1* •*• Bath second district to ratify contracts The new Bath contract calls for a $350 to the new contracts, replacing the old nothing turbulent about the meetings and we settled. " By TIM YOUNKMAN increase- in the base salary for a first plan whereby the teachers received 45 sick made some'real accomplishments.'' can get this thing wrapped up." "At this stage, there are numerous items He said Thursday night's session would level teacher holding a bachelor of arts days a year. If they did not use those He cited a new supplementary health unsettled,* he said. "When we met Wednes­ days, the district would give the teachers determine If a state mediator is needed. BATH—Bath Community Schools became degree. The new base has been jset at provision called the Co-Pay Drug Program day we gave them an. entire new package $7,700, up from last year's salary of . half-pay for that time. which pays for most drugprescriptions.. Other districts, such as Ovid-Elsie, have the second school district In ClintonCounty which the board team is now studying." already gone into mediation with the state. Monday night to ratify a teacher • contract $7,350. The rest of the contract terms are the Schray said the board had given no indica­ Another provision in the contract estab­ same as last year, according to Carlson, IN OTHER SCHOOL district negotiations: The teachers are becoming more for the 1971-72 school year. The Bath —The Fowler Board of Education and tion yet if the proposals would be accepted impatient and want to have a contr.act, Board of Education gave unanimous approval lishes a new step for. the final pay^ralse ^The teachers were very happy and gave or a counter-proposal offered. in each job category. The teachers asked their overwhelming apprqval," commented the Fowler Education Association (FEA) Schray said. "But they don't want just any to the- new contracts, following teacher are still far apart on any final contract. "The negotiations have been going on contract so they can-say they have one. ratification last week. for the addition of an 11th level pay step Melvln Comeau, BEA chief negotiator, "The since April. with very little progress—in for those teaching in the district 11 years.' votes was something like 70-3 in favor ^We were still negotiating last night," They want a good contract very badly and Bath's school teahcers Join the DeWitt Supt. Don Smith said Thursday.'"It would fact no progress—during the summer," they are willing to wait to get some things The new top level for bachelor of arts of the contract." Schray, said. "Now we all are starting to teachers. degree holders In $11,555. be mere conjecture to say where we are they want in. there," The only other Clinton County district Comeau said that there was no way the at this point." All Smith would say was negotiate seriously.". He noted that thus far, the teachers to have Us teachers under a new contract The master of arts degree calls for a BEA could have secured a contract ahead that neither side has come to an agree­ He noted that the Presidential freeze have avoided talking about a possible strike is the DeWitt School District. Approval of base pay of $8,316 and an 11th level salary , of the Presidential price-wage freeze estab­ ment and the two would have to work hampered the progress of the contract if negotiations fall at the local level. ".Of their 'contract was made almost a month of $12,166. lished Aug. 15. "We were just caught In again Thursday night in another negotiating talks as did the legislature in failing to course, every year salary is a big part of ago...Fowler, St. Johns, Ovid-Elsie and "The teachers decided to take less at, it." - session. Smith said there were still three fix a state aid formula earlier. it. But now we are getting away from the Pewamo-Westphalla teachers continue to the base and add the increase at the new Comeau said the two sides held only or four more issues to work on, including Schray declined to discuss specific items strictly teacher-oriented contract—and it's work under letst year's contract and accord­ 11th level,* Supt, Roger Carlson said. two main sessions during the summer to salary. that are keeping both sides apart. "We this way in many districts." negotiate the contract, although the BEA ing to .officials, negotiators are still far The Bath Education Association (BEA) Gary Schray, chief negotiator for the FEA, have agreed not to- go out on a limb on Both sides are waiting until after Thurs- apart" in coming to an agreement. also won an unlimited sick leave clause held several caucus meetings. "There was said there were numerous items yet un­ these things until we get this settled. We will meet again Thursday and I hope we Contlnued on Page 2A 116th Year No. 22 ST. JOHNS, MSCHo-WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1971 15 CENTS Six receive scout awards Water, water everywhere By ANNETTE WHITE ' News Society Editor and (ugh) raw sewage An Eagle Court of Honor was held Tuesday, Sept. 21 at the United Methodist ByTOMDeWriT to their property and the stdrm drains and they checked out our linesi then I Church In St. Johns for the purpose of there cannot take the overload. presenting the highestaward in boy scouting Co-Editor called the city. They could not find anything to six members of Troop 71. "It happens every time it rains," he said. wrong last week." "It's happened twice in the last two nights." Receiving the awards were John Ward, ST. JOHNS—Water, water everywhere. son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ward; Mark That was the complaint of some 10 or Commissioner John Hannah asked if the BUT SUNDAY NIGHT, there was a base­ Crosby, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Crosby} 12 citizens who complained to the St. Johns problem was something new, ment full of sewage. Lloyd Upham, son ofMr.andMrs.Clarence City Fathers Monday night. "It's always been bad, but it's getting The DPW people are very niceandcome Upham; Douglas King, son of Mr. and Mrs. "I've got five feet ofwater in my basement worse," was the reply. when you call them. I would just like to see Earl-King; Dennis Demaray, son of Mr. and 10 inches in my garage," said Donald a change in procedure to have them auger and Mrs. John Demaray and Harry Molden- Harris, who also brought color photographs AND WATER WASN'T the only problem. the sewer lines before something like this hauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Molden- for the commission to look at. , Harris told commissioners there was a happens." hauer. Harris and several of his neighbors health hazard involved. The man said the problem was caused live on Garfield St. and apparently,, waters "I've had raw sewage in the basement . by disposabl^'dlapers.getting clogged intfce >r&* jriin off from several streets Is hot being also," he said. "I've had the health depart­ line.s.'The DPW finds them on the end of handled the way it should be by storm drains ment check it out and here is a report the auger. of the colors. , in the area. As a result, it is cascading which says the water contains 43,000 parts The Commission told the residents they The Flag salute and scout oath and law 1 down Clinton Ave. and up ov^r the curbs, per milliontbf raw sewage.* would have City Manager Harvey Weather- were^then given by the scouts. Chris;*' .flooding the residences and their yards., The Cpirfmission asked for a copy of the HELLO! I'M COLLECTING FOR C.T?. ' " Schafley, pianist,''• played "America the' wax look into the matters when he returns report. \ to work, .Weatherwax was sick Monday, > Beautiful* and the Invocation was. given MAYOR ROBERT WOOD said an engi­ Water wasn't the problem either. by Rev. Harold Homer of the United neering report on the matter suggested This will be a familiar scene tomorrow night Methodist Church. • IN ANOTHER WATER related matter, a raising the sidewalk in front of Harris* ANOTHER CITIZEN, who did not identify Preceding the Eagle awards other report froni the city manager said' it would (Thursday, Sept, 30) when members of the St, Johns home., himself, complained that he returned home cost $432 to clean out a ditch on US-27 scouting awards were presented by John Sunday night from a weekend trip to find Jaycee Auxiliary will tour the city on a door-to-door Williams, scoutmaster of the troop. "If that happens," said a neighbor across at Walker Rd. to relieve water problems the street, "1*11 have to build a dike to keep at least five inches of raw sewage on his on the Walter McNutt property. Commis­ campaign collecting funds for Cystic Fibrosis. Pictured, William Morrlss introduced various carpeted and paneled basement room. members in the audience and made special my house from floating away." sioners decided to look further into the are Mrs. Mary Hutton, chairman of the local campaign, mention of guest Henry Dellar who had The neighbor, who did not identify him­ "I've lived on State St. for 19 years matter to see if an arrangement could be served in. scouting under Lord Baden- self, said it was his opinion that the road and this has happened four times," he said. worked out with the county on the matter.