The Brussels Post, 1974-01-30, Page 1This wrecked car, the Brussels Optimist float in
the recent Seaforth Optimist Winter Carnival
Parade, won first prize as a comic entry. The Friday
and Saturday Seaforth Winter Carnival events were a
success but the MOSRA snowmobile racing events
scheduled for the Carhlval on Sunday had to be
cancelled because of freezing' rain. '
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russels Post
BRUSSELS
103rd Year — Issue No. 5
Wednesday, January 30, 1974
ONTARIO
pend $400.
n Brussels
ppearance
The Brussels Horticultural
ciety spent nearly $400 last
ar on projects designed to
prove the appearance of the
Page reports presented at the
nual meeting on Thursday
heated.
Plans for the coming year were
cussed and include a rose show
the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Dunk in July.
President Mrs. Wm. Hewitt
s in charge.. Mrs. C.
mingway showed local and
vel slides and read the society
I
ws letter.
The meeting adopted a
oposal by Mrs. Wm. Miller and
•s, James Mair that the
retary be paid annually and
o a suggestion by Mrs. A.
cCall and Mrs. A. Bremner that
longer will a collection be
en at supper or guest
etings.
Officers elected are: President -
rs. Win. Hewitt; 1st Vice - F.
ik; 2nd. Vice - Miss Laura
cas; 3rd Vice - A. Knight;
c.-Treas.- Mrs. E. Cudmore.
st . Directors: Mrs. D.
mingway, Mrs. N. McLarty, .
.s. E. Cunningham, Mrs. L.
cCutcheon, Mrs. Wm. Miller,
.s. Jas Mair, Mrs. F. Dunk,
rs. A. McCall, Mrs. S.
exander, Mrs. D. Machan and
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torn disrupts
hone service
any people in the rural
imunities of Morris and Grey
vnships have been without
phone service, the past week,
a The ice storm of a
k ago caused considerable
cage to the_ rural lines of
'Hand Teleservice Company.
gale force winds that swept
oss Western Ontario in the
ly morning hours of Sunday
ught more lines down. L.
rkman of Maitland Teleser-
:s could, not estimate the
fiber of phones out of-order or
amount of damage to lines on
iday morning, but said its was
nsive. Some people had no
er as there were also hydro
rruptions.
A resolution from the village of
Grand Bend in Lambton County
to Huron County Council caused
reeves and deputy-reeves to
disagree at their regular January
meeting Friday.
The document from Grand
Bend suggested that when the
reeve of a municipality is unable
to attend county council session
"due to sickness or injury",
provision be made in the
Municipal Act to allow the
appointment of an Acting Reeve
to attend County Council in the
reeve's absence.
Recommendation from the
Executive Committee was not. to
concur with the Grand Bend
resolution.
Reeve Ed. Oddleifson of
Bayfield pointed out Grand Bend
has the same problem as • his
municipality where only one
person is delegated as county •
representative. He 'felt it was a
"reasonable thing" to ask that all
municipalities be assured of a
voice at the county level.
"Maybe they shouldn't have
the right to vote but they should
be invited to attend," he said.
Colborne Reeve Doug McNeil,
chairman of the executive
committee, said there was
nothing to prevent anyone from
attending the meetings of county
council. He said that in the event
a reeve is absent and some other
member of his council would ask
permission to speak on an
important issue, he assumed this
could be possible.
"Is it the municipality which
get the vote? Or the reeve and the
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Brussels
association
re—elects
officers
Brussels Business Association
members re-elected 1973 officers
for a further term at a meeting in
the Library auditorium. Fees will
remain at $10 and are payable to
Secretary Harold Bridge before
March 1.
people in the village who are
called on to transport people front
the village and the time and
expense involved.
A decision concerning a report
by 'Mr. Stretton for funds to
support the Int ermediate Hockey
team was deferred until a later
meeting.
The meeting approved a
donation of $50 to the Carl Graber
benefit and asked that flowers be
sent to Mrs. Leach and Henry
Dent and a card 'to Deryck
Raymond.
Max Watts and Murray Lowe
will head a committee to plan a
social evening in February.
Association president, Helen
Adams, read a letter from John
Rutledge in which he discussed
plans for Brussels Main Street.
The letter appears elsewhere in
this issue.
Herb Stratton told the meeting
H u r o n Council rejects proposal he is conducting a survey in
connection with area tran.spert
,
,
tion aiid train service. He said
stitute for reeves away asked to be advised the number of
• R.S.McKinley, Huron M.P. had
to sub
wenty-five year jewels were presented to these longtirrie WeStern Star 1.0.0.F.
ge methbers by District Deputy Grand Master Alex Melkle of Exeter at the
ge meetingthursday•hight. From left are, D.D.O.M. Melkle, Mat thaw, Doug
mingway.; Jack EloWinan, Jack Mitchell and Ross Nichol,
(PhOtO by J. McCutcheon)
hors
hots
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The complaints of dogs running
at large etnitintie, Parents fear .
they are a. danger to children in
addition to the fact that they are
considered a nuisance by many
residents of the village,
**
Good news for those receiving
benefit payments under the
Canada Pension :Ptah, the
benefits have been recalculated
so the amount received is related
to the actual cost -allying over the
years. If the cost of living
continues to rise futther increases
in benefits will be based en
current cost of living,
44-**
the hilarious "Mint& f itg"'
race, will again be one of the
•attractioris on the program of the
Lions Club Polar Daize this year.
Reserve February 22nd, 23rd,
24th, 25th so you do not miss any
,Of the exciting events.
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Canadians should be proud Of
oar athletes who have been giving
such a good account of theist
selves in the Coirinionwealth
Games in Christelireh, N,Z. At
the beginning of this Week, the
Canadian team led in Gold
Medals with 8 and, Australia with
7 HoWeVet, the Australian team
was ahead in points having Wen
more medals in all. This is the
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