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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1966-02-03, Page 6BRUSSELS TRANSPORT SAFE DEPENDABLE TRUCKING, SERVICE Ship Pigs On Mon clay if Monday Holiday — Ship Tuesday Cattle Trucking Service to or from Brussels anywhere within Ontario. Phone George AAA. Brussels 122. --Arirent....vilva;/--Gramantt THE SRUSSILS POST BRUSSELS, ONTARIO THURSDAY, FEB, 3rd, ..1.966 yeetun irti.ed.t re ~YM GHANY United Church Annual Meeting Rev. Allan Johnston opened the annual meeting of Illthel United Church With a short devotional period.. Mrs. Alex Pearson was Secretary for the meeting. Les, Earl and Roy Hall, who Were the retiring elders, were re-elected for another term of office, Sam Beirnes was also elected. David Brown, Gordon Clark and MI's Jim Struthers, were elected stewards Ethel UCW Officers Installed For 1966 A meeting of the United Church Women of Ethel was held follow- ing the annual meeting of the church The new officers for 1966 were installed 'by Rev. Allan Johnston. The devotional period Was conducted by Mrs. Jim Struthers and Mrs. Doris Hanna, Mrs. Cheter Earl was m charge of the business session. Personals Clarence Clark has been a patient in j,istowel Memorial hospital followang an unfort- unate mishap. He fell through a trap door in his barn. Mrs. Percy Stephenson is vacationing in Florida. She was accompanied by her sisters, Mrs, Isabel Walker, Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fraser of Burford. ."^". SEM:OF-1H UPHOLSTERY Centre street, TELEPHOlifi: 446 f "-.1riet$ nr tipholeterinC Brussels Represtentoilvo 6•111..WVIN BAK/Ft PHONE: 79 BRUSSti..r Thanks for renewing your Post. PROTECT YOUR EYESIGHT "We live in the age of ViSi311," said Mrs. J. T. Patterson, Pre- sident of the Canadian Council of the Blind, in a special White Cane Week interview. "Teday, more than at any time in history, working conditions demand good sight. We depend on our eyes for driving, for watching television and for reading, Which libraries report increases each year." Because good sight is so essent- ial to modern living, the •OCB and The. Canadian National Institute for the Blind, who sponsor White I Cane Week, are dedicating this year's program to sight preser- vation and prevention of blind- ness. There is good reason for their choice, In this day where vision is so necessary, blindness is, on the increase. According to a three-year study recently released by ONI13', the ratio is 132 blind persons to 100,000 pop- ulation as compared with 105 blind persons per 100,000 in 1946. THUR.-FRI. your eye doctor at the first sign of trouble. if he prescribes glass- es wear them. When watching television, keep the room lighted to avoid sharp contrast - it may cause strain, If you work in in- dustry, protect your eyes by wearing safety glasses, and most important of all have a routine eye examination every 2 to 3 years. The pain you will save yourself and yorur family is inesti mable. "rl'hese simple precautions are effective in sight protection," Mrs. Patterson pointed out. "Rem- ember, they are' your eyes —. one pair for a lifetime. NOW AVAILABLE An opening with Avon Products in the Bluevale, Jamestown, Molesworth area. For information phone collect evenings, London 451-0541, or write Mrs. M. Millson, 17 Hawkesbury Ave., London. FOR SALE — Panel Bed and springs, 54 in. wide, both in good condition. Steel Bed with springs 64" wide in good Condition. Will sell any one Seperate 13Imer Ellacott Professional baseball was first )layed in Canada in 1861. Doctors state that half the blindness in Canada could be prevented if people would seek eye care at the first sign of trouble., In addition thousands suffer eye accidents needlessly each year. The Workmen's Compensation. Boards of Canada 'report otn-thei-job injuries total- ling between 300,000 and' 400.000 every year. This record - does not include farm, house- hold or recreation accidents. "Needless blindness and un- liecessaey 'eye injuries indicate that. seeing Canadians should be more alert to the importance of their own sight," Mrs. Patterson, who is blind herself. emphasized. She declared that people give more thought to the care of their cars than to the care of their eyes. She gave a few suggestions 'for protecting your vision. See. FEB. 3.4 "'THE ART OF LOVE" Colour Starring: Jarnes Garner Dick Van gyice Elke. Sommer - Angie Dickinson A koJkie artist on the 1088 in romantic Paris makes for super screen funfest. SATURDAY MATINEE "FIVE PENNIES" U ES-WED. FEB. 5.7-H-9 SPECIAL — (4 Days) "THE IPCRESS FILE" CinemaSeope -Colour starring: Michael Caine - Nigel Green This is a thrilling tale of undercover intelligence agents in a ction THUR.-FRI. (2 Days) FEB. 10-11 "MGM's BIG PARADE OF COMEDY" This is a film highlighting the screen's greatest comedians in theIr abet hilarious comedy routines. Sommellilibssaillinlilvazgalessussellilamselalliosissolanilsom111110860111111.ftegggezam. 0.0.011410001100•61•1011.1ftsoiroftursollirsooftworeislisikuiraftwoW STORIES WIITH JOHN DRAINIE John Drainie, the versatile Can- adian actor closely identified with Stephen Leacock (in which por- tral he is seen above) is heard o It. 'Now-2' For. ....the: Finest in 0111010041 .•.P6111111 Brussel ''`"ollingoosmaispeoll every afternoon Monday to Pd.- day on the 0130 radio series, Stories with John Drainie. Now in its seventh year, the program has broadcast about 1400 stories by Can a chart *titers.