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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-01-16, Page 2PAGE TWO WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, Januaryl6, 193< Tff Winghaxn Advance-Time* Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning by The Advance-Times Publishing Co, Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1.00 in advance. To U, S. A,, $2,50 per year. Foreign rate, $3.00 per year. Advertising rates on application. IVE NEED CUSTOMS SERVICE The Government in closing the 'Customs. Office here has stopped a .-service in this community which we need. The Minister of National Rev­ enue in his reply to protests from the Town atuhorities, the Chamber of Commerce and others, states that in the interests of economy in his de­ partment this action was taken. The Government, no doubt, is an­ xious to carry on all departments as economically as possible, but gradual­ ly the services to smaller centres are being withdrawn which has a tend- ~.ency to benefit large cities. This ^should not be the case. If the .Gov­ ernment had the veiwpoint of the •smaller places such service as the 'Customs Office would not be with­ drawn but some arrangements on a .more economical basis would be '.worked out. The Minister in his letter stated Ithat it was not feasible for a person ;to continue this service on a part­ lime basis because of the training rthat is necessary. Again we disagree, as we know, any person who has a fair, education can -carry on this work. It is being done .by such persons in many parts of Canada and has been done since Con­ federation. Wingham needs this service, is log- •ically located for such a service and arrangements should be made by the Department of National Revenue to •give it to us. A deputation is going to Ottawa to place before the minister the argu­ ments" in favor of again having a Cus­ toms Office opened here. It is a fine thing that the Council has taken the closing of this office seriously. The deputation will likely get a patient hearing,-let us hope the department can make the necessary arrangements to carry on this work here. * * * * COSTS TO RUN RELIEF Of late there has -been a great deal -of publicity given to the amount that at costs to run Relief. In New York - City it is said this amounts to 20% while the Ontario Government pays 1.65% to handle this vexed problem. ’The costs for various places in On­ tario are: Toronto 3.35%, Hamilton 3%, London 3%, Ottawa 2.44%, and Windsor 2.5%. The point we wish to bring out is 'that the cost of administration of re­ lief in Wingham is nothing or prac­ tically so. The reason for this is that lhe Executive of the Town arc res­ ponsible for relief administration and our Town Clerk acts as Relief Offic­ er without extra remuneration. One can readily understand how yin large centres the cost of handling rrelief is a greater percentage than it -is in smaller municipalities do this '’.work at no cost to the ratepayers and -without hardship or inconvenience to those who require this service. 4: * * * A RECORD NEWSPAPER Last week we received a special tx>py of the New York Sun, the Jan. 4th issue. This “Voice of Business” edition contained 144 .pages, 1152 ■columns. Nearly half of the paper is made up of advertising, 500 columns -.being devoted to this class of public- iity. .To place this one edition before its . 'readers the Sun used 800 tons of pap­ er and nine tons of ink. That this edition was truly a large undertaking is shown by the above, but to illus­ trate in another manner: if the pages ©I this entire issue were laid end to end they would cover a distance of 36,000 miles, or more than once and a half times around the world. It is believed to be the largest pap* ,er ever printed. Much Canadian wheat is booked for spring shipment, sign. 'Guelph wants 'Plowing Match for 1937. This would be an ideal location for the match. It .is centrally located and the of the Ontario Agriclutural •would be available, ijt Hitler is suposed to have ■•Voice. Many are of the opinion that sometimes he * The small bothering the of what they must expect when the teal rainy season commences, * Hydro i« to spend another $700,000 in power developments in Northern Ontario. This brings to mind the oft* Ktopeated statement that mining in This the as yet only * of munitions * in London We believe armies and Northern Ontario has scratched the surface, * $ $ The more one reads investigations and war lords, the more one becoems convinced that if. profit were removed from war there would be many less conflicts, $ $ * The Ndval Conference has made little progress, that as long as there are navies little will be accomplished to reduce them as one nation not in agreement upsets the plans to reduce armaments. * * * $ Science has discovered a tube which will enable men to see in the dark. Such a tube to enable some people to see in the day-time would not be amiss.* * * * Major Douglas, of Social Credit fame, has not yet set the date for his arrival in Alberta. In Alberta, the latest song will soon be: “Oh, where, oh where is Major Douglas? Oh, why, oh why, doesn’t he come.” LOS ANGELES ON ARMISTICE DAY By V. Olive Currie Los Angeles harbour in the morn­ ing, Armistice Day, and an atmos­ phere of bated breath. Word has been flashed from far up on the Bridge to far down in the engine room to speed her up. Judging from the hot blasts panting up through the Fidley, the West Camargo of the McCormick Line is doing her more than best like a sensitive high spirited horse in the home stretch of a sweepstake. The excitement electrifying the ship finds in me no response. I am in no huury to reach Los Angeles. I am happy with the wind and the waves and the willing service. The decks have been washed and the West Cam­ argo is shining with new paint, red and wh'ite, buff and black. It is ne­ cessary to be well wrapped now on deck; the warm somnolent days were left behind along the Panhandle. The Chief Engineer, Mr. Town-, send, was resting near the deck rail in the shelter of his cabin. I trotted up for another interesting interview, which happened to prove once again that it is a small world. He told me that after he had come from England as a boy, at the age of sixteen he. was going to school in Charlottsville, Vir- : ginia, “My brother-in-law,” I said, born and reared near there.” ‘What is his name?" I said, “Bibb." “Why!” exclaimed the Chief Engin­ eer, “My teacher’s name was Mrs. Bibb and her daughter, Lutie Bibb, was a playmate of my sister.’s.” There ,couldn’t by chance be two people by the peculiar name of Lutie Bibb, and that is the name of a close relative of my brother-in-law. Among a welter of Government yachts, members of the Fleet, Freight­ ers, and Passenger Liners, our ship found a berth in San Pedro Harbour. After the regular routine with the Port Doctor, the Immigration and Customs Officers for shore leave we were allowed to hop, skip and jump down the gangplank like kids let out of school. After a thorough fumiga­ tion of the ship nobody dares come aboard for several hours and aU the tropical birds and plants must be re- moved to safety in the Customs shed. All these precautions are taken with a ship in the first North American port of call after coming up from S, American ports, especially the Argen­ tine. You should read the regulations for a North American to enter Bouth American Republics, One must have a certificate signed by a minister ac­ quainted for some time. One must have a certificate of good conduct signed by the Police Captain of the city or district where one has resided for a length of time. One must have so much ready cash, One must have a visa or permit through the Consul, and so forth. It is a sort of neigh­ bourly notice the two continental Am­ ericas take of each ether, Down in Trinidad, an old timer told- me there, whe.n the wrong party gets int) power in Venezuela, a flock of Venezuelans come swarming into the Island. When it is safe for them to go back home after a change of pow­ er, away they gor and another flock of Venezuelans take their places. The ebb and flow of Venezuelans take their places. The ebb and. flow of Venezuelans into Trinidad is a per­ fect indication of the political situ­ ation lie. If were Supplies Gently Acting °BulkM • to Ajd Regular Habits “was is a healthy International also last * ❖ rains in Italians, in that South American Repub- and the United States their political situations right now 'the United be crowded with fugit- Next Canada to take so seriously, States would ive Canadian Conservatives, year, possibly, Canada would be crowded with fugitive United States of America Democrates. With Canada functioning with Canadian Liberals and American Democrats; and Unit-’ ed States with their own Republicans and Canadian Conservatives, they might both get going places (I don’t mean with guns over their shoulders).- Then with the swing of the times, vice versa. Now that they have ag­ reed to dynamite gaps in the tariff .wall, I wouldn’t mind venturing the experiment. A night or so before San Pedro one of the Personnel, feeling sociable, told us many interesting stories in-re­ gard to circumventing the Immigra­ tion and Customs authorities. Once, so he narrated, some of the officers upon corning aboard the ship' after its fumigation, heard moaning and faint calls for help. They lifted the hatch and searched. They found a man crawling up from the hold almost expiring from the fumes. In a short time the same thing happened with another victim. The officers then made a thorough search and found twenty-two stowaways dead, far down in the hold. They had made burrows under the cargo with runs just like •rodents and someone in ‘the know' among the Personnel had supplied them with what food and water they received. He or they, who had re­ ceived the bribes to smuggle them into North America, escaped compli­ cations when the officers came aboard to fumigate the ship, by going' off and callously leaving the poor creat­ ures to an unsuspected and horrible death, Another time stowaways were dis­ covered in the engine room, after two of them had been dragged out of the ventillator shaft where they had climbed to escape the terrible heat and got stuck. One of them, derang­ ed from the unceasing roasting and thirst, dove over the deck rail and j Now and then, in talking with your friends, the subject of bran has come up. So that, real facts might replace unsupported opinions, the Kellogg Company has aided for some years research in leading nutrition laboratories. Studies made oh a group of healthy - women showed that two tablespoonfuls of bran daily con­ tinued to relieve constipation* over a period of months. How different from cathartics—where dosage often must be increased. Another series of tests on men in­ dicated that, with some people, the “bulk” in bran was much more effective than that found in fruits and vegetables. — Further tests showed that Kel­ logg’s All-Bran provided vitamin B and iron as well as “bulk.” This “bulk” absorbs moisture, and gently exercises and cleanses the system — the right way to correct constipation. Serve All-Bran regularly for regularity. Either as a cereal, with milk or cream, or in cooked dishes. It is a natural laxative food. Sold by all grocers. Made by Kellogg in London, Ontario. . ★Constipation due to insufficient "built” was dragged down -and under by the draw of the ship. Once when Customs Officers were searching the ship, inspecting x her 'stores they found a young woman in the ventillator shaft. What the offic­ ers expected to find in the shaft ex­ cept air to circulate through the car­ go, I don’t know- She was the sister of one of the South American sailors. This experienced Mariner also told tales about smuggling goods such as tobacco and liquor into foreign ports. He has great respect for British jus-> tice. Once, he said, a young fellow tried smuggling a suitcase full of North American cigarettes into an Australian port. He was told that the best time to .leave the ship would be around 4 a.m. But a man who was loitering along the street happened to be a customs officer. He spied.the suitcase and decided to investigate. He was going, to take the young chap to the Police Station, but he resist­ ed. As the Customs Officer wasn’t a policeman, he hadn’t the authority to insist. Instead he confiscated the suitcase full of cigarettes. There is no use trying to bribe a British-Cus­ toms man. I’m sure that is quite true of the Canadian guardians of our boundary, but whether it is true of all Canadian Government officials, I’m not prepared to swear to it. Mr. Swenson, the Third Mate, is a typical sea-faring man, stocky, frosty haired and apple cheeked, with bright blue eyes. He has skippered wind­ jammers and steamers for many years. Whilei.having a cup of coffee one evening before taking his watch on the Bridge from 8 to 12 p.m., I questioned him 'concerning seafaring. He emphatically denied the existence of such things as Ghost Ships and Sea Serpents. A number of us boarded an elec­ tric coach in San Pedro and rode all the way to Sixth and Main Streets, Los Angeles, After the tropical clim­ ate the air was nippy and everyone Wore warm clothes. Broadway and Main Streets werq crowded with the usual throngs. I once considered that California cities were distinctive, but after coming up from the West Ind­ ies and the other Americas, Los An­ geles looked, sounded, and felt typi­ cally North American, In the even­ ing, friends drove me along the fam­ ous Wilshire Boulevard, past the equally famous Ambassador Hotel, on out to Santa Monica Beach past Marian Davies’ handsome white man­ sion and Thelma Todd’s interesting roadside commissary. The last warning from Captain Carlson, when he cashed a check for me to go into the city, was not to be late again for sailing.' We had three days in Los Angeles. The ev­ ening before sailing I phoned the dock office, The West Camargo • would, sail at 6 p.m. the next day. Next morning I phoned again. The West Camargo would sail at >5 p.m. At two in the afternoon of sailing day I phoned once'more, The West Cam-: argo would sail at Four. My cousin drove me' to Wilmington where the ship was then docked. On’ a straight stretch of the highway I happened to glance at the speedometer, It was quivering hectically . around 80. My hat shot straight up and wobbled on the longest of my bobbed hair. Her boy friends said, “Slow down. May­ be your cousin isn’t accustomed to such driving.” The hat settled down again on my head. I have been chauf- feured by so many drivers, I have be­ come a thoroughly experienced pass­ enger. The doctor and the Professor left the ship at Los Angeles and four strange women came aboard. It seem­ ed to break up the old family circle. The last night out of San Francisco the dinner menu included: Salad, Grilled Lamb Chops and brown gravy, beef chop suCy and steamed , rice, buttered cauliflower and baked' potatoes, sliced peaches and raisin cake, tea and coffee. The two stout strange ladies were sitting with me. They said they weren’t hungry so they merely ate the salad, and then ordered the lamb chops and veget­ ables, with the beef chop suey and rice on the side. They finished with fruit, cake, and coffee. If' they had been hungry, there, was the usual slic­ ed cold meats and cheese with plenty of bread and butter, cream and sugar in the Mess for sandiches and coffee. Red headed cookie and Mr. McHugh always saw to it that the supply ex­ ceeded the demand. xThere was so much cargo removed at Los Angeles,-the West Camargo was in a state of dirt and disorder. Next morning early Carl the Bo’sun had his gang on the move and long before sundown the ship was shitting like a Mexican diamond. She was; thoroughly painted and primped, ready for her homecoming, at dawn. V. Olive Currie. TESTED RECIPES .... ” "• Prepared by the Milk Utilization Service, Dairy and Cold Storage Branch, Dominion Department of Ag­ riculture—each recipe is prepared for. 12 servings. facilities College lost his his mitid. Ethiopia are Just a taste • BeparticularMray year flour fry name, Purity flour hat enjoyed your confidence for thirty year*. Always uniform quality—milled from the world’s best wheat—ensures complete satisfaction for every Kind of baking. Fruit Bavarian 1H tbsps. granulated, gelatine % cup cold wafer 3 egg yolks ¥2 cup sugar Pinch of. salt 1^2 cups hot milk 3 egg whites l¥n cups whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla ¥2 tsp. almond extract 1 cup chopped red and green cher­ ries or 1 cup candied fruits Soak gelatine in cold water. Beat egg., yolks and combine with sugar and salt. Gradually add the hot milk and cook in top of double boiler, stir­ ring- constantly, until mixture thick­ ens. Add gelatine. Cool, and when mixture is partially set ,’fold in stiff­ ly beaten egg whites, cream, whipped until stiff, fruit and flavouring. Nesselrode Pudding 1 tsp. granulated gelatine 1 tbsp, cold water % cup sugar • i U cup water •2 egg whites 1% teaspoons vanilla /Pinch of salt ¥2 • .% % % . % cup broken nut meats—preferab­ ly French chestnuts Soak gelatine in cold water. Boil sugar and water until it spins a thread. Dissolve gelatine in hot Sy­ rup. Pour syrup slowly into beaten egg whites. When cold, fold in stiff- pint (lVi cup) whipping cream cup maraschino cherries cup candied .fruits cup Sultana raisins ly whipped cream, salt, vanilla, fruits and nuts. Place in freezing: trays of refrigerator and freeze 3 to 4 hours, or put in a mould, cover with butt­ ered paper and tight-fitting cover, and pack in ice and salt (6 parts ice to 1 part salt). Let stand 4 to 6 hours. Cranberry Mousse 3 cups cranberries % cup water 1% cups water 1 pint whipping cream Grated rind and juice of 1 small orange Cook cranberries with, water until soft. Rub through sieve.' Add sugar to pulp and cook,. 5 piinutes. Add grated rind and juice. Cool, Fold in cream, whipped until stiff. Freeze as “Nesselrode Pudding,” “In intellectual power we do not surpass, even if we equal, the Athen­ ians or the Alexandrians.”;—Robert A. Milliken. B S I s ■ THE UNITED FARMERS* CO-OPERATIVE ■ COMPANY, LIMITED. g Wingham, • ' - Ontario. ■ Phone 271 ■ I « a i a I miinmiMMHIMMIUHHSIHMMdl SOCIETY WOMEN TAKE MOTION PICTURES OF NATIVE TRIBES IN NORTHERN RHODESIA | - Mrs, Mabel Satterlcc Ingalls, niece of J. P. Morgan, and Mrs. Margaret Carson Hubbard, United States soc­ iety women, have Just returned from the northern section of Rhodesia with camera expedition by camcrman Ar* a motion picture of the Borateslaiid • thur Menken. (1) Mrs, Ingalls has a tribes which inhabit the country.' chat with a baby giraffe which was They were accompanied on their J caught on the expedition. (2) A nat­ ive bride receives instructions for het i grooffi 30 shillings which he used to first day’s work from her husband in j buy an ok/ which was the price de­ bts garden. Jdrs. Hubbard' financed manded for the girt by her parents, the marriage by giving the bride-| (3) Mrs, Ingalls, TERT, and Mrs, Hubbards RIGHT, pause during a motor trip in Kruger national park, to read a novel warning, “Beware of the elephants on the road.”