HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-03-16, Page 1Single Copy, 5 centsEstablished J 873 Sixty‘'Ninth Yeas
PETER KRAFT AND WIFE
DASHWOOD COUPLE
WED 65 YEARS
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EXETER TOWN HALL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22nd
1944, at two o’clock p.m.
Under the chairmanship of Mr* James Shearer, Huron
County Agricultural Representative.
The speaker will be Dr. George Rush, Vegetable Field
Man, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, on Carrots*
Cabbages, etc.
All farmers interested in the greater production of crops
are welcome. Information on all crops can be had
at the meeting.
CANADIAN CANNERS LIMITED
Canadian Legion B.E.S.L., Exeter-
Heiisall Branch 107.
Performed in 50 Camps
Saturday Night
DANCE
March 18
McKnight’s Hall, Exeter
Clayt. Steeper’s Orchestra
wooing o . 12 p.m.
Admission 50c
Ine Blue Bell, monthly magazine
of the Bell Telephone CO,, has a
picture of Miss Grace Strange,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, Strange,
of town, receiving a medal from
Lady Kemp of the Citizens -Com^nit-
tee for having performed in the
Red, White and Blue Revue at fifty
different camps. Miss Strange is em-
ployed with the Bell Telephone >0o«
in Toronto. She has been doing
her part to help entertain his
majesty’s troops, it recalls the dayq
when she used to lake part In
amatuer plays with the dames St.
United church young people. She
was also a reader and entertainer.
The Exeter Arena Committee met
Friday evening of last week to re
organize fox- the year. The financial
statement fox- last year showed an
operating profit of $689.08. Owing
to the continued mild weather dur
ing February the rink receipts for
the winter will be somewhat below
that of last year. New hardwood
flooring had been jxlaced in some
of the dressing rooms and in the
passageways. Officers and commit
tees were reelected as follows:
President, J. M. Southcott; vice-
president, C. V. Pickard;’ secretary
treasurer, W. G. Medd; property
and fuel committee, J. W. Hern,
Wm. Coates, E. M. Dlgnan; gymnas
ium committee, W. G. Medd, C. V.
Pickard, A. O. Elliot; rihk commit
tee, c. V. Pickard, J. W. Hern,
Diguan.
SURPRISE PARTY
E. M.
V
PeterA surprise party for Mrs.
Frayne was held on Feb. 26, the
occasion of her 87th birthday when
a few of her friends were pleasantly
entertained. Mrs. Frayne is quite
active and enjoys splendid health
for her years, The following lines
wei-e presented to hex* oh the
mention occasion:
Friends we have been in the
that have passed,
Here’s hoping and trusting
friendship will last,
The good things and good-will you
have directed our way,
Will keep you In our memory for
ever and aye.
Signed-***Mrs, Strange, Mrs. Davis,
Mrs, Fletcher, Mrs. Ernest Apple
ton, Mrs, Harry Farsons, Mrs. Me-
Falls;
abovd
years
that
Mr.
Serious
Hospital, London, on Friday iast.
He is At present getting along as
well as can be expected,
Lewis Kirk underwent a
operation In St. Joseph’s
RESIGNS HIS COMMISSION
AFTER TWO YEARS
IN AIR FORCE
Fit. Lieut, Thos. Pryde, -who for
the past two and a half years has
been attached to the Administrative
department of the R.C.A.F., 1b re
tiring to civilian life. His retire*
xixent takes place today (Wedxiesday).
Fit. Lieut. Pryde has served ih Lon
don, Ottawa, Trenton and ixx Toron
to for two periods, In London and
Toronto he was op public relations
and Mobile Recruiting covering all
Western Ontario out of London and
ail Central Ontario out Qf Toronto.
Mr. Pryde was a Veteran of the
First Great Wai’ having served for
three and a half years. He went
overseas with the 135tli Middlesex
Battalion and latex- served as an ob
server with the R.C.A.F, Two and
a half years ago when things were
not looking as bright as they are
now Mr. Pryde joined the airforce
anri has been doing a splendid job,
but now when young men are re
turning and suitable jobs need to
be found for them, Mr. Pryde has
voluntarily relinquished his position.
Tom’s many friends in Exeter and
throughout the district will be glad
to see him back in civvies and again
carry on with his business where hi)
left off.< —- .....—*
SOLDIERS ENTERTAINED
A convoy of fifty soldiers from
the Canadian Drivers and Mainten
ance School at Wodstock visited
Exeter Tuesday afternoon and par
took of their evening meal at the
Canadian Legion rooms. The men
with their mechanized equipment
had left Woodstock early in the
morning motoring as far as Goderich.
They had dinner in the Town Hall
at Clinton and arrived in Exeter in
the middle of the afternoon. At the
Legion rooms the men were wel
comed by the president, R. E. Pool-
ey, on behalf of the Legion and by
Councillor J. W. Hern, acting for
Reeve Tuckey, who was unable to
be present. The men were served a
hot meal from containers they had
brought with them but the Legion-’
and Council provided them with pie
and ice cream, pop and cigarettes.
They were in charge of Capt. Walk
er, who expressed himself as highly
delighted with the quarters and with
the treatment they had received.
ARRIVES FROM OVERSEAS
ON THE DAY BEFORE
HIS MOTHER’S DEATH
After serving overseas for nearly
vwo and a half years ypr. Everett
Pollen arrived home Sunday evening
last just a few hours before hie
mother, Airs. John Edwin Pollen
passed away, Mrs. Pollen has beep
ailing since last summer and early
in February the family received
word that Everett was returning to
■Canada. She had looked forward to
his coming but unfortunately he ar
rived just a few hours after she had
lapsed into unepnsiousness. Mrs,
Pollen passed away early Monday
morning. She had returned to her
home Saturday after being treated
in Victoria Hospital for the previous
two weeks, Mrs, Pollen’s maiden
name was Nellie Viola Hunkin, be
ing in her 48 th year, She was born
in Usborne and following her mar
riage to Mr. Pollen resided at Far
quhar and Seaforth before coining
to Exeter a few years ago. Besides
her bereaved husband she is surviv
ed by one daughter (Vera) Mrs.
Graham Mason and one son Everett;
also three sisters, Mrs. Robert Dun
can, of Hibbert, Mrs, John Coward,
of Usborne and Mrs. B. W. Tuckey,
of town,
Hunkin,
Belmore.
Coward
years ago. The funeral, private, was
field from the home Wednesday
afternoon with Rev. Wm. Mair of
ficiating. Interment was in the Exe
ter cemetery. Tpr, Everett Pollen
while overseas suffered a broken
arm in an accident and later under
went an operation for appendicitis.
He is now on a thirty day furlough
before reporting for duty.
also two brothers, Edgar-
of town and Nelson, of
Anothei- sister, Mrs. Geo.
passed away about three
In the village where they have
beexx residents for the pest 33 years,
Mr, and Mfs. Peter Kraft, of Dash
wood, on Saturday, March 11th, ob*
served their 65 th wedding anniver
sary, receiving congratulation from
their family and many friends, Al
though this is a momentous occa
sion, they spent the day quietly.
Mr, and Mrs. Kraft were married
at a double wedding in Stephen
Township by Rev, J, C. Hunter,
Lutheran pastox- at Dashwood, the
other couple being Miss Katherine
Kraft, sister of Mr. Kraft and
Christian Stade, brother of Mrs.
Kraft. The attendants were Miss
Marie Master, of Wilxnot Township,
and Currie Walper, of
Aftei’ .farming for
Stephen, Mr, and Mrs.
to Dashwood. They
children living, .Miss Clara, at home;
Mrs. Victor Heywood (Lucinda), of
Exeter; Mrs. William Stadelbauex-
(Dora), of London, and Edmund
Kraft, of Dashwood, Another
John, died in 1921.
Mr.
year,
year,
enjoy
Detroit.
32 years in
Kraft moved
have four
son,
THE
MRS. COATES PASSES
The death took place in Exeter
Tuesday evening just before mid
night of Mrs. Richard Coates who
passed away at her hoxne on Huron
street aftei* the illness of a few
days following a paralytic stroke.
She was in her 77th year. Two sons,
Thomas and Frank, of Exeter, sux-i
vive, also two sisters, Mrs. Wm,
Ferguson and Miss Ila Westcott, of
Toronto. The funeral, private, will
be held Friday afternoon at two
P.m. Full particulars next week.
SHOULDER FRACTURED IN
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
Mr. Hilton Laing met with an
unfortunate motox- accident on Sun
day afternoon which resulted in a
fractured collar-bone and a badly'
damaged car. He was , motoring
north and at the intersection of the
highways in Exeter North he ob
served a car coming from the east
which he thought was not going to
stop. In swerving to the left he
struck a sign post knocking it down
He also broke a guide, wire and
landed up against a~tree, breaking
the tree off near- the bottom.
Mr. Lloyd Stanlake, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson Stanlake, was rush
ed to Victoria Hospital in London
Saturday where he underwent aq
operation foi- an acute attack of
appendicitis. Mr. Stanlake was taken
ill while on his milk route and
taken right to London.
BURIED IN EXETER
RECEIVES HIS WINGS
w.Congratulations
Smith, son of Mr.
Smith of Zurich,
graduated from No. 4 Bombing and
Gunnery School at Fingal, receiv
ing liis wings as an air-gunner. His
parents as well as his grandmothers,
Mrs. Evelyn Broderick and. Mrs.
Wm. Consitt, attended twe wings
presentation ceremony.
to Sgt. John
and Mrs. Orville
who on Monday
PARCELS FOR OVERSEAS
The Exeter and District War
Time Committee is now preparing
to send parcels to all the boys over
seas from the whole district. Any
person knowing of changes of ad
dress will please advise Mrs. R. N.
Creech by mail within a
giving full address, written
so that there can be no
made.
week—
plainly
errors
PEPPER— McCLURE
The wedding was solemnized at
the United Church manse, Hensail
on March 10th of Mrs. McClure, of
Kincardine and Mr. Wm, Pepper,
Hensall, by Rev. R. A. Brook. Mr.
and Mrs. John Pepper, of Dashwood,
were the only attendants. Tlie couple
will reside one and one-quartex’
miles east of Hensall.
Mention was made last week that
Lloyd Walker, son of Mrs, W. E.
Walker, of London, formerly of
Stephen, was ill in Victoria Hospi
tal, London. His many friends will
regret to know that according tq
latest reports Iw is critically ill.
Rev. E. Grigg left Tuesday morn
ing for Lyons, Mich., where he wilt
be engaged for a month on a mis
sion tour for tlm Baptist church, Mr.
Grigg during this tour will be speak
ing one and twice a day for the
next month. For a man of his years
Mr. Grigg is exceptionally energe
tic -and is kept quite busy,
LAC, Thos, Walter, who has been
stationed at Newfoundalnd, accom
panied by Mrs. Walter is visiting
in London with his father, Mr. H. S.
Walter, who is recuperatihg at the
home of his daughter, Mrs, Joo
Grant. Tom flew from Newfoundland
to Schumacher, N.S, where lie Was
joined by his wife and they made
the remainder of the trip by train
was
The funeral of the late Mrs. Emily
Swenerton, who died in McGillivray
Township in Friday, was held Mon
day afternoons from the funeral
home of Mr. R. N. Rowe. Mrs.
Swenerton was in her 82nd year.
Deceased had recently made her
home with Mrs. Wm. Dartin'”
Clandeboye, and had been ailing hor
several weeks. Her maiden name
was Emily Whiteford. Following her
marriage to Mr. Swenerton she re
sided for a numbei- of years on a
farm on the Lake 'Road just west
of town. Mrs. S. J. Hogarth, of town,
is a sister. The funeral Monday was
conducted by Rev. Mr. Moores,
Lucan.
of
Blood Donors Clinic
Largest Yet
The Red Cijoss Blood Donors
clinic being held in Exeter today
(Wednesday), is the largest yet to
be held in Exeter with 16 5 persons
registered. The donors are mostly
from the surrounding district. There
are 96 repeaters and 69 first time
donors.
Hay, Friday eve-
a quilt donated
Broderick was
Mr. Ed. Munn
$73.30 From Sale of Quilt
At a Red Cross euchre and dance
held in S.S. No. 10
ning, March 10th
by Mrs. Garfield
Dutch auction by
and realized the sum of $73,30 to
swell the total nights receipts to
$109.50. The quilt is being given
to Mrs. -Alvin Bell. Alvin is a son
of W. G. and Mrs. Bell of this sec
tion and was recently reported
sing after bombing mission
Berlin.
m is
over
On Monday night Number 3
Stephen Farm Forum met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Taylor.
'’Community action can be planned”
was the subject for discussion, It
was generally agreed that a lot can
he done co-operatively. Next week
we meet at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Fenhalo. This will be the
regular monthly review. Our St.
Patrick's supper will be at the homo;
of Mrs. John Quinlivan on Friday
night next.
The many friends of Mrs, Johq
May of .10 Arundel Ave., Torontb,
Will regret to know that she is quite
ill at her home, Mrs. May is a form
er resident of Exeter and her many
friends her will hope for her speedy
recovery.
Kraft, who is in his
and Mrs. Kraft, in hex-
are faithful churchgoers
fairly good health.
88 th
86th
and
LATE NELSON KESTLE
A life-long resident of this com
munity passed away suddenly on
Friday last in the person of Mr.
Horatio Nelson Kestle, aged 87
years and 15 days. Mr. Kestle was
born in Stephen Township and fox-
many years resided just south of
the village. He had enjoyed fairly
good health and although he suffer
ed from pleurisy a few weeks ago
he had recovered and was able to
be around. His death was due to a
heart condition. Mrs. Kestle, whose
maiden name was Susan Weakley,
predeaceased'hixn in 1931. Surviving
are five daughters, Mrs. L. J. Pen-
hale and Miss Minnie, of town; Mrs.
J. Walper, of Woodstock; Miss
Gladys, a teachex- at Copper Cliff
and Mrs. Jos. Follick, of Exeter;4
also one sister, Mrs. Thos. Trevet-
hick, of Crediton and one brother,
Mr. Bert Kestle, of Stephen. There
are 12 grandchildren and 4 great
grandchildren. The funeral took
place from his late residence Mon
day aftex'noon, Rev. A. B. Irwin,
pastor of the James Street
United Church of which the deceased
was a member, being the officiating
clergyman. Interment was in the
Exeter cemetery. The bearers were
Messrs. Vlctox- Kestle, Rufus Kestle,!
Donald Kestle, Charles Fisher, Harry )
Penhale and Wm. Ellerington.
Among those from a distance atten
ding the funeral were Mrs. A. D.
Jameison, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Walper, of Woodstock; .Mr,
and Mrs. Chas. Way and Marilyn,
of St."' ’ --
Kestle,
ARENA’S LARGEST CROWD
SEE CENTRALIA FLYERS
DEFEATED BY ARMY SQUAD
The largest ctqw^ that ever jam
med the local arena saw the un
defeated record of the Centralia
Flyers shattered in the last 45
seconds of play in an exhibition,
game with the London Army Team
Tuesday evening, Over 120'0 fans
witnessed the game. The score was
7 to 6. The proceeds were $371,00.
Feature attraction was to have
been Syl Apps, former centre Star
of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but
Apps had been in hospital and was
unable to make the trip, H was a
big disappointment but the London
Army squad did O.K. without him,
nevertheless.
A minor penalty shot in the dy
ing seconds of the game after
Goalie Cliff Young’s feet had been
knocked from under him, arousing
his dander and causing him to
throw his stick, was the climax
to a see-saw affair that was fast
and full of thrills. Galbraith took
the shot and skating slowly up to
the penalty shot line beat Young
with a low drive,
The Army squad took a one-goal
lead in the first stanza. Both teams
had numerous scoring chances and.
Young and Moffatt were called on
several times to smothei- oncoming
attackers.
Early in the second Macey, Bag
nall and Forsythe potted three for
the Flyers before Janeski replied,
for the Army. Elwin sank another
to extend Centralia’s lead and ere
he had whipped in his second goal
on a low shot, Clark banged in an
Army marker. Kavanaugh and Col
ling each caught the twine near the
end of the period to tie the score
5-5.
Bagnall was thumbed off for a
major penalty after drawing blood
while scrapping with Collins in the
third. Shortly after his return Gal
braith put the army ahead on a
solo soi’tie. Centralia tried desper
ately to get the equalizer and final
ly did when Wieczorek, camped ia
front of Moffat, grabbed the disc
and banged it in. With 45
to .go Galbraith scored the
goal on a penalty shot.
The Line-Up
LONDON ARMY: Goal,
defence, Galbraith and Bitale;
tre, Weiler.
Collins; subs.,
CENTRALIA FLYERS: Goal.
Young; defence, Elwin and Webb;
centre, Bradley; wings, Macey and
Forsythe; subs., Hawkes, Shaw,
Wieczorek, Brown, Bagnall.
Officials: Muir and Hubert.
seconds
winning
Moffat;
cen-
wings, Kavanaugh and.
Clark and Janeski.
FLYERS:
GETS
Thomas and Miss Gladys
of Copper Cliff.
IMPORTANT POST
Mr. S. G. Sanders, aftex- complet
ing- his course • and graduating at
the University of Boston, was as
signed to the Executive Office of the
Statistical Control Division of the
Army Air 'Forces Headquarters at
Washington D. C.
DIED AT ZURICH
Annie Siemon Desjardine,
of Eli Desjardine, died Sat-
Mrs. George Thiel,
Mrs. Alex Foster,
Meidinger, four
Zurich.;
Mrs.
widow
urday at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Jacob Meidinger, of Zurich. She
was in her 63rd year.* Born in Logaxi
Township, she moved to Hay Town
ship as a child. She is survived by
three sisters,
Hay Township;
London; Mrs.
brothers, Conrad Sieman,
Fred Siemon, Blue Water Highway;
Harry Siemon, London; August Sie
mon, Lansing. Mich. A private
funeral service was held Monday
at 2 p.m,, in the home of her sister,
Mrs. Meidinger. Interment was in
Grand Bend Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lawson
at Little Granddaughter’s Funeral •
Mr. and Mi-s. Geo. W La&son)
were at Orillia on Saturday attend-}
ing the funeral of their little grand
daughter, r
daughter of
Mrs. O.
months. The
quite sudden
to the family as ft passed away when
a pill it had swallowed lodged in
the windpipe. Flight Sergeant Law-
son is serving with the R.O.A.F. in
Italy and had gone overseas before
the birth of the child. The sympathy
of many friends will be extended to
the bereaved.
P.
Carol Layne, infant
! Flight Sergeant and
. Lawson, aged three
death of the child was
and came aS a shock
Joins U.S* Ai’my Nurse Corps
Miss Alma White R.N. of Detroit
Mich,, youngest daughter of Mrs.
Margaret White, of Crediton, has
joined the United States Army Nni-se
Corps. Lt. White
at Camp McCoy,
White also has 9
service, one still
serving with the armed forces over*
seas,
is now stationed
Wisconsin, Mrs.
grandsons in the
in -Canada and 8
RED CROSS CANVASS
GOING OVER THE TOP
Last week we mentioned that
several canvassing districts in the
Red Cross campaign had exceeded
the amounts secured last year. That
still holds good. Many others have
reported this week and without ex
ception they have all gone over the
top. The canvassers are all doing a
good job and the people are res
ponding nobly. If we can keep this
up to the end of the campaign there
will be no doubt that Exeter and
District will reach tlxeii’ objective.
At time of writing, Wednesday morning, ~ ...
many of
have not
man.
The airport received a nice boost
this week and is nearing its ob
jective.
Oux- quota fox- the whole district
is $7000, and the committee
been able to deposit slightly
$5000 in the Bank.
•Good work for the next few
will do the job, which is
worth doing.
two Exeter districts .and
the larger rural districts
yet reported to the chair-
Rev. Jas. Anthony, who
underwent an operation in
Hospital London has
well the past week,
feeling some better,
friends hope that he
able to be around again.
so
has
over
days
well
recently
Victoria
been as
is now
many
not
but
His
will soon be
The Exeter Branch of the
RED CROSS
ax*e sponsoring a special feature
entitled
Guadalcanal Diary”
A bine ribbon award winner
All star cast including Preston
Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix
anti Anthony Quinn
MONDAY and TUESDAY EVENINGS
March 20th, 21st
to be held at
Leavitt’s Theatre
ENTIRE PROCEEDS HO BE
DONATED TO THE EXETEb
BRANCH OF THE RED CROSS
First showing at 7*80 pan.
adm: children S5c adults <06