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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-12-16, Page 7THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, T X Big-hearted Sarah Daffodil acts in ever capacity for the four-family house in Garset after’ hei’ husband’s death, The frugal, elderly Mr, and Mrs. Peppercorn and the newly­ wed Andrew and Candace Thane oc­ cupy the two top-floor apartments and below them middle-aged Bert Pitts and his wife—who is too en­ grossed in. wax’ activities to tear© fior hex' home—and King Waters, veteran of World War I, and his wife Emma, a devotee of fine cro­ cheting. her ad- nail born yet, head. Mrs. Waters cut around an vertisexnent untidily "with file, “No, I guess not,” “The baby hasn’t been has it?” Mrs. Waters shook hex’ “When it is, you’ll find Thane put­ ting in a cxaxm for two dependents. His argument will be that his wife has to stay home to care for the child .Why, I tell you I’ve heard of couples married six or sevexx yeax’S who are having their first baby this Spring. I don’t suppose that has any connection with the draft?” Mrs. Waters murmured, “The Thanes haven’t been married one year, let alone six.” “It's the principle that counts. I’m thinking of signing up to make speeches before young izations—a campaign’s to raise the morale of : Emma Waters said meditated brutality, you raise morale?” “Young men would : because my record shows didn’t shirk my duty in the last war. If I had a son I could look him in the fate today and say, ‘My boy, I didn’t hesitate—why should you?’ ” “The say it’s almost impossible to get any more bobby pins,” Mrs. Waters let her section of the paper slide from her brown corduroy robe to the floor. “That reminds me—I must get up to the cottage and look at our things. You nevex’ did get me those locks you promised, King.” He said that he would get them the next day. “I’ve been intending to pick up two oi' three secondhand padlocks from old Peppercorn. He has a drawer full of locks and keys. He may have sold them all to that junkman friend of his, though.—tlxe two of them are as thick as thieves.” Mrs. Waters pushed hopelessly at her hair which needed to be set. If they had followed her plan when they had first moved into the build­ ing, they would have been better off today, she camplained. It had al­ ways been hei* policy not to know any of -the families in the apartment house where they might live and until they took this place, they'd not had even a nodding acquaintance with theix' neighbors. “Now every­ one knows oux' business, or would if I didn’t use my head. You can’t buy an extra pound of sugar that some­ one in the house doesn’t comment on it. And sine© Pearl went into fac­ tory work, I’ve thought of having Zither-—She works for you know. iBut I don’t bad enough Toni Fitts With Zither of soap oi' dozen pairs the news would be all ovex' the house in fifteen minutes. I’ve got to get a perfectly .strange girl and run the risk of her stealing everything she can lay hex' hands on.” King Waters slid expertly away. Evidently he was heading for the grocery store. He said to a man held up With him at tlxe curb, “A few privations, more-or less, mean little to me. I served in the last wax* and we did without practically every­ thing at the front. A sugai’ shortage can’t down a man who’s been with­ out drinking water forty hours at a stretch.” The whole trouble now, King Wa­ ters thought, shifting his heavy package to ease the weight, was that everyone was too comfortable. Why, even the boys in camp had it far bettex* than their daddies had— they did a heap less marching for instance. A mechanized army never would realize what the infantry units in the last war had endured, men’s organ- i undei' way youth, with “How unpre- could W listen to me, that I Mrs. Thane, care. It was for she told she could. with ‘Pearl everything if she saw an extra bar a box of candles, or a of stockings put away, King told himself as he let himself into lxis apartment. “In fixe kitehen!” his wife called. He net down his burden with a sigh of relief, Three dozen cans of pineapple juice were all he had been able to buy. “The grocery manager made a fuss about giving me that much. Said he’d have more in next week- I ^aid, ’If that’s the case, I’ll take these now, without feeling that I’m stripping -you,’ ” Mrs, Waters frowned. She had nt,, been able to get the brand of cav­ iled peas they liked. All the best Canned stuff, she asserted, was go­ ing to England! “If we starve, that’s all right. Or if we try to put aside a few cans for our own use, that’s hoarding. I'm going to buy tomato juice tomorrow, because I read they’re sending ithat to England to take the place of the oranges they can’t get.* “We can’t take all this stuff up in one trip,” her husband objected, eyeing the bags and boxes and -tins on the kitchen table and in the open­ ed cupboards. She knew, Mrs. Waters sighed. "But I have to buy when I ca’n, The clerks are getting nastier all the time. That's because a flock of jealous cats have been complain­ ing. People like the Peppercorns and Thanes have no place to store supplies, so naturally they hate to see othei- people stocking up,” The Thane's wouldn’t but in, King dissented, the Peppercorns might, though as a rule they attended to their own business. “But let ’em talk, if they do talk. It’s nothing to be ashamed of—we’re putting money into circulation. Besides it’s all stuff that we’d buy eventually, anyway. This way, w*e buy more at one time, that’s all,” Sarah Daffodil did not view the situation quite as charitably as that, indeed she confided that it raised her blood pressure to observe the loading of the Waters’ car every Saturday morning. “They have a shack about ten miles out and the walls must be bulging now'—I swear they’ve carted up enough stuff to feed a garrison for a year’s siege. And hex’ apartment here is cram­ med to the gills with girdles, nail polish, cold cream, soap, metal curl­ ers and God knows what ail.” The shack in the country which Emma Waters had bought with the few hundred dollars left her by a sentimental aunt, was a two-room cabin without conveniences and originally designed for a hunter’s hideout. It had been the aunt’s ex­ pressed wish that her niece buy something “in the nature of a mem­ orial, a perpetual reminder of my love for her.” Mrs. Waters had con­ vinced herself that a little place in the country was an ideal memorial. The furnishings were scanty and primitive, oil lamps the only illum­ ination and a two-burner oil stove the only cooking convenience. But since the declaration of war and the subsequent rumors of shortages and restrictions, the value of the place as a storehouse had risen Waters''acquisitive mind. She had abandoned her work, although thread and yarn when she should plicated patterns, so eagerly purchased would prob­ ably never be worn since she went without corsets in the house and for the street preferred old, comfort­ able and shapeless foundations with trained curves. Her shelves of cos­ metics might have kept a beauty shop going foi’ six months, but she found it too much trouble to use even cold cream. Nevertheless she bought lipsticks, powder and rouge as in a frenzy and saw her own madness repeated in the behaviour of othei' women. Mrs- Waters was not completely indifferent to public opinion and the thought that she might be unfavorably criticized oc­ casionally rankled, Once she remarked to Candaqe Thaile that she liked to think that she would be in a position to shelter her friends who might happen to be boinbed oiDt. “People don't stop to think that you can't feed a dozen or two emergency guests, unless you have made previous preparations,” she reasoned. in M’rs. needle- boughtshe- still against the ‘ day resume hex’ com- The girdles she dozen ” sug- “if you had blnn* “But could you get two people in a two-room cabin? gested Candace, kets, they could sleep out, I suppose —but it might rain,’ Candace asked Andy if he thought that Mrs. Waters did her lavish shopping with the thought of ^taking care of the more unfortunate who were not in a position to hoard. “I mean those who can’t stock up, I hate 'to be uncharitable, but I keep remembering hex- six girdles.” She might be planning them out, Andy offered “In the days when there girdles, a woman may be rent one by the houi* or week, About the food I’m suspicious., What I really think our neighbors intend to do is to set up a Black Market ovei' here.1 “I cure, hand, want sesurity, but we don’t all seem to spell it the same way. It’s safer, don’t you think, Andy, not to set up things as your symbols of security “Like canned salmoix?” SIxe smil- ed and understanding quickened be­ tween them, Andy ran his fingers through hex’ lxair, pulling the soft pompadour of her new hairdo down to liei’ eyes. “The heck with canned salmon! It reminds me too much or Mr, Waters and his favorite war." Had they only known it, canned salmon held something of >the same association for the boy at the cash grocery store and tiio stlm young cashier who presided over the money cage. A case of the tinned fish, to be opened and the cans arrangd in place on the shelves, had been the morning itask alloted to Hervey, the boy, as an occupation for him ager. “Him ier said tired of The lad grinned. have a stock as large as ours, by this 'time.’’ Kitty, from hex* cage, thought it likely. But she was growing tired, she declared, of Mrs. Waters’ com­ plaints about the fresh vegetables. “She comes in nearly every -day to tell Mr. Locke that the stuff Is wilt­ ed, oi’ speckled, or just a plain mess. Why don’t you give her a break once in a while?” “Where do you suppose she puts all the food?" asked the boy. The cashier decided that 'the Wat­ ers ate the limp lettuce and the wrinkled carrots. The canned goods and the dry staples they could hoard. “I hear they have a place, a hideaway, xfp the line. Lots or people have got a bomb shelter—or something—in the country, Hervey which they’re busy stocking! with ripe olives, lobstei' paste, imported sauterne and other delicacies sup­ posed to keep up one’s strngth un­ der fire." “Add sugar, tea and good Scotch," Hervey suggested. “Speaking of the devil—isn’t that King Waters’ car across the street?" They both peered out, through the towers of cracker boxes piled in the window, at the small car parked before the opposite drugstore. Pres­ ently Mrs. Waters came out, the drug clerk trailing aftex’ her with a package. He stowed it under seat and ito Kitty and Hervey car appeared to be loaded to roof with parcels. Across the street Mrs. Waters hes­ itated, Considered the grocery, changed her mind about buying another box of bacon. She was al­ ready late, if she didn’t gbt up to the cabin by noon the chances were that she would have to drive back in the dark. to rent amiably. are no glad to suppose it helps hex' to feel to have all those things Candace admitted. "We se­ at all in the absence of the man- and his goldfish!” the casli- scornfully. “Maybe I’m not his stories,” * “They must A Pimple Govered Face Kills Many a Tlxe lives of many young people bro mado miser­ able by the breaking out of pimples* and you probably know of cases Where a promising romance has been spoiled by those rod, white, festering and pus filled sores oh the face. . * Th’e trouble is hot so much physical pain, but the menial suffering caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which Very often makes tlxo sufferer ashamed to go out hi company. The quickest Way to get rid of pimples is to improve the general health by a thorough cleansing of the blood. Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood and with the blood cleansed the complexion should clear up. The T. MUburrt Co., limited, Toronto, Ont. and dining room, kitchen and store­ room. For a moment here eyes blink­ ed then they became adjusted to the dim light. “Why—Why, for heaven’s sake.” she cried aloud. Something dark and swift ran across the floor and leaped to the rafters overhead,. She made a bat"1 gain with herself not to look around until she had her fire built and had brought in the supplies from the ear, The inside shutters were not closed, as she had left them, but swung tipsily open, and pans she had cupboard but there consider these things when she had a good fire going, It was not until she discovered that the ashes in fireplace were still warm that possibility of someone hiding in next room occurred to her. The clutter of dishes on the rough hewn table never seen before. The doors were unlatched— would be time enough to (To Be Continued) STEPHEN COUNCIL the the the Township of Town Hall, the 6 th day 1 p.m. Coun- The min- The Council of the Stephen met in the Crediton, on Monday, of December 19 43, at cillor Schenk was absent, uteg of the previous regular meeting held on November 1st and the special meeting on November 6th were read and adopted on motion of Arthur Amy, seconded by Her­ man Powe. Moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Arthur Amy and carried that By­ law No. 589 to select polling booths and appoint Deputy Returning Offi­ cers and Poll Clerks having been read three times De passed and sign­ ed by the Reeve and Clerk and the Seal of the Corporation attached thereto, The following correspondence was read and filed; from Ontario Hog Producer's Association; from N. W. Miller,’ County Clerk, asking foi’ in-, formation regarding the wood fuel situation in tlxe township. Moved by Thomas Love, seconded by Herman Powe: that Pay Sheet No. 12 amounting to $1964,62 and the following orders be paid: Ed. Beavex*, shelving in the Town Hall, $6.50; Times-Advocate, printing ac­ count, 36.02; Geo. Eilber, inspect­ ing Gaiser Drain, 2.0,0; E. Guetting- er, milk inspector, 18.30; Village of Exeter, 6 months salary of Local Ration Board Secretary, 3(0'. 00; Exeter Agricultural Society, grant, 35.00; Clayton F. Pfile, school at­ tendance officer, account 6.25; Cen­ tralia 2.80; Drain, 7.00; Lome Finkbeiner, sur­ vey Gaiser Drain, 5.00; Lloyd Gais­ er, survey Gaiser Drain, 5.00; Harry Beaver, survey Gaiser Drain, 5.00; Maurice Beaver, survey Gaisei’ Drain 5.10'0; Dept of Health of Ontario, insulin account, 2.08; H.E.P. Com­ mission, account, Town Hall, 4.S0; Municipal World Ltd., marriage reg­ ister, relief relief relief Pickering, account, weed inspector, 35.00. Carried. The Council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Wednesday, the 15th of Decem­ ber 1943, at 1 p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Tp. Clerk. ■Co-operative Co., cemexit, Geo. Silber, .survey Qaisei’ 4.49; Restemeyer & Miller, Tyler, 12.00; ' J. H. Dalton, Hartman, liO.OO; G. A. Love, Vansteenkist, 12.00; Elmer JOHN AV. HASKETT the ths the John Wesley Haskett died sudden­ ly on Sunday at his home, lot 20, concession 13, London Township, in his 8 3rd year. He was born on the 12th concession of London Town­ ship son of John and Mary Haskett and resided fox' 46 years on the farm where he died. Surviving are two daughters, and a son; Mrs. C. Lost, London Township; and Mrs. T, O. Martyn and John at home; .two sisters and a brother, Mrs. John Williamson and Miss Einma Has­ kett, Ilderton; Henry, in California. DECEMBER 1943 i| IN LTEURY UNITED CHURCH matron of honour, Mrs. Wil- Martin wore a floor-length of pink silk pique with lace with matching headdress and Gladstone E. when Reta Mr. and Mrs. the bride of HOBBS—PATON VOWS SPOKEN OR him, that Long Distance call home at Christmas is the big event of the day. He’s counting on it. Let’s make sure that he, and thousands like him, won’t be disappointed. It means giving up our own Christmas telephoning, so that war- crowded lines will be freed to handle the flood of holiday greetings from naval, army and air force posts across the country. It means sending our Christmas messages by mail. Should you find you must tele­ phone out-of-town, try to do so as many days before the holiday as possible. And especially avoid all non- essential calls to distant or war-busy centres. Winning the war is a non­ stop job, and urgent messages must go through. Settee ® Buy War Savings Stamps Cod Certificates Regularly.J. F. ROLFE, Manager, two her ever ano n* The road all the way to Coats- ville was iu fail’ condition but at that hamlet Mrs. Waters was obliged to turn left and continue along a dirt read, badly rutted and border­ ed by second-growth scrub into which all the dint and trash of un­ counted winters had been blown by tidy winds. There were only houses between Coatsville and cabin and neither of these has tempted Mrs. Waters to stop make the acquaintance of her neigh­ bors. She glanced now at the sag­ ging farmhouse, set far back In the stubble of the corn field she was passing. Each time she saw this house a few more bricks had fallen from the chimney and more rags has been substituted for missing windowpanes. Her own place didn’t look much better, she admitted to herself when she drove into the yard through a wide gap in the disreputable picket fence. Mrs, Waters shivered as she stepped out of the oar and fumbled in her purse for the lock, She opened the door and stepped which was a combinntion of living key to the pad- heavy, scarred into the room MRS. JOHN R. HOOKING The death occurred on Thursday, December 10th of Mrs. Agnes Bell Towers Hocking at the home of her son, Archie Hocking, lot 26, con­ cession 8, Fullarton Township. Mrs. Hockiiig was born in Hibbert Town­ ship on August 27, 1'860, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Towers. On March 20, 1889, she married James Robert Hocking, who prede­ ceased in October, 1913. They farm­ ed on where going make was a member of Roy's United Church. Surviving are four sons, William James, Toronto: Archibald M„ Fullarton; Join? Edwin, Hibbert and Roy A., London; a daughter, Mrs. George A. Kerslake, Kincar­ dine, R. R. 2; four sisters, David Whyte, Hamiota, Man; Archie McCui’dy, Hibbert; Samuel Ross, Exeter; Mrs. Donald Park, Hensall, The body rested at the home of her son, Archie Hock­ ing, where service was held on Sun­ day at 1.45 p.m., followed by ser­ vice in Roy’s United Church at 2.30 p.m,, Rev, W. 6. Mather of­ ficiated, assisted by Ret, William Mair, of Thames Road. . lot 7, concession 10, Hibbert, ; Mrs. Hocking remained until to Fullarton 17 years ago to her home with her son. She a member Surviving are four Mx;s, Mrs, Mrs, Hay Council The regular monthly meeting of the Cohncil of the Township of Hay was held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Saturday, Dec. 4tlx with all mem­ bers present. The minutes of the November meeting were read and adbpted. After disposing of ‘the communications the following reso­ lutions were passed. That the treasurer of the Town­ ship be authorized to pay Hy Law­ rence contractor, and all labourers in connection with the Zurich Vill­ age Drain, Rosalie Drain and Hab- erer Drain. That By-law No. 8, re Willert Drain, by-law re Zurich Drain; by­ law 10, re Rosalie Drain and by-law No. 11 re Haberei' Drain be finally passed and confirmed as approved for same has ’been obtained from The Municipal Board of Ontario. That treasurer be authorized to pay persons who overpaid their 19 43 taxes by -prepayment plan amount­ ing to $33.36. That allowances allowed by the engineer to persons assessed on Wil­ lert Drain and Haberer Drain be paid as per by-laws. That Henry Clausius be paid $,5 for inspecting West Branch Swamp Drain. That Henry Clausius be given the right to clear the roadway along the Babylon line behind lots 27 and 28 for the sum of $7.00. That treasurer’s’bond be chang­ ed and renewed also Workmen’s Compensation Insurance be renew­ ed, also that bond covering tax col­ lector bo renewed, A- large numbei' of accounts were passed for the Twp. roads, Hay Tel­ ephone System, Salaries, Relief and general accounts which will appear in the annual financial statement to be issued at the end of the year, • The Council adjourned to meat again on Wednesday, December 15 1.30 p.m.a A. F. Hess. Clerk. “Down where 1 live,** s'aid the Windsor man, “We grew a pump­ kin so big that when wo out it my wife used one half of it for a cradle.’* “Well/* smiled the man from Toron­ to, “that’s 'nothing. A tow days ago right here, two fnibgtown police­ men were found asleep on One beet?* Parkhill—A pretty wedding was solemnized in Lieury United church on Saturday, December 4, 1943 at 11 o’clock by Rev. Wood, of London, Blanche daughter of W. L. Paton became John Morley son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hobbs, of Ailsa Craig. The bride given in marriage by hei’ father wore a floor-length gown of white sliper satin with in­ sets of lace panels. The floor-length veil of illusion net fell from a sweetheart headdress and she car­ ried a shower bouquet of deep red roses . As liam gown trim shoulder veil. -She Was attended by three brides­ maids Jean Hobbs, Annie Neil and Jean Buck who wore gowns of pink and blue net over taffeta with mat­ ching headress and shoulder length veils, each carried colonial bouquets Little Betty Heanxan dressed in pink taffeta carried the ring on a white satin cushion. Willis Paton, brothei' of the bride acted as best man and the ushers were Emerson Paton Garrod. Miss Ellen Eh’skine wedding music and signing of the register Miss Doris Martin of London sang “O Promise Me.” Before the signing of the register the bride was presented with a Bible, a gift, of the congre­ gation. The reception was held nt the home of the bride's parents. Forty- five guests wore present, The bride’s mother wore a har­ vest brown crepe dress with mat­ ching accessories and corsage of yellow mums. The groom’s mother were navy blue with black acces­ sories and corsage of pink carnal- ions. Later Mr, and Mrs. Hobbs left on a trip to points oast. The bride travelling in blue with navy acces­ sories and corsage of mums. and 'Charles ■played the during the Try a Want ad—-they pay: MODERN, WELL- CONDUCTED CONVENIENTLY- LOCATED HOTEL SAKE YOUR HOAS HOTEL WAVERLEY SPADIN A AV®. at COLLEGE CT. RATES siatin $1.60 ■ $3.50 DjbH»: $2.50 »$7.00 WWTt FOB FOLDER WHOLE DAY’S H8HTSEE1N8 WITHIN WALK1H0 DISTANCE MRS. JOHNSTON ALEXANDER IS RAID TO REST The funeral of Mrs. Matilda But­ ler Alexander, widow of Johnston Alexander* was held at Nairn 'Ceme­ tery with Rev, A. H. Jones, of the Baptist Church, in charge of the services. Mrs. Alexander was in her 82nd yeai* and was the last of a family who were among the earliest residents of the village. Surviving are two sons, Chester Alexander, London, and William, Detroit. The pallbearers were John HotBon, Owen Zavitz, John Macpherson, Duncan Drummond, Martin Scafe and R. H. MacDonald. At Present We Are Short on most Every Line of Stock. YOUR INQUIRIES WILL STILL BE APPRECIATED A. J. CLATWORTHY We Deliver Phone 12 Grantor >