Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-05-04, Page 16.01 PAGE 16--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY. MAY 4, 1978 If the books were your own, you may look after them BY JEFF SEDDON If students in Huron County had to buy their own school books, taxpayers may save considerable education costs and the books would probably receive better care. That was the reasoning used Monday when the Huron, County Board of 'Education endorsed a resolution fpom the York 'County Boayd of Education to change the Education Act to/ permit individual boards yo decide if Goderich Town Council Briefs BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Goderich volunteer fire brigade is serving notice to Ashfield Township immediately that unless a fire agreement is reached between the two municipalities within 15 days, no fire calls in the south-west corner of Ashfield will be answered by the Goderich firemen. Fire committee chairman Stan Profit said he was not happy about the ultimatum, but said word had been received from the Ontario Fire Marshal's office that should fire damage occur in Colborne Township or Goderich Township while firemen were in Ashfield, the town could be liable in a court of law. Goderich has agreements with the townships of Colborne and Goderich, although these are currently up for review. Profit praised Ashfield Township officials, who he said had always paid their fire bills promptly and without complaint. He also said Ashfield Reeve Warren Zinn was apprized of the situation which has been pointed out by the fire marshal and that negotiations are already un- derway toward an agreement. +++ Once again the two hour parking limits on Hamilton Street from Newgate Street to Victoria Street will be lifted. Councillor John Doherty said he'd done a parking study on that area and found that 29 parking spots are not being utilized to the best advantage. All businessmen in the area feel the parking restric- tions should be• lifted. They include Music Arts, Singer Sewing Machine, Beckers, Pryde Memorials, Fabric and Maur, Coach House Travel Service, Skeoch Business Equipment and Bill Bradley. + -I- + Councillor Elsa Haydon, chairman of the parks committee, was given the approval to spend the $5,000 discretionary item in the parks budget for the further development of Dawnrose Park in the Delbar sub- division. Haydon and co-chairman Dave Gower spoke highly of the co-operation they have enjoyed with the people in the area of Dawnrose Park who filled out. questionaires and attended public meetings ,to hammer, out the best possible park plan for the enjoyment of all. + ++. The administrative committee was charged with its first official , duty Monday evening since the reorganization of council committees. It will consider the best way to recognize the visit of 25 French students to Goderich this week. A letter from Paul Howe, head of languages of GDCI asked that town council entertain the students and their hosts at a reception. ° "This is a very worthwhile occasion," said Councillor E1'sa Haydon. + ++ Goderich town council has complied with a request from the Goderich and District Pro -Life group and of- ficially declared the week of May 7 - 14 Respect for Life Week. This is a preaml?le to 1979 which is to'be declared the International Year of the Child. Councillor Elsa Haydon felt it would be "more honest" to call it Respect for Children Week. "We have mother's day and father's -day," said Councillor Haydon. "Why not children's week?" Mayor Deb Shewfelt said he understood Haydon's viewpoint, but called for a vote on the motion as presented because it was what was requested by Pro - Life, + ++ The Goderich Tourist Committee has begun efforts to get Newfoundland's Joey Smallwood as a speaker for Founders Day, `'a suggested annual celebration in Goderich. to keep the Jubilee Three feeling alive. No further details were presented to council. A talent night program and, also a dance at the arena are being considered. Dr. Desmond Leeper and Dr. Bill Schilthuis Are Pleased To Announce The Amalgamation of the BLUEWATER ANIMAL HOSPITAL and the GODERICH VETERINARY CLINK on May 1st, 1978 The combined practice will be located at RR 2 Goderich on Hwy. No. 8 and will be known as the: Goderich Veterinary Clinic Patients 'files from the Bluewater Animal Hospital are being transferred at this time. they wanted to supply text- books extbooks or have students buy their own. The York board sent their resolution to all boards of education in the province looking for support for the suggested change. The change would make the supply of textbooks to students "permissive rather than mandatory" according to the York proposal. Under present legislation boards are required to supply each student with a textbook for all courses taught that student. The York trustees felt that by leaving that decision up to each individual hoard that hoard may want to realize savings in its budget. Along with that was the consideration that if the student owned the hook he would likely take better care of it. Superintendent of education Jim Coulter told the Huron board that under the present legislation only Grade 13 students are responsible for their own books. He said that with used books available from graduating students Grade 13 students ;ace an average annual cost of $60 to purchase the required texts. He said if the student had to buy all the books new the cost would probably be about $100. Goderich trustee Cayley Hill said the switch in responsibility may cause some hardship amongst some families in the county but pointed out that years ago w,hcn economic conditions in the country were worse than today students had to sttp,,ply their own textbooks. He said the hooks quite often pass through several students and that the ministry of education may be encouraged to reduce the number of changes in textbooks needed. He said the ministry constantly changes required texts and those changescost taxpayers a considerable sum of money. Brookside plans spring concert BY BRENDA HENDERSON AND DIANE GIBSON Mrs. Dixie Cameron spoke to the Grade 8 geography classes at Brookside on Thursday April 27. She showed slides and discussed the artifacts she had brought from Australia where she spent some months last year as a representative of the Junior Farmers. Everyone tound her talk most in- teresting. All the classes involved in the Spring concert at Brookside are busy putting the finishing touches on their acts as the dress rehearsal and the concert are this week. Results of the fun fair put on last week at Brookside by Mr. Liddle's class are: candy guessing -first, Mr. G. Hazlitt; second, Carol Ritchie, and third, Craig Jefferson and Colleen Durnin; draws -first prize -case of pop --Marie Haggitt; second, .badminton set -Tammy Hollatz; third - stuffed animals -Mike Humphrey; and teacher's cake draw -Mrs. Lois Tebbutt. Mr. Wilkins donated 24 Woman wins lottery An 'RR 2, Clinton woman, who seldom buys lottery tickets, was a winner of $10,000 in last Thursday night's Wintario lottery draw. Mrs. Mabel Price bought „her first ticket in six months recently, and last week was - one of the major winners. In fact, Mrs. Price, whose husband Glenn runs Clere-Vu Auto W'reckers, has only bought six tickets in all the time the Wintario draw has been running. She almost didn't buy the COOP ticket at all, but just hap- pened to be in Cutt's Store in Goderich when a man ahead of her in the check out asked for a. ticket and she decided to get one tool. "We plan to take a trip to Vancouver to see some aunts and uncles I've never met," she replied when asked how' she planned to spend the money. She said she also wanted to give her daughter Heather and son-in-law Bill Hoggarth a trip as well. has the solution to all your weed problems - Everything you need for the things you don't want to grow Surfactant — Oil concentrate — Use to extend period of application and increase efficiency of Atrazine. Brush Killer -- 64 and 112, two strengths of 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T combined. Provide excellent brush and hard -to - kill weed control, 2,4-D Amine 80 — Most widely used weedkiller. Use on pasture and cereals that are not seeded down, Bladex 80 — Use for pre - emergence and early post - emergence alone or in combination with Atrazine to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in corn. Cytrol — Combine with Atrazine to control quack grass and broadleaf weeds in corn, Sutan -{- — Use before planting torn in combination with Atrazine to control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds, Ernbutox E -- 2.4-D Butyric acid for broadleaf weed control in legume crops. AA r. 90W -• Atr,(innc Use for pre -emergence and early post -emergence weed control in corn Lorox Recommended as a pre•emurgence spray for weed control an soybeans, field beans and field corn Plus other chemicals for ° virtually any weed control problem. f ,Free copies of the CO' -OP Weed Control Handbook are available from: LU t OW DISTRICT CO-OP Rhone 528-3024 Chemicals for Weed Control bottles of pop which were won by the first 24 names drawn, Friday was a Professional Development Day so the students had a holiday while the teachers went to Huron Centennial School at Brucefield for the' day to attend a variety of lectures and workshops conducted by experts in the various subject areas. Coulter said some parents used to keep textbooks older children had to purchase for school to permit younger children in the family to make use of them when they progressed in school. He said in some cases that practice worked requiring parents -to purchase books once for several children but that changes in hooks sometimes made it impractical. • "That doen't even work with skates " quipped separate school trustee Eugene Frayne. JUST ARRIVED. For ` Mother's Day Complete Selection of SUN -LITE ditty summer `L-aiwn Furniture On Display in our Showroom „Window 444, BLACKSTONE FURNITURE WEST STREET, JUST OFF THE SQUARE, GODERICH PROUD TO SELL - PLEASED TO- SERVICE MOrFAT - KELVINATOR - ADMIRAL - WOODS & MAYTAG APPLIANCES HOOVER & EUREKA VACUUM CLEANERS - RCA & SANYO TELEVISIONS 308 HURON ROAD MUFFITT appliances & television GODERICH 524-4301 g_t b�ua 11/1///ii 1-Vivitar 600 Point'n Shoot With the economical built-in electronic flash. No setting to set. Nothing to forget. Just click on the . built-in flash; Point and Shoot - up to 150 sharp colourful pictures without changing bat- teries. - A GREAT -MOTHER'S DAY GIFT X59.95 DURER Perfume from France Beautiful MOTHER'S DAY CARDS That are sure to please +Check over our large selection PERfUME Nina Ricci L'AIR DU TEMPS the romantic perfume h Nina Ricci Paris WALLETS CLUTCH PURSES FRENCH PURSES by TILLEY 1 CAMPBELL'S CAMERAS Royal Bank Bldck - Shopper's Square - Goderich