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B russels Post
BRUSSELS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1976 ONTARIO
. Serving Brussels and the surrounding community.
Published -each Wednesday afternoon at Brussels, Ontario ,
by McLean. Bros. Publishers, Limited.
Evelyn Kennedy - Editor Dave Robb - Advertising
Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association and
Ontario Weekly Newspaper AssOciation
Subscriptions (in advance) Canada $6.00 a year. Others
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LOADED.DOWN WITH AWARDS — The trophies made a real arrploaCi but award
winners at the Grey Central graduation, managed to grin while they held therm
From left are Debbie Rathwell, top female athlete, ,Les Williams,: top male athlete,
Betty. Ann Baker, top female scholar and Greg Lichti, top make scholar.
WIN CRESTS AT GCS — Winners of school crests at the Gyey Central graduation
last week were, left, Paul Dekker, Christine Bragg and Greg Lichti.
(Photo s'' by Langlois)
Amen
by Karl Schuessier •
Trina the tractor
It used to be that Canadians who were vacationing
overseas would proudly sport maple leaf lapel pins to
distinguish them from American tourists who, it was
believed, were loud, boorish, and much less
sophisticated than we.
It seems now, however that the maple leaf pins are
quietly disappearing lest serious travellers find,
themselves identified with camera-laden; talkative,
loudly dressed and insensitive visitors from north of
the 49th parallel.
Travel writers in Canadian newspapers used to
praise the average Canadian ,for good taste, quiet-
manners and a regard for local customs that
.Americans seemed to ignore in their rush for the
hamburger stands and tourist traps.
Sadly we hear reports that Canadians, especially
in the Caribbean, are the culprits and that in Spanish
areas like Cuba and P uerto Rico, people grit their
teeth as the latest Canadian contingent arrives
complete with wash, and wear, drip-dry manners.
Our image abroad is being tarnished as more and
more people take advantage of cheap package tours
to countries desperately anxious 'to earn hard
currency to boost their sagging economies. Travel is
an excellent way to broaden horizons provid0 one
does not expect to live with conditions and people
that are different fr6m "back home."
Tourism earns Canada some five to six percent of
our gross national product and employs some
800,000 people with 1975 receipts totalling some $8.5
billion. It would be a shame if the behavior of some
travelling Canadians were to burden us with a
reputation for crass and unpleasant actions and
thereby distort our image as kind and friendly hosts.
Canadian travellers would be well advised to study
the customs and conditions of countries they plan to
visit and travel with the idea of learning. something,
having some fun and relaxation but never at the
expense of others or of our own good name among
other countries of this planet. (Contributed)
GOOD Peter WOrkrnan was One. of the younger
eaters? Who obvibu§iy"enjOyed. his de-8ert; at The
Strawberry &Oda]. at the, thijted Church on
Wed ti6eday. • (Photo: by Lahg-IbI6):
As 'I told you, machines aren't my favorite
kind of people. My rototiller I've consigned to
outer darkness -- in a shed while I wait two
weeks to get a n ew part for him. My garden
I've consigned to, rampant weeds and clods of
baked earth.
But all is not lost. For there's a new
machine in my life. And this time it's not a
him. It's a her. And that makes all the
difference in the world.
May I introduce you to the newest lady in
my house? Her name is Trina. Trina goes so
well with tractor -- and that's exactly what she
,Trina the tractor.
Let me assure you-Trina is a. lady. Nice and
sleek and slim. She's not one of those
overweight monsters --. so often green and
yellow and John Deere by name. Those late
model ones puff out with fat tires -- one, two
and three all, in a row. Why, you look at a
tractor nowadays and all you• see is tires.
My Trina is not like that at all. -My Trina
has the good sense to keep her weight down..
To keep her sense of proportion. Henry Ford
knew what he was doing when he built his,
model T Fords -- any colour just so long as
they were black: And he knew, what he was
doing when his company put out the N Tractor
-- any colour just so long as they Were grey
and trimmed in red.
And just .at his MOdel T pouted off the
assembly line in the 20's and covered the
earth; so his N Tractors toiled off the line in
the 40's,arid 50's, They covered and clawed
the soil for all the yeart after. '
Some of them are still around, Ahd Trina is
one of theni. She's still looking the same way
she did when she came out in 1951.
Oh ; her motor's rebuilt, But so what? Why,
even in my middle age, a lot of my parts needs
rebuilding. So I &ail fault her there.
It's the upkeep that counts. That's what's
really important. Do I bother to keep myself in
good repair? Grease? Paint and
keep up any general condition?
Trina has. And that's why I bought her.
That's why I fell in love with her:
All credit for that upkeep goes to her owners
of course. Allah' cheerer knows all about fork-
lifts and hydraulic lifts, but he knows plenty
about face lifts too. fIe• painted Trina grey
again not too long ago. And he took the time to
paint red all her tire rim bolts.
Then he set heron the lawn for sale.
It was love at first sight. Imagine. I didn't
even have tractor on my mind at all that day.
There I was. Minding my own business --
driving into. Toronto on the king's highway
and sataisfied that I had just p ut away some
money in my savings account.
But then ,I saw Trina. On the lawn. All
greyed and red bolted. Allan Scheerer knew
some romantic would drive by and fall for
those flashy red bolts.
He knew my favorite colour was red.
He trapped me. He made me the owner,of
Trina within one hour. And not just Trina, but
her family of one plow, one cultivator and one
harrow.
In that hour I became' an instant farmer ,
When 'I drive Trina into.the village now the
people take me a little more seriously. 'WI
Ahren s admits maybe I do have a little
'farming hi. me after all. At least it's a st art,
And Mery Leonhardt finds time — right awaY,
-- to stop the leak in her hydraulic lift valve...
And I was able to coax a visor hat out of
Wilbur ,Hoegy. It's used alright, but every,
farmer needs a cap that celebrates Hoegy's
fertilizer products.
And when everyone comes to my house;
they're in for a tractor ride: A Toronto visitor
had
haa
his today
' his yedstaeyrday. Our minister, A rt Horst,
Oh ; I wouldn't let them take the wheel. I'M
still a little possessive about Trina yet. They
had to ride on back. !stand up on the back
hitch that sways back and forth, while I take
them down the sideroad.
Life n ever lookS better than ,from atop of
Trina. She's been good to me, She can make
quite a roar and drown Out the people who'
laugh and shake their heads.
I know what they're sayings. "The 01113/
pdiriffdeerente betweenof a man and a boy is th6
his toys,
Trina and. I don't daft. We can't hear
then'