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Elliott said he is hoping •
somebody helps out the
association adding he per-
sonally is opposed to ticket
sales and draws to raise
money, ' but it appears
necessary. He said the people
of Goderich are being asked
daily to give to something and
he is , hoping someone will
help out by organizing some
kind of effort that will provide I
a service for the donation.
Auriel 'Pope said she is
confused about donations to
the arena fund. She said
minor hockey uses about 80
percent of the ice time rented
in Goderich and although she
agrees with the decision to
rebuild the arena roof she
disagrees; with the, priority of
the two functions. She said
she feels if minor hockey
foldsthere will be a lot of ice
time available in Goderich in
the future, something the
arena can't afford.
My friend Doug at M.J. SMITH needs to know how
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much fertilizer will be required for next year's growing se
.He can order it now and have it ready for us when we need it. Saves him going crazy
filling orders next year. All I do is figure out how much fertilizer I'll require and place my BULK order now.
Because I've ordered it now I get it at this year's Price, NOT NEXT YEAR'S.. The nice thing is, M.J. SMITH stores BULK orders all
Winter FREE,• I save on the price and it's ready.when I need it.
Take a bite .... enjoy the taste of a good apple.
Act now .... enjoy the knowledge that
you've made possible, real substantial
savings for yourself.
Let me explain; you see I'm not talking
about eating apples, but saving
you money, big dollars, on your
fertilizer bill next year.
• At'M.1: SMITH they have a program they put
together every year at this time.- A program that saves
them and, You and I a tat of time and expense,'
ason.
PAGE 2—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR,, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1976
Wintario grant turned+down
Minor Hockey Association finances
The Goderich Minor
Hockey Association financial
future is very bleak and the
GMHA executive announced
Monday that the minor.
hockey season may be over at
the end of 1976 if someone
doesn't chip in with some
money,
GMHA president Don Eliott
said Monday the executive
had been notified by Wintario
that their application .for a
grant for 1976 has been turned
down. The grant was
requested to ease some of the
financial pressure GMHA is
enduring because of the
closing of the Goderich arena.
Mr. Elliott said Wintario
had refused the grant
because the GMHA failed to
meet the criteria established
for the money. Wintario funds
minor hockey associations for
new equipment and for
Hazlitt contests Westbrook's seat
•
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0 orne and Goderich
Township residents will have
two candidates to choose
from for the seat on the
County Board of Education
when they. go to the polls on
December 6.
The two candidates are
incumbent John Westbrook
and Shirley Hazlitt.
•Mrs. Hazlitt was employed
as an elementary . school
teacher for eight years and
fors six of • those years Was
__employed by the Huron
County Board. Hazlitt said
that more, planning is
required by both trustees and
teachers and that school
trustees must have a better
knowledge of the school
system before making
decisions. She added that
prior to decision the feelings
of teachers, parents and.
students should be sought to
fully understand problems.
She said that spe.cific
curriculums must be
available to teachers before
the school year and that the
teaching of French should
should be extended to include
all grades including kin-
dergarten. French in-
struction now begins in Grade
3.
She advocated a better
public relations program t�
inform the public of board
decisions and also to review,
the administration and
purpose of the board.
• "The board • has . lost its
purpose and I promise to ask
questions and bring new ideas
'to the board," she said. •
Huron elementary
Huron County elementary
school teachers are expected
to hold a ratification vote
early next week on a tentative
agreement for a 1976-77
contract with the . Huron
County Board of Education. `
The Board voted to ratify the
agreementat a special
NFU
members
at Mallon
Lorne Luther and John
-Austin of Local 335 attended a
National Farmers . Union
meeting. of executi' e
members of Ontario on.
Wednesday,, November 17 at
Mallon.
Willis Blair of the Blair
Commission on Ontario Tax
Reform attended the meeting
with four other members of
the Commission.
The market value.
assessment will come out in
the middle of 1977 and be
implemented in 1978. All farm
landwill be assessed at full
market value and paid 100
percent by government.
(Land does not require
services)
This will continue until -such'
time as the land changes use
If this happens, the purchaser
who changes its use must pay
back to the government'' all
previous taxes. The market-
value for land will be arrived
at through average sales in
that area. trip
The house or residence on
farm land is assessed at full
market value. The owner
pays on 50 percent of this
assessment.
People on a severed lot will
pay taxes on the residence
according • tothe real estate
_value of that house.
Blake Sanford, National
Farmers Union Coordination
thanked ComnaiSsioner Blair
for his presentation
The NFU has been working
for a number of years on tax
reform. This may not be 100
percent satisfactory, Blake
said, but itis an improvement
over what went before.
Other business included a
discussion •on the dairy
situation. Most were satisfied
with Mr. Whelan's propost of
distributing quota to those
producer$41790t» ace p " A, a; n
meeting in Clinton on Monday
evening.
The new contract would
cover about 360elementary
school teachers employed by
4 Incumbent John Westbrook
has represented the town-
ships for years on the county
board and. served as vice
chairman of the management
committee during the past
term. .
Westbrook rested his
review on the fact that the
Huron Board has maintained
a middle -of -the -line ex-
penditure attitude as com-
pared to the. other boards; in
Ontario. Theboard's budget
amounted to $18 million and
76 percent of the budget went
towards teachers' salaries
and fringe penefits.
Westbrook_ said the board
considered the 'possibility of
extending French lessons to
Kindergarten but opted
against such a move, adding
that many children of that
age could not absorb the
second language and that the
board would upgrade the
English programs first.
He said that he was in-
volved in approximately five
meetings per month with
board duties and when
questioned on the board's 100
percent pay increase from
$150 to $3.00 pionthly he said
the board was not looking for
another ,increase for a few
years down the road.
Both candidates were
asked the question on their
stand if county teachers
refused a salary offer and
took up a strike position.
Hazlitt said -that she would
"take a close look and hard
stand" while 'Westbrook said
"they can pound bricks.."
teachers to vote
the Huron Board. Those
teachers could have gone on
strike on November 13
following the release of a
provincial fact -finders report
November 3.
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According to that report the
main points separating the
sides were "money related"
but no details will be
released on the final
agreement until it has been
ratified.-.
The _fact -finders report
indicated that the teachers
were not satisfied with the
over all financial offer made
by the board initially and
were concerned with
allowances paid to principals
of schools for the trainable
retarded and vice -principals
at other schools.
Other areasof concern
included the; extension of the
number of days of sick leave
allowed, contributions to the'
staff improvement fund and';:
the> -method of payment of a
cost -of -living allowance.
At.the time that report was
released the teachers had'
rejecteLa- board' offer which
included an eight percen'l:
salary increase, plus a 1.7
percent cost -of -living bonus.
travelling costs to tour
naments. They do not assis
with paying ice time, referee
and timekeepers or travelling
costs for regular season
action for minor hockey
teams.
The refusal puts GMHA in a
bind that may mean hockey
will have to cease at the end
of December. The association
has about $6,000 in the bank
which is'enough to carry their
costs for about .two months.
GMHA treasurer Auriel Pope
said Tuesday minor hockey
had about. $6,000 in the barik
from ' registration fees
collected and a donation from
a service club in 'town. She
said ice time per month
totalled $2,000, referees and
timekeepers another $550 to
$650 and added expenses such
as equipment repairs and
insurance pushed the mon
thly operating costs for minor
hockey to about $3,000 .,,per
month.
"If we don't get any more
money and we have only
enough to pay December's
bills at the end of the year we
probably won't. bother
booking ice for January," she
said.
The problem is not new for
minor hockey but this year it
is unique. GMHA relies
heavily on the Supporters
Club for assistance during the
year and usually by the end of
the season the Supporters
have raised enough money to
pay the bills for the year. But
his year the GMHA needs the
money almost immediately.
The- major problem is ice
ime. When GMHA used, the
Goderich arena they were
permitted to carry - an ice.
rental bill into the sumiiier
months but this year they are
required to pay • their
Vanastra ice rental bill
monthly or they are denied
heir time..
GMHA president Don
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