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THE BRUS
POST PUBLISHING HOUSE
ELS
Wednesday, August 6th, 1941
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
Brussels Council gid„
Held Short Meeting
Brussels, August 6111, 1941
The regular monthly meeting of
the Brussele MM'ntcipal °venal' wen
held in the Public Library on the
above date. ,A11 members' being:
Present with the exception of W,
Willis. i
'.41P4
The minutes» a the bast meeting
being read it was moved by H.
Ohaantriou, seconded by 0'. iSamig
that the minetes be adopted.
--+Carried.
The following bills were pre-
sented:—
G. McDowall, July salary #60.00
Geo. Camip edy July •salary, .. 1$50
It, S. Warwick, July salary 30:00
C. T. Daviderom, insuxance ., 23•Se I
Huron County
4.35 �
* .$ * s N * ,M
PEOPLE WE KNOW
* * * * « * * *. * *
Mitts Karen Buseblen is visiting
Dir Chesley,
Mrs, Ire Parker •spent the week
I • end in' Kincardine.
s * s
Mies Mae Wood of Sit. Catherines
1s Visiting Mrs', Downing.
* *
,Mas. J. G. Hossaek of Cann'ingttn,.
.is visiting Urn. 11[; Ballantyne,
Mrs. M, Ballantyne visited is
Steetord last week.
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Hospitalization
Comrneroiai Staitionery
and Printing 1.63
Brussels Hydro, street lights 108.00
Hall lights - 3.20
Ed. Henderson, cutting
park 2.10
Relief for the month of July 14.64
.Moved.lby F. 'Samds, seconded by
W. Caaneron that the accounts be
paid.-�Cwrried.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
Not Required to Return
To School Until October
Ontario school children helping on
farms this summer will not be re -
required to return to school until
• October 1, according to a memoran-
dum issued by the Department of
Education. The schools will be op
ened, however, on September 2, as
usual.
School principals are authorized
to mark, the children working ou
the farms on the school registers
"as if present during Septemger on,
the presenitaton of certificates
from the employers which show
thatthey have been engaged el
tame work daring the-iperlod of
their absence school." `
The memorandhm maid, "It is the
Trish of the Acting Minister that
these •pupils be encouraged to cen-
time their help on the farms div-
ing the month of September: These
Impale are doing valuable war work,
and are worthy of special attenti•m
when they return to -school."
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Christmas in July
Next THURS., FRI, SAT.
Jno. Hall
Kit Carson
COMING
The Great American Broadcast
01 was glad when they said to
me Let s go Menthe House of
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tht-oe-1
U-ni'ted Church
`10 a m.--4horoh School and
Bible Class.
11 A.T11.--A Religion With
Vitamins
No Evening Service.
Rehr. Percy Allier,
First Pile fiedIst
Church, Corning, N.Y.,
Wilt Preach.
COME AND WORSHIP.
.s
St, John`s Church
Ninth Searle), After 'trtnty
11 A.M1 Morning Prayer.
And Sermon
Melville' Church
Frank and am Oliver spent a few
days witili their mother Mrs. Oliver.
*.
Stewart Hanley, Chatham, *pent a
few days with hie mother, Mies
Hanley..
* * *
Mrs. A. D. MoCosh and Mrs, Dr.
MOCosh visited with Miss Annie
Strachan on Saturday.
* * *
Miss Marguerite Henderson, Glia•
toe spent the week end with. her
parnete Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Henderson.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Lang Palmer of To•
rento were week end visitors with
her mother Mrs. Root. Strachan.
* * *
Mr. Tom 'llhorntore of •Clinton
spent the week end at the home of
Mr. anti Mrs, Ed. Henderean.
* * *
Mr. •Charlie Miller is at present'in
'tlhe Wingham hospittal. His friends
hope he will soon be better.
* Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steles and
Ruth Anne of »Clinton spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Henderson.
* * .•
Dr. H. J. McNaughton and Mrs.
McNaughton of PenYan, N.Y., were
visitors with his •sister Mee. Ira
Parker.
*
Warren Phil*
ips*and Miss Helena
Philips, Welland have been visiting
ing wwith - their grandmother Mrs.
Rout. Dark.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomson sad
daughter June and Mise Starling of
Toronto visited Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
Seeker on Monday.
• * *
Mr. L. E. Cardiff, M.P., and Mr.
Gordon Sanderson attended the
funeral- of Sergeant Topham at
Fordwieb on Saturday.
*
Elliott Breda"m,* Toronto, visited
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gal-
braith, over the week end.
Missee Ethel • and Mary Fox of
Toronto were Sunday visitors at the
home of their parents Mr, and Mrs,
Sylvester Fox,
Mr. and Mian Bryson Merlook and
family of Holstein were week 'end
Visitors with their friends Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Buschlen.
n fi 'a.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Brown of
Chesley were week end visitors at
the home of the latter's sister Mrs.
Cliff Bustchlen and family.
* * •
Mr. Will M1Craeken and' Misses
Mande, Eva. and Carrie MdOrackon.
Mrs. D. Black. Miss Flo Buchanan,
Mr. and Mrs. Lang Palmer and Mr.
Tom Strachan - spent Sunday at
Bright's Grove where they met De-
troit Mends. MT. and MTS. A. E
Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. George Dixon.
Mr. and. Mrs. Ward Buchanan, Mr
and MTh. E. Delorme.
10 e.nn.-sundry School
11 a.m. Rw C ti MaoDonaldu
1 taudknow
p.rtl...ReM. Gy H Milaoboneld,
ra... .� ,,7,r 4..-4uQttrrcw.
COME AND WELCOME
,Deal News Items
CARD OF THANKS
My sincere `thanks! is extended to
the Ladles of the Brussels Red Cross
Mr their lovely gifts. They are
much appreciated.
Pte. Leonard Lamont
Hairdresser To Have'
Vacation ,
&less Irene Pease, will close her
hairdressing parlour for one week
commencing om August 11th . till
August- 17th. She .wi11 continue
business as usual on Monday, 1.8113
of August.
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Carry Extra Gas Prohibited
G. R. Cottrelle, federal oil cote
troller, hast made public an order
wagging dealel•sl Orom iselling
gasoline or oil to private car menses
in other than time tanks of their 0013.
This» will put a stop to any attempt
to carry snare canis full of gasoline
or tinefitting of extra supply tanks
to their cams.
Tobacco' Grown
In Local Garden
Our good friend the -village clerk,
R. S. Warwick, brought to our
of htioe his week a tobacco leaf taken
from a fully developed plant . gro-wn
in hie own garden. In Bob's opinion.
tobacco could be successfully grown
ins this district, the only -- draw baek
being that people here do not know
how to cure it. `
Thanksgiving Day -
October Thirteen - -
Canada this year will observe
Thanksgiving Day on October 13,
the second Monday .in October.
This announcement was made by
Hon. P. F. Oasgrain, Seceetary of.
State, who said a proclamation nam-
ing October 13 as a day of "general
thanksgiving" would be issued short
ly.
Rev. Percy Asher and family of
Corning,
`Cthurch Co
Fta�t Methodist
N.Y., w,ho have been making their
hoarse at the Tinned Church *arson
age here and conducting morning
service in that church in the ab.
sense of the. booster, Rev, C. Lewis,
on holidays, have made many
blends here who will regret to see
them leave Brm*eels. ' Next Sun-
day iherning will be the Cast owes -
ion, on which. Mr. Asher will conduct
the service in the Brussels (there'.
RED CROSS
BRUSSELS BRANCH
The newspapersy books and magas
eines have been sold and 325,00
.realized. We wish to thank the
Collectors of 'this salvage and ' also
Mr, G Sanderson for storing sante
froar'odlleetion until date of Sale.
l • • •
A siplendtd tea was s'er*ed last
Wednesday by the ladies of " the
I Majestic Iustttute, the proceeds be•
lag $16.60
o•io_1'
GREY
.Gtewn Wlteater of London spsut
Aid holiday;*eek end ewith his home.
1 folks. •
Denby :Work, who was hoild*yiae*.
at the home of his nolo Jock, ,return.
Wiarton on Wednesday.
Early Harvest
With threshing already underway
and in some rases . harvesting com-
pleted, it is the first time in many
yearn we are told that such a record
has been sweated.
Continued beat and' dry 'weather
advanced both haying and harvest
season well ahead of the custom-
ary pentads, and in spite of this
fairly satisfactory crops are being
harvested.
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iEmerston Editor
Visitor Here
Mra, Wm. Ballantyne of Emerst 'n
seventy miles south of Winnipeg, is
visiting Mande in Brussels and
;points in. the Bruce Peninsula. Mr.'.
Ballantyne has been publisher of
the Emerson paper since the death
of her husband and is Hon. Prest
dent of .the Manitoba Division of the
Q;W.N,A, ,Site is visiting Brusse:e.
for the first time in nineteen years.'
Mr. Ballantyne learned hie trade
with the Brussels) Post.
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Attended Drumhead
Service At Fordwich
A number of the Brussels Branch
of the Canadian Legion and others
of thits *omanunity attended d'
Drumhead Service and Patriotic
Rally held int Fordwich on Sunday,
August 3rd. The rally 'was held
ander the auspices of Howick
Branch No. 307 ‘Canadian Leglin,
BJE.S.L. The main address of the
afternoon delivered by Major the
Rev, H. FC. Cooks, s Senior Ghanian;
ir
at Military District No. 1 Other
speakers were Comrade Rev. W
Beebroft, Comrade R. E. Pooley and
others.
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Farmer ran Now Get
Special Hog Scale
Unless farmers have a handy
means of checking the weight at
their. hogs, it not always easy fo'r
them to 'know whether the hogs are
-'within the 200 to 210 prelude recent -
mended' as the best weight. ter mak-.
Ing Wiltshire sides,; so. urgently
needed for Britain. To meet this
dffhculty, a set of scales has been
developed and is now being distri.
Ibuted to fennmers at_ cost by the pros
duction Service, Domtnfon. Departs
'anent of'Agineuitute.
The scale iB a modified steelyard
aid 'can be • up anywhere Where
there 1* a strong overhead support
and at' least eleen feet of elearanas,
A kitting dev1t*e for swinging hog
and orate aleaer of the floor Is part
of the ootilt, Plans for making the
crate'are a1sb provided. The stale
hen a, weighing capacity of 260" Iby
For full;pertieulare, write to ,,the
• Seilliar Line stock 'Ye1l1m n of , till
i'rovtriee, 1tsrodttct 1:'t
iiartntent of A
Mutlen,
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Engagement Announcement
Mr. and Mrs, Adam Sholdfce -au•
nouns the engagement .of their
Younger daughter Nora to Joeeeli
Orval Whhitikeld son of the late ear.
and Mrs. Joseph Whitfletd. The mar-
riage ,to •talae place in August,
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NOTICE-4..
xNOTICE= ,'f';
If there is a onffroient number of
interested People I' will organize a
violin Class in ;Brussels[ to begin
Sept. Sst... Please get in touch with
me at an early date.
phone 34-r-16 ARNOLD EARL
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Last Sunday
At the Churches
Morning se'rvi'ce was held in the
United Church on .Sunday, Rev.
Percy Asher o0 Firsit Methodist
Ohm.eh, Corning, N.Y., conducting.
Communion was held in ,St. Jobe's
Anglican Oherch on Sunday with the
Rector, Rev. lie Watts oonducttng
Declination of Memorial to the lata
'Thos. Clark was also held.
Servleee in Melville Presbyterian
attach on Sunday were conducted
Rev. C. H. MacDonald of Luck
now.
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Notice—
Tenders will be received by the'
undersigned up till Tuesday, Aog;
12't:tt at 8,30 p.m, for the hauling of
sufficient gravel from Alex Spetr•
an's vette on Lot 28, Con. 14, for 'the
cement ea/veins .to be built over the
Close Drain on Concession 4 and
Sideroad.
Gravel must be clean and suitable
for concrete and delivered as the
contractor shall require it. The
lowest or any tender not necessarily
accepted.
0. H. FEAR, Clerk, Ethel, Ont.
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Facts Like These Should -
Cut Private Use Of. Gas
With various nneaas being em-
»ployed to impress the urgency of
cutting the consumption of gases
line for private use by 60 per cant,
.such facts as the following should.
grave very effective,
'n was recenty pointed out that
3500 imperial gallons of gasoline
are required to' fly the average
bomber from England to Berlin and
return. This amount would drive
the average motor car a total et
46,000 melee.
R.C.A.F. Welcome -
Hospitality Shown Here - The - following account in the
"Compass Newel" refers to hospital-
ity r:ecenbly euioyed by Port Albert.
ttootball team a.nl their friends at
Walton: ' ilfennlbera of the 'Flying
Squadron football teams and their
drerty of stlpporter* had an adventur-
ous night ou the occasion of thei:
visit to Brussels on Friday, July 18,
The journey to Brussel was marked
by terrific thunderstorms and it was
shill teeming with rain on arrival. in
the hope• that the weather would
clear, postponement was delayed un-
til the asset possible minute, but
eventually the match had to be pit
off until the following Mendel'. Mr3.
M. Kirby, the proprietress of the
Queen's Hotel, ;had prepared meals
for both .thanes, but as the Brussels
team had failed to put in an appear-
ance the
oappreciative
god faro wan
ly tucked away by the R.A.F. team
* * 'Saturday May Be.
Obli�tuary
* *
Pham Your Lucky Night.
Sergeant Gordon T. To
Y
There were a number in this com-
munity wile were grieved to Meru
of the death of Sgt. Cordon T. Tip
nanny younger son of. Mr, and Mrs. 1„ery week y I ,L !Tear' eeeisenn4
George Topsham of Howlek' towushtp, "11n DOC many, r woe. 1 eta.' tate $''1•
who died in his 36th year in the eryeue nue ore wane che: ancas
Sydney City hospital, Nova Scotia, ntz,t weer it rwgut be you. Poss-se3y
tollawing an operation for append!• the person, who held the lucky teiteme..,
chis,. for the e5,e0 Saturday thought awes
Get Your Tickets for,
Beecher Club and
Join In The Fun
The deceased was for years keenly same Wut an all winners so fare Nimes--
in.terested in military affairs Ind a mostpleased smile and shoscle,
was formerly a member of the Gan- every sign oe appreciation . when
:Aim w . Militia, Last year lie tir0d the towards were handed to them
beuiting for his own regiment to last week there were a number of
mobilized and sacrificing the rank tdoreerus lett in the receptacle an
held in 1•t. he enlisted with the Elgin
be Roland's Bakery and they were sate
regimenit then in London Ontario. gathered, he having dropped men
Earning quick advan•cem•ent he ; the week previous and appareu.lsar
rabidly achieved his sergeant's i those who put them there had
stripes. He took a special course referred to the list of members
nte
In anti -gas anstru•etion and had been Tire Post, as that firm's name was
an ctor Popir.r , ius. In future please refer to Usa
m•enintryunder hiein ordersthis. as welllawith ae i lisltsingbefore shoppink in Brussnkle.
his superior officers, his family By buying from I',00ster Club nae.a
were recipients 1n many tokens of of
bevy you show your appree-taitiuss 43,1the high regard in which he wan t what the Booster Club is doing far among his military asneela .s , you, a member of your family or
as well as from his many friend* I yam neighbor. Atter all if you tares
and acquaintances• n't,the lucky one you should be ,-dd
He was released from the baseltrl to see that your neighbor is.
on the Thursday preceding his . It is possible that any member tad
death after being confined there the family may benefit from fuse
with a truant infection. He was nn Brasse141 Booster Club, Take fair
duty of Sydney Mines when he be- instance you bring your creast In
came ill, He refused to leave his the Brussels Creamery and ash: Use'
pest of duty until hen was unabke, to tiokets there; your eggs to eitlssr
srtand and then when unable to pre- t the two egg -grading stations; You
tea w
any longer he wasavto get tickets at all three, or if
Sydney Clay hospital where
e ant don't you should ask for thean-BT,s •
nem
aper tion for acute appendcitis w i are two drug stares, two bntemee -
performed on Monday. His conditi the 1. - shops, tour grocery, a barber sad n
was critical from e outset and al- shoe stores Also a farmer see,,. -
though everything possible was two dry good stores, a bakery; mini ni
drone he Tressed away in the early furniture store. et which to a,ase -
a.fternoom of Judy 29th. I the family and home with erany
Prior to the hotly being sent home ; need• •But before leavingMr began
hen t a 'Mittens service attend • each idme you ane in through tkn
ed ber oftioers and mens Cursing , week, don't forget to retresls t
asters and others of the hospital IColeman's restaurant, they Dowse MI
ataft as well as the friends he had coldest pop le town. There fs vise
macre since going to Eastern Granada a garage and service staton, ons salt
wee held. each end of the business section,.
'The body came home by train and
Tile winners of last week's awss•0Ts .
funeral services were held Preen his , are as follows:—
lst—cairn, R. McLean
2nd --John A-rrastrong. - -
$1. each—
Mrs. Noble McCallum
Naoani Martin
Mrs. R. McLean
Harold Campbell
Mrs, Wilfred Keller
Nettie Jackson
Mrs. Roy Thuell
SHOP AT THE
BOOSTER CLUB STORES es
IN BRUSSELS, -
They Pay Dividends
AIlen's Drug Store
Baeker's Butcher Shop_
Ballantyne, Mrs. Jas -
Coleman's Restaurant '
Downing's Shoe Store
Eckmier's Superior Store
Elliott's Economy Store
F. R. Smith's Drug Store: -
East Huron Produce.
Kelly's Service Station
McDonald's Butcher Shop
Mitchell's Barber Shop
Rann's Furniture Store
Santis' Egg and Poultry Ston -
Sanderson's Garage
Seddon's Radio Shop -
Red Band Store
Brussels Creamery --
The Arcade Store
The Farmers' Club Stbre-
Willis' Bakery
Wood's Store -
A Member - -
b, l[3s
Notice to
Contractors-
11 be received,'
a
Tendo wt e
Tendersby
undersigned until Tuesday, itzegnalt
12th at 8.30 p.m., for the 'worir tics+
done on .the Hansra-Ootlis' Drat= ex
title Township of Grey in %he Canninil
of Huron.
Tenders will 'be. received an
W. IG Stoinburg, Ruth and Orval Binet awarded.only'In"Iualsp sum.
1 Plans 'and specifications 'mss- 1
Soy Friends, Mr. and s. Rob examined at'the Creations fh eiloid
ort M,Kay, Mr. and Mrs, C3harled tile c00)ce of the Engineer, Geta. -
Hurst The Neighbors, Friends and IVeeCrtiilace O,L;S., ClIatIsanls
relatives were. present from Strat The lowest or any tenant fiord, Sudbury, Toronto, Hamilttn, necessarily accepted. '
Elora and Cromanty. Interment was r"H.
FM/AIL-Clerk,
made in Harvey cemetery,.osgan. 1 Ethel, Ont..
late home. con, 5, Hawick on Satur-
ri».-. femme. 2nr1 under the aua'oices
ref the L:n,T,. of which he was a
county nffirin'. The ftlaPra.l service
at the Fordwich 'United Cbureh and
at the graveside was ccntluetee with
trill military honors. A detachment
of the 2nd Elgin Regiment provide i
the escort' and tiring party. Legion.
membeer-i of which there were a
large number present, took part.
The nag draped casket bearing the
l,ri,14 r'a helmet bayonet and best,
stood in a bower of beautiful
Rowers, tokens of the love and re-
spect with which he had been re-
garded. -
The funeral was the most targety
attend -ed in that district for many
years.
He is survived by ,his sorrowing
.plarents, one brother Job at home
and one .aster Mrs, Wilmot Wallace
fAlveretta) and nephew Meiv'n -
Wallace.
»Sergeant Tophasn wee a nenh'w i
of Mre. Ja^ob Fischer of Cranhro�k
end Na'hsn Chapman of Brussels,
tip
MONCRIEFF
Funeral services were held Wed-
nesday, July 30, at 2 o'clock at Knee
Moncrieff Unfitted -Church, for Gla.i-
atone Haig McKay, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh M. MoKay, foranerly of
Stratford, 'Phe departed young man
Passed away at Listowel on Sunday,
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. F. Gilbert, Walaon, assisted
by Rev. H. J. Snell, Ethel. The palls
bearers were: Scott and Ian Mc-
Lean, Lundy McKay. Charlie Har-
rison, Bob McNaught and Eldon
Mann. -
BeauU0u4 fiaral trihutesi were re-
and their supporters. Following
fie' aetved front the family. Howard am.
I Florence, Mr, and Mrs. lien
ther entertainment by the ihospit- t Lean, Mr. and .Mrs. Mac McLean,
able citizens of Brussels, the party I Mr. and Mrs J. McLean, Lawrence,
commented their return journey by Elinor, Glen and Isabel, Mr. and Mrs.
way of .Seaforth, as the road eau- Mr. and A ns. Duncan McKay. The
netting Brussels with Blyth was in
parts under water. Striking Walton,
the party were invited to a dance
and were also regaled with hot c,0
fee and sandwiches by the genii-
;hearted people. Once more the _Air-
men set out for camp and bed, but
this was not to' bes for very . fest
mites had been oavered before the
Lorry ran out of petrol. F.•Sgt, Piele
did a good scrounging net and ob•'
tanned a supply of the aeeeslsary
spirit trent a local farduer and onto
more the party. wended, Be hurtle
ward way. By this time they had
lost the most of their livelinessi and
Were huddled on the floor• of the
lorry in an endeatlon both to keen
wenn and dry., 7Vtetr misery was
not 5* all helped, by the fact that
owing to rsosne teeliniesi9 diffreulty It
ons ueateenry to halt tat 'frequent
intervals and tinker wlth the, engines
bdi trio piurEg, ' 11i'4Iv
e ti ,1
Brussels Booster Club
1st i $5.00 2nd,.. $3.O0*
$1.00 teach"to next 7 names drawer
bratelrin. front