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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-08-30, Page 12• PAGE 12—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1973 •r; 1 BASEBALL The Colborne Softball Com- mittee report the softball schedule has been very rewar- ding and the children have derived a great deal of pleasure with this form of recreation. There was a goodly number of coaches, who along with other interested adults gave considerable time to this worth- while project. The regular games have been played •and the playoffs will be finished this week and they are now in the process of picking in All-Star team to play the Ash- field All Star Tearn. This series is expected to get, under= way this week -end. We take•our hats off to the coaches who have helped to put softball in Colborne Township on the map, They are Dan Willis who coached the Ben - miller Indians which lost to the •Benmiller Braves; Henry Kolk- man who coached the Nile team which lost to Saltford. Allan Webster who coached the Tigers who also lost in the games; Don Sowerby who coached the Dodgem who 14>st to the Yankees. Bruce Fisher coached the Benmiller Yankees who were on the winning side; Ken Dun- can coached the Saltford team whirr is in the playoffs. This past Monday -night Salt - ford lost to Benmiller in two. gamey to one but another game was played Wednesday night and it depends -on the result of .t.ha.t__.gaine.. of - a_ ga_me..wi11 _ be played Friday, August '31 at Benmiller. Brian_ Bowman and Kerr •Bogie coach the Benmiller Braves who are in the playoffs. A special effort was put forth on the part of the ladies who coached and we say "thank .you,'- for a job well done. Mrs. Geddes coached a team of girls from the Nile which lost to •Benmiller; .,Mrs. Ann Feagan also coached a team from the Nile which lost to Benmiller Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Swartman coached the Dunlop girls who were in the Playoffs but finaliv •lost to Benmiller team •in -a very close game. • Mr. and Mrs. W. ...J. MacEwan Egener coached the ,:Benmille-r girl. who were playing •with Dunlop. Mrs. Clara Ann Jewell coached the Benmiller girls Huron Board initiates courierser By Wilma Oke A courier service will be who have lot to the Bora—WS' initiated by the Huron -County who were coached by Miss Bon- Board of Education for the nie Westbtook. school term September 1, 1973 These 'games will be climaxed to June 30, 1974. The tender of,Earl Young of tsWingharn was accepted by the board at its meeting Monday afternoon. It •was the lowest of 12 tenders received. Mr. Young -will carry mail, films and packages from the main administrative office in Clinton to and between the various schools in Huron. This need for the courier service was precipitated because of the dif- ficulty distributing films to the schools when the department of education informed the boards by the end of next week. vj n the rush of hr rveSting, holidays arid playing ball a few of the coaches, have found time for a small parts for their tea Ili and the expect by the end of next week awards and winners can be announced ' , SWIMMING The hildren report t'avorah1v rego rd trig swimming Its -in- at the Judith Gooderharn pool in Goderich. "I'his will end this Week. Its the swimming meet held at Mount Forest on Monday. Sharon Lomas with the Goderich swim- ming team won two awards. 4-H PROJECT Thu -t-H Homenlaling Proiect for fall "A World of Food in Canada.' will begin shorn.., Anyone interested please ,.ontact lrllmediately NIrs Gerald• Feagan, 524-6491. Nliss Helen I-Hrintllev; '524-64.51; t'ir Mr`. Arnold Young. .524- ,►sil5. SOCIAL NEWS ladies from Tiger Dunlap W.I. were guests at the Auburn \\' I meeting August '_'l. The apartment building in Saltford, formerly Tom Morris' General Store, has taken on a ,.., v look, ,This has__added greatly to its appearance and that of "the k urner. Miss.Wanda Linner of Salt - ford has had a splendid holiday visiting friends and relatives in Manitoba for the past two weeks. A former ColhOrne Township Man, Elmer tLautenslayer) Diamond passed away. in Toronto General Hospital, •Wedneda, August 22. Funeral was from McCallum Funeral Home and burial in Colborne Cemetery. Mr. Diamond in his boyhood days attended SS :3 along` with his sisters Laura and Lill, who 'predeceased him. He was a veteran of World «'ars 1 and I1. He is survived by a, step- brother James Horton and a step -sister Mrs.. Grace -Bogie. The svrn pa t by of the Com- munity is extended ,to the farrlily and relatives. of education it wouldWno longer despatch them. W,T. Langille, Goderich, at- tendance counsellor, will be paid an hourly rate of $4, an iit= crease of 20 cents per hour for an annual maximum of 800 hours. He will be paid mileage at 12 cents per mile for a maximum allowance of 10,000 miles during the year. He will be allowed an annual maximum of $200 for expenses. A pl>tlicy review committee' report on procedures for board meetings thy -laws) was set over until the September meeting. Amended ,policies and procedures were adopted for three policies: administration time for elementary school (Continued from page 3) trol some years ago and plans to evacuate the greater Detroit -area were readied. Other exam- ples could he cited. " Most of them kept hushed, the truth is that the short history of nuclear reactors is far from reassuring, common sense would suggest Lthat anything as new and technically complex as nuclear reactor can hardly be expected to perform faultlessly. The-"- large insurance ,com- panies refuse to under -write the risks. If the risks are minimal why is the Bruce complex being • --developed ar -'n remote site where transmission costs - the major expense in electrical energy - will be excessive. In conclusion what 'expert' is prepared to predict 'human error.'.,-.ti,Probably no technical device can exceed in terms of safety precautions the _modern commercial jet plane, yet they still crash, almost always due to the fact that they are operated by humans. Can we assume infallibility in the engineers and technicians, one might ponder a possible malfunctioning at the heavy water plant which would necessitaate..,gvaugtipn. 4t.,, tli area - sirens are to be installed as far away as the Inverhuron Provincial Park - would anyone predict the probability of human error under these cir- cumstances? This nightmare being created in our blind hunger for energy must be halted. At present rates of expansion it is estimated that our. finite reser- ves of uranium will be exhausted about the same time yur last oil well sucks air, only 30 to 40 years hence. Have you any words of com- fort for us Mr. Gathercole. Yours truly, Donald S. McKee R.R. 4 Goderich principals --all teachers, in- cluding principal's relief teacher, are to be hired in ac- cordance with one policy; authority to approve field trips and excursions- the board should not amend any requests, but either approve as presented or refer back with a recommen- dation; wilful damage to school property- compensation by pupils- it was the feeling of the board that the procedure for this policy should include provision for involvement of local law enforcement agencies when damage is of a serious nature and that the Director of Education should be consulted' first if the principal is inclined to prefer charges against a pupil. - Co-operative use of ap- proximately 400 acres of land on concession 7 in East Wawanosh by the Huron County Board of Education with the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority, which recently acquired the land as a park, had been suggested. J.P. Alexander of Wingharn, a member of both the school J pard and the conservation authority, said "someone has to get together to work out an agreement. The education com- mittee will appoint, three mem- - bers from their membership to meet with.three representatives from the Authority. ., Five field trips. were ap- proved, "i eluding: 60 grade 8 students, boys and ,girls, on -an excursion on September 19 to 21 inclusive to Camp Sylvan from the Exeter Public School for an outdoor education programme through a study of natural science, geography and geology. Cost to the Board $180 and the balance ;Qf $180 will be contributed by the students. To Camp Sylvarvwn Septem- ber 24 to 26 inclusive for 48_ grade 8 students from Usborne Central School for orientating, tree identification, stream and fossil study, astronomy and soil profiles. Cost to the Board will be approximately $160 and the balance of $200 will be con= tributed by the students. To the Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority at Ben - miller on October 2 and 3, 30 grade 11 and 12 students from Goderich. District Collegiate In- stitute on an overnight` camping expedition. The group will travel on foot. The purpose of the trip will be to conclude a course in camping skills as part of the outdoor education programme. No cost to the Board. To Stokes Bay, a three-day excursion September 28 to 30 for 50 grade 12 Biology students from South Huron District High School to study' bog ecology, geology, geography, biology, study of climate, forest and marsh ecology at a cost of $250 to the Board and the balance con- tributed by the students at a rate of $11 per person. To Camp Sylvan, a three-day excursion on October 9 to 11 for 30 grade 8 students from J.A.D. McCurdy Public School to participate in an outdoor program which will serve as a vehicle for the correlation and discovery of mathematical, scientific, historic, geographic and artistica) aspects of the pupils' curriculum. Cost to Board $130, to pupils, $300. Requ'ests for retirement gratuity from W. Carter of Goderich, Psychologist, and J.D. McLean, Seaforth, custodian, were denied because they have not been with the board at least 10 years. Several requests from parents for enrolment in other than child's designated school were approved with one denial; Patricia and Kevin Hoggart to continue again at Wingharn Public School, with transpor- tation; Bruce and Michael Davey to continue in Goderich schools; Douglas Edwards to Central Huron Secondary School, -Clinton; Jamie David- son and David Gooch to Stephen Central School and Scott and Jane Matier to Goderich schools; and Paul Johnson denied transfer. The board will notify the ministry of treasury, economics and inter -governmental affairs that the board does not require provision of school sites in the proposed. 8ubdi . . Hay. ToWnehi vision lege area P tp aumpk western end tb by Broadfoo a f RR Iv, question 8 mer Cott ge meths t , permanent hoino , not and them:• was possiblelbera a So that all the CounfY would be vale possibility telephone °f having � board number i office ;n clip. disco§sed. p.J. Director of Educatjo�°�1t there are 1,6 countexchan6�•. Y whfcl>w require distance call. He cost at rou year. In-watts 34S �ttn hers were its telephone., More informat;oo h ed . secured for the to next meeting. $oars J.W. Coulter, Su of Program and perm ;. attend the Ontario aAnin t for Curriculum A Ottawa on N Develop November8,9 10. Mrs. J.W. Wallace vibe attended other years, it a very worthwhileco, and recommended that Coulter attend. E. 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POC armer 50c, Cli ENS ND 0 r - 1 SS Squ you t Furnii 9-$29:5: 'I mile tf MAIL' TO : GODERICH SIG NAL -STAR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 37 WEST STREET,.. GODERICH , ()wets, Zinnia Ali 110 Name College Address City Prov. rj t:.. ��•.� k�` � ; 1 NA% 4tti ... ,r ��%,t+' � � ‘It 'r Send Bill To: Name Address A Toronto film company was in Huron County last week to film the people and events surrounding the Farm Show, which was based on local people and events. Here the film crew shoots the tractor pulling contest using residents of Goderich Township as cheering section. (News -Record photo) ' Passe Muraille Theatre makes play to movie The Passe Muraille Theatre the Toronto Theatre group Group;... -who wrote;, -prod ured-..-.•assembled -w-hide--tyeri-irm.— and presented a play based on their stay at a Goderich Town- ship farm last summer, were back in •the area last week to film the play for a Toronto film_. company. The film, being shot by Michael Ondaatze for Mongrel productions rrf Toronto, is about the play, the Farm Show and includes interviews with people in the district and shots of.'the countryside. Being shot in 16 mm, the film is expected to be from Mone to two hours in length and will be released this Fall. Paul Thompson, Parise Muraille Dr.ctor said he hoped the film would he premiered in the Clinton -Blyth Breit in` the shear future. The, Farm Show was a• play the'Ray Bird Farm in Goderich Township last summer. The subsequently opened to in Toronto and returned play rave notices last April and May it to tour the area. It also became the first Canadian written play to make the Stratford Shakespearean Stage in ten {years. Last Mon- day August 20, the play opened at the prestigious National Arts Centre in Ottawa (Or a two week stand. Director Thompson said that the group had spent this sum- ' mer in Cobalt O'ntaiio inter- viewing people there and writing a play about the north, much the same way as they did in Clinton. The play, called "Under the Greywacke" will open in City Prov. Xtra ES1 St 're 0 a DIS( lir b L -- —J Toronto September 19 and Mr. T-ifd ._ h.K':.,li"ri f eg...,.t,n. tour the play in the small towns in southwestern Ontario next Spring. Mr. Thompson said that Passe Muraille were ,also working on a play about the in- famous , Black Donnelly massacre in Lucan. Mr. Thom- pson added that the group had received an $1,800 Canada Council grant for their tour last •spring. Should area theatre and film huffs miss the local premiere of the Farm 'Show film, the reels will be available from the Canadian FilaCo-op in Toronto. j A PARTNER r SPECIAL COLLEGE RATE $5.00 FOR 9 MONTHS KEN KOD • incluc ield Su es, Kr cushir 9.95 desks l on+ -$39 hed.w, ' unl from $ Plain's 1189,54 anyI D, tr Or 1 prii nlveraa ng tt be 6oDerItry SIGNAL -STAR Suite (al Oi LAc RN IN UNITED & FEDERATED APPEALS 1 St.