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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-11-29, Page 1OS ESTAOLISHED 1872 101st Year ,-Issue No. 48 Wslnesday, Nov, 29, 1972 BRUSSELS ONTARIO Mr. ana Mrs. Ira Campbell of Belgrave will celebrate their '75th wedding anniversary on Friday, December 1st. Married in 1897 at Thessalon, Northern Ontario, in 1923 they moved to Lucknow where they lived until 1959 when they moved again to Belgrave. They recall that their wedding day in 1897 was bright and sunny with lots of snow. When asked what she thought of marriage after '75 years, Mrs. Campbell replied **It's not all sunshine but things work themselves out". Among the many congratulations,received was a message from Prime Minister Trudeau.' (See Page 5) (Staff Photo) Some additionS were made re the Present Polley PP Field Trips and Excursions Within Huron county Schgols. Decision on the matter was reached Monday evening at the Ward's regular November Meeting in Clinton. It was agreed that students Participating in trips which occur either entirely or in part during vacation periods from the school do so as private indiViduals and not as members of a group spoil*. gored by the school. Teachers who accompany the studeets are also considered private indivict- Uals and not representatives of the board. Teachers who may be absent from school as a result of partici- pation in such trips will be sub- ject to loss of pay for any school days for which they are absent. The matter of school Safety Patrols was also discussed. It was decided that. parents must give written consent for their children to act as Safety Pa- trollers; such students will be properly trained by the police; administration of the patrols will be through the co-operation of the principal of the school and the local• police; and students in- volved in Safety Patrols are to be specifically instructed that they have no authority to stop vehicular traffic. Three new custodians were hired. They are Grant Turner beginning duties atGoderichDis- txict Collegiate Institute and T. Nethery and C. Finnigan, start- ing at F.E. Madill. Secondary School in Wingham. These new duties commence December 1, 1972. Contracts for snow removal were accepted. They go to Carl D'Arcey, Howick 'Central, $125 per month for months of December, January, February and March; John Carmichael, East Wawanosh PS, $10 per hour; , Robert Galloway,Stephen Central $8 per hour; Grey Central, J. E. Struthers, $10 per hour; and Huron Centennial PS, James Nott Jr., $10 per hour. Alterations will be made to Wingham Public School to accom- modate Golden Circle School and the services of Kyles, Kyles and Garrett have been retained by the board for the project. At Queen Elizabeth School in Goderich, an additional room has been leased from the Huron- Perth Separate School Board ef- Board qualifies policy on student field excurtions. Short hors Racial prejudice is some- thing this world could well do without. It has caused wide- spread bitterness and anguish for too many people for too long a period in history. What mat- ters is not the color of a per- son's skin, his nationality, or where he came from to become a citizen of Canada, but what kind of a person he is. That alone is what a person should be judged by. Even in small communities a person's country of birth is sometimes held against him.This we do not need. * * * * * * The Brussels Novice Hockey Team will wear a new look at their home game here this Wed- nesday. Thiy will be sporting smart new sweaters of white with black and .red trim, supplied for them by the Brussels Lions Club. * * * * * * Polar Daize plans are rap- idly progressing and by what we hear it will be an even more exciting event than ever before. Additional activities are being planned. These to include skat- ing races, variety concert, as well as the popular, hilarious thundermug e races, snowrhobile ra.des, curling bonspiels, torch- light parade, and moccasin dance. With the itinerary of events not yet completed, it looks like a lot of fun coming up on February 23rd to 26th. * sk * * Our village has already taken on the Christmas atmosphere. Yuletide decorations deck many business plates and windows. It is nice to see that missing bulbs in the decorative lighting have By Evelyn Kennedy been replaced by our local fire- fighters. Stores are crowded with an array of -lovely things ideal for Christmas giving. Per- haps all this will encourage last minute Christmas shoppers to get cracking and get it done early this year. With all the beautiful and useful items on display we should shop at home with our local businessmen who support our village as taxpayers. * * * * * * Figure skaters, their instruc- tor, Mrs. Faye MacDopald, the figure skating executive and mothers of the skaters are ail busy these days in preparation for the Figure Skating Carnival which will be presented in Brussels Arena on Saturday, December 16th. * * * * * The names of those who ap- peared in the 1960 Junior Girls W.O.A.A. Champions pictere pu- blished last week are: Left to right, Front row; June Warwick, Kathryn-McTaggart, Audrey Wh- eeler. Second Row Darlene Me- ehan, Margaret Warwick, Eileen Baker, Gail Meehan. Back Row, Betty Dailimore, Douglas Logan, Geraldine McTaggart, Sandra ,Michel, Dianne Engel, Hugh Pearson, Gail Wilson Pat Ward, Donalda Pearson, Carol Bryahs. *0404** Each year the Gideons tribute Testaments to Grade. V pupils in all PUbliC Schools toss Canada. This mean a Oat,. ter of a million copieS given to (Continued on Page .10 Plan float for parade to greet Santa The Brussels Horticultural Society met on November 20th in the Public Library. Mrs. wm. Campbell presided and welcomed the Members and guest and read a poem. A proposal by. A. Knight and Mrs. W. Kreuter to purchase 26 or more of Fred Dale's garden books at approximately $1.18 - $1.25 was accepted. A nominating committee was named to include Miss Laura Lucas, Mrs. John Kelly and Mrs. F. Shaw. Misses Julie Campbell and Joan Huether favored with two dance number s accompanied by Mrs. I. Campbell. Mrs. Jas. Moir thanked the girls and pre- sented gifts. A float for the Santa Claus parade was discussed and Mrs. C. Hemingway and Mr. and Mrs. Dunk are to head a committee, the float being arranged at A. Knights. On Mrs. F. Dunk's suggestion, a letter will go to Carl Hemingway thanking him for help in supplying a tractor. — The door prize was won by Mrs. J. Snell. Mrs. John Kelly read a poem *The Four Seasons' and gifts were then given out. Mrs. John Kelly introduced Father Kaminski of Wingham and Brussels who was to have shown pictures and commentated but due to a bulb failure, however, hewas Unable to use a projector So he told us of his experiences as a war refugee in Russia, Persia, (Continued on Page 16) Name winners at euchre party At the card party in St. Am- brose parish hall on Tuesday of last week Mrs. Joseph Ryan and Mrs. Sadie McDonald won the prizes for the ladies. John Blake and Mrs. Marie Blake playing as a man won the men's prizes, while the lucky cup prize went to Wilbur Turnbull. There were eight tables in play. Firemen fight chimney fire Brussels firemen were sum- moned Thursday evening to a chimney fire at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Machan, Turn- berry Street N. There was no onehome when the fire was noticed by a pass- erby. A neighbour was alerted and called the fire department. The fire was quickly extin- guished and no serious damage resulted. 4-H club Achievement The twenty-fifth Annual Hur- on County 4-II-Achievement Night will be held in the Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton, on Friday evening. Huron County 4-H Aricul- tural Club members who com- pleted a project in 19'72 will receive their awards and awards for their 1972 4-H club work. fective January 1, 1974 at 425 per month. The fPrmer Alnleyville POGO property in Brassels will be returned , to that, community board decided. The following resignations were received by the beard: Kra. M. Jean Keith, Vsberne Ceatral teacher and Mrs. Edith Taylor, Clinton PS teacher; and note. teaching personnel Mrs. LC411 Lee, gowick; Mrs. Joanne calluni, Huron centennial; and Andrew Bremner, Grey Central» Two items have been put onto next month's agenda* The matter of Henry Pulsifer's request to give guitar lessons the school will be re-examined. As well, a high school bus parkiPg problem in Wingham will be discussed with an eye to finding an, alternative solution to the present system of parking the bnsses on Own-owned property. Brussels businessman passes A widely known and highly respected Brussels business, man, Selwyn. Baker, died sud- denly early Monday, morning in Seaforth Corn munity Hospital. He was 72. While he had been in hospital earlier this year for several weeks, he appeared to have re, covered and was able to resume his normal duties. Born in Grey Township a son of the .late Mr, and Mrs. John Baker of Grey, he farmed in that township untilhis retirement to. Brussels 16 years ago. He carried on an insurance business in Brussels and was en agent for McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Seaforth. He was a tie asurer and dis- trict chaplain of. St.John's Lodge, 284, AF and AM, Brussels, a SELWYN BAKER member of the Scottisn Hite, Guelph; the Rose Croix, Guelph, Moore Consistory, Hamilton, The Mocha Temple, London, the Blue Water Shrine Club, Goderich, a charter member of the Brussels Lions Club, an elder of Brussels United Church, and a 50-year member of the IOOF, Monkten. Surviving are his wife, the former Hazel Ronnenberg; one daughter,. Mrs. William (Marie) Turnbull, Brussels; one sister; Mrs. John (Francts)Speiran ,of New York; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by four brotherS, Percy of Granter', Wilbur , of Preston, Girfield and Chester, of 'Grey Township, and One sister, Mrs. Luke (Irene) Speiran, of Grey TOvaithip. The body was at the M. L. Wilda funeral home, ritrusitele, Until Wednesday when a funeral Service was held at 2 P.M. A Masonic service was held at the funeral home the preceding evening. Burial foliOWed in Brus- sels cemetery.