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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-07-25, Page 3Thursday, July 25th, 1940 CASE of ACCIDENT 4 We Represent- COSENS & BOOTH Wingham Tif When you let us write your auto mobile and fire insurance, you not only protect yourself against loss, but you get the quick service provided by us, and by Pilot offices in other Ontario places, and by Pilot automobile claims service in the United States, PILOT INSURANCE COMPANY Writing selected risks in —- Automobile, Fire, Plate Glass, Burglary, Public Liability, and other general insurance. Head Office, Toronto, Heads Britain’s Defence Army London — General Sir Edmond (Ir onside was promoted to field marshal and succeeded as commander-in-chief of the home forces by Lt.-Gen. Sir Alan Bfook'e in a series of war office promotions designed to place the ar my on the best footing to resist the threat of invasion. General Viscount Gort who com manded. ithe British Expeditionary Force throughout the Battle of Fland ers and the epic Dunkerque evacua tion was appointed inspector general to the forces in training. fer of peace. Official circles said it was the “same old stuff.” The man in the street said much the same, only stronger. If'Hitler thought to fright en anyone he was mistaken. There is only on attitude in Britain toward the war, an attitude summed up best in Prime Minister Churchill’s broadcast last Sunday in .which he said: “Be the ordeal sharp or long, or both, we shall seek no terms, we shall tolerate no parley.” Four By-Elections Aug. 19th Ottawa — The prime minister’s of fice announced by-elections will be held A-ugust 19t'h to fill the four House of Commons seats of Carleton, Waterloo and Kingston, in Ontario, and Saskatoon, in Saskatchewan. No minations will be held Aug. 12. Hitler Offers "Last Chance” for Peace Berlin — Hitler sought to distract Britain from her speeding defence drive with what he called a “last chance” offer of “peace” on Nazi terms. He threatened as an alterna tive destruction of the Empire. Hitler spoke for. an hour and 35 minutes be fore his one-party Reichstag, since the death of democracy in Germany call ed into session only when Hitler speaks. Sees No Demand for More Hogs Ottawa — The British ministry of food insists that the contract with Canada for supplying 5,600,000 lbs. of bacon and other pork cuts a week should not be exceeded, Hon. J. G Taggart, chairman of the Canadian Bacon Board, told the Dominion Pro vincial Agricultural Conference. He reviewed hog production and the mar keting situation and said that whether more Canadian bacon will be wanted by Great Britai after the expiration of the agreement on October 31 next is not known. Would Fight If Canada'Attacked Quebec — President William Green of ithe American Federation of Labor said in an address here that "we will stand together to fight” if any dictator attacks the North American continent, be it Canada or the United States. "Same Old Stuff” says Britain London — Hitler threatened Britain with destruction again but Britain paid him no attention. The Govern ment was coldly silent on Hitler’s of- Aussies Sank Italian Cruiser * London — The Italian cruiser Bar tolomeo Colleoni has been sunk in the Mediterranean by the cruiser Sydney, ,of the Royal Australian Navy, it was announced by the admiralty. NAZIS MAY ATTACK GIBRALTAR the■terranean. Spain’s entrance into war is reported hinging on Italy’s suc- This map shows how the Axis pow ers are reported to be preparing to assault Gibraltar, the mighty fortress cess in the Mediterranean, that guards the entrance to the Medi- . \ '——~— ?1 >4 WINGHAM 'ADVANCE-TIME’S REVIEWS GUARDS I shotgun in his staircase . . . up. One night explosion and Britain to Use French Ships London — All French merchant ships in British ports are being requi sitioned for the duration of the war, the ministry of shipping announced. Seize Dutch Ship Port Colborne — A detachment of Royal Canadian Mounted Police seiz ed the Dutch freighter Prins Wilhelm II, of the Nieuw Armsterdam line. RESULTS SURE You’ll always get good results if you follow the Certo recipes exactly. Haile Seilassie in Sudan London Haile Selassie, "King of Kings" . . Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah," has arrived in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, on the border of Ethiopia, the land he ruled until his half-naked warriors were beaten into subjection by Italian tanks and planes in 1935-36. Since his flight from Ad dis Ababa, his capital, May 2, 1936, this legendary descendant of King Solomon has lived almost in poverty at Bath, England. Roosevelt Nominated for Third Term Washington — President Roosevelt accepted the Democratic convention’s precedent-breaking nomination to a third term. In a radio address to the convention, the president stressed the swift pace of foreign events as influ encing his decision to accept the par ty’s call and attempt to shatter tra dition, He declared, however, that the right to make the call resides with the people through the American method of a free election and that only the people themselves could “draft president.” Wallace Is Roosevelt’s Teammate Chicago — Roosevelt leaders made Henry A. Wallace the Democratic party’s vice-presidential nominee, but only after bucking an unexpectedly antagonistic, booing and widely divid ed convention. Wallace, the presidet’s choice, won while the president wait ed in the White House for the con vention’s decision. Already prepared was an address accepting his third- term nomination. Colin Campbell Now Major Toronto — Hon. Colin Campbell, Ontario minister of public works, who is one leave while serving with the Canadian Active Service Force, has been promoted to the rank of major n his unit, the 12th Field Company of the Royal Canadian Engineers. He joined as a second lieutenant. Named to War Committee Ottawa — Hon. J. G. Gardiner, minister of war services and Hon. An gus L. Macdonald, minister of nation al defence for naval services, have been added to the war committee of the Cabinet, Prime Minister Macken zie King announced. Hepburn Back To Work Toronto — Bronzed and appearing fit for resumption of his duties, Pre mier Mitchell Hepburn returned to his office following an illness of nearly six weeks. The premier reported himself ready for work and will not take a further holiday, as reported, in Nor thern Ontario. Sourdough Poet Coming to Canada London — After 28 years in France Robert Service, the poet of’the Klon dike, is returning to Canada soon with his wife and 23-year-old daughter. Japs Prepare for South Move Tokyo — Prince Fumimaro Konoye premier-designate of Japan, completed his choice of a strong pro-expansion ist inner Government circle to back his military-dictated policies for a new East Asia—possibly a "march to the South Seas.” Burma Road Closed London — Official confirmation that an agreement had been reached between the British and Japanese gov ernments on the closing of the Burma road to supplies for China was obtain ed here. Spain Eyes Gibraltar Madrid —'General Franco declared it was Spain’s historic d-uty and mis sion. imposed by her Catholic kings, The Earl of Athlone, Canada's new governor-general, is shown chatting with Lieut.-Col, W. G. Wuntele dur ing an inspection in Ottawa of the Governor-General’s Foot Guards. Col. Wurtele is the officer -commanding the regiment. to "hold Gibraltar,” expand Spanish rule in Africa and maintain unity. He spoke to army, navy and air force yeaders at the former royal palace. PHIL OSIFER OF LAZY MEADOWS By .Harry J. Boyle "INVENTIONS” andYou hear a lot about inventors plaques for the men who have con tributed the most to mankind. Take for instance the radio and the electric light and the telegraph . . . and sb many more things. Let credit be giv en to their originators .. . . but let us not forget the farmer. He, itoo,'is a great inventor ... in a mild sort of way. Necessity, of course, fosters the in genuity of the farmer. Take, for in stance, the average farm. The hinges break on the hen-house door . . . and everytime anybody1 goes to town they forget to get a new pair ... or that twenty-five cents isn’t handy, so the farmer sallies out some day at the insistence of his wife and remedies the broken hinges. The chances are he takes an old pair of harness lines, cuts off six chunks about seven or eight inches in length, and then tacks them on making a perfect . . well, workable set of hinges. Daily the farmer works wonders with' wire and a pair of pliers. He patches everything, even to’his over alls with a few well-turned loops of wire ... a defit twist here and there and a set of harness is made to wear as good as new. It has always been a cource of won der to me as to who might have in vented the self closer for the barn yard gate on Mrs. Phil’s father’s place. Heaving along with two pails of milk, it’s a source of annoyance to have to set the pails down to latch a gate so thait a hog or a calf won’t go on a rampage around the front lawn. This farmer inventor look a part of a discarded logging chain, threaded it through an old hay fork pulley mount ed on a small post and hung some scrap iron on the end so that the weight of the ballast would pull the gate shut after him. It works like a charm. The Model T was always a great toy for farmers to play .around with. Jack up a hind wheel, attach a pulley, and those veterans of the open road would do anything from sawing wood to turning a grindstone, And, speak ing of grindstones, do you remember the wierd attachments our granfath- ers used to have for foot power on a grindstone? On one end they mount ed a sort of saddle and then had a paddle arrangement whereby you could pedal like a bicycle and turn the grindstone to your heart’s content, That solved the problem of how to turn the sharpening device when all the young shavers were packed away off to -school. Not all inventions, however, met with full success. They sometimes ran into unexpected difficulties. Back a number of years ago,'an old gentle man of the neighborhood who mis trusted banks and who kept his mon ey tucked away in his mattress, began to be fearful of burglars. As the story goes, he went to work to plan some way of foiling any burglars who might attempt to itake his bankroll. He had a trusty old shot-gun, but being un able Io sit up all night and guard the treasure-trove in ithe mattress, accord ingly rigged a contrivance to hold the shot-gun on the stairway. From this he strung a string so that if anyone opened the door or attempted to pry open .the window, the shot-gun would explode with a blasting "welcome.” Each night when he went to bed he installed the cocked patented .rack' on ithe and put the strings there was a terrific when he rushed downstairs it was to find the front door virtually blown away and his. pet cat dead. Pussy had explored the string with dire results. Of course, I suppose the merit of the invention was that if it had (been a burglar he would have received the lead poisoning dispensed so unwitting ly to the cat. Now that people are collecting'ev erything that this generation has pro duced and are recording it for poster ity, how about a collection of every day inventions on ithe farm. I’ve only skimmed a very few from the top . . there are millions of them. KEEP THE COOKIE JAR FILLED UP tablespoons butter eggs cup flour teaspoon powdered aniseed cup honey (scant) to Yz teaspoon soda cup natural bran Bran Honey Drop Cookies 2 2 Yz Ys Yz 1 Cream the honey and butter togeth er. Add .the eggs unbeaten and beat the mixture thoroughly. Sift together the flour, soda, bran and aniseed. Combine all the ingredients, drop from a teaspoon on to a buttered tin and bake in a moderate oven, 350 de grees. Spiced Ice Box Cookies cup shortening cup brown sugar teaspoon soda teaspon allspice cup gran, sugar eggs teaspoon salt cup broken nuts cups- bread flour teaspoons cinnamon teaspoon vanilla 1—11 \ 1st 1 1 1*1*10 3 out of 4 Jam and Jelly Champions use CERTO regularly Mrs. N. S. McMillan of Rosalind, Alta.— Prizewinner at Camrose Exhibition, writes, "I always use Certo in __ my prize-winning jams and jellies. It is so quick and fgpg so sure” SO QUICK-SO EASY With Certo you only boil a minute K. to two minutes for jam — a half- Sf minute to a minute for jelly. MORE JAM OR JELLY In this short boil so little juice boils away that you get up to half again more jam or jelly. ® LOVELY TASTE AND COLOUR Again—in this very short boil the fresh natural taste and colour remain un changed and unspoiled. CERTO is concentrated FRUIT PECTIN •.. the natural jellifying substance extracted Ml GET CERTO AT YOUR CRO<:ers today ped nuits, raisins, currants or coooa- nut may be used to make a variety. Let dough stand in cool place at least two hours before making cookies. Chocolate Cookies Yz cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 2 Yz 2 cups sifted flour teaspoon salt squares unsweetened chocolate (melted) teaspoon vanilla1 Cream shortening .and sugar. Add beaten egg, then chocolate,, (melted) and milk, then add the sifted dry in gredients. Mix well and force through a cookies press. These can also be used as ice-box cookies. Bake at 350- 375 deg. F. for 10 to 15 minutes. Prune Cookies .cups cooked prunes cup dark molasses cup water cups flour cup shortening teaspoon salt cups quick cooking quaker oats teaspoons soda . , cup i&ugar eggs (2 may be used, in which case add 2 more tablespoons water) teaspoons vanilla prunes in small pieces. Cream and shortening. Add molasses 2 Vi y3 3y2 % 3 IY2 1 3 2 Cut sugar and beat well. Add well-beaten eggs and water, and beat again. Add flour sifted with salt and soda. Mix thor oughly. Add oats, prunes, vanilla and blend thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls on well-greased cookies sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes in a hot oven. Brownies Yz cup butter, melted 2 eggs 1 cup sugar cu,p cake flour teaspoon baking powder tablespoons cocoa teaspoon salt teaspoon vanilla cup walnut meats, chopped % 1 6 % 1 1 Method: Melt butter, beat eggs, add sugar, then other 'dry ingredients, sift ed. Add butter, extract and walnut meats. Combine thoroughly and bake in shallow .pan in moderate oven (325 degrees F.) 20 to 30 minutes, slightly, cut in bars. Cover to chewy qualities. SCHOOL REPORT Cool retain U.S.S. No. 13, Howick and Turnberry Grade 7—Pauline Merkley 88, Ernie Merkley 72. Grade 5—Raymond Neill 75, Laura Anger 61, Grade 4—Ray mond Gowdy 83, Harley Markley 81, Irene Finlay 65. Grade 1—Excellent, Raymond Bolt; Very Good, Evelyn Anger, Isabel Haugh. Teacher, Jean McDonald. SALLY'S SALLIES meet their husbands half way—but it’s safer to go the whole way on cay day. LAST OUT OF FRANCE BEFORE SURRENDER DU N EQp FORT gTl!ALGIVES,YOU • Greater safety every mile of the way. That’s why we’re proud to tell you about Dunlop ‘Fort’...the ■ world’s finest.. * the only tire with 2000 solid rubber teeth ... over 5000 sharp edges to bite and grip the road for silent, safer traction on all toads, inhll weathers. A. M. CRAWFORD General Motors Dealer JACK REA VIE, Wingham R1 Yz Yz Yz Yz Yz 2 14 Vi! 2 iy2 1 Cream the butter and add the .sug^ ars slowly. 'Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Sift the dry ingredients and add. Add the nuts and vanilla extract and mix well. Shape in rolls about two inches thick’ and wrap in wax paper. Chill until firm. Cut in thin slices and bake in a moderate oven for about 15 minutes. Molasses Cookies 214 cups sifted flour Yz teaspoons ginger cup molasses teaspoons soda teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt cup butter or other shortening Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder, ginger and salt, and sift again. Heat molasses, remove from fire, add shortening and soda. Add flour gradually. Chill. Roll very thin on slightly floured board. Cut with floured cookie cutter. Bake in moder ate oven (350 degrees F.) 10 minutes. Remove from pan carefully. Store makes Cool, in stone jar. This quantity 3 dozen cookies. Delicious Cookies cup shortening, 2 cups brown Yz teaspoon salt creamed to- DUNLOP "THE WORLD’S FINEST TIRE” One sugar, gether. Add Yz cup water Into which has been stirred one teaspoon baking Sd$a, 2 teaspoons vanilla. Add a cup of flour and 1 teaspoon baking pow der. Add two well-beaten eggs and lastly flour enough to roll out. Chop- A view of the deck of the S.S. Bar on Nairn, British ship that took the last load of refugees before thc i deck. No one looks back at the reccd- French s-utrender, as she pulled out off ing coats of France. St Jean de Luz, last. port of France | open on the Atlantic side. French and. British soldiers and civilians jam the