HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-07-20, Page 2The Huron 'County; .. BoardE.
of
t uoa ion gaveits approval Monday
evening , for Mrs. Moira.r, Couper.,.
Huron County Co=ordinator of
Children's Recreation, to use one of.
three kilns in. county schools in
' connection with her summer
playground program.
Board approval, however, doesn't
assure Mrs. Couper of the use of the
kiln at South ,,Huron District High
School She must „text gain the co-
operation of the local principal and hi
custodial staff. • Sometimes,
"pia rt i cul a 't„yin thye-stim"etert rY e; i i s --
an almost impossible task to•pin down
.such persons. School's out. Who wants,
t�l�e bothere •
•
Occ.asi.onalty people complain ,to
this newspaper that although the'
Huron, Bbard • of Education says it
encourages the use of school facilities
by the community after school hours
whenever possible, it is quite another
matter to make the arrangements
local ly.
Conversely, school board officials
argue they have very few applications
° from :persons, who ,wish to use the
school faci I iti es. They further
promise that if any ratepayer can
,prove that a comunttr=-oriented
activity" has been squmelche9 atthe
local level by a principal and -or
custodian(s), the matter should be
broughttb the im ,diate attention of
the schooh boardi,)
r, The necessity for „ratepayers to*
.
becomeembroi led in, such potential Iy
bitter disputes in'smal I communities
such as exist in Huron County is
debatable.Perhaps there is need here
fora totally new concept with a truly
active attempt to ensure that school
property - bought and paid for by the •
p-eop i exp_; i -s -an•- integral -pa rt -ef -e•a- -a-m l
every municipality. if, Huron.
If:the•schools are t6 be the hub -of the
communit,i.est surely_sorneLpol;.icy__cart
be adopted by which th'e principals of
the county need not be involved after
hours in their own schools. Indeed it is -
po•ssible that principals do not enjoy
this responsibi I ity or relish the extra
duty it obviously entails.
In fact, this may be one area in
which the school boards and,, local
counci Is can work together. If -they sat
down,together with a cor mon„goal'to
serve_ the ratepayers in ' a vital
capacity, who knows what sound
principles might evolve?
Gov't to the people
• No• one can say' the Ontario
Department, of Labor is not on the baI I
To go one step further; no'one can
charge that J.E. Tutty, regional
manager of the Ontario Department of
Labor from London,'has not accepted
the challenge of today's on -the -move
society. ,
Tutty was in Goderich Tuesday to
• set up tentative dates fo•r ° a two-day
seminar to inform -residents in. and
around 'Goderich of the irppl ication's-of
The Employment Standards Act:
Providing, meeting sp'ace can be
arranged, September 20 and 21-wi I I be
red-letter days`.
The first day wi l I feature a publ i c
meeting in the evening when such
things "as minimum wages for
construction workers, sltude,nts and
geneEal,employeeswi.Il be discussed;
hours of ' work; overtime pay;
premium pay for staff • holidays;
vacation pay; terrrlination' pay; and
-,record keeping by. employers. • A
e sti o:n a nd... answer per loci- -.�. wi.l.l_-
-- qu
fbIlow.
The- < second day will
e e
Guest opintOrtw
offer
.P
opportunity for -private interviews
When provincial department, of . labor
staff will answerwany queries people
may hesitate .to faake at 'a public
meeting. Hours of the "clinic" will'be
from 9 a.m.: .to 4 p.m. •
.This is one of those rare times when
the government goes to the people in
an effort to clarify_ its policies and to
attempt to educate all' people in the
province to What protective
legislation is there for there'.: •
The Gode-rirch Signal -Star heartily
endorses this provincial program
which will touch ,our people.. In
preparation for thatpt.iblic meting,.
arrangements have been made
Whereby free "cepies of the
Employment Standards Act can bee
picked'„up at this office s� that local
citizenswhowish to become familiar
witht its contents willhave '•ample
. oppohun i ty to "bone up, . •
• It goes without saying, then, that
. 'this newspaper: -encourages everyone
to put these impor=tant dates on theAa I I
-sche-dufe of-evers.:If. youmissthis'.
chance to b i nformed, you have no one.
to blame but yourself.
Expensive merry-go-round
Increasing
costs of goods
• ken4o 9-ra
days, but when they become exce'ss t ve
they shouldA be examined more
closely.
°
A case in point is the monumental
hike' ' being experienced by_
municipalities to have thei-r annual
'audits prepared.
Huron County counci 1. learned last
.week their fee could double next year,
to•$8,000, while Stephen were advised
theircosts'would increase 40 percent
to $.'t;7..50t
.. Some i
The muni
more co
werean
. 0
and time
crease .s ��to• be expected.
pal itie&� are involved in
lex transactions` than they
the• auditing firms point out`
ithatr the government now requires
M°a lcltional forms to be filled out.
But surely, the work has not doubled
'none single year! If it°,has, it's high'
a review was made of t .'e•'
summer. sail.
Shirley J. Keller,'
Editor,
Signal -Start,
,Goderich, Ontario
•'.
•
I had a short but informative dight „and at the right height. The control 'and operation: that all
meeting - early Monday with ';:handlebar nuts must be'tight:a.n'd .bicycles be • required to have
Councillor'Stan Profit whq is.the the grips should be snug, ° . ,carrier's that will not interfere
chairman of ttre-Firi•e:• Traffic and Cyclists should check. for. befit with control and so designed as to -
Safety Committee of Council. or missing spokes..in the wheels. discourage the carrying of
Councillor • Profit wanted to and the axle nuts should he passengers; and a stidy of how the
rliscussbicycle safety as a result tightened 'regularly.' As well, extended , front forks effect' '
of the letter regarding cycles and _tire's should he checked control of bicycles, in particular.
cyclists submitted to council. by periodically for cuts and hrtrises. modified bicycles.
six area young men recently • The pressure should be kept at the They further requested that
Councillor Profit feels as I dry • proper level and what's more. Ontario Chiefs of Police. the
that the attitudes of young bicycle bald tires are ,just as dangerous, hoards of -education, the bicycle
riders, are of great importance on a bicycle as'on a .car' . industry ` and other , safety
when terning out safety -minded Brakes. should• he properly organization intensify their '
auto'inobile drivers of the future. adjusted and the chain should be bicycle education program 'to'
It seems the M'in_ist'r y of cleaned' and , oi'le'd. -re ir1arfv:` lsointout-:the-problem--identified
Transportation . and Experts ,say to check for weak . in the Department of Transport
Communications for Ontario links and to maintain proper -bicycle collision 'study." Of
would agree It goes so far as to tension..., about 34'inches up -and- special concern is the
say,that• the best guide cyclists down movement is correct. • ••disacconirnodation problem".
can have is the "Driver's As The Goderich Signal -Star the purchase of bicycles too large
Handbook' which 'is available, has previously noted, the law for theusers' and the need for
free of charge, by writing to the requires that a bicycle have a bicycles to be equipped with
Ministry of Transportation and bell, horn or gong which is in, good carriers to allow both hands free
_Communications, Parliament working order as well as adequate for better control"
Buildings, -.Toronto lighting for cycling after dark, The conference requested" a
There is a_danger •in putting a , Reflective tape is also required' - study with a view to determining
young child on a bi,cyele without by law —red, on the back fender whether or not it is {necessary to
=DEAR EDITOR=
r..,�hans but
no thanks
Dear Edito •
YEARS AG0
ASpeet .l meeting cit, tt* Public
school board was held., it was:
decided to ask the town council tp
provide S5,Q,(to .for school
pwrfoses for the year. A„ number M .
o improvements to the *School
buil=ding's were. 'decided, upon,
including thereshingling Of the St. .A
Patrick's and St. David's ward •
schools, aridthe painting of St.
Patrick's ward school,
Two little lads, aged twelve and
fpurlfen, years, wheelejt,..u.Tbto•.
Stratford dustyand tired. They
bad started out from their heineat
Goderich fora spin to Clinton, bgt
continued on Jo on
learning -that a • bawling
tournament was,. taking place 4.
there: At Seaforth one suggested
that they pay a visit to their uncle
at Stratford""The ride must have
been very trying on one of the
boys,- especially, for he rode. a
V heel on which he could not reach
the pedals with comfort,
propelling himself, by kicking
each pedal as it reached the
Ferppndic��lar. Ttipy found their
uncle's boarding house after a
little difficulty and there they
remained for the night. The next
` morninrttiey`-Wok'e-up-brght- a•nd-•'� -
early a.nd�eager for the ride back,
A strong head wind' deterred
.thein, however, and they returned
' byr'frain.
The City, of the;Straits took an
excursion fo Detroit at. special
rates from Southampton,
Kincardine, .and` Goderich. The '� •
rate for the round tri • fro e
Goderie was _
-
y.,k
took tfitrtrip from .0 ampton,
80 from Kincardine, and about 300 •
from Goderich:
• The. new free 1 tiospitat , for
consumptives • was opened at ee
Gravenhurst by the National
Sanitarium Association. The
hospital was.situated about-tralf .a
mile• froth the Muskoka ---cottage °
sanitarium.
do
0
25 YEARS AGO
Stern warning- was given by
Crown Attorney D.E. Holmes in
Police Court that traffic
regulations with regard to driving
r;
around the Square'will be rigidly
• ,, ,..enforced. `
This is to express thanks,, on Rev, H.T. Fallon, who left to I'
behalf of the Victoria LQLi 182 and take over•his new duties at Port
the County Lodge of South Huron •' Lambton, was the recipient of a
for publicity allowed us in several• farewell, testinionial from the
issues of the Signal -Star previous congregation of St. Peter's"
to the July 8 celebration, Church,' among' whom he had,
It was, 'however, a matter -of labored for twelve years, • �;
surprise and disappointment that " Rev.. Orville Kunkeld was the
no news report appeared in the guest preacher in the Baptist
issues following. 7Your editor• church and gave an interesting
evidently having watched the acidress on 'his. work as a
march_„ commented. unfavorably missionary in Somaliland and
on it This comment on the Southern Rhodesia, Africa, where
editorial page related to a local • he and his wife'served under the,
event which was not reported in American Baptist church • forr t►
the news .columns „surely a eight years.
journalistic oddity' Goderich Lions Juniors fell'
In a newspaper purporting to into a mid-season slump, having
provide the j news of the lost a• game to Listowel
community to its subscribers. the Intermediates and dropping a
absence of any report of a close decision at Exeter to Elmer o':
gathering of this size and nature Bell's entry in the Huron -Perth t
is hard to enderstand• No listing Intermediate League..
of the lodges, nothing about the There was a good turnout for
speakers pr
-or die esenTatibli " the.. combined : picnic ' of-- the
made to the 'leaders of the' Girl primary and intermediate •
Guides and Boy Scouts. It :is noted.,departments of the Sunday ,school
of the North Street United church,
held in Harbor -Park. A program
of races preceded the bountiful
picnic lunch, and everybody had a
good time.
A good attendance, merry
participation R in'' sports. a
bountiful supper, plenty of ice
cream, and chocolate bars for
Your editorial writer forecasts everyone, all contributed towards do
e annua pic,nrc o nor
Presbyterian Sunday school.
R#fid; wo-rk taking stens to ensure his safety. and white on the fro=nt forks. li it the inimu f c
=Unknowingly and unwittingly. too While driving in New York State using the roadways or highways.
IS s justified. •• man t b bicycles for d. th k d, I t
"present. level, taxpayers will soon be' modes . of transportation" Too could not be mistaken even in the influence to discourage students
also that there was no report of
the service in St:' George's on the
preceeding Sunday.
We are reluctant to attribute
-bias, but the -,alternative' could
only ' imply neglect or
misunderstanding , of- a
newspaper's responsibility to if
public. _ .. _
v parents uy y rr urrng a wee en encoun erect It has also been suggested that
If the increases continue at the their children as toys rather than some cyclists after dark which boards of education•4use their
paying as mulch to have someorie check.,
accounts as they do for the people who
keep the accounts in the first .place. '
The situation is even further.
corrlpoundedbythe"fact the provincial
government also employs a myriad of
inspectors who periodically check on
road . e penditi.'ires, 5 pension.
deduct=ions; -user pt oyment---i nsu.r-once,
etc.'etc: • . . ".
And theri, of course, there are those
we hire to inspect ' the work of th'e
inspectors.
The. Inerry-go-round Is getting
expensive.
—Exeter Times Advocate
often, particularly in today's. , pitch black: These bicycles were from .using bicycles for
affluent "society., bicycles are equipped with some sort of red transportation to and from
purchased and given to the child lighting on the pedals and for quite school, in particular young
as soon as he has learned enough a distance back, Iwas aware that a children.
to ask for a ',Iwo -wheeler". bicycle was travelling ahead of, Another idea was_ that_ police -
The Ontario Ministry of 'Me. No other vehicle has such forces across Ontario should
Transportation, and rotating lights as close to the 'implement a program -of view of the newspapers failure to the near futur
-leem-y-ftitu r-e--far-=the--
Asseciation„and asserts that the
expected crowd was not here. The
'lines accompanying a picture on
page onereport ;`morethan 1,000
Orangemen turned out” which is
regarded as. excellent fgr, the
area.. •
As to whether or not `tithe future
-looks-di-m", the Signal -Star is
guite•at'liberty to speculate blit in
5 ='EARS AGO
A • two-man delegation
representing a, T:V, cable
installation company attended
town council meeting to submit a
verbal brief of their plan to install
..T.V. eable to Goderich homes in
Communications considers the highway as . these were. The correctidn aimed at the youthful e• A matron that the
report the proceedings, it would T.V. sable company Ot a thatd to
bicycle to be a vehicle. In fact, cyclists themselves were clothed cyclists who violate traffic laws.
seem to us that ,the appropriate proceed with . installation,. f the
.. bicycles. 'comms under`^'the-same- lira ..special `garb- laced •-with `:k•suggestet form -"of correction ...__ -Mira-jai policy ' 4 • ... o . -.
,; ,,�. edirori po cy in the cable was moved by Councillor.,
legislation as -motor` uhirles.'-- ref esti it vab obvious- old be thtrm I yne'istatton-of'`a - _circumstances should-have"'been Robinson- "� i_
eat -lye -tape: � • ,, on anef; second'e���' b "' --
liable
means that cyclists are t " were safety -minded violation notice which -would�' ...
silence, than a lecture to Councillor Ers�iri'e, and passed.,
liable for fines if they do 'not cyclists who took their hobby ,make the parents aware of the the or anization and sthe rou of
• adhere t0 the rules of the road .... . , .. but stili, the ideas violaters uns f ' . P e Honourable William A
seriously a d men an 'women �who
>� .
&eerfet-
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ons t=ogs Malt regtsteation number 0716. ,
Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd,
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ROBERT G. SHRlER-'president and publisher
.... ,
SHIRLEY ,F,•KEL#:ER . editor
R. W. SHAW- ditoriall staff
EDWARD J..8Yrt.$1(l-advertising manager
e rl ing practices. dworked hard Stewart, Minister of Agriculture
although these rules are rarely remain workable for many local The Conference also requested
enforced by police for cyclists" bike riders who take to the roads thaf Section 47 of the Highway
There are some mighty. a-t•night. TrafficA theamendedto'allow a
for
thoughtful conditions for cyclists ' And finally, as rye said before, safety inspectionbicycles as ,
to consider if they are to maintain•, it is important to know the rules of we.111-„aa vehicles, ° --•
maximum safety for themselves the road.
It seeins evident that provincial
and the motorists with whom they •The Ontario Traffic authorities at least as becoming
share the road. Conference which met this past concerned about bicycles. I'm p g i s, industrial
First and mi=st important. I. ,spring dealtrather seriously with sure man , many motorists and column ft �s important that the k
hathe�bieycle.xrilist ffbe-ta:io Cleland. acivall ,sled_-.concerne arenisw'la ceeits_�_ Y
Y - p p g readers .. of this newspaper r Phe -"r rnways°-were--part- of- -ar =
rider. It is.„ impaY;tant. say some timely resolutions. high time.'
(including LoL members who package deal the government got .
'maybe -interested) know that The . when it decided to buy the former
Goderich Signal -Star editorial 1•C,p•F`, -base at Centralia and
staff made repeated attempts on turn it inter an�i±tdustrial park.
Monday and Tuesdayfol%ow%ng the By press time, it appeared as
parade to get'' refsori of the though Goderich harness. racing
Proceedings from local fans were in for ,history -making
CJrangemen. ;program of night harness
Althodgh the 'Signal -Star g rating
under the 1ig12ts at the
reporter was o a full report Agricultural ark,°�`he-lo
P cal
in , p concern or •cult to impose such
Y g pp P materialize. Furthermore. there in re a
Mat= of the things which apply top standardization . was the size, restrictions for Ontario cycle �� • was no one whQ_ was willing to seven rap Coe ion for t first of
car apply also to a bicycle. .shape and location of the handle -shops only, The co-operation offoraverbal reporf'which 'could '
Gr
Regular aubrication� is a must. bars; the braking system, type, would have' to came. from eatly impi`aved beac'tt
- be w,rittenbythe eolitorial'staff at `conditions Were 'observed when at
Fronthub, head bearing coaster means of application with strong. manufacturer`s and they` are ews a er for the
this n p p
b b - • lolr li=st. ,.the, s
rake and crank bearings meed reeotrrmendatronthafi where located i11 over the wrsrlrl. , k . apply Of deal
>� 'conveniences of the Orangemen.
- alewives of shad seemed to have
good multi-purpose grease. Chain application involving rear wheel(Nee* of the Orangemen who
g diiit,iini
were contactedby, tho Sinal -Star heti to a trickle and the
�' beach Was relatively clea=r.
please turn to P Igo 3
the
safetyexperts, that the cyMist he Members requested the , The Chief of Police for
able to reach the ground Canadian Standard Association to Goderich, Fred - MiPnshall, ' has
comfortably with the hall of the study the bicycle with the view of another suggestion which.' think'
foot when sitting i.rprighf..on the setting standards. for bicycles and should be included on that list of
bicycle seat. equipment being sold or exposed resolutions.. He believes that
Tne size of the bicycle affects for sale in Canada.• They also bicycles should be soldin Ontario
the ahility•of they'cyclist to reach asked that a representative of the with proper lighting and possibly
and use the steering, pedalling Ontario Traffic Conference be painted with reflective paint,
and braking controls, they say, . included in the CSA .study group u ,, One<., •.draWbac•
g o p k to , Chibf-...� •t ld t
Secondly, thehi•cyele should he for bicy Iles standards..park
Y 1Vlinshall s suggestion is that it'll would be submitted,. it never did , t
top -botch pperating, condition, " f special f orifi rack was c'orhpletely renovated
to make the event a success. and Food, announced that ,a ' -new
" School of Agriculture and'Home
Your sincerely, Economics would begin,pperation
J.J. Morris R.S. 182 at the farmer R.C.A.F. Base at •
E'ditor'sNote:-Whi ' "-` Centralia.
While it is not the was --R.
normal practice to offer rebuttal The Ontario government
pmeeting the space half way
to "Letters to the Editor" in this developing it , first by
- par --complete with runwa s•
and pedals need light machine oil. brake should he applied with the
Handlebars must be Straight', right nd fol° most efficient
Perhaps, then, the a saver. is
universal
r"y
standards for �f bicycles.
flow feasible is th t?