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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1935-01-31, Page 3Tburaday, January 31, 1935 dned for • 1iy t ro S mice gond tuaretrrate t Ileepa Cd,MMn of 34 Lamps ha the house Wingham Utilities Commission Crawford -Block. World Wide News In Brief Form Defaulting Municipalities to Pay 3 Per Cent.. Hon. David Croll's plan to have de- faulting municipalities pay three per cent. interest on their bonds brought critical reactions from widely differ- ent sources and had the effect of bringing a statement from the -In- vestment Dealers' Association after a deputation from this body had wait- ed upon the minister of welfare. Hard on the heels of the uneasiness ex- pressed by financial houses as to the ultimate effect of the reduction in in- terest rates, came the statement from the Investment Dealers' Association that the order to municipalities to pay three per cent. interest is not permanent as has been assumed by some quarters, ,but has been done in order to provide some income for bondholders Pending a full examina- tion into the ability to pay additional interest. Dominion -Wide Appeal For Cancer Fund Soon Ottawa—The Govern -General will shortly make a Dominion -wide ap- peal on behalf of "The King George V. Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund for Canada," it was learned. The fund will give Canadians an opportunity permanently to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the King's acces- sion to the' throne. At the request of the Govern -General, His Majesty has consented that his name should me directly associated with this fund. Appealed for Help by Post. Mortems London—An appeal to relatives to sanction post-mortem examinations for the benefit of other sufferers from like diseases, featured an address de- livered before London Liberals in Hy-. man Hall by Hon. J. A. Faulkner, Provincial Minister of Health. Taxing of Hydro up` to .Legislature "It is a matter entirely for the Leg- islature," declared T. Stewart Lyon, Chairman of the Hydro -Electric Pow- er Commission, in commenting on a resolution passed by a meeting of Ontario Mayors requesting the Gov- ernment to grant municipalities the right to tax the Hydro properties. Boat Sinks off New Jersey Coast New York—At least 32 persons were known to have perished and 15 others were feared lost as boards of inquiry assembled to fix the blame for the sinking of the liner Mohawk off - the New Jersey coast. ' It is thought that a faulty rudder caused the Mohawk to collide with the Nor- wegian freighter, Talisman. 31 bod- ies were not recovered. Russia Blamed for Violence Dairen, Manchukuo—Asserting that the Soviet Union is seeking to obtain important -strategic footholds in Man= chukuan territory, Japanese military authorities charged the U.S.S.R. with provoking the violent incidents at Po- granichnaya and along the • outer Mongolian fronteir. Bad • Storms hi. British Columbia Vancouver -Fourteen deaths direct- ly attributed to slides and freezing, were listed as British Columbia con JAPANESE CREW TAKEN OFF IN LIFEBOATS :t,,i0,,Ake4!r A lifeboat from the President Jack- taken off just Before the freighte son with tneiiibcrs of the crew of the sank at sca. Japanese freighter, , Ilokuniaii Marti, WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES E THREE Hinted to battle its way out of to of snow and leveloping flood con tions. Three other deaths were i directly reported due to the stor Snow and rain, bringing scores snowslides in their wake and disrtt ing telegraph and train coanznunic tion, was abating, but from ma points cams reports of hardship a death, ns the whistle. Yet the rear end' brake- di- roan, at the end of the train, much n- farther away from the engine, heard in. the whistle distinctly." said a high of official. "Even if he didn't know he pt was in the siding, when he got out. a- of the train and started walking back ny towards D'unclas station he mist sure;- nd lq have known that he was walking. 1 either on the strip or. up the main track, and this 'his train was already on the siding." Tory Director for Ontario Ottawa—Denton Massey of To onto, publicist and Youth Moveme leader, has accepted, appointment campaign director for the Conserv tive Party in Ontario during'the.co ing general election, Urged State Medicine Ottawa—A plea for state medicin a joint scheme between the Domii ion and Provinces, was made in th House of Commons by Dr. J. Howden Liberals, St. Boniface, Man itoba). Speaking with thirty year experience behind him,'the Manitob doctor said State medicine was inev itable;and should have Federal contr and leadership. Cheaper Money for Farmers Ottawa—An era of cheaper mone for the farmers of Canada is indi cated in a resolution proposed b Hon. Edgar' N. Rhodes, Minister' o Finance, which is likely to be con sidered by the House of Commons a an early sitting. The Dominion Government appar ently is following the lead of the On tario Minister of Agriculture, who re cently announced a reduction in in terest rates on farm loans to 4 pe cent. r- nt as. a m e 1- e P, rs' a ol, Y - y f t. r To Study Housing Problem Ottawa—Thomas Langton Church, Toronto's most •recently elected mem- ber, has the satisfaction of inaugurat- ing the first measure of practical re- form to be dealt with at this session of Parliament. His resolution for the immediate installation of a national housing, building and reconstruction policy won the unanimous support of the House of Commons, and resulted in action. He formally consented to its withdrawal at the request of the Prime Minister, to enable the latter to move, on behalf of the Government' the appointment of such a committee "as the House deems most advisable" to deal without delay with the whole problem. Tariff Board to Study Duty on Gasoline Downward revision of 'the customs duties on crude petrol and all its de- rivatives, whichincludes gasoline, is sought by the Co-operative Associa- tions of Saskatchewan, which would like to see free admission of gaso- line and kindred products used by the farmers and motorists of Western Canada. The application has been, referred to the Federal Tariff Board by Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, Minister of Finance, together with the request that the investigation, or at least some of the hearings, be held in the city of Regina. Part of Civil Servants' Cut Restored Ottawa—Hon. Edgar. N. Rhodes, Minster of Finance, announced that the Government will restore to 42,000 civil servants throughout Canada one- half of the 10% salary reduction they have suffered' during the last three years. Coal Companies Fined Quebec—A judgment of Mr. Justice Vi ilfrid Laliberte delivered in Super- ior Court here convicted five coal companies of infractions of the Do- minion Combines' Investigation ` Act and sentenced theta to fines totalling $13,500, Election Protest Withdraws Petcrboro—Notice of withdrawal of, application of James Hawthorne? flee feated Liberal candidate in the last Provincial contest, to upset the elec- tion of T. P. Lancaster, Conservative, was filed with the 'Local Registrar of the Stipr-ente Court. "Four X Spike" Convicted Michael Jordan, self-confessed "Pour X Spike" was found guilty of sending the seven death threatening letter.'§ to seven people .in Toronto and London, and :guilty of sending pois- oned candy with the intent to an noy the families of N, R, Newton, of Lon- clop; ex -Mayor W. J. Ste -wart and Al. r Rocker by ate Assize . Couiri jury .lin- a der Mr; Justice lope at Toronto, a tl Will Not Reinstate Lynch b Edward S. Lynch willnot berein- ', o stated in the service of the Canadian t National Railways, according to an- c nominee/Tintmade at headquarters of the central division C.N.R, "Although Lynch was acquitted by the jury at Hamilton, we consider that lie was negligent in the performance, of: his duties. The engineer blew the whistle for the siding and yet Lynch claims that although he was sitting only two ettt's from the engine, he didn't heat tot NEWS of the' DISTRICT To Improve Goderich and Kincardine Harbours • The estimates tabled- in the House of Commons . include $32,300 for dredging at. Goderich and $11,400 for reconstruction work at the north wall at Kincardine harbour. Factory Re -Opened The Harriston woodenware factory which. has been idle for several months has been taken over by Al- bert Bruce, of Preston, who has re- arranged the machinery and .com- menced operations with a staff of six employees. The new manager has been superintendent for several years for a firm at Preston. Mr. Bruce is associated with Mr. Appleby who is the designer and patentee of the sev- eral articles to be manufactured and a much larger staff.of employees will shortly be engaged as the demands for these goods increase. Fordwich Resident Passes Suddenly Death, through heart failure, has removed an old and respected resi- dent of Fordwich, in the person of George Hargrave. He was crossing a bridge and meeting Mrs. Milton. Pries, he dropped dead at her feet. McKee Davidson, assisted by Mrs. Pries, carried the stricken man into Rgers' store where it was seen he was beyond help. The deceased, who was in his 71st year, is survived by his widow and four children, namely, Emerson, Mrs. S. Forrester, Mrs. D. W. Strong, all of Fordwich, and Miss Myrtle Hargrave of Palmerston. The funeral was held Thursday after- noon with interment in the Fordwich cemetery. Goderich. Forms Radio Association Several hundred radio owners in Goderich, with whom the matter of radio interference, caused by local high frequency machinery, has been a source of ill feeling for the past few years, atended a mass meeting in the Town Hall to air their grievances with the iesult that the Goderich Ra- dio Association, obsolete for nearly ten years, was formed once more. Much Goitre in Grey County _ More; than 50% of the people of Grey County suffer from goitre, due to the fact that the county has bad water. Miss Agnes Macphail( Pro- gressive, Grey South-east) told the House of Commons, as for two hours the members discussed health topics. Sparks From Blow -Torch Cause Barn Fire Sparks from a blow torch used to thaw ice ignited straw, which 'caused Walter Walden, Huron • Township farmer, an estirnated loss of` $5.000, as a fine barn on his farm was con- sumed by flames. Efforts to save live stock and machinery Were only partly successful, several head of stock and numerous faun implements and crops being • destroyed. The loss is partly oevered by insurance. Celebrated 93rd Birthday The grandfather of Mayor Alvin J. Metzged, Hanover, George Metzger, he oldest citizen of Hanover, cele- brated, on Thursday, his ninety-third birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Russwurm. He was born in the United States, but cane to Can- ada when a young man and 'settled on a rami in Carrick, }Tis wife died in 1921, his' his six sons and five 'dau- gbters,visit him. often, Bi:ussels Pastor Transferred. Rev. F, G, Rickard, who has been eetor of St. John's Church,' brussels, nd �St. George's Church, Walton, for boost six years, twit go to Delaware ie latter part of February, it has cen learned. Rev. J, Graham, now f Delaware, with Mrs, .Graham and wo young children, will come to take barge of the parishes, now served by ir, Rickard.—Brussels Post, Sees Herd of Seven Doer While returning from Grand Valley to Orangeville on Saturday afternoon last, H, B. Church, Orangeville law- yer, saw a herd of seven der on No. 9 Highway,at what is known as the "sink hole", a few miles west of Or- angeville. Two of the animals were noticed coming out of a bushpon the left side of the highway and stopping the car some distance back too view them, Mr, Church was surprised to see five more join thein and proceed slowly across the road and enter the bush. One was an extra large buck and had the largest antlers ever seen by Mr, Church,Grand Valley Star Vtidette, A Handy Fire Extinguisher Some of the worst fires on fare -as arose from the careless use of gaso- line .and oil, A useful and .effective home-made fire extinguisher is a Targe metal pail full of sand with a handy. shovel in it. A heavy blanket of sand will usually smother flames qiuckly, and in the event of an early applica- tion may prevent serious loss. We have seen sand or dust from the side of the roadway smother incipient fir- es `yin a car. -Arthur Enterprise -News. Makes Generous Gifts Principal D. A. Sutherland was the recipient of a generous gift this week from Mr. Arthur Fraser of Philadel- phia. Mr..Fraser's' gift, was a cheque Thirty Dollars. Ten dollars is to be used toward holding a school skating pafty and twenty dollars is to be don- ated to the pupil, who, in the opinion of the teachers, does the best work in the school during the year, The pupil may be in any form in the in- stitution,—Kincardine News. Another Pearl Found Mrs. T. Riley, while enjoying some oysters the other day, bit on some- thing hard which turned out to be a pearl about the size of a small bean. She has had it sent to Toronto for valuation but at time of writing has not beard whether it will bring a large sum or not. Housewives will persist in cooking those pearls, in spite of all our warnings.—Clinton News -Record. Got Whiskey Still Officers McClevis and Ferguson of town raided the premises of William Roach in Huron. Tp., and following a most intensive search they .uncover- ed a complete whiskey -making plant,' cunningly concealed under the hay in the mow, and which is said to have born unmistakable evidence of hav- ing„been in recent use. A quantity of mash in barrels and - some swamp. whiskey were also discovered near the liquor plant by the officers. The outfit was brought into Walkerton, and will be used as exhibits in court. -Walkerton Herald -Times. Poisoned Pie Proves Mystery Suddenly taken ill after eating a When the long evenings away from home get you down ...: and your favourite movie hero seems insipid . and the sound of a familiar voice would be music . . Mike for the nearest telephone. An inexpen- sive chat with the home folks will banish the blues. dEtt " nE DISTANCENG • Wherever you may be, you can join the family at a moment's notice. For as little as 30 cents you can talk 100 miles or so. piece of raisin pie at a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. Whitmore, Tuckersmith township, Carman Whit- more, Raymond Townsend and Mar- garet Crich were thought to have been poisoned, Dr. E. A. McMaster, of Seaforth, was called and after at- tending the patients, investigated the pie and found what- he considered to be a rare specimen of poison which acts instantaneously but does not prove fatal. How the poison got in any one particular pie is a mystery which none of the guests could ac- count for. The three persons who had taken the pie soon recovered.—Sea- forth Huron Expositor. First Robin William Chapman, Hay Township, has the distinction of seeing the first 1935 Robin. While walking in his or- chard last Friday a robin flew by him, apparently unconcerned by all the signs of winter about.—Seaforth Huron Expositor.. Palmerston Dairy Sold Mr. R. G: Bridge, who has been operating the Palmerston Dair for a number of years, disposed of his bus- iness to Mr. C. W. Hamilton, Monk ton, who will take over the business on Friday, February 1st. Mr. Ham- ilton has rented the store recently va- cated by Mr. Jseph Ray and intends installing a pasteurization plant. To- gether with having pasteurised' milk for patrons, raw milk will also be av- ailable vailable and we understand that the same price for both will prevail. Palmerston Observer. THE DOMJNJON BANK Condensed Statement as at 31st December, 1934 ASSETS Cash on Hand and in Banks $ 21,364,316.18 Deposit with Central Gold Reserves and Minister of Finance 719,730.35 Government and Other Securities 34,317,605.72 Call Loans 10,094,821.84 0 66,496,474.09 Commercial Loans and Discounts 50,994,877.51 Bank Premises 5,900,000.00 Liabilities of Customers under Letters of Credit and Sundry Other Assets 2,415,771.56 $125,807,123.16, LIABILITIES Deposits $ 98,269,160.34 Deposits by Other Banks 2,145,193.42 Advances under the Finance Act 1,500,000.00 Notes in Circulation 6,683,623.00 Letters of Credit and Sundry Other Liabilities 2,668,003.48 $111,265,980.24 Capital, Reserve and Undivided Profits 14,541,142.92 $125,807,123.16 The General Manager, The Dominion Bank, Toronto, Ontario. We report that we Ilan? ex;tntined the above condensed' Balance Sheet as at Decetn. ber 31, 1934, and compared it with the books and vouchers at Head Office and with the certified returns from the Branches, We:bave examined the cash, and the securities repre- senting the Bank's ittvettntenis, held at the Head Office and certain of the larger Branches as at December 31, 1934, and in addition we examined the cash''' and the securities held at certain of the important Branches during the year. We have obtained all the information and explanations that we have required, and in our 'opinion the transactions of the Bank which have come under our notice have been within. the powers of the. Bank. In aur opinion the Balance Sheet discloses the true condition of the Bank and is is shown by the books of the Bank. A. B. SHEPHERD, P.C.A., of Pcat Marwick, Mitc1e0 & 'Co, D.,Mct<, McCLl3LLAt' b, P.C.A., of Pate, Weterbouse 8; Co, Toronto, Ontario, January 1 ,1935,