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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-01-20, Page 2"1040ateription. Rate — One Year P.00 it ntenther $1.00 in advance S. A, .$2,60 per year 'Foreign rate, $0.04 per year, 'Advertising rates on :application. RREIQUIVI ON HOGS in. 'an effort to inaiotain production of hogs the, Government is arranging le), pay a Preulittrit on top' grade hogs, $3. a head on select hogs and $2 on 1 grades, Hon, James Gardiner an- neelinced this plan last week, This will be good news to the hog produe- gwe who were more or less in a ApandrY as to what proceedure they saould :Wept. In this area a greet eleal, in some cases almost all, of the keel had to be purchased for feed and Sze producers could see little 01' no Orpf t in the future for their efforts. 'The ,payment of the premium on the *est grades will thelp a situation that something had not been done would laave become serious, Whether this new scheme will be llee means of maintaining production to the level required for this year erenseins to he seen, The slaughter of some has been very he'evy and the 37ag industry will feel the effect of this isieuidetion for some these, Whether slite recovery can be made in time to peotect the quota for this Year is a eremestion difficult to answer, The au- vosincemeet of the premium. paylnents 3alay have collie too late, It was wtir eryday conversation in this great lusg producing county that better melees under existing circumstances easege necessary for this industry, Canada has a .contract with Great litritaie to supply 900,000,000 pounds of pork products in the next two years. Negotiations are now under way to secure a four year contract, This eeonld have a steadying influence on get producing of hogs. Whatever takes place the Canadian farmer should not be left in the position „where lie is: holding the bag. 430MBING 'HURTING GERIV1ANY When the (Germans were s ineading smaller countries so successfully • and when they thought that they had ellitkrintin ready for the knock-Out blow, entheir leaders boasted that the cities of i;sitiri4in would be flattened and that German ,people had nothing 'to AS planes from across the channel ,could never drop bombs on their eeities. How different is the situation leave Twenty of 'Germany's largest .rides ihave been blasted in such a ebtrrific way that the industries in these eteintree are crippled for some time to scone. That is not all the story by „zety means as 50 other centres are well -wee their way to destruction. The Ilitinibing of last week alone is expected to knock 40 per cent of Germany's planned fighter production. This mreat effort by the Allied airforces is =se accomplishment of which 'we all should be very thankful, but let us lea forget that many of our finest :bop are giving their lives that these =lids lay air may be a success, 111.111111111111111111i11-111 113 11111311111 1 ttttt 13 tttt t 3i11111111111111 .... NEWS of the DiSTRICT llllll tttttttttttt Morn t t • tttt irketowei Constable in Hospital 1.;.,riends of Constable H. 3. Jobb will .6e. sorry .to hear he was removed to St., Joseph's hospital, London, on Wednesday morning, where he will re- eiteive treatment, Listowel. Banner. `Two Nominations— litatancy 'Still Exists Whew a second nomination meeting eras required to fill two 'vacancies on the Teeswater school board, 11 were reseraislated but only one, Mrs. Edyth McKenzie, qualified, leaving one vac- ailiCy remaining. It is expected this will be filled by the School Board by appointment, The Seltool Board had eltiffieulty securing members in recent elmails, citizens showing no keenness t AcTve. ••••.0......1•0 0our. Injured In. Head-on Collision ''At-lantariy hour Thursday morning " serious Motor accident occurred on ildghway No. -2$ between 2nd and 4th *inn. Billie, when four persons were sigewed, some seriously, And all are • . „ YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our 2 Past Seidntifie Thttleiln- cite enables tits to give you 1e*t' Cornfortable Vision F. 140IVILITH tomettlit Maoist is also 'reported that a local apartment Was recently raided, And some articles of value removed—Mildrney Gazette, Took Carr-Fined A fine of $50 and costs or one month in jail was given Carl King, of Mount' :Forest, Ont., in police vela at Guelph, when he was convicted of taking a car without the owner's consent, Two other charges of breaking and theft from Mount Forest business est:el/lists-, ments were di'smissed. King eluded police for six hours before he eves found exhausted on the bank 'of the Seeigeen River. Fractures Leg When Stair Collapses While making repairS in the house on the Weber farm, lot 17, concession D, Carrick, north of Mildnew, Felix - Gutscher, of Formosa, met with a serious accident. He was in the act• of ascending a stairway, when the structure collapsed, and Mr, -Gutscher was thrown heavily to the floor, and he was partially trapped by the falling timbers. De -Millet was called and it was discovered that he had sustained a fracture of both bones above the ankle,—Mildniay Gazette. WEI4AMPAX A JOT OF THE RAW AfATER/N /8 //t1PORTEA, of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs, J. 1V. Wick- steeed, Morris, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geeorge Thornton for Sun- day, GOVERNMENT TO PAY HOG, PREMIUMS Premiums of. $3.00 For Grade "A" and $2.00 for Grade "Bl!' Agriculture Minister Gardiner an- nounced that the Government will pay premiums to farmers on high-grade hogs at, the rate of $3 a head eor grade "A" or select hogs, and $2 for grade emee Mr, Gardiner also apnouiscecl that negotiations for a four-year bacon contract with !Great Britain are in pro- gress. Mr. Gardiner said at a press ,con- ference that the present two-year bacon 'contract with the United King- dom provided for the delivery of 900,- 000:000 pounds in two years, more than 500,000,000 pounds of which probably would be delivered. in 1,944., The, premium, plan. for high-,grade: hogs will go into operation as soon 'as arrangements can be made. Payment of the premium, which will be continued until six months after the war, is expected to stmt as soon as a new system for grading the 'hogs has been set up and, other arrange- ments are ;completed. The new premium. payment author- ized by ,the Dominion. Government is. expected to have the effect of mainr taming high hog productien. -in the later inonthe of 1944 and, into the futisre, with the prospect Canada will be' able to, continue sup.plying, the United Kingdom with 500,000,000. pounds, of bacon anneally foe as tong as it is wanted. Food Minister J. J, Lewellin af the United Kingdom said in an address here a. month ago that more than 450,- 000,000 pounds of bacon annually was required from Canada to maintain the British four-ounce weekly ration. Payment of the premiums was auth- orized .by order-in-council. pICOBAC. .FOR ANILD, COOL, SMOKE class, Earl Hamilton, George Hether- ington; Primary, Mrs. W. J. Johnston, Mrs. James Johnston, The school gave to Missions $34.00; Red Cross $9.00.; Religious Education $9:75; Queen's Fund $12.35; balance On hand. $33.00. Receipts amounted to $190,- 55. Institute Had .Interesting Meeting Mrs. Edward Johnston opened her home on Tueeday afternoon for the monthly meeting of the Women's In- stitute, Miss Jean 'Elliott presided. The committee reported that 11 boxes of "SmileS and Chuckles" lead been sent to boys overseas and Xmas greeting cards sent to boys in the service in training in Canada.' The program 'was arranged by Miss Olive Scott, publicity convenor. The . .roll call was answered by tellitig "What I read first in the local paper, and why". 'The majority said the first page and the 13luevale news, The motto: Be prompt, be brief, 'be correct,. dealt mainly with the question of pub- licity, the prese, the radio and the tele- phone and `was given 'by Miss. Scott. The guest speaker was Miss Mable Ceultes, psiblic school teacher. She spoke on the pubject "Looking at Pictures". After telling the kind of pictures suitable for different rooms in the home, she spoke of story pictures and color pictures. She showed pic- tures by Canadian artists of both type of picture. Miss Mary Duff gave an. up-a-the-minute talk on current events, introduced by reading by Jean, Elliott and Margaret Curtis. Others giving readings were, Mrs. J. J. El- liott, Mrs. Wilson Thornton, Mrs. George Hetherington, Mrs. J. Curtis and Mrs. J. H. Smith. Singing 'of the National Anthein brought the meeting to a close. To Hold Memorial Service Rev, C. Tavener conducted the regu- lar rnorniagN service at the United Church. His message dealt with the importance of forgetting the failures of the past and pressing on to greater achievements in the year that lies ahead, At Knox Presbyterian Church, Rev. F, G, Fowler spoke on "Character", stressing the part it plays in the build- ing of personal life and in the life of a nation. Next •SUnday a memorial service 'will be held for Corp]. Claude E, Belsreith, who has. been reported killed in action. Ccirpl. Belsinith was a member of Knox Presbyterian church, he sang in the chair and was active in the work of the Young People's Society. Y. P. U. Meeting The president, Fleming Johnston, presided for the opening exercises of the Y.P.U, meeting of the United church this week. Mrs. George Heth- erington led the meeting. The special feature of the meeting Was an address "It does Matt& what yo}, believe" given by Mrs. C, Tel/mien- e men of the BritishFifth artily vi are patch rider is trying to extricate his motorcycle, Germans on Mount Roceamotifina, twilit, which, is deep in the mud and thOtt rettletent to wet of l'ettno, Italy, are having a little trouble with leo* the gooey fhite., Ibe 'thick mild caused by 'bailor rain. Her. r ale. Arranged For Congregational Meeting The president, Mrs. Alex 1VicCrack- in, presided for a short business meet- ing of the Wometes Association of the . United Church this week. Member- ship fees were received. Arrange- ments were made for the annual con- gregational meeting, Mrs. Blanche Costello donated a quilt' top to the society, George Thomson and Miss Helen Thomson of London University, spent a few days with their 'parents, Mr. andlMrs, George Thomson. Mrs. Harold Procter and daughter Ifargaret, Morris, spent Sunday with he,- motile, Mrs. I, 'Curtis. Mr, and Mrs. j. Marshall and Diana Cost 10 to 12 Millions - Grerdiner said that on the basis of the 1942 hog deliveries,' the estim- ated... cost of the premiums in a year would. run from $10,000,000 to $12,- 000,000. • : In. approving the premiuM payment for top-quality animals, the Govern- ment took the positioe that the pro- posed. price for export lemon in 1944 and. 1945 of $22,50,per 100 . pounds at the Canadian seaboard could not be increased. withOut 'endangering the present domestic price ceiling for pork, The order eaid it•wasereconemended• that the minimum quantity Canada should undertake to supply annually, during the . calendar years 1944. and 1945: to, theAinited Kingdom be 500,- 000,000 pounds, MECHANICS COURSES FOR HURON COUNTY Two-Day Courses To, Be Held At Various Centres, Under the. ,auspices of the Ontario Department of Agriculture, the Huron Federation. of Agrieulture and the agricultural IcOininittee of the County Council, a. series of two-day farm machinery schools. has been organized. Program,--First morning: Care and. repair of, harness;, Pee of 'concrete on the farm, and, w,hitewashing; care and. maintenance of motors, cream separ- ators,, milking Machines and water' systems. (pumps, windinills and pipes). Afternoon: Plows and tillage imples meets; co-operative amid custom use of machinery; tractors illustrated by slides. Second day: Rope work,, practical demonstration of variaue splices; cinders, mowers and com- bines; Huron Federation of Agricul- ture,, local speakers; labor-saving de- vices illustrated by slides. The regular instructors' are: Gordon MeGavire -Walton; Mervyn Stelae. of Zurich, and J. C. Shearer, Clinton. The time and places are: Kintail, January 18-19, hall; Dungannon, Jan- uary 20-21, parish hall; Blyth, Jan- uary 25-26, Memorial Hall; Walton, ime••••••re YO-HEAVE AND A HO IN ITALY'S MUD January 27-28, community hall; Wrox- c.ter, February 1-2, township hall;. Clinton, February 3-4 „agricultural board room; Hensall, February 8-9,. town hall; Elinvville, February 10-11„ township hall; Grand Bend, February 15-16; Ethel, February 17-18, town-. ship ball. BELMORE The curlers, ate wearing a broad smile now. The cold snap put the rink in good; shape.. • Wednesday afternoon the Institute, ladies gathered' at the home of Mrs.. Norman Newans.. Some time was. taken up: with business affairs, the., renting of the' rink and so forth. Topic —Understantling Fosters Tolerancee was' ably taken by Mrs. Elmer Zinn., Solo, Mrs. Rev. Hewitt. Motto, Ex.- ample is better than precept. Rolle Call, New Years ResolutiOne"g Min- utes, Mrs, Zinn. After singing of God' Save the King, Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Newans served a very dainty lunch. The Red Cross ;quilting wilt be held at the same home, McIntosh Sabbath School leaving no' entertainment at Christmas a social evening was held on Friday evenietge Miss 'Mary 'Darling visited at James Darling's ors. W-ednesday. The mill is a very busy spot, a men being employed. Mrs, Dunkin and twin- daughters; of Hamilton, are visiting at the home of Mr. Albert Haskins. Miss Mary Stokes and Omar; visit-. ed at James Austin's on Sunday. Jeffrey at Harry, .Mulvey'S; Mrs, MuiVeY and her sister, Mrs. ;McLean, at Arthur Fitch's; Mr. and' Mrs, Bert McKay of Walkerton, at Wile /twin's; Doris Culliton at Carl Douglas'. I Li confined to the Memorial hospital at Listowill Mr. -Clifforl Helpeney was returning from Listowel his home near Trowbridge when a head-on eel- lision with another car, travelling north, occurred, in which were Miss etrali Hollinger, and Messrs Louie: and Cecil Thornton. A broken knee: cap and severe lacerations to his face were sustained by Mr, Helpenny; Miss Holleriger received a dislocated collar bone';:ind possible other injuries her chest; Mr, le Thornton has A broken brest and collar bone, and his brother received severe lacerations to his face, and e. broken upper jaw, Both cars were badly damaged, — Listowel Banner. 91 Years Old The Expositor joins in exteeding congratulations and best wishes to Mrs. Donald MacKenzie, who on :Sun- day celebrated her 91st birthday at her home on South Main Street, Mrs. MacKenzie has been an esteemed resi- dent of Scaforth for 05 years, but is still young in everything but years, During the Christmas .season she did her own shopping on Main Street, and on Sunday morning, as is her custom, attended the service in Egmondville Church.—Seaforth Huron Expositor, Purse Returned One day last week, little Joyce Steurnol found a purse .containing a suns of money as well as a valuable . cheque on which was the owner's name, Mrs. Steurnol at once notified bins and lie was very glad to have the purse returned. Joyce is now sure that it pays to be honest. — Mount Forest Confederate, Durham Teacher Inspector George A. Noble, for the past twelve years on the staff of Durham Public. School, the last eight years of which Ise was principal, leas tendered his resignation, to take effect the end of the month, and leave immediately after to accept ,a position its Essex County as a supervisor of teachers. This position is in reality an assistant inspectorship 'with the understanding, we believe that he will receive an in- spectorship later,--Durham :Chronicle, Groundhogs Playing About The groundhogs have apparently been deceived by the prolonged spell of fine weather with which we have been favored since mid-Deeember, for on Tuesday of last week Mr, George Baker saw on his farm where at least three of the animals had been out of their underground quarters. — Ford- wich Record, Re-elected Director Of Aberdeen Association F, G. Todd of. St. Helens, inter- nationally noted as a breeder of black cattle, has been re-elected,for a fourth term as a director of the Dominion Aberdeen Angus Association. Mr. Todd is one of the three directors representing Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. The other two are Alex Edwards of Watford and Tons Hend- erson of Guelph. — Lucknow Sentinel, Kicked By Horse Mr, W. F. MacDonald of Kinloss was' kicked by a. horse while in the Village, receiving a scalp wound that inquired five stitches. It seems that a dog owned by Harry Lens, com- menced bothering a horse owned by John MacKenzie of the Second Con- cession, causing the animal to back, its cutter into a car and to become generally unnerved. Mr. MacDonald undertook to drive the dog away, and in so doing was kicked about the legs and 'on the head by the unstrung animal, Lucknow Sentinel. Grey Prisoners at Walkerton Owing to an outbreak of diphtheria at the Grey County gaol in eOwee Sound, necessitating the placing of that institution under quarantine, all new prisoners front the neighboring county are being sent to the Bruce County bastile and :incarcerated here. —Walkerton Herald-Tiince. Cattle Struck by Freight Train The west-bound C.P,R. freight train was responsible for the killing of two of Mr. George Johnston's fine herd of tows on Tuesday morning about 1130. Mr, Johnston bad turned his cattle out and unfortunately, the gate to his private railway crossing, was left open. The tattle, being in a playful mood, streets down the track to the railroad. Johnston heard the freight coin- ing and tried his best to head the cattle off, but to no avail, 'they went Across the track, single file, and some had crossed the track in safety before the train struele—tlyth Standard. Juvenile Thieving pot some time a 'campaign of petty thievery has been carried on lo this , village and we learn that a group of village boys •have been caught, and, will be taken in hand by the police. 1te sinter, goods include California pes, oranges, cigarettes and several her articles, amounting in value to .00, which 'were stolen from the, etrtent of a Ideal general store. It 1-#A04 TWO Wingham Advance,Times POOInilted att WING1•1414 r ONTARIO WINCH ADVANM-T40$ • T.h.vtro4ay, January .29, 1944 !az.4CONABZE VERY Pvezz f avir oN6,- BUT /sit' antra.. Bar TAFRE- PLENTY OR a-070 AV 70 '6O ;zoovp /fi• 01/8 Y S /WORE' THAN T1/474/£8z2 /1NP THANKS TO THE" Re/a. 6-674/4/6, THE coxr /port IT row TRUTH 4,? 71.40S" too. -,.CANAp/AN 41/413' fiRsrdas xr To cor#8 OUR Aehte p MEW ...AAP 8. 21-40 LABOUR 60/1/8 44A,e, AION/TZON6' of MIR 4.0 THERE IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE The Wartime Prices and. Trade Board not only maintains the price ceiling, but also sees that a sufficient supply of the actual essentials of life, is available for civilians. To do this it has frequentlyfinanced the purchase of goods, thus insuring sup- plies and avoiding the need of rationing. If nobody buys more than, they need, everyone will still have enough. Let's be fair and share! JOHN LABATT LIMITED London Canada ' BLUEVALE United Church. Sunday School Annual The annual meeting of the United Church Sunday School was held this week when the following officers were elected: Superinteisdent, W, J. John- ston, assistant ,Supt., Mts. M. L. Ait- ken; secretary, Fletning Johnston, as- sistant sec., Carl Johnston; treasurer ,Margaret Curtis; organist, Margaret Curtis, assistant, June Shiell; temper- ance sec., Earl Hamilton; missionary sec., Mm. M, L. Aitken ;' librarian Robert Shaw; teachers: Bible class 'Mrs, T:rvener, Robert Shaw, Richard Johnston, Rev, C. Tavetter; Junior Bible class, Mrs. Edward Johnston Boys' .class, Edward Johnston; junior Girls" clans, Mrs. George Thomson, Mrs. Aviles Johnston; Jtmior Changes at Kincardine Station By the end of the month there will be a new staff at Canadian National Railways here, with the promotion of • O. M. Chowen and the 'retirement of A, B. Reamatt Mr, Chowen is going to Elniira to. be agent•there, succeed- ing the late T, IG; Connell, formerly of Ripley, It was on April 4, 1924 that he began his duties as agent here, coming from Brussels and suceeding C. L. King who died on Thursday,last. On Thursday, January 6, A. B. Rea- man, night operator at the station here, retired after forty years service with the company, " Harold Widineyer, former night operator here, is reliev-- ing.--1Cincardine News. Half Wages to Red Cross Herman A. Beuerman, 22-yearsold farmer's son of the Dublin district, must serve 20 days in Huron County jail and at the expiration of the term he will be taken to the forestry sta- tion at Chalk River, where he must work for $45 a month and give half of it to the Red Cross Society. This, in effect, was the verdict of Magistrate tMakinx when Beuermen appeared in police court charged with failure to obey the orders of Selective Service, he refusing to fight or work. Des- cribing himself as a, minister in train- ing of Jehova's Witnesses, accused was first offered 'a job on a Huron County farm, but refused to acdept it, claim- ing he had ;received a call to- pteach the Gospel, Next he was sent an or,der, 'with transportation, to go to Chalk River. He ,returned both. He' Was permitted in defence to read a thousand-word statement, quoting the Bible freely, explaining his stand, Wounded Airman Visits Relatives Home visiting his wife, the former Irene Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hill, Colborne Township, is Cpl, Rex Duckworth, son of Cpl. and Mrs. Wallace Ducknvorth, of 1Gode- rich. He is recovering satisfactorilY from arm and leg injuries received in an airplane crash on the Pacific coast. He is , one of the fighting Duckworths of father and four sons, who joined the active forces. One of the sons, William, is buried in Ger- many after being fatally wounded at Dieppe, One other is in England with the air forte and still another with the navy. Gets 3 Months Hard Labor Raleigh Allan Price, well-dressed, middle-aged oil royalty salesman, who has made iris home at the Mackenzie House, Clinton, on and off for two years, :was sentenced to three months' hard labor when found guilty of mak- ing remarks liable 'to cause disaffection among His Majesty's forces, Evidence for the crown, given by R.cA.re, of- ficers and their wives, was to the effect that Price had spoken in scathing terms of King George, Prime Minister Churchill, President Roosevelt and I-cud Louis Mountbatten. The re- marks had usually been made during or after a news broadcast on the radio While people were sitting in the hotel rotunda..