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102nd Year Issue No. 2 Wednesday, Jan. 10, '1973
Rev. C. A, McCarroll took part in the inaugural meeting of Brussels Council Monday morning
and posed with council Members following opening ceremonies. Shown are (seated, left) Clerk
Wm. King, Reeve Jack McCutcheon, Mr. McCarroll (standing) P.U.C. Commissioners, Carl
Krauter, Councillors Wayne Lowe, Hank Ten Pas, Ivan Campbell and Roy Kennedy and P.U.C.
Commissioner, Sam Workman. (Staff Photo)
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By 'Evelyn Kennedy
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Brussels council outlines
heavy program for '73 The result, he said, is a
feeling of unrest among people
in general Wand an inhererit dis-
trust in all our minds as to
the .suitability • of our present
institutions to properly fulfil
these tasks. He said this re-
sults in considerable criticism
and almost lack of co-operation.
This is to be expected, he said
and they should not be dis-
couraged or frustrated if pro-
gress is not as rapid as desired.
He concluded saying that with
integrity of purpose followed up
.with perseverance that in the
not too distant future the gap
will be closed and all the es-
tablishments of authority will
again be able to accomplish that
which is required and with the
respect and co-operation of all
concerned.
D.J. Cochrane, Director of
Education and Secretary of the
Cayley E. Hill of Goderich
was elected chairman of the
Huron County.Boa.rd of Education
at the inaugural meeting Monday.
He succeeds Robert Elliott of
Clinton.
Mr. Hill and John Broadfoot
of R.R. 1, Brucefield, were nomi-
nated for the position of chairman
and the vote that followed ended
in a tie. On the second ballot,
Mr. Hill was declared chairman.
Nominated for vice-chairman
were Charles Rau of Zurich,
Wilfred Shortreed of R,R,1, Wal-
ton and Mrs. Marion E. Zinn of
Dungannon. Mr. Rau and Mrs.
Zinn withdrew and Mr. Short-
reed was acclaimed.
Six new trustees, along with
the ten trustees re-elected, took
the oath of office administered
by Judge R.S. Hetherington of
Goderich. The new trustees are
J.P. Alexander of Wingham, Ken
C. Cooke of Clinton, Jack Rid-
dell of Hay, Herbert Turkheim
of Zurich, Mrs. J.W. Wallace
of Goderich and John Westbrook
of R.R. 2, Clinton.
Judge Hetv=ington in his
address, tole the trustees they
had a very chadenging role to
carry out. He said, "With the
rapid development of a new era
caused by urbanization and scien-
tific development, our standard
practices of governing ourselves
through all known establishments
such as government at ail levels,
boards such as yours, the judi-
cial system itself, our churches
and other democratic insti-
tutions, all of which are manned
by human beings, have not
changed as rapidly as the new,
world in which we live. Our
thinking is away behind and there
is a lack of synchronization be-
tween the human element and the
scientific."
Huron B of E n'atres.
district trustee .as
vice chairman
The inaugriral meeting of the
Village of Brussels Council was
held in the Municipal Office on
Monday, January 8th. Reeve J.L.
The smashed section of plate
glass Window at Ray & Helen's
Family Centre has been replaced.
The glats was. broken when some
person with strange behaviour
patterns, or befuddled mind,
heaved a chair through the window
one night. This is not the only
place that has suffered such
actions at the hands of this sort
of irresponsible, destructive'
persons.
* * * * *
A number of our Brussels
residents escape' the Canadian
wintery blasts each . year by
taking an extended Florida vacat-
ion. Perhaps theSe lucky fOlkS
should ft-A.M. a company and pur-
chase a piece of Florida property,
name the area "Canadian-Br-1'S-
sels", and have their own
munity all ready and Waiting for
then" each Winter, We less 'for-
tunate Odes Will just haVe to eh.
joy our Canadian winters Or else
endure their while we shiver tk
through.
* *
As has been the date with
most food products, the :pride
of milk has, :gone up. In BruS-
sele the cost Of a quart of milk
it now 39 cents,. an increase of
about '8 cents a quart. In most
surrounding areas, milk price:.;
were increased in September Of
1971 butthere was no increase'
here at that tinted liutOn P.664
Products Ltd. of Brussels had,
dot added tei the cost of milk
for two years until this week.
It Was inevitable that it *bind
come. AboUt. the Only thing the
Cost of Which has not gone' up,
McCutcheon presided and wel-
comed the new council 'member,
Wayne Lowe. Also preSent at
the Meeting were Cal.Krauter
is The Brussels Post. You can
still get a year's subscription
for only $4.00. Better sUbScribe
now,
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While we complain about our
Weather, - changeable, snow,
rain, ice, cold, winds, we still
have much to be thankful for.
we haVe not had floods, earth-
quakes; blizzards, or famine, all
of WhiCh have caused WideSpread
destruction, loss of lives, and
misery in many parts of the
world. Indeed, at the beginning
of this new year We should panse
and consider our many blessings
and giVe thanks for, in spite of
all our so-called troubles , the
good life we liVe.
* * * * *
Complaints of snowmobiles
operating here during the early
morning hours continue. It SeeMS
that tinting, the past weekend,
they were racing in town- dittur-
hing some of our residents around
three and !Our a.m. Some
tent, are demanding a ban on
snowmobiles within the *pillage
limits if this continues. It would
be too bad to have this happen.
SO, cool it fellowst
Liens dub iiPolar
is not far offs This annual
event takes place 'Feb. 230,
25th and 20th, Brussels'
Lions are hard at work to make
this popular winter sports activi-
ty better than ever. :If the weather'
will just cooperate with more
enthusiasm than in the past,
tiPolat Da.ite" should be a real
obang,up,, affair this year.,
and C.L. Workman, P,U,C. Com ,.
missioners.
Clerk Wm. H. King adminis-
tered. the Oath of Office. Rev.
C. A. McCarroll of, Melville
Presbyterian Church addressed
the village officers with an in-
spiring talk.
Reeve McCutcheon replied,
thanking Mr. McCarroll.
The meeting resumed after
adjournment for dinner at the
New American Hotel with dis-
cussion of 'Village business.
Priorities included: Senior
Citizen Housing and all senior
citizens who have not returned
the forms mailed to them must
do so at once. (See ad in this
issue). A report from _ the
planning and zoning committee
is expected in the near future.
The sewage question wag dis-
cusSed at length.
It was decided to advertise
for a full time Maintenance and
utility man to assist the present
utility Man.
Plans .for the development
of a mobile home park in 13rUs,
sels 'received further attention.
Possible extension to the
arena was under discussion and
further tests on the present
Structure are to be Made im-
enediately.
Repairs will be undertaken
under the sidewalk prograrn.
The plans of the Maitland
Valley Conservation Authority
for Brussels were reviewed.
The By-Law confirming the
appointment of the following of-
flOers was paated.
Property (sidewalks,
trees, buildingS, building per ,
mits)t H. J. Ten Pas, R. W.
Kennedy.
Protection to fierSont and
Property(Garbage, Animal
trot, police, by-law enforcement)!
Wayne LOwe i Ivan Campbell.
Roads(construction,and
itialntenande)t Ivan Campbell; H.
J. Ten Pas.
Finance (equipment' and
pres0 R. W. Kennedy.'
Recreation.
TenPaS.
A grant of $320.00 will be
approved for ,the Brussels` Medi,
dal Dental .Centre for 1.073.
Board, presided for the opening
of the meeting and for the elec-
tion of the chairman.
Mr. Cochrane welcomed back
the trustees with whom the ad-
ministrative team had worked be-
fore and extended an expecially
warm welcome to the trustees
who had just become members
of the Board.
Mr. Cochrane said, ,Yours is
not an enviable position. Many
times during the coming years
you will find yourself caught
between differing expectations of
ratepayers, municipal councils,
teaching employees, non-teach-
ing employees, and the admini-
strative staff."
He offered, "The only advice
I can give you in such situations
is, to (play it cool'. Remember
that collectively, acting as a
Board of Education you have the
power to legislate, set policy and
generally oversee the operation
of a multi-million dollar business
dealing with a very precious and
very fragile commodity--chil-
dren."
He asked, 'Will you also bear
in mind, however, that indivi-
dually you are just that--indivi-
duals. As an individual you must
accept the decision of the Board
and just as we must do our
utmost to carry out the wishes
of the Board, so must you. The
fact that we do not always agree
with the decision is immaterial.
The important thing is that it
is the will of the majority of
people charged by the residents
of Huron County to make edu-
cated, educational decisions, that
counts."
Continu ing, he said, The
year that lies ahead is going
to be fraught with a number of
thorny problems. Almost before
you have time to become accus-
tomed to your new positions
around the board-room tables
you will be faced with the task
of striking a budget for the 1973
calendar year."
Mr. Cochrane said; "A pre-
liminary examination of• the 1973
grant regulations from the Minis-
try of Education seems to in-
dicate that, in spite of assurances
received last year, we will be
in difficulty again, insofar as
expenditure ceilings are con-
cerned. It will be necessary,
therefore, for the Board to exa-
mine, re-examine and finally es-
tablish priorities, to ensure that
'the number of dollars we are
told we can spend, are spent*
in such a manneras to maximize
the opportunities available to the
young people of Huron County."
He continued: "Add to this
the responsibility of negotiating
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cayiey 11111 (left) Goderich, was elected chairman of, the
Huron Roard of Edtida.tioli at the board's. inaugural Meeting
in Clinton Monday night.. Wilfred 8hortreed i Walton, was
acclaimed as Vide chairman. Otaff Phottl
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