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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-10-25, Page 1ontest here for reeve, council, PUC ESTABLISHED 1872 Brussels Post 107th Year Issue No. 43 WEDNESDAY,,OCTOBER 25, 1978 BRUSSELS ONTARIO HURON COUNTY DAIRY PRINCESS-- The three finalists in the Huron Comity dairy princess Competition were Jackie Brand of R.R,3, Clinton; Valerie Peel of Bluevale and the new 1978-19 Princess, Jean Siertserna of Myth. (Photo by Oke) Things are shaping up and an election for both reeve and councillor positions seems likely in. Brussels. • Reeve Cal Krauter is being challenged for the position of reeve by current council member Tom Pletch. In a phone interview Monday, Reeve Krauter said if he got in again he would be, "trying to think of 1,000 people in the village not just a selected few, " and trying to watch , the tax roll which lye always done" "I'm running on my record. I'm also on the road commitee in county council. I'm only halfway there-I would like to finish it. I enjoy municipal work, I've had considerable experience," he said. Also in an interview Monday, Tom Pletch said he was running for reeve because, "I like the village. I think I'd like to lead. I think we can make it a better place to live." He said he had some spare time with his company that he could devote to the village. Councillor Pletch has been on council for one term and said -if he got elected, he would like to talk over .any plans he might have for the village with the new council first. Brussels is also having some competition for the four council positions. Councillors Malcolm Jacobs, George Jutzi and. George Cousins are seeking re-election and Elizabeth Graber, Gordon Workman, and a former Brussels .councillor Frank Stretton are also trying for council seats. Harold Bridge and Henry Exel are seeking re-election to the PUC and William Smith has also put his name in for a PUC position. In Morris Township, Bill Elston is once again running for the position of reeve but is facing competition from current council member Sam Pletch. Reeve Elston has been a member of council for about 12 years and reeve of the township for 10. Asked his reason for seeking re-election, he said. "I'd like to see our secondary plan in, force. We have some road programs that we have to get done. especially Martens bridge." "Just to see everything go along smoothly" he said. Councillor Pletch who has been on council for four years also said he'd like to see something done on the official plan. "If there happens to be an election, I would like to see a clean election." He said he would like to see the bridges going in, the roads cleaned up and the subdivision in Belgrave completed. (Continued on page 16) VVANNA BUY AN APPLE? — Jeff Alcock and Tim Dellow were selling. apples to Mrs. Winnifred McPhail when the Brussels Wolf Club held apple day on Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) Short Shots Brussels, townships agree on OHC deficit by Evelyn Kennedy The Mail strike continues. By at, appearance it will go on for sometime. When labor leaders, have the audacity to order the members of their union to disobey a court order to return to work and get away with such action, it is a seriour state of affairs. The union leader has stated he will keep the post office workers out even if he has to go to jail for it. We fell that a good many of those who are out are ready and willing to go back but are a afraid of what the more militant of the strikers would do to strike breakers. OUr impression is that many of those on strike are smart enough to'realize that they are fortunate to have a job to go back to. Many o thers out fo work would be happy to take their place on the job at even minimum wage. They must be aware of the trouble they are cuasing business and industry as well as inconvenience to all. They are attracting to themselves a great deal of criticism, ill-feeling and lack of sympathy for their problems when they Meekly submit to the dictatorship of greedy labour leaders. * * * * * * This Saturday night, or in the early hours of Sunday morning, we go back to Standard Time. Turn back your time pieces one hour before you go to bed. Saturday night. Most folks will welcome that extra hour of sleep. Sunday morning, if the time piece in their brain adjusts that quickly to the change. Unfortunately mine will not. It will awaken me anywhere between five and six a.m. instead of between six and seven a.m. The minute that. I stir Sheba (my dog) Wantt out so there goes My extra morning hour of sleep. Almost certainly ten p.m. will find me alseep in an easy chair with an open book in my hand. Theh I have to wake up for the late news pins a last drink (coffee of course.) ****** A bird Must have been terribly confused about the season of the year: Mrs, Margaret McCutelieoti last week found a bird's, egg on the deck at the back of their apartment above McCutcheon's Grocery. The egg was a perfectly normal one, probably that of a sparrow. It was not one blown from an Old nest. It was intact and appeared to have been laid very recently. Is not this a rare occurence? Have you seen a bird's egg laid at this time of year? Mrs. McCutcheon has a coloured picutre of the egg to prove that she was not seeing something that was riot there. ****** It has been announced that Old Age Security Pensions, Guaranteed Income Supplements, etc. will be increased this month,based on the cost of living. Single rate for those receiving both Old Age Security Pension and Guranteed Income Supplement will be $280.29. For married couple, both pensions $534.70. The basic Ord AGe Security Pension ' will *rise to $164,74, This increase will be welcome, particularly to those whose peniosn is their only source of income. * * * * * * Strange characters will be abroad next Tuesday night. Expect to find ghosts, goblins, witches, and other odd apparitions at your door on their "Trick or Treat" 'Hallowe'en trek for goodies that evening. Put your verandah light on to help them make a safe journey to your door. * * * * * Sports fans have been having a bonanza of sports for viewing on their T.V. Screeng. thse past weeks. Now the World series fever is over we have the last weeks of the battles on the football fields leading up to the final great Spectacle of the Grey Cup game, Hockey is already with us until the springtime. All this I thoroughly enjoy as an arm chair fan. My sympathy to the wives who loath sports while their husband sit with their eyes glued on the T.V. Personally I muc much prefer the sports broadcasts to the trivial trash that clutters tip the screen and is neither entertaining, informative or interesting. by Debbie Ranney Brussels council met with Morris and Grey Township councils Wednesday night to discuss an arrangment regarding 'the townships' share of any deficit that might arise in the senior citizens' apartment building in Brussels. At Wednesday night's meeting Brussels council was concerned whether Morris and Grey Township would still be paying their fair share of the operating deficit of the building now that they contribute to the county wide housing authority instead of to Brussels which has not joined the county system. Reeve Cal Krauter said he wanted some sort of guarantee that if the county didn't reimburse Brussels to the amount named in an agreement with Morris and Grey that the two townships would' make up the differ- ence. Morris Township councillor Ross Procter asked if the county paid more to Brussels than was necessary, Brussels would distri- bute that amount equally among the townships. Brussels council agreed to do this. Morris Township reeve Bill Elston said, "I think the way things work is if we pay $800 to Goderich but owed $1000 you would get $1000 but we still only have to -pay $800." It was then suggested that an agreement for payment could be drawn up with the percentages of payment on a per capita basis, Both Morris and Grey went along with the suggestion that if the county didn't make up their share of the deficit they would pay the rest of what they owed. Brussels then discussed with Grey Town- ship the problems with drainage on Burgess Street. "As far as we're concerned we won't go for a municipal drain either. We thought we (Continued on Page 16)