HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-09-28, Page 3u1lrsday, Sept,
28th, 1933.
QRANGE PEKOE BLEND
"Fresh from the Gardens"
World Wode News In rtpfForm.
Canadian Meads Would Group
Congratulations are being extended
Miss Bessie MacMurchy, President of
the Women's Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Cuhrch of Canada,
on her election to the Presidency of
the International Union of Women's
Home and Foreign Missionary Soc-
ieties of the Presbyterian and Re-
formed Churches. ' The appointment
was made at the ninth Quadrennial.
Conference which met in Rosemary
Street Presbyterian Church, Belfast,
Ireland.
Oshawa Veteran Would.
Serve Sentence-
Oshawa—John J. Neb1e, •Fairleigh
A'venu'e, shell-shocked war veteran,
stated he had written Wilhelimina
Freida Weitz, former war -nurse, who
is charged with murder in California,
offering to take her place and pay
the penalty of any sentence imposed
puon her. Noble makes one stipule
tion, however, that. Miss Weitz 'pro-
vide enough money take care of his
wife for the rest of his life.
Noble explained that Miss Weitz
". had twice saved his life during the
Great War, but was vague as to def-
inite 'dates.
Farmers Would Strike -
Des Moines, Ia.,-The- United Stat-
es Farmers' Holiday Association, vote
ed unanimously to declare" a farm
strike on all products, and to ask the
co-operation •of labor if its demands
embodied in NRA codes are not com-
plied with by the Administration.
Doukhobors to be Gradually Freed
Vancouver—British Columbia and
Dominion 'Governments haveadopted
a new policy: in connection with the
Doukhobor problem in this Province,
whereby the 600 imprisoned Sons and
Daughters. of Freedom on Piers Is-
land will be released from custody in
small groups, starting shortly, says
the Vancouver Province in a special
despatch from Victoria.
Four Powers Near Arrns Agreement
Paris—A.-close approach to a' gen-
eral agreement between the United
Kingdom, France, the United States
andcon-
trol
Italy for the limitation
andI
Y
of armaments, it was authoritat-
ively learned, was made in talks be-
tween negotiators of the first thtee
powers. AFrench official reported
"substantial progress" had been made
toward the forming of a solid front
by the 'four nations at the resumption
of the World Disarmament Conferen-
ce, with a common understanding
concerning the disarmament question,,
Russia Upsets Wheat Quota Plan
London—The big fourwheat ex-
porting nations failed to reach an un-
rerstanding with Soviet Russia on her
demand she be allowed approximate-
ly double the exports allotted under
the recent international agreement,
but informed circles . understood the
negotiators were optimistic that the
matter could be settled satisfactorily,
The Russian delegate stated his stand
for a' larger figure than the 44,000,000
bushels set by the wheat accord, and
then left before the conclusion of the
meeting, in which representatives of
Canada, the United States, Argentina
and Australia participated.
Armed Bandit Fails to Rob
While more than two hundredP eo-
ple were attending an auction sale at
Ryan's Art Galleries, Limited, Tor-
onto, Friday night, a life -and -death
struggle was beingenacted within a
few yards of them without their
knowing that anything out of the or-
dinary was taking place.
A lone . gunman, 'armed with a
heavy black automatic revolver; at-
tempted to hold up Archie Ferguson,
the bookkeeper at Ryan's. During the.
course of the struggle which ensued,
the hammer of the automatic clicked
twice, but apparently fell on empty
shells, and the life of Ferguson; was
spared. Striking Ferguson over the
left ear with the ;evolver, the bandit
felled his intended victim and escap-
ed before help could be summoned.
United. States to Bolster Navy
Washington— President Roosevelt
let it be known that whether -or not
any suggestions to the •contraryy are
received from abroad, the United
States intends to press to the limit
its . $238,000,000 naval construction
program.
Canadian Fascists Number 25,000
Montreal — The Fascist Party of
Canada has arrived. J. Anaclet Chali
foul, President of Labor Clubs of the
Province of Quebec, announced his
organization will in' future be known
by the new name.
Members of the federation, said to
number 25,000, wear Hitlerstyle
brown shirts and caps and salute with
the upraised arm in approved Fiscist
fashion.
Advocates State 'Con'trol •
of Armaments
A storm of applause swept the
Canadian and Empire Clubs united
HYDRO LAMPS
"The:Long Life Lamps"
Wingham Utilities Commission
Crawford Block. Phone 156.
membership recently when°'Viscount
Cecil, formerly Lord Rcibert Cecil, de -
(dared for State control of armament
rnaking and the elimination therefrom
of all c'tement of pecuniary gain,
"'We ought to treat armaments," he
,aid, "as \y? treat the manufacture of
noxious drugs, and I see no real dis-
tinction between the man who manu-
factures heroin for the purpose of
corrupting his fellowmen and the
man who manufactures weapons that
can only be used for the slaughter of
other hurnan.beings.
IVlimico .Relieved of Relief Payments
.Word was received by L. J, Ferris,
Town Clerk of Miniico, that Starting
Oct, 1, the municipality would be
completely relieved of relief disburse -
meets, the Federal and Provincial
Governments assuming 100 per cent.
of : the cost as from that date.
Henry Says Worst Is Over
Kenora—With definite signs of re-
covery in evidence, the Ontario ov-
ernrnent is convinced the worst phas-
es of the depression are over, Prem-
ier George S. Henry stated here when
he addressed a large public meeting.
Recovery must be gradual, however,
Mr. Henry' said. For it suddenly tb
emergefrom present conditions with-
out the necessary adjustments tb
guard against recurrence' being made
would be. folly.
New Radio Station for Corrnnission
Ottawa -It was announced • by Hec-
tor Charlesworth, Chairman, that ar-
rangements have been completed: by.
the Canadian Radio Broadcasting
Commission for the establishment of
a five -kilowatt station in Montreal,
which will be used entirely in 'con-
nection with Commission programs.
The station will be ready for use
Nov. lst.
Great Cathedral to be Rebulit
Valleyfield, Que.—Blackened walls,
baked with the heat of the midnight
fire which destroyed the beautiful
Valleyfield Cathedral and the Con-
vent of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary
with damages estimated at $1,600,000,
are still sound enough to permit a
new church •to rise from the ashes of
the old, Octave Cossette, who built
the cathedral in 1884, stated. In the
Bishop's Palace, menaced for a while
as the flames gutted the cathedral and
swept through .the convent and nor-
mal school, driving 400 pupils and
100 nuns outdoors for safety, a little
group of church authorities met in
conference and decided to rebuild the.
church as soon as possible.
To Spend $75,000,000
on Good for Needy
Washington -Purchase of surplus'.
foodstuffs for distributions •'to the
needy of the United States was ord-
ered by President Roosevelt upon the
economic paradox of want in a land
of plenty. He directed the agricul-
tural adjustment and Federal -relief
administrators to speed this program
with the twofold purpose of stabiliz-
ing glutted markets and feeding the
under
nnn
u e ployed products
The
consideire. tot ti �nurcliase include
for p
beef, dairy.and poultry, cotton arid 11
cottonseed The Government will buy,
in the open market, A rough esti-
mate placed the total cost of the un-
dertaking at about "$75,000,000. The
cotton purchased will be''manufactur-
ednto clothing.
Draper R•emains..As
Chief Constable
The Dorland inquiry, the Kingstone
report, and the Dair°anleau incident
pass into civic archives. The Police
Commission has completed its delib-
erations 'concerning them all. Chief
Constable D. C. Draper remains at
his post as head of Toronto's force,
and is assured of the eco -operation and
support of the Commission.
Stich was the substance of the of-
ficial announcement handed to the
press at the conclusion of Friday's
meeting of the board.
Isnit
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
Flying Steel Embedded in Eye,
Is Re,'tnoved
Mr. James McIntosh, of the second
concession Kinloss, was going about
last week, practically blind in his left
eye as the result of a piece of steel,
flying off an emery stone and becom-
ing embedded in the pttpil of the op-
tic. Medical attention was necessary
'n having the small splinter removed,
and although the mishap was incore
venient as well as painful, no ill 'ef-
fects are expected. when the injury
heals.w-'•Lucknow Sentinel,
Painfully Injured
Mr. W. 0. Gilmore, road superin-
tendent of Wallace township suffered
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painful injuries and hada narrow es-
cape from death on Friday afternoon
last when a truck loaded with gravel
ran over him while engaged in road
repair work. He is a patient at the
Memorial Hospital, suffering with a
broken .heel and sprained ,ankle. —
Listowel Banner;
Exeter to Have Pasteurization Plant
There has been a demand in Ex-
eter for, some time for pasteurized
milk and the 'municipal council with
the Board of Health have had under
advisement a by-law for the protec-
tion of mills consumers. Mr. Hatter,
local .dairyman, has with considerable
enterprise, purchased a pasteurization
plant which will be operated in the
course of a week or two, Several
cases of undarient fever - in nearby
municipalities .have given the citizens
of Exeter some concern and this for-
ward step should insure a much safer
mik suppy.
September Apple Blossoms
Mr. M. A. Donahue brought to our
office this week an apple tree limb
taken from a tree in his garden, fully
out in bloom Quite a freak for the
20th of September in Bruce County.'
-Teeswater News.
Breaks Hip in Fall from Tree
Mr. J. D. Little, one ,of our most
prominent farmers, had the misfor-
tune to break•. his hip last week. He
had placed a pointed -top ladder ag-
ainst the trunk' of an apple tree, the
limbs being too high for the ladder
to reach. Mr. Little's hired help, Mr..
Alex. Kerr, Held the ladder, but when
the former reached the top, the lad-
der began to slip, and'Alex. could not
hold it, Mr. Little and the ladder
crashing to th'e ground'. — Teeswater
News.
Dryest Season
This is the dryest season in the
history of the present generation, the
Pine River correspondent to the Re-
view -Reporter writes. Rivers . and
creeks which • never before were
known to run dry, have done that.
Those` who have been depending on
surface wells for water have been
drawing it from wherever they are
able and are now willing to adopt
any measure to get water for their
stock.—Kincardine Review -Reporter.
Freak Pig Yieds Profit—
Reuben Smith, of Goderich, -be-
lieves in making the best of his op-
portunities. He has a young pig with
but two front legs and he has taught
it to "navigate" with its hind ex =
tremities in the air, unsupported: It
is a most unusual performance and
Reuben is "doing" the fall fairs of
the district with his pig. He showed
to more than three hundred people
at 10 cents each 'at Milverton on •Fri-
day. Another pig of the same litter
has long fingers instead of toes, four
on the left hind foot and five on the
right, and it is teaming with the two -
legged piglet under canvas: It is a
real freak act and Smith has visions
of the porkers proving worth their
weight in gold. A third pi gof the
e
same litter had but three legs. It
died.—Milverton lv erton Sun.
Spurious Money .Again
Merchants and others are warned
to be on the lookout for mercerized
money . which is a new racket of the t'
sharpers. The painted money has I
been passed on merchants in Tilbury,
and one was fooled twice by the
salve ruse. Small pennies are painted
with the mercury and made to look
like dimes, and the big cents are
passed off .as quarters when . painted.
The money is usually passed over, the
counter during a rush period when
clerks are not too watchful. --Mitchell
Advocate.
Suing for $20,000
George Sterner, of the Culross
townline, -who, was seriously injured a
couple of months ago, when a car
driven by Andrew Kuntz of Culross
is alleged to have crushed hini against
the stone wall of his barn, has en-
tered an action to be tried at. the
Bruce Fall Assizes at Walkerton in
October, for $20,000. Joseph Kuntz,
the alleged owner of the car, and his
son Andrew, who was in charge of
the car at the time of the mishap,
are the defendants. — Mildmay Gaz-
ette.
Sample of Twin Apples
Two samples of twin apples were
brought to The Banner last week, ta-
ken from the orchard of Mr. Packer
of fourteenth concession, Elma. - The
apples are perfectly formed and at
tached to the stem. end to 'end. Each
apple is completely separate and not
grown into the other at all. Another
curious thing is that practically all
the apples on the three are growing
in the same manner, --Listowel Ban-
ner,
Fell SO Feet, Seriously Injured
Atwood—On Wednesday last, Neil
Coghlitt, son of Mr, and ,Mrs„ John
Coghill), while working' at silo fill -
int; on. the. farm of James H. Dick -
eon, Blind,
ick-eon,Blirtd, Line, fell from the top of
the silo to the roof of the barn and
then to the ground, a distance of be-
tween 40 and 50 feet. The injured.
young znan was rushed to Listowel
Memorial Hospital - where is was
found that several ribs were broken,
also his arrtl, and injuries to his back.
.Arm Caught in Wringer
Mrs, M. L. Beavers met with an un-
fortunate accident on Monday morn-
ing while doing the washing. She had
the misfortune to get her right arm
caught in the electric wrringer, it go-
ing through nearly to the elbow and
remained there until released by Mr.
Beavers, who was in an adjoining
room. Several blood vessels of the
arm were ruptured. Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Fruit Pilfered
A housekeeper in town informed
our reporter that she has had a con-
siderable quantity of preserved fruit
stolen out of her cellar, besides other
stuff. The thieves gained admittance
through' a cellar window and cleared
off one of the shelves on which were
at least fifteen sealers- of raspberries,
several sealers of pineapple and other
fruits.—Harriston Review.
Second Growth of Raspberries
On Monday bushes on the "island"
across from the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. McNamara were found to
be loaded with a second growth of
raspberries and, due to the, ,:sustained
dry weather, the same applies to the
growth in a number of gardens,
Walkerton Telescope.
Scissors pierce Eye -Ball
When 7 -year-old Darold Schefter
and his 10 -year-old sister, Rita, were
palying at the home of their parents,
Monday night, during the absence of.
the mother from the home, a pair of
sharp -pointed shears in the hands of
the brother penetrated the left eye-
ball of the sister, just below the pupil
of the eye, inflicting a most painful
and nasty gash that at first was fear-
ed might destroy the sight. Walk-
erton Telescope.
Deer Were Friendly
Mr. A. J. McMurray on going up
to Harriston recently had an interest-
ing' experience near Fordwich, when
a family of three deer came out of a
wood near the road and seemed to
-want to gt a good look at the travell-
ers. One of the fawns was startled
on the approach of the car and ran
into the wood but later the doe and
the two fawns leaped a fence to come
nearer and exhibited some curiosity
concerning the queer animal which
could get over the ground without
legs. Deer seem to be growing more
plentiful in all this district.—Clinton
News -Record.
Boys Smashed Windows
The Seaforth Agirculttyral Society
found itself on Saturday last facing
the task of replacing forty-four panes
of glass in the exhibition hall, which
had been broken on Friday evening.
The secretary and some of the dir-
ectors were in the building Friday af-
ternoon getting ready for the anual
Fair. When they returned on Satur-
day they found the floor strewn with
broken glass and stones and the win-
dows broken.—Seaforth Huron Ex-
positor.
Hen Causes Barn Fire in Arran
Like the cow that kicked over the
lantern and caused the disastrous con-
flagration in Chicago, a Hein the barn
of Mr. Louis Porter, con. 13, Arran,
flew against a lantern and knocked
over the oil -burner, causing it to ex-
plode and set fire to the structure
with a resultant loss to the owner of
several thousand dollars.—Port Elgin
Times.
TIM` WOULD PUT THE
TRANSHINTS TO WORK
To the Editur av all thim
Wingham paypers,
Deer Sur: -
Since Mishter Ferguson was afther
corrin all the way from the Ould.
Counthry to-sittle the rnatther, it duz-
zen't look loike we wud hev anny On-
tario elickshun this fall, an, av coorse
Mishter Binnit has too much sinse to
bring on the Dominion elickshuns 'un-
til he has been afther attindin two
arr tree moore' confirinces.
Wid thins` two :mpoot tint nnatthers
cue av the way fer the prisint, the
nixt jawb furninsht us is to tink up
the navies av the min ' we lethal to
elickt fer tlic nixt town Council av
\'Vingitann. _\Iebby, either all, this
easy mane nnoore to os in dollars an
cints than what min we rind to Par-
leymint in Toronto arr Ottawa.
Av coorse, shpairin in a giesral way.
vn, hev a ptt:ty fair Council, at the
prisint toini , whin ye tink av how
Inannxy Grits theer dr, be in it, but,
risen at that, is naaight be poshible to
make some improveinint in it.
Some payple do be sayin hat we
sliud make a clave ttp, so to shpake,
pure, wholesome,
and economical table
Syrup. Children love
its delicious flavor.
an turnsome av thio ould oidintitics
out av the Council, an, elict younger
min. I don't hould wid that polishy
nresilf, so I don't, be rayson
fact that I belave in the motto, "An
ould harse fer a barred road" An,
shure, it is a barred enough road we
will be afther 'havin this corrin whit-
her, wid thirn transhints shtartin out
on theer thravels already.
'Tis sinsible min the town will be
afther naidin to dale wid thim lads.
'Tis 4verruk they shed hev to be doin
fer iviry boite they ate, an fer iviry
bed they shiape in, an, shure, timer
do be plinty av jawbs that rade doin
arround town.
If it wussen't fer me lame back I
wud be afther shtandin' fer the Coun-
cil mesilf, so I wud, but, mebby whin
theer wud be an important maytin, I
wudden't be able to attind, an thin
tings rnoight go wrong, an I wud hev
to share the blame. Wan ting I know
that if -1 wus in the Council thim Hor
ticultural. payple wud purty :soon hev
to clane up theer property on the car-
ner av Alfred an Josephine Shtrates,
an not lave the town lookin loike
Sodom an Gomorrah fer another say-
son. Whoy not put some av the out
av wurruk town byes clarin it up, an
whin anny av thim transhints shtrike
town, sind tithe up theer to airn theer
boord and kape, an let thim town lads I
show thim what to do, an kape thio
at it? If that wus done we wud per-
ty soon show thim transhints that
Wingham wus a' good place to shtrike'
aff therr callin lishts.
Thin look at the broken soidewalks
we hev in town. Shure, a Grit arr a
C.C.F. polytickle platfoorm wud ` be
safer than some av thim.
Yours till nixt toime,
Timothy Hay.
THE PREVENTION OF
MECHANICAL INJURIES
TO POTATO TUBERS
(Experimental Farms Note)
For some year farmers in the po-
tato growing sections of Canada have
been reminded of the necessity of
preventing mechanical injuries to po-
tatoes whether grown for seed pur-
poses or for table use.
The most common mechanical in-
juries are cants, cracks, skinning and
bruises, Cuts are most noticeable; but
s
• 1
btu ses are considered de d of greater im-
portance because what may appear to
be a minor, bruise is actually an area
of crushed tissue giving rise to many
internal cracks, the forerunners of
storage rots resulting from mechan-
ical injuries and responsible for ap-
preciable losses. Of the agencies
causing such injuries the Potato dig-
ger is the chief offender. The pota-
toes may also be damaged as they
are picked up and hauled to the cel-
lar. It has been determined experi-
mentally that tubers are injured but
very slightly when poured from a
basket into a sack from a height of
12 inches! When poured from a
height of 30 inches, however, injury
by cracking and bruising it very se-
vere. As .a further precaution against
such injury the newly dug potatoes
should be left exposed to the air for
at least 30 minutes. Furthermore, the
potatoes should be reasonably mat-
ure as tubers crack very easily if
they : are still growing rapidly at dig-
ging time. By avoiding late planting
this source of injury may be mater-
ially reduced.
Since most of the injuries are caus-
ed by the digger it should be selected
with care and adjusted to insure the
least possible damage to the crop.
According to authorities on the sub-
ject diggers should be at least 24 in-
ches in width and operated deep en-
ough to dig the potatoes without cut-
ting. Sufficient dirt should. . be ele-
vated over the chain to cushion the
potatoes and the 'rear shoauld be ad-
justed just high enough to free the
potatoes from the soil but not too
high lest bruising occurs. It is usu-
ally necessary to pad the digger chain
especially if the potatoes are imma-
ture. If the soil is damp it may stick
to the rods and offer suitable pro-
tection. When the soil is so dry, that
it sifts through the chain or belt oth-
er measures must be taken and for
this it is preferable to split pieces of
rubber hose and tie thein around ;the
reds. Similarly it is highly import-
ant to pad all hard and solid parts
of the digger with which potatoes
may come in contact. Any additional
information may be obtained by writ-
ing to your nearest :Dominion Labor-
atory of Plant Pathology.
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