The Brussels Post, 1980-09-24, Page 31:11E;•BRIUSSE‘S #00T.:SEPTEMBER.24, 19410
Brussels fair queen Linda
Meehan was third runner-up
in the Miss Mid-Western
Ontario competition held in
Lucknow on Saturday.
There were 23 entrants in
the contest. Although it has
nothing to do with her
position as Brussels Queen of
the Fair, Linda will also be in
the contest for Queen of the
Furrow sponsored by the
Huron County Plowmen's
Association.
WHAT A MESS! Ken Graber, a village employee, ruefully surveys
damaged hydro wires after a freak wind Wednesday blew a tree limb onto
the wires at the corner of Thomas and Elizabeth streets. The accident left
three-quarters of the village without hydra. (Photo by Langlois)
Enumeration has started. for Nov.
Soon the election race for municipal
councils and school boards will be starting
with elections on, Monday, November 10
In Brussels, the race will be for the
Hydro
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hydro loss Monday night when a severe
thunderstorm knocked the hydro out for
about 50 minutes from' 6 to' 6:50 p:m.
Len Arnston a foreman with Ontario
Hydro in Clinton thought that most of the
trouble with the hydio on Monday was
caused by lightning, wind and falling trees.
Some Of the areas' affected included
Tuckersmith, McKillop, Hibbert, Logan,
Waivanosh, Goderich and 'Colborne Town-
ships. Hydrb was also.eut in Seaforth 'Which
feeds the Brussels line: ' •
The storm also' lifted one section off the
roof of the shed at the home of Bob Tyettnan'
of RR3, BrusselS.
positions of reeve and four councillors and
two. P.U.C. commissioners. Grey Township
is the initiating municipality for positions on
the school board.
Enumeration of voters has already begun
and after October 6; voters' lists will be, in
municipal office at the Legion hall, possibly
the library and other places around town.
BY WILMA OKE
The Huron-Perth Catholic school board
approved-salary increases for its administra-
tive staff at a meeting in Dublin Monday
night.
Director of Education William Eckert was
given an increase of 4.98 percent for a 17
month .term bringing his salary to $46,500
plus benefits. His first instalment of $2,500
covers the period August 1, ,1980 to
December 31,1980; and an additional $1,000
Prospective candidates must be
nominated by 10 eligible voters in the area.
Nominators ,can be any. resident of the
village qualified, to vote in the municipal
election. Candidates must meet the same
requirements -- they can be either
landowners or tenants as long as the name
appears on the voters' lists. They must be
for the period January 1, 1981 to December
1, 1981.
Superintendent of Education, John
McCauley, received an increase of 7.89 per
cent amounting to $3,000 for a one-year term
persons 18 years or older, who don't hold
jobs' in restricted categories such as
municipal employees or court officials.
Nomination papers can officially be filed
with the clerk starting on Thursday,
October 16 and nominations will close at 5
p.m. on October 20.
January 1, 1981 to December 31, 1981)
bringing his salary up to $41,000 plus
benefits.
Superintendent of Business and Finance,
Please turn to page 23
PRCSS heads get raises
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
Milk prices look good!
Dairymen are basically
guaranteed a , set price for
their, product, which in turn
' provides a steady income
from one month to the next.
Please turn to page 23
If Don Blenkhorn had
known what he was going to
find in his garden before '
Wednesday, he would have
entered it in the Brussels
fair.
Unfortuantely, he didn't'
find the giant beet which
weighted 5-1/8 pounds until
Thursday so he missed his
Chance at getting a prize.
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officials were cancelled. A power failure
from mid-morning to 4 p.m. complicated the
situation for fair officials, workers and the
hardy folks who braved the cold and damp to
attend. The tardy sun dared to come out in
the afternoon, much too late to entice a
crowd to the fair grounds..
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Arthritis, the crippling disease that
attacks persons of all ages, is one, that must
have early treatment to defeat it. The
Arthritis Society will conduct the annual
campaign in Brussels and area under the
direction of Mrs. Lois McCall. The young
people of the Brussels Leo Club will make a
door-to-door canvass on Monday October
6th. This year, they will also canvass by
letter in Walton and Brussles.
* * * * * * • *
September 24 to 30 is School Bus Safety
week. It is not- only bus drivers who are
responsible for the safety of the students.
Students, parents, motorists, school authori-
ties and bus operators all have a. personal
obligation toward the bus passengers.
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Do you know what driving habits annoy
other drivers the most? A recent survey by
Canadian Motorist Magazine found out. As
reported in Ontario Traffic Safety the most
annoying driver action is tailgating. There is
no doubt that having a car follow too closely
for safety is not only annoying but dangeroUs
and. is resented by a majority of drivers. The
next thre9 most irritating. driving habits
litntine
were lane hbpping, turning from wrong
lanes and slow drivers who refuse to let
others pass. These major annoyances are
also the cause of accidents. Additional
things which bother others are drivers who
speed up when .being 'passed, park too
closely blocking you in, fail to lower head
lights and those who throw litter from their
car. How many of us are guilty of any, or all,
of these? Common courtesy will avoid most
of them. *********
Oil painting classes, taught by Mrs. Clara
Perrie, at 'the Brussels Public School, are
included in the agenda for the evening
dasses to be held. See the list elsewhere in
this issue of the Post. If you are artistic and
have the desire to try oil painting here is you
opportunity to do so. The oil painting class
will be taught at the school if there are
enough people interested in taking the
course. If there is not Mrs. Perrie will
conduct a beginner's class at her home. If
you are interested call Mrs. Perrie, 887-6985
befor0 October 6th to make arrangements.
What special privileges some selected
prisoners enjoy! They are even allowed out
of a penitentiary for a gala evening. An
official of the prison said "their record is
abOve reproach." Peter Demeter, convicted
of arranging the murder of his wife, and
Rosen, charged with conspiring to defraud
mining stock Of $1.8 million, were allowed
with a prison attendant, to attend a poolside
cocktail party. How mice' for these big shots!
We wonder if a man wh; Stole a few hundred
dollars to feed his hungry family would ever
receive such treatment.
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