HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1921-10-13, Page 4THE WINGHAM ADVANCE TIlursday, October 13tfi, 1921
AR(ITIT A mAvv vAnn Clerks Grade D Clorhb Q- e n 1,
I I __ 4-0 VV
licepers, Sub Clerks, Messengers. There
4M.Aue �:: upreine To give strength are 7 Supervisory Clorks and all the
Mr, Burns Explains His Work To
Isin every packet of -Chester Walker to ConvalescentS Qthers come under them, My brotberi
When a severe illnessbas been Grarinville and myself are two out of the
The following letter is one of several overcome—to build up the* seven. I
written by Mr. Burns, a former resident weakened system, 10110y 0. Grannville is the purchasing agent, be
of Whigbam, to his friend Mr. Geo. minent doctors prosclibplo and his retinue do all the buying. I have
Chester Walker of Turnberry, who has course of direct charl of all Electrical Stor%
been a cripple for some years. The let- Radio (Wireless) Stores, Storage Battery
ters are very interesting and inust be CAR NOL Stores, the ordi�rb fQr purchasing new
SALADA. eagerly looked forward to by Mr. Walker, All through the slow recover stock and invoices to issue and all people
Box 1,19, Kittery, Me., to health this great tonic sho% working on that stock, bookkeeping upon
wX 3B A6 Sept 71th, 1921 be taken—and, day by day the
patient's strength increates same and letters pertaining thereto. I
Mr. Geo. Cheater Walker, - am responsible for reports sent to Wash-
Evp,r little leaf will yield its full quota of Wingbana,, Ontario. until complete recovery ;0
health its accomplished, t-osl ington relative to ray stock and the
generous 'goodness'. Sold in sealed vacketsonlYq Dear Friend Walker— Sold by J. Walton McKibbon proper issuing of the material. For in -
How would you like a change of sub- stanceif some shin wants a radin fel—
ject? I will let Echo Camp rest awhile
and talk about something else. While I
don't like to talk too much about myself
and also I cannot say too much about the
Navy Yard as it is unlawful to do so, but
h lly
won't give away any international sec�
rets in this speil.
It might be interesting to you to know
something about my work and the office
rof fire in which I work.
on The Navy is a peculiar proposition to
wan a re a) e, via power an Coon= Cal Dly-l""!
DEIN C&NZOA fecta t, work for one has so many bosseEj he hard-
MANUVAOTURED BY ZeNOLCUM PRODUCTS COMPANY HAM14TON, ONT- ly knows where he is at especially in con -
S040 AND GUARANTERD OV flicting orders,
J. A. Mills, Wingham, Ont. In this there is really two separate
heads ri-41, A
-are civilians out rate higher
A most enjoyable time was spent by than 1. For instance Chief Clerks afe
Phones ro6, 224. the members of St. Paul's A. Y. P. A., 'over Supervisory Clerks and Supervisory
and their ftiends on Monday evening, it Clerks are oyer CWks, and so on down
WALKER'S being the first social meeting of the season, the line. if any Marine Guard (a SO],
A large number were present and a good dier) wishes to, he can stop me, ask all
Funeral Directors program given consisting of solos by Mrs, kinds of questions and I must answer to
and Embalmers H. W. Snell and Miss Galbraith, readings his satisfaction or he can arrest me, take
by Mr. Herb Jobb and Miss Maude me UP to the Naval Prison and hold me
Motor.Hearse or Horse Equipment Fleuty, and the first of a series of short for a bearing, If I refuse to stop he can
addresses on 'Great Men of the Old Test- shoot me, If I get sassy or independent
ament" was very able given by Miss or fresh with my tongue in my answers he
Gertrude Hartnell, the subject being can run me in just the same, They quite
WlnghaM' Ontario "Noah" after which the Rector explained often stop one at night and search the
i I the "Aims and Objects" of the Society. dinner basket,' look under the back seat
A contest known as "A Touring Party" of an auto or through ones pockets, as
geated much interest and concluded the
you cannot carry off anything from the
P anan N1111tary. LneMjli-
tary of course always takes precedence
Yard without a written pass from a Naval
I vided by the members, which needless to
over the Civilian.
WINGHAM MARKETS
Card Of Thanks
I
1, for instance, am in the Civil Service
must tell him, or answer any other ques.
Mrs Shoebottom and family desire to
and a sailor is in the Military Service.
(Correct up till Wednesday noon) thar k their neighbors and friends, also
On the Navy Yards the two branches are
Butter ......... 40 to
43 the members of the Orange Order for the
so intermingled that they are almost as
Eggs ... 40 to
45 kindness and sympathy extended during
one. For instance, while here, I am Sub.
Hogs, livIweight 8 7-5 to
9 00
the illness and death of the late John
ject to the orders of all Naval Officers,
Cream ................ to
3r'
Wesley Shoebottom.
The Man' ne Guards and Naval Author.
i tended by the public and the program
so many as to their movements or bus! -
was of an exceptionally high order its em-
lomced contests in singing, Elocution,
ities at Washington, as well as under cer-
as MY actions are honest, industrious
A. Y� P. A. Social
tain -- —
-are civilians out rate higher
A most enjoyable time was spent by than 1. For instance Chief Clerks afe
Phones ro6, 224. the members of St. Paul's A. Y. P. A., 'over Supervisory Clerks and Supervisory
and their ftiends on Monday evening, it Clerks are oyer CWks, and so on down
WALKER'S being the first social meeting of the season, the line. if any Marine Guard (a SO],
A large number were present and a good dier) wishes to, he can stop me, ask all
Funeral Directors program given consisting of solos by Mrs, kinds of questions and I must answer to
and Embalmers H. W. Snell and Miss Galbraith, readings his satisfaction or he can arrest me, take
by Mr. Herb Jobb and Miss Maude me UP to the Naval Prison and hold me
Motor.Hearse or Horse Equipment Fleuty, and the first of a series of short for a bearing, If I refuse to stop he can
addresses on 'Great Men of the Old Test- shoot me, If I get sassy or independent
ament" was very able given by Miss or fresh with my tongue in my answers he
Gertrude Hartnell, the subject being can run me in just the same, They quite
WlnghaM' Ontario "Noah" after which the Rector explained often stop one at night and search the
i I the "Aims and Objects" of the Society. dinner basket,' look under the back seat
A contest known as "A Touring Party" of an auto or through ones pockets, as
geated much interest and concluded the
you cannot carry off anything from the
program except the splendid lunch pro.
Yard without a written pass from a Naval
I vided by the members, which needless to
Officer even if it is your own property.
!say was enjoyed by all. The evening
If any Officer asks me what I am doing I
!closed with the singing of the National
must tell him, or answer any other ques.
Anthem. Next Monday evening the
tiOns he may choose to ask, and if I am
I tob-c will be "AbrahaW, and will be
walking around the Yard at anytime I
taken by Miss May Allen and the balance
may be stopped by any officer or soldier
of the program will be taken care of by
(Marine Guard) and answer his questions.
the Missionary Committee.
So when one is going about on the Yard
Blyth Silver Medal Contest
it is �ell to have some definite errand or
The W. C. T. U. put on a medal con-
business, otherwise he may get into
trouble.
test in the Methodist Church on Monday
Some people object to working h.,re on
evening of ibis week. It was largely at-
account of being so strictly accountable to
i tended by the public and the program
so many as to their movements or bus! -
was of an exceptionally high order its em-
lomced contests in singing, Elocution,
ness, but I find it to be like this, just 0
s
long
as MY actions are honest, industrious
art posters and essay wciting, There
and for the welfare of the work here, I
were many contestants in each depart-
will have no trouble, and the Navy pays
ment and each one did himself or herself
me to be heire for its interest not my owa,
great credit though of course all could not
Therefore the only difference I see is in
,win the much coveted medals or cash
the occasional being held up and que.t ion -
prizes. We are able to furnish the name9
ed and my dinner basket searched.
of the winners in each clam The coveted
modal in elocution was awarded to Vivian
This does no one any barm, so long as
I
McElroy, and that in singing to Harry
he is honest, is doing government work as
he should be, and isn't trying to carry off:
Baker. The prize winners of the essayist,
(steal) some property belonging
who wrote $17— 1, � $ 4F
to tile
ness o krie
Cigarette habit" were Joe Iman, Harold
government, In other words, so long as
you Pay attention to the business assigned
Teeswater Fall rair Jenkins and Horold Taylor. For the art
You and leave the valuables where they'
1 posters prizes were awarded to Lillian
Tees%ater Fall Fair was field on Wed- ja Viola
belong you are alright, and have no more
nesday, and in point of numbers and dis ckson, Fraser and Elizabeth Mills
bother than if You were working for any
in the order named. The essayists were all
play was the largest and most successful
highly complimerited by the judges and
in the history . the The
outside concern, Of course several get
of town. gate
t
receipts were over 5600.vo. j he other art Posters were also of real
Tile display �
caught loafing about, and some are ca �ht
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stealing, which of course m2ans all kinds
Merit. Tile decorations were in pure
of cattle and sheep has not been exceeded i
of trouble.
for years in Teeswater. � white and most strikingly beautiful. The
Hor 'e racing was;
a feature of the afternoon. T'welvabuggy: choir of the church furnished the opening
Some of the good things about working
here is good pay, steady work, all holidays
I number and the pasbor Rev. A. C. Tiffin
hOrses competed for prizes. A visitor i
reckoned the value of the automobiles presided. The prizes were presented on
off with pay, Saturday afternoons off
the year round and with pay during three
parked througgh,,)ut Uie str WZlf of the W. C. T, U. by the president
eets and on the i or tile society Mrs. M. Young whose great
grounds at three
summer months, thirty days leave with
quarter of a million1
dollars, There was no midwav or � zeal
,arne � and ability made the whole affair so
pay each year and 15 days sicic leave with
pay I have worked here for over 5 years
Of cballce On the gronnd� and wo believe successful. The medals were pinnedon by
Mrs.
and'like it fine,
any fair can get (in better McGuire the county presdent of the
trasb. "hout this W, C. T 1". Mrs A. T. Cooper of Clin-
A list
MY class of work takes me all over the
of tho Prizo winners is
crowded out of tbi8 i�sue, ton, assisted inthe ceremony. Thejudges
I
Yard, to the ships and offices and shops so
I am known by everybody from the high -
came from Clint)n and Brutssels, All
were delighted with the progra in and the
est officers down, so that often when they
Buy your cracked e7ga at Gunn,3' Ltd. which am)unted to over $47. 00.
are stopping the men who pass and look
them over they just speak to me and
don't ston at all T 1- t.
laever ad any
trouble as I behave myself atid never
Caught loafing as I doll,t loaf.
In the offic., where I work there are 70
deslo, about 30 are held by women and S6
by men and 4 by Naval Officers. The
order hi which they 'coma is like this,
Naval Officer Commander Addison, Naval
Officer, Lieut. Commander Sandlin, Mr.
Chaney, Lieut. McMullen, Lieut. Shat-
tuck, Supavisory Clerks, Grade C.
No thisigned Lotterr Ploa�-o
Tin!, Aiwm�,,uj�,, received a neatly
V,ritten and woil worded letter for pub.
lication but as the owner did not sign Me
name, it will not app!�ar. The letter was
Rheumatism?
-
Or Neuralgia, Sci;Ntica., Lul m ?
The remedy is simple, ine. e -
4ive, easily tAUen and liar I ms.
Templeton's
Rheumatic Capsules
Your druggist will supply YGUA
Write lbr free trial to Temple -
ton's, 56 Colborne St., Toronto.
Sold by J. W. McKibbon
Is Your House
Mortgaged?
If so, tile mortgage demands fire insur-
ance to protect his small loan in case the
house is destroyed by fire.
Have you arranged for the protection
of your family's or your own interests in
case of death or total disability?
You cannot afford to be more careless
of the interests of your family or yourself
than of the man who compels your to pro
tect his loan.
Arrange this protection by a Life Insur-
ance Policy in
The Mutual Life Assurance Co.
9f Canada
A. Coseus, W. T. Booth, Representatives
Wingham, Ont.
MR -HAPPY
PARTY
1paliev evell though they tra
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Kt- MESSACTe SURC-
WILL BRINCr 600D CREE
IT TELLS THE DINNER
AOUM IS %AC-TtC— !tS,�
YOU don't b a v e to set the
words "Dinner is ready" to
music. It's a musical announce-
mentasitstands. If you buy
your meats here dinner is a
mighty cheerful occasion.
Watch for Mr. Happy Party
0 I&V E R (010" B E N IING E R
.CENTRAL MEAT
ARKET
PHONE 126
WINGHAM
JAMES TAYLOR
AUCTIONEER
Farm Sales a Specialty. Orders left at
The Advance, Wingbam, will receive
prompt attention,
Phone NorthHuron 15-623, Brnssels 15:1
4 fj 8
S I D E S
Juet now v,7e the most
attractive ladies' Marla-
ond Rings, though
round, are rnade to ap-
pear 4 sided, 6 sided
and 8 sides.
This effect is obtained
in the mountings which
are beautifully pierced
phone outfit, I have to know that a set of
32 volt Storage Batteries, a charging
Panel and othf-r spares must be sent with
it, and see to it that it al I goes together,
The rilan in the stock room might not
lkno w all these parts and would make a
Mel,zS Of the shipment. - That is what I
am here for, because I know this stuff,
Being an electrician I know what is re,
quire4 for an electrical installation, I
know what kinds are better to use, and
-what substitutions can be made if the de.
sired article is not in stock. Of course
'FaIMOSt any electricans would know this
as well as I but there are very few elect-
ricians who are educated on office work,
clerical, stenographic and accounting. as
well as the electrical part. That is where
I ring in,
If a ship lets me know what they want
to do, I can pick out the proper motor for
the job, the right circuit breaker, starting
panel,juses. etc. for that Motor and can
make out the shipping papers, can make
the Proper entries in the books, for all
money charges and then I can turn
around and type out a letter to the De.
partment at Washington properly report.
ing the transaction, or I can dictate a
letter suitable for any office information
or routine as well as any clerk, for few if
any here have as good a commercial edu-
cation as I hpve.. And there are few if
any Electricians on the Yard who have
had so varied an experience on electric
installations. I am stating this without
egotism but as the ones over me have
found it and Pay me and give me author-
ity accordingly. ,
Now there is another disagreeable thing
aboutit. Our Pay is given froman allot.
ment each month from Congress."
If for August they would f-;' 4.
0 QPP10P-
riate money enough, I might find myself
without a job. kind in that report along with all the buildings and 9 miles of railroad. Tkis
If they appropriate J as much money others, Each one of that 128 weighs 250 R. R. is the navy property and owns its
next month as they did for this month, ibs and is worth $96.00 each. So vou see own cars and locomotives which are
they will either discharge i the help or my battery report 'is no small item. We standard size and is connected to the
else cut our daily wage in half. Since the have -storage batteries which size is only main lines of Boston and Maine R. R.
war ended they have begun to economize, I inch by 2J inches by 3 inches tall, and
In June I received $8.24 per day, 6 days have some 2 feet wide, 2 feet long and 5 It has its own telephone excliange
per Week, now in July I receive $7.36 per feet tall. Some variety. (owned by Bell Telephone Co.) and its
day 5 days per week. So this month as !own central with 3 operators. We have
There is a clerk here whose name is Western Union Telegraph and wireless
they are short of money I loaf Saturday Mr. Ford. We call him Flivver, he has station, has its own Power plant and
and Sunday without pay and am cut in 7 children, we call them his runabouts.
1 Water system and Sewerage system. It
my daily wage as well. The navy yard is on an island about J is a complete community in itself with its
As they treat us all alike I can't com- mile wide and .1 mile long and it has 150 (Continued on page 4)
plain In my Radio Storeroom I have all
kinds of Radio telegraph outfits and spare
0.0
materials and Radio telephone outfits. �'4114
These things are very valuable. One
hadio Telegraph outfit cost $7000,00 and an O'N STOR'ES LT040
I have 22 Radio Telephone outfits on- M
a Radio telephone outfit cost $1200.00.
hand now. This is only a small part of D Ua
all the Radio stores I have so you can
see that it eats into big money,fast. This The Chain Grocery Stores of Canada
room is about 60 feet square and is piled 911 1
full to the ceiling 14 feet above the floor. Wiugham Branch, Josephine St.
I have to keep this locked all the time
and allow no one in there as valuable
, often stolen.
material is I A Visit will convince ou we have
In the next room the same size is a y
.e
- s
Storage Battery Dept. where Batten s the best nuality'and lowest prices.
are kept, These have to be charged and Following are a few:
kept lied with acid and water all the
time. This room is just a-, full of Stor-
age Batteries as it can be crowded. My
switchboard is in an office in one corner of Do -minion Brand'Baking
the room and is about 8 feet high and 9
feet wide and the wires carrying the Powde'r 24c,1 1b. tin
electricity to this board are about, I inch None Better Made.
in diameter. There are about 30 switches
on this board, 1 ammeter and I voltmeter.
This switchboard takes care of only half Picnic Hams per lb ..... ..... 24c Ammonia, 3 pkgs ......... 25c
the work. We overhaul batteries, and re- Sliced Bacon, per lb .......... 41c Rinso, 3 pkgs ............. . ..23c
build them and store the= I have a Beat Cheese per lb ............ 25c Old Dutch, per tin ...... Ile
man here in charge of these two rooms Pure Lard, 8 lb pail .......... 62c Toilet Paper, 6 rolls for ...... 20c
who is rated as a Storage Battery Elec- Easifirst, 3 lb pail ............. 550 Corn Syrup 5 lb pail .......... 49c
trician. Ile knew nothing about the Crisco, I lb tin .... � .......... 25c Corn SYrup, 2 lb pail ......... 20c
business two Years ago and I took him Liberty Herring, tin ......... 15C Pure Jams, 4 lb pail . � ........ 8ac
out of the laboring gang and instructed Chicken Haddie, tin .......... 25c Dateq, lb ....
10C
him in Radio and Storage Batteries until Sardines, 2 tins .... ..... 15C Soda Biscuits, 11b ....... .... 18C
he can do the work and passed a very Red Salmon, tall tin .......... 30C Lemon Crisp, lb .............. 20c
rigid examination as Storage Battery Lobster, I.., � ......... ....... 38c Marshmallow bisc, lb ........ 30c
Electrician which raised his pay over Rolled Oats, 6 lbs ....... �. 20c Fancy Biscuits, lb � ...... 38
$1.50 per day. Corn Starch,' Pkg . ...... loc Bulk Cocoa, lb ... ..... "':�Isc
- nave another building 3:36 feet long Shredded Cocanut, lb ....... � 29c Seeded Raisins, lb ............ 24c
and 76 feet wide of Which has motors, Fruit Cake, lb ........... .... 25c Seedless Raisins, lb
2
generators, switchboards, rheostats etc., Laundry Starch. 2 IN ........ l9c ...... � 27c
all of which I have to report individually Palmolive 8 cakes Laundry Soap, lo Cakes ...... 72c
dving con- ....... !� ............. .24c
t0th0DePt- at Washington g I
It. Thisbuildingisas full as it can be SPECIAL
�itionand all technical data concerning
packed. As I have material in 5 1 otherl BLEND ea
buildings You can itriagine what extent my 35clb.
work coverr. Oil Tuesdays and Fridays, - . - . . _1-1 I
The Burwa Brotbera orchestra consisting I K
Of mYself, Granville, William and Nat andl Kellog's Corn Flakes, a pkgs 49c
Williams' wifo also Ilowi�-ti p-i i'i I I
written with a view to help (loreat tile U.
F. 0. candidate ill North Hurfn and if
�vo lind it,
and arnainente.d.
I
tile
Mildred Brown furnist) music during the
flooll half hour in the inain offices, Shiedded Wheat, 2 29c
priatc-d naturally tfl� blame'
I Prices $25.00 to $200.00
Thetei are 14 Bell telephones in our pkgs
w6uld have rested on our gloujderga.
%nle Pevole have the wrong j&a of a,
new�vap2rls duty, aild to be
j ............
Office
one of which is mine. --------
In my last report to Wa8bingtoll til ere Get Our Price on Sugar
,mta of Me
OPilli(ID that WO UVConlPelled to pablis.,
W. R. Hamilton
'Verc
alone,
81 different kinds of (A.lNtric latilps as we tmpect it to drop,
)nd thero ,ere over 15000 lanips
nil alattex teat in to U9. wo find Mr.
J %h�"; to LT a gontlonlail and we do liar
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Jewelor and Optician
Of
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One hilid, and \ arious, aniount., of othor,
kindG, AboVe Prices Subject change.
purme t�llolvitv tuell letters twee in out
'I'lic-re WeTe Over 60 different ldn& of
1paliev evell though they tra
wil WIN 1,1 ter us and I bad 126 of one
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