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INTAIKINKN 117;
SRUSSEI-S
ONTARIO
Wednesday, Jul), 26, 1972
Serving Brussels, and the surrounding community
published each Wednesday afternoon at. Brussels, Ontario
1?y McLean Bros. Publishers, Limited.
Evelyn Kennedy - Editor Tom Haley - Advertising.
Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and
Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association.
Subscriptions (in advance) Canada $4.00 a year, Others
$5.00 a year, Single Copies 10 cents each.
Second class mail Registration No. 0562.
Telephone 887-6641.
The people of Brussels seem to have a way with flowers.
This climbing rose is in full bloom. It belongs to Mel Jacklin
of Brussels. (Staff Photo'
Expensive merry-go-round
Increasing costs of goods and -
services are taken for granted these
days, but when they become excessive
they should be examined more closely.
A case in point is the monumental
hike being experienced by municipali-
ties to have their annual audits pre-
pared.
Huron County council learned last
week their fee could double next
year to $8,000, while Stephen were
advised their costs would increase
40 percent to $1,750.
Some increase is to be expected.
The,municipalities are involved in
more complex transactions than they
were and the auditing firms point
out that the government now requires
additional forms to be filled out.
But surely, the work has not
doubled in one single year: If it
has, it's high time a review was
made of the situation to determine
if all the work is justified.
If the increases continue at the
present level, taxpayers will soon
be paying as much to have someone
check accounts as they do for the
people who keep the accounts in the
first place.
The merry-go-round is getting
expensive.
(Exeter Times Advocate)
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To the Editor
Readers appreciate Brussels Centennial arrangements
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Enclosed my renewal to
"Post". Was at Centennial and
amazed at the wonderful show put
on and all the many hours of
tiring work and planning it took
to have it all run so smoothly.
All the planners and workers
deserve unsung praises from
all of us who got so much plea-
sure out of it. Especially the
parade. It was simply stupen-
dous.
Always enjoy the paper, but
miss the articles by Thynne.
Donn Campbell
(Archie)
346 1/2 King St.,
London 14, Ont.
I would publicly like to thank
Hugh Pearson, Jack Bryans and
the rest of the Centennial Comm-
ittee and all the residence of
Brussels for a job well done in
the celebration of the Brussels
C entennial.
I don't think anyone enjoyed
themselves more than I did unless
it was my brother Graeme.
Sincerely yours,
Frank Scott
2428 Teasley St.
La Crescenta, California,
91214
257 Ahrens St. W.
Kitchener, Ontario
Sir:
Please find enclosed a cheque
for $4 to cover my renewal
for "The Post" for 1972-73.
That was a good picture of the
"Kansas Farmer" you had in
last week's copy.
Tom Alcock
Congratulations on the very
fine Centennial issue of the
copies ordered and as my sisters,
Brussels Post. I received the
Annie, and Sarah (Mrs. F. J.
Schumacher) of Provost, were
visiting us at the time, we had
real enjoyment in reading the art-
icles contributed, and reminisc-
ing over the early pictures of
Brussels.
I am enclosing a cheque for
$5.00 to include a year's sub-
scription to the "Post". Also
would you please forward a copy
of your July 5th issue to Miss
Annie McLauchlin, Box 176,
Provost, Alberta, and one of the
same issue to Mrs. F,.J. Sch-
umacher, Box 420, Provost, Al-
berta?
The list of C entennial visitors
in that edition was most interest-
ing.
Mrs. George White,
(nee Margaret McLauchlin)
Box 1454, Drumheller, Alberta.
Sir:
I was wondering if you could see your
way clear to give us first, a few minutes
of your time to read my letter and secondly,
if you consider it worthwhile, space in your
paper so that the general public can pursue
it and think about it; then take some action
to bring the problem to a successful con-
clusion. My story starts with the saying
that we often hear in the spring just when
the snow has left "Isn't everything so
dirty. It sure will be nice when the grass
starts to grow and greens up, and we get
the spring rains to wash things down."
Well the spring rains come, and the grass
grows and greens, but there are some
articles that the rains cannot wash away f-
or the grass doesn't grow fall enough to
cover it and that is the litter that is so
carelessly thrown or placed along our
highways, picnic or park lands. Even if .
the grass does manage to cover it, there
are people who keep adding to the litter
year round.
The Highway Traffic Act states that
"Every person who throws or deposites
or causes to be deposited any glass,
nails, tacks or scraps of metal or any
rubbish, refuse, waste or litter upon,
. along or adjacent to the highway, except
in receptacles provided for the purpose,
is guilty of the offence of littering on the
highway." If a person is convicted of
this offence, a sizeable fine can be im-
posed by the courts.
A police officer can never be every-
where, so it is up to the public to help
their police force becanse a police force
is only as good as the co-operation they
receive from the public. A policeman is
an employee of the public, but like an
employee, he must have the equipment to
do the job and in his case, the more
information he can receive, the better
the job can be done. In this case, we
are not asking the public for information,
but rather that they police themselves
and the members of their families. It's
true that one little cigarette butt,
,
one
facial tissue, one pop can or one ice
cream wrapper, just to mention a few
articles, doesn't cover much area, but
wow! -- If everybody that uses our
highways or parks dropped one little
article what a mess it would be. If
anyone cares to disagree with me, just
stop and look around and ask the Ministry
of Transportation & Communications or
the Ministries of Natural Resources and
Industry and Tourism how much garbage
they collect and what it costs to pick up
after the litter bugs have been there.
People have always wanted to save
money; well here is a case where we can
save millions. Sure the government pays
lor it, but doesn't it come from your pay
cheques? -- and we can avoid paying fines.
Who knows, if we all get on the band
Wagon and stop littering, the government
might just have the money to complete
that worthwhile project your community
wants and you might have a few extra
dollars for your own personal project.
Prov. Const. H.A.Tighe,#4196,
Public Information Co-Ordinator,
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