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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-08-14, Page 3THE EXETER TIME5-ADV0CATE Twwium aww w-m, mi ■with Minard’s, the great rubbing 1ml- ment, sworn foe of muscular and joint soreness, stiffness and pain. Use it generously. It’s greaseless, has no unpleasant odor, dries quickly. Use it for- dandruff and skin disorders, too. Get ft bottle at your druggist’s today. Keep it bandy on your bathroom shelf. imr MW ARD'S EgfllNIMENT ' JAIL BREAK AT GODERICH IS FOILED BY GOVERNOR Windsor Pair Make Daring Attempt to Gain Liberty; Jail Governor j. B. ’ Reynolds Floors One, in Corridor While Timely Arrival of Turnkey Halts Companion; Pair Members of Group of Five Held on Remand on Car Theft Charge An attempted break from Huron County jail by Ralph J. Delduca and Max Glassco, Windsor youths, was frustrated early on Friday of last week by Jail Governor J. B. Rey­ nolds, who floored Glassco with a stiff uppercut to the jaw while Turnkey Kip White held Delduca at bay with his revolver. ’ The scene of the battle between the officials and prisoners was in the main downstairs corridor after the men had ‘ escaped from their cell block by smashing a large pad-, lock’with a foot length of pipe torn from the plumbing of their cell . block 'located on the upper floor. Sheriff Nelson Hill said tonight that charges of attempted jail break had been laid against Glass­ co and Delduca, who have been placed in close confinement In delivering the blow to Glass- co’s jaw, Governor Reynolds, a big, powerful man, fractured his right thumb and a bone in the back of his hand. There was some luck in con­ nection with the frustration of the jail break. Just as the two prison­ ers came down the stairs into the main corridor, after "'forcing their way out' of their -cell block the governor of the jail stepped into the same corridor- tyom a door leading to his private quarters. He was. about to make his regular rounds and was not aware that an attempted jail break was in pro­ gress. Prisoner- Tries Attack J -With, the. padlock of the cell block wrapped in a towel, Glassco made for him, but the .jail Governor laid him low. Almost simultaneously Turnkey White, hearing the icom- *motion, came running but of- the kitchen door into the corridor, re­ volver in hand. The men were then "easily subdued.’ Officials believe the prisoners were attempting to 'escape without violence, if possible, but to -escape at any price. A. bed cot and a table were found in the jail yard, presumably to assist them in scal­ ing. the jail wall. However, the dis­ covery of a piece of iron pipe tied to Delduca’s leg inside his trousers and the wrapping of the broken padlock in a towel by Glassco is taken as evidence -they were pre­ pared foi\ any eventuality. ' t Glassco and Delduca are two of five Windsoi* youths, all about 20 years of age1, being held in Goderich on remand on a charge of car theft in Hensail. They- were arrested by London police on ’Wednesday, July 30th. They also are suspected of th^ rob­ bery of a Brussels butcher shop and several service stations. An inves­ tigation is in progress into these break-ins. CUT COARSE FOR THS PIPE OLD CHUM CUT FINE FOR CIGARETTES f Boes Your Food Cause You Distress ? The impairment of tho stomach i*i often, of serious consequence:^ for only fey properly digested food is the systom nourished and sustained. Burdock Blood Bitters is a re­ liable remedy for stomach disorders euch as dyspepsia, indigestion, sour stomach, belching of gfts, headaches, etc. * 0 .. \ It helps to stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, the main factor in digestion, neutralizes acidity, tones.dp the firing mem­ branes of the stomach, and restores the natural, healthy process, of digestion. y * But your stomach right by taking B.B.B. and see how quickly you will start V enjoy your meals free from digestive troubles. Tlio T. Milburn Oo., Lid., Toronto, Ont. ' STEPHEN COUNCIL The Council of the Township, of. Stephen met In the Town Hall, Cre­ ditor, on Tuesday, the 5th. day of August, ID 41, at 1 p.m. AU mem­ bers were present, The minutes of the regular meeting held on July 7th and the special meeting on July 18th were read and adopted on motion of Roy Ratz, seconded by Thomas Love. t Moved by Nelson Schenk, second­ ed by Arthur Amy: That an allow­ ance -of 10 cents a mile be made to those persons cutting weeds with a mower. Carried. Moved by Nelson Schenk, second­ ed by Thomas Love: That the fol­ lowing pay sheet and orders be passed: Pay sheet No. 8, $318.58; Rank of Commerce, cashing cheques, $1.85; Cora Gaiser, milk, Jackson, $7.44; Anna Gill, rent, Jackson, $3,'00; Edwin Beaver, sack of ce­ ment, .70c; Dr. ,G- K. Wharton, ac­ count re Tyler, $10,00'. Carried. The Council adjourned to meet again in .the Town Hall, Crediton, /On Tuesday, the 2nd of September, 1941, at 1 p.m. H. K. Eilber, Clerk. -----__y--------- . 15 YEARS AGO A rink of Exeter bowlers won the 'Ailsa Craig tourney on Wednesday, winning Ithe Morgan cup and four fine sweater coats. The winners were William Rivers, Dr, Hqlloway, George Anderson and R, N. Rowe. They had four wins plus 26. Mrs, Jos, Davis'and two children, pf Chatham, are visiting her par­ ents, Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Fisher. The registrars appointed to pre­ pare the voters’ lists for Exeter to be used in the Federal election are James Morley, C. H. Sanders, Rich- ard Hunter and Richard Welsh. Mr. ’-C. C. Pilon^ has this week mtoved into his new home over the garage. The rooms have been very conveniently .fitted up. Dr. A. B. Gibson has purchased the house and three acres of land, the property of the late D,’ Wood, just south of the village. Mr. B. W. F. Beavers is enlarging his hardware store by moving .the rear wall back several feet to give more accommodation in the tinsmith shop. Miss Greta Blackwell won the beauty contest for blondes at the Grand Bend Casino on Monday evening. ' ' Miss Greba Hedden has returned to her duties qt the post office af­ ter spending a week in Bayfield. . Misses Gladys and Robena Hun-^, -kin visited in London for a few days lasit week. The engagement is announced of •Amy Lovina, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Fisher, of Usborne, to William Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Etherington, the mar­ riage to take place early in' Septem­ ber. —-----V-------— 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Robert Kerslake has purchas­ ed Mr. Thos. Collingwood’s house in town. James, sixteen-months-old son* of Mr. and Mrs. Alyin Brinthell, of Centralia, who are visiting With Mr. Brintnell’s parents, was rather ■painfully burned on Monday. The little lad .got hold of a bottle con­ taining ammonia, and had taken a: quantity of the; contents into his mouth. Miss- Ella Link is attending the, millinery openings in Toronto af­ ter spending a week with relatives in Hamilton. Mr. Jas. Lawson has workmen engaged in putting his store in shape .for Miss Armstrong, for. millinery rooms and for his jexvellery store and Central Telephone office. Miss Olive Wood, after spending the holidays at her home here and at Grand Bfend, returned to London on Monday. The McDonell, Dickerspn and Carling three-storey block last year underwent a (thorough renovation of the interior. This year fine cellars have been made underneath, the front painted, the back walls coated with cement and a new chimney erected from the ground up. ■ , ---------v--------. 50 YEARS AGO Messrs. Ross and Tayldr have just completed the contract of shingling the Exeter Public School. Mr. Robert Sanders arrived home on Saturday after visiting in De­ troit, Sarnia and a number of, oth­ er places. Several workmen have been en­ gaged during the past week repair­ ing the furnace and pan at the Exeter salt works. On Thursday '6f last week, Civic Holiday, 275 people from Exeter went on the excursion^ train to Sarnia, it left at 7 o’clock in the morning and arrived, at its destina­ tion about eleven. About, 140 from Hensail alsb“ took in -the excursion, A special meeting of Huron Pres- byterial , was held at Clinton last, week. The principal business was to consider the call from Mount Forest Presbyterian Church to Rev. D, M, Ramsey, of Londesboro and Hunott, Pilots Learn To Handle Planes At Elementary Flying Schools Sixth in a Series of Articles ‘about ■*, tjie Royal Canadian Air Force and the British Cominonxyealth Air Training Pla/ii Written for the Meekly Newspapers of Ontario. By Hugh Templin * * » One year1 ago Mount Hope was1 a little crossroads village south of Hamilton, about half-way between that city and the Grand River. How. it got its name, I don’t know, Put the hopes of the early citizens must have been realized at last. The vil­ lage itself is little changed as' yer, but on the high ground nearby there are two air Training camps, one of them operated by the Royal Air Force' of Great Britain, the other by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a unit of the British Common­ wealth Air Training Plan. Previous stories in this series i have followed the future pilot through the first two months or more of his training but he has not been in the air yet. He \ has had to prove his fitness in many ways, but the nearest he has come to ac­ tual flight has been in a miniature plane, anchored, firmly to the ground, At some one of the 26 Elementary Flying Training Schools scattered across Canada, he will ex­ perience the thrill 'of his first flight, unless he has, at some time before enlistment,, paid for a ride as a pas­ senger, or is one of those rare re­ cruits with training as commercial pilots, The “No Adtmittanfae” Sign It isn’t easy to get inside the gate at1 any Of the R.C.A.F. training schools. That is as it-should be, and no one can object to the rules, but sometimes, the guards intercept them more strictly than at others. I drove up »to the gate, armed with letters from the- Training Command and accompanied by a Flying Offi­ cer in uniform. The Commanding Officer was expecting me. But ’the guard at the barrier was adamant. I».had no pass, so I didn’t get in. He must have been an N.C.O. in the Imperials—rules to him were rules. Protestations by my guide and a telephone call to the Com­ manding-.Officer didn’t alter the fact that I had no pass.1 Finally, it was suggested to the guard that he write me out one himself. He did so, -and I passed triumphantly inside. . . . There isn’t much beauty about ■the Mount Hope School. The coun­ tryside is flat and* uninteresting. A year ago, the camp site was still farm land: The landing field hasn’t grown up in grass yet, though the runways are paved. ‘The buildings are of the familiar pattern found at rail the schools, with everything standardized for rapid and economi­ cal construction. The outside of the huts is covered with roofing paper.. Everywhere there is a look of newness. • The First Flying Instruction After graduation from the Ini­ tial Training . School, the future pilots part from 'the other students and go to the Elementary Flying Training Schools, of which Mount Hope is a typical example. These schools are not. run by the Govern­ ment, but b$ private companies, each •’ one sponsored by a Canadian Flying Club. One result is that there .is a certain division of labor at each of these Elementary Schools, There is a civilian manager, whose duty it is to supervise all the actual flying instruction and maintenance of the planes, ‘ and 'an R.C.A.F. of- j ficer in charge of discipline and> of the classroom teaching. The arrangement has been criti­ cized, but it seems to be working well. Early in the war, when the great Air Training Plan was first put into,/ operation, it enabled the R.C.A.F. to take advantage of the most experienced instructors avail­ able, the enthusiasts who had kept alive the Flying Clubs. That saved precious w6eks and has worked so well, there is not likely to be any immediate change, except in minor details. All other types of schools are directly under , the R.C.A.F. All the' planes used at Mount Hope are Fleet Finches. Some other schools Use Tiger Moths. There was a time, months ago, when they used some of each or whatever training planes were available, but there is no longer any $cai*city of training planes. The Fleet Finches and the Tiger Moths are both -double-seated biplanes. Two pairs of wiiigs enable them to fly .steadily 'in the hands of begin­ ners and to land at a safe speed. Plying speed is slightly over 100 miles an hour; landhig speed is less- than halt. that. Officials at Mount Hope are proud of one record, Since the school was opened last October, not one student)- has been injured or kttied. The hospital hasu’t had any euier- gency case to handle. 1 found simi­ lar records at other schools. It is not the beginners who crash, but those who think they are exper­ ienced pilots. Farachittes and Their Uses The studeht takes his first flight in the front seat of a Fleet trainer with an experienced pilot in the rear. Before he goes up, he put on one of several types of warm flying suits, a helmet with eai- phones, so that he can listen to the instructor, and a pair of big, soft moccasins. A parachute is strapped to his body. There is a broad belt of webbing around the waist, with two nar­ rower straps over the shoulders and two more around the legs. All the straps are fastened to a lock in front of the body. The parachute itself is carefully folded inside a bag which serves as a cushion on which the student sits while flying. The “rip cord” isn’t a cord at all. Fas­ tened to the belt, on the left side, is a large metal handle, in easy reach of the right hand. When it is pulled a metal cable, like that used in camera shutters, jerks open the bag in which the parachute is folded. Few students will ever have to use one, in Canada at least, • but the feel of a parachute on the back gives added confidence. One of the buildings at Mount Hope is thp. parachute room. The parachute is made of the finest grade. Japanese silk, with braided cords. The length is about 40 feet and the cost of one is about $400. Parachutes are given constant care, since lives depend on them/ Every few days they are unpacked and hung up in a tower, looking like a flock of big bats hanging from the ceiling. F'olding and re-packing are done by experts. An interesting ’chute story comes from anothei’ school. New parachut­ es were taken there for testing. A weight was attached and the para­ chute taken up in one of the big. bombers. It was laid on two planks across an» opening in the floor of the plane. One of the ground crew, not too bright, apparently, was given the duty of going aloft and releas­ ing the parachute to be tested. His duties were simple. The weight rested on a couple of planks stretch­ ed across' the opening. All he had to do was tip the planks at the pro­ per time, to let the parachute go, All went well- until one day when a plank got caught. Jerking at it, the aircraftsman lost his balance and fell forward through the hole. Quite unexpectedly, he tested’" a» parachute, but it was his own. m How to Aim a Spitfire g At the Elementary Flying Train­ ing School, the student pilot flies ..about 50 -hours,v25.-;of them under the eyes of an instructor and the rest alone. He may go up. as often as four times a day, but never over four hours altogether in one day. The other half of the day is spent in the lecture rooms. Two after­ noons a week, there are sports at 4 o’clock, tennis, softball and soccer. One building houses the Link train­ ers, which are continually used for testing the students. Lectures in­ clude such subjects as navigation, engines, rigging, theory of flight, armament and signals.1 Classrooms vary according to the subject taught. I will describe only one of the most interesting. It is- obviously important that pi­ lots of fighting planes should be’ able to recognize an enemy at a dis tahce and getjin the’first shots— and those shots must be accurate. All flying school^ , teach aircraft recognition. Walls of classrooms and halls are covered with pictures of British, American and enemy: planes. Models, made of plastic and brought from Britain, or carved from wood by Canadian boys, ac-. curately -measured to scale, are sus­ pended from wires in various posi­ tions and can be moved across the room. Using these models, the student learns to aim with the sights used on the famous* Spitfire planes. I found this sight a fascinating piece of optical equipment. It is. not much larger than a flashlight and is illuminated by a small bulb at the bottom. The pilbt looks through a sloping piece of glass which is transparent and yet acts as a mir­ ror. On the glass, a circle of light appears, with a cross-bar of light, broken in .the middle. In the exact centre -of the circle is a spot of bright light. There are two dials on the gun­ sight, similar to those on the lens of a camera. The pilot sees an en­ emy plane in the distance. He sets one dlhl according to the type of plane, say a Messerschmitt 109 and the other fer the- distance at Which he intends to open fire, say 300 yards. After that he canconcen- trate on keeping the enemy plane inside that circle o£ light. When it Is close enough, that the wings nf the approaching plane fill the space in the broken bar of light, the pil­ ot touches a button and the fire of eight machine guns converges on the bright point of light on the gun-sight. In trainings no guns afq, fired, but the pnpil learns to judge distance and to aim accurately and quickly. Commanding Officer at Mount Hope is Flying officer W. B, Pl ear sauce. The Administration Officcil who was our guide, Is Flying Ofw cer t. W. Code. ) (Next Week—-Camp Border) 1 GENERAL ARTS Registration P».M secretarial science HONOUR ARTS COURSES BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MEDICINE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SPECIAL COURSES, Etc. 1 0I? Mil'll FACULTY of medicine Auguid 25 FACULTY OF ARTS SeptewiUr 20, 22, FACULTY OF PUBUC HEALTH ? > ‘Sfptwkr 32 Degrees—LL.EL, B.Sc., B.D, MA,/ M.D., M.$^/ UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO \ nnwffnl ALLEN—-KEYS military training FOR ALL PHYSICALLY FIT MALE STUDENTS WTonoon, CANADA 7 AFFILIATED COLLEGES Write to K. P. R. NEYJLLE, Ph.D., I / 1^114 St. Andrew’s United Church, Bay- field, was the scene of a charming summer wedding, on Saturday, Aug, 2nd, at 11 a.m., when Sybil Lor­ raine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford H. Keys, of Varna, be­ came the bride of William Russell Allen, of Seaforth, son of the late Mr. and Mrs, Sylvester Allen. Rev, Harold F. Currie officiated. Mrs., W. J. Clark, aiint of the bride, play­ ed the wedding music. Mrs. Elmore Keys was soloist. The bride, given in marriage by -her father, wore a lovely gown of silk marquisette.net sover satin, with a square yoke of lace. Her long veil of French net was held with a coronet of orange blossoms, and she carried an arm bouquet of pink Briarcliffe roses, The bride’s attendants were goWned in marquisette net over silk with embroidered bolero jackets. The maid of honor, Miss‘'Ella Bohn, of Zurich, was costumed in pink and carried white astermums. The bridesmaids, T'j Goderich, and Miss Doris Miss Zerelda Sturdy, '' ‘ ’ Clark, Varna, were in sky blue and carried Hollywood roses. Bruce Keys, bro­ ther of the bride, was groomsman, and the ushers were Roy Kerr, Sea­ forth, and Gordon Keys, Zurich. A reception was held at thq MacKenzie House, Clinton, Mrs. Keys receiving her guests wearing an ensemble of poudre blue sheer with sweetheart neckline, a blue, picture fhat and corsage of Madame Butterfly roses. Later the young couple left for a trip to Crystal Beach., St. Cathar­ ines, Niagara Falls and Toronto., For travelling the bride wore a gown of printed blue sheer redingote, white picture hat and white acces­ sories. .Mr. and Mrs. Allen, will re­ side in Seaforth. ------------V------------ HUDSON—BICHELL Kirkton United Church was the scene of a quiet wedding when Hel­ en Carolyn, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs,. Albert Bickell, Kirk­ ton, was united in marriage to Del­ mar Laverne, youngesj; son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Hudson, Ilderton. The bride, wearing a street-length dress of Queen’s blue sheer with beige accessories and corsage of Talisman roses, baby’s Jjreath and. maidenhair fern, was attended by her sister, Mrs. Harold Loughleen, of Melbourne, gowned in midnight blue printed frock with navy acces­ sories. and corsage of American Beauty roses, baby’s breath and maidenhair fern. Harold Loughleen was best man. A luncheon was served at Glen Allen to a few im­ mediate friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hud­ son left on a motor trip to North Bay and the Upper Ottawa, the bride wearing an orchid suit with sand accessories. p ' -------v------- Jay—Are you acquainted with your fashionable new neighbor? Kay—Only in a way.- Her cat boards at my house. WILD CARROT . * * # Blitzkreig methods have * i a biennial and It is Nest, Devil’s is the now penetrated ithe wprld of weeds, ac­ cording to John D. MacLeod, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture. ' Wild Carrot has developed into one of the worst pests in Ontario, and is spreading more rapidly than any other weed. It has invaded every county and district of the province, Mr. MacLeod .statesj and is grow­ ing in profusion. Wild Carrot is naturalized from Europe, sometime’s named ' Bird’s Queen .Anne’s Lace and Plague. This latter name one that more correctly expresses the sentiments and feelings of far­ mers who have been fighting to keep it off their property. Wild Carrot is found on roadsides - old meadows, pastures, orchards, fence, lines and waste places. It is like the cultivated carrot in odour and has a deep, strong tap root, a bristly stem and much divided leaves.' Flowers are in white clus­ ters which curl up when mature. This weed can be controlled by thorough cultivation and a short rotation of crops. Scattered plants should be pulled ox’ spudded. Mea­ dows and pastures should be broken and brought into rotation or mow­ ed just before plants come into bloom. Seeds may be produced until frost destroys the plants, so late mowing will be necessai-y. Jf plants are in the bloom stage when mowed, the infested area should be raked and burned. Pas­ turing with sheep is an effective axid cheap method of preventing seed production. Mowing has proved costly on roadsides and areas where cultivation is. impossible. Spraying with chemicals is recommended for roadside eradication. See Gircula-r 60 for directions. It may be ob­ tained from- the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto. Thousands of seeds may be pro­ duced on an average plant. ■ These seeds may remain on the plant .until late fall and winter and then be carried by the wind over miles of frozen ground and drifting snow to infect new- areas. This is why it is most important for everyone to put an end to Wild Carrot in Ontario. -V- TOBACCO GROWN IN LOCAL GARDEN Our good friend, the village clerk, R. S. Warwick, brought to our office this week ja” tobacco leaf tak­ en from a fully developed plant grown in his own garden. In Bob’s opinion tobacco could be success­ fully grown in this district, the only ■drawback being thait people .here do n<yt know how to cure it.—Brus­ sels Post. PECULIAR CARROT Mr, Wm. Krauter grew a carrot deserving of special mention, in his garden near the tannex’y. The car­ rot apparently slanted to grow iu the ordinary way but on coming in contact with nnothei’ carrot, split In­ to four quarters, entwining about the interfering carrot. George Cal­ vert, Mr. Krauter’s nephew, brought it to our office where it has creat­ ed considerable interest,—Wingham Advance-Times. -V- NO GASOLINE FAVORS GRANTED TO TOURISTS Washington .that in Canada would Reports from American tourists be permitted to buy gasoline after hours were denied recently by "gov­ ernment officials in Ottawa. Any move which would make it easier for visitors to secure gaso­ line in Canada than back home in the United States, would lead to endless difficulties and be a direct breach of- the co-operative steps now being taken to deal with ithe oil shortage, it was stated. e Sales of new motor cars are drop­ ping rapidly and this decline will be a factor in cutting down gaso­ line consumption. ’ THE TIMES-ADVOCATE A-l BABY CHICKS Barred Rocks, White Rocks, White jersey Black Giants, New Hampshire Reds Write or Phone for Prices are the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no more than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on' any style or quantity required. See Your Home Printer Fb& A. H. SWITZER HATCHERY Phone 38-3 Granton, Ont. T/ie slotuer yitfU drive, ike MUifn yoti ■SAW#'! Gets burned up while sttft totalg sictgge'rinq- gdllonage. So never leave your fevoh for a few minutes'—wlth tho- motor tunning. 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