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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-07-07, Page 5PAGE 4-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1977 Good change At the June meeting of the Duron County Board of Education, some procedural changes were approved and "if carried through, should serve to keep the people of this county much more informed about school business. It appears that more business will be discussed in open session, and debate on that business will be en- couraged through., the provision of fewer "positive recommendations". It is gratifying to note that the board members are endeavoring to keep the taxpayers "in the know" despite the well- known fact that such a decision will mean longer meetings, perhaps more meetings. What's more, there will be many, many citizens of Huron County still uninformed because they simply will not make the effort to read and to learn about school affairs. But still, for those people who want to know what's happening in the school system, . there should be a greater op- portunity for them to keep abreast of the more important issues. Newspaper people know better than anyone how courageous a board or a council must be to open wide their sessions to the public: Anytime elected people allow • taxpayers to know what's going on, to hear what individual representatives have to say, there's every likelihood there will be troublesome moments ahead. It is much easier to -function away from the Aare of the public eye and so difficult to roll with the punches and to say and do what one feels. is best regardless, of criticism or complaint. Thsi newspaper has,. -in the past; •ace -used the Huron = County Board of Education trustees of '`rubber stamping" the recommendations- of their hired ad- ministrators. This is easy to do when ad- ministrators are working efficiently, preparing agendas and mak ingJtuggestions after ,study and discussion among professionals. Elected' people tend to let administrators think for them and while this may not be all bad, it can make the elected representative dull for lack of fresh ideas from the viewpoint of the electors. The ,poard's idea to produce back-up material which contains more alternatives for consideration and fewer positive recommendations should stimulate the thought process and result in 'greater-an- derstanding fo everybody.—SJK The real cancer A copy of the Nunatsiaq News at Frobisher Bay, North West. Territories, reveals that Frobisher Bay Village Council has passed a bylaw prohibiting members from leaving council sessions. The bylaw states "that ne member shall absent himself from any council meeting once the meeting has been called to order unless that member of council receives per- mission ermission from council to do so." The bylaw. further states: "Should any member ab- sent himself from any council meeting without permission of the council, he may '• although council members have walked out be deemed to have resigned as a mhb,ertak,-of meetings before, for a variety of reasons the council and his seat may' be declared some good and some not so good, it seldom vacant by resolution of the council." causes serious problems nor does it hamper thew -deliberations of council in - Goderich. But the "no-shows" are another matter.. Regularly, council members are missing from the chambers. Sometimes there is an explanation for the absenteeism but usually there is not. Occasionally, other members- of council are unable to say wheretheir associates are or for what purpose. Surely this must be a definite handicap for council. Certainly electors are short- changed when council members are absent fir -whatever reason, but when duties are neglected without proper and valid excuses it must be construed as no less than irresponsibility and no more than con 'tempt. —SJK meeting, but he said a bylaw is also ,necessary to restrict councillors from missing meetings. He even provided documented figures to show that some councillors in Frobisher Bay had attended as few._as,,67 percent of the meetings, and one councillor - a woman - had attended only 30 percent of the time. Goderich Town Council has really very little problecn...,....with.... council members leaving -meetings early. Certainly the case of Councillor Elsa Haydon was rare and This bylaw, of course, will be especially interesting to Goderich Town Council who just recently sa* fit to censure one of its members for leaving a meeting in the middle of a discussion and just before a vote. -Perhaps there are even those on council here , who would agree that the Frobisher Bay decision points up just how serious it becomes when a councillor decides to leave a meeting before it is ended. But it is of greater interest, perhaps, that onecouncillor in Frobisher B.ay„ feeeels .Lha,...... "real -..cancer of ---the -MeeIngs is the no- shows". According to Councillor Pfeifer of Frobisher Bay Village Council, it is a good start to rule that no one can walk out of the °Senior power Compulsory retirement at age 65 is both unfair and wasteful. For employers, the result is 'a loss of valuable human skills and reservoirs of experience. Also lost are such priceless by- products of longer life as wisdom and the ability to cope with a whole gamut of practical situations,. It should.tgt be assumed, of course, that everyone reaching the age -of 65 wants to go on working. Others may .not be capable of doing an effective job. What, then, are the alternatives to total retirement Those who have researched this problem are convinced that it can often be solved by redistributing responsibilities to provide enough work for all age groups. In many cases this may call for senior em- ployees to step down or sideways to new 'positions. Alternatively they. may be assigned to part-time work or serve as ci -tsultants. Thousands of people slated to be axed from their jobs at tile, preVhiling. age limit would gladly settle for lower pay. However, if there's no way a person can be retained by his present employer all,is not lost. Many gray-haired ex-employees have turned to a second career in a"similar or totally different ,field that might be less demanding. -Yet this road, too, can be rough. -So far, few firms are willing to give even part-time work to a recent retiree. Because senior workers so obviously deserve fairer treatment, it is to be hoped that the"federal government's new Human Rights Act (Bill C-25) will include prohibition of age discrimination. Certainly the future will force a change. Statisticians forecast a sharp rise in the 'number of senior citizens in Canada over the next 20 years. Thus the national work load will have to be spread-Qver_a_wider age span. It's not -too soon to stop making all 65 - year -Olds walk the plank by offering them more enlightened and "practical alter- natives. • A the ioberiwch { SIGNAL. -STAR —0— The County Town Newspaper of Huron Founded in IM•tM and published, every Thursday at (.o,lrrich. unlarto Menthe, of the (14/NA and (1WNA. Advrtising,tates on request. 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BYRSKI — advertising manager Business and Editorial Office TELEPHONE 526-11331 area'code 519 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 220; Goderich Second class mail registration number -0716 • 719 • • 4n Jack Mackenzie and Goderich: BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER What a celebration eh? What crowds! What' en- thusiasnl! What community spirit!" Who now will stand and say that Goderich folks Can't pull together to make a bang-up festival fdtun for all ages and all interest? From the wreath- laying at the tomb of Dr. William Tiger Dunlop through to the Jubilee Three Potpourri which I saw last evening, the events thus far have been a great suc- cess, at least in terms of participation. There have, been complaints, both from townsfolk and from visitors - not to mention committee workers - but that is to be expected in a celebration the size and scope "of this one, and the miracle remains that so By Dave Syke e DEAR READERS much has happened on schedule and in harmony with the Jubilee Three theme. I haven't been able to -at- tend every event, but I can be certainthat-there has been a representative of the Signal Star at almost every single happening since June 29.` David Sykes, Jeff Seddon and our; new gal, Joanne Walters have been out day and night with their cameras taking pictures . of just about everything that is happening . as well as attempting to keep up with their regular assignments. They've been working hard, and I'm proud of each of them. I'm sure the subscribers and readers of the Signal -Star will also appreciate their efforts when they see the bevy of pictures in this week's edition of . the newspaper and next week's edition. I got involved in the talent show last Wednesday evening on '-The Square and was amazed at- the crowd that gathered to hear the per- formers. Generally the crowd was well behaved and ap- preciative which really kept the, young people on stage at their best. I gotthere a little earlyin the evening 'for 1�- wanted to hear the TeenTones under the direction of Mrs. Irla Stewart. What a pleasing performance they gave and while the girls sing like angels,,.. so much of the, credit must go to Mrs. Stewart for her sparkling enthusiasm and her tremendous choice,. of ,music for the young choir. Another musical highlight for me was the performance by the reunited Treble Singers Sunday evening at the bandshell. Here again, the ladies who sung were simply • great but much of the credit for the choir's strong per- formance must go . to the director • Mrs. Eleanor Hetherington who returned from Hamilton for the oc rasion, but more importantly to ' Mrs. Harry Worsell who accompanied the choir at the piano. Seldom is one treated to such fine ability'-by...h_an ac- companist and Mrs. Worsell's work at the piano was ex- ceptionally ... well balanced, sharp and .clear, adding just the right note to the entire performance. But the outstanding musical treat of the festivity•for me has bee privilege to hear . D Taylor sing at the J Three Potpourri stage the Goderich Little Th on Monday evenit Taylor of Toronto was o program, accompanie Bruce Ubukata als Toronto, who is the neph Mr. and Mrs. Stewart K of Goderich. When Ms. Taylor Summertime I though spine would jump out o body: What a glorious and what -a- feeling for She was truly treme and anyone who didn't her missed something ceptionally great. Ms. Taylor perform was made more enjoyab Turn to p h ri it e ti b g w d. n', lo m Good bash Dear Editor, In my own behalf and also that of Goderich United Soccer Club, I'd like to take a moment out from all the Jubilee Three celebrations to heartily express our thanks to the members of the Jubilee Committee, for their' exhaustive efforts to make our- "Birthday Bash" such an unqualified success. I've never seen such well - organized and , many -varied events and activities, etc. The townsfolk are relaxed and DEAR EDITOR happy and genuinely ap- preciative of the fact that this committee deserves most of the credit for the joyous at- mosphere pervading Goderich. Smiles, smiles and more smiles! There's --'s6mething different to do everytime you turn around and not nearly enough hours in the day ! ! We're especially pleased over the outcome of the Bed Race (in more. *ways" than one!) Never have I witnessed so much "togetherness"! This race was a hilarious highlight over any of my 75 YEARS AGO The promoters of the Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway are holding. a series of meetings through the county to instruct the public regarding 'their proposal_ of rail .linecon- struction. On Tuesday, July$, the electors will be called upon to vote for the bylaw in support of this railway. Professor S.L. Taube, manufacturing optician and eye specialist and -Miss Lillian Taube, graduate former Dominion ! Day doings! :.., I realize that "in the wings", you toiled and fretted over tedious tasks and worrisome details, so that townspeople and visitors alike, might enjoy the fruits of your labour in the spotlight "out front Thank you, .immensely, Jubilee Three Committee... for bringing us the best and bringing out the best in us. Looking forward to the remaining fan in store, I am, Yours gratefully, Ronnie Varga Points cleared up Dear Editor: This letter is to clarify some ' points raised in your article of Tune 23, "Volunteer Bureau Needs Help:" There, is no "board',', of directors as stated in your article. Thi s is due to the lack of active commitmentonthe part of the three committee members who chose to take responsibility for supervising a summer student. There are no plans at the present time to register the organization, as a LOOKING B optician" and specialist on retraction, of Toronto, will be at the Bedford' House in Goderich from July 8 to July 12 and will test eyes and suit glasses tool! defective sight. Professor Taube issone of the _oldest_ opticians in Toronto, having been established since 1873. He has treated over 75,000 cases. 'Phis week the midsummer examinations are being conducted by =Inspector Tom lerthe Court House. , 25 YEARS.AGO Town Council has turned down a suggestion from headquarters of the OPP that the local detachment be in- creased from four to five members. A bylaw to provide for the voluntary payment of penalties out of court for parking offences was passed by Town Council on Friday nght. More than 70 pleasure boats from points as far away as Cleveland, Sandusky ,...and Mentnor Harbor, Ohio, and called at'GPoint, Michigan Detroit and Grosse oderich harbor over the weekend. charitable associa because there is association. There IS s working out of the b office under the Expe '77 program. lie will b to provide some direc vice t6 the community committee mern'bers p adequate supervision. As of Friday, June 17 was no more oper money for the bureau. be understood that summer student's sal paidy directly by srovi'rlclel' • govern s '1 aril (0 pt A delegation of tourists, all from Stratford, who spend the summer months at the camping grounds at Harbor Park, told Town Council on Friday nightthat the washroom , facilities at the park t*ere not adequate on weekends and holidays. 5 YEARS AGO An organizational meeting for Parents without Partners was held, on -Friday. at Robertson Memorial School Auditorium- , "with the assistance of organizers from the Central Ontario` -Regional Council. CK Employees of the Go Building Centre at the c of Cambria Road. Anglesea Street in God returned to their jobs Saturday after a walk •G.D.C.I. principal Stringer announced last the names of those w' scholarships in va divisions. " Ontario S diplomas and scholarsh $150 were -(recommend Tony McQuall, R Coulter,, Catherine R Blake Jones, Leslie and Kevin Cox.