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EXETER, ONTARIO, THUMPAT MORNING, PECEMBER », 194$Established J £73 Subscription, $2.Q0 per year Sip.grl.^ Copy* 9 cents
Fit, W. L, Schroeder, of Stephen
Twp., who recently returned from
Ceylon where he was attached to
the Royal Canadian Air Force, is
one of 25 members, who have been
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross, according to word from Ot
tawa. Moonlight minelaying opera
tions at low level over enemy ter
ritory and other feats of bravery in
the air won for Fit. Lt. Schroeder
the D.F.C. His citation shows that
he has completed many long-range
operational sorties, all of which
have entailed the double crossing
over 1,0'00 miles of sea and deep
penetration into
both by day and
“This officer
displayed a high
skill and devotion to duty,'
citation reads.
Fit. Lt. Schroeder, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm, Schroeder, is one of
a family which had at one time
four sons in the R.C.A.F., all train
ed eas 'pilots. Fit. Lt. Gerald Schroe
der, Fit. Lt. W. Leroy Schroeder,
F.O, Earl Schroeder, LAC. Orville
Schroeder. Fit. Lt. Gerald Schroed
er is presumed to have been lost
during operations out of India.
An interesting account of the
work in Which Fit. Lt. Schroeder
was engaged is found on page four.
enemy territory
night.
has at all times
degree of courage,
” his
Post Office Busy
The
earnest at the local post
Several members have been
to the staff to take care
Christmas mail. The post office will
be closed
day New
no rural
Mail for
the post office now.
Christmas rush is on in
office,
added
of the
all day Christmas and all
Years and there will be
delivery on those days.
Christmas should be in
Girl Guides Start Tests
The meeting of the Girl Guides
was held December 13 at 7 p,m. in
the local Legion room. The meet
ing marked the beginning of the
“Tenderfoot Tests” and the major
ity of the girls passed one of the
five tests. It was decided that a
Christmas party would be held with
Santa Claus- present. It will be held
Tuesday, December 18th, at 5.30
p.m. The meeting closed by singing
“God Save the King,” and “Taps,”
Attend O.E.S. Meeting
Mr. and Mrs, J, Green, Miss Reta
ROwe and Mrs, J, Ferguson were
in Toronto last week attending the
Grand Chapter meeting of the
O.E'.S. at the Royal York Hotel, Mrs.
E. ,L. Gibson and Mrs. Wm. Eller-
ington went down Thursday for the
latter part of the convention. Mrs.
Green was elected D.D.G. Matron
fOi' district No, 5. Mrs. Ferguson
was fortunate in winning a Christian
flag to be used in connection with
the Exeter Chapter. The flag is pre
sented by the Grand Chapter and
drawn for by the 15 to 160)0 dele
gates present.
White Gift Service
A white Gift service was held by
the James street United church
Sunday school, -Sunday afternoon
and in spite of the unfavorable
weather' there was a fair turn out.
A contribution of money was re
ceived from the -primary and the
various classes and amounted to
$30.'00; ,.$25 of which was sent to
the Children’s War Memorial Hos
pital in London and $5.00! to the
Queen Alexandra Sanitorium. A
story was told by Miss Hunter-
Duvar.
Town Has Christmas Tree
Sponsored by the 'Canadian Leg'
ion and the Exeter Lions Club and
in cooperation with the Public
Utilities Commission an evergreen
tree was secured and erected be
tween tbe Library and the Town
Hall and has been beautifully light
ed with colored lights malting a
very fine attraction to the Main
street for Christmas week,
I Christmas 1945 >
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parsons,
highly esteemed Hensall residents
observed their golden wedding an
niversary at their home Wednesday,
December 19th, and the occasion
was marked with a family dinner
at which chicken with all the trim
mings were served. The table was
attractive, centred with the wedding
cake, gold tapers, and vases of gold
chrysanthemums. Mr. and Mrs.
Parsons were married in Hibbert,
and following their marriage, resid
ed in Stanley most of their married
life until they took up residence
in Hensall thirteen years ago, they
recall their wedding day of’ fifty
years ago as raining most of the
day with no sign of snow in the
air. The bridesmaid of fifty years
ago, Miss Hannah -Craig, of Hen
sall, was an honored guest. The
groomsman, Mr. George Kennard,
of Hensall, died a few years ago.
Mr, and Mrs. Parsons were the re
cipients of many lovely gifts in
cluding a davenport from the fam
ily. Members of the family attend
ing were Mr. and Mrs. David Ryck
man, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ryckman,
Mrs. Seymour, all of South Dakota;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferguson and
family, of Hensall; Mr. and Mrs.
William Parsons and Bobby, Crom
arty; Mr. and Mrs. Archie Parsons
and family, Kippen; Mr. and-Mrs.
Fred Rarsons and Walter, London;
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ryckman, of
Exeter; Mr. John Craig, Hensall,
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Store Open Evenings Commencing Thursday, December 26th Until Christmas
Earth
Good Will To Men
•••>
i'
As the victorious year draws to a close,
we join the world in humble and heart
felt thanks for the return of peace.
To our many friends and customers we
extend our best wishes for Happy
Christmas Season
(Rev. Jas, Anthony)
Never Was Christmas more welcome than the festival
is this season.. There is no merriment. There is joy. There
is no boasting but there is gratitude. There are vacant chairs
in many homesj but there is the abiding consciousness that
brave men h|ve done their simple duty. There is the subdued
feeling’ that comes from the knowledge that ideals have not
been anything like reached in school, in surgery, in field
and market,place and on the great waters. There is the real
ization that we are groping for better things with an earnest
ness and ,a hope that never characterized the race in past
centuries. Shepherds of every color and clime are keeping
watch for and looking for the breaking through of a new.
life, for those shepherds of Bethlehem are types of all faith
ful, expectant: souls in whose hearts there is an imperishable
hope—that life is greater than death and that love surely
will conquer strife. Wise men are following the light they
have in the glad confidence that destruction is not the goal
we seek, but the fulfilment of the abiding belief that in the
cradle and. the mother of Bethlehem the world will find her*
victory and her never fading happiness. This season is not
demonstrative but it is full of life-blessedness that is greater
than laughter’ and more to be prized than feasting and light
heartedness,
Heavy Snow Fall
Following the heavy snow fall
the forepart of last week snow re
moval proved to he ppe of the
problems in this district, The traf
fic was .difficult on Main street un
til the snow was removed Saturday Saturday. Ait turned very coM
with th,^/s'^pfljmeter flirting with
■the ' zer^\^QK accompanied by
wind and>&, The attendance at the churches 'vA Bunday was quite
slim.
Over 96 Per Cent
■trJ?
Nominations on
Of Taxes Paid
The meeting of the Municipal
Council was held in the Town Hull
according1 to Statute on Dec, 15
with Reeve Tuckey and Councillors
Dignan, Hern and Sweitzer present.
wThe minutes of the last regular
Inquest Likely
In Fire Deaths
Crown Attorney 'Claude Savage,
of London, stated Monday “an in
quest will be held in all probabil
ity” into the death of Mrs. Inez
Darling and her 2| year old daugh
ter, Patricia, burned' in their McGil-
ivray Township farm home
December 4.
Acting Deputy Fire Marshal
W. Caskey
Lucas, of
vestigation
last week
Caskey was received in London on
Monday,f'
“The experts say’, the facts uncovered in their Investigation
quite cohsi^n.t
given to p
■ owner of t
Savage sajdl Caskey states
• from every fifed,. ‘the
fin?; said' to .have 'been caused by
coal oil explosion, could have hap
pened as described.”
An ironical fact uncovered by
the investigators and included in
the report, stated that Darling was
severely burned in a gasoline ex
plosion almost five years ago and
“since that time has had an unusual
fear of fire. For the past few years
he has cautioned his family and
others in the neighborhood, to be
careful of fires and explosive
liquids.”
On the question of an inquest
Mr. Savage said: “I believe it will
be of benefit to have all the
made public.”
on
C
P,
in-
and Inspector T. G.
Toronto, completed
of details of the • fire
and a'report from Mr.
are B'M11 informatJop
1 'Otto- ' Darling,vv-^tW^d home.” ’Mr.
WW-Caskey states
fifed,. ‘the
facts
Writes Interesting
Letter to Parents
Mr. and Mrs. Uhas. Prout are in
receipt of an interesting letter from
their son, Charles A. Prout Jr.,
now with the American Airforce at
Okinawa. The letter in part reads,
“To-day
location
the ^ast
anyway,
to move AAA W AA „ V, VACA A UVaA », CCAWCVU^A*
they are not yet built. Until then
we will be living In tents. In fact,
we had to put up our own. Each
tent, about 15 by 30 feet, holds ten
men. I am writing from one of these
tents now by the light of candle.
The climate is very good here so
don’t mind sleeping in it, I am now
attached to the 8th Airforce head
quarters, but don’t know much
about the job as yet.
I am enclosing a piece of Japan
ese money. For that bill I gave an
Okinawain native one package of
cigarettes. It is the best thing to
use to bargain with, Getting to be
quite a Jew and have a lot of fun
at it. It is worth I think 3% ce/is
in sour money. Was down to j^Jaha
last Bunday and there isn’t much
of the city of 60,000 left. It is razed
to the ground with the exception;
of a couple of cement buildings,
warehouses and capital buildings.
we move from our last
to another. I hope this is
time I move for a month
After that we are supposed
into new quarters, although
Hay Township Federation
Of Agriculture Elects
The annual meeting of
Township Federation of Agriculture
Was held*in Zurich -Town Hall and
featured an address by R. H. Gra
ham, Ontario livestock department,
Toronto, The ' following officers
were elected for the coming year:
honorary presidents, Bert Klopp,
Karl Haberer; president, William
Davidson;
Dottgall,
hrer, I
Earl Oampbell,
Geiger,
erer,
Clark,
strong,
Horace
Allan Miller,
Alex Masse,
Hay
W. R-*
Three Hurt as Car
Skids Into Cutter
Mr. Geo. Allen, aged 65, mail
carrier' on R.R. 1, Kirkton, and
Misses Luella and Merle Walper of
Dashwood, were admitted to the
Stratford General Hospital, on Sat
urday, suffering -from injuries re
ceived in an accident a mile north
of Kirkton about 5.30. p.m.
The condition .of Mr. Allen was
described as serious tffiugh slightly
improved M-onday. He has multiple
skull fractures. Miss Luella Walper
has a fractured collarbone and her
sister, Merle, has facial wounds.
Their condition is satisfactory.
According to Provincial Traffic
Officer Charles Anderson, of Strat
ford, who investigated, an automo
bile driven by Erling Beckman, of
London in which the two girls were
riding, skidded on the pavement of
Wf 23 higixwM*. ,kp;P5kihg<.i>.a;gaiji|^.
the cutter in which Mr. Allen' was
riding. The car ended up in the
ditch on top of the cutter,
horse ran away but was
caught.
The
later
be
home
years
stret-
Leaves Stretcher to
Home for Christmas
So anxious was he to be
for 'Christmas after over four
overseas Calvert Cutting, a
cher case that arrived at Halifax
on the ILady Nelson, took leave
from the hospital train that arrived
in London Wednesday and arrived
at his home in .Exeter' the same af
ternoon. Calvert went overseas
with the First Hussars. He was
through the terrible fighting around
Caen and for several months was
with the occupation forces in Ger
many, He contracted diptheria and
for a time was in a critical condi
tion in a hospital in Holland. At one
time he suffered from blindness
and was paralyzed from the hips
down. Letters to his home were writ
ten by his nurse. At present he is
suffering from neuritis and is hand)
capped in getting around his‘ankles
being badly swollen. When lie arrived
in London on a stretcher he was
ticketed for the hospital but so an
xious was he to be home that he lefi
his stretcher and donning his uni
form over his pyjamas, walked from
tbe train and arrived in Exeter the
same evening. He expects to return
to hospital after Christmas. He is
one of three brothers to serve over
seas, and the last to return home,
Robert and Jack having arrived
some time ago. He is a son of Mr
and Mrs. Win. Cutting and is mar
ried to the former Jean Cann and
has one son.
Centralia Lads Home
Robert Fields, R.C.N.V.R., son of
Mr. and Mrs Bruce Fields, of Cen
tralia, recently arrived home from
overseas. He saw Service on both
■the Atlantic and Pacific. He was at
Hoiig Kong on the day of the sur
render of Japan.
Pte. Clayton Lightfoot is also
back
with
Sicily
time
prisoner of war, He was in an Aus
trian prison camp for three months.
after more than five years
the army. He saw service in
ahd Italy and was at one
reported missing, but later a
vice-president,
Heiisall; secretary-trees*
Cai’l Oestrieher; directors,
Garnet Jacobi, D.'
Arnold Melmer, Karl Hab-
Carl Oestricher, William
Gus Roach; George Arm-
Sam Hendrick, H. Bchllbie,
Pfaff, Ernest Ohlpcliase,
Charles Shell and
Hope to Publish Next Week
Christmas falls on ’Tuesday
next week and the following day,
Wednesday has Been declared as
Boxing Day and a public holiday.
We hope to publish the ’times-Ad-
vocate next week so as to give our
readers thq Christmas news but
j with Tuesday add Wednesday as
holidays We are wondering just Iiow
it is going to be done, It is’ impos
sible to say just when our subscrib
ers will get their paper.
Of
December 31st
Nominations for
fices will be
Monday,
quite a
present
nection
council,
ed a desire to retire. He has serv
ed the town faithfully as reeve for
the past six years and for two
years previous to that he was a
member of the council. In 1943,
although one of the youngest mem
bers of the Huron, County Council
he was elected warden and since
that time he has served on the
more important committees of the
council and on deputations. Strong
pressure is being brought to
upon him to stand for another
as there are some important
jects to be considered in the
future. On the other hand in
of Reeve Tuckey’s retirement
names of all members of the 'Coun
cil are being suggested for the
chief magistrates chair along with
that of a former member of the
■council, FI. C. Rivers. Names»^we
have heard mentioned in connection
with a new council are that of
Harvey Pollen, C. L. Robertson and
W. C. Allison.
Foi’ the Public Utilities Commis
sion L. J. Penhale is the retiring
member but is eligible foi’ re-elec
tion.
On the Board of Education there
are four members whose term ex
pires. They are A.' O. Elliot, -S. B.
Taylor,, Harold Whyte and J. M-:
BouthfiPtU. Members
Utilities Commission and the Board
of Education are ^elected for
years.
municipal
in Exeter
31. There
around town at
of-
on
is
the
held
December /
stir
time particularly in con-
with
Reeve Tuckey has intimat-
the reeveship and
beai’
year
pro
near
chse
the
two
C.G.I.T. Conduct Service
The C.G.I.T, held a Candle .. „ .
Vesper Service at James St. United
church Sunday evening with a fair
■attendance. Miss Vera Decker pre
sided. Ann Marie Rivers read the.
•scripture lesson and Mary Johns
gave a story. A printed service was
carried out and a pantomine of
the Christmas story was given by
the young people with a candle
lighting ceremony at the close.
Light
Z/
meet-
Contribute $1,500
To Victims* Fund
At the Lions Club supper
ing in the Parish Hall Monday eve
ning Art. Robinson, of London, an
enthusiastic band master* address
ed the club in reference to a boys
and girls band for Exeter. He spoke
of the many advantages to the boys
and girls of belonging to a band.
Mr. Robinson organized the, Inger
soll boys and girls band that played
at the Exeter fair last fall. Numer
ous pictures were shown of bands
that Mr, Robinson has organized.
A committee Of the club Will in
vestigate the possibilities. Lion Dr.
Roulston read an appeal from the
British Children’s War Victims’
fund organized by the Lions and
after a number of the members
spoke in favor of a substantial do
nation it was decided to donate
$1,500 to this worthy cause. This
brings to $5,000 tlie amount con
tributed by the Exeter club during
the past three years. A quartette
was sung by Gla*ude Blowes, E.
Hopper, Lawrence Wein and A
W uer th.
A^rfeeting were read and adopted on
the motion of Councillors Hern dnd
i Sweitzer.
Communications were read anti
dealt with as follows:
Workmen’s Compensation Board,
re estimate of wages, Filed*
Province of Ontario, re Railway
Distribution, Filed-
Department of Highways, re
signs; also from th® Pedlar ’People
and Roofers Supply Co,, re signs,
The matter of signs was laid over
to the New Year on the motion or
Councillors Sweitzer and Dignan.
Director of physical Fitness, re
grants. Filed,
R. R. Finlay, re industries. Clerk
to reply.
Town of Petrolia, re resolution.
No action until further information
is forthcoming,
Gity of North Bay, re resolution,
re Ontario coal shortage. It was
moved and seconded by Councillors
Hern and Sweitzer that we signify
our agreement with
and that the Clerk
required parties.
Mr. R, N. Creech
Southcott waited on
behalf of the Board of
They explained that the Department
of Education now allow Boards to
lay aside in a sinking fund an
amount up to 10 of Maintenance
Expense per year. This fund could
later be used for Capital Expendi
ture. It vras necessary to haye the
Council’s agreement to this pi’Q-
■ceedure.
It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Sweitzer, and Dignan
that we agree to the Board of Edu
cation laying aside in a sinking
fund an amount up to 10 % of the
Maintenance Expense per year. .
The Tax Collector, Mr. Pearce,
gave his report showing current and
arrears of taxes in a good condition.
The treasurer presented his fin-
December 15. He reported 96.8%
of 1945 taxes received to date. It
was moved and seconded by Coun
cillors Dignan and Hern that the
Treasurer’s Report be accepted.
The following accounts were read
and ordered paid on the motion of
Councillors Sweitzer and Dignan:
W. C. Allison, coal, town hall 11.55;
G. A. Hawkins, scythe and stone
3.85; Markrite Mfg. Co., dog tags
6.70; Canada Carbon and Ribbon
Co.,’3 ribbons 2.25; Time: Henry
Green, snowploughing 9.75; Reuben
Mclnnes, snowploughing 14.55; Re
moving Snow1: Henry Green, with
team 3.00; Reuben Mclnnes, with
team
team
4.50;
Sims,
labor
4.00; ____ ___.
Richard Davis, labor 4.25.^
All motions were carried,
journment on the motion of Coun
cillor Hern.
C, V. Pickard, Clerk.
the resolution
so advise the
R,
E
out
and
the
Mr. J-. M.
Council on
Education.
with
3.00
6.00:
withPeter 'Coleman,
Louis Day, with team
John iStire, labor 4.80; John
labor 4.00; Sidney Banders,
4.00; Robert Sanders, labor
William Cooper, labor 4.00;
(Ad-
C.C.F. ZONE
COUNCIL MEETING
At a meeting of Zone 9 of the
C.C.F. held at Guelph, Wednesday
evening, December 5, a demand
was made by the farmer delegates,
which resulted in a motion that an
investigation by the executive Of
the zone be instituted. The investi
gation is related to an allegation
made by E. R. Bond, of Mount
Brydges, at the annual meeting of
Hullett Federation of Agriculture
On Monday evening, November 19,
at which Mr. Bond claimed that
the Canada Sugar Corporation of
Chatham gave $125,000 to the
major political parties. It was al
leged the money was paid ’to sup
press an investigation demanded by
the farmers into the accuracy of
the company’s grading of sugar
beets and their method of deter
mining the sugar content. Mr. Bond
is not a member o| the C.G.F. but
is being contacted to supply more
detailed information.
Mrs. W. Kernick, C.C.F,Reporter.
Children To Be Guests
At Theatre Party
Invitations have been sent
to the pupils of the public schools
in Exeter, Hensall and the sur
rounding district to attend a
theatre party to be given in Lea
vitt’s Theatre on Saturday of this
week. There Will be three showings
one in the morning at ten o’clock
for the local scholars; one at 1.15
and the third at 3 p.m. Treats are
being provided. There will be no
band or parade as provided several
years a^o. This caused some delay
and the children were late getting
home in the afternoon,
Ice At The Arena
Ice-making started at the Arena
the latter part of last Week and on
Tuesday evening their was hockey
practice and skating, The ice was
only in fair condition and it took a
night’s skating to smooth out the
rough spots.
From Overseas
N. -A, Geromette,
landed at Halifax
forces from
Home
Gnr.
wood,
Canadian
aboard'the Monarch of Bermuda Oh
Saturday and will no doubt have
arrived home by now.Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Hogarth were
visited by Cpl. Carl Hewitt ahd Mrs.
Hewitt last week. Cpl. Hewitt re
turned from overseas after serving
for two and a half years in France.
Belgttim, Holland and Germany, Ho
spent some time in Berlin and re
turned home oh the Queen Elizabeth.
They left Exeter for Pilot Mount,
Manitoba.
of Dash-
with the
Europe
Nit: “I hear you’re going to
learn to ski this year?’ Wit* "On.
Second thought, I think Tit let It
Slide.” ,
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