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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1947-07-17, Page 1Seventy-Fourth Year Exeter Rink Wins Single Copy 5 centsEXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 17th, 1947 Third in Trebles In spite of the rain which pre­ ceded the threatening the Exeter bowlers enjoyed a splen­ did Trebles tournament Monday evening. The eleven greens, which were never better than they are at present, were filled with rinks from Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Mitchell, Stratford, St. Marys, Ailsa Craig, Parkhill and a London r-ink from Turnbull’s Grove. Five Exeter rinks participated, visitors were welcomed by president, Ted Davies, and the rules read by R. N« -Creech. Between the second and third games members of the Ladies Bowling Club served lunch. First'prize was won by -Ross Sproat, Chas. Barber and J. Hot- ham, skip, of Seaforth, with three wins plus 26; second, H. Larkin, E. Piper and M. W- Telfer, Park­ hill, 3 wins plus 21; third, W. H, Pollen, J, M. Southcott, R. G. Sel- • don, Exeter, 2 wins plus 17; fourth, B, Snider, B. Burt, T. Kydd, Strat­ ford, 2 wins plus 16. The other results were as fol­ lows: S. Munroe, Hays and John­ ston, Seaforth, 2 losses; C. Allison, W. Baker, G. 'Matheson, Goderich, 1 win on an extra end; R. Cuth­ bertson, 'C. Brooks, F. Porterfield, Mitchell, 2 wins plus 8; B. San­ derson, J. Johnston, R. Sanderson, Goderich, 1 plus 3; F. Toole, W. MacLaren, W, A. Mair, Goderich, 2 losses; J. Roberts, J. Allison, J. Hollingsworth, Stratford, 2 wins plus 14; L. Hawes, J. H. Gib'b, F. Rustin, Mitchell, 2 losses; M. Mode, U. Snell, II. C. Rivers, Exeter, 1 plus 2; J. Schin'bein, H. McLaugh­ lin, W. MacKenzie, Mitchell, 2 plus 11; G. Appleton, B. M. Francis, W. E. Sanders, 2 losses; L, Herd, C. Draper, P. Livermore, Clinton, 2 plus 8; A. Dale, J. McDonald, L. Dale, Seaforth, 1 win on extra end; J. G. Cochrane, Ted Davies, K. Hockey, 1 win and lost 1 on a tie; M. Cunningham, C. Brown, J. Lan­ caster, St. Marys, 2 losses; G. Cowie, S. Graham, iR. Welsh, Maple Grove, 1 plus 6; C. Morton, W. Craig, McIntosh, Ailsa iCraig; 1 plus 4; T. O. 'Southcott, R. Snell, W. G. Cochrane, 1 plus 2; J. Snider, R. Bawden, H.- Steepe, Clinton, 2 plus 8. tournament and of rain during the evening The the Cars Badly Damaged In Saturday Night Crash Two cars were badly damaged and the occupants injured or .shak­ en up in an accident which hap­ pened about midnight July 112th about two miles south of Hensall. A car driven by Dalton Ingram of London, goiqg south, was to from behind Walter Burrell, bumpers were careened into loaded Motorways stopping in time to crash. Travelling cars went into the run in- by a car driven by of Cargill and the locked. the The cars pathway of a bus, the bus avoid a second 200 feet the east ditch and clipped off a telephone pole. In the Ingram car were Wm. Shirley ■■■ all of shaken bruises to St. Burrell Dalton F. Lehman. One suffered a broken nose and another a dislocated shoulder. Provincial Constable Taylor investigated the accident. Black, Walters and Patsy Murphy, London. They were badly up and suffered body and cuts and were taken Joseph’s hospital. In the cai* were Reuben Grein, Weicli, Frank Kunkel and F. the its New Roller Rink Will Open This Week Exeter’s newest venture in entertainment field will have grand opening tonight (Thursday). This new roller skating rink put up iby ment storm booth located on the west side of town two 'blocks back from Southcott Bros, store. The cement surface was laid in two days by thirteen men and three mixers. A very cap­ able loud speaker system will han­ dle the music and skates will be supplied. Skating for the first night will be free, and there will 'be skat­ ing nightly with a small admission charge. Mr. Earl Neil is a large ce- surface surrounded by a fence with a refreshment and office on the east end, Mr. Chas. Jeckell, of Youngs­ town, Ohio and son Mr. Wm. Jeckell, of Columbus, Ohio, visited with the former’s sister, Miss L. M. Jeckell. SALE OF SUMMER Wash Dress Fabrics We are placing on sale this week several more webs of summer wash fabrics, in piques, slubs, delaines, etc.; several lines just arrived. Values up to $1.00 yard. To Clear at 79c yard Plastic Tablecloths on Sale Good Size Sine range of colors and. patterns. 54”' x 54”. Reg. price $2.50 On Sale $1.95 each 52” x 67”. Reg. price $3.00 On Sale $2.35 each Rayon and Cotton Tablecloths Odd lines, size 54” x 58”. Reg1. Price $4.00. On Sale $2.95 each Work Begins on Wartime Houses Col. S. W. Archibald, of London, is having the land surveyed for the 42 new houses to be erected in Exeter by War Time Housing. The contract for the houses has been let by War Time Housing to Parker Construction Company, Port Stanley. The latter have office and tool house erected the property and work will be rush­ ed. Applications for the houses are being received at the office of the clerk, C. V. Pickard. Returned men with families will have first claim on the houses. Accommodation for the men working on the job is be­ ing sought in town. the of an on Big Race Meet Next Wednesday in Exeter The Exeter Turf Club promise the public a great day of racing next Wednesday. They already have forty entries from some of the most outstanding race horses in Western Ontario. The committee are leaving no stone unturned to perfect the best possible arrange­ ments for the horsemen and the general public. The Exeter Band will be .in attendance and a tem­ porary Grand Stand is being erect­ ed to take care of the anticipated large crowd. The public are assured a splendid afternoon of racing at Exeter’s second large meet on what is considered one of the best tracks in Western Ontario. William Wells William Wells, a native of land with no relatives in Eng- this country, died in Victoria Hospital, London, on Sunday in his 49th year. He had been in hospital for several weeks. Deceased was born in Hamworthy Junction, Boole, Dorset, Eng. He and his close friend, William Bradshaw, of Sea­ forth, came to Canada in June 19 24, and after travelling in 'Canada some time settled at Centralia, worked for several years for late Roy Fletcher and others then rented the farm of Mrs, 1 liam Baker, at Fairfield. He is vived by his father, aged 92, sister and a brother, all living in England. The funeral Tuesday af­ ternoon was held from the R. C, Dinney Funeral Home conducted by Rev. G. C. Weir, of the Cent­ ralia ment . for . He the and Wil- sur- two United church, with inter­ in the Exeter Cemetery. Mr.and Mrs. Floyd Chowen, Rosemary and Roberta, of Walled Lake, Mich., visited last week with their uncle and aunt, Mr. and. Mrs. Alfred ton. Mr. David, end Hicks. Marilyn and Kathryn Hicks un­ derwent operations for the removal of their tonsils at Mrs. Godbolt’s Hospital this week. Hicks and Mrs. Hiram Shap- and Mrs. Mervin Wilson and of London, spent the week- with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Monarch Knitting Yarn We have just received 60 boxes of Monarch Knitting yarn, 3-ply—one of the best wearing yarns we know of—-in twelve good shades. 3 oz. balls at 40c per ball Floral Dish Towels, Reg. 60c - On Sale 49c each Reg. 75c - On Sale 59c each Flannelette Sheets Get your supply for next winter while we have them. Pink white, and blue and white. $2.25 each and Misses’ Summer Suits 2 only, sizes 14 and 16; a real nice cloth; light blue shades. Reg. $17. To Clear in a Hurry $13.95 each. *each 8c 15 oz. tin 19c Boys’ to 6 Men’s, Ladies’ and Children’s Bathing Suits. We have a good stock to select .from 'Good quality at 55c yard Ladies* Plastic Aprons Reg. price 60c On Sale 49c each Blue Denim The first we have had for some time. Draperies, Curtain Nets We have just had a shipment of these lines at very attractive prices. Boys’ Suits 2-piece Jersey play suits, 2 year sizes. Reg. $1.35. To Clear at 98c Suit J Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Aylmer Vegetable Soup Always popular, 8 oz. tins Blended Juice, 5 per cent, sugar added, Orange and grapefruit .....20 oz. tin 15c , Clark’s Irish Stew Convenient and tasty .... Clark’s Mushroom Soup Extra value, 10 oz. tins 2 for 15c Hunt’s Tomato Sauce Spanish style, special value ... 2 tins Apricot Jam Very special value, 24 oz. jars, each Coffee Specials Royal York, Chase dr Sanborn, Nabob, Maxwell House per lb. Your Superior Store Injured in Accident On Saturday while Mr, and Ed. Coombes, Robt, Cutting Robt. Sanders were returning the 1'2 th of July celebration at St. Thomas they met with an auto accident in Ljican. Turning out to pass a car driven by David Reid, R.R, 8, Parkhill, the Coombes car struck the rear fender and leav­ ing the pavement struck some soft mud at the side of the road and turned over. Mrs. Coombes suffer­ ed abraisions to the nose while Robert tions to more or Coombes, ligaments right Bottle Jossed From Car Injures Girl A flying moving Sunday Coulter, : Mr. and Bend, on the head and inflicted a gash that required eight stitches to close. 'Camille was walking along the Blue Water Highway just north of the village when the bottle struck her and knocked her to the ground. Streaming with was taken to her home removed to the office of Ferguson at Dashwood. J. Ravelle in his home heard the commotion as the bottle struck the child and gave chase but wTas un­ able to overtake the car. After medical attention the child was able to go to her home. bottle tossed from a car about seven o’clock on evening struck Camille six-year-old daughter of Mrs. Wib Coulter, of Grand falood she and then Dr. D. D. Constable To Play at Teeswater The Exeter Band has been en­ gaged to play at the Teeswater Fair on largest Exeter ed on t i October 1st. As this is the rural fair in Ontario the Band are to be congratulat- their engagement. A number of farmers in the? Chiselhurst section had their entire crops wiped out Sunday afternoon, in one of the'worst hail storms ever to be party be as other ice cubes. The fury the 10 th reported in this section. One reported the hail stones large as walnuts while said Mrs. and from Cutting received 1 the arm and all less shaken up. Mr, the .driver, suffered ; and muscles in shoulder and left leg. lacera- l were Ed. tosn the Collide Sunday while Mr. Albert across road from one farm to another car stalled on the road. A second driven by Don Case, accompan- by his father, Mr. Ben Case, Cars On Etherington w'as motoring the his car ied was proceeding south and could not stop in time to avoid a collision. Damage was about fifty dollars. Enjoy Auto Trip Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Traquair returned home Tuesday after spend­ ing a month at Calgary and Banff, where they visited with their son- in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Christie. They made the trip by auto and enjoyed it throughout, never having seen an accident. Crops in the west are looking excel­ lent and threshing will soon start. one F. M. Borland, K. C Dies in Saskatoon Frederick M. Borland, K.C., of Saskatoon’s pioneer lawyers, died suddenly of a heart attack Tuesday, June 23. He had worked at his office the day before. Sixty­ eight years -old, Mr. Borland was born at Motherwell July 11^ 1879. He attended the University of Manitoba in 19 03 and graduated in law in 1907, 'being the silver medalist. He articled with the late Thomas Robinson, K.C., in Winni­ peg. Going to Saskatoon in 19 07 Mr. Borland entered the real estate business with the late Hbn. W. C. Sutherland. He was the first clerk of the court in 'Saskatoon and 'be­ gan practicing law in 1908. He was appointed a King’s 'Counsel in 1937. He was an early member of the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club and first president of the Rotary Club. On July 22, 19 08, he married Regina Bentley, who with four sons and one daughter, survive. Three brothers also survive, Will and Harvey, of Regina, and Charles, of Usborne. of the 45 were honor- Westminster Airman Honored Among the names Canadian airmen who ed in a ceremony at Abbey in London, 'England, on July 10th was that of P.O. L. A. Hewitt, son of the .late Dr. S. R. D. Hewitt and Mrs. Hewitt, of St. .John, N.B. P.O. Hewitt was a. nephew of Mr. Gilbert Dow and Mrs. Rod 'Ellis, of town. He was one of those who died or were killed in Britain be­ tween July 10 and October 31, 1940, during the famed Battle of Britain. Mr. Art WiHert.v who has been off duty for a year and three months, following an accident which fractured his right arm, has resumed his position, doing light work with the Guenther Transport. Rev. Ernest Grigg Honored Before Leaving A farewell gathering for E. Grigg was held in Caven byterian. church on Monday ning. Friends of 'Mr. Grigg they were as large of the storm struck concession of to an­ as Return From West Mr. and Mrs. Chas MacNaughton, Hether and Johnnie -have returned home, after a motor trip to Mani­ toba, visiting at Winnipeg and Brandon and spending two at Clear Lake, Wasagaming, Riding Mountain National Mrs. A. M. MacNaughton, of don, returned with them to weeks in the Park. Bran­ spend John Peart Mr. John Peart, ,a well known resident of Exeter and formerly of Usborne died _ Tuesday at home in his 8 9 th year. He been confined to his bed for past his Mrs. Norman Passmore, and eral, private will be held from his late residence, Carling .st., Thurs­ day at 2 p.m. with interment in terment in the Exeter cemetery. couple of years. Surviving widow and two his had the are daughters, of town Miss Della at home. The fun- Rev. Pres- eve- f rom all churches were present to ex­ press their good wishes. Mr. Medd spoke for Main Street, Mr. Hubert Jones for James Street, Mr, W. Middleton for Trivitt and Mr. H. Strang for Caven churches. Very appropriate solos were sung by Mrs. John Hodgert and Mrs. Simp­ son. A presentation of a traveling set and cash was made to Mr. Grigg by C. V. Pickard and an address was read by Reeve Tuckey on 'be­ half of the citizens of Exeter. Mr. Grigg in expressing his apprecia­ tion spoke of the long association the Grigg family had with Exeter, of the joy he found in the Christian way of life, his one desire was to be a living testimony for Christ. A social hour was spent in the Sunday School rooms at the close where the ladies of the congrega­ tion served lunch. Mr. Grigg left Wednesday for Lome Park, Port Credit. Leave on Trip (By the Kirkton correspondent) Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Goodger, accompanied 'by the Misses Marion Kemp, Norma Urquhart and Marion Francis have left for an extended trip to the West Coast. They plan to motor through Chicago and the western States to California, then up through Oregon and Washington to Vancouver Island. After spend­ ing a few days in Vancouver they will return through the Canadian Rockies visiting Banff points of interest on the expect to be away some Begin New Wing Excavation has new wing of the Hospital, Seaforth, will contain a 20-bed addition. Al­ terations to the persent building will include fireproof stairs nursery. started for a Scott Memorial The new wing and a and other way. They six weeks. Oldest Man in Walk Thomas Appleton, aged 9 2, was the oldest Orangeman at the Mil­ verton w’alk on the Twelfth of July. A member of the Exeter Lodge he has been an Orangeman for 70 years and he says he has missed only two July 12 th brations to beat. a record that will be cele- hard Dashwood Girls Win In a scheduled South-Huron Girls’ Softball League game, played at Exeter Tuesday evening, a visit­ ing Dashwood crew^came out on the top end of a 19-15 count. Ruth Guenther and Betty Gaiser starred for the winners each knocking out a homer. Dashwood Exeter Tetreau er4Duvar and Gibson. 200 44 1 170 19 28 101 0010 102 15 23 and Webb, Smith; Hunt- Mahaffy Reunion The tenth annual picnic Mahaffy family was held Lions Park, .Seaforth, with attendance. . _ ______ from London, Moose Jaw, Detroit, Toronto, Bayfield, Mitchell, ;St. Pauls, Staffa, Cromarty, Dublin, Kippen, Science Hill and Munro. of at 80 in Members were present the the Rammed into Bridge When Car Sideswiped® Sunday evening about midnight as Mr. Fred Taylor, an employee of Guenther Transport, was returning to Exeter from Grand Bend accom­ panied by five Exeter young ladies, the car in which they were riding ■ was sideswiped on the Bluewater ! Highway by another car going I south. The Taylor car was rammed . beneath the iron railing of a bridge in front of Hamilton’s Dairy and narrowly escaped falling into the deep ditch. The lExeter ladies were Mrs. Lamont and her two sisters Mary and Winona McDonald, also Lillian Stire and Joan Wells. Mrs. Lamont was injured about the nose and eye requiring several stitches to close the wound. The other girls were more or less bruised and shak­ en up. They were attended by Dr. Dunlop. on Hibbert Township and extended to the 12th, About 700 acres of land affecting some nine or ten farmers were com­ pletely stripped of all growing crops. Pastures were beaten into the ground. Birds, chickens and turkeys were stunned and many died. Wild rabbits in the fields were so stunned that they were found half dead the next day. Many window panes were broken in homes and poultry houses. Mr, Howard Wright, who farms 150 acres of land, was one of the heaviest losers. With the exception of several loads of hay already har­ vested Mr, Wright lost his entire crop. Mr. Ed. Chappel and Mrs. David Chappel farming 50 acres each lost all their crop as did. Richard Kinsman, Ed. Dick and Ross Surures. Ed. 'Chappel had 24 window panes broken. Wilbur Mc­ Donald had a field of wheat cut off a foot or so from the ground, and the heads could be gathered up in armfuls. Mr, Lawrence Dunn of spring grain and acres of ’beans. A number of south­ ern exposure windows were broken. Cattle in the yard were stunned and mystified, Alfred Coleman and Alfred Ross suffered heavily. The storm started about 4:30 in the afternoon and lasted from 20 minutes to half an hour. Leaves were riddled from the trees and garden roots and vegetables suf­ fered along with the grain. On the farm of Mr. Percy Harris, Chiselhurst, the storm a colony house in which about 600 turkeys. Mr. son Beverley were in house at the time and were tossed around and somewhat bruised and frightened. Many of the turkeys .died from the hail and downpour of rain which ied it. Cloudburst in Usborne In Usborne township a heavy downpour of rain accom­ panied by thunder and lightning. Mr. Thos. Fisher, one of the oldest residents of the township, said that he had never seen the like before. He described it as a cloudburst, the rain falling in sheets. Fields of roots were covered with water. A creek crossing the second con­ cession overflowed the road. At Edward Yellow’s on the Thames Road lightining struck a chimney knocking off some of the bricks. It ran down the chimney into the cellar blowing open the furnace door and covering with smut. At Clark Fisher’s the lightning entered the home blowing out the kitchen light and cutting several wires that led to the radio. On the farm of William Ellering- ton hail swept across a strip of the farm doing about fifty per cent, damage to a forty acre field of cabbage. lost 40 acres eight to ten overturned there were Harris and the colony the heavy accompan- there was the room In the Land of No-ruh — By Sgt. J. G. MacKay —- Attend Grand Lodge Messrs. Wm. Cann, Fred Dawson, W. W. Taman, Thos. Pryde and Bruce Fields motored to Toronto Wednesday to attend the Masonic Grand Lodge. Mr. J. P. Bowey went to Toronto with some of the Lucan brethren. Louis Schilbe Louis Schilbe, well-known farm­ er, died at his home In Zurich in his 76th year, He farmed on the 14th concession of Hay 'township until 23 years ago when he opened ; a feed store in Zurich. Surviving i are his wife: two sons, Milford and Ervin, Zurich; two daughters, Mrs.. H. Krueger and Mrs. Ivan Yung-.; blut, also of Zurich; one brother,’ and one sister. The body rested at | the Westlake funeral home where a private service was held on Tues­ day at 2:30 p.m., after which a pub­ lic service was held at St. Peteros Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Schilbe was a life-Ibng member, in­ terment was at St. Peter’s Ceme-1 tery. Rev. E. Heimrich officiated, • 4 I \__________________________________________ Once upon a time the great king (possibly Mackenzie - auth.) found it necessary to train a number of young men in the finer arts of war­ fare so that his land and his people might not be set upon unawares. Now one part of this great land was favored by the king and his wise men, for it was there in the part called No-ruh that the crops grew tall, the stock fat, and the people thrifty. The king decreed that in No-ruh there would be a large camp of theate young men, to­ gether with their goods, tels, upon ance. In there was said that these young men were paid in pieces of silver*. And would not this silver come into the market places, and would not a number of men of No-rUh find employment at the camp. So it came to pass that the camp Was set up by the great king at one of the chief towns of No-ruh < Then the young men and their leaders came to the new camp. "This is our new home,” they said. “Here we shall bring our kinfolk, that they may learn the ways of the land of No-ruli,” But there were some amongst them that sfioke longingly of such strange places as Chilli­ wack. Wetaskwin, and eres. In the town 'by the dwelt a group of meh and such kinfolk these young men their chat- as looked for susten- of No-ruh,the market places was great rejoicing, for it Trois Rlvi- camp of the there Club ------- ---------------------------------------- of the Lion. This group of men spoke to each other saying, "tMs is a good thing, we shall take these young men and their kinfolk unto ourselves and they shall become one of us, and our market places will prosper.” But others said nay. "These peo­ ple are strangers. They know not our ways and our customs. They will bid against us in the market, cause noise in the streets, and all manner of alarm.” But the men of the Lion cried, "Did we not send our .young men forth? Were they not well received? The great king rules many lands of which No-ruh is but a part. Let us not have the ways of a village but rather a busy market centre. These people will bring far more than they take away. They will cause our markets to be larger and you shall profit there­ by.” So the doubters were comforted for were not the Men of the Cltlb of the Lion known for wise coun­ sel. And so the people of the town became friends with the young men. They visited their camp and they played games with them. They smiled when the young men spoke of other lands and climes fob they know that the joung men only jested. The young men .were happy and they said to their children, "take to yourselves the way of the people of this town for it is good." And the things that the wise men of the Lion had foretold came to pass and all was Well in the land of No-ruh« A Decoration Services Held in Hensall (By the Hensall correspdudent) A joint decoration service by the legion and I.O.O.F. was held at the cenotaph in Hensall on Sunday. Mr, Sidney McArthur had charge of the parade and Mr. Peter L. McNaugh­ ton was master of ceremonies. Bug­ ler Fred Beer sounded Reveille and the Last Post. The flag was placed at the cenotaph by Mr. Alfred Clark. Rev. R. A. Brook and Rev. P. A. Ferguson assisted in the ser­ vice, Decoration of the graves at Hensall Union Cemetery followed when Rev. Ferguson read the scrip­ ture and led in prayer. The address was given by Rev. R. A. Brook. Mr* W. O. Goodwin gave the closing re­ marks for the Percy Campbell ing remarks for the graves were Taggart’s cemetery. Legion and Mr. gave the conclud- the I.O.O.F. Later decorated at Mac- ii Why Pay More? 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