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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-06-21, Page 3MINOR HOCKEY AWARD WINNERS — From left: Dean Wheeler, Michael Watson, Kevin McArter, Don Higgins, and Kevin Wheeler were, given awards as the most valuable players at the minor hockey awards banquet held, Sunday night in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. (Photo by Langlois) Brussels, Post iiUSSELs' ONTAmO 887-66,41 THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 21, 1978 — Father instals son At the. June monthly meeting of St. John's Lodge No. 284 A.F. and A.M. Brussels, Murray Hoover was installed as Master of the Lodge for the ensuing year by his father, Norman Hoover, a past D.D.G.M. Mr. Hoover was assisted with the installing ceremony by Bruce McCall, Roy Cousins. and Clark Matheson. Attendance included many local members and visitors from Blyth, Kitchener, and Waterloo Lodges. The main principles upon which masonry was founded were brotherly love, relief and truth. One special requirement is belief in God. The practice of the great truths and principles for living as set forth in the Bible and the constitutions of any organization is a very important characteristic for any person to adopt, members were told. The remaining officers installed were: P.P.M. - Max Watts; Sr. W. - Bruce Speiran; Jr. W. - Fred Thuell; Sr. D. - Robt. Cunningham; Jr. D. - Fred Uhler; Treasurer - Gerald. Gibson; Secretary - Edwin Martin; Chaplin - Robt. Grasby; Sr. S. - Clark Matheson; Jr. S. - Albert Whiting; D.C. - James Mair; I.G. - Leslie Knight; Tyler - Wilfred. Shortreed. Auditors - Wm. King and Max Oldfield; Chairman of Masonic Education - Donald Dunbar; Chairman, of Blooddonors - Fred Uhler. Majestic W I plans bus trip A bus trip to A.K.C. Industries at Dashwood and the Huron County Play House at Grand Bend on August 16 is planned by Majestic .VV.I. The bus will leave Brussels at 9:00 a.m. with everyone taking along a box lunch 'for noon, and with plans to stop at a restaurant on the way home. Members are asked to notify Mrs. Leona Connelly, Mrs. Ida Evans cr Mrs. Bruce McCall if you are interested. The name of the play is "Picnic". A bus trip is also being planned for October 11. George (Editor's Note: Mr. Cowan is married to the former Doris Armstrong, daughter of the late Lewis Armstrong, who was born and raised on the third concession of Morris: Their oldest son, Ted, farms the old homestead while two other sons, Greg and Ken also make their home near Brussels.) --George E. Cowan, Super- intendent of Schools with the Kent County Board of Education, has announced his retirement, effective June 30, 1978. Mr. Cown's career began as a teacher in a one-room rural school in Northern Ontario in September, 1939. Three years later he accepted his first principalship in the Dungannon Public School in Huron County. He continued as principal of village and town schools in Huron, Simcoe and Peel Counties until 1962. This included three years in the. Cookstown Con- tintiation School where he proudly Mrs. Bruce McCall, President. welcomed all to the June meeting and read an appropriate poem. Mrs. James Smith, Secretary- Treasurer, read the minutes and presented the financial report. A donation will be given to the Ladies Division of the Brussels Agricultural Society. Mrs. McCall thanked members who made the quilt in connection with the International Ploughing Match. Special thanks to Mrs. James Smith for the use of her home. Tickets will be sold' on same to be drawn at the Bazaar, remembers teaching English, French, Latin, Math, Science and Physical Education, 12 classes per day, to students of grade 11 and 12. It was also during these years as a principal that he did all his university work extramurally, receiving both Bachelor' of Arts and Master of Education degrees. In 1962 he was appointed Inspector of Public Schools for the City of Sudbury. After three challenging but pleasant years in the north, he returned to the south as Inspector of Pubic Schools in the City of Chatham. In 1969 `with the formation of the Kent County Board, Mr. Cowan became Superintendent of Schools for Area 3 of the county, the position which he still holds. Recognized provincially as an expert in the area of Primary Education, Mr. Cowan, in addition to his general duties as an area superintendent, has had major responsibility for the Primary Program throughout the November 18. Three members were picked to help in the Women's Institute Tent at the Ploughing Match on September 27--also two members . to usher in the Ladies Tent. Several members offered to make cookies and some to make pi' es • for the Official Banquet on September 29 at the Howick Community Centre. Thanks were expressed to all who had donated to the bakeless bake sale. A committee of Mrs. Peg county since 1969, during which time the continuous progress system has been implemented in all schools. In 1974 he was charged with the task of developing a Moral Education Program for Kent elementary schools. As a result, Kent is one of the few jurisdictions in this province 'with such a program. Mr. Cowan has been recognized as a leader in this field and is a charter member of the Ontario Moral/Values Education As- sociation. Its main goal is to assist with the extension of moral and values education to every school system in the province. Although Mr. Cowan is retiring from education, he does not plan to retire from active duty. He has offered himself for full-time service in the ministry of the United Church of Canada. Other plans include the development of a youth and family camp on his farm in Huron County. ` Cudmore, Mrs: Glenna Stephetis, and Mrs. Ila McLarty to look after the display at the Brussels Fall Fair. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. Harmon DeVries and Mrs. Clarence McCutcheon conveners of Family and Consumer Affairs. Mrs. McCutchcon introduced the 4-H Club Leaders--Mrs. Jean Bell, Mrs. Sharon Wilson, Mrs. Debbie Seili and Mrs. 'Dorothy Webster. The leaders commented on 4-H Club work, explaining County Honors after 6 clubs, Provincial Honours after 12 clubs, and Advanced Honors after 18 dubs. Several items were on display of quilting, crocheting, etc. that the girls had made recently. Ann Kernaghan gave the commentary on an exhibit. Mrs.Harmon DeVries introduced the guest speaker. Stewart Parker from the St. John's Ambulance, Listowel, who spoke on the founding of St. John's Ambulance and told what to do in an emergency on phoning for an ambulance, etc. Mr. Parker also gave the members a few tips on first aid in the home to burns, cuts, etc. Julie Campbell sang "A Time for Us" and "Mame" accompanied by her mother, Betty. Leanne Armstrong danced a few lively steps of Down-East stepdancing. Both were thanked by Mrs. DeVries. Cowan retires PRINTING FOR EVERY PURPOSE We continue to serve the Brussels Area To the editor: Beer more important than farm news? by providing requirernents for Posters, Tickets, Letterheads, Envelopes, Booklets, Wedding Stationery and other It seems that a strike of brewery workers that doesn't occur, is more important to our area broadcasters than one that affects thousands of livestock producer-listeners. All day Sunday, on Monday morning while I am writing this and still now word from CKNX radio on the strike of packing plants. No word to pass on from the Pork Board on bow best to handle shipping of hOgs. The Toronto station affiliated with the CBC carries the news, but our CBC affiliated rural station CKNX is silent: When I phoned this morning, their newsroom simply said that no one had told them. Is that a news service? It is time CKNX wakes up to the fact that the majority of their listeners are farmers. Is it any wonder that farmers who live in the reach of the London station turn their dial to 980? Here we have a radio station in an overgrown village that apparently find city news more important than rural news. If one drives through the U.S.A. Midwest,' all one hears in the morning hours is the latest farm news and that comes from city stations with hundreds of thousands of urban listeners.'It is time that our broadcasters wake up to the fact that the jobs of most of their listeners depend on agriculture. The lame excuse that it wasn't on the wire services is no excuse at all. A news service seeks out the news, but maybe I'm too harsh and CKNX hasn't got the money for a phone call to the offices of the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board in Toronto. Adrian Vos Blyth printing. Call us when you require printing.