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Single Copy, 5 cents Sixty-Ninth Year
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last regular
hospitaliza-re
Association,
Munitions and Supply-re
by
CLUB TO ABANDON
Sweitzer and
Turnip Growers
matter of law enforcement
Village was discussed and the
instructed to ask both Con-
with each hostess having
member as her assistant.
There are
A. Pringle
30
of
in
ensued
victory
during
recep-
of the
the
also
Harry
Fullerton,
-Filed,
hospitaliza-
seconded by
and Dignan
be secured at
21st, 1944,
members of
Gm
Council-
re
taffeta, made with a deep
lace yolk appliqued with
' knots
of fine
of Trade, Chatham re
subsidy—Filed,
Health re railway tax—
of faille. A narrow
pleating accentuated
and pointed’ sleeves,
finger-tip veil of
Canadian Legion B.E.S.L., Exeter-
Hensall Branch 167.
of Detroit,
.Lawrence, living at
The body is resting at
19, at throe
standards of
and carna-
formed a
of the groom, and
were Frank Creech,
of the groom, and
by
from Ottawa, Pte.
21-y ear-old son of Mr.
Maier, of Dashwood,
reported wounded in
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Established J 873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1944
EXETER COUNCIL MAKES
REFUND ON WOOD
DASHWOOD SOLDIER
WOUNDED IN ITALY
nuptials HELD
AT CENTRALIA
McKnight’s Hall
TO-NIGHT (Thursday)
15 REGULAR ROUNDS
EXTRA ROUNDS
ALL CASH PRIZES
MURDOCK’S ORCHESTRA
Admission 35c
A meeting for all turnip growers called by Mr. Jas.
Shearer, Agricultural Representative for Huron, will be held
in the
, Exeter
Wednesday, March 1st
1944, at two o’clock p.m.
Town
SATURDAY NITE DANCE
February 26th
S ... ...
McICnight’s Hall, Exeter
Clayt. Steeper’s Orchestra
Dancing 9-12 p.m.
Note: Change in price, Admission 50c QI'
A 3-act Comedy Drama entitled
“Closed Lips
will be presented by the
JAMES STREET YOUNG PEOPLE
in
Centralia United Church
99
Wed., March 1st
at 8H5 p.m.
BY Y.P.U. CENTRALIA
ADMISSION 25c
* •
SPEAKERS: Dr. G. A. Berkeley, St. Catharines, on Black
Rot Control; Dr. J. B. McLaughlin, of Guelph, on Water
Core Control; Dr. W. F. Strong, Guelph, on New Ideas on
Machinery Turnip Production; Dr. J. J. Johnston, Dominion
Fruit and Vegetable Inspector, London.
KfflMbCU
IK
Pilot Officer Arthur Hern spent
Friday last with his aunt, Miss Min
nie Hern, of town. Arthur is a
gator with the R.C.A.f. and
his last visit home he has
seven flights to England,
graduating lie has been in 26
tries and says that Canada
best to him of any of them,
navi-
si'acd
made
Since
coun-
loolcs
Ml h. S. Walter last weo& under-
Went an Operation in Victoria Hos
pital, London, for the removal of a
cataract from his eye. ML Walter
will be in hospital for awhile. - HiS
many friends will hope that the
operation is a success and that he
may soon be»home again.
Mrs. Murdoch To Supply
James Street Organ
Having advertised for an organist
and choir loader to succeed Mr. W«
R. Goulding as organist and choir
leader of the James St. United
church and having received no ap
plications for the position the musi
cal committee have approached Mrs.
Will. Murdoch (nee Pearl Wood)
Who has consented to fill the posi
tion temporarily. Mr. Goulding has
accepted a similar position With the
'Talbot St. Baptist church in London
and will commence his new duties
the first Sunday in March. Next
Sunday Will be his last Sunday to
preside at the organ in James St.
The regular meeting of the Muni
cipal Council of the Village of
Exeter was held in the Town Hall
on Monday, February
with the Rg$ve and all
the Council present.
The minutes of the
meeting of February 7th were read
and adopted on the motion of Coun
cillors Dignan and Bierling.
Communications were read and
dealt with as follows:
Group Captain E.
reply to letter from
' County of Huron
tion—Filed,
County of Huron
tion—Filed.
Ontario Good Roads
acknowledging membership fees-
Filed.
Board
sugar beet
Dept, of
Filed.
Dept, of
wood invoice for first shipment.
It was moved and seconded
Councillors Bierling and Sweitzer
that in view of the lower price
granted by the Fuel Control that
the price charged citizens be $8.50
per cord and that refunds be made
on over payments.
It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Sweitzer and Dignan
that a further six cars of wood be
ordered.
Ray Frayne, Walter Davis, Nor
man Hannigan and Bruce Cann; let
ters of thanks for Municipal rings—
Filed.
Board of Education re requisition
for School Purposes for 19 44. It
was moved and seconded by Coun
cillors Dignan and Hern that on the
request of the Board of Education
the sum of $12,000.00' for School
Purposes be included in the rates
for the -current year.
Board of Education re representa
tives on Arena Committee—Filed.
Bickle-Seagrave, .Limited, re Fire
Apparatus—Filed.
LaFrance Fire Engine & Foamite,
Ltd., re fire apparatus—Filed.
The matter of fire apparatus was
discussed at length and the matter
laid over.
By-law No. 2, 19 44 appointing
Mr. Richard Welsh, assessor for
1944 was given its first and second
reading on the motion of Council
lors Dignan and Hern, and its third
reading .and finally passed op*” the
motion of Councillors
Bierling.
It was moved and
Councillors Sweitzer
that a Municipal ring
once for Clarence McDonald whose
name had been overlooked when the
last list was prepared.
Mr. James Shearer, Agricultural
Representative, asked for the use of
the Town Hall on Wednesday after
noon, March 1st, 19 44 for a meet
ing of Turnip Growers. Request
granted upon the okay of the mili
tary.
The
in the
Clerk
stables to be in attendance at the
next meeting of Council so that the
matter may be gone into more fully.
On the motion of Councillors Hern
and Dignan the following were ap
pointed to the Arena Committee for
two years. J. M. Southcott and A. O.
Elliot representing the Board
Education and W, iG. Medd and
V. Pickard representing citizens
large.
Agricultural Society Repfesenta-
tive to be appointed when name sug
gested by the Society. The matter of
Budget Estimates for the current
year were given consideration ana
tabled.
The following accounts
and ordered paid on the
Councillors Dignan and
Total refunds on wood
(Cheques No. 59-117)
County of Huron, hospitalization,
2.60; County of Huron, hospitaliza
tion 1.75; Receiver-General of Can
ada, 4 cars wood 45 0.37; Henry
Green, with snowplow 14.95; John
Cox, with snowplow 13.75,
All motions wore carried. Ad
journment on the motion of Coun
cillor Bierling.
C. V. Pickard, Clerk.
of
C.
at
$1
were read
motion of
Sweitzer,
purchases
$104.75;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
G. W. Layton, treasurer
-According; to word received
his parents
Harold Maier,
and Mrs. Ed.
was officially
action in Italy, The nature of his
wounds was not stated.
While in Canada he trained in
Eistowel, Niagar-on-the-Lake and
also British Columbia. He arrived
overseas April 9, 1943. From Eng
land he was sent to Italy where he
has been in action since last Novem
ber. While on his way to Italy the
ship he traveled on was torpedoed
but he escaped unhurt. Mr, and Mrs.
Maier have another son, Pte. Carl
Maier, now serving .overseas with
the 15th Canadian Field Ambulance.
WINGS PARADE
A “Wings” presentation ceremony
will be held at No. 9 S.F.T.S., Cent
ralia, on Friday afternoon of this
week at two o’clock p.m, when
course No. 91 will graduate. Badges
will be presented to the graduates
by Air Vice-Marshall A.T.N. Cow
ley. The public are cordially invited
to attend this ceremony.
Among the graduates will be John
Mervin Love, son of Mr. Thos. Love,
of Grand Bend; Robert Alexander
MacGregor, of Goderich and Maurice
Baird Malcolm, of Strathroy.
SHOES FOR BRITISH
EVACUEE CHILDREN
The members of the Exeter Chap-
ter of the Order of the .Eastern Star
have been entertaining in their
homes during the past few weeks
for the purpose of raising funds to
provide shoes for British evacuee
children. A substantial sum has
already been realized. Each party
featured progressive euchre follow
ed by a varied program and re
freshments. These gatherings have
been held at the homes of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Green and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Coates
another
LIONS
VICTORY GARDEN
The Exeter Lions Club met for
their supper meeting Friday- eve
ning in the Parish H^ll. A report
was given and a discussion
as to whether or not the
garden would be continued
the coming summer. While the fin
ancial returns were fairly good last
season the men decided that the
work, along with their regular
work, was a bit strenuous and the
experiment will not be repeated
this year. Miss Margaret Henry was
a guest of the club and gave two
interesting readings. She was pre
sented with a box of chocolates. R.
N. Creech in a short address em
phasized the importance of the Red
Cross drive that starts next Monday.
He was appreciative of the splendid
financial support the residents of
Exeter and district have given to
the Red Cross but lamented the
fact that few took any interest in
the annual meeting of the society.
The objective for Exeter and dis
trict in the present drive is $7,000.
The drive will last for- three weeks.
Scoutmaster- Harold Whyte called
for volunteers to transport the
Scouts to Grand Bend Sunday
ning, Feb. 27, and received a
response.
The marriage of Mildred Junes
Hicks, daughter of Mrs. Hicks anci
the late Byron E. Hicks, Centralia,
to C‘pi. Joseph B. Creech, Il.C.A.F.,
*on of Mrs. Creech and the late
Thomas G. Creech, Exeter, took place
in the United Church, Centralia, on
Saturday, February
o'clock. Graceful
stocks, snapdragons
tions, with tall tapers, , _ Hi
charming*'setting for the ceremony.
Rev, R. J. Merriam officiated, Miss
Katherine Hayes, of Sarnia, played
the wedding music, and her sister,
Miss Janet Hayes, sang "Oh,
x romise Me,” before the vows were
made and "Because” during the
signing of the register.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Stanley Hicks. She
was lovely in her gown of white
faille
Swiss
lovers
edge
the full skirt
Her double
draped illusion fell from a ha-lo of
white Swiss lace bound with faille.
She carried a cascade bouquet of
calla lillies and buddleya.
Miss Dorothy Hicks, only sister of
the bride, was bridesmaid, wearing
a pastel old-rose floor-length gown
of heavy crepe, fashioned with a
long bodice, sweetheart neckline
and a full skirt shirred at the hip
line. The matching double-brim
med hat was held in place by blue
forget-me-nots and eidelweiss, with
veiling to match. She carried a rib
bon colonial bouquet of Happy Day
roses and blue forget-me-nots.
The best man was .Ray Creech,
brother
ushers
brother
Swartz.
Following the ceremony a
tion was held at the home
bride’s mother, who wore a black
silk dress, with small green and
white print, and a corsage of Talis
man roses and violets. The'groom’s
mother wore navy silk with white,
and a corsage of Happy Day roses
and violets.
Baskets of stocks, spruce and
carnations decorated the living
rooms. The small tables were cen
tered with pink floating carnations
in low crystal bowls. Pink roses
decorated the wedding cake in a
vase previously used for the bride’s
grandparents’ golden and diamond
wedding cakes. Friends of the bride
assisted in serving, Mrs. James Ar-
riott, of London, Mrs. Bob Dinney,
of Exeter and Miss Gertrude Amos,
of Brinsley. Rev. Merriam, in the
absence of Major W. E. Weekes pro
posed the toast to the bride, to
which the groom replied. Mr. Ray
Creech replied to the toast to the
bridesmaid.
For going away, the bride wore
a New Blue gabardine suit, with
matching hat, a corsage of Briar-
cliffe roses, tweed topcoat and
brown accessories. Her bouquet was
caught b/ Miss Janet Hayes.
The young couple will reside in
St. Thomas, where the groom is
stationed as an instructor at the
Technical Training School.
A cable was received from P/O.
Clifford Hicks, Overseas, during the
evening.
DIED AT KIRKTON
DURING SKATING PARTY
A skating party which had A
tragic ending was held Monday night
at Kirkton under the auspices of
Woodham United Church when
Mervin Stanley’ Copeland, promin
ent Bianshard farmer, collapsed and
died within a few minutes., Mi’,
Copeland who was in his 47th year
and appeared to be in excellent
health, had complained of a pain in
his chest when skating. He rested
for a few minutes before resuming
the exercise and suddenly dropped
on the ice -and expired.
Born on the 3rd line of Bian
shard the son of Mrs. and the late
Gilford Copeland, he had lived his
entire life in the district where he
was a member of the official board
Of Woodham United Church, About
18 years ago he married Myrtle
Walger, Of Canfield, Ontario.
He is survived by his wife and
two children, Jean, aged 16, and
Glen, 14, both at home,
also two sisters, Mrs, ____,
(Gladys), of London, and Mrs. F,
McCormick (Frances)
and a brother
Bianshard. T
his residence on lot 3, concession 7,
of Bianshard, where a private funer
al service will be conducted at 3
Thursday by Rev. A. Laing,
Woodham. Interment will be
Kirkton Union Cemetery.
STANLAKE—-STAUFFER
A pretty wedding was solemnized
February 19th, at~2.‘3 0 p.m. at the
home of Mr, and Mrs, Roy Stauffer
when their elder daughter, Martha
Belle (Bernice) was united in mar
riage to Harry, only son of Mr.
Silas and the late Mrs. Stanlake of
Exeter. The bride, owing to the
sudden illness of her -father, was
given in marriage by her uncle, Mr.
A. M. Stauffer, of Tillsonburg. ’
Rev, G. W. Kaiser, of Plattsyille,
officiated. The wedding music was
played by Mrs. A. M. Stauffer.
The bride was charming in a
gown of gold crepe trimmed with
beads and sequins. A gold elbow
length veil fell from a halo of
orange blossoms. She carried a cas
cade of pink roses and carnations.
Miss Lorene Stauffer, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid. She wore
turquoise blue crepe and carried a
cascade of Talisman roses. Mr. El
ton Battler, of Brantford attended
the bridegroom. Following the
ceremony a wedding dinner was
served by Mrs. Douglas Berge and
Mrs. Roy Habel of Plattsville.
Mrs. Stauffer, mother of the bride
wore a suit of moss green crepe
and a corsage of yellow roses and
violets. For travelling the bride wore
a suit of Hunter’s green crepe, tweed
coat, brown hat and brown acces
sories. Mid showers of confetti the
happy couple left for Toronto and
points east.
On their return Mr. and Mrs.
Stanlake will reside near Platts
ville.
Boy
eve-
fine
well-
for the past
taken ill with
Thursday of
an operation.
ILL IN HOSPITAL
Mr. Lloyd Hern, of Usborne, was
rushed to Victoria Hospital in Lon
don on Saturday where he under
went an operation for appendicitis.
He is getting along as well as can
be expected.
Mr. H. O. Southcott, who has not
been well for some time, is at pres
ent in Victoria Hospital for treat
ment. It is expected
blood transfusions will
Rev. Jas. Anthony
in Victoria' Hospital,
treatment. Mrs. Anthony is with
him at present. Miss Isabelle An
thony, of Hamilton, was up over the
week-end. Mr. Anthony’s many
friends will hope for a speedy re
covery.
that several
be necessary,
is ill and is
London, for
of
Exeter Branch of Red Cross ack
nowledges the following receipts:
Main Street Unit, Valentine Supper
$95.00; W. F. Abbott donation
$10,00; Main Street W.A, donation
$30.00; collections $10.75; Huron-
dale Federation of Agriculture
$4.92; Shipka Church W.A. $10.00;
Shipka Sunday School $10.00; Elim-
vilie Unit $46.81? Smocks $5.80;
Dashwood Unit, $111700; 21on Unit
$36,28.
E. J. HARRISON DIES
Edward James Harrison, a
known resident of this community,
died Monday, Feb. 21st, at the
Goderich Hospital in his 71st year.
Mr. Harrison, who had been em
ployed at Goderich
couple of years, was
appendicitis and on
last week underwent
The deceased was born at Petrolia
in Lambton county. He was an en
gineer and worked for a. number
of years in Indianna and Detroit,
Mich. He was also employed with
the Goddison Thresher Co. at Sar
nia. He was never married and made
his home with his sister, Mrs. Char
les Box, of Stephen. Mr. Thomas
Harrison, also of Stephen, Is a
brother. There are three nieces, Mrs.
F. Taylor, of Exeter; Mrs. Norman
Ford, of Detroit, and Mrs, Leon
Dearing, of Corunna. He was a
member of the Exeter Masonic
Lodge. The funeral was held Wed
nesday afternoon from E, R. Hop
per’s funeral chapel with Mr. Gor
don Hewlett, of London, officiating.
The bearers were Messrs, Frank
Triebner, Fred Fin kb ein er, Welling
ton Haist, Herb Beaver, Lawrence I and neighbors. We
HB1 and Wm interment'bonrt.v ctMwatulations to Mr,
|was in the Exeter cemetery. 'Mrs. Mawhiuney,
Norman followed
H. Whyte and his
Traquair. Behind
the Grand Bend
Scoutmaster O. S.
W. Mac-
followed
Weekes.
pews of
BOY SCOUTS ATTEND
JAMES STREET CHURCH
The Exeter Boy Scouts and Cubs
accompanied by the Grand Bend
troop, the Boy Scout Committee
and members of the Lions Club,
sponsors of the local troop, attend
ed the evening service at James St.
church last Sunday to mark -the
beginning of Boy Scout Week, Feb.
20 to 27. The parade met at the
Scout Hall and marched to the
.church. The Wolf Cubs under Mrs.
Dinney and Mrs.
by Scoutmaster,
assistant Donald
the Cubs came
troops led by
Atkinson and assistant
Laren, The Exeter troup
under Troop Leader Bill
They occupied the centre
the church. Rev. Mr. Woods led in
prayer. The scripture was read by
Patrol Leader J. Whyte. A solo
“City of God” was sung by Mrs. J.
Hodgert. The pastor Rev. Mr. Irwin,
was the speaker. He welcomed the
Scouts and to the leaders he stated
there must be some pride in shap
ing the souls of youth, He reminded
the Scouts of their promise and of
the Scout Law. His theme was ”A’
Clown and a King”. A king Is born
to a throne -while a clown sits at
his feet. Sometimes it might have
been better to have been reversed.
The difference Is in the spirit. As
a man thinlceth In his “heart so is
he. Think great thoughts of your
selves, of your friends, and of God,
Give yourselves to the best.
45th Wedding Anniversary
On Monday, February 21st, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. Ma’whlnney, of
Exeter, were treated to a chicken
dinner by their children in honor
of their 45th Wedding Anniversary.
Besides the immediate family Which
consists of Mr, and Mrs, Otto Brown
and -^Bernice,'' of Centralia, Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold Kuntz and Euoleefi, of
Dashwood, and one son Hdgar, at
home, there wore also present the
original bridesmaid and best man,
namely Mr, and Mrs. James Lawson,
of town. Mr. attd Mrs. Mawhlnney
were remembered with gifts from
the family and cards from friends St. church on Sunday evening Mr.
extend our W. R. Goulding, by special request
and tendered a very delightful organ to* j cltal. ’
» Following the service In James