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The Brussels Post, 1974-10-23, Page 1Inform with th an for thp.pu sa (zoning) :8 35 of the la amended, such :cordance with ormance st ap t permit, anyl' e or zone proi anYsituatio t complyin0 .ecognized vay that any cpansion of thi invent to the titute a dan8, and petsmi azardons,.nai d ate; air and/or wa terfering, t of property, e with the desh enjoyment. qf A LAZY FALL DAY — Even the ducks were enjoying he weather last week before the 'temperature dropped when some snow , fell Saturday. 'It looked as if the ducks' had the best of all possible worlds, floating on top of the Maitland River at Brussels in the sun. (Photo by Pat Langlois) RR4:.couple. celebrates s01-ett anniversary • ESTABLISHED 1872 111111111111.1111111MMINIIIINIMIIIIIIIIIMP russels Post 103rd Year —Issue No. 41 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1974 BRUSSELS ONTARIO School bus contractors get big rate increase . hort • hots (By Evelyn Kennedy) SPOT THE. 'MERCHANTS 'DRAW YVbrille PattlY8 ; three year Old daUghtef of Mr.. and Mrs: Hank Pardys of R',R.5, Attiateis pulled the winning' , entries in the first weekly 8pot the Meedhatitt ddltite0, Winners of $5 merchandise vouchers for this week are Mrs, JaCk Lane, BeLftelt i Mildred Pertic Brussels and ArChie Brussels. '(Staff Photo). Mr. and, Mrs. Lorne Nichol of R.R.4, Brussels, were honored guests at a family 'dinner in Brussels United Church, on Saturday evening, october 19th in celebration of their Diamond Wedding Anniversary. A happy social time and A. delieious dinner was enjoyed by the atiniversary couple and the forty-three family members in attendahee.- Open House was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nichol on Sunday when many friends and neighbours, called to extend congratulations and good wishes. The home was 'bright with an abundance of greetings of cards, • flowers and gifts. On Monday Murray Gaunt M.P.P. called at 'the home to present a plaque on behalf of the Ontario Government. %Greetings were also received from Premier Wm. Davis, R.E. • McKinley, M.P.P. and Robert Nixon, M.P.P. in Guide leaders eeded in Brusels f the general p id evaluation6f crucial.. Ther held on at le the plan an and although., 1, deVelop e to the e made .public wing develop act efforts wil ling resident's How their colic decision ma :en land I are appioxi cide with "rd ;mission lines ricted area(zo defined Pliy s are not ope here the ge aintained, r equire am plan should nd rigid. be permiss irit of the PI ents to Sche be made by idditional :d by the am se included, 11, therefore, hedule "B') s on the are you noticed; in driving Kitchener to Brussels, the s giving directions and mile- o various places? Brussels is tided in the directions but on the mileage has been Iled. Do you suppose that the sways Department considers ssels Such an attractive place nit that no one heading here care how many miles they to travel to reach our lovely e, or was it sheer neglect on part? *** * * * he rustling whisper of tan's fallen glory in the brisk a, the pungent fragrance of Wing drifts of leaves that fills air, herald the end of the lily of our Canadian autumn. ° look forward with eipation to the coming of ter with the pleasure of winter Its, Others of us shiver and d the cold biting winds, the wi the incessant turning up of ostats and the increasing cost keeping comfortably warm. * * * * the board will retain land to the Grey Township ittal Public School' to be used the lui pienientatioti of an forest, where students Ix able to learn tree and planting and science 4,es could take advantage of 'studies; succession oil flow and stream lite person cannot look after 12 Guides when they are in different stages of Guide work. Two Guides are .near their Canada Cord.. If someone is willing to help please call 887-6641 before the end of october. Brussels, long known as in the snow belt, escaped the snowfall that blanketed Windsor in 'a reported 2 to 6 inches. Hopefully we can take it a's an indication that perhaps we may be favoured with a mi:d winter such as we enjoyed last year. However, some weather profits are predicting a severe winter. Squirrels . have been busy hording winter food and our native people have been saying -it will be so. Let us hope they are wrong. * * ** ** The bride, at most weddings, is the one who attracts the expressiohs of admiration from the wedding guests for her own beauty and that of her wedding attire. At one recent wedding the groom stole his share of admiration from his lovely bride when he took his place, to await her ,corning, in full Scottish dress in the tartan of his family clan and evoked many an exclamation on his dashing appearance. ****** studies. The proposal for this plan was given by the Maitland Valley Conservation Au thority which also offers its services and advice foe the program, D. J. Cochrane, Director of Ethidation, reported that Mrs. Helene Cameron was appointed Head of Rollie EcononiicS at (Continued on Page 8)' An increase of approximately 18 per cent was awarded by the Huron County Board of Education to the 18 bus contractors trans- porting students for the 1974-75 school term at a meeting of the 'board in Clinton, Friday. "It's a fair settlerrient," stated R.B. Dunlop, Business Adminis- trator. "The Huron Board is right in the middle, not the highest, not the lowest of other area boards.' The board approved the assign-. ment of the bus transportation contract held by George Radford, Blyth to Ralph Buffinga, Blyth, because of Mr. Radford's other business pressures. An offer by McKillop Township Council was approved to supply snow plowing services at the t urning area at Winthrop, at the rate of- $12 per hour or a minimum charge of $6'. The board approved a request from Leslie Habkirk, Seaforth, asking for approval of the merger of Habkirk Transit Service Limited with 'L & H Coach ways of Simcoe and Lishrnan Coach Lines of Kitchener, to be known as United Trails Inc. Mr. Habkirk business, The merger ,will become effective Noveinhee 1 or as soon as the Ontario Highway Transport Board and the !Met, state Commerce eOfrittliSSibti• approve athalgatatioh„ Att Htie TranspertatiOti eeitifilitted will examine • the legality and genetal. -feasibility of limiting the size of an opetatoe''s, bus fleet operating in finial' Alexander, trustee; said "I feel the aide leaders are desperately d. After 28 years of Guiding ussels there is only one er this year. If no one is ng to help with Guides the s will have to close. One rey entral School Ord . stated his school bus operation Of d - . p ans forest will remain the same but the new company would be more competi tive in the tour and charter board has a right to know who is buying their bus routes." A proposal by John Henderson, r.r. 5,seaforth, to alter bus service for Seaforth students ., attending Central Huron Secondary School, Clinton was turned down twice. Mr.Hender- son asked for & late bus for the 130 students who attend the Clinton school to take special' options, and who are unable to participate in extra curricular (Continued on Page 15)