The Brussels Post, 1974-03-27, Page 1he custodians in the 19
arate Schools inHuron and
rth Counties were awarded by
Huron-Perth County Roman
tholic Separate School Board
eting in Seaforth Monday, an
ease in wages of 20 cents per
r because of the rising
t-of-living rat e. The ,increase
etroactive to January 1, 1974.
The increase is in recognition of
the cost-of-living adjustment
clause contained in the
custodians' three-year contract
which expires on June 30, 1974.
Arthur Haid, R.R.4, Listowel,
Chairman of the Finance
Committee, distributed copies of
the 1973 Financial Statement
which had been prepared by Jack
A Brussels man was selected
Monday as one of the twelve
jurors who are hearing the
murder trial of Lloyd George
Salter, 39, of R.R.3, Kippen.
Frank Rutledge of Brussels will
be one member of the all male
jury which began hearing
evidence Tuesday in the trial of
Mr. Salter. The former sheet
metal worker was arrested last
fall and charged with the murder
of Hensall widow Jane Burton
McMurtrie, 93.
Selection of the jury in
Goderich at the Huron County
Court House took more than an
hour as defense lawyer
J.M.Donnelly of Goderich and
Crown Attorney W.G.Cochrane
went through an entire 60
member petit jury without
agreeing on a twelve • person
panel.
Mr. Justice Thomas G. Zuber is
presiding at the trial which
lawyers said is expected to last at
least until next Tuesday.
AGRICULTURAL HISTORY - This calf, now owned
by Auld Croft Farms of R.R.1, Ethel, was .
ranspianted as an embryo from her actual mother to
his "adoptive" mother, left. The calf is believed to
be the first embryo transplant produced by a
ommercial transplant service in Ontario
(Photo by Pat Langlois)
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CANOE. THE MAITLAND. = This sketch ShOWS' the
ratite of the 1074 B russels Liont. Club oanoe race
which is .scheduled for Saturday.. the race' starts at
the Maitland River in. Brussels and ends at theiStOtia.
&hoot Bridge, near the tedond..dohdettitih Of Morris'
Township.money and trophies will. be
presented at a dance at tne.,Brut§ela Legion Whian.
,caps- off the. event on Saturday
Brussels man is iuror
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Lane, Business Administrator.
The report indicated that the.
total expenditures for 1973
amounted to $2,653,178 and this
total was financed by: local
taxation, $353,159; Provincial
grant, $2,205,150; tuition fees,
$63,365; provincial incentive
program for 1973, $10,631;
accrued interest $10,198;
transportation recovery, $8,171;
and other $2,504.
Mr. Lane said the actual
ordinary expenditure and
recognized ordinary expenditure
for grant purposes was $619.94
per pupil, or $2,700 below the
Board's 1973 ceiling.
He said the 1973 expenditure
total increased by $226,200 over
1972 and that $208,700 of this
amount was from provincial '
grants.
Mr. Lane said the 1974 budget
will not 'be available until the
Ministry of Education releases
the 1974 grant regulations. "At
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Can you canoe? Well if you
can. or think you can, you'll have
a chance to find out this weekend
when the Brussels ' Lions sponsor
their Canoe the Maitland event..
Registration at the Lions Park
will be open from 10:00 a.m. until
1 p.m. Races start at 1:30 on
Saturday at the Park on the
Maitland and finish at the Stone
School bridge bear the second
concession of Moris Township.
The trip is expected to last until
Were ybu wondering what
some men were doing boring
holes in the ground at various
'locations on Brussels streets last
.week? They were engaged in soil
testing in preparation for the
installation of a Sewage Disposal
System here.
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This Saturday is "Canoe The
Maitland Race Day". Starting
time is 1:30 p.m. Women, men
and couples, amateurs and
professionals will compete. This
is a new sport adventure here, an
exciting one, sponsored by the
Brussels Lions Club. The races
start from the Lions Park, where
there will be a booth. The
canoeists will race downstream to
Stone School House. You can
4:30, as the canoes wind along the
Maitland and pass three different
checkpoints.
There are four classes of
entries in the race, women,
couples, men and professionals,
with fees ranging from $5 to $10
,per canoe.
Prize money and trophies will
be presented to winners at a
, dance Saturday night in the
Brussels Legion Hall.
• watch the start and then catch a
glimpse of them at the bridges
along their route. Presentation of
prizes will take place at the
Legion Hall with a dance to follow
later in the 'evening. See details
elsewhere in this issue of The
Post.
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Housewives: Do not throw
anything useable or ornamental
away when you are engaged in
your whirl of housecleaning. The
Brussels Optimist Club are going
to hold a Rummage Sale on June
1 and, no doubt, will appreciate
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Clark Matheson
gets 50 year
Lodge jewel
..The,.:-.highlight of a recent
'fleeting of members of St. John's
Lodge No. 284, A.F. and A.M.
and visiting members of Masonic
Lodges in Sarnia, Wingham,
Wroxeter, Blyth, Stratford and
Kincardine, was the presentation
of a 50-year Jewel to Wor. Bro.
Clark Matheson. Rt. Wor. Bro.
Alex Robertson D.D.G.M. of
North Huron District made the
presentation.
W. Bro. Matheson has always
been and still is a very active
' member of Brussels Lodge.
Everyone enjoyed the meeting
and social hour which followed.
uron-Perth custodians
iven wage increase
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Canoe the Maitland
race this Saturday
cal farm
s embryo ai
ansplant
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uld Croft Farms of R.R. 1,
have participated in a piece
gricultural history recently.
Croft have purchased the
embryo transplant calf
uced by a commercial trans-
t service in the province.
inbryo transplant - the re-
al of a live embryo from its
ral mother and its transplant
nurturing from a substitute
her and birth = means that
offspring can be obtained
a valuable female than
d be possible through normal
odliction,
he history making dam and
were purchased by Auld Croft
is from Modern Ova Trends
of Norval, Ontario, and are
g well at the Brussels area
he' calf was sired by a Polled
eford Bull and the Dam was a
eford Heifer.. The recipient
is a Hereford Holsteiti.
uId Croft Farms, according, to
sident Gordon Leliever, are g the Ova ttatisplant method
crease their tiniOnsin herd' expect 5 timotasiti calves tit June 15,
IPints.A atop- x 41:30 rot.
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