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Exeter Boy Visits Exeter England
Following Blitz
■England Apr. 1942
15 YEARS AGOa
Six denominations of Canadian
historical postage stamps are now
being printed.
Miss Evelyn Howard • has passed
her second year examinations at
Western University with honors and
Mr. Kenneth Stanbury his second
year with honors in Classics.
Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Beer and Mr.
and Mrs. G, F. Roulston are leav
ing the forepart of this week on a
motor trip to Ottawa
of Quebec, They will
trip up the Saugenay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
spending the latter
week at Bigwin Inn on the Lake of
Bays, Muskoka, attending the an
nual convention of the Canadian
Weekly Newspapers Association.
Miss Ross, of the High School
staff, left Monday for Toronto,
where she will be engaged in mark
ing examination papers. Mr. E. J.
Wethey is presiding over the exam
inations at the Goderich Collegiate.
One of the most successful events
in the history of the Exeter school
was the Jubilee Festival. More than
800 were in attendance. The Jub
ilee Confederation pageant was pre
sented with a cast of over 18'0, por
traying our past heroes and states
men.
and the city
enjoy a boat
Southcott are
part of the
Dear Melve;
I just thought I would drop you
a line or two to tell you I hud just
taken a leave in Exeter and Credi
ton in Devonshire, Very much to
my sorrow I left this visit too long,
as just two days before I
there the city had received
the worst blitzs that any
England has ever received,
about it before I left but
made plans to spend my leave there
I just carried them out as I had
planned.
The trip from Waterloo station
in London to Exeter takes about
five hours and it is a very beauti
ful trip. Shortly after one gets
away from London one sees signs
along the railway right of way, an
nouncing that we were traveling
toward the Strong country and as
soon as,one crosses into Devonshire
bounty it announces that we are in
the Strong country. I was curious
to know the meaning of these
signs, so I singled out a soldier from
Exeter who was going -home on
leave, and asked him, He explained
to me that for years Devonshire
people have been very famous for
their feats of strength, He said
the average man in that county
was not overly big but they were ex
ceptionally strong.
Another thing that I noticed par
ticularly were the .crops and the
farms, I have travelled in quite a
number of counties since I arriv
ed over here but Devon is far the
most thrifty-looking of any I have
been fortunate enough to see. Un
like so many counties, Devonshire is
practically all good farming coun
try. It is well cleared and drain
ed and fairly level. Some counties
are ' very swampy and there are
thousands of acres that are useless.
arrived
one of
city in
I heard
having
about three hours and. a half in
the city. It sure is a different place
now though,
just took the
and a half to
take years to
before, they
morale of
Well, I
a million
rives very
to receive
Cheerio
since the blit?;, It
jerries about’ an hour
do damage that it will
rebuild, but as I said
will never break the
the British bulldogs.
will close now. Thanks
for the paper, which ar-
regularly, it sure is good
the Local.
and all the best,
Yours sincerely,
I. L. Har:
A9502 Pte, I. L, Harness,
1st Div. Supply Company,
No, -6 Company, R.C.A.S.C.,
Canadian Army Overseas.
■ness
Engagement Announced
The engagement is announced
Mary Jean, Reg.N., eldest daughter
of Mr, Ward Hodgins and the late
Mrs, Hodgins, of Clandeboye,
to Fit. Sgt, Ralph M. Ainslie,
A.F., St. Hubert, Que., son of
G. W. Ainslie and the late
Ainslie, St. Marys.
of
Ont.,
R.q.
Mrs.
Mr.
EXETER HORSE RACES-
WEDNESDAY, JULY Sth
The Boosters Harness Horse Club
will again feature a Big Time Cir
cuit Meet at Exeter Wednesday, July
Sth, and will be “Beatty Easton
Bay”. There will be four big race
events, a 29 pace, a %% pace, a half-
mile Pree-for-All Championship, and
a race for 26 trotters. Coming as it
does right after the two big holi
day meets at Orangeville and Strath-
roy, it will attract the best horses
from both centres and should be
about the best race meet of the en
tire circuit. Harness races this sea
son have been the best in some-sea
sons and the free-for-all pacers step
ped a mile at Forest last week in
2.08i which is going along over a
half-mile track. Local secretary
George Lawson promises to have
everything in spic and span shape
for the big event. A collection will
be taken for the Overseas Tobacco
and Hamper fund and judging by
the way the followers dropped the
nickels and dimes in the hat at For
est, this fund will be a great suc
cess at the various trot meets. Up
to this time the Crediton-owned pac
er from the Morrissey stable has
been able to measure all Ontario
horses at a half-mile distance, but
there are several who think they can
measure Winston Grattan right at
his own doorstep. It was at Exeter
Inst year fhp.1 Oliver Grattan.* then
pwneU by Tern Yearley, of Crediton,
beat the fast Leah Guy in this -same
race, and from this shewing Tom
was able to dispose of his horse to
Maritime Province fanciers at a good
price. The trotting event will at
tract a good entry of fast trotters
getting ready for the Futurity races.
The programme is a good one and
should attract the greatest atten
dance in years at the Agricultural
Park.
of
Grand
mem-
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Mobile Canteens Feed’ Homeless
People
I arrived there I received
shock. I naturally expect-
everything would he up-set
the
DESJARDINE REUNION
The fourth annual reunion
Desjardine family was held at
Bend recently, Some eighty
bers of the family were present from
Zurich, Dashwood, Parkhill and
Grand Bend. The afternoon was
spent in sports and a picnic supper
followed. The business period was
conducted by the president, Mrs.
Howard Desjardine, and the follow
ing officers were elected for next
year; President, Mrs. Ira Stebbins;
secretary, MrB. Elmer Desjardine;
treasurer, Mrs. Lloyd Walper;
sportsi committee, Dloyd Walper,J
Orva
nold
lunch
dine,
McGregor, Mrs. Wm,
Mrs. Leesome Desjardine.
Bestard, Alpha Meyers, Ar-
Gaiser, Mrs, Ira Desjardine;
committee, Mrs. Sam Desjar-
Mrs. Tom Meyers, Mrs, Lloyd
Mrs. Wm. Desjardine,
Gsrand Rend Officially Opens
The summer season of 1942 of
ficially opens at Lakeview Casino,
Grand Bend, on Saturday, June 27,
with the same policy as previous
years—dancing every night until
Labour Day, September 7th, and in
dications of the pre-season business
would show that this summer will
not he any different than those of
previous years.
The outstanding event, of course,
Is the engagement of the crack To
ronto orchestra, the “Modernaires”,
of 12 musicians. This well-organ
ized band, which for four years has
included the finest musicians that
Toronto possesses, has gone on
from success to success, and their
reputation has been made because
in each case they have been able
to better all previous records. This
spring they opened Wonderland
Summer Gardens in London, with
the biggest
during
people
papers
by the
as the outstanding Toronto baud to
open their summer series of dances
last week,
Lakeview Casino interior has
again beep changed and is now sur
passed by none, and with the “Mod-
ernaires” makes a combination you
can all be proud of, Note special
DEPARTMENT STORES * DRUGGISTS
GROCERS f TOBACCONISTS
BOOK STORES and other RETAIL STORES
............................................................. ... ’'"20$
crowds ever to attend
opening weeks. Many
noticed in the -Toronto
this hand was chosen
the
have
that
famed Maple Heat gardens dance July 1st and Midnight, July
Sth, with a Sunday evening brass
band concert previous to the Mid
night dance by the Dashwood Brass
Band under the
Harry Hoffman.
been successful in
cert for every
throughout the season.
direction of Mr.
We have also
arranging a con-
Sunday evening
"W
warning!
is already on its way
shouldRationing Headquarters ?
o • A
25 YEARS AGO
Mr, Russell Balkwill, of Sarnia,
is visiting at his home here.
In Manitoba and Saskatchewan
there were six degrees of frost one
night last week.
A motion was carried at the Exe
ter council meeting that an estimate
of $750.00- be made for the con
struction of new cement walks.
Mr. Ed. Treble received word from
his son, Private Leon Treble, that he
is now able to leave the hospital
and is back with his old battalion in
England.
The old shoe shop used for many
years by Mr. Alf Walter, and one
of our oldest building landmarks,
is being removed to the rear of the
premises. It was built *63 years ago
and was used as the first Bible
Christian church.
At a recent musical examination
held by the London College of Mu
sic, Mrs. Gambrill’s pupils were all
highly successful. Singing, elemen
tary, Mildred Harvey, Hazel Ker-
nick; intermediate, Gladys Harvey,
Leia Sanders; piano, junior, -Grant
Sanders, Robert Gambrill; advanced
intermediate, Ferrol Higgins;
ior, Leia Sanders.
When
quite a
ed that
and the food situation would be very
bad. I walked a few blocks and saw
a large number of mobile canteens
feeding the homeless people and in
stead of seeing everyone tearing
around like I expected, the people
were .taking everything very coolly.
I mixed in the crowd and walked
around for three hours or more and
much to .my surprise and also to the
credit of the Exeter people that I
never heard a complaint or a
grumble.. These British people sure
have what it takes. They get bomb
ed • out and lose their homes that
have taken them a lifetime to get
together, but they come up with a
smile and still keep their chins up.
It will take more bombs than Hit
ler and Company -can
to break their morale.
High
ness
out.
than
ever make
The whole
Street, which is the main busi-
section, is practically wiped
It is really more burned out
blown out.
sen
Thousands of Oil Bombs Fire
■City
The Nazis used thousands of nil
bombs on the city and .the firemen
couldn’t begin to cope with
flames. The Cathedral was
but it was scorched badly
fire, plus having the most
windows blown out by the
This raid was nothing but
raid. There
jectiyes in the place at
they had proclaimed it
city but the Nazis don’t
that at all. They think
break the morale of the people by
slaughtering women and children,
but they are certainly wrong. They
will never do that in a hundred
years.
the
hit
the
the
MAIL YOUR APPLICATION CARD FOR
After July 1st no one will be able to pur
chase sugar for regular domestic use without
turning in a ration coupon.
50 YEARS AGO
To-morrow, July 1st, will be
one hundredth anniversary of
founding of Upper Canada,
Ontario.
The late heavy
ed down the fall
there is a heavy
on the ground^
The municipal
voters in towns of 3,000 and under
has been reduced to $200
-.townships to"$100.
Brick
premises
William
his new
the
the
now
rains have knock
wheat and where
growth it is flat
qualification for
and in
is being delivered
of Mr. William
Street, for the erection of
residence.
on the
Snell,
resi-
ALFRED HODGINS
DIES AT LUCAN
Alfred Hodgins, life-long
dent of the Lucan district and mem
ber of a pioneer family, died sud
denly a.t his home in that village
shortly before noon on Friday of
last week. He was in his 87th year,
Mr. Hodgins was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. George Hodgins.
He was bornfhear the village of Lu
can and spent -his life in farming,
going to Lucan several years ago up
on retirement/
He is survived by his widow, who
has been ill for several months;
one daughter, Mrs. Boy Fairies,
Lucan? one son, Allan Hodgins,
loth concession, London Township?
three sisters, Mrs. Richardson,
Massachusetts? Mrs. William Hawk-
shaw, Stratford; Mrs. William
Brownlee, Lticati, find two brothers,
Irwin Hodgins, Lucan, and Aljoe
Hodgins, Chicago,
The body rested at the Haskett
& Sons funeral home, where ser
vices were held on Sunday at 4
pan., with Rev. L-. C. Harrison of
ficiating. interment was made In
St, James Cemetery, Clandeboye,
no.t
by
of
blasts.
a spite
are no military o’b-
all and
an open
think of
they can
Visits Crediton
•Cre-
I. went over to Crediton for 'a
couple of days. It is about the same
distance from Exeter as it is from
Exeter to Crediton in Canada,
diton in Devonshire is a much larg
er town than our Crediton, though,
It is a very pretty place set away
down in a valley. If one Walks out
■to the edge mf the town in any dir
ection he can look right over top of
the town. The hills are very pret
ty, too. ' Some fields have grain
planted in them and some are
freshly ploughed and it makes it
look like patchwork. Then here
and there is a bit of bush which also
adds to the beauty of .the thing.
While I was in Crediton an Air
Force sergeant came over and spoke
to me.
place
rived
place
come
Visiting there.
that he was* through the last war
and he is now forty-two. He said
his wife didn’t like the idea of him
enlisting again but as sooh as the
first Canadians arrived he decided
if men could come thousands of
miles to help fight for Britain he
thought it was his duty to enlist
tOO,
They certainly gave me a warm
welcome, and when I was leaving
they made me promise to spend my
next leave vHth them.
I Was in Exeter in May, 1940,
while on my way to France and spent
He asked me if I had any
to stay and having just ar-
I told him I hadn't found a
yet. He told me 1 had to
and stay with him while I was
He told me later
Application cards for coupon rationing for
sugar have»now been mailed to every house
hold, in Canada. But, in an undertaking so
vast, some homes may have been missed, or
some cards may have gone astray. So, no
matter where you live, whether it is in areas
served by letter carrier or not, if your appli
cation card is not already on its way to
Rationing Headquarters, you should wait
no longer.
After filling in the card, according to the
instructions on the pamphlet which was
delivered with it, just drop the card in the
nearest mail box or post office. It needs no
forwarding address.
IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN
APPLICATION CARD you should get one
at the nearest Post Office at once.
T
All Post Offices have received full instructions to
rush application cards for coupon rationing to the
nearest Wartime Prices and Trade Board Office,
where they will get immediate attention and the
coupon ration cards mailed right back to you.
Just drop the card
in the nearest mail
box or post office. It
needs no forward*
ing address.
The ration cards being issued for use July 1st
are for sugar only, and good for 10 Weeks. At
the end of that period a coupon
ration book good for 6 months
will be issued. Under the new
system of coupon rationing,
you ate allowed the same
COUPON
RATIONING
means no change'in
your ALLOWANCE OF
SUGAR
amount of sugar as at present—y2 lb* per person
per week. The same provision as at present for
additional quantities for pre
serving and jam and jelly mak
ing will be continued* Special
voucher forms for this purpose
ate being supplied all retailers*
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