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Teachers reject board offer Frustrated teachers claim only 5 raise Board says offer fair reasonable secondary school teachers have broken off salary talks with the Board of Education calling the boards offer Inadequate The board In a statement from its negotiation committee chairman trustee Ernest Bodnar described the salary otter as a 36 per cent Increase Here is the board a statement released on Tuesday afternoon On Monday May 31 the Salary Negotiating Committee of District Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation announced to the Salary Committee of the County Board of Education that It was breaking off salary negotiations with the Board The reason for this action was that the Board s salary offer was Inadequate At the same time the Salary Negotiating Committee for 0 S S F indicated that ft no longer felt bound by the prior agreement not to make public statements about the state of salary negotiation This action by 0 S came at the end of the meeting devoted to the discussion of salary matters Since the executive of Halton Division OSSTF may turn negotiations over to the provincial executive In Toronto and since the areas of disagreement will now become public the Salary Committee of the Board of Education is concerned with putting Its case to the taxpayers for their consideration The latest Board offer to the secondary school teachers offers salary ranges based on qualifications and experience as follows ACTON ONTARIO WEpNBSDAY JUNE No No surprises HON Hit Minister of I nergyand lb sources Tom of of District Tuesday night tin secondary school teachers negotiating had met with frustration in the four months of negotiations with the Board of I ITil Hoard ohstlnntcly refused to consider any of the facts governing salary settlements In ill tion and industry where six to per cent and nine to cent increases respectively an common he Id percent He the boor offer Is less five per tent an i that dots not a two per cent which Is not negotiable item The lined sal rlcs with other bo president would not el ilx rate on the exact figures of their request In order to demonstrate continued good faith the executive of OSSTF has requested negotiating assistance rum the provincial organization Any time the board desires to enter into serious negotiations the teachers are ever willing to meet with them but we don t to be second class citizens said ITie negotiations have bogged down over salary talks b once the salary sessions are settled there is still matter of workbu conditions The teachers also requested increased mho visual equipment and help Working conditions will not be considered until Uie ore agreed upon s elementary school teachers accepted a per Increase in salaries last week but the secondary school leathers have refused a similar pact with board Category Category Category Category One Two Three Four Minimum 7500 8300 Maximum 13100 14 700 15 For Comparison settlements in other counties are listed below Category Category Category Category One Two Three Four Peel Minimum 7 Maximum 12 500 13100 London Minimum 7100 Maximum 15 Windsor Minimum BOO Maximum 13 000 14 15 Toronto Minimum 200 8900 Maximum 12 200 12 800 14 500 600 In Metropolitan Toronto a Merit Plan was offered In addition to this schedule For those boroughs who opted out of the merit plan an additional is payable at the Maximum for only Other allowances offered In County are Schools with Rated Capacity up to pupils over liOO George Kerr is Tory flag bearer Rush for OHC houses The first political nomination meeting ever held in Acton was a shooin for George Kerr the Minister of Energy and Resources Mamgement Kerr a Burlington lawyer had no opposition as he the challenge to represent the Progressive Conservitives in the Halton West riding in the next provincial election which filberts figure will likely be held in the early fall of this year rile town office reports a rush on applications for senior citizen apartments and geared to income housing an Cobblehill Hon J following the actual start of construction on the project Mrs told the I ress there have been enquiries from several people to check whether their were still on the list of those desiring iccommo People hive been coming in to lake names off and add names over the two and a half years since the project was first ad vi rtlscd Deputy Clerk Grant Usher said lie had no Information on a new campaign to advertise for tenants for the project Town office personnel have no idea of the number who have applied Hit point out it will be Ontario Housing Corporation officials who will select tenants both for senior citizen apartments and the gi ired to Income housing VicePrincipals Minimum Maximum Department Heads Major Minor Assistant 20 500 1900 1 850 Coordinators Assistant Coordinators Consultants Placement on the Salary grid plus In take home pay for each of our secondary school teachers the effect of this Increase In salary is Full house About Tories well wishers guests fellow ministers and a few curious at Acton school applauded mightily Kerr accepted the nomination with a speech that defended the new look Davis government and tore Into the Ottawa based federals for alleged of Tory efforts to relieve unemployment and the tax burden With the 125 piece Burlington band serenading a full house at the school after a march through the town business section Mr Kerr shored the with three other ministers from the Ontario the Warden of Halton Mayor and 100 yearold C K Browne lifelong Conservative who delighted the enthusiastic audience with two minute impromptu speech urging fellow Tones to out and vote The Hon Bob Welch of Education busy at another meet inc never did to the Acton nominations but the en bind was well represented by the Hon the Hon Jim Snow and the Hon Richard Potter the first Minister of Mints Continued on Page Further delay town houses BUS LOADS Conservatives to Acton Wednesday night for the West nomimtion meeting They paraded behind the Burlington band through the town business section Photo No of Staff Amount Teacher Categorvl 400 Category 136 Category 166 Category 4 8tf 69 per cent No of No of Amount Teachers Amount 54 J 38 1200 26 1300 I5G 12 1400 160 21 1500 8 13 1000 41 100 Boy 8 drowns at Silvercreek The increased cost to the Board in instructional salaries is estimated at per cent This does not include the increase offered in the fringe benefit package Increased Board contributions to hospital and medical plans amount to an additional per cent This makes a total Board offer of 36 per cent These increases are found unacceptable by the Salary Committee District9 theneedtopay fair and reasonable salaries to its teachers The Board is also aware of its responsibilities to the taxpaying citizens of this county The Salary Committee of the Halton County Board of Education is trying to meet its responsibilities to its secondary school teachers and to discharge in a responsible way its stewardship on behalf of the people of County It Is the opinion of the Board Salary Committee that its salary offer Is fair reasonable and responsible to all concerned An eight yearold 1 boy drowned in an quarry Saturday when he dove into eight and a half feet of water Friends said he swim Wnync Weatherall was swimming in an abandoned quarr with his sister Sherry and friends Paul 10 and Gary Wolfe 11 also of Georgetown when the accident occurred The quarry is located at Lot tone Just opposite Silvercreek Store and is owned by Bruce Patterson of Found by neighbor Milton OPP Constable Doug Ormsby investigated the ac Police said the victim dove into the water from home made diving board and when he failed to surface the smaller children attempted to locate him but failed The body was eventually located by Andrew a who was attracted to the scene when he heard the children sere amine He dove into the quarry and recovered the body within minutes Wayne wts rushed to Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead by I Coroner in the is Macintosh GRADUATES Denies any upset over reassessment murder Mod Kerr is Coons target Modishly dressed David Coons deputy reeve of Hurling ton and recently elected to head up the George Kerr campaign for re election told West Tories he was to change the stolid Conservative business suit Image of the Minister of and lies our Management Pointing to his own mod clothes Coons said he hoped to persuade George Kerr he would look better to the electorate with a new image He hoped to begin his clothes There was no comment from Mr Kerr Judge orders six unit town house development by A Construction on property facing Acton Curling Club on the cost side of Churchill Road may be delayed until township official plan is completed Developer Alex who has worked out an agreement with the town of Acton for water supply and sewage disposal was told at a recent township planning board meeting it could be fill it the earliest before the area is redesignated Planning board would then require a consultant inspect the property before approval Is Ask council Mr was advised to make application to council for a permit if he were in a hurry to start on the six unit town houses Acting on the advice attended Tuesday night council mcctiiu but was told council would have to discuss the matter in committee before making a decision Department objects According to Councillor Dick township original official plan draft contained suggestions from planner J R that some development be allowed on land bordering towns When Department of Municipal Affairs officials saw this however they objected The department felt municipalities serving developments should annex them Councillor said Councillor pointed out plans show that the town houses would not face toward Churchill Road but toward the interior of the property b unit would cover 1 500 square feet cost of the project Is Rededicate gates Sunday Robert Radford Robert Leslie Radford only son of Mrs Radford of and the late Tom has graduated from the University of He received bis Bachelor of Arts degree In general program majoring in geography Graduation ceremony was May Bob attended the M Z Bennett public school and Acton district nigh school Nancy Winter Miss Nancy Winter daughter of Mr and Mrs John F Winter Maria St and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Darwin Cripps graduated with a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo on Friday 28 Guests attending from Acton were her parents her brother Leslie her aunts Misses Dons and Mira Cripps and her cousin Miss Jacqueline Lemon Rumors that some Acton re sidents were upset about the current reassesment program in town and had complained to Brigade inspection at Nine members from Actan took part in the annual Inspection of the St John Ambulance brigade last Thursday evening at arena Associated with the Mdton brigade now they are Mr and Mrs Bob Hart Mr and Mrs George Mrs Cook Mrs J Carpenter Miss Bella Maye Roszell Peter Holmes and Ross BudgeU Awards Mr Hart and Mr Hargrave received their years service medals and Ross BudgeU received a special achievement certificate for over hours of voluntary duty The whole ceremony was televised on cable TV On duty The Acton members of the Milton brigade will be on duty for Decoration Day this Sunday officials were denied by both the town office and chief assessor Robert Beech of the Peel Assessment Office We had no complaints what soever from anyone in Acton said Mr Beech As a matter of fact he said the reassessment program in Acton has been slowed down because other information had to be updated and there are only three assessors working in Acton at the present time Assesors have the power to enter premises for the purpose of making an under the Ontario Assessment Act must show credentials Each and one of the assessors has the proper credentials Mr Beech said There is a penalty for ob structing an assessor in the performance of his duty but Mr Beech says that never in the 19 years he has been connected with assessing has the penalty ever been invoked Municipal have always had the power to enter a person s home to assess the property and Mr Beech said he had done it often himself when filling in for the Acton assessor so it is not a new phenomenon town IT WAS A SWAYING hand clapping session at Trinity United Church Sunday as the famed Jimmy Galloway and his Metro Stompers combined with the Rev Gordon Turner to present a service of Celebration Turn inside for pictures and comments Staff Photo trial The trial of Barry Stevens Toronto with Don capita murder will be held during the fall assizes In Milton court He was committed for trial Monday in a three hour preliminary hearing presided over by judge William Stevens who has been remanded from week to week in court remains in custody in Milton Jail Call witnesses The prosecution was bandied by Crown Attorney Douglas Latimer and several witnesses were called Cons Brnce of the Acton was a crown witness Defense counsel Austin Cooper of Toronto crossexamined witnesses He did not enter a plea on behalf of bis client Acton death Stcveas was charged In connection with the rifleslaying of Calvin Gordon Peddle Acton February 5 The preliminary trial is the customary procedure when the Judge determines ft there Is sufficient evidence for he case to proceed cemetery gates will be rededicated in a special ceremony during the Decoration Day program this Sunday The Rev H J Dawson will lead in the prayer of re- and a plaque will be unveiled by the representatives of the donors Acton Women Institute Mrs J and Mrs I Davidson Clergymen participate The traditional service will also take place in cemetery at pjn with the Ministerial Association in charge The Rev Frank Byrne will give the address and other clergymen taking part are the Rev Gordon Turner the Rev A H the Rev S M Thoman and the Rev H Dawson Acton Citizens Band and the Girls Pipe Band will be in the parade and play at the cemetery Three cemeteries Graves will be decorated at St Josephs and the Pioneer cemetery Rev father J Morgan will be holding services in St Joseph church as well as being present at St Joseph cemetery Lad found A fiveyear old Road boy was found by his father on Main St after being missing about six hours Police had been alerted TWO ACTON District High School Grade students Pat Dunn and David have been chosen to participate in summers Young Voyageur program Theyll visit Quebec for days beginning June 30 For full story seethe Free Press Youth Page Photo