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SUN SPOTS AFFECT CLIMATE
Astronomers predicted two years ago
that th'e years 1947 and 1948 would be
featured by violent climatic extremes
due to the sun spots reaching their
maximum size in those years. The
scientists cannot tell us why, but they
can forecast when the recurring cycles
of sun spots will cause colder weather
'• and greater precipitation on the earth.
The present cycle of sun spots will
have its greatest effect on our weather
during this year and next. The inter-
ference with and disruption of radio
broadcasting and wire services has
been increasingly worse as the sun
spot cycle is approaching its peak in-
tensity, but comparatively few people
gave serious thought to the phenom-
enon. However, after the record-
breaking blizzards this past winter, the
number of sceptics is much smaller.
Forewarned should mean forearmed,
so we should now prepare to exper-
ience excessively heavy precipitation
this summer and next, and get ready
for another disagreeable winter next
year. Stocks of canned goods, dehy-
drated foods and staple provisions, like
flour and vegetables, should be on
hand before next winter's predicted
stormy weather arrives. The bakers
should make certain to have ample
stocks of yeast available for the win-
ter of 1948,
The cycle of sun spots occurs on
schedule every eleven years, but the
present one is the most violent since
1940. After the spots reach their
greatest size they gradually diminish
and the weather on earth improves un-
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til the next cycle starts, We, who
have experienced this stormy, winter
of 1947, now are qualified to talk like
the old-timers about the bard winters
we used to have. 1947 will go down
to history as'the "Yehr of the Big
Blow", in more ways than one,
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WELL DONE!
The greatest praise is due all the
faithful men who worked day and
night throughout this last blizzard and
the preceding one in the gigantic task
of snow removal from the streets,
roads and railroads. They did a mag-
nificent job and kept the discomforts
caused by the blizzards to an absolute
minimum, True, the work of these
men was of an emergent nature, but
their faithfulness to duty, or work that
affected the welfare of the general
public might well be emulated by the
workers in many other important in-
dustries, Thanks for a good job well
done * *
SEEING IS BELIEVING
Recently, Canada took firm steps to
stifle Russian sniping at. Canadian-
American military cooperation in the
Arctic. The military attaches of six
nations, Russia, Britain, France, the
United States, Norway and Mexico,
were flown from Ottawa to inspect the
experimental station at Churchill, Man,,
where they and the accompanying
newsmen found about 315 Canadians
from the army, navy and air force, and
110 Americans, mostly army engineers,
engaged in testing military equipment,
chiefly vehicles, under Arctic condi-
tions.
External Affairs Minister Louis St.
Laurent invited the Soviet Union and
other members of the United Nations
to participaie ivith Canada and the
United ,States in the development of
knowledge about the Arctic regions.
He made his offer in, a speech to the
Rotary Club in. New York and made
only one reservation that any joint en-
terprise in the northern areas must be
established "upon a proper basis of re-
ciprocity," such as now existed in the
exchange of weather information be-
tween Canada and Russia.
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ONTARIO BUDGET
HIGHLIGHTS
The Budget Provincial Treasurer
Leslie Frost' rought down in the Ont-
ario Legislature on March 11th fully
justified the unprecedented action of
early presentation. It is an extraord-
inary fiscal achievement. It contained
the fdllowing highlights,
There will be no provincial tax on
individual incomes. A tax on corpora-
tion income of 7 per cent designed to
produce $38,500,000. No increase in
Ontario succession duties.
Province has spent $231,045,373 on
Agriculture, Health, Education and
Welfare in four fiscal years. Twenty-
five per cent of the cost of construct-
ing new county homes absorbed by
province. Grants to hospitals on basis
of public ward beds, $2,200,000. Grants
of $1,000 to $2,000 per bed to hospitals
for capital expenditures. Special grants
°tailing $4,000,000 to universities.
venues, on ordinary account were
$139,358,000 and Provincial expendi-
tures on ordinary account, after making
prOvision for sinking funds and debt
retirement amounting to $5,441,300,00,
were $138,899,600:00, leaving a Surplus
on ordinary account of $454,000.
There has been a net debt reduction
of $13,712,5$1 in the last five-year
period, and a surplus of $367,143 is
forecast on ordinary account for 1947-8. • *
MORE TOURISTS COMING
Since January 1st, the Canadian
Travel Bureau at Ottawa has received
a record-breaking number of letters
from would-be tourists asking for in-
formation about Canada's attractions.
Over 50,000 letters, double the total
ever received 'before during a similar
period, have been received, and the
present enquiries average about 1,200
a day.
Tourists go where the attractions
appear the greatest and stay the long-
est where they are made welcome and
enjoy the most pleasant holiday. Many
tourists just tour the country going
from place to place and stopping
where the attractions and accommoda-
tions appeal to them the most. The
tourist trade is big business in Can-
ada's economic life and should be en-
couraged in every way. Courtesy and
fair dealing with our tourist guests will
result in the good will that will bring
them and ,their friends back again and
again.
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HOLIDAYS
Now is the time to prepare for two
of Canada's national holiday's, May
24th and July 1st, Wingham should
havea good sports' programme on each
of these festive days, "Put Wingham
on the holiday map"! Our local young
people, and adults, too, need entertain-
ment here at home. Make Wingham a
"live" town and not a "vacuum" on
holidays. ▪ *
KNOW WINGHAM
Nearly all the streets in Wingham
are 100 feet wide, but Edward street
is an exception. It is only 50 feet in
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WEEKLY THOUGHT
Be positive! Have an opinion! Ex-
press your ideas! How do your Town
Councillors, sports organizers, church
officials, politicians, radio broadcasters
or newspapers know what you want if
you never tell them? So often the pas-
sive majority is ruled by the wishes
of the active minority merely because
the many have the least to, say.. Make
your views known to "the powers that
be" so that they will have a 'better
average viewpoint on which to base
their decisions.
!LARGE CROWD SEES
GORRIE WIN GROUP
A threegoal efkrt by Heibien
Gorrie to an 8-5 Win over Londesboro
here Wednesday evening, and as a re-
sult clinched the W.O.A.A. Group 2
Intermediate B Championship before
a capacity crowd of upwards of 1500
fans.
Gorrie led 2-1 in the first period, and
were up 4-3 when the second stanza
ended. The winners tallied four tim-
es in the final twenty minutes, Landes-
born clicking "-for two. For the losers,
Shaddick was the top performer dent-
ing the twine twice.
Gorrie, Goal, King; defense, Irwin;
B. Farrish; centre, Neilson; wings, K.
Underwood, Hejbien; alternates, John-
son, Zimmerman, Townsend, J. Under-
wood, Harrison. Londesboro, Goal,
Sundercock, defense, D. Snell, Riley;
centre, Tunney, Wings, Radford, Car
ter; alternates, Lee, J. Snell, Shaddick,
Miller, Brompton,Tamblyn, Referees,
Young, English of Wingham.
Summary -First Period, 1. Gorrie, Heibien,
4.06; 2. Gorrie, Townsend (Heibien),
7.16; 3. Londesboro, Miller (Tutiney),
8.02; Penalties, J.Underwood, Irwin.
Second Period, 4, Gorrie, Neilson,
(Harrison), 7,40; 5. Gortie, Heibien,
(Underwood) 9.29; 6. Londesboro,
Riley, 11.02; '7. Londesboro, Shaddick,
(Snell) 15.20; Penalty, Shaddick.
Third Period, 8. Gorrie Heibien,
4.32; 9. Londesboro, J. Snell (Tun-
ney), 6.18; 10. Gorrie, Johnson (Hei-
bien), 13.46; 11. Gorrie, Harrison,
14.37; 12. Londesboro, Shaddick,
(Lee) 17.40; 13, Gorrie, Johnson
18.07. Penalties, Irwin, A. Farrish.
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Tuesday, March 11
As usual the meeting opened with
the horseshoe and a few remarks and
instructions from the Scout Masten
Patrol corners were then held at
which time attendance was marked and
application forms handed in.
A knot race was next and the pur-
pose was to see how many remnetnbered
the knots learned the pteviout week.
Following the race a new knot was
added to the list, this makes Six knots
which must be known by all Stouts
before they are able to pass the tender
foot tests,
Recreation was the next item on the
agenda and a game of NIritialt Buli-
dos" was played in real rough and
Grants to school boards are to be
paid in semi-annual instalments. One
mill subsidy is to be continued to all
inuicipalities, Additional assistance
approximately two and one-half times
greater than preceding year for public
libraries.
Mining Tax Act is to be amended
placing imposts on a royalty basis.
Gasoline tax is to remain at 11 cents
per gallon following the lifting of the
three cents federal levy. Cities, towns
and villages are to ,receive a share of
the gas tax up to 50 per cent of the
road expenditures or a maximum sub-
sidy equal to one mill of the general
assessment,
Balanced Budget for fiscal year end-
ing March 31st., '1947. Provincial re-
tumble style.
The first games. in a series of floor
hockey were played and the Wolf Pat-
rol proved to be the top team. The
first game was played by the Wolf and
Fox Patrols with the Wolves winning
by a score of 21-0i, with goals by Ray-
mond Merkley and John Hanna.
In the Eagles vs Beavers game the
EagleS come out on top by a score of
3-1. The Eagles scoring men were
Maurice Stainton, who pushed in two,.
and Bill Bain,, Laverne Newman count-
ed for the Beavers.
The two winning teams, namely the
Wolves and Eagles played off and the
Waves, became the undisputed champ-
ionsions by defeating the Eagles 3-0,
Goals by John Hanna scoring -twos and
Bob Kress.
Time permitted' the two losing teams
to. play a game in which the Foxes de-
feated: the Beaveis by one goal, the
score being 3-2. Barney McIntyre
scored two for the 'Foxes and Jim
French one while Art Simmons and
Floyd Jenkins each pushed in one for.
the Beavers:
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