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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-24, Page 3On the way to all our customers, neighbors and friends, good wishes for a. warm, wonderful holiday. Our "thanks" to everyone. GODERICH RESTAURANT SteakHouse and Tavern LTD. �� M•� • 8068 71 .:til WEST' STREET • 4 H A ;.}�{i' {rte}:iY� •7::?:`:v:r.;} ; y.':S:? :7 `::•.'::: .r.� .; •i;?'Y}::.:..• STOCK 4-81-Imi TS CLEARING Friday; Dec. 27and Saturday,ec. 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. Sweaters 25% OFF REG. PRICE A wide sellection toys and " games clear • at OFF • REG PRICE 0 OFF REG PRICE • Our complete stock of glass,. and 'china gift - wear. to clear. BOYS -3 TO 14 GIRLS 3 TO 14 Our complete stock of (amps to clear OFF REG PRICE S H DEPT. SiORE$ cru. ALBERt ST. CLINTON: YOU DON'Tw NEED WORDS ...JUST CARE! GGDERICH SIGNAL -STAR, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 197 P4GE 3 ., Old Victoria School`"almost gone 41, N is •y .ric Victoria Public School is being torn down and e origina sect n" -Or he schoo 7Miri i1tionrSStill con- stacked into piles. Almost nothing but the doorway remains to tinging, and several c'lasse's remain'In portable classrooms. Goderich trustees ask..... (continued from page 1 tribution each had made over the years, and then welcomed the new members.. He asked- for a vote of confidence for the ad- mini;sit''ation and the board 0 PEAR EDITOR (continued from page 2) treat their' custorners in the manner I am about to 'speak of. We have had several ex- periences in the past few mon- ths since moving to Goderich so I have decided to get my beef off my chest. Whenthey read this they may say and ,laugh , "What does she know of the,, demands or pressures of the public." We had a business of our own (7 days a week) perhaps a different type but it still required us to meet deadlines when a job was to be done and right, that we. were courteous andhonest-to our tuston ers if - we could not get the required delivery date to tell them the truth and make sure our em- ployees had our same attitudes, Incidentally, both sets of.. our parents( have been or are still in business „for themselves. One store would not ' accept my cash, a fifty dollar bill, and thus, small cheuque had to be written. I had dealt in that store for a good 7 months. They had my address, telephone, etc. had the bill been fraudulent. I changed stores immediately. Now I'mnot thinking they will miss my business but just the principle of it. The next was getting material delivered to improve our home. The attitude of some of the salesmen left much to be desired, deliveries never on time. One fellow didn't even know what day it was when checking if material would be delivered. He said, "Oh, yes, it will be delivered Wednesday," when it was already Thursday. I could go onand an with this. store. The next sent first a (I'm guessing) 17-19 yr.:old man to install some equipment later when the job was taking too long or complicated another young man arrived (15-17 yrs. old). The job completed , I opened the hallway door to see them" bff and a piece of our - equipment' was ..being taken back to the shop to be fixed. Fine, but •1 didn't even know it was ' being taken ' from the house. 'When I said, "Oh, you are taking it with you"! The reply back sent me fuming. I can't remember his exact words. But he made me feel stupid that it was broke and he was doing me a real'favour by fixing it. He -certainly was but that is what they are in business for. Is it not? Had we known, all about installing, repairing etc.; we wouldn't have called them in the first ••place. I think the employers should re -assess their employees - sen- ding two young men that didn't have an ' idea of how to install the equipment when it was a s members rose to their feet as they -applauded. Mr. Hill, in his closing remarks, spoke of theprogress made by the board over the years, especially in the im- proved relations with the teaching staff. He spoke of the review and. revising of board policies which have improved the system and made the han- WAVAVAVAVAVA dling of many items of business routine. Mr. Hill said he had been an advocate of the committee system 'and still :is with some 'reservations. He said he' thought the method of operation by committee had been correct to date but won- dered if changes should be con- sidered. He suggested a •continuance Bill Clifford named' new deputy -reeve Bill Clifford will be the, deputy -reeve of Goderich, following°the result of a recount of the ballots, Wednesday. Mr. Clifford polled 1,377 votes to 1,354 for Eileen Palmer. Council ordered the recount after the discovery that 17 . ballots were in question after the December 2 'municipal election. The earlier , .punt had.,giyen Mr. 'Clifford a 16. vote margin over Mrs. Palmer, 1,368' to 1,352. The recount took approximately six hours. It was held un- der the supervision of Huron County Judge Francis Carter. Town administrator Harold Walls said there is a two-day appeal period for the recount. . bit more difficult salesmen should know -what accessories are required to do a , job properly and see that they are sent with the material. Again, this second business, I don't think I ever spoke to the same salesman twice - perhaps too many salesmen. - I imagine, as the majority of most customers do, all we want is to have our needs looked af- terin a courteous, honest man- ner and a job done to the best of ones ability. r> Perhaps this is why there are demands for Malls in Goderich! Respectfully, Concerned Shopper The Signal -Slur thanks all' its readers who took time to write L►ru►rrs to the Editor during. * 197:1. tir 'e look forward to hearing from our readers in 197.5 of a form of committee system but with a basic change, in- stead of the board responding to recommendations of the committees on,a variety of sub- jects, perhaps it would be better for 'the board to consider :111 items of business first and then delegate to one committee or the other if required. The com- mittee then would' investigate and provide 'further infor- mation on subjects relative to education or management. "In. other words, let the • board review first and the committees respond to the direction of the board. It may be necessary at times to establish hoc commit- tees to take on special studies. This has been done before and thltre is no reason why it can- not be continued into the future." Mr. ,Hill ' continued, "One thing is important. All trustees must be given an opportunity for active participation and it is. not a good idea to load commit- tees with a lot of routine items which tend- to make committee work dull and non -stimulating. I think committees should be given projects or asked to make studies which might form the basis of reports to .the board with recommendations. There are suibjects we should —in- vestigate, there are going to be 'problems in the future and some constructive planning and investigation now could be of great benefit to the board and administration later on: He said that an endeavour to aid some of the- students has been made for those who have learning problems but to date we have not aided those ' students with ' exceptional abilities." In his report Mr. Rill said • that ways and ° ,means of of- fering the public a bit more in- formation as to what is hap- pening in the field of education and "throw open our doors and make available to the • public more information on our ac- tivities." Shortreed succeeds. Hill as board chairman • rr: r• Wilfred Shortreed of Walton, left, was named chairman Of the Huron County board Of education at their meeting In Clinton last Monday: He succeeds Cayley Hill of Goderich. Herb Turkheim of Zurich Was named vice-chairman. (photo by Wilma Oka) Turkheirn vise -chairman. BY WILMA OKE Wilfred Shortreed, 'a 60 -year- old Walton area farmer, was acclaimed chairman of the - Huron, County Board of Education at an organizational meeting held in Clinton Mon- day. He succeeds E. Cayley Hill of Goderich. Mr• Shortreed, who represents the Townships of Grey and Morris and the Village df Brussels, was 'vice- chairman last year. Herbert Turkheim, publisher of Zurich Citizens -News, was acclaimed as vice-chairman, The 1975 board members,' in- cluding three newly elected members of tire board, were sworn in by County Judge Francis G. Carter of Goderich,_ The new members are John Elliott, Blyth representing the Townships of Hullett and McKillop, Town of Clinton and' the Village of Blyth; Robert Peck, RR 1, Zurich, represen- ting the Townships of Tucker - smith and Stanley, Town of Seaforth and the Village of hayfield; Charles Thn+meq. Brussels, representing Town- ships of Grey and Morris and the Village of Brussels. The only trustee not sworn in was Jack Alexander of Wingham who is , on a three month holiday in Florida. An ad hot steering committee was appointed, chairman Wilfred Shortreed; Alex Corrigan, RR •1, Bluevale; Clarence McDonald, Exeter; and Mrs. Marion Zinn, RR 2, Lucknow. They will divide the board members between the education arra management committees. A•. M. Harper of Goderich was re -appointed as board auditor for 1975 and 1976; U.J. Murphy, Goderich, was re- appointed as board solicitor for same period; and Kyles, Kyles and Garratt, Stratford re- appointed consulting architect !'or next two years. (v The inaugural meeting of the °board was set for 8 p.m., 7 January' 6, with the next regular meeting to be held on January 20.