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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1932-04-21, Page 5Thursday, April 21st, 1432 INNIMUMNIMME a THE WINC:I'H'AM ADVANCE -TIMES Offers ihgr Sp dal Prate ,: a itme 000 Having Purchased the Stove Stock of RossH x a d- ware, we offer all New Second( hand Stoves, Quebec Heaters at Special Prices to. clear. , MUST BE SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS uc an it and ", .re m1211a®a 111111 !l NIEMINIili'? Hil®®N®®®E OIIOEmIMOJ0.21.0®u.0.O41111Jn®p®U•mil®.oG®b®uOrsll.111>(Isfl.is•II.01).11.0m>bU®0..1111.1,)dn W .9.t> World News. in rief F®r Pawned Father's Car Pleading guilty to "pawning" hi father's car twice, Peter Adams, Jr. of Niagara. Falls, Ontario, was sen tenced to three to six months in th Ontario Reformatory. He admitte giving liens on the car to two Tor onto finance companies, netting $9 by the transaction. Rioting Repeated s Auckland, New Zealand For three 'hours, ` again,' wild ;'pandemon - turn raged through the streets of e d. 6 Youth Taken for a Ride. Winnipeg, Man. — Kidnapped for an hour and beaten when he refus- ed to tell his abductors the combin- ation of his -father's safe, Sam Ra- cliootin, Jr.,' 17 -year-old son of a bakery proprietor, is back at school after a' night of near -horror, Quebec Member Wants C.N.R. Sold Ottawa Canadian National rail- way system is bankrupt and its dis- posal by the Dominion would re- lieve the treasury of a .steady drain, F. H. Picket. Cons., Brome-Missis- quoi, advised the House of Com- mons. Negotiations should be open- ed immediately and, although he held no brief for the Canadian Pa- cific Railway, the Quebec member knew of no other company or com- bination of people to whom we could give the National Railway." If the system were sold, the Do - =non treasury would be spared "that deficit of $1,250,000 that every week we are throwing into the mis- managed raifivay." It was futile to attempt to bolster up the Road, said Mr. Pickle, adding "I do not under-, stand why the people of Canada per- sist in trying to make themselves believe this is a solvent enterprise." Canada already had one bankrupt trans -continental system "and if we continue we are going to bankrupt the Canadian Pacific as well" Pension Awarded After Death Oshawa—Another tragedy of war and pensions administration has been enacted ,in Oshawa during the last week. The Pension Tribunal heard the claim of ' Clarence W. Hewitt, Oshawa war veteran and a member of the First Canadian Con- tingent. Hewitt was in hospital.at Whitby and was unable to be pe- sent, but his wife and daughter and three, doctors.gave evidence as to the continuity of the disease frown which he had suffered since he was on service. This morning the Chair- man of the tribunal, Captain J. L Grover, announced that the diability of bronchial asthma had been found attributable to military service, 'and at long last Hewitt was entitled to a pension. But it came too late. The asthma which has now been declared pen- sionable brought his Life to a •close the night previous. ddl=10=110=102=101== C SPP m � a l Bargains 0 Dates, 2 lbs. 18c Walnuts, 1 lb. 39c Tea, 1 1b. 39c Salida Tea, 1 lb. 50c 15c 25c 25c 25c 25c Moth Balls, 1 lb, Rice, 3 lbs. P. & G. Soap, 7 bars Salmon, pink, 2 tall tins Peas, Corn, 3' tilts Large Prones, 2 lbs. ...... ..... 75c Jello Powders, 4 pkgs.—,...25e Silk Hose, ,. 75c to 1.15 1 ew Prints, yard 1.9c 2 HANOV.ER C1:IIC1 ,PEED AND FLOUR W. J. ' Cole General Merchant BRLGRAYEi :.mow.. 0 Auckland as unemployed battled. police, volunteer police and naval pickets from the British cruiser Philomela ' Before some semblance of order •was again restored, the ri- oters' casualty list had mounted to more than 130, several of, them be- ing seriously hurt. More than a score of police suffered njuries. Nearly 300 rioiters were placed un- der arrest. Property damage had mounted' past the $500,000 mark, Advise Holders to Keep Their Stocks Washington—An appeal for hold- ers of 'stocks to keep them rather than liquidating at present prices was voiced in the Senate by Chair- man Reed Smoot, of the finance committee. Smoot said he wanted to ,say to the American people that "if there is any way you can hold on to your stocks, hold them, because there is more intrinsic value back of all of them than is shown on the market today." Two Boys Are Drowned St. Catharines Two boys were drowned and a third narrowly es- caped death in the old Welland ship canal when a canoe in which they were paddling capsizecl or filled near lock two. Walter, Essery, 10 -year-old son of ,Mr. and Mrs. Fred Essery, Mildred avenue, and Reginald Maxwell, 13, son of Mr, and Mrs. Robert Max- wall, Mildred avenue, are the vic- tims. Accidentally Filled Himself Detroit, Allen W. Kent; former Assistant Prosecutor, accidentally shot and fatally injured himself while demonstrating a theory in a murder case. He died a few minutes later in a hospital. "Yon need not worry about this— the gun's not loaded," Kent said, as he placed the pistol to his temple. Holding the pistol at his head, he started to explain his suicide theory. Suddenly the gun went off—lent slumped' to the floor. He •died with- out regaining consciousness. Planes to Sell at $250 Paris -Aeroplanes 'may soon cost less than automobiles, if a French inventor's plans materialize. Henri Mignert, pilot ,and designer of: light aeroplanes, has just perfect- ed and successfully . flown a real ."flivver" plane, which he estimates will sell for not more than $250 when manufactured in quantity pro- duction. These planes weigh only about 200 pounds and are ,equipped with an eight horsepower motorcy etc engine. Society Breaks Up Cobourg Cobourg Horticultural Society ,isdefunct. At the annual meeting . only six members including. the President, A. C. Hodgetts, put in an appearance: It was decided,. that in view of the lack of interest the organization would be broken up, When the society was revived in 1929 there were 160 meinbers, Laet year the membership dropped to 60. Cheque Stamps OttawaSpecial - three -cent reven- ue stamps will be available before .May 2 for ttse on cheques and other financial instruments, it was stated at the Department of National Rev- enue, As in the past year, however, postage etatnps also may be used. Reeve and County Constable Arrested Tillsonburg •m- After an exciting chase through the streets of this town, 'Colonel Townsend, Reeve of South Walsingham Township, Nor- folk County, and H. J. Hines, Count ty: Constable f' the same towlii are in jail. Constable "`es is charged with stealing a car elonging to C. R. Bollert of Sinn d the. Reeve of Walsingham Townshire , is 'charged with driving while intoxicated and with reckless driving;. Reported Laborites to Support Bill to Abolish the Oath Dublin Irish Free State -President De Valera discussed the abolitionof the oath to the crown with leaders of the Labor party, and it was un- derstood they promised the support necessary to put the' measure"' thru the Dail Eireann, . The Government bill abolishing the oath will be in- troduced this month. Will Help Coal Industry Ottawa—! -Ion. Wesley A. Gordon, Minister of Labor and Mines, will outline t e t o 'Parliament within the next .fortnnight' the. Government's policy for the stimulation of Canad- ian coal production. The Dominion Government is planning to assist the coal producers in Nova Scotia, Al- berta and British Columbia by means of subventions which ' will help them to capture a larger share of the home market for bituminous coal. Toronto, Young Man Accidentally Slain b'iCousin, Aged Ten Toronto -Howard 'Holdsworth, 20, son of Ald. Col. Thomas Holds- worth, died in the hospital' from a wound sustained when his 10 -year- old cousin discharged e. .45 -calibre army. revolver. The boy, Thoinas Holdsworth, of Calgary, was looking over war sou- venirs. Picking up an old army re- volver he pointed it at Howard, re- marking, "I am going to shoot you." Not -knowing the gun was loaded he pulled the trigger and the slug pierced Howard's abdomen. Howard dropped and the boy ran screaming for help. "1 shot hint, but I didn't mean to do it," he sobbed. Massey -Harris Gives Discount To enable farmers to secure the equipment much needed for the new season's operations and to aid in li- quidation of their present indebted- ness, a plan is' announced by Mas-' sey-Harris implement company in- volving a 10 per cent. _discount on all existing obligations to the com- ps -my and on all new purchases of implements to the extent of pay- ments prior to the end of next No- vember. T. A. Russell, President of Mas- sey -Harris Compainy, has issued the following statement: "For weeks past the officers and directors of Massey -Harris Company have been giving continuous thought to working out a policy which will be of help to the farmers of Can- ada, who, will shortly be busy pre- paring for a new season's opera-, tions. Owing to the unprecedented fall in the prices of agricultural. products, the purchasing power of Elie farther has been lessened to such. a . degree as to reduce farm imple menti purchases to the lowest point in years. "Our factories are practically idle, and workmen who have been faith- ful and loyal employees for years have but little immediate prospect• for employment and livelihood. Sunday Movies Bill Passes Second Reading London,—A bill which would leg- alize Sunday motion picture shows, passed second reading in the House of Commons by a vote of 235 to 217, after prolonged debate. Favors 20 Year Debt Moratorium Washington—A challenge to can- didates for the .Democratic nomina- tion in the forthcoming presidential elections was flung down by former governor Alfred E. Smith of New Yoric when he called for a 20 -year rnotatoriuin on foreign debts end further that the United States write of feach year against these obliga- tions one-fourth of the value of the goods which debtor nations buy from the United 'States. The proposal was made during the course of a spectacular speech at the Democratic Jefferson Day jubilee, in which Smith also an- nouneed that lie is still in the 'presi- dential race, New Building Wrecked by Explosion Colutttbus, 0.,-A. terrific explo- sion and fire killed an undetermin- ed number of persons—at toast five —.in the freshly finished $6,000,000 State office building today, More than twoscore were known to have been injured when the force of the explosion tore away a por- tion of one side of the 13 -story marble structure facing on the Scioto River, A, All the dead. end ijtjurefl are be- lieved to be woilcmen .engaged in pieteintireliefreishing, touches to the stelleeterlr, one of .tbe most beautiful from an architectural standpoint in the Capital. Man Shot in Gunfight ' Leamington --• Allegedly shot by John Mahoney, 58, during a quarrel Saturday night, John Lucas, 48 of Pelee Island, lies in hospital here suffering from gunshot wounds in the head, jaws and shoulders. ' Ma- honey, a fisherman, is held in jail. Lucas drove to Mahoney's house and began pouring shotgun charges through a window, the latter told police. Mahoney then seized a shot - gull, he said, and fired in the direc- tion of Lucas, who fell to the ground. He then summoned police, who took Lucas to the hospital. Relations between the two 'men have been strained for years, it is stated. Three Bishops to Speak In. -Diocese of Huron Three bishops, Rt. Rev. I. R. Sherman of Calgary, .Rt. Rev. W. T. Hallam of Saskatoon, and Rt. Rev. G. A. Six of Caledonia, Ont., will head a delegation of prominent An- glican clergymen, who will conduct a series of meetings in the Diocese of Huron. The meetings which will com- mence May 1, will be held to appeal for full support of the diocesan ap- portionments to the Missionary So- ciety, of the Canadian Church. Forgery of Bonds Investigated Stockholm, Sweden — A special "Kreuger department of police," in eluding four lawyers and six detec- tives, will be set up to conduct an international inquiry into the affairs r of the late 'vex Kreuger, who killed himself ' in Paris recently just before. chaos enveloped his vast financial enterprises. It was said to have been estab- lished that the bonds, representing normally about $100,000,000, had been printed at Mr. Kr•euger's dir- ection by a private firm in Stock- holm about a year ago. The experts who investigated said 42 Treasury bonds of $500',000 each had been forged by Mr. Kreuger and that he alone was responsible for their presence in his private safe. Prof. 3. W. MacMillian Taken by Death University of Toronto loses a dis- tinguished leader in the sudden death on Saturday of Professor John Walker MacMillan, B.A., D. D., Professor of Sociology and Chairman of the Ontario Minimum Wage Board. Some ten days ago Professor ,MacMillan suffered a stroke, and it was thought that he was making a satisfactory recovery. His home was at 190 Dawlish Av- enue. Born at Mount Forest, he was the son of a Presbyterian min- ister, and began his career as a Presbyterian pastor. Warehouse is Destroyed By Fire in Mount Forest Mount Forest—Tile. E. Murphy Estate suffered a fire loss of $7,000. early 'this morning when its ware- house containing dressed lumber was burned. A large truck stored itt an adjoining . building also was des- troyed. The origin of the fire is 'un - !known. MORRIS Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wheeler vis- ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. j. Ce,.chrane one Sunday recently. Miss Sarah. Orr, also Mrs. Wm. Orr and son, Jackie, visited at the home of the later's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Casemore, one Sunday recently. We are sorry to report that Mr. Charles CannpbelI has been confin- ed to his bed. Mr, and Mrs. Victor Haines visit- ed at the home of the latter's par- ents, Mr, and' Mrs. Cillins, of Rip- ley, one Sunday recently, Mr, Jack 'Warwick has returned home after being with Mr. Graham Campbell for ea month. Mrs. Thomas Convent visited at the home of Mr. Congram's llroth- er, over the week -end last week. Miss Viola Mallets visited at the home of her father, Mr, Methors, of Bluevale, recently. Mrs. Win. Robertson of Belgrave, visited her sister, Mrs,' Robt, Golley for a couple of days Iast week, Otlr maple syrup season is almost over, Miss Dorothy y Golley and Master ter Clarence visited 'at their, unele, Mr, John Abram, last Sunday. torn—On April 18th, to Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Sdiggins;. 3rd' line, a daughter; Mrs. Archie Campbell 'visit d h r daughter, Mrs. George Coulter,' this week. Bliss Isobel Campbell, of Toronto is at present visiting friends in this vicinity. Inspector Dr, Field of Gor1erich, paid his visit to the school on Mon- day last, ST. HELENS Messrs. 'Wilson 'Woods and Lorne Webb have completedtheir year at the O.A.C, and are home_ for the va- cation. .' Mr. and Mrs. John Swan and 'fam- ily of Ashfield have moved into 'Mr. Joynt's stone house.. We welcome then to our community." Miss Lila Humphrey is a visitor with her aunt, Mrs. Fee, at White- church.' Miss Margaret Miller was a week- end visitor with Mrs. Elliott Miller, I.uc'know. Word was received by friends of the d:•at!) of Mrs. W. Moody, at Guelph, Mrs. Moody was formerly Miss Jennie Somerville of St. Hel- ens. .. Sundaynight again found a splen- did, attendance d a n dance at the Young Peo- ple's meeting in the United church, when Miss Webb's side had charge. The Scripture lesson was read by Miss Ruth Ramage. A chorus by Misses Helen, Isobel and Dorothy Miller, Dorothy - McDonald and Laurine Miller, a violin selection by Mr. George Stuart, accompanied by Miss Stuart on the piano, provided the two extra numbers, both of which were much enjoyed. The sub- ject "Is Moderate Drinking a Hand- icap to Healthy Living," was taken by Mr. Ted -Rice in his usual spine- did manner. The April meeting of the W. M. S. of the United Church was held at Mrs. Gordon's last week with an attendance of ten, Mrs. Ramage gave the Bible reading on "David." The chapter from the Study Book on "Hard Times in Korea"w s a ta- ken by Mrs. W. A, Miller, Mrs. W. A. Miller and Miss Greta Webb were appointed delgates to the Presbyterial of the W. M. 5. 'to be -held in Wingham next Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Miller were called to Wingham on Saturday as the former's mother, Mrs. Thomas Miller, and Mrs. Miller's father, Mr. McKenzie, are both seriously ill. BELMORE Wedding bells are still ringing in this burg. Our village can boast of the last skating of the season, the ice being in good shape Saturday eveninng. Rev. Wm Taylor and family, of Rockwood, also Katherine Foster, of Newbridge, attended the Mundell - Corrigan wedding Thursday. Mrs. Thomas Abram has returned from Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mulvey will trove into the house once occupied by Alex, Findlater. We welcome then to town. On the sick list are Etoile Case - more and Clarkson Douglas. BLYTH Mr. R. M. McKay made a busines,' trip to Toronto this week. Mr. XCieth Hamilton, science tea- cher in St. Thomas Collegiate, spent the week end with his parents, _lir, and Mrs. James Hamilton. A number of our citizens attended the funeral of the late Robert Buch- anan at Westfield on Monday. A large number of friends of Miss Lillie '7.',aylor met at her home an Monday evening and presented her with a shower of useful articles prior to her marriage to Mr. Edward Tay- lor, _Among ay-lor....Antong the useful articles were two occasional chairs, one the Sabb- ath School of Queen. Street anal the other from the members of the Trin- ity Class. The band concert held on Friday evening tutder the auspices of the Jr Band was well attended, the program was a lengthy one consisting of mus- ical numbers' and skits and panto - mines. Mr. Abbott of Exeter, con- tributed several readings, which were well received, also. Miss Viola Fraser contributed two solos. Rev. E. L. Anderson was the chairman. The Y. P. S. was held: in St. An- drew's United .Church on Thursday' evening, when the young people of Dttngan:toe were present to partici pate in a debate with the local soc- iety. The subject of the debate was "Resolved that a university education should be made available, to every. young pian or woman showing a will iugness and ability to attain higher education".- The affirmative was up- held by Harold Wightnian and Mar- garet Johnston, of the local society, the negative was taken by Helen and An- derson o 'Claire Pentland of Dun- gannon. The judges Were Rev. W. J. Johnston; Londesbor:,o, Rev. Morti- mer, Auburn, and. Rev. Jatton of Ben miller, while Joltn Thonttpsdn acted as finnekkeeper, While the subjec ryas a difficult one to debate the young people laattdlecl it very; credit- ably. Mrs, (Dr.) Toll presided, A n'nusical program was rendered, Re- marks from Rev. Eric Anderson at the close of the program., Rev. Mr, Johnston speaking on behalf of the judges reviewed the debate and an- nounced that their decision had been in favor of the negative. Quite a number of visitors were present from outside points, Rev. Mr fatten told of the car of potatoes that was being shipped out west and made a plea for. 75 bags to complete the filling of the car. The meeting closedwith the Mizpah benediction. RAPID CI"I'`Y rs, W."M...Chaxnpion who resides with her daughter, Mrs. A. Havens, was, stricken with a very severe at- tack of pneuiionia last Saturday. Dr. Johnston was called in attendance andconveyed her in his ambulance to Wingham Hospital for treatment. Mr. and 'Mrs, Williams of Tecum- seh, near Windsor, who purchased the little 14 acre farm of . Geo. Doug- las of Lucknow, moved" their house- hold effects to their new home last Friday. This property is south of Kinloss Presbyterian Church, Rapid' City folk welcome therm to their vic- inity, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Champion moved from Rapid City to the house owned by Mrs. T. Miller of Wing- ham, situated on the Lucknow boun- dary east of Lucknow. Mr. Frank McNall• is assisting the farmers on the 6th con. at their wood sawing .bees with. the gas outfits. Mr. Harry Levis is better again after having a very severe attack of the flu, 1VIr. Fred Blundell who spent the winter' months in Rapid City is at present assisting Mr. Ewart Taylor on his dairy farm south of the vil- lage. Mr. and Mrs. A. Havens and fam- ily 'spent Monday late with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Taylor of St. Helens. A large number from our burg at- tended the concert presented by the, A. Y. P. A. last Thursday evening and attending the Orange dance af- terwards. Last dance of the season in the Or ange Hall a week from tonight. The secret of foot comfort is in proper fitting. 'Wo have many styles and in' some styles as many as 192 sizos. Your feet cap now be fitted bettor then ever before. t3EEL Oc'n 4.01*2,1, Sizes to fit every human foot, Widths AAAAA to EEE. The Murray HEEL HUGGER nine of shoes includes specially constructed styles that , .give any degree of support you need, Also special shoes for nurses, teachers and others who are on their feet most of the day. e ,: 1 T R THE GOOD SHOE STORE Wingham Phone 23. hind," said one of the three little maids from school. "Yes," replied the Iibrettist, "1 know that; but where is she." Mistress -The last maid I had was too fond of policemen, Mary. I shall expect you to avoid them. New Maid—Don't' worry about that, ma'am. I 'ates the sight of rem. My father's a burglar. * * :i; Neighborly "I think perhaps I'd better ask the people next door to have dinner with us to -night," said the . young suburban housewife thoughtfully. Her husband looked up from his newspaper rather sharply . "Good gracious!" he exclaimed. "What ever for?" "Well, the butcher left their meat here by mistake, and 3 think it's on- .ly fair," she replied. '5 * ,t Tough Luck Luring a Scripture lesson a little girl was asked to describe the suff- erings of Job. "Job had one trouble after an- other," she replied. "First he lost all his cattle; then he 'Iost all his children; then he had to go and live alone in the desert with his wife." i9 wear ,17zsz...12.....===,,ams-mtcwszavaganwasur4 .p� '.rteLe sgly ocumn How's Business "Business is dull," remarked the scissors grinder. "Looking up," declared the as- tronomer. "Dead," said the undertaker. "Fine," said the judge. "Looking better," said the beauty doctor. `Fair, said the car conductor. "Rotten," said the egg man. "Pretty soft," said the mattress- nnak'er. "Light," said the gas man. "Hard to beat," said the bass drummer. "Just sew, sew," said the seams- tress. "Bum," said the hobo. "Looking brighter," said the boot- black. The preacher, who was the last one seen, admitted that he "was working to beat the devil." — Mil- waukee Milk Producer. * * * ,E' Judge: "Guilty or not not guilty?" Saran:. "Not guilty, sub." Judge: "Ever been arrested be- fore?" Sam: "No, sub. Alt never speeded befo'."—Christiana Science Monitor. '5 * ,t * W. S. Gilbert of opera fame was always accompanied by his wife when he attended rehearsals of his comic operas. 'One day when he was conducting a preliminary performan- ce of "Tile Mikado" he suddenly missed the good lady. "Have you seen my wife? he asked abruptly of the ' chorus. "She's round be- ' Ti Ij ,: _v, es C ange 307191932 !Carlthan Pacific Special Irises — On _ Gr,ess Seed FOR MONTH OF APRIL Ont, Variegated Alfalfa, No. 1, per bus. $6.75 Red Clover, No. 1, bus$9.25 Timothy, Grade 1, bus. $4,50 Timothy and Alsike, mixed, per ib. 12c Yellow Sweet Clover, No. 1, per bus, .............................:$ 4,00 Yellow Swee`i Clover, No. 2, per bus. $3.40 TERMS — CASH S. Radfo:'d PHONE 39 - BLYTH arras, �,rx.,, ,•� ENT W. R. Mathieson and Expert Operators fror The THEDA IVIATHI:ESON BEAUTY SHOPPE Toronto, will be at H BICIRWS BA BER SHOP APRIL 21st and 22nd Giving either Spiral, Croquinole or Combination Waves. Prices $5,00, $7.50 and $10.00 , You will enjoy j. C" y the freedom, comfort and col1ve11-- ience Of your permanent wave that willeasily lie. as taken rare of as natural curly hair. All waves are ' guaranteed. Make your appointment as early as possible at Tl'abkirk's Barber Shop or Phone P b11e .153.