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Huron board ok's trips to London for handicapped child
, Transportation costs were much heftier outlined the hefty transportation costs,
according to Kenwell, He said three quotes suggested that it may be cheaper for the
had been received, one from Lang Bus Lines board to "buy 'a house in London and leave
had a daily rate of $60, one from Murphy them there" suggesting it may be less than
Bus Lines cost $75 a day and one from what the board will pay in daily transpor-
Exeter Bus Lines, in" a van with other tation fees.
children, would cost $20 a day. The ministry John Cochrane, director of education, told
pays 82 percent of the transportation costs the board that he was not exactly clear on the
and the board 'the rest. board's responsibilities under the education
Mr. Kenwell told the board Mrs. Bullock 4 act but said that to the best of his memory
had recently moved to Huron County from the board had a responsibility to pay tuition
Middlesex County. fees only for the youngster. He said the
Wingham trustee Jack Alexander asked board had the option to pay none, a share of,
or all the costs for transportation.
Mr. Kenwell pointed out that he was not
familiar with the family but did know that
The Huron County Board of Education
agreed Monday night to pick up the tab to
send a five year old handicapped child to the
London and District Crippled Children's
Treatment Centre from his home in Stephen
' Township, The request was made by the
child's mother, Kathy Bullock, to have her
son transported daily to the London centre
for morning kindergarten classes and
afternoon therapy sessions. The youngster
suffers from cerebal palsy.
Superintendent of Education Don Kenwell
told the board the tuition fees for the student
would amount to $15 a day but that the
board's share of that cost, 48 percent, would
amount to $.7.20, the remaining $7.80 a day
being paid by the ministry of education.
If voters failed to take pasts records into
consideration when selecting board of
education trustees in the November 13
municipal elections the board of education
did not allow those records to go unnoticed.
At its last meeting Monday night the 1977-78
board of education in Huron County cited
two veteran trustees who both lost bids for
re-election earlier this month.
, At the close of the board's final session
board chairman John Elliott said he wanted
to take the time to "publicly recognize the
contribution" Wingham trustee Jack
Alexander and Goderich trustee Cayley Hill
"had both made to the education system in
his county".
During that election issue was made of
Mr. Alexander's habit of taking a winter
holiday. Candidates claimed that the
incumbent trustee was shirking his duty by
taking an extended winter vacation in the
south and voters obviously agreed.
Mr. Elliott mentioned the vacation
Mr. Keitwell why he had, moved here
asking if the family was "renters moving
around a lot". The Wingham trustee,
looking at the report from Mr. Kenwell that
Monday night supporting Alexander. The
chairman said •being a board of education
trustee involves actively participating in
education, board activities and the activities
of the community and the youth of that
community on a 30 or 31 day basis. He said
being criticized for being away for 27 days
during 365 day period "I feel is unjust".
Mr. Elliott supported Mr. Alexander once
before when the board rapped his knuckles
for being absent for a series of board
meetings while on his winter vacation. The
board was considering asking for Mr.
Alexander's resignation but Mr. Elliott
pointed out that the Wingham trustee had
been a victim of circumstance and was not as
truant as it appeared to the board. Mr.
Elliott pointed out that Mr Alexander had
planned his vacation for February and
March planning to miss two board meetings
but weather delayed the January session for
a week and because of that Mr. Alexander
missed that meeting as well. •
the father "did not move this time" with the
family, He added that the board's. share of
the transportation for Exeter Coach. Lines
would be 18 percent. That share amounts to
$3.60 a day.
Vice chairman Don McDonald asked if the
child could be put up in London in a boarding
house.
"He is a bit young", said Mr. Kenwell.
Boardchairman John Elliott pointed out
after the meeting that the fees to send the
Bullock child to London were probably not
that much more than fees the board pays to
transport mentally retarded children to the
training centres operated in some county
elementary schools.
Chairman praises defeated men
Ghana farm capital $3 tos l0, Soil and Crop hear
By Ross Haugh
Dr. Bruce Hunter, a specialist from the
University of Guelph told of his recent two'
year stay in Ghana at Thursday's annual
banquet of the Huron Soil and Crop
Improvement Association at the new
Lucknow Community Centre.
He listed the comparisons of farming in
Canada and Ghana and described them as •
"almost unbelievable".
The largest farm is about five acres and
are obtained from the chief of the village
and are kept for a term at the discretion of
the head of government.. •
Dr. Hunter said the total capitalization
on a Ghana farm would be from $3 to $10
and all work was done' by hand.
He added, "Their methods are very
labour intensive and a cutlass to be used by
hand for cutting and thrashing grain was
the only implement used."
The 'average yearly family income in
Ghana was estimated at about $300.
Soils and crop specialist Pat Lynch gave
a summary of the field trials held 'during
the 1978 growing season along with the
amount of rainfall at 10 locations through,
out Huron and Perth counties.
Forage Seeding
One of .the most interesting reports was
on a forage seeding rate taken on by four
co-operator farmers. The comment was
that high seeding rates do not guarantee a
Winners in the recent
Royal Canadian Legion Tur-
. key Bingo were: Dave Glan-
ville, ' Mrs. Glanville, Pat
Shaw; Special $25.00 - Mrs.
Sid White/Pauline Shutnaker
Mrs. Eldon Wilson; Darlene
high number of plants per square foot.
One farmer tried threedifferent amounts
of alfalfa seed per acre and saw very little
difference in the plant count. A planting of
5.5 pounds per acre produced eight plants
per square foot while plantings of 9.8 and
1-1 pounds brought out 10 plants each.
The highest production came from one
co-operator reporting 19 plants per square
foot from a planting of 10 pounds while half
the amount of seed produced 14 plants.
Huron Ag Rep. Don Pullen told the
gathering each farmer should make a New,
Year's resolution and try to stick to it.
In this regard Pat Lynch suggested
farmers keep track of corn yields as a new
resolution.
He added, "corn hybrid selections are so
important. I know of one operation of 800
acres of corn where $25,000 was lost
because of corn selection.
A reporfon cereal trials showed two new
hybreeds. They are Sentinel oats and
Summitt barley with yields comparable to
existing brands.
In referring to soil testing on the farm of
Bev Hill, 'Lynch said, 'between the row vs
within the •row has been carried on for
three years on the Hill farm. While there is
some year to year variablility, the soil test
level within the row is much higher than
between the row. This is just another
reason 'to ,soil • test while the crop is
growing. This way you are not sampling
residue fertilizer."
Driest
In the rainfall report the driest spot
turned out to be the farm of Ewart Crago in
Blanshard township where it was only
14.55 inches during the growing season
from April to October inclusive. The 1977
amount was 33.4 inches.
While rainfall was down in most checks,
two did show an increase from the previous
year. They .were F. Kreis in Fullarton from
24.81 to 26.01 and R. Seimon in Logan
Township up to 32.4 from 27.5 inches.
At Centralia College of Agricultural
Technology the rain gauge showed 20.74
inches of rain the past summer as
compared ,to 23.54 inches during 1977.
Chairman of the meeting was Huron Soil
and Crop President Don Martin. The
Vice-President is Hay Township repre-
sentative Don Rader who is expected to be
named 1979 president at a directors
meeting to be held within the next couple
of weeks. Mike Miller, Huron's Associate
Ag Reps is secretary of the group.
Win in Brussels Legion turkey bingo
Wilson, Mrs. Warwick, Mrs.
George Smith. • , •
Special - $25.00 - Ann
Bosman, Marg McCutcheon;
Mary Lowe, Mary Bradshaw,
Daisy McLean; Special -
$25.00 - Mrs. Ken McDon-
ald; Helen Adams, Jane
• Draper, Lois McCall; Share
Wealth - $37.00 - Mrs.
McLellan; Lois McCall, Mrs.
Al Nichol. 'Door Prize - Barb
Dunbar.