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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-07-11, Page 1Qucu � ty at great pries Professional installation can be arranged WIitings Phone 235-1964 SIIDNS plcks eleven as OntwIo scholars South Huron District high School has 11 Ontario Scholars according to results released Thursday by prin- cipal Bruce Shaw. Deb Josephson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylan Josephson, Exeter was the top grade 13 student. A year ago she shared top honours in grade 12. The other Ontario Scholars are Karen Dauber who was the other co -winner of grade 12 honours in 19e2-83, James McDonnell who shares the Moncur Scholarship with Josephson, George Tomes, Tracy Ducharme, Carla Solomon, Erma Weernink, Fred Miller, Susan McClure, INFANT SEAT RENTAL — Little Ashley Rowcliffe models one of the 10 infant seats available from the Hensall Kinettes for a rental or $35 for six months, with $10 refund returned in good condition. With her are past president Carolyn Knight and mother Bonnie Rowcliffe, Kinette president. The seats were supplied at a special price by Frayne Cheve-Olds. . Stephen up eight When Stephen township residents receive their 1984 tax notices they can expect an increase of 8.26 percent over a year ago. The new mill rate was truck by council Tuesday with an overall figure of 245.37 mills for farm and residential property owners paying public school support. The municipal township rate will be 64.6 mills, up from 58.35. The county of Iluron levy will be 47.52 mills and in- crease from 40.66, the public school mill rate will be 73.42, up from 70.11 and the secon- dary school Levey is 59.83, a rise from 57 52 mills. The farm and residential rate (or those paying school support to the Huron -Perth Separate School Board will be basically the same as the public school rate at 245.53 mills. The total mill rate for com- mercial property owners will be 266.64 mills. Cite concern over busing In the first of what is hoped to be an annual visit to coun- ty council, representatives of the Huron (ipunty Board of Education c me under fire for busing schedules. At the July 5 session of Huron County council, board chairman Eugene Frayne and director Bob Allan at- tempted to answer questions on the busing of school students. Some reeves noted that they had anywhere from six to eight buses travelling down their road during school days ' it was understood that some of the buses are going to public schools. Catholic schools or high schools, but the reeves wanted to know if the routes couldn't he consolidated. McKillop Township Reeve Marie Hickneii said (here is consolidation of bus routes in her area and she wondered why it couldn't be done in all areas. Allan said, while he couldn't explain it in detail, there is little, if any. cost sav- ing in consolidating bus routes. Frayne also pointed out that timing makes a big difference on scheduling the bus routes. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle questioned the possibility of increasing technical courses in Huron County secondary schools, but Allan pointed out that a lot of the technical training is now being handled by community colleges. The board representatives presented statistics which in- dicates the board is the largest employer in the coun- ty with a $25 million payrole tax rate percent Residents of Centralia police village will be charged 14.09 mills as the police village rate, 38.76 • for township administration, 47.52 for the ootalty of Huron, 73.42 for elementary schools and 59.83 for secondary schools for a total of 233.62 mills. A year ago the rate was 217.38 making this year's in- crease just below eight percent. The mill rate for Crediton is about the same as Centralia at 234.22 mills. The police village of Dashwood residents pay the same rates as the other two listed above, but, are charg- ed additional levies for gar- bage disposal and to cover funds borrowed in 1982 to pave streets. The total mill rate will be 251.73 mills. A special area resident rate is being added to the residents of Huron Park basically street lighting which has now been taken over in the residential area and on Canada Avenue. The overall mill rate at Huron Park is now virtually the same as that charged to residents of Centralia and Crediton. While two interim bids have already been sent out, the of- ficial tax notice will be mail- ed in mid-August with final payments due September 17 and November 30. • McGillivray approve pact The proposed fire agreee- ment with the town of Parkhill has been accepted by the township of McGillivray. The agreement provides for a flat rate of a 25 percent in- crease over last year's agree- ment for a total of $12,497.50 with payments to be made quarterly. Standby charges will not be assessed. Building permits totalling $451,000 for the month of June were approved. The sale of the former MTC yard on highway 81 north of Parkhill was held June 2. The property was sold to Arthur and Dianne Mollard, RR 3 Parkhill for their bid of $20,000. Proceeds from the sale will be used for recrea- tional purposes. The tender of Dennis Mcheoxf for grass cutting on tonwhsip roads for $1,698.50 was accepted. harmer Plumbing and Heating will supply and in- stall a heat pump system for the township office and coun- cil chambers for $4,195. The official plan for the township has been given third and final reading. Township planner Ted Haleva has been instructed to submit the plan to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval. Catherine Patterson and Dana Bonito. Karen Dauber 1s the daughter of Dontts Dauber, Exeter and Gernot Dauber, Sarnia;' James McDonnell is • the son of Mr. and Mrs. John McDonnell, Exeter; George Tomes is the don of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Tomes, Centralia; Tracy Duchartgq is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Ducharme, Hensall; Carla Solomon is the See pegs 2 * oontpletu school result daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Da- mian Solomon, Exeter; Erma Weernink is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Weer- nink, RR 1 Kirkton; Fred Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller, RR 2 Dashwood, Susan McClure is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave McClure, RR 1 Crediton; Catherine Patter- son is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Patterson, Exeter and Dana Bozzato is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bozzato, Hensall. Colleen Glasgow, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Glasgow, Exeter was the best Party hits milestone The Kirkton Garden Party reaches a significant milestone with this year's program -on July 18. It marks its 40th anniversary. The Kirkton Community Association was founded by the late Dr. C.A. Campbell and the ensuing programs have enabled the group to assist many local projects financially; the latest being Aberdeen hall. Organizations now represented include the Kirkton Agricultural Society, lst Boy Stouts, Kirkton rink, Kirkton Women's Institute, K- W pool, K -W community cen- tre board, Kirkton Optimists and the councils of Usborne and Blanshard Townships. Each year the format has included a snappy fastt 1 , game, followed by the heart= warming charm of the "little stars" and finally the thrill of the "big stars". There will be 18 individuals or groups performing in the juvenile program this year and the professional program will headline John .Pattison and friends from Fraggle Rock TV. Comedian Billy Meek makes one of his regular visits and will be join- ed by singer Gayle Atwell Johnson, the fiddling and dan- cing of the McQuaid Sisters, singer Peter Glen and the homebrew talents of the Paul Bros. & Shirley, who have performed at many of the 40 Garden Parties. Lee Paul will act as emcee again and Chris Lovett is musical director. student in grade 12 and Karla 'Josephson, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. Gaylen Josephson, Exeter topped grade 11 students. The top student in grade 10 was Dave Dougall, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dougall, RR 3 Exeter and the best in grade 'nine was Mary Fleming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fleming, RR 3 Dashwood. DEB JOSEPHSON KAREN DAUBER JAMES MCDONNELL CATHERINE PATTERSON GEORGE TOMES FRED MILLER SUSAN MCCLURE CARLA SOLOMON TRACY DUCHARME ERMA WEERNINK DANA BOZZATO Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eleventh Year & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, July 11, 1984 Price Per Copy 50 Cents Will ask Bette Stephenson for permission Board seeks help firing teacher The Huron County board of education will be asking Education Minister Dr. Bette Stephenson for permission to fire SHDHS math teacher Joanne Young. • After a three and a , half hour" f't-1 'tifera sessiort`,'the board announced at 11:00 p.m., Monday, 'that it would be seeking the provincial minister's consent. Mrs. Young, who has defied school officials by being ab- sent from classes on two oc- casions this year to attend anti-nuclear demonstrations, has already been suspended without pay until the minister's decision is known. She was suspended for 21 days in December and warn- ed that failure to fulful her duties in the future could result in her being fired. "During the past, the board has exhausted every avenue including verbal and written warnings. Mrs. Young has been counselled after con- tinued refusals to report for work she was suspended without pay. Mrs. Young has been given to opportunity of presenting her position to the board in both written and ver- bal form," states a prepared board press release. Mrs, Young, who will await the minister's decision before deciding whether to appeal, said the board gave her a "fair hearing" in its in - camera session. "I tried to explain my posi- tion. Why it's important for Tuckersmith gets provincial funding The Township of Tuckersmith will receive a special assistance grant totalling $132,000 from the province, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Claude Bennett announced this week. "My ministry has com- pleted a review of Tuckersmith's financial posi- tion and has found that addi- tional financial assistance is warranted." he said. Bennett said the township will receive the funds to help keep property tax increases to a minimum in 1984. The closing of the Canadian Forces Base Clinton resulted in the township having to write off a number of proper- ty tax arrears. Bennett said this grant will cushion tax- payers from substantial tax increases this year. "These circumstances were beyond the control of the municipal council and were of an unusual and special nature," he said. The special assistance grant will come from the On- tario Unconditional Grants program. me to do this. Also what func- tions the education system should be taking regarding the possibility *of a nuclear holocaust," said Mrs. Young. She said trustees asked her two or three questions, par- ticularlydjrectedat her sug- gestion that she take a leave of absence every time she wants .to participate in an anit-nuclear protest. "i was unable to give them any definite times though," said the local math teacher. Board chairman Eugene Frayne said the board had deliberated the future of Mrs. Young for a considerable time. "it's not an easy decision. 1 think the board has represented the opinion of the people," he added. Trustee for the Exeter area, Clarence "King" McDonald agreed. Noting it wasn't a difficult decision for him to make as represen- tative of SHDIIS parents, he said he has heard nothing hut criticism of Mrs. Young's ac- tions in being away . from classes. "People are fed up with her," he said. "She's being paid to teach kids.... she'd be better off doing what she feels she should be doing," McDonald. expJined,. Goderich trustee Dorothy Wallace requested a recorded vote which ended up 13-3 in favour of seeking the minister's decision. The board was assisted in preparing the resolution by its solicitor, Dan Murphy, Goderich, who was in atten- dance at the meeting. Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSITF) repreteThatAre from Toronto, Jim Ross, was with' 4w4"'t Mrs. Young as a witness. Two Please turn to page 2 Handed $150 fine over no seat belt The stiffest fine levied by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter court, Tuesday, was $150. The of- fence was for failing to wear a seat belt! The high fine was levied against James J. Augustine, Thedford, who was charged on March 23 when he was a passenger in a motor vehicle • HANGARS DAMAGED - hangars and planes at the right Poul Hodgins surveys «'iii ; .w4 Heavy winds Friday morning extensively damaged General Airspray airstrip, near Lucan.. At the bottom damage to a Piper Cub and the top photo token from inside the westerly hangar sho s damage to both. Damage to the rear of the easterly hangar is shown above. T -A photo Damage near Lucan Twister hits airport A small twister hit an area of Biddulph township, southwest of Lucan. Friday morning causing heavy damage to the General Airspray airstrip located on the farm of Roscoe Hodgins. No one actually saw the storm hit Paul Hodgins, who is an engineer with the firm and lives neaby said he heard the heavy rain and winds and looked out to see some of the damage Doors were ripped off the both ends of two hangers and the roof on one was tossed halfway across the 100 acre farm on Concession""1 of Bid- dulph township. One of three Piper Super Cubs housed in the easterly hangar was picked up and set down on its nose in the door- way after the heavy doors disappeared. These planes are used for aerial seeding for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. Three other air- craft kept in the hangars left Tuesday for a herbicide spraying job near Kapuskasing. General Airspray is owned jointly'hy`Roscoe Hodgins and Doug Worgan of St. Thomas. Paul Hodgins normally goes to work about 6:30 a.m. hut, fortunately for himself slept Friday morning and was about ready to head for the hangars when the twister hit about 8 a.m. Another aircraft owned by Allan Scott and a car owned by Paul Hodgins were next to the heavily damaged hangar and they were not touched. The owners were not able to put a dollar loss on the damage until building and aircraft insurance adjusters complete their investigations. stopped in Stephen Township. He was one of five pc- cupants not wearing a seat belt, but was the only one charged. The accused had not given the investigating officer his correct name at the time of the incident and this caused some problem in the in- vestigation and may have contributed to the size of the penalty. Convictions were registered against two drivers who appeared on speeding charges. Gerald 11. VanOsch, Ailsa Craig, was fined $43.50 for driving at a speed of 87 km. in a 60 km. zone and John Dehne, Toronto, was fined $18 for a speed of 95 in an 80 km.. zone. Dehne said he may have been speeding, but told the court he was convinced that he was not going 110 km. as charged. Mr.• Wedlake drop- ped the speed to 95 in his ver- dict, saying there was evidence that the accused had slowed somewhat as he ap- proached the cruiser and noted that while he felt the radar was accurate, there was a possibility it could have been affected by the snow that was falling at the time. in the only other case, Herbert O. Tupper, Grand Cove Estates, was fined $53 on a charge of failing to yield the right of way. The charge was laid following an accident in Grand Cove Estates on May 11. The accused said he was not contesting the facts of the accident,, which occurred when he backed from a lane into the path of an oncoming car, but rather argued that the collision occurred on private property so the Highway Traffic Act would not apply. William Pearce, general manager of Grand Cove Plates; who was the other driver involved, said there is no restriction to people enter- ing the subdivision, with the exception of those soliciting. Mr. -Wedlake said there is no evidence that t!W public is restricted and registered the conviction.