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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-04-06, Page 7"Thursday, April 6th, 1933 E Prroc BLEND TEA "Fresh From the Gardens" 250 World Wide News In Brief Form Sweepstakes Bill Passes Committee Ottawa—The bill to authorize th holding of sweepstakes in Canada o the sanction of a Provincial Attorney 'General will come up in the Sent for third reading. The measure wen through the Private Bills Cornmitte -of the upper House today with very little" discussion, only one change be ing made. The bill as originally in- troduced by Senator A. D. McRae re- stricted sweepstakes to charitable in- stitutions. The committee today fur- ther restricted it to hospitals. After the bill has been given third reading in the Senate, it will have to encounter ` the House of Commons, where it will meet considerable op- position. be moved North during this spring e and summer under the back -to -the- n land movement of the Department of - Northern Development at Queen's c Park, the Colonization Committee of t the Ontario Legislature was told re - e cently. _....Legislature Shows Speed In less than one-half hour last week the Legislature passed some nineteen bills through their final stage, the. third reading. These included amend- ments to the Deserted Wives' and 'Children's Maintenance Act; the Fire Marshal's Act; the. Old -Age Pensions Act; the Act Respecting Collection Agencies; and the Act Respecting. the Ontario Institute of Radio Ther- apy, which calidates the agreements entered into with respect to cancer clinics. Maple Syrup Goes Second -Class Express Announcement is made by express companies that maple syrup, which itis always been classed as a first class article, will now be transported by express as a second class commod ,xky,:and therefore enjoy a much low ,er transportation rate than was form- erly in effect. The new classification effective on March 15th, is expected to result in a good percentage of syr -up being shipped by express. Would Reduce Interest on Bonds Declaring that the Province inust call a halt on financing its operat- ions on borrowed money, William Newman (Liberal, North Victoria) .asserted that the Government should at once announce a conversion loan and reduce the rate of interest on bonds "to at least 2 per cent." Thrill of Hockey Game 'Causes Death Norman Graham, 44 -year-old Im- perial Army veteran, was sitting with his wife and daughter in front of the radio in his home, 88 Salem Ave. To- ronto, listening to the hockey game, when he collapsed and died. It was one of the most thrilling moments of the hockey game, when the Leafs. tied the score, and Mr. Graham stood up in front of his chair, gasped, then fell dead on the floor. 250 Families for North Two hundred and fifty families will Suggest Big Saving in U.S. Defense Washington—A remodelled nation- al defence system to "increase effic- iency and save $250,000,00 to $300,- 000,000 a year" was recommended to the :United States House of Repre- sentatives military affairs committee by Colonel William Mitchell, former brigadier -general, who served as as- sistant chief of the Army Air Corps. Must be Healthy to Wed in Sask. Regina—First province in the west to demand health certificates before marriage, Saskatchewan has written a new chapter in its marriage act. In the legislature a new marriage act was adopted which makes compul- sory the production of a health cer- tificate by all males intending to mar- ry. Females do not come under the health clause in the new act. South Africa Has Union Govt. • Pretoria, S. Africa—J. B. M. Hert- zog, Prime Minister of South Africa, resigned and formed a new National Cabinet. The step carried out the plan of the National party and the South African party to join forces in a National Government. In the new cabinet, Mr. Hertzog retains his pre- miership, and General Jan Christian Smuts, leader of the South African party, becomes Minister of Justice: The 12 cabinet posts, including the two mentioned above, are divided eq- ually between the two parties. Hydro Formally Takes Over Abitibi Power Title in the Ontario Power Service Corporation, which controls the Ab- itibi Canyon hydro -electric develop- ment, formally passed to the Ontario THE VVINGHAM ADVANCE -TIME strength and labels would, preclude beer export from Canada. Beer Export Ban to be Taken Off Ottawa=Canada will relax the ban on the shipment of Canadian beer to the United States, to take effect on April 7, it was learned on good au- thority. Doubtless an order will be issued to Customs Collectors Setting forth the terms under which they may give clearances' to .; Canadaian beer destined, to cross the border, however this may not produce business for the brewers as the Unit- ed States are putting .a duty of $1 per gallon tax on imported beer. Two Statesmen Died Friday Two of the "elder statesmen" of Canada, both members of the Liberal party, died Friday, Hon. Frank Oliv- er, at: Ottawa, and W. M, German, K,C„ at. Welland. Both spent 25 years or more in the Parliament of Canada and were close friends throu- ghout these years. While Mr, Ger- man never held Cabinet rank, he was eminently fitted for such preferment, and as a private member occpuied front rank: Another Dictator Montevideo, Uruguay President Gabriel Terra, whose long career in politics has included almost every im- portant political post .at home and several • abroad, assumed dictatorial powers in the hope of • strengthening Uruguay' politically and economically. He dissolved Parliament and the Na- tional Administrative Council, which shared executive powers with him un- der Uruguay's constitutional system. Implement Firms Allow Special Discounts The Massey -Harris Company, To- ronto, and the Cockshutt Plow Co., Brantford, announced a special 10% discount for all cash received this years, the sante discount being allow- ed on all cash received this year on past due or maturing paper. Canadian Basketball Players Die in. Plane Crash Neodesha, Ras. — A crippled tri - motored aeroplane bearing Winnipeg Toilers, the Canadian amateur cham- pion .basketball squad of 1932, home- ward bound from Tulsa,, Okla., crash- ed near this Kansas oil belt town on Friday causing the deaths of six per- sons and injuring eight others. The dead are: Mike Shea, Joe Dodds, R. H. Bonynge, of Winnipeg, members of the team; J. H. O'Brien, Minn,, owner of the plane; Alvie H. Hakes, Windon, Minn., pilot; H. E. Eggens, Hendricks, Minni., co-pilot. The in- ured: Bruce Dodds, player; Andy Brown, player; George Wilson, man- ager; Lauder Phillips, player; Allan C. Sanson; reporter; T. A. Silver - home, player; Hugh Penwarden, layer; Ian Wooley, player. Several f the injured are in a very critical ondition, suffering various injuries. p 0 Hydro -Electric Power Commission c Friday with the formal acceptance of the latter's $14,000,000 bid for the first mortgage bonds of the bankrupt organization. The .proceedings, which bring to a close the deal by the Ontario Gov- ernment through Hydro for the $29,- 000,000 bond issue, was heard at Os- goode Hall Friday. Canadian Beer Not For United States This Dominion has been notified by Washington of an intended Am- erican duty of $1 per gallon tax on imported beer, besides taxation of $5 per barrel of thirty-one gallons and duty on the bottles. Even if this did not knock Canada out of the Ameri- can beer business, it is said, other American requirements as to beer ®�%11% 7;;;;;;;;r, agnirwismniF .41 011:11•111.11.••••1410 s'~ �' MOWN ONION SAVINGS DEPARTMENT SERVICE Every depositor in this Bank has the a.ssar- ance of absolute safety. He knows his money will always be available when he wants it. He knows, too, that so long as he leaves it in a savings account it is growing at the rate of 3% per annum compounded half -yearly. To have ready money on deposit is a first essential to success. Open a savings account with us today. THE DOMINION BANK (ESTABLISHED 1871 WinghamBranch, J R. M. Spittal, Mgr. 385 5312A1 • ` T 1T CANADA Atlb OPPICSO ifti 14,1sVe le0Pee Met t.ON Doi o.M aiiiieeieelAg areitl'eeiiiliMriweeellelii'uiiimilme ivioweeteaoiTYVYbieYneeateigitia "mrieesonieiimee I a NEWS of the DISTRICT Relief Cut Off to Permit Holders Two important decisions were made by the Welfare Board when it was unanimously decided that no person holding a liquor permit and using it could receive relief from the town. Chief Rocher was consulted in this regard and he consented to in- vestigate the liquor permits. The same thing applied to cars being driv- en by those on relief. If they could afford to buy gas they should not need relief,—Listowel Banner. Grain Rate Cut Benefits Goderich Important news for Goderich was made public with the announcement that the rail rate on grain from God- erich and from Georgian'Bay.ports to Montreal had been reduced from 8.64 to 4.50 ,cents per bushel. Thus the rate has been practically cut in two and it is expected to give the movement of grain through this. port a decided fihip.-Goderich Star. Col. Emmerton Is Honored; Lieut -Col. R. Enunerton, Kincar- dine, known to residents of Western Ontario, as game warden, has been appointed honorary lieutenant -colonel of the x3rtice-Regiment. Col, Emmer ton served with the Bruce Regiment for many years, relinquishing coin - nand of'the First, - Brigade to reor- ganize the unit after the Great War. He was commanding officer' of the regiment, which regularly went to Caling Heights each summer For sev- en years. --Kincardine News. S Mink Prom Fereetts Vann Going to Many Countries The Fergus Fur Farm, tinder tete able r'nar�tagement of Campbell icltw irdson, is making shipments of aninle this week to. Leeds, Eng.; to Glas- gow, Scotland; to Alaska; and to Al- berta, while next week shipments will go forward to New York, Nova Sco- tia and Quebec, Although hundreds of customers are supplied with its superior stook, this Fur Farm has the proud reputation of never having a dissatisfied etistomer,--Fergus News- Record. Child Swallowed ' Safety Pin Early Sunday morning Drs. Tye and McTavish were called to the home of Mr. and Mrs, Sam Steckley, of. Elora, to remove a safety pin from the throat of their four -month-old baby. The operation was a very deli- cate on•e, as the pin was open and had to be turned before it could be re- moved.—Milverton Sun. Tracks Appear to be That of a Bear Tracks, which have been seen by different parties at various times in the Langside community, appear to be those of a bear, probably a cub of last year. The Scott boys and others in the neighborhood have been on the trail but, so far as . we can learn, have failed to locate the in- truder. A sparse covering of snow with stretches of bare ground has made tracking difficlut. — Lucknow Sentinel. Off on Gold Hunt G. A. Brown, son of Mr. Dave Brown, of Goderich ,has left Victoria, where he spent the: winter, for his gold claims in Northern British Col- umbia. He took the steamer up the inside passage to Skagaway, the Yu- kon railway to Carcross and then flew south across the Yukon boun- dary to his claims on McDame's Creek, where another Goderich boy, Archie MclKee, has spent the winter. No mail has come out of that section of the country since last September, but, radio information is that all is well.—Goderich Star. Poor Syrup Season Mr. Jas. A. Garland, maple syrup king of Bruce, informs us that while he has had some 2600 trees tapped and functioning for a month, very lit- tle maple syrup or sugar has, so far, been boiled down. There is still a possibility that the season may re- deem itself before closing, but to date 1933 has been a lean year in this respect. Syrup is selling, with the can thrown in, at $2 per gallon, while maple sugar is bringing 25c per pound on the local market- Wal-kerton Herald -Times. An Unfortunate Accident Clinton friends will regret to hear of an accident to Mrs. Guy Jones of Varna, who slipped on going into her own home on Saturday evening last and sustained a fracture of the leg. Airs. Jones had but recently re- turned from a London hospital, where she was undergoing' treatment, and was not fully recovered. Bank Manager Transferred Mr. M. R. Hay, who for nearly sixteen years past has been manager of the local branch of the Imperial Bank of. Canada, has received notice from head office that he has been transferred to the branch at Sunny- side.—Listowel Standard. Bruce Plowmen United for Match At a joint meeting of committees of the North Bruce and South Bruce Plowmen's Association, held in the Central Hotel, Walkerton, it was de- cided that instead of holding two lo- cal matches this year the Bruce branches unite and hold a competition for Bruce County Plowmen only on the first day of the Provincial Plow- ing Match to be held in Grey County an October 10th, llth, 12th. and 13th. The various classes and price list are now being arranged for publication in the official program of the Provin- cial Association.—Port Elgin Times. Shipping Quantity of Grass Seed Arthur is becoming quite a grass seed district. This week two carloads of timothy were shipped from the lo- caldepot to Toronto. This is the largest shipment of its kind marle from the Arthur station in some -osis.—En terprise-NeeiTs. 24.Lambs From 8 Ewes Speaking of. prolific ewes, Mr. W Jones of the 10th of Bruce, ha§ an octette which will take spine beating. This spring' these eight ewes gave birth to twenty-four lambs, three each, -Port Elgin Times. Wood Pile Stops Transients Following its action in demanding that transients applying for relief do a shift on a woodpile, provided for that purpose, the welfare committee has had every few applicants from the knights of the road.' This would in- dicate" that the exp riment „has been quite a success—I(ineardine Review- i't-eporter. His''95th Birthday Mr. henry Joyner on Monday cele - aerated his ninety-fifth birthday. Mr. Joyner is not so :active as he used to be but he can still get about and still enjoys meeting and chatting with old friends. He was happy in having, pleasant visits from old friends on his birthday, which greatly interested him and some absent friends also sent, messages for the occasion, thus. add- ing to his pleasure. --Clinton News - Record. Tell Where They Were I well in this, as aS every other town, have from time to time, been troubled during the summer months with the neighbor's chickens. Now that in a couple of months gar- dening will ar-dening.will again be the fashion, "per haps the following' schein.eof getting. rid of the nuisance may be valuable, It is the old scheme of tying 'a card or piece of paper by means of a short thread, to. a grain of corn. When the fowl swallows the corn, the cards, dangle from their beaks, thus fright- ening them home. A message is writ- ten on the card similar to the fol- lowing: "I have been in Mr. Smith's garden, where I should not have been so kindly shut me up." If this does not bring results, a loader message niay each time replace the former one.—Mitchell Advocate. Coal Gas for Cars In England they are now running heavy trucks and the heavier auto- mobiles with compressed coal gas in- stead of gasoline and are said to be getting good results. The reason is that England has been experiment- ing: for years along this line and now leve it nearly perfected. The new fuel is said to be more economical, with better pick up and less damage to engines. The ordinary engine is used, the only difference being a dif- ferent carburater and storage tank. SLAT'S DIARY Friday—A ole was here at are frend of Ant Emmys house today and she was telling Ant Emmy and Ma that her husbend went and died on her about six mun- ths A go. and Ant Emmy ast her was he in comfable cir- cumstances when he died and she she replyed and sed No he seamed to hav right smart, .fain a round the neiborhood of his hart. Saterday — Ant Emmy went up to the city and cum home mad. her and her sister & law went into a bank to cash a check and the Casher sed he dident no her and Ant Emmy sed her Sister & Law cud adentify her and the casher sed he diddent no her neither so Ant Emmy interduced them to each a nother but he still wuddent cash the check so Ant Em- my cure home mad at the way they run the Banks. Sunday—Jake & Me played hooky frum Sunday skool today and we tuk a can of dryed beef and a can of wirms and when we got home after I had et my lunch I emptyed my Thousanijs miles of ExtraVaIue Goodyear Pathfinders are famous for their long mileage. here's a genuine Goodyear Tire, with the fam- ous Supertvvist Cord construction, and the Goodyear guarantee, � tee, at surprisingly low prices. motifhs giuPrantee against 0efeFts and ria", hazards Size 30x3%2 Size 29 x 4.40 Prices on Goodyear Pathfinders 5015 7.60 Size 30x4.50 Size 30 x 5.00 The above prices include Tax. 8.50 10.40 out Telephone 174w. h, tee enn i"tt Wingham, Ontario imanammt pockets and found the dryed beef still there, well enny ways I et sum thing at lunch time. Munday—Mrs. Quell is home frum Yurrop and Ant Emmy ast her did she injoy her stay in Venice and Mrs Quell sed she was scairt to deth prit nigh on acct they was haveing a offle flud wile she was staying there. Teusday—Well ma give me a job picken grapes tonite and I clunib up nn toppa the Ladder and then when I cum down I fell and spilt all the grapes and skun my shins pritty bad. Now I rimetnber they was a step missing when I lst went up. & it was still missing when I cum down. Wensday—Joe Hix is in the Hos- pittle today. He was to a Party last niteand sum buddy suggested that he wassent Fit to walk home so he tuk a car and drove home. He hopes to be out by Good -Friday meby. Thirsday — well I am threw with Pug Stevens. He past me up when he went by in his 2nd handed ford tonite. He shows to mutch parshal- ity. he had 8 other fellows in his ford, Canadian Cheese Export Reports to the Department from London, England, state that there is little indication of doubt that the price of Canadian cheese can be fair- ly held, and that stocks will be out • of the way before the new season's make arrives. This statement was based on the fact that at March lst., approximate- ly 4,000 tons of Canadian cheese was on hand, with further arrivals esti- mated at 300 tons for March, and 200 tons for April. In 1931 old Can- adians finished on September 4th at 70s. per cwt: In 1932 old Canadians finished on July 15th., after a rapid; upward swing in price to 84s per • cwt. In the present year, from January 1st. to the beginning of this month, the price has continued constant 60s. to 68s., being just two points under the corresponding period of last year.. "There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so."—Shakespeare. SOURED ON THE WORLD?—THAT'S LIVER. Wake up your Liver Bile —No Calomel necessary Many people who feel sour, sluggish and, generally wretched make the mistake of taking salts,, oil, mineral water, laxative candy or chewing gum, or roughage which only move the bowels and ignore the liver. What you need is to wake up your liver bile. Start your liver pouriug the: daily two. poundsof liquid bile into your bowels. Get, your stomach and intestines working as they should, once more. Carter's Little Liver Pills will soon St you up. Purely vegetable. Safe. Sure. Quick. 'ask for them by name. Refuse substitutes, 24o. at all druggists. 51 1 r' Ell1,h + •.r.; Cvr..-w