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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-07-20, Page 3Thursday, July 20th, 1030 The Perfect Thirst Quencher SALAM •<* Standard Medical and Surgical Clinic here. Boasts France Is Invincible Paris — Premier Edouard Daladier declared in a worldwide Bastille Day broadcast that the French army was invincible against any attack. The premier, earlier in the day, watched 30,000 of France’s finest troops par­ ade on the Champs Elysees with Bri­ tish Guardsmen in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the French ‘ re- voluation, New Honour Bestowed on Harry Oakes Nassau,’ Bahamas—Sir Harry Oak­ es, Canadian mine owner and financ­ ier, knighted by King George .in June; had a new honor conferred on him by His Majesty who made him a member •of the Bahamas Legislative Council. This council functions here in a man­ ner similar to the House of Lords. \ _ _ _ Province May Alter Attitude Ottawa — There were indications that the Ontario Government may change its mind and permit Ontario’s municipalities which wish to do so, to join in the Federal Government’s plan for assisting them in self liquidating works. Using “Counter” In Radium Hunt Peterboro—A giger counter, a de­ vice sensitive to the influence of rad­ ium, was brought into use in an effort to locate $3,000 worth of the precious metal missing from the offices of the “CERTAINLY A RARE SPECIMEN Dr. E. S, Moore, head of the depart­ ment of geology, University of Tor­ onto, and director of the Royal On­ tario Museum of Geology, examines this stony mass which was a meteor while it hurtled through the night air above Kent county, terrifying resi­ dents,’ to finally plunge deep into the Quint Wears Eye Patch, Condition Not Serious Callander, Ont. — Marie, tiniest of the Dionne quintuplets, wore a black patch over what Dr. Allan Dafoe terms her “good eye,” Dr. Dafoe said it was common for a child to have one eye weaker than the other,. Mar­ ie’s eye weakness is nothing to be alarmed about, but the doctor is tak­ ing every precaution, An eye special­ ist, who examines the children’s eyes annually, learned Marie is slightly my­ opic. Anglo-Japanese Parley Opened London—Reuters New Agency re­ ported from Tokyo that the Anglo- Japanese negotiations over the Tien­ tsin blockade were formally inaugur­ ated at 9 a.m. (10 p.m. Friday, E. D, T.) at the official residence of the Japanese foreign minister, Hachiro Arita. —Ii— Canadian Army Will Probably Adopt Gaiters Vancouver — The Canadian militia will probably follow the example of the British, army and adopt gaiters in place of puttees, Defence Minister Mackenzie said here. Mr. Mackenzie said he thought the substitution would eventually be made when referring to the new Canadian militia uniforms, de­ earth between Dresde’n and Chatham. The moment it had landed it became a meteorite, according to scientific terminology. “It’s Certainly a rare specimen,” exclaimed Dr. Moore. The museum is the latest ^applicant for the meteorite, several U.S., universities having previously applied. signed by a central committee. “The boys are in favor of doing away with puttees," he commented. Britain Urged to Buy Wheat London -— The Evening Standard (Independent) urged the Government to buy wheat from Canada and Aus­ tralia for wartime emergency reserve storage, Pointing to the current slump in wheat prices, the newspaper suggested in an editorial that “advan­ tage can be taken of the low prices ruling and Britain’s customers in the wheatlands of Canada and Australia can be assisted," Asks Congress to Scrap Ban on Arms Sale Washington »— President Roosevelt and State Secretary Hull, in a joint appeal to a rebellious Congress, urged that the arms embargo in the United States neutrality law be scrapped forthwith lest it tempt nations already fully armed to plunge the world into war, They did not mention,the Rome- Berlin axis by name, but they assert­ ed that the embargo clause “plays in­ to* the hands of those nations which have taken the lead in building up their fighting power.” Britain Grants Credits • To Rumania, Greece Loudon — The Board of Trade an­ nounced the granting of credits of more than $36,000,000 to Greece and Rumania for the purchase of arma­ ments and raw materials in Great Bri­ tain. A credit of $25,740,000 was granted to Rumania and credits of $11,000,000 to Greece. U.S. Salesmen May Bring Their Samples in Cars Under a revision of the Canadian customs regulations, United States commercial travelers and salesmen may now enter the Dominion in their own automobiles, may carry samples in their cars and may use them for the transportation of themselves and their families on a traveler’s vehicle permit, Which is issued free. at $200 Meteorite Sold for $4.00 An 88-pound meteorite, quoted around $200 by Toronto astronomers, was sold in a private dicker between a Kent county dirt farmer and an oil prospector for the round sum of $4. The rock, largest piece yet found of the huge meteor which Tuesday night blazed over the Western Ontario counties, was found on the farm of Dan Solomon, a negro, near Dresden. Could Bomb Canada’s Cities From North Halifax — Canada should be pre­ pared to meet air attacks from secret airdromes situated on unexplored nor­ thern islands or points on the Labra­ dor coast, Air Marshall W. A. Bishop, V.C., said in an address to a service club here. The air marshal discussed possibility of an air attack on the Do­ minion in his address. He said there was a danger of attack from airplanes catapulted from hostile ships or even submarines or from bombers crossing the Atlantic but the Dominion should be "prepared to meet atteks from sec­ ret airdromes. U.S. Sub Lifted But Sinks Again Portsmouth, N.H. — The ill-starred United States submarine Squalus, which carried 26 of her crew to death in a plunge to the bottom last May 23, broke loose from a navy salvage crew and plummeted back to the oc­ ean floor after being lifted part way to the surface. Initial Price of 70 Cents Fixed in East Ottawa — Announcement by Trade Minister Euler, that the Canadian Wheat Board’s initial price for 1939 of 70 cents a bushel had been extend­ ed to include winter wheat grown in Eastern Canada will, it is estimated, means a gain of seven or eight cents a bushel priced on present market price. Close Leadership League’s Office Toronto — C. George McCullagh, Toronto published, announced that the executive offices „of the Leader- * WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES ship League, organized this year, is to be closed. At the same time Mr. McCullagh expressed the hope the branches of the league would “contin­ ue their activities independently, and exert their influence in the selection of candidates who will place country before party,” , Hon, W. E, Ernst Dies Suddenly Bridgewater, N.S, — Hon. William G. Ernst, 42, former Conservative Do­ minion minister of fisheries, died sud­ denly at his home, Mr. Ernst, who held the fisheries ministry for a brief period preceding the 1935 general el­ ection, ’bad been in apparent good health up until a few moments before his death, He had been conducting his law practice here as usual. Mr. Ernst was ejected to the House of Commons for Queens, Lunenburg, in 1926 and again in 1930. His first can­ didacy was in 1925, when he was de­ feated. ♦ Dunning May Give Up Cabinet Post Ottawa — Finance Minister Dinn­ ing said he was awaiting advice from his medical advisers before deciding whether or not he will be a candidate in the next general election. He re­ presents Queens, P.E.L Immediately after parliament prorogued Mr. Dunn­ ing placed himself in the hands of physicians for a check-up on his con­ dition. He was seriously ill last sum­ mer and although he made a good re­ covery, he carried on during the sea­ son with some difficulty at times due to his weakened condition. Manitoba Defies Ottawa On Nazi Barter Winnipeg-^-jDespite objections from Ottawa, Manitoba will carry through, its plans to exchange farm products for $300,000 worth aof German electri­ cal equipment, Premier John Bracken said as he departed for Carlottetown, P.E.I., to attend the 75th anniversary of the meeting which finally led to Confederation. Mr. Bracken, who de­ clared his Government in the trade with Germany would abide by Ger­ man-Canadian trade agreement ^condi­ tions, said that Hon. W. D. Euler, Trade and Commerce Minister, had objected to the barter. Rinfret’s Death in California Shocks Ottawa Los Angeles — Death has removed one of the* French Canada’s notable contributions to the public life of Can­ ada, Hon. Fernand Rinfret, the, mild, cultured newspaperman who went from the Ottawa Press Gallery to the floor of the House of Commons and became the Dominion’s Secretary of State. Vacationing in California, the 56-year-old Cabinet Minister was stricken in a hotel here and died in an ambulance rushing him to hospital. A coroner said death apparently due to a heart attack and this confirmed by an autopsy. was was Mayors Convene on Works Issue Trenton — Mayor H. R. Cory, pres­ ident of 'the Ontario Mayors’ Assoc­ iation, announced an executive meet­ ing of the organization has been call­ ed for Toronto, July 19 to hold a gen­ eral discussion on the Federal Gov­ ernment’s offer of financial aid to municipalities for public works. The newspaper said every air­ coming near the city day or is reported and “covered” by Anti-Aircraft Guns Aimed by Electric Eye Encircle Old London London — New anti-aircraft guns, aimed by an electric eye and capable of hurling 56-pound shells seven miles at a rate of 50 a minute, npw ring London, The Star, evening newspaper, Said, plane night these guns as a privajjj. manoeuvre. The crew is 50 yards from its gun, The Star said, and spots a plane by a detector. A pointer tells the crew the correct elevation and automatical­ ly sets the sfiell fuse, taking into ac­ count the speed of the plane. Dreams Brother Drowns, Body Is Found in Lake South Bend, Ind. — The night be­ fore the sister of 17-.year-.old Ernest Kmitta dreamed he had drowned. She told her mother. Police came yester­ day to the Kmitta home. Remember­ ing the drcam, Ernest’s mother, Mrs. Sylvester A. Kmitta, asked is her son was dead. They told her his. body had been found at the bottom of a lake near here. He had gone swimming with friends. To Test Right to Have Beer at Picnics Toronto *— Attorney-General Gor­ don Conant ordered an appeal against the recent dismissal in Hamilton pol­ ice court by Magistrate H. A. Bur- bidge of two men charged with hav­ ing beer illegally at a farm picnic near that city. The direction for an appeal followed itn investigation by W, H. Common, of the attorney-general’s de­ partment into the dismissal this week of the charges against Teter Kaztik, of Toronto, and Nick Yascnlvsky, of Hamilton. 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TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND Murray Johnson Wingham THE POISON IVY SEASON Poison ivy is a joy-killer in many parts of Canada and this is the season to be on guard. City dwellers espec­ ially suffer from the effects of con­ tact with this dangerous vine as be­ ing less accustomed to seeing it, they fail to recognize it. The mere touching of poison ivy is likely to cause a peculiar inflammation of the skin to break out at the point of contact. Sometimes there is a slight redness and itching; at other times,- contact is followed by large swellings with extensive blisters, accompanied by a severe burning sensation. ANDY LIKES CANADA, BUT WHERE IS SANTA CLAUS? HE ASKS When.poison ivy has been accident­ ally touched, the use of ointments or cold creams should be carefully avoid­ ed and when these dissolve they spread the poison. First aid consists in washing the parts afflicted with al­ cohol or coal oil or with non-ethyl gasoline. As poison ivy is so common, hikers should avoid touching poison ivy or anything resembling it, Walking- through underbrush is dangerous and even letting clothing come in contact with poison ivy is risky. The vine can be identified by its leaf formation. Its leaf is divided in­ to three leaflets, which differentiates it from the harmless Virginia Creep- says, but he’s just^i bit disappointed because he hasn’t seen Santa Claus yet. Clark Gable was to have been in Andy’s party, but Clark’s wife Carole (Lombard) had her appendix out just in time to keep him home. Andy hopes to get back this fall for some hunting, hopiftg; he may have better' Ontario er, another common vine, as the lat­ ter has five leaflets. The flower the poison ivy is a small greenish one; and its fruit pale green during the early part of the summer. After rip­ ening, the fruit turns ivory white. To be on the safe side, whether one knows positively or not that a vine is poison ivy, any three-leaved creep­ er should be avoided. *Tli« puicit form In which tobacco can b« imoltcd” luck with the gun than with Hit Here he’s shown with his largest catch to date—but he has nearly a week to go. The other photo show® him shaking hands with Norris “Tuf­ ty*’ Goff, who is Abner of Lum Abner.