HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1943-09-16, Page 2Shipping Elderberries
From Exeter..., •
IGrroued has been broken is Dxetet
by tete t7txeter Brandt of Canadian
Oannel•s • Yoe the erection of e new
dehydration plant for the processing
of ruite and vegetables, The new ad
dition will he a one-story building
x 144 ft. It is hoped to have the
new plant in operation by the first of
November and turnips, carrots, cab-
bages and potatoes will be processed
this fait Otteadtau.Oanners have been
steadily branching out in .Exeter and
this latest move $hould mean adds.
tional labour told additieual revenue
for the farmers. Owing to the short-
age of early fruits, last week CanedCannersfan Caters took the initiative lin
harvesting wild elderberries and ship-
ping then to their Hamilton plant
for the making of jams. We under-
stand it is the first experiment of its
Mad in Canada and was undertaken
at the suggestion of Mr, L. J. Pen -
hale, of town, district superintend.
est. In Stephen Township there is a
farm estimated at one hundred acres
with the elderberries growing wild
and in great profusion and it is from
this farm that most of the berries
Have been picked. The pickers have
been paid at the rate of two cents
Per pound and in some instances they
Have made handsome returns for the
clay's work. One lad is reported to 1
have trade twelve dollars In one clay.
We milers tend that over thirty tons
have been salvaged. -Exeter Times- 0
Advocate, 13
Patton•Kirk
I MI6 s Ruby Mt
arriot,unet the aus-
pices of the I,O,D,16, at Mitchell, are
''as follows: Medallion, Marjorie
Campbell; certliieate, Helen David-
son, Mrs. Emily Graff, Mrs. Mary
Hingst, Mrs. Flossie Myers, Mrs.
Gladys Salisbury, Mrs. Marie Salton,
F. Adair Campbell, T. Willard Heath.
Rendered U'nconeelous
, By Lightning--
lieceutly Harold Butler, 12 -year-old
son of 111r. and Mrs. Lafayette Butler
who [reside about one mile east a
Munro, was the vietiiu of a tltuucle'
storm while in the .aet of assisting
Itis niutlier and his brother Billy feed
some calves. The Storm appeared to
have gone over and tite sun was
shining before they left the house
but a vivid flash came, a -tree was
struck and the lightning followed a
fence and late the body of the boy,
burning his left tu'111 and side badly
anti being attracted to the nails in
his shoos most severely burned Ms
][eel. He was thrown to the ground
but regained consciousness by the
time he had been' carried to the
house,
Mail Christmas
Parcels Overseas
by Novelmbe
Christmas boxes will have a t
longer distance to travel, ental
more handling and reshipment
reach many members of Cana
Fighting Services this year, To
able all the Dominion's men and
men overseas to receive their
,;from home in time for Christ
f Day, the Postmaster General, H
1 William P. Unlock, IC.O., MT?., c
on the public to: Mail Early
Christmas Overseas -not later ti
November 1.
The slate is 10 clays earlier tl
last year's closing tune, but i
many of our men serving 10 the M
iterratiean areas, etc., the deadl
has been advanced to meet the r
idly changing conditions,
The public are cautioned to 10
no time but to mail early for Chri
mas Overseas -now and rduring O
tober-the earlier the better to e
sure the timely arrival of the an
iously awaited gift. The more dista
our Forces may be from Canada,
earlier their Chris 'mas mail show
be sent. •
Citizens are requested not to d
lay until -the last minute to post the
gift parcels but to Mail Early and
prevent congestion by giving
Post Office opportunity to give the
nails prompt handling and to ar
range for adequate cargo space,
which because of the shipment of
war supplies is necessarily limited.
Thousands of Christmas parcels (last
hristmas season more than 81; mil-
7; W:1,.6 AY, SEPT, 16,, 1943
in the' preparation of their overseas
parcels, in order to avoid delay,
Address all mails in ink, clearly DONT 'WASTE FOOD
r 1 and without misleading abbrevia
tions. Be surd to place return ad -
mai dress on cover -,-.also ineluds a slut:
ling in the parcel bearing' sender's ads
to dress as well as address of parcel.
de's prepay all mail cormectly,
en Parcels should be packed Compact
to^o- ly enough to resist tho pressure .of ,
rifts other mails in the saelc and the
teas handling in transit -each article, in
00, the parcel firmly secured, ,Use strong
alts corrugated containers, not •light
for cardboard boxes, wrap in several
tan layers of 'thick wrapping -paper,. and ,
tie securely with strong cord. Do ,
tan not use fancy Christmas tissue paper
vit11 for wrapper, or colored ribbons to
etl tie, Parcels may be sewn in strong
•
A. meal of wheat and apples was
too much for five cows at St, Helens,
Seven cows partook of this tasty
noal but only two survived. The
cows got into a wheat field and thea
into Gordon Riutoul's orchard. The
Inters were Earl. Cranston, Mrs, 1
all, D, C. MacDonald and H. D. Mac-
Donald,
With U. F. D. In Toronto
Mrs,
tuber Miss Elaine Walsh o1' Belgrave JuteC
Five tows Die -
tie cotton or sin -tiler fabric,
RP- jams, syrups and any other subs-
tance likely to leak and spread, If
se sent at all, must be enclosed in seal-;
et' ed containers (not glass bottles),
0" surrounded' with absorbent material
n" in corrugated cardboard, and secure-
x- ly wrapped and tied, A completed
the customs declaration form should be I
ld affixed to every parcel. Apples, and 1
grapes, etc., or any article likely to
spoil or become damaged, or to in
e- jurepostal
it personnel, or the mails'
Pre not acceptable. The mailing of
so inntehes, safety -matches and lighter
the fluid or any other inflammable sub-
it stance is strictly prohibited by law.
At the home of 111x. and
Lewis Kirk, of Exeter, on Septe
0th, Jiary Elia Graee, daughte
Mr. std Mrs. L, Eiek, was unit
marriage to Ordinary Seaman
asLennox Patton, RCNVR„ Ha
son of Rev, and Mrs, W, J. P
1Ic1{iBop. Offieiitting was the gr
father. The bride given in mar t'
by her father, swore sea blue ti
covered by net skirt, with slto
length veil and corsage of a
The marriage was witnes5e1 by
Esther Patton, sister of the gr
and Miss Jean dirk, sister of
bride.
r of accepted a secretarial position at the
ed in head office of the United Fui'iners
T
Thom- at Toronto. She left recently to 10
wax, $11111e her new duties after spending h
etton, a montes assisting iter parents on the
:on pounds) and other mails reach
ng the Post Office on or after Hz
losing dote would delay delivery
ccentunting the difficulty of speed
milling and make it impossible fe
ufficient cargo -space to be found
board the last steamships departin,
yitlt the Christmas mails to ensrn
1 'mrcels and letters reaching their
estimations in time. A .giftless
hristmas Day would dawn for many
en and women in uniform over -
es. turning; the holiday into a day
disappointment instead of cheer,
'• w•',ich even the late arrivals of
their parcels would not compensate.
ritieens reit prevent this from hap-
ning by mailing early -well before
ovember' 1. It is also suggested that
help facilitate the provision of
ippina space for the oVereeas
ristmns nails to the Canethan
roes that each sender ;Mould VOL.
trrily rat down as fes as Imss hie
t er ht and sire of each
rlstmee p,.ekmi
n,'+ nt, r,hstrnllug.;
fact that the 1n ,, itnnn weight of
' 1 rt l'trhlcrr' 'aie at .r+ 11
frog=. They will thee e•0 1:"' . the
t Office to forward the
rhes of parcels in the ec.e
eachry l
e110:10,1 each slop, 'll t ,n sits•
ie tim fol ^11, There isnp
ilei toed of fell eo-era-
1' ' the pnb)te, for this ?•')'5' the
OiTicc expects an n11 time record
h:. 0101se115 volume of .nllit::r..
will he established end is rl
p1epa"ing' 11 every w1'' poR
to handle and expedite tie in
Greater' care than ever .before
ecessary Mt the part of mailers,
m1
0e's farm.
Plage Bandmaster Fractured Arm - t
Meta
alder Mr, George J,Wright, T\'ingham d)
seers, bandmaster. suffered a fractured arm C
Miss just above the wrist, recently, After n1
oom, conducting the band he returned
the hurtle and had the misfortune to fall of
on the steps with the resulting fn
fracture.
• r.P.T,P, Notes 1.
e peon, Mary Turner, Field Represen- 1
Y tative, Wartime Prices and Tracie
Y Board, London,
t Urgently needed in the mlumfitot-
m
aro 0f brushes, for mattresses -for the 1
navy andandcushions for army vehicles, 1
e horsehair le being sought by -tete Do- 0
minion government. Farmers may
sell to pedlars and dealers in wool i
and fur ante will obtain'better prices r
if they separate the tail ;hair from gi
the inane hair combings and remove r
dirt and oilier extraneous matter, 11
Pureliase and sale from the dealers is c
carried on through the Commodity io
Prices and Stabilization Corporation, ' 01
Sales of small arils ammunition
have been restricted, Sportsmen 1'
11111ltere will not be. given permits for 'w
any suppli s this year twhilcl farmers 1',
l.+ I net io hake application for dl
permission to buy auimunitlon•nnlees w
r
means than shooting tan pa
control pests to stock and crops. Af- co
fected by the regulations is the Pelee re
I0il.ud pheasant hu1 " scheduled for tie
October 25 to 3(t. Canadian.: portiei- t•1
p ting mast 11A, aappl 's they i e
, c r lion, previous yr: l •..1me;
:". 1 1' 11' 1)11 Valet-01111On ig
When they cross the border pr
be
Preserve ntrationingthin at lu
W,,11 t,, [,Test flaring111 fit;,t 1 e ass ,,.i
of September lietnnii pr htc-rs of
honey toils 1)11)ple syrup to use moreram, the ration a 100 )3c' In their0'n limns and by members of their
own families. It is expected that
these producers will obey the sph'il
of the ration regulation and conker
as much es possible. Farmers sells
honey and staple syrup must coli
ration coupons, Farmers' wives tv
can or preserve fruit and sell it ni
also secure houpons before sales a
lompleted. Those who cannot obi
or do not -wish to trade their D c
Dons for preserves, jellies or marls
bolt's may buy sugar, One D coup
is good for ono -half pound of suga
There is n0 restriction governing t
use to which this sugar may be 1)1
Of interest to Western Ontario fa
iters is the announcement of a psi
ceiling on grapes, effective Septe
her 6, Prices are listed for six qua
gaskets. Blue or white varieties, sol
by the grower to wholesalers, shi
pees, truckers or retailers who ape
ate warehouses: separate from the
retail outlet and take deliverv,0t sue
warehouse have a maximum prig
f 16 cents for blue and whites; 3
cents for the Black Roger or red vat
eties. Prices to any other type 0
etailer is 41 cents for blue and whit
'apes, 45 cents for Black Roger o
t.•10, Growers selling yo consumer
ave n fixed maximum price of 5
ents a basket for blue or white vai'
ties and 60 cents for Black Rogei
• reds•
ve
ng
oet
ho
ist In a statement on the feed
pro�b-
re lems confronting Canadian farmers,
sin the Agricultural Supplies Board
Vet)
Summary Live Stock
Feeding Problems
summarizes as follows:-
1a -
on "As the Canadian feeder of live
1, stock or poultry faces the coming
11e, winter, then, he sees in prospect a
it, g'ener'ally good supply of fodder,
feed grains in plentiful supply in
r- Western Canada but still presenting
ce a problem of movement in so far as
1 Eastern Canada especially is con-
st corned, with proteins definitely short
d of potential demand and calling for
p- the utmost use of such home-grown
r- supplies as can be made available,
it "One of .the most favourable fat -
11 tors, particularly in Eastern Canada
e vehere grain crops have been disap-
pointing, is the abundant supply of
grass that has characterized the ad -
f v^.ncinti• season -excellent pastures,
e splendid growth of aftermath in
r meadows. An open fall, with grazing
s prolonged for even a few weeks
5 more than usual, would with present
grass prospects mean a real saving of
• purchased feeds, both grains and
proteins. Whatever the fall months
bring, however, farmers and feed
deniers in Eastern Canada and Brit-
ish Volutnhia in great numbers will
recmire larger or smaller supplies of
]..itis Diem the Prairie Provinces,
n'1 tle sooner such supplies are o1'-
1' r :'cl the better the outlook will be
free seceessi'ul feeding season dur•
-
t'.le coming winter and spring."
a
Engagement -
1VIr, and Mrs. Albert Geiser wis
announce the engagement of
(laughter, Acla Synder. to I
Robert C'haries•Dhtey. The marl
[1111 talcs pl tee in Crediton Evan
eal C'llrrch, aturda}, September
Pilot Dies In Crash
Near Centralia -
1 siclieni pilot w+s treed Sall
when) t1(1 ;i] re A710,.)11 11,30bt 11 it
XD. itr VVICe I O ins), Training Sell
P,C.1e. Centralia. tr:11l
Intl in 11, i
1111, (11130,.,, One .t
LI ;tit,- lot Pei It t" 6.11)
11:a •11 suss t11r' colihie,u, but t
other 0,.e'1131a ,-„, demolished wI
it plummeted to ratite. ti.
:, t-oi-.
15,1e immediately notified..
Lieut, E. P. Taman-
Llem..enaut Edward "Ted" 1•'. Tan
an, it member 01' the 100th (R) Be
ler} ICA.. Ltst(,W,'l for the pa.
year. has reported to Military .Di
trim N. 1 headquarters at Lando
lir• expects to be sent to Ilrocltvill
for a training course before bein
posted for duty with the army pa
comps, Lieut. Tanneh enlisted at Lo
don several [weeks ago. Ile 1.118 not
lied of his acceptance last week, 01
Friday evening the popular young of
fiver was the guest of honor at
party- staged in the officers' vies
which wa: etteadtvi by officers ant
their wirers. The evening was spent
in an informal meaner, and after a
buffet supper had been served Lieu-
tenant Tamatw
Taman at trade the.
est of a gold identification bracelet.
• -Major 10. M. Creighton, officer` oom-
ntancliny,. spoke in glowing terms of
Lieut, Tamara's excellence a8 an of€le.
0rrind on behalf of talose present ex-
tended best wishes for 111S continuedsuccess. Lieut, A. L. Larch:et. made
111, presentatoin,. Cooling to Listowel
four years ago , Lieutenant Tartan
111)0 been employed by the Roe niiI1-
ing company at Atwood as office
manager. I-Iis wife- and young daugh-
ter Toni, will remain in Listowel,
Lieutenant Taman is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. W, W, Taman •of Exeter,
and is well known In Seaforth 'where
he was a member of the local bank-
ing staff for several years,
h to Loses 'Tip of Finger -
their 10
RIP. William Davidson, son of Ric. N. AC. and AD's, Fred Davidson of. Wing- to
lege hats, lost the lip off one of his ting- set
Bell- ere recently, He [was Operating ret
-'5• chilling machine which was proem, Fo
11 fi a new water eapply for Beatty nn
I) at Fta;gue. -then he fhnnd it en
ter 0y 10 mitlie adju5nnc'nts to the r ,
ria; litaeldi.e. 1tr a`u^er w'a. v(1t's :d be- the
vm tv.4on the ct'a u1and a block on 111r
001, 1 u mete, t
lid-
pn'
D,ltn Robbery P _
teezr
At Nanovsr -
1., Tea r t d n•i a„ 'anti cleverly. 1'
0111 Maimed rr) 1'--ry In the history t f t 1
1)-1111 ,Per tor, plat, 0.tr1y 'erineeda3' ' 1
ii
„; ,,h .,
site mniuinon 1)01)1 thieves entered t-•
the Swift Canadian ('unlpa111y 111111 n:'
and stole 5,1 Suit in cash. Entering the io 1
front door of die ota0e by means of mail
forcing the lock. 0110 robbers ;lamed- 1 •.rd
n- lately set about. to smash the 1,100- ihle
t- pound safe, open. First they broke flux.
st two electric. light bulbs that reflected is n
to the outside, and closing the hall -
raised blinds, coul01)'))mi to "work"
on the safe with the lights on, as
lights were seen in the office by a
woman. - Hanover Post,
Listowel Man Slugged -
Officers Honor
s-
11.
g
11•
1 An utlentpt by an unidentified sold -1
ler 10 rob Charles Selby as he Was
a returning home, was foiled when a
8 nearby reeldelat heard unusual bark -
1 ing of a neighbor's clog and came out
11) investigate. 'Walking north on
P,aclau St. near the public sc11001,
3it•. Selby was attacked as he entered
a shadowed section of the sidewalk
1'y a thug.. tt-ho jumped on bio hack.
struck him on the head with a club
and attempted to rifle his pockets.
All., Selby Was struggling with his 08-
ai111n11 when the resident stepped
out and frightener) the thief away,. -
Lis t owel
way,.•-•-Listowel Standard.
(;nuance-Smale -
ILnox Presbyterian Church manse,
Mitchell, was the scene of a wedding
when Irene Leola Smale, Hensall,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Slnale and Mr, Allen. Bayley Quauce,
son of Mr, and Mrs. Richard Quanoe,
Cromarty, were united in marriage,
Tho bride was attractive in a salmon
pink ensemble, Rev. N. Macii,ay 0ffic-
sated,
First Ald Examinations--
Re:sults of St. john's Ambulance.
First Aid examinations conducted by
Ration, Cou+on
Due Dates
By Mary Turner, Wartime Prices
and Tracie Board, London,
Coupons now volici are all sugar
coupons in Ration 13001 2 and num-
bers 14 to 36 in Book 3, also all can-
ning sugar coupons. All tea -coffee
coupons in Book 2 and 14 and 15 in
Hook 1.
Preserve coupons 1)1, D2, D3,
Butter coupons^24 to 29 inclusive.
Meat coupons 13 to 17 inclusive,
Butter coupons 24 to 27 inclusive
and meat pat's 13 to 16 expire Sep-
tember 30,
"I belong to the greatest nation in
the world," said an American, enter-
tained by a Scottish family.
"And how did you come to lose
your accent?" asked his hostess
gently,
There is 110 late against it farmer's
ifs riding to town or to n11(111et
nth her lnlsbanci in a truck operated
1 hits if the truck is carrying pro -
Ice or other freight. Since a farmer
as fined for having his wife as n
ssen4er in at truck considerable
nrilsinl has atl•ir('11 among rural
silents. According to the regttla-
0s farmers or ally0n" operating 't
iclt may ulrry two p''' 'rl,_er1 in
09,.•t she truck is 0u
a bttsi,
.s 0rte,It or:5' in amucks
out for the duration i11 order to
event 111)3 thaseo which may alb,
cause of the fact that truc•1.s fire
11011ted greater allowances of gas -
,c' plc:101110 Cars,
"They l'le••er Give a Sucher a Break"
11, t''s n'Om micli" in every
? nidinir mime from Bridge, Dice
an.1 Tile 310:07'), to Bingo, and now...._
. tine; in The .tam-sic:m Weekly,
[twit this Sunday's (Sept. 1:1) issue
of The Detroit Su.ldny Times;. Mick-
ct .,,c -Dougall. the card detective
ttho knows them a11, exposes croolc-
ed gambling, shows flow the crooks
13I00her (entering roots uneepect- take stoney from their victims. Get
edl,): "Why, I never . , ." Sunday's Detroit Times.
Daughter: "Oh, Mother, you must
helve!"
nn ! ]'-r Sale Ars, 1 week 25c
THE "RUHR EXPRESS"
Canada launched its first Lancaster recently and sent it overseas with a picked RCAF crew for immediate
operations against the enemy, Produced by Victory Aircraft Limited at Milton, this bomber is the most powerful
weapon matte to dale in this Dominion, Eight thousand people look unusually small alongside the "Ruhr Express,"
The large crowd at Victory Aircraft's Lancaster 'atomizing showed no timidity in swarming around the monster
plane, ,