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The Huron Expositor, 1976-08-19, Page 1: . :,.,r::°.,.'„,;a4. EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IS BINGO NIGHT ,-. Every Friday night in Seaforth Is Bingo night and people SuOli as Elmer Lee of Clinton come to Seaforth to play. More about, the game and some of the people who play it write found on pages' 4 and 5. , (Staff Photo) 4, B of. Ed staff ets 15% subject to rais A1B • Whole No. 5661 117th Year so . • • J - SEAPORTH ONTARIO- TI-ROOSPAY , AUGUST 19, 1976 -- 18 PAGES ' 10.00;Yegin, 4vance *0; cojOmits•• COU oi CI ••••• (By John Miner) he Public • Utilities Commis- sion has a. dump truck and backhoe, but almost didn't get a loan to pay; for them, at town council Moria .ay' night.• The PUC last week decided to apply to council for approval of a $15,000 bank loan to pay for the recently purchased backhoe and dump truck. The Commission had originally planned tOlialrfcit the•^ equipment out of revenue, but has been unable to come up with the money. PUC Chairman Ed Daly pointed out that the PUC had added expenses this, year with the sewers going ip and more build-% ing permits than issued, Moneyt, has to be spent providing services when new permits are issued. The Commission at one point considered seeking an extension of credit :from the dealers they had bought the equipment from,, but rejected the idea. PUC Manager Walter Scott said that the PUC'should be able to pay off the, loan before the current commissioner's term of H.PUC loan for backhoe squeaktjhr6ugh council Clerical and secretarial staff employees of ,the Huron County Board of Education will receive a 15 percent raise as the result of a "How, can we be assured they will pay this off before the end of the year?" asked councillor Bill Bennett. •' "I thought the tripling of the water rate was 'supposed to cover extra water expenses," said councillor John Sinnamon. Charles Campbell wanted to, know where the, financial state- ment was that council had 'requested. Mayor Cardne said settlement ratified by board members Monday afaternoon. The memorandum of settlement with Local 1428 of the Flannigan in McKillop Township last Tuesday night. Bennewies are in charge of the program this summer run under Experience '76. Pat and Vicki which is being (Staff Photo) Meeker, Maureen IVIcTeer and Al placed third in CCNA- general excellence 'competitions. Along with a commemorative plaque, the Expositor editor received a selection of Canadian reference' books. Another Huron County paper, the Goderich Signal Star, won third prize for best all round newspaper in the 2500 to 3999 circulation size range. The Arn- prior Chronicle placed first and the Midland Times was second. Beacon Herald and the London Free Press. Mayor Cardno said the town did not advertise the job in Municipal' Walla , the provinces's main anunicpal magazine because it would have taken 30 to 60 days for an ad to appear there, "We could have delayed two more months but we wanted to allow acting clerk treasurer Ernie Williams to get away and we wanted to make a change before the end of our term," she said. The present council faces an election in December. Mr. Crocker, who starts work on Monday, says his background as a former ceuncillor will be "definite help." 'There is constantly old business coming up," he said, adding that he's already familiar with Seaforth and its people. "There'll be drawbacks too, I've dealt with the- public for 15 y4,ars.rand I've learned that. I felt I had as much right to apply for the job as anyone- else, And.1 iglift to do &pod enough job to be the,. beat'" 'ark this tOwn...htts ever had." At the council meeting• Deputy Bill Dale said one other applicant -besides Mr. Crocker was interviewed. This personinad kinds of degrees hut no experience and .we preferred Jim's experience," Mr, Cracker's salary'was set at $14,000 a year, up $2000 from what former clerk Franklin and acting clerk Williams were paid. Mayor Cardno said the salary was .raised to encourage applicantS anebecauie it was felt that the clerk shOuld make more than first, class. constable. Mayor Cardno said that most members of council weren't aware that councillor Crocker was going out of business when. the former clerk left. She agreed that council and the new clerk would probably "take a lot of flack. But should you deprive a person, because it doesn't look gOod?" The new Clerk is on six month probation. This isn't the first time that a farmer councillor has been named S Ottle s clerk. In 1965 .eduncillor 'Ernie Williams resigned after two months on council and applied for the clerk'S job that' was opened when Lyle Hammond resigned. He got the job and served for nine years until his retirement. He's been acting clerk 'since July and will stay on for a few weeks to help- the new clerk, Mayor Cardno said. "It's just unfortunate that everything happened at the same time'' The` new clerk and his wife Helen, a teacher aftliiiton Public School, live in Tuckersmith. They have four children. T he. crockers . lived in Newmarket before they moved to Seaforth and Mr. Crocker worked 'for a shoe company in Toronto. Charles Campbell wanted to know where the 'financial state- ment was that council had.... requested from the PUC. Mayor Cardno said that she had reminded the Commission of thel' . request but had not yet received the statement. Mayor Cardno said that the Commission was responsible for not correctly calcUlating when (Continued on Page 3) Canadian Union of Public Employees Calls for a 15 percent increase in salary with eight percent being retroactive to January 1, 1976 and payable immediately. The balance or lesser amount approved by the Federal Anti Inflation Board will be held in trust until a ruling is made. Several changes in benefits from the previous contract were agreed upon. Union members met August 11 and ratified the memorandum of settlement. The board will pay 00 percent of ' the. • employees' OHIP premiums: Presently it pays 75 percent. Four weeks vacation with pay after 10 years of service will be granted. The Board will implement the sick leavp plan as follows: • employees with seniority entitled to two days per month sick leave. • unused balance of sick leave may accumulate to a maximum of 240 days. - no deduction from sick leave credits for absence compensable by _Workmen's Compensation Board unless employee wishes, compensation payments supplemented to amount of normal salary. • No deduction from sickleave credits for vacations, and paid holidays. that ()tad during employee's absence because of illness or injury. cash settlement Of 50 percent of sick leave accumulation when 'employee with 12 or more years continuous service terminates eMplOytilent for any reason subject to , the limitations that employee „if re-employed by the B6ard is not eligible for a second gratuity - employees who die in service shall hage cash settleinei(t paid to next of kin; - Maximum gratuity is one-half salary et tint of terittination. The Huron Expositor has won the top award for editorial writing in member papers of all sizes in the Canadian Community, News- payers Association competition for 1975. The Jack Sanderson Award, Sponsored by the Canadian Bank- ers Association, was presented to Expositor editor Susan Mike at the CCNA convention in Halifax on Friday. The Expositor won 'the award, which is "intended to recognize writing of a national focus which contributes to a better under- standing of human relationships in Canada between individuals, regions or races" for a March 27 editorial which called for more Canadian content in our schools and our media. The Kamloops News and the Clinton Cache Creek Pioneer,L boil) from British Columbia, placed second in , the editorial competition and third prize went to the Miskissauga News of Ontario. The Expositor has won four provincial awards for excellence in the past five years. In 1974, its sister paper, the Brussels Post, Hampel, vice president of Benton and Bowleg, a New York advertising agency. COF is not 100F which has been fined $13,000 on misleading advertising and sales charges. Walter McClure of the Constance COF, says that there is no connection between the two groups, although' both sell insur- ance to their members. • OMB ok's arena debenture - The Ontario Municpal Board hes approved a $100,000 debenture for. renovations to the Seaforth arena, but the town may not get its full Wintario -grant unless more donati..s come in. Slightly over $41,111 has beep raised through donations to, date, according to councillor Charles Campbell, -hut $3,178 is till needed . in order to match the grant dollar for dollar. "Those intending to donate really should do it now or it will be too late," said councillor Wayne Ellis. Several suggestions for raising more money were, brought up at Monday's council meeting. Mayor 'Cardno suggested a cat draw, but this was rejected on the basis that there' were so many draws on the go now. "I think now that people know we have OMB approval and will be going ahead this fall they will come forward with a donation," said councillor Charles Campbell. But he pointed out - that attendance at fund raising committee meetings has been very low. "It's really pretty sad,"he said.' "It's the people who have done all the hollering and screaming tkat are the ones sitting back and doing nothing, "said councillor Ellis. Council decided to instruct Kyles, Kyles and Garrett to go ahead and complete the detail , drawings for the renovations iu preparation for the call . of tenders. The tenders should be, called and ready to go in less than six weeks time. The importance of keeping Seaforth's arena in vett operating condition *ha emphasized by Councillor Charles Campbell. "With aa,11 the arena closings we can't afford to leepardiztothe operation 'of ours, especially Whin the Structural repairs were considered up to standard," he said, (Continued orinPage 11) CAMPING OUT — Twenty-two youngsters from Brodhagen play school had a chance to sleep in the great outdoors on the farm of Pat • *As Mayor breaks tie 1 office is Up, in December. "It is going to be awful close. I don't' think we should be doing anything that isn't absolutely necessary," he said: "We SIfOillcT iiiitThave bought the equipment then if we have to refuSe services on behalf of that equipment," said Mayor Cardno. IvIethbers of council were even less sympathetic with' the PUC's EXPOSITOR WINS NATIONAL AWARD — Huron Expositor editor Susan White accepted the Jack Sanderson Award for editorial writing from Mike Gausden of the Canadian Banker* Association at the Canadian Community Newspapers Assodiation convention in Halifax on Friday morning. The winning editorial, which appeared in the March 27, 1975 Expositor, called for,mpre coverage of Canada in our schools end our media, and won in competition with other member papers-of all sizes in Canada: Along with the plaque commemorating the award, Ms. White receivecra selection of Canadian reference books. (Photo by Steve Dills) Expositor wins nail al editorial writing award Seaforth council appointed former, cpuncillor Jim Crocker as die'town's new clerk-treasurer at their meeting Monday night. Mr. Crocker, 33, Was a councillor for three and a half years until he resigned July 13 and was in the retail shoe business in Seaforth for nearly five years-until he closed his store early this summer. During his second term, he was head of council's finance and general government cominittee Although Mr. Crocker was still a council member when former clerk Bob Franklin was asked to resign early in July, he and Mayor Betty Cardno said it was just coincidental that his business closing and the clerk's job became empty at about the same time. "There's no collision involved," the mayor said. There were only, three applicants tor the clerk's job, which was' advertised in the Huron Expositor, the. Stratford Seaforth area members of the Canadian Order of Foresters are Shirley Keller is the Signal Star concerned that the public is editor, confusing them with another Charles MacLean of Camrose, fraternal organization, the Inter- Alberta was named the 1976 '0* national Order of. Foresters, CCNA president, succeeding . Ernie Neufeld of Weybilrn, Saskatchewan. Expositor publisher A.Y. McLean and Mrs, McLean attended the four day convention at the Hotel Nova Scotian. Mr. McLean is a 'past president of CCNA. Susan and Andy Wliite „.. "We invite thez-, public, hi ,attended for three days, general and any of our -policy Among the• key note speakers owners to contact the head office were George Finstad of CBC's of Canadian Foresters Life, With Marketplace, • Progressive any questions concerning 'our Conservative leader Jee Clark, marketing methods, oar Mumblel sports commentator Howie position or our ,products. We (Continued on Page 41 ICJ . •