HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-04-19, Page 1TEA TIME Mrs. Ruth Machan and daughter took time out for a tea break when
they attended the bake and plant sale held at the Brussels Library on Saturday by
the United Church women.
E. Wawanosh F of A.
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meetings on plan
Short Shoo
by Evelyn Kennedy
At long last The. Huron. County
Secondary students got back, to
school on Thursday of last week.
Not. being a parent of present
students, teacher, or board mem-
ber (only a taxpayer), I was. not
directly involved. Never the less I
was concerned. Who was most at
fault,, teachers or board members,
I would not venture to say. My
concerti was for the students.
While adults on both sides stood
firm and fought for what they
wanted the young students were
the victims. Now they are back in
the classrooms but can those 31
days. of last instruction be made
up for? Even if they do not lose
their year their grounding can not
be as firm as it should be. We
suspect those lost days will cost
'them dearly next year,
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The Brussels Figure. Skating
Club. proved 'at their recent
Figure skating Carnival, what an
advantage it is for the young
people of the community to have
such a club. They arc developing
some very promising young
figure skaters who are already on
their way to making: a name for
themselves in ,coMpetitions. Why
not attend the dance the Figure
Skating Club is having on Friday
of this week and contribute your
support to their efforts.
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The Brussels Fair Board con-
tinues their efforts to prepare for
this year's Fall fair. The Ladies'
Division are holding a'Bazaar and
Bake Sale on. Saturday of this
week. Save yourself the bother of
doing your own-baking this week-
end. Instead drop in and pick-up
some of those tasty homemade
goodies they will have on sale.
Take a look at the bazaar items.
You might find that some of the
attractive things are just what you ,
have been looking for.
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Some husbands are upset and
grumpy these days. It is house-
cleaning time! Many men hate
the turning upside down of their
home which women have the
urge to do comes the spring. The
men are not happy to be urged, or
nagged, into doing those jobs that'
the little woman cannot ac-
complish by herself. There are
those uncoperatives husbands
who get their revenge by nastily
mumbling in an audible voice of
course, that if the house was kept
clean and, shining all year round
there would be no need of
housecleaning in the spring.
little they know about such
things!
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The Federated Women .
Teachers of Ontario celebrate
their 60th Annive sary this year.
The North Huron Unit Will hold a
banquet, to celebrate this
anniversary in the B:M.&G.
Community Centre in Brussels on
April 25. They are planning to
invite any lady who was teaching
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Hears about
farm accidents OS
107th Year .— Issue No. 16
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1978
Already this year four persons
have died-due to. farm accidents
'and 50 more deaths forecasted for
1978, in Ontario according to
0.P.PConstable Bill. Wilson whO
spoke to the East Wawanosh
Federation of Agriculture's an-
nual meeting, Thursday.
Many members raised quest-
ions on maintaining safety stand-
ards on their farms.
Constable Wilson, from the
community services branch of the
Goderich OPP department, point-
ed out to over 100 members
present that any farm accidents
are investigated by the OPP.
"There are three things that we
must keep in mind." Mr. Wilson
outlined. "One; what can hurt us,
familiarity breeds contempt and
when the most accidents occur."
Leaving shutes open, driving
up steep hills with tractors, being
unaware of the gravity point when
dealing with a front end loader or
any tractor are all hazards.
"Accidents happen to All of
us." said Const. Wilson."' and
they happen very fast and before
you know it, its all over:"
One very great concern is the
power takeoff on tractors. If
sleeves are dented or not used it
is very easy to get caught in the
drive shaft and be torn apart, he
said.
PTO means possible tragic
occurance" pointed out Const.
Wilson.
The Farm Safety. Association
has implemented a roll over bar.
protection that is now built into
new cabs.
Seat belts are also being built
into tractors but it is the same old
question of the safety of them.,
pointed out Const. Wilson.
Questions were raised from the
members eeneeirriing sleWing
traffic on the highways.: Const.
Wilson noted that is legal for any
vehicle to travel on the, paved
highways. It is courtesy to drive
on the shoulder to :let. impatient
vehicle drivers pass,
"13tit only do so if. You know it
will not endanger yourself or your
load." said Const. Wilson.
It was also painted out by OPP
Cpl. 'Craig, accompanying Mr.,
Wilson, that if a farmer damages
a shoulder of the road enough to
have the department of highways
out to make repairs he may be
held liable for damages. The soft
shoulders are not meant to be.
driven on, he said.
An Ohio state study recorded
that of 708 accidents involved
With slow moving vehicles, 75%
were farm vehicles, 90% occurred
on dry roads in the daylight and
50% were on level land.
—Of „these, damages of 1.3
million Were involved. Constable
Wilson used the figures to
illustrate the value of triangular
shaped reflector signs required
on all slow moving farm vehicles.
Constable Wilson listed the
properties of silo gas as yellow
brown in colour, odour resembl-
ing laundry bleach and what ever
kind of insilage used and heavier
than air. When mixed with water
that is in our lungs and air
passages it forms nitric acid and
death is quick.
"Even (Pie whiff will cause a
long illness and da mage the
lungs for life." cautioned Const.
Wilson
"Many farmers are unaware of
the threat of silo gas and it is up
foal] of us to educate ourselves,"
he said.
Elected as new officers for the
FAst Wawanosh Federatin of
Agriculture were: President,
Walter Elliott; Vice President,
Les caldwell; Secretary
Treasurer,.. Peter Chandler'.
'Bill Crawford, field man for
Huron conducted the elections
and encouraged the involvement
of women in the area. Directors
are: Adrian Vos, Ed Flankin, Jim,
Hallahan, Barry Mason, Bob
Taylor s Doug Walker, Wallace
Norman and Cliff Laidlaw, Les
CaldVvell was elected director to
the County Federation of agricul-
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Turnberry Township held its
summary meeting on the Town-
ship's propoSed secondary plan in
Blucvale Hall Mor day night to
discuss the iSsties that had caused
the most concern at previous
meetings.
Huron County Planner GeOrge
Penfold told the 'residents the
issues that had seemed to cause
the most concern and the ones
he'd like to hear more opinions on
were: a definition of agricultural
use, whether severances for
retiring farmers and suplus re-
sidences should be restricted,
extent) of land use in/lower town
and the use of scattlred lots and
how the plan shou d deal with
those.
Doug Filsinger said that it
wasn't the value of the land or the
number of dollars turned over but
the number Of hours it- takes to
operate the farm that should be
considered as a definition of
agricultural land:
Michael Marriott disagreed
"As a Sheep fanner in Turnberry
I can do my chores in half an
hour. I have a viable agricultural
enterprise on our farm," he said.
Bev Brown wanted to know if
the purpose of a definition for
agriculture was as a guide to
'council or whether the definition
.was going into the 'plan.
Mr, Penfold said that the
definition Will have to be contain'-
ed in the plan because there will
be a large area designated for.
agricultural use. Under the
county plan without some
guidance the individual doesn't
know where he stands. He said
the 'Turnberry Township plan
could define a little more clearly
just what sort of agricultural use
is indicated in the different areas.
One man asked if it couldn't be
determined on the potential of
land instead of money because
that all management and market-
ing situations.
"Do you then allow productive
potential in the barn as well?"
Bev Brown wanted to know.
Severances
On the question of severances
for retiring farmers and surplus
residences, Mr.'Penfold said that
at the agricultural meeting there
was estrong indication that
severances should either be re-
stricted or not be considered at
all.
Bev Brown suggested a once in
a lifetime severance for farmers
and that they should have to
qualify as a farmer through the
point system. She said basically
she was against severances but
she didn't want to penalize the
farmer:
Louise Marriott, co-oritiator of
the Rural Outreach DevelOpment
Program said 3 if you allow one
severance, you get 150 little
e
SeveranceS, "What happens to
existing farm operations When
those other residences are built?"
she asked.
The first consideration should
be to existing farming operations
regardless of— who the ser-
verance is for, she said.
Pressure
In a discussion about how much,
more farm land there was 'in the
past because there was nothing
else around, Louise Marriott said
there were many more times
people putting pressure on the
land now than there were_ then.
"If we're talking 25 years ahead,
you can imagine the pressure
we're going to come under," she
said.
One man said he thought
houses could be built on the small.
parcels of land which were no
good for agriculture without
interfering with agricultural land.
"We're got to think about hte
tax dollar. The more tax dollars
we get in)the better off we'd be,"
he said.
The next question on the uses
of lower town and to what extent
development there should go
One man suggested that from
the 86 Highway to the B-line and
down to the Zetland bridge could
be designated as residential,
Another man suggested that the
area back toward the airport could
be designated industrial, Another
suggestion offered was to keep
tbei Om part of lower town on
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