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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-12-25, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1878 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25th, 1940 Sixty-Eighth Year «——* to PROPOSE ERECTION OF TEMPORARY BRIDGE Mr. Miller, a representative of | the Department of Highways, To­ ronto, met the Exeter council on Saturday to discuss certain points in connection with the new bridge. Plans and specifications have been prepared and about eight tenders have been received and it is expect­ ed the tenders will be awarded at once, Tenders were called for a new bridge and a temporary bridge. A temporary bridge is estimated to cost $1 900,90 oi which the depart­ ment are willing to pay one half. As the county of Huron are jointly interested with Exeter, Reeve Tuck­ ey was in touch with Warden Fea- gan and County Engineer Patter­ son and Exeter and the county will be responsible for the payment of the other half of the cost and the department have been notified to this effect, The temporary bridge will likely be built on the east side of the roadway. The new bridge will be of cement, with a walk on the west side, and of modern de­ sign. It is estimated that it will take about four months to complete the bridge. The temporary bridge should be up in less than three weeks. Merry Christmas Happy and Prosperous JONES & MAY PROCLAMATION Christmas BOXING DAY Greetings THURSDAY, DEC. 26th to be observed as Holiday with a pe- citizens of Exeter re- CHRISTMAS CHEER BASKETS DELIVERED The Christmas Cheer fund has helped to make some families hap­ py, and as far as the committee are aware Santa Claus should pay a visit to every home in Exeter. iMembers of the Women’s Institute spent the most of Monday mak­ ing up Christmas baskets for dis­ tribution. Part of the proceeds from the fund went for the entertainme.nt of the children on Saturday last, 1 augmenting the funds from the ' Canadian Legion. The amount re- j ported last week was $94.09. Ad- j ditional contributions have brought the fund up to $104.50. trihutions were Coates, $1; G. S. Moffat, $1; R. W. E. Middleton, M. W. Pfaff, $1; $1; Miss V. Essery, $1; J. W. Hern, $1 and 50c turned in to the W.I - Christmas Services in the Churches jCamlh light for Christmas Service i A delightful and impressive ser- | vice was held in the Trivitt Parish ; Hall Sunday evening, the hall being i filled. In a candle light service 100 1 candles lit the hall. Evergreen and ' Christmas decorations added to the ■ attractiveness. i I The con as follows; F. Howard, $1; Reg. E. Balkwill, $1; $1: A Friend, $1; Mrs. MeTavish, FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT MEAFORD f in Pictures of was the the James held Sun- Christmas beautifully Carols were sung. A duet, “Star of the East” was sung by Miss Blanch Senior and Mr. A. Middiemiss. The choir sang an anthem "It Came Upon the Mid­ night Clear” with Mr, Middiemiss. Mrs. "Wright and Miss "Senior taking solo parts. The Rector, Rev. Mr Hunt, delivered a Christmas mes­ sage. Christmas Story An open session St. Sunday School day afternoon and story was illustrated by colored elides and the story told by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Page, pictures were interspersed Christmas carols. The primary a selection The with sang1 Just a brief, personal message to express again our sincere appreciation of your Friendship and Goodwill towards utS, and to extend Hearty Christmas Greetings. In these troubled tunes one hesitates to say “Merry” Christmas, but we elan all hope that with the ending of 1040, a liew and brighter year will be ushered in for all. So to you at this Season of Goodwill, may we- quote a small verse which expresses “Our heartiest wishes for your success, A Yuletide brimming- with happiness, A New Year rich in Prosperity, May yiouir ships come in from every sea.” i In accordance tition signed by the Village of questing the Municipal Council to declare Thursday, December 26th as Boxing Day and a Public Holiday* the petition was granted and I hereby call upon all citizens to observe the day as a holiday* H. O. Southcott, Acting Reeve Traquair’s Hardware Mr. "and Mrs. Harold Beaver, of Usborne, recently moved to Exeter from that township into the resi­ dence they purchased from Mrs. Jarvis Dickson of Chatham, on the east side of William St. The resi­ dence was recently occupied by Mr. Ernest Davis. The sale was made by C. V. Pickard. Mcmbeiis of Air Foret* Being Entertained Mr. Archie Davis, Who has been ill in Westminster Hospital for sev­ eral weeks, is spending Christmas with his family. He is making splendid progress and expects to re­ turn to hospital for another week or so. New Year's being a holiday the, Tim es-)A cl vo-cate will be printed Thursday next week. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Paterson and daughter Marion, of Detroit, spent the week-end with Mrs, R. Quance. Ten members of the Royal Air Force from Port Albert are being entertained in the homes of Exeter for Christmas, Sponsored by the Lions Club, members of the R.A.F. are being entertained at Clinton, Wingham and Seaforth. Exert-,er’- made a request for more of the boys but only ten were available. EIGHT HUNDRED SCHOOL CHILDREN ENTERTAINED Eight hundred school children were guests of the Exeter-Hensall branch of the Canadian Legion at a theatre party Saturday afternoon and were afterwards treated to a bag containing an orange, nuts and candies. Santa Claus was on hand to assist with the entertainment. A parade was formed at one o’clock at Huron 'Street and headed by Santa Claus and the Exeter band about four hundred children marched to Leavitt's Theatre for the first showing of a number of short pic­ tures that greatly amused them. Reeve B. W. Tuckey spoke a few words of welcome and acted as chairman for a splendid program of singing and dancing put on by Mrs. Broderick and six of her pupils. Those taking part were Eleanor Cook, Joyce Broderick, Doris Bu­ chanan, Margue.-ite Hogarth, Ruth Hess, Paula Hansen. At three o’clock a second parade was formed comprising public school children from Hensall and a numbei* of the neighboring schools. It was a plea­ sant sight to see the hundreds of children following Santa Claus and the band. Following the second performance by the pupils of Mrs. Broderick each one taking part was presented with a box of (Choco­ lates. Part of the proceeds of the Christmas Cheer fund was used for this purpose. The Legion are to oe congratulated on giving the young­ sters such a treat. J. W. ORTWEIN OBSERVES 91st BIRTHDAY Mr. J. W. Ortwein, one of Hen­ sail’s most prominent residents will observe his 91st birthday on Christ­ mas Day. A pioneer merchant of that village, Mr. Ortwein has been reeve and councillor in Hensall, and has owned stores in Zurich and Sea­ forth. Born in Tavistock 'he went to Heidelberg as a youth and there be­ came postmaster, telegraph opera­ tor and store owner in turn. Mr. Ortwein was superintendent of the United Church Supday School for twenty-three years, and now teach­ es a class of boys every Sunday. He is hale and hearty and is able to be out in the village every day at­ tending to his property and life as­ surance business. The members of his family in the village and his wife will celebrate his birthday with him at his home on Christ­ mas Day. Christmas Gathering- Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gibson j^ld a family Christmas gathering at the Central Hotel Monday evening. It is an annual affair with the Hod­ gin’s family, $trs. Gibson’s maiden name being Gwendolyn Hodgins, the family meeting at a different place each year. Twenty-three per­ sons were present and Rev. and Mrs. Hunt were honored guests. Santa Claus appeared and distrib­ uted The with gifts from a decorated tree, evening was pleasantly three tables at cards. spent Renew Ndw! tragic h i s of his gloom The Friends in Exeter on Thursday last were sorry to hear of the death of a former esteemed resident in the person of Mr. Matthew Emmerson Gardiner, of Meaford. The follow­ ing account of his death was taken from the Meaford paper: “Meaford of his son, William, on Wednesday evening to learn that Matthew Em­ merson Gardiner had succumbed to injuries received in a fall earlier in the day. He came to Meaford 14 years ago and during his residence here he had earned the friendship and esteem of Meaford citizens. His popularity, coupled with the circumstances surrounding death resulted in the news death casting a shadow of over the whole community, late Mr. Gardiner was at the home of his son, William, on Wednesday morning when 'he slipped and Uli down a flight of stairs into the cel­ lar. It is not known whether oe was suddenly seized with a weak spell or whether or not he merely stumbled and lost 'his balance. He was rendered unconscious by the fall and was rushed to the General and Marine Hospital at Owen Sounj. where an examination revealed ttnJ he had suffered a severe fracture of the skull. From the first his con­ dition was known to be serious and he did not regain consciousness. Late in the afternoon he passed away. The late Mr, Gardiner was a native of Northbridge where he was born 68 years ago. Through­ out his life he 'had been engaged in the furniture industry. Fourteen years ago he moved to Meaford from Exeter and since has conducted a successful furniture and undertak­ ing business. Although Mr. Gar­ diner never ran for municipal office he always took a keen interest in municipal affairs. He was a mem­ ber of the Meaford United Church, the I.O.-OF. and Orange Lodges and of the Meaford Club. He wag al­ ways generous in his donations to the support of various organiza­ tions and quickly made a host of friends in town. Surviving are liis sorrowing widow and two sons, William, a member of the firm of M. E. 'Gardiner and Son and Bert, a member of the 12th Field Bat­ tery, C.A.S.-F., stationed at Peta- wawa, and Who is at present ser­ iously ill in an Ottawa hospital. The late Mr. Gardiner was the last surviving member of his family. Mrs, Gardiner’s maiden name was Susan Davis, a native of Exeter, The sympathy of many friends be extended to the bereaved. DEATH OF DR. R. MUIR will Go-Dr. Robert Muir, D.D.S., of wanda, N.Y., a native of Exeter, died Friday, December 20th, follow­ ing an illness of several months. Dr. Muir was a son of the late Muir and his early life was in this community where his er conducted a carding mill, ceased is survived by three daugh­ ters and one son, also two sisters, Mrs. Swan of town and Mrs. B. Ma­ kins, of Stephen and two tilers, W. W.. of Michigan, of town. John spent fath- De- half-bro- and Bert their Miss an- Co- Gifts The Sub-Deb Club held nual Christmas party with quoline Simmons as hostess, were exchanged among the members and a pleasant time was spent, af­ ter which the girls spent an hour or so singing Xmas carols around town. Christmas Party at Main St. Instead of the usual Christmas concert the teachers of the Main St. Sunday School gave the child­ ren a Christmas party* Wednesday of last week. Members of the pri­ mary, the junior and intermediate departments met at 4.30. Games were enjoyed followed by a short program of recitations, songs, etc., with Mrs, Arthur Frayne, s-upt. of the primary, in charge. Supper followed the program, a Christmas supper in charge of Mrs, Jennings. A numbei* of the parents were pre­ Santa Claus appeared and Christmas stockings presents. Trivitt S.S. Party Trivitt Memorial Sunday School had a splendid entertainment for the scholars in the Parish Hall Fri- •day evening. Supper was served at six, at which the parents were well represented, more coming in for the program and games which fol­ lowed. Santa Claus appeared and. distributed a gift from the Sunday school and a bag of candy, nuts and an orange to each child. sent, distributed and At Caven Church Rev. E. Grigg spoke tp the Sun­ day School of Caven Church Sun­ day morning giving the Christmas message and telling of Christmas observances in Burma, both in re­ mote villages and in large centres like Rangoon. At the morning church service the children’s choir in white sur­ plices led in the singing, coming up in processional singing "The First Nowell”. In the course of the ser­ vice they sang two anthems, "Came Three Kings” and "Away in Far Judea”. At the offertory Marguer­ ite Hogarth and Jim White sang a duet, “O’er Judea’s Hillside”, ar­ ranged from Liszt’s Liebestraume. Mr. Hill’s sermon was based on the text, "When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea”, dealing with scenes associated with the birth of Christ. The subject at the evening ofservice was “Good Tidings Great Joy.” I Sunday Services at Main St, Sunday services in Main St. Un­ ited Church were well attended and Christmas music featured the ser­ vices. Christmas decorations -of. evergreen and poinsettia with two lighted trees at the sides of the or­ gan were attractive. Mrs. Dore presided at the organ. The choir sang “Hail Holy Morn”; solo, by Miss Dorothy Davis, "Night of Nights.” Anthem, “Infant Jesus” with Walter Penrose taking tha solo part. The pastor, Rev. N. J. Woods took for his subject, ‘‘Did the angels sing too soon?” his theme being the progress of Chris­ tianity. The song of the angels was timely but the reason for the slow progress of Christianity is tha stubbornness of human nature. Car­ ol singing featured the evening ser­ vice. Axi anthem "While Shep­ herds Watched” was sung by the choir with Gerald Skinner and Mrs. Turnbull taking solo parts. “Calm as the Night” was also sung, in­ cluding a trio by Misses M. Fol­ lick, H. Dignan, and Mrs. Turnbull and The eral ish, solo part by Gladys Ryickman. speaker told the story of sev- earols, French, German, Pol- English and Canadian. In Ay. Caven School Entertainment Friday evening the Caven Sun­ day School Christmas party was held with all the enthusiasm such parties arouse. The church base­ ment was filled and the audience entered into the spirit of the night. Choruses, readings, musical num­ bers, dialogues, acts in costume and acts in ordinary dress followed each other in gay succession. Miss Jeckell presented members of the Mission Band with six seals for faithful attendance and work. Then the Sunday School prizes for class work were given out and fourteen awards for the memorizing of scrip­ ture passages. At this work Miss Masons class of girls had particu­ lar distinction. Then, prompt to the minute, old Santa appeared, fatter than last year and as good- natured as ever. With him came a supply of candies and oranges that met the needs of all the children, with quite a few adults coming in for a share. Carol Service at James 1 Large congregations we^& sent for the Christmas ^e: 7 James St. United Church’* on *./ At the morning service the choir sang two anthems: "Awake Chris­ tians, Awake”—Heyser, and "Unto us a Child is Born”—Simper, with Mrs. J. R. Moffatt taking the solo part. The pastor, Rev. A. Page, preached a splendid sermon, a syn­ opsis of which appears on another page. A musical program was ren­ dered in the evening by the choir undev the direction of Mr. Goulding. The numbers were anthem, "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord”—Wil­ son, with solo part by Mrs. L. Rob­ ertson; anthem, ‘‘And the Glory o* the Lord”—Handel; anthem, "Shep­ herd’s Vision”—Rosa, solo part by Miss Helen Penhale. "Hallelujah Chorus”—-Handel; mixed q-uartette and ladies’ quartette, “And it came to Pass”—Wilson, Miss J. Sheere, Miss Reta Rowe, Walter Cutbush, Albin Fawcett, Miss Lulu Linden­ field, Miss Pearl Wood, Mrs. W. R. Goulding, Mrs. E. Lindenfield; solo, Mts. A. O. Elliot. “O Wondrou3 Night”—Hamblyn; solo, Miss Pearl Wood, "Bethlehem”—Wilson; la­ dies’ chorus, "O Babe in Bethle­ hem's Manger”—-Wilson. MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS Municipal nominations will be held Monday of next week. There is little or no stir The Council have done a good job this year and there is talk of an acclamation. B. W. Tuckey has served his first year as reeve and he will be field again. Mrs. Beavers, Pickard, A. O. Elliott and Souhcott are members of the of Education who come up for el­ ection this year and Mr. L. J. Pen- hale for the Public Utilities. in the. C. V. J. M. Board Presentation to Officers At the conclusion of the training for the 1940 season members of ‘‘C” Squadron of the First Hussars made presentations to their officers Wednesday evening last week, Maj. Daly, of London, who has been in charge of the training in Exeter Lieut. Milliken and Lieut. Bodkin, were presented with smoking stands. Lieut. Sam Rennie reeeiv- 3d a magazine rack and Sgt. Foster a desk lamp. Runiaway Southcott Bros, delivery horse ran away Saturday evening. In getting out of a rut the sleigh up­ set, throwing driver and groceries out on the road. The harness was broken and the sleigh twisted a little. The horse was caught on Main St. Moved to Exeter Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne have moved to Exeter from their farm on the Thames Road. They are occupying the residence of Mrs. E. Passmore, Sanders Street. Mr. Frayne will continue to operate the farm, motoring to and from his work. 48th Wedding Anniversary Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dearing, who on Friday last celebrated their 4Sth wedding an­ niversary by entertaining their children, grandchildren and a few friends. An enjoyable time was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Dearing re­ ceived a number of coiigratulatorv messages.