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The Brussels Post, 1975-04-09, Page 1PVT =r4 t t which replace Ld Food which weetell res are box oi S ESTABLISHED 11172 russeis p ost , 103rd Year — Issue No. 15 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975 BRUSSELS ONTARIO A PRETTY DESOLATE MAIN ST. — One lone pedestrian and a few snow laden parked cars were the only signs of life on turnberry Street in Brussels on Friday, the second day of .the big. April storm. For all day Thursday and most of Friday the village was buried in snow. (Photo by Langlois) April snow storm blankets Brussels t. A Brussels council meeting opted into a shouting match. onday night when a spectator allenged councillors and was neatened with expulsion from e meeting. The interruption at brought the meeting to the int of adjournment before ings calmed down and business old be concluded. Ratepayer Herb Stretton who s observing interrupted the eeting after a vote on paying the ount of village auditor M.Harper. he Streets Committee and intenance crew are to be mended for their prompt on in snow removal from the ness section of our village, other streets after the storm. ey were hard at work Saturday ruing clearing away the huge ks of snow pushed back and d high on sidewalks and, eels by the snow plows. ****** he youngsters were the ones o appeared to thoroughly enjoy storm and its aftermath, ny of them were seen icking in the snow, climbing and sliding down the huge ands snowplows had left in it wake when, they were able to rate. They did not seem to d the chilling wind or being ost engulfed in the huge s, It was fun for them to be ng again and really enjOy a d old fashioned Canadian, StOntil ****** he Peter Dorsch family of 5, Brussels had a bad scate Wednesday night. A Olney fire erupted and with the h winds at the inception Of last is storm it held terrifying. gljects. The .Eittis§eig Fire artment were aniriniondd but flit was quickly brought et control and Was OW 'soon r they were called. * * * Councillor Frank *Stretton voted against the payment of the Harper bill of $1475, -for auditing the 1974 accounts, because he said he felt the amount was too high. Councillor Harold Bridge said he wanted • Councillor Stretton to explain his vote and Councillor Stretton said it was his democratic right to vote against the motion. After Reeve Jack McCutcheon asked for a recorded vote and the motion passed 3 - 2 with the Reeve, Councillors Hank TenPas and Bridge for and Councillors Stretton and George Jutzi against, Herb Stretton (Continued on Page 6) • Beaver is stolen The fact that the beaver has just officially been named Canada's emblem by the House of Commons must have made it more valuable in the eyes of someone in Brussels. The beaver crest on the front of the municipal clerk's office in Brussels has been stolen. Village Clerk William King said the beaver sitting on a log, is the village crest. "It has only been up on the (Continued on Page 6) The wild April storm that swept across Ontario Thursday and Friday of last week, whipped by high winds, gusting to 50 miles an hour at times, wrapped this community in an almost impenetrable blanket of snow said to be 27 inches in depth. Traffic was at a standstill. Snowplows were unable to cope with the huge drifts and police cruisers were called off roads and highways. The only vehicles moving here were snowmobiles. Only a very few hardypedestrians ventured out. Residents had to dig their way out of their homes. Schools were closed. Some business places also closed for there were few customers abroad and delivery at the height of the' storm was impossible. Scheduled events were cancelled. Brussels suffered less than some areas as there were few hydro or telephone interruptions. The condition of the main street on Friday was unbelievable. The huge drifts of snow reminded older residents of the storms of some years ago when snowplowing was unknown. Cars were trapped, buried almost completely by snow. It took a lot of hard work to get them out. Friday afternoon snowplows, snowblowers and individtials wielding shovels began the task of clearing away the huge accumulation of snow. If the weather turns warm with rain and the snow melts too quiAly there will be a lot of water around and we can anticipate flooded basements. Horticultural Society plans July dance Plans for a dance with Walter Ostariek were finalized when the Brussels Agricultural. Society met Tuesday. Organizational com- mittees for the dance, to be held July 18, were set up and members said tickets will be available shortly. The Agricultural Society executive decided, Secretary Treasurer Edwin Martin said, to hold field crop competitions in ensilage corn, grain corn, barley and two and three way mixed corn. A commercial feature of the Fall Fair will be forage crops and a vegetable display. A new roof will be installed at the Crystal Palace as soon as the weather improves, the Society decided. The 4-H calf club will be sponsored again this year. The Society divided the school parade to the fair into two classes. • (Continued on Page 6) pitted 'e flout I core beat dates. flour r date,' •n into pan, until When uares houting match nterupts council Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy A great many people have been unexpectedly ,engaged in active physical fitness participation. (Continued on Page 16) PLOUGHING UP AND .dARtiNt4 it AWAY Village ofgrustels.wprktnen were busy removing the huge piles of tilOW that lined Turetherry ,8treet,.:Np one can reltieltbet. a BtitAkt storm bringing'. such .foul weather .conditions in April ShOW plOW operators .. and "sidewalk and drive Way thovehett Who thought they were through for the'siear; got a rude awaken Wednetday hitithingi when 1113 to 12" of snow was On. the ground. .(Photo by .Langipis)•.