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EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING AUGUST 28th, 1941
I .■Si^tyrEiglith.1 Year
Fall and Winter Coats
The first shipment of fall and winter coats are now in stock,
quality, with luxurious furs of wojf, Persian iamb, red fox,
trimmed coats. We feature small, regular, extra large and half sizes.
colours are brown, green and black. Prices are very reasonable.
The cloths are of good
muskrat, etc.; also un-
The popular
WATER MAIN BREAKS
There was a break, in the water
main on John street Sunday even
ing and a young, river was in the
formation when the leak was dis
covered* The bri^ak occurred in a
four-inch main and with the press
ure behind it the water came
through the ground as if from so
many springs, The ditch was soon
filled about ten feet across and
the water ran west and crossed
the road at' Andrew street before
being turned off. Workmen toiled
all night to make the repairs and
the water was again turned on be
tween six and seven o’clock in- the
morning,
at an opportune time when water
was in little demand throughout
the town,
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Fortunately it happened
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Houss Dresses on Sale at $1.39 each
We have placed on sale this week all our better quality housedresses, regularly
* priced at $1.95 each. Sizes 14 to 44 to clear, in a hurry at $1.39 each
Wash dresses for-street wOar, new styles and materials—on sale at $2.95 each
Sale of Hemstitched Pillow Cases and Sheets
5 dozen pair 42 inch hem-stitched pillow caS^s, of excellent quality. Regular price
$1.00 a pair—on sale while they last at 79c a pair
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Extra large (note the size) 81 in. x lOOin. hem-stitched sheets”
worth nearly double this price—only, a few dozen left—to clear at $1.95 each
To-day they are
Special
25 prs. men’s leather sole work boots, made with a toe cap. Regular 2}.75.—on sale at
$2.25 a pair
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LOCAL COUNCIL FAILS
TO DECIDE CLERKSHIP
—MEET AGAIN THURS.
Monday, August 25th, 1941
regular meeting of the council
held in the new quarters at
Town Hall with all members
Minutes of the Aug. 8 th
Men’s Farm Boot
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Men’s Suits, Felt Hats, etc.
The new English worsted suits for” Fall have arrived. A fine selection of colours •
to choose from at very little advance in prices. Also new Felt Hats in the new shades,
fur felts at $3.00 and wool felts at $2.00
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Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Crunchie Sweet Mixed'Pickles «a/»L
Special Value, Large 27-oz. jars
Large Package .... ........ each 23c ■
Shinola Floor Wax I |L
Will be Higher*....................* *«•
Van Camp’s Tomato Juice fni" 1 Qp
New Pack, fcO-oz. Tins ...............“
Lynn Valley Pears
,15-oz. Tins ........................
Supersuds
With Crystal Relish Plate
Champion Dog Food
or Cat Food .......’...............
Singapore Pineapple
Crushed, Sliced or Cubes
each 10c
both for 25c
2 tins 19c
per tin 15c
Phone 32 Jones &
all
THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS MORE EGGS, MORE MEAT
FEED TO FILL THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTRY
Buy a good concentrate to mix with your own grain
40% HOG 33% HEN STEER
Concentrate concentrate FATINA
$3.10 per cwt.$3.45 ’ $2.60 '
!Pig Starter to Mix with your own Grain. Will be about
s $2.08 per cwt. for a good Pig Starter
Developing Concentrate for ybur growing Chicks, to be mixed
with your own grain,y $3.50 per cwt. Come in and talk
your feed problems over with us.
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If you arc interested in a. new stove, by all means see the new
FINDLAY RANGE made to suit all sizes of houses and pocket
books. See the lovely assortment we have on the- floor.
Please give us your order for furnace pipes and furnace work,
before the cold weather as it gives us a better chance^ to
arrange our work-
Traquair’s Hardware
, ■ agents for
New Idea Furnaces Purina, Pioneer and Roes Feeds
Royal Purple Concentrate and Calf Meal
Tiiisinitliing’ Sign Work Plumbing
Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Elliot have
received a icable from their son,
Sgt.-Pilot Harold Elliot, that- he
had arrived safely in England.
The household effects of Mr. arid
Mrs, Eugene Heavers were moved
to Toronto Tuesday where Mr. Bea-
’ vers has ■ been employed for several
weeks,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jones, Neil and
Gwenneth, Spent a few days in To
ronto visiting witll relatives and
taking in the Exhibition,
Mr. and Mrs. RObt. Sanders re
ceived word from their son, Pte.
Hilton Sanders that- ho arrived safe
ly tn England and very much en
joyed the ocean voyage.
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THURSDAY
night only, Aug. 28
“THE SHOW
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GOES ON”
A musical Comedy Starring^
The Brilliant English
Commedienne
Gracie Fields
A full program of amusing
and entertaning short reels
accompanies this outstanding
production.
The Picture is Being Sponsored
by the Exeter
war time Committee
to assist in providing funds
for smokes and parcels for the
local boys serving overseas.
Mrs. dames BrfatiieH, Sr., had
.the misfortune to fall while work
ing In her garden 'Thursday of last
week, sustaining a badly sprained
left wrist. She suffered consid
erably and is at present carrying her
arm in a sling.
CAR TAKES TO DITCH AS (
DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP.
On Tuesday afternoon a car
driven by Roy Campbell, of Hay,
took to the ditch on the Lake Road!
about three miles west of Exeter,;
the driver having fallen asleep at |
the wheel. The ditch is about six;
feet deep at the- spot, The front |
wheels, axle and fendei* of the car
were damaged, but the driver es
caped with a few bruises and ,a shak
ing up.
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HIGHWAY NUMBER 4
GETS NEW TOP
Resurfacing of Highway No. 4,
for a distance of five miles south
of Exeter is now in process and the
speed with which this work is being
accomplished is another tribute to
the machine age. Hot tarvia and
crushed stone are being laid with
a heavy roller over the cement
pavement. Fourteen carloads or
over five hundred tons of crushed
stone arrived at Exeter depot the
latter part of last week. An exca
vation was made beneath the cars
and the tracks and the stone is
dumped onto a conveyor belt which
lifts it onto the five ton trucks in a
very few minutes. Working early
and late and all day Sunday the re
surfacing is now practically com
pleted.
MISS IRENE RUSSELL, R.N.
who has completed her training‘at;
the Public General Hospital, Chat
ham, and hah returned to the home
of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Milton
Russell, Hensall.
LEAVES FOR NEW POSITION
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regarding ac-
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ADDITIONAL RESULTS OF
UPPER SCHOOL. EXAMS
Upper School "farm labour’* can
didates who were not granted ail
their subjects on the year's, work
jiad. the option of writing the regu
lar departmental tests and obtained
credit in the following subjects in.
addition to those published early
in July.
Jean Brack—Zoology.
Dorothy Dougall—-Trigonometry
Ruth Brown—Botany,
Carey Joynt—Latin Composition.
John Kes tie—Modern History.
FORMER HENSALL BOYS
INJURE^ IN ACCIDENT
Two Hensall boys were injured in
an unusual accident on Saturday
last on the Queen Elizabeth High
way, two miles, east of Niagara
street, according to a report which •
appeared in the St. Catharines
Standard, Harold. Willard, eon of
Mr, Ezra Willard, and Orville Hed
den, son of Mrs. Catharine Hedden,
employees of General Motors, were
injured when the auto in whiem
they were travelling in some unex
plained manner veered off the high
way, travelled 66 feet, and over
turned on the boulevard- Willard,
the driver, suffered .a severe shock
injury and his condition is described
by Dr, A. S. Malcolmson as fairly
good. Hedden, who sustained lac
erations, Is also confined to
General Hospital, A picture of
wrecked automobile appeared in
paper.
Mr. Albin J. Fawcett, who for sey-,
eral years has been teacher at the
Exeter H.S., an‘d who has been In
charge of the manual training and
shop work,. is leaving this week for
hib new position as mathematical
teacher at Orangeville, Mr, Faw
cett has secured a home at Orange
ville but it will not be ready for
occupancy until the lattei’ part of
next week and until then Mrs. Faw
cett is ^remaining in town. Mr.
Fdwcett will be missed in Exeter as
he hag done excellent work at the
Exeter school and has made many
friends while a resident here. The
best wishes of many friends will
■follow Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett to their
new home.
WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT
DIES AT GRAND BEND
Frank Geromette died Monday at
his residence in Grand Bend in his
77th year, He was born in Mont
real and had resided in’ Grand
i Bend community for the past 10
years.
He is survived by his wife; three
daughters, Mrs. Gordon Turnbull,
Mrs, Mae Holt, of Grand Bend;
Mrs, Melvin Dodds, of Buffalo; four
sisters, Mrs. Alex Etue, of Zurich;
Mrs, Theodore Devine, .of Park
hill; Mrs. Abraham Desjardine, of
Mt. Carmel; Mrs. Pat Gooding, of
Greenway; Mrs. Randall, of De
troit; two brothers, David Gero
mette, of Mt, Carmel; Noah Gero
mette, of Goderich., *• .
■ Funeral service took place at
the residence on Wednesday after
noon. A memorial service was held
in Grand Bend United Church fol
lowing the interment in Grand. Bend
Cemetery.
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present,
meeting were read and adopted on
motion of Dignan and Hern.
Mr. Elmore Harness interviewed
the council re payment of taxes. Af
ter discussion the; matter was held
foi- further discussion.
Councillor Taylor of the Housing
Committee reported he had formed
a committee of Messrs. J. M. South-
cott, C. V. Pickard and C. Tanton.
Reeve Tuckey reported a letter
received from the Dominion Hous
ing Representative
■commodation in and
lage. Any decisions
til further definite
available.
A discussion regarding roads in
the village was taken up, re gravel
ling roads and resurfacing .the
station street from Main St. to the
C.N.R. depot. On motion of Coun
cillors Southcott and Taylor it was
decided that Mr. Patterson, county
engineer, be consulted and that
Cope & Sons be communicated with
regarding estimates on re-surfacing
Carried.
.^s.i„The- Reeye. brought up the mat
ter of cleaning up the outside of the
dump ground. A motion was made
thaf Hydraulic Metals l?e written
to the effect that said dump would
be cleaned if objections are not
made by return mail. Motion by
Hern and Taylor, Carried.
Applications for the position of
clerk and- treasurer of the village
were read as follows: (1) W. G. Cochrane, i(2) C. V. Pickard, (3)
Jas. P. Bowey, (4) W. C. Pearce.
The appointment for the above-
mentioned position was laid over
until Thursday, August 2 8th, at
8 p.m.
The following accounts were or
dered to be paid: Alexander Mur
ray Co., asphalt, $37.59; Twp. of
Usborne, road grading; $9.00; Exe
ter Band, grant, $125.00; County of
Huron, hospital charges, $1.75; S.
R. Hart, stationery supplies, . 86c
W. Gillespie, gravel
$10.7*0;, E. Cornish,
and bridges, salary,
Wells, labour, town
Coombes,
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and trucking,
labour, roads
$10.00; Fred
hall, $1.25;
Ed. Coombes, labour, R. & B.,
$26.10; J. Shire, labour, R. & B.,
$30.80; E. Anderson, labour, R. &
B., $2.40; W. Andrews, labour, R.
& b.,$29.10.
Jos. Senior,
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FARM SOLD
Clerk
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FIRST SOD TURNED AT
AIRPORT NEAR EXETER
—WORK COMMENCES
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ATTEND CHRISTENING
OF GRANDSON
Mr. and Mrs, R. N. Creech left
Monday for Niagara Falls, N.Y.,
where they will visit with their son,
Dr. Hugh1 J. and Mrs. Creech. In
company with Mr. and Mrs. Herne,
of Burford, they will be present
at the christening of their grandson,
Richard Herne Creech. Dr. Hugh,
Creech for the past three years has
been on cancer research at Harvard
University, Cambridge, Mass., and
recently accepted the appointment
of assistant Professor in the De
partment of Chemistry of the Uni
versity of Maryland, College Port;'
state of Maryland,
his new duties next
teach biochemistry
cancer research.
Five Machines to lie in Action by
Week-End. Site Proposed for
Auxiliary Field Near Lake.
The first sod was turned on Tues
day for the new airport in Stephen
Township. -At the same time'-sur
veyors were staking out the farms
Of Ross and Hugh Love and Lloyd
Taylor on the twentieth concession
of Stephen township, the latter to
be used as an auxiliary field. With
the turning of the first sod a young
.City is in 'the making.
The Warreh Bituminous Paving (
Co., Ltd., of Toronto, have the con
tract for the grading and paving of
the new field. The grading and
clearing have been sub-let to Arm
strong ' Bros., Construction, of
Brampton. The latter company be
gan operations' on Tuesday with a
■caterpillar drawn grader capable of
•handling six yards of dirt. By the
end of the week several additional
machines will be on the' job.
We understand that this new air
port is to be larger than some of the
others, and if so, a large'number of
buildings ' will be required. The;
usua-l run of buildings require two
oi- three barracks for the men, an
officers’ mess, a sergeants’ mess
and two mess halls for the men,
offices, drill hall, several hangars.
We understand five are to be erect
ed here. A hospital to include den
tal work, also fire hall, recreation
hall, control tower, sewerage dis
posal plant, rind parade ground are
included in the plan. The auxiliary
field will include few buildings.
Options have been- taken on the
property required and the land has
been surveyed for the runways.
The necessary fences are being torn
down. Every day sees a larger
number' of autos and men camped
at the site, looking for work. So
far the employment is limited, but
more will be required wlien build
ing operations get under way.
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CORRECTION
In the report of Upper School
examinations which was published
recently the standing of Ann Morgan
in French should have been Fr.
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School will re-open Tuesday fol**
lowing, the summei' vacat-ion. There
will be several changes on the teach
ing staff. Miss Alice Archibald, of
Seaforth, will take the place of Miss
Shell, as Latin teacher In the High
Mr. R. H. Millgartnef, of
He will begin
month and will
and continue
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HAS NARROW ESCAPE
AS CAR HITS POLE
Lloyd Johnston, a soldier, of
Auburn, who was motoring to Lon
don Sunday morning to report for
duty at 6.30, fell asleep at the
wheel a half-mile north o.f Exeter.
The car ‘left the highway and af
ter travelling 120 paces struck a
telephone pole, breaking the pole
and knocking off the wooden top of
the car as well as damaging the
right side. The car went through the
'fence on the farm of Milo Snell and
after travelling twenty paces came
back through the fence to land
up against the next telephone pole.
Constable John Ferguson investi
gated the accident.
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MRS. COBBLEDICK DIES
Word has been received by Mr.
S, M. Sanders of the death of Mrs.
Joseph Cobbledick, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) T.
of Wetaskiwin, Alia.
Mrs. Cobbledick has been in fail
ing health for ovei' a year. In No
vember last Mrs. Stevenson Went to
Orono, Ont., Mrs. Cobbledick’s old
home, where she had been residing,
and took her mother home with
her, where she resided until her
death.-, - Her remains Were taken
to Orono and laid away in the fam
ily plot in the Orono Cemetery.
Mrs. Cobblediok was well and fa
vorably known to a. wide circle of
friends in and around Exeter, where
her husband, the late Joseph Cobble
dick, operated the flour mill
grain elevators for many years,
was a woman of exceptionally
fined and lovely personality
took, a prominent part in the leader
ship of every good cause and was
a vary active worker in James St.,
then Methodist, ichurch. The family
moved to Calgary in 1906 and 18
years ago Mr. Cobbledick died and
his remains Were brought to Exeter
for interment In the Exeter ceme
tery. «
Surviving the deceased are two
daughters, (Ethel) Mrs. Stevenson;
arid (Vera) Mrs. A. G. Austin, of
Calgary, who accompanied the no-
mains to Orono rind ohe/Son, Mr.
Nelson Cobblediok, of Toronto.
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estateJ. E. Ferguson, real
of Aylmer, reports the sale
3rd
Mr.
agent
of Mr. E. J. Shapfeon’s farm,
concession of Stephen township, to
Mr. Louis Davey, whose farm has
been taken as part of the airport.
Mr. and Mrs. Davey are to be con
gratulated as this is one of the
finest farms in the .township
Sliapton will hold an auction sale
of his effects in the near future
following which he will move
Exetei' to reside.
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Mr.
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native of usborne
DIES IN MANITOBA I
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Mrs. Richard Coates received
word on Friday last of the death of
her brother, Mr. Frank Westcott,
of Douglas, Man. The deceased
about a year ago suffered a para
lytic stroke but since that time had
been able to be up and around. Ho
was a native of Usborne Township,
being a son of the late James West
cott. He had just reached his 72nd
birthday at the time of his death.
Fifty-one years ago the family
moved from Usborne 'Township to
Manitoba, where the deceased had
since resided. He is survived by
his Widow, whose maiden name Was
Kathleen Wilkie, also four sons,
Fred, Wilkie, Reginald and Roy
and one daughter, Kathleen. Mrs.
Wm. Ferguson and Miss Ila West
cott, of Toronto, are sisters. Mrs.
0, A, Southcott, of town, is an aunt.
Nelson Uobbledick,
Serviced were held in the church of
her youth Ih, Orono.
Miss Margaret Hill Is holidaying
with relatives in Toronto. Margar
et’s voice was heard over the air
by some of her Exeter friends. It
was during a broadcast from one
of the booths at Toronto Exhibition,
School.
Binbrook, will have charge of shop
work in place of Mr. Fawcett. On
the public school s<nff Miss Violet
Watkins, who taught aV Fairfield,
takes the .place of Miss Woodall,
now Mrs. j. Prydo.
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Thomas Welsh, a market garden
er, of London, and a former resident
of Exeter, died Saturday in his GSth
year., He is survived by his wife
Ida and two sons, Orvhl and Rich
ard, also three sisters, Mrs, A. Jones
and Miss Ida Welsh, of Toronto
and Mrs. R. Patrick, of Woodstock,
and two brothers, Charles Welsh,
of Stratford and Carnet of Toronto,
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BOWLING NOTES
W. E. SANDERS AND ULRIC
SNELL WIN MEN’S DOUBLES
.Wm. E. Sanders and Ulric Snell,*
skip, were winners of the men’s
doubles bowling tournament on the
local greens Wednesday of last
week. They had three wins with z
a plus of 27. Twenty-six rinks pai'-
ticipated <and as the greens will only*
accommodate twenty-twp rinks at as
time, four received a bye*with each
draw. Two games were played in
the afternoon and It was planned to
play two in the evening. With the
fourth game just nicely started a
heavy rain sent the players Scur
rying for cover. W. H. Pollen and
H. G. Rivers were tied with S. Rob
inson and G. Robinson, of Goderich,
for second place with 3 Wins plus
26. In the cut the Exeter rink
got second and the Goderich rink
third; t)r, MCTaggart and Geo. Me-
Taggart, of Watford, were fourth
With 3 plus 16 and ’O. Hartlieb and
S. Whaley, St. Marys, fifth' with
3 plus 15. The remaining results
were as follows:
Jas. MicVicar, Goderich, 3 plus 14.
Dr. Rorilston and C. Tanton, 1
plus 6.
Dr. Banting, *Lucan\ 1 plus 3.
J, Newcombe, Stratford, 2 plus,
10.
W. Hamilton, Wingham, 1 plus
Britain Sanders and R. G. Sel
don, 1 plus 6.
Gordon Appleton and T. H. Elliott,
plus 16.
Ed Nash, Wingham, 1 plus -8,
T. 0, Southcott and G.
plus 10.
F. Johnston, Seaforth,
E.. Pridham, Goderich,
E. Hunt, Goderich, 2 plus 5,
Ed. Harrison, Wingham, i*plus
MeNee, Goderich, 1 plus 7
J. S, Armitage, ParkMlt, 1 plus
12,
A Pringle, St. Marys, minus.
B« M. Francis and Bert Rivers,
1 plus 6.
Dr. G. Hind, walkerton, 1 plus
2
2
Coclirane,
2 plus 4.
1 plus 1.
El, Binkley, Stratford, 3 phis Ll»
(Contlhuod on Pago Hour) u
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