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The Brussels Post, 1972-10-11, Page 1B russels , $4.00 A Year in Advance - $500 to U.S.A, --,Sinspiq Copy 10c 101st Year — Issue No. 41 Wednesday, October 11, 1972 BRYSSEL$ ONTARIO Rain at Brussels Fair Sometimes it wasn't dry even inside. Chris King, son of Wm. King, Brussels village clerk tries to find where the drips are doming from as he visits the ex- hibits at Brussels Fair on Friday. (Staff Photo) Respond to appeal Pet owners in this community responded to the opportunity of bringing their pets to the Free Rabies. Clinic held in the Brus- sels Library basement Thursday morning of last week. G. E. Wales of Seaforth, in charge of the Clinic, which was conducted by The Health of An- imals Branch of the Canada De- partment of Agriculture in co- operation with The Huron County Health Unit, was well pleased with the number of animals brought for immunization. "It was a very good clinic", he said and added that about 150 dogs and cats had received anti- rabies shots. hors hots By Evelyn Kennedy We have had it, a first sloppy reminder of what is to come. Snow! No, it is not piled up in drifts as yet, but we did have snow Thanksgiving Monday morning. True, it disappeared as soon as it fell, but it was wet flakes of that white stuff that will, no doubt, too soon, make 'it miserable for all us cold blooded folk. Let us hope that it fortells bright, Warm, weather for many weeks to come. 44,444044 This is not unexpected news, Wrni Turnbull and Jan van Vliet have done ft agon, as they, haVe so often in little fairs, big fairs,. and exhibitions. They walked (Continued On Page 9) Rain that came down stead- ily, from early morning until late afternoon forced the cancellation of many of the activities of Brus- sels Fair on Friday. Included in events that had to be abandoned because of the weather were the parade, races, children's sports, judging of livestock other than cattle which was, held in the sided building on the fair grounds. An estimated 7511hardy fair- goers braved the wet and the mud. The midway barkers sought to spiel the bedraggled stragglers to try their luck, with little suc- cess. The most popular spot seemed to be the Ladies' Div- ision booth in the palace where folks tried to shed the damp chill with coffee and a bite to eat. Exhibits in the palace, part- icularly in the Ladles Division showed an increase over last year. There were more entries in the Domestic Manufacture sec- tion and the display of flowers was outstanding in both abun- dance and quality. Hobby craft exhibits displayed some lovely pieces of work. Much of the work of plan- ning and preparing extending over many weeks was washed away in a couple of hours. Fair officials anticipate that a 'Iliad Weatheir" grant will be obtained to assist in compensating for the revenue •loss.resulting from a small• attendance. The Palace opened its door to the public Thursday night to give people an opportunity to view the indoor exhibits prior to the main day of the fair. En- tertainment was also provided at that time by Earl and Mar- tha Heywood of Wingham. Mr. Heywood was introduced by fair president Murray Hoover. Oth- ers who contributed to the pro- gram were the Silver Strings of McKillop Township, musical numbers; Carol Wheeler, Brus- sels, danced and the Belgrave Girls Trio. The fair concluded with two dances. A dance at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, Friday night with music by the Ian 'Wilbee orchestra attracted a large crowd. Dance with Mike Marvel and the Mercurys held in the arena Saturday night drew an equally large number of young people. Douglas Hemingway was the lucky winner of the T.V. set and Bob Livermore of R.R.4, Clinton the toaster in the draw sponsored by the Brussels Ag- ricultural Society. CATTLE Jim Bowamn Of R.R.5, Brussels was the winner of the Grade Cattle 'classes. Andrew Gaunt, LucknoW; Rubin Brod- hagen, Brunner; Frank Falconer, Clinton and Bodmin Bros. were winners in the Shorthorn division. George Kennedy of Lucknow topped the pure-bred cattle classes. Andrew Gaunt had the, Champion Shorthorn Bull and Supreme Champion, Shorthorn. Bodmin Bros., Champion Fe- male, Shorthorn. FRUIT McIntosh Reds - Blake Bros; Mrs. W. Thomas Northern Spy - Blake Bros., Mrs. W. Thomas. Delicious Apples - Mrs. Thomas, Blake Bros. Tolman Sweet - Mrs. Thornas, Blake BroS. Crabapples - D.Hemingway, Mike Bros. Fall Pears - Mrs. Mel Jacklin, Mrs. Johnston, Jim Bowman. Winter Pears - Mrs. W.Thomas, D. Hemingway, Mrs. Sheldon Jacklin. ROOTS AND HOED CROPS Early Potatoes - Chas. Deitner, J. A. Perrie Late Potatoes - Jim Bowman, J. Perri*, Chas. Deitner Feeding Turnips - Rick McDon- Canididates speak at Clinton Candidates for the riding of Huron in the upcoming federal election .got a chance to reveal their parties' agricultural pol- icies on Thursday night but few farmers turned out to listen. Fewer than 100 farmers turn- ed out to the - "meet the candi- dates" night sponsored by the Huron Federation of Agriculture. The late bean harvest seemed to get most of the blame for the poor turnout. '• The speakers included, Charlie Thomas, Huron Liberal Candidate, Robert McK inley, Progressive Conservative can- didate and present member, and. Shirley Weary, New Democratic Party Candidate. An unschedul- ed speaker was Ed. Bain of God- erich, an independent candidate who had not been invited to speak bu showed up at the meeting and asked to be. heard. His re- quest was granted and he pro- (Continued on Page 4) ald, E. Rassman, Table Turnips - Rich McDonald, Neil McDonald. Half tong Carrots - A. Finlay- son, Mrs. Heimple, Mrs.Jno• Perrie. Long Table Carrots - Mrs. Heimple, C.Hemingway, Jim Bowman. Blood Turnip Beets - Elvey Brod- hagen, J. 13rodhagen, Mrs. W. Dolmage. Long Red Beets - E. Rassman, Mrs. Dolmage Parsnips - E. Rassman, Mrs. Dolmage Winter Radish - E Ivey Brodhagen E. Rassman. Sugar Mangolds - C. Deitner, E. Rassman, E. Dorsch Onions - Yellow - E. Rassman, Elve y Brodhagen, Jim Bowman Onions,Dutch Sets - Jim Bow- man, E. Ra.ssman, Mrs. A. Finlayson. Potato Onions - Jim Bowman, Mrs. J. H. Johnston, Mrs. Dolmage. Pickling Beets - Mrs. S. Jack- lin, Mrs. Helen Adams, Elvey '(Continued on Page 12) There was a good attendance at the first general meeting of the Brussels Figure Skating Club when new officers were elected for a 2 year period. President, Mrs. Bob Richmond, Vice Presi- dent, Mrs. Ray Adams, Secret- ary, Mrs. Jim Cardiff, Treasur- er, Mrs. Bonnie. Wilson, Club Professional, Mrs. Faye. Mac- Donald, assisted by Mrs. Sharon Rowe. /1.11.111.1111.11411ESTA10814SHP Rain forces cancellation of Brussels Fair events. After getting a Charlie Thomas balloon, Donna Ann Elliot stands inside the Palace to avoid the rain which poured down throughout Friday and forced the cancellation of much of the Fair program. (Staff Photo) Ways and means committee; Mrs. Albert.Ten Pas, Mrs. Jack Cardiff, Mrs. Jack Knight, Mrs. Ivan Campbell; Reporter - Mrs. J. L. McCutcheon; Test Chair- man, Mrs. Lloyd Kernaghan. The Clubs annual carnival is set for Saturday, Dec. 16th. Registration is scheduled for the evening of October 20th in the Library. Figure skaters elect officiers make plans for season