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TUNE 24, .19,32.
men in the County °Papers
, Wins Sthtilarship.
Miss Melly McKegs ey, d ghter
aef the Rev. S. K+. 'and• 'Mr's. h eg.-
ney, of London, formerly of C inton,
was the win of one of th' three
Leonard Foundation scholarsli se +vier-
ined •'at $100•e•each, at the B k Col-
ile'giate• this. year.—Clinton N�ws-Re-
,cord.
Death of Mrs. Churchill!.
The funeral of "Elizabeth Burns,
'widow of Thomas 'Churchill, took.
place on :Sunday, June 12th, from
'after late residence, and was largei'y
tattended. Interment wae'e made in
'Clinton cemetery. Mrs. Churchill had
teen in failing health for several
cars past but was just confined to
bed for the last two weeks. She 'way
in her 87th year, and was a member
of the Church, of England. She was
the last survivor of a family of nine,
children of the late David Burns. In
T870 she was united in marriage to
homas Churchill, who predeceased
/her eight years, his death being due
oto an accident, when the car in which
he was riding ' with his son was
tetruck by a train on the Huron and
.Bruce, just north of .Clinton. Sur-
viving are one daughter, Mrs. IR. E.
Colclough, . Goderich Township, and
three sons, David T., Clinton; Ben
W., Goderieh Township, and John W.,
Victoria, B. C.—Clinton News -Re-
cord.
Skeleton Blocks Drain.
The skeleton of a good-sized dog'
was found in the drain from the
'O'Neil corner which Mr. W. D. Fair
is having cleared out this week. How
the canine got into a six-inch drain
;pipe is a mystery. But, its has caused
,.a good deal of tronlele end, ;;,}}ncidenr••
tally, expense --sClinijon Nlsw
acord, y
Auction` Sale. - a
The furnishings and effects of the
Normandie Hotel, property of , tllle
late 'Mayor ,S. S. Cooper, were sold
by auction on Tuesday, taking most
,of the day and bringing fair prices,
.considering everything. The, event
brought a large number into town
.and on some things bidding •was
fairly keen.—Clinton News -Record. •
Henderson Reunion.
The "Henedrson Class." held their,.
thirteenth annual reunion and picnic
;at the home of 1VLr. and Mrs. George
iHlenderson, second concession, on the
.Sth of June. Members were present
from Ingersoll, Kintore, Thamesford
and Paris.—Clinton News -Record.
Teacher Appointed.
At a 'meeting of the school board
on Friday evening, F. 'Ahrens was`
appointed principal of Brussels
Continuation school, and A. M. MC-
.Kague,' of Teeswater, Wive appointed
.assistant.—Brussels Post.
Painful Accident.
A very painful accident occurred
to Mrs. !Henry Reichert, of town, on
Saturday evening. Mrs. Reichert had
been in Merner's general store doing
some shopping, and upon corning out
of the store, unfortunately missed
the bottom step, and fell out on the
'd>ard cementsidewalk with the result
,that she had a compound' fracture of
the leg. Medical aid was at once
eummohed, and the patient removed
to her home where the fracture was
adjusted, and we trussb .will soon be
Mended and healed up again+ --Zurich
Herald.
Charles Bondi to Pay $200.
A jury empanelled to bring in a
verdict in the' action of Mir_s_, James
Gouts, of M'eXiliop, for daMagee sus-
tained in 0 'eat accident' October lath
last when Charles Bondi's fruit truck
crashed into her car in gaming, ase
seareed the> dsa!mages she sustained at
$290. The Itecident occurred on the
county highway between Blyth and
'Walton about three miles east of
Blyth. !Mrs. Coutts was . in delicate
state of heaitat the time and, as
a result of fine nervous shock as
claimed gave nth to a ehild the
same night (prematurely) and the
child lived only a few .days. Mrs.
Coutts was acoornpanried by Miss
Violet 'Carter in her car at the time
of the accident. When the ease was
called neither Mr. Bondi nor his
counsel appeared. Only the evidence
of Mrs. 'Coutts and' of her doctor, Dr.
Sproat, in Seaforth, was taken, show-
ing the injuries she had sustained,
and the judge gave the jury a series
of questions to answer as; the result
of which he entered judgment for
$200 damages. 'The jury considered
the defendant negligept and that this
was the cause of the accident, that
the evidence did not show negligence
on the part of the plaintiffs 'and in
their opinion the premature birth was
the result of the accident. This ;was
the only jury case set down for trial.
—,Goderich Star. .
Enlarging and Repairing.
The Goderich Elevator Co., is hav-
ing its power house and office build=
ing enlarged and repaired. The front
is being constructed of reinforced
, tencrclte. About two feet extra space
ink: front is secured by the improve-
ments and a email rt%bm at the rear.
One corner of the boiler room wall
also has been rebuilt.
Start Drilling This Week.
The contract for sinking the new
well at the Goderich Salt Co.'s pro-
perty has been let to Jordan -Roberts
Sales, Ltd., of Brantford, which has
equipment already on the ground and
it is expected a start will be made this
week. The work will take a month
to two months according to the depth
found necessary and the work will be
continued night and day.—Goderich
Star. •
t1'aught in the Act.
Five Crediton youths were arraign-
ed before Magistrate Reid on Wed-
nesday on charges of stealing gaso-
line froin one . of the county, graders
on the St.ys ++Toad . near Win-
chelsea. Th ere ` eaughti' in the
act by Traffic•
eer Lever,ho had
been instructed to be on thwatch
for offenders of this kind. iThe ar-
rest was made as the youths ; tivere
leaving after securing a quantity of
the gasoline. When the officer, who
had been watching' the boys for some
time, appeared, the culprits tried to
escape in their car, but they were
unsuccessful. They were remanded
for one week and were ordered to rip
pear at Exeter on Wednesday, June
22nd, for trial. They were releaed
on bail of $100 each, furnished by the
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Low evening rates
on Station-to-Sta•
tion Calls begin
7.00 p.m. Still
lower night rates
at 8.30 P.m, -
All Ruth's friends in the city felt
sorry for her when she married
Dick and settled 'down in a'small
town thirty miles out.
They soon found, however, that
Ruth had lawns and flowers
'which made city apartments seem
very. stuffy indeed. Now they
welcome a chance to tun out and
Ruth is never lonely:'
The telephone is the connecting
link. It is quick, .easy to use and
,costs only •a few cents to call the
city.
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fathers of three of the hayed-- ede-
rich 'Signal.
$18,000 Ahead of Last:ATear.
!W!ednesdaY, June 14th, was the .last
dy for payment of the 1 rst instal,
re et of taxes at par, and when Col -
1 or J. H. Robertson "counted up his
re eipts he found that the ratepa -
ere had cashed in to the extent Of
$6Q,305 ---this being the amount of
taxes paid since the let of January'
this year. Comparing this with last
year, when $42,634 'wa paid to the
same date, it is seen flat collections
are nearly $18,000 better this year.
This excellent showing Tie attributed
to the allowing this year of discounts
for prepayment of the first instal-
ment -a -policy which future councils
wit no doubt follov3.- 4Goderich Sig.
nal.
Frank Naegele. I
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ter two or three, years, of failing
health, Frank Naegele, a former resi-
dent of Colborne township, passed
away on Sanday, Jinn 5th; at To-
ronto, 'where he had been living the
last ten years. Doceased was horn
76.,years ago at Holmesville, but mov-
ed to Benmiller in his early years
and later farmed for many years on
the 3rd concession of Colborne. Leav-
ing the farm 14 years a , he moved
to Brussels, where he rided about
four years before going tier Toronto.
Of a family of .six, two daughters
and three sons survive; Mrs. Alex.
Riddell, of Saskatoon, Sask.; D2rs.
Claude. +Mitchell, ofStrasbourg,
Sask.; Albert Naegele, of town, and
'Clarence and William, of Toronto.
The other daughter, Mrs. Daniel Pit-•
,blade, of 'Colborne township, passed
away in January last., The body was
brought to the old home farm in
Colborne township, now the home of
Mr. Daniel Pitblado, whence the fun-
eral took place an Weda-tesday, June
8th, to Colborne cemetery. Rev. W.
J. Patton, of ;Benmiller, conducted
the funeral services and the pallbear-
ers were six nephews of deceased
Goderich Signal. I �I
Her Backache Relieved
In A Very Short Time
SAYS ONTARIO LADY AFTER
USING DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS
Mrs. W. Hineman Strongly Recom-
mends Them To All Kidney Sufferers.
Picton, Ont., June 23 (Special).'=
"Dodd's Kidney Pills regulated my
Kidneys and relieved my backache
in a short time,", writes Mrs. W.
Hineman, R. R. No. 9, this place.
"They made 'me feel more like ,my-
self. I recommena'•. Dodd's Kidney
Pills to anyone that wishes to get re-
lief from backache."
Do you realize what an important
part your Kidneys play in your bod-
ily health and length of life? To be
well the Kidneys must thoroughly
cleanse the blood of all 'poisonous
waste. Sluggish Kidneys permit
waste impunities to remain in the
blood, causing a slowing up of the
system. One is apt to feel tired and
drowsy—to have dull, aching back
and annoying headaches and dizzy
spells.
Assist the t'i idneys with Dodd'
Kidney Pills. They stimulate the
Kidney's and assis : in removing the
poisons of bodily waste. Dodd's Kid-
ney Pills are endorsed from coast to
coast.
Safe Cars and
Reckless Drivers
Between six and seven o'clock on
Tuesday morning is the safest hour
in the week to ride in an automobile.
The most dangerous hour is between
five and six on Sunday afternoon.
Automobile accidents happen most,
frequently in broad daylight, on clear',
days, when roads are dry. If the
driver of the car is between 20; and
30 Years old, the chances of an acci-
dent taking place are 81 per cent.
greater than if he is between 40 and
150. Such surprising and little known
facts about automobile accidents
have been brought out by an analysis
recently completed by insurance sta•
tisticians.
Although half a million fewer cars
ran on American highways in 1931
than in 1930, the number of automo-
bile deaths and serious injuries last
year increased over the year before.
The toil for the 12 months of 1931
was 34,400 persons deadand nearly
1,,000,000 injured. Ili` the eighteen
months ending December 31, 1931,
more Americans were killed by cars
than died in the front-line trenches
in 18 months of the World War!
What are the causes behind the"
rapidly increasing hazards of motor-
ing? In at least nine out of ten
automobile accidents, the cause can.
be traced directly to, an error made
either by a driver or a pedestrian.
Only once in 20 times is the machine
definitely at fault.
The commonest mistakes made by
a driver, leading to a fatality, are
driving off the roadway, exceeding
'the speed limit for the time, and
place, and going ahead without hav-
ing the right of •way, Other import-
ant factors in accidents caused by
drivers are: reckless driving, driving
on the wrong side of the road, skid-
ding, cutting in, passing' en a curve
or hill, and failing to signet proper-
ly. As a traffic hazard, left turns
run farhead
a of right turns.
The "weaving driver," the speeder,
and the "road hog" are the three
types of motorists who cause most
highway accidents. Among pedes-
trians, those who eross the street
in the middle of the' block, "walk in
the direction of traffic on country
roads, ar step out into the street
Arom behind parked cars are re-
sponsible fox a majority of accidents'
in which those on foot are struck
by passing autos.
In only 56,33.0 cases, out of 1,281,-
400 accidents studied, Were the crash-
es due to mechanical failure. When
the cars were at „fault, defective
brakes led the list 'as a cause. In
the order named, other defects con-
tributed to the accident toll: Lack
of chains on slippery roads•, blow-
outs and punctures, one or both head-
lights out, defective steering gear,
glaring headlights, tail lights out or
o true,...,
ile 1, is stili being debated whe
Cher he increasing average speed of
autorno ilex al It the lifting of tbo
speed limit 'sgh a rlfy roads is •cauuat,,
ing mole. accsdOtr •,the investigation,
show's undeniiiblyr khat the stepping
up of speeds has increased the seri-
ousness of accidents. when they have
o-courred. .The . greater proportion of
'People killed or permanently crip-
pled in automobile accidents last .year
is attributed .to the increase in. ver -
age speed.
An automobile going 60 miles an
hour strikes an object with an i'm'pact
as great as though it had been driven,
over the edge of a ten='story build-
ing and had crashed to the pavement►
120 feet below. Incidentally, re-
searches searches just made, +by the .Chicago.
Motor Club reveal that travelling a
mile a minute is three times as ex-
. pensive as motoring at 45 miles an
hour. The extra 15 miles an hour
trebles the upkeep costs of the car.
!Recently, a, credit organization in
a southern •city reported that one-
,jiourth of all drivers having collisions
there were listed. as "bad credit;
risks." The confidential, reports,
which are used as. a basis for extend-
ing credit, showed they had char-
acteristics .such as lack of considera-
tion for others, recklessness, of con-
sequence, or other habits which
marked them as dangerous drivers.
About six per cent. of the general
population, the report points out, are
bad risks. They can be identified be-
forehand and should be refused driv-
er's licenses.
If you ask most people under what
road conditions a majority of auto ac-
cidents occur, you will probably be
told: "Icy roads" , or "wet streets."
'As a matter of fact, the insurance
company experts (found ;that only
three per cent. of the 1931 accidents
occurred on icy surfaces and less than
16 per cent. on wet surfaces. In 81
per cent. of all mishaps, the roads
were dry. Also, 85 out of every 100
accidents resulting in deaths occur-
red under clear weather conditions.
And most accidents happened in day-
light. However, while only 39 per
cent. of the accidents took place
either at dusk or at night; they were
responsible for 48 per cent. of the
deaths.
The hour of the day when most
crashes happen is 'between five and six
o'clock in the afternoon, although fa-
tal accidents occur most;' frequently
during;, the' following home between.
six and seven. From one' o'clock in
the afternoon until six in the even-
ing, the number of accidents increas-
es steadily, hour by hour. Fewest
accidents occur between six and sev-
en in the morning.
Twenty per cent. of all •automobile
fatalities result from Sunday acci-
dents. Next, in the order of the
number of fatalities occurring on
them, come: Saturday, Thursday,
Monday, Friday, Wednesday and
Tuesday.
When a motorist starts on a ride,
if he meets with an accident, the
chances that it will occur before he
gets out of the driveway are one
to 200. The chances. of its occurring
•on a railroad; crossing are slightly
greater; of its happening on a bridge,
one to 100; of its taking place on a
curve, one to 25; on a state high-
way, one to five, and at a street
crossing, one to two and a half.
What kind of drivers are most fre-
quently in accidents: young or old,
experienced or inexperienced? Fig-
ures' compiled in the survey upset
some popular •beliefs. For instance,
they show that more than 91 per
cent. of all drivers involved in acci-
dents which resulted in fatalities or
injuries were experienced motorists
with a year or more of practice at
.the wheel. Overconfidence is given
as a major reason for the high per-
centage of experienced motorists who
figured in mishaps.
So far as age is concerned, the
most hazardous time for automobile
driving is under 20. The accident
record of drivers under this age, last
year, was 39 per cent. worse than
the average. The record of those be-
tween 20 and 30 was' 29 per cent.
worse than the average; between 33
and 40, three per cent. better than
the average; between 40 and 50, 29
per cent. better; and beyond 50; 30
per cent. better.
A few simple changes in the desige
of passenger cars would do much to
reduce the present li,ityb..accident rate,
in the opinion of Vitro:- W. Killick,
statistician of the Division of MOLOI
HIS HEALTH
IMPROVED ,le%
After Use oC
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If you are cppnstipate'd, read' this
letter which Mr. Murray had at-
tested by Notary Public:
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using Kellogg's ALL—BRAN to re-
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health today than I have been in
years, due to the use of your won-
derful bran. My bowels move regu-
larly, and my general health has im-
proved 40%."— George A. Murray
(address, upon request).
Laboratory tests show ALL -BRAN
brings two things needed to
correct
common constipation: "Bulk" to ex-
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help tone the intestinal tract. ALL -
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blood.
The "bulk" in ALL -BRAN is sim-
ilar to that of lettuce. Inside the
body, it forms a soft mass. Gently
it clears the intestines of wastes.
How much better to use .ALL -
BRAN than to abuse your system
with pills and drugs—often
harmful.
Two tablespoonfuls daily will
overcome most types of constipa
tion -- in serious cases, with every
meal. .1f your intestinal trouble is
not relieved this way, see your
doctor,
Use as a cereal with milk or
cream, or in cooking. At all gro-
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Vehicles in 'California. When the left'
windshield cornerpost is more than
five inches across, the driver's vision
is interfered with. Similarly, when
side and rear windows are too nar-
row, a clear view to the rear is cut
off, increasing the danger of making
left-hand. turns. Low seats make it
impossible for the driver to see the
right-hand side of the road, causing
accidents. And frequently a driver's
coat sleeve catches on the light
switch at the . top of the steering
Column„ turning off the light and
causing complete darkness just as a
turn is being made. By eliminating
these dangerous features, the report
indicates, the toll of motoring mis-
haps can be materially reduced.
Memory of Sanctuary .
Holocaust Still Lives
June 2nd was the anniversary of
the battle at Sanctuary Wood For
somereason the inside story of that
epic event has never been told. His-
torians of the Canadian corps have
failed to record the fact that the
corps was left holding the Ypres
Salient in June of 1916, with prac-
tically no artillery support. Only
the merest handful of •field guns
were available to back up the infan-
try when the greatest bombardment
on record up to that day blew the
trenches and emplacements of the
troops to small bits. The men who
were holding the line that day could
not imagine what had happened to
the usual immediate artillery re-
sponse. Even now, many of them
do not realize that the pitifully
feeble answer to the massed German
guns was due to the fact that here
were no guns to reply. Sanctuary
Wood was a major action insofar as
the Canadian corps was concerned.
It may not loom large in the greater
picture of the war, but its casualty
list gives it an important rating it
Canadian annals. It was a purely
Canadian affair from start to finish.
'Men from the Dominion sustained
the initial withering blast that
levelled their trenches and disabled
more than 80 per cent, of the ef-
fectives in some units and men from
the Dominion took 'back lost terri-
tory eleven days later.
The battle commenced at eight
o'clock lir the morning of the second
day of June, 1916. It was an ex-
trely lovely and sunny morning.
Unlike the ugliness and mud of other
struggles, the 'Salient was green with
grass and tress. Then with startling
.suddenness the augmented artillery
command of the enemy opened a
terrific bombardment on the front
held by the Canadians to the left of
Observatory Ridge.
There was nothing the infantry
could do but stand their ground arta
take it. They eould only stand to
and wait for the inevitable attack.
They received what was, until then,
the fiercest artillery hammering in
history. Words fail to describe the
intensity of the rain of high ex•
plosive shells and smaller missies
that balttered down every defense.
It is a wonder that any of the men
in the trenches survived. While this
was going on the unspoken thought
k•
IL, A,
1(';d'ilil
in the mind of every man was—
"Where are our guns?" Sanctuary
Wood was the unhappy initiation of
the Canadian corps into the realin
of concentrated drunilfire. Some
months later, however, the men were
to hear the drumfire of the Somme
battleground with amazement as
they marched into Albert for the
first time.
'There was really no'mystery about
the missing artillery. The Battle of
the Somme was to commence•on July
the first. Entire batteries and bri-
gades of artillery had been withdrawn
from various €cents to proceed in
that direction. A proportion was
taken from the Ypres Salient. The
Germans knew this, of course, but
'the men in the ranks did not.
Noting the .concentration at the
Somme with some alarm the crafty
enemy planned an onslaught near
Ypres to divert strength from the
Somme territory, and the Canadians
were the unlucky victims. To this
day men are divided as to whether
the 'Sanctuary_ Wood event was a
demonstration or had real intent. If
the latter is true, it does not seem
possible that, the enemy could not
hale thrust right through the line
for miles. For when the actual blow
was _delivered there were not more
than ten -score , of Canadians co
withstand an estimated force of three
or four German divisions. And yet
at dusk on the second of .June the
Germans had gained only a few hun•
dred yards of ground.
An epic defence had been put up
by the few Canadian survivors of the
unlY3•ecedent:ed barrage. That. even-
ing as soon as darkness fell, rein-
forcements were rushed to aid the
scattered defenders, and the enemy
knowing this would happen opened
up again on every road and colli,-
munication trench. All during that
long day the thinnest line of out-
posts had tenaciously held their
ground, and the danger of the line
being definitely pierced, passed with
nightfall. Most men who took part
in the Sanctuary Wood affair will
,state that it was their most exciting
day at the front. During the week
prior to the attack, the enemy had
registered hits for ranging purposes
on every trench and strongpoint in
the vicinity. When the battle start-
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ed their accuracy was uncanny and
bewildering. Plans for a counter-
attack were under way at once. Some
artillery batteries were recalled and
preparations were quietly made tS
regain ,ceded territory.
Eleven days later, • Canadian in-
fantry made a quick, strong thrust,
and re -took every foot of ground.
This engagement did not receive its
just need of attention at the time,
as it was so .closely followed by the
Jutland naval battle. The story was
hardly in the telling when the im-
portant naval fight forced it over
to the bae-k pages.- -Conversel3 , the
Canadian Corps watched some rag-
ged trenches at a vital point in the
..Ypres Salient with intense interest,
with less attention to Jutland than.
would have been given at another
time. The action at Sanctuary Wood
is sometimes referred to as "Mount
Sorrel" or "Observatory Ridge," two
other geographical locations in its
vicinity. To the, troops, however, i;
will remain "the second of June,"
and a memorable day at that.
Potato Seed Treating a Factor in
Marketing.
Before planting potatoes the seen
should be treated with corrosive sub-
limate. Rhizoctonia, or black scurf,
is often responsible for a reduced
yield, and frequently causes the pro-
duction of a potato the appearance
of which makes it ineligible for sale
as a high grade product.
I3atf.ling the Weeds.
Through a series of annual meet-
ings, one in each county, more than
1.000 weed inspectors in Ontario were
brought together along with Reeves
and Road Superintendents. The Weed
Act was explained and suggestions
and,,instructions were given by A. R.
G. Smith, District Weed Inspector
for Western Ontario and John D.
McLeod, District Inspector for East-
ern Ontario.
Weed inspectors reported sow
thistle to he the worst weed en cud-:
tivated land with Twitch Grass a
close second. Both these weeds are
now found in every county. Same
counties reported sow thistle to be
spreading •while others maintained it
is decreasing. One township report-
ed a decrease of 35 per cent. All
inspectors reported a marked increase
in the co-operation and support of
the ratepayers in the municipality.,
With the exception of a few indi-,.
viduals, farmers generally are anx-
ious to have the Weed Act judicious-
ly and vigorously enforced. Road
superintendents voiced i the opinion
that wild carrot and chicory were
the two worst weeds on roadsides.
Both these tweeds grow rapidly after
cutting and many road authtoeities
felt that they would have to resort
to chemicals to destroy roadside
weeds.
Due to the anxiety of the aererage
farmer to secure the highest passible
yield per acre this year, Mr. J. A.
Carroll, chief of Weed Administra-
tion in Ontario, predicte marked pro-
gress in Weed Control during the
growing season of 1932.
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