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Thursday, January 21, 1937
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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
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meet their demands, and hurriedly
placed orders with New Brunswick
shippers. Ontario-grown potatoes are
not on the market, buyers reported.
Farmers refuse to sell for current
prices. The consumer, however, will
pay' more Jor the New Brunswick pro
duct, Wholesale houses are paying
.$1.60 and $1.65 per bushel for the
Eastern potato, and are selling at $1,-
80 and $1.35, while the maximum of
fered for the Ontario potato is $1.50
per bushel. y
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Premier Hepburn Til
Illness has .forced Premier Hep
burn out of one of Ontario's most
important ’Legislature sessions. He
was not present at either the House
opening Tuesday, or the Liberal cau
cus on Monday. Ordered by physic
ians to ;a southern -climate in the hope
■ -of shaking off the .complication of ail
ments with -Which he has been beset
• for the past two weeks, Mr. Hepburn
left for Arizona. From "two to ’three
weeks” is the indefinite rest period
that has been prescribed for him.
'Close friends are doubtful if he’ll be
able to return for this session at all.
Ministerial associates .are said ’.to he
pressing him to remain away until
•completely recovered,'fearful'thatpro
longation of his sickness will mean
, in actuality his -once-announced
tirement from (public life, and
abandoning of the Premiership
leadership of the ‘Liberal Party.
Meisner Sues John ‘Labatt
Toronto—A writ '.was issued at 'Os-
goode HaTl'by David Meisner, of Cov-
re
ins
and
ington,. Ky„ against John Labatt,
London, Ont,, seeking unstatfid dam
ages for alleged "malicious prosecu
tion and {negligence in identification.'”
Meisner, who spent more than a year
in Kingston penitentiary for the kid
napping of Labatt, was acquitted at
the second .trial in ILondop, March
.20, 1936.
Sopwith Preparing for Race
London—T. ■(?, M, 'Sopwlth’s Am
erica’s Cup 'Challenger, Endeavour IT,
is. being -prepared •with Endeavour I
to leave Gosport, inear Portsmouth,
for the United 'States early in May,
Sopwith has decided not to rig his
challenger for racing 'this side tof the
Atlantic but to 'fit ’her out in New
York and do'all'fhe ’preliminary rac
ing and tuning-up ‘in American
ers.
wat-
Farmers Hold ’Potato Strike
Potato farmers in Western
tar'io strudk ‘for Jiigher prices for
their ^products, but ’.buyers -.refused 'to
On-
STILL LOWER FARES TO PACIFIC COAST!
enough?
.True, die radio gives you certain cold figures
but it’s indirect and impersonal and at best only
a general indication, compared to actual tele
phone talks to a number of buyers. In conver
sations, you get the actual feel of the market;
you know what’s going on; where and when to
sell; what grades are going best; what the pic
ture promises; and all those other intimate
details, the knowledge of which puts dollars in
your pocket. The telephone, as a business agent,
is truly irreplacable.
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CANADIAN
NATIONAL
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MONEY ORDERS
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SPEED,
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Indulge in your favorite Summer sport
—all Winter—in the balmy, invigorat
ing clima te of Canada’s Evergreen Play
ground. Golf’ hiking, riding motoring,
yachting, tennis . . . enjoy majestic
mountain scenery—see snow-clad
Canadian Rockies en route.
Special Winter Yates at hotels. Still lower
tail fares now in effect and Until May 14.
Return limit 6 months. Stop-overs al-
lowed! at'Intermediate points.
Reductd »l«eplnj-cm fares
Lewm**! rit«» on train*
WINTER OOLF TOURNAMENT
Victoria March &N37
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CANADIAN NATIONAL
To Reconstruct Capital of C.N.R.
Ottawa—Revision of the Capital
structure of the Canadian National
Railways, which is proposed by Hon.
Clarence D. Hdwe, Minister of Trans
port, involves the writing off of more
than one billion dollars -of accumu
lated debts and deadwood which the
■present corporation inherited from
the old Grand Trunk, the Intercolon
ial, the National Transcontinental and
the Canadian Northern Railways.
.Eleven Week Coronation Program
London—Britain will celebrate the
Coronation of the King on May 12
with an elcven-week program of din-
•ners, levees, balls and reviews expect
ed to surpass the pomp and circum
stance originally scheduled for Ed
ward VIII. The full schedule of ev
ents, beginning with a Court recep
tion May 5, and ending with a garden
party at Buckingham Palace July 22,
was approved by the King and an
nounced by the Duke of Norfolk.
King George will broadcast a mess
age to t’lie Empire the evening of
May 12.
Italy and Germany Stand Together
.Rome—Diplomats (understood .that
(Italy and Germany are .ready .to throw
.thousands or fresh troops into .Spain’s
.rebel .armies .unless .Soviet Russia
.abandons her alleged plot to com-
munize Spain. Their far-reaching
plans were reported as Premier Ben
ito Mussolini conferred with his guest,
Gcnera’l Hermann Goering, Adolf
.Hitler’s “No. 1 man,” on the 'Spanish
war.
18 Day Truce in Automotive Strike
Detroit—Au eighteen-day truce pre
vailed on the far-flung General Mot
ors automotive -strike front, leaving
for negotiators the composition of
widely warying viewpoints necessary
for -a permanent settlement. Confer
ences between officials of the giant
.automobile concern and leaders of the
United Automobile Workers of Am
erica started . Monday, after “sit-
down” strikers 'Occupying Corporation
plants '•vacated.
Parliament Passes Resolution
of Loyalty
Ottawa—Without dissent or even
the formality of .a recorded vote the
House of Commons passed a resolu
tion of loyalty .and cordial greetings
to his Majesty King George VL
Marking the close of the first phase
of the drama of abdication which the
Canadian Chamber must enact in or
der formally to ratify the memorable
events of six weeks ago, the Com
mons action was distinguished by the
loyal chorus which finally drowned
out a note of constitutional protest'
which 'J. S. Woodswortli, Leader of
the C.C.F., felt himself impelled to
raise over the procedure which
Ministry had followed.
the
set-
li as
be-
Britain and Ireland May
Settle Trade Differences
London—The possibility of a
tlement of the "trade war” which
troubled commercial relations
tween Great Britain and the Irish
Free State for the past five years was
seen here after a lengthy conference
between President Eanion de Valera
and Dominions Secretary Malcolm
MacDonald.
$85,000,000 Bond Issue
Ottawa—Hon. Charles A. Dunning,
Minister of Finance, announced that
the Dominion Government had filed a,
registration statement with the Unit
ed States Securities and Exchange
Commission in Washington in con
nection with a loan to, be offered
shortly in the New York market to
retire the $89,787,000 Dominion of
Canada live per cent. War loan bonds
which mature on March 1.
Social Credit Bill to be Introduced
Edmonton—Legislation to intro
duce a social credit finance system in
Alberta will be drafted in the next
few weeks and reviewed by a Govern
ment caucus before the Legislature
opens Feb. 25.
Convent Burnfid
Rtmottski, Que.1—The Ursulines
Convent here, including a hew wing
constructed two years ago, lay in
complete ruin, swept by a fire which
drove 70 nuns and 160 girl students
into the street. The convent will be
rebuilt in the spring.
Beauhamois Awarded z'
Damages t>f $573,750
Chief Justice Bose ruled that the
section of the Power Commission
Act of 198S which declared Invalid a
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TRAINER GIVES HIS
TEAM KRUSCHEN
"Daily Dose” for Footballers
Read what one professional trainer
does to keep his team in tip-top con
dition:—
"I am a professional trainer, at pre
sent with a first-class football team,
and have been for the past fourteen
years. Kruschen Salts has been very
beneficial, both as a laxative and in
keeping the men free from staleness,
Each morning I see that every man
under me takes, a small amount of
Kruschen Salts to assist the liver and
kidneys, I have used Kruschen with
all types of athletes, and also, ex
tensively among my private patients,
for cases of loss of vitality, rheuma
tism and neuritis.”—J.J,J. (Certified
Masseur.)
The “little daily dose” of Kruschen
Salts .helps to keep the internal or
gans functioning regularly in their
daily duties. Liver, kidneys and bow
els are stimulated to healthy, vigor
ous activity, thus assisting them to
eliminate1 waste products and poisons
that endanger the health.
municipal airport in Toronto, Hon,
C. D. Howe, Minister of Transport,
said. A recently adopted Order-in-
Council gives the Government auth
ority to assist in the establishment
of airports on the route of the traps-
Canada airway,, which will be inaug
urated on July 1 next.
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NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
c
of
of
Has Gope t<? India
Dr. Hilda McNamara, daughter
Mr, and Mis. L, H, McNamara
town (who are at present holidaying
in California) and who has been an
intern at St. Michael’s Hospital in
Toronto for some time, has accepted
a post in India and recently set sail
on the long journey to the Eastern
Empire, Dr. McNamara will be con
nected with a hospital in Bombay and
is expected to begin her duties there
sometime next month. — Walkerton
Herald-Times,
put a bullet through you". Two men
fled from, the scene. The chicken pen
of William Hunking, Bridge and Al
bert streets, was raided the same ev
ening and a number of fowl wore
stolen.
Car Driver Exonerated
A verdict absolving J. A. Poster,
Harriston truck driver, from blame
was returned hy a coroner’s jury
which investigated the death of John
Craig, aged. Rothsay district farmer.
Craig died in Palmerston Hospital on
January 5th from injuries received
■when his horse and buggy were struck
by a truck driven by Foster.
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CRUNCHY COOKIES
By Betty Barclay
Crunchy cookies, lull of fruits and
spice, arc a tempting addition to .the
refreshments at any sort of informal
party. They may be served with ice
cream, with hot tea, coffee or cocoa,
or with fruit punch, And they are so
simple to prepare, when dry mince
meat is used, that a batch of cookies
grandmother would have been proucl
to produce after an hour’s work can
be made ready for the oven in a sixth
of that time.
CARNIVAL' QUEEN
The young lady with the lovely
smile in this picture is Miss Hopkins,
Toronto, who has been chosen queen
of , the Huntsville carnival of the
snow.
To Establish Plant at Hanover
Swift Canadian Company will es
tablish a new plant in Hanover, and
town authorities are now angling for
still another new industry, it was an
nounced by Mayor A. J. Matzger. A
tentative agreement has been reached
with the Swift firm, Mayor Matzger
announced, and it is expected to be
approved by headquarters in Chicago.
A bill approving the'agreement must
also be passed by the Ontario Legis
lature.
New Doctor for Lucknow
Dr. Wtn, Fowler, of Bayfield, has
bought Dr. Wm. Connell’s residence
in Lucknow and will commence his
practise here this week1. Dr. Fowler
succeeds Dr. R. J. Bowen, who left
here for Lambeth late in October.—
Lucknow Sentinel.
Mince Meat Refrigerator Cookies
1 (9 oz.) package dry mince meat
and % cup water, boiled al
most dry
cup butter
cup brown sugar
cup white sugar
eggs
cups flour
teaspoon soda
teaspoon salt
cup nut meats (optional)
1929 power contract made between
Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power
Company and the Ontario Hydro-El
ectric Power .Commission was ultra
vires of the Ontario Legislature, and
consequently awarded the Quebec
firm damages amounting to $573,750.
His Lordship, in a judgment handed
down at Osgoode Hall, also decided
that the Ontario Hydro-Electric Pow
er Commission must pay interest at
the rate of six per cent, per annum
on $83,750 from November 20, 1935,
on $245,000 from October 20, 1935,1
and on $245,000 from January 20,
1936, to the date of judgment. The
Chief Justice went further and order
ed the Ontario Hydro-Electric Power
Commission to pay costs, of the ac
tion. The Beauharnois contract was
still legal, he ruled, and not affected
by the Hepburn Government’s legis
lation.
To Represent Canada at the
Coronation
London — Canada’s representatives
on the commission responsible for
the forthcoming Coronation of King
George VI were announced as Prime
Minister Mackenzie King, Hon. Vin
cent Massey, Canadian High Commis
sioner, and G. P. Vanier, Secretary
of the High Commissioner’s
School Closed Because
of Scarlet Fever
Just north of the village there is
a local epidemic of Scarlet Fever, af
fecting several patients and necessi
tating the closing of S.S. No. 7 school
house at the Second concession. An
effort is being made to prevent the
spread of the ailment.—Lucknow Sen
tinel.
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Break mince meat into pieces. Add
cold water. Place over heat and stir
until all lumps are thoroughly brok
en up. Bring to a brisk boil; con
tinue boiling for three minutes or
mixture is practically dry. Allow to
cool. Cream butter and add sugar.
Beat eggs slightly and blend with
butter mixture. Mix and sift flour,
soda and salt. Stir into butter mix
ture, blending thoroughly. Fold cool
ed mince meat and chopped nut meats
into mixture. Form in roll. Chill in
refrigerator for several hours or over
night. Slice thinly and bake on but
tered cookie sheet in a hot oven (400 0
MORE EGGS1
STRONGER SHELLS2
BETTER FLAVOUR3
HEALTHIER HENS4
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GREATER LIVABILITY6
7 MAINTAINS BODY-WEIGHT
ECONOMICAL TO BUY8
EGG MASHJbadl JbV Jk Jfa Jta
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Feeding & n cl
Poultry Management.
ROE FEEDS sold locally by*
Howsoxi & Howson — Winghanv
Mr. Alex. Manning — Belgrave-
Mi. John McLeod — Bluevale-
Mr. A. Moffatt — Wroxeter
F.) for ten minutes.
Seaforth Town Clerk Retires
John A. Wilson, son of the late
D. D. Wilson, 1 etires this week as
town clerk of Seaforth, a position he
has. held for thirty years, having suc
ceeded the late William Elliott in
1906. Mr. Wilson is a former mayor
of Seaforth, having been elected by
acclamation in 1900 and 1901. His
son, D. H. Wilson, who has been as
sisting him, succeeds to the position
left vacant by his father’s retirement.
Secured C.N.R. Jobs
As the result of the visit of the
official in charge, eight Kincardine
men will receive employment with the
Canadian ‘National Railways, doing
upholstering at London and Mont
real.
Got Cold Dip
James Latimer, foreman carpenter
of the bridge gang in the east end of
Walkerton had a dip in the cold wat
ers of the Saugcun when he fell from
the elevation to the water a distance
of 12 'feet. In the fall he struck his
head against a pole and received a
nasty gash. He was rescued by other
workmen and is reported none the
worse of his experience.
FRUITED DROP COOKIES
1 (9 oz.) package dry mince meat
and *4 cup water boiled almost
dry
cup butter or other shortening
cups sugar
eggs, slightly beaten
cups flour
teaspoon salt
teaspoon soda
. 1
1^'2
2
3%
1
Break mince meat into pieces. Add
cold water. Place over heat and stir
until all lumps are thoroughly brok
en up. Bring to brisk boil; continue
boiling for 3 minutes, or until mix
ture is practically dry. Allow to cool.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add
slightly beaten eggs and beat until
smooth and creamy. Sift flour once,
measure, add salt and soda, and sift
again. Add to butter mixture gradu
ally. Fold mince meat into mixture;
beat until thoroughly blended. Drop
by spoonfuls on greased baking sheet.
Bake in hot oven (400° F.) about 10
minutes or until brown. Makes 3
dozen cookies. (One cup chopped nut
meats may be added if desired.)
A New York traffic expert says the
London drivers and chauffeurs -enliv
en many occasions by their wit. One*.
London driver drew up when he saw -
a pedestrian directly in his way, lean
ed over, and very politely inquired:
"And now, sir, may I ask, what
are your plans?”
"I’m in an awful predicament.”
“What’s the trouble?”
"I’ve lost my glasses and I can’t
look for them until I’ve found them:
again!”
Unconditionally Guaranteed
of ac-
prob-
Government to Assist
With Toronto Airport
Ottawa—The Dominion Govern
ment is prepared by pay one-quarter
of the total cost, of establishing a
A legal investment for Trust Funds
crime to raise money with which to
buy his 1937 automobile markers.
Pleading guilty, he was remanded to
jail for one week for sentence.,
office.
Plan Reforestation
Guelph—A definite program
tion to meet the conservation
lem in Ontario through reforestation
in every county in the Province was
mapped out when a group of agricul
turists, municipal officials and others
representing thirteen counties gath
ered at the Ontario Agricultural Col
lege here.
Show Improvement
Otto Finkbeiner, Listowel, who fell
from the top of a railway car when
he went up to release thS brake, is
improving. He turned the wheel of
the brake and slipped, landing on his
feet, but breaking the bones in both
heels. He will be confined to his
house for some time.
Stole to Get Auto License
Charged with breaking, entering
and theft, Edmcnd Becker, 28, Hay
Township farmhand, Juki Magistrate i
J. A, Makins that lie committed the I
crime to raise money with which to >
HYDRO LAMPS
The Long Life Lamp
On OtissrcsnffeesS
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CerfiUacciies—
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Trusts
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STERLING TOWER * TORONTO
Attempted1 Robberies at Goderich
There were two attempted robber
ies at Goderich, Thursday night, pol
ice report. Brcaks-ins occurred at the
Kingston street millinery shop of
Miss MacVicar. Thieves gained ent
rance by removing a pane of glass
from a door to snap the night latch,
but were balked in their efforts to
get into a drug store, separated by
a partition. Same method was used
to gain entrance into F. H. Woods’
pool room, a rear window being tak
en out. The would-be robbers were
seared away by J. H. Lauder, drug*
gist, whose apartment is next door,
who shouted “Get out of there or i’ll
C&rfott of Six Lamp#
Wingham Utilities Commission.^
Phone 156.Crawford Block.
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