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Victory Loan Expected
To ?Be Oversubscribed
The seeond victory loan et mid
week Wm passing its nomtitual ob
leetive and :heading toward bane •over-
subscription for wlui.dh Hon. L
Illsley Minlister of finanee appealed
Pt the start of the week. Cumulative
total avauounoed. Tuesday of ssa-
ecriiption. to Mose on lbusiness Mon-
day was $579,151,850 from 72,230
uubeler•ibers with all indications that
Tuesday's Vdetory bond purchasers
would carry''totea past the minimum
national quota subscription figure
for •Monday of. 40,360,75e included
invektanest of $11,0.00,000 by Canada
Life Assurance Co.
Dominion Public Relations
Committee VdotorY Loan
Killed In Car Accident
Prank Davidson, soon of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davidson
formsrly of the 12th• concession of
;Grey; in Montery Partk, California.
He leaven to mloun•n. her lose his
vvgfe ' foranorly Gertrude Ewan, Two
paras and twoboyp; P4r+Othy .(Mars.
Donnie Nabors) 'oaf Hsiwaiiaa Island,;
Pearl Harbour; Murray LW the TJ. S.
Matinee; Pit!y0'lis and 'Scotty of
home.
Four brothers and three. sisters,
7thomas, 14th of Grey; Robert,
Brussels; Jcseph, Loudon David of
Nestleton; Maggie Mrs. C. R.
Bennett of Arcola, ,Sask.; Bessie,
Mrs. H. C. Harvey of Winnipeg,
Man.; Mary, Mae. Walter Rose,-
Brv:ssels, •
Plebiscite Vote Likely
May 4 or 11 Ottawa Hears
Bill Approved By
Committee, To Reach
'House On Tuesday
OTTAWA, March 2-1be mem
Power plebiscite (bill reaches' the
last lap intim House of Commons to-
morrow with the possibility early
Parliamentary approval may pennit
the vote to be taken May 4 or
A House of Commons ootnmtittee
appointed to study the .bill on Sat-
urday gave it approval with few
amendments, and also accepted re-
gulations for taking the vote in
Canada 'and among active 'service
voters in ' bhe United, Kingdom;
Newfoundland and the British West
Indies.
Members of the Senate, -Which
had adjounned.6 March 10, are being
called back to `Ottawa to assemble
am Tuesday. It 4s hoped that the
bill will be ready for their consent
by that time. •
Jules Castonguay, chief electoral town this' week, assisting : in cote -
officer, estimated it would probab'iY loging the books in the Public
be ten weeks after 'final approval of Library. By this universal' system of
the bill before the vote could be : cataloging hooks; ,read,ers can more
taken, but State Secretary MctLarty readily (Recover the books, • they are
Gala that in co-operation. with Mr looking for.
Camaguey every effort would be
made to brave tire date of voting as
early cue possible in May.
Wednesday, March 4th, 1942
M PEOPLE ;WE* KNOW Results of Victory Loan Drive in Huron Co.
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Mrs. D. iia41iO1g0 was a week end
visitor In Toronto. '
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Noavnan' The:imapny
home on leave this weals,
Mr. and Mrs. I;, Manning spent the..
week end visiting in Toronto.
,V • * ,s
iSbott Davidson, RO'.A.,F., has been
on leave at his home. here.
• - • •
Mrs. • E. Bredin and children,
Toronto, are staying with her
mother Mrs. J. Galbraith.
Mrs, Garside, London',- is visiting,
at the home of her stater Mrs. G.
McDowell.
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Mrs. Gifford Swartmaa• and son
Peter of Sioux Lookout, are tspending
a week Stith her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Ross.
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Chas. Bryans and Donald W,atker
end: at
Toronto spent the week
tate homle at Mr; and Mrs, ,'Jas.
tryene:
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Billy Peter North, who has been
mothered by his grandmother, Mrs
G. MODOWe1'1 for the past eighteen'
anonths returned to his home in Lon-
don ns Wednesday:
* •e .'0
„Nes, It. North, who has been ser-
iously iii for the past two years has
completely recovered and her many
friends are glad to know that she
is
enjoying good health again.
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• Lewis Russell of the R.C.A,F.
;succesefuliy passed his. examinations
at Cap de la Madeleine and after
semidries a fourteen: day far1ough' at
his home left Thursday for Moncton,
New Brunswick.
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Dr. George Moss and daughters
Bambara and Mary, Wingham, were
weer end visitors with the former*
parents, Mr. ,and Mrs. D. C. Rosie.
Dr. Bernard; and Mast Roes of. 'Lon-
don were also visitors' with Mr, and
Mrs. D. C. Ross. '
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e 1Miss. Irene Pease Is in Toronto
this week attending the Hair
Dresser's Convention, being held in
the 'Royal York Hotel. You cyan
make appointments for the following
week by calling her mother, Mrs. B.
Pease, at the Hair Dressing Parlous'
in Brussels.
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Miss. Speremen, Librarian of the
De6?ar'tment of Education Parliament
Buildings; Toronto, bee been in
These Returns up to March 4th
District Objective Total Sales
Brussels .. ,,..,: ;, • •.,• • , , .. 47,750 52,100
Mullett Twit, 45,400 40,800
Goderich Two. .., 45,250 46,000
Clinton ....,...,....; .. 11.6,650 1.04,000.
IVIeKillop Twp. ..., ..•, . • • • - 45,100 40,200
Howiek Tw•p, ,.•• 98,500 87;550
Goderich Town .. 310,900 208,650
Colborne T•w•p, ... • • • . 39,200 20,950.
T. Heneali & Ila, ........ 59,350. ' 44,850
Stanley Tw15. .. .••...... 46;000 22,800
Sea.farth ., • - . • , ... 162,100
Colborne Twp. .. , ,........ 53,700
'Blyth ,.......... 24,750'
Tuokersmith Twp. .•.., • •.; ••. 52,500
Ashtieid Twp. .. 56,200
Zurich & Hay W. ,. 49,950 31,000
Winghamt ...., . 144,850 • 9U,L00
44,900 • 28,409
• Stephen Twp. •• 71,469 40,900
Turmbeary Twp. , •... 37,700' . • 01,850
W awanask E. Twig 27,750 '15,700
Grey TWP• •••, • • • 61,850 •$2;000
Exeter. .......... ......... 130,700 68,000
Wawanosh W, 38,500 19,450
596,500
40,699 ,
16)250'
3'4,300'
3Cr,900
Morris Twn, .....
% of Quota
109%
1'03%
101%
69%
83%
88%
X86%a
84%
76%
71%
70%
67%
66%
05%
64%
64%
63%
03%v '
57%
56%
65%
53%
52%
51%
loca1News Items
a l� t17.41 Attended
'The auction sale of the estate of
• the lrte J. Ii, Galbraith was held
at his sales• Stable on OS'aturday
afternoon, and drew a large crowd.
What uniform she you wearing
God's or the devil's?
MolvilP Chnrci,
10 a.m. Sunday School and
Bible Class
11 a.m.. "The WORD and the
World."
7 pail. "Look and Live."
DOME AND WELCOME.
Untied Church,
10:3b' "The land 'ahead:' •
11:30 Church School and
Bible Class
1 "Ourmost urgent btiainesgi'
',COME AND WORSHIP GOD.
johns Churl ,
irnlni• Pre er
1l 16 a.m,tilo, .,p. X
Rey; Ft "'W,^31,04
Atwood
GREY
3, E. MoKinauon o4 Fort William is
here visiting at 0he home •of his
brother Donald McKinnon, 9,th con.
Joe Chapman, R,C,N, .on, 15 days
leave is visiting at the home of Mr.
anti M'ua. Alex Johnston,
• 'CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express my e1nce1'0
tan ,11110 , to the Brusesis Red Cross
for the parcel received, tram them.
These articles are very usefuul to me
and are highly appreciated.
Sgt. Huether, H. Li, MAI".
11irr. A TRE
Seafn'r1h Ont.
NOW PLAYING --
2 Features
The Fighting R.A.F.
Cannot Raise Cemetery Fees I is an unus'uai number of Evening
The control of the Wartime Prices Grosbeaks sojourning here this
and Trade Board is indeed far- 1 wiailter-large, brownish Yellow birds
reaching. UP in Chesiey tiie cetne- 1 with thick :beaks. Blue Jays are
.tery commission felt the need for conning to town for food along with
:thoreased revenue. However the 1. the Downy Woodpecker, now that
comnmdssion was informed by the l the supplies are exhausted in the
• Board woods'.
By the way, 1 see:by any last
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
k N * * n: Red Cross Carnival
'NATURE NOTES Drew Large Crowd
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(by MP, M. Laycock)
'Some people never think of birds
until they • hear their cheerful
melodies flooding the world along
. with the April :show'ers.' I trust you
'are not one of those. If you are
not, you may have ,been watching
through the winter for a eight 08
our winter bird residents -yes, even
the sparrows and starlings are alive
and warm on those ,below zero
mornings,
Most interesting to see in Brussels
are the brilliant red Cardinals. 1
slaw one by the Presbyterian church,
flashing through the bright sunlight
with eye -filling ,beauty, 4n, January,
and, from reports, there have been
several Inc the village throughout the
winter. Almost of equal interest
has been the group of American
Golden Eye Duette or "WI Mstellers"
which stayed) on the Maitland in this
region' for most of January. We
elttil have some Of the equally hardy
Mnerican Mergansers, which can
•be seen frequently trent the bridge.
Food is their only problem as long
as 'there is good, colli, water, free
from ice, for thean to swim in.
The 'Chdcadee and White -breasted
Nuthatches are very common vtai-
tors,, in :our .shrubbery. You can
recognize the Nuthatch by his grey-
ck head, There
isrh barna bacIlc stn'; baa
• I Wartiane Prices and Trade
that it cannot raise fees. tar. lots 0*
for care of cemetery lots.
Engagement Announcement
Mr, and Mrs, W. S• :Sno551, Brussels,
announce the, engagement! et their
elder daughter, Margaret ,Elizabeth,
to Mout. 3, A. nMTaGinot*,. U.A.O.youngestson of Mrs. Metilinnis and
the late F. McGinnis of `Mid'Iturst
Ont., the marriage to take place
quietly in March.
Target For Tonight •
What A show! Don't miss it!
Also -Dennis Morgan Jane Wyman
Church of the Air" ` ""
• GOLDEN YELLOW -
Bananas at Grewars, Crisp Head
• ,Lettuce, New Crop Florida 'Cele17•
You won't to have to dig' into the every year •on March i2. It there is
sugar bowel to eat our Marsh Seed no storms to prevent them, we should
,less' Grapefruit. See one .Special in
Sunkist oranges, 12 its fruit or Yoga-
tag1e Greweas have it and ite ale.
ways' tine best.4
year's that the Horned Larks
reached Brrussels ora Feb. 27. I
wonder when we cn expect them
this year. Dr; Saunders of London
states that the Killdeers return there
Taken by Rev. 'Lewis
The •Ch:urob of the Air ' program
over 'CSKNX was. conducted Tuesday
meeting by the 'Unllted Church. Rev.
C. L. Lewis had oharge of the ser-
vice. Herb. •4a1livan rendered the
Music with Mist Sullivan accompany-
ing. : Mr, Lewvie make on,' "Tile Art
of Getting Along' with People." Mr.
Sullivan sung as a repuest slumber
for Mrs.. Sarah 'Cardiff, 'Softly :and
tenderly Jesus is ',calling."
DON'T FORGET-
The boys overseas can't go to the,
pantry anal get sicmrething to eat.
But you •can come to Grewar's and
get totem' everything they want in
Eats and 'Ssnokees and send it to
thein. Canned Milk, Meats, Pickles.
Marnnalade, P-Niuts, IP•INut Butter,
•Cheese, Butter, Cellaphane wraP9ed
Cookies, 'Pipes Cigarettes': Phone 5
and task us,
A. M. GREW/AR
Brussels Does It Again
This village was the first Huron
County Mun'icipatity 'to obtain its
obj'e'ctive in the ISecond Viotory
Locus Campaign. Brussels was' the
Rist municipality to exceed the
quota lash year. Early this week the
quota of $47,500 was exceeded by
52,000. The chairman, Robert Bow-
man, slaysi they, the salesmen; Robt.
Warwick and they Bank are not
through yet. TJIO olbjeotive now
aimed it is 25 per cent aver-subeerlb-
ed, to quality for an honor pennant.
Let us each do our share now that
we may see 414.11• honor pavan flying
see them? about Manch 14• Let' watch
Tor theme
At any rate Nature le one 'kind of
hobib'y that •eve4i`tlre Ladle -01 gasoline,.
WE SELL FOR LESS rubber, or sugar can't bald us hack
A M GR'EWAR l from.
K •
Must Ask For Sugar
There'll be no limit on the supply.
of =gar available for c'httr0h
suppers, banquets, and dinners, but.
the bowle most be kept oft the tables
and ,gues't must ask for the amount
they want, according to a ruling
issued by .W. Harold' McSthildwlzs,
prices, and supply repre,sen.tat Ye of
the Wartime Prices and 'Tracie
Board, ff
MARCH 7-
Casavtl'S.. Specialsare a real -good
Brooms for Only 39c see this value.
Good 1Iiunnor 1Cereal 19e• Jelly
Powder 6 different kinds 7c 9kg:
Uhioken Elacidie. large tins. 19e; We
reserve the right to limit family
requirements. 'See our Fruit Spec -
tale and if its Fruit you want
RED CROSS.
BRUSSELS BRANCH
'Phe Lce Carnival *Ponsored by
tite Brtaes:01e Branch, of the Red
Cress' attracted, a large crowd to the
Brussels' Arena on Thursday evening
of last wok,
Many appeared 1rn costume and the
los waB' in good condition which
helped to make tike affair a success.
The refreshment lroatiu was well
Patronized and the total proceeds for
the evening atnountet1 to over
$100,00.
Costusne judges were Mrs. gest,
IL Layoock and D, MieRae..
Prizes were awarded as follows. -
Best Dressed" Lady, -
Mus. Alain Logan.
2nd, Imogene 'Sanderson
Bent Dressed Man --
let, Wm, King
and, A. Moffatt
Bent Dreesedl Gdrl 12 to 16 years.
1st, Margaret Moffatt
and, Margaret Bell
Dest Dressed BOY: -
lea Gordon Parr
and, Ted Mitchell
Best Comic Costume, male or
female--
Jammu
emale-Jaamesi Armstrong and
Mrs. D. Hemingway
Best Comic Costume for Girls
J'ean Wilton and Patricia Santis
Best National' Historical Costume-
. Lady set, Mrs, Wen. "Mitchell
and, Jean Yuill
Men, 1st, Bent Elliott
, ,2nd,• Murray Cameroon
Best Clown On Ice -
let, Jack Lowe 4
2nd,,• Gordon Sanderson
Largest Family On Skates-- -
Jewell Family
Best Dreas'ed Girl -
1st, Annette Campbell
and, Betty Tatueil
Beset Dressed Boy -
let, Charlie Workman
Ind, Peter Bredin
Most Graceful Couple On Skates, -
Doris MtcDon'aid and Gibson Willis
Best Imitation of Churchill- •
Jack Edgar
Tule proceeds twat the' February
Tea aanouuted to $.21.07 and from the
Carnival, $07.10.
The following donations are
acknowledged with thanks: $75
front Oranh*ook Unit; $69.56 from
M.S. No. 8, Grey; $19 and 12 quilts
Bram the Quilting Circle, S•th Oon.
Grey; 4 quilts from 6th Con., Gray
and 3rd Con., Morris; •$29.31 from
B.S. No. 3, Grey.
The Ethel Unit sent In the fol-
lowing: 16 yuiltsy 1 blanket, 64 prs,
sacks, 1 alesveieste sweater.
The February shipment included
the following articles-
, 10 aero caps
Grewars have tate best, '5 alternative caps
WE SELL FOR LESS 12 ribbed helmets,.
A. M. GREWAR
63 pre. mitts
5 prs."gloves
i pr. wrisblets
10! washcloths
5 scarves
180 prs. seeks
20 pre, seamen's 10ng:secks
20 turtle -neck sweetens
412 quilts
6 pas. bloomers'
20 nigldutgowns'
5 sets (for 6 yearold boys) eadh
containing, 1 coot, 1 pr. pants, 1 pr.
.socks,. 1 shirt waist, 1 sweater.
At the Churches
At .Presbyterian 'Church
Sea^vlicesi in Melville Pres'by'terian
chu*ch on Snnsley were conducted
by the minister, Rey. S. Bear, the
morning text being, "The 'Gard we
Worship," and the evening text,
'Life Tlurough Another," Miss M.
King sang a solo at 01Ie morning
service,
At United Church
'Servicers in the United "church on
Sunday .were :conducted by the
Bari Men of Missouri afore the close of the oamlradgnt: pastor, 3tev. The
All the thrills of Dodge City and. 1 U 10010/05 text was', "Finding Salva
the action of Sante Fe Trail ! tiro," and in the evening he spoke
-a_ Hydro Power Loads an "Taslrsl of the day,"'rues, and Wed.- Hydro power loads' totanntndcipat•
Next Mon„ tl district ?Luring the
Frederic March Martha Scott
At St. John's Church
Miles' in. ' us' Morning service WI (Sunday in
Month of DecemiSer, 1941, showed ted
One • Enot In 'leaven
A Interestingdrama.
Next TMure:,,Fri: &
Jack ,Oakle George ,Murphy
Rise and Shine'.
Linda Darnell Walter Blastulae
Music -laughter and romance
Coreinjl -J
1+ Sris
nlsion
'tate fallowldg conaiNnlrtion'of dear..S't Johns, chinch Was eonduo
trtcal horse power.; ,Blyth, 145; 'Brun •
seas,, 170; Clifford, 1118; Clinton, 677;
Deal:wootl, 89; Dtblin, 61; firth",
120;'bl:asters 030; .Goderich, 1,563;'
•.B;arriston, 1,849; r.:uoan, 214 Md1-
Semon., 3'414, Mitchell; 743;' Motes
by Bea. 8'. W, Davie of Atwood.
Tal Msarnori*i?1Pt
ILU'IJLBY-151 loving memory of my
deaf, husband; Gordoli Halley, who
patiseii away, aight,.Yeara ago, Feb-
8el!d, 41 Negwll•lgieln mg, ', 644 •Pa:14 rua1:y, 28th .1933.
tnerslany ;6�A St ,Niarye,,:1,561, S@a, When ;$vonlni*. slratlesl tare; tailing
•1<ailik kid; •Stratton;, 7'444; Tavist and we.sit at home alone.
ateak,,.608a. Tha'it1ehdatd '2114; Wellefi:; 7wo'onr liealttsrthaw •conies, a. longing,
113'"-urielt;'-1234 „I(inttftrdinq,• •., if he oneY &")11141, cotno ltom6.
When Double Feature* a are.;.shaW" iey, •
pstNtn* mast be le „not.. IAtan, tihan,� 7A6;-sLitaknOW 330; Walkerttiri, .436; aiwaS"; retlttb4tlltbreld tstrnily
1" 1
8t45 P+"+ Re see,s'eentelete,• sh4W.
Wingbam4 607.
Golden' 'Wedding For \
Mr. and Mrs. Longman
Biggar Couple Is Honored
on ,Occasion by Gifts From
Family and Friends
BIGG- R - Mr. and Mrs. W. 3.
Longman celebrated; their golden
wedding on, Tuesday, January 20,
when many friends called to con-
gratulate them. Refreshments. were
served Brom a lace -draped table, '
wiliich was placed with. a vase of
beautiful cut flowers as a lrack:-
grotmd for the wedding cake. As-
sisting;^1n :serving were two laugh-
. tarsi Mrs. H. Potter and Mrs. C. E.
Routley, and Mrs, ilex Little. An-
other daughter, Mrs•, D. Lahonen,
lives in. Winnipeg. She was unable
to be present for the celebration but
sent a potted plant in full pie= as
a token of her love and cong'ratula-
tione. Mrs. Longsnants sister, Mats.
G. Shdll'abeer of 527' Abenue D, niortlt,
Sasisatoon, who owing to illness was
unable to Pei present, sent cut flow•
oris,' as an ,expression of her best
wishes,
A nuanlbea• of friends 'presented a
radio as a token. of the high regard
in. 1mbitdh the honored couple are held
in Biggar and the district to the
south.
181* and; Mae. Longmaan• were mar -
Tied it, Brussels Out, and lived the
early part of their married lite 111
Detroit. In 1909, with their three
daughters, they rnoves to a farm:
in the Triumph district sou't5i, of.
Biggar, Three years ago they re-
tired to live in this town: Mr. and
Mae. Longman have- stood the 'test
of the Yeats fairly well. Both look
as though they have ,till many
happy Years. Shead.
MTs. Longauan will be remembered.
by her many• friends here as Sadie
Reidy daughter of the late Adam and
Fre. lteic4 of Morris township and
Mr, Longiztan Its .an ;honored resident
of the 4th of, Grey. Friends here
join, with: those of their • Western
home town in wiabiiilg the couple
many years et continued health and
happinese.
,March Makes Lamb -Like
Entrance In This Area
"in, like a lamb --out like a lion,"
is the old proverb about. the weather
on the •first easy of March, and if
there is any truth in it we eau look
tor solve unreaeanably doisi Weather
about the end of this month. For,
altthough•• the weather Stinclay Migght
havelmen a goal deal 'Warmer, at
might also have been a 'keygreat.
deal; colder --which leade one to put
It ,;in the •laanb•tike category, ;Qifioial .;
Jy, this htigft:damperature rets' `rag for
aund'+ay was 24 deg*0*e lnsi ' • ti71i,
points above blesmeig; 011ie the lbw
Was 28. \ year ago ,ai< much wider
range was' hoaerea to tow ;vat
10;• While•'in tinld-they' t�t01511tAtit.ebetW
rAeaS'•'ta 411.it.