtala,„e,a ,• © �Q e ,,'.. +Q, tH"Amr. -- LAKE ONTARIO Is THE 12''” LARGEST, FRESH WATER LADE IN THE WORLD: -IFAS-._OVER' 500 MILES OF COAST UNC AND COVERS AN AREA OF ?, 5'i 0 SQUARE MI�.ES... ABOUT �TNE SAME SIZE AS THE LAKE ONTARIO M o . STATE OF NEW JERSEY, CTIENNE .BRULC1lSCOVERED LAKE ' ONTARIO :IN 1615; LATER THAT YEAR, SAMUEL DE'CHAMpLAIN, FIRST GOV RNOR:, OF NEW FRANCE, ALSO ' E XPLORE mELuEvltt,.E, -TRENTO r: O� COB.O,,URG. O5HAW TORONTO BURLINGTON., NAMILTON• PORT WELL£R° WEgpNE° PORT COL --S44-IPS TRAVEL FROM LAKE ONTARIO —�--TO LAKE ERIE VIA THE WELLAN.D CANAL; 1- CLIMBING 326 F `E T -- THROUGH °8 LOCKS. ' BROCISIJLLE eft KINGSTO - .ROCHESTER 'LOCKPORT odv. NIAGARA FALLS me,,�l ,BUFFALO M•yFr }A .• ,WATERtQWK" SACKETS HARB,QR ;PULAS.K'I !OSWEGO THE, FIRST TWO STEAMSHIPS TO SAIL LAKE ONTARIO WERE THE FRONTENAC, LAUNCHED AT. KINGSTON IN 1816, AND THE ONTARIO, BUILT AT SACKETS HARBOR IN. 1817 uH( nnnntnitntte mnnuumummumumniginnnnnnunnnuttnimuieintntulutlatimuntunummunmntu aged ogin nnnmtnatiumnntunnufimi =DEAR EDITOR= SkatingCIub e .,. -__,_ Geis° vvhtl.....the carneob :a �:tt�e:.. . the r}.. u h.<<,7. ��.�:,th, Is not Huron s health '.r,e „f our 1..!st valuable assets? There' are: othe! s v I .) yvitl commend, • coui;a:i for i-ts 04ctiun, knowing full well the taxpa'y ars in Huron deserve far. more than the can actually afford to pay for. It was U .bifficult decision to make and this newspaper does not wish to complain about the final decree of council.' .' • We do believe that Huron' County councillors show a tremendous lack of understanding cunc •ruing the present program offered by the board of health through the Huron County. Health Unit.•. especially the dental -program. b It. ,�c evident - throughout the dentist's, office could.cost the parents up to $15 per Child: We suggest it is high time county councillors bring. themselves up to date on the health services presently offered in'the county so, that, at future ' deeba,(es concerning the health of the county they can appear more knowledgable and more trustworthy in- decision-making, affecting those matters. We further suggest that,,county council consider some immediate steps to inform 'the public of Lhe high-quality services presently 'available to them' = prepaid thrcugh taxation. An�fh - ;point of view Use f�d money` There's been considerable debate throughout 'the- county in recent. weeks regarding the collection of taxes afid the county board of education„this week game. a narrow 7.6 approval to permit municipalities to continue their June 30 and Deet'mber 15 .payments to the board. • The matter of tax 'collections is `obviously one that requires considerable .debate and consideration. `' This .° is evidenced from the fact that had .the board approved collections of only four :or five •earlier, it would have resulted. in'"a savjng of between, S12.,000 and 524,000 to the taxpayers of Huron. . The saving would have resulted in the , fl boarhaving to borrow less money" to .meet expenses. . 'The cost of borrowing money to run municipal affairs is a. sizble figure throughout ""tha county. iMuch of this cost t ` ^.. 7e,art 7 "'r”' `'t 'ic4 „collections. • Howeve!., - many people argue that it Would be.. no great _saving for many , taxpayers, . because if they had to • pay taxes earlier ---they would have to_borrow the money personally. -• t i tt this is It has been pointed out that this particularly the case for fl`rmers. Those dependent' upon cash field crops for their income, would find it _ diffi,cult to pay taxes in the early spring..ra It is Ussumed that those on, steady weekly or monthly incomes would find no great difficulty in paying taxes earlier in -the year. It would 'require some budget r7 changes for many families,; but• it is not as much of a p „ +.lem as if is for„far'rrfers, many of whom receive much of their income in ;the final few 'months of the year. If that•is the case, area municipalities, missed the boat late last fall by not taking' steps to- collect 197.1 taxes early in the year. .Formers at ,that time received tax rebate.,,igr cheques from the Ontario government, It was ',"'found money' 'for most of them, and -presumably could have been used to make their first payment on_ their 1971 -taxes without creating any hardships. ” • This would' have given municipalities almost 25 percent of their current revenue and the ,balance could be collected on the regular two dates, - WRITER WRITES Dear Sir: As a longtime resident of Goderich" (1919-1950) and continuing subscriber to, your paper, I.thought I had sent you a copy of r17" little book published by -.House of Falmouth, Portland, Maine, fast sniffier, entitled ."HEZEKIAH PRINCE JR- Since. I have seen no mention' of it in your columns. I begii••to•think it was either never received, or -that 'I overlooked this important detail. I am sure the Goderich Library -has a copy • more than -one thousand dollar-, profit which can help to develop our club and 'members tremendously and having_ .suich towns, as Iucknow, Listowel,, «'ingham, Paris, Recreation conirnittee's asking, for our assistance because of such a successful and flawless event indicates • 'something, that „ happens verb• few times, another town asking 'assistance in a Recreation way from Goderr.eh. I would like to -take this „pporl.unity .' to : thank :Mayor WorsellL, St- John's Ambulance, tiiv,nal-Star Editor Ron Price, the :frena staff, ' including:: -Arena I happily 'send you one herewith.; ''tanager . Bill Lumby' and his It is having quite a gratifying ALssistant ,Clem \Vdllerbeek, .response both here and iia, -Maine, ,� ward. Carroll, Warren 1►Ioiand, Incidentally,, Eliz'abet? 1 would like to' thank skating Coatsworth Beston, whose'latest ' officials, Marge Kotyk, Jean book. you reviewed, as „a 'cousin Stephens, Joyce Pettus, ' •Joan of my mother, Lily Kellogg Dierolf, Doris Ellisoni Ellen Wurtele., Apparentft there are a Jeffery,, Muriel Murphy, Margo number of "writing people" in ' Bregman, \Fonda Freeman, and the family. since when Alice Krohmer. "HEZ,E.KIAH PRINCE JR." was The help of the following reviewed in Down East; the . men -was also beneficial to the Magazine of Maine, it brought Skate--A-Thein, Ted , Williams, correspondence from 'a cousin. 'Wayne Horner. Paul Carroll, 'Louise. Prince in Bangor, whom I ,4Manfred Dierolf. Mike Vrooman, ,never- knew' I had, herself 'a Ed Jeffery, :Announcer .Dick Eisler,' Helmut Krohmer, Grant Ellison, and the following school principals, John Kane, Victoria Public School; , Ralph Smith,• Robertson Public School; Joe Morrissey, -St. MafY's Separate School; and 'John Stringer, .Goderich District • Collegiate Institute.' I would also like to thank the sponsors, adults and kids that participated �__in. the Skate-A-Thon, . and 1Minor Hockey President „Ken Crawford 'who relinquished ice -time to ,make the Skate-A-Thon a reality. ' Art Hoy, Skate:A-Thon Organi•zer- thanks public .librarian and able to inform me on various family aspects. Please tell Mr. W. E. Elliott that I am enjoying his articles on old families , and homes in Goderich. Sincerely, 'Ann Wurtele, 5'Lark Lane, - Woodstock, New York. A�rA.>rN"•1 JqF.•,.»,rt%.eMn•1wnwY.a•.a>t�;.1'^1if+".bwru..••n��,.,•r�'•rcn',Dk,�1s'�x•r�k.•µsrnn`P-a arA�iWAtta+i:M£Yrs� µm•.n+ar;•,.ulecg., -The Ontario government has not. yet announced what it plans to do regarding,.. the farm tax rebate for this year. if the -same procedure is followed, and announced • soon enough, rural municipalities may find the above suggestion worth their consideration for the,,197.2 levy. As stated, there appears to be little problem for urban municipalities to change their -tax collection dates and if they Zook carefully at the vast amount of interest being paid on borrowed,money, it should give them enough incentive to try o -d cut down on this expenditure. - Exeter` Times -Advocate 123rd YEAR. !'STAIiLITr1HED �' .,. 1848 tguat-tar ' of Thar County Town Nawspapar of Huron --(2)— P U d LICA T I O N Published at Goderich, Ontario every T,aursday morning ,by Signal -Star -Publishing Limited TtLEPNONE S24-8331 area code S19 ROBERT G, SHRIEi , president and publisher RONALD 'Pe V. PRICE, managing editor , S,. t:RL6Y- J. ••KELLER, women's editor CDWARD J. BYRSKI, advertising manager ABC ` <�.; _ • :. ►seriatrasr arttarmiupr1 ► "'ia 4� � r ua�Q/}��t��/! ;�.: Second class mail registration nu i ,,ber --- Q716 THANK YOU re: Skate-A-Thon January 30, 1971 'On this successful event I wo'tald like to give appreciation' - to two -fine and very capable workers / for having ' the opportunity to work with .such efficient leaders in Mr. Bill ...Aelma,, Craven. Without such leadership this' event could not have happened. ' The extent' of the success of this event is evidenced in the 11 Eat-222iN :Nom Awry; GOOD THINGS HAPPEN -Vile Yq(f°`H`EU! RDS . CROSS G ' 'STEPPING STONES by Ben. - H. Will rigs Step bravely forth, you sturdy lad, ' The world'is wild and wide And if your, luck be good or bad Pre„�s on in manly pride. At twenty-five a lion 'b You've just, returned from war. The wedding bells for' yoia' have tolled, You're mightier than before. Aged' fifty-five, in robust health, For years now, settled down, „And not by 'stealth . you've- gainedsome wealth, You're Mayor of the Town. Past eighty-five, you still survive Without a' single fall, You:re lucky to be still alive, 'And step -able at all. - Dedicated to all Senior Citizens. 0 Remember When ??? ? ? ,160 YEARS APO . the Huron County Museum is For the purpose of dealing the finest he visited in his with the Towns interest;' in the present. tour of over 10,000. improvement •of the Commercial miles. dock,' "all and every interest be A special general meeting has transferred to the Crown been called of the subscribers of represented by the Dept. of the Colborne Municipal Public Works or the 'Dept. of Telephone System. It will take • Marine and Fisheries• as the ease place in Carlow. Purpose of the may be in order that the meeting is to decide on whether Government may proceed, with the Colborne System should the 'straightening of the wharf ta."` amalgamate with • the Blyth allow cargo vessels to' lie m front . Municipal .. Telephone, System, of the Western Canada `Flour sell to the Bell ele phone Compote. or dispose of their Mills `Cra.,.s. , - ''',- ,,is . 'rrble�r --Travel .-44.aPt .'Fit 2i0" sorir'G'e"riri Ri' ity,,,:sys a'� v'•.."'.1. _-�:: �i�oxt � Settlers". The C.P.". Winnipeg The importance of the meeting. Express"'' has new leather -seated is stressed by the commissioners colonist �1 ars" in which . births. are 'who point out that it free, bright and Glean .to insure probably be.the last important comfortable journey to the -`meeting of the Colborne • West. Municipal -Telephone System - Break-up of ° the. Maitland since it. came into being back in River after a week of mild 1910: weather'resulted in h -v-y pile up The article about Benmiller of ice near the bridge. Thisois a reproduced in'.the Signal -Star sign of early -spring according to last week from a Toronto paper the old-timers. was largely the work of W. E. Jesse Ghill of the Elliott, Goderich. Its appearance Benmiller Woolen Mill remarks in the Toronto .paper under a on the scarcity of wild<birds this different name - must have winter and the fact that the puzzled ,.many . persons who number of our winter birds is assisted Mr. Elliott in his getting less each year. . research, Mr. Elliott stated. 25 YEARS AGO These included members of the There was a good attendance Fisher and Durst families, Verne at the annual' meeting of the Gledhill, Ernest Pfrimmer, Goderich Board of Trade held George Durrell and Toronto' on Monc)ay evening in the .pian, J. C. Boylen. of ' York auditorium of the town hall. R. County°Historical Society. '0 Opiniofls In order that Signal -Star readers • might express their opinions on., any topic of public interest, Letters to The Editor are always .welcome for -publication. ' But the writers of such letters, as well as' all readers, are reminded . that the opinions expressed in letters published are not necessarily the ,opinions held ' by ,the Signal-Star.4. C. Hays, Q,C:., chairman of the ONE YEAR AGO civic committee, spoke` of the The second phase of an untidy boulevards and vacant expansinn program for the lots which detracted from the appearance of the town and... Goderich, rock salt xnine cif the Sifto Salt vision of Domtar ,. -;.bean- ,, ;has• ' a�l ;Limited •(,i�errtro 0. call d for c a l r tt . _ e ,... a .. le ..1 up »:pa 111s... ,_�,..; ,.�..�.-.- campargn for tail days or two announced by 'Irwin . Groom, weeks to brighten- up the town. general .rnatiagerof the Srfto Salt There were soMe old buildings; ' S t he ' said_, that• could- with Division. The 5,5:8 million advantage 'be removed, and the program will increase annual Provincial Fire Marshall rnight.be capacity •of •the mine from 1.65 asked to visit the town'and make million tons to 2.25 million tons an inspection for the discove and will be completed .early in ry ,1972, The .mine'•s capacity . is of fire traps. Goderich, ., he ''being , increased to meet the ' pointed out, had in its lake and „bdemarids in Canada and the "river banks unusual ad"vantages, ,.United States for salt used and.he advocated the acquisition by the Town of primarily in highway ice control property; along ' t rn all available he banks in and in -chemical processing.. - _ order. that the magnificent views" of lake and river might be hA health budgett which would., ave meant an increase of about enjoyed by all the people rather'. $68,000 in.. -spending this yearwas tur►�ed down Friday than • the individual property i�riring �,- by Huronn County owners. A five-year program for the beautification of -the town ouncil. The vote was 23 tri 15 • along such lines would; he felt, against the budget for $278,306, ,' be amply 'justified. The—hour. »»�., .problem was dealt with by J. A. .w..parts.hich was , presented in two Sully, .whootbld of a recent visit Joseph Ezra Fisher, ' 66; to the 'town by. a representative Saltford, was found dead in his of Wartime Housing and or the home during a fire late Friday __..,, plans under which this night; February 27' that badly h frame building. corporation would erect houses. damaged t e .4 If there were sufficient, demand, Minister of Education Wilkiarn ' G. Davis ' r fifty Houses would'' be built. ecently;.. announced -'These would be for war veterans that the Province will pay 51 and would rent at' $22, $27 and percent of the` cost of . 530 a'month for different.Mtypes, elementary and secondary,, of ^construction. At the end of school education in O►Mario` this fifteen years; the . Town would . year: This is an inctease of al' ou;t 'have the option of purchase. Mr, five percent over ,last year and Sully' pointed out that Goderich Mr. Davis Stated it was, a major, could - get new industries step toward the Province's' until there was housing.. • announced intention `to assume 60 r• Percent of ' the cost of accommodations for employees. elementary: - and. " sec%rr'd'ary 10 YEARS AGO educate n. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Glenn A,sp tial committee to study and son I-Iarold (Bud) returned: the problem of salaries and home Sunday after ait•enjoyable employment benefits was motor trip which „overed 6;500.4,, approved Friday by members'of miles. They spent, three days "iuron County Council in their visiting the former's brother, . , regular ' February 'session. - ro•rrd'on , at Richmond, Members of the commit e -for California, near-„ San Francisco. 1970 are Warden Roy �Westcott, A recent visitor to Goderich Reeve Jack P., Alexander, Reeve. and a museum hobbyist . leo is James Hayter and Reeve'Gordon presently vacai , rn Florida,t`ess with the county has expressed "the opinion t t administrator as secretary. DUCKS , UNDER WATER LEAN - SHOULDER PORK CHOPS RBONELEOSSPO . - T : BEEF - LEAN - SLICED N HOME-MADE. - -BEAD CHEESE' The white -winged 'scoter and common golden - eye, two regular inhabitants of deeper, marshes • and; lakes, are true diving ducks. Swimming under water, the scoter -spreads the inner half of his wing while holding the feathers' close against the body. *The false wing or "thumb" is fully extended. All movement is `Iy thrusts with the ,big webbed feet. , cornpletel alXrr i�Y r µ.'or: f"o�cTet�a �`�i���+ii�''�,�d�;. 14.'70 IVIEOIUM OR LARGE EGGS • LET US WITH OUR 1 Ib, 3 FILL YOUR FREEZER WHOLESAL PRLES Ddb. S' . .. Q• ave.. �n.of .treYi •sri„..ti +�:*^d.„ �.Fw�.�ietrriuLi4{dia The Middle Man --- `AII Our. Meat Is povernnient Inspected ,1 r, 4 ..4