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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-27, Page 2• 6 • 4"GODgRICNSIONA1-4TAR, Tal,IRSDAYrMAY 27;1:0;10- • • • • .•••• III • About 25-'4,000 personS be Vaccinated againstSwine Huron County • within fOur Weeks this fall, members Of IlUron County Council learned Thursday at the _regular Maysession., •• •Deputy -reeve Bill Dale of ,• • • SeafOrth, Speaking on behalf of the chairman of the Board of Health,. Reeve Ed Oddielfson of Bayfield who: - • • was absent, said it Was the board's ,imderstanding about • 5,000,000' persons would be- innoculated in Ontario within a four week period. •• . -Tho are .going to, need many yolunteers," Mr. Dale .:• --continued. • • The deputy -reeve then • smiled and said that if his •services are required, he • . Would be 'pleased to volunteer to innoculate the staff at the. court house first - and then each of „the - county coun- cillors. • It was learned the county will make application t� the Ministry. of Health on behalf of the steering committee of the- Children's and Adolescents' Mental Health Services, for funds to finance the employment of a fulltithe • director of the Huron Centre of Children and Youth. ,• This facility was promised by the Ontario government at the time -the facilities at .Goderich Psychiatric Hospital were closed. It will • be financed 100 percent by the ' province, but the county has •to make application :for. the • •-funds. ,-, • •• No site has been chosen as • yet for the facility, It is • believed that when a director • is secured, that person will make all the necessary • arrangements. • • A new Chief Public Health inspector has been engaged, He is Ed Harrison who begins •• :a: Month probationary .period, with salary based. on $17,000 per annum. County council authorized one member of the health unit staff to attend a Ministry of Housing property standards • . . study session in -Toronto at the end of this month: : • • Reeve Gerry Ginn of •Goderich Township itrgedthe • health board to send "some of our inspectors" so they can find out "exactlywhat it is we • do "need" in the way of housing standards. "They might be putting us • out of our homes now," said Reeve Bill Elston, Morris • Township. "They may- con- demn our homes like they •: have the arenas:" • --The "Rxecutive Committee - reported to council that the Howick arena, built only two . years ago, requires' addition reinforcement" according, to recent regulations: • • Cpuncil agreed to forward a • request to the 'Ministry of Labor to review the criteria ' 'being used relative to snow • load and wind resistance of . arenas in the province. "We're .not worrying too '1114141, aboUt our arena ever being closed," • commented Bob Gibson, reeve of Howick. He said the building plans -Were just approved by the • department of • labor two years ago, and that therm)! of the arena "doesn't carry any •snow". • - , Reeve Bill Elston told • council he "-resents •a st,atentent attributed, to the reeve of Goderich, Bill' Clifford that the county • representatives 'love to go to conventions": He• was sPecifically questioning a board ot,health report which said Dr. Frank Mills, Huron . • County Medical. Officer • of .• Health, had been ".atithOrized. to attend a convention Moncton, NeW Brunswick in ,hme. • , • "This • is Standard procedure," said Bill Dale of the health board. Earlier in the session, a question was asked about an Ontario Ministry of Social • Services Convention being • held in Owen Sound in early June to, which Huron field • workers Will be going: ' It was learned there are still -• "oPenings" for county Councillors. who may wish to attend this convention as " well. • this connection, 'Warden JackMcCntcheori told council it was policy that if all the convention places were not• , taken by committee mem- bers, any member of council, • could attend any convention of his or her ChOice. • The • warden further ex- • plained that conventions are considered • worthwhile educational opportunities for councillors who are expected . to learn gl they can to help then in their deliberations at county council.' . Miss Debbie Argyle ha§ • -been hired effective•May 17 to - replace Mrs. Ivy Fisher who has • resigned as secretary - bookkeeper for the ' Social - Servicesoffice in Goderich. • Deputy -reeve Frank Cook of -Clinton questioned whether this position had been ad- vertised. He was •told that' Miss, Argyle had filled in for Mrs. Fisher during -vacations and illness periods, and that whenseeretarial help is needed in the county offices, • many tithes names are merely selected from ap- plications on file which have been received from persons looking for work. , Council was pleased to note • that 58 welfare cases were terminated in April 1976 in th# Social Services office Only 24 new Were added. •. , "ThiS.,is the lowest nurribet . of cases that have been -added in -'11 month in recent . memory,1! boasted chairman W.M. Williamson, reeve of Grey TciwnShip. • • John McKinnon, directorof Social Services for Huron, TV TIPS bY 'ALVIN' WE CAN SOON STOP 'THAT ANNOYING PICTURE .ROLLING or any other • reception- problem you're • having. We're interested in helping you and will con- tinually please you with our promptness and coUrfetiy. ALVIN'S Tit •-. SALES AND SERVICE • Antenna and Tower • installation •. 162 Mary St. 82 4.408 9..A. attributed this to, -better regulations, and elikiges in employment opportunities,. the distribution .01, unetp- publicity for new • welfare ploynient benefits. • 4-H Vet Club • meets at Clinton Doug Miller, Brian Lobb and John Van Vliet were: -the • : Junior leaders on the topics bacteria and disease, viruses • and disease at thefirst meeting of the Huron County Veterinary Crub on May 17th • at the Board Rooth in Clinton 'Agricultural Office. Elaine -Stewart opened the meeting with everybody standing and repeating the 4- , II pledge' and the minutes of the last nieeting was read hy • Sandia Nivins, who is the secretary. • Then the junior leaders .. took chargeof the Meeting by doing their. ;topics. Steve Thompson, the leader of the Veterinary Club went through the questions on the, lessons • and Elaine Stewart ad- journed the meeting. -by Barry Miller • • • .$017.1.00011.1.ds$01.11.04 VISIT THE THIRD ANNUAL Garage Sale • SATURDAY, -MAY 29 • to to I pLI10•. 111c.sime i' 'Rims from the WV • -ae190144411•MS. v?•15or:t.• f KY*ro, • "fl° **Siollbig Club .• IF00- -J • 04. • / combat Swine Beginning as.Soon as , counting service of the possible, the county will be Canadian 'Inapedal Bank Of switching to the PaYroll ac- Coninieree. The annual cot • will be about .$6,000, but clerical staff by One by reducing the county administrator Bill Hanly hopes to offset that cost within a few months. • eunty member Discount Dove Pres,nts . .t.. . . ..•.als• • .)".;1..0 'Se*. Aluminum: TITE-LAP ROOFING . • AND SJDING • The perfect fit of overlapping -ribs in adjOining Sheets guarantees weithertightness for yourfarnbuildjngs. pothat side and end laps, • . this snug -rite-Lap" keepsout driving wind and rain. Tite!Lap.can • be laid right over old wooden shingles Or asphalt rOofipg.:Each • sheercOversa full 32" width /