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No mention made of library e;
controversy at county council
What at times last month appeared
ready to explode into the drawing of full
scale battle lines was conspicuous in its
absence during the regular October ses-
sion of Huron County council.
In fact, the only reference to the con-
troversy came as a brief mention in the
presentation of the Huron County Library
Board report to council at last Thursday's
meeting in the court house at Goderich.
In the report, presented by Hullett
Reeve Tom Cunningham, council was in-
formed of a board decision to refer the con-
troversy to its'solicitor.
The board had resolved to refer a letter
from C. Scott Ritchie, a London lawyer, —
"with regard to a personnel matter" — to
the board's solicitor "with power to ex-
..,, mete v satisfactorry settlement."
Cunningham, library Mara coati ttaau,
was the target of criticism at the
September meeting for the library
disputes
reluctance to discuss an apparentp
between the board and the county's chief
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Ron's Health Centre
The criticism began at council's
September meeting when tensall Reeve
Jim Robinson was asked to elaborate on
the proceedings of two clo$ed sessions of
the board which were mentioned in its
monthly report.
Robinson, a member of the board,
presented the report to council as Cunn-
Yngham had not attended the board
meeting on which the report was based.
The Hensel' reeve said that the closed ses-
sions represented a "very delicate stage of
deliberation" in personnel matters and
asked council's indulgence in allowing the
board a bit more time to work out a
solution.
Partridge, however, made it clear to
council that the personnel matters were
related directly to him. Some "serious
allegations" had been made by library
r r� rftnnetPd library
operations, he added.
The chief librarian also told council he
had engaged a London lawyer to protect
his interests and added that he would not
be o osed to having the allegations made
librarian William Partridge. pp ay
public.
Following this, the main thrust of coun-
cil criticism t the September meeting was
focused directly at Cunningham who again
askedouncillors to grant the board a little
more tune to work out a solution to the pro-
blem. He promised council the board
would try to resolve the matter before Oc-
tober's council meeting but he could not
guarantee it would happen.
At last Thursday's meeting there was no
mention of a solution nor were there any
questions from councillors regarding the
status of the controversy.
In an interview following the council
meeting, Cunningham said the letter refer-
red to in the board report was from the
lawyer who represents Partridge.
"That letter is in the hands of the board's
solicitor who has advised us not to com-
ment on the issue," Cunningham said.
Aslsteu W J(lca.uic,e.. :::: '.,:l..rr hr tint the
issue might be resolved, Cunningham said
he had no idea at this time but did not rule
out the possibility of a solution by the
November council session.
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Israel is instigating its own
persecution with arsenal
• Dear editor,
Has Israel instigated its own persecution
by obtaining an atomic arsenal? I believe
that it has. In the event of hostilities, it is an
open advertisement
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orst dings that
it is being prepared for the
It will be just a question of time before the
Arabs and their allies will follow a similar
course, and with such power in the hands of
radicals, it is anyone's guess as to what will
happen.
I believe ,the,super. powers, at the present
--.time,are trying,tQ come, to an agreement of
co -existence, and reach a mutual opinion on
their differences.
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have a tendency to support the Arab na-
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now,'and the the Arabs wanst the Russians to
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help them attain an atomic arsenal.
This type of formula might very well trig-
ger another world war, eventually. What the
super powers should do now, is try to
stimulate a co -existence between the
Israelis and the Arabs, at all costs. It is a
potential h.otspot for bloodshed, and
anything your imagination can contrive.
If the recent report is true that Israel has
been manufacturing atomic bombs secretly
in the desert, and have acquired 200 atom
bombs, they have qqite ahead start on. their
surroundings:
Such an advertisement is an open
acknowledgement ' to the world that they
have made themselves a target area if this
recent report is true. Sincerely,
N.J. Minaker
Shame on Elsa; Goderich- is
Canada's prettiest town
Dear editor,
Shame on you, Elsa Haydon! Goderich is
the Prettiest Town in Canada.
I find it difficult to understand why some
people decry our town's slogan. Regardless
whether or not the description was at-
tributed to Queen Elizabeth, the truth re-
mains that our community has managed to
preserve the beauty and charm that is
sought after by so many.
Indeed, several of our sister towns are not
i in a Clinton may osition be the HomedCan da s claim.
Radar
and Seaforth prides itself as The Friendly
Town, but their Main Street facades and
• dowdy side street architecture can not
match the unique Courthouse Square or
stately, tree -lined avenues of Goderich.
Even Collingwood, a community that can
boast both Lakeshore and mountain scenic
beauty, is more dead than alive, despite its
major tourist route crossroads location.
No, Elsa. Let's instil and maintain an
essence. of pridein our town, especially for
our younger and future generations.
Because unless they respect our sedate
small town environment and really be proud
of Goderich; then you might as well tear
down the billboards.
Personally speaking, and from my obser-
vations when travelling throughout Canada,
stripping Goderich of its slogan would be
tantamount to sacrilege, because no other
community is worthy of being called the
Prettiest Town in Canada. Yours sincerely,
Barry J: Page
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