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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-01-16, Page 2TAGEAWO WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, January 16, 1941 TO PEOPLE WHO CANNOT SWALLOW PILLS If you feel sluggish, depressed, liverish or are inclined to constipa­ tion—just try this treatment for two weeks: Take enough Kruschen to cover a dime, in warm water every morning. ' Nothing could be easier to take, and Kruschen is not harsh, but is a mild, gentle laxative. • Constipation is caused mainly by lack of moisture in the large intes­ tine. Kruschen contains carefully blended mineral salts, that bring back the moisture. Besides cleaning out stagnating poisonous .waste matter, Kruschen helps- to rid the bloodstream of other poisons result­ ing from constipation. ” Get a 25c size of Kruschen from your druggist and within two weeks you’ll feel your old good health coming back. Other size at 75c. Wing ham Advance-Times Published at WINGHAM ONTARIO 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. FARMERS AROUSED The pegging of the butter price and the lower price of bacon has aroused the farmers of Ontario as they were when the Farmer government went in­ to power and chose Hon. E. C. Drury as their leader. As we write this ar­ ticle, a conference is being held in London between Hon. James Gardin­ er, Minister of Agriculture for the Do­ minion, Hon. P. Dewan, Agricultural Minister for’ Ontario, and various farm group representatives. Of course jjt the time of writing we have no idea what will be the outcome of these talks but one thing is sure, that the farmers will state their position very much to the point. The price of hogs in the United States, no doubt, was the main factor in lowering the price of bacon, making it less than when the first agreement was made with Bri­ tain, .and this alone the farmer might jhave taken, although he did not like it. But the farmer has come to the conclusion that he is not getting a fair deal and has made up his mind to do something about it. During the last few weeks it has been our privilege to attend some meetings at which mostly farmers were present, and, from the undercurrent, we have come to the conclusion that the farmers are much vexed. The present mood of the farm­ er is such that those in charge of the organization of the Dominion-wide farmers’ group should have very little trouble making great headway. The should be their SCOUT farmers, we are sure from our own observations, are ready to pull their weight in.our war effort but they feel that better treatment lot, • HE WAS A GOOD The Boy Scout movement has lost its founder, Lord Baden Powell. A veteran soldier, he had spent the last thirty years of his life fostering and aiding the Boy Scout movement which since its inception has spread to thir­ ty-one countries. This man who insti­ tuted doing a good deed each day, was one of the best-known men in the world and used his energy to improve conditions in the world by fostering this great movement among boys. At the age of S3 he passed on last week at his home in Nyerl, Kenya Colony. A few years ago he attended a scout rally at London, Ontario, and the boys of Western Ontario who were pres- net on that day felt that they were in the presence of a truly great man when they were reviewed by their chief. This grand old warrior served in the African campaign and was one, of those who took part in the famous defence of Mafeking, He was a great soldier and was recognized as such, but lie was best known as the Chief Scout and this organization will live on as a monument to his energy and leadership. ijc sj; sjc sjs •FOOLING FRITZ “Theatre of War” is a term which has taken on new meaning, for devel­ opments in the art of camouflage bring the principles of stagecraft into play to cover the movement and po­ sition of armed men, equipment and material, states Rosa L. Shaw in an interesting article on war camouflage in the December issue of C-I-L- Oval. Color and design are used to change and disguise ordinary appearances, to conceal and dissimulate, with painted scenery and a whole boxfuhof assort­ ed “props”, writes Miss Shaw. What looks like a clump of bushes or trees by the roadside may be a machine gun nest, a heavy artillery emplacement or a hangar sheltering bombers. A gras­ sy mound in a field may be swarming like an anthill with soldiers. Millions of men now are engaged in the greatest game of deception ever played, wherein paint is used as a pro­ tection as effectually as was armour in the days of old, says the article. The dye of his uniform safeguards the soldier by blending him with the land­ scape, and painted designs shield his artillery, his aircraft, tanks and living quarters from the enemy’s eye. These would be an easy mark for the ertemy to hit were it not for special types of paint — flat, non-reflecting and con­ cealing. A few splotches, and the thing almost disappears before your eyes. The paint chemist has worked with the camouflage expert to meet the requirements of present-day war­ fare, and has developed flat paints that haven’t a glitter in a gallon, paints that dull and blur the outline. | NEWS of the I | DISTRICT | Farms at Age of 81 Eighty-one year of age, George Gar­ rett of R.R. No. 1, Auburn, is still hale and hearty and he and his wife farm an 85-acre farm with no help except in haying and harvest time when one of his grandsons helps him. Mr. Gar­ rett was born January 10, I860, on the farm where he now lives two miles north of Londesboro on Highway No. 4. He had four sisters and two bro­ thers but only one brother is now liv­ ing. Home-Growji Grapefruit To have grapefruit, grown"and rip­ ened here, served at breakfast Sunday morning last was the unique experi­ ence of at least one Clinton family. The tree, grown from seed, is a nov­ elty at the residence of Mrs. J. 'hnd Miss F. R. Cuninghame and of course has been grown under glass. It has blossomed out and borne fruit for the past two years bearing from three to six fruit annually, The fruit attains the regular grapefruit size and though more tart than the imported fruit is none the less delicious. — Clinton News-Record. Lucknow Legiojn to Get Charter The recently organized Lucknow Branch of the Canadian Legion, No. 309, has had its charter authorized, and at a meeting on Monday night ac­ tivities of the new Branch, were plan­ ned. Officers of the local branch as appointed late in November are: pres­ ident, Allister Hughes; first vice, Geo. Burgess; 2nd vice, P. A. Murray; 3rd vice, Nobel Johnston; secretary, Clyde Reid; treasurer, Dick McQuaig; serg­ eant-at-arms, Peter T. Carter.—Luck­ now Sentinel. F. G. Todd Director of Association F. W. Crawford, secretary of the Canadian Aberdeen-Angus Association has announced election of the associa­ tion directors for 1941. For the east­ ern territorial district comprising On­ tario and other eastern provinces dir­ ectors are: T. A. Edwards, Watford, Ont.; John A. Brown, Forest, Ont.; and Frank G. Todd, Lucknow.—Luck­ now Sentinel. Fell on Ice, Badly Hurt One of Walkerton’s oldest residents, Mrs. Thomas Cunningham, is a pat­ ient in the Bruce County Hospital in a serious condition suffering from fractures of two vertebrae between the shoulders. The accident occurred at her home in the west ward when she was in the act of throwing some ashes at the side of her home.. She slipped on some ice and fell heavily to the ground. Exeter to Have Temporary Bridge Work has started on the construc­ tion of a temporary bridge across the Ausable River to take care of the traf-' fic north and south- through Exeter. The regular bridge on No. 4 highway collapsed the morning of October 2 while a truck was passing over. At first it was thought unnecessary to build a temporary bridge, allowing the traffic to detour through Stephen Township on the west of the town or along the second concession east of the town in Usborne. During the re­ cent mild weather these roads became badly cut up and many vehicles got stuck in the soft places and had to be drawn out. as he was crossing an intersection here. He suffered severe head injur­ ies. Folice arrested Alexander E. An­ derson, farmer, a few miles east of here, whom they said was die driver of the truck, on a charge of dangerous driving, He appeared in court an hour later but was not asked to elect or plead and was released on two suret­ ies of $1,000 each until January 18th. Listowel Hospital to Open Soon Plans for opening Listowel’s new hospital are reaching completion. A two-day program will be held, starting January 23. Invitations will be sent to members of the Ladies’ Hospital Auxiliary, individuals who have help­ ed in various ways, members and wiv­ es of the County Council, Township Council, doctors, ministers and super­ intendents of the boards of hospitals in this district. At 3 o’clock on Jan­ uary 23rd a dedication service, simple and impressive, will be held. On Jan. 24th the Hospital will be opened to the public for inspection, Former Huron Constable Passes Albert F. Whiteside, provincial con­ stable and high county constable for Waterloo County, died Thursday at his home, Kitchener, after a brief ill­ ness, He was 65 years of ago. Con­ stable Whiteside was widely known in Western Ontario where he had been on the Huron County and provincial police for 35 years and was known as a painstaking and efficient officer. He was born in Seaforth. Wins $5 Radio Prize Mrs. Annie Gibson, of Fordwich, was the winner of $5.00 in a radio pro­ gram Tuesdajr evening of this week. The remarkable thing about it is that early in December her daughter, Mrs. Doug. Holt, won a similar amount on the same contest, and a week or two later the name of Mrs, Clifford Holt (nee Norma King) of Palmerston was announced as the winner. Talk about lightning striking in the same place! —Fordwich Record. Chicketns Found Frozen Apparent someone lost their chicken, dinner — while out for a walk south of the town on Thursday, Rev. J. P. Cooke and son, Jack, were surprised to see a hen or chicken near the fence on the west side of the highway near ■r A the third line, Upon closer examina­ tion it was discovered that there were .eight others in the same vicinity all of which, had been frozen to death. A torn bag or sack near the fence made it appear as though thp chickens may have been in the sack and fallen from some passing car or‘truck,—Milverton Sun. Overheated Boiler Caused., Alarm The Royal Inn was the scene of a near-fire when the boiler which heats the building became overheated owing to there being no water in it. The boiler became so hot that the joists above it were set on fire, and 'the bricks that encase the boiler cracked in places, However, the smoke was discerned in time that a quick investi­ gation saved serious trouble and the fire was brought under control by the use of fire extinguishers only.—Har­ riston Review. Only Three Clerks in 77 Years During a period of seventy-seven years, Arthur Township, which is now ninety years old as an organized mun­ icipality, has had only three municipal Clerks, and-that we imagine is a re- cord-which cannot be easily duplicat­ ed in Ontario, -— Arthur Enterprise- News. ’ Exeter Old Boy in Important Job Eldest son of His Honor, Judge J. G. S. Stanbury of St. Catharines, and former Exeter boy, Dr. W. S. Stan­ bury, is serving in the Royal Army Medical Corps, England, and is in charge of blood transfusion services of an area populated by four million per­ sons.—Exeter-Times Advocate. Tall Geranium Mrs. J. E. Henderson has in her home on John street, a geranium plant that measures 5 feet 4 inches from the earth to the top of the plant. Mrs. Henderson is a great lover of flowers and an expert horticulturist, but she says she has never done anything to help the growth of this plant, it just grows.—Seaforth Huron Expositor. Narrow Escape As Well Caves In Mr. Tom Nash, the well digger, had a narrow escape while curbing a well for Mr. Harvey Mcllivan, the well caving in and pinning himself and Mr. Mcllvain about six feet down the well. oltie coal THE COLOUR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY It only takes one ton of 'blue coal’ to prove to you that it’s the greatest heating value money can buy * For cleaner, better heating at less cost, order 'blue coal’ today. MacLean Lumber & Coal Co. _______ BC10 Listen to “The Shadow”—CFRB, Tues., 8.30 p.m., CKCO, Tues., 9.00 p.m., CFRC, Thurs., 8.00 p.m. By good luck, Mr. James Murray was passing and heard the calling, and he Ijurriel and" assisted the two men out. Both" were none the worse. The we'll caved in for about ten feeU around.— Seaforth Huron Expositor. Wallet Was’ Returned Norman Dietrich, of Balaklava, while in town during a blinding snow­ storm, had the misfortune to lose his purse, containing $25, his registration certificate and some other valuable pa­ pers. A careful search failed to recov­ er it. Next day Jennie Kunkel found it and returned it to the owner. —. Mildmay Gazette. WHOTLGET THE BONE (Los Angeles Times) Ten little countries, feeling very fine; Adolf ogled Austria—then there were nine. Nine little countries, who could know their fate? Neville went to Munich—then there were eight. Eight little countries, praying hard fo heaven; Poland answered, “No Sir”-;-then there were seven. Seven little countries in a fearsome, fix, Hitler rescued Denmark—then there were six. Six little countries sitting op a hive; Traitors in Norway—then there were five. Five little countries, all abhoring war; Luxembourg ‘was easy—then there were four. Four little countries, one beyond the sea; Tulip time in Holland—then there were three. Three little countries, feeling very blue; Belgium said “Heil Hi,tler”—then there were two." Two little countries standing by the gun; France disillusioned—then there was one. J. One little country, standing all alone, Bulldog vs. Dachshund—who’ll get the bone? Wingham Is Your House SAFE AFTER DARK? • Lighted windows warn prowlers away. Always leave a few lamps burning when you leave your home for the evening. Remem­ ber, a bright light for sixteen hours costs only 1£ at Hydro rated. mo SHOP Western Unit at Listowel Shortly after noon on Wednesday the special train bearing two hundred and forty officers and men of the Strathcona Horse (Royal Canadians) under the command of Lieut,-Col. N. A. Gianelli, rolled into Listowel, to be welcomed by Maj or David D. Hay, S. Geoghegan, president of Listowel Can­ adian Legion branch No. 259, Major F. E. Smith, officers and men of the Strathcona Horse already in Listowel, and many citizens and school children. They were a fine looking group of Western Canadians, one-quarter from Calgary and three-quarters from Win­ nipeg, where together these men have spent the past yean After placing > some of their baggage aboard trans­ port trucks, they fell in and, led by the Listowel Legion Boys’ Band, marched to the parade grounds back of Bennett Barracks, where they were I officially welcomed by Mayor Hay. Wool Stolen at Eenmiller Provincial police are investigating the theft of two large sacks of wool from the woollen mills at Benmiller. The doors had been "jimmied”' and one taken from its hinges and then put back again. .. Farmer Arrested in Car Death Albert E, Cash, 75, welll-known Stratford businessman, was killed Fri­ day flight when struck by a light truck