The Brussels Post, 1979-10-17, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST, OCTOBER 17, 1979 — 3
Developement okayed
SEWER WORK IN THE TRAILER PARK — The village of Brussels
employees began work on sewers for the trailer park on Tuesday. The
trailer park is owned by the village. )Brussels Post Photo)
Sugar and spice
By Bill Smiley
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by-law citing size of the commercial .develop-
ment and a proposed 30 unit apartment
block.
East Wanwanosh Township Council then
passed another zoning by-law which kept the
main part of the subdivision for single family
dewllings, but deleted the apartment and cut
the commercial area back to 5,000 square
feet.This by-law was approved at the
OMB Hearing on October 5.
John 'and Noreen Gnay were the main
objectors to the two zoning by-laws, because
they own the farm just south of the proposed
development and feared it could conflict
with their farming operation. In an interview
later with the Post their only comment about
the OMB decision was, "We'1-e dis-
appointed over the lack of concern about
agricultural land."
Mr. Humphrey said he felt very good about
the result of the hearing although he was
disappointed in the cutback of his proposal
for a 30-unit apartment block. He said the
chairman of the hearing didn't think there
was a need for the apartment building.
But he's not disappointed in the size of the
proposed commercial area which was cut
back from 15,000 square feet to 5,000 square
feet stating that, "when you have the proof
you need for a larger commercial area, you
just have to go through a zoning change."
Mr. Humphrey plans to grade the roads
for the subdivision this week and he is
hoping to register the plans for it this week
as well. He would like to get the roads put in
before winter and to have the drilled well
done sometime this fall.
As for comments made by Ronald White,
a vice-president of the Ontario Frederation
of Agriculture that the Federation was
concerned with the use of farmland for urban
and associated uses. and the accompanying
hat, assment of farZning operations citing
complaints about noise, dust and odors as
examples, Mr. Humphrey said he had been
in the real estate business for 13 or 14 years
around the Kitchener and Cambridge areas
and hadn't heard many complaints either
way.
Although Mr. Humphrey was happy with
the OMB decision, he said he wasn't too
happy that approval of the subdivision took
four years. He said the last year and a half of
delays have cost him a little over $20,000 in
interest.
"It doesn't give the small developer much
of a chance," he said.
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
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ones?). One visit will convince you."
Hanky-panky? Sure sounds like it.
But that is kid stuff, only mildly
titillating, compared with the sick,
arrogant, lonely, blunt, no-holds barred
medicine that comes under the heading:
Companions Wanted. This is where the
real meat of the "Personal Column" is,
and I imagine an inveterate reader skips
the masseuses and the fortune tellers
quickly, and gets down to peering into
private lives.
When I was in the weekly newspaper
business, there was the occasional pathetic
guy who would come in to the office and
place an ad: "Successful young farmer,
good farm, stock, house, seeks partner
interested in matrimony. Write Box
220B."
It was pathetic because we knew the
guy. He was 53, ugly. His farm was sixty
acres, mostly second-second-growth bush
and pasture. His "stock" consisted of two
pigs, four chickens, and three mangy cows.
His "House" was a shack without
plumbing, heated by a pot-bellied stove.
He never received an answer, but would
come in once a week for two months,
asking for the mail from Box 220B.
But these city slickers are a lot more
subtle and tough. I'll give you a few
examples that curdled me a bit. The egos
are fantastic.
"Professional man, married,
mid-thirties, seeks married woman for
afternoon or evening meetings." How
would you like to be his wife?
"Gentleman, 48, business owner, lives
in new apt. seeks charming, attractive lady
to share his life with." No mention of
marriage.
"Middle-aged business man seeks
younger male companion." Well.
"Sophisticated gentleman, creative
type, seeks the pleasure of sensuous
woman 30-45. If an exciting affair with an
appreciative male is your style, send
snapshot and phone no. to. . . " He could
be 80. _
But it's not all men. "Lady, 55, R.C.,
wishes to meet gent up to 60." If you're
sixty-one you're out, but you could be
twenty-one.
"One wild and crazy guy wishes to meet
one wild and crazy gal who loves dancing
and camping and would like to share a
serious relationship." On a dance floor? In
a tent?
"I am a lovely, loving ,female, 33,
divorced and a writer, who is also tolerant,
perceptive, idealistic, off-beat, romantic,
cerebral and a Cancer, looking for an
honest, stable relationship. I am looking
for a man. . . . (and a list of adjectives like
hers). Someone with a calm exterior, but
brimming with hidden fires and worlds to
explore. Under 50 and over five feet seven
inches." That's what gets me. After the
great build-up, the blunt facts. If you were
fifty-one and five-six, you'd miss out on
this fantastic woman.
"Intriguing. Blonde young lady seeks
wealthy man for daytime affair." That's
the shortest and most honest of the bunch.
She probably works nights.
I'm afraid the only one that tempted me
was: "Russian lady. Beautiful. (That's
nice, nothing against beautiful Russian
ladies.) Seeks gentleMan over 40. (O.K. I
qualify). Lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Great
climate there.) For marriage purposes."
Always the stonedead clincher at the end.
I'd have to ask my wife.
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a winter storm that closed roads and schools.
It is quite possible we have that yet to come,
hopefully not in the too near future.
* * * * * *
What a weekend it was for armchair sports
fans, World Series baseball; hockey; foot-
ball; horse ra ces; more World Series
games. For a wonder teams I was rooting for
were all winners for a change, Toronto
Argos; Ottawa Roughriders; Toronto Maple
Leafs; Baltimore Orioles (at least for three
games). All gave opposing teams a -few
surprises. My shouts of encouragement and
jubilation and my jumping for joy puzzled
my dog Sheba. She could not understand
what all the excitement was about. She
tipped her head to one side and gazed at me
with a quizzical look in her eyes, perhaps
thinking I had suddenly gone crazy and
wondering what she should do about it - kiss
me or bite me.
. . . been fired
. returned home
. sold his farm
. . . been sick
To the editor:
Home economists set up group
. . . died
married
• . absconded
. had a fire
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IF ANYONE HAS
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Last year a group of home economists,
dieticians and home economics teachers,
both active and retired, met to form a group
called the Huron County Home Economics
Association. One of its goals is to provide a
chance for professionals to gather together
and discuss common problems and learn
new techniques for education. It has proven
to be a very worthwhile organization for
those who are involved.
By publicicizing our events and giving you
an account or our meetings for the news-
We are now in process of organizing our
1979 Santa Claus Parade in Stratford which
will be Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. Route starts at
Central High School.
We would like to take this opportunity to
ask anyone or club and organizations who
would like to enter a float, cars, horses,
paper, we hope to interest those of - the
community who are also interested in home
economics education to come to our
meetings as well.
Thank you for your co-operation and I
hope you will find space to print our meeting
reports once a month.
clowns or any parade material feel free to
contact Dave Gowdy in Stratford 271-2456 or
write 244 Glastonbury Dr., Stratford. NSA
6B7. We would appreciated your support.
Sincerely,
Dave dowdy
Yours truly,
I.Grace Bird
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Home Economist.
Huron County Home Economics
Association.
Parade entries wanted
. . . been promoted , . . received an award
IT'S NEWS
phone and tell us 887-6641
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