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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1943-10-21, Page 1Invitation to Visit AirportCanadian Legion B.E.S.L., Exeter- Hensall Branch 1G7. Bingo & Dance will be held in McKnight’s Hall, Exeter Residents of this community 16 years and over are invited to visit the 'Centralia Airport. on Sunday aftei‘U|Oon next. The visit is being sponsored by the Exeter Lions Club and persons intending to visit the airport should leave their names witli S. B. Taylor not later than Friday a.m. The party will leave Exeter for the airport in a body. Exeter Red Cross Branch Thursday Nite, Oct. 21 Bingo starts at 8.30 sharp. Saturday Night Dance SGT. SMITH & lUS ORCHESTRA FROM NO. 9. 45th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Peter Musser, of Winnipeg, former resident of Grand Bend celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary ou October 4th. Mr. and Mrs. Musser reside at 138 Young St. Winnipeg. Their many friends wish them many more hap py years together. Monday Night at 8 p.m. James Street Church hap- NOTE—No children admitted under 10 years of age unless accompanied by an adult* BRYAN—RAINSBERRY CBwnratrera^w Special speaker will be MAJOR E. H. A. WATSON, Field Secretary of the Red Cross He will bring his 16 mm. ampro projector and films. Badminton Club Organized Last Wednesday night the Exeter Badminton Club organized for the coining season, It was decided that the members will play on Wednes day and Friday nights. The season will be divided into two terms, from now until the January until March, the member ship fee being $1.50 a term, or 25 c a night, The come to any new members. The of ficers elected for the coming year are as follows; President, Margaret Tape; vice-pros., Barbara Dinney; soc.-treas., Ada Dlnney; bird con venors; Marion Cowen, Laurene Sftirbrlgg; touimament committee: Eileen Snell, Donald Traquair; lunch committee: Helen Dignah, Margaret Melville. New Year, and from club extends a wel Tlie marriage of Florence May Rainsberry, daughter of Mt. and Mrs. J. J. Rainsberry, of Sarnia, to Clare Bryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bryan, of Biddulph Twp*, took) place on Saturday, October 9, at i three o’clock at Moore Line United Church parsonage. Rev. T. A. Car michael officiated. The bride wore! __ ... __ _ _______ __ a blue suit with, black accessories the Exeter Branch of the Red Cross and martin furs. With a corsage of reports the following contributions: American Beauty roses and fern. !Mrs. Dunlop war emergency, $14,50; Her attendant was Miss Audrey .Main St. Evening Auxiliary, $34*10; Foster, of Granton, who wore a'Main St, “ “ “ H " maple leaf green, two-piece fine wool dross* with black accessories and a corsage of Talisman roses and fern. The groom was supported by Ronald Squire of Blanshard, After the marriage a reception was held at the bride’s home which was deco rated with auttimtt flowers, After the reception Mr. and Mrs, Bryan left for Niagara and other eastern points. They will reside on the 10th con. of Biddulph* Red Cross Receipts Mi\ G* W. Layton treasurer of Unit, collection, $7.42; Zion Unit, $17.24; Fernville Unit, bingo receipts, $74.67; Ellmviile Unit, $1.20; Shipka Ladies Aid, $10.00; Grand Bend Unit, $290.00. James St* U/nit $50,010, material $3.65, The highway at Devon cornet5 has been greatly improved by widening the approach to the Crediton road and filling in the ditches. EXETER COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PURCHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT The Municipal Council of the Village of Exeter, met in the Town Hall on Monday, October 18th, with Reeve Tuckey and all Councillors present. The minutes of the last regular meeting of October 4th, were read and adopted on the Councillors Bierling and Communications were dealt with as follows: Decker asking permission to place sign on curb in front of place of business. It was moved and second ed by Councillors Southcott and Dig- nan that Miss Decker be granted the right to erect sign under the supervision of the Street Commis sioner but that it be placed inside her own property line. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Bierliag aild Hern that the Street Commissioner be instruct ed to order curb signs removed and that in future no curb signs be ereet- INVALIDED HOME FROM ENGLAND motion of Hern, read and Miss Vera Burlee Ltd., re Siren—tabled. D. C, Baird, re Snowfence prices—■ filed. W. W. Pentland, re extinguishers and fire equipment. Mr. Pentland reported that he had inspected ex tinguishers and fire equipment. He advised two five gallon pumps be added to the equipment at the pre sent time. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Southcott and Bierling that we purchase 2 5-gallon pump tanks from Mr. Pentland at the price of $23,00 each. Also that Clerk write the office of the Fire Marshall asking that a representative of his office call on us the next time he Is in our district. Also to advise the Fire Marshall that when up-to-date fire fighting apparatus is available this Village would consider the pur chase of same. Regarding snow fence. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Southcott and Dignan that the Roads and Bridges Committee decide upon the amount of snow fence required for Wellington street and same from Roofer’s Supply London. The following accounts were read and ordered paid on the motion of Councillors Hern and Dignan: Cud- more’s Gravel, gravel for culvert and sidewalk, $54.00; vice and Garage, weldin; 4.70; ~ ~ Blood Street P.U.C. Hall, Library, bal. grant, $3 0 0.00; W. W. Pentland, Extinguisher hose, (1.50) 1.50; John Stire, labor, road maint. 26.7 0; Richard Davis, labor, cleaning streets, 15.75. All motions were carried. Ad journment on the motion of Coun cillor Dignan. C. V. Pickard. Clerk. order Ltd., Gravel, gravel for _____ Sunoco Ser- ‘ ig scraper, Exeter Red Cross, expenses Clinic, 11.6 6; Exeter P.U.C. Lighting, 214.27; Exeter Hydrant Rental, 3 50.00, T. 2.03, 352.03; Exeter Public VICTORY LOAN DRIVE IN FULL SWING The Fifth Victory Loan official ly opened at >8 a.m. Monday morn ing, October 18 th, W, A. Beecroft, in dress over CKNX, citizens of Huron Canada’s largest Victory Loan- the limit. Early reports from the Huron County Headquarters indicated that the Salesmen in each district are hard at work, and are receiving a good response from all types of in vestors. Huron County has always done a marvelous job in all Victory Loans and War Savings Certificates drives, and we have an enviable re cord. We have done it before—we can do it again. Lets all give our Salesman a friendly reception by buying more Bonds and speeding the Victory. The Exeter Public Relations Com mittee, consisting of Jas. Morley, chairman; Reeve B. W. Tuckey, J. M. Southed, i and the Municipal Chairman, R.‘ N. Creech, are en deavoring to arrange for a public rally in the nfear future. Fred Dawson is chairman for Vs- borne Tp. and II. K. Eilber for Stephen East and Peter Eisenback for Stephen West. 19 43. The Rev. an opening ad- appealed to the to back this— ■to UNITE EVENING SERVICES In order to comply with the Fuel Controller’s request for a 20 per cent reduction in coal consumption this winter the churches of town are arranging to hold their services in such a manlier as to meet the re quirements. A meeting of commit tees from Main Street and James St. churches met last week and de cided to hold union services each Sunday evening. The union services will commence the middle of No vember following the anniversaries, Morning services and Sunday Schools will be held each Sunday in the and a night, pastor of the Caven Memorial tentative made to merits. respective churches as usual union service will be held at meeting alternatively* The and choir will have charge service in their own church. Presbyterian and Trlvltt committees have met and arrangements reduce their fuel are being require- ls ric___Heywood underwent ration for appendicitis In Hospital London, on Monday. an ope- Vlctoria L* Mrs. Ship week from a Cpl. Douglas Gould, son of Florence Gould, of Hay town- was among those who this have been invalided home England, L. Cpl. Gould lost leg through amputation as the result of an accident when he was forced from the road while riding a motorcycle. He is at present in Christie Street Hospital, His arrival in Canada comes surprise to his relatives here. PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN LARGER UNITS OF ADMINISTRATION Toronto, aas Farmers, trustees and teachers of Stephen township Federation of Agriculture, heard M. A. Campbell, of Toronto, Secretary of Ontario Trustees and Ratepayers Association outline the setup, together with thb advantages of having public school sections grouped together in larger units of administration. The larger unit is not the con solidated school. .The various school sections grouped in larger units co operate and work together for the good of boys and girls. Equal ad vantages are offered to all boys and girls in the province and manual training, agriculture, music and home economics are available to all. Great savings are affected in the co-operative purchase of school sup plies. A 10-cent scribbler costs the pupil 3 cents; two 5-cent lead pen cils cost 3 the school supplies. In 1938 units in the province, are 141 units in which 1,014 schools i are grouped. Unless we improve our I cents, sections buy Ten per cent, of school there were the 15 Now larger there public school system, we cannot ex pect our agricultural organizations to improve in value to the commu nity. ill of Operation for Appendicitis Mr. C. E, Tuckey was taken Saturday with an acute attack appendicitis and was rushed to Vic toria Hospital in London where he underwent an operation the same evening. He is progressing as well as can be expected. NEWLY-WEDS HONORED The home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dunsford was the scene of a pleas ant surprise gathering on Wednes day evening of last week when a large number of neighbors and friends gathered to honor Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Genttner. The evening was pleasantly spent in cards, after which Misses Doreen and Jean Triebner carried a prettily decora ted basket filled with presents into the room. After opening all the gifts, Mrs. Genttner then thanked everyone for the lovely things she had received arid all sang '‘For she’s a jolly good fellow”. Lunch was ser ved at the close. Following is the address which was read by Doreen Campbell. Dear Florence and Ralph: To-night we have come to parents home, Florence to wish you and Ralph the best of everything in your newly It gives pleasure to well known feel that you are a community, and that ed to me numbered . among friends. As a token of our respect for you both, and of our wishes for your continued * happiness and prosperity in the future we ask you to accept these gifts from you friends and neighbors. Miss your begun married life, us a < be here, to most are great deal of . You are both of us, and we l credit to any we are honor- your RED CROSS NEWS The Red Cross is urgently in need of pieces of soft leather, suitable for making waist coats for seamen. Any contributions would be grate fully received by the Exeter branch on packing day. Will the units please bring this item to the notice of their members, The certificates to be awarded to the students who took the course in war emergency and the diplomas for those who passed the examination for home nursing will be given at the open meeting of the Cross. See the meeting in The next be held on announcement of this issue. executive meeting November Sth. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS out Red this will TimeThe Exeter District War Committee wishes to acknowledge the receipt of the following dona tions to the parcel fund for over seas fighting forces—M. W. Pfaff $5.00, the Centralia Unit the pro ceeds of a draw on a quilt $25.00, also from the sale of fats $1.00. Mrs. J. R. Hind $5.00, G. S. Howard $2.00. The women of the committee have this week mailed 110 boxes to the boys. >A few more addresses are The women of the Committee have this week mailed 110 boxes to the boys, A few more addresses are needed to complete the work. These boxes with postage cost about $4.00 each. CAVEN CHURCH CELEBRATES ITS 82nd ANNIVERSARY Caves Presbyterian church biaLed their 83nd anniversary cole- with special services on Sunday, At the morning service the speaker was Rev. Mr, irwin of James St. United church and in the evening Rev. Mr. Moynan Chaplain at the Centralia Airport was preacher. Special music was provided by the choir. Mrs, R. Chenoweth sang a solo at both ser vices and in the evening F/O W* J. Robertson also sang numbers being much Mr. “The based terring to the significance of this great promise for Judah in Isaiah’s time, Mr. Irwin spoke of the chal lenge in the words to the Christian community of today, to a more posi- tive and daring faith. “The cross of Jesus is for us the Banner of the Al mighty, at rhe same time our safe guard and our sword.” “The way of life for the true Christian is spiritu al and not material. Let us prayer fully look over the heads of the crowd until we have caught the vision of the Banners and under the inspiration give ourselves unreser vedly to the^life* of -the cross.” There was'a splendid attendance at the evening service, the church being well filled. The speaker for the evening was Rev. R, Moynan, padre from No. 9, S.F.T.S., who spoke on rebuilding our ideals, taking for the\basis of his remarks the experience of Jacob on his return after twenty years of experience with Laban and other tricky folk. Meanwhile his character had sadly fallen away from the ideals he had set before him on his first Bethel experience. The farther he departed from his early ideals of faith in God and honorable conduct the more miserable his life became. But God was merciful and forgave and Jacob found that he must renew his faith and rebuild his altar of devotion to the Most High. Modern folk, the preacher pointed out, will do well| to profit by Jacob’s experience and his subsequent practice. Without ideals and without faith in the living God there is no progress that has in it the elements of permancy. The minister, Rev. John Galloway, referred to the 82 years of testi mony given to the community by Caven church. He earnestly recom mended to the congregation to re member the devotion of the men and women who founded the church and urged that such work must be carried forward. The future is bright even though difficulties loom on the horizon. a solo, their appreciated. Irwin chose as his subject Banners of the Almighty” on Isaiah 59:21, After re- YOUNG PEOPLE’S SERVICE AT JAMES STREET CHURCH A special Yroung People’s service was held in James street United church on Sunday evening last. The occasion was the installation of the newly elected officers. The special speaker for the occasion was Rev. Gordon Pickell, of Wilton Grove, who delivered a very timely and inspiring message partcularly for youth. Following the service a Fire side Hour was held in the church parlors. A sing-song was led by Mr. W. R. Goulding. Mrs. Murdock sang a solo and a reading was given by Miss .Margaret Henry . At the morning service Rev. John Galloway conducted the service preaching a very acceptable sermon. The Y.P. officers installed by the Pastor. Rev. A, B. Irwin, were as follows: Presi dent, Vera Decker; 1st Vice-pres., Dawson Goulding; 2nd Vice-pres., Allan Richards; Sec., Mary Fletcher: asst, sec., Marjorie Richards; Treas., Dorothy Reeder; Press Sec.. Bernice Finkbeiner; Pianist, Josie Kerslake; Citizenship, Helen Rowe; Fellowship, Margaret Henry; Johns; Missions, Leadership Training, cott; Culture. Irene Helen West- Ilecreation, Gerald McFalls, Mary Sweet; THE LATE MRS. MARY KERR Taken ill while on a visit to her sou.Courtland Kerr Colborne Town ship, Mrs. Mary Kerr, widow of the late Charles Kerr, formerly of Ben- miller, died on Wednesday, October 13 in her sixty-ninth year* She was a native of Lobo Township, Middle sex County, daughter of the late George and Mary (Tedder) Dixon, After her marriage she Crediton until 1913 when vtl to Colborne Township years her husband, who years ago, conducted a at Benmiller. For the last she Jias been a resident of Exeter. Surviving are one daughter (Lau retta), Mrs. Aljoe Sanders; her son Courtland and two grandchild ren Lillian and Winston Kerr; two brothers, Wesley Dixon of McGilliv ray Township and John Dixon of Donfield and three sisters, Mrs. Ber tha Lightfoot of Ailso Craig; Mrs. Charles White of Girvin, Sask., and Mrs. Leslie Roby of Altona, Ill. The late Mrs. Kerr was a member of the United Church. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock with a service at Benmil ler church in charge of Rev, Harold Currie of Benmiller and Rev* N. Woods of Exeter, interment was in Exeter cemetery, Friends and rela tives Attending were from Crediton, Alisa Craig, Brinsley, McGillivray Township, Benfield Wingham hhd Wr oxo tor* resided in they mov- where for died nine brickyard five years (EXETER GOLFER WINS AT STRATHROY Mr. Ulrl.c Snell a member of the Exeter Lions Club, won first prize for low gross score, at a. golf tour nument held at Strathroy Wednes day afternoon of last week spon sored by the Strathroy Lions 'Club, A Strathroy entry won first prize for low foursome. Clubs were rep resented from Sarnia to London. This was the first of what is hoped to be an annual event. Mr, Ted Davies accompanied Mr, .Snell and also took part in the tournament. LIBERAL RESPONSE TO BOY SCOUT APPLE DAY The First Exeter Troop of Boy Scouts and the Cub E’ack wish to express their sincere thanks to the personnel of No. 9, S.F.T.S., and the citizens of Exeter and vicinity for their whole-hearted response to ‘‘Apple Day” canvass. This is the only time during year that the Scouts and Cubs peal to the public for financial The idea is not to sell apples rather to gather in a little money to buy needed equipment, fuel, etc. Our meeting place is in need of painting and redecorating and by the generous way you have helped we will be able to do this. It was indeed a pleasure to meet so many former Scouts and Scouters in our travels at “The Airport” and the way they and their “Comrades in Service” responded left no doubt in our minds as to their opinion an to scouting and what it means, met our the we come and see us at our meeting any Wednesday night. If we had any doubt as to what our citizens thought of our Troop and Pack we were convinced on Saturday of as solid a backing as any organization could wish for. We are interested in our commu nity and ready and willing to show our appreciation in other ways so please remember us in your plans and we will do our bit as far as we can to make our thanks a real one. The gross receipts on Saturday amounted to $13 8.69 and the net profit is $114.19. Harold W. Whyte, Scout Master. the the but We Scouts from coast to coast of own land and Scouts from over sea. To these and all others extend a hearty invitation to Old Landmark 'Disapears The old livery stable on James street, that has been a landmark since the early days of Exeter, has been liott The and buildin. purchased from Mr. Sandy El- by Mr. Lome Hodge of Staff a. building is being torn down the lumber will be used for .g an implement shed. - FROM - |qo 0 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL Sunday Musicale That good music is anything but dir'll and uninteresting was very well demonstrated last Sunday even ing by the enthusiastic reception accorded the performance of classi cal music held in the Recreation Hall. These concerts are from re cordings played over a high-fidelity reproducing system which lends a marvelous tonal depth and life-like brilliance to all selections. Due ap preciation is given to Fit. Sergt. who is in charge of thisWatts hour. Victory Loan Victory Loan Campaign atThe ___ „ the station got away to a great start on Monday, In the morning the Commanding Officer addressed the Committee and the Directors* He explained the organization of committees, advised them to do drive All muster parade at 1300 hours in No. 2 Hangar. The Commanding Officer and F/O H. Mountfield spoke briefly on the loan. The Station Brass Band formed un in the corner, of the han gar and played several very stirring and insoirational pieces. F/O Reffell. secretary of the Com mittee, advised that within an hour after the parade was over in excess of $30,000 had been subscribed. This exemplifies the patriotic spirit of our Number Nine. The objective allotted to the Sta tion is $100,000 and the Command ing Officer announced that as soon as this objective was reached every one who contributed by purchasing Victory Bonds, would be given an extra 48 hour pass. So let’s “go over the top” boys! Dancing Lessons As many of the young people of our station are anxious to improve their dancing, we have started a dancing class. LAC. Cullen who has taught ball-room dancing before entering the service, is the very able instructor. The first of these danc ing classes was held on Thursday evening for an hour and a half*, (continued on page ’4) of their duties and urged them all in their power to make tills a success. station personnel attended a