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against the sideBH
the road. The hoiW
mile and a .'.quarter fr
the accident.Canton Cut CmM
Shanghai***Th? Great South China
port of Cantoil was out off from the
rest of China, loading to fears that in
J937 Japanese forces ihad inaugurated
the new year by launching their long*
■awaited drive op the southern met*
ropolis. Reports from Macao, Portu
gese port across •the mouth of the
Pearl River froth Honk Kong, indi
cated Japanese war vessels have been
concentrating In that -area, with ;i>*
creased aerial .activity,
reconcilable conflict” between the
“pqwav of money and the power of
democratic instinct” has reached such
an fetonsity in recent months, he said1,
that it is clear that it must be fought
through to a finish—until plutocracy
or ' democracy**-until America’s sixty
families or America’s 120,000,000 peo-
plb—wfeZ’
an will b,e tried » W iwistrate’s
cipurt within a few days, Crown At
torney W. A, Dangwwthy -said. Miss
Flanagan arrived' home in Fort Wil
liam shortly before the Christmas
holiday, having been discharged from
the hospital at Whitby as recovered
from her nervous, .condition.
Lost Party Found
L .fienueterre, 'Que. *— Deep in ;t'he
■emote northern regions of ’Quebec,
Ivbere white men seldom penetrate,
fourteen men wore listed as missing
■ntil located New Year’s Day. The
■velve survivors and 'their (two .Indian
■/ides were lost in .the vast wilder-
HiS'S o.f ..frozen 'mudkey -and marsh*
Bads that lies between this outpost
■ civilization and the'tiny.'hamlets on
Ha mugged .coast of James Bay. -
U.S, Cuts Silver Price
Washington ?*« President Roosevelt
issued a proclamation ordering the
price which -the Government will pay
for newly mined domestic silver re
duced from 77.57 cents to 64.64 cents
■an ounce.
Warns Stock Mart \ ■ 1
Washington *— A sharp ' reminder
to stock.exchange men to police'their
markets '‘against manipulative and
deceptive practices” came from the
United States Securities Commission
in its annual report,
NEWS
of the
I district
E
S.
■surgents Retook Tereul
the N^tidhdl'ists,. Outside Ter-
Spain —'.Generalissimo Francisco
^Hnco’s crack battalions stormed in-
^BTereul, field radio bulletins an*
J^Knced and wiped o-ut the only loy
alist claim to a major victory in this
long civil war. .The Nationalist’ entry
into the 1,000-year-old city was ac
companied by anerciless wengeance.
Street on the western outskirts were
heaped with dead. -
Western Drought Stops
Balanced Budget
Ottawa — Federal Budget
have been balance in 1937‘if drought
had mot struck the Prairies, decreas
ing Canada’s agricultural wealth ‘by
millions of dollars, Finance Minister
Dunning stated in his annual econ
omic survey. The Prairie-disaster tre-
.sulted in added, relief cost and ‘less
railways earnings, the Minister sai'd,
‘but,'despite it, Canada ipardhed stead
ily forward during the year, -Onlyithe
influence of outside factors impairing
[a high degree, of optimism for the
korriing year.V
would
Rumania Friendly with Fascists
Bucharest — The first open indica
tion that Rumanian, under the Gov
ernment of Premier Octavian Goga,
will base its foreign policy on friend-
'ship with Rome and Berlin was giv
en. Bucharest newspapers reprinted
.the following statement made by
Goga to an Italian news agency: “I
have no need to renew my old feel
ings of affection for Italy. The .policy
of rapprochement with Italy which' I
supported when I was in Opposition
will be realized now that, I am in
power.” Goga, head of the National
Christian Party, is known as a pro
German and anti-Semetic.
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Man of Nature Has Icy Cold Dip
Many will be interested to know
the story of our Man of Nature who
has located along the banks of the
Mill Creek. At an early hour he takes
a dip in ice water, not only stepping
in sldwly but even throwing himself
in. Following this he takes a brisk
walk up the hill to warm up. Of this
he delights to tell any friends who
Chance to meet and converse with
him. We plight further state he i$
the picture of health. For those who
may have any doubt we would say
<jjust call around and see for your
self.”—Durham Chronicle.
Bagge$ 69 Jacks
Twenty-three persons were out on
a rabbit drive in Usborne Township
and bagged 69 jack rabbits, One of
the rabbits weighed 11% pounds and’
other weighed over 12 pounds. One
pf the shooters while hiding behind
a tree had five rabbits come within
gun-shot all within a second of each
Other.' He succeeded’ in shooting iwo
of them.—Exeter Times-Advocate.
Fined for Waving Bottle at 'Service
I Kingston — Thomas Fitzgerdl'ds,
fo, a Hinchinbrook Township farmer
■id :a Roman .'Catholic, was found
■lilty of waving a bottle and ^causing
■ disturbance \in the Free Methodist
■-hutch, at Cole 'Lake by Magistrate
mribrose^he^a'nd^was fined ‘$10 and
L^fT^r <teh dlays in 'jail.
Suggest Co-Operative Enterprise
to Fight Communism
Guelph — Co-operative enterprise
is the best method of fighting com
munism in rural areas “where the
theory is now expanding,” Hon. P.
M. Dewan, Ontario Minister of Agri
culture, told. 600 short-course', stud
ents of the Ontario. Agricultural Col
lege. Declaring -communism .appeared
to be growing in rural communities,
Mr. Dewan said, only two things can
offset its expansion—the Church and
happiness jp/the home.’ The Minister
touched on both subjects in outlining
the advantages of short courses.
Legislature Will Not Convene
Xntil March
The Ontario Legislature will
convene in regular session before the
first or second’week in Marcfi, Prem
not
Smoke Wakened Family
The .E. Murphy Estate store had a
narrow escape from, a serious fire
when a strip of flooring behind the
stove burned through. The smoke
from the smouldering wood seeped
through the cellar into the house and
wakened Mrs. Madeline Campbell and
children, Who gave the alarm. Mr.
Eugene Murphy was quickly on the
Scene and had the blaze under con
trol'by the time the brigade arrived.
—Mount Forest Confe'derate.
■few Government Set Up in Egypt
■ Cairo, Egypt — 'King Farouk, T7-
■ycar-dld 'Sovereign o'f the Nile, held
■his Egyptian -army in readiness to
■stamp ou't disorders ’resulting from
pis bold move in removing the Na
tionalist Government of Premier
(Mustapha Nadkas Pasha. While Sol-
!iers patrolled the -streets of Cairo,
.lexandria -and other '.cities, Mohamed
lalwioud Pasha,, a former Premier
under the hoy. King’s 'father, set up
a new Cabinet that completely ignor-'
cd Nahas’*s 'Strong Waitlist 'Party. 0
ier Hepburn stated. By the time the
session rolls around the Government
may have two vacant seats to fill.
That situation depends on whether,
W. F. Schwenger (Lib.), Centre
Hamilton, is honored by Ottawa with
a ’County Judgeship, and whether Col.
Fraser Hunter (Lib.), St. Patrick, is
-.appointed Sheriff of Toronto and
York -County.
Returns From Hospital
Both Legs Amputated
A few days ago Mr. Duncan Camp
bell, concession 10, Huron Twp., re
turned to his home from Toronto,
where he has-been a patient in Wes
tern Hospital, for a few weeks and ■
where he underwent an operation for
the amputation, of liis 10ft leg.' - Mr.
Campbell is now minus bofii legs,
having had the right one amputated
a year previously.—Lucknow Sentinel.
Attacked Big Business
Washington •— Interior Secretary
.Harold Ickes, continuing 'the Roose
velt Adpnnistratfon’s -attack upon
”big business,” assented the power of
concentrated wealth “must be 'com-
'pelled W conform to our laws” at the
coming^session of (Congress. An “ir*
New Free State Change
Does Not Affect Status
London — 'The new Constitution
of 'the former Irish Free State and
change 'O’f :its mame to “Eire” will not
affect Its -status :as a member of the
British Common wealthy of Nations,
the British Government announced.
An ■official statement issued after the
new Constitution -went info force ac
ross the Irish 'Sea -also emphasized
that neither the' narne nor the juris
diction of Eire would extend to Nor
thern Ireland “as ;an 'integral part of
the United Kingdom,'” but rather re
lated only A to that ;area formerly
known as the Free .State.
Wolves at Lochalsh
Wolves have been frequently seen
in the Lochalsh district and residents
are becoming alarmed by the increase
in the number of these marauders.
This week Cyril Marsh met up with
one On the farm of Roderick Mac-
Lennan, which showed signs of at
tacking the dog with him. On Wed
nesday afternoon, a search party, with
high powered rifles Set out to try to
round up the wqlves at this point.—
Lucknow Sentinel. •
l ONLY WOMAN RESIDENT
Britain Buying Wheat in
Regular Way
■„ Ottawa — Reports that the United
Kingdom had negotiated an option
on the entire Canadian wheat output
as a war emergency measure probab
ly arose from negotiations conducted
through regular wheat-buying sources
in Great Britain, it was held here. Of
ficial opinion here is that Great'Brit
ain is taking some steps to protect
her food sources.in event of war and
that negotiations for such a deal
would be conducted through the reg
ular channels.
Triplets Born at Hamilton
Hamilton—Triplets, the first to ar*
rive in Hamilton in many years, were
born at the Southam Maternity Home
of the General Hospital to Mrs. Lena
Difiyard of Caistqr Centre, The 37*
year-old mother and her two girls
and one son were reported to ‘be wall
and Dr, D. G. Mcllwraith, who at
tended, said the .children were of nor
mal weight ,and ail quite strong.
There are two other children in the
ilmily.
Kvill Fade Trial for Throwing Acid
’ Pott Arthur — Alleged to have
paused bodily harm to Mayor Chas.
■haCox, Liberal member of the Oft-
■j^gisiafere for Fort Arthur, by
tm him'/ Eileen 'Flattag*
lable fo?AaIlr
of ViAoyia n nb'nitovMi a
pwIptmrM a
l scene., of
Charged with Attempted Suicide
Arrested for Seaforth police in
Mitchell late on Wednesday night,
Patrick Curtin, a farm' worker, alleg
edly attempted suicide while, waiting
to be brought to seaforth. Ciiief Con*
stable H. Snell was notified that Cur*
tin,, who was wanted for disturbances
he is said to have caused at Huron
road farms, during recent weeks, was
under arrest and left immediately to
bring him to Seaforth. It was after
their arrival in Seaforth that Chief
Snell, noticed Curtin was sick and call
ed Dr. G, C. Jarrott, who took the
man to Scott” Memorial Hospital.
Curtin, is said to have admitted to-
taking a small dose of strychnine*
A Costly Performance
Allan Halliday, a garage mechanic
of Teeswater, and Tom Leigh, a 49-
year-old war veteran of the Culross
Capital, were assessed $21 apiece for
malicious damage to property, in
Magistrate Walker's court, and which
was the aftermath of their having
crashed the kitchen door and carried
away two kegs of cider from the cel
lar of John Diehold on the night of
Nov, 29th.—Walkerton Herald-Times.
Trucker Injured
Clarence Dennis, 32, Atwood truck
er, suffered, injuries when he fell 15
feet from a scaffold and landed on
his back across a stout timber in his
garage, here. He was taken to hos
pital at Stratford'. He lay in the gar
age for nearly an hour before found.
Hosiery Plant for Mitchell
The Richmond Hosiery Ltd. takes
formal possession of the former A.
Burritf and Company Ltd. plant at
Mitchell on January 1st and produc
tion starts immediately, according to
H. P. Richmond of London, manag
ing director of the firm'.
Kincardine Youth in Albany Jail
Norval Bell, of Kincardine, who es
caped from Bruce County jail, Walk
erton,f on November 10th, is serving
a 120-day sentence at Albany, NY.,
for illegal entry to the United States,
police were advised. Bell will be de
ported at expiration of his sentence
on April 15. He will be. returned here
to face charges in connection with the
escape. The Kincardine youth, under
sentence of five years- in Kingston
penitentiary for a series of thefts and
break-ins, escaped while awaiting
transfer to Kincardine to stand trial
on other charges,
Injured by Falling Timbers
Projecting timbers from the main
part of the barn due to a heavy
weight of snow brought injury to
to John Miln, of the 8th concession
of Carrick township as they fell on
him when in the act of pulling a cut
ter out from in under them recently.
Timbers and Snow crashed him to the
ground by the great weight. . Help
was immediately procured, neighbors
telephoned and arrived and after con
siderable difficulty the man was re
leased from under the debris. When
taken out he was unconscious and suf
fering greatly.Injured in Runaway
Mrs. Russell Needham, Huron Tp.,
is in Kincardine General Hospital,
with a fractured pelvis after being
thrown against a car when the horse
she was driving ran away. Mrs.
Needham was about to step into the I while en route to Paisley to attend
cutter and had one foot on the board • the funeral of a friend. The road was
A Close Shave
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sandy had a
narrow escape from what might have
been a serious accident on Sunday,
Air-conditioned travel on a de
luxe Canadian Pacific train
brings the holiday seeker to Vic
toria. He has passed through all
the rigors of winter, subzero tem
peratures, blizzards and a whole
continent swathed in white, but,
when the Rockies are behind him
and ho has traversed the eighty
odd miles of ' the San Juan de
Fuca straits, he enters, at the con
clusion of his trip, a new land—
Canada’s Evergreen Playground,
—Vancouver Island with Victoria
at its southern tip, and he has
exchanged winter at its peak for
summer.
Fourth largest in the chain of
great Canadian Pacific hotels
across the Dominion, the Empress
Hotel at Victoria offers him all
facilities. Located in a beautiful
garden fronting 'the placid waters
of Victoria's inner harbor, the
Empress Hotel covers such unique
features as its Conservatory With
fountains playing amid masses of
flowers' and the nearby Crystal
Garden with glass-enclosed swim
ming pool, palm-bordered prome
nades and warm salt-water bath
ing.
The* traveller steps into summer
at once with new sights, brilliant
sunshine and the tang of Pacific
breezes, minimum rainfall -and
ideal temperature variations. Golf
is at hand on the championship
Royal Colwood Club course
where, March 7-12, there will be
held the Annual Winter Golf
Tournament for the Sir Edward
Beatty Challenge Cup, the Cham
ber of Commerce Trophy, Victo-
ria Rotary Club Rose Bowl, the'
Matson Inter-District Team Cup’’
and other valuable prizes, /
Fishing, yachting, riding, mo
toring, tennis are available toyall,
while the environs L ,rL
have for major attract!onsb^che
Malahat Drive with its over-
changing incomparable views; the
Butchart Gardens, famous on two
continents; and the Dominion
Astro-Physical Observatory. An
evergreen playground in the depth
of winter is Victoria’s gift to Can
adians on their own soil. Layout/
shows upper left a scene in thei Crystal Gardens; upper right, the’
yacht harbor and the parliament
buildings; lower left, a view of
the Empress Hotel and lower
right a tense moment on one of
Victoria’s golf courses.
very icy and a strong wind caught workman):
the car? whirling it sidewise in a skid1'
which carried it to the edge of a cul
vert over a deep ditch. Fenders and
the underside of the car were damag
ed as the rear wheels dropped over
the edge of the cement culvert, but
the occupants scrambled to safety.—
Goderich Signal-Star.
“I say, guy, who built
'these rabbit hutches?”
Cockney Workman: “Why, me and
my mate, last Saturday afternoon.”
, May no blot upon it fall,.
But let us see on every line
Love, for mankind all.
Broke Into Farm Home
Jacob J. Huber’s frame dwelling on
the 14th concession of Carrick, was
broken into, the intruders securing an
entrance by breaking a window. An
overcoat was removed from the house
but little else was taken. This home
is not constantly occupied and the
burglary was committed on an oc
casion when the place was vacant.—
Mildmay Gazette.
Palmerston. Has Ladies’
Choral Society
The Palmerston Ladies’ Choral So
ciety is now completely organized and
will swing into action on the first
Thursday of the new year, Jan. 6th.-—
Palmerston Observer.
Seaside Landlady: “Going home so
soon, Mrs. Smith?”
“Yes, I can’t stay any longer.”
“Why, what is the matter?” .
“Every time I write to my husband
for money, he sends it by return
post.”
Ring out the bld, with war and strife, .
Ring in the new with peace and lifejj
Ring out the old, with hate and foj^B
And let us have a glad New
'—Margaret Stewart Ef€ndersou^|
of
' THE NEW YEAR
The new year is awakening
Its light we soon shall see;
While the old year rolls onward
Fast into eternity.
Oh, may the new year bring us
Peace, from wars that rage
And with the old year pass away
All strife that marks this age.
Let is pass and be forgotten
In the dawn of better things;
For surely love is greater
Than the power of the kings.
TURNBERRY COUNCIL
The minutes, of Council meeting
held in Bluevale, December 15, 1937.
Members all present.''
Moved by Breckenridge and Port
er that the minutes of last meeting
be adopted as read. Carreid.
The following letters were receiv
ed and read: E. C. Corbett, Fordwicll;
Dept, of Public Welfare, Toronto;
Dept, of Highways, Stratford; M.
Gardner, Wingham; Mrs. T. Baker,
Wingham.
The following accounts were paid:
Sundry $978.40; Roads $1418.75.
Moved by Wilton
we extend the time
return roll of 1937
1938. Carried.
W. R. 'Cruikshank,
and "Moffat that
for Collector to
to January IQth,
Reeve.
Yankee Tourist (outside Houses of
Parliament, addressing a Cockney
BUILDING 20 TRAINING MACHINES
ing 20 training platThe de Haviland Aircraft of Can
ada Ltd. of Toronto, Ont, now cm- Canadian Air Fore
ployS 60 men and girls, rushing work defense dju
oh army orders, The company is mak-
:tme;
program, ai
les for the Royal
(, as part of the
big armament
> recently by Hon.
Ian Mackenzie. Miss Rhoda McNichol
(1) covers a ra<
for use in fusefl
tion. Miss Hi^|
ns rod with fabric
construe*
covers a
fuselage with special -Hnca fabric.
More than a dozen machines under
construction and two almost complet
ed are shown in (2), a general view
of the main do Haviland plant