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GROCERS RETIRE — John and Margaret McCutcheon, right, who came , to
Brussels in 1958 from Ingersoll, are retiring from their grocery business. The
McCutcheon name will carry on in the busindss however, because the store is being
taken over by the -McCutcheon's son David and daughter-in-law Janet, left..
(Photo by Langlois)
BBA will support •
planning report -
Seminar held
Short Shots
by Evelyn Kennedy
flovverbeds, provided by the
Brussels Horticultural Society, do
so mucy to beautify our village
with their abundance of beautiful
blooms.
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Apply Day • of the First
Brussels Wolf C.ub Pack, which Plans are well underway for
had to be twice postponed the annual visit of Santa Claus to
because of rain, will be held on this community. The Santa Claus
Saturday, October 22nd. The rain parade will be held nn December
has dainpetied their spirits twice 10th. Watch for particulars and
when they were ready and eager bring the kiddies to meet hint:
Members of the Brussels Leo
Club spent at least part of their
Thanksgiving Day in good works.
They were busy cleaning up the
flower beds at the Municipal what Miss Doris,McDonald found
Office and the Medical Centre high in the crotch of a maple tree
when we saw them at Work. These in their driveway. She found it
healthy, complete with all those
scratchy brambles one finds on
any betry bush. Quite probably a
bird dropped a seed in that
particular spot and it grew and
flourished there.
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on you on the 22 nd: Brussels and Cranbrook WI are
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bush growing in a tree? That is
once again.
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(by Debbie Ranney)
In recent action of Brussels
council in -seeking to have a
",penitentiary locatedBrussels
got 'a mixed- reaction' 'frotti , the
people of the village when the
Post asked how they would feel
about having a penitentiary here.
Some expressed the hope that
it would- bring industry to the area
and create new jobs. Others were
a bit uneasy about the possibility
of penitentiary escapees. But on
the whole most people were
uncertain about just what
advantages and disadvantages a
pentitentiary could bring.
Mrs. Marla Suggs, co manager
of the Brussels Inn said when she
first heard about the idea she was
shocked but now it doesn't bother
her and she thinks its good if its
going to help Brussels. She also
thinks that if' anybody was going
to escape they would go out of
town to do it.
The 13russels Business
Association plans to send a brief
,to MPP Murray Gaunt and other
government officials on proposed
amendments to the province's
planning act. The --decision came
at the BBA meeting last week.
Herb. Stretton, a former
member of both Brussels and
Huron County councils, told the
BBA of a. report prepared by
Professor Eli. Comay of York
University which studied. the
current ,planning across the
province. The report, whiPh took
18 months to preppye and" cost
$380,000 recommends a drastic
overhaul in the proiOncial
planning system, including
stripping power from the Ontario
Municipal Board and limiting
provincial intervention in
"I think it's a stupid idea. I'm
not for.it at all," said Mrs. Donald
Bray of, Brussels think it's too
small a' .for sbitiethitik like
that," she said.
Mrs. William Cardiff of
Brussels had a different point of
view.
"As far as that is.concerned 1
think it would be good for the
town. I know what a penitentiary
involves. It would bring work to
the town. I've been thinking
about it and that's the conclusion
I've come to."
"It wouldn't make me
frightened. I don't think there's
as many escapees from places like
that",,she said.
Mrs. Jack Hall of Brussels has
mixed feelings. ,
"I didn't myself, feel that I
wanted, it. Yet, if its jobs for
people around here, that's a good
thing too," she said.
Mrs. Gordon Stephenson of
Brussels obviously isn't going to
municipal planning.
The BBA brief will support the
recommendations made in
Professor Comay's report.
In other business, the
Association decided that the entry
fee- for the bed race which is to
take place before Christmas will
be $5. Five people, four pushers
and one rider, will be entered, with
each bed. A date for the race has
not yet been set.
The first place winnet, in the
race will receive a- trophy. Second
and third place fmishers
receive engraved medallions the
BBA decided.. ,
Tickets for the BBA Christmas
dinner and dance will go on sale
November 1.
Two suggestions were read and
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mixed
worry about the problem of a
penitentiary too soon.
"I haven't given much though ,
to p to happen. It
one,chance in a million" , she
said.
Rev. Eric LeDrew of the United
Church russels said he really
hadn't given it much thought.
"My feeling of course, is a
mixed emotion," he said.
"I think it would be a,good
thing for the -area if we had some
employment in the area.
For a thing as serious as this, I
would r eally like to take a hard
look at the pros and cons," he
said.
Mrs. George Hart of R.R.2,
Brussels was uncertain about her
feelings in the matter.-
"I don't 'know what to say
about it. I don't know whether I'd
like it that close or not", she said.
Mrs. Bob Hart of R.R.2,
Brussels had something of the
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Ab out 40 news correspon-
dents from community weekly
papers in Huron and Perth
attended a day long seminar in
Clinton Friday, sponsored by the
Bluewater Regional Newspaper
Network.
Rural news correspondents
write out of a sense of service to
others, and of loyalty to their
community, Wingham Advance
Times publisher Barry Wenger
told the group,. Editors of other
BRNN papers encouraged
correspondents to look for feature
news and humour.
"If Prime Minister , Trudeau
came to your door and asked to
use the phone, firSt ask him what
--Ws doing ydir
news," suggested Jintliaggarty,
news editor of the Mitchell
Advocate, to genetal laughter.
Let readers in your areas know
that you need ,and want their
participation, said Susan White,
editor of the Seaforth Huron •
Expositor. Make your columns in
your local paper the main source
of news for all ages about your
community and you'll get reader
co-operation, she said.
Space in community papers is
at a premium, as prices ,rise, the
correspondents heard and they
were urged to keep their news
"tight". "Ask yourselves; what's
the most important -part of this
story, the fact that a group ,gave
$1000 to Crippled Children or that
Hymn 253 was sung?" suggested
Jim Fitzgerald, ,editor of the
Clinton News Record. corres-
pondents stress people news and
should ask themselves "are
people goirig to read this?" he
said.
Newspapers often have to cut
correspondence to make it fit the
space available, explained Joanne
Walters, a reporter with the
Goderich Signal Star, but editors
try to let correspondence reflect
the personalities of the writers,
all, ,involved, active people in
their communities. .
editorf3i11 Batten`, of.the' Exeter
Times Advocate, speaking on how
to handle community reaction to
news once it is printed told, the
correspondents that sometimes
their news has to be cut when last
minute hard news breaks.An
editor then has to decide what's
the least important item. "We -
have to use our own judgment,
and often it's incorrect," Mr.
Patten said.
"The buck stops here," he said
and urged correspondents to ask
readers who complain to them
about errors and omissions to
phone the local editor. "It's not
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106th Year - Iisue No. 42
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER '19, 1977
A penitentiary here?
Reaction is
russels Post
hest estS at Ontari6 intronidiv arip!ociate the addresses the group. (Clinton Newt Record PhotO) Station, COngrattilationS occasiti we are Mare;
"CORRESPONDENTS, SEMINAR Weekly neWSpaper CorrespOridents from all
oVer Huron County Were in Clinton:Friday far a day tong serninar Organized tip help
them improve' their Writing an handle problernt that may arise ih their jobs,
Editors Of SeVeral COO* weeklies spoke to the groupn on a umber of tobica realting ,
to newspaper mirk,. Here Wingham Advance titnea Editor Harry Wenger