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The Seaforth News, 1941-03-06, Page 3THURSDAY, MARCH 6 1941 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Clinton Automobile Dealer In CoUrt— Acdjeurnecl many times for various reasons, the trial or J. B. t"Bert") Levis, far twenty-five years an auto- mobile dealer in Clinton, charged with theft by conversion. was pro- ceeded with in County Judge's Crim- inal Court before Judge Costello last Saturday. At the conclusion of an all -day session the hearing was still unflnis11ed. All the evidence had been presented, but counsel were asked to submit written argument, court being adjourned sine die. It is expected that a verdict will be reach- ed in ten days or two, weeks, In the summer of 1938, it is alleged the late Wesley ISIcCausiand, of London, turned in to Levis a 1937 model car and contracted to pay a crash differ- ence an a 1938 automobile. It is charged that Levis has neglected and refused to deliver the ear. 'Wile de- livery was still pencllug young Mc- Causland was accidentally drowned et Grand Be11(1 on June 7111, 1930, J. W. McCausland, locomotive engineer, of London. father of the deceased youth, told of unsuccessful efforts which had been made since the drowning to get some Bart of satis- faction from Levis. He had engaged a lawyer, D. W. Durden. now an R. C. A. F. officer, and finally, in July of 10:39, hed secured a signed agree- ment from accused to deliver a new 3939 car or in lieu of this to pay over $900 in cash. Levis, he stated, had defaulted this agreement, Angus W. Ross. London insurance agent, a wit- ness to the agreement, testified that Levis had said Mr. :McCausland would have his car within one week. Pilot Officer Durdin, the lawyer who e. ;Irew the agreement, gave similar evidence. Harvey Pullman, Stanley aownsbip farmer, testified he 11ac1 purchased the ,original McCausland D. H. McINNES CHIROPRACTOR Office — Commercial Hotel Electro Therapist — Massage Hours—Mon. and Thurs. after- noons and by appointment. FOOT CORRECTION ay manipulation—Sun-ray treatment. Phone 227. BUS TIME TABLE Leaves Seaforth for Stratford: Daily R.29 a.m. and 5.15 p.m. Leaven Seaforth for Coderich: Daily except Sunday and hot.. 1.05 6.m, and 7.40 p.m. Sun. and hol., 1,05 p.m. and 4.50 p.m, Connection at Stratford for Toronto. IHamilton. Buffalo, London, Detroit, Tavistock, Woodstock, Brantford Agents: Queen's, Commercial, Dicic House eat from Levis on December 12111, 103e. $, t i 9425 cash and a horse. Iles• for H. Maley, district sales manager for the Chrysler Corporation at Cha- tham. told the court Levis had lost the Plymouth agency at Clinton in August, 1039. Sirs. Ruth (Levis) Sal. IsburY, Hanllltom daughter of accllti eel. identified a number of lette> s she lied written to the Mc'Causlands, ather father's dictation. promising a g to make delivery of the ear. The Crown's case finished, a ineti011 for tlienussal was argued at leugllr by Frank IJomlelly, defence counsel, and Crown Attorney Holmes, The tttoti01 Was' refused. Testifying in his own defence, Levis said he had given the McCausland youth alt agreement to deliver anew car so that ho might show it to his parents, to whom, 4'or reasons unknown to accused, the young Men slid not confide his busi- ness dealings, He produced a note for $250 which young McCausland had given him in part payment of a new car, the greater part of/6111011 he said, he had been forced to pay Himself after he had discounted it at the bank. He also claimed young Mee Causland owed hien $50 for tires. "1 signed that -agreement given McCaus- lands (to deliver a few car or paY $800 cash) on a Sunday, in my home, with the full assurance in'1111y mind that anything signed of a( Sunday was dllegal, I signed it without read- ing it over. I signed it to got rid of the lawyer and his companions from. London. I did 1101 want a scene in the house before my children, but I knew the agreement teas 110 good." swore Levis. Under cross-exanliute 1111 Levis admitted to Mr. 1-Iolmes that the agreement might. have been read over to 11in1 before he signed it. He admitted he had no intention of carrying it otnt, because it 1665 a "Sunday" document. He clains'ed the car was unpaid for at the time of the signing. IIe admitted he had ]rept. no • books 01' records while in busi- ness. Other defence witnesses were Lavia' wife, his son George, and Har- old Monteith, Clinton bank manages'. I11 rebuttal MMlr, Durdin, the London lawyer, said he had discussed fully with Mr. Levis all amounts owing by the McCausland youth before :miring Levis to sign the agreement and that the amount had been fixed at $40 mid incorporated in the agreement. A date for the conclusion of the trial will be fixed after written argument of counsel is considered by the trial judge.—Goderfch Signal -Star. A fussy woman went into a shop to choose a birthday present for her husband. She ransacked the depart- ment. pulling everything about. "I want to give him a surprise," she said, "What would you advise?" The assistant, exasperated and for- getting the religion of salesmanship said, wearily: "If 1 wore you I should jump out from behind the floor and shout. Tool" Want and --.- Sale Ads, 3 hacks 50c "THE PUREST FORM IN WHICH TOBACCO CAN BE SMO1(80." AT OTTAWA 0110 of the 1aost. 1111po1'(nnt- meats of the present session of Pito Monied at Ottawa, Was given on aircraft production In Canada by Hon. 0. D. Howe, as Minister of Supply. Speaking on Wednesday last he confirmed uno'fdcial reports of 'Federal Aircraft's delay and tUYYfcul- ties in the production of Avro-Ansop twin engine trainer planes. The air training plan is :'on the ragged edge for lack of twin engine trainers." Hoe. C, G. Power, Minister fru' Air and in charge of the air trailing plan, bas used these words and in the House of Commons last week Mr. Howe said that they are true "I suppose for the next three or four months he (Mr. Power) will be rather short of twin -engine trainers," said he, "1 clo not think that he will be very short of single engine trainers and if it is necessary to do so it Is not a serious matter to change Over some of the schools from twin -engine trainers to single-engine trainers. Nevertheless, that condition exists. I am the first to admit it, but 1 should lilte the members to be fair enough to see that the problem has changed from time to time as '16a1' problems always do and always will." In connection with 1(110015 that there had been friction between Mr. Flowe and H. R. MacMillan, of Van- couver, chairman of the War Re- quirements Board, Mr, Howe said, "So long as 1 Have the responsibility for my department 1 set. the 11011(yy Does anyone suggest that a senior executive can quarrel with n(e over policy and remain? His resignation would be his only option," Ill'. Howe reviewed the bogging down of the government-owned com- pany, Federal Aircraft Ltd., W111(11, following the collapse of France Met June, 1665 given the Joh of procuring 1,500 A71'o-Ausolla in which the air crews were to receive their advanced training. Before snaking his extended explanation on the Avro-Anson ven- ture, Mr. Howe yeomen( ed upon the criticism under which he and his dec. pertinent, Munitions and Supply. 11060 been labouring. He spoke of the immensity of the job in snppiy fug Canadian and British army Wants from this country. He wanted no sympathy. He had not asked for the job. He had been assigned to it and would continue in it until relieved. The first - promise of the Federal Aircraft Co. was that they would fly a plane in 14Iarch and make snbstaut• ial deliveries in June and July, and Mr. Howe hopes that this promise may yet. be carried out. Mr. Mac- Millan think it. may be litter. In a report he bas made 11e estimated pro- duction this year 16111 not exceed 200 or 300, but by March 1942, production may reach 300 or 900. - In addition to reporting on the Avro-Anson program Mr. Hemp gave an outline oe the state of Canadian production of other types. The line, ing 00., of Vancouver, ]bids orders for 62 machines of various types and has delivered 17. Canadian Associat- ed Aircraft. consisting of a group of aircraft - mannfactln'ers, hold orders for 1(1(1 front the British. Its deliv- eries have been as high as sis '( month, and 131'. IIowe was annoyed by its failure to speedup production. Canada -('.car and Foundry Co is pro- ducing between 12 and 15 Hawker Hurricanes a week at Fort William, Canadian Vickers has orders for planes and has delivered 20. Noor- duyn of Montreal. which Mr. Howe described as a very efficiently oper- ated eo11ee111, has orders f0)' 255 machines of which 210 are Harvards, which will be hi production by No- vember, 1Je Havfland has a. large order and has produced between 351, and 400, Fairchild has an open order on Bristol Bolingbroke and will pro- duce 15 per month. Fleet Aircraft. Ltd. of Fort Erie has delivered 404 Finch trainers and has an order for Fleet ans. National Steel Car Co. has counter Check Books We 71re Sellinq Quality Books Books are Well Made, Carbon is Clean and Copies Readily. All styles, Carbon Leaf and Black Back. Prices as Low as You Can Get Anywhere. Get our Quotation on Your Next Order. • The Seaforth News SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, an order for 150. Mr, Howe had some fault to find.he output of Elul batt I 1 planes has been 1 ry disappointing.. The policy of tl • department is to een111111r tu, rlltn$rte, of nen eacctlt- ive b10011 and he mentioned 11, J. Iler- tn'ie•ha(cfl. of Gen'i'al Motors: R. C. lieu tin=haw, , , (lc0,(1^e.0 Tice Lied litihb,•r co.. to 1 Joseph Piggott. Hain. MOIL ('((1(311)1116, a5 xsuultles. HP summarized the prod , ei(1)1 situation 11y saying; There is 11), e'olsil'tlt'ti011 difficulty; ehipbuilding nntpnt is ;realer than fore car mc,chanical transport industry is: meeting every strain; chemicals ani explosives up to predictions: stee) and alloys, up to and above schedule; small limn,, "great Peaces'," "The ports are oter•. taxed in the effort to move the pro- duce of Canada destined for the w'ar areas. This situation Ls caused 11Y the productive capacity of this country," Although he was saying a year ago taunts and armor plate could not be made 1n Canada. Mr, Howe is pleased Over the progress now being made to turn out these things. Every partof the tanks except engines and mmnsmissi(nrs wil be made in Cum ada The Angus shops of the (3, P. R. are to make the infantry tanks. A million shells are being produced every three months and the steei production and shipbuilding is ex- panding tremendously. Last Thursday. James Gardiner. Minister of Agriculture, brought down his accounts. He also gave Can- adian farmers a tip on what to grow in gttantity, and where to reduce. There was not much chance for im- provement in demand for farm pre. ducts generally this year. With 506 million llttshels now on hand, wheat production ought to be rat clown, The acreage ought to he reduced, though Mil', Gardiner admitted that two or three year" hence sonne011e Wright rise and tell him n- had -given had advice. Hog protl11ctien-might not to by inere5sed, the rninbe 1' said, The wino 1101 ties which produced good grades of ehee5e should increase their output. This was applicable to cheese sections, hitt the minister warned against other sections of Can- ada going into the business in the hope they would have a permanent peace -tinge market. With superb dip• ternary Mr. Gardiner said he approv- ed Mr, Flepburn's two -cent -per -pound cheese bonus. It would encourage cheese production in sections where It ought to be encouraged. .A year ago Britain had asked if this country could supply ten million pounds of butter. Britain had offered 21 rents a pound at a time the ('anadian mar- ket was 24 cents. They also had ask- ed the probable effect on cheese pro- duction of large butter purchasing. and were informed it would probably be detrimental. The British answered that If large deliveries of butter from Canada meant smaller cheese deliv- eries, they 'world illi their butter re- quirements elsewhere. They hart turned to Australia and New Zealand for it. but would take any surplus Canada offers. Hon. Mr. Lapointe informed the House that consideration: was twine given to the matter of improving the R.C.M.P. pay schedule, At present. the maximum for a married cent - stable was $2.25 per day with a liv ing allowance of 75.65. During the last war, the rates of pay for the R. C. M. P. had began raised because of the increased importance and scup,- of the force'. work. On Friday a ten-minute speech un the nlrtch-disctt1secl breakdown in airplane prodttction. ei-,ivered in the Hauge of Commons by the youtltfel Saskatchewan member. John Diefen- baker, may prove to be a landmark in the record of the Opposition this session. In addition to challenging all parries to cease patty strife for the duration of the war, and ceiling on the government to invite R1. Han. R. B. Bennett to return to Can- ada to survey and report on the nib. Illations of -016 airplane industry and recommend m01110116 for their correction, :1r. Diefenbaker display- ed talents which have not been seen in the C'onser'vative ranks since :Ir. Bennett quit the House in 193$. There was discernible in Itis speech. which was cut short 1>y the adjourn- ment hour. some qualities which have been sadly lacking on the Op- position benches of late—an ability to rise above mere party warfare, logic. and an excellent delivery. Ir- respective of the Government's will- ingness to invite Mr. Bennett to re- port on its failure in a vital part of the war effort, or of that statesman's attitude on quitting Britain at this critical hour—both of which are very much in doubt—Mr. Diefenbaker's speech marks him as a man to watch. His colleagues readily admit- ted this wheu he had concluded his speech. It sounded excellent after a session in which other members heel tiresomely wrangled over the fight and wrong of the Government's re- sponsibility to get into aircraft pro- duction on a sizeable scale. The bone of contention once again was whether the Government-owned Fed- eral Aircraft Ltd., which holds a management contract for the produc- tion of 1,500 Avro-Anson planes, ought to be dissolved and the con- trol`given to the cle Havilland Co, of Toronto. 13r. Howe said that he had no Intention of permittingfthe sub- contractors to "gang -up,' on ]Jim. The new plaid, prepaying to serve at her first dinner -party, was in- structed by her garden -loving mis- tress to place a "little flower" in each finger -bowl for the guests. That point in the cotu'se of the meat arrived and to the hostess's perplex- ity. she saw that no blossoms were floating about as planned, but that the water had a decidedly murky na- ture. Asking.. the maid afterward as to the cause of the murkiness, she was informed: "Why ma'am, Ah jos' put In a little flour like you tole me." REVIEW OF THE WEEK In the House of 1 omnlonn tI abrin :(1 '111 Hon. C. D. Howe. .111n1 t, r of Monitions and Supply, ao1(1'(1ed tient of ten major� divisions of muni- tions procluettotn, seven —.. geuen'al equipment. construction, 611111build- ing. chemicals. meehanlcal lratemo't. she115 and steel—up to or ahead o1' production. Ali'rraft behind schedule but, rounding into shape. Pursuant reconnmendation.5 United State. Canada Joint Detente Board Canadian Governmentestablishing, air bases at Grande Prairies Fort St John, ,Fort Nelson, Watson Lake, White Horse. Prince George, Smith - yrs. Fields will provide all necessary ground facilities for planes travelling front United States or (lunette to Alaska. Leighton MCCartlty, l9.e., Toronto, appointed Canadian Minister to Washington. Mr. McCarthy replaces Loring Christie who leaves the poet because of illness. R. G. Bet'kinsbaw, general manager, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co,, ate, pointed director general of priorities branch, Priorities plan, putinto ef- fect by order in council. confers ex- tensive powers on director general. Aim of plan is to ensure that ail getvernntent war requirements -shall have priority over other require- ments. First call issues] for fon' nnanthfi compulsory military training. Call applies to single men and childless widowers who reached 21 on or after July 1, 1040. Previous calls were for training periods of thirty days, CHINESE ARMY Gets 5000 Field Telephones From Britaln Five thousand field telephones, hnilt by Britain for the Chinese Army, weigh only nine pounds each --31,: pounds Less than that of any foreign competitive specification. Despite their unusual light weight construction, these portable tele- phones are working well under sev' ere tropical conditions. The earlier of black leather, which is little larger than that nor- mally used for a hencd camera, en- closes the whole apparatus. includ- ing a combined receiver and trans- mitter. The hand generator is 1116 latest design, incorporating a Nial magnet and internal gears. and hav- ing a high output, with resistance of 500 ohms. A straightforward circuit suitable for use with any normal magnetic, switchboard is used and the battery eonsiste at twosmall standard (-ells. AIR RAID FIGHTERS Have Increasing Overseas Demand For Fire Appliances The stirrup pump naw• installed in thousands of British households to cope with incendiary bombs is still being turned 0111 by its biggest mak- er's in Greta Britain at the rate of 10.000 a week. Despite this large 01119111 they con- tinue to send many Types of firs• lighting apparatus to Eire. the Fed- erated Malay States. the Dutch East Intdies, Brazil. Palestine, New Zeal- and and India. Up -country townships and out -star liars. where the high cost of the standard tire engines could not be justified, are increasing their de mead for another fire -fighting appli- ance which has proved invaluable to Britain civil defence workers during air raids. It is a light trailer pump. easily transportable and comparat- ively cheap, which because of its mobility and low petrol consumption is proving extremely popular over- seas. IVant and For Sale Ads; 1 week .3Se PAGE THREE se ovedVick"iricks Was To Relieve Misery of Colds Mothers everywhere are discov- ering .how easy it is to relieve misery of colds with a "VapoRub Massage"—relieve coug7'iing, mus- eular soreness or tightness. While- '3 more thorough treat- ment, the poultice -and -vapor action of Vicks VapoRub more effectively PENETRATES irritated air passages with soothing medicinal vapors.. , STIMULATES cheat and back like a warming poultice or plaster.., STARTS RELIEVING misery right away! Results delight even old friends of VapoRub. TO GET a "VapoRub Massage" with all its benefits—massage VapoRub for 3 minutes on IM- PORTANT am -AREA OF BADE: as well as throat and chest — spread a thick layer on chest, cover with a warmed cloth, sen BURB to use genuine, time -tested V5054$ VAPOROB. FORTY COUNTRIES purpo Now Get Their Postage Stamp Paper From Britain No fewer than forty countries are receiving. in the midst of the war, supplies of gummed paper from Bri- tain for postage stamps. In the last twelve months the makers have exported more then 40,00 worth of gummed papers and gummed tape, jam -pot covers. household greaseproof papers, cake frills, tissues and adhesive coils; of gummed picture puzzles and "gum - paper craft." transfer papers and passe mutant.. During the first half of 1940 the value of these exports rose to 295.- 000 95:000 despite the "blitzkreig." It is likely to reach £170,000 before 1941. One of the items which has been PM on the world market is lion -coil- ing gummed paper. Gummed papers curled up tinder variable atmospheric conditions until a British invention remedied the defect. From the same source came the gummed packing tape, now used in every household and business fire: all over the world. An1011g the bestcustomers for these British export goods are South Africa. which buys annually £20,000 worth, Australia, witicli takes rather more, with Argentine. Uruguay, Hav- ana and Brazil all steady markets. India takes less because of climatic difficulties, though these as they af- fect such goods, are now being com- bated by a research department set up for the purpose. Jones was confiding to a friend that he found grammar very ticklish. "For instance." he said, "I never can remember whether to say 'Is it I' 06 '18 it me'." "I can give you a good rule," re- mimed his friend. "Jus say to your- self this rhyme: 'It is I, said the spider to the fly', and there you have it." A few clays later the two men met again. and Jones was asked if the rule had helped. "Well. it would have," replied Jones, "but for one thing. I couldn't for the life of me remember whether Your rhyme was 'It is I. saidthe spider to the fly,' or 'It is me, said t11e spider to the- flea'," "What would you do if you were in my shoes?" "Polish 'em1" Sign in a country restaurant—"If your steak is tdo tough for you, get out; this is no place for weaklings." J. GALLOP'S GARAGE SEAFORTH Chrysler, Plymouth and Fargo Dealer. Come in and see the new Plymouth car and Fargo Truck We also have a Service Truck—if , you have car trouble, phone 179 and we will come promptly PHONE 179. All Repairs Strictly Cash aim SEAFORTH We Aim To Please DEAD AND DISABLED ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT — SEAFORTH 15. EXETER 235 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD.