The Wingham Advance-Times, 1937-08-19, Page 3Thursday, August 19, 1937 THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES.
Normal School May Loose Qut |
The question as’to whether it!
would be advisable for the training of
all types of teachers to be undertaken
by the universities under the regula
tions of the Provincial authorities was 1
raised in,a report on teacher training I
presented at the conference of the
Canadian Teachers’ Federation,
'The report called attention to the
fact that attendance in the majoriy
of normal schools throughout Can
ada had dropped due chiefly to the
depression and the inability of nor
mal school or university graduates to
find positions,
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•Protest Court Testing
Bank Legislations
Edmonton—A telegram protesting
Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s
suggestion Alberta’s recent banking
legislation be reviewed by the Sup
reme Court of Canada before being
placed in effect has been dispatched
to Ottawa by the Alberta Social- Cre
dit League, according to J, A’. Mau
rice, General Secretary-Treasurer of
the organization.1 \
Bay fishermen wondered about the
identity of the sea monster captured
there, two Tack’s Beach fishermen
showed three huge teeth taken from
the keel of their boat, as concrete evi
dence of ari attack made by an im
mense fish on the craft Saturday.
Sea Monster Attacked Boat
Tack Beacli, Nfld.—While Fortune
300 Walk Out at Huntsville
Huntsville—-The walkout here
300. employees of the Anglo-Cana
dian Leather Company, and possible
similar action on the part of 500 em
ployees of the Muskoka Wood Com
pany threatened to cripple the
main industries of the town in
first organized labor crisis of its
tory.
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Dandurand Heads League
Delegations
Ottawa—Senator Raoul Dandurand,
Canada’s yeteran international states
man will head the Caadian delegation
at the coming meeting of the Assem
bly of the League of Nations, Prime
Minister Mackenzie King announced.
Premier King Cancels Ontario Tour
Ottawa—In view of the approach
ing Ontario election Prime Minister
Mackenpie King definitely cancelled
the speeches he had considered mak
ing at political picnics in Ontario. He
is -adhering to his custom of remain
ing aloof from Provincial politics.
Urge Educational Radio Progress
A decision to urge1 the Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation to provide
educational radio broadcasts for tha>
schools along the lines operated by
the British Broadcasting Corporation?
was reached by the Canadian Teach
ers’ Federation in its closing session.
Banks Must Line Up Or Quit
Lac la Biche, Alta.—Control of the
banks in monetizing credit of the
Province was the purpose of recent
banking legislation, declared Hon,
Lucie Maynard, Minister of Munici
pal Affairs, speaking at a meeting of
700 people here.
“If they refuse‘to do that, they can
close up and get out,” he said.
Heat Effects Pope’s Health
Castel Gandolfo — The prolonged
heat wave is undermining the health
of Pope Pius XI, itf was learned au
thoritatively, z
Arminta Milani, his personal physi
cian, who attended the Pope all
through his recent illness, was wor
ried, as were high Church officials,
Kurds Flee from French
Beirut, Syria—French army planes
and motorized infantry dispersed
concentrations-rof rebellious Kurds at
several points in North-eastern Syria
in an effort to end more than a month
of disorders.
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French Inter-Canadian, Air Shows
Paris—Four French aviation lead
ers sailed for Canada where they
will take part in air shows a't-'Mont-
real, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec and
Sherbrooks, Quev from Aug. 22 to
Sept. 18. , ?■
Want Home Rule for Wales
Bala, Wales—Welsh Nationalists,
meeting here heard demands that
Wales be given home rule.
"Wales has lost 350,000 of her pop
ulation in the last ten years,” said
Prof. J. E. Daniel, “Wales should be
governed by her own sons and daugh
ters—people who have sympathy with
the ideals of the Welsh nation.
AND
Sponsored by the Wingham Chamber of Commerce, in Aid of
Wingham Citizens Band will be held in the
At 8 o’clock on
Modern Conveniences Are
Today a Necessity
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thcAminute, mechanically perfect and finely finished. They
Will give years of satisfactory service and greatly improve
the appearance and comforts of your home.
The four pieces illustrated—Built-in Bath, Shower, .
Toilet and Lavatory—with all fittings, ready for installa
tion, cost only $ 87.75
Other complete Bathroom equipment as low as.. $ 143.70
Dnrn Pnmps Furnish Running Wnter
If your home is without running water, there is a
Duro Pump that will furnish a supply to kitchen, bath-
room, laundry and barn* The Duro-Special Pumping
System has a capacity of 250 gals, per hour, complete with
Duro-Sp»cial
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30-gallon Galvanized Tank, 25 or
60-cycle, 110-volt motor, and costs
$89.00
Heme Improvement
Lean Act
Take advantage of this Govern
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home With Emco equipment. Small
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up to three years.
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Undea Toronto Wlaalpafl Vahcbtwar
Blame C.I.O. for Assault
Montreal — Black-jack-swinging
thugs said to have been led by C.I.O.
union organizers, staged a vicious as
sault on seven skilled workers of the
John B. Stetson Hat Co., brought
to Marieville, Que., ’to train local
workers in the production processes
which a strike at the Brockville plant
halted six weeks ago,
Ontario Election this Fall
St. Thomas—Premier Hepburn de
finitely committed Ontario to an early
.fall flection, and announced his deter
mined anti-C.I.O. policy aS the main
reasons why he and his Government
are seeking endorsation from the gen
eral electorate atsthis time instead of
in 1938, as originally had been plan
ned.
Pre.rrjjer was speaking at the nom
inating convention which again en
dorsed him as candidate.
C.C.F. Member Nominated
Hamilton—iSam Lawrence, only C.
C.F. member in the Ontario Legisla
ture, was nominated for re-election by
the East Hamilton C.C.F. Ward Six
Club decided not to put up any can
didate itself but to join w\h the East
End C.C.F. in supporting Mr. Law
rence.'
Croll Nominated by Liberals
Windsor—Breaking the public si
lence he had maintained since his re
signation from the Ontario Cabinet
four months ago, David Croll, former
Welfare-Labor Minister, told Liberal
supporters who nominated him as the
candidate for re-election in Windsor-
Walkerville, that apart from its labor
policy, the Hepburn Government’s re.
Cord Was one of splendid service to
the people of the Province.
Corn and Wheat Fields
Swallowed Up
Buhl, Idaho — A strange under
ground disturbance was swallowing
up rich corn and wheat lands near
here with earth-shakipg rumblings
and spurts of volcanic dust
Land which once had been rolling
fields was Sinking away into canyon
like depressions more than 200 feet
deep. Geologists believed that great
air bubbles under the surface might
be making their way upward through
the doomed land.
Endorse Partition of Holy Land
Zurich, Switzerland—Creation of a
sovereign Jewish State in Palestine,
under terms which would include par
tition of the Holy Land was approved
in a tumultuous session of the Twen
tieth’Zionist Congress,
FEATURING -
Alice Dynbar of London and
Her Group of Entertainers
ALICE DUNBAR—Comedy Entertainer in Songs,
Jokes and Character Sketches.
MARGARET and JANET MAY—Expert dancers
and singers in clever song and dance special
ties. Russian, Gipsy and Comedy dances and
Acrobatic Novelties.
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ISABEL MAY—Brilliant Soprano in costume song
selections.
ALBERT BRETHERTON—Clever Juvenile Ac
cordion Player—a great favorite.
AGNES MUNRO—Pianist.
Admission: Adults 25c. Children 10c
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JITNEY DANCING
Following the Entertainment
72 More Faced Russian
Firing Squad
Moscow—‘•Death of seventy-two al
leged railroad wreckers before firing
squads brought to 320 the reported
executions in Russia’s far eastern ca
mpaign against “Trotskyists.” The
Irkutsk newspaper, East Siberian Pra
vda, reported the shooting of the
seventy-two.
Two Bands in Attendance
DOCTOR DROWNS
AT BRUCE BEACH
The first fatality in the Bruce
Beach district this year occurred on
Sunday when Dr. Richard T. Kidd,
32-year-old Atwood physician, was
drowned near the diving board dir
ectly in front of W. F. Burgman’s
cottage.
With his wife and Dr. J. D. and
Mrs, Colquhoun, of Ethel, he was in
bathing. While on the outer diving
stand Dr. Colquhoun heard Dr. Kidd's
cries for help about fifty feet* from
the stand. Dr. Colquhoun went to his
assistance but Was unable to hold
him. An hour later the body was re
covered id about eight feet of water,
Dr. Kidd was a native of Listowel
and a graduate of Western University
and has been praticing at Atwood for
six years.
He is survived by his wife, one dau
ghter, Karen, 15 months of age; his
mother, Mrs. Richard Kidd, of Lis
towel, two sisters, Grace, at home',
and Mrs. Charles Johnstone, of Lis
towel. ——-------—>—
Rowell Heads Commission
The economic and financial basis of
Confederation is to be thoroughly
probed by a Royal Commission with
Hon. Newton W. Rowell, Chief Jus
tice of Ontario, as chairman and Hon.
Tlribaudeah Rinftet, Justice of the
Supreme Court of Cahada, J. W. Da
foe, Editor-in-chief of the Winnipeg
Free Press, Professor R. A. Mackay
of Halifax and Professor Henry For
bes Angus of Vancouver as the other
members. By an Order-in-Council
dated Saturday, the Dominion Gov
ernment instructed the Commission
ers to Conduct an exhaustive investi
gation of several grave constitutional
problems, and to recommend what re
writing of the British North America
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Act or other reforms are necessary to
bring about efficient .and equitable
government In Canada.
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