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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-03-09, Page 24Page 24 Times-Advocate, March 9, 1978 Teacher's sister helps organize student campaign Student leaders in Huron county have become in­ volved in the dispute between the board of educa­ tion and the high school teachers as approximately fifty students from across the'county demonstrated in front of the board's offices yesterday. The protest, which was organized by Goderich stu­ dent council president Karen Donnelly, involved students from Seaforth. Clinton, Goderich and South Huron. Placards stating “We are the losers” and “We want our education” were carried by the demonstrating students for two hours. President of student coun­ cil at South Huron, Brian Pym said that only four students from South Huron, two members of the student council and two members of the grade 13 class were at the demonstration because “We didn’t feel that a large number would do any good” but “the students from this area still wanted to express their concern about the situation.” Pym stated. Pym said that students would be at the high schools in Goderich and Clinton yesterday demonstrating their concern about the stalemated negotiations but that no such demonstrations would be taking place South Huron. The student leader said that the county’s students’ councils were planning no further demonstrations but a letter writing campaign directed towards the ministry of education and members of parliament would be taking place. A report said students would be joining in the ■picketing at schools in Ex­ eter, Seaforth and Clinton was incorrect according to Pym. The students’ councils of the county were not taking sides in the dispute, and “our main concern is to get back to school,” Pym stated.’ Although this may be the official position of the students’ councils, the ap- parerit leader of the students in Huron county, Karen Donnelly, sister of Ray Donnelly of the physical education department of Goderich District Collegiate Institute, has come out in favour of the teachers’ posi­ tion. At- Monday’s board of education meeting Donnelly. ...... at February is short, but not statistics Februarv is the shortest month of the year, but drivers in Exeter didn’t benefit from that fact as the accident statistics for the month were among the highest in some time. Police Chief Ted Day reported to council this week there was a total of 16 collisions, with six injuries and property damage of $13,265. There were six charges laid under the Highway Traffic Act and 16 motorists were given warnings. Other statistics outlined for the month were as follows: 17 parking tickets. 154 complaints recorded, one charge under the Nar­ cotic Control Act, one in­ dustrial accident, six thefts of under $200 with total loot being $73.89 and $25 recovered, three people charged with shoplifting, one break and enter with thieves making off with $15, two fraud investigations and six people charged following two incidents of creating a disturbance. The members of the department logged 93 hours of overtime. 64 of which were spent in court. This prompted Mayor Bruce Shaw to note that there had been complaints in the past about the amount of court time, particularly i i when some of those hours appeared to be spent frivously. He asked Day if there was an indication of any improvement in the situation under the county’s new judge. The Chief said that court was being stream-lined to a degree and reported that some of the court time listed for the month involved a lengthy case dating back to 1975 and also required the local officer involved to make several trips between the Stratford jail and Goderich with the accused. “Those hours cost us money,” the Mayor com­ mented. said she favored the teachers in the strike because she could see the advantages of smaller classes. Donnelly said that while yesterday’s picket was neutral, the students are backing the teachers. Meanwhile the dispute between the Ontario Secon­ dary School Teachers Federation and the Huron ' board enters its fourth week with no settlement in sight. Both the board and teacher’s remain firm in their stands about the number of students that teachers will handle during a school day and the pay­ ment of a sick leave gratui­ ty. In a pamphlet distributed by the local of the OSSTF the teachers state that “The dispute as far as Huron county secondary school teachers are concerned, boils down to a simple issue: the classroom.” Goderich trustee and chairman of the negotiating committee for the board, E,C, Hill has stated that the fundamental issue at stake is who is going to manage Negotiations between the the education system in board and teachers broke off Huron. on February 14. SS board rates up by five mills • • $■4 Your heart works fl) harder when & £ you're not in the game. Get fit and turn the clock back. Federation hear board At the Huron Federation of Agriculture meeting in Hensail. Thursday, representatives of the Huron County Board of Education were present to answer questions about the current impasse in contract negotiations with Huron County secondary school teachers. John Elliott, board chairman, Herb Turkheim and Clarence MacDonald provided information on the two issues of the strike, teacher workload and sick- leave gratuity. Since there were no representatives of the teachers’ side of the dispute present, the meeting did not result in any action to support one side or another in the dispute. Gerry Fortune reported on the successful bus trip to Ottawa which saw 46 people from Huron, Perth and Bruce counties (21 from Huron) attend the farmers meeting in connection with the National Food Policy Conference. MEMORIAL SALE SAVINGS UP TO *500°° I SPRING VISITING CHINA — An imaginary visit to China was on the agenda for Exeter Brownies, Wednesday afternoon. From the left are Julie Tieman, Ruth Ann McAuley, Catherine Davison and Kim Crawford. T-A photo Huron-Perth presbytery back principles of marketing boards The Huron-Perth Roman Catholic separate school board has approved a budget of $4,481,779 for 1978. Finance committee chair­ man David Teahen said the budget is up 3.9 per cent from $4.3-million in 1977. Salaries and fringe benefits account for 79 per cent of the increase. The Stratford trustee warned that the $3,204,486 allocation for salaries and fring benefits could rise after 1978 teacher contracts are signed. The province’s contribu­ tion — despite being $83,000 more than in 1977 — has ac­ tually dropped to 84.32 per cent from 85.68 per cent of the total budget. The reduced provincial grants mean taxpayers will have to contribute more this year — 15.68 per cent ($702,746) of the total budget, compared to 14.23 per cent ($610,000) last year. Fifty-one municipalities in the two counties contribute to the board’s operation and their levies vary widely. For example, while Morris and Tuckersmith townships and the town of Mitchell face no increase, Seaforth’s levy will rise to 35.43 mills from 34.39. Seventeen municipalities face five-mill increases. Other areas of increased costs this year include in­ struction, up 3.6 per cent; transportation, up 7.9 per cent; plant operation and maintenance, 2.3 per cent, and administrative costs, 3.3 per cent. Fitness is fun. Try some. addition toDOUBLE CONGRATULATIONS celebrating her 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, Mrs. Keith MacLaren received another special honour. In the above picture, Mrs. MacLaren right receives a gift from Edith Miller recognizing her dedication in being president of the WMC at the Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle for the past 29 years. In Canada it takes only six minutes of work to buy a litre of milk, and nine minutes of work to buy one dozen eggs. These were a few of the facts that were revealed from a special pan­ el on Farm Marketing Boards held by the. meeting of the Huron-Perth Presbytery last Tuesday. The General Council of the United Church wants to promote understanding, sup­ port and approval of the principles under which the marketing boards are es­ tablished. They feel that this will benefit both the producers and the con­ sumers. Mrs. Evelyn Demaray in­ troduced the panel which in­ cluded: John Campbell, chairman of Huron County Milk Committee; Adrian Vos, member of the Ontario juveniles Pork Producers Marketing Board; Bill Mickle of Ex­ eter, past director of the On- tario Egg Producers Marketing Board; and Murray Cardiff, Vice- chairman of the White Bean Producers Marketing Board. Each speaker discussed his particular subject and it was followed by a question and answer period. During the meeting it was suggested that the members write to their member of parliament in support of a private member’s Bill C-207 on the subject of child por­ nography. In the stewardship report it was found that although donations to the mission and service fund had increased, because of the inflation rate, the total of the donations have decreased. Tow truck was handy Officers of the Pinery Park OPP have been investigating numerous breaking and entering incidents in the Grand Bend area. As a result of these investigations, 22 i laid and The nomination com­ mittee presented the of­ ficers of the Presbytery for 1978-79. The new officers are as follows: Harold Knisley, chairman, Rev. Maurice Francis, vice-chairman, Rev. Eric LeDrew, secretary, and Joe Snider, treasurer. Nominated in the division of chairpersons are: Rev. Wilena Brown, communica­ tion; Rev. Donald Beck, finance; Rev. John Roberts, ministry of personnel and education; Rev. Ross Cum- ming. Mission in Canada and Rev. Michael Boulger. World Outreach. The standing committee conveners are: Rev. Ross Cumming, archives; Rev. John Oestreicher, manse: Rev. Donald Deas, over­ sight; Rev. Stanley McDonald, pastoral relations, and Rev. Earl St. Jean, stewardship. Three ministers will be moving into the Presbytery. Rev. Glen Wright of Exeter has been called to Middlesex Outreach Ministry. Over 200 monuments in many sizes, colours and shapes. All available for delivery as. soon as possible. All priced below 1978 prices.o Special winter work and cash discounts effective until April 15. • Some are one of a kind. Visit our large new heated showroom and inspect our craftsmanship. Serving Huron and Surrounding Area Since 1919. T. PRYDE & SON LTD. 293 Main St., Exeter 235-0620 Open 9-5 Mon. - Sat ■> t>y INTERNATIONAL^OF STRATFORD Choose your wedding invitations with complete confidence from our elegant selection...which includes announcements and all the correct wedding accessories. Our wedding gift to you... a Keepsake copy of your Invitation processed in luxurious gold. WEDDING INVITATIONS Xi Come in and receive your free Bridal Ci ft Register Times - Advocate charges have been involving three adults three juveniles. A damage complaint cleared involving a owned by Andrew Pucovsky which occurred last fall.Two 5 are making restitutions for the damages. In the only accident this week, a truck driven by Arnold Best, Goderich, collided with a vehicle driven by Ira Vincent, Grand Bend, on Wednesday on Highway 81 at Ontario Street in Grand ’ Bend. The Best vehicle was being towed by a tow truck operated by Gary Jennison, Grand Bend. No one was injured and damages were estimated at $300.00. There have been 10 High­ way Traffic Act charges, 11 Liquor Licence Act charges and four driving while under suspension charges from the period of February 26 to March 4. Still no decision on radio system Exeter police committee chairman Ken Ottewell said this week no new informa­ tion has been received on the proposed communication system for the police departments in the five county towns. Last week, council decid­ ed to take no further action on the system until several points are clarified. At the time, Mayor Bruce Shaw said that a few things had arisen “to call into ques­ tion some of the recdmmeh- dations which have been presented to council” about the system. Ottewell said Monday that a meeting is planned this week for the five mayors \ was bus ¥nir job should have safe, healthy working conditions / Ontario’s job is to see that you get them. and police chiefs to discuss the matter further. He said that it still appears that once the system is installed, the cost to Exeter for the operation will be “about the same’’ as that now paid for the local answering service. Ottewell also announced that his committee had decided to award the con­ tract for non-lead gasoline to Exeter Shell Car Wash. The firm submitted a tender calling for a discount of five cent per gallon off the listed pump price. Exeter Shell Car Wash also advised that the cost for the washing of police cruisers would be reduced from $20 to $10 per month. Take a minute now to think about yourself and your work situation. Your job satisfaction and good health are important to you, your employer and the productivity of Ontario’s economy. Safe and healthy workers are better workers, and concerned, well-informed employers are better employers. That’s why your Ontario Government has established the Occupational Health and Safety Division within the Ontario Ministry of Labour. The Division communicates and works with employers and employees alike, encouraging all concerned to do Bette Stephenson, M.D., Minister of Labour everything possible to prevent injury or illness in the workplace. It does this by: • conducting regular programs of inspections and audits to ensure compliance with the legislation; • providing advisory, consultative and technical services on health and safety matters; • promoting internal labour-management responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthy workplace; • reviewing proposed plans for new projects in the pre-development stages to avoid “building in” potential hazards. The new Division is dedicated to the control and elimination of occupational health and safety hazards with ongoing research, educational programs and — if need be — corrective action when cooperation doesn’t work. A booklet spelling out in detail the activities of the Occupational Health and Safety Division is being distributed to employers. If you would like a copy, contact your nearest Ministry of Labour office. And work in good health! William Davis, Premier Province of Ontario