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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-01-29, Page 11
co ti ue from • ( n n d Rage A) thecommittee session: and the council meeting, and the place •wa-spacked with citizens to protest'. is ?r,.Z., Council. members ,� c C a �. �.p - r a •at't :that • nint eiatly-e.vv e p. _ etbP value of, making re.co.n , mendafions`, :known . 'to .the, Peoplebefore'votin on them g , for a final time' As Councillor • Harrison phrased. it at'that time; "If.that.'lied been: a regular .council meeting, the wall 'would have been downy by now, It is.wise to give' time to re -think -certain reconin= mendations and to give •the citizens an; opportunity to voice 'their. opinion if they'. wish." • • . • At last° week's' council session,, those wits voted for ' the open ,committee meeting between, Nye) open council. sessions were Frank Waikom,1Elsa Haydon, Leroy Ilarrison and.Jim Peters. Those who •re'jec'ted the,idea and opted:for'three regular council meetings were.Stan : 'Profit, Bob Allen, Dave - Gower and Bill Clifford. This produced a tie '.vote Mayor' DebSh felt broke the tie by voting for three open council sessions. 'Three open. council sessions are certainly much' better than 'twolepen sessions and a committee meeting: aricestiil.does not see in 1.97. the value of allowing time for people, input, And that may very well be because there has been ad attle of if.::. and that, dear- readers, '.iS':your fault: rte. "But, sayait'.t'v' the o en rn,. ittee essi • p.. co„ m s a . hes failed.: .Perhaps.: tlhere. •haveri'•t been;`• sitelf:eltatriatic incidents .of •its> :value since that. jail wall..' recom- mendation „ in 1973 ";which attracted such a:large crowd,' but .there is bound 'to, have been times when the corn • - mittee' recommendations:. made it possible .for citizens to "react BEFORE ;thee decision making - What Councillor:` • Gower• says is probably true ..., that all 'the coil rtiittee' recom- mendations in recent Weeks 'could- have been dealt with the night of recommendation, 'rather than • "wasting a week's • . time and abolishing:. the'system • is something like, shooting the messenger because. you don't like the message: It is not solving a thing .... arid it is opening the door all over • again. to- the possibility that vital -decisions wil'1-be nate. Nastily-. and without people input.: . • "dup'licating" ' meetings. But, -1•+ri-• closed ' There is little doubtth"at But the system is not -nearly ___ so fair to the majority of • voters who will once again have no opportunity to. voice and opinion BEFORE .a decis iorfes .reached.. As far as consistency is. concerned, .Couricillor Dave G 'wer w homad d • e the motion o.. • for three open council 'meetings is • very consistent, .• Councillor . Gower said in March 1973, "Com-mittee' g ' meati'It s�•should be.done away' with: If we're going to open,committee meetings, we . might justas well have regular council • meetings." • CounGiller Gower did vote for. • the open cgma:nittee essions ' in 1973, however,, • • Apparently: Colinc411or Gower could not'see: in 1973 [,OfliIN6 RACk (continued from page 4) . • • 91 to 79 births last year: Over the previous, up from 31 to 34 marriages, one death more was recorded, from 76 to 77,' • and interments made at Maitland':Cemetery were up '' from 54 to 67.• Whether, the residents of. '. Goderich are happy . with December ,•municipal 'elec - tions or would rather leave them as one Of the first duties of the new Year is 'not.yet known bythe Star. This editor would - like to see continued December elections,• giving the elected a chance to start right in the new year, • and more clearly defining the new year. ' Our jolly , .philosopher mitered another reason, that being that the elected would have a 'further. . reason to . celebrate New • Year's Eve, and the losers a further reaspn to get drunk, •. thus helping provincial -legislators with more taxes. this newspaper must share• -some of the blame in this Two . hi s c .me o :instance.t ng o t, First of .all, Councillor Gower let us know a week. in advance •that •he .was: opting for three douncil.sessidns•per month .and phasing out the open committee session. This newspaper failed to make an: editorial ' issue of , • the. recommendation" in time to , the Signal time: • • .setters t tie Editor or GrOI?E 'ICW sR N L;sTAI ; UR$t AY, rAI Ai ` 1; •197 • using o� , Arca:'. e. silos pelice concede . yards' of, the former County: , wall after firseswallow to the , loyment"` is very at the s.. P a p ace o .. ma of - sea in. e , ,: true , far from f bl (most 1 Star wine .Corn lex COlrnnteltt Jail. This hasuntilafter an accident:: w been 1 f f' 1 h t" h 11 •this) T . exercise 'for prisoners for Like e car in cold weather,- And you can be let go. • , xt inv lies coiitem„.$tifor the DearEt•iitor, ower::150 years. A roof would• this. gentleniah Was a' slow • " • 'awl� • .'I would like' to make spine. havo;to be •s an•ned acr s A > .. loon .o lei3.: It is-un-neeessary,. p. A s .a, saarter,, s he pra.giegssed; his And you'll have tog., P .g coin' ants a d' • n the rt r �•� fi ry ul ••:be, a: si 1e'ni.t et' iri rog r g :Port_ _ Y•ard and at.her • �rm,s moved fastere his white., A ave te,'� et=„l te''',Wo d . lip . proposed :-$2 fL�:,M.. .11ron n.ec,�essar .renevatro -rno ie all' insurance :companies.' to..":. _.• Y . ns �rde, 6e red shook, ills eyeslrlashed. � And • u-:11 have;to go:oil p g . .: .. p $, .,.- - •. ' , . i , . ; f . t a F• ,til , e re t1a CO eX ar heto ,_,ke 'c 1 e � li i• ' c.. a, n mpa. . _.. ma , the facility .a year- When he. readied. �iis' f'nal .:: Until ruis�dry'� :', insert; ,� nus , in t. e r What • Town' of G'oderlel): `The a t• •n The -;:final t . % .. ., pt ti hat ,an:' -. ,• ... .. ,. „round ,� era ion • closed - • punch •lrn�;,,`'Lips that.tauc.,h A Huron County Hi.c#k, • p•olidies`,' .stating t.. Will Y v facilities les ..tom end•. d 'b a d.., , pp. . , •, , .»,.. l: t1 c t . re , m e , � . rn yar may lead: itself well.. Ti uol• .will never, touch .. . claim: fox persona ln,lu��y w i local rtizens- tom: itte .-also for • theatre roduc • ' • • altd if 'the'ci` irnant was,. . c m ., e p • • tlorN cilia he . ap eared to be :Editor s' luote..Poernmay be• be irtva.• a formed't' o. mote : the music 'l '. , r... .w. +, ve t pro ,t and a concerts,:: tin f svt rem es I we l -known .tunes .not'wearin ariappro ,, d shat; •....lrigb, , g f ar ..a of be sung to. the.. . 1 g. Recreational • Complex, in- '` A -,sen'io'r' citizens .- club. . r e ub•lie, elt t' the . time:. of the 'ac - never a ed look at my' Battle Hymn'of. the R p b a What ., now? Three. open ,council' ::meetingsa-are-,4th • order . of the • month. W ha ;now? ' On Wedn` isda y Januety 14, reporter Davie Sykes attended :twoc.b nrdittee•rieeetingee.one environment, • one airport. The, meetings were after the. •Signal for: January , 15 was pr'inted.. He could:. have written up'" the committee deliberations for the people to read in the January 22 issue but . it was rather pointless since .eounci.l ,was meeting' Monday,, Janu'ar'y. 19,e and would ratify the ' recom- mendations before the people could read the coinrmittee An alternative, therefore, wririlri hp' tri . rialpv thr presentation 'of m comrxrittee reports to council until at' least one week has elapsed - or until' the newspaper has had an opportunity to inform the`pubiic:of the committee's actions. This- could' probably. be. construed as! needless delay and -m the`'mai y Cases, it would probably be a justifiable complaint. But let's bear, in . mind, 'always, that it is the public's a_. • clude, a '25. meter' indoor could 1.the mes• . .. t : ' c: swimmin peal, a health anti':: the' s Gond ,flo r of T Tome itis: nothing short of g P . , � .o , r o'wn �' The choir ..wouldstand; for� •e. fi'tness'elub a senior eitiz ns Library, Tthat overne ; L r . Y• his floor:has. been , final hymn, the organ would `• " , �•' ' "hypocritical ' a , g . -end ©rs�s tcrrrd centre, a community hall and unused for years but 'is. a • 'start.`Anyone wishing to sign an indoor._ ice :surface:.The ' collection of small interesting the Total: Abstainers Pledge citizens'' committee envisage rooms :with all different roof would gather in Sunday. DearEditor, a interne from' the. sale of •r; ' these'' facilities 'being. ac- • shapes and angles. School basement. 1 would like to endorse the dangerous narcotics such as., com..modated in one building,. .A record library could also ..r almost did .it -once: It was letter of, M'nrvin Scott alcphoi ,.and tobacco; has, the • somewhat ,similar to. Kin- be accommodated here with fastened to- the wall with a regardin seatbelts. • temerity' to enforce the. • g .g • ment" which continues •to Approve the use of, and derives_ cardine Recreational Centre. supervision by the librarians border of doves and blue- •• As Mr. Scott points out this wearing, of seat )belts, '.or ' Reception to the proposed on,thernein floor. Renovation. birds, just Out • of. reach. is th•e thin edge of the •wedge, helmets, for that matter. Recreation Complex • for is'required,•but. mostly of the - _ W.E. Elliott's 92 years, his when the government takes • Itis •axiomatic that in a free Goderich, however, has been -I interior - decoration scope. , vigor and clear ".thinking,' on the, role of protecting • lukewarm, .ratinly because of The swimming pool and ice , ,speak for .:.:'themselves. people against themselves society, the individual has the i ht to do •whathewants,'ust • the high . cosi, both in the , surface .'would require new Nothing 'remains to be said. there is no end to• the rig J doubt next as long as his actions do' not • . the. on-going main committee have violate:. the rights and safety - and, • ca nital 'cost of the building buildings, as the local citizens . Once again, Bill,'I apologize. `ti'1't'e ` ` no • posse itis, a .e recom wild :°•com.e the compulsory . tenance cost. I believe the mended. J,G..Hindrnarshof others. In ourbureaucratic wearing •of life -jackets when Bost is high and yet also. I Basic • .to my rec,om,- believe the,proposed facilities , "mendations is the -approach of would greatly enhance .the using some of the existing quality 'of life in the town;. building stock ,in Town- I do sporting, ,culturally . and not believe •we can afford to in a boat, and all manner of society this privilege is being other. protective items when.•slowly eroded away through hick writesindulgingin a 's ort or _public, apathy and in P difference: hazardous' activity. . racially: - • tear down and build, anew.. 'DearEditor, Yi-to- d osit'sotne .ideas anymore. The former, Opera of how we may obtain some of Howse and County . Jail and these• facilities but at a lower , the Town Library ere three cosi. • ,• buildings of• historic and' 1 believe the `idea of one :. arch"itectural interest which • large . new . building The '.cou•ld provide much of the. ._ • ori of- 1 -`'v -i ep and' that it is the dutyof council to provide every opportunity.' for the public. to be informed at all times of all Yes, it takes •time.• There ally .eyeri •have to be duplication 13ut ,�it°"i`s. democratic,. And: that's the bestBible systern. Ask poS y anyone, who has:lived :under another one, the alert'. people that . an lin- offing. m R. ; 'dde1 'like's: portant ,decision , was in• offing. Perhaps - our con; fidence that council would reject the reeommendation' new leader was tioo great or Maybe: it was pure and simple neglect.. ' Secondly, this , newspaper has failed in its _promise to prov,id•e ; a calendar '• of`_ up - Corning public 'meetings and their tentative agendas'• for our readers'. We tried in early 1973 td give that extra bit of •community service through our newspaper; but it became suchea time-consuming chore '•to contact allthe boards, and committees, concerning' their schedules; that the .project was,droppedsoon after.itwas begun'. Perhaps we should. have persevered. • Nevertheless, Publisher R.G. Shrierhas apprdeedthe _idea ,of a:Civic Cer v-r•for the Signal -Star .... and council, :and its board's,'. the: PUC; school • board, ."township• councils, countycouncil etc.. are encouraged teeeornpile a list of . their • upcoming Meetings each week and:Send them to' this newspaper by; Tuesday ndon, Names, times and place's will be published •free of charge in an: attempt to give the public a.greater •opportu.nity.. toattend: the deliberations of their elected officials. • " But for next week, readers' are reminded • that Town Council meets' ''Monday;-• February'.2 at •7:30 in'. the 'council chambers in the: municipal buildig. Why not get down:therlete andwatch your future• as its being legislated`? Pend check' up. on Liberals [00130 'for •Lsb�e /- Huro iiddlesex MPP"'. Jack Riddell likes 'the choice Of the' Liberal for provincial leader. Ile -Says Dr. Stuart Smith- will.. :make "an ex- cellent leader'.': : Mr. .Riddell: -feels the ;psychiatrist from Quebec will a.ppealto the people of. Ontario,because:he is a fine speaker:.with definite 'piens for the party and the people. He. has. plenty. . pf organizational ability;' Mrs, Riddell says,. • •The local MPP.. discredited rumors::that cast Dr. Smith as being arrogant. He said Dr: Smith is, a ve'r;y •''down-to- earth fellow" who . can be dependedupon:to tilisten to the people as . well as his colleagues • before- '• making decisions. Dr. .Smith, 37, • was first ele,Gted to- the • Ontario government In 1975 ' and "represents Hamilton West. He succeeds Robert Nixon as leader of the Liberals. in Ontario.• e. - Recreational, Centre - should accommodation needed in an be :abandoned. I have never expensive new F"Zeoreational', considered it successful, Centre.- • ' accommodating such diverse . Finally I wish to'draw your recreational .and cultural attention to one; other rill • persuits as icehockey, portant advantage of: ` , swimming, 'theatre, music of coma odating . recreatio discuss:ion,:intoone,building: and cultural: •`'facilities Environmentally they are • different' buildings arou 'i S min and 'incompatible. wrm Town 'One tied n is nott n: P geoa _ ice `hockey .are loud, rousing 'ale or nothing"'''solution: .and cheering sports,'Theat're, :Work may proceed .on. one music and discus=sion' require facility at a ..tiine. For, • a,' quiet •anal contemplative • 'example, if the town cannot • atmosphere! The . building construction then only renovation 'to a used in: Multi -recreational court'. yard . in': the form'er, buildings' does `'not_, allow .'County Jail need proceed. successfully for'a mix of . Two years- time Maybe • the .these activities, rehabilitation of. the, Opera TQ•.'overcome this problem House can start. • therefore''. is simple: De. not;, In •other• words my ap put all the .sporting ' and •,proach does' •,provide'•. cultural facilities into one' flexibility..which is what- is building. As ney letter. con- needeed today. • tinues•it will be :teen.thatthis Sincerely, can lead: to Solite significant Nick Hill cbstsavings. ' The seat • belt •law is bad' Mumblings in•front of.you•r bebatxse. Pews .p r, radio .or, • The;Myth of Job Security 1. It will antagonize television, will accomplish. otherwise law abiding , nothing: Bureaubrecy thrives Mine ,eyes have seen the verdict of the Tories in TO: It. states that March :the thirty-first is when we • all mus o. • . . Our Union= -if it' is' alive --is moving mighty slow, :; : T ro tett 't e To t s members here. P : ac orry,, , worgy, unem- nal • loyment, : _ in orry, worry; -mortgage;- afford roe much •'this year, ;'`payments • Worr,Y,_ worry, ,;h;ottte oul-.:: mitrnents, • ' .We need some answers now.' *e are paying, into pensions, • ourernployerpaying too, But What happens- t h t ha12& ns to these ,monies, is known to very few; , And ike have had no ruling 'what we can or cannotdo,' With these our pension: funds.. Worry.... The total of our pension, can P + itgainanew plan? • Do' we get attendance pay? •Do'we lose it to a man? • • :And 'separation payments, ' are they figured in theplan? We need someanswers• now.. • Worry.:.. tiri:Trnion,coders said that they for ,us would justice°seek, .And some degree of fairness. as for new johs we must speak, : They said they'd 'report . -,':Tu'esday, . but forgot.. to say. •' facilities • proposed' bythe• =He' almcost• signed • local. citizens-committee,,can , g I believe :be .largely ae 'ar i commodated in: existing teeEdtor b>•ilding"stock throughout the An apology • and ex - Town and at greet savings, planation, • I feel, is due : to I .recommend that the Good Friend W:E: Elliott re : 'community hall be located in myu:se of •the word "rabid" to : the, former Opera House -on describe.: a . teetotaller or, a Kingston: Street just off The person .who absxains, froin q Square. This would re uite alcohol. Childhood imprinting: q considerable'.renovation b is probably responsible for. 'ut the Opera`. House has a,. ` this ' unfortunate choice' of "sple'ndidly beautiful , facade adjctives•, • and a large interior space; Its Over .fifty years ago, in a location, adjacent "The small town on the shores' of .Square, .'is excellent and as • Lake. Ontario, when; the. air: ' .,,many community hall fun and water were.still,clearand: ctions=are 'in the ,evening, -.pure although anything, plenty of parking space .used pertaining t, sex was con= sidered dirt - I was haulefi, primarily. in the day. time, would be available- , each- Sunday more: or less The role of The Square, as.a against my will, to church. . ' "people place" would be " Once. •a month, however, .strengthened, with ' the. things' brightened eip when a bearded. old :gentlen•ian 't'ook over the pulpit for th:e:r'egiilar" te•miserance sermon. All evils of•.drink were 'duly depicted; Irane the hole -in -stomach - FRESH MEATY SPARE . RIBS FRESH SPAR; RIB.BITS Duty 69C LB. LB :OR Ol1ND•E•XT•li'A`L,EAN - (HUCK STEAK' LB. 85-c • FREEZER SPECIAL �R'H,SAl ►G• •S i TENDER BLADE• STEAKS LB • io LBS. LIMITED CALL 574•8551 • Hame• Dressed htrspected' •IVleafs at WhoIaialePrivies revitalization of the; Opera •House.. ': A health. .and fitness .elub could be' admirabl'y ac- commodated 'iri one• of" court citizens,against the police and . on the failure of the individual courts .'who' will have, to. en- to defend his:or her rights. • force•it ., truly, ' 2 . Lt is virtually . unen Donald Mcl�ee unne resign: 'icer c M.CY A new'face Will by under .a Goderich ; police department .hat in two weeks .where' Constable Sydney Hall takes up duties for Constable Wayne Tanney who.resigned as of January 31:• Constable ;Tunney Submitted his resignation to the. Goderich Police Commission at the commission.'s last meeting • Constable 'Hall was . ac= cepteci as •the replacement officer after:. Chief Pat King • listed :his recommend'ations, • andex.perience for the police 'commission. Chief 'King told. the , three; man board that Constable Hail had applied for' a jpb ..on the Goderich department .several:.morit"hs ago:, when -.Constables Tom ::Fortner and :John Ri xton resigned. -The ' police commission elected to '_accept'` "the recommendation of the chief giving him the:au:thority to hire Constable Hall. Normal hiring procedure would • call for the commission to, per, sonally interview ' job can- didates but inclement weather permitted Constable Hall from Sppearing before' the commission. • ' . The new officer is currently employed by the • Ontario police force where he which week; So time is running on, Worry:.. ..... .. „ Somehow 'WC get- the feeling • that the Union does not care .As long as we were getting paid 'they always- took their share; • But • when we want some .ansAfS-t'ltey're conveniently --- etscwhere, And'time is racangon.,. Worry.... . So all. you'Ci,vil Servants with contracts fo'renew,? Heed well, for what befell. to us, ciiuld'happen:soon to you. The -'myth • of ':"sure em_. • • is a.first'class constable. He is 37, ' a fa -roily ..man end,. ac -, cording to Chief King.; ' who •• knows him personally, -he is• an: - excellent -•policeman Constable Hall`•'cited as his' reasons.•for• leaving London a desire, to live in a,.Small.,toWe ' 'working- for a small force : 'where he can better use 'his ' • abilities as a policeman , •s Constable Tu•nney • .is leaving. Goderich to take up duties on the Sarnia Township Police' Force.: That for ce'has . _ a' new chief, and five new officers and 'Const'able Tunney, wh •said he broke in as a policeinan with, the man ••who isnow thechief in Sarnia - Township expecte to rise to •sergeant's rank soon at his Judge:,Fran•cis' Carter expressed disappointment at. Constable Tunney's • depar. ture. He said he ,realized 'policemen couldn't be placed • under a time contract but - a-dded' that it would he nice if •,a new officer could at. least - guarantee the town a year's service. Mayor Deb Shewfel'said . .•-the-loss of `Lunney -was un- fortunate but added that "you can't . blame • a person for wanting to get ahead • :the 'of lieess•rif the tluroir Cha ter Wo.':,`0 Ro a'i Arch 1Vtasotis•�vere,et+ c;ted • herinf Finnigan, second veli Ralph t•Ienderst orgainist� 1Clarenee McCue; A. .:; p ,, y . IP/:, Leto , •. ' .Ys.:.6eor � a Low, 5,S,; Joltn� kone J,S.; John We'stbroak 0 of C, Bill, rr�c` r'rtl�..7hc�e arc.(friin row, lift to`righi),l awold IZnisley, i, g r ,• lt;irr•isbii V• t7o'n.ild Maines, 7. Bert Such, J Hill Treble, Scribe p:; (brick , Stiles, first veil•, and 1 rank'Washington, fourth veil, row,, left to right)••ltiil RQ:ss, Scribe 'Ni Sam Jefferson, outer guard: RU • •