The Brussels Post, 1975-03-12, Page 5Letter to Editor
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Brussels, March 10,1975
Sir:
Thanks for the help that was given me in the last 25 years:
from the parents, Fire Chiefs, Brownie Leaders and Guide
Leaders also the Guides that won their Gold Cord.. &that helped
in any way. Any outside person that gave any help. Mrs. Deitner
was asked why she was not at the meeting. It was to be held on
Tuesday night not the Monday for Local Association unable to
attend.
It was mentioned that the methods were outdated, but who
was to pay me for the days work while I attended the training?
The new methods are done but are they successful ? The schools
are going back to the old ways. Some of the leaders and
Commissionershave never run a Company or Pack, so they don't
know how the children feel about Guides and Brownies.
I have letters from former Gold Cord Guides and Canada Cord
just the same as Diane Bennett and Pat Mathers have written
thanking me for help. Also Diane was asked to help with Guides
this summer, she had to refuse to help. She works all day and her
child goes to a baby sitter. So what time h as Diane for her family?
Why did some Mothers sign this letter when they have never
helped me and also no children that I had not taught? What was
in the letter that made you all sign it? Did you read the letter?
Why did two ladies resign?
My home life is mine, but Mondays and Tuesdays were for
Brownies and Guides.
Commissioner,it was your responsibility to close the Company
but did you come to me and see what I had to say or prove?
This was a, Court of Honour but it was told around town the
very next d 'ay. This is why Mothers don't attend meetings, They
are talked about just after they leave the meeting, also if they
don't attend.
In 1972 we still belonged to the Huronia Area in Goderich.
Some girls live on the farm, they had chores to do and
homework. So they haven't got time for Guide work. Other
Guides found school was too much and other Guides took music
lessons and figure skating lessons. One Guide didn't want to
attend, her friends then don't want to go.
I have names of other ladies in the community who were asked
in the summer time to help. They started to work or they have
home life to look after. I didn't want to start in the fall but no one
else offered to help. So when the girls came to me, I said I would
until these girls found me a leader also I didn't take the fees until
the end of October.
These girls in later years are asked to babysit so I thought
having the Fire Chief in to teach about fires. Also I had an
R.N,A. in to teach First Aid and Emergency Helper. Some of my
former Guides have come across emergency and they Were glad
to have the knowledge that was given.
The weekly dues are used only for Guide and Brownie supplies
and outings. They are not spent-on travelling and for personal
expenses, nor books because the school and public libraries are
very handy. Also it does not pay for trainings.
During my leadership in Brussels of Gold Cords and 4 Canada
Cords were achieved. One Guide won a trip to the Western
Provinces.
My knowledge is still going across to the Guides if they want to
take it in and work on their own with help at home.
Gert Kellington
I feel the same way as Gert about the method and her
leadership as I worked three years with her in the Brownies.
Shirley Wheeler
East Wawanosh
The council of the Township of
East Wawanosh met on March 4,
1975 at the Beigra.ve Community
Centre Room with Reeve'
Hallahan presiding and all the
members present.
Motions included:
- That building permits be
approved and issued to James
Hunter, Frank Eckenswiller,
Ralph Campbell and Robert Peck.
— That a grant of $50.00 be
given to the Huron Plowmen's
Association.
— That council approve a
Where is Canada heading.
Daily we read in the papers that
some big corporations make huge
profits and still want to raise their
prices.We read that labour unions
are asking for unreasonable high
wages.
It appears to this observer that
we may be heading in the same
direction as Great Britain by
pricing ourselves out of
international markets. That
unfortunate country has been
balancing on the brink of
bankruptcy for decades, primarily
because labour struck for any
reason at all. The same seems to
be happening here. Multiple
labour unions in one industry
make it impossible for that
industry, to have any prolonged
labour peace. Even if a contract is
still valid they sometimes break it
anyway because some other
industry negotiated a better deal.
It used to be that an efficient
work-force could demand more
because of their efficiency. Now
they demand more because their
union is more efficient. Countries
like West Germany, where the
workers show 'more
responsibility, have the lowest
rate of inflation in the world, and
those workers are better off for it.
What really bugs me is that
strikers can legally force other
workers off the jobs as well. They
are apparently legally justified
not to cross a picket line manned
by strikers, even if they are ,not
intended to take on the stricken
jobs. It is a mess and it's time that
we who suffer the consequences
in loss of business and in
unnecessary higher prices start
right-of-way to Lot SV229, Con. 4.
— That a levy of $2,013.25 be
paid to Maitland Valley.
Conservation Authority.
That council endorse a
resolution received from the
Township of Hullett asking that
the Township of East Wawanosh
and neighbouring municipalities
request that Ministry of Natural
Resources consider re-instating a
Wolf Bounty to try and bring this
problem in line before it causes a
serious problem.
protesting more vigorously. Why
should you and I suffer because
some union boss has riled up his
workers to a strike fever so he can
justify his astronomical salary?
Thirty ships are lying idle in
Vancouver Harbour, ready to be
loaded with grain for needy
people, just because a few
hotheads refuse to weigh and
grade the grain.
It's outrageous that thousands
of people face more threat of
starvation because a few hundred
overfed people want more money.
When they go back to work it will
be the longshoremen and after
them the railway engineers and
then the railway clerks.
Government will do nothing until
we demand action.
— That C,W.Hanna attend the
Meeting in Centralia re Roadside
and Rights-of-Way Weed. control,
and also the "G.S.Anderson"
School in Guelph.
— That we pay our share of the
streetlight replacement in. Village
of Belgrave in the amount of
$27,65.
Three Tenders were received
on the old timber Township Shed,
Lot 31, Con, 9.
— that Council accept tender
received from Fleming McNichol,
R.R.4, Listowel, Ontario at
$125.00.
Gravel tenders were opened.
Two tenders were received from
Joe Kerr Ltd., Wingham, Ontario
and Geo. Radford Construction,
Blyth.
— That Council of the
Township of East 'Wawanosh
accept tender submitted by Joe
Kerr Ltd., Wingham, Ont., at
$1.43 for 15,000 cu. yds. of 5/8"
crushed gravel for supply , crush
and apply to Township Roads.
2,500 cu. yards at .90 for supply
crush and stockpile in pit, 5/8"
crushed gravel, subject to the
approval of the Ministry of
Transportation and
Communications.
— That we pay our 50% share
in the amount of $439.98, re
renovation of furnace room and
dressing rooms at the Belgrave
Community Centre.
— That Road Accounts of
$5,218.32 and General Account of
$4,912.44 as presesnted be
passed and paid.
Agri-notes
(by Adrian dos)
Approves building permits
Huronview
Visiting ban lifted
The residents were very happy on Wednesday to hear the
announcement that owing to the fact that the flu epidemic
was clearing up at the Home and surrounding area the
visiting ban was lifted.
Mr: Ed. Stiles of Goderich, played organ music in the
Chapel on Thursday afternoon and accompanied Mrs. Betty
Rogers with several vocal solos.
There was a real good attendance at the World Day of
Prayer service in the Chapel conducted by ladies from Ontario
Street United Church, Clinton. Mrs. George Wright led the
service assisted by Mrs. Cecil Elliott and Mrs. Edna Wheeler.
Mrs. Elsie Henderson was organist and the offering was
received by Gladys Stanlake and Annie Scott.
Stock Reduction Sale
Area Funerals
Fresh
GROUND BEEF
Fresh Chicken
LEGS and BREASTS
Sliced
BREAKFAST BACON
CHARLES ALBERT VODDEN
The death occurred in the
linton Public Hospital on
hursday, March 6th of Charles
lbert Vodden, of Londesboro , in
is 81st year. He is survived by
aughter Dorothy (Mrs, Bert
aer) of Blyth, Ruth (Mrs. Jack
Ilje) of Brussels and sisters,
rs. Herman Crich of Clinton,
nd Mrs. William Daer, of
oderich. His remains rested at
he Tasker Funeral Home, Queen
t., Blyth, Ontario where the
neral service was held on
aturday at 2 p.m. Temporary
n ornhment, Myth Cemetery
!lapel. Spring. burial flope
hapel Cemetery.
OUSTAVE [01)-S1WEZSE
The death of Gustave (Gus)
erse of Brussels occurred
uddenty at University Hospital,
oncion, on Thursday, March 6th.
e was sixty years of age.
Born in Hungary, he came to
ahada in 1929, A jeweller by
adc, he came to Brussels from
itehener in November of last
ear and had carried on the
wollery business here since that me,
he is Sttrvived by his wife,
aty of Brussels, two daughters,
Helen and Nancy; brothers,
George, Nick and Charles;
sisters, Emma, Julia and Erma.
Funeral services were held
Saturday March 8th, from the
M.L.Watts Funeral Home at 2
P.M. with Rev. E. LeDrew of
Brussels United Church
officiating.
Temporary entombment took
place • in Brussels Cemetery
Chapel.
Pallbearers were Gordon
Norman, Peter McGowan, David
McKenzie, Ivan Kobetz, Carl
Latour. and Ross Heimpel,
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