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PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1993.
Landmark to 'bite the dust'
By Bonnie Gropp
In a time when it's hard to find a
constant, when a fluctuating econo-
my and changes in styles and trends
make our rural downtown areas a
revolving door of business, Mur-
ray's Barber Shop in Brussels has
remained a familiar fixture.
On Feb. 9 Murray Lowe marked
his third decade in business, some-
thing which at times, he admits, he
thought might never happen. "In
the late 60's early 70's it often got
to the point when I wondered if I
could keep going,"he said. "People
were letting their hair grow and
many times I would stand in here
and ask myself what I was doing."
Many of the people he had gone to
trade school with were forced to go
out of business, he said.
Thanks to the farming communi-
ty and the faithfuls however, Mur-
ray managed to weather the
drought and now enjoys a steady
demand.
It was after high school that Mur-
ray happened to come across a
book which gave him the idea he
might like to be a barber. He
attended Drouillard's Barbering
School in London before writing
his trade exam in Toronto.
In those days he cut brushcuts,
square backs and crew cuts, routine
styles he was comfortable with.
Then, he says, the "long, long stuff
came into style which sure made it
iffy at times," he remembers smil-
ing. Now, he says, there seems to
be a lot of people coming in to get
the older styles again, albeit with
some interesting variations.
Prices, obviously are not what
they used to be at Murray's either,
while when the time frame is taken
into perspective the increase does-
n't seem that high. "When I started
a kid's haircut was 75 cents and
adults were $1," he said. Today it
is $6 for an adult haircut.
Murray's Barber Shop was also
the place to come for the Saturday
night shave, a service for which he
is glad demand decreased, he says.
"Shaving took a lot of time. Farm-
ers are busy people who usually
don't want to waste a lot of time.
They like to get in and get out as
quickly as possible so demand less-
ened to the point where I just
stopped." Laughingly, he admits
he's rather out of practice. "To try it
now that razor would feel like a
machete in my hand," he said.
For many years in the beginning
Saturday night was the 'the' night
for haircuts. "It was a busy, busy
day", said Murray. "Back then
ladies didn't drive that much so Sat-
urdays were the day they hit town
and the men would come for hair-
cuts."
One thing that hasn't changed in
the 30 years Murray's been at work
is his enjoyment for the profession.
"You get to meet a lot of great peo-
ple. It's a very social job, too. If
you don't hear it in the barbershop
you don't hear it," he said, adding
with a smile, "and often you don't
repeat it.
Brussels
People
A group of Brussels/Walton
residents travelled to Ft.
Lauderdale for the Fourth Annual
Broomball Tournament on Jan. 30.
The team comprised of Brussels
Kings and Winthrop Wildcats'
players captured third place against
teams from Ontario, New York,
Minnesota, North Carolina and
Florida.
Players included Steve Knight,
Warren Knight, Joe Ryan, Greg
Ryan, Rob Stute, Ross Pickard,
Rob Willie, Pete Dykeman, Jerry
Bremner, Brian Neal, Mike
Thomas and Dan McNichol.
A good time was had by all and
the players hope to return to play in
next year's tournament.
A good time was enjoyed by all
attending the Majestic Women's
Institute card party on Tuesday
evening, Feb. 2.
The following list of names were
the lucky winners: high man,
Albert Quipp; high lady, Doris
McCall; lucky tallies, Jean Fraser,
Helen Gallop, Ross Stephenson,
Bill Craig, John Heddon, Fred
Hunter, Adah Smith, Doug
Hemingway, Marguerite Crawford,
Reinhardt Bauer and June Jacklin.
Next euchre is March 2 in
Brussels library.
Continued from page 1
year. Because of the size of the pro-
ject council may have to borrow
money to cover part of the Pride
grant which may not be available
until 1994. "Let's do it all and clean
up the mess and get it over with,"
Reeve Gordon Workman said.
"You know next year part two
won't be the same price," Council-
lor Bruce Hahn said.
A landmark in the village will
likely bite the dust as part of the
project. An engineer for B.M. Ross
and Associates expressed concern
for workers on the project when
they have to work near a cement
chimney at the old grist mill beside
the Maitland River dam. He wor-
ried the vibrations from the
machines working in the area might
topple the chimney onto workers.
"My theory is yank her down,"
Councillor Dave Hastings said.
"We're quick to tell other people
with chimneys standing from old
houses to take them down so we
should too," Councillor Greg Wil-
son said.
Council will get estimates for the
cost of removing the chimney.
Hats off to Murray
Murray Lowe, owner of Murray's Barber Shop in Brussels is a long-time fixture on the main
street having recently celebrated 30 years in business. Almost as great a place for socializing
as it is for a haircut, another area businessperson Ron Clarkson takes a few minutes from his
busy schedule to get a quick trim and enjoy a friendly chat with Murray.
Murray Lowe marks 30th year
of barbering on main street
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