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Zurich Citizens News, 1975-03-13, Page 1Mta Erickg NO 10 -• FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1975 READY FOR KINDERGARTEN - 18 children registered at the Zurich Public School last week for kindergarten classes which are scheduled to begin in September. Four of the youngsters are shown here, ready for a tea party they will probably end up having in September. Left to right are Sonya Shantz, Derrick Martin, Donna Gingerich and Tammy Livingston. THIRTEEN AT HENSALL - Kindergarten registration was also held at the Hensall Public School last Thursday, and 13 children registered for fall classes. Shown here with a group of the younsters who will be attending at Hensall are a couple of mothers, Mrs. Aldon Vanstone, left, and Mrs. Roy Bell, right. , threat Students at South Huron Dist- rict High School were sent home early last Wednesday afternoon after a bomb threat was received. Shortly after noon, a male caller informed one of the office staff that a bomb had been placed in the school. He said it was set to go off at 2 p.m. and then hung up. Police were notified and the students were evacuated, while teachers and other staff assist- ed in a search of the building. No bomb was found. Buses arrived at the school around 1:30 p.m. to take stud- ents to their homes. A month ago, two area ind- ustries were forced to shut down for one afternoon after each had received a bomb threat from a male caller.. Both Bendix Homes in Hensall and Dashwood Ind- ustries at Centralia closed early when threats were called into their plants, ouncd rais At the recent meeting of the council of the village of Zurich, rates of pay for councillors for this year were approved. The basic renumeration for the reeve will be $550, while the councillors will receive a basic amount of $500. In addition councillors and the reeve will receive an amours of $30 for a day meeting, or $15 for a special night meeting. Being away from the village on official business will also result in the member receiving the sum of $30 per day. Another new allowance for members of council this year will be a rate' of $15 for attend- ing a meeting of any duly constituted committee. This will also be paid to any non - council members of such com- mittees. The rate of mileage allowance was set at 15¢ per mile. In other business at their meeting the council met with several members of the Huron County Library Board, to discuss leasing arrangements for library space in the new municipal building. Representing the Huror Board were chairman Norman s Durst, committee member Ern- est Talbot and librarian Will- iam Partridge. The official zoning by-laws for the village of Zurich have now been approved, and are in effect, Council also set a flat rate of $75 for severance fees on any lot that is a suitable size for a building. A five-year program has been arranged in the village for the rebuilding of all streets, including new gutters. The initial plans are to work on the most travelled streets firsts' giving them priority. At the -present time tenders have been called for 2474 lineal feet of 20 -foot width pavement, along with 32" asphalt gutters. ACTING PRINCIPAL Gary Jewitt, Vice -Principal at Exeter Public School, has been appointed Acting Principal at Brookside Public School for the school year 1975-76 while the incumbent William Black, is on sabbatical leave, Mr. Jewitt is a native of Huron County has taught in Huron County schools since 1963. 20¢ PER COPY RCSB trustees raise salaries; nam Members of the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board voted in favor of increase in the honorarium paid to Trus- tees to $150 a month effective January 1, 1975. The 12 man board rejected an amendment to increase the honorarium by 100 per cent to $200 by a vote of 9 to 3 and approved the 50 percent in- crease by the same vote. Goderich trustee Vince Young introduced themotion to increase board salaries to $200 informing the board that the legislation regarding pay hikes had not changed since 1969 and was not likely to change again in the next six to seven years. "We are working for about $2 an hour on our present hon- orarium. " Mr. Young said, "most people don't realize the time a trustee puts in on the job and we are worth a couple of hundred dollars anyway." One board member stated that since the school board's term is only two months old and they were elected to serve at the rate that was offered at that time, that perhaps the increase should not come until September of 1976. Mr. Young added that since other boards such as Huron and Stratford had received raises to $300 per month the Huron -Perth board was actually classifying itself as second-class executives with the small increase. The board also raised the mileage expenses for trustees to 16 cents per mile effective January 1, 1975. Previously board members received 10 cent; per mile while travelling on board business and a motion to increase that figure to 18 cents was defeated. Now, the mileage to be paid to trustees will be 16 cents per mile travelled on board business whether or not they are travelling in their own vehicle. A vote to delete the clause that stated whether or not they are travelling in their own vehicle was tied and direct- or John Vintar voted to leave the clause as it stood. Members argued that the clause is deleted claiming that a trustee who did not for exampl drive to a meeting be paid mileage expenses. However, Mr. Vintar pointed out to the board that in essence a board member was entitled to the Tuckersmith reeve vice c ;:! irmun Tuckersmith Township Reeve Elgin Thompson was elected vice-chairman of the Conservation Authorities of Ontario at their annual meeting in Toronto. Reeve Thompson was also elected chairman of the South- west Zone of the Conservation Authorities at the same meeting There are 12 Conservation Authorities in the Southwest Zone, and 34 in all of Ontario. Mr. Thompson was recently elected to his third one-year term as chairman of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. e agent mileage expense regardless of how he or she got to the meet- ing. In other board business members voted for an appoint- ment of a hiring agent. The motion presented will appoint the chief executive officer as the Huron -Perth county Roman Catholic Separate School Board's hiring agent. Also before any personnel. are hired by the director a letter of recommendation must be presented from their recent pastor. Also two trustees will serve as a hiring committee for teachers and other educational personnel. Members argued that the board should be responsible for the hiring of all educational personnel. The discussion was sparked by an ad for a part- time teacher for a Goderich school in which the applicant was to reply to the principal. The trustees were assured that the board has final approval but often act on the advice of a principal. It did not mean that the board did not have control over the hiring of educ- ational personnel. 0 A recreation bylaw for Hay Township received first and second reading at last Tuesday's meeting. The bylaw must be read and passed a third time before becoming an established bylaw. The bylaw is "to authorize a program of recreation within the meaning of regulations und- er provincial law to provide for the operation, maintenance, and management of parks, and to provide for the establishment, operation and maintenance of community centers, persuant of the community's center's act, and the regulations there- under." It was also decided by coun- cil that the recreation committ- ee consist of seven persons. The required minimum of two members from council, plus five members from the township at large will make up the board, Council members will do the soliciting. Township Clerk Wayne Horn- er said volunteers from the township are welcome. In other council business, the tender for a five ton truck, including snowplow assembly was awarded to Harvey Krotz, of Listowel. The bid of $21, 626.34 was the lowest of two tenders received. Another tender for gravel for 1975 was awarded to Robert Jennison, of Grand Bend for $2.66 per •cubic foot Council agreed to pay the $87,50 registration fee for the road superintendant to att- end the Anderson Road School at the University of Guelph, May 4-7. The next Hay Township coun- cil meeting will he Tuesday, April 1, at 8 p.m.