Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-09-12, Page 7THE EXETER WES-ADVOCATE aiiVKSDAY, KJWTRMDER l’HO ■All REALLY KILL One pud kills flies all day and every day for 2 or 3 weeks. 3 pads in each packet, No spraying, no stickiness, no bad odor. Ask your Druggist, Grocery or General Store, 10 CENTS PER PACKET WHY PAY MORE? THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., Hamilton, Ont. Bedard-Weido A beautiful wedding was solem­ nized on Monday morning, August 20th, at nine o'clock in St. Boniface R. C. church when Dorothy Mary Weido, daughter of Earl Weido, be­ came the bride of Lawrence Louis Bedard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bedard, of Zurich. Father L. W. Power officiated with Donald and Clair, brothers of the groom serving The church was decorated gladiolus arrang- in the sanctuary, in a white net over taffeta, en- Mass. with peach colored ed in a horse shoe Th© bride dressed floor length gown tered to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding chorus. Her veil was floor length caught with orange blossoms at her head. She .carried a bouquet of Pearson red roses,The bridesmaid Miss Beatrice Bedard, sister of the groom, was dressed in a floor length gown of forget-me-not blue net. her head dress was a Rhinestone bandeau with a white veil. She car­ ried a bouquet of Golden Chimes gladiolus. The best man was Nap­ oleon Bedard, brother of the groom. At the Communion Francis Dietrich sang “Ave Marie’’ and at the sign­ ing of the register, Mrs. O'Dwyer sang “Teach me to Pronounce the name of Jesus.” The ushers were Mr. Dennis Bedard, of Zurich, and Mr. Edmund Bedard brothers of the groom. ceremony all the immediate family ol' the bridal couple sat down to a tasty chicken dinner at the home of the groom. The table was decorat­ ed with blue and white streamers which led from an archway under which the bride and groom sat. At 8 o’clock the bride and groom left on a motor trip. For travelling the bride wore a navy blue sheer with hat, shoes and accessories to‘match. On their return they will reside at the home of the groom’s parents,— Zurich Herald. of Detroit, After the TO OPEN PRODUCE BUSINESS The store adjoining Cricli’s Bak­ ery, Seaforth, has been rented to H. B. Spence & Son, of Molesworth, 'who announces the opening of a pro­ duce business. Mr. Spence has con­ ducted a general store, and produce business at Molesworth for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Spence, together with their two daughters, Miss Dor­ othy and Mrs. Ronald McPherson, moved to town on Monday and are occupying the apartment above the store. 'Mrs. McPherson, whose hus­ band is overseas, will operate Grace’s Beauty iSalon in the Close Barber (Shop.—Huron Expositor. SALA DA TEA SPECIA L PRIZE FOR PLOWMEN Hor.se plowmen who figure they are pretty good in sod will be look­ ing forward to their branch matches to take a fling at .SALADA TEA is best plowed land horses. Winners of the branch in Ontario to plow in the Salad-a Special at the International where the prizes should attract plowmen from all over the Province. First two win­ ners will be awarded gold and silver medals and an extensive trip in the spring, and the next twelve—cash prizes from $25.00 to $5.00. the $10.00 prize offering for the in sod, using event in every will be entitled Did you hear about the fan danc­ er who was arrested for no gauze at all? A Help To Those Past Middle Age When men and Women get past middle age their energy and activity, in many instances, begin to decline, and their general vitality is on the wane. Little sicknesses and ailments seem harder to shake off than formerly, and) here and there, evidences Of a breakdown begin to appear. Now is the time when those who wish to maintain their health and vigor, and retain their energy un­ impaired should take a course of Milbum's Health and Nerve Pills. They brace up and invigorate the system, and help stall off the decrepi­ tude of advancing years. Th* T. Milhnm Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Tetter box The following letter, written by Pte. Verne Harness, was received by Slieiwood It. Dewey, who is spending the summer at his home at Grand Bend following several months at Orlando, Florida. England, July 30, R. Dewey, Ontario pair of socks 1V40 from I have had the you but I have I live at Exe- of years and sew- of things us sup- to make everyone Mr. Sherwood Grand Bend, Dear Friend: 1 received a the Exeter War Time Committee a few days ago and while putting them on tonight I ran across the address that you put in one of them, so I decided to sit down and drop, you a line or two. I cannot say that pleasure of meeting heard of you often, ter and for a number drove the bread truck for Middle­ ton’s Bakery of that town. We chaps certainly appreciate the kind­ ness of all your women folk in working so hard, knitting ing and doing all manner to raise funds to keep plied with various articles us comfortable. I know is making themselves very useful in that respect. At the present time we are under canvas. The spot we are in is away out in a bush This is really our frst experience in tents. I think all the previous times we camiped out would not amount to over Jour nights.. It has been very favorable weather for be­ ing in tents, a novelty yet. here we time we comber some six leaving tainly covered a mighty lot of miles. I imagine we have covered around twenty thousand miles. Our trip across the Atlantic last winter was quite uneventful. The ocean was ex­ ceptionally calm all the way across. Except for a couple of foggy nights there really was nothing to it. The last night a freighter slipped thro’ our convoy and sideswiped the boar we were on smashing eight life boats. Aside from this one little instance it was a perfect voyage. Hitler made the boast before wb left for Europe that we would never arrive but the British navy took care of that. We had eight battle- and cruisers about half way and were joined by an addi- fifteen from grand total There were and it is a sort of Previous to coming were in barracks from the arrived over here last De­ until we went to France or eight weeks ago. Since Canada we boys have cer- there on, mak- of twenty-three just five ships troops. So you ships across t ion al ing a ships, that were carrying see he didn’t have a nigger’s chance to get anywhere near us. We landed in Scotland and from there we came by rail to the biggest military centre in Britain. The trip down through .Scotland was very nice. Although it was December the roses and lots of kinds of flowers, were still blooming. One could see at a distance the snow clad mountain peaks. It. certainly is a beautiful country. I had the pleasure of having a week’s leave 'in Glasgow recently and Scotland and the Scotch people are a hard combination to beat. At this time of year the scenery is simply mar­ velous. I have heard so much of the Scotch being close but I don’t agree with that at all. I will say this and to their credit, too, that they are a very thrifty race of people. One seldom sees an acre of waste land anywhere. Although there is plenty of land that we would not think valuable, it is grassed for sheep of which there are a great number raised. Another thing that I noticed was the great number of wonderful horses. I noticed them particular­ ly in Glasgow where they are used very extensively in the city for haul­ ing coal, freight, beer and a hun­ dred and one other things. They seldom drive a team there. It is al­ most invariably single or tandem fashion. The streets are practic­ ally all the old cobblestone sort which are as hard as flint and very slippery. It did my heart tgood to see these splendid horses start a heavy load on a grade. Honestly they seem almost human. The way they got down to draw and the way they would dig their corks in be­ tween the cobblestones was worth while watching, walk, beside bother with horses seem they seem to I noticed one horse particularly. He was a big strawberry roan weigh­ ing around seventeen hundred pounds. Gosh, this anmal was sure a picture. The man was drawing gravel with him. As he was load­ ing I couldn’t help stopping and passing a remark on the beauty of the horse. The chap seemed very pleased that I had noticed it. While on my’way to Plymouth to go across to France spending a night in Exeter in Dev­ on, When I think that I would be fortunate enough to visit the city that our village is named after. There cer­ tainly is a vast, difference in the two places, though, the city is a very old and quaint place of some seventy thousands of people. While in Plymouth I. saw the Most of the men horses and never reins at all. The well trained that the the so know just what, to do. I had the pleasure of I left Canada little did spot from which the Mayflower1 a • , *-ailed years and years ago. We had ! ArmitagC KeUniOn a very interesting though some­ what hurried trip while in France. We sailed from Plymouth across to Brest. The zigzag course we took made it quite a lot longer"ronte. I think it was somewhere about one hundred and fifty miles. It took us about fourteen hours. Ou our return we left Brest and landed in Falmouth which took us about the same length of time. We were in France only about three days when we had word that France was signing an Armistice with Germany and Italy and to evac­ uate immediately. There were only twenty six hundred of us Canadians who actually set foot in France. The advance party “that is what they called our lot” consisted of drivers with a few cooks and load- the transport branch of the staff cars, and of certain- us after close to to turn ers, First Division, trucks, tanks and amoured cars course the motorcycles. It ly was a disappointment to months of training to get so some action and then have back. The B, E. F. were being evacuated so there was nothing else for us to do but get out. I really felt heartsick at the sight of the French refugees. It was a pitiful sight. Women with little babies in their arms tired and hungry after walk­ ing miles on end. Some of them had what few possessions they could push or pull on all sori, of contrap­ tions — old wheelbarrows, little bandwagons, etc. iSome of the men had a few things in the ba­ bies’ prams and were carrying the baby. Lots of our lads gave some of those poor unfortunate souls their rations because they felt so sorry for them. I particularly re­ member one woman with a little baby scarcely a year old who was trying to soak some of our “hard tack” biscuits in water to soften them enough so the baby could eat them. I. self, old, that wo- have two small children my- the yovngest is not yet a year and I certainly feel thankful ■Canada is a few thousand miles away. I have more idea now what it must be for people to be driven out of their homes and go­ ing no place in particular. Just fleeing from the dangers and not knowing what may lie ahead of them. It seems too bad that after such hardships all these thousands of refugees have gone through Hitler should get their country and make slaves out of them. He has certainly a different task on his hands to invade the British Isles. With the British navy, the R. A. F. and several million soldiers under arms he will find it a very differ­ ent job. There is one thing that, is very noticeable in this country. The people take things in such a matter of fact way. Taxes are very high. Everything is rationed, man power and industry is conscripted but through it all they keep the chin up and smile. No one seems to be tbe least bit alarmed or have any doubt as to who will win this battle eventually. Everyone has their shoulder to the wheel and I can say from what I can see they will sure take a lot of beating. Anyhow we all know no matter what the price “Right end.” Well or you this gab. I would certainly appreciate a line or two now and then. I put a very large portion of my spare time cor­ responding. At one time the one thing that I detested more than anything else was writing letters but circumstances alter cases some­ times. When one is five miles from the nearest town without en? tertainment of any sort one can pass quite a lot of hours in writing. I think I can honestly say that I have written twice as many letters since I left Canada than I ever did in all the rest of is only four days writing my wife left Canada last I can safely say, hundreds of others. I don’t think there are any of the boys who get as much mail as I do. They often remark that I many more than they do, tell them they can’t expect ceive letters if they don’t Well, as I said before it me to close this letter, haven’t bored you too such a dry letter but I claim to be much at writing tho’ I write a lot. I would like to thank you folks again for the swell pair of socks and try in part measure to tell you how all us chaps appreciate the efforts of everyone at hqme to look after our comfort. So long for now. Hoping to hear from you in the near future. If you know of anyone else who would care to drop a line I will endeavor to ans­ wer I ■will always win out in the I guess I had better close will be getting tired of all If you can spare time my lifetime. There that I have missed and family since I December besides, get so and I to re­ write, is time for I hope I much wiih do not lay P. their letters. remain, Yours truly, A9502 Pte I. L. Harness, C.A.S.IF. 1st Div. Supply Col, Army Base Post Office, Canada S.—Everyone calls me Verne. The Widower You ask mo why I do not wear black Well, I loved her But she didn’t love back. I t The Armitage Reunion took place j on Labor Day at the old homestead ; in Biddulph with an attendance of j about 125. After a game of base-j ball a short program was carried ouL Mrs. Ada Walker gave two fine readings. A singsong was led by George Godbolt and Mrs. Heber Davis, A selection was given by the Centralia Group orchestra. Elec­ tion of officers for 1041 was as fol-! lows: President, Cliff Abbott; vice-1 president, Norman Hunt; secretary, Mrs. Harvey Godbolt; treasurer, P,' Armitage; sports committee, Lucan t and Saintsbury groups. Sports were as follows: Peanut scramble and race for hoys and girls under boys 5-8, Davis; g Shirley Mardlin; Abbott, Gerald Lewis; Eileen Davis, Shirley Mardlin; boys 12-14, Donald Abbott, Cecil Lewis; j boys 15 and up, Alden Walker, L.' Walker; married women, Mrs. Wil-; mer Armitage, Mrs. Bilyea; married i men, Wilmer Armitage, Clarence Armitage; grandmothers, Mrs. Ada Walker; grandfathers, Percy Armi­ tage, George Godbolt; lemon relay: race, Alden Walker’s side; gargling contest, Mrs. Edgar McFalls; fishing I relay race, Mrs. Norman Hunt’s,side; ; feeding the blind, Mrs. H. Armitage,, The oldest person present was Fred, Davis, the youngest. Francis Armi-' tage and those coming the longest ■ distance Mr. and Mrs. John Rumball, Calgary, Alta. 5 b Kenneth Mardlin,* Hugh girls 8-12, Pauline Abbott, boys 8-12, Donald girls 12-14, TWO TRUNK LINES SERVE AIRPORTS Telephone Company Has Five Gangs Constructing Lines HYDRO HAS BIG PROGRAM . Work in Huron County Progressing I at Great Speed Five gangs are engaged in cables from Goderich Electric also has extending services the district the Port Albert School not having previously been by hydro. A new trans­ station is’ being built on the A ditching of magic favor­ speed GODERICH—The Bell Telephone Company has commenced construc­ tion of two new trunk lines from Goderich to London via Clinton to serve the Sky Harbor elementary and Port Albert navigators’ airports. The line from Goderich north to Port Elgin is being laid under­ ground the entire distance of 10 miles, stringing the to London. The Hydro big program, the two airports, which located served former outskirts of Goderich, machine has completed digging trenches for the burying of cable on two sides of the Sky Harbor Air­ port. Rising Like Magic Buildings are rising like at 'both airports under most able weather conditions. The with which the work is progressing is limited only by the receipt of lumber and other material. Of the 3 3 buildings at Port Al­ bert, 18 are under construction, 11 with roofs on. Foundations have been laid or are being laid for all others. Steel is rising in the air for the large drill hall. The first buildings to be completed will be the airmen’s mess which seats 740 officers, each of airmen. started at one sitting exclusive of and six sleeping barracks, which accommodates 130 Interior work has already on these buildings. Windows have made their appearance in many. Paving of runways at Port Al­ bert is well up to schedule and is to be completed by October 7 th. Nearly all buildings at Sky Harbor Airport are in advanced stage of construction. The run­ ways are completed and the prop­ erty fenced in. This airport is scheduled to open on October 14th. 25 YEARS AGO Thursday, September f), 1915 Russell Hopper, Norman Stone­ house, of Belgrave and Will McCool, of Wingham, spent a few days at the home of Mrs. Chas.’ Birney during the week. Mr. H. J. White and F. W. Glad­ man will play in the Globe Scotch Doubles tournament in Toronto this week. Mrs. Fish and daughter, Miss Annie, arrived home from Winnipeg last week. Mr. Thos. Sanders, who has been holidaying at his home here left Saturday for Toronto were he will enter the 'College of Pharmacy. Dr. Bond, of Stettler, Alta., for­ merly of Exeter, has enlisted in a medical corps for overseas service. Mr. Thomas Nelson and family have moved the residence B. Martin. Mr. Henry leaves next week for the West. Dr. Eckert, crediton, has enlisted with the Veterinary Corps and will go to Europe in a few weeks. ■*—1> • ••The Third Annual • !»• Tickets at 25c each are now being sold, and a drawing will be made FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4th when the following prizes will be distributed: 1—A $250.00 War Savings Certificate 2—A $50.00 War Savings Certificate Ten Prizes Each of a $10.00 War Savings Certificate Five Prizes Each of a $5.00 War Savings Certificate You do not have to be present to claim your prize. Red Cross and War Time Units are Co-operating in selling these tickets. $50.00 in Merchandise or a $50.00 War Savings Certificate to be Given Away Free * HENSALE H. K. Eilber, Ureiliton G. M. Case Bonthron & Drysdale 3. Henderson R. Weber W. O. Goodwin The following merchants co-operating with the Exeter Lions Club are handing out tickets from their store from now until October 3rd and 4th on a free draw on the above prizes. All you have to do is to write plainly your name and address on these tickets, deposit them in the boxes in any of the stores or at the Times-Advocate and then be at the Big Frolic on October 3rd and 4th. EXETER Win. J. Smith & Son WT. C. Allison Canada Packers, Limited E. L. Gibson W, S. Cole S. B. Taylor Cook’s Rock Bottom Store B. W. F. Beavers Jones & May Times-Advocate H. C. Rivers Southcott Bros. W. E. Middleton E. Lindenfield C. L. Robertson W. Martin J. P. Bowey Graham Arthur White’s Bakery R. N. Rowe Frank Coates Stewart Bros. Tuckey Transport Snell Bros & Co. E„ R. Hopper Sandy Elliot N. Stanlake & Son F. AV. Huxtable Huron Lumber Co. Wm. Hatter W. J. Beer Garnet Flynn G. A. Hawkins Exeter Ladies’ Wear Swift Canadian Company R. G. Seldon & Son J. A. Traquair Chainway Stores, Limited DASHWOOD C. F. Pfile Harry Ziminer Alex. Zimmer Joe. Merner Ed. Nadiger V. L. Becker Harry Hoffman Earl Guenther Wesley Wolfe Addison Tieman D. Tieman Thos. Klumpp \\ dpX ° .JS EMERGENCY CALL! to Sanders street to owned by the late T. Zimmer, Dashwood, ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Edythe Mario, daughter of Charles Jones and the late. Mrs. Jones. Gran­ ton, to William Atcheson Stewart, son of George A. Stewart and the late. Mrs. Stewart, Benfield, the wed­ ding to take place on Saturay, Sep­ tember 2.1 in Granton United church at 3 p.m. From the shores of our Motherland comes an appeal for help which no true Canadian can fail to heed. While we live in comfort, death drops on that embattled island. The need for Red Cross assistance is urgent. Our sops and brothers are over there. On land, at sea, in the air, they face death daily. We must be prepared to help them when they are sick or wounded. Red Cross help is needed on behalf of soldier and civilian alike. Hospitals and hospital equipment, surgical supplies and dressings, ambulances and X-Ray equipment will be needed. Overnight the need may become so urgent that lives may be sacrificed if help cannot be sent at once. Never before has there been so great a need for Red Cross assistance. Tliis challenge to humanity must be answered. Give to the Red Cross. Give to the utmost NOW! EMERGENCY CALL FOR $5,000,000-COMMENCES SEPT. 23 CANADIAN RED CROSS