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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-28, Page 3DEAR: EDITOR v system xieeds to be replaced. It Candidate Speaks would be unwise to do this in anyway but in the right order. I believe in the development of our newly acquired airport but on a modest scale. The grandiose plans presented at the public airport meeting were far -removed from "tie needs ex - ,pressed that evening by those who use the airport. We have many other priorities and should act accordingly. I believe that weshould take a long hard , look at our recreation program. The recreation and arena board budget - claims a sizeable :chunk of•our tax dollar. Are we getting dollar for dollar value? I. am not involved in any business nor` any company that could create a conflict of in- terest and as T stated in the questionnaire, I feel that no elected position should'be used as a Means to an end. Citizens of Goderich, I • respectfully solicit your support for cle uttyreeve on December 2. If you deliver me that man-- date angydate I .promise that, I shall at' all times represent you, your best ,jiiterests, the town of Goderich and the...County of -'Huron - honora'bly and with in- • r tegrity. Dear Editor, In a few days most of us wjll have the opportunity to decide who will be our reeve, coun- cillor, school trustee etc.. I have often wondered what Motivates people who run for public of- fice, even more have I won- dered what the qualities are which cause one candidate to succeed where another :fails.,. as In my campaign I have tried to offer the voter, definite ideas for acceptance or rejection. "Possibly the reason • I got in- volved in this 'election is because things have been hap- pening to education in recent years that bother me. It bothers me that our elec- . ted representatives on the Board have so few contacts with, the people in the front line of 'education, the student, the teacher,. .and the principal. Most Board decisions are based presented by board office ad- ministrators. Too often these reports do not reflect" the thinking of the people in our schools. It bothers me- that education is becoming tdq moch of a 'fun thing', relaxing standards . of self-dicipline and accomplish- ment are eroding the value and significance of the diploma. Education should • be in- teresting and meaningful', but the challenge must not be taken out of it. A recent editorial in--the- Toronto Star, deploring the number of school trustees being returned by acclamation con- cluded - "The lack of can-, didates makes it all the more important that those who do fare •.the electorate make clear where they stand.." Yo rs truly, Donald S. McKee Benmiller, RR4, Goderich. Solicits support Sincerely _Eileen Palmer Write your MPP Dear Editor: Re the diabolical (medical) Mustard . Report" -- Enquiring from people about . town as to what they are doing to protest -its being thrust upon us taxpayers, come January; I. have been shocked to discover gross absence" of genuine awareness of its potential, colossal dangers. Generally, many have not seen that it will ruin our present, fine Medical .System completely. Being a political matter, those wilt. will be making the. sometimes destructive decisions of whether we'll be ABLE, to even see ANY kind of Doctor or ' not, will be non-professionals who haven't any medical' To the citizens of Goderich, • knowledge whatsoever but will haye pull arid drag with the with My me is Eileen Palmer, , forty-five year old ex -school political powers -that -be. Even teacher and the mother of six 9th grade drop -outs .will be children ranging in ages from eligible. There will be twenty-two to thirteen..I have Calainitpus 'Consequences. two years experience on Coun- So many do not realize that til and am presently beeking not only in the(case of accidents election as deput.y.reeye, anywhere (highway, home, Those among you who are farm, etc.) our 'policemen will familiar with the"fu'nctions and" be 'further burdened and duties of Council realize that required to decide whether the elected representatives must be victims, or patients, will be sent prepared to devote a great deal to the Undertaker or bounced of time to their elected office. I •around 50 miles, and more, have the time and am in: down the road to a clinic while terested in all the many issues he bleeds to death on the way; facing both the municipal and only t.o arrive at the mercy of county councils in the next two employees who haven'•t any years., education in medical matters. I am anti regional govern- Can't you imagine the dying merit_ (cstly land ineffic,'�exit) so agonies of our loved ones along the answer is re -structuring at the way? So many people do the county level. Having done not seem to understand that some study, on the subject of re most of our excellent hospitals structuring, I would eagerly ac- will be closed and ,new "Cen- tres" built, many Miles apart, committee. at the extra expense of the At the local level we will see already, overtaxed taypayer .., implementation of the secon- like you and me. dary plan and here I advocate that the municipality purchase' - and service residential lots to have available to citizens who wish to build their. own home rather than purchase through a developer. This would serve a two -fold purpose,. more econoiiical for the owner and alsg provide the sola( 1 contractor with a viable existence. I advocate a rotating roads and service program. In the older sections of Goderich not only do the streets need to be re -built, but much of the sewer LET US WITH OUR I would seriously implore our readers to write their district Member a personal letter of rejection - NOW - and send a copy to others, such as Mr. —Murray Gaunt, M.P.P., Mr. .Jack Riddell, M.P.P., and to Mr.' Robert McKinley; M.P.,'• °even tho' he is the, Federal Member 'for ` this area. The HOUSE will pay much greater heed to our personal letters than they will to petitions and verbal protests. ,The sooner this is done, the better. Don't "leave "it to George" when it will be 'too late. Pertinent information • • GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 1874 PAGE • Women's AllxiIiar at work The Women's Hospital Auxiliary presented a cheque for $4,000 to E A. Elliott, administrator of Alexandra Marine and General Hospital towards The -cost of a Coulter. Counter for the lab, . department. Mrs. John Berry, president, and Mrs. J.W. McLaren,treasurer of the Auxiliary, presented the cheque. Ronald Klages, chief technologist, (left) looks on. The money will cover. half the cost of the. counter-. The machine provides a more accurate and much quicker count. - of hemoglobin and white cells, in'blood.'Hospitals couldn't afford this type of thing if it weren't. for contributions like this," Mr. Elliott safd.'The Auxiliary raised the money from selling calen- • dars,.operafing a. penny fair, and,.proceeds from the hospital gift shop. -(staff photo) which will help all our readers in is e ort can a ad "from our Medical Officer of Health, namely, Dr. Frank Mills. Sincerely yours, O. Miller Goderich Cancels paper Dear Editor: , I did not receive last week's Signal -Star. 'Also, unless there is a marked improvement in :the mail service before then please consider my subscription cancelled at "th-e.end of Decem-4 ben. I do not wish tQ do this as I enjoy the paper from my old home town but.' find I have no alternative. In the first place the earliest' we ever get the paper is Mon- day when we can read' about something or other •Happening over the weekend that . we would like to have attended but which is long over. • But for thekpast year the Post Office won't ever(' send.. ,this paper out to 'us and I. have to go over to our sub Post Office and have have a. argument with them before they decide to find it lying in the back somewhere. 'Now I was over yesterday and they told me they didn't have i.t. As I am 92 years of age one man in the •Post Office told. me that when he got •to• be 92 years old he would have better things to do than bug people about an old paper. So I don't feel like paying for a paper that I have to fight for like: this. The mail man has brought today's Mail but still did not bring last week's paper., I don't know whether you have others in London having the same problem or not. The Post Office told us a few months ago that we should ask you to send it a -More .direct route so we could get.it Friday. • They said they didn't know but thought it must be coining by way of Stratford which would take it longer.' However, regardless of .what day it arrives I don't feel like being called all the names in the book in order to get it ,9 times out °of 10. I wrote you a few months ago that "I did not receive al, paper so you sent me another one. Siic weeks later I got the original one. ti Yours truly. ,Leslie Flick 236 Tavior St, London, Ont. .lief urlate(t Dear Editor, Is Max Saltsman, (NDP, Waterloo -Cambridge) serious SHOPPeilt() p FREEZER SILL YOUR E !�i'Ht�L PRICES We Buy Direct From The Producer -- S ive The Cost Of The Middle Man — All Our Meat Is Government Inspected SHORT Rid OVEN ROASTSBEEF MEATY - NO BACKS . LEGS &•BREASTS BUTT - SHOULDER 'PORK CHOPS' FRESH,, WHOLE OR HALF HAM ROAST PORK Fresh Ground Suet - Ainslie Market limited 1s 1• ib:98 c th. 8 9 c 1b.ggc •1b.7 9c 105 THE SQUARE " • 5.24-8.551 about amendinLthe Criminal Code "to -make it an indictahTe offence for anyone, to dei troy usable food as a form of protest?" I have a hard time believing that he is. Where was he when Mon- treal firemen went on strike 'and let building after building burn as a form of. protest? Where was he when western grain handlers refused to load ship after ship with grain' as a form of protest? Some of those ships were scheduled to go to places like Bangladesh about whose 'starving missions M.P. Saltsman is concerned. Where was •he when . . . . I 'Geed ni)t go on with the list. If Mr. Saltsman is serious, 1, for one, would be prepared 'tri support his .private,member's bill. But to be serios he,,must also. be consistent. Is he prepared to seek an amendment, to the Criminal Code "to make it an indictable offense for -'anyo i•e to destroy any usable good as a :,form of protest?" • " Does Mr. Saltsman feel the same moral anguish when strike after strike leaves food to rot in fields, robs children- of, a good education, cripples part of our economy, stops production of essential commodities; allows people .to be left homeless by uncontrolled fire, stops esse•ntjal services, or .just holds a part of society up for ransom? I do! Is Mr. Saltsman's anguish real • or is it just political? Shalom, Elbert van Donkersgoed About. real estate Dear Editor: The following. is an open let- ter to all residents of Huron County and -area. THE. ROLE OF YOUR REALTOR Most • people think of Realtors as home -finders and home -sellers but the Realtor's skill goes far beyond this: When :it conies to finding mortgage money he is an . expert. He knows what lending in- stitutions are making loans and what the requirements are. He may "know of private lenders who are interested, or have other sources. •tf anyone can help you get a mortgage, par- ticularly when money is tight, your Realtor .can. How is he different frcim anyone else in real estate? Of course, if he is in the brokerage business, he has a licence from the Province like anyone else. But he is more than a mere licensee. He has earned the right to call himself a Realtor by submitting himself to the discipline of the real estate profession at large through membership in his local Real Estate Board or Association, and the Canadian Real Estate Association. - As a member of these organizations, he has pledged himself to abide by a strict Code of Ethics, and as a result of his membership he has 'ac- cess to up-to-date information about the latest techniques in today's highly complex real estate, Lield. Therefore, you have added assurance when dealing with a professional; who, may have taken trai'l'ing and attended ' courseA beyond the requirements of hisProvin- cial licence. Perhaps the most important thing you can do in deter- miffing- how to finance your home is to look fora Realtor who can give you the help you need. It is easy to find one because Realtors identify them - -selves by the use of the term or the -Realtor' Crest. The best time to see your.- Realtor ourRealtor is right after you have .decided to buy. You should be prepared to tell him what kind of home you want and what you can afford to pay: This will have an important bearing ,on what kind' of financing you need. It' is important that you be candid with your Realtor about your likes and' dislikes, ,Your family requirements, and par- ticularly your finances. He is not there to pry, he is there to help, and the -more- he .knows, the more helpful he can be. He will give you invaluable advice that he gets paid for only, in- cidentally, when he earns his commission from the vendor of a house he might find for you. Terry Bauer for RAE J. WATSON REAL ESTATE LTD. ' (REALTOR) Please help This week in the Legislature, Murray Gaunt, Liberal Mem- ber fox Huron -Bruce, asked the W Attorney General whether an engtiiry be instituted .into the administwation of justice .in Huron County in view of theme fact that plea-bargaining might be delayed and lenient senten- ces appear to have got out of hand. The Honourable Robert Welch, Provincial Secretary for -Justice, Attorney General, in- dicated (that this question was raised previously and he was supplied with particulars 'referring to specific incidences which seemed to reflect the need for the enquiry. Mr. Welch said he had examined these allegations' .and had obtained a full report con- cerning the administration o'f justice in Huron County. He said; both the local Crown At- torney and the local Provincial Court Judge are able and ex- perienced men. They have ser- ved well in their, respective capactties for a number of years The season's come around Fir presents,. Christmas kist. But don't forget the HUNGRY CHILD When you make your Chriat- mas list. • For :.HUNGRY TOTS, GRIM SADNESS KNOW From birth unto the grave Unless YOU grant• .a MIRACLE - • Arid take the TIME to AVE.S'' We CAN EXCEL and do it WELL No wrappings,. cards, or fuss, For EVERY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE_ TODAYDEPENDS ON US. Please send twit_ deductahle relief donations 'to OXFAM; 175 '.'Carlton Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dear Editor: Once more Christmas is ap- proaching but to 75,000,000 people it will he just,, another day of Poverty, Hunger, Disease, and despair. We hope that you will. find room somewhere in your paper to print the above as these people should he remembered regularly, and especially at Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, etc. as millions are needed for aid. .We find the courage to go on with our work by believing,that (hereis nothing so kingly as kindness and trust you do too. We feel that we 'have given You a happy poem. NOTE: They face Starvation because many tormer donations were turned in . on Industry which was and is still terribly needed. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! Yours .sincerely • Vivian Wagner Port "Elgin Have your say next week and he had found nothing in their conduct to support any request for such an enquiry. Mr. Welch said that he did snot find any undue leniency id the disposition of cases by the Court nor had the Court failed to support its law enforcement officers. The Attorney General aid that Huron County is not a high crime area; the local .Crown Attorney and Provincial , ,COui`t judge along with most local law enforcement' agencies, can claim credit for this. Ike said that whatever problems may exist, do so on a local law .enforcement level and are not the result of undue leniency in the courts. The local Crowri Attorney, Mr. Welch said, -stands at all times between the police and the public. 'He advised the police concerning the laying •of charges . and other matters. However, when he as a law of- ficer of the Crown, encounters a case where the charge laid by the police is not supported by the evidence, it is his duty to see that the accused is not con- victed of that 'charge. Mr. Welch said that is all that the Crown Attorney in. Huron County has done; as far as he has been able to deter- mine. The Attorney General' said that following a very ex- tensive review of all of these matters there is no justification for an inquiry into the . ad- ministration of justice in Huron County., Mr. Stephen Lewis, Leader of the . New Democratic Party, asked the Honourable Margaret Birch, Policy Minister for Social Develop- ment, whether any con- sideration has been given to the. problem of father led families, why they are n'bt entitled to the same social allowances as single, parent mother led families; to support the children- during the period' of time the father seeks further or other einployrnent. Mrs Birch said that this par. ticular problem is under active study, that her po146y group do recognize the fact that there is an inadequacy -in this and the whole policy should receive very careful review. The former Community Cen- tres Act has been replaced by The gommunity Recreation Centres Act, and this received second reading' in the Legislature this week. This programme was transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 191'2} From the time of its transfer to the end of March, 1974, a total of $6,319,000, has been paid in grants to assist in providing some 1500 community facilities. ' • Under 'the new legislation, the definition of a community recreation centre has been ex- panded to mean "land or all or any part of a building or :buildings or structure established under this Act 'that is Maintained and operated for community recreation ac- tivity." By virtue of these broader regulations, there will be agreater legislative flexibility, enabling present and future trends in community recreation to he covered. Ten- nis courts, for example, • will qualify for grants under provisions of" the • new Act. All categories of community centres which ,,,,,qualify for assistance under the 'new legislation .will he eligible to receive the same maximum amount in capital grants. and the new grant ceilings are defined uas 25% of the project cost, or $75,000 whichever is the. lesser. Raising th'e maximum to $75,000 will( per- mit improved financial assistance, in ,line„ with rising construction. costs. Under the new Act, pre. approval of plana continue9 to n ' be mandatory. During debate on the Provin- cial Budget, Morton Shulman, NDP Member tor High Park; called upon the Ontario gover- nment to establish a 'Royal Commission to investigate violence on the waterfront. He stated that for the past six months, he had been checking out reports of abuses and beatings by » Seafarers Inter- national Union thugs, as a means of bringing into line dissident members of the ship- ping union. Last April the negotiated a settlement with the Great Lakes Shipping' Association. A considerable number of Urlion Members had been opposed to, the terms of the settlement, and they, had been coerced into accepting it. Members of the Union who refused to aro-operate were, ac- cording to Dr. Shulman's reports, beaten up., or prevented from obtaining jobs, , because "the S:I.U. ' and not the shipowners control the water- front." Members of the Union had asked Dr. Shulman to intercede ,in an effort to put an •end..to this corruption, abuse and physical violence, within the S.I.U. and he had apparently _ several sworn affidavits to that effect. - ONLY YOU CAikt- GIVE. THE GIFT OF LIFE! as 0- 0 g. NOTICE. To all the .persons Who shopped at People's Store on Thursday morning, November 21st. • My Apology The free draw ticket box was not set up so please drop In' - FIll out your slip and deposit it in the box. Slips will be available from the cashiers. The draw will be held oil Saturday, ,November 30 at 6 p.m. Winners, will be notified by Telephone. t4 tg tit • F. Hobbs - Manager •. Peoples Store ti kft :Or 2$r 2$r la :0* :4C 0* 14!"f; t0,