HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-04-27, Page 2War demands come first. Many of the' materials needed
in providing Hydro rural service that, are plentiful in peace-
tithe, are now required in the manufacture of war weapons.
Likewise, many trained Hydro men have taken up war
duties in the Army, Navy and Air Force. This results in a
shortage of manpower, materials and equipment.
Although working under great 'difficulties, created by these wartime condi-
tions, Hydro will continue to provide essential rural services 'as rapidly as
possible. However, it can be readily realized that with smaller construction
crews, coupled with the scarcity of supplies, it is not possible for Hydro to
effect extensions of power lines and services to farms as promptly or on the
same scale as in peacetime.
Hydro will make every effort to provide service to the more essential farm
and other rural users connected with the production and processing of food.
Those farmers and other users requiring electricity to assit in the production
of food and for the replacement of labour will be given preference. Farmers
located along existing lines will be given priority over those in areas where
lines must be constructed, In any case, only extensions of limited length can
be considered. All other rural residents on nevv or existing lines will be sup-
plied" with Hydro service as and when conditions permit.
Hydra trttsts that this, along with the previous messages, will enable rural.
consumers to mare readily understand the new uniform Hydro rural rates and
-the influence of wartime shortages of Manpower and materials on power ex-
tensions. Upon your request, further information on these matters will gladly be
supplied by any Hydro Rural District Superintendent.
THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER
COMMISSION OF ONTARIO
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This completes a series of messages explaining the new Rural Rates and the problems
of electric supply to farm and hamlet consumers served direct by The Hydro-Electric
Power Commission of Ontario. We suggest you clip and keep these explanations.
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Distribution of Trees
Through Schools
By The. Conservation And Reforestation Committee
Of Huron County.
Directions for Distributing the Trees,
The roots should not be exposed to the sun and wind, Unpack
the trees in a building, or a shady location. The trees may-be held
for several days by,- • —
(a) • Keeping the trees moist in the box.
(b) Placing the trees in a pail or tub and covering the roots
completely with water,
(c) Heeling the trees in the ground. Dig a trench and cover
• the roots well with packed soil.
Transportation of Trees from School to Homes.
a) In a' pail or tub preferably with ropts in water,
(b) With roots wrapped in wet burley,
(c) In a box or basket.
Cd)' A small' number may be carried with the roots wrapped in
old newspapers. A- double sheet gr. newspaper is soaked
• in water,. and it is wrapped around the roots. Dry sheets
of newspaper should be wrapped around the wet sheets.
Planting.
Plant as soon as possible: Trees can be held for several days
with, the roots in water, orheeled in the garden,
The' trees- may be planted in their permanent location,, or placed
in a nursery- row for several years, It is usually advisable to plant„
them' in: their permanent locations, as the hater transplanting entails
extra labor and the trees are liable to die when transplanting.
It iS adViSable to remove' the• sod where the tree is planted be-'
cause the grass near the tree takes' the moisture and smothers the tree.
Plant the tree the same depth• as it was in the nursery, and be sure
the roots are not turned' up.
The soil should be firmed well around the tree, It is advisable
to leave a slight' depression around the tree. Do not put the sod back.
Hoeing around the tree• d'uring the summer will help give the
tree a start. Watering ins periods. of &might will insure that the tree
will not die.
The- trees should be protected' from stock. Hens and ellickns
may eat off the new, fresh: growth! of evergreens.
Bulletins. on• Forest "Tree. Planting”, and "The Farm Woodlo,t"
may be secured by applying, to the DEPARTMENT OF LANDS
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THEY DO NOT FIGHT ALONE
Our purchase of Victory Bonds
does not line us up as an active partici-
pant with the Canadian in battle dress
in the grim battle being waged in.
Europe. We cannot fool ourselves on
this point. For there is little or no
sacrifice here in Canada that can be
related even remotely to the Hazard-
ouS life or death work in which our
boys are engaged overseas. Yet the
purchase of Victory Bonds is vital' to
the well--being- of our men in battle
for two reasons, First the cash we
thus provide maintains the flow of
necessary material to the fighting
forces. Secondly, and perhaps more
imporant, the enthusiastic support
which Canadians at home give to a
Victory Loan informs the boys over-
seas better than any other method we
have at our command that the hearts
and minds of the overwhelming
majority of folks Lack home are with
them,
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HITLER WAS SILENT
The bombing of Europe, the advance
of the Russian armies, the 'loss of
Africa and. Sicily and a portion of
Italy ,must have affected Hitler's
speech. His 55th birthday' went by
with Adolph conspicuous by his sil-
ence. Hitler before was never a man
that .did not speak his mind but ap-
parently anything he had to say was
better left unsaid so far as his own
peoples were concerned. The growing
strength of the Allies is putting Ger-
many on the defensive, but before
long there will be an invasion from
the west and our forces will face the
greatest task ever given ari invader,
It is then we must silence Hitler for
good. The days gone by may have
left Hitler speechless—the days ahead
must leave him cold, Our dollars are
needed as never before but so are our..
prayers.
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MARKETS ARE THE THING
If we are to have a prosperous
farming industry now or after the war
we must have markets for the things
that the farmer produces. As we look
into the future when the war is over,
and that may be much farther away
than many suppose, we can see our
friends the farmers suffering again as
they, did during depression years un-
less plans are made to insure markets
for his products. If there is a ready
market the price situation takes care
of itself, but if markets .are hard to
find the prices drop and this great in-
dustriof ours hits the skids and with
it the whole nation suffers. We read
that here may be set up an internation-
al stablization fund. If properly used
this could work well for the farmer.
He could sell his produce in many
places where he otherwise could not.
We could never see why international
bankers should profit so greatly with
the rise and fall of currency in the
various countries, There are some
things right now that are a drug on
the market we are told. One district
farmer tells me he had about 2000
bushels of first class turnips and can-
not sell them. Even in wartime we
apparently have the power of great
production--what we need mostly is a
good steady market.
A woman who fasted for 62 days, ,
To prove that the stunt could be done,
From hundreds of Scotsmen had let-
ters of praise,
And proposals from seventy-one.
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Muskrat Trapped Twice
One day last week, Mr, Fred.
our local trapper, was ont viewing his
muskrat traps at Dolphin's Creek. He
spied a rat in a trap on a log, .Eagerly
he proceeded to reach it but on his
journey about three feet from his goal,
he stePped into a rat hole about as
deep, The frightened animal tore it-
self from the prison, escaped, leaving
behii* a poor battered foot, ,Mr,
White, all the while was just pretty
wet and cold, that chilly April day but
the poor rat was doomed for the next
day he was again caught in a trap and
captured—Tara Leader,
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Brussels Sergeant Welcomed Home
Sergeant Lorne McCauley, who has
been invalided home, was. farmly wel-
comed by a large gathering of his
home town folk when he arrived at
the station here on Tuesday night
after a journey that brought him, a
casualty at Ortono, back home from
three years with the Canadian Army
Overseas, Sergeant McCauley, who is
twenty-three years old, isithe son of
Mr. and Mrs, Newton McCauley of
Brussels. He was, wounded twice in
the battle for Sicily and again at Or-
ton() in Italy.—Brussels Post.
Vandals Rob Sugar Bush
Vandals entered the sugar bush of
William [McLeod of the South Line,
near Priceville, where they boiled
down a batch of sap which had been
collected and took it away with. them.
Not satisfied with stealing the syrup
the thieves betame vandal-minded, and
did not have the decency to take the
pan off the fire, the fire ruining it.
Durham Chronicle.. •
Child Suffered Burns
Logan McLean, five-year-old son of
Mr, and Mrs. Allan McLean, Gode-
rich, suffered painful burns on both
legs when his clothing caught fire
from a bonfire in the garden at his
home, while his parents were tempor-
arily absent. He was rescued by W.
J. Ruddock and taken to hospital.
Beavers At Walkerton Dam
Several beavers-are reported to have
made their appearance above the
Truax dam on the eastern outskirts
of the town and are apparently making
their home in that portion of the S.au-
.geen which is peculiarly adapted for
their habitat. Walkerton Herald--
Times.
Boys Tamper With Grave
A quartette of boys, all residents of
the East Ward, created considerable
consternation on Sunday by excavat-
ing one of the graves in the old cem-
etery adjacent to the J. J. Schnurr saw
mill which is in the neighborhood of
their homes. How near the young-
sters came to committing a ghoulish
crime, is evidenced by the fact that in
their digging operations they had
reached the ancient casket when fort-
unately they were stopped in their
activities by a passer-by. — Walkerton
Hearld-Times.
Jackets For Lucknow Juveniles
Lucknow Juveniles, semi- finalists
for the Ontario Hockey championship
are being presented with glove leather
jackets which arrived the first of the
week.--Lucknow Sentinel.
Hanover Swimming Pool Plans
At the business meeting of the Han-
over Kinthiten 'Club after the hockey
rally last Friday evening Kin 'Harold
Boettger, chairman of the swimming
'pool committee, presented a' report on
the plans the club received from Mr.
Norman Hehnbecker ,on the proposed
site for a swimming pool. Mr. Heim-
becker, who has bought the Tot ott-
which is erected the former Morlock
factory on the County Line, North,
plans to remove this building and
landscape and beautify this property,
and building a $15,000 swimming pool
providing the club erect suitable bath
houses, showers, etc., and be respori-
sible for a caretaker. — Hanover Post.
Kincardine Shelves Promotion Plan.
The proposal made by Kincardine
post-war planning committee that a.
town promoter be engaged, received.
considerable consideration from , the
town council, but finally was shelved
for the time being on the grounds, that
there are matters which require at-
tention before this done.
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Grass Fire Bunts Stable.
The frame stable at the home of K.
X. McLean, Goderich Street East, was
almost completely destroyed by fire
early Wednesday evening A bon fire
started on the lot adjoining, worked
its way through the dead grass to a
pile of rubbish near the barn, and al-
though it was believed to have been
checked, the fire apparently burned its
Way ter the building and it was soon
ablaze, Some furniture stored in the
building was destroyed. Seaforth
Huron Expositor.
astoW Prisoner of War
Mr. and M. Thomas Randall,
Pluton road, near Coderldi, have re,
etived a card frb-th their son, Pte,
.dtin Randall, Perth Regiment, reported
missing on January 17, 1944, advising
them that he is a prisoner of war in
Germany,
DATES RATION
COUPONS VALID
I-Iere are the dates on wideb ration
coupons are due;
Butter coupons 54 to 58 now valid;
50 valid April 27; 54 to 07 expire.
April 30,
Sugar coupons 14 to 31 now valid.4
Preserves 1 to 18 now valid.
Tea, coffee 14 to 29 and. El to E6;
T30 and TM now valid,
One preserves, coupons is good for;
12 fluid. ounces jam, jelly, marmalade,
maple' butter,. honey !butter, cranberry .
s,,ttee or fountain fruits; or 2 pounds
maple Sugar; or 20 fluid ounces can-
ned . fruit; or 24 fluid ounces )r2 lb rie4
extracted - honey; or 2 standard sec-
tions or 2. pounds (net) of .cut gout])
honey; or 15. fluid. ounces corn syrup,
cane syrup or blended table syrup; or
40 fluid' ounces- (1 quart) maple syrup.
or molasses; or 24, pound sugar:
Mrs. Carirey rusliecll into her living
room. "Oh, Walter," she cried, as she
panted for breath, dropped' my
diamond ring off my finger and
can't find it anywhere:"
"It's all right,' Olive.;" said Wa'i'ter;
"I came across it in my trousers
pocket."
LETTERS FROM-
„ OVERSEAS
Editor's Note: We welCame interest-
ing letters from the boys' Overseas.
If you have such a letter pass it on
to us so that people of the com-
munity may have the information
also.
The following is a letter from Clif-
ford Jenkins to his aunt, Mrs-, Wesley
Walter:
' • 1,,Marcli- 18, 1944
Dear Aunt Mary;
Just a few lines id answer to your
most welcome cigarettes that 1' receiv-'
ed last night. Well we have hada few
interesting nights over here, off and' on
for the past month but they seem:Jo
have dropped off again• for awhile at
least but our bunch that goes over is
getting larger every day. I am really
thankful to be on this side for I don't
know how the people live over there
at all, It must be nothing' short of
hell. I have seen the sky almost black
with our planes going over there
yesterday and then I guess there
Do You Have target or Mastitis
In Your Milking Herd?
Use Finn's Dari-Min, it fixes 'em.
Follow directions, one treatment per cow,
Stainton Hardware, Wingham, Ont. Hunkins Gen, store, BeimOre,
Rae's. Hardware, Wingham, Ont, Pohocks, Whitechurch, Ont,
Jos. Chilvers, Bluevele, Coultes, Beigrave, Ont,
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ADVANC-TIMES
Thursday, April :27th, 1944
Jap Given Hard Labor
Masao Kawanami, a Canadian-born
Japanese, pleaded guilty in police
' court to charges of breaking, entering
and 'th'eft at the borne of Maurice.
Coates, Usborne township, on April 8,
and was sentenced, to 60 days in jail
at hard labor by Magistrate J. A.
Makins, the term to date April 11.
Kawanami, who had worked in the
district last yeal and was 'well liked,
returned on April 8 and finding no one
at home, removed a screen from a base-
ment window and entered the Coates'
house: He stole a radio valued at $50
and two shirts. On Aprill 11 he was
arrested at Hamilton and the radio was
found in his possession.
would be as many' more' go at night
and that has been every day and' night
for quite some time.
I had to cross London' last night be-
tween eight and' nine o'clock and' 'you
would •feel' sorry' to see whole families
sitting on the floor in'the underground
raiway stations and on cots' just wait-
ing until' midhiklit until' the' trains
would stop running so they could ,get
a few hours sleep: They- are- afraid'
to stay home- in case Jerry comes over
with a load' of bombs.. The little kids
crying. 'It makes' one think what a
wicked world' it really -is, and how
thankful' that we feel that our mothers
and fathers and' families are at home
safe in a good comfortable bed and
nothing to fear worse than the tax coI-
lettor or the man that holds the
mortgage. You see it does not need
to be a direct hit to kill people for•
they will knock buildings down all
around where• the' bomibs fall and if
you. are in there you are liable to be
killed' under the weight of the build-
ing or even smothered and thingS will
just blow out never to be seen any
more., One house was all gone ex-
cept the cupboard and not even the
dishes were broken in it and the cups
all hanging on hooks as though noth-
ing had happened. Maybe another one
would disappear altogether just no
house there when the dust and bricks
stopped failing.
Thanks for the smokes and hope you
are all feeling better.
-Best of luck,
Clifford.
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