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All poles produced in acco'u inc.; with H. E. P. C.
Sraec'ficat ons, 30 feet an'1 longer 6" and 7"
tops, will be purchased b; rte Commission
.prior to October 31, 1946 .even this offer
shall cease.
!'ltc;f,tetiions and prices will be, furnisheo on
request- Apply to;
A M. Knight, Rural Supt., Clinatota,
"Il. T. Somers, Rural Supt., \% inghan,.
HOCKEY SCHEDULES
January 16—Ripley at Fordwich,
January 13—Brussels at Ripley,
aortae at Berg:ave. Fordwich at \uleriran interests has effused a
'tn. [Hill stampede among housewives.
Janua.y 21—Londesboro al BTUS. Tie said that "sugar ratiolitg in
Is Canada was unnecessary and absurd.
Sanaa ,/ 22—Ripley at Gorrie. ar. economic monstrosity no long as
January 23—Brassell at Fordwich. surplus stocks of sugar exist 1„
January 26 Londesboro at Be'-- South America." PIe also said,
grave, Fordwich at Gorrie, Blyth at -There is no longer any adequate
]bJple9, instincaton for sugar rationing in
January 38—Gorrie at Londesboro, Canada'
aeT„1
aveat RipleyNow. Mrs. . Johnny
Cal
uck wants
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January 30—Brussels at Blyth. the answer to that one.
Londesboro at Fordwich.
February 1—For(iwich at Ripley
13tyth at Belgrave, Brussels at Goa
-sae.
February 4—Fordwich at betides
'hare, Ripley at Brussels.
February 5—Belgrave at Blyth.
February 6—Gurrie at Fordwich.
February 8—Ripley at Belgrave,
Londesboro at Blyth
February 11—Brussels at Londes-
Iboro, Blyth at Forewioh.
February 12 Belgrave at Gorrie,
• February 14---Gorrie at Ripley.
February 15—Fordwich at Bel.
• • grave„ Blyth at Brussels.
February 18— sonic at Blyth lien
grave 'at Brussels.
;s'.se Reports
R,.garding Sugar
\ rrc.ent statement by a Pubiic
'-;;4 Counsel for South
amount woltld bat•.• been dducted
trom our allocation from the Com
blued Food Board.
The Government has no complete
lulowledgtror the exact quantities of
ragas product ion in either Peru
or Brazil but any surplus on hand
there will be measly i,cught up by
of hs r countries of SouthAmel9ca
Ms their own consumption.
LOST—
A. brown overcoat and gloves at.
2itrnsesls Arena. Feller please call
13w Atwood, collect.
•
Roy Geddes Resigns
.1, native of Zorra In sixferd County
!:oy C'•ddes has resigned his wa'
1.11pn.=al(1e as deputy chairman
,t -el chief of the supply division of
ths. Wartime Prices and Trade
Board.
In making the anno0neemett -Don-
aid Cordon. Board chairman, geld,
".lir. Geddes has rendered out-
standing 'service to the cluntry
during the war emergence. One of
±he first to volunteer his iervieee in
the early difficult days of war. Mr
Geddes organized and administered
one of the most difficult and most
important. of the Board's divisions.
aril hie work has been a definite and
valuable contribution to the success
it has enjoyed since its beginning
under his leadership. He did
espeetall-v useful work in • Co-
ordinating supply needs with the
authorities of the United States and
the LJni'ed Kingdom:'
In his capacity as chief of the
supply division and deputy chair -
Mall M. Geddes was responsible for
the supply and procurement aspects
of all civilian commodities excel:
food. and in addition serves as
alternate cllah'nlan of the . National
Textile and Leather Requirements
i•ommittee.
Here it is ... in at nutshell.
There is a small surplus of sugar
in two countries, Peru and Brazil,
but South America grows onlY
enough sugar for her own con-
sumption and if any were brought
in from either Peru or Braz.l, the
sante amount would have to be sent
hack from the 'sugar pool' of the
Combined Food Board at Washing- 1
ton.
Great Britain. Canada and the
'U.S.A. by joint agreement and co-
operation, work under a combined
sugar pool and allocate ,o each
country its fair share of all sugar
supplies.
Another thing -3f this sugar were
allowed into Canada it would sell at
almost THREE TIMES the present
price of approximately au per pound.
H. 1. Bobbins, Deputy Adminis-
trator for the Prices Board, says •was then received. Business was
"The fact that sugar is selling in
'FARM FOR BALE'— Con. o, Gray
100 acre farm, Lot 3,
7a5th a good frame house, bank ba -,n
40 x 60, hen house, driving shed
,and a garage. This farm •.. - —
savan the Village of Brussels. For If theses offers had :nett accepted,
o extra
gar would
St P11r on or particulars
ly to Wesley Canadian iconsumptionn svthehle for
same
Stephenson of P
Goa of pant farmers all is' bar.
Even 1Y t.; !•hal' Pal';• Yolk of
ihit1r'b p,uol,'.-e only 1110 pe-eett' of
the tom n ul.urt'1 • utt n'". that
ton per 7rit. 1, • badly needed if
the pc ,r farmers were , tnnitiated,
Mega w ,l d hr a lot of lit"ant iand
in the province, as good farmers
now cannot secure enough help to
operate their presort holdings of
futile ages, Then there is always
the possIbillly o1 P00 farmers
improving.
Nothing, we believe, would add
More to Ontario's prosperity than a
drastic increase in its aolouttt of
farm produce. Thele are thousands
and theusatds at acts of Yarm land
in Ontario that ate )ro.ucln5 only
a fraction of what they are capable.
\\-hat Mr, Kennedy should busy
himself with is a policy that will
effect needed increase in production,
that will inctease our faun pnpe-
lalion, on which inlay small towns
and villages depend foe a large part
of their maintenance. We have
always thought of 1101. T. L.
Kennedy as one o1 Ontario's best
minister's of a3,ricultu:e, but on' this
one of his latest utterances Ne
believe he is, to use a forceful
expression that is not classical
English, 'all wet,"
—Arthur Enterprise•News
ETLPEL
The W.M.S. of linos Presby-
terian Church met at the home of
Mrs. J. I3. Fear last Tuesday after-
noon with 18 ladies present. The
president, MTs. McInnis was in
charge. The meeting openei with
the call to worship and singing, of
Hymn 34. The Scripture lesson was
read by Mrs. Fear. Prayers were
offered oy several of the members
closing with the Lord's Prayer in
urason, The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved.
The Roll was called answered with
a New 'Year's verse. The offering
then disenssed. Mrs. Grace Lamont
South America for nearly three and Mrs. Alexander favored with a
times the price of Cuban sugar and
duet. The topic, from the
surely Proves that there isn't much Sitndy Book "Think 01 Africa" was
of a surplus there in spite of state -
taken by Mrs. Geo. Kreuter. Byron
ments to the contrary." 25 was sung. The Reading from the
True, offers of sugar have been Book on the Lfe and Work of ]?avid
received from large private sugar T iviugstone was taken by Mrs.
plantation owners in two countries Clarke Carclig, The meeting then
of South America, Peru and Brazil. closed with Hymn 097 and the
Benediction a ,the close of the
meeting a dainty lunch was served
by the committee in charge.
The Women's Institute nlet. last
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Brenton. T11e president, Mrs.
Alex Pearson was in charge. The
meeting opened with the singing of
the Institute Ode and all repeating
the Insttitute Creed. The Troll was
Celled answered by natnieg a
Personal Highlight of 1045. The min-
utes of the last meeting wore read
by the secretary, Mrs, C. Richards
and approved, Business was taken
up. A letter was read.
The Mission Band' of the Pres-
byterian Church stet at the home of
their leader Mrs. Grace T,amon-. last
Saturday afternoon with 13 rai!(h'en
and several of the mothers present.
Mrs, Wry spoke veru nicely to
the children. Officers were elected
for the coming year as follows,
president Douglas -Duni) Le; secre-
tary, Georgia Dunbar; treasurer,
Tea bel Rcitmier,
LUEVALE
AL".•a
\yc 1i11eschte. Jauu'arS 111111, 1940
THE PICK OP TOBACCO
it DOES taste
good its a pip-
HENFRYN
The .annual Meeting at St. David's
Church, Henfryn was hold at the •
home of :11r. Thomas Kerr on Wed- ,
reeclay, .Tan. 9th at. 2:71 pan. The
rector, rev. 111. F. Oldham presided
end opened the meeting ,with Fcrip•
-
tuee Lesosn anti Prayer, Mrs Thos. .
Kerr read the 'minutes of the last
annual meeting. Tae rector gave
his repent which showel there .are
30 families belonging to the 0110001
rind 8 individuals not mcladei in
families. Total number of souls
110; Confirmed in year 2; Baptisms' •,
2; Burials 1; Fort 11.011 11; Sax/ices `,
held in seer 43; '1'N,il attendance
050; Average 15; Celebrations of
Holy Communion 11; Largest num
ler of Communicants in one day 16;
Pastoral calls 55. Mr. r,este•: 11Tc
Creight gave the Fi•,a.nnta' Report.
The stipend was peel 10 fu;l 122 11
the Budget and a bniaree nn 1111111 to
start Int, new year. arts. Thos.
Herr gave the Sunday School
Report. This 0,0, though few in
numbers 1150 had a good year and
has 529.98 on hand. The Lenten
Missionain Offering amounted to •
519.00. The same officers were
re -appointed for 1940; Minister's
Warden, Mr. L. MlCreight; People's
Warden. Mr. Thos. J. I3tirst Jr.;
Vestry Clerk, Mrs. Thos. Kerr;„
Lay Dlegates to Synod, Mr: Wen. .
Bakes and Mr. Thos. Kerr; Board
of Management, The Wardens and ;
Messes. T. Kerr, S. Wilson
Carnochan C: Henderol• Erio
Purvis, Wm. Baker, Davit Kerr;-
•Organist, Mrs. Thos. Kerr; Assist:,:
ants Miss L. Thompson, Mrs. 71.
McCreidbt. Mils. Carew:11nn, MTS:.l
,T. Wiiace, The Sunday School'
Sept:, Mrs: Thos: Herr; Sec: -tress t_
Mr. Lente Kerr. A vote of ' thanks
was given to all officers of last
year to Mr. and Mrs: 1: Herr for
'tale use of their home and eapeoial-
ly to Rev. M. 5: Oldham- who
Preaches his .farewell sermon, on
Jan. 37th and goes. to his new
1msisll of Camden East in Ontario
Meese. The Reotor closed the
meeting with the Benediction. Lunch
was served at the close of the
The president Fleming Johnston,
noeacled at the regular weekly
meet ” United
II.
of
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1.P,
• ins• o
r
the
Church on Friday evening anti gave
a talk ,1.1 'Recreation in Reuel Com-
munities;' Miss Dorothy Aitken
played a piano solo and led in a
sing song, Mrs. Darling conducted a
period of games and contests.
W. J. Moorhead, a stutlens tram
Knox Clllege. Toronto, preached in
Krox Presbyterian Church on 0101 -
day and at Belmore.
Rev. J. S. Bridgehte occupied the
Pulpit at the 'United Church. The
service at Ebenezer was cancelled
owing to the bad conditt:lns of the
roads.
Personals: bliss Dololhl Aitken
visited in Wingham; J: C. Biggins
in Toronto; Mr. and' Miss, Orville
Jones and son Kenneth, Lueknow
with Mrs. Miltou Smith and Ross;
MT. and Mrs. Thomas Gernisa and'
family, Brussels, wetb Mr. ands Mrs.
Burns Moffatt; Miss Mary Brad-
shaw. Jamestown, with. 51'se Muriel'
Smith.
Mrs. leftward Johnston was hostess
an. Thursday afternoon tor the
monthly meeting of the Women's'
Institute which was con(lucte.l bee
the president, Sirs. J. H. "mfth.
The program on historical research
was arranged by Miss Du16..
BELL & BENSON
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
Banisters, Solicitors, Notaries Public
Eisner D. Bell,- B.A. C. Joseph Benson, B.A.
,Absent on Active Service)
BRUSSELS OFFICE HOURS
Mr. Benson in attendance Wednesday afternoon
Office open daily from 9—to— 5:330
m _ .,.-..,-..a.,. .....
DEAD or
DISABLED
i,p0ic3xip removed ir' Clams] Sanitary tried... Muses collect.
12 >BRUSSEL,.'�
it 1iam • Stone S+ ns Limited
LIVE HENS AND CHICKENS
also
GEESE and DUCK FEA,T.HERS
BEST PRICES PAID
Before you sell any poultry phone the
Export Pacers. We will call at your
place for any quantity or you can bring
them to us,
Ex
11 PHONE 70x
tickers
BRUSSELS
f„ It easjor
it 610 g
toic more
�p ?, t ea (' have
s become available, we 00
�e as soon as materials
°A lines along public
hcPer & waosts.
ll
Just telephone applicant or sera t,a hal
extend one oPPtjll f no eons the first
there is will pay charge for a
Tho applicant will be noon ble own for
he lett
nominal md'asm° feet of ecu 1>ne charge of 35.00 pet
rring
7will
o hey011a. tile.
para.
This notable redntion in con
s
to
,:qYew
oal
charges
new subwill help bring nearer on .qG
,
Ita,
of
acin% telephone service ll
able to thegteniest possible Muse
ber of farm
In answer to the roll eall each
one present gave an account of the
first wedding she had attended.
Some of these dated back about 50
years. "Thank you" letters and
words of appreciation were receiv-
ed form those receiving Cbristntas
cheer boxes, Miss 0. Stott read an
article from Nellie L. MoClung's
latest book, "The Stream. Runs
10ast." which tells of an eplsode 1n
the lite of E. Pauline Johnson and
the old Mohawk chapel at Brant
ford. Miss Duff read an article
from the pen of Gavin Tl, Green of
Goderlcll on "Pioneer Days.' She
exhibited some pictures of a few
el the early places of 111151 ees in
the village mutt gave a brief sketch
or others
Are There Too
Many Farmers?
Hon• T. L. Kee .1edy, Ontario's
Minister of Agriculture, has been
snaking some startling statements
recently, One of them Is that arty
thousand tanners, out et Ontario's
Present t,ue hltndeed and ninety,
two thousand farmers, could be
(lispensel with anis positive good
would accrue it the proportion of oar
population on farms wore 10,l1c5,1
from the 1•r^s int leve; t S02
percent to 25 percent, He arrives at
these eaa,1!tisious becatl:'e fifty per
cent of tits farmers raise t,il lit
ninety percent et 111.1 ln'o(luee sold
by the tr..rnl,'t, The ether half i
contribute ally to 1 p•'ree•1i r r 1'.e ,
saleable prettiest. This second lair
made ap 'f tenet • 1,, (:111ed
allbsI te,1(-1 farute e,
How Mr, Kennedy arrives at his
figures we do not know, but he
would no give them 1c r.ho nubile
without 1,11,03 reasonably sure of
their aces• c:'y, t,,' ev,i:.,'v e':nares ,
the good iarnl.ers and who does not?
However, many of 111 W ,i1 i 1155(1510
to follow the minister to , 1c Mut
wl.ere 00 "e%'ntut,e is 1h3 elitllrtl0-
—Photo by Karrh
TO REVIVE TRADE: In pre-
paration for the re-establishment
of normal trade between Canada
and the 'United ICingdom and
Europe, John C. Patteson has been
named European general manager
for the Canadian Pacifie Railway
Company at London, Eng, Mr.
Patteson Inas been in London for
the past nine years, with his serv-
ices loaned to the British Govern-
ment for four of those years on
war work, lis returned to his Lon-
don office in September, 1044,
from Ottawa, where he was Can-
adian representative for the British
Ministry of Supplys
meeting. j
• Allan A. Lamont
— CRANBROOK I Agent for—Fire, Windstorm, and Automobile hssm,s.nre
Glenn llmitor St, Thomas spent , Get particulars• of our Special Automobile Policy for fanners:,
last week at 1 the home of his Qu' St. Brussels 'Phone 657
Parents, Ilarvey and Mr;. Hunter.
We Inc pleased to report that Mrs.
Hunters' health is greatly improved,
Mrs. Jas, McCallum and daughter
Louise of St. Thomas spelt a few
clays lust week with relatives here•
The annual meeting and pot -luck
supper of Knox Church will be held
in the basement of the church on
Tuesday evening, San, 22. Supper �
will be served at 7 o'clock.
Word was received by relatives
here of the death of Mrs. Angus T,
McLeod on Jan. 8 in Sedra Woolley,
Wasll, Mrs. McLeod was the former
Isabelle McDougall, daughter of the
late Donald and Mrs. McDoagall
and had been in poor health for
some limo. She was In her 88.rd
year and is. survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Joseph Love and Mrs,
Wm, Smalidon, Grey Twp., and Mrs.
J. D. Hinchaey, Owen Sound and •
one bro,her Alex McDougall of .Rt.
Thomas. I
The regular monthly meeting of
the W.M.S. was hold on Wednesday,
.Tan. 9 at the home of Mrs. Dan
TTuether, Psalm 103 was sung and
the 'Lord's prayer repealed in unison,
Mrs. John Schnook read the portion
of Scriensee, Matt. 34'1-14. The
secretary, Mrs, M. 'Engel read the
nlinues labiate were approved, then
tete rola was called and ten members
i reepouled with a verse of Scrip -
lure. Another hymn was sung,
!hell rurrell1 events wenn read by
. Mrs. Celia Huethe', Mts. M. Engel,
' \lr;. ,Tos, Oaanerml and Mrs, John
Schnook. Mrs. H. A. Keys react an
interesting story entitled "The
Gideons," An appropriate paper en
"T -11113y TTome " was gi ret by' Mrs.
D, 'Mellen Offering was received
and -a hymn and the National An-
them were sung after which Mrs.
I, D. ltdaofver closed the meeting
with prayer. Lunch Was served by
the hoetoss and helperv„ The Feb,
meeting is to be held at the home
of Mrs. Celia /Nether.
A brief Ladies' Aid meeting was
held with Mrs, A, ,Cameros presiding
It was decided 10 have a pal luck
slipper the night of the annual
meeting of the oongregatiott, ,
WILLIAM SPEACE
stattl tlt:exaf Coanveyancon
and Commissioner
GENERAL INSURANCE OFFICk.
MAIN STREET, — -- ETHEL, ONT.
BUSINESS CARDS
C A MYERS,: M. TXT,; L. NL C. C.
PHYSICIAN, and. SURGEON
Williem St., i rtufels, Ont..
Phone 4.
W., D. S. Jamisson, M.D., C.M.,
Physician and Surgeon
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Office Hours -1 - 4 and 7 8 p.m.
Also 11 - 12 a.m. when possible.
,btaturday evenings until till p.tata.
Sundays—Emergencies and by appointment owty.
Home calls in 4ore000ns rand 4 - 6 p.m:
Chas. T. Davidson
Insurance Agent For
ALL KiNDS OF
Automobile and Fire insurance
Accident. and Sickness
Agent tor'Great West Life insurance Co. -
'PHONE OFFICE 92X BRUSSELS, ONT. BEaIDE4OE 7-`*
I-Iarcld Jackson
0PIi1CIa1LIST IN FR,F11M AND HOUSEHOLD SALES
For Information, etc., write or phone klarold Jaokeu'l
phone 12 on 650 Seatorth R.R. 1, Ii;uo+P,nld
Make ar"anpen'outs at The Brussels Pa?et or
Eimer D, Bell, Barrister Witco, Drill/MOS,
D. I- RA NN Furniture
FUNERAL ,'iND AMBULANCE SERV E.
Licensed Funfnail Director and Embaltneie
PHONE 316 or -85 ->,,-.. -,, -o-„m, BRUSS.L, ONT.
Lewis Rowland
(Llcenot d For Huron County)
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED — PRICES REaASONAOsLS.
For Engagements Phone 31 "The Ornstein Post” and Otto cf0111
be '°eked after Imtnedaltely
For Information, etc., w Ite °r phone Low. Rowland g,,.,, 1''341 eta
Se0torth; cr write R.R. 0, Welton,
W. St Donaldson -- Licensed Auctionsor
Phone 3S'r.13 — Atwood, Oat
for the Counties of Owen and fry
AM sake promptly attended to asaa
For Engagements phone 31 "The E loe& Pose awl thotro .
Brill he looked after ineessaillatostr.