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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-04-23, Page 2PAGE TWO WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, April 16th, 1936 The Wingham Advance-Times Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning by The Advajice-Times Publishing Addis Ababa this week. We often wonder just what good it will do them when and if they conquer Ethiopia. Co, HIGH SCHOOL EASTER EXAM. RESULTS Passed—(F. Currie, E. Coutts, 1, Habkn^l, L». Blake. Failed—L. Proctor, K. Murray, V. Johnston, H. Miller, J. Moir, R. How- son, K.Rintoul, G, Robertson. Latin Authors McKinnon, D. Reid,1—I.E. Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1,00 in advance. Tp U» S. A., $2.50 iper year. Foreign rate, $3.00 per year, Advertising rates on application. * HAIL WAY GATES Once again it has been recommend­ ed that gates be installed at all dang­ erous level crossings to cut down the accident toll. The number of acci­ dents at Level crossings is appalling and something should be done about this menace to highway transporta­ tion. All bus companies insist that their drivers stop at all railway crossings to insure the safety of the passeng^ ers and to save the company much property damage. This system has worked well for the bus companies. The installation of gates at level crossings would not only cost much money but would entail a great ex­ pense in having them properly man­ ned. If all cars were compelled by law to stop at railway crossings, there would be no such accidents and there would be little expenses attach­ ed to the scheme. S|i ifc DIM YOUR LIGHTS In this district this last few years there has been several automobile ac­ cidents caused by approaching cars using glaring headlights. A driver of a car is almost helpless when sudden­ ly h'e is confronted with bright lights and has to operate his car for a con­ siderable distance with the handicap of not being able to see the road pro­ perly or see what is ahead of him. This type of highway accident can be easily eliminated if drivers would dim their lights when approaching an­ other car or vehicle. Be courteous to your fellow driver. Dim your lights ,and help prevent accidents. Rats at Ottawa ate some copies of the nation-wide crop report. We are wondering if it gave as big a stom­ ach-ache as it did the farmers who read the reports. * # * * Sanctions are squeezing Italian trade ,also affecting the trade of many nations. War always has the effect of spoiling trade relations between coun­ tries, which is their life-blood. Nd matter from what angle you view war it is a foolish business. ❖ -is s|s Sometimes we are sure bers elected to represent .stituency have to do what they are •told instead of what they think. * * * ❖ ‘Navigation has opened at the port ■of Goderich which is supposed to be .a sure sign of Spring. It seems a hard job to convince the weatherman - that April is a spring month. * * * * Turkey has defied the treaty of Lausanne by refortifying the Dardan­ elles. It seems that treaties are like New Year’s resolutions, just made to be broken. * * * * Hon. David Croll has announced bis opposition to the principle of Hydro exemption from taxation. It looks as if it will not be long until Uydro is burdened with this addition- ;al expense. * * * * In Kansas they have a new pro­ duct, corn dynamite. Most likely the inventor got his idea from the kick lhat is contained in corn whiskey. , * * * * ^Premier Aberhart says he’ll con­ found the criticis. If he successfully puts over his $25 a month scheme he surely will. * * * * Italy claims that they will enter that mem- their con- FORM IV English Composition Class 1—B. Hamilton, D. Reid. Class 2—M. Baird, E, Field, (L- Henderson, M. Fry, I. Habkirk, R. Howson), R. Mitchell, (F. Currie, V. Johnston, I. McKinnon), H, Miller. Class 3—W. Pickell, . Credit—F. Coulter, K. Rintoul,A. Underwood, M. Yuill, (J. Moir, B. Mundy), (G. Greig, C. Nortrop), Failed—M, Wright, L. Proctor, W. Blake, J. Preston. English Literature Class 1—J, Pollock, B. Hamilton. Class 2—L Habkirk, R. Howson, D. Reid, (E. Field, I. McKinnon), (E. Coutts, H. Miller,. Class 3—J. Higgins, M. Baird, (F. Coulter, V. Johnston), W. Pickell. Credit—-L. Henderson, R. Mitchell, (F. Currie, E. Elliott), A, Underwood, G. Greig, (B. Mundy, L, Proctor), Nortrop, (W. Blake, K. Rintoul). Failed—J. Moir, M. Wright, Brown, J. Preston, J, McX^ean, Robertson. French Authors Class 1—D. Reid, B. Hamilton, McKinnon. Class 2—E. Field, R. Mitchell. Class 3—E, Coutts, F. Coulter. Credit—K. Rintoul, V. Johnston, H. Miller, A. Underwood, I. Habkirk, Howson. Failed—M. Wright, E. Elliott, Moir, C. Nortrop, L. Proctor, French Composition Class 1—I. McKinnon. Class 2—D. Reid, (B. Hamilton, Underwood). Class 3—E .Field, R. Mitchell, Coutts, L. Proctor. Credit—R. Howson, I. Habkirk, Coulter, H. Miller, K. Rintoul. Failed—V. Johnston, E. Elliott, M. Wright, C. Nortrop, J. Moir. * Algebra’ Class 1—D. Reid, A. Underwood, V. Johnston, J. Preston. Class 2—E. Field, R, Mitchell. Class 3—R. Howson, I..McKinnon. Credit—B. Hamilton, W. Pickell, F. Coulter. Failed—J. Moir, I. Habkirk, G. Greig, E. Elliott, E. Coutts, W. Blake, K. Rintoul, C. Nortrop, L. Proctor, F. Currie, H. Miller, M. Wright, B. Mundy. i C. G. G. I. R. J. A. E. F. Trigonometry 1— G. King, D. Reid. 2— I. McKinnon, G. Rob er t- 3—J. Higgins. ’ Class Class son. Class Credit—R. Howson, A. Underwood. Failed—F. Coulter, E. Field, R. Mitchell, I. Habkirk, V. Johnston, W. Blake, E. Elliott, E. Coutts, G. Greig, B. Hamilton. Chemistry Class 2—Wilfred Pickell, Dwight Reid, George Robertson, Benson Hamilton. Class 3—Aileen Underwood, Isabel McKinnon, Edith Field. Credit—Flora Coulter, Blake, Elgin Coutts, Ross Kenneth Rintoul, Isabel William Howson, Habkirk, Frances Currie, William Craig, Edna Elliott, Ruth Mitchell. Failed—Verna Johnston, Gordon Greig, Mary Wright, Catherine Nor- trop, Helen Miller, Marion Fry, sephine Moir, John Preston. Greek Accidence 2— D. Reid. 3— I. McKinnon. Class Class Passed—R. Mitchell. Failed—J. Pollock. Greek Authors 1— I. McKinnon. 2— D. Reid. 3— R. Mitchell. Jo- Class Class Class Failed—J. Pollock. Latin Composition 1— I. McKinnon, D. Reid. 2— R. Mitchell) E. Elliott, E. Class Class Field. Class 3—F. Coulter, B. Hamilton. jwraMinnnnnnnBMnMMMnang I Maitland Creamery | E Class Coutts. Class , ____ Passed—R. Mitchell, E, Elliott, B, Blake, Failed—F. Currie, V.‘Johnston, L. Proctor, N. Miller, E. Martin, B. Hamilton, I. Habkirk, K, Murray, G. Robertson, K. Rintoul, R. Howson, J. Moir. Ancient History Class 1—D. Reid, E. Field, E. Coutts, I. McKinnon, V, Johnston, A, Underwood. Class 2—W. Ciass 3—E, Habkirk. Passed—W. Rintoul, R. Howson. Failed—G. Greig, Mitchell, J. Moir, G. Hamilton, B. Blake, M. Fry, J. Pres­ ton, C. Nortrop, L. Proctor. FORM V Modem History Class 1—J. Higgins, J. Campbell, G. King. Class 2—C. Hetherington, (W. Craig, D. Fortune). Class 3—F. Higgins, M. Yuill. Credit—K. Murray, I. Kelly, Townend. Failed—J. McLean. French Authors Class 1—G. King, J. Pollock, Townend, M. Baird. Class 2—W. Craig, J. Campbell, Higgins, M. Yuill. Class 3—C. Hetherington. Credit—(D. Fortune, L. Hender­ son), J. Higgins, G. Brown. Failed—J. McLean, G. Robertson. French Composition Class 1—G. King. Class 2—J. Campbell. Class 3—M. Baird, F. Higgins, K. Townend, W. Craig. Credit—L. Henderson, J. McLean, (J. Pollock, M. Yuill), D. Fortune. Failed—(C. Hetherington, G. Rob­ ertson), J. Higgins, G. Brown. Latin Composition 1— J. Pollock. 2— J. Campbell. 3—E,Field, F, Coulter. Pickell, M. Wright. Elliott, F,Coulter, I, Craig,H. F. Miller, Currie, Robertson, K. R. B. K. K. F. r Class Class Passed—Mary Baird. Failed—W. Craig, D. Fortune, Townend. Latin Authors Class 1—J. Pollock. Class 3—Mary Baird. Passed—J. Campbell. Failed—D. Townend. Fortune, W. Craig, Physics Campbell.Class 1—J. Class 2—G. King, K. Murray. Class 3—D. Fortune. Failed—C. Hetherington. Algebra K. K. Class 1—J. Campbell, G. King. Class 2—C. Class 3—D. Fortune. Credit—L. Henderson. Failed—J. McLean, J. Higgins, Baird, K. Townend. Geometry Class 1—J. Campbell. Class 2—F. Higgins. Class 3—G. King. Credit—M. Yuill, D. Fortune, Kelly, C. Hetherington. Failed—K. Murray; G. BrOwn. Chemistry Class 1—John Campbell, George King. Class 3—Lloyd Henderson, Carman Hetherington. Credit—Myrtle Yuill, John Mc­ Lean, Donald Fortune. Failed—George Brown, Kenneth Murray. Hetherington. ' M. I. Botany Class 2—Lloyd Henderson, George King, John Campbell, Ferrol Higgins. Credit—Joseph Higgins, Carman Hetherington, John McLean. Failed—Myrtle Yuill, Kenneth Murray, Ida Kelly. Zoology Class 2—George King, Joseph Hig­ gins, Lloyd Henderson. Class 3—Ferrol Higgins. Credit—Kenneth Murray, Carman Hetherington. Failed—Myrtle Yuill, Ida John McLean. 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Made by Kellogg in Lon­ don, Ontario. ^Constipation ■ due to insufficient “btzZfc.” dering into the great tent, I gazed interestedly about, Almost at once I saw a sign, Mary Wright, the Thin­ nest Woman in the World. I scratch­ ed my head perplexedly. How could she be? This was worth looking into. I w.ent over, paid my five pence, and entered the smaller tent, It was Mary and she was thin, very thin, ex­ ceedingly so. "Why Mary,” I said, as soon as opportunity presented*itself, "What a surprise this is; I'm inex­ pressibly shocked.” Mary became peeved at this, and therefore I left. I joined a curious throng gathered about a huge cage, the bars of which were six inches through. Its inmate was announced as, The Red-Headed Sphinx, the Conundrum of the Ages, made famous by Pop-Eye. Those flaming, flowing locks, that long pre- sensile jaw surely were, familiar? Yes, you’ve guessed correctly, it was Tory Greig. At once I was back in W.H.S. and heard a voice saying “Greig, I don’t know what you’re taking Eng­ lish for!” In another section of the great tent Dwight Reid was rolling playfully ar­ ound with a menagerie of wild ani­ mals—lions, tigers, bears, and, most surprising of all, a giraffe. I asked him why he had the giraffe. "Well,” he said,-“there are no trees to climb, and I must have something to run up when my pets become peevish.” Wandering around, suddenly I heard a sibilant whisper. It was pro­ ceeding from Edith 'Field, and she on her knees. “Please forgive. Last week I flirted once, and this week I wink­ ed twice.” I hurried on, and I still don’t know what she did in the cir­ cus. I left the tent. Next day I sailed for. Egypt on my>way to the East. Nothing of any note happened on boardship during the voyage. On reaching Alexandria, I immediately entrained for Cairo. At sunset there, equipped with binoculars, I set out for a night visit to the pyramids. From every mosque floated the high, clear tones of the Mohammedan call-to-prayer/ Suddenly I stopped; I could hear a ferqinine voice calling with the rest—the unchanging East is changing. Locating the spot the sound was coming from, I trained the glasses upon it an "beheld—Isobel Habkirk. “Dear, dear,” thought I, "the training of early days, the train­ ing of early days.” The next day I took a boat up the Nile. I wished to visit the land of the Fuzzy-Wuzzies. When we reach­ ed the first cataract of the Nile, we disembarked and took a train around the falls^ I was sitting on the obser­ vation platform, when I saw someone, in what strongly resembled a packing box, shoot the falls. "There,” said a neighbour, “goes Larrupin Lloyd Henderson, the famous packing-box rapids shooter. His is a curious case. He is said to have gained the craze from being a boatman in a skit put on in High School.’L I arrived at El-Kataran, the chief town of the Fuzzy-Wuzzies the fol­ lowing day.. 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"You know that I just wandered about, going where my fancy dactated, following no set plan or schedule. For this reason, if my tale should seem rather disconnected, and wandering, you will know that it is because my journey was just thus.” I paused a moment, and then: "I sailed from Montreal, The trip down the St Lawrence was lonely< the moonlit view of distant shores and intervening waters gorgeous. I was sitting at the rail of the first deck, gazing at the aforesaid beauty, when I heard a murmur of voices along­ side. I looked up. It was Flora Coul­ ter and Isobel McKinnon. “This is a pleasant surprise,” I said rising, “are you fellow passengers?” “Oh, no,” said Flora, “we’re cabin stewardesses. We shouldn’t be here, and if we were to be caught . . .” she shivered. “But it’s so romantic on deck.” “Yes, tarn est pulchrum,” said Isobel. I soon gathered that this was a very rash and gallant escapade—the very essen­ ce of True Store Magasinism. “That moon is divine,” continued the coo­ ing voice in my ear. "Yes, tarn div- ina,” came the echo. "The perfect night for dreaming, and romance, and love.” /‘Yes, yes, est carissimus.” I have always been very impressionable and by then my senses were reeling —the moon, the quiet night, the swish of waters, romance, and the Latin were too much. I felt myself slipping, slipping, slipping. A well-nigh oe’r- mastering urge seized hold of me. ’Twould be so easy to slip quietly be­ tween them as they leaned against the rail—the moon was very beautiful then, the breeze a caress, and that dimple was bewitching. I sidled clos­ er. I gazed soulfully into their eyes, each in turn. Flora giggled, Isobel said, “Venite.” The spell was broken. With a despairing sob I raced across the deck. The sharks were cheated out of another meal. The Atlantic was rough and heav- the streets, I caught a .glimpse of ed terribly. I was not rough, but I | someone squatting on the -ground, did heave. My cabin steward was an affable, talkative fellow. He knew, he said, a fellow from Wingham, Bill Craig. Did I-’know him? I assured him I did. Craig, he had first met in Liverpool. When last heard of, Bill was one of the band of the Or­ iginal Forty Thieves, working on the road from Jericho to Jerusalem. Bill was well known locally as the Purse- Lifting Samaritan, and a good one, at that. The remainder of the voyage was uneventful, the ship reaching Liver­ pool where I stayed for several days. Wandering along the docks, one day I saw a sign above the threshold of a pub — The Wingham Arms. Fas­ cinated I hurried forward. Who could the owner be? I entered. Fat, and fair, and jolly, the proprietress stood behind the bar, I stepped up “Two and one, ma’am,” says I. It was Ca­ therine Nortrop. “What brought you to such a pass, Catherine?” I asked. She dilated at great length Upon di­ verse misfortunes, btit the gist of the matter was that now she had to Poor Art! We began to of the W.H.S. in the good old days, "Say,” I asked, "Do you know what became of Mary Baird?” "She is the founder and president of a society for the supression of yawns. . . And did you hear about Myrtle Yuill?” I said that I hadn’t. "Myrtle is a chemist. She is working for the C.LL. and re­ cently produced a chicken feed known as Yrtle Yuill’s Egg-Producing Pow­ der, A while ago, some gangsters ra- ckateered the sale of the powders, so now she’s working on a Yegg Ex­ terminating ,Powder.” I notlccid a huge poster' on the wall advertising the "Only All-Caandian Citctis in the World.” Catherine no­ ticed my interest. "You should go,” she said, "half of Wingham is in it, I think,” With a final clinking of glasses and a merry farewell from Catherine, away I went. The elrctis was easily found, Wan- the bank had failed; gain her own living, talk of the, students surrounded by a group of Fuzzies.' I drew nearer and became as rapt in my attention as the natives. The man had a mirror before him, one behind him, and one on each side. He was cutting his hair with a pair' of hand­ clippers. It was Ross Howson. I hur­ ried forward. “Why, Howson,” I said —just that and no more. He looked up, seemingly not surprised to see me. He said that the British Government was trying to civilize the Wuzzies, and' that he had been commissioned to introduce hair-cuts as the first step. “Well, I know that you had leanings towards the trade in your High School days,” I remarked, "but I really didn’t think that you would become a part of the firm.” My time was up; I said good-bye and rushed away' to a waiting plane. My destination was Bucktee, in the country of the Udbugs. Here I de­ termined to remain for a night and put up at the Rubbly Hotel. Imagine my surprise to see Mike Robertson as the Maitre d’Hotei. Mike really had a nice place. The meal was ex­ quisite: jelled elephant, fried tiger stripes, and palm-leaves steeped in old Home Brew. Mike told me sev­ eral interesting facts, among which was that Frances Currie had taken up professional dancing, and was then in the neighboring territory of Whoopee teaching Sulton Whoops the tango and the rhumba. Furthermore, Heleti Miller was a big game huntress and was, at that time, after baboons by the "gray, green, greasy Limpopo.” Bang! Bang! Bang! went the guns. I flew from Bucktee to Capetown, and from thettce to Calcutta, Afghan­ istan, and over the Himalayas into China by the back door, Many inter­ esting things happened on the way, but my tale Is a lengthy one, and therefore I’ll take you diredtly to Pe­ kin, where I next saw some former W.H.S. students. From the airdrome on the edge of the city, i took a bus into the heart of Pekin. Traffic was very dense, far exeeeding that of the largest cities of the Occident. I took the largest her one-time was lead by Donald For­ and most patronized hotel in the city, because I Had been told that it was run by a former W.H.S. student. Sure enough, Edna Elliott played the part of hostess. I was shocked by her ap­ pearance. She had aged, incredibly so —-it was rumoured about that the dread scourge of China, opium, had played the havoc with fulsome beauty. The dapce orchestra George (Wayne) King, tune was in it, as was Carman Heth­ erington. King was all in .a funk. I asked his trouble. He had been for­ bidden to play his saxophone in Pek­ in, he said. China was going modern but a saxaphone was one innovation that the officials protested. “Oh, well,” I consoled him, "you must re­ member that you’re in the Forbidden City now, and not in Belgrave.” Car­ men Hetherington was the blues sing­ er. Just then he was very blue, home­ sick. His voice had taken on a deep, hoarse tone, quite unlike the high, clear notes of old. He had been stricken, he said, with the measles, and they had settled in his throat. Lumps had come, not behind his ears, but on his Adam’s Apple. His theme song was “I’m just a Lonely Hopper, hopping Back Home to You.” For­ tune had given up his violin to play upon a teeny-weeny reed flute. My goodness, I thought, reeds must be fascinating things. In Sydney, Australia, I. went to a theatre whose main feature was bill­ ed as, John MacLean, in "The Man From Down Under.” John MacLean, florid, handsome, and debonair, the idol of a million fans, moving lightly through the lurid night-life of Aus­ tralia’s underworld, hob-nobbing with dukes and counts, gangsters, and beautiful women. I was indesribably moved; I became a most rabid fan myself. Deciding upon a tour of northern New Zealand, I sailed to Auckland. Approaching the region of hot springs and geysers, I saw huge signs everywhere advertising, John Campbell’s Hot Mud Baths; guaran­ teed to build up weight if you are underweight, to reduce poundage if overweight. Being underweight, I de­ cided to visit the mud baths—What a fraud they were! Dear, dear, to think that such a high-souled idealist, as John once was, should become so dis­ illusioned as to perpetrate such a hoax upon innocent tourists. I took his baths hoping to gain weight; I left a lein, emaciated, tottering wreck. Needing a chance to regain my shattered health, I sailed away to Manihiki Island, famous for its salub­ rious climate. Upon this island, Bill Blake, emulating the Rajah of Born­ eo, had set himself up as ruler. Here, the once woman-shy Bill holds a reg­ al court surrounded by a regular haf- ent. He’s a real polygamist, is Bill. Well, to make a long story short, I remained for several weeks enjoying the . . climate? . , very much. Leaving Manihiki, I sailed the trackless Pacific to* Hawaii. I wished to see Honolulu. Well, I saw Hono­ lulu and then set out into the inter­ ior of the Island. While there, I came across Marion Fry selling Wear ’Em Silk. Shirts. Her firm, Marion said, was endeavoring to get every native girl to wear one of their silk shirts, instead of the home-grown grass on­ es. "That may be all very well,” I said, “But to my eye they lose much of their appeal.” I went from here to Lima, Peru, and from there, I took a plane over the Andes, following the many wind­ ings of the great Amazon to its mouth, turning north here to Rio de Janeiro. In the hotel lobby, the sec­ ond night, I met’John Preston. "Well well, John,”, says I, “and how be’s you? Say, what are you doing here?” "Oh, I’m running an immigration scheme to get settlers from Ireland.” “Oh, the Irish!” “Yes, you know, the O’Malleys, the Finnigans, and the O’Tooles.” "I knew that you had gone over to the Irish in your school days, I said, "but her name wasn’t O’Toole. It was more closely connected with a certain green necktie.” The dinner crokodile teeth delicious, good. I asked latter. Kelly’s excellent, the spaghetti were was especially supplied the The was with milk ‘ who Dairy, I was told. Kelly’s Dairy? Ir­ ish sure enough! It was run by a girl from Wingham, Ida Kelly. Dear, dear, I thought, another of Preston’s ■importations. The hour is late — I shall finish the tale another time. But first, let us pledge o-urselves before you leave. OFFERS LIFE TO SCIENCE Charles Smith, discharged soldier of Winnipeg ,without kin, who offers in the interest of science to allow a “Black Widow” spider to bite him. He does not particularly want to live, he says. The spider is at the Univer­ sity of Manitoba. Timid Wife (to husband who has fallen asleep at the wheel): “I don’t mean to dictate to you, George, but isn’t that bill-board coming at us aw­ fully fast?” AFTER EVERY /WEAL V/GEST/ON