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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-06-18, Page 1
ESTzXBLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING JUNE J8th, 1942 .... ——- .....................=-.... Sixty-Ninth Year FATHERS’ DAY - Sunday, June 21 * IWe have a large stock of merchandise suitable for Fathers’ Day, including Shirts, Ties, Linen Handkerchiefs, Braces, Garters, Fancy Socks, Sweaters etc. LADIES’ and MISSES’ SKIRTS Just Arrive^—Several dozen skirts for summer wear. New pleated styles, shades of light blue, rose, sand, cream, brown, navy and black. These are in good quality Alpine cloths at $2.95 and $3.50 each. MISSES’ SPORT COATS New styles in plaids, plain polos and Donegal tweeds—sizes 14, 16, J8 and 20. We now have a large range to choose from Ladies and Misses* tailored blouses—all popular colors including white at $1.00 each. Men’s and Students’ 2-pant Suits > Still a good selection in most sizes. Order that new suit now, if you want two pair of trousers. They will not be available later on. Summer Prints We have just received 20 more webs of the celebrated Boulevard prints, the best cloth • n ♦ J ■ - we know of for the money at 29c a yard. 36 inches wide. liiiniiiiHiiiifnWtiiWihinnhniiimimHinniiiiHiiniiniiiiiiniiininiiniiiiiininninhiHiiiiiiiiiniiniiiniiiiiiiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Women’s and Girls’ White Shoes Q • . All White — White-Tan —‘White-Blue Pumps or Ties — Widths AA to EE Select your white shoes while they are available. Also a very nice selection of sport shoes in a variety of colors Young Men’s Summer Shoes Colors in White-Tan and All-White, also Tan. Genuine Goodyear welt soles. Also in stock in above colors in boys sizes 1 to SVa Hillcrest Pure Lard > 9 1LC Per lb. 13c. or ..............7......« «»«• Chase and Sanborn Coffee 1 BL jft- Regular or Fjine Grind ............. • ••'V Miracle Whip Salad Dressing-a4,L 91r» Made by Kraft, 8-oz. jars ...........CrtLH wlv Apple Sauce 9 Fancy quality. 16 oz. tins ........“ Royal York Cheese pkgs................................... Cocoanut Dixie Bar Biscuits Macle by McCormick’s ............. Silvo or Brasso 1 For the Soldier’s Buttons, ’ Diced Beets or Carrots Aylmer Brand, 15-oz. tins ..... Phone 32 Jones & May JIIIIIIIIIM Sudden Death - to the Bug Attention ’ ! Potato Growers Sudden Death—New Life is manufactured under an entirely new process, aftei’ many years of testing . It is now being placed on tile market with the assurance that finally a more efficient, quicker killing bug killer is offered to the grower. The economy of this bug. finish lies not only in the fact that it kills instantly; it also sticks very rigidly to the leaf, giving poison to the bugs several weeks after dujsting. Sudden Death - New Life: Kills instantly; Prevents blight; Does not burn the leaves; Gives longer life to the plant. A deadly treatment: For leaf feeding insects dust on leaves of potato plants, cabbage plants, tomato plants, tobacco plants, cucumber vines. For grubs and cutworms: mix in the soil when planting celery, cabbage, tomatoes, lettuce, radishes^ onions, beets, all garden plaints, flowers and shrubs.__________ BETTER RESULTS—LESS WORK New life to the plant Traquair’s Hardware TINSMITHING PLUMBING SIGN WORK The Exeter badminton club, through their president, L, A. Ste phens, presented William Shaw with an identification bracelet prior to his departure to join the R.C.N.V.R, Sunday was Laymen’s Sunday at the Trivitt Memorial church. Mr. H. (L Meir, of Seaforth, president of the Laymen’s Association for Hur on, conducted the morning service. Miss Shirley LaBelle Schroeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rttssel Schroeder, of lot 21, concession 2, McGillivray township, died sudden ly in Victoria HOsbitai, London, on Tuesday in her 20th year. The funeral will take place from the home of her parents Thursday at 2 p.m. with interment in the Exe ter cemetery. Is* Canadian Legion Exeter-Hensall Branch BINGO... Canadian Legion Rooms, Exeter SATURDAY, JUNE 20th at 8.30 sharp 5c a round 1 consolation prize Draw for consolation prize at 11 Centralia Strawberry Supper will be held at the church Thursday, June 18 Supper served from 6 to 8.30 followed by a play “Uncle Cy Hits a New High” by the Woodham Young People Adults 40c Children 25c Ovei’ twenty members of the Can adian Canners staff, Exeter, have been out in a body assisting with sugar beet cultivation. Mrs. A, E. Buswell, Sgt. Ted Bus well, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Harvey, Mrs. Thos. Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. Wtn. Moodle were in London Tues day attending the graduation Of nurses from Victoria Hospital, Miss Boris Harvey being one of the grad uates. o EXETER COUNCIL The regular meeting of the Mun icipal Council of the Village of Exe ter was held in the town hall, with Reeve Tiickey and all the Council lors present. The minutes of the regular meeting of June 1 were read and adopted on the motion of Councillors Taylor and Dignan. Communications were read and dealt with as follows: Department of Highways in re gard to payment of share of cost of temporary bridge. Clerk to include this item in accounts, Victoria Hospital re admission of indigent patient. Responsibility ac cepted. After discussion regarding re sponsibility for hospitalization of indigent patients, it was decided that advice be secured as to the possi bility of collecting moneys expended from the patients, if later able to pay, or from their estates. The property committee reported it impossible to get help to reno vate fire hall at present time. The matter was left in their hands with instructions to secure action as soon as possible. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Hern and Taylor that Main street be cleaned Sunday morn ings. The Reeve reported a communi cation in regard to the sugar beet situation. Discussion was postpon ed to a general meeting to be held after the Council meeting. The Reeve reported that( the County Council were making a grant to the Exeter Agricultural Society of $100.00 in connection with an ex hibit to be put on by the Shorthorn Breeders’ Association at our Fall Fair. The Clerk was advised to adver tise, urging owners of dogs to 'se cure their tags at once before fur ther action is taken in the matter. After discussion of the parking problem it was moved and second ed by Councillors' Hern and Taylor that warning tags be printed for the use of the constables. The following accounts were read and ordered paid on. the motion of Councillors Hern and Taylor: Coun ty of Huron, hospitalization, $15.90; Dr. M. C. G. Fletcher, immunization and vaccination of school children, and attending ^M.ji.0. convention, $585.70; Exeter Public Utilities, street lighting, $237.76; Bell Tele phone, rental J. Norry phone, $6.15; Chester McComb, tile, $14.65; De partment of Highways, share tem porary bridge, $928.00; James Law- son, soldiers’ rings, $187.00; John Stire, .labor, streets, $22.60; Wil liam Laverty,’labor, streets, $18.00; Peter Coleman, team and mower, $29.5 8; William Andrew, labor, street cleaning, $28.05. All motions were carried. Ad journment on motion of Council lor Southcott. C. V. Pickard, Clerk APPENDICITIS OPERATION Mr. Garnet Flynn was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, London, dur ing the early hours of Monday morn ing where he underwent an opera tion for an acute attack of appendi citis. Mr. Flynn has been serious ly ill. He will have the best wishes of many friends for his speedy re covery. WORKMAN BADLY BURNED Leo Desjardine, of Grand Bend, is confined to his home, suffering se verely from bums he received about his face, arms and back when a gasoline tank exploded Wednesday afternoon of last week in a gravel pit about eight miles from Grand Bend. Another workman by the name of Ferguson, who resides near Arkona, was burned 'less severely. An employee of the Towland Con struction Company, Desjardine was working near the gravel pit in con nection With the Grand Bend land ing field being constructed for planes from the Centralia airport. A tractor was being used to pump water to mix asphalt for the run ways. The motor backfired, start ing a small fire. Desjardine ran to the gravel pit for help and was joined by Ferguson and a third man. The trio were attempting to tear off the roof of the shed to get at the tractor when the gasoline tank ex ploded, showering gas on Desjardine and Ferguson. The two men jumped into the near-by river in an effort to ex tinguish the flames. As Desjardine came up he found gasoline burning on top of the water and ducked sev eral more times before he was freed ot the flames. Dr. Hobbs Tayior, Dashwood, gave first aid to the men, and they are remaining under his care. brokenshire reunion The annual BrOkenshire family reunion was held Saturday, June X3th, at the home of Mt. and Mrs. Jonah Sims. About fifty were in attendance from Atwood, Windsor, St. Thomas, London, Exeter and surrounding district. EXETER RESIDENTS HELP OUT FARMERS WITH BEET THINNING About forty-five of the business and professional men of Exeter, as sisted by twenty-five helpers, armed with hoes, invaded a five-acre su gar beet field belonging to Murray Scott at the edge of Exeter Monday evening and three-quarters of the field was blocked and thinned be fore darkness settled in. Answering the urgent call for help if the sugar beet crop is to be sav ed, the men were organized follow ing a meeting in the Town Hall Monday evening at which Dr, Brown, of Chatham, several beet growers and members of Stephen and Us- borne councils and of the Federa tion of Agriculture met with the members of t the Exeter council. Reeve B. W.* Tuckey occupied the chair and Clerk C. V. Pickard was appointed secretary. With the acreage in sugar beets only sixty pei’ cent of what it was' last year and with wet weather and labor shortage threatening the crop, much of it will be lost if the neces sary help is not provided this week. “I intended to plow the field down next week and to re-sow it. It was impossible for me to do the necessary work, but the men and the boys and girls have saved the situa tion and have done a good job of it,” said Mr. Scott at the end of the evening. Boys and girls from the High and. Public schools have been out in the fields all week and they are doing a great job according to Clif ford Neil, of McGillivray, Field man in charge of the work. The 55 Ja- panese-Canadians are being intro duced to the beets and are adapt ing themselves wonderfully. Every man, woman and child who can spare a day, a halt day or only a few hours in the evening is asked to help. The boys and girls do a good job at thinning after the beets are blocked. The boys and girls are being paid according to their service as are the day laborers; The local men who are going out even ings are donating what they earn to the War Services committee. There was one lady, Mrs. John Stire, who assisted her husband Tuesday evening. “I am glad to help out with the sugar beets and earn a little money for the War Services Committee,” said Mrs. Stire. If the crop is to be saved it must be saved this • week. Farmers are urged to lend their neighbors a hand. For information get in touch’ with C. V. Pickard, H. C. Rivers, the Times-Advocate o r Reeve Tuckey. Among those who assisted Tues day evening were preachers, a law yer, bankers, teachers and business men. More persons are needed. Meet at the town hall each evening at 6.30. LOCAL AIRMAN OUT WEST MEETS BOYS FROM HOME In a letter from A.C.l Reg. Wuerth of the R.C.A.F., stationed at Win nipeg, written to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wuerth, he states: "While on leave I strolled to the airdrome and greatly to my sur prise met up with Cliff Hicks, who was flying from Ottawa to Vancou ver and had stopped over at Winni peg. I left last Monday on my first trip in an Oxford aircraft, flying from Winnipeg to Rivers, Man. There I met up with Clarence Ford, one of the Bell boys from Elimville, Fred Simmons and a pal named McDonald from Kippen. While there I witnessed an airplane crash, killing four airmen.” ON THE KING’S HONOR LIST Judge and Mrs. J. G. S. Stanbury, formerly of Exeter, received word from England on Saturday that their son, Dr. W. Stuart Stanbury had been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the recent King’s birthday honors, for exceptional services in organizing blood transfusion units in York shire. It will be recalled that Dr. Stanbury had the honor of drawing the first royal blood when the King’s sister, Princess Mary, presented herself as the first donor at Leeds. Quite recently the King and Queen visited Dr. Stanbury at his labora tories in Leeds University and ex hibited a great personal interest in his work. Dr. Stanbury went to England in the falVof 1939 as Sen ior Lecturer in Pathology at Leeds University. In September, 1940, he was granted leave of absence in or der that he might take up his pre sent work under the Minister of Health, of which he has made such a distinguished success. Mr. C. W. Christie, who is con fined to his home through illness, is not improving as fast as his friends would like to see. Rev. M. A. Hunt was at Listowel on Sunday and conducted the morn ing and evening services at the Ang lican church there. He was accom panied to Listowel by Mrs, Hunt, Mr, and Mrs, Fred Ellerington and Miss M. Quinton and they Were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Les. Coates. MESS HALL OPENED The members of .the R.C.A.F. now on duty at the Centralia Airport are no longer coming to Exeter for their meals, They have been din ing at the Central Hotel. Theii' mess hall has been temporarily fit- ted up for the preparation of meals and a new staff of cooks is in charge. DEATH OF MRS, E. BEAVER Beautiful floral tributes and a host of friends who attended the funeral bore silent tribute to the esteem in which the late Mrs. Eman uel Beaver, of Centralia, was held in the community. The service took place at Mr. E. R. Hopper’s funeral chapel Monday afternoon with in terment in the Exeter cemetery. Mrs. Beaver, whose maiden name was Viola Gertrude Neil, had not been well for some time and was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, on the Monday .previous to her death which occurred Friday, June 12 th, Besides her husband, a vet eran of the Great War, she is sur vived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Neil, of Centralia, and four brothers, Garfield, of Harbor Beach, Mich.; Maurice, of Detroit; Murray, of Crediton and Hubert, of Cen tralia. The four brothers and Messrs. Gordon and Elmer Wilson acted as bearers. Rev. Mr. Merriam, of Cen tralia, conducted the funeral and was assisted by a former pastor, Rev. R, N. Stewart, of Tees water. EXETER BOMBER PILOT CRASH LANDS PLANE WITH HOLE IN WING Flight Sergeant E. Lome Howey Pilots Plane That Bombs Third Enemy Ship During Maj'. With -the R.C.A.F, in England June 11—(CP)—Bomb doors flap ping and landing gear useless, a bomber crash-landed on the flare path and a Vancouver sergeant observer raced from the battered plane for the control room. Fred Rowe was home. But somewhere out off the east coast was twin brother Stan—in trouble, his Hud son limping along on one engine. Over the communications system Stan checked in as the plane circled wide to gain what altitude it could for the. last lap. home. Then it came in low and landed.' Stan Rowe was home too. As Stan and Fred sun-bathed and ground crews worked on their mauled craft they told how Fred’s bomber, one of Canada's "Demon Squadron,” piloted by Flight Ser geant E. Lome Howey, of Exeter, Ont., went in low on an enemy con voy. Well-aimed bombs account ed for the crew’s third ship during May. But the Hudson’s hydraulic and oil systems were punctured by anti aircraft fire. The wheels fell down, the bomb doors wouldn’t close and, to quote Fred, "There was a hole in the port wing a newspaper wouldn’t cover.” "We limped home and made a perfect belly landing,” Fred added. “No one was even bruised.” Stan’s craft, flown by Sgt. Pilot Fred Santy, of Moose Jaw, dropped its bombs and was chased by three Nazi fighters. One engine quit and the plane lost altitude from 3/)6o to 300 feet. The only way to gain a little height was by circling. “We’d head in the direction of home until we were down pretty close to the sea,” Stan said. "Then we’d go into a wide circle and gain a little altitude. Altogether we made eight circles.” Other members of Stan’s crew were Pilot Officer T. B. T. Moore of Tantallon, Sask., and Flight Sgt. J. R. Rozon, of Cornwall. WITH THE ARMED FORCES Murray Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Moore, and Gerald Lawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lawson, left on Monday for London, where they will begin their training for student pilots. Both were students at the Exeter High School and they signed up with the R.C.A.F. sever al weeks ago. Mr. Carfrey Cann left Monday for London, where he has joined the R.C.A.F. and will train as a pilot. Mr. Cann came from the West some time ago and has been engaged with his fathei* in operating the flour and feed mill. MJr. Gerald Skinner, w.ho has joined the R.C.O.C., left Monday to report for duty at London. Mr. Skinner was associated with E. R. Russell in the harness and electri cal business formerly owned by W. J, Beer. Mr. Russell will continue to operate the. business until Mr. Skinner’s return. Messrs. Reg, McDonald and Wal ter Davis have been called up for training and reported at Wollesley Barracks, London, on Wednesday. Robert Davidson Bartliell, of Granton, recently enlisted with the R.C.A.F. at London. Stewart Car mon Rowclifte and John McLean Baynes, of Seaforth and Kenneth Charles Cooke, of Clinton, are among the recent recruits. Anna Jean Amanda Turner, of Mitchell, has joined the Women’s Division of the R.C.A.F. WHAT IT MEANS TO BELONG TO A RESERVE ARMY UNIT In time of national emergency there comes to every individual a maze of conflicting thought in re lation to his or her part in the country’s program. Thousands of women throughout the land have found expression for this inner consciousness by their support of the Red Cross. They feel to be a tang ible part -of a great army, dedicated: to help the suffering, the wounded, the -distressed, the under-nourished, all as a result of the ravages of war, And so a measure of relief is afford ed them, in the actual knitting of socks, sweaters, the packing of box es the sorting of blankets er pre paring of bandages. AU this adds up to “My Part/* “My Contribution/* In spite of all the things that may have been done wrong, all the mis takes that have occurred, the mass of conflicting opinions, parliamen tary debates and discussions, our nation as a whole is playing a mag nificent part as a sister Dominion in a great Empire, whose flag has flown as a symbol of freedom and' justice for over seven hundred years. Hence to each one must come the urge to play some part outside the daily routine of business or factory, The Reserve Army of Canada of fers the opportunity to thousands of men who cannot join an active force or place their full time in a mili tary capacity, to prepare themselves for the crisis if it should come to these North American shores, It is the personal satisfaction of a vol untary contribution that cannot be measured in terms of money or ma terial wealth. Many are serving full time on the land, our older children have organized into groups and are .sacrificing their precious holiday periods to gather in the vital crops, so badly needed at this time. Young women are enrolling with various corps and auxiliary forces to play their part in the nation’s contribu tion. And so the record is being written in countless homes across this Dominion. All represent sac rifice in time, education and mater ial gain. To-day, tomorrow and in the years to come, the knowledge that duty was placed before personal convenience and comfort, will be a sustaining satisfaction to the indi vidual who will live in community with his fellow men. Canada’s Re serve Army needs men and needs them NOW. This is a simple state ment of fact, without a play on words or the coaxing skill of an ad vertisement. The result of your decision can mean a great deal to your personal satisfaction in the years that lie ahead. Many years ago, the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns, in a few words, summed up the philosophy of this appeal, “Thine own reproach, alone do fear.” Local units that may be joined, are herewith listed: Middlesex & Huron Regiment at Goderich, Clin ton, Seaforth and Exeter, 99 th. Field Battery, Wingham; 6th Ar mored Regiment, Exeter. JAPANESE-CANADIANS ARE BEING INTRODUCED TO SUGAR BEET FIELDS Fifty-five Japanese lads from British Columbia arrived at the. Centralia station in their own spec ial ear Thursday of last week to work in the sugar beet fields,of which there are about twelve hund red acres in this district. The men are housed in a building built for the purpose on a farm opposite the Eden school, about four miles from Exeter. Along with several others the editor of the Times-Advocate visit ed the camp Sunday afternoon. A service of worship had been held just a short time previous. Rev, N. J. Woods, of the Main Street Un ited church conducted the service. Messrs. Gerald SkinnOr arid Frank Wildfong sang a duet. Reeve B. W. Tuckey was present and. extend ed to the newcomers a warm wel come to the community. Under the conditions he hoped that their stay in the community would be a plea sant as possible and that their la bour in the district would be bene ficial, both to themselves and the farming community. Constable W. G. Prickett, of the Mounted Police, who hails from, Frenchmen’s Butte, Saskatchewan, is the man in charge of the eamp and assisting him as guards are Earl Whiting and Gordon Appleton, Constable Prichett received us very affably and introduced us to Gfeo, ide, the Japanese foreman of th© camp, a university student, who speaks perfect English and appears to be a very capable person,. We were escorted into the build ing where the service had been held in the large dinlng-rootn, only a (Continued Oil Page Four)