The Wingham Advance Times, 1934-12-20, Page 11Thursday, Deco 20th,
1934
You can make her Christmas one of labor
saving. . And you know that any savin of labor
that she can effect is most welcome. D� gelectri-
cally. There it electri
y are toasters, percolators, grills, elec-
tric waffle irons and dozens of other electrical pro-
ducts that will save her time and steps.
HY t�� ,��' �' SHOP
WINGHAM UTILITIES COMMISSION
Crawford Block. Phone 156.
World Wide News In Brief Fore
Ontario Board for
Fanners' Creditors' Act
Ottawa—Announcement of the ap-
pointment of a Board of Review 'for
Ontario, as provided in the Farmers'
Creditors' Arrangement Act, was
made by Finance Minister E. N.
Rhodes, who radministers the act.
Chairman of the new board is Mr.
Justice John A. Hope of the Supreme
•Court of Ontario, Hgh Court Division
Lieut -'Col. B3rron Malcolm Green, of
Toronto, twill represent the creditors,
and Duncan Sinclair of Harriston the
debtors. John R. Rumbell, barrister,
..of Toronto, has been appointed Reg-
istrar. The Board of Review will
function in cases where official re-
ceivers are •unable to arrive at a de-
cision.
Richelieu 'lead to 'S'tand, Trial
To face a charge of conspiracy to
defraud farmers of Western Ontario
of $5:0;000 in the export of .catfle to
Great Britain by the defunct Rich-
elieu Corporation which he headed,
Samtiel A. Rcliarddson, of Montreal,
will go to London, Ont., his lawyers
announced.
.Hitler's Train Hit Car
Bremen --Chancellor Hitler's life
was imperrilled when his special train
en, route ,from Bremen to Berlin, col-
lided with an autobus near here, in-
stantly killing 14 persons. Though
shaken by the crash, which occurred
while his trrain was returning at high
speed for christening ceremonies held
at Brennen for the new 18.000 -ton
North German Lloyd liner. Hitler
alighted froin the train nad walked
the mile back up the track where the
demolished bus and the bodies lay.,
More ,and More Governments
Will Regulate Business
"Gentlemen, more and more Gov-
ernments will regulate business. That
is not a prophecy, but a promise:"
With the opening session of Parlia-
ment . but four weeks away, Prince
Minister Right Hon. R. 13. Bennett
delivered that assertion before a gath-
ering of more: than 1,000 'commercial
travelers from all over the Domin-
ion, gathered for the fifteenth annual
dinnerof their association in the
Royal' York .Hotel.
s
Expeot 61 to Surrender
Montreal—Royal Canadian Mount-
ed Police were again calmly awaiting
the arrival, singly or in groups, or the
sixty-one persons listed in a blanket
warrant which charges participation
in an alleged $5,000,000 liquor -smug.
ling fraud. There could be no doubt
in the minds of the suspects as to
their being wanted. The Mounties
communicated with every individual,
making an offer of free transportation
to Montreal.
Missionaries' Baby Safe
Shanghai—Little Helen Priscilla
Stain, orphaned, when Chinese ban-
dits ,murdered her parents after ab-
ducting the family from its mission-
ary station at Tsing-teh, was believed
to be safe in the care of a Canadian
missionary. Rescue of the 3 -months -
old child was reported to the China
Inland. Mission station in a message
from Wuh,u.
France Urged to Equip for War
Paris—The Chamber of Deputies
was urged to provide funds to arm
France's troops immediately "on full
fighting basis." "One does not face
machines with bare breasts," Deputy
Marc Rucard said, as he presented
the report of the Chamber's Army
Committee recommending an emer-
gency appropriation of 800,000,000
francs (about $52,800,000) for the
army.
$590,000 in Money Disappears
New York—The disappearance of
$590,000 in United States Treasury
Notes, ten minutes after thy had been
placed in a trust: company cage, myst-
ified police. "All I can say is that
the notes are missing," said Acting -
Captain Thomas F. Murray, investi-
gating at the United States Trust
Company, Wall Street, with Chief In-
spector John J. Ryan, "No one in
particular is under suspicion,"
Former Cuban President
Wanted in Cuba
Hamburg, Germany—Gerardo Ma-
chado sped toward the Swiss border,
apparently fleeing again Cuba's at-
tempt to extradite him for crint.es,she
charges lie committed during his Pre-
sidency. The former President-Dic-
e c at Train Service
Account
Christmas and New Year's
Extra Trains Will Be Operated as Follows:
LONDON—WINGHAM
December 24th—Leave London 5.40 p.m., arrive Wingharn 8.20
p.m. Intermediate stops.
PA1VIERSTON GUELPH TORONTO
December 25th—Leave Palmerston at 7.55 p.m., arrive Toronto
10.45 pan. (via Guelph). Will connect at (Palmerston with trains
from Kincardine, Wingham and 8onthamipton,
For further particulars regarding special Christmas and New Year's
train service; consult Ticket Agents. T402
CANADIAN NATIONAL
WINGHAM ADVANCg-TIM S
tater, who carne to Germany this
week to try a "water .core" for the
intestinal ailment from which be has
has been suffering, left by autonro-
bile shortly after German secret po-
lice called at his board -house here.
Mystery Disappearance Cleared
Up ,After Six Years
New York—The mysterious disap-
pearance of 10 -year-old .Grace Budd
six years ago was solved, pollee an-
noui,ced, with the finding of •part of
her remains in a grave in Worthing-
ton woods, Westchester County, Po-
lice authorities said Albert A. Fisch,
65 -year-old painter of New York City
had confessed to kidnapping and kill-
ing the child,
Tenders Called for C.N.R. Bonds
Ottawa—Tenders are being called
for a $20,500,000 refunding loan by
the Canadian National Railways, it
was learned here, The issue will bear
interest at 3 per cent. per annum, and
the bonds will be for a sixteen -year
period. Tenders are retunable at the
head office of the railway company in
Montreal. Canada guarantees the
Canadian National Railway bonds, so
they are practically Dominion,bonds.
The Dominion has a loan of its own
for $85,000,000 coming due as soon as
the Bank of Canada is formed.
Nazi Arrested in Vienna
Vienna—A secret Nazi propaganda
office, raided by police, yielded cop-
ies of various documents stolen from
the Foreign Office. Two men were
arrested. Earlier, the arrest of three
officials of the Foreign Officewas an-
nounced, and .authorities said they
were convinced these ofifcials were
supplying the Nazis with secret in-
formation as to the Government's
elaborate security measures.
Demand) Early Election
Ottawa—The National Liberal Fed-
eration 'passed a resolution of 'confi-
dence in the leadership of Right Hon.
W. L. Mackenzie King, and another
resolution demanding the immediate
dissolution of Parliament and a gen-
eral election on the ground that "no
Government should remain in office
which no longer enjoys the confidence
of the people and has forfeited the
support of the people whom it pur-
ports to represent."
MAY WED
1. EVI N'
T,ARZAN CREATOR informatiozi was given to the press
without his knowledge or consent,
L;Y:ry,
Mildmay Gazette,
Goderich Man Meets
Big Bear on Highway
While drivin along between Elgin.
field and 13irr recently, Russell Dren-
nan, chauffeur, was startled to find
his ` car suddenly confronted by a
good-sized black bear, The driver
pulled up to give the intruder gang-
way but the bear merely gave the ear
a curious look, dropped to all fours
and trotted leisurely off along the
road, soon after to disappear in ,the
bush. -It was interesting to watch the.
movements of the big bear, Drennan
said, particularly so after it started.
to move away.
FingerAmputated
Kineardine—To prevent spread of
infection caused by: a sliver scratch,
Dr. M. R. Helliwell amputated the se-
cond finger on the right hand of Don-
ald Durward, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Durward.
Goderich Woman Found Dead'
Goderich—A parcel of vegetables
that remained untouched on the door-
step of a South Street residence for
two days led to the discovery of the
death of the aged occupant, `M.c;:; J.
Elliott. A neighbor who noticed the
parcel, on being unable to get any
response at the door, summoned ahelp
and broke into the place, to find Miss
Elliott dead upon thekitchen floor.
Miss Elliott,; who :was 86 years of
age, had lived alone in her large home
since her arrival- in Goderich thirty-
five years ago. She was born in God-
erich Township, a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Elliott. Five bro-
thers and sisters predeceased • her.
Only distant relatives, in Canada and
the United States, survive.
Dope Ring is Alleged
According to Acting Crown Attor-
ney Lerner, London, Ont., when the
city police arrested Nelson Steels, 110
Dundas Street, on a charge of steal-
ing a pair of shoes from Brown ]3ros.t',z
Dundas Street, they uncovered what
appears to have been a dope ring, in
which drug addicts paid for narcotics
with stolen goods. Steels, who is 23
years of age, was sentenced to serve
six months in the reformatory.
New Constitution for India
London—The House of Commons
adopted a motion approving the Gov-
ernment's plans for a new constitu-
tion for India, involving self-govern-
ment with safeguards, 410 to 127. The
motion approved the report of the
Joint Select Committee, which inves-
tigated the Indian sivation.
Believes Increased Export
Due to Trade Treaties'
The British Department of Over-
seas Trade estimates that 90 per cent.
of the United Kingdon}'s $116,000,00
increase in her export totals for the
first ten months of this year has been
due to the Ottawa agreements and
foreign trade treaties, F. W. Field,
C.M.G., British Government Senior
Trade. Commissioner in Canada, told
the annual meeting, of the British
Trade Section' of the Board of Trade.
Two Children Shot
Belleville — Two young children
were shot dead .by another child on
a farm near Wooler, Murray' Town-
ship. They are Neil and Nina Thomp-
son, aged 14 and 12 years, respective.
ly. The girl, who is said to have fir-
ed the fatal shots is aged 16, and site
is said to be mentally subnormal.
Britisher Beaten Up in Saar
Saarbruecken, Saar Territory -=Ten-
sion accompanying the approaching
Saar plebesctie was increased here by
the wounding of a Saar resident and.
the beating by an angry slob of a
British member of :the League of Na-
tions' international police force. A
bullet from the pistol of Captain Jas.
Justice, an Englishman, struck a civ-
ilian' in the stomach; according to the
official version of the accident, after-
Justice's automobile, carrying two
other men, tnount,ed the sidewalk of
a narrow street and struck a woman,
Two Killed in Auto Crash
The lives of twd prominent memb-
ers of Toronto's younger ,society set
were snuffed out early' Sunday morn-
ing when the car in which they were
riding was crashed into by another at
13ay and Albert Streets. George E.
Boothe, aged 24, of '73 Chesnut Park
Road, a member of the 1933 Univer-
sity of Toronto football team,. and
Marion Rogers, aged 22, of 121 Park
Mrs. Florence Dearholt, formerly
Florence Gilbert of the films, who is
divorcing Ashton Dearholt, produc-
tion manager of the Burroughs Film
Co., would neither confirm nor deny
her intention to wed Edgar 'Rice Bur-
roughs, creator. of Tarzan.
Road, a member of the Junior League
were the victims of the accident. Har-
old Blatchley, aged 25, a clerk for the
Air Force at Carnp Borden, the driv-
er of the car which crashed into
Boothe's, was arrested on the scene
of the accident by .Patrol Sergeant
Oswald Brown on a charge of man-
slaughter.
NEWS
of the
DISTRICT
"The glorious privilege
of being
independent
"How did they teach MacPherson
Must Stop to swim.?
Pilfering from business places in "They pinned a five -dollar bill on
the village, has become so increas- his bathing suit and threw him into
ingly prevalent that merchants feel the water."
forced to sound a warning against a
continuance of this practice, tvhicht, if
it continues can only end in a dis-
agreeable exposure of those concern-
ed. The merchants who have well-
founded suspicions as, to certain part-
ies doing this 'Shop -lifting, trust that
this warning will suffice.—Lucknow
Sentinel.
Big Trade in Xmas Trees
A new industry has conte into pro -
Puddings Are What
You Make Them
By
Barbara B. Brooks
Puddings at this season of the year
,put on festive attire and step out of
the often, drab role of family dinner
dessert into the limelight of holiday
feasting.
minence around 1ara::this:•year, the In a large part of the world the cli-
sale of Christmas Trees. This past max of Christmas dinner is the Eng -
few days has seen several large mucic lish Plum Pudding. Often the recipe
loads of trees being shipped from the is handed down with the tradition.
farm of Fred J. Scarrow in Arran and There are many variations but the
north of Wiarton to London, for dis- essentials are suet, spices and 'plums,'
tribution in that city and other points. which are usually raisins and other
We understand that Mr. Scarrow has
sold several hundred trees, at a price
of eight cents each. The cutting and
getting of these trees out to the road It is well to make a large pudding
or several smaller ones while you are
about it, because the steaming takes
five or six bourse and the pudding
will keep for several weeks.
English Plum Pudding
lb. stale bread crumbs.
1 cup scalded milk
3 lb. sugar
4,eggs
1/z lb. seeded raisins,
and floured
3!z. lb. seedless raisins
1/a lb. finely chopped figs
2 ozs. finely cut citron
% lb. suet
dried fruits. If all the traditions are
observed, the pudding is born into a
darkened room in a blaze of glory.
entails a considerable amount of la-
bor but it would appear to be a wind-
fall for any owner of a quantity of
evergreen trees.—Tara Leader.
Get Jail Term
Unable to produce a fine 'imposed
on him when he pleaded guilty to il-
legal possession of liquor, Norman
Fraser, Kincardine, was sentenced to
three months in the county jail by
Magistrate F. W. Walker.
New Post Office for Brussels
Due to the continued untiring of
cut in pieces
forts of Mr. Geo. Spotton, local M. 14 cup currant jelly or grape juice
P., Brussels is to have a new Post 1/ grated nutmeg
Office in the very•near future. Spec- $/4 tsp. cinnamon
ifications of the proposed plan have 4 tsp. clove
been viewed and promise a very fine 1/s tsp. mace
building, which Will be a credit to the 11/6 tsps. salt
village and community. It is to be a Soak bread crumbs in milk, let
three storey structure, two upper and stand until cool, add sugar, beaten
a basement. Living quarters for a egg yolks, raisins, figs, and cirton;
caretaker will occupy. the top of the chop suet and work with hands until.
building, while the main floor Will creamy; combine mixtures, then acid
house the main office and rural mail currant jelly or grape juice, nutmeg,
department. The basement will be cinnamon, clove, mace, salt and egg,
equipped with up-to-date heating ap-'white beaten stiff. Fill buttered molds
pliances for the whole. Tenders for 24 full and steam 6 hours. I
the building have been asked for, and I If you want a less rich dessert for
one day the latter part of last week,'your holiday dinner, a raisin bran
contractors were here estimating the' pudding will preserve the spirit of the 1
cost of construction, prior to the sub- tradition with much less substance,
miffing of their estimates, Although fluffy and delicate in flavor
!the rich golden brown is right for
Killed by Car holiday trimmings.
Thirteen -year• -old Dorothy Goetler,' Bran Raisin Pudding
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George ' . cup butter
Goeticr of the Harriston sideroad; % cup honey
died in Palmerston Hospital as the
result of an accident Wednesday af-
ternoon. On her way to school, Dor-
othy stopped to play with some oth-
er youngsters 011 a hand -sleigh for a
few minutes, As she was crossing the
road from the north to the south side
opposite the intersection of Main and
Cumberland Streets, shewas struck
by a car driven by Harry Smolack of
90 'Gordon Street, Guelph, and owned
by the Axelrod Motor Parts, Guelph,
Report was Exaggerated
The report that Dr. G. W. O'Toole
of Miklmay had made: definite ar,
rangernents to move to Walkerton in
the near future is given a definite den-
ial by the doctor, who say that the
1 egg (well beaten)
% cusp milk
% cup bran
1 cup flour
3 tsp, soda
14 tsps salt
1 clip seedless .raisins
Cream butter' and honey together.
Add egg, milk and bran. Sift dry int
gredient5 and .niix with the raisins.,
Add 'to first mixture. Combine thor-
oughly and put, into buttered mold;
cover tightly and steam for two
hours. Serve with hard sauce.
A steamed cranberry pudding is its
own decoration. These are particular-
ly attractive, steamed in individual
molds. Children will be ' delighted
with them for a patty dessert,
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Steamed Cranberry Pudding
% cup butter
24 cup sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
21/z cups flour
21,'s tsps. baking powder
1s cup milk
1 cup cranberries
Cream butter, add sugar gradually,
and eggs. Mix and sift flour and bak-
ing powder and add alternately with
milk to first mixture. Stir in berries.
Fill buttered molds z/s full and steam
3 hours. Serve with cream whipped
only until thickened, but still at the
pouring stage. Sweeten and flavor
with nutmeg or vanilla.
Steamed puddings should be served
hot. It is best to remove then from
the molds to coal if they are to be
reheated for later serving. To reheat,
put back into molds and steam. A
rich, moist pudding such as English
plum pudding-, can be, cooled and re-
heated without removing it from the
mold.
Sauces are important. The follow-
ing are appropriate for either raisin
•
bran or plum puddings.
BrownSugar Hard Sauce
Cream 1/2 cup 'butter; add gradually
1 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon
vanilla.
Foamy Sauce
1/ cup butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 egg, well beaten •
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter, add gradually sugar;
egg, and vanilla, beat while heating
over hot water. Two tablespoons of
wine may be used in place of vanilla.
Vanilla or Lemon Sauce
2 cup sugar
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1' cup boiling water
2 tbsps. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
Few grains salt
Mix sugar and cornstarch, add wa-
ter gradually, stirring constantly; boil
5 minutes, remove from fire, add but-
ter, vanilla and salt.
For Iemon sauce, omit -vanilla and
add 1% tablespoons lemon juice and
a few gratings nutmeg.
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and you gust ;ass the last train
a d they're expecting
you hot' v;e tonght ®.1
Get to a telephone ...a
Long Distance call will
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Even if you never miss a train, you'll find
the telephone a ready messenger, For any
kind of news. Talking on Long Distance
is easy and so inexpensive. Look in the
front of your directory for the list of rates
x-100 miles or so for as little as 30 cents.,