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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1940-12-05, Page 2| s ETH^ COLOUR GUARANTEES THE QUALITY THIS YEAR YOU,TOO wnnattn 09 nEE Eno Mr EUoEoEUr CHANUB oEEo. EEl EEE, Er™ Eo WF Wr OOOlf .WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES far ahead of public opinion. It was he, among others, who warned that we must face such a time as we are now passing through if we did not take the necessary steps to stop Germany in her war preparing program. Now, as leader, he is followed proudly by the people of the Empire. They admire bis frankness, his keen understanding and his way of leadership. They trust this man of the hour who is 66 years young. Save By Buying DIRECT FROM MANUFAC TURER TO WEARER Repairing, Remodeling Highest Quality and Guaranteed Workmanship, Famous Fur Company Wingham Phone 204, Toronto tyA3335 Try ‘blue coal*. Bet it prove in your furnace why thousands say it’s the greatest heating value money, can buy. FHDNE FOR A TON TODAY 1 PHONE 64W BC7 UstWi to “The SIiatW-Ci-TB, Tuos., 8.30 p.m., CKCO, Tues., 9.00 p.m., CFRC, Thurs., 8.00 p.m. ’ Manx unMiawi MnauWiaw------------W Wingham Advance-Times Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, $1.00 in advance To U. S. A., $2,50 per year.*" Foreign rate, $3.00 pet year. Advertising rates on application. CHRISTMAS ARMISTICE It was suggested to Friine Minister Churchill that an attempt be.made to arrange a Christmas armistice. This he refused to consider and it appears that the public in general agree with him. It is not safe to deal with Hitler and Mussolini as gentlemen. They would take any advantage if the op portunity arose, to use such an agree ment to suit their war aims. If the word of these men was good we would not be in the position that we are to-day, at war. What a fine thing it would arranged, that day urnuigc s the fact much greater freedom than that one day. We arc fighting racy might be saved and not become the servants' Tutor’s drunk with power iTtfts there will be * from war, but let us all see to it that in so far as we can make it possible there is no armistice on Christmas gladness and cheer. In these times of trouble, let us put forth every effort to make the coming festive season one be if such a th but those win because it is uch a time may that we are fighting for ing could be may suffer not safe be happy to in a of that democ- that we will of those dic- x On Christ- no armistice of joy and happiness. * s|i :<< OUR FARM PROBLEM Wc in this farm community natur ally are more interested in the agri cultural needs that people who are not so closely connected with it, such as those who live it places. The folk who cities are more interested in manu facture and other vocations that are more the lot of the city dweller, and this is to be expected. The question then is how to make our country as a whole conscious that if we are to prosper in this country we must have fair prices for farm products. The farmers have many organizations,’'but so far have not been able to use their voices as one. This may come and come, soon as ^here is now a move ment on foot, a federal movement, to bind the various farm clubs, etc. to gether in a federation that could put the facts of agriculture before the powers that be in a thorough Business way. This we believe is the crying need of agriculture to-day. The manu facturers have a strong association, as have many professions and other classes of business, but the farmer to a great extent is not so organized. The farmers are ready and willing to do their part in the war effort, but they cannot be expected to' carry on at a loss. R. T, Scott, a local product and one high up in farm circles, made some very strong statements address to the Ontario Farmee) Operative Company of which president. He likened the eci barriers that surround the farm barb wire arround the interment camps. He also advised -the farm boy to get out of agriculture. If the boys leave the farms then agriculture will be that much the poorer and weaken- I ed in their effort to present a strong ! front in the days NEWS of the . DISTRICT Kincardine Takes Over Arena Control of Kincardine Arena has been assumed by the town. At a meet ing arrangements were completed for the town to take over the property from 1’eter Shiells, largest sharehold er in the company, which constructed the building 15 years ag rears on the buildin: $600 and these rangements w repairs to the once. Tax ar- amount to about will be cancelled. Ar- »rc completed to .have same amount made at much larger reside in the m an •s’ Co- he is moinic to the Wednesday morning, Wm. Cornish had the misfortune to have his left hand come in contact with the revolv ing saw. The little finger was sever ed and the thumb badly cut.’—Exeter Times-Advocate, representation, Bedford, dressed in uniform of. a 48th Highlander with in signia and medals which he had pur chased, went about the district selling cards inscribed ’’Keep Your Chin Up” and also solicited funds for the tobac co fund for the 48th. He was nine monts. given front stole from Soldiers Talcing Walkerton Arena Walkerton’s hockey and skating ar ena, it is expected, will be turned over io be used for the training of young men from Bruce County called up un der the Compulsory Training Act, Of ficers of Military District No. 1, Lon don, have been negotiating with the arena offiicals with a view, to leasing the building for one year, at a mon thly rental stated to be $60. Listowel Veterajns Form Legion A meeting of the veterans of last war was held for the purpose of organizing a Lucknow branch of the Canadian Legion when the. following officers were elected: President, Al- lister Hughes; vice-presidents, George Burgess, P. A. Murray, Nobel Johns ton; secretary, Clyde Reid; treasurer, Dick McQuaig; sergeant at arms, Pet er Carter. Regular meetings will be held in the newly fitted Legion rooms o.n the first and third Monday of each month. the Gets Added Sentence An additional two years in Kings ton was tacked on to the sentences of Irving Green, 19-year-old Toronto youth, by Magistrate F. W. Walker In weekly police court when Green pleaded guilty to perverting justice and an abortive attempt to escape from the Bruce County jail. Green is under sentence of two years in the Ontario reformatory for theft of cars at Windsor. Also a consecutive two years in Kingston, for his part in the robberies of the Kincardine creamery and Preston service station at 'Tiver ton. He drew a consecutive two years to these two terms. Theft at Brucefield Gaining entry by forcing the door with a crow bar, thieves about $5.00 worth of cigarettes the Alex. Patterson Garage at Bruce field on Tuesday night. The robbery apparently took place about 11 o’clock and was discovered by James McCully and Lou Palmer, who were returning home from a lodge meeting. They noticed the door of the service station open and notified Mr, Patterson. — Huron Expositor. Runaway Tractor A tractor he was using to plow a field becoming’ stuck, .Earl Raithby, near Auburn, put the machine into high gear. It plunged forward, throw ing Mr. Raithby to the ground. The tractor and plow kept on going, smashing down two iron posts of a wire fence and, emerging on a road, snapped off a telephone pole. The plow becapie entangled in wire and the tractor toppled over. Raithby was not hurt nor was the tractor damaged. Should Have Plenty of Luck Mr. Fred Burdge, of Brucefield, showed The News this week a seven leaf clover he found this Fall near his house. Several years ago he found a six leaf clover and has preserved both leaves as keepsakes by pressing them in a book.—-Seaforth News. Troops Leave Listowel Officers and men of the 89th and 24th Anti-Tank Batteries said good bye to Listowel last week when they left for Petawawa by special train. These men have been in barracks here for several weeks, the 98th coming from Port Elgin -on August 4th, and the 24th from Toronto on October 4th. More troops will be stationed here in the near future. — Listowel Banner. WINGS FOR BRITAIN EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED AT MODERATE Eyesight Specialist Wingham Office At Williams’ Jewelry Store Every Wednesday Morning 9 to noon. to come. The sal- 1 ration of our tutu re be it in agricis!-Exeter ■ tore or otherwise is vested in our Ores: I youth as they wil be the ones that 3.1 Hus; ; will have to carry on.and, we believe:iillgWOi they will carry on wit i much greater!in Mag ; success than we at pre sent van vi suai-1 ich ti plained self as ; CHURCHILL HAS BIRTHDAY i Society ■ IL'itain's man of the hour. Win asking t'hurchill wa< 66 an Saturday.6ne|dotldm never imagine t!sat he was that J sentene .Igo it one wn< io Jud ge by the way j a mem he gets things d;lie and the j.real g ’energy he uses. Ch urd sill at 66 is mt toM Jm < one of those who ditI not pros.tress haired , with the times, in fac t he is nu'Stly i td gtdlt Men Sentenced for'Fraud sed in the uniform of the Roy- sars, N.P.A.M., Pte. John Col- od, of Exeter, pleaded guilty istrate Makins’ court at Goder- a charge of fraud. It was ex- that he had represented him- agent for the Red Cross Bng at homes In Clinton foliations of money anti is unfortunate to have to an of your age but it was ctiee which you carried rate Walker, Walkerton, son Bedford, "6-year-old gray resident of Exeter, who plead- ty to charges of fraud' and mis- ThnaBW- of thhHimdlcsrFMC Hamden bomber rC-1 tempo of Cm&’s aircraft industry,! Government. . w . . Double Ordeal Mrs. Gordon Hargrave was seized with an acute attack of appendicitis, necessitating au immediate operation, which was performed at Listowel Me morial Hospital, Less than 24 hours after the operation, Mrs. Hargrave gave birth to a six-pound boy. Moth er and infant, though seriously ill, are both improving satisfactorily,—Ford-, wich Record. Homed Owl Caught Russell Elliott, who drives the mail | route to Cape Croker, was attracting a lot of attention on the street Tues- . day afternoon with, a horned owl. The i owl was caught at the Corrau and giv- len to Elliott. It showed no sign of | interest as the passersby stopped to | look at it and its great round, eyes I gazed unseeingly mtn space.—Wiarton Echo. Ardent Lover was Fined A Cuirass youth, who had been paying his attentions to a Carrick maiden, became enraged at a dance in the Ambeiside section recently, when he saw the object of his affec tion tripping the light fantastic an the anus of a rival swain. All through the evening the young lady avoided his advances, and finally he is said to have called her a filthy name and slapped her face. When her escort came to defend her, he was also sub jected to some rough usage. The mat ter Was reported to Constable Me- Clevis, who had the offender sum moned. to court. Magistrate Walker imposed a fine of $5 and costs.—tMild- <nay Gazette. Dog and Under Dog We saw a gallant rescue on Tues day of last week A big brown dog made a rush on a little black fellow which he proceeded to worry unmer cifully., A big black canine about the size of the brown one potmeed on the latter, released the little fellow and | stood triumphantly over the brown lone, which he soon released and ran I up to the human spectator to get a | word and a pat of approval for his gallant action,—Mount Forest Con federate. Severs Little Finger While cutting wood with a circular saw at the home of Frank Wood on Finds Snake’s Nest While working a few days ago on a bridge abutment, Mr. Win. F, Mc Donald of Kinloss discovered a milk snake's nest. There were about half a dozen eggs in the cluster, and were about the size of a banty egg. When one of the eggs was broken, it dis closed a milk snake between five and six inches in length. The remainder were not broken, and are being pre served and will probably join the sci ence room oddities in the locakl school, —Lucknow Sentinel. <■Traffic Officer Injured Traffic Officer Aubrey Stauffer of town, who patrols highways out of Walkerton, suffered concussion when he was thrown from his motorcycle, as the side car attached to the vehicle contacted a big black collie dog, which rushed out at him, and which was cut in two by the impact, the accident occuring on the Walkerton-Kincar dine paved highway about three miles this side of the lake town. The sev erity of the crash not only rent the dog asunder, but it deflected the local officer into the left ditch with such force as' to send him hurtling from his machine-into a wire fence. He was rushed to the Kincardine Hospital suf fering from concussion and it was a considerable time before he was re vived. He was able to be brought to his home in Walkerton the following day and although still suffering from a strained neck and head bruises, Walkerton Herald-Times, HURON MEMBER GAVE HIS MAIDEN SPEECH Mr. Speaker, I do not think anyone doubts the sincerity of the remarks which have been made by most hon. members on both sides of the house in connection with Canada’s war ef fort. and I hope that what I say this afternoon will be garnished with the same sincerity of purpose. My only reason for rising in my place is to of fer some .suggestions that may be ac ceptable to the Government in J:he car rying on of our war effort. As a pre face to my remarks, let me state that what I have to say is based on prac tical, knowledge gained from a life time in agriculture. In the county of Huron we have about 10,000 farms, and in addition we have a number of manufacturing es tablishments, an important lake har bour, a number of grain elevators and flour mills, and some of the best salt wells in Canada. We have some of the finest roads and highways in On tario. Yet the county is free from debt and has no outstanding debent ures. Few other counties in Canada can boast of such good* results from a pay-as-you-go policy, I take a great deal of pride in the record of my coun ty, because I can claim at least some credit for its present financial posi- ■ tion. ' I believe every hon. member should . voice his opinion with regard to our Avar effort. In doing so, perhaps the .suggestions I offer for the improve ment of tliis effort may be acceptable to the government. Having sat through, one whole session and having come into the second I have arrived at the conclusion that lawyers and doc tors and. professional men,do not pos sess all the brains there are in this fair land of ours. I have heard in the last few days many inspiring address es delivered by private members on the government side, and I venture to say there are a great many more who, given the opportunity, would offer helpful and inspiring thoughts that could well be made use of in this horn of need. The rural people realize that the -present crisis calls for more sacrifice and effort; they are ready and anxious to do all in their power to forward victory. It is still too obvious that the allied governments Undertook to fight this war as an economic war, and with money, while the enemy uses guns and ammunition. Hitler knows no taw other than brute force and destruc tion. Tanks, not sterling; machine guns, not foreign exchange; sabotage, not dollars, is Ins method. Surely wc are living in a land of make-believe and sleight-of-hand from some gov ernment members when they pretend to assume in this dark hour that trade will move through norma! channels ’ and that customary surphtsses in sev eral lines of our Canadian production will find a market, thus permitting production to command fair and rea sonable prices,’ Farmers have divorc ed themselves from the profit motive, and are actuated only by a determin ed desire to serve in the front ranks of production. Farming to-day is a business, and just as in other Ittdust- ries, farmers must have sufficient in come to cover overhead, defray Thursday, December 5, 1940 any The way to a woman’s heart at Christ mas time is a new electrical appliance to lighten her kitchen or other household duties. Here are just a few suggestions of popular everyday needs, any one of'- which will make a big hit with housewife. Electrical mixing machine usable in a dozen and one ways for cooking and bak ing. Guaranteed for one year. In various sizes. A new, fool-proof waffle iron that will m.ake up a batch of delicious waffles in a jiffy when unexpected company arrives. L. ,E. Cardiff Says Farmers Not Sat isfied with Bacon Set-Up Special electric toasters, fin est make. Guaranteed for one year. Many other items: and new PS electrical appliance? for gen- eral home or apartment use;. Electric coffee percolators with special tray. t for MSfor •■afliyr htfKj penses, and maintain the institution. During this war, Canadian, exports will largely be confined to Great Bri tain, the United States and South America. The demand for shipping facilities will restrict our exports to Great Britain to a minimum. We do know from experience, however,, that if this conflict proceeds, all our pro duction of foodstuffs will be in de mand, but in the meantime our ware houses are full. At present the1 farm ers have to assume the burd'en of these surpluses, and carry their; share of wartime taxation. At this time of emergency I contend, Mr, Speaker, that these are problems that should be faced by our federal government. Non-perishable surplusses such as wheat, beans, pork, are in my opinion as good as gold in war time. There- is nothing that will put heart in a man like a full stomach, and there is no thing that will weaken the morale of any nation like starvation. We all know that armies travel on their sto machs, and so I say again, pile up surpluses of non-perishable goods and keep the people working, make the currency circulate, and back it up with gold and with the storage of non-per ishable goods. Non-peri'shable prod ucts are as good as gold in war time, and better. Beat, the enemy at his own game. Only those who accept defeat are defeated. We musl never be de feated. I often wonder just what the reac tion would be tn: Canada if we were subjected to the conditions that exist in England. I feet sure we could take it. I hope not but we may have to take it, Just ponder that in your mind. I submit, Mr. Speaker, now that wc are giving assistance to industry for the manufacture of necessary war ma terials, that Immediate consideration should be given to agriculture, in ord er that we may achieve full produc tion, under proper guidance and with the responsibility ott the government for such surpluses as may etlist from time to time. Such a plan. can. work, for agriculture in the same, manner as for other industries if practical, men are chosen to frame and administer the necessary legislation. Our agri cultural resources, properly organized, can and nation’s wish to with all ion, but we ask that politics be thrown, aside and that when the government' establishes committees for the admin istration of agricultural problems, their personnel include practical far mers, men who will- know whether the- proposed policies and programmes are feasible. Do not forget that, when you are helping agriculture you-are help-'’ ing every man, woman and' child’ in Canada. First, in regard to agriculture we need a clean-cut federal government farm programme as to what products are needed during war time.1 In other words, take the farmer into the de partment’s confidence and let him know the facts so that production can be maintained on an eyen keel. Second, the majority of the farmers are dissatisfield with the present set up in regard to bacon. There has not been, nor is there now, any control, over the production of bacon. That, has resulted in over-expansion and has disarranged marketing. - Some kind of bacon production code is needed for the farmers, and; then full returns from the packers of the old country price. Third, we need a more effective and cheaper method of selling farm mach inery priced tn relation to farm pro duction. Fourth^ we should have federal sup ervision. over health, standards of ani mals sold at community sales. Many cattle and hog diseases are being spread in healthy communities by out side animals brought in without in spection and sold in healthy areas. (Conintued on Page Three) will play a vital part in this war effort. We as farmers serve and sacrifice equally other people of this domin- Round Trip Bargain Fares DEC. 13 - 14 from WINGHAH Bo Stations Oshatva and East to Cornwall inclusive, Uxbridge, Lind- Campbellfotd, Newmarket, Collingwood, Meaford, Parry Sound, Capreol and west to Beardmore. P.M. Train FR1., DEC. 13 All Trains SAT. DEC. 14 To TORONTO Also to Brantford, Chatham, Goderich, Guelph, Hamilton, London, Niagara I'alls, Owen Sound, St. Catharines, Sarnia^Stratford, Wood- stock, Windsor, « See hamlbitls (or complete list of destinations. For Ifarcs. Return limits, Train rnrormatiqn, Tickets, Etc., Consult neatest Agent. T342 CANADIAN NATIONAL <<ssa>ws. *U. A-