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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-11-30, Page 8THE BRUSSELS POST WEDNESDAY, NOVf9nii'Bl7R 30th, r rni,te�; T he Brussels Post POUNDED -1873 Ft W. KENNBlirY Publishe Published Blveny Maduesday afternoon Subscription price 81../SO per year, paid In advance. Subscriptions in Baited States Will please add 50c Or postage TILE 'Yost' PAINT BRIPSSSFLS — CANADA Telephone 31 — — Brussels, Ont. WHEN A v HORSE SNORES We noticed the report of another horse -sale or horse -trading case in court and the evidence was rather long and somewhat conflicting That was to .be expected, as we have never heard of a horse -trading diapute where all the facts could be so arranged that they would stand upnicely in such a way that one did not topple over another. The amount' involved was not great as the horse was rather old, and among other things it was stated the horse snored, On the Tenth Concession gran dh1ather would have contendedthe only think to do with a snorting horse was to get rid o8 him. There were occasions when grandfather indulg- ed in that delightful` pastime him- self, but he grew alarmed when he sound a horse had decided to do the same thing. There was but one such case on Lot 4, Concession Ten, and grand- father blarmed the hired man for not letting him know about it soon- er. It was an ancient horse and sentiment had spared it foam hav- ing been traded before, Some time previously the horse had start- ed slobbering' and gdtting thin, but grandfather fixed that because he started looking for bad teeth and found them. It was one of the rare occasions when a vet was called to come from, the village. Two bad teeth came out, after which the old horse seemed to fatten up a hit and look as though life were still a comfortable thing, Then it was grandfather was minded to find a buyer for the old horse and a man with about four acres of ground in the village and who needed a horse now and then agreed the animal would suit his purposes, The day of delivery was not decided upon and In between ft was found the horse snored, p,aw- ed and had the habit continually caking its head, All manner or tiogs were tried, but the greater the amount of treacrnent the g eat- er the tendency to snore. 1f that horse could. have been taken away to the village in the short time be- tween having its teeth fixed for slobbering and the night the hired man first heard hian snore then the deal would have gone through even if the margin were pretty close. Possibly it could have been claimed the horse started to snore after going to the vil age. It was. about the only case of a snoring horse we ever 'heard of along the Tenth and grandfather took it rather keenly that it should have been allowed to develop on Lot 4. He .contended that if the vet set to work on the old .horse. be would probably have a bill greater than the horse was worth and grand- father doubted If an operation would be successful. It was the one time when he was left flat with a horse on his hands that he cottiid not sell, trade or look forward to' Its recovery.' STEALING CHICKENS When one reeds of chicken steal- ing ft is probably regarded as not a invtleulan'ly serious thing, But it 1•. Mee es.n be -- ai.1 a.e — sent mown for stealing chickrr•s just the same as for other offences. Right now we have record of a case which is worth considering be- cause It shows plainly enough just what a andoken raid can mean to a farmer. This particular farmer purchased 125 cheeks earlier in the season and his plan was to keep and rising tit:emn for the marketso lie woulc: have some cash Income about the time of year when he needed money to pay his taxes. He had plenty et feed „::d as It inns been low- priced it looked best to sell some of It in the way of poultry. hike a good many other Fanners he has found cash notes too easy to secure, llut the chickens were Mailing along well and it 41.4 Molt as though they were going to pro vide the major portion Of the 1038, lax money. Then it was that the chicken 1 thieves visited premises and 011 000 night raid took away 100 of (1ram, so the pian for paying the taxes has been simply shot full of holes and no longer exists. We are not ex- aggerating when we say the farmer in this case is going to have a hard enough time trying to gather to- gethe;' enough to settle his tax hill. The Ines is just as definite as though the farmer hal been held up with a gun and robbed of tile money when ou his way to pay his taxes. So when you read again Of a man being sent down for chicken steal- ing do not come to the conclusion mut it is a slight offence. It is about as miserable as can be, 0114 the position in which this farmer finds himself toliay proves it be- yond a. gument. TROUBLE IN THE OLD AGE PENSION BOARD At the recent meeting of the Hur- on County Council, Mr, Robert Bowman, the council's appointee on the Old Age Pension Board, re- stoned his position as a protest against the manner in which the decision of the County Board were being over -ruled or disregarded al- together by the Government officials in Toronto, Mr, Bowman is an ex -Warden of Huron and one who is widely known as a man of excellent business ability and one possessing a wide and intimate knowledge of munici- pal and county affairs. In county council Mr. Bowman was not a frequent speaker, but when he did address the council, few men were ever listened to with keener atten- tion and fewer still carried greater weight, For that reason we rather incline to the belief that' there was more than a little truth in Mr. Bowman's assertions of interference with the local Pension Board In the matter of granting Old Age Pensions in this county. In fact, some few years ago. when the county council was so eager to shoulder the burden of expenditure on to the Ontario Gov- ernmei.t, The Expositor pointed out the possibility of this kind of inter- ference which would surely arise by Putting the Old Age Pension scheme into politics. It must be admitted that there was some peddling and soliciting 00 old age pensions in the early days of Its administration, but on the :-hole the Act was 'administered without regard to politics and Pensions were granted solely on their merits by the County Pension Board, as it was first constituted, The new pension board, however, lacks the authority of the old. Authority is centralized in Toronto, which may easily mean that the granting or witholding of an old age pension, In the last analysis, is more apt to lie with the sitting members rather than with the Pension Board, if said members are at all interested, and when favors spell votes, most memrhers are, The situation Mr, Bowman com- plains of, however, Is not peculiar to I3uron, Comment, we have notic- ed; has been made In several other counties of Ontario, —(Huron Expositor), Seaforth �it�rt�_N WHY NOT CANADA? It is asked "Why does not Can- ada give access to her wide open spaces to the Jews In their hour of tr1e11 The reply 1s simple, The Jews are not an agricultural people. They are a trading people. Further, their traditions and their practices have made them a very difficult people for a nation to absorb, Whether they are in Russia or England or Brasil or Canada, the .Pews do not become Russians or English or Brazilians, or Canadians. Jews they ate anti Jews they insist upon remaining, History proves that as a race they wish to continue a separate 'people. Yet they in- sist upon taking part in govern- ment, and some fear, a nominating part in government. We may as well admit the difficulties enlighten= ed governments have in Welcoming large numbers of the Jewish people, Shakespeare puts these words In- fo the month. of Slrylork, thereby expressing the Jewish spirit at ex- cipsiverress. "I will buy with you, sell with yon, talcs with you, walk with you, and 80 following but I will not eat with you, drink with you, nor prat wet You." The Jewish conceptions or life with its ideals and hopes are rnrinl rafts: - than national. Their intense racial- ism and exclusivenesa snake the Jews a very difficult race for gov- ernments to deal with satietaetolly from a national Standpoint, NOTE AND COMMENT Potatoes ave conte up 111 the world. They have potato fairs nol', and no one ever refers to potatoes as spuds today, omailromis Lord Tweedsmuir says that the use 00 brains is vital Lo democracy-. The dictators seem to he getting along, however, without any, We were never Otte sure where Kashahowie was and now that it has started to boast about its 22 be- low zero temperature we are not anxious to learn, Britons are being advised to learn to enjoy the arts of peace, To get interested ,in such arts, however they would first need to he convinc- ed that permanent peace has been assured. 'lieaford has decided that fire pro- tection like charity. should begin at home. Henceforth the town's fire brigade will be forbidden to i'e8Toutl to calls from outside. Following a motor crash near Hamilton woman screamed and was heard by a policeman a mile away. A woman with that sort of equipment would hardly need to use a. Phone when she wanted to talk to her friends, T. L. Church, M.P., of Toronto, says "Canada has been sold down the river" by the new trade agree ment. The same thing was said about Ethiopia and about Czecho- slovakia, so it might he well for Mr. C'hueh to find a newer simile. A New York man won an award of 5117 for damages because he had to stand in a train for two and a - hall hours, being unable to find a seat. Decision was that buying a ticket entitled. him to a seat. Right enough, but getting $117 for stand- ing a couple of hours is making a good start on a day's work. * * h' 'F !f• :fi :ii * ANTHEM >;r :' m (By A. R. K.) s: * * t 1; I heard tate choir begin to sing, It was the most peculiar thing, it did not seals quite real; for some soprano had her way, and said quite a brazen way, as how she loved to steal, 1i And than the mart with tenor voice, admitted stealing was his choice, it put me off 1117 keel; and yet his eborls crane very plain, and what lie said was just the same -4 love, I love to steal, r The organ played quite softly then, a cup should really threaten them, 'twas plainly to be seen.; but then they all began to sing, they. made the colored windows ring,1 and stealing was the theme, 11 Profundo basso had a part, he made me sit up with a start, the notes came from his heel; he was a big and powerful jay, surprised I was to hear him say, I love, 1 love to steal, IT The alto sang a little song, nor did It take her very long, her rich tones I could reel; I felt afraid when sitting there, to hear the lady plain declare, I love, I love to steal. Round Trip Bargain Fares From BRUSSELS Fri. & Sat, Dec. 9th & 10th To Oshawa, Bownvanville, Port Hope, Coouurg, Trenton Jet., Bedlevilte, Napanee Kingston, Genanoque, Brockville, Prescott, Morrisburg, Cornwall Uxbridge, Lindsay, Peterboro, Oantpbe)lta'd, Newmarket, Penetang, Oalltngavood, Meaiford, Barrie, Orllbla, Mid- land, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, Calendar, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury; all towns in New Ontario on line of Temis- keming & Northern Ontario Rly,, Ndpissing Central Rly., Kaplekaa ing, Lomglac, Naktna, Tesllvota, Sioux Lookout, Geratdton, Jellicoe Beardmore. Port Arthur, Meoford, Barrie Orillia, Meaford, Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, , Saturday Dec. 10th to TORON1 0 Also to Brantford, Chatham, Chesney, Clinton, Durham, Ex- eter, Fergus Godericht, Guelph, Hamilton, Hanover, I;aamiston, Inger- soll, Kincardine, Kitchener, London, Ltetowel, Mitchell Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, Paisley, Palmerston, Paris, Port Elgin, St. Catharines, St Mary's, Sarnia, Southampton, Stratford, Strathrol, Walkerton, Wharton, Wingham, Woodstock. For Fares, Return Llanite, Train Information, Tiokets, consult nearest Agent, • Qer Forex, Return Umitt, Tran rnfannason, Tkicees,wnatlanenrn trYgear. See Fr584b0 4:.. LANADIAN NATIONAL k At last they ail joined' in to frepared when say "I love to steal a while away," foggy again." 'twos sung in every .pant; my spirit might have mounted higher, if all members of the choir—had said so at the start, GOGGLE DEFROSTERS The field of accident prevention covers a yide territory, as evidenc- ed in tips to wearers of glasses and goggles by the Industrial Accident Prevention Associations, In the in- terests of clear vision, the organiza- tion advises all wearers of glasses and gogles to Insure against allow- ing them to get "foggy." - Instructions are: "Wipe the lens- es with a clean dry cloth; apply a soapy film to both sides :of the glass; wipe off any excess but leave a thin coating through which you can see. Any good grade of 'soap may he used for the purpose, or a specially.prepared giccerine pencil can be bought. The film lasts for some time but the process should be the glasses get Huron -Bruce Conservatives Name , Convention Delegates At a meeting of the executive of the Huron -Bruce Conservative As- sociation and the representatives of the various polling sub -divisions. delegates were framed to ' the On' tarso 'Conservative convention which will be held at Toronto on December 8th and 9th. This riding will have fourteen votes. Lion. The alternates are, W. J, Greer, Winghaam; W, Vrooman, Port Albert;, Ben Logan, Ripley; J• W. McKlilbon, Wingham, Tihe ten appointed as delegates for the December convention are; Oliver Steigler, Mildmay; Mrs, Al- bert Toner, Gerrie; Elston Cardin 'Morris; Cleve Baeker, Brussels; Won. Mole, ,Auburn; George McNail, Blyth; James Brown, Teeswater Mrs. Wm. Johnston, Bluevele; Jo seph McGinnis, Culross; L. Ruddy, Auburn, Alternates: L. Johnston, Port Albert; Wm. Schwalm, Mfld, may; Albert Goldthorpe, Colbourne; J. A. Byans, Howlett; Leslie Earl, Grey; J. B, ,Morrison, Kiniass; J. J. McCutoheon, Grey; E. D. Bell, Brussels; J, W. Hanna, Wingham. The four permanent delegates are R, J. Bowmen, Brussels; Foster Moffat, Culross; R. C. Robertson, Lucknow; J. H. Crawford, Wing-, hem. These delegates represent Andrew Carnegie, the riding at all Ontario meetings had himself roused as well as the forthcoming cones- by the plying of the the financier, each morning bgapipes, CE IN THE BRUSSELS - - TOWN HALL ON FRIDAY,DECEMBER 2nd AT 8.14 P. M. "IN MAY WITH JUNE" 7-t One .= act Comedy Presented by Brussels United Y. 1?. 13. Assisted by Lou Marziali. Piano Accordionist of St. Marys Prize Winner of many Amateur Concerts Local Talent Cf Ducts, Mixed Qnartettes and lnstrumental Music Sunday School Orchesira Admission Adults 25c, Children 1 5c Under Auspices of Brussels United Y.P.U.