The Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-01-04, Page 2• PAGE 2--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, JANUAf Y 4,' [973
Careful selection please
With the New Year comesa challenge .-
for the new Huron County Board of
Education At its initial' meeting, mem-
bers will be'selecttng la new chairman
for the coming' year. That act deserves
the deepest consideration of all trustees,
for the job of the chairman is an impor-
tant one.
Since its inception, The Huron County
Board of Education .has had two chair-
men. John Lavis was the first, an ex-
" perienced man devoted to education - -
who possessed a capacity to control
without being obvious about it.
The second chairman was R.M. Elliott.
He was Lavis' vice-chairman and while
board members and most casual obser-
vers believed that Elliott deserve """the".
chairman's position, many people hoped
it would not become custom for the
board to simply move its vice-chaivman
into the chairman's seat when a vacancy
Occurred there.
Interestingly enough, while Bob Elliott
was an excellent board member and . a
leader ori every sense, he. did not
possess the natural gift which a good
chairman must , have: While clearly an
asset to'- the --Huron County Board of
Education, an . intelligent, warm _and'
courageous iridividual, Elliott .has not
endowed with. that .ability to remain on
top of things quietly and discreetly. He
spoke more than a good chairman ought
-to; he very definitely and very. visibly In'1-
posed his personality, his ideas, his will,
on the board; he gave outsiders the im-
pression -of a one-man 'show which, of
course, was not Elliott's intention' nor the
board's pleasure.
There is no move atthis newspaper to
discredit Bob Elliott. He was a fine board
member, he is an upstanding,- produc-
tive, contributing citizen. It .was just too
much to expect 'Bob Elliott to play the
roll of a chairman who merely controls. a'
meeting, who declines comment, shuns
arguments, prods without pushing, and
generally appears at all time and
especially in public to be the epitome of
tact and good grace.,
This effectively points up the need for
board members to look more garefully
when selecting a board chairman. It is
not always the senior member who -is -the
best material. it need not be'the most ex-
perienced, the most opinionated, the
Most active, the most vocal. -indeed, one
wonders if taking that sort of a member
out of the general ranks of the trustees
is wise at. 'all.
When selecting a chairman, -surely
board members must watch for the mem-
ber who has the greatest skills in han-
dling people, in creating goodwill, in
problem solving in .the kindest possible
ways. Surely to be elected chairman
one must ,be popular with the trustees as
well as the teaching staff, the ad-
ministration, the ratepayers; 7; must be
available on a full-time basis if
necessary, with as few ties as possible
at home and job; must be informed,
progressive, concerned" alive. " .
When the 1973-74 'board votes for a
chairman, let it cast its eyes across the
Whole board, on every man and woman
serving there. Let it select its chairman
for .197' with care for the board's
ultimate°.good and .with the goal. of co-
operation in Mind.,
Happy snowmobiling
A Happy New Year to snowmobilers
from the Ontario Provincial Police. Here
are some practical suggestions on how
to, keep it happy 'and. enjoyable.:
- Do hof " dFink• and drive your
snowmobile. Jmpaird ability is a con-
tributing factor in most snowmobile ac-
cidents. _ -
Collisions with motor, vehicles is the
greatest single cause of snowmobile
fatalities, so do not travel 'On public
thoroughfares and only. ,cross them,
where permissible, with extreme caution.
= Do not.. snowmobile on ice -covered
, lakes and rivers without an intimate
knowledge of local condition's.
- Snowmobiling on railroad tracks .is
ijjegal_and extremely dangerous. -
• - The majority _ of snowmobile ac-
' cidents happen at night, do not over-
drive your ,headlights.
- When snowmobiling cross-country
always use the "buddy system"; two
machines or more in the group. •
Wear proper snowmobile clothing
and -an approved safety helmet at all
times
Dr. P�tteruni'n
Now . Dr. , Richard Potter, Ontario's'
minister of health, declares that no one
will lose his or her job be use of the
reduction ,o in the numb of beds
available in the 'province's hospitals.
If there is to be no re'duclion in staf-
fing, we wonder how the good doctor
proposes to save the millions in health
costs he has spoken of previously.
The =b.ig chop -on hospital beds in- _
cludes not, only a cessationof all new
building plans—it also. encompasses a
scheme to close down beds which have
already. been provided. The buildings in
which The unused beds are housed will
° still be there.. So will the beds, their
limen, the' eXpensive furniture which
goes along with them. The rooms will
have to be insured, heated, cleaned fr6m
time-t�,lime, protected against fire and
deterioration. How; then, will we save all
that -money?
The -health minister also declared that•- .
r _
'ormecl?
we 'have plenty of doctors'. Enough, in
• fact, to permit the medical men to go
back to the time-consuming, practice of
making house calls whenever the need
arises.
lis opinion is ,,not borne out by the
establishment in Montreal of Doctors'
Replacement Service—a 24-hour clinic
set up to meet ,the problem of the doctor
shortage, so that people in dire need of
meditxal help can be assisted to locate a
doctor when emergency strikes.
Reader's Digest say`s "many of the
Gaiters are people who had given up on
' getting help. elsewhere."
Somehow, Dr.. Potter doesn't strike. tis -
as a man who is too well clued in on On-" -
.TA YEARS AGO
Jan. 4, 1903
An unusual shipment
made to -day -from this po;
London, in the form of a
large tortoise estimated. ,..ta,
about 400 years ,JCI .i
weighing more than •
- pounds: - -'
There are periodical Qut
set;. of anxiety-" to; k -ow
public opinion as to,whether
not a man should marry on
or 15 dollars a week.
young., chatelaine ;decided
momeihtous question by w
ding a man whose wages
12 dollars a week and
nishing a' five room flat c
pletely on 94 dollars. This
accomplished b3ic their saN
more than 100 ollars.- '
final decison was reached w
one day by chance they foun
nice flat of five rooms, nic
situated for ?7 dollars a mon
Throat irritation, •_hoarsen
and sore throat as well as
most severe chest *colds
promptly relieved and cured
Dr. Chase's syrup of lins:
and turpentine.
A 4
new gasoline engine, hu
by the Gasoline Engine Co.,
Toronto Junction was recent
installed in the -"The Signa
Printing Office by James
Strachan, Machinist Goderic
James - Young, is home fro
his first. season on the Gre
Lakes and is meeting smiles
--welcome , from his numero
friends. Undoubtedly, they wi
again answer the notes of h
cheery violin on the floors
their various homes., in th
coming winter 'parties. Whe
not,engaged in this duty he wi
tell thrilling tales of his ex
periences onthe deep waters.
�Vliut pr•ie(' children?
Dear Parents of Goderich;
What price- do .you - place on
your chin's life? Could one buy
your child* with monetary or
material terms?
• When. I ask-such.a question I
know; what any replvwould he,
vet_ th!4 "reply i7i z lei~ ;me. If
parents place this value ori,a
child's life then why -do parents
permit a child to -play in such a
vulnerable place as* the
STREET? •
With the coming of winter,
streets throughout Goderich (ie.
Mary St.) have become the play
area .for children. Hockey nets,
sticks and players -can be found
cluttering the streets.- In winter,
driving can be dangerous
enough but,with_..the advent of
children playing so unconcer-
nedly_in the streets, a greater
burden has been placed on the
driver.
To add to this problem, there
are always ,those children who
refuse to move their equipment
for an .approaching car and
thus are able to bumper ride as
the .d -river, attempts ,to
'maneuver, his,car-th'rough their
obstacle course.- With, such
strains on, a -driver: -even the
most careful. driver could ,ac-
cidently hit a child" -
So parents of Goderich, if you
say that your child'can not be
bought, please do not,loose him
so carel essly-i y"allowfrig*
liim ih
play in the STREET.,
Yours truly,
A Concerned Driver.
Ed. Note: It isn't customary to
print' an unsigned letter. hut
▪ this was of such general impor-
tance an'd interest, the rule wcis
waived 'for .the, occasion.
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tario's health problems.
• Ori the MVCA
Advance -Times, Wingham. , ,
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Dear.'. Edit'er
Wpll, Happy New Year and
all that. The time has come
„early in 4973 to hit the hornet's.
_nest _.w.ith_a:._stick.. _,,_
The Maitland Valley Conser-
vation Authority,has always in-
terested me since its reception.
However, I have cast a very
wary eye at, this machine.
We will start with the word
Maitland: An easy, one, the
name of a river. Next, Valley, a
low 'area surrounded by hills.
Then comes Conservation. We
can conjure up some varied
meanings, some even misspell
the word to conversation. At
last, Authority,,.as in Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority
could denote the area, but more
important; it means "power or
right to enforce obedience".
An Authority is made up of
all -the residents in a water
shed. The residents of each
municipality elect a represen.
tative to form the officers ot''th e"
(contlnusd ori page 3)
By-Shirleg J. feller
It is 197:3. Let the bells ring
out and the banners wave. The'
old year is dead. Long live the
new one.
The new year is starting.out
on a rather -sad note.for me and
a most joyous note for my good
friend ,and associate, Ron
Shaw: Ron is leaving today -Tor
Montserat in the: i.esser An-
ti1les^.. He and his lovely wife,
Peg,. will be visiting there for a
short while with Alex Wilkins,
Goderich Marina Manager- for
the past few summers.
Then it is on.'to Puerto -Rico,
California, Vancouver and .
finally homer through Canada
by train. Nice work if you get it,
eh?...
•
In all„,Ron will be away fo_r -
about- one month and it is a
sure bet he will missed, not only.
by me but by the folks who read
the Signal every week.
However, all is' not a5'bleak
as one -would suspect. Another
young than, Rob Kellestine, a
netminder for the ,God,erich'
Sailors will be helping out in
the• editorial office during
Bon's - absence. You may be
seeing him from time to time as
he handles some assignments
in tovtn and around , the
district. Welcome him, please,
and give him a break as a
newcomer to., the, reporting
game.
Publisher 13..G. Shrier had
some depressing news on the
first working day ,of the New
Year, too. He learned tha,t,,_the
price of newsprint will go ;up
from five to ten dollarsper ton-.
effective,''February 1: "" ' "' '
Here we are -- just a few days
`into 1973 - and already it. is
� ���rrrra �i;
"tineto pay' the piper a higher:.,
wage. I wonder how many"more
businesses will face similar cost
increase this year.
Speaking about the, New .
Year, I thought i might go way
out on a limb to make a few
predictions for 1973 in
Goderich. ,I'm,no..spothsayer• or
prophet,, mind you, but - what
the heck? All you have to have
for predicting is the stomaa-h to -
'
o' face the backlash. So here goes.
First of all, I'm betting on\a
stormy year ahead for May0r`
Harry Worsen and. his council.
I'm not being partiquiarly
cynical or cutting in making
that prediction. it seems like,
only the natural thing when
council undergoes .such a severe
overhaul as it has for 1973-
1974.
There are three new faces on
council this year., andnone of
the new members are experien-
ced in municipal politics: It
does not naturally mean that
these members will be ineffec-
tive but it does ensure that
-there will -be some tense
moments as they learn to work
in- a .setting which is both
'demanding and volatile.
” And for the first time in the
5
'history, of Goderich To'yn
Council, I believe,•ther'e will be
two women serving the voters..)
do not suggest for one moment
that the ladies will, present any
specific problems for council. I
would be surprised though, if
there wasn't some frustation
ahead for the Mayor and the
other male members of council
as --'they . try to cope with -the
female attitudes of Mrs. Elsa
Haydon, already a proveri`wat-
'"thdo'g in the `comnnunity, and
newcomer, Mrs.- Eileen Palmer,.
,a lady with -the ability to make
her own decisions and fight for
her beliefs.
As a, woman-. in a position
which has been traditionally a
man's domain, I knowshat it is
more difficult for a woman to
earn confidence in a post of
z.orne importance, than .a• man.
Sometimes , it is impossible,
depending upon the attitudes of
• the people with whom" the lady
works and the lady's own per-
-:sonality and approach to -the
situation. • -
In the past year and a half of
council work which I have ob-
served, it has been evident that .
Mayor Worsen and some other
men on council, have found it
difficult to accept many of Mrs.
Ha'ydon'ss -Moak which she --has -'
presented intelligently, for-
cefully and most plainly at the
council table. It has even
seerried, on - occasion, •that.4 if
Mrs. Haydon had been a mai
there, ,wguld. , have been- a dif-
ferent way to handle the, mat
ter.
But alas„ Mrs., . Heydon (and'
-now Mrs. Palmer!) is very
much 'a lady despite her str'ong
performande at council. It, has
been and -probably-willon-
tinue to be, a problem Verba
Mayor and some other .mem-
,hers - . .of council:
public works post for several
years, and Reg "Jewell, a man
who_was indeed -what his, name
implies in the parks depart
ment. No,councit cavi Tose such
experience withouI feeling the
loss in its everyday duties.
As well, I believe 1973 will'
be 'a year fraught " with
problems brought about by
development. Development, of
course, is a desirable thing for
Goderich - for any comiinity.
Btit development, 'particularly
development of any ,new and "
untried -nature, is always ; ac-
companied by headaches which
are difficult to shake. - -
Already, pockets of unhap-
piness over the South Storm
Sewer are causing some con-
cern -4n the municipality and -
will undoubtedly reach Mayor.
Worsen- and his council, if it
has not by now.
Housing, particularly, in the
south ond of the town, will
bring its` share ofproblems to
council as .it has in . the - past,
especially with the Official
Plan hanging in °limbo until the
Zoning 'Bylaw to implement it
is passed.
Expansion at the Industrial
Park, new, .commercial and
business ventures . bock.-_
. rumored .and -factual; the
question 'of another,park for
Goderich, the updating - of
drainage and. ,-,sewers
throughout` .the 'entire
municipality, new roads and
services etc:etc. etc. will bring
untold details to the council
table for discussion and
And I would further predict
that council will miss the
presence 'of Paul. Carroll,' a
young man with a tremendous
talent for municipat^4;ork.'
Carroll always, brought fresh -
ideas and decorum to council:'
In many ways, the whole of
council looked to hirr`j, for direc-
tion when the sledding got 'par-
ticularly''tough.
There is..no doubt that this -
year's council has the necessary
knowledge and- experience to ,-
ca'rry on in a totally acceptable `
manner, but 1 would suspect
there ;would be a period of ad- -
justment as memberilget into
the new year's business
Othef losses to council are
Ed GiAbrecht who has held the
-M--••• 25. YEARS AGO
• Jan: 4, 1948
The ' trap shoot held o
Boxing Dayby the Maitlan
Fish and -Game Conservatio
Club' revealed that the gam
and birds are relatively sat'
around\Goderich according t
the scores recorded.
After -several -,-years absence
Intermediate Hockey is retur
ning to town. The Intermediat
"A" team known as the Kin
srnen, will have- Walt West
brook as coach.
A meeting of the Board o
Trustees of the Goderich Town
ship School Area was held i
the No. 6 School on Decembe
18th. The drinking water at th•
schools has been tested •sand
declared free from pollution by
bacteria of intestinal origin and
fit for human consumption.
Returns-. from -the- sale of
Christmas Seals ,in Goderich
and district now exceed $1,000:
The newest- programs spon-
sored-- by- the Goderich
Recreation Council are leather -
work classes and - a "learn to
skate" program. -
A son born to 'Mr: and Mrs.
Maurice Chapman, Rich Street,.
has the proud distinction of
being ,.the. first 1948 baby in
Goderich, He was born - at
Alexandra Hospita'l on Jan.
2nd >�a t 10 : 4 5 p , nz , .
. The Motor Vehicles Licence
'Branch of the_ Ontario Dept. of
Highways, has been calling the
attention of motorists to check
their vehicles to make sure they
are ' equipped with _ a front
bracket to carry the 194t
licence plates which- will be
issued • within the next few
weeks. During'. the war •years
and up to the present time, only
one licence plate was issued as
a means of conserving metal..
.decision. It will be a busy two.. - -
years .., and a turbulent time
N• -„ 5YEARSAGO
The Huron County Warden
for 1973 will; ieelected next
i
week at'the naugural session
of cQuntS+ council. Five men are
running for. office. They are
Hugh- Flynn, 'Reeve. of Hullett -
and a former candidate for the
arden's chair;, Harold Lobb,
eeve of Clinton; Ev.
McIlwain," Reeves of Goderich
Township; Ed. Oddleifson,
Reeve of Bayfield;-- and Roy
Pattison, Reeve of East
Wawanosh,.al90 a previous -
candidate
candidate for Warden.
In my usual fearless kind of
way; I'm going -to predict that
Reeve-Oddleifson will get the
hod from county council to
(terve as , the 1973 Warden.
OddleifsOn iS a retired ' gen-
tlemam with. r gieat 'capacity
for speaking his mind in a tact-
ful way, .He is a, diplomat with
a difference and the kind of a
fellow who "inspires codfidence
'because , he himself is self-
assure"d. -Ones does . hot, of':
course, ;always agree with Od•
dleifson; but does not disagree,
JAN. 4, 1988
- The St. Marys Lincolns,'
• leaders in the O.H.A. Junior
"B" 'central division widened
the gap between themselves
and second place Goderich Sif-
tos with a 9=5 victory over the-
_ host' team here_Tveeday_nighL
A young bandit brandishing
a sawed off shotgun stele
$9,000 from the Brucefield snbft:'-
branch,ofthe Bank of Montreal
in :.'a lightning pre -noon• raid'
last Wednesday. tr
- Goderich marked its --second
'straight fatality free year in
1967, Police Chief Fred' Min -
shall announced this week,
'Goderich Little Theatre_will
hold- _reiiLdings Sunday tor cast
pits- second play of the sedson '
"Pink Strings and Sealing
Wax."
Aterseventeen yeara'd as
gov„errior of the .Huron County
'NIL—Robert. W. "Bill" Bell has"
turned over, ,the position to, his
successor, John .D. Robertson:
' ' fire shortly before Christ-
mas
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