The Brussels Post, 1974-05-29, Page 1sm
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NEW SIDEWALKS FOR MAIN STREET — Employees of Gerald Exel
Construction were installing new sidewalks on Turnberry Street Monday. Work
started Monday morning and both sides of the street were finished by Monday
evening. '(Staff Photo)
103rd Year — Issue No. 22 Wednesday,- May 29; 1974
pen house success-
Ian goes to final draft
Local students take
part in S.W.E.E.P.
he secondary plan for the
age of Brussels was on display
the library last Thursday,
re the final draft is drawn up.
ounty planners, Gary
dson and Nick Hill were on
d during the day to answer
tions and consider
gestions from the people who
Aped in. •
. Hill explained that they
e found people talk more
sly in an open house
u never know how rewarding
gins in your garden may be.
ert Quipp of Brussels; while
ngjust that, unearthed a silver
"eat piece dated 1881. It was in
y perfect condition.
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edestrians and Merchants
ontlrussels main street, will
eased to find that extensive
walk repairs were being. made
Monday, On the east side from
House of Max to Thompson
SfePhensons Butcher $nOP
OD the west Side from the
khan imperial sank.
Cohinierce to the New
erieari Hotel there are "flew
walks, Gerald Exel Was the
fAetof and cement 'was red by Maitland
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oiler skating, under the
sorship and supervision of
ssels Lions Club, got
erway tot this season in
atmosphere than in a large
meeting. A slow but steady
stream of people concerned about
where their own property was
placed in the plan came in to talk
to- the planners.
Many also pointed out areas
where the plan failed to recognize
some places, which the planners
recorded for the final draft.
There was some concern about
properties now owned that would
not be properly zoned should the
BtusSels Arena on May 22nd, It
appeared, by the enthusiasm of
the first night skaters, that it will
again this year be a favoured form
Of recreation, Good healthy sport
for all Who enjoy it!
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The farmers are at last able to
get busy with their spring farm
.activities: Once again we read of
fatal tractor accidents ()canting ,
Modern 'Mon machines are a
great cotiVenience and time
SaverS but OperatiOn ati
obvious tideeSsity,
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Standing on the river bank to
watch the recent high wat ers of
the Maitland Rivet rushing by,
Miss, Boris McDonald sighted
huge "granddaddy' of a turtle
hurtling along, willy-nilly, tattled
by the swift etttrerit, It was not bri
its back, but; oven uptight ; it was
difficult, in its swift passage, to
say if it was living or dead.
plan be adopted, Mr. Hill
explained that present land
owners would not be immediately
evicted but would remain in the
owners' hands until the need is
apparent.
Violaters of the plan, once it is
passed, may be fined heavily.
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After placing a request hi the
Brussels Post for prospective
youths to submit an essay Oil why
they would like to -Visit Texas,
Miss Janice Johnston, daughter
of Jim Johnston was selected by
the Brussels Lions Club, Janice
has just completed her second
year at Western tIttivetsitY".
The Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority is an
active participant in the Ontario
Government
program again this year..
The program has, begun with
the appointment of a project
Senior Supervisor, and three
fOremen who will over see work
crews of about five students each
during this summer.
Don Pearson of Ethel, a
Eye tester
donated to
Health Unit
Oddfellows and. Rebekahs from
the Huron District officially
presented Huron County MOH
Dr. Frank Mills with a vision
testing machine at a banquet in
Holmesville Thursday night. The
detector, called a litmus Vision
Tester, is used by the Health Unit
to check the vision of all ages.
Dr. Mills told the 175
Oddfellows and Rebekahs who
attended the ',presentation that
vision testing is especially,
important for pre-school children
because an eye disease like
ambliopia or lazy eye can be
cured only if it is detected
before the age of 8.
The vision tester has been in
use by• the Health Unit at all its,
clinics throughout the county
since March 15, It tests for far
sight edness; near -sightedness;
Colour blindness and ambliopia.
Huron's Oddfellows and
Rebekahs. 'hope that parents of
pre-school -children - in the county
will bring their children to the
clinics, as ambliopia is found in
;me in 20 children.
Wins bike
Donelda Stiles of Stratford,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon,
Stiles, formerly of Brussels, was a
lucky winner of a 10 speed bicycle
in a draw held by the Optimists
Club in conjunction with Bicycle
Rodeo Days in Stratford. She
received the bicycle at the
Stratford coliseum on Tuesday
evening, May 21st.
an excellent
send on this
said. We are
third-year biology student at, the •
University of Waterloo, will again
fill theSenior Supervisor position,
while Blake Ferguson of
Gorrie, Gary. Kaulback of
Jamestown and Kathy Work of
Brussels will assume
responsibilities as foremen.
Blake has completed 2 years of
environmental biology. at the
University of Guelph and is
spending his second summer with
M.V.C.A. Gary is a graduate of
Wilfred Laurier University with a
degree in Geography. He has
served as a co-vorker in an
O.F.Y. project which showed the
role of the farm to city children.
Kathy joins M.V.C.A. after
working last year in S,W.E.E.P.
for the Credit Valley Conservation
Authority.
The foremen will. spend 2
weeks familiarizing themselves ,
with the Authority, working in
clean-up activities and practising
the safe and proper, handling of
tools. They will also spend one
week in training-at Dorset before
assuming their duties upon the
arrival of S.W.E.E.' P. labourers
around June 24.•
The Students Working in an
Environmental Enhancement
Program will be . involved in
clean-up operations and
development . projects en
Authority lands and for the,
member municipalities and
townships within ' the Maitland
watershed.
Cancer drive
receipts up
The Wingham. Branch of the
Canadian Cancer Society reported
record donations" received this
year at their May. meeting which
had a record attendance. Ed.
Beard, Pres. opened the meeting
and Miss Myrtle Deans, Sec. read
the correspondenee and the
minutes of the, previous meeting.
Reports were heard from the
various local committees. Mrs.
Mundell reported for service to
patients. Dressings and required
medical supplies were given to
patients. Visits were made and
gifts and flowers given to bed
• patients. She expressed thanks
the society, to • all individuals,
clubs and organizations who had
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sure that she and the community
will benefit from this worthwhile
project.''
Brussels Lions Club is Janice will be
participating with fourteen other representative to
clubs in the district. in a Youth journey the Lions
Exchange Program. Twenty-five
youths between ages of 15 and
21 will be coming to Ontario from
Texas around June 5 and 25 from
Ontario will be going to Texas
around July 20th. The length of
visit in each case will be around
40 days.
While here the youths
will stay at different homes, the
idea being for the visitor to be
given the opportunity to
experience and observe typical
family and community life in the
host community. After returning
home the visitor is asked to
convey his impressions to the
Sponsor club to his school arid
acquaintances and to cititehs of
his community in whatever Ways
his Sponsor Club may arrange,
Janice Johnston selected
Lions club sends girl to Texas
OFF It, TEXAS -,....Janite JOhnatoh i Winhar of the
brussels Lions YOUth. EXChange trip WhO be
teavelling, to Te5(at thi6 tedeliMg her ticket
from Lion Jim Atehttrbeig, dhailthati. Of the club's.
boyt. and girls dotiittiltte6, She is a daughter of IVIr.
*id Witt.- Jibs Johnston: (Photo by Pat Langloit)