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The Brussels Post, 1938-12-14, Page 6"loot tomorrow or the next Cp CARO' Tom Watson emphasizes the fact that he doesn't want delay, but intends to get the answer right away, by Long Distance. So a call is put through and a deal, which might have hung fire for days, is closed promptly. As Tom Watson puts it: "With Long Dis- tance. there's no room for misunderstanding. It gets results. And the cost? An insignifi- cant part of our operating budget, although we do use it so frequently!" Reductions in telephone rates—local and long" - distance — in 1935, '36 and '37 have effected savings to telephone users in Ontario and Quebec of nearly one million dollars yearly. THE BRUSSELS POST FOUNDED -1873 R. W. KENNEDY — Publisher Published Every Wednesday afternoon Subscription price $1.60 per year, paid in advance. Subscriptions in United States will please add -,0C for postage. THE "POST" PRINT BRUSSELS —.— CANADA Telephone 31 --- Brussels, Ont. WAS NOT A SURPRISE There was no surprise in the selection of Col. George Drew as leader of the Ontario Conserreelves. Reports whicih stated there were sufficient delegates pledged and m- strueted in advance by their various county associations to elect him were Probably correct enough. It that were so, he the business of electing him was Just routine. We believe he vas the best selection of the ,available con- testants for that office. Selec- Ing a leader is one matter; getting hien in the Legislature with a sut- flolenry of followers to force out the Flepburn Government is an- other, And it Is more formidable. Col, Drew has yet to prove he has the qualities of leadership. A poli- tioal leader must possess a degree of magnetism of the sort which Inspires confidence; he must be able to work with his colleagues and bring them along with him. The new leader is coming into the field when the Conservative party needs a new vijsion and a new hope. There are Conservatives in the province., plenty of them, but they have not been voting together. Every Core senv.' rive convet:1ion has heard ad- drosees about disloyalty from, cer- tain 1 cNo C.,1. I) t las oppar- t.tr`ty t r': armee e 'e the t he is big nniteh to juet'ry the confidence his frtlow Conservatives have shown in him. He should flet hjs neck untler the cri'cial yoke as soon as possible, WILL WE HAVE TO Go ABOUT ARMED ? The rreetteery with which what are &stitrmote l hold ups ate oc- curring throughout Ontario a eater a problem with which the pollee forces er The nor -Ince renal deal of - [(Naively, or lientan life and proPe°- ty will not. be assured or the safety of which en much banishing has been made in tills Province through the yours A;patently, says the Brant- ford lSxposSIir, there Is no rommun- Ile that Is pare. Even In the City of Toronto with Sts army of policemen these robberies have occurred Ire - fluently. The saim.e thing can be said or other large. centres. Not 1 only that, but gangsters are going around is high-powered cars, and business establishments in sprat, rural hamlets ae not safe. Are these ocdurrendes the result of organized. and well directed activ- ities by central gangs? It they are. It is not sufficient to catch a few of these perpetrations and puuis:. them. Those responsible for Plan- ning the crimes must be discovered, punished, placed where they can do no more hard. In Ontario during the recent week -end there were a num- ber of these robberies. Brantford had an exciting incident of a stolen car, and the village of Princeton was the scene of a store robbery What is to be done to insure the safety of business places? Is it necessary for (ahem to provide weap- ons of desense and take the law Into their own hands? With all the boasted, co-ordination of the various' Police forces of the Province too many of the perpetrators of these crimes escape --,this in spite of motorcycle officers, radio broad- cast, and cruising cars. The problem has become so serious because of (these widespread offences that unless measures are devised to cop with these swig. moving gangs no business place will be safe, The protection of life and prope''ty is the paramount responsibility of the law, and the citizens of Ontario are becoming ex- ceedingly resentful at these occur. renees, That the problem is a difficult one is admitted, because it Is utterly impossible to have con- stables everywhere. If it Is possible to devise a system of alarm that will be province -wide so as to spread a network from which these deeryaradoes cannot escape, It should be worked out. o.voiese W'Lr'DN3f0DA?, DECEMBER M BER 14th, 0119 With the other, iu the strange naw experience which couifrahts them they may be eveu drawn elute or together by similar affliction, NOTE MW COMMENT At least the bolding of a pro- vincial convention offers prima facia evidence that there are Conserve. Lives left is Ontario. Rttasia is buy celebrating the es- tablishment of ted democracy, one drawback, being that there are sev- eral thousand liquidated people who cannot join in the event. While it is tco late to do your FChrlstmas shopping early, you cell stili do a lot of avoid-last•mtinete- l;raffic jams in, the stores by com- ,pieting your shopping as soon as possible. The Japanese budget has been int - creased by a billion yen, and large- ly for military purposes. Which means that military ambition is making the people of Japan, already poor, poorer than ever. Toronto man who appeared in court said he could not recall whether he was drank or not as charged. in which case court is suite safe In deciding in the ofdrm- ative. BOTH FATHER AND SON Theer are a good many farms where father and son work to- gether—generally a happy and an Ideal combination and a very natural one. That was the con- dition on the farm of Richard Flom Ing in the Believillle district. He and hls son Percy worked together. They were cleaniug out some large stones and making use o'' dynamite, One stick exploded as expected. but the other seemed to he long delayed and finally titer went to investigate and were char up when. the explosion reglatered. Reporla from Belleville say that. although father and son will proUab- ly recover, neither will ever hear again us the ear ileums were hlnwti out, and 1t Is doubtful if either man will ever see. When Lather and son return to the raiim home it will mean lite b,• - ginning of a new and a strange life indeed, They have been accustom- ed to guidance by eight end assist• ante by sound, and now both these priceless faculties have been token from them, They will neither sod each other nor can they converse The women who were "raided" to Toronto when they attended a bhtdo game are probably ready to testify that the Queen City has too many policemen already. Massey, Ont., cannot get enough candidates to fill its Council because no one is anxious to face the relief problem, It must be admitted that it is a problem grave enough to dis- may the most public-spirited citizen. In the 15 war years 1776 during which United States has partici- pated in six major wars there were 344,3557. fatalities. In 15 years of peace between 1923 and 1937 there have been 441,914 automobile fatalities. It does not seem neces- sary to offer any comment. British politician wants the u"ov- ernmeut to appoint a public rela- tions minister to the cabinet. Ilia duty, we persume, would be to write the prospectus when the administra- tion decides to go to the country. Watch for Fire Danger At Christmas The town of Paris, instead of spending $300 on a municipal elec- tion, took the $300 and paid it Into the relief fund, figuring in that way to secure, with Governhent assist - uncle, relief to the extent of $900. All of which may 175 tough on civic asptrattons of newcomers, but rather easy on the community purse, * * 'r * '5 * * * * WEE ANGUS Time, leach year the eolebratlou of Christmas produces its quota of aecjdental hapeenings that bring unnecessary sorrow and tragedy to many limes during the festtve Sea- eon. Among the greatest of these ,Oltrietana,s accidents are those con- nected with the tragedy o1 iirn, and to guard against fire the On- tario Fire Marshall issues the fol- lowing warnings to merchants and parents, and the general public. Before Christmas ' Merchants—At a time when the stones are unusually crowded with flammable goods. Precautions against fire are even mare urgent than ordinarily, Every possible care should be exercised against any outbreak or fire and suoke and consehueu,t panic. as holiday shop- ping conditions rendes' the hazard to life of more than ordinary cell - cern. Fire protection equipment should be carefully inspetced and exit facilities kept- clearly indicated and free of obstruction. Shoppers—When shoppers enter a crowded store, they should ob. sere what means of egress are provided in ease of fire and should remember, above all else, to "keep cool if an emergency should anise. When shopping, they should give Preference to decorations and toys, etc. that have been flame -proofed or at least are not highly iiamable• it is poor policy to pay out shopping money to take into ore's home, or that of a friend, something that Is dangerous asd may mean sorrow in- stead or merriment. Beware of highly flammable celluloid dolls and toys for children. Plameprooted ores paper and decorations are made and' shoppers should insist 011 their merchants supplying those only, * * * (By A. R. K.) * * * ¶ The other day Just after foiu', Wee Angus went out to explore, he went along with Pete; and I have warned hien now and then, that his Is Just the season when, he should' not wet his feet. if They came across a piece of ice, a•nd it looked slippery like and nice, then they grew rather bold; and Angus talked a while with Pete, they sort of tapped •it with their feet, to see If it would hold. ¶ I thing they dared each other as boys are very apt to do, it sort of hurts the pride; Wee Angus would- n't take a dare, and started off right then and thee, to take a tittle slide, ¶ He only went six feet or so, be- fore the ice began to go, he said he heard it crack; he couldn't get no farther out, nor could be turn him. self about, and double on his track. IT So he went through above his knees, and there was quite a chilly breeze, it cut through to the bone: Wee Angus knew what he had done, he started boldly on the run, and he put straight for borne. I should have sfpaukotl Wee Angus then, for I had warned him time again, and r,poke uhnnt lee • health; but 1 gel thinking bark some years, and by the. records It appears -1'd dote the s..Fne i y'seir.. Noel, ttie,ne of Two Towns Noel, the Irreneh for Chrietmal, Is the name of towns It Vtrgin'a and Missouri. "The Feast of Lights+' ''The Pepsi of Lights" is one of the oldest nouns of Christmas, During Christmas In the home, the joy of Christm.0 reaches it speak, but every year childish laughter is changed to tears, or is possibly stilled forever, because of' some careless or thought• less act of an i'ndurgent but advised parent, Tragedy following upon tragedy has pretty well done away with the practice of lighting candles on Christmas trees, but candles can still be dangerous In nose proximity ,to curtains, table decorations, etc. Electric lights are safer, but only approved mule Itubby---•A fool and his money are anon parted, W1feyt'Ult, John, how tmtrh are you going to give me for pretents2 r`/ GR E EH ?V'"'�" hN'`F • ATTRACTIVE FARES AND TRAIN SERVICES! 4Iwely.1 Lae ,.. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS MONEY ORDERS AND EXPRESS • SPEED, DEPENDABILITY, SAFETY Indulge in your favorite Summer sport —all Winter—in the balmy, invigorat- ing climate of Canada's Evergreen Play- ground. Golf, hilring,riding, motoring, yachting, tennis ... enjoy majestic mountain scenery—see snow -clad Canadian Rockies en route. Special Winter rates at hotels. Attractive rail fares now in effect and until May 14: Return limit: Standard, 3 months Tourist and Coach, 6 months. Stop- overs allowed at intermediate points: Enjoy Winter sports In the Canadian Rockies —special low rail fares in effect during Jan- uary, February and March. Pull information from any ticket agent. anent should be used and it should be kept In proper repair, Lights that become very hot should not be installed on Christdes tine, nor in close probimity to flammable shades or other similar miterials F1ame•..proofed deooratjons only should he u.eeed. These obse'vatioas with regard to Christmas trees and decorations apply even more par- ticularly to^public gatherings, where the lives of a large number of child- ren are likely to be endangered in case of accident. Smokers should exercise particu- lar care at this season when there are so many more opportundtiee for acjedentai fires from carelessness Grate fires should be well screened to prevent the escape of sparks and to protect small oh,lda•en and their toys from them. Waste wrapping papers should be immediately els- posed or and not be permitted to accumulate. After Christmas When evergreen trees have be- come dried out, they will burn like powder and give off heat and smoke so rapidly that they constitute a severe hazard to both life and Pro- perty, As soon as they have served their purpose, they should be re- mo•red from tate home and taken away. Under no circumstances should they be kept in the basement or near any heating equipment. Be- cause of their extreme ftammabllity and the danger of a "back -bre" it 19 not a safe practice to try to burn them in the furnace, Other flame 'liable materials, such as waste paper and surplus boxes, should also be disposed of and should not be piled away in the basement or attic. The Birth of Christ The time dram's near the birth of Christ The moon is hid; the night Is still; The Christine bells from bill to hill Ansle: enc oter in to mist. —Tennyson. D. A. RANN FURNITURE FUNERAL i &,'i• 3 AMBULANCE SERVICE Licensed Funeral D�rea..or and Embalmer Phone 36, Brussels !` y1 \-r U1. h?, Gift Suggestions Now on Display Make This Christmas -A IN Labor and Time Saver BY GIVING HER One of these electrical appliances or an Electric Hot Plate, 1 & 2 burner; Silex Coffee Maker; (CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS) • Radms ''lure, DeForest Crosley Rogers and Westinghouse Flectric Washers, Frigidaires WARWICK'S RADIO AND ELECTRICAL SHOP Phone 92XBrussels ............