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Retiring in June Teacher Teachers Claim Board Offer Is Honoured at Reception Over pupils x pupils and colleagues turned out at Park School Saturday afterj coon for a farewell reunion fori Mrs Ruth who Is re tiring from teaching pro fession entered in 1920 at the end- of tho month Three of her ex pupils from tho thirties one from the fifties and one from sixties each recalled the warmth and understanding of Mrs as a teaclSer She did not teach in the forties SENSE OF DUTIES Doug Sargent a former yor told the audience ho was the first class she taught at Chapel Street School and felt her most important contribu tion was the ability to Instill a sense of duty in her students Dave Kentner recalled Joy of achievement found her pupils and noted many the leaders of the town and town activities had been her pupils Janlo Williams who acted as mistress of ceremonies for the occasion told of the quick en of Mrs Forgrave for every accomplishment by her pupils When we put on plays Mrs talked as if we were Broadway material commented Janie PAINTING Present day pupils Allison Brown and Tony Smith present- Mrs Forgrave with a large i painting by Frank Black The gift was from everyone some present some absent and arranged by the Pork Parent- School Association and teach ers in both Park School ondl Chapel School where Mrs For- grave used to teach Mrs wondered the speakers were tahdng out her Im just an ordinary classroom teacher who children she began She said started Normal School now known as Teachers College years month and started teaching in Ashgrove S S 3 Esqueslng In with a class ranging from beginners to Grade TEACHERS HELPED Four years later she went to Chapel Street School when Miss Ryon was principal and Miss May was on tho staff Doug Sargent was my pupil then and I was very proud when he became mayor she remarked Sho told the group she was married in 1937 and retired from the profes sion When she was widowed In 1950 she returned to teaching at Chapel Street School then moved to Pork School when it opened in 1959 Nowadays I sense an ing desire of people for hap piness and security and would be thrilled to think teachers had helped to bring that added Mrs Forgrave HONOURED GUESTS Miss May sat with the honoured guests including Mayor Bill Smith School trus tee Ernie trustee of old school board Ed Wil- superintendent Ron Chapman and Park prin cipal Peter Optica While some well wishers clustered around the retiring teacher others tried to recog nize themselves and class- mates from old school pictures on the wall Fire in Abandoned House Blame Birds A fire at tho peak of the a long abandoned mansion Thursday afternoon may navel been started by birds accord ing to a theory advanced Fire Chief Jack Cunnlnghnm He said young birds found I hopping on the floor of the house suggested the bird may have brought a hit cigarette butt back to the nest The abandoned house is situated on tho 10th line near and is owned by Developments Thc only other fire call was a false alarm turned in Satur day morning j ADUea Brown who made the gift presentation and Ernie look on Mrs I reads the card Verbal best wishes from members at Mrs class at Park Public School Not Comparable With Peel A officer of the Ontario Secondary School Tea chers Federation will lead teacher bargaining committee whenever talks between the Helton County Board of Edu cation and its high school I teachers resume Tom of Georgetown District School Teaching staff who is president of the District 9 OSSTF teachers told the Herald Monday that ho contact led the chairman of tho boards negotiating committee of Georgetown and as ked him to set up meeting anytime anywhere CRITICAL soys the pro- jvineinl OSSTF executive also contacted Bodnar to say they willing to even meet weekends to settle their saiar ics differences Negotiations broke down and tho teachers decided to coil in their provincial officers after their committee rejected the boards final offer May 31 his statement Monday was critical of some parts of the boards press release last week giving details of offer rejected by the teachers saying it went to great lengths to compare min and maximums in each category with settlements surrounding areas when the point of the issue was in middle of the salary grid NOT COMPARABLE He said about SO percent of the teachers in high schools arc at the three to five years experience rating and board offer would give them a range from for third year in Category to for the fifth year Colegory I emphasize this is the area of the grid where the teachers negotiating commit tee feels greatly concerned be cause the boards offer is comparable with other settle ments in Peel and Toronto said He sold the board has the people to believe the teach are getting more than fair deal when they state the salary figures as take pay In fact lie said he given are gross pay her than take homo pity DIFFERENT What the teachers at tempting to do is nog salary for Hoi on secondary school teach whose situation is differ- and vc are attempting to I It Was a Week In Country Collisions North Golf Club parking lot was the scene of collision Juno 3 at 1 where damage totalled damage was done to 1969 Ford station wagon drl ven by Tracy Barrage r George Street and 400 dam age to a 70 Plymouth driven by Raymond Steele Drive The following day at a single car accident on Sidcroad west of the lino caused to a 63 Ram bier driven by Henry Brcc- Street Later same evening a collision on the 7th Line No 5 between a 1971 Firebird and Rambler caused damage The Firebird driven by Beverly Slcssor Milton received damage and the Rambler driv en by Peter Vandenberg Milton damage Damage amounted to when a 70 Hornet and a Datsun clipped each a mite cast of the Peel line Juno at Tho Hornet driven by Eliza beth McNeil Dr Georgetown was damaged to tune of and the Datsun to the tune of 600 Also on June 5 the line and the base line was the scene of on accident when a 71 Mav erick driven by Vera Cramp Georgetown and a 04 Chrysler driven by Marie Rockwood collided damage was done to thc Maverick and to the Chry- filer In a single car accident the line south of 10 side- road June Otto Georgetown damaged his 70 Ford to a total of 1000 When a Plymouth and a 69 Dodge come together on Highway north of June the Plymouth driven by Frances Mitchell Milton recei ed damage and tho 69 Dodge driven by Graham damage Tho Glen Wil liams was the scene or an cident Juno at 1 50 Meteor and a Triumph collided The Meteor by Armcl Street received damage and the Triumph by Douglas Alton of son damage When James Scott lost control of his car on the 17 and the 10th line Juno at os a his 1 Ford veered off the road and was damaged to the of DID YOU KNOW gardenia a tropical flow- er was named in honor of Alex- under Garden a Scottish nat uralist recognize these differences through our proposals he said The latest offer to tho I high school teachers as con tained in the boards press re lease is Category Minimum 1 maximum Category minimum maximum Category 8 ma ximum Category minimum maximum BOO For comparison settlements in other counties arc listed Category Cat egory 3 Categ ory plus cost of living adjustment LONDON Category 1 7100i2ioo Category 2 12 Cat egory 3 9 Categ ory 8 WINDSOR Category 1 Category Cat egory 3 8800I4500 Category TORONTO Category 7 Category 2 Cat- THE GEORGETOWN HERALD THURSDAY JUNE 1Mb PAGE 8 Category 1 12 Catcg- cry In Metropolitan Toronto a Merit Plan was offered in ad dition to this schedule For those boroughs who opted out of the merit plan an additional is payable at tho Maxi mum for 1971 only Other allowances offered in Hoi ton County arc Schools with rated capacity Principals up to 1200 pupils over pupils 20 principals up to pup ils 17500420000 Department heads Major 1900 Minor Assistant 150 Coordinators coordinators 16500- 18000 Consultants Place ment on the salary grid plus at TRIO Discount SUN TAN LOTIONS Tny Sm A Ski Suggested Retail TIMEX WATCHES Childrens and Mens SuoflMted Polaroid Sun Glasses Suggested off 20 0K Insect Repellent 13 13 RAID or BUCK FLAG HOUSE GARDEN III I i rio Mart PARK STREET NORTH Open Until pm SEVEN DAYS A WC reprncftted by former Dive left IKOe Jose WIH t IWi with Forsravc MILK MOORE PARK PLAZA STORE FRESH MEAT DEPARTMENT Maple Leaf Pork and Beef Breakfast Sausage 49 Kolbassa Chubs 59 Maple Leaf Brand Sirloin Tip Rump and Round Steak Roasts CANADA NO PRODUCT Of USA Tomatoes 29 CANADA NO ONTARIO Potatoes 4 SILVERWOODS lit CREAMERY BUTTER 69 MACS A Large EGGS SlicedCHEESE 8 pkg Mild or Nippy 31 c PKG MACS CREAMY AND SMOOTH Peanut BUTTER MACS VEOETABU Oil Soft MARGARINE NET 18 35 ROYALS COLOUR PRINT Paper Towels a Ply Roll Pick Eugtj SPECIAL 97c