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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-02-05, Page 9THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Sth, 1948 BRINDLEY The annual Pancake Supper will be held jn St, Marys Angli can Chprch basement, Brinsley, on Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th, *A good program lias been pro vided. • The members .of St. Marys Anglican Church, Brinsley, held their annual Vestry meeting on Tuesday evening last. After the business part of the meeting the ladies served lunch. Mrs. Roland Neil' and Gerald spent last week with her broth er, Mr. and Mrs, Baker, of St. Thomas. , Miss. Joyce Kuhn, of Crediton spent the week-end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher -Gower. Mr. Hilton Banting is spend ing some time with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fenton. Mr. and Ml’s. Nelson Hodgins, of Parkhill, spent Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Picker ing, Mr. and Mrs. Wes Watson, Eddie and Bonnie spent Thurs day evening last with Mr. and Mrs, Jack Hodgson. Mr. Neil McRann, of R.R. No. 1, Clandeboye, has been engaged as secretary-treasurer of the Mc Gillivray township public School Area to succeed Mr. Wm, Pat terson, of Lieury. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Steeper, Harvey and Leslie spent Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lewjs, Mr, and Mrs. Marwood Prest. and children spent Tuesday eve ning with Hodgson. -Mr. and family, of SHIPKA Sunday, February 8th, will be communion service at the Unit ed church. Everyone is cordially invited. Mrs. Wray Colbett, of Toron to, visited last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ratz. Mrs. Nelsen Coultis, of Elim- ville, visited a few days at the home of her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. H. Finkbeiner. Mr. Ted Deitrich, of Windsor, is visiting with Lome and Roy Deitrich at present. GREENWAY The Harmony Class of ,the United church will hold their monthly meeting on Friday eve ning at '8.30 at the home of -Mr. and Mrs. Carman .Woodburn. Hicks visited on Pet- East Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mrs. Roy Nickles and Stratford, visited re cently with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maguire. , Mr. and Mrs. Florae Bishop, of Parkhill, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Gower. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson, of Brucefield, .visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Sholdice on iSundav last. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lewis and daughter, of London, and Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Lewis, of Brins ley, spent -Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lightfoot, of St. Marys. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Lewis, Shirley -and Mildred spent Sun day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thompson, of We are glad to Mrs. Jim Morley is around again after illness. Radio Of m any radio Chatham on Saturday, at 2 p.m. by Miss Betty Shol dice, of School Section No. 5, McGillivray. She will speak there for the Western Ontario Public School Public -Speaking elimination. She will speak again on the "Romance of Prin cess Elizabeth” for which she won first place for the Middle sex Public Speaking held in London late last Good luck, Betty. While the 11th con. of Cillivray has been nearly passible for cars on account of ■Mrs. Wm. Monday with Mr, and Mrs. er Gillies and family, of Williams. Miss Winnie Gray spent week-end at her home at chell. Mr. and -Mrs. Russell Brown and Gordon visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. D, Wilson, of Arkona. Mr. Harold Pollock, of troit, spent a few days week at his home here. A number in ill with' the flu. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, of West on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. I-Ienry Hartle. ■Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Turnbull and Donna, of Grand Bend, vis ited on Saturday with Mrs. Al bert Pollock. Mr. Earl Gardner, of Sarnia, spent the week-end with his mother, Mrs, J. Gardner. this vicinity Cecil Hartle Corners, visited Lieury. report that able to be her recent Broadcast special interest to our readers will be a special broadcast over CFCO Feb. 14, contest fall. Mc- im- the snow and the McGillivray Township snow plow nearly beaten for some place to put the snow now, the Council got Mr. C. P. Deitrich, contractor, with his caterpillar tractor plow pushed the snow back fence to fence making a road. W.M.S. and AV.A. Meeting The W.M.S. and W.A. their regular monthly meeting- in the basement of 'Brinsley United Church on Wednesday evening last with a small atten dance due to the roads. Group 1 with Mrs. Jack Hodgson as con venor. led the meeting with the use of hymn 153 after which Psalm 23 was read in unison. The business was taken by the president, Mrs. Martin Watson. Roll call and minutes were read by Miss Kathleen Morley. A reading was given by Mrs. Ar thur Hodgson entitled “Robert Burns” followed by the topic “Wings of the Spirit” by Mrs. Wes Watson. The 1st vice-president of the W.A. Mrs. Jack Trevethick, took the chair. Scripture “The Beati tudes” was read in unison. It was decided that Group 2 will be resonsible for the World Day of Prayer. Hymn 3 82 was sung and the meeting closed by re peating the Mizpah Benediction. Lunch was served by Grou]) 1. Business Directory DR. H. H. COWEN L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Main Street. Exeter Office 3Gw Telephones Res. 36 j Closed Wednesday Afternoon ELMER D. BELL, K.C. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR Successor to J. W. Morley EXETER. ONTARIO DR. J. W. CORBETT D.D.S., L.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Bell Building, Exeter Telephone 273 GLADMAN and COCHRANE BARRISTERS - SOLICITORS EXETER, ONTARIO at Hensail, Friday 2 to 5 pan. FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable ■ and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P.O. or RING .138 ZURBRIGG OPTOMETRICAL OFFICE D. B. Tindall, R.O. O.D. Phone 336 ALVIN WALPER LICENSED AUCTIONEER Specializing in Farm and Purebred Livestock Sales PHONE ~>7r2 R. 1 DASHWOOD JOHN WARD Chiropractor and Optometrist MAIN STREET, EXETER Open Every Week Day Except Wednesday Phone 348 ARTHUR FRASER USBORNE and HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ontario President ...... Wm. II. COATES Exeter Vice-Pres........ANGUS SINCLAIR R.R. 1 Mitchel? DIRECTORS JOHN HACKNEY Kirkton, R. 1 WM. A, HAMILTON ,. Cromarty JOHN MCGRATH .. Dublin, Ont. MILTON McCURDY Kirkton R. 1 AGENTS ALVIN L. HARRIS Mitchell THOMAS SCOTT Cromarty T. G. BALLANTYNE, Woodham SECRETARMREASURER , B. W. F. BEAVERS ...... Exeter SOLICITORS GLADMAN & UOUJHit^Xivn; Lxetei Income Tax Reports, Bookkeeping Service, etc. Ann St., EXETER, Phone 355\v WM. H. SMITH LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you of your property^ true value on sale day. Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed Crediton P.O. or Phone 43-2 E. F. CORBETT LICENSED AUCTIONEER Terms Reasonable Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER. R.R. 1 Phone zturicli var7 and snow from Paste 9 held I RMDS 5 Aid to municipalities in Huron County for road mamte nance was three times as great in 1997 as in 1993, ERFORMANCE p MOUNTS &WCATIOH Equality in educational opportunity as between urban and rural areas has been achieved by greatly enlarged legislative grants, A sub stantial part of educational costs in Huron has been taken off your heal property taxes. READ THE RECOD In 1943 grants to all HURON County municipalities were.. $ 38,048.00 In 1 947 they were................................................................... $227,638.00 RMl TH >> r- 1 Under the Drew Government maintenance grants to hospitals at Goderich, Seaforth and Clinton have been doubled, and new capital grant commitments totaling $75,000 have been made, of which a substantial part has already been paid. READ THE. RECORD Maintenance grant to hospitals in Huron County in 1943—last year oF old Government of which Mr. Oliver was a member. . $ Maintenance grant in 1 947.......... $ Capital grants by Government of which Mr. Oliver was a member for new building and equipment, before 1 943........... Drew Government commitments 1947-48 MRKfft T&K 2,810.00 5,51 1.00 $75,000.00 Policies of the Drew Govern ment aim at finding out how farmers can best be assisted. Under these policies a substan tial body of legislation raising rural living standards has been enacted. READ THE RECORD Live-stock marketing materially improved. Assistance to cattle shows in Huron. Establishment of three demonstration hog feeding stations in Huron. Extensive loans to Huron Co-operatives. Development of Junior Farmers work in Huron. Intensive warble fly control campaign in Huron. Many other Provincial measures which have improved farm education, health and marketing. 1 hydro An average of 659 additional farm homes in Huron have received Hydro service under the Drew program every year since the Government took office, In the last year of the Hepburn Government only 23 farm homes were added, READ THE RECORD In 1943—when Mr. Oliver was a member of the Government of that year—rural lines added in HURON were: Miles New Consumers 2.34 23 Rural lines added since the Drew Government took Hydro out of politics: (n 1944................................................. Miles ................... 15,71 New Consumers 275 1945 ................ ............................. ................... 112.08 517 1946................................................................... 78.95 661 1947.................................................................. 59.20 697 Planned for 1948................ « •................... 167.89 1145 READ THE RECORD In 1943—the last year of the Government of which Mr. Oliver was a member—road subsidies to municipalities in HURON County totalled.............................................. $ Since the Drew Government took office: In ................................................................................................$ 1947................................................................................. In addition—expenditures on King’s Highways Construction and Maintenance in Huron County were: In 1943..............- 1947............... Planned for 1948 133,878.42 245.319.42 392.706.43 350,000.00 525,000.00 $1,000,000.00 $ $ TOM PRYDE has vigorously served your interests in Huron in municipal and service work. He will work with the Drew Government in your interests. TOM PRYDE Progressive-Conservative Keep HURON in the GOVERNMENT