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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-03-13, Page 3Orr1i.,.1.. Thursday, March. 13th, 193.0 Every Dell Telephone is a Long Distance Station A Special Directoryy for"Long Distance" Here is a new telephone conveni- ence. We will give you a blank book in which you can make a list of the people you are likely to call by long distance: We will then fill in the NUMBERS for you and return the book. , When you call new names, not listed in your book, "long dis- tance" will tell you the NUM- BERS and you can add them to your list for future reference. This special long distance direc- tory will save time for you be- cause giving the NUMBER you want always gets the quickest possible connection. WROXETER Mrs. Brown of Montreal is visiting her friend; Mrs. G. S. Smyth for a few weeks. .Mr. W. E. VanVelsor has been con- fined to the house the past week ow- ing to a severe cold. Mrs. MacTavish formerly of Lis- towel is at present visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. Paulin and other friends, before leaving for -the West. Mrs. G. A. Wearring is leaving this week to spend a couple of weeks with friends in Toronto. Mrs. Herb Patterson underwent an operation for throat trouble in the Clinton Hospital on. Monday. Her friends arc pleased to 'know she came through the operation and is progres- sing favorably. During the lenten season every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the basement of the Anglican church the Rector will present lantern slides, pictures of missions, With a descrip- tive address. Quite a number from here attended the funeral on Monday at Bluevale of the late Mr. L. Rattan, Mr. John McBurney of Wingham, spent Sunday with friends in town. SCHOOL REPORT Report for Wroxeter Public School Senior Room for months of January and February. Marks given in per cent. Sr. IV—Helen Milligan 82, Margar- et Edgar 79, Isabel Milligan 79, Jack Mclean 76, Doris Elliott 75, (absent for 1 exam.) Marjory Paulin 72 (ab- sent for 1 exam.), Harold Kaake 70, Veleta Higgins 64, Rae Loutitt 58. Jr. IV—Stewart Musgrove 87, Ila Sharpin 66, Sr. III -Edythe Martin 78, Mary Smith 74, Jessie Paulin 74, Mable Pat- terson 66, Vera Wright 55 (absent for 1 exam.), Everett. Wright 51 (ab- sent for 2 exams), Jr. III—Irene Robinson 84, Miner- va Higgins 65, Allister Green 63 (ab- sent for 1 exam,), Agnes Durst 54, (absent for 2 exams.), Billie. Gibson 42 (missed 2 exams). R, VanVelsor, GORRIE The annual Fee Tea meeting of the W.M.S. was held in the United par- sonage on Thursday afternoon when fifty ladies of the congregation.. en- joyed a very interesting program as follows: Lord's Prayer in unison; hymn, When I survey; Bible reading, Mrs. Craik; Topic "Miracles then and Now," Mrs. H. Ashton; 'Prayer, Mrs. T. 0. Johnston, president; Solo, Mrs, P. Keine; Study—Froin Jerusalem to Jerusalem; Christian Missions (west- ern Europe) Mrs. W. Gallaher; hymn, The Light of the World; Christian Missions (eastern Europe), Mrs. A. E. Toner; Dialogue, "Aunt Polly" joins the W.M.S.; Solo, Miss E.' Ste- phens; Roll call and reception of fees, hymn, Sow truth if thou the truth wouldst reap. An excellent offering was received. Seven new members were enrolled. A splendid spirit pre- vailed. The dialogue made its own appeal to all for a deeper apprecia- tion of the missionary cause. Lunch was served by the committee. The group of ladies have been requested to repeat the. dialogue at the Y. P. League next week. The United Progressive Mission Circle will hold their regular month- ly meeting on Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. F. Ashton at 2,30 o'clock. The Fordwich Y.P.S. will be enter- tained by the Gorrie League next Fri- day night. This will be a St. Pat- rick Party and an excellent evening is looked for. Prayer meeting will be held in the United Chtl'rch on Wednesday even- ing. The pastor will speak on "The Looks and Silence of Jesus." Choir practice will be held after the prayer service. The Annual Financial Report for the United Church is published. The members are requested to obtain their copy at the church. -Mr. John Taylor who has spent a couple of weeks at the home of his sister, Mrs. E. Knowlson, returned to Kitchener on Monday. Mrs. Ed. .Sparling is under the doctor's care at present. Next• Sunday morning Rev.' Craik will speak on "Paul as God's fellow - worker." Mrs. D. Corman of Michigan,'who attended the funeral of her brother; - C. P R. ENTERS BROADCAST FIELD series of radio, broadcasts has been inaugurated b the_ y Canadian Pacific Railway every. I+rrday. night from 10 to 11 over CMAC m; Montreal and MGM?' in Toronto with possibility of extension to other major Canadian cities in the near future, The basis of the progratiirne has been organized render the baton of Rex Battle, whose work as the director of concert orchestras in Montreal .and latterly at the Royal York, Toronto,has won him great popularity. A small opera company has been organized for the production of 'Light ballad ,operas such as have fea- 'hired the Cattdiatr Pacific Music Festivals at Tor- onto, Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver and Victoria, and these will be given under the direction of Alfred Heather, well-known character actor and impresario. Ballad d operas in Prench produced at the: Quebec Fes.t va , together with French -.Canadian folk songs, will be produced under the direction of Charles a e Mr hand, popular folksinger, The larger illustration shows a sea -chantey scene from the, ballad Bound for the Rio Grande,'' with inset of John Goss, who will star in the radio production. The other insets are of Rex Battle, leader of the orchestra, and Alfred Heather, character actor and producer of the ballad operas to be broadcast, Mr. W. D, 'Williams, in Stratford, spent some in porrie at the end of the week. The late Mr, Williams was a resident of Gorrie for many years. Miss G. White ie in Brantford this week attending the Grand Council of the L.O.B.A. The Women's Association of St. Stephen's Church met at the home of Mrs. Geo. King Thursday afternoon. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Isaac Wade, Mr, and Mrs, W. F. Schnock of Listowel visited their daughter, Mrs. Max. Abram, on Sunday. SALEM 'Mrs. D. L. Weir has gone to Tor- onto to visit friends for a short while. We are sorry to report the illness of Mary King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. King. The little girl being at school last Friday was taken home sick and rushed to Wingham Hospi- tal where she underwent an operation for appendicitis. The operation was successful and we trust she will con- tinue to improve. Mr, Robert Baker had a successful sale last Friday. Lime and Manure Manure is the best fertilizer ob- tainable, but manure alone will not bring full returns to acid soil. When the soil is acid the plants cannot ob- tain the food from manure that they would if there were lime present to facilitate the action of the bacteria which form nitrates as these can work only when lime is present. Thus lime ensures the full effect of the manure. Here and There (487) A revelation of the wide range and high quality of manufactured products centering in the twin cities of Fort William and Port Ar- thur was commented on by visitors to the "Home Industry Exhibition," held at the former city recently. The Exhibit was open only to bona fide manufacturers of the two cities and one hundred entrants had dis- plays in which there was practical - 1y no duplication of products. Forty years ago not a tree could be seen growing on expansive stretches of the virgin prairies in western Canada. To -day trees are plentiful and there is hardly an es- tablished farm house but has its shelter belt or a grove of poplars, maples or some other variety of trees. Recent reports of inspec- tors of Canadian Government For- estry Service show that there are 7,600 farms thus provided and to date over 100 million trees have been distributed over the prairies, with many millions more bought from nurseries and planted on farms. Alberta led the western provinces in the number of successful farm placements made in 1929 by the Canada Colonization Association when a total of 427 families were settled on 50,803 acres, said W. R. Dick, superintendent of land settle- ment for the province, at a meeting in Calgary recently. The first of the Canadian Pacific Railway broadcastings took place February 21 over CICA.0 from. Montreal and CKGW from Toronto, and will be repeated every Friday thereafter. These stations were linked over Canadian Pacific tele- graphs which allow the use of tech- nical improvements brought into use for the first time. Running froth 10 to 11 on the nights of broadcasting the concerts will be made up of light symphony orches- tral pieces and renderings of light and ballad opera music. . The ser- ies will be built up to the slogan of "Cheerful and Good" and the or- chestra will be under the leader- ship of Rex Battle, a conductor whose brilliant work has won wide popularity. Sea chantey music and French-Canadian and other folk songs will also be featured. Appointment of L. C. McOuat, one of the Dominion's leading agricul- turists, as general agricultural agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail- way, announced recently, is further evidence of the railway's interest in the development of Canada. Mr. McOuat has had 15 Years'. expert- encs in agricultural and livestock affairs and enjoys the distinction of having represented Canada on an Tm.perial committee to study the meat supply of the British Empire. Shriners making the Royal '.York Dote'', Toronto. their ;Mecca next June for their Imperial Council sessions, will finis a city ready guilt ;teal equipper) for Spat) people at their service. The c'anudian furl- Pic Railway err 10W hniliiirig "l''z City" composed or railway sleeping cars end marquees to take the place or administration and .,service buildings The new e'ity tvtil closely adjoin the E'hihithin gr'onnde lettere the eonventeet Ir to be belt) It will he divided by "l'he eleclway" and its full lenet.h will be adorned with' a motor mild to be known as "Ramses Drive " Streets numbered 1st, 2nrl, 3rd, etc., Will radiate from "Midway", "BIG nM,', Indian Who Saw Ouster Massacre la i Still Thriving In Saskatchewan. 1Practically tlind but otherwise bele and hearty at 80, "Big IJim," last survivor of, the original Sioux Indian baud of Sitting Bull :.that ekossed'to'Canada in 1876, following gthe Custer massacre, is in Regina try- ing to regain his eyesight. He is under treatment, not by a native medicine man or witeb doctor, but by a qualified eye specialist, who quite hopeful of being able to re- store the old brave's sight. Quite contented to leave things in the hands of the white man, "Big Jim" lies, not on a 'bed of brush in a tat- . ered wigwam, but in a modern ward at Grey Nuns Hospital. He seems quite happy. One of the oldest Sioux Indians alive in Canada to -day, "Big Jim" claims that he alone of the famous Sitting Bull nand survives, and that when he passes much which has not been written will NI lost to posterity. Memories of the gruesome details of the Custer massacre, so famous in American history, are vivid in the mind of the aged warrior. In mem- ories, he again views the slaying of Custer, when his heart, wrenched from his breast, was placed in his mouth and his teeth closed upon it. Thus a vow made by a Sioux Indian that he would make Custer eat his own heart was fulfilled. Tales of the speedy flight of the Sitting Bull band across the Montana bad lands into the Wood Mountain country are recounted by the old In- d'an. He also speaks of the famous trip in 1879, when the Indians, faced with starvation, travelled to Lebret Mission, there to secure food and sup- ' plies from the late Father Hugonard, 1 himself a eutetanding figure in Can- t adieu history. Derspite thd fact that he has prat- l tically lost his eyesight, "Big Jim" ' feels that be will live for many years to come. He is of the hardy stock of the western plains of nearly a cen- I tnry ago, and is quite contented that.a long time will elapse before he finally seeks the Happy Hunting t Ground. SAVES RARE OLD BALLADS. Songs Sung by Early Pioneers Col- Iected In Bound Volume. The results of the Virginia Folk - 'lore Society, founded at Richmond in 191? "to discover, collect, publish and thus preserve the folklore of Virginia and the states recruited from Vir- ginia, are to be found in the pages of the volume, "Traditonal Ballads of Virginia," published by the Harvard University Press, Arthur K. Davis, Jr., associate professor of Englisn in the University of Virginia, editor. The immediate object of the so- ciety was "to preserve the words and music of the English and Scottish ballads that have drifted across with our first settlers and that have been transmitted :from century to centum' by oral tradition," Of the 305 ballads recognized by Francis J. Child in his five-volume work, "The English and Scottish Bal- lads," '51 have been found in Vir- ginia. Of these, there were found 50 variants. Prof. Davis includes 440 versions in his book and added 148 different musical settings. Of "Barbara Allen," 92 variants were discovered and 36 published with 12 musical settings. The':e are 29 variations of "James Harris," with 'seven musical accompaniments, and :2'e of "The Maid Freed From the Gal- lows," with Ove different song set- tings, Every county .at Virgina, whether in tidewater, Piedmont or mountain sc etion, yielded its quota of ballads, though the numbei from the nori- .mousmall.ncomparativelyain Counties wacomparativelycomparatively HORSES AND MEN Follow the Same Laws In Trsnek Events. • Race horses and men follow th same physiological laws in tree events, and horses follow these Taw more closely than men, is the concl i siou reached by Prof. A. E. Kennell of the Harvard •Engineering School as told in an address before th American Association for the .Ad vancement of Science. Prof. Kennelly has studied al world records for horses trotting, pa iug and running, and for Men swim ming, walking, rowing, running an i skating, and he finds that there ar i certain definite relations between th time, distance and speed of all event for both man and beast. One application of what has beeti learned shows that i1 a roan runs, or a horse trots or uses any of the other gaits over two distances, the Vire twice as long as the second, 118 per cent. more time will be needed to cov- er the second distance than was ;re- quired for the first. Another of the laws shows how long an athlete may be expected. to last before becoming exhadsted if he increases or decreases' his average speed. If his speed is raised one per ! cent., his running time is reduce'¢: I nine per cent. Prof. Kennelly said he. I also found that if the speed of a re- cord event is inereased 20 per cent., the record distance Corresponding to ' the new speed is .found and three- tenths smaller than the tIrst distance. Wealth of Nations. The United States of America, with the enormous total of ;440,- 0.00,000,000, heads the list of weal- thy nations, according to statistics Issued by a .European bank. Great Britain's wealth is estimated at $112 500 000 000d 1 f G�a ly at $$7,000,000,000. wine TH ii Y I EL ra 000i , $ MOR W Fleshed Rooms Aro Chilly Without..-, One Hutuidity. Older' people especially eorieSain frequently. about feeling cold .during the winter season, even though the thermometer shows the .room r tempi ature to be above 80 degrees. This paradox of feeling chilled when' there is an excessive amount of heat le easily explained and as easily ov er come, acoording to heating engineers. Overheated rooms create a feeling of discomfort .and drill due to the feet that the humidity content of the air has been practically depleted, and to ffi appease its natural anity for mois- ture, the dry hot air draws upon` every possible source of moisture'. This includes the human occupants.' The unusually rapid evaporation of bodily' moisture causes that feeling of the heating plant is resorted to in an effort to overcome this cold feeling. whereas properly vaporized air wouli obviate the discomfort and cone quent desire for higher temperatures. It is the consensus of `air -coni toning experts that a comfortabo home temperature is 70 degrees, pre - Added the relative humidity is 45 per rent. To maintain this humidity con- tent it is neeessary to evaporate much more water daily than has heretofor.. been considered ample,'The. latest type of vapor -air warm air heating plants adequately solve this problem; far they are capable of evaporating twenty or more gallons of water daily. Besides providing the humidity In- dispensable to comfort, this device makes possible a definite saving in ,.tel. 4. THE PYTHON. Animal. Trapper 'Tells of tla.e Great Strength of This Reptile. As evidence of the great strength which enables a big python to hold even a leopard, I may quote a story of the capture of a python in Burma, trap - gerby Mr. Mayes, the animal trap- er anti dealer, writes R. I. Pocock Il the k'ield. News was brought le one day of the discovery of a huge python. Ac- cording to the account, the python had recently swallowed a pig; and since a heavy meal usually takes all the fight out of a snake, the chance was too good to be lost. So a strong crate was made and ropes were pro- cured for noosing the reptile. When all was ready, a prod with a bamboo pole roused the python and made it raise its head, giving the men the chance to slip a loop round its neck and draw it tight. Unfortunate iy�, trey failed to secure the tail in the same way; and in a moment the snake launched itself amongst them and succeeded in getting a coil, 5 ft. or 6 ft. from the tip of the tail, round one luckless individual. All efforts to free him were un- availing, and, suddenly tightening its grip, the snake crushed the life aut of him instantly, causing blood tc spout from his mouth and ears. The point of the story to be em- phasized,, however, is this. Since the muscular power of a python is far' greater in the middle of the body than close to the tail it is easy to understand from the fate that befell the native, how helpless a 'big animal becomes when encircled by' three or four coils. THE FOR�GOTTimN FIGURE. Original of 'the Famous La Seance: e Dies In Poverty. An old woman died recently it France who never reaped what -site ,sowed. When she was a girl a famous artist was caught by the. sight of her lissom figure as she strewed the seed in the :furrows of the plough. The artist gave her a franc or two to pose for him, and the farm girl became immortalized in Roty's de- sii n-io•r the figure which forever sows :l:e seed on French postage stamps. Pete though immortal on the . amps, in real life elle expet'ie.need the ups and elowus of mere mortals, and as she grew older there were :ewer ups and downs, and she yell • Ito poverty. When she was an 01(1 ‘,."01112,11. she triad to get an allow- ec-e' .Iron the Sate on the strength f her story. But nobody could be - eve that the poor crone of Le C1'c'- uaet, which was her village, was the ::.a.LLtt' as the splendid vital figure who .,ws the se'e'ds of prosperity -e• -on tie (tamps. 0giy w hen she was gone', unu se/nobody was at flit. pains to lint, out the truth of gee Fine was it o tabtishe'd that she had really ht'ci: tier. t-,rigi; al or thei'tatu.tts La Se- th, Sower. Should 1ntreduce Prohibition. %Vlrenl inesere. Leek), ria s're lt`a :rer and IN al !' r �t p i'. the A:tter- .ran cinema i , gra ie , n hr.. daid. n flying Viet1. tel L :1(10n re's :1.t„ in orderto i' cu.; , ee 1111 ell'.' ofl_ "talkies" wi.Il I31, i, it 1111,1 ':ft.Tr r'ic'htat.;3' . ; h: a Oiei t IiII 'cl :11 Tatter to a swell suppe'r' at a i(aiiii:,;; J: ,.1 Eget let2urant. Aftesrward tht•y set talking over their cigars and 3a tieku and sodas, until at a late' hour' thee'vt'lliilg a waiter started remov- ing the dt'inks from the table. "Here, hold hard; ejaculated Walter Wenger, er, who was acting at: Trost. What's the idea?" The ratan explaining that lee' 11- (lensing laws forbade drinit beim: 'ofsutue'd th'rt after a. rertaiti time "That .10?" cried Wangot', obvione, ;ti 'ate, snprited, 't'hi'n, t 1'111111 til ilia 13 . said; e i3 'Veit eli1;utd introclud•e prohibition an ti:at o :at Gould clr'inh Preparatory service in the Union Church Thursday aftrenoon was coli' ducted by the Rev, Paton of Tees - water. T eeswater.:1 he Day of Prayer was fitting- ly observed by both congregations Friday afternoon. Miss Fanny Longley of Salem is taking a well-earned vacation with Mrs, Ballagh and other friends here - Wroxeter curlers paid our rink a visit Tuesday evening;. A number of our residents have in- stalled radios, Miss Eleanor Jeffray spent Sun- day with Mrs. Casexnore. Mr. Norman Newans has engaged with Otto Johann for the summer months. Some weeks ago .timothy enlight- ened us somewhat on the little word "up"; how many times it was used in the English language. Allow us to add a few more lines. When hubby joined tip with the cur- lers He just ranted to be up in style; Now wifee is tip in the mornings To let hubby rest for a while. We're afraid he'll be used up entirely And forced to give up his broom,. Away up yonder they're patiently waiting, For him there will surely be room. .Then wifee gets up in the morning, To start up the day all alone; Shure, it's hard to keep up your spirits Without a good hubby's backbone. When the rink is all splashed up with water Then we are so mighty glad, For the boys will all up and sauce ' mother, They just want to keep up, ;with their Dad. And the girls all flock op to the rink now, To help wash up 'the dishes they've quit, They fall till they break up the ice, sir, Yet they say it don't hurt them a bit. Might Burn it at both Ends Mother — "Tommy, wouldn't you, like to have a pretty cake with cand- les on it for your party?" Tommy—"I think I would rather have five cakes and one candle, mo- ther." 3 DR. C. C. RA MAGE DENTIST, GORRIE t Phone 21 (Stinson residence). Fordwich en Wednesday. 1 to 9 o'clock. Phm. B., Opt. D., R. O. OPTOMETRIST Phone 118 Harriston, Ont. "The Best Equipped Optical Es tablishment in this part of Ontario". ,,, an o.nMtrcq;lrtat"^.I�kro,�`.,m era L: II;: 411:1=.4'l Sp r n Suith fats and Cap Our samples of "Made to Measure Spring Suiting are now in. We have a big range to choose from. The prices have been reduced 10% and the qaul- ity was never better. Suits at. from $23.50 to $45.00 in all the latest cheeks, stripes and plain Berges, made to your order. Hats, Caps, Shirts and Sox for Spring and Summer wear. Overalls from $1.98 to .$2.211. High Top rubber boots for hien, women and children, sell., ing at cost prices. Bring us your eggs and Cream. DAVEY'S STORM i WROXETER.