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The Huron Expositor, 1987-09-09, Page 1INDEX Dublin -� A4 Sports --. A6, A7 Walton — A8 • .Classifieds ,– A10, All, Al2, A13 Weddings. — A 1 4 Births.— A14 Legion — A15 Obituaries _ A15' Henson man wins award. See page A4. County council news.. See pa 4 Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensel) and Walton HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 9, 1987 Arbitrator rules in town's favor An arbitral,,, appointed to settle the wage ' ."The municipality compared Seaforth presented..fn the brief," said Clerk Crocker. , •dispute between the Town of Seaforth and with seven area forcesof comparable size. v "It'sa lot of work to analyse someone, but its Police Association has ruled in favor of the town. These were Durham, Harriston, Mitchell, we were able to prove that although other Dresden, Clinton, Wingham and Exeter. - forces may make more dollars,_ Seaforth Peter G. Barton said -taking all cir- This was done on the basis of a wage/benefit constables have better benefits. And when cumstances, into account, `including the analysis in.which it is not always possible to we put a dollar value on those beneifts we financial situation of the • town, a five per . put a dollar figure on some of the benefits. were able . to prove Seaforth is above •cent increase retroactive to January'1, 1987, However, it does seem to show that Seaforth average in comparison with other forces." would be appropriate. The association had is• just slightly above average .in terms of Mayor Alf Ross said he felt the town had presented various requests for more *than " comparison with these other forces," said made a very fair offer in the first place •and • five per cent per annum - all based on a split Mr. Barton. year.like Clerk Crocker was pleased the ar- • Other comparisons by the -town showed • bitrator recognized that: , Mr. Barton said although the, Seaforth the average 1987 increase Tor First Class "I feel quite good with it (the arbitrator's Police Force is the lowest paid in Huron • Constables across the province as 5.33 per decision). Arbitration is a very necessary County; it is comparable with other municipalities its size.. cent. Of 13 forces with 1,000 or less process and it's there for the benefit of both households which would include Seaforth) "In terms of police/police comparisons, the average 1987 salary for a First Class were' being it quitede hawas showor that we I-feelthat comparisons to municipalities of Constable was $32,660. Four of these 13 g fairll with our police and •comparable size in the same general forces are northern municipalities' which plying right urr polleen the with park, and attractive geographic area are probably best. In terms seem to nave significantly higher rates than • package," he said.. . • of those comparisons I do not feel that in Southern Ontario. A five per cent increase , "Sometimes they (the police) very quick- - . Seaforth is below average at all in terms of for the Seaforth constables would raise their ly forget that in 1985 we gave them an early wages and benefits," he said, adding it must $30,625 salary to approximately $32,156.25. retirement package that allows them• to be recognized the $40,000 cost of the early Mr. Barton also''fitoted that Genesco, the retire at age 60 as opposed to 65..It's costing retirement benefit negotiated in 1985 is be 'town's major employer> had closed' on. the taxpayers of Seaforth a considerable ing spread over . five years and will Augugt 31 and that the future of the plant in • amount of money ($8,000 per year for five necessarily have some impact on salaries. terms of a subsequent buyer remains in years) to provide that retirement package." Mr. Barton made reference to evidence doubt, : But as happy deci- presented at the Arbitration by Town Clerk "I have expressed the view in other ' as the'town is with the Jim Crocker. It showed Seaforth was.awards that the general economic climate sion the "Naturally we're are disappointed. somewhat 'higher in terms of the average within the municipality is relevant to these Constable CharlierAky, P dent ofsthe basic, hourly, rate plus benefits than other matters," he said. Seaforth Police Association. police forces, and had a higher cost per pro- Needless to say town officials were happy "Obviously the arbitrator didn't take our fessional hour, and a higher percentage of with the arbitrator's decision. arguments into account at all. But the deci- • police costs- compared to municipal "We are pleased with the decision by the sion is final and we have to accept it for this revenue. arbitrator to uphold the town's position as' Turn to page 4A • Genesco employees invited to drop in A drop-in centre for former employees of the town's Genesco plant will be held Thurs- ' day afternoons from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the council chambers, located upstairs in the Town Hall, John Eacott, chairman of the Genesco Ad- iustment Committee, said the drop-in centre s being run to help former employees come to terms with the plant closure and to help them find new positions. "The idea is to have somewhere the Genesco employees can meet and talk," he said, adding the committee plans to have a listing of jobs available hung there each week. - "We want people to drop in and visit. We'll have a job hotline and hope those employees who find jobs and those who hear of jobs that might not suit them will turn over the infor- mation. We want the employees to use each other as a source of reference, kind of like a type of self-help," he said. Mr. Eacott said potential employers are also invited to drop in and have a coffee with members of the committee and alk with some of the people they might someday employ. • • "We're looking for people who are looking for somebody. They can either drop in on Thursdays, or give us a call, to find out what we're doing. It's hard to go around and knock on doors. We have letters written up for anyone that could be a perspective employer," he said. Mr. Eacott said the committee has found Genesco employees have a lot of skills other thati"wdrking in a factory. "1 was surprised at the number that ex- pressed an interest in working in.stores and offices. They've. got other skills or they're going out and getting new skills. That's a positive sign that they recognize the predicament they're in," he said, adding some people do'want to find work in a fac- tory, others don't. 'Basically they're all prepared to do any kind of reasonable work.' Approximately one-half of the 70 people affected by the Genesco closure are still in search of new jobs. The others have either chosen to go back to school, found a new job or retired. Fall Fair uses new and old ideas The Seaforth Agricultural Society's 142nd Annual Fall Fair is scheduled to take place Thursday, September 24 and Friday, :September 25 with some new and old attractions. Fair gates will open at 6 p.m. on Thursday followed by the official opening by the 1987 Queen of the Fair at 8 p.m. Special guests at the opening will include local reeves and wardens, MPS, FAir Baord District 8 representatives and OMAF representatives. The crowning of the Queen will take place this year at a Queen of the Fair dance and chicken barbecue to be held Saturday, September 19 at the Seaforth and District . Community Centres. The barbecue will start at 6 p.m. with the Queen competition to begin at 7:30 p.m. Last year's Queen, Diane Armes, will crown the new member of Variety Show featuring local talent. It will start at 8:30 p.m. on. Thursday. Also on Thursday there will be a Giant Pumpkin content for all elementary school children accompanied by a parent. Prizes will be awarded to the owner of the largest pumpkin in each of eight classes, from Kindergarten to Grade 8, There will also be an overall winner. Children must be present to win a prize. Fair gates will open again at 10 a.m. on Friday and a parade will start from Op- timist Park at 11 a.m. Among the special events scheduled for Friday are the ever popular Pedal Pull; livestock shows which include the Huron - Perth Jersey Parish Show, and the Stan ackson Memorial Hereford show. The Jackson show has been named' a mark of ex' royalty at approximately 9 p.m, cellence show by the Ontario Hereford Association. Cattle at that show will include A new addition to the fair itself will be a that of Putney Heath Farms, which is owned Local by Norman Jewison the Canadian Film Director of Fiddler of the Roof fame. The Huron County 4-11 championship show will also be featured at the fair again this. year along with the Penny Sale. The midway will be running for the dura- tion of the fair and the round house will be open at alt times to allow visitors the oppor- tunity to view the children's and women's exhibits. Commercial exhibits will also be on display at all times. Admission to the fair is three dollars, The prize list for the fair Will be published in The Huron Expositor and people are urg- ed to read it,since changes have been made in some of te classes. To wind down the weekend the Fair Board Will be hosting a. country -style brunch in conjunction with Ciderfest. The brunch will be held at the Tuckersmith Township shed in Egmendville. Everyone is urged to attend, ' 50 cents a copy MONSTER SUNFLOWER - On the Dublin farm of Peter Vanderviiet the sunflowers grow 10 feet toff. Mr. Vandervliot doesn't know why they grew so tail this year. and passes it off to good fertilizer. Posing under the flower ate (1011) Michele Vandervltet. Debra Katz and Ryan VanderVllet. Corbett photo. Marathon of Hope is Sunday Old and young alike are reminded the annual Marathon of Hope will be held locally on Sunday. The event, which commemorates Terry Fox's across Canada run for Cancer, will run from 8 a.m. until noon, with interested parties encouraged to participate at any time. Three routes, of one kilometre, two kilometre and six kilometre distances, are laid out and may be traversed in any man- ner. All routes sort and end at the Van Eg- mond House. - For further information and/or pledge sheets contact the Recreation Office at 527-0882. Other pledge sheets are available at numerous businesses around town. • art�t• is quadraplegic on the 'road to seIfsufficienc y Local quadraplegic Alf • Dale is on his way dart Canada Limited; a wholly owned Cana- marketing their works of art. to becoming self-sufficient. On Friday he diari subsidiary of the Association, then "They put the paintings in galleries learned officially of his acceptance into the followed up by sending photos of and clipp- around the world toget them Well marketed. Association of Mouth and Foot Painting ings about his work Rehandart forwarded Marketing is usually the main problem for Artists. of a group of painters who are deprived of original works. Those works were judged by not we w,to Mr.llDale. those photos and clippings to Liectenstein us,"explained Founded in 1956 the Association is made and Mr." Dale was re uested to send eight "We retain the right to decide whether or upant to sell the paintings and at what the use of their hands, so paint by hclding a jury and the verdict was favorable. price." the brush with their mouth or between their Our jury can see an artistically talent," The Association also provides training for toes. Some were born crippled and some they wrote, adding Mr. Dale has been ac- handicapped artists, and many members of were victims of polio or accident• cepted into the association as a student and the Association visit rehabilitation centres; Paralyzed in a freak diving accident some will receive a monthly stipend for the next hospitals and schools across the country giv- years ago it bas been the resulting inability three years. After the three years, and ing demonstrations of their skills in order to to support himself that has been Mr. Dale's possibly before that, he can be ateepted into inspire and encourage other disabled pee - greatest obstacle to overcome since accep= a full membership. At ,that time Mr. Dale ple. Scholarships are granted to talented, ting his disability. He said he is thrilled to would receive a yearly salary for his work, • promising mouth and foot painters. know he is on the road to becoming self- and the kind of benefits that go with most It was while he Was himself in hospital supporting. " Other jobs. that Mr. Dale first became interested in art. .1t s almost an honor, he said. At present the Association has 210 During the first years he did a lot of pencil "I'm excited and relieved. Th -e hope is members in the world with, 147 of them sketching. Mr Dale started oil painting that over a period of time I will be able to be students and the rest full time. seven or eight years ago, self sufficient on my own, Without being Catiadfan artists, like Mr. Dale, are asked What he enjoys doing most are landscapes to submit a total of 12 paintings a year to the and old buildings, With the so much redtape thin gothrough Association. These paintings are reprodue- `A lot of people like their homes and reliant on the overnmerit." "There's so much , g _ painted> g g getg done."ed to create thins like greetingcards farms and I've done them but I like Although aware of the Associations ex calendars and' gift wrap, which are then doing old buildings. An old building that's istence for some time, it Wa n't until Mr. sold. Revenues from the salesy brick inplace," he are delapidated for example,. doesn't have to Dale met Myron Angus, andther disabled distributed to the artists, after deduction of come out with every . - artist, that he reallypursued the;possibility Oasts. ,- of becoming a member. One of the other aims of the Association is With•his help Mr. bale contacted Rehab- to safeguard the interests of the artists by WORKS RECOGNIZED ' Alf Dale, a local guadraplegic, was recently honored with ac- ceptance into the Association of Mouth anti Foot Painting Artists. Only 210 artists in the world are members of the Association Mciiwraith photo. its said. "I also enjoy winter scenes. The fall is, • Turn to page 3A