HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-05-01, Page 1Seventy-Fourth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1st, 1947 Single Copy 5 cents
Lions to Sponsor
Flood Campaign
At the Lions Club supper meet
ing in Kether's Restaurant Mon
day evening there was a splendid
attendance. It was decided to
sponsor .the Cancer drive for mem
bership and also the Ontario Brit
ish Flood Relief campaign for the
collection of clothing, food .and
cash donations. The campaign is.
scheduled from May 1 to 15. The
heroic fight put up by the people
of the British Isles during the
past eight years has won wide
spread admiration and the present
plight of the people during this
latest disastei* calls for whole
hearted support. The Lions also
decided to sponsor juvenile base1
ball in Exeter. A committee was
appointed to arrange a Ladies’
Night. A report was received as
to the reengagement of the pres
ent physical director, Mr. Art
Campbell.
Appointed Accountant
Mr, C. W, Parkinson, of Chat
ham, 'Ontario, who has been reliev
ing at the 'Bank of Montreal recent
ly received word from his Head
Office that he has been appointed
accountant here in the place of Mr.
J. W. Kinnell, who will be on sick
leave for several months. Mr. Par
kinson has over twenty years’ ser
vice with the bank, having spent
the past six years with the Chat
ham, Ontario 'branch and previous
to that time served in several
Western Ontario branches. During
his sojourn in Chatham he was in
terested in service work being a
member of the Kinsmen Club. He
and his wife were members of Park
Street "United Church where he
served on the board of elders. The
Parkinson’s have three 'children,
two of which are in public school.
“Parky” is very anxious to obtain
a home for his family in Exeter
as soon as possible, so if any of our
readers know of <a home which
■might be available soon he would
appreciate their getting in touch
with him.
Crediton Women
Hold A nnua I Meeting
The Crediton Women’s Institute
held theii' annual meeting in the
Council Chambers April 24th. The
meeting opened by singing the
Ode and repeating the Lord’s
prayer in unison. Ninteen members
answered the roll call by giving
health hints. Delegates for the
District annual were named and
a choice was made for the Co-Op
erative program for the district.
Mrs. Ewald took the chair for the
election of officers. The result is
as follows: president, Mrs. Hugo
Schenk, 1st vice, Mrs. Wilfred
Mack, 2nd vice, Mrs. Walter Web
er, sec.-treas., Mrs. G. Zwicker,
ass. sec., Mrs. Gordon Morlock,
District director, Mrs. L. England,
ass. director, Mrs. Mabel Ewald.
The convenors of the standing
committee, the social convenor, the
good cheer convenoi* and the sew
ing convenor were elected. Mrs.
Elmer Lawson took tire chair for
the following program; a paper on
cancer by Mrs. Ashfield; piano
duet by Mrs. E. Lawson and Mrs.
Emmery Fahrner; poem “Home
Remedies” by Mrs. Fretts. It was
decided to continue the meetings
through the swimmer months.
Lunch was served by Mrs. E.
Lawson, Mrs. Emmery Fahrner!
Mrs. Ed. Finkbeiner, Mrs. Fretts
and Mrs. Ashfield.- A vote of
thanks was tendered to these'
ladies by Mrs. Aaron Wein and
seconded by Mrs. Leonard Wein.
Huron Presbyterial
The Huron Presbyterial met in
the Main 'Street United Church on
Thursday of last week. There was
a good attendance and interesting-
sessions. Dinner was served by the
ladies of the Church. A full report
will appear next week.
Crusade to
Cut High Prices
S. M. Sanders, who specializes in
the manufacture of wheelbarrows,
has been impressed with the action
of Geo. iStirrett, Sarnia merchant,
who in an attempt to check the
tide of rising prices, decided on a
ten per cent, cut in his merchandise
with the hope that such an action
might catch on and restore stabil
ity. Mr, Sanders endorses the
thought and is following the lead
by reducing the price of his wheel
barrows from $9.00 to $8.00. Mr.
Sanders says that this is not a bid
for trade as he is already busily
employed. He hopes that the spirit
will catch on and that many others
will follow suit. ’
Fallowing the announcement by
Mr. 'Sanders another merchant has
joined the reduced price sales that
are sweeping both the United States
and Canada. L. M. Harvey, of the
■Red and White Grocery in this issue
announces a ten per cent, reduction
in groceries. The sky-rocketing of
■prices that have set on foot a buyer’s
strike in many places sooner or
later will have a disastrous effect
on the economic life unless some
thing is done to counteract it. The
reduced price sales ,may have the
desired effect.
A Want Ad will bring an invas
ion of buyers to your home.
Daylight Saving
Daylight saving went into effect
in Exeter .Sunday. The clocks in
Exeter were not advanced the hour
until 'Sunday evening. A few per
sons set their clocks on advanced
time 'Saturday night and were an
hour early for church Sunday
morning. With no change in the
railway time table the morning
mail is now ready about noon.
Wartime Houses
Practically Assured
Reeve B, W. Tuckey was in Ot
tawa for a couple of days last,
week with a deputation from Hur
on County in connection with Sky
Harbor Airport. While there he
contacted Gen. Young, chairman of
the War Time Housing Committees
and emphasized the need of hous
ing in Exeter. While Exeter have
applied for fifty war time houses
Gen. Young practically assured
Mr. Tuckey that twenty-five houses
would be erected here. He also in
formed Mr. Tuckey that plan^
were in progress to provide a cer
tain amount of housing accommo
dation at the airport for the
married personnel and that al
building project would run over a
period of four or five years.
VISITORS FROM ENGLAND — Exeter last week was favored
with a visit from Mr. and Mrs. H, E. Healey, of Lower Combe,
Brook Gardens, Kingston Hill, Surrey, England, a great nephew
of the late Thomas Trivitt, who are at present visiting at South
Coinso Road, Connecticut. Mr. and Mrs. Healey made a special
trip to Exeter to see the Trivitt Memorial Church, erected by their
uncle, the late Thomas Trivitt, in 1888. Mr. Healey carried a letter
written by the late Mr. Trivitt to his father in England and also
the Trivitt Coat of Arms which appear in the church west window.
The above picture of Mr. and Mrs. Healey was taken on the
church steps by Thos. Walker.
Exeterites Witness
Strong Man Stunts
A crowd of several hundred spec
tators witnessed Krikor Hekimian,
■a 215 pound Armenian who served
in the Canadian army during the
war, perform several remarkable
feats of strength on John street
Friday evening of last week. Be
ginning his performance he lifted
a man weighing about 200 pounds
and carried him around with his
teeth. With a rope attached to a
Turkey Transport truck and the
frayed end between his teeth he
moved the truck. To climax the
strong-man exhibition he attached
the rope to the Tuckey Transport
trailer truck which in addition to
the truck contained almost two
tons of merchandise.
As he ibegan to pull by gripping
his bare feet on the gravel road he
failed to budge the transport on
which were eight or ten men. He
found that someone had jokingly
placed some twigs in front of the
wheels. After moving the twigs and
requesting the men to get down
from the truck he successfully
pulled the truck for several feet
and the crowd burst into cheers.
Between the feats he passed among
the crowd taking up a collection and
he thanked the donors. He left
Exeter the same evening for Goder
ich where on Sunday afternoon he
swam in the cold waters of Lake
Hu'ron, sat on a cake of ice and
ate an ice cream cone.
sa-
Summer
$
knitted Jockey
Men’s Farm Boots
at
to
very scarce for
etc., in Arrow,
and Currie
prices from
$2.25 each
Men’s Wear
for Summer
Summer Ties
We have just received
shipments of the very
latest men’s ties in plains,
florals,
Forsyth
makes
$1.00
Men’s
Undershirts
and Shorts
Men’s
shorts and shirts have
been
years. At present we have
a good stock in small,
medium and large sizes.
Boys’ knitted shirts and
shorts, small, medium
and large
Overalls
Men’s Combination Overalls,
blue or khaki, most sizes in
stock.
Work Socks
Men’s dress and work socks, the
largest stock we have had in
years—buy early!
Hos iery
Ladies’ nylon, pure thread silk,
bemberg, and fine lisle hosiery,
all full fashioned, in stock this
week.
Cotton Briefs
Children’s and Misses’ cotton
briefs now available, ages 2 to
16 years.
Spring Coatings
We have just received a nice
range of Spring Coatings in
checks and plain materials in
cluding shades of bright red and
robin’s egg blue, 54” wide, ex
ceptional value
at $3.00 yard
Special
1 web only pure linen, bleached
white, 36” wide, foi* embroidery
purposes
at $1.65 yard
Rev. A. B. Irwin
Presbytery Head
•Rev. A. B. Irwin was elected
chairman of Huron Presbytery for
the conference year, July 1 to June
30, 1948, at a meeting in James
'Street United Church, Exeter, on
Thursday of last week. Rev. Harold
‘Snell was in the chair.
Rev. A. W. 'Gardiner and F. S.
Savauge were' reelected as secre
tary and treasurer, respectively.
Rev. William Mail- and H. G. Wil
son were nominated .for the settle
ment committee.
Rev. A. Murray Stuart, of Lon
don, and President Walter T.
Brown, of Victoria University,
made an appeal on behalf of the
financial campaign to raise $2,000,-
00 0 for an addition to the Library
Building, women’s residence and
endowments in Victoria University.
New Church
Permission was granted to the
Goshen congregation to erect a new
church at an estimated cost of
$15,000. A request from Westfield
congregation to sell two open sheds
for $100 each, was granted.
Rev. J. L. Foster and Rev. Wil
liam T. Cleave were recommended
ifor retirement on account of ill
health.
IPresbytery sustained and passed
on to the settlement committee
calls from Bedford Park, Toronto,
to Rev. Ralph H. Turnbull; from
Parkview, Stratford, to Rev, A. S.
Trueblood, and from St, James,
Windsor, to Rev. Arthur Sinclair;
also requests from Rev. W. J. 'Pat
ton, and Rev. G. H. Dunlop for a
change of pastorates.
A memorial service for Rev. B.
| iS. 'Smillie, missionary to India, was
conducted by Rev. K. A. 'Brook.
Panco or leather soles, well known brands such
as Williams, Hydro City, Sterling and Valentine
Martin
Priced at $3.95 Up to $7.00
M isses* Suits
Misses ^pastel shade summer
suits, very special value *
at $17.00 each
Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Quick Quaker Oats
Large 8 lb. box .....;............... each 23e
Canned Plums—Green Gage or
Lombard, choice quality ....... 2 tins 27c
Golden Wax Beans
Standard quality, 20 ox. tins, 2 for 25c
Royal Manor Puddings
or Jelly Desserts, asstd. flavors, 2 for 15c
Kel Apple Juice
A crushed juice,, unsweetened, per tin 15c
Canned Pears, in gallons
Very special value, choice quality, tin 98c
Society Dog Food
Convenient and nutritious
Glenwood Diced Carrots
Choice quality, 20 ox. tins
2 tins 29c
..... 2 for 15c
Your
Superior
Store
Mrs. Anderson
The funeral of the late Mrs. El
eanor Anderson was held from the
Dinney Funeral Home Monday Ap
ril 28th, with interment in the Ex
eter cemetery. Mrs. Anderson had
not been in good health for ahput
a year and passed away Saturday1
in her 85th year. Her husband,
the late Wilson Anderson, prede
ceased her 14 years ago, also her
eldest daughter (Hilda) Mrs.
Frank Taylor, 20 years ago. She
is survived by three daughters and
two sons, (Myrtle) Mrs. George
Hay, of Exeter: (Edith) Mrs. Wm.
Schroeder, of Centralia; (Ella)
Mrs. Mervin Brokenshire, of Hag-
ersville; Charles, of Crediton and
Eber, of Gull Lake, Sask, also two
brothers, Marte?Mitchqll, of Exeter
Wesley Mitchell, of Vancouver and
two sister, Mrs. Frank Sweet, of
Sarnia and Mrs. Chris Rau, of
Crediton. There are 23 grand
children and 13 great grandchild-*
ren. Deceased was a member of
the Crediton United church and
an active member of the W.A.
when she had her health. The
fuiteral service was conducted by
Rev. Trueblood, of Crediton and
assisted by Rev. Woods, of Main
St. church, Exeter. The bearers
were six of her grandsons, Leroy,-
Earl and Orville Schroeder, Har-*
old Taylor, .Tack Anderson and
Jack Brokenshire. Beautiful floral
tributes were received front Credi
ton church, friends and neighbors
of Crediton and also from the
London Life Assurance Co,
Crediton Church
Changes Name
The present structure of Zion
Evangelical Church at Crediton has
been the architectural wonder and.
pride of the village for almost 51
years. For almost 93 years tlie
name “Evangelical” has been known
in this community, and all told the
denomination has been labouring
in Canada for over 110 years, 'Be
sides the work at Crediton, there
has been established through the
years Calvary Church at Dashwood,
and Emmanuel Church at Zurich.
Last November 16 th at Johns
town, Pa., there was formed by
organic union the youngest (Prot
estant church on record, the Evan
gelical-United Brethren church, con
sisting of the former “Evangelical”
and the former “United Brethren
in Christ” denominations. Those
present at the declaration of Union
at Johnstown bear witness to the
fact that churches can be coordin
ated if the spirit of Christ is in
their midst.
The Evangelical-United Brethren
church, besides being at present the
youngest Protestant church on rec
ord, is the 13th largest church in
the U.S.A., and boast of 5 2 confer
ences. Its membership including the
Canadian end of the work exceeds
783,000 with established mission
work in Puerto Rico, the Philip
pines, Europe, Japan, China, and
Africa. There are two Canadian
Conferences: the Canada conference
carrying on in Ontario, and the
North-West conference labouring
west of and including Manitoba, and
reaching through the hand of mis
sions into British Columbia.
At the recent session of the
Canada conference held in Hanover,
Ontario, from April 23rd to 27th,
the Canada conference decided to
adopt the denominational name of
Evangelical - United Brethren
Church. While from hence the
Canadian work will be carried on
under the standard of a new and
larger name, the same spirit of
Evangelism which has always char
acterized “former Evangelicals”
will be the mark of their Christian
endeavour to proclaim Jesus Christ
to individuals and to the world, and
to bring individuals through the
forgiveness of their sins to give
their lives to Jesus, the Saviour of
the world.
Former Airport Star
Purchases Property
Mr. Geo. Shaw, a former officer
with the R.C.A.F. at Centralia,
now employed at Sarnia, has pur
chased the property of Mr. B.
Moore, Exeter North. Mr. .Shaw
will be remembered by sport fans
as an outstanding hockey player
with the Airforce team. We will
welcome Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and
tlieir tliree-year-old daughter to
Exeter.
BOY SCOUTS AND
WOLF CUBS
OF THE 1st EXETER TROOP
A joint meeting will be held on
Friday, May 2nd, at 7:30 p.m.,
D.S.T., in the upper chamber of tho
Town Hall.
The District Commissioner, Mr.
Firth, will be present to address
both groups.
The parents of all Scouts and
Cuibs are invited to attend and sup
port their sons’ interests in Scout
ing.
Cub hud Scout Masters.
Two Baseball
Teams in Exeter
Two baseball teams will repre
sent Exeter this year. At an open
meeting in the Town Hall last ;Fi’i-
day night it was decided to again
put an entry in the Huron-Perth
Intermediate OBA group and with
the revival of a Juvenile section
the Lions Club will sponsor a team.
Aspirants from both teams have
been working out in front of the
Arena this week with a goodly num
ber on hand. Pitching, a long
standing problem in Exeter, still
remains the big question mark
with the local Intermediates. The
Juveniles, like most of the other
entries in the league, will be start
ing from scratch.
While it is not yet definite as
to the number of entries in the In
termediate group It is possible that
teams will be entered from Hen-
sall, Clinton, 'S’taffa, Lucan, Clin
ton Radio School, St. Marys and
Mitchell as well as the local nine.
In the league with the Juveniles
Hensail and Zurich are expected to
put in an entry as well as St. Marys
and Clinton,
Gord. Farrow Elected President
At Friday night’s meeting Gord.
Farrow was elected president of the
Exeter baseball executive while
Garnet Flynn will carry on again
this year as secretary-treasurer.
Bob Southcott was appointed to
represent the team on the Huron-
Perth body. Manager of the Inter
mediates will be Elmer Bell with
the coaching chore again in the
hands of Gerry 'Smith. Jim Bowey
and Gord 'Farrow will handle the
Juveniles.
Bakery Business Sold
Mr. Cliff White, of town, has
sold his bakery business to Messrs.
Roy and Lloyd Brock, of Hensail,
who will take over the new business
next week. Both are ex-servicemen
and will be welcomed to Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. White intend remain
ing in town.
Running a Classified in The
Times-Advocate is like writing to
8,20-0 potential customers.
I. O.O.E Attends
Divine Service
“Life and what to do with it”
was the sermon theme of Rev, Nl
J, Woods last Sunday evening in
Main St, church when the mem-’
bers of Exeter Lodge No, 67
I.O.O.F, worshipped in that church
Members of the order were preen
ent from Hensall and Brucefield.
The brethren met at the lodge
room and under’ Marshall A. G.
Hicks paraded to the church and
occupied the centre pews.
Mi’. Woods stated that for many
people life was a very unpleasant
experience, scarcely tolerable to
some folk. Many, if asked, could
not be able to give any good reas
on for living. Their occupations -are
nothing more than occupations and
they see no further than the
boundaries of their own office,
store or farm. Of all people who
ever lived we are the busiest, but
from the standpoint of successful
living, we may not be the best,
Life should not be boresome, in
tolerable or a thing of confusion,
but was meant to be a thing of
joy, Man must take a delight in.
whatever he is doing if he is to
live abundantly. The speaker went
on to remind his hearers that the
deepest impressions made in one’s1
youth were made by incidents of
fun and play. Incidents in which
the whole family broke loose and
played together, rank high amoiig
the pleasant memories of one’s
early life. The spirit of play must
be taken over into one’s work and
one's religion. The religious people
should be the happiest people ini
the whole community because joy
is the distinctively Christian word.
There are three or four ways that
you may meet life. You may run
away from it or try to go around
it or you may follow along with
the herd and think and drink as
the other fellow. In the third
place you may attempt to master
it and give direction to your life
or in the fourth place do as St.
Paul said he did, “For me to live
is Christ” were the words thati
Paul used in his letter to the Phil-
lipians in describing his surrend
ered life. Herein lies the secret of
the good, abundant and happy life.
The choir under Mrs. A. Willard
sang an anthem “Lift up Your
Head O Ye Gates” with Miss D.
Davis taking the solo obligatto. A
quartette “Day is Dying in the
West” was sung by Milton Mc-
CuIIagh, Jack Williams, Harold
and Gerald .Skinner. 'On their re
turn to the lodge a vote of thanks
was tendered the minister ’and!,
choir for a very fine service.
William Oke
Mr. Wm. Oke, for many years a
resident of Seaforth,- died suddenly!
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Wm.'
Higgins, of Clinton, on Friday last
in his 85th year. He was born in
McGillivray Township and was
twice married, his first wife being
Louise Mills and following her
death'- he was married to Lottie
Hern who predeceased him in
19'3'9. Surviving are one daughter
and four sons, Mrs. John Brockj
of London; Cecil, of Tuckersmith,
Hugh, Roy and Leq, of Hamilton.
The deceased visited in Exeter on
frequent occasions with his niece,
Mrs. Geo. Hunter. Mrs. Hunter,
Miss Stella Southcott, of town, and
Mrs. May Payne, of Ottawa, at
tended the funeral which was heli
in Seaforth Sunday.
An artesian well of electricity
which sends out a current strong
enough to illuminate a light bulb
or play a six-volt battery radio
has been discovered at DesMoines,.
Ia.
EVANGELICAL-UNITED BRETHREN will be the new nauic for
the Crediton Zion Evangelical Church pictured above. The uniting
of the Evangelical and the United Brethren in Christ denominations
form the youngest Protestant church on record,