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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1941-5-7, Page 6...-• n- 1,...� i'HE BRUSSELS POST WESTERN .CANADA Special bargain EXCURSIONS FROM ALL STATIONS iN EASTERN CANADA ,GOING DAILY — MAY 17 28, 1941, INCLUSIVE Return Llniit: 45 days TICKETS GOOD IN.— COACHES at fares approximately lyec per mile, TOURIST Sleeping Cars at fares approximately 1%e per mile STANDARD Sleeping Cars at fares approximately 1%o per mile Cost of Accommodation in Sleeping Cars Additional BAGGAGE checked, Stopovers at All Points enroute Similar Excursions ftom Western to Eastern Canada During Same Period • Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations, and all Information from any Agent, ASK FOR HARD EIILL CANADIAN NATIONAL TIONArL News Items From II The Ontario Weeklies 41111111111111111111111/ New Proposals Re Schools 1 lit is announced that at the next' session of the Ontario Legislature a , bi11 will be introduced providing scholarships for boys and girls who I show excellent promise but have not! the financial resources for higherl education. It Is proposed that al scholarship fund be set up, one -1 third to be contributed by each of the following: the municipality, the Province, and the Dominion, It is also announced that the Department of Education will pay one-third of all dental costs In the :schools, which seems a step in the right direction, <==3 Suffers Second Hip Fracture Mrs. Martha Ashton is a patient in Listowel Memorial Hospital with a ' fractured right hip. The injury" occurred Tuesday of last -week as Mrs. Ashton descended from a chair while engaged in house-cleaning. Her foot caught on the chair rung and she fell heavily to the floor. The limb will be In a cast for at least -two months. Sier Condition is re. Ported to be good otherwise, This e the second mishap of the kind to be- fall Mrs. Ashton, her left hip having been broken a year ago the pest winter when She was knocked down by the barn door during a wind storm, The present break is saki to be of a less serious nature. —+Fordwich Record To Inaugurate Recruiting Campaign In a Statement in the House of Commons on Monday, Defence Min- ister Ralston announced that an In- tensive recruiting campaign will be inaugurated to raise from 25,000 to 30,000 men to 811 up present needs for reinforcing units overseas and to bring the Adbive Army Units in Canada up to strength. Red Cross Outfits Seamen The 1,200 British seamen on Eng• land's mightiedt battleship, George V, received a warm demonstration of welcome when they brought Lord Halifax to the United States, bat when they visited a Canadian port ADURO Pressure Water System will do the same for you, if that problem be lack of running water and sanitary conveniences in your home. 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CO., LIMITED London Hamilton Toronto Sudbury Winnipeg Vancouver of DEAD or DISABLED ANIMALS Phone 'Collecetothis number BRUSSELS PI.1'ONE 72 or 21 INGERSOLL the welcomewas even more tani;. Me, Each sailor was completed outfitted with warm clothing by *lie Canadian Red ,Gross, Anthens Bombed On Sunday Athens, one of the great cities of antiquity and the governing seat of modern Greece, fell to Hitler on Suuday after 21 days of fighting. The vanguard of Nazi motorcyclists roared into the centre of the city at 9.30 a.m. (2.30 a.m. E.D,T.). —IMIILVERTON SUN Did You Know? The British Government undertook to prove that Friday was not an un- lucky day for sailors. They laid the keel of a new vessel on a Friday; launched her 00 a Friday; named her H.M.S. Friday; placed her com- mand of a Canadian Friday and sent ber to sea on a Friday. It is re- ported that the scheme worked sue• cessfully, with only one drawback— the vessel we never heard of again. Exchange What Constitutes Assault? Quite often we are led to believe that in order to be guilty of assault cone person must 'strike another and do bodily harm. This, however, is not the case according to Magistrate Walker, who recently convicted a son of an attack on his father and suimmarizedas follows: "Youdon't need to hit a man in order to com- mit assault, If you are within strip ing distance and raise your hand threateningly towards him that con- stitutes common assault." ��r Lz9 Your Registration Card licenses with you every time you drive yiou oar, ,be more than careful to see that you carry your registration card whether you are walking or driving. The fine for not registering runs up to 2200, or three months in jail, or both. It's cheaper to make sure you have your card with you at all times—except in bed bath tub and other places: which might be expected. It is doubly im portant of course, when you are away from home. Lord Gort Sent To Gibraltar In the face of possible threats to Gibraltar, the British government as- signed the task of defending the famed fortress to its noted career soldier. Viscount Gort, Lord Gort, fonmer commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force in Prance, was named governor and commander -In -chief of ,the "Rock,' in a shift which bronght Lt. -Gen, Sir Clive Liddell D.S.C'., home to take over Lord Gort's duties as army it specter -general for the training of British home forced. 1— 4 -Month Trainees To Be Used For Home Defence Defence Minister Ralston on Sat. urday onnounoed men undergoing the four-month compulsory training period for the reserve army will be retained in ,the forces for duty on coastal defence and internal seem tty. He also forecast a recruiting drive to obtain 22,000 volunteers fnr overseas service. The announcement made at a press conference, marked the first decision to make practical use of the men called up for train - leg tinder the National Rasoureea Mobilization Act. Drop SummerCourses Announcement wan made by Major J. IL Cowles; of the Department of Education, that Ontario would have nio summer courses or teachers this year under department conitroi, In the last few sumemrs the enrolment of teachers in various summer classes has risen to 7,000. 'The main- s reason, for not holding thoni is that so many teachers, will be employed le war work," said Major Cowles, i 'l'lor•e men teachers plan to help on the farm, and women teachers WIIi sew for the fighting services through the summer: Increasing Expenditures Provincial goVernments, instead of rednefng their expenditure to leave Wednesday, May 3111, 1941, EL Use jt on FURNITURE, WOODWORK, FLOORS, TOYS, IMPLEMENTS, BOATS, etc. 41.6 WICq RV,pQ CRYSTAL CLEAR, Gives a clear high - gloss protective finish to all surfaces, inside or outside. Ft R. Smith, Phone 62, Brussels the money for war purposes are, in many cases, increasing expenditures; and taking increased revenue to pre- sent resent "sunshine budgets." 1t is poss- ibly time that the Federal govern- ment cult down on the provincials: Ohesiey Enterprise. Thousands of Canadians Land In England Thousands of Canadian fighting men, including the largest force of CenadianHtrained Imperial fliers yet to reach the United Kingdom, dis- embarked over the week end. eager to align themselves with other Iut- ,perial forces in the Empire's strug- gle against the Axis Powers. The arrivals included large groups of air- men, soldiers and reinforcements Tor 1k9 Royal Canadian Navy. Word of their landing was not disclosed until the men had dispersed to their canape all over Britain. M LVE1tTON SUN .::===3 Huron County Exceeds Objective More Than $20,000 Subscribed for the War Setivices Fund Huron County has exceeded its ob- jective of $20,000 In the ar services campaign, it was economical today by George W. Schaefer, secretary of the county organization. Quite a number of canvassers have yet to make their returns and tt is expect_ ed that the county will go well over the allocation when the final count is made in a few days.. Rrdagham was the only final re- turn to be given out -41950, or $950 over its objeotive. An executive of the Goderich cem- raittee said on Tuesday that there was $2.300 cash on hand with a number of canvassers yet to he heard from and that tire town's guota of $20,000 would be exceeded. —Goderich Signal Arnold McNair. of Stratford Purchases Knight Inn Mr. W. H. Knight, who has been proprietor of Knight Inn for the Past eighteen years, hag sold out to Mr. Arnold McNair, of Stratford, .and the latter gets posession on June 2nd. Mr. McNair, who was formerly from Brussels, has been operating a barber shop in the Wind- sor Hotel, Stretford, for the pant number of years. He is a young man who comes very highly recommend- ed and ort who can be counter on to operate a first_elass Inn for the travelling public. Mr. I{night has ,purchased the Old Masson farm o' No. 10 Highway on the northern out- skirts of Stratford where he is hav- ing a new home erected and where he and Mrs. Knight will take up rest. deuce when they leave Milverton. This farm Is Mas. Tonight's parental Nome and no doubt there is a ter. talar amormt of sentiment attached to their taking up residence there and as Ma', Knight is a great lover or horses it wilglve him an opPor- tunity to enjoy this 'hobby more fully. It is nicely looated and will he an excellent home, The departure of Mr, and Mrs. Knight front Mil- verton is generally regretted as then were highly reglarded by a w de circle of Eriende. When they pur chased what wast then known as the Grand Central Hotel to Milvertan from Mr. John E1ligson (now of Monieton) It was their first venture into anything of this nature but by strict and careful management they built uv an excellent business, Their;' two sons, ,Sitoohen ,and Hasson, the former a sobiooi teacher and the let- ter a metrfiher of the R•C.A,F., have been away .from Mikverton for some Llano. They are young men of ax• °topiary character .and will he niiss. cd by the younger set. 'Milverton Sun. Flax Seeding In Progress The firm of J. G. Anderson & Son is busily engage at present in sow. lag the 1641 flax crop. While this Work is in progress the mill Is op• erating one a one -shift basis. The biggest problem now is to secure sot. adult seed for this apring'e •sowing requirements. Most of the seed was lost last fall, as conitdnued wet wea- ther prevented the crop from beans harvested we it lay rotting on the ground miter being .pulled. Delay in getting new pisnt equ;p meant and subsequent failure of this machinery to work properly, all ad_ ded ito the problem, and it was only recently than Mr. Anderson got the mill into operation. Since then he has been running two shifts. proces. ing the best of last year's crop in an effort to supply his own current seed requirements. --Lucknow Sentinel I1:74> Your Wallpaper Need Cleaning? Bulges, Blisters and Tears May Be Simply Remedied Grease Spots can be taken off wallpaper by spreading over the affected area a soft paste made of fuller's ,earth .and either carbon tet- rachloride or benzine. If the former is used, the fumes should not be :n• haled. 'The paste must be left on the wall until it is entirely white and dry and then it must be brushed off, using a soft brush. If the wallpaper Is loose in spots ordine•ry library paste, well water.. ed, will flx it up. Or regular wall- paper paste may be obtained at most hardware and paint stores, Patching Material Bulges and blisters in wallpaper can be fixed by inserting thinned out wallpaper paste behind the budge with a small syringe. Then cut a small slit alt one end of the bulge and flatten it with a roller. Be sure to remove immediately any paste that oozes out. I the paper needs patching, the patch should be torn rather than cut — this to Insure that the patch will be properly feather -edge. Paste should then be applled to the back of the patching piece. If the patch iog material 1s carefully torn out and if the design is properly match• ed. the patch will be barely visible, esNrPSuor C[Jft • EASTER PICTURES Daughter's new Easter Rabbit—an Intimate, revealing close-up. A portrait attachment lets you get close-ups like this. Note the sketch below. IT WON'T be long now before the have new Spring outfits to display! Easter Rabbit is prowling around the corners of the backyard, tuck- ing brightly colored eggs and bas- kets of Dandy into snug, concealed spots. Shortly we will be seeing the annual Sprang fashion parade to church, and yellow jonquils will be nodding in every breeze. April 13 is Easter, and the ques- tion now is—have you your cam- era polished up and loaded, ready to memorialize that eventful day in pictures that you will treasure in later years? There are dozens of pictures that can be made on ocoaeiona like this, and each one hoe memory value. You probably need new snapshots of members of the family—and will they pose enthusiastically when they The children's Easter fun should be fittingly recorded — in intimate close-ups (a portrait attachment helps there) showing ten with Easter baskets and the brown or fluffy white Easter bunnies they re- ceive. Make sure that you get an "off to church" picture, a anop of Mother picking or arranging the Brat bon - qua of Easter Sowers. Let your cam- era write the day's history. Don't inelude too much in each picture— keep your cautery close, and get the little, interesting details that make a picture dive! And when you Put the pictures in your album, date each one. A memo of day anC year gives added value to the family's pioture,hiatorybook. 322 • John van Guilder 0 8, subject; C, camera. Lower two cameras With portrait attachments. With many camerae, you must be alx to eight feet from your subject to get a picture. But &Ip a portrait attachment on the !enc—and you get pictures et three feet six Inches, or even nearer with some cameras. Result: big Images of little subjects, and better pictures.