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Wednesday, May 1, 1996
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Letters
Letters to the Editor
Compare apples to
apples when looking at.
education costs, says
public board director
Dear Editor,
With reference to various
recent letters about. spending
levels in area school systems,
I wish to offer the following
information. There arc -Sever-
al ways to calculate the 'cost'
of education. One: way •is`to
include certain categories of
spending, exclude Others, and
arrive at a 'cost of operating'
based on that approach.
Divide by day school student
enrolment to arrive at a 'cost
. tier pupil.'
Another w.ayis• to look at
-all categories of spending,
including capital. debt repay-
.. mcnt costs and transportaL
tion. Add all of ittogether to
get a 'total' cost; then divide
Eby the 'total' number of stu-
dents. including all categories
- adult students too.
You get a -very different
answer. -
With respect to. saving
money, there is a simple
arithmetic approach too. If
Board 'A' saves SI on a joint
venture with another Board
'B' and that board saves $2,
the taxpayers save $3. If
there are three boards
involved and they all sale a
certain amount albeit differ-
ent in each case - the tax sav-
ing overall is A+B+C.
With respect to taxes and
transferring liabilities to
another (or even a new)
school system. even the
Sweeney report said that debt
should not be transferred to a
new taxpayer base.
Withrespect to the cost of
'administration', there are
half a dozen sets of numbers
to choose. Whether you pick
the best or the worst, at least
compare 'apples' to 'apples'
to look at relative costs.
in each of these cases, I am
not going to do any mathea
matics for you. It would be
better if you did your own
figuring. A set of Ministry of
Education figures is attached.
if you want help,call an
accountant for an objective
answer:
Sincerely,
Paul Carroll
Director of Education and
Secretary -Treasurer, HCBE
M.B.T. COSTS PER PUPIL 1995
auma QAC
Day School Pupils
(average daily enrolment)
Adult Students
(ADE for grant)
Business Administration
General Administration
Computer Services
Instruction
Plant Operations
Plant Maintenance
Bus Transportation
Capital Spending
Debt Charges
Miscellaneous
Changes to Reserves
Total Cots
Other Revenues
Net Expenditures
(for all day school students) *5 929 5 915 5 806
Cost of Operating ;(takes out 5 378 4 522 5 214
Capital, Debt, and Transport:)
% Rate of Ont. MET Grant
for Recognized Qperat. Costs 54% 72% 47%
Spending Beyond Recognized 638 -13 514
Grant Levels
Penn
9 750 4 219 11 225
96 unknown unknown
80 100
90 145
9 190
4834 4 039
428 413
133 67
426 737
180 247
0 81
36 9
-22 0
6 195 6 028
265 113
•92
48
0<
4 674
383'
124''.
374
278;
52
93
-114
6 003
197
*with adult students >a $5 871
- source M.E.T. stats
Thanks for Easter Seals support
De.;-- Editor,
Thr •ughout the months of
M, .n and April, Scaforth
Lions Club has been working
to encourage support for the
Easter Seal Campaign. To
date Our campaign has real-
ized $3,945 to help children
with physical disabilities.
We extend our thanks to all
those who showed they care
about the future of these chil-
dren by hacking them
through Easter Seals.
Easter Seal
Campaign Chairman
Tom Kale, Scaforth
I
Unabomber - like to hear from yafax � only
The Unabomber is doomed white suprcmist neo -nail
I've been following the -case And besides a successful
to die.11llam ranch, northwest of the once Unabomber could not exist in
heavily -armed burned -out Canada,
of America's Unabomber • Branch Davidian compound, First of all. in the RCMP we'
very closely and Tm afraid Thomas three states away from the . have one of the .finest nation -
the man doesn't stand abombed out building in al police in the world. hi hl
chance. Oklahoma Cit . g y
"The Montana cabin full ofe ` _ y trained in intercepting suspi
Hello America? Hello'? You cions mail destined for the
evidence -- bombs, bomb- '"» have spy satellites circling • leaders of this country.
making equipment, an origi- the earth that can read the - No, in order for a _
nal copy of his 35,000 word i daily special on the sign out- Unabomber to he successful
manifesto, the typewriter , side of Stuckey's -- do youhere, he would have to umP
used to produce it -- is so not see a pattern developing -. a stone fence, break a win- '
absolutely overwhelming that dow and
in accordance with the here? When you stand at personally deliver -.
America judicial system for t -- attention with your hand over the package to the leader's -
high=profile cases, trust me, your heart singing the words bedroom. - .
one year from now this guy "bombs bursting in air," Secondly,'we have Canada
will be free as a bird and•would not both hands over Post. Had the Unabomber
laying golf with O.J. your head be a more strain been operating in Canada:if
p y g riatc- osition to take? - not all his mail homhs would •
Simpson..pAnyway. brother David- now he safely stored in the
And that's when he'll get it. "Ah, honey'.1 Save that UPS Kaicy•
nski hired a private Undeliverable Mail Depot. i
On one seemingly innocent package filr your mother to ► investigalcir shier he experi Toronto. From my own pct -
day, the Unabomber will open on the weekend. okay'. sonal experience with the lost
ignore a one -stroke water- It's a surprise." ' enccd "nagging feelings" Iw
hazard penalty, claim he got a No, Simpson and suspect - about links between and found warehouse, it
ynahomher targets and Ted. would take more than a bomb
four instead of a five and the - Ted Kazcynski could not. be •Th • e tipoff was, everytime to get people moving in this
next thing you know he'll be more different. For instance, David opened a birthday card place. - -
saying his last words to an Kazcynski is a Harvard from Ted, he'd -lose a couple • The problem i have.with
•
agitated dog..O.J. comes trained mathematician and
more lingers. America's.Unahomher is that
down hard on cheaters. _ O.J.'s alibi is that at the trine Apparently, the United . I agree with almost every -
Hey, I'm kidding. The cases of the murders he was chip- States Post Office is curious thing he says. In today's -
of O.J.-Simpson and the ping golf halls, having a nap. that their delivery system was world. it really is the high -
Montana arc totally taking a shower rad t tlktn r
Montana suspect i k unwittingly used to help the tech. industrial economy that -
dissimilar hecause.if you to his girlfriend on his car Unabomber carry out his das- . puts profits well ahead of
compare police reports, wit- • phone -- all at 1)hc carne time. hardly deeds. Their position - People.
• ness. testimony, evidence,: • The FBI agents whet raided is, if they're going_to be"a But I could never be a -
motive.and whereabouts - the Montana cabin and arrest- •
party -to any maiming and, Unabomber. I'd het that at
the Unabomber killed three 1 ed the long-haired, oecutiant killing. it should he done by least half the envelopes I lick,
people,•not two. - ' were later surpriscd•to learni have to re -open
Of course the biggest differ- that -it was the alleged disgruntled postal workers.. pen after I've
once in these twd.cases is that Unabomber and not the and not some stranger. -`rhe sealed them. because i forgot �I
union has filed a grievance. - to include a vital part of the
thc Unabomber will never he famed freeloader Cato • And I'm sure you're saying package.
able to produce a video to Catlin, to yourself, well gee whit • As a Unahomhcr, re -open -
assert his innocence after he's Had it not been for lin%
wrongfully acquitted. Not a- -1 brother David,- suspected ' Bill, couldn't we use a ing your own mail is a real
Unabomber in this country occupational hazard. It's the
Amer caOnstwould be tempted -I sure, many - stilt be amber t,largeed a ski freeight even if it's just to -deliver cru- kind of mistake you can only
p livingt tial court documents to for- • i1nake once.
to dial a 1-800 number to - I America's big sky country, - In the event the
1 mer Prime Minister Brian
. order it but Who's going to 1 just clown from the beau i i
t r �y . Mulroney? i Unahomhcr tnkec exeeptic�►n
open theipaekaget when i( armed Freemen Militia 1 1 Hey, now that would he' 1 to this column, we welcome a
comes to the door`! group, not far from the he'avi - - wrong. t . response but fares only! 1
Modern technology doesn't jive/ with 'outdated phone .system
11f Scaforth doesn't solve its
phone problem soon, it's gqing to
be Ieft in the past. While many
like tp be nosttalgic about the
days of noL dial telephones and
Editorial
the phone Iine!s as their Zink to
the outside world, a quick reli-
able connection is essential. If
Bell can't supply Scaforth with
an efficient switching sytitem at
ringing up the local operator to catch up on news of the town;. t a reasonable cost, then the town should look at other options -
nostalgia doesn't have .a place. in the world of fax machines, like bur neighbours in Tuckersmith who had -the foresight td
modems and the Internet upgrade to -digital s(vitching equipment almost 10 years ago. If it
Taking The Huron Exposithr as one •example of a Seaforth , isn't 'legal' to jump ship to a different supplier, the town should -
business -' on Monday, one of our busiest days of Ate week, -force the issue anyway to see what Bell's.position is. Mayhc Bcll
almost every long distance fax, phone call or modem attempt couldn't cart, less if Seaforth joined the rural independent for )
made in the morning was stalled orinterruped with the announce- more efficienfrservice. Maybe+Tuckersmith can do it at an afford-
ment, "Youn number please." In the case of a modem call, the table cost. Wc're unfortunate to be in one of Bell's "dead zones"
computer can't talk to the operator and the connection is not-pos- that isn't economically profitable for the -communications giant to - -
sible. The fax machine is equipped with a phone for emergencies. pour money into to catch up with the rest of the world.
And in our case, instead of auto -dialing cight other newspaper It's time for the squeaky wheel to set louder. If Bell_ isn't will -
offices Monday morning, each had to be re-entered separately ing'to answer our concerns at a reasonable cost, jumptship and
after a little talk to the local operator. And the prohlem.popped join Tuckersmith. If not, wemight as well get rid of indoor
up all morning with faxes not going through: i plumbing, 'automobiles and appliances and join the past where
With more and more people working out .of their homes with our telephone system exists. - DWS r -
Fire guts Dublin Creamery 50 years .ago, home destroyed
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR - I
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MAY 8, 1896 1s
LOCAL BRIEFS - Mr.
John Dorrance, of McKillop,
has purchased from Mr.
George Whitely, of this town,
his fashionable trotting stal-
lion, Maitland. Mr. Dorrancc
will travel with him this sea-
son. - A recent issue of the
Canadian Gazette makes note
of the following changes in
the 33rd Huron battalion:
"No. 3 Company -
Provisional ' 1 Second
Lieutenant, John Greig.
retires;.to be second lieu-
tenant provincially, Henry
Kellam Beattie, vice Greig,
retired. - The bicycle club
took its first run on Monday
evening. when between twen-
ty and twenty-five wheelmen
took. part in the outing. The
next run will be on Friday
evening.
* * *
The Beaver lacrosse club,
of this town, which last year
carried off the championship
honors in the senior series of
the Canadian lacrosse associ-
ation, have this ycar decided
to drop out of the senior
ranks, and compete with th
following teams in the inter •
-
mediate: Stratford, St. Marys,
Bright. Mitchell. Clinton,
Goderich. This should make
a good league, and we may MAY 10, 1946
expect some lively games Fire of undetermined origin
during the summer. Two of gutted the Dublin Creamery
the last year Beavers, Messrs. and completely destroyed an
W. Briefly and Robert adjacent residence, the home
McDonald, will this season of Mrs. Johanna Roach. early
play with Toronto's of Saturday morning.
Toronto. Apparently starting in thc
MAY 6, 1921 rear of the creamery the fire
WALTON - Thc many was discovered simultanc-
friends of thc Rev. J. W. ously by James Curtin and
Button, of Walton, and grad- Gerald Holland. Mr. Curtin
uatc of the 'Seaforth was working the night shift
Collegiate institute, and who
is finishing his course at
Victoria University, Toronto,
will be pleased to learn that
in the recent Theological
examinations held there, he
was the winner of the
"Ryerson Prize." Tltris is
awarded annually in hooks to
the student ranking highest in
examination of the •Greek of
the first three gospels. This is
no. small honor and we con-
gratdiatc hirn on the standing
he has obtained.
Thc following from thc
Vancouver World will he of
interest -to thc many Scaforth
friends of the groom, who is
thc eldest son of Mr. John
Habkirk of town and a former
well known Scaforth boy: -
"Mrs. T. Parke, 2823 Sixth
avenue west entertained at an
informal reception on
Saturday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. R. Morely
Habkirk, who have returned
to the city after having spent
their honeymoon in Victoria.
Seattle and other Sound
cities. Mr. and Mrs. Habkirk
will reside in Point Grey.
Agone ��:
in his hake shop. At about
4:30 he came to the door of
the shop in the Looby Klock,
one Klock south of the' cream-
ery,, and saw flames coming
from -the rear of the creamery.
• At -about thc same time Mr.
Holland was• on his way
home after going' to close up
and check_ the dance hall in
the Klock, where a party for a
returned veteran had been
held Friday .night, •
Destruction of the entire
business 'section of the vil-
lage was only averted by thc
prompt action of hastily sum-
moned citizens and thc assis-
tance of Scaforth, Mitchell
and Stratford fire brigades.
High winds carried sparks to
nearby buildings and at one
time the building occupied by
the municipal telephone
office, thc residence of Miss
Helen O'Connell and the
Krauskopf blacksmith shop
were set afire.
Mrs. Roach, 87, and her
niece, Monica Roach, who
resided with her aunt.
escaped from the home with
only seconds to spare as the
flames raced through the
frame building. Their escape
is attributed to the alertness
of Mrs. Elizabeth Bruxcr,
telephone operator on duty,
who realizing the house was
in direct line of the flames,
wakened the occupants by
ringing the phone until she
received an answer.
William Stapleton, who ran
to the home as soon as he
knew of the fire, smashed in
the door while the elderly
woman was trying to open it
from the inside. Mrs. Roach
was carried from her house
'w.ith only minor injuries.
received when the door
smashed against her. Her
home went up in a roar of
flame and was gone before
she had been--carricd.a hlockt
away. Only a few pieces of
furniture were rescued from
her house! • .
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- MAY 13, 1971
- Scaforth Council meeting
Monday night accepted the
estimated 1971 budget and
authorized the purchase of a
new police cruiser to replace
the old one which was badly -
damaged in-an—accident.
Chairman of the protection
to persons committee.
Gcorgc Hildebrand said that
the insurance report on the
police cruiser was in and hi.
committcc recommended that
council accept the offer of a
cash settlement. Damage was
estimated at 51.326.10 plus a
probable $200 more _ for
repair of the collapsible steer-
ing column for a total of
$1.526.10. The deductible in
the insurance is $ 100.
Council accepted the recom-
mendation of the committcc
that the cash offer of $1,426,
plus salvage value he accept-
ed.
***
Scaforth's overall 1971 tax
rate will he slightly lower
than in 1970.
An average ratepayer with a
52.000 assessment will pay
30 cents less property lax
during 1971 than he paid last
year. Clerk -treasurer Ernest
Williams said a ratepayer
with a $2,000 assessment
who paid $229.12 in taxes
fast year would pay $228.82
in taxes this year.
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