HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-08, Page 5Turee-year-old Sally Mahon stopped to smell the flowers although the sorority was unable to sell flowers there
Saturday at the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority's Daffodil Tea to because of a shortage in shipment. (Photo by Cath Wooden)
raise funds for the Cancer Society. The tea was a success -
Huron -Perth County catholic
School Board approves budget
By Wilma Oke
The Huron -Perth County
Catholic School board -ap-
proved a 1981 budget of
$5,820,716 on Tuesday., up
$410,000 or 7.67 per cent
last year.
Local taxpayers will have
to pay 18.3 per cent of this
budget amounting to
$1,114,955, wiuie provincial
grants will provide 79.5 per
cent amounting to $4,627,148,
and the remaining 4.1 per-
cent or $78,613 will be raised
by miscellaneous revenue
such as tuition fees from
other boards.
The projected tax increase
will cost home owners in
Huron and Perth counties an
average of $15 based on an
assessment of $5,000.
-a-Ronald Murray, board
chairman, said, "It's a
pretty good budget. We have
cut as far as we could,
especially the property
committee for the cutbacks
made in maintenance."
Jack Lane, superintendent
of business and finance,
explained the percentage of
increases in expenditures,
partly due to a catch-up in
inflation. He said the
maintenance program shows
an increase of 23.6 per cent
although it was cut by $15,000
leaving the amount .to be
spent in this program at
i4,000. The . cuts included
reduction in the painting
program, removal of fence
projects and resurfacing of
play areas. He said the
painting program was in-
dicated to be about five
years behind. However, he
said this was one area the
board could make cuts and
yet not affect the education
program for the students.
Plant operation showed an
increase of 12.2 per cent. One
item here was ..v a $4,000
conversion from oil to gas
planned for the heating
system at St. James school,
Seaforth providing the
government comes through
with the promised grant in
-may
this program. Last year the to increased assessment. board ended up it 1980 year
board converted two- schools
for a tots 1 cost to the board of
$8,000 as no grant program
was in effect in 1980. St.
James is the last school to be
converted as other schools
are not in a "gas supply"
area.
A 11.1 per cent increase in
transportation expenditures
has been set; Mr. Lane said
but it could be that the
budget in this area . for
$622,000 might not be suf-
ficient to meet increasing
costs such as operators'
salaries, and replacement of
two buses at $45,000.
Although there is sharing of
busing with both the Huron
County and Perth County
Boards of Education it still
requires 80 school buses total
in the two . counties to
transport the two-thirds of
the school student body who
require it.
The increase in the in-
struction budget amounts to
8.9 per cent. This part of the
budget, which includes
teachers' salaries and
classroom supplies has been
set at $3,936,969 which is 67.6
per cent of the total budget.
The increase in ad-
ministrative expenditures.
amounts to 3.79 per cent.
Goderich Trustee Vincent
Young said the board is
spending. just about at the
maximum allowed by the
ministry with expenditure
per pupil at $1,959. If more
had to be spent, it would
have to come from the
ratepayers. Mr. Young
said. "It's good news for the
local ratepayers," said Mr.
Lane, - "as $1,730 is the
maximum allowed per pupil
but that this is adjustable
according to the individual
board due to such ex-'
penditures as special
education costs which allows
increases of $1,959."
The board chairman said
the average mill rate is
lower than last year at 3.18
mills and this is due in part
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Mr. Lane stated the increase
in assessment indicates the
continued confidence in the
catholic school,boardand the
quality of education -main-
tained.
Mr. Lane said included in
the budget is $10,000 to assist
in the operation of a summer
schoolrogram at St.
Patrick's school in Dublin
and a library program in
Stratford. Ministry approval
is required, but trustees hope
assistance will be available
to hire teachers and also
college and secondary
students in July and August
for these projects: •
Following the meeting Mr.
Lane was asked how the
and he said with a deficit of
$35,000. He said this was due
to costs not budgeted for
such as salaries which were
higher than expected. He
stated that while in 1980 the
board exceeded the
maximum grantable ceiling,
this year the board is right
en ceiling.
"We have re -organized the
staff of 132 "full . time
equivalent teachers",, and
while enrolment is down by
nine pupils in our system, we
have 2475 pupils now," Mr.
Lane said, "The ministry is
recognizing 60 per cent of the
decrease of the nine pupils
with grants."
eating costly
EXETER The old central
heating system at Hurq:n
Park will be replaced with 15'
separate plants in a project
that is expected to cost over
$1 million.
The ministry of govern-
ment services has called
tenders for the installation of
the heating plants at the
former air force base which
now houses Huron industrial`
Park buildings.
David Goodyear, in-
formation officer for the
Ontario Development
Corporation (ODC), said the
existing steam plant was
worthwhile when all com-
panies were using steam in
their processes, but now it Is
uneconomical and suffers a
high heat lass, up to. 30 per
cent. ,
Of the planned individual
gas-fired heating plants,
only two will use live steam
and the other heating plants
Will be hot water units.
Work is expected to be
completed by October and
Mr. Goodyear said that a
staff of three will be required
to per ate the new plants.
Hanging in school?
Dear Editor,
Wow! I can hardly wait
until the Toronto newspapers
pick this one up! "Editorial
advocates capital punish-
ment in schools!"
What do you suggest?
Hanging for the use of foul
language? The gas chamber
for chewing gurn? Perhaps
drawing and quartering for
more serious offences?
At first I thought it was a
typographical error.
(Newspapers seem to have a
habit of using that as an
excuse for everything!) But,
it appears not once but three
times in the same article.
Come, now. Surely you know
the difference!
Sincerely,
Concerned Parent and
Reader
Letters to editor
Th. Fs for successful tea
Dear Editor,
We would like to take this
opportunity to express our
sincere thanks to all those
who helped to make this
year's Daffodil Tea for
Cancer sucha success.
First of all, we would like
to thank the Bethel Pen-
tecostal Church for hosting
the tea A. special word of
thanks to Jim Baird of the
Cancer Society for co -
why
was man
created?
ordinating the tea and also to
the ladies- of the different
churches in Goderich for
taking on the responsibility
for the committees: ad-
vertising - Hazel McCreath,
Audrey Linner and Verna
Robertson; waitresses -
Emily Crew; - decorating -
Grace Hunter, Chris Hoff-
meyer and Joyce Riley; and
edgcation 'Lois McGill and
Joan Hibbert. Thanks also to
all the ladies who served,
worked in -the kitchen,
poured tea Arid greeted our
guests and to those who
donated the delicious lunch.
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 0,1981 -PAGE 5
We would especially like to
thank Gladys Hutchins, Bob
Watt anti lila sans David and
Steven, Lee and Jason
Philipson, Jim Baird and
Irla Stewart for their
musical entertainment.
Our tea would not have
been a success without the
support of all who came, so
thank you for coming and
supporting the Cancer
Society.
Sincerely,
Pam Barwick apd
Mamie Langridge,
Daffodil Tea
Conveners.
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Dear Editor,
Your Minister's Study
article in. ,the April 1 issue
concluded with the
statement, "...we see beyond
death's door, eternal life and
fulfillment of the purpose for
which man was created."
This raises the question,
what was the purpose for
which man was created?
I have a copy of the
DOUAY Version Bible which
has a footnote on Genesis
two, verse 9, which would
indicate that it was the
Creator's purpose for man to
live forever in happiness in
an earthly paradise right
here on earth. That footnote
reads, ``Ver. 9 The tree of
life. So called because it had
that quality, that by eating of
it, man would have been
preserved in a constant state
__of . _iie.alth,-_.vigour:..-_and ___
strength, and would not have.
died at all."
The writer of the article •
also refers to Christ as "a
risen, COMING again Lord."
Jesus is recorded as having-
-
stated, Yet a little while,
and the world seeth me no •
more," (John, 14:17). T.his
prompted the disciples to
ask, "What shall be the sign
of your coming...?" (Mat-
thew 24:3)
Bible scholars are fully
aware that the Greek work
here translated `coming' is
`parousia' which- is properly
rendered `presence' as
second Corinthians 10:10 and
Philippians 2:12.
Therefore, understanding
that Christ in his glorified
condition as the 'image of the
invisible God' (Colossians
1:15) would not be visible to
human eyes; the disciples
actually inquired, 'How will
things that we can see in-
dicate that you are present?
And Jesus gave them the
sign, which sign we can see
in world conditions since the
momentous year of 1914!
The. nation of Israel were
God's covenant people, his
worshippers. They were -`in
expectation' of the 'coming'
Messiah (Luke 3:15) • but
because they did not live. up
to their -covenant obligations,
the Jews did not recognize
Christ when he did come.
They had to be told by John
the Baptist, "There standeth
one among you whom you
know not." (John 1:26)
Paul tells .us at First
Corinthians 10:11 "Now all
these things happened upon
them (the Jews) for
examples" for OUR. ad-
monition. So, could it not be,
despite the claims of the
writer, that today a parallel
situation exists and
Christians 'need to be told,
"There standeth ONE
among you whom you know
not"?
Sincerely,
C.F. Barney
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