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The Brussels Post, 1974-05-29, Page 1sm I 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. * 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 ,k *41* ** 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! **** 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, ***** 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. (Continued on Page 16) 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 (Continued on Page 3) 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)