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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-02-16, Page 2?AGE, Two Wingham Advance Times Published at W~ilGIAM OhTTARIQ Every Thursday Morning by The Advance -Tit -nee Publishing Co, Subseription'Rate -- One Year $2.00 Six, months, $1..09 in advance To U. S. A.,, $2.50 per year. F3 eign rate, $3,00 per year. Advertising rates on application. INTEREST RATE TO DROP? Last wc.ele reports \V1 re current that interest on savings bank depos its were to be lowered; also interest rates on' pians from hanks would be cut.' If this takes place and the Gov- ernment goes through with a conver- sion loan it will mean that interest rates generally will fall. There is some doubt in the minds • of some just what . effect this will have un'. business in general. It would appear on the surface as though it would be a help to business and the farmer. The hardship that it may 'create will be on people such as retired farmers Business men and widows, _who have to dive, on the interest of their in- vestments. In England they did not Hesitate to take meaisures to decrease the interest rate and it would now appear from reports that Canada is about ready to do the same. With !debts mounting year by year and interest charges alone mounting up yearly it is clear that some step will have to be taken. The cutting of the interest rate will be one way of helping to get out from under a difficult situation. The conversion that the Govern- ment contemplates will save the peo- ple of Canada about $20,000,000 in interest alone. a1 * * * THE GROUND -HOG LOSES The Ground -Hog and the Bear Fest_ another point this Year when early in February they issued forth to final their shadows and failed to do so it was a sign, according to an old. legend, that we should have mild wea- ther. Cold weather, snow and storms we had after this warning, so those who did not put their faith in the ground -hog :as a weather prophet on- ce again can say "I told you so." sr It is believed that the Government th at Ottawa will place a higher taxa on large incomes. They realize that to secure additional revenue they must tax people: who have money. .r * * That the unemployment problem has not decreased in the last year is proven by the fact that 30 per cent. of the people of York Tovtmship and one-seventh of the people of . Toron- to are dependent on relief. * * Germany has raised its tariff on farm products greatly, in some cases as high as 500 per cent. Fortunate- ly this will not affect Canada, as we ship practically nothing in this line to Germany. * The building programs of the On- tario Hydro Electric Power Connmis- • Sion leas been suspended for the time being. This is the right idea; we Gannet go ' on cxl>anclittae indefinitely,: * It is believed that members of the Ontario Legislature will receive an- other cut this year in their sessional indemnities. That is the kind of leadership we can appreciate. -k * headline says that Canadian Navy v -on sin of seven events in contpeti; tion against British squadron. Both crews did 'well, :1� y :. * Mitchell F. Hepburn, Ontario Lib- eral .Leader, says there Will be no coalition as far as he is concerned. Judging by the statements of the oth- er party thin discussion is onaninious.'. l:uasia,' according to reports is bad- ly in need of seed grain. We . have mere than we need in this conntry, but that does not help' any. It has been reported that Canada is contemplating a conversion loan. There will also be an issue this year for. about $143,000,000. A balanced budget would be a wonderful thing as the interest on this loan will be roughly $5,500,000. ,lc ,i, * a, It. is' expected that a surgical in- vention Will relieve the severe pain of angina pectoris., This will be a wonderful' benefit to mankind: x =k sts * They tale their politics seriously in. Germany. There were eleven deaths due to political clashes over the week -end. SPEAK OF ADVERTISEMENTS Queer things sometimes get into print because hula -lam -beings all make mistakes,'. says an exchange. Now and alien a newspaper reporter writes copy carelessly. Here are' a few of the "best bets" in such errors: ' "Touches live wife, man hurled 35 feet." Wanted Saleslady. Must be res- pectable until after Christmas. "Experiencedsales people wanted. Male or female. No others need ap- ply A farmer's son emigrated to Aus- tralia to make, his fortune. Shortly af- ter arriving he wrote home to his father: "Am getting on well with the boss. over here. That's a feather in niy cap.,, A few. months later the farmer re- ceived another letter from his son saying:"Am courting the boss's. dau- ghter. That's another feather in my. cap.,, Some, time later another letter ar- rived from the son in Australia read- ing: "Marc had the sack from my job.. Send passage money for me to return home." The farmer 'replied to . his son as follows: "Put the feathers under your arms and .fly home." Auntie: "1 see you like to ride on your .uncle's knee pretty well, don't you?" Nephew: "Not . bad.—I had a ride on a real donkey yesterday." SUNLAMP N summertime your children get plenty of sun- shine rays which '.shine and, with: it the are so important in building sound teeth and In -winter—well, they can et sturdy bones. can n these -healthgxrring rays every dayfrom the e General Electric Sunlamp. Let the children play under it. Perfectlysafe -•-and endorsed' by physicians. Ilse it for fighting colds. FOR A. FREE SUNBATII No cost. no obli- gation. You'll enjoy the invigorating glowv of "indoor s unshine% Commission. Telephone - - 156 50-15 m VV G COULD NOT EXPLAIN Private Soldier Found Himself that der F3uptirior Qticer's Boot's, Speaking at St. Peter's School neat +iork,' lang1, nd, .tField Marshal Sir Wiiliazn Birdwood, who was general officer .commanding: the Australian. and New Zealand army oorps during the great war, said the men from the Dominions under bis command were often 'endowed with individuality. This 'piasdue largely to the Aus- tralians . living in lonely spaces, he thought, The Field latarshai related 'how, when visiting Australia after the SIR WILLIAM BIRDWOOD war, he was hailed by a man whom he failed to recognize. "You ought to remember me because one night when you ` were going along the trenches I was asleep and you step- - ped on my stomach, said. the man. "I told him :I failed to see how l could be expected to remember his. face, the Field Marshal said. "It was more likely I would remember his voice,.I told hint" "'You never gave me a chance,' t'ie soldier replied. 'Your other foot was on my mouth'." DUTIES OF LAW -MAKERS Words of Wisdom From One of Bri- tain's Outstanding Public Men. Sir John. Simon delivered an ad- dress recently, in which he said:— "Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strict lytheir own to y confining themselves legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its most lucrative course, commodities their fair price, industry and intelligence their natural reward, idleness and folly their natural pun- ishment, by maintai>iing peace, by defending property', by diminishing. the price of the law and by observing strict economy in every department of the State." In these threescore and eight words is compressed the measured. opinion of a learned and experienced manon the true function of govern- ment. They comprise a sentence that, every man whose vote is cast to put another in authority should read and ponder. A land ruled in accordance'. with SIr John Simon's formula would be well ruled; what more can man seek from the rulership under which he lives his life? -St. Catharines Standard. BALDNESS IS INORE:i5::V . Many of Great Leaders Have Smooth Domes. Baldness is 'increasing with such alarming rapidity that it is estimated that within a few hundred years ah men over the age of 40 will be bald. says a London despatch. Look down from the gallery of the House of Commons or the. House of Lords and you will see a•goodly num- ber of bald heads. Nearly all the famous kings of his- tory have been bald. One French King was actually known as Charles the Bald. And Mussolini has set the fashion for bald-headed dictators. The Pope is also bald. Nearly all British business mag- nates are bald. The late Lord Mel- chett was bald, and so is Sir Henry McGowan, his successor as chairman of the Imperial Chemical Industries.. PICTURE IN SECRET CHAMBER. 4n interesting discovery was re- cently made at Ross Castle, Killar- ney, Ireland. Some workmen, who weremaking repairs to the old fort- ress, entered a secret room of the castle and on the wall discovered a mural painting in colors. The figure represents a man with his hands Joined as if in prayer. It is thought that the figure represents one of the O'Doiioghues, former chieftains of the district. The painting has suf- fered much from exposure, and parts of the wall, on which the picture is executed, is falling away. It is ex- pected that the Earl of Kenmare, who Mew owns the castle, will do some- thing to preserve this very interest- ing relic. • SALT PLENTIFUL IN DANA. A. Among the natural resources in which Canada is abundantly rich is salt, which is foundprincipally in Ontario and Nova Scotia. In 1930 tli'e total production. was 271,695 toes valued at $1.;694,631, an average price. of $10.05 per ton. In Nova Sco- tia it isestimated that the Malagash deposit cantains 60,000,000 tons of developed salt reserves sufboiently pure to sell directly after mining and crushing. There is also an additional 300,000,000 tons of slightly lower'. grade salt An interesting feature of this depositis the presenee of potas- sium salts which may oltitnateiy prove of economic importance. gnash Birth Byte bow. English census $euros indicate that if pre'tent tendencies continue, the population at the eiid of another c x twenty yetis will ht,e on the decline beeo,tlse the birth net is falling so much faster than the claeth fate. The present birth ,rate is l: t1t. n half that of forty years ago. ,,N ADVANCE -TIMES VALUE uF Canada's .13iggeest .industry iProtitteas Four or Five Times as Much Wealth as. AU Others,, F griculture is Canada's itiad+n. In- dic Ytryt" the net annual value of ,� era - cultural production averaging do that of all other primary halm. I si: put together. It is from tour to tire tures as great as that of either fi.r• estry er mining, which cense' next iu order of importance, Tile fanner: supplies the raw, material for many of Canada'., beading manufacturing; industries, such as flour tuililag, feed. apd grist 1niliinii, bread and bakery mediums, slaughtering and meat packing, butter and cheese making,' boot and shoe making and fruit and vegetable canning, The farmer, too, is a large consumer of the finished products of .nearly all other' manufac- turing Industries, more especially of such industries as agricultural imple- nl.ents, motor cars, binder twine, saw- mills and fertilizers. There are upwards of 100,000 farmers in the Dominion. The census of the farms of the Dominion is taken for the benefit of the farmer. While the average farm- er, •however, probably does not make individual use of the statistics, they are used by the leaders or the farm- ing community, by professors and teachers in agricultural colleges, by local agricultural representatives of Provincial Governments, by Dom- inion and Provincial: '.Departments , of Agriculture, by Mon bers of : Parlia- ment and the Legislatures, as well as by the, general press and agricultural newspapers. Agricultural information has been collected by means df the census since the earliest times. but the amount and the variety of inform- ation secured has been steadily in• creasing with the growing fomplexity of the operations carried on by farm- ers in the Dominion. The questions n keel in the 1931 acliedules covered 1 greater variety of subjects than in'. any previous investigation. Not only was every outstanding expert in agri- cultural matters in Canada consulted !n connection with the questions, but advantage was also taken of the t"nrlt of the International '.Institute 1 Agriculture, representing some 60. >untries, which had a stall' of ex- ports at work for the last four years !faking plans fnr n ideal census of agriculture. THE SILVER FOX LEADS Taxes Premier Place In Canadian Fit? Production. The silver fox has been the pace- maker in the Canadian fur trade now for a number of years, but now has ach'oved the leadership of all furs in • the value of its production. The fur: trade yearis measured from July to June, and in the last statistical year the value of silver fox pelts sold was $2,716,264. Nearly the whole of this amount was contributed by the fur -farming industry. Next in value among the furs for the last fur sea- son came muskrat with $'1,781,65.1. White fox was third at $1,238,917, beaver fourth at $1,025,033 and mink fifth with a value 'of $1,010,198. The fur farm is playing 'an in- creasingly important part in the fur trade of Canada. In 1927-28 fur farms supplied 11 per cent. of the production value of the industry, and in 1928-29 it was 121/2 per cent, In 1929-30 the proportion of the pro- duction value of the industry sup- plied by fur farms rose to 19 per cent. HUGE ELM REMOVED. Stood for Over Four Centuries In' Fruit District of Ontario. A huge elm tree, said to be over 400 years old, and an outstanding landmark near Vineland, Ontario, has been cut down in the interests of public safety. It stood right on the shoulder of the highway against the pavement. When the highway was laid, this tree, on account of its age and beauty, was left standing, It stood about 150 feet high, and meas- ured over flue feet across. Lately, however, it was decreed that the monarch had to go. Ten to fifteen foot pieces were cut from the top at a time, chain blocks and anchor lines being used to pre- vent damage to the . telephone and power lines. The limbs measured up to two feet in diameter. A 95 -year-old old lady living at Vineland recalls having milked the cows under the shade of.this big treo when a young girl. Only one accident is known to have happened at the tree since the highway was laid years ago,. in that case a man was killed when he drove his car into the tree. SMOKE AND (ANGER. Meeting at Glasgow, the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress made two startling disclosures with regard to that most, dreaded disease cancer, One Was the evidened that soot is directly responsible for the most deadly forms. The other that -the soot in the atmosphere is equal in weight to three days' output from all the British colieries. As one delegate pointed mut, the "penalty for the romantic coal fire is twofold It first implants the disease and then robs the sufferer of the meant o1' eombatting it by, creatfng a fog which virtually shuts off the vital rays of sunshine, and thug lowers the powers of resistance." THSI .A1fJTHOR'8 6;,7 ttlrr",:Iil9. It true that -authors write for the sheer love of it:. But a.t the sarxu time, the construct ion, plotting and execution of a worth -while stuty itt. volves inueh hard. piodding week. And no divine enthusiasm is goint t,r drive the most inspired fretit hist in to .this labor when the most ho e:ti expect from a Catttttllan mega:slue r..r his i.tter1 is from, 11 5 tr' el li- -•if 1'Vr x'd i r iY. lucky. With c,c.ttznty C.trt, l i, the same length of ,time, the an1'.,: could Yarn ;a1 sleet) of :mire cls 9.' eesn1l'r or 1e Idl'si8 I1la, .a.• �� lIiti pep, Trtl,nne. !� .,. .farhxt�d,ixrw;�si�uz THE EARN RAISING' By Peter W. Scott Reeve of East Wawanosh On a sunny day in June 1888, the central part of East Wan'anosh,. Huron County was in a state of ex- citement, the cause being that John l,?ennett, of the seventh concession, was Baying a gathering of. his fi rends. and neighbours to assist in raising the framework of a commodious new barn. The stone walls on which it was to. stand were competed, the' builder, be- ing William Smith of Blyth, The square timbers for the sills, posts, girts and plates had been pre- pared the previous winter by the framer, George Steen, and his gang of timber men and hauled. to the skid - way convenient to the site selected for the barn, The lumber had been cut: from trees on the farm and brought home from the sawmill and properly piled so as to be dry when required for use, Joe Bennett doing the teaming. 13y the day set for raising the` tim- ber had been well framed and ready to be assembled and made into' bents., For several miles around the nei- ghbours had been asked to come and assist and as;bees of this nature were looked upon as social'events, there was no lack .of help forthcoming. By rxoon a goody number of able inen- and some boys who had come' in the morning, had the .foundation layed and covered with lumber ready for the afternoon's work. Dinner over; the . men were to be seen coming from all directions and on arrival at once'set to work.. to as- sist. Many of the. fair sex were there also to help Mrs. Bennett prepare the supper, which was `really a banquet. About four o'clock the timbers were sufficiently:assemb�led to being rais- ing The usual race was demanded and Jack McDonald and David A. Dunbar were: chosen' captains' to choose sides. Jack won the toss of the chip and selected' the north side for the' race. Dave, took the south side on which was : the lean-to with its extra plate. Jack was also lucky in the toss-up for first call and Henry Edwards was his choice. Dave took Ton'imy Bell, In rapid succession Ben'Taylor, Ed Whightman,` Jack Taylor,' George White BigEd Taylor, Jim McCal- lum, lum, Billy' Bone, George Fothergill, Bill ` Johnson, Dick • Wightman, and half a hundred others had been called alternately until every man and boy had been named by the,captains. All beingin readiness the men (or hands)were summoned, to their re- spective sides and the excitement be- gan. A chain was hooked around the foot of each wall -post;' the loose end being lowered through the floor where careful` men were stationed to hold. it firmly and pay it out as the timbers were raised. ' The. boss, Mr. Steen, now'asked:' "Are you ready men?" A, loud "yes" was the answer. All right inen, "Yo heave" and up went the bent three feet at the first lift. "Yo heave" again and now it' is breast high. The men who have been waiting set their shores in place to let' the weight rest on them, The pike poles are brought forward, and jabbed into the posts and beams and those are warned to keep them in and not'to let them fall' out on any':account. n Thursday, February 16 For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making au "any- one" call (station- to•station) after 8.30 p.m. See list of rates in front of directory. "Why no, we're, never lonesome" "You must be lonely these days," Joe Hanley suggested, "now that. young Jim has left home." "Why, not at all," replied Old Jim, pointing to the telephone with a smile. "We talk with the lad on Long Distance every week. And it's almost as good as seeing him. "Isn't it expensive?" "Why ,.no, station -to -station night rates make it about 25 cents.,. Let Long ee,pyDistance kyou in touch with friends and relations. It is quick, clear, dependable and the cost is trifling. gDisdia41-4TC V is st.rprisingly inexpensive well, the girts are pinned. Then the backing pikes are removed and laid on the ground and the men proceed to 'raise the third bent which is done in short order. All are now ready for the fourth and last bent. The boss then called Jack and Dave for a consultation, to see if they wish- ed to wait for the word or go as fast as they could. Dave says "Yes, well wait for the word" but some of Jack's men say "No, the race starts now; we won't '.wait for anything." , Excitement is :high; and the usual safety -first plan of having the gists pinned and everything made safe is flouted. Dave grits his teeth and says "All right my men can go as fast as yours. Stay with it boys." The res- ponse was "you bet your socks we will Dave. Let her go." The men now grab the . last bent and at the first "Yo heave" it went up so high that, the shores were set right under it. Pikes are grabbed and only one, "Yo heave" was needed to set it up plumb. The girt men were in position, havinggone tip with the bent. Dave's men made ` a perfect score and the pins are driven in with a few blows of the sledge. A;chain. was quickly attached to the main plate which was ten inches square and fifty-six feet long, of rock -elm. Tom "Bell yelled "note, my hearties" and away, it went endways faster than a main could walk, till it was out the required distance to be raised to the beam and shoved back endways to the proper position. But a. hitch occurred. Some meat when they tried to raise it to the beam were unable to do so. Others hurried to their aid with short boards but could not get it high enough;. Dick Wightman seeing' the difficulty carni at high speed, sprang to the girt, got his broad shoudcrs'under it and up went the plate landing on the beam. But more trouble followed. The outerend was in soft ground and was stuck. A glance at Jack's side showed trouble there also. The girt -matt had made a miss and the timber went outside the post, causing language to be heard that was not learned in Sent - day School. Meanwhile, Jimmie Nethery and Billy i`1allaltan, one Orange and the other Green, , rushed into the bog, grabbed the bemired plate and with an Irish heave released it. It was soon sitting oil top of the posts brac- ed and pinned. The men on the floor had meanwhile been u busy and had run out the :i urline plate and kept it moving to that the top -men were able at once to ell' tt iln p 1y e posts and braces for it, and raise it without de- lay. Rafters were also hurriedly pulled the next 'raising, However, all goes up into position. Who is that exeit- Again we : hear . Mr, •Steen shoot "Yo heave and the bent continues to go up in steps, as it were until it is almost plumb. Then Steen calls "halt." Backing 'poles are nowcalled for and the best top -mien run up on the bent carrying the pike end of the pole on their shoulders. When high enough to jab it into the beam, we hear, "Give -it a good jab men." "That won't do, give it another, that's bet- ter." "Now you ground men stay; with it." Again we hear "Yo heave" "easy now and "whoa" "get the stay laths nailed on," "Good, nren" "now get the lower girts in." ".Pink it tip boys! Get the brace ready!. .Enter the tennotil Say, that brace is wrong turn it end for end; that's better, now drive it endways! She's up, give us a pin; here with that coininander, steady boys.;' The girt . is pinned safely. "Now with that, top girt" up it ris- es, "Put tip 'a pike pole on end to steady it. How is she Ben? A little higher on 'the back end boys. "Now endways hien." The brace is• put an, the pins driven, and for fur- ther precaution stay -laths of long boards are nailed to the girts at the free ends to hold them till the next bent is raised. The second bent is put tip in, much the sanxe maturer as the first. No backing pikes are needed however, but as the bent nears the plumb amen are sent up to enter the girts into the mortices of the posts unciget the braces placed properly; And woe be- tide girt the get lets, tide the roan who c s, outside the post instead of in the iliortip, He won't be called first at eel man, running and jumping along the plate? Oh! it's Tommy Bell, waving his hat and shouting "Will you wait for the word, will you wait for the word?" He keeps repeating the taunting words. After a moment he says "Boys, pull out that plate for the leanto. Let's beat them and put it on too." It was no sooner said than done. "Hurrah boys 1 Get to supper." And soon Dave's men were seated around the table on thelawn, enjoying the finest eats Mrs. Bennett and her will- ing helpers could provide. All were well renewed in the inner man when the other side had yet to draw their rafters. A lot of good; natured ban- ter is tossed between victor and van- quished, but the best of feelings pre- vailed. Supper being over for everybody it was .proposed to have a dance. As several fiddlers were available that was agreed to, and soon the strains of the "Soldier's +Joy" "Munny Musk" etc,; were heard. • And when asked to show the nat-, ives how to clog dance, Dave Cook more than "hoed it down." About midnight all returned to their homes tired but hoping that there would be another raising in the near future. Leading Actress; "I could hardly get my shoes on this morning," Chorus Girl: "What? Swell feet aa well!" Wife: "We really should geta new car this. year." • Husband !What! when : I'nm still paying instalments on the car Is ex- changed, for the car I sold in part' payment of the car' I've got now?" doy ou need 'WE CAN SUPPLY ANY STYLE! BEFORE E r•� �r`LACN IN G YOURORDEP PHONE. US FOR PRICES Look For The Mrapie Leif The Sign , of utility oohs"