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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1932-07-07, Page 7Thursday, July 7th, 1932 ..-r,eeeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeee t deflcious. (Wrife Satada, Toronto, for excellent recipe) 268 w�.a�eu0w,mow.wa9•14„a®w+.1•w,mao®ae mrro401wiwaaml,..eu w...o.y.4111awo.,.ow,,..o..,.u'. World Wide News In Brief Form 'Gxuests at Ferguson :Dinner Very Hopeful 600 guests including Right Hon. J. H. Thomas, Dominions Secretary, and Sir Philip Cuncliffe-Lister, Col- onial Secretary, were present at a Dominion Day dinner given by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Canadian High 'Commissioner, to the British dele- gates to the Imperial Conference at 'Ottawa. Prince George ' read . the :message of the Prince of Wales who was indisposed, which declared "Fail - :tire is unthinkable.' *"The Empire .cannot cure the political differences of the world," the Prince's message went on. "But, on the economic :side, cannot some message of hope go out to world trade dying in the grip of almost universal restrict- ions?" He stressed that world mar- 'kets would for a long time remain essential for the Empire, and every effort should be made at Ottawa to put heart into the world and take +measures which other countries later ;might join. Mr. Thomas stressed the point that Britains were sending a very ,strong delegation as the success of the Conference is essential to the fu- ture prosperity of the Empire. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic Choice for 1U. 8, President, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York, was chosen over- whelmingly as the Democratic nom- inee for the United States Presiden- .cy. 'With the force of a stampede, the swept through the convention as the favorite sons announced, one af- ter another, their withdrawal from ,the race, and turned their votes into the swelling Roosevelt column. He was declared the nominee on the 4th ballot. The official count gave Roosevelt far more than the 770, two-thirds :majority, required, the tally being: Total votes, 1,1481. Necessary for choice, 766. Roosevelt, 945. Smith, 1901. Baker, 5i. Ritchie, 3i. White, 3. Cox, 1. Speaker John N. Garner, of Texas, was the choice of the Convention for Vice -President. The party is pledg- ed to the wet platform, and this is the first time since the Eighteenth Amendment has been in effect that. any party has adopted the wet plat- form. Old Warships May be Raised Penetanguishene—The diving opera - Take them every so often hey'li Keep you HEALTHY Sold everywhere in 25c and 75c red pkgs. CARTERS =PILLS tions to establish whether the Tig- ress and Scorpion, United States warships of the War of 1812-14, ly- ing now at the bottom- of Penetang- uishene Harbor, can be raised with- out breaking them up, scheduled to take place last Saturday, have been postponed, by the . Penetanguishene Board of Trade, because of the un- avoidable absence of Captain Carson, the diver. British Cotton Delegation Want Tariff Lowered 'London—Reduction of Canadian tariffs is essential if the chief indus- tries of the United Kingdom are to gain the volumeof trade they are "entitled to," declared the report of the British cotton delegation to Can- ada.. The cotton trade deputation has just returned from Canada, and without delay presented its report to J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Do- minions. "Nothing short of a reduction of tariff levels in the Canadian market." declared the report, "will offer us the volume of trade which the chief industries of the United Kingdom are entitled to look for under the Im- perial preferences, in return for the risks they will undoubtedly run in their foreign markets and the higher costs of living which may be un- avoidable in more normal times." Marion Talley Wed New York—Marion Talley, the Missouri girl whose meteor -like car- eer as opera singer ended with ab- rupt retirement at 23 in 1929, last week married a German pianist, Mi- chael Raucheisen, at White Plains, N.Y. Raucheisen gave his age as 43, 18 years the senior of his bride, when he applied for a marriage 'li- cense, and requested it not be made public at once. He gave his address as 5 Bayerischerplatz, Berlin, Ger- many, The bride's father is Charles M. Talley, Kansas City railway tele- grapher. Dr. MasGillivray Dies in 83rd Year Rev. Alexander Macgilivray, D.D., one of the most prominent of Unit- ed Churchmen in Canada, whose pastorates in Ontario covered more than • fifty years, died last Friday morning in the Private Patients' Pa- villion of the Toronto General Hos- pital, He was in his eighty-third year. Rev. Dr. Macgillivray's death came ,unexpectedly, although he was known to have been in poor health recently. Last Wednesday he left his bed at the hospital to attend the funeral services of his brother-in-law Daniel A. Iochrie, and tomorrow morning he was to have made an ad- dress at the induction of Rev. Geo. Woods of Grimsby to Bedford Park United Church, of which Rev. Dr, Macgillivray was for many years the minister. Eight are Rescued from Lake Ontario A strong north wind swept across Lake Ontario July 1st, causing a rough sea and resulting in a number of dinghies and canoes capsizing. Eight rescues were made by crews of the Life -Saving Department, at Toronto, and save for being ducked in the water, none of those picked up by Life -Saving boats was any the worse for the dip in the frigid water, Lost Boy Slumbers St. Thomas -While a searching party, headed by Provincial Officer Robert. Wilts, searched until 2 arm, Murray Carswell, Iona youngster, slept in the tall grass between an old fence and a vacant house. The lad had been playing, and, becoming tir- ed, lay down in the grass for a nap. He awakened as some of the search- ers were passing near the house. The search began early in the evening, farmers of the district assisting with lanterns and flashlights. Tariff War Between Irish Free State .and Britain Dublin—Tariff war between Great Britainand the Irish Free State, the prospect of which brought conster- nation to commercial and farming in- terests of the Free State, looms as a result of the Republican Govern- ment's default of land annuities pay- ments. The Republican Government of Eamonn De Valera tonight default- ed the half -yearly payment of £1,- 500,000 to the National Debt Com- missioners of Great Britain. The ac- tion had ben expected there, and 're- ports were .received in Dublin of the British Government's decision to act swiftly by imposing new duties on Irish Free. State goods, in order to raise revenue equal to the amount of the annuities. President Eamonn De Valera nev- ertheless was believed tonight to be hardening his attitude toward Great Britain. It was authoritatively re- ported that he is contemplating re- taliation in the shape of a new and drastic scale of tariffs on British products. A Gold Discovery Near Schreiber A gold discovery that may prove to be of major importance has been made by a group of prospectors in the area just north of Schreiber, where a vein of gold bearing quartz of unusual richness has been uncov- ered. The finders are Ed. Dwyer, Roy "Shorty" Collins, Pat McCoy, Bill Lynch and Bill Webster, and the man who has been grubstaking them, A. McPhee, a railwayman, of Schreiber. According to reports just brought out from Schreiber, the vein is a comparatively narrow one, av- eraging about 14 inches, but carries very high values in gold that can be seen sticking out of the quartz sam- ples, which have yielded consistently high values from $122 to $170 per ton. Ontario and Manitoba Now Joined by Highway Lenora—Ontario and Manitoba joined hands today in a unique Do- minion Day celebration, The natal day of the Dominion of Canada was chosen for the formal opening of the first highway to connect the two Provinces. Owing to the limited amount of space available where the highway crosses the boundary, only an official party witnessed the cut- ting of the silken ribbons strung ac- ross the road. Hon, William Fin- layson, Minister of Lands ,and For- ests for Ontario, cut one ribbon, and Hon. W. R. Clubb, Minister of Pub- lic Works for Manitoba, cut the oth- er. Hon. R. A. Hoey, Acting Prime Minister of Manitoba, then unveiled a cairn to commemorate the spot. • Interest, Default in Power Bonds Announcement that the Ontario Power Service Corporation, Ltd., would not pay the interest on the bonds daze last week, was not unex- pected, since the company intimated recently that existing financial con- ditions made it difficult to complete its 'power development at the Abitibi Canyon. The official statement issued by the power corporation was as fol- lows: "The Montreal Trust Com- pany, trustee under the trust deed securing the bonds of Ontario Pow- er Service Corporation, Ltd, has ad- vised the company that the interest on the bonds. due July 1, Will not be paid:The negotiations with the Ontario Government looking tothe acquisition . of the property of the company by or for the Province are proceeding, Tramps Hurl Coal at Conductor Qwen wound—D. Gregg, conductor in charge of the passenger train that runs out of Owen Sound, received severe cuts on the back of his head from pieces of coal thrown at hila by tramps who resented his action in preventing thein from riding free on his train, Windows in the passenger coaches were broken, The conduc- tor was given first-aid treatment at the Parkhead Station, and was able later to proceed in charge of his train. dt,,,,",,,",,,, i,,, l",A,I,,,,IU P,,, i„u,gO,,, a/un NEWS of the DISTRICT A Barn Is Burned Tramp Is Suspected. As there appears to be ground for suspicion that the large barn of Jos- eph Riley, about a utile and a quart- er east of Vesta, was fired by a tramp who, begging a meal and lod- ging, called at the former's home, Provincial Constable McClevis is en- deavoring to locate him. Up to Wed- nesday afternoon his efforts were un- successful,— Walkerton Telescope Bad Fire Averted. Fire broke out about six -thirty p. nt. on Sunday in a shed back of the main business section on the north side of main street. The fire brigade was quickly on the scene and the blaze was soon under control andex- tinguis:hed. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the prompt arrival of the brigade at the blaze undoubtedly saved the town from a serious fire, which would almost certainly have occurred had any of the surrounding buildings caught fire.— Listowel Banner. A Little Unusual. Rural population has been decrea- sing for some years all over Canada with a gradual gain in the larger centres. This year of depression has caused Culross Township to advance. Jobless sons and daughters of the farm home have returned to the bre- ad and butter of the farm. An incre- ase of 45 in noticed on the 1932 Voters List.— Teeswater News. Breaks Quarantine To Attend Movies The versatility of youth knows no bounds. Just when there is a wail a- bout adults and children breaking measles quarantine, an eight-year-old lad, recovering from the diease slip- ped out a window of his home and is reported to have attended a mat- inee along with hundreds of other children. Goderich Star. Presentation To Rev. And Mrs. Craw. During the past few days, prior to the departure of Rev. and Mrs. Craw to their new charge in Dorchester, several presentations have been made as a token of remembrance of their many friends in Lucknow. The Bowling Club presented Mr. Craw with a silver rose basket and candle-, sticks and from the choir to Mr. and Mrs. Craw a silver water pitcher. Mrs. Craw an active and enthusiastic worker in all departments of the church and as a means of expressing appreciation for her untiring efforts the following remembrances were presented to her: from the Unity Class, a necklace; from the W.M.S. a floor lamp and from the Sunday School, the Y,P,S. and the Young Men's Class, an aeropack.—Lticknow Sentinel. Retires ,Front Business Life,. After nearly a half century of bus- iness life in this town, Mr, J. M, Schinbein is retiring from active par- ticipation in business and is turning the management' over to his son, Mr. J. A, Schinbeln, and will enjoy a well earned rest from the cares of busin- ess life, Mr, Schinbein' has been in Listowel for over forty-seven years. —Listowel Banner. A Police Dog Jumps, Breaking Master's Leg, Mr. Gus Heffernan, of Guelph, a disabled war veteran, who with his wife and nephew, had come to spend the week -end with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Pat O'Reilly, on the Elora Road between Cargill and Eden Grove, sustained a fracture of his left leg, last Saturday night, when the weight of his police dog, jumping after a cat, fell against it.— Walk- erton Telescope. Will Not Raise Sunken Dredge. It is unlikely that the government dredge. Q. & R. No. 1, which sank in lake Huron off Bayfield on Thur- sday of last week, will be raised. This is the opinion now advanced, although contrary to that held earl- ier in the week by those in charge of the investigation into the condit- ion of the sunken vessel. J. E. La - Rochelle, of the Federal Department of Public Works, was here early this week and made an investigation as. to the dredge, which was located on Saturday. She lies in eighty-two feet of water, and the view held is that she would hardly be worth the cost of raising her.— Goderich Signal. Caught In Mower Knife: Child Killed. A very sad accident occured at the farm of Mr. Harold Watson, St. Vin- cent Township on Tuesday afternoon of last week, in which his small son Herbert, aged three, was so seriously injured that he died Wednesday mor- ning in Owen Sound hospital. Mr. Watson was driving the mower when the team bolted. The little boy was caught in the knife of the mower. —Durham Chronicle. Early Potatoes. The editor is looking forward to his dinner today, having received this morning from Mr. John Hussey a generous gift of new potatoes from his fine garden on maitland Road.— Goderich Signal.' "It's An ill Wind—" Mr. W. L. Forrest, local contract- or, has been awarded the contract for the deepening of the Kincardine harbor channel. This is the job that was to be done by the dredge that foundered in Lake Huron last week. Mr. Forrest left on Tuesday in the tug bearing his name for Colling- wood, where his .dredge the T. C Carey, is already being equipped for the work.— Goderich Signal. Returns Verdict Of Accidental Death, A verdict of accidental death was returned by a corner's jury in Forest last Friday after investigating the circumstances surrounding the death on Sunday afternoon, June 19th, of Camille Snauwaert, aged 21, of Sarn- ia township, who was killed in an automobile collision halfway betwe- en Forest and Thedford. The verdict which came at the conclusion of 40 minutes' deliberation by the jury.— Forest ury.Forest Free. Press. An Unusal Accident Eight clamps were required to stop the flow of blood from a wound in the head receiver by Mr. J. A. Parks of Thornbury. Mr. Parks was endea- voring to release a hen from under- neath a platform board by the pig shed and was lying on the ground in his endeavor to reach the strayed hen. He unthinkingly lifted his head before he was entirely out from be- neath the boards, and in so doing the top of his head struck two pro- jecting spikes, causing a deep gash. He suffered a loss of about a quart I Buyers ,Of 1 at Cream, Eggs .1 And PoultryI THE UNITED FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY, LIMITED. Wiingham9 - Ontario. Phone 271 Niaaaaaaaoaaaaaa®smmumummaaaaaa NIECCIFIALIBILIE FVIELY '111 EUF Travellers' Cheques issued by The Dominion Bank axe re- cognized the world over. When travelling carry you funds in this safe and conven- ient form. Cheques may be purchased at any branch of this Bank. THE DOMINION BANK ESTABLISHED 1871 J. R. M. Spittal, Mgr. Wingharn Branch 312 of blood before a doctor could be called to fix the injury with clamps. —Tara Leader. Accident Victim Succumbs Never having regained conscious- ness due to a severe concussion of the brain resultant from his being thrown through the top of his car, a big LaSalle sedan, when it somer- saulted on the Elora Road in front of Mr. Pat. Reilly's farm, about a mile this side of the Eden Grove corner, due to a rear tire blowing out and causing the machine to swerve and go out of control, Mr. Clifford J. Prangley, of the head of- fice of the Royal Bank, Toronto, owner and driver of the car, died in Bruce County Hospital. -Walkerton Herald -Tithes. Celebrated Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baker, es- teemed residents of Seaforth for many years, quietly celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of marriage at their home there on Friday, July 1. They were married in Mitchell on July 1, 1882, by the Rev. W. H. Pas- coe, and shortly afterwards moved to Seaforth, where they have since resided, Mr. and Mrs. Baker bath enjoy the best of health and are able to take part in all activities. They have been the recipients of many congratulations from a host of friends. Has Little Trouble Winning Ontario Title Olympic Test Ahead Bob Stoddart had little trouble in winning the Ontario open pole vault- ing championship at Toronto last THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR Soniewliat Of An Annoyance r > � , Nei -coos., fF 'qU DOl'�' T STOP MOVii' THAT 'THING kikau ao 1'M I,tNT3-a *TO Ot2OP SOME OF `MESE PtiViES Cr wi m • Saturday. Wearing the colors of the G.A.A.A. he cleared the bar at 12 ft., inches. He was trying for the Olympic standard, 12 feet, 9 inches, when his pole broke. He tried a new pole, but could do nothing with it. Merton Mackinnon, West End "Y" and Dave Almas, Hamilton Olympic, each vaulted 11 feet, 6 in. Since his return Stoddart has been practicing daily with a new pole. At the Olympic tests at Hamilton on July 15-16 he will be pitted against Vic Pickard, who has a mark of 13 feet 31 inches, made some years ago. Bob confidently expects to make the Olympic mark, but fully appreciates he has his work cut out.—Goderich Star. BROKER COMMITTED BY BRUSSELS COURT Goderich—J. P. Johnstone, Toron- to broker, is in jail here, having been committed at Brussels last Wednes- day by County Magistrate C. A. Reid on a charge of conspiracy in conned. tion with the sale of Amalgamated Creameries stock. The charge is laid under the Security Frauds Preven- tion Act. Officers of the Attorney - General's Department have been in- vestigating for some months. It is alleged that the investors have been swindled out of over $100,000. Francis J. I3yles, salesman for Johnstone, was committed on three counts, fraud, conspiracy and theft. The latter charge was laid by John- stone, who claims Byles failed to ac- count for $29,000. Both accused waived preliminary hearing, but the testimony of Inspec- tor Ward, C.I.D., and other Crown officers was 'heard, as was that of several of the alleged defrauded in- vestors, Byres has been in jail for months. No application for bail has yet been made for Johnstone. He is repres- ented by Colonel Barker of Toronto.' Mail: "X left my last place because I was told to do something I didn't Iike." Prospective Mistress: "Really? :What was that?" "Look for another job." a Ii' * * "Gladys celebrated her 'birthday last week." "Did she take the day off?" "The day off? She took two yeats offl" Banks: "You and Smith don't seem so friendly nowadays. Does he owe you some money?" kTarris: "No, but he wants t&'