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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-07-26, Page 2PAGE TWO WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, July 26th, 1939 GOOD FRIENDS GET TOGETHER from the scene.—Kincardine News. Cincinnati Flyers to Attend Goderich Meet A Mono-Pup sport model airplane, spotting the Sky Harbour Airport at Goderich, paid it a flying visit. The plane, piloted by Adam Doyle, and carrying as passenger, John McLeod, M.D., was on its way from Cincinnati to Byer’s Bay. After a holiday there, the fliers, who liked the port very much, intend to return for the air pag­ eant to be held in the Sky Harbour Airport on August 5 and 6. 33/4% On Guaranteed Trust 'Certificate! A /ega/ investment for Trust Funds Unconditionally Guaranteed totnobile dres^ tubes and rims, Clifford Thornton, Grey Township farm hand, was freed by Magistrate E, S. Liver* more, St. Thomas, in police court, Thornton was. charged with stealing the items from Lawrence Hyslop, Lis­ towel dealer, on July 5. Leading theatrics in all parts of the world have seen the acting of William Stanislas Romain in the days when the stage was still supreme. Now he is master of Cherry Hill, one of the old­ est mansions in Peel county—built by Biis great-great-grandfather, Faces of great actors and actresses who knew nim as friend and associate look down from the walls, among them Bern­ hardt, Irving, Terry, Hackett and Madame Rliea. A confirmed bachelor, Mr. Romain enjoys the company of his faithful police dog on the front veranda. Woman Is Thrown Into Hay Rake Mrs. Ira Dahms of the 6th conces­ sion of Carrick, met with an accident last Thursday that might easily have had fatal results. She was driving a spirited team in the hayrake when the animals took fright and ran away. She was thrown to the ground in front of the machine, and picked up by the rake and carried quite a distance at a terrific rate. The outfit finally came into contact with a rail fence, and one wheel of the rake raised up sufficient­ ly to release Mrs. Dahms from her perilous position, She was unable to rise, and a doctor was called to attend to her injruies. She was found to have sustained four fractured ribs, and her shoulder and hip were badly bruised. It was a most miraculous escape, and if the collision with the fence had not taken place, it is almost certain that .Mrs. Dahms would have been killed. As it is, she is still suffering, but is making a good recovery. — Hanover Post. THI STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION STERLING TOWER TORONTO part in the town’s affairs and for two years occupied the office of mayor, He married Miss Minnie Law, daugh­ ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Law, residents there. Wingham Advance-Times Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO people in general will welcome these changes the law to simplify the machinery of courts. Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1.00 in advance To U. S. A., $2.50 per year. Foreign rate, $3.00 per year. Advertising rates on application. 5S sfc * INDIVIDUAL MOTORIST CENTRAL CLUB WON AT PALMERSTON The Central League Club chalked up another victory on Wednesday of last week when they took Palmerston into camp at the Railway Town. The score was 6 to 4 and went 7 innings, being called on account of darkness. Bill Groves pitched for the local club and fanned 15 men and allowed but 3 hits. BASEBALL STANDING BUY AT HOME It is reported that many ladies in ■the Walkerton area were cently stung By a smooth-talking salesman who vis­ ited that district. He apparently sold a considerable number of people, sec-. uring a deposit for each order. So far the buyers have not received the ord­ ered goods and they have the police in operation now to arrest the per­ son who swindled them. This sort of racket turns up every so often and one wonders that the purchasing pub-! lie does not get wise to themselves. Here we have very fine stores with splendid stocks of merchandise and there is no need for people to buy.; from salesmen that they know little ‘ ©f nothing about. In all parts of the .province the same condition exists, but a smooth talking salesman or wo­ man in many cases gyps the public. The local merchant is always on the job to see that his customer is satis­ fied and he deserves the support of the people in the community he es.. UP TO To lessen accidents on our high­ ways, it has been suggested that the speed limit be reduced from 5Q to 40 miles an hour, Another suggestion is | that this reduction in the speed limit be for night driving only. Some auth­ orities are of the opinion that the pre­ sent speed limit is not too high. The i reason that we have so many acci- 1 dents, they say, is because of the reck­ less and careless manner the drivers 1 travel our roads. In other words, to • reduce the number of accidents is a matter for the individual driver. If they would use greater care accidents would deci ease. This is a suggestion with merit — Check up on yourself. Window Smashed The heavy plate glass' window in Harry Lem’s restaurant was shattered by a large stone during the early hours of Tuesday morning. The rock, is generally believed to have been hur­ led at the window, smashing a large hole. It went through the glass and lay in the show window where it at­ tracted considerable attention on Tuesday. By that night it was replac­ ed with a new glass by a London firm.—Lucknow Sentinel. Garage Entered at Milverton Thieves who broke into George Jacobs’ garage at Milverton during the night, escaped with $4 or $5 in coppers. It is believed a car, reported Stolen, from Ingersoll and found at the north end of the village, may have been- the one used by the thieves. The car was found containing two quarts of oil, but there was no gasoline in the tank. Listowel Negotiating For Shoe Industry Seeking an industry to occupy the now vacant Blackmore-Hamilton fac­ tory, the Listowel Town Council an­ nounced at a special session that fav­ orable negotiations are being carried on with a shoe manufacturing firm. Although possession would not.be ta­ ken before 1940, Mayor Hay stated: “It would be a real boon for the town, as the factory would be expect­ ed to give employment to 125 hands.” Walkerton Hitch-Hikers . Returning from New York Two boys entering the final lap of a hitch-hiking trip from Walkerton to the New York Fair and back arrived in Toronto. They are Ray Waechter and Lloyd Cartwright, of Walkerton. With $26 each, the boys left home a week ago last Sunday. Going by way of Niagara Falls and Albany, they ar­ rived in New York on Tuesday. They spent four days at the fair, during which Ray was awarded a free air­ plane ride. Then they began the 700- mile return trip on Sunday. Last year they traveled 1,000 miles. . .BRUCE LEAGUE W.L.PC.T.P. Wingham .......10 1 .909 3 Hanover .........6 5 .600 3 Tees water ,......4 5 .444 5 Southampton ...4 5 .444 5 Chesley ...........4 7 .363 3 Mt. Forest .....2 7 .222 5 CENTRAL LEAGUE ’ I 1 1 W.L.PC. Drew ....................... 7 1 875 Hanover ............4 1 .800 Ayton ..................5 3 ,625 Wingham ..........5 4 .556 Palmerston ........4 5 .444 Clifford ..............4 5 .444 Harriston ..........0 9 .000 BRIDGEFORD HURLS NO-HIT GAME Mount Forest Scores Run To Spoil Fine Effort. NEWS of the DISTRICT serv- isit after sfe sk * GRAND JURIES TO GO According to recent reports, just a matter of time, probably the next session of the Ontario Legis­ lature, when the grand jury system in Ontario will disappear. This is one ©f the recommendations of the master at the Supreme Court, Mr. Fred H. Barlow, K.C., who has made an ex­ tensive survey. Hon. Gordon Conant, Attorney- General, is much in favour of this step so there is little doubt but this reform will go through. Mr. Barlow, in his report, states it is almost unanimous­ ly agreed that the grand jury system ao longer serves any useful function in the province. Alberta and Saskat­ chewan have never had grand juries — Quebec does not use this system, Manitoba abolished it sixteen years ago and British Columbia, seven years ago. This and other reforms will be carried out as recommended in the Barlow, report and, we believe that the Thief Smashed $45 Window In Store at Clifford Early Saturday morning, about 3.00 o’clock, residents in the_business sec­ tion of Clifford heard a loud crash, as if two cars had collided. Upon inves­ tigation, it was found that one of the large front plate glass windows of Mr. Geo. E. Scott’s store had been broken, and, in fact, one or two saw a man came out through the window and dis­ appear along the side street towards Knox United Church. This chap Was followed, and we understand he was lost track of as he disappeared in the 'darkness, supposedly down through the grounds of the continuation school.—Hanover Post. Two Brussels Residents Injured in Accidents Mrs. D. Ewan met with an unfor­ tunate accident while getting out of the car. She fell, breaking her hip bone. She was taken to Clinton hos­ pital. Kenny, little son of Mr. and Mrs.- A. Wood, fell from her bicycle breaking his collar bone. West Wawanosh Man Is Injured In Fall William ’Kinahan,, farmer, of West Wawanosh, was assisting in haying operations when he* feili I® the bar® a distance of ten. feet, Lreakirsg his- shoulder blade*.. Medical aid* was giv­ en by Dr. B. C. Weir. It is- just owe year ago that Mr.. ICinahan; had: has- le-g broken when a team of. hocsea ran away. Rout Skunk Family With Monoxide Gas Monoxide gas was used to rout a skunk and her brood of seven from under a veranda at Goderich after the animals had made life miserable for Keays street residents for three nights. It so happens that a police­ man lives ojn the street and he was chosen to take charge of the delicate task of getting rid of the skunks. At first neighbors atined themselves with .22 rifles and set up a night vigil. On­ ly one was brought down. This was too slow. Then somebody hit upon an idea. The family car was-backed up to the veranda and the engine started. Soon there was action. The skunks scattered in every direction and everybody with a rifle took a pot­ shot, but only one was killed. The- skunks have not returned. Deer Struck by Car Tho’ Injured Vanishes A party of Detroit tourists, on their way home struck a deer which bound­ ed across the highway in front of the car, a mile and a half north of Tiver­ ton, Tuesday night. Getting out, the driver found the deer's front legs bro­ ken. Hurrying to Tiverton, he asked Constable Ross Shewfelt to come back with him, but when they returned, the deer though injured had vanished Legacy Buys; Nurses’- Home Through Che: beneficence; of Che1 late* Jarvis Wiles-* Ashfield. Township’ bachelor farm.sC,. a nurses’ home was. purchased foir Alexandra Marine1 and! General Hospital, Goderich, it was>aus- nounced by GL L. Parsons, chairman: of the board of governors1. The nurs­ es’ home is on: Napier Street, across- the road from the hospital, and is eu former substantial1 private residence. For two years it has been iti use By the hospital on a rental basis. The: purchase price: was not disclosed! Mr. Wiles left the residue of his estate,, about $20,000, to Alexandra Hospital for the construction or purchase off a nurses’ home, and for assisting, iit thC' care of patiemts “other than ihidagenT patients.” Mr., Wiles was a patient in the institution at the time of ft is. death. Raids at Harriston Thieves were busy in Harrison when they entered the grocery store of H |M. Sinclair and. the women’s shop of Mrs. Burrows and departed with a large quantity of silk hose and other apparel. The police were noti­ fied and, are1 marking investigations. Entrance was gained! through the band hall above the Sinclair store. Walkerton Women Gypeti Wanted o;a a charge off having vic- thnazed. women in the* sale: of hosiery and. underwear,, a warramt has Been is­ sued by Chief John Ferguson for the arrest off a fKillesman who; is alleged to have gone from house- to house in Walkerton, taking; orders for goods and. collected! deposits.. The goods have- never arrived to. the purchasers and he is now being charged with the theft of the' moneys., The .Wingham Hurons defeated a visiting Mount Forest ball club at the Park here last Thursday by a score -of 5-1. Despite the fact that Bob. Bridgeford came very near entering the Hall of Fame of pitching a no­ hit, no-run game, it was the deadest ball game seen here in the memory of the oldest native. The Tribe were so dead an undertaker’s1 convention would have been a three-ring, circus in comparison. It was juist owe of those days.- When Pike, the visitors’ first base­ man, got on on an error in the fifth, took second on another miscue and scored on two passed balls, he spoil­ ed a perfect effort by the lanky Bob Bridgeford. The Lions, for the most part a bunch of kids, failed to get any­ thing that even remotely resembled a' hit, the only man who got on legitim­ ately begin Morrison, who was hit by a pitched ball. At the same time Al Lampmati was pitching very nice ball for Mount Forest, thirteen of the Hur­ ons going down on strikes, although several cast doubtful glances at Um-. pire-in-Chief Haselgrove, of Hasel- grove’s Pool Emporium (ad.) and noted golfer and* bowler (?). Lamp­ man hit two batsmen and neither pit­ cher issued any passes. Bridgeford struck out twelve. Dick Doran was the big noise with the willow, sparking the club with three hits, two home-runs and a triple. The triple and one home-run were gifts of the- left-fielder who failed to get in front of two of Dick’s single’s. Doran’s: first home-run was the first run of the game, a blast over the cen­ tre-field fence in the fourth, the first one of the season for any Huron. Mf. to REAL Hospitality DETROIT Hotels of character and comfort with a most unusual downtown location; right in the heart of the business, shopping and theatre district, yet with beautiful parkways on two sides which makes loir CoolneM and quietude. Parking and garage adjacent. SomljoHiUt XfotrMi from tySO SPECIAL SUITES FOR FAMILIES ffiMY AND MONTHLY RATES ofFiciH hotel Palmerston Man Is- Shot As Son Picks. Up Revolves* George Steinberg, Palmerston serv­ ice station operator, was accidentally shot in the thigh with a revolver in the hands of his son, David. The mis­ hap took place in a booth which ad­ joins the service station. The lad, not knowing the revolver was loaded, picked it up and pulled the trigger, the bullet striking his father in the thigh, The injured man was rushed to Palmerston hospital, where he un­ derwent an operation for the removal of the bullet. His condition is report­ ed fair. Aged Ball. Fan Hurt Knocked heavily to the ground by an outfielder chasing a high foul fly ball at an exhibition baseball game at Lucan, Alex.. McFalls, 89-year-old ball fan and widely known Lucan resident, was taken to Victoria Hospital in a serious condition. The’aged man suf­ fered a broken right arm at the shoul­ der and other shoulder injuries and also severely from shock. His condi­ tion was reported later from hospital as “only fain” Freed on Theft Charge Listowel — Accused of stealing atF* MADISON "4£NOX Vernon w<McCoy madison ave. at grand circus park . .............BEST HOTEL LOCATION Former Walkerton Maydr Laid to Rest A man who had an important part in Walkertons early progress, Alex Menzies, died in his 84th year at the home of his son-in-law, Hales. Bark­ er, at Oshawa. He took an active I’VE TRIED ’EM ALL IN MY TIME! BUT GOODYEAR IS MY TIRE NOW! 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His other hit which went- for a homer in the’ eighth was the last run of the game1. No-Hit> One Run Effort Mount Forest—A.B.R.H.Po A.E. Dotty, cf ... 4‘0 0 2 0 0 McLuhan,if ......... 4*0‘&1 0 0 McLellan,2b ........ 4‘0 0 1 0 0 Lampman,P1 -....... 4 0 0 0 3 0 Pike, lb ........ 3 1 0 8 0 1 Dousett, ss ........ 3’0 0 1 2 0 Morrison,rf .... 2 0 0 1 0 0 McDougall , 3^ ...... 3‘0 0 .. o 0 0 Webber, c .... 3 0 0 10 4 0 Totals ....... 30 T 0 24 9 i Wingham—A.B.R.H.Po A.E, Mellor, 2b ...... 4 0 1 1 2 1 Somers, cf .......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 Doran, lb ............ 4 3 3 11 0 1 Smith, ss ............ 4 0 1 0 6 0 Lediet, c ........... 4 0 1 12 0 1 Miller, If............. 3 0 0 2 0 0 W. Tiffin,'3b ..... 3 1 0 0 0 1 McCammon, rf ... 3 0 0 0 0 0 Bridgeford, p ..... 3 0 1 1 2 0 Totals .............. 32 .5 8 27 10 4 r. :H.E. Mount Forest .... 000 01.0 0•00--1 0 1 Wingham .......000 H 2 0 lx—5 8 4 Lampman an d Web:ber;; B ridgefo rd and Lediet. Runs batted in, Doran 3, Bridge­ ford; two base hit, Somers; three base hit, Doran; home-runs, Doran 2; stol­ en bases, Mellor, Somers, Lediet, Mill­ er 2, Tiffin, Morrison; left on bases, Wingham 6, Mount Forest 3; struck out, by Lampman 13, by Bridgeford 12; hit by pitcher, by Lampman 2 (Tiffin, Miller); by Bridgeford 1 (Morrison); passed balls, Webber 3, Lediet. Umpires — Haselgrave and Forbes. Time—1.56. Round Trip Bargain Fares from Wingham AUG. 3 To C.N.R. Stations in the Maritime Provinc­ es; Province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Ed­ ward Island, Nova Scotia. AUG. 4-5 To OTTAWA $9.20; To MONTREAL $10.55; To QUEBEC CITY $14.55; To Ste. Anne de Beaupre $15.15. Tickets, Fares, Transit Limits and Information from Agents. .T234A CANADIAN NATIONAL •■’■■■■■ --------- ---------—- - - ■■■.■ ... NEWSPAPER ITEM LAUNCHES PILOT IN OVERSEAS POST These keen young people are Irv­ ing “Bing” Davis, 23 and his 19-year- old sbtCtL L'orha, of Tofohto, Bitig, who has been flying foh four years ami has 700 hours to his credit* saw a piece in a newspaper about how Canadian pilots were well liked by British airways, so he wrote a letter and forgot about it until Imperial Air* ways replied. Now he has been ac­ cepted as a probationary flying offic­ er, and leaves for England July 24th.. Lorna went in for mechanical work in* stead of domestic science at school, and now she’s the “lady mechanic” around Toronto Flying Club field. Bing s^ys she’ll soon be the only wo* mechanical engineer in Canada.