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,0 Rene Verettlyseen, Blyth talks to Mrs._. Bert Bachert
as firemen continue to fight the fire that destroyed a large
barn on the farm a short distance north west of Walton. Mrs.
Bachert and other neighbere assisted ,ley peOldellegpanderiehet
and cooling drinks dering, they afternoOn e In the upper picture'
firemen continue to ponr water all, that remains of the barn.
(Photo's by Qke)
Set barn loss at $25
in Dominion Day Fire
rodeo in the coral at the fair
grounds. A draw for a rand
quarter of Elsie, which the com-
mittee says is the only combin-
ation cow steer in. Huron, will
also take • place Sundayafternoon.
Elsie will be on display through-
out the three day event. "°
Events for children on Satur-
day will include catching a greasy
pig and climbing a greasy pole.
Huronview
• may require
added rooms
'Rodeo Days, are_ coming to
Brussels.
,BrueselS Businessmen's
Association at a largely attended
meeting in .the Queens Hotel
Thursday, evening agreed to
seopeeite.Beussels Rodeo Days
On Jtay.20e 21 and 22.•
. Getting, underway with a
sidewalk sale and entertainment
throughout on Friday and
Saturday, 'the three day event
will include a concert and street
dance on Main Street Friday
evening and a dance in the arena
Saturday 'evening. The Main
, Street will be closed to traffic
from the Library south to Bridge
Motors on Friday evening and
S atu rd ay.
Breakfast will be served at
Lions Park, Sunday morning
and in the afternoon Maitland
Valley Riding Club presents a
Reeves dine
with Queen
t
rb Me.
with
Camp.
Iff step
is gave
Super,
a White
ith two
re gave
3aVes.
.paring
s and
tion of
banked
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ESTABLISHED
1872
russels Post
102nd Year — Isiue No. 27 Wednesday, July 4, 1973
10 Brussels plans Rodeo Days
, the house with only a huge tree
between whiCh helped to save the
house, a lerge twoestorey red
brick.
A' water tanker, from the
Btuesels ,tire Department man-
ned by four firemen assisted the
Blythefirettien. Loth Fire Depart-
ments were short handed because
of the 'ly 1 holiday, but they
gave credit to several men who
assisted them in saving the house
and an itnplethent shed also in
the line of the wind dtiven sparks.
The ehed roof was destroyed with
only the rafters being saved. A
Smaller shed was destroyed.
The 92x42 foot frame barn
had contained some mixed grain,
500 bales of straw, softie hay,
a milking machine, grain augur,
the preesure pump 'Which supplied
the farm with water, and
other.. small ecelipinent.
The' farm on which the fire
occurred was occupied by mr.
and Mrs. Clarenee Martin fot
42:, years pricer to their retiree
'ment to 8eafetth 'five years ago.
U.S. youth who saw her said
'There. is something 'magical
about her. , The 11.8. Oegtiqht
is only antithet political figure",
Oinada is'One of the le* cotiii4;,
tries to retain the MOtiateliyi
Why relinquish it When we• are
the' envy' Of thotisatide of citizens
Of other countries • who would
like to olefin our gracious Queen
tdOtitiiiited Ort Page 1:6).
Before members of Huron
County Council got down to the
business before them last Friday,
Wardell Roy Pattison called upon
two members of the council to
report on activities with which
they had been involved during
the Royal visit of Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince
Philip to Ontario.
Bill Elston, Reeve Of Morris
Township, by special invitation
had dined with the Queen at
the offidial ontario dinner for
the Queen held in the. Royal
York Hotel in Toronto and Elgin
Thompson had been a special
guest at the ceremony when the
Royal couple offidially opened the
Genetaeta Cohseteetion Area.
Warden Pattison was Also a guest
(Continued ftom Page 8)
Grass fire
brings brigade
The Brussels Fite 'Depart,
nient answered a call early
Sunday afterrietin to the Brussels
Pet: Fetid Septiliee. farm, Gordon
Johnston, bWileti where a field of
hay .adjadent. to the bitildingsi Was
on fire. Prompt ;action of the
firemen brought te fire tinder
eotittO1 and prevented the spread
of the ,fianiet ti the buildings,
Members of COunty Council
learned on Friday that they will
soon have to start thinking about
as possible extension to fadilities
at HeroriVieW Home for the Aged.
Both J.L. McOuteheon,
chairman of 'the Huronview Board
of Managetnent, and. C.A.
Ardhibald, Hetonview adminis-
trator, fold the meeting that. the
Waiting Het for bed care is
steadily growing. They told the
members there WaS' no increased
pteeeere in other service areas
at Huronview but that more space
for bed care resfdente. was a
growing need.
In his repOtt, Mr. McCutcheon
nOted e "You will have noted there
have been large numbers of appli-
cations in the past few months.
AS a result We now have a wait-
ing list for the bed' care
sections."
"If ',If thie trend continues, it
appeate, doneideret1Ort Wilhhave
to be given to an addition, or
a new building elsewhere to
provide ''accommodation rather
than in hospital where the rates
range then a minimum Of ap-
proximately' per day:"
bed date eddied" at the
_present time IS operating at a
rilaiderititri of $14. per resident
day.
In Otheie i treiVieW matters
County. Council pateed a resolu-
tion; whith will be sent to All
the counties and togiohs of Otie
Wide the .Ontario .A.eetieiatiOti
Of Homes for the Aged, Murray
datnit and Jadksieledell, calling
'for petitioning of the Mitileter. of
ContatiltY and ,Social. Services
Rene' Brunelle to allOW Any excess
Indeed& of extended dateteeldent
to. be. applied agaihst:thiyhriteats,
Of maintenance.,
Discussion at the meeting,
which, was in charge of Mrs. Helen
Adams, indicated that the Rodeo
theme would be present through-
out the event• and, that citizens
would feature western style cot-
tumes. Merchants are being
asked to decorate their •stores.
It is expected that each store
will .offer a 'pr_ize which cust-
omers can win. Drawing for'all
the prizes will take place at
6 p.m. on Saturday at the' post
office.
Cbmrnittees for the events
include:
Dance: Chairman, Harold
Bridge; Howard Bernard; George
Mutter; Ross Britton; George
Langlois; Gord Workman; J.L.
McCutcheote Ralph Haveman.
Local Talent: Chairman, Pat
Langlois; Grace Jutzi; Jane
Peters; Helen Adams.
Amusements: Bruce McCall;
George Jutzi ; Cal Kra.uter; Jim -
Cardiff; Bill Beacom, chairman.
Breakfast 'Committee; Mur-
ray Huether, chairman; Don
Laurie; Max watts; Murray
Lowe; George Langlois.
Committee heads will meet
again on Thursday at 8 p.m. to
advance arrangements.
In other business the meet-
ing agreed that stores would
remain open Friday nights during
July and Augest until 10 p.m.
The next general meeting was
set for September 26.
Amend new
Huron plan
During the same meeting at.
Which they learned the Official
Plan for the County of. Huron
had received, ministerial„ ap,
ooval Oiled -net Park, members'
Of Bitten County made' their first
ettietiditient to The plan. •
bitting theirmorningeeegione
a report from Planning Board
dirvin Weed included
a 20epage proposed ahiehdhaeht
to the 01644
douhat agreUto accept the
atiiinendittente When they could
legally doso, and the matter Was
set asidei
bot ihndh hoht
County: Planner da'ry baViditni
phoned Toronto' to check en the
status of the plait and Wag
(dotitimied on Page 8)
Damage was estimated at
more than $25,000' when _fire
levelled a barn and • its contents •
late Sunday afternoon on thefatere
of Rene Vercruyssen of R.R., 2,
Blhth, about two MileSnOrthWeet
of Walton.
The Vercruyssen family was
away for the day visiting relee
eves in Bayfield, arriving home.
about six o'clock to diseoVer their
loss
Two neighbours, Bruce and
Neil McDonald noticed the smoke
when they viere,drivingtOWaltOn.
They broke into -the _ hOuse bo call
the Blyth volunteer fitellide.
Unable to dO anything at the
barn, WhiCh Wee' engulfed
in flames, the young men
attempted. tie put out the fires
flaring up on the house roof.
They went upsteire in the .house
and out on to'a second fleet-bale
cony and up on. to the 'roof, whete
they poured pails. of Water theft)!
the arrival of the. 81; ...firemen
The high Witide carried the
sparks ftom the barn ditedtlY to
How can G anadians, no knelt et
what theft ancestry, Ot ethnic
background, desire an .end to the.
Monarchy in Canada when the.
Symbol of that Monarchy fule•
fills her eedilette diltieS With so much devetion e grace, ehatneand
Lifeline' She has 'beenWeldehied hee pededilt 'Visit to dank&
with warm affectionate greet..
bite fret& thousand As one.