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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1938-04-21, Page 3Thursday, April 21st, 1938 • London fur broker. He is 37. The present land speed record of 311.42 miles per hour is held by Captain E. T. Eyston, also of London, G. WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES PAGE THREE HE WAS AFRAID TQ CROSS A STREET two middle fingers on each hand, both being apparently normal. LO-GLO^'r^ 10 Beautiful Pastel Shades BUCHANAN HARDWARE Wing; am Want Franchise Kept from Doukhobors Nelson, B.C. — Nelson Board Trade adopted a resolution protest’ ing any attempt to return the Feder­ al franchise to Doukhobors, as re­ cently proposed in Ottawa. Members of the Russian religious sect, of whom some 20,000 reside in British Columbia, were disfranchised in 1934, of i* To Expropriate Otto’s Property Berlin —< Nazi sources stated ex­ propriation of all property within “Greater Germany” belonging to Archduke Otto, claimant to the non­ existent Hapsburg throne of Austria, would automatically follow establish­ ment that former Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg acted "traitorously.” To Elect Eire President May 31st Dublin—Announcement was made the new president of Eire will be el­ ected on May 31 with the president assuming office on June 30. The po­ sition was created,' by the new con­ stitution which went into effect at the end of 1937. The holder of the of­ fice will have duties roughly corres­ ponding to those of the abolished governor-general. Five Drowned at Sudbury Sudbury — Four children on a for­ bidden fishing expedition in a leaking homemade rowboat, were drowned in Minnow Lake here. A man lost his life in an unsuccessful rescue attempt before two other children were pulled to safety. Favor Ontario Federation of Labor Formation of an Ontario Federa­ tion of Labor to replace ehe Ontario Executive of the Labor Congress of Canada and to extend and enlarge its activities, was endorsed at a meeting of representatives of central councils and locals of international labor un­ ions from all parts of the province at the Labor Temple, Toronto. To Study English Railway System Ottawa—The special Senate Com­ mittee which on May 4 will sjart ap investigation to find out what can be done to deal with Canada’s . railway problem will have before it a wealth of information about the experiences of the United Kingdom whose rail­ ways consolidated in 1922. It will al­ so have the proposals of the Inter­ state Commerce Commission of the United States advanced to meet the transportation difficulties in that country. Mexico Will Not Restore Oil Holdings Mexico City — The Mexican Gov- ernment rejected Great Britain’s contention that President Lazaro Cardena’s expropriation of the foreign petroleum industry was a “denial of justice,” motivated by political reas­ ons, and refused London’s demand for restoration of British-owned oil properties. France and! Britain Plan Co-Operation London — The Daily Express’ pol­ itical correspondent stated that Brit­ ain and France plan a tight military aliance, including closest collaboration between the respective navy, army and air staffs of the^two countries. France Seeks Treaty With Italy Paris — Premier Edouard Daladier and his Cabinet advisers laid plans for ' a Franco-Italian agreement. Sources close to the Foreign Office said' conversations would be started this ‘‘week to reach an accord along the lines of the British-Italian pact. Shoots Chum While Playing Game Chesterville — Two chums are sep­ arated here and over two households hangs a pall of sadness. Eric Stata, 14, is dead, shot by a bullet from a gun in the hands of his 15-year-old schoolmate and closest friend. The boys were playing “cops and gang­ sters” down in the orchard at the outskirts of the village. Eric was "making a break for liberty” when his chum threw up his rifle, pulled thp trigger, and watched in horror as the cartridge exploded and Eric fell back on the grass. He thought the safety catch was on. Banff Wouldl Separate from Alberta Banff, Alta. — Separation of this Rocky Mountain resort town from the Province of Alberta to escape what is claimed by residents to be an over­ burden of Provincial taxation receiv­ ed the full accord and backing of the Banff Advisory Council. Full infor­ mation bearing on the situation has been forwarded to the Federal Gov­ ernment by members of the council. Canada May Make Munitions for Britain ’ Ottawa — A total of 700 Canadian manufacturing plants have been sur­ veyed by the National Defense De­ partment to determine their arma­ ment production , capacity, it was learned here. These have become known as “shadow factories”—plants which might be used in time of emer­ gency. Nine Canadian aircraft com­ panies are building planes, in accord­ ance with British standard designs, but there are being made for the Can­ adian Government, not for Britain. Plan Defense of Philippines Washington — Acting while a mys­ tery fleet of twenty-two unidentified ships reportedly«is anchored in Davao Gulf in the Philippines, high army and .navy officers completed conver­ sations with Filipino leaders on a se­ cret plan for defense of the islands. The conversations were initiated by the Filipinos and envision a huge public works program to strengthen island fortifications which would, be augmented by hard-fighting, mobile forces of native troops. Germany May Enter Navy Race Berlin — A warning that Germany may enter the world naval building race by constructing super-battleships of the 42,000-ton class came from the .well-informed Essener National Zei- tung, organ of Field Marshal Her­ mann Goering. The newspaper stress­ ed the need of greater Germany to serve its own interests and implied specifically that building beyond treaty limits by Russia or, to a lesser extent, by France might compel the Reich to follow suit. To Try for New Speed Record London — An aluminum turtle­ shaped automobile with an estimated speed of 400 miles per hour, will at­ tempt to establish a new land speed record on the Salt Lake Flats, Bon­ neville, Utah, this August. Revolu­ tionary in design, its front and back wheels propelled by two 1,250 horse­ power Napier engines^ the turtle is owned and will tbe driven by John Cobb, six foot two-inch 200-pound Unemployment Insurance Not Yet Ottawa—Likelihood of an unem­ ployment insurance measure being enacted at the present session of Par­ liament would seem to have diminish­ ed with the action take by the Alberta Legislature, and that proposed in the New Brunswick Legislature. Died of Burns Stratford — As a result of burns he received while making alterations to the hydro-electric line, two miles west of Dublin, Kirk Burcheil of Chatham, died in the Stratford General Hospital about 5 o’clock Good Friday morning. Would! Fill Canada With People London — Canada as the heart of a remoulded, consolidated British Em­ pire, her vast spaces peopled by mil­ lions of new settlers, enjoying the fullest measure of prosperity and se­ curity, is the plan envisaged by R. A. Piddington, English author-econom­ ist, as a means of saving the Anglo- Saxon race from ultimate extermina- Lost His Nerve After 12 Months’ Agony Suffering from acute rheumatism in both his knee joints—-treated in hospital twice without result — so unnerved that he was afraid to cross a street—how readily every rheumat­ ic sufferer will sympathise with this man. Read what he says; "For 12 months, I suffered pain and misery with acute rheumatism in both my knees. Twice, I was treated in hospital—but it was no use, I could not walk up or downstairs. I was afraid to cross the street, for I had lost all confidence in myself. Four­ teen days ago, I started taking KrU- schen Salts, and already I am a new man, I can walk with a smart step, go up and downstairs with ease, and cross the street with complete con­ fidence. My rheumatism is getting better every day.”—-D.L. In a good many cases, rheumatism cannot resist the action of Krushen Salts, which dissolve the painful crystals of uric acid—often the cause of those aches and pains—and assist the kidneys to eliminate this poison through the natural channels. To Probe Attempted Bribery Charge Hamilton — Judicial inquiry into Controller Nora Henderson’s charges of attempted bribery in connection with the proposed deal of United Gas &■ Fuel Co., and Dominion Gas Com­ pany was ordered by City Council, Judge E. F, Lazier, Senior County Judge, will preside and City Solicitor A. J. Polson, K.C., will represent the city. Roosevelt Plans Big Spending Program Washington — President Roosevelt asked Congress to fling wide the floodgates of Federal spending again in a planned, concerted effort by Gov­ ernment, business, labor and the peo­ ple to end the United States depres­ sion, He proposed the Treasury spend or lend $4,500,000,000 for relief, for public works, flood control, hous­ ing, highways, pump-priming in gen­ eral, and as capital for business enter­ prises. To expand bank credit he an­ nounced $1,400,000,000 was being add­ ed to the Treasury’s cash resources by taking that much “sterilized gold” from the vaults and converting it in­ to available funds; and that $750,000,- 000 of bank credit, now held off the money market by Federal Reserve Board regulations, would be liberated tor use as private loans. MAKING CANADA] A Better Place in Which to Live and Work1 A Series of Letters from Pistmguiphed Canadians on Vital Problems Affecting the Future Welfare of Canada i Specially Written for Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association | readers Intimate local a direct interest and LETTER NO. 4 Dear Sir; I have always felt that the "Week­ lies” of this country are a far more influential and important section of the Canadian “Press” than our peo­ ple understand. They carry into the homes of their news that has their influence is accordingly great. That is one reason why I believe that the railways perform a useful service to the country in helping to make it possible for the editors and publish­ ers of the weekly newspapers to trav­ el across the country once a year to meet in convention and exchange HER SUCCESS SURPRISED I' to in G.B.E., K.C., LL.D., SIR EDWARD BEATTY, G.B.E., K.C., LL.D., Her fame spread over the empire when Dr. Edith Summerskill was el­ ected to the British House of Com­ mons in West, Fulham recently. Run­ ning as a Socialist, she defeated the government candidate. Dr. Summers­ kill has two children, Michael (Left), aged 10, and Shirley, aged 6. tion. Scrap the British Empire as we know it today and build anew, is the challenge sounded in his latest book, "The Next British Empire,” a book that has caused considerable discus­ sion. Twelve-Fingered Child Simcoe — An unusual case of poly- dactylism was reported at the Norfolk General Hospital in the birth to a Norfolk couple of a child having six digits on each hand, six on one foot and the normal number on the other. In this case, the child appears to have »f fu"' sssiL,1 SIR EDWARD BEATTY, PRIZE WINNERS Edward Cecil Cox of Montreal de­ signed this model home, which was a prize winner in the Dominion Hous­ ing Act competition open to all ar­ chitects of the Dominion. Below the perspective is shown the second floor plan and below that the first floor plan. ideas on public questions. I believe it highly desirable that your member­ ship should visit various parts of the country from year to year, and thus become acquainted with the problems which our widely varying communit­ ies have before them. You ask me what endeavour would recommend to your editors help make Canada a better place which to live and work. It is a tre­ mendous question and I am sure it is one upon which every one of your in­ telligent and patriotically inclined membership will have definite ideas. Canada is faced with many prob­ lems. We have met and passed more or less safely through several during the last quarter century. Those ahead are just as serious, but if we meet them with courage and a tion to consider only the the country at large, they no more insuperable than which form high points in our past history. Some of our problems are econ­ omic and perhaps these are the more serious. They mostly have found their basis in world-wide conditions and to some extent in limitations im­ posed by geographical situation, and there arb those which are the direct result of public extravagance and a general disregard of the ordinary laws of economies in those days when we were more prosperous than we have determina- welfare of will prove did those lately been, There are problems ahead, also, which seem to arise out of racial dif’ ferences and from the fact that in var­ ious parts of this country wg have communities who find it difficult to think along the lines of those of us who live in other areas. In my humble opinion, the editors of the weekly newspapers would do well to devote study and space to such national problems as these I have indicated. I know of no better help to arriving at sound constructive decisions than may be found in the exchange of ideas which will be a natural result of your meeting toge­ ther in convention. I have an idea than many of these problems would not exist were all Canadians even rea­ sonably well informed on the points of view held by their fellow-citizens in other parts of the country. Undoubtedly some of hte difficul­ ties that confront us are the result of bad leadership to which we have giv­ en undue confidence. Some of these self-constituted leaders have been ed­ ucated by self-interest and others by belief in economic theories more re­ markable for their novelty and wide­ ly heralded by thoroughly undepend­ able promises of relief than they were for the soundness of their economic bases. The need is for sound leader­ ship in facing national problems, and I would suggest that as these prob­ lems move forward to their solution it would be well if those who discuss them in editorial columns should look towards sound dependable leaders whose proposals for dealing with our problems are founded upon time-test­ ed and proven fundamentals; and having found such leaders, they should be given whole-hearted sup­ port even when'political expediency would seem to point in other direc­ tions. I greatly fear that you will consid­ er this letter unnecessarily long, but, I hope, not without interest. The of­ fer of advice on other peoples’ busi­ ness is usually a thankless task, but you have’asked me for my ideas on these matters and I. am glad to com­ ply. Furthermore, we all see difficul­ ties ahead for this country, and I be­ lieve you and your colleagues can do- much to help meet them. I am con­ vinced, also, that insofar as you do1 so you will strengthen the position! of your own newspapers in the com­ munities in which they live. With all good wishes for the suc­ cess of your Convention, and for yourself, I remain, Yours very truly, E. W. BEATTY, President, Canadian Pacific Railroad Company. “My advice to you, Colonel, is to go through the movements of driving without using the Ball,” said the golf instructor. "My dear fellow,” answered the Colonel, “that’s precisely the trouble I’m wanting to overcome. APPEAL COURT FREES RENFREW MAN FROM SHADOW OF GALLOWS "This is the happiest day in my I A. Comba, of Renfrew, when she wel-i April 14. Comba was the first Can­ life,” his 60-year-old mother told Jolih | corned him home from jail (LEFT)Jadian ever to be released after hav- HYDRO LAMPS The Long Life Lamps ing been condemned for murder. An Ontario court of appeal found him innocent of the death of a 12-year-old Renfrew girl. Although he had been condemned to hang on Feb. 12, the execution was delayed until the ap­ peal judges could review the case. While he was in prison, a few-mohths old pup (CENTRE) was sent to him for a ^Christmas present. Few were happier to see John Comba released from the shadow of the gallows than (RIGHT) his brother Carl. Accord­ ing to court records, Comba is only the second man in the British empire to be completely freed after being edhdemned to hang for murder. FROM QUEBEC Paul Rousseau, Quebec province architect, submitted the attractive home shown above. He was one of the ten prize winners in the recent Dominion Housing Act competition for designs of homes not to cost more than $3,000, The second floor plan is shown below the perspective draw­ ing and the ground*floor plan below that. guaranteed Om’&w ®/ JZr Xmi/m Wing ham Utilities Commission Phone 156.