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The Brussels Post, 1972-03-01, Page 8SPECIAL 10- DAY --- 88c SALE of useful household needs Pots, Pans, Cookie Sheets, Pizza Pans, Muffin Tins, Kettle Scale Remover, Serving Trays, Oven Protect. ors, Mops, Scrub Brushes, Wax Applicators and Many Other items. COME IN WHILE THE SUPPLY IS GOOD Home Hardware PHONE 887-6525 BRUSSELS VALUE • SERVICE • DEPENDABILITY mccUTCHEON MOTORS LTD. YOUR NEWT CAR GM CHEVROLET and OLDSMOBILE DEALER 1971 MODELS Pontiac Venturi II, 2-door, 6 cyl. Vega Hatchback, Fully Equipped 1970 MODELS Dodge Polara, 8-cyl, AT., Sedan 1969 MODELS Olds 98, Full Power, 2-der. HT. Olds 442, 2-dr. HT, PS., PB., Radio Impala, 4-dr. HT., Fully Equipped 1968 MODELS Chev. Impala Sedan, 8-cyl., auto., PS. PB., Radio Olds, 4-door, HT., Power Windows Pontiac Laurentian, 4-door, Full Power Plymouth, 4-dr., Sedan, 6-cyl., 'AT. Radio Chevelle, 2-door, 6-cyl., AT., PS. 1967 MODEL Chevelle, 4-door, HT., 6-cyl., AT., Radio 1966 MODELS Chevelle Malibu, 6-cyl., AT., 4-dr. Chev. Biscayne, 4-dr., 6-cyL, AT. Olds., F85, 8-cylinder, AT., 4-door Sales and Service — Phone 887-6856, Brussels Over 25 Years Serving I3russel,s and Area of E Defines Distances .Students. Required To Walk for students to meet buses was taken Monday evening in Clinton, hers. who questioned the need. for ed trustees. Garnet nicke l ,TOIM Taylor- .and John BroadfoOt PROS, ed to ap011ey Of walking distances. PO, there was cOnsiderahle OS, content shown among hoard mem, that the county board's transpor, it. It was pointed out, however, A recorded 'Vote which show- Although, the pOlicy was pass- from gate to school bus and see to. walk up to one-half mile from, to walk up to one-quarter mile gate to school bus and then only arbitrate some transportation ondary students. may he required. policy so that he would be able to dispute without bring each to the entary students .tray be required, ,tatiort officer had reqn.P.Sted the- attention of the board, The new policy reads,"Elem- Fresh HEAD LETTUCE Agent: Listowel Dry Cleaners CRANBROOK Phone Brussels 887-6593 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 if after 8 am, except where a tern-around or other travelling conditions may be considered un- safe to the school bus and stud- ents, in the opinion of the trans- portation officer of this board or an officer of the Department of Transportation and Communica- tion. • Some trustees predicted a rash or• conalidints Irom parents who would misunderstand or mis- interpret the new policy. It was pointed out that no changes are, anticipated immediately because of the policy, nor does it mean that the transportation people will not do everything in their power to ensure maximum bus service for as many students as possible. The policy will, however, give some authority to the transport- ation officer in the event of problems. Director of Education John. Cochrane reminded the board that transportation is a "priv- ilege, not a right". The Act states that a board does not have to provide bus transport- ation for students and that stud- ents under seven can be required to walk up to one mile; students seven to 10 may be required to walk up to two miles; and stud- ents over 10 may be required to walk up to three miles. Policy was also passed ex- pressing the board's belief that all buses should stop for rail- way crossings. The policy states that 'Board owned buses shall comply with this policy when driving empty and all contract buses shall be encouraged to conform". There was some discussion concerning how the Board would determine •whether or not con- tract buses were conforming to the regulation. "Would anyone like to move that the trains stop for the school buses?" quipped Chairman Bob Elliott. Two resignations were noted' at Monday's meeting. The first resignation was from W. H. Knisely, superintendent, who will leave the board's employ at the end of August for retirement. One other superintendent, Frank tendered his resignation at last month's meeting. Vice-principal of Goderich DCI, Leonard Boyce, has also indicated his intention to retire at the end of August. The board also approved an education committee suggestion that the planning and construc- tion of an addition to Turnberry Central Public School be pro- ceeded with to accommodate Golden Circle School for the Retarded and a library for pub- lic school purposes; and that Queen Elizabeth School be incor- porated in the plans when the addition to Victoria Public School in Goderich is being considered. Recommendations by the committee on professional dev- elopment were approved by the board, including one to allocate $5 per full time teacher as a After a stormy period of dis- cussion for the past two months, Huron County Council agreed to take out membership for 1972 in Midwestern Development Council (MODA) at a* cost of slightly more than $6,000. But there are conditions attached to the membership for Huron County, councillors want to be assured that this county will have some autonomy in the organization. The conditions are that the present composition of the Board of Directors of MDC be re- structured as proposed by Walter Gowing at Friday's session; and that Huron County have direct representation on the Board of Directors. The proposal outlined by Walter Gowing, general manager of MDC, was that there would be three members each from Huron, Perth and Wellington counties and one each from the village of Ayr, the towns of New Hamburg and St. Marys and the city of Stratford. As well, there would be a provin- cial appointment. The past president would also be a sitting member of the board. In addition to these 15 people, there would be five other repre- sentatives - one each from agri- culture, planning, education, in- dustry and tourism. According to Gowing, these five persons would also be voting members on the board because their effectiveness seemed threatened without that privilege. What is important to Huron is that Huron's three members would be appointed directly by county council and could include either elected or appointed per- sonnel. In the past, according to Gow- ing, there was no guarantee that county council would have, any direct representation on the board and the line of communicat- ions "broke down" making it difficult for county councillors to fully understand what county money was doing for Huron people. The sum of $$,Q00 will be allocated in the' 1972 budget for the addition Of a. Portable Class, room at the llowick Central Pub- lic School; occasional teachers will be requested to register with the board and efforts will be made to call them on some kind of a rotating basis; and policy was finalized for school field trips. Huron County, it was pointed out, is one of the first counties in Ontario to incorporate schoOls for the retarded with the regu- lar day schools. This, is going on presently at Huron Hope which is incorporated in with J. A. D. McCurdy School. Gowing called the proposal a ((very radical change from •the present system". He saiu decisions would rest with the people who put up the money for MDC's program - 13 cents per capita this year from each member municipality. Charles Thomas, reeve of Grey, who had voiced some con- cerns about MDC's operations at last month's county council session, said he was very pleased with the progress• v. rich had been made since the r-evious meeting. He claimed he was satisfied that MDC was striving to give more power to the people who paid the bills and noted he had only slight reservations about the re- source people who had the right to vote. Anson McKinley, deputy- reeve of Stanley, saw the new system within MDC as a way to get "regular reports" which "will do much to dispell the concerns about MDC". But Derry Boyle, reeve of Exeter, was not happy with the proposal. He said he understood at the end of 1971 that the county could not afford a county develop- ment officer and membership In MDC as well. He said the council had chosen to maintain Spence Cummings as development officer and he thought MDC mem- bership should be dropped for one year. Reeve Boyle estimated it was costing about $107,000 in Huron already for services similar to those provided by MDC.With MDC membership it would bring the cost to over $113,000. "I'm wondering why this change in thinking at quite an added cost to the county," he mused. Goderich Reeve Paul Carroll said it was not a duplication of services, and Spence Cummings, development officer, said the MDC compliments county development. Mr. Cummings predicted more results from MDC in the next two years and praised Walter Gowing, saying that Gowing is a man with " a lot of good ideas and he can put them across". Reeve Hugh Flynn, Hullett, told council it was time the county body "tightened its belt" but former warden Jack Alexander, reeve of Wingham, said the county council should ((be prepared to change our old thinkings when we're presented with a new, improved idea". A recorded vote showed a comfortable margin - 23-12 - of those who were in favor of membership in MDC under the previously mentioned conditions. Those councillors who voted against joining MDC were Boyle, Bill Elston, Morris;. Lloyd Fer- guson, Usborne; John Flanne;ry, Seaforth; Hugh Flynn; Lloyd Hen- drick, Hay; D. R. McGregor, Exeter; Alex McGregor, Tucker- smith; Ken McMichael, Turn- berry; Doug. McNeil, Colborne; Harold Robinson, Howick and Elgin Thompson, Tuckersmith. .Rernembgr! It takes but a moment to place a Brussels Post Want Ad and be money in pocket. To advertise, just Dial Brussels 887-6614: CRANBROOK GENERAL STORE Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Twice Weekly 4 rolls 690 490 pkg 350 290 White Swan TOILET TISSUE White FLAKED TUNA TOMATOES Professional Development fund. However, the recommendations for payments must, come from a committee of teachers to the Director of .Education for his authorization, This fund will contain about $3,100 it was est- imated. Reports from the superinten- dents were presented to the board. In one report preSented by Frank Madill, it was shown there WAS a lack of parental interest at parents' nights to dis- cuss student progress. This area causes some concern for the teachers and the board, it was noted. THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. AGENTS: JAMES KEYS, RR 1, Seaforth; V. J. LANE, RR 5, Seaforth; WM. LEIFER, RR 1, Londesboro; SELWYN BAKER, Brussels; HAROLD SQUIRES, RR 3, Clinton; K J. ETUE, Seaferth; DONALD G. EATON, Scaforth. OFFICE — Main Street, Seaforth — Phone 527-0400 Mrs. Margaret Sharp, Secretary-Treasurer FIRE, EXTENDED COVERAGE, WINDSTORM, THEFT, PROPERTY DAMAGE, LIABILITY, ETC. -- COMPLETE FARM COVERAGE, including Machin- ery and Livestock Floaters. — URBAN PROPERTY — We now oiler Composite Dwelling Insurance as well as Homeowners In- surance. — SUMMER COTTAGES, TRAILER HOMES, CHURCHES, HALLS. Huron Joins MODA As Reeves Change 4 a 8—THE BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 1, 1972