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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-07-17, Page 1. Whelp- No; IRS Year Largest in Huron O Board Has 700 Staff aided at the meeting, with all the remaining twelve members in their seats in their Beale in the Board Room, Central Hur- on Secondary S000l, Clinton. Most important decision of the meeting was the unanimous adoption by the Board of a pro- v ;41 Seaforth Council and Scouts Any difficulties that may have exisited between Canada and the U.S. were resolved over the .weekend when Scouts from Los Angles were guests of Seaforth Scouts at the Glen MaeScout Camp. The visitors nine of them With Scoutmaster Corey Bates — arrived Saturday. After a welcome by Sea- forth Scoutmaster Dave Schenck, they began a crowded three day program of campfires and swimming and visits to points of interest in the area includ- °, ing Huron Museum and the farm of Ken Carnochan when haying was in pro- gress. The visitors were extended an official welcome from Seaforth on-Sun- day when Mayor F. C. J. Sills and members of council visited the camp and presented the visitors with a Canadian flag and Seaforth Centennial wooden Welcome American Visitors nickles. The local troop presented a carved plaque to commemorate the visit The group decided on the Seaforth area as its destination following'a visit by James. Carnochan of Tuckersmith to Los Angeles,e last winter. Mr. Carnoohan was visiting his sister and-living, nearby was Scoutmaster Bates. In converses, tion, Mr, Carnochan learned the troop was contemplating a trip to 'Canada so suggested Seaforth as a- destination. The visiting Scouts left Tuesday morning for London on the next leg of their transcontinental tour. Above Seaforth , Scouts and the American visitors pose with Mayor Sills 'and council members following the presentation ceremony Sunday. (Staff photo). Town Clears Assessment As. Basis for New Fire .Atta 0 a e Secondary school teachers' contracts are still ,under nego- tiation, it was revealed at Mon- day evening's meeting of Hur- on County Board 'of Education and it still was not clear wheth- er dr not they would be cdtre pitted for 'announcement at next meeting of the Board in Clinton on August 18. The Board plans a series of Committee , meetings to discuss both salaries and benefits for teachers and also non-teaching employees. Perth County Board of Edu- cation approved the new sche- dule for 1969-70 at a meeting June- 24, encompassing approxi- mately 20 previous contracts be- tween the teachers and the for- mer school boards. Salary Talks Continue gent, Mrs, McCartney,' Miss G. of stone chips are involved. Thompson and Ronald Savauge. Bids had been requested from In other •public works busi- five suPpliers and Ceun. R. S. ness, council accepted ' the ten- MacDonald, committee chair- der of Cornell' Construction at man, stressed the necessity 'of $7,364.60 to tar and chip car- accepting 'the lowest tender. taro town streets. About 650 tons Need of tidying up details in connection with the. Silver Creek drain, phase U project proMpted council's suggestion that Clerk Williams go •to Lon- op in an effort to have engineer S. W. Archibald, who is in hos- pital, complete necessary paper work. 'Mayor Sills told -Council, he and Clerk Williams had walked along a 'portion of phase I of the drain and felt changes in certain culverts could result in an increased flow. Council agreed there would be no• appeals against a Tucker- smith drain proposal designed to serve Egmondville and the George Street south area of Sea- forth. In other business, council: —Approved a grant of $10 to the Huron Historical Society; —Took no action on a Fort Erie resolution concerning tax distri- bution; • —.Re-applied to thd Ontario De- velopment Corp, for designation .as an assistance area; —Learned 63.9% of the town's tax levy had been paid; , —Agreed with. the police com- mittee that North Main Street at Goderich Street revert to a stop street during period• traf- fic lights are being re-installed; —Agreed to press efforts to have a collapsed barn on Chalk Street cleaned up since it is a hazard to area children. AGNES POLAND daughter of Mr. and Mrs. An- thony Poland, RR 2, Dublin, who graduated from Stratford Teaehein', College and Who Will teach in St Michael's Separate School In Stratford. She was'''educated at St, Chl- utrban School and at SIMS. Occupy Admin. Offices In Clinton Building plies. L. E Maloney, manager of pnrahasing and supplies, moved hie office furniture on July 4; B. C. Straw n, July 7. In addition to the furniture acquired from the offices of the two former business administra. tors, named above, a secretarial desk, executive desk, filing cab- inets, Wei chArs and a table, weft acquired from the F. E., Madill Secondary School, Wing. ham, South .Huron District High School, Dater and the office of the secretary-treasurer, Hay Township School Area. Office staff presently employ- ed include: Mrs. Edythe Bell, secretary to the superintendent of schools; Miss Karen Coutts, secretary to the business admin- istrator; and Miss Anne Hardy, clerk-typist for the purchasing department. Still to report for duty are: Miss Margaret Gordon, secre- tary to the director of educe- tion (August 1); Glenn Lamb, senior. accounting clerk (July 21); Mrs. Jean-MacGregor, pay- roll supervisor (July 14); Mrs. H. Merehas decided to continue with her present employer. Positions of junior account- ing clerk and payroll clerk-typ- ist have not been filled. it was decided Monday evening to ad- ' vertise the position of caretak- er for the Administrative Of- fices. "It is our opinion that the accommodation in this building will be suitable. once the "set- tling. has been completed ins;, staff has reported for duty," Mr. Cochrane stated' at the conclusion of his report. Holiday schedule of senior administrative staff sis as fol- lows: D. J. Cochrane, director of education, July 25 to August 11; J. W. Coulter, superinten- dent of schools, July 4 to July 28; R. B. Dunlop, business ad- ministrator, July 25 to Aug- ust 11; L. IL Maloney, purehas- , ing, July Ii to July 28; B. C. • Straughan, not planned at pre- sent; R. IVicVean, not planned at present. John a Laos, Clinton missed his first . meeting as chairman of Huron County Board of Edu- cation when he was unable to fill his usual tole Monday eve- ning on account of illness. The vice-chairman, Robert M. Elliott, Goderich Towsiddp, . pre- ELAINE ORE daughter of -Mr, and Mrs. Or- ville G. Oke, Seaforth, has graduated from Stratford. Tea- chers' College. She will join the staff of Golf Road School, -Scarborough. ;- September. CAROL WILBEE dau,g(hter of Mr. and Mrs. Ian Wilbee, Walton, recently grad- uated from, Stratford Teach- ers' College. She has accepted a teaching Position at Clinton Public School_ ' ANNII SHIA daughter of Mr.,and Mrs. John Shea recently graduated from Stratford Teachers' legs: She has accepted a teaching petition with the Middlesex BeCIS.S. Board end will teach in St. Anne's Scheel, London, in SePteeaber. pose), by the Canadian Imperial Bank oS Commerce for handl- ing the payroll processing for the Board by computer. Roy B. Dunlop, who made a very strong , recommendation for adoption of the process and the particular banks stated that about 700 people were involved, which was taken to mean that the Board has about 700 employ- ees which makes it, by 'long odds, the ount the y laof rgest Huron. employer in C Coot of the operation, based on monthly payrolls only, would be approximately $2,500, Mr. Dunlop said*, based on 25 cents per •cheque If more fre- quent payrolls were required, the total cost would increase accordingly. The agreement may be terMinated at any time. There is no contract. The Royal Bank of Canada was the only other bank than the Commerce, to submit a pro- posal. ,Mr. Dunlop informed the Board that the other banks op- erating in the County, had been contacted but did not supply the service. Giving his reasons for favour- ing arrangements with the Bank of Commerce, the Business Ad- ministrator summarized: (1) Discussions with business ad- ministrators in other- counties using these packages; (2) Cour- ier Service supplied; (3) Super- annuation Commission will ac- cept a magnetic tape of requir- ed teacher, data at the end of June and December from the Bank of CoMmerce; (4) Bank 9f Commerce is able to supply the Board a more cdmprehensive cost breakdown,.• by school, by department, by type of expense "and a- summary 'across the Coun- ty; '(5) Experience of the Com- merce in this area. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Accounting Sys- tem was developed originally about four and a half years ago • and today literally hundreds of customers use the service which is provided by its five Data Centles across Canada. Board Names New Staff Huron County Board of Edu- cation, at its meeting in the Board Room of Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, Mon- day evening, approved three appointments, as follows: • Teachers on probationary con- tracts: Mrs. Jacqueline Smith, housewife, Howls* Central Pub- lic School,' half-time; Mrs. Nan! cy Maclntyre, housewife, North Ashfield, halftime. Custodian: Mrs. Mona Wilson, RR 1, Walton, for SS 9, McKil- lop Township Three resignations were 'ac- cepted with regret: Mrs. ,Maxine Miller, from the teaching staff of Exeter Public School; Mrs. Maryanne' Middegaal, from office staff of Central Hur- on Sehondary School, .Clinton; Miss Cora Bennett, assistant cook, from cafeteria staff of F. E. Madill Secondary' School, Wingham. D. J. Cochrane, director of education, made a report with regard to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allason; formerly of Lucknow, now serving as teachers with the (Continued on Page 6) Board To Check SPS Site A comprehensive report on the situation existing at Sea- forth Public School will be pre- sented at a future date to Hur- on County Board of Education, it was decided at its meeting in Clinton Monday evening. D, J. Cochrane, director of education, reported that the demolition of the building on the former 'Neil Bell property, Seaforth, cleaning up of the property 'and removal of junk, was. completed by the end of June. as agreed, "We note that the area is again being used as a parking jot by local citizens," he com- merited. "This, 'in itself, does not create any 'hardship, "but we are concerned that the prop- erty may again be used for the depositing of junk and refuse." The investigation;" which was ordered by the Board, will in- clude the cost of fencing the property. Finds Old Plow Coulter A valued souvenir of those years when plowing was an art which pioneers were proud to possess was relocated recently by Jack Darling of Dublin. It is a hand made coulter for a plow. Mr. Darlut said the .coulter was -brought to this country by his grandfather the late James ' Darling who for many years and.. until his death in 1919 farmed at lot 7, con. 1, McKillop. The coulter which has stamp- ed on it the name J. C. Hum- phrey is udique Mr. Darling says because it is made with a sub- stantial offset. Decide to Obtain Property Huron County Board of Edu- cation, at its meeting in CHSS Board Room, Clinton, Monday evening, decided to instruct its solicitor to prnhed with the re- purchase of the 'property on Raglan Street, Clinton, from Duff Thompson, according to the terms of his agreement with Ernest Brown. D. .1. Cochrane, director of education, pointed out that the construction of the vocational additions to Central Huron Sec- ondary School, Clinton, oblitera- ted the sports nerd of the school and the Board proceeded to pur- chase the adjoining farm of Ernest Brown as a replacement. Included In the purchase was the right to re-purchase a piece of property on Raglan Street that Mr. Brown previously had sold to Duff Thompson, Clinton. Stipulated repurchase price was $400. ' Reversing a position adopted at its June 9th meeting, Sea- forth Council has agreed to par- ticipate in an area- fire organiza- tion without being represented by a majority on the board. The subject of discussions ex- tending over many months, for- mation of a fire area to serve Seaforth, McKillop and parts of Xuckersmith, Hullett and Rib. bert, has been stalled by the in- sistence of the rural municipali- ties that no municipality have a majority voice on the super- vising body. In the past Seaforth has been responsible for the entire op- eration of the area brigade, in- cluding housing of equipment and staffing and has been re- imbursed for a portion of the costs by the townshps who also shared in the cost of providing one of the fire trucks. Details of a tentative agree- ment worked out bySeaforth, representatives Robt. Dins- more and Mrs. Betty' Cardno with the municipalities were ap- proved by council at a special meeting last week Under the 'proposal represen- tation on the seven-man board will provide for two members from Seaforth,' two from McKie lop and one each from the oth- er three townships. The board will maintain two fire engines and • housing of equipment and staffing accord- ing to the minutes of agreement are "to be arranged in Seaforth by the fire area committee". The entire cost of operation will be shared on the basis of exist- ing assessments. The board will work through. the chief or his assistant in re- lation to firemen and their duties. The chief will be res• ponsible for the disposition of fire trucks and equipment. Discussing the agreement at council 'Monday night Coun. Dinsmore said' a meeting pf the committee was scheduled for July 31. At this time it was hop- ed to work out tentative bylaws for the operation of the area within' the frame 'work as laid down at the June meeting. Council named Couns, Dins- More and Cardno as represen- tatives to the new area board. Reeve John Flannery told couecil the Carnegie Library ,propette had been transferred from the former library board to the town. As yet no • action had been taken by the county library board to release for capi- tal purposes in Seaforth some $400 transferred when the county assumed responsibility for libraries. The money had been accumulated by the local board for lighting improvements but the county is using the Will Set Guidelines Huron County Board of Edu- cation took an important step Monday evening at its meeting in CHSS Board Room, Clinton, when, on motion of Gordon Moir, Gorrie and Mrs. J, W. Wal- lace, Goderich, it passed the following motion after consid- eeable discussion: "That the firm of H. E. Hart- ley Consultants Limited, 3049 Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario, be hired to make an funds for book purchases Reeve, Flannery said. , The public works commttee was instructed to investigate re- quests for street light improve- ments on Church and Wilson Streets, received from Wm. Hod- Work on Seaforth's Main Street is proceeding to sche- dule it was indicated when rep- resentatives of the province, county, town, engineers and contractors held their weekly meeting in the town hall Mon- day afternoon. Speakers commended Wm. Foster, project superintendent of contractors Yundt-McCann for the way he was getting on with the job. OR. Nil T. QUAD who is assisting Dr. Charles Moyo in Seaforth. Dr, Quao is "a native of Accra, Ghana and graduated in medicine in 1968 from McGill University and for the past year has in- terned in Ottawa Civic I•los- pital . His wife, a native of Biafra and their two children are remaining in Ottawa until the end of the year when Dr. Quao expects to return to Ghana. During his years at McGill Dr. Quao took a prom- inent part in undergraduate activities and was moderator of CBC International Forhm, a program on Africa. appraisal of the Board's insur- ance requirements; and to pre- pare specifications for the ten- dering of such insurance cover- age, at a fee of $2,000." Back in January, 1969, the Hartley firm of managing con- sultants made a proposal to all the Boards of Educations In On- tario — among them the Huron County Board of Education. — that 'it proceed' with lestalling this service in Huron County. No action was taken at the time, as the Board was just getting organized, and the "matter was shelved for the time being. Roy B. Dunlop Business Ad- ministrator of the, 'Board, on whose recommendation the above resolution was adopted, pointed out that the Hartley finn is a specialist in insurance as consultants, but not lis a broker or agent. It sets up the guidelines for bidding by In. Wants Takes Twice Yearly In order that the various municipalities in the County may' e given fair warning, Hur- on County Baird of Education, at its meeting in Clinton Mon- day evening, decided on motion of D. J. Murphy, Goderich and Jaen Henderson, McKillop; "That the-Board bill the mun- icipalities 'for the 1969 educa- tion tax in the same way as in 1968; and that all Municipalities be advised at the time of billing that they will be billed twice in 1970." Vice-chairman R. M. Elliott, who presided in the absence of J. B. Lavin, who was ill, said it would produce uniformity in collecting taxes. surance firms, "It introduces competition into the placing of insurance," he declared. There are 31 elementary schools and five secondary schools under Huron County Board of Education and all 36 buildings must be investigated thoroughly in the $2,000 ap- praleril, according to Mr. Dun. lop, The new administrative offices of Huron county Board of Edu- cation in the former. Nurses' Residence at 97 Shipley Street, Clinton, are noW occupied and are.in full use, it was reported to Monday evening's Board meeting held in CIES Board Room, Clinton. , The-telephone number is -482- 3498. Seven of the rooms in the building are in use as offices; three as storage rooms. el think it's a good setup," D.-J. Cochrane, director, of edu- Ration, commented to the Board. He • cordially invited members, of the Board to drop in for a visit and/or tour at any time. • Main move to the, new offices was made on July 1 with the transfer of • documents,' records and office equipment and sup- GLA'JYS EI,AINE daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Earl Roney, RR 2, Dublin, will teach at Hullett Central School. She attended Mitchell District High and this year graduated from Stratford Tea- chers' College. RONEY sain Street ProfM e0 Moves on' Schedule Mayor F. C. .1, Sills drew at- tention to the problem of dust being created on streets being used as detours and was told this was the responsibility of the contractor. Mr. Foster told the meeting a water cart already was available and he expected it would be in use that after- noon, In addition calcium chlor- ide would be applied as requir- ed. " The mayor expressed concern that brick catch basins on Main Street which formed part of an "existing storm drain that was to be continued in use, might become filled with dirt. Mr. Foss ter said this had been anticipat- ed and access to the tiles from the catch basins had been seal- ed with sand bags. The meeting discussed incon- veniences resulting from the public being prevented from crossing on Main Street because of the excavation. It was indi- cated that during similiar con- struction in Exeter last year, ramps arid cross ways had been provided at intersections. It was agreed• to investigate the feasi- bility of similiar cross ways be- ing provided here. The, YundeafeCann represen- tative said it was hoped to have the' block between Goderich and John Streets back filled by this weekend and this would permit easy crossing. It was agreed a further section south of Gouin- lock Street would be opened so teat water main` construction could alt continued to the loca- tion of the first valve south of the town hail. Discussions regarding a sche- dule for sidewalk construction will be taken next week when the contractor has had an op- portunite to determine any de- lays that might occur in re- moving existing concrete. In the meantime the layingW the 60" sewer along Maihhto Huron was well underway and was expected to be completed this week. The drain extends west on Huron three tile lengths where it will terminate pend- ing the completion of a further phase in the, storm drain pro- gram.. Specialists to Check School Insurance