HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-02-19, Page 1TEA FOR THE PANCAKE EATERS — Part of the
large crowd at the annual Pancake Supper dig into
the pancakes at St. John's Anglican Church last
week, while Mrs. Jim Cooper pours tea for those who
want it. The Church has sponsored their Shrove
Tuesday supper for many years.
(Photo by Pal. Langlois)
Short
hots (By Evelyn Kennedy)
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gBrussels Post
BRUSSELS
104th Year - Issue No. 8 ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,. 1975
awn bowlers get
ew Horizons grant
ESTABLISHED
1872
grant to assist in providing
accommodation on their own
grounds.
This is the big weekend in
Brussels when all the excitement
of the Lions Club "Polar Daize"
takes place. Torchlight Parade;
Christmas Tree Bonfire and
entertainment; Polar Dip; Canoe
Races; Thunder Mug Races; tree
Skating; Skating Races; Moccasin
Dance; Sunday Breakfast;
Snowmobile Races; Bonspiel. Fun
for everyone. Have you
remembered to buy your ticket for
that $500 cash draw?
*Ac****
What a tremendous sight was
the opening ceremonies of the
Canada Winter games held in
Lethbridge, Alberta, Those Who
witnessed it On television timid
not but feel a surge of pride and
addompliSfiment as they watched
the thousands of young athletes,
from all the far-flung corners of
Canada; March in to take their
place. It is not only the chance to
compete and encauragernent they
receive to continue in the athletic
accomplishment that means so
Much but the chance to Meet and
get to know and understand their
Maitland
to add 2
acres here
Two acres will be added to the
conservation area in. Brussels
owned by the Maitland Viley
Consr-,-,-ltion Authority, it was
revealed at the MVCA's annual
meeting here on Friday. The
enlargement will cost about
$6,800,'
Jack. W. Graul of R.R.2,
Gadshill, was 'acclaimed 1975
chairman of the Authority.
He told authority members his
fourth year as chairman would be
his last.
Lorne Murray, of Moorefield,
reeve of Maryborough Township,
was acclaimed vice-chairman.
The authority adopted a 1975
budget calling for expenditures of
$397,950 and which will require a
per-capita levy for member
municipalities of $1.77. Mr: Grant
said the levy represents a
15-per-cent increase over that for
1974's $284,354 budget.
The chairman said the
per-capita levy is still one of the
lowest charged by any
conservation authority in the
province.
The levy will raise about
$78,000 from the 44,339 persons
in the 29 member municipalities
within the 1,000-square-mile
authority.
The remainder of the budget
will be raised by provincial
government grants, donations
and special levies.
Major projects the authority
plans for 1975 include an erosion
control assistance program under
which the authority will provide
up to $500 for property owners to
fight erosion, a $90,000 property
acquisition program, and an
erosion control study of land near
the Mouth of the Maitland and
along Lake Huron south of
Goderich.
The authority will acquire' 100
acres of swampland in Colborne
Township far a WildlifepreserVe.
Cost of the property near
lienthiller is $22,200.
In addition, another 100 acres
in the ;Saratoga Swamp in West
Wawanosh Township just south
of tacknow will be acquired for
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.BrusSels Lawn Bowling Club
has received confirmation of the
announced $5,950 grant, from the
federal. departments of Health
and Welfare, awarded under the
New Horizons program.
Such grants are to encourage
retired persons to participate in
community life. ,
The intention is that the grant
be used in a Senior Citizen's
project of a club house at the
bowling greens,
No definite plans have been
made at this time. •
Maitland Teleservices Ltd. is
applying to increase their annual
revenues by $20,000 If the
increase is approved by the
Ontario Telephone Service
Commission a rate increase will
tie passed on to the company's
telephone customers,
A Maitland Teleservices
Spokesman said that a meeting
planned for Brussels On March 13
at 7i30 in the Library is designed
to hear continents and discussion
from local telephone users before
the Commission it ICS On Whether
or n of increased rates are
Acceptable.
The tVfaitlarid COtbriany applied
for permission to increase rates in
August and the OTSC, Which had
utitubot of letters trent ideal
The grant was part of a total of
150, involving 29,235 people,
.given to similar groups across
Canada.
Since New Horizons was intro-
duced in 1972, a total of 3,430
'projects have been funded for
$19,086,940, , In all, 706,037
retired men and women are
involved in projects to benefit
them and the communities in
which they live.
Brussels Lawn Bowling Club,
Turnbcrry Street, will use the
people, refused the request. The
public meeting should help to
"straighten things Out locally", a
spokesman said.
Free calling for Brussels
residents to Wingharri is going to
be introduced later this year and
rates will be increased to pay for
this wider free-calling, Free calls
to Wingham have come about as a
result of a survey done last year tit
the village.
If 'local 'people want free calls
extended to other areas
information on the demand will
be available at the Meeting,
Maitland Tekservices said that
they don't know' yet what the
ainOtitit of the rate increase: Will
be,
MP's at
Huron F,.A
meeting
The Huron. County Federation
of Agriculture held their- annual
Members of Parliament meeting
last Satui:day in the Clinton
Boardroom .of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
The federal member Robert (Bob),
McKinley and both members of
the Ontario Legislature., Murray
Gaunt • and Jack Riddell were
.present to listen to and comment
on' concerns expressed by
representatives of the federation
and various farm commodity
groups. Doug Fortune
of Wingham chaired the meeting
and stated in his opening remarks
that farmers must learn to find
answers to their problems
themselves and their
organizations in co-operation with
their Inca" members and
governments.
The Huron Pork Producers
president, Eric Moore of
Goderich, pointed out that the
pork board doesn't set prices, but
that the price is set by-supply and
demand. The. Pork Board then
Should not be subject to the.
blanket criticism that has been
levelled at marketing boards in
the last half year.
Another concern he expreSsed
was the effect of strikes on
innecent parties and he stressed
that a solution to this widespread
problem must be found.
The Pork Producers together
with the Bean Producers, the
Beef Improvement , Association
and the Huron Power Plant
Committee asked the members to
do. anything in their power to
prevent the building of a power
plant in Huron County as they felt
this would be detrimental to the
growing of plants, particularly
white beans, but to other crops as ,
well, and that further
development in the. wake of the
plant construction would crowd
out livestock operations because
of objections to the smell of such
operations.
Alan Walper of Grand Bend
expressed concern about the
continuous. dropping of the
water table. Some wells, he said,
that were free flowing twenty
years' ago now need a deep well -
pump, and he asked for research
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counterparts in distant areas of
our great country. To some it is
the only opportunity to travel
beyond their own community and
mix with others of their age and
.gain at last some knowledge of
other parts of their country and its
people.
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There have been no screams of
joy from any big winners here in
the fourth Olympic Lottery Draw.
Orville Bauer did win one
hundred dollars. No doubt there
Were thousands of eyes staring
intently at television sets all
across Canada, as the winning
numbers were annotinted,
Waiting eagerly for their number
to be flashed On the screen:
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A meeting was held in the
public library here on January
31st to arrange for the World Day
of Prayer in Brussels:
It will be held here this year in
St. joint's Anglican Church' at
2!30 on March 7th. The
theme will be ''Become Perfectly
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Meeting planned on
phone rate increase