The Brussels Post, 1974-02-13, Page 1Ken Graber of the Huron County Roads Department watches as Brussels PUG
employees David Hastings and Al Keffer (in the hole) attempt to repair the broken ,
water main at the south end, of Turnberry St. on Tuesday morning. The break,'
which occurred some time Sunday night, was. not found until early Tuesday leaving
many residents without water for more than a day.
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BRUSSELS
103rd Year Issue No. 7
Wednesday, February 13, 1974
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uron Perth R.C.
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The Huron Perth Roman-
itholic Separate School Board
cepted most of the
commendations of the Ontario
imol Trustees' Council and
pressed opposition to the
tario government's Bill 275 at
eir meeting in Seaforth Monday
ght,
The Trustees' Council sent a
Short
hots
the World Day of Prayer will
observed in Brussels United
arch, at 2:30 p.m: on Friday,
rch I. The theme this year will
"Make Us Builders of Peace"
Mrs. Jim Hummel of St.
en's as the guest speaker: All
ladies of the community are
tea to attend.
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he Lions Polar baize:
ninittee must surely be
ling in pleated felief thati,
t thd lack of any great andtint
now the white stuff has
memo to school boards in the
province asking that the boards
indicate whether or not they
agree with the Council's position
on Bill 275.
The Council recommended that
the local Teachers Federation,
rather than the Provincial
Federation as provided for by Bill
275 be considered the teacher's
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fallen iii abundance. Their Polar
Daize activities that require it can
now be looked forward to without
the,, fear of cancellation which,
uhfOrtithately happened to the
scheduled Optimist Clinic and,
Rally recently, Polar Daize .are
next week end, starting Friday,
February 22 and continuing
through Monday 25th, Read all
about the various exciting events
elsewhere in The Post, Do not
forget to get your ticket on the
Snowmobile Draw from any Lions
Club theitibet,
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legal bargaining unit.
Whilebill 275 provides that
working conditions and terms of
employment should be
negotiable, the board supported
the Trustees' Council stand that
only indirect and direct financial•
Conditions be subject to
negotiation. The Council also
asked for a managemt rights
clause.
Acting Superintendent Joseph
Tokar told the board that local
autonomy of school boards, would
be eroded within two or' three
years if working conditions were
negotiable, and could be imposed
by compulsory arbitration.
The School Trustees' Council's
position that teachers should be
under the Labour Relations Act
and should have the right to
strike, rather than being subject
to the compulsory arbitration as
provided in 8111 2/5,
The Board agreed with the
School Trustees' Council that
refusals to Work and slowdowns
during bargaining should be
considered illegal and that
Education Mini& er Thomas
Wells be informed that Bill 2/8 is
unacceptable arid requires major
reviSion S.
The possibility of an increase in
tog for affiliation with the OSTC
t6 enable the Conticil to provide
better service to school trustees
during. negotiations Was also
The Brussels Fall Fair will he
held this year on Wednesday and
Thursday, September 25 and 26
in order not to conflict with
neighboring Fall Fairs, the
Officers and Directors of Brussels
Agricultural Society decided at a
meeting in Brussels Library
Monday evening February 4.
It is planned to have Field Crop
On Wednesday, February 6,
the Southwestern Ontario Ladies
Curling Association Tankard
Competitions were held in God-
erich for District #3. Two Brussels
rinks competed against rinks from
Harriston, Listowel, Seaforth,
Goderich, Durham, Wingham
and Teeswater. The Brussels girls
won over all starting at 9 in the
morning and finishing at 11:30 in
the evening, tired but happy.
They were presented with Dins
from the S.O.L.C.A. by Mrs.
The staff at the Brussels Post
now feels that we know a bit
more about what our readers like
and dislike about the paper.
Thanks to all those readers who
filled out and sent in the
Readership questionnaire that we
published in the paper recently.
We.found out than' an average
of between two and three people
read each copy of the Post - -
making our readership nearly
3,000 people per week.
The most popular feature in the
Post seems to be the Obituaries
--- everyone who answered our
survey reads them. People We
accepted to the Huron-Perth
Board.
The Council's recommendation
that school board employees be
ineligible to run as trustees was
also carried by the board, as was
a recommendation calling for the
preservation of the autonomy Of
local governments rather than the
strong centralizing of educational
power as provided for in bill 275.
The Huron-Perth Trustees also
agreed to support the OSTC
recommendations and to make
their strong support clear to
Education Miniiter Wells.
The Board approved an
increase to its transportation
contractors amounting to 2%
from September to January 1973
and of an additional 1/2% froth
January to June this year, The
increase was announced recently
by the Minilstry of Education , to
meet recent rising fuel costs.
The Board will notify TomLane
Of the Stratford Planning
Department that the HPRCSS is
interested in acquiring a school
site in the proposed subdivision in
the area bounded by O'Loane and
Huron Sts. A cOrriniittee, with
Howard Shantz of Stratford as
chairman, was formed to
inveStigate pupil accommodation
needs in Stratford, which are
expected to increase because of
the tremendous growth in the
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competitions in barley, 2-way
mixed grain, 3-way mixed grain,
ensilage corn and grain corn, The
Society is again sponsoring 4-H
Calf Club for this area.
Suggestions for changes or
additions to any of the classes in
the various sections of the prize
list would be welcomed. and
considered by the Officers and
Directors.
Doris Paquette, president of the
Association.
Members of the two rinks were:
Skip - Aileen Mutter; Vice -
Barbara Dunbar; 2nd - Leona
McDonald; Lead - Edna Pearson.
Skip - Wilma Rathwell; Vice -
Nora Stephenson; 2nd - .Jackie
Pettapiece; Lead - Jean Oldfield.
The Brussels girls will 'go on to
Windsor on March 11 to compete
against all districts in Southwes- •
tern Ontario.
Know is next popular, followed by
Evelyn Kennedy's Short Shots,
Classified Ads, Council reports,
Letters to the Editor and our
pictures.
Auction sales are 'very
important, our readers say, and
they want to see more of theth in
our Classified pages. '*
Several readers reported that
they liked to read news at the
county. level in the Post. "I always
read the -upside down ads", one
readers says and'We don't know if
he's trying to be funny or -pot.
One -good suggestion we got
was to report Oh weekly sales it ,
the Brussels Sales Barn. We'd be .1
glad to include this material in the it
Post and are hopeful that the
information will be made
available.
"Would like to have more local
social, sports, meetings and
everyday news events reported",
one readers says and we agree.
The Post staff would appreciate it
if everyone in the village would
take a minute to write down or
call the Post office with this kind
of news.
We would also like to hear from
anyone who is interested in ,
becoming a correspondent front
Brussels, similar to our rural
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Three injured
in Brussels
area crash
Three ListoWel area men Were
injured, two of them seriously,
when their car skidded because of
icy roads and poor visibility
opposite the Brussels' Cemetery
just outside the town late Sunday
afternoon.
John McIntosh of Gowanstown
and a Mr. Connaberry of Brittairii
near Listowel, Were removed by
ambulance to Victoria Hospital,
London, Mr McIntosh. was
reported still unconscious on
Tues day morning and Mr.
Connaberry suffered 2 broken
legs and two broken artns,
The third niari f John liallatityne
of Atwood was taken to Seaforth
Community Hospital and released
Monday,
(By Evelyn Kennedy)
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School board wants changes in bill
Local women are
curling champs