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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1973-01-10, Page 4FOR COUNTRIES INcLunEp IN. THE. POSTAL :UNION,,; THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN OPeTNIS Some examples of early brItish stamped postal stationery, including the pictorialdesign for the Golden Jubilee o Penny Postage. The reverse side of the postcards was left clear for messages: unlike Canada. Britain has never issued official viewcards. Many try skimp collecting GOING OUT OF BUSINESS -- 20% OFF ALL STOCK -- FINAL DAY SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th Bluevale General Store NOTICE to SENIOR CITIZENS Have you filled out your application for Senior Citizens accommodation — If no t do it NOW — ApIlication forms must be returned in the next two weeks to be in- chided in the survey. For help contact the Municipal Office: Wm. H. King, Clerk — Village of Brussels ELLECTROHOME Radios Record Players Tape Recorders save 10% 011 Suggested list .prices during the MOtith o f Jan nary. 'f• -11A0111.affilTVSAILES:fiSERIIICE EI:ECT110110MB' .41 4144 erciasiece.. qUeglitSIRE0000114:0Net P4.46-523.9640 One thing is true about modern life - people are worried.. We worry about, taxes, bills, what people think about us, where we are going to get money for next summer's vacation, and many silly things. We lack a trust in God that he will provide for us and our families in the future. God gives us so much each day to be thankful for. He sees that our needs are met - that we eat, drink, have clothing and shelter. Yet so many of us lack faith and trust. We worry our- selves to the point of becoming ill. We let our problems bother and frustrate us. Life could be much easier for us if we could take our burdens and pro- blems to God and let Him give us the proper guidance. We can feel better, too, a- bout many of our worries, if we trust Him to do what is right for us. He knows what we need, even more than we do, most times. Our faith must be aided by trust, in order to lessen our burden in this life. News of . Bluevale Mr. Dennis Freeman was in charge of the service at Blue- vale Presbyterian church Sunday. The Mission Band and Explor- ers held their first meeting with Mrs. Keith Moffatt as leader for mission band and Marie Walker and Norma Willitts as assistants. Mrs. Jack Willitts leads the Ex- plorers, assisted by Mrs. Alex MacTavish. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elliott and family of Richmond Hill. Miss Pat Pritchard of Georgetown spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. George Fischer and family. The Bluevale-Belmore Young People's held their meeting Sun- day evening in Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gilkin- son and Mr. Ivan Haugh were supper guests Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Haugh and Eileen. Miss Shirley Taylor visited with Marie and Kathy Walker. on Sunday. Huron B. of The increasing number of pic- torial postal items produced all over the world has encouraged many collectors to specialise in this attractive aspect of philately. Canadian collectors wishing to pursue this idea will find a variety of recent material available with- in their own country, and sufficient has been issued else- where to build up an international collection. The' British Post Office has never b evn among those issuing stamped view, cards, but on several occasions has produced other postal items embellished with a pictorial design. The first of these was art envelope issued as long ago as 1890. It celebrated the Golden Jubilee of •Penny Postage,• recalling the ap- pearance of the world's first ad- hesive stamp, the Penny Black. The envelope sold for a shilling, but was valid for only one penny postage, the balance of 11 d going to Post Office charities. The envelope showed contrasting scenes in mail transportation between 1840 and 1890. , In 1964 the British Post Office issued two pictorial aero- grammes 'to mark the 400th an- niversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. One depicted' scenes from six of his plays, while the other reproduced a full colour photograph of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Strat- ford. The sheets sold for 10d (6d postage and 4d premium for the picture). Encouraged by the sales of these air letter sheets, the Post Office subsequently produced two tourist air letter sheets depicting the Houses of arliament and the ' Tower of London but this ex- periment has not been followed up. A similar pictorial sheet marked the Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969 and there have been special pictorial air letters. for Christmas gree- tings in recent years. The 1972 Christmas Forth showed tra- ditional easonal ornaments and decorations. In Canada, a series of 15 postcards was issued at the end of 1971 in the Toronto areal Each card depicted a full colour scene of Toronto, and the impressed cents stamp on the card re- produced the Seine scene. This Scheme was extended last July When a series,of '90 different postcards was released. These cards depiet scenery and land marks' from all over the country; the impressed 8 cents stamp in each case reproduces the same scene. . The cards are Sold new in packs of tiVe ' different fer $1. Eighteen sets of cards have been produced •-• three each for Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, two lot Aiberta4 and One for Newfoundland, Nova Sco- tie, Prince Edward Island, NOW Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatche-' ARV 10, .1973i' wan, and the NorthWest k Ter- ritories and. Yukon. South of the border, the American Post Office introduced a much more modest programme on June 29, 1972, when a set of five postcards was releaied. Each _of . the cards has on the reverse side reproductions of four scenes that are high spots for tourists - thus making 20 different scenes in all. In ad- dition, however, a fifth scene is the subject of each of the im- pressed stamps on the address side of the cards. Acoastal scene at Gloucester, the historic frigate "Constitution" and Monument Valley are the subjects of the three cent stamps, intended for domestic surface rates. The 9 cents Stamp, for domestic air- mail, features the world-famous Grand Canyon, and the 15 cents stamp, for international airmail, features the 'Niagara Falls with the Canadian shore in the back- ground. Although this was the first occasion on which official tourist Cards of this type had been pro- duced by the Canadian Post Office, it is interesting to note that Canadians had thought of the idea many years ago. In 1871, Canada was the eleventh country in the world to begin issuing post- cards, three years before either Newfoundland or the United States. In 1897 commercial ad- vertising was permitted on post- Cards bearing impressed stamps. These cards were issued singly in packages of 100, or in uncut sheets of eight cards, in pack- ages of 125 sheets (100 cards). Large quantities' were used by the three leading railway sys- tems of Canada to advertise the scenic attractions along their lines. Although these cards, had irnpresSed 1 cent etampe, they were not an official Post Office issue, like the present series of view cards, but they are of great interest and value to eel,- lectOr. Another _semi-official item in great demand by collectors _IS the 1/2 cent post- card' of. 1928 produced by a ge- tting firm as an advertising • ft-lick. it bears the inectiption, 'ThiS is the. first Coloured POet card issued by the Canadian Post Office. Keep it as a SO11,, Venir.' One. wonders how many Of these cards have survived to thi*iday. The greatest exponent of view cards with impressed stamps was the New Zealand POSt Office, Which produced `several bifida!' sett around the turn Of the teu. Wr These featured 'Seine O the y,' beautifutecehery Of that COUti f try i but also included two sets issued at, the time of the' Boer War (18044002) with pictures'of the troops in camp afnd embarking or South Airide, NOW Zealand then let this idea drop, but With renewed interest in hid fil stationery 'all over the world Local , Briefs leftMTrh.urasnddnyWirosf. Roy wCe Cousins a vacation in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mc Cutcheon of Welland were visi- toarnsnahwimthcchuitschemoon.ther, Mrs. ]Hannah Mr. and Mrs. I.A.R. Bryans, Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rice and Shannon, and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hahn of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Bernell Smith and family of Listowel, Miss Pauline McCutcheon, Kitchener, Rickey Clark of Wroxeter and Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCutcheon, Mr. and Mrs. Mel. McCutcheon and Jerry Wheeler, all of Brussels were holiday visitors with Mrs. Han- nah McCutcheon. Mr. and Mrs. R.W, Kennedy and Mrs. George Chidlow were Sunday visitors in Mitchell with Mr. and Mrs. Harper Wood. Mrs. Ross Cardiff returned home from Mexico, where she had been undergoing treatment, last Thursday. Her friends hope her health will improve. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hemingway visited Mr. and. Mrs. Jack Nele- mans in Galt after taking their ,son David and family to the Airport, Toronto; on Sunday. A• New Years dinner was en- joyed by the McWhirter family with 32 members of the family present. Guests were Wm.Mc- Whirter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc- Whirter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Archie. Willis and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shaw, Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. John Nesbit Jr. and family, Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. George McWhirter and family, Kitchener,. Mr. andMrs. Elvin mcwhirter and farrAly, Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Ken lionand and family, Kitchener, Mr. Kelly Dalton, Londesborouch, Don Pletch, Brussels, Ont. it may be revived. Since the 1920s many Euro- pean countries have produced countless thousands of stamped view cards, Germany, Swit- zerland and Czechoslovakia being among the • more prolific countries. France has also pro- duced quite a number of these items, and of particular interest to Canadians is the set of cards depicting the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, with impressed stamps to match, re- leased in 1936. euc co sev Mr Mr in by low hig Me Dr Jan Hai Le sp an an hol an als Wi Mr (Continued from Page 1; two salary agreements with the teachers and a Union Contract with non-teaching employees and you • have four major tasks that lie before the Board this year." He said: "This does not take into account a m!•riad of other tasks that include policy review, review of communications pro- cedures, evaluation and possible introduction of new courses in the schools, the setting of new poli- , cies and the unexpected day-to- day problems that evolve in the field of human relations. As , I said, yours is not an enviable position but I do believe you will find it challenging, exciting, fru s.= trating and, hopefully, in- teresting." At this point Mr. Cochrane outlined several procedures for the nomination and election of the board chairman and then the vice-chairman. Following the vote an ad hoc striking committee was ap- pointed, consisting of Board Chsirman Hill, Mr. Shortreed, Mrs. Zinn and Mr. Rau to form the committees. The trustees were permitted to express their wishes on which committee they would like to serve. The new' Committees Will be presented at the next regular board Meeting; January 15 at 7:15 p.m. Huron County Warden Elmer Hayter of Varna; who attended alOng With over 20 spectators, spoke briefly and invited the trustees to attend the inaugural Meeting of Huron ConntY Council on Tuesday when a new Warden" ' Would be elected to replace hire. The spectators joined the. trustees for coffee following ad- jetirn merit. 4—THE BRUSSELS Post jANU I .1.14 \ JAIL 1