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Dormeyer electric food mixer
Wire toasters
Electric toasters
Egg beaters
Autmoatic irons
Cast aluminum frying pans
Copper and galv. wash boilers
Carpenters & mechanis I:ools
Enamel, Aluminum asci
Oil space heaters
Coal brooders
Johnston air cooled engine
Silex & Cory coffee makers
Ironing board pad & covers
Clothes line rope & wire
Rubber stair treads
Paints, enamels & varnishes
Pyrex Kitchen Wares.
Max Oldfield
Phone 63x
Brussels Branch of the
Canadian Legion News
A. M. Forbes of London was
guest speaker at a special
meeting of the Brussels
Branch of elle Canadian legion
on Wednesday, Feb. 5th.
Pensions, rehabilitation and
comradeship were the subjects
discussed in his address,. •
Don -t forget the legion Vale
entine dance to be held in the
Town Ha1I on Friday night of
this week.
Watch Por the. annotn•eement
of a Bingo Party, open to the
public, to be held in the near
future.
B. C. S. Notes
j The Btusests Continuation School
held its annual "At Hous'' ou
Friday, February seventh. Although
the weather oondttions were nna
eavounabie,. it wee one of the most
.successful dances put on by the
students. The hall was beautifully
decorated whit the , school colours,
Purple, green and gold. For this,
the decovatlion committee deserves
much: credit.
10 w,ryonle enjoyed dancing to the
music of Frankie Banks and his
fS arobestna. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cole•
runt were the lucky winners in the
,ennrlinatioti dance while Miss Leona
Watson and Mr. Bill Henderson
carried off the prize for 'he soot
dance.
Lead us not into tenuptetiot
but deliver nus fa+oli1 evil.
Melville Church
Mlnistet Rev. G. A. MIInm, M.A
10 a. m, Sunday School
and Bible Class
11 a. m. "The Trials of
The ,Storm."
7 p. in. "Give Jesus a Chance."
Louis D. Thompson, Organist
and Choirmaster.
Feb, 17. at 8 p. m. Organ and
Voosul Reotial.
Hioaraoe McDwen, Hamilton.
United ,Churoh Choir.
Continuation School Quartet.
Melville Church Choir.
The United Church
OF CANADA
Minister Rev. Hugh C. Wilson
11 a. m. Morning Worship
"Teaohdng By Parables."
Mission Band
12 Church School and
Bible Class
7 p. m. Evening Pea1se
"Christ The Way."
Everyone Cordially Welcome
Church of England
Parish of Brueeele
Rev. J. H. Kerr, Rooter
Quinquageeihna Sunday
February 18th, 1947.
St. John's Church, Brussels -
2 p. m. Sunday Sekool
7,20 p. in. Evening Prayer
8t. David's Church, Heniryn--
2.80 p. m. livening Prayer
St, George's Church, Waken -
11 a, ns, Morning Prayer
Afterward, the guests were serveet
with sandwiches and coffee.
Annual Pancake Supper
St. John's Church, on
Tuesday, February 18th
Supper served from 5 to 8 p.m.
Pancakes with syrup, sandwiches
pie and tea.
Admission 35c and 25c
Brussels Legion
ST. VALENT'INE'S
DANCE
in Brussels Town Haul on
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14th
Music by Ken. Wilbee and
His Orchestra
Dancing from 10 to 1.30
THREE DANCE PRIZES
Admission 50c Lunch Booth
REGENT THEATRE
Seaforth, Ont.
Now Showing—
Thur., Fri., Sat. Feb. 13, 14, 15
The Tme of Their Lives
with
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
A new comedy approach by this
Team makes this good Entertain
ment. It's different.
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Mon. Tues. Wed. Feb. '7.18-19
0. S. S.
with Alan Ladd and
Geraldine Fitzgerald
A film based on the activities of the
office of strategic ,.services .,dur Ing
the war—full ..of ..unusual ,.Interest
and terrific suspense .;right ..to .;the
end.
Next
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Thurs., Fri., Sat, Feb. 20, 2', 22
Double Feature
Dark Mountain
with
Robert Lowery and Ellon Drew
when a blank marketeer meets two -
gun law watch for thrills
and
Swampfire
with
Johnny W'ofssmuller and
Virginia Grey
Savage ,.with ., excitement--roatfng
with .,adventure—blazing .,witn re,
mane.
COMING,
One Mere To -Morrow
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Ann Sheridan tennis Morgan
is.Vour Subsprlotion Fold? 4 Alexis Smith . Jack tartan
Wednnesday, February 12th, 1947
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CORNER STONES
Rev. Cl. A. Mllne, MA.
The Rights of Citizenship
To possess rlgbts,is not to be a
citizen. It Ice to he merely em the
way' to bevel -tie one. Rights are not
rewards no' decorations, non' ends in
themselves. They are tt•diveistegee,
tltr:y nee ainperlumities, they are
instruments, When any . men has
WO' abler. title means simply, that
henceforth he is set 011 a vantage
g'••iun•rl, from which, seonre from
aggress,lon, and unrepressed oy
tyranny, he may begin to "do his
duty.'
Prior to all nights, therefore, as a
preliminary to their use. a pian
mood be placed under couriltione in
which he may exercise them ire
meet be a man if lie Is to be a
citizen. All the 'elements, which go
to entice a full human life must enter
into his being. He must have means
of snffc+uenni livelihood. He must
have a seared and inviolable home
life. He must have opportunity or
intellectual ,dmveclopment. He must
he tree, to open his mind and con
s,cienn•e to the commanding influence
of ,the will of God. No man has
rights which do wrong to his neigh
bour, No ma' hats rights which are
not In accordance with the well-
being of the community, The right
to sacredness of person, to freedom
of worship, to a share in govern
meat ,through the exercise of a vote
are jsvet and .inalienable, but it' is
only as, a man 'conscientiously sec's
them that his citizenship con be•
come a real and valuable possession.
add'mg dignity and power to his
manhood.
The United Church
A smell group of loyal young
people altiennded the morning service
it the Tinned °hurrle Insteal of the
regular order of worship the Sunday
Seheol Lesson of the day was die.
cussed. The evening ecrvtco was
withdrawn.
Melville Church
At the morning service on Sunday
Rev. George Milne preached on the
su:bieot 'Spiritual Surgery' giving an
expllam,ation of the instruntione of
Jesus Cdirist as recorded on St.
Matthew 5:29 & 30.
The evening service was cancelled
ewnig Go the snowstorm.
The a lternoon service et Knox
Church, Be]grave was aim oaiucelled.
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P PrIPF.; WE ?C)NOW
17. Gregg was a Toronto visitor
this week.
M. Oldflnld
business this
* ,k
was in Toronto on
week.
* * *
Miss lebey Lott who spent a couple
a months, in St. Thomas has re•
turned home.'
* * *
Mr. Geo. Elliott left Met week for
Winnipeg to see his brother who is
seriously 111.
• e a
Mr. George Manning went on Tnee•
day to IJamiiton where he will spend
the nest of the winter with his sister.
. s
Miss, Helen McKay has returned
to Buffalo. ,after ,a• week's visit with
her grandmother Mrs. Ghee. McKay,
• * * *
All classes im the public, and con.
tinuabhon school here were cancelled
Monday bemuse of tthe condition of
roads and streets.
-• a
lSvenebt end Mrs. Lourie of Lon-
don and Nora of Waterloo were
home 'to attend their grandfather's
funeral, Mr• i0dger•ton floe of Mc.
Elliot) townshlip list ,S'a.turda.y.
* * *
.A. large number of mem and trucks
were engaged in the removal of
snow from the business section of
the village. The blizzard left in its
wake 'Mtge delfts on the west side of
the. main street,
DIED
SOMIbTlS—tin Ethel on T•ttesday, Fah.
11,th, 1947, Martha Matilda Re'
beetle Bei+nes, dtt her 87 year,
Funeral will he held from fithel
United Church on Thursday, 4'eb,
13, 1947. Service at 2 P.M. Into'•
went in Mount Pleasant Cemetery;
IOtltoi,
Lions Ice Carnival
Friday, Feb 14th
There will be en ice Carnival et
the lI a eels Arena on Friday, wee,
e,
14th, ivcoisorPd by the Hese, is
Lions Club. Cenerotts prizes .0"'
being offered and there will he fun
for all. For particulars see the
advertisement elsewhere in this
issue. Proeleetls or the carnival
wilt go to aid work far ctif,pled
rhiidren,cause worlhy of the
support offvetyone.
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
Lions Club Supper Meeting
Phial arrangements were Uratic for
the Liens Carnival to be heti o:
la,'dtty nlgihl in the Brussels Arena
at their supper meeting on Monday
night. Two new menthe s, W
Polster and R. Bennett, were wc1c0111
ed Into the •club An interesting
Hint on Mextco, sed other slimes,
were shower by Lion R. Il. (inosine.
Supper was server] by Males of the
United Church.
Man Suffered Broken Hip
Children May Be Denied In Grey Township -
Higd1 School Education , H. Strahyaehuke, nintey.ane-year
)old resident of Grey township, was
Tt would have been an enlighten -
filially removed to Kitchener hos.
the experience If the "Powers -that;
he:' who blandly proclaim the4•e is piton Saturday after suffering a
, broken hip on Thrusday or tart
no need of Brussels being ?Teetered a week,
htglt school centre, had been in,
Two snowplows battled the driftsBrussels the past Two weeks with almost two days in an un:;nececi fun
urgent need of reaching Seaforth or
Wingham. They would have found
it impossible. We venture to
state that none of them would have
any desire to see their chlidren set
off by bus for school fourteen or
sdxte,en nines distant.
Why should officials, snfely es -
coned in comfortable offices commit
one ciIilld.ren to the hazards of winter
bus transportation. Why say that
if they are to receive a high schoo:
causation they must travel over
roads theft would be often! impassible
•and frequently dangerous. It might
be cla:id that thus has bee'., an un-
usual winter, Of most districts
that might be true but It 13 not me
usual for road1 here to be blocks 1
for days at a time. Titds is a true
fact, in spite, of what not -residents
say to the contrary. it is quite
possible that children• of title district
weld leave by bus in the morning
but cooed not reach hone by night
because of weather and road con-
ditions. That means that they
would be snow bound In a strange
community or enroute, ttehther to
be destred. Country pupils who at
present board in town during the
n eek and go home for ' week ends
have had ,to remain in Brussels over
the week ends because of road con
d,itianae not infrequently, but weeic
after week. How then could they
meet a. bus and travel back and
forth daily ,to a centre fourteen or
sixteen mules uuway? If Brussels es
effort to .clear a road thee metldc-cc
et•len+tenn might be given the aged
min Miter h•la accident. Or, re 4.
Meyers hod to abandon his car a,101
make his way afoot arrow the iteicl=
to reach title S•tratyachulce hone on
Friday evening, The fleeter, and
Oro men who accompante;l hint in
order to be of asgletance. G. Evans
•amid Chas. 'ilh'amas heti to remain at
the snow -hound farm borne over
night.
Mr. Sti•a,tyachmke suffeeed the
Injury whin' due ,feel on the ter be•
tween the house and barn last
Thursday. }Te is reported es: resting
comfortably aeter bis ordeal.
CARD 03' THANKS
To all the friends who expressed
their sympathy in words and deeds
on the occasion of our recent 1,e.
reatvement we take this opportunity
of tendering our heartfelt thaelca.
The McNeil leandly
Obituary
Mrs. Alex McNeil
The death tools place or Thtn's• lay
Jan. S0, 1947 of Mrs. Alex McNeil
at the home of her daughte' Mrs
Arthur Hull, Coal. 5. Mot'ris ewe
Mrs. McNeil, formerly Janet
Nichol, was in her 37th yea: anti had
been in poor healer for the past
three yeors. She was the daughter
of the late Mr. end niers. Alex Nichol
not made a high school area centre and sperm•. all her life in Morris. Twp.
it will mean that many children of Mns, McNeil leaves to mourn 'her
this diratriot will not receive a nigh
school nidncation. Parents will not
Permit then to risk winter moto
travel in conditions that habitually
prevail here.
It is claimed thate only hone in-
fluence will combat the rising Gude of
iuvenile'delinquency, then why re.
move our ,teen-age youngsters from
that influence. Tf they are required
to be away fraur home daily from
early morticing until evening and are
attended far days in a pine' where
none ad•.n screened wine their
conduct what knowlelge will parents
have of their doings?
To those who•an•e vitally cn.neaa•ned
with the problem there is no ques-
tion. It is obviously a necessity
for Brussels to be mettle a high
school zone centre.
W. I. PLANS CELEBRATION
OF GOLDEN JUBILEE
passing, her son, John A, McNeil of
Roscommon, Michigan; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Arthur SmOLh, Barrie;
Mrs. Antleur Hull. Morris township
There are eleven grandebiltlren nein
thee gent gannluhilden; two brothers
Edward Nichol and Robt. Nichol,
both of Morris. township, Her
husband died in 1919.
The pellbearors were, Lore,
Alifrcd and Robert Nichol. ellinte"
Bird, C harios Mercer, Kennn_ttth
There'll ell nephews of the re -
ceased.
Attending the funemi were friends
from Dundalk. Palmerston, Listowel,
Detroit, Lincoln Park, Seaforth,
Bru•cefleld and Brusesls,
The funeral service was eondnrterl
by the Rev. George Milne of Melville
Chrudh of which Mrs. McNeil was a
member.
Tntorm:ert was in the Rruesels
Cemetery.
Edgerton Roe
At. the °euitral feature of the este. Funeral services were conducted
braitiml •af the 50211 Anniversary a1 on .Saturday, Feb, 1st at 1.30 o'clock
Wiomea's Trldtttues, the Federated from his late residence, lot 13, col.
Rsainete's• Tjn bthubes of Ontario are 14 ?31eiCtdlop for leel,gerton floe who
Planning a mammoth Golden Jubilee died suddenly at his 11on1e Wednes-
Clelelatmltion, which will he held of day, darn. 29 in his 82nd .year by Rev.
Wednesday, Slime 18, at i:he Ontario Pabton of Bethel United Church of
Agritdittnnal College, Guelph, Com- which ,deceased was a life-long
mittees have been working on the member.
plans for some time, and the plane Mr. Roe was born in Grey town -
provide 'for an all day program of ship, son of the lata Thomas and
events linking Melte past with the fn- Mug. Roe he moved to St. Marys
titre. In ilue evening a colourful and when nine years old and later return -
large scale pageant will be presented, ed to ,the Roe homestead on which
to 'depict the organ ,and growth of he lined until his death,
Wcuuetnee TnuwttNutes througoet On- Interment in Miettia,nd Bank Ceme•
tufa, Canada and the world. tory. Pallbearers were neighbors
it ea expected that this will he the of the deceased, Whined Dennis,
greatest gathering of Women's In- Norval Stimore, Peter Dennis, Ross
niittutes• officers and members ever as- McNichol, Earl Bolton and Duncan
sennbled in one place, as all Institute McNitcbol.
ntenthers and their friends are being Relatives were present from
invited to attend and take part in London, Kitchener, Goderieh, .Sea•
the celebration, It is expected that forth and sunronnding community.
representatives from the other Prov Tee is survived by 3 sons Lorne
in:cos of Canada net Well as from and Wesley of Hallett and William
sister organisations in other noun. on the homestead. Three llenghters
tries, will be present, For ,thou" cent- (lSmdna) Mrs. TSrcd Lynch of Gode-
ing from 'a distance, a limited amount rich; (Nellie) Mrs. Cities. Lennie of
of overninght accommodation can be Brussels and (Lillian) Mrs, Win.
arranged, but representatives dealt, Meehan of T3thel also 13 grand•
ing to secure such •a*c0ni*(iatlnn trot' children and 2 great grandchildren.
specially requested to melte their ap- Hie wife predeceased IdolIn June of
plientlnna as early SS iMoetlble, 1948.
Recital Of Organ
And Vocal Music
On Monday evening 11.01 a1 , ir. 1'
Mr. Horace F. 1ic uen,
I
Ili
Of 21 George's, Hamilton will girt
ar Organ Reeltul at Melville Church,
Brussels. Mr. Mac lewen IP a
graduate of the Ju iiiard Reline) et'.
,bush. Nets York and he VII le•
a e'sted by Ilruasels Con tttcn cLent
Scitnnl Chi members of the tutted
Church Ohoir and Melville Chitral
Mole.
Ontario House Will
Open March 6th
Pr( rnkr r ., u•
nnunrci etre illy the Puit hn ittt
Lagi t.ttur will open 1t= Ind; r.e.,n
Thursday, Me reh 11. 'I'll. ;,•(r•ni,•r
said the der•isian wiryr^a •he,c :, rt.] :}
but atnaounc•en 1 'WA c: wt'h11 1,1 t„
emit• 11111ioatr' with elle Iloittena. t
governor.
Twin Calves Born In Blyth
The bir'h of twin ealt i• gene••
ed at the stable of ;iii. Jelin Deere
Linsley Street. Blyth. the motile:. a
fine Jersey row. Ibet lies elven Irilit
to two sets of twins fn the pa -s ilt'•te
years. The row wan formerly the
property of Mr. Doerr's neighbour.
Mr. ledwin Cartwright.
Ontario Will Grant
3
O ToRedCross
. loa.a0 c o.s
The Ontario C ." „_..1 •.t, has
agreed to make n :r nor of <1n0,000
to the Canafdls*, Tied Cru -s Society
and a farther r -ant of 51n.and each
VPI1.1. n�t,,r -•..
t n., fn rid of ' � i itnwpittut.
Platt, Premier !mew , nn:ntnreil Fri•
day.
muter the plan r•rr m1' lir hoot -
tat in Ontario will previ6a free bleed
music service kir env :ctient
regnirintg it. time making It unneces-
4ary to ahtatui or pay "nr private
blood donors.
'float s•inaller ren.tres have not had
the facilities to handle litood transfu-
sions in their hospitals, Mr. Drew
said. The new arrangement will im
rrove she standard of merlical care
by making transfusions available
without delay. particularly in cases
of surgical operation*, burns and se-
vere hemorrhage.
Thr- Iied ('rocs explained it is en-
deavoring to provide these facilities
national scale through agree-
ments with ether provinces.
The 11:t4 Cru=+ Sneiety will furnish
every p'tbl',e general hospital with
nisi Friel,. for snrh transfusions,
maintaining stores of blood and
other prepatatiora at strategic
location throughout the province
with the main laboratory at Toronto.
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