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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-03-19, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1878 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 19th, 1942 Sixty-Ninth' Year 2<! ... Complete Showing of • • ‘ Ladies’, Misses’ & Girls’ Spring Coats Our stock of coats for the coming spring season is now complete. We have a very large range to choose from in English and Canadian tweeds, polos and fine weave cloths, featuring the newest styles in small, (regular and half sizes, also extra large sizes. Prices for spring are very reasonable Girls’ coats—age 4 to 14 years—a good stock to choose from. Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses for Spring New styles, new materials, in popular sizes. & colors. [Make your Easter selection early Jas, Atkinson Dies As we go to press we learn of the death of Mr. James Atkinson, of Centralia, who died in Victoria Hospital, London, Wednesday ing. III With Pneumonia inorn- ser- J 3] seconded by Taylor1 that Ernest Elliot, of town, ill at his home with Mr. Elliot for many years is pneu- Mr. iously monia. conducted a conveyancing office on Main St. His many friends will hope for his speedy recovery. We have the largest stock of floor coverings we have had for years, including lino­ leums, congoleums, feltols, and rexfelts by the yard and in rugs. As a scarcity of these lines is anticipated in the near future we would advise early buying. New draperies, curtains made up or by the yard, window blinds, curtain rods etc. Rubber stair treads, very scarce goods, in brown rubber, curved type while they last 29c each. Window blinds, very slightly imperfect, green also cream, 37in. x 70in. on sale at 85 c and $1.00 each. Axminster real special, hit and miss patterns, 27in. x 45in. on sale at $2.95 each 4 SPRING PRINTS We have a large stock of spring prints 36in. wide, guaranteed fast colors at 25c, and 29c a yard. 'Taster 3s "Tarty 73l)ls ^ear For men we (have new Easter ties, shirts socks, pyjamas, suits, spring coats, hats etc, TootaJ English ties, guaranteed not tp crease, plain and fancy patterns — the best wearing tie that we know of at 65c each, 2 for $1.25, Ladies’ Spring Gloves, Lingerie, etc. Now Ready.' Ladies’ and Misses’ blouse special—20 dozen pl^in colors tailored bloqses, in the popular vita sheen material. Colors—rose blue, white, beige, brown and. maize, sizes 14 to 20. On sale at $1.00 each miiiminiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday EXETER COUNCIL. The regular meeting of the Muni­ cipal Council of the Village of Exe­ ter was held in the town hall with the Reeve and all Councillors ©re­ sent. The minutes of the last regu­ lar meeting of March 2nd and the special meeting Of March. 4th were read and adopted on the motion of Councillors Taylor and Hern. Com­ munications were read and dealt With as follows: Frank P, Gibbs, Stratford, en­ closing copies of Auditor’s report, Filed. Janies C. Shearer O.P.A. It -was moved and Councillors Hern and this municipality make a grant of one hundred dollars to the local committee of the Ontario Plowmen's Association to assist in financing the International Ploughing Match to be held in Huron County this fall. Mr. James Morley and Mr. E. Da­ vies waited on the Council in regard to the flooding of basements in the vicinity of the' Anglican church. Council promised to have the mat­ ter investigated by Commissioner Norry, By-law. No.' 4, .arranging for the loan of $10,0>00.00 from the Can­ adian Bank of Commerce for the purchase of Victory Bonds by the Corporation was read and finally passed on the motion of Councillors Taylor and Southcott. The matter1 of tax rates foi1 the year 1942 was carefully considered. Coiunty rates were considerably higher. Relief costs promised to be more on account^ of the Provincial government reducing their cost from 75 .per cent to 5'0 iper cent. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Dignan and Hern that the municipal rate of taxation for the year 1942 be fixed at 36 mills, 35 mills collect­ able and 1 mill payable by provin­ cial subsidy. This is the as last year. The following accounts and ordered paid on the Councillors Hern and Dignan: B. W. F. Beavers, town hall supplies, $7.36; Sunoco Service Station, gas, $1.97; G- F. Skinner, fire hall sup­ plies, $1.00; Taiiton Meat Market, relief, $2.00; Public Utilities, light­ ing town clock and street lighting, $236.78; Bell Telephone Co., J. Norry, $6.15; County of Huron, hos- .pitalization, $18.35; James Shear­ er, sec.-treas. local comm. O.P.A., grant, $100.00; John Stire, labor, drains, $6.92; Carl Stire, drains, $5.40; Win. Andrew, streets, $8.25. All motions were carried. Ad­ journment was -moved by Councillor Southcott. same rate were read motion of Underwent Operation Mr. Bruce Rivers was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, on Sat­ urday evening where on Monday he underwent an operation for gall stones. His condition at ©resent is serious but his many friends ho>pe Wes. store for his speedy recovery. Ryckman is assisting at during Mr, Rivers’ illness. will Mr. the Cable Received Another welcome cablegram been received by Mr. and Mrs, Sandy Elliot from their son, Sgt.-Pilot Har­ old Elliot, who is with the British forces in, the Far East. The cable­ gram arrived Monday, stating that he is safe and well on the island of Ceylon. He no doubt has had some great experiences during the fight­ ing in the East. has Serious Operation of Farquhar, operation in on Wednes- Mrs. James fMrs. John. • Stewart, underwent a serious St. Joseph’s Hospital day of last week. Green went to London Sunday to be with her daughter for a week. Mrs. Stewart's many friends will be glad to know she is recovering nicely, - Tomato Juice OA „ O- Aylmer Choice Quality Illis O>L Choice Quality Pumpkin Large 28-oz tins ................. Aylmer Jumbo Peas Large, Sweet and Tender . Unsweetened Grapefruit Juice- Large 48-oz. tins ,.f...................... CatII each 11c 2 tins 25c I Jello Puddings-"chocolate, 9 nlrnc 1 Vanilla, Butterscotch, Cai’amel “ 1JV Crispac Pantry Cookies X -SA .Made by Christie’s ............ P*** Manyflower Toilet Soap A fine, fragrant soap .........pCfi Ellmar Mixed Biscuits Five varieties ............. ONLY ONE DELIVERY A DAY IS PERMITTED once is a new order Wartime Prices and of the admin- placed with a war effort. It C. V. Pickard, Clerk per lb. 19c CRASH LANDING Phone 32 535 INIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM SEASONABLE NEEDS More people are buying the Warner Electric Brooder than any other brooder we sell — everyone a satisfied customer We have the 200, 350 and 500 chick size in stock. Get one before we are out. Just arrived another shipment of oil brooders with re­ volving canopy, five gallon tank. All parts cadium and brass, 42 in, canopy, cast draft equalizer on back of drum. Priced at only . $17.00 — see this oil brooder. /We have a large stock of new and second hand coal .brood­ ers at prices to suit all pocket books—see them while there is a choice. Sap buckets, spiles and syrup cans. Sap pans any size made to order. ___ , • ROYAL PURPLE GARDEN SEEDS ,7 pkgs, for 25c .Leave your orders for eavetrough with us as soon as pos­ sible as we expect there will be a shortage of trough. We are booking orders now and can get trough at present_____ Purina, Pioneer and Dr. Roe’s chick starter and feeds i ____________ . ■ -................................■ . . ........................... / Traquair’s Hardware TINSMITHING PLUMBING SIGN WORK IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillOl Off for South America Mr. W. A* Reaman left Monday for Colombia, South America, after holidaying for three months. Mr. Reaman took a fllane at ^Toronto and expects to make the entire trip by air route, Mrs. Reaman will remain for a time with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, W. G. Medd. Honor Teacher |> tp After' relieving for three months at Eden school the pupils presented Mrs. Jack Pryde with a lovely gift as a small token Of remembrance. The trustees were fortunate lit «e-* curing the services of Mrs. Pryde during the illness of the teacher, Mr. Wakeling. LONDON MALE CHOIR with Arthur Palmer - Boy Soprano in on TUESDAY, MAR at 8.30 pan. auspices RED CROSS UiiT Admission 25c a A forced landing by a student pilot was made Friday evening in a ploughed field on the farm of William Frayne, just east of Exe­ ter. A British- pilot 26 years of age on a solo flight from the Ayl­ mer airport, lost his bearings and running out of gas crash landed his plane with very little damage. The propeller blades were bent and some slight damage was done to the wings. On Sunday a repair crew of seventeen with an R.C.A.F. truck hauled the .plane from the ploughed field to an adjoining pasture field and the repairs were made. Quite a number of persons visited the plane on Sunday. FLOOD CONDITIONS Rivers and creeks were swollen to flood proportions by the heavy rains of Monday evening. The creek run­ ning through the south part of Exe­ ter overflowed during the night and water filled some of the Cellars on the east side of town. Water en­ tered some of the cellars in- other parts of the town, the drains be­ ing unable to carry off the water fast enough. The Lake road near Sodom was again inundated Mon­ day, the water flowing across the road and up to the nunning-board of the cars. The Dashwood mail bus made four trips ovei1 the road, al­ though some of the traffic de­ toured. I.O.O.F. SOCIAL EVENING The wives and lady friends are cordially invited to a social evening by the .members of the i.O.O.F. in the lodge rooms, Friday evening, March 20th, at 8.30 p.m, sharp. Ladies please provide lunch, col­ lection for Red Gross. J. B, Pryde, N.G. The benefit hockey game adver­ tised for Wednesday evening was postponed owing to mild weather. 'Operative at issued by the Trade Board that “No retailer may make or cause to be made on be­ half of eithei* himself or a customer more than one regular delivery a day over any particular route or in any particular area except with special authorization istrator.” The new order is view to helping the will no doubt cause some incon­ venience to the householder who has been used to deliveries at any hour of the day. The public are asked to co-operate by placing their orders the day previous or 1 o'clock in the morning, tn time a satisfactory servicing the public will out by the merchants, and evening deliveries to be discontinued. before nine No doubt system of . be worked Afternoon will have An exhibition hockey match, Lu­ can vs. Mixed Team, Friday ^.even- ing to provide boxes for soldiers overseas. . ' . i MRS. VICTOR KESTLE PASSES IN HOSPITAL After putting up a heroic fight for four weeks during which time two operations were performed, Mrs, Victor Kestle, of Exeter, pass­ ed away Monday in Victoria Hospi­ tal, London. In the' prime of life, being in her 45th year, the news of her death cast a shadow of gloom over the community as Mrs. Kestle was well-known and highly esteemed by a wide circle of friends. Her maiden name was Norma Merle Clark, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. F, W. Clark, of Crediton. Previous to her marriage .she was a music teacher and was the organist of the Crediton United church- Besides her sorrowing husband and parents she is survived by one daughter, Janet; a brother, Russel, of Detroit and a sister, Mrs. Harry Dale, of Brampton, both of whom were present for the funeral. The sympathy of many friends was ex­ pressed by the profusion of beau­ tiful floral tributes that surrounded the casket in Mr. E. R. Hopper’s funeral parlor where the service took place Wednesday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. A. Page assisted by Rev. L. H, Tur­ ner, of Crediton. Dr. E. S. Steiner, Messrs. Jack Green, Harry Penhale, K, J. Lampman, E. C. Harvey and Jas. P. Bowey. In­ terment took place in the Exeter cemetery. The bearers were DEATH OF MISS WHITE An invalid for almost four years, Miss Matilda Jane White, one of Exeter’s oldest and best-known re­sidents, died Sunday in her 87th [ year. It is almost foui1 years ago that Miss White had the misfortune to fall, fracturing her hip, and since that time she has been confined to her bed. The deceased was born at Stouffville and. came to Exeter with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. John White. It was in the fall of 1873 that Mr. White found­ ed the Exeter Times, Exeter’s first newspaper. Mr. White was suc­ ceeded by his son Millar and it' was during the latt.er’s time that Miss White was associated with the newspaper. That was about forty years ago and it was at that time that the present proprietor began his career as a printer. Earlier in life Miss White had learned the trade as a milliner and she had charge of a large millinery estab­ lishment in Windsor when she was called home owing .to the illness of her father. Of a family of five boys and two girls, Mrs. F. J. Wick­ wire is the only survivor. The fun­ eral Wednesday afternoon was held from the undertaking parlor of Mr. R. N. Rowe and was conducted, by Rev. N. J. Woods, churcli, of which the deceased a life-long member. Interment in the Exeter cemetery. of Main st. was was BOY FATALLY INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY CAR During the -past week a (pall of gloom enshrouded the community owing to the sudden death of Ross McDonald, a 15-year-old high, school student, who was the vic­ tim of a collision with an automo* Pile while riding a bicycle on the Main Street near the bridge. It wag in. the early evening of Wednesday, March 11, Ross and a compan­ ion, Will Elliott, were riding bi­ cycles on Main street going north, Hilton Laing, accompanied by Har­ ry Buell, was motoring in the same direction. According to informa­ tion Laing sounded his horn as he approached the boys and when, about ten feet from Ross the lad swerved in front of the car and a collision was unavoidable. The lad was picked up and rush­ ed to the office of Dr. Fletcher, where he died a short time after. His death was attributed to a frac­ tured skull. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah McDonald of Exe­ ter North. The accident was in­ vestigated by County Constable John Ferguson and Chief of Police John Norry and after learning the details charge car. Ross ter high school and all Friday af­ ternoon and evening the scholars from the school joined with friends in viewing the remains which were resting at the funeral parlor of Mr. E. R. Hopper. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. Rev. N. J. Woods conducted the fjmeral ser­ vice. The flower-bearers were ten boys from his form in school, Doug­ las Brintnell, Harvey Cooper, Doug­ las Pryde, Irvine Armstrong, Robert Pryde, James Whyte, John Hennes­ sey, Donald Preszcator, Ross Tuck- ey and Arnold Lindenfield. The pallbearers were six of his chiims, Carl Hewitt, William Elliott, Her­ bert Little, Robert Kydd, Norman Hackney and Gerald 'Campbell. In­ terment was in the Exeter cemetery. Floral tributes were received from: Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kew, Ghums, Exeter Public School, Mrs. Winegarden and Mabel, Fred W. Bray, Ltd., Airport Hockey Club, Exeter Hockey Club, Tuckey Trans­ port and Staff, teachers and pupils of Exeter High School, Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hughes, Hilton Laing and Harry Snell. Surviving besides his parents are foui1 brothers and four sisters, Har­ old, Reginald and Clarence, of Exe­ ter and Ted, with the First Hus­ sars at Camp Borden, now at Mont­ real; Mrs. Henry Bawden, Mrs. Lee Learn, Mrs. Ray Smith, of Exeter and Marjorie at home. Among those who attended the funeral were Mr. 1 and Mrs. Ed. Hughes and son, of Windsor and Mr. and Mrs. Roy • Kew, of St. Thomas. they decided not to lay a against -the driver of the was in first form, of the Exe- H.S. Literary Society The open meeting of the Exeter High School Literary Society which about $95.00 being[ was postponed last Friday will ba I held Friday afternoon of this week at 2.30 p.rn. in the gymnasium. Par­ ents and friends are invited. Silver collection for the Junior Red Cross. Good Attendance at Supper The cafeteria supper in Main St. ichurch Tuesday evening drew a large crowd, realized. Scanning the f. Lucan Irish Win Third Championship AIRMEN ENTERTAIN Ten Leading Aircraftsmen from the Clinton Radio School entertain­ ed a like ’number of Exeter ybung ladies Hotel week dance Winding Ufl for luach at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Penhale. The men remained in Exet^\for the week-ehd. The party was' arranged by L.A.C. Jack Anderson, formerly of Exeter, accompanied by his pals who had been in training with him at Ottawa. Thby were Paul Gough­ ian, Martin Morin, Don Wilson, Alan Turney, Jack Hanna, Clarence O’Grady, Ken Scrivens, Camille Godbout and fioug Buchanan. to dinner at the Central on Saturday evening of last and afterwards attended a at the fixe tor Opera House, This winning championships is getting to be a habit with the Lucan j Irish. For the third year in a tow they have grabbed the mugs. After' dropping the first game '3-2, the champs came back and took the second | and deciding games, 6-2 and 6-5. It was a best-of-three series. .ping the first game is another custom of the Irish. game of the final series last year with Exeter, but won the next Despite the soft weather the final series was a bang-up affaii1 and arena Was nearly filled for all the games. LeRoy O’Brien handled Whistle-tooting and did a good job Drop- They lost the first two the the of it. LUCAN TAKES DECIDING CONTEST BY ONE GOAL LUCAN SQUARES SERIES IN SECOND GAME 6-2 WAR TIME BOARD The women of the War Time Board last week packed and mail­ ed 53 parcels to the men overseas. The contents and postage amounted to the value of $207.70. The treasurer, Mr. D. C. Size, acknowledges the following receipts: S.S. No. 12, Usborne, at Whalen, $70.10; Red Cross meeting at Tri- vitt Memorial Church, $15.50; don­ ation, $1.00. It only took one goal to decide the Cyclone championship for 1941-2 in the third game in the best-of three series the Irish squeezed out a 6-5 win. , The Airport whippel in two quick goals in the last half of the third but just couldn’t get another to save their necks. They batted the puck around the Lucan net contin­ ually in the last frame but Jack- son who flayed a sterling game in the^nets was the guy they couldn*t beat- Several times Lady Luck frowned on the Airport boys as they Wheelded the disc dangerously close to the Lucan cage. (Continued on Rage Four) After dropping a close One, 3-<2 in the first game, the Irish squared off the series by trimming the Airport 6-2 in the second contest at the arena, Wednesday night. The game had a little bit of everything. At times both teams played a good brand of hookey* and then at other times the old boot* heal got a good bit of golfing around the soft sheet. The jplayer that got into the dressing room without a wet bair of pants at the end of the game, had more, luck than a good sense of balance, The boys even went as far as to throw the odd punch to enliven the party (Continued on Page Four) RED CROSS NEWS The treasurer, Mr. W. J. Floyd, has for acknowledgment the fol­ lowing receipts: > School Concert direction, of i W. R. Goulding ............ $19./6 I Crediton Unit, memberships..,, 7400 J. E. Monteith, donation ....... $.00 Thames Rd. unit, bag coll..,.. Elimville unit, fund raising activities ........ ..........77.20 Grand Bend unit, Feb. don.....50.00 Crediton School Victory Loan Concert ............................,.,..19,00 Exeter North Group (Mrs. : Sterling) buffet set ,,,34.80 Main st, Unit, collections ......19.21 Donation, Crediton WX ........10,00 Unit 17, euchre and dance ...,1?.<8 Last Vaccination Clinic’ The last of a series of vaccina* tion clinics Will be held at the Exe­ ter public eohool this Friday, Mar. 20th, at 10.30 a.m. it is the hope of the Soard Of Health that as many pre-school children as is flos* sible will attend this clinic.