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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-09-21, Page 17 Goderich SIG A 1111111111111101 131 YEAR --38 THUMB SEPTEMBER 21,, 1 10 CENTS PER COPY Solve the pr The Huron County Board of Education wirifS to try to solve financial problems plaguing technical and commercial departments in county high schools before it deals with academic areas and stingy supply budgets. Trustees realize that tight budget conditions could seriously hamper the operation of technical, commercial and academic programs in the future in the five county secondary schools but chose to deal with one area at a time. The board was asked in April of 1977 by W.S. Craig, technical director at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton, to give -serious thought to allocating more funds to technical equipment replacement in schools. Craig told the board that the equipment in the schools was old and outdated and not only was in poor repair but was inadequate for today's teaching blems needs. He Said the equipment in use in technical shops was over 20 years old and technology had advanced to the point that students learning techniques on the old machinery were totally unprepared for post secondary training or to take jobs. Craig asked the board to come to the shops in the schools and see for itself the condition e the equipment. He said the issue was slowly `killing' technical programs and required immediate attention and suggested com- munication between the board and its teachers rnayhelp find soititioni: That request sparked the board into forming a committee which did tour the schools_ The committee gave technical equipment replacement top priority in the budget but that priority amounted to $500. AM &G Hospital board wants to retain its laundry BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER The laundry at Alexandra Marine and Generai siiitaT has "been conderniaid-birthe - fire marshal's office and board members are trying to raise about $40,000 - one-third of the funds necessary to put up a new laundry building. ,The Ministry of Health for Ontario will pay two-thirds of the cost board members teamed, but is suggesting that the laundry building be a receiving, sorting, and holding terminal only, with the laundry actually being done at the Bluewater Centre for the Mentally Han- ' dicapped. Board members don't favor this proposal. They say it wouldn't eliminate the construction of the building or the need for $40,000 and it would require an additional $30,000 be spent on linen to be used during the "turn -around" period. Another factor not favored by the hospital board is the prospect of laying off present laundry staff. Discussions thus far show AM&G laundry staff wouldn't be hired at Bluewater. Change date of bd. meeting BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER The bylaws of Alexandra Marine and General Hospital will be amended shortly to allow the meeting date to be changed from the third Monday in each month to the fourth Monday. Board members agreed Monday evening that since financial statements for the previous month's operations are never completed until after the 15th of each month, the board could receive more up-to-date financial data each meeting if the board convened one week later in the month. "It becomes more critical toward the end of the year," commented Eimer Taylor, the hospital's new administrator who was at- tending his first board meeting since officially becoming administrator September 15. The financial report given by Jim McCaul, finance chairman, showed that the hospital deficit is decreasing. At the end of July, the' hospital was about $23,000 behind budget but this was due to double salaries being paid during holidays and some over -purchasing of supplies. Although final figures were not available for the month of August at Monday's meeting, it is expected the deficit would amount to less than $4,000. "We're closing the gap," said McCaul. "The deficit is now minimal." When the bylaws are amended to change the meeting date, they must be approved by the Ontario Ministry of Health and presented to a meeting of the Corporation for ratification. There is also some concern about gelling laundry hack enti forth on time, but _his isn't Considered to be a 'serious factor in making the decision. Dr. Michael Conlon did point out the real risks involved in exchanging laundry between a general hospital and a facility for the mentally retarded. He said the retarded are susceptible to infections which general care patients often are not -and this could result in a serious problem. Hospital board members seem agreed that AM&G's laundry should be rebuilt and that Goderich should solicit laundry from other general hospitals in the area. "There is every indication that small hospitals are going out of the laundry business," said Jim Britnell. "This would be our' attempt at consolidating some hospital seavices. We might provide a laundry facility; another hospital would supply sorne other service we could utilize." Clinton Public Hospital is one hospital that is presently considering getting out of the laundry business. Some board members felt Clinton could be a potential customer for a new laundry facility at AM&G. Administrator Elmer Taylor surprised the board by commenting that members are being sought for a laundry centralization committee.. The Goderich board was unaware of the pians to form that committee. "a, "That's something that was lost in the shuffle Turn to page 20* Accept bid Goderich town council unanimously agreed in a recorded vote to accept a tender price of 8749,656.53 for construction work on the widening of Highway 21. The bid by C. A. McDowell Ltd. of Exeter was the lowest of 12 received by counCiL While council accepted the tender price Monday evening the tender must now be submitted to the Ministry of Transportation ad Com- munication for final approval, Under the connecting link agreement 90 percent of the work is subject to provincial funding. But there are a few items that are not funded by the province, such as lighting, and town administrator Larry McCabe said the additional cost might bring the province's share of the work down to 80 or 85 percent. The municip'ality is' responsible for paying the contractor for the project and the bill will then be forwarded to the MTC for reim- bursement: It is estimated that $1514000 to $200,000 of the work will be completed this year and the balance in 1979. The bids ranged from McDowell's low to a top Turn to page 20 Tch, tch, from'a principal' A request from Central Huron Secondary School principal G. 0. Phillips for permission to be nominated for Department of National Defense work was granted by the Huron County Board of Education Monday night but not without some subtle criticism by Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace. Phillips sent a letter to the board asking it to nominate him for a two-year stint hi one of the DND schools overseas. Phillips said it was his understanding that the DND schools would be in need of principals in the near future and he wanted permission from the Huron board to apply for a post. The CHSS principal, who took over as senior administrator at the Clinton school in 1977,:told the board that he realized it was a siurrifite 'move considering he had just taken over his preterit dUties. The board's approval of Phillips' nomination means that if he is accepted for a two-year DND term the Huron hoard must guarantee him a similar job to the one he leaves here. As principal at CHSS he is paid $37,590 a year and the Huron board must take him back at a salary comparable to that when he returns. The letter from Phillips to the board was handwritten and showed the principal had excellent penmanship but was not all that proficient in grammar. Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace noted the grammatical errors' in Philips' letter. "Not that it's going to get me anywhere but I would like to make note of the grammatical errors in Mr. Philips" letter," said Wallace. "This is a letter from a secondary school principaland there are three mistakes in it." "Yes, but the writing it real, good," said Exeter trustee Clarence McDonald. 'Craig later expanded his request to iinciandie commercial equipment pnia nut rust commercial prog,rams were in the swine dilemma as technical_ Craig has since included academic pregtrio and supply budgets in Ittisiteopests for hoard action and recently asked the board to set up a working committee to investigate trammel 11 problems and attempt to come up with solutions_ He said the committee sirannid work with representatives from each subject area to try to find solutions in time tor Ign budget_ Ashfield trustee Marian Zinn suggested thit the board ...8ttAbatitaii MIISIttilittb ttb Week orra problems affecting the technical Intents since that area had.already been studied by the board. Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace asked if that recommendation wasn't nearly "unibb away" at the real problem_ She said the boardi faced similar crisis to tother areas of fedumattient and should be attempting to TOMIECEISt capital expenses in the entire system to enable nine board to establish future spending prinnritties, "It seems to me the technibal ccstts are part of the whole system," sailed Wailltace, -We're getting shorter and shorter a dollars and met keep going to the public for mere. We haven't assessed any priorities to see if it is more im- portant to feed money iiant the technical areas or something else." • wanace said nine li,ost oi does mat event littecm a.lt nine public wants for fits onerney.. She said scheell priartats inlay haw more ideas of what e Viers want intheir' schools than trustees and the principals -inetalld he included the stock - (mud chairman John Elliott said representatives a technical departments had alone a considerable amount 50 get more con- sideration att budget time and the budget Committee had frunatmellhoi an tie money passible to meet technical needs. "There ijanst wasn't -info, money and 11 think times one of- paramount problleno' facing board," said Elliott The board should Fask altcurriculmarn and see where ties theacretic mare it smalls Ileeking seriertsly at -ale ea-. areas: - Mem eetteanaecil 11350 beard that the :technical directors h.d made 4: preseettatien te the beard zed eat it was the beard's respertstibiltke to da some:airline about tit "'Mertes usa Dees= we conildet„,- said Waillace. —The entomb may get so bad we have to go back eri tteatemalie ::ads the 1 Ws and seed em eke private sector to apprentice for a trade." Collberne trustee Shirley Ifazeitat at the beard weed probablte gest another peesemstitem firma e ee nee department head Op 1 1"niia1 simmuillnirtereintlems. She said itt was time the heard zeroed iii eau ate whole }emblem.. "If we had meetings with the tecilattakal toile ph nift New doctors inter Y SHIRLEY J. KF1 FR The doctors of the corranninitty.are actively searching for help - znere ,dotto.rs who will come to Goderich an aiteojto alleviate iihe severe shortage iof family physicinnts in the cam- munity.. "We've sent notices 1130 every ten hospital, every medical teaching in (oft; I to universities, to three antedEral jouratals,," said Dr. Bruce Thomson_ "We're looking in every conceivable place:" 00,..10 I imp. Sixty-five letters fen au have been sett omit twice_ But the medical p t,Li -4741 1‘ ise't interested in other Carfanunity-spirited groups - even town council - getting into the act_ "What we don't want is somebody weirnmime with open arms someone wino is probably inappropriate," motioned Dr. Ken Lanitheirt. 'Doctors often need a little bit efextra training to work here," said Dr_ Tilionastee ste et' rearel commenting diet Goteiriich is a ibitt distant from a major needlicall centre. said he has }teem taking eeeele areimad„ stowing them what let is lake tte!ni (0,111.(Cke twee enee in a small teem_ -it is a Rot ailiffeeeent tileam 50 1150 city," said Dr_ Themstita, • Asked id there realty wee a used for more deeters50 Getter -kin, Dr.. Thomson said trire was no mcw.got Gealletrich areeclis metre eayea'eieine... Biape ate h0ithiat fin meet few tineettits, there wilt be tee oir three new abetters arriving am the some_ Before iyeeetthe 'Ime practice na Goderich, *Klee meet have ..„„pirevan a the medical] associatiem here and • enaust be grametecit genieileges work here.. eve elector, a Dr.. Dacccer„ bas qualifications Teach have meet wale the anneal' stairs approvala bun gest inciEcattioes are that if be would came 50 Godeticia„ it would run. be aactapararS sinnatimt. ee. 6 &meters we-rm.4 soke tune problems," pulled nant Clinton trustee Dorothy Whams_ Editeta1t50ti director John agreed with Harlint pointing out that the heard is going to get each hoUvichial1 departnient head :meet/bag with the beard no nut for his own department's interests_ Cochrane said the heads will he at the hoard meetings "screaming and yelling for all the inon.ey they cam get" adding they should be doing that as department heads_ —the boardi will get a fragmented impression of the prehlems if it hears each individuni and he tookiine at the whole problem.- said Cochrane The heard 50. the formation of a eannemittee made up of trustees and an ad- ministrator to leek Mee financial problems -i 11- teckmical departments. "WM:: are we going to de next meeting when we have fear lance of these requests?" asked Exeter trustee Clarence McDoneld. ai Town bears brunt of repairs Cenatructiaa onlite Gad e grandstand wee_ 50 resertme this week after a com- promiee wee reached between Schiedel. Con- strection Compares and the Goderich Sports Caneraittee. Cat1StrUelliaaea on the new grandstand was halted almost awe anent age when it was discevered that the race track was net visible from all WaKtithige points af tire grandstand_ In ceder ee ri n, full viewing of the track the ateaett, 1010k of the grandstand would have tet he lowered and the rear raised_ Sciniedel Constructam inforrneci the Sports Committee initially that it would not bear the respaeisibirity af tire estimated mum to repair the la an agreeineat reached between the two sides,. the Sports Cammittee will pay $4,1.002 ef the repair and Schiedel the remainder. .The cost includes lowering the front portion ef nine stands by MO feet,eight inches and raising the rear by two feet_ The repair should angle the seating sufficieatly to permit unohe structed viewing of the track.4, Construction of the new $2304.000 was originally scheduled to he completed by August to accommodate a few race dates and now is 50 50 finished in Navember_ 1' ;4147. 00 ;'401•- 01 01 44 *vs - 416 ' -44 kn0 'h laligiO 74' 4,1 • Gttys andaolisi Guys and gbh rtverses# limas at studeals. Giadle 2 Olds Dme* Marts and GDCilasiveek as parte initiation eigrade rib* Tracy Hirst were impressed addt die leaks a male counterparts PhiMps Grace and Dave Eillett who dolled up far 1150 CleC413iglIEL