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Thurs., December 15, 1938
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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
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HARDWARE ,GIF.t5
Crown Attorney Holmes, agreeing to
suspended sentence. *‘Her pen in
hand ran away with her discretion.”
Woman Expert Truck Driver
A quarter of a million* miles is a
lot of driving for anyone, but when
a woman drives a truck that far with
out an accident she merits recogni
tion, 'according to officials of the
Automotive Transport Association.
So at the association meeting in Tor
onto Saturday, Mrs. Irene Harvey, of
Hensail, was made a member of the
Legion of Safety. The legion of Safe
ty is an* honorary organization of
truckmen who have driven five years
without an accident. Mrs, Harvey, in
the’ ten years since she fired an in
competent driver from her husband's
truck and tookt^over the controls her
self, has driven about 250,000 miles
without even a dented finder.
No Bidders at; Goderich Tax Sale
Although there were 25 citizens on
hand at the town hall, at Goderich,
when the hour for the opening of the
town tax sale arrived, there were no
bidders for any of the 94 parcels of
land, some with buildings, involving
$10,000 tax arrears.
May Be Sleeping Sickness
Fred Mueller, 20-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mueller, who
reside on the 16th of Elma, has been
quite ill following an attack of ’flu
and it is feared than encephalitis
(sleeping sickness) is developing.
Several examinations have revealed
symptoms of this dread disease but
until such time as word is received in
connection with a laboratory test of
the spinal fluid the nature of his ill
ness will not be definitely known,—
Milverton Sun.
IISki Sleds, Coasters and Gliders
from 45c to $4.00
Gifts from Rae’s are Sure to Please* Call and in
spect our large and varied stock.
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3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Foot Toboggans
Sleighs for every purse,*
Skiis of good quality
$2.00 to $8.00.
Ski Hamess, Wax, Poles
Skiis for Old and Young.
See our assortment of Casseroles j
in Pyrex, Oveniware, with J
Chrome or Silver stands. »
Xmas tree lights for inside and ,J
outside decoration, priced j|
50c to $6.00 -J
Donald Rae & Son
Quality Hardware and Sporting Goods.
We guarantee all merchandise as advertised.
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NEWS
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DISTRICT
Charged With Cattle Thefts
Fred W. Gilchrist, Owen Sound
trucker, was committed for trial on
six charges of cattle rustling in Grey
and Bruce counties, involving 34 cat
tle. Arthur Hardman, former em
ployee of Gilchrist, turned King’s ev
idence at the hearing and was re
manded to jail for one week on sim
ilar charges. Gilchrist elected to be
tried by a higher court and entered
no plea. Hardman involved Gilchrist
in theft of the cattle and said major
ity were disposed of at the Toronto
stockyards the day following the
thefts.
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duties. Here are just a few sug-
gestions of popular everyday
needs, any one of which will make
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iHYDRO SHOP
An Unpsual Fact
The death of Mr» George B, Pur-
ves of Bentick recalls a most unusual
fact—that three men of the same
name have passed away in the same
house, being the grandfather, George
Purves, the father, George Purves,
and the son, George Purves, It is not
so common nowadays that three gen
erations remain on the same farm,
and it is Becoming more uncommon
that sons are given the same Christ
ian name as was carried by their fa
ther and grandfather,—Hanover Post.
Attempt Made to Enter Bank
An unsuccessful attempt was^made
to enter the Bank of Montreal, at
Mitchell, On trying his key’ in the
spring on lock on the front door on
Saturday morning M, Blight found
that the lock had been tampered with
and that his key would not open the
door. Entering the bank from the
rear entrance he tried the key from
thp inside and discovered the lock so
badly destroyed that J. Kane was
called and it was removed from the
door.—Mitchell Advocate.
Husband and Wife Carry Arms
In Slings
Last week we reported that Mr. G.
Jaques was carrying his left arm in
a paster cast having fractured a bone
when he slipped from a pile of grain
bags at the Jones- & May feed store.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Jaques
slipped on the icy sidewalk in front
of the old opera house and in falling
she sprained the ligaments of her
right arm at the wrist and she is now
carrying her arm in a plaster
Exeter Times-Advocate.
cast.—
in the
notion
Crashed Bank
A car parked at the curb
main business block, took a
to go travelling. Apparently the em
ergency brake failed to hold it, and
Mr. Car coasted gracefully down the
main drag. With no controlling pow
er at the wheel it ran over the curb
and crashed into the front of the
Bank of Montreal. Luckily no one
was in its path at the time. One
our local businessmen replaced it
the curb.—Teeswater News.
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Gas Pipes Raised at Hepworth
Gas burning in Hepworth as a
household convenience is at an end.
Last week workmen took up the pip
es that had been laid a couple of
years ago and many Hepworth resi
dents are now realizing that the ex
periment was a flop and many have
been hard touched, financially. —
Wiarton Echo.
Slippers!
The best values that
Christmas will bring—
in the season’s most sen
sible and wanted gift.
Easychair
98c to $1.50
Baby
■ Dumpling
50c to
98c
Wide selection of slippers,
mules. ■ For children and
grownups.
Lady
Esther
$1.49
98c to
$1.98
whether a fixed assessment of $1000
will be granted to the Imperial Cloth
Company for a period of ten years.—
Listowel Banner.Banner.
Baker Hurt in Accident
Crich, widely known Sea-
Seaforth
W. A.
forth baker, was rendered ■uncon
scious for a time and suffered a bro
ken rib and painful body and head
bruises when he was in collision with
a car at the intersection of Main and
Goderich Streets. Mr.* Criph was
crossing the intersection on his way
to his home. He will be confined to
his bed for some days, — Seaforth
Huron Expositor.
Mildmay Foundry Sold
The Mildmay foundry, one of the
oldest and most securely established
industries in this village, changed
hands this week, when Mr. Jacob
Hergott, carrying on under the firm
name of Hergott Company, disposed
of the plant, real estate and good will*
of the business to Messrs. Charles
M. and Philip Lobsinger Jr., who will
receive almost immediate possession
and control.—Mildmay Gazette.,
Main Street Accident at Exeter
Harry Frayne, Usborne Township
farmer, was seriously injured in a
motor crash. Frayne was seriously
injured when the car he was driving
left, the pavement and crashed into a
tree. The car was wrapped around
the tree trunk and badly smashed.
Frayne received severe head injuries.
A companion, Miss Lenore Lawson,
suffered shock and cuts.
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News and Information
For The Busy Farmer
Dead Minnows Clog
Town Harbor Basin
The early part of the week saw
Kincardine harbor basin filled with
the floating bodies of dead minnows.
Literally thousands were on the sur
face of the water. Cause of the
wholesale death of the minnows is
not determined. A few years ago a
like occurrence was noticed and sam
ples of minnows and water sent for
analysis, which revealed that there
was nothing in the water to cause
minnows to die.—Kincardine News.
Use Knife on Mount Forest Chief
Leonard McEwen, 19, Mount For
est, was brought to Guelph to face
charges, including one of resisting
arrest, after he is alleged to have
wield a small knife during a tussle
with Police Chief W. Flynn, of Mt.
Forest. Flynn required medical at
tention for a wound below the eye.
Police said other charges will be pre
ferred.
Tax Collector Charged
Charged by the Township of Am
abel with conversiont to his own use
of some $280 of tax funds, James G.
Porter, a former lawyer of Acme,
Alta., but who returned to his native
township and became collector of
taxes there in 1935, appeared before
Magistrate F. W. Walker at Walker
ton and had his hearing adjourned
until January 24th,
Pleads Guilty to Extortion Attempl-
Pleading guilty to. attempted ex
tortion, Miss AgnCs Cutting, 30, Ex
eter, was given suspended sentence
and bound over in the sum of $500
to keep the peace for one year by
Magistrate Makins. Her intended
victim was an Exeter professional
man. “She is more of a fool than, a
criminal. She wrote two letters and
in each demanded 2$5,” explained
Listowel to Vote on By-Laws
The question of issuing debentures
for the building of an addition to the
Listowel Memorial Hospital and re
novating the present building will be
submitted to the Listowel ratepayers
at the municipal elections on Jan. 2,
it was decided at the regular meet
ing of the town council, Another by
law will also be submitted to the
ratepayers for their approval at the
annual elections. It is to decide
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Seasons of Canadian Apples
Every variety of Canadian apple
for eating or cooking has a definite
season when it is at its finest—a per
iod when its flavor is perfect, Grav-
ensteins and Wealthy in September,
October and November; McIntosh,
Fameuse (Snow), Wolf River, and
Robson, in October, November, De
cember and January; King, Novem
ber, December and January; Baldwin,
Wagner, Delicious, Greening R.L.,
and Stark, November, December, Jan
uary and February. (Stark is still
fine in March); Northern Spy, Rome
Beauty and Golden Russet,. Decem
ber, January, February and March;
Ben Davis, Gano, and Winesap, De
cember, January, February, March,
April and May. Under proper con
ditions some varieties can be kept in
good condition longer than, the time
specified.
Corn for Husking
Corn for .lwsking developed well
this season and the yield per acre is
placed at 42.7 bushels as against 32.7
bushels. in 1937. Total production
amounted to 7,696,000 bushels and is
2,287,000 bushels greater than last
year. Most of this crop is grown in
Essex and Kent counties, and cor
respondents report that husking has
proceeded much more rapidly than
usual this Fall, due to favorable wea
ther conditions. Corn is well matur
ed and reasonably dry for this time
of year,
Sugar Beet Crop
The total production of sugar beets
in .Ontario this year is now estimat
ed at 276,400 tons from 28,200 acres,
as .compared with 240,000 tons har
vested frbrn 30,300 acres in 1937. The
commercial sugar beet crop grown in
the extreme south-western counties
accounted for 25,600 acres'this season
with the yield placed at 9.90 tons per
acre for a total production of 253,000
tons. Both the Chatham and Wal
laceburg factories commenced to re
ceive beets on September 23rd, and
slicing operations began on October
5th. Yields are greatest in Kent
county with at least 10% tons per
acre, but the outlying districts, par
ticularly Essex county, have an aver
age yield of nearly 2 tons per acre
less.
The sugar content of beets is con
siderably above that of most seasons,
and indications are that it will aver
age between 16%% and 17%. The
highest sugar content is in areas
more remote from the factories
where the tonnage per acre is light
er. Sugar beets from Essex, Lamb
ton, and Middlesex counties averaged
about 18% sugar, while those in most
of Kent county have approximately
16%.
The gross return on a 10-ton crop
of beets with 17% sugar content will
amount to $62.50 per acre for ton
nage and $7.50 per acre for sugar
content bonus, or a total of $70.00
per acre for factory delivery.
Praises Farm Clubs
“One of the greatest agricultural
activities in Canada is the Boys’ and
Girls’ Farm Club Work, which moves
steadily on with a record of unbrok
en achievement,” stated Dr. G. S. H,
Barton, Deputy Minister, Dominion
Department of Agriculture, speaking
at the dinner at the Opening night at
the Royal Winter Fair. “The Boys’
and Girls’ Farm Clubs represent an
active membership of more than
37,000 throughout the Dominion,”
continued Mr. Barton. “The mem
bership has increased every year
since the movement *began about 25
years ago, chiefly because’ of the in
terest in the Value of the work it
means to the boys and girls in every
project they undertake. The definite
results arc to be seen in every agri
cultural fair in which they take part.
A new interest and a hew life has
been given to fairs by these clubs.
But there have been significant de-
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