The Brussels Post, 1978-05-03, Page 1107th Year — Issue No. 18
VVEDNESDAY,-MAY '3,1978
BRUSSELS'
:ONTARIO
rovince says there
ay be sewer money
a . .11.
Blyth; Mrs. John Bowman, R.R.5, Brussels; Mrs.
Milton Fraser, R.R.5, Brussels; Miss Verna
McLaughlin, Wingham; Mrs. Chris Currie,
Wingham; Mrs. Grace Campbell, Lucknow; Miss
Ada Armstrong, Brussels; Miss Ada Webster,
Lucknow, Mrs. John Speir , Brussels.
(Brussels Post Photo)
.50 cents less than tickets
purchased on the day of the 'show.
Preparations are also underway
for the Fall Fair Dance which will
be held at the Brussels
Community ,Centre on July 14
with the Walter 'Ostanek
Orehestra providing the musk.
The society also granted
permission for the Right to Life
group and to' Rev. Ken Innes for
the-Presbyterian Church Auction
to be held in the Crystal Palace.
There is a great deal of work to
ct 'ors bedo b the office chre
an
ne y rs ,
d members of the Brussels
Agricultural Society in the future
to make these events a success,
according to secretary-treasurer
Edwin Martin. •
Members of Morning Star
Rebekah Lodge are busily
• engaged in preparation for their
Variety Fair on May 6th. This
popular event is held to raise
funds to carry on the good works
they are well known for.
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The annual church service of
the 1,0.0.F. Eastern Star and
Morning Star Lodge will be held
in' Melville Presbyterian Church
this Sunday , May 7th.'
The Toronto Maple Leafs have
made it into' the N.H.L. hocky
° finals for the Stanley Cup for the
firs?ime in a number of years.
Will they be able to survive the
battles with the Montreal.
Canadiens? I am an-"easy chair"
,hockey fan but the extreme rough
tactics and the fights are to be
deplored. They do not take the_
place of skillful 'Play. Is winning
really worth the many serious
injuries inflicted? The fact that
the N.H.L. players are the heroes
of hockey younster's makes it even
Worse, They naturally endeavour
to ape the style of their heroes. ,
Some coaches, fans and patents
of these young hockey players
must bear some of the blame for
this. Their attitude Urges such
.`action on the ice. Winning at any
cost lS their goal no matter what
injuries the kids may suffer.
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
This-year, field crop entries for
thelirussels Fair are to be in the
hands of the secretary of the
Brussels Agricultural Society by
June 1.
Competitions are being'held in
ensilage corn, gtain corn, liarley,
mixed grain (two three way)
and white beans.
The Agricultural Society hopes
to have all the necessary infor-
mation for compiling the prize list
on hand by the same date.
, During May, the Agricultural
Society is concentrating on selling
tickets to the Big Top Martin and
Down Circus being held at the fair
grounds on Monday, May 29,
with two shows - at 6 p.m. and 8
p.m.
Tickets' sold in advance will be
This is Municipal Election year.
Brussels should have a lady on
council. Men have no monopoly
on the position of councillor so
why not do something about it.
There is no reason why the right
person could not fill the position
as efficiently, or better, than
some men. Now 'is the time to
start thinking seriously of ladies
who would make a good
councillor. It may not be the'most
popular person you know, a
helpful neighbor, your best
friend, or the most eloquent
speaker. It should be those. Who
have the intelligence and
capabilities to serve the people of
Brussels without self-interest or
prejudice and have the
personality to cope with problems
and people to the best interestof
all. Think about it.!
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Wingham and District Hospital
will hold Open House on May 12
m Obtervafice of Canada Hospital
Day. Why not take this
opportunity to visit the hospital ;
meet the staff, and see for
yourself the fine facilities and
bright eheery surroundings
provided for the care Of patients.
There will be conducted tours
froth 2:00 to 4:06 and '7:00 to 9t00
p.tn.
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[By Debbie Blaine)]
The possibility of sewers for
Brussels looks a little more
hopeful Brussels council learned
Monday night in a letter from
George McCague, Minister of th
the Environment which said more
money had become available.
The Ministry said they , had
received some lower tenders than
what they were expecting on
some projects. As a result Mr.
McCague was hopeful that the
sewer project could be ,started in
Brussels this year and taht
advertising for tenders could be
started later in the summer.\
Council also received a letter from
Huron Bruce, M,P.P. Murray
Gaunt who said he was hopeful
that the project would go ahead in
the fall and from M.P. Bob
McKinley who had written to Mr.
McCague, expressing concern for
the sewers.
A delegation including Bill
Hanly, clerk-administrator of
' Huron County, Warden of Huron
County Gerry Ginn and Ed.
Oddleifson, reeve of Ba.yfield and
chairman of the Executive on the
-Authority attended the council
meeting to find out why Brussels
council Was opposed to the
proposed county-wide senior
citizens housing.
The Huron County
representatives said they had had
a favorable response froth Most
towns and villages in the county
that have senior citizens housing.
Reeve Cal Krattter told the
delegation that One of the
concerns about the county-wide
system was a worry that if
soMebodylrom truSsels had 3 or
4 less points than somebody from
Clinton, then -the person front
Clinton could override the person
*Om Briissels.
Warden Ginn agreed that that
might be a possibility but he
thought that the person in charge
at the Huron County Authority
would lilkely give the local person
priority. -
He told council that there
would be no changes made in the
running of the senior citizens'
apartment building except that
with the county wide system the
deficit would be picked up by all
the municipalities.
"The local councils are still the
initiating bodies," he told the
Brussels council members.
The purchase of a new grader
and financing of the Belgrave
subdivision'caused Morris Town-
ship to have a $20,422 deficit
Morris councillors learned at their
regular meeting on Monday when
they went over their financial
report. Last year they had a
surplus of $2,756.
Council also learned from
accountant Brian Mcllhazey of
Thorne and Riddell in London it
had gone over their road budget
by $22,000 also because of the
purchase of the grader. Council,
had bt, dgeted $211,000 but spent
$233,261,
For planning and development
the 'township did not budget any
money but the actual total was
$67,378. Yile auditor explained
that the Ministry changed its
rules and all expenses on tile
drainage loans now have go
through as expenditures
Reeve Bill Elk-On asked the
Teachers
honoured
About 75 teachers from the
North Huron Unit of the Ontario
Women Teachers Federation at-
tended a dinner on Tuesday in
honor of the 60th anniversary of
the Federation.
The dinner was held at the.
Brussels, Morris and Grey Com-
munity Centre and teachers were
from Wingham, Howick, Blytn,
Belgrave and' Ethel. About 100,
teachers were contacted for the
dinner including retired teachers.
The North. Huron Unit holds an
annual dinner meeting every year
but because it was the 60th
anniversary of the Ontario or-
ganization that was the main
focus of the evening. Nine ladies
who had been teaching in _1918
spoke. They included Mrs. 'John
Speir of Brussels, Mrs. Ada.
Armstrong of Brussels, Mrs.
John Bowman of R.R.5, Brussels,
Mrs. Milton Fraser of R.R,5,
Brussels, Mrs. Luella Hall of
Blyth, Miss. Verna McLaughlin of
Wingham, Mrs. Chris Currie of
Wingham, Mrs. Grace Campbell
of Lucknow, and Miss ;Ada
Webster of Lucknow. •
. Mary Rathbun who is the North
Huron Unit president as well as
the school librarian at Grey
Central and Turnberry Schools
wasthe main organinzer of the
event.
Reeve Krauter said he was glad
the senior citizens' unit was
there, because "all those people
eat and buy in the village."
Councillor Malcolm Jacobs
asked Mr.Ginn if anyone , had
suggested they try the system,on
a five year basis. Warden Ginn
agreed it could be tried.
A motion by council to table the
discussion on what they should do
about the senior citizens housing
was defeated and discussion was
le-opened. Council decided 'that
they would have to consult with
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auditor if he could tell council how
much money they had collected
and paid back to Toronto on their
farm draingage loans and was
told the sum was $90,026 which
included some lump sum pay-
ments.
Taxes receivable ' were up
$8,000 from $19,905 in 1976 to
$27,753 in 1977. Morris had a
bank loan of 178,000 compared to
$36,500 last year. Of that 178,000,
$89,000 should be in drainage
projects, the council members
were told.
The accounts payable were up
quite a bit because of the grader,
purchased for $12,000. They were
up from $134 121 last year to
$35,322 this year.
Connell was told it Still has
$20,000 in their reserve fund for
working capital.
Councillors were concerned
that the 1977 financial report was
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TEACHERS SIXTY YEARS AGO — These nine
retired teachers, honoured at a FWIO 60th
Anniversary dinner in Brussels last . week, have
taught a huge number of local children, under
conditions that are much than th those in
today's classrooms. Sharing their memories at the
community centre:were, front, left: Mrs. Luella Hall,
Agricultural society
Wants • crop entries
Grader, subdivision
give Morris deficit