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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1941-3-5, Page 1,POST PUBLISHING HOUSE Wednesday, March 5th, 1941 atml viiia . EMPIRE SERVICE COLUMN ita IMNRAitailM 1R1100 Carl Plum of Toronto was a week end visitor at Ms home here. Bill Rowland, RiC,A.F., was moved from Brandon to Calgary last week x Ardhie Henderson, R.C.A.F. .was moved bank East and arrived at To.. route Sunday, -x- Ed. Garton, who Is on guard duty at the 4 odericit Airport was hone for feet' days leave last week. A sure way to take the HIT out of Hitler and make a MUSS of Musso- lini de to pledge all you can for War Savings Certificates. -1-- Willis Machan's name also appear- Who has been appointed Great ed as an enlistment in the R.C.A.F. Captain Rt. Hon, David Mammon Brbtadn's Secretary of State of War at London Recruiting Centre for the He was formerly Parliamentary S'o- Jweek ending March 1st, 1921. rotary to the Treasury. -x- BRUSSEL.,S ONTARIO * * * Gala Night obituary Items Is Kcal Nevrs x :� � � � � :k In Brusse Many interesting Costumes were' Sgt. -Major Barman seen at the Ice Carnival heldat. the Passes ht 56th Year i CARD OF THANKS Apples Shipped grog not as targe 0arena on Tuesday , crowd ot spade. - auspices p 'Ward. was received of the death auspices of .the Red Grose. Rhere* By 'Local Grower at Westminster .klospitel, London, Har_ usual due no doubt, to the, The, Tamely of the tote Robert 'j A'oar-load o •a1JjJlGb Wu shipped She'd -den event to express their masa I 'SOH. Marie, Out, last week Ont„ of Serge arises Geoige to as , IQ ' eau," 5fi, of Brussels, a veteran or severe cold. The task of judging'; sincere and grateful thanks to their i from the hast Tinton Dinporittm. the First Great War. Born in Dug- the costumes in some of the class'ee. -g- many friends and neighbors tot their many acts of kindness render- ed during 'the illness and passing of our beloved father, Jean Little. -x - Engagement Announcement Mr. and Mrs., Stanley Machan, 10 concession Grey, wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Jean to William Earl Dunu, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dunn ot Crantbrook. Marriage to take place • Saturday, March 8th. z - To NVhom It 'May Concern We would like to bring to the there are many of us here who are items concerning coming, events at Another Brussels boy joins the which an admission fee is charged Canadian Forces in the person of to now everything is alright and ,.cannot be included in news Items i Norman Tjtompson. Norm always above all I am not grumbling as free of charge. ,All such items aro, a friend 'to everybody .and popular attention of :correspondents that and must be treated as, advertrs• citizen of Brussels was known to _much older than myself. I am glad ments and paid for at our regular many in the surrounding community to know that you and Dad are away rade. We don't wish to seem un • through the position he has• held at . from it 11 as it beyond description obliging and mercenary but this is the F. M. Sam's' Egg and Poultry No one can describe the damage the source of our income anal unless Store and from which he will be that is being done to .towns like our labours bear fruit we shall be missed by a great number of custom. Portsmouth. I cannot detail any- obliged: to go hungry. ' ern. He also belonged to the local thing but belieue me rte, terrible -a- fire brigade and as a fire fighter he One -thing however they have not . Dangerous Play has shown his ability. He signed up damaged up to now and that is the ..tris almost 'a miracle that some as a fire fighter, and was called to spirit and the will of the peoPle t0' of the young boys in the :village report at Manning Pool, Toronto see it through to final which means havenet been drowned during the last week. 'Vtotory. I am doing mr little bit past weeks. It is a common sight %- 1 with the same spirit and 'I hope that to see a number of them playing on Here is a letter from another means something. ice floating in the river. Perhaps Brusels bee', W..E. Pope, son of 'So again thanking you .and Dad, some of the older ones are more Chas Pope- I remain your aver loving son and ' or less" able eto''look out •for • them• Dear Dad and Alice,- brother selves but the younger ones alio Just a few lines hoping -they will I Bill. will do as they see the older . b vs And yon alright as they leave me Pa -'Remember me to all art doing are almost certain to come to O.K. Thanks very much for the Brusels.._ grief. We have heard that there are parcel you sent me but sorry to say ; Chief Petty Officers' Mess, some who have fallen in and wore that it arrived minus cigarettes or , Royal Navy Barracks, lucky to get off with a- ducking. .tpbacoo. As; you had declared only Portsmouth. Parente should at least try to see the cakes, candy and cookies 'hey - - that; their children do not engaga in only let me receive what was declar- -x- this dangerous play ed on the outside of the parcel. 1 Ottawa, March 2nd, 1941. -Canada - again thank you very musts has at lest 1,600,000 regular "War The Theme of'Service Wel la syou see by the address ',Savers'' . pledged for duration, I am called up for service in the , Walter P. Zeller, National Campaign ' - "Thy Kingdom Come" Royal Niavy. Alt my age it is a little .chairman, announced here last The World Day of Prayer was ob- too much but am sticking it. UP night. served in Brussels this year at St. Jt` -✓" tiF� Reports from •c0miuer ccs whose St. John's A.Y.P•A. 1 quotas represent 47 per 00 the John's: Anglican Church on the first natmnal objective,indicate a total Friday in Lent, February 28th, 1941. Tuesday, March 11th, 1941 Skating Party of 939W019 pledges received to'date A number of the 'women of the vil- lage the month of February, 612,216 lags an dlocalfty gathered at three • Brussels Arena - 8 p•m, of tions for War Say. t a in the afternoon when the theme of Lunch served by Ladies' Guild ADMISSION --15e and lac A SOCIAL EVENING IN DUFF'S UNITED CHURCH WALTON On Friday, March 7th A Programme of Songs, Readings and a Debate A Good time for 'Everybody. Lunch Served - Admission -25c and 1Oc I t Play Entitled ,'Live at Home and Like It" , by Jams Marston . will be presented at Cranbrook Community Hall • • Friday, March 7th, at 8 o'clock p.m. other local talent DANCE AFTER PLAY - under auspices of Majestic Women's Institute Proceeds for War Work. ' - Admission -25c & 15c REGENT THEATRE Seaforrth Ont. -z- Now rPL•AYING-- Victor Mater° Louise (Vett . CaptarpCaution, • MON., TUES., 'WED. Conrad Veldt Saba , , e t `Thief Of Bagdad ' , he favorite fable In °'' f ' 'gorgeous technloolor cash applications Ythe service was Thy Kingdom Certificates, totalling se,eoenge, ,Come" were received •at Ottawa head- quarters, an average 0f 015.36 each. The campaign will continue to March 8, when it is expected that the bowsedo•Otouse canvass --the final operation of the can paign-wlll be completed. In the meantime, the work of promoting .the Pay -roll ;Savings Plan will continue unin- terrupted. More than 180 communities - havo gone "over the top" on .their ob- jeotivee, while hundreds of - others are within •sight of their quotas and will reach them within the next week. 11Ir. Zeler said workers throughout Canada were being asked to com- plete the public solicitation by Match 8, in order that the field may be cleared for the War Charities campaign which opens later in the month. Where this work has not being finished, workers are being asked to defer further action. until Alpnll 0th, when the Oyliarities .drive well end. The only exception is• for workers engaged on employer- employee work. "W91ile man,}+,; )iundreda offirms have reportetj 100 percent pentioipa• tion,'. said Mr..,Zeler, "there - are, many yet' to `be` heard' from and inanet mere to 13 'organized. It •le for this iea5 i' i bt we are taking that. Out important work continue wititoiut, imterruition' "One., of the prlane reasons for War Savings 'Certificates Is to pleoe the workers of this country in possear Mon of ,a storeh.0tlse o1' purchasing power, and there can no longer be Any donut about the manner in iIttelt this Programme has been accepted by the emmloyees In every line of business. The pledged re• cetved to date are running at the ' China -1- Next THURS., FBI., SAT. Tyrone Power Linda Darnell rr• Brigham Your$ Brian 'Dunlevy Jane DarWell Brimming with Action. -2-, COM.ING x- COM.ING Kitty Foyle • Mrs:'. G. A. Deadman, Mrs. W. J. Procter and Mrs. A. C. Dames, repre- sentative of the misionary societies of the three village churches were leaders in the order of service. Mrs R. S. Hamilton presided at the organ and during the service Mrs. W. C. Kerr sang an appropriate solo in her usual delightful manner. A splendid brief devotional ad- dress wasgiven by Mrs. 0. L. Lewis on "Thy Kingdom come." Whet good, asked Mrs. Lewis, is it to strive for 'the coming of the .King' down. of God when it seems se far oft? It is a magnificent thing ,for wallah to arise, it lifts men and women above the level of mere' animals. What if no man had ever looked beyond the known to the en- knouyn? Though the Ktngdoan has not yet come. Christians dare to believe that it will Dome and we must Play our part. • We cna't sin- sorely pray tor it and remain niers speotaltorle ,,, ithebeettker went; en 'to:: say 'that it is-'comnio:nly'said that before our Children Meet'Christ or bliaot and We meet see'that -10;is 'Christ. - While Meeting !'Thy, Kinkel ' dom 'O'ombi' we' mist never. :be too.- btit*y to be'` the " Kingdoz;tii"' Coale. ' We` iiitis't be, buiideiis `of :the King- dom ot Heaven• in' our own sphe °e. Athens who • too'k part ie the albaye?s rinti`9lble'' Readings were, tttf •Ske8tdn ''leers. - A. Stracbanc Mre.'t3. G. Winker, Mrs. d. Davis, MI's. I0. Butes', Mrs. H. Strettou, Miss Hislop, Mrs, 3..0„ Baeker and Mrs. 5. Kerr The form of service weed this year was prepared by the Worid Day of Prayer Committee, •Shaagith Engagement Announcement ,Mr, and Mrs. Sohn Logan au- nounee the - engagement of their daughter, Margbi'erl'te Pearl to Douglas Cohoe Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton D. Reid, of Drayton, Out, The marriage will take place, Church, in March. Surviving is his widow, three sone, Gordon, with the R.C.A., and John, with the 98th Battery, and William of Brussels; two ' daughters, Mar- garet and Mabel, both at home; his mother,, Mrs. Margaret Harman; and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ray- bould and Mrs. Alice Foster, all et Toronto. Funeral services were Le'd in Toronto Saturday, with interment in the Veterans' Plot, Prospect Cemetery. land, he angle to Canada in 1911. must have been a difficult one foe' He , enlisted of the putbreak of the the judges, Miss C. Kingston, Mrs. war and served in France with the ; Prost and Mr. M. Llaycock. 1'olluvr* 9th Blattery:Jor four years. Since the ing ate the results: - war ;.he lied, engaged in farming at I Best dresed lady, 16 or over-Ise Brussels. f1e was a member of the l Canadian Legion and the Anglican Jean Pearson, 2nd, Margaret Pear-• son. Best dressed gent, 16 or over-Ist- A. Moffat; 2nd, Bill King. Best dresed lady 12 to 16 -1st Jean Fui11; 2nd, Margaret Moffat Best dressed gent, 12 to 16 -1st,. Don, Sanderson; 2nd, Gordon Peter- Best ae -Best comic costuine, 16 or over --a 1st, Gordon Sanderson; 2nd, Mrs B;- McKercher. Best comic costume under 10--- 1st, 0-1st, Lurie Cousins, 2nd, Janet Sarnia. • Best National Historic costume; lady lst, Elva. stocks; 2nd; Mrs. A - Logan. Best National Historic costume, gent=l:st, Bert Elliott; 2nd, Murray Matheson. Beset clown on ice -Jack Lowe. Largest family on skates-tb Jewell girls. [Best dressed girl, 12 or under -- 1st Nancy Cameron; and, June Work. Best dressed boy, '12 or under-, 1st, Murray Cameron; 2nd, Beverly Richardson. Most graceful couple an skates-- Bill kates-Bill and Janet King. Best imitation of Ohurchill-Bilie Rann. a St. John's - • - Pancake Supper The annual Shrove Tuesday Pan- cake Sower sponsored by St. John's Ladies Guild, Brussels, . was fairly well atetnded despite . unfavorable weather conditions. Mrs• George Davis was genenat convener for the affair. -x- Representative Transfered Pearson Young, who ha.s been manager of the local cream and egg station for Swift Canadian Producte has been transferred to .Stratford He is succeeded by Earl Roberts, . of Forest Ont Pearson made many MARS. JOHN MILLER - Siliena Vodden, daughter of the late Robert and Mary Vodden, pass- ed away at her home on Wednesday friends during his stay here and we February 19th, 1941, at the age of 83. She was born in the County of join with them in wishing him much Waterloo and shortly before her Success also extend a hand to , air. Roberts. marriage 'she moved to Grey County. " r In 1889 she married John Miller and -x- "WHEN A GIRL'S IN LOVE" later moved to, the County of Wet - A STIRRING SERIAL- NOVEL lington, Minto Tp., and .has resided .An unforgetable story, understand- ingly. and intimately' tolde-'with striking illustrations in FULL COI. - OR begins in The Amerieaa Weekly with the March 9 issue 01 The De- ' roit Sunday Times-- Be sure to mead :Helen Tapping. Miller's. novel about a spirited girl who dreams 'dreams of a life shared with a man she adored. Be sure to get the March 9 Detroit ;Sunday Times, -2-- The Lookout Mission Band The Lokout Mission Band meeting opened by Mrs. Cousins reading a short story on "Where God Is, Love Is." Billy Rana led in prayer. Hymn 584 was taken then sung and the Scripture read by Annie Stiles The minutes, roll call and, collection • Wilmer D'arrock, James ,Schram. then took place. The business was Stanley Darroch, Wilfred Larder: attended to. An interesting poem Bert Vodden, Cameron Cochrane end was then read by Mrs. Porter. FlgY Brandon Shirley Lowrie read a poem. Hymn 585 was sung .and the Benediction read by Laurie Cousins. 'First Game Of Girl's Hockey The .Brussels lassies met up with the Listowel gals on Wednesday I there the past 40 years. During the past Autumn they cele. orated their 59th wedding annivers- ary.. She ie survived by her hus- band and daughter. Mrs. Wilfred Larder of Goderich; 'a niece Flo- Yneee Hamidltou-.and her twin. slate - ,•a wi}io have'1Wed with her foe: sAvial years, She was predeceased by her adopited son one year ago. A shout funral service was held at the home where many friends and acquaintances attended. Afterwards the remains were taken to Ethel Un• Ited Church.: by car where services were held. Both 'services were colt ducted by the Rev. Harold Snell of Ethel. Interment was at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel Those acting as pallbearers were George Bbsnilton; Clarence Daley, night and rolled the little rubber disk into their net three times to one for the opposition. Being the first game the localshave played •this year they did very well: 1n_' the first period Jerry Jewell and Mauna . Miller scored one goal each Near the end of the first period M. Poag scored for Listowel. In the second spawn Mauna Miller scored another making the score 3.1. The tlhree stars were Jerry Jewell, Isabel Lowe and Mauna Miller, Listowl'M. Vallance, B. McIntyre M. Hewett, J, Phemister, M. Smith, 1 L. Payne, M• Lavery, M. Poag, L. Vine„ J. Valiance P. Hacke. Brussels -IM, Fox, V. Duncan, 1,1.1 - Gibson, E. Jewell, I. Lowe, J. King, 1 E. Backer, - J. Jewwell, M. Miller, B. Currie. Please watch for further notice of Juvenile games. RED CROSS BRUSSELS BRANCH The regular monthly tea was held last Wed., in the Red Cross Work- room with a good attendance. The proceeds from the tea were 820.35. * * * We wish to express our apprecia- tion to Mrs. J. Sanders who has pieced twenty-five tops for quilts, * * * The following articles were e:im• Ipleted from Feb. 18th to 28th and shipped - 8 helmets•, 7 scarfs - 1 pair rifle mitts 57 pair two-way mitts 22 ;pair seamen's socks 75 .pair day socks 4 turtle -neck sweaters 2 sleeveless sweaters 6 do. liamitercbiefs Refugee Work 1014 doe. diapers 25 boys' shirts ' 2 ,skirts RAGES Girl's race under 15 -1st, Margar- et Moffat; Ind, Nancy Cameron... Boy's race, under 15 -1st Doug Gemmel; 2nd, Donald Duncan. Girl's race over 15 -1st Isabel Lowe; 2nd, Jerry Jewell. Boy's rase under 21 -1st, Bus King; 2nd, Bill Coleman. Three-legged race -let, Les. Rut- ledge and Jack Pierce; 2nd, Jerry Jewell and Isabel Lowe. Couple race --let, Don Currie and Isabel Lowe; 2nd, Geo. Backer and. JerryJewell. IC=0, BORN HOLLE7NBBCK-To Mr. and Mi•& Ben Hollenbeck, (nee Mamie Ido Qua.rrie), a daughter, Mary Lee - x RUTLEDGE-1n She K. & W. hos- pital, Kitchener, on Monday; March 3rd, 1941, to Mr. and', Mrs. Alvin Rutledge, a daughter;. True National ,Greatness De- pends Upon Christian Charact- er. ',DEATH 'Our March quota bas been teach,-• da March 1st;. 1941, Annie Johns- ed and taneists of 30 pairs of media' Ys. tong in her 730d . year. Funeral pyjamas. diOiit9 Z'ON-'•In Walton, on Satur- .service was held. from her late + residence . In Walton, on Monday,', Thieves Enter Mural, Ord, 1941. Service at 2,{ Brttssela School Wm..•, .Intemnent in BrUS0314 ' .cekiietery. Conatbble A: E.401inings is tttvost- i , 11:0agating an attempted breakiu at the. H UGST In , , ForoeSo on Tuesday; Brussels cou'btnuattdn sriieoi. 'Che March 41.1, 1041, Anuiabell, ,Hard- thieves gained euiranc'6 't* !the. ing, beloved wife of the late W. B. .school and evidence indicated they Heist, In her 73rd year, Funeral attemlpted to force open a cupboard. service will be held from her late In the, ea board, Principal 0. L, residence, Albert 'Street, Brussels ,brttmand told police, were five rifles on i5*urday, March 8th, 1941, and it is believed that it was these Service at •2.00 pAl. Interment that lite rollbers were seeking. Brussels cemetery. '1 Huron Expositor, Sestertlt Melville Church 11 a.m-"Anchors of the. 3 p.m. -Sunday School' - and[Bible Class.. 7 p.m. --`.'The Kingdom of' God." St, John's Church Rector -Rev. F. Watts Organist -R. S Campbell- Second' Sunday , in Lent 11 'a.m.-Morning Prayer and Sermon: p•tn:--Evensong and sermon Thisrsdlty•8t ant Mid -week Lenten Service United Church ,t•. aan.--Fundamentals of Faith. IX "The, Constmtation" 3 p.m.-Chtneh School and Bible Class. 7 p.tn "What Changes Life?" P' Yeti' are Invited'