The Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-08-17, Page 2ING I-1414 ADVANCE-TIMUS
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VOTE "YES" ON
MONDAY NEXT
It would be remiss on our part if
we did not urge the property owners
of Wingharn through this column to
vote YES on the plebiscite which will
be held here on Monday next, August
21st, which will authorize the council
to make a grant of $1,5,000 to Wing-
haul General Hospital for the purpose
of assisting in the erection of modern
fire-proof addition. This is an' op-
portunity that we are sure the pedple,
here will back close to 100 per cent.
Most of you are now familiar with the
reasons as to why an addition is re-
quired now. Accommodation for Pa-
tients is inadequate even with the use
third floor which has been condemned
by the Department of Health. This
is probably the main reason but there
are several others that range close to
this in importance. When the new
addition is erected the new wing will
house the patients in a modern fire-
proof way. The present nursery ac-
commodation is not only inadequate,
but is such that when compared with
that which will be available under the
new plans makes one realize how
necessary this department requires at-
tention in this respect. To give proper
service to the folk of this community
it is necessary to have the best in
scientific equipment and all this be-
comes available under the new plan
as much fine equipment has already
been-donated and the new gas and X-
' Ray outfit will be installed as soon as
we have the necessary floor space. Be
sure that you vote on Monday and be
sure that you vote YES.
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UNION NATIONAL
WON IN QUEBEC
There is little comfort for either of
the old parties in the result of the re-
cent election in Quebec. Neither is
there much encouragement to the C.
C.F. or even the Bloc Populaire even
though they 'won four seats. If the
Liberals had swept into power it might
have shown that people looked upon
the King administration as having
done the best for that province that
was possible under the present condi-
tions. Apparently they did not feel
that way although we believe that
most of the people in this province, in
fact all the other provinces, are of the
opinion that the wishes of the Prov-
ince of Quebec were given more con-
sideration than the remainder of the
country. Prime Minister Mackenzie
King has made a great effort to have
unity throughout the land, but the
stubborn nationalistic attitude of the
people of Quebec has made that im-
possible apparently. The election ad-
dresses by candidates of all parties
were not what one living in Ontario
would expect. They did not talk or
urge war service, but rather seemed
to draw away from that idea. Mr.
Duplessis has had former experience
as premier and may administer the
province well, but his action on policy
is another matter and we are not so
sure that we will approve of it, if the
tone and pith of his speeches are car-
ried out, One may say let Quebec do
as it pleases. But they are an import-
ant part of this great Dominion and
their influence is bound to be felt far
beyond the boundaries of that prov-
ince and if they carry on in a manner
which does not meet the approval of
the balance of the Dominion or a large
section of it, then unity will be dif-
ficult to obtain,
INTERESTING CLIPS.
OF DISTRICT NEWS
Lucknow High School
Opens September 1,8th
The opening of Lucknow High
School will be delayed two weeks it
was decided some time ago at a meet-
ing-of the Board of Education. Public
school will open on the regular date--
Tuesday, September 5th, but High
School will not re-open until Moliday,
September 18th. — Lucknow Sentinel.
Centralia Creamery Looted
For the second time within six
months the creamery at Centralia be-
longing to Canada Packers has been
entered and robbed, Early Tuesday
morning entrance -was forced to the
creamery through a aside door and the
safe was broken into and between
$450.00 and $500.00 in cash was stolen.
In addition the thieves secured a book
of gasoline coupons intended for one
of the trucks. A crowbar or sledge
was used to crack the safe.—Exeter
Time Advocate.
Chesley Man Starts 98th Year
Warmest felicitations were extended
to Mr. William D. Bell, Chesley's
grand old man, who completed his
98th year Saturday, and thus takes an-
other step toward the century mark,
A wide circle of friends• will join in
wishing him "Good luck and good
health" as he advances toward the
noble rank of a centenarian.—Chesley
Enterprise.
Carrick Rates Set
Carrick Council met pursuant to
adjournment with all the members
present and the Reeve in the chair.
By-law No. 11, fixed the tax rates for
1944 as follows: County rate, 8.2
mills; township rate, 2.5 mills; statu-
tory levy, 5.25 mills; Formosa street
lighting,, 5 mills, was, read a first
time,
Farmer Takes Own, Life
When one of the sons • of Joseph
Normanby Township farmer,
went to the barn about 11 o'clock
Tuesday morning he was horrified to
see the body of his father hanging
from the roof, •quite high up, No time
was lost in cutting him down, but lie
was dead, -and it was apparent that
he bad taken his own life. A physician
said he had been dead about. an hour
when discovered.. Re had been in poor
health for some time, and to this is
attributed his rash act, There was no
inquest..—Dttrhant Chronicle.
Minister Goes to Chapleau
The Rev. H. W. Strapp, minister of
of Eervie, Xinloss and Clark United
churches has been named minister of
Chapleau 'United Church and will
shortly assume his new duties, He
will succeed the Rev. H. C, ,Harris,
late of Southampton, who served only
a month at Chapleau when the church
board released him to permit him to
accept a call to Parry Sound. The
family will also'be missed from Bervie
community,—Kincardine News, •
District Field Crop Competition
In the field crop •competition spon-
sored by the Lucknow Agricultural
Society the following list of winners
has been announced: Harvey Ritchie,'
R.R. 3 Lucknow; W. E. Henderson,
LucknoW; Wilmer Robb, R.R. 3 Gode-
rich; Harry Lavis, R.R, 5, Lucknow;
Samuel Gibson, R,R. 3, Goderich;
Thomas Hackett, R.R. 3, Lucknow;
Roy Alton, R.R. 7, Lucknow; Robert
Hamilton, R.R. 3, Lucknow. The high
score was 88 points with only seven
points between first and eighth place.
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sored by the' Blyt Agricultural So-
ciety this year: 1t, Edwin Woods,
Blyth, 95 percent; 2nd, Marvin Mc-
Dowell, Beigrave, 92; 3rd, William
Gow, Blyth, 90%; th, •Siman Halla-
han, Blyth, 90; 5th, H, C. Blair, Bel-
grave, 88; 6th, Lois Phelan, Blyth,
87; 7th, Archie You g, Blyth, 86; 8th,
William Bell, Blyth 85%; 9th, Walter
McGill, Blyth, 85; 10th, Orval Mc-
Gowan, Blyth, 85.
Judging in the annual field crop
competition of the Carrick Agricul-
tural Society has ben completed and
the names and scores of the first ten
competitors are gien below. The
crop this year was artier oats: Alex
Fischer, 87; Leonard Berberich, .85;
Norman Schmidt, 8; Jerome Schmidt,
81; Edward Fischer, 80; R. J. Morri-
son, 79; Jacob Fisher, 77; Lloyd G.
Jasper, 74; George J
d 70 Car Loads
. Fischer, 73; Jer-
ome Fischer, 72,
Egg Plant Cracks
Thompson Bros. wound 'up their
for the present. All
ployed in this work
egg cracking work
ih all the girls-em
have cracked a to of over 70 car-
loads-66 high grade and about one-
half dozens cars of undergrades. It
is expected that cracking and freezing
of eggs will be an annual seasonal in-
dustry :here 'in the future.—Teeswater
News.
Hay Accidentally Burned
In Drive Against Bees
A grass fire destroyed seven acres
of hay on the farm near Clifford, rent-
ed by George Murray, and endanger-
ed the barn. 'While raking up the
field of cut hay, Mr. Murray's team of
horses became- frightened of bees in
the hay and ran away. He.attempted
to get rid of the bees by setting fire
to them but immediately the fire
spread through the hay and raced to-
wards the barn which was in the same
field. A bucket" brigade was fortned
by the , neighbors and with considerable
difficulty the building4 were saved' and
the fire put out. The entire crop of
hay on the 7-acre field was burned,
also sortie of the fence posts.
Mitchell Youths Admit Thefts
Six Mitchell youths appeared before
Magistrate 5. A. ,Makins in police
court charged with the theft of tires
and gasoline. The boys all pleaded
guilty, and were remanded to jail a
week for sentence, The arrests were
made by Provincial Constable George
Govier, of Mitchell.
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Goderich Police Probe
Takes New Course
Public inquiry into allegations again-
st Sergeant Emerson Overholt, of the
Goderich police, by a citizen, Lorne
Eamon, has been called off, it was an-
nounced by Councillor I2, J, Sander-
son, chairman of the police commis.
sion of the town council, 'Eamon, a
night watchman, charged • that last
rune 10 he yaid a traffic fine of $9.50
to Overholt to avoid having bis Sleep
disturbed by having to attend court.
Subsequent investigation disclosed no
welt information had ever 'been Made
out or Signed, and there is no court
record of the caSe. Reason for cancel-
ling the inquiry was given as that new
methods of procedure had been recent-,
mended by Town 'olicitory I.,
Daticey, Ze,
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GRATUITIES BILL TO
PROVIDE BENEFITS
FOR ALL VETERANS
Army Private With Service Of A
Year In Canada And Two Overseas
Would Get $1077
'Under increased clothing allowances
for discharged service personnel and
a retroactive $750,000,000 war service
gratuities bill, given third reading in
the Commons, all army private with
service of a year in Canada and two
overseas would get $1,077.
Rere is the basis of the gratuities:
Per every 30 days of service the
Western Hemisphere which for the
purpose of the bill jneludes the West
Indies,. Newfoundland and South
America, and eXeltidet the Aleutians,
which includes the Aleutians, Iceland
and Greenland, $15;
Also for each six months' of service
overseas including the Aleutians,
Iceland and Greenland, seven days'
pay and allowances;
And a re-establishment credit.
Monthly Payments „
While full details of the bill are not
yet available it was announced that the
gratuities would be paid out in month-
ly instalments of unspecified size.
Those qualifying for the benefits
will be volunteer servicemen and wo-
men, Canadians serving in other- Em-
pire forces who return to -Canada
within a year after discharge, approxi-
mately 150,000 men and Women al,
ready discharged from active service,
drafted men who served in the Alen-
tian campaign and drafted men who
might be forced by order-in-council to
Serve Overseas.
Draftee Qualifications
In this latter case their qualifi-
cations for gratuities would start from
the time they are drafted to overseas
service, This same principle will be
applied to drafted men who may later
volunteer for general service.
After the gratuities resolution was
Moved and a non-retroatiVe •clothing
allowance of $100 announced, Navy
Minister Macdonald gave an example
of a private to illustrate how the
gratuities—which go to all forces and
can be claimed up to 10 years after
discharge—would be distributed,
Examples Given
For One year's service in Canada
the private would get $00 and for two
years' service overseas an additional
$360. T1e also would tome in for
Seven days' pay and 'allowances for
every sit months' of tetwite which
wottid give hint an additional 07„ He
Would get a rehabilitation credit equal
to his service gratuity or about $460
and finally the $100 clothing
mice, Tlid forum clothing alloWance
rate was $06 compared with $86 of the
First Great War.
Prime Minister King, in introducing
the bill, pointed' out that the service-
men also Would come in for benefits
under the Veterans' Land Act, edu-
cational and vocational grants and
various other aids to re-establishment.
Casualties would be given various ad-
ditional compensations, like pensions,
(The American musteriqg out pay
goes to those below the rank of major
at a rate of $100 for less than 60 days'
service at home and $300 for service
overseas or in Alaska).
In the last war • Canadian gratuities
ranged from one months' pay and al-
lowances for one year home service to
six months' pay and allowances for
any part of three years or more serv-
ice overseas.
How Credit Can. Be Used
Pensions Minister Mackenzie indi-
cated the various forms in which the
re-establishment credit could be used:
Acquisition of a home under the new
housing legislation;
Repair or modernization of a home
owned by the serviceman;
Purchase of furniture and household
equipment for domestic use;
Provision of working capital, for a
profession or business; purchase of
tools or equipment for trade, profes-
sion or business;
Pfirchase of a business;
Payment of premiums under atiyDo-
minion (Government insurance scheme:
Purchase of special equipment for
educational or vocational training;
Fir any other purpose authorized
by the Government;
Mr, Xing broke down the $750,000,-'
000 total--,baSed -on the assumption the
present strength of armed forces
would be maintained until March 81,
1045—to areestimated $400,000,000 for
gratuities and $860,000;000 for other
benefits.
tiogaypRoott
tlarvey thomnsott of tistoviel,
spent last Week- at the Ionic of his
uncle, Mr. Norman Thompson.
Mrs, W. L. Craig of London, i s
spending this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Craig.
Mrs, Ernest Craig and daughter
Margaret, and Mrs, Olive- Allen of
Goderich, and LAW. Helen Allen of
Pearce, Alta.,, were recent visitors at
the home of Mr. and iMrs. R. Chant-
ney,
The W.M.S. met on Thursday after-
noon at the home of Mrs. Jefferson
with Miss Lucy 'Thompson presiding.
Readings were given by Ilene Taylor
and Margaret Jefferson. An instru-
mental by, Irene Robinson; talks by
Mrs. W. A, Campbell and Irene Jef-
ferson; and solos by Miss Hill and
Mrs, H. Jefferson. Hostesses were,
Mts., 5. C. Robinson and Mrs. A.
Craig,
SEE THAT HENS HAVE
PLENTY OF WATER
Improved summer egg production is
another means to Save costs. Well
maintained production in summer
under present conditions can be made
more profitable than in winter. It is
possible to maintain "a 50-60 per cent
production in surntner as well as in
winter. When conditions are right, a
hen can lay all the year round, Many
of ,the principles of adequate housing
apply equally in summer and winter:
Points to be observed in summer
production are: (I.) the comfort, con.
tenttrient, and proper feeding of the
birds; (2) take out the windows, open
the doors, and make the poultry house
as tool and airy as possible; 0) keep
the house and nests clean, free from
lice and mites; (4) ample sup* of
drinking water. Never let the water
fountains go dry, Ilene stiffer inten4
rely from lack of water on a hot day;
lots of green feed-'-the great conditt.
Offer, and (G)- a good hit batt. The
birds do like to ,dust Themselves,
Dublin Cucumber Plant Busy 1$7.50;
The Dublin cucumber plant is a For every 30 days service overseas,
veritable hum of industry at the pres-
ent time. The season is practically
two weeks earlier than last year, and
approximately 120 acres of cucumbers
are producing for the plant, About
four trucks are picking up the cucum-
bers three times per week from the
farms which include Hensall, Brussels,
Cromarty, Seaforth, Mitchell, Brod-
hagen and the district north and south
of Dublin.—Seaforth Huron Expositor.
First Hanover Boy
To Enlist Killed
Pte. 1Grant Lorenz, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar H. Lorenz, of Hanover,
has been killed in action in France,,
Word to this effect was received by
his parents from the Department of
National Defence. Pte. Lorenz was
the first Hanover boy to enlist, and
the first Hanover boy to land over-
seas, going over with the first contin-
gent as a member of the Toronto Scot-
tish, He was born and brought up in
Hanover. 4