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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-01-19, Page 2c.rt;;HM Brussels Post 0RuSSfP ONTARIO. .Serving Brussels Anct the Surrounding community published. each We.dneSday afternoon at Hrussels, Ontario. by McLean Bros. publishers, Limited, Evelyn .icennetly Editor Tom: Haley Advertising Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and. Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association,, Subscriptions (in advance) Canada KO a yeaT, Others: $.5.00 a year-, Single Copies 10-,cents each. Second class mail Registration. No. 056g, Telephone 88'7-6641. Snowmobile Problem Brussels council, like councils in many other municipalities across Ontario, is becoming increasingly concerned about snowmobiles. In this area, Hensall and Stratford, to mention but two, are seeking ways of solving the problem. The difficulties in Brussels have reached the point where council at a recent meeting indi- cated it was prepared to introduce regulations governing their use in the village and if necessary to ban snowmobiles entirely. Unfortunately the complaints arise from the complete lack of control with which some snowmobile enthusiasts enter into the sport. These unthinking individuals by driving wide open along streets and across private property at all hours of the day and, more particu- larly of the night, create prob- lems for those drivers who respect . the rights of their fellow citizens. They make necessary regulations which otherwise could have been avoided had there been some self control. There is no doubt a municipal by-law which sets out minimum re- quirements and which is properly enforced can eliminate much of the trouble. But what is of equal importance perhaps -as other towns, such as Seaforth, have found out is the organization of a snowmobile club which in turn polices its members. Working in conjunction with the authorities responsible snowmobil- ers - and they are in the vast majority - can go a long way to eliminating the nuisance aspect of snowmobiling. After all snowmobile provides recreational activity of high order for many area citizens.Used sanely and in time of storm and emergancy - such as was exper- ienced last winter - they are the sole means of communication. Used improperly by the few they can'be killers. (Staff photo) Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley Enjoys The Post Sir: I am late in sending in my subscrip- tion to your paper which we have greatly enjoyed - keeping the home folks in our circle - the Reunion will be a real ,,coming home". Wishing you all your health for the days and task before you in the obi/ling years. Sincerely, Eva J. Bryans, 169 Glenrose Avenue, Toronto 290. pox 'rfr's Either I'm slowing down or life is speeding up. Probably both, which is one reason I'm so confused these days. The other reason is that I've always been confused. For one thing, the new tax legislation. It may be manna to lawyers and account- ants, but to the, ordinary, rather stupid Canadian, like me, it's like wandering around in a bog in a fog, blind-folded. What did I do before Valuation Days were announced? Nothing. I didn't have a clue where to start, and besides, the whole thing had about as much fascina- tion for me as a January sale. Now I discover that I should have valued some of my precious antiques and stuff, so that could pay taxes on them when they increase in value. Well, I haven't any stamp collections or coin collections or paintings that are gOing to increase in price steadily. I don't have a summer cottage, which seems to be a bad thing to have, according to the papers. But I do have some antiques. There's the violin, for example. It's an authentic hand-made instrument. My Uncle Tom made it about forty years ago, and some- how it came into my possession. No one in the family has played it, because there is only one string, the bridge is broken, and the frame is slightly warped. Therefore, it's not just junk, but almost pristine ', and surely is increasing in value daily. The case in which it is enclosed is equally antique, (I'd say about 1850 vintage). I definitely slipped up there. That thing could be worth as much as $38 in ten or twelve years, and I got it for nothing. How much will a rapacious government snatch from me in capital gains for that? And the beds, of course. They are genuine antiques. My mother bought them at an auction sale, and they must have been 100 years old then. We inherited them and they're probably priceless by now. How about my hip waders? If they're not antiques, I'll eat your hip waders. They're so old I can't remember when I bought them, and they are full of genuine holes, just like old furniture. And where does my woodpile come in? One of my oaks blew down last sum.. mer, and I ha-d it cut into firewood. Now I didn't pay for the oak when I bought the property, and I have about $35 worth of wood there. Do I pay capital gainstax on it? Enough of that, I'm becom1ng steadily more worried, I can see my entire estate going down the drain to the greedy tax collector, Something else has me just about as piezzled. It's the educational system. It's different in every province, so that you can learn as much in twelve years in Manitoba as you can in thirteen years in Ontario. That is understandable, because of the difference in climate (the only reason I can think of.) But a whole new, frightening aspect of the blackboard jungle is being intro- duced in my province. It's probably something the Yanks tried out ten years ago and found unworkable and have since abandoned. That's the way Canadian education, at its worst, seems to operate. Beginning next September, the kids and their parents choose what subjects the kid will take in high school. So far, so good. I've always been opposed to the old, rigid system under which you had to take math or French or something you were hopelessly inept at. I think there should be lots of options. But surely, this is going a bit far. The provincial government, with the aid of federal help, has spent millions and millions of dollars setting up schools with all manner of equipment, especially in the technical departments. Different subjects, let's say English and History, will be vying for students so that teachers won't lose jobs. T h e History department will make its ploy by showing pictures of nude statues of Rome and Greece and the Renaissance. But I've laid my plans too. We're going to lay in a supply of dirty modern novels, and also give everybody at least 75 per cent. Don't tell me that a 13 or 14 year old will choose anything except what he thinks are the "easiest" subjects. This could lead to courses in basket weaving, archery, or mope and gawkery. And what do I do if the principal in- forms me that nobody wants to take English next year? I'm not a bit worried. I am convinced I can cook better than some of the Home Economics teachers, and colild fit in nicely there. I know the first four letters of the Greek alphabet, and could teach Greek in a pinch. 4,1 211AVW.100,1t, " 1 PIP el ftf viRY NI"