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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1982-11-24, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVEMBER 24, 19$2 ® A3 Where do we sign up FOUR BROTHERS—When Dr. Douglas Stewart, centre, retired from St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Toronto, spoke at Furst Church, Seaforth Sunday for 115th anniversary services, three of his brothers were in the congregation. From left, they are James A., of Seaforth; Rolland of Oshawa; and David f. of Seaforth. A reception was held for Dr. Stewart after the evening service. (Photo by Hook) r© J e Large congregations at- tended morning and evening services in First Presbyterian Church Sunday when the congregation marked the 115th anniversary of the founding or the church. Dr. H. Douglas Stewart, a former member of the con- gregation and recently re- tired minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Toron- to was guest minister at both rt re serv'ces. A duet by Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart and a solo by David R. Stewart were features at both services which also included contribu- tions by the junior and senior choirs under the direction of Carol. Carter and Mrs. Wm. Brown. Dr. Stewart in his sermon recalled his, years in Seaforth and the manner in which his parents, his teachers and the ers community had contributed to his decision to enter the ministry and how they had influenced his life. Following the evening ser- vice the congregation, many former members and friends who had returned for the event were welcomed by Dr. Stewart and the minister Rev. T.T.A. Duke in the church hall. Small raises for Separate staff BY WILMA OKE The Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board approved unanimous- ly an increase in salary of $1,000 to a maximum salary of $15,815 for 1983 for its board office secretaries. , There are six full-time secretaries and one part-time secretary. The 6.7 per cent increase will be effective as of January 1. 1983. The board agreed that the starting rate for board office secretaries should be $2,500 less than the maximum rate, with $500 incre- ments over five years. In answer to questions John O'Leary. Board chairman. said because the secretaries were receiving less than $15,000, the $1,000 me increase wilt be grantable and Jack Lane, Superintendent of Business and Finance said that while he did not have figures. the, secretaries' salaries would be below that of neighbouring boards. Ed Rowland, Co-ordinator of Maintenance and Assessment. received a salary increase of 5 per cent. bringing it to 524,535, effective January 1. Jack Lane, Superintendent of Business and Finance, will have his automobile insurance premium paid to a maximum of 51.400 rather than have his salary increased. The amount paid for the premium will compare to a 3.3 per cent salary ancrease. The board granted expenses of 5520 for professional development .in 1983 for John McCauley, the acting Director of Education. He was also granted approval to appoint an interim (acting) Superintendent of Education to help carry the heavy workload due to the absence of William Eckert. Director of Education who suffered a heart attack at the end of October. (He is reported to be recovering satisfactorily at his home follow- ing his discharge from hospital). • It will be necessary to seek help from another board as there is no one qualified in the Huron -Perth board who holds proper supervisory papers to fill the interim superintendent's position, from January I, 1983 to thc end of June if necessary. The Board approved a donation of 5125 to the scholarship fund to the Stratford Kiwanis Music Festival for 1983. CARDNO'S HALL—Ken Cardno, owner of Cardno's Hall is interested in restoring the extdi'ior of the old building. He has met with representatives from the Ontario Heritage Foundation for possible grants for the work. The hall is also the focal point of a heritage study of the town core presently being conducted. t (Photo by Wassink) It's a very different world out there. Than the world of five years ago and certainly different from the boom times, the fifties and sixties, when I grew up. That was brought home to me the other night when my five-year-old and I were driv- ing home from town. in. the middle of the usual chatter about school and friends, she said something about so and so getting laid off. A friend who was riding with us commented "I only learned that word myself a couple off years ago and now we've got five -year-olds who know all about layoffs." She knows exactly what it means too, although perhaps she doesn't understand the serious implications. "Why don't you get laid off?" she asked me a few nights later. After some conversation it turned out she thought it would be nice if I could be home at Christmas time, when sh'e has her school holidays. Today's five -year-olds have caught a glimmer off the worries their parents face. I hope layoffs aren't so com- monplace by the time they are old enough to be in the workforce. A month ago or so I read about a psychologist, a spe- cialist in leisure, who has a s© Ili [Ong .e© k©y by $�oait Why ® theory that's like a magic wand. It turns the disaster of layoffs, record unemploy- ment and the fact that many off our young people can't even get started in a job or career into a plus. This man holds the inter- esting idea that the whole mess is a blessing in disguise. We've got to face the fact, he says, that in this century and the 21st there will never be enough ` jobs for all our people. But there are enough re- sources and he advocates (this is where it gets vague, and sticky) some sort of sharing of those resources, perhaps a guaranteed annual income, so that everyone is comfortable, whether they work or not. Adherence to the work ethic is damaging, he says, in a technological society like this one. instead, everyone should be working less, job sharing, etc., and using their other talents, the creative ones, in productive leisure activities that contribute to the community and to each person's feeling of self- worth. Sounds great and perhaps indeed. that's the sort off huge leap in thinking and redefini- tion of work that we're all going to have to make in 2001. But what I'd like to know is, who's going to share' their bigger -than -average size slice of economic pie with me and mine? And where do we sign up? It's encouraging to know people are reading the Expos- itor. Had a call Tuesday from Huron home economist, Jane Muegge, who wanted me to let readers know I was incor- rect in my column last week when I mentioned in passing that I'd heard homemaking skills were currently being downplayed in Ministry of Agriculture and Food courses and programs. To the con- trary Jane says. Y, b yearsessinceithas a sewing een club nearly was offered to 4 -Hers but they've been learning bread making, food gathering from the wild andother skills which certain: ly will help them raise their families • economically. And she notes OMAF is offering a course in December which teaches those old make -do skills. it's called More Sense than Dollars and will focus on economical meals. Any group, even a few neighbours or friends, can send two reps to the training course in Holmesville, Dec. 8 or 9, where they'll learn the de- tails. Then they can take the course back to other group members. "There's an out- reach off about 1,000 that way," Jane explains. Call Jane at 482-3428 for more details, and anytime you want money saving homemaking related advice too. "We're not just for farmers," she emphasizes, "town people are welcome to consult us too." We've also heard from several people who have something to say about sur- viving in hard times. We'll be talking to them for future stories. And after a slow start, readers are starting to send in their favourite recipes for our Christmas pages. The roundhouse story has raised some response too. Send in your ideas on that one, will you, we'll run a selection in next week's Ex - nn on. Yes, it's good to know someone is reading and re- sponding. These pages be- long to you too and your contributions make them more interesting for us all. French im ersion might not require extra teachers BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Perth County parents will be polled for their views on a French immersion program by the Perth County Board of Education, A progress report on a feasibility study on French immerson was presented at the board's Nov. 16 meeting by superintendent of pro- gram Kcith Thompson and French consultant Nancy Garner, The pair have exam• ined various reading mater- ials on the subject and been in consultation with school boards which offer the pro- gram. It was decided to present the report to see if the board wishes to carry on with the study before the public is involved. "It seems to me the board has arrived at this spot before. I say let it run through to the finish. Put it to the public and find out what the public wants." suggested Trustee Ron Richards. Not all trustees felt that way -"Trustees Peter Black and Barbara Herman voiced concern on the economics and administration problems of the program. Mr. Black said he couldn't support such a program mostly because of the costs that he anticipates. Mrs. Herman questioned possible staffing problems and the program's drop-out rate. She was also concerned that if the board approves a French immersion program it would have to provide special education in French. Mr. Thompson indicated costs of the program had not been estimated yet as the number of children has not yet been determined. This would follow the public input which may be gathered by newspaper advertisements and/or public meetings. As to staffing, Mr. Thompson said, there wouldn't be "double staffing" as the students in French immersion, if not there. would have to be taught by some teacher. Mrs. Garner noted there probably wouldn't be personnel avail- able for French special educa- tion. "The difference is they would be collected in a different group," said Mr. Thompson. Thc superintendent of pro- gram said he didn't want to suggest the program would be problem -free. He pointed to the French immersion program being operated in Wellington County and said the appeal of the program has increased each year. Mr. Thompson added that the costs to the program would not just he 1983 costs, but continual costs as the pro• gram expands, In response to a question from Trustee Stuart Ander- son, Mr. Thompson said there is a special per pupil grant of 5185 per year from the Ministry of Education. This is over and above the board's regular per pupil grant. French immersion usually starts in kindergarten for the first year and works its way up through the grade levels each year. Mrs. Garner said the program has been in Canada since 1962 when it started in a Toronto school. The most recent figures indi- cate there are '0,000 school children in the program in Canada. half that in Ontario where 40 school boards offer French immersion in 2.50 schools. Trustee Earl Bowman ask- ed how the program would work in Perth County. Mr. Thompson replied French im- mersion would not start in all schools at once. He antici- pates pilot projects "at cer- tain specific places". He added the board would not provide special transporta- tion to the locations. Welling- ton County students use existing transportation routes to get to French immersion classes. noted Mr. Thomp- son, The board was also told that in grade three. English is Lock your house, IT@ eigi @cls cx? The police force and the public must work together to make our community as safe as we possibly can, To develop a trust, we must ]rave a dialogue. The police department will inform the public through the local media what thc most serious crirhes are. We will also try and keep you informed of new legislation and its effect on our everyday life, in turn we ask that the public be our eyes and ears. Remember it does not help to accuse the police department of not doing anything about certain crimes, if you the general public will not come and make your complaints and observations known. To let you know what has been going on this past month or so, 1 will inform you of the more serious crimes that were perpetrated. Three business were victims of break. enter and theft, but the more serious was that we were also called to investigate two break. enter and thefts at private residences during October, Three were cleared up and two are still under investigation. The police were also called to investigate nine thefts: of the nine, five involved bicycles and one was a theft from a motor vehicle. We have information from the O.P.P. that there are numerous gas thefts in the townships. It would appear that we have a number of vehicles driving around Seaforth till all hours of the night and the operators of these vehicles very rarely appear at the gas pumps in town. Our suspicions are drawn to these vehicles. but we need more than mere No animal In regards to the article written about the Huronia Branch of the Ontario Humane Society we wish to clarify any misunder- standings. First of all, we wish to advise the public that we do not have a Shelter at this time. although this is our ultimate goal. . A service that we are now providing -for the public is a Pet Lost. Found and P�cement List. For more information regarding this call 529-7865 or 529-7851. Since the Perth County Branch of the Ontario Humane Society is active, the Garbage concerns Hibbert Environmental concern surrounding the use of landfill sites and the disposal of harmful chemicals has increased in the past several years, as more and more people become aware of chemical related diseases. Names such as Love Canal and Stouffville have become synonymous with chemical dumps leaching into streams and wells. making them unfit for consumption. In Hibbert township the issue was raised during the municipal elections by a candidate, Carolyn Jenkins. She suggested at that time that greater care in sorting of garbage could help eliminate a possible leaching problem in the future in the township. According to township clerk, Charles Friend, the township is separating much of the garbage and storing insecticides and pesticides apart from other garbage. He explains that the landfill custodian does the on-site inspection of garbage going into the facility. hut feels it would he a difficult task to screen smaller aerosol cans and containers, "it presents problems which are quite large.' he explains. The site. located on the Staffa road. falls explains that the township has permission to burn on the site, although there has been no decision on what has to be done with the chemicals presently being stored there. "We have to find a way to neutralize the waste," he admits, citing the possibility of sending the waste to an incinerator in London to be burned. Dangerous wastes stored now under the guidelines for a landfill site as stipulated by the Ministry of the Environ- ment. That stipulation says "That there should be no residential building within S00 Leet of the landfill site proper." which there not at the present time. Mr Friend He feels that leaving the disposal in the hands of private disposal companies is inadequate because those companies would be more difficult to control. "It is a subject we will have to face up to and find a solution to," he admits. Although there is no present problem with the dump, which is inspected regularly by the ministry. Mr. Friend acknowledges that the problem with the waste and a future site will have to be considered. According to Mr, Friend, the present site is estimated to be in operation for the next 10 years and possibly more. However, he feels that there might be problems finding a new site in the foreseeable future. "Where do we go from there and where do we get a new landfill site?" he questions. "It all comes down to economics and how far the taxpayer is prepared to go." he says. citing the increased costs in waste disposal. Seaforth is at present looking for a new landfill site, following the provisions of the Environment Assessment Act. introduced into the French immersion programs for 20 minutes a day. As the grade levelincreases, the amount of French used in the classroom decreases. Mrs. Garner noted that French immersion students have exactly the same curriculum as the Eng- lish students. "The program creates stu- dents functionally bilingual in both this country's official languages," commented Mrs. Garner. cd BY WILMA i KE WALTER McCLUR1R, 55, of R.R. 2, Seaforth was named Forester of the Year at the 23rd Provincial As- sembly off Western Ontario of Canadian Foresters held in Waterloo over the weekend. Mr. McClure was awarded trf ELIZABETH SOURBITI 'S Elizabeth Sourbutts died at Seaforth Community Hospi- tal on Tues., Nov. 16, in her 63rd year. The former Elizabeth Ross, she is survived by her hus- band, Allan Sourbutts of Seaforth; three daughters, Esther, Mrs. Charlie Handy of Vanastra; Christine, Mrs. Renus Freriks of Aurora; Shena Brennan of Toronto and by two sons, Carl of Toronto and Kevin of Sea - forth. A private family service was held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home in Seaforth. Rev. George Anderson of St. Thomas Anglican Church of- ficiated. Interment followed in Maitlandbank Cemetery, Seaforth. ISABEL McCOWAN Isabel McCowan of R.R. 1, Seaforth died Friday, Nov. 19 iq Seaforth Community Hos- Walter McClure Forester of the year the honour for his outstand- ing work on behalf of the Perm eras in the 49 onsite in the Western Ontario district which ranges from Windsor in the south, Collinggwwood in the north and Waterloo in the east. At the assembly in Water- loo money raised by the members was donated to cancer research and care - $3,662 to purchase monitor equipment in the Intensive Care Unit at the Listowel Memorial Hospital and 54,872 to cancer research in Canada. Mr. McClure has been a member for 24 years off Court Constance No. 157 of Kin - burn where he has held various offices, including Chief Ranger and District Deputy. ITEGg pital, in her 70th .year. The former )Isabel Eaton, she is survit}ed by her hus- band, Peter/McCowan; sons, Robert of/Walton; John of Seaford]; Peter of Egnrond- ville and one daughter, Kaye, Mrs. Fred. Stevenson, of Toronto. Three brothers, Don of Seaforth; Ken of Toronto; Tim of Seaforth and a sister, Margaret, Mrs. Foster Bennett of Seaforth also sur- vive. The late Mrs. McCowan is survived by nine grand- children as well. Funeral services were held from the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home on Monday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m., with Rev. James Vanslyke officiating. Interment followed in Maitlandbank Cemetery. Pallbearers were John Van Dooren; Mervyn Agar; Ken Scott; Jim Coleman; Bill Bennett and Glen Eaton. Flowerbearers were Brian and Johnny McCowan. un Endo b 7 Mon@ U©vinohcowd Continued from page 2 sewing table stacked with handmade aprons and potholders. knitted gloves and scarves and slippers, crocheted linen, afghans, quilts and maybe even a hooked rug. There is usually a produce section with vegetables from the gardens of people who are expert at making good things grow. There might even be a few dozen eggs. Perhaps we should head to the craft table. Someone's creativity may be just the answer we were looking for- a Christmas gift, a stocking stuffcr or an ornament for our own home. At this time of year, many bazaars have popular Christmas booths filled with seasonal ideas. We cant't forget the flea market- the phenomenon that has taken bargain hunters by storm. One person says, "1 don't need this anymore." Another person says. "That's just what i've been looking fort" car There's sure to be • a pile of books somewhere- paperbacks. children's stories or even comic books. Before we leave the bazaar, we'll have a cup of tea or coffee with sandwiches or pastries or perhaps a full scale luncheon. But first we must settle our initial dilemma. Where do we go first? The bake table is most people's choice. Those goodies seem to disappear magically. You can't beat the taste of homemade baking- especially when you didn't have to bake it yourself. And so we make our rounds until we've seen everything there is to see. The next problem is lugging all our new found treasures out to the car and packing them in. At least we know we don t have to bake anything for dinner when we get home. The annual bazaar fills the need, and at the same time, presents an afternoon of pleasure for many and rewards others for weeks of preparation. police am caugnt are at a minimum. • You. the public. can assist the police department by informing us of any unusual activity. You may remain anonymous and we will try and followup on what you tell us. However. if you are a victim you will have to come forwcomplaint. Le keep the linesard of coandmmakemunicatiaon open and wet's will all benefit. H. Chief of PoliClausce suspicion to apprehend these culprits and we would urge you to be especially observant of any strangers around your car and as a precaution, a locked gas cap may be the answer. Lock your house when you are away, lock your car when you leave it parked in town or even in your driveway. Do not leave tools in the hack of pick up trucks. Remember a thief has planned his act, but will only actually commit the came when the risks of getting shelter in Huron yet entire district. wneu,c, „ be financially or actively involved. The date for the next public meeting which will be to elect permanent officers is tentatively set for mid January. hope to see you there. Huronia Branch would not cover the Stratford area. There will be an information booth at the Suncoast Mall, Goderich on November 26 and 27 and at the Kincardine Mall on December 11. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their time and contribut- ions. However. in order for this Branch to have a Shelter we require support from the The Executive Committee Huronia Branch of the Ontario Humane Society P.O. Box 282. Goderich Farming s we see fit "Council Shatters Young Man's Opportunity to Farm Through the access of Control and Bylaws'. A young farmer wants to build closed -in liquid manure tank. but is forced to go with dry manure. Dry manure is not under as severe a bylaw as liquid manure. Being a one man operator on this farm. it is totally impossible to go with dry manure. 1 call this discrimination towards liquid manure handlers- We are losing the nght 1n farm as we see fit. With these bylaws even taxpaser he• cones over -burdened with controls which will prove to be expensive in the end to the ratepayers. And as 1 know it. it is a form of socialism which is something 1 suppose most Canadians fear. Adnan Timmermans R R i. Kippen. Central SS says thanks 1t this time the senior students of the Modified Basic Program at Cern, al Huron Secondary School are engaged in work experience Work experience is valuable training which helps the students in trans' tion from school to the work force One hundred and fifty Huron Counts business people have given their time and cspericnce to help these young people. In the Scaforth area the businesses prc.cntn itnolsed :n ,,'rk cspenence are Mac's Milk and t ameear 1.rc To thew husmc.s rc'rle past and present we "mild like fo ..7s Thank lou E,'r further information about this program please +mast ( cntral Huron Secondary Ss lysyl George Cull Hrad. Spcctal Education. ( ramal Huron Sccondan School