HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-08-16, Page 3Thursday, August 16th, 1934
SHE GETS ALONG ON $5,004 A MONTH
Lucy Cotton Thomas, nine-year-old
dattghter of Mrs, Lucy Cotton Thom-
as of New York, recently had her ex-
pense account checked by Surrogate
Foley of New York, and the account-
ing filed by Lucy's mother indicated
that expenses were in excess of $5,000
a month. Rent, groceries, telephone,
servants and other items account for
the $5,000. There is still something
like $1,800,000 left in the trust fund
established by Lucy's father, Edward
Russell Thomas.
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World Wide News In Brief Form
Japan to Strengthen Army and Navy
Tokio—Japan's military appropria-
tions for the year 1935-36 will amount
to more than 500,000,000 yen (about
$162,400,000). Of these 360,000,000
will come under the heading of ex-
traordinary expenses, including 150,-
000,000 for costs arising out of Man-
chukuo and 100,000,000 for the renew-
al or improvement of material.
Germany to Force
Delivery of Cereal Grains
Berlin—A definite shortage of feed
grains in Germany was reported by
foreign agricultural observers return-
ing here from a tour of the Provinc-
es. This shortage, and the consequent
fear that farmers would use bread
grains to feed live stock, in the op-
inion of these observers, prompted the
new system of compulsory delivery of
cereals introduced by the Nazi Gov-
ernment, which is closely patterned
after the Russian method, requiring
farmers to deliver by specified dates
at the beginning of the new crop year
fixed percentages of the cereals deliv-
ered in the old crop year.
Ontario Government
To Seek Cheaper Interest
Streetsville—Premier Hepburn told
5,000 people at a Liberal gathering
in Peel Park he was going "to break
the throttle -hold of the banks in On-
tario." The premier charged the banks
with collusion in keeping interest rat-
es at a high level. Unless the banks
dealt fairly with the public, the prem-
ier said, the government would either
extend its savings bank system or go
to the United States for its loans.
.Head of Anglican Church Passes
Halifax—The Church of England in
!Canada lost its venerable leader Fri-
day night when death claimed Most
Rev. Clarendon Lamb Worrel. The
181 -year-old Primate had been ill in
hospital here for more than a month,
fighting valiantly for life and express-
ing a particular desire to be spared to
attend the annual General Synod of
the Church in September.
Gaby Goes to Noranda Power Co.
Toronto—It was officially announc-
ed here by Noranda Mines, Ltd., of-
ficials that F. A.. Gaby, who was re-
cently released by the new provincial
government from, the high position he
held in the Ontario Hydro Electric
Commission for political purposes,
had been appointed as consulting en-
gineer of a new power company form-
ed by Noranda Mines. Heretofore,
Noranda's power was supplied by the
Canadian Northern Power Company.
May Replace Voucher
System for Cash Relief
A cash relief policy will be permit-
ted in municipalities wishing .to ex-
change this system for the voucher
method. But work must be done be-
fore relief is available, and a six -hour
day is recommended to municipalities
by the Government. Municipalities
will be required to inaugurate their
own programs of public works, and
it is proposed that beautification
schemes be undertaken locally.
The province will make a fresh start
in the matter of unemployment relief.
All recipients of assistance must be
registered, and all cases roust be re -
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investigated, Sept, 15 is the limit set
for this work in Toronto, Ottawa and
Hamilton, and Sept, 1 for all other
municipalities.
Railway Fares Reduced' to Big Fairs
Montreal—Striking reductions in,
railway fares over both the Canadian
Pacific and Canadian National Rail-
ways will be in force in connection
with the holding this summer of the
annual exhibitons at Ottawa, Toron-
to, Sherbrooke, Quebec and London,
with a general fare basis of one fare
and a quarter, and with excursion far-
es for specified dates on one cent and
a half a mile basis, it was announced'
by C. H. Riddell, Chairman of the
Canadian Passenger Association.
Political Prisoners Released
in Germany
Berlin—Chancellor Hitler threw
open the doors of jails and concen-
tration camps for thousands of polit-
ical prisoners. The amnesty order will
apply to those convicted of minor of-
fenses, and was issued as a commem-
oration of the union of the Presiden-
cy and the Chancellorship. The exact
number to be affected remains to be
determined.
Propose to Slaughter
Western Cattle
• Edmonton—Slaughtering and pro-
cessing of 75,000 or more head of
cattle in Alberta was proposed in Gov-
ernment circles as the most practical
means of meeting the serious situa-
tion created by dry weather and fail-
ure of feed supply. A request has
been made to the Dominion Govern-
ment to finance such a plan, and is
being supported by- Hon. George
Hoadley as part of his present nego-
tiations in Ottawa.
United States Set
Price for Silver
Washington—The United States
government's silver coup rang, all the
bells in the economic carillon and
echo answered everything from joy
to bewilderment. President Roose-
velt's order taking possession of sil-
ver at a price of 50.01 cents an ounce
brought for many varying reactions.
It is believed that this action will
benefit Ontario silver mines.
Seperate Beverage Rooms for Women
Toronto—Separate beverage rooms
for women will be .ordered, E. G.
Odette, Ontario Liquor Control Board
commissioner announces. The object
is to prevent drinking by men and
women together in public. "To these
rooms," continues Mr. Odette, "wo-
men will be allowed to bring their
men escorts. Women no longer will
into the men's
be 'allowed to go
rooms."
Farmers' Credit Act Soon in Force
Ottawa—The Farmers' Credit Ar-
rangment Act will be brought into
operation by proclamation at the end
of this week,it has been announced.
Provisions of the legislation, in all
probability, will be applied first to
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Extension to cover all the other pro-
vinces will be made at a later date,
Starvation Rife in China
Shanghai—Death is riding through-
out China, gathering the harvest of
thirst and starvation in the wake of
a searing drought. From the Prov-
ince
rowince of Anhwei came an appeal to the
National Government for help. Five
hundred thousand face starvation, the
message said. The drought is describ-
ed as one of the worst in centuries,
one of the worst in a nation where
vast treeless lands encourage drought.
NEWS
of th e
DISTRICT
Lightning Does Damage
Dungannon—During the recent el-
ectrical storm, William Shield's tele-
phone was struck by lightning and
torn from the wall. The telephone
was completely ruined, and it was ne-
cessary to have a new one installed.
William Dickson, who had some cat-
tle pasturing on the farm belonging to
Mrs. W. H. Maize, had two of them
struck by lightning and killed, during
the same storm.
Can Buy Car With Price
of Old Hay
There is an old saying to the effect
that is one keeps anything long en-
ough, sortie clay he will find use for
it. So when, year after year, there
was scarcely a market or a price at
all for good hay, a West Luther far-
mer kept his surplus supply. Recent-
ly his reward came when he sold one
hundred tons at $12.00 per ton in the
barn, the buyer pressing and trucking
it away without, cost to the farmer,
The hay crop generally is somewhat.
lighter than usual and higher prices
are the result. Hay, for the past few
years, has been a drug on the market,
Harrlston Review,
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The peoples of near lands and fat;
lands foregather in, friendly rivalry
... in commerce and in sport, in the
arts, the sciences, music and industry:
at the Canadian National Ex,
hibition.
Merchants are attracted from the
bazaars and market places .of distant]
Calcutta ... from the potteries of
Stoke-on-Trent,... from the planta-
tions of Ceylon and SierraLeone. In,
an atmosphere of carnival gaiety and,
romance the enterprising strangers
from abroad transact business and
join their Canadian brethren in;
whole -hearted appreciation of the
world's largest annual Exhibition.
From over the seven' seas, front the
Antipodes and the. United States
come athletes who strive mightily
with Canada's best for world champ-
ionships on land and water:
East meets west on common ground
at the "Show Window of the Nations"
where Toronto once again. becomes
"a place of meeting". This is the big
year at your Exhibition.
COLONEL F. H. DEACON ELWOOD A. HUGHES
Preaaten9 General Manager
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Office Seeks the Man
Hon. Duncan Marshall,Ontario's
new Minister of Agriculture; while in
Paisley for a short time on Friday,
met Mr. D. Forrester and offered him
the responsible position as head of the
Agricultural Development Board —
whic is under the Agricultural De-
partment of the Provincial Govern-
ment. Coming to him thus unsought
and unexpected, the Minister's propo-
sition was a genuine surprise to Mr.
Forrester. He will have a short time
to consider • the matter and decide
whether to accept or not.—Paisley Ad-
vocate.
Potato Weighs One Pound
The Irish Cobblers have always
been known as a fine type of potato
and with such samples as were
brought into this office from the gar-
den of Mr. Harry Chapman, both as
to size and smooth -skinned appearan-
ce, they would 'seem withont compar-
ison. On the desk is one potato
weighing exactly one pound while two
others together make up a similar
weight. The housewife who could buy,
such potatoes would make one or two
of them do an entire meal for an av-
erage family.—Mitchell Advocate.
Eye Injured—
Walter, the ten -year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Yungblut, of Ellice,
was threatened with the loss of the
sight of one of his eyes as a result
of being hit by ars apple one day last
week,—Milverton Sun.
Named After Movie Actress
The highway gang call Highway
10 between Flesherton and Dundalk
the Mae West Road—it has so many
cairves in it,—Dundalk Herold.
Brussels May ie"t
New Postoffice
A new post office in Brussels, is a
near future probability ,according to
George Spotton, M.P., who visited
that town last week. The government
acquired a site for the purpose, sev-
eral years ago, but owing to more ur-
gent demands, action was deferred.
Barn Had Close Call
Mr. Andy J. Schnurr very nearly
lost his barn on the 15th concession
of Carrick recently. A passing truck
driver evidently threw a cigarette in
the grass on the side of the road,
about two feet from the barn. The
smouldering butt ignited the dry grass
and the flames soon spread toward
the frame barn, which is filled with
hay, and only the fact that the smoke
was noticed by Edward Schntzler,
who hastened to ascertain the cause,
saved the building.—Mildmay Gazette,
Quite a Growth
A number of stalks of oats were
brought to this office on Tuesday,
grown on Mr. Earl Caslick's farm.
They measured five feet, three inches
long, and the heads were well filled
out. This is an exceptionally good
growth, considering the dry weather
,experienced in the growing season.—.
Teeswater News.
Fixed' Assessment for
Listowel Factory
The town council passed the first
and second readings of a by-law at
its monthly 'meeting on Wednesday
evening whereas the A. Shackleton
Co., textile manufacturers, will receive
a fixed assessment of $4,000 for ten
years, A general vote of the ratepay-
ers of Listowel will be held on Aug.
31st, regarding the by-law, and after
which the third reading will take
place.—Listowel Standard.
Struck by Lightning
During the heavy electrical storm
recently experienced in Goderich, the
home of Andrew Straughan, West St.,
was struck by a bolt of lightning. As
I the bolt passed through the house,
down the chimney, a bed was wreck-
ed, and the doors 'were blpwn from
the kitchen stove as the charge ex-
ploded and disappeared. Fortunately
no fire resulted, but the occupants of
the house suffered a severe nervous
shock.—Goderich Signal.
Salt Company's New Well
The new well being drilled at the
Goderich Salt Company's plant has
now reached a depth of about 720 ft.
and work is progressing smoothly. In
the course of drilling a soft, soap -like
substance has been brought up, and a
large ball of the substance has been
kept for further information. The
workmen expect to strike salt at about
1100 feet, and will probably reach
'that depth by the end of August.—
`Goderich Signal.
Ditched) Car Takes Afire
Misfortune dogged hard on the
heels of Fred Beacom of Seaforth as
he was driving on No. 4 highway be-
tween Birr and St. Johns Wednesday,
but he and a girl .companion escaped
unhurt. A tire blew out, sending his
machine crashing into the ditch, where
it almost immediately caught fire.
Beacom and his friend, Ifiss Frances
Connor of Stratford, managed to get
out of the burning machine without
much difficulty.—Seaforth Huron Ex-
positor.
Liquor Seized at
Goderich and Stratford
Goderich—The furnace room of a
pool room Friday yielded 86 quart
bottles of what is described as syn-
thetic American gin when the place
was raided by Provincial Constables
McCoy and Tregenza. The seizure is
said to be only a small part of a large
shipment brought to Goderich from
Detroit. At the time of the raid the
proprietor, M. H. Mixter, was not at
the premises. He was arrested at
Stratford later in the day where pol-
ice seized eight more quarts of the
same brand of liquor from his car,
also a quantity of beer, according to
report.
Paving Contract Let
A contract has been awarded to the
Goldie Construction Co. for the lay-
ing of a concrete pavement on the six
mile stretch of No. 9 highway between
Kinloss and the junction of the Tees -
water Gravel Road East.
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It would be a surprise for many par-
ents, particularly mothers, to learn
that the care and attention which they
lavish on their children is not only
undesirable, but actually harmful to
the children.
We see the faults in other parents,
we understand why other people's
children act as they do, but, general-
ly speaking, we are blind to our own
shortcomings and readily find satis-
factory explanation for the behaviour
of our own children.
The mother who is forever worry-
ing about her child, who can hardly
let the child out of her sight, who sits
;at the window while he plays out of
'doors, or who watches for his return
from school if she does not take him
to and from school — such a mother
does not act in this way because she
is overflowing with mother love, but
rather because she herself is in an.
unhealthy mental state that is popu-
larly known as "nervousness.'
An essential requisite for mental
health is an ability to face life's prob-
lems and difficulties. It is easier, at
the time, to run away or to find, ex-
cuses. Rather than write his exam-
inations, Johnny can have a headache
which will keep him home from
school. When he wants something he
should not have, instead of taking the
time to explain to the child her rea-
sons for refusal, it is easier • for the
mother to' give in to the child's de-
mands.- But what of the ftuure for a
child who develops, early in life, the
habit of avoiding difficulties by sub-
Iterfuge, and who gains his own way
by tears, tantrums or nagging? Is it
to be expected that he will become
a successful, happy adult when it
comes time for him to earn 'his living
and to stand on his own feet in a
world whose problems will be very
real and which will demand a "give
and take", with respect for the orders
of those who are set in authority?
Actually, the over -solicitous parent:
is more unkind than is -the partly ne-
glectful parent is so far as the future
of the child is concerned, No greater
kindness can be shown a child than
to bring him to understand, from his:
earliest years, how to face the facts -
of life in the right manner. The child
who is given this understanding will'
learn to be honest with himself, to
appreciate his capabilities and limita-
tions, and to adjust himself to the
world in which he must live. He will
likely enjoy mental health and be a
desirable citizen in his community,
finding trite happiness in hiswork and
in his social life.
The child reflects the parents, not.
only because of heredity, but because
the parents direct the habits of life
that are formed by the child. What
type of adult will control the destin-
ies of our country in the next genera-
tion depends chiefly upon the training
that the children of today receive from:
their parents,
AUSTRIAN TROOPS PUT DOWN NAZI REVOLT
A machine-gun patrol on the Aus-
trian -Yugoslavian border after . the
Austrian Schtttzkorps army had tak-
en the city of Rodlcerburg, not far
front the border. Patrols of loyal
Austrian; troops, similar to those
shown, watched thebord
formany days.
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