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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-05-14, Page 1The first colurrin After thirteen miles of road Robin McAdam and Greg Sinker don't even seem to be slowing down as they near home in the walkathon for funds for their hockey team, held on Saturday. Everyone finished the walk and in very good time, some in 'such good time that our photographer couldn't catch up with the winners to take their picture. Greg and Robin were second.—staff photo. Education '70, an experiment in education organized and run by students, took place last week at C.H.S.S. Topics ranged from Facism •to Communism and from pollution to computer programming. Here in a seminar held in the courtyard, John Howe {centre) speaks on free school—staff photo. lF Inns, educatierial televisioni physital education and music all were a pert of the program for Education Id. Here one bf the most popular 'people who helped out the sereitiars, John Lodge of Goderich, sings felittengse-staff photo. Hilton 10th. YEAR N. 20 CLINTON„ ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1970 PRiCE Pg.11. cOPY 15.c, Amiolummoloimmoloponnollummwommommornipplummouifillmolooloommomiloolliwoofigoollooloolitmlownlormillifilliopowilmoomilowoluolowolloillw000liffiinnolopOomomommomoffimounimoloomonfipllowilimpolooliglimiwooliowlyffillooppowmfoifoloilinpolommoollowilionom•poyolow.gomoiloilinwiploifiloopolmompowoloomoffigimmo Despite A tout: taxes jump 7.5 mills ir Area students graduate from college 91;410 that I shall never see, A poem lovely as a tree." Two weeks ago we received a novel memo through the Mail. It was from the National Forestry Association and was called a "living reminder of Forestry Week." It consisted of a spritee seedling pealed in a plastic bag and although it was a little worse for wear, it was still alive, The editor took it home and, because it was still very small, planted it in a large flower pot, Well Smokie Bear, not only forest fires destroy trees, • Some time during last Wednesday night the little spruce met an ignominious end. The cat ate it. Call us supermen. Last week we picked up a whole town, lock, stock and barrel and moved it several hundred miles. We shifted the town of Yellowknife, population a little under 4000, from the Northwest Territories to the Yukon in a story about _council agreeing to send a pound of earth to that town to build a centennial garden. In journalism mistakes are bound to happen, especially When people are working against deadlines, but there are three places where a journalist is never suppose to goof because the goof is so noticeable: in headlines, in pictures and on the front page. We hit 100 per cent on all three last week. The mistake mentioned above appeared in both the headline and story on the front page. And for those Of you who are still trying to make sense out of the picture on the front page of the second section, try standing on your head. It works wonders. * * * Work at the ball park is progressing well. Sunday morning 14 Kinsmen and 22 volunteers turned out to help with the sodding and finished in record time. All the sod was laid, and the crew was finished by 11 a.m. How do you cover something like Education '70? That was a problem for our reporter Friday, the only day he managed to take in the experiment at C.H.S.S. There Was so much doing in se many places that it was almost impossible to decide what to do first, But we tried. The results can be seen elsewhere on the front page. Congratulations to • all studenta wild took part for an excellent show. Who would knock a little birdie around? Well, some kids at the high school have been and have been doing such a good job that they won the thiron,Perth Badminton Championship and one craven at the 'W,O.S.S.A. tournee, Our editor used to play a little badminton, but With all the experts around Clinton he decided to give up the game before Seines:Me challenged hitn tar a game and thoroughly embarrassed Councillor Russ Archer called Clinton'S 1970 budget the work of a master when be brought it before council for approval Thursday night. The councillor was referring to the work done by The Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Province of Ontario, Burkard Baron von Muellenheim-Rechberg addressed the annual VE-Day banquet of Clinton Legion Branch 140 on Monday evening. Nearly 220 war veterans and Clinton district persons attended this 25th anniversary of the end of World War Two. The roast beef dinner was one of the largest ever served by the Ladies Auxiliary of Clinton Legion. It was "Navy Night" at the Legion as the speaker was a to reorganize Huron County Fedefation of Agriculture last week tabled a motion for further study which would have reorganized its whole structure. The hew structure for the federation would have split the county into five districts rather than the township units now used. Other points were: * The districts would have no boundaries but would include about 250 members each. * Each district would have its own executive, including secretary. ' ' *Each district would send a representative to members' meetings in Toronto. The county federation would co-ordinate the efforts of the &hitt. • The District Would farm the policy of the organization. The general attitude of those present at the meeting seemed to be against the Move. One member painted out the proper impIernentatien of the plan would require More than five times the present membership, Another called for the inclusion of as many as possible in the decision making of the organization and felt that this Weather 197b 1969 HI LO Hi LO May 53 32 62 46 43 29 61 .43 59 22 74 55 68 .38- .70 45 18 41 48 83 10 19- 45 51 35 11 72 44 50 36 tin ,,23" .clericAreasnrer Llehn Livermore indrawing up the budget. But even the master's touch couldn't keep taxes from climbing, Councillor Archer reported a 7.5 mill increase in residential mill rate to 135 mills and a 9.2 increase to 149.4 mills for businem, a record high. The councillor's statement was referring to the fact that taxes had risen only 7,5 mills while education taxes alone had jumped 9 mills. Councillor Archer said the raise was kept as low as possible; by using up last year's $10,000: surplus and by using fundS which had been budgeted last year for a drain but never used, Despite holding the line in most areas, the budget calls for increases in others. ' Polick protection will cost $6000 morel this year because of increased salaries and a new cruiser. Public' works received a $2300 budget raise and sanitation, an extra $1800. Recreation is up $4000. The county rate, howeverr will be down by $2700. Total budget for the year is $507,009 with inajo' expenditures including,, education $174,000, up $29,000 from last year; public works; $89,300; police $38,0001 recreation and community services, $49,522; sanitation and waste removal, $18,941; county levy, $61,220; general To save . costs in providing quarters for expansion in the Clinton area, Ontario Hydro will take over one of the major buildings of CFB Clinton, now being phased out by the Department of National Defence. by British warships and aircraft, After being taken prisoner, the Baron said he had to pick up many of the Bismarck sinking's details from published stories. Baron von Muellen- heim-Rechberg spent the remainder of the war in Prisoner of War camps in Britain and Canada. From 1943 to 1946 he was at a POW camp at Bowmanville, Ontario, where he continued studies in law, history, languages and music. In 1949 he graduated from law school in Frankfurt and in 1952 joined the West German foreign service. He became Consul General to Ontario in April 1968. At the end of his talk, the Baron said he had come back to Canada to join hands again to build a better future for all. The speaker was introduced by Huron County's member of the Ontario Legislature, the Honourable. Charles S. MacNaughton, who is also Provincial Treasurer. Mr. MacNaughton had become acquainted with the Consul General through Ontario's Please turn to page 2 Separate school concludes salary BY WILMA OKE The fluron-Perth Separate S c hoot Board announced Monday night that negotiations with the teachers ' had been concluded. Trustee James Morris, chairman of the Personnel and Salary Negotiating Committee, reported a teachers' pay increase of 9.5 percent over last year's agreement. The salaries for 197Q will ,total $915,266 as compared to $837,614 in 1969 contract. This will mean an increase of $300 to each teacher across the whole Salary Schedule. The new salary schedule: Level 1, $5,$00 to $7,100 in Six years; Level 2, $5,800 to $8,200 in eight years; Level 8, $6,300 to $9,300 in 10 years; Level 4, $7,000 to $10,660 in 12 years; Level 5, $7,400 to $11,000 in 12 years; Level 6, $8,000 to $11,600 in 12 years; Level 7, $8,600 to $12,200 in 12 years. Some of the other provisions Which are changed frOrri last year's agreement include: Principals' allowance increased to 075 per claSStoOtri, up $75; the Board will pay 66 percent of government, $25,900. Income from taxation for th year is budgeted for $349,45C. Other sources of revenue includ rebates and grants from senie governments. Total residential assessmer t this year is $2,069,528 wit commercial pegged at $887,271 • Mayor Don Symons said I was bard for the council to hat a to cut back on their o', expenses for the year in order to try to offset the rise in school taxes, up about 6,5 per cent. Especially, he said, when the county board of education is adding more administrative staff. Iff the board needed more staff, he said, the town needed more staff too. He spoke of the council's desire to add an extra police officer and the need of a secretary in the town clerk's office. "We scrimp and save", he said, "and still the taxes go up." The mayor added that to his knowledge, the number of students at some schools in the county had decreased, but the cost of educating them had increased because of increased administration. The announcement was made this week jointly by Charles MacNaughton, provincial treasurer, and M.P.P. for Huron and R.E. McKinley, M.P. for Huron, both of whom assisted in negotiations, Ontario Hydro will acquire the supply building of the base effective July 1 for a price of $70,000. Tenders will be called shortly for converting the structure into office and service facilities. Before the announcement that CFB Clinton would be phased out, Ontario Hydro had made plans to erect a new office for the Clinton area at a cost of close to $300,000. At the request of the parliamentary representatives, Ontario Hydro reviewed the alternative of using existing facilities at CFB Clinton. Along with the supply building, Ontario Hydro will acquire 3.44 acres of land to be used for storage of vehicles and other service equipment. Alterations will begin early in July and the facilities are expected to be ready for occupation by October 1, 1970. The Clinton area of Ontario Hydro has experienced a space shortage for some years. With the transfer of the administration for some 2600 customers from Exeter to Clinton as of June 1, the existing office will be inadequate. Mr. MacNaughton and Mr. McKinley stated that both Ontario Hydro customers and taxpayers generally, should benefit from co-operation displayed by federal and provincial authorities in employing existing public facilities to maximum advantage. board negotiations hospital and medical insurance where it formerly paid 50 percent;. travel allowance for teachers when authorized will be 14 cents per mile, previously it was 10 cents. In summing up his report Mr. Morris commented the negotiations had gone smoothly. In other business the Board engaged Edward Rowland, 36, Dublin, as assessment officer and co-ordinator of plant Maintenance at a salary of $8,500 which is to be increased to $9,000 at the end of six months, with mileage at the rate of 14 cents per mile. There were 28 applicants for the position, Jack Lane, Business Administrator, reported. The Board accepted the recommendation of John Vintar, Superintendent of Education, that Gary J. Birmingham; London, be engaged as principal of St. Aloysius School, StratfOrd, to replace Sister Anaeleta who resigned. Kyles, Kyles and Garrett, Stratford, architects, are to be contacted to have someone from Please turn to page 2 Herman Gerrits, RR 1, Clinton, is a 1910 graduate of Centralia College of Agricultural Technology, The son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gerrits: RR 1, Clinton, he attended Calvin Christian School, Clinton before going to high school at Central Huron Secondary School. Following graduation, he plans to work at the University of Guelph. An impromtu assembly at which thank-yous were extended to seminar leaders and the organizers of Education '70 ended the three-day educational experiment Friday afternoon. Students and teachers alike who the News-Record interviewed felt the experiment was a success. The project was instigated, planned and co-ordinated by a group of 18 students to involve students more in their own education. It offered some 50 seminars from which the students could pick and choose. They dealt with such subjects as pollution, the psychology of sex, responsible communications, life Gordon Thomas Yea, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Yeo, RR 3, Clinton, graduated May 13 from Centralia College of Agricultural Technology. Gordon attended public school at S.S. no 9, Goderich Township. He received his secondary schooling at Central Huron Secondary Schdol, Clinton. in a commune, film art, conservation, Canadian- American relations and life in a convent. Among the most popular subjects were a foreign view of Canada, students' rights, life in a commune, Communism and the Far East, and general discussions with James Scott. Besides discussions there were programs on physical education, educational television, films and music. Programs for the shops were included in the experiment. Among the speakers were Dr. Andrew Mowatt, local minister who spent much time in the Far„ East; Mike Nickerson, a member of a commune; Paul Ski, program director fo CHLO radio James Photo John McCowan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G, McCowan of RR 1, Brucefield, is a 1970 graduate of the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology. He will receive his diploma at the Graduation Exercises on May 20, when the speaker will be Hon. Wm, A. Stewart, Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food. Mr. Everett Biggs, Deputy-Minister, will present the diplomas. in St. Thomas speaking on the history of rock music; and Tom Hendry, literary manager of the Stratford Festival. Unable to attend was Charles MacNaughton, provincial treasurer and local M.P.P. Members of the student body who co-ordinated the whole project were Julie Walden, Becky Howse, Joan Aggerholm, Wendy Bird, Bill Cummings, Bryan Williams, Doug McVittie, Bjarne Christensen, Martha Newland, Kathy Hendrick, Cathy McKinley, WayneGornall, Dale Tasker, Len. Lobb, Rob .,.toy,, Reg Thompson, Bruce Weary and Monica Gemeinhardt, Staff advisor of the experiment was Mr. Fox. new piece of purchased equipinelitAID Clinton Legion V-E dinner -C9.unci! . • • • gunnery officer on the German battleship "Bismarck," which sank the British battleship "Hood," and then was sunk itself in the Gulf of Biscay, off France in May 1941. Clinton district Navy veterans were honoured guests and were piped to seats near the head table. The Baron reviewed his training as a naval officer and his duties aboard the Bismarck on its trip through the Baltic Sea and out into the Atlantic, its encounters with British war vessels, the sinking of the Hood, and the sinking of his arm ship Federation studies plan structure meant at the county level. It was pointed out that the OFA's guidelines for setting up locals had called for 35 members in each local. Mrs. John Stafford, a county director, felt that as many members as possible should be at all county meetings. She said that direct service memberships had been initiated to get more people in the decision making of the organization and this plan would reverse that attempt. The motion was set aside because none of those who had proposed the change were there to defend it. The meeting endorsed two motions, one from Ashfield Township and one from Usborne, calling for the free use of schools in the county for meetings of any responsible group of taxpayers. Another resolution from the Usborne -- federation was amended to call for the exemption of batteries, oil filters and fuel filters, used for agricultural purposes, from provincial sales tax. The original draft had included only batteries. Mason Bailey reported on the members meeting in Toronto. He said that 21 townships in the province had been set up as objects of a pilot project to sell individual service memberships. Every farmer in these townships Would be contacted to buy a membership, Whether they did or did not buy, they would be asked to answer a qtiestiOnnaire as to their reasons. He also reported that a contest is underway for a design fox signs for all OFA members to display on the property.. German. Consul-General speaks public works department last Thursday night, but they weren't sure just what they should call it as they worded the motion to purchase the machine. Several members of council had been out to witness the machine from Beatty Farm Equipment Limited in action. They testified that it was a wonder in the way it could clean a catch-basin s in minutes and were sure it would be of great help to the town crew in that and many other duties. They saw it as a way to water streets,• to water the racetrack and even as a possible way of to put calcium chloride on the streets. But the council couldn't bring themselves to ask the town to buy a liquid manure tank so they tried to find a different name for it. One suggested "honey wagon" but this didn't meet with approval and finally they settled for the discriptive, but not-too-short, catch-basin cleaner, Ontario Hydro buys base supply building Students choose own programs in three-day Education '70 J 1'