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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-01-13, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1^ 1944Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year GREATLY REDUCED PRICES $3.95 each Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday New Wallpapers for Spring Many of our new lines of wall papers are now in stock. This is a good time to get your rooms re-decorated before the Spring rush. About 20 men’s winter overcoats, dark colors, good materials, sizes 37 to 44, on sale this month at $15.00 at greatly reduced prices 1 rack of Misses’ and Girls’ winter coats up to size 20, new styles and good materials to clear in a hurry at e. 1 5 i Ladies’ Winter Coats y excellent cloths for making over, on sale while they last at only Catelli’s Macaroni no/4i Qp Ready cut, or spaghetti, 16 oz, pkg. Cavil «7v Quick Quaker Oats 10^ Large 3 lb. pkgs............... vdLIl Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour --1-^ 1Ready-mix .......................................P&&- Solvental The all purpose cleaner Jds Cowan’s Perfection Cocoa Splendid value, 1 lb. tins, .... Clark’s Governor Sauce 8 oz. bottles, ......................... Bulk Rolled Oats Fine or coarse flake, .......... Paula Sugar Substitute 4 oz. bottles .................. each 24c each 23c 5 lbs. 25c each 59c Phone 32 Your Superior Store i Intermediate O.H.A. Hockey Game BAND at the Exeter Arena Exeter Arena Tuesday, January 18th Game Starts at 8.30 1 Clinton vs. Exeter Flyers Admission 35c; Children and Personnel in uniform 25c Saturday Night ANNUAL MEETING DANCE The Annual General meeting of the JANUARY 15th McKnight’s Hall, Exeter and District War Time Committee Will .be held in THE PVBUC LIBRARY Clayt. Steeper’s Orchestra Daiicing 0 - 12 pi.ni. Admission 40c f WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19th at 8 "p.m. to hear reports and elect officers. The add A02. Neil Jones who was recent­ ly posted to ciinton, has been posted to Montreal, meeting is open to the public, all interested are invited to be present, Dr. R. H. Taylor, Pres. R. N. Creech, Seo. Friday Night Skating 8 to IO ADMISSION 25c * * * Skating Monday, Wednes., Friday and Saturday (WEATHER PERMITTING) No- are So- EUCHRE PARTY AND SOCIAL EVENING Members of the Exeter Lodge 67, LO.O.F., with their ladies invited to a Euchre Party and cial evening in the lodge rooms on Friday, January 31st, beginning at S o’clock sharp. The ladies are ask­ ed to provide lunch. AU members and jvives of former members are invited. W. M. Gann, N,G. A, M Howald, Sec. The annual meeting of the Exeter Red Cross was held Monday even* Ing and the reports of the secretary and treasurer showed that the society have had a most successful year, A full report will be printed next week. the elec- the the INAUGURAL MEETING OF EXETER COUNCIL COMMITTEES APPOINTED The Municipal Council elected for the year 1944 met in the Town Hall on Monday, January 10th, 194 4 at 11 a.m, The following officials sub­ scribed to the Declaration of Office before the Clerk; Reeve, Benson W, Tuckey; Councillors: Henry Bier- ling, Edwin M« Dignan, J, Welling­ ton Hern, Aaron J. Sweitzer. The Reeve congratulated members <>f Council upon their tion. In his short address, Reeve stressed the fact that most important work for this Coun­ cil, as for every one else, is the win­ ning of the War, He felt that the Council should be prepared to help all organizations in their war effort. The Reeve felt that the present was not an opportune time to start large projects, but matters such as sew­ age disposal for the Village should be kept in mind and given considera­ tion so that action may be taken at the proper time, At the invitation of the Reeve, Rev. M. A. Hunt opened the 1944 sessions of Council with a short ad­ dress and prayer, Councillors Bierling and Sweitzer moved a vote of thanks to Rev. Mr. Hunt for his appropriate and timely address. This vote of thanks was . extended to Mr. Hunt by the Reeve. The Reeve named Councillors Herni; Bierling and Dignan as a Striking Committee to name standing com­ mittees for the year 1944. Adjournment to 7 p.m. on motion of Councillor Dignan. , ■ C. V. Pickard, Clerk. Gordon May, Wesley The Municipal Council of the Vil­ lage of Exeter convened on Monday, January 10th, 1944, at 7 p.m. as per adjournment from noon meet­ ing. The minutes of the statutory meetings of Dec, 15th, 1943 and, Jan. 10th, 19 44 noon meetings were read and adopted on the motion of Councillors Bierling and Dignan. The following communications were read and dealt with as follows: Ontario Municipal Association re Membership—Filed. Ontario Good Roads Association re Membership—Tabled. Letters of thanks re Municipal. Rings from: H. Ryckman, Ellis Pearce, Mahlon Ryckman, J. Neil Jones.—Filed. . County of Huron re Hospitaliza­ tion—’Filed. Imperial Oil re Prepayment of Taxes—Clerk to reply. Canadian Underwriters Associa­ tion re Fire Equipment—Referred to P.U.C. through Reeve. Reeve Tuckey called on the Strik­ ing Committee for their support, and it was given by Councillor Hern as follows: Finance—Councillors Dignan and Sweitzer; Cemetery— Councillors Sweitzer and Dignan; Property—Councillors Hern and Bierling; Roads and Bridges—Coun­ cillors Bierling and Hern; Arena— Councillors Hern and Dignan. (Continued on Page 4) SAMUEL ROSS HONORED chosen Ross began re­ the Mr. Samuel Ross who has been caretaker for Main St. United church for nearly twenty seven years re­ signed Dec. 31, 1943. At the morn­ ing service, Jan. 9th, 1944, he was presented with a purse of money as a mark of appreciation. The fol­ lowing address was read by B. W. F, Beavers and the presentation made by G. S. Howard to which Mr. Ross replied, in a few well marks. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dear Friends, On May 1st 1917 you duties of caretaker of Main Street Methodist church, now the United church, resigning your position De­ cember 31st 1943, You have given a continuous service of almost twenty seven years, During this time you have been absent through sickness only one or two Sundays. You have been faithful to the posi­ tion you have held through out this long period. You have been honored by being elected a trustee, ahd for some years you were an Elder. We all have our ups and downs. You have had yours, and hot with standing these you have discharged your duties honor­ ably and with a Christian spirit. You have grown older and feel the burden of years, but your experience has been an uplift, • We desire at this time to thank you for the many duties you have performed without remuneration and ask you to receive this volun­ tary gift from members of the con­ gregation who wish you both well and trust you may be spared to en­ joy tho Sunset of Life. Signed on behalf of the Trustee Board anrl the Session. EXETER BOY IS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN NORTH AFRICA Mr. John Hunkin received word Monday from Ottawa that his son, Al05781 Pte, Aimer Lloyd Hunkin, has been officialy reported accident­ ally killed on the first of January, 1944. Further information woulu follow when received, Pte. Hunkin had only been in the army a little i over a year. He enlisted at London I and received training as a driver at I Ipperwash, In July he went over-! seas and was transferred to the! Mediterranean command and accord­ ing to his last letter home he was in North Africa on mopping-up oper­ ations. Pte. Hunkin had moved, around so much since going over-| seas that not one of cels sent from here with Mrs. John Earl the several par-1 had caught up• sisters survive, ■ Stephen; him. Three L, Davey, of Beane, of Brantford, and Fox, of Toronto. Single Copy, 5 cents Mrs. Mrs. LT. DONALD E. HICKS son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hicks, of Centralia, who has been reported killed in action overseas. He reported missing over enemy ritory over a month ago and now stated he lost his life at time. He enlisted in the R.'C.A.F. in August, 1940, and arrived over­ seas in February, 1943. HAGERMAN—POOLEY .A quiet wedding took place at St.- Andrews manse, Regina, Sask., on Friday, December 31st, 19 43, when Margaret Marion, eldest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. R. E. Pooley, of Winchelsea, became the bride of '"Orville B. Hagerman R.C.A.F., only son of Mr, and Mrs. T, P. Hager­ man, of Regina, Rev. H. Donald Joyce officiated The bride was prettily attired in a white wool street-length dress, with white head-dress and shoulder-, length veil and corsage of red rose- The first carnival of the season buds. Her only attendant ,,was Miss was held at the Exeter Arena Fri- Vivian Hagerman, sister of ' ’’ groom, who as bridesmaid,™ heavenly blue brocaded crepe corsage of pink rosebuds. Barlett Howard, R.C.A.F., cousin of the groom was best man. Following the ceremony, a recep­ tion was held in the gold room of the LaSalle Hotel, where the im­ mediate relatives and friends were received by the bridal couple, as­ sisted by the parents of the groom. After the wedding dinner, toasts was ter- it is that LARGE CROWD WITNESS FIRST CARNIVAL OF THE SEASON Sixty-Ninth Year RIBS FRACTURED IN WHAT MIGHT-HAVE-BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT Beverley Gould, an employee of Canadian Canners, had a narrow escape from a serious accident on Monday, He had made a trip on a truck from the factory to the James Street church shed a part of which is being used for storage* Beverley was on the truck and bed climbed to the top of the cab to see if anyone was in the cab when the driver started to back the truck into the shed. The clearance be­ tween the top of the cab and the top of the door was not large and Beverley became jammed between them with the result that one ’ of his ribs was fractured, Had the driver not stopped when he did the accident might have been much more serious, He was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher, LOCAL TRUCK TELESCOPES LONDON POLICE CAR day evening of last week and was largely attended. There was a goodly number in costume but the. majority were boys and girls, the usual number of adults were lack­ ing, During the first part of the evening the ice was reserved for those in costume. The hit of the evening was a game of broomball between the Officers and the Senior N.C.O.’s from No. 9 S.F.T.S., Cent­ ralia. The lads paraded out onto ______a _____ ... the ice the N.C.O.’s wearing their to the bride were proposed by Mr.; baseball costumes. The game start- Clem. Cowan, of Regina" and Mr. j ed with six men. on a side and as D. B'. / The was a wjjh black accessories. .*Cpl. and Mrs. Hagerman will re- i more convenient they kicked the ball. The whole thing was a com­ edy that kept the audience in an hilarious mood. tackles were Band under Walper was the music, following the races. 449 paid admissions, being $9 8.9 5. Results lows: Best dressed couple, and Mrs. E. Beaver, Hawaiin .girls; Mrs. Graham Arthur and Mrs. Wes. Ryckman, old-fashioned couple. Ladies’ Zurbrigg pansies; dress. Gents’ Sheere as a Mexican. Gents’ comic, Ross Taylor, clown; Frank Brintnell and Gordon Kirk, hoboes. Ladies’ comic, Shirley Appleton as a WREN; Margaret Whyte, Boy or girl-comic, Murray nell, Orland Taylor. ■Girl’s fancy under 16 Eileen Hunter and Loretta Marion Cowan. Boy’s fancy, Billy Pollen, cowboy; Peter Cowen, mountie. Boy’s race under 12 years, Gor­ don Kirk, Gib Dow. Boy’s race 16 and under, Douglas Fletcher, Hugh Davis. Clowns, Keith Brintnell; Shirley and Lorna Taylor. , Open race for Active Service men, Sgt. Wright. Judges: Mrs,. Mountfield, Fit. Lt, Bythell, F/o Arnter. wore and While returning from Windsor Saturday with a ten-ton load Mr. Jack Delbridge, driver for Tuckey Transport, slid into'^a police cruiser at an intersection on the Warncliffa Road in London and telescoped it between a London Street Railway bus. The two provincial police of­ ficers, Constables Cecil Everard and Thomas Morkin, escaped serious in­ jury but the police car was almost totally wrecked. Approaching tha intersection Mr. Delbridge endeav­ ored to stop the he had no control for over 100 feet rxient. The grill, front fender of the truck was dam­ aged. Mr. Delbridge was not hurt. Mr. Harold McDonald was in the city at the time with one of the other trucks and brought the dam­ aged truck home in tow. The police considered the collision an accident end no charges are being laid. trailer truck but as the truck slid on the icy pave- radiator and one j ea. WILLI SUV IHVLL. UU cLUU Lockwood of Moose. Jaw. [ many more in the player’s boxes but bride’s travelling costume : it was only a short time before the, two-piece suit of red wool, ’ entire squad were out there with | their brooms and when it became side in Gimli, Man., where the; groom is now stationed. GRAND BEND RED CROSS HAD SUCCESSFUL YEAR The monthly meeting Of the Red Gross unit took place-in the school rooms on Monday evening with a good crowd in attendance. After the regular business had been taken care of plans were made for rais­ ing funds in January, and the neces­ sary committees appointed. Letters of acknowledgement and thanks for the work of our unit were read by the secretary Mr, Watson. Reports of last years knitting and sewing were given. Roy Morenz sang a solo, accompaning himself on the guitar. An interesting reading was given by Miss Mineilly and Mrs. Cleve conducted a new year’s reso­ lution contest, prizes going to Marjorie Desjardine, Tom Love and Emery Desjardin. Mrs. Cleve then served a dainty lunch. The treasur­ er’s report shows that in the past year our unit raised the Sum ot sixteen hundred and ninety-eight dollars ($1698.00). The Junior Red Gross are to be congratulated on raising ninety-six dollars. Follow­ ing is the knitting and sewing for the past year. Nov. 13, 1942 to Oct. 8, 1943 KNITTING-—5 prs, service socks, 5 V-neck sweaters, 5 turtle-neck sweaters, 8 turtle-neck 13 prs. mitts, 10 prs. alternative caps, 17 prs. long ribbed stockings, sweaters, 5 girls’ sweaters 3-piece infant sets, 1 boys’ knitted suit, 6 prs. booties, 1 bonnet, 1 child’s helmet, 1 afghan. SEWING—5 bed jackets. 5 gowns, men's covers, ladies' —. . 3 boys units (2 piece), 3 pr, boy’s:old L.H. and B. used to be known pants, 2 dress and panty sets, 1 pr,I as a buttei' and egg special but this panties, 15 sanitary belts, 12 nurs-ps the first time, as far as can be es masks, 2 matrass covers, 45 I learned, that a car-load of eggs has quilts, 5 crib quilts, 4 wash clothes, I been shipped from the Exeter sta- i tion. I All boys 12 years of age and old- jer, town or country, who are inter- of j ested in hockey are asked to be at Scrambles and frequent. The Exeter the leadership of Ted on hand Skating and provided was enjoyed There were the receipts were as fol- Eileen Snell fancy costume, Laureen and Dorothy Forrester as Marie Melville in Spanish fancy costume, Frank ghost. Brint- years, Pym; LIONS CLUB WILL HOLD LADIES NIGHT The Exeter Lions Club met for their supper meeting in the Trivitt Parish Hall Friday evening of last week. A sing-song was led by H. Sturgis. J. H. Jones reported that the Boys and Girls Committee had. met and discussed the Cadets for Exeter and had against sponsoring them time as the Boy Scouts are ent doing a splendid work, decided to celebrate the anniversary of the club by holding a Ladies* night when the Deputy District Governor Nelson Hill, of Goderich, will be present. Airforce decided at this at pres- It was Scanning the By “SCOOP” FLYERS TROUNCE GODERICH AT ARENA TUESDAY NIGHT Some with their air­ Captain E. G. No. 9, gave a faced off the tuck-ins, gloves, i seaman’s 3 boys' 4 sets, hospital gowns. 4 pr. pyjamas, 7 ladies ladies pyjamas, 12 6 hot Water bottle a 4 boy’s blouses, 1 pr. shirts, 13 prs, ladies’ knickers, slips, Arrives Overseas and Mrs, Tom Penrice, Carload of Eggs Shipped Canada Packers on Wednesday shipped a car-load of Grade A eggs to the Special Products Board in To­ ronto. The eggs will be used for drying purposes and will be shipped to the armed forces overseas. The Mr. B . , ■ • ■ Holland, Man., have received word ,the Exeter Arena Thursday even­ that their son Pte« Wilbert Pen-ling at 7 o'clock ready te play rice has arrived safely 'overseas, [hockey. If possible leave name at He joined the P.P.C.L.L in Jan- 'Traquair’s Hardware before six. The nary 1943 and received his train- i Exeter Lions Club are sponsoring a Ing in Camp Sbilo and Gebert N.S. jleagUO. The Flyers bagged their second win in as many starts trouncing the Goderich Sky Harbor Pilots 13-1. It wa^ the first hockey game of the season at the local arena. 600 fans were in attendance. Before game time the fans entertained by the Pipe Band No. 9 under Sgt. Ross. The pipers were in full dress force plaid. Group Fullerton, O.O. of short address and puck to get the game under way. The ice was fast and our boys certainly took advantage of it. They were really hot, netting six in the first period, three in the second and four in the third. Hawkes Gets Three Hawkes whipped in three goals. Two came in succession in the first and scored number three in the second stanza. Bradley whipped in a pair.. Both came in. the first and on a nice two-way play with For* sythe back-handling the disc into the far corner of the net as he cut across the corner.. The second was; from a scramble. The Flyers seemed to like get­ ting them in pairs, for it was m the third that Wright got a brace in rapid succession. His first, a par* tially screened shot was an accurate back-hand and he took Bradley’s pass from the corner for the second, Shaw and Macey catne up with another pair apiece, Both turned in a nice evening’s effort. Shaw’s first was a. solo effort down the fight •boards letting go with a wicked drive that found its_ target. His (Continued on Page 4).