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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-04-01, Page 3Canada’s Favourite Tea NEWS J Thursday, April 1st, 1937 TEA of violence and everything indicated the head was in the water for a con­ siderable time. Three Killed In Galt Crash ' Galt, March ,26—Throe persons, a wian and two women .were Instantly killed at- 12.05 a.rr)., at the Dundas street (crossing of the C.P.R., when their coupe was struck by a west­ bound passenger train running late. The victims were: John Macey, 18 East ' street, his wife and Miss Oliver Moore. First clue to identification was 'ifhe ■ fact tlfe car license was in Macey's'name but identification-of the •others was delayed for two hours. Th.e’body of the- man and a young girl were hurled out onto the tracks while that of an elderly woman re­ mained ‘in the wreckage. The 'bodies w«ere mot touched for some time, awaiting the arrival -of t’he •chief coroner. . Engineer Dies With Hand on Throttle Sudbury,—.Stricken while on the seat of his engine cafo.dE. A. Williams, Northern Ontario Railway engineer, died with bis hand .on the throttle on Friday two -miles west of Mark­ stay. He was operating ran east-bound Canadian Pacific Railway engine from Sudbury to Markstay. The engine made the remainder of the trip under guidance of Fireman William Antler, who eased the dead iman it© ;t!he .floor of the cab. ■ -v THE WINGHaM ADVANCE-TIMES FACE THREE head as doctors fought vainly to j keep the child alive. No child born after only four mon­ ths of gestation has ever lived, ac­ cording to available records, But the perfectly formed infant, a boy, breath­ ed on, displaying the “suction reflex” of an almost normal child. He swal­ lowed readily drops of water placed on his lips, Doctors were amazed at the steady breathing. The child was born to Mrs. Salva­ tore Vita ,wife of a Brooklyn whole­ sale fruit dealer. Thirteen Killed In Plane Crash Pittsburg,—A giant white Trans­ continental Airways sky liner crashed nose first Wednesday night about 10 miles south of Pittsburg, killing its crew of three and 10 passengers. of to SORE TH ROAT RELIEF 1 3^^ I garments around the tortured youth. It is said the skin peeled from Lion’ el's body* He was immersed to the neck, He was taken to the Hospital. John Craddock, the first to fall in the pond, is in hospital with arms and legs badly blistered. The pond, it is said, has reached an unusually high temperature in the last few days. The water is heated by steam exhaust from the mill, which has been operating day and night for some time, When Spring Thaws Turn Roads to Slush and Mud, Quints Earn Over Half Million Of the $543;00Q which 'has been •earned to date for the Dianne 'Q.uip- tuplets through movie :and advertising ■contract^, ‘$95,996 has Been -spent ah their support by .their (guardians., the Legislature was informed yesterday. An itemized .-statement of the in­ come of (the famous Callander five, as' tabled in the House on the direc­ tion of the Hepburn Government, re­ veals that Twentieth Century-Fox paid them .$300^000 for the two films in which they have already appeared, > -and has contracted to pay an addition­ al $50,000 plus royalties for .a third picture not yet made. Pathe Newsreel paid .$50.,'000 -for •newsreel rights, with 25 to 4'0 per •cent, gross revenue from pictures still •diue. Head of Man -Found In Creek Toronto,—Police tonight investigat­ ed the finding .of a-n elderly man’s, head in the bed <of a small creek at Pine Grove, about 15 miles north of Toronto. A farm hand found the head and a cap but there was no sign of a •torso. Constable Sam Ireland of, , Kleiriburg, and Chief Sid Barraclough, of Richmond Hill, started an investi­ gation. Coroner ..Dr. J. P. Wilson, Rich­ mond Hill, said there was no evidence Provincial Parliament Is Prorogued Toronto,—The .third isessian -of the 3,9th Parliament <df (Ontario '.became a matter of history Thursday might ;as His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor Han. Herbert A. .Bruce ’prorogued the Legislature. It became history that will moi be .forgotten ffar many .years to .come. It was ;a weary (cdllectian <of .legis­ lators that shook ‘.hands with .each other with a last-minute Show of ..good humor. For the Hast ttwo .weeks night sessions have -lasted (well into the morning. Tempers' were i£ray.ed to the breaking point as the premier for­ ced closure on the Conservatives ;and stopped .them from (discussing Mr. Henryks .repeal legislation .on ’Separate schools. , Hepburn Repeals Assessment Act The division on second reading the bill to repeal the amendment the Assessment Act resulted in an 80-to-O vote for repeal, the Govern­ ment voting with the Opposition on George S. Henry’s bill. Taking his political life in his hands, Premier Hepburn bluntly and courageously announced to ah expec­ tant Legislature last night that he would repeal his school tax .amend­ ments of last session and would re­ store Section 65 of the original law so as to restore 'Ontario’s position with regard to this long-controver­ sial situation to exactly where it was in 1886. Admitting that the law was unwork­ able under present-day conditions— that it was “a failure”—that it had failed to 'bring to the minority group ■in this Province the equity of justice which had been done to the minority groups in two Other Provinces of 'Canada, the Prime Minister, speaking . in soberly serious tones, and' not un­ mindful of the course of action he was pursuing told Hon, George S. Henry, Leader of the Opposition, that ‘he was ’prepared to -accept liis motion 'for repeal. Jtamouf 1—2—3 Method At the first sign of sore throat due to a cola, dissolve three “Aspirin” tab­ lets in H gla» of water. Gargle with this twice.lt will act almost instantly to relieve the rawness and soreness of your throat. At thesame time, take two “Aspirin” tablets with a full glass of water*.Thia acts to combat fever, cold aches and pains and the cold itself. Repeat the treatment in 2 hours if necessary. This modem way to treat a cold is approved by thousands of doctors. • “Aspirin” tablets are made in Canada by the Bayer Company, Lim­ ited, of Windsor, ------■' Ontario. Unusual Tombstone The other day Mr. Grant, who con­ ducts the tombstone-business in town, showed us a stone he had just com­ pleted, which is to be place in the Clinton cemetery at the grave of Ing Hong, local Chinaman, who died on February Sth, 1927. With the exception of the words, “Hong Ing, 1937,” the lettering is done in Chinese characters, telling the district in China from which he came, the date of birth, and the date of death. It is customary for the 'remains to rest in the place of interment for from 3 to 7 years. They are then removed and shipped to China for final burial. The stoney however, remains at the grave here, and the delicate lettering will be viewed with interest by all who se'e it.—Clinton News-Record. ‘firestone GROUND GRIP TIRES zlvwugk When Spring thaws and rains make roads impassable—when ear* with ordinary tires get stuck—a set of the new Firestone Ground Grip .tire* will '.take you safely through*. These are the greatest tires ever built for traction. Note the deep, continuous burs of rubber that grip on any surface. These are so placed that they clean themselves—every bite is clean. Ground Grip fires—made for cars, trucks and tractors—coot no more than ordinary tires. Get a set from your nearest Firestone Dealer NOW* » HANNA AUTOMOBILE SALES TEST NEW STRAIN .variety by 50 per cent. OF ALFALFA SEED ------------ Legs Scalded John Craddock, Bayfield road, suf­ fered a severe scalding on Monday when he fell in’ the pond of hot water in which logs are cleaned at the plant of the Goderich Manufacturing Com­ pany, Mr. Craddock, who was wear­ ing rubber boots at the time, went in the water up to his waist and was badly scalded about the legs before he got rid of the boots .which had filled with the hot water. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. —Goderich Signal. Nineteen (Killed When Tirej Blows Out .Salem, Hl„—A tire blowout httriled a private bus against a (concrete brid­ ge .abutment .and turned it into ;a blaz­ ing wreck 'in which nineteen persons, including ;a 4-ycar-old girl,• died Wed­ nesday last. Only five persons survived one of .the worst (disasters in the history of United .‘States motorbus transporta- ttiiom., and ttwo of them were so ser­ iously injured they may die. The bus, loaded with a professional roller-skating 'troupe, enroute from St. Louis to Cincinnati, Ohio,, was go­ ing down a slight grade when its right front tire blew out about fifty feet from a bridge two miles west of here. Baby Bom After Four Months Of Gestation. First Of Kind To Live New York, — A 4-months baby, weighing less than a foot long, was born at United Israel Zion Hospital on Thursday and continued to live, by artificial mean's for 18 hours, to the amazement of doctors. A steady stream of oxygen flowed through a small rubber funnel over the infant’s 'Canada to Issue Silver Thjllars As Souvenirs 'Cobalt, March 25 special).— Sil­ ver dollars, fresh from the Mint at 'Ottawa, and ’bearing the effigy of King George VI and Queen Eliza­ beth, will ’be issued as souvenirs of the crowning of their Majesties, and the coins will ‘be available before the 'date -set for 'the 'Coronation ’in London, May 12. This information has been received 'in this district from ‘Walter Little, M.P., -on the authority of ‘the Department of Finance, and has cre­ ated much interest in the Cobalt camp, where ■municipal officials have been urging the Dominion Govern­ ment ’to take suc’h steps not only as a memento of the year’s eevnts, 'but as a stimulant to the silver-mining industry and a'source of profit to the Government ’itself. of the DISTRICT Diners Startled When he swerved abruptly to avoid a head-on collision with -an approach­ ing motorist at Hamilton and Victoria streets on Saturday evening., a local truck-driver crashed full into the side COMPLETION OF PORTRAIT OF LITTLE PRINCESSES if a Portrait Painter Margaret Lind-1 put the finishing touches on Ker nort-1 cess Margaret Rose. The portrait has iay Williams is shown here siS she | rail of Princess Elizabeth and Pritt*1 been approved by the Queen* ■ . f • - of the Royal hotel. With such’ force did the light truck hit that the bump­ er pierced ifae outer .and inner walls, crashing through to the dining-room of the frame building. Diners were rudely disturbed as dishes were ratt­ led by the force of the impact.—God­ erich Signal. Interest Growing for New Arena s A short notice special meeting of the Booster Club was .held in the Town Hall, Tuesday evening to dis­ cuss the proposal to build an arena, embodying a community hall, in the village. An attendance of about forty, exclusive of many young budding Ihockey players, showed that .there is a growing wave of enthusiasm in the project. The unanimous opinion of ratepayers present favored putting forth an effort to determine the pos­ sibility of going .ahead with the un­ dertaking and it appears likely that the matter may cuhninate in being submitted to a vote of the village.— iLucknow Sentinel. ^Enlarging Plant Thompson Bros., proprietors of the .Mildmay and Tees water creameries, have decided to enlarge '.the storage plant at Teeswater to almost double •its present capacity. W. E. Macke, of Mildmay, has been .given the con­ tract of the concrete .and carpenter work of this new building, and is ■making a start on the big job this week.—Mildmay Gazette. Turf Club Organized At an enthusiastic meeting held in the office of Dr. A. G. Fortune, a Turk Club was organized and it was agreed to have harness-horse racing here on Wednesday, the 23rd of June. All the members present felt that due to the large number of horses now in Western Ontario and the fact that Walkerton will be the only town re­ presented in Bruce County in the large circuit that the races this year would be .a success.—Walkerton Her­ ald-Times. Southampton Effects Sale of Former Bell Plant The' former Bell Furnture Factory of Southampton was sold to Messrs. A. H. Parker of Cornwall and H. M. Fitten, of Strathroy, on Monday, when the town council ratified the sale at a purchase price of $25,000. The plant has been on the hands of the municipality since the former owners defaulted on the payment of a loan of $30,000. It is expected the plant will be re-opened for the pro­ duction of furniture by June 1st. — Port Elgin Times. ,was this Second Victim of Scalding At Godierich Plant Lionel Clark ,Goderich youth the second victim of Scalding week at the plant of the Goderich Manufacturing Company, when he fell in a pond of neat’ boiling water used to clean logs which ate brought to the mffl. Attracted by the screams of his younger brother, who had scrambled from the Water, Carl Clark, rushed jo the scene of steam. He hurriedly strip­ ped the unfortunate youth's clothing from him and wrapped his own outer James Joynt Passes The death of James Joynt occurred in London, on Monday. He was in his 60th year. The funeral service was held privately, on Wednesday, at the home Joynt, of in Bethel tinel. of his brother, Mr. John Lucknow. Interment was Cemetery.—Lucknow Sen- The production of a new variety of soy-bean by the Division of Forage Plants Experimental Farms Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, calls attention to the fact that the Forage Plants Division is engaged in the breeding of many other forage plants. In the course of its investi­ gations, the Division has produced a new strain of alfalfa, but before be­ ing released for distribution this new strain will be subjected to further tests. If this new strain maintains its per­ formance in the succeeding tests, it should prove of considerable .value to the alfalfa grower, lead to cheaper seed, and thus help in extending the acreage seeded to this crop. The new strain was produced at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, as the result of intercrossing a number of self-fertilizing selections isolated from the was the hay showed that the new strain only slightly outyielded the standard var­ iety in the hay test, but in the seed test it outyielded the best standard ................... ....................... The Colonel was defending the clip­ mate of India. “All nonsense,” he said, “there’s no better climate in the world. But there are a lot of young fellows who. come out to India, and they eat and drink and they eat, and they die, and then they write home to their friends and tell them that the climate has killed them. Of course lots of people die in India. Tell me where they don’t and I’ll go there and end my days there," Bargain Fares APRIL 10 to OWEN SOUND Grimm variety. The new strain tested in 1936 in comparison with standard, varieties for yields of and seed. The data obtained Some Fawn! Additional proof that Bruce county is replacing Algoma as a centre of wild life is given in this little story. On Monday morning Dan MacKenzie awakened, and looking out his win­ dow, saw a young fawn grazing. He rushed out, and, joined by others succeeded in driving the fawn into a chicken enclosure on the property of Mrs. J. Malcolm. Thinking they had the fawn trapped in the fenced space, they proceeded to try to catch it, but the deer bounded over the seven-foot fence and rapidly disappeared in the distance.—Kincardine Review-Report-' er. Donate Organ to Hanover Church Through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hc-imbecker, of Winni­ peg, formerly of Hanover, a hand­ some new organ is being built by Casavant Freres of St. Hya cinthe, Quebec, and will be installed in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church here. It may be about four months before instrument is built and placed in local church.—Hanover Post. the the Back From Florida R. M. McKay, local optometrist, returned Saturday from a three months holiday spent in Florida, dur­ ing which time he visited many cen­ tres in that state. He has resumed his practise here.—Kincardine Re­ view-Reporter. Bruce Woman Dies in Crash Palmerston—Mrs. H. H. Stevens, prominent Bruce County woman, and wife of the president and general manager of the Stevens-Hepner Brush Company, Port Elgin, was killed when her husband’s car crashed head- on into another vehicle driven by a man believed to be Albert Benninger of Carlsruhe, Ont. Mr. Stevens es­ caped serious injury. The accident took place at Hallett’s bridge, eight miles east of Palmers­ ton. 'Mrs. Stevens died one hour lat­ er. Benninger was carried from the wreckage with a fractured skull and is still unconscious in Palmerston Hospital, where he vtes removed from the farm house of Earl Kirkpatrick, in front of which the accident took place. He was identified from a let­ ter found in his pocket. Mr. Stevens is at the Kirkpatrick farm, where he is said to be delirious from the shock of the accident and his wife’s death. Palmerston Fair Sept. 28 - 29 Palmerston fall fair will be held on September 28th and 29th if the date does not conflict with Other fall fair dates, the /Xgricultural Society direc­ torate decided at a meeting in the council chamber oh March 18th. Def­ inite arrangements were left in the hands of the president, vice-president and secretary, Return Return Limit—-Up to April 12th Consult Agents—Ask for Handbill Canadian Pacific Custom Hatching Day Old Chicks Started Chicks Mixed and Sexed Young Cockerels Pullets of All Ages. S. C. White Leghorns Barred P. Rocks There may be a difference of 3 - 4 cents between early and1 late Chicks, but there’s a big difference between Early and Late Pullets, as will be very noticeable again next Fall. Descriptive list and prices on request. Write or Phone Phone 77-4 Brussels. Ont Alec. 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