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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-10-16, Page 1SUty*Bighth 'Year X 4U. JOSEPH SENIOR to air- i Vibe House Cleaning Needs D-A-N-C-E May presents WILLIS TIPPING I at tW3I and I ate Fit. , * tk Grand Grand■ Sen- trea- Quance, .Fisher, Dignan, f Exeter Badminton Club moved tp Exetei* and have up their residence on Huron in the house recently vacate Mr. C. L. Wilson. They are Pencil Set. Joseph Senior, retiring clerk village of Exeter, was hpnor- *.....BOTTLES FOR KITS 50c Grand; W. E. Middleton, Fin. See’y;E. M. Clark E. M. Dancing 9-1 Adm. 75c & 50c Everybody Welcome l,<lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'- HONORED AT BANQUET Retiring Clerk Joseph Senior is , Presented with Engraved Pen and dding liSTABLdLSHKD 1873 EXTRA LARGE EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, JM1 FLANNELETTE BLANKETS on saleI at $2.50 a pair £< - . • ’ ’ , 100 pair all white Flannelette Blankets—heavy weight-—whipped singly.*, Note the size 70 in. x 90 in, — a real bargain while they last at $2.50 a pair. Woolcott Blankets at $2.25 each Woolcott (wool and cotton) blankets in popular colours, in checks and jacquard patterns —- a very popular blanket while our present stock lasts at same price as last winter $2.25 each, (' -S. Woolcott reversible plain colours — extra quality — at $2.95 each. We still have a limited quantity of all wool blankets -— only a few left — act qdiakly if you want them, on sale at $5.00 each. Ladies’ and Misses’ Fall and Winter Coats and Dresses are selling rapidly at present prices. Come while there is a good range to choose from. • . ® a Ladies’ & Misses’ Chenille Dressing Gowns at $3.00 Chenille bath robes, dressing gowns are very popular. We have a real bargain for early buyers, in’ colours of 'rose, bj ue, cerise, and' white, in small medium and large at $3.00 each See Otir Selection of ‘ Men’s and Boy’s Overcoats. — Suits — Leather Windbreakers breakers — Raincoats — Hats — Caps, etc. Wool Wind- Rubbers and Rubber Boots Keep your feet dry with a new pair of Rubbers. Buy your Rubber Boots now, men’s priced at $2.00 to $2.95. We have Kaufmans, Goodrich, Miners, etc. Special Values for Thursday, Friday; Saturday Master Dog Biscuits 9 8L_, 9C~ Mixed O-B’s ..... » IDS* Van Camp’s Tomato Juice ’9 £rt#a 1 Fancy Quality, 20-oz. Tins ......« *vl JL«zL Aylmer Soups 9 £ Vegetable or Tomato, 10-oz. tin“ • Kellogg’s .All-Bran Large Packages ..............................** **' r 15c Golden Bantam Corn 9 £^„ 1 Country Kist Brand 16-oz. tins IO* >•?<- Good Cooking Apples 1 1 ni Hand' Picked .................U. St. William’s Marmalade Q9 Orange and Grapefruit ................"«*• Jdl Nescofi (Put one, in your overseas parcel) CA A good coffee, extract form 4-oz. tin............Jirt 40c Jones & May Yout Superior Store LUNCH KITS 75 c Brooms .......... ..... 25c to $1.00 Gio-Coat, pts. ..................59c Dry Mops.........69c to $1.50 Gio-Coat, qts. .................. 98c Step Ladders (...............$2.00 Johnston’s Wax ......>............ 59c Galvanized' Pails ................25c Old English ’Wax ........... 53c Scrub Brushes...... 20c to 35c j Old English No-Rub ........ 53c See.our large stock of Stoves, Ranges and Heaters; also — Stove Boards, Dampers, Stove Pipes, Furnace Pipes, Elbows, Coal Hods and Ash Sifters. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A NEW STOCK OF TOYS CHILDREN’S CHILDREN’S WAGONS JOYCYCLES. $1.95 to $5.95 $2.95 to $10.95 SAWS HAMMERS SQUARES 50c to $5.50 45c to $1.50 25c to $2.50 PLANES LEVELS BRACES $1.00 to $2,85 25o to $3.50 $L00 to $2125 Traquair’s Hardware TINSMITHING PLUMBING SIGN WORK Treatment for Eye Trouble Mr, Norman Horry has returned home from Victoria Hospital, where he has been receiving treatment for eye trouble. Mr. Horry’s sight has been imputed from a wojind re- ceived m the last groat war, There are some signs of improvement* • Leave for the Coast ‘Mr- and Mrs. G. W- Layton left Wednesday, by auto, for ’‘Victoria, jB,&, where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Lay ten spent several winters in the south and this winter will enjoy the balmy won* ther on Vancouver Island. EXETER ARENA Monday, OCTOBER 27th EXETER OLD BOY GETS IMPORTANT POST J. Alex Martin, for many years manager of the Dominion Tire Com pany at Kitchener, and an Exeter aid bay, has been named deputy controller of rubber for the Depart- ment of Munitions and Supply, it was learned at 'Ottawa on Saturday Mr. Martin has been in Ottawa for tiie past several weeks, at work oil his’new job and’ busy with -de tails of plans to conserve rubber for War-time t use. Hb Works With A. H. Williamson, controller of supply, whose- position embraces rubber control, TRUCK DRIVER DIES FOLLOWING ACCIDENT Loom Man Escapes with Slmking Up Fred W. Kohl,’ of Birr, truck driv er for the McManus Petroleum Co^ of London, died in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, about 7.30 Sat urday evening from concussion of the brain and a fractured skull re ceived in a traffic accident at the intersection of No. 4 and No. 84 Highways at the village of Hensail, the accident taking place just be fore six o’clock. James H, Messer, of 511 Briar cliff© Ave., Toronto, accompanied by his father-in-law, Mr, Hillary Horton, of Exeter, was driving north to Wingham on No, 4 Highway in Mr, Messer’s new .car when Kohl, driver of the truck, driving east through Hensail, failed to stop at the intersection, crashed into the sedan, throwing it out of control and off the pavement, taking*lhe east side ditch and shattering a hydro pole, which,, wrecked »a pole on the opposite side of the pave ment from which a guy wire extend ed. Electric wires, were dangerous ly strewn abput. The Messer car was badly damaged. The oil truck continued for about one hundred feet, described a right-, about and polled over into the’ ditch, the front end being badly wrenched. Oil drums were upset and oil spilled over the road. Kohl was thrown headlong for forty feet and was picked up from the ditch unconscious.’ Mr, Messer suffered a broken knee-cap, head and face lacerations. Mr. Horton escaped with a cut over the left eye Which required a couple of stitches, and was shaken up. Dr. D. G, Steer attended the injured. Kohl was removed to the hospital in Bonthron & Drysdale’s ambulance and others in Dr. Steer’s car; Mr. Messer was removed from .the Seaforth Hospital to the To ronto General Hospital on Sunday afternoon. With ''Mrs. Messer and daughter Betty they had’been vis iting with Mrs. Messer’s parents. Traffic. Officer Taylor, of Clin ton, investigated. Coroners , Dr. Shaw, of Clinton.and Dr. Burrows, of Seaforth, decided-, that an. inquest was, unnecessary. The deceased is survived by' his wife, two daughters and one son at home;, also his mother, two sisters and three brothers.. Interment, took place in Birr cemetery. ---------V--------- Installing Teams First Visit ’ D.D.G.M. Br. G. E, Hicks, of the I.O.'O.F,^ and his installing team visited Seaforth Lodge Wednesday evening and installed the newly- elected officers. Thi^ was their first appearance since the election of Mr. Hicks to his-new office. The installing team comprises C. G. Sal ter, Grand Marshall; E. R. Hopper Vibe -n. Grand „ - -., Grand Rec, Sep’y; Treas.;'' and Chaplain. ---------V- ANDREW—HICKS The home of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hicks, Centralia, was the scene of a pretty autumn wedding, Sat urday, when their only daughter, Gwendolyn Maud, became the bride of Fit. Sgt. John Leslie Andrew, R.'O.A^F., St. Thomd only son of Mr. and Mrs, G. R. drew, Cen tralia. Rev. R. J. Merrid officiat ed, and Miss Grace Andrei sister of the groom, played the music. The vows were spoken be fore ,a bank of palms, ferns and yel low chrysanthemums contrasted with red oak leaves. The bride, giv en in marriage by her father, was Charming in a flooY-length gown of white chiffon with fitted bodice and full bishop sleeves. Her finger-tip veil fell from a tiai‘a of orange blos soms and she carried a showered bouquet of -Better Times roses and white bouvardia. Her only orna ment was a string of pearls, the gift of the groom. The bridesmaid was Miss Mary Jane MacKichab, of London, who ’wore • a ‘gown of ro mance blue chiffon, also with full bishojp sleeves. She carried a showered ribbon <» colonial bouquet of Briarciiffe roses. The groom Was attended by F.O. F, M. Downes, of Trenton. A buffet supper was serv ed from tile bride’s table which was attractiveiy centred with a tiered Wedding cake. Receiving with the bridal couple were the brid&’s mother in maroon velvet with a corsage of Talisman rosea, the -groom’s mother, gowned in green velvet with a corsage of yob low Queen Elizabeth roses. Sgt, and Mrs. Andrew left on a mo tor trip, the bride travelling in a green wool dress with a green vel veteen rediftgote smartly styled with braid trim, A red fox fur and black accessories completed the ensemble. Vpon their return the bridal couple will reside In the-.Winston Churoh- i ill Apartments, Central avenue, | London. 2« Mr. of the ec^at a banquet at the Central Ho tel Thursday evening of last week, Present at the banquet were May or W. J. Heaman, of London, for mer reeye of Exeter, and , W. H. Levett, also of London, the oldest living reeve of the village. Hosts for' the banquet were the Council, the Cemetery Board, the chief of police, assessoi’ and tax collector; Reeve B. W. Tubkey' presided. Reeve Tuekey* expressed regret’ at losing Mr. Senior from the munici pal board as he had been a valued officer, ever . willing to. give assis tance and always courteous and Obliging. Aii address expressive, of the appreciation of the long .nd valued services of Mr. Senior was read by Mr, Tuekey, and Mr. Dig nan, on behalf of ,the municipal of ficials, presented MX' Senipr with an engraved pen and pencil’set- Mr. Senior in reply stated that he had .always looked upon 'his. posi-, tion as a servant of the municipal ity and he had tried to serve not on-, ly the councils but the citizens at large. Mr. Senior was first appoint ed to “the position of clerk, in 1905 succeeding Mr. Geo. Bissett at a sal ary of $125. In the spring of 1911 he resigned and Mr. T. B. Carling was appointed and held the posi; tion until May, 1915, when Mr. Sen ior was then appointed clerk and treasurer which position' lie has held for 26 years- He has. served under 1*3 different reeves. Mr. 'Senior gave an interesting account , of the early days of Exeter, the first reeve Of the village being Isaac .Oar- ling. t ■Mr. Levett stated that is was a great pleasure to him to do hon or to the guest of the evening and also to have his honor Mayor Hea man, of London, present. It was his privilege in 1905 as a member of the council to move that Mr. ior be appointed clerk and • surer. Mr. Tuekey, in calling on or Heaman, stated that it gives us no little pride in Exeter to know that our .former reeve had made sucli a splendid success of his municipal office in London. Ml*. Heaman paid tribute to the work of Mr. Senior who, had given him the best of support while he was in municipal office. When he first entered the council, A. Q. Bo- bier was reeve, J. Knight, W. Johns, Bert Fuke and himself formed the council. Ohe of the biggest ques tions to come up that year whs the declaring of cows out of bounds on the village streets. There was a stormy time when the first- canning factory was mooted and now you have one of the best. Dui’ing his term the waterworks was put in ce ment sidewalks were laid and the Carnegie 'Library was built. 'There was protest when the old Bawden home was purchased ftfr the site and the buildings torn down, Mr. Heaman spoke of the Work London organizations are doing for the sol diers and airmen of their district. He gave figures of the entertain ment provided and stated that fixe* ter being the largest centre close to the Centralia airport that much would be required of Hie town and its citizens. He estimated the staff at tlie airport would . be around 1,000 with another 1,00-0 student fliers. fix-warden B. W. F. Beavers, whom Mr. LOVett referred to as one of the best wardens Huron County ever had, paid tribute to Mr. Sen ior, slating that lie had. never seen him out of humor or hasty in any way, but always glad to be of as sistance. Among the other speak ers, all of whom had. a pleasant word . (Continued on fags Four) HURON DEANERY HEARS BISHOP OF ATHABASKA AT TRIVITT CHURCH , Mdre than a hundred delegates assembled at Trivitt Memorial Church on Friday of last week far an important meeting of the Dean ery of Huron. They heard an in spiring and stimulating message from Rt, Rev. A. H. Sovereign, M.A*> D.D-, Bishop of Athabaska, repre- • seating the Mission Board of the Church of England in Canada, Bishop Sovereign stressed the neces sity in present-day church activity of the four V’s, Vision, Vigour, Valour and Vicariousness, Men are look ing to the church, he said, for leadership and inspiration. It IS the task of the church to give dir ection and to set the -pace, he said. Pointing out that the church in the present day is facing a. great crisis, he appealed for full payment of all allotments so that the church might be equipped to meet its vast re sponsibilities. The meeting opened with Holy Communion conducted by the Rur al Dean, Dr- R. P- D, Hurford, of Seaforth, and Rev. C. O. Gallagher, of Wingham. An address was de livered by Rev. W. A. Punbar, of Goderich, the theme being “Conse cration.” The Women’s Auxiliary was addressed by Miss Kathleen Mc Naughton, secretary of the Junior W.A. ’ , , General business was discussed, including a proposed re-arrangement of parishes in the’ Deanery of pur- on. it was suggested that more fre quent changes of rectors would sti mulate the work of the -church, Greater Interest by parents in the .Sunday School examinations was also urged. November 16 was fixed-, aS Bud get Sunday and an 'exchange of pul pits arranged. Huron Deanery, it was announced, has paid off fifty per cent of its allotment up September 30.---------y .. CONTRACT LET FOR THIRD AIRPORT Contracts for the third, large. port in this vicinity have been awarded. The latest development is ■an emergency landing field at' St. Joseph which is reliably; reported to have been let to JohnSton Bros., of Brantford. The work on the Cen tralia airport is progressing rapidly. The cement foundation is in for four of the Seven hangars to be erected and work is progressing on the foun dation for the fifth. Over a mil lion feet of lumber is now on the grounds. Additional workmen were taken on the forepart of this. week. The Towland Construction Co., of London, ate well on tjie way with one of the runways at the" emer gency landing field at’ Grand ‘Bend. ---------V--------- AUTO ACCIDENT While returning to London from the banquet in honor of Mr. Senior Thursday evening of last week, May or W. J. Heaman met with an ac cident when the car he was driv ing hit the rear of a transport truck that was parked on the high way near Elginfield. Accompany ing Mr. Heaman was Mrs. Heaman and his sister-in-law, Mrs. A. M. Heaman. The latter suffered lac erations about her mouth and she was admitted to St. Joseph’s hospi tal. The front of the car was bad ly smashed, the estimated damage being $30^.00, -—~-V--------- WOODHAM LAD MISSING Rev. A. Lang, of Woodham, on Tuesday received word that his son, Jordan, who has been with the Brit ish navy, is reported missing. A few weeks ago Mr. Lang received word that his son was in India and for three months had been stationed at Bombay. Two of thd Ships bn which he had been sailing were tor pedoed. \ . -----.—v------< IN PRIZE MONEY AT JUNIOR FARMERS* FAIR Stanley Hicks, Crediton, attend ed the Junior Farmers* Fair in London lagt week. With his pair of Swine Club Yorkshire sows he won second plate. And the Wes tern Ontario Junior 'Championship was-awarded the one sow. Also he won ■ two blue ribbons for judging and showmanship. w Mr. and Mrs. Titos. Hedley, of Ridgetown and Her. R, fi. and Mrs, Southcott, of Sombra, stopped off Sunday evening and spent ’Thanks giving with Mrs. C. A. Southcott,, oh their way home -from Toronto >f* ter attending the wedding of the former’s daughter, Margaret Jean, to Mr. Wni. R. Burnett, of Ottawa. Mr. Southcott was the Officiating clergyman and following, the, wed ding a reception was held at the Royal York Hotel. . • ■ : BOY SCOUT APPLE DAY Saturday next will be apple day for the Exeter Roy Scouts and Cubs. Citizens of Exeter will be asked to assist in supporting the local troop through the purchase of an apple.- This is their annual appeal for funds, The work of the Boy Scouts during the past year has merited the hearty support of our citizens. A canvas will be made of the town. —-W—--—— Woods-—Sinclair A quie-t wedding was solemnized at the Thames Road manse o,U Wed nesday, October 8, when Rev. Wm. Mair united in marriage Mrs, Bea- trice Sinclair of Woodham, and James Jackson Woods, of Elimville. After the ceremony the happy couple returned to the groom’s farm. ...... Moved to Woodstock Mi, John Dawson, meter repair man at the Exeter Hydi’o office, moved to Woodstock last weefc where he has secured a position with the Woodstock Hydro. Mrs. Dawson, and ner, ter The will the latter’s father, Mr, Brym- . of Barrie, who visited in fixe- for a week, accompanied him. best wishes of many friends follow them- - ............v-........... Property Transfer , Mr. Ernest Gaiser, of Hay Town ship, has purchased the residence on Andrew street now occupied by Robt. Crawford. Mr. Crawford will s move shortly into the new home he is erecting on Gidley street, Mr, and Mrs, Gaiser and ■ family will movd to Exeter in the near future. We welcome them to our midst. -----—y—_ . Record Bingo The Thanksgiving Bingo, by the Legion in Stewart Bros, garage on Thursday evening of last week drew one of the largest crowds ever* seen at a bingo in Exeter, over three hundred persons being present. There were fifteen rounds for fowl followed by ten rounds for turkeys. A turkey was given away for a door prize and was womby Mrs. Michael Finkbeiner. From the West Two families from the West re cently taken street ed by Mr., and Mrs. D. Danielson and four sons; Mr. and Mrs. H. Halverson and one son; Mr. Markus Danielson and Miss Irene Green, all of Kam* sack, Sask. They motored down in. two cars and the men are now em ployed at the Centralia airport. ---------V--------- Presentation to Mrs. Cudmore •At a gathering of Red Cross workers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Morgan, of Us borne, Mrs. Alice Cudmore was presented with a beautiful reading lamp and reflector prior .to moving to her new home in Seaforth. Mrs. Cudmore has been an untiring worker for the Red Cross. She is highly esteemed in the neighborhood and the best wishes of all follow her to her new home. .---------y--------- 1,200 at Crediton Fowl Supper Over twelve hundred people were fed at the hot goose supper pro vided by the ladies of the Evangel ical church at Crediton Thursday evening of last week. People come » from long distances to this annual event which has a wide reputation, but the attendance this year was somewhat affected by the rain. The tables were well ladeh with an abun dance of delicacies. Following the supper the Happy Cousins, of Elmira provided a pslendid program. A ' Red Cross booth was well patroniz*- ed, The net proceeds for the even ing are close to $600. - .—M—V—------ . Main St. Thanksgiving Service Thanksgiving services were ob* served in Main St, United church on Sunday and were well attended. Flowers, fruits and vegetables made a fine setting for the occasion, The pastor, Rev. N. J. Woods, spoke in the morning from the text “Bless the Ldrd, O My, Soul/’' The choir sang two anthems; “I Will Magnify The^’% with solo part by Mrs.' N. Hockey and “Sing to tlie Lord at Harvest” with solo part by Gerald ■Skinner. In the evening Rev. Mr. Lang, of Woodham, was in charge of the service, his subject being- “What shall it profit a man if M gain the whole world and Use his own soul.” The choir sdng “Ofc Give Thanks.” A forced landing by a trainer pilot took puce at the Centralia airport Wednesday a'fternpom Shortage ot gas was the cause. Mr. J» A. Stewart IS converting itis fine residence pn the corner of Andrew «ihd John streets Into a .dupljs?..*’ Work has already com* meutaji. u i