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The Brussels Post, 1979-04-25, Page 1A STANDING OVATION — Robert McKinley, seeking re-election as M.P. for Huron-Bruce received a standing ovation at the Progressive Conservative fund-raising dinner last Wednesday night in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. From left are Marg Bennett, president of Huron-Bruce Conservative Association, Robert McKinley, Audrey McKinley, M.C. John Brent, Geoff Scott, M.P. for Hamilton-Wentworth and dinner speaker and Dr. Tom Jasper, Finance chairman for the town of Goderich. • Reception will welcome Belgians next week (Brussels Post Photo) Brussels council members, and repre- sentatives of the PUC, Brussels Business Association, the Legion and the Optimists met in the clerk's office on Thursday afternoon to discuss plans for the radio reporters from Brussels, Belgium who will be visiting Brussels, on May 2. After much discussion it was decided that a supper would be held in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre for the visitors, sonic French-speaking interpreters and representatives of the BBA, the service clubs including the Legion, Lions, and Optimists; Council, P.U.C. and the press and radio. A social hour will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. and after the supper on open house will be held so that anyone wishing to meet the visitors will get a chance, beginning at 9 m. It was also decided that a plaque would be given to the visitors to take back to the mayor of Brussels, Belgium hopefully with a picture of the village crest on it. Representatives who met in the clerk's office hoped that Timothy (Bruce Koehler) would be able to provide musical entertain- ment for the evening. Ken Webster offered to provide accom- modation for the visitots if it was needed. Mc:rnbers of different organizations were to go back to their clubs to see if they wanted to present the visitors with anything. ESTABLISHED 1872 4' Brussels Post BRUSSELS ONTAR 10 108th Year — Issue No. 17 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1979 McKinley's aim: Joe Clark as PM BY DEBBIE RANNEY The evening was one of mostly light- hearted fun but behind all the humor at the Progressive Conservative fund-raising din- ,ner, Robert McKinley M.P. for Huron-Bruce and Geoff Scott, M.P. for Hamilton- Wentworth, managed to get across to the Short by Evelyn "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe And hope and fear, Is just our chance o' the prize of learning love--- How love might be, hath been indeed, and-is" ---Henry Drummond. ****** More children die because of accidents than because of all childhood communicable diseases. Many more are seriously injured or permanently disabled. Doctors can immun- ize children against some diseases but parents and educators must keep children safe from accidents by protection and education. It is the responsibility of these people, and other adults, to see that children enjoy safety. Prevention is the answer. The majority of accidents are often the 'result of ignorance, thoughtlessness and lack of care. Many can be prevented. Do not wait until an accident happens. Now is the time to think about child safety and do something about it. * * * * ** With good weather here, at last, more = people are travelling around visiting rela- fives and friends. Do, please, let the Post know when you have visitors, or other items of interest to our readers. It is not the local people who eagerly scan this paper for names they know, It is our subscribers elsewhere who like to see the names of people they know in their former home-town. We have been frequently asked why there are not more personal items in the paper. It is impossible to publish them if you do not let us know about them. Just drop in to the office or phone 887-6641, or after office hours call my home 887-9373 and tell us about them. Your friends elsewhere will be pleased that you did. ****** Cigarettes have increased in price again. Perhaps that will give the added push to we weak-willed critters who in spite of our declared intention to give up the filthy habit, have not done so. When in these days our hard-earned cash disappears at an alarming people that they had one main objective in mind--to get Joe Clarkin as Prime Minister of Canada. The dinner was held Wednesday night in the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Also at the meeting were Marg Bennett, Shots Kennedy rate, we have to face the fact that, in using a 25 pack a day we are burning up over $400a year. Surely we can find the stamina to quit. If the danger of impairing our health has not been sufficient to do it surely the vision of burning up $400 bills should do it. * * * * * * Motor bikes, bikes, tricycles and skate- boards are much in evidence these days. Some of the riders are youngsters who are, at times, not as careful as they should be. Drivers of other vehicles should be on the lookout for them and alert to avoid accidents. Pedestrians should be cautious of riders on sidewalks. * * * * ** The Montreal Canadians are on their way to doing it again. They tightened their clutch on the Stanley Cup when they downed the Toronto Maple Leafs in four straight. This time they did not do it with their natal ease. The Maple Leafs have no need to be ashamed. It took Montreal three overtime periods (2 Saturday and 1 Sunday) to get the one goal they needed h both games. When Tiger Williams was assessed a penalty in overtime the Montreal power play came through with the goal that put the Maple Leafs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Williams was incensed. If you were watching you saw him leap out of the penalty box and across the ice surface, like the tiger he is called, apparently intent on assault and battery on the official who called, what he thought, was an unfair. penalty. My sympathy went to the Toronto goalies, Palmateer, and Harrison who replaced him on Sunday after Palmatteer was injured when he was kicked with a skate by a Montreal player during Saturday overtime. My frantic cheering for Toronto became a moan of despair on the final goal. Even my dog wailed zn sympathy with my moan and inelegant language of disappointment. Will the powers that be fire coach Neilson now? lie does not deserve that. Those two games were the best hockey we have Seen for sometiine. president of the Huron-Brtice Progressive Conservative Association, first vice-pres. Harry Hayter and second vice-president Murray Cardiff and. Dr. Tom Jasper finance chairman for the town of Goderich. McKinley said that after the nomination meeting he had been around to different areas, "and.the message I received all over is that we're here tonight in a common purpose. And that's to get new management in Ottawa." He said that when he first ran in 1965 it was a tough election. Then things got a little easier and a little easier. "The trend is with us this time. The amount of people here tonight has to tell you something." He said that in 1972 at the fund raising Morris meets on drain BY DEBBIE RANNEY About 10 Bluevale ratepayers attended an information meeting on the Bluevale Muni- cipal Drain when Morris council held a special information meeting Thursday night. The original plan for the drain had been that it would go from behind the houses on the east side of the centre sideroad, cross through the centre sideroad through Lot 30 and drain into the Maitland River. But ratepayers were hoping that there could be another method which would be less expensive. Engineer Andy McBride from Maitland. Engineering in Wingham was there to answer questions . He told residents there was only one way to significantly reduce the cost of the drain and that was to completely change part of the drain from a subsurface storm sewer to a ditch would run along the front of the people's houseS. The water would then all collect in a big catch basin and be carried under the road to a field. Mr. McBride told the ratepayers that construction costs of this drain compared with the first plan would be reduced by about $1,900. Reeve Bill Elston pointed out that if this method didn't have the intended results, council's only alternative would be to go ahead with the original plan, The Bluevale ratepayers decided they would have to have a meeting amongst themselves before deciding what to do. dinner there were about 250 people and that in 1974 there were about 200 people but that at•Wednesday night's dinner there were 400 rrr more people. "There's a support and desire that's even spreading throughout Quebec. There's even a higher element of 'voters in Quebec undecided than ever before. When they see Ontario and the West going to vote (Continued on Page 24) 4 teenagers charged with $750 damage Wingham O.P.P. have charged four area teenagers with break and enter to commit mischief after an incident at the Grey Central school in Ethel on April 14. According to school principal Ian Axtmann there were three windows broken as well as two doors and a glass window in the gym. The library was messed up with books thrown on the foor. There were papers thrown around in the office. A couple of desks were broken, one teacher's desk was damaged and a fire estinguisher was stolen from a spare bus that stays at the school. Damage was estimated at approximately $750. There were also some windows broken at the school during the March Break but O.P.P. are still investingating that incident. Damages in that incident are estimated at $400. Special project Grade 3 gets pals In celebration of this very special Year of the Child, the Ontario Youth Secretariat organized a Provincial Pencil pal project, to 'offer the children an exciting opportunity to learn about their peers through-out the province. Brussels Grade 3 are participating in this project. Their "Pal" school is St. Patrick's, R. R. #1 Brampton, The schools were chosen according to their enrolment, Each pupil in Grade 3 has written a letter to a student in St. Patricks School telling them about their school, friends and special interests. They are anXionsly waiting fOr a reply.