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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-08-13, Page 3Thursday, August 19th, 1942 WINGNAM ADVANCE-TI ES PAGT4 711-1 in around the eaves and a coal ex- life which has been his since be broke lute headlines, last April for having aided. Lietit, Hans Peter Krug, a pris- oner of war who escaped from a 130w- manville, Ont„ prisoner's camp, in his attempts to get back to 'Germany. For this he was sentenced to hang on Fri- day, November 13. • Twelve-Sided Nickels Ottawa—Canada's new 12-sided five cent piece is likely to be in -circulation sometime next month, E. Ewart, mas- ter of the Royal lvfint said. 23 Years Liberal Leader Prime Mini3ter King, back at his desk after his first real respite from Governmental duties since the out- break of war, began his 24th year as leader of the 'Liberal party, He was selected as Sir Wilfred Laurier's suc-. cessor as Liberal party leader on Aug- ust 7, 1919, at a national Liberal con- ventioe. oks her place have a. timid sort of squeak. Much like the sound dainty ladies make when they're frightened by mice. Grandfather used to have a vener- able old chair that stood on the ver- andah durinewinter anti summer rain or shine, He made it himself from timber he cured shortly after he homesteaded on this Concession. On summer afternoons he would retire to the chair with his corn-cob filled with a particularly frightful blend 'of to- bacco which he used to make from leaf tobacco and as he puffed he would rock , , back and forth , , "Cre`ak . . creak . , creak". Then the creaking would slow , . the pipe would droop in one corner of his mouth and his head would tilt for- ward, A fly would come Wong and after scurrying through the matted beard land for a perfect set-down on his nose, One hand would come up with a terrific swat , . , and the fly would zoom away off up into the vines along the side of the verandah • . . the rocking would start up again, Finally it would taper off down and with his pipe hanging from a limp arm over the side of the rocker he would doze in the chair. Of course squeaking rockers are really at their best in the winter-time. Take a frosty or stormy night in the winter when you're sitting around after supper. The chores are finished „ . Patricia. Ann is prattling away about some pictures in a book and you have the rocker drawn up beside the kitchen table, Mrs. Phil usually sits on the other side of the table with some knitting. She'll rock . . . and then Jilt rock and the squeaks seem to rhyme into a little melody ... with accompaniment by the steam- ing tea-kettle on the stove and the purring of the cat behind the stove on the old rag mat. The wind whistles YO NED plodes inside the fiery cavern of the UR EYES.E stove. I guess the sound of the racking chairs is a homely sort of thing but it is a friendly noise. For solid comfort there simply is nothing to equal an old-fashioned rockiee They seem to fit you where the fitting is best . , . People don't furnish homes now with -chairs like our old rockers: They sag a little in the wrong direc- tion , but they do creak out in .a friendly sort of way. Isaac Gamble, part salary as clerk 45,00; United Ch. Fordwich, rent. 01 room $1.50; Walter Harrifield, •sbeep killed or injured by dogs. $16,00; W„.. R, Fraser, M.D„ services for Severt $90.00; Pied Hambiy, part sal, ary as caretaker Twp. Hall, Wroxeter $15,00; County Treas., hospital ems, penses for James King $28.85; 34e04 World, supplied $4,80; Men. liVorlde Copy Statutes, 1942, $2,00; H. j„.3-Tofia mann, ring for A ctive Service nlaw $9.25; Isaac Gamble, attending Roast Auditor $4.00; J. H. Rogers, attendilW Road Auditor $4.00; Herb, Collies. part salary as Relief Officer $47.24 Relief $78.02, fiCPWICK COUNCIL The council met in the United Church Hall, Fordwich, August 5th, according 'to adjournment, the mem- bers were all present, the reeve, J. W. Gamble, in the ehair. The minutes of last regular, meet- 'ing, also special meeting, were read and on motion of Winter and :McCal- lum, were adopted, Moved by Strong and Winter that the tender of Jack Toner, to brush, repair and paint the roof of Wroxeter Public Shed, be accepted. Carried. ,Moved by Weir and Strong that By-law No. 8 for the year 1942, be provisionally adopted, and that the ) Court of Revision on Municipal Drain I No, 16 be held in the Township Hall, Wroxeter, on the fifth day of Sep- tember, at the hour of 2,30 in the after- noon. Carried. Moved by Weir and McCallum that the Treasurer be hereby authorized to prepare a Statement on Municipal Drain No. 15, Carried. Moved by Winter and Weir that the Road Accounts, as approved, be paid. Carried, Moved by'McCallum and Winter that the following accounts be paid. Carried. The AdIranCe.T1111163 Phone 34. I World Wide News In Brief Form I Moved by McCallum and Stron, that this Council do now adjourn to' meet in the Township Hall, Wroeter,„ on the fifth day of September, or at the call of the Reeve. Carried, Isaac Gamble, Clerk, and the dog thumping on the verandah floor as he bites for a pest, Flies clustered on the outside of the kitchen screen and stirring in a lazy, buzzing way every time the door is opened. Then there's the squeak of the chair. Some, venerable old chairs have a deep moan while the more fragile ones have a more femine squeak. Then there are the old barrel rockers .. . such as Tim Murphy has around his stove in the big store in the village, ,They creak like the ancient timbers of a ship. I suppose they've heard so many tall tales told that they have a more or less attitude in life . . displayed by their hoary creaking. Old Miss Abbot is a spinster. The chairs in Canadian U. S. Super-Commandos Washington—The United States Army disclosed the formation of a new Canadian-American super-Commando unit.. The elite force, composed of picked men skilled in parachute and marine landings, and a mountain and desert fighting, is in training at Hel- ena, Mont., War Under-Secretary, Robert P. Patterson announced. Designated the 1st. Special Service Force, it is commanded by Col. Rob- ert T. Frederick, and is under super- vision of the War Department's de- puty chief of staff, Lt.-Gen. Joseph T, McNerney. In Ottawa it was disclosed that Lt.- Col. J. G, McQueen, of the Calgary Highlanders, is second-in-command. Hepburn Warns Of Invasion Fergus—A "two-ocean attack on Canada within the next few months" was predicted by Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn, premier of Ontario, here. "I do not know what will awaken the Canadian people from their apathy ex- cept the fear of an invasion. We have been fed sugar-coated news by highly paid publicists in Ottawa which have been hired at your expense," Premier Hepburn was speaking on the occasion of the official dedication and opening of the Shand Dam, three miles east of here. A Chinese student at a university- who memorized phrases from as* etiquette book had his first opportom- ity to try them'out at a reception giver& by the dean, When a cup 'of tea was, handed to him he solemnly responded: "Thank you, sir or madam, as the' case may be." sian ships in the Pacific," Representa- tive Warren G. Magnuson (Dem., Wash.), a member of the House of Re- presentatives naval affairs committee, said in an interview. ••••••••••••••••• Duke Of Gloucester Visited Troops London—The Duke of Gloucester has returned to Britain, ending an un- precedented four-month's tour of a dozen countries on three continents, it was announced here. During his trip he inspected hundreds of military cen- tres and hundreds of thousands of troops. United Nations Confer At Moscow Representatives of major United 'Nations were reported assembling in Moscow for a "save Russia and win the war" •conference, the urgency of which was accented by the increas- ingly desperate plight of the Southern Soviet armies. To Build Flying Boats Washington—Henry J. Kaiser, west coast builder of dams and ships got the go ahead from Production Chief Donald M. Nelson, to build a fleet of 500 70-ton Mars flying boats, but there were plain indications that the navy had balked at the plan. Closing Netherlands Barracks At Stratford Stratford—Difficulties in recruiting encountered in the United States and Canada have led the Government of the Netherlands to authorize the clos- ing of Juliana Barracks rn Stratford, it was officially announced here by the commanding officer, Major W. T. Carp. This will be done probably about October 1st. -Stephan' Says He Won't Hang Detroit—Max Stephan, in closely- guarded confinement the 68 days of life that remain to him before he must go to the gallows for treachery to America in time of war. A deputy federal marshal, said that Stephan still boasted that he would not hang. "I'll bet all the tea in China I won't bang," Deputy John W. Ingram quot- ed the prisoner as saying on his way back to Milan, Thus the 50-year-old German born tavern keeper, a natur- alized American, returned to the cell- AN OLD CANADIAN cams When our pioneer grandparents had a big job to do they called in their neighbours. A barn raising brought help from miles around. Skilled barn framers took charge; sides were chosen and com- petition between teams lent interest to the work. This old Canadian custom was revived when Canada's National War Finance Committee was ..mmen•••••••••mil.me. formed and went into operation. Under the leadership of the National and Provincial. Com. mittees—men experienced in the organization and conduct of financial operations—Local Com- mittees were formed in all communities. Co- operation and competition characterized the work. The biggest "raising" in Canada's history- got away to a magnificent start. Commandos Attack Aleutians! Ottawa—Throwing the Japanese out of the Aleutian Islands is a job which might be assigned to such a force as the new U. S.-Canadian Commandos, it was hinted here, It is perhaps the only job awaiting it at the moment on this continent. — • Holland Queen Says No Surrender Washington—Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, the first queen in her own right to visit the United States, told Congress that "no surrender" re- mains the motto of her people, suffer- ing though they are under the alien role of an inmadec Asia and in Europe, Calls For Attack On New Guinea Sydney, Australia—W. M. Hughes, deputy leader of Australia's parlia- mentary Opposition issued a long statement calling for a attack against the Japanese in New Guinea, criticiz- ing the defence of the continent's out- posts and describing the Pacific war situation as "full of menace which is growing daily." Aussies Demand Information Sydney, Australia—The Sydney Daily Telegraph said that Gen. Doug- las MacArthur "must tell the Austral- ian and American peoples more about developments on Australia's northern front," "He is one man who can speak with equal surety to both countries," the newspaper continued in a leading editorial. "and carry to the American people a conviction of the danger threatening the interest of the United Nations in this part of the Pacific." Nazi Warn Netherlanders London—A "most urgent warning" that Netherlanders who aid landing parties or show themselves on the streets in the event of an Allied invas- ion will be given a blood bath was sounded by German military author- ities in the Netherlands. QUEEN MARY, VISITS ACK-ACK STATION WE'VE GOT A BIG JOB TO DO NOW Our fighters must have more ships and tanks, and guns and planes. They must have better' ships and tanks and guns and planes than the enemy has. We must all work, and save and lend. The safest investments we can find for our savings are Bonds, War Savings Certificates and Stamps-a-and they will provide money for us to buy things that we will want when the war is ended, The War goes on. The National War Finance Committee carries on. Some will serve on the 'committees organized to promote continued sales of Bonds, War Savings Certificates and Stamps. All of us must continue to buy these securities. We must save every dollar, every cent the can-rand lend our money to Canada. We must provide the money required to carry on the war ,--the money required to win the war. PHIL OSIFER OF . LAZY MEADOWS By Ratty J. Boyle I like the squeak of a rocking chair, When you come in from the fields, eat your supper and then with that feeling of healthful tiredness, adjourn to the verandah, it's sort of comfort-, ing to be able to sit in an old fashion-, ed rocker and gently rook away, If the chair squeaks a little . „ so much the better, A rocking chair squeak seems to fit into the picture quite well. There's soinethirie about the squeak of a rocking chair , . , sort of friendly /Ike,. Sit out 'there on the verandah On a night when the moon 15 scudding in and out under soft clouds, with the millions of night noises crowding in on you, Crickets' and Tune bugs . , . ..,. T . — tour 4 Point Sci entlfi?rat. ena blesusiogra3 Clear, ComfortableVislon F. F. HOMUTH optometrist, Phone 118 Harriston e7taa'., • ,, .... .... aiaiigiaaaareeea...e Aaaseieiii aeee,%.*e Men; Women Over 40 Feel Weak,Wern, Old? Want Normal Pep, Vim, irdality? ekscosen74434pozzaidom reArlartigastawlk guns Take Captain Hamilton, Bermuda. Sinking of the Uruguyan steamship Maldonado by a German submarine that took the ship's captain prisoner was reported by 13 survivors brought here by a:Un- ited States vessel. The seamen said Capt. Mario Giarnbruno was forced to enter the'submarine under threat that it would open fire on the men adrift in lifeboats. Doctor Held In Diagnosis Pretty Mrs. Etta Clendenning, wife of a Canadian army officer overseas heard at a coroner's inquest at Lon- don, how her eight year-old daughter died from a sunstroke and not acute appendicitis for which a London phy- sician had operated upon her in Vic- toria Hospital, on the night of July 13. The child, Donna Patricia Clen- denning, died early in the morning of July 14. U. S. War Output Short • Washington--The United States Of- fice of War Information, warning that "we could lose this war," declared that production of fighting planes, tanks, most types of artillery and naval vessels fell behind schedule in June and that increasing sacrifices must be made by civilians if the war program is to be successful. Tokyo Hinting At New Front New York—The Tokyo radio broad- cast Japanese editorial comment con- taining the first hints from there that Japan herself might open a second front with an attack on Russia in Sib- eria. Says Japan And Russia Fighting Seattle—"Jap'an is already at war with Russia, and it is common know- ledge in Washington, D. C., that the Japs have already sunk several Rus- SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE • 1102 Nakidndt iP,N pinetl5ct tonoriVik queen ttiat3! shown watching tR gunner operate his heat/ anti-ifrobit gtri at a post the tnglish toad, these ack-ack crews drill n gay to-keep tote# and eye la tune for notion. • Training Program Province of Ontario ,WE MR E AGENTS or COUNTER CHECK BOOKS PRINTED GUMMED TAPE MADE BY applqua pAPER1:,R130UCT5 Styles for every business. Various colors and designs Samples, suggestions and prices without obligations MEN .and WOMEN There is a War Job Waiting for You in LQNDON,KITOHENER DISTRICT FREE TRAINING— SUBSISTENCE PAID WHILE TRAINING-- 40B ASSURED— Write or Call; Mr. W, A. McWilliams, Director War Training Classes, Beal Technical School, London, Ontario. or Mr, Frederick Pugh, Director K-W Vocation- al School, Kitchener, Ont., for Immediate Enrollment: or for Special Coures write to Mr. T. N. Scott, Field Representative, Hotel London, London, Ontario. or Mr. William Prudhome, Director War Train- ing Classes—Owen Sound Vocational School. We conform to Orders-in-Council respecting age and military Status. The Dominion - Provincial War