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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-12-03, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3rd, 1942 Single Copy, 5 cents SUty-Nmth. Te&r EQUIPMENT IS UP TO DATE IN local TURNIP WAXING PLANT 111111111111 i 1111 i 1111111111111111111 i 11111111111111 i 11) MORE THAN EVER, THIS YEAR WE ADVISE EARLY SHOPPING FOR CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE. MANY LINES ARE VERY SCARCE & THERE WILL BE VERY LITTLE REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER AT THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE A GOOD RANGE TO CHOOSE FROM. LET US SOLVE THE CHRISTMAS GIFT PROBLEM EARLY. . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnii CHENILLE HOUSE COATS HELP YOU ✓ i ’ and misses’ Chenille house coats, in a good range of colors. An exceptionally fine Christmas • gift at $4.'5O each. We have at the present time an exceptionally fine quality of ladies’ Chenille Bed Spreads We have these popular spreads in a wide range of colors and designs at from , . $3.95 to $11.50 each. CHENILLE BATH SETS - at the old price .............$1.95 a set Men’s and Student’s Overcoats Tweeds — Fleece -•» Meltons at $17.00 to $25.00 Fleece - Men’s Winter Clothing Leather Jackets, Caps, Mitts and Gloves, Mackinaw Coats, Lined Smocks, Felt Shoes Buy your winter clothing''now, while our sizes are fairly good. We can’t get repeats on most lines. I WE SELL WAR SAVINGS STAMPS I h. E Buy as many and as often as you can. , E FniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimimjiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiinniHiiimmimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirc Men’s Grey Sweat Shirts For some time we have been unable to procure men’s grey sweat shirts and they have been very mUch in demand. We have just received a shipment of sizes 36, 38 40 and 42 to retail at $1.25 each. iiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiininiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Miracle Sandwich Spread 1 £ Made by Elfraft, 8 oz. 23c .10 OZ. Jdl JjL Heinz Mayonnaise llfii n? ins- A real mayonnaise dressing AU v£. Jul *tUV Cashew Nuts, shelled J/ IL “J Large, Fancy Quality .,............. AU« “Sure, Pop” Popping Corn y |L« Always Popular ................. "• fiUo* Rinso large package ............... Aylmer Tomato Soup 10 oz. tins ...,.................. each 23c .2 for 15c Lipton’s Noodle Soup With the clricken-y flavor Kellogg’s Variety Cereal 6 cereals, 10 individual pkgs.-------1VI _2 pkgs. 25c Jones & May Your Superior Store For increased production and the cutting down of labor, Seth Winer has completely overhauled his tur nip-waxing plant and is now in a position to turn, out a carlpad a day with a minimum of handling. Auto matic machinery for >the washing and waxing of the turnips has been installed and conveyor belts take the turnips on lopg rides through the plant, stalled ter, Mr. a large brick building on James Street. The ground floor is for stor age and will accommodate around ten carloads of turnips, A conveyor belt carries the turnips to the second floor and if for trimming they are dumped into one bin but if already trimmed 'they .go direct to the wash er which is a revolving cylinder sus pended in a tank of water, Another conveyor belt takes them from the washer to drying racks as the tur nips must be thoroughly dried before waxing. ‘Clean and. shining, the turnips pass along another conveyor <to 'the automatic, waxer where they emerge with a thin coating of wax, the wax congealing quickly when exposed to the air. The wax acts as a' preservative. As many as 100 bushels an hour have been iput through this machine. After wax ing .the turnips are put up in sacks of 50' lbs. and carry the name Ruta bagas, as they are familiarly term ed on the U.S. market where-there is a great demand. Cotton sacks are ■being used this year instead of jute as the latter is practically off 'the market. It is only in recent years that the rutabaga industry has grown from a small beginning to one of consid erable importance Jto the farmers of the district. It is estimated that Mr. Winer handled some 75,000 bus. last year and the prospects are good for a big turn-over this year. There are two ranges of sizes, one from 34 to 5 inches, and the other from 4 to 6 inches, the latter being the popular range. Over six inches the turnips are culled. The price being ipaid to the farm er this year is 18 cents a bushel de livered; if trimmed 'the price is 23 cents a bushel. Five to six hundred bushels to the acre is a fair yield of turnips suitable for shipping and besides this there are sometimes from 100 to 20'0' bushels of culls which are (used for feeding. Turnip growing, therefore is a cash crop that works very well in a .mixed farming district. ever, ease and most harvesting. A steam boiler has been in- for heating the wax and wa- Winer’s plant is situated in It is not, how- without its drawbacks as dis- sometimes affects whole fields the fall weather is not pleasant time of the year PROSPECTS GOOD FOR HOCKEY THIS WINTER Is? the for adlllllllllllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllllN C. & M.’s Skate and shoe “Matched Sets” are the choice of most prof-, essional and amateur teams. We have oiu» limited amount of skates in, so come early please. We have a good supply of cotton gloves, large cut comfort able fitting sizes. We have lined gloves in leather and horse hide in all sizes. Canadian Legion Exeter-Hensall Branch 167 BINGO STEWART’S GARAGE Main Street, Exeter Thursday, Dec. 3 Come in and see our stock of pyrex ware . It makes a fine Christmas gift. Roasters, from' 65c to $1.35 Pop Corn, 15c lb., 2 foi* 25c - Axes, $1.65 to $2.75 ‘ Toboggaais $3.85 to $5.40 Sleighs from 49c to $1.75 Snow Shovels, 85c to $1.40 TOYS Come in and see our supply of toys TOYS Purina Lice Powder, 12 oz. cans 35c and 5 lbs. for $2.20 Chlorena Powder, for colds in hens, 1 lb#.. 75c, 3 lbs. $1.50 Royal Purple Poultry Tonic 20c lb. Royal Purple Stock Tonic 20c lb. Vim-E Hog Tonic, 2 lbs. 50c * Vim-E Hog Tonic, 5 lbs. $1.00 Royal Purple Hog Tonic 20c lb. Royal Purple Roup Specific 50c lb. Vim-E Poultry Tonic, 2 lbs. 50c Vim-E Poultry Tonic, 5 lbs. $1.00 Pyrex Custard Oups, 2 for 15c Pyrex Pie,Plates, 30c to 45c Pyrex Casseroles, 50c to $1.10 Pyrex Double Boilers, $5.10 at 8.30 15 rounds — 8 chickens, 7 ducks 1 special door prize 3 consolation rounds General Admission 25c Extra Card 10c ' 10 Extra Rounds of Geese Benefit E Traquair’s Hardware HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH at the Mi4,. Thos. Hawkins, of Windsor, is visiting with his son, Mr. G. A. and .Mrs. Hawkins and also with his brother, ME Geo. Hawkins, Of HonsaH, the latter not being well. Mr. Hawkins, who is nearing the ninety mark is a wen-preserved man for his years and gets around re markably well. The following are among those enlisted recently at No< 9 Recruiting Centre, R.C.A.F, London, Ernest Rae knowles, St.Marys; Eugene Eranklini Harris, St.Marys; Frank Clayton Young, Goderich; Fred Walter Statton, Exeter; Jack Gordon Whittle, Exeter; Leonard Earl Bax ter, Goderich. EXETER ARENA WED., DEC. 16th Music by the Airforce Orchestra Proceeds in aid 6f the Women’s Canteen at S. F.- T. S. No. 9 Gents 40c: Ladies 35c. NOVELTIES and PRIZES The Exeter Arena Committee met Monday evening and the possibility ■for hockey this season came up for consideration. It is understood that the Airport are prepared to .place a team in the O.H.A., the home games to be played in'Exeter. If a district league is organized Exeter should be in a position <to place a fairly fast team in the field. The locals have prospects of reinforce ments from last .year’s Lucan team and also several players from Lon don, as London will be without a rink this winter. be made to give the hockey fans some real entertainment. Mr. .Em erson Cornish has been engaged as rink manager and has already as sumed his duties. . Preparations are now being made for ice and only cold weather is needed. Seaforth, Clinton Radio School and Sky Harbor Airport have formed a grouping in the O.H.A. and should S.F.T.S. No. 9, Exeter, enter a team it would be included in this group ing. Public School Concert At the meeting Monday evening permission was given to the pub lic school to hold terfainment ,at the day, December 10, be donated to the War Relief Fund, funds for Exeter, public school recalls the incident following the last Great, War when flags were exchanged between the school children of the two Benefit Donee The Arena Committee ranged for the holding of dance on the evening of day, December 16, the proceeds from which will be donated to the fund now being raised in Exeter for1 the furnishing of the Women’s Canteen at the Airport. Five hundred dol lars has been pledged for this wor thy cause and $400 has already been subscribed. The Airport' Orchestra will provide the music. Every effort will a Christmas en- Arena on Thurs- <the proceeds to Exeter, England, The raising of England, by the places. also ar- a benefit Wednes- KILLED IN AIR ACTION Sgt. Harold Alexander Elliot A LOCAL AIRMAN DIED IN ACTION OVER BURMA Mr. and Mrs. A. O. (Sandy) El liot on Wednesday of last week re ceived the sad news that their son, Sergeant Harold Alexander Elliot had lost his life during air opera tions in India. The news has elic ited the sympathy of many friends for Mr, and Mrs. Elliot and family in their bereavement. Mr, and Mrs. Elliot first received word that* their son was missing on Monday, Novem ber 16th, when they received a tele gram from Ottawa, stating that Harold was reported missing /as the result of ber 10. It was iety and favorable be forthcoming that the days pass ed. Further news, but lacking any details, was received from Ottawa on November 25, stating that it was presumed that he had given up his life. According to advice received from the Royal Canadian Air Force Cas ualty Officef, Overseas, Harold was a member of the crew of an aircraft which failed--to return to its base after being shot down by enemy fighters near Akyab, Burma, on No vember l'O1, believed to sea. Following despatch from New Delhi, India, on November 20, stated that photo graphic reconnaissance of the Bur mese that air operations on Novem- with a great deal of anx- yet with hope that some news of his safety might 1942. The aircraft is have fallen into 'the this information a C.P. GOLDEN WEDDING IS CELEBRATED BY MR. AND MRS. WM, DEARING Tuesday of this week was a red letter day in the life of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dearing, of town, when they celebrated their golden wed ding anniversary by being “at home” to their friehds. A reception was held‘in the afternoon from three to five o’clock and in the evening from seven to ten o’clock. Many friends called to offer their felicitations and Mr. and Mrs. Dearing were the recipients of several beautiful bou quets and many cards and gifts, one bouquet of flowers being from the Exeter Board of Education, of which Mr. Dearing has been a mem ber for nineteen years. Seated in a gaily-decorated room of white and gold streamers amid a, profusion of flowers, Mrs. Dearing' received her guests in a dress of .black crepe and wearing a bouquet of orange blossoms which she wore at her wed ding fifty years ago. Answering the dcor in the after noon was Miss Shirley Appleton. Mrs. Goulding ushered the guests to the dining-room where tea was poured by Mrs, E. Steiner and Mrs. G. Stewart, the table being laid with a lace cloth and centred with a three- storey wedding cake and tall tapers. Serving were Mrs. H. H. Cowen, Mrs. J. Hubert Jones and Mrs. T. Or ville Southcott. The assistants in the kitchen were Mrs. Gordon Apple ton and Mrs, Laverty. In the even ing Mrs. T. Dinney answered the door and Miss Stella Southcott ush ered to the dining-room where Mrs. M. Fletcher and Mrs. William May poured tea while Miss M. Jones, Miss N. Carmichael and Mrs. S. B. Taylor served. Throughout the af ternoon and evening a stream of visitors called at the home. In the afternoon Mrs. H. Parsons sang a solo that she sang at Mr. and Mrs. Dearing’s wedding and in the eve ning Mr. W. R. Goulding sang “Be cause”. Fifty years ago Mr. William H. Dearing was married to Miss Chris- tena Finkbeiner at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mat thew Finkbeiner, near Sharon, in the Township of Stephen. Rev., Mr. Braund, of the Evangelical Church, Crediton, was the officiating clergy man and assisting the bride and groom were Miss Martha Dearing and Miss Maggie Klumpp and Messrs. ‘Charles Isaac and Jacob Finkbeiner. Mr. and moved onto the farm concession of Stephen by their son, Preston, ing 28 years on .the farm they moved to Exeter 22 years ago. They have three children, ((Gladys) Mrs. Luther Reynolds; Preston and (Contiued on Page 8) Mrs. Dearing on the second now occupied After spend- docks at Akyab confirmed one of two merchant vessels (Continued on Page 4) Crokinole Party The Main Street Junior Young People’s Society entertained the Caven Young People’s Society at a crokinole party on Wednesday eve ning, November 2 5. The devotional part of the meeting was taken by the Caven society and crokinole follow ed. Verna Heamau won the prize for girls and Don Gamble the prize for boys. The consolation prize was won by Annie Mason. Lunch was served. Annie Mason, president of the Caven society, thanked the Main Street society for the enjoyable eve ning. The meeting closed with the National Anthem. FROM - |qo g SERVICE flying training school It cou- than Life The concert party of the London Life we told you about last week has come and gone and words are entirely inadequate <to describe the contribution,, it made to the enter tainment life of the Station, truly was a great show. Each cert party proves to be better its ipredecessor. In the London show, we feel that we have reached the top for when the final curtain came down one had that satisfied feeling that the job was well done. The proof of the success of any show is when people are still talking about it a week later. That is exactly what has happened since the Lon don Life show was at our Station. There were over 60 in the cast and they journeyed all the way from London in Greyhound buses. It would be impossible and space does not permit us to go into the min ute details of each act. It would be unfair to single out any particu lar team for special honours -be cause everyone was iperfect, When Group Captain Fullerton thanked the group for the pleasure they had brought to Number Nine, lie stressed the value of this War work in a few well-chosen words and said (Continued on Rage 4) SALVAGE URGENTLY NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Do you know that armies can not fight without salvage; that all. steel is composed of from 40 ©er cent to 60 per cent of scrap metal;, that without scrap metal there can be no steel; and so without steel there can be no fighting? The need of steel for ships, planes, guns, tanks, trucks and other weapons of war is so great that every last pound of scrap should be dug out and -put to .use. Rubber is just as important. You can leave your hot water bottles, tires, tubes or other rubber1 scrap at the Exeter Post Office. The postmaster accepts nothing but rub ber. Both metal and rubber is being collected 'by the reeve and coun cillors of every municipality in On tario. Exeter had one collection two weeks ago but it was nothing like a complete job, as it was a stor my day and many places were miss ed. If you cannot take your scrap iron or rubber .to the scrap piles, see that it is collected. It is no good in the homes, but it is vitally important in piles, from where it can be read ily shipped. The secretary of the Exeter and District War Time Committee on the first of each month makes a re- > port to the Provincial Salvage Branch of -the amount of scrap sold • each month in the district. He ' would be glad to receive reports of the sale made by any Red Cross unit or other organization district, giving the amount material and the sum each scrap was sold for, in this of each •kind of Leg* Fractured Mrs. William J. Heamah, the mayor of London, and ly of Exeter, suffered a fractured right leg when she slipped and fell in the basement of her home, 350 Central Avenue, on Sunday morning, She was taken to Victoria Hospital where her condition is reported as fairly .good. Mrs. George Weight, of town, is a daughter, Wife of former- GARDINER—-GRATTON A quiet wedding took place at tha home of Mr, and Mrs, Max Gratton, Grand Bend, when their younger daughter, Velma Gladys, became the bride of James Wilmer Gardiner# of Kirkton, eldest son of Mr, and Mrs, David C. Gardiner, of Cro marty, Evangelist Albert W. Joyce, of Toronto, officiated. The bridb was attended by her cousin, Miss Beatrice Gratton, of Grand Bend# and Lyman Gratton, brother of the bride, was best man. After a wed ding luncheon the bride and groom, left on a -wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto, Mr. the On their return and Mrk Gardiner will reside on groom’s farm in Usborne, 61st Anniversary Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs# John Essery, of Centralia, who On. Tuesday, December 1 celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary, the family being home for the occasion. WE ARE ASKING YOUR COOPERATION For the past few months and since the Wartime Prices and Trade Board ruled, that accounts should be paid not later than th^ last day of the following month, the Times-Advo cate has- adopted the system of re minding its subscribers of the date their subscription expires. These reminders are a courtesy to our readers for the reason that many of our subscribers unintentionally over look the date that the, subscription comes due. We are placing our subscription list on a paid-in-advance basis, which all must admit is a sound business principle. During the past few weeks we have receiv ed splendid cooperation from our subscribers as many who have been in arrears have paid up their ac counts. To them we express our-ap- preciation. are still in arrears and we hope to hear from, them before the begin ning of the year. After the new year we purpose dropping those sub scribers over one year in arrears. Next week we are sending out reminders to those whose subscrip tions come due on January 1. Please accept them as a friendly reminder and not as a “dun”.- It is just an other way in which we are trying to help you to keep your subscription up-to-date. This year, owing to ■present conditions, the Times-Advo- cate will not be conducting -the us ual draw for prizes. The daily papers are all advancing in price. You can help us maintain our pre sent subscription fate by being prompt with your payments. Our old method of carrying our subscrib ers for several years has, we hope, gone forever. There are others who C.G.I.T. Entertained Amelia Fisher entertained the girls of the C.G.I.T. at .her home in Usborne on Tuesday evening. Twen ty-two were in attendance and en joyed a pleasant evening. Popular and Christmas songs were sung with June Bierling at the piano followed by charades and bingo. A dainty lunch was served by the hostess. Gwenneth Jones thanked Mrs. Fisher and Amelia for their kind hospital ity followed by Taps. ESTEEMED CREDITON WOMAN PASSES AWAY A well known and highly esteem ed resident of. Crediton in the person of Mrs, Charles Zwicker, passed away at her home on Tuesday, Dec ember 1st in her 69th year. Ailing for the past four years the result of a paralystic stroke Mrs. Zwicker has been confined to her home. She was born in Waterloo, County, on Jan uary 29, 1874, her maiden name being Mary Emma Ratz, daughter of the late Sanator Ratz and Mary Yaeger, her father having prede ceased her in 1924 and her mother ten years later. Ill January, 1901, she was united in marriage with her now bereaved husband. During her lifetime she was an active member of the Crediton United Church and was prominent in the social welfare of the community. With her hus band she was an ardent Liberal and was at one time on the executive of the South Huron Liberal Association. Besides her husband one son Gerald# of Crediton survives, also one broth- er, Jacob Ratz, of North Battleford# Sask.# and two sisters# Mrs. Mc Donald, of New Kamburg and Mrs. Hallman, of Toronto. One 'brother predeceased her thirty years, funeral .private, will take place her late residence on Thursday, ember 3rd at two o’clock p.m. interment in thq Exeter Cemetery. The officiating clergyman will be Rev. Lawrence H. Turner and the bearers: William# Roy, Jacob and Milton. Ratz# Emery and Everett Fahrner, The from Dec- with 4