HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-01-01, Page 1Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel,
Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986. VOL. 2 NO. 1
40 CENTS
Citizen
to give
citizens
awards
Merchants
hand out
many prizes
The Citizen, in order to give a
small reward to the many people in
the community who work so many
hours to make the community
work, will present The Citizen's
Citizen A\vards.
Two separate awards will be
presented early in February, one to
the Citizen of the Year in the Blyth
area and another for the Citizen of
the Year in the Brussels area.
The award will reward people for
either long-term service or particu-
lar acts of service in the past year.
Nominations are invited for the
awards and a nomination ballot is
included in this week's issue.
While the "community" is
centred on the two major villages in
our coverage area, the citizen of the
year could be someone from the
smaller villages or a farmer who
has made an outstanding contribu-
tion to life in the area.
If you know of someone who
should be rewarded, please enter
their name in the ballot and return
by January 15. An independent
panel of judges will select the
winner.
Free circulation
ends this week
The initial free distribution
period of The Citizen comes to an
end with this issue.
To date response tothe subscrip-
tion program has been outstanding
with nearly half of all those
receiving free copies in an area
from Highway 86 to south of
Londesborough and from the edge
of Dungannon to east of Ethel
already having already subscrib-
ed. For those who haven't how-
ever, this will be the last issue of
The Citizen they will receive.
The discounted price for The
Citizen also ends Dec. 31. All those
who subscribe after that date will
have to pay the full price of $15.
The Brussels office will be open
the usual hours on Monday, Dec.
30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blyth
office will remain open December
31 until 3 p.m.
December 24 saw the winners of
the Brussels' Merchants Christ-
mas Wishes draw named.
Emily Cousins won a curling iron
from Clip 'n' Curl while two $50
certificates were won by Julie
Mitchell and Sharon Stephenson,
both of Brussels.
Lynne Davies and Marg Mc-
Cutcheon of Brussels won the two
$25 gift certificates from Ken's
Men's and Boy's Wear.
A fire extinguisher donated by
Maitland Valley Insurance was
won by Lynda Thomas of Brussels.
Bonnie Gropp of Brussels won a
lady's Timex Quartz Watch from
Stewart Pharmacy while Helen
Cardiff, also of Brussels, won a
blanket from Brussels 5c to $1.00
store.
Henry Exel won a clock donated
by Thompson' s Meat Market while
Karen Hoegy of Walton won a
12-pound turkey. George Jutzi of
Brussels won another clock, this
one donated by Stephenson's
Groceries.
Christmas was even a little
merrier for many people who won
prizes when the Bell Ringer Draws
sponsored by Blyth merchants
were made Dec. 21.
Mary Hoonaard and Dorothy
Oster of Blyth, Marjorie Wall of
Wingham and Linda Mustard of
Clinton won $25 gift certificates
from Val's Fashion Fare.
Marlene Toll of Blyth and Bill
Marsh of Clinton won sweaters
from Webster's Clothing and
Footwear.
Sharon Westburg from Blyth
won the $40 gift certificate from
Chauncey's while Helen Lyons of
Londesboro won a framed print of
an Amish farmer working with
horses from Walden Photography.
Lisa Noble of Blyth won a
musical teddybear from Blyth Mini
Mart while Tyler Stewart won an
AM/FM radio.
Gene Snell of Blyth won a
candle-ring set from The Saga
while Bev Blair won a Sunday
Buffet Dinner for two at the Blyth
Inn.
The Cyclops light from Radfords
Auto, Industrial and Farm Parts
McCutcheon Motors donated a
$35 certificate which was won by
Doug Trollope of Brussels. Carol-
ine Kernaghan of Brussels won
"an evening with Canadian wine"
from Todd's Bakery. Jean Bell won
a Robot Pistol from Brussels
Variety Store.
Cardiff and Mulvey Real Estate
and Insurance Limited donated a
smoke detector which was won by
W. E. MacQuarrie of Brussels.
Jean Oldfield of Brussels won a
Michelle Knitting Kit from Bar-
bara M. Brown, Yarns and Hand-
knits.
A gingerbread house was the
prize at the Golden Lantern
Restaurant and it went all the way
to Dublin with winner Terry
Baillie. Barbara Fischer of Gorrie
won the $50 gift certificate from
Oldfield Pro Hardware.
Ken Bray of Brussels won an
Avanti Blower Brush from George
of Brussels. Karen Bridge of
was won by Debbie Machan of
Blyth. A dip dish and tray from The
Pottery was won by William Hill of
Waterloo.
Donelda Charter of RR 3, Blyth
won a collector bear and "Sharon"
pattern pink comport from Re-
member When antiques.
A camp stove from Sparling's
Etopane was won by Merle Henry
cf Blyth. Mary Fear of Belgrave
von a smorgasbord dinner for two
fom the Triple K Restaurant.
Bowes Electronic Shop donated
an AM/FM Cassette/Radio which
was won by Charlie Bromley of
Blyth.
Two $50 food baskets from
Scrimgeour's Food Market were
won by Pat Sparling and Joan
Watson, both of Blyth.'
A setof vouchers forthe Blyth
Festival was won by Evelyn Smith
of Blyth and a sheepskin rug from
Bainton Limited was won by Ann
Riley of Blyth. A turkey from
Wallace Turkey Products was won
by Jean Seiling of Blyth.
Three cash draws of $50 were
won by Ruth Armstrong of Au-
burn, Mary Rouw of RR 2, Blyth
and H. Hasenberger of Clinton.
Brussels won an oil change and
grease job from Carl's Auto Body.
A table decoration donated by
Callander Nursing home was won
by Thomas Baker of Brussels.
J. R.'s Shake Shoppe donated
the use of a VCR and tapes for one
week plus two dinners. The prize
was won by Paul Mutter of
Brussels. A four-place setting of
Texaco dishes, also donated by
J.R.'s was won by Dave Hastings
of Brussels.
Bessie Johnston of Bluevale won
the $30 gift certificate donated by
McDonald Home Hardware. Mait-
side Orchard's prize of a bushel of
apples was won by Jack Tweddle of
Wingham.
A free tuneup at Brussels
Motors was won by Scott Bremner
of Brussels.
There was one cash prize from
money donations from the Village
of Brussels, Brussels P.U.C. and
H. Ten Pas Construction. The $40
went _to Gilbert Hetherington.
The stereotype of rural life is
thatthings never change but
one doesn't realize just how
many changes there have been
in 30 years until it's time to look
back, something former Morris
township reeve Bill Elston had
had time to do since stepping
down at the end of November.
It was 1952 when he joined
council for the first time. The
only other living member of that
council today is Bailie Parrott
who went on to become reeve a
couple of years later. Reeve at
the time was. Harvey Johnston
who was warden of the county
(and father of current warden
Leona Armstrong). He sat on
council until 1957 when he ran
for reeve against Mr. Parrott
and was defeated. He sat on the
sidelines until 1961 when he ran
for council again when Stewart.
Proctor became reeve. In 1967
Mr. Proctor resigned and Mr.
Elston became reeve.
Local government in those
early days seems a long way
from local government today.
Township council, for instance,
administered welfare. Waste
disposal sites were not inspect-
ed then as they are today. The
township had its own assessor,
its own tax collector and a clerk
and treasurer, all on apart-time
basis. The road superintendent
was Ivan McArter.
Two of the most controversial
issues of those days remain,,
however: fence-line disputes
and disputes over drains. If
anything there may be more
fence-line disputes today be-
cause of the amount of cashcrop
farming being done with the
cashcrop farmers not needing
fences. A new act on line fences
has been awaited for several
years, he says. One had reached
second reading with the former
provincial government before
legislature was dissolved for
last spring's election. Local
municipalities are still awaiting
a new act.
An area of local government
that has changed drastically
over the years however, has
been road maintenance. Roads
were plowed in the winter in
Morris until 1947. In the 1950's
people still appreciated just
being able to drive their cars
down the road in winter and
were happy if the road was
plowed once a day. "Today if we
haven't them plowed 24-hours a
day, the people are very
unhappy."
The railway played a much
bigger part in people's lives in
those days and Mr. Elston can
recall when he was going to
school at the old "stone school"
there was a train from Wing-
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Bill Elston can see a lot of changes in local government since he first
became a township councillor in Morris township more than 30 years
ago.
30 years of political
changes remembered
by Bill Elston
Brussels area people
take home prizes