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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-03-06, Page 2WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES * in Qualify ceeded in getting them out of the icy depths with little injury to the anim­ als.— Mildmay Gazette. S^Ahli AD Al bmmi Jk M MM MM Runaway Team Jumped Over Car HarVey Bryan’s team ran away re­ cently. Coming around the corner at Sanderson’s garage, they came to a in the snow bank in front of the Willis Bakery. Mr. Bryan succeeded in getting hold of the lines and before coming to a halt one horse jumped completely over the hood of a parked car. The car didn’t have a scratch nor was the horse injured.—Brussels Post. BACKACHE NOT DUE TO AGE Wingham Advance-Times | sample of Published at I wa.r Ls b,d.U- 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. TYPHOID DISAPPEARS Ail across the North American Con­ tinent Typhoid Fever is a disappear­ ing disease. At the beginning of the present century the rate of mortality for this disease in the United States averaged 34 in every hundred thous­ and of population; it dropped to less than one per hundred thousand in 1939. Many places it was much higher than this. If the conditions prevailing before 1900 had continued the United States would now be having 44,000 typhoid deaths annually instead of 2,400. The situation in Canada is in part better than that recorded tor our near­ est neighbour. At the beginning of the century the typhoid death-rate for this country was about 50.1 per hundred thousand of population. In 1939, this rate had dropped to 1.8. In Ontario it was but one in every hundred thous­ and while in Saskatchewan the rate was 0.9. This improved condition in regard to what forty years ago was a plague may be ascribed to a combination of factors: better general education in health matters; better recognition of the principles of hygiene and most of all to the use of pure water and pas­ teurized milk. with regard to the inoculation of sold- 'eih against typhoid and para-typhoid ? fevers. Inoculation against these mal- : adies was so successful in the war of 11914-18 that a very few of our British | defenders succumbed to them, j # sic * * 5 MAKE YOUR PEN WORK FOR CANADA j If one were to attempt to prove that i the pen is mightier than the sword an ; argument crammed with figures and statistics might result and in the end r.o one’s views might be changed. However, there are few who will not : admit that the pen is a most useful weapon and may be used in a variety of ways. We all can use our pens in this war to assist Canada in her war effort. This is not a job for authors and editors alone. AH can take part if they desire. It is inexpensive” but the results can be most satisfactory. Make it a point to drop a line to any relatives or friends you have in the L'nited States, inviting them to .come to Canada on a vacation this year. Tell them that they receive a premium on United States funds and that Can­ ada will receive tourists with open arms, no red tape or trouble. The Government needs United States ex­ change to make war purchases in that country. The tourist trade can be a very great help in this respect. Get your pen out and do your part to boost the number of visitors from our | neighbours to the south this year. High Class Hog Mr. John Powell, Jr., swine breeder, purchased a pure bred Yorkshire hog, “Maple Lodge Bonder 14-U,” from Sam J. Gallaher, -well known York­ shire breeder of Alliston. Mr. George Wilkinson, also of Alliston, recently sold the full brother of this hog for $100. This was the junior champion Yorkshire boar at the Canadian Na­ tional Exhibition. — Seaforth Huron Expositor. Many people think that backache js. a trouble that comes naturally with advancing years, but this woman of 71 proves that it is not. “I suffered for a long time from backache,” she writes, "but put it down to my age (71). Reading your announcement, I thought I would try_ Kruschen Salts. I have been taking it for some time and have found great relief. I thought you would like to know it has done me a world of good.”—-(Mrs.) E.R. When pains in the back are caused by inactive kidneys and failure of the digestive system to throw off poisonous impurities, Kruschen Salts will give real help in setting the matter right;. Because Kruschen has a diuretic action which helps to flush your kidneys and liver. After that, your blood throws off all impurities; you get happy relief from pain. Thursday, March 6 th, 1941 The owner and other families have apartments over the store but were not awakened by any noise. County Con­ stable John Ferguson, of Exeter, is investigating, INTERESTING SIDE­ LIGHTS ON THE WAR NEWS of the DISTRICT Police Seize Beer and Liquor A quantity of beer and liquor was seized when police raided the resi­ dence of Mrs. B-. McGill, west of Sea­ forth. The visit was made by County Constable A. E. Jennings- and Chief Helmar Snell after police had received complaints concerning the place. A charge of keeping liquor for sale has been‘laid and will be heard at police court here.—Seaforth Huron Exposit­ or. Lucknow Residents Received Sad News Twice recently Lucknow homes were saddened by. receiving news of war casualties. First word was receiv­ ed by Mr, and Mrs. V. N. Brest of the Tragic death of their son, Sgt. Harry Prest, in an airplane crash near Bran­ don and Edgar Hollyman received word from England that his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William Hollyman and their daughter, also the former’s fath­ er, William Hollyman and also his sis­ ter were all killed at .the same time, in a direct hit while in an. air raid shelter. The shelter which was invul­ nerable to anything but a direct hit, was situated below Mr. Hollyman’s bakery shop in Cardiff, Wales. Other victims known well to Edgar Holly­ man included Mr. and Mrs. Lakey and their two sons. Clinton Mail Carrier Pensioned A -familiar personality about the Clinton post-office and rail-way station will be seen less frequently about these busy places after April 1. James Per­ ry, who for the past nineteen years has had the job of transporting the mails to and from C.N.R. trains and Clinton post office will be retired on pension by the department at the end of March. Mr. Perry was a relative of the late Mfs. S. S. Cooper, whose maiden name was Hanna, and for nine; Team Nearly Drowned Arthur Schnurr of Walkerton, who maintains a. summer resort at what is known as Russmans Lake, on the 10th concession of Carrick, engaged Clarence Poechman of Carlsrahe with ais .earn to assist him in putting up a j supply of ice from this like. While j thus emuloved, the horses accidentally ■ | broke through the ice, and sank to the j bottom of the lake. For a time it | looked as though the horses would be | years carried the mails under Mr. Cooper’s contract. For the past ten years he had the contract himself, and during the whole nineteen years he did not miss a train connection. I drowned, but the workmen finally suc- Whigham • Plenty of light at foe bridge tabW makes 'the •game and eonversadon go better —saves mistakes and tempera. Be co-nsid* erate of your Kwstts by making sere they era see the cards rad the play without cyestrrau 18, be- ad- the waylaid and beat up Jackie Bell, ticket taker at a. movie theatre, cause he had refused them free mission to a late show. Two of accused lads were in their 16th year, three in their 17th. Bell said the quin­ tet had threatened him and at the clos­ ing time the five juipped out of an al­ leyway one bTock from the theatre and attempted to beat him up but a police­ man stopped the fracas. 1 Bobbed of $120 Roll? A request was granted in Magistrate Walker’s court, Walkerton, of a week’s adjournment in the hearing of a theft of a sum of money amounting to $120 alleged stolen from James Munroe of Hanover by Charles Shewell and Ken­ dal Stanborough of Elmwood in the Central Hotel, Walkerton, on Tuesday, Feb. 18 th. Bank at St Joseph’s Robbed Police in Kitchener area still were searching for two armed men who on Thursday held‘up the Bank of Nova Scotia branch at St Jacobs and escap­ ed with 82,283 in -cash. Last trace of the automobile in -which the hold-up men escaped was a report from a serv­ ice station in Winterbourne, six miles from St. Jacobs, that an autombile an­ swering to the description of the one used by the bandits had stopped for gasoline there. The robbers walked in the bank just at closing time, 3 o’clock flourishing revolvers. The men "were believed to be driving an automobile they took at guns-point from Arnott Good, a farmer of the St. Jacobs area, When Good stopped beside an auto­ mobile which had skidded into the ditch. It proved to be the vehicle in which the men had. made their get­ away. In England now they have women bus drivers, postgirls, girl telegram messengers — and now they have girl ‘speed cops’! # * * Every cloud has its silver lining, and when Eton College was damaged by Nazi bombs in a recent raid, the birch­ ing block, on which Eton’s naughty boys are caned, was blown to pieces. * Fruit is scarce in Britain, and when a Croydon (London) fruit vendor ap­ peared in the street and shouted “Or­ anges, nice fresh oranges” he was quickly the centre of a struggling mob of women all bent on getting a supply. Unable to cope with the rush, the ven­ dor fought his way out of the throng, at the cost of scratched hands and tarn clothes, and went after a police­ man. When he returned with an of­ ficer, all the women had 'disappeared — and so had the oranges! * * * We flew kites for fuu when we were young, but flying kites save lives now. for convoy ships are carrying barrage kites anchored to cables. These bar­ rage kites are huge and fly at a con­ siderable height. * * * Jimmy Barnes, of North Shields, wrote home from a German interment camp in Occupied France, and said that the authorities treated the prison­ ers like dirt, and he was going to es­ cape. Some time lafer, he turned up, safe and sound. He had to hike through 600 miles of France to the Spanish border, and was able to board a boat there for home. That’s tine time the Germans slipped up on the mail. * * * During an air raid a man was stand­ ing in the street, just outside his own home. An air-warden rushed up, and ordered him to take shelter. “Now, look here,” said the man, “I’m paying for this--------war. Can’t I even have a look?” •O t CANADIAN CERTIFIED SEED f^OOD seed is the first requirement for an excellent Lt crop . . . because only good seed will grow vigorous and productive plants. Canadian Certified Seed Potatoes are good seed potatoes. By planting them, higher-quality, cleaner, smoother, more uniform potatoes than those grown from ordinary seed stock will be produced. . So, this season, to harvest finer potatoes — and more of them, plant Canadian Certified Seed. Be sure to select the variety most suitable for your locality. Ask the District Government Inspector, Plant Protection Division, for full information and list of nearest distri­ butors. INSPECTOR FOR ONTARIO District Inspector, Seed Potato Certification, c/o Horticultural Department, Ontario Agri' cultural College, Guelph, Ont. . Marketing Service DOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OTTAWA Honourable James G. Gardiner, Minister. 130 Look for this certification tag on the bag or container -—the only way of being «ure of getting Canadian Certv fied Seed Potatoe*. Examine it carefully. marks” . . . These old marks were outlawed in 1923, and the new marks are work 1,000,000,000,000,000 of the "old” ... A Nazi trick, typical of the Germans. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE Three Months for Fraud Three months for fraud dating from February 25th, was meted out to Ken­ neth McLav, of Wiarton district The case arose out of a charge against Ctiarles Adair, a fisherman from OweqJ Sound who had resided for a time and| who is now serving a term in the | county jail Walkerton. Adair issued J a worthless check, and as a witness in 1 she McLav hearing stated he had fostj foe check while in foe McLay hoineu which was later cashed by McLav at| I foe bank before its nature was discov-| I erer. th McLay and his wife stated ii m court that Adair had given them foe>j foeck in payment for board. 5 Transport Case Being Heard McNaughton Bros., of Walkerton, were charged by Provincial Inspector Rogers of an infraction of the public commercial vehicle clause of the High­ ways Code. There were two charges of having delivered freight in Paisley on January 28 and 80 contrary to the; conditions of the license issued by the department. Defence Counsel A. J. McNabb contended that the McNau-. ghton’s transports had foe right to de­ liver on any county roads in Bruce north of Walkerton. An interpretation: of the terms of the license is question-' ed. Magistrate Walker reserved judg-i meat. * * * * When Lord Furness died recently he left a fortune of over $18,000,000. After several legacies, seven-eighths of the residue was willed to his son Christopher, aged 28. But his son, an officer in the Welsh Guards, will nev­ er get the money (about $13,000,0003 as he was reported “missing, believed killed in action.” *. * * A RAF. reconnaissance plane was in distress over the English Channel after a fight, and when fuel ran out, the pilot landed his ship alongside a small trawler. As as he was congrat­ ulating himself on his luck, sailors from the naval craft began to swarm over the side of their vessel and took up positions, precariously, on the mon­ oplane’s submerging wings ... It ap­ peared that their boat had just been torpedoed! . . . Both crews remained clinging to the plane wreckage until a destroyer arrived to rescue them. * * * German troops in occupied territor­ ies have been “chiselling” the natives.' They are paying for purchases in "old On a voyage across the ocean, an Irishman died and was about to be buried at sea. His friend, Mike, was the chief mourner at the burial service, at the conclusion of which those in charge wrapped the body in canvas, preparatory to dropping it overboard. Nothing else being available, a large lump of coal was placed with the body to ensure its sinking. Mike’s cup of sorrow overflowed, and he tearfully exclaimed: "Oh, Pat, I knew you’d never get to Heaven, but, begorry, I didn’t think you’d have to furnish your own fuel.” * * * First girl: "My dear, I met the sim­ ply perfect man, but he hasn’t any money.’’ Second Girl: "Sounds contradictory to me.” * * * Two country lads soldiering in Lon­ don were listening to the talk of a re­ cruit who spoke refined English. The lads kept quiet till he stopped talking and cleared his throat. “Well, onnyway,” said one of the lads to the other, “’e coughs in Eng­ lish onnyway.” Hensall Seed Fair Held The South Huron. Agricultural So­ ciety held its 40th annual seed fair at Hensail Friday afterxDDn. It is the anly cue of its kind, in Huron County, and also one of the oldest institutions ij ©f its kind in Western Ontario. The :o 5 judge and speaker A. W. Mas&n, head Tree Flit Greenock Farmer His left arm badly mangled and hip badly fractured, Allan Kaake, Green­ ock Township farmer, was taken Toronto far .further treatment after ex-| husbandry department of anrir.afocs at Kincardine Hospital. Hej t-~e orZ2r‘:a Agricultural College, spoke, presenting an educational talk <a agricultural subjects with particular reference to the growing of grain and what has been proven, by experinaent- ation at the college, the best seed and mast suitable to the soil of districts. injured in a mishap ai his hnme’i le fel'ing timber. A tree fell in the s .:s:te direction to expectations and I pinning him to foe ground. Force of [ the falling tree caused the k:p sure and injury his arsa. frae- Wounded Accidentally By Shot Rr ss MatriPtt, hi Si. Marys, was ac-! rifontal’y shrt in foe left ana as lie' was taking a patient fr&sa his afofe-' ’ante info* We St. Marys Hospital son Welltngfon street, He was brought foe Straifrrd General Hasp-tai for X- ray exarfotafon. Police teamed foal Marriott bad been wounded by a .22 calibre ballet Fred foam a rifle in foe f Jtseph Rae. Pol’ce said Rae| fre tvas firing at a sqsfrrel|- rear parfo ©f his baus-e sn a bill rear foe hospital I llet evidently rirrfoeted edf a s Goderich Boys Play Gangster Five 'teen-age GoJerifo ycafos. gsitey fo tssifig gangster ate- foMs *e week vengeance for aforic- ted wrong. They afofoted they had Joined Dental Corps Dr. R, W. Blackwell is the second! Kincardine dentist to be called for ac­ tive service. He is a veteran ©£ foe last war and has practised here since 1,91$. He leaves next week to join foe dental egrps. Measles Closes Auburn School The AjttMrti Public SfooM has been closed due t© foe teafoer, Miss Edith having measles. ‘'There are several cases amgfflg the children. Robbers Enter Hrasall Store Baring foe early hxmrs af Friday | foteves gained entrance info R&yt Webber’s hardware stere of Hensalkj gaining entrance by foe bark dtoarJ Betwee® trine and tea dollars!’were ta-j ken fcm foe O and a snsfober dti wrenches and chisels also were taken, i Young Angus had been out for the evening with his best girl. When he arrived home his father looked up and shook his head. "Hae ye been oot wi’ yon lassie again?” he asked. “Aye, Dad,” replied young Angus. “Why do ye look sae worried?” “I was just wondering how much the evenin’ cost:” “No more than half a croon, Dad;” “Aye? That was no sae much.” “It was a’ she had, Dad,” replied Angus. * * * Mrs. Browne: "‘Who was that gen­ tleman who came in just now?” Maid: “That was no gentleman, ma’am. That was only Mr. Browne back for his umbrella.” THIS WEEK’S QUIZ 1. What troops first wore khaki, and when? 2. How many provinces (States) has Australia? 3. Who was the British admiral who captured Gibraltar, and when? 4. Who established the first Bank in the world? 5. How many troops did United States send overseas in the Great War? 6. How many 'men were enlisted in 1914-18 (a) in the British Empire arm­ ies, and (b) how ifiany in the British Isles alone? (For answers to these queries, see Page Three. GUNNING FOR GOERING The entire British commonwealth of r-fons is here at Ottawa awaitlnc th* ...... • firmly united fo foe fight ugafrsf We Axis, powers. Both have just completed trMnineThe air force is a composite of foe empire, as this Canadian Air Force ns Royal pitiure shows. On We LEFT is Sergeant the Hen. 'The badge with one wintt S bn the RIGHT is Sergeant X D. Herbert, a Canadian - chine-gun thov hold k « L.ll 110 LgWls farm boy from High Tor, Sask. They are pictured 5 training ; 1 ttSed Wetfotes for (i