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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1942-01-15, Page 2keee ; ADMIRING HIS SMART NEW 'UNIFORM Is Your House SAFE AFTER DARK? 6. ci • Lighted windows warn prowlers away. Always leave a few lamps burning wheroyou leave your home for the evening. Remain. berm a bright light for sixteen hours costs only 1¢ at Hydro rates. . .... N ‘ • ,‘„‘N ..',‘, . \--•- \ \s , \.:, \ ,, \„,„\ '1. •••,, ` \ , .:',. N ' , ' \e ` • 'tt'C'' \ \ ' , • '''s a'' e '. -ed '4*- a , 7 ' \ ' '',' \ \ ' N: \\ ,: ' \ . ' 0 ,•7^"'' ' ks \ . ', ' .„ ' '' . ‘,..\ .,.., \‘‘,,, , \ , '7.• \ .. \ \ !1 11-1E PUREST foRM IN WHICEI YORACC CAN BE SlalitoKED4' 1 ,74147.71., PAGE TWO Thursday, January I$, 1042 WINGBANI ADVANCE-MRS Wing lama AdVanceTTiMegl Pohlisited at WMPHAM Q111TARIQ Goderich', who has arrived. in South Afriee- Her mother, Mrs, James White of Cambridge .street,, Goderich, receiv- ed a cable from her Wednesday after- noon. A graduate of Alexandra 1.71aS.- pital, Goderich, Miss White left Can- ada for South Africa with a party of nursing sisters. Subscription Rate — One Year $2.00 Six months, -$1.00 in .advance To U S, A,, '2.50. per . year Thareiga rate, $3.00. per year, , Advertising rates on ,applieation. 111440.111w1.1•04(mmlIfilt4101M10.,,4011,11wqnmoitafiliftnolt.t NEWS of the DISTRICT Walkerton Teacher Drains Mr. William Vanderburgh, who has been assistant principal at the Walk- erton. Public School for the past four and e half years and who has enlisted for overseas service in Canada's fighting forces, was the guest ..of hon- our at several ferowell functions dur- ing the past week,-- Walkerton Her- ald-Times. Teeswater ,Couple Observe 69th Anniveregy Mr. and Mrs', George Button,. Tees- water observed the 09th 'anniversary of their wedding at their home here. January 8, 3,878, George Ilattoi and Miss Mary lane Smith, of Erin, were united in marriage by the Pres- byterian minister of Walkerton. Mr. Button, who was born in England, came to -Canada when only four years of age and lived for a short time in 1,:rareosa Township, before coming to Cuiroes Township. Mr. and Mae. But- ton have been residents of Teeswater fur many years. Mr. Button ,in spite of his 98 years, is still a familiar fig- ure on the village streets and until very recently was a regular attendant of the United church. Mrs. Button, due to a fall a few years age, is not able to be about very much but was able to cast her vote in the recent success- ful effort to keep Teeswater among the list of "dry" communities, Lucknow Teacher Enlists Enlistments in the R.C.A.F.. at No, 9 recruiting centre at London, includ- ed the name of James Robert Hender- son of Luckaow. Jim is the second youngest son of Mr and Mrs. J. W. Henderson. of Lucknow and will re- port at Manning Pool on January 31, Jim is a member of the Lucknow Public School staff, teaching grades five and six, To fill the vacancy the School Board has engaged Mrs. Mor- gan Henderson to complete the term. —Lucknow Sentinel. TSHE 11111171.11 IS MEM glare Three Robberies Little Loot Three break-ins, Presumebly by the same person or persons, were perpe- trated in this district. Hueston's mill office at Gorrie was entered by smash- ing a window, but nothing appears to have been atken, though the office was given a thorough ransacking. At Fordwich, the cash register in T. Wil- son's mill was tampered with, the thief or thieves taking the cash drawer away, There was only a small amount of change in it. On Tuesday afternoon the drawer was found on the roadside, a mile or so north of the village, b'y County Constable Gardiner of Wing- Wm The gas pump at Patterson's Hardware was also broken into, but there is no means of knowing how much was taken. — Fordwich Record. Watch Crystal in Dressing While making dressing for a goose Mrs. M. C, Murcar of this place lost time crystal of her watch. The warning went out to members of the family to be on the look-out for the missing crystal. Sure enough, the crystal came to light when the family was eating the goose. A local jeweller replaced the crystal, which was uninjured by several hours' cooking in a hot oven, —Dundalk Herald. Fire at Sky Harbour Station fire-men at No, 3.2 E,F.T.S., Sky Harbour, for 15 minutes *ednes- day night fought and finally extin- guished flames that threatened to des- troy a•large hangar with its planes and equipment running into many thous- ands of dollars. The fire was fought in sub-zero weather and with a west- erly gale blowing, Failure of equip- ment controlling the furnace to "cut out" resulted in overheating and ignit- ing of adjacent woodwork, firemen said. • The war calls everyone to a post in `the front outside of industries, Hydro is supplying the line'—in or, out of uniform—and your Hydra needs of 600,000 users in city homes and answers "Ready!" Giant energy, tapped from 131,000 users in rural districts. Ontario's waters, flows over 6,000 miles of trans- Of course, war-time needs have first call on mission lines to shops, mills, factories Foundries, mines and shipyards—wherever the tools of Hydro power. Furthermore—there must be a victory are being forged. - sparing use of metals and materials once com- monly usedl in extending Hydro service. These It may be simply shell-casings, or it may be are demanded in war industries—vital to victory! thundering tanks swift, sturdy corvettes or sky- al AMP , ‘,4 , I,M,M,4n$0.10%S.1{111(0 11t111loWsweIl1tIm11 , 1 , (144 Ministers Wife Has Heart Attack Mrs. Rhoad, wife of Rev. W. D, Rhoad, Pastor of the Ashfield-Ripley Presbyterian cOurches, is a patient in the Kincardine Hospital, where she was taken following a severe heart attack, Thieves Frightened at Mildmay Burglars attempting to rob the warehouse of John Goetz at Mildmay during the early hours. Nothing of value was secured by them, however, as they were disturbed during their visit and made a hasty retreat. Mr, Goetz operates a choping mill and turnip eyeing plant near the C. N. R, railroad in that village, and lives ad- jacent to it, Hearing a noise in the warehouse he went to the telephone to ring the police. The warhouse tele- phone connected with the house also rang and this scared the burglars away. Flies to California for Wedding Miss Emca. Hale, younger daughter cf Mrs. Vivian Hale, of Clinton, and the late C. B. Hale, left by motor for London and from there continued by airplane to California where she will meet her fiance, an officer in the Unit- ed States Naval Air Force andwill be married. Miss Hale met the officer during his course of instruction at a Huron airport and the acquaintance became a romance. filling planes. * New projects, new war plants with new. hatever it is, Hydro energy is machines for new production are on the way. there to speed the' work in a thousand plants. Hydro must and will supply the power needed. Your Hydro was ready for war-time industry. To• this end, Hydro earnestly solicits the co Ontario's citizens can take pride in that. And, operation of all of the people of Ontario. WARTIME HINTS FOR HOMEMAKERS You can save current consumption by having your electrical dealer or local 'Hydro' put your appliances in firsi-class working order. Cook several courses at one time in the electric oven, using bottom element only. Never leave the kitchen with elements on 'high': Operate the automatic controls as directed. Forest Youth Dies in British Guiana I .0 . McEwen, official of Patter- son Steamships Ltd., Montreal, said he had notified Herbert Rothwell, of Sorest, that his son Thomas, 19, had been seriously injured in the Patter- son ship Trescoc in West Indies wat- ers and had later died in a Georketown, British Guiana, hospital, — Forest Standard. Canada asks—Buy More War Savings certificates , THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER COMMISSION OF ONTARIO .7144f 0515 WAR ' Erron'itiitt.i'qra • • YOUR COMMVIV/T,T, DEPEAIDS ON , Orp 'YOUR SUPPORT NIA,ICES IT STROM; • Fell From Hangar at Centralia Mr. Irving Watson, of Forest, an employee of the Russell Construction Co., at the Centralia Airport, fell from One of the hangars and fractured his back, According to reports Mr. Wat- son was going up a ladder carrying something in his arms when the ladder slipped and he fell to the cement pave- ment below.—gxeter Times-Advocate. Goderich Nurse In South Africa Miss Ida Marie White, Reg. N., of Murder Cases Postponed Another Week James Flenniken, accused of the murder of Turnkey White, who died Christmas Day from injuries allegedly inflicted by the 16-year-old boy in an attempted jail break on December 14 last, was again remanded for one week. Stove Explosion Breaks Doctor's Arm J. F. Bracey, Mount. Forest, suffer- ed a broken arm and other injuries when the wafeefront exploded in his kitchen stove. He was taken to the hospital. The fire brigade was called out. The stove was completely wreck- ed and some damage done to the kit- chen. Other members of the family were in another part of the house and escaped injury. The jacket has four packets, the breast pockets being of the regulation pleated pattern and the side ones large paich pockets, differing only from those of the officer's tunic by being stitched all the way round in- stead of. "bellowed". A deep bent in- the centre back seam ensures a good fit when sitting, Complete issue will consist of: Jacket, serge; Trousers, serge; Two ranks during the !Great War, have ex- pressed admiration not untinged with envy of the new uniform and speaking as ex-private and N. C. O.'s freely pre- dict that this forward move on the part of the Army will be greeted with enthusiasm by the troops. Actual date of the issue cannot yet be set definitely because, m of the nec- essity of designing the any sizes in which it will be made but itis antici- consumer goods could be .expected, in order that war supplies might be maintained, especially since the war had now entered "the grand stage". He said there was no immediate short- age of consumer goods of 'an essent- ial character, but there was always the possibility that rationing would be necessary. The world-wide nature of the conflict today made it certain that imports of goods would be curtailed. NEW WALKING OUT UNIFORM SOON FOR CANADIAN ARMY Named Turnkey John Jerry, formerly employed at Graf's butcher shop, Goderich, has been appointed temporarily to fill the vacancy in the turnkey's position at the jail, caused by the death of K. W. White. Michael Kennedy is also temporarily employed as assistant.— Seaforth Huron Exposittor. Gun and Gas Stolen ProvinciaP•Constable John M. Doug- las and Detective Alfred Day of Stratford were called to Milverton last week to investigate the theft of a shot= gun, rifle, some tools and about 30 coppers from the 'chopping mill oper- ated by George Melrose, and about seven gallons of gasoline from a pump operated by J. H. Reis. Hanover Residents Son Missing The jeopardy of war was forcibly brought home to Hanover, when Mrs. Elizabeth Schaefer received word that liner ,son, Pilot Officer Kenneth G. Schaefer, 21, was -missing after air operations in Newfoundland, presum, ably on Atlantic convoy patrol. — Hanover Post Elevator Firm Has Record Year Volume of business candled by God- erich Elevator & Transit Co. in the 1941 calendar year was the greatest in the experience of the company dat- ing back to 1898, states 1G, L. Par- sons, president, ,in a letter accompany- ing current dividend cheques for ,50 cents per common share .Approxim- ately 20% million bushels of grain were handled, all but half a million bushels coming from, the Canadian West, A material advance in operat- ing revenues has been. experienced, with wages ,ind cost of supplies also showink sharp increase, and excess profits taxes in the period taking a heavy toll, according to Mr. Parsons. Elevators, buildings and wharves have been checked for wear or erosion and all necessary expenditures have been provided out of current revenues, it is stated, WAR ON THE HOME FRONT This is the second in a series of articles concerning the new price ceiling law, written for the weekly press by Bruce M. Pearce the Simcoe Reformer. He: "Are yon fond of moving pie.. tures, Jennie?" She ,(hopefully): "Aye, Sondy." stet "Then maybe, lass, yell help me get half-a-dozen doon Out a' 'the attie." Put 100-Watt lamps in Kitchen, Living-Room, Basement collars; one collate-pin; brown necktie; pated' that deliveries will commence in black socks; black leather low shoes about six weeks' time, and waterproof Coat, The once familiar "swagger-stick" will make its reappearance when Yoang Canada steps out in the new uniform end another stick the "button-stick". a brass guard to pro- tect fabric from polish when buttons are being shined, will come into its own again. Another feature of the "'Walking out dress" will be the wearing of tee- tneetal collar badges, •also a once familiar feature of the, soldier's mil- fortm !litany senior officers at Headquart- et's, titilte a ' umber Whom were in the New Off Duty Suit is Very Smart Canada's young soldiers already, ac- cording to wartime standards, "the best-dressed men" in the Domieion, are shortly to be issued with a sinart second uniform to be worn off duty, it was announced at Defence Head- quarters •here last night. Rumoured _recently as a replace- ment of battle-dress the new uniform will be issued in addition to the fight- ing dress which has proved itself the most practical dress ever designed for battle conditions, "It is decidedly not a replacement —the walking out dress is what its name indicates", said Major-General B W. Browne, Adjutant-General, "a 'best suit' to be worn when work is done for the day. The boys who form Canada's Army today are typical young Canadians, the kind of chaps who wouldn't think of going out for the evening in their working clothes, who -Wear their best suit on Sundays. Because they are in the army there is no reason why their standards should be ehariged — hence the issue of an extra Uniform.' Economy enters into k the picture, too, it was pointed out, two suits hay- ag more than twice as long a life as one, Smartly cut, unite like the jackets and slacks worn by officers, even to the brass-buckled cloth belt, the new uniforms, issue of which is expected to be made early in March, are tailored in regulation Kaki serge, The tie to be worn with the new uniform is a Beech Brown in colour and collar-pins form part of the issue, Black soeks, finer than the issue wort with boas, and black low shoes complete the walking tut chest with which le 'Worn the familiar khaki Wedge cap or, if the soldier posses one, the colourful wedge 'cap authorized already, retail merchant need. to do. the ,job together in seeing that retail prices do .not rise above the highest prices of the basic period, September loth. to October 11th. Asked for definite suggestions as to what the housewife can do, Mr. Gor- don elaborated. "We would like every woman who does the family, shopping to keep her own record of prices at the different Stores where she trades. Such a record will enable her to work with the. storekeeper in watching that prices do not go up. We also ask housewives not to insist on having goods extrava- • gently packaged and to be ready to accept fewer lines. This will case the storekeeper's position as he must make economies and restrict varieties of merchandise in order to offset the re- duction of profits which he will have to accept, lay shopping carefully the boasewife can do much to make the plan of price dontrol work efficiently • and thus will make a major contri- bution towards winning the war," The Board has issued an official statement appealing to all Canadian women to get bellied the price control program and setting forth some o f the. things they can . do to make it sue- ceed: The statement has appeared in the weekly press and in daily paper$ throughout the country. Donald Gordon wants to make clear that the Board has not fixed one level of prices for all -stores. Prices may vary from store to store as in the past, or as between towns and cities or provinces. "The important point" he emphasized, " is that prices obtain- ing in each individual store during the basic period must not be exceeded in that store. He points out that there has al- ways been a variation in prices in dif- ferent stores, even in the same local- ity, depending on the kind of service the store .gives and the way it opers ates. These competitive variations will probably continua_ Therefore housewives are asked to bear in mind that the prices of similar commodities may vary in different. stores; that_ a merchant may reduce his prices for sales or other reasons and may also raise them, but not above the basic period level; that var- iations may occur in seasonal prices on such items as eggs, vegetables, fruits, etc. Particularly should every housewife remember this fact: "The prices YOU. will mark down will' be the highest prices charged at the stores where YOU shop," Chairman Gordon told a press con- ference recently that retailers were co-operating well in 'the price control plan. The majority of them are de- termined to make the price ceiling work. The . housewife who checks prices carefully will help the retailer who is complying with the law and will also deter any who may -be trying to evade it. Some people are puzzled about the exact reason for invoking the price ceiling law and for setting up the machine required to make it work. Mr. Gordon has explained the threat of spiralling prices and the havoc that would be wrought without control: "Inflation shows itself in a vicious circle of rising prices and rising costs. As a nation at war we must spend huge sums Of money to buy the mat- erials of war. We soon begin to bid against ourselves for materials and commodities which we want to have, both for war and for ordinary uses. We bid against ourselves and' prices start to rise. Since one man's prices are another man's costs,, each price increase generates other price increas- ers, leading to wage and salary increas- es. This starts the vicious circle. As wages and other costs rise in the chase after prices, we have, more money to spend in bidding against ourselves and we thus force prices higher and higher. Wages and salaries are always bound to lag behind prices. We soon have disputed aand confusion, with hardships falling more and more unfairly on pedple with small incomes and modest saviigs, We begin to find that our dollar pf savings bite shrunk to a fraction of its 'original value in terms of living. costs. We have a country seized with fear and disrups Lion, In such a state no country can hope to wage war. It would mean de- feat of war effort and later a . swift toboggan slide to a state of collapse." Mr, Gordon adds that the Board realized ftilly that no half-way measur- es would do, Failure in preview. at in ether countries to control inflation were due to time tendency to compromise: "'Yon do not brake your: car gently if you are headed for a precipice" Mr, Gordon remarked. "We knew it would mean losing the battle before it had even started if we temp- orized. Such an approach would ob- viously tesult in increaiked retail prices, thus increasing the cost of living and putting the whole cycle of inflation hi action again. Retail prices cannot be allowed to rise.. The ceiling is absol- ute, They must be hold to the level which prevailed from September 15th to October 11th," The Chairman predleted that art lite creasing number of restrictions rat em al lica44 Atervia t 440o ShatA neeell CALL/NG ALL HCAISEWilitS By Bruce IVI. Pearce "To beat inflation Canada depends on the housewife, She has the biggest single Dart to play in holding the price ceiling." This is the unequivocal statement of Donald Gordon, Chairman, of the War- time Prices and Trade Board and Divot of the price control effort. It was the main point stressed in the course of a twenty minute interview. Said het "ketail prices are what count the Dried you pay when you Buy things at the stores and Canadian women do over l3t) per cent of all the retail buy- lug in Canada. The housewife and the 1 ..HY:DRO SHOP Mont 150 Witighani