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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-09-24, Page 1M' 1230, YEAR = 39 w of . THURSDAY, .SEPTEMBER 24, 1970 SINGLE' COPY•. - 1$ l Nwwu ummmmimulunrnariiilnliminnmmnnluirhlliirnil nlumimumarumlarnl ism nl rnr n imi lurm ul chic 140101 arra rr Nair Na al �rual uii�rrrnnlriw !n NglNrgl _ .11 � . n i i r un it l l r lu unl ni rl nun r ll u � nuc null lnitlala t Nilli�l i _ _.. , � _ h .g ,.. ; . . , . ' rNN . NIiNNiIN . MINMMaNNNilMlil � , • � J , � i Li.i i ..� _ i i_! . iall _i lNmnimmurrlruiiminn Ilirrii u Irlgt� �,; . �! . 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. 1 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 in 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. rtles .cOmmencin -Se yifl,. Y.17•... `�/Trp. 1r. $. T..,-. r.�...i_�` • ��� . '01'fiice ' 'hours • ai a 7 . 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. in 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 ifs 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 ti 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. • "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. • 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. . ry 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