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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-02-09, Page 1Principal poser Area teachers seek sizeable salary hike annually to a high of $1,400. Most of the local teachers are in category one where the present rate is a minimum of $3,600 and a maximum of $5,300. Dr. Garnet Leitch, chairman of the Hay Township board, re- ported that his board had not yet received any requests from the teachers, However, the teachers' committee planned to meet with the board last night (Wednesday) at which time they will probably make their requests known. The board at South HuronDist- riot High School have not yet entered negotiations with their teaching staff either. Dr. R. W. Read, chairman of the committee which deals with staff salaries, indicated he ex- pected talks would commence in the near future. Reports from other secondary school hoards in Ontario sug- gests teachers are waiting to see what takes place in Toronto before they make their requests known to their own boards. Teach- ers in Toronto are seeking pay increases of up to 25 percent and have hinted they would strike if they do not receive satisfactory terms from the boards. A picking we will go A depiction of Snow White and the seven dwarfs will be among the picks are the seven little fellows, from left, Michael Statton, Jeff numbers presented by the Exeter figure skating club at their annual Newby, Blair Hearn, Tod Heywood, Richard May, Robbie Essery carnival at the arena, Saturday night. Lining up for action with their and Peter Martene. T-A photo north beach. On recommenda- tions of the Chamber of Com- merce and police department, lights are to be installed along the beach to cut down on dis- orders, but the village is not sure of the boundaries under their jurisdiction. The attorney-general's office will also be visited in regard to general policing policies of the village. A trip to OWRC is lined up to keep up to date on progress of the proposed water program. A grant of $325 was made to the Grand Bend recreation com- mittee to help defray expenses incurred in their successful minor hockey program, Four teams from the Bend are regular competitors in the North Lamb- ton hockey league. In other business, council; Learned that three boats are still docked on federal property -- Please turn to page 3 Grand Bend council remain undecided as to where their fire equipment and other town ve- hicles will be housed after May 1. Due to the increase in the provincial police force for the summer months, it will be necessary to move the fire hall quarters to another location. Two possible avenues of ac- tion have been considered by council. One is to have a new building constructed on the grounds occupied by the PUC. The other would have an addition to the present PUC structure. Specific plans are being drawn up this week to determine which project would be satisfactory and create the least cost to the tax- payer. Word has been received from the Ontario Municipal Board that a date has been set for the hear- ing of objections to the proposed water program for the village. The board will hold a general hearing on May 11 at 2 p.m. at which time all objectors and any interested residents will be able to sit in on the meeting. Clerk Murray A. DesJardins with the co-operation of Lamb- ton MPP Lorne Henderson is arranging meetings of council with several branches of pro- vincial government, during the upcoming Good Roads convention in Toronto. Council members will be ques- tioning the department of tourism and publicity regarding the part Grand Bend would play in new regulations just released assur- ing more safety of pleasure crafts. The new rules state that relief ports for craft in trouble would be set up every 25 miles. The delegation visiting lands and forest will be repeating a request of a year ago that the five mile limit for commercial fishermen be reduced to two or three miles. Under present regu- lations they must not lay their nets any closer than five miles to shore. The same department will be queried as to the amount of land owned by the village along the Ninety-third Year In UsbOrne Township, the teachers are asking for increas- es in the respective categories of from $500 to $800. Teachers eligible for annual increments would receive an additional $200 on those figures. The teachers' proposal calls for the minimum in category one to be raised from last year's $3,500 to $4,000. The maximum would jump from $5,000 to $5,- 600. In category two the minimum asked is $4,300 from $3,800 and the maximum goes from $6,100 to $6,900. Category three goes from $4,100 to $4,700 in mini- mum and from $6,700 to $7,600 in maximum. The final category would change from a minimum of $4,500 to $5,200 and the maxi- mum suggested by the teachers is $8,400 in comparison to the present $7,800. The request being made by teachers in Stephen Township range about the same, although most are $100 over those being sought by the Usborne teachers. They are seeking a minimum of $4,100 in category one, $4,- 400 in number two, $4,800 in number three and $5,300 in num- ber four. The corresponding maximums in the four categories are $5,800, $7,000, $7,700 and $8,500. Last year's figures were as follows; category one, $3,500 to $5,100; two, $3,800 to $6,100; three, $4,100 to $6,700; four, $4,500 to $7,800. The request would give teach- ers pay hikes of from $600 to $1,000. Those eligible for an- nual increments would receive an additional $200 over those figures. Board chairman Ross Brown said the teachers had been offer- ed raises of $300 across the board, plus the annual increment to those who are eligible. Price Per Copy 15 Cerfts EXETER, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 9, 1967 The area accident record got back on the right track this week as the local OPP detachment had only two accidents to investigate and both those were of a minor nature. Last Wednesday, Constable John Wright investigated a one- car mishap on Highway 81, about one mile south of the Crediton Road, involving William Douglas Kelly, Pembroke. He had been southbound on Highway 81 when his car went out of control, spun around, and knocked off three guide posts. Total damage .was listed at $200. The same amount of damage was reported in a two-car crash on Highway 4 at the southern limits of Exeter, Tuesday. Cars driven by William E. Heywood and W. G. Morley both of Exeter, collided near South End Service. The OPP investigated 21 oc- currences this past week, is- suing 38 warnings under the High- way Traffic Act and three charg- es. Five charges were laid under the Liquor Control Act. The officers spent '78 hours on patrol, covering a distance of 2,908 miles. Approve decor, fountain for centennial activities BIG JUMP Teachers at Exeter Public School are requesting the largest increases in the area — ranging from a low of 17 percent to a high of 30 percent, the latter figure including the annual in- crement that would be received by some teachers in addition to boosts in the respective cate- gories. William Huntley, who is chair- man of the board's teachers' committee, did not release the actual figures being requested by the teachers. However, he said the request- ed salary increases that would result range from a low of $900 Hay to join library, continue warble fight Exeter's Main St. will take on a "festive appearance" to mark Canada's centennial. Council Monday night approved an expenditure of between $700 and $800 to erect centennial dec- orations. These will consist of multi-colored two-way pole ban- ners and strings of pennants carrying the centennial symbol. The recommendation that the decorations be purchased was made by Joe Wooden, chairman of council's centennial commit- tee. Reeve Derry Boyle and Coun- cillor Ross Taylor balked at the suggestion, both indicating they felt the cost was too much. "It's an awful lot of money," Boyle stated. He was then told by Wooden that council would probably end up spending as much as $2,000 to mark the centennial year. Boyle also noted that another full-time man had been added to the works department and much of his time will be spent in look- ing after Riverview Park, which is being beautified as the town's centennial project. The banners and streamers will probably be erected in May. In addition to the decorations, the centennial committee sug- gested council should encourage homeowners to use flags and other decor on private residences and also to conduct beautifica- tion projects such as cleaning up properties, building flower gardens and landscaping. Wooden stated that council should show some leadership in this regard and clean up the town's pieces of pr ,perty scat- tered throughout the municipal- ity. GALA DAY The committee also reported discussions they had on the man- ner in which July 1 should be celebrated. The park will be of- ficially opened on this date. Some of the suggested pro- grams were: a platform program to officially open the park, danc- ing and entertainment, a parade, fire works, beard judging, log roiling and tug-of-war with neighboring councils. Wooden also said a beauty contest had been suggested, with entrants parading in old-fashion- ed bathing suits. Salary negotiations are under way between most area element- ary school boards and their teach- ing staffs. In all cases the teachers are requesting sizeable pay increas- es that range from just under 15 percent to almost 30 percent. Actual figures range from re- quests for increases of from $500 to $1,000. In addition to the requests from Resort councillors plan busy schedule Crash total shows dip the teachers to boost the figures in the respective categories, many will receive the usual annual increment of from $200 to $3Q0. This means they would get the increase in the category and the annual increment. This would provide pay increases of from $700 to $1,400 for some, None of the area salary sche- dules has as yet been settled. Board debates jaunt to Expo A possible trip to Expo 67 for some students at Exeter Pub- lic School was discussed at the board's meeting, Monday, but no action was taken. Information presented to the board showed that 41 students could be taken to Expo at a cost of $1,520. In addition to the trans- portation, this figure includes accommodation for two nights, two passes to Expo and a side trip to Upper Canada Village. Meals would be extra. One of the main concerns ex- pressed by board members was the supervision problem for such a trip. It was suggested that this almost made the trip impossible, but it may be reviewed at a later date. In other business, the board; Learned that the teaching staff would be attending a convention in Kitchener on February 17 and the students will be given a holiday. Heard a report of a workshop in Oshawa attended by Mrs. R. D. Jermyn. Appointed Mrs. Tom Pryde as their representative to the Ex- eter Library committee. Were advised enrolment had increased by six over the past month, bringing the total to 494. an inspector and persons to do the spraying. The tender call will appear in next week's issue. In joining the County Library System, members of council also appeared hesitant. They were among the last four municipali- ties in Huron to join. "I guess there's nothing to -- Please turn to page 3 Drawing pictures of a teacher is usually attempted behind their backs. In the situation above, Danny Blommaert has his subject, Usborne central school principal Allan Taylor close at hand, during the school's centennial observances. Paper wins top award Charge pair over thefts Urge tighter control on building bylaws Two more Clinton area men have been charged with break, enter and theft at the Centralia Farmers Supply two weeks ago. Charged were Robert W. Glazier and Wayne Riley. Another Clinton man, John Charles Shanahan, was pre- viously charged with the same offence and was convicted in Stratford court. He is awaiting sentence. The Exeter Planning Board expressed concern over the vio- lations of the zoning and build- ing bylaw in a letter to council, Monday. "We the members of the Ex- Firemen given salary increase Members of the Exeter Fire Department were granted pay increases by council, Monday. The boosts were slightly under those asked by the fire fighters. The new rates of pay were re- commended by the protection to persons and property committee and were contained in a written report submitted by chairman Ted Wright. He was absent from Monday's meeting, enjoying a holiday in Florida. Under the new scale the chief will receive an additional $75 a year bringing the salary to $200. The captain and assistant captain will receive $125 and $100 respectively and the lieuten- ant will be paid $90. Regular firemen will receive $70, which is an increase of $20. The rate for attending a la ac- tice session was boostea from $1.00 to $1.50, 50 cents less than the firemen had requested. Fire- men also receive $3 an hour for fighting fires. They had not ask- ed for an increase in that figure. eter Planning Board recommend that the building inspector be in- structed to supervise carefully all buildings, as provided for by building permit, ensuring that the zoning bylaw and the official plan are conformed with," they stat- ed. "It is further recommended that, when an application is made for a building permit for a new building or for an addition to an existing building the applicant must state specifically the uses to be made of all parts of the build- ii nngg thebourilodfing., , addition to an exist- Councillor Joe Wooden, the board's secretary, explained that — Please turn to page 3 Hay Township council decided Monday to join the new Huron County Library System and to continue their warble fly eradic- ation program, but they didn't appear too happy about either. A lengthy discussion was held on the warble fly program and councillors expressed concern over the fact their township in- spector failed to receive support from the provincial inspector during last year's spraying. On this basis, some members seriously considered withdraw- ing the program entirely this year. The problem last year arose when some objectors to the pro- gram refused to allow their cattle to be sprayed, although it is mandatory if cattle show signs of having warble fly grubs. Councillor John Tinney, re- marked it was pitiful that some farmers were so ungrateful for the township's efforts. He said he would favor get- ting out of the program for a year to see what the results were, Councillor Harold Campbell noted that if the program was withdrawn, those who wanted to have cattle sprayed would still do so, and those who didn't want the job done wouldn't bother. All agreed the program was worthwhile — and in fact neces- sary with so many western cattle coming into the area. They in- dicated they would personally have their own cattle sprayed whether it was mandatory or not. It was finally agreed to conduct the program again and Clerk Whitney Brokenshire was asked to call tenders for spray, powder, For the second year in a row, The Exeter Times-Advocate has been awarded first place in the Ontario Weekly Newspapers As- sociation class for papers pub- lished in towns under 3,500 popu- lation. Judging for the award covers all aspects of the newspaper from news and editorial cover ag e through to the printing and pro- duction. This year's winning list was completely dominated by Huron County papers. The Seaforth Hur- on Expositor placed second and the Clinton News Record was third. The T-A received one addition- al prize, a third place award in the competition for the best gen- eral news picture of the year. This category is open to all On- tario weeklies, regardless of size. The awards will be presented at the annual OWNA convention to be held in Toronto this week- end. Some departments dwindle Okay same date "I like the modern ones," quipped Clerk Eric Carscadden. The committee suggested a banquet should be held in De- cember at which time a citizen of the year would be named. This person would be presented with an appropriate plaque. In addition, other plaques would be presented to persons doing out- standing work in the community. No decision was made on any of these suggestions, but the committee was asked to present an estimated cost for conducting their activities. Works Superintendent J i m -- Please turn to Page 3 Seek information about Centralia Disturbed over the fact a Tor- onto airplane manufacturer has abandoned plans to locate at CFB Centralia, Exeter council this week decided to write two mem- bers of parliament to see what action could be taken. The subject was raised by Councillor Joe Wooden, who ex- pressed concern over thefaet the Toronto firm had apparently re- ceived little co-operation from Crown Assets Disposal Corpor- ation. It was on his suggestion that council decided to write the Hon. C. S. MacNaughton and Robert McKinley to see what action was being taken regarding the base, or what further action Council could take, "I think More co-operation is required from Crown Assets," Wooden remarked, adding he would like an explanation of why the firm had been unable to get satisfactory terms with the Con poratien. Review fair and suggest changes part of some committees in not getting their revisions in soon enough. —John Pym also reported that the draw tickets should be print- ed sooner so people would have more time to sell them, Name executive for local fair Thirty persons attended the annual meeting of the Exeter Agricultural Society held in the town hall, Thursday. They reviewed last year's fall fair and made plans for this year's exhibition. At a meeting of the directors, Howard Pym, left, was re-elected president and Harry Horn, standing, is first Vice- president. Garnet Hicks continues in the capacity of secretary-treasurer, T-A photo The Exeter Agricultural So- ciety met for the annual meeting, Thursday, and about 30 persons took a long, hard look at last year's fair with a view to making improvements. With Dalton Finkbeiner acting as chairman, here are some of the things they found: — Cattle exhibits have declined to where only two or three herds are present. Director Ed Hend- rick questioned if perhaps there shouldn't be more emphasis plac- ed on other than purebred herds So area farmers could compete. Sheep exhibits were dowr this year as two "regular" ex- hibitors have retired, — There was only one entrant in the poultry classes, Field crops continue to be competitive but many prizes for other crops were unclaimed be- cause there were no exhibitors, Bob Down said some parts of the division were ',falling down quite badly". — Bruce Shapton stated there was only one person exhibiting in the fruit and vegetable class. "If we lose him (Fred McClymont, Varna) it will be non-existent", he said. —Flowers made a good show- ing at the fair, but Betty North- cutt asked that better display tables be provided. She also re- ported some revisions wore necessary because some variet- ies on the prize list are not grown in Ontario now, — There was a good showing in the ladies' departments, In fact, it has readied the stage where an additional judge will be required to cut down on the work for the baking department, Mrs. Delmer Skinner reported the new prize list has already been print- ed in The Times-Advocate and additional classes have been drawn up for centennial exhibits, While last year's parade was conducted in the rain, Harry Hem remarked it was still suc- cessful. He advised that if a larger band was wanted for the parade, invitations would have to go out much earlier. — The school fair was down a bit, Mrs. Harry Dougall re- ported, She said some "drastic changes" were being made in this year's prize list, —Secretary-treasurer Garnet Hicks advised members that the delay in printing the fair book was the result of laxness on the CHANGE DATE One of the longest discussions was over a change of date for the fair. This was prompted by the fact the event is continually plagued by bad weather, and that area schools had informed di- rectors that s c h oo I children would no longer parade to the fair. The youngsters were soak- ed in the rain in 1966. It was finally decided to carry On as usual this year, but a.dOrn- mittee of Garnet Hicks, John Pym — Please turn to page 2