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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1974-10-24, Page 1trii© NO. 43 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS LEARNING SELF-DEFENCE - A course in self-defence is being taught a group of interested ladies this fall at the Zurich Public School. Shown here are Mrs. Eugene O'Brien, left, and Mrs. Ed Keenan, as they learn the art of punching from instructor Doug Coxon, right. The course is held each Wednesday evening, RC Board stays in Seaforth The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board will continue to maintain its administrative offices in the same location on Main Street in Seaforth for another year. At a meeting of the Board last Tuesday night in Seaforth, authorization was given for renewing the lease until Janu- ary, 31, 1976 which the owner of the building, Richard S. Box of Seaforth, at a rental of $390 per month. This decision was reached in committee of the whole at a meeting which lastec until about an hour after mid- night, ' In other business the Board endorsed a resolution from the Roman Catholic Separate School Board of the District of Sudbury calling for legislation to give the right to a separate school board as well asto a board of education or to a public school board to either organize and maintain classes for mentally retarded children or to purchase from another board if desirable, and that grants applicable for such Glasse be also made available to sep- arate school boards. The Board will again cont- ribute a scholarship to the Stratford Kiwanis Music Festiv- al, increasing the value to $100 from $75 for 1974-75. The Perth County Humane Society was granted permission to canvass the students in the separate schools in Stratford for volunteers willing to partic- ipate in a Tag Day canvass to raise money for the Society. It was confirmed that Vin- cent Young of Goderich and Francis Hicknell of Seaforth are the board representatives on the Family Life Committee. The committee is scheduled to meet on October 30 to dec- ide whether to recommend continuance of the Family Life program in the schools this term. They will study the date from the pilot project carried out last spring. Howard Shantz, of Stratford who is in favour of the prog- ram being continued and exp- anded, expressed concern that the Family Life Committee had not already met to consider the date and that a recommen- dation might not be ready for the next board meeting on November 12. "It seems like a long, long time. I feel they are not push- ing hard enough to get this underway, " Mr. Shantz stated. Turn clocks back Saturday night Daylight Saving time comes to an end in most municipal- ities early Sunday morning, and residents will be able to regain the hour's sleep they lost last spring when it came into effect. Everyone is asked to turn their clocks back an hour soinetime between the hour they go to bed and the time they rise in the morning. The official hour for reverting to standard time is 2 a.m. on Sunday, October27. All churches throughout the area will be operating on steed - ard time this Sunday. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1974 i 5¢ PER COPY Huron Board settles contract (by Wilma Oke) An increase of approxim- ately 18 per cent was awarded by the Huron County Board of Education to the 18 bus contr- actors transporting students for the 1P74-75 school term, "It's a fair settlement, " stated R.B. Dunlop, business administrator, "The Huron Board is right in the middle, not the highest, not the lowest of other area boards." The board approved the assignment of the bus transport- ation contract held by George Radford, Blyth, to Ralph Buff- inga, Blyth, because of Mr. Radford's other business press- ures. An offer by McKillop Town- ship Council was approved to supply snow plowing services at the turning area at Winthrop, at the rate of $12 per hour or a mininnutn charge of $6. The board approved a request from Leslie Habkirk, Seaforth, asking for approval of the merger of Habl.irk Tansit Serv- ice Limited with L & H Coach - ways of Simcoe and Lishman Coach Lines of Kitchener, to be known as United Trails Inc. Mr. Habkirk stated his school bus operation will remain the same but the new company would be competitive in the tour and charter business. The merger will become effective November 1 or as soon as the Ontario Highway Transport Board and the Interstate Com- merce Commission approves the amalgamation. An Ad IIoc Transportation committee will examine the legality and general feasibil- ity of limiting the size of an operator's bus fleet operating in Huron County. J.P. Alex- ander, Wingham trustee, -said, "I feel the board has a right to know who is buying their bus routes.' A proposal by John Hender- son, R.R.5, Seaforth, was tum - ed down twice to alter bus serv- ice for Seaforth students att- ending Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton. Mr. Hender- son asked for a late bus for the 130 students who attend the Clinton school to take special options, and who are unable to participate in extra curric- ular activities after school due to bus schedules. He asked the board to cons - Information nite On October 29, at 8 p.m., the Huron County Board of Education is holding a Univer- sity Information Program at Central leuron Secondary School in Clinton. This evening is designed to provide senior students and their parents with the opport- unity to meet with representat- ives from Ontario universities to,discuss costs, housing, prer- equisites and other pertinent questions. We believe at this time that fifteen of Ontario's sixteen un- iversities will be represented the evening of the 29th, along with representatives from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, the Royal Military Colleges and a representative of the Ontario (continued on page 5) icier allowing one bus to depart at 4:15 p.m. daily instead of the usual departure at 3:15 p.m. Ile said the present early leave was because of an ex- change of buses at Walton which transported theist to their homes. Because of this bus exchange he reminded the board memb- ers it was saving the board over $7, 000. He said the cost of the late express bus to Sea - forth would cost less than $2, 000, "a very nominal fee for the amount of money being saved. I feel these children have a full right to these activities." Several trustees expressed concern that if a late bus was provided for Seaforth area students others would demand the sante service. Robert Homuth, principal McKinley hires Goderich man R, E. McKinley, federal MP for Huron -Middlesex and Chief Opposition Whip in the House of Commons, announced last week that he has added a new member to his staff in the per- son of David Royal. 'Mr. Royal is the third son of Rev. and Mrs. G,L. Royal, of Goderich, and received his B.A. in History in 1973 follow- ing two years of study at Sir Wilfred. Laurier and one year at McGill University.. Formerly employed by the Bank of Commerce in Montreal, Mr. Royal's duties will include research and couiuiittee organ- ization, as well as other resp- onsibilities associated with the Whip's office. of the Clinton school, who hap- pened to be attending the meeting as an observor, said, "Clinton is a unique school. There is no other group of students in the county where they arc denied the opportunity to have activity such as the Seaforth group." Mr. Henderson said the late bus would not be waiting until (continued on page 4) Police report On Monday at 9:20 p.m. a car driven by Bruce Bushell R. R. 2, kl olyrood, collided with a car driven by Robin Phillips, London on Ilwy 4 at the South edge of Exeter. On Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. a car driven by Marie Beaver went out of control on Hwy 83 and collided with a fence own- ed by Ivan Webber, Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $150 with $25. damage to the fence, estimated by Const- able Larry Christiaen. On Tuesday, a car owned by Terry Pickering, Huron Park collided with a fence at Huron Park. Damage to the fence was estimated at $700 while dam- . age to the vehicle was est h- ated at $300 by Constable 13111 Lewis. On Thursday at 3:10 p.w. a vehicle driven by Fred Peters, lJensall collided with a vehicle driven by John McLeod, Iluron Park, on highway 4 south of Exeter. McLeod received head lacerations. Peters and his wife Ida received heat! lacerations, fractured rib and finger. John and Lovina Scarlett, passeng- ers in the Peter's car received (continued on page 2) WILL CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY - Emmanuel United Church, Zurich, will celebrate their 100th Anniversary this Sunday, with special services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker for the occasion will be Rev. Allen D. Churchill, B.A., B.D., D. Phil, OXON. Special music will be supplied by "The Watchmen." Following the morning service a dinner is to take place at about 1 pen. in the Zurich Community Centre.