The Brussels Post, 1980-01-09, Page 1Former Liberal agrteultnre
minister Eugene Whelan.
M.P. Essex Windsor, was
guest speaker and came
down hard on the budget and
the minority Conservative
government.
"We (the Liberals) know
about minority govern-
ments" said Mr. Whelan.
"We had a minority govern-
ment under Lester Pearson
and Pierre Trudeau. And
when you are a minority you
take some of the other
parties' views and consult
with them."
Mr. Whelan said the Con-
servative govenrment only
represented 38 percent of the
country.
Everyone would have been
affected by the budgetcom-
mented Mr. Whelan. The
ConserVativeS 'tried to sell:
the excise tax on fuel as a
conservation measure but
this tax, said Mr. Whelan,
would also affec punlic tran-
sportation as well as fuel for '
food production.
"The budget meant' slow
growth and double digit in-
flation." Mr. Whelan said.
"The campaign should be an
interesting one and will take
a lot of work"..
Also at the' convention,
treasurer Murray Elston re-
ported on the Campaign for
contributions. He indicated
that more funding would be
necessary to cover the great-
er volume of advertising that
will be done to overcome the
fact that on the road cam-,
paigning maybe cut short by
winter weather.
THE' LIBERAL 'CANDIDATE Former
Minister Eugene left
cohgratulatee', Liberal candidate Graethe Oral
Of 'Walton' afterhis acclamation at a 'ffieetitig In
BIyththursday.,_
coOnOts. set 470 s,
Brussels
A HELPFUL WORKER—Hope Jacobs decided she could lend a helping
hand by shovelling the snow away from ,the front door of her father
Malcolm Jacob's Harness Shop on Tuesday. (Photo by Langlois)
DE11i)51X RANNEY
Brussels council members increaed
wages for themselves and village employees
at their regular Meeting on Monday,
The wages of the reeve and councillorS
went up $100 from last ypar, making the
reeve's salary' WOO and the councillors'
salaries $900 a year.
Clerit-treaStirer Bill King's salary was
raised to $16,000 ,up from lait year's total of
$14,000. Council Said his salary has been low
in comparison 'with most of the other
clerk-treasurers around the, county and he
has 20 years expprienee, He also works as
the secretary-treasurer for the P.U.C. The
clerk's assistant, Ruth Sauve, was given a
raise from $5.25 to $6.25 an hour, village
employees Ken Greber and Archie Willis got
50 cent raises, bringing Mr. Graber's salary
to $6.00. an hour and, Mr. Willis up to $4.75
an hour.
Council also made its appointments for
the new, ypar, appointing Crawford, Mill and
Davies as its solicitors, Gerald Gibson as
.;representative on the Wingham and District
Flospifal -„Board, Bruce McCall to the
„Maitland Valley Conservation Authority,
David Hastings as the fire chief whose wage
was increased from $225 to $250 a year (plus
'aii;lionorarinin); • Joe Gibson as the weed
inspector, - Gerald Exel, as the building
inspector. Betty Graber, Gord Workman,
Wayne Lowe, John cousins, Gerry Dillow,
Karen Hastings and George Langlois were
appointed to the.recreation committee.
Lila Con's wage wis increased from $3.50
to' $4.00 an hour for, cleaning the clerk's
office and from $70 to $80 a month for
cleaning the 'library.
Council also decided to take a recorded
vote on the rescinding of a motion they had
made on John Street. In the original motion,
council had said that the village would agree-
to pay for 50 per cent of the cost of paving
'John, Street. After a deputation from Bob
Raymond at last month's meeting,whe had
said he thought if the village paid for half the
cost of paving John Street, they should do
the. same for Raymond Crescent, Some
members of council thought they had made a
mistake, leaving thernselvs oppn to pave any
of the new subdivisions in the village S nee
they didn't think they could agree to pay half
the cost for paving one and not the other, a'
(Oantinned on Page 3 )
.orris
Morris Township council members
increased salaries by 8 per cent for
themselves and township employees when
they met in regular council session on.
Monday.
The reeve's salary increased from $1000 to
$1100, the deputy-reeve's from $870 to $950
and the councillors from $820 to $9Q0.
Council decided to leave its special meeting
rates the same as last year's with $20 for the
reeve and $15 for the 'other cenncil
members.
Clerk Nancy Michie's wage went from
$4,35 to $4.70 and council also agreed to give
her more rent for using her house as an
office, raising the payment from $25 to $45 a
month. She will also receive mileage of 23
cents per mile. Treasurer George Miclne's
wage was left at $1620 a year as lie is
planning to retire from the position
sometime in, 1980 and his 'wage as a tile
drainage inspector was increased from $12
to $15.
The wage of fenceviewers was, changed
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•
. 10991 Year Issue No.-2
WEDNESDAY', JANUARY ..;9, 1980
grits name
by EV,01.0 Kennedy
The youngsters of this community are not
the only ones here who enjoyed a visit from
Santa Claus. The good St. Nickpaid a special
Christmas morning visit to the Callander
Nursing Home. The residents were gathered
in a common room to share the pleasure of
opening Christnias gifts. The arrival of Santa
Claus was a surprise that livened up the
activities and pleased the residents.
* * *
Hi girls from six to nine years of age; Do
you know what you can do? You can become
a Brownie, You can learn new and interest-
ing things and have lots of fun doing them.
Being a Brownie makes, you a member of a
group of girls your age all interested in the
same things. The Brownies meet every
Tuesday after schonl, at the Brussels Public
School. Join now!
*ism*
The ladies of the Brussels, Morris and
Grey Catering Committee deserve a hearty
vote of thanks for their efforts in raising
funds for the operating expenses of the
MSc& Arena. They recently presented a
three thousand dollar cheque to the Recre-
.ation ,Committee. This is the second tithe
they have made the same contribution. To do
this these ladies have spent many hours in
the preparation and serving Of meals at
various events held in the arena. That is
community spirit expressed through hard
work:
The weather we had in late December and
early January was Unbelievable in this area.
A green Christmas and little or no snow until
January 7th. Most unusual Mere! An eVert
more unusual event took place on the Grey
Township" tattil of Grabble MacDonald.
There, nine acres of corn land was ploughed
on New Year's Day. Has: anyone knowledge
Of such a happening around here in past
years? Is this a "first"? It was too good to
last. Monday ante in On '-a Wintery blast of
high Winds, bleiWitig gnat/ and shivery
temperatures, It brought out snow plOWS. and
shovels and preyed: again that We are Still in
the snow belts Those lucky ,foiks, who ,are
baSking under the southern tun!"
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Canadian hockey teams sure made a great
start in 1980 international competition on
New Year's Day. The Montreal Canadiens
defeated the Soviet Central Red Army team
.by a score of 4-2; Canada's Olympics scored
a 5-1 victory over the touring Czechs and
repeated that win later. Congratulations to
our Olympic team.- We hope they can keep
up that kind of play in the coming Winter
Olympics.
• ****
On my recent holiday trip I travelled on
the VIVA train between Toronto and Ottawa.
No doubt you read, or heard, that some
people do not consider the VIVA safe and
expect serious accidents. It was apparent by
the crowds aboard that train, during the
holiday season, that few people heeded the
warning or were worried about trouble. My
trip was comfortable enough but I must
admit that the clanging, *rattling and
groaning at stops and starts brought to mind
the prediction of accidents to come. Other
than that it was smooth going but slower
than many would appreciate with a number
of-stops along the way. There was no diner
on and the snack bar was a busy spot with
'line-ups if you were starving and in need of a
quick snack.
******
My Christmas holiday was most enjoyable
with visits to both my families. Never a dull
Moment with all the coming and going of my
young people. Just an overabundance of all
the Christmas holiday goodies and happy
times with my grandchildren and the
overwhelming generosity to Me. To top it all
off on my way home I attended a hockey
game in Mississauga in which my two young
grandsons were playing - Michael scored the
final goal Which tied the game for their teatti.
Of course he did it just because grandma
Was there to cheer him on!
Those Meddlesome little gremlins were
busy last week fiddling With a word in this.
column, When they got through what
appeared was procaStenating. That is a word
not to be found in 'a. dictionary. It should
:have been procrastinating (putting. Off
'something that has to be done) - a bad habit
;of Mine which am endeavouring to correct•
BY RHEA HAMILTON
‘Graeme. Craig was ac-
claimed to the Liberal
nomination in Huron-Bruce
for the February 18 federal
election in a meeting at-
tended by about '360 people
at Blyth's Memorial Hall.
Mr. Craig, who was
enthusiastic • about :the
election, said Tory promises,
like the shifting of the
Canadian embassy in Israel,
had affected the residents of
Huron. He pointed out that
because of the threatened
move Dominion Roads in
Goderich lost a large order
and had to' lay off workers.
This is Mr. Craig's second
federal election campaign.
The 31 year old farmer and
United Breeder's technician
was defeated by longtime PC
MP Bob McKinley last May.
With Mr. McKinley not
seeking the nomination this
time, party faithful are con-
fident of a Liberal upset in
Huron-Bruce,
A lifelong resident of the
riding, Mr. Craig has farmed
near Walton since grad-
uating from Ridgetown Col-
lege of Agricultural
Technology. He is a director
of the Huron Cattlemen's
Association, secretary-
treasurer of the Huron Plow-
men, past president of
county Junior Farmers and of
the Brussels Agricultural
Society. He has been a 4-H
swine club leader for the past
12 years.
Mr. Craig paid high in-
terest rates had eroded the
confidence of people and the
pre-Christmas sales in-
dicated a cutback in tOtr=
sumer- spending:
"The refundable tax credit'
the Cntiservative govern-
ment was promising Would
Only cover 20 percent Of the
low income fatnilies." said
Mr. Craig,