HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-11-05, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5th, 1942 Single Copy, 5 cents Sixty-Ninth Year
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Men’s and Students’
..OVERCOATS
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IN TWEEDS, MELTONS and FREIZE
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Buy your Fall or Winter Overcoat now while we have a good selection. We cannot
get repeats on any of. these coats.
We still have a very good selection of double and single breasted, suits in both men’s
. and boys’. If you need a suit you will be well advised to purchase it at this time.
Leather. Coats e*Wool Windbreakers
Our stock of leather windbreakers and wool windbreakers is real good in both men’s
and1 boys’. Prices are about the same as last year.
Winter Footwear
Most people are well aware of the conditions in winter footwear. Anticipate your
needs and secure your requirements now while the different lines are available.
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Ladies9 and Misses’ Dresses
We have just received a shipment of very attractive Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses #in
regular and half sizes. Prices are very reasonable.
LADIES’ anil Misses’ Fall & Winter COATS
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We still have a large range of Ladies’, Misses and Girls’ Coats at very reasonable
prices.
Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday
.. .large tins, each 9c
.....3 boxes 25c
Dr. Jackson’s Meal -J,.™
For .Better Health .........png.
Aylmer Pumpkin I
(Choice Quality, 16-oz. tins ......." *•<*
Rinso
Large Packages .................
Kellogg’s- All-Bran
Large Packages .................
Bulk Mincemeat
Real good quality ...........
Tiger Tomato Catsup
12-oz. bottles, good value
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§ LOCJAL COUNCIL
= PURCHASES BONDS
The regular meeting of the Muni
cipal Council of the Village of Exe
ter was held in the town hall on
Monday evening with the Reeve and
all councillors present, T^e minutes
of the last regular meeting of -Octo
ber 21 were read and adopted on
the motion of Councillors Hern and
Dignan.
(Communications were $*ead and
dealt with as follows:
Department of National Revenue
re Bonds and Debentures. Filed,
Town of Clinton re hydro and wa-
tei’ rates. Answered by Clerk-
Lt,-Colonel Sanderson, thanking
this village for kindness and co
operation shown the First Hussars
while spending their tactical week
end here. Filed.
Mr. Richard Welsh gave a com-
jprehensive report of the proceed
ings of the Assessors’ Convention
which he attended in Toronto,
report was accepted
of Councillors Hern
~Mr. R, N. Creech
Elliot, Victory Loan
ed' on the council, asking that the
village purchase bonds of this is
sue to the extent of $ 10,OP0.00. They
pointed out that othei’ municipali
ties were helping in this way to
raise the tremendous amount of
money needed to carry on this wai’
which must be won, It was moved
and seconded by (Councillors South-
cott and Taylor that ten one thousand
dollai* bonds -be purchased.
Attention to drairt from residence
of Mrs. Hazel Harness was left to
the Roads and Bridges Committee
and the Street Compiissioner.
The By-law requested by the pro
prietors of the hairdressing and
beauty parlors in the village was
passed on motion of Councillors Dig
nan and Hern.
Mr. J. M. Southcptt, through the
Reeve, asked permission to hold a
tag day in order to raise funds for
the Exeter, England,jifund. Request
granted on motion of Councillors
Hern and Taylor. ;
The mattei’ of scrap iron and rub-
■bei’ collection was discussed. The
Metal Controller has given orders
that every premises be visited in
order to ascertain- what serhp ■ is
available and that all scrap be gath
ered as s®on as . possible. It was
agreed that a meeting, be held at eight o’clock .Th'U^^§*;"ev’ening. in
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Canadian Legion Exeter-HenSall
Branch 167
His
on the motion
and Dignan,
and Mr. A. O.
salesmen, wait-
LOAN OVER THE
TQP HERE—NEW
QUOTA IS SET UP
The campaign in Exetex* has
ceeded in reaching the minimum
objective of $99,450 with a little
to spare, but that should not sat
isfy us. Much -more money is need
ed, and a new objective of $115,000
has been set«for Exeter. Many
people who intend to subscribe have
not yet done so, and the canvassers
are hoping these people will get
in touch with them and make their
investments for the sake of the boys
of the fighting forces, for freedom
and safety of our homes and loved
ones, and for the whole common
cause of humanity., Many people
have made real sacrifices to
bonds and it is hoped that not
of ’those who is well able will
down on the job. One hundred
cent of the employees of the
ning factory have subscribed and
they have raised three times the
amount of the quota set for them,
Three days to go. Let us all make
one last grand effort, and do it at
the earliest possible moment,
Hensall and Hay East have reach
ed their first objective and. are
going strong. Zurich and
West, Stephen township and
borne are all nearing the top
we feel sure will reach it,
—Victory Loan Committee
buy
one
fall
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can-
still
Hay
Us-
and
MILK-FED FINISH
Without Crate Feeding
FOR YOUR BIGGER BIRDS
Higher Finish — Higher Price
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Extra pounds and extra finish
■ b/ing extra price returns with
turkeys, too. Plump your birds
out and give them that milk-fed
look by finishing them, on Purina
Fatena Checkers. It’s easy:
At 4 to 5 weeks before mar
keting' , gradually change ' to
Fatena Checkers by scattering
on top of , the mash night and"
morning. ‘(Best results -are ob
tained When Fatena Checkers
make up the whole finishing ra
tion, but they can be fed along
with good, dry, fully-matured
''grain. Grain should not make
up more than half the ration-—
and be sure the grain is ripe and
dry.)
Keep Checkers before the
birds constantly. Provide plen
ty of feedex* space and fresh wa
ter.’ That’s all.
PIONEER LAY MASH
— BIG 3 —
BRITAIN NEEDS EGGS
Keeping every hen house on
every farm filled with layers is
■not enough. There must be ’
greater efficiency in production
to provide the increased pro
duction required, and there must
also be economy in feeding.
The necessity for both,is ab
solutely essential,- both in peace
and war, So why not feed your
hens BIG 3 LAY MASH, a mash
that has stood every compara
tive feeding test.
ROE’S
42% WONDERGROW
HOG CONCENTRATE
How to produce more pork
on less grain at lower coSt. It
takes 1,050 lbs. of home-gi’own
grains to make 200 lbs. Of pork.
50 lbs. of Ro.e’s’42% Hog Con
centrate plus 650 lbs. of grain
makes 200' lbs. of pork, a saving
of 400 lbs.' of grain on every
pig’ : y
Traquair’s Hardware
Paul Balkwill, sou o£ Mr, and
Mrs. R. E. Balkwill, a pupil in Grade
§ at the Exeter Public School, while
doing,manual training at'the school
on Wednesday morning had the two
(middle fingers of his left hand in
jured in the jointer and he lost-both
nails, ’the fingers were dressed
by Dr, Fletcher,
There is one man in town who is
going to be sure of turkey for
Christmas and at the present time
is not worried about the meat
shortage, and that is Mr. George
Hunter. His wife attended the Can
adian Legion Bingo Saturday eve
ning and won two turkeys and a
duck,
BINGO
STEWART’S GARAGE
Main Street, Exeter
•Thursday, Nov. 5
at 8.30
15 rounds — 8 chickens, 7 ducks
15 lb. Turkey as a Door Prize
3 consolation prizes—Woolcot
, blankets.
Admission 25c; Extra Card 10c
10 Extra Rounds —- Turkeys
EVERYBODY WELCOME
Memorial Service
A memorial service fol* the late
Alexander Dougall Strang, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strang, radio
operator, who lost his life at sea,
will .be held ih- Oaven Presbyterian
Church on Bunday evening next. All
veterans and members of His Ma
jesty’s forces are invited to this ser
vice/ . ,
Red Cross, Attention!
officers and interested mom*All .
bers of the various units of the Exe
ter Rod
to moot
rary at
vemfeer
service
Church.
Cross branch are requested
in the basement of the lib*
10.30 Sunday morning, No*
for Remembrance Bay
in the Trivitt Memorial
WELL-KNOWN HENSALL
RESIDENT IS MOURNED
Owen Geiger' Passes in 88th Year
One ot Hensall’s prominent 'busi
nessmen, in the person' of Owen
Geiger, passed away at his home
nere late Friday night in his i8»8th
year, after a short illness from
heart trouble. Mr. Geiger was
widely known throughout this dis
trict as an extensive flax grower
.and operated a large flax mill for a
number of years in the village. He
was a formei- warden of Huron
County and has served as reeve and
councillor in the village for various
terms, always taking a very promin
ent part and interest in public af
fairs in this village and rural dis
trict. The deceased was a valued
membei’ of the United Church and
honorary president of various or
ganizations in the village and dis
trict". He is survived by six sons
and one daughter, Edmund, of Lon
don; Sidney, of Gore Bay; Oliver,
bank manager at Fenelon Falls;
Dr. William Geiger, Waterloo; Rory,
Phrn.B,, Kitchener; Ira, at home,
and Mrs. Eric Kennedy, of Hensall.
A largely attended funeral service
was held in the United Church on
Monday afternoon at 2.30 o’clock,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. A.
Brook, assisted by Rev. Roy Geiger,
of Paris United Church. The hymns
Sung, namely, "Come1 Let Us Sing of
a Wonderful Love”, "O Happy Day”
and "Love That Will Not Let Me Go”
were all favorites of the deceased.
ReV. Brook and Mr. W. O. Goodwin
sang a duet, "Will My Anchor
Hold.” Those attending the funeral
from a distance were' Mr. and Mrs.
Edmund Geigei' and Miss Mary Gei
ger, of London; Dr. William’ and
Mrs. Geiger, Billy, Owen, James and
Helen, of Waterloo; Mr. and Mi’S'.
Oliver Geiger, Fenelon Falls; Mr.
Rory Geiger, Kitchener; Mr. Sidney
Geiger, Gore Bay, Manitoulin Is
land;- Mr. Ira Geiger, Mr. and Mrs.
J^ric Kennedy, Ross,and June, Hen
sall; r._.. '9'
Oswald Fisher, Zurich;
Geiger, Pigeon, Mich.;
Geiger, .Crosswell, Mich,
vey Geiger, Sebringville,
Ezra Truemner, Pigeon,
and Mrs, Josiah Geige?,
Mrs, Roland Geiger, Mr.
J. Gascho, Mr. and Mrs. Blake
ner, Mr. Roy Fisher, all of Zurich;
Mr, and Mrs, Erwin Eckstein, of
Dashwood.
The pallbearers were Mr. George
Armstrong, warded of Huron Coun
ty, Reeve E. Shaddick, Roy Patter
son, Goderich, County Engineer,
James Baliantyne, . M.P.P., James
Turner and Dr, Milton Geiger. The
floral tributes* were very beauti
ful, showing the esteem In which
the deceased was held, They were
received from: County Council, Vil
lage Council, the family, Fisher
family, Kitchener, staff of the Bank
of Montreal, Fenelon Falls, grand
children and Mr, Noah Geiger and
family, Bigeon, Mich, Interment
was made in the Bronson Line
Cemetery.
MITCHELL PASTOR
AT MAIN ST. SERVICES
Main St. United Church observed
their 47th anniversary on Sunday
and successful services" were held
both morning and evening,
guest preacher for the day was Rev.
H.’ C. Vernon, B.D., of Mitchell. The
choir furnished two anthems at each
service and Mr. A, E. Wuerth sang
a solo at -the morning service and
Mr. Kenneth Johns in the evening.
In the morning the speaker took as
his subject "Daybreak Everywhere”.
His text was taken from Psalm 118,
“God is the Lord, which has show
ed us light,” The speaker said
that the modern world seems to be
expert in a great variety of tragedies.
The greatest tragedy of the hour is
not the destruction of cities or the
death of loved ones. The tragedy of
this terrible hour is when the eye has
lost its sight, the mind its glOry and
Jhe -soul its rays. We are living in
a world where the day is breaking,
where moral and 'Spiritual light is
breaking. The Lord God Jehovah
is the light that shines into your
world and mine. This has been hap
pening since the beginning of time.
We think of the days of the exile;
of the time when men saw the
temple overthrown and the city of
Jerusalem devastated,. We think of
the days of imperial Rome. Mor
ally, spiritually and intellectually
Rome was dead. Out of the terrific
dai’kness came the light; the light of
Christianity broke in. Out of the
dark ages came many beautiful stor
ies. It is -the nature of our world
that in its darkest hours the light
breaks through.
In the present terrific onslaught
of barbarism' many are asking them
selves is God God? and will there
be light? Man, the great chooser,
is standing before two ways. One
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
The
DASHWOOD MAN
INJURED IN CRASH
As a result of an accident Sunday
evening in which the car was badly
wrecked, Walter Weber, aged 26,
son of Mr. Daniel Webex*, of Ste
phen township, was seriously in
jured and was rushed to Victoria
Hospital in London. The accident
cook place in Usborne township about
three miles east of Exeter on Hur
on street. Peculiarly it was his
own brother, Irwin, who wag pass
ing the scene, and
license number on
to investigate and
ther slumped in the
up-turned cai* in a
The discovery took . place
ten-thirty and it is estimated the
accident took place an hour or an
hour and a half before that. Sev
eral persons had passed the Scene
of the accident, but not seeing any
one, had not stopped to investigate.Weber was travelling east when
he lost control of the car and it left
the road and struck a tree. The im
pact was terrific as . the left front
of the cai- -was caved right in and
the impression of the tree was
plainly visible on the front and top
of the car in front of the steering
wheel,
pushed through the windshield. How
the driver escaped instant death is
a mystery. The cai* was turned
ovex* on its top and was facing in
the opposite direction. Weber
fered a skull fracture as well
double fracture of the left leg
the, hip and other injuries.
Dr. Fletchei* was called to the
scene and the injured man was re
moved to the hospital in R. N.
Rowe’s ambulance and was accom
panied by his brother and Roland
Williams.
Traffic Officer'Norman Level* in
vestigated the accident and stated
that it was remarkable that Weber
had not been killed. His inves
tigation showed that aftex* the front
of the auto struck the foot of the
tree, the rear
feet up. For
from the tree
on the ground,
ing to the belief that the car struck
something and went 33 feet through
the aii’ before hitting the tree; .
ter hitting the tree it somersaulted
and ended u-p in the ditch almost a
Ford
recognizipg the
the ear stopped
found the bro-
back seat of the
dazed, condition, about
The steering wheel was
JOHN HERN SR.,
PIONEER RESIDENT
OF USBORNE PASSE5 ON
Mr, John Hern, Sr„ a life-long
resident of Usborne township, died,
at his residence, Let 6, Concession
8, Usborne, on Wednesday, October
2'8', aged 80 years. About two weeks
previous to his death Mr. Hern suf
fered an accident when he was
knocked down by a cow and he suf
fered from’the shock which resulted
in his death.
Deceased was born on the conces
sion on which he has lived all his
life, being a son of the late Thomas
Hern and Elizabeth Manning. On
April 25, 1889 he was united in mar
riage to Mary Jane Johns, to whom,
he has been a devoted husband. He
Is also survived by two sisters, Mrs.
James Gorvett, of Usborne and Mrs.
Charles Johns, of Exeter; two bro
thers, Walter Hern, of Goderich and
Fred Hern, of Bengough, Sask.
The\funeral took .place from his
late residence on Saturday after
noon conducted by Rev. Mr. Laing,
of Woodham. Interment was in the
Exeter cemetery. The bearers were
Nelson Gorvett, Wellington Hern,
Melville Hern, Ephriam Hern, Lewis
and Tennyson Johns. The flower
bearers were Ross Hern, Harold
Hern, Kenneth Hern, Thomas Hern
and Will Johns.
■suf-
as a
near
struck the tree seven
a distance of 33 f,eet
there were no marks
said the officer, lead-
total wreck. The cai’ was a
coach of recent model.
WIVES OF AIR FORCE
PERSONNEL FORM UNIT
No. 9 S.F.T.S. Red Cross Unit, a
newly-organized unit of the Exeter
Branch, has planned a novel idea
for raising funds for Red (Cross
purposes. The ladies have solicit
ed and have received some excellent
donations from the merchants of
Exeter, During the latter part of
the month a draw will be made for-
the articles, the tickets for which
are now being sold at a penny apiece.
Later on the merchandise will be
on display in one of the store win
dows. Be prepared when the ladies
call on you. A number "of .persons
are going to receive some beautiful
prizes.
A*KX Remembrance Day Parade on
Rev. Roy Geiger, Paris- - * - Mr.
Dr.
;• Mr
Mich.
Mich.
Mr.
and
; Mrs.
Noah
Milton
Har-
Mrs.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Hor*
and Mrs. Erwin Eckstein, of
The regular meeting of the Board
of Education was held in the public
library on Monday evening at 7.30
p.m. Absent were W. G. Cochrane,
and G. Lawson. Previous minutes
were approved.
The report of the High School for
October was as follows*. Opened Oc-
tober 5 with complete staff;^num
ber on roll, 190. A satisfactory
timetable had been worked out for
individual pupils. The typewriter
timetable included 25 names. Most
pupils had received some elemen
tary instruction from Mr
Fire drill had been held
school was cleared in 40
Application had been made for En
trance certificates for pupils from
other provinces. Registers are uni
form and up to date. Basketball
practice had begun after four o’clock
for the boys. Fees have been levied
for chemistry only this year on Mr.
Koch’s recommendation. The staff
is grateful to the Lions Club for
their scholarship award but wo-uld
recommend some changes in the
rules,
eluded tests as follows
French Comp.,
cessful; French
cent successful;
Comp.
ARMISTICE DANCE
FOR EXETER FUND
On Armistice Day, November’
the citizens of this community 'will
have the privilege of helping swell
the fund that Exeter is trying to
raise to' send as a good-will token
to the stricken city of Exeter, Eng
land, recently damaged by German
air raids. A dance is being held
in the Exeter arena, the net pro
ceeds of which are being contribut
ed to this fund. The orchestra from
No. 9 S.F.T.S., of which L.A.C. E.
Leech, is the director, are contri
buting theii’ services free with the
kind permission of Group (Captain
E. G. Fullerton, Commanding Offi
cer. There will be novelty, iprizes,
a dooi’ prize and a bang-up
Admission gents 40e, ladies,
o Guests of Theatre
Leavitt’s Theatre were hosts
nights last week to the airforce la
dies at No. 9 S.F.T.S. The picture
shown was "They Flew Alone”, the
story of Amy Mollison Johnston,
starring Anna Neagle. The ladies
expressed, their appreciation of this
kindly gesture. Leavitt’s Theatre
hopes to repeat the performance in
the near future.
11,
time.
35c.
three
Howey,
and the
seconds.
The academic summary in
Grade XIII,
100 per cent suc-
Authors, 5'0i per
Grade XII, French
■ cent successful;
30 per cent suc-
French Comp.,
1. The princi-
paYhas recommended that teachers
hold tests at frequent intervals to
cut down on the number of examina
tions necessary. A contribution of
over forty books had been made by
the pupils to the Airport library.
The total of War Savings to date is
$48.95, of which $27.00 was contri
buted by Grade XI. Chinese relief
fund amounted to $125.84. A list
of necessary supplies was submitted.
Per Mrs. Beavers and fit R. Hop
per that the report be adopted and
the supplies as desired procured.
Carried.
The Chairman, on behalf of the
Board, congratulated the pupils on
their efforts on tag day for the
Chinese War Relief. A letter was
also redd from the headquarters of
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67 per
French, Authors,
Grade XI.cessful.
75 per cent successful.
Bob Dinney Honored
The members of the local Bad
minton Club presented A.C.2 Bob
Dinney with an identification brace
let on Friday evening last. Bob
has been a valued member of the
club since its inception and was
elected president for the coming
year. The presentation was made
by Pte. Gordon May, a former mem
ber of the club.
FROM -
mo g (Service flying training school
The fact we drowned I-Iitler with
great avalanche of Victory Loana
Bond buying, last week, was news.
However, another week has passed
and like many othex' parts of Canada
,we have -had to raise our sights sev
eral times to accommodate those
who are desirous of sharing in Can-
Ada’s great war effort by lending
tlieir money.
The more bonds we sell, the more
people want to get in the swim.
Just imagine, over 350 people on
the Station have purchased bonds
for a total Of $39,150.00. This
marks a splendid effort on the part
of the men and women in uniform
at oux’ Station and we are justly
proud of their support of Canada in
this great hour in her history, Not
only have these young people of
fered their lives In her service but
they also are lending their money.
Many little verses have been con
tributed to speed the bond-buying
and several of these we reproduce
here,
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Sunday Next
A Remembrance Day church par
ade will be held to Trivitt Memorial
Church Sunday next, November 8,
at 11 a.m. Those taking .part in
the parade will be the Canadian
Legion, No. 9 S.F.T.S. Band and
members, the Exeter Band, First
Hussars, Middlesex-Hurons, Boy
Scouts and Wolf Cubs. Local Red
Cross UnitsvXiTfzens’ Wartime Comr-
rnittee, the members of the Town
'Council and the Board of Educa
tion. Following the church ser
vice the parade will proceed to the
cenotaph for the placing of wreaths.
Any friend or relative who cares to
place a wreath will be given the
opportunity. The Last Post and
Reveille will be sounded.
Mr. Fred Huxtable has purchas
ed the residence on the south side
of Ann street occupied by Mr. Ross
Taylor. Mr. Taylor has moved
across the street, into the residence
vacated by Mr. Huxtable.
COOK—HASKETT
A cable of congratulations was re
ceived's from the groom’s aunt, Mrs.
E. J. Glass, Wingate, Durham, Eng
land, also a telegram -of best wish
es from Mrs. Stanley Hall, of Ken
tucky, a close friend of the bride at
the marriage of Alice Francis Mur
iel Haskett, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. E. Haskett, of Lucan, to
Corporal Lloyd George Cook, of
London, son of Mr. and Mrs, William
Cook, Exeter, which was solemniz
ed at Holy Trinity Church, Lucan.
The rector, Rev. L, Harrison, of
ficiated. The church was beauti
fully decorated with white and yel
low chrysanthemums and tall white
candles. -
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a becoming gown
of white satin, fashioned on long
straight lines, with long sleeves and
short train, -the neck line edged with
lace. Her illusion veil fell from a
small bonnet-shaped headdress faced
with white satin roses. She carried
a white ivory prayer book with
white satin ribbon holding knots of
pink rose buds. The bridesmaidji
Miss Edna Hodgins, of London, was
gowned, in Roshanara ripple crepe
in Breton blue, hex' headdress simi
lar to’ the bride’s was of American
Beauty velvet and she carried a muff
of American Beauty roses.
Spencer Hann, of London,
groomsman, and the ushei*s were
Clarence Haskett, brother of the
bride and (Charles Corbett, a cou
sin, The wedding music was play
ed by Mrs. J. Hodgins and Roy Goul-
ding, of Exeter, sang during the
signing of the register.
At the reception held at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mrs, Haskett
wore a black ensemble with cor*
sage of crimson roses and the
groom’s mother, Mrs. Cook, wore a
wine crepe dress with blaolt acces*
series
roses,
Mr.
motor
The bride
blue crepe dress, black coat with
mink trim and black accessories.
sgt.
was
and
and
for
a corsage of Talisman
Mrs. L. G. Cook left by
a short honeymoon trip,
travelled in a Hiawatha