HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-01-18, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2,00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1945 Single Copy, 5 cents Sixty-Ninth
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received, a spring shipment of men’s and young men’s Worsted Suits in grey,
and brown stripes. As worsted suitings are scarce it might be well to select
suit early while we have all sizes, 36 to 46. They come in regular models,
also tails and short stouts.
MEN’S HEAVY BREECHES
Navy or Brown, heavy winter weight
at $4.50 pair. Or in pant style, Navy
only at $4.50 pair.
BOYS’ WINTER BREECHES
Sizes 7 to 14 years. Dark navy at
$2.95. Heavier weight at $3.95. Or
in lined whipcord at $1.95.
HAUGH’S 88 OVERALLS
New shipment will arrive this week.
These are hard to get. Get a pair
while they last. Also windbreaker
smocks to match.
MEN’S FELT BOOTS
The warmest and driest footwear you
can get for winter when worn with
a good two-buckle overshoe.
/Wen’s Winter Overcoats at $15 each
Dark grey Melton cloth overcoats, sizes 36 to 40, real bargains while the few sizes
last at $15. each. Also a few young men’s smart Tweed overcoats, which were late
in coming in, at very reasonable prices, sizes 36 to 42.
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HJ ra.I at Greatly Reduced Prices
We wish to clear out our Ladies’, Misses’, and Girls’ Winter Coats in a hurry, so
we are offering the balance of stock at greatly reduced prices. We still have a
good range to choose from.
Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday =
Robin Hood Quick Cooking OatspapL 9Cp
In the 5 lb. bag ...................................Cfltll
Ingersoll Malted Cheese 1 / Ik 1 Qp
or Bideau Brand ........................./2
McCormick’s Sodas 1 Oc
In the “A” pkg., plain or salted v<•<*!! IvL
Mixed Nuts (in shell) IL
To clear, while they last ...P*** ***• “***-
Canned Rock Mussels nAr i-Jj* 9Cp
may be used as oysters or clams,pvl Liu
Van Camp’s Pre-Cooked BeansO 1 Cp
12 oz. pkgs., extra value ...............J Illi l</v
Clark’s Asparagus Soup 9 Ime 1Qr
or Clark’s Mushroom Soup tllllo JI
Diced Beets or.Carriots 9
Glenwood Brand, 20 oz. tins ...& LsJ’fL
Phone 32
R.C.zl.F. Service League
Hockey
Exeter Arena
Gaine Starts at 8:30
Admission 35c Students and Personnel in Uniform 25C
Thursday, Jan. 25th—Aylmer Airforce vs. Centralia Flyers
The Canadian Legion Exeter-
Hensall Branch 167
Saturday Night
DANCE
JANUARY 20th
in McKnight’s Hall, Exeter
Music supplied by Bob More and
his London Orchestra.
. Danoine 8>80 - 12 o’clock
ADMISSION 50c
Mrs, I. Hubert Jones whs called
to Toronto the latter part of last
Week owing to the serious illness of
lior mother, Mrs, F, H. Neil. A re
port from Toronto Tuesday Stated
that Mrs. Noil Was somewhat im
proved.
MK3SK
Underwent Operation
Mrs, Maurice Quance on Thurs
day of last week underwent an
operation on her throat at the
Toronto General Hospital and is
getting on as well as can be expect
ed. Mr. Quance and his sister, Mrs.
0. J. Patterson, of Detroit, returned
from Toronto Saturday evening.
Mrs. Patterson, after spending a
few days in Exeter, left for Detroit
Wednesday.
FC. Jack Dawkins, of Toronto,
visited at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. C. L, Wilson last week. FO.
DawkinS has just returned to Can
ada from overseas where he made
88 successful operational tours.
I-te is a close friend Of FO, W. H.
Wilson, who was reported missing
on 'May 9th, and they spent Several
leaves together while in England.
Both F0« Dawkins and FO. Wilson
have been mentioned In dispatches
and both were engaged th special
operational missions,
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Skating
EXETER ARENA
Friday and Saturday Nights
and every night the weather
permits when there is
no hockey game.
GETS LIFE FOR KILLING
FORMER EXETER GIRL
Robert William Turner, 19, was
sentenced in circuit court, Detroit,
on Monday to life imprisonment
following his conviction on a charge
of killing 1-4-year-old Joyce Raul-
ston, daughter of the late Gerald
Fitton, ‘formerly of Exeter, on
March 27. Turner was arrested
Jtine 27 and confessed the killing
while Richard Vincent, 23, was be
ing tried for the crime. A confes
sion by Vincent also had been an
nounced but at his trial he denied
the slaying and said he had been
forcod to make the confession.
Miscellaneous Shower
A miscellaneous showei' for Miss
Shirley Penhale, bride-elect, was
held at the home * of Miss Jean
Jones on Monday evening with
about twenty-five persons present.
In the course of a social evening
the young ladies wore divided into
four groups and one of the number
chosen as a bride was dressed th
newspapers. The winning bride was
Mrs. Alta Hehnon. A beautiful ar-
ray of gifts Were presented from a
decorated table and Chair, Miss
Penhale graciously expressed her
appreciation. Lunch Was served at
the close.
MR, AND MRS. & MASON
ARE HONORED GUESTS.
AT FAREWELL DANCE
Oru Thursday evening of last
week Mr. and Mrs, Charles Mason
and two daughters, Annie and
Shirley, were honored* guests at a
farewell dance in. McKnights Hall,
Mr. Meson, who has been associat
ed with Mr. T, Crates at the Sunoco
Service Station, has taken over a
Sunoco station nt Luckntow com
mencing his new* duties pn Mon
day. Mrs. Mason and family will
follow as soon as a home which
they have acquired, is available.
At the dance Thursday evening
about three hundred persons were
present showinig the esteem ip
which this family? is held in Exeter. After tripping t|fe light fantastic
to the music of ^Murdoch’s orches
tra until midnight the guests of
honor were called to the platform
and Reeve Tuckey in' a short ad
dress spoke of the pleasant rela
tions that have existed during the
sixteen years they have been resi
dents of Exeter and wished for
them every success in their new ven
ture, Messrs. Ken Clarke and Bruce
Rivers, who were mainly interested
in sponsoring the dance, on behalf
of those present', presented Mr. and
Mrs. Mason with a handsome
lounge chair, an end table and
electric table lamp, an electric
clock and to Mr. Mason a Gladstone
travelling bag. Annie and Shirley
were each presented with a ring.
Mr, and Mrs. Mason both expressed
their sincere appreciation, the
pleasant relationships they have
enjoyed in Exetei’ and that it was
with mingled feelings that they
severed the bonds of friendship
they had enjoyed, They also asked
that ■ any of their Exeter friends
who might pass through or near
Lucknow to stop and visit them.
(FORMER RESIDENT DIED
AT PETERBOROUGH
A former resident of Exeter,
William H. Moncur, was laid to
rest in the Exeter cemetery Mon
day afternoon. Mi’. Moncur had
reached the rip.-> old age of 93
years. He in Dundee,
Scotland and came to -Canada 75
years ago. For many years he was
in the hardware business in Exeter
and later was a traveller for* a Tor
onto Hardware firm. While in
Exeter he was an- eldei’ of Caven
Presbyterian church. For the past
fifteen years he has been a resident
in Peterborough, where his son
Coleman M. Moncur conducts a
drugstore. Another son William L.
Moncur resides in Toronto. Both
sons accompanied the remains of
their father to Exeter. Mrs. Moncur
whose maiden name was Anna
Lutz, died in September of last
year in her 9'0 th year and was
buried in the Exetei* Cemetery. Mr.
Moncur since leaving Exeter has
maintained a deep interest in the
town and was a constant reader of
the Times Advocate. A private
service was held Saturday at his
late residence 542* Homewood Ave.,
Peterborough, The service Monday
at the cemetery was conducted by
Rev. M. A. Hunt. The bearers were
Messrs. Henry Strang, R. G. Seldon,
W. W. Taman, R. N. Creech, P. B.
Browning and T. O. Southcott.
Leg* Fractured
Mr. Chas Godbolt is confined to
his home with a broken leg. He
was assisting in unloading a horse
from a truck at the barn of Mr. J.
G. Dow when the animal kicked
him breaking his leg below the
knee.
PASSMORE—MANNING
A pretty wedding took place at
the home of Mr. .and Mrs. F. W.
Manning, London, Ont., when Win-
nifred Irma Perdue, daughter of
Mrs. Harold R. Phoenix, of Toron
to, and the late Edward Perdue,
of Peterborough, became the bride
of Bdmn. Edward Murray Pass-
more, of the R.O.A.M.C. band, Camp
Borden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet
S. Passmore, of Forest, Ontario.
Rev. Gladstone E. Wood, of King
Street United Church, officiated.
The bride, given in marriage
by Fred W. Manning, looked
charming in a street-length dress
of gold crepe and Wore a corsage
Of pink and yellow roses. She" was
attended by her sister, Mrs. Frank
Acheson, of Toronto, who wore a
Cinnamon brown wool jersey dress
With a corsage of pink carhations
and violets. The groomsman was
Bdmn, Jack FOarnel, of Camp Bor
den. The wedding music Was played
by Mrs. F. W. Manning and during
the signing of the register. W.
Hugo Manning sang ‘'Because”,
Guests front out of town included
Miss Lucy Styles, of Toronto; Mr.
And MrS. W. I, Passmore And Mr.
and MrS, H. C. Ffayne, .of Ebtdter*
and Miss Aldoua Vivian, of Forest,
W,O, BENNETT KINSMAN
LOSES HIS LIFE
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
WARRANT OFFICER B. KINSMAN
Word has been received of the
death of Warrant Officer Bennett
Kinsman, Reconnaisance Pilot in
the Royal Canadian Air Force who
was -killed in Active Service Dec.
31st,
He is the only son of Dan Kins
man, formerly of 'Chiselhurst, Ont.,
now residing in Macrprie, Sask.
Bennett was born ' in Macrorie in
1922. He enlisted in the R.C.A.F.
in Aug. 1941 receiving his wings in
Clarsholm, Alta.,in Feb, 1942. He
trained for Reconnaisance work in
Summerside, P.E.I., before going
overseas. He completed a tour of
duties in Gibraltar and North Af
rica and returned to En,gland Mar.
1944. Burial took place in England
January 4th, 1945. He is survived
by his mother, father and two sis
ters, Joyce Kinsman R.N., of Tor
onto, and Marguerite also of Toron
to.
KILLED IN ACTION —
Mr. and Mrs. Hector McPhail, of
Hibbert Township, whose home is
near Roy’s Church, received, offi
cial word Monday night that their
eldest son, Bill, was killed over
seas. He was a Flying- Officer in
the R.C.A.F. He was one of the
Outstanding students at the Mit
chell High School while attending
there. He was a member of Roy’s
United Church.
MRS. C. W. CHRISTIE
DIES SUDDENLY
The sudden death of Mrs. Charles
W. Christie at her home in Exeter
Tuesday afternoon came as a shock
to her many friends. Mrs. Christie
suffered a stroke Tuesday morning
and passed away late in the after
noon. Mrs. Christie, who was in
her *6 6th year, was a life-long resi
dent of this community. She was a
prominent member of the Women’s
organizations of James St. United
church and was president of the
South Section of Huron Presbyter-
ial W.M.S. She was also an ardent
temperance worker and was the
Provincial superintendent of the
outpost members of the W.C.T.U.
She was also a past president of
the Huron County W.C.T.U. and
was well-known in these circles,
having represented the county at
various conventions. Mr. and Mrs.
Christie retired from a farm in
Stephen township eight years ago.
Surviving besides her husband are
three sons and one ‘ daughter, J.
Avlmer Christie, of Toronto; -Mrs.
W. J. Thompson, of Usborne; S.B.
P.O. Eli Christie with the RCNVR
in London; and Cpl. Laverne
Christie with the RCAF at Gander
Bay. Newfoundland. One son, Earl,
a student for the ministry, was
drowned a number of year’s ago,
The funeral will be held Friday at
2.3i0' p.m. from the R. N. Rowe
funeral home, with interment in
the Exeter Cemetery.
On Short Visit From Western
Mission Station
Miss Vera Decker, who is in
charge of the File Hills Indian Res
idential School at Balcarres, Sask,,
arrived in Exeter Friday evening of
last week to spend a short time be
fore returning to her duties. MlsS
Decker gave a very interesting
address at the James Street Sunday
School on Sunday last telling o£ her
work among the Indians. She ex
pressed appreciation for the gift
of $25.00 from the Sunday School
at Christmas to be used in connec
tion with the work. Miss Decker
made the trip east by aeroplane
and intends returning the same
way.
OFFICERS ELECTED AT
EXETER-HENSALL BRANCH
OF CANADIAN LEGION
Tlie annual meeting and election
of officers pf the Exeter-Hensall
branch of the Canadian Legion, held
Monday evening, was well attended
by members from both villages and
those from adjacent townships, The
annual report of Comrade K. G<
Clarke, secretary-treasurer, showed
that in spite of numerous calls up
on the treasury, the finances were
in satisfactory condition, Surplus
money to be used for returned
veterans was invested ill Victory
bonds. The building, property and
equipment are free of all encumber-
ance, The following comrades were
elected to office for 1945: president
R, E. Pooley; 1st vice-president,
P. L. McNaughton; 2nd vice-pres„
M, W. Pfaff; Comrade-at-arms,
Wm, Stone; secretary-treasurer, K,
G. Klarke; Executive Committee,
G. Davis, Fred Bonthron/ William
Shepherd, J. L. Hendry; chaplain,
Rev. Wm. Mair; entertainment com
mittee, chairman Exeter K. G,
Clarke, Hensail Wm. Stone; mem
bership committee, chairman, Exe
ter, J. A. Willis, Hensall, Sid. Mc
Arthur; adjustment officer, R. E.
Pooley; building committee, S. M.
Dougall, K. G. Clarke. R. E. Pooley;
visiting committee, Exeter, Gordon
Appleton, Hensall T. Sherritt. A
new member, Donald McKaig, of
Hensall, was initiated. After the
meeting a barbecue lunch was
served in the customary military
manner,
GROUP CAPTAIN WJNS
AIR FORCE CROSS
Group Capt. N. S. (Norm) An
derson, son of Mrs. D. A. Anderson
and the late Dr. Anderson, of
Exeter, has been honored with the
Air Force Cross according to word
that has been received here. Group
Capt. Anderson joined the R.C.A.F.
shortly after graduating from the
University of Western Ontario in
1937. On Sept, 1, 1944, he was
appointed commanding officer at
No. 13, S.F.T.S., North Battleford,
promoted to group captain Dec. 1
and has now received the Air Force
Cross for meritorious service. His
wife, the former Dorothy Jean
Price, of Barrie, and two sons,
David and Richard, reside in North
Battleford..
EXETER JUVENILES DROP
FIRST GAME IN 3 STARTS
The local juvenile puck-chasers
lost their first game to Goderich
at the Exeter Arena by a score of
7-4, Tuesday night.
It was an exciting contest es
pecially after the close-checking
first period when the boys played
wide open hockey. The locals grab
bed off the first goal and held the
lead for the first period. In the
second they added another while
Goderich potted three. It was in the
third that the visitors held the edge
by bagging four markers to the
homesters two.
A broken nose was to have kept
Ross Tuckey, the locals’ husky de
fenceman out of action. Ross broke
it in a basketball tussle with Clin
ton, Monday night. However the
last two periods saw him back at
his old chore behind the blueline.
Close checking hockey was the
order of the first period. The Exe
ter lads ,especially, persistently
back-checked their fast skating op
ponents. Hennessey started things
rolling to collect the only goal of
the period from a shot off the left
boards.
Came the second period and the
scene changed to a faster .more
open style of hockey. Bissett and
Newcomb broke on a two-way at-
attack to split* the defence. Bissett’s
shot caught the far corner of the
net to knot the count. Exeter went
into the lead again when Harter
grabbed the loose puck in front
to beat Ginn.
While Steeps was in the coolei’
the Exeter power play backfired
and Ainslie’s long high drive tied
the score again. McDonald put
Goderich into the lead on a play
with Allan when Tuckey was ban
ished to the penalty box.
Bissett made it 4-2 with a cor
ner shot from nearly opposite the
net and Adams netted Newcomb’s
rebound before Exeter had a say
on the scoring situation, Hayter
dinged his second goal of the night
with Wilson's assistance. »
McDonald counted for Goderich
sixth goal and Wilson and Hayter
combined again, this time Wilson
sinking the disc. Adams got the
draw on the face-off to slip a pass
out to Bissett that ended the game
at 7-4.
Thursday night Exeter plays the
return game in Goderich.
(Continued on page S)
RED CROSS BRANCH
HAVE BEEN ACTIVE
DURING PAST YEAR
The annual meeting of the Exeter
Red Cross Branch was held Monday
evening in the library wprk room.
There was a fairly good attendance
ip spite of the weather. Tlie meeting;
opened with prayer by Rev, M. A.
Hunt, Miss L, Jeckell, president,
then thanked every worker who
helpea make 1944 the success it
was. The minutes of the last annual
were read and adopted. The reports
of the committees were presented.
Mrs. J. Green reported the work of
the kitchen staff of each clinic, Mrs,
V, Heywood reported, the clinical,
and financial end of the clinics.
Mrs. W. Martin, jam convenor, re-?
ported the making of 42‘0i pounds
of jam along with 480 pounds pt
honey being sent to H.Q. Total ex
penses were $93.93. A further JL5
cases of jam were sent by Huron-
dale Institute to H.Q. Mrs, K. Fras
er, cutting convenor, reported a
total of 2,020 articles cut during ■
the year. Mrs. R. Creech, wool con- ■
venoi’, reported the knitting of
1,800 articles in 1944. Mrs, W. D.
Sanders, emergency convenor, .re*-
ported one emergency order as be
ing filled in 1944, that of a quota
of “housewives’* for servicemen.
Mrs. L. Kyle, mending committee
convenor, reported 17 visits to the
airport during 1944. Mr. H. Jones,
next-of-kin liaison officer for this
district, reported that so far there
has been little to do in his line, but
Mr. Jones expressed his willingness
to assist anyone who wished infor
mation about this work. Mrs, M.
Gladman, hospital visiting convenor
reported that weekly visits had been
continued to the airport hospital.
Patients were very grateful to the
ladies for these visits, and for the
treats given them. Mr. R. Creech,
Red Cross campaign manager, re
ported 1944 the most successful
year yet, foi* this branch. A total
of $8,471.26 was collected—an in
crease of nearly $1,000 over last
year’s .canvass, Mr. G. Layton, Red
Cross treasurer, presented his re
port. Total receipts for 19 44 were
$16,446.94; total expenses $14,317.-
83.; balance. $2,129.11. This, .was - ...
the finest financial report ever pre
sented. Mr. R. Creech reported for
the auditors, R. Creech and B.
Francis. The books have been
found correct in every detail. The
secretary’s report was presented by
Mrs. V. Heywood. There were 18
units of the Exeter Red Cross; 20
meetings were held in 1944; spec
ial quotas of aviators’ belts and
plaster cast boots were met; a linen
shower for Russia was sponsored by
this branch; an exhibit was made
at the local fair in September; all
units have again maintained their
high standard of work. A total of
1,815 knitted articles and 2,617
sewing articles were made this
year, besides articles for the air
port hospital, Russian Relief, Brit
ish Refugee being provided. All
reports were adopted on the‘motion
of Mrs. J. Greene, seconded by Mrs.
G. Layton—unanimously adopted.
Miss Jeckell introduced Miss H.
Howe to the meeting. Miss Howe
gave a very vivid picture of the
work of the Red Cross in England
where she was matrop of a Cana
dian Military Hospital. This work
is very extensive and entails .many
hours of hard work by those people
responsible for the Canadian Red
Cross work in England. A hospital
visiting committee and a library
committee keen up their work un
der all conditions. Convoys of
wounded are met and cigarettes and
toilet articles are distributed. The
convenor of the Red Cross is re
sponsible for the distribution of
special foods to seriously ill ser
vicemen. After D-Day this convenor
was also asked to look after the
welfare of German prisoners in her
area as International Red Cross
Representative, This convenor was
also an A.R.P. warden. Miss Howe
stated that everything the Canadian
Red Cross does is urgently needed
and the British women are deeply
grateful for all this work. Tile meet
ing expressed its appreciation of
Miss Howe’s excellent address.
Mr. S. B, Taylor moved that a
letter of appreciation be sent to 3
James St. Church Management add
the Village Council for their assist
ance in the Blood Clinic Work. The
motion was seconded by Mt; Hi
Jones and carried.
Miss Jeckell gave the meeting
over to Mr, R, Creech for the eloCj
tion of officers, The nominating
committee, Mrs, IL Oi'dech, Mrs,
E. Irwin, MiSs L. HUstOn, presented
the Slate of officers for 1945: hon. .
president. Reeve B. W .Tuckey;
president, Miss Laura Jeckell; 1st
vicc-pres,, Mrs. J. Gi’eene; 2nd vice*
pres., Mrs, K. Fraser;' 3rd vice*
pres., Mrs. W. Cahn; 4th viCe-pres:.
Mrs. H. Jones; secretary, Y*
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