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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-03-27, Page 2XKUXem MAUCH sw«»> ® When you take the lid off that box of baby chicks, can’t you see your next Fall’s strong, money­ making layers? Well, right now is the time to protect yourself and these future egg layers. Roe Vitafood will give them a safe start, a head start. It is sweet and palatable, of medium texture, mixed fresh daily. Follow the example of Ontario’s largest poultrymen—feed Roe Vitafood. Ask your Roe Feeds dealer for your copy of the 32-page booklet of vital information: ’‘Let’s Grow Better Chicks and Pullets.” Sold by: J. A. TRAQUAIR, Exeter W. R. DAVIDSON, Hensail HAROLD KELLERMAN Dashwood p McNaughton Kirkton VITALIZED’FOR ' HEAlTH .... FARM PROVEN FOR' RESULT? GRAND BEND (Intended for last week) Mr. Richard Webb moved into Pete Eisenbach’s house and Mr. Lloyd Fahrner has moved into the house Mr. Webb vacated. Mrs. Mark Wild, who spent the Winter in Florida, returned home on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Statton and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holt visited with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Statton, of For­ est. on Sunday. Mrs. Isaac Sharrow is under the doctor’s -care, but is showing some improvement. ' The sudden cold snap was very un­ welcome after such a nice winter. Dr. and Mrs. Weekes, of Exeter, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beer on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gaiser re­ turned home on Sunday from their wedding trip and are getting settled this week. Congratulations are be­ ing extended to them. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Turnbull vis­ ited with Mr. and Mrs. Russel Webb on Friday. Mr. Stewart Ravelie has bought a cottage from Mr. Wm. Elsie and ex­ pects to move in soon. Houses are at a premium just now. A shortage is felt as a num­ ber of people are desiring to make their homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Becker, of Sharron, were visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb this week. GODERICH — Dr. Alexander Johnston Simpson, medical practi­ tioner at Kin tail for .37 years, died suddenly of a heart attack in his 7 8th year A Help To Those Past Middle Age When men and women get past middle age their energy and activity, in many instances, begin to decline, and their general vitality is on the wane. Little sicknesses and ailments seem harder to shake off than formerly,’ and, here and there, evidences of & breakdown begirt io appear. NOW is the time when those who wish to maintain their health and vigor, and retain their energy un­ impaired should tako tk course of Milburn’a Health and Nerve Pills. They 'brace up and invigorate the System, arid help stall off the decrepi­ tude of 'advancing' years. Tto T. MlftwK Co., LU., Toronto Ont SEAPORT TOWN OF PWIQWff XN TWO NIGHT RAIDS Tons of explosives were poured on the seaport town of* Plymouth in two night raids. II. L. Percy, a. wav correspondent, sends the fal­ lowing account to a dally paper: "In your glossary of war term? substitute ‘Plymouthed* for ‘Coven­ trated’. I toured Coventry after the Ger­ mans had inaugurated there the new Luftwaffe tactic of concentrat­ ed attacks designed to destroy a city a night. The destruction wa? horrible. But it was nothing com­ pared to the ruin I found here. Plymouth in two successive nights has been Conentrated as Coventry never was. There is nothing tn compare with the scene of devasta­ tion that was Plymouth. It seems incredible that anyone should have escaped. But the streets of 'Plymouth, the valleys be­ tween piles of debris which used to be streets—still echoed tonight to the shouts of children at play. They were the same children, al­ beit fewer in number,, who played ori the streets of Plymouth tw-o days ago. They skipped, where there was space to skip, and played marbles where they could find a smooth stretch of pavement But there were new games that they hadn’t known as recently as Wednesday. One was called ‘col­ lecting’, and it consisted of gather­ ing bomb fragments and tradine them, much as children elsewhere in the world trade stamps. Many of the players were dress­ ed differently, too. They played awkwardly, their /movements hind­ ered by bandages on a leg or arm or knee. Worst Yet Birmingham, the City of London —nothing I ever saw, equalled this The city still reeks with the acrid smoke of exploded powder.^ It makes you cough. It gets In your eyes and makes, them smart. Ho* even the sea breezes have been able* to dispel it. -Some districts were wrecked com­ pletely, the buildings razed. From time to time throughout the dav heavy explosions shattered the air Some of them were dynamite explo­ sions, set off ‘to bring down danger­ ously sagging buildings. But many were the explosions of time bombs, and every one meant another rise in the toll of dead 'and injured. As I walked along the rubble- strewn streets which were still passable, I saw mothers with their children hurrying somewhere with bundles and suitcases. One old woman with black circles under her eyes was being led by her daughter. Another woman, about 80, was sitting in front of. her cottage—a cottage which had no roof. She just sat there staring at nothing. , I spoke to a woman trudging along with a bundle under one arm a suitcase under the other, and two children clutching, at her skirts. The children, about five and eight years old, carried smaller bundles. The woman was dazed, and I had to repeat my question. She said' she was Mrs. Mary Phillips. She and her children had just left the only house still standing in an entire row of houses. "I’ve got to get out of here,’’ she mumbled. "I’ve got to get somewhere. My God—not another night like last night. It is too terrible. I don’t know what I'm going to do. But I’ve got to gel- somewhere. I’m just going on walking until I can find some safe­ ty." Littered Streets Mrs. Phillips was typical. Her wide-eyed, wondering children were typical. All over Plymouth people are stumbling through littered streets trying to "get somewhere.” ’It takes time to get around the most devastated sections. Some streets are impassable.*1 Still smouldering bedcloths and matress- es fill the air with smoke. Shatter­ ed glass an inch thick carpets pave­ ments not covered with masonry. When I arrived at the Plymouth station I saw long queues of women and children outside. All carried the bundles of nondescript house­ hold belongings Which the people here call "blitz luggage.” They Were -desperately seeking some means of getting out of town. The American-born Lady Astor, and !Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies of Australia had narrow escapes Friday night. They were touring the city and had visited a rest centre where "bombed out” residents were awaiting direction to shelters. Shortly after they left, a bomb hit the centre, ( Another bomb hit another vest centre in another part of town. It Was crowded. Nobody knew today what had happened to the oceuoairtts. They just disappeared. They say the Germans dropped more than ’20,(100 incendiaries Fri­ day bight, nearly twice as many as the night before, and hundreds Upon httiidreds of high explosives, t be­ lieve it ” On a quiz programme a young lady, asked What she knew about Lindbergh, replied that it was a strong smelling German cheese. We’d give her loo pet cent, says the Wiarton Canadian-Echo. Huron War Services Fund James Helper, Warden of Huron County has issued a challenge to Donald McCallum, Warden of Perth, that Huron County will subscribe a larger percentage over its quota than Perth County in the War Ser­ vices Campaign which opens on, March 24. The prize will he a new hat for the wife of the winning Warden. Warden Leiper voiced his chal­ lenge at an enthusiastic meeting in the interests of the War Services campaign in Huron held in Clinton. The campaign in. Huron will be unique in as much as produce or cash will be accepted, A special agricultural committee of the exe­ cutive headed by J. G. Shearer, agri­ cultural representative; has been set up to handle this feature of the campaign. Mr, Shearer announced that al­ ready he -has had a goat offered- Enthusiasm ran high and before the meeting broke up, Hugh Hill, well-known breeder of Guernsey cattle of Huron, offered a grade Guernsey heifer calf, and Reeve Fred Watson of Stanley, five bushels of beans. The Western Foundry at Wing­ ham has agreed to take all scrap metal offered the Huron War Ser­ vices campaign. They will use all the scrap iron they can get and will find a market for any other metal with the exception of tin cans, The Clinton Pipe Band played pa­ triotic airs outside and the meet­ ing opened with -W. S. R. Holmes, acting for the Mayor of Clinton, ■in the -chair, who extended a wel­ come and introduced J, D. Thomas, chairman of Huron County War Services committee. Mr. Thomas explained the pur­ poses of the campaign and announc­ ed that the quota for Huron Coun­ ty is $20,000. A minute’s silence was observed in memory of the seven airmen from the Air Navigation School 31, at Port Albert, who lost their lives when two planes crashed .at Bond Head, near Camp Borden. ‘Andy Ley, representing the Y.M.C.A. at Sky Harbor, and the Air Navigation School, told of the work of the various services, Y.M.C.A., Salvation Army, Canad­ ian Legion, Knights of Columbus, Y.W.C.A., and I.O.D.E. He intro­ duced three Royal Air Force of­ ficers of Port Albert. Mayor E. D. Brown, of Goderich, made a vigorous appeal and Briga­ dier Ritchie and Major Flannigan, of the Salvation Army, at London, spoke briefly. It was stressed at the meeting that there will be no further cam­ paigns this year for any of the aux­ iliary services, including the R§d Cross. The produce or cash feature of I the campaign will appeal particular­ ly to the people of Huron. For instance, the agricultural committee points out a farmer may not have ready cash o’n him when the can­ vasser calls, but with the generos­ ity of all farm folk he will be glad to give a 'pair of dressed chickens, a few dozen eggs, a fresh pork ham or whatever may be handy at. th» time. Adequate means will be provided of picking up the produce and ma»- keting it The committee ends its appeal with: "There are plenty of banks in the •■County of Huron to take care of the cash collections but the agricul­ tural representative, Jim Shearer, is scratching his head in perplexity, at the thought of the tons of produce that will be rolling in. However, he will be ready for it-—with plenty of, storage space. The meeting" was most represen­ tative of the county. The district • conveners, Hugh Hill, W. L. Whyte, Herb Campbell and Thomas Pryde, were introduced, who in turn in­ troduced the district or town chair­ men. Meanwhile each municipality is setting up local organisations and planning events designed to make the people campaign-conscious. SHIPKA The regular meeting of the La­ dies’ Aid will be held on Thurs­ day afternoon, April 3rd, at the home of Mrs. Matthew Sweitzer. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Tetreau vis­ ited on Sunday with relatives in Parkhill. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Perry , of Exeter were week-end visitors at the home of the latter’s father, Mr. L, Schroeder. 1, Maple syrup‘making is the order of the day. » 'Mr. Art Gaiser, of Goderich, spent the week-end at his homo here. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Hutchinson, of Dashwood, spent Sunday last with friends here. Mr. Ed. Lamport, who has been .jn St. .Joseph’s Hospital for eye ‘treatment, returned home last week and is reported, much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ratz and fam­ ily attended a reception for Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gaiser of the Blue Water Highway at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emery Fahrner, of •Crediton, on Thursday evening last, THS EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE A-I BABY CHICKS Barred. Rocks, White Rocks, White Jersey Black Giants, New ' Hampshire Reds Write or Phone ter Prices A. H. SWITZER HATCHERY Phone SjS-3 Granted i Qnk FARMERS REGIN HUNT FOR HELP With spring having made its de­ but, district farmers ar® beginning their annual search Jor help and yesterday, Harry Wray, superin­ tendent of the London branch of the Employment Service of Canada, is- sued a -call for volunteers. Wanted at once, says Mr, Wray, are nine married couples to begin work bn district farms, and at -least 20 single men*who can find, their way around a farm sufficiently well to be classed as at least semi-ex­ perienced. With things opening up on the agricultural front, My. Wray ex­ pects daily calls from farmers re­ quiring’similar help. Not as many single men are available as last year, he says, apd farmers are going to be hard-pressed unless an adequate supply of potential farm hands present themselves at the King street employment office in London. Of the nine married couples wanted, two are needed to live in, and the other seven w|ill havfe separate houses to themselves. All the usual perquisites go with these positions, in addition to wages-of from $30 to $40 a month. All the 30 single men called for now should be experienced, if pos­ sible, and according to duties and capability, the pay will range from $25 to $3'0 a month. ■Since'Mr. Wray’s office acts as clearing house between labor supply and « demand, the superintendent strongly urged all district farmers to file with him their needs for the next two months. He has a -back­ log of some 80-odd London high school boys, with varying degrees of farm experience, who have vol­ unteered to work on farms soon af­ ter Easter to relieve the expected shortage. 'Some of these will find work a pew field, but all have strong backs, willing minds' and permission to defer their education for a w-hile in order that farmers won’t go' short-handqd, 'Early requests for this help will aid Mr. Wray, and the first to apply Will get the pick of ZION The March meeting of trip Zion W.M.S. was held, at the schoolhouse on Tuesday evening when the wo­ men entertained their husbands, Mrs. John T. Hern took the meet­ ing, which was opened wjth the Watchtower and a prayer for peace, followed by the devotional call to worship. Hymn 94 was then sung. Mrs, Warren Brock read the Scrip­ ture followed by a prayer b? Rev. Laing. The minutes of the last meet­ ing were read and adopted and the-, roll call was answered. Hymn 7 was then sung and Mrs. Elgin Hern sang a solo, after which James Earl gave- a reading. Mrs. Clare Towle and Mrs. Thomas Hern fa­ vored with a guitar selection fol­ lowed by a chorus by the men. The Rev. Mr, Rapson, of Kirkton, gave a very interesting address. Miss Ratz read a poem followed by a chorus by the men. The president took over and there were games, contests and a quiz program, A delicious lunch was served by the ladies and the meeting was closed with the Na­ tional Anthem. The Community Club will be held at Zion School on Friday evening, March 28.- The special speaker for the evening will be Mr. E. J. Weth- ey, of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Brock and family, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brock and Jean visited on Satur­ day evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Duffield. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Brock and Mrs. Wm. Brock visited on Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rowcliffe. Miss Jean Morley is engaged at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hern. f Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern visited on Sunday 'with Mrs. H. Kyle of Exe­ ter. ' The play, "Home Fees” was pre­ sented on .'Friday evening by the 'edway Dramatic Qlub of Wesley. It was enjoyed by all, Mr. and Mrs. James Earl and family visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. P. Passmore of Thames Road. ■ fy Mr. and Mrs. James Squires vis­ ited with Mr. arid Mrs. John Hern on Saturd.ay evening. Mr. Wellington Brock, Mr. Mil­ ton Brock, Mr. Norman Brock and Mr. and Mrs, George, Brock and Mr. and Mrs. J. Johns attended’the fun­ eral of Mrs. Walter Brock of Thorndale. WAR HAS HIT BRITISH BEAN MARKET A delegation of bean growers from four counties waited on Ag­ riculture Minister Dewan on’Friday of last week and were told that 'has department was unable at the mo­ ment to advance,any solution to their problem arising from lack of markets and excessive moisture. The delegation consisted of grow­ ers from Kent, Middlesex, Elgin and Huron. The war has knocked the bottom out of the British market which ordinarily takes 500,000 bushels annually and the price had dropped almost in half from the $2.2-5 per bushel prevailing last fall. Coupl­ ed with this, moisture in the beans has mitigated against prolonged storing. "Moisture in the beans in some districts has 'been found to run as high as 28 per cent,” Mr. Dewan said after the meeting. "Whether it is feasible to try and dry io” storage beans with that much mois­ ture has yet to be determined. Tests are now under way with the hope of getting he moisture content below 19 per cent.” "If there are 100,000 or 200,0010 bushels with so much moisture, could we get them through the dry­ ers in time, even if the drving is feasible?” he asked. (In the legislature on Friday D, M. Campbell, Lib., Kent East, said that action must be taken within six weeks if the crop was to Im saved.) There is only one alternative In the event the drying out process N not practical, and that is feeding the beans to cattle. A committee was selected from Friday’s delegation to consider the j matter with department officials, : Members of the deputation were’ ; Claronce Blue, Dutton* F. L. Sifton ! Ridgetown; J. C, Shearer, Clinton W. R. Clendening, Blenheim; J. A Garner, Chatham; James McAllis­ ter, Zurich; Elgin Rowcliffe, Hen­ sail; W. G, Thompson, Blenheim, Q. C. Moffatt, Chatham; W. P Corneil, Appiri; E. A. Richardson. Chatham; Angus McLean, Wards­ ville, Mr. Campbell; J. W, Freeborn (Lib., Middlesex North) arid Chas . M. Macfie (Middlesex -South) wore , the fnembers who accompanied the ■ deputation to see the minister When a successful man doesn't continue making a success, he is a failure. A worthwhile achievement was * difficult before it was easy* WINCHELSEA Mr, and Mrs. Bert Fletcher, Mr. arid Mrs. Clarence Fletcher and Audrey spent Friday evening with Mr. and. Mrs. Edgar Rodd, of Wood- i ham, Mrs, Goldwin Glen, of Brinsley, spent the past week with Mr, and Mrs, Sherwood Brock. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Denham of Sarnia, spent t-he week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W, F, Batten. Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Burns and Don­ ald, of London, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. W- Batten. Mr. John Andrew, of Exeter,, visit­ ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Lovne Scholdice and i family of Watford visited on Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Johns have returned home from their honey­ moon. We welcome Mrs, Johns to our midst, We are s’orry to report that Miss Joan Batten had the misfortune to fall downstairs and break her left arm. We hope for a speedy recov­ ery. Look a* Four Label! B B Ml We know a man who travels across Canada several times a year. He meets and talks with literally hundreds of people of all classes. “The more people I meet,” says he, * “the clearer it becomes to me that folks in the main want to be kind and helpful, They’re a pretty decent ldt. “But for unfailing courtesy and help­ fulness I would pick the men and women in the telephone service. I’ve yet to find one I wouldn’t? turn to with perfect con­ fidence in an emergency. They seem to put courtesy first every time. That “voice- 5vith-the-smile* phrase is a matter of actual practice—not just a phrase.” Well, it’s fine to hear anyone talk like that. It makes us try all the harder to deserve such praise, „ especially whenTele- phone service is so Vital to the nation at yar. GEO. W, LAWSON, Manager. “Every duty, well and honestly done, is a contribution to victory” , The Prime Minister of Canada. “EVERYWHERE I A 'fat negro cook down in Hous­ ton, Texas, was noted for her working philosophy. She was ask­ ed - one day what was the secret Of her calmness and freedom from care. "Well,” she replied, "it’s dis- away. When I sits, I sits loose. An’ when I starts to worry, I falls asleep.” Your Hout Visit to TORONTO Try Hotel Waverley Located on .Wide Spadlna Ave. at College St. Easy Parking FacHltlee Convenient to Highways • _ Singh • • $1.59 to SINMteS Doubh) : - 5150 to $5.59 HUWO Fouf lfl Rflora S5 00 1£( S6 g3 .Close to the University, .Parliament Buildings, Maple Leaf Gardena, Theatres, Hospitals, Wholesale Houses, and the Fashionable Retail Shopping District. A. M< powell. President