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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-01-09, Page 1Established 1873 & Subscription, $2.00 per year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9th, J947 Seventy-Third Year Single Copy, 5 cent® Usborne and Hay Townships Elect Municipal Officials Huron County Council for 1947 There was a lively and closely-' contested election in Usborne Town­ ship with seven candidates in the field for the newly-created Town­ ship Area 'School Board. 'Reeve Hugh Berry was returned to office by acclamation. Acclamations were also accorded the councillors, Wel­ lington Brock, W|m, Ellerington, Oscar Tuckey and James Simpson, the latter occupying the seat for the first time. In Hay Township there was a spirited contest with candidates in the field for Reeve, Council and the Township Area School Board. Geo. Armstrong,' a former reeve Geo. Armstrong was elected over Wm. Haugh, l-eeve of 1946. Chinese Relief During the month of Janu­ ary a campaign all across Canada is being conducted for relief of distress in China. Canada’s quota is $2,500,000. Huron County has a quota of $12,'000. Exeter and District has a quota of $2,000. Sub­ scriptions will be received at the Bank of Montreal and The Times-Advocate office, All (donations may be used to reduce income tax. This is .a very worthy cause, and quick action is necessary. Read advertisement in this issue. and H. Taylor. USBORNE TOWNSHIP —- FOR SCHOOL AREA BOARD Poll No.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total Down, Clarence ....17 41 43 9 31 19 4 -- 1T4 Hern, Harold ........16 8 13 4 32 50 15 -- 138 Hern. Ward ..........6 3 3 4 53 34 12 -- 115 Jeffery, Victor ......39 50 120 10 22 12 1 — 154 Marshall, Ross ......10 4 14 23 21 25 38 -- 135 Pullen, Milne ........8 7 7 8 29 74 17 -- 150 Taylor, Harold ......45 13 17 6 34 18 4 —< 137 Elected for two years:Down,Jeffery,Pullen;for one year: H.Hern HAY TOWNSHIP ELECTION RESULTS Poll No.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 S Total Reeve: George Armstrong 97 62 98 88 31 51 42 33 — 5'0'2 William Haugh ..34 12 89 85 73 119 11 62 — 483 ■Majority for Armstrong —■- 19. Councillors: Earl Campbell ....129 54 100 72 40 66 46 37 — 544 Wm. Davidson ....14 23 99 94 . 18 26 24 9 — 307 S. Hendrick .......52 31 105 37 53 108 28 75 — 539 O. Klopp .............'24 10 117 99 42 42 16 46 — 396 R. Miller .............24 9 34 51 30 135 13 23 — 321 A. Roche .............6 4 97 74 59 17 19 43 — 319 E. J. Willert .......43 61 78 74 17 48 25 16 — 362 Elected—.Campbell,Hendrick, Klopp ■and Willert. School Trustees: R. Fisher .............8 9 150 114 27 (26 32 9 — 355 E. B. Horner .......18 15 129 123 58 29 28 35 — 436 R. Munn .............101 67 78 64 30 17 46 19 — 422 G. Patterson .......19 15 48 65 38 45 19 43 — 292 T. Steinbach .......14 5 1-0'7 116 19 21 28 16 — 326 B. Tuckey ...........115 39 50 49 26 27 33 27 — 366 Ed. F. Willert .....17 17 42 47 22 48 10 18 — 221 Horner, Munn and Tuckey are elected for a two year term and Fisher and Steinbach for one year. ;> A back require to 40. men. f Ashfield ................. Cecil Johnston Blyth ..................... Frank Bainton Brussels .............. Roy B, Cousins Clinton ................. Victor Falconer Colbourn© ............. Stanley Snider Exeter ........... Benson W. Tuckey Goderich .......... Geo. G. MacEwan Deputy-Reeve—Geo. Mathjeson Goderich Twp.............. George Ginn Grey ....................... Alex Alexander Deputy-Reeve—Stanley Machan ■Hay ................... George Armstrong Hensall ........... Alvin W. Kerslajte Howick ........................John Winter Deputy-Reeve—Elmer J. Farrish Hullett ................. John Armstrong McKillop .............. N. R. Dorrance -Morris ..................... Cecil Wheeler Seaforth .................... J. S. Bailey Stanley ....................... John Pepper Stephen ........................... Roy Ratz Deputy-Reeve—Arthur J. Amy Tuckersimith ....... Arthur Nicholson Turnberry ........... Walter H. Woods Usborne ...................... Hugh Berry Wawanosh East ....... J. D. Beecroft W’awanosh West ........ Brown Smyth Wingham ............... Murray Johnson Peter Baker Peter Baker, 9 0, of Zurich, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs; Fred Adams, of Seaforth. Born near Shakespeare, he moved tq Stanley Township at an early age, and throughout most of his life farmed in Hay Township. He was also a well known carpenter. Nine months ago Mr. Bakei* fell at his home and suffered a fractured hip. He was confined to St. Joseph’^ Hospital, London, for some time, before being moved to the home of his daughter in Seaforth. The body rested at Bonthron’s funeral home Hensall, where service was held Thurs. of last week with interment in Bayfield cemetery. Mr. Baker is survived by five daughters, Mrs. R. Adams, Forest; Mrs. Ferguson, Walkerton; Mrs. Ryan, Kippen; Mrs. Ajnsborough, Toronto, and Mrs. Fred Adams, of Seaforth; twr sons, James and Jack, both of Zurich; a sister, Mrs. William Luker, of Hensall, and a brother William Baker, of Stonewall, Man. Young Men’s Overcoats Brown — Sand — Grey order of overcoats just arrived. If you a good coat call and see these. Sizes 36 Also a few good dark grey coats for older Men’s and Boys’ Windbreakers that winter is really here you may warm windbreaker. We have a very good Now good selection from which to choose. Men’s 'Reduced want X Ay A Colors the lot. Brown, Sand, MEN’S ZIPPER OVERSHOES All sizes now in stock. Also men’s 4-buckle over­ shoes and a few pairs 1 and 2-buckle styles. CHILDREN’S OVERSHOES Wfc have almost all sizes. Although the supply is short we may have the size you want. Children’s and Misses’ On Sale At GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Parkas in Price and Blue; most sizes in Velvet Galoshes New shipment women’s Velvet Overshoes just arrived. These should have come in earlier. We have all sizes in both Cuban and high heels. ’Special 1 only man’s muskrat-lined coat, size 44—a great coat for the cold weather. Also 1 only man’s leather- lined winter overcoat, size 44—real bargain in either case. Final Clearing Price on Ladles’, Misses* and Giris’ Winter Coats Don’t miss these bargains. Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Campbell’s Vegetable Soup Special value ...................... Diced Carrots Choice quality, 20 oz. tins Quick Quaker Oats Large pkgs............................ Popping Corn Pdps well 2 for each per lb. Phone 32 2 tins Cooking Apples (combination grade) Baldwins, Ontarios, Greenings, bus. $2.65 Grapes, Cranberry Sauce, Fruits (infants), nice quality Canned Fruits-—-not on ration Peaches, Pears, Bed Plmns, Prune Plums, Apricots, Strained goods at moderate prices. Your SIIT Superior J Store MR. G. W. LAWSON who has retired from the Bel] Telephone Co., is seen here, with Mrs. Lawson holding the Life Membership Certificate which was presented to him at a banquet recently. Standing behind Mr. and Mrs. Lawson are Mr. C. E. Stewart, traffic superintendent of London, and Miss Ann Whitten, chief operator of Exeter. —Staff Photo Scanning (he Y( Ely “SCOOP” Exeter and Lu can Win Opening Games The curtain-raiser at the local arena brought back scenes of the old hockey wars of a. few years back when many familiar faces to­ gether with some younger hockey talent battled it out in true Cyc­ lone style. Six teams are entered in the revived loop including Dash­ wood, Hensall, Exeter, Zurich Lu­ can and Grand Bend. While Credi- ton is missing from the picture a •new-comer in Grand Bend rounds out a well-formed loop. While the brand, of hockey nat­ urally wasn’t up to what the cash customers have seen in the past ,four seasons by the Airport sextet in 1943, 1944 and 1945, and last year by London, they nevertheless got more than their money’s worth in plenty of excitement. Nearly six hundred turned out to double-header. President Cyclone league,’ Benson faced off the puck. In the first game Exeter played hosts to their old rivals from Hen­ sail and with -Shaw pacing the way with foui’ goals and helping to set up two more won handily 9-4. Hensall did not have the players that were reportedly to come from Seaforth. Ryckman, Stire .and MacDonald, were the veterans on the local squad from the 1942 season; other mem­ bers of that team comprised Bunny Ford in the nets, Cy Creech, Vic Lutman, Ken Pickett, Bine Moore, Gerry Lawson, “ Bob Dinney. Doug Brintnell and Don three of last year’s at least two others in Dashwood tonight. The balance of the team was made up of Andy Bierling, Don Preszcator and Doug Brintnell and two players from the airport in Shaw and Trites. This is not the same Shaw that played for the airport in ’44 and ’45. Exeter Takes Lead Exeter went ahead in the first period on a smartly executed three­ way attack 'by S'haw, Trites and MacDonald with Shaw denting the twine. MacDonald potted two more and Shaw another 'before Hensall retaliated in Kozachock’s counter to make the score 3-1. Kozachock ■banged in Little’s passout from the corner early in the second. On a three-man rush with MacDonald, Trites took Shaw’s rink-wide pass to coast in and beat Mickle. Be­ fore the period ended Exeter had added another to make it 6-2. Flet­ cher was the playmaker with Stire flashing the light. In the third Chipchase slipped Up the left board sand drove In a sharp angle shot. Show grabbed a loose puck in the corner and Work­ ed his way to Mickle’s citadel to score his third goal. Hensall came back again when Corbett checked Mason at the Exeter defence and drove in a long shot. Trites and ShhW combined for Exeter’s eighth goal and Fletcher and 'Shaw went through the Hensall squad seconds later to end the Scoring. *' see the of the Tuckey, •Pete Willert and Fletcher, Har Brintnell were juveniles while will be playing Stephen Township Reeve Entertains Councilmen The inaugural meeting of the Stephen Township council convene ed at the Council Chambers, Cred- iton at 11 a.m, Monday when oaths of office were taken after which Rev. Trueblood led in prayer. The council were afterward entertained to luncheon at the Avalon. Sand­ wich Shoppe, Exeter, by Reeve Roy Ratz. At the business session latei- one of the interesting matters ‘of business was the appointment of Mr. the ter Ted Chambers, of Creditor to Board of Trustees of the ~ High School District. Exe- hold 17 at must been are Red Cross Notes The Exeter Red Cross will packing day on Friday, Jan. the Legion Rooms. Articles be in by 3 p.m. Women’s work pins have received from Toronto and available to any Red Cross worker. These pins may be obtained on packing day or through each unit secretary. Mrs. Vernon Heywood will supply them on request. The” Loan Cupboard has had more equipment added and now children’s’ crutches and small "size adult crutches are available. The Exeter Branch hopes peace-time work will not be looked. We have many sick this over­ room aids ready foi" use and anyone free to avail himself of them. is Winners Foot Bill An unique event in municipal elections was held Monday evening at the Avalon Sandwich Shoppe when the eight candidates for the council together with Reeve B. W. Tuckey and the scrutineers were entertained to a hot chicken supper, the supper to be paid for by the winners. The only hitch in this splendid spirit of good fellow­ ship by municipal rivals fact that some of the polls later the ballots and somewhat irregular but less enjoyed. turns were reported congratula­ tions were extended and exchanged was the were than others in summing up the supper was none the When the final re­ reported EXETER — Goal, Bierling; de­ fence, Ryckman and Fletcher; centre, H. Brintnell; wings, Doug. Brintnell and Stire; subs, Trites, Shaw, MacDonald, Don, Brintnell, Preszcator, and Mason. HENSALL — Goal, Mickle; de­ fence, Chip chase and Sangster; centre, Kozachock; wings, MacLean and Little; subs, Stephan, Moir, Corbett, 'Consitt, Ducklow Swalloni. Referee—Cy Creech, Exeter. First Period Exeter, Shaw (Trites, aid); Exeter, MacDonald Exeter, Shaw (Trites); Kozachock (Chipchase). Chipchase. Second period Hensall, , Kozachock Exeter, Trites Stire (Fletcher), cher. and MacDon- (Trites); Hensall, 'Penalties, (Shaw); Penalties, (Little); Exeter, Flet- Third Ohipchase Hensall, (Shaw); Period. Hensall, Ohipchase; Shaw; Hensall, 'Corbett; Trites (iShavr); Exeter, ('Fletcher), Penalties, Ryckman. (Continued on page 5) Exeter, Exeter, ShhW Too Much for Bossie Giving birth pair of twins for a Durham to Mr. Orville borne 1945, some radio sixth that was unbeaten as far as we were able to learn. On Sunday, December >2 9 th, the seventh pair of twins were born but owing to its age the animal has since died, gether she gave birth calves. Another pair of was born on the farm weeks previously. to hej* seventh was too much cow belonging Cann, of Us- In February, cow established Tw.p. this notoriety in press and by giving (birth to her pair of twins, a record Alto- to 19 twins three Shipka Forum Elects Officers The Shipka Farm Forum held its first meeting for the year on Monday, Jan. 6th, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ratz. Officers were elected as follows: president, Elmer Pickering; secretary, Donald Ratz: treasurer, Ross Pickering, lunch committee, Mrs. Arthur Fink- beiner, Mrs. Albert Gaiser, Mrs. Roy Ratz, Mrs. Ross Love. The meeting next Monday will be held in the schoolhouse. Everybody welcome. With eight candidates in tho field seeking a place on the muni-' cipal council for 1947 Wm. C» Allison, with a year’s experience •behind him, headed the poll witU a splendid plurality. Second in th® race was Wm. G. Cochrane, barris­ ter, a new-comer to the •council. After an absence of. a year A. J. Sweitzer will again take a seat at the council and rounding out the four man board will’ Wd'John Cald­ well. Mr. Caldwell, a member off the retiring council and Robert C, Dinney were tied in the voting for fourth place. The casting was up to Clerk C- V, Pickard, who had until Wednesday noon to make his de-* cision. Mr. Pickard has given the casting vote in favor of Mr. Cald- well but his .position was made easier by the fact that Mr, Dinney intimated to him that pei’sonal wish in the council eration elected Two the ratepayers, one for an annual grant, not exceeding five hundred dollars, to the Exeter J^and and the other for a garbage collection for tho village, and hearty support. The election went off quietly and. the vote was one polled in years. this was his matter. The in its delib- W, Tuckey, will be guided by Reeve B. by acclamation, questions were submitted to both received. of the heaviest Caldwell and Dinney. Clerk C. V. Pickard favor of John Caldwell, Mr. Dinney Results were as follows: Poll No.1 2A 2B 3 4 Total Allison, W. J .........155 98 116 170 67 — 606 Beavers R. L...........85 65 54 42 42 — 333 Caldwell John ........77 39 46 98 83 — 343 Cochrane, W. G. .....98 79 79 110 32 — 398 Dinnev, R. C.............116 65 66 77 19 — 343 Hern.'J. W................46 41 35 26 16 — 164 Sweitzer, A J. .......8'0'56 62 132 29 — 359 Williams, R.Mt B.........48 31 35 46 H2 —■ 172 Elected—Allison,Cochrane, Sweitzer,and a tie for third between Band 'Grant—Yes ........................... Band Grant—No .............................. Garbage Collection—Yes Garbage Collection—No Legion Notes Exeter-I-Iensall Branch 167 Zone Commander N. W. Miller was .with us to install the new of­ ficers for the coming year at thq meeting on Monday night. Mr. Wally Armstrong, of Wingham, who represents the D.V.A., was also on hand. Seven new members were added ■to the roll among whom were three lauy members, the first to be ini­ tiated. They were 'Mrs. Calvin Hey­ wood, Lenore Normington and ■Marjorie McKinnely. Our other new members include Fred Darling, •Chuck Snell, Harold Bush and Skinner. We welcome them to branch. Among the new business was decision sail to Hensall to hold alternating a social and education evening. The branch is also going to organize a broom ball game at the arena in the near future. An invitation is to be extended to the Polish veterans in our midst to join the branch. In appreciation of the splendid spirit of the district people who and securing Ernest Rock’s wishes to say to purchase a lot build a clubroom members. It was the mid-monthly aided in repairng materials for the late 'buildings the Legion “Thank You.” The chaplain, Rev. inspiring and the delicious Pat the the in Hen- for the decided meeting Mair, gave an Legion unityaddress on evening wound up with a turkey barbeque, —Comrade Bob Herbert Bloch Herbert H. Bloch, 58, a former resident of Exeter, died at his home ■Monday night. Born in Hay Town­ ship, he spent most of his life in the 'district. Death (followed an ill­ ness of three months. Surviving are his widow, the former Emma Thiel, on son, Gordon, Zurich; one grandchild, and a sister, Mrs. O- (Clara) Todd. The body is resting at the Westlake funeral home. Zurich, where service will be held Thursday at two o’clock. Interment will follow at St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. E. W. Heimrich will officiate. has given the casting vote in wish. 270 112 having intimated this as h 74 52 56 86 29 15 7 10 29 8 62 51 46 86 25 31 12 22 33 14 Four Week Course 297 69 For Junior Farmers A foui’ weeks’ course for Junior Farmers on all phases of Agricul­ ture and a similar course for girls in Home Economics is being held in Exeter under the direction of the Huron County Dept, of Agri­ culture. The acting representative in charge of the boy’s course is Mr. L. G. Burns and the assistant representative is G. E. Clinton. courses •of St. Irvine, of Toronto, on the Jr. farmer classes enrollment of 42 and, includes such subjects soils and reforestation and farm management and marketing, co-opera- live stock diseases, farm farm Nelson, of In charge of the girls’ are Miss Esther Martin, Thomas on Nutrition 'and Miss Mary Sewing. In there is an the course as live stock, poultry, soil chemistry, conservation, markets tives, live stock diseases, mechanics and farm engineering, drainage, etc. Special speakers will lecture on- different subjects dur­ ing the course. The boys classes are being held in the Town Hall and the girls classes are in the Canadian Legion rooms, courses are the first to be held in Exeter since 1931. The New H. S. Teacher School re-opened Monday follow­ ing the holidays. Miss Maud How­ ell, of Goderich, who taught last year in Toronto and who for a time was a teacher in Trinidad for the United Church, has beeq added to the High School staff, This makes a total teaching staff of twelve with Mr. Art Campbel} dividing his time between the school and as recreational director for the town. The new building to provide an extra class-room has been completed and is now being occupied. The old Board of Edu­ cation has now been dissolved and the new Exetei* High School Dis­ trict Board will take over the new duties. Their inaugural meeting will be held to-night Wednesday. l Coal Business Sold After one year in the coal busi­ ness in Exeter Mr. W. W. McBride has sold out to Mr. Harry Bierling, of town, who will take over the business the middle of this month. Mr. McBride, a year ago, purchased the business from W. C. Allison and moved to Exeter from Hay township, We understand Mr. Me* Bride is now looking for another farm. Mrs. Daniel Surerus Gertrude Weber Surerus, of Daniel Surerus died at her oil the Bronson Line, Hay on Thursday, Jail. 2nd in her 85th year. She was married in 1893 and lived on a farm in Hay Township, for the rest of her life. She was a member of the Evangelical Church Ladies’ Aid and. W.M.S. Survivors include two sons, Prof. J. A. Surer* us, Toronto, and Gordon, Hay Twp.; two daughters, Meba, Toron­ to, and Flossie (Mrs. Otto Willert)| of Dashwood district; and Otte sister, Mrs, Nancy Ravelie, Grand Bend. The remains rested at the Westlake funeral home, Zurich, where a public funeral service was * held “ • - • by a Rev. and Line Wife home Twp., Sunday at 2 p.m,, followed service at Evangelical hhurchi C. B. Eeckendorn officiated interment was In Broheon. Cemetery,