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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1979-06-20, Page 1prosy ' '$`' +ZS gBrussels Post MIN1111811111/11111111 BRUSSELS ONTARIO 108th Year — Issue No. 25 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979 Highland concert has crow FOR MAN•Y YEARS OF SERVICE—Empioyees and past erriployees of McDonald's Buildall received plaques for their many years of serVi6e to the business when McDonalds held their fiftieth anniversary Celebration on Saturday, In the front row are Neil McDonald, Ethel. Brewer who has worked there for 35 years, Vera Hastings, 35 years, George Thornton, 27 years and Jack McDonald, in the back row are Bob Raymond, 20 years, Paul McDonald, Cliff Kernaghan and John, 20 years, (Wphafiytnnebililv LOaDtiouniaolido. CONTESTANTS IN THE FROG JUMPING CONTEST—The first frog jumping contest ever held at the flea market on Saturday drew a lot of interest from these young entrants. In the front row from left are Cindy McNeil, Jeff Argue, the winners Shelly and Bradley Miller. In the back row from left are Curtis Stonehouse, Donnie Fleet, Wayne Brown and Sandra McNeish. (Photo by Langlois) About 1,500 people attended the fifth annual flea market held at the Brussels fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday. This event is sponsored each year by the Maitland Valley Region of the Historical Automobile Society of Canada. Max Watts, Brussels, chairman of the flea market said 46 vendors there sold everything from collect- ables to car parts and there were a few airplane parts there too. As usual prizes were donated in the different classes for antique cars. The winner of the trophy for the best commercial vehicle, donated by J.C. McNeil of Brussels, was won by William Amos of Oakville for his 1951 Ford half-ton. The Hard Luck Trophy was won by Barry Spring of Balm Beach, Ontario (near Midland) for blowing the motor out of his 1953 Chev which had to then be towed all the way back home. The trophy for the oldest car, donated by Cornelius Holzamer and family of Silver Corners, was won by Russ ' Parsons of Staffa in a 1929 Oldsmobile Coupe. Keith Hensley of Kitchener in a 1938 Packard Sedan won the trophy donated by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bainton of Bainton's 1500 at annual flea market here ESTABLISHED 1872 Old Mill in Blyth for pie Most Appealing Automobile. henry Meto of Seaforth won the Best Graffiti Car Trophy donated by John Brown Motors/in Gorrie for his 1955 Crown Victoria Ford. The Long Distance Trophy donated by Carl's Auto Body of Brussels was won by Larry Majurey of Huntsville who travelled 180 miles in a 1936 Dodge Sedan. Nobody claimed the trophy for the Best Brass Car for a 1915 or older model. Besides trophies for the cars there were also trophies for aircraft and the winner of the Best Antique aircraft Trophy which was donated by the Maitland Valley Region of Historical Automobile Society of Canada and the Brussels Flying Club was won by Frank Evans and Tom Dietrich of Guelph for their 1943 Tiger Moth. At $25 prize was also put up on Saturday and Sunday by Jim Armstrong and the Brussels Flying Club for the best home built aircraft. The Saturday winner was Doug Leavens of King flying a Sparrow Hawk and the Sunday Winner was Frank Barr of Shelburne in a Bede 4. On Saturday afternoon the national executive of the HASC held their meeting in Clinton. On Saturday evening after supper about 35 cars went on a tour from Brussels to Walton over to Blyth where they toured Blyth and then came back to the B •ussels fairgrounds where everybody enjoyed a barbecue by Lavern and Jan Felker, who cooked up about 250 hamburgers. A dance was held upstairs in the Crystal Palace for the people registered at the Flea Market. Also on Saturday, there were about eight people there with antique planes of various descriptions who were served refreshments by Leona Armstorng. On Sunday morning, Cornelius and Veronica Holzamer, their daughter Simone d and Wayne and•Murray Lowe fed about 300 people with 24 dozen eggs, ham, toast, and coffee. Another tour on Sunday afternoon headed by George Brown of Gorrie went in the opposite direction going from Brussels to Morrisbank to Wingham and back to Brussels. First place prizes in. the balloon race, the potato race, and the 1950 cars slow race was Barry Spring of Balm Beach--Brian Weller .of R. R. #1, Norval, won the slow race for the Model A class. Barb Watts won second place in the balloon race. A model air show with remote control planes was put on by Carl Graber, Howard. Morton and Rudy Mayer. Mr. Morton and some of the boys in his public school rocket club fired off rockets of various descriptions. Norman Beckham of Woodstock in a Harvard aircraft, flew over the fairgrounds and performed aerobatics. Although he is chairman Mr. Watts said he had a lot of help from a committee of about a dozen people and he says the flea market gets bigger every year. Attendance was down a little this year and Mr. Watts attributes that probably to the number of Centennial events going on this year. Employees honoured Some employees of McDonald'g Buildall were honored for their many years of service and were presented with plaques during the business' fiftieth anniversary celebrations on Saturday. Ethel Brewer received a plaque for 35 years of service, Vera Hastings who is now retired received a plaque, also for 35 years of service. George Thornton who is retired received a plaque for 27 years of service and Bob Ray notri and Cliff Kernaghan both received plaques Jor 20 years of service. Over 1,000 people attended'McDonald's barbeque on Saturday and about 2,500 people visited McDonald's during the three day anniversary event. With an enjoyable holiday trip just over you are, as you no doubt suspected, going to see something about it in this column. More than likely also in others to come. We had a pleasant seven-hour flight, after a one' and a half-hour delay at Toronto. Nearing London's Heathrow we were informed there was heavy fog there and it might be necessary to go to Manchester for fuel. Shortly we were told that the fog had cleared slightly and we would land at Heathrow. For some reason the announce- ment we would go down in fog did not disturb me as I had suspected such a thing would. Scanning the faces of nearby passengers showed that some were anxious about it. We made it safely with scarcely a bump. After along wait for baggage we were rushed past customs to our British Airways bus by an obliging porter (who was found with difficulty). Porters at Heathrow were extremely scare after the arrival of our flight of 320 passengers with mountains of luggage. The bus took us to Victoria. Air Terminal. From there we went by taxi to our hotel in Russel Square. ****** That taxi ride was a hair raising intro- duction to London streets, traffic and taxi drivers. *e thought we had the zaniest taxi operator in London. Most of the streets, other than Main ones, in this old city, are very narrow with cars parked on one side, and often on both sides. This did not deter our driver in the least. He tore along dodging in and out of traffic, zipping around corners missing parked cars by a hair's breath, at what seethed to us reckless speed* We wondered if we would land at our hotel or the morgue. We Made the hotel safe and sound, if somewhat breathless. We had, we found, tio need to worry. All the taxi drivers we encountered had incredible skill in About 200 people enjoyed a band concert in the Brussels ball park on Friday night which included bands from nearby towns as well as some highland dancing and the negotiating London's narrow, crowded streets with as little delay as possible. The drivers of the large tour coaches had the same uncanny nack of manouvering the vehicles around corners when it seemed impossible to do so without hitting parked cars. Many times I was doubtful that anything more than a thin sheet of tissue paper could have been slipped between our coach and car but never a car did they even scratch. ****** In the afternoon of our arrival we took a Panaromic Tour of London. We were fortunate to have an excellent tour guide. He was an elderly man who was unmistakeably a Londoner. He had a distinctive voice, easily heard and understood, an abundant historical knowledge about all points of interest, scattered with intimate humorous bits about famous and well known people of his time. His pride in his city was obvious. He was clearly happy to point out and share his interest in the things he loved with his listeners. His was no cut and dried lecture delivered to gawky tourists. He made history come alive. It was an interesting afternoon. ******* One of the first things in London that impressed us were the number of green areas scattered throughout the city. Lovely parks with trees, flowers, shrubs and large areas of green grass. A place where parents take their children to play elderly folk test and read and people walk their dogs. These are not little spots to rest in for a fe w Moments. They are an oasis the size of a city block where one can relax from the sights and sounds of the busy streets, enjoy the flowers and the singing of birds. There was one such park across• the busy street from our hotel. There is no need to walk more than a few blocks to find' another. All clean and well kept. Quiet, peaceful places in the midst of a crowded, bustling city. Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Brussels Cadets. The bands playing on Friday night included Brussels own Legion Pipe Band and Pipe Major Tom MacFarlane who played for some highland dancing and the Mitchell Brass Band , The London Girls Pipe Band also played for the event with pipe major Mrs. Ann Heddrall. A mass pipe band made up of the Mount Forest Highlanders with pipe major Alex Watson, the London Ladies Pipe Band with pipe major Mrs. Semple and the Brussels Legion Pipe Band with Pipe Major Tom MacFarlane played The Green Hills of Tyrol, Scotland the Brave, Barren Rocks of Aden,- Road to the Isles and Amazing Grace. Some Highland Dancers from Stratford who did the Highland Fling were Heather MacKenzie, Janet Lemon, Philippa Neill and Sarah Drake. The piper for this was Jim McLean and the drummer was Wendell Richards of Brussels. The Mount Forest Highlanders also did some dancing.