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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-07-08, Page 1NO. 27 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY ULY 8, 1971 r, p yi OFF THE BEACH - A work crew from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests are seen here as they prepared to demolish a boat house which has been sitting on the beach at St. Joseph for several years. The crew wrecked the building and trucked the material to the Hay Township dump. Raid Motorcycle Gang in Hay An estimated 65 police offic- ers, two RCMP officers and the balance members of the Ontario Provincial Police, early Sunday, morning raided more than 60 members of a Windsor -based motorcycle gang, who were camping in Hay Township, a field a few miles north- east of Grand Bend. As a result, 23 charges were laid against 19 persons in the gang. Seized during the raid was a number of revolvers, automatic pistols, chains, daggers, a sawed-off shotgun and a U.S. army M-1 rifle. Police have confiscated seven motorcycles they believe may have been stolen. A record player and albums reported stol- en from Grand Bend, were also seized and have been identified. A quantity of drugs were also seized. The raid was directed by OPP District Six superintendent R. F, Andrew with men drawn from most of detachments in the dist- rict, including the Mount Forest headquarters detachment, Guelph, Exeter, Kitchener, Listowel, Kincardine, Goderich, Sebringville, Seaforth, Owen Sound and Lion's Head. The Cottage Residents Receive Copies of Citizens News Several hundred cottage residents along the shores of Lake Huron will be receiving complimentary copies of the Citizens News during the sum- mer months, through the court- esy of Hurondale Dairy. Each week the driver -sales- man for Hurondale Dairy will distribute the local paper to the cottages which they serve with • fresh dairy products. The Cit- izens News hopes the cottage residents will enjoy reading the news of the community, as it appears weekly. two RCMP officers were from the Goderich detachment. Constable Bill Johnson of Mount Forest detachment said Sunday evening the raid was "very orderly" and without violence. The raiding party found the men and women sleeping in the approximately 25 -acre field in tents, cars or in the open. It is understood the group began camping in the Hay Town ship field early Saturday even- ing with the permission of owner Henry Becker, R, R.1, Dashwood, When contacted Sunday even- ing Mr. Becker said he had given members of the clubs permission to use the field, but said he "didn't know how many there were." Seventeen of the charges are under the Liquor Control Act, including nine for consuming liquor while under 21 years old and eight for having liquor at a place other than a residence, Four persons have been charged with six weapons offenses. All appeared before Goderich justice of the peace John Stur- dee Sunday morning. In Goderich court on Monday three of the persons charged with possession of restricted weapons were remanded. Eight other persons pleaded guilty for consuming liquor while minors, and were fined $25 and costs. Eight who were charged with having liquor at a place other than their residences did not have their cases heard. 100 PER COPY Department Wrecks St Joseph Boat House Ownership of the beach along the lake was settled at St. Jos- eph on Tuesday morning when a crew of workmen from the Ont- ario Department of Lands and Forests demolished a boat house which had been sitting there for several years. According to an official of the Department, the owner of the building had been served with notices to remove the boat house numerous times dur- ing the past two and a half years. Complete with chain saws and wrecking bars, the workmen lost little time in wrecking the build- ing. The remnants were trucked away to the Hay Township dump. The department official in charge of the demolition told the Citizens News that there will be more cases of removal from Crown land along the beaches in the months ahead. He defined crown land as being from the edge of natural vegetation out into the lake, and quickly added that planted grass or trees does not qualify as natural vegetation. At the same time the official was high in his praises for the work being carried out along the lake by Hay Township. During the past couple of years, the UX. to Open Goderich Office The Unemployment Insurance Commission will be opening an office in Goderich shortly, which will be staffed entirely from the London office, according to information received this week from R. E. McKinley, MP. for Huron. The office will be situated in the Canada Manpower Centre ark will be open one day a week, namely Tuesdays, where claim- ants will be able to obtain assist- ance in completing forms. No Change in Teacher Problem (by Shirley J. Keller) At this moment, John Broad - foot, chairman of the secondary school teachers' negotiations committee for the Huron County Board of Education is not cert- ain of anything except that the secondary school teachers in Huron have not reached a salary settlement with the board. Last week, the Huron second- ary teachers turned down the board's offer presented to them by the negotiators from the Ont- ario Secondary School Teachers' Federation. The vote was 96 percent against settling the sal- ary dispute which to date has resulted in the mass resignation of the majority of secondary • school teachers in Huron, the resignation of the two board members from the Town of Goderich, the pink listing of the Huron County Board of Ed- ucation and the blacklisting of Huron County secondary school teachers by all of Ontario's county boards of education. The most recent offer from the Huron board to its secondary school teachers was a six percent increase plus raises for depart- ment heads, assistant depart- ment heads, commercial direct- ors and their assistants and sub- ject chairmen. Also included in the offer was payment of 55 percent of the OHSC and OHSIP costs and group life insurance premiums. As well, female teachers would have received additional insur- ance coverage of $5000 bringing them to the same level as male employees who have $10, 000 coverage. The present plan of sick ',;ave gratuities would have been cont- • inued for those teachers with • 12 years service in the county. This plan allows teachers to claim 20 days per year sick leave and by accumulating a maximum of 200 days leave, a teacher may claim one-half a year's salary at retirement. The teachers originally asked for an eight percent increase in salary plus 66 2/3 percent of their fringe benefits. The latest re- quest by the teachers amounts to a 7,7 percent increase plus the higher percentage of their fringe benefits. The first salary negotiating meeting was February 18 when the chairman of the board's com- mittee at that time, Mrs. J. W. Wallace and chairman of the board Bob Elliott, sat down with a committee of teachers to set the guidelines for future meet- ings. The dates of succeeding meet- ings on salary with the secondary school teachers' committee were February 25, March 18, April 15, May 6, May 15, May 27, June 2, June 16, and June 28. Only one meeting was held in March due to the annual spring break and only one meeting was held in April because the chair- man at that time, Mrs. Wallace, was to be away on vacation. The teachers agreed that because of Mrs. Wallace's absence, an extra meeting would be held in May. This was done, Of the secondary school teach- ers in Huron County, 87 are in Category 1, 66 are in Category 2, 46 are in Category 3 and 58 are in Category 4. About 13 per- cent of the teachers - 35 persons are at maximum in their categ- ories. (continued on page 2) township have been extending the road to the lake by dumping rocks and other solid matters. When asked about the possibility of a ramp in the water for load- ing and unloading pleasure boats, the official indicated his depart- ment was quite enthusiastic with the idea, and he urged several officials of the township to proc- eed with this type of planning. The boat house on the beach at St. Joseph has been a controv- ersary for Hay Township Council for some time, and they request- ed the Department of Lands and Forests to investigate the matter for them. Last year the township had all property at St. Joseph surveyed to determine what be- longed to the municipality and what belonged to individuals. 0 Present Reports at Meeting Of Hensall Council Hensall Council met on July 5, with all members present. Min- utes of the last meeting, June 7, were read by Clerk Campbell as well as the minutes of a special meeting held June 14, These were approved on motion of Murray Baker and Harold Knight. Ernie Davis reported fixing sidewalks and boulevards on Brocl Queen and Richmond Streets, using a total of four loads of gravel. Some gravel was placed in front of Beer's and some at the Co -Op. He further reported cut- ting grass on boulevards and er- • ecting signs on Richmond North, Oxford and Nelson. Discussion took place regard- ing a catch basin on York Cres- ' cent. Murray Baker inquired about tops being made for the catch basins instead of buying them. Mr. Davis will be taking a trip to England the latter part of September, returning on Octob- er 18. The dump came in for it's usual share of discussion. The mill dump is on fire. Clarence Reid was instructed to have an agreement drawn up regarding the test holes to be dug. Boise Cascade paid $40 to- wards cleaning up at the dump, but were not too happy about doing it. They want an agree- ment regarding the dump and it was suggested by Knight that they be allotted a corner and that they be responsible for looking after it in the same manner as the mills do. Regulations were discussed for Nursing homes taking indigent patients and council will receive an 8007o subsidy, and the rate is up to $11. a day. Clerk Earl Campbell reported that no approval had been re- ceived for streets and drains. He had further communication regarding advertisements of weed Inspectors. He also received word that Council need pay no sales tax on goods purchased for use by the village. Mr. Campbell reported apply- ing for $956 for the work program The Park is much improved and (continued on page 2)