HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-07, Page 1THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1974
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EILEEN PALMER .
BILL CLIFFORD
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Two candidates
for deputy -reeve
There will be ,a race for
Deputy -reeve December 2 in
Goderich as two town coml.'
cillors vie for the seat -to be left
vacant by Deputy -reeve Stan
Profit. There is also time for
other names to be added to -the
list as nominations don't of-
ficially open, until today.
Councillor Eileen .Palmer, a
two-year veteran of town coun-
dl announced her intentions
two weeks ago to allow her
name to stand, for the position
Goderich Police Chief P. D.-
-King said that hisforcewill.
take a new look at ,thinga and
take a stronger line of action in
an attempt to curb vandalism
.on Hallowe'en next year.
Vandalism caused an
estimated $2,000 damage as
windows in, the county court
house and 'several gtores on
The Square were smashed by
rocks and steel, bars. The
youths on- The Square also
hurled eggs, tomatoes, walnuts,
bottles and rocks at policemen";
passersby and curious citizens
who lined the streets:
Late Thursday night The
Square area was left in near.
shambles as broken glass,
roeks, broken eggs and other
debris -littered the streets -and --
stained buildings.
Three charges have been laid
Clifford has also been an ac-
tive member of, council in the
last term having served as
chairman of the harbor com-
mittee as well as the new air-
port committee. He decided two
weeks ago to offer more, of this
time to the people of Goderich
by seeking to represent them at
Huron County Council, but was
not certain until this week
whether he would run for reeve
or deputy -reeve,
Deputy -reeve Stan Profit as
of deputy:reeve. yet is unopposed in his bid to
This week, Councillor Bill become reeve. If he is ac -
Clifford told the Signal -Star' heT claimed to the position, he -will
retain his dubious honor of
never having been challenged
in an election in Goderich.
Reeve Deb Shewfelt, of
course, has announced he will
run for ihayor to replace Harry
Worsell who is retiring from
council after nine years of ser-
vice.
The nomination period closes
Tuesday, November 12 at 5
will oppose Mrs. Palmer in this .
year's election.
Mrs. Palmer,,presently chair-
man of the special committee of
council, says she has a strong
„desire to represent the town at
the county level. She feels she
has the time to devote to the
job and adds that she is Vitally
interested in all of the many
issues facing the town and the
county in the next two years.
Family planning clinic
,is free to Huron women
tiew Huron County Tarnily
Planning Project 'will begin this
Thursday, evening in Clinton.
An extensionfor a service
already offered in the Exeter
districf, the, service will provide
free counselling and advice to
all women in the areawho
want to know more about
aspects.of family planning and
birth control.
Fundingfor the project, is
provided through the federal
government's National Health
and Welfare Department,
family planning division, It is
directed by the Huron County
Health Unit. ,
Mrs. Helen Eccles will be in
charge.at the Clinton office and
atett, doctors will provide the
medical expertise.
---- No referral is required for
persons 16-- years of age and
over. Girls under 16 years of
age must have parental con=
sent. All consultations are kept
in strictest confidence.
• Among those things to be
• handled by the clinic personnel
will be counselling regarding,
pre=marital sex, sexual
problems within marriage,
types of contraceptives, infer-
tility and sterility as well as the
entire spectrum of topics with
, respect to, family planning:
All types, of contraceptives
will be available upon, request
TWO deny
rumors
abut ,rfice
There „have been plenty of
rumors flying around, about
persons yvho may be candidates
for mayor in this year's elec-
tiOn. To date howevef, only one
candidate appears certain.
Reeve Deb Shewfelt will seek
the mayor's chair to replace'
retiring mayor Harry Worsell,
Two rumored candidates
have denied their interest in
.the race for the town's highest
office, at least this year.
Andy Boutilier and Harry
Bosnell both said they had no
intentions to become can-
didates for, mayor in the
December 2 election. 0
In the meantime, Shewfelt is
'hoping someone'will come forth
to challenge his bid for mayor.
He 'feels a ''mayotalty race
would bring forth many isSues
as well a§ providing a choke
for the people, .
at the clinic to persons whp
received counselling.
'Pap testing will also be done
free of charge at the clinic by
trained medical personnel.
.The clinic , has 'been
e'stablished after an indication
of a .need for 'such a' service in
the area. • •
While anyone may visit the
clinic at any time, appoint:,
ments will be set up for those
. persons who call ahead, to
reserve a special time. These
appointments may • be made °
i•hrough the Goderich office of
the Huron County Health Unit
- 524-8301 or at the Clinton
office .482-3416.
, For those district persons
who w�uLd prefer for reasons of
their own , to visit the Exeter
clinic, appointments there can
be made- by calling •the •Sarne--
°.,telephone numbers.
Basic rates
going up
says Bell
Basic telephone rates will go
up in the Goderich exchange
this month, J.M. Scott, Bell
Canada manager in this area,
said today.
This is because the number
of phones in -the local calling
area of the exchange has
outgrown the present rate
group. ,
The increase, ordered, by the
Canadian Transport Com-
mission in September, will
bring rates into line with those
charged in other exchanges
with a similar number of
phones.
For example, the monthly
rate for two-party 'residence
servi,ce-will be 30 cents higher
each month, and the private
line residence service 30 cents
higher.
„ As required, Bell notified the
CTC earlier this year that the
number of phones in the
Goderich exchange's local
calling area had exceeded --by
more than 5 percent --the
maximuni number of phbnes in
its present rate eoup.
Rates for any exchange dre
governed by the number of
phones in its local palling area.
This is in recognition of the
principle that the value of ser-
vice to each custornerAncreases
as the number of phones in-
crease, Mr. 'Scott Said.
New president named
Past president of the Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association, Colin Campbell (left)
pongrqtulates John- Broadfoot, Eirlicefield, who was elected president oftthe-association Wed-
nesday at the annual dinner meeting in Zurich. Centre is Charlie Thomas, EiFusSels, pewly—
elected executive vice,president and district vicezpresident for Morris, Grey', Blyth and
,Brussels...T-A photo,
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Municipal councils bow Out of argument
,
as a result of the vandalism
while further investigation and
charges are pending.
David Schwanz, 19, of
Goderich, has been charged
,with theft under $200 following
a scuffle with police outside the
courthouse as well as the theft
of an officer's hat which was
later recovered. Kenneth Kelly,
also of Goderich, has been
charged with assaulting a
police officer arid a juvenile has
been charged in connection
with damage to the court
house.
Chief King stated t'hat the
force simply copied what was
done in • the past because a
premature show of force may
have blown the problem out of
proportion. However in view of
what happened this year- the
force is prepared to take a new
look at things next year.
oth plazas now unobstructe
. In a closed meering Tuesday
evening in Goderich, town,.
council and Goderich Township
Council hammered out a Com-
promise that leaves Rockledge
Properties Limited and Sun-
coagtEstates free to build their
shopping plazas .... and gives
Rockledge Properties time to
catch up to Suncoast Estates as
far as preparation of the site is
concerned.
From now on . it is every
developer for himself .,.t. and
may the best one. win.
Al! legal actions, on the part
•
of the Town of Goderich and"
the Township of Goderich will
be withdrawn as of noon Coday
(Thursday).
begin work' on their plaza on
Highway 21 south.
And in order to put both
developerS at equal advantage
.The towp Will withdraw., its , - on the starting line, Goderich
•• the Rockledge building perrnit '
T6Wn Council hs agreed not
to issue the building permit to
bid to determine the validity of
issued November 29,1973 fora Oitincoast Estates until noon on
jus east o Goderich. Friday, November , . n -
...•shopping plaza on Highway 8 terestingly enough, that was
the date exactly one .year ago
The township 'will withdraw
iri, that Rockledge received ' their
its appeal against recent O
building permit and the Hon.
tario Municipal Board hearings
way for Suncoast Estates to . Townships
Th
ordered ,the freeze
in Goderich which paved the
on Goderich and. Colborne
. The meeting on Tuesday
night was attended only by
members of the two councils
and Town Administrator
Haroli Walls. .No legal ad-
visors were .present.
. . .
!Lis unders,tood the Members
of both councils had, a frank
through the proper .channels
and orienidiscussion.abont the.
developments in the past year began almost two: years' ago.
and that the compr?mise was Surveyors were putting in the
reached to the satisfaction of corner stake at presstirrie and
all in attendance', .„ •final Confirmation of elevating
• The Signal -Star was in con- have been received from
tact ,„ with i. Rockledge :Snider. H.uget and March.
spokesman, .Gord Smith early ' ' _professional engineers of
....._ Wednesday morning. , ''' • • waterloo. These.. elevations
"We will proceed with all . thave.also heen approved by the
haste after noon on Thursday". my"s' engin"r'' il'M Rnss'
said Smith. • • •
. HeW
' feels the three eek delay' "The people we dealtwith
in isAning a building permit to then are the same pectple we
6 his company time to coMplete • are .Alexanderdealing with today," said
. 'The' are commit-
uncoast Rstates will provide
in - candidate for cotincil in Decent-' ted. The plaza will be burn.
the necessayy steps toward con:
her. He has been a .resident of•qThat's it in a nutshell," ,
struction. He said Rockledge:
',•
would be finalizing plans • for What are the chances for two.
"Cour tenants are committed,
•our plans are completed, we are
carrying on," he sai4
phatically. "There', is no change
whathoever. It is strictly 100
percent go. I say that strongly."
'Alexander said planning
Eleven candidates already
vie for six council seats
There will be a free swinging
election for'the six council seats
in Goderich December 2 and
citizens will have plenty of
talents from which to Make
their decision.
Four members of the 1973-74
council,, will be seeking re-
election. They are Councillors
Prank Walkom, Elsa flaydon;
Leroy Harrison and .Lfave
Gower. .
° One former member of town
council will probably return to
the municipal scene. He's Paul
Carroll who served as a coun-
cillor and reeve before running.
for the mayor's chair and
losing out to Harry Worseirin
the.1972 election,- '
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.' Mr. Carroll, now Vice-
principal at Seaforth Public
School, told the Signal -Star he
expects to run for council but
has no ntention to make 4 bid
for any other office at this time,
"I have an,interest in Some of
the pioblems the town, is•going •
through and -I'd like to try to'
help," said Mr. Carroll.
He also promised to continue
to press for implementation of
sorne other projects previously
advocated by him.
Six new names will be ad-
ded to the • ballot as well,
bringing the number of known
candidates for council seats to
eleven.:
Joan Van den Broeek'has an-
nounced her • intention to
become a candidate for council.
Mrs. Van den' Broeck has beep
a regular visitor to Goderich
Townuncil chambers in the
4
past I months and will be
well kni-,wn to residents as one
of the 'earliest supporters of the
Indvement to save former
Huron County Jail fron.
demolition crews., •
,k1rs. Van den Broeck wrote a
letter to the edit'or last week to
outline her viewooints concer-
ning the upcoming election and
has submitted yet another one
for this week's edition of.the
Signal -Star
John Doherty, a ifostman iii
Goderkh who „has Ii4d here
for 18 years, says he's turned
his 'nomination papers.
"I feel I want to_Agive(
try," said Mr. Dohn"ty, r.;‘,, in
always in touch with the people,
and if anything comes up, I'm
never more than five minutes
away," • _.
"I have three boysgrowing
up in this town, and if I don't
show an interest how can 1 ex-
pect them to grow up tO be in-
terested citizens," added Mr.
Doherty.
A Goderich dentist, Dr, Jim
Peters has also told the Signal
Star he will "probably" be
a Goderich for 13 years. .
"I feel I have sornething,%te their plaza in the next few plazas in Goderich .and
offer," said Dr. Peters. "I have dP•Ys• district? At this mornent, it ap-
Bert Alexander of Suncoast pears that. it is a ...strong
no axe to grind but I'd like to
Estates also told the Signal- possibility. Both develops in-
put what knowledge and ability
have to work for Goderich." Star Wednesday morning. the. dicated they would have major
Huron MP
questions.
Whelan
a
Huron -Middlesex MP,
Robert , McKinley, expressed
urgency When,. he questioned
the Minister of Agrieultnre on
the continuing high price of
sugar.. •
The Zurich area farmer
asked the Minister if he had a'
report on the progress being
made to re-establish the sugar.-,
beet industry in
Ontario.
Mr. McKinley questioned
Eugene Whelan during a House
of Commons debate on October
31, .. He asked him if the
progress was being made to en-'
sure Canada that moxe of her
sugar requirements can be
produced here or if the minister
had come to the conlusion that
he will never be able to con-
vince his cabinet colleagues of
the value of the project,
Mr. Whelan replied that
discussions concerning the
sugar industry were going on 11 t
the time and 4ha„t he hoped to
be able to pre4nt a report to.
Parliatnenfrt. by the end Of
November,
southwestern
r
"For our men's own prot-ec- °
tion, they will be dressed for
the occasion next year," Chief
King said. "From the police.
point of view we will look at a
new angle for next year. We
don't want to ban Hallowe'en
..bu`t we will certainly revise our
plans for next year."
Chief King 'also stressed the
need for parental co-operation
and education on the asts of1/4
violence that occur. He believes
that it is the responsibility of
the parent to either keep
children at home who are un-
der 16 years of age or 'to go
with the youngsters to The
Square. This aspect of
Hallowe'en will have, to be
given more publicity each year.
"We need the co-operation of
the parents -in' town," -Chief-
King Said, "We will make some
kind of educational approach
to the parents and urge.thern to
go with their youngsters to The
Square."
• But in effect, very few of the
_youngsters on The Square were
engaged in actual acts of van-
dalism' and the spectators ac-
tually give support to the group
although it is not intentional.
The vandalism on The Square
could be lessened if- the number
of spectatorand people on The
Square wag limited, leaving
police to dealwitji the nucleus
of troublemakers..
The curious spectators ..must
realize. that only a osmall per-
centage of the youngsters in
Goderich are on' The Square
and it is the curious people who
get hurt; notthe troublemakers.
But one redeeming factor
that emerged out of the
violence is that the majority of
citizens were not too quick to
criticize police effort and in
many cases offered 'assistance.
"The support we have
received from citizens is en-
couraging," Chief King said,
. "and there is a possibility •that.
.y next year some form of a
town police' auxiliary may be
formed."
, Now it is up to the town to
learn from its mistakes :and
make an attempt to rectify the
situation as Chief King will at-
tempt to 'do with the force.
Parents should be given the
educational approach 'and it
may be necessary for the police
to use a forceful approach •to
curb 'the violence. •
However Chief King pointed
out that the severe damage
donerthis year may have Cline
redeeMing value which was
Oidenced by the large number
6f citizens who were not simply
apathetic but „were willing to
lend support in kthy way.
Mrs. Kay Leamen, a TuesdaY.eVening meeting will announcements Coneernift -
build a plaza, tenants in time for next week's
'
hOusewire who is 'another
have no effect on their plans to
regular attender at council , ''Signal -Star;
Meetings, will alse be a can-
didate for .council. -She has
lived in Gode,rich for 29 years.
"Maybe I can d° something"
said Mrs. Leamen when contac-
ted'by the Signal -Star "I feel it
is worthwhile thaking time
for."
Rick Robertson, an electricity
and electronics teacher at
QDCI will be seeking support
from the voters in the election.
He was born in Scotland and
lived in Africa before coming to
Canada 22 years ago. He has
been in Goderich for two years.
"I have become interested in
municipal matters," said Mr..
Robertson when asked why he
would contest a council seat.
"Perhaps I have sortie new.
ideas, some new angles on dif-
ferent problems." •
.,. He said he was particularly
interested in beautifying the
town' with roads, and,
boulevards special concerns.
Harold Leddy, a resident of
Goderich for the past 32 Years,
has announced he , will be
• tossing his hat into ate ring for
a seat on council. .
"I'm interested in how things
are run," he said, "and I'm not
happy with the way Some
thingsare done. I'd like to have
a say,"
Other citizens may also e
itonsidering nomination for
Auncil. The nomination perifid
begins today .(Thursday) and
ends at 5 p.m. Tuesday evening,
November 12.
-,,Forms are available atthe-
town' office. Candidates ,must
have the signatures of 10 sup-
paitiinngatic:ni.zens to qualify for
DOROTHY WALLACE
,CAYLEY HILL
111 run again
Anyone who has • been emn;
plaining about the way the
county school hoard has been
run has until Tuesday, Novem-
her' 12 to fill out the necessary
nomination papers
Members of the Huron
County Board of Education
representing tIoderich .area
.durmg the past term were Mrs.
'John Wallace, and Cayley Hill
while John Westbrook served
Goderich and. Colborne Town-
ships. Ashfield - and West
Wawanosh were represented by
Marion Zinn, of Dungannon.
They will all seek re-election
for the next term.
Mr. Hill although he is
seeking re-election will mit act
as chairman of the board. The
chairman is elected -by the
trustees at the beginning of,
each term.
Mr. Hill stated that two
years as chairman was suf-
ficient and th'at other trustees
must be given a chance to serve
'the board in the same capacity.
,His term as chairman expires
December 31.
"I will /pot stand for re-
election as chairman by the
board of trustees," Mr. Hill
said. "I' think that the post
should be shared."
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Goderich police
Constable Hills
pleads not guilty
Constable John Hills pleaded
"not guilty in provincral court
Last Monday to charges of
unlawful use of firearms and
careless driving. -
Constable Hills' lawyer, Dan
Murphy, entered the plea on
behalf of his client who did not
appear in cOurt.
The case was remanded until
December 19.
Constable Hills was suspen-
ded from duty after the early
morning incident October 27,
Reports tothe police indicated •
that, a shbt was' fired in the
direction of, a youth who had
poured the contents of a soft
drink bottle over a ticket the Of-
ficer, was issuing to aliother
youth. Thee careless driving
charge resulted from the man-
ner in which the officer drove
the police cruiser after the
fleeing youth.
Police Chief Pat King said
that a charge of disreputable
conduct under the Ontario
Police Act against Constable
Hills would probably be heard
by the Goderich Police Com.
MigAion or Huron County
Court.
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