The Brussels Post, 1974-05-08, Page 1(By Evelyn Kennedy)
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BIKE RODEO —Over 50 children from. Brussels and
area participated in a bike rodeo and safety check on
the week end which was sponsored by the Optimists
:Club of Brussels. OPP Constables Vessey.
McKithick and Moulton who put the young bike
riders through their paces stand behind a group of
riders as they leave the arena. The second part of the
bike test will be done at school and six winners will
be announced. (Photo by Pat Langlois)
Fire darnaige
halved in
last year
There was a slight drop in
losses caused by fire last year in
Brussels as compared to an
average taken from the past five
years.
There were only four fires in
1973 causing $376 damage.
Figures issued from the Office of .
the Solicitor General for 1969-73
shows there was an average of
four fir es causing $873 damage.
Receives 50
year jewel
John Rowland of Brussels was
presented with a 50-year IOOF
jewel by Golden Rule Lodge of
Monkton. •
The presentation on April 30th
took place in the Golden Rule
Lodge rooms, Monkton. The
ceremony was attended by sever-
al members of the Brussels
Western Star IOOF Lodge who
accompanied Mr. Rowland.
Farmers protest use of ESTABLOSHED
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usiness Assoc. asks OPP
increase enforcement
e Brussels Business Herb Stretton .told the meeting
ssociation held a dinner and
he has offeied a $25.00 reward for
y 1st with 50 present.
he meeting agreed a fireworks
grounds, Admission will be
ting in the American Hotel on
lay would be held on
day,May 20th in Brussel
damaged the Post Office so it may
be opened again for night mail
information . leading to the
conviction of the culprits that
service.
per car. A motion by Gord Workman
ron Perth TB
Promotes non smokers rights
he youth board of the Huron- At present $1.4 million is spent do to their lungs, fewer and fewer
°dation is launching a
paign for non-smokers'
)TB and Respiratory Disease annually on research and 25 per
cent of it was raised by the
Canadian TBRDA and • its as many peoplesmoking now as
people will smoke.
Mr. Hughes said there are not
is and its first project will be a branches, Mr. Hughes reported. there used to be but there are
in the centennial parade in He suggested that educating more lady smokers now. He
itchell on July 1. people about the dangers of expressed concern too that' a lot of
he float will promote non- smoking will have more effect in young people are smoking
kers' rights using the the long run than trying to ban because it is the thing to do.
sp" (Group Against Smokers cigarette companies from adver- "Once they start, it is ,hard to
Pion) materials, These plans tising. He said it is impossible to stop", he said.
Mr. Hughes spoke about his ban cigarette smoking atmouned at the annual
ing of the Huron-Perth .TB completely, but as more and more trip to Japan last year to attend
ratory Disease Association people find out what smoking can (Continued on Page 16)
at the Community Centre,
hagen, Wednesday night.
ck Hughes of Simcoe, a past
dent of the Ontario TBRDA
Was the guest speaker, said
anti-smoking campaign
ed four years ago by the
ral government was not the
ess it could have been
use cabinet „ministers,
ibers of parliament and other
eminent officials continue to
ke when being interviewed on TO those Who so faithfully sent ]Vision, in prompt.
spoits bowling,
reports, of
dr. Iltighes was critical of hockey, dartsi.
n Munto who introduced the during the past months, we say a
ipaigti when he was the health grateful "Thank. You''', Your
Islet, and usually had, a co=operation was appreciated,
irettO going wheii he was On *
Vision,
Where did the fulfilment of the
Ir, Hughes suggested the promise of an eatly delightful
!ral government should hand spring disappeat. to? These cold,.
,more of the $600 Million it wet. days and chilling winds and
Wes annually froni tobacco snow speak Mere of fall than.
s to catiOer research: -spritigAthaps our WititerWaSjUSt
good land for
First there were allegations of
favouritism in the awarding of the
contract for Ontario Hydro's new
head office in Toronto. Then there
was the energy crisis, real or as
Ralph Nader • alleges,
exaggerated, to push up energy
prices.
All in all, it's been a hard year
for Ontario Hydro. Now, right
here in Western Ontario the idea
that Hydro should be using prime
agricultural land for transmission
lines is being challenged.
Even nature in the form of the
tornado a month ago hit the big
utility company with a nasty blow
--- five transmission towers
toppled in Hibbert near St.
Columban.
We've all heard that Hydro is
trying to buy up land for power
corridors in our area. We've
heard the names of various power
lines, Bradley-Georgetown and
Douglas Point - Seaforth and the
jargon --- right of way •and
transformers. •
Hydro-Farmers Negotiating
Committee.
We've also heard that many
farmers, mostly to the north of us,
are disputing the routes where
Hydro has chosen ,to run its
• transmission lines.
What's it all about? Does it
have anything to do with us or
Should we just ignore all the
strange terms and seemingly
endless, intricate disputes?
Hullett Township farmer Nick
Whyte, who is a member of the
Huron-Bruce Farmer's
Negotiating Committee which is
talking with Ontario Hydro about
the proposed hydro transmission
lines thinks the increasing use of
good farm land for hydro towers
should be of interest to all of us.
Essentially all the discussion
stems from the fact that Ontario
The first meeting of the
Brussels 4-H Calf Club was held
at the home of M. and Mrs.
Boneschansker,
It was an organizational
meeting for the election of
officers. The follOWing were
elected:
President = Ann .McKay; Vice
President - Bill Boneschansker
Sec-Treas.-Annette BOrieSehanS-
ker; Press Reporter - Catherine
eschati Sit&
hydro towers
Hydro is building a nuclear power
plant on the shores of Lake Huron
at Douglas Point. Hydro has
planned a series of corridors for
transmission lines to carry the
power generated at Douglas Point
to the Toronto and Kitchener
areas, to industrial Ontario.
Planning for one line of
transmission towers, to run from
Douglas Point to Seaforth , has
been going on since 1969 and
1970 and expropriation notices for
what right of way land Hydro has
not yet been able to buy,
appeared in this paper recently.
About a third of the farmers
whose land is in the path of the
Douglas Point to Seaforth line
have settled with Hydro to sell
land for towers, most of them'
north in Greenock Township
where, as Nick Whyte says, the
land is not class I agricultural.
The right of way Hydro needs
for their towers ranges from 490
feet in width west of Bradley
Junction to 130 feet wide south of
Bradley Junction to only 110 feet
nearer Seaforth.
The Farmers' Negotiating
Committee's objections to the
transmission lines is not an
objection to the need for more
power, Nick Whyte is quick to
point out. The Farmers'
Committee is just concerned
about the towers going through
and interfering with, prime
agricultural land. "It's not easy
winding a 50 foot sprayer around
hydro towers", Mr. Whyte said.
"The route for these lines was
planned several years ago", Mr.
Whyte said, "when agriculture
wasn't considered as important as
we now know it is. Five years ago
the federal government was
paying prairie farmers $6 an acre
not to grow wheat" he says.
•(Contlnued on page 12)
Dorothy Boneschansker was
chosen to represent the club at
the Youth Council meeting.
There were 16 members
registered.
The next meeting will be held
May 14th at the hothe of Mr, arid
Mrs. John Carvalho of Walton.
Anyone interested in joining
please contact John Boneschans-
ker Or Fred Uhler or conie to the
next Meeting.
103rd Year — Issue No. 19 Wednesday, May 8, 1974
and Malcom Jacobs that a letter
be sent to the OPP asking them 'to
enforce the-laws a litle more in
the village was approved.
Members adopted a proposal
by Jack Mitchel'. that the next
meeting be open to the general
public.
a bit too Mild and we re now
paying up for it.
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If you are expecting to see the
results of the Bicycle Rodeo held
in Brussels arena on saturday you
will have to wait until next week's
issue of The Post: There are still
tests for the competitors to be
held and the final results will not
be known until they are
completed.
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Calf club is organized