Loading...
The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-07-27, Page 4THE EXETER ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 27, 1S44 M' PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION AND ANNUAL MEETING LETTER BOX F,lt# Lieut* Jack Anderson, Now in Italy, Expresses His Thanks For Parcels HENSALL BOYS APPRECIATE PARCELS The following letters have been received, by Miss Gladys Luker, sec­ retary of the Hensail lied Cross. will be held in the Town Half, Hensall Friday, July 28th, 1944 at 8.30 p.m. to select a Candidate to contest the Riding at the next Federal election and to appoint officers. •: optimistic frame of mind an extent that i hope to in person before the year the m.any parcels I have Deal’ Gladys.: Received, the parcel stitute, and as well Kindly give my thanks to members and to those who bated to make it possible W.L to send this parcel. So again. from your the In- Jetter* all the contri- for the thanks .. Allan Soldad. Classified Directory PLACE AN ADVERTISEMENT HERE AND WATCH RESULTS FOR SALE—Large frame building for wrecking, abundance of good lumber, brick, windows. W. C. Pparce, Exeter, NOTICES REAL ESTATE SPEAKERS? peter McArthur, of Quebec President of the Dominion Progressive Association, and PARK A. MANROSS, of LONDON President of the Western Ontario Association. The Chairman of each Municipality will obtain creden­ tials for voting delegates from the Secretary at the Hall between 8.00 and 8.30 the night of the meeting. CLARK FISHER, Secretary EVERYBODY WELCOME. J. W. MORLEY President Executive Meeting 8.15. WANTED Announcement! Having purchased the grain elevator at the station from R. G. Seldon & Son, we are in the market for Ontario wheat for which we will pay the highest market price. Service will be our motto. CANN & SONS Phone 35W Exeter Jones, MacNaughton Seed Co Exeter, Ontario SUCCEEDING JONES & MAY, SEED DEPT. • * We welcome your patronage in all field seeds whether you are buying or selling. Dear Sir: Youi* parcel mailed March 28th arrived a few days ago in excellent condition. Many thanks—to you, and the citizens- of Exeter and, district who so kindly remember us, In the light of today’s pews I feel, ip a very —-to such thank you is out for received, Unfortunately our unit has not' shared in the recent advances out this front, and we are now relegated j to the rather dismal job of coast defence. However we have great hopes of moving up in the very near future to a more interesting area. Censorship now permits us to mention some of the places we have visited while in Italy. Naples, Poten- za, Taranto, Brindisi and Bari are among the towns through which I have rambled since landing here, j Visited Naples in early October 1943 and saw a stricken city—food, tricity, drainage didn't exist at that able sight was to the nice you some Ya. Dear Gladys: Just a line in answer letter I received from time ago, and it sure is nice to hear from people in -Hensall. Well, Gladys, I received that nice box you were telling me about, and everything in it is sure good and I wrote (Mr§. iCameron tonight thanking her and all the rest who helped donate and pack it. I sup­ pose you know that we are in France now, and getting along pretty good. We have been in the front line for nearly a month now, and it sure has not been too healthy as some of Jerry's shells land pret­ ty close at times, I think this year should wind things up as we are i cornered up in a pretty and from there about for sale—-One, baby’s stroller in excellent condition, Apply to Mrs, C, A, Cann, Main St, 27 * ....> I.J L, FOR SALE—-Used Hecla hot-air furnace, No. 19, pipes and regis­ ters, in good condition. Apply, Box 280, Times-Advocate. 27c NOTICE RE WEEDS — property owners are hereby warned that all weeds must be cut at once according to Village By-law as they are becoming a monace. Chief J. Norry. 20-27-chg. FOR SALE—$6 Ob buys half acre of land and -good house with hydro, in Elimville. Apply Henry Mullins, R. R, 1, Lucan. 27* FOR SALE—Two collie Phone Kirlcton 48rl6. Pups. 27* FOR SALE—18 pigs. Apply to Bill Elliot, Centralia, 27c shattered and water, gas, elec- and sanitation time—a memor- a line-up of well- dressed people beside a burst fire I hydrant waiting to get one cup of water. We landed in Naples harbor by XjV 1 tuiu were eui.iv.iis uic iubv> , , , ,,ships to get ta-the harbor was a F”?8. S'0" ‘‘"J, complete wreck at that time „d| sail >n your usual health, till great credit must be given to the trom y0“ aSai“' engineers for their miraculous work. I Vesuvius was very well behaved: (during our short stay in that area 0 Gladys. ! wfa were camped in a small town * I am dropping a few lines at the foot of the mountain and,you know I have received both the had an excellent view both <by day’, Parcels that you have so kindly and night. The view at night—par-' sent and -I want to thank you ever ticularly on a very still night was‘so much for your kindness in think- very impressive—reminds one of a'ing of me for you will never know I just how much it means to receive I parcels from your home town. The > last one arrived here in France just | six days after we landed and you can’t realize just how good the eats and the candy and maple getting him tight spot coming in Gladys, as - can write ; the Russians are their side, Well, is not much we over here, I will waver, vve laiiuea m ixtvpivs jiaiiuui • , ,, „ TT .hv TOT and were amona the first>say so long for now' Ho»mS tlus by Lui and tteie among me instfQri/, nll ,.OGi. !t) tprpn- I hear Choice ter July our £ lb. ing their honey by us. given Darrel HONEY FOR SALE Clovei’ honey, on and af- lst at ceiling prices in containers, Customers hav- own 4 and 8 lb. net weight cans may have same filled One orange coupon must be for every 2 lbs. of honey. Parker, R, R, 3, Exeter. 27* WANTED S’Bill .Nicol. to let WANTED-—A new, rake or a second good condition. Glavin, Crediton R. phone 291-32 Crediton. side delivery hand one, in Apply James R. 1, or tele- 27* WANTED— Anyone having any furnished or unfurnished houses, rooms or apartments to rent, please call the Hostess House at the Airport. 27:3:10 * WANTED—8 or 10 cheap drivers, Frank Taylor, Exeter. tfc PERSONAL FOR SALE BY TENDER Tenders for the purchase of Fire Truck and Ladder Waggon, the property of the Village of Exeter, will be received at the Clerk's Of­ fice, Exeter, on or before August 5, 1944. The Fire Truck and equip­ ment included may 'be viewed at the Town Hall. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. C. V, PICKARI), Clerk, Exeter, Ont. Re Parkins on Exeter Streets The Motoring Public are asked to cooperate in solving our parking problem by parking their cars and trucks properly according to street markings and leaving “No Parking” areas and driveways clear. The Bus traffic has increased greatly and in order to protect autoists and pedes­ trians, the Council has found it nec­ essary to provide a Bus Stop in front of the Bus Depot at Elliot’s Apts, and on the opposite corner. A “No Parking” zone has been marked on pavement at each loca­ tion. Please leave these zones clear at all times C. V. Pickard. Clerk. APPLICATIONS WANTED FOR SALE— On outskirts of ter about 60 acres of land frame house and bank barn, 100 acres, with brick house bank barn, silo, hydro, close to Exeter, C. V. Pickard. Exe- With Also and. FOR SALE—11 storey brick house,, centrally located in the Village of Exeter. Also frame canning factory. Brick three acres of land, 4 Exeter. C. V, 'Pickard, house near house with miles from EXETER—Brick cottage with over an acre; 2-storey brick house* furnace, bathroom, barn, extra land. W. C, Pearce. HENS ALL—lj-storey frame house,, garden, barn. Others also. W, C. Pearce. FARM FOR SALE—On Lot 11, Con, 11, Usborne Township, along County Road, consisting of one hundred acres with good ibrick house, with furnace and hydro- available in a few months, also good barn, 52x66, with and water system, large and driving shed. Apply on premises, Walker Woodhami, R. R. 1 or 33-10 Kirkton, hog pens henhouse to owner Kerslake, telephone 3 fap AUCTION SALES great candle in some majestic cath­ edral. Pompeii was quite interesting although our guide sadly showed us new ruins in the ruins—RAF ruins he called them. Apparently) bombs aimed at a nearby highway went had missed and shattered portions sugar for we had been on a fairly of the ruins—we felt quite guilty. | short diet at first but now they The guide was quite certain that are getting us fairly well looked it was the RAF and his manner; atter out there is so much that you seemed to indicate that he felt we can’t get here that to get a taste were a lot of barbarians—it was-of them really goes good. I would hopeless to argue. j like you to thank Beryl Pfaff and Our trip across Italy was very the other girls who made that nice enjoyable, grand roads and even candy. I hqd the slip with their better scenery. >My desire is to re-, names on it but it got lost for we turn someday with my wife to seejkave been on the go quite a bit. this country in the mantle of peace. Yon will have to excuse the paper At one point in our travels across Xor this is all I have at present and Italy near Potenza I had the inter-(most of my stuff has got wet. Again esting experience of driving down.1! think you through a cloud in a car. We had, thoughts, just crested a mountain ridge after | climbing for five hours and there on the other side lay a tremendous,Dear Gladys: valley completely covered with1 I received your interesting letter cloud below our level—it was an this afternoon and sure enjoyed amazing sight to see from a car.. reading it. The sun. is just going Potenza as you may recall was taken, down behind the mountains and the by the Canadian First Division in ’ their rapid advance in the early days of the Italian campaign. Taranto and Brindisi are port towns and as such are not larly interesting. The most memory I have of Tar ano sight of two British tars, a Avail, walloping about . ( brave men of the famous Italian ;UP to a tree or to the fleet; relations were a bit strained.; the place which the Bari is a very pretty city-—fortun- home. ---- -------- — ately very little war damage. INCLUDE KLEEREX IN YOUR FIRST AID KIT. Relieves Sun­ burn, Poison Ivy, Mosquito Bites, Cuts, Burns, Impetigo. Also heals Eczema, Psoriasis, Erythema, etc., while you work. 50c; $1.00 (Medium and Strong). Recom­ mended and sold by Robertson’s Drug Store. Applications are requested from residents of the County of Huron for the position of County Constable for the County of Huron. The successful applicant will be stationed in the Village of Blyth. All applications to be made to the Selective Service, Goderich, Ontario, by 12 o’clock noon on the 5th day of August. All applicants will be required to appear in person at the (Court House, Goderich, Ontario, at 8.00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8th. 27:3 Lambert Sale Yards, Strathroy* Saturday, July 29th, 150 Head stock cattle a choice run. Calves and pigs as usual. Sales every Saturday, trucks to deliver.‘A. G. McAlpine* Auctioneer. NOTICE TO CREDITORS TENDERS WANTED ROBERTSON’S CONDITION POWDER all for your kind Fred Smallacombe. TENDERS will be received for painting and decorating the audi­ torium of Chiselhurst United church. Tenders to be opened on August 2nd.- For particulars of this con­ tract apply Angus Robertson, Sec.- Treas., R. R, 2, Kipipen, Ont. 2fap. 3 lbs. — $1.00 9 lbs. — $2.45 Guaranteed no Filler Results considered, you will find this powder unequalled as a tonic' for all farm stock MAKE APPLICATION TO during the Tomato Season beginning about August 25th Libby McNeill & Libby CHATHAM, ONTARIO Applications from those engaged in war work will not be considered. 7:17t FOOD FIGHTS TOO! 'air is getting cooler. The Captain and I are nearly always the advance party when we go to a new area. That is why I was in Italy over a month ahead of the battery. We had several very interesting sight-see- travelling we We used to few pigs tied door knob of owner called The women do most of the ............... .... ........work and the men supervise the "’At the’'.moment this unit Is living j°b. The people sure don’t live like in a very palatial farm house about ,n good old Ontario. I bought two eleven miles from the nearest town, j dozen eggs from a lady just ‘before The owner is very friendly and has supper time. She soaked me 260 lire presented me with new potatoes (a tih 'Canadian money at the present rarity here), apricots, figs and cher- ra^e exchange, $1.20 a dozen), ties—-in fact a good variety of fresh Yhe Captain footed the bill. We ate food. Considering that we are liv­ ing in his house I think it is very decent of him, Since coming .to Italy I have met' only one chap from the home district! —that being FO. Harold Brown, of I Crediton—we met in L.„ Opera House while waiting a cinema, area next since. Thanks cel. Classified Advertising pays in Results.—Others have benefited by it, why not you? Your drugs at ROBERTSON’S Phone 50 Exetei IN THE MATTER of the Estate of JAMES II. IN)WELL, late of the City of Detroit, Carpenter, deceased. ALL PERSONS having claims against the Estate of the late James H. Powell, who died on the 19th day of August, 1943, are here­ by notified to send them to the un­ dersigned, duly verified, on er be­ fore the '31st day of July 1944, AFTER the last-named date the assets of the said Estate will be dis­ tributed among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to. claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice. DATED at Exeter, the 8th day July, 1944. F. W. Gladman, Solicitor for the Administrator. 3t& of C3S LWI particu- exciting5 was the; ing trips and all the hack to did was new‘scenery. twenty Haugh when we saw a and getting along very well. Hoping this finds ajl thanking you, you folks well, and Austin Schwalm. your most or so ago welcome and have half of them for our supper as the rations we got is bully beef. We were in at one place this afternoon and bought some cherries and a rooster. The lady at that place told us that there had 'been troops there the Brindisi last week and had a picture show, r see|That was the first picture show Unfortunately Tleft the’she had ever seen. One night when Jerry decided to use a -few of hisday and haven't seen hint again for the grand par- Jaek F. Anderson. MOUNT CARMEL 'Mr. and Mrs. Ayotte, of Detroit, Visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. 'Campbell. Mrs, T. Ducharme, of Detroit, is had to pick trench as I teeth chat- and my knees were marking and not on account of the weather. He dropped several and used the machine guns. planes for a change he on us. I was in a slit always sleep in it. My tered time, cold eggs When it was over I had two tires to fix on the jeep. My water can sit­ ting beside hole in it. ■bomb lying the trench had a nice There was a fin of a on the Sgt. Major’s slit visiting with her sister, Mrs. James tench ilext t0 mine and a cherry Mahoney., tree not far away had moved about Mr. Joseph Regan, of Toronto,, go yards. Your Institute are doing visited with his mother, Mrs. M.|a wonderful job. You enquired if Regan, < the candy got soft. I have never had Mr. A. Desjardine, while unload-' any that did not keep. The Way you ing a load of wheat, fell and frac-1 folks ^ck it, it hasn’t a chance in tured several ribs. j the world to spoil. The Christmas -------------------- - I parcel from Hensall which Was five At a boarding house a guest was»M°hths on the way was in excellent sawing away at the sinewy knee-1 condition. The only thing we joint of a roast chicken leg. At last, bought of was getting the most of waving an arm toward a bottle of |^ eaten in* & shell ^hit the sauce on me tame near me iana* i •*” ** lady’s elbow, ho said: “PaAs the lin-|MW also say that ,1 smoke iment, please, Mrs. McPherson. The Radian pipe instead of so seagull has rhotimatisin?’ I cigarettes, i am in the best of Dear Gladys: I received letter a week just got down to answering it. I was very pleased to hear from you and Of the activities of the home town. I got the parcel since I’ve been here. It was sure a swell par­ cel and very many tasty bits. As far as telling any better ways or ar­ ticles to add, the parcels I have re­ ceived so far from the home town which are quite a few in number, have contained all articles which are very useful. There was a letter in it from Mrs, Maude Hedden which I answered. I also received 300 cigarettes from Mrs. 'Campbell which were posted over there on April 2nd, about three months ago. I was very pleased to receive them and also have sent her a few lines. The folks of the home town and district are sure doing splendid work for us lads as well as holding Up their end of it over there. I’m Very pleased to receive tlie parcels and cigarettes. It gives you that home feeling that you’ve been away a long time but still are by no means forgotten, I wish one and all vary sincerely good work, I, are looking when our job to our loved our homes which we hops is not. so far away. As there’s not much more to say I better close for this time. Your letters arc always very welcome. Mail means more to these days than evei‘ before, close and thanks over so much everything. Custom tured several ribs. sauce on the table near the land- j house in which We were living. I ladv’ft elbow. he said- “PaAs the also say that ,1 smoke a bice many health to thank for their of others the day as thousands forward to is done and we return ones, our friends and us I'll for ■Stuart Dick. Dear ’Gladys: tn an army sunny Italy, a for me from the Hensall Women’s Institute. The contents were in "cx- lovely somewhere in parcel arrived had dis- you that aymg TURNIPS, CABBAGE, POTATOES. Etc. about the Institute and also events there. We chaps are happy to receive news from back home. Your Institute a great work and is no cellent shape and a ’better variety couldn’t have been selected. The fudge and cookies were swell and all the edibles are really a treat, as they cannot be secured over here and the rest comes, in mighty useful I can assure you. Although I been away from Hensall and trict the past several years still haven’t forgotten me and is something I will never forget. I want to thank you, Gladys, so much for your most inspiring letter, tell­ ing me passing always people is doing small part of the Wai’ effort, send­ ing us parcels, which bring .much joy and happiness keeping us in high spirits. My admiration Of your Institute which is doing such a grand job, is unending. Giving your time and working hard day after day is not being done in vain, To your great Institute and also the different clubs, organizations and individuals sending in donations which makes your work possible, I wish to send my kindest thanks from deep in my heart and knowing that you folks -back home and .more people like you, all over Canada, are backing we Canadian boys up all the way, well, we just can’t be beaten. Closing “Cheerio” from I Will just say Italy, (Homer Tinney. lc ' J 2c for 40-rod row, Everything supplied, ; a row less if the fanner helps- mix and helps draw the water. or Phone 39 r 8 Kirkton Phone 138, Exeter leave orders at Robertson’s Drug Store, Exeter JIM TAYLOR, Operator months. So it will come more regu­ larly now. When you .get this„let- ter you cah tell them at home that I got three letters today and I will probably get more tomorrow. There’ is not much news around here that I can write about. You will have to- thank all the ladies of the Institute- for me his time for the parcel. It Was iSally Manson’s note in it but I never got time to write to her. I may get time tomorrow. If I don’t you can tliailk the rest of them for­ me as I can’t write to them al! just now. I will have to close. Thanks Hello Gladys: I got your letter about ago ibut I never got time and I also got the parcel from the’ forget to write when you get time- a week to writeand the letter, Don’t X .. . ■ ... X. ........... .. Institute and sure was glad for them both, I Was beginning to think that everybody iti Hensall was dead, Your letter was the only letter I got ih two months from Hensall but I got three from home today* The last two days I got 2000 cigs, from home and 1,000 cigs from Jack Hyde, Kippen, Go I have got lots of cigarettes now. My mail is just catching up to me, as I have chang­ ed my address so often the last few but guess you don’t got timo to write more often than you do. Thanks a lot for ©verthihg, Roy Kyle. “As X understand the case,” said hlg honour, “you and your husband had ‘ ait altercation and you wore kicked in the ensuing rumpus!” “No, gah, .lodge*” replied Mandy*. “Ah Was kicked in de stummick.” i n r