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The Wingham Advance Times, 1934-01-11, Page 3Thursday; January 11 x 1934 HYDRO PS r Ibe Dena Life Lamps" or' Vice .tet Iluaranteed • Al•pa Carts of J' -Lamp, I%f f%DfIl1 h m Utilities Commission V ><ng a : s an Crawford Block. Losk. heti 1ate1 Phone 156. on Lampe you Brief Forto V'orld Wide .. News In Anthrax 'Epidemic Media, Pa.—R. H. Sack, President of the Sackville Mills 'Company, that owns the eighty homes in this settle- ment, has requested all families to take their children away within two weeks, in an effort to prevent the spread of anthrax, a malady commun- icated, by contact with the hair of ani- mals. Every family in the little vill- age is dependent on the woollen mills for livelihood, but the removal :request was .directed. only at the children. Sack said the workers in the mills are amply protected, Waterspouts Cause Damage Penascola; Fla. -Two tornadoes, which first appeared. as. ,huge water- spouts in Pensacola Bay, swept into the city seriously injuring eight per- sons and wrecking, about thirty-five residences. . More than 100 buildings, including;' two at the Naval Air Sta- tion, were damaged. Cattle Disease Spreads Rutherglen—A strange.malady,,that has spread through cattle herds in this 'section of the Province, claimed its tenth victim. While district farm- ers have tried every possible remedy for the contagious intestinal disease, ib has spread through nearly thirty herds, first appearing in Cheswick township. Approximately 300 head have been, afflicted by the ailment. Only+ four cattle-oivners have been able to keep their herds free of the malady. Minister May be Involved in French Scandal Paris -The fleeing Serge Stavisky,,. whose: monumentalawnsho scandal p P threatens trouble' for the Government,. was revealed as a mysteriously pow- erful person,, Premier. Camille Chat- temps, realizing the danger to his Government as a result of the collapse of the Bayonne pawnshop, and theies- timated loss of $40,000,000 to invest- ors through its alleged bogus bonds, summoned Albert Daladier, Colonial Minister; and demanded a clear state- ment of his connection with the affair. Government Opposes New York Mayor's Plans Albany, N.Y.—Governor Herbert Leltrnan informed Mayor Fiorello La- Guardia that he„is opposed to his re- quest for d powers owers overNew York” City finances as a move, if granted, "wouldlead to chaos far more, d'angerotis than the present Netv,Yorlt City emergency itself. Americans Look Over Peel Alfalfa Brampton --Considerable interest is being taken in the visit: of G. E. Braun and P. H. Shelledy, representatives of the 'United States Government, : Deur ing the last few days they have been condticting inquiries regarding the av- ailable supply of alfalfa from Peel and Heldimand Counties, the produce be- ing considered superior to the Ameri- can -grown alfalfa for general weath- er conditions. Eddie 'Shcirer to Play Jars. 28th .Montreal—Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins' defence star, suspended since Decernier 1) willeligible to 12th, b c 'play 1a a'g gin on January 28 when; the Bruins "play New York Rangers in New York, Frank Patrick, managing director of the National Hockey Lea- gue, announced. Shore was suspend- ed after "Ace" Bailey of the Toronto Maple Leafs had been knocked to the ice in a game .at Boston December 12, suffering a fractured skull. Unique Pullet Simcoe—Burleigh Rockfeller of Rowan Mills, claims to possess a 1 - year -old Barred Rock pullet which is unique, to say the least. Recently he saw the hen leave its nest in a horse manger,and on investigation found two newly -laid eggs, one of the reg- ular variety, the other with a soft shell. Wolves Near. Orillia Orillia-Wolves are plentiful in this district, according to Albert Cox, of Sparrow Lake, who brought two skins to town today. He shot one of the wolves and trapped the other. Cox said the wolves could be heard howl- ing in the Sparrow Lake district, and that they had driven the deer and rab- bits out of the vicinity.' The deer and rabbits, he said, had been plentiful un- til the arrival of the wolves. Minerals Found in Ireland Dublin—Valuable mineral deposits. have been found in East Cork, 'follow- ing two years' investigation by a syn- dicate, including Prof: Bayley Butler and Joseph Devlin, M.P. As a result of a Government grant last year, proof has been obtained that the de- posits are extensive enough to be practical as a commercial proposition, and a company is to be formed. Ex- tensive building operations will be begun in Cork in the next few weeks. Henry and Bennet Hold Conference Ottawa—No announcement follow- ed a conference which Hon. George S. Henry, Premier of Ontario, had with Hon. W. A. Gordon, Minister. of Labor. The •Ontario Premier saw Mr Gordon after a 'long talk with Prime Minister Bennett, He had "nothing to say." It is understood Premier. Henry and Mr. Gordon discussed unemployment relief. The end of March will see the expiry of the agreement between the Dominion and the Province for relief. It is possible the terms of the new agrCeriient were under. discussion, Manuscript Sold for 24000 p$ , New York—Francis Scott Key's or- iginal manuscript of "The Star-Span- gled Banner" tar-Span-gled:Banner" was sold at publie auc- tion for $24,000: The buyer was Dr, A. S. W. Rosenbach, noted biblio- phile, who said he "slid not yet know what he would do with the ` manu- script, written on a sheet of.ordiniry notepaper, the ink brown with age. Snow Discolored by Vio1eanio Ash McGill scientists' statement' that volcanic ash iuterrningeld whirs now w had fallen en Montreal on the night of Dec, 16-17, were viewed rather skeptically by Toronto savants, An- alysis made by Montreal geologists reportedly "left no doubt" that show was discolored by ash originating in volcaniceruption and. carried ed by u - per air ertrrents., {w THE' WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES It was pointed out in Toronto that brownish -colored snow had fallen in Muskoka and Northern Ontario about the same time, and samples which bad been analyzed, showed that it con- tained, mica, feldspar, quartz and di- atoms, ` the .last • microscopic living plants, The opinion of Toronto pro- fessors was that the brown dust had been carried north by heavy south winds which were prevailing at the time, and their opinion is that the dust had come from the Southern States. Plane Get Away Without Pilo"t Huntsville --Mrs. R. J. Hutchinson of'* this town castan admiring lance over the sleek cabin plane as it sat poised on the ice ready to take her for her first air ride. "Just step into the cabin" invited the pilot. Mrs. Hutchinson got aboard, settled deep into the cushions and smiled, The pilot closed the cabin door to keep out the near -zero weather. He then walked around to flip over the pro- peller. He reached up and gave one of the blades a lusty tug, but instead of answeringwith the usual gentle purr, the engine broke into a roar. Leaping clear of the whirling propel- ler blades the pilot seized a wing tip. Down the ice tore the sleek aeroplane with Mrs. Hutchinson' wishing she was outside, and the pilot wishing he was inside. He lost his grip ° an the wing and the . plane went down the ice on its own. After completing sew, eral circles it finally came to rest rap against the shore, with neither the plane nor the passenger greatly the worse for the experience. Mentally Unbalanced Man Wrecks School' Dunnville The school children of S.S. 11, Canfield, received an unsched uled holiday owing to the fact that William Long of Canfield' had taken possession of the school, and refused 'to let any one enter the building. Mr, Long, apparently unbalanced, arrived at the schoolhouse with a basket of provisions and armed with a cane. He took complete possession, steadfastly rejecting all attempts to force him out. In an apparent attempt to sat- isfy some imaginary grievance, he broke the clock, windows and the stove. In order to keep warns he built a large bonfire in the school yard, using the school's cordwood for the purpose. No Election in East Kent Ridgetown—The Government per- mitted the East Kent seat in the On- tario Legislature to go by default to. Douglas Munroe Campbell, Liberal - Progressive nominee, who was the only candidate nominated for the, by- election of Jan. 10. Until the returning officer declared nominations closed it had been ex ected the Conservatives wolud enter Teeswater Firemen Choose Officers p a candidate. ' But Mr. Campbell's no- mination was the only one filed, and he will take his seat at the January session of the Legislature. ter family of Ripley on Wednesday afternoon. Mr, Ed. Fitter who has been in poor health for some time was taken violently ill, Noting this, Mrs. Fitter rushed to Carter's gar- age nearby to phone for assistance. On wishing home she slipped on the icy streets and fell, fracturing her wrist,—Kincar'`tlline Review -Reporter. Ice Blocks Water Intake Goderich—This town was without water all Thursday, Needle -ice in the lake blocked the intake pipe. A gang Or workmen were engaged in restor- ing the ;service. No concern was felt as to fixe hazard, for the' stand -pipe supply was kept in reserve, and in an emnergency water can be takenfroth the harbor by short-circuiting at any time. This water is not safe for do- mestic use, however. The intake is one mile beyond the breakwater in Lake Huron. Doctor Stops Car to Pet Deer To be able to leave his auto on a country road in Grey Township, and by the aid of a flashlight catch a deer for a moment, is an unusual exper- ience. Dr. E, A. McMaster of Ethel was motoring between Molesworth. and Atwood, when he saw four deer an the road approaching him. Dazz- led bythe headlights of the car, they seemed unusually tame before they tarried off the road. He left his car, andwith his flashlight approached the deer, and was able to lay his hand on one of them for a moment, before they bounded over the fence ' and away. Dr. McMaster says he often comes across deer on the roads of Grey Township. Formosa Youth in Trouble Gordon Vogt of Formosa, who is chargedwith taking a car belonging to Michael Deiter of Chesley on Nov. 28th without the owner's ronsent, and which roadship was later returned, has-been summoned to appear before. Magistrate Walker in the Chesley police court on Jan. 12th at 10 a.m. to explain.—Walkerton Herald -Times. Overcome by Coal Gas Presence of mind when overcome by coal gas issuing from furnace flues left • open, saved the life of Alfred Abel, caretaker of the Bank of Mon- treal. Prior to the opening of; the bank he was about his duties when coal gas seeped through the room. Partially overcome by the gas, Mr. Abel crawled to the door and got tar- tly out where Athol Murray noticed his condition. Medical aid was sum- moned and Mr. Abel was taken to his home where the effects of the poison soon passed away: -Kincardine Re- view -Reporter. NEWS of the DISTRICT V He Knits His Own A visitor. in town this week tells us of an amusing sight he saw on the Orangeville,Winghain mitred train one day last week. Seated across the aisle were a.man and his wife, the lat- ter reading a newspaper and the hus- band industriously knitting a pair of mitts for himself. Striking up con- versation with the nean our informant found out he was a ;former Canadian National station <rgent. Pulling up his trouser leg he proudly displayed a pair of socks he had knittedfor him. - self. Now who says hien aren't prev ident creaturesl=Dundalk Herald, Garage Robber During the past six months a con- siderable amount of petty thieying has been done. at C. J. Koenig's gar- age, toolnarid machine parts, hi one cases taken off machines, being the principal things stlone.. The party who removed a complete oiler from a gasoline engine last week is asked to return same at once, to escape prose- cution, -Mildmay Gazette, Winter ,May B6 Mild In tate opinion of Mr. Jas. Fitzpat- rick of West Luther, the remainder of the winter may be mild. Mr. Fitz- patrick bases his opinion on the shape. of the:rnilt or spleen in the intestines of the hog. He recently butchered a pig and found that the milt was heavy at the first and then much lighter. This is taken as an indication that the remainder of the winter will be mild. Early settlers placed great confidence in this .method of weather forecasting—Arthur Enterprise -News. Misfortune Dogs Ripley P'aniily Misfortune fell heavily on the Fi The annual meeting of the Teeswat- er fire department was held and the following officers were elected: Chief, William Thornton; assistant chief, G. Dickison; secretary, J. W. Ross; trea- surer, A. Keir; captain first reel, H. Kuntz; lieutenant, J. Kirby; second reel, E. Chaffe and J. Porter. Thieves Busy at Goderich The third occurrence of breaking and entering iri the past week was re- ported, to local police on Friday, the Dean Coal Company office having been entered by a window that was broken. some time during the night, and a sum of money stolen from its hiding place in a drawer in the filing The fact that only one of the cabinet. T e Y four drawers in the cabinet was dis- turbed leads theauthorities to believe that it was an inside job. E. L. Dean, of the coal company, considers him- self fortunate in that he had reinov- ed a larger sum of money from the drawer the clay before the robbery, and announced to Constable. Gundry, who investigated, that he would not press the case against the thief. The first attempted robbery report- ed was oil Friday night of last week, when an employee of the Goderich Dairy surprised an intruder, who had gained entrance through a side door. The would-be thief escaped empty- handed, n o Sunda. night R. Doak,; pro Y g J prietor of the skating rink, on inves- tigating a noise on the ground floor of his home on Pictou street, encoun- tered a man prowling from room to room, presumably in earch ; of the cash receipts taken' in at the skating 1 rink on Friday and Saturday nights. Recognizing the intracler as a local man wlio was down on his luek, Mr. Doak allowed him to go free. Treasurer niid Clerk Sworn. In A. H. Erskine, the new treasurer of the County of Huron, and 3. M. Roberts, the new clerk, were sworn into office by Judge T. M. Costello. Warden Ballantyne, Reeve Elliott, of Clinton; Reeve Goldthorpe, of Col- borne, were present to welcome the new 'off'ieiels. k tt5- newsetof books s. A complete s 1 plied by. F. A, Gibbs, of Stratford, have been installed in the treasurer's office, o Attwood House Burns Fire of a mysterious origin Thurs- day night destroyed the house un Janlcs Street, Atwood, owned by Len Coghlin. The fire alarm was sounded at midnight and the blaze had niacie such headway that the only thing that could be done was to protect other buildings. The house was occupied by Mr, and Mrs. Ralph. Davidson, and all their contents were destroyed, along with some household effects of Geo. Fells, who had thein stored there. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have been away since Christmas. Walkerton Jailer Takes Strychnine Walkerton—Warned that he would be called to testify in the official probe here of alleged mistreatment of prisoners, William Hyndman, 50 -year- old veteran jailer, took strychnine, and for two anda half hours furnish- ed several prominent physicians with one of the most desperate life-saving battles of their several careers. In- spector William Norris of the Pro- vincial Secretary's Department, Tor- onto, had told Hyndman that his evi- dence would be required. "All right, Inspector, I'll be on hand,' said the jailer. Later he was sent for, and the. messenger returned with the informa- tion that Hyndman was ill in his home quarters in the jail building. For the moment the inquiry sus- pended action while/ a second sum- mons was sent. This time the word carne back that Hyndman was 'ter- ribly ill" that Mrs. Hyndman had ad- mitted he had taken some strychnine but how much she could not say. Physicians were urgently called in, and thelong battle to save his life began. Crown Attorney Freeborn stated that the jailer was facing no charge, either in connection with his illness or with the government probe that began last week. Inspector Nor- ris returned to Toronto,. pending the recovery of Jailer Hyndman:: Will Make Block'Salt at Goderich A further development in the salt industry in Goderich is the installa- tion at nstalla-tion"at theplant of the Goderich Salt Company of a hydraulic press for the manufacture of block' salt. Salt is sold in block form for the cattle 'trade and although it has been handled by the Goderich Salt Company in con- nection with its extensive trade in the various varieties of salt manufactured at its plant here it has been procured from. other sources, and will now for the first time be manufactured in Goderich. Buys Tara Creamery Mr. Richard M. Player, who for up- wards of thirty years, was manager of the Walkerton Egg and Dairy Co.'s extensive plant here, a position he re- linquished on the 29th of May last, has purchased the Tara Creamery, an old establishedindustry that for the past six months has been conducted by the Wellington Produce Co., of Harriston, a branch of the Canadian Packers Limited, which latter corpor- ation operates the big Walkerton plant over which Mr. D. B. Goodwil- lie, late of Harriston, has succeeded Mr, Player as manager. Walkerton Herald -Times, News and Information For the Busy Farmer Agricultural Meetings Western Ontario Dairymen's Assoc, London, Jan. 10-11. Ontario Vegetable Growers' vention, Toronto, Feb. 2. Ontario Plownien—Annual ing, Toronto, Feb. 7. Ontario Seed Growers — Annual meeting, Toronto, Feb. 8. Ontario Ass'n. of Fairs and Exhib- itions—Convention, Toronto, Feb. 8- Con - me et - Ontario Horticultural Association, convention, Toronto, Feb. 16-16. Canadian Ayrshire Breeders, Tor- onto, Feb. 7. 1100 pounds, This cover's butcher cat- tle, steers, and heifers, fn the fed calf and yearling class,. the weight most in demand is 350 to 400 pounds, being from fed tealves weighing from 600 to 800 pounds al- ive, sufficiently finished to be eligible for Red or. Blue Brand B3cef. There is also a limited demaini for weighty steer carcasses, from 600 to 700 pounds, to take care of the de- mand for more mature beef, and for supplying institutions. ,These 'should from. from steers weighing 1100 to 1200 pounds. There appears to be a vast number of beef carcasses moving into retail channels, of desirable ' weight but without sufficient finish for govern- ment grading. These carcasses are coining from all classes of live cattle, and it would seem that this condition is due to lack of breeding or feeding. Keeping the Wool Clean Woollen manufacturers often object to Canadian wool on account of dirt, particularly chaff and seeds. The re- moval of such material is .expensive, which is frequently eason for the r lower prices offered. A little care on Plant Soybeans in Rows During the past season which was notable for lack of rainfall, growers of soybeans win have noticed the val- ue of cultivation, of this crop. The. practice at. Harrow has been to, culti- vate soybeans siiiiilar to corn' and a clean crop of good quality soybeans has always„riesuited. When soybeans arc planted in rows 28 to 30 inches apart, this beneficial cultivating inay be done. This distance of planting would also be an advantage over the solid drilling of the beans, in that the plants are allowed 'more space in which to develop and produce abund- ant beans of good size. Beef Requirements' Investigations of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture show that butchers desirous of supplying ells , tourers with beef of a quality eligible for grading according to Dominion Government standards, are looking carcasses Weighingfrom .450 to for 600 pounds with a top of 600 potrttds, andcatrying sufficient finish. Such 4 csr°cusses tome fromcattle w g eig Ilio g 950 to 1080 ounds, with a tap of PAG: WE CAN SUPPLY AN 'STYLE E3EFORE. PLACING YOUR ORDER PHONE US FOR PRICES look For The Maple Leaf The Siy1n v, o Quality Books" production during the season of good prices and a greater profit will result. The high yields soritetimes obtained the part of the farmer will help con- .lin the Canadian Laying. G,ntests. siderably in keeping the wool clean. where,' for the reason of uniformity The construction of the feedingland comparison, no lights are allow - racks is important. Have the slats on ed, compare 'very favorably in the to- tal number of eggs laid in one year with .similar flocks that have had the advantage of lights during the winter, but the peak of production occurs much later when no lights are used. Ontario Apples in Britain After a period of abnormally large shipments of Canadian apples, sup- plies reaching the British markets are now more moderate, and, as a result, prices obtained for Ontario Baldwins, Snows and greertings have risen a few shillings a barrel. Andrew Fulton, the overseas fruit representative, reports that good quality Ontario Baldwins No. l's are making from 17 shillings and 6 pense to 22 shillings a barrel The million pounds of Canadian .according to colour. Some attractive turkeys that went to England for this Ontario Snows made 20 shillings to Christmas meant slightly higher pric- 23 shillings for No. 1 quality. These latter prices show how unwise it was to unload large quantities of Green- ings on the British market at 12 to 14 shillings in the Fall, ata time when English cooking apples were still abundant. Mr. Fulton thinks that the. prospects for good coloured. Ontario Baldwins, and Greenings as well; are likely to be fairly satisfactory after the New s'ea'r. Ben Davis and Starks however, will have to meet competi- tion from the large, quantities of these varieties coming from Nova Scotia in January and February. Mr. Fulton again advocates that steps be taken in Canada to devise some scheme of orderly shipments from all Provinces, in order to head off the rising tide of dissatisfaction company in not less a sum than $10,- on the part of English apple growers 000. Truckers of fruit andvegetables will not be required to furnish the bond. The Department has been advised by the Casualty Underwriters' Assoc- iation that the charge for bonds will be at the rate of $10 per thousand, in place of $20 per thousand, the form- er rate. The new rate will be retro- active to June 20, and apply to all bonds already written. All commis- sion houses will be required to secure bonds in accordance with the regula- the feeding side almost vertical, and. not more than two inches apart. This will prevent the hay from falling ov- er ver the animals. When feeding, fill the racks from an alley, or keep the sheep out of the pen. They should also be kept out when the bedding is being spread. Market Your grain by The Poultry Route This is the ' time when previous. crate and milk feeding tells. It makes the best turkey flesh or roast chick- en. The roasters that were not ready for the Christmas market had better be given special food for the demand that comes in the New Year. es to growers stere than were receiv- ed last year, or would have been re- ceived this year. There is no reason why more good poultry products should not be fitted for the export market.' We have the stock and the cheap feed. Itis the best way to get good prices for our grain; market it through the poultry route. Bond Commission Agents Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculturehas announced that un- der regulations of the Fruit Act of 1.33 it will be necessary for all com- mission agents handling' ,Ontario grown fruits and vegetables to fur- nish security by the bond of a surety, who naturally resent having their short selling season in, the fall ruined by excessive supplies of overseas ap- ples, much of there cooking varieties. The English growers suggest the adoption of some voluntary means of preventing gluts of apples in the Bri- tish markets in heavy crop years. During 1933, for example, the British markets were continually aver -sup- plied with apples from one overseas source or another from April to De- cember, and during that time the sea tions• on or before Jan. 1, 1984. son's crop of all English fruits had consequently to be marketedat a dis. advantage. Of course ` the Canadian fruit growers also stiffer when their apples are too hurriedly dumped on use of artificial light in the laying markets already overstocked with sup pens will help the winter egg produc- ,plies. Electric Il,ights in the Poultry House. It has been proved conclusively that, as the nights become longer, the tion considerably. The use of lights during the winter will not influence the year's total yield to any great ex- tent. However, they will increase "That fellow owes me fifty dollars. 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