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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1932-12-01, Page 7'Thursday, December, 1, 1932 ?$$$$$Neereimoolletra 4�. THE WINGRAM ADVANCg-TIMES Worid Wide News In Brief Fore Old Toronto Hotel Assigns Paper setting forth a voluntary as- signment of the Prince George Ho- tel Company were filed at Osgoode Hall in Bankruptcy Court, when it was , ordered that the hotel should carry. on business as usual. The ap- tpointment of Trusts "and Guarantee 'Coanpany 'Limited, as custodian,` was ;approved by O. E, Lennox, The for- mer "Ro.ssin House, as the hotel used to be called; dates back to 1856; it suffered serious damage by fire 'in 1862, 'Land Goes Cheap "Woodstock—Land went for little more than one cent an acre here at :the Oxford County Treasurer's sale of land for taxes. This particular `bargain was a parcel of 150 acres of. land in Blandford Township, which -was knocked down to B. Skillings, Blandford, for $2. Mr, Skillings was the large purchaser at the sale, ac- quiring. more than 222 acres -for a total outlay of $15. Of course, all -the lands disposed of were not quite .sc cheap. .Payment of U.S. Debt. *Will Create Harship Birmingham, England— Revealing -that resumption of war -debt pay- ments in December would require a -considerable increase in the income lax, Right Hon, Neville Chamberlain, 'Chancellor of the British Exchequer, said 'that "front the point of view of the possibility of maintaing the pros- perity of our industries, and from the point of view of justice,". this result is "absolutely insufferable," ment in certain lines of export 'trade to Empire countries was evident im- mediately after the Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference, but this had been offset to some extent by the re- cent fall in value' of the British pound it was stated when the Executive Committee and Executive. Council, of the Canadian Manufacturers' Associ- ation gathered here. Senate Suggests Co -Operation Between Railways Ottawa—Pending determination of the fate of the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway 13i11, now before the Railways Committee of the Upper House, which undoubt- edly will involve drastic action on the nation's railway problem, . 'the Senate passed a motion urging, the two railways to co-operate in the el- imination of wasteful 'competition. The resolution was sponsored by Senator Casgrain ` of Montreal and was in the following terms; "In the opinion of the Senate, for the purpose of expediting the attain- ment of all the possible economies by mutual co-operation, pending the determination sof the present Railway Bill `A', a certain number of officials of the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. and an equal number of officials of, the Canadian National Railway Co. should meet to co-operate in, elimin- ation of some of the duplieatiolit of 11 the railway service, with a view to economy in this service," Sessions Closed at Ottawa:— Will Meet Again in January Ottawa -The preliminary session wihich opened on the sixth of Octo- ber and which was called, primarily 10 pass upon the Imperial Conferen 'ce agreements, adjourned. last Friday until the end of January after royal assent had been given to' the enact- nients by the deputy governor -gen - ural, Justice Duff. It has taken seven weeks to ac- -complish a work which, in the opin- ion of many, might well have been done in two weeks, The discussions Slave been mainly, of course, on the dii'erent phases of the conference agreements but they have embraced ns well unemployment and conditions in the farming industry and, partic- ularly in the Senate, the railway sit- uation. The anticipated debate on the pen- itentiary question failed to material- '1ze wlien an item of estimates, upon which a discussion might have been lung, went through without anything being said. 'Decline of Pound Offsets Gains Montreal—Quite marked iniprove- War Debts to be Paid Washington — President Hoover launched — with the knowledge , of Franklin Roosevelt ! a request that foreign debtors meet the December 15 .payments on their war debts to the United States. Simultaneously, and in the face of Congressional opposition, he pro- posed legislative creation- of an ag- ency to review international financial pledges in connection with world ec- onomic and disarmament problems. In view of deermined objections made on, Capitol Hill, especially by Democratic powers in the House, there seems little chance for such a United States Commission. Mgr. Vass has been eonunissioeed. by the 'resident to try his hand at the formation of a Government that could find support in the Reichstag. Hitler previously had declined to ac- cept the Chancellorship himself, Germany Has Trouble Finding Leader Berlin—Appoinment of another "Presidential" Cabinet, . responsible only to the President, appeared a likelihood after Reichstag party lead- ers reported to President vonllin- dcnburg that they could notagree on a Chancellor. Mgr. 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This requires very moderate savings on 5' yoiir part• • i s' � I We shad be pleased to send full particulars regarding a policy for you, with annual deposit required at your age. .�.�. ..4011 .:...46..44,.4,..$1•�����.�...�46 1(5) THE •� uual Life 1111 AssuranceCompany of Canada Il'ead 'Office: Waterloo, Ont. oitaabliehed1849 Meese send particulars of your 20 Year Endowment Policy Name.. •• •• $66 Address: .0 .11 11.101.••••100,6 o, Age.. .....:................+: ''ilk'. ""Y'. Booth. C.L.U., Dist. Agent, Wingham, Wm. Webster, Agent, R.R. No. 2, L ucicnow, Ont. I2, H. Martyr , Agent, Ripley Oxit. 1111.... 1111.. Northern Settlers to Make Ties North .Bay—The Thniskaming & Northern Ontario Railway Commis- sion is placing orders largely with bonafide Settlers along the main and branch lines for 150,000 railway ties, George W, Lee, Chairman of the Commission, announced on returning' to his office from an inspection trip which took him to Moosonce. The outlay will be approximately $125,- 000 "This should ensure that a large number: of the settlers of the T. & N,O, area will be provided, with remunerative work for the winter months," Mr. Lee remarked. Deficit for Year to be Small One Toronto. -There will be a deficit, slight and not serious, Hon. E. A. Dunlop, provincial treasurer for On- tario, says in answering the criticism of Mitchell F. Hepburn, IVI.P., On- tario Liberal leader. Mr. Hepburn, in an address, criticized the "mis- leading financial statements" issued by the Conservative government, and said, something like $45,000,000 was water out, when a stiff breeze that was blowing slammed shut the only door he had open in the big double garage of his brother, Orville, in the East Ward, Peeling himself weakening and un- able to get to his feet, Ile was slow- ly sncetunbing to the fumes when he heard his nephew, Robert ICain, ag- ed about 14, whistling whUc proceed- ing along the sidewalk oto his home nearby, and With all the remaining strength he possessed, shouted to the. lad. Hearing. someone call his name from the direction of the garage, the boy hurried thither and on opening the door and discovering the pros- trate form of his uncle on the floor, ,hurried into. the house for help. — Walkerton Herald -Tories. Deer Sighted Near Town Mrs, Geo. Shipley, just east of town, saw a deer running' across a field of her farm the other day. It scampered off `towards the woods as swiftly as it could, almost too swift- ly for one to get a good look at it. Clinton News -Record. Power for New Factory Work on the erection of three big transformers to supply power for the Botany Dry Spinners was commenc- ed by the staff of the Public Utilit- added to the, debtof the province thistles Commission. Wednesday after- year. Mr. Dunlop would not specify what the deficit would be this year. He said,however, that the govern- ment had effected a $4,000,000 sav- ing in controllable ordinary expendi- ture. Mr. Dunlop also denied a rum- or that direct relief payments would be capitalized this year. 2700 Chinese Peasants Slain Shanghai—A Chinese Foreign Of- fice communique published here,. charged that 2,700 Chinese peasants were massacred recently in Northern Manchuria by Japanese troops. The mass killing was done with machine guns, the communique said. Inhabitants of the villages of Ping - Ting -San, Chien-Chinpae and Litze kou, 10 and 16 miles northeast of Fushun, were assembled in a ditch, while Japanese soldiers serched the villages for Chinese volunteers, the announcement said. It was explain- ed that the villages were suspected of co-operating with and harbouring the volunteers. London Hears Bear Lake Rich in Radium London—Prediction that Canada's Great Bear Lake mineral area will rival in value the great radium -pro- ducing I(atanga area of the Congo, was made by Major Bernard Day, speaking before the Institute of Min- ing and Metallurgy. Major Day is engineer in • charge of field operat- ions for Bear ;Exploration and Rad - jinn, working in the Great Bear area: NE,' S of the IST l A. ICT noon under the *Superintendent, H. J. Cameron, Kincardine Review - Reporter. Will Play 'Badminton The Palmerston Tennis Club are sponsoring Badminton as a fall and winter sport and have obtained space for a court in the old. Orange Hall above the waterworks plant. There are already quite a number interest- ed in the game and on Tuesday Messrs. C, Donnelly, P. Watt, M. Howe and D. Macdonald were in Listowel, where Badminton has pro- ven so popular, for the purpose of obtaining information and pointers on the game.—Palmerston Spectator. Burns. Prove Fatal Terribly burned about the hands and body in an accident at her par- ents' home on Monday morning, Frances, five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Michael Barry, Hib- bert Township, died in the Scott Memorial Hospital here a few hours later. The mother left the room in the Barry home, three miles southwest of Dublin, for a few minutes and re- turned t� find the little girl shroud- ed in flames.. She succeeded in beat- ing eating out the fire, but Frances had been seriously burned, and Dr. F. J. Burrows who was called to the house, ordered her removed to Sea - forth Hospital. She died an hour af- ter being admitted.—Huron Exposi- tor. Factory Not to be Wrecked The old American Rattan Factory, 'which at one time was Walkerton's premier industry and' whose chief products, baby carriages and go- carts, had a coast-to-coast reputation and demand, and which lost its iden- tity when it was merged into the Canada Furniture Manufacturers Ltd filially :offered up the ghost and was. sold this spring to the Runnymede Iron and Steel Co., Toronto, a con- cern that apparently specializes in the purchasing and wrecking of va- cant factories. They appealed against the assessment of. $15,000, and were granted a reduction of $7000 on con- dition that the building would be left intact for a year at least.—Walker- ton Herald -Times, Shooting Fatality RayLehman, the eighteen -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Samuel Lehman of East Luther died in the Groves Memorial . Hospital, Fergus, the vic- tim of a shooting fatality. With his brother, the unfortunate youth was shooting in a swamp near his home on Thursday morning, The brother shot at a bird ina tree. The bullet was deflected from one of the branches and entered the victim's' ab- domen. He was rushed to the Hos- pital, where everything possible was done to save his life, but without av- ail, ----Arthur Enterprise -News. A' Near Fatality Overcome by carbon monoxide. gas, Mr, Wes. Karn came nearly los- ing his life on Friday night, and is still suffering from the effects of the fumes,. Allowing the engiito of his car to roti idle with a view tp thawing out the radiator, which had become froz- en, Kaine was underneath the ma- chine opening the valve to let the Injured in Motor Accident Mrs, Alice Thompson of this town is in Toronto General Hospital with painful and rather serious injuries re- ceived in an automobile accident near Toronto last Thursday. Her daughter, Mrs. Cliff. McManus, is with her and word was received that Mrs. Thompson is some better. She sustained injuries to her back and lacerations of the head.— Goderich Star. Refill with THE 'INEST PENNS'Y'LVANIA MOTOR. OIL Crown-Crown-DominionCo„ Oil , Limited, Distributor Hamilton' Toronto St. Catharines COLD -PROOF Pours freely at Zero. Lubricates perfectly at 20° below. 100% Penn- sylvania. S 1Vr17C11c'at at its yet it costs no more. 6atrr, F0: rzGA 0611... '4 irgham Dealer: AGE this . County Council request the Highways Department of the Prov- ince not to proceed with any con- structive work in Bruce County dur- ing 1933, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Honorable Leopold'. Macaulay, Minister of High- ways. Also, that there be no con- struction work done on our County Highway System during 1933, only maintenance." Telephone Manager Resigns Citizens of Clinton and vicinity will regret that Mrs. Clara Rumball, local manager of the Bell Telephone Company, . has sent in her resignation to the company and intends to retire. Mrs. Rumball has been manager for nearly twenty-six years, having 'been appointed on the death of her hus- band, but had been active in the work long before that, as she man- aged it during her husband's long illness.—Cinton News -Record:, Skating Party The Young People's Society of the United Church enjoyed a skating party on the farm of Mr .Robt. Ire- land, on Monday evening. .A large number were present, and enjoyed the open air exercise. After partici- pating in skating to their hearts' con- tent, lunch was servedin the home. —Teeswater News. Flesherton Bank Robbed The Flesherton branch of the Can- adian Bank of Commerce was held up last Wednesday a minute or two before closing time. Flourishing re- volvers the robbers ordered the. man- ager, Mr. Preston, and two employ- ees, tothrow up their hands, locked them in the vault, gathered up all the loose money in sight, amounting to $6,500, and departed south on No. 10 Highway. Turning west on one of the village streets they came to Durham on County Highway No. 52, passed down the street by McGow- an's mill to Highway No. 6, and then south to Toronto. After their departure from Flesh- erton, the bank employees turned in the alarm, notifying Owen Sound shortly after three o'clock, and then other surrounding towns. Unfortun- ately the message did not reach Dur- ham until about 4,15, believed after the bandits had passed through the town.—Durham Chronicle; A Sudden Death Death` came with startling sudden- ness to John J.'Smith of the Base lipe, who passed away in his sleep last week. He had been in his usual health and his death was a great shock to his family and the commun- ity.—Clinton News -Record. Truck Flappers Frighten Horses Truck drivers should; give closer attention to the 'proper securing of their tarpaulins on their loads, Car- rick farmers complain that the flap- ping covers of motor trucks frighten their horses, and several serious ac- cidents have been narrowly averted in this vicinity,—Mildmay Gazette. Car Breaks Telephone Pole On Tuesday evening as Dr, A. J. Butler of Clifford was accompany- ing a relative to Walkerton in a Wil- lys,Knight car, the machineskidded on the ice and landed up against a telephone post opposite Milton Sieg- ner's farm. The post was broken down, but the car escaped with little more than a bent bumper and a frac- tured horn. The doctor promptly re- ported the accident to the telephone company. --Mildmay Gazette. Against Paving for 1933 The Bruce County Council at its meeting last week went on record against any paving or new construc- tion work being done during 1033 when . it unanimously adopteda re- solution sponsored by Messrs, Mc- Carmel and Ard, "That in view of, the high Mate of County taxatiotl that Customer to proprietor of restaur- ant: "Your family has been establish- ed here a long time, eh?" Proprietor: "Yes, sir; the business belonged to my grandfather." Customer: "And did this fowl be- long to him too?" wesmararmarrogmeramowearamoasimair Whits for the Tousehold. To Make Milk Sour Add 1 teaspoon of Vinegar to 1 cup of sweet milk and let stand in a waren place for a few minutes. To Cut Marshmallows Easily Butter the blades of scissors. Then cut marshmallows with the buttered scissors. ---0- Hint for Washing GreasyDishes Wipe greasy' dishes with a paper before washing and ,they will wash much easier. COOKING HINTS Butter Scotch Rice Pudding First Mixture 113 cup of rice 2 cups of milk Little salt. Second Mixture 1 cup of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of butter Third Mixture 1 envelope of gelatin , cup of, cold water 1 cup of hot milk Method: Wash . rice and cook in a double boiler with milk and salt. Cook until nearly tender. Cook su gar and butter together until quite brown—not burned. Add this to rice and cook until rice is done and the caramel dissolved. Soak gelatin in cold water. Dissolve this in hot milk. Strain this into the rice mixture. Pour all into a mould and chill. Serve cold with whipped cream. Mix . dry ingredients first. Add eggs beaten slightly. Then slowly adct the butter, milk and vinegar. Cook un- til mixture thickens. Strain to make it real smooth. Keep in ice box. For fruit salad, add whipped cream to it. BAKING HINTS' Date Sticks 2 cups of brown sugar cup of butter 3 eggs. i cup of milk 8 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of soda Little salt 2 scant teaspoons of nutmeg vanilla 21 cup of nut meats 1 package of dates Method:. Cream the sugar and but- ter. Beat in eggs - one at a time. Sift soda in flour. Add nutmeg. Thea add to sugar, butter and eggs. Then —the milk' followed by the remain- ing ingredients. Pour into a greas- ed shallow pan. Bake. When cool; ctik in strips. Make sticksg inch thick and frost. _o-- Frostirig 1 cup of sugar 112, oup of milk Boil as for candy. Let cool. Then beat. If it thickens too rapidly, add. a little cream and continue to heat until frosting is thick and creamy, 0 To Test Cake Instead of using a broom straw to test cake you will find tooth picks more satisfactory, cleaner and cheap er. -o- . Orange Frosting 2 tablespoons of butter 1) or 2 cups of confectioners su- gar. 1 egg yolk Juice and grated rind of 1 orange Method: Mix butter and sugar. Cream to a paste. Add beaten egg yolk and orange. Spread. -0- Boiled Salad Dressing 2 egg yolks 1j teapsoons of melted butter k cup of milk 1. cup of vinegar 1, tablespoons of flour Little salt 1 teaspoon of mustard 1i tablespoons of sugar Little Cayenne pepper Method: Cook in a double boiler. —o— (Copyright, 1932, by The Bonnet - Brown Corporation, Chicago) Guest (at country inn): "Charming place this — seen the old wing?" Second guest: "Oh, yes, I had it for lunch." IT'S LIVER THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SO V9RETCHED Wake up your Liver Bile —No Calomel necessary For you to feel healthy and 1iappy, your Iiver must pour two pounds of liquid bile into, your bowels, every day. Without that bilo,. trouble starts. Poor digestion. Slow elimination,. Poisons in the body. General wretchedness. How can you expect to clear up a situation like this completely with mere bowel -moving salts. oil, mineral water, laxative candy or chewing gum, or roughage? They don't wake up your liver. You need Carters Little Liver Pills. 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