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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1966-08-25, Page 1TI O BRIUSSNLS POST. TIIIURSDA'i, AUGUST 25th, 1966 11100 A Year In Muse* .411Wornommawyr...77.77,74monporau..... Brussels Squirts Wih Local Group Championship Brussels Squirts won four games straight in. their succes- fiil bid for the can. Against Blyth in the semi- finals the Squirts equeeged out an S - 5Nietory and thumped Blyth in the second game 10 - 1 t behind the is-hit pitching of Corned :Wheeler. Against Ethel things were a little easier as they won by 16 - 17 and 30 - 11 scores, to clinch the championship, Their next big opponent will be Winghane so come out and support your team. BRUSSELS LEONS CLUB COMMITTEES 1966 - 67 President George Mutter 1st Vice . Cal. Smith 2nd 'Vice ,Cal. Kreuter To.rd Vice • jam van. Vflet, Directors Gordon. Fork: man, Henry Exel, Tim Armstrong Jr, Gordon McGayin. Secretary Cee, McFadden Gee. Parker Lion Tamer flank Ten.Pas Assistant, Selwyn Baker Talitwister Gee. McCutcheon Assistant Chas. Thomas Auditors Cec. McFadden,. George McCutcheon Attendance .Membership G.eo. McCuteheon, 'Harold Thomas, Bill Turnbull Health & Wefare Cliff Dunban Cal. Krauter Property Gordon 'Workman, Gerry EGce1, Jack Hanna, Gordon Stiles Program, ,, Charles Thomas Jim Aranstrong Sr., Al, John- ston, Gordon McGavin, Jan van. Vliet, George Langlois Ways & Means Selwyn. Baker, ,Simith, Ian McDonald, ,Tack McDonald, Cal, 'Kreuter Agriculture Dill Blake, Dill, Stratychiik, Jinn Knight :Boys & Girls Max Oldfield, Jim Armstrong Jr., Jim Knight, Ralph Pearson, Gee. Langlois Scout & Cub Bob Raymond, Jack Hanna Convention .... A. Rant, leek McDonald Sight Conservation ROY Cousins, Ian McDonald Easter Seals . Len Meehan, :Hank Ten Pee, Wilbur Tern- bull, .Cecil Parker Christmas , Henry Exel, Russ, Knight Publis Relations ........ —en 110 Kennedy, Elston Cardiff 44. r% Get your Wester Fair TieketS TtoV, at the 3rusSel0 Post MQNCRIEFF Moncrieff W.I. August Meeting The conveners of the Hist- orical Research were retiponsitAlo for the August uteetjhg.. of the Moncrieff - Women's. Institute held in the Community Hall, Mrs, Ken Smith, president, conducted • the business., Mrs. J, .Smith and. Mrs, Ken Smith were appointed 'as dole- gates to..attend the • Guelph Con- ference September 19 and .20. The ladies of the. W, T. are invited to Ethel W. I. meeting September 14th, when Dr. Mealuster will show slides. ,Mrs. Ken Crawford and Mrs. A. Ward were appointed to in- quire . into the purchasing of card tables for the Community Hall. The roll call was responded. to by naming some thing you use today and •• what your grand- mother used to produce the same result, The motto .`A. backward look nay encourage a forward stride" was discussed by Mrs. J. P. Mc- Naught and the topic "An item from the Tweedsmuir History Doak". The History of Moncrieff Church was read by . Mrs.0. Ha meson, A Geography Match was then held with Mrs• E. F1'ood's side being the winners, The meeting closed and lunch was served by the committee in charge. • Personals Mr. and Mrs. H. McNaught and family expect to move to Strat- ford in the near futtire. Mrs: Janet fAirelCay spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Flora eteurst, at Listowel. The neWlyWeds. Mr. and Mrs. D. Partridge have returned home and been given the usual reception. noise etc. Moncrieff Church Redecorated By Members The walls of the auditorium of Moncrieff Church have been given a lovely new fresh look. This Work has been done by the members themselmee and it is a credit to those who helped with the work of panneling the front -Walls and painting the side Walls. It has made a vast improVernent. and the mefbers are to be ceriu- m ended for their Work. BORN FOX — Mr. and Mts. Jetties A' You Are Asked To Attend The Centennial Project Meeting A General meeting ofBusiness men, Chueeh Groups, Clubs. Societies and citizens of. Brus- sels, Morris and Grey, to organize the Centennial Project, will he held Monday, August 29th, et 8:00 p.m. in Brussels Public Library. Herb. Stretton Centennial qmirman Spin Around The Track This past week has found our iocal racer at three tracks. Tuesday night at the Nilestown Speedway jack picked up a flIbt and fifth in the heat races and a third in the feature. Friday night at Delaware eras- ed the first of the two big races. Out of the twenty-six cars quali- fying for the race Jack had the third fastest time trial This in- eluded several of the American cars which journeyed over for the 100 lap international. Jack was placed second car on the in- side for the start of the race and when the gruelling 100 laps were over, we Ceund Jack finisning in third place, A good finish after a lot of hot hard work. Saturday night found us at Plamboro Speedway for a Sam Snider Memorial night. in honor of a good driver and great corn- Petitor, who lost his life in an accident, that proved fatal earlier this. year. Out of these memorial races jack picked up two fourth spots and. eighth in the feature ,Which included several of our American. competitors from the night before. The highlight of the night came when six of the stock car drivers borrowed soap box derbies from the younger set and staged a race of their, own. Jack picked up his only checker- ed flag of the night when his soap box, powered by Murray Lowe. crossed the finish line in a dead heat with Glen Shutt., A good time was had by Hoping for a good week of racing with the big climax Sat- urday night at Flamboro *with thee 150 lap International. Quali- fying time trials start at 7:00 p.m. We'll see you there. CARD OF THANKS I ledsh to express my sincere appreCiatiOn to all my friends who visited Me, sent flouters. gifts Mad cards, while T was a patient in Listowel Hospital. A special thank you to Dr. Bigelow, Dr, Donald Mtitin and Flower Show Here This Friday An interesting, and eertainly the most oolorful event of the summer season will take place this Friday when the Flower Show of the Brussels and District Horticultural Society will be held in St. John's Church. A cold turkey supper will also be served. Beautiful blooms and artistic floral arrangements will 1w on display'. This affair deserves the support of the puhlie for the soe- iety does much to beautify our village. ARCHIBALD M. ENGEL A General meeting of Business well known resident of Grey Towship; died Sunday in Wing- liam and District Hospital in his 73rd year. He was a member of St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels, and an active Member of St. John's Masonic Lodge,, Brussels. He is survived by his wife, the former. Jessie Aicock. Also cur viving are three brothers, Mac and Ross, both of Grey Township, and Robert. of Mitchell. The funeral service was held from the P. A. Rann funeral home, Brussels, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. F. G. ]3raby, rector of St. John's Church. An A.17, & service 'Was held at the. funeral home at 9 p.m. on Tuesday. 1Pallbearers were L. Cousins, .fas, Mail', Win. Blake, 0. Blake,' R. Alcock and 5, .Stephenson. Burial took place in Bressels cemetery. ENOAtmEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Rettry A. Buffinga, .Londeshoro, wish to announce the engagenient of their only daughter, Helen Ruth, to Larry 11,\Igh Johnston, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnston," H. R Walton, The wedding will take plilce in the Christian Rerorm Church, Clinton, on Saturday, September ard, at 2.30 p.m. CROP REPORT Parts at the north area of the Comity recoiled their first good rain since June 19th. — other areas are concerned with con- tinued wet weather, About 75% of spring crop is harvested — corn is progressing favourably -- white bean yields could be down on early instilling crops. Pastures ere reviving after July dry spell. D. H. Miles. P. Ag, Agricultural RepresontM1-- N)r ilhrOn County. POST PUBLISHING HOUSE PEOPLE WE KNOW Mr. and Mrs. Jack Backer and daughters, Nancy and. Sally of Wheatley, were visitors With hie mother. Mrs. .1'. 0, Baelter, Mrs. S. Rappaport, her daught. er and a girl friend, Toronto were Brussels visitors on Tues- day. Mr. arid, Mrs. David McCutch- eon and baby daughter, Karen, have been holidaying with his parents, Mr. and Mre. Jack. McCutcheon. Mrs. Freeman Turmey, Tees- water was a, visitor with. her mother, Mrs. 'Mt Miller. on Wed- nesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Scott and family of Woodbridge, were week, end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrie: Con sl n s. Mrs. Ruth McFadden and daughters Kathie and Jennifer, of Vancouver, B. C., have been visit- ine. with Mr. and MrS. Cecil Miss Manche Meeker of Whit- by snow- the weekend with Mr, and Mrs. .Tack Arr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell. • Wood bri dee. were weekend. gnests of Mr, and Mrs. -Roy Censine, Dr. C. A. Myers. of Saskatoon, visited members of his family`. end friends bore this week. Mvere, who has been vacation' ine here, will return home with. hire CARD OF THANKS We \vould like to thank all. our friends and neighbours who gave us curia a beautiful wedding gift. Your thoughtfulness will al- ways be rornc.mbered and hatted. Ruth Ale, and 'Karl Gmack and NJOriciie and William Henhdeffer Teasurer Fox arc happy tit aririOnnce the the nursing staff on the first birth of a daughter, Rhonda floor, Your kind attention will Lynn, at Peel Memorial Hog- 1 rioter be forgotten. pit al, ntamptori, on August Mts. Ethel tremiler 15th, WA Hell ;Drivers -Enjoyed By Large Crowd Favoured with better weather than was the case last year, a good crowd was on hand to "thrill and. chili" at, the perfor- mance of the Imperial Hell Drivers who presented their show here at the fair grounds on Wednesday night. The event, sponsored by West- ern Star 1.0.0,1. Lodge, with. proceeds going to the C.P.T. fund, was thoroughly enjoyed. - by the spectators. A, common Tema) is heard • these days has been that, we regularly have too many would-be "hell drivers.", who lack professional skill, using our village streete for • their dangerous antics. It is too bad they cannot perform as a group in a safe place where other • people wotild not be endangered, if they have no regard for their own lives.