Times-Advocate, 1978-11-23, Page 15Separate school okays $1,619,000 budget
If the ministry of
education approves, the
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic separate school
board will spend about
$588,500 on school im
provements and new buses
in 1979, about $317,500 in 1980
and about $785,000 in 1981,
1982 and 1983, for a total
capital expenditure of
$1,691,000. over the next five
years,
The board set its priorities
Monday night.
First on the list was St.
Michael’s school, Stratford,
where the board hopes to
convert classrooms 1 and 2
into industrial arts rooms
and classrooms 3 and 4 into
home economics rooms and
the gym balcony into a music
room, including equipment
for each. The estimated cost
is $185,000.
Its second priority for 1979
is to add three classrooms at
St. Joseph’s school in Clinton
to replace two portables
there now, plus the addition
of a special education
facility there for the pupils in
the county of Huron. The
estimated cost is $368,500.
Its third priority for 1979 is
the purchase of two new
buses to replace two 1973 66-
passenger buses at an
estimated cost of $35,000.
In 1980 the board proposes
to buy two additional new,
buses for an estimated
$36,000 to replace two 1974 72-
passenger buses. In addition
the boards proposes two
classrooms, resource centre,
kitchen and sleeping ac
commodation as a facility
for out-door education for the
system schools in co
operation with one of the
Conservation Authorities in
the two counties, at an
estimated cost of $281,500'.
In 1981 the boards would
consider the purchse of a 4 to
5-acre site in the town of
Listowel at an estimated cost
Clandeboye
■ Mrs. David Noonan was a
guest of the Department of
Agriculture and Food at the
4-H, Leaders Trip 'to the
Royal Winter Fair on Tues
day and Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Darling
have moved to their new
home in Lucan.
The Clandeboye Women’s
Institute had 80 people at
tend ‘the ‘‘Luncheon is
Served” held on Wednesday
evening at the United
Church. Many thanks to
Group 3 for their successful
project.
Lisa Carter, daughter of
Barbara and Clarence
Carter was the lucky winner
of a 10 speed bicycle in the
“Kisko” contest sponsored
by Kisko Products of Agin
court.
Mrs. Viola Carter accom
panied Evelyn and Dick
Parker of Harriston, to
Windsor for the weekend.
She visited with the
Parker’s daughter and son-
in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Bill
Millman and cousins, Mr.
and Mrs. Ken McKernan. On
Sunday, she was a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Don McKer
nan and family of Detroit.
Mrs. Art Hodgins visited
Saturday with Mt. and Mrs.
New books
at library
BY ELIZABETH SCHROEDER
The Canadian Woman’s
Almanac by Ruth Fremes.
The Bronfman Dynasty by
P. Newman. Chesapeake by
Michener. War and Remem
brance by H. Wauk. A Dis
tant Mirror by B. Tuchman.
Takeover by D. Creighton.
The Far Pavilions by M.
Kaye. Women in Can. Law
by Dranoff. Fly Away by
Desmond Bagley. Fools Die
by Mario Puzo. Prelude to
Terror by Helen Maclnnes.
Ranchfng in Western
Canada by Ed Gould.
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ACADEMIC WINNERS — The fop four students in each Qrdde at Huron DnstncHigh
School received academic shields atFriday's Commencem.nt. ^ade n<ne winners a e
from the left, Kevin Glasgow, Brenda Riddell, Judith Mellecke and Kim Gdiser. T-A photo
have
and others —
told the board
credibility if it
i its list of
of $100,000 and then in 1982 a
new school on the site — five
classrooms, library resource
and general purpose room,
change rooms and health
room at an estimated cost of
$410,000.
Also planned for 1982 at St.
Joseph’s school in Stratford,
a library resource, general
purpose and change rooms
at an estimated cost of
$275,000.
William Eckert, Director
of Education; said the im
provements would "look
after some of our needs but
the list is open for deletions
on additions of items not
already there”.
Trustee Ronald Murray of
Dublin questioned why
schools loading such things
as gyms were not included in •
the list of proposals. He
stated "We’re not going for
equality of education —
some schools
everything
zilch!”
He was I
would lack
included in
proposals the needs of every
school.
Trustee Ronald Marcy of
Stratford asked when the
board could expect a reply
from the .ministry of
education on its decision to
approve or not approve the
proposals in the five-year'
forecast. He told it could be
February or not at all. He
suggested that if the board
was turned down it should
send a delegation to Toronto
to speak directly to ministry
officials.
Trustee William Kinahan
of Lucknow questioned the
outdoor education centre and
what conservation authority
would be involved. Mr,
Eckert told him it could be
any authority in the two
counties and the proposal to
the ministry had to be
submitted early because if
approved, much time was
needed to research locations
and work out the agreement.
Mr. Eckert said many
boards had worked out
agreements and the ministry
looked favourably on such
projects.
John O’Leary of Staffa
asked-about the school at
Exeter, “I think the board
only did a minimum there
By JACK RIDDELL *
MPP Huron-Middlesex
Ontario’s minority
Conservative Government
was defeated by one vote
(37-36) in the Legislature
last week on an amendment
to the Child Welfare Act.
The amendment that
would permit adopted
children to discover the
identity of their natural
parents under a voluntary
system, was moved by New
Democrat Ross McClellan
(Bellwoods), during the con
sideration of a bill by Social
Services Minister Keith
Norton, to amend the Act.
Mr. Norton said he op
posed the McClellan amend
ment because it places
pressure on the adoptive
parents to give their consent
when approached by the
Ministry. At the present
there is no legal right for a
child to learn the names of
his natural parents, and
even if all parties are will
ing, tracing the natural
parents is difficult.
Attorney General Roy
McMurtry, came under fire
in the Legislature when he
tried to explaih why not one
of the 134 provincial judges
' JU
this year”. To which Mr.
Eckert replied that possibly
during the next few years
with the continuing growth in
Exeter it would be necessary
to look into improvements
there.
Business superintendent
Jack Lane said that new
projects could be added to
the list of proposals for
another year and given
priority listing if the need
was indicated.
An ad hoc committee has
been pamed to interview
applicants for the position of
superintendent of education
for the board following the
RETIRING — Two members of local boards will retire at the
end of this term. In the top photo, plan board veteran Wally
Burton receives a plaque from Mayor Bruce Shaw, while
former mayor Jack Delbridge is retiring from the committee
of adjustment and is shown below with Shaw.Staff photo
Govt defeated
in the criminal courts in On
tario, is a woman. In reply
ing to the question from
Albert Roy, Liberal Member
for Ottawa East, Mr.
McMurtry said he found it
difficult to find women who
will accept judges* robes.
During the past three
years only one woman
lawyer has submitted an
application to the Provincial
Cabinet for a judicial ap
pointment. The application
was later rejected because
it expressed no more than a
mild interest. Mr. McMur
try said the prerequisite for
the bench is several years’
experience as a lawyer and
that judicial appointments
for many women in that
category would mean a cut
in pay.
Provincial Court Judges
are paid $42,900, although
that is under review. Mr.
McMurtry said that the
prospect of a drop in pay
should not be too great a
deterrent since "women
may have a greater concept
of public service.” When he
was called to the bar about
20 years ago, he said only 7
of 250 lawyers were women.
A spokesman for the Law
Society of Upper Canada
said its membership in
cludes 901 women and 11,402
men. Five years ago 49
women and 630 men were
called to the bar, while this
year the figures were 193
women and 793 men.
In connection with the '
deaths of 22 Hamilton foun
dry workers, who died from
recent resignation of Joseph
Mills, Named were William
Kinahan, John O’Drowsky
and Keith Montgomery for
the board to work with
Director William Eckert and
Rev. Tony Sonderup,
president of Huron-Perth
Deanery. Ted Geoffrey was
named an alternate.
Mr. Eckert said with the
deadline today (Monday) 20
applications for the position
had been received.
The board approved a
‘ leave of absence for Mrs.
Stella Farwell, Grade 1
teacher at St. Aloysius
school in Stratford from
lung cancer, the Minister of
Labour, Dr. Robert Elgie,
has described the actions of
medical officials in his
ministry and Workmen’s
Compensation Board as
“careless’’. The Minister
stated that he had met of
ficials from his Ministry’s
occuptional health and safe
ty division and the WCB and
learned that the investiga
tion was not carried out
because of a breakdown ih
communications.
He continued “In review
ing the correspondence I
must say...the breakdown in
communications is difficult
to understand. Neverthe
less, this misunderstanding
did arise and was not
brought to my attention until
I commenced my in
vestigation.”
This so-called breakdown
in communication has led to
a further delay in the WCB’s
decision on the 22 claims for
compensation made by the
widows and families of the
foundry workers who have
already been awaitihg for
. more than a year for a deci
sion.
In July, 1977, the board
received a copy of a 10-year
study by Dominion Foun
dries and Steel Ltd. which
discovered that foundry
workers over 45 years old
are four and a half'times as
likely to contract lung
cancer than workers in
other parts of the plant.
Dofasco officials have
pointed out that these lung
cancers may be the results
of operations and processes
in the foundry 20 years ago
that no longer apply.
Dr. William McCracken,
executive director of
medical services for the
WCB, said in an interview
that he sent the study to the
Labour Ministry’s oc
cupational health and safety
division with a request for a
detailed evaluation, and ask
ed for an analysis to deter
mine whether any other
studies show an increased
incidence of lung cancer in
foundry workers elsewhere
in the world.
The extent of the
Ministry’s involvement was
to send a list of occupational
health studies in foundries to
Dr. McCracken last June.
However, Dr. * McCracken
was under the impression
that the Ministry was con
tinuing a detailed .investiga
tion arid held off doing
anything about the claims-
before the Board until the
probe was completed.
January 1 to August 31,1979.
Trustee Mickey Vere
reported that Dan Devlin
would be willing to continue
to represent the board as a
representative on the
Stratford library board and
that Fred Bergsma indicated
he expected he would be able
to continue as a represen
tative as well.
Ontario Separate School ’
Trustees’ Association will
hold a New Trustee Seminar
in Toronto January 12,13 and
14 on the theme ‘‘Heritage of
Yesterday, Practice of
Today” for all newly
elected trustees and all of the
1979 chairmen of boards.
Ontario School Trustees’
council will hold a con
ference for newly-elected
Shipka area folk
at TV production
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ
SHIPKA
Those from this area who
went by charter bus to at
tend 100 Huntley Street, a
live 90 minute program in
Toronto, a production of
Crossroads, Christian Com
munication, hosted by David
Maines, last Tuesday, were
Judy Watt, Rosanne Russell,
Helen Ratz, Mabel Guenther
and Velma Russell.
Following the program
they had dinner in the
cafeteria arid a guided tour
of the studio, (Global T.V.
channel 6).
Personals
Mr.- and Mrs. Arnold
Keller and granddaughter
Sherri-Lynn, visited Thurs
day with Alice’s sister, Mrs.
Mary Hey at Blake. Also
visiting were three other
sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Brown
and Mrs. Myrtle Hay, Zurich
and Mrs. Ada Lee and Linda
Lou, Port Huron. The five
sisters ehjoyed a happy reu
nion.
Mrs. Trellis Little is a
patient in South Huron
Hospital, Exeter.
Donna Baker, Sarnia
spent the weekend here with
her. parents Mr. and Mrs.
Ken Baker.
Saturday and Sunday
visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Keller were Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Keller, Peter
and Tina, London and Mrs.
Keller’s brother, Huron
Park, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gib
son and Mark, Crediton and
Leonard Becker.
Sunday evening supper
guests with Tom and
Stephen talk
agreement
At its latest meeting
Stephen township council
discussed the developer’s
agreement with Philip
Walden for his proposed sub-
division at the south
easterly edge of Grand Bend
in the township.
Walden has received ap
proval from the Ontario
Ministry of Housing and now
must get the okay from the
Ministry of the Environment
for water and sewer ser
vices.
The developer hopes to get
all approvals during the
winter. The subdivision con
tains 39 building lots and
single family dwellings are
planned.
Road superintendent
Frank Mclsaac was
authorized to put up the
necessary no parking signs
in the Huron Park residen
tial area to allow proper
snow plowing this winter.
A building permit applica
tion from Bill Elliott for a
barn addition at Lot 5, Con. 2
was approved.
Drainage inspector Ken
Pickering was authroized to
proceed with repairs on
three municipal drains.
They are the Greb Exten
sion Lot 13, Con. 23; Dietrich
drain Lot 8, Con. 17 ajid Lot
9, Con.. 16 and O’Brien drain
Lots 10* and 11, Con. 16.
Preliminary reports have
been approved on the
Webber and Ratz-Martens
municipal drains.
Council instructed clerk
Wilmar Wein to prepare a
bylaw to update the load
restrictions on the Devil’s
Elbow bridge on sideroad 20
and a bridge at lot 22,
Concessions 4 and 5.
GRADE 10 WINNERS — Arndt Vermaeten, Paul McCauley, Mary Anne Hogan, Barbara Rader and Liz Scott_were the
winners of the grade 10 academic shield at Friday's Commencement at SHDHS.
BEST IN COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS — The top students in commercial subjects received plaques at Friday's Commencement
at South Huron District High School. Above, staff member Phyllis Lawton presents the awards to Lynne Mercer, Catherine Ab
bott, Carol Rader and Heather Meikle. T-A photo
The Lucan area volunteer
fire department was called
to Scott’s Elevators Friday
afternoon to quell a blaze, in
an empty corn dryer.
Everyone is very thankful
that the,dryer was empty as
they recall the fire some
years ago in one which was
not in that condition which
took many hours to ex-
tinquish and during which
two firemen were nearly
asphixiated by the fumes.
BEST IN GRADE 13 — The academic shield for grade 13 at Friday's SHDHS Commencement
went to Wes Abbott, Mary Warburton and Paul Van Esbroeck. Missing was Heather Little.
school trustees in Toronto,
February 1, 2 and 3 for
newly-elected trustees,
experienced trustees and
senior administrative
personnel. The two new
trustees elected to the board
earlier this month, who
attended the meeting as
observers Monday, were
asked to consider attending
these meetings in Toronto.
The board will meet in
committee-of-the-whole in
camera on November 27 to
discuss salaries
secretaries and
ministrative staff.
The inaugural meeting for
the 1979 term will be held on
December 4 with the first
regular meeting to follow on
December 11.
Rosanne Russell, Jacquie
and Jennie were Bill and
Michelle Morenz, Goderich,
and Hugh and Annie Morenz.
f te bride
at Kirkton
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
Mr, and Mrs. Carman
Bragg, Allen and Rodney
attended the Wallace-Currie
Wedding November 10 at
New Hamburg. Tom
Wallace is Mrs. Bragg’s
nephew.
Rodney Bragg, of Malton
has been vacationing a week
with his parents. Rodney has
now accepted a position with
Air Canada and will be
stationed at Montreal.
A miscellaneous com
munity shower was held in
the United Church basement
for Miss Linda Marshall
bride elect of next month.
Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Crago
attended the 50th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Mott of Ingersoll.
Several from St. Paul’s
Church, Kirkton attended
confirmation service at St.
Patrick’s Saintsbury when
Bishop Geoffrey Park-
Taylor confirmed Catherine
and David Creery, daughter
and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Creery members of
St. Paul’s Church, Kirkton.
Mr. and^Mrs. Burns
Blackler attended the fly-in
at Guelph on Sunday.
Mrs. Art Hodgins of
Clandeboye visited Saturday
with Mr* Miller McCurdy
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Davis.
HEAD GRADE 12 CLASS — The academic shield for grade 12 at SHDHS was presented to
Doug Scott, Dave Turnbull, Robin Little and Catherine Abbott at Friday's Commencement.
Sales keep active
Hensail Sales Barn was
active again on Thursday
with steady to lower prices.
Supply consisted mainly of
heifers and steers. Fat
cattle; steers, $63.50 - $68.25;
heifers, $58.50 - $67.75; cows,
$42.00 - $52.50. Pigs, $48.00 -
$66.50.
Robbins presented the teaching staffGET TEACHING AWARDS — Staff member Pat
scholarships to Lynne Mercer and Wes Abbott at Friday's Commencement at South Huron
District High School. _ ___ __ _ ____ T-A photo
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