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LOCAL NEWS
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and Mrs, Geo. E, Earl
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and gents’ high by T. O,
Mrs. Skelton and Mr,
THE LATE ROY SIMS
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dollars and
has increased by 35,
have been
of Mimico, Mrs. L. W.
of Montreal, and C. H. E.
a ihining engineer, now
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“Never in the field of human conflict was So much
owed to so few.”—Hou. Winston Churchill in praise of the
Air 'Force.
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We are not able to go to war, but we can and will buy
Wai* Savings Certificates regularly. __ ___,____ ,
Mrs.
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G. T. Cline, of Moliene, Ill., also
Exe-
EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6th, 1941
in Exeter and Surrounding District
(known as Exeter and District War Time Territory)
$4,000.00 a Month (While the-War lasts)
($2,000 from Exeter and $2,000 from Surrounding District)
, %
In Exeter
10 to 20 people to invest $40 a month.
10 to 20 people to invest $20 a month.
20 to 30 people to invest $12 a month.
30 to 50 people to invest $ 8 a month.
75 to 100 people to invest $4 a month
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Everybody to invest all they can in lesser amounts
In District same proportion as above
An Honour Roll
Will be kept and your .name should be in your class. If you invest all you
can—no matter what class you are in—all 'honour to you.
be ready to do
your best when called on
The Campaign is now on
We are only asked to lend our money to buy War Savings Certifi
cates. We can do no less and will buy regularly.
(Signed) JONES & MAY
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“Canada can have no higher privilege than to march with England
to the very end.”-—'High Commissioner Vincent Massey.
PRICED TO,SUIT ALL POCKET BOOKS
We have a large assortment of Second Hand Skate and Shoe Out-
, fits priced from 25c to $1.50. See these.
Chick season is coming. See the new Warner Electric Brood-,
ers with, genuine Chroinolax Heat Rings. The very finest control
and Ventilation devices. Sturdy, adjustable legs.. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Will operate for as little as 6c a day.
If you Want
More Milk
Purina
Cow Chow
If you Want
. More Eggs
Purina
Lay Chow
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If you Want
Mote Pork
I*urina
Hog Chow
If yon want 10 per cent more growth in your Chicles ask for<
Purina Chick Startena. We sell embryo-fed Chicks
TINSMITHING
tir’s Hardware
SIGN WORK PLUMBING
VALENTINE
A celebration, to emphasize the
selling of War Savings Certificates
will be staged in Exeter during the
early
week,
planes
bail'd.
evening' of Friday of next
There will be several aero-
and a parade headed by the
Full particulars next week.
At Leavitt’s Theatre Thursday,
Friday and Saturday afternoon the
war film. '‘Christmas Under Fire” is
being shown along with two addi
tional .features. Fifty per cent of
the gross proceeds will be donated
to the British War Relief Authori
ties
Work
REV. A, E, ELLIOTT DIES
IN TH AMESVILLE
Rev. A. F* Elliott, of Thames-
rille, former pastor of the Main St.
United church, died suddenly at his
home Friday night of last week.
He was in his U 6 th. year. Mr, El
liott had suffered a heart attack
a year ago and was given a year’s
leave of absence at that time. It
was expected he would resume his
duties shortly. Mr. Elliott was born
in Leicester, Eng. He was educat
ed in England and Victoria Univer
sity. In the ministry of the United
church fee served in Saskatchewan,
and then in Wellandport, Spring
ford, Kintore and Exeter, He left
Exeter three years ago for Thames-
ville. He had many warm friends
in this community the sympathy of
whom will be extended to Mrs. El
liott and her lour children, Betty,
Barbara, Allan and Margaret Rose,
all at home. Mrs. Elliott’s maiden
name was Miss Lillian Freure, of
Wellandport. One brother, George
Elliott, of Brantford, and three sis
ters, Mrs. Chas, Smith and"' “
H. Semmell, of Brantford, and
survive, Two earloads from
ter attended the funeral at Thames-
ville on Monday. Rev. Mr. Parna-
by, chairman of Kent Presbytery,
was in charge of the service, The
speakers were Rev. J. T. Heslop, of
Erin and Rev. Simon Edwards, of
Park St., Chatham, personal friends
of the. deceased. The pallbearers
were. six retired ministers,
body was taken to Brantford
interment.
A memorial esrvice for Mr.
liott was held in he Main St.
ited Church on Sunday morning. The
pastor, Rev, N, J. Woods, paid tri
bute to the splendid work .and char
acter of the deceased. A silent tri
bute was paid to his memory and
one of Mr. Elliott’s favorite hymns,
“When I- Survey the. Wondrous
Cross” was sung.
INSURANCE CO, DONATES
$1,000 FOR WAR NEEDS
The annual meeting of the Us-
borne & Hibbert Mutual Fire in
surance Co, was held at Farquhar
on Monday, Feb, 3rd, There was a
good attendance of members. The
president, Mr. John Hackney, pre
sided. In his address he stated the
Company had carried on for another
year at a ten cent rate and had gone
back only $1,56'0.00. The losses
were nearly $7,000.00 less than in
1939, The surplus is about 54
cents for every hundred dollars of
insurance carried.
The loss on livestock from light
ning has beep heavy, but this is
similar to the proportion of losses
by other companies
cause.
The increase in
surance
million
policies
losses
settled.
The financial report was given
showing the assets of the
to be $83,644,07 and the
$6,208.36. The cost of
ment was <$3,473.72 and
es paid for 1940, $15,014.55 with
losses of 1939 paid in
824.60. Cash balance,
The Auditors’ report
by Mr. Gilbert Duncan,
Mrs. James Dearing, of Dorches
ter, underwent an operation in Victoria Hospital, London, on Tues
day. She will have the best wishes
of many friends for her recovery.
Mrs. Nelson Satton, who has been
ill in Victoria Hospital, London,
returned home Saturday last,
Is still confided to her bed,
many friends will hope for
speedy .recovery,
Sunday was Candlemas Day when
the bear pomes out to see his sha
dow. The day was bright and the
sun shone at short intervals. Wheth-
er or not we get six weeks more of
winter is still to be seen.
A pleasant evening at bridge was
spent in the Parish Hall Wednes
day of
Trivitt
Ladies’
Rivers
Southcott.
Stewart Johnston cut for the door
prize and the latter wpn. Lunch
was served.
Suffered Slight Stroke
The many friends of Mr. William
Snell, Main St, will regret, to know
that on Saturday last he suffered a
slight stroke and is confined to tola
bed. Mr. Snell was in the act of
retiring tor the night when he was
taken ill. His condition at present
is somewhat improved.
Aeroplanes have been iclreling
Exeter practically every .day pn
their practice flights from Goderich
and Pt, Albert, On Sunday morning
there were four machines over the
town at once,
A beautiful bouquet of flowers
adorned the pulpit of the James
St. United Church on Sunday*,
placed there by Mr. and Mrs., J* R,
C. Moffatt in memory*1 of thei.r son.
Allan.
Mr, Sidney Davis, who has been
seriously ill, is somewhat improved.
His daughter, Mrs,. Sim pollen, has
been here for several days, Mr.
Oliver Dayis, of Ft. Erie and Mr.
R. E. Davis, of Toronto, were here
during the past week.
Mr. Melvin Roy Sims, of
passed away in, Victoria Hospital,
London, on Tuesday in his 51st year.
The deceased,-had been in hospital*
since the 6 th, of January. On the
23rd of Japg&ny he underwent a
critical operation which was fol
lowed by several blood transfusions.
His condition bein'g serious on Mon
day he underwent an emergent,op
eration with the. hope of prolong
ing his life, but he passed away the
following day. Mr. Sims was bom
near Crediton on the farm now oc
cupied by his brother,, Clayton, from
where the- funeral will be held on
Friday afternoon at two o’clock.
He spent a numbei* of years in the
West and returned to Exeter about
nine years ago and has since resid
ed with his father, Mr. Frank Sims
on Sanders St. He had not been
well for some time. Interment will
be in the Exeter cemetery.
1940, $1,-
$6,933,37.
was given
who stated
they found the books neatly kept
and in good shape. Mr. Wm. Johns
gave the cost of management of a
dozen different companies picked
at random from reports sent the
secretary. There was only one
Company with a lower cost per pol
icy than ours.
Messrs. John Hackney and Angus
Sinclair were reelected Directors
for the ensuing three years. Messrs.
Wm. Johns and Gilbert Duncan were
re-elected as auditors.
Discussion followed about the
danger of using tractors and trucks
on barn floors. Nearjy all agreed
it was becoming more prevalent.
Defective Chimneys and pipes
were 'Condemned. Many fires are
caused by them being out of order.
. The secretary-treasurer, Mr. B.
W. F. Beavers, made a strong ap
peal to the meeting to do their ut
most to supply money and material
to the government to carry on the
war to a victorious, end. He said
the need was' SO urgent that’ he
would like to see the Usborne and
Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance be
the first to make a gift to the gov
ernment to help supply the fighting
material for our men. The appeal
met with a most hearty response and
the meeting passed a motion that
$1,000 should be sent our govern
ment to buy the most needed fight
ing material. With one exception
every member in the hall stood to<
show he was in favor of such a gift,!
While all were standing the Nation^
al Anthem was sung and the meets*
ing then adjourned.
At the Directors’ meeting held at
the close of the annual meeting Mr.
John McGrath was elected Presi
dent and Mr. Thos. G. Ballantyne
Vice-President.
Mr
in Toronto Tuesday attending the
funeral of Mrs. Earl’s brother, the
late W. J. Horne. The deceased was
a native of Usborne and was in bis
74th year. He had been ill about
a week. Mr. Horne was twice mar
ried and is survived by his widow
and one son, Telford, and one
daughter, Mrs. Albert Williams. Mr.
Wesley Horne, of Usborne, is a
brother.
8Sth Birthday
Congratulations to Mrs. Thomas
Brock, of town, who on Tuesday
celebrated hei' 85th birthday. Mrs.
Brock has been making her home
with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Clark
and on Sunday a little celebration
was held in her honor. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Miller were present
from London and Mr. and Mrs Scott
Welsh and Wayne, of London. A
number of friends and relatives
called to offer congratulations and
Mrs. Brock received several gifts.
She is enjoying good health
one of her years.
Colored Films Are Shown
At Lions Meeting
At the Lions Club supper meet
ing at the Central Hotel Monday
evening, Mr, A, Sabine, of London,
entertained the members with col
ored motion pictures. He had some
very fine pictures of the Coronar*
tion, a trip to Florida and also of
Banff and Lake Louise, One very
fine set of slides showed a number
of native birds in true colors feed<-
jng from .a platform just outside
of a window at Mr. Sabine’s home.
Mr. Sabine was introduced by Dr.
Dunlop and .he received a splendid
ovation at the close.
FORMER RESIDENT
IS LAID TO REST
On Monday of this week the re
mains of the late Andrew Emerson
Stewart, a native of Usborne and a
former resident of Exeter, were laid
to rest in McTaggart’s Cemetery.
Mt. Stewart for many years was
manager of the Montreal and dis
trict branch of the Appleford Paper
Products Limited. He died on Sat
urday at his home in Mimico in his
74tli year after being in ill health
for several years. The deceased was
born in Usborne Township in 1868,
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Exeter
Horticultural Society was held in
the Carnegie Library Wednesday
evening of last week. Officers and
committees were elected for the
ensuing year. The organization will
carry on in a modest way this year,
giving preference to war work, but
following the war they hope again
to become more active. It is hop
ed that the members will remain
loyal to the society and maintain
their membership. A canvass will
be made and spring premiums will
be awarded. The officers are as
follows: Honorary presidents, G. S.
Howard, Rev. J. J. Brown, W.
Johnston, Wm. Ward and Dr. C.
Campbell; president, tMrs. N.
Dore; 1st vice-president, Dr. G. F.
Roulston; 2nd vice-president, B. C.
E.Appletoil; secretary-treasurer,
C. Harvey; 1940 directors, Mrs. D.
A. Gordon, J. <M. Southcott, G. S.
Howard, Wm. J. Smith, C. V. Pick
ard; 1941 directors, E. J. Wethey,
Miss L. M. JCckell, Mrs. T. Dinney,
Dr. D. A. Anderson, Mrs? B. W. F.
Beavers. Parks Committee, E. C.
Appleton, convener; Dr. D. A. An
derson, Wm. Ward, S. Bl Taylor,
Mrs. Jas. Bowey, Exhibition com
mittee, Miss M. Jeckell, conven
er; 0. V. Pickard, Mrs. L. F. How
ey, Wm. J. Smith, Miss Reta Rowe.
DONATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGED
J. R. C. Moffatt, treasurer of the
Red Cross Branch acknowledges the
receipt of the following amounts
over the last two or three weeks:
S.S. No. 10, Usborne, $5.00; Huron-
dale Women’s Institute, $20.00;
Main St. Church Unit, $11.18; El
imville Red Cross, '$55.'00; Dash
wood Unit, $19.00; LO.O.F. Euchre,
$13.50; Caven Church Unit, $11.61;
$15 of the Dashwood donation was
received from Mrs. Petzold of Dun
edin, Florida.
Mr. Moffatt also acknowledges,
on behalf of the War Time Board,
the following; Winchelsea School,
$65.05, of which $32.50 was for
warded to the British War Victims’
Fund; Elimville School, for British
War Victims, $6.3 8. The above
items were the net receipts from a
Bingo at Winchelsea School, spon
sored by the Elimville people.
Mr
ill in
several weeks' following an acci
dent, is improving slowly.-
Feb. 2Gth is As,h Wednesday and
the beginning qf Lent. Good Fri-
Harold Flynn, who lias beetj
Victoria Hospital, London, fat
Auditors, Jas. BOwey, J, R. 0. Mof» I day comes on April 11th and Eas-
fatt. I ter Sunday oh April 13th.
4?a son of Andrew Stewart and Mar-
'garet Glenn. In 1895 he was mar-
. ried to Mary Elizabeth Vivian and
that same yeai' they came to Exeter
to reside, where Mr. Stewart oper
ated a produce business. Later,
with his brother George as a part
ner, they operated the Exeter Roll
er Mills, selling out in 190.0 to
Cobbledick and Williams. The two
brothers moved to Seaforth and op
erated the Seaforth Milling Co.,
selling out in 1910 to the Ogilvie
Flour Mills. Mr. .Stewart then
went to Western Canada and operat
ed a grain business. In 1915 he
moved to Montreal where he lived
for more than twenty-five years
and where he established the branch
of the Appleford Paper Products
Ltd. He retired five years a’go.
For the past two years he has liv
ed at Mimico.
Surviving are .his widow, two
daughters and one son, Mrs. J. V.
McAtee, ”
Inwood,
Stewart, .. —„.|L~ __
serving as a Hight lieutenant With
the Royal Canadian Air Force; al
so one brother, Gdo. H. Stewart, of
Belleville. Three. brothers and
three sisters predeceased him.
The funeral was Hteld from the
undertaking parlors 0I-R.-N. Rowe
conducted by Rev. A. •.R&$e. Rela
tives and friends were present, at
the funeral from Montreal, Ottawa,
Osliawa, Belleville,
London, Seaforth,
and Grand Bend,
art, of town, is a
the relatives were guests at her
home on the day of the funeral.
Toronto* Mimico,
Hensall, Staffa
Mrs. J. T, Stew
sister-in-law and
SAVE AND BUY WAR
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
The free nations never were in.
so great need as to-day.. The help
of every man, woman and child is
required to keep Britain and the
Empire free. His Majesty, the King
has said: “This time we are all in
the front line.” Prime Minister
Winston Churchill says “(Britain
will never surrender but will fight
the menace of tyranny for years,
and, if necessary, alone.” Walter
Page, U.S. ambassador in the last
war said: “All Europe would be a
bloody slave pen today but for
England.” If true then, how much
more so today.
Edwin S. Johnston of the Can
adian Press says: “Victory or noth
ing. This is a fight to the finish.”
Churchill again: “We will fight
on. the beaches, in the fields, on the
hillsides and in the streets,
will never surrender.”
An exiled Frenchman said
newspaper* correspondent:
them in England to hold on.
them we are not finished yet.
have been
conquered,
beat them,
Dorothy
can writer,
series “Face the Facts’
British Empire is the only world
wide stabilizing force for law -and
order on earth, and if it goes down
this planet will rock with an earth
quake such as it has never known.”
The War Savings Committee' in
Exeter is under the chairmanship
of Fred A. May. Thos. Pryde is
looking after the Employer-iEm-<
ployee Plan; Harper Rivers’ com
mittee is in charge of the business
men’s canvass; James W. Morley’s
committee will see all the profes
sional men; later a committee will
look after the house to house can
vass. R. N. Creech is in charge of
Publicity and the Honor Roll.
Exeter and District has always
gone over the top in any effort
made and we must not fall down
this time. Remember you are only
asked to Ioan your money.
If we cannot fight with the army,
the Navy or the Air Force, we can
put our fighting dollars to work by
saving and buying Certificates.
$5.00 will buy five machine gun
bursts; $20.00' will buy four three
and a half inch anti-aircraft shells;
$75.00 will provide a 500 lb. bomb
to drop on Berlin.
to a
'’Tell
Tell
We
beaten, but we are not
We’ll fight again and
these Nazis.’” ,
Thompson, noted Ameri-
, in an address in the
said “The
The Times-Advocate Draw will
be made February 15th.
Renew before it ik too late
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Save Lend tor Victory *