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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-03-04, Page 13LEAN SL:ICEp' CQi�' ONLY LB. 11. 4 MADE DAILY FRESH 10 LBS. FOR Sausages Li. 79c .. 'GROUND EXTRA LEAN ' . 10 LBS. FOR Chuck Steak . LB. 79c FfrONT Tender . EXTRA SPECIAL •, . A I .Steer 1• Qtr' s _ er ' .:Stak L.8C �faldeee_ ILIMITED CALL ,24 8.'511. Home Dressed Inspected Meats at. Wholesale Prices • 'r The Shoppers, Squu.re. roplacemen•i ,.with 'new Association: ciation,: formerly the sidewalks andaving stones, Guderich Business Men's trees, and new lighting he AssociaGen. presented a installed on the sidewalks on proposal to• Goderich Town : The Square and radiating council for the flouncing of ' street'.; as recommended in. the oft' street -ppr•king and their proposal of last year. square c. t u t if i G„ti•;t„ie n The Association recom- prrugram: I ' mended the, proposal 'he The program •calls,for the . completed thisY ear and that. realiival of•existing sidewalks , similarbeautification •where necessary :and program be implernented.for: -, BY DAVE SYKES r',itlraling til r, t•t, t+hien ,rfivt y,,4i,u• pored °flit• tol;t.l area would I,,t• Ilirrler•etl 'by W uterlucr S.l rt•t•t on the West, • Victoria Street on the East, Elgin A venue of' the South and Nelson Street or the North,, , : The Association , recom- mended.that the .cost of 'the sjdew'ulks. and paving stones and installation of the new. lighting be the responsibility Jim Britnell .told council that winter, control costs for -The unexpected high costs January . were 59 per cent of winter snow removal may, ' higher than last ;year and mean a delay in the paving of, amounted to nearly half of the, Road 19 from Ethel to Hfgti= "snow 'removal budget, ; The' way86 until'1977. January total in 1975 was, 'Huron County engineer, $6\7,000 as compared': to e of the, ruunic•` ality. They- suggested heysuggested that the crltst. trees and lighting fixtures be paid through a business: tux levy. e "fhe levy would he irnptisf.'d -by,u The. on all commercial and. professional b.usin.esses in the-ar-ea on the, husin:ess-tax. un . an, equalized percentage basis to raise $5,000 per year•:. They suggested that, a • $107,200 for .this (' year. The 1976 budget is $230,000., ,Britnell explained that it was prerriature to 'predict, the final winter 'control costs but the trends indicated an overexpenditure of 50 to 70. per cent or: 'as 'much as board of management con sisting of two councillors and, three businessmen ad minister the fund on projects )11 the d(•I'int•d arra: ''he funds would be distributed on a .need fur present or • future hetiWi 1eatiyrn„err •(m- 1 n)\entunt It'-W'as .rt•c>ornnicndethal town cuuiieil purchase or lease the Ii.0 d required for•nff .r • ODE IfiIf'tdf Ct NNAkL-STARRTRUR 1Y, MARCH 1 • 97044PA E. ,l rei.1 r parking . 5 '`0 00 debenture (,u nk, ,n the Kell and rum mc•rciul and j7rofc.55!on�tb in whish a 4I 4, 1a , . • the:• lints be,'neither• Sold nor asst ysntents in the area Srn.an he made drici,.relaa "i7rent on purl: and lie used fora equalized. Masi;. It was hoped the, debenture ,,would be p;ai king on a ''4 hoar limit a year ‘-from the The townvoulthat the levy would lie suf $15,000 d "pave and ficieii,,_ to raise .$15,000 -per .special levy. maintain the parking Tots and , ar'The "town would assume . the appt:tnpr:iatc signs would .:ethe carrying charges. on a- . The recommendation of the be•ereeted. deficit and 'w'ould receive the Shoppers _Square ASsoclatiorr • 'The purchase and or Lease . inti�re stun a surplus was referred to the., finanre ' ,.,t'thc;parkingfaciliticfswould'. and works' and -engineering.-.- be 'paid through . a bylaw II was also suggested that a "coram itLees .. , fpr ,, farther . imposir)g . a .lcvy . o•n an 11) veru• plan could he initiated :review. , .. $160,:000. The -Ministry of some cases it would mean.the Transportation and • Com- e'nneerlation of road con= munication has advised the struct•ion projects. road committee that no more '. 'Due • to. -the costs of snow subsidies will Ile , available, removal the• tender •. ler- the any-:overexpend.itures. paving of Road 19 will' he share is $1,415,600 -.and the ` would have to, be handled • delayed until •the final winter* county share is $1,078;90'0. •entirely by' the county,. In; ....control costs Can he deter- Council approved 'a budget . mined If it is feasible the f{ theL'b ry Bis ,d "f Council' 'approved the road, ce remittee ,budget of $2_,493.600 which is up $83,000 from last year's actual budget. The total ministry Peewee Lionssharp I _- SEAN Ell1TOR. (continued from -page 4) ago from a much bigger town, ®and openly stated "I hope I in round 'robin a performed 37 "major don't get sick and have to go • operatrons.'' As well as this 69 to this backwoods hospital.'' minor operations were . That was the' most foolish performed. by' our. general . statement I ever made. I practitioners and surgeons: have had.two operations in ' This may be taken Clintons an Clinton hospital in .the last average month at the C . three months. The first was Public Hospital. • minor surgery, and the TA: second, major, and'I owe my "In • March; a ' life to Dr. Harrett and Dr. physiotherapist will • begin Lambert. If it hadn't been for visiting the. hospital. three their diligence, caring and 'mornings a. week, 'Mr. skill, I.would•probablyhave .' Hoogenboom said."' died a few. years from' now, of Oar'. ' Physiotherapy u;ndetectedcancer. Department was. the orignia'1: Many', of our citizens .nt-tlSt one in Duron ., County. We have -reason to be grateful to operate on a 40 hr. week, with these doctors;. and all the a Registered.Physiotherapist others, • ifr • the town and on our Staff. Also much of our hospital . of . Clfnton. If this physio equipment has been hospital closes, . have you donated."'politicians" stopped to think TA:.• what will happen to all of..us2 `The necessary equipment ' Doctors and nurses will movd In the round • robin • goals, the first at 10:17•of.th'e pl'aydowns in the W.O.A.A. first period unassisted and last week the Lions'Pee Wees-:the second, at 11:04 of the first••. played games and came: assisted ;by. Denis Kerr and away with two wins and a' tie' Darrell 'Graham. Port Elgin for their efforts. completed the scoring at the 7:34' of the second period'. Thursday evening they Bonikowski.fromWallace. travelled to Port Elgin and ' defeatedthe Port Elgin squad On_ Sunday'. the... Lions - ti ,1: The Lion's built up. an .• tray.e•lled to Hanover .and (...31-1Y 2.0 lead' on goals by were .very fortunate to come Mike W:edloc'k assisted by out 'of 'the game with a l-1 tie. 1)aarrell Graham and Robby They.were very disorganized Kisch and D•irrrell Graham in the first two periods and •from .Rob ,Kish. Piirt Elgin had it .not been fpr the out;. came back to tie the game on standing goaltending by Jim • goals by Drake Turcotte. and MacDonald could easily have Larry Bonikowski. Randy.' been..behiticV1by five or six Graha•m assisted by brother goals, :L)arrell gave the Lions a 3-2 , It was'a ;different story in :lc 1d- at the end of the Second -the third period as -the -Lions . ,period. i came' out flying continually, The Lions Caine out strong applying pressure and: were in the third period °outscoring finally rewarded with 3;58 Port .Elgin 341 as Denis Kerr lett in• .the game as Jim from' Jim Fritzley, Larry. Fritzleyscored unassisted to Kelly frond Dave MacDonald give them'a'1-0 lead. With less and . Joey ' ,'.t Morrissey than 1: minute remaining in unassisted , scored . •far the the game: :some sloppy Lions and Drake •Turcotte's defensive -work in the Lions, second. unit of the game with zone Randy: Ellig,9,f •Ranover 1:'1gIcftinthe third period .for picked up, a. loose puck:and PortElgin. jembed it behind:, Ji.m'. MacDonald for the tying goal, On 'Friday evening Port �, •• 1:1'gi•n • returned the visit and The• next game for the Lions" were defeated bahe Lions in' Is Friday night when they • a close 'gam.e .2-1. Captain host Hanover at 7:30, then Ra•r�;di Graham ',was the they travel to Mount Forest,' marksman for both Lions Saturday fora 5..30 gine.' • ' Tor .:.this function • Will. be away to other ho'spitals •.purchased by the women's (probablyouf o$'the province, auxiliary." • for where else•can they work Good. luck to the"Women.'s. in Ontario?) which` leaves us Auxiliary of bExeter (and I up the proverbial • creek sincerely mean that!) as oar without a Doctor, and own Women's Auxiiiary can.e• naturally, people who need • tell you, of the manyvolunteera.' consistent arid continuous :hours and 'dollars "they have irt� ,edical-treatment will have contributed to this hospital, tirmove:to'other'towns also, and. now to have this ADULT and gradually we'll find render'ituseless, Clinton is.a ghost town,. Who I do notwish: to see anything will rriove here • or . stay.. taken away from Exeter, that 'without the 'security of . they al'ready`have, but in this knowing that- • first, rate 'period of restraint; how can medical care is close at hand anyone justify one Hospital • follow this a little further - if getting approval to move nobedy is°'- moving in, `and: ahead, while others in the many : moving out. what ;will same' area are being closed,, happen to property values - so and given 'cuts ' in ' their on and so onr r.rr r budgets. Why take away, what This thing starts with the is already here? Won't cold words "Your hospital is someone PLEASE LISTEN!- closed" but the repercussions. • a Sincerely, will be enormous: - .(Mrs.) T. Ellerby' I wish to state- during my. two: stays 'in:Clintpn. hospital. A 1. hospital I received:first class surgery and'the very best of nursing .DearE,ditor: care following my two The following letter has operations: I was released •.beensent to Frank Miller. only seven days after n•iy; Beer prices up by 1 percent BY DAVE.SYKES • If' rising costs are giving .people more inclination to ` drink•then it. will he• of little comfort orconsola.tion to find: • that beer pries haverisen again. ° • ' i3r t Wers W 11 chousing announced that the price of a 24 bottle S•aseA id,risen-by 40 cents to• $7,.40• Monday:The increase aut. r••aged seven percent throughout Ontario ane!, ' :will ra1.,e.the price of a 12-bottle'ca,e to $4 and a six- botile-case-will rise by 12.cents'to .$2.15. All the new prices include a five cent a bottle deposit. • • The increase• which was approved by.both the federal Anti•Inflation Board and the 'Liquor Control Boar:d•of. .Ontario was based on higher, costs, including fringe 'benefits, cost of.raw materials and. distribution. The wholesale Cost of beer to taverns and licensed dining rooms will•'els.o increase by seven. percent. The. • increase should amount to 'a .fair. bit of revenue as last ycfir the people of• this province consumed 155 million gallons of'beer. Mr. Frank Miller, ' Queen's Park, TORONTO, Ontario. Dear Sir: . First I wish to say that there is fio point in discussing the loss of jobs and 'wage's of the hospital • staff, • even' thtxigh we all know it --will' cause hardship to. these people. Mr. Miller, 'you are not interested in such MINOR details, just dollars and cents. We In Clinton have to save our 'hospital, and thereby save the jobs . of these won- derful dedicated people. I came to Clinton .2', 'years • major surgery. to recuperate at . home, hardly wasted bed .usage!! I:t is just .two weeks since my ``big" operatio:rt,. and it's thanks to such excellent care' that I progressed•far enough to be at our protest meeting last Tuesday. I know I could -not have receiv'ed'bett'e-r-ear�e: in Stratford or London hospital,, :and I would have . been utterly miserable being so•far: away from home„ my husband • and friends would • -not have been able to travel that distance to visit pre, Another very. important • point, my own'doctors would, have not heen • able to• tend me. - So me.' Miller and ,cohorts, how can you sleep nights with such a • weight on your con- : sciences? If a citizen 'sees • somebody dying. and does nothing to help, what • would the - criminal; charges he? What you aredoing is worse, • you' al -e not, just. turning a "blind eye'' you are 'creating a situati,on. which • will inevitably CAUSE. death by : rerr'tving hospitals from a reasonably quick and safe access. • , . The peopllt. of Clinton are angry, and frightened with, good reason, when. t'.' ' have .) small • {;trrirp of criminally negligen.t. - p,.wer itungr•y- pebople',ifretating to us. telling' uswhether we may live or. , ,lief 1. ._'I'o the pirolile of'('lirlton ane. dit,tr•ict .1 i.(nt' saying +1'ighl • thiti sltitt'rtt nx't as tlrough your lives depend upon it. for in- /16ed el .they do" and lie ,you Mr. • Miller and , fr i ncls 1, 1 i ay "'(rood night. ,I,tr(i ivrll• (if you tart!)" - Ynin's truly, (Nlrs.) .lant'I Walters, Cori'cer•ni•d ('it inert, CI Mien. tom Librae oar o tender mai' he called • in late $301,000 an 'increase of nearly of summer ofthis year or $40,000 over the actual budget may be delayed until 1977, of last year. Ten.tative'. ap- proval: was • given to :the budgets • of Social Services Committee total,,ling.$378,200, up ,,531,000 from last year's actual ' and the.,Planning . hoard budget:of $13,7;800. 'The Planning board budget `is'an increase of $40.000 over • last year due mainly te'the increase in staff. this, year. .k All the budgets •submitted to council have been given. tentative approval and the • master county budget:Will be. prepared within .the month, by theexecutive corprnittee:' All committees have 'at- tempted to stay withinthe- guidelines with their: requests butif the total .budget needs, trimming, then ",individual • ,committee budgets May be(' ' discussed at council for ad- ditional cutbacks The Canadian, foresters' Provincial Bonspiel was held in Goder.ich. last Weekend .to decide the team that .would ri•present southern Ontario in the Dominion championships to he held in Dryden Ontario later this month. The winning;; • oursome (from left) lead Doug Kerr, second Ted Twining, etc. 1'riiser Maxwell, and skip Lyall Adams of Oshawa won. the double knockout' tourneyy here and will represent their • t orestcr Court in the chariipionship..(staff-photo) Good,old fashioned savings of LAST YEAR'S PRICES. BLUE MOUNTAIN ; POTTERY Perhaps no other.tcraft is as vividly Canadian as Blue ' Mountain Pottery. tits fluid hand crafted lines and warm colours are• cherished by Canadians aria their visitors'. from around the world. HIGHWAY 21 'SOUTH OODERICH GIROTTI SCULPTURED ART . We take pride i1 offering the mot complete line 'of • 'de-corator a -c e590ries Manufactured in Canada. With 'proper care it Will keep its beauty forever.. The House of Fine Quality Starting Thurs. Feb. 26 to Thurs. March 4th .Colne early *Store :Hours s. 10 a.m. t 6 p.111. 7 ays a week •