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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-04-30, Page 141 ESTABLISHED 1878 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30th, 1942 SUPERSILK HOSIERY REV, PAGE ACCEPTS CALL TO OWEN SOUND JAMES ST. SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY HY SQUIRE CELEBRATES 93rd BIRTHDAY EXETER LEADS THE RIDING We have just received a shipment of Supersilk Hosiery in Chiffon, Crepe and Service weight in good summer shades. As these lines are very hard to procure we advise immediate buying Men’s Merino Underwear at $1.00 a garment Men’s iperino undershirts and drawers, Penman’s make, sizes 36 to 44 while it lasts at the old price $1.00 per garment. Combinations in same at $2.00 per suit. Big B Brand Work Shirts Big B brand work shirts are still known as one of the largest and best made brands in the trade. We have them in different cloths at $1.00 and $1.25 each. Suits Buy your suit while you can still get two pairs of pants. We have a nice assortment in both worsteds and tweeds. After seven years of successful ministry in the James St. United church, Rev, Arthur Page has ac cepted an invitation to become the minister of Westside United church, Owen Sound. A meeting of the of ficial board of James Street church was held Wednesday evening of last week when it was decided to grant Mr. Page his release. At the same meeting it was decided to recom mend to the' Congregation that a call be presented to Rev. A, B. Ir win, of Westside United church to .become theii’ pastor A resolution was placed on the books, expres sive of appreciation of the splendid services rendered the churc'h by Mr. and Mrs. Page. At a congrega tional meeting on Sunday follow ing the morning service a resolution was passed and carried’ dissenting vote that Mr. invited to Jaimes street win has accepted the The change is subject to of the Transfer committee which meets in Toronto this week, ing Mrs. host ting will and endeavor. without a Irwin be Mr. Ir- invitatiAn. the action Van Kirk Hats for Men We are agents for Exeter for Van Kirk hats', the hat you hear so much about over the radio. Colors in grey, blue, green and fawn. Price $3.95. Other lines* of hats at $2.00 to $3.45 Summer Shoes * Smart styles for men women and children. New colors, new styles, the very latest in footwear. We have also- a, large stock of men’s farm boots. Ladies’ Misses’ and Girls’ Spring Coats. We still have a large stock to choose from at very reasonable prices. We have a large stock of floor coverings in linoleums, congoleums, feltols etc. Get /' our price before buying Plain green or cream window blinds 37in. wide very slightly imperfect, are excep tional value at 85c to $1.00 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii.iiiiiiniiimiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiigiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday : Cocoa Door Mats : Nice size ................. : Pork & Beans < : Large 20-oz. tins, limited quantity** mvV i .Klfe...Vs lb. pkg. 18c • Heinz Tomato Ketchup (anpli 90/* ■ Large 14-oz. bottlps ......... Cavil ;jttaEBn«miqiiiifliifc«vhM*wHiunifiW’reHnMrrn!vmu!iru runes each 95c ♦ * Van Camp’s .Tomatoes Large 28-oz. tins ..... Aylmer Soups Vegetable or Tomato, Canned Apples. Choice quality, large Nabob Coffee 1-Ib. bags, a popular 2 for 21c 5=2 V dl III It 10-oz. 28-oz, blend J JUST ARRIVED—Another shipment, of Oil Brooders POULTRY SUPPLIES Founts, Feeders, Chick Charcoal, Chick Grit, Dr Roe’s, Pioneer and Purina Chick Starters, Chick Grow Mash that really makes them grow Oil Brooders, Electric Brooders, Coal Brooders ‘ ....... ■ ■. ..... ■: • •- / .See the new Eectric Fence ... -U. $15.00 VIGRO The square meal for all plants, for new and oid lawns flowers and vegetables, shrubs and hedges, trees. Sold in 5 lb., 10 lb., 25 lb., 50 lb. and 100 lb. lots Feed everything you grow with Vigro JL ROYAL PURPLE GARDEN SEEDS 7 pkgs, for 25c ti„ ..each 8c tins each 15c each 49c Is? Leavitt’s Theatre Exeter Ont. Phone 135 THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY two features ‘Broadway Limited’ starring VICTOR McLAGLAN and DENNIS O’KEEFE “Ellery Queen’s Penthouse starring- RALPH BELLAMY MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY two features “Unholy Partners’’ A Metro-Goldxvyn1 Mayor Picture with EDWARD G. ROBINSON and EDWARD ARNOLD |r Bosimmfflf Week-End for Three9 starring JANE WYATT and DENNIS O’KEEFE fflMSUflBM Dur- their stay In Exeter Mr. and Page and ’John have made a of friends,, who, while regret- their departure from our midst wish for them every happiness success in their new field of EXETER’S OLDEST NATIVE SON PASSES AWAY lost a grand oldest native village. Carling We who The Exeter on Tuesday old man. He was the ■born resident of the refer to William J. passed away in his 84th year, name Carling has been connected with Exeter since the early pioneer days when Exeter was known as a Devonshire settlement, ling’s father, the late Isaac was Exeter’s first reeve M.P.P. He conducted a store and tannery, the store years being operated as a ship by Thomas B. and Carling. • The store then np,w contains three places ness, Wong’s''Cafe, the telephone office and Jas. store. The deceased character, < upright. A him by his in all his Mr. lOar- Carling, and an general in later partner- Wm. J. occupied of busi- Lawson’s jewelry The ladies of Caven Presbyterian church cleared the magnificent sum Of $103.40 at “Mrs. Murphy’S Din ner”, ly. Mr. ed to store in Listowel after being ill for several weeks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne. Served in the church recent' Stanley Frayne has return- his duties at the dhainway Mr. G. A. Hawkins was taken ill Friday, of last week and is at pre sent in London receiving treatment. His many friends will hope for his speedy recovery. Mr. Thos, Appleton, while doing some spring clean-up work on Mon day, had the misfortune to stumble inflicting a nasty gash right eye, which requir- stitches to close. Invitation to Attend Classes and fall, above the ed several The public are invited to attend the classes in the Shop Work and Home Economics rooms on ‘Friday afternoon, May 1, from, 2.45 until 4 o’clock. The parents will be giv* eh the opportunity of observing' the students in their regular classes in those subjects. The Sunday school anniversary services in James Street United church on, Sunday last were a splen did success. There congregation for the vice with the scholars centre pewst. and an choir leading The speaker for the day Russell May, of Lakeside, of Usborne and a former the James Street Sunday School. Mr, May referred to his early as sociations with the church and the school and the influences brought to bear which led him, into the min istry. Mr. May served almost four years in the last Great War and for a numbei' of years was stationed in the West before coming to Lakeside. He delivered a very fine sermon, particularly to the children, on keep ing their eyes fixed on the Lord. Associated with Mr, May op the platform was the superintendent; Mr. J, H. Jones. Doris Westcott | sang a solo in a very sweet voice, j The .primary sang a selection and the school and choir joined in a ■ chorus. .} A beautiful bouquet adorned pulpit rostrum in memory of late Mr. and Mrs. J, G. Jones. At the evening service the pupils again attended in a body, occupy ing the centre pews. Mr. May de livered a fine sermon, ‘emphasizing the fact that the minds of childhood today, owing to war conditions, are being taught to hate rathei’ than to love. A quartet was .sung by Joan Redfern, Helen Rowe, Bernice Finkbeiner and Marie Melville. The offerings for the day amounted to almost $75.00. was a large morning ser- occupying the intermediate the service Of song, was Rev. a native pupil of the the Mr. Henry Squire, of Andrew St., received the congratulations of many friends and was pleasantly entertained by family, when he birthday at his On Monday Mr. cast a “Yes He was taken to the poll by Reeve Tuckey, At the celebration Tues day there was a large birthday cake topped with can dles corresponding to his age. The birthday cake was made by his daughter, Mrs, Thos. Harris, of Chiselhurst, A t - tending the cele bration were all of the members of his family in cluding his three sons’, James and George Squire, of Woodham; Roland of Exeter; six daughters, ‘ Mrs. Thomas Harris, of Chiselhurt; Mrs, J. Dayman, of Kip- the of of of members of his celebrated his 93rd home on Tuesday, Squire was put to vote on the plebiscite. >** of stir- honest ‘ man was clean-living, fitting tribute was s son when he said life he had never • swear. He was a ling and paid that heard his father Conservative in politics, and was an ardent follower of Sir John A. Mac donald and in the early days, when the country store was the centre of community life and customers sat around the great wood-burning stoves and discussed politics and things in general, Carling Brothers’ store was the mecca of Conserva tives, particularly if an election was in the offing. But it was not only in politics that Mr. -Qarling was in terested, but in everything that per tained to the welfare of the vil lage and community. For years he was a imember of the Exeter school board. In 1885 Mr. Carling Was united in marriage with his now bereaved widow, whose maiden name was Ann Fitton. One daughter (Louise) Mrs. W. W. Craig,-Of Belleville, and one son, Thomas, of London, also survive. Mr. Carling was one of a family of nine children, of whom three sisters are now living. . They are Misses Mary and Ida Carling, of town, and Mrs. Reg. Elliot, of To ronto. Deceased had been ill for the past three months, but he suf fered neither an ache nor a pain and his passing was peaceful. His daughter and son have been here during the past Week. The funeral private, Will be held from his late residence^ Carling street, Thurs day afternoon at 2.30 p.m, with Rev. M. A. Hunt, as the officiating clergyman. R. Lady Bowlers Elect Officers , A meeting of the Ladies’ Bowl ing Club was held on Saturday, Ap ril 25th, at the home of Mrs. E. R. Hopper. The officers elected for 1942 ate:' President, Mrs. E. Hopper; 1st vice-president, MTs. H. Pollen; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. Ul- ric Snell; • secretary-treasurer, Miss Helen Penhale; assistant, Mrs. T. 0. Southcott;, social committee convener, Mrs. A. Ryckman, Mrs. R. Motz, Miss Stella 'Southcott, Mrs. S. Taylor, Mrs. B. Tuckey, Mrs. (Dr.) Roulston; tournament com mittee, Mrs. M. W, Teller and executive committee. Weekly Half-Holidays tile is expected that the weekly holidays hi Exeter ■ for the It lmlf . . Summer months will begin the sec ond week in May, Wednesday the 13th. An advertisement Will ap pear next week. I.O.O.F. AT THAMES ROAD Members of the . Exeter lodge of Oddfellows together with a num ber of visitors from Hensail and Brucefield- lodges, motored to the Thames Road United church Sunday evening and celebrated the anniv ersary of. the order by attending divine worship. Sixty-six mem bers were present. The pastor, Rev. Wan. Mair, delivered an interesting and stirring address, taking for his subject, “The Romance of Rubbish”. Present-day conditions have mater ially altered the values, that have been placed on commodities and on life. Discarded rubbish is being reclaimed and men whose ideals and opinions were little heeded a short time ago places inr endeavor, nished by Morgan sang a solo and Messrs. Walter Cutbush and A. E. Wuerth, a duet. The parade was marshall ed by Bro. Chas. Salter. At the lodge Tuesday evening a resolution ex pressing appreciation to Mr. Mair, the choir and the officials of the church was recorded in the utes. pen; Mrs. Orville, 'Cann, of Thames Road; Mrs. John Oke, Exeter; Mrs. Rhoda Westlake, Exeter and Mrs, John Herdman, Elimville. He has 31 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Mr. Squire was horn in Fullarton township, three . miles from Mit chell. He moved with his parents to Grey tpwnship at two years of age. For fifty years he farmed near Woodham, retiring to Exeter about 26 years ago. He is a well-preserv ed man for his great age. Although he does hot get about very much he is in excellent health, has never spent a day in bed during his life time and has never required the services of a, doctor. His eyesight is keen and fie takes a real interest in the current events of the day. He is ai member of the James Street United church. PHILIP SCHADE, AGED 78v DIES IN HAY TOWNSHIP Philip Schade passed away at his residence in Hay Township on the Blue Water Highway Sunday in his 79 th year. He had been in poor health for the past two years. He was born in Hay township, and has 46 years, vlfe, one are now occupying high the spotlight of human Special music was fur- the, choir. Mrs. A. W. resided in .this .district for I He is survived by his wife] son, John, at home, and one bro ther, Henry, of London. A short service was held at the residence on Wednesday at 2 p.m. A public service was held in Grand Bend United church at 2.4,5 following interment in Grand cemetery. Rev. Mr. Beacom iated- p.m. Bend offic- mm-PLANE LANDS IN LAKE NEAR GRAND BEND ATTEND FUNERAL IN TORONTO Mr. and Mrs. William Thomson, of Exeter, and Mrs. Leslie Thomson, of Thames Road, were in Toronto, on Monday attending the funeral of the formers’ daughter-in-law, Elin or Johnston, beloved wife of Dr. James Edgar Thomson, 121 Buck ingham Avenue, Toronto. Dr. Thom son is an Usborne old boy and a for mer pupil of the Exeter High School and received his degree as a mining engineer. Besides her husband, one son, Craig, aged three years, sur- Mt. Craig, aged three years, vives. Interment took place in Pleasant cemetery, Toronto. Two members of the R.C.A.F; training centre at a forced landing about four miles Bend on Saturday gine trouble, fliers escaped without injury, landed in the water about 15 feet oat and waded to shore in about four feet of water. In the plane were Sgt. Offler and a student pil ot. All day Sunday a crowd of cur iosity-seekers visited the spot. Late on Sunday, with the help of neigh bors of the district and teams of horses, they were still unsuccess ful in getting the planV out of/the water because of the sandy lake shore. R.C.A.F. aircraft. . Brantford made in Lake Huron north of Grand ■ last due to en- Fortunately the They A repair crew from had to dismantle $487.90 RAISED FOR WAR WORK JUST A BIT MORE CO-OPERATION PLEASE! The dance put on by the Athlet ic Comittee Friday evening of last week was a decided success. The dance followed a ticket-selling cam paign for the .raising of funds to provide boxes for the boys of Exe ter district now Serving overseas. The various schools in the district assisted in selling the tickets, the results from which Were very grati fying. The total net proceeds from the tickets and dance amounted to $487.90. Music fol’ the dance was furnished by the Moonlight Seren- aders, from Mitchell. A draw was. made at eleven o’clock and the win ner of the lucky ticket was award ed the grand prifee of $25.00 worth of nwchandlse from any merchant he chose. The winner was Norman Stanlake and the draw was made by W. G. Medd. Dr. Taylor, of Dash* wood, chairman of the Exeter War time Committee, thanked the com mittee and patrons fob the splendid results achieved. He also appeal ed for a "yes*’ vote In Monday’s plebiscite. A few weeks ago the Salvage Com mittee of the Wartime Board ship ped a load of baled paper and card board which netted the local Red Cross Society more than $112.00. Another shipment is nearly ready and with the co-operation of the citizens of Exeter the volume of 3crap is steadily increasing. In fact, the weekly harvest is now so great that two full evenings a week are required to hale and tie (Continued on Page Pour) Work M Airport in Full Swing The work of building the runways at the Centralia Airport is now in full swing. The last of the hang ars is now in the final stages of construction. Work has been lump* eted for several weeks owing to the wet conditions, the drains on th6 land having been ptft out of condi tion temporarily while the buildings were in course of construction. IN “YES” VOTES POLLED In the vote on the plebiscite on Monday, Exeter piled up the larg est “yes” vote of any municipality in the Huron-Perth riding and also headed the riding in the number o£ votes polled. 10 04 votes were -re corded and of these 953 voted “yes’* and 51 “no”. There were six re jected ballots. The splendid vote polled was the result of an organ ized effort that manned every poll with volunteer workers while other volunteers assisted in bringing the voters to the polls. Hensail had the smallest percen tage of “No” voters of any muni cipality, 343 balloted and only a dozen voted in the negative. The most -decisive “yes” vote in any one poll was recorded at No, 4 sub-div ision in Hibbert where only one ballot was marked “no”. Hay town ship, including Zurich, was the only 'municipality to record a ma jority negative vote. Out of a to tal vote in that municipality of 952, a total of 565 registered in the (Continued on Page Four) negative and 387 registered a “yes” vote. Total vote in the riding was as follows: - Huron-Perth Fullarton ........ 347 128 Hibbert ............ 399 135 Usborne .... 534 46 Exeter .... 953 51 Hay ,........... 387 565' Stephen ............ 609 360 Hullett ............. 615 45 Stanley ........... 651 78 McKillop ........ 318 195 Tuckersmith .... 555 56 Hensail ........... 331 12 Seaforth .......... 663 79 Totals .........6362 1748 The vote by sub-divisions: Exeter 1 .................. 265 11 2A ................ 168 6 2B ............... 159 ■ : 4 3A. ................ 145 9 3B ............. 150 10 4 .................. 66 11 Total ........ 953 51 Looks Like an All-Out Effort to Save Tires and Gas At this time when we are asked to save on gas and the .bicycle has become an important means of lo comotion, Exeter goes all-out and, not only are more bicycles seen on our streets but last week citizens on. the Main street opened their eyes wide when they beheld A. J. Sweit zer, of the Huron Lumber Co., pedalling down the road, dodging automobiles on one of the old-time bicycles with the high wheel in. front and a small wheel in the rear.. The old-timer was a far cry from' the days when it was in*vogue to the present-day automobiles. It was a forcible reminder that we are living in a day of speed. The bi cycle is the property of Simon Sweitzer, a dealer in antiques. It is said that during the early years the then owner used to ride the bi cycle between Exeter and Farquhar. GRAND BEND MINISTER GOING TO MT. BRIDGES Rev. C. E. Beacom, of Grand Bend, has accepted a call to Mt. Brydges and Mt. Carmel pastoral charge of the United church, it was announc ed following a meeting of the of ficial board of the Mt. Brydges church. This action was chado ne cessary through the call to the pre sent minister, Rev. C. E. Armstrong, from Trinity United church, Lon don. The transfers are subject to the approval of London Conference; NEPHEW OF LOCAL MAN , RECEIVES COMMISSION Word was received in Woodstock, on Monday of this week that Sgt.- Observer Edwin (Ted) Irwin, who went overseas in March, 1941, with the R.’C.A.F., had been commission ed. a pilot officer “as a result of meritorious service in the field of operations overseas.” A cable to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Irwin, t>£ Woodstock, announces that the newly-commissioned officer is at the same station overseas with his bro ther, Bill, who was already a pilot officer. The young anan who receiv ed tills distinction is a nephew of Mr. Edwitit Erwin, of Exeter. RED GROSS TEA „ Wednesday, May 6 th, from 3 pan. to 5.30 p.m. and 8 pan. to 10 p.m., at Vera Decker^. A special invitation is extended to all pat rons and friends. ... .4-