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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-09, Page 1212 GODERPIGH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 Traffic travelling over the Summerhittfoad""north from Clinton has been forced for the past few weeks to contend with construction underway as'part of an upgrading project,. but recently one more obstacle has turned up. This flock of ducks moved into a,natural`puddle formed alongside the road by' construction work, and because of heavy machinery working close by and traffic going past regularly, they have lost their fearof vehicles and seldom role more than a few inches from their favorite swimming hole. — Staff Phbto School opens with less students Continued from Page 1 up one from last year. However, Mr. Smith is looking forward to increasingly larger kindergarten 'Oases for the next few years. There are several new teachers at the school incluiting Miss Gail Brown mho. transferred from Howick Central School to Goderich and will teach Grade 7; Miss Carol Shannon, a 'graduate of Toronto -Teachers' College and Seneca 'Jr. Cbilege with a degree in library techniques who will replace 'Mrs. Hazlitt in the library; and-M-iss Brenda Hutton, a graduate of Ottawa Teachers' College and Carlton' University .who will. teach • conversational French to Grades 3 and 8. year. Kindergarten enrolment is 19, up one. ST. JOSEPH'S SEPARATE SCHOOL' KINGSBRIDGE At St. Joseph's .School, Kingsbridge, enrolment is'down slightly, . to 197. Kindergarten with 14 students has five fewer students than last year, New teachers include Mrs. Barb Eedy who will teach Grades 2 and .. 3; Mrs. Karla Hogan Grade 5; Mrs: Anne, Sheardown, Grades 6 and 7 (principal Clem Steffler's-relief); and Mrs. Plourde who will teach,-. conversational French in Grade Miss Shirley Norman, 6,7°and'8. ° . formally of the staff of Colborne HOLMESVILLE SCHOOL Central School, will , visit Principal John Siertsema at Robertson School regularly to Holmesville Public School in carry out her duties in the field Goderich Township says that of special education. enrolment at his school is down • only slightly from 325 to, 321. VICTORIA SCHOOL Kindergarten enrolment is"3. There are 66 kindergarten' New teachers include Mrs. stents at ,Victoria Public Helen Corrigan ;who is on rotary School this year, five less than tot—Grades 6,7 and 8; and Miss Last, year. Total enrolment at the Karen Stoddard who will' teach school is up, from, 539 last -year. conversational French every to 552 Tuesday'. afternoon to Grades 3 to�.8. Miss te New achers at the school Stoddard will also work . in incluehe"4iss� Beth- -Roder-who. ,..Hullett Central School , in the will teach conversational French; Miss' dlenda Walter, who will teach Grade 3 and senior primary classes; Mrs. Gail Redmond, Grades 1' and 2; Mrs. Joanne Telford,Grades 3 and 4; and Allan Sygrove, Grades 4 and half time at special' -•-education again this year. There will also' be speech therapists and staff to deal with emotional, problems in students although• -•the principal wasn't aware of the total . program at I-lolmesville in these fields. Physical education will be.,_,-. mornings. The French program has been going on at Holmesville for two years and Mr. Si: tsema says he's 'very keen" on; Mrs. Mary arroll is spending 5. ltinerent teachers will be Mrs. Verna It ne \Will instruct in speech theraiy and Miss Shirley Norman, specific learning disabilities. ST. MARYS SEPARATE SCHOOL L. H. Cook, a native of Kinkora; is the new principal at St. Marys Separate School. •-• Mr. Cook. atttended Stratford Collegiate, the ,University, of Windsor and Stratford Teachers' College' and is starting his° fifth year as principal . of an elementary school. , l -le resides in Dublin with his wife, the former Helen Bruxer and their two children, Carolyn and Sean. He is interested in 'sports and is a fourth degree Knights of Columbus and lylonseignor Egan Assembly member. A new Grade 8 teacher at St. " Mary's this year is Larry Lane, a native of Seaforth. He is a - graduate of Seaforth District High School- of the ifitiversity of Western Ontario where he thajored -Jn • Science and of London Teachers' College. Mr. Lane is is married to the former Jane McConnell.who, is the new teacher at Goderich's C•o-operative Nursery School, Tinkertown. Mr. Lane says he's vitally interested in sports. Mrs. Robert. DeMarco, the former Mary McDaid, is a graduate 'of GDCI and of Stratford Teachers' College. She . If teach in the open -area. Sister Colleen Marie of the Sisters of St. Joseph,- London, is a graduate of London Teachers' College- and will ..teach in the, open area. - Sister Gloria Jean, formerly of Alberta, 'came to London six —4 ,e ., aga..apps :withathe..Siste6 4.4.*graduatig'7a, London Teachers' College she 'rill"•teach in ,the open area. Enrolment, at St. Marys is 244, down just &lightly from last taught this -year • by Miss Margaret Hoe from Grades 1 to 8 with Joe Dick /teaching physical education to the boys iaa..Crade .°f, 7,and 8 - "CgLBORNE CENTRAL • Principal Bill Black saysthat enrolment at Colborne Central on Tuesday was .275 but he expects that number, to increase as empty homes in the community are filled this fall. Kindergarten enrolment is 27'.' • New teachers include Mrs. Louise Sygrove who will teach Grade 5 and 'Mrs. Linda Henry who will teach conversational French 'half-time at Colborne Central. Mr. Black said the French periods will be 20 minutes long and will be for students.'from Grades 3 to 8. He noted that he was enthusiastic about the French course for his school' because the "more varied subjects the students n study the more 'beneficial it . is for them." . "And, of ,course, this is a bilingual country," said Mr. Black. The students are excited about the French course, foo, said Mr. Black. On Tuesday when ' Mrs. Henry introduced herself to the _ -classes at Colborne, she spoke all French and the students • seemed, 'to understand her quite -well. Mrs. Verna Kane will teach speech therapy in Colborne Scho9Land Muss Shirley Norman will instruct in specific learning disabilities. "The time h'as been stepped up for special education this year," said the principal: "It• should -be quite beneficial." Public, opinion Continued from Page 1 lagoon is enlarged enough to hold all the effluent, from the, town of Listowel and the Campbell Soup plant there. But, Mr. Kernighan said, he was sure the Ontario Water Resources Commission would not have accepted this solution if there 'had not been heavy- public eavy public opinion against further pollution of the river. He credited newspapers and other media- with causing the high public awareness of the, problem. "The Federation got good publicity o"tit of the situation,' he said, "but we .couldn't have done as,well without public opinion oour side. Detroit man dies at 75' Funeral services are to be held later this week for Roy Stanley Roberton, of ' Detroit.- who died in'hospital there in his 76th year. "' Mr. Roberton -was born in Auburn and had lived in Detroit and. Glenbury Maryland for the past 40 odd years. He had been in and out' of hospital for the past month. Mr. Roberton leaves One daughter, Maryln;` three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. ,, Bertt. ills.of Goderich,P.and Mrs. ''Splersec `trv11er* t + tl"va brother, Frank, of Seaforth. Final arrangements for the funeral ser -vices had not been completed at press time. • :Gaunt named in HuronBruce Continued from Page 1 services and added costs of our present government." Mr. Deacon asked if anyone could see any economy ' in regional government and other structures as presently constituted, then said that Liberal Leader Bob Nixon is working towards co-ordinating services to get quicker result& and reduce costs, The speaker also warned that the New Democratic Party could soon become the official oeposition dedicated to the socialist concept, Mr, Deacon criticized the present system of grants , for 'roads, saying that a substantial part of the grant structure is for subways. "This is not fair to smaller communities. How many . subways do the people of Huron -Bruce need?" He referred to the lick of planning for schools and services to meet the , needs of the influx of population caused by Douglas 'Point. 'Of prime concern by the government should b% services where many extra people move into an area, he said. .: . In closing, , Mr. Deacon suggested ,that Murray Gaunt could be.. named minister of agriculture in place of the Hon.. William Stewart should the `Liberals gain a majority • in the election. `% Coming to Afi platform following his nomination amid a cavalcade of young- people headed by a piper, Mr. Gaunt was greeted with sustained ° applause. He expressed appreciation to his supporters, the association executive and 4,\ .especially to his wife, Pat, for the encouragement and •help given during his terms as a, provincial member. . Reporting on activities, -Mr. Gaunt said he always tried to promote the interests of the people of the riding and whenever possible :had listened and talked -to the people. "It's tough to talk back to a computer so I feel, I must 'meet and talk with our own people." We are blessed with industrious and forward-looking people in Huron -Bruce and efforts are being, made to develope agriculture, tourism , and light industry," he said. Mr•. Gaunt expressed . concern about the future of the farmer. • The agricultural industry has experienced' tremendous growth but th;e.main trouble is providing Rolls Royce quality And Volkswagen prices. There, are approximately 3;000 farmers 'leaving the land each ,year, so some economic means must be found to .keep them on the home farm. He said the Liberal party policy would lead to rising farm income, relieve the burden of -taxes and probably increase farm subsidies. Mr: Gaunt also thought family farms should not have to be sold to pay death taxes. . He said that °iii his opinion Leader_.. Bob Nixon has grown tremendously since his 'election in. 1967 and is not getting the press coverage` he deserves. Mr. Gaunt, stated that the Liberal party under Mr. Nixon . would come alo g with more basic ideas which. would reduce administration costs, thus •, j. . Features: 4 Convenient Settings, Including Durable Press; Fest-Effii'cient Washing; Rinsing and Spin -Drying; Durable Polypropylene Agitator With 4 High Vanes; Water and Suds Saver; No Special Plumbing Required. 1',d�.�✓��dk'GXy/�r'✓nd�xNriano�•✓r✓rars�ll�ll�! 30 VICTORIA ST.,,; NORTH making - more money available for municipalities such as those in the Huron -Bruce riding. The candidate indicated the NUP could provide the official opposition and that Stephen Lewis,-their•leader, was a smart man. However he said he would not . hi k e to see voters complacently sit back and allow a socialistic government take over. • Former Liberal leader Farquhar Oliver 'of Flesherton added , his support for the candidate. "I am proud , of Murray Gaunt and know the stature he enjoys in Toronto' and etern Ontario,. and L don't think you are going to lose this fellow at the election," Mr. Oliver urged the people to get out and vote also work before the election, "Put Murray Gaunt in and while he may not get the, post of minister of agriculture-; he'll certainly be minister of something:" He related his association with the Nixon family and said the son of Harry Nixon is doing great job as party leader. Ross Whicher, MP, Bruce, was tnore outspoken' regarding the aims of the NDP. "Hitler, — • •'1 Mussolini and Stalin' were clever men and so is Stephen Lewis, so why would anyone want to vote for him and his party?" he assed. Mr. Whicher said the British are drowning in a sea of socialism and if people vote for .Mr.' Lewis they are going to gee one half of the people working_ to support the other, "Your candidate, Murray Gaunt, has ,sound judgment and is ,morally above' reproach. It is your privilege to vote for this man for hens respected everywhere." Donald Blue of Ripley, Andrew McLean of Seaforth, president of the Western Ontario Liberal -.Association; Robert Campbell and ' John " McKenzie also spoke briefly. ,/ 'benefits this year includes William Elston, president oaf the Huron -Bruce Liberal Association, was'chairman of the „ meeting and paid tribute to the large number of young people present for their interest in Mr: Gaunt and the party. Farm rebate coming The Ontario Government has begun distributing more than ,,A16 million among Ontario farm property owners under the 1971 Farm Tax Reduction Program, Municipal Affairs Minister Dalton. Bales disclosed today. • The program, in its second year, is intended to help soften the impact of municipal and education taxes on. farm ' properties. Property owners are eligible if they live' in. Ontario, ,their property was assessed as a farm in 1970, their property has 11 acres or more; or if less than 11 acres, yielded a minimum ; of $2,000 in gross income from• farming operations in 1970. ' Mr. Bales said the schedule of RED CROSS IS ALWAYS THERE WITH YOUR HELP certain farm property owners whose 1970 payment& were delayed because of assessment coding errors. Assistance is equal to 25 percent of the 1971 net municipal taxes. Net taxes are 'the amount of municipal and education taxes' imposed by mill rate in 1971• less basic shelter allowances received under The Residential Property Tax --Reduction Act 1968. Farm tax assistance, together .,with The Residential Property Tax Reduction and the two year old , Supplementary 'Tax Assistance for the Elderly programs• represents a major initiative by the Government to assist sectors of the population in dealing with. property taxes,, and rising living costs. Cheques being mailed out are accompanied by a' pamphlet t explaining the program. 'Mr. 'Bales said farm property owners with 11 acres or more will automatically' receive a, Government cheque. For those with less than 11 acres, there is a, different procedure. They will receive an application form, If their property yielded the $2,000 minimum from 1970 farming operations, the form ,should be completed and forwarded to the Subsidies Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs, The forms dust be submitted on or`before Marchi