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TO HOP FIFTY YEARS IWARRIFO
Mr.. and Mrs, C< F, Hooper, of former Exeterites, wifi
observe Golden Wedding Anniversary Monday Carried on a
Successful Egg Grading Business Here,
GRAND BEND RED CROSS
ELECT OFFICERS
Love;
Mr, J. W, Holt, president and the
officers of the Grand Bend Red
Cross Society were re-elected to of
fice for the new term, at the an
nual meeting held last week. The
officers are: President, J, W, Holt;
first vice-president, Thos.
second vice-president, Norman Turn
bull; secretary-treasurer, Albert
Watson; -press secretary, Mrs. Hen
ry Green. Conveners; knitting, Mrs.
W. Beer; assistant, Miss Marjorie
Desjardine; sewing, Mrs. Johnson;
shipping, Mrs. Ross Desjardine; pur
chasing committee, Mrs. Emery
Desjardine ail’d Mrs. Syrus Green;
social committee, Mrs. Mansel Ma
son, Mrs. Russell Webb, Mrs, Grieve,
Mrs. Earl Finnan, Mrs. Bud Brod-
rick,
Reports show that the grand total
of $1,752.15 had been raised in the
past year, Articles made included:
Sewing—14 men’s •Shirts, 21 boys'
shirts, 11 pairs boys’ stockings, 4
pairs- men’s pyjamas, -4 • pairs boys’
pyjamas, 1 pair ladies’ pyjamas, 2
pairs girls’ pyjamas," 16 towels, 4
boys’ suits, 4 baby quilts, ‘2 pairs
rompers, 14 girls waists, 14 girls’
skirts, 3 girls’ coats, 1 pair infant’s
pyjamas, 1 infant’s coat, 1 sleeping
bag, 5 pairs felt slippers, 1 pair in
fant’s shoes, 8 ladies’ nightgowns,
10 pairs ladies’ knickers, 8 diapers,.
24 sanitary belts, 19 girls’ slips, 17
• girls’ dresses, 3 dress and panty
sets, 2 boys’ jerseys, 7 sheets, 1 bed
jacket, 1 emergency quilt, 4 pairs
boys’ pants, 16 house dresses, 55
quilts.
Plans were made for a fowl sup
per to be held October 28.
Shipments
The Grand Bend Red Cross Unit,
have knitted and shipped through
the Exetei’ Branch during the past
twelve months, the following ar
ticles: 143 pairs service socks, 6
pairs seamen’s 18-jnch socks; .'2
pairs seamen’s 26-inch socks, 19
V-neck sweaters, 26 turtle-neck
sweaters, 23 * pairs whole .mitts, 7
pairs gloves, 1 seaman’s scarf, 16
army scarfs, 7 turtle-neck tuck-ins,
30 pairs sea boots, 21 aero caps,
12 alternative caps, 7 sweaters, size
6; 6. sweaters, size '8<; 3 sweaters,
size 10; 8 sweaters, size 16; 1 girj’s
knitted dress, size 4; 1. boy’s knit
ted suit, size 4; 22 infants’ sets, 1
infant’s afghan,* 2 scarfs, 1 infant’s
'jacket, 5 bo.nnets, 5 pairs mitts, 5
pairs booties, 1 beret, 29 wash
cloths, 1 pair girl’s, long stockings,
.3 afghans, 1 bed jacket.
On Monday, October 26, two
former well-known residents of Exe
ter, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hooper, now
residing at 340 Adelaide Street, Lon
don, will observe their fiftieth wed
ding anniversary and will honor the
event by taking a short trip, Mr,
Hooper spent his boyhood days on
his father’s farm, 8 th concession of
Blanshard, being the youngest son
of the late Mr, and Mrs. John Hoo
per, Sr. In 1892 he was united in
marriage to Mary Ellen Down, the
wedding taking place at the home
of the bride’s parents, the late Mr.
and Mrs, John Down, of Usbome,
The officiating clergyman was Rev.
H. J, Fair, pastor of the Bethesda
Methodist church. For .eight years
they engaged in farming on a rent
ed farm on the 10 th
Blanshard and then,
farm on the boundary
near Whalen Corners,
lived for seven years,
in 1907..
That same year Mr,
a very narrow escape.
London and was standing in front of
the Reid store, reading a bill of the
opening. He turned and went across
the street to speak to a friend. As
lie stepped onto the sidewalk the
front of the building fell out and
some of the bricks landed at his
Quite a number of people
concession of
purchased a
of, Blanshard
, .where
, selling
they
out
hadHooper
He was in
NOTHING MATTERS
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FAHNER-ORTWEIN
A quiet but pretty wedding wag
solemnized by Iley, c. B, Hecken-
dorn at the Evangelical parsonage,
Zurich, on Saturday, October 17, at
2 o'clock, when Grace Irene, young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Ortwein was united in holy wedlock
to Clarence William, son of Mr. and
Mrs, Albert Fahner, of Crediton.
The bride chose a street-length dress
of royal blue with matching hat and
turf tan accessories, and wore a
corsage of white carnations. The
bridesmaid, Miss Betty Dietz, of
Zurich, niece of the bride, wore holi
day blue with wine accessories, and
wore a corsage of pink carnations.
The groom was attended by a friend/
Mr, Arthur Haist, Cfediton. The
groom’s gift -to the bridesmaid was
a diamond brooch and to the grooms
man a gold collar and tie set, Fol
lowing the ceremony the happy
young couple left, amid showers of
confetti, and best wishes, on a. mo
tor trip to Hamilton, Toronto, Niag
ara and Windsor, On their return
they will Jive in Grediton. We join
their« many friends in extending
congratulations.
W. G. Alli-
B. M. Fran-
not to en-
■" business
was :
Egg1
One hay in
6gg inspectors
$3 Lawyer; Gan you tell me if the
defendant was expensively garbed?
Negro Witness: ’Deed she was, sah.
An’ Ah know ’spensive garbage
when Ah sees it.
GLENN-GILL NUPTIALS
AT' GRAND BEND
A quiet wedding took place
the United Church manse, Grand
Bend, on Saturday, October 17,
when Phyllis Anna, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Herman Gill, Grand Bend,
was united in marriage to William
Dickson Glenn., only son of Mr, and
Mrs. George Glenn, Kippen. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. W.
T. Cleave.
The bride wore a floor-length
gown of white chiffon with quilt
ed taffeta
length veil fell from a halo fash
ioned with
she carried
American Beauty roses,
thing old” she wore her grandmoth
er’s gold locket. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Helen Gill,
who wore a floor-length gown of
ice blue taffeta with matching
jacket and carried a shower bou
quet of Talisman roses. The groom
was attended by George Smith, of
Detroit,
After the ceremony a reception
was held for the members
families at the. home of the
parents. Mrs. Herman Gill,
of the bride, received in a
lenghth dress of triple sheer black
crepe with a corsage of white mums.
Mrs, George Glenn, mother of the
groom, wore a street-length dress
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jacket. A shoulder-
orange blossoms, and
a shower bouquet of
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of the
bride’s
mother
street-
of Burgundy crepe with
of white mums.
After the reception the
groom left on a Trip to
Toronto and Montreal, _
wore a tailored suit of chocolate
brown with brown accessories, and
a gold bracelet, the gift of the
groom. On their return they will
reside on their farm at Kippen.
Guests were present from Hensail,
Detroit, London, Windsor and Thed
ford.
Sergeant: "Why is it important
not to lose your head in an at
tack?” Recruit; “Because that would
leave no place to put the helmet.”
WM. BAILEY DIES
IN BLANSHARD TWP.
The death of William Albert
Bailey, of St.. Marys, R.R. 6, occur
red Wednesday after a brief illness
caused by a fall two weeks ago. Mr.
Bailey, who
years of age
viously been
Was the son
Mrs. Charles
Would have been 77
this month, had pre
in good health. He
of the late-"Mr. and
Bailey and was born
on the Thames concession, Blan
shard township. Surviving are his
widow, seven sons and four daugh
ters.
Nagging, Bragging
Pains In the Back
Many women have to do their own
housework, and tho constant bond
ing over, lifting, making beds,
sweeping, ironing, sewing, so neces
sary to perform their household
duties puts ft heavy strain on tho
back and kidneys, and if there wore
ho kidney weakness the back would
bo strong and well. '
Bonn’s Kidney Fills help to give
relief to weak, backache, kidney suf
fering women.
Doan’s Kidney Pills ate put up
in an oblong grey box with our trade
mark a ‘’Maple- Loaf” on J11'
wrapper.
Don’t accept a substitute,
sure and get “Doan’s.”
TImJ & Milburn Cb., Ltd., Toronto,
the
Bo
Ont.
heels.
were killed by the accident,
— On October 29, 19(07, Mr. and
Mrs. Hooper moved to Exeter, to a
house on Gidley street, intending
to go into the poultry business. How
ever, Mr. Hoopei* secured a position
in one of the stores and then in
the evenings, with a basket on his
arm, he Went out gathering eggs
and laid the foundation of a pros
perous “new-laid egg business." The
first three years the progress was
slow because Mr, Hooper was deter
mined to place on the market quality
rather than' quantity. The farmer
had to be educated in the handling
of eggs and the buyer convinced
that the quality was of the best. At
first the shipments were only one
case a week and then tw° and three
cases. In 19'0’8 he started to ship
to the larger markets and in 1911
he began to gather eggs from the
farmers. He met with opposition
from the wholesalers at first and
■sought refuge in grocery stores
where*' he offered inducements to
.give his "new-laid eggs a trial. There
were times when he offprd the far
mers two., cents A dozen •more than
his competitors. He was in the busi
ness to sink or swim.
In 1912 he moved to larger quar
ters, selling the house on Gidley
street,and purchasing the residence
’of the late Dr. Arnos, corner of
Andrew and John streets, which he
remodelled for a store and dwelling
and where for ten years he carried
on a very successful business.
1915 Mr. Hooper took first
and diploma for the best ex-
of eggs at the Toronto Exhibi-
The following year he took
In
prize
hibit
tipn.
first prize and diploma at Ottawa. In
1917 he put on an exhibit at To
ronto, Ottawa and London with the
same results.
SI.OO a Dozen for Eggs
It was in T9 20 that an . all-time
high price was paid-, for eggs in
this community. New-laid eggs were
scarce in the winter months. Mr.
Hooper advertised that starting De
cember 16 and until December 24,
he would pay one dollar a dozen for
eggs not ovei’ ohe week old. People
brought their eggs from 15 to 20
miles so that they could say they
got a dollar a dozen. During the
eight days he took in 989 dozen, for
which he paid out $989.60. There
were some who tried, to cash in on
the high price by bringing in pack
ed eggs along with their new-laids,
but they were turned down and sent
home without realizing on the few
new-laids they had brought in,.
Mr, Hopper was perhaps the only
man in Canada putting on the mar
ket strictly new-laid eggs and there
was a great demand for his pro
duce.’ From the small beginning
in 1908 the business grew -until in
a peak year he paid put $69,0'00 for
eggs. In 1922 he was forced to
look for larger quarters and he
purchased the property on Main-
street formerly known as -the old
Royal hotel and for years occupied
by Mr. Senior as a photographer's
studio. On the 'property he erected
a store and dwelling, the store now
being occupied by Mr,
son and the house by Mr
cis.
But Mr.. Hooper
joy his “New-Laid
without opposition.
1923, one of the
came into the store and ordered Mr.
Hopper to take down the sign “New-
JDaid Eggs” and to call them “fresh",
Mr. Hoopei* did not submit easily to
relinquishing a trade name that he
had taken years to establish. He
immediately communicated with Mr.
Black;- M.P. for South Huron, and
took his case right to Ottawa, hav
ing secured an appointment for an
interview With Hon. W. R. Mother-
well, then 'minister of Agriculture.
Mr. Motherwell, after hearing the
story of the new-laid egg business
was convinced that Mr. Hooper was
on the right track and after making
a specialty of new-laid eggs for 16
years he was entitled to the trade
mark he had adopted. - The trade
mark was a basket of eggs with
the words “Specials. Hooper’s New
Laid Eggs, Exeter, Ont." Mr. Moth
erwell stated that Mr. Hooper had
done more for raising the quality
of eggs than any other man in
Western Ontario. He secured the
trade mark, November 23, 1923,
under which he afterwards carried
on.
Mr. Hooper always employed wo
men and girls in the candling of
his eggs. Some of his pointers in
the care of eggs were to keep them
in a dry, cool cellar on a table, if in
a basket, to cover with a cloth.
Gather eggs twice a day, three times
would be better.
' After being in business for twen
ty years, four years of which he
served on the Exeter council, Mr.
Hooper in 1929 sold out to Mr. N.
W. Trewartha, of Clinton and in
May, 1930, moved to London. While
we have referred to this enterprise
as that of Mr. H-ooper, it would not
have attained the success it did
without -the help and' co-operation
of Mrs. Hooper. » -
Mr. Hooper is justly proud of
several testimonials he received.
Mr. Bell, one of the government in
spectors, said that Mr. Hooper had
lifted the egg business out of the
slo-ugh of indifference to one of
merit and integrity. An extract from
a letter" from Liverpool, Eng., said
that the eggs were of a very fine
quality and I wish that all eggs were
the same and it would be a pleasure
selling them. iF'rom Ottawa W. J.
Kennedy, of Kennedy & Co. wrote:
“I have great pleasure in saying
that you are the only shipper of
strictly new-laid eggs that we have
come in contact with during our
many years of business in this city
since the year 1881, that we could
absolutely depend Upon the stock
being as represented at all times.”
MJ
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Every day, almost, we find that something else is
getting scarce. So often, we are told “they’re not
■ ■■ ■
making it any more”. Factories are making guns
instead of ploughs', tanks instead of tractors, planes
REPORT SEAFORTH
MAN A PRISONER
BUTT-—SOMERS
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and shells instead of stoves and beds. We’ll have to
replace so many things when the war ends . ■;. things
we can’t buy now.
mS$:
$
wM Produce
... in one lump sum, with money
we have saved. There is no safer
investment... no better way to
protect our savings.
George S. Habkirk, son of Mrs.
Bertha Habkirk, of Seaforth, and
the late T. P. Habkirk, is a prisoner
of war in Germany, according to
official announcement made by the
Department of National Defense at
Ottawa. His family was first ad
vised about five weeks ago.
The young airman, who was 20
last August, went overseas as a
wireless air gunner, landing in. Bri
tain on Christmas Day of 1941.
A quiet autumn marriage was
solemnized at Northside United
Church parsonage, Seaforth, on Sat
urday, when Rev. H. V. Workman
united in marriage Gertrude L.
Somers, of Seaforth, and Thomas W.
Butt, Kippen. The couple was un
attended. After a motor trip
through Eastern Ontario, they will
reside on - the bridegroom’s farm
west of Kippen. ♦
Or—we can buy bonds and
pay for them through our banks
in monthly instalments. As the
instalments come due the bank
will charge them to our accounts.
Farm folk can pay for Victory
Bonds in another, convenient
way—by using the “PRODUCE
FOR VICTORY” TICKET. By
simply signing a “Victory
Ticket” you can authorize those
who buy'produce from you to
send all or part of the proceeds
to the War Finance Committee
to buy Victory Bonds for you.
(Ask your local War Finance
worker for details.)
LETTER GOES LONG WAY
From February 11 when it was
mailed at the local post office un
til this fall, when "it was returned
to the sender. Rev. E. Grigg, is a
long time for a letter to be on its
travels. Mr. prigg spent many years
in Burma and was bn furlough
when hostilities prevented his re
turn to Ills missionary
envelope, although of
is largely covered with
Sent to' a teacher who
former parishioner, the
to Mandalay, Nellore, South India
and Calcutta in a futile attempt to
locate *the addressee. A cancellation
of June 9, Nellore, bears the slogan
“Buy Defence War Savings Certifi
cates.”
A single Canadian three-cent
stamp provided for the seven-month
care and the .return trip to the other
side of the earth.
work. The
large size,
readdresses,
had been a
letter went
ZION
There will be no services held in
Zion Church .next Sunday as anni
versary services are
Zion East.
There was a large
the Bingo game held
on Friday evening,
were for the Red Gross.
Private Bill Hern, of Camp Bor
den visited with friends in. the
community over the week-end.
Anniversary service was held on
Sunday. There was a large crowd
in atendance and special music was
rendered by the Paul brothers.
Mr. and
and Keith
at Muncey
Mr. and
Lieutenant
wawa, and
Wednesday
Mrs, E. Hern.
being -held at
attendance at
in Zion school
The proceeds
Boss Hern, Frances
Mrs. L, Kyle were
last Wednesday.
H. Taylor and son,
of Beta-
Mrs.
and
Fair
Mrs.
Grant Taylor
Mrs. L. Kyle, spent last
evening with Mr., and
WHAT A
VICTORY BONO IS
Look at a dollar bill. A dollar bill is like a bond. It’s a promise
to pay to the man who has it. You get bills when you sell
things and pay them out when you buy things. A Victory
Bond is “a bill” intended to be saved. When you keep a
$106.00 Victory Bond for a year you receive an additional
$3.00. (3% interest). Buy all the Victory Bonds you can—
lend money id Canada, to help to win the war. Save your
bonds to have money for things you’ll need when the war ends.
National War Finance Committee