The Huron Expositor, 1981-01-15, Page 1‘ivuld• lose' its, control over police =villa-.
Lions.
Couneillor. Robert Dinsmore noted when a
county board was first suggested. the
iiinpresSion was that it would only control the
dispatchers:" but. in fact. "it would be in,
ettotrot of the police force, which means the
town giving up control of the police."'
Councillor Paul Ross felt it might beavise ,
consider the anyilizatnatioi.-espedally.'it a
regional ktiee•fetec is inevitable for Hilton,
He suggested anticipating Such a move
might ease the transition to.n, regional force
and might also save Money. •
Councillor Dinsmore explained regional
policing was not part 'of the judge's plan.
Instead, it provided only for sin area police
commission while individual forces would
remain separate entities,
•
eaforth streets will
now
.P. here hie 29 years, Dr. G rwill dies
Well known Seaforth physician Dr.. -John
Alexander Gorwilf, 55 Victoria Street died in
Clinton Public Hospital Thursday of last
week. He was 70.
Dr. Gorwill practised in Seaforth from
1931 when he' took over the practise of the
late Dr. H.H. Ross until-hid' healtirforeed his
retirement in 1966.
Born--:n London,,, he was a son,Rf the late
Samuel, Gorwill and former Liza rogan.
He'was,educated in London and graduated
from the University of Western Ontario in
193$: He had interned in Erie:• Penn,
followed by posi graduate studies in
England.
Church where he served as an elder for
11144 •years. He was a past .master of
Britannia Lodge N0,17,0 Arend AM and a
formerniember of Seaforth Lions Club.
, •
He; was a member of first Presbyterian
90th Biohdiy
On Friday Elizabekh-
`Carnochan celebrated hel.
:\r V
90th birthday at Huronview.
She and' her hesband Jim
, Who turned 90 . himself in
June, have farmed and lived
in the Seaforth area throughJ/
out their 59 years of Marriage*
See picture and story on .
, P. 3
Happy Birthday
John A.
Students at Saforth Public
School celebrated the 166th
birthday' of Sir John A,
Macdonald, Canada's first
-• Prune Minister, on Priddy.
Hight' hting the party was a
_ by t e
li
senior boys in, their
t
Mtge b hay cake prepared
‘lastesieseemek ri—vainside this week
. „. ••• 'amsuirrintior•
hoMe ec. class., See nicture.
story on, page Li
So Long Harold
Harald Knight. who stepped'
down downes reeve of Hensel,
after 19 • years of 'Munidipal
government service in.
'November, was honoured at
the village's council meeting
Monday with a pocket watch.
Also at the meeting. coiled]
discovered it may have some
valuable antiques. stored in
the atticef the town hall. See
Stories P. 9
Ringette.iinners
The Seaforth senior girls'
ringette team,_ ifter a stow
start to the season. have
_been steadily improving.
They've won their last, three
games. Ilingette, a fast
paced game for girls is
sinlilar to hockey and has
swift ly•gained in popularity
over recent years. Sec
,pieture . .P 14, J$
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SOAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1981 — 2A.-PAGES
122st Year
Whole 'No. 5$8,7 $Slin6glea yeal.yii4014:eviAls
manager
Gary Schenk, former „manager. pl. Roth"
F0001441cet: Ilk4nalorth. Inta•hee*charsd
With theft' $.200.aiftep store` Miner Ken:
Ittathhentinte'suaplelons,fun4wnt.nlinang,
Schwenk will app* *GOOFS count
Ann, nty:204Or-tt Oak :4004, .1.10 knn .
ftla own 'recognizance , without After.
promising Ineteet his court date .• -• • •
Seaforth 'petite chief Jefai. 'Cairns - said
-Wednesday. On, Inatr. is .a.t4 Under lit-
Vestigation 'and, added ihe' amount Missing
could be much higher.
"We don't know how much fot sure was,
stolen,; ' explained the chief, t'and neither
does Mr. Roth. He won't know unless he--
does-a. complete *edit of . eyetything." •
"That'si a big store with a lot of stuff. at
"will be an in-depth deal before. it'szepped
•
Chief • Cairns ..said the store - owner,
suspected the theft of cash for some time.
"Mr, Roth did, a lot of research himself and
brought quite a lot of &cemented evidence •
. to us.", he continued.
Mr:• Roth 'said funds had been'
disappearing from the store" since
September, that we knowef, but it's. pretty).
hard to' pinpeint."
• Mr. Schenk, formerly of Kitchener, took
ovei as manager of the market in May when
" • , the store Moved to its new locatienon
St. . • ••
Because. investigators ,are Still' t in to
establish a figure-in-the theft, 'Chief Cairns .,
' travelled to GOderich yesterday to discuss
with ahettewn further procedures in,,,ahe
case.
The dispatcherS 'are Goderich employees
• and are governed by Goderich board of
politeoommissioners.
Councillor Gerald G6othu is. representing
the Seaforth 'protection tti persons and
property committee' said it recommended
rejecting amalgamation because with other
towns handling Seaforth police. "the town
would lose input. Weweuld-like"tekeep•ititt
our own hands. The feeling of the committee
was we just couldn't trust other towns to run
Our police." •
Mayor John Sinnamon added the forma-
tion of such a board would' mean the town
BY.11gR13SPIOVELLER
At its monthly meeting Monday eight.
Seaterth •council rejected a proposal to, join •
with Goderich, Wingharn. Exeter and Clint-
on to form a joint police governing body. •
Thosuggestion to .form a joint board a as
wowed by Judge F. Francis Carter at a
meeting of the municipalities in October to
discuss the county's police Communication
sy.stein. ,The original aim of the meeting :vas
to give the communication, system 'commit-
tee an opportunity to yoke concern over
their lack of input in, wage negotiations with
dispatchers.
$60 for regukir meetings
uncli gets raise
Seaforth council voted Monday night to Under the new arrangement, the mayor's
give its . members and public utilities pay for regular council meetings jumps' to
commissioners, pa>,YM3tleE9i4st , <, ., .0
Reeve' William William Dale. chairman of the 'received-SO-for 'regular meetings:up from
finance-and general government committee, $50. •' ' ' • '
.•
$200 stOlen
in SDHS
break-in
There.was a break and enter at .Seaforth
District High School last Thursday night,
resulting in the theft of $200 from the
Cafeteria ,fill. ,
Principal Bruce Shaw said someone broke
a window in a storage area at the rear of the:
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$E0ORTH'S NEW YEAR'S ARRIVAL—Christopher Gary 'Morrison
was the centre of 'a good deal of attention on Monday, not just because•h4--
Nes Linda and Gary Morrison's first child, but• because he was Seaforth
CornrnUnity Hospital's "first New 'Year baby. ChristoOhar, who weighed •
over eight pounds, 'was originally expected on Nati Year's Day, btit
postponed his arrival until the early hours of Monday ,morning. Linda and
Gary Morrison,' hie on, Market Street in Seaforth. (Photo tiy,
44,
of Dublin.
Mr. Wolfkairip's Dodge van left the road
and streak;' the bridge. Sabringville OPP
reported visibility was clear at the' time of
Atie accident, although' the surface of the
Tony Wolfkamp, 32, of Bornhoin remains
in fair condition, in UniverSity Hospital,
London following an accident Saturday when
'his fourairheel drive vehicle 'struck-a bridge
abutment on the second concession of
Nov. 3 by provincially appointed fact-fi nder
Jeffery Gandz.
EARLY 'RETIREMENT
A committee will be established to
examine the • Early Retirement incentive
Plan .Comprised. of three. member& "from
OSSVF andthree members from the board,
..the. committee is expected' to complete —iTs
Roads and intersection's in Seaforth will ,'
' soon be safer for driving after council
decided Monday night to purchaSe a custom
' befit automated sander. •
The sander, which will cost $3".205. will be
fattedon the town's dump truck. The device,
which can' be removed or placed in the track
in IS minutes, has its own motor and is
',operated from inside' the cab by remote
control. 4 "
Recent persistent heavy snowfalls have
made it difficult for work crews to stied
the •roughfares, and prompted council's
decision to investigate the purchase' of a
cams ig machine.
by__Dear-Lawn,Equipment--
of Burlington. is the larger ,of two models.
The smaller unit sells for 5800 less but is
suitable only for use a ith a pickup truck. The ,
small cost differential,, concern • otter the
carrying capacity of Seaferth's .pick'u'p and
the nhilityto handle larger loads of sand led '
council to opt for the, larger model.'
Councillor Alf Ros, who conducted the
search for a proper sanding outfit, told
council he had spoken with Tavistock
represenMtives who purchased the smaller'
sander. Mr.• Ross said that town's Officials
said if they were to do it again. they would
buy the larger-sander..
Council decided-they should act swiftly to
get the sanding machine into operation. The
town foreman and the dump truck operator.
will travel to Burlingnin to' pick up the unit.
which will also permit them be' briefed on .
its operatiqp. council decided.
BY COLLEEN MALONEY
The Perth County Board of Education and
its ' 276 Secondary Scheel teacher have
'reached a collective agreement 'giving ,
• teachers an 11.3 per cent' salary and benefit
increase for the 1980-81 school year.
The increase will cost-taxpayers $1.520.
019 or 10.6 percent more than last year.
• Both trustee Barbara . Herman, chairman
Ofthe Board% Salary negotiating committee
aed Kee Robins, chief negotiates • for the
teachers said they were pleased with the
settlement.
Under: the neW • contract, the average
teacher'esalary(eaaudingbenefits) will be
raiSedloS2091,frorit S25,841. The terms of -
, the neat benefit paCitage • represent an
additiOnalawo per cent increase: •
The average. principal's .salary will rise
from 539.290 to $42.944.50.
.
Just Weeks ago both, officials expressed
dissatisfaction with the state of negotiations.
__"The_relationship between the teachers'
• .attd the Board iii. the past has -not been -
good," said 'Mr.' Robins.' But, the Board,
"has come' much farther with this agreeMent
than in past years." he said.
Mrs. Herman said.,'*-1 think it was a case
Where teachers have goals they wish tit
achieve and the board has their goals... •
neither one is a, ugh over"- '
The settlement Wes speeded because both
patties Were in a position to see what the'
Settleinentshould
Mrs.. Herman said participation by a
representative of the Ontario Secondary
School 'Teachers Federation during, the last
stage of negotiations also* speeded the
process.
Major issues which separated the parties
in the past, particularly.,pupil teacher ratio
(PM. and teachers salatieS in relationship
to other' eountries were settled.
"Once major issues " like that were-
resolved, then ininor,issuei _can come quite '
quickly,- Mr-Robins said. •
An adjustment 'of the ;PRT„from 17.42 to
17.06 and letter signed' by both. parties
giving teachers the' right to issue a forMal
grievance if the' ratio' is • not established by.,
• Oct. 30 were cited as. major cencestions' by'
the 'Board. • ,
SURPLUS
The•decrease' will mean • an , estimated
s urplus of 15 teachers. in the coming year,
This is six .less,,than .Weuld hive resulted
from the•17.42 PRT. „
• Adjusting the collective .agreement to
make the PRT grievable is "more' or less
What 'the OSSTF. has, been trying to negotiate,
for years," said Mr., Robins. •
. 'There have been problems with teacher
work toad as 'ar-back as the early 70?-sr-'said-
Mr. 'Robins. '
Many Perth•County teachers Spend seven
of eight periods each day teaching. The
.proiinciaraverage is ,six teaching periods
with .a PRT of 16.7. • •
The change, requires , a large
redaction in staff from our point of view, but
ft is our hope that if a number of teachers
resign, retire, or participate in a job sharing
,pro_gtatn....bwefujtv the serplea will
reduced to kern," Mr. Robins
On the' issue of salaries Herman said
compated with, 51 of Ontario's 76 school
boards. teacher's salaries now range 'bet-
ween 28th and 42nd', •
said there Were no salary hikes for council-
lors last year and the new pay structure is in
keeping with wages, paid in other mnaicipal-
ities.
University Hospital; London. Onquesday he
--was reported in lair Condit*.
There was $12,000 alamage to the' van.
Constable Randy MeLeoil of the gebringville
OPP investigated the accident.•
'more than under the old contract.
•
Tvo other programs have been modified
to .encourage age teacher participation.'
The old contract provided for a job sharing
• prograM. This would allow two teachers to
share a position either daily or by semester:
Teachers interested in- the 'program would
boo': been required to. gilt ,,u0, their. sick`
leave gratuities. Under the new contract this
is no longer the case. •
'Mrs. • Herman said jeh-sharing . could
provide a• method of .combatting teacher
redundancy created by deblining enrolment,
Under the'four over five year leave -plan. a
teacher's salary for four years is distributed
over five years to- facilitate a leave
in the- old contract, (here was rio
guarantee that teachers opting for "the plan
would be granted a leave. '
Under the new contract, teachers applying
-for the leave wilt 'be notified of the board's
decision by'Oct. 1 of the year containing the
'leave,
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Fortpecial council and committee meet- .
ings members Of council. including the
mayor will be paid 540. Previous pay was.$30
out-of-town payment dobs not include _ex-
penses or mileage, which are over andabove
that figure. •
Council also voted' to boost the mileage ,
-rate from 12.5 cents 'per -kilometre to 20
cents.
•••••• Councillor Robert Dinsmore -. said the
increase for regular meetings was "too high.
fees for out-ef-tewn business to compensate
for time lost at work.
In reply. Councillor Gerald Greothuis said
More time Was spent, in regular :.meetings
than hi -SPeciat or .out-of-town' gatherings.
Salaries for public utilities
Were raised to S35, up from $2Q. for Special
meetings. The per \ diem rate increased from
$35 to S50.
Town revises
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Mrs. Herman cautioned against compar-
ng salaries in Perth with ether areas because
the , county, "has never been a high level
income.area," she said.
.There were many other modifications, ,as
well as several new terms introduced in the
new agreement.
Many were the result of a report issued
-
• 4*4
per meeting,
There was no change in pay for out-oftown
Bornholm man in fair conditiOn ;,..,bm.:4ca,„fiaciy..!....n...diso.croonrtainfuuelltd•arye.c.tes
mad was snowpacked.
Murray Elliott, 22, of 15 Huron Road,
Mitchell. a passenger' in the van, was taken
to-,Seaforth Community Hospital' where he
Hibbert Township..•
wasm rt.reawteodukt relpweaad sse ta. ken
to Seaforth i qommunity Hospital in.critical condition and The actideritoccurred at approximately 6, transferred p.M,..abeet two and a half miles southwest to the 'intensive care unit at and suegested it would be better to :Ilse
work by May 1.
Under the new contract, teachers will
continue to pay 20 per cent of major medical enlergency
benefit plan and group life insurance plan
premiums. Eighty per cent will be subsidiz- „
ed' by' the Board. Teachers •will; pay 25 ger s pen '1d• .-n cent of their OHIP premiums, five per cent .
BY' HERB SHOVELLER
Seaforth council voted Monday night to
revise /Wiry concerning the spending of
funds in emergency situatiens. The new
policy was devised ,to authorize" committees,
the'clerk or ale paitritent heads to .proceed
with expensesif action must be taken bOore a
meeting can be celled. •
Under the new arrangement, committees
are 'authorizectto spend up to $1000 without,
council approval,. However, council ' Must be
notified in writing if the'expense exceeds
-S500. •„
A secondprovision„„Atates: "When a
-decision is required prior to a meeting of
council or, committee a department head, in
oatijunction, with the clerk and/or a Member
of the appropriate Committee, areeuthorized
to proceed with the expense.” If the expense
in this instance exceedi S250. the clerk is
required to . notify,, the members of the
concerned committee, and'if the ekpense is
in excess of $500, the clerk must notify all
members ,of council. _
Surviving are" his wife, . tile former
Margaret Ross to 'whom he :was married
Jube 30: 1937; two sons, Dr. 'Hugh Gorwill,'
of Kingston. and Mn. of *Biota; four
datighters,• Mrs. Carl (Mary Ellen) Williams
of Downsviek.v,,. Mrs. JamesiNoralBridle, Of 1
Zurich..Mrs. Joseph. (Ruth) Van Rooijen. of
Kingston. and Mrs: Wally 'Ottani
Kalechstein, of Deep. River; one sister,--.lean
I. GorvrilL of London; and five grandchildren,
He was predeceased by' one brpther, Dr.
James. G. GOtwili.
- Friends were reeet‘ed at the Box funeral-
-Sefifirrilt where service-was-herd-
Saturday afternoon Jan. 10, Rev. T.A,A.
Duke officiated. TempOrary entombment
was in Pioneer Memorial MausotetiM with
burial later itt•Maitlandbankeentetery.
A Masonie, kervite was: held Thursday
evening at the funeral home by Britalifill—
Lodge No. 170 AF and AM." ,
Palibe arers were Wtn.-R. Smith -D • A. • '
In 1976 he was presented with a pl; qu by Stewart; Alan Chesney, G.A. Wright,
the Board etSeaforth Community Hospital' ,Franeis•Hurit and Dr. J.A. Turnbull. PlOwee v\
in recognition of his contribution to the bearers were Joseph:- 'T. Hugill, Jas A.
hospita l and commu nity. Stewart; Harold Coleman and C111.--e 'Ranh.
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