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BRONSONS HONORED
PRIOR TO DEPARTUttE
Mr. and Mrs, Rey .Bronson, Who
left Brussele on Wedneday to
Make their home Ritchener,
were guests of honor at 0, gather.
lug of Legion members, the
Legion Ladies' Apkiliary, the
' Legion Pipe Band, with their
wives and husbands together with
other friends-,
Dancing was enjoyed and dur-
ing the course of the evening Ray
and Betty Were piped to the stage
when an address Was read by
Donald Dunbar end the cOnple
Were presented With a set of
bridge table and chairs.
Mr, Brotisen, has been a member
tit the Wussels ttaneh of the
ltnyai Canadian Legion for the
ijast twenty-five Years. He has
ehrved as secretary of the Pipe
nand eiiihe 1652 and also as sec-
r etatt bt the the Legion for a
eutliber de years He has been sec-
retary-treaeliter of the B. M. G.
Telepliotte System and lately of
:Maitland Teieservice for the last
14 Yearte Mrs. :Ronson has also
been active in conlinunity affairs.
She had been seeretaty-treakurer
of the Legion 1:40,dies` Auxiliary, is
a Past. Noble Grand of Morning
Star Rebekah Lodge and had been
active in Teen ToWn for three
iyetire, Both Betty- and Ray will be
mieined.
MAIL SERVICE FOR
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 9
All services are suspended for
f_leoti Friday. No mail received or
dispatched. No rural service and
the wickets will he closed. Lobby
open as neual. Mail service on
Saturdae end Easter Monday ae
x•Per,,I
Local Boys Win Trip
To Edmonton Science Fair
t--)eter Gibson, ton of fir, and
:111 : (ii raja} is lbhoib tiiiii Allan
Cardiff, of
Cardiff, recently piaced„ higni„ iii
the Huron-Perth Science. Fair in
Stratford. The boys took first, in
the junior Sociology Class for
their anti air pollution devise,
Also, as one of. the four most out-
standing exhibits, theft' exhibit
Won a trip to the Canadian
Science Fair at Ildmcmton in May,
We wish them success there.
COMPLETES COURSE AT
CONESTOGA COLLEGE
Last week George' ti oiisthg
completed, quite sueeegSfulle;
18 month course at Conestoga
College, 'Waterloo, receiving deade
-diploma aiidaltio
Appliance Servicing
The- course consisted • of the
study of components and r6Pivie."-
ing of numerous appliances each
as spin washers, wringer washers,
electric dryers, stovesand ranges
domestic irefhigehhaton,
This is one of the neany trades
offered at this camteus.
CURLING NOTES
The Annual Windup of the local
curling club was held oil Wednes-
day, March 24, With 16 rinks com-
neting In the two draws, Two ten-
mid games were played, and the
,winnere were es follows:
9 A,M, Draw
1st Doug Rathwell rink
2 wins plus 1.5
2nd, Murray Hoover rink
2 wins plus 0
3rd 11111 'Hewitt rink
1 Win plus 8
CopeoltitiOti Ralph Pearson rink
11.30 A.M. braw
Orval Sauer rink
2 wins plug 5
2nd Glen, Rath NV ell rink
2 Wilts pltie 4
3rd Neil Hemingway rink
I win phis' 5
Consolation George Mutter rink.
The Curling Club's activities
for the season will end with the
annual meeting and na millet In
the Legion T-Tall on April 5.
Brussels Ladies . ended the
eluting season with a. local boll•
spiel, with two 6 end games.
Lunch was served between the
games hr the social committee.
President Bath Dunbar welcomed
the ladies, and a short meeting
followed. Aileen Mutter presented
the officers for the nex year.
Fast president, Bach Dunbar:
President, Rhea Valiance; 1st
Vice presideet.. Leona McDonald;
2nd Vice Prese 'Wilma Rathwell;
See. Trens.Norit Slephensoti; Sne.
Com,. Tsn.bel .Rathwell, - Helen
Bray.; Draw Corn., Donelda Pear-
son: Sunshive. Barb 'Dubber.
Congratulations to Donelda
'Pearson, skip. Nora Stephenson.
vice, Leona McDonald, 2nd and
111 0' wort
THOMAS GREY RENNNGT/34
Thomas (-Trey Pennington a
.Brussels died suddenly in' Victoria
Hospital, London, on Wedeeedue,
Marcel 24th, ie his 63rd year.
Bore a.t Cranbrook in 1907, he
Mali 11. Mb Of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Watieie.
hele wee' effAieteteelit. p el% ter
in Road' Conqunctio&
retirement in 1961.
He is survived by two brothers.,
:leek of Brussels and William of
Kitten rdinee Three- brothers,
James, and Harold predeceas-
ed him.
Mineral service was held from
St. John's Anglican Church on
S'aturday, March 27th. The Ray.
Kellileth Stokes officiated.
Pallbearees were: Stuart Steven.
kyii; Dick Stephenson, Tick Mc-
Meerey Pluether, Maarice
Camerbie• neei Notelon Engel
finrfai was leigruseele et nietery'
COMPETITION`
:HELD MARCH 25th
"Competition Deem Was. held at
the Brussels Arena for
members of the Brussels Figtire7
Club. The results were.
fella: WS
Beginners
3rd Cathy i1 dri.t'ir'
2nd .Atif6 geDlhiliafd
Vnletie..fohrtS'teh
Juniore
1st Patricia Haveman
2nd Anne K ern i-igh
317d Raren McCutcheen
Intermedietes
let Annette Boueschansker
2nd Dianne Godkin
3rd Jill McCetelieen
Seniort
1st Joan Huether
Jena 2nd Carol Wheeler.
Cardiff
3rd, Catherine Cardiff
Five Mothers assisted Mrs,-Faye
MacDonald in eudgineethe skaters,
The first three. with the highest
points, in each. group received e
ribbon and the winners received
* silver dollar' as well.
Special thanks go to Faye Mac.-
Donald, to those wile contributed
to the lunch. for the skaters, and
spectator's, and to those who help-
ed in any Way to Make the event
a. tio Cre
BLYTH UPSETS
BRUSSELS COACHES
The Brussels coaches missed
many opportunities to score and
were only able to get, three goals
behhel Blyth goalie lion Henry,
This optput was not enough as
Myth scored four goals in the
first period ou their way to theire
5-3 victory.
John Stewart led the .Blyth •on-
slaught with three goals while
team-mate T)oug McDougall picked
by 'Ronnie Laurie. (lord Haggett,
Re .2.- Single goals weri, scored
and Jim Button: Scoring for the
tonal viand - were Thin • Prior.
Murray Lowe and Fronk Strettott.
TA 01'004) rt.fi, alto rif110
'Z':e fieir
t AO,
One hundred 4114 go*cy Lions,
their ladies, and guests' Were .fen
attendance at the Charter'
25th Anniversary Banquet of dee
Brussels Liens Club, held in the
Royal Canadian Legion Hall here
oil Monday night.
lieht Coffin of Montreal, 3rd
Vice' hiesodent Lions International
was tl; (.11V0i'igit/gik ed guest
speaker for the
The hall Nviis fittingly ifeiCir ieled.
in the Lions colors of blue end'
gold, with streamers and • Lions
emblems. Flowers added to the
attractiveness of tine tables and
every lady present was presented
with a corsage.
D. D. G. George Mutter was
chairman for the evening's pro-
program.
Singing of the Lions Grace led
by Lion. Selwyn Baker with Mrs.
Jack Bryans at the piano„ and a
Toast to the Queen prec'eeded the
beet-111'a
A, hearty sing sung was led by
Lion Seheyn 'Baker assisted by
Lion Maurice Laymek o.f . Water.
down, Who 'ffes the first Lion
Tamer of the Arusgeis Club 'When
it was chartered att,e; aloe
Graeme MacDoeald.
.Lion Calvin Kra titer expreSeh'd
'thanks to theheaterors, replied fo
by :Mrs. David' Hastings of the
&Rion Atikillary:
In proPoeing a toast to Lions
international, Ltott Roy B. dousing
told bteetly of die formation: of
the Brussels Club with di: memb-
ers. MOW there are only eight 6f
those original. Clierter meeriberS
left. Lions, he said, are serving
the world with Lions Ieternatiorel
es the guiding light,
Respoese to this toast was made
by Lion Maurice Jenkins Z.C. 3 N
of Goderich, payittg tribute to the
Charter Members of the Brussels
Chili and to the accomplishments
of their club, Wishing them suc-
cess in, the future.
Lien Henry FIxel ,proposed the
toast to the ladies and Mrs. James
Armstrong le her reply 'expressed
the thanks of the ladies for being
included:in their 25th anniversary.
President ,Tames .Arrnstrong
extended a. Weltiome te • all and
said lie was glad to see former
-members and members of Other
clubs present, It was an honor, he
said, to have on their 25th miniver-
sary, thenrge Mutter tit the D.D.O.
Reeve Jack McCutcheon wel-
eoMed the guests to the village and
said all should he proud of the
',ions Club for the community
would he deprived of many things
if riot for the Lions.
lntrrrduetion of the head
table guests was made by Lion
President jennies A rinstrotig.
Visiting club monibers wort, also
introduced and included represen-
tatives from the Lions of Sea.forth
Atwood, Bayfield, Elora, Goderieln
Monkton, Palmerston, Wiughain,
WritaNlowb,
IAA Ott( f;'rmA tiAmth§
1160614 tti'6
speaker Lion ma Coffin of Mont.
real. and spoke of his many ketivi-.
ties within the. Lions a$ ate
fi number of outside interests,
.kfte'r expressing his thanks
the Werth welcome given him and
paying tiribete to the Cnarter
members Lein Cann epoke
what Lioniam heeent to him. It
meant being involved with man,-
kind, Those who don'( get in:voile,
ed are not getting oat or It what
filey should. There is net such!
thifii.V,, tie said, as an ordinary
inembely en! 11 ofuli, or a small chtb.-
ach and fever,' one has a contri-
bution to inak0, X Lions pin only
makes a member. ii thestn be worn,'
farther inside. The laregnage of
Lionism. must be the langlta.gn of
the heart. This mus he !earned.
it is a privilege to serve. lie cone
teemed. 'Members who think a cluth
is lucky to have them are ones
elub can do without. They are
lucks to be members, to have an,
opportunity to serve. "Thinking
Internationally is an art" Lions
International does of belong to'.
any one eonntry, race' or creed,
There is some good in everyone
and only when we leaen this can
We think Internationally. esTit
are dedicated men who :work hard
trying to serve all people. Liore
Coffin said it is a pity that Most:
people' profess support of the
brotherhood of man but that anim-
osity and prejudice still' raise their
ugl, head, told the Lions to try
to remember never :to he short.
ari Couregie Find the courage tit
Lace critielein you will meet, ilk
leadership: courage of your con-
v Lions. Think for your-so:Ives,
not of Yourselves, An important
essential quality is imagination.
Think to imagine, and dream and
work out the substance of your
dreams. If you are to :fulfil your
possibility, do not imitate, be
yousself always.' There is some-
thing ea:ch and every one can bring
to their Lions Club,
Lion Selwyn Baker. chairman
of the Charter Amtiversary COM-
mitte, thanked the' speaker and he
was presented 'with a painting of
a Brussels scene done by Mrs, D
A. Reim.
A noti,, of sadness touched the
happy occasion When Rev. 117
Hazelwood of Hamilton, e, 'former
member of the chub, conducted the
Nercrology service in imereory of
deceased members.
Draw prices were Wan by Mrs.
Cecil 'Parker. Lion Bed Cruick-
shank, Wingham, Lion Nortn cog.'
Jilin, Atwood. Lion Bob Walker
of Pahnerston, elonkten Lion.
The presentation of awards was
o ad p by the I n t ern a Vona] \hoe
"'resident 'Friss Coffin. :Prior to
the banquet Lioh Coffin and other
officers paid a visit to Charter
nember Harold :Thomas, who was
unable to lilteed, anti preeented
lira tl}''lil'ti.5
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Single (lope Ok.; i37Ll:UgE111/..,8 POST, THURSDAY, APRIL 1st, 1971 .Pt9.MT PUBLISHING .fir.41TISTif
I3RUSSELS LIONS ENTERTAIN NUMEROUS GUESTS-
kr THEIR 25th ANNIVERSARY CHARTER. NIGHT'
Machan Hardware Sold
To Kitchener Couple
. Me; tied Mrs, Leonatd 'Madan
igri; , the; If ti
tesinese !they have . condueted
hero since they purchased it from
lievia Gregg in 1956.
They have sold their Heine
TleitelWare Stere to Mr. and Mrs.
F4ityl Hoppe of Kitchener' who took
peseession April let
. .
• Hanna. Restaurant
-Changes Hands
Mr, and Mes. Oath Graber of
Brest-ids are the new owners of
?Miner HaiiiiahRestaiiraiit here.
MP. and Mrs. John Haden, -Who
fiiiclittSed the business froni
§tkidoit;'s fit years ago, left oil
ghiidai; • to live iii Burlington
*here he lieS been einployed ler
iiethe tiirie. John was aentember of
the, lirueselS•
Prior to their departure Brussels
roiriit people field a surprise party
at, the Ramie' bonic,,They present-
ed Mjet..,Hanne, with a cake and
giassWare, „..
tdowd yoo !firmioliA 161101 filolftgr
tfig honr.itsiiA