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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-06-04, Page 1For the first time since the creation of the Huron County Board of Education, the second- ary school teachers and the school board have reached what is termed "an amicable agree- ment on salaries and allowances to be paid for the 1970-71 school year: "It is a favorable settlement to both sides," stated Robert Elliott, chairman of the .salary negotiating committee. "We feel we should have a happier staff be- cause of the settlement." Mr. Elliott was not so pleased with negotiations at the elemen- tary school level. He said the board's negotiations with the el- ementary school teachers have. To Serve Huron Conestoga Opens Seaforth Office The Egmondville Rover CreW held its fourth annual Rally "120'! last Sunday. In the top picture Brian McGregor (left) presents the 1st prize, a stereo tape deCk, to the Navigator of the winning car, Bill Sdott. The driver, Frank Bremner accepts a trophy from Rover Skip, ken Smith, while rally co-ordinator Gene Kruse displays a speaker kit which was also awarded. Other prize winners were James Wright and James Scott, 1st In the men's division with Don McAlpine and Eltab McCallum of Ailsa Craig second. The team of Jean Hildebrand and Donna Hannon won the women's division. Betty Cardno and Jim Cardno were second. The student division was. won by Tom Devereaux and Pat Malone, Second prize went to Jim HodginS and Doug, .Campbell. The bottom picture shows entrants awaiting their turn to leave from the S.1D.H.S. parking lot on the first leg of the 120 mile trip. The Rovers are hoping to stage a • similar rally in the &ii if interest is high enough.. (Staff Photos) • • • The reconstruction program for Main Street in Seaforth was completed this week with the laying of a second and final coat of asphalt. Here workmen are completing the work at the Main intersection of Main and Goderich Streets. Meanwhile subcon- tractors are in the final stages of seeding and sodding boule- vards in Seaforth and through Egmondville. Possibility of hold- ing opening ceremonies for the entire project during July are being inVestigated.• • (Staff Photo) S When Colonel E. W, Ryan, CD., relinquishes command of Canadian Forces Base Clinton in July of this year a Seaforth native, Major F. A. Golding, CD., will become Commanding Officer of the Base. A handing-over cere- mony is scheduled for 24 July. Colonel Ryan will attend an ex- tended course at National De- fence College, CFB, Kingston. The change in command will come with just over a year re- maining before the final military closure Of thease inSeptember, 1971. .Maj. Golding, the present Base Administration Officer, had been selected to head the Hear Party, entrusted with the final details of Base closure. With the announcement of Col. Ryan's pos- ting to NDC it was decided to ad- vance the date on vt:lich Maj. Golding would assume command. C01. Ryan was appointed Base Commander of CFB .Clinton in July, 1967. A native of Kitchener, he is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and holds advanced degrees in aeronautical and control, systems engineering from the University of Michigan. During his military career he has served in a variety of, appoint- ments, including Air Force Head- 'quarters in Ottawa, and the Cana- dian Defence Liaison Staff, Wash-, ihgton, U.S.A. Ivlaj. Golding was born in Sea- forther2 the son of the late Sena- tor ‘47.- H. Golding and Mrs. Gol- ding and came to CFB Clinton in July, 1969, as the Base Admini- strative Officer. He joined the R.C, A.F. in 1941 and was com- missioned from the rank of Flight Sergeant in 1955. Immediately prior to his posting to g FB Clin7 tun he served as•Staff 'Officer of the Personnel. Administrative Branch of Air Transport Com- mand Headquarters, Trenton. His wife is the former Jean Moffatt of Seaforth. Further developments at CFB 'Clinton are related to the eventual phase-out including the move of the -Canadian Forces Warrant Seaforth Lions in Windsor MA.10.11 I. A. SWitto r. Whole No. 6334 111th Year First Section, Pages 1-8 SEAFORTH, .ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1970 —16 PAGES Single Capita 10 cent* $8.00 A Year in Acivaneet the Training in Businessl and Industry Program in whichthe Ontario Government shares the cost with the employer and em- ployees. Mr. Milton said several per- sons have indicated a desire for courses for food handlers; Ma- tesses ' and waitresses in the tourist industry. Board, Stresses 'Facts' • D. Cochrane, director of education for Huron.County, pre- sented a report on the compara- tive size of the administrative staff of the Board of Education at Monday evening's board mee- ting. It is printed here in its en- tirety; "In recent weeks the Board has been subjected to a con- siderable amount, of invective by some municipal officials and edi- tors through reports of meetings and editorials in some of the newspapers circulated in the county. Certainly any publicly , elected body can' expect to be criticized, but surely criticism levelled by so-called responsible people should at least attempt to be constructive and, should be based on fact, not 'supposition, and free from innuendoS "A recent editorial in one of the county's weekly newspapers made reference to "an already top-heavy administration". A survey, of ten Western Ontario County Board operations at the end of 1969, however, has re- vealed some interesting fadts.. "1. On a per pupil basis Hu- ron County's head office staff was, by a considerable margin, the smallest. The average num- ber of pupils per head office em- ployee was 499.2, In Huron Coun- • ty the' number was 898.6, i.e. al- most half as large (1.8 to be exact) as the average. The nearest board to Huron'County's ratio had 681.9 pupils per head office employee and the lowest figure was 224.3. "The addition of two staff members this. year would changer the Huron County ratio to 748.8, still considerably smaller than the other' nine boards partici- pating in the survey. "2. Similarly, the average ratio Ofteachers to one head of- fice employee in the ten county board operations was 23.0 (22.995). In Huron County the fi- gure was 4r:53, approximately half the size (.55). "3. Basedhen the 1969 budget, the total of head office salaries in Huron County was $11.93 per, pupil out of a total per pupil bud- get of $669.78 or 1.8 per cent of the budget. In a 365 day year this amounts to three cents per pupil per day. These are the facts: "This is the first of a series of reports aimed at clearing away some misconceptions about the operatiOna of the Huron County Board of Education." • The annual Variety Night was' held at Seaforth District High School Wednesday evening. The program consisted of several acts which displayed the many talents of local students. The Drama Club led off the show with a one act melodrama entitled "Egad, What 'a Cad" or "Virtue Triumphs ever Vil- lainy". The short, play was very well done and was quite amusing. The Glee Club made two ap- pearances during the evening in which they featured songs from the popular musical "Fiddler On There is a wide need across Huron County for post secondary • schocti facilities a representative •of Conestoga College has dis- covered following discussions at various levels in the County. ;Ross Milton, recently named -,as College Administrator for. the County, has been exploring needs with mualcipal officials, elected councillors industry and farm representatives. He has opened an office in the Post Office Buil- ding at Seaforth. Mr. Milton said that in Go- derich he learned there was the need for special skilled training to prepare a work force for new industry presently coming to that town. ' Police officerg in various centres want courses in Crimi nology which are offered by the College. "Municipal councillors see a strong need for orderly growth in their cemmunities. Township clerks play a key role in de- velopment and some have asked for exploratory training semi- nars toward this end." commen- ted Mr. Milton. • Farmers are growth con- scious. They want "in-depth" courses in business, nlanagement and farm accounting. Such- courses might ren six hours per week and carry credit towards College certificates. Industry seems attracted to unit courses of several weeks duration for the improvement of employees' ° skills. Courses for the improvement of employees' capabilities can be offered under Council Considem Planning At the Tuckersmith Council meeting in Brucefield on Tuesday night; John Longworth, London, of the Community Planning Branch, Department ofMunicipal Affairs, discussed a proposed sub-division control by-law. He gave guidance in the preparation ' of the by-law. Bert Rassman, R.R.4.,•Brit- ton, was at the council meeting to • discussithe possibility of dog con- trol in Tuckersmith. No decision was reached. First and second readings Wee given to the Debenture By- law for the Tuckersmith Munici- pal Telephone System. It will be sent to Ontario Municipal Board for approval and then given third and final reading. Approval was granted to Le- roy Oesch, R.R.5., Clinton, and to Otto Tippelt, Egmondville, for building perm its for garage addi- tions to their homes. A by-law was approved CO establish an eight ton load limit on the Sprpat Bridge, located on Sideroad 5-6 on Concession • 4, • li.R.S. A progress payment on Ver- linde Drain for $4,000 was ap- proved by Henry 1.1derstadt, Orangeville, Engineer, and Road Accounts for $27,750.61 were passed for payment. At a special meeting two weeks ag0 Court of Revision was held on the Carnochan Drain and Slavin Drain. No appeals were heard on either drain and the by- laws for them were adopted. "broken doltn" and that the tea- chers have handed over negotia- tions to their federation. Basic salaries, depending on qualifications and, years of Secondary School teaching exper- ience, are as follows (1969-70 figures in brackets): Category 1, $7,100 to $11,400 ($6,800 to $10,800); category 2, $7,400 to $12,000 c$7,100 to $11,600); Category , $8,300 to $13,700 ($7,900 to $13,200); and Category 4 $8,800 to $14,700 ($8,500 to $11,100). Salaries for secondary school principals range from $19,750 to $20,750 in comparison to last year's figures of $18,000 to $19,000, and vice-principals' sal.- aries are from $15,750.minimum to a $17,750 maximum compared with $15,000 to $17,200 last year. Extra allowances for respon- sibility are unchaged for 1970- 71 and are to be paid as follows: Commercial and Technical di- rectors, $1;900; department heads, $1,600; subject chairman,' $1,000; assistant directors,$950; assistant departmentheads,$800. •••••-•-•,- In the area of fringe benefits there is no change and employer and employee continue to pay,50 percent. each of Ontario Hospital Insurance premiums; • Ontario Health Services Insurance Plan premiums; and premiums fora Group Life Insurance Plan of $10,000 for males and $5,000 for females. Other conditions such as sick leave, compassionate leave, sab- batical leave and retirement gratuity remain unchanged. It is understood, however, that it will be necessary for teachers to provide proof of standing before qualifying for pay raises. There are indications that some teachers may not have all the ,aecessary qualifications to be in line for full increases this year. Mr. Elliott also explained that some teachers will qualify for significant pay raises. It has been noted that any pay raises for' category that amount to more than $400 per • annum will be. spread out over a two year term- 50 ,percent this year and 50 per cent next year. Flannigan and Gord Tyndall. An unknown number of Sea- • forth Lions, their wives and othgr Seaforth people were in Windsor to enjoy the parade and other festivities. The first Lions Club inCana- da was founded at Windsor in 1920. A Friendship Arch is to be built at Windsor to mark the oc- casion. There are 1046 Lions Clubs in -Canada with 37,646 members. Officers School, to CFB Esqui- (Continued on Page 8) MAJOR F. A. GOLDING, CD. • Huron:, Council Piresses For Action To Use Base A county development corn- • mittee reeommendation to ask the Ontario Department of Education to "give ,every con- sideration to using the Canadian Forces Base, Clinton, for ed- ucational purposes" was ap- proved Friday at the May ses- . sion of council. e The committee noted a "con- tinuing need for expansion of educational facilities both at Conestoga College In Kitchener, and Fanshawe College in London. The former base, the committee pointed out, "definitely lends its- elf. to an aeducational atmos- phere". 411 If is felt that if the base was Used for educational purposes, it would stimulate. the economy. within Huron County as well as save capital cost required "to expand faCilities in other areas." Copies of this resolution will go out to the proper government . sources, the' committee added. As well; the committee gained council's support to send a re- commendation to government agencies urging that a policy similar to the one , adopted in the United States by the .Depart- ment of Defence regarding the ▪ closing out of military bases, be given serious' consideration. A report on the procedure followed in the USA when a mil- itary base closes was presented to council for study. The. Huron County Library Board will be purchasing a van type delivery truck for use in the distribution of books to various outlets. A special meeting was held Saturday, May 30 when the tenders were opened. Library chairman Walter Sheardown, Goderich, told coun- cil the new librarian will com- mence her duties July 1. ' lie"alSo-repurted the book cir- culation totals for the first four months of 1.970 were 115,0'75 as compared to 110,480 for the same period last year. Allan Campbell, McKillop, chairman of the property com- mittee, told council his com- mittee would be meeting with Goderich Town Council officials to discuss "certain aspects" of proposed improved parking fa- cilities at the Children's Aid Society offices. The McKillop reeve said parking could be arranged' on prOperty adjacent to the CAS offices, but noted that this would put an end to the park-like area that•is established there. He also reported that a new' agreement has been forwarded to the Town of Goderich council concerning parking privileges relative to the Court House.This matter has been under consider- ation for some time and he prom- ised a further report on the matter in June. Donald Lynn has been engaged 'as a caretaker at a salary of '$4,500 per annum, effective June 1. , The roof on the court house has been repaired at an approximate cost of $2,900. The, work qualififes for a 50 per cent subsidy from the province. Two sub-committees of the county planning board, one in- terested in lakefront properties and one concerned with regional government, are working in Huron County it was learned Friday by Huron County Council. Asked what the committee thought about Americans buying up choice , lakefront property in Huron,achairman Anson•McKinlep said that "An American's money is . as good as anyone else's". He said it was his belief 'that we should preserve a por- tion .of this expensive lakefront land "not only for Huron County, but for all people". "We should do nothing to discourage our American friends," stated McKinley. It was also learned that a report from the planning con- sultants is expected by the County planning Board in June. County ,Council, in turn, can look for a report from the planning board, perhaps in June also. Seaforth was wellrepresented ' at the Golden Jubilee Convention in Huron last weekend when mem- ..bers of District, 'A' Ontario and Quebec Lions International, cele- brated the fiftieth birthday of Canadian Lions. ' The Girls' Trumpet Band of Seaforth District High School led by George Hildebrand Was smart as it marched at the head of A-9 section of the huge parade on'Sun- day. Tlae parade of bards and floats lasted two and half hours SDHS Variety Night Is Popular Feature The Roof". This year the all girl group was directed by a student, Miss Mary Leeming.• Grade XIII student, Tom Burke sang two fcilk songs, one of which he had written. Other features of the program were a display of gymnastics by the boys gymnastic team, a series of selections by the Girls' Trum- pet Band and an appearance by a local rock group, "Tomorrow's Dawn". Principal L. P. Plumsteel es- timated that 250 persons were present to enjoy the show. (See pictures on gage as the marchers wound through the streets of Windsor. Bands ,and floats wereapreseat from as far away as Ottawa, Sault Ste. • Marie, Quebec and every district in Ontario. , Adding fun to the parade was a wild 'group of animals racing around on a red dune buggy. They were tagged "Seaforth Bananas". In Seaforth those lions, bears and gorillas would have been recog- nized as Marten Vincent, Bill Pinder, Bob Beuttenmiller, Brian econdary Teachers, Boar Reach Salary Agreement Seaforth Native to Assume Command of C.F.B. Clinton