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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-6-7, Page 1• POST PUBLISHING HOUSE Huron n County Arbievement Day The Duren O'ontn'try Aehteve7.ent and Programme Planning 'Day was bold in ,Ciuton, on SetUI,111 y, June ' 3rd under the direction of the County Coach, Mess Flora Darien, Dungannon, All pmts of • the county were represented and there were slieteelfour exhibits tar thew competition with an attendance of lt0ty. Mins Jean. Scott, Port Elgin and Helen IPaeemore, Boiktvood, aeels:ted with the jadeeng and ad- dressed the glees- on :project work, Once County Honor Certificate and County Honer Pin, was a:werded to Miss Mary Mclirdosh, Ethel for lhevinig :contiete1: 6 Homemaking units of work, Certificates of Achievement fee those having com- pleted uniats. of wort were awarde ed as follows: Be9grave— May Frisby Anna McDowell Eleanor Taylor Eileen McCallum Ethel— Mary Mulntosit Della. McJnmes Ruth Dunlbar Muriel Haclevell 'Pearl Baker Helen Currie -Blyth ,Margaret Seelmggeour Mrs. F. Rainton ' Velma Naylor club prizes for the different pro- jects were awarded as follows: "Dressing Up Home Greene. Vege- tables", Brussel Club. "Sleeping Garments," Woodham Olub. 'Record Books", Blyth Club, Team Demonstration— Mona Mdlelr, Brussels Betty Currie Brussels The lemon. County teaan Por the Canadian National ExhtbWon will consist of:.— May Frisby, Belgrave 1lfuriel Haolewwell, Ethel Velma Nayfl.or, Slyyh ` Dorothy Bone, Drmsbels "I1be units }fanned for the Fall and Spring Proieots aye: Fall—"Hospltalitry" Spring—Cortton May be Smart, and Summer Clothes for Girls t DANCE AT ..DRUSSELS TOWN HALL FRIDAY, JUNE 9th to Schneider's Swing Music Come and enjoy the dance after, the football game Admission — 25c per person Football MILDMAY Vs. BRUSSELS —on— FRIDAY, JUNE 9th At Victoria ,Park, Brussels Game called at 6.45 p.m. sharp Admission — Adults 15c Children Free Cotte and help the boys win. Wednesday, June 7th 1939 BRUSSEIIS, ONTARIQ Good' Save The King Long Live The Queen Royal Visit To Stratford on Tu zsday Front every city, town, 11antilet and from the faawilands; from everY eveek of life; on every highway and byavay, by rskyiwa', in every Type of aonveyanre; trait, plume, car and cab, motorcycle, even tri- cycle, on horse:M ek and on foot and by boat, tor past weeks, all mimes Grande the loyal and devoted! soh- jectts, of Them M!ajeaties, King George VI and. Queen Elizabeth have flocked to various cities acmes the dominion to catel1, it nothing more, at lexsl a fleeting. glimpse of their +beloved. soveeelgrig, On Tuesday the residents of this vilIoge and its rs'iolnihy, swelled the crowd of 75,000 to Stratford who raised their voices in enthusiastic acclaim of the Royal Couple, Travelling by epeciel train and by car, almost :he entire population of Buusetels• went to Stratford, a few . to other centres, London, Kitchener Guelph and Hamilton. Some were in. elhat promised bo pe advantag- eous spats as early as eight in, the morning, others book lip positions alt through the morning, the ma- jority. from here arriving by special train about noon among them the sidlool children in charge of teacher and guardians. Unfortunately the children of our school and. some- of those in Morris and Grey were amtomg the thous- andts who were dented the privilege of a sight oe those for whom they heed waited and looked forward to seeing for months past and to the bitter disappointment of the lddiddee was added the Not that those who bad• gone to so much treubie and. expense. to give -them the cluanee to go and who remained in Marge of them also 41ci, not see 1 the Ming and Queen. .Somewhere there occurred a bad slip-up in, the arrangements nlade by the Strat- ford conlnaittee in charge. Premier King was notified of the occurrence and seat a telegram expressing regret after ;Mayor Henry had wired hint for an: explanation of the failure of arrangements being carried out after assurance lead been forthcoming from the Inter- Departfeatal camfittee that exis- ing plans would assure all school children a view, Despite' hours of standing in a boillug ,snip, scarcely relieved by an •mg•••••=iniamm••aw MELVILE CHURCH, BRUSSELS BEGINNING THE 75th ANNIVERSARY RE -OPENING, OF THE CHURCH SUNDAY, JUNE 11th at 11 a.m. Message and Musk to Suit the Occasion EVENING ,SERVICE AT 7 P.M. A HEARTY WELCOME TQ ,ALL. TALKING PICTURES Under the Auspices of Brussels Legion BRUSSELS TOWN HALL - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14th National Filnt Service presents "DYNAMITE DENNY" An Exciting Railroad Story packed with 'thrills, Laughs and Suspense ADDED ATTRACTIONS -- Bamboo (Educational) Benstock Jack (Cartoon) And 11The Winner" in Sports ADULS 45c coimmences at 8.,30 .p.rn. Children 15c 1 LOCAL NEWS ITEMS N OTIGE 4 cups found on special train be- lieved to belong to pupils of Grey os- Morris schools may he obtained from D. «1 Boswell, Manager of the Dominion Banti, Seefort'h.. - —to-ee— l. O. O, ;F. Decoration Service The Officers and Brothers of Western Slott• Lodge, No. 149 are holding their Annual Decoration Services on Sunday, June 11th ,1939. Brothers will meet at the Lodge Roo1w. at 2.30. Visiting Brothers invited; Morning Star• Behekehe will take part. The Band will be in attendanoe, NOTICE I would !Motley asgtitat cans be not peeked 031 the West side at the roadi wheat attending the;.Decoration service next Sunday. I have thds newly seeded. Cams may lime on the drive way all around the ceme- tery and on East side of email road. "''A Percy Mitchell, Caretaker of the Brussels Cemetery. occasional refreshing breeze, these who were fortunaate enough to vdenv the Royal Couple were amply re- paid for their ;hours of vraiting. There was n10 feeling et It having been tedious and not worth the trouble. Their Majesties ,were if anything emceedect when•, atter viewing all kinds of portraits of thelir Sovereigns these past weeks, they at least were able to see them In; person• and found that none of the pectures do then justice. Their only regret was that ,the allotted time was all too shore. The King, Tatless, bronzed; there' is an appeal- ing youthfulness about him that en- deared, him to all who beheld him, It avas obvious that he woe- tired, almost to the point of exhaustion, yet he displayed, that never tailing gracioiseness tbiat is ebaracteristic al .him and the Queen. The Queen, a picture of loveliness that mere Words could never describe, 'Inc any camera reprodluee. It wasn't her handsome costume 00 delicate shell pink, it was her own womanly en'eetne.ss and Marin, her unusual "sea -blue" eyes, iia ties, complex - 1 011, omplex-1011, :Moue all, her winsome senile and complete graaalouSae$s, her evident interest in every dettail of the present moment. The highlight of the day came, un - seely except by those in immediate Activity, one oe those un'soheinled acts of TheitrMajes•ttes. They descended the steps or the platform and made straight for the clisttbletl war veterans, who were placed In the small enclosure InlmediatelY around rite platform, shook .hands and chatted with those Who are still paying the price of sereing their King and Country, in the Great Ream. The hearte of those valorous men• must indeed :have been tilled with, pride as they clasp- ed the hands: et :their Beloved Sovea'eign, All too soon the allotted ten minute§ were exceeded and Thede Maiosties, boarded the train cud were ,reluctantly bade farewell in the saaine manner In whlah t1teY Were greeted, with wave after wave of tunMLlttiels elteeee •that were heard neatly city blocks distant, As the beautlllut blue and ether train pulled away many were Ide osis that were misty ole ,the oro!Wd eel -dined forward ear a last glimpse et their beltoved King and queen. We now sing wt1rh greater 11.oarl:- telt. meaning tihari,Bus' belfore, "Erni Save Tile Ring," Band Concert A Band Cona'et't will be bell next Sunday might, at the park. NOTICE The Brussels Women's Liberal Association meeting will be post- poned' this Thursday, June loth but 1rIl.1 be held on Thursday June 15th, at the home of Mrs. 11. Thomson. All ladies interested are cordially invited to attend. New Massey Harris Showroom To Open Jacob Fischer, newly appointed agent for Massey -Harris implements and ,john Jordan, who handles the bia•SseY-Haris repairs, have rented the F. Black building formerly oc- cupied by N. Chapman's harness shop and It will sbortiy be used by them as a showroom. Miss B. Jordan will remain in cbarge of the repairs for the present. Unique Form Of Communication A red toy balloon went gaily sail- ing through th,e air on a 250 -mile Journey from Flint, Michigan com- ing to earth on the farm of George Blake, con. 14, of Grey toumship, where, it was picked up the other day by Bill Locking. Inside the balloon: wad a note with the address, Danny Gregory, 1737 Arizona, Flint, Mich, U:S.A. There was also some writing on the balloon itsee which \MS not clishinguistable. It was believed to be the date on which it was. released, however the balloon did net appear to have been lying on Lbs ground for more than a. fey days. They are going to write to the address given and the reply will be awaited with interest. Home Helpers Met Friday The Home Helpers meeting of Melville. Presbyteelan Church was held on Friday eeternoont June 2nd in the ebatrch, with a good attend- ance. Mrs. H. Parker presiding. The Scripture reading was given by Mrs. A. Lamtonit, Mrs. M. Hislop gave the prayer. The address was given by , .ere., Rev. Williams :of Caranhrook, on the work of the Home Revels also the great need of earnest prayer. Mrs. J. Meadows and Mus. W King ,sang a duet Whdoll .was 111uc11 enjoyed. A hearty cote of thanks was propos, ed by Mrs. J. Seeir and seconded by Mns. J. Bowmen. A dainty lunch nos• served by the Horne Helpers at the close of the meeting. , Farmer Is Killed By Heavy Machine When Team Bolts Andrew Gray, Turnberry Township, Fatally Injured By Wheel of Manure Spreader Andrew Gray, 05 -year-old Term berry ToWnsbi.p former, was fatally injured Thursday when a team of horses became unmanagable and he was orushed beneath the heavy wheel of a: manure spreader. Gray's chest was crashed. Ile died at les home 1111 hour after the accident Without regaining cansriansusess. Cray and en. employee, William Belfour, were hitching the tear. ins the barb, yard at the Cray farm, one mite men of Pllueetale, 11. is re, ported the team became unnlanage able and Started to run away when tongue 03 the farm dntpleaneat fell. M. they plunged forward Cray was thrown under the machine Tito victim wee unmarried. Its endue lite Was spent on; the fegm on which he died. PEOPLE WE !VOW * I attends of' Mee, Melee eh—Taggart attended I School �wwaF Mite Alma Patter• Children son .at &antibrd; on Fridley, Mr, and Mrs, Arclule', Holmes :reeved to Wtnghani last week where Areilie has towe ed a position. Miss 101101lu McGill of Be'igrave was a Sunday visitor at the home of her uncle eir, Mart Buchanan, Itev, 14, 1. Mahoney ,conducted the Church of tbe Air service on Monday over 4°SS+N:1' W.inghem. Mrs, Rohe Stesolban• telt for Hean iiton on Saturday to visit her daughter, Ruth. Suirhant Mr. John, Slmauons' recently re- turned from Winnipeg after an en- joyable visit 01th relatives and Emends. Rev. 11, J. Mahoney tried :Ur, Be. Bates' have been attending confer- ence of the United Church being held in London. Mr, Walter Kerr and Mr. Ebeton tytrdiff were .achy a few day last week at Goderich attending .County outwit meetings.. Mr. and M•rs•. Jas. Tlailawell, of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. George Keys iaf Galt visited at the home of Mos, W. Speiran an Wednesday. Mr: and Mrs. Htunp'hrey of Sarna and 11Tr. and Mrs, David Welker, of C1'indeor, spent the week -enol at the hone of Mr, and Mrs. S. Walker. We would, if it were possible list here the names of all those who went to see the King and Queen and tell how each enjoyed it but as that ie impossible we can safely say ,that practi- cally the entire population of our village went and: all who saw "Their Majesties' were thrilled beyond description. London Visit Of Their Majesties Following the disappointment over the King's and Queen's visit at Stratford, some from Brussels de - aided to make ase of the space originally bargained for In London and Which never had been released. A track load of school children and veterans and 4 cars made the trlb, leaving about 5.30 a.an, They were met et the unloading point, whieli was a vacant lot with a sign 'rBtmssels Schools," by a boy scout who conducted the into the space on the south side of James St, This Boy Scout gave his attention. to our section all Horning. Jame sSt., is tree -lined and very shady. The children were in front of a snow fence and had all the strip of grass out to the curb to sit or stand on About half a block. had beer allotted to an expected 160. Everyone waited• comfortably and had a splendid view as the proces- sion passed. The general public behind the meow fence was not too crowded, indeed many more would have been accontntodatod• and bard a good view. Loudonite to be congratulated on the thoughtfulieess of their arrange- ments and Bruseels regrets that arrangeanenr(ts were changed to Stratford, although the comrtdttee had the bent DR intentions and only acted as tbey hoped would be the best and easiest way to accom- J anoclate the children and supply transportation, * * k * is * * * * * WEDDING * * ,R * < * * * McMillan - Doughberty—Oa Sat- urday, June 3. 1839 at Toronto, Edea E. A. Dougherty. to Mr. Edward Arthur McMillan, both of Blyth, Ont. Campbell—Cardiff A quiet wedding was ea/eau/end MI Windily, May Vele at the'hoose oe Mr, and Mite. Will Cardiff at 4 (Mork by Rev, Harry J. .Mahoney, when Adeline Cardiff, only daughter of Me. and etre. •Will Carat( eves enttecl in merriege •to Idrasold Campbell son or Mr. George' ce,up• bell ant the late Mrs. Caulpbell, lied dud' the late Mrs. Campbell, Brussels, Did N TheirMajesties of See Royal Train Went By The School; Children Of Brussels And District At 30 Mlles Per Hour, After They Had Waited 5 Hours In The Hot Sun Without Their Majesties Even On The Observation Car I An Open Letter to' I the Authorities ,In I Charge of the Royal I Train In Canada } The epmimittee in charge of the children from Brussels who attend- ed at Stratford, on Tuesday lust, Jevee 6th, to see our beloved ,Sov- ereign Geoge YI and His Gracious Consoler Blleeebetie .have eruffered deep 'hnuntlfatdon over the fiasco which resulted from serious blun- dering In the arrangements. `The committee, bedore deciding to sponsor the Straatford visit receiv- ed assurance tbat splendid accom- modation:would be provided for all school Mildew], including drinking fountains and reserved space at the parks so that the children would not be eximeeeted by the long wait. Thecommittee wasassured that the Royal Train would slow down to 3 miles an hour the whole length of the yards, during which period Their Mejeetiess would be in full view. It vtms also understood that bleachers were being erected for (Coutiuecl Front Page 1) } Melville Carden Party The Annual Garden Party of Mel- ville Presbyterian chttrdh will be held ens the lawn of the home et .B, G. Walker on July 4111. Waeth for fnlrther atlnbnalte5At00tt later, sur UNITED CHURCH REV. H. J. MAHONEY, B,A., Bee, Minister 10 a.m.—Sunday School. 11 am.—Mr. Harry Hopper of Wing - ham will preach. There will be no evening service. Knox United Church, Belgrave will hold its annual Garden Party on FRIDAY, JUNE 16th A Cold Meat Supper will be served from 5.30 to 8 o'clock A varied Program will be presented by the Blyth Band Admission — Adults 35c Children 20c • Union United Church Garden Party will be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 20th Supper will be served in the basement of the church from 6 to 8 o'clock CONCERT—will be put on by a . highly recommended Concert Company from London, Ont. will be held in the shed Admission — 35c & 20c Don't Miss Union Garden Party E(3ENT THEATRE SEAFORTH NOW PLAYING Cali of the Rockies Smashing the Spy Ring iWWON., TUES., WED. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle Starring Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Dazzling 1 True , Star Brilliant with Dances that immortalized The Caettes THURS., FRI., SAT, Jackie Searle In Little Tough Guys In Society - Mary Boland Mischa AUer and The Little Tough Guys Comedy, Pathos end Action COMING— Mikado x. '4',, . •N '5 Yes, "r irk