The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-07-15, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 15th, 1943 Single Copy, 5 cents 3«xty-Ninth Year
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CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS
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July is Stamp-o-gram Month
Every extra stamp you buy helps to buy another depth
charge to stamp out the curse of the U-boat.
Two convictions were made re
cently " against residents of Exetei*
and district who were charged with
breaking Wartime Prices and Trade
Board
guilty,
charges
Carling
tals regulations.
$25 and costs,
convicted on
piercing the price ceiling on pota
toes. One was fined $25 and costs
and the other was fined $75
costs.
regulations. They pleaded
One was convicted on the
of renting his house on
street contrary to the ren-
He was charged
Two others were
several charges of
and
Every U-boat Sunk may save many a ship and many a
fighting man going Overseas.
Remember, you are not giving anything, you are making
an investment that pays you 3 per cent.
Buy more stamps and
certificates this month.
12th JULY AT WINGHAM
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A number from Exetei* and com
munity attended the 12 th of July
celebration at Wingham on Mon
day. The crowd was exceptionally
large and the procession was over
a mile in length. Rain in the after
noon interfered with the program
and the Usual contests Were not
held. The Woodham fife band, with
white
orange
streets
before
received
Wifigliam parade, 'Thomas
Appleton, who is in' «his 89th year,
was one of the oldest veterans pre
sent in the parade. He hag not
missed a “walk” in fifty-seven years.
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uniforms, blue berets and
sash, paraded through the
of Exeter about fifty strong
leaving for Wingham. They
a great ovation in the
“Dad”
The annual Hunkin Family Re
union will be held Saturday after
noon next at Grand Bend,
Word was received Tuesday from
England by Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Snell
stating that their son Gunner Ray
Snell had arrived safety overseas.
Mrs, Sturgis, James and Beverley
have returned home after visiting
for a week with relatives at Aurora,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W« Lawson have
received word that their Son, 9gt.
Pilot Orville P. Lawson, has arrived
safety in England,
Parcels for Overseas
The Exeter and District War Time
Committee wish to acknowledge the
receipt of a donation of $25 for par
cels for overseas from the drediton
unit of the Red Gross Society.
Lightning may not strike twice in
the same place but for Sgt. Laverne
Wells accidents can. On Saturday
last while on leave from the West
minster Hospital at London Wells
was motoring with his brother and
sister-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Nelson
Wells, of town, on the Bronson Line
in Hay Township, three miles north
of Dashwood. A bridge had been
washed away during the receni
floods and according to reports the
barricade had been knocked down
earlier in the evening. When the
car struck the spot it turned over
and dumped the three into several
feet of water. They were taken to
Dr. Taylor’s office in Dashwood and
Wells was later removed to West
minster Hospital in H. Hoffman s
ambulance. He was suffering from
shock and a broken right arm -which
at the time of the accident was in
a cast from a previous accident about
five months ago.
i RUNAWAY
Congratulations to Mrs. Margaret A team of ’horses belonging to
Christie, af Main St., Exeter, who on Mr. Charles Godbolt and attached
Tuesday, July 20, will celebrate her . to a cultivator became frightened
93rd birthday. Mrs. Christie main- and ran from the Lions Club vic- tains .all her faculties and is remark-’ tory garden on Huron street east
$bly smart for her years,
lations are also due to Mrs. Elijah
Jory who on Wednesday, July 21st,
will celebrate her 90th birthday,
Mrs. Jory is also in pretty fair
health.
) BENSON W, TUCKEY
CHOICE OF LIBERAL
CONVENTION
L. tory garden on Huron street east
Congratu-’and continued for several blocks at
la mad gallop, coming to a standstill
ion Dr. E. S. Steiner's property. For
tunately neither horses or culti
vator were seriously damaged.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR
PTE, LAVERNE HARNESS
EXETER BOY WEDS
AIRFORCE LADY
At that time Wells
was on his way to London and the
which he was travelling
was struck by a train at the railway
crossing in Lucan. Since that time
he has been a patient at the West
minster Hospital, He was given a
week-end leave to attend the memo
rial service in town on Sunday ror
liis brother-in-law, the late Laverne
Harness, who died overseas.
A memorial service for Pte. Isaac
Laverne Harness, who died in
England on June 15, was held Sun
day piorning in the Trivitt Memor
ial church, Members of the Cana
dian Legion headed by the Exeter
band paraded to the church and
were seated on one side
church while the members
family were
The service
Rector, Rev.
for his text
good courage and let us play the
of the
of the
other,
by the
seated on the
was conducted
M, A. Hunt, Who took
2'Sam’l 10:12 “Be of
■auto in
GREEK FUND
STILL GROWING
The fund continues to grow from
week to week, and surely no cause
was ever more deserving. A starving
people should easily appeal to a lit
tle spare cash from even the poorest
people of this country, then how
much more should the cause appeal
to the well-to-:do and the richer
people of this land of plenty? Some
parts of our district have contributed
well up tq date, but .other parts of the
district have not yet started the flow
of contributions. A little leadership
is all that is needed in each commun
ity. Surely yon are not too busy to
start it. The Exeter and District War
Time Committee zs Sponsoring the
appeal, and that means the appeal
goes out to the whole of South
Huron, from the lake to the
boundary and ten miles north
south.
The contributions previously
knowledged amount to $667.04.
Additional donations follow.
Mrs, John Strange, Exeter ......I
Hillary Horton, Exeter ...........
Mrs. B. W. F. Beavers, Exeter...
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dougall
R.R. 3, Exeter, ..................
Mrs. Rose H. Russell, Exeter ...
Mr. and Mrs. John Hodgert ...
Milton Luther, R.R. 3 Exeter ..
A friend, Exeter ...................
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The Late Pte. Laverne Harness
TRENTON, July 9 — At
The cere-
by the station
M. Inman,
HouSe.
by FO. J.
in
L.
flowers.
Decker, of Pem-
wore the uniform
Division, was
the
R. C.A.F. station here the marriage
of AW2. Muriel Margaret Hicks,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
C. Hicks, of Timmins, and L.A.C,
Thomas Alfred Walter, son of H.
S. Walter and the late Mrs. "Walter,
Exeter, was solemnized,
mony was performed
chaplain, Fit. Lt. S.
the Y.W.G.A. Hostess
Given in marriage
Wright, senior Women’s Division
officer, the bride wore a gowm of
heavenly blue silk jersey with a
corsage of garden
AW1. Frances
berton, B.G., who
of the Women’s
bridesmaid. The bridegroom was
attended by LAC. Philip MacKellar,
of Toronto. AW2 Margaret Jane
Cope played the wedding march.'
During the signing of the register,
the solo “Because" was sung by
AW1. Audrey Wood. Following the
ceremony, Miss Jessie Hunt enter
tained the bridal party and their
friends *at a reception. The table!
was decorated with pink and white
snapdragons and centred with a
cake.
Mr, Benson W. Tuckey, Reeve Qt
Exeter and Warden of Huron, was
the choice of the Liberal Convention
which met in Henball Wednesday
afternoon to select, a candidate to
contest the riding in the forthcoming
election. Mr. James Ballantyne,
who for the past nine years, has
represented Huron at Toronto, was
the runner-up
There was a good representation
the hall being comfortably filled
with men and women in spite of the
fine weather which prevailed early
in, the attention. Dr. Shaw, of Clin
ton, presided. The first part of the
meeting was taken up with the elec
tion of officers for both the Federal
and Provincial ridings.
Eight names were
nomination to carry the
banner in the forthcoming
They were; B. W, Tuckey,
Exeter and Warden of
James Ballantyne,
McEwan, Dr.
Hensail; A.
Fingland, of Clinton;
of McKillop; and Miss Josie Saun
ders, of Goderich.
Four names went to ballot, that
of Miss Saunders, John Eckert,
James Ballantyne and B. W. Tuckey.
Mr. Tuckey wag elected on the third
ballot.
placed In.
Liberal
election,
reeve of
Huron;
M.L.A.; John
A. R, Campbell, of
McMurray, Frank
John 'Eckert,
J.
east
and
clC*
ILL IN HOSPITAL
$1.00
2.00
. 1.00
5.00
1.00
3.00
2.00
2.00
Mr. Joseph Senior* is ill in St.
Joseph’s Hospital, London, having
gone down on Saturday for observa
tion. His daughter, Mrs. C. L.
Graves, of Grosse ■ Isle, Mich., is
visiting here at present. Mr.
Senior’s many friends will hope for
his speedy recovery.
RED CROSS NEWS
in Toronto
being kept
If any one
Red Cross
The Central Depot
for Russian Relief is
open for the summer,
has any donations the
will see that they are forwarded
each shipping day.
The Red Cross is making goose
berry jam on Friday, July 16, If
anyone has gooseberries they could
contribute will you
them at
Church on Friday morning.
. The next executive will meet on
July 26 in the basement of the
Library.
The following articles were pack
ed on July 9; ,
Seamen’s Quota: 31 pairs 18 inch
Socks, 1 pair 26 inch socks, 15 T.N.
sweaters, 7 pairs mitts, 6 tuck-ins,
12 aero caps. Army Quota: V.N.
Sweaters 4, 2 pair gloves. British
Civilian Knitting: 2 boy’s sweaters,
4 giri’s sweaters, 21 Washcloths.
Quota sewing; 15 pairs men’s py
jamas, 8 women’s slips, 8 men’s
shirts, <8 girl’s units (dress and 2
pants), 24 pair women’s knickers,
00 diapers, 26 sanitary pads. Non
Quota: 28 quills (large), .7 crib
quilts, 1 afghan. Refugee articles:
4 (children’s clothing), *
Mr, Gao. W. Layton, tfbasurer for
the Exeter Red Cross, acknowledges
the following contributions:
John H. Adams, donation, $16,00
Thames Road Unit, ...............10.56
Main St. Unit, ..................... 12.10
Mrs. J. H. Hinds, 2,00
Caven unit, Ids.55
please leave
James Street United
men for our people, and for -the
cities of our God,” and from this
text he delivered a most approp
riate sermon. He referred to the
deceased as among the first to en
list from the church and the first
to pay the supreme sacrifice in this
war. He also referred to the fact
that three of Laverne’s brothers
served and were wounded in the
first Great War. Laverne had been
ill in hospital for a couple of
months and had been in hopes of
returning to Canada when his con
dition became worse and he passed
away.
Among the mourners at the ser
vice were Mrs. Irene Harness, widow
of the deceased and two children
Shirley and Jane; Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Baynham and Betty, of Strat-
for'd; Mr. and Mrs.
and family, of Pt.
Mae Brogan, of Windsor;
Mrs.
of Windsor;
Harness
Dixon,
Smith
London;
Gerald and Miss Dora Dan,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Douglas, of Gran
ton; Mr. McLeod, Mrs. Beacom and
Mr. and MrS; Roy Mugford, of
Goderich; Elmore H. Harness, wife
and family of town,
The following letter was received
by Mrs, Harness following the
death of her husband written by
his Padre.
Canadian Army Overseas,
June 15, 1943.
Mrs. I. L. Harness,
Exeter, Ontario.
Dear Mrs. Harness:
May I be permitted to express to
you my sincere sympathy In the
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C. W. Harness
Edward; Mrs.
Mr. and
Ed. Maguire, and son Denis,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
and Sgt. and Mrs. Win.
of London: Mrs. Frank
(nee Betty Harness) of
Mrs. Charlotte Dan, Mr.
and
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guests included
and airwomen.
groom left for a
they
the
two-tier wedding
The wedding
about 45 airmen
The bride and
brief honeymoon after which
will resume their duties in
R.C.A.F.
HARBOUR TRAGEDY
MISSING OVERSEAS
Mr, Wesley Simmons received,
word last week that Flying Officer
J, B, Reeves, had been reported
missing over Germany. Flying Of
ficer Reeves was for ten months
stationed at No. 9, S.F.T.S. at Cen
tralia and was well-known - in Ex
eter being a friend of the Simmons
family. His home was in the Sate
of Iowa, U.S.A.
When a motor tug carrying ship
yard workers collided with a freight
er in Halifax harbour on July 6th,
19 of the men were drowned. It
was Halifax harbor’s worst tragedy
of the war. One of the victims was
Walter Grant, aged 24, brother-in-
law of Mr.
Toronto. Mr. Grant was an assistant • Taylor,
electrician. The •men were aboard’
the tug on their way to a repair job
on a merchant vessel. Mrs. Grant’s
maiden name was Violet Patterson,
sister of
she made
riage two
daughter,
also survives.
daughter were visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Christie in Toronto and on July
3rd accompanied Jean Christie to
London while on her way to Exeter
to visit, with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. W. Christie, Mrs. Grant
going on to Windsor where she was
when the tragedy occurred. She
and Mrs. Christie left for Halifax
last week.
REEVE OF HAY MAY
SEEK NOMINATION
Mr. George Armstrong, reeve of
•Hay Township and Warden of
Huron County in 1942 may seek
nomination as Progressive-Conser
vative candidate for Huron at the
Conservative Convention to be held
in the town hall in Hensall on.
Thursday, July 15, at 8.30 p.m.
The only other contender for the------ --------------- xxxe VUIJ ULUC1 UVJA 1G1 JU1W
J. Aylmer Christie, of .candidacy at present is Dr. Hobbs
? og Dashwood, unsuccessful
candidate in 1937.
The principal speaker at the Con
vention will be Mr. Cecil G. Frost,
K.C., president of the Ontario As
sociation.Mrs. Christie with whom
her home before her mar-
years ago this month. A
Christina, one year old,
Mrs, Grant and
GRAND BEND yVIAN
BADLY BURNED
Eighty-year-old Peter Defore, his-
clothing aflame after a coal oil stove
exploded, pushed his wav out of a
burning cabin at Grand Bend on
Sunday, and put out the flames that
were searing his body with his hands
and by rolling in the grass.
Seriously burned about the face,
shoulders, hands and arms, Defore
was treated by Dr. R. H. Taylor, of
Dashwood, then, taken in a Hoffman,
ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London, where attendants reported
his condition as “serious."
It was not immediately learned,
whether Defore was lighting the
stoye when the explosion occurred
or whether the accident occurred
by some otheix means. The cabin,
[which was completely destroyed by
. flames, was Defore’s home where he
had lived alone for some years. All
the aged man's belongings were also
lost.
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RECEIVES HIS “WINGS”
Congratulations to Sergeant-Pilot
Gerald Lawson, who on Friday last
was awarded his pilot’s license at a
“Wings" presentation ceremony at
Aylmer. Gerald, age 20, began hisi
training at Manning Depot, Toronto,
going from there to Camp Borden,
then to Eglinton Hunt Club, Toronto
and from there to St. Catharines
and Aylmer. Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Hicks
and Miss Annie Mason attended the
graduation at Aylmer. Gerald is at
present visiting at his home and has
been posted to Charlottetown, P.E.I.,
leaving for there this week
FROM
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Once again a successful class of
students have completed their train
ing at Number Nine and form part
of the ever growing number of pilots
that swell the tide of empire. On
this occasion the Wing’s Parade was
held outdoors and a large number
of guests were in attendance. Vader
a ’brilliant blue sky Group Captain
E. G. Fullerton welcomed the rela
tives, friends and others who had
come to witness the ceremony, Ad
dressing Course 77 the Commanding
Officer pointed out that they had
reached a goal and a gate. Behind
them lay the months of training and
study which had merited them the
coveted wings; in front of them
opened wide the gate of opportunity
to do a real job of worlc for their
country. He urged the graduates to
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