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THURSDAY, .SEPTEMBER 24, 1970
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New contract.
for 'Huron
school
• secretaries
Secretaries', working , in . the
Huron County Board of
Education schools have been
given a new contract which was
outlined at the regular board
+� meeting in Clinton Monday,'
September 2L
There . are to be • ' two
categories, one of secretaries
only with a starting. rate of
• $4,000 per 12 month year With
the opportunity of recognizing,
relevant past experience at the
rate of $200 per year • up to, a '
maximum of five years; and one
of clerk typists only ''with a
starting rate of $3,200 with the
'opportunity of rec9gnizing
relevant past experience at- the
rate of $200 per year up tb a
maximum of five years.
Secondary school clerical
staff will be employed for 11
• months annually; board office
staff for 12 months annually;
and elementary school clerical -
staff, 10 mont is annually.
An increase •of one-half of
-ones-pec -:cel pet month ••:c&
employment from the later date
of employment 'or date of last
increase to September 1, 1970
will be paid. ,,An additional.
increase on ;the same basis will
be given September l; 1971.
Additional merit increases of
one to three per cent may be
granted' on these- same dates by
the administrative management
based on the assessment of the
school prineiipals where
• concerned.
If as a result of cutting back
school ,office • employees to
eleven months from 12 months,
their. salary becomes less than
presently earned; they will be
red circled at present salary;
The Board will pay its share
of employee` participation in the
Ontario Municipal Employees
Retirement *stein; 50 per cent
of the premiurns°of the •Ontaria
Hospital and Ontario medical
plans; and 50 per ,cent of the
group insurance.. premipms for
interested employees - males
$10,000, females $5;000.
Two week holidays must be
taken during the Christmas
o and/or mid -winter recesses.
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To tender for
snow removal
Huron County Board: of
Education members decided
Monday evening', September 21
in Clinton to tender for snow
removal contracts at*• Brookside,
_.East Wawanosh,, ; Turnberry,
Howick and Hullett schools and
any others where snow removal
costs are not on the same basis
as last year. -�
Tenders will indicate that the
board wishes to remove snow
from roadways and parking lots
only; that snow removal be
instigated only • when -the
accumulation of snow is in °
excess of six ,inches in depth, or
drifting snow conditions prevail
which would impede buses
entering the roadway to the
schools:
Principals will be advised of
the snow removal conditions and
the • responsibility of calling in
the contractor rests Y with the
custodians.
Served , town for: 27 'years
Goderich fioww.n Clerk •
Treasurer Sherman H. Blake
collapsed and died on Saturday,
September 19, while visiting
Kitchener with his wife, Mr. and
Mrs: Blake ,had just arrived in
Kitchener when death occurred.
Mr. Blake was arnone the
most Well, known of-Goderich
men having served as town clerk
treasurer for 27 years. He also
was serving,as building inspector,
licencing officer, lottery
licencing .officer, and town
welfare officer. He was the,
returning officer at municipal
elections and had acted as..
,.adviser on municipal affairs to
25 different councils. InA19,68 he'
was honoured by the tiwn for
25 years of service.
lie was very . active in
community and church affairs.
He was an elder of Knox
Presbyterian Church, treasurer
of 'the church and a member of
the churches Board of Managers.
He was treasurer of the Goderich
4 ranch .of� trhe anad„ian: _Bible
Society; secretary of trier..
Maitland Cemetery Board and
secretary . of..th.e. Goderich. Police
Association. He also w,as-
secretary of the former Goderich
Public School Board from 1947.;
until the board was incorporated
into the Huron County Board of
Education system in 1969.
He will be well remembered
by 'the residents of the 109
Homes on Britannia road as the
man - they called when they
needed anything.
A shipment of 26 graders was loaded onto a train= at the Dominion Road MachineryCompany last
week and is now enroute to Turkey. The graders comprise part of a $6 mullion order with, the.
middle east country. The train moves to Montreal where the graders will make up a shipment of 65
for the boat -to Turkey. It is'the third such Toad to be sent. Work on the order is expected to be
concluded by next July or August. The contract has' increased employment at the plant from 350
a year ago to 440 at the present time. - Staff Photo •
Dar
over
expresses. concern
Clinton bomb scares
Members of the. Huron
County • Board of Education
expressed . deep concern for the
recent bombs:threats in Clinton
schools. Meeting Monday
evening, September' 21 in
Clinton, the board agreed to
notify the Clinton Town Council
of their concern in the matter
and to offer any assistance it
might be able to render in
solving the problems.
It was learned that a bomb
actually was discovered- in
Central Huron Secondary School
Sunday morning, September 13.
As well, telephone calls warning
of bombs ready to explode were
received at Clinton Public
School . as -welt' as the Separate
School in Clinton..
Gordon Moir, Wingham,
urged the board to -"press for the
maximum penalty" if and when
the,. culprit or culprits are
apprehended. .
"This is a three and a half
m▪ illion..dollar building," stated
vice-chairman Robert. Elliott: "It
.seems to be up to. anyone who
wants to take a crack at it."
John Cochrane, , director of
education, stated that he and
Bob Homuth; the principal" at
Central Huron Secondary
School, were, "disappointed" in
neWt ` coverage of the event
which seemed more interested' in
Two representatives from giving a lesson on constructing a
Wingham Town Council, . Bill better bomb than in presenting
Harris and Mrs, Marg Bennett facts. -
attended the meeting. They
asked questions regarding. the The board members made it
removal of an exterior sign at clear that they, were not
Wingham Public School giving criticizing anyone for the mishap
directions to • the auditorium but rather expressing a desire to
door; the pay telephone in the protect . the taxpayers'.
Wingham PS; and the progress of investment by whatever means
French Classes in , elementary was deemed necessary.
schools throughout the county. -
The board approved a
'The administrative) `' staff* proposal by Clinton .Town
promised to delve into their Council to construct a sidewalk
inquiries and to find the full in front of Central, Huron
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answers to them, �` Secondary School on a share
°' cost basis. The board's shard
Two teachers were hired. Miss would be about $1,000 it was
Ann Klein -Haar, Huron Park, thought
was engaged for Huron .
Centennial PS and Mrs. Lillian The • sidewalk has been
Hallam, Auburn,' for. 'Colfintne
Central School as` a half-time proposed for several years at the
remedial Instructor. ' Clinton School to permit CHSS
students to . 'gather bn the
Ross Guenther was engaged schotll's side of the street rather
as a school bus driver at Stephens than on the sidewa k adjacent to
Central Public School at an residences on the bpp isite side
annual salary"' of $1,800 , withof the street.
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administrative office in Clinton
are now 8:30' a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
with the switc board hours 8:30
a.m. to 5 pani°: L•
A report on the effect of the
pupil -teacher ratio policy shows
that staff has been reduced at
Oto
Central Huron Secondary School
and Goderich District High
School; increased at F. E. Madill
SS and South.. Huron •District.
High School; and remains
unchanged at Seaforth District
High School.
Photography course is
added to evenuiig:cIasses
A photography course has
been added to the curriculum at
GDCI night classes -this year.
Named practical
photography, the course will be
con ducted by Signal -Star
editor -photographer Ron 'Price.
Registrations for all classes
7;.l
will be' held at the school on
Qctober .7, . (that is Wednesday,
October 7), from 7-9 p.m. Classes
start on Tuesday, October 13,
the day after Thanksgiving and
•
classes regularly scheduled for
Monday. evenings will be held on
the Wednesday evening that
week, October 14.
Monday. night classes will
include the Photography course;
Art; Basic Dressmaking; Ladies
Keep Fit; Golf; Typing;
Elementary Woodworking; and
"Bookkeeping: On Tuesday
" evenings will be Badminton;
Advanced Dressmaking. and
Crochetting and Macrame.
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Mr. Blake was born in
Woodbridge, Ontario, a son of
William John and Harriett Blake,
He had been 'a resident in
Goderich for the past 30 years
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and lived at 263 Cobourg Street.
He is survived by his, wife the
former Dorothy Kelly, by two
daughters, Mrs. William (Linda)
Linfield, Exeter, and
SHERMAN H. BLAKE
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Mary -Helen, 'Scarborough and
one sister, Mrs° Frank (Marjorie)
Wilson, . Georgetown. ' He °wss
predeceased -by , one, brother=
Ray .
FriendsBlake." Galled at Olt
4MeCallum Funeral Horne, untie
Tuesday; afternoon, September
22 when the funeral service was
:held at Knox . Presbyterian
Church.' Reverend, G. Lockhart
Royal officiated. ,
Mourners included, in
addition, to the immediate
family, provincial cabinet
-minister C. S. MacNaughton;
Goderich Mayor Dr. G. F. 'Mins
and • all members of Goderich
Council; the Kirk Session of
Knox Presbyterian Church; the
Board of Managers of Knox
Presbyterian Church; the
Goderich Public ,Utilities
Commissioners; the' Maitland
Cemetery Board and members df
the Goderich .Police,Department
a who formed the .honour, guard.
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"Also present were `county
—officials, -members of Goderinh
:. - servi .t °•ciuba .:, , the : Roya l
Canadian Legion, representatives
of companies associated with the
town; town employees,
representatives of Goderich
industries and representatives of-
local- business, former mayors
and members of former councils.
Interment was in Maitland
Cemetery. Pallbearers, were
Clayton Edward, Ed Jessop, Don
Carrick, Arnold McConnell,
Frank Walkom and Harry
Worsell.
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Elementary teachers' salaries approved
and cited as 'fair seltiement' for all
,. The <. salary agreement for
197Q-71 between the Huron
County Board. of Education and
the • Huron County Elementary
School Teachers was approved
Monday everting, September 21 -
in Clinton.
Vice-chairman Bob Elliott
termed the agreement which was
settled finally°with the Teachers'
Federation as a "fair settlement,
for both sides.
One of the biggest changes,
according to Elliott, carne in the
definition of Category 3. In last
year's contract, a teacher was
required to have ail' university
courses ° to qualify for the
increase. 'This -year Department.
of Education courses will
constitute qualifications for 'a
Category 3 rating.
The basic salary scale has',
changed about $300 upwards,
said Elliott. Teachers in
Category One range from a
salary of $5300 toa $7100;
Category 2 .from $5700 to
$8500;. Category 3, $6200 to
$10,200; Category 4, $7100 to
$11,400; Category 5, 87400 to
$12,000; Category 6, $8300 •to
$13,700; and Category 7, $8800
to $114,700. -
Principals in elementary
schools are paid according to
their .category placement on the
salary scale. In addition, they
receive $200 per teacher under
their jurisdiction, including this
year - part-time teachers which
are prorated to no maximum.
Vice -principals are`" paid
according to their category
placement on the salary scale
plus $100 per teacher, prorated
exclusive of the principal and
vice-principal to a maximum
total salary of $14,500. •
Following the successful
completion of each Department
of Education or University
Course, up to a maximum of
two. per year, a., teacher will
receive, the sum of $100:
Teachers who wish to apply for
Board assistance in the form of
course allowance, shall submit
their applications through their
principals for approval and
recommendation to the Director
of Education who shall have the
right to limit the number of
applicants for any one course.
Payment for courses taken
during the summer will only be
made to staff members who
continue their employment,with
the Board in September, 1971.
McKillop Township teachers
ord,'s Sports softball team, winners of the Goderich Industrial
Softball League championship and the B .peries championship
lurigg,,the Labour Weekend tournamer tt feted their wive,6 and
girl"friends on Saturday evening at a dinner at the Bedford
' Hotel. The prize money wort° on Labourweekend helped pay
„the bill. Gord Crawford, team sp' onsoww.as. •p rasented with a
.larga sailboat light b theteattiti�-Wsth ReViniU1,7ircth(ti='the.
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presentation. Team coach John Doherty and pitcher Stan
Doherty .and their wives were presented with gifts by -Mr.
Crawfotf as tokens of appreciation. From the left are Mrs.
Crawford, Mr, Crawford, Mr. Rvrmig, Mrs. Doherty and Mr.
Doherty. The -team played 25 regular series games and, won 21
pf them.' Staff Photo.
received the right to' elect a -
teacher • to represent McKillop
teachers at . meetings and
disseminateinformation "to the
teachers. That teacher, this year
Mrs. Teresa Coville, will receive a,
compensatory allowance of
$300 for these extra duties.
Mr. Elliott claimed the salary
negotiation committee had `held
a "tough line" in -the matter of ..
supply teachers and there has
been no change in this area.
Fringe .benefits, retirement
gratuities and •sabbatical leaves
saw few changes. • r
Requests for taxi meters
held over by council
An application by . William
Gaucher, owner of Bluewater
Taxi, for permission_ _to install
taxi meters was held over for
one week by council so that
consideration could be given to.
the possible affects on the taxi
fares.
Mr. Gaucher assured council
no increase in the general rate
Would be made Out the provision
of meters would allow the
company . to , 'make a fairer
assessment of waiting time. He
said the meters would be
adjusted so .that they would not
go beyond,, the 75 cent
maximum fare set by council for
trips inside -the town.
In other news a request from
a. Clinton man for use otthe old
steel shed at the -harbour was
also held over to give council
time to find out if Linton and
Hirst, the new comparl locating
in Goderich, would require the
shed for. storage of steel. The
company formerly had asked for
the use of the. shed. The
applicant last week would use
the shed for boat storage during
the winter months.
Council considered an
application -' from Dominion
Road Machinery Company for
use of the area hi front of the
company offices' for expanded
parking • -facilities. Increased
employment in the past few
months has made ' parking a
problem. Council was asked to
consider paying for removal of
poles and boulevard blocks. The,
matter has been left With' the
Water,.. Light and Pollution
control °committee with power
to act.
An application by Grant
Chisholm for 'purchase of some
of the industrial park -land tor•
use for fuel storage tanks has
been turned down • by the
Goderich Industrial Commission.
An application . by Gerald
Lassaline, Mary Street, for
permission t_o _ build, a carport
was reviewed by the committee
of adjustment last week and
council has been advised the
committee will retain its original
decision not to allow the
construction:. Deputy -reeve
Walter Sheardown was opposed
to the action of the committee
suggesting the committee was
showing prejudice, because One
yeagr, ago a similar construction
was allowed on .the same street.
Council, will abide by the
committee's decision.
A special meeting will be held
to- discuss the Design for
Development -report issued last
month by „MQDA.._Tlie_rixeeting
will take place ;in about two
weeks.
Clerk -treasurer Sherman,
Blake asked council to consider.
a resolution asking the province
to take over welfare. Mr. Blake,
who also is the town welfare
officer, suggested the province
would be •able to handle the
welfare much more effectively
than even the county would,
without the added costs. Council
supported the resolution and
copies are -to be sent to all other
Ontario municipalities and
meMbers of the provincial
government.
(Editor's note: Mr."Blake died_
suddenly while ' visiting
Kitchener Saturday. See story
this page.)
Correction
' Dr. William McClure,
moderator of the United Church
in Canada Will be guest speaker
at a' service at North Street
United Church on Sunday
morning,. October 4, not this
Sunday as was stated in a story
in the last issue • of the
In a . note- to council, . the Signal-StArr.. .
commission suggested gg the land 'he cervi e, . a a conibinec
should be reserved for industry._ of North Street 'and
It aise:pointed out privately Victoria Street united Churches,
an on!, bche74,0
Chishojrn'a=purpose: Y u;:,t t 'North' =Stirs et itlited-Ciyi nisi