HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-03-19, Page 1npecial staff to 1?e Increased
Accounts totalling $338,257:50 for ,the This approval followed a report on special
period of February 19 to 29,.4.1980 were education needs given by Bevan. McNeil,
approved for Payment When the, Bruce Supervisor of Guidance Services, Ronald
County Board of Education met .for its Clarke, -Supervisor of Special Education and
regular meeting in Chesley on Tuesday, Mrs. Betty McCulloch, Principal of G. C.
March 4. • Huston Public School.
The board grliited approval to expand the Mr. McNeil's and Mrs. •McCulloch'S
Special Education support staff by the request for the expansion of Special Educa
addition of one speech correction teacher don programs in the Bruce County elem-
and one teacher to assist the Supervisor of entary schools' by establishing. Behaviour
Special Education in the testing program.. Turn to page 2•
Hockey- action'.
Lucknovv• arena was the scene for
some exciting hockey action over the
weekend with the Interniediate team
and Midget team playing two, games
a piece.
In Interniediate actirnwthe LlatitTF-67-
Lancers lost to the Goderich Sailors on
home ice, 7 to .,4 Friday evening but
regained this loss by winning ' against
the Sailors 5 to 3 in Goderich on
Sunday afternoon. This puts the
Lancers Ahead by .one game out of
three games played in the best out of
seven zone playoff series.
The Sailors and Lancers will meet
again in. Lneknow ,on Wednesday
evening and in Clinton on, Thursday
evening.
The, Lucknow Midgets had lost two
hard fought games with' Ilderton as of
press time on TilesdaylvtlibTOMHA
'genii-finals in. -a best out of five Series.
The score was 6 to 5 for Ilderton in
Lucktiow on Saturday 'and 5 to 3 for
ilderton in fiderton on Sunday.
For More hockey details, check the
Sentinel's sports pages inside.
Good show
Ashfield Federation of Agriculture
Tug of , War Team competed in
Listowel's Paddyfest celebrations on
the weekend and placed second.
in the' Paddyfest arm wrestling
competition, four Ashfield residents
competed with. Donnie Iuik
runnerup to the grand champion,
' Henry, Drennan placedtliird in the
Paddyfest log, sawing contest, and
Mark Parrish Placed third in rope
efirribing.
Congratulations on a fine showing'
for Ashfield residents!
luckijaw, village Council learned"at their ReeVe George JoYnt told Council„ B. M. - We're still getting, pipe.
' regular meeting March 11, they may not be Ross & Associates, consulting' engineers, Murray said Ross was "nothing but a
able to proceed with the road Work they had . are firm on their estimate of $87,500 for the.. rogue" and ' suggested council .find a 'new.
Planned for this Srear heeause haye work, to. be done. ' • ' . • engineer.
risen dramatically. - • '
Costs Council feels if the $87,500 were spent on . 'If Ross hadn't said a sewer was
' • - . reconstruction, it would he touch and go with ' ' necessary Havelock,),MTCWoUld never
Cl._°k"*Irttelbeilli5kreCifillq4 W1161116 only' $6,50.0 for maintenance, Connell has have come here to look' at it, he . Poiated
, budgeted for $21,500 for maintenance, out,
30 per cent.
,, „. . .- ,, •• • up $4 a• ton and the. cost of sewers has, risen
, . _ • -
Reeve Joynt also told'council, Ross'insists — "Why- would they (MTC) to for an open
storm'Sewer$ be Council was intending to • reconstruct .. .
nsed on HaVelock Street. Murray:
Havelock. Street' from Ludgard to the CN4 CouncillorAb Murray was
not,convinced a' ditch on Elgin?" qiiestioned
"I could see it ir the' storM sewer was
, , storm sewer is necessary on Aavelock. He going some place;'; :he added . ' . , tracks and down Ludgard to. Delhi Street,
They ' also planned to complete reconstruc. , 'said Ross told Council ,When they were doing. Reeve Joynte suggested council take .a
tion of the sidewalks along 04tram Street. road 'reconstruction in the lower part of the mouth: to work on the problem and said a •
• Council receives, a grant of $47,000 from village, storm sewers 'Would not be- neees-,' 'supplementary grant from MTCTay t'e
the Ministry. of Transportation and 'Com- • sary when they got to flaveloct'. available, . .
-Ross said. if we got this lower part 'of .• Council,.made-a--request from MTC. for a
,town done, we were done with , pipe, '"'.said': supplementary grant of $10,000 to do Murray,, "Now we're, on ' Havelock where additional' -road. work last- year and, the
there's gravel clean through to . China• and reciueSt Was turned down.
munications which is matched by another
$47,0004rom council. 'The villageW budget
for road maintenance and reconstruction for
• the year. totals $94,000.
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Irish 'and Scottish, eyes were smilin'
„on Fridhy evening at the • Lucktiow
Legion Hall when the, 'St. Mary's
Catholic Women's League presented
its fourth annual Irish and Scotch
Variety Night. . '
The program incInded country and
western songs by Elaine and. Ned
Cote; a reading by Brother .Carl Voll;
songs by Stephen and Dean Tiffin,
accompanied by , their dad, Bevan
Tiffin,- on guitar; sMigs by teoriard
Clark, acCornparded-6y his wife on the
• piano; dancing ' by Therese Cote;
humorous dialogue by Cliff Coultes;
songs by Eugene Frayne; and More
songs , by the quartet of Father Ed
Dentinger, George Braphy, Cy Boyle
and Leo Murray.
George Brophy Was the., eineeel for
the v
After' the program, bridge and
euchre were played. ,
inside: night pictures can be found
. .
• Stephen andDean Tiffin sang SeVeral.songaaccompan..
led.hy father,• Bevan, on .gnitar'.at the fourth annual.
and Scotch Variety. Night ,sponsored. by the St.:-
CAV.1..at. the LucktuiwAegion'FildaY night •
[Photo by Joanne Buchanan]
BY RHEA HAMILTON
Efficiency is the key -consideration in
farming with today's high interest rates,
Federation of Agriculture members heard
Thursday night.
—Jahn -Murphy-from the Royal-Bank,---Alec-
McLeod from the Bank of Commerce-and Bill
McEachren, a Grand Bend area accountant,
agreed on' that in a _panel discussion at air
HFA meeting in Exeter:
Mr. McEachern said that the level of
pessimism at the recent farm show, in
London was unwarranted.
,'`As an accountant I see a hit of financial
information'but I only know of three farmers
who have gone bankrupt recently," he said.
"Of those three; only one declared bank-
ruptcy and the other two are being
encouraged to do 'so out of mismanagement
or expansion.",
Mr. McEachern agreed that high, interest
rates and increased costs have dampened
profits but 85 per cent of the farm businesses
are owned and farmers on the whole are not
heavy users of credit. The'exceptions are
young farmers and those dCing a, lot of
expanding.
• "Interest rates are not causing the
calamity," he said' and ,,cited figures
illustrating his :point. Out of a study of 174
farms in 1978; the average group were 75
per cent financed for their feed, livestock,
and inachinery. Along with a mortgage of 10
per cent, (which is not possible now), the
average group would miss its-payment of
$53,000 (principle and interest) by $2,000 or
$3,000, . •
"Invariably farms are 25 per cent
financed and with farmers using the interest
ro reduce their Income tax, it all "
Proycers iiithe beef and pork busine s
would be More affected by interest rates.
Many are, heavy borrowed for their stock
and suffer from fluctating prices, he said.
Alec McLeod urged farmers to reinember
the basics, to check the efficiency of their
operations. He suggested 'a revolving
operating loan to reduce costs; A monitor
and check throughout the year• would help
with cash flow.
"Partners have a tendency to use: a lot of
short term credit," he said.
"The first problem comes in operating
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