Zurich Citizens News, 1975-07-03, Page 1Ontario scholarships to five students at South Huron
KATHY DE JONG
Ontario Scholar
Five students at South Huron
District High School have been
named as Ontari scholars this
semester. They are Kathy
deJong, daughter of Mrs. Klara
deJong, Centralia; Paul Rea -
burn, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Reaburn, Hensall;Gerald
Weido, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Weido, R.R.1, Zurich; Don
VanRaay, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Case VanRaay, Dashwood,
and Karen Ford, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Ford, R.R.2,
Grand Bend.
The -two winners of the Moncur
Scholarship, presented annu-
ally to the top boy and girl
student in year five, goes to
Kathy deJong and Paul Rea -
burn. Both students will receive
over $2,000 this year.
Complete results of award
winners at South Huron this year
are as follows:
YEAR 5
Certificate of Achievement
and Student Council Prize:
English 551, Kathy DeJong,
English 552, Kathy DeJong,
History 550, Karen Ford, Kathy
DEJong; Geography 550, Kathy
Sign new
agreement
After considerable debate and
a lengthy recess Huron Colunty
Council recommended Friday
the signing of a new ne-year
agreement with Canada nion
of Public Employees, local 1305
covering Public Health inspect-
ors and staff.
The new agreement which exp-
ires June 30, 1976, provides for
increases of 15 to 22 percent
and for the first time will
include plumbing inspectors.
Under the terns of the new
agreement the county's four
public health inspectors will
receive between $11,100 and
$14,000; the two plumbing insp-
ectors will receive between
$11,500 and $14,400; secretary
and bookkeeper between $6,800
.and $8,400; secretary -steno
between $6,400 and $8,000
clerk typist between $6,000
and $7,000 while dental assist-
ant fees will be $30 per day.
No additional employee bene-
fits were granted in the cont-
ract and the maximum salaries
for the public health and plumb-
ing inspectors will be effective
after five years rather than four
as in the previous contract.
The debate was sparked by
Executive Committee chairman
Robin Lawrie who argued that
the executive committee had
jurisdictional rights over the
plumbing inspectors. Members
argued that is simply a matter
of semantics and that if a plumb-
ing inspector does any sanitary
inspection he comes under the
Board of Health and must be
a member of a union.
After a lengthy recess to
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PAULREABURN
Ontario Scholar
deJong, Mathematics 551, Paul
Reaburn, Mathematics 552,
Gerald . Weido, Mathematics
553, Paul Reaburn, Latin 550,
Karen Ford; French 550, Kathy
deJong; Spanish 550, Deb Linden -
field; Biology 550, Mary Ellen
Ross; Physics 550, Paul Reab-
urn; Chemistry 550, Paul Reab-
urn; Home Economics 550,
Karen Ford; Accounting 550,
Brian Taylor.
GERALD WEIDO
Ontario Scholar
YEAR4
Highest Students, Academic
Shield and Lions Club Award,
Lois Doerr, Cynthia Gun, Van
Tuckey, Paul Shapton.
Hopper -Hockey Shield, Linda
Beer:
Kinsmen Award, John Wurm,
Tom Roberts.
Certificate of Achievement,
Physical Education 400, Brian
Taylor, Val Sweet; English 440,
Zurich
DON VAN RAAY
Ontario Scholar
Patti Rowcliffe, History 450,
Cynthia Gunn; History 440,
Bruce Hodge, Geography 450,
• Tony Kyle, John Van Ger-
wen; Mathematics- 450, Vincent
Glaab, Paul Shapton, William
Elliott; Mathematics 440, Matth-
ew Muller; Mathematics 441,
Gordon Baird; French 450,
Mary Ellen Ross; French 440,
Dianna Lines; Spanish 450,
Mary Shoebottom; Chemistry 450
KAREN FORD
Ontario Scholar
Vincent Glaab, Paul Shapton;
Chemistry 440, Brenda Sauder,
Biology 400, Steve Willert; Home
Economics 400 Margaret Roose-
boom; Man in Society, 400, Liz
Deichert; Shorthand 400, Deb
Aikenhead; Communications and
Business Procedures 400, Marg
Parsons; Business Correspond-
ence 400, Linda Beer; Accounting
400 Linda Beer; Marketing 400,
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em.4„ News
NO 26 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1975
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PER COPY
LIBERALS CHOOSE PRESENT MEMBER- The Huron -Middlesex Liberal Association at their nomin-
ation meeting last Thursday night chose Jack Riddell, the present M.P.P., to represent them in the
next provincial election. Shown here with the candidate are,. left to right, Paul Steckle, R.R.2, Zurich,
Aubrey McCallum, of East Williams, Mr. Riddell and Dave McLure, of Stephen Township. (T.A. Photo)
Liberals choose present member
(by Ross Haugh)
Jack Riddell present MPP in
the Ontario legislature for Huron
will represent the Liberals in
the new Huron -Middlesex
riding in the next provincial
election.
RTiddell, a Dashwood area
farmer and former high school
teacher was the only persons
nominated at the meeting held
at South Huron High School,
in Exeter, Thursday night.
The new Huron -Middlesex
riding inclujdes five municipalit-
ies in the northwest corner of
Middlesex formerly part of the
Middlesex riding. Now part of
the Huron -Bruce riding are the
townships of Hullett and Mc
-Killop formerly in Huron.
Riddell 's nomination was
made by Aubrey McCallum of
East Williams township and sec-
onded by Mrs. Muriel Murphy,
of Goderich.
In making the nomination
McCallum said, "the two Liberal
wins in March 1973 by-elections
brought regional government to
a halt and if we don 't send
Jack and other Liberals back to
Toronto it's our last chance
before D ' Arcy McKeough
completes his task."
In accepting the nomination,
the Huron MPP said the govern-
ment was ignoring the probl-
ems of local government and
the needs of individual municip-
alities.
He continued "we believe in
the capacity of our people to
run their own affairs. The govern-
ment seems to forget that their
decisions affect real people."
On the subject of education,
Riddell said, "we in the Liberal
party welcome the new educat-
ion legislatin. It was long over-
due. We have been concerned
over the direction eduction is tak-
ing in our province."
He continued "I feel that a Lib-
eral government can restore
confidence in our schools, rest-
ore the quality of education and
get the costs under control."
Riddell who won the Huron
seat in a March 15, 1973 by-
eleetion to fill the vacancy crea-
ted by the resignation of the
Hon. Charles S. MacNaughton
said, my job in compaigning
starts to -morrow morning. We
can 't take victory for granted."
He praised the Huron Liberal
Association for their excellent
efforts in his election. He added
"the association sure jelled and
really came to life. It was you
people that got me elected."
Riddell also touched on the
subject of regional government.
He commented, "three years ago
the Conservatives said there
will be no more regional govern-
ment but the statement usually
ended with "at this time."
The plan was not abandoned.
but just delayed."
He also attacked the govern-
ment on their farm policies saying
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Huron
wants
uthority
Huron County Warden Anson
McKinley told the monthly
session of the county council
that he would initiate restructur-
ing within the county govern-
mental system if the government
of Ontario is willing to give
more authority at the county
level.
Speaking as chairman of the
restructuring committee Warden
McKinley told council members
that county administration costs
amounted to $311,000 not includ-
ing committee pay. The total
administration costs to all the
municipalities was over $684,000.
Restructuring or local govern-
ment reform could reduce the
present 45 member council to
29 if it is adopted and thereby
greatly reduce the administrative
cost burden. Council is watching
Oxford county council closely
as they have adopted a restruct-
uring program and trimmed their
council to 20 members.
There was great polarization
between council members on the
effects of a restructuring prog-
ram: One member stated that
a cutback would mean a heavier
work load on a smaller number.
It was feared that this would
cause more and lengthier meet-
ings and would discourage
members from seeking re-elect-
ion.
However it was also argued
that restructuring could be bene-
ficial to small towns and villages
and provide better services to
ratepayers. Clinton Reeve Harold
Lobb explained "we have a good
system at present and the only
way to improve it is to cut costs."
The county has employed the
services of a student for the sum-
mer to meet with reeves and
clerks of each municipality to
obtain infomation from the
1974 auditors report and the 1975
budget and to note the increases
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