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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-08-10, Page 7AY, •Argus 10th, 1933 YOUR. BUSINESS ACCOUNT is Invited Founded in 1871 this Dank has irt. the course of over 60 years developed intimate association with very many successful, Canadian business enterprises. This experience is embodied in the services we make available, to you. These services include Canada -wide collection facilities, close contact with our own offices in London and New. York, and ready access at any time to our executives for consultation: THE DOMINION BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 Wingham Branch, J. R. M. Spittal, Mgr. ck Direct wires connect our Head Office in Torontoo with Montreal and New York 0.1•1a WorldW id e News In Brief Form KNIM„�o011•o0Mu�o� .Million Dollar Fire at Cornwall Cornwall—Charred wreckage and gaping ghostlike walls were all that remained after fire swept through a solid block. of Cornwall's business section Monday, taking no lives, but rolling up a damage toolclose to $1,000,000. Thirty-one business plac- es were burned to the ground, eight homes were gutted, and at least fif- teen apartments were razed when the flames rushed through the supporting stores underneath. For 5 hours Corn- wall firemen, supported by reinforce- ments from Ottawa and Montreal, fought the fire that . at one time threatened the city, Three firemen were overcome by the dense smoke, but returned to their posts after first-aid treatment, They were: Fire Chief George Hun- ter, Deputy Chief Cory Moore and Fireman Arthur Concliffe. Harry Plumley, attempting to remove his mother from a blazing apartment house, tumbled down a flight of stairs but escaped with minor injuries. i oplane Joseph Lebrix, piloted by'the Frenchmen Maurice Rossi and Paul Codos, landed at the Military Airfield at Rayak, 79 miles from here with.the proud,. claim of having attained the world distance record by about 594 miles, . The aeroplane which left. New York on Saturday morning crossing the Atlantic, passing over Paris and Central and Southeast Europe, was in the air 57 hours. Bystanders Shoe in Cuban Strike Havanna-One bystander was kill- ed and three wounded Sunday in an- other outbreak of violence in connec- tion with the Cuban strike.; The vic- tims were shot down as they stood at Zanja and Oquendo Streets by three unidentified men armed with a .sub- machine gun and a sawed-off shotgun, who psed past the corner in a coupe. The strike spread like wildfire, and the_island'j situation became a race between mediation and open revolu- tion, The united railways, workers struck at midnight, completely tying Will Vote on Strike _ up transportation facilities of the Montreal—Immediate steps will be country. Havanna street -car men, bus taken,to poll a strike vote of fhe run- and taxi .drivers quit work last week.. ning trades employed on Canadian Railways, it was announced by the O.A.C. Team Win at Regina General Conference Committee of the Regina—O.A.C., Guelph, Oitt.; won engineers, firemen, conductors, train- premier honors in the intercollege men and railway- telegraphers. grain judging competitions at the World's • Grain Show here. Saskatch- ewan University team came second, Alberta third, British Columbia foul-- th,. North Carolina fifth, Oklahoma College sixth, Manitoba College, sev- enth, ' Minnesota _ University eighth, Nebraska, ninth, and Iowa tenth.` Scoring '4,639 points out of a pox- siblh 6,600, Ontario, by its win, sec- ured the team aggregate prize of a 1$200 trophy. Bruce Marshall Cohoe of Woodslee,' Ont,, received a schol- arship valued at $600 for scoring ,the highest individual aggregate of .1,612 points. Silver Agreement to Benefit Canada Quebec—The silver pact negotiated by the delgates to the World Econ- omic Conference• should bring direct benefits- to Canada as one of the. large producers, and from eke stand- point of increased trade with 'the Or= ient. This was ..the opinion` express- ed today by Hon. E. N. Rhodes; Minister of Finance, and his Deputy, Dr. W. C. Clark, on their. return from London. The agreement of the sil- ver -producing countries to ° withhold from' the amarket a total of 35,0.00,000 ounces of silver each year ,for a per- iod of four years is expected to raise the price to the producer and to sta.- bilize the market for this metal.,, Thinks Europe Near War New York—Henry Morgettthau Sr, —United States delegate to the Gen- eva Wheat Conference and later an adviser. at the London Economic Conference, returned on the liner 13erengaria with the belief that Eu- rope is on the brink of.. war: "All European countries are con- serving their resources," he said, "and the unwillingness on the part of some of them to go all the way in the mat- ter of wheat curtailrnetit, is because must they of a feeling that tt y prepare for for war, and in preparing for war they must have grains to tap and to draw upon.,, Some 24,000 men operating trains on the widely flung railway lines of Canada will be called upon to decide whether they wish to take another 10 per cent. reduction ii their wages or leave the trains idle in the yards and attempt to tie up the transporta- tion system of the country., Forest Fire on Dufferin Reserve Alliston—Fire raged through the Dufferin Forest Reserve over the week -end, virtually wiping out all the work of the last two years. More than 300 acres of reforested territory fell prey to the flames, 'which baffled efforts of 200 men nad boys armed with shovels and wet sacks. Starting from , an unknown cause, the blaze soon caught in dry grass and fed by a light breeze, soon grew to 'uncontrollable proportions. The fire broke out on Saturday, was fought all that day; but during Sunday evening and Monday it was still burning in places. Farmers were working in three shifts to protect the crops, French Plane Sets Record Damascus; Syria, Aug. 7 -The aer- i-luron & Debentures are a legal investment for , executors and trustees. Safe for -estates funds. Safe ti.� for the hard earned savings of individuals. 5z la paid upon $100 and over for 1, 2, -3, 4 or 5 years. b � Applications are:accepted Abner O s s INSURANCE AND ATE. REAL .RST Ontario Win ham g Interest Rates Are Falling,` Other Companies Are Only Paying -jl%. Act Now`! billion ga1lnn deluge roaring throttglx Large Dam Breaks at Denver . the res- lit under Denver--Crumpling6' sure a maintain cloudburst addled to the three squares iniles of water be- hind ifs wall, Castlewood. Dam,, sent a l?enver, leaving two dead and dam- age estitnated at :$1000,090' in its :85- tiiile path of destruction. Franktown, a village on 'a hillside four miles be- low the dam, was the first .center'of population to be :struck.. Then the flood swept on six ,miles. to 'Parker, at times on a mile -wide front, and Picked up tons of debris as it swirl- ed into suburban•Denver and sent Cherry Creek on a rampage through the heart of the city. Favors Immigration !Policy B r h Quebe c—Convinced the time has arrived for Canada Ito embark on a "definite moderate policy of immigra- tion, particularly from Great Britain, E; W. eatty, President of the Can- adian Pacific Railway Company, re- turned from a visit to the United Kingdom. ' Mr. Beatty arrived with Hon, E.N. Rhodes, Minister of Fin- ance, an d the Canadian delegation to the Wold Economic. Conference, on. board t e Canadian 'Pacific liner, Em- press of. • Britain. NEWS of the DISTRIC` Blaze Threatens Field of Grain When -fire broke out at the edge of an oatfield on the farm of Mid Humphrey on Monday, it took a- stiff battle for a few minutes to bring it under control and prevent its spread. A few sheaves of oats were burned with the fire working its way intoa hay field and advancing toward a large, standing oatfield of Mr. John Joynt's, which was quite ripe ' and would have quickly been consumed, by ; the flames. Mr. Humphrey was assisted by Mr, Joynt and Wes. in beating out the spreading flames be- fore it got beyond control.—Lucknow Sentinel. Fall From Barn While carrying a bundle of .shing- les to the peak•of the barn last Fri- day, Mr. Wes. Whytock, Con. 4, Cul- ross, slipped and, lost his balance. He slid from the top of the high roof and crashed to the ground. It was some time, before he was found in an unconscious condition. A doctor was called at once, and Mr. Whytock was found to have suffered a broken col- lar -bone, and severe body injuries. His., many 'friends•were sorry= to .hear of the accident, and wish him a very speedy recovery.-Teeswater News: Sample of Corn Nearly 1. Feet ' The season of tall corn is with us again. On Wednesday afternoon a sample of corn from the' field of Mr. Arthur Bray, of boundary west, was brought, to The Banner, and on Se- ing measured was found to be ten feet, seven and one-half inches. 'This height is rather surprising `for the usual corn patch in this district this year does not seem . to be very tall —at least, not from a casual glance as one motors 'along the roads. May- be here are some stalks that can beat this one. Let us'see them.—Listowel Banner. Tax Rate One Mill Lower The village council in session on Tuesday night, struck the tax rate for this year at 41 mills, This is a reduction of one mill from last year's rate and•is two mills lower than the rate in 1931. It was revealed that to- tal relief expenditures front •'the lst of the year to date, amounted to $186.84 and of this amount cheques to the amount of $11.8,89 have been received from the Provincial treasur- er as the government's share of re- lief costs.—Lucknow Sentinel. Four -Legged Chicken Ed Voll, near Linwood, had quite an oddity on his farm recently when a Rock chick was hatched out that had four legs. It had two legs in their normal position, with two smaller ones behind the others. While it only lived five or six days it was able to get around all right and it seemed normal in every other way. Arthur Enterprise. Carrick Reduces Its Tax Levy By 2.3' Mills At Monday's meeting the Carrick Township Council struck the tax levy for the current year at: T6wnship rate 2.3 mills, County rate 8.5 mills, This aggregates a redaction of 2.7 mills from last year's levy, and the news is being well received by the ratepayers. In most school sections the money to be raised is less than. in 1932,—Walkerton Telescope. Awaiting Trial on Perjury Charge In county police court at. Goder- ick, Albert lIowaid, farm hand, near Crediton, was cotnmitted for 'trial by Magistrate, Reid on a charge of per-' al recently uitted, iry, 1-Iow d en , y was act! r of breaking and entering on a Glia ge e� g 8' and at that time sought to set ttp at alibi; swearin;; that he • gas not at certain places .audwas at others: on the day of the robbery, Five crown witnesses were produced, all of whose evidence was in elireet eontradiction to that of accused.' l.Howald is in jail awaiting trial, Start Work" one Swimming' Pool, Mr, E. Werth has started the ex- cavation for the swimming pool he is going to erect at leis service sta- tion. The tank will be 76 ft, long'by 46 ft. wide,; 9 ft, deep at end and 21i at the.other, ' It will be modern in every resect and when complet- ed will provide Listowel with an es- sential recreation that has been .bad- ly needed for many years.—Listowel Standard. Disastrous Accident On Saturday evening' last a disas- trous accident occurred on the boun- dary oun-dary east. Mr. J. Wicks was driving Mr. Feltz's,.; truck taking a load of household effects, etc., from Oakville to Brussels. 'He says a car was ap- 'proaclting him on the wreng side of the road. .'In order to avoid a col- lision Mr, Wicks turned to the other side of the road. The truck. went 'in- to the ditch and turned over. It was completely 'demolished and the con- tents also' were 'completely destroy- ed.—Listowel Standard Silo Blown Down Three Times Mr. C. Scltrag has had a very un- ique experience by having had his silo blown down three times within a few weeks, about a mile north of the village. The silo was blown over during the ,severe windstorm which passed through this section' some weeks ago. It was put alp again but the recent windstorm' wrecked it on-` ce more and when it had been erect- ed a third time another strong wind upset it. Zurich Herald. Formosa Farmer Has Skull Fractured' George Steffler, - a well-known far- mer of the Formosa district, is in the Bruce County Ido'spital suffering from lacerations and a fractured skull, received when a car driven by Andrew Kuntz, of Culross, backed over him. while he (Steiner) was standing in his barnyard talking to some other friends. An X-ray exam- ination shows the pelvis fracture, a cracked breast -bone, some ribs bro-, ken and a fracture of the skull, also lacerations of ' the scalp and other bruises. Charge Dismissed Vincent Geromette, local young man who appeared before Judge Cos- tello on ' Wednesday morning on a charge of "breaking and entering with. intent to commit an indictable of- fence," was ,freed by ,i-Iis Honor, who held that Geromette had not com- mitted a criminal offence when he climbed via the porch roof to a lady's bedroom window to have a chat with her a,t her request. Had evidence of a criminal offence been .given, accus- ed would have receivd a severe sen- tence, Judge Costello stated. His Honor advised accused and the wo- man, an estranged, wife and mother of three children, to see no more of each other.—Goderich Signal. Rooster Attacks Child Helen, aged two years, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Wm. Pres- zcator, of Stephen, wanderedaway had it yit." from the house and entered a chick- Reuben chuckled, and took his place In a sheltered spot by the hie burnt chestnut. He grasped his rifle in such a way that it might be brought to his shoulder, with the muzzle pro truding through some shrubbery which grew close beside the tree stump, and with little or no disturbance of the branches. "Keowk! Iieowk!" The answering. call now was loud and exceedingly clear. "Dinged of ne ain't a corrin' up thet little trail right out o', the laurel' He'll come out adzac'ly 'twin' them two rocks yander agin Chet postonk Hit'll be a' most like shootin' a rab- bit in hit's bed; but I' reckon I got to do it." Old Reuben trained his rifle upon the Space between the rocks, and waited. Presently there fell' upon his Far a piercing "Keowk! Keowk 1" "By heck!" mused the old man to himself; "he's thar this minute! right akin' thet nigh rock." Reuben waited, with his keen,; eye trailing a -bead along the rifle barrel But what' he saw ,a moment later. Wes not the head of turkey cock, but the muzzle of a long rifle like his own which had come slowly through iht space between the rocks. The butt of Rube's rifle went to the ground,. "Dingbust yuhr hide, Ben Gordy!' he shouted; "come out'n thar, afore i Shoot the end off o' yohr olcl gun! They must ha' run yuh out'n Bun. eotnbe county?" Old Ben stood up, then threw back itis -head, and laughed. "Jest over on a visit, Rube." 13ett declared, rising from his place of concealment. "1 tyou hit Was allthe time. knowedc. Yuhr call lacks Just a leetle o' bele' nateherat, yuh know," '°'1',ih re a dinged liar, 13tH; an' yuh know it! f But I reeo'ulzed yore sorry fug hyeard . cart the test tirn e T ye d it 1. an l said to mtihself '01' Ben's back from Buncotnbe.' Yuli never could fool no turkey wi' 'thet cull" T'ur ke)r Calls Were Answered By CHARLES SLOAN REM* tcTz-EO1t'K! h:eowk!" X11 The 4:a11 rang down the ra- vine with a Shrill resonance. The sun 511as not yet risen, and objects could be seen only a short distance through the woods. There was a dank smell in the air,; but old Reuben Henry en- joyed it. '1'he dead flowers of the ,passing summer were decaying there In great abundance where formerly the slopes of the ravine had been rich in various colors and woodland per- fumes. .. Old Reuben was bent upon shoot- ing a wild turkey. He prided himself upon the absolute naturalness of his turkey call. Never had there been but one man in the whole mountain sec- tion who could closely rival his imi- tation; and that man had moved over into Buncombe county two years be- fore. Reuben always chuekled when he thought of Ben Gordy no longer a competitor for the honors of best tur- key caller on the range; for Reuben did not like contenders. The stillness in the woods and the purvature of the hills made It possi- ble for the turkey callto resound from a great- distance. "Iieowk 1 Keowk!" Down the ravine it floated, arousing a slight echo, but bringing no response from a turkey. Old Reuben waited for some time between calls, at one' time squatting beside a bowider on the side of the trail; at another leaning closely, against a white oak, with the butt or his long rifte-grounded at his feet. "Well, reckon I'll get on over the ridge," the old man mused, "to the Lauf"el bluff, Don't never fail to git up one over thar. Funny I can talk in turkey langidge so ,dinged good 'at I can fool them smart critters. Old Bennever couldn't rnak list sound jes' natcheral somehow. !nought ha' footed some o' them old birds as didn't he' much sense. But a rale smart cock never got cotehed on Ben's tur- key talk." Rube chuckled as he mused over the memory of Ben's efforts. "Mayhap Ben's out somewhar over in Buncombe this very mornin' a- keowkin' around, a-tryin' to git a shot at some foolish of hen." Reuben moved forward over the trail which wound around the base of a huge rock some yards away, and led over a rough range spur and down into the Laurel bluff section. Out on the ridge he stopped once more. Cup- ping his hands about his lips`he sent forth an unsually shrill "keowk ! keowk !" •A -moment of silence followed: Then from a great distance came an an- swering: "Keowk! Keowkj!" "Thar, by heck! I 'lowed rd fetch yuh. Jes' woke up, I reckon?" Rube carressed the long barrel of his rifle. "Keowk! Keowk !" he repeated presently. Some moments passed, Then a sharp reply came from a spot much nearer. "I3m', thet ain't no lazy bird," old Reuben muttered. "Bet he's been trottin' ever since he hyeard my fust call. Reckon I'll meet him part o' the way. r can ease over to the t?urnt stump ,at the aidge o' the bluff." He sent forth another call, then crept forward at a rapid rate, while an answering call fell upon his ears now from a point still nearer. "Dingbust o1' Ben's hide—wisht he could be here now jest to see how easy hit's done. Nothin; like Kevin' the trick o' doin' it. Ben ain't never. en coop where she was attacked by a rooster. Her screams attracted the attention ofthe mother and the child was rescued from her perilous pos- ition. She was badly scratched, her face was cut and ,shoulder bruised.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Automobile Turns Over Eldon Wilson, 23 year oldfarmer of Grey Township, is in bed suffer- ing from nasty gashes in his face, a badly torn wrist and a severely wrenched leg, from the result of an accident when his car turned turtle early Tuesday morning, on Turnber- ry Street, opposite the Brussels Fair Grounds. Eldon was driving south on Turnberry Street, returning to his home on the 9tlii concession of Grey when the mishap occurred. The driv- er had fallen asleep and the car took its own course to the left hand side of the road, coining to a stop upside down in . a six foot ditch. Inthe impact Eldon was thrown forward and his head and 'arm: smashed the windshield, and his leg got caught in the door beside him. Sunday Morning Closing Must Cease in Kincardine Police Chief Jas. Smith is having difficulty' with violators of the mid- night closing hour for stores on: Sat- urday n i tts. Of late,Some stores g on our main street may be found op- en a good half hour after midnight, Chief;, Smith, has visited' some 'of the offenders and suggests that they lock early nett h toallow doors ea y e g a w for the serving of cttstonlers that 4tnight the 1 0o Store at the time.--icar- Xit be in t � dine News. be there at 2 o'clock" Bill Thompson, the threshing machine operator, finds the tele- phone a great time-saver. He telephones ahead so he's never held up for a crew. 'We'll be at your place at two,' he says to Neil MacDonald, giv- ing Mac plenty of time to get his neighbors over for the job, where granary partitions have • been put ship-shape thanks to, Bill's timely notice. ,-::gi=g:. , r .ren .: 34•+'{ As a work and time saver; as a means of ` friendly contacts; as a dependable stand-by in emer gency, you cannot do without your telephone. s. For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making an "any- one" call (station - to -station) after 8.30 p.m. See list of rates in front of directory. 0.c AD is surprisingly iraempe sive Local Thresher Had Close Call Quick thinking undoubtedly saved Fred' Demerling's threshing outfit from being converted into a mass of junk, last Wednesday afternoon. Fred was proceeding up the hill on the 10th con., near A. A. Graham's with both separator and tank (half full of water) in tow, when one of the main drive gears on the engine broke, the whole outfit starting back down the hill. Fred cramped the en- gine off short and jumped clear, ex- pcting to see his means of livelihood. go smash, but the cramping of the engine caused the tank to cramp also and the chain locked, with no furth- er damage than a broken separator tongue. The gear was replaced with a new one next day.—Fordwich Re- cord, "The infinitely little have a pride infinitely great."—Voltaire. Big Fish—Happy Fisherman nook a 35 pound musky for like thisnue and yourself then sympathize with J. A. Gib - Son of Toronto who fought for four and a half hours near French River Bungalow Vamp 215 miles north of Torontall to land it, It is theseventh musk... to be taught s Y g near the tampby guests m this sea- son and Was caught ort Friday, July 21st, so fisherman's luck seems to be a, ,cotuplication, of opinion. 'The Scene tea place late intheafternoon right in front nr nrg r t. of the outlying camp dock in: full view of guests who lined the shore and started fires in order to see the finish, forgetting' dinner and later celebrating the latest entry, In the bungalow tamp aatnuat musky competition fittingly. Since eVery musky to date has Prat. tically been larger that the last, the neer of the challenge abi winter t d t1 g thisy ear may become famous."' if he can land it.