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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-05-26, Page 2.P.X.?"•"5,3 .Quebec City summer Amen by Karl Schuessler Texas size eggs I told you I'd been wandering around in this world without one egg in my basket. Remember? It was all my neighbor Ed's fault. He gave up chicken ranching and moved into town. And that left me destitute --without a decent egg on my, plate. I knew another neighbor sold eggs. Only he lived farther away -- a whole mile up in the village and here I am in the suburbs of Brodhagen. But it was worth a try. To see if Harvey Ahrens could fill my egg basket. I sent my girls up to his place to see what Harvey could do about it. And he did plenty. He put in three dozen of the biggest whoppers I ever did see, Real Texas size eggs, If I knew Harvey didn't live in Ontario, I'd say he lived in Texas: Because this man belileves in size. His chickens produce spectaculars. Real live extravaganzas. I started to wonder if Harvey slipped in a few goose eggs --just to niake his chickens look good. But no. They were -all chicken hen eggs with pure white shells. And just to prove his chickens could be different, he added hi one big brown egg, I think he was trying to tell me sot ething. I could have it either Way -- white or brown, I was really inipressed with that kind of chicken flair, And Harvey sent along thelword with my girls, 'Tell your dad We have the best eggs ever," Harvey's a smart man. He'd read My Amen column about Ed's eggs. He knew he was up to some stiff competition. He knew I'd written ed's eggs were; the greatest. And I'm a man of my word. I don't pass out superlatives- lightly, I stand on my word. Ed's are bests. 'I saw through Harvey's plan right away, he wanted to dazzle me. To stagger me with his goose sized eggs. And he did alright. I knew Ed's eggs could never match up to this kind of size. But I wouldn't let my head be turned by this first few I know how it goes. First big effort: Great big splash. With Harvey picking out for me the very biggest. Choosing all the exceptions. The eXceptional eggs -- not his ordinary run-of-the-mill. I know how it goes. Sample products. Test products, The first runs are' the stunning samples — just to win me over. But I kept my head. I can turn pretty hard boiled myself. None of this old softie stuff. Melting at the first sight of king sized eggs. I Wasn't going to be that easily impressed. I wasn't going to ,admit a thing. Because the big question is: Can Harvey's chickens keep it up? Can they deliver Texas size eggs Week after week after week? Now, mind you, Harvey, I admitted right off you raise the biggest eggs I've ever seen, 'kit the best?* I let six or Seven dozen cross my breakfast plate before I'd let on anything. And now three weeks later, I'm ready to concede, Yes, Harvey, your eggs are as tasty as they are. big, No Wonder you have something to crow about. You've got quite a flock of hens in you, roost. Siz Evelyn Kennedy - Editor Dave Robb - Advertising Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association wiloCNA Subscriptions (in advance) Canada $6.00 a year. Others $8.00 a year, Single Copies 15 cents each. 104.1 Wt. 11.4 4•••,.. • -• • • onvssEks WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1976 ONTARIO Serving Brussels and the surrounding community. Published each Wednesday afternoon at Brussels Ontario by McLean Bros. Publishers, Limited, One area, one trustee All good things must come to an end. That may be the way some Huron County school board trustees feel as they face the proSpect of representing anew areas and of fighting for their school board seats in unfamiliar territory-come the December elections if county council realigns the school electoral boundaries. An increase in the Separate School population in the county means that separate supporters will gain one more member on the 16 member board of education. Public school supporters will be giving up one seat on the board and just where that seat is to come from is the controversial question at county council. County council has the power to realign the school election boundaries and their executive committee recommended getting that seat by changing school boundaries so that most areas would represented by. just one trustee. Many larger groupings ottowns and townships are now represented by two trustees. A vote on these proposed changes was postponed till next month' at county council. it's a touching question. As one deputy reeve said, some trustees "will have to fight for their seat and under the old waylhey probably wouldn't." • Sitting trustees may very well have to fight the next school board election*, but that should just serve to give us a better school board, with representatives who've worked harder, to win their ,seats. Making one member definitely reSponsible for one area shduld make a better school board too. Seaforth, for example would join Hullett and McKillop in electing one trustee, a more logical arrangement than what we have now with two trustees representing all of Seaforth, Bayfield, Tuckersmith and Stanley. • Some of the board of education's- trustees are as responsive to their area's voters as they could possibly be. These trustees have nothing to fear from a realigned school district. Only the trustees who takelhe voters for granted. and have perhaps been a little lax in representing their area's interests on the board of education have anything to worry about. The one trustee, one district proposal Can only give us a stronger and more responsive school board. County council shouldn't hesitate to follow their executive committee's suggestion. To the editor Setting the record: straight Quite probably his family may have already corrected a emt, of facts in your recent item on Bert. Black but here they are. Bert must have died over 10 years ago as it occurred while I Was still at work and I aril retired 9 years. After his return front the war he took a university course i n ForeStry and gradnated. Not long after he developed liver disease and after an illness of some duration he died in Sunnybrook Hospital ending the premising career of a fine young man who had survived several tours of duty as a fighter pilot with a commendable, efficiency. I cannot vouch for the accuracy Of the report but oh his return from overseas it was reported he had the unnerving experience On One of his tours of seeing Louis 'Russell shot down in 4 dog fight over France. Secondly', Bert did n of marry Miss Cook, That was his brother Willie who also taught fOr a year in Brussels High Scheel, It was a great grief to his many- friends who knew and admired Bert when at High School and University to see him cut down by a very insiduous disease at a young age. Yours truly W:11S.Jatriieson 29 kothittere Toronto. WAIL 1.72 Brussels Post