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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNINQ JANUARY 1st, 1942
EXETER FINANCES
J. A. TRAQUAIR
r
extends
best wishes for a
HAPPY and PROSPEROUS
.NEW YEAR
Canadian Legion, Exeter-Hensall
Branch
'ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Exe
ter-Hensall Branch of the Canadian
Legion will be held Friday, January
2nd, at 8.30 pan. All members are
urgently requested to attend this j
meeting.4 |
We conunend to , our members
the Special Day of Prayer Service]
in Main St. Church New Year’s night. I
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Mr. .and Mrs. Sandy Elliot and
family have moved from William
St. into their new apartments over
tile Ford Garage.
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Mr. Fred Wells, while doing hife chores Christmas eve, had the mil
fortune to fall from the haymofv
to the floor of the barn, which laid
him up for a few days.
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On Page Three of this issue the
Exeter Ladies’ Wear announces a
final
going
Monday evening, the date set by
statute for the meeting of local
ratepayers to receive and discuss
the annual financial statement, saw
only five ratepayers and a scatter
ed representation of the various
boards in attendance. After dis
cussion, however,, the schedule of
the meeting was carried out.as far
ps possible; The decided lack of
Interest “was due, in considerable
measure, tp the fact that no munici
pal elections will be held this year,
Clerk C, V. Pickard occupied the
chair and called on Reeve B, W,
Tuckey, the first speaker.
The Reeve explained the various
items of receipts and disbursements
and stated that the tax situation
has been steadily improving with
the collection Of a large sum in
arrears. He also mentioiied the
improvements fn the town hall pro
perty. The speaker continued his
remarks ■with an explanation of his
duties as a member of the ’County
Council and-of ‘ the County Home
and County Police .Committees, The
county has, by a change bf policy in
the management of the Children’s
Aid Society, decreased its “'expenses
and raised its grant for this serr
vice. In the County Home a fire
detector system has been installed
and water has been supplied by a
main tapped intp the one feeding
the Radio School. The county
is free of debt for the first time in
its 100-year
Councillor
speaker of
position as
perty Committee he told of the vast
improvement that1 had been made
to the town hall property by the
addition of two new cells, which
can now be used instead of taking
minor offenders to Goderich to be
held even, for a . short time,
Councillor Taylor, chairman of
the Roads and Bridges Committee
outlined the attention 'that' had
been given the Streets of the town
during the year, A certain amount
of high grade -hadtbeen se
cured, for patching and repairing
and during , the ’ fall season a con
siderable ' amount of fine gravel
had been applied, Councillor Tay
lor said he realized that the use
of this material had been criticized
but due to the reduced rate at
which it' had been secured, it was
considered good value, in view of
the rising price of road building
materials. The ‘ speaker then told
Of his activities as chairman of
the Housing and Boarding
mittee. ‘ Fifty families have been
placed in homes and many
that number of boarders
been helped to find lodging,
voiced his regret that all those who
were willing to take boarders were
not able to get them. \
Mr. W. G. Medd spoke for
Arena Committee, telling of
addition -of new equipment
the favorable balance of
$400 which is now on hand,
gretted the fact that the various
activities |(shuffleboard, volley-ball,
etc.) had ceased, but he said that
the arena was operated
profit basis and as such
ing on successfully.
Reeve Tuckey spoke
time as representative of
which had no special Speakers on
hand. He complimented* all the
municipal bodies on their fine
management and said*” that all were*
operating with the thought in-mind
that Canada- is at war, and that
everything must be done to. keep
unnecessary, expenses down that the
full benefit of our earnings may
be devoted' directly to the cause -of
victory. ' The meeting closed with
the singing of the National Anthem.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
to
and Mrs. John Haist, of Cre-
Ont», Will celebrate theirdivOHj
golden wedding anniversary on Jan
uary 5th, 1942 and will be “at
home1" to their friends ffdm 2 to
5 o'clock; in the afternoon. p
history.
Hern was the second
the evening. In his
chairman of the Pro
Com-
times
have
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was carry-
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FORMER EXETER BOY
APPEARING IN LONDON
Earl Heywood} formerly of Exe
ter, and now residing in Londou,
apeared on the Stage of the Patricia
Theatre in London last Friday ev
ening. Earl has gained consider
able notoriety because of songs
wjhich he has composed, having
completed m'ore than seventy-five
tunes and lyrics:
“Living in the Army**,
composed while in camp at Chatham
during the past yehr, became quite
popular with the boys and has
since been heard over the u B.iJ’.C.
from England. At the present time
tests are being carried out With the
songs by a recording company in
the States. At‘ the beginning of
the Kew Year Earl will commence
appearances on the stage of the
Grand Theatre in London.
Nineteen forty-one has been an extraordinary year, Germany
has outdone herself in perfidy and cruelty. That was to be expected
of a lhnd that had turned its bach upon all that makes men great,
Japan has practised a treacherous meanness that has surprised us, Associating with Germany” destroyed her practical sense. She is
yet to learn that the companion of fools shall be destroyed. Russia
has been the wonder of the world as well as the surprise of all
history. Her timely and effective aid to Britain and her friends
exemplifies once more that God moves in a mysterous way. Prime
Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt joined bauds at the
lighting of the White House ‘Christmas tree. Together these mighty men bowed in the same church to offer thanks and confession to
Almighty God and to beseech His guidance in their hour of common
peril. Extraordinary as are these events, they bring out the valor
of Freedom's defenders on the sea and ‘in the air and by land. There
is nothing finer in the annals of devotion than the conduct of the
defenders of Hong Kong. But why particularize, when heroism
lays her mark upon miners and sea merchant marine and knitters
and nurses, doctors and workers in every craft that sustains liberty
in her struggle for existence.
Of nineteen forty-two we
is stormy but We know Who is
thick darkriess, ■ but there will
unseen. The stars will give
and the strife there is the watchful eye of Him without whose
knowledge not a sparrow falleth.
have nothing, but hope. The sea
in. the boat with us. There will be
be the sun in its serenity, though
their light. Over all the tumult
THREE EXETER PERSONS
INJUREDTN CAR ACCIDENT
Three Exeter persons were in
jured in an automobile accident
Christmas Eve. Reynold Wuerth,
accompanied by his mother, Mrs. A.
E. Wuerth, and by Jim Moffatt, was
on his way to London to meet his
sister, Miss Elva, who was coming
home for the holiday. On the high
way near Centralia a car driven by
John H. Perchbacker, of London,
was proceeding north and crashed
head-on with the Wuer-th car. Both
cars were ditched and damaged to
the extent of about $^50.00. Mrs.
Wuerth escaped with bruises and
a shaking up: Reynold suffered a
broken rib and a few scratches.
Jim Moffatt suffered a lheerated
tongue, a cut over the forehead and
other bruises. It is stated that
Wuerth was well over to the
shoulder of his own. side of the
road when the crash occurred. Pro.-.
Viricialv officer F. Taylor, of Clin
ton, investigated. Both cars were
brought to Snell Brothers garage.
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LOCAL BOY IN R. C. A. F.
RECEIVES COMMISSION
* Pilot-Officer Ralph Delbridge,
who is visiting his parents on a
two weeks’ furlough, received word
on Christmas Eve that came as a
fine Christmas present. On De
cember 19th Ralph graduated as a
pilot’ from No. 9 "Service Flying
Training School at Summerside,
P.E.I. He passed with flying colors
and did so well that he was grant
ed a commission. Word of his ap
pointment came the day before
Christmas.
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MRS. PRISCILLA SKINNER
PASSES AWAY IN EXETER
Mrs. Priscilla Skinner passed
away rather suddenly Monday af
ternoon in her 71st year. The de
ceased had not been in good health
for several years but was. able to
be up and around. On Sunday she
was taken ill and on Monday after
noon she passed away, her death
coming as a surprise to her rela
tives and friends. Born in Us-
•borne, she was a lifelong resident
of* this community. Her maiden
name was Priscilla Bealey. She
was united in iharriage to the late
Samuel Skinner who predeceased
her about 27 years. Twenty-five
years ago the family moved to Exe
ter from Usborne. She was an ac-
SGT. PILOT ELLIOT
ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Elliot receiv
ed a cablegram on Tuesday, stating
that their son, Sgt.
Elliot, had arrived
at Singapore. His
R68262, R.C.AJF.
T.U., R.A.P., Singapore,.
No doubt he will be glad to receive
a letter from some of his old
friends.
Pilot Harold A.
safe and well
new address is
Overseas, 130
Malaya.
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$4000. WORTH OF TURKEYS
Hotter sleeping in one of his col
ony houses for close on to two
months with a shot gun at his side,
Percy Harris, of Chiselhurst, was
able to. market for the Christmas
trade close on to one thousand tur
keys, for which he was paid the
handsome sum of about $4,000.
The raising of such a-v large flock
was no easy task but Mr, Harris ac
complished It this season with the
loss of only a few birds. On one
occasion a few weeks ago, Mr. Har
ris was awakened by a disturbance
amongst his flock and on inves
tigation he found three men ap
proaching with empty sacks and a
parked automobile some distance
away. The men, on being discov
ered, made a hasty get-away. The
plucking of the feathers from the
turkeys, required a number of per
sons for several days. Mr.z Harris
marketed his turkeys at Stratford.
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SWEETON—DELBRIDGE
In .a quiet wedding at Calvary
United church in London on Tues
day afternoon with * Rev. Duncan
MacTavish officiating, Luella Ber-
neice, only daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Delbridge, Exeter, be
came the bride of Lieutenant Al
exander Macdonald Sweeton, only
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Sweeton, Atwood. Given in mar
riage by her father,, the bride wore
a floor-length gown of true blue
taffeta and carried a bouquet of
Sweetheart roses. '**' ’ * *
Miss Mary Sweeton, sister of the
groom, was gowned in California
rose taffeta and carried a colonial
nosegay of roses and violets. Pilot
‘Officer Ralph Delbridge, brother of
the bride, was the best man. Mrs.
J. G. Cochrane presided at the or
gan. After the reception which was
held at The Grange, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Sweeton left for Toronto and
Ottawa, the bride travelling in a
frock of brown poplin, brown fur
trimmed hat and muskrat coat. They
will reside in Ottawa.
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CENTRALIA YOUNG MAN-
KILLED BY TRAIN
IN PRIME OF LIFE
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruco
Field, of Centralia, was saddened for
Christmas Day by the sudden ac
cidental death of their son, Arthur
George I^ield, who was killed at
Georgetown Wednesday, Decem
ber 24th. Arthur had been work
ing as baggage master for the
C.N.R. at Georgetown for nearly
three weeks, He was walking along
the tracks during an early mprn-
ing fpg when he was struck by a
train that was running an hour and
a half late,
he
the
He
the
fng
It is believed that,
was confused, believing that
train had gone through on time,
was
left
the
brought
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era! from Mr. Hopper’s parlors was
held on Saturday morning. The
remains were taken to St. George
for interment. The deceased for a
number’ of years had been a resi
dent of Gentralia, where his fath
er is station master. He attend
ed the Exeter High School and was
popular with his fellow students.
Before going to Georgetown he had °
been at Malton for several weelrs.
Besides his parents he is survived
by one brother, Robert, at Merri-
ton, and one sister, Winnifred, at
home. The funeral on Saturday
was conducted by Rev. My. Mer
riam, of Centralia. The bearers,
who accompanied the remains to
St. George, were Messrs. Gordon
Baynham, Jack and Will Essery,
Frank and "Stanley Hicks and Har- ■
old Penwarden. The sympathy of
the community goes out to
reaved.
struck by something* on
side pf the "head, fractur-
skuli. The remains ‘were
to Exeter in Mr, E. II.
ambulance and the fun-
the be-
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INSTAL OFFICERS
officers
A.F. &
On Monday evening the
of Lebanon Forest Lodge,
A.M., No. 133, were duly installed
by the installing master, Wor, Bro.
E. M. Dignan, with Wor. Bro. G.
W. Lawson as director of cere
monies. The -officers are: W.M,,
Wot., Bro. H. H. Cowen; I.P.M.r
Wor. Bro. K. J. Lampman; Sr. W.»
Bro. J. B. Dawson; Jr. W-, Bro. A.
Buswell;.. -Chap., Wor... Bro, E.
Dignan; Treas., V. Wor. Bro.
W. Taman; sec., Wer. Bro. R.‘
Creech; D. of C., Wor. Bro. G.
Lawson; Sr. D., Bro. H. W.
, Bro. J. F. Dawsorn;
E.
'M.
w..
N.
W.
Lewis; Jr. D. __r
Inner G., Bro. W. M. Cann; Sr. s7,
Bro. E. J. Green; Jr. S„ Bro. W.
G. Cochrane; Tyler, Wor. Bro. C.
G. Salter. ..At the close of the in
stallation light refreshments were
served. The newly-elected master
presided over a short program.
Rev. Wm. Weir, of Hensall, gave an
interesting talk on the“Pythagor-
ean” system and the early thinkers.
Past masters Dr.. Campbell and W.
Goodwin, of Hensall, gave short
speeches.
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WEEK OF PRAYER
A week of prayer will be held in
the churches of Exeter during the
first week of the new year. Ser
vices have been arranged by the
Ministerial Association as follows:
Tuesday, Jan. 6, Caven Presbyterian
church. Speaker, Rev. M. A. Hunt.
Wednesday, Jan. 7, James StreetThe. bridesmaid,1 United church. Speaker, Rev. N. L
•tive1 „ "mber Tthe nMarStan uT I CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND
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One of his songs,
which he
ited church. Surviving are three
sons, Cecil, of Usborne; Harold and Gerald, of ‘town, and four daugh
ters, Mrs. Eli Brown and Mrs. Frank
King, of Crediton, Mrs. William
Hooper, of the Lake Road and Miss
May at home. The funeral took
place .from the funeral parlor of
E. R. Hopper Wednesday after
noon conducted by Rev. N. J. Woods.
The bearers were Messrs. Ernest
Hicks, Richard Quance, Everett
Skinner, Wellington Skinner, J. Hu
bert Jones and John Jones. In
terment took place in .the Exeter
cemetery.
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The Christmas season was one
of the most Satisfactory in many
years according to some of the
merchants. The usual Crowd of
'Christmas buyers was on hand the
last few days before, the holiday.
Wrist Fractured
Mrs. Swan, of town, had the mis
fortune to fall while coming out
of her home on Saturday, fractur
ing a bone in her right wrist.
^The ‘Christmas Cheer fund this
year made possible the distribution
of thirteen baskets on Christmas
Eve and in addition assisted in pro
viding entertainment for the child
ren of the ‘Community on the oc
casion of the visit of Santa Claus
to Exeter. The -total amount rais
ed was $i84.00. The amount ac
knowledged last week was $*?9.00*
Additional contributions were: W.
G. Medd, $2.00; J. W. Hern, $1.00;
Frank Coates, $1.00; C. V. Pick
ard, $1.00. Total, $84.00.
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Woods.
Thursday, Jan. 8, Main St. United
church. Speaker, Rev. A.
Friday,
church.
Weir,
Services at 8 p.m.
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Mr. W. J. Carling is confined to
his home through illness. His
friends hope to see him around
again soon.
The Christmas weather waq very
mild with no snow. It turned cold
er the following day and a light
fall of snow covered the ground.
The weather has been frosty since
that time.
Jan. 9, Trivitt
Speaker, Rev.
Page.
Memorial
William
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William Warchkonen, a worker
at the Centralia airport, who was
arrested in Exeter and taken to
Goderich charged with unlawful
assault on a fellow* workman, cams
up for trial in Goderich and has
been committee to the Ontario Hos
pital.
•with
duty
Mr. Harry Lewis, who is.
the Rural Hydro has been off .. ,
owing to injury to his back When
he fell on some ice while working
at the Cdntfalla* airport.
Bl-anshard Township has returned-
its municipal officials by , acclama<
ttfcn. They are: Reeve, t)r, G. H.
Jose; Councillors, A. D, Irvine, W.
G. Arthur, H. L. Ruthig, Trhemiih
Tufts; School 'trustees, James
Spalding, John Stephen and Robert
Marriott.
County Constable John Fergu
son, Chief J. Norry and Constable
William Wareing, of totvn; Con
stable George Westlake, of Grand
Bend; Chief C. Steinhagen, of
Dashwood and Chief E. Thiel, Of
Zurich, were at Goderich Sunday
afternoon attending the funeral of
Kerwood Wellington White, turn-
key of Huron County jail, whose
death occurred in Tdfonto after he
was alleged to have been attacked
by a young prisoner attethpting to
escape from custody*. ", Warden
Percy Fassmote and .members at
the county council were also In at
tendance at the funoraL