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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1961-01-12, Page 10 114th .'ear No. 2 , GODERICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANVi!ekY 12, 1961 aa,a,...aaaaar at asaoa oof 7.• CI4 IVfernbers of the 1901 Town Council were aworn into olliee At the inaugural anoeting Mon- day evening by Magistrate H. Glenn Hays, QX. Rev. S. A. Moote, president of the Gode- rich Ministerial Association, pro- nounced the invocation. Mayor E. C. Fisher reviewed town af- fairs and anade recommenda- s were present Lions for future action. About a dozen spectatori ,es * • to watch proceedings and ask questions. After administering the oath of office to inembens of council, Magistrate Hays spoke of the work of 'the Police 'Comm i s sae n of whieh Mayor 'Fisher is chair- man. He rederred 40 Mayor Fisher as an able chairman" of a Commission in which -har- mony existed at all times!! We have tried to have an efficient, a a res.pected police force, having tgood relations with thepublic ;and have endeavored to hold down expenses as much as pos- !sable, said Magistrate •Hays. "I Seel we have a good police force doing a good job," he 1,stated. Magistrate Hays in an interesting historical review, told of the developments over the years to.the present muni. cipalpolice forces. He urged A small portiOn of the capacity crowd.cipal Telephone System is shown above. which packed -the -Township -Hallo-at-Car- Foraa complete story of what was- done low Thursday evening for a meeting at this meeting see page seven of this -744.411Ersobsqibers., , tlle•--Q9PAPIP74g.uPir,ee 71sqtte' PP '-,a1111.1.1Atar- --aaaa-aa Here Are some of those who took part in the lively debate to decide on what the Colborne Municipal Telephone 'System should do -amalgamate with the Blyth .Municipal. Telephone System or sell to the Bell , Telephone Company. Front row, from left to right; Colborne Town- ship Clerk, Ben-- Straughan; Fordy-ce- Clark, chairman of the Colborne System; , Elfred Moore and James Feagan, corn- mispioners 4W the Colborne Telephone System. Back row, from left to right: E. Kilpatrick, Bell Telephone Company; T. Grindley and V. -H. L. Hansforth from the OntariO Telephone Service Commis- sion; M. H. Riddle of the Bell Telephone - Company; Wm.. Haysorn,manager of the Goderich Exchange of the Bell -Telephone Company; Don Young, manager of the Blyth lylunicipal Telephone System. S -S Photos by R.H. Attorney -General Presides litOon Police School is -Officially- Opened' Ontario Attorney General' their -dress and carriage will he ,police of Huron. It is Kelso Roberts officially opened taken into •acco'unt. There is no room in a .police force for thenwith no pride in the ser- yice, and we must endeavor to =press the public with tae fairanindedneas as well as e 4cieney. To ,command an in- crease in wages We must show onrselves capalble, and I hope through the lectures we, are to have during the .coming eight weeks the police of Huron will be able to increase their ,educ- ation." Mayor *Fisher found it "a threefold 'pleasure" to welcome. Mr. Roberts to the opening of We new school,' and WI, Gado - rich for a 'first time in his of- fieial capacity and to all out- of-town visitors:- - The -modern policeman,- fle, said, ."is a far ,cry rfrana 100 y -ears ago when he patrolled the streets calling the eighaveek police school for town and Provincial police re- siding in Huron at the County Court House Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Fred Minshan, of Goderich, and Mayor E. C. Fisher 'welcomed the Ontario Cabinet Minister and visiting policemen be Goderich. "I hope," said Chief Minshall; organizer of the school, "the .police departments in the pro- vince will continue to 'cio their utmost to •continue the splendid liaison now established, for I . believe whole -hearted co-oper- ation between police fotces is one of the most important fac- tors in our operations, J trust the officers at this school' will derive much 'bencfit from the various lectures. Police ser- vices continue to bear a .heaVy responsibilitY. Crime seems to be oft the inerease,and requires concentrated effort to cope with it. There are conditions which cannot be controlled by police heads -or by the departments, and .only by determined and united effort 'can we do our part to make this 'province a safe place to live, "I am happy to say great strides have been mate to im- prove working conditions for - police personnel in Ontario. For some ,time now the attorney gebetal has been conducting a -comprehensive study qf train - .facilities and it is expected a site will be selected in the near future for location of an Mario police college. This will an important step forward. nbe rs of our department rned a great deal from the training -cotirse conducted in our own police school, as well as attending' the Ontario police a plea- sure a d hon, r t 6 1 ublic s Cooperation In Visitors • II NO an Appreciated By Hospital Board * * * !that they be given every co - /operation by the public since the polieemen are simply "de - I puties of the people doing work fOr thenf:" Appreciation of the public's co-operation in respecting the ban on hospital visitors at,the kareapool tame, waLeoepressed by Le'OL-Ircriliali ',dam rator, the monthly board meeting of Alexandra Marine and General. Hospital, Monday „night. Vice- chairman Stan Prevett presided in the absence of -the chairman, Parsons, wha isopre- se n tly`loospit alizeda In reporting the decision of the medical , and thospital staffs to teniPorarily bar visitors from the 'hospital, Mr. Walzak stated Lh.at the hospital'would definite- ly' .be closed to .vis11.01's until Wednesday oif this week .at which time -a meeting will -be held to decide what to do. Should they ,decide to -ease -the restriction, visitors would be permitted on the bottom floor only, he said. A decision would be made at a still later date regarding the upper floors, he stated. These measures were adopted to protect patients in We hospital from any, carriers of the current malady and also to ease the, extra burden on the staff, explained•Mr.Mialza,k. A, letter was received •frorn the Medieal Association ex- pressing- their appreciation for thea Board's co-operation and for the supPlying of the neces- sary instruments and equip - hi t -th ead WWI'S Ex -Teacher Has 92nd Birthday Observing his 92nd birthday today, -Jraffnary 12, Mr. A' \i ktooettaoh, .Well4hoWn tire., ,GOderien Collegiate teacher re- called the daya when he at- tended ebderich G r Th m a r School. At that time •there wereff only four .teachers on the sta. After teaching in other parts of ,Ontario, Mr. Robertson came to ,Goderieh Collegiate in 1908 as matheimatics teacher. At m that tae the entire staff num- bered six teachers. taught -here for 27 years until he was superannuated in 1935. Mr. Robertaon lives with his bro- ther, W. H. Robertson, former publisher of The Signal -Star, at 3/ • Victoria street. The latter is at present a patient at Alex-' andra Marine and General Hos- p.; o o e associated pital. • today with the attorney general • Afthough confined to °a wheel in Huron, and particularly on an chair, ,Mr. A. M. (Robertson en - occasion of 'opening this school. joys 'fairly good health. A great f_ know .him to be without • ea_ lover of reading, he finds him - out from time to time th:e con dition of the weather. We are told that 50- years ago when a crime was committed the wat.ch matt rang a bell to call ou the men of the •community. To thy our, police are a group e. dedicated men, well trAined, and in a small .eamnaunity their scope may, be even broader. "I take this opportunity' to pay tribute to Sergeant Barker and members of the provincial police. In my period of 10 years of office here, four as mayor, we 'have beencbssociated with the OP on many occasions and at all times 'we found co- operation, and as 'chairman -of the police /commisSion "I may say we are very proud Of our Godenich force." Warden Jahn Durnin saki: "It Is a ,pleasure to be /with you and bring greetings loom our wonderful county. 'We have one ,f the better counties in the rovince, and throughout the aunty you will -find the same cotoperation between the people ,nd the -police departrnents-. &tome you, MT. Roberts, into ur County and wish you the ery best." Mr. Charles -'1,1racNaughton, 1.-A. for ;Hum, introduced he guest srpeaker as the busiest inister of the Creml , "Up -to this point," 'said Mr; /fteNee.dliton. "I assume I am it a friendly basis 'with the college. P "The best agent for ensuring good public relations is a high degree of efficiency in -the Ideal a V lorce itself. Active service is /the hest .device for ensuring the public of thquality of police service. AcOons Speak louder than words. Service marked -by rudeness er impropriety no amount of propaganda will counteract. ,• 'Officers. .on the street are ,constantlY Th tetith with the general public and 6 t (nation the busiest ministera self unable to do as much of this .as he would like to owing to Tailing elyesight. Despite his advanced years, Mr. Robertson has a keen memory and' can easily recall incidents and peo- The office lends itself to work and quick action, and extends far beyond the confines of being chief enforcement head of the province -chief of police, in a plc of comparatively recent" as (Continued on page 5) .wen as bygone years. Hospital Visitors, Ban Now Partially Lifted The closing of Alexandra Hospital to all visitors which was put ito effect' last Friday will be altered today to allow visitors on the lower floor only. This was decided on , by a meeting of the medical and the hospital staffs Wed- nesday morning. Another .meeting will be held Monday by the coimbinedstaffs to de- cide whether or not to lift the ban entirely. The ban was put into effect as a means or combatting a, loeal outbreak of an intestinal infection ,which has already taken the lives of two infaids. A total •of six persons 'afthei* contacted the disease *ere' admitted to the Goderich hos- pital while two .others were taken te London. Now, ,however, the intestin% al illness threat is„,,on the wane, doctors stated. Only four patients are now in Alexandra Hospital with the malady, two Jhaving been re- leased from 'hospital on Vied- nesday. NO 'new patients hav- ing the Mandy haVe ' brought in for several days now. Hospital offielan. Dr. R. M. Midis, Huron MOH', and local doctors have been having a busy time of it 'answering long distance telephone calls as 'provincial daily newspaper re- porters tall for the latest de- • velopments. TIre incident has Leo Walzak, hospital business administrator, announces change in visitors' bam been given considerable pub- licity inthe daily press. Dr. Midis told The Signal - Star that speciinens have been sent away for bacteriological 'examination .and the reports 'have 'come back negative. Ito - ports -are noW awaited from the virus laboratory. I with resultant .adrvantage to the patients. The letter also ani nounced that Dr. G. F. Mina' had been elected president of theaassociatimaaavith Pr.. 4. W. Wa'llace-tift teditTaTrY-IfeTatite-14,- the medical representatives on the Board for 1961 are the pre- sident, Dr. Mills and the retir- ing president, Dr, V. L. Mc- Geough. In the 'absence of the property chairman, John Schaefer, Mr. Prevett reported that the in,. dividual parking signs in the parking area reserved for the doctors, had been installed and that this has greatly 'improved 'the illegal parking situation, He 'also reported that the now incinerator -will be in use ,by the end of the week. It was recomtmended that the Hospital 'Association hold the annual meeting on Monday, Feb- nuary,P7, at " 'which time the anrivar. reports and flna.n.cfal statement will be heard. Dr, Mins announced- that the is on a six-month trial basis only, he stated. The statistical report for the month of December showed: Patients remaining in at the end ofNovember, 87; Patients admitted, 1V; Births, 24; Pat- ients discharged, 155; Deaths, 6; Patients remaining in at the end of December, '77; Patient days -(adult) 2104, (newborn) 123=2227; Operations, 24; Erna ergencies, 63; Meals, 9350. books have arrived_ Loa the med- ical library, providing an ex- cellent selection for the doc- tors' rAfe...,Pocooei, - --Iii-CTPTalinfirtfir1M-rtairs policy on expenses involved garding a patient who has been admitted to •Goderich hospital, but who is found to require further treatment at a city hos= Pital, Mr, Walzak stated that the Goderich hospital will pay the transportation costs to and frOm the. other hospital. pis Huron Presbyterial W.M.S. Meet Reports Increased Membership m . . 'neinn Surage- in Lanaaa is Premier Frost at Toronto, the • DC111g 4011S.C.U. " •"*TIlel'tr" are Attorney -General said, -I doubt , ' 1.11UU.4.111C1S (Jl people wnce have if we've reached the half way Delegates from Goderich, Bel- Senior Auxiliary, „ Mrs. Walter moue a carer unt Of iiii,e, oil mark in the matter of being in grave, Blyth, Auburn, ,Hensa11,1Shorfreed, Blyth; Young Women 4 ' t tie. siak.u. power and serving the peopiea' or - Mr -Macaaah liton introduced He •looked to Seaforth and Clinton attended and Girls' worMrs. k, MW. Brad-. the .guost ' sp'eali•cr, .Attoi--Power. of the )Cs attlithOura-41conttiam thoeokluron Preshy.FriaLannual nock Auhurya-Childacen's groups, General. is.elso itotierts, .Wn0 'act- Mr. Douglas Freeman, o * Addressing the council mem- bers, Magistrate Hays said, "While you may feel at times frustrated by the seeming, in- difference of the citizens, yet you know that your doings in council are being followed through reports in the local press and also by woad of mouth comments of local citi- zens." He paid ttibute to Mrs. Mooney for her work as chair; man of the parks committee. Reeve Frank 'Walkoni thank- ed Magistrate Hays for his help- ful remarks. Pointing out that the respons- ibility of the Town Council is ultimately to God, Rev. MT. Moote read passages from Serip- ture to emphasize this. Rev. Mr. Moote reminded the council members that they needed the quality of human kindness in Weir deliberation's throughout the year since a humanitarian -service was their duty. He.con- eluded with a prayer and all eating -the- Lord's Prayer, Ouncillor May '1Vfooney ex- pressed the thanks of :council for the invocation of Rev. Mr. Moote. Mayor's Address • .After expressing his appreci- ation to the citizens of Gode- Magistrate H. Glen,n Hays, Q.C., rich for electing 'himself and who administered the oath of the other members to the 1961 office to the 1961 Go -deficit Town council, Mayor E. C. Fisher Council. , spoke, in part, as IciinaWs: About 200 At P. ally for Hur6ri Area Berlating resolution at the burn out.'- He also said that the' Liberal opposition at Ot- tawa was trying to embarrass the government to the detri- menth of the country as a wole, using the uneinploy•ment prob- lem as anoexamplle. 'Praising the adrinioistration of Loaerai convention ,Ottawa to Inc .eneet tnat the benentS uf 'unemployment insurance .snouiu 4.)e extencied,t , Lnaris _veac..Naugnion, Huron .M.ase, 'at li Cnton inesuay evening, .spoke. 01- Inc way m whion unemploy- Clin- meeting of the W.M.S. of lire -Mrs. 1,11. Good, Blyth; Home -stata-aaare,---a, -taanaaaiatiaaalaie f e Presbyterian Church in Canada, Helpers, Mrs. E. Davies, Auburn; „on Hail, Contoti. Aoout 2uu Mooney, vicepresident of the i aer‘ative. raay neat at toe. Loa- ,guests who included: Mrs. May _Tuesday in St. Andrew's Presby- I Welcome and welfare, Mrs. E. persons attended. ." Huron PC Association; Elgin terian Church, Clinton. , ;Wightman, Belgrave; Literature The Attorney General paid McKinley, of Zurich; John Mor - The president, Miss EVa Som -'and library, Mra. J. F. Scott, trioute to 'we work of PCs in hISeaforth; Glad Tidings, Mrs. 0. o G. Anderson,- Belgrave; Press, Mrs. J. L. Bell, Seaforth; Supp - Y• ly, Mrs. B. Edwards, Hensall; 1 Y Life Membership, MrD. J.- ° Lane, .-Clinton;.:Hitorian, Mrs. C- A. &Taylor, Goderich; Anniver- sary committee, Me, J. F. Scott, ?- Mrs., D. L. Elder; Nominating ' committee, Mrs. Robert McKen- -• zie, Clinton, Mrs. Earl Camp- - bell -and Mrs. A.. Munn, of Hen - sail. et.!TWO MASONS erville, was in Charge wit the morning devotional perio taken by the Clinton Auxiliar Thea-aecretary, Mrs, -Har-v•e Erskine, gave -her report as als did the treasurer, Mrs. A. M Connell. These were accepted Reports of the various se retarres of the different depar ments were given, and all show ed a marked increase in mem bership' and. donations. attepuanee at the gathering. he spolt4 01 tne "wise appointment .biston earoal, olio as parlia- nentary assistant to the keueral Miss Barbara Woodruff, dea coness of Knox Goderich, wa chosen delegate to conferenc for girls' work to be held a Sarnia on April 10th. Mrs 0 G. Anderson, of Belgrave, was appointed to represent Huron Presbyterial at the Synodical to be held at Sarhia on April 11, 12 and 13. The afternoon session was opened with a short devotiona period in charge of Wt. Don aid Haines, Mrs. Wilfred Sand erson and Mrs. Alvin Leatfi)r land of the Auburn Society. The highlight of the sessiorx was a tape recgroling and film telling of the missionary work done in Eretria, Ethiopia, by Miss M. Rumsey, a mothercraft nurse. Miss Ruitisey comes from Meaford, Ontario, and- the pictures told of her trip from New York„ to Ethiopia, and many interesting features of her work with ,the people of that coun- try. Comments on these ple- b -111M mereLgiven by Miss Som- merville. Miss B. Woodruff was projectionist. Mrs. D. J. Lane presided for the election of officers for 1961. They are as follows: Honorary president, Mrs. ,H. 01 Dunlop; past president; Mrs. J. F. Scott; president, Miss Eva M. Somerville; lst vice, Mrs. D. L. Elder, Seaforth; 2nd vice, Miss Belle Campbell, S-eaforth; 3rd, Miss A. M. Toll, Blyth; secretary, Mrs. Harvey Ens -kine, Goderich; treasurer, Mrs. J. A. McConnell, rGoderich. Department secretaries are: Lions To Get Haggis Tonight Major "Jack" Anderson, padre of Wolseley Barracks, .London, will be the guest speaker at the Lions 'Club on Thursday even- ihg. He will speak en Bobbie Bdrns. Haggis andall-that be served. Chairman for the evening will be Bill Clancy., The following week, On 'Mors, daY, January flOth, the Huron 'County Council 'Neill !be guests of the Lions Club. A formet Huron County Warden, Alex Alexander, and Huron County Vngineer, James Britnell, are deakvirig up a an for this an- nual event. 'Chairman :will be Alex -Alexander. Guest Speaker at that tirne will be Mr. J. F. Ilaskett, of the Bell 'Telephone Company, rWelland. ARE HONORED CARLOW, Jan.12. - Two lifelong 'district residents were presented with 50- year jewo els by No. 309, Morning Star Masonic Lodge here last night.' They were. Hugh Hill and J. J. Robertson. The presentation to •Mia Hill was made by his grand- son, Gerald Feagan, while the presentation to Mr. Rob- ertson was made by Dr. B. C. Weir, of Auburn. Both Mr. Hill 'and Mr. Robertson are members of the Huron Chap- ter, the former for 49 years and the latter for 41 years. The presentations were made in the 'Morning Star Lodge room. The •anany -111-a-sottrin-esent-irrettrtieti-i=- grand lodge officers in the district. Following the presentations the annual oyster supper was :held' at the Township Hall, Carlow, attended by about 140 Masons. VISITED GODERICH ,ON ROUND -THE -WORLD TRIP Mrs. Winifred Hillier, 70, of Bath, England, 'who visited in Godeirich for one week last fall while on an extended round - the -world trip, is back biome in England. Previous to'tits trip she had. never travelle • more than a 'distance of 60 miles in her life. , While in Goderich, Mrs. Ail - Her visited (with her daughter.in-law, Mrs. Verna Johnstone. From Goderich, Mrs. Hillier went, on to iAustralla, via. San Francisco, to visit with two sons there. CARLOW COONS MARK ' 40TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs., George Cald- well, of Carlow, eelebrated their 401h wedding anniversary at the home of ' their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dam. Relatives and friends gathered for a social evening of -progressive euchre area hUilet 'supper Wag SerVEtt' to the 35 guests. 0 0 looking over the oPer4 ation of eath preceding year since 1950ao4ihe records reflect the ,changing times. It is interesting to note the ilium- ,erous challenges posed and ac- Cepted but, possilbly more im- portant, is the 'portrayal of the conStantly expanding develop, meat and ene conpinuous pro- cession in the march of pro- , gress in Goderich. : My convic- tions, ladies end gentipmeli;-are briefly but adequately,,mnmed up in an editorial, by the F4.1 - tor, in a recent copy of the Signal -Star. I quote in part as follows: 'a pattern was laid * 1960 ,which assures that 1961 will be a year of unprecedented' development'." Mayor Fisher then went on to ... ,outline the various develop- ments 'which had taken place in the industrial- Ilfe-of rich during the year 1960, -and Ialsios no 211?'n'heres4-1141and there 1:1C.4-W-Pthe no --• todistant future. o - Referring to the approval by o the Ontario Municipal Board of Goderich's Zoning. By -Law, Mayor Fisher stated, "Goderich is now a planned community." He added that the zoning by-law would only -serve itsmost use- ful function ' if it were kept - under erose scrutiny at all times - and modified to conform with the requirements of changing conditions and times. He ad- - voea,ted that a 'C'ommittee .of Adjustment" be, set up whieh - would slightly vary regulatioom contained in the zoning by-law so that no individual would-sut fer undue hardship. This 'com- mittee, he said, could' be form- ed within the present Planning Board. He mentioned that the Water, Light and . Harbor . Committee could expect a busy year be- cause of the new Water Works plant. to -be- installed this year: He, felt that this same commit -- tee may be well advised to con- sult 'the aw.a.c. with regards to their 'co-operation in develop- , ing the South Shore -Line- into- -- a acumullg,.ch n2cLde_04440414g,„,xnalLd beaeh area; to . .o. consider erecting a ramp for pleasure craft an the 'g-orill-..., Harbor side; to consider improv- ing wash rooni, facilities and provide change rooms at the bathing beach. , - Re Speculators - Referring to the subdivision control by-law, Mayor Fisher uggestellothitachangea be made n .the . by-law to include that he cost of .all, local Improve- ments and services be - born tfy be person subdividing. "It is ot fair or just to ask the citi- - ens, as- a whole 'to pay a por- ion of 'opening up a new sec- - ion expressly for the prime - urpose of registering a profit or any -one individual or small romp of speculators," he stated.. Mayor Fisher mentioned that , he purchase Ora new fire truck ppears "imminent." Reviewing the activities of he Public -Works Department, ayor Fisher said that more oad maintenance-4nd construe- . on work va-s accompliahed laSt ammer th•ara in any. ipreviouS a ear. He 'complimented the airman. of this committee De- lay Reeve James Bisset, for ., orking within his budget. It as 'pointd ,out ,that enoranOno rutlays are reqUifed fill' Gode- ch's 44 miles of Streets. "The ractice of laying a stretch-tif-- ermanent pavement' each year ✓ the past several years on a. ressey, of Mount Carmel, and others in addition to the names[ mentioned earlier 10 this story. Mr. Bell, of Exeter, spoke cif the rapid rise of Charles Mac- almist erot Agractelanre an U. -6,11Q Naughton -in . the --political Eel ; no was opariaLotiariy- wear aolaed ,- rot -predicted he rwould rise still for .tne J09. Referring to-olhe further. -Claiming that the On- I- aecomplishments of Mr. Mo::- tario government shou'l 'get , Noughton, the Attorney .General More of the revenue now being ' said, llis stature will continue collected IA- Ottawa, Mr., Bell n to a,row in We political iieici .if slated; "Ontario can not be the Ile 'paid tfibute also to others still maintain its proper de- 1 lie Keeps on .it his preaent rote." milk cow of -Ottawa forever and inelucting Elmer Bell, Q.C.o of velopment." . fP Layton -president ol the Pro- --Mr. Elston Cardiff told of, his gressive-Cooservative • Associa- pride of Huron County anc118 tion of Ontario. Ifuron Ward -en praised the -work of Huron,, John Dornin and•Dr. ETA. Mc- County _Council and eountyi' Master. of Grand Bent.' whocouncils in general. a was chairman of the meeting. i Referring to "the Ontario gova Ile endorsed, a statement ernment hospital now under., t made -earlier in the evening .by -construction south of GocierichiM Mr. Bell that the Ontario' gov- as "A' pilot pooject," Mr. Mac -Ir. ernment should get more of theoNaughton said that within 25 tott1 Federal sales tax revenue. ‘,...o.,It 30 months Huron County will s is something that we fte not have the "only hospital of its Y only entitled to but onWahich, kind in the country." The type eh p w w o ri p p fo I think, would ,be in the ,best of _hospital will be such-that'it interests of he country as a will result in -many people 'being whole," said the Attorney -Gen- able to walk out of it in time eral, completely cured, he stated. Speaking of the -Liberal party He told of the fine progress being made on the new bride over the Maitland River at polieies being formulated at the convention at Ottawa, Attorney General Roberts said, "They are Goderich and said it would cost lighting many candles of policy "considerably in excess of a which ,will blow out befote they million dollars." - TWO RESIGN ',ROM BOARD (Continued on page 5) eek to Reduce Number CI School Bus Stops The inaugural gneeting of the Transporta Hon-I./Vain Jew-tspective school boards aToirfg Goderich Distriot 'Collegiate In- ell, 'Foster, -Murphy. 'three main lines: 11 Was *de- stitute Board Monday eVeningi Property - Elliott, Walter, out that a Toronto morning ° re-elected William L. 'CrAg, of Auburn, as thairman. Dr. R. W Hughes was elected vice-chair- man. Town of Goderich represent- atives on the board are Peter MacEwan, Dr. R. W. Hughes and Earl Elliott. The Huron County representative is G. G.- Ginn. Dr. N. C. Jackson, a former chairman of the board, who has been the Public School repre- sentative on the board tendered his resignation. His successor will not be known until the Public School Board inaugural meeting is held on -Monday, Jan- uary .161h. Mr. James Donnelly also tend- ered his resignation as the Sep- arate Schott,' representative on the board. In his place haq been appointed Dan Murphy. District representatives on the board are: -Astfield, Ralph Foster; Colborne, Robert Jewel1T God erieh Township,- Barrie Wal- ter; Hullett Township, William L. Craig; 'East Wawanosh, Nel- son Patterson; 'West Watwanosh, Ralph D. Munro. Committees were named for 10611 Nvith the first mentiemed being the ehairman -of the eom- mittee: * Viriknet-411rgheg; P.S. 'rep., Ginn, Elliott. Patterson, Hughes, Mackavan. ipaper first printed the report Staff Relations -Munro, Mui:.whichwas subsequ.ently Oicked. phy, Walter, Elliott; Hughes, up by other newspapers Jacroso Patterson and MaiciEwan. the Province. ilt is expected that a committee from the MCI staff will be meeting with the 01301 Board in the near futUre to 'disetiss local ratings and attempt imade to clarify the ratings. Complaints were heard about motorists failing to stop dn the highways when school buSes stop briefly in front' of them to take on or let off passengerss. It was pointed outthat hut operators must 'keep their, "blinking Lights" on when the buses are stopped for this pur- pose. A complaint was .receiVed Mini one motorist to the eireet that school buses stop toe many time 'within the souther* new tow* limits; to take en er let ofF passengers; It toms **Witt that =arravgements,-Inight to-lt* - to he made to none ,certgoi eentral tollection depots along the bus routes for the Plekint up and ,letting „off of student PessiehterS uitriid- trio -nianrjr- stops entottte. — Betatite er the amount business to he disnettsqd made hi- teachers utross the-elloirrd-rneetitir WA§ 440 - Province on their rating el re -until this. Friday eV -ening Cafeteria -Foster, Jewell, P.S. rep., Mithro, MacEwan. Agriculture and GrOunds - Ginn, Foster, Murphy, P.S. reP. 'Mr. E. H. Jessop is secretary - treasurer of the board. The inspector's report was submitted and accepted by the Board. Details of this -report were not avail- able to the press since its contents • a r e labelled "eon- fidentia 1. However, it i under stood that the re- port shows an i mpovethent over that of last year, 'ThOre"m:e 24 teachers Ion jL. Crtitj the s t a ff, three janitors) an office store. taly and an, enrollment of 667 students. Some dismission took plaee- about the "'confidential report" 1. .