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The Brussels Post, 1938-3-30, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST W4DNPSDAY, MARCH 30th, 1938 TELEPHONE, TALKS IN THE One Ring that Led to Another WATSON' FAMILY JACK ROBERTS and Sally have been "friends" for some time. But Jack took Sally by surprise (she really hadn't expected a ring this spring) and in this case one ring naturally led to another. Sally just has to call Mother who is visiting out-of-town. "We're to be married right away," she says happily. And Sally will call some of her out-of-town friends as well, who will appreciate having the news "first". Wouldn't you? Reductions in telephone rates—local and long distance—in 1935, '36 and '37 have el Acted savings to- telephone users in Ontario and Quebec of nearly one million dollars yearly. T he Brussels Post FOUNDED -1873 R. W. KENNEDY — Publisher Published Every Mednesday afternoon Subscription price ;1.50 per year, paid in advance. Subscriptions In United States will please add 60c for postage TIM 'POST' PRINT BRUSSELS —.— CANADA Telephone 31 —:— Brussels, Ont. A HEN GOES HOME Court at Chatham heard a ease which had to do with. the stealing of chlokens. The provincial police in the district had taken the chick- ens to the place Pram which it was claimed they had been stolen, and is order •to prove or test ownership the birds were turned loose. They did not act as though they were there on a short visit, ,but made their way at once to the chicken - house and there was no fuss on the part of the other occupants. Tile Police officer considered that was sufficient evidence that the chickens belonged there, and the magistrate agreed also. Perhaps each or .both had kept a few hens and knew something of their habits. A hen never does give much evi- dence of being smart, but a hen knows enough to go home. Give her credit for that, and exercising that feeling that she should go home when in danger has cost a good many hens their lives. Per- haps you have noticed when driving along a country road that a hen will always eroas, over to the side of the road where she lives. The ex- planation s that the coming of the car has alarned her and the first thing she does is try to make for Imam That is why so many of them get struck and killed. cvs7oet*•e JUDGE WAS SURPRISED Mr. Justice Jeffrey of the Ontario Supreme Court has been presiding in Windsor and during the hearing of the oast evidence was presented which -Showed that slot machines. were .inrvolved in the case under consideration,. The learned Judge remarked: "You don't mean to tell me that slot machines are being operated in this part of Ontario? If they are then some one Is falling down in the enforcement of the law. ICs the most brazen ,thing I ever heard of. A. anunlctpaldty cannot break the law any more than anyone else.' Irf Mr. Justice Jeffrey were read- ing the news is the papers every clay of the week he would learn there are a number of places. where the slot anaohine question comes up for diecusston in coun8I1. 13e would end there are different kinds of fees attached to the machines and he would learn, we have pient'y of elated representatives in munici- pal colsuoile who ate reckoning and figuring on how much ravouue eon be secured from the operation of these machines. They are out- lawed by the Criminal Code, but there appear to be a number of municipal councils which do not give two hoots for the driminal Code. oar•Jr� CANADA SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CRISIS Why does Prime Minister King refuse to discuss the European situ- ation and its possible effect on Canada? 'Surely events: of the past few weeks are sufficiently important to every Canadian citizen to warrent some statement from the Govern- ment. Prime hpinis:'er Chamberlain in British House of Commons went in to the greatest detail about the crisis, Yet Mr. Ring refuses even to discuss 1t. Inevitably what happens in Europe is bound to have its reper- cussions on Canada. Are we to be dragged into war without knowing of the successive stops by which ive approach the abyss? Parliament is in session at Ot- tawa, Jt is entitled to receive from Prime Minister King, on behalf of the people of Canada, a proper and adequate report on the grave situa- Lion now casting its shadow over thin country as well asthe entire civilized world. REMARKABLE By A. R. K. If I've often heard the folk re- late, of Toe who died at ninety-eight, a man of wondrous size; right to the end he stayed quiet strong, his daye of work wore hard and long, and light was in his eyes. IT Joe never hoard of calories, ho ate as much as he might please, no vitamins be know; he relished everything he ate, andat each sitting cleaned his plate, the scraps he left were few. If His milia was never pasteur- ized, nor were his habits. criticized, no dick list had Joe; h0 went ahead and fed himself, combatted every rule of health, the 'folk all say that's so. 11 With germs Zoo never bothered much, perholls. he held there were none such, he lett such things alone; if germs had come and lit on Joe, why like as not they'd up and go, for he was like a stone. IT Joe never sprayed stuff all around:, where .he thought germ life might be found, nor dial be twist and bend; Joe nen'er came ap0u tho time, when aur 'baths beat inane hie spine, to make his a.iltnents end. if He took suchvictuals as ho got, the 'lean and fat, the cold Mud hot, 11e always cleaned his plate; 1 geese' he 'Pureed all the rales, they teach today in all the schools—hut lived t0 ninety-eight, Any man who bas ever been 1 hungry can tell you that one hot dog is worth a trttek load of advice. LET US LOOK AT THE PAST Sere Ar. It emr Takes Trois Nloe of the Post of d U Years Ago 50 YEARS AGO WALTON Ed McNamara, Leadb'ury, and timber gang are Thome from Wimmton. Mrs. Sage and Miss Annie arrived home from their engagement at the Pavilion, Toronto, last week. 'rheY Charmed Torontonians with their excellent music, ETH EL Mr. Burton, Berlin, has change of the tailoring ciep>artment in connec- tion with 13, F. McAllister's. store, * * * John Heffernan, our enterprising blacksmith, lett for Montreal last Wednesday with another carload of horses, r, '1 * Mrs, Govenlock and family left for Manitoba last Tuesday. John Holloway, shoemaker, Inas moved to her house and James Menzies has moved his family into the Inlay house vacated by Mr. Holloway. GREY Fletcher Sperling and Steve Bressler left for British 'Columbia last Tuesday. BRUSSELS Mrs, W. Stewart is holiday visit with old Woodstock, enjoying friends a at * 3 3 Geo. Humble and family of Wich- ta, Kansas, expects to arrive here next week. Mr, Humble will man- age Ms's. J. II, Shiel's farm, just east of Brussels, • * Samuel Askin, artist, who has been in Brussels for over a year, has decided to locate in Wellesley village, 25 YEARS AGO JAMESTOWN Miss Lizzie Hoover spent Sunday with hiss Alma King. ▪ * * A baby son arrived to brighten the hoarse of L. and Mrs. Rattan on Marlh 31st. WROXETER Miss Beatrice Howe left on Mon tray for Kingston where She will Leech Sehooi, • * Tindall Ritchie of *this place, has purchased Peter Milligan's dray business in Bruen*, ETHEL Mr, Hobson, mfrs. Arthur Vin. ttington and Miss Grace Joslyn 7hamiltou, were visitors at the home of Geo. W, Pollard during the Laster vaci1tioil. :k . :k ldxciiting Experience—Tuesday of Inst week as Samuel Forbes of 1ic- 11.111 it and daughter Mise Cora were returning from a, visit with Listowel friends: they found. the 8th con., of Grey, Bast of here, badly Overflowed, water being 4 feet deep. When about half way over the un- tlulatecl plane the buggy upset and horse broke away Brom. rig. The pccttpants stood up on the convey- ance which had driflted into a cur- rent 8 feet deep when the rescuing panty came to their help, Joseph Bugler's home proved a harbor of refuge ,where Mr. and Miss Forbes ,were well looked after, GREY Iiymneal — At the Methodist par- sonage, Brussels, on Wednesday Rev. Dr. Oaten tied the matrimonial bow between Levi Parr, 'son of James. Parr; West gravel road and Miss Fannie Riley, daughter of Wm Riley, of this township, They will live on the R. E. Cardiff 100. -acro farm, 7111 con, which Mr. Parr has leased for a teiim of years. BRUSSELS Miss Carrie Hingston is home from her trip to Manitoba, Dr, Fred and . Mrs, Gilpin, Chic- ago, arrived hare last Saturday on a short visit to the former's parental home, * m * Shoulder hurt—Thursday of lass week Mrs. A. Strachan slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell straining one rtf her shoulders. NOTE AND COMMENT —:k-3 glad she never married, and one Will readily admit her season for feeling glad lies been of consider- able duration. A new, course. in muni0lpal affairs le being given at, Toronto Univer- sity. It will not be eempileto 11 11 does not tell how to lift Some of the load 0f taxation f1'oIn property. Bost Yonk Council askedthe Board of lildeeation to tem its estimates $25,000, 7gte Board re-: plies that the appropriation cannot be further reduced. Evidently there is some slight difference of opinion. _ The names names of the few who have drawn horses In the Irish sweep' stakes. have been published. The newspapers of course have not room enough for the names of the million's who bought tickets and got nothing. Hastings, folk will not be allowed to make a presentation to Bit Clapper of the Boston team during the playoffs and after that rebuff it is to be imagined, the Maple Leafs will have no friends in the village on the Trent, Morgan Baker, M.L.A. for North York has. been rapping wives who hold jobs while their husbands are able to keep them in comfort. But is it not the case that every mar- ried' woman has a job and a very busy one at that? REMEDIES FOR TROUBLE If you are down in the blues, read the Twenty-third Psalm If there is a chilly sensation about the heart, read the third chapter es Re- velation 1.1 you don't know where to look, for a month's rent, read the twenty-seventh Psalm If you are lonesome and unpro- tected read the ninety-first Psalm.... ..,....311 the stovepipe has fallen down, and the cook gone off in a . tantrum, put up the pipe and wash your hands and read the first chap- ter of Sit, James If you find yourself losing confidence in seen, read the thirteenth chapter of I Corinthians If people pelt you with hard' words, read the fifteenth chapter of St. John and the flt1.y- first Psalm I3 you are out of sorts, read the twelfth chapter of Spring has, some reason to feel aggrieved that summer has been crowding in to deprive her of some of her laurels Miss Jane Pallas, 94 years of age, 1 lives in Toronto, She says she is Hebrews—Selected. sic LJJSTEN Olt 'CANADA -1938e, tdMPERIAL TOBACCO'S INSPIRING PROGRAM FRIDAY 10 P.M, E,S•T. STATION — CBL CANADA - 1938 "Canada 1938" sponsored by ,ate Imperial Tobacco Company, can point with pride during the Past two yearns to the fact that it has consistently lived up to .its title throughout its series of broadcasts every Friday evening over the coast to coast network in the Do- minion. Through the fecilities available to its "Roving Reporter" Welter Bowles, who has by now "covered' 'every Province, Can- adians who have Istened in every Friday night must have a complete picture of the development and future possibilities of the country. Mr. Bowley hes reported the exist- ing conditions; in the mining, farm- ing, prairie, lumber and Industrial idfsitrfcts in Canada. He bas talk- ed about the seaports and :he great waterways of Canada, its fishing and its hunting. He has inter- viewed men who have been leaders in the development of the develop - nest of the Dominion, to newspaper men, workers and men from every m'a1k of Hire who have helped to build up the Dominion. L. S. B, Shapiro has also fallow in with the Canadian policy of the programme and has brought to ,his audience the latest news of out- standing Canadians in the field of music, theatre, movies and radio. On Fniday evening, April 1st, Mr. Bowles will speak of the Toronto and Hamilton district. He comes from a visit to the "Garden Belt" of southern Ontario to one of the 01ilggesit industrial centres in 'Canada. Mr. Shapiro will again be heard from the NBC 'Studios in New York City, Russ Titus, Richard Manning, the choir and the orchestra will complete the Pro- gramme with currently popular music, incuding at east one origin- al Canadian composition. S""ft.—.. , Let's be sure which are Weeds! What are the real reasons that the cause of true temperance sometimes seems to grow so slowly? There are four which every fair-minded man will recognize .. . ONE: A failure to recognize the fact that a control law is designed for the control of those who drink --• and not to please those who object to drinking, even in moderation. Two: The excesses of the few whom prohibition taught how NOT to drink! THREE: The lack of successful control in the areas under local option! FOUR: The misguided efforts of ex- tremists, sincere and insincere, to discipline rather than educate our own generation! For no law which aims at making people "good" against their will will ever do any- thing but the opposite! Every man open- minded enough to read a simple lesson of history must admit the fact. Prohibition itself taught it! The present law merits the support of This advertisement is inserted by the Brewing Industry in the interest of a better public understanding of certain aspects of the w problems of temperance and local option. /" all who are truly interested in good citizenship. Why? Because inhuman terms it is a sound law. It takes men and women as they are. It gives them freedom of choice till they have proved themselves unfit to exercise it. It gives men and women their British liberties up to the point, but never beyond the point, where they interfere with the liberty of others! Let those who want to pull things up be sure which are the weeds! GOVERNMENT CONTROL has proven the most successful system as yet tried in the Town of Amherstburg, Any system which gives any measure of con- trol is certainly preferable to what we experienced under the O.T.A. Since the present law came into force we have had no serious complaint regarding boot- legging activities; the problem has ceased to be one of major proportions, as was formerly the case." -Signed. (J. E. McGnn, Mayor of Anlherstburg).