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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-01-17, Page 3'Thursday, January 17, 1935 HY 4,1 it 0 The Lon4 Life L,evrrps 8a rall l desA t'llled � ro 5==;seise &rod • uar: anteed AAP Carton of S'd Crips at the house Wingham Utilities Commission Crawford Block. Phone 156. .e.o,,.61.. . . , .. .... .NN. WorldiNews In Brief Form 4 1Per Cent. Interest .Rate for Farmers The Hepburn .Government moved for a 4 per cent. interest rate on all Government loans for farmers. An interest reduction of 1 per cent.— from 5 to 4 -will affect all Ontario Agricultural Development Board, loans. With this is to be coupled• rearnortization extending the period of the loan and lowering the annual payments. This will affect over 18000 farmers in Ontario. Tobacco Growers Get Results from Probe , Ottawa -The tobacco growers of• Ontario are in a happy frame of mind Prof. A. Leitch told the. Royal Coin mission on Mass Buying here. As a result of the publicity which blazed 'upon tixeir conditions last spring re- lative to their relations with the man- •ufacturing companies, when the Par- liamentary committee ventilated their ,grievances against the tobacco manu- facturers, they were able last year to .dispose of their crop at prices highly advantageous to themselves, and to the satisfaction of all concerned. Jarvis . Rehearsing Left to Roebuck Attorney -General Hon. Arthur W. Roebuck will decide—alone—an -the ',merits of a possible Acmilius Jarvis rehearing. The decision was made by the Ontario Cabinet and announced ley the Attorney -General as he emerg- . ed from the Cabinet meeting. Irl •connection with the investigation of the Jarvis case," , he said, "with the -alleged 'unfairness in the Attorney- -General's Department of the day in regard to the trial—I ,'proposed a Commission of Inquiry," Ontario Legislature to Meet Feb. 20 The Legislature of Ontariowill be convened at Queen's Park on Wed- nesday, 'Feb..20th, Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn announced) that the date for the opening session had been set. It will be the first of the ,Nineteenth. Parliament and the, first iu which Liberals have held the majority in thirty years. The Speech in Reply to the Throne, the Premier announced, will be moved by William L. Houck, member for Niagara Falls, and will be seconded by E. A..Lapierre of Sud- bury, '3tci No Money for Government House No money for Chorley Park will conte from the Ontario Legislature. Hon. Mitchell F. Hepburn repeated his Government House intentions in a statement admitting no questions.. "There will be no money voted for Government House by this Legisla- ture," the Prime Minister said., Mary Pickford Granted Divorce Los Angeles—Mary Pickford di- vorced Douglas Fairbanks in a 'three- minute court appearance which left her almost in tears. The case, hang- ing fire more than a year, was called suddenly in comparative secrecy. Miss Pickford, the Toronto ;girl, who for more than a decade was "America's sweetheart" on the screen, faltered be- fore the 'case had ended, despite its brevity. Her voice broke, and she ap- peared near tears. Quebec Opposed to B.N.A. Changes Pp Quebec -Prime Minister Bennett has been warned by British Govern- ment officials against . attempting to revise the 13. N. Act without first consulting all the Provinces, . Premier L. A. Taschereau declared in debate in the Provincial House. A friend of his, Mr, Taschereau told the House, had written him from London, .Eng., WING `IA..M ADVAtNNCB-TINT S to the effect that Mr. Bennett had approached Imperial authorities to sdund them out in regard to project- ed, changes in the act. "Mr, B.enpett was told," Premier Taschereau went on, "not to try anything of the sort without first consulting all the Prq- vinces--and. particularly the Province of Quebec," Liberals to Answer Bennett Ottawa—Liberals are mobilizing their arguments -and will shortly go on the air with a counter -blast against the Prime Minister's reform program. After the Government's legislative proposals have been revealed in the Speech from the Throne, Right 'fon. W. L. Mackenzie King will broadcast his views to the nation over a coast- to-coast network. Meantime,' .Mr, Bennett is attacked in the house of his friends. In flaming headlines the Montreal Gazette declares: "Bennett Announces Reforrn Dictatorship," and quotes his radio statement that "opposition from any class which im- perils the future of this great under- taking will not be tolerateli." To Dam the Grand River as Relief Measure Galt—The Grand River Conserva- tion Commission rnet here to review estimates submitted by Provincial engineers as to the cost of the pro- posed Waldrnear dam, the construe tion of which would be the first' step. in the river development project. It is :estimated that the cost of the dam would be about $701,000, of which 75 per cent. would be assessed against Kitchener, Galt and Brantfbrd. Mun- icipalities entering the scheme would be allowed employment for relief workers in proportion to theirfinanc- ial contribution. Assurance that the construction of the dam may be un- erta,ken as a relief measure and that the Ontario Government will partici- pate in the undertaking to the extent of two-thirds of the labor costs, has been received by the Cornnission' from the Cabinet. France to Copy N.R.A.' r' Paris—Legislation to assure wide- spread industrial co-operation in France without jeopardizing individ- ual enterprise was laid before the Chamber. of Deputies by Premier Flandin, as part of his national - re- covery program. The projected laws, wide in their scope, and distantly re- lated to the United States NRA and the codes initiated by General Heteh Johnson, represent the French Prem- ier's effort to, meet growing unem- ployment and continuation of the ec- onomic crisis. Dr. Dafoe Honored The highest honor which the To - onto Academy of Medicine can be- stow—an honorary membership—has been conferred upon Dr. Allan Roy Defoe, the Dionne quintuplets' doctor at Callender. The honorary member- ship list is limited to twenty-five, and among the fourteen suchmembers living are:. Sir Frederick Ranting, Sir - William Mulock and Mr. Justice Rid- dell. School for Police Officers Acting for the Toronto Board of Police Commissioners, J. C. McRuer,. K.C, will confer with the Provincial authorities upon the establishment of an up-to-date,training school for: both Provincial and city police, the Board of Police Commissioners decided af- ter the consideration of 'a proposal. made by Police Commissioner Frank Denton, K.C. The school will be a joint institution, and it is hoped that in time other municipalities will send. ROYAL CROUP CELEBRATE NEW YEAR Alfonso, ex -king of spam is shown ccicbrate,d .New Year's at the king's ' riod on March .st. This 1t� the first 'wi s ,,� in Rome, Mlle. l),tnr• photograph { 1 y t th Mademoiselle Mauela IJarrxpxert°e new residencex � o the young g couple to - And his second sott, Don Jaime, who prcrte and l)ort Yatrntire will' be ,mar- gc.tltc,r. their men for trainrlg. Hon. Arthur W. Roobuck, Attorney -General, has assured the board of the co-operation of the Province in the matter., Com- missioner Denton informed "Ids col- leagues, ., To Ask Aid in Stopping Dishonest Promoters Jobe Godfrey, K.C., is "cracking down" on dishonest promoters again -this time in rural Ontario, * To put "more policemen on the beat" the Ontario Securities Commissioner will urge citizens, through rural newspap- er advertisements, to report promo- tional irregularities to the local Crown Attorneys. A Queen's Park announce- ment stated that Attorney -General Hon, Arthur W. Roebuck hadoffer- ed_ the services of the County Crown Attorneys to the 'Securities Commis- sion. Premier Bennett Hits Out at Liberals -Ottawa — Declaring that there was "no place for fascism in Canada," and branding the Liberal Party as.lack- ing any policy except one of opposi- tion, Prime Minister R. B. Bennett launched out on the political phase of his `series of radio broadcasts, Throughout the depression, he said, the Liberal Party had "sat silently by and counted on hard times to defeat a Government which has given its heart's blood in your service." The PrimeMinistertold his listeners his policy of reform "will force, inevit- ably, a political realignment. Because this policy of reform comprises .the great issue., before , the people. And never since Confederation has that is- sue been raised in this way. Do you. want reform or do you not want re- form? If you do not want it, back the Liberal party. If you do want it, back my party." NEWS of the i flSTR C.T 11,1Y.81 ttttttttttt„,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, !jt ,,,..,,, Business Changes Hands Mr. M. C. Jordan, who conducted a grocery business - here for several year's, selling out to Mr. W. Robin- son eight years ago, has bought out the north end grocery from his bro- ther-in-law, Mr. A. M. Groves, and took possession this week. Mr. Grov- es has been conducting this business fornearly eight years. — Clinton News -Record. Breaks Hip in Fall Mrs. James Farr, Wolfe street, al- though eighty-three years of age, is in the habit of walking to St, Peter's church. She was taking a short cut over the sloping church grounds on Friday, instead of using the sidewalk, when she stepped on a piece of ice and fell heavily, breaking her hip. She was taken to Alexandria hospial, where the fracture was set. Although an injury of this nature is considered serious in an elderly person, Mrs. Farr is progressing; favorably.—God- erich Signal. Lettuce Still Growing When Snow Melts Away In the late summer, a Fergus gar- dener planted some late lettuce, but the extreme. drought delayed the ger- mination of the seed, and it was not until the fall rains came that it began to grow, and little of it was ready for use before the snow :fell. The rains had washed away all the snow and the owner of the garden was surpris- ed to find his late lettuce still grow- ing. and apparently healthy, though hardly palatable.—Fergus News -Re- cord. Goderich Physician is Appointed as Coroner Appointment of the following cor- oners in Ontario was made at a meet - in; of the, Provincial Cabinet: Dr. J. G. Seaton, - Sheffield, Wentworth County; Dr- Joseph M. Kelly, Delta, Leeds, and Grenville; 'Dr. William F. Gallow, Goderich; and three hi Ha- tings County, Dr. lfarvin Wellman, Marmora; 1)r. J. S. Demorest, Stir- ling, and Dr. A. R. Vining, Frank - ford. Good Attendance at :Short Course in Clinton - Short courses in agriculture and home economics Opened in the town, hall, Clinton, on Tuesday • and will continue until hcbritary 1: They are being conducted by the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture tinder the. maiiagentent of Ian McLeod, II.S.A., Agricultural Representative, and John Baker, B,S.A.; assistant. Opening on Tuesday morning with an attendance of fifty women and girls and twenty- five boys, the registration had in- creased on Wednesday to sixty-eight and thirty, respectively, and further increase in attendance, is anticipated. Of the, female registration sixty per cent. are from Clinton and :imnedi- ate vicinity, forty per cent, .coming, from more distant points. Another Chopper at Belniore Jack Holland, of Minto, who is in- stalling a chopping mill in G. H. Herd's barn at Belmore, had a four - cylinder gas :engine and.choneer ship- ped to hien at this station„and has had the same taken to Belmor.e. Bel - more will have two chopping mills, and there is another le miles distant, so the needs of the farmers in that line will be well looked after.—Mild- may Gazette. Held for Death of Her Child Being thrown from an , upstairs window by its mother, Was the cause of the death; of an infant at Kincar- dine on Nov: 22, a Coroner's jury de- cided. Following the verdict, the baby's young mother, Miss Margaret Irwin, was arrested on a charge under section 271 of the Criminal Code, that she "neglected. to provide reasonable assistance” at birth, A special session of police court was then called, and Magistrate W. Walker remanded Miss Irwin until Jan. 16. The girl was re- presented by Mayor Campbell Grant of Walkerton and E. S. Graham of Kincardine. Crown Attorney. J. W. Freeborn questioned the witnesses.' Charged With Perjury After an hour's preliminary hearing in Magistrate's court, Goderich, G. F. Davison, Brussels hardware merchant, was committed for trial on a charge of -perjury. The offense is alleged to have been committed on Dec. 14, 1933, in Judge Costello's County Court, when was testifying in a civil action in which he was plaintiff, and the Walter Rose Poultry Farm of Brussels, .defendant. Davison's action 1 was dismissed .in. County Court, but the decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal, Robert Johnston, County Court Clerk, and Miss Olive Schoenhals, Deputy Court Reporter, testified as to the official records and produced as exhibits the sworn testi- mony of accused. He allegedly told the court on that occasion that the indebtedness to himself of one Pier- son, a bankrupt, was $25 to $30," whereas it has since been disclosed that it was over $800. The motive was not disclosed, The Crown charg- es Davison knew his evidence to be false. Bail of $1,000 was supplied by accused. J. W. Bushfield, Wingham, acted for defense, D. E. Holmes for the Crown. Shot While Hunting Rabbits Kenneth Nodwell, 19 year old son of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Nodwell, is in Lord Dufferin Hospital, Orange- ville, as the result of being shot in the abdomen by a .25 -calibre rifle, allegedly in the hands of a cluen, Rus- sell Raeburn, while hunting rabbits in East Garafraxa. Dr, Scott, who at- tended the injured youth, reports bis conditions as fair.—Arthur Enter- priserNews, Tara Gets First Relief Case , Just when Tara citizens were con- gratulating themselves on getting 1 through the depression without any relief cases, along comes notice from a. (' that Tara 'z tlte, town of I testorg .l.a. . a ..... It able for a third of the cost of a tam:- ily who removed to that town from Tara on the first of September last, and our share will have to be pang by the municipality until next September according to the residence rule as laid clown by the Provincial Government. While the Council has not received a .statement of our cost, it is expected. the bill wilt amount to around, $20.00 per month• eTara Leader. Left Most of His Estate to Churches The will of John Hamilton Millan, Goderich, nursery stock salesman, who died Dec. 19, leaves practically the entire estate of $23,500 to relig- ious bodies. The Free Methodist Church in Canada is the largest bene- ficiary. The bequests include: Five hundred dollars to the Lorne Park Free Methodist College, Port Credit, to assist .young women and men at that college, who may be in need of financial assistance, in fitting thein - selves for the ministry; and Two thousand dollars to the Free Methe odist Society in Godericit, to be paid to thent es follows: $500 for current expenses of the congregation in God- erich and $100 to be used towards obtaining a place of worship in the town of Goderich. in the event of the latter sunt not being expended in the above Manner, then the society is at liberty to use the money for mission- ary world as it sees fit Painierston Store Entered by 'Thieves Sometime during Tuesday night or the early hours of Wednesday rnt rn- ittg, Chalmers Bros, hardware store was cnteral by thieves and $7.00 worth of merchandise was all the loot the marauders made off with, Ent - ranee to the building was gained through a rear window which was 'forced after an unsuccessful attempt .alada Orange Pekoe Blend will prove a sheer delight to lovers or fine tear 42 was made to gain entrance through the door at the rear. When the store was opened on Wednesday morning, Mr, O. 'North, clerk, made the dis- covery and at once notified Chief of Police Robert Wilson and Prov. Con- stable OIdfied who, after examining the entrance made by the thieves, set out in pursuit of the .culprits. It was discovered by Mr. Joseph Chalmers that the extent of loot tak- en aken was a quantity of loaded shot gun shells together with a small amount of silver that, had been in the cash. register. -Palmerston Observer. Clinton Constable Resigned Levi Strong, chief constable at. Clinton for 12 years, has handed, his resignation to the Council. The 1934 Council declined to accept the resig- nation, preferring to let the matter stand over until the new council is sworn in• It is thought that possibly Mr. Strong may be induced to re- consider the matter and remain on fluty' for another year at least. Lucknow, Ripley.. and Kincardine Form Group With W. A. Mair, of Ripley, as convener, group one of. the Western Ontario Hockey Association inter- mediate has drawn up its schedule. Three teams are entered from Luck - now, Ripley and Kincardine, and a double schedule will be played. The schedule is: Jan, 11—Ripley at Lucknow. 15—Ripley at Kincardine. 18—Lucknow at Ripley. 21—Kincardine at Lucknow. 24—Lucknow at Kincardine. 28—Kincardine at Ripley. 31—Ripley at Lucknow. Feb. 5—Ripley at Kincardine. 8—Lucknow at Ripley. 12—Kincardine at Lucknow. 14 --Kincardine at Ripley. 15—Lucknow at Kincardine. HOT SOUPS FOR COLD DAYS It is natural that our appetite guide us towards hot foods during the cold weather for our bodies require the 'extra beat which such foods provide. Among the many hot dishes suitable to serve•as the main course for .lunch or supper, cream soups may well be included. Carefully made with a milk foundation, combined usually with one or more vegetables, such soups are both satisfying to the appetite and nourishing to the body. Cream Soup 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 4 cups milk (or milk and vegetable water) 11/ cups diced vegetables or vege- table pulp Salt and pepper Onion juice if desired Melt butter and blend in flour and seasonings. Gradually add milk and vegetable water, Cook, stirring con- stantly, until mixture thickens. Add vegetables or vegetable 'pulp. Vege- tables to be used: peas, carrots, corn, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, celery, beans, asparagus, spinach, Cream of Mushroom Sottp 1/2 Ib mushrooms 1 slice of onion, half inch thick 11/2 cups water 4 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 cups ` milk Salt and• pepper e's teaspoon tobasco or:. 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.: Wash mushrooms, peel and cut cape into pieces. Place skins and stalks outin pieces with onion in saucepan. cover with water. Simmer 20 min- utes. Strain. Melt butter, add mush- room caps, Cook gently until brown, blend in flour until smooth, add, prigs and liquid strained from stalks (ap- prox. 1 cup) and seasonings. Stir and cook until smooth and thickened. Quick Cream Soup 4 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons flour 1 quart milk 1 slice onion 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups raw grated carrot or turnip. Melt the butter.', Blend in the flour and r dual a 1 add the ilk.Cook, g Y m stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens; add onion, salt and grated vegetable, and pools over 'hot water until vegetable is tender (about 10 .minutes)., Remove onion, Sprinkle chopped parsley over soup jsut before serving. ' Potato Cheese Soup 3 medium potatoes 2 cups boiling water 2 to 3 cups milk 1 slice of onion 3 tablespons butter 2 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt Pinch of pepper . 1 cup grated cheese 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Cook potatoes in boiling salted wat- er until tender. Put through a strain- er. Measure liquid and add enough milk to make four cups. Scald with slice of onion. Melt butter, add flour and seasonings. Gradually add potato mixture, removing onion. Cook three minutes. Add cheese and beat until smooth. Sprinkle parsley on soup be- fore serving. PROCRASTINATION "Lingering labors conte to naught.".' —Southwell. * * r, "Delays have dangerous ends." — Shakespeare. 5 * * "Man's enslavement to the most se- lentless masters — passion, selfish- ness, envy, hatred, and revenge= is conquered only by a mighty struggle. Every hour of delay makes the strug- gle more severe."—Mary Baker Eddy. "The man who procrastinates strug- gles with ruin."—Hesoid. 5 5 "There is no moment like the pres- ent; not only so, but, moreover, there is no moment at all, - that is, no in- +stant force and energy, but in the pre- ! sent. .."---Miss Edgeworth. QUICKESTt �Y•{ tE 1. Tak 2 Aspirin Tablets. 2, Drink full glass of water. Repeat treatment In 2 hours. + if throat is sore, crush and stir a Aspirin Tablets m a third of a glass e water and gargle. This eases the soleness itt your throat almost instantly. 00 OLD Follow Directions to Fs sl Pain and Discomfort Almost Instantly When you have a cold, remember the simple treatment pictured here prescribed by doctors everywhere to. day as the quick, safe way. Because of Aspirin's quick -disinte- grating property; Aspirin "takes hold"- a7tnnsi'instantly. Just take Aspirin and drink plenty of water . , every 2 to 4 hours the first day—less often afterward... If throat is sore, ;use the Aspirin gargle, But be sure, you get ASPIRIN. It is .made in Canada and all druggists have it. Lookfor the name Bayer in the form of a cross ou every Aspirin Tablet, Aspirin is the trade mark of the Bayer Company, Limited.. DOES NOT -!FARM THE HEART