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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-07-15, Page 3
THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE muwpAY, July listh, ^7 Of in of County Clerk be raised this of Step-hen is which figures out at a mills on the dollar com- a rate last yeai* of 5.75 Stephen Council The council of the Township Stephen,, ipet in th© Town Hall, Crediton on Monday, the 5th day July -193'7 at 1 pm, All members were present, The minutes of the last meeting held on May 26th and the special meeting held on June 15 were read and adopted. The following correspondence was read and disposed of; 1, Notice frojn the stating' the amount to year in the Township $14,417.20 rate of 5.3 pared with mills, 2, Letter from Isaiah Tetreau re signing his office as Road (Foreman of Road 14, Moved by Thomas Love and seconded by Edward Lam port and carried that the resigna tion be accepted. William Devine was appointed Road Foreman of Division on motion of Roy Ratz, se conded by* Thomas Love. 3, Letter from the Assistant De puty-Minister Unemployment Relief Branch as to the case of William Appleton. Clerk was instructed to writ© Mr Mountain, Relief Inspector for an explanation aS to the contents of the letter. Letter from the Corporation of Exeter asking for donation towards expense incurred in the Coronation Celebration. A grant of $10 was ordered. Letter from said Corpor-, atio asking payment of $20 for grave and lot used for the burial of the late Mrs. Kettlehurger also account from R. $20' for Council because tified of for unable to make any meats. Moved ended by Rate for Municipality for the year 1937 be fixed at 2 mills on th dollar, which only one mill will appeal’ on other one mill into considera- the Government grant to Police N. Rowe, undertaker asking his services as undertaker, decided to take no action th© Reeve hadn't been na- the death and he was there- arrange- 50 YEARS AGO July 21, Miss Geddis, of Eagle River, Mich at present visiting her sister S. O'Neil for a few days, Mr. John White, son of the prjetor of this paper, who has attending, the Windsor High School is home spending his summer vaca tion. Mr. W. J. Bell, who has been at tending the Hamilton High School is spending the vacation with his parents her©, Master John Graham, son of Rev. James Graham, is home spending the summer vacation. He is at tending High School in London. A barn belonging to Mr, D. Mill, concession seven Usborne, was struck by lightning Sunday morning and burned down. The following contracts in connec tion with the new Trivitt Memorial church have been awarded: Rubble stone work, bricklaying and plast ering, Messrs. Howard and Bawden and Messrs. Heaman and Evans, of Exeter; woodwork, W. H. Reynolds, Hensail; Ohio cut stone work, Jas. Hobbs, London. Messrs. I. Carling, E. Cash, R. Sanders and W. Chandler ar© camp ing on the shores of Lake Huron this week. They report the lake breezes very refreshing. .The voters list or the village of Exeter has been printed, it contains the names of 557 voters. Things which fatigue us—iThe 9 8 in the shade weather, The voters’ list for the township oif Hay has a total of 972 voters, Usborne 731 persons eligible to vote j The population of Stephen Twp. is 4'252 as given by the registrar, C. Prouty. is B. Mrs. pro- been Entrance Results The following reports were r©- ceived lata last weak and appeared only in ap art of the papers printed by the Tipiea-Advocate, Hensall Centre (First Class Honors—Robert Bu chanan, Eileen Haytef Wonnetta Henderson, Margaret Kercher, Har old Koehler Maxine Stanbury, Len- ore Welsh. -Second-class Honors—Alice Glen, Mervin Haytar, Arnold Keys, Howard Love, Norris MacEwan, Ruth Mc Allister, Lois RathwelL Pass—(Elizabeth Aikenhead, Mar garet Bell, Gwendolyn Cooper, Doris Dutot, Mary Goodwin*, Ronald Park er, George Sangster, Blanche Thom son, Blanche Watson. Dashwood Centre First-class Honors— Ada Keeler, Willis Mclsaac. Second-class Honors—Mary Davey Jack Gaiser, Ross Guenther, Shirley Manore, Anthony Martene, Milford Mason, Martha Miller, Walter Ness, MaV© Wein. Pass—Hilda Becker, Wallace Beck er, Emerson Desjardine, Howard Finlcbeiner, Betty Fischer, Melvin Gaiser, Burton Greene, Joseph Mc Cann, Graham Mason, Allen, Pfaff, Leo Regier, Russell Sturgeon, Alice Volk-, Jacob Weber, Keith Weber. Passed under the provisions of Re gulation 10 (5) of the High School Entrance Regulations — Gertrude Ratz. Do You Know Exeter? John prance, winchelsea, Ont. about ninety members of the present from Bright, Brantford Drumho, Detroit, Parkhill, Wiuehelsea Centre First-class Honors—Gien Ballan- tyne, Graham Bell, June Coward, Roxie Doupe, Wilma Gilfillan, Jack Stewart. Second-class Honors -—. Kenneth Duncan, Doris Elford, Irene Johns. Pass—Norman Brooks, jean Davis Clare Hazlewood, Bessie Johns, Ro bert McCurdy, William Ogden, Mil dred Veal. by Edmund Shapton, sec- Roy Ratz: That the Tax General Purposes of the of the tax roll. The having been taken tion by reason of Subsidy. That the villages this year will be one mill on the rateable property of each Police Village to be paid out of the Gen eral Funds of the Treasury. Garred Moved by Mr. Edward Lomport seconded by Mr Edmund Shapton; That the following pay-sheets and vouchers be passed. Pay-sheets—-James Stanlake, rd, 2, $12.90; Norman Heaman, road 3; $79.2-8; Lawrence Hill, road 4, $3.- 3 4; Frank King, road 5, $16.5 8; J. Smith, road 6, $2.20; John Smith, aoad 6, $104.39; Ed. Chambers road 7, $12.56; Lome Finkbeiner road 8, $4.3 3; Harry Yearley road 9, $8.(60; Peter Regier, road 10, §12.15; Benn McCann, road 12,-$8.- 60-; Placid Desjardine, road 16, $26.74; Harry Isaac, road 17, $13.- 24; Augustus Latta, road 18, $9.80; Harold Turner, road 19, $7.90; H. Turner, road 19, S.B. $2.35; John Gill, road 20, $19.29; Danel Haugh road 24, $4.00; William Desjardine road 21, $11.23; John Klumpp, rd. 26, $10.15; Peter Eisenbach, road 25, $19.08; Peter Eisenbach, gravel $5.40; James Patterson ditto $8.- 85; George Eilber, Supt., salary §57.30; Sundry items, $35.57; Ste phen Morrison, road 13, $8.63; Nel son Baker road 1, $9.80; Nelson Baker, road 22, $15.22; Deiinis d’Rourke, road 11, $23.(15; Matthew Sweitzer, road 15, §2.50; total $555.13. ■Orders-—H. K. Eilber, as Clerk and Treasurer Fred Kerr, plan $1.80; Bank of Commerce, cheques $1.50; H. C. Beaver, killed by dogs $18.00; Wm. Klein- stiver, livestock, valuatoi' $1.50; C. Zwicker, groceries for Waghorn $8.00-; Corporation st the Village of Exeter, Township's expenses re Cor onation Day, program $10.00. Car. The. council adjourned to meet again in the Town Hall, Crediton, on Tuesday, th© 3rd day of August 1937, at 7 p.m. Herbert K. Eilber, Twp. Clerk pt. salary $125.00; Canadian cashing road calf ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Phillippa Catherine, daughter of Mr. Rnd Mrs. J. Penfold, Clinton, Menno Steckle, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Mena Steckle, of Zurich. The marriage to take place at their home at West Montrose oh July 17th. to 25 YEARS AGO .July 18, 1813 Among the successful candidates the Saskatchewan election was Premier, Walter 'Thedford, plant trees in the pine the in a former Exeter boy, Sam. J. Latta, who was elected for Lost Mountain in. support of the Scott. Geo. Powell, of ed out 4,00 0 peach district near Port Frank and trees ar© doing exceptionally well. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wanlass, Mrs. R. H. Collins and Mrs. T. Hawkins motored to Toronto on Wednesday. Mr. Uriah Cunningham and wife, of Camrose, Alta., are visiting On tario relatives in and around Exe ter. Mrs. McDonell, of Guelph, with her son are visiting her brothers and sisters th© Messrs, and Misses Weekes. Mrs, Morey and daughter Lena, of Toronto, ar© guests of the form er’s sister Mrs. Ed. Treble. Mrs, G. N. McDonald and son of Newton, Iowa, are sending several weeks with the former’s parents Mr, and, Mrs. John Snell. Bruce Walker, who got his foot shot at camp in Goderich and since has been in the hospital, has return ed home. Mr. J. Sanders after spending a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sanders, Huron Street, left Sunday for a trip to the coast. Mr. and Mrs. James Smith, of Calgary, are visiting th© latter’s aunt Mrs. S. Parsons. Mrs. Beebe returned Saturday to Ridgetown after vjsiting her mother Mrs. Prior. Mr. Melville Hoskins left Tues day -for Crystal City, Man. He will be missed by the ball players as he was one of the best catchers this town ever had, Mrs. William Gould and son, of Miami, Man., were the guests dur ing the week of the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gould. Dr. E. J. Eacrett,1 who has been practising medicine at Changle Is lands, Newfoundland, for four years is shaking hands with old friends in town. The doctor will go to Eng land this fall to take some special courses in medicine. Bayfield Centre First Class Hnorsr—Roy Elliott, Floyd McAsh, June McDougall, Em ma Martin, Phyllis Middleton, Vera Pease, Anna Reid, Douglas Stirling, Helen Thompson, Mary Torrance. 'Second-Class Honors—James De war, Frederick Warner, Ethel Westlake. Pass—Albert charme, Earl Et-ue, Lloyd Elsie Leitch. Middleton, Harold Watson, Mildred Craig, Deloris Du- Heard, Bohn, Alpha Edith Zurich Centre First-class Honors —- Ella Helen Dietz, Margaret Hey, Meyers, Florence Schwalm, Schwartzentruber, Irene Turkheim. Second-class Honors—-Karl Deck er, Elroy Desjardine, Theresa Miller, Jeanne Pybus, Martha Thiel. Pass—Anna Foster, Viola Ging erich, Ruth Johnston, Margaret Rei chert, Wilmei’ Snider. Hay Township Memorial Scholar ships—First place was won by Flor ence Schwalm of the Zurich Public School. The winners of second and third places cannot be announced uhtil it is determined whether cer tain pupils ar© residents o.f Hay- Tp. Appeals—Appeals against the re sults of the entrance examinations must be made to the Public School Inspector before August 15th and must be accompanied by the appeal fee of $2, which is returned if the appeal is allowed. Bullock Reunion The 15 th Annual gathering of the Bullock family was held on Thurs day, July 1st at th© home of Mr, aud Mrs. with clan Galt, Thedford, Greenway, Dashood, Cred- iton, New Hamburg and Shillington, After dinner a short business meet ing was held with Mr, A. L. Currah in charge, A vote of thanks was given to Mr, and Mrs, Prance for the loan of their home for this oc casion. Mr. Gordon Bullock, Bright, was re-elected president and Mrs, Mervin Pym, Centralia, secretary treasurer; sports committee, John Schoffield, Geo. Bullock Jr., Evelyn Bullock, Ettie Thompson. It was decided to hold another of these ga therings next year on th© same date the place of meeting to be decided un later. A sports program staged during the afternoon provided keen rivalry followed by< a very exciting game of ball with Mervin Pym and John Schofield as captains, the lat ter winning by a small score. A pic nic supper brought to a close a most delightful day, to be well remem bered. Results oi tile races are as fol lows; A peanut scramble was much en joyed by th© wee tots; boys and girls 5 and under Tommy Bullock, Donald Pym; boys 6 to 10, Ross McLaren, Hugh Clark; girls 6 to 10, Inq Bullock, Nola Bullock; boys 10 to 14, Beverley Currah, Bill McLar en; girls 10 to 14, Jean Thompson, Helen Bullock; single ladies, Lois France, Audrey Prance; single men, Clifford Lamont, Elgin Bullock; married ladies, Mrs. Geo. Bullock, Mrs. Geo. Bullock Jr.; married men, Joe Bullo.ck, Mervin Pym; ladies, kick th© slipper, Marjorie Schofield, Rheola, Stewardson; men, kick the slipper, Fred Bullock, Beverley Cur-' rah; 'girls throwing ball, Jean Thompson, Jean McLaren; boys throwing ball, Beverley Currah, R. McLaren; soap race, Fred Bullock; necktie race, John Schofield and An drey Prance, Beverley Currah and Mrs. Allan Cook; slipper race, Elgin Bullock and Ruth Schiedal, Joe Bul lock Jr., Mrs. G. Bullock Jr. Corn flake race, J. Schofield, E. Thompson J. Bullock, Mrs. Geo. Bullock Jr.; biscuit race,. Bill Bullock and Wm. Bullock Jr.; guessing contest, Ern est Bullock and Fred Bullock tie; mystery person,, Mrs. A. Schofield; oldest woman present, Mrs. Johanna Bullock, Brantford; -oldest man present, Mr. John Bullock Sr. Pai»k- hil; youngest baby present, Marion Fym, Eimville; Donna Bullock, Dashwood. Haw many of us have longed to see the wonderfud sights of Europ ean countries and they are wonder- lul? Whei’e possible it will'P© wise to see them. But have we seen wonders of Canada? Of Ontario, en in the County of Huron there many places worthy of a visit. Have you seen Exeter? Yes, and no. Well then start out to-morrow and see th© beauty spots in our beautiful village. You will be sur prised to find how many there are who are making a real effort to im prove the appearance of their pro perty, In some corners you may he disappointed because displays of cer tain flowers are over but if you have the leisure walk around often and note the fine show of flowers and well-kept gardens to be seen on almost every street, Take notice also to the advantage of having enough land surrounding the home to be able to plan some- unique, fantastic or simply differ ent from other people’s What an opportunity those have for development. Of course such development labor, time and maybe some diture of money but it pays, plifying this idea I have in mind as attractive corner, owned by a widow which during the years has always been beautiful. She and her hus band have always been flower lov ers and their home has been a pic ture. But now since her husband has passed on, rests upon her. strong physically she has to pay for much of the work though money Is not too plentiful with her. However she feels that it pays her well be cause of the great beauty that re sults from added expenditure. If you would know Exeter up this inviting spot. Some day you will not be able to work or play with the sanrje ease and zest that you do now. Some day, too, your earning capacity will decline. Many men provide against this period of Human Depre ciation by means of Endow- ment Insurance. They set aside during their pro ductive years a sum for $ Endowment Insurance that, at a certain age, will guarantee them an income for life, besides providing the late ROBERT GRAHAM 15 YEARS AGO July 20, 1922 Mrs. A. Swayne, London, Broderick and little clau- grounds, people means expen- Exem- the responsibility Not being very look TEACHER GOES TO ENGLAND Miss Eleanor Fisher is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fisher for a few weeks before leav ing for England on the Empress of Bx-aitain, which sails from Quebec cn July 31st. Miss Fisher was nominated by' the Winnipeg School Board as an ex change teacher to Grimsby, England for the coming school term. Grimsby will present quite tract to a prairie city, as it largest fishing port of the a con- is the world, has a population of 74,000 and is a port for boats sailing for Norway, Sweden, Denmark and other north ern countries. .Miss Fisher hopes to see several places of 'interest in England, be fore resuming her duties on the first of September.—Clinton News Record financial security for their dependents in the meantime If you wish to do likewise, write for particulars of Confederation Life Endowments CONFEDERATION LIFE - ASSOCIATION head office • ‘‘‘6 TORONTO F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER “Have you christened the new baby yet?” ‘‘Sure we have.” ‘‘And what do ye call it?” ‘‘Hazel.” “Bad cess to ye! With two hun dred and twenty-three saints to call the kid after, ye had to name it after a nut!” 4 I J Influenced Kina laay: “My poor man, how did you ever come to such a .condi tion?” Weary Bill: “Ma’am I’m a victim of over education. When I was a kid I read so much about the blessin’ of poverty that I jes’ naturally couldn’t work.” A Bundle of Nerves Never Free From Headaches k Mf.s. A. Williams, Alcorn Ave., Toronto, Ont., writes:—“I was in a very weak and run down con dition following child birth, and was simply a bundle of nerves. “I could not sleep at night, and was never free from headaches. I tried several medicines, but none of them seemed to do me any good. 'I decided to try Milburn’s H. & N. Pills. I had only taken two boxes, and I am thankful to say that, to-day, I am feeling better in every way.” y When using WILSON'S FLY PADS READ DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THEM / EXACTLY/- iSach pad will kill flies all day and every day for three weeks. 3 (pads in each jacket. 10 CENTS PER PACKET til Druggists, Grocers* General Stores, WHY PAY MORE? THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., HmM^i Mr. and Mrs, Jack ghter Betty, of Regina, Sask., visit ed with Mrs. Broderick last week. Mrs. A. C. Smith, of Brantford, Mrs. Jaques and son and daughter, of Galt, attended the funeral of the late Mrs. G. Fisher on Friday last. Rev. A. A. Trunmper, rector of Trivitt Memorial Church, left this week for Winnipeg where he will supply the next six Sudays in Holy Trinity chur-ch. Mr. Will'Manson and friend Mr. Wm. Ward have returned to Toron to after holidaying in town and at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Frank. Mallett,.Mrs. Dearinig and son James motored to St. Thomas on Sunday to attend the funeral of a sister-in-law Heywood who died in Detroit towing an operation. Mr. and Mrs. John May, of onto, are visiting with relatives in this community. Misses Carrie and Minnie May are holidaying with their brother Rev. Rufesell May, at Theodore, Sask, Miss Lily Hunter and Mrs;. Hy* Hunter, of Edmonton, Alta., have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hunter during the past Week, Mrs. fol Tor- Renew Now! I F ^ervepii^of Y vast that The death occurred early on Thursday morning last at his home lot 2, concession 10, Hibbert of Ro bert Graham, in his 75th year. He had been ailing for about six months Mr. Graham was born in Hibbert on March 10, 1863, so son of the lats Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Graham who cam© to- this country from Ster- lingshire, Scotland in 1858. On.De- cember 18, 1895, Mr, Graham was married to Wilhelmina Park, who predeceased him on August 16, 1915 A lifelong resident of the commun ity Mr. Graham was prominent in the affairs of Roy’s United church, being an elder and for many- years superintendent of the Sunday School Surviving are one son Sterling, at home; one daughter Mrs. Roy McCulloch, Cromarty-; on© sister, Mrs. William McPherson, Monkton, and three granddaughters. Th© fun- eial took place Friday afternoon. A service was held at the family resi dence followed by a service at Roy’s church at three o’clock. Interment was held in Roy’s cemetery-. 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