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polisfioN
ter opposes separate school funding
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Dear editor,
Fortner Pi'eirniol' Bill Davis, in his .state•
m nt to, the Legislature in June 1984 ' pro -
sed to fully fund the Roman Catholic
pro-
' sed
at a costf
to Ontario's o millions of dollars
taxpayers. This decision was
made without any consultation of the
cittiizens. of Ontario who, regardless. of ..fait i
or background, will be expected to support
one religious group to the exclusion of all
others.
It is possible that such a move will frag-
ment the Province's public school system,
should other religious and private schools
request their fair share of the tax dollar too!
ting they have/ no intention of taking non-
Catholics. Similarly, he top t that Catholic
LETTERS School Boards will stop turning away
employees - from teachers to secretaries or
janitors - because, they aren't Roman
Catholic.
Itis my feeling that no one should be forc-
ed
oreed to support another's religion and I am op-
posed to our government usingpublicfunds
to fully finance the Roman Catholic
Separate School System.
According to Bill Phillips, Chairman of East
Y.ork's. Board of Education, the Roman.
Catholic Separate School System will rob
the public schools of some 138.000 • new -
students and put 8,400 public school teachers
out of work.
"Davis said he hoped Catholic Schools
would stop turning away non -catholic kids"
but some Catholic officials already are hin-
Yours truly
Asa Deeves,
Hensall; Ont.
Why not call it "The Oct" not Square
Dear editor, •
I am mystified. Ever since coming to
Goderich I have been fascinated and puzzl-
ed about the meaning and naming of the
central core of town. I am referring of
course to The Square.
Now I don't mean to be a fusspot but I was
always taught that- a square was a
parallelogram having four equal sides and
four right angles. My assnriat 's Mr. Funk,
Mr. Wagnall and Mr. Webster also agree on
this and their definitions and English is a
darn sight better then mine.
Now, on the very odd occasion, it has hap-
pened that I have been known to be a little
off the mark, but for the life of me, every
time I do a lap uptown, I come up with eight
'sides of equal distance or what is called an
octagon. How can this be? Surely I can't be
the first person to have observed this and'
Laird should stay. on
,The Square reader says
Dear editor,
It would seem a shame that just because
of one complaint from a Goderich bank that
a local landmark such as Laird's Chip
Wagon be forced to move from the location
it has traditionally occupied for more years
than I can remember.
I think with the unemployment situation
as it is we would be more supportive of
young people going into business. Our town
fathers should help in any way possible. I
nersonafly think l,airrl has on not of his
way to keep things tidy on his corner and his
product is very good.
There must be other ways of correcting
this problem if there is a problem. Don't just
attack the small business people. They have
to live too. Small business and free enter-
prise is the backbone of,Goderich and Huron
County.
An Interested Citizen
J.A. MacDonald
Sale of beer at corner storeA
would contribute torobl
p em
To the editor,
In prqposing the sale of wipe and beer in
Ontario grocery stores, Liberal Leader
David Peterson is 'ignoring vital research
conducted by the Addiction Research Foun-
dation of Ontario.
A 1981 Addiction Research Foundation
study found that such expansion of current
outlets would result in increased alcohol
consumption, adding between 2,650 and
14,260 more heavy drinkers to Ontario's
population.
Alcohol, already our number one public
health problem accounts for one in every 10
deaths and half of all traffic fatalities:
Can society tolerate an increase in alcohol
abuse because of a poorly conceived
political notion?
Sincerely,
Karl N. Burden,
Executive Director
Rotary Music Festival
will feature area talent
Dear editor,
We are writing to enclose some details of
upcoming performances by young people
from your area in t e 4th annual
Midwestern Ontario Hota Music Festival
beeld in Walkerton from Mon., April 29
thigh Sat., May 4.
. Again this year. this Festival will involve
over 6,000 people in an opportunity to be
assisted by some of the best -qualified ad-
judilators in Canada. Serving the five coun-
ties of Bruce, Huron, Grey, Perth and Well-
ington, the Festival is sponsored by the
Walkerton Rotary Club and the local
members of the Ontario Registered Music
Teachers' Association. This festival con-
tinues to draw hundreds of young musicians
and dancers who have never competed
before.
On Sat. evening. May 4 we will be holding
the "Festival Highlights Concert" at
Walkerton District Secondary School at 8
p.m. That evening, the sponsors will present
over $3,000 in scholarships to the top per-
formers from this five -county area. This
money is given by a wide range of patrons of
the Festival to encourage young people to
extend themselves in the pursuit of ex-
cellence.
We operate the Festival as one of the very
few "small:town" festivals in Ontario to -
give small-town and farm people an oppor-
tunity to develop their talents to the highest
degree possible.
Yours sincerely,
J. Mars
Managing Chairs
Mall
Tan
Writer seeks family information
Dear editor,
My family are trying to trace our
ancestors to make the family tree and I
wondered whether you would be able to help
me.
My great-uncle. Henry Mew, emigrated to
Canada in what year I do not know. What I
do know is that when he was 90 years old an
article was printed in your newspaper, "The
Signal". I would estimate that this would
have -been beau -.fifty years ago: Wha I -have.
of the text of your article is as follows: -
"Henry Mew, a man who is being held up
as a model of industry and self-respect, one
who- -ham done much to create a city
beautiful' He draws an old age pension of 20
dollars a month from the Ontario Govern-
ment. It is stated to injure his pride to be
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wondered?
For the expense and length of street signs,
I will let the town get away with calling it
simply "The Oct". People would know and
accept the abbreviation, however there
must be some explanation. Please,
somebody answer my plea and straighten
this out for me. I don't understand and
besides, I'm on the level.
Pete Henry
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