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Zurich Herald, 1937-05-06, Page 3Summary of the Periodical Health Tests Are Pre- dicted by Doctor' TORONTO—That the time will come in Canada when every adult Will be subjected to a comprehensive Medical health examination periodic - was the view expressed Friday by Dr. R. J. Brooke. In the mean- time, arguments in favor of volun- tary •examinations were advanced by the doctor before the C•ouneil of Tor- onto Branch, Health League of Can- ada, meeting at the Central Y.M.C,A., Cow Adopts Tactics of C.I.O. TUGASKE, Sask.—The most un- usual sitdowner in Canada is a cow, W. 3, Moore, farmer in this district, 90 miles from Regina, said the other day. He took a fresh cow to this vil- lage and it refused to give milk. Later it wouldn't eat and eventually sat down on the job. When returned to the farm the cow put away a good meal. Relief Grant Reduced TORONTO—The Federal grant-in- aid to the Province of Ontario for di- rect relief has been reduced' from $803,250 monthly to $600,000, Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced Friday. The reduction will be effective from May 1 to July 1. Relief recipients in the Province will not suffer because of the reduc- tion, however: The Provincial Gov- ernment will continue existing finan- edal arrangements with the munici- palities. Demand Counsel Wear Dignified Pants VANCOUVER—Lawyers here will peep up judicial dignity. They will dispense with grey flannel trousers and tan shoes when appearing before 'Vancouver courts, an announcement said. Peel Farmers Hopeful BRAMPTON—Farmers of Peel are more hopeful of abundant crops with the dry, warm weather of the past two days. Fall wheat crops and grass drops look promising, they say, and if spring seeding can be ac- complished within the next week, there is a possibility of catching up with the already late season, W. A. Russell, corn -borer inspector for the county, has issued warnings that all corn stubble must be plowed under or burned by May 20. Ponder Flood Curb LONDON, Ont.- With acres, of western Ontario laid low by floods, Idle London branch of the ari„AInstitute of Canada will, at its vert meeting, go into a consideration of flood control of district streams. Such a program was arranged some W eeks before the disaster broke. Majer S. W. Archibald was billed to present a paper on "Flood Control of Western Ontario Streams" Finance and Industry A paper mill will be erected in Hamilton by Gerald T. Shipman, Co., Ltd., of London, Ont., at cost of $500,- 000, it is revealed in a survey of finance and industry for the week. Other bright spots include: Montreal—Gaspesia Sulphite Com- preparing to re -open the pulp mill within three pang are Chandler months. Chatham, N.B.—A $100,000 plant for the bagging of .cement will be built here by Canada Cement Com- pany. Port Arthur—Boyles Bros. Drilling (Eastern) Ltd. will construct a $20,- 000 machine shop and will manufac- ture diamond drills for the mining in- dustry. Three Rivers—Wage increases af- fecting about 2,800 employees are announced by two paper companies, Consolidated Paper Corporation and Canadian International Paper Com- pany. Hamilton—• Beginning this week Canadian Westinghouse Company will inaugurate a 44 -hour week with wages unchanged from the 48-hour week. Montreal—Canadian Copper Refin- ers Ltd. have increased wages by five cents an hour for 350 employees. Port Arthur—About 300 men are employed by Lake Sulphite Pulp Mills Company on construction of plant and spur line near Nipigon and 1,500 wil'1 be employed in the com- pany's enterprise by mid -summer. Pact Is Signed TORONTO— After two extended sessions Louis Fine, chief conciliation officer of the Ontario Department of Labor, announced that an agreement had been reached between McKinnon Industries, St. Catharines, ,and the company's employees. This agree- ment is substantially along the gen- eral lines of the' Oshawa and Windsor General Motors'. agreements, with special provisions as to wages and hours for the St. Catharines. plant, Mr. Fine sat in at two sessions during which the terms of the agree- ment were reached, It ,now awaits approval of a general meeting. The company was represented at the hearing by Harry Carmichael and W. A. Wecker, general manager of the plant. The employees were repre- sented by J. L. Cohen and a negotiat- ing committee, Hamilton Firm Given $150,000 Kingston Job KINGSTON — Contract for the erection of the new Craine biochem- istry building at Queen's University, to cost about $150,000, has been awarded to the Frid Construction Company of Hamilton. The new building is made possible by the be- quest of the late Dr. Craine of Smiths Falls, one of the first women medical graduates of Queen's, who willed more than $300,000 to the uni- versity. Dairy Fined 16 Times MONTREAL. Sixteenth convic- tion in a year was registered this week against Laiterie Perfection for selling milk below the price set by the Dairy Commission Act. The dairy was fined $200 for selling three uarts and two pints of milk for forty cents, two cents below the set price. CernPlete Last Link World Air Service HONGKONG.•—A 3U -year dream of round -the -world air service be- came reality with the arrival of the Hongkong Clipper from Manila on the first regular flight between the two cities. The Clipper, bridging the last 700 -mile gap in the North America- 'Asia service, placed the final link in ,an airplane chain whereby it is possible to encircle the world n 1Q s +tbar a month, using scheduled corn - Marcia planes. The craft brought 2,500 pounds of Cargo, including 100,000 letters and newspapers. peiitors were cut off from their rus tourers in the • morning, In :flood -ravaged Tillsonblt where damage was estimated, .$100,000 and waters .surged threat; the business streets, Rnbert }Iamb' - ton, a theatre manager, took out, $25,000 building permit, Ile plan to erect new stores and apartme houses, Forty-eight thousand eggs in chick hatchery were spoiled at Dun villa when high water interrupted Hydro power. The eggs were in ele trie incubators. Married Half Century BRAMPTON, — This week marked the golden wedding anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. James Stephens, who, since their marriage at Newcastle, England, have been residents of Brampton. Both were born near Liskeard in Cornwall, and both are 79. As a young man working near Newcastle, Mr. Stephens became dis- satisfied with the wages he was :e- ceiving, and decided to leave the Old Country for Canada. Mary Ann Hus- band joined him. They were married and left within several days for Brampton, where the groom's elder brother had already found himself a home. Symptoms in Pupils •Reveal Mental Cases SMITHS FALLS,—Addressing an audience of more than 200 here, Dr. F. A. Jones, principal of the Ottawa Normal school, declared that much of the mental illness existing today might be averted, through the recog- nition by teachers of symptoms in the pupils in their classes. Dr. Jones mentioned the seclusive pupil as an example. In these cases steps should be taken by parents and teachers to investigate conditions. Otherwise, he said, the child might eventually become a suicide. The speaker said boys and girls of today were fully as wholesome and as intelligent as their parents. fie spoke of education as "big business", pointing out that 140 million dollars was spent annually in Canada in teaching the young. Quirks of the Flood Anticipating the collapse of the Thames Street bridge in Ingersoll, a South Side baker made extra deliv- eries to the North :Side Tuesday on night. In the middle of the night the bridge was swept away and his com- After the- trestle was erected carloads of cinders were dumped 1 to make a 12 -foot fill. Over this trestle the Chicago -Mon treat train, due in Toronto at 3.4, a,m,, passed in safety and the maid line traffic resumed. 160 -Foot Trestle Built in 18 Hours TORONTO. The C.N,R. mat line between London and, Toronto open again after having been blocke. by a washout and train wreck at Beachville which took the lives of the train's engineer and fireman Working at top speed to clear th line, railway construction crews a complished the surprising feat o building a trestle 100 feet long in 1 hours, It replaces the washed oil section at Beachville. i SPORT By KEN TODAY EDWARDS Well, it looks like old ''Diz" Dean has closed his front door for a while to sing his sareas, tic theme song.= "A hit is as good as a mile". What, No hits! Dean has pitch- ed 19 innings in a row into the teeth of. Cincin- nati : and Chicago. heavy hitting machines and now -`wa catch them chanting "Gone with the wind". . Not a .11. in 19 innings and 10 Cubs struck out — niz woik Diz. • Records show that Syracuse" has one of the largest gelds in. the Inter- national league. It is 335 ,feet from the home plate to right fence, 335 to left, and 465 to centre. Did you know that in 1887 George Stoveyy, pitcher, won 35 games tot Newark? Incidentally in 1923 "Lefty" Gr;oz,a struck out 330 batters for Baltimore. Coming -back to earth and canvass we mention a strong man, in `Nu "knotty" - game called • "wxass Cliff "swede"•-OlsonA to these'ports both Jack Corcoian ways makes 'em feel so' at home hva•e that they don's want to leave. Olson is mighty speedy and packs many a thrill. He says his real hob- bies • are golf and driving a car alone. • ' If he is in California: and is match- ed to fight in New York or any point. south of the Yukon, he'll;start out in his car and arrive in his car '— such is Clifford "Swede" Olson. Just to boost your spirits -'= we hear that Dean Detton, world's champ. will be here in a few weeks. We'll be with ya, • nipeg, • ' - o - +o'v'o'o'a1'a sw o'a ees o'4.eieS ererome .e:nd e se: me celer, ox ©oN easant Mayor Will Officiate Its Forward To Windsor.'' Simpson Ceremony MONT'S, Prance, -- The peasant ayor of Mentes, Jean Mercier, who ways lectures newlyweds on the portance of big .families, Sunday id he had been .asked to officiate t the wedding of the Duke of Wind - or gond Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Edward, who, is expected here uesday afternoon to join Mrs, Simla - on at the Chateau de Cande, will have the "last word" in the wedding arrangements, but Mayor Mercier already has been approached regard- ing the ceremony. "I have been planning to retire from politics for some time, so this will be the climax of my career," r said the Mayor. The Mayor refused to discuss the wedding "speech" which he will de- liver after Edward and Mrs. Simpson have given their answers to the ten- minute French civil ceremony, But he is known throughout Northern France for his eloquent and lengthy marriage sermons. The Chateau de Cande bustled with activity tonight when Mrs. Simpson's host, Charles Bedaux, returned from Paris to join in preparations for Ed- ward's arrival. French Secret Police have made arrangements for the Duke of Wind- sor to travel inconspicuously across France from his retreat at St: Wolf- gank, Austria. He will board the Orient Empress in Austria, but, some- where between the French frontier and Paris, he will detrain and proceed to Monts by automobile, • It was expected that he would avoid Paris, travelling to th Tour- aine region by way of Orleans. A staff of gardeners has pct the chateau's golf course in tip-top shape and Edward is expected to play witi' Herman. L. Rogers, Mrs. Simpson's champion at Monts and her host at Cannes on the French Riviera. Mash Used To Mend ;1. niers Retired Male Fnriployees Rem- inisce en Duties Of Cid Engineers WINNIPEG, — Memories cf days when railroading was young and the duties of au engineer ranged from the trimming of wicks of coal oil head- lights to patching blown boilers with bran mash, were revived here when 200 retired employees met as guests at the Annual Canadian Pacific As- sociation dinner. - Veteran "Bill" Edwards, old-time in'er,,,fondly recalled the celebra- tion that marked the arrival of the "Countess cf •Dufferin," Winnipeg's first 'engine, when she steamed into the growing town — by boat. The "Countess" was shipped by stern- wheeler from Fargo, North Dakota, as tracks 'from the east had not yet been laid into Winnipeg, Shipment of troops to suppress the Riel rebellion in Saskatchewan saw the arrival of the first "through" train from Montreal, in .1885, but -even then the militia were forced to march . over a 100 -mile stretch still uncompleted somewhere east of Win - ►.1 ►1 • 11 ►1 1s i r Commencing next week you: will find on this page a tine new fea- ture entitled "News on Parade."... It will consist of comment on the highlights of the week's news. It will not be just another news re - 04V view but a snappy commentary on the outstanding happenings of the 1.4week, the events, the goings and comings that make current history. X01 The commentator will range around the world for his material. 1 -le A will go here, there, and . everywhere, but Canada and Ontario will have the preference. "News on Parade" will be interesting, informa- tive, entertaining, a column that you will look for each week and read A'' with thorough enjoyment. Watch for it! ..Art's.. <w • 4 STARTING .NEXT WEEK NEWS• ON PARA 1 E Yukon Protests B. C. Annexation No Confidence in Province Sags Council --- Sentiment of Territory j Described as Overwhelmingly Apposed To Change DAWSON, Y.T.—Declaring it had "no confidence" in the financial ability of British Columbia to take over ad- ministration of the Yukon Territory, the Yukon Council Friday passed a resolution protesting the proposed an- nexation of this northern territory by the coast province. A memorial expressing this opposi- tion will be sent the Governal-Gen- eral-in-Council. Breaking a silence maintained since Monday, when Premier Patullo of British Columbia announced an agreement had been reached with the Federal Government whereby the Yu- kon would be merged with British Columbia, the council of three elected menmbers passed the resolution "firmly and emphatically" protesting the proposal The council urged that the people of bhe Yulcon be given a chance through plebiscite to vote on the nat- ter. The annexation would be a "vio- lation of their democratic rights as CantE'dian citizens" unless their ap-, proval was first obtained, the council said. The council expressed the opinion that British Columbia laws were in many ways fundamentally unsuited to the needs of the Yukon, and that their introduction would mean an "unsettling of capital," "Sentiment in the territory is over- whelmingly opposed to the change," the council declared. Tree May Be Focal Fir}int in Garden Of Suitable Size and Form, It Sets Scale For Planting In choosing a focal point of inter- est in the garden — which may be a piece of statuary or some other such structural unit — a single tree, arch- ing its boughs over it, will suffice as a complement of green that will lend warmth to the static ornament. And so a simple, pleasing composition is evolved. There is hardly another single unit of living interest that will do as much for a layout as a single tree that is well placed. It must be of suitable variety, size and forms, for it gives and fixes a "scale" for the entire planting. It frames views, it casts a shadow, varying with the movement of the sun; and lastly, its silhouette against the sky adds a quality of en- chantment. The unit next in importance may well be the plane, or .floor; and for this a fine green carpet of grass sure- ly gives much comfort to the eye and a fine blending colour for adjacent units. The grass and the tree are in themselves not a garden. They are to be surrounded with an enclosure, either a wall of structural material or a hedge of living green. Privacy is thus provided. Within this canctum the designer paints a picture or se- veral pictures, according to his fancy. ---- - Furnace Is Safe From Lighting MONTREAL, The furnace is the place to go to be safe from lightning, according to K. B. McEachron, re- search engineer, addressing the El- ectrical Club here. Completely sur- rounded by metal, a human would be safe from a stroke of lightning and, a.; a rule, the only spot in the home where he, or she, could be so encased would be inside the furnace, he ex- plained. "This may sound facetious," he said, "but it was the conclusion that was reached by a conference of elec- trical engineers." Now that automo- bile bodies were made of steel they too afforded safety, though, he warn- ed, it would be unwise to get out to change a tire. The popular notion that rubber -soled shoes acted as a safeguard was unfounded for "if the lightning has enough, power what does a quarter of an inch of rubber amount to," Mr. McEachron pointed out. When a thunderstorm bursts the things to avoid are sitting on radia- tors or on the edge of a bed, he said, the point being that the human body TO TAKE PART IN CORONATION CEREMONIES. arrived M the,det--hma;t of I..C.1bi.P. whicb will be present at the Clrotuiatl theion y KingembaGeorge oretVI Duchess of Yortieal England charge S"rtullet ,(fropt .centre). They stayed at the Hussar Armory of Sub -Inspector must not be so placed as to intercept the charge in its course to conductors of electricity. Made 60,000 Motorcycles For British During War BRISTOL, Eng. — William Doug- las, founder of the Douglas Motor- cycle Company, one of the largest in Great Britain, died recently at the'age of 78 years. He supplied the British army with 60,000 motor- cycles during the world war. 14 ,oa 0 0/ rat ;' MAETS in + u' t' TS !:!. y "tYzn0101 11:1;0 :oma :01:0:.. o y yI I•X it 1 Poultry and Eggs Buying prices: Toronto—Dealers are quoting pro- ducers for ungraded eggs, delivered cases returned: Eggs— Grade A large 18 tb 00 a Grade A medium 17 to 00 Grade B 15 to 16 Grade C 14 to 15 Dealers are quoted on graded eggs, cases free: Grade A large -. -_ 21 to 00 Grade A medium _.__ 20 to 00 Pullets 18 to 00 Grade B 17 to 00 Grade C 17 to 00 POULTRY Prices paid to country shippers: Dressed. • Sel. A. Sel. B. Young Turkeys - 8 lbs. and over market price Young Geese - 8 to 12 lbs. market price Dressed, Milk Sel. A. Sel. E. Fed A. Spring Broilers - 1 to 134 lbs _.-17 15 20 1% to 2 lbs. ....20 18 22 2 to 2% lbs. 21 19 23 2% to 3 lbs. _-_-22 20 24 Young Chickens - 5 lbs. and over --_-18 16 20 4 to 5 lbs. 16 14 18 2% to 4 lbs. 14 12 16 Dressed. Sel. A. Sel B. Fatted Hens— Over 5 lbs. 15 13 4 to 5 lbs, 14 12 3% to 4 ibs, 12 11 3 to 3% lbs. 11 10 Old Roosters— Over 5 lbs. 12 10 (Red and -black feath- ered birds 2c per lb. less than above prices) Other Fowl— Young ducks, white, 4 to 5 lbs. 18 15 Over 5 lbs. 20 17 (Colored ducklings, 3c less.) Guinea fowl, per pair --75 00 Domestic rabbits, per lb. 12 00 Note • Heads and wing tips must be oil geese and ducks. C grade poultry 3c per pound less than B grade. GRAIN QUOTATIONS Following are Saturday's quota- tions on local grain transactions for car lots, prices on basis c.i f. bay ports: Manitoba wheat—No. 1 Northern, 81.39%; No. 2 Northern, $1.86%) No. 3 Northern, 81.32%; No. Northern, $1,29 ri ; No. 5 Northern, $1.23%; No. 6 wheat, $1.18%; spe- cial No. 6, 81.08 ; feed wheat, 98',c V, c-.iern oats—No. 2 C.W., 62110,. No. t', C.W., G11.1c; extra No. 1 feed oath, G [ %c; No, 1 feed, 60111c; mixed' fled rats, 52c. Manit oba barley—No. 3 C.W., 73'..'2!; No. 5 C.W., 75%c; No. 1 feed screenings $'35 per ton. Argentine corn, $1.01. Ontario grain, approximate prices track shipping point --Wheat, $1.25 to 81.30; oats, 530 to 56c; barley, 62e to 65c; corn, 90c to 05c; rye, 95c to 97c; malting barley, 85e to 90c; milling oats, 52c to 54c.