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FALL FAJR DATES
LETTER BOX
J, E. Inch, Y.M.C.A. War Services,
Square DancingArchery
past week visiting
Galt.
Angus Earl spent
Owen Sound,
resumed her
lowing letter to his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J., Rrintnell:
Dear Mother, Dad and
I guess by now you
jhave been injured in
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AIRPORT NEWS
Gleanings from No. 9 Service Flying Training School, Centralia, Ontario
Low Flying Aircraft
Any person observing an aircraft
flying excessively low over the town
of Exeter, or in fact anywhere in
this part pf the province, is request
ed to take the “number" of the air
craft and phone this information
together with the “time" of the
currence, to the Commanding
fleer, No. 9 S,F.T,S„ Centralia.
Mother’s Corner
oc-
Of-
two ladies from Exeter Red
were kept busy as usual on
next
that
qnd
very
The
Cross
Thursday evening in the room
to the Y office. Did you know
you can have collars turned
socks mended The ladies are
willing and eager to do these for
you,
that need fixing—you can
them in the Y office; be sure
are washed and tagged.
So bring along your clothes
leave
they
Archery equipment has again ar-
rived on our Station—and to say
that this was welcome is a gross
misunderstatement,
For the past six or seven, weeks
we have been without archery sup
plies on this 'Station because of the
difficulty that the , manufacturer
has faced in lack of help and in
creased business—but since it ar
rived here our enthusiasts have cer
tainly been making up for lost time,
We anticipate a meeting this week
to form an archery club to decide
on proper care of equipment and
the replacement of same through
our Men's Craft Shop as soon as it
becomes operative, Some of our
people have already mane arrows
of their own and this increases the
value of the game
crafts may be tied
by the making of
quivers from our
The making of
and feathering them—is
craft, in itself, and we are very hap
py in noting how this is really
taking hold on this Station.
Quite a number of station per
sonnel recently have been inquiring
about square dancing-™and to satis
fy this demand this office has ar
ranged square dancing which fol
lows two movies a week.
An enjoyable time is being had
by these people to music of piano
and
20
fiddle, and to date we have had
sets operating at these dances.
ZION
Mrs. Wilbur Batten, of WincheL
sea, visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. George Brock.
Misses Margaret and Jane Dyke
man spent the
with relatives in
Mr. and Mrs.
the week-end at
Miss Irene Brock
duties ip. London after two weeks
vacation.
Mrs, Sam Bowers spent several
days with Mrs. George Hunter, of
Exeter.
Miss Dorothy Alexander, of Exet
er, visited oyer the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Jaques.
Miss Marion Brock is visiting
with Mr. and Mrs, George Ear], of
Exeter,
Mr. and Mrs. JS. Miller and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. James Earl and
Marjorie visited on Sunday with
relatives at Seaforth.
The Sacred concert was held
with a choice program. Broceeds
amounted to $21,
Dates of the Fall Fairs of the
-district are as follows:
Tavistock ........
Blyth .............
Kincardine ......
Lion’s Head ....
Milverton *.......
New Hamburg
Palmerston
Embro ......
JSxeter ......
Galt .........
Jiirkton ....
Listowel
Sept. 13,
Sept. 14,
Sept. 13,
-Sept. 14,
Sept, 15,
Sept, 15*
...... Sept.
Sept. 20,
..Sept. 21*
Sept. 22,
Sept. 20,
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jg| L/Cpl. Jack C. Brintnell, who was
141 injured in France, writes the Col-
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Handicrafts
handicraft club is really
to them—handi-
in with this too,
belt and ground
leather stock,
arrows—tipping
a handi-
Tuesday Night Dance
“All Ranks” dances are now a
weekly feature at No. 9 S.F.T.S.
The gaily decorated Drill Hall is
an appropriate setting for this eve
ning of fun,
The music supplied by the R.C.
A.F. Skyliners from Clinton during
the month of August while our own
Station orchestra has been having weiner roast was held for them on
a well-deserved rest, has neen well|joe White’s farm,
handled under the direction of Pte.'
Bob Holland of the U.S. Army Air
’Corps and has been really appreci
ated by the personnel of this station.
A big hand should go to these boys
for their untiring efforts to give us
their best in an effort to make
dances successful. However, all
looking forward to the return of
own orchestra.
Tag dances, spot dances and Baul
Jones helped to create a carefree
atmosphere and a good time was
had by all.
Air Cadet Weiner Roast
The
branching out several members are
starting) to make slippers, soft,
snuggly slip-ons that make you
Wiggle your toes just looking at
them, The leather workers are still
turning out neat picture frames,
purses, gloves etc. We could keep
on listing the things to make from
leather for several paragraphs. One
ambitious type
flaps.
Plastic hearts
pins and earings
the same system
whittles used,
I moments.
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GRAND BEND FAVORS
WATER, SEWERAGE PEAN
the newly
wasLast Thursday night, as it
the final night of the final group
of Air Cadets on this ■ Station,a
was making shoe
for necklaces and
are being made on
that old-fashioned
filing away at odd
We Thank Yon—
of
in
our
are
our
response to our last ‘‘thank
note through this column we
received a considerable quan-
.in
you"
have
. tity of good reading material from
our friends in Exeter.
Small magazines of the type of
Readers Digest, Magazine Digest,
National Geographic, and others are
always gratefully received.
If you would like to help in this
regard, give us a call at the Y of
fice at the Airfield.
Although the night was coolish—■
and it was a long walk out there
the boys had a wonderful time,
operation and appreciation of
outing went hand in hand as
as the boys were concerned.
Following the weinei’ “feed",
marshmallows were served—and I
never saw hot dogs and cocs go so
fast in my life before—but they
loved it.
One of the highlights of the- eve
ning, beside the baseball game, was
the young lad who arrived back at
the camp fire with a sweater full
of frogs, expecting that maybe frogs’
legs might be added to the treat.
A day-old rabbit was brought to
the M.O. who went alon
outing,
status
fun J
Next
to have a station corn roast—so if
there are any kind friends in the
neighborhood who' have corn going
to waste in their fields, just give the
Y office at No. 9 a phone call
(Local 144) and we will gladly pick
it and be grateful to you for it.
for his opinion
of its health—gee
g for
upon
they
Thursday night we
Thursday night’s meeting was a
good one.’ We welcomed some new
members and now that the softball
season is nearing an end and the
nights are cooler we expect the
Craft Shop to become even busier.
First Mortgage Loans
If additional money is needed to
help you buy a productive farm,
send us particulars.
Possibly we can assist you through
our loaning department. Attractive
terms. All inquiries treated confiden.
tially.
Huron&Erie
MORTGAGE CORPORATION
London Windsor
St. Thomas Chatham
Those from here who attended
the Sacred Concert at Zion West
Sunday evening last were; Dorothy
Camm, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Mills and Russel, Jean Stephens,
Rhoda and Clarence Thompson and
Mrs. Wm. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hazelwood, of
Whalen, were Sunday last visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thacker
Pte. Elgin
Stephens, of
end guests
homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Stone Don
na and Marlene, of Kirkton, and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Anderson
and Shirley, of Washington, spent
Sunday last at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Squire.
Miss Francis Elliot, of Lakeside,
spent the last week visiting with
Muriel and Marion Stephens.
Miss Ann Jean Spence,
Base Line is the guest of Miss
otliy Thomson at present.
Church service will be held
next Sunday evening at 7.3 0 p.
Harness and Mr. Dave
London, were week-
at their respective
WOODHAM
Melville Louch and
(have returned „ home
spent last week
parents Mr. and
son
to
Mrs.
Frank,
Hamilton having
the guest of her
Mrs. W. Switzer.
We are pleased
Wesley Shirley is
been ill in bed with a heart attack.
Rev. A. Laing is on vacation for
the month of August.
Those from
the Sweitzer-:
Saturday last
Misses Rhoda,
phen, Audrey
Madeline Rodd.
Miss Shirley Brock and Miss Helen
McNaughton, of Kirkton and Mr.
and Mrs. Art Rtindel and Bob of the
Base Line, also Mr. and Mrs. Arn
old Birtch, of St. Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thompson and
daughter Rhoda and Dorothy spent
Sunday last in London and visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hanna,
Dorothy remaining for awhile for
holidays.
Gn
week
home
and
to know that Mr.
improving having
i here Who attended
■Rundle wedding on
were as follows; The
Thompson, Jean Ste-
Scott, Loreen Jacques
Florence Kirk and
Wednesday evening of
the Shower Club met at
of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rundle
pX’esented Madeline with a
lovely granite shower. A program
consisting of readings, musical
numbers and contests were enjoyed
by all. The bride thanked them in a
few well chosen words, after wliieh
a delicious lunch was served by a
committee in charge.
Quite a number of the young
people from here attended the re
ception held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Sweitzer in Exeter, last
Thursday evening in honor of the
newly-wedds, Mr. and Mrs. Wray
Sweitzer. ' ' '
last
the
all:-—
know that I
France and
am back in England, I was injured 221 on August 7 th, I hurt my foot* hip
21: and. elbow. My elbow wasn’t serious,
- just scraped. I have had X-rays on
I my foot and hip taken today but
I the returns are not back yet. -I
I think my hip will be O,l<. but there
may 'be a bone broken in my foot.
Actually what happened,
j more or less blown
'.cycle and it landed
all happened so fast
I her much about it, I
trol of
though
a day
wounds
lucky on that account. Everything
is O.K, now and there isn't a thing
to worry about. I’ll be as fit as a
fiddle again pretty soon,
I should have written yesterday
but I didn’t feel much like it, so
! here it is now. There isn’t a lot
more I can say. I hope everyone at
home is fine. I guess everyone will
be pretty busy at the factory,
I don’t know how long I will be
here. A lot depends on if any bones
are broken my foot. As yet I can't
walk on it as it is too sore. It’s all
I on my left side, left foot, left hip
and left elbow, or at least the whole
arm is pretty well scraped. I spent
four days on a stretcher and never
got off and it was the longest four
days of my life, moved from one
; place to another and they get pretty
hard.
for the annual Preshy-i 1 guess it will be O.K. if I tell
to be held in Auburn, you where I got hurt. It was just
t south of Uaen.
along better these days," “Yes, he
visited his old home town last
month and saw the girl he was in
•love with twenty years ago."
Mildmay Sept. 19, 20
Seaforth ...................,. Sept. 21, 22
Stratford .................Sept. 18, 20
Wiarton .................. .Sept, 21, 22
Atwood ...................... Sept. 29. 30
Clifford ......................... Sept. 25* 26
Dungannon .................Sept. 28, 29
Lucknow .....................Sept, 26, 27,
Mitchell ..............., Sept, 26, 27
Paris ....... *.........Sept. 29, 30
Zurich .................. .. Sept. 25, 26
Bayfield ......................... Oct. 3, 4
Fordwich .................... Oct. 6, 7
Meaford .................... Oct, 4, 5
St. Marys ...................... Oct. 4, 5
Teeswater ....................... Oct. 3, 4
Tiverton .............................. Oct, 3
Walkerton ...................,. Nov. 21, 22
“The Smiths seem to he gettingA meeting of the ratepayers
Grand Bend was held recently
acquired Community
Hall to discuss the advisability of
establishing a water and sewerage
system for the many cottagers as
well as fire protection for the en
tire area, The meeting was called
by the Board of Trustees and was
presided over by the chairman, John
Manore. It was decided at the meet
ing to consult the Department of
Municipal Affairs and the Ontario
Department of Health and if these
departments look with favor on the the missionary
proposition the trustees will con
sult a qualified engineer with a
view to having a survey made of
the entire village with separate
surveys for water and sewerage by
districts.
Caven W. M. S.
I was
off my motor-
on my leg. It
I can’t remem-
never lost con-
my senses or anything al-
I was a bit shaken up for
or two. I didn’t get any
grid I consider myself very
THE PICK PF TOBACCQ
fit DOES taste
good in a pipe
I can’t think of much more to
write about but will drop you an
other line as soon as I find out
how my X-rays turn out and here’s
hoping I have no broken or cracked,
bones, as that will lay me up for
some time and I don’t want that.
Your loving son,
Jack.
“How did Johnny like his pew
teacher?" “He has a rather pain
ful impression of her,"
Backache-Kidneys
Most people fail to recognize the
seriousness of a bad back.
The stitches, twitches, and twinge#
are bad enough and cause great suf
fering, but back of the backache and the cause of it all is tlie dis
ordered kidneys crying out a warn
ing through the back,
A pain in the back is the kidneys’
cry for help. Go to their assistance.
Get a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills.
A remedy for backache and sick
kidneys.
f<Doan’s” are put up in an
oblong grey box with our trade
mark a “Maple Leaf” on the
wrapper.
Refuse substitutes. Get “ Doan ’fl. ”
The T. Milburn Oo^ Ltd., Toronto, Ont.
The August meeting of
Auxiliary,
ciety, wag held
home of Mrs.
Pryde read an
Caven
Women’s Missionary So-
August 24th, at the
Simmons. Mrs. Jack
interesting study of
wdrk being done in
Jansii, India, and surrounding coun
try under the competent supervision
of Mr, and Mrs. Houghton. Plans
were made
terial rally
Sept, 12th.
the
the
had
Sunday Musicale
♦
with her
even-
Bach,
Kennedy.
few days
music
living
Clande-
solo en-
Christ?”
on Sun-
/
Sunday night's musicale opened
with Enesco’s Roumanian Rhap
sody in A Major—a strong, unre
strained and brilliant composition.
Overture to Leonore by Beeth
oven was played. Beethoven was 3 0
years of age when he began to com
pose and this overture is powerful
and dramatic.
The feature number on the pro
gram was also by Beethoven, Con
certo in D for Violin and Orchestra.
Il is difficult to conceive how a man
as morose and cynical as Beethoven
could possibly have composed a
masterpiece of such delicacy and
warmth. His one passion was
and he created in solitude,
alone and not regretting it.
The last recording for the
ing was Air on a G String by
This air is one of the most beautiful
ever created and is the third in a
series of four orchestral suites.
of the
Dor-
here
m.
CREDITON EAST
Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson, of
Sarnia, spent Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. Metz.
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Haydeii and
children, of Birr, and Mr. and Mrs.
J. Glanville and sons, of Seaforth,
spent Sunday with the Glanville’s
here.
Mr.
Mr, and Mrs. Ben Price,
wood, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Wm, lieatherley and
Mrs. Wm, Motz.
Miss
to her
claying
Motz
and Mrs. Jake Messner and
of Dash-
Mr. and
Mr. and
returnedMarlene 'Cliffe has
home in London after holi-
with Mr. and Mrs. William
THANKSG.HTNG DAY SET
FOR OCTOBER 9 IN CANADA
Thanksgiving Day will be observ
ed this year on October 9, it has
'been announced from Ottawa.
Thanksgiving Day is one of
six statutory holidays Which
government lias recommended
generally observed, The date is set.
each year by proclamation,
>tho
the
be
BRINSLEY
Miss Grace Darling, of
boye. rendered a beautiful
titled “What think ye of
in Brinsley United church
day last which was very much ap
preciated by all.
Miss Ila Steeper, of West McGill-
vray. spent the week-end
sister, Mrs. Harold Lee.
Miss Verna and Viola
of Toronto, are spending a
with their sister. Mrs. Wes. Watson.
The community will be glad to
know that Mr. Daniel Lewis, who
underwent an -operation in St
Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Tues
day last is doing as well as can be
exDected. We all hope for a speedy
recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. David Morley and
Mr. and Mrs. Wes White motored
tn Chesley last week and spent a
few days with Rev. and Mrs. R. S.
Skinner,
Mr. and Mrs. George Lee gave a
birthday party on Saturday in honor
of their daughter Mary. iCongratu-
lations Mary!
Mrs. Margaret Gilbert attended
thd funeral of her brother-in-law.
the late William
hill.- on Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Amos
with her parents.
Rosser, of Aiisa
Miss Gertrude
week-end with !
Bend.
Mr. J. L. Amos an'd Norman spent
Sunday eevniny with Mr, and Mrs.
John Schofield, of Parkhili
Bean pulling is the order of the
day in the neighborhood.
Mr, and «Mrs. William Brest and
Mr. and Mrs, Marwood. Brest spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs,
Cunningham, of Clandeboye,
Now that I can go I’m not going to stick around and
let the other fellows do it.
Bill and Jack went over last week, and Fred’s been
over there a year. Now it’s my chance.
Gilbert. Of Parfc-
last
Eli
; spent Friday
. Mr. and Mrs.
Craig.
Amos snent
friends at Grand
tlfe
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Alvin
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about
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It’s going to take months of training before I can
get fighting-fit, so I’d better get moving
Yes sir! I’m going now, to tell Dad and
Mom that I’m on my way to sign up.
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Joe: “What’s this I hear
your having a fight with your wife
and making her come crawling to
yon on her knees?”
Bill; “Yeah she was on her knoos
all right, ‘bu,t what she said wa£
’Co’mo on but from under that bod,
you worth*)"
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