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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-06-27, Page 7In scanning ;the Lucii:now Sentinel' we note that twenty- two students from Grade 7 and 8, in Mapleridge, British Columbia, are this week paying an exchange visit to St. JosepWs Separate: School at Kingsbridge. The trip 'was arranged by Clem- Steffle.r, principal at. Kingsbridge and 'Sister, Lorraine, formerly principal at.St. BonifaceSeparate School; Zurich, now principal at Mapleridge. ,Kingsbridge students expect to make a return visit this fall, The Teeswater News reports that Mr. and Mrs, Percy ShaCker, Culross, • observed their sixtieth wedding anni- versary recently. Gary Thacker, Brussels :is a son. - - - Mrs. Thomag Murray, Harriston's oldest resident, who• still maintains her Own' holise, celebrated her 100th birtt- day recently. The Senior Citizens Club honored her at' a.... Meeting and the Ladies Aid of Knor-Calvin. Presbyterian Church held a. tea for her at the Church Hall. - - Rene Brunelle, Minister of community and family services, spoke at the opening of a $640,000, 66 - resident addition to the county home, Brucelea Haven. ., Rev. Lloyd Kalbfleisch, accOrding to the Zurich Citizens News, was honored on the occasion of the 50th anniversary year of his ordination. Rev. Kalbfleisch is retired and lives in Zurich.- Since retiring he filled avacancy existing tempor- arily at Brodhagen. , The. Mitchell Advocate reports that the local Jaycees presented Clarence Holmes, past president- of the group, w•Ith, .the Jacee of the -Year Award. Mr.:„Larry Staffen, . is .4he new '1973-74 president and Bill Volfe, 1st vice-: president with Ray McNaught as 2nd Vice President, Peter DeCoo is treasurer. - -Mitchell Fire Area will purchase a new fire truck, subject to the approval .of the various councils. Cost of the truck is $33,960, with trade-in. Cost to each municipality is based on the assess- ment. Blanshard will pay 1.35%; Fullarton24.78%; Hibbert, 18.83%; Logan 23.4% and Mitchell, 31.63%. - - - Mitchell Lions Club meeting recently brought in the 19'73-74 officers. President is James McMillan; 1st vice president, Ron Scotchmer; 2nd. vice president, Norm McKay; 3rd vice president, Tony Bouw; secretary, FloydWassman; treasurer Dick Thorne. The Blyth Standard reports that the council kas cut the taxes by 6 mills, The 1973 rates for municipal purposes are 45 mills for residential and 51 for commercialp compared to 47 and 55 respectively for last year. Th e county levy will be 16.5 for both residential and commercial this year compared to 19.4 in 1972. The Goderich Signal-Star reports that a retirement dinner was held at the Bedford Hotel Tuesday .evening to honor Hazel McCreath who xecently resigned as Deputy. ,Division Commissioner for the guides of Huron County. She has held the positiOn since 1969. Hazel had been involved in guiding since the fall of 1958. Jean Ainslie a guiding member of Goderich presented a gift. - - Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Downie, Goderich, marked their 50th wedding anniversary last Tuesday. - - - Constable Kenneth E. Wettlaufer, son of Mrs. Elmer Wettlaufer and the late Elmer Wettlaufer, 205 Warren Street, graduated from Royal Canadian Mounted Police school in Regina, June 4th. He is stationed in Fort St. • John, B.C. - - - Mr. and Mrs. Terence Hunter of R.R.3, Goderich, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday afternoon in the Camp Menesetung Hall. They have two children, Elmer living at R.R.3, Goderich and daughter Mrs. John(Caroly0Thompson, of R.R.2, Seaforth. - Retiring. Clinton Public School principal J. A. Grey, according to the Clinton News-Record, was honored last Saturday evening at a special dinner organized to recognize his contribution to education in Clinton and Huron County. His retirement which is official August 31st,• comes after 42 years service in education in Huron County, the past 17 years of which he has spent as principal of the Clinton public School. - - - Miss Josephine Stirling of Bayfield celebrated her 90th birthday Sunday. Many members of her family attended the occasion and among those was her sister, Mrs. Hugh (Charlotte) McLaren, Port Elgin. • The Exeter Times-Advocate reportS that Exeter Council decided against taking any action on a recommendation that the afternoon of Saturday, June 30th be declared a public holiday. - - Most members of council expreSsed "Shocked delight" at an announcement made by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications that traffic lights are 'warranted at the intersection of Huron and MainStreet. - - - A special committee of Exeter council has been named to look after preparing plans for the new works department building on Nelson St. - — Grand Bend taxpayers are going to pay more in 1973. Monday night council set the current tax levy at 127.7 mills for residentila properties . The commerical rate is 135.6 mills. The residential rate is up 18.7 mills and cohiercial is up 19.6 mills. - - - Mr. and Mrs. Phillip t Ward celebrated their 50th wedding anni- versary last Wednesday..- - - = Property damage of more than $3,500 resulted from six accidents investigated this week by officers of the Ontario provincial Police Detachment at Lucan, ' U S E POST WANT-ADS DIAL 887-6641 READ and USE POST CLASSIFIED THE EIRUSiELS. POST; 1078-,•7 Board releases details of teachers salary schedule its secondary school teachers calls for a Six per cent total increase in the over-all salary package. The six per cent increase will cost the Board $194,000 on an annual basis. The secondary school teachers' salaries amount to $3,240,000. Salaries in the four teaching categories are as follows with last year's in brackets: $7,200 '($'7,100) to $13,000 ($12,490); $7,500 ($7,400); to $13,700 ($13,000); $8,400 ($8,300) to $15,400 ($14,800); $8,900 ($8,800) to $16,500 ($15,900). Principals' salary schedule from $21,400 ($19,700) to a maximum of $24,000", ($23,000). with an annual• increment of $700. •Vice-principals' received a basic •$19,100' ($18,000) with an increment of $600 to a maxi- mum of $20,900 ($20,000) sa- lary. - Responsibility allowances: Directors - Grid plus $2,200; assistant directors - grid plus $1,100; Department heads - grid pluS $1,950; assistant department heads- grid plus $975; subject chairmen - grid plus $1,000. Following ,a , committee- of-the-.whole Board ' (in camera) Cunningham,ransportation manager, reported that a new type scbedule had-, been reached with the buss contractors ?ranging •ih cost for a 48-passenger bus - $4,620 for a yearly rate to $5,420 for a•78-passenger bus plus "the Board will pay the con- tractors a variable of •171 per mile travelled. There are a totalof 114 contracting buses used in Huron and the Huron Board owns 39 buses. A student accident plan will be available to parents'in Septem- ber, mainly for dental accidents from the Reliable Life Insurance „Company at -a cost of $4 per year for one student to $10 per year for a family with three students. In September, new consent forms for students participating in outdoor activities will be , ready. The • present consent forms are suspended and a new policy and procedure will be proposed. A fuel conversion contract for Central Huron Secondary School In Clinton was awarded to Fred McGregor of Brucefield at the tender price of $11,059.04. The McGregor tender was the lowest of four. The Smith-Peat Roofing Corn- pamy was awarded the contract for roof repairs at: Holmes- ville Public $13,190; Robertson Memorial in Goderich, $416; Central Huron Secondary School, $16,900; Hullett Central Pub- lic School, $600; Stephen Central Public School, $525; and F.E. Madilr Secondary School $2,360. BERG . Sales — Service Installation Ai FREE ESTIMATES • • bunk Pori • Stabling Donald G. Ives R.R, 3, Myth nano &monis 11117402C Wit IV! 7di Un Ian and fltc) rith Jr, ara dr, rs, iss dr, ent a ek in, Lrd :he .nd Scanning the Weeklies By Lee Hee The salary scale for secon- ry teachers. was released at meeting of the Huron County and of Education in Clinton: Monday in accordance with the terms of the salary agreement ratified by the Board on May 22. 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