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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-05-30, Page 80 TOE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 30th, 1946 (1) BUY AND BREAD, FLOUR FOOD! The most efficient way in which we can. send, in­ creased bulk shipments of WHEAT, MEAT, CHEESE and EGGS to needy coun­ tries Is through the Cana­ dian government food Boards. These increased bulk shipments can only be made providing we reduce our own consump­ tion. Here are five im­ portant ways by which we can make greater quantities of food avail­ able for export: USE LESS AND OTHER WHEAT PRODUCTS, MEAT, CHEESE AND EGGS. SUBS- (3)AVOID ALL WASTE. (4) DEN AGAIN THIS YEAR. PLANT MORE THIS TIME IF YOU CAN. GROW A VICTORY GAR- ’London, home of and sis- who has theTITUTE VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND FISH WHERE POSSIBLE. (2) KEEP YOUR HOME STOCKS LOW — BUY ONLY ENOUGH FOR IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENTS. (5) DONATE ANY MEAT COUPONS YOU CAN SPARE. ENQUIRE AT YOUR LOCAL RATION BOARD. Food Informition Committee <rf THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Acetylene and Electric Our staff and modern acetylene and electric weld­ ing equipment is at your disposal. All types of work done. We specialize in port­ able work. Phone us today. s Machine Shop Two Blocks East of Main Street on John Street. are. the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no more than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on any style or quantity required. See Your Home Printer First LOGS OF CENTURY-OLD ROAD BETWEEN EXETER AND DASHWOOD HAVE BEEN TORN OUT Giant claws of modern highway “rippers” have written finish to one of the oldest stretches of road in the district—the seven miles of corduroy between. Dashwood and Exeter. The big machines ripped up hundreds of cords of walnut, hem­ lock and black ash which, once the surface of a pioneer road, had served for generations as the road­ bed of this stretch of No. 83 high­ way. Much of it rotted by age and the ravages of underground creeks, the wood was ordered yanked-out as the first step towards improving the highway between Exeter and Grand Bend. The huge ties, which had served travelers well for more than a cen­ tury, have come to an inglorious end. Farmers along the highway have carted the logs to wood sheds, where they will be stored for use as winter fuel. Bearing mute testimony to its [•role as a road surface before the j turn of the century, the wooden roadbed yielded several hundreds of horseshoes, a couple of scythes, and even a bucket. Peter Eisenbach, highway patrol­ man who directed the work, said the logs were found beneath the sur­ face at depths varying from four to two feet. He said the ties bridged under­ ground streams for more than half of the seven-mile stretch. The lap­ ping of the water, he reported, had taken its toll on the logs. The corduroy has been replaced with a modern roadbed of sand and clay—a requirement before project­ ed paving work can be begun. i i EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE No Harm To Suggest A land' army girl and a handsome farm lad were walking along a road together. The farm lad was carry­ ing a large pail on his back, holding a chicken in one hand, and a in the other, and leading a They came to a dark lane. Said the girl; “I’m afraid to here with you, You might 'try to kiss me.” Said the farm lad: “How could with all these things I’m carrying?’1 “Well, you might stick the cane in the ground, tie the goat to it. and put the chicken under the pail’ cane goat. walk Mrs. Jones: Yes, sometimes taken for my own daughter. Smith: Why, you don’t look ^enough to have a daughter so Pm Mrs. old old. » r 4 1. 2, s. Read the Word of God and Know the Truth All are lost and need a. Saviour. Rom. 3:23 Christ is the only Saviour sent by God to save lost man. 1 Tim, 2:5, 6 If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord JesuS, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Rom. 10:9 call upon the name of the lord and be saved.Rom. 16:13 Tune Ini PILGRIMS HOUR 7 * 7.30 E.D.S.T. Sunday evenings Local Station CKLW, Windsor Old-fashioned Revival Hour—rebi’oadcasts on many station at various times, Chas. & Fuller &O, Box 123, Los Angele# 53, California "THTH WORLD NEEDS CHRIST” HENSALL Mrs. Alice Cooper, of Kippen, vis­ ited recently with her sister, Mrs. j, McAllister. Mr. Milton Ortwein, of London, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs. J. W. Ortwein. Miss Mae Schwalm, of London, spent the week-end ■with hey mother Mrs. Violet Schwalm. Mrs. J. McDonald and Miss Mar­ guerite McDonald visited with rela­ tives in 'London on Monday. Mr. Arthur Dinnin, of Toronto, was a holiday visitor with his par­ ents, Mr- and Mrs, Wm, Dianin. . Dr. Norma Cook, of Toronto, spent the week-end with her par­ ents, Mr, and Mrs. N. -®> Cook, Miss Joyce Scruton, of Toronto, was a week-end visitor at the home of her mother, Mrs, A. Scruton. Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson and family y.isited recently with Mr, and Mrs, Jas. Morris in Gcoderich, Miss Mavis Spencer of Toronto, spent the week-end holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A, Spencer, Mr. and Mrs, Hafold Shepherd, of Toronto, spent the week-end at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Jas. Smillie. Mrs, Peter Buchanan, of St. Thomas, visited over the holiday with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bell. Miss Amy Lammle, of spent the week-end at the her mother, Mrs. Lammie ter, Miss Greta Lammie. Mrs. Catharine Hedden, been a resident of HensaU for past number of years, moved to St. Catharines to take up residence. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Davidson, of Sarnia, visited over the week-end with their parents, Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Davidson and Mr. and Mrs. 0. Twitchell. i Mrs. Peter Liacomeau and Bonnie of Windsor, returned to their home following a pleasant visit with the former’s parents, ~ Twitchell. Miss Elizabeth been confined to _______ _ ___ past two' months, was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, this week for treatment. Anniversary services will be held in the Hensail United Church on Sunday, June 2nd, when Rev. Richards, of 'Centennial United Church, London, will be the guest speaker, Mr. John Drysdale, Vancouver. B.C., Mrs, E. McNeill, of Stettler, Alta., Mrs. R. W. Stowell, Big Val­ ley, Alta., Mrs. E. Drysdale, Regina, Sask., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. G- M. Drysdale. The Party Church will be held on Thursday, June 6th, at 3 p.m., when Mrs. W. J. Thompson, of Seaforth, Presby- terial President, will be the guest speaker. The sympathy of the communitv is extended to Mr. R. H. Middleton in the passing of his sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Charles, who passed awav n Toronto on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Middleton attended the fun­ eral on Wednesday, Surviving is her husband and one son, Peter. Service at Carmel Presbyterian Church was conducted by Rev. P. A. Ferguson on Sunday when, Messrs. Wm. R. Bell, Earl Camp­ bell, Jas. Bengough and Geo. Tin­ ney were inducted into the elder­ ship of the church. Sacrament serv­ ice will be dispensed on Sunday, June 9th, at 11 -a.m. Preparatory service on Friday evening, June 7th, at 8 p.m. 'A communicant’s class will be held at the manse on Friday evening, May 31st, at 8.3 0. Mrs. Dabus Mrs. Wm. Dabus passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, on Thursday evening following a lengthly illness. She had been a resident of Hensail for the past number of years. Surviving is her husband, two sons, Dan and Gar­ field, of London and Detroit, and three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. C. Huiser, of Hensall, also sur­ vives. ’Funeral service was held from Bonthron’s Funeral Home on Saturday conducted by Rev. C. Heckendorn, of Zurich. Interment was in the Lutheran Cemetery at Zurich. ■ Funeral Service Held Public funeral service for the late Mr. J. W. Ortwein was held in Hensall United Church on WedneS-- day afternoon, conducted by Rev. R, A. Brook who paid special trib­ ute to his life, his faith in 'God and his fine qualities in his work in the church, home and community. Mr. Harry* T. Hoffman, of Dashwood, rendered an appropriate solo, “Wonderful Morning”. Rev. P, A. Ferguson and Rev. Bright, of Lon­ don, assisted at the service. Burial was in Hensall Union Cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. W. R. Davidson, Jas. Smillie, George Hess, W. E. Foster, Oliver and Elgin Rowcliffe, The flower bearers were Messrs. Mervyn Brown, Edgar Mc­ Queen, Garnet* 'Case, W. B, Cross, T. J. Sherritt and T. C. Joynt. Evening Auxiliary The May meeting of the Evening Auxiliary of Hensall United 'Church was held in the schoolroom of the dhurch on Monday evening with members of the W.M.S. as guests. The roll call was responded to by naming a Canadian patriot, Miss Gladys Luker played quiet music during the receiving of the offering, Mrs. ipassmore had charge of the devotional period which was cent­ ered about the theme "Patriotism'’. Audrey Walsh favored the group with two musical numbers, The quest speaker, Mirs. MacKay, field secretary for the W.C.TJL, gave a very interesting address rin “The Christian Home,” Arrangements were made for a picnic Which is to be held on Juno 26th at the home - of Mrs, E. Shaddick. The meeting Slavin, who has her room for the annual W,M.S. Birthday of Carmel Presbyterian Khiva Once Pusy Place Fades as Huron Centre By A- fir. Garrett In the London Er ep Frcss Khiva, in th© central part of Stephen Township, was a well* known stopping piace in the period when lumbering was a major in­ dustry in South Huron and farm products were marketed with none of the facilities of the present-day motor era. in more recent times, tne Jxhiva nighborhood has become familiar to numerous motorists who have visited Lake Huron yla the Creoiton-Grand Bend road and highway No.. 4. Not long ago, the old frame hotel building at the crossing point of concession 12, stephen and the crediton-Grand Bend road, the nuc­ leus of -Khiva, was removed and its disappearance severed practically the last link with this tiny hamlet, which, like many others, originated, made some progress, declined and gradually passed from the scene. Tradition lias it that William Holt kept a log tavern in the vicinity of the Khiva corners at one time. Later, about 1877, a portion of the frame hotel was ouiit by Joseph Lawrence, who blacksmihed at Ahiva, and Was used as a residence. Afterwards, William Holt added an­ other frame section to it and con­ verted the entire structure into a hotel, The hostelry appears to have had quite a large patronage, according to present-day Knivaites. Consider- aoie quantities of produce passed to and iro every." day, With district mills turning out huge amounts of lumber, tne Creaiton tile and brick yaras operating to capacity and the demand for farm products and sup­ plies continually increasing. The remains of an old wooden pump, t>y means of which the teamsters watered their horses, could be seen at the old Khiva hotel until it was demolished, Although Khiva was located three and one-half miles south of uasnwooa, semi-weekly mail was brought in from Centralia in the late 1870's, The post office was in the hotel building and was kept by Valentine Ratz. In more recent years Barney Cunningham was the hotelkeeper and postmaster. The post office was closed with the introduction of rural mail livery. The hotel business was also continued and for a long time old building remained silent deserted until it fell into a state of dilapitation and was finally pull­ ed down for salvage. Some time ago tile writer inter­ viewed the late John Ratz at his farm home, west of Khiva. At an advanced age, he was to recall most of the happenings in connection with the growth of the Khiva com­ munity. His brother, Valentine Ratz, was the Khiva postmaster previously referred to. Just west of Kliiva and near Mr. Ratz’ home, stood the famous Ratz sawmill, another landmark of the community, noted for the huge quantities of lumber sawn there when the industry was flourishing in the district. The mill was a* com* bination of several barn-like wood­ en buildings, with frameworks of .heavy timbers, the whole surmount­ ed by a high metal smokestack which could be seen for miles around. Not long ago the smoke­ stack fell over and the buildings collapsed with the weight of time. The Ratz family are descendants of Valentine Ratz, who arrived from Germany in 1827.and settled on the present site of Waterloo, ad­ joining Kitchener. His son, Jacob Ratz, became an outstanding lum­ berman in the Township of Wilmot, also in Waterloo County. About 1876 the Ratz family re­ moved to Stephen Township and built the sawmill previously refer­ red to and for years were engaged in the lumbering trade there. Two small frame houses stood near the mill and were occupied, it is said, by the families of men who were employed in the mill, One of these houses, distinguished by its board roof, is claimed to have been oc­ cupied for a time by the Ratz fam­ ily themselves prior to the erection of a more substantial residence not far away. Valentine Ratz, son of Jacob Ratz, who served as postmaster at Khiva, later was prominent in municipal and industrial affairs. For 15 years or more he was elect­ ed reeve Of Stephen by acclamation. Afterwards a prominent citizen of Parkhill, he eventually became member of Parliament for North Middlesex and finally was elevated to the Canadian Senate. » What Exeter Missed when it lost the Verity Works The above is a picture of the new ultra-modern Massey-Harris foundry now in operation at their Verity Works in Brantford, It has been erected at a cost of $1,3601,000. It is virtually a complete mechanized unit achieved by underground, overhead and floor conveyor sys­ tems, The old back-breaking manual Plan High School On No. 7 Highway “The organization of the whole of West Middlesex into the larger high school areas is now assured/ Gordon Young, school West Middlesex, said lowing a meeting at which representatives ous municipalities laid aside- their local differences and in a spirit of friendly compromise decided that in the best interests of all concerned a high school for the northern area should be established at Bice’s Corners on No. 7 highway, half way between Parkhill and Ailsa Craig. Municipalities- .represented at the meeting were McGillivray, East and West Williams, Ailsa Craig and Parkhill. Reeve James Orr of iPark- hill presided. A number of representatives at the Parkhill meeting were emphatic that at the earliest opportunity inspector for recently fol- Parkhill at of the vari- de- dis- the and concluded by singing ''Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling” and the Mizpah Benediction. Refreshments were served, Y.P. Meets * The final meeting for this season for the Young People’s Society of Carmel Presbyterian Church was held Monday evening in the school­ room with Miss Margaret MacGreg­ or presiding and opened by singing “We have heard a joyful sound,” after which. Mrs. A. Orr led in pray­ er. The Scripture was read by Elmer Campbell. Arrangements were made to hold a weiner roast at Turnbull's Grove on Monday evening, June 24. Mrs, Charles Forrest played a piano solo. A reading entitled “Glad to be at Work in India again,” written by Miss Ellen Douglas, was read by Mrs. Roy MacLarPri, Hymn, "When the Mothers Of Salem” Was sung, Mr. A. Orr favored With saxtv phone solos accompanied by Mrs. Chas. Forrest at the piano, The meeting closed hy singing “We’ve a story io tell to the nations”, after which Miss Audrey Dick led in prayer. Refreshments were served. labor that many Exetprites knew during the early days of Exeter when the Verity Works were estab' JiShed here has disappared ip this new factory, To many of pup readers it will be pews that the Verity Plow works, had thelrft beginning in Exe­ ter, Their plant extended a block in length running west from Main Middlesex should have a supervisor of education whose duty would be to advise secondary school boards in establishing, directing and oper­ ating the proposed secondary school service so that in every area top­ ranking staffs can be employed and the most efficient service rendered for the boys and girls. As a result of the results achieved at the Parkhill meeting, Inspector Young, as secretary of the Middlesex Consultative Com' mittee on Education, announced that ties had the now to clear up exact boundary lines in some districts. The areas will line up as follows; London Township Area—London Township, Lucan, Biddulph, south half of West Nissouri and east half of Lobo. The north half of West Nissouri will go into the St. Marys area in Perth. South Middlesex Area—Delaware, Middlesex Consultative on Education, t________ practically all the municipal!- in other parts of the county submitted their requests for larger areas and these were' assured. There remained only Street opposite Wein’s Chick Hat' chery, knowp as the old Metropoli­ tan Hotel, The plant moved from Exeter to Brantford about 50 years ago and a number’of families then employed at the foundry moved with them. U, V, Richard, Clerk of Exeter, is a grandson of the founder. Westminster and North Dorchester, Strathroy Area—Adelaide Town­ ship, Caradoc, Strathroy, west half of 'Lobo Township and the major portion of .Metcalfe. Glencoe, Wardsville, Newbury, a Glencoe Area — Ekfrid, Mosa, small portion of Metcalfe and pos­ sibly parts of Zone and Euphemia townships and Bothwell. Among those who took an active part in the discussions at the Park­ hill meeting were: McGillivray Township, Reeve David Morley, Councilor Harvey Owens, Clerk Oliver Amos, and Freeman Hodgins, former warden of the county;, Ailsa Craig, Reeve S. S. Robinson; Park­ hill, Reeve James Orr, Councilor Edgar Robinson, Dr. >F. Boyes, chairman of the High School Board, ana J. J. Johnson, member of the High School Board. Dealer—.Yes, furs have gone up in price lately. Customer—I sup­ pose it costs the animals more to live than it used to. 3 C.P.K. Tailors Chairs jor Cornjot FIT THE BODY: Scientifically recorded ‘meas­ urements of 3,867 persons in seated posture was the basis of these Sleepy Hollow chairs, best ever devised for comfort, which the Canadian Pacific Railway is installing in 35 new air-conditioned passenger coaches on which delivery is expected early in 1947. Built to “give” with body curves and distribute weight properly the new chair is sometimes referred to as the Hooton chair, because’ of research done by Dr. Earnest Hooton of Har­ vard University .whose experts took the 'measure­ ments of the better than three thousand volunteers m railway terminals of two of America’s largest cities. For shoe-shedders an adjustable footrest is provided, (inset), it having been determined women like to ride in stocking feet as they nap» Cost of the new chairs alone will be more than $300,000, with this figure being part of a four million-aollar appropriation, the first large passen­ ger equipment order it has been possible to make since 1939, with double bedroom-roomette cars and express-baggage cars as well as passenger coaches included in the appropriation. The Canadian Pacific is the first railway in the Dominion to approve the ■“hew.’chairs and. it will further pioneer in the 35 new coaches with the installation of the first electrically refrigerated water coolers on a Can­ adian road % . Take full advantage of the opportunities provided in the Classified Columns of The Exeter Times-Advocate * Make your wants krioWn through the "Want Ad” Columns, 'they serve you to your entires satisfaction. Results sure! Phone 31w arid Insert That Ad Today i til