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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-12-23, Page 1(Photo by Hook) on 122nd Year Whole No. 5837 • $1 7.00. a }Val' in adVance Single copie50 cents 36 PAGES -SEAFORTH, ONTARIO ,WEDNESOAY Decovinen 23, 1981 FIRST SECTION PAGES Al‘ A24 set PRCSS B of E defeated. A third motion made by Mr. Murray providing for a $3,500 increase in 1982 was also defeated. Several trustees said they preferred tv one-year contract rather than a two-year contract as was originally recommended. Referring t6 ,statements made that the superintendent is underpaid. Mr. Murray said. "if a guy making $35,000 is underpaid. what do you call a guy making $15.000, what in hell do you call him?" fourth motion increasing the salary to S40, A 000 a year was defeated by a vote of 8 to A fifth and final motion, increasing the salary to $42.000 a year was carried. Originally a tie vote,—with, trustees Marcy, William, Kinahan. Vincent Young, Vander- schott, and Greg Fleming voting in favour and trustees Arthur Haid, Lorraine Dever- Please turn to page 3 3. Snowmobile injury 4 A 26-year-old James Street man is now listed in good condition (Monday) at London's University Hospital as a result of a collision between a snowmobile and car near the railway tracks on Seaforth's South Main Street at about 3:10 p.m. Friday. Michael P. Marion has a back injury, and was operating the snowmobile which couldn't stop in time asit proceeded down Railway Street E., onto Main. Street. It was the 29th such eventjtereijo town. More photos inside the Expositor.), BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Heated discussion prevailed at Dublin as the Huron-Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board settled 1982 salaries for its four administration employees. - Trustees were particularity outspoken about the proposed increase for the superin- tendent of business and finance. A personnel committee recommendation , increased the 1981 salary of ,S35,000 to $42.000 from Jarniary 1. 1982 to January 1. 1983,. Trustee Ron Marcy said the 1981 salary is well below the prdvinciat average of $42 of other separate school boards. He said the increase is in an effort to get caught up to the provincial average. Trustee Ron Murray did no agree. "How do I explain it (a 3".000 increase! to the 1,000 people laid off-in Perth Comity." ' he asked. "It's easier to justify than trusfees going to conventions." said Mr. Marcy. The board had budgeted $5,000 in 1981 for convention expenses, Mr, Marcy said but over $8,000 was actually spent. A tbtal of five trustees attended two conventions, one in Saskatoon and the other in Calgary. "Did you go out west" asked Mr. Murray? Mr. Marcy said he did: but it was a few years ago. "The money situation was different." Defending. the recommendation, Trustee Ernest Vanderschott said he would explain to the taxpayers the superintendent "is a top quality man" and is worth the increase. The recommendation was defeated by a vote of 6 to 6. Director of education William Eckert explained that a lack of a clear majority automatically defeats the motion. Twelve trustees were present. with two absent. Chairman John:O'Leary left the chair for this vote only, to enable him to cast a vote. The car was driven by Terry Laframboise, A second motion referring the matter back 32, of R.R. 4, Seaforth. who wasn't injured. to the,,•personne1.- committee waimi-alsor . ' A SINGING FAMILY — At the Legion Christmas Party on. Sunday the. Nelson Family sung up' a storm. Councillors stay at $900 Reeve gets raise tvft eKilltsji 'Councillors increased remunera- tion for the township's reeve by $150 at their final regular meeting of 1981 at Winthrop Monday. The motion came from deputy reeve Marie Hicknell, who noted because of an oversight Reeve Harvey Craig's remunera- tion stayed the same last year, when councillors increased their pay. The reeve's yearly stipend rises from $1,000 to $1,150. Nursing home Christmas: Kicis, cards and kisses full day and paid at a rate of $50 per meeting. Council's allowance for Conventions will remain the same. $30 including registration' fees. Council h'as determined tax instalment dates' for 1982 will be. May 28 and Oct. 15. Meanwhile, council members decided there will be no increase in their remuneration for 1982. which will remain at $900. A tender for fuel from Ross Scott Fuels (Sunoco). Brueefield, was accepted which involves the follovVing net costs (including taxes and discount): gas. .321 cents per litres; diesel fuel :347 cents per litre; fuel oil. .2370 cents- per litre. Five tenders were received, only four on time. At its meeting earlier this month council decided to investigate purchasing its own fuel tank so it wouldn't be tied into any particular tender and might create a more competitive bidding situation. But roads superintendent Wayne ,Dolmage reported a 500-gallon tank would cost well in excess of 35,000, and council scrapped the notion. Council also made its board appointments for 1982, with the deputy reeve and three councillors returned to the posts they held this year: Art Anderson, Ansable-'Bayfield Conservation Authority; Bill Leeming. Mait- land Valley Conservation Authority; Marie Hicknell, Seaforth Community Hospital and Bill Siemon. Blyth District Fire Area. Mr. Siemoo was also made alternate delegate to the Seaforth fire Area -Committee, in the event Reeve Craig is not able to attend, Council increased its mileage allowance from 27 cents pentomile. to 35 cents. Remuneration for special meetings remains at $25 per meeting, save for meetings that go beyond five hours which will be defined as a Locals on Channel 11 Sunday Most of Katismavik crew leaving Seaforth A majority of the young people in the federally-sponsored Katirnavik program at Seaforth and Goderich have completed their first three-month rotation and gone home for the holidays, before rotating, on to Vancouver in the first week of January. There were 33 youths in the first rotation in three groups of equal number including 11 at R.R. 2 Seaforth living in the farmhouse the program has rented from James Scott. Eighteen of the 33 have but 15 will remain through the holidays and will spend their time doing more rotating, among the This involvement in, drama is part of the therapy which the Manor practises to get . residents involved. Acting out the Christ- ' ; mas story is relatively easy since they have known it since childhood. Memories are an important part of II Christmas. All year long the residents !! exchange stories. Christmas is no except- ion. 1. Mrs. Bode finds that the decorations often will spark someone to remember one thing and the discussion will follow from there. One day she put up some ChristMas bells and "Oliver MacKay started to tell us about the bells on the horses at Christmas time. Then' some of the others began reminiscing about sleigh rides and that's what they talked about for the afternoon." Out near the Christmas tree in Kilbar- chan's front room, Oliver MacKay is visiting with his brother Charles. both ' residents of Kilbarchan. :Thinking back to his days-in public school. Oliver remembers the annual Christmas pageant and spelling bee. As they didn't each have dictionaries. the children were told to heed the spelling from • the Huron Expositor. When one girl spelled i raccoon "raccon'', the teacher scolded her for not studying. "The girl protested saying , that it was spelled that way in the Expositor and so it had." says Oliver. By this time Oliver is laughing so hard there are tears Please turn to page 3 , day. One of the local churches provides gifts for those residents who have no family at all. Gifts range from necessary articles of clothing to watches and wallets. CARRIED HIS CARD AROUND When she came to visit an elderly relative at the Manor. one lady brought some cards for'a few of the other residents. Thrilledby this thoughtful gesture. Charlie carried his around for weeks, showing everyone until it was worn at the edges. As she received more, cards than she knew what to do with every Christmas. the lady was stunned by Charlie's delight at his card. Many of the residents. like Mary Neville. make Christmas gifts for family members and friends. Some ,participate in the Manor's ceramics program so make ceram- ics gifts for their families. All these activities before Christmas play a part in the patients' therapy and care. In recent years. the nursing homes have put more emphasis on activation as part of the residents' total care. Downstairs in the semi-lit room, a dress rehearsal is in progress. ,DresSed in costumes they made themselves, a dozen Manor residents are acting out the nativity - e fle•-its-arrgets•.• wise men. shepherds and Mary and Joseph. they sing carobs' and recite their lines. Tomorrow is the main performance when all their friends in the home will see their show. three Katimavik residences at Seaforth and Goderich, before movinji on to Vancouver with the remainder of their group early in the new year. Group leaderS and co-ordinators remain in place while these regular, three- month . rotations take place. so Larry McKnight remains Seafortlrgroup leader and Charlene Sheard remains coordinator of ail three local groups. The next rotation of youths into Seaforth and Goderich happens the first week in January. The new group has spent its last three months at Waterloo, Quc. A good way to laugh off all that Christmas turkey' might be to tune in to CHCH-TV (channel 11. Hamilton) this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. That's because Seaforth and area people, including two local whistlers who hide their heads and paint faces on thlir stomachs. will be featured on the weekly. half-hour program "New Faces." Not only the entertainers are local. The audience too is made up mostly of Seaforth and area seniors, who were bussed down to "steeltown" when the program was taped early in November. Television personality Dan McLean will host the Show. That's this Sunday (Dec. 2') from 6:30 to 7 p.m. (just before "60 Minutes") on channel 11 (ditto cable). • BRINGS BACK meMORIES.:—For Charlie (left) and Oliver MttoKaY, Christmas lea •great time to sit back and chat about Christmases past Visitors to KlIberelian will enjoy a real treat if the t.olaCKtiyit be 010 reminiscing about earlier Christmases when Oliver played Santa Clain*. BY JOANNE RIMMER • She sat alone upstairs for she was unable to go downstairs to see her children. The lovely voices carried the carols up to her', bin she could not see them. Soon the singing stopped. It's over, But no. she heard footsteps on the stairs, running up to her room. Several happy faces appeared at the door. and better yet. a full tray ofcookies. The children entered her room then .entertained her with more carols. This tithe she could see their smiles. When the choir started "Silent Night". The elderly resident, began the deep harmony she learned long ago in German. Tears were in 'her eyes. For several' years the Seaforth Public School choir has been . making special ' moments like this for residents of Kilbar- chap and Seaforth Manor nursing homes. Many choirs participate in the homes' pre-Chrtstmas activities. "The residents hive to see the children. especially at Christmas" said Thelma Bode, Kilbarchan's activity co-ordinator. The choirs sing, visit, pass out treats and even give kisses. "The resident's Jove getting the kisrsse Bode eausasied they don't get very many" Mrs. Also unable to go downstairs to lutar the choir. Barry sat in his wheelchair at the top of the stairs. He heard the footsteps coming up the stairs. To his surprise and delight. his nephews Peter and Paul were leading the pack. When they threw their arms about him. 'it was obvious that this was Barn 's nicest present this Christmas, In addition to the treats the children bring, little Christmas goodies are provided by church groups and other service clubs and the nursing home staffs put extra effort into making Christmas treats. The decot4ations for the walls. Christmas trees and Windows are made by staff and residents in both Seaforth nursing homes. "They each get to put a -decoration on the Christmas tree" said Mary Finlayson. the Manor's activity director. "They get a big thrill out of hanging them on the tree. Even those in wheelchairs -wheel over -to help." Enjoying the peace and quiet of her own room, Mary Layton, 89, is busy making little Christtrits wreaths and stockings which will_ grace' Iter windows for the holiday season'. Over in the Manor, Mary Neville seeks the cutlet of the empty dining coons to finish the knitting orders shebas for Christmas. In addition to her own gifts. Mary makes beautifiil baby's outfits to order, Both homes Make sure that everyone 'a ill receive &gift under the (rte on Christmas Christmas concerts There were many Christ- mas concerts in the area this past week. See pg. A13, and elsewhere throughout the paper. SeasOnal stories Big upset Seaforth's Centenaires haven't had a lot of cheer about this Western Junior Hockey League season, with two wins in 25 games. But they bumped off one of the league's front runners, the 'Exeter Hawks, 4.3 at Hensall Sunday. See pg. A.14. The winner of the local merchants' Christmas mem- ories essay contest for senior citizenslsleatured. as well as sonic other fine entries, on Bah, humbug? No news Is good news, you Might very well say. Rut this Is not necessarily so here in Seaforth: See pg, 85, • it,1,211z " " He"