HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-11-13, Page 1Council authorized Clerk
Williams to sign a renewal lease
with the Canadian National Rail-
way for $10 per year plus taxes
for .the Seaforth bowling green
which is on land owned by the
railway. • The bowling club re-
imburses the town.
Council appointed the firm of
Clarkson, Gordon and Company
as auditors for the town at a
rate of $2700. per year, this
includes the books of the Public
Utilities Commission. The fee
-in 1968 had been $3000 but it
had included work for the pub-
lie school, the high school and
the separate school. Now no long-
er a requirement.
The capital fund of $360.
in the County Library fund which
belongs to the Ttiwn of Seaforth
has been.used to provide a park-
ing area at the Seaforth Library
and awnings are to be placed
on the south windows.
A letter was received from
the Planning Beard recommend-
ing certain changes in that port-
ion of the zoning by-law covering ,
signs and lighting for signs on
commercial property. Council
agreed a by-law be drafted to
cover the recommendations.
Clerk Ernest Williams was
authorized tin secure copies of
all registered plans of the Town
of -Seaforth of which there are
ag, from the Registry Office
in Goderich. He was given per-
mission to attend the annual
Meeting of Clerks and Treas-
urers of Huron in 'Clinton on
Tuesday.
Councillor Betty Cardeo re-
ported on prpgress in forming -
a Seaforth Fire Area Committee.
She said a draft agreement was
to be checked by the town's sol-
icitor and a by-law prepared.
For Public Works and San-
itation Committee Councillor
R.S.MacDonald reported on tree
removal, erecting of snowfences
and other duties of town work-
men. One of the town trucks
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First Section, Pages 1-8 BEAFORTH,,ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER .18, 1969 PAGES Single Alrear Adam.,
Replies received as a result
of the distribution of a Seaforth
Council resolution concerning
common standards in police court
sentencing indicate general Ap-
proval on the part of area
councils.
When Seaforth Council met
Monday evening, members were
advised that Bayfield, Exeter and
Goderich councils had endorsed
the Seaforth resolution. It was
noted from newspaper accounts
that Wingham and Tuckeismith
had also endorased the resolution.
The Ontario Provincial Police
acknowledged council's letter of
appreciation for assistance give
en Seaforth Town Police on the
night of October. 25 and the morn-
ing of October 26 when a major
disturbance occurred in the town.
They sta'ed that being warn I
in advance of possible troubl
and having men on the scene
when it happened was helpful.
The letter emphasized that the
OPP was required to act accord-
ing to the law on such an occasion
so that their behaviour would
stand legal scrutiny later..
Premier John Robarts said
the office of the attorney general
was investigating the situation
at the time of the disturbance
and Huron MPP Charles Mac
Naughton acknowledging receipt
of the . Seaforth resolution. The
Ontario Police Commission ad-
vised council it bad approved
the appointment of two auxiliary
constables for the town --James
Palin,and Ronald Dale.
e-eve
School isn't such a bad place after all these scholarship
winners decided following the annual commencement exer-•
cises at S.D.H.S. Friday evening as they recalled events
during their years in attendance. Seated and listening tb
Murray Edney as he reviewes the program are Bonnie
Kerslake, Rq.,.‘mary Blake and W44, Perrie who was top
scholar.--ganding are Brian Hodgert, Mary Bewley and
Karen Coutts. Each was a winner ,of one or more of the
awards presented during the evening. (Also see front page
of the Second Section) (photo by Phillips)
McKillop Tovinship council
at its November meeting approv-
' for $43,497 and road accounts
for $3,409.
Council is to apply 'to the
department of highways for in-
terim payment on subsidy for
highway expenditures 1010 this
year amounts to $96 .413.
Two tile drainage leans for
$1,300 each were approved by
council. •
Council has received permis-
sion from Ontario Municipal
board to issue debenteres on
three drains - Pryce, Winthrop
South and Driscoll drains. Es- ,
timated costs of ,these drains
are: Pryce, $17,745; Winthrop
South, $32,100; and Driscoll,
$19,200.
Provincial honor presentations were made to these area girls during achievement day at S,Dee ,e,
H.S. Saturday afternoon who have completed 12 projects, Receiving the awards were. Mary Ell-
iott, R.R. 5, Seaforth, Marie Veitch, R,R. 2 . Brussels and Gwen McLean, H.R. 2, Hensall .(also
see page 3) (Photo by Phillips)
Vary In Goodness Huron County Board of Educ-
ation conducts a good deal of
its business and makes many,
decisions in committee of the-
whole meetings which are barred
to the press and public. Officials
claim this is necessary In order
to get through a very large work
load.
For example, at the last
meeting onNovember 5 in Central
Huron Secondary School, a
motion was passed, without dis-
cussion in open Board meeting,
adopted the report of the com-
mittee of the whole "held on Oct-
ober 20, at the time of the pre-
vious regular meeting, containing
no less than eleven separate
items.
No discussion Der explan-
ation was offered for the benefit
of the press, although the chair-
man, John 11 Levis, Clinton,,
said later that the members of
the press could always askefer
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ross
received their Bachelor of Arts
Degree from Waterloo Lutheran
University at a Cqnvocation held
November• 2ndat Kitchener Mem-
orial Auditorium. They both
graduated 'With majors in English.
Mrs. Ross was the former
Linda Somerville, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Somerville,
R.R.#4, Walton. Mr. Ross is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Russ,
R.R.#2, Staffa.
explanations if they so desired.
The eleyen items carried ,in
committee ware listed as follows:
1...Established the overtime rate
for personnel required to be on
duty outside of their regular
working hours for the purpose
of supervising Board property
at $3. per hour, with a minimum
guarantee of $5; such overtime
to be certified by the Principal
of the school-concerned.
2. Established an overtime rate
for salaried office personnel
earning less than $'7,003. par
annum who are required to work
more than two hours beyond
their usual gritting time at any
given time at the rate ol time-
and-a-half; such overtime to be
authorized by the Principal and
the Business Administrator.
3. Established an overtime rate
for salaried office employees
earning less than $7,000. per
annum, who are required to be
Both Mr. and Mrs. Ross are
presently enrolled in the grad-
uate program at London
Teacher's College.
Attending the graduation exer-
cises were Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Somerville, Walton, Mr, and M rs.
Ken Campbell and family, Dublin,
Mr. and Mrs.. Maurice Wathke,
Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Al-
fred Ross Senior, Staffa and Mr.
and WS. Dcug, Hutchison,
Thamesford.
present at Board of committee
meetings for the purpose of re-
cording the proceedings at time
or time off in lieu of remuner-
ation.
4.„...Established the overtime rate
for nistodians and engineers who
are required to c.) perform emer-
gency repairs or services at
times outside their regular
working hours, at tiff,e-and-a-
half; the need for • such over-
time to be certified by the Busin-
ess Adm.nistrator or his deleg-
ate.
5. Authorized the making of an
Offer to purchase ' on a piece
of propefty. (The press learned
on incifiry that the property men-
tioned is at Seaforth.)
6. Authorized the advertising
for sale by sealed tender of 'the
Victor •Lauriston Public School,
Goderich. (R,B,Dunlop, Business
Administrator, said the property
had been advertised in the God-
erich paper and that four tenders
had been received. He also stated
that by the original 'deed, the
Town of Goderich would have
first choice ae a price of $17,000
which had been Set when transfer
had been made from the town
to, the school board.)
7. Agreed on the price to be
paid for the contracted caretak-
ing at Howick Central Public
Schpol.
8. Granted seen% increases of
$10. and $20. per week to Miss
Karen Coutts and Miss Margaret
Gordon, respectively; (employ-
ees' of the Board at head office
in Clinton.)
9. Established a fringe efit
plan for regular part-time e -
ployees working in excess of 24
hours per week:
(A) o Superannuation:In the event
that this groupevas able to achieve
required percentage, the Beard
Arould subsidize participation in
Ontario Municipal Employees'
Retirement System;
(Sick leaVe credits: Each em-
ployee to be allowed 12 days sick
leave per year with 100 per cent
of the unused balance being ac-
cumulative to a maximum of 120
days;)
(C) Special leave: Each employee
to be allowed, at the discretion
of the Director of Education, or
his delegate, up to three days
per year in any one year with-
out lose of pay, but deductible
from sick leave credits. Sick
leave credits will not be deduated•
nor salary lost for absence due
to funerals of immediate
relatives, jury duty, subpoena to
court in proceedings to which
the employee is not a party or
one of the persons charged, or
• (Continued on Page 2)
The Huron-Perth Separate
. Sehool Board' at its meeting in
St. James School, Seaforth, on,
Wednesday night granted permis-
sion to its Board of Arbitrators
to secure professional help, if
neeelee, in carrying out their
duties of assessing assets and
liabilities of sixteen boards that
combined on January 1, 1969
to form :he Huron-Perth Board.
custod_ans are to be re-im
bursed for tending to their
schools on the night of Hallowe'-
en, at the rate o f $2.50 per
hour.
Revised schedule for sec-
retarial help for all schools was
approved.
Park Gifts
, The following achetional gifts
to the Lions Club Park Cam-.
paign have been acknowledged
by the com.'nittee.
Si?aforth Old Boy $10.00
Ron Broom 8.25
Barney Hildebrand 5.00
Board. Learns r ,
Teachers
J,W.Coulter, superintendent
of schools, reported to Hurd'
County .Board of Education at
last week's meeting that a total
of 169 classroom Visits had been
made this, term.
`He also said that all 1969
Teachers'• College graduates and
all but six experienced teachers
hired in -1969 for elementary
schools had been visited; that
31 of secondary school staff hir-
ed in 1969 had been visited;
and that seven programme con-
sultants from the regional of,
lice had visited the county. .
Evening classes are under-
way 'in four secondary schools
with following enrolment and
classes:
Central Huron, Clinton, R.
Whitely, principal: 188 enrolled
in ten classes; Goderich DCI,
C. Kalbfleisch, ,principal: 160
enrolled in six classes; F. •E.
Madill SS, Wingham, 'E. Beard,
principal: 106 enrolled in six
cl sses; South Huron DHS, Ex-
et le 326 enrolled in 14 classes.
ourses rtin for approximately
21 weeks, fee for a course is
$1 or $15 depending on sup-
plies.
"I hear pupils and 'parents
complaining about. some of the•
,teachers," cemmentedJohnHen-
derson, Seaforth, representative
on the Board for Clinton, Hul-
let and Seaforth. • '
"Do you think, Mr. Coulter,
there are many in the County
that are not good teachers?"
Eyebrows were ,raised as
the superintendent considered his
reply.
- He said, "There are vary-
ing degrees of goodness in teach-
ers." He added that one or
two names may appear shortly
before the Board for consider-
ation.
"After the inspection of 169
classrdoms, when can we expect
a report?" John B. Lavis,Clin-
ton, Board chairman asked Mr.
Coulter. "What system .have we
got? W' en shbuld we ask for
and expect it?" -'
"If you expect a report on
more than 600 teachers, if that's
what you 'want, then it.may take
quite awhile," Mr. Coulter re-
plied.
D.J.Cochrane, direCtor of
education, suggested to Mr. Hen-
derson that if there were any
complaints about the teachers,
they should be reported to the
superintendent and himself.This
was the way it should work.
W.H.Knisley, one of the two
assistant superintendents of
schools reported that subject
councils are being. organized,
grouping the elementary schools
with the secondary school con-
cerned, "Teachers are indicat-
ing keen interest and co-oper-
ation," he said.
The book we'd like most to
have on a desert island is
one that tells how to make a
radio transmitter out of sea
shells and gull feathers.
District Couple
Earn Arts Degrees
Members of Seaforth legion marked Remembrance Day with a
banquet Saturday evening when three members were honored. Col.
S. W. Archibald, president when the branch was formed forty, years
ago, Mend Netzke and Hartman liaisser were made life members. On
Sunday the annual Church parade was held and veterans attended Ser-
vipe in First Presbyterian Church. The Remembrance Day service
followed on Tuesday in Victoria Park In charge of Legion president
Wm. Dalrymple. The S.D.H.S. Girls Band led the parades on Sehday
and Tuesday. (Staff Photo)