HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-02-07, Page 1Established 1873 Subscription, $2,00 per year S EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7th, W46 Single Copy, $ cents Seventy-Third Year
Main Street Church Requests
Liquor License Withdrawal
Main Street United Church held
its 21st Annual Congregational
meeting Friday evening February
1st,
Interesting reports were given by
representatives of Church organiza
tions. The
recorded iii
ports were
noted. The
were painted on the^putside and the
.Sunday School rooms beautifully
'decorated during the year. Increased
interest and attendance at the Sun
day School sessions were shown in
the report given ’ by the Sunday
School Superintendent, Mr. W. C.
Pearce. Church membership -was re
ported as the same? as the previous
year. Removals * counter-balanced
new members received.
Elections for the (Session resulted
in" the following being elected for _ - - - - Jain{jrew
re-elect-
George
out the
Horton.
financial statements as
the printed annual re
discussed and progress
Church and parsonage
Four Foxes Bagged
Mr, Bill Snell while c„L
hunting Wednesday of last week
succeeded in bringing L„__
foxes, With his dog they came upon
a fox which went into a hole. The
dog started digging it out and before
it was finished it had captured four
of the species.
out rabbit
home four
three years: W. G. Medd,
Campbell, Q. E. Aidworth,
ed, and Gerald Skinner.
Jaques was elected to fill
term * of the late Hillary
For the 'Committee of Stewards:
for three years, B. W. Tuckey, W.
E. Balkwill, K. J. Lampman, A. J.
Sweitzer, re-elected,, and Norman
Hockey. W, Martin ahd Claude
’Blowes were re-elected auditors.
The members of the Flower .Com
mittee were re-elected namely, E.
M. Dignan, Andrew Campbell, iMrs.
W.‘ Martin, and Miss -Evelyn Huston.
G. S. Howard and W. C- Pearce
were named as delegates to the
Convention of the Ontario Temper
ance Federation.
Resolutions adopted by the con
gregation and copies sent to Mem
bers of the Government concerned
with law enforcement were as fol
lows:
1. Whereas the Privy Council has
•sustained tho Canada Temeprance
Act as valid in the areas Where
■citizens by popular vote have made
it operative, we, the Congregation
of Main Street-United Church, Exe
ter, in the County of Huron, re
spectfully request the withdrawal
of the authorities foi» the sale of
•alcoholic beverages in the County
of Huron and request strict en
forcement of the provisions of the
son.
B. W. F. BEAVERS
who this week announced the
of'his hardware business to his
Servicemen Honored by
Dashwood Congregation
The congregation of the Dash
wood Evangelical Church °n Wed
nesday evening of last week paid
tribute to the boys of the church
who served during the war. A suit
able program given by the E.Y.F,
was carried out with the president,
Miss Myrtle Qaisei* in the chair.
. The program took the form of a
candlelight service entitled °Youth’s
New Day Dawns,” readings by Mrs,
Sheldon Wein, Bob 'Reid, Dorothy
Tetreau, Martha Gossman, solos by
Belva Trumner and .Shirley Smith,
piano duet by Marion Smith and
Shirley Guenther, a mixed octette,
ana a chorus by five girls, A short
paper was given' by D. Weber,
chairman of the trustee board.
Welcome by Pastor
The pastor, Rev. J. S, Burn, gave
a short address of welcome Which
was followed by a minute of silence
and prayer for the men who have
fallen. The names of the boys on
the honor roll were read by J. iM,
Tiernan, chairman of the adminis
tration council and those present
were called to the front while Mr-
Chester Gaiser, a veteran of World
War I * ' '*
dress,
.Each boy was presented with a
billfold ‘ ‘ ’
*' The boys present for the occasion
were Lt. Col, Eugene Tieman, UAiC.
Murray _Wolfe, AC.l Keith Weber,
Capt."
Lloyd Guenther, -Cpl.
tlier,
George
Weber. Pte. Russel Tieman,
re'ad the .presentation al
and a sum of money,
Ronald Oestreicher, Pte.
Ross Guen-
Cpl.
Jack
LAC. Howard Klumpp,
Schiffbuch, Sgmn.
li
Canada Temperance Act in this
County.
2. And whereas certain .proposals
have been made to extend the sale
of alcoholic beverages by permit
ting the sale in -cocktail bars, res
taurants and grocery stores, we re
spectfully submit our disapproval
of any extension of the sale of in
toxicants. It ‘ '
on historical evidence, that the in
creased sale .....................
increases all
fic, which in* itself is a social evil.
is our opinion, based
of alcoholic beverages
the evils of the traf-
Home-Coming is Delayed
Mrs. Hazel Beaver left Tuesday
for Toronto to welcome home her
husband, Cpl- .Eugene Beaver, who
arrived at Halifax on the Aquatania
'Monday evening after being delayed
a couple of days owing to a heavy
storm. Foi’ some time Mr. Beaver
was a sergeant on the staff at
Petawawa and reverted to the rank
of corporal on going overseas a year
and a half ago. He has been with
the occupation forces in Germany.
|After leaving for Toronto a tele
gram arrived for Mrs. Beavers stat
ing that her husband was detained
in the hospital at Halifax with an
infection in one hand.
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New Wallpapers . .
&fany lines of Spring Wallpapers are now in stock and the balance will be here shortly.
We have a very nice selection suitable for all rooms. Have some of your papering done
now before the busy season. Come in and see the new patterns.
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Overcoats at $10. and $12.
Just-a few dark1 color overcoats for men, sizes to 40.’’These
are good warm -coats at low price
Another shipment of overcoats,'"whiph should have come in
in October, has just arrived. The colors are brown and grey.
If you need-a new overcoat we think We can satisfy you
both in color and style. The above coats -.have fly front and
balniacan collar, the very newest.
M en*s Brown and Grey
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Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday
We managed to get a few more pairs of
Felt Boots, and we have the Overshoes to
go over them. You are sure of warm feet
with this outfit. . ■ .
Men’s Good Weight
Wind breakers
Just new in. Made of good weight
Melton cloth. These have been
scarce. \
Price $5.75 each
Robinhood Quick Cooking Oats
In the large 5 lb. bag .,............ each 25c
Old Dutch Cleansei*
Chases dirt
Men’s, Boys, Winter Caps
Ski-Caps and Leather Caps. These are just
the right thing for this weather. We have
a nice selection of these colorful caps to
“choose from.
19c
,2 tins 19c
Fry’s Pure Breakfast Cocoa
Large 1 lb. tins ...31
Dr. Bollard’s Meaties
or Kibbled Dog Biscuits 2 lbs. 25c
White (Hand-picked Beans
New crop ................ .........
Kellogg’s Variety Cereal
Ten cartons, six cereals
Nabob Coffee
zllways popular ..............
Habitant Pea Soup
Large 28 oz. tins ............
2 lbs.
each
13c
25c
43c
14c
II/f YourIVI a V Superior
AIAU-J Store
'Jh
Two District Boys
Receive Mention
Fit. Lt. Jack Anderson, of Cred
itor, who several months ago re
turned home from overseas, hag
receved a telegram from .tlie RCAF
Records -Office in Ottawa stating
that the minister for air personally
and chief of the air staff on behalf
of himself and all ranks of the
Royal Canadian Air Force congrat-
ulate him most heartily on being
mentioned ini, despatches by order
of His Majesty the King,
Jack was a radio operator. He
graduated with a commission from
the Clinton, radio school and in
July, 194'2, went overseas, He was
stationed-
the forces
returned'
land is at
in forrestry at. the University of
Western Ontario. He is a son of
Mr. .and Mrs. Charles Anderson.
Congratulations Jack.
Fit. Lt. M. H. Hammond, of
Kirkton, has also been included in
the King’s New Year’s honor list.
He returned home in November
after distinguished service with the
R.C.A.F.
i
in Africa and was with
ip Sicily and Italy. He
to Canada last August
present taking a course
Mr, Herb Broom, who has been
a butcher at the Centralia airport
has leased the south half of Geo.
Wright’s store and is opening up a
butcher shop. Alterations to the store are being, made this week. 1
Medicine and Religion
Topic gf Ministerial
A well attended meeting of the
South Huron Ministerial Associa
tion was held at the home of Rev,
and Mrs. G. W. Down on Monday
afternoon. A very interesting and
helpful address was given by Dr.
Dunlop who spoke on the subject
“Medicine and Religion," Dr, Dun
lop referred briefly to the origin
and basis of the medical profession
and dealt with some aspects of "the
practice of faith healing and then
spoke at greater length of the work
of psychology and its relation to
religion, He used the quotation
“All medicine is based on the as
sumption that life is good and
worth preserving." It goes back in
origin to the Greek Physician
Aesculapius but in the main • it has
its roots
tradition,
healing
given to
the reality of a power external to
ourselves, Dr. Dunlop analyzed at
length the work of modern psychol
ogy paying tribute to 'what has
been accomplished in this field. He
felt that much more, however,
could be accomplished by a greater
recognition of the importance of
religious truths and moral values.
Following the meeting lunch ,was
served by the hostess.
in the Christian Hebrew
In the matter of faith
due recognition must be
the- value of prayer and
The history of ,India goes* back
to 4300 B.C.
Year’s Activities Reviewed at
Usborne and Hibbert Meeting
The -annual meeting of the Us
borne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Ins.
Co., was held at IFarquhar on Mon
day, Feb.. 4th..The Auditors’ report
was given by Mr. William Johns.
He said the Company has a good
.report'and that all the items had
ibeen read in the Financial report.
The securities had all been checked
and the market value was above
the book value, as some of the bonds
could be sold above par. The ac
counts were 'found correct and in
good shape, -No Company shows a
better report than ours.
Mr. W. (A. Hamilton and Mr. .Milton McCurdy were elected Directors
for tlfe ensuing, three years. Messrs.
Wm. Johns •‘and Gilbert Duncan
were .appointed auditors. The by
laws of the Co., as presented by the
secretary and approved ...by- the
•Directors at the December Meeting
were adopted as read.
The Secretary was asked to write
a letter of appreciation to Mr. John
Essery for his long and faithful
service, first as Director, then
•President, then agent of the 'Com
pany. Also a letter to Mr. Frank
McConnell expressing sympathy on
account of his illness was ordered
to, be sent. Mr. McConnell was a
former Director. ,
At the close of the annual meet
ing Mr. W. A. Hamilton was elected
president, Mr. W. (H. Coates, vice-
president. B. W. F. Beavers was re
appointed secretary-treasurer.
' The following is the address of the7-president, Mr, W. A. Hamilton:
“It is my privilege to address the
annual meeting of the Usborne and
Hibbert ^Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
as its president, today for the first
time. I thank the Board for this
honor and have endeavoured during
the yeai1 1945 to promote the best
interests of the Company. Our 70th
annual report has been mailed to
you by the secretary-treasurer and
you have been given time to study
it before attending this meeting.
j “Our report is very favorable,
showing an increase of 24 policies,
an increase in amount' of insurance
of over half a million dollars, and
an increase in surplus exceeding
fifteen thousands dollars. The small
amount of loss from fires and light
ning has much to do with the in
crease in surplus. It is much better
to have the money in securities than
to haye it paid out to some unfor
tunate persons who had losses, be
cause a fire is a loss to every one.
“There has been a change in the
agent for Usbarffe and Biddulph.
Mr. John Essery,"'now 9 2 years old,
who has been the agent since iMay
1906, has retired. Mr. Essery has
been a member of the company for
many years, a past Director, past
President, as well as agent. He al
ways put the (Company’s interests
first. Mr. Thos. C. Ballantyne is the
new agent and we believe he will do
the work satisfactorily to the mem
bers.
“The Board thought it wise to
enter into an agreement with an
other Company to re-inSure some of
our larger risks, The Hay Mutual
Ins. Co., being bur near neighbor,
and their rates being almost the
same assure, Were quite willing to
[enter into an agreement with us.
iThfey will carry 40 percent, of any
of oul* large risks up to $4,000
and we do the same for them, The
■government permits tis to carry only
$5,000. That Is a hazard in one
fire, exclusive of livestock. This ar
rangement began Jan. 1st, 1946 and
is now in force.
“A grant of $5.00 was made to the
Ontario Red Cross to carry out the
patriotic work among our overseas
forces. We are pleased the World
War is over and our men and wom
en being returned to -Civil life. We
welcome them back among us and
hope for -prosperity to all for 1946,”
Council Appoints Municipal
Officers at Regular Meeting
Purchased property
Mr, Chas, MacNaughton has’ pur
chased from Mr. Russel Balkwii)
the fine brick residence on Andrew
street recently owned by Mr. K. J,
Lampman.
JOHN ESSERY
who retires from the Usborne
Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance
at the age of 92.
and
Co.,
Home From Overseas
Cfn. Stanley G. Frayne, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne, ar
rived home from overseas Sunday
evening,
aboard
for two
He was
in Italy,
land. The trip home __ n__rough at .times'' and many of the
servicemen aboard were down with
sickness. Twice while returning the
boat had to be stopped while an
operation for appendicitis was per
formed. Stan’s brother Earl, who
was wounded in France, Ms still in
England and. expects, to
home the end of the month.
Stanley arrived at Halifax
the Scythia after serving
and half years overseas,
with the Canadian forces
France, Belgium and Hol-
was quite
John Essery at 92
Retires as Agent
M'r, John Essery at the age of
ninety-two years retired from work
as the agent o-f the Usborne &
Hibbert Mutual Fire Ins. ~
Dec. 31st, 1945. Mr.
arrive
Congregational Meeting
Held at Caven Church
The congregational
Caven Presbyterian
held-Tuesday evening
The minister,
meeting of
church was
of last week,
The minister, Rev. Kenneth Mac-
•Lean was moderator for the meet
ing. /Reports from the various or
ganizations showed them to 'be in
-a healthy and flourishing condition.
It was decided to increase the num
ber of managers from six to nine,
with three managers being elected
each year for a term of three years
The managers are: for ‘ one year,
Harold Whyte, Wm. Sillery, EaM
(Mitchell; for two years, Jack*;lB.
Pryde, (Andy Easton, Fred Sim
mons; for three years, Wallace Sel
don, W. G. -Cochrane, H. Harrison.
Harold Whyte was elected chair
man of»the Board with W. G. (Coch
rane, secretary-treasurer. A vote of
appreciation to Rev. Mr. MadLean
and Mrs. MacLean was moved by
Miss Jeckell and seconded by
Henry Strang. Barbecue sandwiches
and refreshments were served
the close.
at
B. W. F. Beavers Sells
Hardware Business /
Mr. B'. W. F. Beavers this week
announced the sale of his Hardware,
Plumbing, Heating and Tinsmith
business to his son, Mr. R. L. Bea
vers. The new business will be
under the name “Beavers Hard
ware.”
Many new electrical lines will be
addbd, also oil burners, air condi
tioning. Mr. B. W. F. .Beavers will
remain with his son, Mr
Beavers, in an advisory
only. He will continue to
secretary treasurer of the
and Hibbert Mutual Fife
Whose business has become so ex
tensive that Mr. Beavers has found
it necessary to give up the manage*
ment of the Hardware business.
Mr, Beavers bought the hardware
and tinsmith business of the late
Hugh Snackman in
1920. By fair dealing and reason
able prices he has gradually in
creased the business to its present
proportions and has the esteem and
confidence of all his customers and
friends. He wishes to thank all his
customers for their
support in the past and
to continue With his son
Beavers.
. R. L.
capacity
act as
Usborne
Ins. Co.
September
loyalty and
asks them
Mn R.L.
20 Per
W. C.
PaidCent of Taxes
Pearce, tax collector,
ports that $7,547,66 has been
ceived in prepaid taxes for 1946.
The total tax for Exeter* in 19 45
Was $32,632.27 and the amount *bf
prepaid taxes amounts to 23.1 per
cent of last year’s taxes.
re-
re*
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Co. on
.Essery was
elected Director of the 'Company
February 1888 and was ’President
of the Company for several years.
In 1906 at the May meeting he was
appointed agent .for the townships
of Usborne and Biddulph.
He is one of the best known resi
dents in this locality, .having travel
led up and down the concessions
many times in the interests .of the
Company. He has been remembered
by the Directors and Officers of the
Company on several occasions and
has been a careful competent agent,
always putting the company's inter
ests first. He made a study of in
surance and was an authority ion
insurance law. He was one of the
earliest members of the Company,
being -a charter member, policy
number 59. The Company began
business June 28th, 1876.
At the annual meeting, Feb. 4th,
1946, the secretary was asked to
send a letter of congratulations to
Mr. Essery wishing him and Mrs.
Essery many happy days to follow.
Mr. Thomas C. Ballantyne, who
has served the .Company as Director
for nine years, has been appointed
agent in Mr. Essery’s place. The
members^ will find Mr. 'Ballantyne
ready and willing to be at their
service when required.
Two Boats Bring Home
Mo re District Boys
Among the servicemen who re
turned from overseas on • the Aqua
tania which landed at Halifax on
Monday are the following. The ship
was delayed for a couple of
by storm.
Pte. W. N. Penhale, Exeter.
Opl. F. J.( Luxton, Exeter.
Cpl. Eugene Beaver, Exeter.
Pte. W. 'S. IFahrner, Crediton.
Pte. E. W. Murray, Ailsa Craig.
Pte W". Waters, Parkhill.Lieut? Arnold J. Scott, R. 2 Seaforth
Pte. C. G. Ball, Clinton.
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Cfn.
Pte.
Pte.
Pte.
Among those who arrived at New
York aboard the Queen .Elizabeth
on Sunday were:
Pte. Jack R. Jennings, Exeter.
Provost- Alvin Rowe, -Exeter.Pte. -------
Pte.
Sgt.
Pte.
Pte.
Pte,
Cfn.
Pte.
Pte.
II. Capt. Alexander Rapson,
ton.
Gnf. J, B. C. Norris, Cromarty.
Gnr. >F.‘ C. Riley, Seaforth,
Pte. W. Walsh, Ailsa Craig.
Pte, A. H. Rohde, Cromarty,
T. A. McCarthy, Lucan.
E. R. Rivers, Seaforth.
K. B. Streets, Clinton.
W. Craig, Clinton.
J. Maloney, Clinton.
s.
p.
days
■N, S. Stanlake, Hay Tw-p.
J. A. Stephens, Woodham.
E. Fahrner, Grediton.
J. K. McCrae, Dashwood,
F. J. Farwell, Zurich.
E. J. Coughtrey, Lucan.
E. R. Rivers, Seaforth,
R. G. Parke, Seaforth.
B. W. Riley, iSeaforth.
A.
Kirk-
Grand Bend Store Sold.
iMr. J*. W. Holt, who for over 21
years has been in the general store
and real estate business at 'Grand
Bend, has sold the building and
business to Jas, Dalton, who oOn*
duets a similar business at Mount
Carmet Mr. Holt is preparing to
erect a new residence at Grand
Bend and will continue in the real
estate business which at present is
•booming in this .popular summer
resort.
Th® regular meeting of ilia
Municipal Council of ths Village of
Exeter was held.in the Town Hall,
on Monday, February 4 th, 1946,
with Reeve Tuckey and Councillors
Allison, ’Caldwell, Dighan and Hern
•present.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting of January 14 were read,
and adopted on motion of CoujH
cillors Dignan and Caldwell.
Mr. w. J. ’Smith again waited on
the. Council and asked numerous
questions in Tegard to the Arena,
. Communications were . read andl
dealt with as follows;
-City of Sudbury,
championships,
Canadian National
taxes.
Wood Fuel Officer,
Salvation Army, thanks for grant.
War Memorial Children's Hospit
al, thanks for grant. (All filed.)
Meadows Gritoph and Go,, ere
community planning.. Tabled.
Ontario Municipal Association, re
resolutions. Filed.
The Roads Committee reported
that they had secured Mr. W. Allan,
of Hensail, to plough snow from
streets. He had been able to make
a very good job on most of the
streets although there were a few
street ends he was unable to plough
o.n account of there being 'no place
to turn his hgavy outfit.
(It was moved and seconded by
Councillors Dignan, and Caldwell
that, as consideration is being giv
en to placing the names of iOur
Fallen of the recent war on the
present War Memorial, we invite
the Reeve -and Council of Usborne
Tw-p. to join our Council in consid
ering, suggestions and plans as they
are submitted.
Representations were made ‘bn,
behalf of the Singei* 'Sewing Ma
chine Co., asking that they -be given
accommodation in the Town Hall
for the purpose of holding sewing
classes over a period of two weeks..
Permission was granted on the mo
tion of Councillors Hern and- Alli
son. • ■
It was moved and seconded -by
Councillors Hern and Dignan that
the following appointment be made
with salaries stated and* that the
clerk prepare7 B'y-law covering
same.
Cemetery Board, 3 years, R. G.,
Seldon.
Library Board, 3 years, Victor
Kestle.
Chairman, Board of Health, -Ed
ward Treble, $10.00 per year.
~ “ Norry, Wm.
re skating
Railways, re
re wood.
Fence Viewers, J.
Coates, H. Bierling.
Chief Constable and
missigner, J. Norry,
month.
Night Constable, William Ware
in g, $18.50 per week.
Bell Ringer, Emerson Cornish,
$13.00 pei* month.
Relief Officer, Andrew Campbell,
$4.00- per month.
Tax Collector, William C. 'Pearce,
$2 0'0'.00 per year.
Assessor, Richard Welsh, assess
ing $125.00, school census book
Street Com-
$90.00 ppr
ing $125.00, school
$10.00.
Auditors, Foote
per year.
Weed Inspector,
per year.
Truant Officer,
per year.
Street Gleaner,
40c per hour.
The matter of
&
J.
J.
Rafuse, $22.5
Worry, $10.00
, Norry s $10.00
Richard Davis
police protection
at fires was considered. It was de
cided that it was inadvisable ifor
Chief of Police Norry to continue
as fire chief as the combined duties
of the two offices -were too much
of a load for one man.
The following accounts were read
and ordered paid on the motion of
Councillors Caldwell and Allison:
Grigg Stationery, 11 pen and pencil
sets $104.72: C.« V. Pickard, paid
to G. (Lamport for meals for return
ed men 22.05; Relief: Harvey’s
Grocery, groceries 12.00; Hatter’s
R. G. Seldon &
I'O’.OO; Hunter's Meat
meat 3.60; Time Sheet:
Dairy, milk 2.50
Son, fuel
Market, i___ __ ___ __
Wilson Allan, snowploughing sts.
76.00; ~
Mclnnes 45.60; Henry Green 33.68
•Peter Coleman 12.00;
6.75; John Stire 9.43;
8.00; WM. Smith S.'O'O; Sidney
.Sanders -6.00; Richard Davis 7.25.
All motions were carried,
journment On the motion Of
cillor Hern.
'C. V. Pickard,
Removing Snow: Reuben
P
iLouis Day,
. J. K. Sims
8.'0'0
Ad-
Coun-
Clerk,
Hay Insurance Co.
Annual Meeting
Ths. 71st annual meeting of the
members of The Jffay Township
[Farmers’ ‘ "' '
Company was held in the Town
Hall, Zurich, on Monday, the 28th
day of January, 1946, at two p.m.
The president of the company, John
Armstrong, was -appointed. chairman
and H. K. Silber, secretary. After
reading the minutes of the previous
annual meeting and their adoption,
the President
Reference was
that the year
policies in force covering a total Ah*
suranee of $11,196,270, an increase
of $588,076 over the previous year.
There were 96 claims paid witli a ■ •
(Continued on Page Five),
Mutual Hire insurance
read his address,
made th the fact
closed with 2»213
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