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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-01-19, Page 7"'Ours. January 19th, 1932 ORANGE PEKOE BLEND IF SIG "Fresh. From the Garde'ns'.' [id Wide New�.I� � Brief of For S. Has Two Schemes Ito Cheapen Dollar Washington --•Sentiment in the Un .sated States Congress for currency 'ex. pansion to cheapen the gold dollar, yreached'such heights that proponents "of two plans to achieve that purpos prepared for a, finish ''fight, One group, ,originating • in the so Wcalled Farm Forum, comprising abou -thirty members, stood pledged to a aneasure which wolud provide a pos- sible $3,000,000,000 expansions of the currency. Another, led by Chairman Somers .of the Hoarse Coinage Committee, proposed to attain the equivalent to ,expansion by establishing an auxil- iary monetary reserve of silver, ' He invited fifty bank Presidents, econ- omists and monetary experts to study Ws bill and tell his committee what. they think of it. e :Red Cross Budget Set by Ontario Executive At a meeting of the new Executive Committee, Ontario Division, Cana- • dian Red Cross Society in the Royal York 'Hotel, a total Ontario Division budget expenditure of approximately $287,000 for the year, Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1933, was passed. This :budget relates to expenditures by the 'divisional office only, and does not include the budgets for the many Red Cross branches in all parts of On- tario, which would approximately 4ottble this total for Red Cross work throughout the Province. The larg- est individual item in the budget is that of approximately $168,000 for Red Cross outpost hospital service in isolated sections of Ontario. 'Taschereau Favors Private Ownership Quebec—Premier Taschereau does snot favor public ownership of light end power services. • Queried in connection with the tabling in the Legislature of a mo- tion which would provide for munic- doyou need BEFORE PLACING YOUR ORDER PHONE US FOR PRICES Look For • The 1%0e 7e -n Leaf The Sian of Quality Boobs" ipalization of Quebec CIty'slight an power system, : the Premier said: "In view of •existing conditions, I do no believe that any government toda could undertake the expense in con nection vvith expropriation of comp anies of this character. "We have private ownership in this Province, and Ontario has'public ownership, and I am informed that there are many serious-minded On- tario business men who are today; seriously questioning the wisdom of acquisition of the Hydro -Electric ser- vice there. ' .As far as we are 'con- cerned, I think we shall be content to await the result of our sister Pro- vince's experiment." t Y Want Distribution. of Home Bank Funds London, Ont.—Action by 150 West Nissouri Township depositors to re- cover a portion of their losses ten years ago in the failure of the Home Bank, was taken Thursday night at a meeting in Thor•ndale. A resolution asking for the distribution of funds on hand, is being forwarded to the Toronto liquidators. Assets from the defunct bank's holdings now . are reported . to total over $750,000, while the losses in the bank's two branches, in West Niss- ouri Township, at .Belton and at Thorndale, were well over $350,000 when the 'instituion closed in 1923. Many of the depositors are said to have received 60 per cent. of their losses, while others have recovered only 25 ,per cent.. Hydro Attacked by A. G. Slaght Brantford.—For the first time since its inception by Sir Adam Beck, three decades ago, Ontario's great 11Tydlro-Electric System has become the storm centre of sustained poli-- ical attack, when Arthur G. Slaght, Liberal counsel at the Hydro inquiry opened what he promised would be a wide speaking tour, the objective ofwhich is the upsetting of the Hen- ry Government on the strength, of what he alleges to be Hydro mis- management. In precise and detailed fashion, he went into the four points of present Hydro controversy—Dominion pow- er contract, Madawaska power pur- chase, l3eauharnois contract and the Abitibi deal, in volving, he said, $100,- 000,000 100,000,000 of public funds and under- took to prove to the large Liberal audience, meeting in Brantford Coll. regiate, that the :Henry Government had so violated Hydro principles or- iginally laid down by Sir Adam Beck as to precipitate "almost a public scandal." Montreal Church Burned Montreal—St. Louis de France Church was destroyed by file with its collection of priceless relics, beautiful paintings and wood carvings, lost in ane of the most spectacular out- breaks the city has witnessed in years. Only the bare walls and the tow- er of the church, which stood on Roy ro n 44.0: vc),(. BE P To be happy, we are told, we should make others happy. We'll help you to be happy—ID your subscription is in arrears, pay it -- you can be assured of our happi- Hess. The AD -r : A . i. IMES TIM WINOIIAM ADVAN'G1 -TIM: Street, retrained, fihe file inflicted rr'tinor damage to seventy-three dwelling's near by, while roofs of 30 automobiles sustained damage as the burning embers or flying stones hit diem, One fireman was injured.. Alleged Communist Arrested Entering a darkened •basement of the 'Ukranian Hall, X380 Bathurst St., Toronto, by way of fire -doors, police claim to have broken pp a Commun- ist ° meeting in which, it is alleged, those in "attendance were being urg- ed to organize and use violence to get their demands in the hunger march to Parliament Buildings Tues- day g s day afternoon. In all, police arrested 45 -nen. Two of therm, Howard Johnston, alias Jas, Beattie, of Winnipeg' and Russia; , and George . Baker, no address, .alleged Red leaders, were held on. charges bf "advocating force and violence." Japan Continues Aggressiveness of War Shanghai—Ten thousand Japanese soldiers are marching into the Prov- ince of Jehol, en route to Lingyuan, which is about ninety miles north of Shanhaikwan, the city of the eastern end of the Great Wall,;occupied'last week by the Japanese. The despatches also said that a Japanese landing force had gone ashore at Chinwangtao, Chinese sea- port, about ten miles : southwest of Shanhaikwan. Patrols have been put out by this landing force,. 'it was re- ported The column proceeding into Jehol, the despatches asserted, included` ar- tillery and cavalry marching from Suichung, 'north of Shanhaikwan. Japanese military leaders have said for some time that they intend ev- entually to gain control of the Pro- vince of Jehol and to :annex, itto the State of Manchukuo, which has been. established with their assistance to administer Manchuria. The City of Jehol, Capital of the Province, used to be used by the Manchu Emperors as their summer residence. The ,National Government at Nan- kin has reiterated that it will not ac- cept the Japanese thesis that the cap- ture of Shanhaikwan is a local inci- dent. Instead, the Chinese policy will be that the occupation of that city is part of the whole Chinese - Japanese dispute which . is awaiting settlement by the League of Nations. Suggest Domestic Price of Wheat at $1.25 Saskatoon, Sask.—A scheme to en- able the Governments of the wheat growing Prairie Provinces to carry on through the period of low wheat prices, which render it 'almost im- possible for the majority of farmers to pay taxes, will be suggested by the Premiers of these Provinces at a conference at Ottawa. It is based .on the principle of charging a higher price for wheat in the home market than for export, as is suggested tinder a "domestic . al- .i 0 Palmerston Surplus During the past few years all small towns, especially the lsmall railway towns, , have found difficulties in handling^ financial problems, but Palmerston, with a population of on- ly 1,300, has ju$t received a summary, of receipts and lexpenditures for 1902 which shows 'a surplus of $6,000. Slot Machine and Punch Boards Taken in Raid A. raid on the I�::incardine Cafe on Wednesday afternoon*resulted in the seizure of gambling devices, found in the oellar • of the cafe. Provincial Constable O. McClevi.s, County Constables A. Ferguson. and Roy Peter and Chief of Police J, T, Smith visited the cafe. A. search of t.. .r. he emise revealed p s a ed 'nothing until the cellar was reached, Here was fond a slot znaachine, . Two punch - boards were also found. The machine, it is said, is owned by J. Haynes, of Paris, who placed slot machines in different towns throughout Bruce. Police later ord- ered the removal of the machines, but up to the present Baynes had not taken them out of the stores in which they had been placed.--Kincar- dine laced.=-Kincar-dine Review -Reporter. Five Hurt in Crash When an obstreperous cattle beast escaped from a truck in which it was being taken to slaughter, and wand- ered out onto the highway No. 8, 'a serious autonibile accident, injuring five Goderich young people, happen- ed. The large sedan of Mr. G. L. Parsons, driven by his son, John; who is the most seriously injured, plunged into the beast, killing it outright and hurling it into the ` ditch. The big machine, with its human cargo, then careened along the highway for 90 feet, left the road and collided head- on with a large tree. The ,impact was terrific. The injured are:, John Parsons, "Ted" Plante, Clare Baechler, Miss Doris Plante and Miss Frances Thomson. The Misses Plante and Thomson and Mr. Parsons are in Al- exandria Hospital. All will recover. Facial and head cuts, of varying de- gree, from broken glass, were sus- tained by all.—Goderich Star. Listowel Councillor Resigns Owing to ill health and on the ad- vice of his physician, Mr. F. Von- Zuben tendered his resignation as councillor on Tuesday evening, He has not been well „for the past ,few weeks and the doctor considered the step really necessary. Nominations will now be necessary to name some one to fill the vacancy. Moved to Elmwood Mr. H. H. McAllister, C. N. R. section foreman, recently transferred from Ripley to Elmwood, was here last week and moved his family and household effects to the latter. place where they will make their home. During their seven years' residence n Ripley they have made many close riends who will wish thein the best f success in their new, home.—Rip- ey Express. Taxes Much in Arrears Following a meeting of the town council's finance committee and the town tax collector Friday night the decision was reached that tax arrears must be collected. What method of collection can be adopted is not de- cided, as yet, At its inaugural meet- ing the council learned that tax ar- rears amounted to $30,000. —Kincar- dine ,Review -Reporter._ lotment plan" said to be favored by President-elect Roosevelt in the U. S, Millers would be required to pay a fixed price for wheat milled for use in Canada. The figure of. $1.25 is • suggested, and the difference between this price and the export price would be pro -rated to the growers. New Party Formed In .Irish Free State Dublin, Irish Free State—The new Central Party in the Irish Free State election cctrort campaign issued a manifesto indicating that it intends to secure, if possilbe, the balance of power in the new Dail .Eireann which the La- :borites .held iii the old, Frank McDermott, leader of the Centrist group, ' which has the sup- port of the National Fanners' Lea- gue and the Ratepayers' League, said in tate manifesto, that his party was not going to be "captured" by the National Party, nor allow politics to "drift back into the same old rut." At the same time the pronottttce ment denounced President Eamon de Valera and his Republicans, and said the Centrists would See "long-delay- ed justice" given the agricultural community. „111,111,1,1„p, l„1111„111„11„n 11,1111111111; lllll 11111111111111111% N WS ©f the - IST ! ICT ',.11 1 11 1 11, l l l„1,11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 lllll 1111111 Seaforth Portia Badminton, Club Badinintott got away to a good start in. Scaforth on Wednesday ev- ening when a nutatber of enthusiasts gathered in the council chambers of the Town Hall and organized a club W. le Southgate acted as chairman. Arrangements have been made to use the auditorium. of the Town :Hall, and this will be available for afternoons ttnd evenings;. Huron Expositor. Granted a Month's Grace 'With an almost record amount of taxes still outstanding in town, the Council at its 'meeting on Monday night authorized the local publican, Mr, J. A. McGill, to accept the rates for the last half Of the year from de- linquents any time during January without enforcing the penalty of 'one per cent provided in the by-law against those' who fail to conk across with this instalment” before New Year's. --Walkerton Herald-Tlmes. Signs of Open Winter On iifonday morning when Frank Lobsinger Was coming down town, he was am.azedt o see a number of fish'. Worms wriggling in the'shallow snow. The recent mild weather had no doubt lured the little wrigglers out of the ground. Another resident tells us he saw a snake the other day. These things may well be. talc- en as signs of an open winter. vtildntay Gazette, Many Deer in Carrick Last Thursday morning •Anthony Lorentz of the 2nd concession, while going to his stable, noticed a herd of six. deer crossing bis field just behind the barn, and heading in the dime; tion of his "bush, The herd seas led by. a big reale. animal, and all appear- ed to be well nourished, Another Carrick farmer saw a herd of four deer this week 'on the 6th concession of Carrick. •-Ivfildniay Gazette: By Betty Webster HOUSEHOLD HINTS To Remove Ice from Sidewalks Winter is a: slippery time and of- ten it is most :difficult to remove ice from sidewalks and 'steps,.. Sprinkle steps or walks with salt. Then the ice will quickly melt and slush can be swept away. Y Sometimes it t ishes t to wash steps with a solution of hot water and salt, It will not freeze if there is enough salt in the water. —0 ------ How to Clean a Canton Crepe Dress Sponge dress all over with warm water. 'When partly dry, p1ess the dress on the wrong side. When fin- ished in-ished,the spots ' have generally dis- appeared. COOKING : HINTS To Thicken Soup Sprinkle a handful of oatmeal into: kettle of soup while cooking. This will thicken ;soap and add another item of nourishment to it. —0— Rice Croquettes With Cheese Sauce Rice Cold water 1 cup of milk 1 cup of water Method: Cover cup of rice with cold water. Bring to a boil. Boil 5 minutes. Drain and rinse in cold water. Then take 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of water, little salt and rice and cook until rice is tender and li- quid is .absorbed, Remove from the fire add 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 egg,well beaten, Season with salt, pepper, onion juice and green pepper if ran have it. When cool, form into croquettes and roll in either bread or cracker crurnbs. Fry these. When you serve pour over cheese a sauce made as follows: 1 cup of thick cream sauce mixed with 4 tablespoons of grated Ameri- can. cheese. _0_ Divinity Candy 2 cups of sugar c,up of corn syrup 3 cups of water 3 egg whites or 1 cup of chopped nuts Method: Cook together sugar, sy- rup, and water until it forms a soft ball when dropped in cold water. Beat egg whites stiff. Pour the boil- ed mixture very slowly into the stiff- ly beaten egg whites, Beat until creamy and candy starts to stiffen. Just before it is finished, add chop- ped. nuts. Pour onto greased platter. Cut when cool. BAKING HINTS Ice Cream Pie We all have always loved a "Bak- ed Alaska.” But it has seemed quite an effort to make it at home. This ice cream pie is the same principal but being on a smaller scale it seems more simple. Method: Bake your pie ' shell ahead, of time, Have ice crearn, any desir- ed flavor, in ice box. Have oven hot, just before you are ready to serve, beat 3 egg whites stiff, add 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar.' When nearly ready to serve, place a white paper on a board and the pie heFill s 1.1 on the paper, d C]'' shell ip with. t. ice cream. Cover with meringue. Be sure there is no gap between the pie crust- and .meringue. Then place in oven to brown. Serve immediately, The result will be charming as to all appearances the pie will appear as an ordinary pie and the ice cream: filling will be botha surprise and. delight, --o-- Excellent Corn -Bread 2 eggs cup of sugar 1 cup of sour milk 1 large tablespoon of butter Little salt 1 cup of corn meal 1 cup of flour 1 teaspoon of soda Method; Melt butter in pan while oven is heating. Beat eggs. Add sugar and salt. Then add flour and corn meas. Dissolve soda in sour milk. Mix well with dry ingredients. Add butter. Mix gain and pour 'on- to greased pan and baste, Delicious for breakfast, lunch or supper. • —0--- (Copyright, 0(Copyright, 1932, by The Bonnet- Brown Corporation, Chicago) A Lucky Escape Tom Fisher and his brother Mil- ton, of Saltford, luckily 'escaped ser- ious injury on Tuesday afternoon when the radius rod of their car snapped, the machine hopping the cable on Saltford Hill at a point just at the last curve before reaching the bridge over the Maitland River. The car, an open model, without a top, in some manner jumped the heavy chain and plunged down, brut became hung up on a cable in its descent. With the first impact the brothers were thrown clear and escaped seri- ous injury. There is a drop of about twenty feet at this point, and what might have happened is not pleasant to entertain. The car, of ancient vintage, was extensively damaged. --- Goderich Goderich Star. A Man of Many Parts James V. Ryan, Seaforth's Chief Constable, is a man of many parts, It all came to light as the by-law ap- pointing town officials was passed at the council meeting Monday night. In addition to being Chief of Police, Mr. Ryan is sanitary inspector, nox- ious weed inspector, fruit tree inspec- tor, collector of dog and poll taxes and collector of unpaid taxes on col- lector's roll, janitor of the Carnegie Library, janitor of the town hall, and is in charge of the streets and drains in town. In between he does any other work that the council may au -1 HOLIDAYS IN 1933 thorize,—Huron Expositor. Dear Drinking On Thursday evening Police Con- stable Ferguson arrested two young men from Benmiller, here, for being in possession of liquor and attempt- ing to drink it on the Hall premises. Chief Ferguson confiscated the bot- tle and took the word of the two, that they would appear in Goderich the next morning, which they did, where they appeared before Police Magistrate Reid, and were fined $100.00 each, and costs. Constable Ferguson made an application for this money to be sent to Blyth, the application was granted and the money will 'be sent to Blyth at the end of the month.—Blyth Standard. Attempt at Robbery Foiled An unsuccessful attempt was made ever the week -end to enter the jew- ellery store of Mr. Fred Rabethege on Main Street. When Mr. Rabethege ege opened his store on Monday morning he found the key of the back door hanging front the lock. In- vetigating he found that the would- be thieves had cut all the wire in the screen door and were all set for an entrance but were foiled in their at- tempt because Mr. Rabethege had taken steps recently to re -enforce the Lock. -Exeter Tinies-Advocate. Holidays occur in 1933 as follows_ Monday, Jan. 2nd, New. Year's Day; Good Friday, April 14th; Easter Monday, April 17th, . which is only a bank holiday; Victoria Day, Wednes- day, May 24th;; Saturday, June 3rd,. the King's birthday, which is not generally observed in Canada as yet; Saturday, July 1st, Dominion Day;. Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4th; : Re- membrance Day, Saturday, Nov. 11th, Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25th. Then there will be civic holiday. and Thanksgiving day to be declared lat- er. It will be noted that most of the holidays occur either Saturday or. Monday this year, which gives long week -end for gadding, A near-sighted man lost his hat In a strong wind. He gave chase, but every time he thought he was catch- ing up with it, it was whisked away from under his hand, A farmer's wife who had been watching him for some time rushed. down to the yard gate. "What are you doing there?' she' screamed. "I'ni trying to retrieve my hat,. ma- dam,” he politely answered, "Your hat!” she exclaimed, "Why there it is over by that wall. That's one of my black hens you've been chasing." 1 1.11w•ttIN6 COKf114UES tt\5 F.Vrt _ESS i AE POIVIPA `rAR's BOW LJ NG • 0 HO c ee BASKET- 8Ata C) bOt,N(T brOwfd L iO ..;"a X0\3 --- SOU\ik'4k' \ S Tt`a P'6%t V11111.. eat Sc*At (1aac 4At3S WW1r►tsiuti<