The Brussels Post, 1973-06-06, Page 1- • • 7,d'OP1
BLAINE McCUTCHEON
17-year-old hockey playing
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCutcheon of Brussels,
has been drafted by the
Hamilton Red Wings.
He came up through the
Brussels Minor Hockey
Association and,played the
1972 -'73 season with Lis-
towel Cyclones Junior C
team. He was the only
player on that team who
was drafted.
Brussels fire loss
is $2,485 during 1972
One of the most devastating
and tragic events that can happen
to a family is a fire. Heritage
and years of hard work go
up in smoke never to be regained.
According to statistics from
the office of the fire marshall, the
number of fires in Ontario rose
from 23,435 in 19'71 to 26,102
in 1972. The number of deaths
, from fire in Ontario rose in 1972
to 254 from the 225 recorded in
1971.
The heaviest death toll occur-
red in the winter months when
heating units are most active
and residences are doubly sealed
by storm .windows.
The highest number of deaths
occurred on the weekends, sug-
gesting that the home should still
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Brussels Post
102nd Year — Issue No. 23 Wednesday, June 6, 1973
BRUSSELS
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Brussels tax rate down ,
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The Huron Food Products Ltd. plant in Brussels was closed by the company on Thursday
when manufacturing rights for butter and ice cream were sold to Silverwoods Dairy. John
Cousins, manager since 1969, stands in front of the silent plant. Seven employees have lost their.
jobs.
ti
The Brussels Business
Association met in- the library
basement, with ten in attendance.
Minutes of the last meeting
Were read and adopted as read
by Mr. Hilts and seconded by Orval Batter.
Store hours Were discussed
to closing at nine or ten
o'clock on Friday nights but. a dedleithi. was deferred until the
hod theeting.
A decision •Concerning the
summer barbetile was also de-
ferred to the nett Meeting'. The
with less than 48 hours notice
to its employees, one of whom had
been on the staff for more than
35 years, Huron Food Products
closed the doors of its Brussels
plant Thursday afternoon. A
total of seven employees are
affected.
Manufacturing, eights to the
popular ice cream and butter for
which the firm had been noted
were sold to Silverwoods, Dairy
Ltd. Butter will, be produced at
the firms Lucknow plant while
ice cream .will come from a
Silverwoods plant in. London.
John Cousins,- who has
managed the plant since 1969,,
said Tuesday, there had been no
prior indication of the move.
While he expected some effort
would be 'made to sell the pro-
perty, he had • no knowledge that
this would be the case.
Harry Edenborough, Manager
of the Silverwoods plant in Luck-
now told the Post on. TueSclay
that the closing of the plant was
not something with whiCh Silver-
woods was involved. He said the
company had purchased only the
manufacturing rights and that the
decision to close had been taken
by Huron Food Products. He
added in answer to a query that
Huron Food Product principals
were Eric Cluley of Durham,
Ralph Walker of Walkerton and
Grant Elliott of Dundalk.
BSA plans
dinner meet
Seven lose jobs
as plant closes on
48 hours notice
Warm Weather is here, We
hope to stay, With summer
months ahead ice cream, one of
the delights of 3/bung and oh d
alike, will be in greater demand.
80; what happens? AS the
demand' increases so does the
pride. Yee, the pride of ice
drearli hag One up. Pity the
Yoinigetere, A10 fee cream cone
Will 'probably .be nothing more
than a Sick and a drip.
Contacted Tuesday Mr. Cluley
told the Post that the plant hadn't
made money for several years.
The company was concerned that
the closing would have an unfor-
tunate impact on the village but
there was no alternative he said.
Mr. Cluley said the'emphasis
today was on plants that could be
operated in an economically
sound way and added that similar
amalgamations had taken place
in many centres.
"The Ontario Milk ComMis-
sion is encouraging plants to
amalgamate. It's more econom-
ical and is easier for them to
look after" he said.
Mr. Cluley said in addition
to the manufacturing rights that
Silverwoods had purchased the
butter making equipment from
the Brussels plant but didn't know
what they intended doing with it.
Mr. Edenborough agreed
SilverWoods had purchased the
butter makin g equipment and
said it was the aceepted practise.
He doubted it would fit into
Silverwoods production plans. In
the meantime inquiries were
being made to determine a use
for it.
The future of the Brussels
building is in doubt. Mr. Cluley
told the Post there had been
several queries concerning it but
he was not in a position to say,
to what use it might be put or
to whom it might be sold.
The creamery was originally
established as a cheese factory
on what was the Gus Wheeler
farm, north of Brussels, by Wm.
Harris. Later Mr.Harris moved
the operation into Brussels and
it was owned for a time by a
Mr. Klockm-51.1. In 1918 it was
purchased- by, the Stuart Bro-
thers and. taken over in 1933 by
Finlay Samis of Brussels.
R. B. Cousins bought the
plant in 1939. Five years ago
it was sold to Huron- Food Pro-
ducts Ltd.
Earlier this year milk dis-
tributing was sold to Purity Dairy
of Listowel.
It will cost less to live in
Brussels this year as a result of
council's action Monday night
when 5 mills were cut from the
1973 tax rate.
The saving which resulted in
a budget providing for a 97 mill
rate on residential property is
attributed to an additional pro-
vincial grant of $12,000 which
the village received this year.
result.
(continued 'on
commercial public school
rate is 107 mills.
Expenditures pthnned total
$123,703 compared to $114,685
in 1972.
The mill rate reduction re-
presents a $15 saving on a$3,000
residential assessme..lt which
was taxed at $291 last year.
Commercially, the cutback
reduces taxes on the same asses-
sment. to $321 from $336 in 1972.
Huron County board of edu-
cation's requisition for 1973 is
$32,074, down slightly from
$33,629 last year. The county
requisition was unchanged at
$19,416.
Council named Clerk Wm. H.
King as acting. building inspector
and approved a grant of $10 to
the Huron County Historical
Society.
As a result of a change of
mind on the part of the L.C.B.
to the effect that a vote was not
necessary in order to establish
a liquor store, council reversed
Huron Jail
concerns
council
The 'Wall around the Huron
dotinty jail house in dOderith
have been saved but it it going
to take a' fair amount Of COlel
intieley intereet. and money to
proinote the building so it Can
become a tourist' attraction in
the Mute,
• That's partly the reason that
the SAVO The 4. ail Society Wantt
to preclude a doothiehtsty.type
Alit about the je' for 'Showing
in and around the county to
ttirrullate enthusiasm for the:
projeot,
But Huron Bounty douncil ,s.
on Page 6)
a decision of last month which
had been based on a L.C.B.
advice and rescinded a by-law
of May 24 which provided for
zuch a vote.
At the same time council
asked the L.C.B. to establish a
store in Brussels.
To encourage the establish-
ment of a bus line to serve Brus-
sels, council rescinded a
resolution of May 1972 protesting
the closing of the CNR station
here.
In other business council
agreed to employ the services
of the County Weed Inspector
foi. 1973 and approved building
permits to Ross Somers for a
trailer and Murray Huether for
a garage.
Elizabeth Ruth McDowell
received' her Bachelor of
Arts degree frOnnWaterltio
Lutheran University at the
Spring dOnvedation held at
Kitchener Memorial.
toritinis A graduate of
Stratford Teacher's
College, She is eiopioyed
by the Waterloo tountY•
beard of EdneatiOri,
The for merElizabeth
SteWart, sheik the daughter
of Me, and Mrs. David R.
Stewart of 8estorth and
daughter-In-law of Ilk. Oa
Mrs: Harvey Moboweit,
telgratidi
Ic,
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Sidewalk bays committee was riot * * those who, 'so faithfully belated itthank you , to
present and this itatter alsoLOOk matt Pedestrians should contributed winter sports stories
was deferred. to keep. a sharp look. out and game results, hOdkey,.
A supper theetiogwaspisthied for .bidyCleS, especially when .curling, dartso etci. to The Patti.
to be held at the. aUeene. on Este "°doorways &teddy It was indeed appreciated.
June, 2a With the thouht. •tht onto' the. .SideVialk toungsters
an increased attendance would on bicycles are still tight the. A plate .glass ,e window in ,ffittioetty. doifithittee. had tithed.
be attredted. the' fee' was' set sidewalks and if One not. wary the front' Of. Pre. Oilfield Hard,,
at tO per plate. a. Hasty 'accident .dimild• be" . the
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