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night with ninety-one in and Gail White and.' Mrs. • Dancing to the music of
Clarence McCutcheon and Mrs. attendance. "Timothy" brought an enjoyable
After a delicious banquet a Leona Armstrong. evening to a close.
pleasing program of vocal duets, A representative of Hiram
The Brussels Lions held their with Mrs. Joanne King at the Walker's showed a travelogue
what my mill rate is, Mr. Looby
said.
Trustees were also given
figures on the mill rates•for each
municipality over the past 8
years.
Finance chairman Roy Marcy
said that the assessment
equilization factor, a percentage
which is set by the Ministry of
Education, has a lot of bearing on
the mill rate, AS well as the actual
assessment figtiret., "The lOwer
the equalization factor, the higher
the mill rates are going to be".
Board business administrator
Jack Lane said the equalitatioh
factor is set by the Ministry for
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When people ask me about my column,
at one point or another, they usually say:
"Boy, I bet you get a lot of mail."
Well, yes. I do. But I don't exactly have
to hire a secretary to send out answers,
along with an autographed picture.
I solve the problem by not answering
most of my mail. As a result, I frequently
feel guilty, for as long as three or four
minutes.
Ninety-five per cent of my mail is
garbage, and is disposed of as such. Along
with the junk mail — flyers, broadsides
and special offers that everyone 'gets —I
get quite a few letters from nuts.
Atikokan, Ont., seems to be a breeding
place of this species, with apologies to all
the fine Atikokans who, I !an sure, abound
in that fine, fresh, northern community.
Years ado, I had a running battle with
some kooky minister from Atikokan, who
accused me of things I'd have been
delighted to be able to do. As I recall, he
thought I thought I was a rake, and I had to
convince him that I was a hoe.
Then one summer evening, a stranger
walked into my backyard and introduced
himself to the former linotype operator
from the Atikokan papef. He wanted a
reference for a job, and he wanted us to
join forces and bring down the free
enterprise system, or the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, or something
of the sort. He got a local job, lasted.a few
weeks, and the only thing we managed to
put down were a couple of beers.
Recently, I received another letter from
an Atikokan. For eight and a half pages he
belabored me about the inefficiency of
private enterprise, because of a remark I'd
made, suggesting. the Canadian postal
service be turned over to same.
This guy agreed that the postal service
was rotten,' but he told me; with many
examples, that private industry, also, is
completely inefficient. I agree, man. It's
lousy. I know. I once worked fora summer
in one of North America's great industries,
and I have never, before or since, seen
such skullduggery among the workers and
stupidity in management.
But what hurt was when he called my'
remarks a "figment of the imagination of a
naive, inexperienced, sheltered academic,
such as yourself". All the nasty words
were underlined.
Well, I've got news for y ou, boyo. Any
guy who has worked, on the lake boats, in
industry, gone through a war, engaged in
that toughest of -all free enterprises, the
weekly newspaper business, and staggered
through nearly 30 years of marriage and
child-raising, is not exactly naive,
inexperienced , or sheltered. He may be a
shattered wreck, but.
And I resent being called an academic. •
I'm a school teacher. Neither proud of it
hiefly salaries for custodions -
elatively slight $16,199 to
re calculated at $189,655, an
ave increased to $184,020 up
14,729„ Administration expenses
341,500 for 1975.
Tt
card owned buses are Up a
xpenditureS.
ebt charg , capital from current
crease of $33,808 from 1974.
chiding $30,000 for renovations
Plant maintenance expenses,
°,000, tip $33,288 from 1974
nds and $700 in municipal
Other serVices, Which- include
es, will cost the board
the board office, amount' to
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nor ashamed of it. .I don't-try to mold little
twigs in the way they should bend. Nor do. I
try to turn out a "product" that our society
will be proud of. I just try to teach younger
people something of what I have learned
about" life.
The letter mentioned was signed, but
above the signature was a fairly desperate
"You can't use my name," with the
"can't" underlined three times. I should,
and have you fired as, an atheist,
womanizer, boozer and Marxist, but I
won't. It isn't important. •
Boy, here's another letter I don't quite
know what to do with. It's from a chap who
tells me I'm all wrong about the Post
Office, and then proceeds at length to tell
me what a dirty deal he got as an employee
of that moribund corpse. File• it, I guess.
He, too, can't be named.
Here's a pleasant one from a lady whose
daughter must live in sin, or lose her
university grant. If she gets married, her
husband will have to pay her fees. This is a
blatant inequity, in my eyes, but a.subject
for Women's Lib, which could certainly
use some intelligent causes, for a change.
And here's a dandy, from a fellow who.
has written a book. He sent me a copy, and
says: "After you have read it, would you
consider giving it the same mention in your
column as was done with Ten Lost Years?
He says: "This book is similar, perhaps
more profound."
At least, he's honest. "If you would, it
may give it some extra sales impact
required at this time." Sorry. No way. It is
a dull book.
Ah. Here's a ' lively bit of correspon-
dence. It's my weekly news sheet from
Imperial Oil. Fifteen years ago, at a rather
bibulous reception, I met a charming
young lady who worked for that company's
public relations department.
When she learned I wrote a syndicated
column, she wanted to know if I'd like to
receive the regular Imperial Oil news.
"Sure," I' gestured expansively. "Send
along anything. A quart of oil here, a
gallon of gas there, your sister if she's not
busy."
Ever since, I've been getting that hot
little item from Imperial Oil, the weekly
news release. And it inevitably kindles a
little glow. In my fireplace.
Oh, Lordy. Here's another great sheaf of
correspondence from that perpetual
nuisance, the guy who had his name
changed officially to Mr. Midwife.
He is now President of an organization
called International Scientific Lay Non-
Medical Midwives. ,
Now, I can swalloW Non-medical
Midwives. But I find it hard to conjure up
an International Scientific Lay.
And that's the correspondence dealt
with for another week.
Forty-seven officers, members
and visitors attended the regular
meeting of Morning Star Rebekah
Lodge on Tuesday evening, April
22nd, when Sister Jean Bridge,
Distritt Deputy President, made
her -official visit.
During the business period it
was decided to hold a Variety Fair
on Saturday afternoon, May 3rd
in the Lodge halls. The commit-
tees were named to take charge of
the various display tables.
Delegates were chosen to
New superintendent
'in Huron - Perth
A new supervisory officer has
been hired by the Huron Perth
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board. He is Alexander Easton of
Strathroy who takes over a new
position as . Assistant
Superintendent of Programs on
August 1.
Mr. Easton who is a school
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Brussels Stores
will: be open
'till 00 o'clock
Friday 'Nights,
Effectiv0 .may 2
THE, BRUSSELS. rotorri., APRIL ion —5
ions hold Ladies Night
annual Ladies' Night at the Royal piano, was presented by Gloria
Separate school taxes up
$377,483, up $53,088 from last
year.
In 1974 the board had an
overlevy of $21,700. About $9,000
of this amount will be applied to
the 1975 tax yield so that no
'municipality will face a rate
increase of over 3.5 mills.
The board went over the 1.975
apportionment schedule, listing
the Mill rate required from each
municipality in order to break
even On the 1975 budget, before
they accepted the budget, en the
suggestion' of Dublin trustee Joe
LoobY.
"I don't ktioW why we should
accept the budget befOrd know
attend the Rebekah Assembly to
be held in Toronto in Jim.
Sister Jones, Noble Grand of
Wingham Lodge, thanked the
Brussels Sisters for their invita-
tion to attend the meeting.
A short program consisting of a
reading by. Mrs. Leona Connley, a
skit by Mrs. Barb McCutcheon
and Mrs. Sarah Stephenson and a
reading by Mrs. Barb McCut-
cheon followed after, which the
lunch committee served a tasty
lunch.
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principal in Strathroy was hired
by the board recently and
approval has been received from
the Ministry of Education. Mr.
Easton's salary will be $27,000
annually.
Board chairman David Teahen
.said the Assistant
Superintendent's job is a new
position but it replaces two people
who have been -Jost to the board, a
primary consultant and a special
education teacher.
Brownie
Cookie Day
Sat., May 3rd
Village of Brussels'
invites Applications for
Animal Control Officer
Those interested in this position
please submit appliCations to:
Mr. Wm. King,
Clerk, Village of Brussels
Brussels, Ontario
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