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The Brussels Post, 1972-03-08, Page 12SPECIAL SPRING SALE Of Paints, Interior and Exterior 20% off regular prices. Buy now for the future at these low prices. Also Pre- Inventory discount on many items. Special prices on Washers, Dryers, Vacuums, Floor Polishers, Electric Brooms, TV's, Color, Bik. and White, Free Factory Service. -- COME IN AND CHECK OUR PRICES- vAt uf • SERVICE • DEPENDABILITY HOPE' PHONE 887-6525 BRUSSELS Horne Hardware Phone 887-6011 Brussels TH OMPSON and STEPHENSON MEAT MARKET ro II SPECIALS --- Libby's Deep Browned - 19-oz PORK and BEANS McCormick's - 4 Flavours MALLOW COOKIES BANANAS JAVEX 3 for 890 3 for $1.00 • • lb. 1 00 . 16-oz. 890 McCUTCHEON GROCERY Phone 887-9445 We Deliver Phone 887-6294 FREE DELIVERY Smoked PICNIC SHOULDERS FRESH LIVER Minced Ham, Mac. & Cheese, Chicken LOAF lb. 450 lb. 690 'TOCK YOUR pkg. 490 ASSORTED TV DINNERS ea. 650 lb. 57 NOW/ 2-lb. FROZEN PEAS There is a supply of FRESH FEED on hand at all times. OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Viewed as quickly as possible," the report concluded. The museum budget is up slightly from $34,550 in 1971 to $35,300 this year. This is.broken down to $31,300 for operation of the museum and $4,00Q for maintenance. The total budget of the Coun- ty Development Departmeet $25,900 as compared to a budget of $25,000 in 1971, Included in the budget for 1972 is a proposal with regard to the preparation of a slide presentation relative to industry, recreation, agriculture etc. in Huron Comity. Spence Cumminge is the eoure- ty development officer with, ffiee in the Court House. The Children's Aid budget for 1972 was approved at a county share in the amount of $84,978. The total overall budget is $275,059, the difference paid by the province. Costs for County Council ses- sions, certain committee meet- ings and other miscellaneous re- lated matters will cost an estim- ated $41,450 this year compared to $39,836 last year. Operation of the Clerk- Treasurer's department as well as such items as legal and audit fees and insurance pertaining to liability has gone up from $85,600 in 1971 to $93,200 in 1972. Emergency measures will cost $800; safety inspectionswill cost $8,300 this year as compar- ed to $7,850 last year; and weed inspection will total $14,600 this year, An estimated $1,700 will be paid out for fox and wolf boun- ties in Huron this year. Total budget for Huronview this year is $986,400, The est- imated cost to the county out of current revenues is $99,651.91 for 1972. Last year the county share was $110,984. However, a sur- Canadian breeders of pure bred Holsteins took an important step forward at their annual meeting by approval of aprogram for the identification of grade cattle. This will provide larger numbers of production tested cat- tle, identified as to sire, to help in proving more bulls for the level of production they are transmitting to their progeny. This action was approved by the more than 600 members pres- ent. after being recommended by the Board of Directors. Presi- dent Abner B, Martin, west Mont- rose, Ontario. said: ',Canada is the world's leading exporter of Holstein cattle, but can maintain this position only by following large scale breed improvement practices. A "must" for the future is the proving of a greater number of sires, and at present we are not production testing enough registered cattle to do this. Grade cattle o f definite The FebrtiarY session of Heron County Council was the budget session and members Of council spent most .of the day re-- viewing bud. gets from the Vare tees county departments and aPPreVilig them for 1972. Greatest Increase was shown in the Beard of Health budget presented by the chairman, Derry Boyle, Reeve of Dieter, Health costs for the county in 1972 could soar as high as $316,150 if the total program receives the approval of the Ontario. De- partment of Health. La; t year's budget called for $274,812 with, actual expenditures of approe- irnately $266,000 in 1971, Reeve Boyle noted that a great part of the increase comes because of increased wages to health department staff which presently includes seven full- time public health nurses plus a supervisor: 2 part-time public health nurses; two full-time and one part-time registered nur- ses; three public health inspec- tors and one senior public health inspector; one dental as- sistant on a per diem basis; one clerk-technician; and four full-time and two part-time sec- retaries. Dr. Frank Mills, Acting Med- ical Officer of Health, who worked on a part-time basis last year while he attended school in Tor- onto, will become a full-time Medical Officer of Health in the coming year. A geriatric (senior citizens) program at a cost of $8,300 for about six months in 1972 has been included in the budget but will require the approval of the pro- vincial authorities before it can be implemented. This program was approved last year by Huron County Council but was turned down by provincial authorities. There was some brief dis- cussion concerning whether or not a geriatric program was necessary in Huron County. One councillor, Cecil Desjateline of Stephen Township, claimed the interest in geriatric clinics in Huron would be minimal. Councillor Gerry Ginn, deputy-reeve of Goderich Town- ship, compared the proposed ger- iatric clinics to the Child Care Clinics which are so popular in Huron now. "I doubt that this council had any assurance when the Child Care Clinics were begun that they would be well used," stated Reeve Ginn. ',This is an age group that needs help. If we begin the program now we will save money in the long run. This age bracket is sadly neglected in Huron," "The Health of the county is one of the most essential needs that we have," said Reeve Boyle in defense of the budget. "It could include all of us at some time or another. It could prob- ably be the best spent money in the county." The budget was passed by council with little difficulty. The budget for the county's new planning department will be $46,392 for 1972, but this figure is lower than the original budget resented by the Planning Dir- ector Gary Davidson to the Plan- ning Committee. Although it is not known how much the planning committee cut from the original budget, it is known that Mr. Davidson had requested additional staff in order to cope with the increased volume of work in his depart- ment. This increased workload is valid and is due to the Land Div- ision consent inspections and the increased number of requests from local municipalities for various functions to be carried mit by the Planning Department relating to zoning bylaws etc. The committee agreed not to hire additional staff but to rec- ommend to municipalities that they "wait their turn for the services of the planning depart- ment''. "As well consent inspectiene may be delayed but will be re- 12-tHE BRUSSELS POST, MARCH 8, 1972 plus from. prior years of $16,119.09 is being used this year to reduce the county share of the total Huronview budget. This budget, according tp ha irman. Harold Robinson„ Reeve of HOWICIS, was a difficult one to strike because it is a new department in the county. With no previoue budgets to consult the committee termed it a toguesserarna budget." The 1972 budget for the Soc- ial Service department amount to $380,150. The county share of $94,510 amounts to about 24 per cent of the total budget. "Since this is. a new depart- ment, the Committee do not have past experiepce to rely on so may well have budgeted low in some areas and high in others, " the report said. "Hopefully, the tot- al overall budget will not be ex- ceeded. The budget provided for in- creased salaries for the four persons working in the social services department. When the staff was hired, the Executive Committee recommended that the salaries be reviewed in June of 1972 and since it was necessary for budget purposes to know the cost of any salary adjustments, the committee received approval for the following salaries. For the administrator, John MacKinnon $9,500 from $9,000; for Howard Hackwell and Charles Hay, the two field workers, $6,500 each from $6,000; and for the secretary, $5,200 from $4,800. The division of workload for the social services department was spelled out in the report too. John MacKinnon is responsible for all applications and field work in the Town of Goderich; Mr. Hackwell has all municipalities north of County Road 25; and Charles Hay has all municipal- ities south of County Road 25 except the Town of Goderich. Holstein characteristics, prop- erly identified as to sire, will help greatly. Some of these are available in the herds of pure- bred breeders on Record of Per- formance test sponsored by the Canada Department of Agricul- ture, but the greater number by far will be provided from herds on D.H.I.A. test operated by the provincial governments." Association members also approved a raise in the fee for registration of an animal by $1.00 to $3.00 and an increase in the annual members' fee from $5.00 to $10.00. Clarence Eby of Ayr, Ontario, was elected to the Board of Dir- ectors to replace retiring Presi- dent Abner B. Martini At a sub- sequent meeting of directors, Curtis Clark Carstairs, Alberta was named president and Ross Marshall of Kirkton, second vice- president. The general maintenance bud- get will cost $60,370 including $43,210 for court house mainten- ance; $4,06Q for the registry of- fice; $11,500 for the administra- tive building; and $7,000 for the CAS and. County Jail, Council learned at the sess- ion that the jail will close offic- ially March 31,1972, No decis- ion has been reached concerning future use- of the property. Reforestation in the county will cost $5,250 this year. The budget for the Huron County Library is up slightly this year from $178,550 in 1971 to $179,362 this year. The following rentals have been approved for libraries in 1972: Brussels, $900; Clinton, $2,000; Seaforth, $1,800; Exeter, $2,000; Wingham, $1,500; God- prich, $3,000; Bayfield, $200; Hensall, $300. Blyth, $600. Support Flan For Corn Plant Marketing The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is now on record supporting marketing ?lee. fee grain corn, The federatiOnts Board of Directors decided last wednesday to support a re.solut, ion from Dundas. county .farmers calling for the .establishment of a corn marketing- plan, Derides county director Hugh Blaine of Mountain explained that. commercial corn growers in the county have found, that. they cannot maintain .a viable corn industry with. .corn selling at $1.45 bushel. "We need an organized sy$tern of marketing our corn," he and the federation should work for one," Directors from other counties producing grain corn agreed. Every week more and more people discover. what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Brussels Post Want Ads. Dial 887-6614. curry coornii Meets Huron Budget Increases Breeders Take Decision