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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-03-21, Page 1Established 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 21st, 1946Subscription^, $2.00 per year Single Copy, 5 cents ^ev^ntysThiru Year Fair Board Erecting Lions Hear Address rec* Citizens Propose Extensive Local Recreational Activities Exeter's future recreational pro gram was the subject ■discussion among the citizens present at the last Thursday night. The enthusiasm with •ous people present expressed opinions and the. ideas that Of a lively thirty-fiye town hall, Which vari- their were submitted made it quite apparent -that the body realized the necessity for increased interest in sports •dramatics, choral societies and such activities;. There were no objec tions .raised, whatever, to the pro posed 'hiring of a full time super visor' and increasing the facilities for an extensive recreational pro gram in Exeter, At the outset, of• the meeting Reeve Tuckey was elected to the chair and clerk C. V. Pickard, sec retary. Mr. Tuckey then asked for discussion. R. N. ‘Creech, outlined the govern ment policy in regard to a grant and the requirements to obtain the grant. Mr. 'Creech stated that the government were interested in dramatics, hobbies,, choirs and other activities as well as sports, WO2 Balfour, of the airport as a newcomer to town, presented his impressions of Exeter’s recreation al facilities. He felt that ther.e was a greater need for such and sug gested improvements especially in connection with the arena. W. G. Medd, chairman of the arena board outlined a few ideas that the com mittee had entertained in the way of improvements to the arena. Their main objective was to enlarge the gym area by. extending to the west and building a stage with showers in the basement beneath it. Connected With School Clerk Pickard presented some interesting viewpoints regarding a ■full time supervisor suggesting that only such was „ possible if he could be connected with the school work. Realizing the high academic standing of the teachers devoting time to physical training when ac tually they were required under present conditions in. the school, he stated that this should.be possible. New Clubhouse For t Exeter Bowlers The ground has been staked out for the erection of a new clubhouse by the Exeter Bowling Club. Sever al ft. of land have been purchased from Mrs, A. E. Delbridge north of the bowling greens and a ditch is ibeing dug to put in the cement foundation for the new building. The building is to be 18x45 ft. There will ^e a verandah at the front; one big room, a kitchen, lockers, etc., and will he up-to-date in every particular and a credit to the club. It is hoped to have it ready when the bowling season commences. Lose Lives During German Occupation Mr, Harry Joseph, of town, ently received* the distressing news from his native village of Rubran- iec in Poland that his mother, one brother, two sisters and five of their children had all lost their lives when the Germans occupied that territory, during the Harry had been without word his relatives for mouths and and apprehension as to their fare had haunted him during time. A short time ago he received a letter from the mayor of the vil lage stating that of of 1057 persons, only one women had been the Germans seized bad been gassed. Harry knew prac tically every inhabitant of the vil lage and ever since the news reached him he has been distress ed and depressed. war, from fear wel that a population six men and spared when the town. All The clerk suggested that in that case the Board of Education might contribute around a thousand dol lars to a director's salary. The bal ance could possibly be made up by the Lions and the Council. As had been suggested previous ly. Exeter was lacking in facilities but Mr. Pickard stated that with a rink, gymnasium, providing bas ketball and badminton, -and also the possibility of new softball and hardball diamonds on the agricul tural grounds we had enough tov make a good (beginning. Now was the time, he said, to have a recrea tional supervisor and try to add to the facilities we have, as time permitted. Committee Appointed 'Other citizens expressed them selves as being in accord with the clerk’s viewDoints and as a result a temp'orarv committee of seven was set up to investigate the pos sibilities of financing such a scheme and as to whether it would be pos sible to have a supervisor connect ed with the school. The findings of this committee were to be re ported to the council in the near future. The members comprised of Messrs. Joe Creech, (C. V., (Pickard, Bob 'Dinney, R. :N Creech, Tom Pryde, W,. G. Medd and J P. Bow er, Arrive Home Three more veterans of overseas service have arrived home. They landed at Halifax the latter part of the week on the He de France and arrived in London Tuesday where they Were met by relatives. They are iGnr. Sydney West, son of Mrs.* West, of town; Cpl. Gordon IL. Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl 'Campbell, of Hay Twp., and Pte, Earl H. Frayne son of Mr. and .Mrs. Clayton Frayne. Gordon and Earl both served with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. Earl was twice wounded, once in France and once in Belgium and spent five months in hospital^ For the past year lie has been stationed in Eng land. Pte. S- J. Harburn, of Crom= [arty, also returned on tbe lie France. • \ ------------------------------------------------ Subscribe For New Church ■On Sunday, March 17th, the con gregation of the (Pentecostal church in Exeter took up a subscription towards the building of their new church. The sum of $2,000 was set as a beginning for the work and $1,39 0 of, the amount was subscrib ed. Others who have expressed a desire to contribute have not yet had the opportunity. de New Grandstand Under the improvement scheme' of the agricultural grounds the fair : board is now completing a new grandstand. Resting on a cement foundation the stand will seat be tween six and seven hundred people and when finished will ..have a covering, I It is situated on the south side of the track in contrast to the old stand at the north side, and to the •east of the new school, Jt is to be enhanced with a coating of paint and is being built by the board members and several from Canadian Canners, the stand freshment booths are being structed. Preston _t __ __ building and ground committee told the Times-Advocate that this is one of the steps in improving the grounds on which the board? hope i to feature .one of the best fairs in Ontario within the next few years. Already the race track has been re-routed into a full half-mile track and as soon as weather per mits the large county graders will be brought into action to level the grounds. It is proposed to fence the track, plant some ornamental trees and -make the grounds a recreational centre both for the school and the district. Another improvement will be the erection of a race-horse barn north of the arena which is to foe built as soon as pqssifole, It is also ex pected that a ‘,'bali diamond will be laid out opposite the new grand stand. The co-operation of the town, the Lions Club, Board of Education and the neighboring municipalities is being sought. employees Beneath accommodation for re- con- Dearing, who is on the i i , . ■ a; a.. a *a .... ■■ -------------------------------- ----------------i---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------' All Linen Two webs pure Irish Linen Tea Towelling, 23” wide,/ ■ . heavjr weight, at 75c a yard Nearly all linen, size 23” x 34”, heavy weighty white with blue and red borders. 69c each ■ t Stamped Goods Just arrived-*—a shipment of stamped goods, including tea towels, runners and buffet sets at reasonable prices. Children’s, Misses’ Shoes Just received—all sizes in children’s brown oxfords, also in black, and most sizes in children’s white boots. Ladies’ Plastic Aprons Guaranteed not to tear, Assorted colors at 69c each. Plastic Bridge Table Covers Will wear© exceptionally well At $3.00 each. Zippers Assorted colors in lengths from ' 6” to 12”—25c to 3'5c each. - Ladies’ Button Front Sweaters All wool, Monarch brand, rose shade only, sizes 34 to 42, $2.95 each. Frilled Curtains* For small windows, 19” ,x 53”, Clearing at 75c each. ' Men’s ’ Oxfords • Browns and blacks, From $4.5 0 to $8.50 pair. On Atomic Power There waa a good turn-out the Lions club supper meeting the Trivitt parish hall Monday eve ning. The guest speaker for the evening was Dr. C. Sivertz, from the Science department of the Uni versity of Western Ontario, who gave an interesting address on atomic power. He spoke of the vast strides that have been made in a comparatively short time in radio activity and now of atpmic power, In technical terms he described the development and discoveries of the past few years. Ultimately he be lieved that atomic power would be used for the benefit and not the destruction of mankind. The thanks of the club was expressed by Lion H. L. Sturgis, (Mr. J. Duerkop, rep resentative from the National Film Board, outlined a plan for establish ing a film library in Exeter where by Exeter would foe the centre for the distribution of films to various organizations at a very small fee. The films are supplied by the Nat ional Film Board but the handling of the films and the purchase of a projector with sound attachment was the responsibility of the mun icipality or some organization. The National Film Board would under take to train operators. Travelling expenses would be paid by the or ganization using the films. On rec ommendation of the Community Welfare committe it was decided to purchase a projector if the nec essary arrangements for handling the films can be made. The recommendation of the ex ecutive that a grant of $2,>000 be made to the agricultural society will be discussed at a special meeting to be held next Monday evening. in i New High School District Proposed at Public Meeting Bag Over Thousand Rabbits Apd Eight Foxes During Winter Over ‘One thousand jack rabbits and eigh't foxes were bagged during the winter by the Thames Road hunters. Ammunition was available for the frequent drives during the winter after having been off the market for several seasons, Imagine the amount of destruction tp young trees and growing crops that thousand jacks rabbit is not after for food shot were sold exact number killed was 1,0(0’7. 'The proceeds from the sale of the rab bits is now ready for distribution and may be had at Gibson’s Service Station, or from Ed. Alexander Wm. Lamport, nr Wm. Stone, one would do. The jack particularly sought and most of those for fox meat. The Exeter Legion Hears Of Veterans Affairs The Rxeter-Hensall 4,67, Canadian Legion, lar meeting M’onday guests speakers. They Forbes, who gave a short address on pensions and allowances for disabled and partially disabled vet erans of both wars; third vice- president of the -Canadian Legion, Howard Lansing, who spoke on business bureaus and M. Armstrong from the D.V.A., .who has been ap pointed representative foi- Bruce and Huron County, who told D.V.A. matters. No.Branch at its regu- heard three were A. M. of Boy Scouts Rewarded with Trip •' : . • •• • A.To Toronto to See Hockey Game Complete New Additions The Guenther Transport members of the Exetei’ Boy troop, as a .reward for ef- Ten Scout ficiency, were taken to Toronto on Saturday to see the hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit iRed Wings as guests of the Exeter Lions Club. The ’trip to Toronto was suggested to ’the LiOiip&t&Elub s'everai weeks ago by Scoutmaster Harold Whyte and a competition was held for the passing of tests. Two of the lads just made the deadline. At o’clock Saturday afternoon . . Scouts left lExeter in two cars and arrived in Toronto shortly before five o’clock. Reservations had been made previously at the Ford Hotel and after ibeing assigned to their rooms the boys were taken out to lunch. It was the first visit of some of them to the city and the first time fox1, most of them to visit the Maple Leaf 'Gardens. 'It was a thrill ing game of. hockey with the 'Maple Leafs winning 7-4. Following one the have just completed a new addition to their terminal in Exeter North. The new addition will give^increas• ed facilities for the storage of trucks and . merchandise. A new semi-trailer has been added to the already large fleet of trucks which now comprises., one large 12-ton van, six straight trucks and 5 semi-trailers. In addition they also operate a passenger and mail bus l from Exeter to Grand Bend and a Thp hovs had hfplkfaqrSf ■ A^001 bus bringing students from ihe boys had pieakiast at ( Zurich to the Exeter high school. “to game it was .back to the hotel and i to their rooms. The following morning, the management of the hotel paid the boys a fine compli ment by saying that it was the finest behaved group that had been in the hotel for a long time. ‘You | can take those boys any place,” he I said. L^.l'AAJ. CA A-A_A fc''' the hotel and about ten o’clock started out for a trip around the city and then headed for home. )A stop was made at Rockwood with a visit to the glen and the water falls. At Guelph the boys had a late dinner and while there ran across an Exeter Old Boy, iC. Spack- man. They arrived in Exeter just before five and all were delighted with the trip. The Scouts were Ross Tuckey, Don B-rintnell, Don Easton, Don Southcott, Ivan Hunter-Duvar, (Paul Balkwill, Glen Belling, Chas. Cowen,' Bill ILuxton and Orley Taylor. Scoutmaster H. Whyte and J. M. Southcott were in charge of •the boys. Regular trips are made daily Toronto, Goderich and London. Hydro Line Extension A new 2,600 volt hydro line being built across Dashwood sub-station to Bend, with an additional station at Grand Bend. The line will meet an increased demand in hydro consumption injlhe area cov ered. - './*■ ** * i ____________ is country from Grand sub- There is no substitute for .news paper advertising. The Exeter high school district wap well represented at a meeting in the Town Hall Tuesday evening when the question* of larger high, school district, for the County of Huron came up for discussion. At the January session of the County Council a Consultative Committee was appointed comprising J. D. Beecroft of E. Wawanosh; John Armstrong, of Hullet and Art Amy of Stephen, with Inspector Jas. Kincaid, as secretary, This com mitte has been gathering data and holding meetings to bring before the ratepayers the advantages of the proposals now being made by the department of education, Reeve Tuckey ’ was chairman. He called caid, who pointed committe had not a the county but they lecting information and were trying to get a picture of the whole set up in Huron county. To Give Wider Training Mr. (Gordon Duffin, a representa tive from the department of edu cation, outlined the present situa tion. He stated that H.S. districts can only be set up by the citizens of the county. The purpose is to give better education than has been in the past. As only three per cent. of the pupils attending school go to university the new plan is tp give a wider training to better fit young people for whatever calling they might undertake. In addition to the academic course there are courses in shop work and home economics, commercial courses carry certain subjects and better q___, __ pupils for any calling. A girl taking four years in home economics will make a better nurse or a better . housewife. Instead of educating boys away from the farm a course in agriculture is to stimulate a. greater attraction for the farm. Fifteen hundred boys and girls graduated from the Ridgetown Ag ricultural school are now on farms or are farm wives. Province Will Pay 75 Per Cent A school to carry on a full pro gram economically requires around 3 00/ pupils- and an assessment in the area of from eight tp ten mil lion dollars. The proposed Exeter area has an equalized assessment of almost twelve million dollars. Bus ses are now proving that pupils can be transported throughout a school area to the larger centre and more pupils are availing themselves of the higher education because of them. The province will pay up to 7 5 per cent, of the cost of educa tion including debentures and 50 per cent, of the cost of transporta tion. A continuation school in the district will not be closed unless by request. In support of the plan stress is being placed on larger and hetter schools, enlarged equipment and a highly (qualified" teaching. (Continued on Supplement) on out set had appointed Mr. Kin- tliat the plan for been col-* in agriculture and a course. All of the carry certain academic and better qualify the Bird-Pooley Marriage In a double ring ceremony Saturday, March 16th at the home of her parents, Irene M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Pooley, of Exeter, became the bride of Jack L., youngest son of Mrs. Peter Mc Leod® and the late Alexander Bird, •of Oshawa. Rev. Wm. Mair officiat ed and Miss Marie Fletcher played the bridal music. Given in marriage by her father the bride was . lovely, in a floor length gown of white" slipper satin with drop shoulders and net insets. Her finger-tip veil was arranged softly over her hair and caught in a half circlet of' white flowers. She carried an arm bouquet of red roses. Her only attendant was Miss Jean McDougal, of London, who wore a floor-length gown of romance blue with matching shoul der-length veil. Her arm bouquet was pale pink carnations. Lie'ut. Wilfred Parish, of Oshawa was best man and' during the signing of register Miss Sara Fitzgerald, London, .sang Following Mrs, Don Johns on Exeter Council Makes Grant to Improve Agricultural Grounds the last regular 4th were read the motion of and .Allison. • were read and Gr is Luker Passes Mr. Christopher J. Luker, a resi dent of Exeter for many years ancL well and favorably known by many friends, died Friday, March 15, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J, W. Kent, of Woodstock. The re mains were brought to Exeter and the funeral Monday afternoon 'was held from the Hopper-Hockey Fun eral 'Chapel, the service being con ducted by Rev. Mr. MacLean and Rev. Mr. Hunt. Mr. Luker had been under the doctor’s care since the day before last Christmas and had been confined to his bed since the day after New Years’. Born at Seelqy’s Bay, near Kingston, he was in his 83 rd year and was the last of a family of eleven children. He was united in marriage with Grace iPreszcator, of Stephen town ship and on January 1, 1945, they celebrated their _60th wedding an niversary, Mrs, A_... A him on March till, the same year. After holding a sSle of his house hold effects in May last, Mr, Luker went to Woodstock to reside with his daughter. Three years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. ILuker moved to Exeter from a farm in Usborne, Mr. Luker being employed id the tannery of the late T. H. McCallum. They moved to 'St, Catharines in 1900 where they re sided for nine years before return ing to Exetei*, For years Mr, Luker was employed with R. G. Seldon and afterwards was caretaker at the Exeter post office. .He Is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Kent and a i granddaughter, Mrs, Harry street, of Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs, Kent and Mr. and Mrs. Street accompan- led the remains to Exeter. Attend ing the funeral were Mrs. McBride, of Watertown, N.Y., and Mrs. Benny . of Kingston. The foearers were Messrs. R, G. Seldon, B* M. Francis, A. E/Wuerth, G. Flynn, P. Mallard, and T. O. Southcott* r cil should visit Strathroy with purpose of viewing the Town Hall there. Reeve Tuckey submitted estimate given by Mr. John Hunkin for cov ering open ditch running from rear of Main Street to (Andrew Street at south end of village. Estimated cost, was $1,163.75. Jt was moved and seconded by Councillors Caldwell and Hern that Mr. S. M. Sanders be approached with the purpose of learning what proportion of this cost he would be prepared to bear, and to bring in a report at next meeting. It was moved and Seconded by Councillors Allison and Hern that a collection of non-decayable refuse be made on April 16th and that notice of same in Times-Advocate. Mr. R. Bailey, through asked permission to sell Howers and plants from a booth on 'Grigg Stationery property before Easter and Mother’s Day. • (Permission was granted on motion of Councillors Dignan Caldwell. Mr. Preston Dearing waited the Council on behalf of the South Huron Agricultural Society. Dearing outlined soine of the provements that the Society is dertaldng on their grounds* in Municipality and asked for a grant to help carry out the work. It was moved and seconded by) Councillors Allisoil and Hern that a special grant of $700/.00 be made to the South Huron Agricultural Society. The following aocouhtg were read and ordered paid On the motioh of Councillors Caldwell and Bighan: Exeter RU.O., street lighting, town clock, town hall $242.37; Grigg stationery, 6 sets pen and pencils and engraving 64.62; Municipal World, book of license forms 1,67; Time street maintenance 5.94; Davis, cleaning streets 28.80; K. J. Sims, cleaning streets 24.02, All motions were carried. Ad* journment on the motion of Conn* cillor 'Bignan. 0* V. Rickard, Clerk. the Library Board presenting Report and $1,300.00. moved and requesting aRubber BootsRubbers All sizes of men’s rubber boots now in stock, also a few sizes in women’s and boys;. Wallpapers Select your wallpapers now while we have a good as sortment. There is a scarcity, so make your selection early. Summer Work Shirts Big B. Brand—for men Now in stock. Special 4 only quality, Reg. price $9.75, Clearing at $6.95 each. scatter rugs, good rose and ’wine shades, Carpet Warp Natural shade—25c skein. Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday „ ,„..A ■ ...... ■ . .4. \ ■ Kellogg’s Rice Krispies Always popular .............. Campbell’s Vegetable- Soup or Vegeteriait Vegetable Boneless Canned Chicken Gi’ade I, jellied1 pack, 7 ox. tins, each 53c .Maxwell House Special value 2 tins 21c Phone 32 Coffee 1 lb. 43c Royal York Orange Pekoe Tea With lovely' tumbler, free ..... Strike-Rite Foldover Matches Very convenient to carry, 12 books Vita-B-Cereal A wheat germ eereal, 1 lb* 10c, 3 lbs. Sunset Dyes All-fabric type, all colors ... 2 pkgs. % lb-38c 10c 28c 25c Yout Superior Store the of Because.” the dinner served Penhale, Mrs. Garnet and Mrs. Jack Delbridge," friends of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bird left for Detroit and Pittsburg, Penn. The bride chose for travelling a wheat coloured gabardine suit with brown top coat and accessories. Oh their return they will reside in Oshawa, Guests were present from Oshawa, Toronto and London, ■by Aboard Hospital Ship Bandsman Gerald F. Skinner is returning to Exeter aboard the hospital ship ‘Lady Nelson which is expected to dock at Halifax to-day (Thursday). Gerald is recuperating from a recent operation performed in England. He was a member of one of the hands that accompanied the troops through France, Belgium Holland and into Germany. He is a Walking case and will be able to return immediatey *to his here. hdme pur-*.........._..................I____, brick buildlitg now occupied ’by Wong’s Cafe. The lease on the property has 'some time to run and Mr. Beavers lias pittchased the building as an t investment* Mt. 5. W. F. Beavers has chased from J. W. Morley the seconded -by Allison that The regular meeting of the Municipal Council of the Village of Exeter was held in the Town Hall Monday evening, March 18 th, with Reeve Tuckey and Councilors Allison, Caldwell, Dignan and Hern present. The minutes exf meeting of March and adopted on Councillors Dignan Communications dealt with as follows: Exeter Financial grant of It was Councillors Hern and a grant of $1,300.00 payable in quarterly instalments be made to the Exeter Library Board for the year 1946.“ West-Steel Products, re culverts, Brunner Mond, re calcium, iDavey Tree Expert Co. of Canada re spray ing, all filed. R. O. Staples, inspec tor of Public Schools re meeting to discuss formation of High School District to be held in the Town Hall Tuesday night at 8 pan. The Reeve urged all members of ‘Council to foe present as this would be an impor tant meeting. Alex M. Miller, re parking meters. Foote & Rafuse re audit”,. Chemical Specialties Association re Weed killers, iCiFPL re radio services, all filed. Frank Creech. Fire Brigade notifying Wm Fire Chief. It was moved ^Councillors Hern __ ~ ___ the choice of the *Fire Brigade be accepted and that Wm. Chambers be appointed«(Chief Of Exeter Fire Brigade, Mr*. Rolfe of Lawrasoh’s (Ltd. wafted On Council in regard to sup plying calcium chloride fdr streets. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Caldwell and Hern that we order a car of calcium to foe de livered June 1* providing that it can be supplied at the price' quoted by Brunner-Mond, It was agreed that at the first opportunity members of the Ooun* and 17 th be placed the Clerk. the and on Mr. im- un- the Chambers .secretary Exeter Council that been chosenhad and and seconded by Dignan that — — —— ■— 7- —t,, "-----V • | Sheet: John Stire, labor, Richard Luker predeceased Receives Discharge PFCJ Junior Prout' of the Ameri can army airforce, son of Mr, and Mrs, Chas, Prout returned homo last week having received his dis* charge. He was for four months With the American forces on th^ island of Okinawa,