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ENUMERATORS TO
GET INSTRUCTION
S.S. ANNIVERSARY
Cliinese Professor Expresses Thanks
for Gift of
District.
Full line of garden seeds. Many varieties in bulk
ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, ABRIL 24th, 1941
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Linoleums, Rugs, Congoleums, Etc
We have a very large stock to choose from in the following lines: Linoleums, Oil
cloths, Congoleums, Rugs, Window Blinds Curtain Rods, Draperies, Curtain Nets,
made up Curtains, etc. Get our prices on the riew Spring lines.
Large size Linoleum Rugs, lO^xlS, 12x12, 12x15—very slightly imperfect, at greatly
reduced prices
Axminster Rugs—3 only, Seamless Axminster size 6 ft. 9 in. by 9 ft. and 1 only size
9 ft. by 12 ft. Greatly reduced price to clear in a hurry.
Window Blind Special—Plain Green and Plain Cream Blinds, 37 inches wide, 6 feet
< long, slightly imperfect. On sale at 79 cents each.
Dominion Liquid Wax—We recommend this wax for your linoleum* Gives a nice5
finish and helps prevent wear. Only 65c a quart can
Gold Seal Congoleum Contest
APRIL 25th to MAY 3rd
We are giving away absolutely free a size 6x9 Gold Seal Congoleum Rug to the
person who can make the greatest number of four-letter words out of the following:—
“CONGOLEUM—JONES AND MAY” Any person is eligible to enter. Nothing to
buy. Simply call at this store and get an entry blank and get to work. Contest closes
Saturday, May 3rd, at midnight.
We still have a large range of coats to choose from. They are going fast so do not
delay as repeats are very hard to get. Prices are very reasonable.
We have a fine range of Girls’ Coats.
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Girls—get one of our new Sloppy Joe sweaters. Very popular just now.
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Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Tomato Ketchup
Aylmer or Clark’s .....
Allen’s Apple Juice
Large 20-oz. Tins .....
Hillcrest Shortening
The Popular Brandl ...
Country-Kist Peas
16-ounce Tins ..........
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3 for 25c
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Jello Puddings | E~
Chocolate, Vanilla, Butterscotch “ *
Brooms
No advance -in price
Aylmer Soups
Tomato, Vegetable, Calory or Green Pea
25c, 49c, 69c, 89c
3 for 25c -
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Quarts, 69c; Pints,
PAINT SPECIALS..
ENAMELS AND VARNISHES
39c; Half pints, 25c; Quarter pints, 15c
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Garden Seeds
7 for 25c
Garden “Peas
10c per lb.
Garden* Corn
15c pei* lb.
LO.O.F. DIVINE SERVICE
Members of the Exeter LO.O.F.
No. 67 will attend Divine Worship
in the Main St. United church on
Sunday, April 27th, at 7 p.m., when
they will be addressed by Rev. N.
J, Woods, M.A. The brethren will
meet at the lodge rooms at 6.36
p.m. All visitfai|g members are wel
come.
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Hog Troughs
3 ft, $2.15
4 ft., $2.75
5 ft., $3.00
6 ft., $3.50
We carry a full line of Chicken
Feeders, Troughs, Fountains,
Crock Fountains, Charcoal and
Grit, Pioneer Chick Starter,
$2.95 per cwt. Coal, Electric and
Oil Brooder Stoves
If it is a Wash Machine you need, see the New Vacuum Cup
EASY Wash Machine
Lawn Mowers, Lawn Brooms, Rakes, Hoes, Shovels and
Spades. Lawn Grass Seed and Fertilizer
For tile children—VZagons from $1*95 to $5.50
Traquair’s Hardware
TINSMITHING SIGN WORK PLUMBING
The remodelling et the building
on iftain Street purchased • by Mrs.
John Prout ahd recently vacated
by Mr.' G. Wright, is fast nearing
completion. ’ Tite ground floor has
bpeii fitted -tip for a’Beauty Parlor
and living apartment for Miss V.
Decker arid the second storey has.
been remodelled into two cosy
Apartments with all conveniences.
Died irt Toronto
’ Mrs. Jean McLennan Parks, wid
ow of Prof, William Arthur parks
who was formerly head, of the geol
ogy department of the University of
Toronto died April 20th,, SheWM
a native of Exeter and’fedbived her
education in Stratford, Miss J, C.
McLennan, of Stratford, is a sister.
Prof, Parks died in 1936.
W. E* Balkwill, N.G.
E. A. Howald, Sec.
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CROMARTY YOUTH
WITH ‘R.C.A.F. DIES
IN ENGLAND
It was with deep regret that the
community heard ot; the death of
Thomas Couper, He paid a visit to
Cromarty in November and his last
Visit was sometime in February,
immediately after which he went
overseas, Tommy had enlisted in
the Royal Canadian Air Fqrce.
Nothing definite has as yet been
received as to, how he met his
death, but it has been rumored it
during a bombing raid, Tom-
had made his home since he
a small boy at the home pf Ed-
Allen, and was a member of
Cromarty Church and a very regular
attendant of the Sabbath School, of
which he was secretary. He was a
clever student and a very exemplary
young map.
T, Ht SHAPTON DIES
Th® death tqok place at his home
in Stephen Township -on Wednes
day morning of Mr. Thomas Hiram
Shapton at the age of 68 years and
X day, he having observed his birth
day the day previous to his death-
Mr, Shapton has been ill for some
time, Funeral arrangements have
not been completed at the tltae of
going to press.
•C, V. Pickard, census commis
sioner for the electoral district of
Huron-Perth, will turn school mas
ter during the month of May. Com-
missionei* Pickard will conduct class
es of instruction for the 4’3 odd
enumerators wfyo will work in this
electoral district to gather informa
tion for the Dominion-wide census
which gets und^r way on June 2.
Prosipective enumerators are now
being selected bht before they can be
officially appointed they must first
pass examinations, Schools of in
struction will be -held “immediately
after the first <of May” in Exeter,
Hensail, Dublin and Seaforth. Com
missioner Pickard will be instructor
at these schools. Each class will
last probably two days. Each can
didate will write examination pa
pers. The papers will be sent to
Ottawa for marking by the examin
ing staff.. The examinations are
necessary in order that only quali
fied people ' ihay be appointed as
enumerators. .
The census-taking is not merely
a matter of listing the number of
people in the: country. It is a na
tional inventory in which popula
tion, values of business and property, em’plo^m^nt and production,
will be listed. Farm Production will
be one of the chief items under*
the “production” heading.
CUTTING—CANN
A quiet but pretty -wedding was
salemnized at the United Church
parsonage, Brucefield, on Saturday,
April I9th, at 5,30 o’clock, when
•Laura Jean Cann, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. J, V. Cann, of Bayfield,
was united in marriage to Trooper
William Calvin Cutting, of the First
■Hussars, Camp Borden, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Cutting, of Exeter,
Rev. H. E, Wright performed the
ceremony. The bride wore a navy
crepe dress and hat and white ac
cessories. The bridesmaid was
Doreen Sims, of London, who
a- powder blue sheer dress
black and white accessories',
groom was supported by Mr, Ed
win iG. Becker, of Dashwood. A
wedding dinner was served at tjhe
home of the bride’s parents in Bay-
field. Relatives and friends were
•present from Guelph, London, Exe
ter, Dashwood, and ’Zurich,
PUMPING GROUND
CONTENTS SOLD
Exeter's problem No, 1, a blot on
our beautiful landscape and a ter
rible eyesore, has the prospects of
being cleaned up. We refer to the
town dump on the Lake Road. A
Toronto firm has (purchased from
the town council for $<25.00 all the
old tin cans and scrap metal that is
there now or that will be dumped,
there this summer. The same is
to be removed this year. This ig
one instance where the demand for
war material will have a beneficial
result. Exeter has a beauty spot
of which It is justly proud, the
Exeter cemetery. With its avenues
of trees, well trimmed and all so
neatly kept, it presents a most at
tractive appearance. But on the
pame road before coming to the
cemetery is the town dump. Over
a long period of years tin cans and
rubbish of all kinds have been
dumped there until the roads that
lead Into it have become practic
ally blocked, covered with broken
glass and rubbish. Of late rub
bish has been dumped just along the
roadside, Each year, an attempt
has been made to clean it up, but
the results have been far from sat
isfactory. A few years ago a num
ber of poplar trees were’ planted
across the front with the hope that
they would grow UP and hide the un
sightly appearance. They did not
make much headway. Just how
far the purchasers will go in clean
ing it up is yet to be seen. *
Silver Wedding; Anniversary
Congratulations to Mr* and
Luther Reynolds, of Usborne,
on Saturday last celebrated
silver wedding anniversary,
immediate families and friends
entertained to a delightful supper;
the table being centred with a wed-
ding cake. The rooms were decor
ated in silver and ivory, Mr- and
Mrs. Reynolds were the recipients
of some lovely gifts,
Board Walk to Disappear
The old board walk north of the
Exeter bridge is soon to disappear-
The work of widening the road at
this point has already commenced.
A consideralbe amount of earth will
he necessary to make the fill. A new
sidewalk, level with the road, will
be built sometime in the future, but
not until the new roadway, ha* had
time to settle.
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IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Mrs. Henry Eilber, of Orediton,
had the misfortune to fall down
stairs on Tuesday evening, 'teceiv-'
ing a nasty scalp wound and nu
merous bruises, She is also suf
fering- from shock and her many
friends will regret to know that
hei’ condition is serious.
Granted Entrance Standing
The following pupils of Grade .8
in the Exeter Publie School have
been successful iin obtaining their
Easter tests and will be granted
Entrance standing after completing
eight weeks farm Work: Bob Cole
man, Grant Casei Reynold Rpbin«
Son, Kenneth Baylor and Pittgh Wil
son,a
Work is progressing-favorably on
Exeter's new bridge. The forms
are about complete preparatory to
pouring of the -cement for the floor
ing of the bridge. The cement will
be reinforced with steel rods. Ihe
flooring; Will be poured in three or
four sections, If the weather con
tinues satisfactory the work of put*
ting in the floor will be completed
in about ten days,
D’EATH OF S. PRESZCATOR
Mr. 'Samuel Preszcator, a life
long resident of this community,
died at his home in Exeter on Wed
nesday evening of last week in his.
8'5th year. He had been ill most
of the winter. Before retiring to
Exeter about 22 years ago Mr.
Preszcator farmed in Stephen town
ship and in his younger years he
was a framer. He is survived by his
widow, whose maiden name was
Annie Stacey; also two daughters,
Mrs. F. Smith and Mrs. H. Harness,
and three sons, Burton, of town;
William, of Steiphen and Leslie R.rf
of Toronto. Mrs. Chris. Luker, of
Exeter and Mrs. Wm. Wilson, of
Goderich,, are sisters. The funeral,
Saturday, was held from the un
dertaking parlor of E. R. Hopper,
conducted by Rev. N. J. Woods. The
bearers were Messrs. William Davey,
F. Sims, Jas. Willis, Hy, Francis,
Geo. Walker and F. Triebner, In
terment took place in the Exeter
cemetery. Those attending from a
distance were Mr. Leslie R. Presz
cator, of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs.
Garvin Prang, of Brantford; Mrs,
Tait and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Preszcator, Mrs. Roy Coulter, of
London; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell of
Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wil
son, of Goderich; Mrs. G. Phalen,
of Clinton; Mrs. F. Smith and Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Schroeder
family, of’ London.
and
when
Medd
CAR TAKES FIRE
A little over a week ago
the roads were bad Mr, W. G.
was motoring to St. Marys when he
struck a soft spot in the road. Ke
got through but a Short circuit in
the wires started a fire beneath the
hood. With the aid of a cushion,
Mr. Medd was able to beat out the
flames, but not before the wiring
and the coil had been burned. Sev
eral holes were burned in the ra
diator and the hood was scorched.
While he was there a lady driver
became stalled in the same hole. A
wrecker from St. Marys was culled
to their assistance and towed Mr.
Medd to the stone Town, where
James St,
their annual
on Sunday, splendid congregations
being present at both the morning
and evening services, » Members of
the school occupied the choir loft
and the west gallery and sang two
choruses at each service, being ac
companied on the organ by W, R.
Gouldjng and on the piano by Miss
Gwehneth Cann.
The speaker for the day was an
'Exeter Old Boy, Rev. J. A. Walker,
of .Woodstock, who spent 14 years
as a missionary in West China. As
sociated with him. on the platform
was J. H* Jones, superintendent of
the school. Mr. Walker spoke on
the importance of Bunday School
work and the need for Christian
leadership in the world to-day.
Mr/Walker was accompanied, to
Exeter by Prof, Li, of West China,
principal of a boys’ boarding school,
who has been taking post-graduate
work at Emmanuel College, To
ronto, and at the O.A.C. Prof. Li
Spoke in Chinese at the evening
service and his message was inter
preted by Mr. Walker. The Main
St. United Church withdrew theta
evening service and Rev. Mr. Woods
assisted with the service.
Mr. Li spoke of a school that had ;
been erected at iPenghsien, West j
China, whiclvbore the name Exeter
district school, the money for ;
which had been raised over twenty
years ago by the Methodist churches
of this district. He said that the
seeds planted then are now flower
ing and bearing fruit and would
continue to ’bear more fruit. To-day
on behalf of his friends from Pengh-
sien he wanted to personally thank
those Who had made this school
possible. Many of the Christian
churches in China are small but are
doing great Work, He wanted to
thank the community for sending
Mr. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. A, E.
Johns to China. • Mr. Johns had
been his teacher in mathematics.
The proportion of Christians in
China is very small and because of
that China needs teachers and lea
ders. Although the number Of
Christians is small, the influence
of the Christian group is very great
and nott-christians realize the in
fluence and leadership that is be
ing given. Old China Would have
capitulated before the mechanized
forces of Japan but for the spirit
of tile people led by the
Generalissimo Chiang
Fifteen years ago China
weak, but since Chiang
had become leader a change has
come ovor Chinn and they intend to
stand with the democracies Of the
world, refusing every offer Of
peace.
The first converts to Christianity
in China were In the cities but
hoW they are reaching out into the
rural
every
some
lure.
INCREASED .PRODUCTION
Mr. Wf F. Abbott, widely known
apiarist, ’ has one cow and six sheep.
Within the past week this was in
creased by two calves and 12 lambs
Died in Hibbert Township
Robert Hogarth, a proment far
mer of Hibbert township, died sud
denly on Saturday in his 55th year*
Death is attributed to a heart
dition. In 1916 Mr. Hogarth
married at Cromarty to Olive
•haffy, who with one son, Ross,
vives, He is also survived by his
father, County Treasurer Robert
■Hogarth, of Stratford, one brother,
Austin, of Toronto, and two sis
ters, Mrs. E. H. McGavin, of Wind
sor, and Mrs. A. McLaren, of Hib
bert. The deceased was engaged
in fai’ming for the greater part of
his life, and was a member of the
Staffa United Church. The fun
eral was held Monday afternoon.
repairs were made.
Squeezed Between Cars *
Mr. W. R> Elliott, Of Centralia,
while attending;,U»meeting at the
ehhrch on Monday evening, was ac-
............ squeezed between two
suffered bruises to his
ciden tally
eats and
knees.
Christian
Kia-shek.
was Very
Kia-shek
sections. Eighty-five out of
one hundred persons are in
way connected with agricul-
The Work Of the missionaries
is threefold. First to educate the
youth tb road and write} to teach
public health and to preach the
gospel, tliUS to increase the stand
ard of living. Ponds and leader
ship ate needed. Prof, Li is re
turning to oMna next month and
will visit the1 Exeter .sc)! qoi,.an d;,te.K
them of his visit; to. Exeter and of
the continued interest here.
KeV. Mr. Page took Rev, Walker’s
pulpit in Woodstock.
JOINS R.C.A.F.
Ralph Delbridge left Monday
•jhorning for Toronto to start train
ing in the R.QtA,^, r On Wednesday
evening of last’week the employees
of the Messrs. Johnston-Turner El
ectric Repair and Engineering Co.
of London, where Ralph was em
ployed, gave a party at The Grange,
ip his honor, .They (presented him
with a military shaving kit.
LAID TO REST
The funeral of the late Mrs. Rich
ard Quance, Sr., was held, from Mr.
E. R, Hopper’,s funeral, parlor on
Thursday afternoon of last week,
In the absence of Rev. Mr. Woods,
who was in Toronto, the funeral ser
vice was conducted by Rev, Borden
Cunningham, of Windsor, Mrs. Cun
ningham being a grand-daughter of
the deceased. The bearers werfe
Messrs. B. W. F. Beavers, Wm. Ryck-
man, W. F. Abbott, John Peart,
George Jones and J. H. Jones.
Among those from a distance at
tending the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs, C’. J. Patterson and Marion, of
Detroit; Rev. and Mrs. Borden Cun
ningham and Betty, ^of Windsor;
Miss Olive Quance, of Toronto; Mr.
and Mrs. Garnet Hutchinson and
Mr. and Mrs, K. Werner, and Bar
bara, of London. Interment
in the Exeter Cemetery.
Kirkton Couple Celebrate
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Washburn
were at home to their many friends
on the occasion of their golden wed
ding anniversary. They were hosts
at an enjoyable party Tuesday af
ternoon and evening when out-of
town guests were present from
Guelph, London, St. Thomas, Wing
ham, Exeter and St. Marys. Some
SO guests were present. Many flor-
' al gifts were -received, cut flowers,
Easter lilies, potted plants, a large
bouquet of snapdragons from the
Ladies’ Guild and W.A. of ,St. Paul’s
Church, of which Mr. and Mrs.
Washburn are very valuable work
ers, numerous gifts trimmed or de-
. -corated with gold color and a gold,
brooch for Mrs. Washburn and a
gold clip for Mr.'Washburn from a
friend in Vancouver, also many
telephone calls and cards expressing
. good Wishes. A dainty buffet lunch-
I eon was served by three grand-
> daughters, Mrs. M. Hammond and
. Misses Leona and Ella Doupe. Mrs.
, Wm. Searle, of St. Thomas, the
, bridesmaid of 50 years ago, was tea
. hostess in the afternoon and Mrs;
i Frank Washburn, Mr. Washburn’s
! twin brother’s wife, of Guelph, and
. Miss S. Washburn, of London, serv
ed tea in the evening. Mr and
, Mrs. Washburn have three child-
[ ren, Mrs. C, Koutly, Mrs. Wes.
. Doupe, of Kirkton, and Mrs. Middle-
There are eight
two great-grand-
Joyce and Shirley Ham-
Mr.
St.,
Mr. W. H. Pollen has rented
Laing’s residence on Andrew
recently vacated by Mr. A. Ryck-
man.
ton, of Exeter,
grandchildren,
children,
mond.
Huron Presbytery met at Elim-
ville and Huron Presbytenal at
Thames^Road on Tuesday.
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roaring victory at Obdurman—8,000 dreaded Dervishes—
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a frenzied stampede.
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