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Pages WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1975 . Single Copy 20c $840 A Year In Advance — $2.00 Extra To U.S.A. •
La-know Tax Bills •Show Slight Increase
public school 4.458 (4.347); separ-
ate school 4.727 (3.955); secondary
school 4.134 (3,270). Total Public
20.454 (17.705); Total Separate
20.723 (17.313),
Commercial, general 10.480
(8.900); county 3.475 (2.562);
public school 4.953 '(4.830); separ-
ate school 5.252; secondary school
4.593 (3.633). Total Public 23.501
(19.925); Total Separate 23.800.
In 1975, on a total assessment of
$6,754,340, one mill will raise
$6754.
Lucknow Tax Bills are in the mail
this week and show an increase of
2 3A mills in the residential rate and
slightly over 3 1/2 in the commercial
rate. The new rates, With last years
in brackets, are:
Residential, general 8.908
(7.526); county 2.954 (2.562);
Luckno*.coultil.-SoiNo To •
Maitland Valley EXpansion,..
Mr. and. Mrs. 'Clarence kwin of
the 2nd concession, of Kinloss
Township marked their 50th wed-
ding anniversary recently at the
home of their son and daughter-in-
law, Harvey and Jean Irwin,
Highway 86 west.
Clarence is a son of George and
Isabella (Johnstone) Irwin..and Vas -
born on the second concession
where he has resided all his life.
Mrs. Irwin is the former Elleda
Stanley, daughter of James and Ida
(Henderson) Stanley and spent her
The Bruce County Board of
Education ratified a one-year
agreement last 'week which gives
its 200 secondary ' school teachers
salary increases of about 30 per
cent.
The agreement, retroactive to
September 1, will cost the board
nearly $3.4 million in the 1975-76
school year, compared with $2.6
million last year. ,
Starting teachers will earn from
$10,800 to $13,000 While teachers
with 11 or more years of experience
will receive from $18,000 to $22,600
annually.
Trustee Alan Whicher of Wiar-
ton, chairman of 'the board's
negotiating committee, said the
agreement was reached with the
teachers October 13, the same day
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
announced a 10-per-cent ceiling on
pay increases.
Mr. Whicher said the timing of
the agreement was coincidental.
He, noted the board last month
granted salary increases averaging
26.3 per cent to its 307 elementary
teachers and felt obliged to give
similar increases to the secondary
teachers.
Trustees also approved compar-able increases for principals, who
will earn from $28,300 to 531,600
under the new pact. Vice-princip-
als will earn from' $27,100 to $28,000.
A cost-of-living clause is incluti-ed in the agreement which will add
a $250 bonus if the consumer price
index rises by eight or more points
between last August arid next
early years on the farm on Highway
86, now occupied by her son
Harvey and family.
The actual date of the wedding.of
50 years ago was October 21, 1925.
Open House was- marked .on
Sunday, October 12th when friends
and relatives called to extend best .
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin have two
sons, Harvey, Highway 86 west
and Grant of Clinton as well as. six
grandchildren. A third son Glenn'
died 19 years ago.
April.
The board also • ratified a
one-year agreement with 40 office
workers, members of Local 1330 of
the Canadian Union of Public
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Council Approve
Fire Department
' Budget For Year
The 1975 budget for Lucknow
Fire Department was approved by
Lucknow Council with the deletion
of one major item, provision for an'
amount of money to be applied
against the purchase of , a new
truck..
The fire department presented
the following budget: annual wages
$4000; chief's honorarium- $200;
deputy chief $125; captains, three
at $50, $150; mutual aid fee $25;
Ontario Fire Chief's Assoc. $20;
Ontario Fire Fighters Assoc. $20;
mutual aid mileage $250; postage
and secretary $150; fire schools,
spring and fall, $70; supplies $200;
gaS and oil $400; 5 year budget tbr
truck $5000;. total $10,610.
Council approved all items with
the exception of the $5000 'for a
total of $5610.
Last year's pay to firemen was
$3000 annual wages, $150 chief's
honorarium, $75 deputy chief, with
no provision for captains.
Damages in Two
Vehicle Collision .
A two vehicle collision on
Tuesday morning of last week,
October 21st, resulted in damages,
but no injuries, on Highway 86, iusit
east of .the Division. Line.
A car owned and driven by Jack
Fisher of Lucknow was proceeding
east and was forced to brake
suddenly when a tractor, also
proceeding ,east on the south
shoulder of the rdad, began to
move onto the paved portion of the
road in front of him. A petroleum
truck, owned by W.. A. "Bud"
Hamilton of Lucknow and driven by'
Fred Black 'of Lucknow, also
proceeding east, was unable to stop
and struck the , rear of the Fisher
vehicle.
Ontario Provincial Police at
Wingham investigated the accident
and estimated about S800 damage
to the rear of the Fisher car and
about $100 to the front of the
Hamilton truck. -
Police %e unable to identify the
At4i the tractor who did- not
remain at the scene. •
Council Briefs . . .
MacGillivray and. Co. Chartered
Accountants of Listowel, were
appointed to do the village of
Lucknow work on the recommenda-
tion of A. M'. Harper of Goderich
who is -working in association with
the firm.
* *
Askes BroS. of Lucknow were
awarded the sidewalk replacement
contract of 413 feet in the block
running • past the new medical
centre. Tender price was $1871.'
graduate Nurse
SUSAN HALL
Susan Elaine Hall, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hall of
Lucknow, recently graduated from'
the Conestoga School .of Nursing,
Stratford Division.
Susan is employed at Pinecrest
Manor Nursing Home in Lucknow.
Ian Deslauriers, resource mgr.
of the Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority, appeared before
Lucknow Village Council at the
October meeting, his second ap-
pearance in a few months.
The authority has been seeking
an expansion of its jurisdiction and
has been asking for approval of
area municipalities involved.
Approval 'was sought for the
following motion: °
"That the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority be enlarg-
ed by the addition .of the
watersheds of all streams entering
Lake Huron from the point where
the north boundary of the. M.V.C.-
'
The Installation of officers of
Huron Chapter NO. 89, Order of the
Eastern 'Star, Wingham was held in
the chapter room of the Masonic
Hall.
Mrs. Jack Reavie, P.D.D.G.M.,
was the Installing Officer: Mrs.
Jack McKim, P.M. Installing.
Marshall;' Mrs. Bruce Chambers,,
Installing Chaplain; Mrs. Donald
MacIntyre, . Installing Organist;
Mr. Jack MacDonald P.P., Install-
ing Warder; Mr. Jack Reavie P.P.,
Installing Sentinel; Duet, Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Gaunt.
Others assisting were: Mrs. John
Frame P.D.D.G.M.; Mrs. Francis
Campbell, P.D.D.G.M.; Past Mat-
rons, Mrs. Harold Congram, Mrs.
Donald MacKinnon, Mrs. Jack
MacDoriald, Mrs. Murray MacLeri-
nan, Mrs. Jack Gerrie; Past
Patrons, Mr. John Frame, Mr.
Alex Robertson, Mr. Donald Mac-
Kinnon.
The following officers were
installed: Worthy Matron, Mrs.
James Inglis; Worthy Patron, Mr.
James Inglis; Associate Matrori,
Mrs. Clarence Bell; Associate
Patron, Mr. Scott Reid P.P.;
To Be Honoured
At Awards Night
Fanshawe College is holding the
6th annual awards night at' the
main campps in London on Friday
of this week. • •
The night 'is 'designated to
recognize students for their
achievements in studies at the
college. •
Among those to be honoPred is
Gerald'Sere, 22, a graduate
Construction Technician, the win-
ner of the Ontario General Contrac-
tor's Association Proficiency
Award.
Gerald is from Dungannon.
A. meets the• shdre of Lake Huron
to the point where the south
boundary of the Saugeen Valley
Conservation Authority meets Lake
Huron and including all of Ash-
field, Colborne, East and West
Wawanosh, part of Huron and
Kinloss and the villages of Luck-
now and Ripley".
The initial annual levy 'for
Lucknow was about $2000.
Lucknow Council turned down
the. proposal. If a high enough
percentage of the municipalities
approve the motion, Lucknow could
still' find itself included, despite the
decision.
Treasurer, Mrs. Aiex Robertson
P.M.; Conductress, Mrs. Denis
Langridge; AssOciate Conductress,
Mrs. Harold Elliot; Chaplain, Mr.
Denis Langridge; Marshall, Mrs.
Jack Blackwell; Organist, Mrs.
Morris Swanson P.M.; Star Points,
Adah, Mrs. Wayne Pletch; Ruth,
Mrs. James Miller; Esther, Mrs.
Ronald Forster P.M.; Martha, Mrs.
Bill Stevenson; Electa, Mrs.
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Lynda McQuillin
Graduates From
Toronto School
Lynda McQuillin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dick McQuillin of the
6th concession of Kinloss Town-
ship, recently graduated from
Sunny View School in' Toronto.
Lynda, who is 20 years of age,
has attended Bloorview School in
Toronto for handicapped children
since she was 9 years of age and
this past year attended Sunny View
School. She has suffered from
cerebral palsy since birth.
While the graduation took place.
in June, a banquet was held on
October 7th to recognize the event.
Each student received a certificate
from the school, a graduation pin
from the parent association, a
bursary of $75 from the Grotto
cerebral palsy association to assist
with initial school starting expens-
es and a membership in the Sunny
View graduates chib.
Attending the banquet was
Lynda's mother, Mrs. Dick Mc-
Quillin of Kinloss and her sister,
Mrs. Bob (Mary) MacNay of
Amberley.
Lynda now attends a regular
high school in Toronto. Two 'other
fellow graduates were Geraldine
Hull and Sam Savona.
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letterheads,
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Ltd., diesel
25 . 72; West
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11, 50,00; Joe
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!ding, etc.,
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Bros., calc-
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20.00; Cor
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Irvin, pipe.
to November
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RMSTRONG.
Clerk.
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SENTINEL
122
Bruce Secondary School Teachers Get
30% Raise In Salaries In One Year
Agreement Ratified Last Week
Huron Chapter No. 89, Order Of The
astern Par, Install Officers For
Coming Year At Recent Meeting