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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-05-27, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 27th, 1943 Single Copy, 5 cents Sixty-Ninth Yea* 5 •r Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ Spring Coats Greatly Reduced in Price In order to clear out the balance of our Ladies’ Misses’ and Girls’ Spring Coats in a hurry we are placing them on sale this week at greatly reduced prices. We still have a large range in nearly all sizes to choose from. This is your chance for bargain. a real at $2.95 each About 15 Ladies’ and Misses’ Spring Coats carried over from other seasons, cloths in tweeds, etc. To clear in a hurry at , $2.95 each ff Good Misses’ and Ladies’ Summer Skirts The new skirts for summer are now here in popular colors and materials, sizes 12 to 20. A large range to choose from at $2.95 to $4.00 each Ladies’ and Misses’ Celanese Dresses for Summer. A real value at $2.95 each Buy as Many as You Possibly Can WE SELL WAR SAVINGS STAMPS 4 yd. wide Floor Covering We have three good patterns of Armstrong’s Quaker Floor Covering, 4 yards wide. $4.00 running yard niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Catelli’s Macaroni Or* Spaghetti, 16-oz. pkgs. Canada Cornstarch Or Challenge .......... Royal York Coffee Extra Value.............. each .09c Roman Meal Sample pkg. Kofy-Sub free . ..per pkg. .09c ...1 ib. bag 39c pkg. 29c New Colored Cheese Very fine quality ............. Old White Cheese Nippy and creamy ............... Kellogg’s Variety Cereals Six varieties, 10 pkgs............ Aunt Jemima’s Ready-Mix For pancakes ..................... per Ib. 29c per lb. 35c .....for 25c pkg. 15c Phone 32 Jones & May Your Superior Store .iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiN Exeter Red Cross IL BINGO Salvage Collection will b‘e held In Canadian Legion Exeter-Hen- sail Branch 167 Rooms, Exeter Wednesday Afternoon, June 2nd NEWSPAPERS—Should be folded to half the regular size (approx. 17x11 inches) and tied securely in bundles about 12 inches deep. j* MAGAZINES-—Tied securely in bundles suitable for handling. CARDBOARD—Should bo flattened out and tied securely in bundles suitable for handling. Have your salvage out by 1 o’clock iu a conspicuous place. Saturday Nite, May 29 1943, at 8.30 p.m. Jitney Bingo — 5c each round Special Door Prize The public is asked to cooperate in1 this collection by hav­ ing the salvage binulled and tied securely*—if it Is not satisfactorily done tip it will not be taken. Verne Harness in Hospital Mrs. Laverne Harness received word from Ottawa last week stating that her husband, Pte. Laverne Harness, of the Royal Canadian Motor Transport, was seriously ill. Pt©. Harness is in the 14th General Hospital in England. He was among the first to go overseas from ter. His many friends here wish for his speedy recovery. Exe- Will A few helping hands to aid in the collection will be needed —Be at Tuckey ^Transport at 1 p.m. In case of rain the collection Will be made the following Wednesday afternoon. tllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfl'll !>' Promoted to Sergeant Eugene Beavers, on the office staff of the Royal Canadian En­ gineers at Petawawa Is to be con­ gratulated on receiving his stripe, becoming a sergeant. third on intermittent rains have confin­ ed to delay the seeding. A number of farmers have some of their grain in but the percentage is small, , around Exeter. A great many have * not sown any grain to date. The land has been about ready* to work on various occasions when showers again interfered, The trees are in leaf and blossoms are Out. Mr. Thos. Appleton, While cut- ting grass on Saturday, had the mis­ fortune to slip and fail, fracturing two ribs, Mr, Appleton, who is 88 years of age, and more agile than many men much younger, was using a lawnmower and was cutting the grass around a tree When Ills hand slipped from the handle and he fell with the above result, He is able to bo around however. Mrs. Hilton Ford; of the Road, had the misfortune to fracturing a bone in her left ankle. It will be in a east for the next six Weeks, Mrs. Ford was In the barn, attending some turkeys when she Slipped on some -straw With the above result, Lake fall, Vic-Mr. Cordon Lamport Is ill In toria Hospital, London, where he underwent an operation the Tatter part Of last week. His inany friends Will hope for a speedy recovery. HONOUR ROLL UNVEILED IN MAIN STREET CHURCH A large congregation was present at the Main. Street United Church on Sunday morning, the occasion being the unveiling of the honor roll which contains the names of 37 adherents of the -congregation en­ listed fox* active service. A parade headed by the Exeter band and comprising the members of the Exeter-Hensall branch of the Can­ adian Legion and members of the Huron-Middlesex regiment paraded to the church and occupied the centre pews. The Scripture lesson was read by R. E. Pooley, presi­ dent of the Legion. In referring to the Roll of Honour, Mr. Woods stat­ ed that there was one more name on the roll as compared with the roll of the last Great War. There were three members on it from one fam­ ily and several •families with two representatives. A father in the last war has a son in this war. The roll will be placed the last war. Hillery Horton, last war and a beside tlie roll o£ a veteran of the member of the church board, folded back the flag that draped the roll. Rev. William Mair, of Thames Road United Church, a member of the Legion and of the reserve forces, was the spec­ ial speaker. He stated that the young men and young ladies of to­ day were the baby boys and girls of 25 years ago. If we, in imagina­ tion, asked the baby boys and girls of today what they wanted to be they would say they wanted to live their lives as ’God intended them to live, in peace and happiness. The speaker wondered if 25 years from now there would be another hon­ or roll hanging outside the church. What about the future, he asked. We are told about the great things that are going to come about after the war. We were told the same things during the last war. If we cannot bring In a peaceful day we might as well admit that Christian­ ity is a failure. Our young men who are giving all they have must not be discouraged. The only hope of Christianity is a peace dependent on the wisdom and guidance of the Son of God. Special music comprised a male quartette sung by F. Wildfong, Raj King, Earl Witmer and Harold Skinner and an anthem in which Miss Dorothy Davis sang a solo ob- ligatto. Prior to ' the sermon the pastor, Rev. N. J. Woods, left assist in the service in James Church. LORNE HOWEY DECORATED Air Force headquarters at Ot- tawa announced Monday night that the Distinguished Flying Cross had been awarded to Fit. Lieut. E2ra Lome Howey, of Exeter, together with five other members of the R.C, A.F. serving overseas. The citation states: “During the last year this officer has flown on a large number of bombing sorties, many of which were of a particularly hazardous nature, He has been responsible for the destruction of four enemy ships. Invariably Fit. Lt. Howey has displayed outstand­ ing courage and devotion to duty,” Fit. Lt, Howey is to be congratu­ lated on thus being singularly hon­ ored. He is a son of Mrs. L, F. Howey, of town, and is at present at Dehert, N.S., where he is acting as an operational instructor. For over a year Fit. Lt Howey piloted one of the big Hudson bombers as a member of the “Demon” Squadron of the R.C.A.F, Coastal Command. He returned to Canada the latter part of February after a very active year in England. In three montin- of their operations the squadron at­ tacked and damaged a record of Nazi shipping that was well the 100,000 tons. A despatch ed that no squadron in the mand had a finer record than the “Demon” Squadron. The name Ezra was given him af­ ter his grandfather, the late Rev. A. E. Fear, a former pastor of the Main St. United Church. Another brother, Marvin, older than Lorne, recently joined the service. total over stat- com- SCOUTS AND CUBS TO TAG FOR NAVY LEAGUE SATURDAY The Navy League of Canada again holding its tag day in < to St. of of RATION COUPONS FOR CANNING SUGAR ARE NOW BEING ISSUED A number of the business men town gathered in the basement the public library Thursday eve­ ning of last week to issue sugar ra­ tion coupons for canning. The allot­ ment per person was changed from 10 to 11 pounds. As the coupons come in multiples of five, only those families benefit from the extra pound, family pounds, work in taking care of the 9,000 applications. C. V. Pickard, the secretary, is in charge of the work and on Tuesday evening he was in Hensail, where a number of citizens assisted him kti filling out the cou- ponSkAn inspector is appointed over each group to see that no errors are made. t is our municipality on Saturday, May 29, and we wish them every success in this very patriotic effort on behalf of merchant seamen. We live in peace in brothers, brunt -of but also it is our duty to support every ef­ fort, in order to strengthen their morale so that the victory may be ours and not Hitler’s. The Navy League has made mar­ vellous contributions to our fight­ ing naval men and our merchant seamen and its sixteen hostels and recreation centres have added great­ ly towards the welfare and comfort of these men of the sea. It is inter­ esting to note that during 1942, more than two million merchant seamen crossed the thresholds of the Navy League Seamen’s Clubs where good meals were provided and com­ fortable -sleeping accommodation, hot and cold shower baths, 'recrea­ tion and pleasing entertainment. Mr. Harold Whyte and his Scouti and Cubs will have charge in Exeter under the direction of the War Time 'Committee. this community while fathers and sons bear battle not only on the on land and in the air our the sea, and of five of four There persons or more ‘ A gets only forty is considerable MORE CLOTHING NEEDED FOR RUSSIAN RELIEF The splendid sesponse by the Can­ adian people to the Aid Jo Russia Campaign has resulted in 22 car­ loads of clothing being shipped to ■Russia. This seems infinitesimal when placed alongside Russia’s needs and the enormous sacrifice she has had to make in the battle for human freedom. June will mark the second anniversary of Russia’s magnificent resistance and a special appeal in a “Thanks to Rus­ sia” week is being made. Donations of new or used clothing will be re­ ceived until next shipping day. » & ♦ Flowers for the hospital at No. 9 S.F.T.S. will be greatly appreciat­ ed. Kindly leave them with Mrs. M. Gladman ox’ Mrs. Forrester by noon each Friday except shipping week, when thgrlhdies visit the hos­ pital On Thursday. day will * *!' * Shipping Red Cross June 14. be June 11. * Executive will meet on Completes Course Cpl. S. Grant Sanders, soli of S. M. Sanders, of town, recently completed an advanced course as a radio mechanic at the Boca Raton Field, Florida. ■ , ’ . ary course at Sioux Falls Field, South Dakota, ‘ a very elaborate booklet was print­ ed, showing the; activities of the training class together, with pic­ tures of all members of the class* in­ cluding Opl, Sanders. (It is a fine piece of work. GPL Sanders is be­ing posted this week but his des­ tination was not revealed. We con­ gratulate him oft the arrival of a youiig S6n, born iii New York -City. Mr. at the Boca Baton Tie took a prelimin* At the latter plact. DETAILED PLANS LAID FOR BLOOD DONORS’ CLINIC A special meeting of the Exetex* Branch of the Red Cross and the Lions * Club was held Wednesday evening of last week in the public library to meet Miss Foy, of To­ ronto, supervise!* of the travelling Blood Donox* Clinic. Dr, Dunlop, as chairman, reported that all pre­ liminary work leading to such a clinic had been completed. Miss Foy explained that there were now 23 mobile clinics in operation in On­ tario, some operating on a five .and some on a ten weeks’ basis. Exeter would likely be on a ten week schedule, the first clinic to be held some time after June 14, It will require 65 men between the ages of 18 and 60. Women donors en­ tail more preparation and will wait till the third clinic. Miss Foy suggested that the James Street basement,with its kitchen and tables, was excellent for i the clinic. The clinic requires a doctor, 12 nurses, recording sec­ retary with two assistants, 12 la­ dies to be responsible for refresh­ ments, the work to be voluntary. Tea, coffee, and sugar rations would be available but not butter. The clinic is from 8.45 to pooh. The equipment necessary is 8 tables, complete with mattresses and pil­ lows, two day beds, three blankets, 24 sheets and 24 pillow cases, pap­ er for under donors’ head and feet to keep beds clean, four yards of white oilcloth and supplies ’for keeping records. The total expense amounts to about $50.00. Miss Foy passed around actual photo­ graphs of a clinic in operation. Mrs. I. M, Sanders presided the election of officers which suited nurses, Cross equipment; convener of refreshment committee, Mrs. E. J. Green; sec­ retary, Mrs. Vernon Heywood, she to select two assistants. Contact man to see to the arrival and departure of equipment, S. B. Taylor. Miss Foy wished the clinic the best of sucess and hoped that many donors would volunteer. PLANT READY JN 4UNE Progress Is being made ©ft tfe© new factory building being erected by Canadian Canners Ltd., to w place the old building which was found, to be inadequate, The first storey is complete except for the pouring pf the the walls of the completed. Manager E. J. ed concerning '■ by the spring, making up layers, exactly two and a half had been lost in the past six weeks from that cause. Mr. Green * 1 that the present expectation is that everything will be ready for the pea pack early in June, in fact ready in 20 to 25 days. About 50 per cent of the peas are already planted, prac­ tically all of the contract crops to the north and west, but the land to the south and east is still waiting for a change of weather, There are 13 acres of asparagus bearing this year and three addi­ tional acres will be started. The early cuttings are sold locally but beginning this week with a probable cut of a ton to a ton and a half, shipments company’s processing. cement second floor and are partly when ask-Green, the delay caused abnormal had exact the time rainfall figures. for this to brick- weeks states will be made to factory in Simcoe Frayne, of Manning the for De-Pte. Earl pot, Toronto, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay­ ton Frayne. Mrs. Douglas Thompson, and child­ ren, of London, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Chambers. as follows: Convener Mrs. W. E. Weekes; executive responsible for re- of Red for more Salvage Collection ■On Wednesday of next week a salvage collection of papers and magazines will take place in Exeter. This 4s your opportunity to help the Red Cross and dispose of your old papers. Read the advertisement front page for instructions. MISS ALMENA KEDDY WINS SCHOLARSHIP AT TORONTO GEN. HOSPITAL on ALVIN ROWE AND BRIDE HONORED BY FRIENDS OFFICER ADDRESSES felONS The Lions Club met for their semi­ monthly meeting in Trivitt Memor­ ial hall on (Friday evening of last week. As the year is drawing to a close, nominations were received for a new slate of officers. Fur­ ther nominations will be received at the next meeting. It was report­ ed that 7 8 names had been receiv­ ed for the Blood Donors Clinic. Per­ mission had been received to use the James St. United Church base­ ment for the clinic which will be held the second week in June. J. H. Jones reported that two plots had been secured for growing potatoes; a contract had been signed for grow­ ing an acre tion to the ranged for, clinic was a was decided cipal council with regard to bear­ ing the expense which will amount to about $50.00. Col. Sanderson and Lieut. Dingle, of the First Hus­ sars were guests of the club and in a short address Col. Sanderson out­ lined the training received by the Hussars, formerly a cavalry, but now a mechanized unit. He -described the various motor vehicles and the use the various tanks, and guns. He extended an Invitation to meft who could not go active to go serve. of sugar beets in addi- wax beans already ar- As the Blood Donors community war work it to approach the muni­ AUNT OF LOCAL PASTOR DIED IN EXETER SATURDAY At midnight on Saturday re- Mrs. Eleanor Morgan, of Ailsa Craig, who has made her home during the win­ ter months at the Melville inn, pass­ ed away quite suddenly in her 82nd year. She had been ill only a couple of hours, a heart condition being the cause of her death. Mrs. Mor­ gan is ah aunt of Rev. A. B. Ir­ win, of town, and was brought to Exeter last fall that Mr. and Mrs. Irwin might be near her. The* re­ mains were taken to Alisa Craig and the funeral Tuesday afternoon was held from the United Church. Ow­ ing to Mrs. Morgan’s death Rev, Irwin was assisted 1ft the services In James st. Church Sunday morn­ ing by Rev. N. J« Woods of Main St, Church. Mt. Irwift presided ©Vet th© service and following the honor roll unveiling In Main St,-Mr. Woods came down and preached the sermon. In the evening Rev, Grigg Was the speaker* # Mr. W. C. Keddy and Miss Net­ tie Keddy, of Usborne, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Keddy and Doug­ las, of Simcoe, to Toronto last week to attend the graduation exercises of Miss Almena Keddy, of the To­ ronto General Hospital School for Nurses which took place Thursday, May 20. Out of a class of *84, Miss Keddy won a sholarship for post­ graduate study in nursing at the University of Toronto. She also- won the prize for general profic­ iency. Miss Keddy received her early education at Melfort, Sask., and at­ tended Winnipeg University. She spent the summer of 1940 'before entering the Toronto General Hos­ pital, at the Keddy home in Usborne. On Friday evening, May 14, about 80 neighbors and friends of Pro­ vost and Mrs. Alvin Rowe, newly­ weds, met at the home of the for­ mer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Rowe, to welcome them to. our neighborhood and to present them with an address and the gift of a purse of money. Aftei* the presen­ tation the evening was pleasantly spent in games and dancing. The address was read by Homer Russel and the presentation -was made by Earl Campbell. The following was the address: Dear Alvin and Phyllis: Tonight is a very happy occasion for us, when we, your friends and. neighbors are met together to wel­ come you, Alvin, and your bride, back to your old home. We have always held you in high esteem, Alvin, and we are sure your bride must be well worth knowing since you have made her your choice. We are looking forward to having her for - - - “ ‘ ask you to accept this gift from us as a small token for you. We wish you both a long, happy and pros­ perous married life. —Signed on behalf of your neigh­ bors ‘ and friends. a friend. Tonight we would -FROM - JACKSON PRESS GUTTED BY FIRE The Jackson Press at Kingston, of which Seldon Newman, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Seldon, of Exeter, is the head, was gutted by fire on Sunday with an estimated loss of over $2*00,000. The Jack-, son Press was one of the largest commercial printing,^.plants in East­ ern Ontario, All of" the equipment, including the linotype machines was either lost through fire or hope­ lessly damaged by smoke and water. Firemen fough’t the blaze for more than two hours and succeeded in confining it to the Jackson Press building. The cause of the fire was undetermined as Mr. Newman stat­ ed that no fire had been left in the furnace when the workers left Sat­ urday night. Mr. Newman’s mother Was the former Jean Seldon and Mrs. Newman and Seldon quent visitors at the home here. Word has ceived from Mrs. Newman will again be in Operation early in June. were fre- former’s been re- that they l i • Recovering from Poisoning Miss Shirley Wens, of London, formerly of Grand Bend and Cor­ bett, was one of a number of wo­ men who were taken seriously ill after eating at a London restau­ rant -during the early part of last week. Shirley was one of eighteen girls working on war work, who had supper at the whom became became serious to St. Joseph’s NO Q SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOt » y Cpl. J. Booker, L.A.W. N. Nedden, L.A.C. Salkeld and Sgt. Pilot Glen Watson comprised a teasm represent­ ing Number Nine at the R.C.A.IF. Quiz Show, held in Toronto Wed­ nesday, May 19. Many ears on this station were tuned in to hear this mighty battle of wits which, was broadcast from Halifax to Vic­ toria and by short wave overseas. Oui' Station team met contestants from the Technical Training School, St. Thomas. Our team brought borne the Cup of Knowledge, thus conferring great credit on them­ selves and winning honour for Number Nine. This coming Wed­ nesday othei’ contestants represent­ ing oui' Station will meet a team from the Bombing and Gunnery School of Jarvis. We take this op­ portunity of congratulating our in­ tellectuals and wishing the next team the same good fortune. w # sb Fit, Sgt. A. Leduc *was the speak- er at Town Hall this past week. He took for his topic “Air Force Fin­ ance.” In his talk he outlined briefly the main points in Air Force accounting and pointed out some of the difficulties and problems in this branch of the service. Many ques­ tions were fired at Fit. Sgt. Leduc in the discussion which followed. It is hoped that speakers from will consent to ters of which knowledge.& in the near future other departments enlighten us they have on mat­ especial restaurant, five of ill. Tier condition and she was taken Hospital. Mr. C. H. McAvoy, of Wingham, is in Toronto this week undergoing a tonsil operation and under the care ot Dr. Barnes at Western Hos­ pital. Mac has not been enjoying the best of health for some time and his many friends hope this opera­ tion will Improv© his condition. Tn a short time and Recreational its debut to the tors and painters have been busy making ths place ready for use. The Air Force colors predominate and wo know that a completely artis­ tic result will be achieved. This building will house the library and win contain the offices of Fit. Lt. Jordan and Bit. Lt. Moynan, our Station padres. The main room will bo comfortably furnished with chairs and writing tables and will be an excellent addition to th© al­ ready fine facilities provided for persohiiol hero. Additional seating (Continued on Page 4) . Headingour new room will make Station. Carpen-