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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1946-08-15, Page 3PAGE THR Clear-- sparkling— beautiful choose from o selection of ' These lovely- for-o-lifetime , rings. Gliaran1011 and Fre* Insurance. HAMILTON'S , The new B.F. Goodrich 'Silvertown is unlike any other tire. It is made from a new kind of rubs, ber ... designed and en. gineered in an entirely • new way. IT ..09TWEARS PRE-WAR TIRES GOODRICH de"•leff" • different WM* Of !libber that 'u... eneler, wears henget., giros more redolent.' to cracking and braking. Thog also developed a now. tougher word, building a the bed/ 415% orwegoir. Tile oirongoo body pennies • wider. Sailer tread . , with aeon INiti'l"Ot "IWO** *ad Paillit V„1,; THE GREATEST ,MILEAGE TIRE OF ALL TIME Aikiei:WrWAt' ;vi,,Went4. xps o .00r"aw C. N. MERKLE 'Phone 84 Wingham, Ont WORLD WIDE NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM MEN AND WOME Nturte..s . • . • .. r r .... • ..... . . ..rr . ••.. ,•••• . FOR 'FACTORY WORK During TOMATO SEASON Beginning about AUGUST 25th. Make application to , • LIBBY, McNIEILL & LIBBY CHATHAM,. ONT. Even More Food is Needed NOW Please fill lit and mall to above address. LABOUR APPLICATION ... . • ..... . .. .. ..... . j ........... City ...... . .. ... i . • . Phone .. . Age, .... ..... SPORTS WHEN IN NEED OF Roofing and Tinsrnithing Spray Painting and GENERAL Maintenance CALL A. L. FISHER 'Phone 411 or Box 92 (anytime) Wingham Our Motto; "At Your Service Any Time, Anywhere" We have a large stock of Lowe Bros. House Paints Harold Finley 'PHONE 281." WINGHAM Pleasing Display of Sunworthy. Papers Clinton Radio 12.--.Wingham 12 The Wingham Town Park was the setting for plenty of excitement on Friday evening when the Wingham Hurons and Clinton Radio School bat- tled to a 12-12 tie. Called in the 8th because of darkness and stalling, the „game ended a " tense struggle, Wingham battling to stay in the play- offs and Clinton Radio School endeav- ouring to Win two straight. The game for a spectator's enjoyment produced everything, clever fielding, poor field- ing, timely hits. and the added fisti- cuffs.. The eighth inning produced a THE PROVINCE OF PRO A CORNER ON CONES let Clark and Alderman HAddle---- Cattle Out on city hall .steps, they were immediately' urled back into the build- ing by the roaring crowd, - Chief tar- get of the attack was Controller Nora- Frances Henderson, who aroused the ire of United Steel Workers' Union officials with an assertion that a state of lawlessness existed in Hamilton. .She was escorted by eight,policemen as she came out of the building, Reds Asking 10 Billion London,—The BritiSh Government has rejected Russia's claim for $10,000, 000,000 reparations from Germany and called upon the Soviet Government to agree to administration of Germany as ,an economic whole during the Allied occupation. Boost Effective In September Qttawa,—Announcement was made here of an increase of three for in the individual sugar ration for 1946 and corresponding boosts in the allot- ment for soft drinkS, biscuits, cereal and confectionery manufactuiers, bak- ers, hotels and restaurants. The increase first announced in the Commons by Acting Finance Minister Abbott and later detailed in a Prices Board statement, resulted from an im- provement' in stocks and will be effec- tive for. the balance of the year, Ottawa Firm On 10 Cent Wage Boost Ottawa,—The Government reiterat- ed—with new •emphasis---its position backing limitation of general wage in- creases to approximately 10 cents an hour. The • emphasis came with a! statement from Labor Minister Mit- . , Mr. Mitchell' made his statement to the Conunons Industrial Relations Committee which is investigating the 23-day steel strike and general indus- trial unrest. Strikes Close Massey-Harris Toronto,—Massey-Harris Company, Limited., plants in Toronto, Brant- ford and Woodstock htire been closed down for a minimum of three-weeks because of strike-caused shortages of steel and other vital materials, J.' S. Duncan, company president, said, He said it was the first time in the 100-year history of the farm machinery company that production had to be halted because of lack of raw mater- ials. The closing affects about 5,000 employees. Apple Shortage In 1945 Brings Worm-Rive Crop Preston,—Apples especially the ear- ly varieties, are exceptionally clean this year. Even from non-sprayed or- chards they are free from scab alid maggots. A district authority has advanced the explanation that this condition is 'due to the shortage of .apples last y-ear. The apple maggot, or railroad.7worm, had no place'to lay its eggs and pro- pagate. As a result there is an ab- sence of the pest so"far.this year. Want- Ottawa Parley Resumed Ottawa,=A.n increasing number of requests are reaching here urging the government to reconvene the . Domin- ion-Provincial Conference with a view to making new attempts to draw •.up financial and taxation agreements with all the ,provinces, Premier Angus L. Macdonald issued a statement in Halifax asking that at, least more effort be .made to bring about 'agreement. Dunkerque Harbor is Reopened Dunkerque, France,—The Dunker- que Harbour, escape hatch of the Brit- ish Army after France fell in 1940, finally was reopened to navigation. The port was destroyed in the early battle and again by the Germans' five years later and, was bombed frequently in between.. Hitler's Yacht Brings $304,000 London,—The London' Daily Mail said that Hitler's - luxury yacht, the Grille; has beeri bought from the Brit- ish Government by Henry Buxton, en- tertainment promoter and may be- come a pleasure ship for holidaying Britons. The newspaper said the pur- chase price was £76,000 ($304,000). • Thursday, August 15th, 1045 THE WINGHAM AIWANCE,TIME$ Negro Cult Leader Weds Montreal White Girl Washington,—"Father Divine," Ne- gro leader of. the Harlem-born "PeaCe it's-Wonderful" Cult, 'was married at Washington last April 29th, to Edna• Rose • Ritchings, of Montreal, -describ- ed in License Bureau Records, as ',:white" and "21". •'• • • The. ceremony was performed by Rev., Albert L, Shadd, Canadian-born Baptist. minister, who told The Can-. adian• Press he had been a close friend of Father Divine for many years. • Record Crop Of Tobacco Is ESpected Toronto,—Despite serious shortage of rain in many parts of Ontario in recent weeks most Ontario growers of flue-cured tobacco look for a record 90,000,000-pound crop this year, a sur- vey showed. There was no report on._ the pros- pects for the province's crop of burley tobacco, groWn chieflY in the Chatham district. Growers of flue-cuffed tobacco said war of nerves, tempers flared with Umpire Carmichael being the man of the hour, The Hurons opened the game with a bang collecting nine runs. in three innings only to have the visitors roar back and knot the score, errors pav,. ing the way for the Radio School 'to . tic the game. Higging was on the mound all the way .being opposed by Crew and ,Igorelli for Clinton, Wingham, Templeman rf, Foster cf, Gardner 31), Groves c, Niergarth ss, Hamilton 2b, Hopper lb, McLeod lf, Higgins p. Clinton Radio School—Crawford C, Lunt if, Lavigne cf, Halliwell lb, Laurin 2b, Sanderson 813, Morelli p, Condon .ss, Crew rf, Umpires Car- michael, Grey. Clinton Radio 9—Wingham 8 In the first game of the -semi-finals here on Tuesday evening, Clinton Radio School edged the Wingham. Hurons 9-8 to take the first opener of the best two oqt of three series. Fail- ing to win a game throughout the reg- ular schedule, the visitors invaded town with practically a new lineup in- cluding two new hurlers namely Lar- son and Morelli. The Hurons collect- ed four runs off Larson before he was replaced ,by Morelli, and incidentally Larson's delivery was a new one for the record book. Morelli received good support and struck out five Hur- onites Lavigne and Laurin, two new recruits 'made their weight felt with a couple of circuit Clouts, Despite the fact the locals collected more hits than the visitors, the Radio School made good use of their breaks, and scored three runs in the ninth to cinch the game. Lediett pitched stea- dy ball but weakened in the ninth frame. Clinton Radio School7-Crawford c, LuntIf, Lavigne cf, Condon ss,- Halli- well lb, Sanderson 3b, Laurine 21), Hyde rf, Larson Morellip, Wingham—Foster cf, McLeod 2b, Gardner 3b, Groves c, Niergarth ss, Hamilton lf, .Lediett p, Hopper ib, Templeman rf. Clinton Radio...School 002 200 203-9 Wingh am 131 010 110-8 Umpires Carmichael and Grey. • Old Timers 14—Foundry 6 01d Timers continued their winning •streak Thursday evehing by defeating Western Foundry 14-6 before a large crowd. The Old TiMers had a field game apiece. • The largest crowd of the season was in attendance, and by reports the largest gate receipt of the play offs received. Reversing their performance of Friday evening, the locals played heads up ball, coming through with several smart plays, com- bining for five runs in the fourth and fifth inning. Morello for the visitors struck out nine batters, And was a con- stant threat, Higgins fanned four. Mis- judged fielding, gave the locals several breaks. Wingham—Foster el, Seli 2b, Ham- ilton lf, Groves c, Niergarth Ss, Gard- ner 3b, Hopper Templeman rf, Higgins p. Clinton Radio School—Lunt if, Lau- rin 2b, Condon ss, Lavigne cf, San- derson lb, Crawford c, Morelli p, Crew 3b, Hyde rf. Wingham ................... 000 320 000-5 Clinton Radio 001 001 000-2 • that while rain in the next week or 10 days likely would boost their average yield to abotit 1,100 pounds an acre their main concern is the shortage of labor, L' Becomes Father At Age Of 85 South Pasadena, Cal.,—At the age of 85 Joseph Curtis Beedle is a father for the first time. A 'son, named Joseph, was .barn to his 42,year-old wife, Mrs. Poal Beedle. The Beedles were married 14 years ago. The father, whose red hair is .only slightly peppered with gray, formerly was public prosecutor at . Holdrege, Neb., and retired 10 years ago as a lawyer in Los Angeles. Irate Strikers Mob Aldednen Hamilton,—An angry crowd of 4,000 labor 'sympathizers forced Hamilton aldermen arid controllers to seek pol- ice protection as they emerged from a stormy City Council special session on the strike situation. As the first two persons—Control- day in the fifth inning, when nine runs crossed the plate. Wtilsh and Mac- Lennan sparked their club to victory with' home runs in the third and sixth inning Only one strike-out With ac- complished and that being credited to Scott. With the schedule nearly com- plete Old Timers and Fry and Black- halls appear to be destined for either first or second position in the league. Old Timers—Walsh If, Kerr cf, Mac- Lennan ss, Haselgrove 2b, Groves c, Scott p; Elliott lb, Crawford, Blatch- ford 3b, 13reckenridge rf. Western Foundry—Welsh cf, W . ;Mien. ss, Mitchell c, J. Tiffen lb, Seli 2b, Calvert 3b, Collar rf, Case- more p; Buckman If. Old Timers ......... 1 0 1 2 9 1 0-14 Western Foundry 0 0 1 0 1 4 f)— 6 Umpires, Jim Scli, Bill Lee. Cattle For Britain Loaded At Montreal Approximately 140 head of Canad- ian Holstein cattle selected from the, prize herds and consigned to English breeders were led aboard the freighter Manchester Commerce here and iwIl sail for the United Kingdom. In charge of the cattle which arriv- ed here Sunday night by rail, is Chas- Elsom, manager of the E. J. Hossack farm at Innerkip, near Woodsto&, Oat, Spealid attendants travelled with the Holsteins. This was, believed to be the first shipment of prize cattle handled for export here this year. SALEM (intended for last week) Mr. ChAries Simmons is at present under the Dr's. care, We hope to see him better soon. Mr, and Mrs. Stanley Gallagher at- teltded the rates in Goderich last Mon- day. Miss Joy Wray of Toronto, is at present visiting her ihrother, Got. don Wray and Mrs. Wray Mr. and Mrs, Joint Ilray and daugh,, ter of ListoWel, tailed on Mr. EdWifi Palmer Igast Sunday. Rev, Mr, Hewitt of thievale, occupy the pulpit here next Sunday. Central ONTARIO'S rich pasture lands have, from the earliest days of settlement, sustained larger herds of dairy cattle than were necessary to the Province's own needs. In ,these `earliest' days, which were not much more than a century ago, dairy production was exceedingly prinzitive, but the 1891 census disclosed the existence of 1,565 cheese factories in, the Dominion, of which Ontario had 893. Today, this great showing is par- alleled iii every branch of Canada's dairying industry . To-! morrow, the P'rovince's facilities will be more than equal to, the demand for milk and its growing diversity of products. Published by THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO) t, Wingham 5—Clinton Radii) 2 Playing errorless ball, combined with the steady pitching of Jack Hig- Batteries, Wingham, Higgins, Grov- gins, Wingham Hurons defeated Clin- es, ,Clinton Radio School, Morelle, ton Radio School, 5-2'on•Monday even- Crawford, Laurin. Umpires Bundscho ing, to even the semi finals at one Bros., Milverton.• Nearly six billion pounds of milk are ton. sumed or processed annually in Ontario; the yearly value of Ontario dairy products runs around $l40,000,000; Ontario butter : and cheese production is about 200,000,000 pounds a year. The thief credit for these fat figstres! which arc about one.third of the totals for the entire Dominion, goes to Ontario's 1,200,000 milk cows themselves a third of Canada's dairy herds. The Provinee'S 8,000,000 gallons of ice cream, how- ever; amount annually to 1. 50% of the nation's 'sundae- : best".,,wit kb may explain the : noticeable corke.eonsmonstiess : Of young °Madams. :