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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-05-30, Page 1UP, UP AND AWAY - Lots of people enjoyed a ride on the ferris wheel and the fel-ris wheel itself made a pretty sight at night when Imperial Midway of Simcoe brought their show to Brussels. (Brussels Post Photo) Carnival Days loses money 108th Year Issue No. 22 WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1979 BRUSSELS ONTAR 10 Grey taxes up $17 for average resident Brussels Post Post Because of a poor turnout and inclement weather money was lost on the Brussels Business Association's Carnival Days. Just how much won't be known till after Wednesday, June 6 when the BBA meets to discuss Carnival Days. • Although the BBA lost money, $651 was The weather frowned on B.B.A. Carnival Days last weekend. Gray skies kept threat- ening rain and large crowds did not materialize. You will still get a chance to delve for treasure at the "Trash & Treasure Sale" which was postponed last week. There will be a huge assortment of all kinds of articles large and small, in which'you can dig for your treasure this Saturday, May 26, on the Main Street beside the Brussels Inn. ****** The electioneering, vote casting, ballot counting, are over. Canada has a minority Conservative Government. The people have chosen. It now remains to be seen if the choice was the right one. Will things get better, or worse? Is there a remote chance that Joe Clark can keep .all the promises he made without plunging this country into even greater trouble? Is he capable of standing up to Rene Levesque? Does he have the wisdom and skill to resolve the Quebec problem and keep our country from being torn apart? We hope so! ****** You like band music? Be at Brussels Ball Park on Friday evening, June 15th - where you will be entertained by a brass band, three pipe bands, dancers and marching cadets. This band concert, sponsored by the Brussels Legion Pipe Band, will be held rain or shine. If the weather is bad it will take place at the B.M. & 6, Community Centre. Watch for further particulars in the Brussels Post * * sit* * Thete appears to have been exceptional interest in the results of our May 22nd election Ili the U,S. A number of the larger dailies there published COmitetits and varied made for the 50-50 draw according to chairman Doug TroHope 'and $100 from the midway that was here courtesy of Imperial Rides of Simcoe. Gertie Bolger was the winner of the 50-50 draw and she won $325.75. opinions about the outcome. ****** Car drivers beware! There is to be police crackdown on speeders, drunk drivers, lane jumpers, careless drivers etc. We better "fasten-up" also for the intention is to cutdown on warnings and enforce the seat belt law. So, buckle up or you may have to pay up. ****** We have been told by the Spiderman (a man who forecasts the weather by the' behaviour of spiders) that we are to have a hot summer. Of late there has been little indication of it but it is supposed to arrive in June. ****** This column will not appear under my name for the next two weeks. Saturday will find me winging off for a two week vacation in England, Scotland and Wales. Along with my travelling companion, Peggy, I am looking forward to a wonderful week in. London enjoying English Theatre; Nightclub entertainment; may even take a fling at the Casino, all courtesy of our hotel. Of course we intend to go sightseeing; visit historic spots; Royal Botanical Gardens (that is an absolute must for Peggy); stroll along the streets of famous names stores; ride double decker bus - in short - gawk, as all tourists do, at the sights and sounds of the fabulous city of London. The next week we lake a deluxe coach tour through the Lake Country travelling as far as Edinborough, back, then another route taking us through Wales, thence tO London, stopping here and there along the way. The next day it will be across the Atlantic via British Airways to Toronto arid home. So long folks for a couple of Weeks. Grey Township taxpayers having a resi- dential assessment of $3,000. in 1979 will have to pay taxes of $368.52. This compares with a total of $351.51 in taxes last year. The township council set their new mill rates at the regular meeting of council on Monday, May 7. The •residential mill rates were set as follows. The township mill rate increased from 37.57 in 1978 to 44.37 in 1979 while the county mill 'rate decreased from 17.65 in 1978 to 10.85 in 1979. Elementary school rates increased from 33.15 last year to 37.68 in 1979 and the secondary school rate increased from 28.80 to 29.94 in 1979. The separate school rate went from 34.37 to 39.37 mills. In setting the commercial rate, the township rate increased to 52.20 mills up from last year's rate of 44.20 mills. The county commercial rate decreased from 20.76 mills in 1978 to 12.77 this year. The elementary school rate went from 33.15 to 41.87 mills, the secondary school rate went from 32.00 mills to 33.26 mills in Fifth term BY JEFF SEDDON Any doubts about Liberal inroads into Progressive Conservative incumbent Bob McKinley's stranglehold on the riding of Huron-Bruce were removed Tuesday night. McKinley was returned to Ottawa by an almost two to one majority in the federal election swamping Liberal hopeful Graeme Craig by about 9,000 votes. New Democratic Party !can didate Moira Couper was never in the race here but her party increased its support in the riding by 25 percent. Couper called the NDP support 'super" and said she was "glad some people voted for me". The race in Huron-Bruce was over almost as soon as the polls closed in the riding. The first poll to report gave McKinley a 10 vote edge on Craig and that lead ballooned as more polls were counted. The PC incumbent was declared elected by national news agencies about 10 minutes after the polls closed here. McKinley did not let the convincing win go to his head election night telling party faithful at a rally in Goderich that the Liberals had waged one of the best campaigns he has fought in his 14 years as a politician. McKinley, a Zurich , area hatchery operator, was jovial at the Goderich rally 'The Gangbusters defeated the Crushers 14-9 when the. Brussels Industrial Slo-Pitch League held the first game of their second season on Monday night. There are four teams in, the league. Playing for the Crushers will be Captain Murray McArter, Neil Gowing, Fred Exel, Greg. Wilson, Danny McKay, Ralph Watson, George Langlois, Bob Thomas, Norm Richards, Lonny Whitfield, Joe Seili, Darwin Ducharme, and Murray Kellington, The Untouchables team will consist of Captain Dale Machan, Gerry Wheeler, Bob Rowe, DortH4gins, Jim Prior, Gerry Dillow, Brian Huether, Ken Higgins, Ken Scott, Bill King Jr. Don Walsh, Jack Watson and Bruce' 1979 and the separate school rate went from 38.19 to 43.74 mills in 1979. In Ethel, garbage collection payment on a residential assessment is now $32 a lot, street lights are 8,49 mills and general expenses are 4.26 mills. In 1978 these were all grouped under the category of street lights at 15 mills. In Walton, street light payment is now 8.48 mills compared with 9.39 mills last year, Cranbrook street light payment is I:• ) mills compared with 12.63 mills las+ yea and in Molesworth street light payments are 5.20 mills compared with 4.74 mills last year. And the township residents also pay .4 mills toward the. Federation of Agriculture if agriculturally assessed. In Ethel the commercial rates for garbage pick-up is $32 per lot, 9.99 mills for street light and 5.01 mills for general expenses. In Walton the new mill rate for street lights is 9.98, in Cranbrook Street Lights it is 15.87 and for Molesworth street lights it is 6.11 mills. telling his workers Liberal tactics to chip away at his support had backfired. He said redistribution had taken away some Conservative territory in Huron-Bruce and added some Liberal ground. "They didn't get away with what they tried," he said. "Instead we elected two Conservatives on either side of us." The 50 year old took a shot at attempts\by Liberal workers to impress voters here by brining in cabinet ministers to politic. Agriculture minister Eugene Whelan made a whirlwind tour of the riding and minister of employment and immigration Bud Cullen spent a Sunday afternoon in Clinton helping the Liberal cause. Whelan won his election but Cullen was ousted by Consdvative candidate Bill Campbell. McKinley didn't miss that fact and told his supporters Cullen "should have bloody well stayed at home and taken care of himself." Despite his impressive victory McKinle was non-committal about his political future. Rumours about a possible cabinet seat in a Joe Clark govertufient have been common in the riding durin the campaign and theirehave been suggestions that the Huron-Bruce incumbent is thinking about leaving politics. He said he didn't know how those rumours (Continued on Page 161 Dave Stephenson, Tim Prior, Ken Penriington, Scott Wilson, Murray Wheeler, Murray Armstrong, Alec Cloakey, Gary Richie, Rex McClory, Doug Bauer and Bruce Haselgrove. The game on May 28 is between the Crushers and the Gangbusters and the first game between the Untouchables and the Devils will be on Thursday May 31. All games will be played on Mondays and Thursdays at 8:45 p.m. Come out to see some interesting ball games. Liquor store sign damaged fSTABLISHEI) • 1672 Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy McKinley wins again Slow pitch ball starts here Clark. The sign in front of the Brussels liquor Playing for the Devils will be Captain store was the scene of another incident of Laurie Campbell, Fred Stevenson ; Jim Fritz,• vandalism which resulted in two holes to the Jim Cox, Dave Huether, Larry Rice, Paul sign. Mutter, Paul McDonald, Bruce Hahn, John It is estimated it will cost $300 or $400 to McDonald, Gord Finch, Doug Campbell and replace the sign. Bruce VVilbee. The Gangbusters team The damage occurred about two week s includes Captain Bill Smith, Kevin earter, ago and police are investigating.