Zurich Citizens News, 1978-04-20, Page 1s
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NO. 16/ '' r\ FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY,APRIL 20,1978
Ten drop out
Price Per Copy 20 Cents
Highschool loses few students
._South Huron District High
School lost about720students
because of the teachers'
strike, principal Joe Wooden
- said Friday.
"I was afraid we would
lose about 50 students, but
we only lost 20 as a direct
result of the disruption.
About half of the 20
transferred to other schools
and the other half dropped
out," Wooden said.
Most of the students who
' transferred to other schools
will likely transfer back to
South Huron, Wooden said,
Three students transferred
back on Friday and three or
four more will be back next
week.
There is no way the time
lost because of the strike
can be made up -in the
classroom before the end of
the school year, Wooden
noted.
"We lost about 20 days in-
structional time. It would be
ridiculous to say we haven't
. missed important work."
The local high school prin-
THEY-(RE BACK — Secondary school students in Huron County returned to the school room Thursday morning for the first time
in over a month. At South Huron District High School in Exeter teacher Pete Connon gave some early morning instructions to his
grade nine class. T -A photo
Council supports removal of books
from Huron secondary schools
Contrary to a move by
their Hensall counterparts,
Zurich council backed a
letter from the St. Joseph's
Catholic Women's League
that called for the condem-
nation of several books that
are in use in Huron's secon-
dary schools. The letter in-
cluded excerpts from the
books which the league
labelled as pornographic.
The letter called for
representations to be made
to teachers, school boards,
and MPP's concerning the
alledged pornography in the
schools.
Several council members
expressed disgust at the ex-
cerpts cited.
Reeve Fred Haberer said
"There's gotta be something
else in school to study other
than that (the books named
in the letter)." .
Claude Gelinas remarked
"They've got oddballs in the
education system just as
anywhere else .. If there is
no protest from any direc-
tion, what's next."
This prompted Haberer to
say "We have a sick society
and if we condone it, it
will get worse."
The role of the building in-
spector came under question
Thursday as council
attempted to define the ac-
tual role which he should
play.
Councillor Ray McKinnon
said he saw two important
reasons for having a
building inspector: enfor-
cing the structural quality of
a building and determining
the amount of assessment on
a property.
Haberer concurred and
said that if the assessment
department did not know
about building alterations
the aim of equitable asess-
ment would be hard to
reach.
Leroy Thiel wondered if it
was specified in the building
code the amount and type of
' work that is to be inspected.
Council took no action on
the matter.
Streets in the village are
due to have some work done
on them, council Learned.
Streets and sidewalks
committee chairman
Gelinas said that the few
remaining streets in the
village that are not surfaced
should be done this year.
While expressing pleasure
at this, Thiel said "I realize
you've only got so much
money to work with but I'm
disappointed in your,
sidewalks."
The village was a year
behind in its paving schedule
Haberer said and that
reconstruction of certain
sections of sidewalk will be
the next priority.
Latter in the meeting
Haberer said that an
engineer will examine
Goshen street, north from
Park agreement
is progressing
Slowly but ever so surely
an agreement between the
village of Zurich and the
Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority for the
development of lands near
the arena is coming to
fruition.
Councillor Ray McKinnon
said that Peter Rumble of
the authority informed the
recreation, parks and
community board that a
similar agreement between
Exeter and Stephen town-
ship will be used as a basis
for the agreement between
Zurich and the authority.
Once the Stephen, Exeter
agreement is concluded the
village's agreement should
proceed without haste. '
Rumble also said that the
authority has hired a London
landscaping firm to develop
some drawings for the
project and that funds have
been set aside to carry out
brushing and clearing of the
site this year.
The board received the
final bill for the dressing
room addition to the arena
this week.
"We've had a rude
awakening", was the way
that Claude Gelinas
classified the final figure.
In a remark that drew
laughter from his fellow
councillors, Gelinas said
with reference to the in-
verted roof for the addition,
"Everything is upside down
including the final figure."
The addition had an
estimated cost of $13,800.
The renovations to the
front of the arena will
commence as soon as the
weather gets warm, Gelinas
said. Plaster is to be applied
to the upper half of the ex-
terior of the auditorium.
The possibilities of having
a summer playground in the
village were enhanced'when
the board announced that the
Chamber of Commerce
would have free use of the
recreatiion facilities if the
playground became
operative.
the intersection to deter-
mine the amount of work
that is to be done.
The reeve stated that
sidewalks, curbing and
street renovations should be
done at the same time.
Dogs and their actions
continue to cause problems
in Zurich as council received
a letter complaining about
the village's canines.
Murray McAdams ex-
pressed concern about the
actions of one dog which
ripped his wife's dress and
the continuous barking of
another animal.
Council said they felt
powerless over the control
the dog's barking with Thiel.
remarking "If they can
come up with a way short of
shooting the dog, we'll
listen."
Clerk -treasurer Sharon
Baker was instructed to
send a letter to the
McAdams to that effect.
In other business, council:
Approved the payment of
$15 per committee of adjust-
ment meeting to the clerk -
treasurer for acting as
secretary. •
Learned that the village
had made application to the
Ontario Home Renewal
Program for an additional
$10,000. The village present-
ly has $20,000 available for
home renovations.
Approved the attendence
of the clerk -treasurer at a
seminar in Vanastra dealing
with the 1978 standard
assessment system and at
the annual conference of the
Association of Municipal
CIerks and Treasurers of
Ontario.
Passed a bylaw to licence,
regulate' and govern the
keeping of billiard, pool,
bagatelle tables and pinball
machines.
Wrote off taxes totalling
$21.
cipal said adjustments
would be made to courses
and in some subjects sec-
tions would have to be cut.
He said the missed work
could have an adverse effect
on students going into post-
secondary school.
"It will depend on what
the student is going into. I
don't think they will suffer
in a major way, but they
won't have as broad a
background as they would
have had," he said.
Teachers of the grade 13
math and sciences courses
will concentrate on the
areas the students will need
to know if they are going on
to university.
Wooden said there was no
tension between teachers
and students following the 31
day strike.
"Everyone seems to be
pleased to be back and eager
to get things done. The at-
mosphere is just great."
The school year at South
Huron will not likely be ex-
tended Wooden said. Final
exams will be written in the
latter part of June by
students who don't qualify
for an exemption, he said.
Director of the Huron
County school board, J.D.
Cochrane said the board will
consider what action might
be taken to make up for the
lost time at the board
meeting on May l..
Stanley adds to
reserve fund
At the last meeting of
Stanley township council a
reserve fund of $27,000 was
set up for the following
items: $10,000 -land acquisi-
tion, $8,000 -equipment ac-
quisition and $9,000 for fire
equipment acquisition.
According to clerk -
treasurer Mel Graham, the
above funds were derived
from the general levy with
the $10,000 for land acquisi-
tion coming from the sale of
the old dump site in 1977.
The $27,000 which is being
set aside is in addition to the
$50,000 working capital
reserve fund which the
township normally has on
hand.
A surplus of $10,000 which
Stanley did have has been
reduced to $1.000.
The township had tax
arrears totalling $13,200 or
2.5 percent of the total
amount due. Graham said
that "This is the lowest that
they have ever been."
In other business council:
Approved tile drainage
applications totaling $9,000.
Accepted the tender of
Pollard Brothers of Harrow
for the supply of 140 tons of
calcium chloride at $96.50
per ton.
Accepted the tender of
Lavis Construction, Clinton
for the supply of 16,000 yards
of gravel at $2.18 per yard.
Agreed to pay $707.25 for
the housing of three Stanley
residents in the Bayfield
senior's apartments.
Made donations of $50 to
the Canadian Cancer Society
and $25 to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association.
Accepted an invitation to
attend the Bayfield Lion's
Club civic appreciation
night on April 25.
Cars collide
In Zurich
The area's accident total
remained low again this.
week, with only three ac-
cidents. Two of those were of
a minor nature.
On Saturday, vehicles
driven by Charles Browning
Jr., Crediton, and Gail
McNeil, RR 1 Hensall, were
involved in a collision on
Highway 83, east of Exeter.
Damage was listed at 1,200
by Constable Jack
Straughan.
One of the minor accidents
involved vehicles driven by
Francis Forrest and Vera_
Smale. They collided in
Hensall on Monday, while
vehicles operated by Hen-
drina Erb and Mary
Clausius, Zurich, were in-
volved in a collision on
Friday in Zurich.
VICTOR TAKES THE SPOILS — Following the conclusion of
a most successful businessmen's bowling tournament on Sun-
day, Marlene Bedard presented a prize to top finisher Steve
Huras. Staff photo