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The children of the Goderich area this
week were placed in ' a great deal —of
to danger, their ,'parents suffered many
anxieties •and .motorists were placed in the
position of watching for really small
;children, ;blindly• crossing streets really,
go
back to 'school after lunch,' -during the
storm that struck the arpa,Tuesday.
Surely conditions at the Start o.f the
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sol ools throughout the area? Surely the
proper ' authorities were aware of the.
increasing intensity of the storm?
We would like to ,know who is,
• res,pons)ibfe .for declaring schools closed,
under wl'iat conditions and in' any event,
why they' were not closed on or before
noon Tuesday.
• At Brucefield• 600 children were
stranded, , without food or blankets for
6` several hours and men 'had to risk the
storm (to bring those' children food; at
Holmesville, 350 children were stranded
and slept on the floor; at Colbtrn,e
Central School a farmer ploughed his way
through the• storm at the worst possible
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time An order to bring food that would
keep the children 'From being hungry Until
the following day. In Goderich one child
.was lost trying -.to get to school, another
trying to get home" They were' both
found. ,Throughout the area people were
'phoning friends and neighbors to see if ,
they 'we're housing'their children; children
Jho were last;sepn IeavIng_schooj. -. w
years, but -the 43uthorities Should expect it
evel•y year. Principals" should be allowed
, to close 'school„ at their own discretion;
teachers should still be paid when they are
sent home early' which would stop
rumours, that schools don't close because
the staff would lose pay. .�
Ln some areas the weather had
deteriorated, enough by the time the
children arrived that the only thing to do
was keep the children there. But in areas
where children are sent, :home -at Noon,
what ever possessed the school authorities
to call. „the children back? And What ever
possessed the parents of the. children~to •
let,,,them go. reported lost in Goderich, trying stranded:
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THURSDAY, JANIZARY 28, 1471
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strands Tatipa children
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,,The worst storm in „ many
years struck 'the Goderich •are$
on' Tuesday , blocking :all roads
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some town and stranding
school children/' and motoristsovernight,
At •Brucefield, 600 children
were stranded overnight and -
were without food -until a special
bus managed tOget through to
them from the village a mile and,
a half away, , Children at
Holmesville Public Schoolwere
kept overnight 350 of them -
and had a ball playing with,the
audio visual equipment and in
the gyrnn; at Colborne Central,;
School the children would have
gone hungry but for the efforts
of.' Don Sowerby who managed
to get through with a tractor
tu, get home "from school „ and
another was lost trying to get to
scho�oll, both were found;
their cars at their place of "work
and headed for home on foot. A '
normal 15 minute trip on foot
was taking up .to an hour' and the
outlook for Wednesday was for
mire snow.
Snowfall, already well above
average for the year, was
reported, in excess of nine incbes
by late Tuesday and a further
two to five inches were forecast
High winds added td the
problem creating drifting •and
making' ' visibility nil in many
places. All highways leading into
town were closed by the Ontario
Provincial - Police due to
conditions and drivers from
with food aboard; one child was outside the area 6 were also
Masons hold installation o
At the' close of the January
business of Huron Chapter ,No.
...Royal, 41e1y ..r..:Mas.91'14
• conducted by Ex. Comp. Harold
Shore, on behalf of the first
Principal 'Chi ff f o1 -e redh
Minshall, who isrecovering from
an indisposition, the conduct of
the Chapter, was handed over to
the installation team, composed
of Rt. Ex.. Comp: W. ' ,Treble
P,G.S, V. Ex. Comps. R. Bisset
P.G. Prta,x,,;J Soj.; .,and John
,,,Westbrgo.k P...G_ Stwd.;
Comp ; -W:--!toss P.Z:; and Ex.
Comp. L. Boyce -B.A., B. Paed.,
The following list of officers
' were ' stalled: 'Ex. Comp. Fred.
,,Minh l....P.Z.,,..immediate,.-,.Past--
Principal; Ex. Comp. Major S,,E.
Matins 1st Principal; Ex,, ;Com- _.�
E:.. Wheeler; B.,., 2nd
Principal; Ex. Comp. W.
Cameron, 3rd Principal: •
Comp. W. J. Johnston, Prin.
• Sojourner; Comp: Kitchener
Finnigan, Sen. Sojourner; Comp.
Rt. Ex: Comp. W. Evans,,
Grand Superintendent of
District :No: 6, and Rt. 'Ex.
Comp. Hugh Hill P.G. Supt.
were •present.
officers
W. H. Knisley, B.A., M.Ed Jnr.
. Sojourner; Rt. Ex. Comp. W.
Treble, • .l? G.S-, ,Scribe_ .E.; Ex.
Comp: W. Ross .P.Z., Scribe N.
Vy. Ex. Comp. J. Westbrook,
P2G:: Srtwd`: -' Thiect-or - of
Ceremonies; Vy. Ex. Comp. H.
T. Barker, P.G. Stwd., (who has
just "' completed ° 50 . years in
office);,, Ex. Comp.: `'Russell
Pfrimmer, P.Z. Outer Guard;.
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Comp. W. Kreps, M. of 4th V,;
Comp. -1, -len Lodge, M. of .3rd
Compl_ Roy Mugford, ' M:.of
2nd V.; Comp. Clarence McCue,
M. of 1st V.
The District Grand
Superintendent expressed his
pleasure about the fine
installation work, as did the
newly installed 1st Principal.
The local campaign -fu -the' Ability Fund, formerly known as
the March 'of Dimes, is now under way with the blitz planned
for Mondaylvening, February 1. On Sunday,: January 24,
captains for the blitz met at the home of Chief 'Marching
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Mother Nlary Fincher to discuss the finatl plans. They were -
joined by the Huron County Campaign Chairman,-. etty Rogers.
:From the left are Mrs. Rogers, Mrs, Fincher and captains, Roslyn
Campbeli,p, Marilyn Mackay, .Margaret Hinton and. Lina
Cochrane. 'A scheduled Laddress to the Goderich Rotary Club
Tuesday evening on behalf of the campaign was cancelled when
-speaker Norman A. Miitirigto "executive director of the
Rehabilitation Foundation for the Disabled wasunable to reach
Goderich• due to the storm. -Staff Photo.,,:
Rehabilitation director outlines work of
foundation;eighth year for local ;group
_. This is the eighth .yeai1 'b.f_.the ._ ;Ian, spreading 'tts. it a.�lit.tle�
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was' February 10, 1964, and was 'was organited for a' campaign.
organized. by Nancy „Nephew Mrs. Keith Arthur has been good
with the help of al number of enough' to act as Captain there
" + interested 'women from the area for 'several years.
under the sponsorship of the . Without the splendid coverage
---Goderich Rotary Club with of newspaper, radio' and T.V.,
president at the time, Harty L. the, willingness .of citizens to
, Sturdy of Goderich. ' ' , help' and the help from business , -
Chief Marching mothers over, people and retail merchants who
the years have been: 1964-65, supply space foi collection jars
• Mrs. Nancy Nephew (wife of 'and window bills, and the'overall'
• Bob Nephew); 1966, Mrs. Verna splendid support afforded
Worthy (wife of Bud Worthy); throughout the campaign, tittle
1967, " `Mrs. ,,Roslyn Campbell' could be accomplished. •
(wife of Malcolm Campbell); ' .. This is why the Rotary CGu'b
1968, Mrs. Moira Evans (wife'of and people ole this area have
Dr. Gerald P. Evans); 1969, Mrs. been able to make a success of
Betty Rogerscwi ike the Ability Fund. Chief
Rogers); 1910, r • Lee Marching 'Mother Mary Fincher
McCallum (wife, of Bob -feels quite confident tl"iat with
McCallum); 1971, Mrs. Mary the support of the women who ,
' Fincher (wife of Dennis have come forward again this
Fincher). - year to participate, Goderich is
Qrganization 'of the campaign once again on its way.. to a
carried out -by Chief March successful campaign. .
• Mother • consists . of finding cif 'One "TIM -Any doubts, one
twelve, women who are willing t( only needs to look around. his
assist from Rotary and" other own community to see ; his
.groups. These women are donations put to work. ..^'
captai who will' approach The foliowing is part of the
w i 1 i in women of -N, the address that was M have been
community to ' canvass a small
• area for one hour, from 7-8 given to the Goderich Rotary
. °-gm. on .the.night .of canvas "` -• •X Clttb.-. 'ixesday' -evening by
• - Study progress has been Norman A. Millington, executive
made in the past .years through WW'Wectc)r ofthe Rehabilitation
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request
held over
Goderich Town Council last
week held,, over a request from
-Blue Water • Taxi Service and
Bob's Taxi Serce ,for
permission to install "meters in
the cabs the two companies run.
William Gaudier dud --Mrs.
William Gaucher, owners of the
two 'companies sougfflt the
approval a to end confusion--
among `customers who have been,"
faced with arguments between
the cab companies in town over
ratesto certain areas.
Charges of rate cutting and
illegal trips were described .by
Reeve Paul Carroll as part • of a
developi c fued between the
Blue Water Taxi and ' -Bobs Taxi
and Goderich Taxi which started
operating in 1970.
Reeve Carroll • „ suggested
council was becoming embroiled
in the business arguments of the
companies and suggested the,i
affair. be Yield over until the new
licences become due in March.
The reeve said the general public
is being forgotten in . the
arguments that were taking place
and 'council should study -the,'
current` bylaw in order to have
effective' ` control over such
•incidents.• •
•A report is to be brought to
council, by , the special
committee.
Coun. Stan Profit, ,chairman
Ab.i(i.t fr ulzd Thr local hlitz will ...Catttaxinea;,. Hat Ilton, Toronto, " of the..-.fireq.._..tra:ffic,... and a
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Millington "was unaljc to reach Timmins, M Thunder Bay _and '
Goderich due to the storm. Sault Ste. Marie. They employ
• up. to 35 people each, with a
The Rehabilitation total avert a employment "of
Foundatioi'r for' the Disabled about 128aha»dicapped people.
exists for the purpose of finding There . were . 300 individual -
and helping to develop the latent workers on the payroll over the
;,human resources of . physically 'year 1970. Of these, 128 were
disable adults in the Province still employed at the end of the
of Oufario. To this.e]nd it works year -and approximately 40 had
closely with governments and been placed in •out§ide°
other voluntary agencies and Is employment.
supported by a large number of Money to run the shops
volunteers' without whore the comes from` three sources: the
work could -not benne. sale of goods and service,
Over the .years, the operation expected to amount to about
'of the Foundation has become $760,000 in=1.971; grants from
multi -faceted. The f9llOwing is a Vocational Rehabilitation
brief account of, 'its principal Services of the Ontario
services and is .offered in, the Government which may total
hope of helping the public to about $30,000; and we
understand two things: what the anticipate needing a further „different bylaws he would agree
Foundation can do for the . $18Q,000 as the Rehabilitation • with the content as it was. Coun.
disabled; and why, through its Industries' share of- campaign,a, Ed.. Giesbrecht said he felt it
annual campaign called the proceeds. would serve the town's purpose,
exhib1,tion hockey game e
held between the firemen and
CKNX in support of muscular
dystrophy. The game will be
played on Friday,. evening,
January 29 at the arena.
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The town will draft a new
bylaw regulating' dumping ' of
waste within the town. The
suggestion . was made: by Reeve
Paul Carroll who had -presented
an • outline for a bylaw' the
previous week for consideration.
Coun. Ron Price said he felt
much of the wording was
ambiguous and felt the bylaw ,
could be tightened up by
rephrasing. Coun. 'Frank Walkom
said that ,as the reeve had used
the best parts from three
Nature as a way of showing.many facesnd hitting us with_her worst weather just after we have been
lulled, into p sense of false security. This was •the'scene at Maitland Golf and Country Club Sunday'
afternoon, January 24',with children toboggapinc4 and the sunlight cutting patterns into a landsca a ..
softened by 35 degree weather. By sundown on Tuesday the town. and MI of the surrounding districts -
hod been,buried under ,14 ,inches of °snow with more to come. High, winds•gusting above lQ .miles per
hour moved the snow around; blocking Highways 21 and 8 with provincial police attempting to turn`
r,motorists ,back rather than have them get lost ,irr: zero visibility weather. '.Peopl"e .in town were
'abandoning their cars and frvalking home taking as much as an hour to cover a normal 15 minute ,
journey on foot. -Staff Photo. '
ncrease motion triggers debate
ouncillors\apart on $i0 raise
A motion by Coun. Ron Price
to increase thefees paid to
council 'to' $25 andra,subsequent
attempt '-at ammendments by
councillors had members digging
into official rules books
Thursday tight. -
Coun.. Price 'asked for an
increase of the present fees to
bring them into line with current
thinking at the provincial level
which had agreed a si'x percent
cost of living increase occurred
each year.
A proposed ammendment to
the motion, by- Reeve ' Paul
Carroll was ruled out when
Coun. Price rose on a point ,of
order' that ammendments could
'agreed with the six• percent not "
being out of ;.line and , would
,agree to an, increase " .
perhaps to $20. Coun: Walkom
said he recalled when he was
mayor six years ago' the rate was
increased to $15 for'counciT. and
$22 for' mayor. He 'said there
had been no increases since then
and he would be in favour of an
increase now. .
Coun. Reg . Jewell.. said -.he_.
would agree with -an increase but
would' not be prepared to ''say
Following'. the defeat of
amendments to'• the motion and
before a vote was called, Coun.
Price said he knew the attempts
to amend the motion a»d,;delay;,
discussion were not intended to
• put the matter behind clpsed
doors. He said he -felt hasyever .'
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how much just yet.
Coun. Stan Profit said he feltpOStc'the bstisuggestion `was that it
conl'ormed to the six percent. •
He said a compromise might be
not change the sense -of the the answer and suggested
original motion. An attempt at deferring the matter until later.
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by the reeve.was also ruled out who had asked to be allowed to
on a point of older by Coun. speak last said he could see no
Price and an effort -by Couh. way that council could justify
Deb Shewfelt to have the the increase. "We are not here
motion tabled for one week also for the money," he said. "We
vlras ruled out on point of order couldn't -do the work ,on
by Coun. Price. 4 ', committees if it wasn't for love
Coun. Price'argued an increase of the job.
in rates was in order now as "I don't think, for two hours
council no longer was paid for a night that we spend here I
committee meetings and was know industry ` is all the .time...,
rec' iving' less than councils of adjusting its rates but rarely do
the ,,past while the cost 'of living they double them, just like that. •
had. been increasing each year. I can't see how we can justi'fy'it
Coun. Price suggested • if _ I've served here for two years
meetings, vrpre__paid at a rate .of . and I think with the $200 that
$25 it Would encourage others the committee chairman 'gets -
to serve on subsequent councils. and `tie honour, it's enough. 'I '
Coun. Ed. Giesbrecht said,,,,...,can't see how we can justify
that having served,on council for doubling the fees to count' and
the past two years he felt it an I don't:think it's necessary,'
honour to serve. He said that Coun. Price asked the deputy
apart,from ther_honour, ... if reeve liow he justified the $75
the difference between $15 aild he would get for three' days at
$25 would .encourage some county council or how he would •
Ability • Fund „and its Employees of the shops will Coun. Stan Profit said he felt the ' peon e o• jo n count on justify being paid $15 for
participation in 30 United earn about $367,000. this year,' win sho„lald cover itself in as thinkweneedet` tem. ;4 meetings of , , the dump'
which means that for every Deb Shewfelt suggested committee which was described~
Appeals in Ontario, the many ways as possible. , that " if council meet less as a committee. of couhcil when'
Foundation calls upon the dollar donated'by the public. * * *; frequently after the budget Was no othercommittees of council
public for financial'support. ..11n addition to, Rehabilitation Coun Profit reported r
struck the increase might
The Foundation has 11 Industries - workshops, the---"eot1plaints from residents m
woi'kshdps iii , as many cities for Foundation operates a town concerninga business that _ amount to too much more.
Reeve Carroll said he felt the Mayor Harry Worsr�ll"'saicj'�a1ty
the purpose of rehabilitating manufacturing machine -shop was being operated in a matter could be discussed at member of council would be
disabled adults. They operate called. Operation Reliance Inc. It residential area.'He was advised budget time width any ,increase paid if he went out.of town and
u n die r the " name of ism located in Toronto and to tell -those complaining there nbein made retrz5llctive to the deputy reeve replied the
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committee not a committee of
Coun. Frank 'ihlallrim said he council.
not get paid for their meetings.
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`rif t i4 c r n=andith'e"rroiice• could
be called in to enforce it. •
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times
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.1, the closing time for the late
afternoon mail in Goderich will
be 5:10,- p.m. instead of the -
present 5:45 p.m.,, said
Postmaster A. M. Hpmuth.
This is due, said Mr. Homuth,
to the change in schedule for the •
train opt of 'Stratford 'which
carries the mail from this district
to other distribution points. The
train ,will operate 30 minutesrin'
advance of the present schedule.
. Co -incidental with this
change, added Mr.' Homuth, the
• street letter box 'collection Will
also be advanced 30 minutes, -
Time cards in." the street letter
boxes will be revised as soon as
possible to show tlfrs"advanced
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• Mr. Homuth said that , the
co-operation of • ,the business
firms and the, general' public will
be greatly ,,appreciated by the
„ao• a cr .
He explained that if letters
and °parcels readied for mailing
In the morning could be taken to
the post office throughout the
day, it . would, ensli re their
delivery out of Goderich that
evening. 1114addition, mail
arriving at the post office later in
the day would also be more
likely to be processed and
therein ntyt.a great rush of mail
near the deadline hour, - •