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The Brussels Post, 1981-02-18, Page 1 ESTABLISHED 1$72 4Bru.ssels Post BRUSSELS 109th YEAR - ISSUE NO. 7 ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1981 PRICE: 30 Cents Brussels has surplus OH, NO!—That's what Agnes Ten Pas seems to be saying as she watched Sharon Stephenson making her move on the crokinole board when the Brussels Home and School Assoc. held a family social at the Brussels Public School on Friday. Looking on are their husbands, Fred Stephenson and Hank Ten Pas. About $100 was raised for new playground equipment for the school. (Photo by Ranney) Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy Good listeners have more friends than compulsive talkers. ** ** * * With Murray Gaunt retiring from the political scene the voters of Huron-Bruce will find it difficult to send a representative to the Ontario legislature who will serve their interests, no matter what their political affiliation, with his dedication and effort. This country needs more men with his honesty and sincerity in political office. * * * ** * It has been impressed on this commun- ity that there should be more restrictions illegal, and legal, body con! act in minor hockey. When a young player of sixteen years can be so seriously injured that he is confined to hospital for an indefinite period of time, hockey has become for these playres no longer a sport but a dangerous game. Does some young player have to be killed or crippled for life before an effective curb is put on such actions. ** * * * * Polar Daize is already underway, opening Tuesday with a curling bonspiel. That is just the start , of the fun. There are three more days of events yet to come. Friday the re will be a Torch Light. Parade starting at the Lions park at 8:00 p.m. You do not even have to provide your own torch. They will be available at the park. The parade will be followed by a no doubt hilarious Gong Show at 8:30 and a family dance at 9:00 p.m., both sponsored by the young people of the Leo Club. Saturday you can watch the Polar Dip at the Lions Park at 1:00 p.m. After that chilly, teeth-chattering event there will be Thundermug races, log sawing contest, tug-of-war, free skating and skate races, all at the B.M. & G. Community Centre. Saturdays activities will conclude with the Lions dance. Sunday will feature a snow- mobile rally and cross country skiing. Come and join the fun. Support the Lions Club for the proceeds of Polar Daize goes to the community betterment. * * ** A shocking example to just how far the Ku Klux Klan will go to ii'et A strong hold in Ontario has been reported. They have been distributing pamphlets in two Toronto schools in a move to influence young people to embrace their infamous creed of prejudice and hatred. What is even more disturbing is it has been said that they are about to establish a military base in south western Ontario. This after declaring that the K-K-K. in Canada would not be armed. The Ku Klux. Klan is one of the least desirable things we want in Canada. God forbid that they should accomplish their aims. * * * * Bell' Canada is seeking what is being called "outrageous" increase in rates. How do they expect people to respond to their constantly repeated advertising to "get- together by long distance," when they intend to put the cost of such togetherness out of the reach of many. They arc, however, showing some consideration. The rate increases would not apply to subscribers 65 or over who received the federal guaranteed income supplement or to special services for the disabled or residential and business extensions. * * * * * * The past weekend weather was a welcome relief after the cold stormy blast that hit the previous Tuesday. It closed schools, made driving hazardous with blowing, drifting snow and icy conditions. People were wise to stayy off roads and highways as they were warned to do. Sunday with milder tempera- tures and brilliant sunshine made us wonder if it was just possible that nature was going to be kind and give us an early spring. Weather prophets say - "Not so , we will have frigid temperatures and stormy weath- br in March." We had white snow piled high. Now we have dirty snow and slush, along with rain, and streets pock-marked where hard packed snow and ice has thawed in spots here and there. It makes bumpy driving if you are not wary and adept at dodging holes and water puddles. Polar Daize starts Friday Brussels residents can have their share of fun this weekend as the Lions present Polar Daize once again. There will be familiar events such as the torchlight parade on Friday, the polar clip, thundermug races, log sawing contests tug-of-war, free skating and skate races on Saturday and on Sunday the Snowmobile Poker Rally and cross-country skiing. This year the Leo Club is holding something new - a gong show at the Communty Centre on Friday night. There will also be a Leo Club Family Dance that night and on Saturday night the Lions will hold a dance. it may be questionable at the nioniciit whether March will conic in like a' lion or' a lamb, but about the month of February, there can be no such doubt. Last Tuesday's storm left roads in the area in treacherous condition and students at local' schools Were sent hoine early in the Brussels council ended 1980 with a surplus of $56,445, a figure that includes the budgets of several local boards, the arena, Tories pick Harron BY. MARGARET ARBUCKLE Gary Harron, a 44-year-old beef farmer from Allenford, was selected as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Huron-Bruce at the party's nomination meeting Feb. 12 in Kincardine. He defeated Mike Snobellen of Ripley on the third ballot. Mr. Harron was elected reeve of Amabel Townshipo in 1973 after serving on council since 1969. He served as warden of Bruce County in 1978: In 1975 lie contested the Provincial election in the Bruce-Grey riding, but lost to Liberal Eddie Sargent. He does not at present reside in Huron-Bruce, but promised to move into the riding if elected, A crowd of close to 700 people was on hand to select the PC candidate. There were four men other than Mr. Harron contending for the position: Robert Emerson, a beef and cash crop farmer from Ripley; Mike Snobellen, a former reeve of Huron township; Roland Anstett of Cargill, and; Lloyd Ackert of 1-lolyrood. Mr. Anstett withdrew from the race before balloting. Please turn to page 20. day. Buses at Brussels Public School, Grey Central, East Wawatiosh and 'Walton Public Schools all left around the noon hour on Tuesday and in Brussels, the Village students went home at about two o'clock. On Wednesday, all schools in the area were closed for the whole day. and the waterworks,.,/ The recreation board and the Medical Dental Centre had a combined surplus of $14,508 and the waterworks total surplus was $9,043. The village's surplus,. made up of tax arrears, and money owed by the county ($1,171) and local school boards, ($1,679) $40,977. damount fromgeneral funds used to pay for garbage collection of $5,233, totals Council was advised not to budget for a surplus in future but to put more funds into operating capital, by accountant Michael Hoyles, of MacGillvray and Company of Listowel. - Tax arrears in the village are up 35 per cent from 1979, which may be a sign of the times, clerk Bill King said, to $30,051 from $22,663. The village also showed a surplus in its working funds account of $2,000 and an approximate waterworks surplus of $1100 when the accumulated revenue there went up from $20,192 in 1979 to $21,376 in 1980. The Medical-Dental Centre showed a surplus of $2,635, but Mr. Hoyles noted that this was because there were no depreciation costs since the building had only cost the village $1. He said under normal circum- stances Brussels would be lucky to break even on the Centre. Since the Centre was practically a new building when the village took it over, it hasn't needed any repairs, but a surplus is being built up for when it does. The Recreation Board was able to have a surplus of $4,868 mainly because of dona- tions of $18,250 made by the Brussels, Morris and Grey Catering group and the Lions Club. Recreation started off, with a balance at the beginning of the year of $7,165 but a deficit on the year's operation of $2,297 brought the surplus at the end of the year to $4,868. A few recommendations Were made to council, including that they should get Errors and Othissions Insurance and since the village will get a bill from the Ministry of ,the Environment for sewer charges this .year, connection and frontage charges (should go on the 1981 tax bill. Storm closes schools again Hit /r/4'