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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-10-23, Page 30 THE EXETER T1MES-APV0CATE ■ <• Confederation. Association. F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER ' 15 YEARS AGO Dalton, young son of' Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Heywood, of Usborne, received a nasty scalp, wound and * arm injuries which required several stitches, when he got caught in a gasoline engine one day 'last week; The Exeter plowing Match was held on Friday on the farm of Mr. Wm. Welsh. The following are some of the . prize-winners: High-cut plows, Hgrold Jeffrey, Exeter; Geo. ■Hunter, Elimville; R, Dory, Kip­ pen; Alex Russell', Walton. Boys lunder 2.1, Ernest Prout, Tractor, Gordon McDonald, Exeter.* z Percy Passmore won prizes Tor open class, best crown and finish in sod, best crown in stubble, best ( plow team •and best plowed land in sod. Jones & May are enlarging their seed store by the addition of several feet at the rear of the-building. Mr. iNelson HUnkin, .son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Hunkin, of .Usborne, was seriously* injured when the team and Wagon in which he was driving was struck by an auto. Mr. HUnkin was thrown out and suf­ fered a fractured leg and injury to- his shoulder. J The Women’s Institute featured a stpry-telling contest -in . Senior’s Hall on Tuesday. Mr. B." W. F.! Beavers, Mrs. J. H. Jones and Miss __ judges and the awarded.3as follows: t H. iHowey acted as j prizes were Room 1, Gail - Browning, Doris Mc­ Lean; Room 2, Doris Hftrvey, Ddn-j aid Goodspeed; Room 3, Vivian El­ liott, Jessie Jennings; Room 4, Ed­ ith Cann, Hazel Lockwood; Room ■5, Adeline Stone, Helen Lockwood. 'Grafton * Cochrane delighted hi£ hearers With a violin solo, Mrs, ■J. Wai'ri” conducted the meeting in the absence of the president, Mrs.' Thos. >'Dinney. ' 25 YEARSi AGO CANADA AT WAR par- .. ■ / R- L\ A- By B, M. P. While the ’Canadian editors’ ty witnessed plenty of aerial activ­ ity during their four of Eastern Canada, actually only three flying schools or stations were on the agenda. For this reason and be­ cause Canadian weekly newspapers have already carried a series of ar­ ticles, on the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the present article •syUl deal only in a general way with the progress we noted in this all- important 'Phase ’ of Canada’s war program. ■ We1 stopped briefly at Malton Airport, .location of Elementary Flying and. Air Observers’ Schools, as well as' being a. central link in Trans Canada Air Lines. Iih the latter connection we were told that aviation authorities regarded the Malton Airport as the outstanding one of, its kind on the American continent, it is a thrill to watch the big ^silvery planes take off with their load of passengers for destina­ tions all across Canada. Training School prevailed in both branches Qf in­ structional work. • The embryo ^pil­ ots receive fifty hours of flying at this school, using the Canadian- builf De Haiviland Tiger Moth. This sturdy little biplane has a top speed of 104 miles an hour. The air ob­ servers on the other hand u'se the •twin-engined Avro Anson bomber for their training in reconnaissance, aerial photography, bombing and air navigation. Canip Borden. • The ..next day we were at Camp Borden, ’’where we lunched with the officers of the Service Flying Train­ ing School and learned that the war birds arfe again, as in the Great War, making, good use of the Bor­ den hangars. Shortly after noon the sun broke through lbw-hanging clouds and there followed a great scramble as one hundred Yale and Harvard training planes were ied for flight. It is said that busy day planes are taking off or landing on this field at an age of one every 25 seconds. ’ interval, seemed even shorter during otir stay. The pilots at'Camp Bor­ den, having already learned the ABC’s o f flying at Elementary School, are ‘ now in ’advanced in­ struction. They receive 75 hours of frying in ten weeks at Borden. In­ strument flying,anight flying,, aero­ batics' *and formation flying are taught^ here , and‘lessons- are contin­ ued in wireless, armament,-• naviga­ tion' and- airmanship. „ < . • ,, We saw another type , of air .school in its organizational stage at. Camp Debert, N.S.; when we visited 0 the R,A.F. Operational Training Unit. This is a finishing .school for pilots Who will be as­ signed” to Coastal Command over- ! seas. It will offer, an eight-w.eek I course for pilots from Service -Fly- ling. Schools such as Borden. Grad­ uates will become 'pilots in- Hudson squadrons, defending,, waters about the British Isles. Instructors at the *Schbol (are all experienced pilots from Britain and most of them have ^"been through the blitz«over At the intense activity read- on a from aver- The was and Ferry St. Marys two service stations raided by two thieves. Arkina Brown Bros, general was broken into and looted, Dumm gas pumps at a service M.ASKBP MEN HQW UP STAFFA CREAMERY ;anp gag .employee. Folice are searching Western On­ tario for gunmen and thieves who. staged a series of crimes early> Mon­ day. At Stqffn three masked men, armed with guns, bound and gagged an employee of the Staffa -'Creamery and then fled after being told there was no money in the building. At were At store At station were broken open. Three masked gunmen raided the creamery at 'Staffa. They held pp, ^ound and gagged an employee of the creamery and then fled in a stolen car after being told there was no money in the building. The men, two of them brand­ ishing guns, were waging for .24- year-old Gerald Agar when he stepped trirough the door into the building early Monday One thug shoved a gun into his chest, another a gun intp his back, whjile the remaining member *n * The old verandah in fronjf of Mr.! Gower’s Store has been removed j and while it is an old landmark, its' removal adds to both the apearanco of the street ;ahd the store. ■“ • Tlie Exeter tax rate .of 30 mills on .the dollar js made up as follows— . county and war .tax, 3 mills, village rate 10 mills; debentures, 10 mills, '.patriotic, 2 mills, and- s'chool tax, 5 mills, Messrs. S. M. and D. B. Sanders ’Eng­ land and the continent, in talking with- them, they 'expressed admir­ ation for Canada but also an' eager­ ness to be back in Englandz helping' to deferid their homes and. families. Empire Air Scheme, This was not the -’only place where We encountered British air­ men. More and more Canada is beirig looked to as the ideal train­ ing-ground for Eriipire fighters. England ‘ no' longer4 has adequate space and blitz conditions are not healthy for trainees. We saw more than one trainload of young English lads Westward bound in the course of, our tour. - We- met lads from i are’in Toronto this week taking inithe Government exhibit, of articles I Australia and New Zealand . "and heretofore manufactured in Ger­ many but nirit.. in this country, and Which is on-exhibition ih fob.at city, to induce the manufacture them here'. Mr. Milo 'Snell sol Six to Mr, C. 'Zwick<fr: a' McLaughlin to, •Of Ejceterj Hicks, . Heywood, Norman the Scottish ^Borderers in Londo'n. Mrs. O. Southcott attended the • Sunday School Convention as rfipre* sCiitative for James Street chener last Tuesday, Motor Ti'anpsort Driver Bawden. left on Monday on turn to his corps at Montreal -after a Week here 4wi^h nfMrs, Bawden. the trio asked where the money was kept.. "Talk and. talk fast,” Agar was threatened. When he protested that there was no money in the creamery,, the. gunmen left hurriedly, but not b*- fore they tied him up. Dome McKellar, Staffa trucker, who arrived at the creamery /While the holdup was in progress, over­ heard the bandits* demands through a half-opened door. He- raced outside to give the; alarm, which brought the creamery manager , Harvey Leslie, to the scene, as well as other village re* sidents. By this time the bandits had rushed from the building and their maroon car spurted away up-a-road running north out -of Staffs, Agar was able to'slip out of s his bonds before his rescuers arrived- McKellar took the license number of the car and it . was identified as one stolen from Oakville a ago. Provincial Constable J. M.« las, of Stratford, investigated police were notified to be on the lookout for the men Who attempted the hold up. Marys- Gas station Elmer White, manager of tlie Red Star gas station, Queen street, St. Marys, found his -pl^ee of busi­ ness in a shambles on Monday morn­ ing when he came to work, as the 1 result of activity -of -unidentified thieves who entered the place some time during the night. His night' callers evidently broke into the station by a rear entrance and help­ ed themselves liberally to cigarettes and candy -and stole the contents of a number of coin machines. Arkona Stoye Entered Brown Bros/ general store Arkona was broken into early Mon­ day for the second time- this year. The thieves gaihed entry by boring around the lock of the grocery de­ partment door after first frying to enter the dry goods door which was protected with an, iron bar. Gas Pamps Broken at Dublin The Shell gas pumps of Peter Dill, at Dublin, were broken into on Sunday night and it is not -yet known the amount of gas stolen. ■■■.■•-—- V——----- - at - " KTPJW RBT W-L , The October meeting of trie Kip* pen East W.I. was held at the home of Miss Margaret. Sinelair. Mrs. Glenn MaeLeam, president, was in the chair. Dr,'A. MacMastsr,. of Seaforth, gavoap address on can­ cer, illustrated with aims from tho Department of Health. Contribu­ tions- for the overseris- boxes were brought to be-paeked. Red Cross work, including 16 articles of sew­ ing and 75 artiMes of knitting also were taken to the meeting, con* tributing to the program were; Mrs. Winston* Workman and Mrs. william MacLean, readings; Miss Joyce and Miss Edna Broadfoot, vocal duets, and Mrs. Arthur Fin­ layson, of Blake, guitar selections, Refreshments were served by Mrs, Glenn Slavin, Mrs. Edgai' Butt and Miss Laura Trexneer- morning', GO^VAN^-WESTMAN Doug- ■ivhile The title of mayor was .first giv­ en to the chief magistrate of Lon­ don, Eng., about 1100. In his own case, every man looks upon cowardice as discretion. week )NLY DashwoodExeter ZurichGrand Bond HensallM t Car hi el outstanding in every desirable qualify continue to make expanded very rapidly since it announced in December 1939, it is now turning out thousands of pilots, gunners and observers at about twice the rate originally planned for this time. The Ferry Service Meanwhile the Atlantic Service is another twentieth cen» tury innovation which would have seemed incredible a tew years ^go. We heard a story concerning the At* lantic flight made recently by Hon, C. G. Power, Minister of Defence for Air. It seems that he was about to leave Scotland one morning on his return journey and in the hotel lobby just prior, to leaving he had a few minutes’ conversation with a ■, casual acquaintance. That ev- "euing Mr. Power walked’ into' the lobby of the Chateau -Laurier in Montreal to meet face to face the same man with Whom- he had -con­ versed In Scotland, The »surprise was mutual. The incident shows how distance has diminished and that man has truly taken wing. Several jriembers of our party had already made the flight to Bri­ tain and return and spake of' it quite < casually. Another young man, James Spence, press officer of Canada House, London, came over by boat, but was leaving at the touy’s end to take a bomber east­ ward across the Atlantic. He was one of the most interested observ­ ers pn the trip and declared he | would have a real story to tell upon .his return home. Jimmy* Spence was through the blitz from start to finish, serving as an Air Raid War­ den in his own London, district and it. was clear that , he retained -many .terrible memories. He said that the bright lights of Canada’s cit­ ies were the most amazing phen­ omenon of his visit. Another mem­ ber of the party was -Group Cap­ tain Sully, former Commanding Of­ ficer of the Trenton Air Station who took charge on, visits to the air training centres. He remarked that about 3,000 lads were coming in through the 17 recruiting centres every two weeks. Canada provid­ es 'about 80' per cent of the students. The remainder are from England, Australia, and New Zealand. Add to this the fact .that Canadian air­ plane factories are->turning out 40 planes a week and we gain some conception Of the. stupendous under­ taking in which Canada is engaged. Ministers Speak In concluding this-. article would like to quote from speeches by Federal Cabinet Ministers dur­ ing our stay" in'Ottawa. Hon. Mr. Ralston: “We need 'men, munitions arid money. We especially need men and more men. England wants more Canadians. The end of the xyar is not in'sight. Such talk is just wishful thinking. We are just pre­ paring to win it. We welcome con­ structive criticism. 'It spurs us to greater effort.” * / v Hon. Mr. Power:'*“Recruiting for! the R.C.A.IF*. is going well.4 . We re­ quire youths from high Schools, colleges and universities, ’We need 'men of special aptitudes. .We wel­ come criticism, of any and all kinds, Let us have it. Without, criticism ’ ,we . yould' fall short of our best ef­ forts.” Hon. Mn HoWe: “Raw materials are now trie problem. More must be diverted from private ’consumption. Sharp curtailment is required in1 the non-essential industries. War., in­ dustry is -moving along well now after many heartaches and tbottle­ necks. I want to add that there is absolutely nb profiteering’ in:®the munition industry. We have taken every ’ safeguard to. prevent it and the vast majority of Canadian firms are only too anxious to produce at reasonable prices in this-war.” As the editors’ party Went. from place to place bn their tour, obser­ vations were frequently heard la­ menting the 1 fact that it required a war to produce such a vast amount of new industry and to give employ­ ment to" thousands Of young 'men both in factory, army, air force and navy. The ‘words of General Wa- vell, the noted British leader of Libyan fame, were recalled, when, he said: “What a World we could make if we could put into peace­ time endeavours the energy, self­ sacrifice. and co-operation that we use in the Wastefulness of war. -■...........-V- many 'from the United States. The Commonwealth Air ’-Training Plan is still growing afid the end is not- in sight. At present the Plan calls for" 90 training Schools arid trie ne­ cessary’- . auxiliary establishments, Such as recruiting Centres, com­ mand headquarters, repair and equipment depots to -a total' of 124' units spread across Canada, with nearly 100 aerodromes and 1,860 buildings. The Staff required for instructors, administration and 'maintenance of the schools Is 401,- 000- men. Cost of the plan was or­ iginally estimated at $600,000,0'00, of which Canada’s share was to be -about $350,000,000, but the total Was later, boosted to nearly $11,0'0'0,- .00-0,000, with Canada’s portion About $600,000,000. The Plan has ScLaughlin of Creditoh, L. Burwell, S ib Mr. Ed. and Mr. 'Esliof Aygborne; ?•- ’Exeter, ffOrry lias enlisted with in Kit- Sandy his re- Troublesome Night Coughs Are Hard on the System It’s the cough that sticks;'the Cough that is hard to get rid of; the cough accompanied by a tickling in the throat that causes the nerve and throat wracking trouble that keeps you awake ‘at night- ;s Dr. Wood’s Norway Pmo Syrup hclj>3 io relieve •tliig coughing condition by Soothing the irritated parts, loosening the phlegm and Stimulating the bronchial Organs, and when this is done the troublesome irritating Cough may be relieved. ■ , Dr- Wood’s Norway Pino Syrup has been on the market for the past 4S years. The Trade Mark “3 Pine frees”. . A » Price 35c ft bottle) large family size, about 3 times as much, 60c at all drug- counters.The T, Milburn C6„ Toronto, Ont. The home of 'Rev. and Mrs. L. c. Harvey, at -Byron, was the scene of a quiet wedding on Saturday after­ noon when the former united in marriage Verna Esther Westman, younger daughter of A.' >H< .West­ man aiid the late, Mrs. Westman, •Princess avenue, London, to Oar­ man George Gowan,. of Windsor, soil of the late Mr. and Mrs. N. Gowan,’Granton. Mr. and Mrs. 'Gor­ don Hodgson, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McRobert, Henfield, and A. H. Westman, "London, father of ..-the bride, attended the ceremony. Af­ ter a short honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Gowan will take up residence in Windsor.