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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-09-10, Page 4ANGAROOS CAN HOP AT SPEEDS OF 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THEM REACH 7 FEET IN HEIGHT AND WEIGH ABOUT 200 POUNDS. KANGAROOS DO NOT LIVE IN ANY ONE RACE THey TRAVE IN GROUPS L , CALLED MOSS, ENR100 FERMI WAS THE PHYSICIST ' W40. DESIGNED 'THE FIRST AToMiC, PILES AND .PRODUCED T)4 FIRST NUCLEAR CHAIN 'REACTION IN, 1941., HE SPLIT .11-1E ATOM IN. 1914, AFTER, EXPERIMENT ING. WITH. .,'SLOW NEUTRONS 9ANILLA IS PgoDucp MA.V.+60.cAR). THE comp REuoN ISLANDS WELL As MEW OM, LEO tHE wORKO kv i=“E Olgsri AT6M14' CHAIN , ACTION IN •11-1 4.7 4'0,12414k 1 ; ,i ''', !li 1 r I 9. Ij r j Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley When E. Wawanosh council met Steptember 2, By-law No. 11, 1975, a by-law to amend the Budget Estimates for the year 1975, was given' the necessary readings and passed. Due to unforseen road expenditures for the year 1975, councilors said it appeared necessary to increase the road expenditures by $26,000., To raise this 'amount $14,548.00 will come from taxation; $11,452. will come from reserve funds. By-Law No. 7, 19175 a by-law to amend the Township. Mill Rate froth 29.059 to 38.559 mills for Business and Commercial; 24.664 mills to 32.664 mills for Farm & Residential, was given the neces- sary readings and passed. Building permits were approv- ed to Ross Taylor, steel granary; Ed Daer, garage; K. Whitfield, Silo; D. Campbell, dwelling; Mel Mathers, deck & addition to barn and Bruce Bros., pit silo. The fee for children attending Nursery Day Care at East Es. Wawano s h hog to raise mill ratE $2.00 per session for help) mothers, $2.50 per sessionfot on-helping mothers, 4 Nethery will be engaged supervisor at $30.00 per sess with the salary to be revised4 7, 1975. By-laws regarding d maintenance, managemeq regulations, control and rail; over of certain cemeteries iv -given the necessary readings at passed as requested by d Ministry • of Consumer Commercial Relations. By-laws to re.arrani monuments, markers II Memorial Cemetery, Lot Conc. 11 and were gin en necessary readings and passet Westhill Cemetery, Lot 31, Cedi 4. '1: 1; • t. tit i I I I II ',, 1 .1 "Boy, dat's wan big countree" was my bilingual thought as I winged across the Great Lakes, over the wild lake-and-rock terrain of Northwestern Ontario, and then high above the prairies, as I headed for the weekly newspaper convention in Saskatoon. That's about the essence of Canada. It's so big, so beautiful, and so varied that it's almost frightening. Perhaps only a well- traveled Russian could feel the sense of awe that I felt, after a brief look at just a small piece of this fantastic land of ours. In seven days I covered about 40,000 miles by almost every mode of transportation except ox-train, and I saw only the most veritable nook, the smallest cranny of this vast, fascinating country. It's quite an age. At 6.30 on one of those wickedly hot days for which the past summer has been notorious,. I'm kissing my tearful wife goodbye. She was crying because we were going to be separated for a whole week, and because I might fall among evil companions, which I did. At about 11:30 the same morning, with a couple of time changes thrown in, I'm walking into the Bessborough Hotel, some 1,500 miles away on a lovely, cool, Septemberish day. A week later, after a reunion (we were almost shy with each other) in a Toronto hotel, we are pounding up the three-lane highway in my old road-schooner, headed for home. The hours between the departure and the homecoming seemed to flash by, and yet I felt that I'd been away for amonth, I'd seen so much and covered so much ground, not to mention air and water. • I had eaten everything from those awful, frozen airline meals, where you almost rupture yourself trying to get the plastic top off the pat of butter, to haute cuisine, fowl stuffed with wild rice, to fresh pickerel fillets straight out of the frying pan at, a shore dinner. I'd heard some good speeches. John Diefenbaker, on home ground, with no need to politic, is unbeatable as an entertainer. Otto Lang, also in his home province, gave me some assurance that at least one of our federal ministries is in cool hands. And most amazing of all was the high official from the postal service, standing up there and trying to tell weekly editors that we have a good postal service, and will have a great one. It's a wonder he wasn't stoned to death. But his homework had been done, and his footwork was excellent. He almost convinced me. Essence of his message was to get that postal code on your mail. When it comes to holding a convention, those Saskatchewan weekly editors don't have to play second fiddle to anyone. This convention was well organized, varied and colorful. It included a side trip to the battlefield of Batoche, where Gabriel Dumont's metis took on the regular army and gave it a bloody nose, during the Riehl Rebellion. Another exceptionally interesting evening included a visit to pionera. If you are ever in Saskatoon, don't miss it. There is a complete reconstruction of a pioneer village, containing everything from a barber-shop to a bank. Along with this goes an huge exhibition of old machinery, used in the early days, and a display of handsoMe old automobiles that would make an antique car buff burst into tears of joy. Another colorful bit was the piping in of the colors at one of the banquets, and their formal presentation to the new President, Ernie Neufeld of Weyburn, Sask. And as an added fillip, there was a post-convention fishing trip into Northern Saskatchewan, one of the greatest fishing areas of the world. More about that later. For me, the best part of the convention was meeting old friends and making new ones. To the old ones, I am here to testify that you never looked better. To the new ones , I can only say there are some mighty nice people in this country, and you are among them. One thing that warmed my heart was the number of families in which the children are involved in their parents' newspapers. In this age, most young people, for some reason, spurn the occupation of their parents, and want to strike out on their own. This is understandable. But the number of second, and even third- generation people sticking with the business shows that running a weekly newspaper still holds a lot of attraction for young, bright people. Some of them are the Derksens of Estevan,. the Cadogans of New Brunswick, the Dills of Milton, the McConnells of Tilbury. There are many others. On the other side of the coin, of course, weekly editors and their wives are just like other people. Some of their offspring disturb them deeply. 1 must have a national reputation as an expert on. "rotten kids," because I had both ears bent badly out of shape by mothers and fathers who would corner me and tell me, almost in tears, of the latest "terrible" things their youngsters were up to. After my own experience in raising kids, nothing can even raise one of my eyebrows, but I hope I brought some comfort to the afflicted. Don't worry, chaps. Your kids will turn out all right, or all wrong, or somewhere in the middle, like most of us, and there's not a darn thing you can do about it, except to bite off the umbilical cord. A good convention. And next year it's off to Halifax and into the sea food. Already can feel the juices dripping down my chin. 4—THE BRUSSELS POST, SEPTEMBER 10, 1975 John McClinchey, Road Grad Operator will receive an Man of 30c per hour to $4.30 ner ho Road Accounts of $ 7,180, and the general account $8,039.51 as presented *w Wawanosh school w .as. set at passed. Grey lets $76,00 garage tender R6solutions passed at the September meeting of Grey Council . — That the tender of Wayne and Harold Smith Construction Ltd., Seaforth, for construction of township garage at the price . of seventy-six thousand, four hundred and forty-six dollars ($76,446.00), .be accepted subject to the acquisition of land and approval of M.T.C. — That the quotation prices of Davidson Well Drilling Limited, Wingham, for well drilling at Lot 21, Concession 9, be accepted subject to the approval of M.T.C. — That we accept the application of Harold Bolger, Walton, for attendant at the , Waste Disposal Site at $3.00 per hour. That Larry Keffer, grader operator, be given a raise of .25c . per hour effective August 1st, 1975. That By-Law No. 15 of 1975, being a by-law to adopt the estimates and strike the rates of taxation for the year 1975 be finally passed. — That Clifford Bray lOok the. Silver Corners Munici Drain and see what is to be do — That John Johston appointed commissioner on Jacklin Municipal Drain. — That the request of Jo Olechowski and Alex Cameroir repair and improve theIi Municipal Drain be accepted Gamsby and Mannerow Consulting Engineers, Guel Ontario-, be appointed to mak survey, prepare plans and rep • — That building permits granted to: John Baan, addi to barn; Charles Terps1 implement shed; Ellwood S barn and house addition; Don Cotton, house, garage & sh James McMahon, silo; Norma Hoover, root' on barn impelemnt shed; Steven Sin silo & batn addition. Accounts paid inclu General $7,818.43 and Roadi Bridges 3,0898.64 for atotal $10,907.07. MISS FALL FAIR AT C.N.E.• matj. Jansen, the. 1974 Seaforth Fall Pair Oueeh tOthOeted redehtly..lh the. Mitt 0,1\LE, ejoht6gt. FOr the second year row a girl frOth 1\/1680ey.0 „ brit won the title, Some Of the 84 contestants Were, left, Debra. Hill,. Steatheby.;:Gibbi 'Mitt Stratfotti; Caithy Shroothlre,, Mitt 8uttbh; Ahhe Greenwood , .M 8chombarg; _Marl Janse n, .Linda Jay iviarth o. Mitt ,Sik Natibht;,.: 800ky Miss .Shaddaii; •SLIZahho Gardheri Mitt -Shelbouthe Di8teidt, and Kathy Csota, Miss Stormont'. Mitt Exeter Fall Fair Karah DeJohm. olaced, second..