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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-06-01, Page 2PAGE,', Two Y o TIE WZNGHAM ADVANCE -TI [$S Thursday, June 1st, 1933 The Winghant Advance -Times Published at WINGHAM - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning by The Advance -Times Publishing Co.. Subscription Rate One Year $2.00 Six months, $1..00 in advance To U. S. A. $2.50 per year. Foreign at $3,00 per year. Advertising rates on application. PEW COMPLAIN OF ASSESSMENT That most citizens of Wingham are satisfied with the assessment of their properties was proven by the fact that the Court of Revision had only eight cases to consider at their sit- ting last week, There has been considerable talk that the present assessments axe high in comparison to the value of prop- erty. This may be so, but, if assess- ments in general were lowered the tax rate would necessarily have to be :higher, so that a, general revision of -the. assessment .would mean nothing in the way of saving taxes. This year the Council cut the tax rate two mills, and, if this rate is to be gradually decreased the assess- ments ` will have to be based on the :same standard that they are now. Comparing the financial standing. 'of Wingham with other towns of .a sitnilar population, considering the fine condition of, our streets, side- walks and other improvements, we Rave come to the conclusion that we here are in a., very enviable position and before many years have passed -we will enjoy a much lower tax rate than at present, and at the same time. will be able, with proper manage- ment, to keep the improvements we 'have in first class condition. * * * * FIGHTING FOR. JUSTICE Sergt. Dick Graham, of London, 'Ont., of the. Canadian Expeditionary Force has been trying for years to get a pension as he is blind in one eye and the vision of the other optic its fast disappearaing. His record showed that he had been a patient `inthe home of Lady Astor but did .not show that he had been operated on . while there or that his ` eye had been affected. His record also show- ed that he was lost on the way to,. Dardanelles when the Royal George was sunk, and of course, a man of- ficially dead—yet alive and in dire circtunstances,--could not expect to drawa pension, To get :in touch with Lady Astor was his only hope, and this he ac- complished recently by going to New York while she was visiting there. She remembered Dick at her hos- pital, she also remembered that he had undergone an operation and all the circumstances ctarustances in connectionwith. his case, even the name of the nurse who had attended him, She estab- lished the facts that Dick Graham knew to be but could not establish, The authorities will, no doubt, take a ,more considerate view 'of his case. now and that is as it should be. But why did not the authorities try and help this poor disabled soldier by get- ting these facts when apparently they were easy to get with the expendi- ture of little time and money. Maybe things will be better for Dick from now on, at least, we hope so:, * * * * Milton had 350 applicantions in an- swer td an advertisement, School Teachers Wanted. To the already surplus of teachers will be added the graduates•of this year. * 9, ** Horatio Bottomley, at the age of 73, died a pauper. His influence and wealth at one time made him an out- standing figure in England. Wrong- fully converting funds to his. own use sent him to prison. After his release he did not seem able to re-establish himself. Another proof that honesty is the best, policy. * * * A robber with a bottle of nitro- glycerine in his hip pocket was blown to pieces when the bottle was hit during a gun fight. People who play, with fire are sure to get burned, and robbers who use dangerous explosiv- es, usually meet an untimely death. * =1= * * Will Rogers said that after hear- ing J. P. Morgan give evidence he would trust the banker with all the money he had in his pocket, Maybe Will is like a lot of us—no money in our pockets. * * * * Elmore Philpott, former writer for the Globe, is now compaigning for the C.C.F. Trying to pot the other parties, so to speak. a * * * J. P. Morgan made $611,000 on a deal and his expenses were slightly over $32,.000. That is what might be classed as high finance. INSTALL AN EM CD BATHROOM NOW OU may have . done without a bathroom solely i because you thought the cost was more •than you could afford. If so, that reason no longer holds. Prices 'of Emco Bathroom fixtures are extremelylow,owing n g .to reduced manufacturing costs, and because every -part is entirely rnade,in Canada. Let us show you different :designs in Emco Bath- room equipment. The three pieces shown in fhe illustration, with all fittings, reedy for installation, $82 7 82.7 i� �! only cost - - Our booklet, showing different styles in Emco Bath- room equipment and with prices shown, will be gladly mailed you. ''.THE FRESH FLOW +tan be used where freers water direct from the even required. eapacit1, 250 stab, per hour. Olga/ d gat. Galvanized Tank. :e HP,, 110 Volt '112otat'-- 00 cycle or . $B� Od 26 cycle . a . Extre for $0 g 4 Gateau, ized Tank . , $$10.00 Duro PressureWater Systems, all Canadian -made, will supply,. running water throughout your home. Easy time payments available on all Emco equipment. FOR SALE BY Machan Bros. EMPIRE BASS MFO. CO., LIMITED London : Toronto 'W'innipeg Vancouver g,6; Goderich rink was take* over by the town fox taxes andlast season they made $100 to the good. The ice last season there was not g frozen asset. * Archbishop Matheson, at the age of 87, saw his first motion picture on Victoria Day. He enjoyed it very much, and why not, the picture he saw was "Cavalcade," * * * * People might well look with dis- trust on banker firm who sell stock to preferred clients below tate market price, * ;1 * * It is said that 45,000 more inen are back at work, according to .statistics. for the first of May. That news has an encouraging note. =i: * * The recent growth has made the country beautiful and made the far- mer smile, . If prices would only rise" to normal he could afford a good laugh. * * * T Coal prices droy in May when we don't want any, and wheat and bean prices go up when we haven't any more to sell. Such is life -Fanners' Advocate. News and Information For the Busy Farmer 'Lettuce Bulletin A very valuable bulletin > on the subject of Ontario -grown Leaf Let- tuce has been prepared by the De- partment of Home Economics, Mac- donald Institute, Guelph. It describ- es the value of leaf lettuce, how to select lettuce, storage and care in the home, as well as giving a . lengthy list of recipes for the use of lettuce. Copies of this bulletin can be secur- ed from this Department or through your local agricultural office, or from O.A.C. Acreage of Spring Grains Reports received by the . Depart- ment indicate that the acreage devot- ed to principal spring grains will not differ materially from last year. Spring wheat and oats show small percentage decreases, while barley. and mixed grains are estimated to increase slightly. The total acreage to be sown to the above grains in. 1933 is placed at 3,869,660 acres as compared with 3,886,300 acres last year. This decrease is - likely to be offset by an increase in the acreage of late cash crops, including tobacco, soybeans, roots and potatoes. The condition of fall wheat is below nor- mal in all sections except Central Ontario. Counties in eastern and in southwestern Ontario experienced considerable winter -killing: of wheat, rye, hay and clover. Keep Orchards Clean Orchard surveys have been made throughout the apple -growing sec- tions of Ontario and other provinces in order that information regarding apple maggot infestations will be, readily available at the time of pack- ing apples for export. The law is that no apples may be exported from Canada from infested districts, and efforts are being made to keep the orchards 100 per cent. clean during the coming season of growth: Bean Prices Improve Bean prices have moved up rapid- ly during the last few weeks and quo- tations now going out are $1.25 for choice hand picked as compared with about 60c per bushel some two months ago. Enquiry of the Ontario Marketing. Board elicits the information that the Railways and Conference Lines have recently issued a revised through. freight rate for export on beans about 40 per cent. less than the former rat- es and effective to Conference ship- pers until Nov. 18th next. This rate has 'enabled beans to move into ex- port channels and prices have risen accordingly. Ontario Honey Representative Re- turn from Great Britain. George R. Paterson,, Honey Com- mercial Representative, Ontario Hon- ey Export Association, London, Eng- land, returned tp Canada this• week. Mr. Paterson comes back after his first season's operation on the Unit- ed Kingdom market in the' interest of Ontario beekeepers and this year sold over one million pounds of var- ions grades of honey. Prices realiz- ed have been fair and in the major- ity of cases above returns available. on the local market. Mr. Paterson will spend the next three months am- ong Ontario beekeepers organizing matters for nett season's/shipping program. New VI Policy After May 15 stock owners whose purebred cattle have been ordered to be slaughtered under the T.i3, regu- lations are required to prodttee certi- ficates of registration at the time of the commencement of the test. Oth- erwise bo reoomtnendation for corn- pensation will be trade by the Vet- erinary Director -General, Reef From Western Canada: Selling on Toronto Market Within. the past two or three weeks, several carloads of graded beef carcasses from Winnipeg have reached Toronto. From the ready sale with; which this Western beef niet, according to tate Federal Gov- ernment beef grader at the Union. Stock Yards, the amount of Ontario beef offered, of suitable weight and finish for grading, is considerably less than the demand. In addition, the best price on the Toronto live cattle market, this week was that brought by a load of wes- tern -fed yearlings 'suitable for brand- ing. Overseas Exports Grow Andrew Fulton, overseas commer- cial representative, reporting on the completion of his fourth year in that position, remarks steady progress in the quantity of Ontario fruit handled by him on the export markets as compared with previous years. "It is interesting to note," he states, "that. during the past four years the export of Ontario apples has increased from g 60,000during' an average of barrels the three years 1926-7 to 1928-9 to 220,000 barrels in 1932-33. In addi- tion, the export of pears and plums during the same period has grown from practically nothing to over 100, 000 packages. This increase . in vol- ume has been brought about through the efforts of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association and the co-op- eration of the Ontario Government in assistinggrowers to establish central packing houses and cold storage plants. There is no doubt that the British trade appreciate Ontario's ef- forts to maintain quality brands, as the prices realized throughout the. season compare more favorably with brands from other sources. It is hop- ed that every packing house will con- tinue to. co-operate in maintaining Ontario's; reputation on foreign mar- kets." Farm, Prices Improve Substantial improvement in : the agricultural situation is indicated by recent price advances in a large range of farm• products. In some cases the increase was slight, but in others it was noteworthy. Hogs advanced 52 per cent., cattle were up 40 Percent. and wheat 62 per cent. at the end of April. Other products with good gains included butter, polutry, oats, flax, honey,, corn, potatoes and beans. For Ontario's. output ,the increase in prices amounted to a total' of $34,- 183,000, or 15 per cent. of the total agricultural revenue in. 1982: This Department has been giving much at- tention to the development of export markets and large increases hi ex- ports to Grat Britain have occurred in the past twelve months, thus hav- ing a favorable effect upon prices, as a result of the upward turn, . the di- vergence between prices of farm goods and manufactured articles is lessened and farmers will be relieved of the burden under which they have been laboring, and urban residents too will benefit from increasing em- ployment. Community Sheep Dipping Two clippings of sheep every year are advisable, the first in the spring and the second in the fall. Spring dipping should be performed as soon after shearing as posible. June is the most suitable month since in June all lambs .wilt have arrived and the wea- ther is. favorable. Community dip- ping has a number of advantages ov- er individual farm diping. It costs less, there is less labor for each in- dividual farmer, and an annual com- munity dipping day insures that all flocks in the district will be dipped. A community desiring to build a permanent community tank may make application for a set of forms to the District Sheep and Swine Pro motoer in any of the provinces, A concrete tank properly built is not expensive, is more permanent and it gives entire satisfaction. After a suit- able location has been selected as central as possible for the sheep own- ers in the district, the most econom- ical method of building the tank is to arrange the work co-operatively, delegating someone to draw the gra- vel, another to haul the forms and cement, and others to dig the hole, mix `?he" concrete and fill in the forms For the individual farmer with a few sheep where no community tank is available, it is not necessary to construct an elaborate dipping plant. A large barrel or trough large en- ough to 'immerse the sheep thorough- ly will answer the purpose. A small draining platform tan easily be built, so that the sheep when dipped can be allowed to stand for a few minutes until„ the dip drains out of the fleece and litre backinto the dipping ves- sel, Summer's... roorti.H.the ALREADY you are beginning to enjoy the outdoor season. Wouldn't you welcome a crisp breakfast tomorrow? Well, serve Kellogg's Corn Flakes. The refreshing crispness and flavor of these toasted flakes make appetites take .a new lease on life. Good for you too. So rich in energy and easy to digest. Fine for the children. Order the red -and -green package from your grocer. Made by Kellogg in London, Ontario. a . o.,..,au..o, 7fintsfor the ousehol HOUSEHOLD HINTS Making A "Breakfast. Nook" 1f you have a good-sized kitchen 'in your home—with more than ample space in which to work -my sugges- tion would be that you convert a part of it to arrangement of a "Breakfast Nook." Or, if there a large pantry connected with the kitchen, have a part of the partition removed and turn that into a place that can be made quite cozy for "breakfast" pur- poses. In furnishing it, my recommenda- tions are: Have built-in seats and tables. Paint them attractively to harmonize with your kitchen's colors. And add new dainty ` curtains, if necessary, to match: moo_ To Remove Flower Pot Stains'' Cover flower pot stains with wood ashes. Rub gently. Rinse off window sill with cold water. _0— Freshen Your Grass Rugs' Dye your soiled grass rugs some solidcolor. Dissolve 2 packages of dye in 2 quarts of water. Apply with a paint brush. Dye first on the wrong side and then on the right side. COOKING HINTS Spring Salad Dice cucumber, Dice tomatoes. Dice radishes. Cut up green onions: Mix with. French dressing. Let stand in the ice box until cold. Serve on lettuce leaves. Make French Dressing by allowing 113 vinegar to 213 oil, Add seasoning. —o— Butter Scotch Surprise Sponge Cake. 1 cup of brown sugar. Butter (sizes of an egg). 1 cup of milk, 2 tablespoons of flour (large), 2 egg yolks. Salt "little V` ttill-t. a < Method: Melt butter and sugar. Add flour, milk, eggs and seasoning and cook until thick. Cool. Cut sponge cake in half. Spread filling between lay- ers and on top. Pile whipped cream on top and sprinkle with crushed pea- nut brittle. —0— Strawberry Pudding 1 small box of berries — crushed and sweetened. 2i tablespoons of gelatin. 1 bottle of, whipped cream. 1 cup of sugar pint of hot water (or 1 cup). Method: Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Mix berries and sugar with dissolved gel- atin and water. When this begins to stiffen, stir' in the whipped cream. Mix thoroughly. Pour into a mold. Chill. Serve with whipped cream. It's enough for 8 to 10 helpings. Corn Pudding 2 eggs -1 1 can of corn 1i cups of milk 1 tablespoon of melted butter. Salt. Pepper. 1 tablespoon of. sugar Method: Beat eggs slightly. Mix all togeth., er and pour into buttered pan. Bake slowly until set. , DUNLOP 'fhe DUNLOP "FORT" Th—ow made In Canada nr m itd number of tIzes—ls the feeder of a complait On* of DUNLOP Mei which offer you unsurpossed value hi tvery price range. •