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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-02-02, Page 7L Brussels Stockyard Report The market at Brussels Stockyards on Friday was active on all classes of cattle. Pigs traded easier. There were 525' cattle and 326 pigs on offer. Choice steers $40.00 $42,00, good steers 138.00 - $40:00. Steer consigned by David Dewar of Atwood weighing 1,170 ips. sold for $42.00. 12 steers consigned by George Wheeler of Brussels averaging, 1,097 lbs, sold for $41.90 with his offering of 241 steers averaging 1,081 ,lbs. selling for an overall price o $41.25. 14 steers consigned by Gary Thacker ' of R.R.#2, Bluevale averaging 1,012 sold for $41,40. 7 steers consigned by Jerry Bdwards of R.R,1 Belgrave averaging 1087 lbs. sold for $41.70. There were not sufficient heifers on offer to establish, a price. Choice cows 23.00 - 25.00 with sales to 25.25. Good cows - 21.00 - 23.00. One Jot of good feeder steers averaging 900 lbs. sold for 38.40. 30-40 lb. pigs paraded to a high of 36.50. 40 - 50 pigs to a high of 46.50. 50-60 pigs to a high of 42.75. VG VlIIl1 GREfd A reading room disability, everyone can learn to to by Mary Anne Alton) You don't read. need an Education . . . The poor readers will never You don't need an education of their clag's; those who read 'little the greatest amount of time example set 'by their parents. greatest ,amount of time, reading There just aren't too many tend to fall in the lower half. where parents spend time Moreover, children who spend just a block away. they ever did; the materials being living, let alone luxuries. techniques for reading; they need Children who come from homes reading, books, newspapers, magazines, generally follow .the incentiynes to read and time to , practice. casual housewife ... when he are usually in the upper 'half of schools are 'teaching the basic might find it difficult to get the reading skills as effectively as wherewithal for any ordinary used are tuned to lure students . You don't need an education into the reading habit. Most' or, .at least you didn't if you students know- the proper the advantages that there are in of a million dollars, and have to read if it isn't needed? Do you fund for you. become readers until they realize course, if you've got a trust fund reading. Why put in all that effort someone who'li take care of the need to read anything more than You don't need an education or nowhere else? When you can talk Proverbial'`desert island' to Grandma every week by phone that is, if you could find such an road signs and ads? Is it just, you're going to live on a even very., much schooling, if. silly thing you do in school and the why should you write, a letter? Do island, and could find the kind of you need to write anything more Robinson Crusoe existence than a grocery list? How often do completely satisfactory to you. realize, that their life-horizons manage to live in the woodlands children see adults actually You don't need a post reading or writing? Until they 'secondary education, 'if you can they can learn more, and faster, Permanent, steady source of may beexpancled by reading, that of Ontario and have in addition a The, elementary and secondary necessities. Without that, you Students who spend . the other avenues, of living without a is content to live on welfare or the old-time hobo who ' could good education today unless one could contrive to live the life of scrounge his existence from the didn't ,get it by stealing. start at the bottom of the ladder and always stay on the first rung. So hang in there all ye students of Madill. Spring is just around the corner and summer holidays are funds, that would supply all your i ... looking at television generally find themselves in the lower half of their classes scholastically too. These are the findings of Dr. George Gallup who, therefore, advises parents to read every evening themselves, to limit their children's television viewing hours and to encourage them to read, read, read. This is the way to' close the widening gap between the readers and the non-readers. We do learn to read by reading. The following is an excerpt from Perception Bag! The Student's Paper 1970 (and added Harry Scott new vice principal (By Carol Racho) Seaforth District High School has been without a vice principal for two years but that is no longer the case. Harry Scott, commercial director, has accepted the position and will now be helping Mr. Shaw with discipline, conflicts and general works of the school. " Mr. Scott is not a stranger to his duties as he ran the school when Mr. Shaw accompanied the girls' band to Florida. Born and educated in Seaforth, he then received his teaching diploma at Queens' University, Kingston. Mr. Scott has been teaching 17 years and taught in such places as Clinton, Bracebridge and Germany. He very much enjoys travelling and has done quite a bit over the years ' Mr. Scott enjoys the new 70 Wi.ngham Memorial Shop QUALITY SERVICE CRAFTMANSHIP Open Every Weekday Your Guarantee for Over 35 Years' of CEMETERY LETTERING Box 158, WINGHAM . JOHN MALLICK 1111111111111111111111111H1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 OLYMPIA RESTAURANT Brussels Phone 887-6914 Wednesday Special SPAGHETTI $1.29 Stop delaying getting your own home! minute classes as there is enough time to start and finish a lesson. Good Luck Mr. Scott, Hope you enjoy your new position at Seaforth District High School. Harry Scott Friday 1/2 ROAST CHICKEN $2.85 Soup or Juice, Coffee or Tea Saturday SPARERIBS $2.95 & Sauerkraut Sunday ROAST LAMB $2.75 Dinner Soup or Juice, Coffee or Tea 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 THE BRUSSELS POST, FEBRAURY 2, 1977 —7 PLENTY OF LAUGHS — The Gordon Hill night in Toronto Thursday was filled with many good natured jokes about Mr. Hill's 'past seven years as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Above Peter Hannam, president of ,the Federation, Mr. Hill's wife Ruby, and Gordon Hill react to comments made by provincial treasuere D'Arcy McKeough. (Expositor Photo) Short Shots n it 1, d Is. 6 IM▪ O IMO IMO NNW =▪ MI IPS MIN IMO MEI MIN In▪ a OM 111111 IS him N▪ MI Mal MIS NMI. IMM MOO M• OB Inn 11/11 MID MN. IMO NMI M▪ OO M▪ OM 1,11111. Mai MOS MIS mom aim mai IM▪ O mime MOO MOW NMI MOM MUM INIONI IN= INIIMIN MIN =11111 IMO MOO Mai M▪ BE MEI MOM 1.1.0 Nor imam mow mew Imo Nine !MN MOM 11110113 MOM WWI 110.111 NMI OWN M▪ OO MI= MOM IMMO MMr Min Moe Oar Moe e▪ ar Mir NOM IMO IMO Nor No! mos NO▪ W Elm W in IMO =WO NNW W▪ WI N INO MOO MOM WIN IMO WOO IMO IWO MOM MOM MOM 1111 Needed: Twenty-five years ago only forty% of the fifteen year. old population of our country attended school; now, ninety % of that age group attepd. Because they attend school and because they all study English we expect them all to read well. Yet, we still have the same percent age of poor readers that we had in 1918 when it was discovered that twenty-five % of those the Army tested had no "ability to read newspapers or to write letters home." Modern youngsters do not lack intelligence; there are more bright, articulate students reading more material than ever before. Moreover, they are buying more paperbacks, maintaining more book clubs, increasing library patronage In other words, the gap between the readers and the non-readers is wider ,than it 'ever was. The students who read are reading more; the others are reading less than they ever did.' Why? ,,, One reason may come from the fact that thiS is the first generation of ,student's imprinted by T.V. - on an average of five hours each day. They have listened to more language than any generation before; all of if coming with moving, pictures. Without family guidance, children find it easier to watch dopey cartoons (with a low, vocabulary .count) than the mind-expanding programs available which would extend their vocabularies. 'Moreover they become used to an interruption for a commercial on the average of every 2.9 minutes. No wonder their attention span in school is short. We learn to read by reading. A few people learn easily no matter what method is used to teach them. However, most of us become proficient only with steady, prolonged practice. The English language is one of the world's hardest to learn to read. But, unless there is a functional (Continued from Page 1) fellows whose job it was to brave the cold and storm to repair the mains, so you would not be without the all essential water for any great length of time. They deserve thanks for their work under the weather conditions that existed. * * * The Brussels Figure Skating Club are having a ice, carnival on Febuary 26. This is something we have not had for a number of years. It is an event for the whole amity to enjoy, so get those skates sharpened and dostUmegrto get ready to take part in the fun. * * * * * * Two interesting courses are o be taught iii Brussels in the ery near future, A 441 sewing Buying or building, the time is right to strike out for a home of your own. For 87 years this old Ontario company-has been custom building mortgage loans to suit the needs and the resources of people just like you. See us today at Victoria and Grey. T4utt doMpAnor SINCE 'BAG D.N.Lefebre, Manager Listowel, Ontario course .and a quilting course. If you are intersted in' one or the other see details in the coming events column in this issue of the Post. We have been loud in complaints about the results of the winter storms we have, had, but we have much to be thankful for also. We have not been as hard hit as softie communities. There have been no loss of lives in this immediate area from traffic accidents; fires, or people perishing in cars trapped hi huge driftS, as has occurred elsewhere in Ontario. There are not thousands of people out of wOrk, or suffering in cold homes, because of the lack of gas and oil as there are i the US.