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Mrs. H< Harnden, dox 351; COLBORNE, Ont. COLBORNE Citizen Colborne, Ontario 15' Vol. 2, No. 42 Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1974 Education spending ceilings increased Expenditure ceilings, as set out by the Ministry of Education, were received by the Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education at its meeting in Cobourg last week. In a letter to the board, Thomas Wells, Minister of Education, reaffirmed the governments policy of placing limitations on increases in school board expenditures. "The challenge is to cope with the problem of inflation in ways that will neither reduce the quality of education nor feed the fires of inflation," said Mr. Wells, announcing a 13 percent increase in the ceilings for both elementary and secondary levels. Mr. Wells noted that secondary education has built in elements which result in automatically higher per pupil financial requirements, citing commercial and vocational programs as examples. The increase in ceilings for elementary programs is authorized in part to cover salary costs of increasingly qualified teachers, and partly to aid in giving children as positive an initial school experience as possible. The 1975 ordinary expenditure ceilings will be: -$876 for an elementary pupil, an increase of $172. - $1391 for a secondary pupil, an increase of $160. Mr. Wells emphasized that any actual increase is a matter for the local board to decide, stressing that the ceilings are merely upper spending limits. "The onus lies on school boards to continue to operate efficiently in the interests of the pupils and the public they serve," said Mr. Wells. New editor for the Citizen Simon Conolly, Publisher of the Colborne Citizen, is pleased to announce that Journalist Ted Forder, has joined the staff of the Citizen as Editor. Ted Forder A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Ted has many years of experience in the news media as a radio and television announcer; an editor of a large weekly newspaper in Western Ontario; as a reporter on a daily newspaper; and as a Public Relations manager for several1 organizations. i More recently, Ted was the Senior Reporter at the Trentonian and Tri County ^0j^7ff^W.i On, his. termination! ,qf ith the Trentonian, Trenton Mayor, Dr. W. Robert Patrick, D.D.S., said in a letter; "During your tenure, the coverage of Council meetings assumed a role of understanding and co-operation in the numerous problems that Council experiences. Your reporting of the Council discussions was eminently fair and I appreciate that you used all reasonable discretion in those matters which we felt would be untimely to report. My colleagues in Council join me in thanking you for the able and fair way that you reported our deliberations". Ted, and his wife Pat, live at 35 McColl St., Trenton, with their two sons and one daughter, but plan to move to Brighton in the near future. Aside from his busy life as a reporter, Ted has found time to take an active role in community life in Trenton having served as the Commissioner of Minor Baseball; with the Air Force Trenton' District Boy Scout Association; and as an active member of the Trenton Lawn Tennis Club. As Ted says, "I have followed, with extreme interest, the growth of the Cofeom* Citizen, since its inception, and have been greatly impressed with the quality and wide range of coverage contained on its pages. 1 am very pleased to have the opportunity to serve with such a fine organization and, with the co-operation of all the residents of Colborne and surrounding district, I trust I will be of some worthwhile service to the Community." Ted would be pleased to hear from anyone who may have something of interest for the readers of the Colborne Citizen either at his home phone number, 392-0153, or here at the paper. He will give your news item every attention it deserves; * «v« "«»•'«'♦»'»< Churches provide historical data Colborne is a town containing many interesting historical buildings. A good place to start a search for such information is to look into the history of Colborne's churches. This weekend, Oct.18-20, will mark the 37th anniversary of the Missionary Church in Colborne. Perhaps this following information from "The Colborne Story", abook printed in Colborne's centennial year, 1959, will provide some interesting information concerning the church's present building. The building at 75 King Street East was built in 1869 as a Methodist Episcopal Church. Around 1883 the Wesleyan and Episcopal denominations were united and at that time it is thought that the building ceased to be used as a church. It was remodelled into apartments. In 1945 the building was purchased by the congregation of the Missionary Church, then known as the Mennonite Brethren in Christ. The task of remodelling it back into a church was begun immediately. This included removing the large two storey verandah from the front, building an entrance, raising the main floor about three feet and moving the windows accordingly, and excavating the earth beneath so a basement could be made. Needless to say, this followed the tearing out of the two storey, twelve room interior. The work was completed and the building dedicated once again as a church on Sunday, December 5, 1945. In 1972 the interior of the church auditorium was completely redecorated with the basement being done this past winter. For this 37th Anniversary Weekend the church has chosen the theme, "Jesus is Lord Celebration". The guest minister will be the Rev. Eric Sisel, B.D., Ph.D., the minister of the Lake of Bays Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada. Cramahe council notes Cramahe Council met in the Council Chamber at 1:30 P.M. on Oct. 4, 1974 pursuant to the adjournment of the last meeting. Members were all present, Reeve Cochrane in the Chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and on motion of Mr. Chatten and Mr. McComb were adopted. A letter was received from Mr. Trevor Clarke, Barrister, of Campbellford, relative to ownership of part of the road allowance between Concessions Nine and Ten at Lot 23, Cramahe. The Clerk was directed to reply, advising that a search of the records revealed that ownership is vested in the Municipality. A request from the Council of the Village of Colborne to place a water line along certain Township road allowances was discussed by Council. It was agreed that a legal agreement should be prepared stating conditions that would apply to this installation. A letter from the Public Relations Department of the Salvation Army, requesting a Grant was received. It was agreed to forward the usual grant. A report from the fence Viewers on their inspection of line fence between John Rutherford and Walter Carr, received for information. Moved by Harren, Seconded by McComb that a By-Law for the submission to a vote on certain questions under the ' provisions of Section 73 (1) of the liquor ' Hceifce acT R.S.O. 1976, ChapfeV^So; 'tie' now read for a first time. Carried. Moved by Chatten and McComb that Rule 23 be suspended for the balance of this session. Carried. Moved by Rusk and Chatten that the said By-Law be now read a second and third time, signed, numbered 1280 and the Corporate Seal affixed. Carried. Questions to be voted on: (8) Are you in favor of the sale of Liquor under a dining lounge licence for consumption on licensed premises with food available? (9) Are you in favor of the sale of Liquor under a Lounge Licence for consumption on licensed premises? Moved by Chatten and McComb that a By-Law to authorize the Reeve and Clerk to sign an agreement with the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Colborne for construction of a water line along certain road allowances be now read a first time. Carried. Moved by Harren and Rusk that the said By-Law be now read a second and third time, signed, numbered 1281 and the Corporate Seal affixed. Carried. Con't on Page 2 '*V*V»>