HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-08-16, Page 1OUCH! No, the pain wasn't really that bad but Mrs. Anna Hamilton of
Brussels closed her eyes when she got a polio shot from public health
nurse. Marlene Roberton at the Brussels Medical-Dental Clinic on
Monday. • • (Brussels Post Photo)
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BRUSSELS
ONTAR 10
107th Year Issue No. 33
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1978
Brussels may
Take title to clinic
[by Debbie Romney]
Ownership of the Brussels
Medical-Dental Clinic may
be switching over into the
village of Brussels if a motion ,
made by the Clinic's board
meets with the consent of
Brussels, Morris and Grey.
Roy Cousins, secretary-
treasurer of the board was at
the regular meeting of
Brussels council held Friday
night because of the Civic
Holiday Monday to discuss
the possibility with council
members, The building had
been under Jack
MacDonald's name because
when it was first built, Mr.
MacDonald was that
Chairman of the board. The
committee decided then the
building should go under his
••name in trust.
The motion drawn up by
the board of the mediCal
centre had suggested that
there be seven .trustees on
the board with two represen-
tatives from Morris Town-
ship, two representatives
from Grey Township and
three from Brussels, and that
there be joint ownership
among the three municipal-
ities.
Brussels council members
felt however that they should
have the majority of
members on the board and
that the village of Brussels
should be the sole owner of
the building.
Couficillor George • Jutzi.'
said, "1 don't go for owner-
ship in the three' municipal-
ities." Clerk-treasurer Bill
King said he didn't think
triple ownership was
possible.
Two Townships
Mr. Cousins said he
thought the two townships
had the right to have
representatives on the board
but not the majority • of
members.
Reeve Cal Krauter
suggested that the board
should have three members
'from Brussels and one each
( Continued on Page qI.6
GUESS WHAT, THEY'RE. SELLING?—VVIth corn fields the
.baokgroandj..8tian- and Paul Peat of- R,. A, #40. 811.186616, were selling tOth
by the. roadside on Monday. The boo have made $56,60 since they've.
been selling corn for teeetheh a week.. (BrusteliPost Photo)'
More than 50 people showed up for polio
shots when a clinic was held in Brussels on
Monday. People came from Brussels,
Morris, Grey and Blyth.
Public Health Nurse Marlene Roberton
said the demand for the shots was great. She
said she got a lot of telephone calls and that
one morning when she counted she had 25
calls. She said she had 70 doeses of polio
tetanus shots for adults on Monday and 60
doses for Tuesday.
"The phone's been ringing off the hook,"
Mrs. Roberton said "Felt most of them
inquired about themselves, and then their
children," she added.
She said people who called in were told
about the Clinic in Brussels. She was giving
out striaight polio shots; polio; tetanus shots;
polio tetanus and diptheria shots; and polio
tetanus, diptheria, and whociping cough
shots,
Medical Officer of Helath for the Huron
County Health. Unit Dr. Brian Lynch of
Goderich said the official clinics stopped as
of yesterday.
He said that some Health Unit nurses 'may
still give vaccines but there will be 'no
organized clinics and >how many vaccines
the nurses will give out depends on what the'
supplies are like.
ESTABLISHED
1872
Brussels Pos
Canadian young people demonstrated their
superb athletic skills at the XI Common-
wealth Games. With .46 Commonwealth
Nations competing ' in -the various events
• Canadians proved themselves in areas in
which they were not expected to excel. This
gave Canada top place in the standings for
the first time in the history of the Games.
-How proudly' those young people stood to
receive their medals and listen to their
nation's anthem.
***** *
Child abuse has become of great concern
and is receiving more attention than ever
before. The Ministry of Community arid
Social Services has this year increased the
budget for the Child Abuse Program, to
slightly over four times what it was in
1976-77. This certainly reflects their
concern. The groups funded • have the
participation from police departments,
school boards, hospitals, public . health
departments, children's aid societies arid
native peoples groups, in an attempt to do
Something to curb this sad problem,
* **** *
The group calling themselves "Concerned
Citizens" are still trying to ban the three
books they believe are unfit for use in our
Ifigh Schools. They have, accused Huron
County Newspapers of biased reporting of
their June 13 meeting. They have no
intention of giving up the fight to haie these
books excluded froth the schools.
******
It is time for all Canadians who oppose the
"phasing out" of the Ivlionarchy in Canada
to stand up and shout. While in Ottawa, I.
read an excellent article in the Ottawa
Journal by Victor Machie, Journal Puha-,
mentaty Bureati.. In it he cinoted senator
Eugene ForSey, a long and enthusiastic
Supporter of Mr. Trudeau, saying that the
Constitution till is "a dog's breakfast". The
Senator makes no secret of his opposition to
the bill and is now, in his own words, "leSs
enthusiastic in that support". lie said he
Would go the limit to block the bill if it goes
before the Upper House in its present form.
Senator Forsey has long been a .strong
supporter of the monarchy and he is
convinced, any, attempt by the Federal
Government to abolish it or phase it out of
existence by steps would stir up a "first
dass row". He predicted that any govern-
ment interfering with the monarchy would
run into opposition and he doubted that any
extra support it might pick up in Quebec
would be worth the antagonism stirred up
elsewhere in Canada. The effect of the
proposed bill would be to change Canada
into a republic.
Thbse conclusions were not based on the
Senator's opinions alone. He called in a
constitutional lawyer and asked the opinion
of a professor of political science. Both
confirmed the Senator's fears. Who wants
Canada to become a republic? We do not
believe that serious minded people
concerned with Canada's future could want
that. We would be interested in letters to the
editor stating our reader's stand on this.
* ** * * *
You may recall that in the last Short Shots'
before I left for my recent vacation I was
doubtful about the behaviour of my dog
Sheba on the trip to Ottawa and home again.
My concern was needless, much to) my
surprise. One stern command from my son
to stay in the back of the stationwagon when
she was about to join me in; the!seat ahead
was all she needed. When We stopped for
something to eat she was given a drink of
cold water and taken for a short walk, when
she co-operated by doing what was expected
of her, 'then jumpirig happily into the car
again.
When we stopped at Beaverton to attend
the outdoor concert of The Ontario Youth
Music Camp, where my younger grand-
daughter was a Member of the orchestra,
she plays the clarinet as her father does),
Sheba quietly set on the grass beside us.
i nuring the intermissions she accepted, with
ladylike grade, the attention she received
itotn adults in the audience. In Ottawa she
had a great time frolicking with my
grandchildren and their young friends,
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy