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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-05-02, Page 2Page 2 Timee.Advocate, M • 2, 1984 ALPHA P1 AWARD — earb Passmore was named woman of the year by the Alpha Pi Sorority. Above, she is being crowned by chapter sponsor Lillian Camp- bell. T -A photo SS board seeking ratepayer opinions The Huron -Perth Separate School Board is seeking the opinions of its ratepayers on French programs. At its meeting on April 24, the board set into motion, the vehicles to be used to get these opinions. Four public meetings will be held in the next two weeks and surveys will be made available to all ratepayers. The public meetings and survey are the board's response to a request made in March from parents in the Goderich area to set up a French Immersion class there. Some trustees, though, were -concerned about holding the meetings so soon because they felt every separate school ratepayer in the system should be aware of the survey. Trustee Ernie Vanderschott of RR 7 St. Marys said he couldn't vote in favor of going ahead with the survey and public meetings because he said the whole thing:is being noshed. "I haven't studied- this ; (survey report I. It's too im- portattt for me to Make a deci- sion now. That's why I'm go- ing to vote against it," said Vanderschott. Chairman Ron Murray said no decision was being made by the board at the meeting regarding the future of French in separate schools. No decision about French Im- mersion or other French pro- grams would he made until - the -results of the survey are analyzed, he said. There was concern too. that ratepayers without children in separate schools, which ac- cording to the hoard makes up the majority of its ratepayers, won't have input into the survey. "These people are paying. They are just as much a part of it ( the system » as we are." said Trustee Ray Van Vliet of RR 7 St. Marys. The acting director of education, John McCauley. said media releases are being sent out, as well as notices be- ing sent home with school children and in church bulletins. Advertisements are also being placed in newspapers. McCauley said unless so- meone went "doorto-door" there is no way of ensuring that every ratepayer knows about the survey. Van Vliet suggested a mail out to every ratepayer, and while admitting this would cost money, at least every ratepayer would be aware of the French program survey. "I don't want anyone to have the feeling they are be- ing left out," said Van Vliet. Stratford Trustee Ron Mar- cy said the board is doing its best to inform the public and the public has to accept some responsibility for knowing what is going on in the system. Murray reminded trustees that the purpose of the survey is so the board will know how the ratepayers feel about French . programs in the schools. The public meetings will be held at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates: Monday May, 7 at St. Michael's in Stratford; Tuesday, May 8 at'St. Mary's" in Goderich; Tuesday May 15 at St. Boniface in Zurich and Wednesday May 16 at St. Patrick's in Dublin. Transfers of teachers were approved as fellows: Carol McDonnell from Precious Blood School, Exeter to St. Mary's School, Goderich. ( Carol McDonnell's teaching time is to be increased from .7 to .8.) Anna Marie Cook from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School to Precious Blood School, Ex- eter. ( Anna Marie Cook's teaching time is to be decreased from .6 to .5.) Carla Revington from St. Aloysius School, Stratford to Our Lady of. Mount Carmel School. Barry Linden from Our Lady of Mount.Carmel School to St. Boniface School, Zurich. Gladys Talbot from St. Boniface School, Zurich to our Lady of Mount Carmel School. oinking driver gets jail term for second offense A London township man was sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty in Exeter court, Tuesday, to a charge of driving with a blood alcohol content over the legal limit. Mark J. Crunican, RR 2 London, was charged in Ex- " eter on April 1 after he was stopped for erratic driving. A breathalizer test gave a reading of 210 mgs. Judge W.G. Cochrane noted he had no choice but to im- pose the jail term as it was Crunican's second offence. He had a -previous one in 1982. However, he was granted temporary absence so he could continue to work while serving the jail sentence. Everyone else appearing on Tuesday's court docket in Ex- eter got off without any fines as they were given either ab- solute discharges or placed on probation with suspended sentences. Three Parkhill area residents, John Cole, Joseph A. Reid and Terry N. Hodgins, were given absolute discharges on wilful damage charges laid on February 17 when they broke some win- dows in a wood plant in Zurich. The court learned they had Heart fund over the top Campaign chairman, Pat Whalen has just reported that the Heart fund campaign for Huron County has exceeded the chppter's $38,000.00 objec- tive and is currently at the $40,000.00 level with a few returns not complete. Whalen says that a final ac- count figure will be available soon and expressed his gratitude to each area captain and to all of their volunteer canvassers for the excellent job they have just completed. "Special note of gratitude_ goes to chapter co-ordinator Joan Van den Broeck for her great assistance in organizing this year's campaign," he said. The campaign was suc- cessfulbecause it was proper- ly organized yes, but more importantly because the residents, organizations and businesses in Huron County recognized the importance of this appeal and gave so generously." "It is most encouraging to the Huron Chapter now in its second year of existence to receiyce such support. The total collected three years ago was $18,000.00. The good peo- ple of Huron recognize the number one killer and have given us a tremendous vote of confidence to continue our fight," says Chapter Presi- dent Bruce Shaw. Because of the success of the campaign and others across Ontario the provincial objective in 1984 of $9,000,000. will hopefully be attained. "Without your willing co- operation we would not be able to express such a positive outlook", Whalen noted. Although the major portion of the money collected will be used for Medical Research some of the funds will be us- ed locally to sponsor, Clinical Days for doctors and nurses, blood pressure clinics for all residents as well as educa- tional programmes regarding all aspects of stroke and heart - illnesses and care. LOTS OF SELECTION Lyla Broderick, Elaine Ford, Peg McLean and Pauline Sim- mons check over some of the articles at Thursday's rummage sale sponsored by the South Huron Hospital Auxiliary. T -A photo Karat Gold for Mother's Day RACELETS HAINS PENDANTS from from from 13.50 27.5° 15.00 Quantities may vary per store. New styles ovoiloble. ANSTETT JEWELLERS Clinton Seaforth - Exeter Walkerton - SI. Marys made restitution for the $40 in damages. Cole was also given an ab- solute discharge for another incident on the same date when he broke a receiver on a telephone in a public phone booth. He had made restitu- tion for that as well. James Arthur McLeod, 136 St. Lawrence Ave., Huron Park, was given a suspended sentence and placed on proba- tion for six months after pleading guilty to the theft of 10 sheets of fibreglass rein- forced plywood from Protec- tive Plastics on March 25. He was stopped when police spotted his truck coming from the rear of the Huron Park plant. The plywood was valued at $1,600 and was ful-' ly recovered. Judge Cochrane noted the disastrous results of the inci- dent. McLeod had been an employee of the firm at the time and lost his job as a result of the theft. An absolute discharge was granted to Dorothy Sarah Schwartzentruber, Exeter, who had been charged with a breach of probation. Also granted an absolute discharge was Gerald Hen- dricks, 'St. Lawrence Ave.. Huron Park, who had been charged with false pretences after a cheque he gave to an Exeter store on March 2 was returned N.S.F. The court learned that Hen- dricks returned the audio deck system to Jerry MacLean & son Automotive after he learned the cheque for $149.79 had been returned. He had expected that the LUTHERAN GARAGE SALE — A successful garage and bake sale was held Saturday at the Exeter Scout hall sponsored by Peace Lutheran Church. Shown from the left are Marian Obeda, Violet Rader, Barb Hasselback and Grace Wurm. T -A photo • any, money had been put into his account in a Stratford bank by Someone that was owing him money. William Sims, formerly of Exeter and now of Cheyanne Ave., London was placed on probation for one year and given suspended sentences on one charge of false pretences and four of being in posses- sion of a credit card which he did not own. The false pretences charge arose from him giving the Country Market in Grand Bend a $50 cheque for gas on March 2. He received $30 in gas and $20 in cash. Restitu- tion had been made. The other four charges were laid in January when Sims used a credit card he had fount topurchaseitems at four difference locations. The credit card was in a wallet that he had found. The latter belonged to a Tavistock resi- dent who lost the items on August 5 of last year. The accused was ordered to make restitution within six months of $44.90 for gas pur- chased at the BP station at Fanshawe Road and Highbury, $9.00 for gas at An- 'dy's Variety in Crediton and $68 for a battery at Prosper's Shell at Grand Bend. The fourth incident was for a purchase at the Canadian Tire store in Exeter, but the court learned he left the item in the store. Quebec students here for exchange i'i fteen high school students from Chicoutimi, Quebec, ar- rived safely at London airport after a rough flight from Toronto on Monday to begin a week-long visit to Exeter. The three boys and 12 girls have been twinned with 15 Grade 11 students in the French class at South Huron District High School. The visitors will be billeted in the homes of their "twins", who will act as hosts and escorts for the various ac- tivities being planned. The Quebec students accom- panied their new friends to classes at South Huron on Tuesday, then went swimm- ing at Pinedale on Tuesday night. Sightseeing tours to local points of interest as well as trip to Toronto are on the agenda. On May 12 the Exeter hosts will reverse roles, and fly to Chicoutimi for a week's stay with their former guests. Exeter French teacher Rae Wild, who will be going to Quebec with the young peo- ple, said the exchange visit was arranged through the in- terprovincial organization SEVEC. South Huron principal Bruce Shaw explained that both the Quebec and Ontario ministries of education en- courage and give moral sup- port to exchange visits. "Our students will be the beneficiiaries," he concluded. attress Shop The Beautyrest Sale The big difference with Beautyrest• is individually pocketed coil springs. The Simmons Beautyrest Mattress is constructed with individually pocketed coil springs that respond perfectly to the weight of your body. The coils in a Beautyrest are as individual as the parts of your body. Which means when you move in your sleep the coils move with you It's pure comfort. 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