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The Huron Expositor, 1971-07-08, Page 1cupying the residence on Franklin Street vacated-by Mr. and mrs. Morrison. 11. Whale No. 5391 112th Year .11 SEAFORTH, NTARIO, THIASDAY, JULY 8, 1971 — 12 Pages Single gopielo 1.0 cents $0,00.E 'TT! Adymict _ - Board - Teacher Talks Face Stalemate in Huron SUMMER TIME FOR COOLING OFF - -Children; -a-swimming- pool -on-at-liet-summer.dayand-a-photographer_area. sure fire. cora-bination for lots of fun. The area children in the photo above were caught cavorting in the LitinS Pool over thelong cits-of-cen . sunshine :+nr1 tereper-ateres-in-thettiri and ,90's • so fa r this summer have made the pool even more popular than usual for this time of year. The pool staff has begun lessons this week for area children. and also has announced an adult learn-to-swim program as well as Adults Only" hours for the pool 'two evenings a week., (Staff Photo) • Reduction Brings Saving To McKillop Tax Payers Low Bid Wins The low bid of $55,781.93, submitted by Frank Kling Ltd, of Seaforth for the construction .of a sanitary sewer on Market St. has been accepted by Seaforth council. The Sewer, which ultimately Will form a portion of the town wide system being planned, is being installed now to serve the enlarged public school. In all , six bids were re- ceived the highest being for $99,866.00, being nearly double the successful tender b y' the local huh. Sidewalk Sale Set and the grey listing of Huron County secondary school teach- ers by all of Ontario's County Boards of Education. The most recent offer from the Huron board to its secondary schdol teachers was a six per bent increase plus raises for depart- ment heads, assistant department heads, commercial directors and their assistants and subject Also included 'in the offer was payment of 55 percent of the OHSC and OHSIP costs and group life insurance premiums. As well, female teachers would have ref ceived additional insurance coverage of $5,000 bringing them to the same level as male employees who have $10,000 in- surance coverage. The present "plan of sick leave gratuities would have been con- tinued for those teachers with 12 years service in the county. This plan allows teachers to claim 20 Acknowledge Gifts to Park Additional gifts towards the Park Maintenancse Fund have been acknowledged ; by the Seaforth Lions Park and include the fol- lcV4Pg: Herb Trapnell, $5; F.A. Dobson, $5; 'Wilfred Maloney, $5; Alex Finnigan, $25; Canadian Tire Stere, $10; Shirley Ring, $10; Ethel-Beattie, $5; Jas, M. Scott, $10; D.K.P., $5; Ray Primeau, $5; ,Madeline Case, $5; Alex Boyes,. ;10; M. E. Laycox, $5; David' dm,) Seaforth Sup- erior, $5; Gregory Rau, $5; John ThOmpson;'• $5; Vincent Farm Equipment, $25; Margarpt Scott, 42; Huron Wholesale, $10; Bruce Coleman, $10; Wright Transport, 455.01. the guidelines for future meet- ings. The dates of succeeding meet- • ings on salary with the secondary school teachers' cc, "if ittee were February 25, March 18, rt.p. May 8, May 13, May 27, June 2, June 16 and June 28. Only one meeting was held in March due to the annual spring break and only one meeting was held in April because the .chairman at that time, Mrs. Wallace, was to be away on vacation.. The teach- ers agreed that because of Mrs. Wallace's absence, an extra meeting would be held in May. This was done. Of the secondary school teachers in Huron County, 87 are in Category 1, 66 are in Category 2, 46 are in Category 3 and 58 are in Category 4. About 13 percent of the teachers - 35 persons - are at maximum in their categories. The board's latest• offer to the teachers through , the four teaching categories was as fol- lows: Category 1, $7,100 to $12,000; Category 2, $7,400 to $12,700; Category 3, $8,300 to $14,400; and Category 4, $8,800 • heads such as the head of the English department in a school, a $1,b increment (raise) over the wt in their category; for their a...,istants, an $800 incre- ment; for commercial directors, a. $1,950 increment; for assis- tants to the commercial direc- , tors, a $950 increment; and for subject chairmen, a $1,000 incre- ment, Principals of the five county high schools were to receive a $500 increase as they had re- quested, bringing their salary range to $20,250, to $21,250 de- pending upon nndividual " ex- perience and the' size of the" schOol. Had this salary schedule been approved by the teachers, it would have represented a total 'dollar increase, budget-wise, of $152,400. Of this amount, Huron County • ratepayers would have paid about 40 percent through local property taxes. • WHAT'S AHEAD? Salary 'Chairman, John Broacifoot, notes that no meetings are scheduled'for the immediate future with the teachers' negotia- At a recent meeting of the executive of the Seaforth Cham- ber of Commerce, members ex- presSed concern at the. condition of the signs located on highways leading to the town. Secretary Ken Olda.cre was instructed to contact area service common design and bear infor- mation concerning service clubs. The only; cost involved is a nomi- nal amount from each club' to cover cost of emblem. The Meeting was told investi- gation was continuing into ways and means of renovating the clock on' Cardno's Hall. The clock,long a town landmark, *as erected more than 90 years ago at the time the hall was built. Suggestions concerning ways of cooperating with Huron and the Ontario Heritage. Foundation to provide for the • restoration of the former Van Egmond property in Egmondville are to be explored. Rodrick MacKenzie 32 Graduate At St. James School The grade eight students of St. James Separate School cele- brated their closing elementary school days by joining with the' entire student body for a special Mass of Praise and Thanksgiving celebrated by Father H. Laragh. Music accompaniment for the Folk Mass was provided by Wayne' Nigh, Norman McQua.idand Bern- ard McQuaid. Following the Mass, the 32 students, the largest class ever to graduate-from S es, were guests at a luncheon provided by the C.W.L. Mrs. G. Noble pre- sented each student with a colpy of, the New Testathent in remem- brance of their Class Days. The yearly achievement awards donated by. the 'Knights of Columbus were won by Diane Jansen and Gary Arts. trrataliation cerenfsnies ware held klast week for thirty-two students who have successfully completed Grade VIII at St. Jantes' Separate School, Sea- forth. Shown above following the ceremonies are (Back roll, left Added Duties,. Seaforth council,'at a special meeting Monday night, approved a payment of $500 to Constable Keith Rustonl' Constable Ruston has been acting Chief. of Police for, several months during the illness o f Chief Gordon Hullev. Clerk E. Williams said coun- cil was advised that. the OWRC had acted on a Seaforth pro- posal to provide town wide sewer ,service and had appointed James F. MagLaren Ltd. to prepare a design report. Council adopted a bylaw providing for incorp- oration of cost's. , Council decided against hay.: ing existing sewer systems.inc- orporated into the proposed town wide. project but agreed that the Market Street extension under „Way this year, be included. Approval was given the PUC to 'borrow $15,000 •to provide funds for wet* to 'be undertaken on Market Street. Has 90th Birthday Mrs. Lat'a Ings, North Main St. celebrated her 90th birthday on Friday. She is enjoying good health and is busy with her sewing and making quilt tops. to right) John Hauwert, Law- rence McGrath, Gary Arts, Pat- rick De Jong, Norman McQuaid, Mary Van Dooren, Elsie Klaver, Ellen Stewart, Judith Ziler, Connie Van Dyke, Ann Nigh and Brenda Fleming; (middle row) last year, while a separate school residential supporter with the same assessment will. pay $386.90 compared to $420.50 last year. The rates are as follows with' last year's rate in 'brackets: total public school residential rate is 49.1 mills (62.15 mills) and commercial rate is 52.9 niills (64.15); total Grey Township ele- mentary school supporters resi- dential rate is 63.9 mills (62.15) and commercial 69.3 m ills (64.15) total separate school• residential rate is 173.0 mills (79.34) and commercial rate is 79.5 mills (83.59 mills). The tax levies included in the total rates ale as follows: township general residential rate is 20.7 mills (19 mills) and general commercial is 23.5 mills (Continued on page 12) Rev. Bruce Morrison, who has served as minister of Sea- forth Pentecostal Church for several years has left Seaforth. He, is being succeeded here by Rev. Roy Faulkner. Mr. 'Faulk- ner began his ministry here on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Morrigon and their son, plan a holiday in North- ern Ontario after which he will be on the staff of a summer camp at Paris. He will assume new responsibilities in September. t During their year here Mr. and Mrs. Morrison made many friends in the community. For a time Mrs. Morrison taughi at Clinton. Mr. Faulkner, who comes from Drayton, Ontario gradua- ted from the Eastern Pentecostal Bible College at Peterboro in 1970. During the past year he has been teaching in the Drayton public school. Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner and ,their baby son, Craig, are oc- Leonard Lansink, Gary Phillips, Patrick Devereaux, Michael Dev- ereaux, Debbie Dorssers, Ann Bannon, Marjorie Jansen, Diane Jansen, Nancy Van Dooren, Jacq- ueline Van Doornik, Anne Marie Eisler and Douglas Dale; (front TWICE CHAMP DOrt. and ispoimmrs. age,Rodayugohotelf of m mage, RR #1, Londesboro,' scored a double in eleinen- tary school track compe- tition recently. She won the girls championship at the Hullett Central School (Londesboro) `track and field meet and . tivic went on to-repeal the perform- . ante at the Huron County Interzschbol Track meet held at the Clinton CFB. .REV. ROY FAULKNER row) Wayne Nigh, Donald Rua.. ton, Peter Nigh, Dan Dever- eaux, Sister Mary (Principal), Miss G. Diegel (teacher), Tony 13lockeel,. Mary Blockeel, Nancy , Scott and Marjorie Ruston. (Staff Photo) Seaforth merchants are mak-"". ing plans to repeat the sidewalk • sale which proved to be suc- cessful last year.' The event is Set for Friday and Saturday, ' • July 23 and 24 according to Merchant's Committee Chairman Dave Hoover. While all details have not been worked out. Mr. Hoover said it was not expected the sale event would include the entertainment and dance which • were features last year. (by Shirley J. Keller) At this moment, John Broadfoot, chairman of the secondary school teachers' sal- ary negotiations committee for the Huron County Board of Edu- cation is not certain of anything except that the secondary school teachers in Huron have not reach- ed a salary settlement with the board. Last week, the Huron secon- chairmen. dary school teachers turned down the board's offer presented, to them by the negotiators from the Ontario Secondary School Teach- ers' Federation. The vote was 96 percent against settling the salary dispute which to date has resulted in the mass resignation of the majority of secondary school teachers in Huron, the resignation of the two board members froin the Town of Goderich, the pink listing of the Huron County Board of Education Frank Kling Ltd days per year sick leave and by • accumulating, a maximum of 200 days leave, a° teacher may claim one-half a year's salary at re-' tirement. The, teachers originally asked SeWer . COntraCt---- -for- an-eight_percent_inc rease in salary plus 66 2/3 percent of their fringe benefits. The latest request by the teachers amounts to a 7.7 percent increase plus the higher percentage of their fringe benefits. TheIir.st-Vitary negotiating te meeting was February 18 when the chairman of the board's com- mittee at that time, Mrs. J. W. Wallace,. and Chairman of the board, Bob Elliott; sat down with a committee of teachers to set, Margaret'Elligsen Eleanor Boshart Seaforth District High School has produced eight' Ontario Scholars this year it was revealed Monday by Principal, L. P. Plumsteel. .Mr. Plumsteel said Margaret Elligsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Elligsen, RR #2, Walton was the high student with total marks of 629 in seven credits. A total of 560 marks is needed to qualify for the award. Miss Elligsen has I also been awarded a $750 scholarship from the University of Waterloo to be 'used in the study of chemistry. She will register there in September. The UniVersity has also granted her permission to try a first year chemistry exam- ination before the term 'starts in September. If she is successful in passing she will be allowed to start her chemistry' studies at the second year level. Other students from S.D.H.S. who have earned the $150 Ontario Scholarships are Eleanor Boshart (599), daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Louis Boshart, Seaforth;., Nancy Forrest (593), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross ' Sneak Thief Removes $800 Stedman dealer store lost approximately $800 Saturday morning from a locked cash drawer in the store office. Walter Westerhoff said a sneak' thief apparently • visited the office and made an exit out • a nearby _ rear entrance while the staff , was busy with cust- omers. The theft occurred some- time during a busy period over the noon hour. • fr Leslie Perrie ' Jeannette Finnigan 0 Janke Dietz 18,300 to $13,700; and Category 4, $8,800 to-$14,709. Road Signs In any category, the teacher begins his teaching career at year zero with the qualifications necessary to that category. With each year of experience the sala- ry is adjusted until maximum is -reached, usually in about 10 years in the lower categories, more in the higher categories. After a teacher reaches max- to $15,300. (Continued on page 12) Salaries last year in the same - _ categotTe's were; - -Category 1F----..- - $7,100 to $11,400; Category 2 , of C- _Cheeks- $7,400 to $12,000; Category 3, ,.. !mum, the only way an increase clubs to determine interest in. can be earned- is to improve - cooperating with the Department qualifications and move into a of Highways in having erected higher category. standard entrance signs. The offer included the fol- The Department provides and lowing increases: for department erects the signs which are of a Nancy Forrest Brenda Bewley SDHS Announces Ontario Scholars Forrest, RR 2, Kippen; Brenda Bewley (580), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bewley,' RR 1, Walton; Leslie Perrie (579), son of Mr. and Mrs. John Perrie, RR 3, Brussels; Jeannette Finnigan (574), daughter of Mr.' and Mrs. Grant Finnigan, Egmondville; !Janice Dietz (560), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Dietz, RR 1, Dublin; and Rodrick MacKenize (560),. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon MacKenzie, RR 1, Seaforth. Standing is calculated qn the basis of the best seven credits obtained by a student in his first year of Grade XM. If a candidate has seven credits only including Math A and Math 11 the higher of these is counted twice. A candidate with more thanseven credits may, where it is to his advantage, have his mark in a two credit course counted once, counted twice, or not counted at all if he has sufficient other credits. A maximum ,of three credits is allowed for Mathe- matics courses. Ontario Scholars receive a certificate and an award of $150 will be sent to the school from which they graduateul in the fall. Most McKillop ToWnahip res- idents will have a reduced tax bill it was learned when council set the tax rate Monday at a Vandals Destroy ,SeafOrth Gardens meeting in Winthrop. Mrs. Kenneth McClure, clerk-treasurer, explained there is a decrease in the secondary school rate and the elementary public school- rate for former supporters of McKillop township schools is eliminated when the 1968 surplus is subtracted from this year's levy. Seaforth Police are invest!- Mrs. McClure said a McKillop .gating several complaints of will- public school residential sup- ful damage as a result of four porter with an assessment of gardens being ripped up by van- $5,300 will pay taxes of $260.23 dais Friday night.' this year, compared to $329.40 b The gardens are within a ock of each other on North Main and Centre Streets. Young plants were pulled out of the''ground and, thrown aside in private gardens• belonging to Harold Connell and Emile litzacovics both of Centre Street, and the gardens of Donalda Adams and Steve Ltipul on Main Street North. Owners discovered the damage Saturday morning and reported it, to Seaforth Police.' Acting Chief, Keith Ruston, is conducting the investigation. Recognize Church. Appoints New Ministerl Here •