HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-11-27, Page 3Thursday, Nov, 27th, 1941 WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE THRt®
Serbian part of dismembered Yugo
slavia, reports from turbulent area
reported. Clashes yesterday and Wed
nesday among Government troops and
dissidents referred to as “Communists”
resulted in 371 rebels killed and hund
reds taken prisoner and executed.
Planes Dropped Food Starts Plague
Chungking,-—The authorized spokes
man of the Chinese army in confer
ence with foreign correspondents, ac
cused the Japanese of starting bacter
ial warfare. He said that on Novcm-
ger 4 Japanese planes dropped food
stuffs and clothing at Changteh,
Northern Hunan Province, and that
many persons who ate the food or
used the clothes developed symptoms
of bubonic plague and died,
N. W. Rowell Died Saturday
Toronto, —- Newton Wesley Rowell,
74, who won international reputation
as a lawyer, church and diplomat, died
Saturday. Mr. Rowell had been ill-foi
several months and early in 1940 was
forced by ill health to retire from the
royal commission on Dominion-Prov
incial relations after most of the pub
lic hearings had been completed. The
task of heading the commission, which
he assumed in August of 1937, clim
axed Mr. Rowell’s brilliant career.
He was Ontario Liberal leader from
1911 to 1917, sitting as a member for
Oxford North. -Staundh advocate of
social reform, his “abolish the bar
platform in the 1914 Ontario elections
provided the basis of one of the bit
terest campaigns in the history of the
province.
Vichy And Nazi Leaders to Meet
New' York, — High Vichy and Nazi
leaders will meet soon, possibly to de
cide upon some new form of collab
oration or even out-and-out Vichy
capitulation and full membership in
the Axis, • reliable advices reaching
The Associated Press from Europe
said. ,
naval staff, ’ becomes-, vice-admiral,
Maj.-lGen. H, D, G. Crearer, chief of
general staff, becomes lieut.-general,
the same rank as that held by the of
ficer commanding the Canadian Corps
overseas, Lt.-Gen. A. G. L. McNaugh
ton. Air Vice-Marshal L. S. Breadner,
chief of air staff, becomes ajr marshal,
Price Ceiling Part' of
Conscription Plan
Ottawa, — To whatever extent it
may go in other directions, the Gov
ernment’s policy respecting prices is
•officialy construed here as part and
parcel of a policy of a selective con
scription. The particular “selections”
in this instance is industry and trade
and commerce. Their prices, front and
rear, are' to be/ controlled.
Greater Call For Reserve
Farm Labour _
Ottawa, — A widening call on ag
riculture's reserve of labor -t—retired
farmer’s, men who have left the farm
for other lines of business and wom
en and men above and below military
age — was forecast by Government
officials.
Call For Defeat of Rising Prices
Ottawa, — A call to Canadians to
enter the battle against rising prices
and beat inflation was issued by Don
ald Gordon, new chairman of the War-
Time Prices and Trade Board, Follow
ing up his preliminary statement of
policy this morning in which he em
phasized that the Government is de
termined that the price-ceiling pro
gram going into effect December 1,
will be carried put, Mr. Gordon in a
radio address appealed to the average
citizen to keep this objective before
him; “Prices must not rise; the price
celling must be held; inflation must
be beaten.” .
Government to Buy and Sell
Ottawa, — If existing laws of sup
ply and demand are insufficient to
maintain prices at levels deemed fair
to the consumer, the Federal Govern
ment will buy and sell through its own
agencies to maintain those levels, a
War-Time Prices and Trade Board
announcement showed,
Estimate Nazi Casualties •
Over 5)000,000
Kuibyshev, Russia, — S. A. Lozov
sky, vice-commissar of foreign affairs,
saaid today that Germany has suf
fered, more than 5,000,000 casualties
in the five months of her invasion of
Russia.
Weygand Removed From Post
Vichy, — Gen. Maxime Weygand,
regarded as lukewarm to collaboration
with Germany, was “retired” as dele
gate-general and military commander
of French North Africa, and that
strategic area was placed uiider the
direct control of the pre-German Vice
Premier Jean Darlan. o
Britons Leaving Shanghai
Shanghia, .— The British China
coast steamship Anhwei will arrive
here Friday From, Hong Kong to re
move between 500 and 600 British,
the British embassy announced. More
than 1,000 Britons have" signified their
desire to 'quit Shanghai because of the
international siuation.
Again Heads C. I. O.
'Detroit,,— Philip Murray accepted
a second term as president of the
Congress of Industrial Organizations
with a plea to GovernmenVand bus
iness to co-operate with labor in good
faith and a declaration that he would
fight against any attempt to place leg
islative “shackles” on union organiz
ations. \
German War Prisoners
March Ungarded
Bowmanville,—A contingent of Ger
man war prisoners marched through
the streets of Bowmanville to new in
terment quarters ungarded except for
thr^e police cars at the head of the
column and three behind. The men
were transferred here from Kingston.
Premier Pattullo to Carry On
Victoria, — Premier T. D. Pattullo
announced his intention of carrying on
as head of a' Liberal regime in British
Columbia when the Legislature meets
next December 4, and disclosed that
the resignation of two Cabinet min
isters have been tendered but refused.
Resignations erf two other ministers
had previously been accepted.
Sub Close to Canadian Shore
A Canadian Port, «— Ephoes of
Navy Minister Macdonald’s recent
warning that Axis underseas craft an
i operating near Canada’s coast wen
heard here as survivors from a torped
oed British freighter told of being sun!
by enemy • submarines they first con
tacted only 30 miles off the Domin
ion’s Atlantic seaboard.
■ IHospital. He assured them that he
appreciated their thoughtfulness.
Reeve Redmond Gives Report
Reeve Redmond in his opening re
marks congratulated-the treasurer on
his splendid report and presentation
of it to the meeting. He said, that
this work was carried on efficiently
by Mr. Porterfield despite the fact
that 'he was in hospital for sometime
and had undergone two operations.
The Reeve explained a matter of
$200 that was not received from the
government on the road grant, but
stated that he was confident.it would
be received, as a' misunderstanding
was the cause of it not being sent by
the government and the auditor had
assured him it would come through,
T^ie Ree vc cxplui ned that the W .ur* I
den’s committee had looked after the
grants fo,r war purposes which was
% mill on the taxes, $27,000.00, The
following amounts were disbursed:
Navy League $2000; Greek War’ Re
lief $100; R.A.F, Port Albert $1560.40;
Canadian War Services $2000; Salva
tion Army, $2000; War Victim’s Fund
(Toronto Telegram) $500; War Serv
ices Executive, $60; Various Red
Cross Societies in the county, $10,-
000; Clinton War Services, $500 (Rad
io'” School men in Clinton); Hensall
and Exeter Legions, $500. (For Flying
Field Service); Empire Service Club,
$400; Queen’s Canadian Fund, $300;
Recruiting Campaign 99th Battery,
$78.95. The total-'.amount disbursed
was $18,504,25. The balance of this
fund $4,282 was turned back into the
general fund.
The estimated surplus for the county
this year is $10,402.40 with the return
from the % mill for war grants will
be clo'se to $15,000.00. This is the first
year that the county has been free
of debt something of which the rate
payers can be justly proud, the Reeve
said. Up to the end of October the
receipts in the general account were
$142,911.06 and the disbursements
$142,416.05 leaving a balance of $495.-
01. The estimated receipts for the
year are $163,142.40 and disburse
ments $152,740.00. The county high
ways .have spent so far this year to
October 31st, $228,918.75 leaving a
balance ,qf over $3,000 in this account.
An electric alarm system had been
installed in the county home, the
Reeve informed the audience, at a cost
of $2,40p and $1,500 had been expend
ed .to Improve the water supply which
'is now received from Clinton.
Reeve .Redmond was a member of
the Road Committee and he said that
snow plowing would be done as usual
this year except in those municipali
ties that made a request that it not be
carried on, 'The plowing should be
done efficiently this winter, he said,
as the equipment included1 4 plows
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Promote Chiefs of Staff
. Ottawa, — Promotion of the chiefs
of staff of the Canadian navy, army
and; air force was announced. Rear
Admiral Percy W. Nelles, chief pf
Serb Civil War Grows
— Fighting des-
” gradually is as-
in the
Zagreb, Croatia,
#cribed as “civil war
suming greater „ proportions
Commemorated Laurier’s
100th Anniversary
St. Lin, Que., — Prime Minister
Mackenzie King said that the “real
greatness of Sir Wilfrid Laurier was
that he was ever true to his convic
tions and to the principals and pol
icies which he held to be essentia] to
a united and a prosperous Canada.”
He was speaking on t.he 100th an
niversary of Sir Wilfrid’s birth and
at the unveiling of a tablet marking
his birthplace in this village.
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THE QUEEN IS NO EXCEPTION
Britain’s war effort, Queen Elizabeth Id fitted With the special shoei
that everyone must wear on entering the danger zone, Soles ari
rubber,» Tacks in leather solfes of ordinary shoes might strike a snark.
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Cardinal Bans Bingo
Quebec, — Cardinal Villeneuve,
Archbishop of Quebec, said in a com
munique published that bingo games
are illegal .and declared that they are
“expressly forbidden in all parochial
and other works” in Quebec’s arch
diocese.
' Bits and Train Collide
Guelph, — When a heavy Toronto-
bound chartered bus collided with a
shunting freight train at the easterly
limits of this city, twenty-six passen
gers and the driver were injured,
seven of them seriously.
Test In North Africa Soon
London, — Prime Minister Church
ill declared that Britain’s long-awaited
big push across North Africa, sprung
out of the Egyptian dawn, already had
won positions of “marked advantage”
and that the major test “cannot be
long delayed.”
EAST WAWANOSH
ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from page one)
The taxes are coming in splendidly,
he declared, which shows that there
is more money fuming over. There
is now $1200 of "taxes in the County
Treasurers office for collection. The
total amount of back taxes is much
less now than for sometime,
Prior to the close of the meeting
the clerk-treasurer thanked the Reeve,
Council, Officials and people of the
township for their kindness to him
while he was ill recently in London
on trucks, one on the grader, a small
caterpillar. There are 400 miles of
County highways and the committee
inspected them in October.
Work will be carried, on from Car-
low to Blyth during the winter and
this section will likely be given a
black surface next year, The Reeve
told of the change in the audit sys
tem. It must now be done by a licen
sed man, Whether local men will de
the audit as before of course can not
be said as yet until it is known if
they are granted a license by the
government at Toronto,
The councillors also spoke. Mr,
Norman McDowell said that the grav
elling done this year was good policy
and it was done at a good price. It
would be false economy, he said, to
neglect our roads which are now at
a high standard. A piece of snow
fence had been erected on Cemetery
Hill (McVittie’s side road) and if it
proves satisfactory no doubt more
fences will be placed from time to
time. He noted the tax rate was held
the same mills and the council
had endeavoured to make the rate
payer’s dollars go as far as possible
and will -in the year that lies ahead.
Councillor Beecroft thought it was
a good idea to have the treasurer ex
plain his report as it brought out
ideas that otherwise might be missed.
Me congratulated the Reeve on his
splendid report. Most of our taxes, he
said, are spent on the roads, but one
item in the, report for snow plowing
$308 should have been in the 1940
account, A very .good rate had been
obtained on the gravelling this year
and it is all on. The road subsidy will
be paid in full this year, he explained,
as the by-law was accepted. It makes
an interesting afternoon to call the
ratepayers together regardless of
whether there is an election or not.
Pouncillor Lewis Ruddy spoke of
the condition of the roads in the south
part of the township, and he consid
ered they were in good shape. Gravel
has been placed on some roads, he
said,” that had not been gravelled in
years .
^Councillor Harvey Black said it had
been a pleasant year on the council
board as it had this last few years. He
considered the township roads to be
in splendid condition.
The road i superintendent, Stuart
McBurney, gave a report of the ex
penditures on the roads which up to
the 1st of November amounted to
$5070.52. This amount is made up as
follows: Snow fence erection, $82.66;
snow removal, $431.80; brushing,
$49.00; repairing spring roads, $4.80;
gravel resurfacing, $3366.64; ditching,
$151.40; culverts, $147.28; straighten
ing side'line, $39.75; dragging, $407.00;
insurance, public liability, $100.00;
Road Supt, salary, $173.60; conference
expenses, $25.00; telephone and sta
tionery, $2.92; compensation insurance,
$50.00; gas and oil, $241.22; repairs,
$24,07; wages, $154.20; grade insur
ance, $26.18; rental receipts, $6.50.
Total $5484.02 less credits pf $413.50
making the expenditure §5070.52.
Councillor Cecil Wheeler of Morris
was present and brought greetings
from that township, ,
Alex Porterfield, the clerk and treas
urer, extended his sincere appreciation
to the council, township officials and
the people of the township for their
kindness to him during his sojourn
in London Hospital,
HOCKEY CLUB HAD
PRACTICE GAME
Play The Greys At The Sound Friday
The local hockey club took on the
Owen Sound Greys in a practice tilt,
Friday night. The Greys an O.H.A.
Junior “B“ outfit were in top form
as they have had plenty of practice
(3 weeks) on their artifical ice sur
face and were successful in scoring
7 goals to the Indians 3. At that the
Wingham club looked impressive and
the fans here should see some classy
hockey this winter.
Owen Sound scored one in the first
period and three in the second, Small
scored for Wingham in the second
frame? Goalies were .changed in the
third period, Bob Groves taking over
for Wingham. The Redskins scored
two more in the third, Small got an
other and Greer slipped one in on a
pass from Cordick. The Greys put
three past Groves this stanza.
WINGHAM — Goal, Hyslop; de
fence, Small and English; centre, Cor
dick; wings, Greer and Nicholls; subs,
G. Johnson, Sailor Johnston, Foster,
D. Proctor, Bob, Groves (sub goal).
OWEN SOUND — Goal, Favelle;
defence, Keeling, Buchanan; centre,
Murphy; wings, Boddy and McIntosh;
subs, Huart, Pidsodny, Horton, Mav-
ity, Hayward, Olmstead, Cruickshank,
Little (sub goal).
Referees — Houston and Shears.*****
Small was a tower of strength.
*****
Cordick was as busy as ever. Re
member how he bothered Wingham
last wear when he was with Paisley.
*****
Hyslop has had plenty of goal ex
perience and should add plenty to that
position.
Groves did very well in the third
period in goal.#
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Len Nicholl will
with the club.
again be a star
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RETIREMENT
Life
begins at
SIXTY
SUN
JpJFEC
MUNAIK
HEAD OFFICE • MONTREAL
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Mrs. E. A. Vanstone
AGENT — WINGHAM
Sailor Johnston will be a worthwhile
assist and will fit in splendidly.
♦ *****
George Johnston was tried on de
fence. George should be a great help-
this year with the experience he gain
ed last year.
*****
Ted English was blocking nicely.
He was always on the job.
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Greer fills out that Cordick line
nicely. He knows what it is all about-
*****
Foster is the same dependable play
er. One can always count on “Bonny.”
******
Danny Proctor was going good. He
will make the fans sit on the edge of
the seats this year.
‘“When will your diad be fit for work
again?’’
Boy: “Can’t say for certain, but it
will "be a long time.”
Man: “What makes you think that?”
‘Cause compensation’s set in.
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1942 MOTOR VEHICLE PERMITS
AND DRIVERS’ LICENSES
will be available
DECEMRER 1st, 1941
J THE TERM of 1941 permits and licenses has been extended
to January 31st, 1942, after which date they will be invalid
and those operating with them subject to the penalties, pro
vided. There will be no further extension of their term.
j Secure yours early and avoid the usual rush of the last few
weeks.
For your convenience, permits and licenses are issued through
the offices of 191 agents located throughout the Province.;
Preserve your 1941 plates. Do not destroy or throw, them
away. ' During the first two weeks of February they will be
collected ^through Gasoline Service Stations by The Canadian
Red Cross Society.,
November 26th, 1941
T. B. McQUESTEN
Minister ofHxffhways
W7ien driving along ourhighways give ourSoldier boys a ride.
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