HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-11-08, Page 4HERE'S YOUR DIPLOMAS, GIRLS Susan
Langlois, Bonnie Richmond and Joan Mair
received diplomas and cash award's from Mrs.
Doreen Raymond when. F.E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham held its graduation
ceremonies on Thursday night.
EVERY FRIDAY
At. 12 Noon
Phone 8814461 Betiesehi, • CO
WEEKLY SALE
/BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD.
Reminder
To the Taxpayers of the
Village of
Brussels
The last half of 1978
TA
Are Due
November 30th
Payable at the Clerk's Office
4 — THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 8, 1978
Drivers warned
Night vision worse
as you-, get older
Nature gave some animals
exceptional night vision. Un-
fortunately, Jinan was not one
of them. The Ontario Safety
League states that periodic
eye checks are a must as a
driver grows older. The
average 55-year-old driver
with 20/2Q vision needs twice
as much light as. the 20 year
old with the same visual
rating. Remember that vision
defects are exaggerated at
night and on todays high-
ways, small errors can make
the difference between life
and death.
The use of tinted, colored,
reflecting or polarizing glasses
is quite fachionable. Under
conditions of bright daylight,
-the use of quality colored
glasses by drivers to reduce
glare and contrast probably
contributes to traffic safey
through clearer vision and
lessening of eye fatigue., The
Ontario Safety League warns
however, thal. the use of
colored or tinted glasses at
night further reduces the
amount of light reaching the
eyes, creating greater diffi-
culty in seeing and greatly
increasing the danger of
driving. A similar effect
results from the use of
colored contact lenses, for
night driving and tinted
visors for motorcyclists,
The Ontario Safety League
reminds motorists that the
human eye takes time to
adjust itself from bright light
to the dark. When leaving a
brightly lit building at night,
wait a few minutes for your
eyes to accustom themselves
Cranbrook WI wins history prize
Correspondent
Mrs. Mac Engel
887-6645
Mrs. Clare Veitch, Mrs.
Leslie Knight and Mrs.
Gordon Enr,-I attended the
W.I. Guelpl Arca Convention
held in Bingeman Park at
Kitchener, October 30 and
31st. Congratulations to the
Cranbrook W.I. on winning
the Community History Com-
petition. Information was
gathered and put together by
the ladies of the W.I. It was
made up of stories in booklet
form, maps, historic slides
and present day views and
interviews on tape. This kit is
designed so that individuals
or groups may borrow it for
items pertaining to Cran-
brook. It has gone on to
Toronto for futher judging of
all areas.This is in addition to
the Tvveedsmuir books corn-
plied previously.
Mr. and Mrs. John Vanass
visited on the weekend with
Mr. nd rs. Jean-Louis at
Kingston.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Engel enjoyed a holiday to
the Kingston area on the
weekend:
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Armstrong, Fergus, and Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Garcia of
Guelph called on Mrs. Ma
Engel on Sunday.
Assoc. for the retarded
Plans lottery, prefers small workshop
Wingham and District
Association for the Mentally
Retarded will sponsor a
closed lottery with the first
Hunters
Once again the hunting
season is here. The Ontario
Provincial Police Force re-
minds you that there are
several basic gun-handling
rules. Hunting accidents
claim about 125 lives each
year, usually because the
most simple rules have been
broken.
What can you do?
*- Never cOnsume alcohol
before or during a hunt.
* Know the identifying fea-
tures of the game you intend
to Mint.
*Never shoot in the direction
of buildings or liVeStock.
draw to be made in April, Bill
Stephenson, chairman of the
fund-raising committee an-
nounced at the October
You cannot depend on tne
common sense of the hunter
beside you—wear bright
orange.
The handling of firearms
requires great care.
*Always handle a gun as if it
were loaded.
*Never climb a tree or fence
with a loaded firearm.
* Always carry your gun so
that you can control the
direction of the muzzle.
* Unattetided firearms
should always be unloaded:
Few hunting accidents are
accidents—they are usually
caused by negligence. Don't
be at either end of an
meetine of the Association.
With yearly expenses of
more than eight thousand
dollars, and with approxi-
"acccident". Use common
sense measures and enjoy a
safe hunting trip, the OPP
says.
mately three thousand dol-
lars being contributed to the
Flowers of Hope Campaign,
the major fund-raising pro-
ject of the Association, the
committee has looked at
various ways to make ends
meet, and has cone up with
a trip-a-month lottery. Only
300 tickets will be sold, and
each month there will be a
draw for a $1500 trip, plus a
consolation prize of a week-
end trip. Members of the
Association will begin selling
the lottery tickets in
November.
The work of the Associ-
ation has grown outstand-
ingly since it began in 1958.
As well as the, Wingham
area, the communities of
Teeswater, Lucknow. Blyth,
Brussels, Ethel and Gorrie
are served. President
Florence Reavie told of a
meeting with officials of the ,
Ministry, where it was sug-
gested that Wingham might
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FIGHT AIR POLLUTION
combine with Goderich and
Clinton to build a central
workshop to serve the entire
region.
This proposal was dis-
cussed in detail, with most
Association members oppos-
ing the idea. It was felt that
the Jack Reavie Oppor-
tunity Workshop serves the
area well, and that a small
setting with individual at-
tention has many benefits.
Eleven trainees now attend
the workshop under the
direction of Connie Jamieson
and as the need for a new
larger workshop arises, the
Association would hope to
construct one in our own
district. Another objection to
a regional workshop is that
travel time for the trainees
would be excessive and
winter travel conditions
would be unpredictable. '
Trainees at the Workshop
are busy preparing' for the
Craft and Bake Sale to be
held on Dec. 9, as well as
working on regular contracts
and enjoying weekly outings
for bowling and for swim-
ming lessons at Vanastra.
Mrs. Reavie introduced
Bevin Lindsay, principal of
Golden Circle School, and
recreation chairman for the
Association, who gave an
outline of activities at the
school.
Treasurer. Audrey Swat-
ridge announced that in
response to many requests,
the Association is placing In
Memoriam cards in local
funeral homes so that dona-
tions may be made to the
Association.
The next general meeting
of the Association will be
held on November 27 in St.
Andrew's Presbyterian
Church, Wingham. The
guest speaker will be Dr.
Syrne, administrator of the
Mid-Western Centre at
Palmerston. Anyone who is
interested in the work of the
AssociatiOn is invited to
attend..
Mr. W.H. Somerville, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Victoria and Grey
Trust recently presented a $1,000 Guaran-
teed Investment Certificate to Mr. William
Taylor of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers
Association. The gift will help finance their
employee emergency health fund.
The certificate was presented to the
Association in appreciation of the con-
tribution that weekly newspapers have
made to the success of Victoria & Grey
Trust. V & G has now attained two
billion dollars in assets, and has become the
fourth largest trust company in Canada.
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