The Brussels Post, 1974-01-23, Page 5First. Presbyterian Church will
continue as a one-point charge.
Possibility of coMbining First
Presbyterian Church, Seaforth
and. St. Andrew's Presbyterian
Church in Clinton into a two-point
charge had been suggested. by
Stratford-Huron Presbytery.
However, at a meeting of the
Presbytery in Seaforth
Wednesday of last week it, was
Girl Guides
By Linda Whiting
On January 15, 1974 at 7:30
P.M. The Brussels Girl. Guide
Troop met again at Brussels for
their weekly meeting.
We opened the meeting with
attendance and the collection of
dues.
The Guides then joined their
patrols and held Patrol Council.
We were discussing what to do
during the months of January -
February. The Court of Honour
will meet next week to take up .the
ideas and decide on them.
The majority of the girls were
working on the First Aid .Badge
while the others were working on
the Tenderfoot Badge. The
badges will be presented at the
Mother-Daughter dinner in
February.
.Smile
- "I just came back from - a
pleasure trip."
“Where'd you go?"
,4 I drove' my kids to summer
camp."
agreed that Seaforth would
continue as a one-point charge
and that the Seaforth minister
would supply at St. Andrew's.
Such an arrangement has been in
existence for several years.
First Presbyterian Church is in
the process of securing a
minister, the pulpit having been
vacant since the retirement of
Rev. T.C.Mulholland at the end
of September.
In other business at the
meeting commissioners were
named to attend the 100th
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada in
Kitchener in June: Rev.
J. C. Brush, Molesworth; Rev.
Charles McCarroll, Brussels; and.
Rev. Fred Neill, Stratford, as well
as elders from Milverton,
Mitchell and Molesworth.
The meeting *as attended. by
24 ministers and elders from the
16 pastoral charges in Huron and
Perth Counties.
Rev. G.A.Beaton, Listowel,
Moderator of Stratford-Huron
Presbytery presided.
Secondary
teachers
lose pay
Huron Secondary school
teacher's who were absent from
school on Decemb er 18 will lose a
days pay.
Meeting in committee of the
whole on Monday, Huron County
Board of Education discussed the
'absence of secondary school t
eachers who joined thousands of
teachers across the province on
December 18 who stayed away
from school to protest against
government legislation which
would invalidate the resignations
of 7,800 teachers trying to hasten
salary negotiations and order
compulsory arbitration. Primary
school t eachers in Huron, stayed
in their classrooms and did not
take part in the demonstrations.
Following the discussion the
trustees decided that any
secondary school teacher not at
school on December 18 will lose a
day's pay.
Presbytery de sides
no change in First Church
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In scanning The Clinton 'News-Record we note that
Clinton council took a step closer to possibility of building a
senior citizens recreation centre in town when they purchased
two lots on Victoria Street, Monday night for $15,000. The two
lots, 68 and 70 Victoria Street, back of the post office are near
the centre of town. No plans were revealed for the
construction of a building. - - - Also on Monday night the
council passed a motion at their regular meeting asking the
County of Huron to launch a study into the possibility of
financing recreation on a county wide basis. The Clinton
budget for recreation and parks in 1973 was $78,000.;,out of a
total budget of $610,3F. By the end of December, the
recreation committee,,bad exceeded their budget by $18,000.
Council voted Monday night to advance the recreation
committee $5,000. of their 1974 budget. ...During the
discussion of the accounts, several councillors wondered why
it cost the town $1,000 to paint the new washrooms at the
arena when the arena staff could have done them during their
slack time in the spring. - - - Organizers of this year's* Clinton
and District Winter Carnival say that final plans are drawn up
and this year's ten day version from February 7. - 10 is all set
to go. All that's needed is co-operation from the weatherman.
The Wingham Advance-Times reports that the daily rate
at the Wingham and District Hospital will be $55.25 According
to a eport presented by Executive Director Mrs. I.E.Morrey
at the January-meeting of the hospital's directors. The, rate
for ward care-was $$51.20 in 1973. An additional $6.20 per
day will be charged for semi-private care and $10.20 for a
private room. Total charge for nursery is $12.50 per day. - - —
Wingham Town Pdlice are continuing their crackdown on
overnight parking. - - The old ball park ain't what it used to
be, in fact, now it's looking more like a skating rink. The
Wingham Kinsmen Club have been working over the past
week with the fire departinent to make the ball park just that.
"Still the background of hockey potential" is the heading
on a story by the Mitchell Advocate. In Major Jr. "A'.' hockey
Sunday, the London Knights and. St. Catherines Black Hawks
tied with 24 games or 52 points apiece, leaving the Peterboro
Petes behind with 19 games. The No. 1 goalie of London'
Knights was Bruce Aberhart, grandson of Dr.W.A.Aberhart,
formerly of Mitchell and St. Catherine's top goalie is Bill
Cheropita, grandson of Herb and Velma (Ott) Ingram, St.
Catherines; also formerly, of Mitchell. Just recently
Vancouver Canucks brought up a forward fine from a minor
league for atwo game 'trial. Centre man of this. line is Danny
Gloor of Mitchell. Hockey players still emanate from
Mitchell, being the town it is, the home ofHowie Morenz. - -a
meeting recently of the Ritz Lutheran Villa board
announcement was made that the new building would be
ready by the first part of Mardh, that is the first-mentioned
portion, for. occupancy. '
The Zurich Citizens News reports that approximately
ninety guests gathered at the Township Hall, Zurich, 'to
honour Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd O'Brien on the occasion of their
GoldenWedding Anniversary. Mr. O'Brien served many
years in municipal life for Zurich, and when the village was
incorporated in 1960, he served as firsf Reeve., flOwas also
active in the Lions Club. The happy couple are leaving for a
trip to Trinidad on February 6th as a second honeymoon and
will visit their granddaughter,Mrs. Ian Gooding (nee Judi
Weber) and her family.
The Exeter Times-Advocate reports that the town of
Exeter should have a full-time director of recreation by the
end of February. - - - Reeve Joseph Dietrich of Stephen
Township outlined projects which'he felt were most important
for 1974. The list included the construction of a new 'bridge to
replace the one which collapsed in 1973 on sideroad 15; a
system to supply water to the police village of Dashwood;
updating township roads with blacktopping of at least one
mile this year. — -thieves made off with items valued at $770
when they broke into a car owned by Jack McNair, Centralia.
The theft was reported Tuesday motning.
The Goderich Signal-Star reports that work is well
underway on construction of a new 303 foot wall along the
northeast shore of Goderich Harbor. ,Contract value is
$159,111 and work is expected to be completed by the end of
March. - - - The Huron-Perth Separate School Board has not
as yet approved the planned excursion of St. Marys School
pupils and teachers to Abbotsford, British Columbia,
according to Larry-Cook, principal, but a travel grant of
$2,294 has been granted under the-exchange program of the
Federal Government as announced by the.Honotable Eugene
Whalen: Students ftom Abbotsford, B.C. visited the. Goderich
School last year. If the Perth-Huron Board does approve the
trip, Mr. Cook said plans will be finalized next month.
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