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ESTABLISHED
1872
Brussels Pos
102nd Year — Issue NO. 17 WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 25,1173
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
Brussels firm marks 25th anniversary
After 28 years of service
loaves Food Markel is sold.
The Lowe Food Market, bus-
iness and property, has been sold
to Floyd and Patricia Hilts of
St. Agatha, Ontario, who take pos-
session May 1st. Mr. and Mrs.
Lowe have operated the Lowe
Red and White store for the past
28 years.
Stewart Lowe was born in
Grey Township December 17th,
1914 and spent his teenage years
with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stewart,
Brussels. He spent a year in
'the bush at Kirkland Lake, then
on returning worked for Lewis
Russell in the grocery business
until he enlisted with the 24th
Field Ambulance in 1939 at Kit-
chener, Ontario. He came back
to Listowel and, then to Val
Cartier C amp, Quebec, then Hali-
fax and left for Overseas in the
Fall of 1940. He Spent a lot of
time in England, Scotland,
Holland and Italy and returned
to London, Ontario, August 15th,
1945.
The Russell Store was being
operated by Clara Russell as
her brother was killed in the War.
Mr. Lowe purchased the business
and was married to Greta Taylor„
of Clinton following an engage-
ment which had begun before he
went Overseas.
The store was opened for
business while Mr. Lowe got
his discharge and now almost 28
years later the business has
been sold again.
Mr. Lowe is a member of ,khe
Brussels . Canadian 'Legfort
Branch 218, The Oddfellows,
likes curling when he can and is
a meinoer of Brussels Melville
Presbyterian Church. The
Lowe's haie three children.
Penny of OwenSound; - Linda'
of Aylmer and Douglas'', heli-
copter instructor at. Niagara
Falls?
Brussels Fireman are the re-.
cipients of a plaque from the
Muscular Dystrophy Association
of Canada.
The plaque was presented in
recognition of the Brussels Fire-
men's continued devotion in aid
of the struggle against muscular .
Visiting homemakers
hear executive director
Cal Krauter,' well known
Brussels businessman and owner'
of C. & G. Kraiter Co.,' this
month celebrates 25 years of
business in Brussels specializing
in sheet metal work, plumbing'
and heating.
His brother, Gordon Krauter,
now of Sarnia, was associated
with him from •the time the
business was established until
1956.
dystrophy. Here it is shown in
the village office with Clerk wm.
King.
Displayed in the Brussels
Municipal Office, the plaque
.bears the following inscription:
"The Muscular Dystrophy Asso-
ciation Of Canada Presents to
• A native of Ethel, he began
to learn his trade there 45 years
ago. Employed previously in
Hamilton and with Wilton and
Gillespie of Brussels he es-
tablished his own business here
in April 1948.
A veteran of World War II,
he saw active service with the
Canadian Navy for 3 1/2 years.
Keenly interested in munici-
together, be it at Easter or any
time. Warm close feelingS
round Us when groWn families,
Who have left the home nest,
return with their children. It
dispels the delttsion of older folk
that their children, groWn
and • gone, living their liVes with
their fainilieS, leave little time
for thought of theni. When sons
and daughters return with grand-.
children, one knows' they are still
part Of their lives and love. It
is a happy occasion indeed',
* *
ReSideritS of Brussels and
area Will haVe the uniqueOPPOr-
tinlity to attend a hit theattiCal
• production right here inEtuaaela
onSiiiida.y; May 6th. Farm
SO*" has been hailed as an
outstanding show, full Of ekcite-.
thent i inforrttative, dramatic and
hilatiOnS, presented by effective
actor's hnder, the direetiOn of
Very talented Man, ThiS Yon`
can enjoy without it costing you
One cent for It is
free,: tobn't miss, this Sher,
all abbut farm life in Hilton
cothityi
Brussels Fire Department This
tribute commemorating ten
years of st eadfast service. The
defeat of muscular dystrophy ,
through the advance of science
ultimately depends upon the dili-
gence and devotion of -the volun-
teer workers." •
pal and county affairs he has
served as Reeve of Brussels,
Warden of Huron County and is
presently a member of the Plan-
ning and Land Division Board of.
Huron County.
Mr. Krauter is a member of
St. John's Masonic Lodge of
Brussels and has been active in
Masonic work- He has 32 degrees
and is a Shriner.
• Mr. and Mrs. Krauter, the
former Marguerite Lester of
Hamilton, have two children,
Captain David Krauter of the
Canadian Armed Forces, Valcar-
tier, Quebec, and Mrs. Joe
(Kathie) Wilson of London, who
has completed her second year
as a student at Western Univer=
sity.
At a meeting of the Huron
County Board of Education in
Clinton Monday a number of re,-
cortitriendatiOnS frOm the Educa-
tion Committee were approVed.
Concerning the Bruce Scott
Scholarships 'at the SeaforthbiS.,
trict High school approval was
giVen the reddininetidation• that
legal prOdeedings be instituted
for variation of the trusts Under .
the will of the late Bruce Scott.
The will stipulated that each year
the hitt $500 SCholaithip must
go to a atudent at the University
of Toronto: D. J Cochrane,
lidredttir of Edtidatiiiii, reperted
that the laSt few years 'students
from Seaforth haVe not been going
to Toronto and thus this amount
of Money was put in a trust fund
which now has reached a total of
Si2,606,, It is recommended that.
this money be luit, back id the
trust fund and WAY the total, in,
Certified Visiting Home-
makers of Huron County heard
Mrs. Madeleine MacKinnon, exe-
cutive director of the Visiting
Homemakers Association in
Hamilton at a recent gathering
at Conestoga College, vanastra.
Mrs. MacKinnon, a native of
Clinton, discussed he role of a
visiting homemaker in to-day's
society. She told the homemakers
that to-day, with most families
functioning as isolated units,
there is more need for someone
to help take over the homemaking
role in an enaergency.
The Visiting Homemakers
Association in Hamilton has de-
veloped from a small ,nucleus of
women, interested in helping
others in time of need, to over
150 women who offer emotional
support to families, as well as
.prepare .special diets, provide
bedside nursing, help with bud-
geting, and provide care for
children, when needed.
The hom maker's services
are available to the public by
paying for the homemaker pri-
vately or the homemaker being
provided by Children's Aid So-
cieties, Social Services of the
Home care program.
Homemaking can be a very
rewarding vocation, Mrs. Mac-
Kinnon stated, as the homemaker
obtains the satisfaction of help-
ing other people at. times of sick-
ness or other problems.
She told of a family in Ham-
terest froin the combined funds be
divided, equally among the Stu-
dente from the Seaforth District.
High SdhOel i WhO attend a urit,• •
VerSity (to a MAXIMUM of $500
per student).
The Board will make applica-
tion, to the 'Ontario Ministry, of
Education for approval of a pro-
ject by Professor James Scott
Of Seaforth CO update the history
of Huron deittity under the ‘ota-
parience plan Of the Pro-
vincial GOVernitent for grants to
students "Made available through
the Mihietty of Education,
The project is deSigned to•
update the hiatory of Huron froth
1900 to 1975 The history of
the first 75 YearS OfiltirettOOttn,
ty was documented and made
available in a bOblieftiiiiasioned
by the HuronCounty Council=
,.Settlement of ,Itetoh
County" by JatueaScott(ityektOii
ilton, where a mother was in
hospital having a- new baby and a
homemaker was requested by the
Children's Aid Society to look
after the young children so the
husband could continue working.
The homemaker discovered on
arriving, that this family did not
have enough bedding to provide a
set for each bed, and also lacked
towels and other household ne-
cessities. She advised the home-
making agency of this problem.
Mrs: MacKinnon said, that over
the years she has developed a
supply of essential household
supplies # by encouraging dona-
tions from different sources, so
that when a situation like this
turns up, some supplementary
help can be given.
When the homemaker was
through helping this family, a
letter was received from these
parent s thanking them for their
help and saying how grateful they
were, knowing someone "cared".
In Hamilton, homemakers are
involved in providing home-
making to senior citizens, either
by the citizens paying themselves
or through Social Service assist-
ance. Sometimes it is the home-
maker who discovers when ill-
ness or death has occurred.
"Independence, is one of the
most precious needs in every-
one's life", Mrs. MacKinnon sta-
ted, and added that homemaking.
is one of the methods in main-
taining this independence.
1966), Now County Cothidil feela
it is deSitable• to cover the next
,75 years.
With a view to providing; sum
mer employment for Huron Conn,.
ty students, one secondary school
Student and tour university stat-
dentt, Huron Council has sought
the co-operation Of the Hilton
County Board of Education which
has the authority to apply for the
grant.
Mr. Cochrane reported the
Board has On file a letter from
the clerk of Huron County as
the Board that any ek-
penaea to the Board over and
abtiVe thOSe covered by the Peo-
Vhidie grant would be borne by
County Council.
BOcatite of the acope of the,
project it. cannot be coittPleted.
in a ethgle ehmmet, It is a
research-in-detail project that
will take the forth
Burning unwanted graSs is
being done at this time of year.
It is a quick method Of getting
rid of such grass but it requires
caution and clO8e watching`: Too
Often it tends to get out of hand
and the fire department-hat to
be summoned to get the blaze
under control. If you are burning.
Off grass be alertt
******
The annual Child Safety Week
is being Observed froth May.1st
to 7th. The safety of our chit-
dreri is every adult'S reSpOitai.,
Nifty, Some 2,000 Canadian
children under the age of 15 die
every year in accidents,
death8 than caused by all child-
hood diseases conibined,From
birth, the- little ones are pro,
tected and guided by adults. TOO.
often as they ttow older and
become ,more indepetitionti
adults' retak and neglect the reS-
Poilsibliity of protection which the
children depend on. Not, only
iri Child Safety Week, should
lance be Maintained but every
dk1''Of the young years.
What, a joy to have One's family
HB of E approves
School bus contract sale