HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1948-10-06, Page 2the causes of the present Hydro short- i Man can and must'do these things,
ages, it i an act of God brought to prevent serious disasters in the fut-
ab.eit by unprecedented long spell of ure. But, right now, there is a very
dry n ezktlw. Ilad Onterio and Que- serious power shortage, It is too late
her received a normal, or even near- now to conserve the copious run-off
normal rainfall this past summer, of flood waters of last spring, which
there would have been no serious properly conserved, would have done
power shortages, And such shortages much to maintain the necessary water
as might have occurred, would have levels in our streams to provide the
been caused by the power needs of hydro power we want now. Each and
new and old hydro-users exceeding every municipality has been given its
the extra amounts of electricity being reduced quota. of Hydro power, Cut-
generated by new and enlarged Hydro offs or power interruptions will be
generating plants• used when necessary to keep each diss
No matter how many generating trict within its quota. Each and every
plants there are, they cannot operate user of electricity must do everything
at required capacities unless nature Possible to reduce the consumption of
provides the necessary water power, electricity.
Man must use his brains, ingenuity * *
and modern tools to prevent future GRAVE DAYS CAUSE
lapses in nature's timetable, from cans- INCREASING GLOOM
kg serious power shortages, disastrous The Security Council of the United
floods, calamitous soil erosion and Nations is about to debate the Berlin
dangerous lowering of the under- crisis with the life of the United Nat-,
ground, subsoil and surface water sup- i ons, and perhaps the peace of the
plies. Man cannot control nature, but world at stake. The United States,
he can do much to conserve and diss Great Britain and France have form-
ally and officially placed the settle-
ment of the East-West dispute over
the Russian blocade of the German
capital in the lap pf the United Nat-
ions. Second thoughts about the deeis-
ion to take the Berlin issue to the
Security Council have brought increas-
ed gloom and anxiety to the nations
of the world. The great question being
asked everywhere is what next?
At a meeting in Paris of the Unit-
ed nations Assembly before the Berlin
issue was officially placed before' the
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Vol. 76 — No.
EXTENDED DROUGHT
NESESSITATES REDUCED
HYDRO CONSUMPTION
The extended drought in Ontario
and Quebec has caused a lack of water
power at generating plants, which has
greatly reduced the amount of electric-
ity being produced for distribution
throughout the Hydro hours of power
from Quebec power companies and,
owing to the extended drought, they tribute the year's supply of moisture,
are unable to furnish the full amounts which properly used, will be found
of power called for in the contracts. ample for all man's needs.
Thus, there is no use quibbling over That means that our present forests
must be preserved amid economically
used by the replanting of all cut-
down trees; vast areas of land only
suitable for trees, which have been
burnt over or stripped of timber, must
be reforested; woodlands on the farms
and tree-dotted landscapes must be
the rule rather than the exception;
contour plowing must become more
general and swamps and low land once Security Council, British Foreign Sec-
more be used as reservoirs to prevent retary Bevin, in impassioned tones-
a too-rapid run-off of melting snow said, "If we cannot proceed on a world
and rain water; and control dams and ;basis, as we had hoped, we must pro-
other works, such as reservoirs, must teed on a regional basis. We must
be built to control our rivers and ;work with those whom we can work
streams. with. If the black fury, the incalcu-
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EP NEWFOUNDLAND DELEGA-
4 'TION LEAVES FOR OTTAWA
The sevensmren delegation that will
-11 !seal NewfoundthinN confederati,
with Canada, recently completed its
1-54briefins before leaving by air for 01-
tawa last Sunday. The delegation,
Si headed by Commissioner A. J. Walsh,
vice-chairman of commission eovesus
TURNBERRY COUNCIL
The tmautes of council meeting held
in Bluevale, Sept. 13th, 1948. Mem-
bers all present, Moved by Under-
wood and Biggs that the minutes of
last meeting be adopted. Carried. s
The rollowing letters were received
and read: R, Adams, Gorrie; Twp,
School Area, Bluevale; Workmen's
Comp. Board, Toronto,
Moved by King and Underwood,
that the Reeve and Council with R. S.
Hetherington, interview the Compen-
sation Board, Toronto, in view of set-
tlement for R. E. Willetts. Carried.
Moved by Fralick and ,King, that
Bylaw No. 46, 1948,•be passed, strik-
ing the following rates for year 1948:
County 8.8 mills, Township 8 mills
less 1 mill subsidy Ontario Govern-
ment, High School District 2.5, Twp,
School Grant 4, Trustee levy 3,5, Hos-
pital and relief 0.2; Flood 3.0, Machin-
ery 3.0, Spraying Cattle 1.0, U.S.S No.
12, 13, 14, 16 Trustee Levy 6 mills.
Carried.
Moved by Biggs that we tax G.
Simmons for Dog Tax in 1948, the
sum of $10.00 provided they are under
control.
Moved by Wing and Underwood
that we apply to Ont. Government for
interim payment of the statutory grant
for 1948 on roads. Carried.
Moved by King and Fralick that we
consult Mr. Somers, District Manager
of Rural Hydro re lights for streets
in Bluevale. Carried. •
Moved by Biggs and Fralick that
we rescind by-law No. 7, 1945, giving
bounty of $5.00 to anyone shooting
dog or dogs found worrying live stock.
Yeas, Biggs and Freak, Nays, Und-
erwood, King and Woods.
The following accounts were paid;
Mrs. I. Jenkins, calf killed by dogs
$25.00; A. J. Walker, ambulance 5.00;
Prov. Treas., insulin 3.13; R. E. Wits
letts, Compensation Board 60.00, D.
Murray, repairing monument W. T.
P. 6,00, G. Simmons, 2 dogs shot wor-
rying cattle, 10,00; W. R. Cruikshank,
pt. sal. 25.00, postage 3.00; L. Lincoln,
fox bounty 3.00; R. Downie, fox boun-
ty, pup, 2.00; J. H. Day, fox bounty,
3.00; McKibbons, acct., 5,93; E. E.
Walker, pt. sal. assessor, 54,75; Fred
Lewis, fox bounty 8.00; J. Moir, 2 fox
pups -bounty 6.00; Chas.'Showers, dog
shot found worrying cattle 4.00; Roads
$5550,04.
Moved by King and Underwood,
that we adjourn to meet at Bluevale
Oct. 4th at 1 p.m. Carried.
4th line of Morris Township, When
he got 'too close to the gears of the
cutting machine, his trousers were
caught in the machinery, .and ripped
off in an instant. His underclothing
was torn before he was able LO get
free, but Mr. Pletch himself was not
injured.
Anniversary services will be held
in Knox United Church on Sunday,
October 10th, at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m,
Rev. Beverley Oaten, M. A., M. R.
B., of Brantford, will be the guest
preacher. Special 'music is being pre-
pared by the choir under the direction
of Mrs, Geo. Michie, Miss June
Work of Brussels, will be the guest
soloist, A special invitation is ex-
tended to all to attend.
The Harvest Thanksgiving Service
of Trinity Anglican Church, Belerave,
will be held on Sunday, October 10th,
at 2.30 in the afternoon, The Preacher
will be Rev, P. H. Streeter of Lon-
don, Manor Park, Epiphany Church,
formerly of the Parish.
Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson of
Toronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Vincent and other relatives.
Miss Merle Anderson of Fergus,
spent the week-end at her home.
Mr. James, McCrea of Toronto, vis-
ited his father, who has been brought
to his home.
The sympathy of the community is ex-
tended to Mrs. John McGill hi her
bereavement.
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KNOW WPIOHAM
Post 180, the Wingham Branch of
the Canadian Legion, B.E.S.L., has a
splendid Legion Home, which is a
credit to the Branch and to the town
of Wingliam. It was dedicated to the
heroes of World Wars One and Two
on Sunday, September 26th, 14 Rev.
Alen Nimmo, in an impressive and
well-attended ceremony, * *
WEEKLY THTHOUGHT
On . Thanksgiving Day we should
render thanks to Almighty God for the
bountiful harvest and oth'er blessings,
which He has bestowed on us, We live
in the most-favoured land in this
,troubled world,
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isithe good of humanity, will alone be
t responsible for the evils which. may
=Ilse visited upon humanity." Choose Your
A; include (1) Minimum amount required
wto rue Newfoundland as a province.
(2) Maximum amount of revenue with-
.'out increasing present taxation. (3)
iii:What new form of taxation could he
iiimposed if necessary.
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• i1SRAEL CONTINUES
1 I: ITO GROW
11 Israel is the fastest-growing country
• A price that falls in line With every budget.
Alin the world today. In four months
ii- i since it became a nation, the Jewish
L-. population has increased Mom 697,000 Branded Lines are your Assurance 1 to 740,000, according to Immigration
li Minister Moshe Shapira: By the end of of Satisfaction i the year, he estimated, it will reach
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S05' 000. That would be a population i I 0 LINGERIE • SWEATERS ..-4 increase of 15 per tent since /stael
111 proclaimed its independence last May. • HATS • -SKIRTS • i Next year Israel is counting on
0 CILOVES * SPORTSWEAR i 150,000 immigrants and, in a few years,
they expect to be a nation of 8,000,000
ii -to 4,000,000, if there is peace in the
al world. Shapira said 7,000 Jews are
Ili now in Italian and Prench transit
iii camps and 140,000 Jewish displaced
persons are in -Germany and Austria. ri Most of these are expected to reach
a Israel before the end of next year.
1 Another 12,000 lows are held by the
A I- litilish on Cyprus. .
Despite the efforts of time Arab Stats
HANNA'S EXCLUSIVE a es to stop Jewish immigration to Pal--
estint, the Jews coritintte to return to
i their promised homeland in large -num-
" = bers. The Immigration Minister said IS -- the main sources of large-Scale itnnti-
gtation in the future will be Eastern
i Europe and the Moslem lands, I-re
estimated a large part of the 800,000
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confederation's impact on the Island's Ilten, with her feathers and 'dignity ▪ track and commerce. badly tlttek
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INireelsy with a Canadian Government in a bag and taken back to the farm.
ifnu f adCk1,11.1e1 swta)Ns"' placedb. ssgs Time delegation opened talks last
tii'group headed by Arting Prime Mini-
sCster St. Laurent, While no statement'
—'tin the proeram to be followed at Ot-
itawa has been releaced, the mainstopics
• discussed in the briefing of the dela-
fe- .gation will be on the agenda. These
The first A.Y.P.A. meeting for this
year was held at the Rectory in Blyth,
last Friday evening. The officers for
this year arc as follows:
President, Audrey Bradburn; Vice-
President, Nora VanCamp; Secretary,
Muriel Brydges, Treas., Toth Wade,
Pianist, Norma Brydges, The next
meeting is to be held on Thursday,
October 14th, with Peggy Nethery
and Mary Isabel Nethery in charge of
the programme, Anil David Briscoe is
to write the Log Book.
Party For Mr. and Mrs. Roht, Procter
Gears 'Rips Trousers From Man About sixty relatives and friends
Sam Pleteh, district farmers same gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
embarrassingly close to serious injury - Robert Procter to congratulate them
while cutting corn :on his f a rm on time on their recent marriage, A .social time
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et; e S, iseS ssekSs rskeis-Sit "Si esgr s
and a game of cards was enjjoyed.
Stewart Procter, on behalf of the
gathering, presented many useful and
beautiful gifts. The bride was the for-
mer Miss Elizabeth Speakman of Wes-
ton.
Bank president: You got your financial
training at Yale? Very good. What is
your name? New employee, Jackson.
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