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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-08-24, Page 1resident, recently made the trip. He won't be-playing in any movie, though-it will be his truck, Jim McNeil of Brussels went uick action saves y stung by wasp Quick i • action on the part of a counter the reaction were Brussels wading pool life guard administered. He Was kept in saved the life of fiVe year old Neil intensive care, and was rdeaSed Ussets truck is a movie star it's a long way from Brussels the movie world, but a Brussels tiral and. to Toronto Sunday and placed up been, used in a movie production, his 1936 Ford truck which has featuring Mickey Rooney for the past seven weeks. The truck made the break to the big time through the Antique Car Club about three months ago. The producers of the movie, yet to be named, needed one 1936 Ford truck not fully restored. Through the Club they found the McNeil truck. Mr. McNeil says he wasn't very enthusiastic about having his truck in a movie. • "My boys were more enthused than I was. As far as I was concerned I wouldn't have let it go myself, but my sons thought we should," -he said. The movie company wanted a truck that wasn't absolutely restored because the truck was to have "a bit of rought usage" during the film, Mr. McNeil said. The 'McNeils were invited to Toronto to see part of the filming but weren't able to make it. Restoring antique cars and trucks has been a hobby for him - and. his sons, Mr. ;McNeil said. They hope to see the movie when it is released, he says. A FAMOUS TRUCK -- This 1936 antique truck, belonging to Jim McNeil and Sons of Brussels, will be seen in a Hollywood movie sometime soon. The movie starring Mickey Rooney, was filmed in Toronto, where the truck spent seven weeks. _ ( Photo by Langlois) oo much, too fast ESTABLISHED 11172 russels Post BRUSSELS ONTARIO ownpour floods:: Brussels basements arvest .probt 106th Year - Issue No.34 WEDNESDAY,- AUGUST 24,.1977 :file !leo), downpour Thiirsda-31 many residents of Brussels h,flooded basesments., Councillor Malcolm Jacobs said flooding caused by 4 inches of n`was not the result of any ct in the municipal drain em. "No catch, basin in Canada Id, take it," Mr. Jacobs said. It was just too much, too fast." The basement flooding was eneral throughout the village GeWar's Superior , Market was ited the past week by several miner residents of Brussels who ailed-there to visit with Archer. IIMong them were Bill McDowell fMississauga; Cloyne Thuell of merston; Mr. and Mrs. Orvile Whitft eld of St. Catherines and, Jack Oliver of Toronto, Orville and Cloyne happened in at the aame time. They eyed One another and finally realized that hey knew each other. They had not met for 50 years. But here they were, once again in Grewar's Store' chatting with Archer, quite like old times when all were yOunger, Mr. Grewar's is the only business place bearing, a ,naive of long Standing on the main street salt is natural for former resident of past years to drop in there to visit., ia***** Rive your flowers ready t6 enter the BrusselsflOtticuittiral Society PlOwet Show to be held' in lalin's Anglican Church basenieat this Friday. The cbenpetitint is open to everyone, tiq 614 Horticultural Society *Mos: This is a thane& to display all those beautiful bloottis Your green thumb has. coaxed into %Wet. in sotne, dr all, of the 62 classes for which inereased prizeS are offered this year. If you are not already,a member of the interesting group why not join. You can do so at the show and it is a rewarding experience. If you do not have flowers to exhibit attend anyway, enjoy the display and the Turkey 'Supper which is to be served, For farther inforrndtion see the ad elsewhere in this issue of The Post. ****** The recent downpours of rain „ We received caused • some"folks trouble. A number of people found themselves with flooded basements to cope with, even to the point of having them pumped out. This is not exactly an unusual occurranee in certain areas of the village'. It happens whenever there is an unusual amount of rain fall.' * * * * The unseasonable cool . weather .cotitinnes. The Maples are beginning to show their fall colonts. Something has 'Upset natures's usual routine and We are reaping the restilts. The all wise weathermen tell its summer Is: definitely gone and. we are being plunged into an early COol fall. Watch those thermostats Or we Wilt all be broke by next summer. The rain that has 'fallen on 16 of the first 22 days of this month has set all time records and left many farmers in Huron County with harvesting problems. As of Monday, the County had received nearly three times the normal amount of rain fOr August 221 mm, or more than 8 inches, topping the old monthly record of 195.6 nn- set in June of 1945. 92mm, or 3.66 inches of the record total fell during a single 12 hour period last Tuesday. During the two hour period from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. that'clay 68 man. or 2.72 inches of rain fell, according to statistics compiled at the Goderich weather office. The average rainfall for August is 75.9 The heavy rains have created a host of problems-for area farmers. Low lying fields have been completely covered with , Water that has' fallen too fast to drain and newly cut swaths of grain have been washed away. As well, the rainfall has kept many farmers out of their fields for days at a time because of the risk of tractors leaving deep ruts in the soaked earth. There have been reports of farmers being • forced to plow newly swathed grain crops into the' ground because they were Starting to sprout, Assistant • Huron County agricultural tepresehtataiVe Mike Miler said some farmers will be unable to harvest all of their grain. Half of the Huron crop has' yet to be harvested.He added that nitich of the remaining crop• could be salvaged and used for livestock feed. Mr, Miller said much of the damage that has occurred in the last few days could have been avoided if fartriets had riot cult their grain and left it Jying in the fields.' ' How severe the problem becomes for area farmers depends upon the weather in the next few days, Mr. Millers said. He said the major problem isn't so much, the amount of rain as it is the absence of the usual three or four day drying out period between. rains.The shorter than usual one or two day drying periods have been insufficient to allow swathed grains to be picked up from fields. Mr. Miller said much of the grain which has been sprouting in the north of the County can still be used. The higher quality grains such as malt, barley and seed grain which would be damaged by early sprouting, are confined to the south, of the county, which has not received as much rain. The white bean crop isn't suffering from the heavy rains, but it is "at the point where Pipe August 9. The boy, . who was stung '13'Y a wasp, told pool attendance Patty MacDonald he had been stung moments before an extreme allergic reaction to the sting set in. Miss McDonald itrirnediately placed the boy in her car and, along with the boy's older brother Murray Pipe, drove to hospital in Winghain i Where injections to ses ems enough is enough" Mr. Miller said. The corn crop is reasonably good this year, -although it is Still tienven because of poor germination. The cool weather has slowed down crop growth, although pasture lands have benefitted, Mr. Miller said. Corn has been sellilng for below $1.70 a bushel :recently, well below production costs. Despite reports of isolated frost damage in some counties, Mr. Miller said no frost damage has been reported in Huron County . Furriers in Perth and Bruce Counties have been experiencing similar problems as a result of the weather, Mr. (Miller said.' "Generally Speaking, things are looking reasonably good!' Mr. Miller predicted that the total rain by the end of the year probably won't exceed overall averages by more than an' inch or two. 24 hours later. youngster had been stung Mrs. Pipe said Tuesday the previously, and - had not had an extreme reaction. She said he will have to Wear a medic alert bracelet front now on, indicating, his allergy to bee stings. Mrs, Pipe praised the actions of • Miss MacDonald tecogniting the seriousness of her son's reaction to the sting. ancl:not..:corifined to. any , specific, area. The water flowing down mainstreet reached the height of the curb, Mr. Jacobs said. The town flushed out private drains in some areas to help property owners drain off the excess water. "The flooding wasn't anybody's fault," Mr. Jacobs said. "It just rained too hard. - You have n ever seen anything like it." Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy