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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, February 24,1»3I
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BOOK ON HOCKEY
SWEEPSTAKES
There appears to be a growing sen
timent toward Government-supervis
ed sweepstakes in Canada, A bill to
allow sweepstakes made its appear
ance in the Senate and passed that
body but was killed in the Commons.
Now York County Council as well as
other bodies are advocating that
sweepstakes be allowed.
Last year the Reader’s Digest had
an excellent article on this question,
It showed that always during depres
sion times or as means of raising easy
money there is a cycle swing toward
sweepstakes. This article also proved
that many such -went by the board
later due to lack of public interest or
because of graft creeping into the op
erations of same.
Most people are fully aware that
great sums of money are spent each
year in Canada on sweepstakes and
that most of this money goes ou£ of
the country. Those in favor of this
scheme for raising money point to
this fact as a reason that sweeps
-should be allowed in Canada.
The Irish Stveepstake is probably
the most successful of its kind. It is
apparently well run. and people all ov
er the world support it. This Irish
organization has done more, we think,
to popularize the sweepstake idea
than any other. People are quite will
ing to take one chance in a million
and many are of the opinion that they
should be given this chance in a leg-,
alized way.
We are of the opinion, however,
that our governments will continue
to oppose the operation of
schemes.
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Lad Killed Sleigh-Riding at Durham
An 8-year-old boy was killed and A
girl about the same age is believed to
be dying as the result of a sleigh ride
down Chester Street hill, Durham,
which ended up beneath the wheels
of an automobile. A third child escap
ed injury. Jackie Pierson, son of Mr,
and Mrs, Albert Pierson, was crushed
to death beneath the w’heels of the
auto, and Sadie McKeown, who was
riding close behind him on the sleigh,
was thrown beneath the car, but was
not run over. Attendants at the hos
pital believe her neck is broken. Inez
Lawrence, 9 years old, was at the
rear end of the sleigh, and was
thrown off by the impact with the.
car. Apart from being
slightly shocked, she
Frank Irwin, editor of
Chronicle, was driving
Highway, which runs along the bot
tom of Chester Street Hill. He told
police later that he did not see the
speeding sleigh nor hear any shouts,
He felt a slight bump but did not
know what had happened until his
wife told him she thought something
was wrong. In the car with the Ir
wins were George Jucksch, foreman
of the Durham Furniture Co., and his
wife.
stunned and
was unhurt,
the Durham
along No. 4
for sure that spring is here.
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The attendance at the Arena at the
last two hockey games shows that the
public turn out when they get inter
ested.
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It looks as if the drunken driver is
in for a bad time this year. That is
as it should be.
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Anthony Eden has resigned his po
sition as Foreign Secretary of the
British Government. The affairs of
Europe are so ’ involved these days
that the average man cannot follow
them and apparently it is difficult for
those who should understand, the sit
uation
best.
office department made
09
such
most cases apply for a
less . money than they
around is the
is not taxable
for the delivery of rural mail,
feel that there should be a
uniform amount paid for this
At present these positions are
* * * *
four Russian scientists who
to agree as to which policy is
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RURAL MAIL DELIVERY
The Rural Mail Carriers’ Associa
tion have for some time advocated a
change in the method of letting con
tracts
They
more
>vork.
let by tender and it is felt by'the as
sociation that under this system many
carriers are very poorly paid. Some
may argue that this is their own fault
but when men are anxious for work
they will in
position at
should. i
The post
about $3,000,000 last year and it ap
pears to us that some of this profit
should be passed on to the rural mail
carriers.
Regardless of the weather, cold,
wet, storms, the rural mail man car
ries on if humanly possible. Their
job is an important one and a great
service, and if anything can.be done
to have them receive more remuner
ation for their work it should be done,
Many members of Parliament have
become interested in this problem.
We hope the boys who pass the mail
out on the concessions will get a
break.
* * * *
It will not be long until we will
be hearing reports that the sap Is run
ning. When this happens we know
work was wonderful.
:Js
that girls are making
these days as bandits.
The
drifted on an ice floe from the North
Foie to the shores of Greenland have
been rescued. For 8V2 months these
men floated about the Arctic. The
courage they displayed in carrying on
this research
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We notice
the headlines
It used to'be that the fair sex did not
need the assistance of a gun to get
what they wanted.
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Ontario and British Columbia now
claim that they are entitled to a great
er share of the income tax? One thing
is certain somebody will get it. When
income tax comes
time the chap who
wear a smile.
It is reporter
mine” has been
one
can
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that a new “aerial
invented that will
force a change in naval programs. It
seems that we are planning our own
destruction. We call this an enlight
ened age but it does not seem to
make sense. If the monies spent on
wars, war preparations and defensive
measures were used for the comforts
of the people what a different world
it would be.
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Phone 156.
Board Members Chosen
James Ballantyne, jM.L.A. for Hur
on, announced the personnel of the
new Old-Age Pensions and Mothers'
Allowances Board. Members are Rob
ert Bowman, Brussels; Mrs. Nelson
Trewartha, Clinton, appointed by the
County Council; Mrs. F. R. Redditt,
Goderich; John L. McEwen, Turn
berry Township, and, William. Archi
bald, Tuckersmith Township, appoint
ed by the Government. The new
board has not yet had its organiza
tion meeting.
Found Dead on Road
Henry Logie, 85, was found dead
Thursday on the fourth concession of
Brant. At first he was believed to be
the victim of a hit-and-run driver but
later death was attributed to natural
causes. Dr. L. S. Stokes said Logie
died from a heart attack. Mr. Logic
was a director of the Grey & Bruce
Fire Insurance Co., and wasM on his
way to attend a directors’ meeting at
Walkerton when he died.
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Crawford’s Garage
Aitcliison, who has been transferred
to Durham. Mr. Semple was former
ly. agent at Cargill, and was a mem
ber of the football club of that vill
age when it was grouped with ,Mild~
may in the W.F.A. He is a married
man, and has one son and one daugh
ter.—Mildmay Gazette.
Risked Life to Save Dog
Heroic efforts of two Fergus young
men were responsible for the rescue
of a pet collie dog, owned by G. B.
Glen, from drowning in the Grand
River. 'The dog crashed through the
thin ice covering part of the stream
and was fighting frantically to pull ers which resulted as follows': Pres
itself out again, but was prevented by
the slippery condition of the ice. See
ing the dog’s plight, Alvin Singer and
Normal Russell obtained an extension
ladder and/ pushing it ahead of them
as they crawled onto the ice were able
to reach the floundering animal.
Showing unusual intelligence, the dog
grasped a rung of the ladder in his
teeth and was hauled ashore. Many
watched the life-saving operations.
Lucknow U.F.O. Club Name Officers
The annual meeting of the Luck
now Joint U.F.O. Club wa.s held -on
Wednesday with Dan Nicholson pre
siding. Kelso McNay was elected as
chairman and Charlie Anderson was
elected secretary for election of offic-
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had evidently died of a heart attack:
Dr. Jamieson, finding the man on the
roadside, summoned aid and carried
him to the home of his sister, Mrs.
Robert Cochrane. A native of East
Zorra, Mr. Vance was a son of the
late Joseph Vance and Hannah Arm
strong., Pie had been living at the ! a view to getting the legislative ma-
home of his sister in Grey. The fun- ; chinery,, in operation for the move,
Mayor Watts appointed the Finance
Committee and the Property Commit-
tee to study the best ways and means
to inaugurate the system and dispose
of the refuse,—Walkerton
Times.
items in Mayor Watts’ inaugural ad-
ress, is likely to become a reality,, af
ter years of urging on the part of
citizens,-who are anxious for a clean
er and more sanitary state of affairs
here, was intimated at the Town
Council by the chief, executive. With
were taking the matter up with the
Government with a view to sharing
the cost.
eral was held Thursday to Brussels
Cemetery.
Exeter Lads Play Foolish. Tricks
Complaints were received at Exeter
of tricks played on the owners of
buggies left in the shed of James St.
United Church. Bolts were removed
from one wheel of each of two bug
gies. One owner learned of the loss
without being injured when a wheel
came off. He was able to prevent
possible accidents to owners of oth
er buggies similarly treated. F. E.
McBride, of R.R. 1, Lucan, who had
left his hiorse in the same shed, found
that the horse’s tail had been docked,
leaving only the stump. Mr. McBride
noted several boys making a hasty
exit.
Suffers Fractured Nose
Rac McNall, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McNall, suffered a broken
nose while practising for the gymnas
tic exercises presented at the High
School concert. The boys were doing
a somersault dive through Bud
Thompson’s legs, who was standing
on his head. Rac failed to clear pro-
’periy and lit on his back with Bud
falling on top of him,—Lucknow Sen
tinel.
Deer Injured by Dogs
A deer, that had been seriously in
jured' by dogs* was seen on the farm
of Wm. Thuell, Morris. County Con
stable G. Evans was notified and in
structed that it bo shotr the venison
to be given to needy families of Eras-
seis.—Brussels Rost.
Appointed Station Agent at Mildmay
Mr, Guy Sefflpfe, of Petersburg, lias
been appointed as C.N.R. agent at
at Mildmay, to succeed Mr, Lome
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ident, Dan Nicholson; 1st vice Pres
ident, Dan iMcKinnon; 2nd Vice Pres.,
Murdo Matheson; sec.-treas., Charlie
Anderson; directors, Pat Gilmore,
John McKay, Fred Anderson, D. Ai
McDonald and John Colwell; Audi-
ors, James Baird and Orland Rich
ards; Entertainment com., Alex. Mc
Kay, Orland Richards, Mrs. Grant
McDiarmid, Mrs., Jack Henderson,
Mrs. Orland Richards; Lunch com.,
Mrs. Alvin Irwin, Mrs. Robert Retd,
Mrs. James Webster and Mrs. J. Mc
Kay; business, manager, John Jamie
son.
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Found Dead on Grey Concession
The body, of Alfred Vance, 65, was
found lying on the road on conces
sion 14 in Grey Township by Dr. W.
D. S. Jamieson, who was visiting a
patient in that vicinity. Mt. Vance
Sideswiped Cop’s Motorcycle
While Traffic Officer Robert
France was driving into Hanover
Jrom the west the other afternoon, he
met a truck of the Walkerton Cream
ery proceeding toward him in a west
erly direction. Being in the centre of
the road, where the travelling was the
best, the big transport, in attempting
to pull out of the rut, sideswiped the
officer’s motorcycle, with the left rear
wheel bowling oye-r the constable’s
outfit and throwing the officer heav
ily to the pavement in front of the
local hospital. The officer’s left leg
was so painfully injured and bruised
by the spill that he required medical
attention, while his motorcycle was
almost completely wrecked, it being
estimated that over $200 will be re
quired to put it in condition for tak
ing the roads again.—'Hanover Post.
Walkerton to Have Garbage
Collection
That a municipal garbage collection
system, which was otic of the chief
Herald-
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Mitchell Woman Burned
by Grease Fire
. Bad burns on her right
were suffered by Mrs. Alvin
Mitchell, when she was in the act of
deep frying some food. She had been
talking on the telephone and returned
to the kitchen to remove the hot
grease when it caught fire, the flames
spreading to the curtains,
dan, who was at home at
extinguished the blaze.
forearm
Jordan,
Mr. Jor-
the time,
Suggest Additions to
County Building
An addition to Huron County
building'and courthouse, 80 years old,
but as substantial as the day it was
built, was proposed by James Ballan
tyne, M.L.A.-, for Huron, as a way
out to meet crowded conditions in the
building. He said that he and C. A.
Robertson, M.L.A. fo„r Htifon-Bruce,
Says Crown Should Have
Been Consulted
Commenting that the crown should
be consulted before charges were laid
and witnesses summoned, Magistrate
F. W. Walker in court at Kincardine,
dismissed a charge laid against Ed.
Surridge, of Tiverton, by his former
employer, Thomas Carruthers, ex
reeve of Tiverton, who charged as
sault and bodily harm had been done
him by Surridge in a fight in Tiver
ton on January 28. The charge was
reduced to one of common assault
assessed Surridge costs of $5.10
advised the men to get together •
settle their trouble peaceably.
and
and
and
Binks:, “Sorry I can’t stop, old boy,
but I’ve got to go home and explain
to the wife.”
Jenkins: “Explain what?”
Binks: “I don’t know till I get
home.”
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New York’s “woman 6f the hour”she tied for first place in a knowledge
has been three-year-old Jean Kathleen test on the life of George Washing-
Demers of Tracadie, N.S., ever since ion. Reporters, movie and radio men
found her brushing up on Hew York
when they stopped in to pay their
respects. When Jean was called wt
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the telephone the day her contest fee*
ccss was announced, her mother had
tc hold het up to the mouthpiece like
this.
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