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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-11-08, Page 1WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY A. POPPY? — Lorie Patterson pinnecta poppy on Michael Bridge as Robbie Zimmer looked on when poppy day was held on Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) 1.1..11.11111411111TABLISHED 1872 russels Post BRUSSELS ONTARIO 107th Year — issue No. 45 'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1978 Brussels council Hears about survey AWARD WINNING GRADUATES — Mrs. Doreen Raymond a teacher at F.E, Madill Secondary SChool in Wingham presented cash awards and diplomas to Randy Fischer and Murray Bone who are at the University Of Guelph taking Bachelor of Agricultural Science degrees when the school held its graduation night on Thursday. (Photo by Langlois) Ross Knight remembers By Debbie Ranney Russell Knight of Brussels is a veteran of the First World ,War who thinks Remem- brance Day still has meaning. But he thinks, it should be held "to remember those people that were killed in the war, not the lucky ones that got home". Russ enlisted in the army in Guelph in January 1916. He was a member -of the 153rd Battalion but at that time they were also forming the 161st Huron County Battalion. The 153rd Battal ion wanted a band man so they traded Russ over to the 161st. At that time the Battalion was in London' and that summer they moved to Camp Borden. "Camp Borden was just being opened. It was just a big heap of sand and it was a very, very hot summer," Russ remembers. He remembers well that the man in charge of the military in Canada called an immense parade for all the troops to go out in "Vhis desert" in full dress. "We had serge uniforms on and we were out there for about six hours. There were men dropping over, fainting, the whole time, Russ said. That night the soliders rebelled and there was a big riot with a lot of Idamage done. . "Ater that, we weren't required to go on parade in full uniform," Russ said. Overseas In the fall of that year, Russ went overseas with a number of others from the Brussels Russ Knight area. When they arrivea they were given a week's leave but upon their return they were met by the Seargent and ordered to go to France. Russ went to the 58th Battalion along with some others from the Brussels area. Russ remembers the 5$th as strictly disciplined and, a very good battalion. He also remembers however that they spent a very hard winter in France. It was said that it was the coldest winter France had in 70 years. They had snow.,everything was frozen solid according to Russ. In the spring the Canadian Corps took Vimy Ridge, THe British and Frenc troops had tried to take it before but they had been unsuccessful. The Canadians pulled it off,- Russ said. The battalion fought in that area a summer but moved north to Paschendale in October. That's also when Russ finished his career as a soldier. He: was severely wounded after a bullett went right through him. Russ believes that his youth and health helped him to have such a good recovery. Among his souvenirs from the war, Russ has a Vimy Ridge ring, made out of copper on the band of a shell, a souvenir box dated Christmas 1914 and a pin from the battalion. Second World War Russ also had some thoughts on the Second World War. "I think that the soldiers in the Second War benefitted from some of our bad experiences. In the First War, it was something new for the army--that kind of trench warfare. "We were a very dirty bunch. There were no provisions made for washing and clean clothes. There was a time before Vimy when the transportation broke down and rations were small but from what I understand in the Second War ,they had better provisions for tropps that way." Some of Russ' friends and schoolmates were killed in the war. He attended a little country school in Cranbrook and five of the people he knew from the -school were killed. Russ who is also a member of the Brussels Legion, thinks Remembrance Day is treated the way it should be in Brussels. "It's not like a big holiday or anything like that - they have church services . . ." As for what should be remembered on Remembrance Day he says, "The reminder should be that everybody should work to avoid war, that's why I think it should be remembered. It's kind of a futile way of settling troubles. It doesn't settle anything really." Louise Marritt of the Rural Outreach Development Project, was at the regular meeting of Brussels council Monday night to discuss a survey done on transportation needs in rural areas. Mrs. Marritt said the survey was don with" the fiefp. of rneriireii froni the Da Centre for the Homebound in Clinton an Transportation Canada in the north end of Huron County. Results showed 89 per cent had licenced vehicles, 44 per ,cent had access to taxi service and 55 per cent had access to a regular bus service. Availability to tran- sportation was thenhroken down into three groupsthose who had a household vehicle available to drive all the time, those who had a vehicle available sometime,and those who had no vehicle or any other way of providing transportation. Seven per cent of Brussels resident were surveyed and the survey results are applied to Brussels on that basis. Mrs. Marritt said that 63 per cent of residents in Huron County always have a vehicle. available to them. "What we're concerned about is 37 per cent who have partial transportation or no vehicles at all," she said. "Of those who have no household vehicle 64 percent live alone. That's a lot of people without transportation of any kind," Mrs. Marritt sai d. She- said the signifficant part. of the infor mation was that very little was know al.ou I rural areas and that was their concern. She told council that a general public information meeting was being held in Huron County on January 4. Brussels grads win awards On Friday, November 3, as part of the annual Commencement Night program of F.E. Madill Secondary School the eighth annual presentation of the George Menzies Endowment Awards was made to five ,Brussels young people. The winners, this year were Bonnie. Richmond, daughter of Robert and Irene Richmond of Brussels; Randy Fishcer, son of Roy and Donna Fischer, R.R.4, Brussels; Murray Bone, son of Glenn and Mary Bone, RR .5, Brussels; Susan Langlois, daughter of George and Pat Langlois of Brussels and Joan Mair, d, tughter of Jim and Evelyn Mair of R.R.5, Brussels. Bonnie is attending the University of Western Ontario, both Randy and Murray are at Guelph University, Susan is in a Law Administration Program at Fanshawe Col- lege in London and Joan is in the Conestoga College Nursing Program, Stratford. This year's five recipients bring the total number of awards to 44 and the amount of money received to more than $22,000. Morris not convinced fill line mapping is needed Ian DesLauriers of the Miatland Valley Conservation Authority was at the regular, meeting of Morris Township council on Monday to discuss fill line mapping with council members. In some areas Morris Township has a potential ' pollution problem which is indicated from buildings that are close to the creek and other signs he said and there may be some run off problems which would have to be confirmed with site inspections. Mr. Des Laurier said if council accepted the flood plain mapping the Authority could . register the maps with the province. Mr. Des Laurier said the prupose of the mapping was to show possible hazards to the people wanting to build On the land, Councillor Ross Procter told him that tip until now there hadn't been enough Wilding in Morris Township to justify the cost of such a service: He said it would have to be defined at to whether the need was high enough to justify the expense. It's not nearly as Valuable as going to the individual and asking him about his property," he pointed out. "My point is When you start going through all this riigamorale for the position , of one house, how much money can we afford to spend to protect a guy from himself?" councillor Procter said. Mr. Des Laurier said the, same people who, build in hazardous areas take the risk and then usually sell the land to a person who is unaware of the hazards. Councillor Procter said Morris hadn't had many of the problems he was talking about and Mr. Des Laurier said, "You never know how much is going on until you try to document it." • At' that point Reeve Bill Elston said, "There's a time that corn es when we can't pay any more and that time is almost here." Mr. Des Laurier told the reeve the maps were the townships to keep. In other business, council decided to send a letter to ratepayers in Belgrave advising them of the number of lots they will be charged for in street light payment and the approximate cost and also decied to hold a meeting to hear any complaints. A donation of $150 was given to the Brussels kgrictiltural Society. Council received' a:letter from Wirigham requesting Morns restore their outlet to the Blackhall drain but council Said Witighani should be talking to MTC not them as it Was not theit responsibility.