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Zurich Citizens News, 1965-01-28, Page 1ZURIC 1� E S No. 4—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1965 $3.00 PER YEAR -- 7 CENTS PER COPY ew Schedule Drawn A FIRST HAND APPRAISAL — A group of students from South Huron District High School enjoyed a bus trip recently to the Ontario Parliament Buildings in Toronto, where they were personally greeted by the Honourable C. S. MacNaughton, minister of highways. The Huron repre- sentative toured the buildings with the scholars of his home- town secondary school, pointing out items of interest to them and taking time to answer questions posed by the visitors. Some Want New Location County Council Seeks Alternative to Further Addition at Huronview Home Goch rich -•-The board of Hur- onview county home has been requested by council to come up with alternative proposals for additional accommodation "in addition to their original suggestion of a 150 -bed build- ing project at Huronview". Prior to making this move, council rejected, 21 to 18, Clause 1 in the report which embodied the 150 -bed project in what purported to be merely a statement of need. Toward the end of a two-hour discussion, clerk -treasurer John Berry said of the clause: "You are voting on need and a building—if you go ahead—of 150 beds capacity, furnished as required". A proposal to divide the clause was not accepted.' After it was rejected, Warden Webb said the report was defeated. Reeve F. A. Clift, iaf Bayfield, then offered a motion, seconded by Reeve H C. Cardno, which passed without expressed op- position, as follows: "In view of the apparent need for additional accommodation for senior citizens in Huron No Decision Yet By Tuckersmith, Stanley Boards No conclusions have as yet been drawn in Stanley and Tuckersmith townships with re- gard to centralization, it was re- ported this week by J. G. Bur- rows, public school inspector for this area. Rumors that Tuckersmith Township may dissolve its pres- ent school area in favor of edu- cating the children in schools in Hensall, Seaforth and :Clinton seem to have little foundation. Mr. Burrows said while the :action is not impossible, it will not be accomplished "over- night". "It could not be effective un- til 1966, at the earliest," he said, "and only then if those urban schools would accept the Tuckersmith children and as suming there is accommoda- tion." The inspector had gone on record earlier as believing the proper move at this time would be for Stanley and Tuckersmith to btiild a joint school, perhaps somewhere on the boundary line. Recent meetings between those two school boards proved to be deadlocked, with no work• ingg decision forthcoming. County, •the board of manage- ment of Huronview should study further and come forward with alternative suggestions for meeting this need, in addition to their original suggestion of a separate building project at Huronview." This goes back, of course, to the 1965 board, headed by Reeve Elgin Thompson, of Tucker - smith. Other members are Reeve Norman Jones, Hensall; Reeve E. Small, East Wawa - nosh; Reeve A. D. Smith, Turn - berry and, Reeve M. Desch, Zurich. The 1964 board in- cluded deputy reeve Sutter, Clinton, and deputy reeve Jim Hayter, of Stephen, who brought in the controversial report. Reeve Stewart Procter, of Morris, presided over what was to have been a clause -by -clause discussion, and Warden Webb took part in it from the floor. Clause 2 of the report, locating the new building on Huronview property and listing the facili- ties already available there, was never reached. At end of the debate, two Waterloo architects, who had been called within the rail to give information, left without doing so. D. R. Snider and L. M. Huget represented. Snider, Hugett and March. The Huronview board had been au- thorized to obtain preliminary plans. The building proposed is to cost a minimum of $1,000,000. Some members indicated that they favored decentralization. Stephen School Site Sought Now Chairman Harold Fahner, of the Stephen Township School Area Board, said Wednesday three sites in the township are at present under consideration as the location of the proposed new central school which it is hoped will be completed by September. The board members, accom- panied by Inspector J. G. Bur- rows, Exeter, and architect Jim Greene, •of the London firm, Riddle -Conor -Falls -Irwin, visited the first choice site on Tuesday, Mr. Fahner would not reveal the location of the site or the owner's name, but said the pro- prietor was giving the proposal some thought and his answer would be forthcoming in the next few days. Neither of the other two sites were visited pending the deals. ion on the firrst, Reeve John Corbett, of Hay, said: "Probably we could build two smaller homes, and they could be run from Huronview." Deputy clerk - treasurer Bill Hanly, secretary of Huronview board, replied: "If you build a home in Goderich, Seaforth or Wingham, possibly there would be more applications than at present, including some persons who might not consider moving to Clinton." Mr. Berry: "I had a call from Toronto today about the survey started last April. The report is not completed, but it indi- cates there are people who should be moved from one loca- tion to another. They have not come up with any answer as to (Continued on Page 5) 0 History, Guidance Specialist Named SHDHS Principal L. Douglas Palmer, Wiarton, ,has accepted the position as principal of South Huron Dis- trict High School at Exeter. This was disclosed early last week by E. D. Howey, business administrator at the school. Mr. Palmer, principal of Wiar- ton District High School for the past two years, will succeed Harold Sturgis who retires in June. The guidance and history specialist is a graduate of St Thomas Collegiate Institute, McMaster University in Hamil- ton where he got . his B.A. in Honours History and the Uni- versity of Toronto where he re- ceived his Master of Education degree. He has also attained certificates in guidance, Eng- lish, Latin and physical educa- tion. Prior to his assignment in Wiarton, Mr. Palmer served on the staff of high schools in Mid- land, Toronto. and Oakville. The new principal is an active member of the Baptist Church andwas appointed to the Teen- age Department of the Board of Religious Education of the Bap- tist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, serving as chairman for three years. His wife, 10 -year-old daugh- ter and seven-year-old son will accompany 'him to Exeter about the middle of July. It is ex- pected the family will find 'life there most pleasant •since Mr, Palmer lists curling, football, hockey, fishing and cottage life as his hobbies. Seed Fair Coming To Central Huron Norm Alexander, of Londes- boro, president of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improve- ment, announces that the direc- tors of that association have ac- cepted the invitation of the council—of the •tow -ii of Clinton to hold their eighteenth annual seed fair and program in that town. Arrangements have been completed by the clerk, John Livermore, to hold the fair in the Central Huron Secondary School on Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13, 1965. March 12, after four will see the many exhibits arrive and the evening will be in charge of the Huron County Junior Farmers with the presentation of their club drama and choir presentations. Saturday, March 13, will bring to the farmers the latest developments in agri- culture. 0 SKATE MYSTERY Someone will have difficulty getting her size six foot into the size three skate she now has and one of the Water's twins finds she needs more than one pair of heavy socks to fill up the extra space between her size three foot and the size six skate she has. The skates became mixed at the Zurich Arena. The owner of the larger skate can .have it back in exchange for the small- er skate by calling 236.4329_. las 1� �V in ay Townshi The Public School Board of the Township School Area of Hay inet last Wednesday eve- ning with a delegation of teach- ers to negotiate salaries for 1965. The teachers in Zurich and Hay Township had previously been told by the board that their salaries would be brought into line by January of this year with those paid to teachers at Hensall. For the purpose of simplify- ing the meeting, the board pre- sented to the delegation a sal- ary schedule effective from Jan- uary to June, 1965. It was un- derstood that another study of the salary schedule would be made before the new school year. Wage Hike for Some Hay's salary schedule pro- vides that a teacher in category one without any previous teach- ing experience will start .at $3,200 with an annual increase of $200 for the next two years, An additional $300 per annum will be given each year there- after until the annual wage of $4,500 is reached. In the sixth teaching year, a $200 increase will be paid bringing the maxi- mum salary to $$4,700. Teachers in category two would start at $3,500 and go to a maximum of $5,000 while those in category three would begin at $3,800 and work up to :a maxi- mum of $5,300. Category four, which constitutes a university degree, starts at $4,400 and goes to $5,900. All ten teachers at present working in Zurich and Hay Township are in category one, seven of whom will qualify for Mailing List Is Revised, Check Your label The mailing list of this newspaper has been corrected up to and including January 25, 1965. Please check your Babel to see that the proper credit has been given you. If your label reads Feb '65, your subscription is now due, and should be' renewed as soon as possible. If your la- bel reads prior to this date, such as November or Decem- ber '64, your subscription is past due, and should be re- newed at once so you do not miss a single issue. The early co-operation of all subscribers in this matter will be greatly appreciated. r e ch the maximum wage of $4,700. A11 Hensall teachers, with the exception of one, will remain at the salary at which they signed. Eric Mansfield was included in the salary schedule effective January 1, 1965. Separate Negotiations for Principals The board also decided to bring the salary of Zurich's principal, Donald O'Brien, to the same level as that paid to Principal Robert Reaburn at Hensall, and cautioned both men that their qualifications must improve. During the discussion with the principals, both men indi- cated the importance of the principal in any school. It was pointed out that all administra- tive work is done by them with the school revolving a r o u n d School Board Looks to Answer Monday, Feb. 1 Monday is the day of decision for the Public School Board of the Township School Area of Hay. On that date, final an- swers will be issued from Stan- ley and Tuckersmith townships to the question of how many pupils from those townships will be coming into the Hay school system as resident chil- dren. Those answers will ulti- mately decide the additional ac- commodation needed in Hensall. A resident child is one who comes from a school section where school tax assessments are paid to the school area in which the child is educated. The Hay board informed the officials of Stanley and Tucker - smith as of September 1, non- resident children will be re- fused admission to schools in Hay. It advised those munici- palities the decision had been made in order to determine the size of the addition at Hensall, noting that no government building grants were available to Hay on non-resident children. A meeting is scheduled for early next week when archi- tects and the Hay board will study plans for an addition to the Hensall school. Barring complications, the building is expected to be ready for classes by the beginning of the new school year. The addition of two rooms and a gymtorium to the Zurich school is also expected to be open in time for September's school term. F their ability to accomplish that duty. Salaries of both principals now are set at $6.400. Mr. Reaburn told the board that a principal must listen to all the complaints of teachers and parents although he, in turn, has no one to whom he can take his troubles. A Hint of the Future The delegation of teachers presented to the board its idea of a fair salary schedule for public school teachers which the hoard promised will receive consideration later in the year. The schedule called for an- nual wage increases up to nine years teaching experience, as opposed to the schedule set down by the board which pro- vides only for up to six years teaching experience. Sugges- tions were also made that the board should consider the pos- sibility of adding accumulative sick leave benefits and a medi- cal plan for all teachers. A Question on Kindergarten The board asked Mrs. Elgie Hensall Grade 1 teacher, about the advantages of a kindergar- ten training for pre-schoolers. It was noted that a dec•iiion con- cerning whether or not to add kindergarten facilities at Zurich will have to be made shortly. Mrs. Elgie said children "missed something" if they did not have the opportunity to at- tend kindergarten, but hastened to add that kindergarten train- ing does not necessarily insure that a child will respond more quickly to the learning of basic skills. She said she had some excel- lent students in her class who had not been through a kinder- garten course. She said the greatest benefit was to have had a year of playing and work- ing with other children before beginning formal education in Grade 1, May Get Tender4 Principal Reabl; n suggested to the board that it might be advisable if he and Principal O'Brien drew up a list of sup- plies required by both schools for the new school year with the board to call tenders for the supply contract. The board agreed the pro- posal was sound. Chairman Ian McAllister thanked the teachers for their co-operation and stressed the need for more teacher -board re- lationships. "If we know your problems," he said, "and you know our problems, we can come to bet- ter agreements together." DIAMOND ACE RIDES A LONG — Solo lovers in Zurich and area need not look too far for partners this winter since a card club has been formed. Sessions take• place most every afternoon and evening in the village hall when the Old and Blue take precedence over everything else. Seen here are four avid fans of the game. From left. to right arc Max Turnbull, looking a trifle worried by the dead; rerd Haberer, anticipating bis play; Torn Meyers, silting pat, and Ted Steinbach, who holds a mitt full of clubs and raps the table hard in a bid to draw out the seven.