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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-4-24, Page 1POST PUBLISHING HOUSE • Wednesday, April 24, 1940 Snowplowing County Roads Proves Costly Job ,County, Engineer T, R. Paterson reports that it is, possible, when ail the atyeauwtts are totalled, the cont of enerapimvinig °aunty road's, in Huron the ,prat whiter will amount to $20,000. "This Is filly per cent, more than We have had to spend previously," he stated. However, more road were kept open this winter ands a better type of work Was done up until the last Bitot m, "Off the approximate 420,000 which will be ,spent on snowplowing this, winter, the Province will pay, hake, in the form, of subsidy," con tinned Mr. Patterson. ',This repre- seats Shout $25 per mile, to the County. This figure may be taken as a maximum one, Since we have had a very steady winter without any real 'thaw, climaxed by 'an us- precedented late March storm, In some years the eost will be only a small fraction, of ,this winter's total." Purity Flour Jingle Contest Have you made your entry in the Purity Flour Jingle contest? Would- n't you like to he the winner of the $30 ca•s7i, offered for first prize? It's easy! all you have to do is write ono line to ,complete . this jingle Says Purity Maid: "If you don't want to lose, Purity ;Baur is the one you should choose, For pies and all pastry, for cakes end dor bread, Lt's a local contest and you have a really good chance to win, Get your pemell' put on your thinking cap and get busy. You may easily be the winner, if you -will just try. For partneulars about this inter- esting contest see full instructions on another page of this issue. BORN SPOTTON-In Morris Twp. on Fri- day, Apii1 19th, 1940 to Mr, and Mrs. Harris Spotton, a son, Robert Murray. The Women's Assoclation ; of the United Church are Holding A CONCERT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 30th at 8 o'clock IN BRUSSELS TOWN HALL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF - Choruses, Duetts, Readings, Also an HUMOROUS IRISH PLAY ADULTS -25 CHILDREN 15c The W. A. of St. John's Church are holding an OPEN. MEETING In the schoolroom of the .church on FRIDAY AFTERNOON MAY 3rd at 3 p.m. Mrs. Jno. Graham of Bayfleld will be the guest speaker Anyone interested is oordlally invited to attend A 15c Tea will be served. REGENT THEA TRF SEAFORTH * * * .,* * THURSDAY • HALF.rHOLIDAYS' * TO COMMENCE * NEXT WEEK * The usual Thursday after- noon half holidays for the * summer months will again * be observed ` by Brussels * merchants. The stores will * remain open Wednesday * evenings as before. This * arrangement commences * next week. * * * '* * --* •* *' * * * * * 8 NOW ,PLAYING- Tyronne Power Henry Fonda Jesse James *. * * * * * * * * • * * * * * *' * * * PEOPLE WE KNOW * * * * * .* * * * * Rev. J. T, Straohan of St Marys waa-visiting with ,Crattvford and Miss Annie Strachan in town on Wednesday, * * * Mrs. L. A. Wright of Toronto is visiting with ,her sister Mrs'. Prime. * r * Mr. Jae. Bowman was taken ser- iously I11 at his home on Monday evening but is dmvproved, his friends will ba glad to know, ** Mrs. R. Thuell, Mrs, A, Coleman Mrs, J. Fischer, Mrs. R, Campbell, MrsJR. Kennedy Rev. Watts attend- ed the three day Annual meeting ot the W.A, in London on, Wednesday. Mr, and Min, Wm. J. Stewart were lianoarddnre visitors on Sunday.. k * * Mr. N. Cha0anan, Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Kennedy and son, Robert were visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Har- old 'Ch.apauan of Kitchener on Sun. day. Kenneth Coleman and• Dean Eai'n- gey secured positions on Monday in the Mitchell Wellen Mills. k * * Private John, •Caingitell of Hamilton spent the 'week -end with his, wide and sons; Harold and Ronald and other relatives and friends. MON., TUES., ,WED. Richard Greene Alice Faye Little Old New York -with- Fred McMurray Brenda Joyce Little Old (New York would not be complete without ,Robert Fulton NEXT THURS., ,FRI„ SAT. Loretta Young ,Richard Greene Kentucky Walter Brennan Kareen Morley In Teohnloolor The Great' Kentucky Derby told' In a heart'jwarming drama COMING-- Double iFeature Brother Rat and a Baby COM ING.-- Gone With the Wind * Mr, and Mr*. Deadman have re- turned from visiting with their two daughters in Vancouver. The weath- er there was ideal with no snow ex- cept on the/ mountain tops. They are planning to leave for Merlin next Monday to look .atter their beefs there and do not expect to return till nest October atter packing their bees for next -minter, Mia (Th') 17 em'on of Saskatoon Sisk., was a visitor with her sister Mrs, A. J. Lowry last week. * Mr. F. H, Sharp, sleek and Mrs.. Aleck k of ;LoA. London, Ont, were Sunday visitors with Mrs, A, J. Lowry, brother, brother-in-law and sister of the hps'tess. * :k * Miss Edna Hillis of St. Thomas is visiting :her aunts MYlrs., John Simmons .and Mrs, David Smith, NATURE'S COLUMN ocal News Items NOTICE TO FARMERS- part of your 'crop. We have Empire Brand Superior No. 1 Seed con- forming to specific Gov't. test. See our First, at MoCracken's Grocery„ Phones 43 & 21 CARD OF - THANKS Margaret and Frank Kelley wish to express greteful appreciation to. their friends and neighbors for the' floral tributes and kind expressions of syanpathe" tendered during their recent sad bereabetment, - 0-- Melville 0 -Melville. Church To JHold Special Morning Service Melville Presbyterian Churgh special service an, Sunday, April 28th at 11 a.m. for "Dedication of Flags." Mr, George Northwood of Wingham will be the guest soloist at this service: The congregation is urged to be dully represented as possible. All Welcome, -o- Women's Institute Held Closing Meeting The closing meeting of the year for the Women's Institute took place on Friday, April 19. .Officers for'tlte coming year were elected. and reports of Committee convenors were read. Mrs, Strachan gave a very interesting and instructive talk on "Parliamentary Procedure." Mrs. King played a descriptive piano solo "The Storm." -0- 'United Church Y. P.A. The United Church Young People's meeting Monday evening was in ,charge of Miss Jeanette Sanderson. Rev, H. 3. Mahoney led in prayer, Miss Merle Sanderson played a piano solo. The topic on Christian Fellowship, was given by Mr. 0. L. Drummond. T,he 'Scripture Lesson was read by Mase Josephine Van Norman. Lloyd; and Glen Wheeler sang a d'u'et. The U. Y. P. have accepted an invitation to go to Anglican Church on May 6, -0- Only One License For House tRadio Needed Ottawa, April 16, -Transport Min- ister Howe announced today that only one radio receiving license will be required' for all radio receiving sets Installed in a private residence instead of one license dor each set as formerly. Today's ruling is retroactive to Apra 1 last when licenses for 1939 to 1949 expired, Additional license still will be re- quired for radio 'sets, in, automobile anti' similarly a separate license stili 15, necessary for receiving sets In- stalled in, each tenement or fiat in separate occupation, in hotel rooms and also in quartets of roomers in private dwellings, Fou know this, business' of bird:' spying requires' keenness of eye, acntenese of hearing, a good mem- ory and patience, comet Tees you need 'to be qulck on: your fent and centaindy luck helps, Askter all, why 'should some rare bird 'Pick Yolur particular pa10h In the woods for a display o0 his spring colours. -and why didn't he go by yesterday or even an hour after You had • Pa:Med by? Given a certain amount of luck in Your search .for birds, your ears and eyes are the next most valu- able aide, That metallic chirping sound in ,the underbrush may come from a Chipping Sparrow or this, wire S,wamrp Sparrow. Your, eyes. seek him out and if you sly a light grey, breast and a chestnut 'crown you may reecgnlze the ,Chilrping Sparrow, Look also of whitish shoulder ,bars, 01 the . ,breast is brownish air the siders, the chestnut crown with a grey stripe in it, and the wing bars missing put dotwn Swerati''Sperraw,-art be Carefil next. time! 91 a siweet warble comes from a grey -breasted sparrow *Welt has a ohestnitel crown look for a ltaawnie b black spot ow tate breast. Mr. 'Tree Sparrow is head'i'ng north• wards. DIED CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our deep appreciation and sincere 'thanks to the many friends and neighbours who helped .so much by their kind deed1 anti for the floral tributes' during the sickness and death of our beloved wife end mother. Wm. J. Hemingway and family. -0-- 1. 0. O. F. Annual Church Service The annual church service of Western Star Lodge 149, I.0.O.F. and Morning Star Rebekah Lodge 515 will be held in 'St, John's Anglican 'Church, Brussels,, on Sun- 'day eventing next commencing at 7 ',o'clock, Hey. . F. Wats B. A. rector of the church will preach the %sermon. Members will assemble at the Lodge Room eft 6.30. Visit- ing brothers and sisters are asked to attend. Everyone interested are cordially invited to be present at the service. -o- At the Churches Services in: Melville Presbyterian Church on Sunday were conducted by the minister, the Rev. S. Kerr, • who smoke at the morning service on "The Parable of The Publican at Prayer," and in, the evening the text was taken from John 1-12, The choir contributed an anthem at both services. Service in the United. Church on Sunday morning was conducted by Earl Moore, service was withdrawn in: the evening. Rev, H. J, Mahoney was preaching in Burford. Services in St. J'ohn's Anglican Ch fi h on Sunday were conducted by rector, the Rev, Frank Watts, -o- Fresh---'From Egypt! In the early years of an animated Egyptian civilization, kings, nobles, citizens of moderate means and in short all those who had the 050*- tunity to ,take part in this form of recreation did so. The benefits were so exhilaanting an d: pleasing that the game was perpetuated with zeal down thorough the gem'•erations until today we, of the quiet, peaceitrl 1 village of Brussels enjoy the thrills and spills of TENNIS. Yes, In the1 year 1937, clue to the unite is o your f not a Eery of our g people and older citizens, of this eoman'undty; a very modest tennis court was laid for the enjoy- ment of all, This ,court is so modern ,that it ranks as one of the Q ng courts in, the count And so toit Y^ of ing preec of tenni(fills' high. rank Bruses'is Tennis Club makes ,t, the season''e aimeal to makes a I940 whir kindly inter atmer view the game interest the merits of H,AN.NA-In, Morris township, on Tuesday, April 23rd, 1940 Naomi /Mama in her 70th year, The funeral will be held from the home of 'Clarence Martin Lat 28, 9th line, Morris township, on Thursday Apidl 20th, 1940. S. vice out 200 mar. Interment in Brusseills cemetery, 1-211EPINGWAY,-,1n Grey Township en ,Sunday, April 2050, 1940, Isa- bel'la Watson, belevedl wife of William J. Hemingway in her 67th year. The funeral was held front her late residence, Lot 6, eonoession 12, Grey Township, on Tuesday, April 23rd, 1940, vSer• vice et 2,00 p«m, Interment in Bruslseis cemetery. CiRIC :2, Mary Ann r An Seaforth, on, uesda drew -In Of Intitlties, y April 23 1940 resulting from an'trod- dent, Mary Ancor Andrew, widow of the late W, A. Crich, .Seafortdt, Ont, in her 63rd year, Funeral services, will be ,held from Nerillaide United Church Sean:111ii, out Thursday, April 2d 1940 at 2,80 Pin. Mr. and Mr*, :Orich were resddgnts of ,Bruersels When they werre first mantled, ,Mr, Crich ran a. balkier,' where the batik now stands. BRUSSEL,S ONTARIO • r r * t • err t +s s . Earl Hoy * * Obituary * * * * * * CALLED HOME. ' The community was isadden'edi by. the passing away on Sund ing, April 21st, of .Isabella Watson f Friday evening about twa hours beloved wife or Wm. J, Hehuingway, aster a shooting accident. who suffered a stroke On Marcy. 26: Marl, a popular Young regi. • Mrs. Hemingway was :born in dent of Walton, wee the 24 -year-old •Oulross township, Bruce County in 1874, the youngest child' of Mr• and Mrs; Alex • Watson, She was married 39 years ago to Win. J. Hemingway making their Rost home MD the 4th concession of . Cu'la•oss. TIvo years latter they came to Brussels taking up their residence for '11 years on, the 10Th of 'Grey; later they moved to the 12th con- oession cohere they have lived since. Mrs. Hemingway was a deithrul member of Brussels United Church end took an active interest 1n all the work of the. church. She was always willing ,to assist in any W01'i iy cause` os the coanmunitY, where elm will be greatly missed by friends and neighbors, There is left -to mourn the loss of f a it1 tat wife and loving mother her ,husband, one daughter, Elva Jean (Mrs, Lloyd Turvey, Blue - vale); there sons', Oswald, Detroit; Carl, Woodstock; and Bertram, 11th concession Grey twp, She was pre- deceased by two, infant daughters, Anna Olga and Laurel Isabel. She is also survived by one brother' William Watson of Tees - water. The funeral was conducted by Mr. Mahoney ,from her late home on Tuesday, Lori' 23rd to Maitland cemetery, Brussels, The floral tributes were beautiful• These were a pillow from. the family and shears from the grandchildren Mr. and ,Mrs. Oliver Hemingway and family, Brus's'els; lire• Ann. Mc- Kenzie, Teesnvater; Mr, and Mrs. Howard, Wtytock, . Teeewater; neighbors; Miss' Jean Barrett, Newton; Mrs. Catherine Wedfang, Dr. E. J. , and Mrs. Wildfang, Moorefeid; Detroit Trust Company, office associates and friends, De- troit. Pallbearers' were the three sons and Lloyd T. Turvey, a son-in-law, Howard, Whi ytodk and Douglas Hemingway, nephews. -Teeswater Nems please copy. rn- In Clinton After Shooting Accident The whole Walton, community was shocked and saddened by the 'tragic deatlu of Hari Kitchener Hoy, who gases away In, 'Clinton hospital thatfunds, re not the oe are fortimate bject announce 1 public announce objWt of this wish m'eut. enlarged' desire for the What i we geld` memr.bershi Club a an er ship inoludfn, P' A niennber• l 8)) a person, isJus tas young s g Atter °m she feels.and l 110 as he that some of there n° doubt revelJn, yon older people would' tient is a oYa of yout]ffiul eomgset-1 lady,s and gentleman's thin tinn. Here, too, enteitw the thought that with the nucleus we now have and the guaranteed prospect 011 many new members we could' really make of our 'organization What some of the larger 'towns • within a comfort- able radius of us nave ,made o1 theirs'. 'We feel sure that this toot alone would, and, most undoubtedly should mean, something to the citi- zenry of Bruslsels. Tends not only develops muscle ,but alert aponteananshiP, cher4oter and cut - tame in whin), rests our highest wontlu to the comtuunity, nation and the world, in general. pre - O arousepare a the entthitsdesaia and to pre. senator ahead, a public meeting is, 00 evenbe held in the Library, Pride,' cordial Invitation Is t eight coed t 11 and It .1a the hoe exietided, to all . P orP cite executive that many Will show their support fry' their Pretieneer. MARK BUCHANAN On Friday morning, April 19th the village 51 Brussels lost one o4 its oldest:and highly esteemed resi- dents in the .passing of Mark Buchanan. Although net in the best of health for the last year it was only during the last week that his friends thought 'the end was near and early Friday morning he peacefully slept away. A son of the late Robert Buchan- an and Jane Perry who came from the county of Fermanagh, Ireland. They settled in Streetsville where the deceased was born June 271h, 1349. Early in 1854 the' father made his way westward into the Huron Tract and took up a homestead on the north half of lot 30 concession 4, East Wlawanoeh. He them re- turned for his wife and family but before doing so engaged a man to build a log shanty to be ready by the tints the family arrived'. Tiley arrived at HeIV's, Hotel, Westfield on ,Sept. 25th where the smeeot the night, The next day the panty made their way a mile eastward to their new home in the virgin forest . to end the shanty barely ready to recieve thein, Here the late Mr. Buchanan grew to manhood and when about twenty years of age he wont to California where he worked in saw mill's and learned his trade of sawyer orbital be worked at in many mills' in ,Ontario such as Post Atgient, Blyth, D0he1, Wing1am Walton, and, Brussels, South River and many others. About 1878 he married Jane Mc- Gill of Wawanosln who died in 1522. Their family are 'Mrs. Robert Strachan (Jostle) of Brumsels; George (deceased in 1928); Dr. J. Harvey Buchanan of Deboraine, Mem; Mina Florence sit borne and Ward, of Detroit, Mich' ,Or0ly one sister Mrs, Murray o1 Duluth remains; The e,ervioe at his late residence Monday aftehnoen Nal condukted by HO. H. J. illahon,sy, pastor of the Griiseol8 United OhurcIlt•, 1n:terment son of Mr. and Mrs, Richard Hoy, Accompanied by a young lad, John Steins, also of. Walton; h,e road been out hunting mualtraist Friday even- ing and just at dusk, when attempt- ing to kill one with the butt of his shotgun :the gun went off and he received the full force of the double barrelled, charge in, the stomach and abdomen, When the accident which occur- red on the farm of Thos. Bolger, took place the youngster with him immediately ran to the home of Jas, McDonald and :summoned help. , Dr. W. D. S. Jamieson was called and rushed the fatally injured victim to the Clinton hospital where he pass- ed, away about two hours later. After eonsaltatlon with police and crown authortides, Dr, 3, W. Shaw, Clinton coroner, decided ,an, inquest was not necessary. The young man is survived by his bereaved parents and three sisters; Isabel, Alice and Laura. The funeral, conducted by Rev. Frank Watts, B.A. rector of St. George's church, 'molten, of which the deceased was a member, was largely attended by sorrowhig•---. friends and relatives on Monday. The beautiful floral tributes were tokens of the esteem with which the young man was regarded and - expressions of the synnpathy extend- ed the bereaved family. Morris Council Hold Meeting . Minutes of Council meeting held 1n the Township Hail on Monday April 81:11, 1940, Members, were all present, The Reev presiding. The minutes or the last, council meeting were read and approved. The contract of working the power grader for :the season was given to Joseph Smith at 30 cents per hour. 'rim Council derided to procure a governor far the engine of nae power grader. The following accounts were paid Corporation ot Blyth, relief (Rands) 12.88 Advrauc:e-lumes1 advertising 1.40 Ja Peacook, ,snood for Nlumms 4.00 Mrs. Nellie Logan (relied) 23.00 The Council will meet at the Township Hall on Monday, May 13, when -a Court of Revision on the assessment Roll will be. held. A. MaoioW4°EN, Clerk, Fire Destroys Morris Hatchery Helpers and ,Rain Stopped Spread of Blaze A most disastrous fire took place early Thursday snoruing on the farm of John Fairs,ervice, eon,ces- sion 9, Morris, when his, large chicken haticheay was destroyed. The fire had not been noticed until it had gained; considerable headway Being lees, than a anile east of Blyth, a large number of men wean out au succeeded in confining the blaze. to the hatchery, which could not have been done haat it not been that a light rain. was tailing and the roof of the barn and house were wet. tool: plane in Brussels, cemetery, The pall bearers were: Robt, Hoe*. er, Wm. Proctor, Wan, Anent, 5, Fox, W. A, Lowry and J. 0, Baeker. The floral tributes of atympathy were beautital including: wreath, ., Dr, an Mrs. Buchanan of Delorainer Man,; wreadihy The Family; Sheat of 'Snap Dragons, Sears Robuck Co., t Detroit, Mich.; Sheaf ot :Idllies; Q Ward, Buchanan and family of De trait, Mdoh,; Spray, Mr. and Mrs. W, L. Palmer, Torontol Spray, Mr; and Mrs. Haines and Mrs. Dyer or Orillia; Spray, Mrst Pryor and fan fly of Windsor; Spray, Mr. anti. MTS., t' Atnentb and Will of Brussels; Spray, Dr. and Mrs, Grose, 'Toronto and a! •' beenti1ul basket of .Spring, folwe'rar, for that home froth Brussels friends ';,; Of Mrs. astatlran and Mita Iloreutc*,!