The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-08-20, Page 3Thursday, August 20th, 1936
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WINGIIAM ADVANCE-TIMES /
ections July 27, was reached at a
meeting between Dr. S. W. Fox, new
Jy elected Social Credit leader, and
the Premier, at The Pas, Mr. Bracken
intimated support also would be forth
coming from one of the smaller
groups.
Expects Increased Trade with the
United) Kingdom
Ottawa-—Expansion of Canadian
exports of farm produce to the Un.it>
ed Kingdom is lik'ely to result from
the visit to the Old Country of Hon.
James G. Gardiner, Federal Minister
of Agriculture, who returned to Ot
tawa after spending several weeks in
vestigating market conditions in the
principal cities of England and Scot
land.
Soviet Name Trotsky
Moscow—The S oviet Government
charged its one-time War Minister
and revolutionary zealot, Leon TroU
sky, sought to foster a rebellion from
his Norway exile, and jailed sixteen
alleged accomplices. Direct responsi
bility for the assassination in 1934 of
Sergei Mironovich Kiroff, colleague
of Dictator Joseph Stalin, was attri
buted to Trotsky, Leon Kameneff and
Gregory Zinovieff..
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Treaty Signed With Uruguay
Ottawa—Designed to extend the al
ready increasing trade between Can
ada and Uruguay, an agreement pro
viding for exchange of most-favored
nation treatment was signed here. The
agreement was signed by Prime Min
ister Mackenzie King on behalf of
Canada and by Senor Don Mateo
Marques Castro for the Government
of Uruguay. It has yet to be ratified
by both countries and will become
■effective thirty days thereafter.
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Portugal to be Neutral
Paris—Portugal accepted Thursday
the French proposal for neutrality in
the Spanish civil war. Acceptance by
Spain’s Western neighbor, regarded
as one of the main conditions to final
adherence by other powers, raised
hopes that a general European accord
on non-intervention might be reached.
if adopted, would mean a trade union
campaign throughout the
close beverage rooms.
province to
Expressing
tendencies
Catholic Laity to Oppose
Fr. Coughlin.
Boston—Former U. S. Representa
tive Joseph A. Conry has announced
a movement was underway to organ
ize a Catholic laymen’s national group
to oppose Rev. Charles E. Coughlin’s
activities. Conry said the group would
be politically independent.
Roosevelt Would Defend
Neighborhood
Chautauqua, N. Y. —
“deep concern” about
abroad, President Roosevelt spoke out
.for world peace, but at the same time
warned that the United
and would defend itself
our neighborhood.”
States could
and “defend
Social
Government
Laborite Would Ban Beer Parlors
Edward Sinfield, Building Trades
Council Secretary, announced he was
prepared to ask the Trades and Labor
Congress to authorize a Province
wide agitation to kill the sale of “beer
by the glass.” Mr. Sinfield’s policy,
Liberal-Progressive and
Credit Form Coalition
Flin Flon, Man.—The
can carry on and no combination of
other groups can defeat it, Premier
John Bracken said in confirmation of
reports a coalition had been effected
between the Liberal-Progressive Par
ty and members of the Social Credit
group in the Manitoba Legislature.
Union of the five-memberst party and
the Government, which elected twen
ty-two members in the Manitoba el-
Low Rail Ratgs to Aidl Settlers
Edmonton—The Canadian Pacific
and Canadian National Railways have
agreed to one-third reductions in
freight rates on cattle and feed as a
relief measure to farmers and ranch
ers in the drought-stricken sections of
Southern Alberta, it was announced
here by Hon. W. H. Chant, Alberta
Minister of Agriculture.
Honours Given Lord Mayor
Quebec—Guns boomed from the
Citadel as Sir Percy Vincent,
Mayor of London, disembarked
the liner Empress of Britain en
to Vancouver. Accompanying
don’s First Magistrate down
gangplank were Lady Vincent, De
fence Minister Mackenzie, and the
Lord Mayor’s suite.
Lord
from
route
Lon-
the
Hitler’s Army Paraded at Olympics
Berlin—The most dazzling military
spectacle Berlin has ever seen was
presented by the German army and
navy air force before 100,000 spectat
ors, including Chancellor Hitler, in
the Olympic Stadium. Fully 200
drummers, 1,750 band musicians and
trumpeters, and 1,400 soldiers, sailors
and members of the air force goose
stepped smartly down the cinder path
past Der Fuehrer’s loge.
Seeks Jnjuction re
Prosperity Certificates
Edmonton—Restraining the city of
Edmonton from accepting or under
taking to accept “prosperity certifi
cates” from the Alberta Government,
an interim injunction was granted
injunction was granted here by Mr.
Justice T. M. Tweedie of the Alberta
Supreme Court. Ronald Hannan Wat
son, Edmonton mining engineer, “su
ing on his own behalf as well as oth
er burgesses of the city,” asked for
the injunction in a statement of claim.
Deputy; Speaks of Western Crops
Ottawa—Dr. H. Barton, Deputy
Minister of Agriculture, said tonight
it was definitely known that the har
vest this year in Western Canada will
b.e one of the poorest in several years,
but that unduly pessimistic reports
had been circulated concerning pros
pects. “In many of the districts,” he
said, “there will be virtually no crops
at all, and the live stock situation in
certain areas presents serious diffi
culties, but, at the sanje time, the con
ditions do not call for sensational
statements.’ *
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More Miners cm Strike
Glace Bay, N.S.—More than 3,000
striking Cape Breton miners were
joined officially by 750 more work
ers from Caledonia colliery as the
protest threatened to continue indef
initely.
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Saskatchewan Professor for Queen’s
Saskatoon—Graduate of the Univer
sity of Saskatchewan and Rhodes
Scholar, Prof. J. A. Corry has been
appointed Professor of Political Sci
ence at Queen’s University, Kings
ton, Ont., to occupy the chair form
erly held by Hon. Norman Rogers,
Federal Minister of Labor. Professor
Corry has been a member of the Law
Faculty here since 1927.
Tillsonburg Bank Manager Dead
Tillsonburg—A Search Was under
way in this Oxford County town for
the bullet that killed Stanley Adams,
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35, acting manager of the Royal Bank
branch here.
' A junior employee of the bank dis
covered the body. Police from Till
sonburg and Provincial officers from
London and Woodstock came here
and started an examination. Photo
graphs of the body were taken.
Quints in Another Picture
The Dionne quintuplets have to get
down to work as film actresses for
their second motion picture, “Reun
ion.” Norman Tuarog, who will dir
ect the famous five in their second
picture, passed through London
the C.N.R. en route to Callander,
companied by his technical staff.
Nine-Mile River, one-half mile west
of Dungannon when the front axle of
his bicycle broke. Still clutching the
handlebars, he lit on his feet twenty
feet below. In the rebound, the bi
cycle gave him a nasty gash above
one eye and cut his lips. One of his
ankles was sprained when it struck
a stone. There was little water in the
river at the time. Two men who saw
the accident went to his assistance.
Want Swim Pool
When Councillor Bushell suggested
at the August council meeting that
consideration be given the matter of
providing a swimming pool in the vil
lage, he brought up an important civ
ic subject that to date seems to have
failed to receive the consideration
deserves.—Lucknow Sentinel.
it
has been charged to a grandson, Ian
Haggett ,18, who up to a few weeks
ago lived in the house, and who has
been taken into custody by County
Constable Ferguson. He was remand
ed to jail until August 19. The watch
was recovered at a Goderich jeweler’s
who said he had advanced the young
man a loan of $2 on the watch.
on
ac-
Returned from 3 Years’ Cruise
Windsor—A. J. Lothian, architect;
Mrs. Lothian and the four Lothian
children were back in the city, after
three years after they piled enough,
belongings aboard their 60-foot
schooner, Vreda, and sailed away
from the depression. They , sailed
8,000 miles in that time, away down
to the Caribbean Sea, living an al
most idyllic life around tropical is
lands, exploring, studying native cus
toms, checking over pirate maps,
hunting for buried treasure.
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
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Dropped 20 Feet on Bicycle
Benson Park, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Park, Concession 5,
Ashfield, miraculously escaped serious
•or probably fatal injuries when he
was catapulted over the bridge of the
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Remanded for Alleged Fraud
Charged with obtaining $1,500 from
Richard Sandford, Seaforth, by false
pretences, Walter W. Thompson, 66,
Toronto, was Friday remanded to Au
gust 20 and admitted to $2,000 bail,
provided by his son. It is alleged that
Thompson represented to Sandford
that a $2,100 Mutual Life insurance
policy, which he gave as security, was
paid up and free of all encumbrance,
whereas it was neither.
Celebrated Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Demmerling,
prominent residents of Howick, cele
brated their golden wedding last week
in the midst of their children, grand
children and a host of warm friends.
They were married in Howick in 1887.
They have twelve sons and daughters
living. Mr. Demmerling was a mem
ber of the Howick council a few
years ago, and also ran for the reeve
ship.
Loses Finger
Noah Russwurm, Carrick Town
ship resident, is minus a finger fol
lowing a. threshing accident. Russ
wurm had invented a device for use
in shredding straw in a threshing ma
chine. What he attempted to release
some material from the machine his
hand was caught and a finger so bad
ly mangled it was necessary to am
putate it.
Gas Thefts
Two Mildmay motorists report the
theft of gasoline from their car tanks
during the past week. One of them
filled his tank last Saturday night,
with nine gallons of gas, and on start
ing the machine the following morn
ing, he found that the tank had been
emptied during the night. The mat
ter is being reported to the provincial
police.—Mildmay Gazette.
Sells Rights to Second Book
Rev. D. A. Cowan, of Port Elgin
United Church, recently completed
the sale of all rights to his latest
booklet, “Our Marriage Book,” to the
Ryerson Press at the United Church
Publishing House, Toronto. This was
the second booklet to have been ar
ranged, designed and edited by Rev.
Mr. Cowan, and sold to the publish
ing house. The author still holds a
royalty interest in the previous one,
“The New Life,” a booklet to be pre
sented to new members of the church,
—Tara Lader. . •_
Flower Show Cancelled'
The annual flower show of the Mt.
Forest Horticultural Society, which
was planned for the near future, has
been cancelled for this year. Owing
to the lack of variety and quality to
flowers usual at this season, caused
by the continued dry weather, the dir
ectors have decided that it is im-1
practicable to stage a show this year
and have cancelled all arrangements.
—Mount Forest Confederate.
Arm Broken
Little Shirley Nicholson met with
a very painful injury.' While swim
ming at the Fladd dam, Shirley slip
ped and fell on a big stone; in the
fall she struck her arm on the rock
causing a fracture of the forearm.
Shirley is the
Mrs. Wilson
News.
daughter of Mr. and
Nicholson.—Teeswater
Theft ChargeRemanded on
Theft of a woman’s gold watch and
chain, valued at $50, stolen from the
home of Edward Haggett, of Blyth, j
Mildmay Skating Rink Burned **
Fire destroyed the Mildmay skating
rink with a loss estimated at about
$2,500 and only small insurance was
carried. The structure, which was of
all wooden material, about 50 feet by
150 feet, was completely destroyed
with only a few of the large timbers
remaining. The building, besides be
ing used as a skating and hockey rink
was called into service each year as
the show building for the Carrick Ag
ricultural Society at their annual ex
hibition. The origin of the fire is un
known, but it is believed to have been
caused by some lads smoking. When
the alarm was sent in the whole build
ing was a mass of flames. A frame
barn adjacent was also burned and
the village fire brigade was compelled
to divert their attention to near-by
buildings.
WHERE MEN ARE TRAPPED BY TONS OF ROCK
view of the Lake Shore goldA
mine plant at Kirkland Lake, 6fitf
where three miners were caught and
imprisoned by the collapse of a rock
wall more than half a mile under
ground is shown here, The men were
Jack Cottrell, shift boss; Roy War
wick and J. Morgen. A force of 80
miners are trying to force their way still living.
down to the 2,700-foot level where the
men ate trapped, hoping to find them
possibly sheltered by timbering aim
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