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The Brussels Post, 1980-03-12, Page 1109th year Issue No. 11 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 1980 ONTARIO Eight apply Morris hires road man s' favourite; coffeeshop closes RETIRING FROM BUSINESS — Howard and Fern Smith of Brussels have decided to close their businpss in Smith's Coffee Shop in,Brussels and will be moving out of the shop on Saturday (Brussels Post Photo) A coffee' shop well known in the Brussels area for, its, hamburgers has been sold. Smith's coffee Shop run by Howard Smith and his wife Fern has been a drop-in place for Brussels and area residents for about six`years BotfinOvvird and wife agree that children will miss the shop the most as they used to, take i&pop•hottles a.ncl the children wouldthen buy candy in the shop. No truer words were spoken, as even as the interview was taking place, about 10 youngsters trooped in to buy chocolate bars and other assorted -confectionery. "There's not much place anymore for kids to go. LotS of days, there'll be 15 kids sitting around here and they're a good bunch of kids," he said. "It was a place for anybody to come in and sit doWn. If they bought, it was alright. If they didn't it was alright," Howard said. , The" shop was also a "good hangout for the coffee guys in the morning. There would be a dozen or 15 or so of them sitting here," Howard said. TIoward and his wife Fern bought the place in October of 1974. It was vacant then, but had formerly been owned by the Jehovah's Witnesses who had sold to 'a man in Lucknow who never took possession. The Smiths had farmed 200 acres out on BY DEBBIE RANNEY Grey Township council decided against a proposed amendment to the Township's secondary plan which would have designat- ed Jamestown as urban residential at a special meeting held on Wednesday night. The area is designated in the' secondary plan as agricultural and natural environment. After'a meeting in January; at which many Jamestown area farmers expressed Concern about how an urban tesidential deSignation could affect their farming operations, it' was decided to have a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food come to an additional meeting to " explain the Agricultural "Code of Prattled. . Ray Knechtel of Jamestown had been planning to put a subdivision in a small area of Jamestown if the area could have been designated urban residential. Sim tiradsahW of the Ministry of Agriculture and. FoOd, was at Wednesday night's meeting tO explain about the the -fifth line of Morris Township. When the Maggie Rutledge. Luncheon Bar closed down, Howard got the notion he would, like to do something similar and decided to sell his two farms (now owned by Jack McCutcheon and Davie Marks) and take up ".;whete,Maggie Riitledge.left off. It has; :been. said. .by.• residents, that' Smith's coffee shop' had the' best haniburgers intoWn and Howard attributes that to doing only pan fried hamburgers, a secret he picked up from Maggie Rutledge who told him they tasted as good as they did, because nothing was cooked in the pan but the hamburgers. Now, although the Smiths plan to retire, they're. gang to stay on in Brussels. "We're not punching a schedule anymore. We were in here six days a week," said. Howard Who worked a shift froni noon until about 5:30 while Fern worked the morning shift from. 8:30 to noon.. "I thought we worked long enough, so we quit. We just retired," he said. Keith Mulvey has bought the building ,and Murray Cardiff and the Conservatives will be renting the building from him as their new constituency office in two or three weeks. The Smiths are going to be moving out of the shop on Saturday. Agricultural 'Code of Practice. Mr. Bradshaw explained that at the present time the restriction for expanding the farm - operation is 1000 feet but if . a subdivision went in, that restriction would go to 2,000 feet. He said when people come to him' for a certificate of compliance he needs to know' what kinds of animals are. going into the operation, how much they will Hig h 'winds close High winds and snow squalls caused one school in the Brussels area to be closed and some cancellation of buses on Tuesday. Grey Central School in Ethel was the only school closed when the Post made enquiries before noon Tuesday. Principal Jim Axtmann said buses hadn't been sent out at all. At Walton Public, all the buses had come in and there were no plans to send the children home. The buses all made it into the Anyone interested in Horticulture should certainly attend the Brussels Horticultural meeting in; the Library on Monday of next week. Rev. W, Seibert, of Stratford, who is a noted Horticulturalist, will be the guest speaker at that meeting, His talk will, include such flowers as glads, roses and begonias, He will also give tips on the groOming of flowers for showing. It is' sure to be an interesting and instructive afternoon. Plan to be there. See Coming Events.in this issue for 'particulars. ****** The, sap: is running! The sugar-bush is a busy place these days. School children tours are visiting to learn- at first hand the work required in the making of goodies from the sap of the maple trees. The aroma of the boiling sap is a tantalizing for; runner of the oh-so-tasty maple syrup, maple sugar and maple candy. This ,brings back memories of my childhood when I visited an uncle's sugar bush. He made 'maple syrup thick and smooth, which to me, tasted better than-any Other. When asked by me why his tasted so deliciously good he answered, with his usual wit, "I always drop in_a couple of squirrel's tails. That is what give it that extra flavour." Even if I had believed that I would have .enjoyed his syrup anyway for it • was something extra special. * * * * * * A concerned group is anxious about,the future of the Cranbrook Community Hall. Such a hall is a decided asset to any community, It is a centre in which can be held many events sponsored by organiza- tions, and people of the area, a gathering place for friends and neighbours. If it is to remain a useful building, what and how, it is to be done has to be considered. The people of the community must beCome involved. In an effort to find out if the residents of the area are concerned the Hall Board will hold a "Concern and Interest" Meeting on Friday, March 14th at 8:30 in the evening. If you live • Morris Township Council hired Lloyd Michie of R.R.4, Brussels as the township's new road superintendent after interviewing eight applicants for the position at a special council meeting on Monday. He was hired for a probationary period of six 'months at $5. per hour and 23 cents a mile, supplying his own truck; and installing the township radio in the truck. He will receive $25 per month bookkeeping. Wages be expanding and what kind of manure system they will be using. He added however, that the restrictions on expansion would depend on the type of livestock and how much the farm operation was expanding. He said the further away the farmer is from a neighbour's house, the bigger the' operation can become. one school Brussels Public School as well,.but secretary Isabel Stretton didn't knew whether the children !tight be sent home later Or Just one bus didn't Make it into the East Wawanosh Public Scheol in Belgrave. Secretary Doris Robinson said at noon hour, the school would ,phone the bus drivers to See what ;they thought of the weather coriclitons. At 10:45 A.M. she said the. Weather Was not as bad as it had been previously: in that .area you should attend that meeting. Another near-by hamlet had the same problem. The people there got behind the effort of the Hall-Board and that hall is now the centre of many community activities. You can do it too. * * * * * * It is nice 'to hear that there are gallant gentlemen around who will come to the rescue of a lady in, distress. We heard, through the inevitable grapevine, that, a young lady, Brenda McCutcheon, on her way to Listowel, had, the misfortune to have 'her car misbehave in, the vicinity of the Grey Township shed. The men on hand there tried to help but were. unable to get the balky car going again. It was then that the gallant gentleman mentioned, Harry Gillis, formerly unknown to her, came to her rescue. He loaned her his four-wheel drive to continue her journey. How many fellows would deliver into the hands of a young lady such a cherished' vehicle? Hooray for him! ** *,* * * * The Rebekah Morning Star Lodge are going to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a dessert euchre. If you dote on delectable desserts and enjoy playing euchre see their ad elsewhere in this paper. * * * * * * Wood burning stoves continue to be blamed for house fires. A fire official in one town said that they' were responsible for 30 per cent of the fires in his town in the last two years. Many people, in an effort to keep down fuel costs, have purchased wood burning' stoves. They are apt to buy atractive looking ones without knowing if they are properly constructed. They may not have them properly installed or are not aware of the care required. If not properly constructed, installed and cared for, wood stoves are unsafe and can cause fires. Before you use wood stoves be sure you know everything you should about them. ESTABLISHED 1072 are subject to MTC approval and the job was effective immediately. Mr. Michie is married to the township clerk Nancy Michie and has two children. At the same meeting, Morris also decided to carry on with their appeal of the equalization factor to the OMB. Bigger Stockyards opens next week The Brussels Stockyards has expanded again, adding on a new office, bigger lunchroom space, and a new Cattle ring. To celebrate the latest expansion, the stockyards is having a grand opening on Wednesday, March 19 at 1:00 p,m. to which the public is invited. Guest speaker will be Huron-Bruce M.P.P. Murray Gaunt. Also Murray Cardiff, Huron-Bruce M.P. will either be attending or sending a letter. Also attending will be Jack- Riddell, M.P.P. for Huron-Middlesex, Huron County Warden BillMorley and Grey Township Reeve Roy Williamson. There will also be representation from the. Ontario Cattlemen's Association and representation from the Ministry of Agriculture. Since this is the 10th Anniversary of the stockyards, presentations are being made to 10 and five year employees. There will be a' special fat sale and prizes will be drawn for consignors of fat cattle. There will also be a free lunch of sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee. Grey says no to Jamestown zone change russets Post