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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-02-09, Page 7`; ;RSA" t;) :, :' •`C; 'Thursday, Feb uary 9, 1933 1 -r---:-.:,—:--,--,—•-----T---*^'—"--�+u��W<..«rlw*�+?t�orrurro�o!�I».+To�' VVox1d Wide News In Brief Form' Two Lives Lost in Railway :Strike Bel fast, Northern Ireland—Sabot- age incident to the Irishrailway strike, claimed two lives and caused injury to four persons when rails. 'were torn tip and: a passenger train wrecked about .faQO yards from the Droruislcin Station, near Dundalk. Other narrowly escaped injury J Y when another passenger train, from Londonderry to Belfast, n �'ran a •a r �- to It let of snipers ,near Carrigan Station. At least five shots were fired at the .engineman and :fireman, but neither was injured, Sturgeon Falls Has New Relief Committee' Three prominent citizens of Stur- i . eon Falls have been chosen by the "Special Cabinet Committee' on Un - 'employment Relief to administer dir- ect relief in that town, J. A. Ellis, Secretary of the committee, annotinc- e.d at Queen's Park, The group will act as a committee for the Govern- merit and take over the relief distri button, which has heretofore been Handled by Sturgeon Falls Town -Council. The men named are: Walter Coburn, Dominion Indian Agent; Pe- ter Levis, an Abitibi Company an offic- e y dal; and A, Bourgalt, business man of Sturgeon Falls. The Government has teen paying 85% of the cost of dir- nect relief in Sturgeon Falls, and no •change in this percentage has been rniade. New Maple Syrup Being Sold • London, Ont. All records for ear ay maple syrup makizig in this dis- trict have been smashed, with the 'first of the crop selling on the mar- 3ret at $2.75 per gallon. If the pre- sent mild weather continues .for a few days, thousands of trees in all • -parts of the countywill have been tapped, Good flows were reported. Will Not Foreclose on Farms Newark, N.J.—Tire Prudential In :surance Company announced the sus - 'pension' of all foreclosures on owner - occupied fauns. in Canada and in the 'United States. The suspension will. lie effective indefinitely. The suspen- sion by the Prudential involves 37,- 4000 farms and an investment of $200,- 4)00,000, or less than one-tenth of the compariy,s resources. Is Being Deported Peter Veregin, spiritual head ` of Doukhobor colonies in Canada, spir- ited out of Prince Albert jail, where lie was ,serving. an 18 months' sen-. -tence for perjury, has been released, Io immigration officials wito will es- ucort him to Halifax for deportation. 'With the removal of the Doukhobor ,chieftain the question arises, who will 'become leader. Many of his close. 'followers declare Veregin will lead •.even from the exile of Russia. 'Sea Fleas. Left on Tour of Europe Toronto -National Sea Fleas, 1932 .Allan Cup holders, left Toronto last week on the first lap of a. hockey tour of Europe. Final arrangements for the trip were completed but the -teams itinerary has not been decided. Nine players and coach Harold Ball- .ard will make the trip. Nationals 'were eliminated from the Senior. On- tario Hockey Association race, '70 To Be Deported Levis, Qtie.—A group of 70 persons to be deported to Europe passed through Levis last Friday, it was learned at the railway station. Rail- way officials stated they knew noth- ing of who the persons were. It was presumed they were enroute to ei- ther.IIalifax or St. John, or possibly a number to each of the two Mari- time Province pelts, where they will. be placed on passenger ships, Maedonald Will Preside If Conference in London London --Prime, Minister Ramsay Macdonald has accepted an invitation. eNtended by the League of Nations to preside over the projected world economic conference on the under- standing that it will be held in Lon- don. This decision would seem to block a proposal to shift the conference to Washington and retain Mr. Macdon- ald as chairman. Washington Does Not Agree With Chamberlain Washington—Frank warning' from United States leaders that Great Bri- tain cannot expect debt •adjustments without providing compensations was issued in response to the statement. of Right. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, British Chancellor of the Exchequer., that Britain does not regard the ap- proaching debt discussion as "a great 'swapping deal." Chairman Williazn E. Borah of the Senate Foreign Relations . Committee sounded the keynote of the reaction on this side of the ocean with a for- mal statement that if Britain will not cohsider other world problems in connection with debts, "we have no alternative but to stand by the debt - settlement heretofore made. Movement of Japanese. Troops Kept Secret Tokio-The Government :. banned publications of movements of Japan- ese troops, military supplies - and headquarters. in Manchuria, especially in. the Jehol region, leading to the belief that a minor campaign in Je- hol Province was imminent. It was believed in informed quart- ers, that the campaign would get 'un- der way by the last of this month in the Chinese -administered State which Japan considers a part of Manchuria. It became apparenttoday from newspaper comment : and unofficial discussions, that, Japan, faced with the prospect of possible withdrawal from the League of Nations on ac- count. of the Manchurian dispute, was determined to retain islands which she holds in the Pacific Ocean under League mandate. Railway Lines to Be Kept Separate Ottawa—The death -knell of . rail- way amalgamation or unification in Canada was sounded in the Senate Railway Committee. By a vote of 24 to 1, the committee voted to ap- prove the preamble of Bill "A" which, provides for co-operation between Canada's two railways, for the joint use of terminals and other facilities, for the elimination of'wasteful com- petition and duplication of services, and for the creation of an arbitral tribunal .in'the event: of the two com- panies being unable to agree, L W. W. Agent in Provincial Camp Lenora—George McAdam, appeal- ing conviction for participation in disturbances at ` Sioux Lookout last December, admitted to Judge Dowl- er that ow1-er'that he was an organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World and that he initiated six or seven new members 'into the organization while at the relief camp in SiouxLokout: A Startto Success A first step towards business success is a bank account. No business -like man or woman today can get along without a bank account. Start with a savings account. Deposit a fixed '''proportion of income, however small, regularly and without fail, adjust- ing your expenses accordingly. This is a start to success, possibly to financial independence. To your savings interest is added at 3% per annum, compounded half -yearly. THE 41 i,�- @ ��.N ANK ItSTABLISI`IED 1,871 WIN'GHAIVI BRANCH J. R M. SI'ITPAL - - MANAGER 3zz .BRANCHfiS T1-iROUiFHOUT CANADA AND OPCICES IN NEW VOR( AND LONDON taiNllow ilnniiigili enftuniniiiYiiaiiankonnonniiannintuninaiingnantiguniiiiiiniiiii3ain'poailiio nnii Germany to. $av,o', Election On March 5th Berlin --After President von Hin- denburg had dissolved the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler, the new Chancellor of the Reich, issued a proclamation in which he announced that his Govern- ment would put through- two four- year plans to effect the salvation of farmers and workers. New elections to ;replace the Reich- stag dissolved by Presidential decree, were set for Marchi ,5. Between now and the day of voting the Govern- ment willt o people le �' 0 the p p in an in- tensive.canlpaign on the slogan "Hirt- denburg and Hitler," NEWS of the DISTRICT Serious to Tamper With Mails Cyrus Pontz, of Ingersoll, who damaged a rural mail box by making it a target for a shotgun was assess- ed $35.80 by the magistrate for the offence. The accused was then giv- en his liberty on suspended sentence after being severely lectured on the seriousness of tampering with snail boxes or anything else used in con- nection with postal facilities. — Mil- verton Sun, Spring Is Surely Here On 'Tuesday afternoon the local bowlers were down on the greens with their bowls and cameras, not only' taking pictures, , which would show that they were there on the 31st of January, but actually bowl- ing. We don't know just what start- ed the idea but they closed their shops on Tuesday afternoon and went to the greens by the river and bowled for a few minutes for the first time this year. -Brussels Post. Lights Lights Were Off The high wind of Tuesday and Wednesday played havoc with cer- tain of the power lines in town. Hy- dro was off from 2.30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday morning and sheet lights were out the early part of Wednes- day evening. The trouble was locat- ed by E. Mole and S. Allen and was quickly repaired.— Seaforth Huron Expositor. Grand Ice Carnival Preparations are now under way to stage one of the biggest and Most up to date ice carnivals that the Pal- merston Rink Companq has ever put on in the history of the rink. It will be bigger and betterthan ever before. —Listowel Banner. Goods Recovered The saws and belts which were sto- len from the Canadian Furniture .fac- tory a couple of weeks ago were last t week recovered in London and were identified there by Mr. F. Baxter and Mr. Jno. Smith. The recovery fol- lowed ten days of intensive, search by Provincial• 'Constable McCay and Constable • Gundry, of Goderich, and Chief of Police James V. Ryan, of Seaforth. In connection with the theft the police have arrested two Woodstock' men. - Seaforth Huron Expositor. as to wager there was one, Ross went over to the bush and pulled it back, As the rabbit bounded out Ire- land fired, The shot from the shell, instead of hitting the bunny bit ROSS at the back of the;leg, above the knee, 'fie was rushed to 7, incardlne hospital .where medical attention was. given by Dr. J. G. McLeod, Con'sid- sidterable blood was lost, as 17 pellets had entered the limb. - Kincardine Review -Reporter, Observes89 h Birthday t !3 rkhday The claim of beingWalkerton's s oldest man belongs to Mr, George Lambertus of Victoria St., who on Saturday last.reached his eighty- ninth birthday, a distinction that no other man residing at' present in the county town has yet attained, The aged gentleman, who for some time had been looking forward with antici- pation and delight to the arrival of the recent cent natal day, was overtaken with the prevailing flu, coupled with other ailments incident to old age that almost claimed him before he reached his recent objective: Her- ald-Times, er-ald-T mes, Beware the Bear Saturday evening was one of mut- ual surprise for a local motorist and a black bear who met on the Blue - water Highway near Pine River.' The motorist' was driving toward town when he noticed an animal ,on the road. When he approached he saw a black bear standing in the car lights. After a disdainful glance bruin ambled to the roadside and. the motorist stepped on the gas. It is thought that the bear carne from Greenock swamp or from the' Bruce; peninsula driven south'by hunger.— Kincardine Review -Reporter. Fractures Both Ankles Mrs. R. H. Johnson mete with a painful accident. Wednesday morning. While walking on. the plank walk f'om the barn to the poultry pen her foot slipped on the smooth plank walk which was wet at' the time with rain, and turned with the result that the bones ; of the right ankle were broken. A neighbor, W. Cudmore, hurried to her' assistance and with the_ help of others.the injured lady was placed in a car and taken to the hospital where X-ray photos were ta- ken when it was discovered that both ankle bones were-fractured.—Clinton News -Record. Struck by Horse Mr. ,Henry Siegner, while endeav- ring to lead a heavy work -horse in- fo the stable at his farm, on the south ine, Brant, about three miles south- ast of Walkerton, atiout' 10 o'clock u Friday morning last, met with a ainful accident when the steed rear - d up and struck him on the face ith its hoof. Fortunately the horse was not shod, but as it was, the blow made a nasty gash on Mr. Siegner's eft cheek besides cutting his lip lirough to the teeth. Walkerton Herald,Times. 0 e 0 P e Unwelcome Suggestion A local correspondent suggests that the suspension of rural mail delivery for a year or two would help very greatly to lighten the financial bur- dens of the )Doniinion Government in this time of crisis. Rural mail deliv- ery is one of the greatest boons that the farmers of Canada enjoy, and the suggestion to interfere with it iii any way will be received with a loud pro- eest,-Mildmay Gazette. Signs of Spring Warm showers. Sap is running. Sparrows building nests around the Main street. From Winthrop Mrs. Eaton sends a lilac branch well otu in bud. • South of Bayfield, Mr. W. H. Ste- vens noticed children carrying arv- fuls of pussywillows.—Seaforth News Cut With Skate While skating on a field of ice on Tuesday evening on the town line east, Roy Landerkin`was unfortunate- ly cut on the nose with a skate, vrhiclt necessitated one stitch to close the wound, Listowel Bainter, , A Shot Gun Accident As the result of an accident Satur- day afternoon Norman Ross, well knownlocal mart is in Kincardine General Hospital.' In the company of several other residents of the town lte was bunting near Millo-mton. The. hunt for' jack rabbits was almost ov- er and the hunters were returning to. their CAI'S. Ross' companion, Clare Ireland thought he saw a rabbit in a clump of bushes. 1Ie went to far Skidding Car Hits Ditch Though the expense of repairs will be considerable and the Governor of Bruce County Gaol, Mr. William H ndman and his Y , s daughter, Miss J. Hyndrnan, are suffering from bruises and shock, they are very thankful they escaped so fortunately from a motor accident Tuesday morning. At 8.15 o'clock Mr. Hyndman, in his car, was driving his daughter to her school at Greenock. Approach- ing the intersection of the ]ring's Highway with the road going south to Formosa, they saw a horse near- ing the intersection, and Mr. Hynd- man, though driving at a moderate rate of speed, seems to have applied the " brakes too sharply. The result was that the car skidded on slippery pavement ,swerved to the left, struck a road sign, this contact changing the direction of the auto, which crashed into a telephone pole, snapping it off, and the car turned over on its right side,—Walkerton Telescope. New 'Surgeon Here Dr. W. A. Oakes, of Toronto, has. purchased the property and practice of the late Dr. Gandier and takes it over at once. Dr, Oakesa 'gradu-, ate in medicine and surgery and has practised in Toronto for some years, with the well-known Dr. Galley, coin- ing here with the highest recomnlen (lations, He .will use Dr. Gandier's office but for the present Mrs. Gan- dier and family will continue to oe copy the residence. Clinton News - Record, HOW'S THIS ONE? "One cause of unemployment is that niachine.ry and all kinds of labor saving devices are replacing man- power, This is illustrated by the following humorous story.wltich, al- though old, is worth repeating;. An applicant for work at the Forst giant asked a veteran Efford, employee if it is true that the company was always finding methods of speeding up pro - To Keep Coffee Hot and Save Extra Work In homes where there are late sleepers' it is nuisance p Isanee to keep old coffee :or'inake new coffee after one's breakfast is finished. This can be avoided by pouring the left -over cof- fee into thermos bottle, Leave bot- tle on table and the tardy member may help himself. BAKING HINTS To Cream Came Easily Add a tablespoon ab spoon of boiling yr ares to butter and sugar to` be creamed. This lessens the work and makes the mixture very creamy and moist. —0— Chocolate Cream Icing Melt unsweetened chocolate over boiling water. Make a white frost- ing by cooking together, 11- cups of sugar and cup of milk. Cook until it forms soft ball in cold water. Remove from fire and beat until creamy—add little vanilla. Spread immediately on cake. Coat, this white frosting with melted chocolate. COOKING HINTS Valentine Chops Buy French lamb chops. Buy white paper frills and small red cardboard hearts. ` Paste hearts to the paper frills. Broil lamb chops. Place frills' on end of each chop. Then pile -small peas in centre of platter, Place same number of piec- es of haul as chops, on platter around buttered peas. Crit harm in heart - shape, e. !lace each chop on <a heart When served this makes a very pret- tyrdish. —0--- Washington ='he cup of butter or butter substitute 1 egg, cup of sugar cup of water Z cups of flour. 23.1 teaspoons of baking powder Method: Beat sugar and egg toge- ther. Add melted shortening and water. Beat well. Fold in the sifted dry ingredients. Bake in a buttered tin in a moderate oven, When cool split and fill with cream filling. —0----- Filling o—Filling 1 cup of sugar 4,t tablespoons of coin starch Little salt' 2 cups of milk 2 eggs Vanilla Method: Heat milk luke warm. Mix corn starch with a little water. Beat eggs slightly. ",Mix corn starch and egg together. Add this sjowly to milk and stir constantly until it thickens. Add sugar and flavoring. Mix well and spread between cake. layers. Serve with whipped cream. duction by using fewer men. The ve- teran replied• "Most certainly. In fact," he con- tinued "I had a .dream which :illus- trates the point. Mr. Ford was dead and I could see the pall -bearers car- rying his body. Suddenly the pro- cession stopped. As soon as the cas- ket was opened he sat'uprig ht and. on seeing the six. pallbearers, cried out "Put this casket on wheels and lay off five men." GEMS FROM LIFE'S SCRAP -BOOK "When the destination is desirable, expectation speeds our progress."— Mary Baker Eddy. * * "Expectation ends only in Heaven." —St. KentiJern. * * * " 'Tis expectation makes a bless- ing dear." —Pope. * * * "All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than enjoyment;, but all spiritual pleasures more in fruit- ion than expectation,"—Feltham * * * "Anticipation and hope are twins." -Mosseau. „ Ham Smothered in St Potatoes Large slice ham, 3 cups of sliced, tatoes..' 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 cup hot water 1 tablespoon of melted butter Method: Cut nam in pieces for. serving. Cook slightly on each side. Cover ham with sweet potatoes. Heat- sugar, eatsugar, water and butter together, Pour over ham and potatoes. Bake, one hour, efts. e ooked sweet —0--- Creamed 0msCreamed Shrimps and Mushrooms White sauce Shrimps Mushrooms Method: Clean and prepare tlti° shrimps. Clean and prepare mush- rooms. Make a white sauce using as proportions 1 heaping tablespoon of butter, 1 heaping tablespoon of flour, 1. pint (2 cups) of milk. Seasoning, Melt butter, add flour and seasoning. Mix well. Add the milk slowly and stir con- stantly until it thickens. Then add shrimps and mushrooms. By making this in a double boiler this can be made ahead of time and kept warm in double boiler. Canned shrimps and; mushrooms can be used. Serve heart -shaped cases. —.o— Copyright, 1932, by The Bonnet - Brown Corporation, Chicago) Every beginning is cheerful: the threshold is the place of expectation." —Goethe. * * "Anticipate the difficultby manag- frig the easy "—Las-Tze. * * * Remember: Disraeli had to wait long for success but he never lost sight of the goal. An angler sat on the bank of a canal in Yorkshire watching his float. Presently a bishop came along with his pretty daughter. They stopped to" look on. "My friend," said the bishop„ "T perceive that you are a fisher." "Aye," grunted the angler. "I ani also a fisher." "Eh, is that soa?" said the man with the rod "Well, Ah'm pleased.. to meet 'a fellow sportsman." "Ah, but there's a misconception in your mind. You are a fisher of fishes and I am a fisher of men.» The angler turned and surveyed the daughter. "Aye," he said at last, "and: wi' bait like yon, you ought to, get a good bag, an 'all." pure, wholesome,. and economical table Syrup. Children love its delicious flavor.. THE CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED. MONTREAL ee * ea 1; /17 /1"7"frrilrie,7 i• f 4 ♦ A tse1��4.e!*1'O♦�F�� Too 44* WO AVIA WELL, WELL, YouNG MAN! -iJUSt' witiNNS All TH RuRR`l , Now PA /. OUB VERN' BST VOR. " AOC a meAr (toMN tt 0 —