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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-07-10, Page 1> f-'.7'nrrro'nn*n’i." < Swcty-Eigrhth Year First 37 were successful in pass- First Class I V A INJURED IN ACCIDENT Mc- Plymouth Binder Twine ■»n Scanning SOFTBALL Dashwood Wins From Exeter JULY Z' word death First Class Hon- Lois Tuckey, Brunelle Whyte, Doiris Honours—Grant Honours—Elsie Gratton, Glenn Hotson, Morley If you Want to save 011 food, time and labour, see the new Kelvinatfir. A 694 cubic foot cabinet for the price of a Six. For easy washing, why not get yourself an Easy Washing Machine? . Priced to suit all pocketbooks. I EVENING, 15th "•-"Sports E9TAIJLISHI3D 1873 EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10th, 1941 * CLEARING SALE OF SUMMER DRESS FABRICS We are placing on sale this week many lines of summer dress fabrics at greatly reduced prices. These include repps, poplins, crepes, etc. in plain or figured effects. Act quickly as these are going fast. Figured repps and poplins. Wabasso make. 36 in. wide regular price 45c to clear at 29c yd. Plain colours in slub cottons—a very popular summer material—on sale at 29c a yardh f Figured night-gown crepes—-on sale at 29c a yard. This is the better quality crepe in new patterns—36 inches wide—regular price 75c a yd. to clear at 59c a yard ALL LADIES AND MISSES’ BATHING SUITS ATJREDUCED PRICES Ladies and Misses’ white hand bags—new styles —exceptionally good value at $1.00 ea. Men’s all linen handkerchiefs. We were fortunate in securing 20 dozen men’s fine Irish linen handkerchiefs—to sell at the oldjprice 25c each Women’s Wedge Heel Shoes For real comfort try a pair of our Summer Fabric Shoes made with wedge heels. There is nothing that will give you more comfort for the hot weather. Young Men’s Wash Suits , Pants and short sleeve shirt. Made in green, blue and sand shades. Just the thing for the warm weather. Price $3.75 to $4.75 On ‘Sale White Shoes Women’s White oxfords. All white or tan trim. They make an ideal house shoe at $1.98 iiiiimimmimiimiimiiiiiiiimnmmiiiiiiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniimiJiniiiiiiiimiimiiiniiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiniii Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday w ^ui“8 oz. 2 7c -16 oz. 49 c Aylmer Tomatoes , Large Tins* Choice Quality ...... Kellogg’s Cornflakes ? 1 I Oven Fresh, Special ..........“ ***** Cream Sandwich Biscuits BL 1 C/» Assorted ............ 2 for 25c Hillcrest Pure Lard The Lard Market is Allen’s Apple Juice i.; Refreshing and Healthful ...... Zinc Rings J _ The very best, quality pCl Supreme Baking, Powder 16-oz. Tin and one 2-oz. bottle Vanilla Free fpr Firm per lb. Jones & May Tlie Plymouth §ix Points: 1. Length—full length to the pound as shown oil tag. 2. Strength—less breaking; less wasted time. KS. Evenness—no thick or thin spots,: no grief. 4. Special Winding—no tangling. 5. Insect Repelling—You can tell by its smell. Mistake Proof—The printed ball insures correct use. 2. 3. / NIK—TONIK A tonic and Rbundworni Treatment for Chickens and Turkeys Also for growing and laying flocks, fed in the mash. Cre-so Fel, Livestock Spray* Titsules, Lice Powder, Roost Paint, Pigsules, Mosquito and Fly Spray Sling Ropes, Hay Fork Ropes, Piilleys, Sling Chains, Pitch Forks, • Nose Guards, Cai-borUndum. Stones, Scythes and Snaths Coleman Stoves and Hot Plates, Electric Hot Plates, Irons and Toasters Traquair’s Hardware Agents for **. Easy Washing Machines $^MxeIvinator Refrigerators tinsmithing sign work plumbing Mrs. Milton McCurdy, of Usbothe, had the misfortune to fall . down stairs at her home on Saturday last,* fracturing a bone in her shoulder. Mrs. Harry Trick, of Oredlton, underwent an operation In St. Jo seph's Hospital, London, Thursday Of last Week and her friends Will he pleaosd to know she is doing fine, < d&ing Mr, and Mrs, Oran Moir and daughter Kathleen moved on Mon day to St Catharines Where Mr. Moir has accepted a position in a machine shop. Mr, Frank Herns, of London, for thirty-five years secretary of the Western Ontario Dairymen's Assoc iation, died Tuesday in his 69tli year. <*■ MONSTER Trivitt Memorial Church Lawn TUESDAY AIRMEN get wings Two Exeter Airmen have receiv ed their wings and are now visiting at their homes here, Sergeant Pil- pt Harold Elliot Is visiting with his parents,. Mr. and Mys. A, Q. Elliot and Sergeant-Pilot E. Lome Howey is visiting with his mother, Mrs, W. S, Howey, Both boys are to be congratulated on their,..achievement, ■ ® On, July 3rd E, Lome Howey grad uated from No. 8 Advance Training School, Royal Canadian Air Force at Moncton, N,B., and received the rank pf Sergeant-Pilot. • Sergt. Howey joined the Air Force last August and has trained at Ottawa, >the Toronto Hunt fClub, Windsor Mills, Que., Quebec City and lastly at Moncton, *• Sergeant-Pilot Harold Elliot re4 ceived his wings also on July 3rd at the Advanced Training School at Saskatoon, the same month as Sgt. Howey CRITICALLY ILL Mrs. Saxon Fitton, of town, is .critically ill at her borne and little hope is held out for her recovery. Her brother, Mr. Wm. Mathews and Mrs. Mathews are here from Toron to; also Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Little, of Trenton, the latter being a grand-daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Rawlston and Gerald and Joyce Fitton, of Detroit; Mrs. R. McNevin, of London, Mr. and Mrs, Sam Mc Coy and Mr, Samuel McNevin, of London, called on Mrs, Fit- ton Monday evening and Mr, and Mrs. C, Hannenburg, of Kitchener, visited with Mrs. Fitton on Sunday. SS3 ENTRANCE RESULTS The following are the results of School Entrance examine*1 at centres under the Exeter School Entrance Board. Second Class Honours have, awarded; the High tions High and been ours means that 75 per cent or more of the total marks was secured,; Second Class Honours, that be tween 70 and 74 per cent was ob tained. Out of 38 pupils at the Exeter School, He joined the Air F^rce d was sent to Manning Pool at Br^h- don. From there he went to Calgary, at first taking a gunner^ course, He later trained at Regina^ Prince Albert and at Saskatoon! \ TEAM RUNS AWAY V . WHILE MOWING HAY V Mr. John Prout is confined to his home in town after having been shaken up and suffering from shoefc- when a team of hordes he Was driv ing ran away , while cutting hay. On Friday last, while Mr. Harold Taylor was working, in a field on his farm on the St. jMarys road, he heard a sound ^ike a crash ins a field on the next farm but as there is a small hill he was unable, to see. Later he saw a horse belong ing to Mr. Prout trotting up the lane partly harnessed. He inves tigated and came upon another horse with part of the mower tongue trailing behind * it. On going to the hayfield,.he first sawoa mower upside down beside a fence and farther on he discovered Mr. Prout in some shrubbery in a semi-con scious condition. He immediately brought the injured man to a doc tor in Exeter, where he was found to be badly shaken up and suffer ing from shock, but fortunately no bones .were brokep. Just what hap pened Mr. Prout was uhable to tell. NEW OFFICERS TAKE OVER .At the Lions Club supper meet ing at the Central Hotel Monday Sveping, President .C, - V, Pickard, after a most successful year handed over the gavel to his successor, Pre sident-elect H. C. Rivers. Mr. Pickard expressed himself as be ing both glad and sorry to relin quish the office, He thanked the officers and members for the splen did co-operation he had received.’ His last official duty was to present ten of the members with 100 pef cent attendance pins foi' the year. Those receiving the pins were A, O. Elliot, T. O. Southcott, C. V. Pickard, G. Koch, H. C. Rivers, Wm. Smith, Dr. H. H. Cowen, Ulrie Snell, S. B. Taylor and J. M. South cott, the latter two having had per fect attendance since organization. .Mr. Rivers, in taking office, con gratulated Mr. Pickard on the swell job he had done during his term. The club had had a very successful year, raising over $2,500, chiefly for war work. Sandy Elliot gave a short, interesting report of the convention held recently in Toronto. Plans were made and committees ap pointed for the annual frolic to be held Thursday and Friday, October 2nd and 3rd. Wm. Floyd gave the auditor’s report. S. B. Taylor re- WILLIAM GRAFTON COCHRANE Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cochrane, of Exeter; a graduate of Osgoode Hall, Toronto, who was admitted to the Bar June 19th, .and has open ed up a law office in Exeter. McDougall, Doris Mitchell,, Moffatt, Steve Molnar, Bev- Morgan, Myrtle Reeder, Bar- Reid, Leonard Smith, Emma Elizabeth Sweitzer, Wanda James ported that four children in need j O’Neill san; of medical treatment were being 1 looked after. Guests at the meet ing were two Exeter boys who have just received their wings and are ■home, on a short holiday. They were Sergeant-Pilots Ha?old Elliot and Lome Howey. Additional 1 guests were W. Grafton Cochrane, recently called to the Bar and Mr. S. Johnston, of Toronto, a guest of E. R. Hopper.CENTRALIA FROLIC DRAWS BIG CROWD The frolic at Spruce Grove spon- spred by the Centralia War Service Unit for Red Cross purposes on Tuesday evening, drew a crowd of ovex* 850 persons, with gross pro ceeds of ovex* $400.00.’ The even ing (was cool and the proceeds slight ly lower than the record crowd of a year ago. Bruce Fields acted as chairman for a splendid program consisting of acrobatib and toe dancing by the Halloway Sisters, of London; singing and dancing by Joyce Broderick; readings by Eth el Pooley; solos by> Chas. Hoffman and a flag drill by the children of Centralia School. Mr. Thos. Pryde expressed hib thanks for the success of 'the Victory Loan drive and ap pealed for a greater effort for war work. The refreshment booth * and several concessions did a big busi ness, the booth getting rid of over t600 rolls and weiners. Bingo and, dancing were the main attraction^ The Centralia oommitltee iwlshesi to thank all who in any . way help ed to mUe the frolic the success that it was./ ----------------- BEQUESTS FOR VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS Miss Bessie Hartnoil, of Exeter, who died June 29th, left a will.dat ed May 20th, 1941, in which, be sides certain 4 equests of money, fur niture and personal belongings to 1 friends and relations, she gave | $50.00 each to the W,omen’s Mis sionary Society, Afternoon Auxiliary of Main Street and James Strpet United Churches, Exeter, and $25.00 to the Red Cross Unit of each of the same churches. The residue of hex* estate valued at $1,588.74 was be queathed to the QUben’s Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims, con tributions for which Ure received at the Free Press office in London. Mrs, Martha Johns, of Exeter, a. cousin, and William E. B'radt, of London ate the oxooutors named in the will. Tho executive of the James St United Church Sunday School have decided not to hold a picnic this yeair and in lieu of tho picnic have donated $&0.00 to the Queen's Fund for ah* raid victims. SISTER’S DEATH Mrs. J. W. Taylor received on Friday of last week of. the of her only sister, Mrs. J. Cunning ton, of Flint, Mich., aged 84 years. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leland Cook, with whom she had been living since the death of her husband, Dr. Cunnington, about eight years ago. The funeral took place Monday, July 7th, at J'lint. Mrs. Cunnington's maiden name was Emma Shinner and before moving to Flint she resided at Parkhill. . 4 • A SPLENDID CONCERT ' Lakeview Casino presented Wil lis Tipping in a highly entertaining programme at Grand Bend last Sun day evening. The proceeds went to the Exeter Branch of the Red Cross. The band played several marches, hymns and various other selections. The feature of the .complete orches tra was the selection, “Macnam- ara’s Band”, in which the styles of Guy Lombardo, Artie Shaw and Tip Tipping were> imitated. Bill Simms played a piano selection, • “The Man I Love”, and Ollie Eng lish and Nick Gregorash combined in a trumpet duet, “Intermezzo”; Ray __________ag “An Evening Prayer” [ and encored with ‘Marie Elena”. “The Toy Maker’s Dream” featur ed Ollie’ English and the Triple Tongueing Brass Section. The Na tional Anthem • concluded the con cert.. 4 Exeter Centre Class Honours—June Bier- ling, Jean Cann, Harvey Cooper, Eleanor Dawson, Norma Fahrner, Irene Finkbeiner, Douglas Fletch er, Mary Fletcher, Emerson Hod gins, Jean King, Shirley Lewis, Dor othy Mitzi er ley bar a Strobbe, Sweitzer, Watson, Wuerth. Second Case, Donna Cornish, William Ford,, Gordon Gillespie, Bruce” Glenn, Myrtle Haist, Jack Hennessey, Mar guerite Hogarth, Phyllis Kerslake, Kenneth Preszcator, Joan Redfern, Dorothy’ Reeder, Hoss Tuckey, Eve lyn War ein,g. Pass—Invine Armstrong, Doug las Brintnell, Jack Coates, Robert Coleman, Wilbert/Edwards, Elaine Fahrner, Orland/Gaiser, Ross Keyes, Ross Knight-ZBobbie Kydd, Arn old Lindenfifeld, Ross MacDonald, Evaline Mack, Douglas May, Thel ma Parker, Betty Payne, Thomas Penh ale, Donald Preszcator, Lome Preszcator, Robert Pryde, Raynold. Robinson, Grant Roeszler, Doris Sims, Doris Skinner, Jean 'Snell, Pearl Stanlake, Kenneth Taylor, Ed gar Wildman, Harry Wilson, Pai............. . Regulation 10 (5) School Entrance .Regulations—Al vin Sims. Wilson, Hugh L,)>Ssed under the provisions of of the High PASSED EXAMS The following pupils of Mr. W. R. Goulding have been successful in passing their examinations at the Western Ontario Conseratory of Music. Miss Margaret Dougall has .passed in Grade- 5, Sr.; Mis3 Dougall, Kenneth Mills and Ben son Stoneman have passed the exams in theory with first-class honors, the latter receiving 100 per cent. He ns all Centre First Class Honours—Ida Day man, Phyllis Dougall, Ruth Hess, Stuart McBride, Patsy McDonell, Lenore Norminton, Ruth Rathwell, Norma Sangster. Second Class Honours—Ronald Bell, Ian Chandler, Robert Cook, Marion Greene, Grant MacLean, Mildred Purdy, Marion Sangster, Donald Shepherd, May Taylor. * Pass—Stuart Adkins, June Black- well, Clarence Dilling, John Drys dale, Dorothy .MacDonald, Gerald Moffat, Donald Munn, George Otter bein, James Rowcliffe, Evan Sims; Erna Weber. Passed under the provisions of Regulation 10 (5) of the High School Entrance Regulations — Alpine McEwen. DEATH OF MRS. RINN The death took place at her late residence, lot 9, concession 7, Blan- spard Township, on Tuesday, July .•©•th, of Molesta Gertrude Gunning, beloved wife of Mr. John Rinn, in her 54th year. A private funeral will „be held from her home on Thursday at 2.00 p.m. with inter ment in the Kirkton cemetery. Dashwood Centre Class Honours — Velma Howard Daters, Howard Cecilia Hartxhan, Mary Irene Jackson, EleanorMr. Nelson Potter, of West Mc Gillivray, is seriously ill with head injuries in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, as the result of an auto accident at Centralia Tuesday even ing. The accident happened short ly after midnight on the Centralia road just west of the Highway. One car was travelling north around the curve that leads’ from Spruoe Grove to Centralia and at the first turn turned east to again come onto the highway. Another car driven by a Mr, Thompson, was going north and the two cars met almost head- on. The front of the Thumpson car was badly wrecked. Dr. Flet cher was called to the scene and had the injured man removed to the hospital. Several others suf fered from bruises. First Clarke, Greene, Houlahan, McLinchey, Hubert Miller, Eleanor Miller, Margaret Ratz, Wilfred Re- gier, Alice Taylor, Evelyn Walper, Dorothy Weber, Dohna Webb. iSecond Class Galser, Phyllis Haugh, Marion Love, Alice MicCann, Jean MacGreg or, Violet Rader, Anne Schroeder, Harold Schroeder, George Wolfe. Pass—Ross Brown, Stanley Din- ney, William Pfaff, Harvey Pick ering, Morley Pollock, Lesslie Re- gier, Raymond Regier, Lois Schwartz, Ruth Swartz, Marion Slierritt, James Taylor, Rene Thi beault, John Willert. Winchelsea Centre First Class Honours—Audrey Bal- lantyne, Annie Elford, Viola Gil- fillan, Carman Herdman, Ola Mor ley, Leona Pym, Harry Stephen, Lyda Stephen. Second Class Honors—John Bat ten, Lois Coward, Ross Hodgert, Herbert Johns, Marjorie Johns, Franklin Knowles, Harry Squire, Pass—Jack Borland, Winifred Hodgert, Gordon Jehus. Donald Hodd, Jthea Smith, Dorothy Squire. Zurich Centre First Class Honours—Celestine Ayotte, Gertrude Druar, Dennis Du charme, Pauline Haber er, Marjorie Klopp, Phyllis McBride, Myrtle Mc Kinley, Helen Miller, Helen O'Brien. Eida Stelchort. j. Secund 'Class Honours—Hera J' nomine, Dorothy Gingerich, M^| Gingerich, Dolores Kloppjf^5H Krueger, Jean Masse, Domy^^B Marjorie Morner, Mae trice ScMibe. Pass—Twyla Dagg, Ro^WtW Deris Goeftrey, Gurdon iWO McClinchey, Harvey Mr O’Brien, Beatrice Overh tittup ... Auction Sale Bingo Baking Sale Fish Pond Hot Dogs Ice Cream and Candy Pie and Ice Cream, Coffee -Draw oh Hand Painted Picture- Draw will be made for the uRose of Sharon” quilt now oh 'display in E. R. Hopper’s window BAND IN ATTENDANCE Open Air Dancing ADMISSION FREE • Verla, daughter of* Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, of the highway south of Exeter, is hi Victoria Hospi tal, London, having undergone an operation for appendicitis. She is getting on as well as can he ex pected, X Miss Lois Darling, who tmdorwenf an operation for appendicitis in St, Joseph's Hospital, London, return ed home the latter part of - last week. ■ | PUPILS PASS WITH HONORS Pupils of Stanley J. Smith, A.T. O.M., and A.W.C.M., have receiv ed the results of their midsummer examinations in piano from the Wes tern Ontario Conservatory and To ronto Conservatory of Music. Western Conservatory—Grade III Junior, Ombra dopeland, 84; Helen Cole, 80, Grade IV Junior—Jean Copeland, 75. Grade I Senior-— Grant Mills, 83; Jean Stephens, 81. Grade II- Senior—Lorenc Jaques, 74. Toronto Conservatory: Grade VI —Mary F. Scott, '80. Miss Scott 'does all her work from memory. Mr. Zeigler, of Kitchener, the examiner for Western Conservatory, congratulated Mr. Smith on his fine teaching, and remarked especially on the excellent technique used by his pupils* A letter of congratula tions was also received from Conservatory. * Look at your label! ills ■» In a see-saw battle at Dashwood on Tuesday evening the home team defeated the Exeter softball team by the score of 17 to 10. In the first innings for Exeter F. Creech was the only one to reach first. In the second half Eveland for Dash wood managed to reach third. Exe ter scored’ two runs in the second and Dashwood evened the score. Exeter next scored three and Dash wood came back with four futis. Exeter then went into the lead by sebting four runs to Dashwood's two. In the fifth Exeter scorod one and went scoreless the next two innings. Dashwood 3 in the fifth and 6 In the sixth, the game end ing at the end of the seventh 17 to 10. K. Hockey retired froth the game in the sixth with a sprained ankle. The line-up: Exeter—R. Dfnney, p,; M, Moore, 2nd; F. Creech, 1st; J. Creech, c.; Art Cann, s.s,; G, Cochrane, IX; K. Hockey, 3rd; D. Pryde, o,t; Britain Sanders, r,L Dashwood—Wlllert, c,; KunU, 2nd; Eveland, s.S.; Wein, 1st; GaL ser, r,L; Klumpp, 3rd; iiostemeyer, p.< Haedei&, IX; Meyer, (Continued on Pago Four)