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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-12-13, Page 1 BRUSSELS Wednesday, Dec. 13, 1972 ONTARIO 101st Year — Issue No. 50 Businessmen in Brussels set fees, plan busy program Jeffery Culbert has reason to be happy. Christmas is near and the Brussels Public School Christmas Concert is set for next Wednesday. All grades are taking part in songs and plays. (Staff Photo) Bell Canada suggests wider calling area in 75 Santa comes to Brussels on Saturday Santa Claus comes, to Brussels On Saturday. He will be greeted with a parade which it is anticipated will have numerous entries including floats.. The Parade will proceed to the music of Zurich Bugle Band and the Brussels Royal Canadian Legion Band. Scheduled to start at 100 P.m. from the McDonald Lumber Yard, the Parade will, travel along the main street to the Legion Hall where the youngsters will meet Santa who will distribute a treat to .each and every one of them. Generons prizes are being offered for floats, comical floats, group floats, clowns, costume; horses and riders, as well as decorated snowmobiles and bi- PYCle4. St, Nick's visit is being spew. serea jointly by the Bru4seIs Lions, ,Legion and Businessmen's Association and .coincides with .ppec141 pre chrlstr.e0 shopping opportunity which BrupW4ivier, chants have planned, Brussels Post Mrs. Helen Adams was named president of the Brussels Businessmen's Association at a meeting held in the Library last Wednesday. She succeeds Wm. Stephenson. The meeting which was attended by 17 representa- First woman to be elected to office in Grey Township, Mrs. Barbara Dunbar headed the polls in an election for council last week. (Staff Photo) The artistic Christmas scenes that in former years were created by Mrs. Victor Hinton, a former Brussels resident, now of London, will be missed along our business section this year. She decorated the windows of several stores each year with , attractive Christmas and winter scenes which attracted a great deal of appreciative attention. * * * * * * Pity the schoolteachers these days. How are they going to insti 11 knowledge when their students thoughts are filled with nothing but Christmas. Christ- mas programs! Christmas presents! Christmas parties! Christmas fun! * * * * * The costumes are beautiful. Seventy local skaters will par-. ticipate. Miss Mary Sills of Seaforth will be the guest skater. All this will be presented for your pleasure in 'The Magic Lives of Brussels business places named Harold Bridges as secre- tary. He follows Murray Lowe. Plans were set in motion for a social evening and lunch to be held in the Legion Hall late in January. Max Oldfield and Fred Stephenson volunteered to com- plete arrangements for the event. On the suggestion of Reeve Jack McCutcheon and Malcolm Jacobs all businessmen and their em- ployees will be invited. The meeting established the 1972 membership fee in the asso- ciation at $5. and it was agreed that any less amount would be considered a donation. Following a discussion of store hours, it was agreed stores would remain closed on Boxing Day, December 26. During January, February and March, stores will be closed on Friday evenings. The meeting established a policy with respect to procedures on the occasion of the death of a businessman, a member of his immediate family and retired businessmen when it was agreed the association would forward flowers. A decision regarding closing stores on the occasion of such funerals was deferred until the next meeting. To ensure that.the next meet- ing is well attended, Bill Stphen- son Sr., Ray Adams, Margaret McCutcheon and Noreen Eden volunteered to phone Brussels business men to announce details of the meeting. A committee including Bob Hayward, Merle Freeman, James Cardiff and Reeve Jack. McCut- cheon was named to collect gifts to assist with expenses of the Santa Claus parade. It had been agreed previously that $135 be granted to the parade. The meeting acknowledged with appreciation the donation of a brief case by Mrs. Jean Leach for the use of the secretary. Farmers seek better deal from. Hydro Farmers in Bruce County and the northestern part of Huron County have organized to fight ,for a better deal with regards to a proposed power line to run from Douglas Point Nuclear Gen- erating Station to Seaforth. Adrian Vos of Blyth, a member of the property com- mittee of the Huron Federation of Agriculture told directors of the Federation Thursday that the Huron and Bruce Federations through their property com- mittees have met with all farmers in the path of the proposed high- voltage line except those in Hul- lett township and there has been complete agreement on setting up a negotiating committee to fight for the best possible deal .for farmers. The negotiating com- mittee will be chaired by Burton. Hodgins, president of the Bruce Federation of Agriculture. The Huron Federation agreed to supply money to help the com- mittee do its job. Dave McCallum of Turnberry said farmers who will be affec- ted in that area have already chip- ped in to a fund to support the committee's work and the Turn- berry Township Federation of Agriculture is also giving finan- cial support. He said the farmers feel that since Ontario Hydro is hiring specialists to talk to far- mers abourthe line, they should have specialists who can talk back. With good financial back- ing, he said, the committtee can get these people. Mr. McCallum said only a few farmers feel they can stop the line from going through their area while most are interested in seeing that their best interests, and those of their municipality are looked after. The Telphotie Committee ganized by the Huron County Federation Of Agriculture has received word from Jelin D. Ctm- atSistant to the vice- president of the Western area that Bell Canada, South Bilide Rural Telephone . Company Lim- ited, Maitland Teleservices ited and. Wightnian Telephone Litnited have reached a tentative agreement on extended area ter- Vice, fot the area fOr the fall of 1975. This would give toll free service between VVinghatit and Teeswa.ter; Wingham and Gorrie, Wingham and Blyth, and Brussels and Auburn. Total estimates of the cost of the project is $350,000. It is understood cost sharing will be South Bruce - $35;000.; Wightman Telephone $46;000.; Maitland Teleservices $45,500 and. Bell Canada $225,000. The telephone companies will canvass their customers in late 1973 to determine if the majority of customers desire the expanded toll•free area: ESTABLISHED 1872 1+14411#0•••••••••••••41,4014111441141144•••••••••••••• Shod hots By Evelyn Kennedy of Christmas" under the sponsorship of the Brussels Figure Skating Club at the Brussels arena Saturday, Dec- ember 16th. Attend and enjoy • it. Encourage the young people in attaining figure skating skills. Show club members, the profes- sional, Mrs. Faye MacDonald and her assistant, Mrs. Sharon Rowe, that their efforts are appreciated and worthwhile. * * * * * * There is to be an effort in Brussels to organize a Snow- mobile Club here. This is gen- erally recognized as an excellent idea from the viewpoint of both the snowmobilers and the com- munities in which they operate. All machines are required to be licensed but insurance is not yet compulsory in obtaining a license. * * * * * * Last weekend was the occas- (Continued on Page 19)