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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1960-12-22, Page 1We Wed Atee 6uz Reeteevid nem/ elent4na¢ sired aW ZURICH NEWS No. 51 -- FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1960 $2.50 PER YEAR — 5 CENTS PER COPY CHRISTMAS RUSH Postmaster Wrllianr Sie%ert assisted by Mrs: Hibert Schilbe 'andMrs: Cvar- ence Farwell, sort through mountainous piles of Christmas mail. Mr. Siebert reports that the staff at the local Post Office has handled more Christmas mail this season than any previous year. • (Citizens News Photo) Stanley Appoints New Representative Seek More Facts On CDCI Management Council unanimously approved the appointment of Bruce McClin- chey to the Clinton District Col- legiate High School Board, at their meeting last Thursday. Mr. Mc- Clinchey replaces Menno Steckle, who has represented Stanley on the board for many years. Mr. Steckle reported to the coun- cil meeting as requested by Reeve Harvey Coleman at the meeting of December 5. Mr. Coleman asked for, and re- ceived a full report on salaries paid teachers and all other em- ployees of the school. He sugges- ted that "It appears that there are fewer students per teacher than is the case in Exeter or Seaforth. How do you account for this?" "It was estimated at the RCAF Station that there would he a large number of students attending High School this year," answered Mr. Steckle, "Due to a transfer in per- sonall there, we have not nearly as many students as we anticipated. We had about 30 percent fail in grades nine and ten last year. Most of these, along with some who barely passed, did not return this year. This would account for our ratio of students per teacher being a little out of line. Regar- ding the 30 percent who failed, I feel that the principal, and his teaching staff, are working hard to correct this situation this year." "I agree that the principal is trying to do a good job," com- mented Coleman, "but how do you. account for the large number who failed last year?" "It is due in part to the over- crowded conditions last year. The teaching staff is not satisfied with the results that they achieved. They are trying to build up the eduactional standards of the stu- dents." Councillor Elmer Hayter asser- ted, "I understand that the stu- dent/is not allowed to take notes while the teacher is addressing the class. He must do this later from memory." Deputy Reeve, Alvin Rau, said that he had followed an Exeter School bus for several miles and noticed that none of the students carried books for home work as School have a great deal of home work," he stated. "The board has discussed this sit- uation," replied Steckle. "How many hours are spent each evening doing home work?" asked the Reeve. Councillor Ernest Tal- bot, who has two children attend- ing CDCI said, "My children are spending aboutfour hours each evening doing home work. The council is not finding fault with the principal," he continued "There have been erroneous reports broad- cast by radio implying this, but it is not true, I do think though, that the principal should not attend the board meetings.' "He goes out of the room when the board has anything to discuss that does not concern him." said Mr. Steckle. "Last meeting Reev Coleman asked me why the Sec- retary had opened the applications for a part-time secretary. With one exception, all applications were addressed to the secretary in plain envelopes. One was marked "application" but it did not indi- cate what the application was for. What else could the secretary do but open these letters addressed to him? The principal is needed to advise the board when a teacher or secretary is being hired. He has to work directly with these em- ployees, and it is only fair that we consult him on their selection." "Has the board decided on the action it is going to take regarding the hiring of the part-time secre- tary?" asked Talbot. "We are not taking any action now," the board member replied. "The fact that the board is not taking any action proves that we were on the right track," observed Coleman. "I think that we have a good principal and a good secretary," said Steckle. "Mr. Steckle, you have been on the high school board for almost ten years, and I understand that you have attended every meeting," claimed Mr. Coleman, "Was there ever a motion by the board to give the secretary the power to take the action he does. I think that he oversteps his authority." "I have missed only one meeting they left the bus. "It seems to me, since I was appointed to the board, that those attending Clinton High) There has never been any motion Local FoodMarket Changes Ownership At First Of Year Mr. Charles Thiel has announced this week the sale of his modern food market in Zurich to Mr. Mil- ford Doerr, who comes to the vil- lage from Penzance, Saskatchewan. The change in ownership takes ef- fect the first of the new year. Mr. Doerr was born in Laird, Saskat- chewan, where his mother now re- sides. C.D.C.I. Board Replies To Stanley (Sy Clinton News -Record Reporter) Defence of the way in . which they conduct the business of Clin- ton District Collegiate Institute, and' of the actions of the principal and secretary of the board, ex- pressed last week by the Board members at the regular meeting held in the collegiate Wednesday night. Kenneth McRae, Clinton, expres- sed astonisment at hearing one of the signatures on the supporting letter 'That man told me the Town of, Clinton had no complaint, but there's his name on this" Menno Steckle, Stanley Town- ship, noted, "As far as I can see, those men who signed that letter are basing their complaint on one side only of the story. If they'd heard the language I heard (at Stan- ley Township meeting, December 5, when Reeve Harvey Coleman out- lined his complaints), it was not fit for a lady to sit in the presence. That's not the way I was brought Township, dispensed with the first Chairman I. Tebbutt, Goderich point made by the township's let- ter, saying he felt that was a min- or part of the complaint. Con- The new owner, who has been living in Zurich for the past couple of months, has had considerable experience in the food business, owning a store in Penzance before coming here. Mr. Doerr is married, and has a family of three; one boy 18 years old, another boy seven, and a girl three. His mother. was born in Dashwood, and his father origina- ted from the Auburn district. The new owner has already shown his interest in community affairs, and is a member of the Zurich Lions Club. Early in the new year he plans on having a grand opening event. 0 Winners Named In Decorating Contest The judging of the best decor- ated home and business places in Zurich took place over the week- end, with the following results: Best decorated home, Jack Ban- nister, first; H. W. Brokenshire, second; and Gordon Surerus,third. Best decorated business estab- lisment, Gingerich's Sales and Ser- vice, first; Pearson Motors Ltd., second; and Rader and Mittelholtz Hardware, third. The contest was carried out join- tly by the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce and the village council. cerning point 2, J. Willis VanEg- mond, Hullett Township, noted, "That doesn't enter into it at all. The advertisement didn't call for sealed envelopes; didn't call for sealed tenders." The second point had read "Ap- plications were opened before ex- piry of the time for their submis- sion." Dr. J. A. Addison, County of Huron representative, said, "They were Mr. Lawson's personal mail, addressed to him, and he had every right to open. them. If he had not opened them, and then Mr. Cole- man's daughter asked for hers back, which one would he have given her? Would he have been expected to take her word for which one was hers?" Mr. Lavis displayed the original copy of the application left by Mrs. 0. Schilbe (nee Mae Coleman), along with the envelope. The ap- plication was all in one piece, not 'in several pieces" as Mr. Coleman had claimed at the Township coun- cil meeting. W. Van Egmond commented that he wished this fact to be publiciz- ed. "Everyone we've been in con- versation with, felt that the applic- like this passed. The business was always managed in the same man- ner as it is being done now," an- swered Mr. Steckle. An animated discussion followed on the cost of the new addition to (continued on page 8) Zurich Lions Club Entertains Ladies 80 Attend Annual Holiday Dinner ..;i6ix11ist a ',beautiful. Christulas setting at the Dominion Hotel on Monday night, the members of the Zurich Lions Club entertained their ladies to their annual holiday din- ner. A delicious turkey dinner was served to the 80 persons who were present for the occasion. Singing throughout the evening was led by songleader Howard Klopp, with Mrs. Beatrice Hess ac- companying at the piano. Special musical numbers were rendered by Lion Mozart Gelinas and George Mathonia. A toast to the ladies was pro- posed by Lion Doug O'Brien, and was very ably replied to by Mrs. Victor Dinnin. Each lady was pre- sented with a silver pin, which re- sembles the emblem worn by mem- bers of the Lions Club. Jolly old Saint Nick made the presentations ation had been torn up." Mr. Law- son commented, "I suppose they thought I ripped it up and put it in the waste basket." Menno Steckle, expressed his wish that the press had reported the language used in the Stanley Township council meeting. The new County Council representa- tive, Robert Peck, RR 1, Zurich, who had attended that meeting, said, 'I didn't think the language was too had." Chairman Tebbutt commented that "We had asked for an assistant secretary for the principal. What was wrong with having him inter- view the applicants? The Board can't tell such applicants what will be required of them." H. C. Lawson, secretary -treasur- er of the board, explained that he had not read the applications, but had taken them from the envel- ope, noted the signatures, and fil- ed them away. Mr. Peck asked questions which he; had been required to ask, by the Stanley Township council. 'How were the tenders for the school ad- dition handled?" Mr. Lawson ex- plained that the tenders were ad- dressed to the architect, who brought them sealed to a full board meeting, where they were opened by Mr. Lawson. The second question, "How are teachers hired?" was answered. by D. John Cochrane, principal of the to the ladles Mrs Ecj Paters \ se oo W thanked the Club for the attractive 'vertisements for teachers' appeared gifts. Members of the Ladies Nite committee who made arrange- ments for the special event were: chairman, Hubert Schilbe, Milfred Schilbe, Ken Parke, Gordon Hess, and Victor Dinnin. President Herb Turkheim was in charge of the meeting. A number of lucky draws were held, with the following being the winners: Mrs. Napoleon Corriveau, Mrs. Ivan Kalbfleisch, Mrs. Jake Haberer, Mrs. Milfred Schilbe and Miss Carol Lewis. The next regular meeting of the Lions Club, which is scheduled for Monday, January 2, has been postponed until Wednesday, Jan- uary, 4, due to the Monday being a holiday. Viii ge f Zurich and v say Ho Settle FinI Details f green. The councils of the village of Zurich and the Township of Hay held a joint meeting last Friday night, in an attempt to wind up all the loose ends in connection with the incorporation of the village last January. All incomplete de- tails were ironed out as the two groups discussed the various mat- ters into the early hours of the morning. Court Of Revision In Hay Township At their final 'meeting of the 1960 calendar year last Thursday afternoon, the members of the Hay Township council turned down a request from a Liquor Control Board inspector to make an inspec- tion of the Township Hall prem- ises. The council's decision was based on the fact that they do not approve of banquet permits being issued for use in the hall. In other business the council set Monday, January 8, 1961, at 3:00 p.m., as the date for a court of revision to be held on the appeal received from Mrs. Sarah Jeffrey on the assessment of her new home at St. Joseph. The inaugural sessionof the council for the 1961 term of office will be held on Monday, January 9, when it is planned to have the councils of the Township of Hay and the village of Zurich sworn into office in a joint ceremony. The council also made a grant of $5 to the War Memorial Hospi- tal, in London. nship eats At a recent meeting the village had made an offer to pay one-fifth of the operating deficit of the arena and community centre, but this decision was not satisfactory to the township council. After a lengthy discussion on the matter the village council re -considered their offer, and agreed to pay one- third of the deficit. In other cost-sharing agreements the village council approved the paying of $59.43 as their share in the operating of the clerk's offices. They also agreed to pay $242 as their share of the upkeep for the Township Hall. In connection with the fire pro- tection costs for the Township, the two groups agreed to a stand-by fee of $300 per year, along with an hourly rate of $60 for the first hour, and $25 for each additional hour at the scene of a fire. 0 Still Time For Gift Subscriptions It is still not too late to send that gift which will be enjoyed for 52 weeks in 1961. Just drop ito our office and buy a gift suscription to the home paper with the news. It's only $2.50 per year in Canada, $3.50 in U.S.A. This is a gift that doesn't need wrapping, and we'll mail it for you. Also, we'll send a seasonal gift card (no charge) to tell your friend the Citizens News is on its way. in the Globe and Mail the first Sat- urday in March. The teachers. make application to the principal. and he arranges to be• in Toronto - at a time convenient to the appli- cants, or arranges for them to come to Clinton. "If we waited for a board meeting, we'd have 600 stu- dents in school in September and no teachers," Mr. Lavis reported that Mr. Cole- man had been in his office right after Mrs. Schilbe had been in Mr. Lawson's office to make the chan- ge in her application, and he had explained the matter of hiring tea- chers to him then. "The princi- pal is paid expenses to do this work, and it is one of his duties. No board member had the time to take off from work to hire teach- ers. I thought Mr. Coleman had understood then. Also. as far as the principal attending meeting's goes, when he was hired it. was un- derstood that at times he might be asked to leave. Mr. Cochrane said that he was willing to do this. and had offeredto leave at times. Mr. Steckle commented that an- other subject brought un by Reeve Coleman was that the board had spent 830,000 they could have sav- ed. "I tried to explain that the councils of all of the municipalities had agreed to that but I couldn't get a word in edgewise. When a man gets that way, there's no use talking to him." Recollections of the meeting with the council r"nrese»tati'-'s prior to asking the Town of Clin- ton to issue the 540.000 extra de- bentures, were that a vote of thanks for a job well done by the board, had been moved and secon- ded by two of the men now endor- sing a request for an investigation. Dr. Addison recalled that all of the applicants had contacted the principal before they made their applications. Ken McRae said "Mr. Coleman did more lobbying for a part time job than I think I've ever seen. He contacted the principal, the chair- man of the board, George Falconer (former chairman of the hoard) and myself. Also Mrs. Schilbe contac- ted me and Mr. Lavis and we both told her to contact the principal for details of the job. Mr. Seckle said he had been ac- cused of haying the principal too much, $2,000 more than the princi- pal at South Huron District High School gets. "I said that war wrong, and it was. According to the Blue Book which is issued earl, year bearing the salaries of all teachers in the province, the Exe- ter principal is paid $3,000 more than Mr. Cochrane is."