HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1939-12-13, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST
Sale Continues
Fall and rA inter Hats
because we want too clear out every bat
VELVETS — FUR FELTS — WOO5L FELTS
Prises Out to Pieces
WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SUIT 6
EVERY LADIES' STYLE AND PUP -SE
HOSIERY PARKA SETS CORSAGES
AT USUAL PRICES
a 0 MINISTOY'i
Agent for Parisian Laundry & Dry Cleaners.
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MUNICIPAL
ELECTIONS
Whether Premier Hepbur•n's
edict that hereafter holding down ,a
municipal office is to be a life cob
has had the effeot of erecting an
unwonted ,interest in municipal
affairs or not, we can not say. But
seauning the list of municipal Volun-
teers at :the nominations held
last week might lead one to stake
that view.
At any rate, as far as nominators
have already been held throughouti
Oataro, eloot4dn by acclamation
seems to have very largely been dis•
carded. Every township, village,
tour and city is, apparently, going
to have a nuunicitral fight, and a
notch pateicipated in one at that.
Which, atter all, portrays, a really
healthy situation, Besides provid-
ing unlimited entertainment at a
very slack time in the country, at
least, it shows that people are be-
coming alive to their own best in-
tereats.rMrtnicipal officers can
make or break a township or town,
and do it in a very short space of
time too.
Heretofore the danger was not
too great, as sinful councils could he
executed; for their sins at the end' of
each year, and the good and pro-
gressive. ones could be rewarded
by acclamation atter the same lapse
ort time. Provided always, of course,
that some official or offloials did not
display ability far enough above the
average to merit a keen jealousy on
the part of the other officials and
the ratepayers.
But a war time job, which no
doubt, in many cases will mean a
life job. is a horse of another color,
and the country ratenayerS, at
least, are more than a little doubtful
about it all. Hence the unusual
interest and rush for office.
And we hope this interest in mun-
icipal affairs remains sustained
until after the eleotions, because, as
we say, what a council of nit wits,'
cranks or self -servers, can do to a
muniapailtty in the course of a
twelve month is plenty without giv-
ing them a life tints to fulfil their
bent,
For that reason, it no other, rate-
payers in general should pay an un-
wonted attention to what kind of
official they give their ballots this
year, A municipality can habe any
kind of a governanent that it desires
and its desires are usually for good
government, but it does not get
that kind unless it votes. for that
kind.
And the only reason a inuniiei-
pality gets another kind of govern-
ment is because enough of the
other kind vote to elect their kind,
while the rent of the community, out
of indifference, stays at home and
does not vote at all. And that is a
point to reanember, particularly this
year, when they will have the last
chance of voting for any kind of
munioirca1 government in quite some
time.
—Huron -Expositor
THE ELECTION
PADLOCK
(Palmerston Observer)
The movement bo abandon munici-
pal election in Ontario for the dur-
ation of the war as an economy
measure is causing a lot of com-
ment ini.the daily and weekly press
throughout our province. No doubt
there is a lot to be said tom economy
in Nine of war, but why pick on the
municipalities?
The abandoning of the m,unielpal
election woultd take the last vestige
of self government from the, hands
of Utz.,ratepayers. No further voters'
lists would be published. Names of
deceased• persons would 'retrain on
the list, and persons moving to a
town, or coming of age would not be
included each year, and there would
be considerable confusion in ad-
ncnisltet:rig the business of the
town
The w!.ale basis of :British gov-
er:,rent and democracy lies. in the
bxliot and the rights of the voter,
and we should leap to defend any
infringement on that right..
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LET US LOOX
AT THE PAST
Hero .Aro /tome rakes...rem
Met of the Poet of
end Si Yews Ire
26 YEARS AGO
Bl-UEVALE
Neil Robb wears, a broad smile
these days, It's a boy,
Saar Paul.'and Jas, McHardy
:^:s:ted. at Guelph this week,
Mrs, A, Bruce has, gone' to 'spend
the winter months with relatives
inPaaanerston,
•
.Reub.' Garnlss� has invested in a
grain chopper and will guarantee
first-class work,
• • • •
John, Musttard'steam ran away
'"roan the grist mill on Saturday and
eoltided with .a telegraph pole n,osth
of the village breaking it off, also
doing considerable damage to the
harness,
* * *
Won. Haney, while working on a
scaffold at Jos. 'McKinney's got a
nasty fall when ,the scaffold on.
ufaich he was standing fell to the.
ground. Besides' hurting his back he
got a bad shalsing ap.
*—*—
W ALTON
Sao, and Mrs. Dennis and family
are settled, in their fine new home.
It is a erd brick and one of the most
up-to-date houses in this pant of
the country, having ail modern con-
veniences. The work was done
by Jno, Hunter, Brussels,
GREY
A. Heath had a wood 'bee this
week and, in the evening Mr. and
Mrs, Heath entertained a large
number of their friend's, to a social
party.
Last week Will. MoQuarrie and
son arrived from the West, ,at the
foirmer'.s parental ''home and will
make a holidy visit with H. and Mrs.
McQuai'rie, Mrs. McQuarrie is
making a visit, With relatives at
Pontiac, Mich.
• •
Next week Jas. Spivey, who has
been employed at Councillor" P. A.
hlcArthur's, will leave for a holiday
at the old hosne in England.
ChaSriie Lake arnived home this
week from Ifihd'ersley, Sank.
—s —*—
MORRIS
Broken in Three Places—While
playing at School one day last week
Roland' Marksy of the 6th line, had
the misfortune to' have an arm
broken. 'There being no less titan
three breaks.,
* * *
Janes A, and Mrs. Moore, o1
Grand Prairie, Peace River Country
were visiting at'tthe home of George
and Mna. Kelly, Stlr line, They were
former residents.
BRUSSELS
Presentations• --'In view of what
was In anticipation the "Little
Stars" Mission Band of Melville
church, over whom Miss: Lizzie
Ross has ,presided so faithfully, pre-
sented her with copy of the Bible
and Hymn book, accompanied by an
address, iPreSentation was made
at Miss Ross' parental home last
Fniday afternoon by little Miss
Wilma Galbraith and Jean Stewart,
accompanied by Miss Jean Moore,
treasurer of the Band. A choice
cut glass, berry dish was, the gift of
Miss Ross' Sunday School class,
officers and teachers,
* * *
'Brussels lost a fine vocalist by
the removal of Mrs. Howson. from
town.
* • a
Mrs, F. Burchill and baby were
visitors at the home of the f0ruter's
grandparents in Seafortb
50 YEARS AGO
ETHEI-
W, Hewitt, wits and father have
moved to Brussels, having pureilas-
el the, business' of Mr. Buyers, ,
al * a
,Sanluel Nicltol has returned from
Minuenaia after an alrseai'e of over
Iwo years and hos engaged 'with his
former boss 3, C, I-iofferTan,
GREY
miss: Chas, Ainlay, /Ter'risiton, is
villous at 'Wni .Bisbee's this 'Week,
r r, •
%VM, Smith is liolue from Godo
rich Model 0011001, 'where he hag
been, for the, pant sassian, W,
Kerney IS also 110111e,
• • •
Jno, Steles, 141t11 clom„ got about
40 cords of wood cat, on Friday .6t11
inet, Ids gave the boys and girls
a "11011" at night,
• • •
Mrs, Root, Work and child, of
Dakota, arrived at Brussels last
Friday. She is a, daughter of Don-
ald McLaughlin, and a sislter-in-
lane of Wnr. Work,
IsRUSSEL& k,
L, 0, L,•' -The following officers
were elected and installed for 1890:
Bro. Mathew Wilson, W.M.; Bro,
Joseph Bowman, D,' M.; Bro. H.
Mooney, Chaplain; Bro. 3, Mooney,
Ree, Sec.; Bro. Geo. Cardiff,
Sec,; Pro; W. R. Wooney, . Trawl
Bro. W. M. Cardiff, i1. Cer.; Bro.
Jno Bowman, Lecturer. Bro. Jno,
MdOutcireon, 1st Com.; Bro, F. Mc-
Cutcheon, 2nd 'Com.; Bro. Jas. Oak-
ley, 3x11 COM.; Bro, 31as, Smith, 4th
Com,; Bro, B. Gerry, PO..M.; Bro,
Geo, Fitzpatrick, C.T.
`I wonder if Jim
will call tonight?"
`7.30
Do you daydream
in the evenings?
When somebody
/IRK. like Jim is in d
distant town and
seems ten times as
far away as he really is? And
then the telephone bell rings—
and there's Jim!
"Hello Jim, I was
hoping you'd call!"
I , is there ever a
$.3� time when a cheery
voice from far away
PM is not welcome?
When the telephone
' bell announces it
you feel grateful that there are
still people who think about you
—anti prove it by Long Distance,
And Jim says:
"Only 65 ?"
• People who use Long Distance
service are always surprised
how ditileitreally toats. Ranking
with smaller budget items likt,
movies, cigarettes, laundry and
shoe repairs, Long Distance
telephone calls don't touch your
pocketbook seriously -but do
always touch your heart.
LONG DISTANCE
costs so little I
Jhn's call cosi only 65o and it
travelled more than 200 wilts.
By using low Night Rates
applying, as well, ail Clay Sun.
day-- and placing "Anyone"
calls— you can tally a long,
tong tray—for just a very little,
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PAY DEBT OFF FARM
URGES MR. GARDINER
GIVE IT A CHANCE
"Give the old farm a chance" urg-
ed Hon. 3, G. Gardiner, Dominion
Minister of Agriculture, in his ad,, -
dress at the annual dinner of the
Hutted Grain, Growers Ltd., held at
Winnipeg recently.
Said' Mr Gardiner:
'If you will naw- travel over the
farms of Canada with me, I think
you will all agree that at leant 90
per cen,t o2 what is essential to lite
upon the farm was put there before
the last war, excepting in the new I
areas just settled before that time.
This would 'seem -to indicate that
the beginning of this war is a good
time to. make a complete inventory
and determine upon ways and
means of cons,.didating rather than
eupanding our holidays and activi-
ties.
Allow use to draw the conclusion.
The old farm has too often been
used to finance a start in. lite for
some member of the faanily rather.
than to, consolidate the position of
persons who are going to remain on
the farm
"Give the old Saran a chance.
Clear it of debt and get reasonable
equipment and good livestock on it.
A debt -clear average farm secures a
better living for anyone having it
than anost jobs which can be pricked
tip around our towns and cities. A
farm mortgaged to the hilt is a mill-
stone about the flecks, of persons
who are growing old, Experience
during the 'past eight years has
proven, that, There are too many
Wren and women from fifty to sixty
years of age left alone on terms
once oocupded by children who have
gone elasewhere and the old people
have nothing left but the mortgage.
"That is not the ,fault of the
•
farm nor fs it altogether the fault
of the prices we have been getting.
Farming must retain as working
capital a larger share of the annual
income during the next period of
goods crops and good prices' than it
did between 1914 and 1920, None
of us are looking for the prices for
farm ,products during this war
which we. received dinning the last
war. But we are looking for suf-
ficient to make up for the terrible
licking we have taken during the
past ten, years. if we get it and if
we have learned our lesson we will
not eninand but we will consolidate
our holdings with every dollar -we
get hold of."
Why Is Price Of Butter Up?
Tara Leader
Within the first two weeks of the
war there appeared ample evidence
of the need for the new Wartime
Prices and Trade Board in Canada.
Despite the fact ,that the Federal
Government in June last purchased
Cour million pounds of butter for
free distribution to needy families
in an, effort to relieve the glut of
butter in storage and to help the
dairy industry, there is reported to
be fiifty-'twp million pounds of but-
ter in storage bought at depressed
prices, (Since war was declared
butter has gone ug, five cents a.
pound to the consumer, which repre-
sents a wartime profit on the butter
in storage of about $2,700,000, not
one cent of whish goes to the add
of dairy industry, Again, with
forty-two million pounds of meat in
storage, meat has advanced in price
about four cents a pound, or a profit
of $1,970,000 on the moat n storage
none at wdrt;h reaches the man who
raised the beef. Flour is up oue
dollar a hundredweight, all milled
from wheat bought at the low price.
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