The Brussels Post, 1972-04-05, Page 1Increase ,Hariculturat grant
recog.nition. of centennial
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The approaching centennial
celebrations in Brussels has re-
sulted in an increase in the
grants payable to the Brussels
Horticultural Society.
Meeting monday evening,
Brussels council approved an
annual grant of $125 for the
Society and added an extra $75
It must be spring. The robins
are back! Mrs. Karen. Ha.sting
reported seeing one in the ever-
green trees at her home in
Brussels on Thursday of last
week. The crocuses, snowdrops
and tulips are poking their tips
from under the snow and a wel-
come sight they are.
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Once again congratulations to
our hockey players. Three of our
Minor Hockey teams have brought
home five trophies this season.
How nice that they battled their
way to victory in this the Cen-
tennial Year of our village. The
Tykes have won three trophies
and the Midget and Novice teams
one each. Well done fellows.
Everyone is proud of your
success.
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The Firemen's barrel is still
imprisoned in ice above the dam.
Guessers as to the exact time it-
-will escape to freedom over the
dam are anxiously eyeing it these
days but the suspense` continues.
It shouldn't be too long now before
the swift running flood waters of
spring releases it.
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Lights burn bright these
nights, eyes and brains grow
fuzzy as frustrated folks struggle
with that yearly monstrosity,
their income tax return. Each
year we are informed it has
been simplified, easy to fill out
and return in time . In spite
of this .assurance a host of per,
sons find it an inexplicable,time-
consuming puzzle that generates
a king-sized headache with the
multitude of figures to juggle
into the appropriate spots. After.
all this agony there is still the
shock one undergoes when you
find that, after what you thought
was a good year, you have a
hefty income tax payment to for-
ward, which leaves you with lean
pickings. If you have been un-
fortunate enough to let a serious
mistake in your calculations es-
cape your notice, you may be
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in renognItion of the contribut-
ton the society will make to the.
Centennial.
Reeve J. L. McCutcheon Pre-
sided at the meeting and al .1
members were. present.
Council discussed at length
a proposed sewer service for
Brussels but no decisions were
taken.
Council agreed on a con-
tinuation of its paving program
with some five blocks on four
streets planned for paying this
year. Application is to be made
to the Department of Transport
and Communications for. grants
reflecting new construction of
$6,000.00 and maintenance of
$7,000.00.
Building permits were
approved covering garage
buildings being erected by
Mervyn Bauer and Ralph Have-
man. Council qualified the per-
mits to provide the exteriors
are to be covered with a resi-
dential type material.
Purchase
restaurant
The restaurant operated by
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graber for
the past year has been sold to
Mr. and Mrs. James Small who
take possession on April 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Small, who
have been residing on the 5th,
concession of Morris Township
since November of last year,
are from Waterloo.
Mr. and Mrs. Graber will
be missed by the young people
of the village with whom they
maintained a pleasant associa-
tion which will also remain a
happy memory for the Grabers,
who appreciate the patronage of
their customers during their year
in the restaurant business.
Mr. and Mrs. Graber will
continue to live in Brussels.
Although Huron County Coun-
cil has agreed to pay their mem-
bership fee for another year in
Midwestern Development Coun-
cil (MODA) there was some dis-
cussion at the March session of
county council in Goderich as to
the appointments to the board
from Huron.
The county development com-
mittee chaired by Ed.Oddleifson,
reeve of Bayfield, recommended
that Warden Elmer Hayter, last
year's warden Jack Alexander
and Reeve Oddleifson represent
the county on the board.
Speaking to the report before
The Executive Committee of
Huron County Council brought
in a report to council last Fri-
day afternoon which turned out to
be the most controversial one to
come before members in a long
while.
Chairman Allan Campbell,,,
reeve of McKillop and the com-
mittee members answered a long
series of questions as council
probed details of the report.
The issue which brought the
most discussion was the recom-
mendation to change the grant
structure to the five county hos-
pitals. While members were not
opposed to grants to the hos-
pitals, they strongly indicated
they were not anxious to be
"tied down" to a stipulated
amount.
The original motion was "that
county council accept the obli-
gation to provide funds for hos-
pital purposes of one third of
the approved provincial costs,
but to an amount not to exceed
$100,000 for each hospital pay-
able to the hospitals concerned,
provided the money is available
'in the Reserve Fund".
That motion was turned back
to committee for further study,
but decision was reached to set
council, Reeve Oddleifson said
that Huron County was assured
of one member on the MDC
executive. He said Jim Hayter,
Goderich, formerly of Dashwood,
as Past President of MDC, would
be assured a seat.
"we're hoping for additional
representation as well," stated
Reeve Oddleif son who said the
initial meeting-of the new board
would be April 19. It is under-
stood that executive members
would be drawn from among board
members.
Charles Thomas, reeve of
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,aside $50,000 in 1972 for ,hos-
pital purposes, and that addi-
tional funds be set aside from
year to year to the credit of the
Hospital Reserve Fund, subject
to approval of County Council
in each year.
Deputy-reeve Gerry Ginn
Goderich Township, felt hospital
grants should be made on a per
capita basis or a per need basis,
not an assessment basis.
"Hospitals are important to
me, but not to the back 40 acres
of my farm, remarked Reeve
Ginn.
Reeve Charles Thomas of
Grey said that about three-quart-
ers of his municipality supported
Listowel's hospital, which is out-
side Huron County.
"Are we going to be com-
pensated," he asked. "Do we
have to pay for two systems?"
Reeve Bill Elston of Morris
said Wingham Hospital was built
Announces
$5250 grant
Murray Gaunt M.P.P. for
Huron-Bruce, has announced
approval of a provincial grant
in, the amount of $5,250.00 to the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority for a preliminary en-
gineering study on a proposed
weir in the• Falls Reserve Con-
servation Area in Colborne
Township.
The study is to determine the
feasibility of constructing a weir
across the Maitland River above
the falls in the Falls Reserve
Con4ervation Area. The study
will include hydraulic and hydro-
logic studies, preliminary soils
investigations, water quality
analysis, determination of the
most suitable type of weir and
preparation of cost estimates.
Member municipalities are
designated as benefiting and will
be levied the Authority's share
of the cost.
with "local funds". He stated that
people in the Wingham district
were proud of the hospital they
.had in their community and he
disagreed that the same people
should now help to build hos-
pitals in other areas of the
county.
"It is not fair to the little
people to be taxed in this way,"
Reeve Elston said.
Reeve Harold Robinson con-
curred, He said that local peo-
ple should be charged with the
responsibility to support hos-
pitals in their own municipal-
ities.
Reeve Elston further re-
marked that county funding was
needed by the hospitals in Huron,
but it should be assessed accord
ing to the individual needs and
requirements of the hospital
rather than as a straight one-
third of approved costs up to
a maximum of $100,000.
Reeve Derry Boyle, Exeter,
referred to hospital building as
a "broad spectrum of financ-
ing".
"Maybe the province should
be paying 100 percent of all
building costs or maybe it should
cut out some hospitals, I don't
know. But until then, the county
must accept the responsibility.
Let's say what's good for Wing-
ham is good for Exeter. We
have to think of every single
person in Huron County,"
stated Reeve Boyle.
Anson McKinley, deputy-reeve
of Stanley Township, said each
hospital should be "examined
on its merits and position".
"The motion as it stands
is a little too rigid," said Reeve
McKinley.
The Reeve of Wingham, Jack
Alexander, said that he under-
stood why local hospital boards
would get weary of door-to-door
campaigning to raise funds for
hospital construction.
"Some people wouldn't give
anything toward the project and
the full responsibili ty was on the
people who would donate," Reeve
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Huron council discusses
appointments to MODA
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191st Year — Issue No. 14 Wednesday, AprIl 5, 1972
Hospital grant proposals stir up
Huron council controversy
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Members of the Majestic Women's Institute gathered together nearly twenty
years ago for this picture taken in 1953 and loaned by Mrs. Earl Cudmore. The
picture was taken beside the Brussels Library f011owing a meeting of the Institute.
Shown are: (Front left) Mrs. John Wheeler, Mrs. M. Wineberg, Mrs. Chas. Davis;
Mrs. R.W.Stephens and (Neil Hemingway)Mrs.D.Hemingway, Miss Beth. Hoover,
Mrs. L. Nichol, Mrs. R, B. Cousins; (Middle) Mrs. Geo. Evans, 'Mrs. Wm. Evans,
Mrs.John Work, Mrs.D.C„Matheson,Mrs.Bert Johnson, Mrs.Bob Walker, Mrs.
Carl Hemingway, Mrs. Jas. McFarlane, Mrs. W. IL Bell, Mrs. F. Nichol, Mrs.
Wilbur Turnbull, Mrs. Jas. Bryans (Rear) Mrs. E. Thompson, Mrs. A. Engel,
Mrs. Tom Miller, Mrs. 0. Hemingway, Mrs. W. Scott, Mrs. S. Davison, Mrs.
Jas. Armstrong Sr., Mrs. A. JaCklin, Mrs. Wm. Tiirnbull, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs.
H. Manning, Mrs. A.Brown, Mrs. W,Leach, Mrs. Walter Kerr, Mrs. John Spirr,
Mrs. D. N. McDonald, Mrs. NA/et Kerr, Mrs. Wm. Perrie, Mrs. Eldon Wilson,
Miss Millie McFarlane, Mrs. A. Turnbull, Mrs. Robt. Gemmell, Mrs. K. Shurrie,
Mrs. Stan Wheeler. (Picture from Mrs. Earl Cudmore)