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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-08-03, Page 2WAN-10MP 102 4Brussels Pos. emussE LS ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1977 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 $8.00 a year. Others $14.00 a year, Single Copies 20 cents each. Seatbelt enforcement The Ontario Medical Association has asked the Ontario government to enforce the law requiring use of automobile seatbelts. OMA President Dr. Lazarus J. Loeb of Ottawa, in an open letter to Premier William Davis, urged the. Government to declare, as a matter of policy, that the cost of traffic accidents resulting from non-use of • sea)'3,elts terms of human suffering and medical is lec,lotable. Dr. Loeb suggested strict ..?) cemenl. of the seatbelt law would reduce these ts, Further public eduction campaigns showing -that the constant use of seatabelts is rational and fears of their use are irrational" were suggested. The OMA believes the public, "when properly and adequately informed of the facts and warned of the consequences of non-compliance", will support fhe seatbelt law. Dir. Loeb also asked Premier Davis to urge the federai government to review its standards for seatbelt construction to ensure maximum strength, comfort and reliability. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) More good than bad It is not known who perpetrated the vandalism at the swimming pool recently but of whatever age it shows lack of common sense. On the other end of the scale The Advocate contacted the clerk of Fullerton township to learn that there was a splendid response to the Rural Employment Incentive program, which just goes, to show that we have both responsible and irresponsi- ble people in our midst -- willing worker-s and detested provokers. We cannot have too many of the first nor too few of the latter and fortunately the workers are in the preponderance. (Mitchell Advocate) To the editor Kincardine hos* Sportsfest Sportsfest '77 consists of 12 recreation event tournaments to be held on August 12, 13 & 14 , 1977, Hosted by the Kincardine Community, sponsored and( organized by the Lake Huron Zone Recreation Association in co-operation with the Ministry of Culture and REcreation. Events are swimming, archery, soccer, horseshoe pitching, euchre, shuffleboard, table tennis, tennis, girls softball, women's recreational softball, men's slowpiteh and Sportsfest is designed to give everyone an opportunity to participate, including people of low and medium skill levels. Through these tournaments we encourage fun, good sportsmanship, participation, low key competition arid hopefully ongoing: inter-community competitions in these developmental sports. The swim Competition, which includes 3 fun and 3 serious events has changed its registration tee: The fee is $3.00 per person or $20.00 ni per cOrrirrittnity. We urge communities eoe togehter, Organize (Continued on Page 1) was her turn.. Shp, pulled the: cord alright: ' soldering 'Yob on our' brass watering can." She pulled the, darn thing clean out, of its - -.• ' - • ':. ' ' • . • , socket. . ' . . ' . •. . .:- . : .' , • . • . ' • . She Sure moves .faSt. I can see it now. .. • : • ' Every unsprung'. and leaking vessel going Now it was• my turn to take.over. '``Don't .. • , ' .place.Every broken . panic", I warned heC., "Remember.. We're . .' up .to • Hoffmeyc..r. s blade. and. 'Snapped spring getting into in control. Let's ,be like -Keith.. • Controlled '.•• Shaperat -Harvey's.-.Pretty soon she'll take Unemotional, ..Keeii. ' .that .:temperature • *down.. ;We11.,fitst take •• out thoSe:' three' 'screws and ::knot thesrOpe•baCk.in;',...' '. I figured' that:VMS:an `easy: job'. ,What's ., • • `.`Don't".; Wife' :warned,: , Don't ;go any farther, Let's take it to someone` who knows what he's 'doing.. This isn our. rotOtiller, you know..W&11hayetO take it to another repairman.'' " Womenare like fickle. You'd - think they. could wait until' • . They're.1:.•• their 'approved ,and appointed repairman,'.• came back from • vacation,' :But no: One fellow leaves • Seaforth and. they've, another waiting in Mitchell.. • • "We can't let, the garden go: for . three' weeks'', my wife said, 'it's just a matter' of weeds." Weeds, nothing. It's all a Matter of hoW to fix things. If T knew how to fix things, 'I'd be her perfect handy than around the house. • Now, I may be trimly things around the house, but I'm not handy. "You just can't nit a house, unless y riu , you keep things flied," my wife says, And I know just the man hi Mitchell -- Harvey Hofftneyer.' Fellows like Harvey Hoffrneyer are hard to find these days.They don't make them, anymore men who will bother to weld a broken iron pot, sharpen lawn tnoWer blades, and reset bicycle handle bars. Two, three, four and five dollar jobs that other then don't have tinie for. „ . . I' :knew knew.: 1 Keith • Sharp's.rototiller would giVe..out the • min u. te • h e left,town.. ' • • .1: . • • Why, no more ;than .uniciaded .the recently blessed.. thing 7 -.it :was 'in 'perfect'' • shape. when :she left Keith's. handS.-. , and • she balked. Didn't want to' start, I pulled. and. polled.' My Wife thought:it • they used to;", I said. : : „. there to three screws and one long 'torel?', .".. Hoffmeyer in Plenty:: There's a whole ceiref.utisprung . • , , , • .spring thaes•••• got to get wound " up • •,., "Everything y63.1 ; touch powadays falls 'again-,-just -right. then there's: .that' • • apart. 'f'SPend half:mk:spare time getting cord. Just . how did. it' 'fit • through 'thOse , things •fixed. Why don't ,they make.things curves' and•'twe holes? good:and strong; pus of tnetal.••Ban those damn' 'plastics "1 • ' . „ helP:fd'say.thafkeepihg things in 'good repair' is a sign:'of a: civilized society. Thate.s.wh:at asocial commentator like Eric 'Hafer.. says, He Says, ..iniaintenance - keeping: in .Working order .all the things we have -::;:characterizes)•diVilization. Why, if : you're in::the ,something breaks :.:down; you 'leave it. Let 'everything go to ' waSte . and ruin. • , • • Boy, if that man's right, then my wife's , going to. make sure we're the most civilized family 'around these parts. And tioffmeyer's going to, help her along. But I learned another thing about Harvey Hoffmeyer when I unloaded Keith's rototiller at his house. He's just not repairing to keep us all civilized. e's putting four b ig wheels On a metal bed and rigging up a steering handle to the bed head. For four nights he and some big boys master-minded this galloping bed. It's for the bed race for Mitchell's first annual Cotnfest, Four men will push the bed and another one will sit on the springs and steer the thing: Thank heavens for Harvey Hoffineyer, it's true. He may keep men and women civilized with all of his repairing. He keeps' them from straying: But lie does more. -Fie Still keeps them playing. me .up to him •for .a...few repairs. . „.. . • • . 4.`Buviriat••will Keith say.?" I. said. `We wOrri fell hini';" she :whispered. con nixing ,woman.' Unfaithful -- just to get the job' done. • "Harvey,Hoffmeyer is )`good man," my Wife raved, "he' can do anything. I've already taken a few things up to him this week. Two lamps, for new sockets and a '!They sure• don't rnake 'things the way • • . .