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SIGNAL -STAR . THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1975
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Reporters and photographers are '
people. What's more they are busy
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The Signal-ttarThas been making a
real effort to cover as many events as
time will permit. This newspaPer is
anxious to reCognize every group in
town tor their efforts; whether it is a
news 'story or picture coverage, the
Signal -Star tries to be there.
This attention to community
projects, large'. and small, is important
to a weekly newspaper. But in sorne
respects it is likea demanding monster
which is more and more difficult to
4ppeaseever.y week. Time is always in
short supply. '
At present, two Signal -Star reporter
photbgraphers are on duty seven days
("6"fitl nights) -a week. Lately it seems
that even in seven -_'s, there is not
tmdm everything which 'must be
Some new rules must be laid
especially where and
weekend'aaaignrnmnts are concerned.
' person in .charge of arrangements
understands that a limited amount of
time will be allotted to the assignmeflt.
The ength of time willnthe
number of pictures to be takenN
Thus, ' when a S)gnal.;,Stor
photographer makes an, appointment
to take a picture, he or she will arrive
at the agreed hour and stipulate the
length of -time allotted. .'\f\f is' ten
rnibuhos''the people involved in the
picture will be expected to ra\|yrounU
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within that amount of time. If this
cannot be acconnp|ished'_ the
photographer will have no choice but to
leave -without the picture. °v
p\cture' assignments after 10 p.m.
will be avoided except on certain
special and designated occasions.
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Finally4 no weekend assignments
will be accepted after Frday afternoon
at ~ �p.rD. Photographers willwillonly be e)cpacted to cover those events which
have been previously arranged as well
as on -the -spot ,news such as fires,
accidents etc. m '
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In the first place, photographers The Signa|'Stared|toria| staff trusts
usually do nbt'have time to wait for , these new regulations regarding photo
speakers to finish.or dinner to be ea/e' assignments will result in a ' more
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be taken. Signal- reasonable work schedule for them and
Star photmgrapher's_ a�re"-_no-v_'
a�Myd.
cnnM.nuegnod $orv1oeforrea
that Alien'pictures are requested; the
Home "'.
n-' Scho�risiack
With May being officially dubbed as
Family Un;' Month, it seems fitting
sOneoderich parents are
thinking the reorganization of a
According to sheet tout by
thisgroup''HoneandSchoo| is*|inh
between the' main partners _in the
education 9f our children - theparent
and 'teacher."
The inifial public meeting .was held
Wednesday, May 21 assessment
,ottfce board room. Evryone who was
interested in the welfare of .Goderich
youngsters Was cordially invited to
attend.
Hornand School anJ Parent-
Teacher -_
'there are people concermmuabmrrnm
welfare of children, particularly
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founded upon Marital pr
Family Relationships was
introduced in the Legislature.
On its introduction the Minister
of the Attorney General, John
Clement,. said that much
of ,the
existing family law �is based
upon a social and economic
environment which no longer
exists.
The L^~^"'° patronizing Is limited ,to the value of her
towards women and it con- "separate"A
tradicts 'the fact that they are married man's
capacity to
individuals first and not indir contractual liability
satellites of their nd Mr buwevmr, unlimited as w�`
Clement ..said that although married wornan's under the
...courts in Ontario have gone, a new Act.considerable distance toward A Wife will retain
_.herr husband's credit
children within the school system. The
Home and School Association acts as a
bridge between the home and the
school, discovering various prnb|aniS •
which may inhibit children in., their
development.
The Home and .School Association is
vherethe-a-Cf\on is. Its members are
presmnted on every government
committee which deals with questions
concerning the education and
"development of- children. The Home
and School Associations are federated
tmaCanada-wide organization having
a strong voice in government, There is
a direct liaison between people at the
grass roots level and government.
It is 'tine Goderich revitalized this
deserve it.
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' In these oaaeo, the
cornmunity organ. Our school children
law will presume that the
property is. held in joint
teoaucy, whatever the con-
tributions.
Liability for married women
will also be changed. Under the
present law, A married woman
iS not .personally liable for
breach of contract. Her liability
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attaining eqtutabig. resu.
^ -------' will receive $1.050 for the
specific cases, the letri:...dbn the law Sumner Recreation �
����the basis Th? Act - for p�` This m is touyourYaonUYbuwonua itself be in favour of provide a
revised in order to reflect our natal injv,ries. ' , •
summer program of recreation '
present bd and economic Under. the new Act insurers activities for
environment. . ' �ill '~~ from ' ' of
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'The main objective of the liabilitymthe insured Exeter Recreation Arena and
Parks Committee �� their�
is the ^^"".~, The __
new, vation of individual legal rights | now be liable for bodily project "Creative Playground a 'Marriage. It is, injury or death of Utility Program - In Action", which is
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ual rmembers
m ~"= --- aimed'-
'^ ' develop_'
Centre, will receive the amount
creative
' "Outdoor Experience" a
project by Seaforth RecreatWn
Committee which will provide
an outdoor day 'camp ex-
perience W children 6 to 14
years of age, will receive an
amount of $3,0(10.
• Vanastra Playground and
Fitness Program, a
the �m
playgroundof the project. The purpose of
this project 'is to provide
the=
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children and fitness activitiesfor
in the
Vanastra-Zurinhaecreudou and
Community Centre Committee
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legal 'status .�rmarried men =^ Clement said theplay concept in the
and women. Both w"="^~ Superintendent�playgrounds, will receive
children
will have important has "~~. `.~.-.`+". ~°am2'100
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""a +" create a co-
A go�dexample
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`ance,Minister `John Turners
reported request that wage increases
in Canada be keptto m high of l�
^ cent durithe next year is admirable,
but it's iiot very believable.
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It comes on the heels of parliarnent's
passing a wage increase for pur MP's.
If you hadn't been reading the papers
for a few weeks you wOuld asSume that
a raise to MPs from a government that
is asking everyone else tO Fiold wage
demands at 12 percent, would of course
be 12 percent,. or as a good example,
less.
Not achance, MPs voted \heniye\veo
a pay increase of 33 1-3 percent. With
school_ board trustees around here
voting themselves 100 percent pay
increase's and teachers in- Toronto
`reported|y'ms~cin# for over. 70 percent
^pay boosts, you might "say that the
MP's hf one third isn't all that high.
But take a look, at what' highly
criticized members of the labor force
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MPs' 33 123 percent.' The ^,^ grants -' legal ".". change w^. not result^" °^~..- their project `"^",
• past `'`~ ,--- Compare-
Accord|ngto a Toronto paper, by to married persons.d�^~insurance ..'_-.°.,~..o`""
vNUbavothe right New franchising water
safety in-
to'teach'ers in'Toronto, who many people Both spouses
legal
water safety
probably consider overpaid, have had other as if they were not Government "'^ gasoline
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e of a 19 percent raise in- marriAt present, a ed. husband retailers service station harbour, receive
ince 19713Letter carriers who may not, sue his wife in tort.- oPerators.C~and assiStance to the amount of
also get alot ~fknocks, have had onthe married ~~^a' may sue her Commercial Relations Minister $2,160.00
average of 35 percent wage boost husband `n `"'` y`the Sidney Band�nmn,|ut»rnm*u The ijuron County
•have had
Of her, property but the Legislature that the
guidelines establish -clear will be �-saistedudeummuut«y
not for personal injuries. .
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their project to
al The, Act gives married definitions for terms' of leases, establish a young people'se
92 women the general right
act
clarify rights of operators to regional theatre touring
program�«
children,shuttins,
as guardian foran.��s�l other brands andset un
those five years. MPs pay d\aQ-' --dures bsenior citizens and the under-
on
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��applkm in several petroleum company to settle of
percent increase in their pay
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.,15 YEARS AGe
This we�The S�r presents
to - readers
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equal of
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which has seldom
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do
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appeared before a town the size
of Goderith. The mammoth
size of The Star, much larger
than any rival, was not equal to
the occasion and several of the
big long columns haVe been
converted into a supplement to
get everything , and it will be
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The has admitted
that the $15 nUUonwi�not be
spent in one yoam but over
threeyears, and that this year
only $1 million extra has been
put aside for the e of
day-care capital grants, to
provide spaces for only 400
cbiNr�n. The $15 million was
announced last year, and has
been allocated, but it is unlikely.
to be . spent for up to three
years.May 1 lth to May 17th being
Police Week in Ontario, may I
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express my congratulations
and appreciation to
'staff of
the. Provincial and MuniCipal
Police Departments in Hdron
fothe excellent
services which
they have provided ,over the
past year. I know the people of
Huron woumwant "om."=^"
paying tribute to the Police
throughoutDepartments '-'on -
and their staff.
behind for some year's me`u''.197" but areas such as and disputes. The Minister of Housing,
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Postal workers, and in some cases important clarification will be Ontario's drivers' licences is to
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teachers, wentout on 'Strike before be initiated this f
This
they got their pay boosts.
tribution of work, or
money's worth which one `ohawill not affect most
MPs \ustvoted it to themselves. And spouse makes to the property
people who now have licences,
they* have no one to answer to except nrbusiness owned bythe other. but new drivers and peoplewuu
the 'workers who the government is lnthe absence of -an agreement wish to drive vehicles in d0f-
apparently suggesting between them, the contributionferent categories will be
'-treated- if /'tnetod under the new
9ccepr)2percent raises -a^ the next _arrangements.
spdid he�ch�rs'
'nounced
election in years time. nu�|dooymuniaAe' operators' and `^=—~^^~-~'
one individualto another
The- Huron -Expositor • '~`^ ~'~~~- couple isd a basic drivers' K to be
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SHIRLEY J. KELLER-editor
'JEFF SEDDON-editorial staff
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Married will not be permitted permit and 89 other
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but,affect the claim .fthe �nn' of licence. Ao6mo uur
uibutortopart cfthe r' ` will 'need a school bus
This clause confers no new operators' permit and 'u
right to share in property �»n»n»r'dr�or will need a
owned byuspouse, It prevents �ydnAprVooeuuere*�.ewwr\rmmoand
married status from in-
terfering with a claim. In a tests for the rules�f the road,
case such as Murdoch vs. andhealth "'on-urd� are now
Murdoch, the court vnum�on
treat a spouse in the same wayas a third party who had madea contribution to a property orbusiness. The question 0.conferring positive rights toshare in family property ispresently being considered, afurther stage in the continuingreform of family law.,The new Act Mr. Clementsaid creates a presumption oftrust where property belonging' to one spouse is received by theother. Unless there is proof tothe contrary, the property isdeemed to be held in trust forthe other, Title taken in jointtenancy and bank accounts orcommon trim& in the names of
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new measures t����
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greater to "resource
hundm', but relax ceoonuunm
regarding lot size and intra -
family
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[anUyaa)oy.
The new policy, - which he
proposes to implement by.
November 1, will give regional
planning boards or local land
division committees fhe right to
approve much smaller
severances - of one acre or less
- in areas where the local \
boards feel they will not
objectionable and where they
will meet new provincial
guidelines.
Under the neguidelines,yet
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tnbo�roa\hudrafted, farmers
would be able to sell un-
conditionally ' ' �� of their
being p�,thebaakfarms in any class of
permit will allow a person to agriculturalregion.
ive a vehicle or combination relatives who
of vehicles (such as a car and want to build a residence
trailermuw'"~^ truck)lot~ or to providehome K
'�oy weight of '"~~ ---��hg�rmo�.`��'hYB\r
For' commercial drivers'a vacant lot in an 'existing
licences the classifications will hamlet.
mmn/xa°normnQuow:\- In areas wit� less desirable
agricultural would
size and passenger capacity.
et new also be permitted to any pur-
Most,'
1 mail for chases as long as the. sub-
- the category Vehicles theydivisions comply with �n
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are now driving, and �P planning officialplans.
nny''wuuermn'nen/ /saU",inga year Apparont\Y, the Ontario.
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for conversion to the new G",�. ent|oicab|ts t»
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Huron �buntyhad several of day~cona building
|h�r'lnpeocm 75 projects programme, and in fact haS
approved hY::tnr new Ministry made no substantial com-
mitment
nyCu\vuroondRooroot\mm. /D
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neud�se to say it will be well '
worth reading.
The ��atemt event of the
astronomical yeat 1900 will be
the eclipse of the sun on
Mondoy. May 28 which will be
total over a large area of the
southern States. Here about
four fifths Of the sun's diameter
will be "°" ^ The .
phenomenon will begin a little
before eight in themorning,
o'clockwill be greatest about nine
�dw0bnover abou a .
�erpuottnn -
beingThe past few days have -been
exciting ones for ''owners of
favorite dogs, at least a dozen
having been poisoned .within
the past few weeks, Some great
pets have been destroyed, most
of them quiet, friendly animals, ,
so that the dog murderer could
,not (have had s' reason for his
malicious work. A large reward
is ered for the person's
apprehension and conviction,
and besurely wo}be convicted;
forno person with instincts `^^~ .
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at junction oYS�Put Patrick's
and -Arthur Streets has this
levelledweek been
with good soil and sown with'
grass seed. The residents in
that neighborhood have long
looked upon the spot as an
eyesore and are now un-
dertaking to keep the plot in '
good condition.
A citizen calls the attention of
The Signal to a statement in a
recent issue of The GOderich '
'Star to the effect that there are
nearly 100 vacant. houses in
town. If this number is
anywhere nearly correct, says
this citizen, it must inciiide the
summer cottageS, a large
nuniber of .which, ere Slways
unoccupied at this time of yearo
. The statement in 'The. Star As
being quoted by a number of
outside papers and Is not doing
Goderich any good.
It ghould be made very plain
to the boys in town 'that they
must not interfere with the
squirrels in the court house
park. The -little creatures have'
becdme very_ tame and
.evidently delight in their
freedom but if they are chased
and otherwise annoyed they
may become very timid and not
show themselves. We hope the
boys will not molest the
squirrels llut protect them..
They are.- a very pleasant
feature in the park and it would
be a shame to.�oo them by
cruel antics.
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Dear Editor:
We wero`�ory grateful to
Constable Fortner, on a recent
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keyscar in the trunk and afte
many hoursof trying to get
it t
open we called your *police
department. This gentleman
came out and even when off
duty came back and brought
another man mho\ ua
All told he spent several \
hours.Ynucan boproud oymen
like this and we want to say
thank -you, Constable Fortner, ,
Yorreo�hinQ out � \ inghunu`
Sincerely,
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Mr. and K�.John C.Wade
severalReed City, Michigan.
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invited to express their
opinions of local, provin-
cial and federal issues
through the Letters to
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Goderich Sloth -Star.
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from another'
reader, the letter writer!.
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which can be offered for
publication, the editor
does reserve the right to
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copy submitted fiax in-
clusion in ' this
newspaper. ' '
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.ThmGoderiohYouthComuci\
and representatives of the
recently formed Goderich
Youth Centre Board asked:
council last Thursday to with
draw the call for tenders on the
former Victor Lauriston Public
School and make the building
available to the group as a
youth centre. 'A spokesman for
the group told council the
school would enable young
people lo develop a meaningful
,program of recreation that they
could develop themselves.
The first indication that
summer is really here for the
year was the fireworks display
Goderich last weekend, The
Victoria Day celebration
sponsored by the Kinsmen Club
lit up the sky overtown thrilling'
the young and old alike with the
booms and colors-. The .activity
marked the end of the long
weekend, the first of the year,
and people in town began to
think of vacations to the cottage
instead of hockey or skiing.
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