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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-03-01, Page 1A 'i A Established J 873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1945 *r Single Copy, -5 cents; i Growing Girls’ Tan Loafers Loafers and Moccasin Type Oxfords widths AA to D at $4.00 and $4.25 pair Just received, four new lines which will be very popular this Spring. Shoes of this type are hard to procure. The ones just in are made by Gale Bros., of Quebec, which is a guarantee of good quality. If in need of a pair, buy them now. We have them up to size 9 to fit a large foot. In addition to our regular lines of living-room papers, we have just received a few bundles of plainer styles, which were missing in our early shipments. These no-match paper are very popular and easy to hang. Our assortment of dining-rooms, bed­ rooms and kitchens are very good for these times. The “Big B” brand work shirts for spring and summer are now in stock. This is the largest best made shirt we know of. Get your supply early as they will be scarce later on. Prices $1.00 to $1.50 each Boys’ and Girls’ Cotton Knee Sox sizes 7 to 10 for early spring at 25c pair Bleached Sheeting We have two exceptionally good qualities of bleached sheeting 72” x 81” wide at 75c and 85c yard MANY IN COSTUME AT FANCY DRESS CARNIVAL Surpassing anything of its kind as far as costumes are concerned the carnival at the Eketer Arena •Friday evening -of last week was a decided success. Some of the classes Were so well filled that they were divided and additional prizes were awarded, The judges had no little task in making their decisions, The races also were keenly contested. Twenty-eight young people from Ilderton were present and carried off a number of the prizes. Others were present from Lucan, St. Marys and Hensail. As the weather was somewhat mild the ice was not in the best of condition, The attend-, ance of spectators was only fair. Prizes were awarded as follows: Best dressed couple, Marjorie Rich­ ards and Shirley Appleton, cigarette girls; Marjorie Welsh and June Smith, mountiesj Doreen Pearson and Bob Coughlin; best comic couple, Betty Qaiser and Edith Spicer, roosters; Jean Prebble and Mary Wells, Ilderton, Mickey & Min­ nie Mouse; gent’s fancy cost., Ken Blair, bear; 'Gerald Leitch, red and white; ladies’ fancy costume, Joyce Broderick, cowgirl; Donna Wright, war savings; gents’ comic, Ed. An­ derson with white horse; Isabella Taylor, colored." gentleman;, ladies’ comic, Ruby Gaiser, darky; Janet Kestle, Indian squaw; girls’ fancy costume, 16 and under, Ilene Hun- ter, patriotic; Ann Marie Rivers, Spanish; comic boy or girl, 16 or under, Ted Prout; Janet Hamilton; girls’ fancy costume, 12 years and under, Dianne Gladman, Margaret White, patriotic costumes; special prize, Nancy Boyle; best pair clowns Paul Armstrong,. Donald Hunter, St. Marys; Harold Brintnell and Keith Brintnell; open race for men, Tim Stire, Bob' Evans, Clarke Loft; open race for girls, Agnes Prebble, Reta Wajls, both* of Ilderton; boys’ race 16 ’and under, Scott McNairn, Ted Hannigan, Bob Armstrong; girls’ race, 16 and under, Flora McNaughton, Jean Prebble, both of Ilderton, Margaret White; boys’ race, 12 and under, Keith Brintnell, Gordon Kirk, Jack Coughlin, Lucan; girls’ race, 12 and under, Claudette Blowes, Elizabeth Young, Loretta Pym. The judges: for the costumes were Mrs. Forrester, Mrs. Moore and J. Hendry, r41 Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday P & G Soap The White Naptha Soap ,.... Aylmer Vegetable Soup a* A or Tomato Soup, lo oz. tins ....p*** vV Ingersoll Malted Cheese 10/* or Ridean Brand, lAlb. pkgs. Fancy Quality Chicken Haddie (Lily Brand ........................................... 2 bars 9c Spy Apples (domestic grade) Lnc> QC Well-colored, good stock ............Luo, Mephisto Canned Chicken AQr 7 oz. tins, ideal for overseas boxes..®'!” Prem or Kam npr 1’ Cooked Pork Products ........jJUf 1111 Mother Jackson’s Jiffy Pie Crust^L« Tlie easy way to male© pie crust.. Phone 32 .Jones & May ---------n---------------------- Ypur Superior Store The Canadian Legion Exeter- 4 . Hensail Branch 167 Saturday Night DANCE March 3rd in McKnight’s Hall, Exeter Music supplied by Bob More Iris London Orchestra. Dancing 9-12 o’clock and ADMISSION 50c A 'Three Act Comedy Drama HOME TOW! will be presented in the United BY THE CENTRALIA Y. P. U. Friday, March 9th at 8.15 p.m, Adults 35c; Children 20c Lecture Tea at James St. •A lecture tea under the auspices of the James St. W. A. will be held March S &t 3 p,m. In the Church, The speaker will be Mrs, Ballantyne who will give an interesting and challenging talk on the kitchen of tomorrow. Th© ladies of all con­ gregations are cordially invited to attend. The charge for the tea Is 25c. Mr, NeiSon Sheere, who has been Confined to hid home through ill­ ness, was taken to Victoria Hospital iLohdon, Tuesday for treatment, REPORTED MISSING Mr. Wm. Lightfoot, of Centralia, has received. W&feLthat his son, Pte. Clayton' SbightfoBr Jias been report- ed missing in action. Pte. Light­ foot was born in McGillivray Township and is in liis 29th year. He went overseas in 1942 and for two years has -been in the Italian theatre of war. He has four broth­ ers and two sisters at home. Left for California Mr. Jas. Grieve, who has been confined to his home most of the winter, left Thursday of last week to visit with his son Mr. Latimer Grieve at 522 24th St., Santa Mon­ ica, been him. them % Calif. Mrs. Jennings, who has careing for him, accompanied Rev. Harry Jennings took by auto as far as Sarnia. Caven Young People O. E. S. SOCIAL EVENING The Order of Eastern Star held a social evening in theif rooms Wednesday evening of last week with progressive euchre taking up the greater part of the evening. Owing to the disagreeable evening^ the attendance was not large but' those present had a delightful time. Prizes were awarded as fol­ lows: Stone; There hands, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Allison and Mr. W. D. Sanders. The lattei’ won the draw. A Dutch auction was conducted by Mr. Jack Green. Lunch was served at the -close. HOME FROM OVERSEAS Sgt. Gunner Glarence R. Knight, of the R.C.A.F., son of Mr. and “Mrs. Reginald Knight, arrived home Tuesday just in time for the Legion banquet held in the Legion rooms. Clarence was one of a crew that had a miraculous escape on returning from a mission on Sept. 1, when the plane in which he was riding caught fire and immediately on landing ex­ ploded tossing all of its crew into the air amidst the burning wreckage of the plane. Since that time he has been in a hospital in England. He has still his arm in a cast and will report to Toronto foi* further treat­ ment.. aThe Caven Young People spent 1 fellowship hour at the manse on Sunday evening, The meeting open­ ed with the singing of “Coine Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love” Dorothy Kydd read the ’Scripture taken from Psalm 1, which was followed by prayer by Mr. MacLean Everyone joined in a sing-song of the. favourite hymns. Mr. MacLean extended a welcome to the Young People to the Manse and also to Trooper Roy Kirk, who recently re­ turned from Italy. The high light of the evening was a very interesting address by Roy Kirk on Italy. This was much enjoyed by everyone. The meeting was brought to a close by singing' "The Church’s Foundation”, followed by Lord’s Prayer repeated in unison. Coffee, doughnuts and cookies were Served. Ohe the *;■■■■ *.»•— Main Street Kumjoinus Class Members of the Kumjoinus Class of Main St, United church met at the church Monday evening and en­ joyed a game of croldnole. Mrs. A. Y, Willard had the highest score of the evening. Following th© read­ ing of the bulletin Which' was a special issue for parents, a round table conference led by the minis­ ter, Rev. Mr, Woods, was held on several subjects suggested in editorial Column. "Your child the Church/* “Your child and homework,’* “Your child and movies,” were themes freely cussed. It was decided to have a debate at the March meeting, Ltinch Was Served by the refresh­ ment committee at the close Of the mooting. the Ladies’ high, Mrs. Eunice gents’ high, Frank Coates, were three tied for lone Much Snow Disappears The Scattered showers and mild weather of the past week have tak­ en away a greater part of the snow. It was a boon to many farmers whose wells have been dry for sometime. A number of the roads in the community that have been clos­ ed to auto traffic since the begin­ ning of the year are now being opened up. Gangs of men teams have been assisting the Snow plows working night and day. ■with Operation for appendicitis Miss Marion Wright, of the Jones and May staff, is in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, having under­ gone an operation for appendicitis on Saturday last, She is recovering as well as can be expected, FAIR BOARD DIRECTORS ENJOY BANQUET After being postponed several times the officers* and directors of the Exeter Agricultural society held a banquet at the Central Hotel Fri­ day evening of last week. The ban­ quet was tile outcome of a contest for the selling of tickets for a con­ cert and dance held last fall. Sides were chosen with Nelson Stanlake and Preston Dearing as captains and th© latter’s side lost. Mr.’ Stan­ lake presided over the banquet, and made a capable chairman. A num­ ber of short addresses were given. Win. Coates, the oldest member of the board, reviewed the history of the society for a number of years back. Wm. Oestreichev, president, touched on the matter of a new grand stand. Dr. Steiner, past pres­ ident, urged for the co-operation of all the members if the Exeter fair is to progress. Preston Dearing con­ gratulated the winners of the con­ test and in turn Mr. Dearihg was congratulated on being elected pres­ ident of the Ontario Sheep Breeders Ass’ll. Reeve B. W. Tuckey stated that the council was behind thp board one hundred pei* cent. There were several other speakers and the chief topic was the erection of a new grand stand and th© concensus of opinion was that it should be er­ected this year. Where to put it is still a question, A toast was propos­ ed to the hostess for the splendid banquet. It Pays to Advertise The gasoline ration book and Stetson hat that were advertised as lost last week have both been turned to their owners. the re- At Forest Wedding Mrs. . Keith Colby (nee Shirley Penhale) Whs in Forest Saturday attending the wedding of Miss Mar­ ion Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs* Wm. Smith, to Fit. Sgt. John Rankin, of Sarnia* Mr, Rankin re­ cently arrived home from overseas. The maintenance* Staff of No. 9, S.F.T.S., Centralia with their ladies which included a number of the W.D/s enjoyed a social evening and dance in McKnight’S hall Wednes­ day evening of last Week. Music whs provided by the station orches­ tra* As the hydro was’ off candle light was the only means of illum­ ination. Hefroshments were served* congratulations to Mrs; M. F. Elford, of town, who on Tuesday of this week celebrated her ,83rd birth­ day, HYDRO WORKMEN TOIL IN THE RAIN TO REPAIR BROKEN WIRES When the hydro power went off Wednesday evening of last week owing to a break in th© town and rural feeder lines caused by a sleet storm Exeter was without lights or power from shortly after seven o’clock until nearly midnight. There were several functions in town dur­ ing the evening and they carried on under handicap with lamps, lanterns and candles, While lamenting the temporary disruption in the hydro service, (a .thing which seldom occurs), few of US realized the heroic efforts that were being put forth by the hydro workmen to repair the broken lines. The break in the line occurred in the wires at the top of the sixty foot poles in the block south of the James Street United Church, It was cold at that height and ice had formed on the wires almost a half an inch thick and being whipped by the wind they snapped. Being only half' a block away the editor donned his overcoat umbrella, for jt was heavily, we strolled eleven o’clock to see jng on. There were with three searchlights focused on three different poles. At the top of one of the poles, 60 feet in the air and in close proximity to the high tension wires that were alive and carrying 26,000 volts were two men. Up there in the cold and the rain a false move would have meant instant death. On the ground were several men making the joints to the broken wires. There were three breaks. The men had on their oil­ skin coats but their gloves were soaked and their hands were cold. They heavy hours, trucks place repairs had been made and the next move was to again turn on the lights. The men deserve a lot of credit foi* the heroic efforts put forth that night. The whole gang was there from Supt. K. J. Lamp­ man down. At the Arena the sweater swing dance by the students . of the Exeter H.S. was being held.,,. A Coleman lantern supplied the light for the orchestra, and other lanterns were used to light the hall. Owing to the disagreeable night the at­ tendance was not large. and With an raining quite down about what was go- three trucks, had been out in quite a downpour for three to four With ropes and one of the the wires were pulled into and securely fastened. The TRUCK OUT OF CONTROL BACKS DOWN HILL INTO SCHOOL BUS What might have been a serious accident happened Thursday morning of last week while the school bus was ascending the long hill between Cromarty and Staffa. Otto Walker’s truck, ahead, suddenly went out of control, and slid back down the hill into the bus, which also went out of con­ trol on the icy hill, and backed against the cabled guard-posts, breaking off one post. Nothing but the one cable held the bus from a drdp over the very steep embankment. It hung there until the pupils all managed to get out safely, although badly frightened and they at once helped to get the Walker truck away to one side, and then helped to manoeuver the bus onto the road again. The bus driver backed down to the village to gam speed to make the second ascent of the hill. very on ANNUAL BANQUET OF THE CANADIAN LEGION The annual banquet by the mem­ bers of the 'Exeter-Hensall Branch of the Canadian Legion was held in the Legion hall Tuesday evening with about 45 members and theii’ wives present. The banquet was catered to by the Sr. W. Auxiliary of Trivitt church through the cour­ tesy of W. E. Middleton. Guests at the banquet were several returned men from overseas, including Sgt. Gunner Clarence Knight who had just arrived in Exeter. Others were F.O. Douglas Sangster, D.F.C., Sgm. Kipner, and J, Tudor, of the R.C.A.F., Hensall; Tpr. Roy Kirk, Tpr. Sid Stire, Leading Fireman ■ Wm. Chambers, W.O. Murray Moore and LAC. Fred Statton* The president, Comrade R. E. Pooley, presided and a minute silence was observed for fallen comrades. The Legion Chaplain, Rev. W. Mair, led in prayer. A toast to The Klug was proposed , by Sidney McArthur Thos. Pryde and Rev. Mr. Mair were the speakers foi* the evening and both spoke of what the end of the war and the return of the boys from overseas would mean and of the responsibility of all in helping them to be rehabilitated. The ban­ quet was a delightful affair and at th© close some remained for cards While others attended the dance in McKnight’s hall. LOgiOn WINGS PARADE held at on Fri­ day, March 2nd, at LSfr p.m. when the graduates of Course No. 118 will be presented with their badges. Badges will be presented by Air Vice Marshall A. Raymond, CBE, A.O.C, No, 1 Air Command. An in­ vitation is extended to the public to attend this ceremony. A Wings Barada will be No. 9, S.F.T.S., Centralia, MT..HOPE IS ELIMINATED FLIERS GO INTO FINALS * The Centralia Flyers bended the , Mount Hope Bombers, winners of : the Niagara District r.C.a.f. group, ■ a 7-2 set-back Thursday night ■ at the arena to send them into ! the finals for the Number One Training Command championship against the Trepto»-Oamp Borden winners in the Maple Leaf Gardens, on Friday afternoon. It was to have been a home and h-ome, goals-to-count series, How­ ever, the Mount Hope squad decid­ ed to withdraw giving Centralia the bye into the finals. This will be the second time the Flyers have reached the finals, having won the championship last yeqr. Close to 1,900 fans saw Dheere draw first blood before the first lines had changed, sifting in on Young; drawing him out, and toss­ ing the puck into the net, However, the Flyers soon retaliated when Braceland lifted a back-hander in­ to the far corner of the cage to knot the count. From then on the Flyers had matters well1 in hand. Before the opening canto ended McAtee had dumped two more Bourque and Andress potted own rebound. Both Goalies Stand Out Both goalies stood out as two teams fought it out on sticky sheet of ice, Claude Bourque, formerly of Montreal Canadiens, came up with' some exceptionally nice saves and in the second period, especially, Cliff Young was the stumbling block as the Moilnt Hope squad had the better part of the play. Besides Bourque Macil Dheere who has had a turn with the Cana­ diens as well as .the Mount Hope goalie stood out for the Bombers. Dheer led several sparkling rushes and did some very effective block­ ing at the defence. Up front, White who centred the first line looked good. He played same of his hock­ ey with the Oshawa Generals. McAtee Does Hat Trick “’For the Flyers, b^sfdes Cliff Young, McAtee did the hat trick and was dangerous all night. Jimmy ■Forsythe’s aggressiveness ' was one of the features of. the game, The usual hard-working left winger per­ sistently bothered the Bomber at­ tackers as well as to lend a big hand on the offensive chore. Cent­ ralia were without their defence star, Malloy. , The. Flyers scored .the- only goal of the second when toward the end of the period theii’ plays began to click. The Bombers had held the edge in the first part. Tony Hawk banged in Forsythe’s rebound af­ ter the pair combined with Brace­ land on a goal-hunting spree. Ear­ lier McAtee skated in on top of Bourque, drew him out, but as Norm let go from the side Bourque stuck out his pad to stave off the Flyers’ centre star with a ‘ ‘ " save. Forsythe, Hawk and whipped the boot heel Bourque’s citadel and after he had kicked out Hawk’s and Andress’ drive Forsythe blasted Andress’ re­ bound into the rigging for the first goal of the final stanza. The Bombers countered when Lefebre scored after Young had saved off White. Late McAtee crossed . tre rode in on Bourque, drew him out and flipped it into the twine* CENTRALIA—Goal, Young; de­ fence, Braceland, Burkart; centre, McAtee; wings, Shaw, Sherritt; subs, Forsythe, Andress, Hawk. MOUNT HOPE—Goal, Bourque; defence, Dheere, Doyle; centre, White; wings, Lefebre, Worrall; subs, Robertson, Moore, Vader, Mallet. Referee—Sgt. Breen, Centralia. Summary First—Mount Hope, Dheere; Cen­ tralia, Braceland; Centralia, Mc­ Atee; Centralia, McAtee; Centralia, Andress. Penalities McAtee, Dheere Sherritt. Second — Centralia, Hawk (For­ sythe). Penalties: none. Third —• Centralia, Forsythe; Mount Hope, Lefebre (White); Centralia, McAtee (Shaw). Penal­ ties, Sherritt, Moore, Braceland. past his the the brilliant Andress around in the third >Shaw handed the rubber just "before he the blue line and the cen- S!l| B i 8 i a i H 7 HAVE YOU MADE. YOUR DONATION to th© EXETER-DISTRICT (OVERSEAS PARCEL FUND OBJECTIVE $2,400.00 g •The 'Boys Deserve AH g You Can Do,■ OVER $1,200 RAISED FOR OVERSEAS PARCEL FUND You will notice by referring to the total of donations, as shown in this issue that the campaign for funds for overseas parcels has pass­ ed the half-way mark:—or over 50 per cent. Undoubtedly many organizations have not yet met to decide the amount they will donate—but they will help, we feel sure. Many individuals have not yet made their donations. Here again, we feel sure t’hey will do their share to bring comforts to the fight­ ing men overseas. The list below shows that the campaign is going well, but we need the help of everyone who can af­ ford to help. List of donations follows: Previously acknowledged $1,037.25 W. E. Middleton and Employees ............... Exeter I.O.O.F................... Grigg Stationery ....... Trivitt Memorial S.S....... C. J. Stewart ................. Bert Rivers ..................... Miss Marion Bissett ....... W. C. Allison .................. Mrs. Milo Snell .............. Miss Margaret Melville .. Dr. Fletcher ................... Dr. Dunlop ..................... South End Ladies’ Group Garnet Hicks .............. . Dr. G. F. Roulston ........... Mr. 'and Mrs. B. W. Tuckey Billy Pollen ’.............».... . Mr.s*.;Sidn_ey,.Davis Sidney Sanders .......’ Asa Penhale ....................... Mrs. Wm. Penhale, Forest .. James St. Y.P.U................... A Friend ............................ C. V. Pickard ..................... Mrs, Russell Balkwill ....... Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rowe Miss Tenie McCurdy ........... H. S. Walter ................. Miss Laurenv Beavers ....... Mrs. Laura Harvey ........... Warren Brock .................... Russell Moore, Hensail ..... Garnet Miners ................... Stanley Walter, Hensall .... Mrs. Leland Jory ............... Rev. A, B. Irwin ............... Harold Taylor ................... Mrs. R, Westlake ............... Richard Yellow ................. Miss Mrs.. Mrs. Mrs. Fred Jean Brock ... Lee .Learn .... Joe McDonald Reg McDonald Cole .............. Total 20.00 40.00 10.00 5.00 10.00 3.00 2.00 10.00 2.00 2.00 10.00 10.00 5.0 0 •, 2.00 10.00 10.00 1.00 1.00 2:00’■ 2.00 3.00 15.00 4.00 5.00 4.50 5.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 •5,00 5.00 2.00 5,00 2.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 1281.75 •z RED CROSS CAMPAIGN For four weeks, commencing March 5tli, the Red Cross Canvass for $10,000,000 will be held all across Canada. The people of Exeter and District are asked for $8,000.00. We did better than that last year, and we can do it again. The need is even greater than before. Millions of parcels must be sent to the boys in prison camps. These parcels are the only things that keep them alive. Fifty-three cents of very dollar will go towards prisoners’ parcels. Even if the war ceased suddenly these parcels would be needed. The canvassers and 'unit chair­ men can get their supplies from R. N. Creech, campaign chairman, at his home. In Exeter the business section will be canvassed during the first four days, and the house to house canvass will commence the second week. Seaforth Puts Out Midgets The Seaforth Midgets handed the local lads a 11-2 trimming in the first game of the semi-finals in Seaforth Tuesday night. Exeter conceded the return game to be I RED CROSS NOTES played here to allow the Seaforth squad to play Goderich to declare the group championship. Beattie was the scoring Star for the winners collecting seven goals. Ellis tallied both counters for the locals. In the first period Beattie scored two with Hubert and Lane adding another brace. Beattie Scor­ ed four in the second and Lane and Smith each got one. Beattie Opened the scoreihg again in the final per­ iod before Ellis got his two. SEAFORTH — Gbal, Swan; de­ fence, Smith, iStrong; •cen.tre, Beat- tie; wings, Knight, Lane; stiba* Hubert, Landenbach, Dolg, Coombs, Munn, Jones, Brightali, Pullman. EXETER — Goal, Waghorii, de­ fence, Presscptor, Broderick; cen­ tre, Tuckey; wings, Miisser, Haugh, subs, Ellis, K. Brintnell, M Bflnt- nell, Canfl, Haugh, Kirk. Referee—-'G* Muir, Seafortli, Try Our Classifieds—They Pay! i The Executive meeting was held on Monday, Feb. 26 th, in the lib­ rary workroom. Excerpts from the News Bulletin were read by Miss Jeckell. The slogan adopted for 1945 is “Knit and Ship.” The need for finished comforts is desperate* Emergency requisitions from Na­ tional Headquarters for shipments to the seaports have taken all sur­ plus stock. Knit ALL the wool oh hand, and ship as soon as possible. Wool may foe obtained from any Red Cross Branch. The secretary, Mrs, V. Heywood, reported the in­ stalling of her phone. Anyone Wish­ ing to contact her will (pleas© call 28 3 W. Next Backing Bay, Match 9. Next Executive, March The Red Cross acknowledges the following contributionsf Main Street Unit Grand Bend Unit $173.50Shipka War Service Club $ 26*00 Dashwood Unit $ 30.00 JSJion. Unit MUM $ 0'* W»l • 4« !&«<« W $ suit