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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1936-09-17, Page 3Thursday, Sept, 17th, 1936 WINGHAM, ADVANCE-TIMES • PAGE THREE is delicious 9 Tank School for London A royal Canadian School of Tanks, the first of its kind in Canada /will be organized at Wolseley Barracks, London, Ont., this fall, according to an announcement made by G. A. Brickenden, defeated Liberal candi­ date and recognized patronage offic­ er for the Federal Government. Premier Maurice Duplessis announc­ ed. The Chairman formerly received $14,000, the Vice-Chairman $9,000', and the other three Commissioners $8,000 each. Lieut-Governor Appointed Ottawa— New Lieutenant-Govern­ ors for Alberta and Saskatchewan were named by Order-in-Council. The appointments were made neces­ sary by expiration of. the terms of present incumbents, both of whom have served beyond their statutory limits, Drink Causes More Speed —Less Accuracy Blackpool, Eng.—Dr. Horace Mid­ dleton Vernon, former investigator for the Industrial Health Research Board, told the ’ British Association for the Advancement of Science that alcohol makes the" motorist’s heart beat faster. He informed the scien­ tists that exhaustive researches had shown incontrovertibly that whiskey makes motorists drive a bit faster and less accurately. Trade Relations with Russia Resumed Ottawa—Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced the Federal Cabinet had cancelled the Order-in-Council of the Bennett Government of February, 1931, which imposed an embargo ag­ ainst Soviet Russian products and severed trade relations between that country and Canada. The Bennett Government specifically stopped the importation into Canada of woodpulp, pulpwood, coal, lumber, timber of all kinds, asbestos and furs, and it was intimated at that time that .if any oth­ er Soviet products were brought to Canada they would be placed on the prohibited list also. As a result, trade between the two countries has been dried*up for the past five years. It was expected, he said, that resump­ tion of trade with Russia would mean an expansion of Canadian exports Of pedigreed live stock, dry cows, hors­ es, seeds, metals and other commod­ ities. ' U. S. Imports Below Quota * Washington—A report by the Un­ ited States Customs Commissioner showed imports under the Canadian- American reciprocal trade agreement since Jan. 1 were far below the al­ lowable quota for seed potatoes and dairy stock, but had almost absorbed the beef cattle quota/& Hitler Talks Peace— War Planes Nearby Nuremberg, • Germany—Chancellor Hitler, with 400 war planes quartered near by, delivered .a twenty-minute oration for peace, “We pray Provi­ dence to .spare cur children what we suffered in the past,” Ire said, “but let no one imagine our movement can be halted or shaken. We stand in­ flexible like a rock.” “We only want peace to proceed , with reconstructive work—but with our own methods and not the methods of Jewish Bolshe­ vists.” Bank of Canada Under Federal Rule Ottawa—Final steps in the partial nationalization of the Bank of Can­ ada were taken when the Government acquired 100,2000 Class B shares and appointed six additional directory to represent these holdings, thus assur­ ing Government ownership and con­ trol. This is in accordance with leg­ islation adopted at the last session of Parliament. In selecting the public’s representatives on the Board of Dir­ ectors the Government was enabled to give representation to those Pro­ vinces not already represented in the seven directors now Serving. Will Serve Quebec for $1 Quebec—Effective at once the five members of the Quebec Liquor Com­ mission will find their salaries reduc­ ed to $1 a year by Order-in-Council, be the Premier King Off to Geneva Ottawa—“Canada desires to friendly with all nations; that is point I wish to emphasize,” observed Prime Minister Mackenzie King on the eve of his departure for Geneva, where he will head the Canadian dele­ gation at the Assembly of the League of Nations. Japanese Warships Rush to China Shanghai—With one Japanese des­ troyer off Pahoi and five other war vessels driving at full speed toward that port,' the Sino-Tapanese dispute seemed near a crisis. Martial law was proclaimed in Pakh'oi, where a Jap­ anese resident was recently killed by a mob, by General Ong Chao-yuan, one of the 19th Route Army com­ manders who still refuse to admit the authority .of Premier Chiang shek. Kai- Elected Head! of Trade and Labor of Canada 51 Montreal—With some thirty-five years of service as a trade union of­ ficial behind him, P. M. Draper, of Ottawa, was called to serve another year as President, of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. Mr. Draper became President a year ago after long years as Secretary-Treas­ urer and the fifty-second annual con­ vention of the Congress .re-elected him unanimously today, along with all the rest of last year’s executive. Plan to Salvage Burnt Timber A plan to salvage 50,000,000 feet of burned-over titnber in Northern Ontario was announced at Queen’s Park by Premier Hepburn and Hon. Peter Heenan. Between 2,500 and 3,000 men will receive employment on the project. Work will begin immed­ iately, and will probably last all win­ ter. I DETROIT FOR A SINGLE ROOM WITH BATH IN 8OD ROOMS Come in any ti me - at any hour- you can t pay more than $3 for a single room with bath and plenty are offered at $2. & $2?*CLIFFORD R.TAYLOR Managing Director Good food every comfort,-every luxury Hotel TULLER FACING GRAND CIRCUS PARK Australia to Spend $44,041,000 on Defense Canberra, Australia — Introducing his Budget in Parliament, Treasurer R. G. Casey estimated a surplus for 1936-37 (in dollar equivalents) of $221,000, and provided for defense ap­ propriations of $44,045,000, highest in the Commonwealth’s history. Surplus for 1935-36, he announced, was $17,- 835,000. Soviet See Nazi Aggression. Moscow—The Soviet Government apd Communist Party press inter­ preted speeches by Chancellor Hitler and Dr. Goebbels at the Nazi Party Congress at. Nuremberg, Germany, as indicating a policy of aggression. Hungerford Again Heads C.N.R. Ottawa—Employees of the Canad­ ian National Railways are to nomin­ ate one of the new directors to man­ age the 22,000-mile publicly owned system, it was announced by Prime Minister Mackenzie King as he dis­ closed the names of six of the seven ne wdirectors. As forecast some time ago, Samuel J. Hungerford will be Chairman and President of the new board of seven directors. He is appointed for three years at a salary of $30,000 annually. The other appointees are: For three years—James Y. Mur­ doch, K.C., Toronto, President of Noranda Mines, and Wilfred J. T. Gagnon, Montreal manufacturer. For tyo years—Herbert J. Syming­ ton, K.C., Montreal, and the repre­ sentative to be chosen by- labor or­ ganizations. , For one year—Donald H. McDou­ gall, mining, engineer, of Stellarton, N.S., and Montreal, and Robert J. Moffatt ,a prominent farmer of, Brad­ well, Sask., and director of the Sas­ katchewan Wheat Pool. The $5,000 directors will each receive annually. Radio Ottawa—The Board of Governors for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor­ poration, announced by Prime Min­ ister Mackenzie King, follow: Leon­ ard W. Brockington, barrister, Winni­ peg, to be Chairman; Rene Morin, Directeur Generale du Trust Generale du Canada, Montreal, to be Vice- Chairman; Brig-Gen. Victor W. Od­ ium, broker, Vancouver; J. Wilfrid Godfrey, barrister, Halifax; Professor A. Vadion, of Laval University, .Que­ bec; N. L. Nathanson, President of Famous Players Corporation of Can­ ada, Ltd., Toronto; Colonel Wilfrid Bovey, barrister and educationalist, Montreal; Alan B. Plaunt, journalist, Toronto, and Mrs. Nellie McClung, Canadian author, Victoria. The ap­ pointment will take effect Nov. 2nd. Board Named English Trades Endorse Neutrality Plymouth, England—Delegates to the Trades Union Congress, repres­ enting more than 3,000,000 British workers, endorsed Great Britain’s non-intervention policy in the Span­ ish civil war- 7 Govertunent Sponsor $50,000,000 Housing Scheme Ottawa—Something like $50,000,000 will be put in circulation by a hous­ ing plan which the Dominion Gov­ ernment will sponsor upon the re­ commendation of the Dominion Em­ ployment Commission, it was indicat­ ed by Prime Minister Mackenzie King who announced details' of a compre­ hensive scheme to revive the stagnant, construction industry. With the Prime Minister were A. B. Purvis, Chairman of the Employment Commission, and Hon. Norman Rogers, Minister of Labor. The Government is adopting tire policy which has been successful­ ly followed in the United States, where more than $400,000,000 has been put in circulation by means of housing loans to enable small home owners to make much-needed repairs, and wage-earners who are now rent­ ing to undertake the construction of ne whouses. -------- 9 Hydro to Develop Muskosh River Meaford—Development of the Mus­ kosh River in -the Muskoka district as a start on the Ontario Govern­ ment’s plan to make the Province self-sufficient in power was forecast by Attorney-General Roebuck in an address to the Georgian Bay Muni­ cipal Electric Association. Mr. Roe­ buck did not discuss details of the Muskosh project, but said it had al­ ready been considered by the Gov­ ernment. He said he expected this development would proceed within the next two or three years, Corn Stalk Attains Height of 10 Feet That the recent rains have assist­ ed the corn and foot crops in the dis­ trict was veidenced by a sample brought into The Obesfvcr Office. The corn, stalk, which had attained a height of ten feet, was grown on the farm of Mr, Norman Graham, town line east. The recent rains have been very helpful to corn, as one month ago the corn crop was a very poor outlook ou farms adjacent to Palm- ersfon,—Palmerston Observer, RHEUMATISM SPREAD TO ALL HER JOINTS Kruschen suffering, This wo- Obtained Relief by Using Salts Here is a sad story of but it has a happy ending, man was attacked by severe rheum­ atism which spread to all 'her joints. But Kruschen brought relief as she describes below:*— “I feel it is my duty to tell you how Kruschen Salts brought me re­ lief from a severe attack of rheuma­ tism. I had rheumatism in my legs and. knees, later spreading to every joint in my body. This lasted over a period of 13 weeks. I was then ordered to bed with acute rheumatism. I was recommended to try Kruschen and before finishing the second bottle I was able to perform my normal duties.”—(Mrs.) I.D. Rheumatic conditions are frequent­ ly due to an excess of uric acid in the body, Two of the ingredients of Kruschen Salts have the power of dissolving uric acid. Other ingred­ ients in these Salts assist Nature to exfiel the dissolved uric acid through the natural channels. NEWS of the DISTRICT 2 : Ship 5300 Tons of Grain from Hensail That Hensall is recognized as a grain market is evidenced by a report and figures showing that no less than 144 cars of grain were shipped from there during August, totalling 5,300 tones. Dollar wheat and barley at­ tracted farmers from thirty miles in each direction. Tail Torn from Body of Horse Its tail torn right from its body in a threshing accident on the farm of John Bowman, three miles north east of Linwood, a heavy draft horse is being treated and is recovering. The animal was standing on the barn floor during threshing operations when it switched its tail. The strands of hair were caught in a pulley of 'the thresher. Before the mishap was no­ ticed and the machinery stopped, the tail had been entangled in the pulley, jerking the tail completely away and ripping the skin partly down the thinghs cf both legs. The owner had the horse treated in an effort to save his life. It is now reported that the animal is apparently reasonably com­ fortable, and is munching hay in its still. More Relief Needed at Listowel A six-year-old child went to school with only a crust bread for break­ fast; his mother and two infant bab­ ies would have gone hungry had a local dairyman not given them two quarts of milk. This condition exists in Listowel through Hon. D. Croll’s cut'in the local relief grant revealed acting Mayor J. F. Vandrick before a meeting of the Town Council here Wednesday night, from generosity of sufficient money, pockets, raised to family dinner. And then only town officials was taken from ’ their buy food for the Big Tomatoes— Just to prove that despite the long drought this summer vegetation has made fairly good, progress Mr.. Wm. Zimmerman brought to The Sun of­ fice one .day last week a tomato which he picked from his garden that weigh­ ed fifteen ounces. The record did not stand very long, however, as Mr. W. Gatcke marched in with two fine specimens of tomatoes from his gar­ den that tipped the scales at 19 and 23 ounces respectively and he states he has lots more just like them. —- Milverton Sun. Lost Four Good Cow’s Ralph Wilhelm, tenant of the Emol farm near Deemerton, met with a serious los« on Wednesday morning of this week, when four of his valu­ able cows died as a result of bloating within an hour. The cattle had been put in a new pasture field, where the growth bad been very luxuriant re­ cently.—Mildmay Gazette. Serving When rtl a r Summons olice •attempted to serve a m a young lady in Goder- >cked herself in the bath- it was forced, but 2 1 The d f fleets entered she had escap- suppoe ich, sh room. when < cd through the window, breaking the screen and descending a sloping roof to the heels. served.—Goderich Signal. ground, where she took to her The summons has since been Plan Change on Bine Water Highway Plans for JJhie Water a provincial straightotiiiig. of the highway at .Fort Albert, cutting out two dangerous hills and a,narrow bridge. The new road will, it is believed, follow an old trail which is now grass-filled. Won Two Third Prizes Sheaf and grain exhibits at the To­ ronto National, under the auspices of the Carrick Agricultural Society, were awarded third prizes iq, both classes, trituted Leonard Wallace The sheaf exhibit was con- by Messrs. Norman and Schmidt, Alex. Fischer arid Milton.—Mildmay Gazette. Suffered Painful Accident While working on the crusher near Ripley, Mr. Alex. Keir, of Teeswater, suffered a very painful injury. In some manner his right arm was caught in a pulley, and the ligaments and skin on the whole arm, practical­ ly to the shoulder, were ripped and badly lacerated. Mr. Keirs’ injury is very severe and serious, and he was taken to Toronto for special examina­ tion. i Goderich Woman 96 Years Old Ninety-six candles burned brightly Friday on the birthday cake of Mrs Jane Lynn, oldest living citizen, She moved around, conversed and in typ­ ical Irish fashion, wise-cracked with her callers. “She can see things we can’t see,” a daughter explained. Her hearing is excellent. She has a little rheumatism in one arm, but nothing to bother about. Her appearance and actions are those of a woman of 70. Old friends remembered her with flowers and gifts. Mrs. Lynn greeted one gentleman by telling him she missed him last year, and he apolo­ gized. A Large Leaf Mr. E. D, Haydon brought in To this office last Saturday a large maple leaf which measured 10 inches in width and 8 inches in length.—En­ terprise-News. Case Dismissed A charge of false pretenses against W. W. Thompson of Toronto was withdrawn in Magistrate's court. Crown Attorney D. E, Tolmes ex­ plaining that certain circumstances had come to light and that the Crown had no evidence to offer. The com- painant agreed and the Magistrate dismissed the case. Watch Lost 35 Years Found Lost in a field for a period of al­ most 35 years, a gold watch was found by Norman Voisin, son of Mr. Frank Voisin, who lives on the 12th concession of Culross Township. It was while stocking oats that the time piece was picked up . Upon telling some of the neighbors it transpired the watch was lost 35 years ago by Sam Lindsay, who formerly owned that farm, stood the suffered. The case of 14-karat gold test well, but the works OwnershipTo Decide Mr. .Justice J. A. McEvoy granted an order directing the local master of the Supreme Court of Ontario in Goderich to determine ownership of bands and other securities found in the safety deposit boxes of J. J. Hug- gard in his Seaforth office, under the firm name of James Rankin’s agency. Huggard is awaiting trial on Charges of theft and conversion involving al­ most $150,000. Particular Housewife: “Oh, be care- l ful when you walk on my polished floOBS.” t i i l i [v ]s fig 'ztL I ■P Install this Bathroom at little cost / Looks pretty smart, doesn’t it? Of course, it requires running water. But a Duro Automatic Pump­ ing System will provide plenty of running water from your own well, at little outlay. This layout (three pieces), ready for installa­ tion, complete with all fittings, is only....... . $70.60 The Duro-Special Pumping System, all Cariadian- made, capacity 250 gals, per hour, complete with 30 gal. 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Simmons College Peach Ice Cream (Freezer) Rennet Dessert Tablets cups crushed, sweetened peaches teaspoonfuls vanilla quarts milk ■ pint cream ! cupful sugar I 4 2 6 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 Warm milk and cream slightly, add sugar and vanilla. Dissolve Rennet Dessert Tablets in two tablespoons cold water, stir into milk mixture quickly, pour into freezer can and let set until firm and cool. Place can in freezer, pack with ice and salt and freeze to thick mush. Add the crush­ ed, sweetened peaches. Finish freez- Orange Sherbet (Freezer) Rennett Dessert Tablets tablespoons cold water oranges quarts milk 2 cupfuls sugar Warm the milk slightly, add Dissolve Rennet Dessert Tablets in 2 tablespoons cold water ,add to milk ■ ing. Save part of peaches to serve on mixture, stir quickly a moment, pour; top. sugar* GERMAN PLANE CROSSES OCEAN IN TEST FLIGHT the improvement of the highway, which is now toad, seem to indicate a The crew of the Deutsche Luft-1 the Azores. LEFT to RIGHT on the hansa seaplane Zcphir wave a friend-1 Zcphir deck are: Captain Rudolph A. 1y greeting to the crowd at the base'John, representative of Deutsche Luf- of the Pan-American Airways on thansal who welcomed the fliers; Bar- their arrival at Port Washington af- on Carl August von Gablcnz, tech­ ier a non-stop flight from Horta injnical managing director of the com- Ipany; A. Edgtir, radio operator:’ Can- I ♦-J*. __ \ I tam Joadiiti. Blackenburg, command, er of the plane, and William Ehlberg', mechanic,