HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-04-23, Page 1Br Post
104th Year = Issue No. 17
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1975
Education costs up 17%
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
PRESIDENT'S BANQUET Lodge Members from
around the area were guests When Morningstar
-Rebekah Lodge held a presidents banguet Above
• are, left, Mrs. Bridge, District Deputy President
Ernie Chipdhase, Hersall, 0„D,GM of Huron 8, Mrs.
Lebria Conti011Yi • Noble. Grand of Morningstar,
Mrs. Grace Love,- Atgerribly,, President_ .0On
MacGregor, . ,senior ward en, gratid endarripMent of
Ontario' and Mrs. Leona Connolly, . grand
of Morningstar Rebekah Litidgei. (Photd.by-LanglOiS)
;$400000....4114\mi
ESTABLISHED •
Ian
station will be moved to the Agricultural Park to be
used as a clubhouse 'for the bowlers.
(Photo by Langlois)
places, coaxed . the tips of early
spring flowers to peep through
the earth to enjoy the warmth of
its rays. They were not the only
things induced to appear, Flies,
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a mill rate increase of 5.95
bringing the total mill rate
assessment to 47.08. In her
presentation to board members
Mrs. Zinn stated that the budget
was a realistic appraisal- of the
board's needs for the year 1975.
The budget total is comprised
of $7,814,356 in elementary
school expenditures and
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The Huron County Board of
ucation approved a budget at a
ecial meeting Monday night
tailing $15,7 83,772. The new
dget is an increase of,
,396,233 or 17.9 per cent over
previous years expenditures.
The budget presented to the
and by budget committee
airman Marion Zinn represent
yvirtue of an Opportunity for
th project The Entertainers
bring skits, arts and crafts to
sidents of The Callander
ursing Home in BrusSels this
miner, The group includes
ary Ellen Knight and Jeannette
nderveen of Brussels and June
Iliamson of Walton. These
ng ladies will also entert ain
spital patients arid nursing
me residents of Seaforth,
inton and Listowel. These girls
to be admired for their
Itiative and their efforts aie
e to be appreciated b y those
whose behalf they ate
ertaken.
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t is a sad state of affairs when
victuals, groups and unions
y the laws of our country. It is
refine abuse of our deinocratic
em and a threat to every
son in the country. It makes
e people wonder if a
atorship, under Which such
pie would receive summary
islnent, would be better.
t of course is not the answer.
often the rank and file of those
defiance, if their demands are
met, are satisfied with things
hey are but have no choice.
y are under duress to support
anding greedy heads and
e not lift their voice in protest.
only all the reasonable,
king people could solidly
to and hake their voices heard
gs might change for the
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e sun, Ia spite of'snow still ing the ground' in Shiite
Cows dead,-
farmer is
charged
A Morris Township farmer has
been charged with neglect of
animals under the criminal code,
following the discovery
Wednesday of nine dead cattle in
a barn on his farm.
Karl Kokesch of R. R.4,
Brussels, faces the charges
following an investigation by the
Huron County Health Unit and
the Wingham Detachment of the
OPP.
Sgt. Leonard George of the
Wingham OPP said the animals
apparently had been dead , for
several weeks The
nine were among 17 cattle found
in the barn which was filled with
about three feet of manure.
He said that the
OPP will work with the Humane
Society to see that the carcasses
are removed and the remaining
cattle are properly fed.
Klaus Seeger of the Huron
County Health Unit said the barn
had been investigated following a
complaint. Mr. Seeger said Mr.
Kokesch said he had not been
feeling well and that the early
April snow storm had prevented
him from getting out to his barn.
When rainfall and melting
snow caused extensive flooding in
other communities Brussels
escaped anything more serious
than flooded basements.
A number of the residents of
our village were' up all Friday
night, alarmecLat the rise of water
in their basements and weary
with the struggle to bale out the
water. Sump pumps were in
demand.
Numerous homes were without
heat when furnances were put out
of • operation by water. John
Pennington and Gordon
Workman were busy most of that
night and all the next ' day
struggling to get furnaces
functioning again as soon as
possible.
The Maitland River here went
on a spring rampage overflowing
its banks, sending ,swirling dirty
water over all adjacent low-lying
land, fortunately doing no. Serious
damage,
' Brussels can be thankful it was
no worse. Thousands of • adults
and young people in other centres
were on hand night and day
shoring up weak spots with sand
bags to prevent break through of
water at the crest of the flood.
Horticultural
Society wins
12 prizes
Brussels Horticultural Society
was represented at District Eight .
Annual Meeting in Teeswater on
Saturday by five members, Mrs.
Fred Dunk,. Mrs, Douglas
Hemingway, Mrs, Harry
McCutcheon, Mrs. Carl Heming-
way and Mr. Alfred Knight.
The meeting began with hot
noon luncheon followed by
speakers and business, junior
skits being a highlight. The
Brussels Society were pleased
with the results of the Photo-
graphic contest in which they won
twelve prizes.
• DISMANTLING THE STATION ,,Members of the •
Brussels Lawn Bowling Club are hard at work these
days, taking apart the old CN rail station. Part of the
,•$
$7,969,416 in secondary school
expenditures. Provincial grants
totalling $11,529,314 make up
73.05 per cent of the total while
municipality and township
assessment totalling $3,554,761.
will make up 22.52 per cent of the
total. The remaining 4.43 per cent
or 699,697 will be made up from
tuitions of non-county resident
students and miscellaneous
revenues.
In the elementary panel of the
budget $4,787,164 of the
expenditures are paid for labor
and benefits and office supplies.
Capital building expenditures
transportation, bus purchases,
debenture costs and other non-
operating costs will total
$1,399,446. The remainder of the
elementary school expenditures is
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Short Shots
by Evelyn. Kennedy