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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-06-26, Page 14Wingharn Sch�ot use of land in Hawk R. B. Dunlop, superintendent of business affairs for . the Huron County Board of Education, was „authorized at the Board meeting ip Clinton Monday to negotiate individually with the custodians and to produce for ratification at the earliest date, recommended contract values, and that this be completed by the middle of August. reecmniehdation from the management committee the Board and the McKillop Town- ship° Council will sign a 10 -year lease from September 1, 1973, to June 30, 1983, for the Board to use the area behind the McKillop Township garage and office as a turn -around for school buses and loading of pupils for various schools. The Board decided net to ' t' driveway the existing driv y as the cost was too high -$3,000 -for three-inch topping. The Board turned down an offer from Clarke Zimm of the real estate firm of , Wilfred Mclntee Ce.., Limited, for a parcel of la,d 82 feet by 264 feet adjacent to. the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton as the.price of $6,000 was considered excessive. The;Ppresent house on the lot is 'being moved, The Board granted permission to John Armstrong of Londesboro to build awooden fence, sitniliar to the one running alongthe back of his prof►erty on his land which borders on , the south side of Hullett Central`, School at no cost to the Board and tribe maintained by Mr.'Armstrong. The Board will co-operate with the 'Bowie k Community `centre Building Committeewhich e,use of nine acres of" : b .the, Board' ad - WV. School, • Y equirres for e;a 'property. 'resent it, is • request( ,:land..6wne jacent to wHo which the Co a race requires dz'aipin ,_9inly a hayfield. l fora lo eel*. The' „present 1 vision to kith qday:fo, it will [°vain. continue its .icy ori age for;admi�s'," ergarren:--fifih:•�`:birtf/,',.: ember 31 of the, e 'school year. Some of comments. from schools on the suggestion that the age be lowered are: More 4.year old pupils riding buses could cause problems; over 90 per cent of our teachers want the policy left as it is. Lowering the admit- tance age would merely be robbing from next year's total and not solving the problem of low enrolnrients.• Financial Statement The Board accepted the report of A.. M. Harper, chartered ac- countant, for the official audited financial statement. It will now be submitted to the Ministry. of Education, and the superin- tendent of business affairs will be instructed topublish in ail weekly newspapers of Huron County the summarized version of the auditor's report. The Board will advise parents Had _ of Bruce Count • pupils enrolled County or to be. enrolled in Brookside Public School, that, if the Bruce County Board of Education refuses to pay tuition fees, such pupils may: complete their elementary education in Huron County schools, if the parents so wish, at no cost to the parents, but that any children who have not. yet reached school enrolment age will have to enroll`.in� a school designated by the Bruce County Beard of Education.' The Board will refer;the;letter from the Society for the Study of the . Heritage of Canada' re existing problems : of current "March break" to the Admin- istration for recommendation When . the 1974-75 school' , • year program is being drawn up..The Xetf:er . ,was prompted ` by the P P. nu bers;of students and teachers who travel on=field 'study :pro- grams during:the March break and this puts a se rer�e strain; on, aft planet train and car; travel and on• '` hotels.'causing, `overcrowding • of-faciliti'es, :substandard accom=. mndation 'and. increased,; prices. 'he: Heritage Society'suggests tine: holiday period be. either the firsts second. or fourth. week in - March and on back to the last` weeks., of February. r ;R sigi ations Among resignations accepted 0 on yah Vi(3( Jac e l T... R. -- Mai on Moore' is urer, Modell membersof the .,ori iittee were Elva Ja Zit* Jaequeo► Grafi and, Margaret obis: and, Glenn Jacques, Ron land Harkness; cotnprse; sports committee for 1974, Seventy nine person -were tendance at the reunion. ,Pry`. were awarded to: oldest.pk present, Laura Jacques, years; youngest, Laurie Moore,, 8' months; couple married long, est, Margaret and. Bill Stragway, 43 years;, moat recently mimed couple, Marion and Paul o: 41 years; - person trave .lin farthest, Orville Awrey, Toronto. The sports committee,. presented its program an Pine of baseball was enjoy The • 1974 reunion Is to'be the last Sunday in June more with two meals as were Howiek Central Public Seltool; Miss Anita Harrison and Miss Helen Heighington Wingb Public' School, Mrs. Jane Heipel and:Mrs. Arlyn Mon,tgonnery; F. E. Madill Secondary School 'yineent: Schonberger• The following teachers have been engaged, on probationary contract effective .September 1, 1973: rrliss Wendy. Amos to Howick Central Public School; Miss Ellen. Ann Arthur to Winghan� Public School; Russell Campbell to Wingham Public; Mrs. Elizabeth Cook to Ho . 'ck Public; Rudolf • Hooftman Turnberry Central Public; John Mann to Wingham Public; William Marsh10 Blyth Public; Mrs. Barbara Jane McGillawee to Wingham to Public ; Frank g a Stretton to Howick Central; .and Mrs. Sharon Wittich to Blyth Public School. Secondary School Teachers en- gaged are as follows: Miss Carey Fleming, Ri Richard Graham, Patrick McDonnell to South Huron District High School, Ex- eter; Barry Davis to Clinton Secondary School; Miss. Margaret Nute, Miss Betty Jean Smith and George Szarek to F. E. Madill Secondary School. r J. W. Coulter, superintendent of program, reported there are two vacancies yet to be engaged in the elementary school panel. Cayley Hill, chairman of the Board, asked if any pupil is being deprived of any. course he . wants to take because of ' declining enrolment. He Was told that at the present, time no one is, .. however,' Latin is no longer required for any course and is • bein • ` phased out. vevale Mrs. Margaret,;Ograrin� of Vic- toria, British Coltunbia, Was a visitor on Saturday with. Mr. and Mrs'. Percy ;Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Murch of Clinton were Sunday visitors at the Vincent . home. ere .have:.been ar° ,number of e who" have indicated to rne serious' reservation 'lo.Hydro's take-over n Provincial' Park. ccordin 10 asked the Pre on June 21, :as follows: "r tj+cer 1 have' a question' ofthe emier, In View of,the .express- concerti 'of the Algonquin Wildlife League; Membersof the eral ic, and Members of s :Douse with- respect to On- io Hydro's. take over of Inver- 'oil Provincial Park, would the premier ask O tarie }Iydro as a first step in the in ` depth, re= examination °�,: of this , titular proposal to hold' a hearing, of necessity ,ort the ',park." Mir, • Davis replied; in part as follows:a. • "Mr. Speaker I think to say to hold a hearing of necessity would imply, and I don't want to mis- lead your Constituents or anyone else, to • have a hearing of necessity would imply I think -a • legal status to such a hearing that the people involved might feel there is some legal remedy ,'flowing from it, and I think this wouldbe improper. • If the Honourable Member is saying to me, would 1 suggest to Hydro that ,they have meetings with, or eon- sultationsor discussions with. the area, . the...people in.. the area that'` will ;be affected to explain what they have in' mind and to have 'sortie very sincere dialogue with them, Mr. ':Speaker, r think I could be prepared to do. that. I haven't given it any, thought,' but I `think: it sounds reasorta'ble•and I' think I.- would be prepared` to suggest this to Hydro " • I suggested,to the Premier that Ontario Hydro should provide a rationale as to why,they need' this particular park. . 1 1 thought, I would include this particular` exchange because of the interest' and concern ex- pressed: in this. regard. The Select Committee on Utilization of - Education Facilities, of which I am a mem- ber, submitted its interim► report to Legislature this week and pro- posed wide ranging reforms to break down the barriers it has found. between •schools and this communities they are suppo to serve: . The Committee recommended that the responsibility for the use of . schools be taken away from School Boards and handed :over to Local Community Action Councils.- The Committee's central con- clusion is' that access to Ontario's schools should be the right of every citizen, not just a privilege ,conferred at the will of a School Board. The Planning. and Development Act :was to n to Committee this week and the Tr surer took a battering oyer his repose's. J.A. Kennedy, f rmer Chair- man of the Ontario Municipal Board, said the proposed legisla- tion is an unwarranted invasion of local autonomy on planning matters and that the plan ap- proval system envisaged is a dangerous departure from ac- cepted practice in that it gives the Minister arbitrary power.. The bill would allow the Minister to designate any area of the province as a development area. MEMBERS GS 1H • .;�'AGMMITTEE 'anti • tl Wingham. Atbgiance Service vvh �made both the sco utln 9 and first do. �rae P _s qlaCrwf rd r .uglas. Jim Lee, Scot Reid,Ken .Forton, Dave 'Hynes, Martin Creetler,' ,MRt.ainrbktoeudl l„, �,,kacl kiunfaun1�.rulGrnIle P *etQert 4 te(. s de., tEe* dd lna eFCeo1x toDne,t�8 Eh a ry# nY e ; (Staff photo) 4 d EMPLOYEES OF LLOYD TRUAX LTD. who completed the first aid course are Hans Sehipper, Hubert Laurin, B. Grant Elliott, Harold Nicholson, Cecil Veltman; (seated) • Gerry Wilhelm, Don Winch; Norman Rude and Alfred Mason.,The awards were presented Wednesday evening by the Wingham Ambulance Service at the public school. (Staff photo) a isditsiris Report TO THE HUI N POtiNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: 1 have exafnined, the Balance Sheet, of the Huron ,,ConntisBoard of Education'as attiecember 31, 1972, and the :Statements` of, Revenue Fund -Revenue and Expenditure, aod Source and,Application. Capital pqnds for the year, then ended, My examination mCluded a . general review of the accounting• procedures and such tests of accounts , ing records, and other supporting evidence as I considered necessary in the circumstances:. In my opinion these -Financial , Statements present faire► the financial position of'the Board as, at December 31, 1972 and the. results', of. its operations and the. source' and' application of its capital ,' fund.% for `the year: , then ended, •in accordance with accounting .. ciples,'generally. accepted for Ontario school boards applied on a bash ;consistent with' that of the preceding year, A, M. HARPER, Municipal .Auditor -9440. Goderich, • Ontario, May 30, 1973, SHEET December 31, 1972 LETS y 'yi' g;t4 €urrentyyya y t ts y Accounts • Municipals .'•,», „E* , .Gbvernrfiene of Ontari2 Other Due from Capital f •, ds Other. current assets . a Total Current Assets • Fixed 1sete ' , Deficit as at 3anuary 1, 1969 reduced by Ontario Government Assistance in respect thereof • • a 3,535 299,860 66,463 141,973 • 43,005' 659,227 • 250,000 • 24,312,291 (1) Other revenue includes transfers froth the;,capital' fund, proceeds from the sale of- assets, insurance' claims, earnings yon temporary, investments, reimbursements for services and 'other miscellaneous°.: items that are in the"'nature• of recovery sof' expenditure, (2) Local taxation n Inelnd st +total`^of the 1972 ` .: � ton. o t{id - - �y5ry X57 TM1`kh: w+.ns+v� +vJ Yrl, �4` ` H, �.�n• 1 • g. 4 e r p,'a, xr1 r . > .y t lclpali'ties cover and a a' r've they equlsitlt n :. , ; )�5 31,020 Total Assets _ _ .f ..; $750,247: $24,56Z291 ` JABPi rTI ES Current .Liabilities Accounts payable Municipalities -over -requisitions Other r•. ' , Due to reVenue fund • Total Current Liabilities' Unmatured• debenture debt•. Reserve for working funds tInvestment in fixed assets, •, Total Liabilities. 42,463 5. 507,784 141,973 550,247 141,973 7,710,317 16,710,001 200,000 $150,247 $24,562,291 Board, Approved on .behalf of the Board, E.' C. HILL; Chairman. D. J. \COCHRANE, Chief Executive Officer. REVENUE FUND Statement of Revenue and Expenditure For SecOndary Purposes 1 For the year. ended December 31, 1972 EXPENDITURE Business Administration Computer Services Instruction Educational Services Attendance, Health and Food Services Plant Operation ......:, ...... . Plant Maintenance ,'.......,..... Transportation .. �....e.... .. Tuition Fees Capital Expenditures (Non. -Allocable) Other Operating Expenditure , .. • . . Debt Charges on Capital Borrowing . Non -Operating Expenditure, excluding Transfers to Reserves Total Expenditure RECOVERIES OF EXPENDITURE Other School Boards Government of Ontario, Tuition Fees and Miscellaneous , ...e..e... , .. Government of Canada ...,......., .... Individuals Other Revenue, excluding Transfers from Reserves Net Expenditure Net Expenditure financed by: • Government of Ontario, General Legistlative Grdnts •. Local Taxation: 19'71 Over (Under) Requisition 163,378 Local Taxation raised in 1972 ....... 1,254,828 Decrease (Increase) in Iteseri,es . (97,000) Net Under (Over) Requisition ,Required to be Applied to 1973 Taxation $ 82658 1,364 4,004 ,488 8,513 492,207 18,54 401,590 276,200 11,273 38,829 379,975 • 32,806 $5,816,579 5 642,728 10,818 14,847 18,042 7,663 694,098 55,122,481 3,820,042 1,321,206 5,141,248 18,767 Statement of Revenueand Expenditure For Elementary Purposes sN For. the year ended. December_'31, r 1972 EXPENDITURE Business' .administration Computer Services I;nstructio)i Educational Services , Attendance, Health and Food .Ser'viCes a a .. ndance .�;;. Plant Operation ...., • .."t, Plaint Maintenance , Transportation Tuition Fees Capital Expenditures (1Von-Allocable") Other . Operating Expenditure ..:, :,s Debt Charges on Capital fiorrowing . ;..., Non -Operating Expenditure,, excluding Transfers to Reserves , Total Expenditure ....... . RECOVERIES OF . EXPENDITURE Other School Boards ...... Government; of .Ontario, Tuition Fees ,and Mis- cellaneous Government Of Canada Individtlals • Other Revenue, excluding Transfers from Reserves v#• Net Expenditure • Net Expenditure financed by: Government of Ontario General Legislative/ Grants Local Taxation: 1971 OVer (Under) Requisition 37,981 Local Taxation raised in 1972 1,511,312 ' Decrease (Increase) in Reserves .... (103,000) 1,446,293 5,599,90)7 Net Under (Over) Requisition required to be applied to 1973 Taxation (23,696) $ 87,7:71 .1,448. 3,665;432 7.592 322 41,194 49,096. 508,801 n18,323 1:03,247 33,272 616,168. 20,880 $5,604,746 13,766 4,014 8,168 200, 2,387 28,535 5,576,211 4,153,614 • Statement of Source and Application of Capital Funds' For the year ended December 31, 1972 SOURCE, Unexpended Funds at Beginning of Year • Long -Term Liabilities, at Par: a .. ...... Sold to Province of Ontario Education Aid Cut'p oration Capital Expenditures from the Revenue Fund Federal Sales Tax Refund .... Total APPLICATION Fixed Assets and Work in Progress: Buildings Furniture and Equipment ............ Other Payments on Projects: Administrative Costs .... . . School Sites -Administrative Offices Site Buses Unexpended Funds at end of year Total 250,000 $ 240,066 69,071 .38,,059 190 53,471 $ 13,226 250,000 242,012 8,646 513,884 405,857 108,027 $ 513,864 4 4