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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-23, Page 14N PAf .I4GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1974 About those gas price. hikes • BY •BILL DIMMICK Goderich motorists joined their fellow gasoline ° buyers across Canada last week when they publicly and privately ex- pressed disgust: over the 10 cent per gallon price increases at service station pumps, effective Mav • 15 in many areas. Motorists declare they are being "ripped off" by the ser. vice stations. Operators of ser` - vice stations sometimes ma- tain they are being "ripped of ' Q by the oil companies. The com- panies,, which reported huge profits in 1973, say they need more money for exploration and development of new resources. . Victoria School continued Victoria. Elementary pupils from grades 1 to 6 are taught at Victoria. At a special meeting of the board on Mav 6 (press not notified about meeting) it was resolved that the pupils during the construction, period would be accommodated in existing spaces in the school, -and board would not become involved in the rental of portable classrooms `'or temporary ac- commodation elsewhere in Goderich. In other business at that special meeting' on May 6 the Board approved establishing -library faci:ities at Blyth, Brussels Colborne,. Grey and Turnbern Public, .Schools' by renting five portable classrooms,• and providing teachers. for them on _a half day basis. The necessary fur- nishings for the library facilities will be purchased. " • In other business at the meeting ` Tuesday Sherwood Eddy wase appointed head of the English ' department at South Huron District High"'' School at Exeter ton> a probationary period of one year, effective September 1. He was the acting head of the department. The board, in receipt of' a •uopv of the Village of Zurich, secondary plan, prepared by .&he., ,Huron .County Planning Department, will *rite,• a letter to `the planning department asking that in advance of having an official plan passed to csii•ult, with the education board In the Zurich report, it. is stated that there is "excess -capacity at present and should, there be expansion required there is ample space at the existing site. Herbert Turkheim of Zurich challenged the statement of "ample space", and the board will notify the ministry tai treasury, economics and intergovernmental affairs that any population explosion in the Zurich area would. in the board's opinion, , render the present school • ar,.d school• site totally inadequate. The site .om.prises 2.2 acres and houses 1.334 pupil:; Mr. Turkheim_suggested that with a 'population explosion in Zurich area som''e of the rural students east of Zurich could be bused to Hensall where there is a declining enrolment. He said that when .the Huron County pla.nni n.g department is preparing official plans across Huron the board should be con- sulted prior to completion. An additional full time teacher will be engaged for the Queen Elizabeth School for the Trainable Retarded in Groderieh and an additional half time teacher be engaged from page 1 for the Golden Circle School, Wingham, effective September I. Enrolment at Queen. Elizabeth is currently 27 (21 full time and six half time) with a staff of three full time teachers. At the Golden, Circle School for the Trainable Retar- ded the enrolment is.currently 20 (14 full time and six half time) with a staff of 2.5 full time teachers. The addition will require the rental of an ad- ditional classroom at Queen Elizabeth. Rental is $25 per room per month from the Huron Perth County 'Roman ; Catholic Separate School. Board. u., 0 • The basic complaint advan- The company would not have red by motorists is against ser- delivered gasoline to his station vice stations. The stations if hg,refused to pay the higher raised prices last Thursday in price. Goderich, in several cases, on Ron Maines, who operates an gasoline purchased before May independent gas,bar, raised his 15. price for regular . gas to 63.9 Only when it was gone and cents per gallon,from 53,9 cents I more expensive gasoline asi Saday. replaced it, should the station . "I kepttturthe price down as have raised prices ,to compen�tanks," he said. '&nything was in the, sate for increased costs, Mr. Maine explained ,that he motorists say, .'sold his , gasoline at the old prices until his supply was depleted. When he received a new supply at higher prices he had to raise his prices to main- tain his profitmargin, Bud Worthy, an'Esso'dealer,, raised prices by 10 cents Viper gallon last Thursday on sup: plies of gasoline he 'had' pur- chased before the increases. "It is no rip off," Mr. Worthy said. He maintained that the extra money he made would be needed to buy new supplies at higher, prices. New supplies of gasoline would cost an extra $1,000 or more, he estimated. Prices went up by the familiar 10 cents per gallon at Lionel's Sunoco station last Thursday- when most stations in town raised prices. Although the station raised The 'service stations, however, raised prices• on exiting stocks and stuffed their cash registers with extra profits of 10 cents per gallon. Goderich dealers had varying explanations for their price in- creases. All denied tmaking ex- tra pfofits during interviews with the Signal -Star. Jack Salder, a Texaco' dealer, said the price increases were "definitely a rip off. He had no choice but to raise his price to 68.9 cents per gallon froiti 58.9 cents last Thursday.. Gasoline he ordered May 14 cost him, more money when delivered the next .day as the higher prices became, effec- tive. "We didn't get anything out of it. Our margin stays the same," he explained 41. prices otr supplies ptirchdsed at old prices, it secured up extra profits, the dealers said. One of the few service stations to maintain a 56.9 cents per gallon price,since the official increase last week is Prouse Gulf. John Prouse explained that he sells gasoline on consign- ment. He does not, buy from Gulf Oil but sells for it. He `receives a commission for every gallon he• sells, "I'm not trying to cut prices," he said, • explaining that he cannot raise his prices until the oil company tells him he must. a. Mr. Prouse expects the com- pany will telephone him this week to 'order a price rise at his service ,station. Amid the Mire surrounding the gasoline price rises which , br`ought the possible unethical practices of some service stations into uestion, many . consumers" failed to note the only real relief hey can achieve. That relief, as suggested by one service station operator, is action by the -provincial govetn- ment.' A cot in provincial taxation of gasoline is the only means of reducing costs to the motoring' public. Girls' track team These finalists from the GDCI Track and. Field team will be in London this Saturday for the WOSSA Zone Finals trying to secure a berth in the all -Ontario Championships. They are (back row ifrom left to right) Marilyn Aubin, Lori Keller, Chris Wildgen and Laura Ross; (front row from left) Nellie Knoop. Cathy MacPhee. and Karen Donnelly. The meet is' betnq held at the University of Western Ontario and the GDGI teams heartily invite a cheeriwection. Music Dight coming The Robertson School Band. 'c,gnducted by William Cameron, will be participating in the upcoming Music Night at Goderich District. Collegiate Institute. The band wiles--ntertain the audience for about seven minutes in the second Music Night in Huron' County. The first evening will be for' schools in the southern end of the cpunty. The northern schools will be playing at .GDCI on May 30. (staff photo). THIS WEEK'S CLUB Winner!' Mrs. Dorothy Durnin Will you be next? T. ORMANDY DIAMOND SPECIALIST GODERICH SPEED QUEEN Qu'aIity .worth looking into! STAINLESS STEEL FABRIC CARE c�? TUB • Smooth Rust, Proof Chip Proof • Meal for w,1Sh,,tite rah�cz • lasts the Lifetime ,of the Washer p1115 a washable knits cycle 2 YEARS FREE SERVICE Special setting 'provides proper care for wash able knits, durable • press or delicate fabrics And chore quality features worth loOI inq into! 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