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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-03-23, Page 3tee • 4 jrk CHECK ALL ALL THREE 1 1%\ \ I \ COMPARE YOUR USE INCREASED LOAD USE WHAT YOU PAY FOR THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION or ONTARIO Ilsley Taking Rest Ottawa, -- Priine ,Minister King said in the Commons that Finance Minister Ilsley is to take "a much needed rest" for a few weeks, and De- fence Minister Ralston will be acting finance minister in his absence. Will Not Recognize Badoglio Washington, — State Secretary Cor- dell Hull made it clear that the United States would not consider extending diplomatic recognition to fife Badoglid Government in Italy. Hull also dis- closed, at a news conference that the -United States was not consulted by the Soviet Government prior to Mos- cow's decisions to exchange official representatives with the Badog-lio re- gime. Naples Bombed For First Time Naples, — Objectives within Vienna 'itself were bombed for the first time by strong formations of American heavy bombers. The targets were not immediately identified 'by Allied head- quarters, :but it was1 believed that the heayies. pounded Vienna's railway facilities and probably port installa- tions on the Danube. Pierre Pucheu Looses Appeal . Algiers, — French military' appellate tribunal denied the appeal of Pierre Pucheu, former interior minister in the Petain Government convicted last week of treason and sentenced to death. The decision removed Puchen's last hope for life except for an appeal to Gen. Charles de Gaulle. ire 'Premier Stands Pat . London, — Prime Minister Eamon de Valera told the citiZens of Eire in a St. Patrick's Day Radio addresses from Dublin, that "we exist today as a nation because we were willing to endure and were not willing to 'yield" —words interpreted as re-affirming his refusal to oust Axis diplomats as requested by- the United States. ••••••••••....**• Bills Get First Reading Toronto, — The ()Mario Legislature gave first reading today to bills pro- viding certain financial protection for members of the armed forces on act- ive service and that the province pay Ameem.03. PLUG SMOKING TOBACCO Sure it goes fariheo and losis WINGI-TAM ADYANCX-TIMES Thursday, March Z3rd 1944 PAGE TIT ACCIDENTS ARE COSTLY 0, /401184*4 PILOT INSURANCE COMPANY • Aootaeut.happen in. a Sob. if 'o are pot ine .sfUtO4i ref/IWW,INIL AMY et1Of 704 your houle,iYour '61#14408: or montlet of income,, l.et u oploin .1110 Antemobil.e *prance .to Yell. It 'cotta-to We wile Pilot .Intarran0e, ta cover aelectaa riaka in Automobile, Piro, Pmeonal Property Floater, Burglary, Plato -clasa,..Pnblic Liability and .etber general $NIRgaDCO:, resigned from the War Labor Board and that Premier Curtin. of Australia and Fraser of Now Zealand,. will visit Canada. Propose Council To Direct Trede London, Creation of an inter, national economic, council to direct world trade has geen proposed here by the Federation of British Indus-. tries as a primary post-war pleasure, Mutual Aid Explained Ottawa, — Terms under which Canada supplies hundreds of millions of dollars worth of war supplies to other' United Nations were disclosed to Parliament bY Prime Minister King. He tabled mutual aid agreements with the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and Australia and announced similar agreements with °thee, countries, in- cluding •China and the French Com- mittee of National Liberation are in process of negotiation. Says War On Japs Later Ottawa,—Navy Minister Macdonald said in the Commoes that Canada was successfully ,doing a big job in naval convoy work on the Atlantic and too much time should not be spent in thinking of sending ships to the Pacific until that job is done. Shipping Lamb to Britain Ottawa, -- Agriculture Minister 'Gardiner announced that the Canadian Meat Board now is making shipments of a quantity of lamb to the United Kingdom, adding this meat export to the bacon and beef already being pro- vided in *large quantity. If total ship- ments this year total 3,000,000 pounds it wonld be good. undergone two operations and will have a third before long, but is feeling well, apd tells his parents not to worry, The friends of both boys hope for a speedy recovery, Mrs. E, Newton of the 12th line 'is Progressing favourably after her recent operation in the Listowel Hospital. The Red Cross canvassers complet- ed their work on the 14th and 10th last week, Ur. W. 1--1. Dane and Mr, B., Harris were the canvassers, A substantial in- crease in the donations are noted for this year, HIGHLIGHTS OF \ ONTARIO BUDGET The following are the highlights of the Ontario Budget as set forth by Provincial Treasurer, Leslie Fish in the Legislative on' Thursday, Net provincial debt reduced $12,- 072,-721 — largest decrease in prov- ince's history . Surplus of $8,638,677 and over-all surplus of $29,251,975 on both capital and ()refinery account. Increase of the present one-mill municipal subsidy to two mills, the ex- tra to be spent to meet education costs now charged to real estate. Investigation of the whole field of real estate taxation by a royal com- mission, Doubling of the present five per cent tax On race track parimutuel tickets. Freeing of universities at Toronto, London and Kingston of debt through payment of grants totaling $1,316,000. Surplus of $209,799 on ordinary ac- count forecast for next fiscal year. Fifty-year post-war debt retirement plan proposed, Decrease of $6,398,000 forecast for 1944-45 ordinary revenue. AM I A BUILDER watched them tearing a buildin down, A gang of men in a busy town. With a- ho-heave-ho and a lusty yell They swung a beam and the side wall fell. I asked the foreman: "Are these men skilled? And the men you'd hire if you had to build?" He gave a laugh and said; "No, in- ,deedl I can easily wreck in a day or two What builders have taken a Year to do." And I thought to myself as I went my way, Which of these roles have I tried to play? Am I s. builder who works with care, Measuring life by the rule and square„ Am I shaping my deeds to a well,. made plan, Patiently doing the best I can? Or am I a wrecker who walks the town Content with the labour of tearing down? —Author Unknown UNINSURED kl, C, MacLEAN wiNGHADA A. W. KEIL, Gomm 0Reeeeee,.. 11614 on, Little Fella. - , . • .../ . were conung: , Yes; babies have felt the impact NO, the stores will nothebnIge of war lust like the rest of as fog with diapers next weelv-N. Their big trouble has been t eeh. , that won't hdametaillieetatheeewateaemsi diaper shortage. It's been dial- en cult for them and their Mothers, b erOvtha.e as Ywo produce because our looms were busy there will likely be a let-up in making hundreds of vital miu- imperfttionse _ _reen tary items: But we're beginning The generalepeeleB1eteii to s witch gradually back to some only change slightly. But more civilian production, and 'diaper of those long-timejavoeeriee cloth is high on our list of Canadian-made goods WO be urgently needed goods. available. DOMINION TEXTILE COMPANY LIMITED "Colonial" Meets, Towers ang Nem Wes and Magog Faded Fabric, premiums under certain conditions On 'insurance policies. Up to $10,000 in value when a serviceman cannot meet them. The House also gave first reading to outlaw slot machines in On- tario and .to a bill changing licensing procedure for on-the- premises con- sumption of liquor. Health Minister R. P. Vivian, in an explanation of his health measure, said that in his opinion "the levy upon the individual should not exceed $1 a month." MacArthur Still After Phillippines Canberra, — Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur said he is interested in only one thing—to return to the Phillippine Islands. At a Commonwealth dinner following ceremonies in which he was decorated with the Grand Cross 'of the Order of the Bath, MacArthur made this statement! • , Canada To Continue Airways .Ottawa, — In one broad statement Munitions Minister Howe defined the Canadian Government's policy on both domestic and international air trans- port and put Canada out in front of the nations of the world as the first to publish a detailed plan for inter- nation control of air traffic. Canada has proposed to the nations. creation of .an "international air transport au- thority" to license,. and regulate air traffic between nations. Ownership and' operation of Canadian airlines. will be separated from ownership and oper- ation of railways. Dropped 2500 Tons on Cassino Naples, — The Allies destroyed stubborn Cassino dropping more than 2,500 tons of bombs on the strategic fortress town and targets above it in ;the greatest aerial assault in history. Political Broadcasting Ottawa, — The Canadian Broad- casting Corporation's revised edition of its policy. on political' and contro- versial broadcasting contains a "clear- er definition" of what requirements political parties will have to meet in order to be considered 'national part- ies, it was revealed. In the event that there are only two qualifying political parties, thek leaders will be allotted equal time, but when there are more than, two qualifying parties, the time will be divided in the following ratio: "1. Two periods to the party in power; "2 Three periods to be divided among qualifying Opposition parties." • Finns Reject Russian Terms Stockholm, — The Finnish Parlia- ment has unanimously approved the Government's decision to reject Mos- cow's final proposals for an armistice and' th e Finns are grimly digging in for continuation of the war, it was learned here. . Practiced Medicine Without Registration Stratford, — A fine of $50 and costs was paid this, afternoon by George Erskine, 1342 King tsreet, London, following his conviction by Magistrate J. A. Makins on a charge of practic- ing medicin e without being a register- ed physician. TORY CORNERS The Red Cross group of Concession 15, met at the home of Mrs. W. H. Dane with 11 ladies present. Two quilts were quilted, one the donatioh of Mrs. Dane, the other material pur- chased. It was :decided to hold a shower of articles for British children at the next two meetings. The host- ess served a dainty lunch at the close. Mrs. J. (Gamble invited the ladies to her home for the meeting on March 15. Owing to ice storms the meeting was held Friday with a fair attendance. Two quilts were completed. A good- ly number of articles were received for the children. As the busy time is approaching and at the request of several members, it was decided to hold weekly meetings until further notice. Mrs. Dust-ow will open her home for the meeting on March 29. A quilt will be quilted for the school children of S. S. No. 1 and on which they are selling tickets. Mrs. Apple- by and the children expect to hold a social evening some time in April when the tickets will be drawn. We wish Them every success in their Junior Red Cross work. Mr. George Armstrong of Tyner, Sesk,, has returned. to Fordevich to spend a short time with hie sister, M. Leonard, before leaving for lug home. He has been a visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. OCO, A. Dane. Encouraging news has been received by the parents of Sgt. Henry Finlay whose plane crashed ill England a few weeks ago and Who .,18 in hospital there. He wrote the letters himself and states he is recOveting. Mrs. N*, Stetffnol has also good news from Pte. Mae. Steurnol in Italy, Mac says he was wounded in the head, and, has HYDR TE C NO AL ONTARIO On January 1, 1944, The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario • inaugurated a new uniform rate for the supply of electricity to all consumers served direct by the Commission, in the rural areas of Ontario. This new rate has many advantages, and.provides a saving to most Farm and Hamlet users. The principal beneficial features -of the new rate are as follows: All Rural Power Districts are now co-ordinated into one Rural Provincial Power System with a uniform meter rate Gpplying throughout. 2 The estimated saving to Rural Ontario per yLar is an amount exceeding $500,000.00, equivalent to 10 percent of the Commission's total revenue from Rural consumers in 1943. The service charge for Farm users has been removed. The service charge to Hamlet consumers has been cut in half. The majority of all Rural customers (approximately 97percent) are benefited by this rate change, only a small number (approximatdly 3%) are adversely affected to a minimum extent. Individual Bills Vary with Use of Electricity In making direct comparisons between Your power bill under the new rate and that for a similar period under the previous rate, several conditions must be considered. These conditions include the amount of electrical energy used (kilowatt-hours), the former meter rate, and the demand or peak load where additional equipment has been installed. For example, your first bill under the new rate may be higher than the bill you received a year ago for the same period, because of increased use, i.e. higher kilowatt-hours. In such cases, a fair comparison can only be made by calculating the bill, using the increased consumption at the old rate, and comparing this amount with your present bill. Again, many customers such as garages, service stations, refresh- ment stands, etcetera, have increased their demand by installing additional or ,,larger equipment. In such cases, their bills may now be increased, since the higher demand or peak load results in a larger number of kilowatt-hours being billed under the first and second block rates. Some consumers using electricity in very small amounts have received minimum bills. In these cases it should be noted that they are entitled to use additional electricitY, as allowed for in the minimum charge, without extra cost. These explanations are given as a guide to assist you in applying the new rates. If you need further information, ask your Rural District Superintendent. Wartime restrictions and difficulties add considerably to the problem of providing electric service. Your Rural District Superintendent will connect approved farm services as quickly as the shortage of materials and manpower will permit. Says Election This Fall Hamilton, — Revenue Minister Gib- son, in an address to Hamilton West Liberal Association, said tonight: "It is generally known that a (Federal) election will be held early next year, if not late this fall." Prime Minister King said in reply to a question in the Commons that "the statement with respect to the time of a general elec- tion will be made by myself and I have already indicated in the House my view on it." Turgeon Appointed, McTague Quits Premier King has announced that Hon. F. W. A. Turgeon has been named first Canadian Ambassador to Mexico; that Justice C. P. McTegue BENEFITS 1 3 4 5 NEW SERVICES •WORLD WIDE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM