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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-07-31, Page 3* Thursday, July 31st, 1941 X 1 z'■' A' good plan pause and A little minute is long enough for a big rest when j you drink an ice-cold . bottle of "Coca-Cola”. So i when you pause through- ; out the day/ make it the pause that refreshes with L rw-w—...., , • . ice-cold "Coca-Cola”. pF1'' '’>■ Authorized Bottler of “Coca-Cola” j ' Stratford Bottling Company, Stratford, Ont. ’________________________________________________ •_____________________________261 < YOU TASTE ITS QUALITY Unexploded Nazi Bomb Carries Note London — Moscow r^diio, heard in Lbndbn, told how only two of six Ger­ man bombs exploded when dropped on a Russian frontier town. In one of the four which failed to explode was a piece of paper on which were the words, in a woman’s handwriting: “We help you as much as_we can.” Resigns As President of C.N.R. Montreal — W. H. Hobbs, secretary of the Canadian National Railways, an­ nounced on behalf of the board of dir­ ectors the resignation of S. J. Hunger­ ford as president of the system. The announcement said R. C. Vaughan, now vice-president in charge of pur­ chases, stores, and steamships, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Hung­ erford as president of the system, in­ cluding the Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Limited, Canadian Government Merchant Marine, Limit­ ed, and other subsidiary and affiliated companies. Mr. Hungerford will re­ main chairman of the board of the railway. of G. R. COTTRELLS, Oil Controller for Canada • WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES to the official announcement which was as follows: "With the King’s ap­ proval, H.R.H. the Duke of Kent will shortly be proceeding to Canada for a brief visit.” Japanese Assets Frozen in U.S. Washington <— In swift retaliation for Japan’s push into French Indo­ China, President Roosevelt froze Jap­ anese assets in the United States, in­ cluding Nippon’s ships, and similarly tied up Chinese assets so that the Axis cannot get at them. Lions’ Convention in Toronto Next Year New Orleans —• Lions International selected Toronto for its 1942 annual convention. The covention here which closed Friday, had a record registra­ tion of 9,500,mot counting 2,000 mem­ bers of musical and marching organiz­ ations. British,-U.S. Blockade Would Cripple Japan in Six Months ‘ London-— A total economic block­ ade by the United States and the Brit­ ish Jjhnpire would cripple Japanese in­ dustry within six months of an out­ break of war with Japan, British ec­ onomic warfare experts said. Japan’s occupation of French Indo-China will bolster Japan’s stocks of five basic commodities but even these gains, which experts called "one of the chief reasons for the move into’Indo-China” would be outweighed by the effects on Japanese industry and export trade of strict economic sanctions. Liked To See Flames, Boy Sets Three Fires, Killing Half-Sister Columbus, O. — A boy of nine who said "I like to see the flames” was held in a detention home after admitt­ ing, Coroner E. E. Smith said, that he set three fires — the last one burning to death his four-year-old half-sister. Donald Hedrick fired a church par­ sonage, a paint store and his own home, the coroner said the boy told him. Mary Lucilz Hedrick, sleeping on the second floor of the home, was trapped. E ftO/GASOLINE 5O/o SAVING .> Automobile Experts) {Approved by Automo a. nns a worthwhile Saving -Every Item means z 70,000,000 Matches Explode In Factory Toronto — Only one employee 35 was injured when an estimated 70,- 000,000 matches exploded and burned in the Dufferin street plant of the Book Match Company. Albert Scott suffered a burned arm. Fire-proof walls separating the plant from Government excise warehouse in •same building saved a carload matches estimated at 60,000,000. A similar fire .in the same plant cost the life of one worker two years ago. the the of Brother of King George VI Will Visit Canada Ottawa — The Duke of Kent, bro­ ther of King George VI, will visit Canada "shortly,” it was announced in a press release from the office of Prime Minister Mackenzie King. Pri­ mary purpose of the duke’s visit is to study the operations of the Common­ wealth Air Training Plan, according Murray Wingham, - with safe new GOOD/VeAW# •' You’ll probably do za lot of driving on the holiday ... so check ydUr tires now. If they’re worn and smooth they’ll punc- . ture easily, dr may even blow out . . t fail you jfUst when you nedd themmost! Make certain that your holiday week-end won’t be spoiled. Replace unsafe tires with hew big-mileage, money-saving Goodyears, In Goodyears you get more rubber for longer, low-cost service . . . non-skid centre-trac- tloh for greater safety . . * new Supertwist cord for blowout pro­ tection. We have eleven different Goodyears, for cars, at different prices. See us today for the Goodyear you need, AT THE PRICE YOU WANT TO PAY. JohnsonF Ontario I 7 ■* New Zealand . To Triple Amount Spent On Army London — Estimated expenditures on the New Zealand army this year have reached three times the amount spent last year, the British Broadcast­ ing Corporation reported. The figure is £50,000,000, compared with £17,- 250,000 in 1940, the. BBC said. Naval expenditures have exactly doubled and air force costs have risen from £7,- £500,000 to nearly 10,000,000. The figures were given in the New Zealand budget. Would Conscript Every Canadian ' Vancouver — S. G. Blaylock, pres­ ident and managing director of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co., of Canada Ltd., addressing a luncheon meeting of the Vancouver . Board of Trade declared' that "in my opinion it would be much more efficient if ev­ eryone were conscripted and told whe­ ther he should work at home or join the forces. ‘In that case,” Mr. Blay­ lock said, “a young man working in an industry could hold up his- head and the industries would be able to retain the men required to properly conduct them.” Chinese Held for Attempted Murder After Cafe Fracas Cooksville — Police here said that Harry Wong, 51, and his wife, Lill­ ian, 30, are being held in Brampton jail on charges of attempted murder following a scuffle at a cafe, when Henry Wong, 40, another Chinese, was seriously hurt. Police s.aid a fight had taken place in a room at the rear of the cafe and that Henry Wong ap­ parently had been struck with a ham­ mer. Hospital authorities said his con­ dition is "extremely .critical." Henry Wong is a cousm of Harry Wong and was a cook at the cafe, police said. « Canada Freezes Japanese Assets Ottawa — Prime Minister Macken­ zie King announced that "the neces­ sary steps have been taken to prevent the withdrawal of assets in,Canada be­ longing to residents of Japan.” PHIL OSIFER OF LAZY MEADOWS ’ By Harry J. Boyle “BERRY PICKING!” We were cutting wheat in -the back field » * . that’s the one next to the bush lot. Our third hired man of the season had taken the patriotic urge, and he was off*try,ing to persuade the recruiting officer " that his flat feet would not 'tire under the pressure of marching. Mrs. Phil was helping me with' the wheat, hampered by Patricia Ann, who was finding the freedom of the field too great , « » and so the wheat-cutting was not progressing as rapidly as it should. ’The team lagged and stopped in the shade of the bush, Everything was quiet with that sum- mer silence,i so filled with murmuring noises that you hear in the country. Check this last □ Reduce driving speed from 60 to 40 on the open road. □ Avoid jack-rabbit starts. i .. m non-essential□ Avoid useless or no driving. a Turn motor o« when not in use. o pot leave idling. up slowly. D Dorft strain your engine: change eriy adjusted. timing, etc. □ Tixneup tn • 7 n will gladly eXPloin these Inr service station man S Consult him. Your regular serv gasoiine. and other ways driving. OK„ D Check cooling system; overheating U wastes gasoline. a Maintain tires at nght press v waste gasoline. □ 'Drive in groups to and^from work. ° using cars alternate days. _ u icnics and other outings. DFOt9l‘c^nsteadofiour. TkTo e short shopping tripsON a^TXacarryparcelshome. □ Walk to and from the movies. □ Boat owners, too. can help by reducing speed. e station man -REMEMBER: The slower you drive, the more you save. The Government of the DOMINION OF CANADA Acting through: ■ * THE HONOURABLE C. D. HOWE, Minister of Munitions and Supply The river roared and gushed a little as it pattered over the stony rapids . . . bees zoomed across on their way to a new source of nectar . . . crows cawed monotonously as they were dis­ turbed down the river . . . and from the cool shade it 'Seemed almost as if the shimmering heat waves out on the wheat field made a noise as they danced. We had been sitting there saying nothing. I was lolling on the seat of the bihder with the honey-pail of wat­ er in my hands . . . Mrs. Phil was looking over the rail fence into the bush . . . and Patricia Ann was try­ ing to play peek with Suchansuch, our boisterous pup. "Phil,” exclaimed Mrs. Phil, in that tone of voice she uses when she has made a real find, "the berries are ripe!” Yes, the berries were ripe. The wheat was forgotten . . . everything in fact was forgotten except the berries. I grumbled at hav­ ing to leave the wheat, but actually I was pleased at the prospect of berries for supper. Berries . . . , arid berry picking! It’s a mighty important time to every country woman. Breakfast is served -Very early in berry picking time . , . dinner consists and sand­ wiches arid pie arid the tea pot is left ready for the hot water . . , while the lady of the house Is away picking ber­ ries » . . and you can depend on it .that berries will ,be served for dessert for supper. Granddad was always a great hand for berries. It was his proud reCbrd that he could pick more berries than anyone on the concession, and for that matter he held the township record. In fact, Grandmother used to com­ plain that when he was cutting grain in the fields hidden from the house by that ridge of land through the centre of the farm, he used to spend half his time over in the berry patch. 'You could always depend on it that the pail he used to take water back in the morning would be filled with berries by noon. In the same way he would fill the pail he used for water during the afternoon. It was always a great privilege to go picking berries with Granddad. He insisted that we get an early start and >takfe our dinners. How well I can recall being lured by small patches of berries along the way, but Granddad wouldn’t stop. He knew where’fie was going for berries and he wasn’t interested in any patch that pickers from all parts of the township kn^ew about. Finally, we would ford creeks, crawl along logs over marshy spots and penetrate thick tree growth until we finally arrived at a spot where, as Granddad used to say “the big berries grow.” As a boy it Was al­ ways fun picking that first honey-pail­ ful and eating as many as you picked. The novelty would wear off and finally you would start sitting down and pick­ ing what you could reach. Weariness' . . . and the fulness of your stomach with the fresh, ripe berries would be­ gin to creep over you and with only a isprinkling of berries on the bottom of the second pail you would find a shady tree and with a half-hearted gesture of warning to the mosquitoes drift off to sleep. The afternoon sun would be start­ ing the downward trek towards the horizon when Granddad woke you up, and, wonder of wonders, both your honey-pails would be filled with ber­ ries. How good A lunch -tasted then , , . washed down with cold, sparkling Water from a bubbling brook. The berries would be heaping up in the pails and you hated the thoughts of Starting home » .•, . and Granddad would lean back with his head on a log and with his pipe Well filled and lit, he would tell yarns about the days when they first settled in the town­ ship. He was always a great story­ teller, and when he talked about twist­ ing lumberjacks, on a great raft of logs going through a section of froth­ ing rapids, you could picture the scene quite vividly. The long way home! Somehow Granddad always knew just when to sit down and relight his pipe. He did it just when your legs seemed worn out. Out on the roadway, there was always the chance of .a ride and many times a bouncing wagon seemed like the height of comfort. How the legs and arms used to ache after a berry picking session . . . and hard it was to find a spot on the sheets where they would be comfortable. Just the, same, however, when Granddad went picking next time you were always ready. t . CHART SHOWS BEST TIME TO PICK APPPLES ■. The stage of maturity at harvesting largely influences the ultimate keeping quality of McIntosh and Fameuse ap­ ples, particluarly at low temperatures. In order to assist growers in picking these varieties at the most advantag­ eous stage for good keeping, a colour chart has been prepared by the Horti­ cultural Division, Central Experiment­ al Farm, Ottawa. The chart consists of two green-coloured discs, number­ ed 1 and 2. They show two stages’ of maturity and’ are perforated in thd centre against which the green part of the apple may be placed. If the green of the apple corres­ ponds with, orris greener than, the green of stage No. i of the chart, the apple is too immature for good keep­ ing and should be left for a few days until it begins to approach the colour of No. 2 disc. As all fruit on a tree will not reach this stage at the same time, a date should be chosen at which the bulk of the apples is approximate-' ly the colour marked on stage 2. Fully coloured apples have been found to keep satisfactorily. Picked at the stage- indicated by colour 1, the apple is too immature for the proper development of that high quality characteristic of the McIntosh and the Fameuse, and definite information is available to show that apples gathered at stage 1 shrink much more rapidly than the more mature specimens indicated by colour 2'. Another cause of loss in stored ap­ ples is from what may be termed core flush or internal browning starting ar- .ound the core. Some of this trouble is due to the stage of maturity, im­ mature fruit will inevitably develop more internal browning than properly matured fruit at low temperatures. Colour No. 2 is approximately the cor­ rect stage of picking to eliminate that part of the trouble which is due to im­ maturity. A copy of the chart may be obtained by writing to the Publicity and Extension Division, Dominion Deparemtn of Agriculture, Ottawa, ANSWERS TO BRAIN-TEASERS 1. (a) billiards, (b) chess, (c) pon­ toon, (d) ice hockey, (e) cricket, (f) badminton, (g) draughts, (It) poker, (i) tennis, (j) polo. 2. Either Henry Carey, or Dr. John Bull. It is generally considered that the latter was the author, 3. It has been copied for the nat- ional anthem of Denmark and Prussia. The American song "My Country ‘TiS of Thee” is sung to its tune. 4. They are all the same. & Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, when Duchess of York, 6. The last one. .X.. ill WhlAiiin*lll»r<ill—... . T" •- —