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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-05-14, Page 16THE: BROSEtS PQ$T 4 MAY 14, 1980 $500 FOR THE ARENA—Gordon` Workman, manager of the Brussels Bulls presented a cheque for $500 to Wayne Lowe chairman of the recreation committee on Friday night for a paint program for the arena this summer. (Photo by Langlois) lemmummion insual Ih• MUM INNIMMIMperrommiffirm••••• Notice of Clean-Up Day The Village truck will pick up refuse not normally picked up by the weekly garbage truck on Wednesday, May 21/80 Wm. W. King Clerk-Treasurer • neminon real savin Weston Weiner or Hamburg - ROLLS 8's 2/.99 Maple Leaf Sweet Pickled COTTAGE ROLLS Granny's Blueberry or Cherry TARTS 6,s 1.191b. .79 3.4 lb. average Schneider Frozen BEEF STEAKETTES 500 gram 1.79 BOLD Schneider Frozen GOOD 'N MEATY PIES gra 25" 79 m Ontario CARROTS 2 lb. bags 2/.69 6 litre Box 3.39 McCUTCHEON GROCERY We Delitet BiRtIS4S PhOttO 4779.4g, :By.:DEBIAFRANNfY Pictures,. pictures and more pictures are what Brussels and area people eould like M. see in future itions of the Brussels riot. At lost that's what our recent readerS' survey indicated. In our categories of always read, ,talky read, sometimes read .nd never read, 48 perople indicated that they always looked at the pictures, There 'vivre 52 queStionnaires returned to the Brussels Post from the newspaper a nd sheets made up for the Tradefest , Local and ireit news awl cliessifieds ao, tied for ,OCC,141.(1 pictures itF 3.7 ie.‘ot , stating they NVilr, read I nth and. with mily °tie person :n the never categoey fo , both. if it sometimes seems that people are apathetic about what their local council is doing, that isn't the ease in Brussels where 31 people said they .ys read the village counkei reports. The same num be, of people indicated that they always read police news and Short Shorts by Evelyn Kennedy. While three people indicated that .they never read village council and seven never read Short Shots, there wasn't anybody who never reads the police news, The third most read feature in the Pest and Brussels advertisers. should take note, is ads other than classified. They tied, with features and letters to the editor with 29 people indicating that they always read these three things. Only one person never reads the ads and there wasn't . anybody who never read the features.' Five people said they never read the letters to the editor. People We Know landed in fourth place with 27 saying they always read it and five saying never did, It was followed by township council reports with 25 saying they alway read them and 10 saying they never read do, OBITUARIES Obituaries came next with 23 stating they always read them 'and a number of pet , at the Tradefest jokinel: A11 us that they read them because they wanted to make sure their own names weren't there. Only four people said they never read obituaries. Next is propularity is th sports page with 20 people saying they alWays read it, and eight saying, they never read it. A few -comments indicated the Post's sports coverage could stand to be imPreved Seventeen said they always read the editorials, 11 said they usually did, 13 Said they sometimes did and only five said they never read the Post's opinion. Huron County news and rural correspondents news came in next with 15 readers always reading them, but the -survey also indicated that 22 usually read the Huron County news while only 10 usually read the rural correspondents, and while 15 sometimes read he rural correspondents inty five sometimes read tin Huron. County news. While five people never read the rural Correspondents, •three never . read The Huron County news. BOARD OF ED News from the Huron County of Education also seems to interest most people with 14 saying they always read the reports 17 saying they usually did, eight Saying they sometimes did and five who never do. Meetings of church women and other organizations also ,Seetn.t0 he fairly widely read with 12 always,, I i usually, 11 sometimes, and 12 never, Ma rron County Council re ports came, next with• tP always, 12 usually, 12 some- tinn s and 6 never reading them, Although the Brussels Stockyards report placed. IOW with only nine people indicating they always read it and 24 saying they never do we have to assume that was becau se not many farmers filled out the Posts survey. As far as Brussels Post readers are concerned, it looks like we could eliminate the columns of both Bill Smiley and Keith Roultstori without it bothering anybody too much.' Only eight' people said' they always read Sugar and Spice and only six always read Behind the Scenes. 17 sometimes read be- hind the Scenes while 16 sometimes read Sugar and Spice and while 18 never read Behind the Se enes, 17 never read Sugar and Spice. WHAT YOU'D LIKE Further comments from our readers indicate that some of the things they might like to'see in the Post were: more local news and less from Goderich and Clinton, contests for children around Easter anti Christmas; a; comicsection, a cross word; more items for the People We know column; the pig prices from the Brussels Stockyards; more pictures; a cooking corner and craft and sewing corner more sports and more council reports; more on, local home improvements and picking. a "Girl of the Week" (age 15 to 21)e more editorials con- cerning local affairs and more letters to the editor, A PLIMber of Pe9Ple Stated they enjoyed: the paPer: arid encouraged us to .keep up the good work and one even, told us to "just leave the paper the wny it is" because "it is ..a good friendly country paper that comes every week.g There was one suggestion,, however, that will require deep consideration. One of our readers, would like to see, "more nude pictures" in, the Brussels Post Mother is th eme at GorrfelICW MRS. GEORGE BROWN 335-3424 Mrs. Allan Hyndman .2hose as her Theme "M for Mother" for the May meeting of the Unit One of Gorrie United Church Women. She told that a Mother's talents are many. Mothers pray without ceasing, and of her love for others. Faith, Hope and Love ')ut the greatest of these is Love. Mrs. Ivan Haskins read the Scripture. Mrs. Jos. Simmons president and also hostess opened the business with Interesti' e Thoughts. Plans were di..cessed for a catering event and a committee to plan the menu. The Spring Bale is to be packed May 14 at the church. The annual plant and. bake auction sale followed the dcv etions. The Hostess .assisted by Mrs. Allan Hyndman and Mrs. Ivan Haskins served refresh- ments. A number from the Gorrie area attended a miscel- laneous shower held in honour of Mrs. Steven Edgar, the former Sandy Gilmore of Gowanstown, Mrs. Barry Hutchinson of Listowel was hostess on Saturday afternoon. PERSONALS Mrs. Glad. Edgar visited with Mr. and Mrs, Griffith MacDonald of Toronto and Mrs. Edgar Hutehinsor, of Aniherstburg, on Sundey who attended the ser' lee In Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel where a presentation was made in memory of the late W. and Mrs. E.G. MacDonaki form of a scholarship as- sistance to Theological students At Knox College, Toronto and Presbyterian College at Montreal. Two grandsons Mr. Ian MacDonald of Montreal, Que. and Mr. Graham Hutchinson of Amberstburg also attended the service. Mrs. William Gibson the former Olive Campbell of Vancouver, B.C. and Mrs, Frank Kemp, Listowel, R, R.1, visited Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Glad Edgar. Miss Theresa Thomas of Ottawa spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Haskins. Mr. William A, Smith fell at his home and broke his elbow and has it in a cast. Mr. Fred Hyndman has returned home from Palmerston Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Allan. Jamie and Mark, of Kitchener spent the weekend with Mrs. John Strong. Mrs, John Currie, Heather and Paul of Wingham visited Saturday evening at the same' home, Mt. and Mrs. Alan. Whytock of Teeswater visited Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Under- wood accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Martin Scott on Sunday and called on Mt. Thos. Marines at the Pine Crest Manorin Lucknow. Mr. and „„ Mrs. George Brown attended the Baptismal service in the Paris Presbyterian Church on Sunday when Kristie Lynn Mtilloy infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nornian Mulloy was baptized, by. Rev. Wm. Campbell Smyth. Mother's Day visitors of Mr. and Mrs.• Merrill Fisher were Mrs. Ken. Norton and Kelly of Whitby; Mrs. John Lovell, Nicole and Jessica of Shelburne; Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Hyndman of Elmira. Mr. and Mrs. Cloync Michel spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Keith Woods in London. Mother's Day visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stewart were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Stewart and family of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Jas Stewart of Gowan- stown R.R.1, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart and Douglas of Fordwich, Miss Dorothy Kreller, Cifford, R.R.2, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Mayburry and family and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Strong and family. Mt. and Mrs. Martin Scott visited Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott in Kincardine Township and` in the evening with Mr and Mrs. Chas. Hedley of 'fees- water. The Executive and Conveners of the Standing Committees of the. Gorrie Women's Institute met last Monday, in the Town Hall , to plan their programmes for this coming yeaie Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Taylor and Mrs. Lloyd Jacques were guests at the Walker-Harkness Wedding hi McIntosh United Church on Saturday and reception at the gelmore Complex. Mr. and Mrs, Elmer F'arrish spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Farrish on the occasion of Mrs. Elmer Farrish's birthday. Mr. and Mts. Merrill fisher spent a few days visiting at the honies of Mr. and Mrs. William Price-at Williams; Mr, and Mrs. Algernon Muth of Victoria; and Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Speers at Paris. Mr. and Mrs. Melville Dennis spent Sunday at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Kevin. Raven in Etobicoke. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pyke. Bradley and Michele visited, Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Thos, Reid of Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Meyers of Dundas visited Mrs. Earl. Mine in Listowel Memorial Hospital ' on Sunday. Mr. and. Mrs. Ambrose O'Connor of Rockwood spent Sunday with , Mrs. Chas. Finlay and Mrs. Roy Gowdy. Mr. and Mrs. Wrn, A. Smith visited Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fleming of Hanover on Sunday. Mr. • and Mrs. Elmer Farrish, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Thacker and Shawn of London spent Mother's Day with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Leader of VVirigham. Visitors at -the home of Mrs. Vernon Barlow on Mother's Day were Mr. and Mrs. Grant. Barlow, Lorrie, Cindy, Connie and Leslie of Burlington; Mr. Lawrence Barlow, Wendy, Wanda and Duane of Ethel; Mr. Homer Barlow and Miss Maureen Barlow of Listowel; Miss Cathy Gordon, Molesworth and on Saturday, Miss Jerri Lynn Barlow, Mr. . Jeff Barlow and Mr. Wells Barlow Markdale.