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
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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)
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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.
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Leslie Perrie
' Jeannette Finnigan
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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
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