HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1945-09-20, Page 7Supplement THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXfcTER, QNTAR JQ, THWJBAY'.MQRNINGi SEPTEMBER W>. IMS
MOUNT CARMEL
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morkin and
family, of London, spent Sunday
with the latter’s mother, Mrs. M,
Regam „ „ ,Misses Mary McCann, R.H«» and
Betty Ryan, R.N., spent Sunday at
their homes here.Miss Mary Houlihan, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jos, Houlihan,' had
her tonsils removed in St. Joseph’s
Hospital last week,
Messrs, Jas. Breen and Jos.
Coughlin visited in Toronto over
the week-end,
Miss .Hannah Carey, of Hamilton
who has spent the summer here re
turned on Saturday, she was ac
companied by her sister, Miss Kate
• who visited over the week-end
there.
Miss I-Ielen O'Mahoney. R.N-, Of
London, visited Lieut. N/S M. F.
McCarthy on Sunday. .
Miss Jean Voisin, of London,
spent the week-end at her home.
'Miss Virginia O'Brien, of London
visited at her home here over
week-end.
Mrs. Gus. Morrissey is on
sick list. Her friends hope to
her out again soon.
the
the
see
BRINSLEY
The community will foe sadden
ed tp know of the suddon death
of Rev. J. W- Johnsop, of Bluevale,
and former pastor of Crediton and
Brinsley charge. Mrs. Johnson was
organist of Brinsley United church
for three years.
Owing to Shipka anniversary
services on Sunday next, Sept. 16,
services in Brinsley United Church
have .been withdrawn.
Mi’, and Mrs. A. D- Steeper, of
West McGillivray, spent Sunday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Lee.
’ Miss Vera Wasnidge, of, London,
spent the wpek-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Newton Was
nidge, of West McGillivray.
Miss Margaret Ainos, of London,
spent the week-end at her home
here,
Pte. Bert Morgan, son of
and Mrs. J, W. Morgan, who
been
years,
Mr.
Reta
week,
Mr,
two children and his mother,
Hess, of Zurich, spent Sunday
Trevethick.
installed the
resumed in the
on Tuesday of
overseas for the past
returned home lately,
and Mrs, Fletcher Gower
attended Strathroy Fair
and Mrs, Albert Hess
WOODHAM
Mr. Wm. Rinn left for the
’Thursday of last week.
Mr, and Mrs. I’-’
of Lambeth, and Mr. and Mrs-
Howard Fletcher, Marion and Don
na May and Jimmie, of London,
were. Sunday last’ guests with Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Rundle.
Graydon Camm RCNVJR, of, St.
John’s. Nfld., is on leave at the
home of his father, John Camm.
Miss Alice Thomson and her
father, of Toronto, visited here
over the week-end at Mrs. John
Thomson’s and Fred's.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Switzer
returned from Ottawa recently hav
ing visited first at Sudbury with
their daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. L. Sinn and from there
they motored to Ottawa to visit
with their son Raymond. Mrs. Sinn
accompanying them, there prior to
visiting at her father and mother s
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thacker
and little daughter visited at the
latter’s mother, Mrs. Wall, of Lon
don, on Sunday last.
Miss Fern Rodd, of London, was
a week-end guest at her home.
West
Nelson Fletcher,
Mr. and Mrs. James
Mr. Joe A’mos has
hydro.
Messrs. Albert andMessrs. Albert and William Bean
and Mrs. Sarah Spowden attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. Steeper
of Greenway,
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. White, Mr,
and Mrs. Cecil Ellwood .motored to
London on Sunday evening to
Rev. R. S. Skipner,
Mr. and Mrs. .Fred Fenton
Billie spent Sunday with Mr.
Mrs. Orval Divon,
Miscellaneous Shower
A miscellaneous shower was
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Darling in honor of theii’ daughter,
•Grace on Thursday afternoon last.
Grace received a number of gifts.
Friends from Exeter, Denfield,
Lucan,- and 'Lieury were -present.
A short program of community
songs, a solo, duet , and a contest
on marriage, took place. Miss
Ellen Erskine of Lieury was at the
ipiano and .played, “Here Comes
the Bride,” Miss Jean Darling ac
companied her sister Grace to a
decorated chair where gifts were
opened by a number of her girl
friends. Grace replied in a few well
chosen words. All sang, “For She’s
a Jolly Good 'Fellow,” after which
lunch was served by the ladies.
CREDITON
Mr. and Mrs. H. Sparling and
son Clair, of Walkerton, visited on
Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. John
Smith.
Sewing will bo
Red Cross rooms
next week,
Miss Florence Haberer, pf .Zur
ich, visited on Sunday at the home
of Mr, and Mrs. Jos. Woodall.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
F. W Clark is registering improve
ment.
Mrs. Leonard Wing and sop
Willard, of Pigeon, Mich., Mr, and
Mrs, ’Clarence Knechtei and
Sam Knetchtel, of Bad Axe,
visiting at the home
Mrs. Wm. Smith.
Mr, and Mrs. Geo.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Pigeon, spent the week-pnd with
Mr. and Mrs, E. M, Fahrner and
other relatives,
Mrs. ILydia Huxtable of Hamil
ton, is spending a week with her
sister, Mrs. ff. Beaver, Miss Ger
trude Beaver, of Detroit, spent the
week-end at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, H. Beaver,
Mrs. Ward Fritz and daughter
Mary Lou. of Zurich, spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. H. K
Eilber.
Sgt. and Mrs. C- White and fam
ily. Misses Norma and Elaine
Fahrner visited a few days at ,Shel-
bourne.
Mr. and Mrs, «Wm, Bennlnger
and Gayle and Miss Agnes Lam
port, of Detroit, visited over the
week-end with Mrs. Margaret Lam
port and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lam
port.
The Stratford District ’ W.M.S.
Rally will be held in the Evangeli
cal Church Friday afternoon and
evening, Mrs, F, JU, Bi’andauCT, re
turned missionary, who was .for a
long period of time, interned in a prison camp on tile Phillipine Is
land, will be the guest speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Woodall, of
Windsor, visited this week with Mr.
and Mrs. J. Woodall.
Service in the
next Sunday evening is
drawn
services
United
Mr. ;__ __ ___ ___ _ __
today (Thursday) celebrating the
57th anniversary of their wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are both en
joying fairly 'good health and their
many friends extend
tions.
Residents of this
learned with regret of
passing of Rev. J. W.
Bluevale, on. 'Friday
Johnson served as pastor of the
United Church here during the
years 19 32-1937, and deepest sym
pathy is extended to Mrs. Johnson
and son, Rev. ITtoward Johnson,
overseas.
Ditty Bags Needed
For Navy League
Au appeal is again Issued to in
dividuals, church, fratorual, pat
riotic and business groups to rally*
to the call to fill ditty bags fpr the
merchant seamen,
Thousands of merchant seamen
. will b6 required to continue with 1 their ships so food, medical sup
plies, etc., njay be transported to {devastated Europe and in bringing
men of the services from the far
East.
Fill a ditty bag or leave a dona
tion with Mr.s. Luella Howey, Mrs,
Kyle, Wm, Allison or L, Robertson-
Post War Market Prices
Figures for last year show that
Canadian farmers made 143 per
cent more than they did in 19 39.
This is fine, and a well deserved
payment for the hard work of war
time service and production—but
wbat about the years from now on?
There are 723,715 farms and their
future is - Canada’s future. One ob
server gloomily says, “because Can
adians use only half of our prod
ucts and
swarming
there will
Of course
newal of
nounced. He further remarked that
he hoped we wouldn’t see our
hogs drop to $6, our 12c beef steers
to only a few cents a pound, wheat
fall to 25c bushel,-sugar beets from
$12.50 to $6.50 and vegetables and
fruit not even worth harvesting.
the liberated people are
back to their farms,
be a glut of the market.”
he said this before re
meat rationing was an-
even worth harvesting.
Canada’s Future
things could 'happen but
because we intend doing
Our present
.can produce, in our County, a great
variety of crops- and of the best
quality. Furthermore, we think it
will be a long time before the lib
erated nations are self-supporting
and even then, we are determined
to raise their standard of living so
they will want our superior prod
ucts. Think' of the market we
could generate by supplying the
Chinese with a
as our own.There should — — JJ— ------
ployment in our Counties later on.
Older men will take it 'easier and
let the younger fellows pitch in.
Women will be able to leave the
fields and we will all work shorter
hours, making up the time by hir
ing help and using better equip
ment. Very important however, is
the use of our land to best advant
age, taking proper care of it, prop
erly balancing and. rotating cash
These
will not
something about it.
level of prosperity can be more or
less maintained by developing
foreign trade and markets for our
produce. We will continually im
prove the quality of our goods and
thereby receive the benefits of cus
tomer preference. We can meet
competitive prices by improvement's
in our methods and lower produc
tion costs by more efficient opera
tion and intelligent use of our land
and equipment.
They claim We have been aided
along these years by subsidies, $95,-
000,000 last year. This is a bit oft
the mark—we weren’t subsidized,
the consumers were. We were paid
just what our crops were worth ana
subsidies were an effort to keep
down consumer prices, not to help
us along.
Our Country’s Future
We don’t think the fears of
gloomy observer are justified
particularly not in our case.
the
ZION
Mrs. Warren Brock spent several
days
Dickinson, of
Rally Day
next Sunday
special Rally
Misses Marjorie
Dykptnan, of Exeter,
Tomwith her sister, MrS.
Benfield,
service will be held
at IO' a.m. with a
Day program.
and Margaret
, visited over the ’week-end With Anna Brock.
Congratulations to the
Miss Kemp and her pupils
taining first prize for the
and third for J ' ___
school parade at Kirkton Fair oh
Friday last,
Mr. and Mrs,
the drill
teacher,
for ob-
patade
in the
Borman Brock
spent the Week-end holidaying
Sarnia and Port Huron,
at
............
you all for your favour, I
as always, Albert Mi. Miller,
Deai’ Sir:—I have just arrived
back in Holland after spending an
other lovely leave ...........L
When I went to collect my maR
I found I had received yet another
parcel
seems that only while I was on
leave I wrote to thank you for
the last one. But last time it took
me a Jong time to write and thank
you. This time x want to write you
so ypu will know I do not get mine
later than the rest of the fellows.
Again I wish to thank you ana.
others who make it possible for us
fellows out here to get these par
cels from you folks at home, I was
very sorry to hear of the death of
one of Exeter’s best known citizens,
I am speaking of Ken Clarke. In
my mind he worked very hard to
not only improve the Exeter 'Qeme-
wo HJiWM W ttfiuu. JI Willi. !!H! ■ifnffHBfoliltftWI'.'ffi
tTO which my knowledge ijfl
one of the prettiest, in QnjtnriQ^ bdH
he improved the Exeter Branch
the Canadian foegXbn whereby •
proving the ppm,forts Pf not cudl.
the soldier of the Wt War fou.t '
also those of this one. He waa the
people's friend and also a great
soldier, While I was on leave I was
■posted to a unit which will be the
last to leave here with exceptipp ,
to COF personnel,' This, of cpurs<^
was much to my dissappointmpw^
but I guess we all can't get -ph
same boat, pan we? Qpe thing < I*
will say is this and that is that
the Whole plan of sending long set>
vice men home first is a terrible’
mess, in many cases fellows
less than a hundred Points wi
home before those with high poin
Well, sir, I guess I have said about
enough, hoping to see you foy JttW’
summer, 1946, I remain, Sincerely
yours, Calvin Heywood,
ago. Everything was ip good con
dition—-it takes canned goods tp
keep fresh. We are having nice
weather over here, Friday we had
a rainy day. We are still at the
game sport, sailing on the Sneekes
Lake, Yesterday, they had sailboat
races. There was one civilian with
two soldiers in a boat* So there is
always some entertainment in the
line of shows or sports through .the
Y.M-C.A. When we are not on par
ade or guard duty. Last week I
had some experience of ;hpw farm
ing is done here in
is done the same
They rake the hay
wooden rakes. It’s
hard going until you have had some
practice in it. Mostly all the farms
around here (Sneek) are dairy
farms, While I was there I had to
help with the milking. And I had
to get used to sitting on a one-
legged stool. In closing, I thank
Holland, Much
as in Canada,
foy hand with
very slow and
ip. England.
from the committee. It z
wc=s»
hear
So
skies of
held
some going
go up, dear
of the grand
John ■Smith are protection,
world early
J. W. 0. HASKETTcongratula-worldour
iPhone iS
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it be too
Letters From the
Clara
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use Long Distance
calls are
and
Mrs.
with
and
last
Brown
Brown,
and
of
Mrs.
are
and
Mr,
hag
five
last 4
welcome,
folks of
have re
care you
a chance
you have
off a 14-
Scotland.
Baird and
spent Sun-
Sam Sims.
Wein and
Wes. Wein
and
and
the
held
the
28,
the
Hill and Mrs.
Mrs.
visited
County
community
the sudden
Johnson, of
last. Rev.
will
and’
parcels I
work and
at Exeter and
the
be
the
Annie
Mrs.
Home
and Mrs. Cliff
MclSaac and
of Detroit,
at the Huron
United Church
being with-
anniversary
in Shipka
Steve Glanville has returned
after spending the past five
at Simcoe in the tobacco,
and Mrs. Alec Hamilton and
Barry, of Grand Bend, spent Bun
day with Mr.'and Mrs. H. Lewis.
Mr. Leonard Wein, of London
Hospital, spent the week-end here
with his wife and son.
YOUR
good/yeasi
DEALER,
owing to
to be
Church,
and Mrs.
of Mr,
CW/IP
MRS JOHN T. McKNIGHT
Mrs. John T, McKnight, of Clin
ton, mother of Glen McKnight, of
Exeter, died on Wednesday, Sept.
12th at her home in her 61st year.
Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Carter, she was born neai’
Clinton. For 25 years Mr. and Mrs.
McKnight farmed in Tuckersmith,
near Brucefield, moving to Clinton
in 19 27. Surviving besides her hus
band are two sons, Glen, Exeter,
and Capt, J. L. McKnight, London;
a daughter, Mrs, Lome Batkin,
Clinton; a brother, Edward Carter,
Goderich, and a half-sister, Mrs. W,
Campbell, Owen Sound, The funeral was held from the residence on
Friday with interment in Clinton
Cemetery,
AIR FORCE LADS
oft we hear the noisy engines
humming,
And raise our eyes to
heavenly blue,
And see great birds,
and some coming,
And then our prayers
lads, to you,
That the great author
creation
May guard you in the days that
are to be.
As you have given youi’ all to save
the nation,
We know you’ve His
full and free,
And may the whole
learn the lesson,
That loye must rule
instead of hate—
If "we are to be worthy
' blessing,
This may we learn before
late.
diet as substantial
be no farm unem-
erl.y balancing and. rotating
crops with others.
OLD EDITION OF THE
EXETER TIMES FOUND
An interesting -old copy of
Exeter Times, dated September
1'882, has-been handed in to
office by Sandy Elliot having been
found in his apartment building
which was formerly the James
Pickard building. Although 62
years of age the paper contains
many interesting items and names.
Among the merchants advertising
family groc-
C. & S. Gid
undertakers
were G. A. Hyndman,
er; C. Lutz, druggist;
ley, and Win: Drew,
and cabinet makers; R. Davis, but
cher; G. and J. Petty pork packers
Hensall; Farmer Bros., liquors and
groceries; W. Grigg & Son, tailoTs
and 010111161*8; Samwell -& Pickard,
dry goods; James Pickard, farm
machinery for the Northwest trade;
S. 0. Hersey, mammoth grocery and
liquor store; John BraWn. under
taker and cabinet maker; Dyer &
Howard planing mill; I, Carling,
dry goods; R. B. Keeler, boots”and
shoes; H. W. Hall; barrister; J. C.
Stewart and «H, Kinsman, dentists,
Johxi.'Gill Was the town constable.
James Oke, James Down and John
Willis were judges at tho Clinton
fair, Rdbt. Sanders on a visit to
Snowflake, Man., was welcomed to
the place with a torchlight proces
sion foy some of the former resi
dents of this community. Bob
supplied six chickens for a chicken
dinner, Some of his friends came
to town on horseback to see him
and Will Hyndman attracted con
siderable attention while riding
across the .ptairie on a White o*>
Incidently the Times-Advocate be-*
gan its seventy-tfoh’d year i>£ publi
cation on August 28th,
farmers!
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EXETER
CREDITON EAST
Mr. Chris Rau has put a red
shingle siding on his home.
Mr.
Dan
Haist,
Jacob
on Sunday..
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sims and
and Mr. Wilbur Sims visited Sun
day at Thedford.
Mrs. Laura - Hunter and Helen,
lof Stratford, and Pte. Russell
Hunter, of Camr Borden, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Murray Neil.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Billy, of Grand Bend,
day with Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Arliss and Mr. and Mrs.
spent Sunday in London visiting
■friends.
Mr. J. Flynn, of Zurich, spent
the past week with his daughter,
Mrs. J. Jasney.
Mr. and Mrs. J Brokenshire and
daughter Betty and Mrs. Douglas
Brokenshire, of London, visited
Sunday with Mr. Eli Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Neil and
Nancy, of Detroit, spent Sunday
with Mrs. Murray Neil and Bever
ley.-
Mr.
home
weeks
Mr.
Boys Overseas
Dear Mrs. Creech: I just must
take time out and drop you a few
lines to thank you for the swell
’ box of Aylmer canned goods. It
, arrived a few days again and was
j in excellent condition. It certainly
was a swell surprise. The majority
, of. the chaps I am with, come from
■ cities and they really give me a
ribbing about coming from a small
place like Exeter, as most of them
have never even heard of it. When
ever I get a parcel from you’peo
ple they all change their mind
about it, as you see they aren’t as
well looked after as we fellow*
from the small town. I often won
der if we will ever get
to pay you back for all
done. I just arrived back
day leave in Edinburgh,
I had a swell time but was glad to
get back to the regiment again. I
have seen pretty well all of Hol
land. They have trips to Rotter-
‘dam and The Hague about twice a
week so we get- lots of chances to
get out of camp. Everyone has the
same question in the back of his
head now. When are we getting
home? There are plenty of rumors
■flying but none seem to materialize.
1 guess we will just have to wait
and hope for the best. I guess this
will be all for now and thanks
again. As ever, F'red Darling.
♦____*____*
Dear Sir:—I wish to thank you
and the people of Exeter for the
parcel which I received from your
War
cels
been
been
good
home
show
I have
As time goes by more of the laas
from the home town will arrive
He’s only
ONE OF THOUSANDS
eager to telephone home
Every returning troopship is
packed with sons and husbands
yearning for the first opportunity
telephone the glad news “I’m nearly
home”—and to hear again familiar
voices. Meanwhile, all across •
Canada, thousands are waiting for
these calls as they never waited before;
The veteran may have only a few
minutes to call between trains.
Help us to avoid disappointing him;
So, Mr. Civilian
Skunk Pays Visit
The county officials and their
Staffs started their Monday morn
ing duties under peculiar 'circum
stances. ‘ -
to the
George
Norman
formed
Erskine,
offices wont to Sheriff Nelson Hill’s I home. As for myself the day can
office where a meeting was held1 -
under the chairmanship of Jailer
Reynolds.
Decision was made to hire some
one to catch the skunk rather’ than
shoot it. A local trapper was called
to the rescue. He caught the little
fellow much to the relief of every
body around the county courthouse.
The trapper took, the skunk to
the town police to claim his bounty.
Police did not Want anything to do
with the trapper or the skunk and
referred him to the county officials
again. On his way back to the
courthouse the trapper stopped off
at a hotel for his morning quota
with the Skunk still in the bag. In
a very few moments the trapper
had the Whole beverage room to
himself.
The county treasurer finally had
to pay Joe the Trapper to take
himself and the Skunk out of the
courthouse.
A skunk had found its way
courthouse, the caretaker,
James, told County Clerk
Miller who in turn in
County Treasurer Harvey
The stenographers of both
Time Committee as these par-
we have received haye really
grand to get while we have
over here. And it has been
to receive a parcel from the
i town. Myself, I can never
my appreciation for the. gifts
received Whilst overseas.
never be too soon. I hear of some
of the other lads arriving home. I
think they are lucky fellows, as it
seems a few of us, Who are in the
depots, are doomed to stay here
foi’ a while without consideration
to the point score, regardless of
our feelings. But when the day
comes and I can look
see the changes in
years, it sure
Thanking you
Exeter for the
ceived and the
have gone to, to See that we re
ceived gifts from our home town.
Yours sincerely, Lester |Ailen.
..* *
Dear Canadian FriendsJust a
few lines to express my appreciation
for the box of canned goods I re
ceived' from you a couple of days
Calls from returning veterans deserve speedy Completion;
They are just an additional reason why Long Distance telephoning
to-day is heavier than ever before... and why
being delayed in spite of all that we can doj
J. F. ROLFE
Manager