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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-12-08, Page 1CENTRALIA ROYALTY — Crowned as Queen and King of Centralia College of Agricultural Technology Friday night were Teresa On- drejicka, R.R. 1, Exeter and John Dortmans, R.R. 1, Strathroy. Photo by Norm Hyde 'Dad' will have chat over dump inspection been completed by Monday and that the teachers' vote to accept the ratification would settle the issue. The negotiations broke down due to differences arising from basic pay rates for teachers and pupil-teacher ratios. The set- tlement removed the pupil- teacher ratio from the contract talks and turns it over to director John Cochrane Who has been given the authority to determine the ratio in the future, A committee consisting of Cochrane, three teachers and three board members will determine the ratio in the future. Cochrane said the pay rates are established in seven categories, depending on the teacher's qualifications and experience. He said four of the categories involve teachers with degrees and the remainder are for teachers not holding degrees, The new rate for category D teachers, the lowest category, is from $9,840 to $13,140 after six years' experience; category C ranges from $10,415 to $15,365 after nine years; category B is from $10,990 to $18,490 after 10 years; category Al for teachers holding degrees is from $12,040 to 09,540 after 10 years; category A2 is $12,590 to $21,090 after 10 years; category A3 is from $14,170 to $23,670 after 10 years; and category A4 is from $14,290 to $25,040 after 10 years. The rate of pay for vice- principals is the same as that of the teachers, except they receive an allowance for holding the position, Principals are paid at a higher rate and are also defined by category, depending on qualifications and experience. Principals in cattegory D are paid between $13,200 and $15,200 after two years' experience; category C receive from $14,950 to $19,750 after four years; category B receive from $20,500 to $25,400 after four years; categories Al and A2 receive from $26,250 to $31,050 after four years; and categories A3 and A4 receive from $27,100 to $3 after four years. Cochrane said most of the county principal* are in the top two pay categories, while the majority of teachers are in categories B, A2 and A3. The contract is for one year and is retroactive to the beginning of September, Cochrane said the settlement is within the amount the board speculated on when it struck the costs for teachers' salaries in its 1077-78 budget. The county's secondary 50001 teachers are still negotiating their contract with the board, Those talks are also being han- dled by a mediator. 900 EXETER, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 8, 1977 One Hundred and Fifth Year Price Per Copy 25 Cents 147 Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex dvoc & North Lambton Since 1873 Board vetoes bid to drop football The South Huron Rec Centre board of management were finally able to hold a meeting last week, although they had to wait for an hour after the appointed starting time to reach a quorum of four on Thursday, Only two members showed up for a Exeter backs world vote Although agreeing that nothing would ever be done about the situation, Exeter council this week did concur with a resolution calling on the nations of the world to hold a referendum on disar- mament and world peace. Mayor Bruce Shaw, who said he had read a couple of letters from the group fostering the suggesting, explained that it was their contention that the governments of the world's nations are not acting on the wishes of their citizens in con- tinuing the arms race. He said the group doesn't ex- pect that a world referendum would ever be held, but is merely trying to point out to the major governments that they are in fact not listening to their people, The resolution is being cir- culated to municipal govern- ments because it is the feeling that they are the ones most closely alligned with the people. Councillor Derry Boyle said he knew of at least one country where no such vote would be held, pointing out that the Russian people would never be asked for their opinions by their govern- ment, However, he Said there wouldn't be any cost involved and suggested Exeter endorse the idea of the world vote on disar- mament. "It's a good Christmas thought," quipped Councillor Steve Pfaff, "peace on earth, goodwill to men," meeting scheduled the previous Monday. One of the major discussions at the Thursday night meeting was over the scheduled dances planned by the board as fund raising schemes for their budget. The board had previously cancelled a dance for last weekend and decided to cancel another scheduled for this weekend. Jerry MacLean, who acted as chairman, said he didn't like to see the events cancelled because the board could encounter dif- ficulty in signing bands in the future. However, Howard Pym pointed out that the bands had been booked in anticipation of the centre playing host to Christmas parties, but when those bookings failed to materialize it was not practical to proceed with dances. Pym pointed out that an error had been made and the board would have to admit that error and hope the bands would un- derstand the problem, The other two members present, Bob Down and Don Finkbeiner, agreed that the dances should be cancelled in view oi the fact the board would Boxing Day is declared Boxing day is normally ob- served the day after Christmas, but that won't be the ease in Exeter this year, Monday night, council agreed to proclaim Tuesday, December 27 as Boxing day, The change was made due to the fact Christmas falls on a Sunday this year. Council had agreed to close the town Offices on Monday and Tuesday in view of this situation and later decided to proclaim Tuesday as Boxing day. The town offices will also be closed on Monday, January 2 for the New Year's holiday, The Huron County Board of Education ignored a request from the Ontario Chiropractic Association to phase out high school contact football and replace it with non-contact football or some other potentially less dangerous sports. The board chose to file a letter from the chiropractic association at its Monday meeting despite the protests of Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace. Wallace told the board that she didn't think the matter should be dismissed "just like that". She said the board had to make its decision considering the physical hazards of a teenager playing body contact sports adding that she didn't think the matter should be "tossed in the trash basket". Board chairman Herb Turkheim asked Wallace if she thought football was any rougher than hockey, a sport almost every youngster plays during childhood and usually with his parents' support. "I don't think you can stop young people from playing at sports," said Turkh 'elm. "If the board barred it in the schools it would just star': 7.4) on its own in parks and empty lots." Clinton trustee Dorothy Williams supported the chair- man's theory pointing out that at least in the high school programs the athletes were provided with protective equipment which lessened the chance of injury. She said that if youngsters were going to play football she felt it was better they play in a high school program rather than out of one. Wallace pointed out that if youngsters played hockey they did so with parent's approval and COSTLY MEETING It's the time of year when Exeter council members get a clear indication of where a considerable portion of local tax revenue goes. Accounts totalling $304,578.38 were approved for payment Monday night, The major expenditures were the final payments in the levies by the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron-Perth Separate School Board. that hockey programs were not offered by schools and that the schools were not responsible for injuries to students playing hockey after school hours. Turkheim pointed out that the only difference between hockey and football was that schools did riot sponsor hockey programs. He said the body contact is the same. Wingham trustee J.P. Alexander told the board that high school football programs were offered to students wanting to play the sport. He said football was not mandatory and that if a student's parents didn't want him to play the game they could stop Please turn to page 3 Clears snow ...and lawn The new $12,000 snowblower recently purchased to keep Exeter's sidewalks clear of snow is doing a good job in that regard, but unfortunately the new equipment is going beyond its intended purpose. It is also clearing away a considerable amount of sod. Councillor Ted Wright said this week he had received several complaints about lawns being ripped up in the machine's first outing. That didn't come as a surprise to Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor, who said the design of the snowblower was such that it couldn't help but tear up sod. However, he indicated that the situation could be easily remedied with a couple of "shoes" being put on the front of the blower. During the discussion, Wright noted that a strip of sod measuring about one foot was ripped away on both sides of the sidewalk in some areas of town, although unfortunately this didn't come to light until the snow of two weeks ago had melted away. "I wondered what that pile of sod was at my place," Councillor Derry Boyle remarked. The matter of choosing the appropriate pair of shoes for the new snowblower was turned over to public works committee chairman Si Simmons. probably suffer financially by proceeding with them. Manager Kirk Armstrong said that the dances that have been successful to date have all been pre-sold by the groups involved. "They don't go over unless 50 percent of the tickets have been pre-sold," he explained. The board agreed to purchase a hot drink vending maching to dispense coffee, hot chocolate and soup. The approximate cost of $2,000 will be included in the 1976 budget, Armstrong said people visiting the centre expected to be able to purchase hot drinks, but noted Please turn to page 3 CLIMBING RAGGEDYS — A large number of Raggedy Ann dolls were an display at Saturday's bazaar held by the Huron Country Playhouse Guild. Shown with the dolls are Stephanie Putherbough and Doris Thomas. T-A photo Vandals plague rep centre, board delays fee boost talk CLEAR SIDEWALKS * The new sidewalk snowplow purchased retently by the town of t )(Oat found plenty of white stuff to push off the walkways this week. T-A photo will be given the opportunity to view the nearly restored building. tight refreshMentS will be served and a bazaar table featuring Christians baking and Other seasonable items will af- ford shoppers the chance Of picking up some last minute gifts. A few local craftspeople haVe also been invited to display acid A FOUL DEED A foul deed was committed in the area this week. On Monday night, about 30 chickens and some ducks were stolen from the Crediton area farm of Gerald Schenk. The fowl were valued at $170 and OPP Constable Larry Christiaen is in charge of the investigation, ' The only other theft reported was on Friday at 4:35 a.m., when unknown persons were seen running from the Tuckey Beverages building at Huron Park. An investigation revealed that about $2 had been stolen in the breakin. replied, looking over the list of faults detailed in the inspection report, Several council members noted that the dump has been kept in fairly good condition and Councillor Ted Wright said that had the inspector arrived a couple of days earlier or a couple of days later, he would have found the dump in good condition. The inspection was conducted one day before some bulldozing was undertaken at the site, Reeve Si Simmons suggested the ministry kept closer watch on the Exeter facility than other area dumps, noting that some municipalities never receive complair 5, despite the fact they burn mol< garbage than Exeter does. "It's time we had a father and son talk with the ministry," Simmons suggested, "Would you like to make that a motion, dad?" Mayor Bruce Shaw quipped. A motion was presented that Simmons be empowered to contact the ministry and have a discussion about the dump and the fact the town is required to have more stringent controls than other municipalities. Teachers, board okay pact brings the average earnings of the 380 elementary school teachers in the county to. $17,448. Some of those teachers are just part-time and the full-time equivalent is 362.5 teachers. R.J, Elliott, Blyth school trustee and chairman of the board's elementary school teacher negotiating committee announced at Monday's board meeting that the board had ratified the teacher agreement and that the teachers had to vote op acceptance of the agreement, Tuesday, He said the contract negotiations, which had bogged down in October and had been turned over to a mediator, had COUNCIL AIDS HERITAGE FOUNDATION — The student council of Heritage Society with, a cheque of $150. Mrs, Jenny Huntley, treasurer from Tammy Robinson, treasurer of the student council, Kevin Parsons, Black, staff advisor, It may not be news, but the Exeter dump in Hay Township has again come under fire by the ministry of the environment. In summarizing a letter received from a ministry in- spector, clerk Eric Carscadden merely advised council that the dump was not in good condition on the day it was visited for the inspection, "They always pick those days," lamented Councillor Derry Boyle. "What's wrong with it?" Deputy-Reeve Don MacGregor wanted to know, "It would be easier to say what's right with it," Carscadden More objection over zone edict Objections over Exeter's new official plan continue to trickle in, indicating that the final decision may well be up to the Ontario Municipal Board. A letter was received from the law firm of Raymond and McLean this week, advising council that George Dobbs "objects strenuously" to the decision to give his property at the corner of Main and Wellington streets a "status zoning". • A similar objection has already been filed by Gabby Mol of Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd. Both parties have noted that they were zoned commercial in the original bylaw and want their properties to remain in that designation. Under status zoning, the use of the properties would be restricted to their present use. Two weeks ago, council were informed by Len Veri that he too would file an objection over the plan to zone as industrial a considerable portion of the land north east of the Highway 4 and 83 intersection. The first event to be held it Exeter's ToWn Hall, since its restoration commenced over a year ago, Will be "Christmas iri The Old Town Hall, December 16, Although work is not quite completed, the deadline being January 1, 1078, the Exeter and - District Heritage Foundation has decided to invite the public to an informal gathering when they The Huron County board of education and its elementary school teachers agreed to terms for the 1977-78 contract when the teachers voted to accept the latest board offer, Tuesday night. John Cochrane, director of education, said Wednesday that the teachers agreed to a 5.12 percent increase and the con- troversial pupil-teacher ratio had been dropped from the contract, Cochrane said the new pact Building boom is continuing In what is normally a slow month, building permits took another big jump in Exeter during November, Building inspector Doug Triebner approved permits valued at $661,680. The major project included in that list was for the 16 units of townhouses being built by J.P. Ducharme Homes Ltd. at the eastern extension of Simcoe Street. Also included were a new home being built by Jack Taylor Construction at 299 Huron Street East and a new house being erected by Gary and Ruth Wurm at 176 Carling Street North, Riverview Estates received permits fOr three mobile homes, two on Kalisch Ave. and one on Redford Dr. A commercial permit was issued to B, Strassburger Twin's Drive-In for the erection of a Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurent at 227 Main Street North. Permits for residential renovations were approved for Robert Hume, 117 Mill; Angus Earl, 190 Huron E.; John Miners, 65 Sanders E.; Hans Zeehuisen, 510 William; Gordon McDonald, 106 William; and Robert Luxton, 365 William. Gregus Construction received a permit for a carport at 135 Gidley West and Marie Green was given permission to erect a tool shed at 362 Albert, Traquair loses seat in Usborne Usborne township clerk- treasurer Harry Strang said Wednesday morning that council is looking for a resident of the municipality to fill a vacant seat on council. The councillor position held by Dan Traquair was declared vacant by resolution at a regular meeting of council Tuesday. Traquair 'has now missed four consecutive meetings of Usborne Council, The Ontario Municipal Act states that council shall declare a seat vacant when any member. misses three con- secutive meetings without receiving permission to do so. Strang said a special meeting will be held Tuesday evening, December 20 to consider ap- plications for the vacant council seat. The other members of Usborne council are reeve Bill Morley, deputy-reeve Murray Dawson and councilors Mervyn Shute and Gordon Johns. Exeter Public School presented the of the society accepted the cheque president of the council and tarry T—A photo sell their Wares. These include local potter, Roy Stever. Special Christmas organ Music will be supplied by several local Musicians. The Heritage Foundation hOpe shoppers Will take the time to drop in, have a cup of Coffee or punch and relax in the friendly and pleasant atmosphere of the Town Hall, Average salary up to $17,448 Pupil,teacher ratio dropped from ontract Restoration nearly completed Plan first event at hail