The Brussels Post, 1972-04-12, Page 5Scanning
the .weeklies
By. Lee Hee
The Exeter Times-Advocate reports that a sPeeial work-
shop committee for South Huron Association for the Mentally
Retarded has set $90,000 for its gOal in campaigning
for funds for a sheltered workshop in this area...A decision
by Grand Bend Council Monday night to remove fence
posts adjacent to two properties near the beach has brought
quick reaction from the owners involved. The posts were
removed Tuesday. One owner has already instructed his
solicitors to take immediate action when he learned of
the removal. In an earlier discussion the owners claimed
they had registered deeds to the lands in question...A
layoff of 29 employees at the Dayrnond Limited Plant at
Huron park is expected to last about two weeks according
to plant manager Henry Filsinger. Delay of raw materials
from the U.S. should end in two weeks.
From the Zurich Citizens News we note that Hay
township council has granted two building permits, one
to Richard Bedard for a building 40' x 100', second one
to Eugene Creses for a building 26' x 40'...Zurich Wom-
en's Institute held their annual meeting and heard the
report of the nominating committee. Mrs. Lorne Klopp,
president, Mrs. V. Dinnin, 1st vice-president; Mrs. L.
Regier, 2nd vice-president, treasurer, Mrs. Harold Thiel;
recording secretary, Mrs. Eileen Consitt; district dir-
ector, Mrs. Leon Prang and alternate, Mrs. H. Thiel.
Clinton said goodbye to 'the old and welcome to the
new, according to the Clinton News-Record, Saturday
night when the town sponsored a dinner for retiring
clerk-treasurer, John Livermore. Over 100 town em-
ployees and others associated with town business attended
the dinner and dance. The dinner was capped by a presenta-
tion to Mr. Livermore and his wife by Mayor Don Symons
and his wife. Also present was the new clerk, Max Mal-
pass...The Ontario Housing Corporation will conduct a
survey to determine the need and demand for senior
citizens housing in the Town of Clinton soon.
The Goderich Signal-Star reports that the Goderich
Recreation and Arena committee are making plans in an
effort to determine if enough interest exists to institute
a majorette program for girls between the ages of three
and thirteen.
The Blyth Standard reports that Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Reid of Clinton marked their 50th wedding anniversary
recently...Blyth Council, planning Board and Industrial
Committee will meet with Mr. Davidson, County planning
Director to discuss various phases of the program being
undertaken by the groups...Twenty-five year pins were
presented to eight members of the Blyth Legion Saturday.
They are: Donald Sprung, Tom Thompson, Ed Bell, Wm.
Riehl, Len Rooney, Clare Vincent, Stan Lyon and Wm.
Thompson. Not present were: Alex Manning, Bruce Smith,
Wes Taman
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Geo. Haggitt, Wm. Little and. Harry Gibbons.
The presentation was made by Zone Commander, Comrade
Ted Elliott from Brussels.
Harry Burgsma, who farms in Ashfield Township just
west of the Dungannon-Nile county road, suffered a heavy
fire loss recently when flames destroyed a broiler barn
with 24,000 chickens burned. Loss was estimated at over
$70,000, according to a news report in the Lucknow
Sentinel...The committee from Lucknow, West Wawanosh,
Ashfield and Kinloss, which has been meeting to discuss
the possibilities of establishing a medical centre for the
area, took another step last week when they agreed to
engage an architect th prepare sketch plans for the pro-
posed centre.
Mrs. Henry mulholland, according to the Mitchell
Advocate, marked her 91st birthday on Saturday, April
1st, at the Smith Nursing Home where she has resided
for the past year.
The Wingham Advance-Times reports that Roy Manuel
was presented with a lazy-boy chair by the staff of Wingham
Public School. The presentation was made by Stewart
Beattie who congratulated Mr. Manuel on his 28 years
of service...Wingham Council reached a decision of con-
siderable consequence at Monday's meeting when a maj-
ority of those present voted to seek the services of a
municipal supervisor...The members of Majestic Rebekah
Lodge were honored at their regular meeting when the
Ontario president, Mrs. Betty Robinson, was a guest
for the evening...wingham Lions Club are making plans
to enter a float in the Lions district convention in the
near future.
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Huron board (hopps. $350,000
to meet Ontario demands
It took sharp pencils and two
nights, of concentrated effort, but
the Huron County Board of Edu-
cation has Managed to chop abont
$350,000 from, the 1972 budget,
The drastic cuts were neces-
sary because of aprovincial goVr.
ernMent" impOSed ceiling on
spending for ordinary eNPerises.
This ceiling was based on spend-
ing last year in Huron County
and, the board learned that be-
cause it had been economy-mind-
ed in the past, its ceiling for
1972 will be much lower than in
some counties in the province
where a high level of spending
has been maintained.
In 1971, for example, spend-
ing in Huron County totalled
$470.88 per resident internal el-
ementary student. (A resident
internal student is one who lives
and attends school in Huron Coun-
ty.)
The 1972 spending at the el-
ementary level has been increas-
ed this year by $60.24 per resi-
dent internal student, making the
ceiling on elementary spending
$531.12 per resident internal stu-
dent.
In the secondary panel, last
year's spending per resident in-
ternal student was $942.90. This
year's increase will be $76.58
per resident internal secondary
school student, bringing the ceil-
ing to $1,019,48.
This same ceiling applies to
the grants fer the trainable re.,
tarcied too, It was pointed out.
that the increases from govern-
ment grants will do little more
than pay for the increases in
salaries already contracted.
Huron County is also faced
with a SUbStantial reduction in
the number of resident internal
students on which the goVernMent
grant is based. It has been est-
imated that there will be about
200 students less in the elemen-
tary system and about 119 stu-,
dents less at the secondary level
beginning in September 1972.
The closing of CFB Clinton
has been cited as one of the rea-
sons for the drop in enrolment,
although evidence is that the
birth rate in Huron is declining
steadily as it is in most parts of
the country.
However, development at for-
nier CFB Clinton could add rev-
enue to Huron County's educa-
tional coffers and the board has-
n't ruled out the possibility of a,
larger government grant than
presently anticipated.
In the meantime, severe cuts
had to be made in the budgetS in
both the elementary and secon-
dary school panels.
At the elementary school ley-
91, there will, be no expansion of
Special Education staff as was
previously approved by the board.
Deleted from the budget were
the funds for the psychometrist,
one special learning disabilities
teacher, One speech teacher,
three and one-half remedial tea-
chers and one additional assis
tant superintendent.
Because of the decreasing
enrolment throughout the county,
the teaching staff can be reduced
by eight teachers without paus-
ing too much hardship to the
system. This includes three
kindergarten teachers and five
regular classroom teachers.
It, should be noted that it is
unlikely that any teachers will
be dismissed. The cut back will
simply mean that eight teachers
who are retiring this spring will
not be replaced.
Also chopped from the elem-
entary budget was the funds for
teacher aides which have been
utilized in some schools in the
county.
Severest cuts will come in the
reduction of expenditures in
school offices, regular day school
supplies, transportation (other
than home to school and return)
and other operating expenses as
well as plant operation and main-
tenance.
As an example of the kind of
cutting which was done, the supply
list from the elementary (and
secondary) school principals
which had already undergone sev-
eral deletion sessions, were
stripped to only the barest essen-
tials as deemed necessary by the
superintendents of education.
In the elementary panel, there
will be a reduction in the audio
visual and library budget to 50
percent of the actual expendi-
tures made in 1971.
Although an original proposal
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THE BRUSSELS POST, APRIL 12, 1972—S