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Times Advocate, 1996-12-04, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, December 4, 1996 Back in Time... I. By Ross Haugh from the archives of itr `the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO December 4, 1986 - After three Centralia College students plead- ed guilty to stealing pumpkins, realty signs and mail boxes and dumping them on college property, Judge R.G.E. Hunter ordered the three to write 2,500 word essays. The topics were "alcohol and the underage drinker", "a criminal record - benefit or hindrance" and "the sanctity of private property". The Hensall and District Co-operative posted a total net profit of $691,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986. The dra- matic turnaround from the $67,000 bottom line of the previous year contributed to the complacent mood of the more than 300 Co-op customers who attended the annual dinner meeting in Seaforth. 25 YEARS AGO December 2, 1971 - Officials of Stephen Township announced early this week that an area grain processing firm has purchased land in the township and will be erecting a large elevator and pro- cessing plant. A building permit has been issued to Cook's Division of Gerbro Corporation of Hensall to allow construction to begin on part of Lot 1, Concession 1 at the southwest edge of the township, near Centralia. Value of the building and equipment will be $700,000. Flora Doerr and Bill Hart, both of Exeter have been chosen to dis- play their pottery works at this week's annual Art Mart at the Lon- don Public Art Gallery. 35 YEARS AGO December 4, 1961 - Huron MPP Charles MacNaughton has re- ceived a Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Water Re- sources Commission "in appreciation of his leadership in pollution control." The local executive of the Canadian Bible Society is pleased to re- port that the sum of $800 has been contributed by the town and sur- rounding districts. The area Roman Catholic School Board has decided to build a two -room school on the west side of Exeter. Iris Marshall, R.R. 1, Kirkton was the top scorer among the 4-H members at the Huron County Achievement Night at Wingham, Fri- day night. 40 YEARS AGO December 3, 1956 - Thieves had to abandon the safe of Tuckey Beverages Ltd., on the town sidewalk early Tuesday morning when they found their "loot" too heavy to load onto the pickup truck they stole from the same business. Exeter council, Monday night, agreed to issue a debenture loan of $95,000 to provide the Public Utilities Commission with its share of the cost of the Morrison Dam. School children at Mount Carmel moved into their new $50,000 school this week. The separate school has three classrooms to house the 94 pupils enrolled. 50 YEARS AGO December 4, 1946 - Mr. Roy Ratz was re-elected as Reeve of Ste- phen Township with 563 votes to 486 for his opponent, Elmer Law- son. Addison V. Tieman was elected president of the Dashwood Busi- ness Club. Clayton Pfile is the secretary -treasurer. The officers and directors of the Exeter Agricultural Society. held a banquet at the Central Hotel Friday evening when 27 sat down to dinner. 75 YEARS AGO December 2, 1921 - The Dominion election on Tuesday resulted in the defeat of the government of Prime Minister Meighen and the return of the Liberals to power. Hon. MacKenzie King will be the next Prime Minister. Mr. A. Paul , who has conducted a butcher shop here for some time has disposed of the business to Mr. Frank Wood. The new organ has been installed in the James Street Methodist Church and was dedicated on Sunday morning last. 100 YEARS AGO December 3, 1896 - At its next sitting, the Ontario Legislature is expected to make some amendments to the Liquor Licence Act. They would include restricting the number of licences to one to eve- ry 1,500 of the population, which would cut down the number of li- cenced hotels one half in most places. It is also proposed to shut down all saloons. T. Fitton in the jewellery business since 1867 is offering genuine Elgin and Waltham watches in a solid nickel case for $4.75. Commissioner appointed for Hensall PUC HENSALL - At a special meeting last Tuesday night, Hensall Council appointed William Rowcliffe to fill the vacancy of PUC commissioner for the remainder of the term, which ends next November. The striking committee met on Nov. 25 to interview people who had submitted their names for the position. In other matters, council passed a motion to accept a Lavis Contract- ing Co. Ltd., for the extension of the York Street storm sewer as soon as possible. The quote was the lowest of two at $16,447. "The total cost will be ap- proximately $3,000 more than our budget estimate," wrote consulting engineers B.M. Ross and As- sociates Ltd. 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The agree- ment which expires in August 1998 includes continuation of the freeze on the salary grid for teachers for the life of the contract but has job security provisions which will lead to no layoffs 'of teaching staff em- ployed as of January 1, 1996. The tentative agreement was rati- fied by the Huron County Board of Education at a Special Board meet- ing November 19, 1996 and by the Elementary School Teachers on November 21, 1996. "This agreement is based on a mutual commitment to solve prob- lems and achieve solutions which are in the best interest of the staff and students of Huron County. Our current staff are pleased to have an assurance that they will have jobs Free advertising for recyclables Any recyclable items, or items that could be of some value to someone else can now be advertised at no charge in the Times -Advocate clas- sifieds. In other words, why throw it away when you might be able to give it to someone else. Any items T -A readers want to give away can appear up to three times at no charge under a new head- ing of "Free Recyclabes." for the next two years. The down- sizing needed over that period of time to meet declining financial re- sources will be accomplished through regular employee turnover. There is significant commitment on the part of both parties to resolve some of the staffing concerns which arise as downsizing occurs," said Jeanne Dionne, Huron Re- sources Administrator for the Hu- ron County Board of Education. Willi Laurie, President of HWTA, and Paul Dyck, President of OPSTF-Huron agreed that "Our teachers are very pleased with the stability that this collective agree- ment will provide to our schools over the next two years. Educators face unending challenges in these times of unprecedented change and turmoil in public education in On- tario. We are also very pleased that we share with the Huron County Board of Education a commitment and a trust to provide the best pos- sible educational environment and opportunity for our students within the Huron Public Education Sys- tem". Chair of the Board, Roxanne Brown, indicated that she is "very pleased with the overall achieve- ments of the parties through these negotiations. These are very diffi- cult times and we've found realistic ways to meet the needs of staff, students and taxeayers. We're well-prepared to enter one of the most challenging times in the histo- ry of this board." The Huron County Board of Edu- cation operates 24 elementary schools and six secondary schools in Huron County. OPSTF-Huron and HWTA represent approximate- ly 345 elementary teachers. For further in formation, please contact the following people: Roxanne Brown, Chair of the Board (519) 482-7745. Jeanne Dionne, Human Resources Admin- istrator, (519) 482-3496. 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