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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1975-03-27, Page 1NO 12 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1975 20¢ PER COPY CUB PACK RE -ORGANIZED - After an absence of soine years a Cub Pack has been organized in Zurich for area boys, and meets weekly in the Public School, Members of the organization are shown here proudly displaying their new uniforms. Back row left to right, Jamey Lesperance, Peter Smith, Peter Miller, Jeff Consitt, Scott Rader, Paul Johnston, Shane Lesperance, Tim Goudie, Jerry Smith. Front row, Kevin Oke, Dan Creces, Tyler Goudie, Tim Rawlings, John O'Brien, Darrel Gingerich, David Heinrich, Craig Clausius and Dwayne Martin. ORIGINAL FLAG IN USE - The original Cub flag which was used some years ago has been recovered and placed back in use for the new organization. Shown here displaying the flag are Cub Leader Don Rawlings, left, and Cub Peter Smith. The Wolf Head, below the flag, is also the same or20 used years ago. Comment on ceilings Minister of Education Thomas Wells announcement that the ceiling expenditure per elem- entary school pupil would be raised $50 in 1975 came in for some comment at the Huron Perth Roman Catholic School Board's meeting in Seaforth Monday night. Goderich trustee Vince Young said in his opinion Wells was getting "a lot of print but not saying much, " because although the ceiling per pupil was up, most boards face a declining enrolment. Business administ- rator Jack Lane said the per pupil allotment was based on the average daily enrolment which is calculated three times a year. Mr. Young said announcement like Wells' make negotations harder because people think "we are getting a'lot more money." Mr. Lane commented that the board still doesn't know if the province will increase their grant share prop- ortionate to the ceiling inc- rease. "He (Wells) is looking for votes and it looks good, " said Mr. Young. The 1975 budget cannot be drawn up until budget regulat- ions come from the Ministry Mr. Lane said, and they cannot be expected until sometime in April. The board's building and prop. erty committee was voted a second allotment of $10, 000 for this year. Trustee Ted Geoff• rey reported that painting had been done in several schools at a cost of $3, 893 and fences installed at two schools. On a recommendation by trustee Ron Marcy the chairman'; honorarium was discussed. Under new provincial regulations the chairman is allowed an (continued on page 13) Plan priorities The Huron Perth Separate School Board had on overlevy of $21,763 for 1974, according to the financial statement for that year which was adopted at the board's bi-monthly meeting in Seaforth, Monday night. HPRCSS Business Administrat- or Jack Lane said that some municipalities were underlevied but a total of only $4, 400 with no one municipality over $1, 600 He said this compares very fav- ourably to the board's first year of operation in 1969 when the net underlevy was $40, 000. The $4, 400 is the accumulated underlevy since 196 9. The financial statement showed an actual revenue of $2, 900, 005, $42, 951 under the budgeted figure for 1974. Actual expenditure per pupil was $694. 75 and the board was under provincial Ministry of Education ceilings by $69, 325. Dublin trustee Joe Looby said he thought the financial state- ment should be printed in local newspapers and questioned the present policy of handing copies of the statement -out through the schools and churches. "A lot of people don't get them." Mr. Lane said it would be quite expensive to advertise in all the papers in the two count- ies. Trustee Michael Connolly suggested mailing a copy of the statement to every ratepayer. The board decided to look into alternative forms of distribution. Trustee Looby said Mr. Lane should be congratulated on such a good financial statement. "It's too bad it didn't give dividends, " he said. On the recommendation of their building and property committed, the Huron Perth Roman Catholic School Board set priorities for renovations and construction for 1975 at their meeting Mondaynightat Seaforth. First on the list is a general purpose room and change rooms at St. Patrick's Kinkora at an approximate cost of $90, 000, Next the board plans a library resource room, change rooms, (continued from page 1) To expand program at Dashwood workshop The 1975 program for the Adult Rehabilitation Centre at Dashwood will be considerably expanded due to a recent an- nouncement of increased govern- ment financing. Facilities and programs are being extended to allow the increase in the number of train- ees from the present 20 to at least 35. The Ontario government will now provide grants of 80 per cent for programs of all ARC projects throughout the province, The Dashwood ARC workshop is sponsored by the South Huron and District Association for the Mentally Retarded. Additional instructors will be hired this year to expand the woodworking, good grooming, kitchen, craft and contract programs. Applicants are now being considered for the woodworking program. Instruction in good grooming is being carried out by Mickey Struyke, now on LIP grant. She is also tutoring two female trainees in office procedure. Mrs. Bernice Jeffrey is in charge of the kitchen .program, also with the help of a LIP grant. The -trainees with Mrs. Jeffery's guidance are helping to prepare meals for themselves staff and guests. A number of area firms as far away as St. Marys are making use of the contract .and craft program. This program includes gathering and assembling comp- onents for various plastic and woodworking firms and artifical flowers for wedding arrange- ments. Mrs. Marian Dougall through a LIP grant is the volunteer co- ordinator. This involves recruit- ing and organizing volunteers. The Dashwood workshop has use of the largest group of coluuteers of any ARC group in Ontario. The Grand Bend Alhambra ''-� chapter recently announced they would assume ARC's share of 20 per cent of a new 23 passenger bus. This bus purchase will allow expansion of trainee pick- up in the Seaforth and Clinton areas. The Alhambra group was the first sponsor in the area of ment- ally retarded projects and the hall located south of Grand Bend is used for the South Huron Association's nursery school. The annual Flowers of Hope campaign is now being organiz- ed and Mrs.• Whitmore of Sea - forth is the chairman. 0 Bomb threat For the second time in two months, the Bendix Homes Systems Ltd. plant in Hensall was closed Friday because of a bomb scare. The plant's 130 employees were evacuated and sent home for the day after a caller said a bomb had been placed in the recreational vehicle plant shortly after 7 a.m. A search conducted by the Exeter detachment of the OPP failed to find a bomb. Police said they had no leads on the call. On January 31, also a Friday -- a bomb threat forced the evac- uation of the Bendix plant and Dashwood Industries Ltd., of Centralia. 'More than 600 employees of both plans were sent home at that time. HELP BUNNY BUNDLE - Two young Zurich people decided they would raise funds for Bunny Bundle, so they baked a cake and sold tickets on it, Kenny Overholt, left, and Patti Smith, sold about $30 worth of tickets and turned the money over to the campaign. Lucky winner was Len Debus. 1111 �7 e:: t -e 1740 ef)iT-1- tJiQH cs- 1-6 0 H.