HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-07-12, Page 1By Debbie Bonney
Thirty-nine people from the
Ethel area have petitioned Bell.
Telephone asking for better
telephone service to that area.
The petition stated that the
noise on the lines interfered with
both local and long distance
conversations and that the dialing
system failed to operate properly.
A few people who had signed
their names to the petition in
short 9hone interviews with the
Post told about their individual
difficulties with the telephone
system.
James E. Struthers said the
biggest problem had been with
people not being able to hear each
other not because they weren't
talking loud enough because of a
crackling noise on the line.
One person who wished to
remain anonymous said there was
a terrible noise on the line so that
they couldn't hear the other
person speaking. She also re-
ported that rings weren't going in
and sometimes the telephone
lines would get mixed up. She
added though that Bell had tried
to do something about the
problem in the past two or three
weeks.
Rosemary Terpstra said her
phone was out a lot and she
couldn't get a dial tone. When it
was. in order it got noisy very
often.
Mrs. Judy Richardson said they
got a lot of static on their phone,
and had a lot of trouble with the
phone not working in the past
year. She said they had trouble
hearing people on the phone even
if they were just" a few miles
away. Brussels Council
K's $35,00 arena loan
Ethel people want
better phone service
JEFFERY ALLAN BAUER
7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Orval Bauer, R.R.3, Brussels who
was killed Sunday, while riding
his bicycle on Con 11, Grey
Township.
Boy killed
on bicycle
Jeffrey Allan Bauer, seven year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Orval
Bauer of R. R. #3, Brussels was
killed Sunday when he was struck
'by a car while riding his bicycle
on Concession 11, Grey
Township.
Winghani O.P.P. said the car
was driven by John Gibson, 24, of
R. R. #3, Brussels.
Funeral service will be on
Wednesday July 12 at 2;00 p.m.
in St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Wallace Township. Rev. Kenneth
Ward will officiate. Interment will
be in St. Paul's Lutheran
Cemetery.
The young boy is survived by
his parents, 3 brothers, Brent 12,
Rodney 4, Darren 2; grand-
, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reinhardt
Bauer, Brussels and Mr. and
Mts. Howard Campbell, R. R. #2,
Palnierston.
She also. said that sometimes. on
long distance calls the CQ11,
VerStiltiOb would be cut right off
in the middle,
Mrs. Dianne Elston said that
mostly when it rained she
couldn't get a dial tone at all. She,
also said that there was static on.
long distance calls .01 the time
and that sometimes even the local
calls were bad for static.
Many people said service had•
improved since Bell received the
petition.
Bell area manager P.D.
Croome sent a copy of the letter
which all petition signers received
to the Post.
It reads' 'fills is to acknow-
ledge receipt of your concern for
the quality of telephone service as
identified by your signature on a
petition dated Rine 5.
Since assuming the re-
sponsibility for telephone service
in the Brussels exchange early
this year, we have been taking
inventory of the service and
equipment. We have already
planned to construct $800,000.00
to $1,000,000.00 of new cables
throughout the exchange. The
magnitude of this undertaking
will require two and a half years
to complete. Once completed late
in 1980, hoWever, you can expect
a good quality of service and your
choice of private, semi-private or
a 4-party line.
We are studing the Brussels
exchange „ dial equipment and
early indications are that
adequate capabity exists to
handle the volume of phone calls
both local and long distance. To
overcome the dialing system
failures mentioned in the petition,
we have substantially increased
our maintenance_ program of the
dial . equipment.
I hope that you will agree that
above plans and programs de-
monstrate our commitment to
provide you with the service you
expect. However, we realize that
there will be occasions, when it
will be necessry for you to report
service problems to our Repair
Service, especially during the
period we are completing our
construction work."
P.D. Croome, manager of the.
Bell Canda office in Stratford said
that the type of equipment in the
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It was sadly brought home to us
this week that there is danger to
bicycle riders, when one of this
community's youngsters was
struck and killed by a car. It takes
exceeding caution at all times, by
both ,vehicle driver and bicyclists,
to avoid such fatal accidents.
Sympathy is here expressed to
the bereaved family. We hope
that this occurrence will impress
on all drivers the importance of
being aware of youngsters on
bikes and taking extra care when
they are. around.
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This poem, brought recently to
my attention by a subscriber will
no doubt bring memories to we
older folk of our early schooldays.
This was a required piece of
memorywork taught to impress
on young minds the value of
kindness to the aged. It is one in
which the sentiment expressed is
as valid today as it was those long
years ago:
Somebody's Mother
The woman was old, and ragged
and grey,
And bent With the chill of a
winter's day.
She stood at a crossing and
waited long,
Alone, tmcated for amid the
throng
By Debbie Bonney
Jim Prior, chairman of the
arena building committee .was at
the Brussels council meeting
Monday night to ask council to
authorize a $35,00 bank loan to
.pay off interest on the money
previously borrowed anti for
outstanding bills on the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre.
He told council members that
Shots
Of huma- n beings who passed her
by,
Nor heeded the glance of her
wistful eye.
Afraid to stir less the carriage
wheels
Or the horses feet should knock
her down
On the slippery street.
At last came one of the merriest
group,
The gaiest laddie of all the troop.
He paused beside and whispered
low,
I'll help You if you wish to go.
She placed her hand on his strong
young arm.
He guided her trembling feet
along,
Proud that his own were firm and
strong,.
Then back to his friends he went
again
Its young heart happy and well
content.
She's somebody's mother boys,
you know,
Although she's aged and poor
arid slow,
And I hope some fellow will lend a
hand,
To help my Mother, you under-
stand,
At a crossing, Weary and old and
11 1 6 6PreY: 6 4 ` 4 A, age 1)
the committee's previous author-
ization to borrow money from the
bank had expired.
Mr. Prior said building costs
on the new arena were about
$878,639, subject to audit, a
ligure which didn't include in-
terest payments at the bank. He
said that the committee had to
borrow $52,000 for the building in
the first place. He told council
they were hoping to get money
from Wintario about $43,000 of
which had been approved and
about $30,000. is still to be
approved.
He said the area committee has
about $35,000 in outstanding
bills.
Council agreed to authorize a
by-law for the borrowing of
$35,000 by the Brussels, Morris
.and. Grey Community Centre
Building Committee.
In other business council had a
letter from Melville Presbyterian
Church stating that they had
liablity insurance to covet them
for the use of the old arena for a
sale they plan too hold there,
Council accepted a price of $255
for its old truck as is from. Stanley
Marks. The Queen's Hotel re-
ported that they had applied to
the LCBO for a reclassification of
their dining lounge to a liquor
lounge.
Council also agreed to bill the
CTL Agro- mart for $2154 for the
rent of the old arena and decided
to give a donation of $10 to the
Huron County Historical Society.
Council also approved Bill
Irving's purehaSe of Bill Moses'
Traller,, The Ministry of Housing
asked if council approved of the
McDonald, ,Bryans, and Krauter
stibdivision. Council members
Said they approved..
They also discussed the level=
ling off of the parking area at the
new arena but decided that was
the responsibility of the con—
,Ross have been working on the
extension for the southwest storm
sewer Council heard. Council
proclaimed August 7 a Municipal
Holiday.
Council also approved building
permits for Mrs. Iona McLean,
Mrs. George Bowman and Mrs.
Ruth • Sauve.
They also received a letter from
the assessment office stating that
they couldn't assess Ivan Camp-
bell's house as a business be-
cause he wasn't really using the
house as an office.
Mutters
honoured
Imperial Oil Associates and
Company Representatives met
recently in the Brussels Legion
Hall to honour Mr. and Mrs.
George Mutter on the occassion
of their retirement as their agent
for the past seventeen years.
Members of their immediate
family were also present for the
occassion.
Following a banquet was
served Mr. and Mrs. Multer were
presented with a pair of deck
chairs and a gift of money. They
plan to move in the near future to
their newly renovated home in
Listowel at 595 Inkerman St.
Man is injured
in car crash
North L. Scott, 19, of Brussels
was critically injured on Saturday
morning July 8 when the car he
was driving went through a
detour site and struck the side of
a large pile driver. Total damage
to the 1973 Chev and the
airistruction machine was over
$40,000. Mr. Scott is currently in
critical condition at the KM/
FARMER IN THE DELL—A group of Ethel children and their Vacation Bible
School teacher were playing a game of farmer-in-the-dell on Monday outside the .
Ethel Presbyterian Church. (Brussels Post Photo)
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1872
by Evelyn Kennedy
Brussels Post
BRUSSELS
107th Year — Issue No. 28 ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1978
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