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The Brussels Post, 1979-12-12, Page 1111IVr °SY' RAE Itye (3M:10:0N ( mixt:1)4; • 10 "SSW.: THE BBA COMES IN SECOND—The BBA got second prize in the best Comic Float Category at the Brussels Santa Claus parade on Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) There were a lot of prizes given out for floats• and costumes at the Brussels Santa clang parade on Saturday. Winners were iii order of placing: Best Float, Any Type - Optimists,.Brownies, I.O.O.F. Best 'comic Float - Leos, B.B.A.; Best Snowmobiler Go-Cart - Howard Bernard; Best Original Costume - Laurie Draper, Rob Mayer; Best Decotated Vehicle on Wheels - Girl Guides - McCutcheon Motors, McDonald 13uildali; Dog and •Sled - Walton Welding. Floats win prizes Short Shots December 17. The issue between Christmas • and New Years will be published early .and the deadline is December 20. The first paper publication for the new year is January 2 and the deadline is Friday, December 28. The Brussels Post office will be closed Christmas Day,, Boxing Day and New Years. Day. AND WHAT WE'D LIKE IS—Children from Brussels and area told Santa all about their Christmas wishes, when they visited with him in the fire hall following the Santa Claus Oracle on Saturday. (Photo by Langlois) /1°1111.tax 1"1"Nme,. 1,TARLtBRO PostBrussels BRUSSELS ONTARIO 108th Year - Issue No. 50 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1979 $1000 in meat stolen here Somebody gave himself a very expensive Christmas gift at no cost (unless his conscience is pricking him with guilt). The- thief who broke into the Th9mpson and. Stephenson abattoir chose to ignore hanging sides of meat and gathered up for himself the cut and wrapped parcels of meat, all ready to be stored in a freezer. Selective, was he not? What will he be thinking when that meat is served at his table? Most folks, We believe, would choke on it. Expensive as meat, along with :most food, is the majority of folks would rather do without than obtain it such a way. ****** When you think about a Fashion Show you picture lean and hungry looking professional models displaying clothes that would look: smart on slim young women. Those styles that would look somewhat ridiculous on we senior citizens. There is going to be quite a different fashion show held here. The Callander Nursing Home will present a Caravan Clothes Fashion Show at the Home in the afternoon of December 18th. It will be the residents who will model "clothes for the elderly.," Now that will be an interesting and worthwhile fashion show to see. People are • welcome to attend. * * * Hi youngsters. Have yOu Written yoult letter to Santa Claus/ Time is getting §hOrt. Christmas will 001i be here. Hurry up and drop your letter in Santa's Letter Box at the office of the Brussels Post, to be sure St. Nick will know what you want under the tree Christmas morning, As many of these letters as possible will be published in The Post before Christmas. ****** The Toronto Maple Leafs did it! They did it at last! They scored a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Habs in the Wednesday night game last week, giving them an undefeated 5-game streak. Even Montreal's awesome power play was twice failed by Palmeteer. Unfortunately the New York Islanders, who had been in a long slump, came to life Saturday 'night and with the superb per- formance.of goalie Glen Presch, snapped the Leaf's winning streak with a 6-1 win. ****** Be careful with lighters! Did • you know that lighters are dangeroUs? People were told at a news conference in Manitoba that disposable butane lightersThave the explo-, give force of three sticks of 'dynamite. Two men. in the U.S. were killed when their butane lighters were struck by welding sparks. Other dispogable lighters have also been declared hazardous under the Hazard- . ous Products Act. They have the dangerOus fault of too high flame-or sudden spurting flame. People have reported burns to face and hands., Take care when using a lighter. ****** Almost unbelievable things are possible when one has the patience to persist in the training of animals. A cat trained to use the bathroom toilet! That would certainly be thought unbelievable. Yet there it was. A pidutre, in a recent paper, showing the cat doing just that, proof that it was an accomplished fact. How nice it would be if I had the intelligence and persistent patience to train my dog Sheba to do the same. Then there would be no need (sneaking around my yard when the neighbours are away) to clean up her leavingg. Thati I fear, is beyond me, though it may be Sheba has.the intelligence. Approximately $1,000 in cut and prepared meat was stolen from the Thompson and Stephenson Abbatoir in Brussels sometime early Saturday morning. Fred Stephenson a partner in the business said the outside door had been pried open with a tire iron which the thieves left there. They then went into the fast freezer stealing hindquarters, front quarters and almost every kind of meat including beef, pork and BY DEBBIE RANNEY The meeting of the Walton Area Sports Club to decide what to do about the Walton library and a community centre for the area came to few conclusions on Thursday night except that it was decided more information should be obtained. Approximately 30 . people attended the meeting at the Walton Community Hall where various types of buildings for the combined community centre-library were discussed. Chairman Doug Kirkby explained that at the last meeting a 12 x 24 insulated building for the library had been discussed and that they had an estimate for that building of $15,000 for material and hiring a contractor to build it was estimated at $7,000. At that meeting, he said it was also suggested looking into a two storey building. This would still give the library almost 400 square feet, he said: They had obtained a quote for this type building which would be approximately 20 x 40 and two storeys high. The upstairs was designed to include cloakroom and men and Christmas is coming fast and already the deadlines for news and copy have been set. Advertising and copy for the ristmas issue of December 19 is Monday, chicken worth approximately $1,000. Also taken from the abbatoir was a rifle which is sometimes used for shooting cattle. It was about 9 a.m. on Saturday when the incident was discovered. Meat that was hanging up but not cut and already prepared for the freezer wasn't stolen Mr. Stephenson said. Wingham O.P.P. are investigating the incident. women's washrooms and downstairs there would be men and women's washrooms, a lunch counter, a stairway to the upstairs and there would also be a staircase outside. The estimated cost on this building was $29,500. Mr. Kirkby also told the audience that Melanie McLachlan of Hanover said she would come to a meeting and talk about the grants that were available to them. kcommunity centre grant of 25 per cent is available and the rest of the money is raised locally. No Wintario grants are available for it. • He said that Morris council had said they would put money into the building if there was a library in it. The builders would have to estimate the cost of the library separately, Mr. Kirkby said. Mr. Kirkby also said that the library would pay so much rent per square foot and it would mean a little bit of money for the building every year. Following approval of a motion to make the building a one-storey building, Alan Campbell, Reeve of McKillop wanted to (Continued on Page 14) by Evelyn Kennedy The Christmas Spirit has been much in evidence this past week, or more. A number of the residents of our village have decked their homes indoors and outdoors with lighted Christmas displays. Business win- dows along the main street are bright with a variety of Christmas arrangements. All giving an attractive cheery Christmas atmo- sphere for folks bustling 'about on holiday season errands. From the kitchens of busy ladies, preparing for Chrigtmas entertaining comes the fragrant aroma of holiday goodies baking. * * * * * * Walton meeting decides more information needed We need your news early for-the holidays!