The Brussels Post, 1979-05-09, Page 1AWAY WE GO — Children from the East Wawanosh School in Belgrave
got to have a ride on a horse drawn wagon courtesy of Sam Pletch and
John Jessup on Wednesday. See story on the Belgrave page.
(Brussels Post Photo)
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
4Brussels Post
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
108th Year — Issue No. 19
WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1979
r°..ESTARLISHED •
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ouncil decides
wers lot size
1979 is the International Year of the Child
and the Canada Safety Council asks us to
contribute by giving children abetter chance
for a safe and happy life. Education and
good example will save children's lives and
protect them from accidents and injuries.
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Do not forget the Senior Citizens meeting
at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, in
Brussels Legion Hall. Acitivity is the way to
stay young in spite of the years going by.
Continued interest in -your family; Senior
Citizens group's; community, country and
international affairs, keeps a person's mind
alert and life interesting.
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Britain has a woman prime minister for
the first time in history. Margaret Thatch-
er's Conservatives scored a decisive victory
over the Labor administration. No doubt
she will have a rough time with the unions.
One union leader has already said she is
heading for trouble if she tries to interfere
with the unions. Something is seriously
wrong when a union is strong enough to say
"hands off" to the Prime Minister. Mrs.
Thatcher has taken on a difficult and
demanding position. It will be interesting to
see with what strength and wisdom she
handles it in the months to come.
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The construction of the sewage system
here produces some unexpected encounters
for vehicle drivers. There are "Road
Closed " signs scattered here and there
throughout the village. They suddenly stare
one in the face where they were not the day
before. The digging machines, gobbling up
huge bites of earth and spitting them out on
the streets, do nothing to add to the beauty
of "The Prettiest Village in Ontario." Can
you imagine what will happen when Vacation
time comes? Curious youngsters, with little
else to do, will be attracted to the activities
on the streets. Mothers, methinks, are going
to have a lot of filthy dirty clothes to wash. If
that is the worst that happens it will not be
serious. Somehow I have horrible visions of
much more serious things happening to
young children with the heavy machinery
moving about and trucks going to and fro.
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Did you remember to save those articles you
want to get rid of for the "Trash and
Treasure" sale on Carnival Days Jamboree?
Are you wondering how you can get them
into the hands of the committee in charge? It
is easy. There will be a Door to Door Pick
Up Saturday', May 19th. Just call any of the
following-Ken Webster 887-6921, Doug
Trollope 887-6073, Terry S tigg 887-6765.
They will be happy to Collecc your "Trash or
Treasure contributions. Downtown Mid-,
way Area, for all about Carnival Days
Activities- See advertising, elsewhere in this'
paper.
Get your share of the bargains at the
Rebekah Variety Fair this Saturday. Patron-
ize their Bake Table for good things to eat.
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There was a letter from a grandmother, in
a recent Ann Lander's column, complaining
of the spelling in letters from her
grand-children. While pleased to receive
their letters she was horrified at the
misspelled words. They worried her and she
wondered what she should do about it, Such
a thing would not worry me nor would
consider doing something about it. If there-is
need to worry it can be done by parents who
can enquire of teacher "what goes on" and
complain about the 'educational system. I
am happy to get letters from my grand-child-
ren; misspelled words or not. It warms this
grandmother's heart to , know that my
grandchildren care enough to take time from
their activities to write to grandma. One
thing does bother me. I am very remiss in.
replying. Letter writing is not my forte.
Instead I talk to them on the phone. Thank
goodness they forgive me for that and write
again.
Texan back
for a visit
Brussels promotes itself as the friendliest
village in Huron County and Chesna Sullivan
of Colton:Texas is one person who must have
thought so as she paid a return visit to the
village on. Tuesday.
It was in 1974 that Chesna, then Chesna
Dickenson, paid a visit to Brussels as part of
the Lions Club Exchange program. In fact
she was Brussels very first exchange
student.
On Tuesday, Chesna paid a visit to the
Brussels Post and re-visited the people she
stayed with when she was here the first time
- Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnston of Belgrave
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pearson of
Brussels.
There have been a few changes in her life
since 1974. Back then she was 17 years old
and went by the name of Chesna Dickenson..
Her new title is Ms, Bryan Sullivan. In 1974
she was also planning on entering drama
and psychology at Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity in. Abilene.
Now she is an instructor at the Lubbock,
Texas Technological University where she
teaches communications. She had to deliver
a paper in Philadelphia So she phoned the
Pearsons and Johnstons from Texas and said
she and her husband Would be coming to
Brussels.
While here, she also renewed a lot of old
acquaintances, She spent two nights with
the JohnstonS arid was in Brussels for one
day.
Her -husband is a farmer in Texas and was
quite interested in the farming operations
around this area,
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Deciding exactly what constituted a
buildable lot for the purpose of extending
sewer services resulted in lengthy discussion
at Brussels council regular meeting Monday
night.
It had been decided that a buildable lot
was 6000 square feet.
Bill King, clerk, asked if lots that came to
5500 square feet could have sewage service
and if people didn't want the service were
they forced to take it? Reeve Cal Krauter
said that anybody that had a lot with more
than 6000 square feet was going to get a
sewer connection.
And it was decided that those who had lots
a bit smaller than 6000 square feet and
wanted the sewage service could have it but
that it was not compulsory for those with
smaller lots.
Council also talked about the problems
some local people werehaving in connecting
up with the sewers, such as those who had
extra buildable lots but didn't want to pay
the connection and lot frontage charges.
The Belgians
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
A proposal to link the city of Brussels,
Belgium and the village of Brussels, Ontario
was iust one of the benefits left behind by
Pierre be Vos, news editor of Belgian radio
RTBF, his wife, and Belgian radio talk show
host Gerrard Valet when they visited here
last week.
They also left behind their city's symbol
Mannequin Piste in a tiny statuette form.
The story IS that the little bey was supposed
to, have saved the city by putting out a huge
fire.
And Brussels, Ontario was also left with
some first-hand knowledge about their
Belgian counterparts and their country. At a
reception held for the Belgians at the
Brussels, MOITis and Grey COninuinity
Reeve Krauter pointed out that the people
can charge for services for these lots when
they sell them.
Council had a deputation from designer
Nick Hill on the Lewis Cardiff subdivision.
Council had requested an answer from
engineer B.M. Ross on what an extension of
the sewers up to the Cardiff subdivision
would costlas council had told Mr. Hill at an
earlier council meeting that they would
prefer this rather than a septic tank system.
Council had since found out that thecost of
extending the sewer would be $45,000. Mr.
Hill asked council if it would approve in
principle the extension and cost of municipal
services including sanitary sewers to the
Cardiff property line subject to an
agreement that Cardiff service and make
available 10 lots in phase 1 for residential
development i and that he provide services to
phase 2 of the subdivision upon 80 per cent
of occupancy of phase 1. Council agreed to
do this but a more formal agreement must
now be drawn up.
(Continued on Page 20)
Centre on Wednesday night, Pierre de Vos
told the people gathered there a little about
Belgium and about Brussels, Belgium.
Also at the reception were Reeve Cal
Krauter, council members Gord Workman,
Malcolm Sacbbs, George Cousins and Betty
Graber and village clerk. Bill King. Henry
Exel and Harold Bridge represented the
PVC, Representing the Brussels Business
Association (I3BA) was Jim Cardiff. Glen
Bridge and Sean Bridge represented the
Brussels Legion and George Lariglois acted
as one of the interpreters and on behalf of
the Brussels OptimittS. The Lions Club was
represented by President Bob Richmond.
Some French-speaking interpreters and
people of Belgian background And their
(Continued' on Page 4)
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were here!
Visitors feted