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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-09-14, Page 3Wings Parade * I < t L oc- Ofr of Exeter, permission Fullerton, of Rev, Hunt Church, kind E, G. Dow. Flying Aircraft Any person observing an aircraft flying excessively low over the town ©t Exeter, or in fact anywhere' in this part of 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 ficer, No. 9 S.F.T.S., Centralia. National Day of Prayer At the request Trivitt Memorial and through the of Group Captain. Commanding Officer of No. 9 S-F. T.S., members of this station par­ ticipated in the nation’s National Day of Prayer, last Sunday, Sep­ tember 3rd, The parade which commenced at the southern entrance to Exeter, consisted of the Centralia Pipe and Brass Bands, Canadian Legion, Boy Scouts, Cubs, Lions and Red Cross, as well as members of the town council, and many of the personnel of No. 9. The parade was a very smart and. impressive turn-out. At the Church Service, the Com­ manding Officer read the Scripture lesson. Miss VanDiepen, of London, Martin, “The ’ the id by ,t. H. Hied on Prayer, compani was guest soloist. F/L Station Chaplain, preai Power and Potency of Station choir being ac< Mrs. Cochrane at the organ. The church was filled to capacity and many hundreds were seated and standing on the lawn and street to hear the Service which was car­ ried to them by the" public address system. Proclaimed by his Majesty King National Day of the Empire, this and supplication church will prove to be a mighty weapon in the hands of Allied Nations who fight, not only to preserve their lives, but also their beliefs and religious liberties. Sunday Evening Remeber how you evenings back home, -ing around the living to the radio, lamps music of Tchaikovsky, Gershwin or Rachmaninoff flooding the room with the magic of the mood. That is what we try to bring to you at our Sunday Evening Musi­ cales. Perhaps that is the reason for the gaining popularity of this pro­ gram. Starting next Sunday we are ask­ ing for your requests, a chance for us to play your own special favorite composition. Join us next Sunday evening at 1900 hours, relax with the rest of us, and enjoy a careful­ ly planned and prepared program Last Sunday our program was extremely well done. Selections from the opera Porgy and Bess were played, sung by Lawrence Tibbet and Helen JeDSon Let’s make it a Hall next Sunday hours for a good expecting you George Prayer Service arising VI as a throughout of thanks from every Musicale spent Sunday usually loung- room listening low and the date at the Rec night at 1900 time. We’ll ho z Square Dance That stomping and whooping you heard Thursday night wasn’t the quartette from the Airmen’s Can­ teen. It wks a square dance in the Recreation Hall. Don Oldrieve “called himself hoarse and had to be spared off eventually. Three or four squares were formed and the boys and girls worked hard having fun, LAC. Andrews played the piano,' Sgt. 'Carrol beat the traps, and LAC. Fletcher fiddled. Thanks fellows J Everybody appreciated the music a lot. Nagging, Dragging Pains In the Baek Many women have tf> do their own housework, and t the constant bend* ing over, lifting, making beds, sweeping, ironing, sewing, so neces­ sary to perform their household duties puts a heavy strain oh the back and kidneys, and if there were nd kidney weakness th© back would be strong and well. . Doan’s Kidney jPills help to give relief to weak, backache, kidney suf­ fering women, Doan’s Kidney Dills are put tip in an obioiig grey box with dur trade mark a <(Maple Leaf’’ on the wrapper. Don’t accept a substitute. B© euro and get uDoan’s.” 1Th» T. Milburn Oo, Ud^ Toronto, OaL There was an unusually large attendance at the graduation of •Course 101 from Centralia. Sept. 8th. Squadron Leader Smith was in charge of the parade that march­ ed to No- 2 Hangar at 2 o’clock. Course 101, a clasp of 48. formed a semi-cjrcle in front of the ad­ dress stand The Commanding Officer, Group Captain IFullerton. received thq general salute and took over from Squadron Leader Smith, In his address Group Captain Fullerton first extended greetings to relatives and friends of the graduates. Speaking to the Course he mentioned that they had travel­ led a longer road than they had anticipated put the extra ground they had covered gave them more thorough knowledge would normally diave been the and they would be able to better job and thus make a effective contribution effort, “Efficiency depends ough study, thorough plenty of practical to the a than case, do a more war th or-upon training and experience,” Group Captain Fullerton said. “The efficiency of a pilot depends upon the extent, also, to which he stead­ ily improves and develops his skill and capabilities. -They say that when a pilot ceases to learn, he may soon cease to fly. Aircrew cannot function without ground crew, so he appreciative of efficiency In ground crew ” The Commanding Officer warned against low flying, foolhardy and unauthorized flying. Discussing the European war, he said that he hop­ ed the end of the war isn’t far away, but “we must remember that the European war is merely part one of our war effort. Part two is the Japanese Avar and we have much larger committments in the Pacific war. We must put every­ thing we have got into our war effort, and never relax pulling to­ gether as a national team, so that in another generation won’t have a third we will be ing peace civilization you and I velop.” Top graduate of the course was Clifford F. Lewis, from Orillia. He received highest aggregate, marks for everything and was presented with a cup. The rest. of the class received their wings in •liphabetic- al order from Group Captain Ful­ lerton and Squadron Leader Smith. FO. W, J. Cawthorne pinned wings on his brother R. S. ’Caw­ thorne. Sgt. A. E. Macdonald pre­ sented wings to his son J. S. Mac Donald, Stratford and Major D. D. Thompson pinned wings on his son D. Thompson. An unusual pre­ sentation was made to E. W. Elliott of London, England.. He received a caterpillar pin because he aban­ doned his plane by parachue June during a thunderstorm. After the wings had all been seated, formed major; Hotte, Ross was the piper, demonstration by the Station Band and Squadron Leader up the parade for the march There was a friendly recepti the Recreation Hall for guests and relatives of the graduates. Special mention should be made of Assist­ ant able :e. or so we world war, but establish a last­ able to develop the lines that able to and be along would like to see it de- last pre- per- pipe the Highland Fling was by Sgt. Ross, our Cpl, MacKenzie and LAW. our drum- majorette. LAC. There was a Pipe lined past, on in call Section Officer Morrow’s staff that served sandw doughnuts and coffee. Discussion Group the stage for the of world history” Bible cap- ch es i “Setting great act been the theme of the Thursday evening Discussion Groups, led by the Station Chaplain, Fit. Lt. Mar­ tin. An increasing number of Air­ men and Airwomen have been at­ tending these classes in the chapel and are showing a real interest in the interpretation of current world events discussed in the light of scripture. The recent earthquake together with newspaper comment as to them Sion, words 24:6-7 when He described the fol­ lowing sighs of His near approach-— “Ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, for nation shall rise again­ st nation, kingdom against king­ dom; and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places,” During the last few years these things have been more intensified and on ft larger scale than in any other period of the world’s history, last has The with the frequent occurrence of provoked considerable discus- Particularly In view of the of Jesus as found in Matthew Handicrafts I very understand the most fun Huron student at the at L. dance Station sweet M.C.’d slip- most. tiny Wilf SOLOB PLEADS wiwx* IN GODERICH COURT 12 laws are most Marriage the law, . Costs of $14 must he paid in two weeks. wish Betty and Allan the of fortune throughout Miss ‘Because,” ac- r. L, Shiply. having her sing As matron Martin wore a floor- of pink brocaded or- a shoulder-length veil She carried a colonial I to be another on September a gift of of honor,- series. Mr. a wedding mont and Manitoulin. On their re­ turn they will reside on the groom’s farm at Centralia. donned an aiiua wool > brown coat and acres-' and Mrs. Hicks left on- trip to Niagara, Clare-1 THE TIMEaAPVOCATE, EXETER ONTARIO, THVRSPAT MORNINS, SEPTEMBER M, IHf was M MEYERS—HEY •of *Jean Vic- of Mr. and to Charles Mr. and Mrs. Rev. The Handicraft Club has grown so much lately that we have opened up the room next to the Y so that more work ipay be done in there "during spare minutes. Meantime, slippers are still being turned out in mass production. We liked Johnny Climer’s originality in his heelless slippers With deer silhoulettes pasted on the toe strap, He’s making a lovely evening bag in black suede leather, too, There were a few new members at Thurs­ day night’s meeting and the pers seemed to intrigue them Doug Scriven is designing a boot for his wee son and Palmer is covering a cigar box to make an attractive utility case. We have an excellent stock of supplies now and look forward to a busy Fall, Mother’s Corner Thank you Mrs. J. McGregor and Mrs. G. C. Koch of the James St. Church unit of the Exeter Red Cross Cor coming out last Thursday evening and sewing for phe boys. There were a lot of new shiny Sergeant’s hooks going up before [dress with the Wings Parade on these ladies were kept busy fo: feu ice work' time lads Friday and a hours. We appreciate this serv- very much—the Red Cross ers give cheerfully of their mending and sewing for the every Thursday evening. Military Wedding WO1. Allan MacAulay and LAW. Elizabeth Milligan were married by our Station padre, Flight Lt. Martin, at the home of Sgt. Hunter-Duvar in Exeter, iF-riday evening, Sept. 8. Sgt. Foster, from our Dental Clinic, was best man and Mrs. Foster was bridesmaid. After the marriage the Station band serenaded the couple and en­ tertained the guests with appropri­ ate numbers. Toasts were proposed and Chaplain Martin gave a brief, informal talk. He listed for a happy home which interesting. For the home is the foundation, Love is Purity is the health, Unity is the power, the Family is the glory, Simplicity is the beauty, Joy is the atmosphere, Hospitality is the bless­ ing, Sorrow is the sancitifier, the Bible is the security, Christ is the Saviour and Heaven is the hope. We best years. All Ranks Dance We had by Course 101 Tuesday night at their private party held in Lon­ don but our al] ranks a very lovely do. Our chestra supplied the swing and FO. Irwin program. It was a lot of fun as all our dances in Grace Newton the numbers with a solo and we’re looking forward to again. the Drill Hall, brightened one of There is going BENEFIT DANCE 19th to raise funds to pay for a building over the swimming pool. It’s going to be swell to have swim­ ming all winter. We’re already en­ joying the heated water, so be sure to buy tickets for the dance. There will be special entertainment and scads of fun Blake United Church Was the set­ ting for the wedding toria, eldest daughter Mrs. Samuel c. Hey, Leonard Meyers, son of Charles Meyers, White Oak. Reba Hem. Varna United Church, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Harry I-Iess, Zurich, played the bridal music and Mr. Clifford Donovan. London, contributed two violin solos. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a heaven blue all wool two-piece dressmaker suit embroid­ ered in white wool with navy blue accessories. Her bridal bouquet was asters and baby’s breath, Mrs. Frank Young, London, was her sister’s matron of honor, dressed in a pink two-piece suit with black accessories and shoulder bouquet of mixed flowers. Mr. Michael Meyers was his brother’s groomsman and the ushers were Mr, Archie Mustard, Goderich, and MT. Victor Iley, Blake. The bridal party motored to the home of the bride's parents, whore a wed­ ding dinner was served to 30 guests. Hicks-Lee Nuptials A wedding was solemnised Carlisle United Church by Rev. J. Blair on Wednesday, August 30, when Janet Elisabeth, younger daughter of Mr* and Mrs, william Lee, of Clandeboye, was united in marriage to Archie Francis Hicks, only son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks, of Centralia, The bride, giv­ en ip marriage by her father, wore I a floor-length gown of white sheer! crepe. A shoulder veil of fine net was arranged from a Bernard Lee, 16-year-old orphan, and second cook on the freighter “Superior’’, pleaded guilty before Magistrate A. F. Cook in ponce court at Goderich on Thursday of last week, to the theft of $37 from an­ other member of the crew, John Meisner. He was brought back from- Exeter where he was taken off a bus by County Constable J. Fergus­ on following word from Chief A. O cluster of IGoderich, He was given two I years’ suspended sentence, and hasorange blossoms. She carried ^wspunaeq sentence, ana pas bouquet of Jolianw Hill roses 7ery «»« “’“‘H to «M> bouvar4ia and her only orriauienti ^a^a^on^Ainiy ji.t^Toi<>nto.. Costs was a gold wrist watch, the groom, Mrs. Grant length gown ganza with of pink net. bouquet of Briarcliff© roses insert­ ed in gladioli and bouvardia. Little Miss Phyllis Lee, niece of the bride, was flower girl, wearing a floor­ length gown of dotted Swiss, She carried a nosegay of yellow roses inserted in gladioli and bouvardia. The groom was attended by Jack Hardy, of Lucan. The ushers were Bill Siddall, of Denfield, and WO2. John Andrew, of London. During the singing of the register Mary Campbell sang companied by Mrs. The bride’s mother wore a powder blue dress with navy accessories and her corsage was of pink roses, The groom’s mother wore a winebag dress with black, accessories and corsage of pink roses inserted in I gladioli. Following a reception held at the home of the bride’s parents, the bride Wins Scholarship Wm. T, Abraham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Abraham, of Wroxeter, has been chosen as the winner of the Massey Scholarship for this year, Mr. Abraham is a entering the second year O.A.C, this fall. This year the Huron Council inaugurated this ship. $50.00 is donated to on entering the college and $50.0.0- is given to him County Scholar- the boy another by the Massey Scholarship at the beginning of the new year, William is 20 years old. He re­ ceived his Junior Matriculation from the Wroxeter High School. After staying home one year, he then went to Wingham and received ...s Senior matriculation passing in eleven upper school subjects in one year. New Mill Nearing Completion * The building of the new Kalb- fleisch mill at Zurich is making good progress, as the walls are up and the roof has been pnt on, The build­ ing, which js a one-storey structure, has a large floor space and when completed will make a vm-y attrac­ tive plant. WEAR IT ON YOUR ARM CHOOSE A GOODYEAR • Yoo can expect the ’’greatest name in rubber" fo give you the MOST In tire benefits. Goodyear’s All-Weather has seven big features, including a skid-resisting, four-way traction, extra mileage "compressed” tread. Drive in today I SNELL BROS. & CO Phone 100 Exeter, Ont. Every Canadian looks forward to that head­ line. Every Canadian believes that some day soon a great victorious convoy will thunder down the road to Ber­ lin. Huge Canadian trucks . . . 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