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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-07-30, Page 3IPPERWASH CAMP -7 ™ ss the the total comprise started, and 25 GLASS CONTAINERS' MUST BE SALVAGED DIRECT SERVICE ♦o WINNIPEG SASKATOON EDMONTON JASPER VANCOUVER VICTORIA Applications from those engaged in war work will not be considered. of 4? buildings which the camp all have some are partially pex’ cent have been completed, Each hut will provide sleeping and living accommodations for 140 men whilb the mess halls will accommodate 500 men at time. WILL BE OPENED ABOUT SEPTEMBER 15 CANADIAN NATIONAL ...air-conditioned comfort train TO THE WEST touts/ JASPER PARK .LQ06E JUNE 15 - AUGUST 31 MIMAKI LODGE JUNE 18 - AUGUST 31 Construction Work Now Under Way! cm 47 Army Buildings for Mill- > tary Hite on Blue Water jUgRway Lambton County’s first major military encampment, A29 Advanc­ ed Infantry ’Training Centre, bet­ ter known as Ipperwash Military Camp on the Blue Water Highway between Grand Bend and Forest, will be ready for occupancy by 2,000 troops on or about September 15, Lt, Col, V. M. Veitch, M.C., district engineering officer for Military District No. 1 has announced. Of will been built the: exctbr times-advocate Thursday* My W WANTED New Books at the Exeter Library The following County Library Association hooks are now at the Exeter Library: Juvenile Beggar of Dreams ............ Hollister Auno and Tauno ................ Henry The Matchlock Gun Edmonds Heidi ............................. Spyri Treasure Island ............. Stevenson Tales of a Russian Grand­ mother ......... Carpenter Happy Manikin in Manners Town ............. Smith FIRES DESTROY PRECIOUS FOOD during THE TOMATO SEASON beginning about August 25th Thrifty housewives will note order of Wartime Prices and Trade Board, making it an offence wil­ fully to destroy or throw away bottles or any other containers made of glass. The new order deals primarily with wine and distillers’ bottles which are to be routed back to their original source for re-use. Addi­ tional orders regulating the collec­ tion and sale of pharmaceutical bottles, food bottles and brewers’ ■bottles are expected shortly. In addition to broken bottles, glass companies are now prepared to use a certain proportion of what is known as “flat cullet” “window glass, plate viously was Tins are many lines hotties will replace these containers. All bottles and 'glass may be dis­ posed of through local salvage committees or salvage dealers. Tops should accompany- bottles and con­ tainers when possible. Sorting and packing in boxes will facilitate the work of the committee and help to get these articles back in circula­ tion. glass, etc.) which pre­ not saleable. being discontinued of food products be urgently required to for and Woi'lc Satisfactory “The work which is being con­ ducted by Johnston Brothers, Brant­ ford contractors, is quite satisfac­ tory,” Col. Veitch said, “Work has been started’ on the Sewage .dispos­ al plant and sewers have all been laid. We are establishing a water pumping and purification plant on near-by Lake Huron and the entire Camp will be served by a modern water system.” As Ipperwash camp will be a standard military centre of a per­ manent nature, practically all of its buildings will be served by hot and cold running water, electricity, ample heating equipment, etc. Roads throughout the camp are now being constructed by day labor and are progressing rapidly. The camp’s fire station and tow­ er has been erected and will soon be equipped with modern fire fight­ ing equipment and a trained person­ nel of experienced fire The lookout tower is needed be­ cause of the threat of forest throughout the training area. Assume Command Make Application to CHATHAM ONTARIO HURON FEDERATION MEETS IN CLINTON SKY HARBOR AIRCRAFT 1 ,: WILSON'S (FLY PAPS ^WILL klLL MOPE FLIES; ThANvJ KSEVERAL DOLLARS WORTH/J \ r\r- a nw u r rfriV iiri11 c D J ’ lOc WHY PAY MORE Best of all fly killers. Clean, quick, sure, cheap. Ask your Drug­ gist, Grocer or General Store. THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., HAMILTON, ONT. HEART ATTACK FATAL TO MCGILLIVRAY MAN Joseph Hodgins died of a heart attack Thursday afternoon of' last week while bringing in the harvest on his farm on McGillivray town line. He was in his 3 8 th year. Mr. Hodginq complained of a pain while, he was in the fields. A doctor 'was summoned, but he pass­ ed away before the latter’s arrival. A son of the late James and Sarah Hodgins, he had lived all his life on -the farm on McGillivray town line. He attended Grace Anglican Church, Brinsley. He is survived by his widow, Le­ ona Eagleson Hodgins; one daugh­ ter; three brothers, William, Hen­ ry and John and one sister. The funeral was held from the residence at 2 p.m. Monday. Inter­ ment was in Br.insley Cemetery. Kelso Streets, of Toronto, eldest of Mrs. C. Streets, of Clinton, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Da- Tieman, service at Halifax, N.S., Wed- Ordnance son and vid for nesday, in the C.A.S.F., Corps. Dashwood, reported “What did the calf say to the Silo?” “I don’t know.” “Is my fodder in there?’ Check Discharges From the Bowels Bowel troubles, although happen­ ing at any time of the year, are more prevalent during the hot sum­ mer and early fall months. Summer Flu is ohe of the worst troubles, but diarrhoea, dysentery^ Colic, cramps and pains in the in­ testines, or any looseness of the bowels pliould have immediate at­ tention. The action of Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry is pleasant, rapid, reliable and effectual in help­ ing . to check the unnatural dis-„ charges. It lias been on the market' for the past 94 years, sb why experiment with noW and untried remedies! Get Fowler’s” ahd feel safe. The T. Milburn Co., izd., Toronto, Ont. Fiction Hasty Wedding .............. Wuthering Heights Riders of the Plains ...... The Silver Flute .......... Only One Storm ............ Mrs, Appleyard’s Yeax' .... Song After Midnight ..... Range Justice ................ It’s Not That Easy ..... North Side Nurse ...... The Loon Feathex’ ...... Who Is This Girl ......... Great Argument ............. Adult Fiction Western Ontario and. the American Frontier ....... Landon The Doctor’s Mayo ....... Clapesattle The Balance Sheet of the Future ........... Bevin Book of Games ......... Wood In Search of Scotland ....... Morton Cross Creek ..................... Rawlings The following books have been received at the Public Library re­ cently: , Eberhart .... Bx’onte ..... Brand Larrimore ...... Hicks ...... Kent .... Miller ..... Cully ... Halsted Hancock ..... Puller .... Miller ..... Gibbs 0 KIW G ELEgTRIQ LlGMTfllNG °°WlS Fann fires destroy food vital to our armies and our allies. Every pound of feed - - every head of stock and every imple­ ment burned helps the enemy. Fight by preventing fires* Prohibit smoking in or near your barns. Avoid carrying loose matches- Keep your lightning rods in proper repair. Don’t tamper with electric wiring. Threshing multiplies the danger. Use a water spray at the base of the blower. Allow no matches, loose or in boxes, to be carried by any engaged in the job. Set the engine or tractor well away from straw or other readily combustible material. Keep a barrel of water handy to both the engine and blower. Remember that your farm buildings are today next to impossible to replace. Safeguard your home, your barns and other buildings with every possible safety measure, and- FIGHT by Anderson ... White of Air* ................... Clayton for Canadians ....... Ranns Cripps ..................... Day with Nuemoeller . Stein Rhoades Peckham CRASHED ON SATURDAY Ernest Crawford, Clium of Pilot, Witnessed Crash and Failed in Brave Attempt at Rescue GODERICH — The conspicuous bravery of a fellow-student who tried to fight his way through the flames of a crashed airplane to res­ cue his friend, was revealed Sunday in connection with the crash Satur­ day in which -L.A.C. W. M. Morri­ son, 21, of Pense, stantly killed, ing alone in a plane. Eyewitnesses son had circled and was climbing when the motor suddenly stalled at a height of about. 100 feet. The ship went down nose first, exploded and burst into flames. John Quaid, in whose wheat field the plane came* down, was stand­ ing near the barn, 400 yards away. With him was Ernest Crawford, a fellow-student of Morrison’s, who was spending a week-end on his father’s neighboring farm, rison and Crawford were friends. Crawford was among the The Huron County Federation met in regular session Thursday ev­ ening in the agricultural board room at Clinton, with President Archie Morgan, Hensail, in the chair. Up­ ward of 2'0 persons were present. Correspondence from the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Hon, J. G. Gardiner, was read, thanking the Federation for the past free freight policy on feed „ grain and assuring the group that a continuaton of this policy will be announced shortly. They were also informed that the matter of subsidy on fer­ tilizer for use this fall is under con­ sideration. Representation, of this organiza­ tion at a meeting of the Ontario Federation health committee in To­ ronto on August 1 was brought up t__and Mrs. O. G. Anderson,. Belgrave,a large ’ was appointed official .representa- Canadian I tive. fighters. fires Lieut. Col. Harold Ballantyne, formerly of Kitchener and Listow­ el training centres, will shortly as­ sume command of the new centre i so that he will be able to handle the incoming, staff and materials. A large .supply of army vehicles will be required for the operation of the camp training and maintenance programs and' already personnel is' being selected for these branches. The administration and training staff will consist of approximately 400 all ranks including number of women of the Women’s Army Corps. The infantrymen who from . the various basic centres of the district will receive I their first induction to fieldcraft, j which son1e''vh?^ PocnmWac f’r>Tn_ 1 anando training, centre.. proceed at training to have been found that of training methods employed earlier in the war when each unit assumed the responsibility of training the men. Personnel Needed | . The secretary was requested to " x,_ _ ------------- _ ----------x — -----------------x Oj>graduate r give -the press a greater, amount training news for publicity purposes. The following were appointed Sask., was in­ Morrison was fly- Tiger Moth training said that Morri- around, took a dive t Non-Fiction Shoemaker’s Son ......... Lost Worlds ................. Mastery Careers Stafford In Hell Great Adventure ......... Sky Hostess ................ Where Do We Go From Here? ................................. Laski Highways of God ............ Sockman Fiction Miss Bronska .......... Pride of Glory ......... Pathway to Paradise Army Doctor ........... London Pride .......... Botany Bay ............. Haunted Lady ......... Miss Buncle’s Book .. Border Line ............ Ellen Spring ............ Intruders in Eden ..... House in the Dust ... And Now Tomorrow Dina' .Cashman ........ Thursday’s Child .... .... Henry ...... Field ..... Greig .... Siefert . Bottoms Nordhoff Rhinehart Stevenson . Gregory ... Marion .. Stringer ..... Leslie ..... Field .... Norris ,. Mac ar di 7?/ somewhat resembles Com­ at the Ipperwash From this camp they will the end of a month’s the units to which they assigned. It has been this organized method is much superior to the re- In- following personnel are for the new Advanced Training Centre at Camp Barbers, buglers, but- drum- The quired- fantry Ipperwash: Barbers, buglers, chers, clerks, cooks, drivers, i mers, firemen, pipers, postal clerks, provosts, shoemakers, storemen, general duty men >(such as batmen, mess orderlies and sanitary men.) The Staff of the centre is now be­ ing organized at Listowel, Ontario, and men of the Reserve Army of A, B, and Cl categories and civilians who are interested in serving at this new Centre, are invited -to apply to the Commanding Officer, A29 Ad­ vanced (I) Training Centre, LIS­ TOWEL, Ontario, for an immediate interview. WINCHELSEA Mr. Joshua Johns and Miss. Al­ ma Johns, of Exeter, visited on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Pym and family, of Thedford, spent the week­ end with the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. John Prance. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Cole, of Elim- ville, visited on Sunday’ with Mr. ahd Mrs. Freeman Horne, Miss Marie returning home after spend­ ing the past week. Mr. and. Mrs. Wesley Burns, of London, spent the week-end with Mr, and Mrs. R. W. Batten, Mas­ ter Donald Burns returned home after spending the holidays here. Miss Kathryn Batten and Master Billie Batten spent the past week with friends in St. Marys. Miss Annie Elford, of Elimvilie, spent a couple of days last week with Miss Wilma Veal, Mrs. Jessie Case, of Toronto, is spending a couple of days with Ml’, and Mrs, Geo. Davis. to i speak over a district radio station on farm Monday Howick Dougall, William August 10; Kenneth Jackson, Tuck­ ersmith, August 24. Ringleaders Removed Agricultural Representative C. Shearer gave a talk on the Jap­ anese farm labor situation and in­ formed the group that he had been appointed to supervise this branch of the labor situation in the south section of the county and that the ringleaders in recent disturbances have been removed and that the others are now working quietly. Mr. Shearer also outlined the plans in operation throughout the country for increased sale of war stamps and certificates and stated that creameries and cheese factory patrons will be asked to accept voluntarily a percentage of their butter and cheese money in war stamps. Wilmot Haacke voiced a motion of appreciation to the county coun­ cil fol* a $200 grant. The meeting approved -the adoption of a cost of production plan in fall wheat and eggs -by a representative number of farmers throughout the county. A short executive meeting follow- Hr. W. J. Dale, secretary of the .re­ subjects at 9.00 p.m. each evening: Clark Rehnjck, township, July • 22, W. R.' Hay township,. August 3; Speir, Morris township, ed. Federation, was present and corded the proceedings................ ........... J. Mr. Miss call- Mor- close first to reach the plane and he made a gallant attempt to rescue Morrison. He got as far as the door of the plane but the flames and heat drove him back. A truck driver on the Blue Water highway, which runs by the farm, jumped from his •cab and ran into the field. Quaid and a younger -brother of Crawford also reached the scene of the ac­ cident. Wheat stacked in .stooks appar-|Mr. ently saved the field from taking fire. The fire department at the Port Albert Air Navigation School, two and one-half -miles north, was called to the scene and had the blaze extinguished within 20 minutes from the time Morrison crashed. An inquiry revealed that Morri­ son died as a j and not burns. The remains London Sunday Sask. Morrison was No. 12 E.F.T.S., had almost completed his course. His father is W. F. Morrison, of Pense, Sask. CREDITON EAST 0 Master Barry Hamilton, of Grand Bend, is holidaying with his grand­ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Appleton, of Greenway spent Sunday with Mr. J. Appleton. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bender and •daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Glanville and son and Harold and Frank Glanville, of No. 4 Highway, spent Sunday at Ipperwash Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heatherley, of London, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Motz. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis and Mrs. Leonard Wein and son and Mr. Gordon Haist spent Sunday with and Mrs, Alex Hamilton at Grand Bend. FLAMES DESTROY BARN IN HIBBERT TOWNSHIP result of the crash were shipped from afternoon to Pense, a senior student at Sky Harbor, and PARKHILL — Sylvan United Church held the annual memorial service at 2 p.m. Sunday in the cemetery. H. Tompkins, mission­ ary to the Indians, was guest speak­ er. HARPLEY Mrs. LeGrand Wright and and Mrs, Willis Hayter and Helen Hayter, all of Detroit, ed on Mr. and Mrs. Fred McLinch- ey and other friends on their way to Grand Bend on Saturday. Mrs. Ann Ridley visited with Mr, and Mrs. John Ridley oh Tuesday. Mr ville, gins, called on Mr gins oh Monday, Miss Betty Love, of Shipka. Miss Frances Taylor, of Exeter spent Friday evening at Mapleside. The pathy Joyce, Miss Sask., with Mr. and Miss Loris and Miss Betty Hayes, of Wyoming, spent the week-end with Mrs. Edi­ son Follock. Miss Paulino Eagleson is holi­ daying at Grand Lend. Max Greenley, of Decker Mich., and Mr. John Mansell EVANS—WAAL Wearing a pretty white satin gown with a train, and long white veil held Mazie H. of Ralph H. Evans, R.C.A.F., at a Wedding Street United church, Saturday afternoon, carried a shower of red roses with hex* white gown, is the only daugh­ ter of Mrs. Waal and the late Wil­ liam Waal, London, formerly of Usborhe. The bridegroom is a son of Mr, and Mrs. Fred Evans, also of officiat- candles 1 d, ‘11 Hill, dllU, lUH'a » * with a circlet of flowers, insurance. Waal became the bride Joseph F. Melady, of the 4th concession of Hibbert Township, was a heavy loser when his barn was completely destroyed by fire. Cause of fire is not definitely known, but it was probably spon­ taneous combustion. All the hay crop was destroyed, as well as 20 hogs and two calves. Six hogs almost ready for marketing escaped when the barn doors, were burned off. Six hundred Sussex chicks in a henh-ouse only 100 feet from the barn were saved by a bucket bri­ gade of willing volunteer neigh­ bors. The loss is partially covered Hod- Hod- and community extends its sym- to Mrs. Jos. Hodgins and Jean visited Farrell, of Creelkn, over >tlie week-end Mrs. Will Love. Foster, of Parkhill, ceremony in Wellington London, on The bride, who BDOOMIFIEDD REUNION London. Rev. J. W. Hunt ed, and palms, flowers and made an effective setting. William Lodder, uncle bride, gave her in marriage, Was ter, with Miss also Kennedy, R.C.A.F, apd the ushers were Roger Evans and .Keith Lightfoot. A reception was held at Cobblestone’ Inn. The bride’s mother wore blue sheer with white accessories, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Evans will spend their honey­ moon at Grand Bend. The bride went away in White with red acces­ sories, of the She sis-attended by the groom’s Evelyn, wearing pink satin a bouquet of pink roses and Marion Ardiel, in blue satin, with pink' roses. Richard was best man, The Bloomfield Reunion held at the Grand Bend picnic hall on July 26th, 1942. 'The reunion was held Bobotham ' of Aurora, been back friends for and friends to the number of fifty Were present, including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Robotham, of Aurora; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bloomfield and family, of Hamilton; Mr. and Walter Bloomfield and Mr. Mrs. Wm, Patton, of Parkhill and Mrs. Jim Bloomfield and ily and Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Bloom­ field and family, of Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Priest and family and Mr. and Mrs. Morgan and family, of Ailsa Craig; Mr. and Mrs. Cefer At­ kinson and family, of Clandeboye; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clift and Mrs. Chas. John ford Send, able time, in honor of Mrs. Fred (nee Maggie Bloomfield) Illinois, who had not among the relatives and twelve years. Relatives Genttner, of London; Mr. Luther and Mr. and Mrs. Man- Luther and family, of Grand / All reported a very enjoy- Hay Township .Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Zurich Ontario East Williams Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Nairn Ontario “The WAY I look at it is this. My boy enlisted of his own free will. He’s got to do without a lot of things he’s been accus­ tomed to. I wouldn’t feel right if I couldn’t go without something too!’? “The least I can do is to work hard and save. My kitchen, my shopping bag, my work basket are the nearest I can get to his battlefront. But I can buy War Savings Stamps — and lots of them —- every week, so that he may have the tools to. win. And that’s what I’m doing! How about you?” Buy War Savings Stamps front banks, post offices, telephone offices, departmoht Stores, druggists, grOOers, tobacconists, book stores arid Other retail stores. National Wat finance Committee *