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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1944-10-12, Page 2Features of these great tires include a non-skid "Com- pression" tread and a tough Supertwist cord body. MURRAY JOHNSON Phone 62, Wingham Armstrong's Vulcanizing • and Service Station Bert Armstrong, Phone 181, Wingham INTERESTING CLIPS 1 OF DISTRICT NEWS Clear, clean, pure softened water makes household duties so much easier. Your post-war dreams will come true when you buy VICTORY BONDS to purchase a DURO WATER SOFTENER • • • •"•052i€1,24••• ' . .. Of. ;:•i•••4; .A.Victory13ondisa,vaortga,se o a Canada . . all of this country' resources gueSantee gay ,wheys of pisodpal and interest. And raoney lou. lead to Canada, wb.en '1011 Val V1.00.0 oo.as, Is the safest investraeo.t you cao. rasice. Von can borrow on Victory Ponds fox seasonal farg. require. tent or arty banIc will pay cash for lour bonds should. 'you need cash at any tiro. Wiley ism vital war weavoo. Cana needs evety dollar that evety Cgsile,o, can save and lend . . . ooze than ever before, As t hew as inaeases In intensity, C,ana.das need for tnoney increases, ton. Out connttif s alleover irtrOVArt needs so incrosea ova thtee hundred ioa to raillion dollars at Os tiole• Quart each be teady to tend. again, and to by 'thosands aP of stonll grains vaalce %bushel of wheat. So with the tnoney that Canada oust borrow, from; Canadians, to pay for the wart all soros loanedby individuals niount up to billions: iend ore. Lend. all Iota. can ...tootle/ you have saved ana raorkey you. cao, save . . . bItt ado not think that stoat loans axe uoicaportant: Vat loos savings. into raottgages ott Caus.aa,--ashetabte 0100624eS. o° a NsTitt be doing a vottlfwkae .910 lob . . . s,o.d gets t olooel bacit . . . Witia Interest. , yoll vit NATIONAL WAR FINANCE COMMITTEE Victot7 Bonds will provide cash for farm Imptrovements you plan to make when the war ends.. , new buildings . . new machinery . . . better stock . . cash to pay on a new car or et new home, 17-.17 BUY 'oNE FOR THAN BEFORE ,'Acs TWO WING AM ADVANC-1111/1S Thursday, October 12 1944 Iff.ff.ffrff ff F Wingham Advance-Times Published at WINOHAIVI .• ONTARIO i4ib4GriPtiOn Rate One Year $2.00 -$ix months, $1.00 in advance To. U. S. A., $2,00 per year . Foreign rate, $3.00 per year Advertising rates on application. The children of this district have clone a wonderful job collecting milk weed pods. Their efforts may be the means of saving many lives as the fluff from these Pods replaces kapok in life preservers used by our airmen and sailors. * * * * The countryside dressed in beautiful autumn colors is surely a picture these days. Each season of the year had its particular style of beauty. Autumn with its gay colors to us is especially fine. INVEST In VICTORY StIMITED Sent Up For Trial, Claude Smith, •highways contractor of the city of London, and who had been crushing gravel on the highway in Kinloss township, and charged with committing rape on a Walkerton girl in her teens, appeared before Magis- trate F. W. Walker in police court here for his preliminary hearing in the case. We understand the accused was sent up to 'a higher tribunal for trial, and will appear before a Supreme Court Judge and jury at the forth- coming Fall assizes.—Walkerton Her- old Times. Collie Has Eleven Pups Mr. Robert Turnbull, who resides on the boundary, near Nithburg, has a collie which gave birth to a litter of eleven pups about a month ago. All are living and doing fine and Mr. Turnbull states they are as fine a bunch as he has ever seen.—Milverton Sun. One For Ripley Coincidences" are not rare, but we believe we have encountered one good enough for "the book." Kenneth Lloyd Gibson, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gibson of Listowel, formerly of Fordwich, recently enlisted and, be- ing under military age, was assigned to the Army Trades School at Hamil- ton. On pay parade last Friday he discovered another Kenneth Lloyd Gibson next him in the line-up. Not only are their names identical, but also their ages, even to a day, both,having been born May 10th, 1927. And, as if that were not enough,. both boys have a brother overseas and a younger sister at home. The "other Ken" comes from 'Toronto. Fordwich Record. Farmer Instantly Killed Alvin Baines, Bentinck farmer, who about one year ago purchased ,the Skeene farm a mile south of Dornoch, Was instantly killed Tuesday while op- erating a tractor on his property, He was plowing on a rather steep hill and in backing up the tractor and plow became entangled, the tractor fell over and fell on Mr. Baines killing him in- stantly. The only witness to the ac- cident was his yotihg son, who was out in the field with him,--Durham Chron- icle. Unusual Cabbage Mr. Basil Purcell, an enthusiastic amateur gardener, had growing in the garden at his home on Market Street this summer, a most unusual species of cabbage, Or rather, we should say, cabbages. From one stem and en- circled. by the outside leaves, there were six cabbage beads growing on the front and three additional heads be., hind, all perfectly rarefied and thritt- ing..---Seaforth Huron-Expositor. I:Watt/et Itenoure L. W. Payne Between ,shows at the Capit01 Theatre on Tuesday evening, Mr. L. W. Payne, the proprietor, was'present- ed with a framed illuminated address by the Listowel Men's Wartime As- sociation, The president of that org- anization, Mr, W. M. Pratt, took the platform and called, upon Mr. L. W, Payne to come to the platform. Mf. Pratt stated that since the war started Mr. Payne had shown himself to be most generous both financially and by his effort in all war work, assisting the patriotic organizations. .The pres- entation was made to show the ap- preciation of the Wartime Assn. for all alfr. Payne's efforts,—Listow.el Banner, Listowers Waste Paper Basket "Help Fill The Waste Paper Bas- ket" is the sign that was placed on the huge waste paper basket that was er- ected on the boulevard in front of the Public Library on Wednesday. This basket is the first of its kind in Can- ada, although there are some in Eng- land. It was built by two local men, Messrs. C. Welker and E, Perkin. — Listowel Banner. Lost,. Two Years—Found Two years ago, at the 1942 fall fair, pick-pockets lifted a number of wal- lets here, and two of the 'purses at least were never found until last week. On Friday there was a work bee on at the park in preparation for the fair, and in the cleaning, digging And raking the two missing wallets. were found. The contents were in good shape, all except the cash which just was not there, A small cheque was contained in one, and the lost articles have been returned to the proper owners. Tceswater News, Fire At cheSley,-.Man Dies Ernest Bishop Caldwell,. 60, former mayor of Chesley, fell dead early Fri- day, almost in the arms of firemen trying to rescue him from his blazing. apartment on Main street. Though his apartment was a mass of flames, Mr. Caldwell was not badly burned and it was believed lie suffocated to death, just .as the town's' fire brigade. batter- ed down a rear door to get him out, He collapsed at the door a moment after it was smashed open. Polio Case Closes School Friday morning the , pupils of At- wood Public School were all sent back home and school closed when one of the pupils, Harvey Campbell, six, son of Mr. and Mrs, Russell Campbell, Of Atwood, was discovered to have de- veloped symptoms of infantile paraly- sis. Another case has been reported in Monkton, She is Marion Pestell, young daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs, Rus- sel Pestell, concession 17 of Elma Township. Goderich Worog4 Now J. P. Mrs, Thomas Gray, clerk in the Police Court, Goderich, for over four years, has been appointed a justice the peace for Huron county, She takes over routine duties which since the death of the late Thomas Gundry have been performed by J, Norman Ker- nighan, The latter, however, remains a justice of the peace, Goderich Salt Co. Sold Important and significant news for the people of Goderich came this week in the announcement that the Goderich Salt Co, Limited, had been sold to the Standard Chemical Co., Limited. The Signal-Star secured confirmation of this news, so vital to the industrial and community life of the town, but also was assured that the new owners are not a salt "monopoly" and that the business here will be carried on as usual and that possibly it would be 'expanded to include the manufacture of by-products of salt, The Signal- Star also learns that Charles Wurtele, founder of the Goderich Salt Company, Limited, and its president and general manager, has completely withdrawn from the business, selling all his in- terests, His son, R, K. Wurtele, who for some years has been active head of the business, sudceeds his father as president and manager, — Goderich Signal-Star. YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION Our 25 Point ,Scientific atiou enables us to give you Clear, Comfortable Vision F. F. 110MUTH Optometrist Phone 118 Hariston Lucknow Student Won Scholarship One of two scholarships open to Bruce County High School students has been won by Allan McKim, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. E. McKim, This is a new Dominion-Provincial scholar- ship, valued at $400 on a University course. Unfortunately Allan will not be able to take advantage of the scholarship, and which is only good. for the current term, Allan plans to take a course in science or mathemat- ics, but has not Upper School Algebra to his credit, as it was not taught here during the past term. This prohibits him from taking either of these Uuni- versity courses. Allan is completing his Upper School work this term, while assisting his father Mt the drug store. —Lucknow Sentinel. !George Drew is quite well able to take care of himself, * * * * INVEST IN VICTORY It will be but a short time now until the 7th Victory Loan Campaign will be under way. The need has not dim- inished with the progress of the war, in fact quotas arc up this time so that all will have to dig a little deeper. The following poem by Squadron Leader G. L. Creed tells us of the sacrifice of others and what is expect- ed of us. Somebody's Son has volunteered To risk his life for you . . Somebody's Son is far from home And the things that homefolk do , Somebody's Son for your Freedom's sake Is preparing himself for War . . . Somebody's Son deserves your belp— For it's YOU he is fighting for! A LITTLE ABOUT POLITICS Mitchell Hepburn that unpredictable Man freni, Elgin is in the limelight once more, Mitch after throwing the leadership of the Ontario Liberals Over his shoulder went into a state of Coma, that is r him, but last week be hit the headlines again with a crack at Premier George Drew. Will he again be Liberal leader Will lie make up with King? Will he be his old aggressive self? Those are questions that are being asked and which will only be answered in the future. Mitch Hepburn is a great campaigner and th e Liberal party could use an aggressive pan, He charges that the Drew gov- ernment is creating racial discord. He says that there is a new and danger- ous Toryism in Ontario that should be opposed, It is most likely that the next session of the Ontario, house will be much more lively than the last. Mitch will see to that. However, retaking of Dunkirk. The historic re- Mitch'will not have it his own way as treat from Dunkirk by every conceiv- able kind of craft portrayed the Brit- ish spirit about as well as anything could. The bulldog spirit is a great deal more than just something to talk about. * * * Recruiting for the R,C,A.F. has been discontinued, The Common- wealth Air Training Plan Was, a great success. The lads who travel the air- ways have done and are doing a great job. Somebody's Wife knows a loneliness That only her heart can tell „ Somebody's Mother and Somebody's Wife Are doing all they can do . „ Somebody prays, that some other may care— . And the answer is up to YOU! Somebody's Son in the days to come Must meet the bitter Test . Somebody's Man for our Freedom's plan In a foreign field may rest , . Somebody's Job is to care for them NOW— For on them all our hopes depend. , Somebody's Job is to dig up the cash— And that Somebody's YOU,. my friend! * * The Salvation Army Red. Shield. Campaign is now underway. This is a worthy cause and deserves your sup- port, * * * * There is much satisfaction in the * * * Revoys In Austria London, — Revolts have broken out in, Vienna and elsewhere in Austria Somebody's Mother is giving her' boy and casualties and arrests have been In a Cause that is yours as well . . reported, the BBC said. SOFT 7 V94, WATER IS NATURE'S WAY which will bring you 'all these conveniences— LAUNDRY—Prolongs the life of washable goods 30%—saves 6 on soap—prevents formation of soapy curds which cause fabrics to break when ironed. Linens, blankets, lingerie and silk stockings retain the natural appearance—washed cleaner and softer. Less effort on your part on wash days. 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