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Board orders switch around
THURSDAY, APRIL 27
1972
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Both elementary schools in the
town of Goderich w°i11 have new
principals whenSeptemher-rolls
around.
Garnet R. Harland, presently
vici''-' `ri'iricip'al.' of EXeter Public
School, will become• principal of
Robertson Memorial School. He
will succeed Ralph E. Smith who,
Leaves to become a
superintendent with the Huron
County I3oard of Education.
Don O'Brien who has been
principal of Zurich Public School
o for the past 12 years will become
principal• of Victoria Public
School.
The -Huron County Board of
Education this week announced a
• series of transfers within the
system which the board "'felt
would be beneficial to the system
at this time
• As part of this grand shuffling,
Victoria School Principal John
Kane wall hecome •prin.cipal of
Colborne Central Public School:
William Black, principal of
Colborne Central PS will be
principal of Brookside PS;
Brookside'_ pr•in.ci,pal• A.
.MacLennan will'become principal
at Zurich PS; W . Millson., vice-
principal at Hullett Central PS
will become vice-principal of
"". Clinton PS; and W. Tremeer, a
'teacher at Central Huron
Secondary School will become
vice-principal of Hullet) Central
.
Siertsema, principal of NEW ROBERTSON P,RIN'CIPAL
Holmesville PS will become vice- • Garnet R. Harland was .r .ised
• principal of Exeter PS; and in Manitoba where he received his'
Robert Raeburn. principal at • elementary andsecondary school
Hensall -Public School..• will education. He r°ece;ived' 1- is •BA::
become principal of Holmesville ' from the University of Western
PS. e,, Ontario in 1960. •.
Other .° changes within.; the Mr: Harland spent five years
system are': Ron McKay', with the, RCAF,. served as a
principal of Hullett Central PS navigator with Coastal Command
will hecome principal -of•Hensall a•nd one•year at Airforce
PS; Ron Jewitt..vice-principal of Headquarters, Ottawa.
Clinton PS will become principal He had 13 years teaching
• Cable
experience--elerlrentary and
secondary schools --in Manitoba.
He spent 15 years at A -M Hugh
Campbell' School in . Adastral
Park, CFB Clinton, the last three
as principal. He was principal°at
J.A.D. ' McCurdy:, School ' at
° Centralia for one year before
CFB Centralia was closed. and he
ha,s-been vice-principal of Exeter
PS for one year.
He is married to the former
Phyllis Hardcastle, Windsor. The
couple have four children, Robert
who works with the Bank of
Large dog may be
wolf says Eisler"
Goderich Animal Control
Officer Dick Eisler issued a
warning on Tuesday that a very
large wild dog is running at large.
T qpiproye
Montreal; Patricia and Mary;
Beth who are nursing ,in Toronto;
and David, who is a Grade 10
is.tudeut at Central yHuron
- Secondary School in Clinton..
'NEW VLCT.ORIA SCHOOL.
PRINCIPAL °:
, Don O'Brien, 36, is a native of
Zurich. He is a grkdnate of Exeter
District High School, London
Teacher's College. and the
University of Western Ontario.
Mr. O'Brien began his eareer.
in Hay Township SS, 12 and has
been principal of Zurich PS. for
the past 12 years.
He is married, to the -former
Donna Desch, The couple have
three children: Jeff. 12'; Pam, 11:
aryl Brent, 11'2 .
food news
for local
taxp ayer5
There was sortie good news for
Goderich ratepayers, . at, last
Thursday evening's regular
meeting of -to.wn council. It was
learned that deferred credits in
the amount of .$92,625.66 have
accumulated and will be used to
offset,the cost of education and the
levy to Huron County.
There is still noofficial news
from council regarding the 1972
budget -and whether', or not the
mill rate for focal expenditures
-will be up or down.
Budget meetings were held at
• the first of this 'week, with all
members of council and
Administrator Harold Walls in
attendance.
GarneiR. Harland (left) who will be the principal at Ficibertson Memorial School in September is..seen
here with Ralph E. Smith, present Robertsnn princlbal who°Wi I I be leaving to take up his pew duties as a,
superintendent with the Huron, County Board of Educafion. Mr. Harland attended Open House at
Robertson School Tuesday evening and met with W. Smith for a few moments of "shop talk". (staff
on O'Brien
.First customer hooked -up by mid-Octolier
os ' • weeks on the Cable TV 'system will .zbe available through his work so hard for you. says
which will briag. three Detroit McIntosh. . ' • • . - -
company, Bluewater ,,TV Cable
,Stations: five Bay City channels: . Limited.' Cost fot FM hook-up in a ° the local television station for
Hamilton:- Kitchener; Wingham: home serviced bycable TV will be- Goderich has "good potential"
London; and one local TV station $2.50 Per ,month. McIntosh feels. He said this
to the teleVision screens of homes ''' McIntbsh did stress tle fact . channel will operate 24 hours A
in fhis 'area.: ApprOvaI for the that his company is not accepting day and -will provide FM music.
project was received *officiallY orders for cable TV hook-up now. continuously, Local and -district
last week froni the CRTC He said an advertisement. will be Weather will be automatically
following the hearing in .Niagara plaCed in the local newspapers in, bfoadcast on this. channel at
Falls April 11. ' the fall announcing that orders for regular and • close intervalS.
Ron McIntosh Jr.. a resident qf service will he taken. There will also- be a calendar
Goderich for thep.astthree years, . . High ' praise for the early "wheel" of upcoming local events
said Tuesdayconstruction during apProval of Cable TV in this area televised at alternte intervals
the summer will 'consist of goes tt R. E.:McKinley, MP for with the. weather. -
stringing and laying Cable ip the Huron, says McIntosh. According Local programming-, however.
town of Goderlch. About the first to McIntosh, McKinley has can pre-empt the weather and
of Septembe,r, construction of the worked for two years on. WI'S calendar of eVentS. McIntosh said.
tower to be built at Holmesville projeCt and is the reason why his company supplies. all the
will get underway and the first . ',Cable TV will ,he available to necessary technical people. and
,GoderiCtf-Clinton•area people at
Goderich cable TV customers facilities for local programming.
shoUld receive service by mid- this time. , "It is the local people who
October. . .. • "It is heartwarming, to 'know provide the program Material."
Cab,le,ions.tallation will
commence in the town' of Clinton
during the winter. McIntosh
estimates it,..„will be a year or' ,
more before service is available
in all parts,of.the two towns.. -
be fiv.e dollars per month, plus a
ten dollar connection charge. Vor
a second television set in the'
same home, cost w,ill be $2.50 per
-m-onth with no charge for
connection., .
McIntosh also reported that
to
resident Charles Thomas . 'reeve and Liberals friorn acrOSs Canada
of Grey. was named the official on'policy making.
candidate tot the Liberal Party in "I was impressed with the
littron Riding when the federal ,Prime Minister's ability ,to
eiection is cm.ied,•,, either %lune gather around people of
• or•Octo,b er . according to exceptional ability from all parts
'speculation. • of Canada," said Thomas.
• Speaking to about 500 Liberal Thomas told his 'audience. that
supporters Monday erenitai, in the Trudeau was the only parfy leader
gym at Central Huroti Seco'fidary ' in Canada • ,today Who could
School. Thomas said- Huron maintain national Unity because
County could benefit froin a the Liberal Party is the °nil/ party
member Who would sit On 'the totave'representat ion in all parts
• of the dominion..
government side of the House of
Commons_ . To lose Quebec woulfl be just
"1 aM,aWa re Of thP local issues as disastrOns' as ir British
and the local problems. Y' Thomas . Columbia joined the Uni*Wd State§
...said.Mclatost.1-n Kinea rdine_far stated. • • 1 recognize the difficult,v or. if the . Arctic joined with
•
instance. about eight hours a week—rin coiniitunieat ?fig thrrst-irered-s-to s LT- T -110411 -a -s -state -d —
Ottawa through the Opposition, The 44 -year-old farmer
of locfil television prograinming produces corn and hogs on his 500
iSteing enjoyed. Local people cah He called for planned k_)conomic•
discuss matter's of 'municipal and ‚industrial growth in Hurow acres in Grey Township. He
resides on that farm,with his _wile •
interest in. "talk" shows and COunty, which would' include a -
Mary and his three children. Bob
pre'sent,musicitl.- shows. drama connecting link with Highway 401.
19, David 18 o.nd Dianne 15.
etc. from the ,community -at no befter rail services. improved
Thomas r. went to schOol in
court facilaies at Goderich and a'
Brussels before joining his father
"coatainer 'facility.- at Goderich
inthe construction business until'
harbor to tie the'. industrial
•
f951. He was a jet pilot with the
complexes to east of the county—
RCAF from 19'51 to, 1957.
the Kitchener -Waterloo area. for
'The candidate is -a member of
instance—directly to the St.
the Brussels United Church and of
'Lawrence Seaway.
t•he Brussels Legion. He is a 1)'a.st
Th*e Liberal candidate. was at
‚the Hot Springs Conference in perleubsidanednt ao 1f:tat hs et oBr er9s Len' ts oLf i ot nh es
.1970 and worked with Pritne
Huron Federation of 'Agriculture':
Council study.: He is a former member' of the
Agricultural Advisory Board of
Conestoga college.
ThOmas has been involved in
politic'S for several yea.rs..
He has been reeve of Grey for four
nursery. school years and as a member 'of Huron
County Council, presently' serves
on , thg Social Services
Reeve Paul Carroll and Deputy- Committee. .
reeve -Dave GowePr will meet with He is also a past chairman of
" the pew executive of Tjnkertown the -County Planning Board. and
to disCuss the 'feasibility of a was on the board during the time
municipally operated nursel'y '.that Huron gained the distinclion
of being the -first -county in Ontario
school.
Reevb Carroll told council last to comPlete an official plan.
Thursday evening that a He was nominater-V Mrs.
municipally' operated nursery Shirley McAllister and Graham.
*school or day care centre would Craig.
The only opponent in the contest ,,
become eligible for and receive
an''operating grant equal to 80 for the;candidacy was Mrs. Jeail..
municipality woiapickgp.the tab came to Huron froM Brandon,
Manitoba. She is a widow. Her
'for the remaining 20 percent.
Sukgestion from Reeve. Carroll husband had been with the RCAF
"ineltided the posgibility of passing and° the. couple settled in the
a bylaw to establish ,a nursery Brucefield area following ,their
,school tobe approved by the Dept. retirement from the service.
of Social and Family Services. 41., Mrs. Adams was nominated by
The town would then appoint a a past Liberal candidate in Huron,
board of directors to operate the . Dr. Morgan Smith, Bayfield and
nurSary school. That board would Paul Steckle.
be charged with the operation of MA. Adams told the audience
the centre and. would . report there are many good wornen
, annually to, cOuncil . regardin "going to • waste" In Huron
County. She ;yeminded those
their.programs and expenses.
"In effect," noted Reeve present that percent of- the
Carroll in a_. yritten brief to mork 'force in Canada' s
council, "this'action would create comprised of women and about 50
a, municipally operated nursery percent ofthe voters in the nation
school —Tinkertown. By pursuing are women.
this *' matter, council could She expressed her belief that a
demonstrate its interest and- wontan has "'access to the cabinet
'Auelopkiisio support for .another. segment of , such as no man has': and she noted
• that while she didn't have all the
the cOmmunity."‘
charge. .
NicIntosh"explained that while
both Clinton and Goderictc will
have• the' service, it will he
possible for .Goderich people to
have only Goderich programming
and Clinton people to have only
Clinton programming if that is
their wish. How,ever,,both Clinton
and 'Goderich community
.offerings can.te viewed in both
tOwnsif that is more popular with'
the customers.
McIntosh who oame to Goderich
from Strathroy, has been in the
Cable TV business for , seven
years. Before that, he was in a
related field, telephone'S.. His
'company has the Cable 'TV
service in Strathroy and in
Phins.are now being Made to
move the office's and the
construction warehouses to the
Goderich-Clinton area in a move
to centralize the operation. No
• site has been chosen to date,
McIntosh said.
•
muriicipal
answers for., Joday's complex
problem's, neither did •''our -
present member either-,
She challenged the Liberals to ,
"get rid of their defeatist attitude'
and put a. Ifttle vim and vigor
behind the campaign". '
-And open up the purse'
strings,", said Mrs. Adams., ,
A third nominee declined the
nomination. He was Wilson
Hodgins of BicIdulph Township in
North Middlesex, now pail of tte
Huron Riding (federal).
Hpdgins urged the 'Liberals to
"get out and work".
4140Ndcandidate can do it
concluded' Hodgins.
Guest speaker for the 'evening
May. Red
Shield. Appeql
The Salvation Army Red Shield
ApPeal is set for Goderich and
district for the monthof May. The
door-to-door blitz will be staged
Monday. May 1.
event is ,Cayley Hill: campaign
chairman is Don Shortreed:
campaign. treasurer is eyril
Murray: and campaign directOr* is
Capt. Bill McCune. ,
Fund objective for the area is
Following the public- Teeting
two weeks ago, decision has been
reachedto close the entire- South
Storm Sewer all the way from
Bayfield Road tO the' outlet. As
well, study Will be made into the
matter of extending the storm
,sewer east of Aavfield,Road.
The engineering fi.rm of B. M.
Ross and Associates. has been
approached by the Town of
Goderich to become the
municipality's official Town
Engineer. Need for an appointed
engineer has increased due to the
rapid grWth of .subdiviSions
within the municipality.
As well, Reeve Paul Carroll,
Deputy -reeve Ila,ve Gower and the
procedure Used in' Olher
municipalities Where a building
inspector and a 13ylaw
enforcement officer is
It has, been suggested that
provisipen be. made in the 1972
,budget for the a.ppointment of a
town .e-ngineer', a bylaw
enforcement officer and ,a
-building inspector.
Department head at Goderich
'Districi Collegiate Institute has
been named vice-principal of
Seaforth District High'School for
Se'ptember. He replaces W.
Murdie, vice-principal, of
Seaforth DHS who' will become
vice-printipal of 'GDCt. These
ahnouncements were made this
week by the Director of Education
for Huron County, D. J. Cochrane.
Sunday, May 7 is th_e_official
date of the Canrer
The ride will commence at 2 p.m.
from the parking lOt at Conklin
Lumber.
•
Anyone wishing to join the ride
should telephone Mrs. Ginger
Shortreed at 524-779992 or Mrs.
Anita Swartman at 524-9691.
thing Moore,
ikeet the candidates
for GDCI Queen
Dime trowtoid"
Keroiliso
Students at the Goderich antbistrict Collegiate Inttitute voted-.
on Wednesday morning for theirchoice of th‘se four girls, From
the bottom left, clockwise, Trudy Ke'rnighan, Sherry Moore,
Dianne Crawford and Anne Hopkinson are this year's nominees ,
for school queen to' reign oyer the' annual spring formal dance.
the dance is being held at the school this Friday, and the qu'een
will be crowned at that time.-1.staff photos
Bank of N.S.
announces
new hours
The GoderiZh branch. of the
Bank of Nova Scotia announced
new banking hours this week in
what manager Jobn MacKay
termed, "an effort to provide
better hours for our. customers.
We will be open after they' leave
. The Bank now Plans to be open
Mary Margaret Dudkvvorth
graduated recently as an Air
Canada Airlihe Hostess
(stewardass) in a ceremony at t4
Montreal _Air Capada "training
centre following -an intensive
tourse of itudy. She is presently
'Lori* Monday and Tuesday frorif—
ThursdAys and on Fridays from
Mr,MacKay said he hoped the
proptAld now lours would he
going idle) effect Mari: .
stationed out of TorontO. Mist
Duckworth attended Victoria
Public Sehbol and was school
Queen when she griduated from
GOC1 in 1968. She worked in the
Quality Cob* and Refunds Unit
of the tuition department
London until DeteMber 1971.