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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-10-18, Page 27GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, QCT4 HER �6, #��7`#�-PACi� JACK'S JOTTINGS FROM UUEEN'S PARK By Mork Rostoule Jack Riddell, Huron MPP 10. 003 ot ld Roy' ehis, this w .endent Shaw ed on. "ing so t [lumina provinciak*Government ided on a flat rate of Per child for amily to Rene aces according le, Ontario' SMial t Serf er Newyand Federal Legislation each Province to vary ounts of the Federal ace by age or Family ovided that the amount out to an average of a' child. Mr. Brunelle to say whether families elfare or mothers' once would 'receive government assistance inate the increase. He Id the Legislature that ,vernment plans to in - benefits on January 1st, e,under.65 years of age need" such as disabled It will help reduce ies in the current system are benefits, he said. White„ Minister of toy, economics and mental Affairs, told the ture that Ontario is ing plans to scale down d planning area for the d North Pickering com- by as much as 40 per - Ottawa decides to scrap International Airport d for the site. About acres_ were originally ted but the Urban Plan- onsultants ai'e working ternatives to accoifi- a cut-off of up to 10,000 om the area. rio has .decided that the economy is buoyant. 'ince will not finance its b creating programs to employment this winter. rer John White told the that predictions are that oyment this winter will f between 4.5 and 5 ,per - the labour force corn - with almost 7 percent 'nter. If economic con - deteriorate the Govern - ready to step in with eating incentives, Mr. said. Federal' programs ill .be available to On- unicipalities. • rio is spending an ed $300,000.00 to adver- Government's Transit The large adyer... nts stress that the means a choice for e. It discusses the types it systems, the merits of d work hours and sub - that are available to palities to encourage transit. Gordon Car- nister of Transportation munications told the ture that the purpose of 'ertising hippaigri is to. ople know'juUtwhat is ing in connection ith ment finance and sub-. transit. g the discussion of the es of the Ministry of nity and Social Ser - an Deans, NDP, Went- harged that the Ontario ment's Social policy is g some women to tion. 'He told Rene Ile, Community and Services Minister, that late measures are to increase financial ce to mothers with ant children. rio Labour Minister, G,uindon, told the tore' that the Govern - considering an increase $1.80 an hour minimum (refuse to say what it be. The current minimum wage in Quebec is $2.00 and the proposed minimum wage which will take effect next year in British Columbia is $2.50. Debate opened up on the Hydro report this week with Opposition Leader, Robert Nixon, urging the Ontario Government to expropriate On- tario Hydra's new headquar- ters at the Brat opportunity, severing all Hydro links with developer Gerard Moog and his Company Canada Square. Mr. Nixon said that Mr. Moog was obviously an attrac- tive person and businessman but he had acted with deceit and misused the friendship of Premier William Davis on his way to winning the lease pur- chase -contract for the building. In participating in the debate, Murray Gaunt, MPP Huron Bruce, said that Hydro had shown that it is 'not the in- fallible monolith everyone had thought it 'to be. Mr. Gaunt made the point that Hydro wanted a super-duper #' monumental headquarters and wanted it whatever .the cost. They were prepared to do almost anything to get it. Solicitor General John Yaremko, has asked for a meeting with National Defence Minister James Richardson, to review the effects of the Federal Government's decision to cut in half its support of the Emergency Measures Organization. Ontario now receives a little more than One Million Dollars of Ottawa's three million dollar annual contribution to the Provinces. The decision was based on the fact that EMO is mainly con- cerned with natural disasters rather than a possible nuclear attack and the matter ttf natural disasters is primarily a, Provincial responsibility. Ontario's present con- tribution to EMO is $415,000 with a further $106,000 coming from the Municipalities. "Wednesday's the night of Hallowe'en, Many witches will be seen, Most will enjoy a happy time A few will go out and commit a crime" Hallowe'en is especially a fun time for the smaller children who will be going from house to house collecting treats. Many older children and adults will also enjoy themselves at parties oI- other appropriate happenings. Unfortunately a minority of young and older persons will use prank -time atmosphere of Hallowe'en to have fun at someone else's expense. Under the guise of having fun or playing pranks, serious willful damage has been caused which then takes the incident from the realm of fun into a criminal offence, - The teenager and pre - teenager must be ready to distinguish between what is fun and what is crime; this is not always as easy as it seems, actnACIAIiv when others are trying to get another to join jn the fun., pranks or as you might say, vandalism has already been reported in some instances. During the past week, there has been damage reported from the Court House, Public Utilities Commission, Police cruiser and the Harbor Park. These few places alone, reported before Hallowe'en, have already amounted to over $600. damage. The signs on the outskirts of town depict Goderich as' the prettiest town in Canada. Will we let vandalism destroy ,this reputation? During the past. week, there lypve been two reports of broken flood lights at the Court House. While our town -police are out checking Goderich businesses, - vandals have at- tacked their cruiser, tearing off the aerial and breaking the red warning light on top of the car. Last week, the P.U.C. had Damage was estimated in excess of $300 to the restroom facilities at the Harbour Park. This was just one of the many places hit by vandals during the past week. (photo by Goderich Police Department.) All this damage was made late Friday night and after studying the flies frbm last year's Hallowe'en pranks, what are we to make of It? What sort of'witch, gnome, eft, fairy -or clown can be guilty of this mischief? (photo by Goderich Police Department) • put up yellow flashing warning lights around an excavation on West Street, Overnight, six of these lights were stolen and one of them was broken. This total, approximately $215. in damage, was suffered by the P.U.C. The-Goderich Park Depart- ment greeted a scene Saturday morning which could have only been caused by vandals. The washrooms at Harbour Park were broken into resulting in toilet seats being ripped off; tanks torn from their toilets; doors pulled off the hinges; walls tipped apart; partitions knocked down; and broken glass, windows, and paper strewn all over the floor. Damage to Harbor Park was estimated to be in excess of $300. This is not the first time Goderich has suffered to van- dalism. Last year at Hallowe'en, fires were started in window and door wells at the Court House, using leaves and in some in- stances, old discarded tires. Goderich's Police Force reported 40 incidents of water hydrants being turned on by pranksters last year. Police said that three charges were laid last year following Hallowe'en. Last year's damages. are reported to be around $2,500 mark. Tampering with fire hydrants was rampant during last Hallowe'en and several persons were charged under the Criminal Code of Canada for --such offences. - Not only do such wanton acts put fire -fighting in jeopardy through lack of adequate water in case of emergency but they have resulted in several hun-` dreds of dollars worth of damage to public property: Those who interfere with the rights or property of others must be prepared to face tie consequences of such actions, including possible criminal charges. It is hoped that all persons wilt read this, especially the younger ones who are probably more prone tci join in such acts when led by less mature per- sons. The police certainly want the children to enjoy Hallowe'en but not at someone else's ex- pense. It is hoped that all parents of children under 16 years of age, will remember the provisions of the Curfew Section of the Child Welfare Act in that their off- spring are prohibited by law from loitering in any public place after 10:00 p.m. Parents' of smaller and younger children can also co- operate by ensuring their children keep clear of the Square where the older groups congregate, as there is a possible risk of a small child getting hurt by an object that might be thrown. In most groups there is always some instigator who seeks others to follow him but who never really follows through with the incident him- self. Usually it is the followers who get in trouble with the law. Seldom does the agitator go thatfar himself. - Youngsters should be alert to this fact as many would be saved from being charged if they did not follow the leader in things which they know are wrong or harmful to others. Mrs. Howarth of Saskatoon, Sask., also Mrs. George. Govenlock of Edmonton, Alberta, visited last week, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Dicks as well as relatives in '"Lucknow, Goderich and Sarnia. Mr. and Mrs. Don Bowden and Randy of London visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hoy on Sunday. Eugene McGee is a patient in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich. -4,, Congratulatio to Mr. and Mrs. Jim McC on the birth of a daughter ast week. Victor Hoy returned home from St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Friday where he underwent surgery. Several of the ones who own cottages at Port Albert were up over the weekend to close them for the winter. Last week the Nine Mile River was 4-5 feet above the average level. Several cottages werg surrounded by water on the south side of river and on the north side, water vis under several cottages. A shower was held at Christ Anglican Church last" Wed- nesday in honor of Mrs. Jim Martin. She received many useful gifts and thanked the ladies for them. HeIpIng Hands nnvc l 'The .'Helping Mande celebrated their 23 Anniversary with their annual dinner. held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnstone. Guecit.s were Mrs. C. Stokes, Mrs. Howard Carroll, Mrs. N. Fitzsimmons, and Don Brian. During the business meeting reports of the secretary- treasurer showed 580 visits had been wade by the members and 1,262 deeds of helping others had been accomplished. Their missionary effort was remembered with -a special gift at Christmas Brithday and Easter. Mrs. Carroll was presented with a cash gift for the Adult Workshop during the year. party was held on all special occasions, and a picnic in July. Scripture and prayer was given by Mrs. Johnstone, and a reading entitled 'The Isle of Prayer' by Mrs. Fitzsinxins during the evening. A social time was held and each one received a token of remembrance. A lunch was served by the President and another cash donation was presented to Mrs. Carroll. Each one present then received bouquets of autumn flowers. Ten countyschools Monday was a perfect, warm, sunny day for .the annual cross country meet involving 10 schools in nine teams from public ':schools from Huron County. The /meet involved teams from tl'ie two schools in Goderich, anti""teams from Seaforth, Clinton, „ Hullett, Brussels,' Blyth, Huron Centen- nial in Brucefield, Holmesville and Colborne. The ..two mile run on the W.C. Millson farm at Kinhurn had 48 runners from each school participating in eight sections, for total of 432 run- ners. Members of the Central Huron Secondary School cross country team assisted at some check points and each school team of six runners per event were scored on points according to their order. of finish. The more a team scored in the top finishers, the lower their score and the higher their placing. In the senior boys' class, Goderich was first, Clinton second and Huron Centennial third. 'Individually, Bobby Lawrence of Huron Centennial, wasTirst, Phil Potter of Clinton was second and Steve Collins of Goderich was third. In the senior girls race, the Blyth team had the best Stan- . ding with Colborne second and Huron Centennial third. In- dividually, Mary, Anne Cook and Jean' Siertsema of Blyth finished one-two, with Brenda Pollock of Colborne third. Hullett topped the inter- mediate boys' teams, while Holmesville was second and Brussels third. Tim Lawrence of Huron Centennial was first across the wire, followed by George Collins and Dwayne Ross of 'Holmesville. The Huron Centennial team were tops in the intermediate girls division with Holmesville and Clinton finishing second .and third respectively. Denise Mitchelmore of Goderich was first .to hit the tape, followed by Teri Van. Dogan of Holmesville and Sherri Brommer of Blyth. • In the junior boys -division, Clinton was first, Hullett second °and Huron Centennial third. Claude Daw of Clinton was first, Rick Meyers of Clin- ton was second and Paul Med- degeal of Hullett was third. Hullett had the best showing in the junior girls' race with Huron Centennial second and Brussels third. Individual honors went to Carol Wheeler of Brussels, Marianne Hellinga of Hullett and Debbie Wise of Holmesville. Holmesville was the •hest team in the midget bows race, followed by Seaforth and Brussels. Richard Johns of Huron Centennial. was first, followed by Brian Tan Pas of Brussels and Robbie Plunkett of Hullett. Huron Centennial topped the field in the midget girls race with Colborne second and Bluth third: -Janice Webster of Huron Centennial hit the tape first, followed by Connie King of Huron Centennial and Marion D"winnel of Colborne. • A total of $205,578. was raised by the Canadian Cancer 'society in the six -county district of Huron, Grey, Bruce, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington, this year, the district's annual meeting was told last week in Exeter. By T.D.` The G.13.C.I. junior Vikings defeated Listowel Lords 20-6 in Sliced - lean - home -cured Full Cut Round Steak lair Lambert Huron -Perth Conference foot- , -,411 action here last Thursday. ' The win was the fourth in five starts for coach Phil Bugler's squad. Lee Arbour went 40 yards off tackle for the first Viking touchdown on the second play of the game. The only. other Viking major came in the second quarter on a 30 yard pass play from quarterback Iain Lambert to receiver. -John Hanly. Lambert kicked con- verts for both of the touch- downs. Listowel's touchdown resulted from a 40 yard end run by Bill Huston late in the second quarter. The Vikings added six points to their total in the fourth quarter on three safety touches, two conceded by the Listowel kicker -and one resulting from Rob Mclntyre's tackle of Listowel pass receiver on a screen splay originating in the Listowel end zone. Defensively for the Vikings, Tom McGill and Brian Hawes blocked kicks by Listowel. The'' wind was a factor in the game, but the Viking defence held strong against the Lords in the third quarter while playing against the wind. The Vikings next game is today in Stratford against the Northwestern Huskies. the classic look Rawson & Swartman The handsome, distinguished ap- pearance of this traditional pattern has' made it a perennial favorite with well dressed men EARL RAWSON & BOB SWAFITMAN