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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-03-06, Page 6Wingham Advance -Times Published at WINGHAM, - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning W. Logan Craig, Publisher tixbser ptiort rates --- One year $2,00.. Six months $x.00, in ads.=ante. To : U. S. A. Se.S0 per year. Advertising rates on application, Mutual Fire Wellington Insurance Co. Head Office, Guelph, Ont. Established 1840 Risks taken on all class of insur- ance at reasonable rates.' ®SENS Agent, ABNER C g ' Winghanr DD Office in Chisholm Block FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND --- HEALTH INSURANCE — AND REAL ESTATE. P. 0, Box 360 Phone 240 WINGHAM, ONTARIO J. W. BUSHFIELD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office—Meyer Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest Rates Wingham, - Ontario MORTON BARRISTER, , ETC. Wingham, Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store H. W. COLBORNE, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phone 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND M.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON • DR. R. L. STEWART Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and . Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block Josephine Street. Phone 20' DR. G: W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over John Galbraith's Store. t a P. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated Office Adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272, Hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A. R. & F. E. DUVAL Licensed Drugless Practitioners Chiropractic and Electro Therapy. Graduates of Canadian Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege, Chicago. Out of town and night calls res- ponded to. All business confidential. Phone, 601-13. J. ALVIN FOX Registered Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC AND DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELECTRO -THERAPY Hours: 2-5, 7-8, ,:,r b_. appointment. Phone WI. J. D. MCEWEN LICENSED Al3CTIONEER Phone 602r14 Sales .of Partr,S,tert arel irnpie tnents Real Estreet, ,ek-,nderecte r with sat :far.. r...1 .•,i•dJr""".. rA.nE ehares. THOMAS FELLS AUCTIONEER. T SOLI? REAL a;Si.rs � A. thorough lei , ^ .el n l'rdrrsn i Thee.. 231. Wrlegirarri RICHARD B, JACKSON AUCTIONEER • Phone 613r6, Vrr.xsrter, et address R R. 1, Corrie. Salee t/del ted,any- where and setiSiat?iken guaranteed, George Walker, Gerrie, can arrange bates. DRS. A. J. &-A. W. IRWIN DENTISTS °ffite MacDonald Hi. 'ck, Wing -ham A. J. WALKER FURNITURE AND FUNERAL SERVICE A. J. Walker Licensed Funeral Director and .Embalm er. rffiee !'hone i.011, 'Res—Phone 224. latest Lhnottsne Funeral Coach, COW BOY SONGS. fla>s, to Use "'}(orae Rhythm" in His Singing. "If the cowboy sang his songs as. most radio entertainers sing theta, he'd get the breath knocked out of him," says Prof. -Newton Qainee, head of the physics department of Texas ,Christian 'University at Fort Worth and immediate past president of the Texas Folklore Society'. "The real cowboy has to use 'horse rhythm' in hie eingng," he points out. "His songs are framed in the rhythm of his working day in the saddle." Prof. Gaines has spent several years on west Texas ranches, He sings cowboy ballads as, theworking cowboy really singe them, playing his own aecompadiment on the guitar, "The music of the cowboy song can be traced by the ex:.ert musician to popular songs of the '70s and '80s," Prof. Gaines says, in describing the music of the cowboy. "Yet in almost ,very case one finds that the cowboys have altered the rhythm and melody to suit their pioneer experiences and feelings. "The rhythm of the cowboy songs corresponds to the three gaits of the ordinary Texas cow pony -the walk, the trot and the tope," According to Prof. Gaines, the cow- boy songs are characterized by free- ness of expression, the persistent use of the first person, and the soft sing- ing of the verses: "Contrary to popular belief," he says, "the cowboys sang .his songs in soft tones. His night herding songs were always croons. Loud singing would have Iiad a disquieting effect on the cattle. Ninety per cent. of a cowboy's singing was done with no one around, so that there was no abject in loud tones." e TOADS AND TUNES. Many Animals and .Reptiles Are At- tracted by Music. Front Nebraska comes a story which puts in the shade all our tales cif dogs and cats that show a liking for music. Potato bugs had been de- stroying crops, and it was found that the best method coping with the pests was by introducing toads which eat the bugs. It was discovered that these toads were greatly attracted by the town ''and musie, so the band was asked td play on a potato ranch. The toads ::`rived with appetities un.ade keener than ever by the iusic and devoured 'the potato bugs.' Whether the story is true or not, it is certain that many animals and reptiles, including sea -lions, frogs, toads, monkeys, and dogs, are at- tracted by music. Frogs and toads have external ear -drums, and if everything is quiet and a sudden sound is made they will put their heads on one side and listen. Sea -lions are very sensitive. Ex- periments at the London Zoo once showed that they like quiet music but hated jazz. They would come out of the water and listen intently to to melodies like the Moonlight So- nata, but as soon as jazz was played they dived under the water again. Monkeys, too, i1 they do not appre- ciate music, certainly stop and listen to it, while horses can be trained to waltz to a tune. War on Kissing. The anti -kissing crusade, which started in Russia some time ago, ap- pears to be spreading. Kansas has now taken up the cudgels against the kiss, "Don't kiss in crowded places er in badly ventilated rooms," is one of the warnings that has been issued to the citizens of this American state. Another is: "Don't kiss a person who has' a chill or is fevered_" But Japan is still the real paradise of those who want to abolish kissing. The kiss is in such disfavor there that it cannot even be shown on the cinema screen. Some day, perhaps, the anti -kiss cm - seders will publish statistics to show that in Japan people are much healthier than anywhere else in the world. That would be a big point in their favor —if the figures could real- ly be interpreted in this way. But perhaps they can't; and, anyway, it isn't likely to make -any difference. Superhardening of Metals. Metals oan be superhardened by magnetic treatment as well as by heat treatment, E. G. Herbert reports be- fore the British Iron and Steel Insti- tute, says a Science Srar"c•ir_r bulletin. Magnetic hardening is accomplish-' ed by repeatedly ehan_ing the wear - sty of the steel, 11r. Herbert explains. C # A speeitzs+:n €o tc"Vd ri r, �raldI ne,. he hardened: moor., 1`) 1Y:1r r.,.nitvea'atur(: annealing, he says, Wieetle :r the :td:A'.rnetir: J e rn et i.. apt to heel -sole •of :COnletereef 1., not indicated. Ii. iw t and e• rata sm r;~ "�" ;=aaetII o � produ e the -.ame at: r:fe rc _ neent. Ti4i.+, aF 1,•'I;e r r r• r of the. fl:ading o f an•-,1:lrekeee, M•.S .. ,1...., , ... about tits ..rn,+1.'•21:e •"4. g, Z. Old 'We Ia WIt9ii'.:aA , ,d - e; a x: eavatiee !ler dvri..;,., :Cares .,t +) .,4•:3. 1 if Pr teae: el e west, •,' • ; 4 • ;"a, r.,r- !,rid e lop', /493 - 9 ,a(•h 'pipes ir,r ii.r• rnoisttire'. :r. ,13e,ti vssrl tiee joints :r l rel l'?e-ni ish. 1' Ila • 1''1'(•11erh artd ill feel enlist 'has `wile, in teem ye)ar+: l: i •n, in the Pa'ovinr;e ::, i1'r ly l)ihn 'real. tritSeet t .i rem—tette l' :,, t witir•h is .. ,.: • Y •. l.. i ,, a:t (,1ata:, coast is buirat!d, WINGRAM ADVANCE -TIME$ .WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR was nothing extra. Most of the mel- odies were very ancient' and many Toni Bilbeck is the narrator. He is a fat newspaper writer who drives a tumble-downcar' he calls Grand- mother Page. He is in love with Maryella, his rival being Jim Coop- er. The three are members of an.am- ateur dramatic group, Plans. for a play at the •Old Soldiers' Home are ender way. Grandmother Page has engine trouble while Maryella is out driving with Bilbeck, and Cooper, passing ina big roadster, taunts hint. After Mar ella 1 as Left Bilbeck is able t y t to start his car again. The amateur players:, are to give Pygmalion and Galatea at the Old Soldiers' Home. In their version Bil- beck is to act as the statue, and Mary- ella I ells despairs whenhen she discos e s .his s bow legs. Mrs. Hemingway later flatters Bilbeck and talks to him a- bout the play. Bilbeck' pats her hand, only $ to find a rough hand grasping hint by the shoulder and lifting him out of his seat. The escape of prisoners from the. local penitentiary keeps Bilbeck busy at his newspaper work, so that he gets away from the dramatic group. The players arrive at the Old Sol- diers' Home, being greeted royally and . meeting Pilk Henwetlier and others. The play at the Old Soldiers' Home is interrupted because' of a fire, the players and veterans escape. Riding away from the scene of the ' ill-fated play in their costumes and overcoats the group of players is held up by two escaped convicts, one, of whom is captured by Bilbeck after a struggle. The captured thief is tied to a chair at the Old Soldier's Holne. Un- able to leave the home as the car refuses to budge, the players must tay there, ,and Mr. Hemmingway, hearing this over the phone;'"says lie is coming right to the :home—as he is suspicious of his wife and Bilbeck. Meanwhile the sheriff arrives.. Hemmingway arrives just when Bil- beck is assisting Mrs. Hemmingway, who has fainted, and of course thinks the worst. Meanwhile a disturbance is heard in the -cellar, and all in the house rush down to it. The Sheriff's horse has broken loose. Meanwhile Hemmingway sus- pects Bilbeck more and'more, andejim were cracked. Evidently the Home gotits records from the seine source as its magazines. Everyone was allx.ious to get away. As the time approached for the rigs to come the Women folk got on their wraps incl. sat around expectantly near the doir ,so as not to keep us waiting; Maryella had spoken to me when she carne- front the room. "1 suppose I ought to congratulate you," she said, "Although I ant sure. I: don't know just what 'onedoes say to'. a -man who wins the love 'of a lnar- ried woinan:" • 1. "What are you talking about?" I de- mended roughly, '"Why, Jim has just told me -that he fixed it all up for you," she explained, innocently enough, 'He says=it is all for the best, because otherwise Mr. Hemmingway would probably have shot you." "Maybe he will anyway, I added gloomily. What pleasure it would be to. ,pay a fine for assault and battery: committed on the person of one Jam- es Cooper, alias Jim the Fixer! The telephone rang. Every one lis- tened • with strained attention while the colonel answered it. only thing I care for in life." He Cast a tragic glare at the dissolving Mrs. Hemtningway, • 'Don't be' 'unreasonable," jim Zooper put in his oar as .usual,` "This is 'all for the best. You ought to be glad to have Tom go with you. If he's with you it is the only way you can be certain that' he isn't flirting with your wife." Jini's argument carried' undeniable weight With the distractcdhusband. 1 could see him ponder It. Although be had east 'her off, the idea of his wife - taking up with someotle elseiwas gall- ing to hiin. •- A'.t last' he said, "Come on, then, ef "ou're the only One who .has the nerve to follow where:1 lead." • Then came the problem of snow shoes. Hemming )' �� a had his that : he lad secured in town, but there wasn't Thursday, March 6th, 1930, said tr. Hemmingway sareasticelly, as I got up and dug' the snow.. out. of navy eyes and ears, "you may as well give up. I'm not in the 'humor for it," I was able 'to keep still, thank. Hea- ven, although it Would heve given mo great pleasure to. ,have swatted liiij with the flat side of a ski. The country rotted about eves. slop- ing; This ideal. ground, they tell Me, for ,ski running.' It was fairly level frons the Old Soldiers' Ronne, • how- ever for a distance of several blocks. I was glad of that because it gave me an opportunity to sort of ,find my ski legs. lay the tune I could take three steps without tripping or splitting, I considered that I was no longer in the amateur class. . My egotism •melted away when We came to the first rise.. It was a gentle ,slope, i'bet 1 found it ver difficult to Y climb. I had to tack or else I found nyself slipping- backwards. 1 tried' disinotinting from the skis, but found that the snow was up.iear- y -to my waist •and well-nigh impos- sible to flounder through. I made it somehow, but Hetiiming- way on snowshoes beat -me to the crest • by several minutes. He 'waited here until I got nearly to the top mother pair ie the institution. and then he started dowel the other Filially we• dug up some skis, which ,side. tied been sent b�' sale charttble.c n- 1sited ,the sunnnit It was not tribute` with a lack u of lentior, If yo!a very high, but afforded an excellent view of the -country.• 'Under the snow ;t was beautiful. A group of fir trees never happened :to have seen any, they are long strips of springy' wood about four inches wide turned tip et over at theright with • branches borne one` end like • a sled runner, ' If oft y !clown with ., t tremendous load of can navigate them the chances are white was a graceful picture. "Coupe on," yelled ,Hemmingway, tall way down the hill. "We have to :atch that train!" I wrenched myself away from niy ^ontemplation of the beauties of na- are and considered the matter of'pro- gressing further. I started to 'walk' after hits_ Soon 1 was relieved of thenecessityof effort. The gentle grade was enough to cause me to slide over the surface of the snow. It was an exhilirating •sensation and very restful. I..auas suddenly glad that I had skis instead of snowshoes. I had been envying Hemmingway the sunerior traxeling qualities of his e- quiprnent, but now I could see that the advantage was going to be' all my way. While he walked down the hills I would . be sliding gracefully and resting myself for the climb up the next one, Wrapped in pleasant in I had scarcely noticed that was increasing a little. No that you can spell ."fjord" without, breaking the typewriter. The colonel bade us godspeed and • I was almost upon him. He made a supreme effort -and stumbled: I shut my' eyes. "What's that?" he asked after lis- tening a minute. "Can't get through? - . . One of the horses has hurt him- seuf already int. a snowdrift? . . That's too bad. When do you think Cooper mixes in to tell Bilbeck he 'y=ou can make it?. . All right." pHe hung -up. has arranged that the Henuningways . ,r , t sorry, ladies and gentlemen," 1 In.o y, g , be divorced] and that Bilbeck is,to marry lira. Hernmingwa}r, • he said, turning to our group. "The saysthey can'tget through ivervtnan z g Y Comrade Dreyenfurth saw that lie ;from town. The drifts are six and as s • I eight feet deep in places and they had was. not rcgziirecl a conversational attuiaal ! aid, and he left us alone. "I want 'to beg your pardon for not speal:,ing to you at brdnkfast," firs. Lillielove went on nervously. "Of course I couldn't before everybody. You understand, don't you Mr. Bil- beck, that my social position as the wife of the most prominent under- taker and embalmer in town makes it impnasible for nee to do anything "Not unless you use snowshoes." openly that, -might be talked about?".\Vc sat in moody silence. ' As hard- I assured her absently that I under- ly any 'one was speaking to anyone stood. What was she driving at? else, there: was not much opportun- "t.ut beneath- niy calm, convention- ty' for discussion of our situation. a' exterior," she wont ()n, "I alis ter- Mr. Hemiuingway trade the first ribly romantic!. I am very broad, and nove. "I'mu going to.town," he de - although the world May flout you for Blared. ":I can't stand it here any l,.v,•ing another man's wife, I do not onger. I ntacle it once on snowshoes, and I guess I . can do it again." "But the snow is deeper now," ob- ected Mrs. Ffetnmingway„cher mat - `only concern overcoming her anger or the moment, "Thank you j•ust as much for your utgestion,” her husband said coldly, j 'but any going and coming has'ceased to be any affair of yours." Mrs. Hemming -way flushed as if she 1been struck. • i rose as if o lad ,tri cl.. I half o, t,t to turn back." ,ailed- Mrs. "What can we do?" Lillielove. "You'll have to stay here until they get the road broken through.. They say that they can make it to -morrow. f there is no further fall of snow." "13ut there must be some way of getting through to -day." censure you. Oh, Mr.. Bilbeck, you naughty inan!" She paused to ober e the effect of her reproof. "But how we girls do admire you rakee, you sten of the world!" Covered with blushers at her own rttna•rfty, Mrs. Lillielove left me to -lkn'.t her declaration. This two-lein- kr,( di-i)r,unal Venus had seen in me a r Juan and was secretly envious a� ida,tcatuaita, .,ry a the supposed defend her. This was observed by the ;a•a: , ,.e tr1",; attertti<)rls, others, who glanced at one another 11% :r sraxlt V, hat a fool situa-with significant looks as if to say,= f' ,^ °.rr.' r�e)lr:+l/1 y to matt within ( 'Sec! The ownership of the 'woman r l k,: • 1 r i is el re•d utile, yeas, lees 1 I was almost upon hitt.' He made F, A .racy d] •'ricer than ; a supreme effort—and stumbled. I i'liont t,ffr;rt on shut my eyes. - $ al >ate r a tcllanr.h,t5 p.tti(2tl frust the husband to tllc ,a1men., te`l:v`io'l, cl.ee'd lover!" n mid be-: "We cant let you go alone," Col- 1, ka. hF ,t 'riith f65W', t i,,tt !I lit eway 1)0(.; all ttr 1)1111(1111 01) iirepar- •--t 9x'1 acs, it; it'ava]tj,;. "'Ther•(,? 1s. rca11y cr,n.t(ler abit dani'cr.'" "1"lter1 rill solrlCi)tar else go with CHAPTic:R Skive -Vs, Snowshoes ' ala. Eteaniirint;wa ' surveyed our 1 l,er :iia 1rr;i11 trrtin. we at ea./eel Igavep with disdain. II le attitude sift- ;; a ir,r h: 1 ear: k ,l'tir+ t la<taf "i,hrrneel f rrtff(d thin he (lid not think there was tic( 1r.etil lite•r,' t atr `r)': send ries :ier ill the lrrt (if 'us, eat. ent•tv. Tile .lac'riff r11•1r•r!tnitte•cl tr) 1 "1'11 go," 1 volenteered suddenly.. want arid er, in after we had lin dell •tifi(0' all, why 11c.1' '1'h re• Was no - the trail. •- }t11111g to 'lay for. bVhile ttc• l,cc 1e ::'rtitictg for the "Yr)" „;,, trill` tae,Ifc'rnrittingncay teems to teens Ceeuradc 11 nwctlrc r jgtt(stidlle l derisively. "There is no C played the pitr,nogrtq h be.. ns. O win gl 1t 1i. L(r i' itt(111' 1ryi11g to .'t•i• me alone,. yi.. 'r•r 't rr hsitls* ah•<�• e rt, r)'(: t.r• his affliction Itis choice of, r(•r.ord„ ,1 1) i 1 e l� anti of the � directed us on our way. "You can't get lost,' he assured us "It may be hard to follow the road on account of .everything being piled deep with snow, but if you bear due east you'll come .but at the village without fail." We' started, not rapidly as I have heard that Indians and Norwegians travel across snow -fields, but cau- tiously and slowly. My .skis 'had a tendency to toe mit that was very aggravating. Once or twice I had to sit down to argue With them about it. I couldn't follow both. of them, and if 1 :went with one I had to leave one leg behind. On. the few occasions when I de- flected them from the outward angle they. turned the other way and 1 got Ivy .runners crossed. "If yoti're.trying tci snake me Jaugh, introspection my speed w a slight difficulty in balancing called niy at- tention to it. ' .. I leaned forward a trifle to restore my equilibrium. As I did so I heard• a sharp swishing sound as the runners glided swiftly over the snow. The speed increased. I looked about for r somewayslowing, up. There of sowng� seemed to be no brake. It appeared inadvisable to turn sideways as one does on skates in order tp stop. Ev- en as I thought, my pace accelerated to such a degree that I abandoned all idea of doing anything but pray. Directly in my path, proceeding slowly down the hillside, • was John Hemmingway, Headed. as I was I could not fail to strike him. T tried to steer in some other direction. It was no use, I flew toward him as a filing' to a magnet. He was blithely unconscious that I was overtaking hila. -1-le is a large. teen and so am I. The result of a0' inipact • was terrible to conteinpiate. I tried to cry. out fo' kiln, bet me- voice lly voice left -My dry throat as only at harsh .cackle, The dilly word 1 eouldl think. of was "Fore!" Intuition made hint filen resound He: must have, read in Illy eyes, that: I, hest lost control because• he startled to. - scratnble hastily out: of.. my way. Horror of horrors,. my, runners, ,which had hitherto. glided. straight as: f on rails, now swerved sharply to, one side in the direction which he. was goitsgt, 1•1.e saw it. and. nedbubled lt: s efe. fasts-to•et`out of range. With fiende g ish perversity the skis turned also. was' almost upon him! He made a. supreme effort -and stumbled.' I shut: My eyes.. ('Conitii,.ued: Next Week) London's Streets. A visitor tee: Landon. states that•. alit • the main streets" of. London seem, to, hilt .to• have their individual "char- acter," says "Lookerren" in the Lon- don Daily Chronicle. The Strand, 1151 said, is a friendly., street, where bust- ness from. the City mingles:, with: pleasure from. the West. End. Bonet street 1s. grunpered, breathingcome. fortahle opulence. Oxford. street has, a .family air about it. The motet Am- erican street ie. not the new. Regent. street, in. spite or. its tall .buildingri_ It is in Kingsway one might more easily fancy one's self. in. New York. Pall Mall is the exclusive street, where a breach, of manners would: be unthinkable. Shaftesbury avenue is the night-time.; thoroughfare; ;where. tll.eatreland, beckons with illumined fingers. Whitehall is the national street—Nelson. at one end, the Abbey at the other, and between them thea. Cenotaph. It, is the epitome of the, nation's spirit. Ocean Greyhounds. Six big destroyers or flotilla lead- ers, authorized for construction in the French navy estimates -*title year, will establish a new record for speed at sea. Displacing 2,760 tonic each, they are to be engined nomin- ally for a speed of 39 knots, but att.• 'Wally for 41 knots. Up to now knots} it the. greatest speed for whit any ct,@s,troyer has been designed. L7udggingg from the performances o Vero ii, Vaimy, , and other Franc to q craft recently complete wh a have attained speeds up to 4 ; knots, the French engineers will hay, no difficulty in producing the 41 -knot destroyers now projected. if success- ful, - these vessels will be, able to steam at the rate of 47 land miles an hour: Land of Roses. At Blatna, in South Bohemia, Ja Boehm has created such a wonderful rose garden that a visit to it in the early days of September: has beemne an annual event for many, visitors from Czecho-Slovaltia, Bavaria, and Austria. Blatna is a small country - town, which would not in itself at- tract the foreigner. But as a "rose town" it can hardly be beaten. Flow- er parades and flower carnivals are arranged, in all of which the rose position. occupies the centralIt was estimated that more than one million roses were exhibited for sale during the last fortnight of August. Theatre Business Growing.. Will H. Hays, addressing the New York Board of Trade recently; saidt "We have within the last year in- creased the weekly aggregate -motion Picture audience in the United States by 10,000,000:" The First Carols. In 1521 Wynken de Worde printed the first ' known set of Christmas carols, • PLE Si' G PINTING For Mn Bensf i i L ners Our equipment is complete for the Satisfactory production of printing cxf every ascription—from a small card to a booklet. With this equipment, suitable stock, goes competent iworkman- ship, orkmanshy , We will be pleased to consult you n regard to anything you to Inay need. 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