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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-04-11, Page 1EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 11th, 1946Established 1873 Subscription, $2.00 per year Seventy-Third Year Square Deal for all Pupils 0 Plea of Huron Teachers Lady Bowlers Appoint Jq Celebrate New Officers for 1946 I A . - The Exeter Ladies^ Bowling Club zxlHlIVCrSBry held its first meeting of the 1946 ’ 'A plea for a' square deal for every pupil was made by 'G. H, Jefferson, president of the South Huron Federation of School Teach­ ers, aud principal of Clinton public schools, addressing 120i teachers at the annual teachers’ meeting in the •Clinton town hall Friday afternoon. Mr, Jefferson urged that teach­ ers use common sense, guidance and charity with boys and girls whose parents were away from home most of the time. Such pu­ pils, he said, had been' giving teachers trouble, and he blamed this on an unsatisfactory vironment. The speaker charged educational system was blame as it was designed for one-thir,d who were clever pupils and did not make sufficient allow­ ance for the femaining less intel­ ligent pupils, He praised the ■changes which are now being made in the present school system to meet the needs of elementary and secondary school pupils. <xuest Speaker The guest speaker,'Di;. H. Bow­ ers, principal of Stratford Normal School, was introduced by R. O. Staples, public school inspector. He spoke of the work being ac­ complished in the Stratford school and of methods in dealing with various characteristics in children, to give them happier outlooks, and declared there has been ‘a trans­ formation of ideas for order and discipline. * Increasing attention is being given to the arts and crafts. Mu­ sic and crafts have made schools a happier place; but he stressed that kindly, gracious, courteous manners are of as much beauty as a landscape or a piece of music. Dr. Bowers paid tribute to teachers, who, he declared, holding high, the banner of profession. “When the day of came upon us, the boys and who came from rural schools second to nope in the performance of their duty.” Inspector R. 'O' Staples urged the attendance of teachers • at summer Good Friday Services Arrangements have been made to hold a public service of worship for all the citizens of Exeter and -Community in Caven PVeSbyterian Church on Good Friday morning, (April 19th, at 11 a.m. Rev. Wm, Mair, of Thames Road, will preach and Rev. Kenneth of the church, will vice. There will be ices during Holy by the Ministerial MacLean, pastor conduct the ser- no evening serv- Week arranged Association. season at the home of Mrs. E. R. Hopper on Monday evening, APl’i) Sth. The following committees were appointed: dent, Mrs. President, Vice-President, Mrs. S. B. Taylor; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. L., Howey Assistant Sec.-Treas., Mrs, H. Pol­ len; Social Committee, Mrs. S, B. Taylor, Mrs. W. G. Medd, Mrs. E, L. Gibson, Mrs. B. officers and Presi- E, Davies; 1st Vice­Mrs.’ A. Ryckhian; 2nd Mrs. S. B. Mr. and M-rt. Wellington R. Haist of‘Stephen township, will celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anpivei’- sary oh Tuesday of next week. Mr .and Mrs. Haist returned recently after a motor trip to Florida and California. Mrs. Haist’s maiden name was Irene Louise Willert. They were united in marriage at the Crediton United parsonage on April 16, 1'92-1; There are six child- Bernice, Frederick, Doris and home that partly en- the to the rural are their peril girls were Penhale; Tournament Mrs. E. R. Hopper and Mrs. H. Pollen, Purchasing Committee, Miss Margaret Brown, Mrs, H. New® Seed Cleaning Plant A steam shovel operated by L. Turnpull, ‘ " ing used for basement for plant to be MacNaughton Jones & May store. It will be a very imposing structure when erected. Mr, be- the of 'Grand Bend is the excavation of the new seed cleaning erected by Jones & at the rear of the courses as provided by the Uni­ versity of Western Ontario, and commended teachers and pupils for keeping up the sale of war ings stamps, thrift. Arts, Crafts An address on “Arts and Crafts” was given by Miss Watson, of Clinton. These, she stated, have an important place in the curriculum and should be correlated with other courses. Children with hob­ bies will not 'be inclined to spend leisure time in the streets, A music demonstration by Mrs. J. -G. McDougall, instructor of music in .Goderich schools, consisted of vocal solos by Patsy Duquette, tral School, and Billy Chase, toria • school, and a three-part chorus. ‘ M. J. Snider, convener of nomination committee, the following slate < which was endorsed: Mrs. Reg. Ball, Goderich Township; vice-president, Victor Dinnin, Zur­ ich; secretary-treasurer, Miss E. MacDonald, Goderich; librarian, Miss 'Gertrude Sturdy, Goderich. sav- thus encouraging Cen- Vic- girls the , presented of • officers, President. Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ - Smart Spring Coats Our stock of spring coats is now nearly complete. While our range is not as large as other years we have a good stock to choose from at very attractive prices. Ladies’ and Misses’ Dressmaker Suits These suits are well made in check and pastel shades, of good materials, sizes 14 to 20 Z/ . at $24.00 each /Wen’s Wear for Easter New Hat^--Caps, Suits,' Ties, all elastic and plastic Braces, 1K V, and plastic Belts, Raincoats; Sport Jackets, etc'.'# /" Congoleum Runners 4 good patterns, a new size 4^ ft. x 9 * at $3.95 each ft. Barrymore Axminster Rug 1 only 9 X 12, slightly used; at nearly half ‘ v .today’s price. Arm Fractured Mr. Art Willert suffered accident Wednesday morning when both bones of his right arm were fractured and he suffered a scalp wound that required several stich- es to close. Mr. Willert, who is em­ ployed by the Guenther Transport, was in the act of changing a tire on ope of the trucks when the tire blew out and he was struck by a -metal rim that holds the -tire in place. He was rendered unconscious for a time and was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher, The truck tire had a pressure of from 100 to 120 lbs. and there was considerable force behind the blow-out, W. Tuckey, Misses Marion Bissett and Hel£n ” ’ * ' Committee, Laing. a serious Seaforth Club Here Members of the Seaforth ___ ■minton Club paid a visit to the Exeter 'Club at the Arena Tuesday, evening and were successful in de- fgating the (Exeter players by a small margin. Lunch was served at the close. Bad- Exeter Car Damaged A car driven by iLillian Wright, Exeter, collided with another ,driv­ en by Edward H. Somersall, 15 Cathcart street,. London, on King street the latter part of last week, Both cars were proceeding west when the accident occurred. Slight damage to both vehicles was re­ ported. M New Spring Dresses Alpine Slacks and Slack Suits Skirts, Blouses, etc. now ready for the coming season. Ladies’ GLOVES For Easter The new spring gloves here i ing suedes, etc. %-length gloves ill new pastel - shades. / * ’ are in various fabrics includ- kidsj, pigtex, rayons, Ask to see the Ladies’ and Misses’ RAINCOATS, UMBRELLAS, etc. now ready for the spring season. Girls’ Rain Capes for school and general wear, various colors, at $3.95 each. s 9 dozen extra large white sheets, size 72” x 108”, a very, fine American make without any filler. A regular $2.50 quality on sale this month at ’ • $2.19 each Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Palmolive Soap Regular size ...... 2 bars lie Robinhood Quick Cooking Oats / ” In the large 5 lb. bag, special, per pkg. 23c A.B.C. Laundry Soap A hard, yellow soap Cooking Onions No. 1 Grade, firm and good ... 5 lbs. 25c ,7II ..... 3 bars 14c Phone 32 Coffee Sale—-All the big sellers—Maxwell House, Nabob, Chase and Sanborn, * Royal York, your choice... 1 lb. bags 43c Diced Beets or Carrots Choice quality, 20 oz« tins Each 12c Boneless Chicken, Ideal for sandwiches, salads, 7 oz. tin 53c Jones & May Your Superior Store Maurice Myrtle,, the .family their home Mr, - and J Home to relatives and friends in the afternoon ( and evening; Their many friends {will join the’ Times- Advocate in extending congratula­ tion and best wishes for their future welfare. me and Helen and ster. Both sides of will be entertained at i on Tuesday next and MirS. Haist will be At Funeral apd Miss Stella Southco.tt London Tuesday attending - - - Mr. Attend H. O. were in the funeral of their cousin, Richard Rawlings who died on Sun­ day. Deceased Was in his 70th year. He is widow, and one daughter Smith, of London. survived by his bereaved formerly Bertha Southcott, — pMrs.W. '. ..Building ,o^^itions have begun on the new, service being erected in Exeter North by Mr. Frank Mathers. D.D.G.M. Pays Visit To Exeter Lodge There was a large attendance at the Masonic meeting Monday eve­ ning on the occasion of the official visit of D.D.G.M. Carrol, of Mitchell, Fred Dawson and the officers of Lebanon Forest lodge, exemplified the work*of the first degree in a very creditable manner. Three new members, all ex-service men, were balloted on and accepted. Following the degree work the brethren re­ paired to the rooms of the O.E.S. where a very delightful hot turkey barbeque with cake and coffee was served. W-.M. Bro. Dawson pre­ sided over a short toast list. Past D D.G.M. Rt, W. Bro. Thos. Pryde proposed, a toast to Grand Lodge which was responded to by Rt. Wor. Bro. Carroll who gave a very instructive talk on Masonry. P,M. Bro. J. M, Southcott proposed a toast to the visitors which 'was re­ sponded to by P.M. Bro. Ross Mc­ Gregor, of Brucefield. Visiting bre­ thren were present from Hensall, Parkhill, Ailsa Craig, Mitchell, can and (Seaforth. Rt. Bro. Wm. when Wor, M. Lu- already ■ station Property Transfers Dr. Milner has .purchased the, residence on Ann Street occupied by Jas. L. Hendry and formerly owned by Dr. ’W. E. Weekes. Dr. Milner purchased the property from W. E. Middleton who had been owner only a short time. The 5 0-acre farm of Jacob Querin of Stephen Township, that was of­ fered for sale by auction on Satur­ day last was sold to 'Mr. Albert Regier whose farm abuts the 50 acres. Mr. Russel Balkwill has purchas­ ed a lot from -Mr. J. A. Stewart east of his residence and is making the excavation "for “the foundation of. a new house. KESTLE—LITTLE The .Main Street United Church parsonage was the scene of a quiet wedding on Thursday afternoon, April 4th at 2 o’clock when Laura Marie, twin daughter of Mr. Charles Little, was ’ united in mar­ riage with Melvin Arnold, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kestle. Rev. N. J, Woods officiated. Miss Lorraine Little, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid while Jack ! Cooper, of Kippen, supported the groom. The bride was dressed in a blue ensemble with brown acces­ sories and wore a corsage of roses, sweet peas and baby’s breath. The bridesmaid was also dressed in blue with brown accessories. After a short honeymoon, -the young couple will reside in Exeter. is C.C.F. Zone Nine Meets in'/Stratford The C.O.F. Zone No. 9, which made up of the ridings of Huron- Perth, Perth, South Wellington, South and North Waterloo, met at Stratford for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, April 3rd. There was a great deal of discussion on the housing prob­ lem. Veterans of World War II were particularly in need of im­ mediate help. It was also decided to sponsor a series of meetings in the various constituencies compris­ ing the zone, at Which there would be speakers, who have made a study of the problem. (Previous action by zone executive has led to an invest­ igation by Emei'gericy Shelter Ad­ ministration as to the possibility of certain buildings -in the Preston to be remodeled quarters. Mails are being made closer relationship between farmers and wage earners, There Is no reas­ on why Farm organizations and labour unions should ndt work to­ gether for the common good of all. The next zone meeting is to be held in Fxeter on Wednesday, May 1st, towri of as living to have Lions Club Farmers* Night Banquet Outstanding Event Another New Station Another new service station is to be erected south of Exeter just outside the corporation. The prop­ erty has been purchased from Mr, Wildman and already several of the- large evergreen trees fronting property have been cut down the site for the new building been laid out and workmen are paring for the foundation. It be operated ’by Messrs. Russell Charles Snell. With two new tions in Exeter and another __ one two and a half miles south the motoring public will be well looked after. 4 ' the and has pre­will and star- new T Council Favors Mrs. William Fisher Dies in Kincardine Mrs. Exeter, passed away Monday morn­ ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jos. D. Davis, of Kincardine. Born in Stephen township, deceased was in her 84th year.- Her maiden name was Ann Sanders. On October 14th of last year, Mr. and Mrs.. Fisher celebrated their 6 Oith wed­ ding anniversary. Since that time both Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have been in declining health. After spending the winter at the home of their sori Clark, about a month ago Mr. and Mrs. Fisher left for Kincardine to visit with Mr. and 'Mrs. Davis. Mr. •Fisher is quite poorly at present. Mrs. Fisher was up and around as usual on Sunday and about 8.30 Monday morning passed away. Twenty-nine years ago Mr. and Mrs. Fisher moved to Exeter from their farm one and a quartei* miles west of Exeter where Mrs, Fisher went as a bride. She was a member of the James Street United Church. Surviving are two sons, Wallace A., ■manager of the .Dominion Bank, Montreal, who arrived in Exeter Monday evening, and Clark, on the home farm; also one daughter, Mrs. Davis. There are ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; also three sisters, (Mrs. Jas. Brintnell, Mrs, Joshua Heywood, of town, and Mrs. Grace Aidworth, of Toronto; and four brothers, William D. and S. M. Sanders, of Exeter; J. A., of Woodstock, and D. B., of London. The -funeral this (Wednesday) afternoon is being held from the Hopper-Hockey funeral chapel, con­ ducted by Rev. A. B. Irwin. Inter­ ment in the Exeter cemetery. • William W. Fisher,of Return from Overseas Raymond Heywood, son of and Mrs. Gordon Heywood, of borne, returned to Canada week from overseas and is at pres­ ent visiting with his wife in Mont­ real. Pte. G. Ray Snell son of Mr, and Mrs. Wm. ISnell, of Exeter, arriv­ ed in London Sunday afternoon aft.er serving overseas for two years and ten months. Members of the family were in the city to meet him. Ray was with the Governor- General Footguards and Was in a tank corps of the 4th Armoured Division. He saw heavy fighting among the hills in Italy and was with the Canadians in France, Bel­ gium, Holland and Germany. Rat­ ioning in England at present is quite severe. He .was delighted with the way they were treated after boarding the train at Halifax. Pipes and tobacco and chocolate bars Were passed among the Mr. Us- last men. Pupils Enjoy Holiday Pupils of the public school __ a holiday Friday while the teachers attended a convention in Clinton. had Move To Exeter Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sanders, of Stephen, have moved to Exeter into the residence previously occupied by Mr, Frank King and Mr. King has -moved to the farm of Mr. San­ ders in Stephen. The exchange was made Some time ago and Mr, San­ ders recently held an auction sale of his farm stock and implements. -Mr, Elmer D. Bell, who recently purchased the law practice of J. W. Morley, has rented an apartment at the home of Mrs. Elworthy and has been joined by Mrs. Bell and her mother, Mrs. Hedley, who have been making their home in Wing­ ham. Wo 1 ......... midst., Mr. wm; rich have having disposed of their farm in Usborne township and are occupy­ ing thb residence! Of Mr. William Fisher, James Street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johhs have moved, to Exeter firm JElimvillo into the residence on Albert Street recently vacated by Arthur ’Cann. The latter is now Settled in tile newly-erected residence on Huron Street. welcome them to our Warren and sig Ar Beat- moved to lEx&zer after The Eixpter Lions Club banquet, known, as Farmers Night, which was held in the Arena Wednesday evening of last -week, was an out* standing event. Nearly two hundred men sat down to the nicely decor- • ated tables aud were served a bountiful' banquet by the members of the W-A., of Trivitt Memorial church, Lion President Dr. H. H, Cowen acted as chairman, a very , interesting 1 program ’was carried out with a sing-song led by Mr. Cohway, of London, and with Mrs. Penwarden, of Centralia, as accom- panist, Miss, Anna Brock gave a couple of readings and Harry Rock, of Usborne, played some violin numbers. A quartette comprising E, R. Hopper, (M. Alderson, iQ, H. Blowes and A. E Wuerth sang ac­ companied by H. L. Sturgis. (All numbers were much appreciated and were roundly applauded. A toast to The King was pro­ posed by C. V. Pickard and res­ ponded to by singing the National Anthem. Each person present was asked to rise and introduce himself. The guests at the head table were introduced by Lion Thos. . Pryde. The guest speaker, Louis Blake Duff, of Welland, was introduced by J. M. Southcott. Mrs. Duff was present and ‘was accompanied by Mrs. Cowen and Mrs. Southcott. Mr. Duff, a native of -Huron, who attended Collegiate Institute at Clinton and began his career with the Wingha.m Times, took for his subject, one that would give him New School Area At a special meeting of the Exe­ ter Council Monday evening a reso­ lution was passed requesting the County Council to dissolve the Exeter High School in order to make way for the formation of a larger high school area as suggested by the Huron County Consultative Committee to embrace the Village of Hensall, the townships of Steph-1 en, Hay and Usborne. The action of the council follows a similar ac­ tion recently adopted by thQ Exeter Board of Education. u Estimates for expenditures for the year and the setting of the tax . _ rate for 194 6 came in for consider-1scope. He spoke of the Huron Tract able discussion and was field overland how it came to be opened up for a future meeting. I by the Canada Company. The Can- It was decided to ask the county ! ada 'Company, he pointed out, goes engineer to make a survey of Carl-1 back to the War Of 1812. Artex* the ing street with the idea of putting war the settlers who had suffered _X _ _ _ __ “Cabbages and Kings,” a large down a drain sufficient to carry off the water during a heavy rain storm and alleviate the flooding of cellars which ha& been such % nuis­ ance to so many of the household­ ers. With Mr the Sick . Jos: Hunter, butcher, who has been ill in Victoria Hospital, London, for almost three weeks, is not improving as fast as”his many friends would like to see. considerably, put in claims for dam­ ages. The province was -very poor and felt that the war damages should be paid by the British government. There was-a depression in England at the time and much unemployment. The government thought that if Canada were open­ ed up many people would settle there. John Galt and Simon McGil­ livray were sent out to open up the million acres in the Huron Tract. The' first site chosen was named Galt and a road was built through He mentioned thatThe many friends of Miss Vera to Goderich. Essery, who is ill in Victoria Hos- most of the townships of Huron pital, London, will be pleased to 'were^named after members of the know that she is improving follow-'^ ..... ing a very serious ilness. Mrs. Wm. Etherlngton, of Us­ borne, underwent an operation for the removal of her tonsils in Lon­ don the latter part of last week. Mrs. E. J. Green is ill in St. Jos­ eph’s Hospital, London, having undergone an operation. Her many friends covery. will hope for a speedy re- Overseer Visits Exeter •Cantelon, of Wingham, county,, of last streams Game Jack game overseei* for Huron was in Exeter Thursday week. He was checking the in this locality for persons fishing for trout and pike. The season trout does not open until April Canada Company. Mr. Duff stated that we are liv­ ing in a cock-eyed world. Many seemingly brainless enactments had been made during the war both in • the United States and Canada. Some of the ridiculous things out­ lined by him, together with his ready wit, brought forth.rounds of laughter. -Canada’s destiny is link­ ed with that of the United States. The security of the peoples of Can­ ada can only come with the security of all parts of the world. A vote of thanks was tendered the speaker by R. N. Creech and” the singing of “O -Canada” brought the meeting to a close.A I for 19. Large Crowd Enjoy Play The three-act play, “Maid Money,” put on by the 'Grand Bend players in the James St. Church Friday evening of last week packed the basement and delighted the large attendance. The artists all took their parts well and kept the audience in excellent humor all evening. Refreshments were served at the close. of New Dry Cleaning Business A new dry-cleaning business is to be opened up in Exeter. A building on the property of Win. Baker, Main Street south, has been rented by an experienced, man from Lon­ don and machinery and equipment will be installed in the near future. well­ $ Alex Stewart Passes The late Alex Stewart, a known farmer of Hibbert, died at the home of Mr. Robt. Thornton in Hensall in his 4 th year. De­ ceased lived for many years in Exeter prior to making his home with his nephew, Mr. Arnold ‘West­ lake, near Ohiselhurst. Surviving is one brother, John R. Stewart, Saskatoon, and a sister, Mrs. Jas. Westlake, Woodstock. Funeral service was held from the home of -Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Westlake on Tuesday conducted by Bev, MacWllliams of Cromai'ty Presbyterian Church. Mr. Edgar Allen and Mr. Geo. T, Wren pang a duet entitled" ’’The City Four Square.” The pall bearers were Messrs. Edgar Allen, Geo, T, Wren. Carl stonemaii, Wm, BrintnelL Jas. **-«—-*« —’ Earl Dick. The were Pte. Janies Brookville, Alvin Cole Westlake, interment was Union Cemetery; Those from a distance were McDougall and flower bearers Westlake, and Hugh in Hensail attending Mrs, Jas, Westlake and Mrs. T. V. Wilkie, Woodstock; Misses Ahnie. Hlossio and Leona Westlake, Lon* don; Pte. James Westlake, Brook­ ville; Mr. Bussell Maudson and Mr, Stewart Traquair, Stratford, OTIS—JOHNS ..........r A quite, wedding was solemnized on Saturday, April 6th at Dundas Street United Church parsonage when Rev. D. W. DeMille united Howard Glenwood Otis, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Otis, Bea­ consfield and Patricia Evelyn Johns only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' Lloyd Johns, .Elimville in marriage. The bride looked lovely in a pale green street length frock with pale green and -French grey accessories. She was attended by. Miss Vina Chambers Woodstock, who wore a fuschia dress with matching acces­ sories. Mr. Bill Otis, Burgessville, acted as his brother’s best man, The bridal couple and their attendants left for the bride’s home for the wedding . supper. After a short honeymoon in Detroit Mr. and Mrs. Otis will reside in London DIES IN FORT ERIE 4 Lewis H. Towers, aged nine, a native of Exeter, Fort Erie’s best known railway employee, died at his home Phipps Street, Thursday, April 'He had been in failing health some time. He was one of the known employees of the Can- eighty* one of retired 22-7 4 th. for best ada Southern Division, of the Mich­ igan Central (now the New York Central) during the fifty years he was in retained his faculties degree up to a his death. He is survived Mrs. W> Howard more, N.Y, and Mrs. Jack Hayden, of Syracuse, N.Y.; two sons, Ver­ non J., of ’Toronto and RhsSell, H. M. Customs Excise, Fort Erie. His wife predeceased him several years ago. Of gonial and friendly dis­ position—Mi\ Toners had a. “wide circle of Mends in Port Erie, For many ......." ““ ' "" M ■ment Could These quent Mineral was held from tlio At­ wood Funeral Home, Fort Erie, ■Sunday April 7 th 1119 46 at i -o'clock Interment took place m Fairviw Cemetery, Niagara Ontario,, , short approximate service. He to a high time before by two daughters Ooleleugh of -Ken* ybbrs following his retire* about fifteen years ago, he be seen downtown dally, trips have become less fro* with .failing health. *