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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-07-24, Page 1Sixty-Eighth Year {*$$?!$?! as Scanning * Sports— The BOWLING NOTES cele- ElliotSPECIAL!SPECIAL! This week only—Reduced Prices in Graniteware Miss camp the rumoi’s persist Construction eom- the contract for the also have the con- the call and for was for be to- up SUGAR BEET SEED BEING GROWN FOR FIRST TIME IN USBORNE TOWNSHIP scientific He con- farmer on the is outstanding— and send the news and all our over- we are all behind Barbara Harness, Marie Laurepe JSurbrigge and Next week a young CLAIMS DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF SPRAYING Stephen Township .Poisonous Liquid Injured Seed Corn. Fanner Says Hybrid soon. We under hydro gang which the work at’ Clin- advised to “stand another big job which to be the Stephen air Stephen airport, if it will be one of the Community Field, CREDITON oh Woollen rugs and given as prizes. Pre- C. Moffatt ‘ welcomed Three 10-end games First prize went to a Dr. Roulston, Grafton ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 24th 1941 .a,...,. ■■■ —. „ OUR BEST COMBINATION FITTERS—widths AA—A—B 75 &'$3.9s <>n sale at $2.98 pr The above lines include our best Pumps and Ties. Women’s White Shoes at $1.50 to $1.98 Oxfords, Straps, etc., on sale at $1.50 to $1.98. Women’s white sandals, cuban heels at $1.00 a pair. Men’s White Oxfords $2.50 to $2.98 Balance of our men’s white oxfords to go at these prices, Men’s Crepe Sole Oxfords and Boots These are hard to get on account of.the scarcity of crepe soles. Buy yourself a pair while we have the sizes LADIES’ and MISSES’ AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES We are placing on sale this week at greatly reduced prices, thejbalance of our ladies’ and misses’ summer wash dresses. We would advise guick action as they will go in a hurry at these low prices. Eggs! We have now completed our alterations and have been approved as an egg grading station. Miss Maida Wein who is a fully experienced, Government approved grader is in charge of our egg-grading. We can offer prompt grading, while you wait. We will pay the prevailing cash prices, or one cent per dozen extra for trade in the store. . We solicit your egg business and feel we are in a position to serve you well. Kindly deliver your eggs direct to the egg-grading station. The entrance is at the rear of out store. \ i 3-foot Hog Troughs, $2.15 Window Screens, 35c to 95c Cattle Spray Gal., $1.33 Nik-Tonic 35c lb. Lice Powder 35c can Electric Hot Plates $4.25 Preserving Kettles 30c up Cold Pack ■* Canners $1.75 up Coleman Hot Plate $12.45 One Burner Ovens . $1.75 Wagons $1.95 to $5.95 For the hot weather get a Kelvinator Now is the time to buy a good Hog Concentrate and get those hogs away to a good start and get the high price. See us for the right prices Now is the time to have your furnace overhauled and also the furnace pipes, as iron may be hard to get. Traquair’s Hardware Agents for Easy Washing Machines and Kelvinator Refrigerators TINSMITHING » SIGN WORK PLUMBING MB Mri and Mrs, Fred Elleriugtoti, Miss Margaret Quinton and Mr,. •Alex Stewart visited in Ottawa this Week with the former’s sister. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis, Jeanette and Hilly, of Williamsburg, are holi daying for three weeks with Mr. ' ■ and Mrs. Wm. Fisher and Mr. and .Mrs, Sidney »avis. Mrs. N, J, Dore, Who recently underwent an operation in. Victoria Hospital, London, returned home Sunday and is recuperating nicely, A copious shower- of rain fell last Saturday and seemed general throughout the district. The beans roots and pastures benefitted ma terially. Your Superior Store MONSTER RED CROSS Friday Eve., July 25 Starting at 7 o’clock . / ..'% Ball Game—Sharon vs. Exeter BINGO Auction Sale i Baking Sale Flsli Pond Hot Dqgs Ice Cream DEATH OF W. J. OKE The death took place early Wed nesday morning at his home on the second concession of Usborne, of Mr. Walter (John Oke, aged 87 years and 11 months. He was a life-long resident of the commun ity and had been confined to his. „ — — -------— ---------------f bed for only about' three weeks. He Gand.v, Pie or Cake hnd Ice Cream, j Was conscious to the last and pass- Coffee and Soft Drinks J 3 GATE PRIZES Dasliwood Band in Attendance Admission: 10c, under 11, free POST—NUPTIAL SHOWER A post-nuptial shdwer. for Mrs. Garfield E. Cornish, of Usborne, was held Monday evening by Miss Ruby Simpson at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs!? Jas. .'Simpson, of Farquhar, About sixty ladies wore present. Mrs,* Cornish (nee Mildred Lahore Allen) was made the recipient of many beautiful pre sents. Ah address Was read by Miss Ruby Simpson and the presents Were brought in in a daintily decor ated basket by Margaret Jaques and Lois Simpson. A program and Contests followed by refreshments brought to 5 a close a very piepsunt evening. GIRLS AT KINTAIL CAMP A girls’ camp sponsored by the Presbyterian Church is being held at Kintail this week. Among the girls from Exeter who are in at tendance are Barbara Reid, Mitzi Moffatt, Melville, Margaret Hill. People’s camp will be held on the same site. Rev. Hugh Jack, .of Seaforth, is dean., of the camp, and Rev. D. C. Hill, of town, will be a membei’ of Zhe staff. Mrs. Lownds, of Windsor, who is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. J", G. Cochrane, will be camp nurse, Irene Kydd, will attend the froiri town. A party of sugar beet growers from) the Chatham, Wallacebuijg and Sarnia districts, together with re presentatives of agriculture and the sugar interests visited a number ot farms in UsbQrne township on Fri day afternoon of last week where’ sugar beet seed is being grown in that township for the first time. Practically 'all of the sugar beet seed that has been used in Canada and the United States came, from Central Europe and with the sup ply cut off from these countries it has been found necessary to grow the seed inx Canada and the United States. It requires two years to de velop the seed,. The first year small j beets are grown. These’ are placed I in pits for the winter and are plant ed out in the spring, The stalks grow from two to five feet tall, and are heavy with seed. They are har vested by sickle and. threshed with a combine. A good field will aver age around 1,500 lbs. of seed to the acre, the’,price this year being 12c a lb. The seed is being -harvested this week. A party'of Usborne farmers mo tored to Chatham early in the morn ing and there joined the party that made a tour of the farms in Kent and Lambton Counties. Late- in the afternoon the party arrived in Usborne and Minted the farms of J. Brock, L. Skinner, N, Jaques, W,. P. Stephen, H, Bell, W. Batten, A. Cooper and S.-Brock. They were joined in Usborne by Agricultural Representative James Shearer, of Clinton. While the stocks on the Usborne farms were not as tall as the stocks on some of the farms in Kent the sample of seed was ad judged to be good. One of the mem bers stated that the field of eight acres on the farm of J. Brock, 6th concession of Usborne, and that of A. Cooper, on the 7th concession were the second best samples that they had seen during the day. This is in spite of the fact that only one good rain had fallen since the crop had been planted. , CRITICALLY ILL j We regret to report that the dition of Mrs. F. W. Gladman, con- ____ ______ _. ... _______ who has been ill at her home, is quite critical at the time of writing. The members of the family were called home the latter part of the week and included Major M". F. Gladman and Mrs. Gladman, of London; R.C.R. Staff Captain C. B. Gladman and Mrs. Gladman, of Ottawa; Lieuten ant D. J. Gladmau, of Camp Bor den, Mrs. Gladman antUsoji Donald. Two sisters, - Mrs'. R. Gerrie and' Mrs. A. F.‘ Passmore, of Toronto, are also with her.J ed peacefully away. Surviving are his wife, Whose maiden name was Harriet Squire., also two sons and two daughters, Lorne, of Exeter; Mrs. Alvin Cottle, of Usborne and James and Reta at home; also orie sister, Mrs. Chas, Dayman, of Us- horne. The funeral will be held Fri day afternoon at two p.m. from his late residence conducted by Rev, N, ( J, Woods, with interment in. the Exeter Cemetery. KESTLE—FARQUHARSON A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized by the Dev, Wm. Mc- Kivan at the Metropolitan United Church manse, London, when Edith Kathlyne, second youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wffl, Farqttharson, Walton, was united in marriage to Harry JM eldest son Mr, and Mrs. Henry J, Kestle, Exeter. The .bride wore a dress of pale blue sheer with white accessories, and the couple were unattended, The bride and groom will reside in Loudon, RUMOURS ARE THAT WORK WILL START ON AIRPORT While there is no official con firmation, rumors are rife to the effect that work on the new air-, port between Centralia and Credi- ion are about to commence in the near future, The work of construc tion on the new buildings at the Radio School at Clinton is almost completed and that the Pigot pany, who have Clinton School, tract for the erection of the build ings on the prosposed site in Ste phen township, From various oth er sources .come reports that would substantiate the claim that the work will commence stand that the has been doing ton have been by” pending is intimated port. The- materializes, largest in this area as one thous and acres have been surveyed and test wells for water have been put down, good results having been ob tained. So far, >we understand, the farmers owning the land have had no word, one way or % the other, to what might take place. D. F. Coughlin, prominent living in Stephen Township boundary line between Huron and Middlesex counties, was plaintiff on Monday at Goderich in a Division Court action against the County ._of Huron in which -he claimed $120 damages to his 1940 crop of hybrid seed corn allegedly caused by the Huron County weed sprayer, the wind having blown the poisonous liquid onto his corn, then five to six feet high, killing two rows on a 50-rod front and damaging the bal ance. The claim had been under review of. the' County, Road Commission for nearly a year, the disputants failing to agree.- The action is in the nature of a test case. At the end of four hours of evidence Judge Costello reserved judgment for a few days. Mr. Coughlin, who specializes in hybrid seed corn, was on the wit ness stand for two hours in which he went deeply into the features of his business, ducts a demonstration plot and maintained that his reputation as a grower of corn had been injured by reason of defendant’s negligence. Not only were two rows of the corn destroyed, but the balance of the crop was so mottled by chemical that he was forced to off his annual demonstration thereby lost sales. Norman McKenzie, inspector the Department of Agriculture, another witness for the plaintiff, County Engineer T. R, Pattevson testified that it had been the county’s experience that crops dam aged by weed spraying chemical soon revived and . that there was usually not much loss. He said Mr. Coughlin had cut down the damaged corn before an estimate of the real loss could be secured and that portion left standing was ’"iroKdamaged at all. Ross Sparks, of thAsweed sprayer, was the only other defence witness. The County of Huron has been spraying itVroadsides to kill weeds for several* years and this is the first damage claim to reach the courts. HENSALL MAN INJURED Jack Boa, Hensall, suffered cuts and bruises Which necessitated •medical attention when his auto mobile left highway No. 7 and 8 east of the Little Lakes, near Strat ford, early Sunday morning, and wound up in the ditch. The mach ine was badly damaged. Provincial Traffic Officer Charles N. Ander son, who was notified of the acci dent, said no othdr car was volved. lti- MAIN STREET PICNIC There was a good attendanceThere was a good attendance at the Main St. Sunday School picnic at Grand Bend Wednesday after noon of last week. A load of young sters went with the Dashwood bus and private autos conveyed the rest. About 125 sat down to the well laden picnic tables in the hall M the beach and did Ample justice to the &ood things provided, After supper sports were held and were keenly contested, all entering into the spirit of the occasion. A bull game was held between teams cap tained -by Gordon Lamport and Earl Russell, the former’s side winning. CONCERT FOR STAR FUND Willis Tipping and his Cascade Rhythm Orchestra or eleven musi cians head the list with supporting artists Harry Hoffman and Roy Goulding in a concert sponsored by the Toronto Star for British War Victims next Sunday evening at 9 p.m. at Lakeview Casino, Grand Bend. All these musicians are giving their services free and the program itself certainly please support it, back- to Toronto seas friends that them and the strongest support we can give' in this instance is cash. Get behind it—come and give as much as you can—-please. EXETER DISTRICT FARMER GETS RECORD PRICE FOR CANNING PEAS Peas that averaged four tons to the acre with returns averaging around $170.00 pei’ acre is the proud boast of one farmer in the Exeter district-and is a record paid for peas at the Exeter Canning factory. The pea pack is over for anothei’ year and the yield and re turns on the whole have been quite satisfactory. Six hundred and twen ty acres were sown to peas for the Exeter branch of the Canadian‘Can- ners. Some of the early peas were a little light owing.to the hot spell the first part of July. The late peas turned out well and the qual ity of 'the pack-was never better than the pack this year. Help was a little short at the factory and on several occasions the peas crowded the workers and it was well on wards morning before finishing for the day. The factory is now preparing the string beans which will ready next week. About 200 acres have been -sown to string beans in this vicinity, and we understand the beans from *this crop will ’ be supplemented by beans from the West Lome district and packed at the local branch. The beans are packed twice a week. i The peas that averaged four tons to the acre were grown by Ernest Willard a mile and a quarter south of town but this average was grown on a half acre of land where a pig pen once stood, as Mr, Willard keeps a large number of hogs. The land was well fertilized. That lets you into the secret. Aside from the above exceptional case some of the farmers averag ed around $100 per acre. One far mer with an exceptionally large acreage. would net in the neighbor hood of $70.00 i>er acre. The amount paid to the farmers this year will exceed that of last year by at least one-third and the amount •paid out in wages will be almost double that of last year. Ninety-First Birthday Congratulations to Mrs. Margaret Christie', who on Sunday last brated her 91st birthday. Off To The Coast Sergeant—Pilots Harold and E. Lorne Howey, aftei’ holi daying at their homes in Exeter left last week for the Atlantic seaboard and in the near future will leave to continue their course overseas. The best of wishes will follow them. Returned From Pleasant Trip Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Stewart have returned from a pleasant motor trip to Montreal and Quebec. Mrs. Stewart visited for a week with Mrs. Weekes and Billy at Ottawa, where Capt. W. E. Weekes, of the C.A. M.C., is taking a special course. Little Effect NotedA Up to the present little effect can be noted on the governpient request to cut down on the use of gasoline and oils. Gasoline puiqps are now closed at 7 p.m. and not opened until 7 o’clock the next morning. The restrictions, how ever, are being widely commented upon and no doubt the average motorist realizing the seriousness of the situation will co-operate. sev- and Jory Honoured On Birthday On Monday afternoon about enty children, grandchildren great-grandchildren of Mrs, E. gathered at the home of Mrs. J. Yellow, the occasion being the eigh ty-eighth birthday of Mrs. Jory. Mrs, Jory has lived in this commun ity all her life. A ’bountiful lunch Was provided 'by her children and served on the lawn, after Which a social evening was enjoyed by all. During the day Mrs, Jory received many cards and remembrances drom her friends. f Reiwew Now HARVEST IN FULL SWING—SAMPLE GOOD . Stock threshing commenced, the latter part of last week and the results both as to quantity and quality are somewhat better than was anticipated. Fall wheat is turning out fine and sampler brought to Exeter ran from 60 to 61% lbs to the bushel, with mois ture content below the average. Some oats and barley has also been threshed. The oats are good and the barley a little better than usual. The crops have come off well, Th® grain is not as tall as some years, but it is practically all intact and. comparatively easy to harvest. The weather has .been ideal, fine but not too hot. CAR STOLEN Arthur Dick, of Hensall, return ing to his home from Strathroy after delivering a load of furniture, discovered that his car, a Chevro let, had been stolen, including a complete set of tools which had been left inside the car. The. car was parked in front of his residence. County Constable J. Ferguson, of Exeter, .and Chief Thomas Kyle, of Hensall, are investigating. Secured His Wings Sgt.-Pilot D. E. Hicks, who join ed the Air Force last September, re cently received his wings at Sum merside, P.E.I, During the past year he trained at Sebert, N.S.,’ and Sky Harbor. Sgt. Hicks is^now under advance training at Trenton to be come an instructor. Silver Wedding Annivercary Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heywood, of Usborne, who ■celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding on Sunday. There was a full entry for the Irish Trebles bowling tournament, on the local greens Monday even ing. . In fact, the entry was so large that two of the local rinks had to be withdrawn. Twenty-two rinks were in competition, sixteen of them from outside places. The ev ening was ideal and the greens in. good condition, blankets were sident J. R. the visitors, were played, local rink, Cochrane, .with Jos. Davis, now, vis iting in Exeter, as skip. They had three wins plus 20. Second prize went to A. R. Duval, J. H. Craw ford and W. R. Hamilton, "skip, of Wingham, 3 wins plus 12; third prize to J. A. Wilson, H. L. She- bondy, W. B. McCool, of Wingham, skip, with 2 wins0 plus 16; fourth prize to E. J. Wethey, W. E. San ders, and R. G. Seldon, skip, with 2 wins plus 15. The remaining re sults were as follows: H. Porterfield, Mitchell, 3 losses. C. E. Teslcey, St. Marys, 1 plus 10. Dr. Williams, St. Marys, 2 plus 8. Robert Sayers, Bert Rivers and J. M. Southcott, Exeter, 2 plus 6. J. Johnston, Goderich, 1 plus 7. Rus. Snell. W. H. Pollen and U. Snell, Exeter, 1 plus 10. W. J. Mohr, Mitchell, 2 plus 11. R. N. Rowe, Harry Lewis and M. W. Telfer, Exeter, 1 plus 7. J. Newcombe, Stratford, 2 plus 14. W. Baker, Goderich, 1 plus 6. O. Pringle, St. Marys, 1 plus 4. Hunt, Goderich, 2 plus 10. May, Brussels, 1 plus 6. P. Whaley, St, Marys, 2 plus 5. Elliott, C. Tanton and H. G. Rivers, Exeter, 1 plus 2. M. A. Reid, Seaforth, 1 win. L. Dale, Seaforth, 1 plus 7, E, J. Nash,. Wingham, 1 plus 10.♦ ♦ * A rink of bowlers from Exeter are taking in the W.O.B.A. tournament at London to-day (Wednesday)^ The rink comprises W. H. Pollen, Ulric Snell, M. W. Telfer and R. G* Seldon. ; J. A. F. G. L. T. * * * Two rinks of bdwlers took in the Trebles tournament at Godeticli dtC Tuesday evening. W. H. Pollen, Jos. Davis and H. C. Rivers and W: E. Sanders, G. Appleton and T. H. Elliot each had two wins in three games. Tlio Ladies Bowling club will Hold a Uoat buwllft^touvuam^nt of mix ed rinks August, 1st,, at 7 o’clock . Good prizes* Lunch Will he served.' f