HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1980-11-12, Page 1MENZIES AWARD WINNERS--From left, Doreen Raymond,,a teacher
at the Brussels Public School presented Jacquie Workman, Carol
Wheeler, Shelley Long and Garry McWhirter with the George Menzies
award at the F.E. Madill Commencement exercises• held in Wingham on
Friday night. (Photo by Ranney)
Incumbent Deputy-Reeve Tom Miller
retained his. seat over challenger Sam Pletch
but it was councillor .Clare Van Camp who
topped the Morris Township polls with 600
• votes on Monday.
There.wis a 53 per cent turnout of voters
on Monday with •708 out of a possible 1335
People voting:..
Deputy-reeve Tom Miller received 418
votes to Mr. Pletch's 219 total. Morris
council members will now include Clare Van
Camp, Doug Fraser, whO had 453 votes and
Robe rt Grasby who had. 401 votes. Clem,
McLellan and Robert Gordon who were also
trying for seats on, council received 216 and
171 votes respectiirely.
A breakdown of the polls is as follows:
Tom. Miller ;Advance,' 10; Poll 1-105; Poll
2.116; Poll 3.112; and Po114-75. Sam Pieta) -
Advance -1; Poll 1-59; Poll 2-48; Po111-112;
Poll 459. Clare Van. Camp - Advance - 8;
Poll 1.135; Poll 2-132; Poll 3-206; Poll 4419. •
Doug Fraser - Advance - 10; Poll 1- 136; Poll
2-110; Poll 3-117; Poll 4-80. Bob Grasby -
Advance - 9; Poll' 1-85; Poll 3414; Poll 4-73.
Clem McLellan - Advance - 4; Poll 1 - 45; Poll
2 - 74; Poll 3 - 40;, and Poll 4-53.
The advance poll was held at the Morris
Township clerk's office. Poll 1 was at Ken
Shortreed's residence on the south half of
Lot 18, Concession 9; Poll 2 was • at the
Morris Township Hall; Poll 3 was at the
Institute Hall in.Belgrave and Poll 4 was at
Tom Miller's residence on the south half of
Lot 15 4 Concession 2.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1980
YOU WANT MY PICTURE?—Kathy. Fraser of Blyth seemed a little
t.r!certain of just what was going on wpen..spe attended..theNrkey,§upper
.Duff's United ChurCh, in Walton but 'gave the "photographer a big
smile Onyway. (Photo byRanneyy
ank robbery in Brussels?
0 years ago there was
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Once again Caravan Clothes will pay a
visit to the Callander-Nursing Home. This
time. they will present a Winter Fashion
Show suitable for the elderly and the
handicapped. The residents will be the
models. Anyone interested is welcome to
attend and are invited to brouse both before
and after the show.. The fashion show will
take place at 1:30 p.m.
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While winter does not officially arrive
until December 21st the wintery blasts do
blow. Occasionally we get a smattering of
snow to remind us that winter- is on the way
and might be expected any day.
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We keep reading of the increased activity
of the Ku Klux Klan in the U.S. They are
also becoming mote visible in Canada.
Recently` it was 'reported that there was a
large gathering in the U.S. where they had
not been active for 30 yeats. Armed men, in
hooded• white shrouds, and burning cross,
proclaimed the inaiclious creed of their
vicious cult. This they do in the name of
Christianity and. patriotisinl It will be sad
indeed if they gain a strong focithold in
Canada. They have said that here they will'
not be atmed; that they are for peace and the
good of the country. How can we trust that
Ultimately they will not behave just as they
have in the U.S. in past years? Canada has
enough troubles without the K.K.K. stirring
up hate and dissention with their' creed of
white supremacy. God forbid that it should
happen here.
The Christmas Season seems to be already
with us. ChristmaS displays have been in
evidence for some time. These have brought
to mind how different Christmas was in the
early 1900's when I was young and full of
excited anticipation. at the very thought of
Ch'ristmas. Christmas was not then, as
commercialized as it is to-day. It was
religious holiday and a very special occasion
for children. The first sign of Christmas in
the home was the delicious smell of
traditional. Christmas baking and candy
making. Mothers were busy with mysterious
chores of sewing and knitting. These was not
An abundance of expensive Christmas tree
ornaments. Corn was popped; some tinted
with food colouring; and, threaded into long
chains to decotate the tree along with other
hand-made ornaments. The .house was
decorated with Christmas bells, green
boughs and holly if some could be found.
The day before Christmas Eve the man of
the house took his trusty axe and hied off to
the woods to find a thick, bushy tree. It was
brought in, set up and decorated. The last
things vo go on the tree were miniature
candles in their tiny holders. These were lit
only on Christmas Eve and. Christmas
morning, carefully guarded. The delightful
fragrance of that tree filled every room, so
much more beautiful and fragrant than the
artificial trees so many of us use to-day.
CaMe Christmas morning it was away to the
tree to see what Santa had left. There were
the parents, candlelight flames flickering on
bright wrapped parcels. There was no
expectation of a huge pile of gifts. Perhaps a
doll, complete with, accessories sitting in her
carriage, a pretty hand-made dress, maybe a
book. What more CC-mid a child want? To-day
expensive store-bought gifts are heaped
high for children. Are they any happier with
these than many a child has been with a
single toy made with loving hands, warm
woolen scarf or socks? Later the Christmas
feast. No' turkey. That Was for folks with lots
of money. For othets it was deliciously
cooked goose with cranberries, honie-made
mincemeat pie, Christmas pudding with
delectable sauce, Christmas cake an cookies.
Then there were bowls of 'fruit, nuts and
candies: It was a happy family occasion.
. Fifty years ago on October 30, there was
a bank robbery in Brussels.
A report from the Huron Expositor
stated: "Armed with revolvers and a
sawed-off shotgun, two men entered' the
Brusels Bank of Nova Scotia at 3 o'clock
Wendesday afternoon and 15 minutes later
were speeding in a coup.e car towards
London with $5,840.04 in cash, leaving the
bank manager and 'two employees bound
and gagged in the vault."
In the past week's Listowel Banner's
Backward, Turn Backward column from 50
years ago it says, "Chief Rocher re-
ceived a call Wednesday afternoon to be on
the lookout fora dirty coupe car driven by
two men who had robbed a bank in
Brussels. The robbers secured
approximately' $5900 in cash which
included almost $1,000 in silver and
coppers.
The Brussels Post's own Evelyn
Kennedy could have been one, of the
employees that was bound and gagged in
the vault as she had worked at the Bank of
Nova Scotia, but fortunately for her, she
had quit working there a few weeks
previously.
However, she had been there just the
day before the robbery, because the bank
staff had asked her to treat them to the
afternoon drinks which had been the
custom when she worked there.
While locked in' the vault, one nervous
young man was kicked in the ribs by a
gunman because his shoes kept beating a
nervous tattoo •on the floor.
Mrs. Kennedy's father Nathan Chapman
served as a juror at the trial of two men
who were pronounced not guilty of the
crime.
Happy cooking
this Christmas
There's a Special bonus in this week's
paper for regular readers. It's an early
Christmas present, a copy of our second
annual Christmas Cookbook.
The cookbook 'is made possible through
the co-operation of hundreds of readers
who shared their favourite family recipes.
All subscribers and those who buy the
paper at newstands will receive a free
copy. Additional copies are available only
at the newspaper office for S1 each.
With -something special for everyone
who likes to cook, or just likes to eat, the
cookbook will make a' terrific• stocking
stuffer or little extra Christmas gift for
friends and relatives.
We'll mail copies of the Cookbook out of
town if you enclose an extra 50 cents a copy
for postage and handling.
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
A man should never be ashamed to own, he
has been in the wrong, which is but saying,
it other words, that he is wiser to-day than,
he was yesterday. Alexander Pope
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Senior Citizens are reminded that the
Friendship Club with meet on Wednesday,
November 19th, at 2:00 p.m. in the Legion
Hall. Don't let the chilly weather keep you
• 'alVay. Just bundle up and go along to join in
the warm companionship of the Friendship
Club.