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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-09, Page 3J • , yssxtnl r 'R7r F It was "Pie -In -The -Face Day" at G.D.C.L on Monday afternoon. The student who sold the most oranges antgrapefruit in the student council's Orange Campaign that day got to throw a pie in the face of the teacher of his.cho!ce. The teacher who sold the most that day got to do the same to the student council executive member of his choice. At left, student Stuart Banks, who brought in approximately $100 each day of the week-long campaign, looks like he can hardly wait to mash his blueberry pie into the face of teacher Warren Robinson. In the centre, student council executive member Jason Ainslie steels himself for the attack by teacher Glenn Rittinger. At right, Ainslie and Robinson. shake hands as if to say, "That wasn't so bad!" Money from the Orange Campaign will give the student council. some of the $30,000 they need to operate their many activities. (Photos by Joanne Buchanan) Novemberl3 ri,t go vote or go ka3r plumping BY JEFF SEDDON If you're not happy with the full complement of candidates on the ballot for the November 13 municipal elections you can just go out "plumping". The practice encourages people to go to the polls and vote by not forcing them to put an X beside six names for Goderich council if there aren't six Candidates they like. Town clerk Larry»McCabe said Tuesday the law requires each ballot to carry all candidates and "entitles" each voter to cast one vote for each seat available. He said the law stipulates a rnaxiumum number of votes cast but does not stipulate a minimum. McCabe said voters can fill out a ballot voting for only one person and that vote will be counted. • Plumping is designed to encourage people to exercise their right to vote. In many cases a voter will not like all candidates and rnay-feei that if he -she can't•vote for a candidate for each seat available he -she won't vote at all. Thus if a voter only wants to vote for a person for mayor that vote can be cast with no vote cast for a ,,council seat and the ballot is accepted. Politicians routinely encourage everyone to go out and vote on election day and rightfully so. Those same politicians like to know how popular they are after the election assuming they win a seat at the ,council table. If a can- didate is voted in with an 80 percent turnout at the polls that person can be confident the promises and proposals made during 'the campaign period rate high with the voters. McCabe said there are 15 polling locations in Goderich for election day and the town's 5,602 voters will be split into 25 polling stations He said some of the polls have been split alphabetically because of numbers explaining that one polling location may have two polls, one to handle voters with last names beginning with the letters A to L and the other for voters with names beginning with M to Z. The advance polls in Goderich enjoyed a banner turnout November 4 when 107 voters came out to vote. That represents a record in Goderich for the advance polls and may signify a record turnout November 13 when the bulk of the ratepayers go to the polls. The 1976 elections sparked a considerable amount of interest in Goderich and when the final count was in 53 percent of'the voters had exercised their right. Two break-ins reported in Park More than $1,500 worth of equipment and cash was stolen in two separate break and enter incidents in the Industrial Park Sunday mor- ning. Goderich Police Chief Pat King reported that the Champion Road Machinery Parts building and the new Champion Road Machinery Sales building, both on Huckins Street, were broken into over the weekend. Thieves made off with a chair, valued at $218 from the sales office and radios, cash and office -equipment valued at more than $1,300 was taken from the parts building. Police are stillinvestigating the incidents. Football finals here Saturday Both GDC4I football teams advanced to the Huron -Perth football championship to be played in Goderich Saturday. , The Juniors blasted Listowel 40 - 0 in 'semi- final action Tuesday and will play Exeter in the final. Game time is 12.30 p.m. The seniors continued their shutout skin with a 66 - 0 thumping over Exeter in the Mill - final, and they will battle Stratford Central Saturday at 2.30 p.m. Both games will be played at GDCI. Details of the semi-final action is available on the sports pages. ederich 131 YEAR -45 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1978 35 CENTS PER COPY or sale. BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER Anyone out there with an interest in historical buildings in Goderich and enough working capital to buy such a property should get down to South Street before Monday to see Ken Hutchins.--‘ Hutchins, a Goderich businessman who is leaving town later this month to make his permanent home in the warmer climate of Hawaii, has the former Polley Livery Stable for sale. The 110 -year old stone building which until recently housed a portion of Glenmark Lum- ber, will probably be coming down next Tuesday unless somebody buys the property right away. Hutchins has applied for a demolition permit to remove the structure just behind the Bedford Hotel. But the Local Architectural Con- servation Advisory Committee (LACAC), a regular committee of town council', is urging town council to withhold the demolition permit because the building is of historical significance to the town. • The . subject brought hot debate Monday_ evening at the regular council session, and at'a special meeting Tuesday afternoon, members of town council went into a closed session for more than one hour with the town solicitor, Dan Murphy. After lengthy, deliberation Tuesday from which press and public were excluded, a motion was . passed in open council to withhold the demolition permit for another five days, until Monday, November 13. If after that time no interested persons have acquired the building, and if no ,one in that time has been able to convince Ken Hutchins the building should not be levelled, the demolition permit can be issued by the chief building inspector, the town's commissioner of works, Ken Hunter. In a recorded vote on the motion, only Councillor Elsa Haydon was opposed. Coun- cillor Dave Gower did not vote. He is out of the country. It is understood Hutchins wants to remove the building and clean up the site before leaving n.r• Don Kerniek of the Goderich Legion, Branch 109,.pins a poppy on Tammy Neville in memory of The Canadian soldiers who fought In two World Wars, Members of the Legion attended a special Remembrance Day service at Victoria Street United Church Sunday and in the af- ternoon held a door}to-door poppy canvass. (photo by Dave Sykes) • town. The premises has been for sale, but no. buyers have come up with the price Hutchins is asking. The former developer has decided to demolish the buildings and sell the property as a business and commercial site. Mayor Deb Shewfelt ruled out afY''liossibility of the town buying the property. • DEMOLITION FINAL After the meeting, Haydon told the Signal - Star she is "not essentially against" pulling down this particular building. ;`But I do think this situation deserves more time to look into all,aspects of the matter," said Haydon. "Demolition is very final. It takes a longer time to build something than to tear it down." Haydon said she believes it is a question of whether town council is planning the future of The Seluare, or whether the whole thing is being left to the "private gain and whim" of the in- dividuals who own businesses in the core area bounded by East, Nelson, Waterloo and Elgin. The demolition permit was first sought by ry v a.�a. ry i v • Hutchins on August 9. Under the provisions of the Heritage Act, council may withhold the permit for a period of up to 90 days. The 90 days is, of course, up this week, but Mrs. Dorothy Wallace, a .member of LACAC, -says she is -of -the opinion the demolition permit could be delayed even longer up to 270 days. Thesematters have never been tested in court since the preservation and protection of Canada's heritage is such a new endeavor. The final decision about issuing a demolition permit is with council, says Gary Davidson, chairman of LACAC. Mrs. Wallace seemed to agree. She told council members Monday evening at the regular session when the historically - 'significant building on South Street was first discussed, "The Town council must take a stand or there's not going to be much left to designate (as historical)." SQUARE AREA THREATENED Mrs. Wallace claimed it is a shame that Turn to page 20 • Tire squealers should 1 • • se says commission BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Drivers who make . unnecessary noise by squealing their tires, should lose points as well as being fined so that repeating offen ers can eventually lose their licences, say members of the Goderich Police Commission. The commission decided, when it met last Thursday, to forward this suggestion to the Police Governing Authorities for consideration. at their conference in December. Even if the suggestion doesn't get support, it . could Mike Dymond resigns Dec. 15 Goderich Recreation Director Mike Dymond announced his resignation from the post Wednesday. Dymond, who has'Served in that capacity for six years, said his resignation would be ef- fective December 15. • Dymond is leaving Goderich to become director of community services in Wallaceburg. He will begin his new job January 2. He viewed the move as a step up and although he expressed no regrets at leaving his present position, he said it was difficult to leave the town and friends he made over the past six years. Contract let The contract for the maintenance dredging at Goderich harbor has been let to McQueen Marine Ltd., of Arnherstburg. R.E. McKinley telephoned the Signal -Star Monday to say the price for the job is 859,801 with work to begin immediately. ."They will be taking off the high spots to let the bigger vessels into harbor more easily," said McKinley. ' generate some good discussion, said Mayor Deb Shewfelt. ° Police Chief Pat King told the commission members that slow driving and unnecessary noise were two of the main problems on the Square. He said it was almost hopeless to ever put an end to the problem of unnecessary noise, one of the most common complaints from citizens in town. In a report on crime and traffic problems in Goderich, Chief King said, "The police dannot possibly control this type of offence but we do curb it -by laying charges whenever we can prove our case in court." He went on to say, "The problem is that the offenders see the police patrolling in one area of town so they go to another section and disturb the citizens with their noise. By the time the police receive a complaint from the citizen, the car has gone elsewhere. If the person has no description or licence number, then the police have no culprit. They do check any suspect vehicles but 'are powerless to charge as they have no evidence for a court case." Chief King says a fine of $78 is usually levied against a person who squeals the tires of their vehicle but records show that many violators repeat the offence over and over again. Although they may pay hundreds of dollars in fines, their ;licence to drive cannot be suspended for causing noise. under the current law. Some offenders never learn by having to pay a fine and therefore this is not deterrent enough, he concluded. SQUARE NOT A BIG PROBLEM Chief King presented his report on the town's crime and traffic problems to the commission because he felt that comments made at a recent commission meeting and reported in the local press, indicated that the incidence of vandalism was on the rise, especially on the Square and more importantly, that some of these com- ments reflected on the efficiency oe,.,the Goderich Police Force and their ability to solve such crimes. In his report Chief' King pointed out that the Turn to page 20 • A