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Abandon Stolen Bikes For Autos
Two young lads intent On joy rides
Saturday evening appropriated unto
themselves a couple of bicycles and
later in the evening abandoned the
bicycles far a joy ride in a stolen auto-
mobile, Mr, L, Day had driven to a
field to repair some fencing and had
parked his car when two lads wheeled
up on bicycles and decided to try out
a more modern and with less exertion
means of transportation and drove off
in the cat. Mr. Day appropriated the
bicycles but the young lads afterstrzots
oring around a few blocks returned
and seeing Mr. Day jumped •out of the
car and ran away leaving the wheels
behind. —Exeter Times-Advocate.
Tall Corn
Mr, A. W. P. Smith Sms some corn
in his garden that beats anything for
height we have heard of so far this
year. On July 9th., he measured a
stalk and she height was exactly 7 ft.
6 inches. Mr. Smith measured the.
corn stalk this Wednesday morning
and since Sunday it has grown 7 inch-
es, the height now is 8 feet, 1 inch,—
Blyth Standard.
COOLING
SYSTEM
VALVES
TIMING AND
DISTRIBUTOR
Thursday, July Oth, 1944
_Obtain co free copy of the
"Automobile User's puide"
a booklet which will
prove a valuable aid in
maintaining the efficiency
of your car or truck—by
writing to a General
Motors Dealer in your
community.
AIR CLEANER
SPARK PLUGS
MANIFOLD
ASSaalZ-a,s. „ask-Sass,' .SaiaSaSSSassiss
HIGH TENSION
WIRES
Make your restricted gasoline ration give you
more essentialdriving miles. by keeping your car
or truck engine operating efficiently.
See a General Motors Dealer today for Specialized
Engine Tune-up Service which will help you:
— Save gasoline—stretch your essential mileage.
— Extend the life of .your car or truck.
--Obtain better perfprMance— save money.
Prevent costly, repairs.
This information is made available to you, the owners
of Canada'i cars and truths, not only to help in the saving
of vital fuel, but to assist you to conserve your vehicles,
and so safeguard against a breakdown of the country's
automotive transportation up to and even beyond the
day of Victory(
ALWAYSiR049 AGit!ER MOTORS DfA~ER FUR
GAS LINE
Our CONSERVAHON SERIVIeE
Will Help You To: save Gasoline
and Oil by: Engine tune•up which
includes inspection and adjustme
nt ofdistributor and timing—spark plugs—carbure,
...
for and air cleaner—fuel lines—yolves—mani-
eyinfold—generatostarter—battery—wiring and g systems.
Avoid Engine) Failure by: Having sludge re•
moved from
your engine . . • Making the
necessary adjustments to combat its formation.
Stretch Your rite Mileage by: Maintaining proper tire pressure
rotation every
3,000 lo 5,000 miles,' (Passenger
cars and light trucks) . • • Regular
gnment and balan inspection of Wheel absorbers, inspection brakes and shock
Prevent Deterioration of Body and Fenders by: Repairing
and refinishing damad or
holes open as
chipped surfaces . • Washing body
a
ge
s
quire to preserve the finish and to kee
re.
damage p drain a
protection against Costly rust
, Extend the We of Your Car or Truck by:
Regular lubrication .(at
least every .50 days) , • . Minor inspection
and adjustrnent (every
1,000 miles).
"More Miles from Fewer Gallons"
At 20 ni.p.gal.-120 gals. of gas will give you 2400 miles.
At 18 m.p.gal.-120 gals. of gas will only give you 2160 miles.
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THE GIANT StIPER-FORTRE55 B-29 WHICH BOIYIBED JAPAN
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America** Mightiest Weapon, the great E49 botinbet, ttosvorti OtititAketrient Stated that titer*
tliebt. bleated the Japanese Mainland today. The War del/Mitten/ heelball hit Unidentified Wittig
The Connell met in the Township .
Hall, according to adjournment, in
Gorrie, on Wednesday, July 5th, the
members wore all present except
Councillor Winter, the Reeve, D, L.
Weir in the chair.
The minutesof the jag regular meet-
ing, also special meeting of May 27th
were read and on motion of Inglis asd
McCallum were adopted.
Moved by Inglis and Farrish that
the Treasurer be heaeby instnicted ,to
4.elease the Certified cheque of the
Drury Construction Company held by
him for the sum of $650.00, as secur-
ity on Minto Municipal Drain, No, 4,
in Howick Township, Carried,
Moved by Farris!' and McCallum,
that Fred A. Edgar, Township Engin-
eer, be hereby instructed to have the
necessary repairs made on the Day
Municipal Dr'ain, Carried.
Moved by Inglis and Parrish that in
accordance with the petition -of Harry
Hastie and others, Fred A. Edgar;
Township Engineer, be. hereby instru-
cted to 'prepare a Report on what was
formerly the Thomas. Johnston Award
Drain, Carried.
Moved by Farrish and Inglis that a
Grant of $1000,00 be given to the
Wing-ham General Hospital (Building
Fund) to assist in the erection of a new
wing to the present Hospital, said
Grant to be paid on or before Dec-
ember 20th., Carried,
Moved by Farrish and McCallum
that the Road Superintendent or the
Reeve be hereby authorized to sign
Road Account Cheques along with the
Treasurer. Carried.
Moved by Inglis and McCallum
that by-law No. 11, of the Township
of Howick for the year 1944, re temp-
orary advances for drainage purposes,
as read the third time be finally pass-
ed. Carried.
Moved by Farrish and Inglis that
by-law No. 10, of the 'Township of
Howick for the year 1944, setting rat-
es for the present year, as read the
third time, be finally passed. Carried.
Moved by McCallum and Farrish
that By-law No. 9, of the Township of
Howick for the year 1944, re Municip-
al Drain No. 18, as read, be provision-
ally adopted. Carried.
Moved by McCallum and Parrish
that the tenders of George Radford to
construct the open portion of Municip-
al Drain No. 16, for the sum of $764.-
75; make repairs on Municpal. Drain
No.10, for the sum of $450.00 and re-
pair Sanderson Drain for the sum of
$250.00 be accepted, he to deposit a
marked cheque with the Township
Treasurer equal to 10% of the above
named amounts. Carried.
Moved by Inglis and Parrish that
the Clerk be hereby authorized to mail
copies of Bylaw together with the nec-
essary notices to parties assessed on
Municipal Drain No, 18, by Register-
ed Letter, according to recent amend-
ments of The Municipal Drainage Act,
Carried.
Moved by McCallum and Farrish
that the Road Accounts, 'as approved,
be paid. Carried.
Moved by McCallum and Inglis that
the following accounts be paid. Carr-
ied. 6
F. A. Edgar, Engineers Fees; Cop-
ies of Report and Assistance, Mun.
Drain, No. 4, Minto, $260.50; Drury
Construction Co., Part contract, Mints;
Mutt. Drain, NO, 4, $3057.60; Wm. A,
Schmid, Watches for Active Service
men, $149.64; Fred Hambly Care-
taker Wroxeter Hall, (6 mos,), $17,50;
Dr. H. L. Livingstone, Anaesthetic
for Rever children, $10.00;• Dr. F. H,
Scherk, Med. Services for Jean Grah-
am, $20.25; J. H. Rogers, Postage &
Excise $7.00; Fred A. Edgar, Inspec-
ion, Clark Drain, $5.00; Milton Hastie,
Sheep killed by. dogs, $17.00; Nelson
Gowdy, sheep killed' by -dogs, $40,00;
W. E. Whitfield, Equalizing 4 school
sections, $18.00; John Hyndman, Five
10"-tile, .50c; Wm. Marsh, repair work
on Clark Drain; $12,00; A. Plantz, Re-
pair work on Clark Drain, $12.00;.
Walter King, repair work on Clark
Drain, $4.00; Steve Icing, repair work
on Clark Drain, $4.00; Countjr Treas-
urer, Hospital Expenses for G. Rever,
$7.00; Elmer Downey, pt. pay Care-
taker Two, Hall, Gorrie, $15.00; Isaac
Gamble, pt, salary as Clerk, $35.00;
Jack Milligan, work on Sidewalk,
Wroxeter, $3.00; Clifford White, Lab-
or and Material, sidewalk, Wroxeter,
$5.00; W. C. King, Postage and Trav-
elling 'expenses, $15,00; Relief, $57,65.
Moved by Farrish and McCallum
that this Council do now adjourn to
meet in the United Church, Hall,
Fordwich, on the 5th day of August,
or at the call of the Reeve. Carried.
Isaac •Gamble, Clerk.
The production of peat moss in Can-
ada, which has made notable headway
since early in the war when supplies
from Europe were cut off, will become
firmly established as a continuing
BOOKLET ON PEAT
MOSS AVAILABLE
Tuckersmith Man Killed In, Action
Mr .and Mrs. William R. Atchibald
Tuckersmith, have been notified of the
death of their youngest son, Pte, Art
old Archibald, of the oCanadiari Para-
troop Corps, who was killed in action
in France, While taking part iit , the
invasion. Arnold was 22 years of age,
Ide etiliSted in August, 1942, and ,traht-
ed at Ititcheror and Camp Ipperwash,
where he volunteered for the Pam-
troop Corps.
NoVe1 Birthday Celebration
Mr. I,.WW. Payne Celebrated another
birthday on Wednesday, July 12 th. He
had a novel way of celebrating it, 11d
sent 189,600 cigarettes tO the Listowel
boys overseas, Another fine gesture
on Mr. Payne's iArto—Listotvel'Stan-
dard.
Wingliam Advance-Times
Published at
WINQUAM s ONTARIO
StabSteriptiOn Rate One Year 82.00
niOntha, $1.90 in advance
Aa WO per year
Foreign rate, $3,00 per year
AdVertishig rates on application,
'TEACH THEM TO SWIM
It is truly surprising the number of
People in this community that are un-
able to swim or can swim but very
little, ' We have a beautiful river, the
Maitland, passing through our district
but in the hot weather when the water
la low it is not a very pleasant place
to dip. We have noticed in some of the
weeklies that they are teaching the
a youngsters how to swim and, it is a
very grand idea. One of the projects
that is on the post war agenda for this
-town is a swimming pool and by that
time it may be possible to have proper
instruction of this kind.
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SKY HARBOUR
After serving a most useful purpose
for the, past few years the training
school at Sky Harbour is no more.
just what will become of this well
fitted grounds we do not know. We
lave however every confidence that
-the directors will make plans for the
-future which will snake good use of the
facilities that have been accumulated
and• which will becorn6 their property
at least a portion of it. Sky Harbour
was exceedingly well managed as an.
Elementary Flying Training School.
It had the reputation among those who
took this course in connection with the
Commonwealth scheme of being tops
in instruction also In messing. It will
-Make a splendid peace time flying
club and depot for the county; We
look forward to its usefulness in this
respect.
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THE UNDERGROUND
ABOVE GROUND
Now that the invasion has been
such a success the French under-
ground are making their presence felt
to aa ggeater degree than ever before,
'The attacks that have been made on
-the' various types of Communications
used by the Nazi has, been of great
assistance to,the invading troops. The
-information that they have passed on
to'the intelligence service has also
been of the greatest value. These are
brave folk. They know that if they
are found out they will be very rough-
ly treated by the Nazi or pay .death
penalty. Despite- this they carry on
their work of sabotage and the gather-
ing of information. This is not only
the case in France but is carried on
in all countries under the Nazi heel.,
`The Nazi are Azecoming increasingly
sjittery and they are. increasing their
:acts of terror but this will not stop
-these patriotic people in their efforts.
'The Hun has not yet learned that you
'cannot win a nation's confidence by op-
pression.
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The next Blood Donor Clinic here
will be on August 2nd, The commit-
tee are making arrangements to re-
receive 225 donations. Enroll for this
life saving service at once. Your don-
ation is urgently needed.
le Don't let one disastrous fire wipe
ant the results of years of labour.
Let tug study your property, estimate
the protection yon need, and write
a Pilot Insurance Policy to give
„you adequate protection.
'We write Pilot insurance to cover
wilected risks in Automobile, rue,
Personal Property Pleater. Burp
ion Plato Glide, Pahlie Liab
Pa Other general insuruncti.
H. 6. MacLEAN,
Wingham
A. W. EIL, Gorrie
Representing
YOUR EYES NEED
ATTENTION
Our 25 Point Scientific itatnin,
4on enables us to give you clear, comfgrtabio. Vision
F. F. HOMUTH
Optometrist
Phone 118 Hariston
Hurt In Haying Accident
Dominic Fischer, of Carrick Town-
ship, is a patient in Bruce County
Hospital here as a result of an acci-
dent which took place on his farm
while assisting with haying operations,
lie was standing at the edge•of the
mow while a bundle of hay was being
dropped from the fork, The hay came
down so close to him that he lost his
balance and fell to the barn floor, a
distance of about six feet, injuring his
spine, He is now encased in a cast
and doing as well as can be hoped for,
Clifford Doctor Buys
Hanover Practice
Dr. A. F. Thaler of Clifford, has
purchased the home and property of
Dr. J, H. Pilkey and will take up resi-
dence and practice in Hanover in
September, Dr. Thaler graduated in
medicine from Toronto University in
1,926, after which he spent eight mon-
ths as a member of the Guelph Gen-
eral Hospital staff. Before going to
Clifford in 1928, he practised for a few
months at 0.shwekan Indian Reserve.
—Hanover Post,
Field Day Cancelled
R. E. White, Agricultural Repres-
entative, has received word that the
Clydesdale field day that had been
planned for July at Mount Forest, has
beep cancelled. The difficulty in se-
curing horses, the fact that the help
situation on the farms is so bad, and
the fact that haying and harvest will
run closely together this year caused
the cancellation. Last year the field
day was in Listowel.—Listowel Ban-
ner,
Fractured Both Arms
Margaret, eight-year-old daughter
of 1Vir. and Mrs. Mike Kelly, who re-
side in Stanley Township, is- a patient
in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth,
suffering with two fractured armssthe
result. of a fall she suffered when she
fell a distance of eight feet when she
was in the, act of putting up a swing.
In the fall she landed on •both her
arms. She was attended by Dr. E, A.
McMaster of Seaforth. Mr. Kelly is
engaged with Mr. John Murdock and
is living on one of his farms.—Sea-
forth Huron Expositor,
Listowel Couple Had
Diamond Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Ringlet-, well
known residents of Listowel, received
the congratulations of their many
friends in honor of their 'diamond wed-
ding anniversary. Because of Mrs.
Ringler's delicate condition, the day
was spent quieily at their home on
Inkerman street, with no celebration
to smark the occasion.—Listowel Stan-
dard.
Ran Scissors Into Eye
Margaret, th e seven-year-old little
daughter ,of Mr. and Mrs. Val. Voison,
met with a painful and regrettable ac-
cident on Wednesday of last week as a
result of which it is thought she will
lose the sight of an eye. The little
girl, who was playing about the home,
the occasion being her birthday, pick-
ed up a pair of scissors and in at-
tempting to cut a piece of string, the
scissors slipped, the point striking her
squarely in the eye, penetrating the
eye-ball.—Walkerton Herald Times.
Hensall Soldier Wounded
Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Campbell, of
Hensall, received official word from
Ottawa that their son, Pte. James
Campbell, 20, was wounded in action
in France, on July 7th. He. enlisted
at London in 1941 when 16 years ol'd,
with the Highland Light Infantry of
Galt, and went overseas itr July 1941.
He was born in Hensall, attended pull,:
lic school here and. Exeter High
School,
Lost Life In Blaze
Roxy Jones, a nine-year-old Indian
girl was burned to death in a fire
which razed a house at the Cape Crok-
er Indian Reserve, A sister, hi the
house at the time, escaped by jumping
from an upstairs window. Father of
the children, Joint Jones, was visiting
neighbours at the time of the outbreak,
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Injured In Crash
Carman McLeod, son of Mr, and
Mrs. W. A. McLeod, Rineardine Twrz,
la in hospital here with a fractured
pelvis and internal injuries received
IAA he was struck by a light truck
driven by E, P. Knipe, ICintardifte
baker, tie war cycling on concession
9 when the truck, cOnting front a side
road hit hint
enterprise if an extensive market for
the product can be built up within the
country. This view is expressed in a
booklet entitled "Peat Moss or Sphag-
num Moss; Its Uses in Agriculture,
in Industry, and in the Home", pre-
pared by ZT A. Leverin and issued by
the Mines and Geology Branch, Ot-
tawa. Canadian consumption of the
product, it states, is as yet relatively
small and the headway is chiefly the
result of the demand in the United
States. It is possible that this demand
will decline in the past war years and
if so, the decline' could be largely off-
set by a marked increase in the present
use of peat Moss in Canada, which has
extensive deposits of high-grade ma-
terial, Included in the pamphlet is a
list of Canadian producers.
Peat moss has been widely used and
with satisfactory results in Europe for
many years and owes its usefulness
to its high absorptive capacity for
liquids and gases; resistance to decom-
position; low conductivity of heat;
elasticity; and its deodorizing quality.
Its chief uses at present in -Canada and
the Uhited States are in horticulture
and market gardens, mainly as a soil
conditioner, as a filler for commercial
fertilizers, and for packing bulbs,
tubers, and roots for winter storage.
A very extensive use in the United
States is as a litter in poultry raising.
In industry, it is used mainly in arti-
ficial fertilizers; in the preparation of
various stock foods; as an insulator in
the building trade; and as a packing
material. In the home, it serves as an
excellent agent for packing and storing
foods.
Copies of the pamphlet may be ob-
tained free of charge from the Secre-
tary, Bureau of Mines, Mines and
Geology Branch, Department of Mines
and Resources, Ottawa.
*"I say, has yOur wife been fighting?"
"Fighting! Why, no."
"Well, what's that pad over her
eye?"
"Pad? That's no Pad, That's her
new hat!"
!WICK COUNCIL
Grant of $1000 Made Toward Addition
To Wingham General aospital
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A. M. Crawford
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Wounded Ashfield Man Home
1'pr. Harvey M. Johnston, only son
of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Johnston,
concession 3, 'Ashfield Township, ar-
rived home on Wednesday on two
weeks' furlough from a London hos-
pital. Wounded on February 4th. in
Italy, he suffered, shock, fractured arm
and crushed foot and concussion, It
was necessary to have the foot ampur
rated.
Objector Will. Have To Work
Pound guilty in police court of fail-
ure to report to the alternative work
camp near Chalk River, when ordered
to do so, Robert Ernest McIntosh, 36,
who claims exemption from military
service by reason of his position as a
minister of the Gospel of Jehovah Wit-
nesses was ordered by Magistrate Ma-
kits to be escorted by the R, C. M. P.,
to his new job in the Petawmva For-
estry Reserve.
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Fell From Tree Fractured Back
A most serious. accident occurred
when Joseph Filsinger, one of Mild-
znay's highly esteemed older residents,
suffered a badly fractured back and
shoulder in a fall from the top of, a
ladder: Mr. Filsinger had decided to
pick the last of the cherries from a
tree which stands on his lot adjoining
Dr. W. D. Morley's property on Ab-
salom St., and had mounted almost to
the top of the ladder when he reached
out to grasp an outlying limb. The
branch apparently broke and Mr. F11-
singer lost his balance and fell heavily
to the ground.--Mildmay Gazette.
Hail Smashed Glass
Hail fell at Kenilworth in a severe
storm on Tuesday afternoon. It is es-
timated about one hundred panes of
glass were broken in the village, For-
sunately the area hit by the storm was
small, and only slight damage tb the
crops was done.--Arthur Enterprise
News.
Fell From Load Of Hay, Injured
When he hurtled backwards off a
load of hay, Wesley Boyle of Kin-
lough suffered severe injuries that will
confine him to Goderich Hospital for
sometime, Mr. Boyle was near the
back of the load when a lurch of the
wagon tumbled him off backwards to
the gangway. X-ray pictures later re-
vealed that Mr. Boyle had suffered in-
jury to vertebrae of his spine, that all
but resulted in a fractured neck.--
Lucknow Sentinel,
Kincardine May Get New Industry
Kincardine town council has been
asked by a Toronto firm of realtors
for information about available factory
space here, and in reply mentioned the
former foundry building now being us-
ed as a curling rink Negotiations
have advanced to the stage where the
council is being asked to set a price
on the building.—Kincardine News.