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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-03, Page 21trio tera;; *tier neje, only' ued0q 1111 Dse In. ladi pet ber and D. 11 AL .9 Ido,;; d ` ' i`; tt ron Library system mar uron County Library is celebratingits first 's service during 1977, report to Counsy 1 last Thursday, Librarian Bill Par - observed that the wide in January of rmed d that a look back serve as beneficial in emulation of future e collected statistics last seven years in an ;t to evaluate the and evaluate the circulation, he noted, ,wn a steady growth ,70 to 1976. Last year ,tal circulation was . rio ued from page 2A) the event, and ap- are requested to detailed information ,roposed budget, other . of funding, structure organization, and the of people in the nity who support the • Wintario supplies a application form and 'nce has proven that ations' tend to be .ed more quickly if etailed information is d. .econd type of Wintario is for capital ements. Here the procedure is more 'cated, . and on a king" basis. In n Ontario, eligible s receive up to one - ding (after all other and provincial grants been deducted). er, Wintario will only " all corporate and funding on a dollar - lar basis. astern and northern o, Wintario's con - in would amount to e cost of the project ther grants have been •d and every corporate ivate dollar would be •d by $2 from the funds. The procedure slightly for multi - 1 or special purpose ies. Wintario has "capital" as "the ase, construction, tion or alteration of gs (or land), site or permanent equip- ; citifies must be owned ncorporated non-profit ation, a municipality public agency. They be available to the 1public and there must emonstrated ability to operation costs. ur club or organization to one of the above 'ri@ and you are g for financial nce, please drop me a give me a call to see if - of assistance to you. I t you in touch with the io people for, advice assistance, provide of support and ensure our application is sed as quickly es e. CAMPBELL'S for 1. rla® CAME R A S� Kodak Fams ti. 246,000 books. Comparison of the town' and Village libraries with the other library stations indicates that there has been a gradual decline of use in the smaller libraries. In 1970 the circulation of these branches was 60,000, in 1976 it was 38,000. During 1976 the Whitechurch branch was, closed dueto this drop In circulation. Mr. Partridge noted there has been growth in inter- library loans. In- 1976, 226 books were sent from other libraries to Huron County Libraries, a considerable increase over 1970 requests of 75 books. "More interesting," the librarian's report notes, "is the rapid increase of books asked for from other libraries. 167 requests were filled from Huron County for outside libraries last year, in 1970 there were no such requests for this service." Part of the increase, he said, is due to the fact Huron County library books are now listed in 'Adult Books in Print', and since Wellington County is a newly formed library, they have made use "of the local service. In 1976 there were 16,000 members in Huron County compared to 10,000 in 1970. "That increase in members," Mr. Partridge told the 0ODE RICH SIGNAI STAR .TR 1RSI)A'Y years of service council, "is well above the growth in population for the County." Loan of films from Mid- western Regional Library began in 1971, In the first year of operation 571 films were borrowed compared with 1976 circulation of 1,318 indicating the value of this service for local churches, clubs and schools. Library budget s354,650 Huron County Councillors ammended the 1977 County Library Board budget at last Thursday's meeting, increasing it by $7,000. The increase was made possible by a grant from Wintario to purchase Canadian books or periodicals. The increase brings the total budget up to $354,650. 4- In other business arising from the Library Board report, Council Council authorized the hiring of Patricia M. Hay as supervisor of the Wingham Branch Libary replacing Mrs. Margot Loucks who recently resigned the position. The new supervisor was hired at a rate of $3.95 per hour effective January 21, 1977 and following completion of the three month probationary period, that rate of remuneration will be increased to $4.45 per hour. County Librarian Bill Partridge was alsg authorized to hire a replacement for Stforth Branch Library assistant supervisor Mrs. Sibyle Miller who has resigned. Council supported a Board recom- mendation to provide additional payment for hours worked by library staff in connection with Junior Story Hours at the rate of $3.65 per hour for four -hours. It also agreed to pay branch staff on regular weekly hours at their current rate for extra hours worked, on approval of the County Librarian. Five applications were received in response to a recent advertisement for a part-time professional librarian. Council endorsed the Board's recommended hiring of Mrs. Pat Montague effective January 7, 1977 at a rate of $7.00 per hour for a 15 hour week. Appoint representatives to various positions Members of Huron County Executive Committee Council last Thursday voted Chairman W.I. Morley were to uphold the recom- appointed to the Huron mendations of its Executive Historic Jail Board. W.J. Committee in the matter of Elston will represent Huron appointing representatives to on the Board of the Victorian various boards and com- Order of Nurses. mittees for 1977. Only two of the ap- The 1977 Goderich Airport pointments, that of Clarence Committee will see County Boyle of Exeter to the South representative Warden Doug Huron . Hospital Board and McNeil, and Property J.F. Flannery to the Children's Aid Society Board, snow removal were actually new, howeve`?:'-•^' The remainder represented a move to return present representatives to their posts, with the exception of ap- pointments involving the new warde- John Fischer of RR 1 Bluevale will serve another term as the County representative , on the Wingham and District Hospital Board. E. Beecher Menzies of Clinton was returned to his seat on the Clinton Public Hospital Board as was Gordon Rimmer to the Seaforth Community Hospital Board and Mrs. John Berry to the Board of the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich. Warden Doug McNeil•, Property Committee Chairman John Jewitt and Committee Chairman John Jewitt. In addition to Mr. Flan- nery, J.R. Hunking, Chair- man of the Social Services Committee, Warden Doug McNeil, and J.F. MacDonald were appointed to the Board of the Children's Aid Society. James Mair of Brussels will serve on the Board of Directors of Conestoga 1*3 • 4.0 aid promised Areas in Huron, Bruce and Perth Counties hard-hit by the severe winter will receive extra help from the provin- cial government to help pay. for the clean-up. MPPs Jack Riddell and Murray Gaunt revealed this week that the government Lias decided to help areas in Huron, Bruce, Perth and Middlesex which had snow removal bills far more than normal. A committee of three cabinet ministers: John McBeath, solicitor general; James Snow, minister of transportation and com .alb. munication; and James Taylor, minister of energy, had been asked by the Liberal MPPs from this area to in- clude Huron and Bruce andL Perth in the areas needing extra help. Originally, only the Niagara Peninsula and Prince Edwar"d County were to receive aid. Although no exact figures were available, the gover- nment committee said that extra road subsidy would be given to municipalities who could show their snow removal costs were ex- cessive. College, Warden McNeil on the Huron Center for Children and Youth, Donald Eadie on the Huron Power Plant Committee and the members of the 1977 County Executive Committee were all ap- pointed to the Local Gover- nment Study Committee. There has been an increase in the budget over the seven year period as well. The 1976 revised budget for the library was $3.42,000 compared with a 1970 budget of $158,000. The largest increase in expenditures is found in the salaries. In 1976 salaries were $173,000 compared with $61,000 in 1970. Expenses for books has increased to $90,000 from $62,000 in 1970, rents have increased to $90,000 in 1976 from $15,000 in 1970. Librarian Partridge points to the change from a book- mobile service to a delivery van in 1970 as a major change in library service as well the discontinuation of service to schools in the county in 1973. "Many of the county schools added a libraryand books," he notes. "Huron County's association with Midwestern Regional Library has meant many added services for county libraries. Recently a talking book program has been well received by county residents." "Through an Outreach Grant during the summer, Huron County Library had puppeteers "No Strings Attached" appear at a number of branches. Because of Midwestern Regional Library's processing centre Huron County Library headquarters have not needed additional cataloging staff. Over 80 percent of books purchased by the library are through the processing center. Cost to process and catalogue a book reman at $1.50 per book less a 50 cent rebate," Mr. Par- tridge concluded. 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Pryue 4 District Representative 1 Don Denomme. •75 HAMILTON GODERICH MONUMENTS - MARKERS LETTERING 524-f 2373 or 6621 call BILL MELICK at your COLLISION REPAIR CENTRE SOUTH END BODY 524-9181 BAYFIELD RD. GODERICH A storekeeper who claims to have read "IMPACT" since its inception states that while he normally enjoys the column it is too biased on behalf of the consumer. The average person, he says, has no idea of what he has to put up with from, "mainly teenagers", a great many, (according to him) who would steal anything from a newspaper to a grand piano (if he had one!) They usually enter his store in large numbers making it virtually impossible for him to watch them all." His losses due to pilfering are staggering for a small store, he says, and when he contacts the parent of a child that he has actually caught in the act, he usually winds up making an enemy of them also, some who were regular and good customers. He is quick to point out, however, that he is referring to a very small minority of kids, but even with the honest ones he has his troubles too, as a lot of them are quite thoughtless when it comes to thumbing through books and magazines or needlessly han- dling merchandise that they have no intention of buying. Well, this is one small businessman's story and we print it in its entirety, without comment. EVERYDAY DOWN - TO - EARTH VALUES Furniture '' IN THE SUNCOAST MALL rid OPEN: MON.-FRI. TILLS P.M. SATURDAY'TILL 5:30 GRANGER'S TV SALES & SERVICE ADMIRAL, ELECTROHOME 8 RCA COLOR TV RECORD AND TAPE BAR MAJOR APPLIANCES PICK UI' n DELIVERY 92 SOUTH GODERICH 524-8925 JOHN JEFFERY & SON call the lumber Number 524-8171 offeftedi iese 0/ gilded Su#lrea 63 ELGIN AVE E.GODERICH I liked two lamp tables and gave a $10 deposit on the un- derstanding that they would be delivered within two weeks. They arrived in a month but that always happens. But, they were the wrong tables.'They picked them up the same day. Then they phoned to say they couldn't get the tables I wanted. 1 told them that those were the only tables I wanted. They told me to come down to pick up my $10. I go there and I don't get that $10. I get excuses like people being out and the cheque in the mail. But no 510. Finally, they shuffled me off to their head office. The action there isn't any faster. It is now three months since I gave that 510 deposit and 1 am no cloier to getting it back than I was the day I paid it. We talked to them and they said in very emphatic terms that they had sent you a cheque for $10. Apparently, they spell "had" in very peculiar fashion in tl.at store. For they sent you a cheque. eight days after they assured us they "had" paid you. Tlgnnruffi lil„oN Your Full line CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH - DODGE ® 414 HURON RD. GODERICH � holiday/v - 524-8311 - �`,A "l\ SCHUTZ sALOR • 1 have been a non-smoker all my life my only brother due to lung can heavy smoking, (cigarette porter against this wherever possi Somew ca le. ere recently I read where matches can also cause cer, but unfortunately I can't remember where I read it and 1 wondered if your office has anyway of verifying this fact, because my friends all think I am crazy! Crazy you are not, Sir. We have no way of knowing where you read what you did, but some enquiries brought us the following information: ut three years ago lost er caused by over 30 years of s and cigars) and as a strong sup - oven poison, I make my position known, Not only cigarettes, but the manner in which they are lighted, may be the source of cancer, a University of Missouri physician says. Dr. Carl J. 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