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The Bayfield Bulletin, 1965-06-04, Page 2GRAF HARRIS FINA SERVICE TUNE-UPS AND GENERAL REPAIRS GOODYEAR AND FIRESTONE TIRES FINA BATTERIES & ACCESSORIES PIRA EXECUTIVE TIRES NOW AVAILABLE in TWIN WHITEWALLS GOURICH, ONT BAYFIELD ROAD, HWY. 21 PHONE 524-8411 BLACKSTONE Tour HEADQUARTERS for EDWSARH IFIELS —FURNACE OIL —STOVE OIL —FARM GASOLINE —DIESEL Fast Delivery Dependable Service Phone 524-8386 EDWARD FUELS 202 Anglesea, Goderich ELM HAVEN MOTOR HOTEL Entertainment Nightly In The TIMRERLANE ROOM Dining Room and Banquet Facilities Open to 1 a.m. Monday thru Friday-11.30 p.m. Sat. MODERN MOTEL UNITS Fully Air-Conditioned Prop., Bill & Doug Fleischauer—Phone 482-3489 Ballfirth Bultrtitt Published Every Thursday at Bayfield, Ontario by ART ELLIOTT PUBLISHING LTD. ART ELLIOTT AUDREY BELLCHAMBER Editor and Publisher Social Editor Subscription Rates: Canada U.S.A. $4.00 per Annum $5.00 per Annum Advertising Rates on Request P.O. Box 94 Phone 96 KITCHIGAMI 1 TOURIST CAMP • Family Picnics • Tenting • Cottages Only 5 Miles North of Bayfield, Hwy. 21 Tel: 524-6494 HOTEL —50 ROOMS PRIVATE BATHS —EXCELLENT FOOD in our DINING ROOM —PRIVATE BATHS 92 SQUARE—Dial 524-7337 GODERICH AROUND.. (Cont. from Page 1 That was truly one of those "Million $" rains we had Tuesday, with more Wednesday to cap it off. The ground was dusty dry and even at full dig of the spade, the soil was powder dry. Some of the hardier amateur sailors are back at their favor- ite sport, braving the cool Huron breeze by day and night as well. The professionals, the fishermen, are not so happy with the state of affairs right now. Catches have been slim, and if things don't pick up, some of them will be giving serious thought to looking for other employment G. B. CLANCY, O.D. — OPTOMETRIST — For Appointment Phone 524-7251 GODERICH Alexander and Chapman GENERAL INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Property Manageemnt Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building Goderich Dial 524-9662 R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST Goderich The Square 524-7661 AMBULANCE STILES FUNERAL HOME Goderich 524-8142 524-8504 p III PAGE TWO--The Bayfield Bulletin-Thursaune 3,1965 LET'S GET IT STRAIGHT (Continued from Page One) decision he hopes will ultimately pro- vide the most for the least for everyone. It is a tough assignment and not one to be taken on by a man who is possessed of wishy-washy ideals, slip- shod purpose and namby-pamby feel- ings. He must be convinced of his stand, sure of his motive and thick- skinned because his position makes him a three-point target. He is carefully watched .by the Department of Education. He is eyed by the local boards. He is scrutinized by the people. J. G. Burrows is in the middle with no personal grudge to avenge. Still, at last week's meeting with three Bayfield SOS committee members, Inspector Burrows threw out several alternate ideas in an effort to satisfy Bayfield and yet accomplish the end he has been commissioned to find. Each one was flatly refused by the Bayfield group. If J. G. Burrows is ready to bargain with Bayfield then Bayfield should be ready to listen lest it lose the foothold it now possesses. We don't doubt for a moment that Mr. Burrows is a capable and conscientious man, but we feel that rather than extol his virtues, the Clinton editor might better have examined the facts of the situation. The Department of Education allows, from time to time, that how and where children will be edu- cated is after all, up to the parents and ratepayers to de- cide. Payfield and district has decided what it wants, and what it wants is reasonable and fair to all concerned. There is nothing wishy-washy about Bayfeldians when aroused, and as the saying goes...you better believe it 1. On behalf of the non-wishy-washy hereabouts. Ethel Poth, Phyllis Cleave and Florence Oddleifson have written the fol- lowing letter to the Clinton editort(Bully for you, girls !) "Tour editorial of May 27 puts Bayfield in a very uncompli- mentary light. I think it only fair that important facts con- cerning the meeting between representatives of Bayfield SOS Committee and Mr. Burrows be brought to public attention. The ladies who went to Inspector Burrows' office at his invitat- ion were unaware that they were attending a meeting of arbi- tration. Mr. Burrows invited them, by letter, to discuss the file on Bayfield School which he had collected over the years. His letter also stated that he did not consider it advisable for any of The Bayfield Advisory Committee(Beeve & Council) to attend. Consequently, the group was reduced to three of the regular members, to accommodate Mr. Burrows.Three women, one a parent of the Stanley Township area and two ratepayers of Bayfield could hardly constitute a bargaining committee for a whole community; particularly when Mr. Burrows told the group that he 'was not interested in the opinion of anyone but par- ents'. Shortly after their arrival, the Committee was surprised to find the Press in attendance. Also, to their surprise, the file on Bayfield was never produced. Instead the meeting dev- eloped into a spirited debate which was partially recorded in the Record of two weeks ago.(Ed.Note:..and extremely well done too) After considerable discussion coffee was served and the Committee concluded that the meeting was over. While chatting Mr. Burrows threw out as supposition, and he stressed that fact, to the effect that if Bayfield were offered a twelve- room school, what would their reaction be ? Speaking only for themselves, the Committee could see no advantage in forcing East Stanley parents into the position of baying to bus their children over to Bayfield. That would be just as awkward for them as it would be for Bayfield and West Stanley to bus their children to the school south of Brucefield. Fo savings of any kind would be effected. Mr. Burrows then 'supposed' an eight- room school for Bayfield. Again the Committee pointed out that this would simply mean too large a school for the immediate school area, space would be wasted unless pupils were brought from other parts of the Township, at additional cost. A third idea or supposition, namely, retain the present Bayfield sch- ool for primary grades only, presented a third problem. Town- ship children would be sent in three directions, Bayfield for Primary, Brucefield for Intermediate and Clinton for Senior, with a consequent increase in transportation costs. "It must be pointed out that at no time during this chat did the committee of three seriously consider they were bar- MN %Oita) fluartin Published Every Thursday at Bayfield, Ontario by ART ELLIOTT PUBLISHING LTD. P.O. Box 94 SOME KID, SAYS NANNY "I want my kids to go to school in Bayfield; Mre. N.Goat of Bayfield East told The Bulletin in an exclusive interview here Sunday afternoon."Argue as they like,they won't get my goat," she observed. (Bulletin Photo) .• .0•0404M.INNIONNIMP,..•1.M...M14, .11•WO.4 .11W114=14 .1•1•1•0..11.,••••04•111.1.M.3••,...,,,I=11.,'' ,4=0.4...4 1,11=111•MM.1111.'.41="11111.. ,•••1.1, .1= gaining for anything, particularly when Mr. Burrows was ex- plicit in pointing out that decisions on the matter were in the hands of the local School Board, and not his. The Comm- ittee made it clear that if such were the case, they hoped Mr. Burrows would point out to the East Stanley Township Boa- rd members that Bayfield was not being greedy, just asking for a fair deal-the right to keep and enlarge their own sch- ool to four rooms and a general purpose room for the use of West Stanley and Bayfield pupils. Whether Mr. Burrows relay- ed the message remains to be seen. "Why does your editorial infer that the Bayfield SOS Comm- ittee flatly refused all Mr. Burrows' efforts at mediation 4 Mr. Burrows has never met with the Committee as a whole. As the three members were leaving, they tried to arrange such a meeting, but Mr. Burrows was unwilling to fix a date. Instead he suggested that the Committee attend the next School Board meeting and this they agreed to do-urging that he be there also. "If yeu wish to live up to your reputation for unbiased re- porting, we would appreciate your making the above facts av- ailable to your reading public. Sincerely, Ethel Poth, Phyllis Cleave, Florence Oddleifson, Sec'y." HURON..(Cont. from Page One) Tuesday forenoon will be given over to committee meetings. In the afternoon Mr. Gillis and Mr. Meadows will be heard as well as reports from Douglas Miles, agri- cultural representative; Larry Scales,dis- trict forester, Stratford, and A. Chesney, weed inspector. On Wednesday afternoon the EMO committee will report, and Inspector J.E. Kinkead is to present the second report from the pub- lic school consultative committee,presum- ably dealing with the Bayfield-Stanley-Tu- ckersmith situation. The official from the labor department will also be heard at this sitting. COTTAGE FURNITURE and HOME FORNI SR INGS of all kinds. Phone 524-7741 FURNITURE West St. Goderich the surrounding vicinity have a gener- ous amount of spirit tempered with what they feel is a rightful claim. They say their school, only ten years old and still unpaid, is a vital organ in the future they have _planned for the village. Without a school, they maintain, the village will wither and die like a tree uprooted. They reason that unless a school is provided for the children, young energetic families, so necessary to the economy and growth of a pros- perous and aggressive community, will shy away from Bayfield. It isn't too difficult to understand why Bayfield residents and boosters want that village to thrive and why it is their prime concern. But J. G. Burrows has a prime con- cern as well. His job, as an on-the-spot ambassador of the Ontario Department of Education, is to provide the best in education for all elementary school chil- dren. He must look at the entire picture and, with directive from the Depart- ment and sanction from the local boards, act as mediator between the two in the