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The local work centre of the .highway's crew.were still cleaning up Highway 4 near
V anastra, a month after the big blow. Here a rented forage harvester with a blower works
on an ice -hardened bank. Driving was poor again on Friday and Sunday afternoon as high
winds and snow followed two minor ice storms4,(News-Record photo)
Separate bd. in hole E77,000
By Susan White
Membirs of the Huron
Perth Roman Catholic
separate school board
learned Monday night that
expenses for 1976 exceeded
the board's budget by $77,453,
leaving the board with an
under -levy at the end of the
year of $17,709. The actual
total expenditure in 1976 was
$3,987,794, compared to a
budgeted figure of $3,910,341.
Superintendent of business
and finance Jack Lane ex-
plained that the increase was
almost entirely caused by
extraordinary expenses , an
increase in transportation
costs of $68,196, and an in-
terest payment on a deben-
ture for the gym addition at
Kinkora school of $13,569, less
a decrease in capital needed
for the Kinkora addition of
$6,523, for a total of $75,242.
The net increase in ordinary,
day to day oper ting ex-
penses was only $2,211. Three
new buses, and an increase in
bus operators' contracts
accounted for most of the
transportation cost increase.
The average daily
enrolment in the Huron Perth
schools was 38.55 over the
budgeted figure, giving the
boards more grant than was
expected. Per pupil ex-
penditure in the system in
1976 was $1,080.12, $31.11 per
pupil under the grant ceiling.
Mr. Lane told trustees at
the cost of instructio was
$17,995 below budget because
a an Anti Inflation Board
roll -back of . teachers'
salaries.
The underlevy of $17,709
will be, reduced somewhat
because the Ministry of
Education is adjusting in-
formation received from
M nicipal auditors ' on
payments that municipalities
receive in lieu of taxes on -
Ontario Housing Corporation
properties. Mr. Lane said he
was able to point out to the
ministry some errors in the
municipal figures and the
saving to the board might be
as much as $10,000. "We
should know the amount by
the end of March," he said.
The rest of the underlevy
results from a mechanical
mistake that the board made
in reporting its transportation
expenditures to the ministry.
There is no legislation that
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- :By Mary Chessell
Congratulations to Bob and
Gwynne Roberts on the birth
of their baby girl, Jessica
Amy. She was born on
Friday, Feb. 25.
Wilfred Chuter has been
4 enjoying an exceptionally
beautiful Amaryllis. It has
produced five large blooms
on one stalk, and four on the
other, and has lots of healthy
leaves as well.
We'd like to express our
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Murray and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Murray in the death
of Mr. Pickett, who passed
away in Goderich on Friday.
There was a good turnout
for the Varna Church pan-
cake supper last week.
Euchre Winners
Winners at the Orange
Lodge euchre party on Friday
Wevening were: ladies' high,
Mrs. Larry Fisher; low, Mrs.
Frank McClinchey; men's
high, Larry Fisher; low,
Bruce Keys. Draw winners
were Ross Whittaker (2),
Shelley Hayter and John
Ostrom.
On Saturday evening
members of the Orange
Lodge and their wives had a
bowling party at Clinton
Crown Lanes, then returned
mighty
goodfieelin'
wzth
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Come get the feeling
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to the church basement for a
delicious lunch. Hosts were
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Taylor
and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Taylor.
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The Women's World Day of
Prayer for the Varna -Goshen
charge will be held in Varna
Church tomorrow (Friday) at
2 p.m.
We are sorry to hear that
Rev. Taylor became ill on
Sunday and had to be ad-
mitted to hospital. We hope he
will be well again very soon.
Maple syrup season is here
again. Some people have
started, others hope to start
as soon as this cold spell is
over.
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A family gathering was
held at the home of Bill and
Joyce Dowson and family on
Sunday to celebrate the 45th
Wedding Anniversary of
Bill's parent, - Harold and
Margaret Dowson.
Those present were
Marion, Danny, David and
Jamie Tipping of Sarnia; Mr.
and Mrs. Mel Webster,
Rachel Johnston, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil .Dowson, Mr. and
Mrs. Philip White and family,
all of Clinton; Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Hart' and Donna of
Brussels; Karen Webster,
Joyce Scotchmer, Mr. and
Mrs. Perce Johnston of
Bayfield; Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Webster and girls and Glen
Dowson of Varna; Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Dowson of Hensall;
Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Consitt
and family.
Telephone messages of
congratulations were
received from Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Dowson and Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Cladwell and family
who were unable to attend.
We'd like to add
"congratulations" from all
your Varna neighbours and
friends.
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HOURS: Monday through Saturday, 9
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says separate boards, unlike
public school ones who must
collect underlevies and "give
back over levies, can't stay in
an underlevy position, Mr.
Lane said in answer to a
question from Stratford
trustee Ron Marcy. "We
could stay with an underlevy
but it's not a good idea?"
replied Mr. Marcy.
"Right. It's better to
finance as you go," Mr. Lane
said.
Along with the cost of in-
struction, administration
costs, capital expenditures
and non operating ex-
penditures were under budget-
in
udgetin 19.76. Transportation
topped the list of over budget
expenses, followed by plant
operation and maintenance
($17,318 over budget), the
debenture debt charge, bank
borrowing charges ($6,902
over budget), tuition fees and
computer services.
The 1976 closing balance
sheet showed that in-
structional supplies cost
about $2,000 under • bud"get,
that business administration
expenses were about $14,000
over budget,, including $2,485,
for the Christmas party, $485
over what was budgeted for
trustees' entertaining. The
amount includes the board's
annual Christmas party and
for an annual dinner dance
.for all staff, teachers and
their spouses.
Plant operation was only
about $300 over budget and
maintenance contracts were
$1,148 over budget.
The board is meeting
Wednesdayd night at the
board office in Dublin to set
the 1977 mill rate.
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1977—PAG
The World's Day of Prayer
service will be held in St.
Mark's Anglican Church,
Auburn on Friday, March 4 at
2 p.m. in the charge of the
Auburn Presbyterian
Woman's Missionary Society.
The guest speaker will be the
Rev. G.L. Royal of Knox
Presbyterian Church,
Goderich. Everyone is invited
to attend this special day of
pryer service.
Mrs. Kenneth McDougall
visited recently with her
cousin, Mrs. Roy Cope of
London.
Mr. James Towe was able
to return home after being a
patient in Victoria Hospital,
London. Mrs. Towe had been
visiting with her family in
London.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ball
of Clinton visited recently
with Mrs. Bell Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig
of Lucan visited last week
with his father, Mr. Willaim
Craig and aunt, Mrs. Bell
Allen.
Many from this district
attended the opening
ceremony of the Blyth Arena
and enjoyed the hot beef
smorgasbord dinner. "
The Auburn Snowmobile
Club met at the home of the
president, James Schnedier.
The president was in charge
of the meeting and the
minutes were adopted as read
by the secretary Mrs, Keith
Rodger. Plans were made to
hold a pancake, sausage,
bacon and eggs etc. on March
13 to be served from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. in the Community
Memorial Hall. Everyone is
invited with adults $2.50 and
children under 12 years._ -
$1.00. -
SNOWMOBILE CLUB
An invitation received from
the Colborne Club was ac-
cepted by Auburn
Snowmobilers for a family
day.
The members voted a vote
of thanks to Donald Cart-
wright for the stove he made
to replace the one he had
made before which had been
stolen from the Club House
during the summer months.
The Club has planned
snowmobile runs for. each
Saturday evening and have
had a good attendance for this
season.
Committee in charge of the
pancake Sunday Brunch are
Mrs. William Robertson,
Mrs. William Seers, Mrs.
Keith Rodger and Mrs.
James Schneider. A delicious
lunch was served by Mrs.
Schneider.
On February 19,A all
snowmobilers returned to Mr.
and Mrs. William Seers'
cottage and on February 26
all returned to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William
Robertson. At both places the
ladies served lunch.
4-H CLUB
The Auburn 4-1-1 club No I
met at the home of the leader
Mrs. Donald Cartwright for
its first meeting for the spring
project., Clothes for Leisure.
The leaders discussed the
sewing project and outlined
material to be used, style of
patterns and named the
articles required in the
sewing basket. They
demonstrated how to
straighten material and how
to preshrink it.
The girls measured each
other to get the proper size of
pattern.
The election of officers took
place. President is Kim
McDowell; Vice-president,
Janet Cook; Secretary,
floating; press reporter,
Sheron Stadelmann; other
members • are Patti
McDowell, Nancy Verbeek,
Carol Seers, Sherry Verbeek,
Vicki Rodger.
Mrs.' Glenn Youngblut of
Ottawa visited last week with
her mother-in-law, Mrs
Myrtle Munro.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Powell visited on the weekend
with their son Wayne at
Thorold.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Winghom
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