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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-04-09, Page 1i 123 YEAR, 15. THURSDAY/.APRIL 9, $11104i „COPY I tiiIII1 1 111lllllllllll1_11 1111111!1!1111nnlnlnlnn1n11i1It111111Q11Ui1UiIYllIlIIIIIU 111llllhl1a111Illllllllll1lt11111111111�)IlMM1liiNMN o 11 III1LrtIiIwgNtwHmWIl• 1Wt#1Io.. l, lt11gtlg . _ .. . 11#iIl111III1llItg, g1f#111w- 1#mol lisigl At Monday evening's meeting "th li k . on County Board of .Edue atiuri" vice-cha rin-an ~ libb�ert-Elliott. chairman of .the teachers' salary, • negotiating committee presented to the board the salary.schedule which the elementary' 'school teachers in Huron have presented for consideration, and made public the board's offer to the secondary school teachers of the county which was rejected by that group last week. Secondary School Teachers secondary school ',teachers,, said $6011• increase made up.of $400 • ` Also encompassed s in their:. v, Mr. Elliott ' is as• "follows: increment plus the $200 increase, salary request are the followings. . t9,. 1,,1§ 0; 'in category," continued Elliott: "'A basic allowance for Pateg '_$ 440 to --$13-i906 4 'he-teac ers--'wt - : w: ; o ter., 'patsyan*# category 3, $8,200 to $13,500; less would receive $500, $600 present $200 per teacher' and category .4, $8,700 to increment plus the $200 increase allowance now being paid with:, $14,700. in category ": • ' no. maximum; "My committee is in no way '`Because the board also is "A basic allowance for ashamed of. -its offer,"said Mr. not happy with the inequities in vice -principals of $500, plus.` Elliott; "It is much closer to the , the salaries between schools, the . $100 per' teacher; . "An popular provincial figures than is teachers recalculation of the increase o f $100 in the teachers' request. In most teachers' salaries is :a `desirable responsibility allowances in instances we are $•100 off.'' move, advised Elliott... elementary schools for being in.> • ' "The teachers said that new "However, the problem, will be charge of •a program bringing the teachers were hired on at salaries again, are those that are overpaid three levels to $200, $400 and: higher than those already on willing to wait for those that are $600 above category placement 71 t ora $150 extra for staff with equal qualification underpaid to catch up. and paymen ' and experience," said Elliott. '`The teachers point out their conducting - extra curricular -'Mr: Elliott reported that the "No doubt this, is true but the concern for the ratepayers," said activity; Ate secondary school teachers had board tried unsuccessfully to 'Elliott. '`I am glad to hear it. "4 $100 coalse allowance to • turned down the board's salary eliminate this last year. The bind Their concern does not seem to a maximum of $300 per year, offer which was as follows: came because of the fact that as 'be as great for the taxpayers of '`Teachers who teach in two Category 1, $7,000 to well as teachers who were Ontario of which Huron County or more . schools to be .paid $11,000 in 13 years; category 2, receiving less for experience', is a part. This old theory that .mileage at 10 cents per mile; $7,300` to $11,800 in 15 years; there were, those who were because grants are paying a • ,'Fringe benefits to remain category 3; $8,100 to $13,400 • receiving more. Those receiving portion of the cost that caution relatively 'unchanged under in 17 years; and $8,700 to more were asked to forgo any can be forgotten, is a poor one. teachers' request. Change noted $14,300 in 18 years. increase last year while the Every 'taxpayer knows that Mr. Is ,accumulation of sick leave • The -secondary school others caught up.. This was MacNaughton has no -magic � days to no maximum. It is now teachers had . requested the turned`' down by the teachers." money machine . to' ,pay the Q0. .: The toWn'i long-altVaited traffic bylaw hasp finatlly been approved by, the, depa rt#nent 'of' transport, council leattled•Thursday night. The bylaw, his been in the 'mill for nearly three -years and bas ,been shuttling baa? and forth -betvrtieett--Goder�ie cd ans.' revision. It will permitcontra-Ofaffic at YM . . intersections with stop and" yield signs, bring ' ~ new parking restrictions into ,effect and will designate truck routes to and ,from major industries. Catherine Russell, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Russell, Goderich, was the winner of, the United Nations Youth Pilgrimage contest sponsored by' the 100F and Rebekah" Lodges. Miss Russell scored 85 out of 100 on a questignaire on the United Nations as well as delivering. the winning address. She is a ,Grade 11 student at GDCI. Runner up was Richard Ottewell, Exeter', who will be Miss Russell's alternate in the event she cannot'go ort the trip to New York this summer. Other speakers included Barbara Lee, Londesboro; Betty McGregor, Londesboro; Linda Sparkes, Lucknow; Larry Murray, RR 4 Walton; and • Parking will no longer' be permitted along; the .two highways in the, town ---8 and 21 -- and other restrictions will be enforced as soon as signs are erected. " •, Trucks will b routed away from the business section and the residential sections as much as possible.. In other•, business, . a taxi license was granted to William Gautcher to operate two vehicles from the ' former Curry's Taxi offices. Curry's went out of business last month. The building . inspector reported five building permits were issued in March for a total' of $114250, including a permit for a Karen_Such,,Goderich...staff_photo. , s following: Category 1, $1,200 to '`If the board's first offer was grants. it is simply the other "Drugs, chiropractic and • $12,000 ' 12 years;category 2 without the pocket of the taxpayer " 0 m , ,accepted , • dental care to be included in the Cat ������ ,Ru . $7,600 to $12,900 in 13' years; recalculation of .expenses it We agree the -teachers should medical insuranceand the Group $8,400 to $14,100 in 14' years; means that every teacher across be on ' a comparable level Life Insurance (term) to. be , increased. from„ $5;000 t0 and $8,900 " to $15;000: in 15 the board except • those in their • salary -wise with" the rest of the 10 000' fzir, females the same as e first two years of teaching • in province added et us $ $70,000 'supply -building for the Sifto Salt mine. wins trip trip® unil learned tax arrears for the past e years. , Elliott.• Popular provincial figures for Huron • Countywould receive a that • d males The board presently pays P P gu in speaking contest realize however, ha Increase . grants. fCatherine Russella Grade 11 student at or the have-not areas 50 'percent of premium UHSC, ` • late Institute won the medical msuranee and txroup the Goderich Collegiate such as Huron are not to be used merely' „ e• education to raise but Life Insurance in Clin ton on Friday nig r • Mrs. Frank Bowra Goderich,- District Deputy Grand Presi lent of Rebekah United Nations youth Pilgrimage Speaking Assembly, District 8, presented the' award to ht . to bring about the equality of "An increase for supply Contest at Central Huron Secondary=- School Miss Russell...___ • •0 Huron County which was why minimum ,: ,... w...::, .thercou it "ssyst-eirt-origirnated. -T-- g one -two -hundredth of ld"be $27...50, , „ opportunity for the students of teachers from $22 per day to er li-rrril^k°--t ettrt��o't�+�that.althau y. c to se ®�`"�ii 1t g�P. School p`ri`�iigi'al gl� .vp, w . --Ray,- ,. 4)11nlog, ? .1 54 _ . ..� , - - - :. -" r ' l t ' 'Y as ' eat s- ..�„, .} t �: administrator for the Duron - putnI at a Cost o'NO en's tli- the dug l TeIegations representingToth ; . County Board of Education said - half-pint. It also' approved a • without a • signed salary - the elementary school teachers . Monday evening he expects to request • from the elementary agreement, they did receive by and the secondary school winter course in art during the schedule which yvas practically meeting concerning the• 1970 education • iril2Q. would be self supporting and Failure to settle s y The following is the content next regular meeting,' 1? cost to the board would be � was attributed by the teachers to of a brief submitted for release Ile said the calculations .,in minimal. `� - • a general attitude of the board to the press April 2: mil rate for the municipalities - Resignations and retirements acid their desire to be involved in will not be completed until more • • on ay ev n their .own a salary have something : concrete school teachers to sponsor aadmission, teachers were' orf hand, at the et in the county, -b the 1970-71' term. This course ' dead on the provincialmedian."- • • budget Y Y the last year is known about the grant structure. ' - Several members of the•board 'suggested that municipalities which -are collecting taxes twice -annually this year' are anxious to know what education Costs wick be. Its was suggested - ,.thai -irr municipalities where it is necessary to issue tax bills before the board had .finalized the budget, the first billing could be estimated in relation to last. year's figures and any"increase could be included in the final billing,,_ �_ The board agreed to wait until the end of the month when it is 'hoped the budget will be coi�npleted.. , • Mrs. J. W. Wallace, Goderich,' inquired :.-What steps had' been' taken by the board to .inform the ,public that two. Huron County' citizens interested in educational matters could attend a school board conference at the Inn' on the Park, Toronto, from June 15; ,tc .June 171 The topic _ will .be ."':the . School in the Community!"_. - throughout the county , include decisions affecting education iii ' She learned that 'no effort had been made to invite anyone outside the board to - the conference, • but that persons interested in attending should contact the board,office'a5 soon as possible. Reservations would be made on .• a first-come, + first-served - basis, said : Mr. Cochrane; , The board granted permission to the Grey Central Public 1 Sharon --Courtney, Brookside Public, School;- Jean Docken, CHSS; E. Luella Johnston, Clinton PS; Margaret S. Beecroft, East Wawanosh PS; - Bev. Hewitt, B. Jewitt and Brenda Pulsifer, Holmesville• PS; Fern . Pollock, Howick Central PS; Audrey MacGregor, J. A. D. - McCurdy PS; Margaret Greig, Robertson Memorial PS, Goderich; Elva D. Ellis, Seaforth PS; Elizabeth Elliott and Esther Fleming, Turnberry Central PS; J. Paul Brown, Victoria' PS, err s- ce= _ McLe J h - y Wingham PS; Margaret L. Robertson, _ . Walton PS; - and Gladys M. Berdan, . custodian, SHDHS. A report to the board showed that MOH Dr. Q. P. A. Evans had requested that aspirin and Other headache remedies not be administered by school person"nel.' Such things as stomach• hemmorhage and possible medi@ca.l-legal implications were presented as argurnents. .In future, pupils requiring such medication will have to provide their - own supply.. • • John D. Cochrane advised the board that rental for increased accommodation in the former Nurses' Residence at Clinton will cost $70 per month. A letter from O. L. Engelstad, administrator of 'Clinton Public . Hospital, showed that • three additional rooms were available to the. hnawi. Anvil dart'. ` school 0 the county," concluded Elliott. teachers f Huron County .`These are n`orthe reason -s -the ---receiver* a-saiary--affer 4r m --the Board was' aware (if. A joint, Huron ' County Board of press release in the London, _Free Education on.' March 164 - Press last year statthe reasons for disagreement as. date and frequency of pay periods." - "There has been far_too much discussion outside of the negotiation room' already this year," said u Elliott. "Our suggestion is that ou'r differe'nces_. are - so slight that A we can't. understand why they were not • negotiated Elementary Teachers' Schedule Mr: Elliott reported that the salary schedule presented • on behalf of 332 elementary school teachers in the county represents a 12.1 percent. increase over last year's payroll of $2,440,5.60. This is an average increase- in salary of $843.49 for elementary school teachers who last year.: received a 13 percent increase or an: average increase in salary of - - X767. Elementary •school teachers are asking in category 1; '$5,500 to $7,500 in 7 .years; category 2, $6,000 to $9,000 in 9 years; category 3, $6,600 to $10,800 in 12, years; category 4, $7,500 to $11,900 in 1? years; category 5, $8,000 to $13,000 in 13 years; category 6, $8,700 to $14,400 , in 14 years; and - category '7, $9,200 ' to $15,500 in 15 veers. , Previous to this, the Board had received a brief from the teachers considered "by.. Mr. Elliott to be "iteasonable base" from which to begin negotiation. ' "Mr. R. Elliott, Chairman of" the board's salary negotiating committee, did not indicate to us the percentage increase Contained, in hisreply; and since the uncertain. Structure of the , reply _negates our efforts, _we - have- been unable ' to take an accurate 'casting. Other boards in the province have made offers similar to the Huron teachers' request, and although indicating a desire to retain competent staff, our Board has made an • offer which is substantially lower. "The Board completely rejected the form of our brief, 'which ,included among ; • other things, proposals for compulsory upgrading of unqualified teachers and condition to insure • that new teachers engaged by. .the Board • .do not enter the employ of the County at a rate higher than those teachers with identical qualifications and 'experience,who are presently on staff. Although the principals in Huron County a ,,,,below provincial average salary and (Please turn to page 7) .01 three years total $33,235. At thesametime, last year,'the arrears were $32,513. A �letter.fr._ - om John Eerry, Iiuron County clerk, advised that .Goderich's share of the ;county levy was estimated at $199,133. The final "budget for the 'county • will net be known until later this month. An• The 16.:year old daughter of Rev. and Ives re o Mrs. G, G. Russell` of Goderich tools fi first ■ .--- �?+.'vF+�.<cvztc*r .J�e�n.uL '{37 waw .}..il A•1 �f.� ., itcw., lace over six oi'her cont"estantr in the�""' `' «....M}.,�.wn}�:,�...«.w...�+•w � e ' �,. ��';t� '•}. .-_�-,�^ 'rm��^""°.....:r�er�e.r,Sh:e✓ spiamsdie Rebekah -Lodges of Huron County. The runner-upwas Richard Uttawell, 15,t r' n S o n rain e�. Huron Secondary School in Exeter, .,tx+:�N.aa't+reke.�at5.iw.na+r�+nr,,t ekae.,xs,+...�,�;.na�crti��•+,v::;ux:"e}as�.u�u...•a»ua�a..�rx.;��+s The winner will go in July on an• "Towti Solicitor Ken Hunter reported to ,all -expense -paid trip _to New York with the highlight of the tour being able to -sit in on the sessions at the United Nations. Miss Russell • will be One of the thousand students •from United States and Canada taking part in the&2lst Annual Oddfellows Pilgrimage for Youth. 1'lie fudges for. the contest which required each speaker to give a seven minute prepared speech and a 1 -minute im.prornptu . speech were: Rev. H. W ` Wonfor, Clinton; Mr. W. H. • ® -• ' Knisley, Clinton; and ttev: Glenn Wright, M UflICI a t 'is open onlyto Grade p .l;xeter. The comes p 10 or Grade 11 students. ' John Broadfo.ot, Brucefield was chairman ax.refornfi for the event which was attended' by a large •" Mr. Hunter was making.,representation at Goderich Town Council, last week on . the the hearings on behalf of the town and was , Canadian Transport Commission hearings accompanied ort ;tie trip by Reeve rlarxy- held in Owen Sound. Worsell, Deputy Reeve Walter Sheardown The hearings were- called by the CTC fallowing application by. Canadian National'. Railways' and Canadian Pacific Railways to- diseontifeiP „passenger train services -in -the : area bounded by Owen Sound,,Goderich and Toronto. group of intereste0.spectators. 4 • in.clludedin Kinsmen maple ge_ ,budget $8,000 to ,drena fund The Goderich Kinsmen Club has pledged $8,000 toward the cost of renovations at Goderich Memorial Arena, it was announced this week. Kin President Itay Cook' said the funds late are being donated as a memori Gordon Bannister, past president of the club and a charter member of the Goderich The local club was formed in May 1948 and the National organization this year celebrates•its 50th anniversary. - Mr. Bannister was .a very active member of the local ' Kinsmen, Club and was Ma member of the arena commission.' It is ' hopedthe funds will be used to provide a memorial entranceway to the building. The province will pay an additional - $125 million to help local authorities hold . or reduce property • taxes . this year, . Treasurer Charles MacNaughton revealed in his 1970 budget. The $125• million continues the staged program toward provincial -municipal tax reform which was outlirfed in detail in Ontario's 1969 white paper. ro It covers new • ' or increased , grant programs in education, roads, servicing projects and regional government; the cost of •provincial assessment and the initial step toward broadening the municipal tax ' , base. • For the first time, municipalities will be able to collect revenues from universities which previously were exempt • from t taxes. The 'evince will rovide • proper y p p $2.5 million in grants, equivalent to $25 per •full-time pupil, to' 17 cities which service university properties. The° interim tart formula of $25 per student will be replaced by the normal Method of taxing "when upiversity properties have been evaluated under the province's reassessment program. The government's long -run plan 'is tb pay, full local taxes on all properties of the province, its agencies and the inktitutions it supports. The program will be' phased in . ^ ' - as revenues become available to finance it. ' • The' annual meeting of th-e Goderich -The government will also establish a Minor Baseball ' Association was held at the - new loan fund of $10 million for Kinsmen Playground on Wednesday, April 1. municipalities, with populations under Doug Cruickshank was named president with 10,000, through the Ontario Municipal -Howard Carroll, treasurer, and Bill Pero, Improvement Corporation. Borrowing secretary. Minor baseball Wague expands' to four `divisions roblems of lar er munici alities will be reviewed to determine their needs for It was decided to increase the size of the p g P league this year with the addition of teams • debt-raising,capecity. in the Midget, Bantam and Juvenile . '1he $125 million, which is over and divisions. The usual four Pee Wee teams will • above normal increases in provincial be out with one Pee Wee All Star team. Coaches will be needed and to help -graiith, includes: hos et an idea about it a coaches' 1ncrease in the level of provincial grants p acts p g from 46.5 to 51.5 per cent of school board clinic will be • held at the arena -on Sunday, expenditures, as announced, recently by 'April 26, starting at i p.m. There is no , Education Minister William Davis ($87 " charge, All members of Juvenile teams will million); be asked to attend. Provincial assumption of the costs of This will be the first time in several years., aasessmetft, Which began January '1 this • that teams have been entered in the upper . °after the game. Left to right are: � .. ,• were presented, � � ", M . The Conklin Lumber Jgiramlea; from iaoderich wort the Central championxhipx Hockey Lee'grandachahn ionshi last WednesrlaV-,: ,.. Wa. ,ne,-,5 ani r,a team cap ai i►Pi tte°'trtti 9sh p `crept Huronirt Hoc y � e p p . ., sine la ed at Goderich Memorial Arena. The teami' °e... right• is Rex evenm� in a g p y .. " .fi'tirri Floss Crawford, president of CHHL end` at the . i , ., , y n, . t1vet:and,.$u 1. tnn • ,,, , .. , , 4 .. . , . , . � ..: it/attar nt.�tlt� sal C l�l� Y. p • <_ . � #ft�li,frE ,���IuukiNclrtlt � � �8��'d�'it'� � �. ��� �l'���h��t� ��� � t h..... „- A . '1966-67.wh�e'n the Junior B team for the league champilonship. - staffphoto The Juveniles, started this year folded, also won the Cil I,•I L. league title. Trophies for both • : 4 �' year ($21 million); m� brackets,. - Ix�cr ants from ,one•third_to. separated�'towns ($12 million); Ft':tttro ,4a ti,o ireµ : dbaithes. :t•o ,.the 1' -week, ton Wednesday; A Yii' olic�vving'wee '� 'p All registrations will beat the arena. Registrations for Midget Bantam and one-half of road expenditures of cities and +J'tivenile will be held on Wednesday; April {v y yy y 2.0 AMM A N�.F � ' 1l:Rs.4JF � •.7 ���A A.l �� � d ee gr o � , ..,.:� *Please turd to page 12 and Councillors Reg Jewell and ' frank •Walkom. Mr.. , Hunter • said “the municipal governments were well represented and the meeting had been well .attended. - He noted that representatives also had been present froth the provinces of .Quebec, Alberta ,and Saskatchewan. "The other three provinces areinterested because this is the first time an, application has' been i•iiled and this would set a precedent. If they (the railways) 'are successful here they will try it in the west and in Quebec," said the- solicitor. Mr. Hunter said representatives were present from provincial and' federal governitients and from railway unions, all. speaking on the matter and all objecting to the -proposal. `Nobody except the railway showed any support," he said. Ne did note, however, that representatives from bus lines Were making a presentation on Wednesday • to show alternate means of transportation " were available. ••- " Mr. Hunter said the chairman refused to allow cross :examination of the railways' claims of losses stating the losses had been • established by the commission. He said -the losses were just between the board and the railways. .. "I questioned this; ' said Mr. Hunter, "because o one Was representingthe public. The chairman said the board,, was representing the public." Mr. Hunter said - - most people there felt the board could not .. represent the public. He said he pointed out Goderich service - has been reduced to one little dayliner yet large amounts of freight leave the town every day. . • He noted that at one point an attempt was made to bring in the bill of rights as it was - felt the board was - not fairly representative of the people. "If we are not allowed to question the railways' figures, it's not fair to, the people," he said. • Mr. Hunter suggested the town look into. the possibility , of agreements existing 'between the town and the railway that relight have been made many years ago. ,In answer to a .query from the mayor he said . some search had been made of local records "... but perhaps we didn't go back far . enough," he suggested. , 111r: Hunter pointed out what - he described as a Continual , "downgrading of passenger services in the area: "It Used to be you could catch the train to Toronto in the morning, do what business you had to and return in the afternoon," said Mr; Hunter. "Now you go dbwn in the afternoon...and have to stay two nights at a hotel to do two or three hours' business. Councillor Frank VVallom asked the. solicitor to refer to the age of the coaches on the Goderich run and it was stated they Were, about 10 years old when they were first put into service here. - • • Dr. G. F. Mills said, he did not think the town should stop now and urged , the solicitor to continue to search for old agreements and to attend the next hearings `fit 'ertkvtelt1" :. :*April 8. . . Hunter asked if - he coult be aecornP artied., .by Iowa .pr"omnotton:;::00,41 Dutch Meier and perrnifsioh wastrarited.