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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-10-10, Page 2THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10th, 1910 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE | by Joseph McCord k“lfej .....•................................................................. ............ “Thanks, Vie. This sure is a tough burg in which to endure a Sunday. Why in the word didn’t you go out and put up with the folks? They would have been tickled to have you,” Jeff added reproachfully. “Well, as a matter of fact . . . “As a matter of fact, you were dangling around Audrey. Maybe you need eongratluations.” “Be yourself. Just dropped in to pay my party call for the break fast I had there when you wouldn’t feed me. That was all. I did want to see you, too. Looks to me as if double congratulations were in or der. Nice to see you at work. Per manent. I hope.” “Oh, sure.” Jeff deliberately re lighted his pipe. “Trying to see what your coaching was worth. Af ter all, a family man has to con template the sordid aspects of an existence.” “Good for you. Seems to me that will he rather an ideal set-up —• you and your father here together.” “Everybody seems to thinks so,” “I wonder if that-lad’s serious.” Jeff mused to himself after Vie left the office. “He’s about the only guy I know of that's good enough for her. Queer how things hap pen.”* * * Audrey Swan did not see Jeffery Castle during the interim that pre ceded his marriage. Nor was she surprised. She knew that he was spending most of the time at home; all Parville knew.* She wondered frequently, in spite of assuring her self that it was none of her affair, what would happen after the couple were married. Olive had been posi tive in her determination to live in the city. It was hard to believe that she would change her mind. But, of course, they must have reached some agreement or con clusion by this time. For one of the city papers had revealed the date of the wedding as September 10th. adding that the bride and groom had planned an extended tour, but had made no an nouncement regarding their future residence. That hurdle had been cleared more easily by the prospective groom than he had dared anticipate when he was finally forced to bring up the matter for discussion with Olive. “Why worry about that?” she asked calmly. “For the present, you have given your father all the help he has a right to expect. Sure ly he doesn’t think we are going to Niagara Falls and back on an ex cursion. My idea is a leisurely cruise. Jeff was thinking busily. This was new and unexpected. He had anticipated a honeymoon of a few weeks. Now it appeared that Olive might be figuring in terms of months. If the young man had not been so hopelessly in love he might have suspected that Olive -was carrying out a well-laid plan. In fact, she was doing just that. She believ ed that a few months of happy in dolence would 'be a complete cure for Jeffery. He would be anxious to compromise, would willingly do anything to escape the drudgery which she could see was growing more and more distasteful to him. It was about this time that Jef fery, after long hours spent in wrestling with the dilemna, had what he believed was an inspiration and he voiced it to Olive at the first opportunity. ‘You know, darling,” he 'began with his familiar elabor ateness. “I -was thinking about old' Vic today. Been quite on my mind.” “Why?” she questioned a little sharply. < “Maybe he’d like to take a crack at my job while we’re away. Father has a lot of respect for him, I hap pen to know.” Olive appeared to muse over the idea. “It would she perfectly splen did, darling. Why don’t you call him up?” “I will. Right now.” The same afternoon Jeffery found himself in the offices of Brand. Blumenthal and Brand, where an Summer Complaint Few people, especially children, escape an attack of summer com plaint during the hot weather. f Summer complaint begins with a ’ profuse diarrhoea very often accom- j panied. by vomiting and purging. I The matter excreted from the 1 stomach has a bilious appearance, j and that from the bowels watery, ; whitish, ill-smelling, or even odorless. jWhen the children show any sign I of looseness of the bowels the mother ( should administer a few doses of Dr. I Fowler’s Extract of Wild Straw- , berry so as to bring quick relief. j This medicine has been on the > market for the past 91 years. Re fuse substitutes, They may be dangerous. Get “Dr. Fowler’s” and feel safe. ThO T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, office boy ushered him into a small consultation room. Almost at once Vic appeared. “Vie. I’m going to lay my cards on the table. You’re the only one I can talk to. I mean it. And you’re the only one I know who can help. It's like this. Olive and I are getting married on the tenth of next month.” “The papers beat you to that one. son.” "Don’t kid. It’s serious. Olive’s told me pointblank that she doesn’t intend to live in Parville. Frankly I've been stalling. I told Olive that I had to help father out for a little just now, because his office help is leaving. But now she’s talk ing about an extended cruise.” “In what possible way do I fit in •his?" Vic asked. “Well, it’s like this, old chap, I don’t know what you’re knocking down here or what you think your chances are. So I was wondering why you couldn’t arrange for a leave of absence for a time, pinch hit for me with the old gentleman while I’m away. You’d be so much better than I, he’d be glad to be rid of me. I meant it.” “I’m not sure I get that,” Vic admitted slowly. “You mean I should give up a permanent job for a temporary one?” “No. Get a leave. If your boss gets fussy, you can easily line up another berth. I know darned well that Father would make it worth your while.” Vic slowly shook his head. “It’s the craziest thing I ever heard of.” “Just the same it appeals to you,” “In a way. I don’t think you ap preciate the reputation your father has in this state as a jurist. It would be quite an opportunity for any cuib like myself to be associat ed with him. That’s the only rea son I’d ever consider it . . . not at all for the reason you have in mind. That’s crazier still.” Please think it over carefully, Vic. You can save the happiness of several people, I swear.” “I wonder. It will take a heap of consideration. I won’t promise a thing. I still think its crazy.” * * * Jeffery Castle’s suggestion that Victor take his place in the office while he would be on his honey moon brought the consideration the young lawyer prom/sed, and a great deal more. Victor realized that he was yearning to accept it because it would bring him so near to Au drey Swan. Now he cursed himself helplessly for having told her of his love. Desperate, he put in a call for Audrey without any clear idea of what he was going to say. He would have to trump up some excuse for an interview; then what? Unfortunately, the operator re ported that his party was not at the number given. Would he talk to anyone else? It was Mrs. Swan who took the call. “I wanted to talk to Audrey just a minute,” he attempt ed. “will she be at home after din ner?” “I doubt, it,” Martha replied. “Audrey’s in the city. She broke a filling yesterday and left early this morning. She hoped the dentist would 'be able to take care of her today. If not, she said she would stay over. Her dentist is Doctor Llewellyn. He’s in the Medical Arts. You might just happen to catch her there. I know she would be glad to see you.” “Thanks a lot. I’ll do that. Good- by.” He found Audrey there. “We are. going some place to have lunch,” Vic enlightened her as he led the way to the elevators. At. a small table in a secluded corner of a grill groom Audrey said, “Now tell me what it’s all about.” “Well, it has to do with our pal, Jeff.” “What’s he done? Trying to back out of things?” “No. Trying to back in.” Victor briefly sketched the situation. “He think he’s stuck for a lengthy hon eymoon and he’s begging me to pinch hit for him with his father.” “Why don’t you?” “Let’s skip that one for a min ute.” Victor pondered a little over his next words. “If the situation were different I’ll admit I’d jump at the chance to be around the old Judge, more or less. It would he the post-graduate course of a life time.” “What’s holding you back.” (To be continued) PEDESTRIA N INJURED Stanley Anderson, 50, ol’ R.R. 7, Purkhill, suffered a fractured shoulder blade Sunday when lie was struck by a motor car on No. 81 highway, south of Parkhill as he was walking towards his home. LETTER BOX Ormskirk Emergency Hospital England Tuesday, September 17, 1940 Times-Advocate and Staff,— Well, boys, here I am in Dear Old England and what a country it is, —not very big, but mighty. I will try to describe the condi tions over here without saying the things I shouldn’t. You can’t see much light at night as everything is a blackout and nearly every park has an air raid shelter. Everybody carries a gas mask and tin helmets and we wear ours all the time in stead of our forage caps. The boys back home haven’t much idea about drilling but when the Limey ser geant gets after them they will. We drill from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. with very little rest but practise makes perfect. They either make us or break us. The air raid siren is al ways blowing and I don’t think much of dropping bombs around us. They play too rough and a fellow is liable to get hurt. Well, I got myself into an awful mess the other day when I got transferred up to Southampton on the C md, detachment. I was only there two weeks, got a sore throat and when I went to the doctor to get some gargle, he took my tem perature, sent me back to the hos pital and put me to bed. After two days there I was transferred to an other hospital and the next day I was transferred again. I am up in the north with an English regiment, now and I don’t know where our regiment is. There is a lot of difference be tween the north and south of Eng land. It is like winter up here, all kinds of rain and fog so thick you could cut it with a knife. I am the only Canadian in this squad ron and if they can’t remember my name, they just call me Canada and I know who they mean. England is a very nice place; lots of flowers, hedges and fences, quite narrow roads and hilly land. It is not much like Canada since it is rather back ward. It keeps me busy trying to explain what our country is like. They ask if there are many Indians and one fellow thought we Cana dians spoke French. There are a lot of French and Polish here but they are in separate squadrons and are dressed just like the Tommies, I saw Verne Smith and was talk ing to him for awhile. He said Red Hunter was at Aidershot but he was gone when I went up to see him. I am not sure where Jack Brintnell is but I think he is at Bordon Hants where I used to be. I hope to find our regiment soon because I would like to be with Canadians again. Well I dont know much but I will send this on and will send an other if anything exciting happens. Don’t forget to send me some news from home. Yours sincerely, CHESTER CORNISH A 4087 Pte. C. C. Cornish, No. 1, Infantry Holding Unit Base Post Office, Canada. ZION Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor, of Exe ter, visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern. Mr. and Mrs. A. Querengisser, Joyce, Dorothy and Ivan, of Brod- hagen, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Earl. Miss Laurene Hern visited on Saturday and Sunday at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hunter and family, Mrs. P. Hunter and Mr. J. Hunter visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Brock. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hern, Harry and Bobby visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Taylor, of Exeter. A number from the community attended the Lions Club frolic at Exeter on Friday night. ■Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hern, Fran ces and Keith visited on Sunday with Mrs. H. Kyle, Exeter. The Zion W. M. S. will be held on Thursday. October 10th at the home of Mrs. E. Hern. There will be no service in Zion church next Sunday as it is Wood ham's Anniversary. The Zion Mission Circle will be held on Friday evening at 7.30 at the home of Hazel Hern. Willie: “Grandma., when are you going to start to play football?” Willie; But daddy says he’s going tn buy a new car as soon as yon »kFfr off.” O—O—O Hotel Guest (phoning down at 2 a.m. for the third time): “Say, are you the night c.lerk?” Clerk: "Yes; what’s biting you now?” Guest: "That's what I’d like to know.” Canada’s War Effort September 26th to October 3rd SUMMARY 1. H. M. C. S. Prince Robert, ope of Canada’s armed merchant cruis ers, captures German express cargo boat “Weser” off coast of Mexico. Estimated that capture will add $750,000 prize money for ship, apart from cargo, to British Com monwealth Navy prize pool, 2. Royal Canadiau Air Force Squadron overseas celebrates its fiftieth victory over the Nazis. Sev en times within a fortnight, the ; squadron fought in air defence of [ Loudon. i British Air Ministry statement i credits R.C.A.F. squadron and Ro yal Air Force all-Canadian squad ron with destruction of more than 101) German raiders. 3. Somewhere in southern Eng land, Air Marshall W. A. Bishop V. C. unfurls the new Royal Cana dian Air Force Flag. Flag is similar to that of the Royal Air Force but carries a red maple leaf. 4. First class of student pilots to graduate under British Com monwealth Air Training scheme receive their wings at Camp Borden. 5. First contingent of Australians to train under s.heine arrive in Canada, 6. Present personnel of scheme announced at 20,"00 officers and men. 7. Defence Department creates directorate of staff duties. Lieut.- Col. M. H. S. Penhale, who went ‘ overseas nearly a year ago, returns to Ottawa to head the directorate. 8. Contracts awarded by the De partment of Munitions and Supply during week ending September 20 number 2,045 ami total $25,156,- 522.89. 9. Officers and men of the Can adian First Division in England contribute a day’s pay to buy a Spitfire fighter for Royal Air Force. 10. Accelerated 'by war de mands, employment in Canadian industry at September 1 rose to the highest point in twenty years. Bur eau of Statistics crude index for employment then stood at 131.6. Index takes 1926 average at 100. 11. War Time Prices and Trade Board reports that cost of living in Canada rose 4.6 per cent, during the first year of the war. 12. Fifty ships of Canada’s mer chant service defensively equipped. Equipment comprises sand bags, mattresses and armour plate round the bridge. Gni'ns mounted aft. 13. 'Since war began, fifteen anti submarine- control vessels secured by Canadian Navy through purchase and conversion of ocean-going yachts. Total -cost of purchase: $1,- I 800,000. 'Cost of conversion ap- I proximately $720,000 additional. I Have You Ever Seen Your Home-Town NEWSPAPER thrown into the gutter or waste paper basket before it was thoroughly read But gutters and waste baskets are filled every day with unopened, unread expensive direct advertising sale ammunition shot into the air, and cheap pub lications promoted by fly-by-night artists. A newspaper commands an audience with prospective customers, espec ially your home paper. It is never thrown aside without first being read from ‘‘kiver to kiver.” You never see it littering the front yards, or the streets, annoying the housekeeper. That is why intelligent, attractive newspaper advertising is known to be the most effective form of advertising for your business. An advertisement in the Exeter Times-Advocate will reach the buyers in the local trade territory and will read by thousands of people. USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUA1 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY , Head Office, Exeter, Ont. President ........... JOHN HACKNEY Kirkton, R. R. 1 Vice-President .... JOHN McGRATB Dublin, Ont. DIRECTORS W. H. COATES ................. Exeter ANGUS SINCLAIR ... Mitchell, R. 1 WM. HAMILTON ... Cromarty, R. 1 T. BALLANTYNE ... Woodham, R. 1 AGENTS JOHN ESSERY ............... Centralia ALVIN L. HARRIS ... Mitchell R. 1 THOS. SCOTT ................. Cromarty SECRETARY-TREASURER B. W. F. BEAVERS ............ Exeter GLADMAN & STANBURY Solicitors, Exeter DIES IN 81ST YEAR AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS William Albert Carter, farmer, of R.R. 3, Ilderton, died Friday night at Victoria Hospital, London, after a short illness, in his 81st year. Mr. Carter, who was a na tive of Clandeboye, had recently made his home with a daughter, Mrs. William Rowe, Ilderton. Sur viving are a son, George Carter, St. Marys; two daughters, Mrs. Rowe, Ilderton and Mrs, H. E. Stevenson; three brothers, George E., Park hill; Eli, of Clandeboye, and Esli Carter, of Toronto; a sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Stevenson and 8 grand children. The funeral took place on Monday from the George E. Logan & Sons chapel followed by a public service in St. James Anglican church, Clandeboye, at 3 o’clock. Interment was in St. James ceme tery. GEORGE J. StXJTT DIES IN 73RD YEAU The community of Shipka lost a highly esteemed resident in the passing of George J. Scott, who died suddenly at liis home on Monday, September 30th. He was an active member of community and church life until the day of his death. He was born on the seventh concession of McGillivray in February, 1868. As a young man he was employed as a blacksmith, later taking up farming. He married Martha Sharp, who predecesed him in March 19 37. They resided near Lieury until the year 1913, when they moved to the .Shipka community, where his stal wart character won him many friends. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. L. W. Turner from Shipka United church on Wed nesday, October 2nd. Interment was made in Parkhill cemetery. GOOD FISHING AT GODERICH Perch fishing was seldom as good at Goderich as on Sunday, a perfect day. Over 1,000 amateur anglers lined the piers and break waters and it is estimated that they pulled over two tons of perch out of Lake Huron. The fishermen came from all parts of Western On tario and none' were disappointed. Two men caught 2 43 fish in one hour and a half, To enliven pro ceedings on the breakwater a small boy landed a 22-pound carp with out an accident. CREDITON EAST Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis and son Eber and Mrs. Leonard Wein and Marvin and Mr. Charles An derson attended the funeral of the former’s aunt the late Elizabeth Fraser who passed away in Port Huron and brought to the R. C. cemetery at Adair on Tuesday. Mrs. Joseph Bullock and daugh ter Helen and Betty and Marlene Cliffe spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Ike Gower near Centralia, Roland Motz, of Chatham, and Mrs. Motz and Bobby, of Exeter and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heatherly, of London, visited Sunday with Mrs. Catherine Motz. RUB CORBETT Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hodgins visit ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Hayter, of Dashwood. Master Ronald and Paul Brophey and Miss Jean Brophey spent Sun day with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Young, of Corbett. Mr. Harold Pollock, of Detroit, called on friends here over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Vetch were recent visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Wesley Mellin. Rev. Denny Bright will give an illustrated lecture on “Afri- a” in Grace Church, Greenway on Thurs day evening, October 10th on be half of the British and Foreign Bible Society. The Young People of Woodham have been engaged to present their play at the Fowl Supper at Grace Church, Greenway, to be held on Thursday, October 24th, (Too late for last week) Mrs. Fred Steeper entertained at a quilting and ten cent tea Wed nesday last on behalf of the VV.M.S. of the United Church, Greenway, Several from this community at tended Ilderton Fair. The bright sunny weather, much welcomed by the farmers, is giving them a chance to gather in the beans, clover, etc. and the remain der of the grain stooks. The wet weather delayed the stook thresh ings and wheat seeding. The United Church, Greenway, have set October 13,. Sunday the date for their Harvest Service and Thursday, October 17 for the Fowl Supper, Grace Church, Greenway set Oc tober 20 th Sunday, the date for their Harvest Thanksgiving Service morning and evening and the fol lowing Thursday, October 24th for the hot fowl supper. iMr, and .Mrs. Maurice Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Mellin visit ed friends near Thedford Sunday. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. No'ble McCallum, Brussels, announce the engagement of their second daughter, Viola May to Frederick Hughie Oliver Glan- ville, of Crediton. The marriage will take place the middle of this month. § The Exeter Times-Advocate Established 1873 and 1387 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday axornin* SUBSCRIPTION—$2.00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate toi sale 50c. each insertion for first four insertions. 2 5c, each subse quent insertion. Miscellaneous ar ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, ox Found 10c, per line of six woTd*. Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. 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