The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-17, Page 2f
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very little printed . Benjamin Franklin
itorial commentary
Time to sweep clean.
There's an old expression, originating
frorn. who knows where, that "the new
broom sweeps clean.'.' In its:hornespun.
philisophical way this is most Often the
case and without any reflection upon the
long, dedicated and distinguished career
of Police Chief Fred Minshall, web trust
such will result from the recent hiring of
Patrick King to `succeed retiring chief
Minshall.
Mr. King comes• to -Goderich with' a
career in police work that speaks for
itself.-c=Heslies' been as police officer for
nearly all his working life and" to
commenting upon his resignation from
the Oakville police force the newspaper
in that town termed him the kind of man
more police forces should look to recruit.
If Mr., King is the police -officer his
references paint him to be, he will
doubtless need little prompting from the
media to do what is necessary at the
local station.
In order to do the job efficiently that a
police force must Bio, it needs both the
-respect and co-operation of the local
citizens. This has been one area in which
fthe local force has been lacking. The
_ rres onsibfe and some -Trines foolish ,,,
conduct of certain officers, unfortunately
has reflected on the force as a whole and,
has undermined that necessary respect
for all;
The majority of Goderich • Municipal
Police + Force officers 'are fine, and
;dedicated men doing their best to carry`."
out a different lob.' We salute them for
their efforts which, though sometimes
may not be popular with the citizens, are
almost always aimed at the general good.
There have only been, isolated cases
-Where- Tepeated'.` _. discreperrcies have
brought about this falling of respect for
the towns finest.
No doubt Deputy Chief King will do -his
best to correct these problems in 'the
fairest way possible. His years of
experience will stand him in good stead
when he must make that .decision, but
mien the time comes he must be backed.
by local and provincial police
commissions who in the past have made
decisions which have not always been
understood by the citizens, of this town.
The majority -will likely agree that now
is the tjrne _fora Shake-up. t
What .better
time. to sweep clean than with -a- new
broom .
What -about pseudonyms?
The case against pseudonyms' put
forward in- last week's Letters to the
Editor column of this newspaper by Paul
Carroll was a strong one. The local •reeve
bad a valid argument and his suggestion
will be, carefully considered by' the
editoria'-staff of this newspaper.
es a sp-cia
one's thoughts down on paper -- and to
sign one's name to. them., It isn't a
pastime for the squeamish. Newspaper.
personnel —; especiallyeditorial writers
— know the soul-searching which goes
"into each sudh article.
Reeve ,,Carroll is correct when he
indicates, that unless a person is
prepared to defend his position, he
should remain quiet. That's the ideal
situation .@. and totally acceptable, in
larger communities where people do not
know their next-door neighbors,
What about' Gc derich? • Would public
opinion be stifled if identities were
e- e=i a •
personal reprisal• the real reason why so
few people take an active interest in
'council meetings, nomination meetings
and'other public meetings? Is thatfear --
not understood by - stronger,. individuals
like, Reeve Carroll — what causes the
silent majority toexist everywhere?.
Does expression of opinion belong
only to the .'brave?
o time to give up
The regional development councils of
'Ontario are getting edgy. Just last week,—
this newspaper carried a story about the
Georgian Bay * Regional . Development
Council which is expecting to be
dissolved by the end of December, this
year. The London Free Press carried an
item about 'the Erie Regional
Development Council 'which was also
prophesying its own doom. ,
A telephone call to Walter. Gown of
-- -Midwestern Development Council.
revealedthat unlike some other regional
councils,' the staff at the Stratford office is
busier and more productive than ever
before. Walter Gowing is too wrapped up
in his work to take a vacation. His job is
service to the four county area of Huron,
Perth , -Waterloo and Wellington - - and -as
long as those counties wantand need his
services, he's available to _them.
The concern within ` most regional
development councils was triggered by,,
h° in June byis
.�.thie. speech -in Ontario- ar Treasurer, ..
'and Minister of Economics and
t -en'fal Affairs,Dar.c -
lnrovernm
egy
MCKeough. At that time, McKeough said
that Ontario's 10 economic regions would
be replaced by five new planning regions.
The planis to take effect January 1, 1973,
it is believed. With that, will come the end
of government support for regional
development oo.uncila'-like WIC, •it is
understood.
There are many persons ,who fear that
should larger regions become a• fact —
and there seems little doubt now that the
Ontario government intends to take that
route this fall — local autonomy and the
right for decision-making at the
municipal level will diminish.
Walter Gowing believes that should
-Midwestern Development Council be
swallowed up in a region, twice` its -
original.size, the need fora unified voice
within the Huron, Perth, Wellington and
4.waterloo area becomes greater than ever
before. He may have a point. It is the
people of the four county area for whom
Walter Gowing and his staff are working
tirelessly--and-itis the :people of the four
county areawho will ultimately decide
the fate of MDC, despite government's
actions.
Huron County Council has been
*Waffled in' rec ,nt month§ that""t1:I6 111116 rS'
e
now to act to • preserve this district's
voice. Its members have been urged to
speak up and, to show government they
= are , capable and eager to take" 'the
responsibility here.
Is it too late?.Walter Gowing doesn't
think so. It is a -crucial time, of course, but
:he hasn't given up. • Not yet.
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SHIRLEY J. KELLert—editor
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0716 EDWARD J. BYRSKi• advertising manager
`Sorry, we're not
=DEAR EDITOR,
Misleading-
Dear
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Dear Editor,
to sell war toys. But we're
department!'
having.. a special on_guns ..in.. our sports .. .
Following up your lead ,
editorial of last week, in which
you stressed the importance of
working to attract tourists to
this area and urged all citizens
to "get off their knees and
hustle" for this end, I feel the
enclosed letter' is especially
pertinent. .
, Under same cover, thereby
saving an eight -cent stamp, I
wish to go on record as 'backing
100 • cent a letter by,' Paul
Carroll condemning your policy
of printing poisoned -pen letters
without a signature. The gutless
writers of these epistles, such as
the recent one condemning Elsa
Haydonito which Reeve Carroll
took exception can only be
compared to the yah -hogs who coming to Goderich next month
hide behind manure piles and to conduct°a two-day seminar to
chuck horse buns at solid brief the citizens on their rights
citizens. under the Employment
(J.C. Hjndmarsh) Standards Act.
Every person who is employed"
The following is a copof a or who employs' people ,will
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Shiri.ey. 1: Keller,
Editor,
--Signal;Star,
.oerich, Ontario
„ YEARS. AGO
AUGUST 21, 1902
Philip Holt, LLC. •$whb was
appointed deputy county, jtldge
for Huron, received , the
additional appointment of local
judge of the High Court of
Justice for Ontario. This enables
Mr.- Halt to hear motions and—
transact, other local business in
the High Court.
An excursion from Seaforth
brought. about 400 people °to
town. It was Seaforth's civic
holiday, and the excursion was
conducted by the regimental
band. Rain in the morning
'threatenled to spoil the day for
the visitors, ,hut Old Probe
relented and served out ?Fine
weather during the„ latter paut,of
the forenoon.. -
A radical departure in the
training of the rural militia was
adopted. In place of having all.
the infantry regiments turn out,
it was decided to hold camps 'of
instruction for officers and non-
commissioned officers of the
regiments of Ontario, Quebec
and the Maritimes provinces.
Anthracite coal was selling
;Tor` °doimestic use -lit -19-s- ton in- _ ,__..
New York. "Current Comment"
to this was: "We may have to
burn wood this winter."
A Detroit woman was suing a
.saloon -keeper for making" 'a
drunkard of her 16 -year-old boy.
She asked $5,000 damages.
25 YEARS AGO
AUGUST 14, 1947
Employees of the""'Kr6elfter
Furniture Company of
Stratford, with their families,
held their annual picnic in ,
Harbor Park with a total
attendance of nearly seven
hundred. A special train in the
morning brought the greater
number -forthe "• netters; ' ar;d
others came by automobile.
A petition, representing about
sixty summer residents at Port
.Albert; wa :sent to the° Ashfield
Township Council to be
presented to - Huron County
Council, - all-- members of
Parli°ame in the district and to
authoritie at Ottawa protesting >>t
alleged c ditions existing at
the mouth -Nine Mile River.
It was sta by Mr. Herb'.
Sage that when the R.A.F. was
stationed ° nearby, personnel
from the air station removed
mare -y -stones -f, om-the -ds
at the mouth of the river• and
also many of the, timbers. As a
result, he states, when a storm
comes; sand and gravel froj n the
river bank are thrown into the.'
mouth of the river, he says,
which prevents navigation from
the lake into the river. In
addition, he claims, the spring
floods of •-the river do not
normally flow out into the lake
but are backed up at the river
mouth, causing a flood on
surrounding land and
consequent damage to the-
cottages located on this groinid. -
Rev. Joseph Muchan;
missionary on furlough from
Jhansi, India, after six and a
half years' service, spoke on his,
work to a large congregation in
Knox Church,
Mr. Muchan's text was,
"Whom shall I send, and who
will go for us?"
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It isn't too often that the these two weeks is to be ' .the Employment Standards
0 ''.tari. overnhnent . — an calculated' at; the rate Of 4 % of . Branch.
goy ': nment for that -matter —
really s forth to acquaint the
people w h new regulations
which affec their lives.•
hat's by I'm -so excited
about e plans of the Ontario
Ministry of Labor. Their staff•is
the total pay earned duringt at
second 12 month period and
each subsequent %P. month
period. ,
3) The • amount " o`f vacation
pay entitlement of an employee
is considered to be held in trust
for that, employee and has
priority over all other' claims
against the employer.
4) If an employee leaves a
company or is released by the
company, vacation pay must be
paid on his or her last day of
letter sent by J.C. Hindmarsh to benefit from this seminar. work or no later than one. week
Goderich Township Clerk RF. planned for GDCI September 20 after termination. '
Thompson, with a carbon copy and ° the Town Hall September 5) Students and part-time
to the department of transport. 21. (A letter in this week's employees are entitled to
Letters to the Editor column vacation pay oil the same basis
explains iti full detail the plans.) as any other employee. If a part= laboratory tbchnologist as
In "order that "'interested time employee or a student required by the Canada Society
persons can go to -the meeting works any part of a week or a of Laboratory Technologists;
with some knowledge of the act, , month then ' he or she is (d) a person employed as a
the Signal -Star has arranged for considered to have,worked a full trainee in a course of study for a
copies of the Employment week or a full month for the''radiological technician as
Standards Act which can be purpose of calculating vacation required by, the, Canadian
had, absolutely free of charge at pay. ,"Total Pay" for the Association of Radiological
this office for the asking. purpose of calculating vacation - Technicians;
From time to time, people pay includes all wages received (e) a salesman other than a
have problems either with for` work, including' salary, 'route salesman who is entitled
employers or with employees. . hourly pay, shift bonus, to receive all or any part of his
.Too . many _times, I'm-: told,, overtime pay; commissions, remuneration. as cotn>pissionsin,-_ between Goderich and Stratford
employees or employers put up incentive productions, cost of. respect of'offers to purchase or was to be opposed by Stratford'
.with things which - are living bonus, unit price, money ,sales of goods, wares, Council.
unnecessary simply because they, , paid for statutory holidays or merchandise ,or services and
' Council; ata brief meeting;,
do -not
know their rights. It, is a .other days not worked but paid, , which offers or- sales are authorized mayor Dr. C. F.
case of ignorance giving way toe vacation pay, payments under a normally made at a'' place other to write the Board Fo.
fear....fear of losing a job, an profit sharing or ' bonus plan. than the place of business of his .MillsMillstoTransport e "Commission
employee or perhaps even a The calculation need' not employer. rotestin an a lication b CN
lucrative business in this area. P g PP Y
By allowingthis situation to reputation. profit epaayments made under a Also ' the Employment to protesting
nue passenger sby CN
exist at . Bluewater Beach, Let s take a loalt vacation d g -bonus- plan Standards Act exempts the
"we., Commander John B. Carling,
are daily frustrating countless pay, for instance. Do you know determined and paidonly on the following employees ,from Captain of ' HMCS Nipigon,
car -loads of visitors who turn
your rights and privileges. Or employers discretion or vacation with pay: presented a framed picture of
do you sort of muddle through, supplementary wage paxrrients (a) a 'duly qualified'
west off Highway 21 at le • the helicopter destroyer to
Ynrrtuyrearily ftrHycotriprehertdin paid by ' the employer during°practitioner of:
green arrow erected by e y
Dear Sir;
On behalf of Goderich
Township residents and our
many tourists, I am writing to
ask if something can be done to
provide parking space for
persons wishing to use the
public beach and parklands at
Bluewater Beach.
'Most of the 66' right-of-ways
in that subdivision are thinned
down to a one -lane trail by the
encroachrherit of cottagers
lawns, fences, hedges, "No
'Trespassing" signs, and so
forth. are completely barricaded
-or marked "Pedestrians Only."
We all know — or .should
know — that 4ourism is a very
'The Employment S andards
Act excempts the following
employees from vacation with
pay;''
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(a) a person employed on a
farm whose employment is
directly. related to the primary
production of eggs, milk, grain,"
seeds, fruit, vegetables, maple
`products, honey, tobacco,' pigs,
cattle, sheep and poultry.
(b) a person employed as a
trainee in a course leading to
registration as a registered nurse
or a registered nursing assistant.
under The Nurses Act;
(c) a person employed as a •
"trainee in a course of study for a
S YEARS AGO
AUGUST' 17, 1967
A move ,by the Canadian
National Railways to,
discontinue passenger service
lay-offs h
...e
' to what ou are entitled -under or other
benefits
.�nnr,. >.,tectuxtK ...
y '„
��rt7rrent� � Trnaspvrt. .. ... .. .. .n ,. ,. ,..•,
' vincial lav"" ` ' snb'sidize`c1' by the employer 't`or
Mayor Dr.'G. F. Mills.
'n-co,
Goderfcli"'1't31ic`e'..For'cer i
operation with the • local
Kinsmen Club and the town's
businessmen, launched a cafe-
driving campaign. •
Safety patrolling was • tested
when Ted Lamont, a member of
the local Kinsmen Club,
accompanied by Constable Tom
Fortner, and a reporter, drove
around town while keeping a
sham watch for courteous
motorists. Warren Moland was
the ,first to receive the courteous
driving award. It was a voucher.
for five gallons Of gasoline from
the Five Points BA station.
A pet show at the Judith
Gooderham Park drew a wide
variety of animals of all kinds
and razes: -• The event was
planned . by Karen Dean,
recreation director.
The majority or the pets were
cats and dogs, although there
were rabbits;mice and a pony in
the show..
pointing to' "Bluevhiter pro ' chiropody,
only to find 'it a snare and The following is information the ernployee.{,.The_ irector of dentistry;
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delusion. A `l they , rnd are ' _ supplied to us by ,the Ministry of the Ertiployment : 8tandards' law,
narrow lanes, no parking space,
Labor in Ontario concerning
vacations with pay.•It isn't of Laboiir can further determine . optometry,,
-`and 'too often, a barrage' -of ,, ' fact, t what s f
benefits Eranch of the Ontario Ministry medicine,
' "dry reading. In ac , i is one w a peci is enc its should or pharmacy,
abuse from cottager, as they are
of the most interesting pieces of should not be included. professional
informed it is all private and to information I've read in some Employees who do not work on psychology,
"get lost Getting to other time for it brings to light many a continuous " basis but have public accounting,
public beaches in the Township
details with which "I have'not completed 12 . "months of work surveying or veterinary science,,
is also an Adventure but
been familiar before during any period of 36 months (b) a
registered drugless
engineering,
Bluewater rates the award for e duly g
antagonizing .tourists. Read it carefully. Then decide or 3 years are entitled to one practitioner;
"Clear View Drive" a 66' U whether this type. of information weeks vacation to be paid at the (c) an embalmer or funeral
graded public read since the - is valuable to you. Maybe YOU rate of 2 % of gross income for ,director,
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original 1922 survey and giving should attend the meeting in the 12 months and two weeks (d) a teacher as defined in
access to, one of the very few September. Maybe YOU should vacation paid at the rate of 4 % The Teaching Profession Act;
public pieces of lakefrantage learn more about YOUR rights. for each subsequent 12 months. (e) a student while engaged in
The employer can determine training for the Professions or off�by cottagers,'despite
the fact that Goderich VACATIONS. WITH PAY the period when the employee callings mentioned in clauses
Township, some years ago, filled may take a vacation. In case bf a,b or c; •
in gullet's and made this pie of 1) An employee has earned a "a two week vacation this may be (f) a person engaged in
one week vacation after he or a ' two week period or two commercial fishing;
semi -circular road passable. It g;
she has completed 12 months of periods of one week each. " (g) a person who is
should be • opened to its full � employed
width to allow for parkin,all employment.t Vacation pay for Vacations earned by an as a domestic servant in a single
P g . that one week is to be calculated employee must be given ,not
fences and signs removed. family dwelling used for a
at the rate of 2 % of the total later than 10 months after the private residence;
Yours truly, , pay earned in that first 12 end of the year for which the
J.C. Hindmarsh months. vacation was earned. (h) a sechndary student Who 1 IriliiimmillIIIiiiii IIIiiIiIlDliiilIIII moilliIIIIIIIH1IIII
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2) An employee has earned a Any .arrangement between performer work without pay bya community college or
Public, relationtw week vacation after he or em loyers ' and ,hrraploy'ees for under a work experience university, i
Dear Editor, she has completed the secondr12 payment in lieu of vac iiiticti or' ti'• program approved"try the - liran' person registered` .as a
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•.. providing Department of Education . Leaman of, broker registered
1 - :;would like to thank you for months of employment and: - other'methodic of pt` . g � �
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dismissing the n. period fundal fol. paying vacation must (i) a "person who performs Real testate. and
pc�rtunxty_ of disc g every 12 ninth p paying g
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the opPlease: turn to PAGE 14 thereafter. Vacation pay for be apprGved by the Director of 'work under a program approved 'Business" Brokers Aot, rn •
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