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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-12-06, Page 3GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 , 1979—PAGE 3 Stratford's Ronald Marcy elected chairman of Rh SS board by WlIma Oke defeated John O'Leary of Ronald Marcy, 44, of Staffa. Stratford, was elected chairman of the Huron - Perth Catholic school board at a meeting in Dublin Monday. He . Marcy, head of the mathematics department at Northwestern Secondary School in Stratford. succeeds William 14-i•nehan of Lucknow., Ronald Murray, 43, a Dublin area farmep, was acclaimed vice - chair man. ce-chairman. Marcy said one of the main things facing the board in the coming year is declining enrolment as it has been the past two years. He said the board has faced this by chfnging boundaries in Stratford and triple grades in some schools. He said staffing was a concern with the 19 schools in the system overstaffed according to the board's formula. In 1980 he said he is hopeful of getting the staff to what it should be. In Kingsbridge in- tegrated transportation has been working out satisfactoril Christmas cheque Mark Ralthby, third vice-president of the Bluewater Shrine_, Club, a division of Mocha Temple, London, presented a cheque to CAS director John Penn last week to be used for the Christmas Fund. The Christmas fund is set up to assist needy families with the purchase of gifts and food at Christmas. Last year the fund assisted 250 families. (photo by Dave Sykes) Drivers don't adapt Safe Driving Week not well observed December 1 to 7 has been declared Safe .Driving Week by the Canada' Safety Council but you'd never know it from this week's accident report in Goderich. A rash of accidents occurred here over the. weekend. Most were caused by people not adapting to weather conditions, says Police Chief Pat King. On November 30 at 5:25 p.m. there was an ac- cident involving._. •two_ ve 'Teles at Elgin Avenue ..and Toronto Street. At 9-: 3-3 -pin th-ere w a s another accident when a car hit a hydro pole on Waterloo Street. A third accident occurred that same evening at 9:45 p.m. when a vehicle hit a parked vehicle on Eldon Street. At 1 a.m. on December 1, a parked vehicle was hi•t..on._.Mac•Don•a44.Street:. At 12 : 06 p. m. on „December 1, there was a minor accident on the Square at North Street. Then at 12:30 p.m. a minor hit and run was ,,4 reported when it was discovered that a car parked outside Goderich Glass on South Street had been hit the evening • before. At 1:12 p.m. there' was a major accident involving, tw.o vehicles at Huron and Britannia Roads. At 9:56 a.m. on December 2, it was reported that a 'vehicle had slid into a stop sign at IT'S UP TO YOU TO HELP PREVENT SKIN CANCER. PROTECT YOURSELF IN THE SUN. Wellesley Street and Britannia Road and then left the scene. At 6:02 p; m. the same day, a driver lost control of his car and hit a tree at the corner of Albert and Newgate Streets. At 11:3.6 a.m. on December 3, two vehicles were involved in an ac- cident outside 38 Nelson Street. No serious injuries resulted from any of these accidents and Chief _King _would ._warn.._people -once again to adapt their driving .to -the -weather and road conditions 'While there were numerous accidents, only twothefts were reported. A Ford van was stolen from the Green and Parent lot on they evening of November 30 and later recovered in Stratford.' This ,.theft is still under investigation. Affix foot :ca'r' nterS'' level • was also reported stolen sometime between November 23 and 28 from a building under con- ' struction on the Square. There were several castes of wilful damage during the week. On November 29 a lawn on Britannia Road was `torn up by,a vehicle. • In the early morning on November 30, a window was • broken by a beer bottle at G.D.C.I. causing $75 damage. In the early morning of December 1, a window in a house on Raglan Street was broken causing minor damage. On December 1, the thermostat inside the post office was broken by a beer bottle. A,pd on November 30 or December 1, the front -window of the Tender Years clothing store on Kingston Street was broken by a beer bottle causing $400 damage. Police feel that the damage at G.D.C.I., the post office and the Tender Years. store was probably all caused by the same person or persons. Chief King has war- nings for both storekeepers add s'tro'ppers d-uring this` holiday season. He warns storekeepers to beware of shoplifters and he warns shoppers not to leave gifts in unlocked cars. He is also asking Ifeople who have Christmas lights stolen' from their property to report the .thefts to police im- mediately. THE SEPARATE SHOPPE MAIN CORNER, CLINTON PHONE 482-7778 ' (NEXT TO CAMPBELL'S MEN'S WEAR) DRESSES! ON SALE OPEN 1-6 OPEN 1-6 4 5.I19P EAltl..l! 2.14 S.ELECYION • • 4Q ONTAQIO (SMUT 6TQATFOQD 311.29011 11 Daily 10-6 1 ti iff ev ALL GOLD & SILVER CHAINS f RINGS (DIAMONDS,,. 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