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alston intends to
his tit►r between his 80
Auburn farm and
ionary. °work i>i- un-
velope l.countries. `
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are dropping dead at 60'
of 'age, and l want to
e the balance of my life
1ping People out," he
n his West Street office.
pressures, of the job,
rain of providing people
essential services and
ontroversy surrounding
creasing costs of hydro
hlngs the manager feels
n do without. He says his
h is still sound but oc-
nally the pressures of
b affects his nerves and
"just as soon not have
mb
retirement coincides
a verbal contract he
with the Goderich
when he .started on
mber .30, 1965. At that
he said he would
ge the PUC fora 10 year
d and would give—the
ission at least six
hs notice of his
ment.
reason for the contract
aims was the transition,
UC was going through
he arrived. Many senior
oyees'at that time were
ng and the town was just
ning to update services
stall equipment to meet
electrical needs. Mr.
on provided experience
xpertise'training junior
yees and overseeing
eration of the utility. -
work in hydro began on.
16, 1940 when he started
he Shelburne PUC. One
first -experiences with
ying public services
him somewhat of an,
with- his ' friends and
bors. He remembers
g to 'shut off hydro in
areas around Shelburne
the war,years to
rve energy for essential
industries in . the
nce.
said he used to answer
one and someone would
m to pull the switch on a
n area and he would
to shut off the electricity
veral hours each day.
m Shelburne he went to
roy where he managed
utility there , before
g to Goderich. His first
ears were tense ones
to lack of sufficient
ission lines to service
ich industry. He recalls
letters 'and meetings
en him and industrial
s about many power
uptions, sometimes two
ee times a week for, up
r or five hours. The
uts were costing the
ries large sums of
y'' and many in
iences, and had to be
Rolston met with
iq Hydro and began to
he'. ,groundwork °for_. -a
volt loop line tobe
ed here to solve the
resulting declsiott to hnye til;
Goderich PUC etrtployeet,;
nstall and >cnaintain the line`
themselves set a precedent in
the province which is
something of which he is very
proud. = ..
He adds that without his'
experience and the ex-.
perience of Harry Crane, who .`
was the power foreman
that time, the construction
would have been impossible
without having Hydro build it
themselves. •
The manager is proud of his
association with the Goderich
PUC and is quick to cite
statistics proving the ef-
ficiency of the utility. •
He points out that Goderich
saved thousands of &liars by
ignoring critics and con-
structing "a sub=station and
storage building in the
Industrial Park, two things
the PUC needed and made
use of. , Goderich also
pioneered the use of
aluminum wiring in this area
and can now boast a two
percent line .doss : in hydro
compared to other area
utilities' losses of six and
seven percent.
Mr. Rolston points out that
the two percent is based on $2
million worth of hydro pur-
chased annually in Goderich.
The Goderich PUC was the -
first utility in Canada to use
modern Luc Lox street
lighting and the Huron Road
lights have eliminated
etlic}e.pedea. lt'lan accidents
sIr ce th lC `installation. ; .The 1
1'C14r r ; „one of the first `
titllitiea n,Ontarioto move to
computer.Kbilling and now
have an 4fficient system
establis,ed'whe•n other. towns.
-are having enormous dif-
ficulties making the trap
sition '
These ' and ':-other- .,-ac
complishments the ,PUC has
managed 'in the past decade
prompted; Mr. Rolston,:
early'-=- he's 57 -- `and
'use •his - abilities in a more
generous fashion.
He joined Men from.
Missions International, a
group that donates time and
effort to underprivileged
countries in the world. The
manager's first stop after his
retirement is Haiti where he
plans to help with con-
struction of a school for
children there whq have
never had any formal
education. He and his wife
intend to join their daughter
and son-in-law on the island in
January 1978 and spend the
remainder of the winter
helping out.
His son-in-law Ronald Curl
is helping native ministers
learn theology and his
daughter is teaching school.
Both are involved with Men
From Missions which is an
organization that formed
about five years ago as a
branch of the Oriental
Missionary Society, .a 70 -
year -old interdenominational
Striking committe report
'4k
group with a Christian
background.
The association with the
missionary group is nothing
new to Mr. Rolston who has
been involved with the
Auburn Men's Chapel for
several years now. He says
his term in Haiti will be short
. since he is not sure his health
can stand the extreme heat of
summers there and he in-
tends to return to his farm in
Auburn.
From there he hopes to
DAVE ROLSTON
spend the summer months
hobby 'farming and working
with a couple of horses -he”
owns. He hopes to augment
his pension with some crops
and plans to spend more time
driving his horse and buggy
across the Auburn ,coun-
tryside.
"I'm not going to have a
very big pension but money
isn't important to me now,"
said Mr. Ralston. "I don't
know if I'll be happy retired
but I'm going to give it a try."
County names new committees
The first regular session of
the 1977-78 term for Huron
County Council proved to be a
short session on Tuesday
afternoon with the councillors
passing a series of motions
aimed at establishing the
mechanics' of county
government for the upcoming
term. . A y
Top item on the order of
business was approval of .the
report from the 1977 Striking
Committee setting up -the.
various cornu ittees and
boards for the next year.
Terms of office were
established at the same time
so the various groups would
have one retiring member
each year.
West Wawanosh Reeve
Robert Lyons was named to
chair the . 1977 Road Com-
mittee for a term of two
years. Also serving on that
committee will be councillors
Ralph McNichol (one year),
C. K. Campbell (three years),
John Tinney (four years) and
J.C. Krauter (five years).
Thomas Consitt.,_, deputy
reeve of Stanley Township,
will serve as chairman on the
H•uronview . Bbard of
Management for One year.
Other board members ap-
pointed were Joseph Kerr
(one year), W. G. Zinn (two
years)- Norman Durst --(two'
years) and. R. S. Macauly
(three years):
Board of Health Chairman
for 1977 will be Seaforth
Deputy Reeve W. J.- Dale.
Also serving on the board will
be D. A. McNeil (one year),
P. D. Steckle (two years),
Eileen Palmer (three years)
and provincial representative
J. Morrissey.
CebII Desjardine, Stephen
Township reeve, will serve as
chairman of the Huron
County Library Board for the
next year. He will be working
with councillors J. Stafford (
a two year appointee), and,T
A. Miller (a three year ap-
pointee). Also appointed to
the Board were private
citizens D. H. McKenzie of
Dungannon, Mrs. N. Gray of
Belgrave and Elgin Thom-
pson of Clinton.
Appointment of the 1977
Property Committee saw
Hullet Township Reeve John
Jewitt named to a one year
term as chairman. Other
committee members will be
Simon Hallahan (one year),
Robin Lawrie. (two years),
Ervin Sillery (two years), D.
R. MacGregor (three years)
and Frank Cook (three
years), ,
Goderich Reeve Bill Clif-
ford was named to chair the
Planning Board 'for Huron
during the next year.,
Working with Mr. Clifford
will be Grant Stirling (one
year), Allan Campbell (two
years), R. M. Williamson
(two years), Harold Knight
(three years) and W. E.
Simmons (three years).
The . Development Com-
mittee for 1977 will be chaired
by Clifford Bray, Grey
Township Deputy Reeve. Also
appointed were W. J. Elston
(two years), C. Deichert (two
years) J. M. Dawson (three
years) and H. Robinson
(three years).
Usborne Deputy Reeve W.
I. Morley will chair the
Executive Committee during
the next year. Also serving on
that committee will be F. E.
Haberer (one year), Gerry
Ginn (two years), Ed
OE4dleifson (two years), D. S.
"die- (three years) and R.
l*.Bell (three years).
Social Services Committee
in 1977. will be made up of J.
P. MacDonald (one year), J.
F. Flannery (two years), H.
E. Wild (two years), H. Elliot
(three years) and J. R.
Hunking, Deputy Reeve of
Hullett Township, chairman.
County Councik named Roy
Westcott of Exeter, Elmer
Hayter of ' Varna, Girvin
Reed of Dungannon, John
Hazlitt of Goderich and J. L.
McCutcheon•- of, Brussels to
the 1977 Land Division
Committee. '
ountystill debatingaboui day
The
possibility of h indicated
p y c anging
the traditional meeting date
of Huron ,'County Council,
from the last"`Fridiay of the
month to some other date,
was discussed briefly by the
councillors on Tuesday af-
ternoon beforethe issue was
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referred to the Executive
Committee.
County Clerk Treasurer
Bill , Hanly wreminded the
council that before the end of
the last term it had been
suggested that the Friday
meeting day "hindered men
in business from sitting on
county council".
When Warden Douglas
McNeil asked how many
members would prefer to
meet on the last Thursday of
the month only nine indicated
they would support such a
change. When asked how
many preferred the Friday
Goderich
woman
becomes
nonagenarian
Mrs. Lena Stowe of
Newgate Street in Goderich.
became .a nonagenarian on
Tuesday January 18 when she
celebrated her,90,th birthday.
Mrs. Stowe celebrated the
milestone with her daughter
Aileen Caldwell of Dearborn,
Michigan, ghe went to
Dearborn for a New Year's
hotiday.and hopes'toreturn to
her native Goderich as soon
as weather path Its,
4Captpin Charles wStowe of:
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260 odericShoreh, Mrs;CreStowe's o
scent inn
, s,
opes to mark the -event when
i ,r,mother' returns homne.
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their support.
The matter was sent to the
Executive Committee for -
consideration but a change is
not expected.
County Council will meet on
Thursday next month
however. The councillors
have been invited by the
Goderich Lions Club to attend
their annual civic night: That
evening is set for February
24.
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SOUTH END BODY
524-9181'
BAYFIELD RD. GODERICH
I have often thought it would be an enlightening ex-
perience to visit a court of law and witness the proceedings
since 1 have been toying with the idea of eventually
becoming a lawyer.
I was certainly not disappointed with what I saw and
heard but several words and ex`pressions.were such that I
couldn't quite understand the meaning or appreciate the
significance of them. For example, four words that
appeared to be most important were, "beyond a
reasonable doubt."
What is so important about these four words? Also„scan
you explain please, what is meant by "jurisdiction”? ...
and is there any special definition of marriage?
Beyond a reasonable doubt, indicates ,the test or standard of
proof that is generally required to convict someone of what he or
she was originally alleged to have done in a criminal manner.
Jurisdiction equals or confers an authority or power to act on
somebody or on some group. For example, certain courts have
jurisdiction only in certain geographical areas, (province) and/or
over certain subject matters such os criminal or family matters.
Marriage is viewed as, "the voluntary union for life of one
man and one woman to the exclusion of all others," It is also
seen as providing both contract and status rights or duties for
the husband and wife.
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Maybe I've lived a sheltered life, but I am still wonder-
, ing what exactly is a mortgage?
Basically, a mortgage is a document (under seal) which effects
the transfer of legal title from the mortgagor (e.g. the house
buyer) to the mortgagee who lends the money. The house or
property is security for the loan and the mortgagor can "legally"
own the properly when he pays off the debt — this is, by exer-
cising his right to redeem the mortgage,
I just heard about the words "barrister and solicitor" in
relation to Canadian lawyers. I thought they were always
called attorneys -at -law just like Perry Mason. Am 1 right?
Strictly speaking, American lawyers ore attorneys and Can-
adian and. British lawyers ore barristers and solicitors.
I have worked with my employer for over a year and he
still won't give me a paid vacation. Surely the government
has done something about this sort of thing.
. The Employment Standards Act ensures.that once o person
has worked at least twelve months, he shall have at least two
weeks off with pay if entitled to vacation pay benefits.
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I enrolled as a student at one of these fee charging
trade schools and paid the full amount of $495.00 by
cheque. 1 became quite ill after only a few days, and
because my doctor informed me that I was',going to be
sick for some time, I decided to take the course later.
phoned the school to tell them.why and they told; me
'that they would refund my cheque less $175.
1 don't mind paying them something, but this strikes
me as an unfair amount of money to charge for only a
few days tuition, what do you think?
What we think is really not important, because the law
here clearly states that you are required to pay the full
amount for the entire first quarter once you start a course.
This includes the registration fee and it all comes under the
rules of The Private Trade Schools Act, which is administered
by the Department of Education.
This act was written to protect and regulate the private
trade schools os well as its students, so regardless of when
you quit you have to pay for the first quarter. Sorry, but
that's the way it stands at the moment, and there's absolutely -
nothing you can do about, it. -
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