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a ------ a -- I... rs A i i. :shS, -_ -.- 17, 1946 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE NINE _TUESDAY, DECEMBER HL Kingston --December is half over and Christmas ning days away, but Portmouth gardens are to Present a summer-like appearance. Mr, and Mrs, John Marks of the nearby village reported Friday pansies in their garden, and sald there were several buds ready bloom. * BP Jack of the city police force was in a dilemma Satur- day. Proud father of a girl, he was about to pass around the traditional cigars--when he re- membered that 42 per cent. of his fedow-policemen were non- smokers, He did the honors with th a. bars % y A St. Th Bingeman President Receives Scroll 7 President of the Air Cadet League of Canada, C. Douglas Taylor, M.B.E., of Montreal, received a scroll from Air Marshal Robert Leckie, C.B., D.8.0., D.8.C., D.F.C., Chief of the Air Staff, at a formal mess dinner held recently in the R.C.A.F. Officers' Mess, Ott The pr tation was in recognition of the League President's outstanding work in sponsoring a program of aviation training for the youth of Canada, Similar scrolls are to be awarded to the following: Hon. G. B. Foster, K.C., D.F.C., Montreal; A. Melling, M.B.E.,, Montreal, Banker M. Bates, Hamilton; Hon. G. B. MacLaren, D.8.0., M.C,, D.F.C., Winnipeg; G. M. Eaton, M.B.E., Winnipeg; H. L. Garner, Peterborough, Ont.; H. E. Drope, M.B.E., Regina; K. C. Beveridge, Saint John, N.B.; D. A. Ross, Photo * PP Windsor -- The postman's lot is not a happy one, without co-op- eration from his public, Windsor household mail slots are only four inches long--but Christmas parcels are larger. Their suggestion for eliminating crushed parcels--wom- en of the house who can't meet the mailman should leave a cardboard box on the porch. Then there wouldn't be any more crushed packages and folded letters. > Se Fort Erle -- Into the Christ- mas cake of Charles Talt of this city, went an egg the other which was a showpiece. Eight and a half inches long, with a diameter of five and three-quarter inches, the egg weighed half a pound and con- sisted of two distinct shells. A complete egg floated in the white of the outside one, which was itself yokeless, * PP Toronto -- It's all very confus- Ing--turkeys this year will come from Canadian farms, and raisins will come from Turkey. Raisins used to come from California and figs from Turkey. Now 50 per cent of Canada's raisins will come from Su ey---ag the rest from Austra- * 5» & Holford -- George Fredirie Norton, who wrote the music for Chu Chin Chow and other successful musical comedies, died at his home here Sunday. - Norton, a native of Manches- ter, abandoned a career in the insurance business to study mu- sic and Iater turned to the * » London -- Cows and horses, if they stay in their own neighbor- hood, have a priority over motor ists to the use of Britain's high- ways. The House of Lords made the rul- ing today in dismissing a cycist's claim for damages received in a collision with a stray horse. Roads, ' explained Viscount Maughan, are "laid out largely for the benefit of owners of adjacent land, including farmers, and road users cannot ex- pect to have them kept clear of animals." Missionary Goes Back To China Windsor, Dec. 17. --(CP)--Major J. Clinton Eacott of St. Catharines, Ont, a Salvation Army mission- ary in China since 1920, will leave ter, also a Salvaton Army officer, Major Emily Eacott. "There is 3 goat need for some Vv ; A. W. Carter, O0.B.E,, D.S.C,, Vancouver. ~R.OAF. New Ont. Liquor Regulations Are Announced Toronto, Dec. 17--(OP)--The New Liquor Licence Act, effective Jan, 1, sets forth prices to be charged in Ontario, it was revealed today as the regulations went to the printers. In one section the regulations provide that draught beer must be served in glasses with a content of nine fluid ounces and that the) foam, or "head", shall not exceed one-half inch in depth from the top of the glass. In the southern section of Ontario beer price in beverage rooms is at 10 cents a glass, 21 cents for bottle. In northern vers, thence in a general easterly direction following between the townships of Widdifield and west for easterly along the last-named boundary to Trout Lake; thence easterly along the south shore of Trout Lake and the Mattawa River to the boundary between Ontario and Quebec." The regulations, while asserting that not less than one ounce of liquor may be served under the li- cences governing the sale of liquor, ma . |porting of day, Good Friday, "or on a day when a general polling for a Dominion, Provincial or Muni- cipal election, or the voting upon any question submitted to the elec- tors," The regulations declare that in the case of railway, cars or steam- ships, liquor may be sold "only while such a railway car or steam- ship is in transit in a trip, the purpose of which is the trans- passengers from one point to another point." Banquet and entertainment per- mits under which liquor may be served will cost $2 each and the Board reserves the right to cancel such permits. 'The application forms to be sub- mitted to the Board ask pertinent information relative to the appli- cant and specifically 1 request whether or not the applicant has any connection, financially or otherwise, direct or indirect with any distillery, brewery or wine man- ufacturer. 'The form also asks whether or not the applicant intends to pro- vide dancing, music or other en- tertainment for guests or customers and "if so, where?" Agreements with municipalities for the enforcement of the Act ask that the officers to enforce the Act be designated. The agreement provides for payment to the muni- cipality of 20 per cent of the li- fees and the fines imposed In prosecutions for violations within the municipality of the provisions of the Act, . The agreement may be terminat- a by either party on one month's VISITORS AT ROTARY Guests at the luncheon meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club yester- day included Jack McKay, Toronto; J. L. Beaton, Everett Marshall and Bruce Bird of Oshawa; Larry Har- vey of Montreal; Alex Currie and Larry Griffiths of Toronto and Ro- tarians Ben Ward and J. M. Robh- lin, Whitby; William Tennant, Bowmanville; Arthur Wilkinson, Guelph; and Robert Stuppard of Winnipeg. Pigskin Staying On The Pork 0 as Pi Ey happened to the p handsome articles of leather work were fashioned before the war? Tanners say supplies of the leather are practically unobtainable. "Don't blame us,' "sald NPN sentative of a packing plant. *We have to ship 60 per cent of ttal pork supplies, cured with the skins on, to Great Britain. Of the #- maining 40 per cent for domestis consumption, the great bulk of our pork products are cured and smok« ed, of necessity, with the rind on." THERE J NO FINER CARB ONATED BEVERAGE supply by five to 15 per cent throughout England and Wales, Unusually early cold weather in Holland threatened to paralyze transportation on inland water- ways. Snow fell as far south as Milan, In France the average temperage was, around 23 degrees. Paris had snow flurries. Family Escapes In Night Clothes Blind River, Dec. 17. --(CP)--Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Blondeau escap- ed in their night clothes with their two infant children when fire, be- lieved started by mice chewing matches in the kitchen, demolish- ed their two-room frame cabin ear- ly yesterday. Estimate loss was $2,500, none covered by insurance. Mrs. Blondeau succeeded in rous- ing her husband who grabbed the two children from their beds and rushed his family outside. Fire department efforts to save the small home proved fruitless, An employee of the McFadden Lum- ber Company, Mr. Blondeau moved his family to the home of a near- by relative. PROBE FIRE Hamilton, Dec. 17--(CP)--A fire mashal's investigation has been or- dered into a Grimsby fire, which last Oct.. 5 destroyed the plant of White Canadian Afrcraft, Limited, it was learned today. THe ARCADE STORE 454 Simcoe St. South Phone 1062 CHRISTMAS STORE HOURS OPEN: WED. - THURS. - FRI. - SAT. and MONDAY, DEC. 23 8.30 AM. to 9 PM. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 -- 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Weatherman Kicks Europe And UK Around London, Dec. 17. --(CP)--Britain this month had everything in the way of weather--devastating floods, roaring gales, spasmodic sunshine, paralyzing fog . . . and snow and ice Snow today lay deep in Suffolk and Southeast Kent.- There have been heavy snowfalls in the Mid- lands and Scotland, In London the temperature dropped to 26 de- grees last night. Yesterday was the coldest day of the winter--due to an icy air cur- rent from Siberia. The central electricity board an- nounces phat if the cold spell con- tinues there will be cuts in the el- ectricity supply. Snow fell from the northemn- most British Isles to Italy. Thous- ands of Germans had little or no fuel amid the bomb ruins of Frank- furt when the temperature dropped to one. The cold wave came as Moscow reported that geographers had found the "world pole of cold" --a spot where the temperature had fallen to a record of 94 degrees be- low zero--in a hitherto unexplored mountain section of Siberia. A broadcast said the place les approximately 63 degrees north and 143 degrees east. A fuel shortage cut the power Shop Here For These Xmas Suggestions ® Dolls and Toys ©® Women's Plastic ® Chenille Bed © Christmas Tree Handbags, Special Spreads, full Decorations $3.95. double bed size. © Tree Light Sets : Colors of white, how to make make it a BULOVA Christmas Forever faithful, forever remind- ing of your consideration...a Bulova is a gift of greatnesss .. . a gift for which the recipient will always be thankful! Be sure to see our wonderful Bulova selections. . (Indoor, Outdoor) ® Pillow Cases and Bath Towels $225 to $8.35. 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