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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-02-26, Page 1
a Possibility Seventy-Fifth Year Single Copy 6 cents Centralia Mr. ,Clax- The be a play- this will night at the Coleman Shoe managed by of the New Ryckman Hunter ... Creech ... Pearce ... Bowey ... in Western the afternoon he to the radar school of cement blocks, when completed willCentralia,” Mr. His report on EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26th, 1948 Homes for Married RCAF At Centralia Hon. Brooke Claxton, Cana da’s ministei’ of national defence paid an official visit to the Cen tralia Airport Thursday morning of last week while ,on a tour of military inspection Ontario. In paid a visit at Clin’tou. While at ton stated that one of the main items he was invesigating dur ing his tour of the two air bases was the need for married personnel living accommoda tion. "We plan to build 1,600 homes on military across Canada and some may be designated for and said, would have a great bearing the number built and when work start, he stated. Permanent homes already are completed at Trenton air station as the first move in the Government policy to .provide living quarters on military stations for all person nel. Mr. Claxton was on a two- day tour of permanent establish ments in London and district. He flew from London City Airport in a R.C.A.F. Dakota transport plane with Air Vice Marshall E. ®. Middleton, C.B.E., commanding officer Cen tral Air Command, Trenton. At Centralia he inspected a guard of honor and was shown around the aii* base by Group Captain ■M. D. Lister, commanding of ficer,. Narrow Escape Mr. Ed Lippert, while over seeing the repair of the Stephen Township grader met with a serious accident which might easily have ended fatally. A jack that was holding, the gra der slipped and the grader wing fell striking Mr. Lippert on the side of the face rendering him unconscious. He was removed to hospital in London. Another inch or two and Mr. Lippert’s skull would have been fractured. WS» jI hat Stations of them Clinton Claxton the need on of houses to be when work would stated. Benefit Game This Thursday Exeter Arena the team of London Frankie Coleman York Yankee baseball chain will meet the Exeter squad in a benefit .game to raise money for the Injured Players’ Fund star ted by Mrs. Milner W.O.A.A. Semi-Finals The W.O.A.A. semi-final offs will get undei* way Friday night when Lucan go to Ilderton. The two teams will meet Monday night in the Exeter Arena. Parkhill and Exeter will play in the W.O.A.A. 'A’ group semi-finals. Both games wil be played in the Exeter Arena Saturday night will be Parkhill’s home game while Exeter’s home game will be played Wednesday night. These will be a two-out- of-three game series. Mr. Claxton ' expressed his praise for the manner in which the pilot training station was operated. "Centralia is a .model station and is doing an important work for Canada in turning out new pilots,” the ministei’ said. Cen tralia is the only R.C.A.F. school graduating .pilots in Can ada. It also operates an advanc ed instrument flying training school and courses foi’ radio navigators. Mr. Claxton was accompanied by the defence secretary, Col. H. L. Cameron and his f private secretary ,W. R. Wright. The party drove from Centra lia to Clinton. The inner work ings radar minister officer Wing Commander Hull, D.F.C. of Canada’-s station was by its top secret shown the commanding A.c. of Plan Race Meet For Next July 21st A meeting of the members the Exeter Turf Club waq, held in the office of . Mr. Wes. Sim mons on Tuesday evening, Feb. 1948. Members of this club J. Mor- Schwartz, Bea- Yearley, The are, Presi- Chairman, , G. 17, are as follows: Messrs, rissey, F. Taylor, H. G. Fylnn, P. Dearing, IL ver, W. Simmons, T. W. C. Allison, G. .Lawson, officials of the club dent, Frank Taylor; John Morirssey;/Sec.-Treas., >■, W. Lawson, The financial state ment of last years’ activities was read showing a balance in the Dec. Club this cess __ thusiastic support of all horse racing fans in the district. A tentative date of July 21st was ®et for the Race Meet in Exeter Celebrate Golden Wedding in Hospital A pleasant and unique golden wedding anniversary was cele brated Monday afternoon in a sunroom at Victoria Hospital, London, foi’ Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Trevethick of Crediton. Mr. Tre vethick has been a patient at the hospital for seven weeks with a fractured hip, and a few of the relatives decided that this important event in the lives of this highly respected couple should not pass without due re cognition. A social gathering at the hospital was planned and Mrs. Trevethick was taken down for the occasion. Among those present were Mrs. L. Roedding, of London, sister of Mr. Treve thick and hei* -daughter, Mrs. A. E. Holly, of Brantford; Mrs. Bert Kestle; Mr. and Mrs. Vic tor Kestle and Mrs. L. J. Pen- hale, was in a noon nurse and a wedding cake pro vided by Mrs. Victor' Kestle. It was a very enjoyable affair. Mr. Trevethick is looking fine and expects to return home Friday of this week, maiden name The wedding home of her Mrs. Jos. Kestle, of Hay Town ship. They have been esteemed residents of Crediton for many years where Mr. Trevethick con ducted a woodworking business. For many years he was super intendent of the United Church Sunday School and actively asso ciated with the. official board. Their many friends will hope for them many more years of happy wedded life. “'of town. Mr. Trevethick brought into the sunroom wheeled chair where after tea was served by the Mrs. Trevethick’s was Ann Kestle. took place at the parents, Mr. and INSPECTS THE GUARD OF HONOUR Brooke Claxton, Canada’s Minister of National Defence., paid an official visit to Centralia and Clinton Airforce schools Thurs day of last week. He is seen here inspecting the Guard of Honor. On the left is Group C'apt. M. G. Lister, Hon. Mr. Claxton, Fit. Lt. 1). Mae Williams and Fit. Sgt. J. Bari-ill, all ol' Centalia. —R.C.A.F. Photo Official Count Gives Pryde 654 Majority Official returns in the Febru ary 16 Huron provincial by election, announced late Monday afternoon by Returning Officer W. ,E. Southgate, gave Progres sive Conservative candidate Thomas L. Pryde a total of 7,615 votes as against 6,961 for Benson W. Tuckey, Liberal. Mr. Pryde’s majority, now standing at 654 with the official count of ballots completed Monday, is 28 below the election night figure. The only revisions in original were found by the re officer and his township No. Mr; Tuckey against an figures turning Stanley division, 82 votes 83; ,and in No. 8 sub-division of that township, Mr. Tuckey re ceiving 80 votes as against 78 in the original count, in Usborne township, No. 3 sub-division, Mr. Pryde receiving 5 2 votes* and Mr. Tuckey 53, as against 53 and 52 respectively in the original division Tuckey against count. staff in: 6 sub receiving original count, and in No. 4 sub- of that township, Mr. receiving 3 8 votes as 13 in the original Mr. ington ding six weeks in Florida and New York. ■and Mrs. Albert Ether- have returned after spen- W. Bank of Montreal as at 31st Of $236.10. The are very anxious to make year an outstanding suc- and hope to have the en- Death Claims Two of Exeter*s Nonagenarians Two of Exeter’s nonagenarians have passed away. Mr. Thomas Hawkins died Tuesday evening ■at the Melville Inn where for ■the past ifive years he has prac tically made his home. He was in his 95th year and hdd been ailing about two weeks. A priv ate funeral service will be held ■C. Dinney Funeral at two in the from the R. _ Home Friday afternoon o’clock with interment Exeter Cemetery. Early Wednesday morning, Mr. John Rowe passed away at Hiis residence on Sanders street. He was in his 91st year and several service R. C. Friday ■had been ailing for weeks. A private funeral will be held from the Binney Funeral Home, 3:30 o’clock with the Exeter Ceme- afternoon at interment in tery. Obituaries teemed residents! will be pub lished next week. ’ of these two es- next week. fire siren sounded Wed- afternoon and the fire The iiesday brigade had a run to the home of Mr. Claude Blowes where some hot ashes in a cardboard box set fire to the back stoop. The five was soon brought under ■jcontrol. Council Adopts Fast Time; May Re-stock River With Black Bass The Municipal Council of the Village of Exeter met in the Town Hall with Reeve Tuckey, Councillors Allison, Cochrane, Caldwell and Sweitzer present. The minutes of the last meet ing of February 2nd were read and adopted on the motion of Councillors Cochrane and Sweit zer. Comunications were read and dealt with as follows: Mr. E. R. Guenther, re Day light Saving Time, Clerk to re ply. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Sweitzer and Cochrane that we adopt Daylight Saving Time commencing 12 o’clock midnight, Sunday, April 25 th and continuing until 12 o’clock midnight, Sunday, Sep tember 26th, 1948. Wartime Housing Ltd., giving landscaping plan — Filed. Motor Vehicles Branch, re parking interfering with snow ■removal- Mr, O Mr, resignation as er of It was Allison accept nation Write letter of appreciation for services rendered in the The appointment of a new retafy-Treasui’er’ was laid to the next meeting. Mr. C. S. MacNaughton, A -Filed. E. D. Bell, re drainage—- Elliot- Chas. ■Filed. MacNaughton, re Secretary-Treasur- Band Committee, and seconded by Exetei’ moved and Caldwell that we Mr. MacNaughton’s resig- with regret. Clerk to past. Sec* o'ver Fin ancial Report, Band Committee. It was moved and seconded by Sweitzer and Allison that we accept report of Exeter Citizens’ Band and that same be filed and acknowledged. Bell Telephone Co., Certifi cate of Supervision. Left in the hands of Reeve. Mr. Oliver Amos, re appoint ment of member to represent at Wins Top Honors In a recent feed competition of all Shur-Gain Mills in Ontario competing for points obtained from selling Laying and Hatch ing Mashes and Concentrates, the Huron-Perth group of mills took first place in the province. Canns Mill Ltd. received top honors in this group and second place in the class dividual Shur-Gain Mills peting for the provincial All employees of Canns Mill will share in the prize money won and will be guests at a banquet sponsored by the Feed Division of Canada Packers of Toronto. stood of in- com- tit.le. be converted as Red Cross Drive Game War- Council in river with moved and on the stocking It was Councillors Caldwell that we make appli- business was read meeting of Aux Sables River Con servation Authority. It was mov ed and seconded by Cochrane and Allison that" Mr. Wm. G. Cochrane be re-appointed mem ber of- Aux Sables River Au thority. Clerk to reply to this effect. Mr. E. L. Gibson on behalf of the South Huron den waited regards to black bass, seconded by and Allison cation. Deferred and dealt with as follows: Appointment to Exeter Dist rict High School Board. It was moved and seconded by Council lors Sweitzer and Caldwell that Mr. Chas, MacNaughton be ap pointed as representative. Grants—Salvation Army, $25; War Memorial Children’s Hos pital, $25.00. It was moved and seconded by Allison and Sweitzer that payments Ontario tion, re 24th and Recreational Council—re Re creational Director’s contract. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Caldwell and Sweit zer that Wffl. Allison be appoin ted to the Recreational Commit tee to consider the advisability of the re-engagement of a Rec reational Director. By-Law No. 1, 1948—A By- Law to make appointments to several offices as herelnwnder set forth and the fixing of the remuneration if any, for the year, 1948, was given its three readings and finally passed on the motion of Councillors Cald well and Allison, By-Law No. 2, 1948—A By- Law to provide for the 1948 -—Please Turn to Page Eight and Sweitzer be made. Good Roads Associa- convention, February 25th—/Filed. Begins March 1st This campaign opens on March 1st .to raise across Cana da the sum of $3,000,000, of which Ontario’s share is $1,200- 000 and the quota for Exeter and District to be raised ,by the Exeter Branch and its i throughout the district is 00'0.00. '“The peace time work of Red Cross is very important very necessary in (1) maintain ing and establishing Outpost Hospitals in isolated areas, (2) by supplying personal aid to veterans, sick, disabled or in need, (3) by assisting 9,000,000 Junior Red Cross members in Qur schools to become finer and healthier relief, work, services, (7) sick loan cupboards, instruction in first aid and water Ninety-seven per Red Cross service and free of charge. Donations may from income for purposes. Funds are to be general canvass, as years and Red Cross units requested to appoint canvassers at once and have them obtain their supplies from R. N. Creech campaign chairman. The country roads are in good shape this year—so let us get at job early and wind it up during the month of March. units $2,- the and citizens, (4) disaster (5) crippled children’s (6) medical and dental room supply (8) providing home nursing, safety. cent, of all is voluntary be deducted Income Tax raised by a in former vare Lions Club N ews Messrs. J. W. Holt, of Bend and Stan. Blowes, of Lon don, were honored the Lions Club Friday evening Hotel. Lion R. troducing Mr. the splendid work Cross and other ganizations done during the war Blowes outlined work being undertaken by the T.C.A. ' “ ‘ “ tours parts, spoke conserving hydro electric power at this time. With each individ ual saving a little each day the total saving may mean the dif ference between continuous ser vice or a cut-off for short per iods, lack river, from were Grand guests at supper meeting at the Central N. Creech in in Holt spoke of for the Red patriotic by Mr. years. some splendid or- Holt Mr. in sponsoring good-will to Cleveland and- other Lion K. J. Lampman of the great need for The shortage is due to a of water on the Ottawa Three interesting dims the Lions Club library shown. New Fire-Fighting Equipment for Bend Grand Bend Village trustees have announced the purchase of a former R.C.A.F. crash tender which will speedily as possible into an ef ficient fire truck to serve that popular resort area. In good mechanical condition the truck's equipment includes four large carbon .dioxide tanks and nozzles, a 50 gallon foamite tank, a 300-gallon water tank, hose and nozzles and search lights. The truck is powered with- a six-wheel drive. The trustees hope to equip the truck with additional equip ment for and .about Grand Bend. Included will be a front-mounted suction pump, ladder brackets and other accessories to make this a ly satisfactory and modern of fire-fighting apparatus able for the conditions at present prevail in Bend. Through the efforts ous organizations, the and welcome donations fund, it is hoped to be proceed with these .alterations to the truck and erection of a suitable building for housing the truck, police office and pub lic rest-rooms immediately. It is expected the truck will be in service by the .coming summer. specialized service in as higli- piece Suit- they Grand o£ ,vari- trustees to the able to Jensen Fund Now Has Reached $700.00 Carling Sisters ......... Archie R. D. R. N. W. C. JamesA Friend ...L.............. Arthur Campbell ..... P. Browning ........... Geo. Hawkins ......... Beavers Hardware ... Jones & May ........... C. L. Robertson ..... Wm. Coates ............. Mrs. Laura Harvey ... Lindenfield’s Ltd....... A. E. Wuerth ........... H. R. Anderson ....... Garnet Flynn ........... G. W. Smith ............. Preston Dearing ..... N. Hockey ................ Ken Hodgins ........... H. Walter ................ H. Hodgson ...-......... A Friend ................. Chambers & Darling Gladman & Cochrane Gerald 'Skinner ....... Percy Webber ......... John Hunkin ............ Joshua Johns .......... A Friend .................. K. J. Lampman ...... Herb Ford ................. G. W. Layton ......... Dr. F. J. Milner ..... Jack Doerr .............. W.G. Total i Medd $703.50 DonationsMakes Rev. Ernest Grigg, of London while in Exeter last week made a contribution of $100 Public ~ - like contribution to the District High School a memorial to the late Miss K. MacFauls who for so many years was the faithful and ef ficient secretary of the School Board. to the School Trustees and a Exeter Board as On Huron street just west of the park Mr. Irwin Ford is op ening up a new grocery He has erected a new building and is now ready stock of groceries. ,An announce ment will be made next week. James Street United Church store, frame for a Holds Congregational Meeting , On Wednesday evening of . last week a very sumptuous pot luck supper preceded the an- ‘ ual meeting of the congregation of the James St. United church held in the school room at ; which there was tendance. potatoes, ■ followed . tarts on Following meeting opened with devotional exercises and reports from the various organizations. Inter spersing the reports was a solo by Mrs. J. Hodgert; a piano in strumental by Miss Norma Knight; readings by Mrs. Shel don Wein and duet by Rev. IL J. Snell and Mrs. P. McFalls together with a sing song led by Mr. Lawrence Wein. Mr. “ ' ” of the ported cially, chased ed the over $1,000. ed for the Maintenance fund. The report of the Sunday School was given by the Super intendent, J. H. Jones. The school raised $265 for missions; a young adult bible class had been organized as well as orchestra. , had been of $119.35 a balance treasury. A splendid report was given of the work of the Y.P.U. Mrs. T. Coates spoke of the work of the Women’s Association. Im provements at the parsonage to the extent of $500 had been made and three parcels for Britain had been forwarded. a goodly at- ham, scalloped were and Cold salads and jellies by pies, cakes well-laden tables, the supper the E. A. Howald, chairman Board of Stewards, re- a successful year finan- the Board having pur* a $500 bond and finish- year with a balance of $2,198.12 was rais- Missionary and an A lantern and screen purchased as a cost and .there remained i of $816.S3 in the Missionary contributions from the W.M.S. were $708.31; from the Willing Workers Evening Auxiliary, $400; from the Mis sion Circle, $170, including a bequest of $100 from the es tate of the late Mrs. Madeline Perkins. A bequest of $200 from the same estate was an nounced by the W.M.S. The Mission Band raised $60.00. .The pastor reported 370 fam ilies with a pastoral oversight of 1Q85 and ,736 active and non-resident members. There were 47 baptisms, 13 marriages 13 deaths. 14 had united with the church on profession of faith and 47 by certificate. A short "In Memoriam” service was held for those who had passed away during the year. In appreciation of the work of the pastor and in view of the high cost of living a bonus of $200 was granted him, A. vote of thanks was tendered to the lad ies the the the plished for a splendid bouquet of flow ers for the meeting and for their floral contributions oughout the year. Mr, spoke of the fine work hearty co-operation of the and the Wein. Officers lows: To y© in for the splendid supper officers various work that had been accom- to the ,Bailey family to and members of organizations for thro- Snell and choir leader, Mr. Lawrence were elected as fol- the Session for three Henry Delbridge.years, Henry Delbridge, Clar- ence Down, B. M. Francis, Wm H. Wood and for one year, Garnet Hicks; Stewards for Howald, W. Bell, Rebt. ! aid McFalls; auditors, W, Hodgson and Carfrey Cann, Howard Kerslake; R. E. Pooley and To the Board of three years, C. Allison, E. Southcott and i; auditors, E.A. . 1). Ger* . H Several alterations are in pro gress on Main Street which when completed will mean quite an improvement in the business section. What to old timers was known ,as Carling’s grocery store and in more recent years as a Chinese Cafe was purchased re cently by Beavers Hardware and is being thoroughly overhauled and renovated previous to oc cupancy. A new imposing front of modernistic design is at pres ent being installed. At the rear of the building a large ware • house with basement is being built ~ - - whole credit to this enterprising firm and .to the Main street. Remodelling Stores An even greater change is be ing made in the long-established Jones & May firm. The building- known as the old Jones & May seed store is at present being renovated and fitted up for a shoe business. Mr. A. E. Buswell who has been in charge of the Jones & Mary shoe department, with his son Ted, is taking over the boot and shoe and wall paper end of the Jones & May business and they are going into business for themselves. The ceiling of the seed store is being lowered, a new front will be in stalled and modern equipment to make an up-to-date shoe store will be added with the wall paper situated in the rear of the building downstairs. Into the building to be vacat ed by Beavers Hardware will be transferred the Jones & May grocery department. This too will be modernized according to the latest designs in self-service groceteries and a new front also installed. The grocery business will come under the manage ment of Mr. J. Hubert Jones, and the present phone order service will be maintained. Alterations are to be made in the main Jones & May store to bring practically all merchandise down to the .ground level. In the place of the grocery and boot and shoe department this part of the building .will be used for men’s furnishings, dry goods, ready-to-wear and home furnish ings with a general re-arrange- ment in keeping with modern merchandising. Mr. Warren May, son of F. A. May, at present with the Cana dian Bank of Commerce at Sea forth, Wm. firm, ated tends Miss Ella Link, of Sarnia, form erly of Exeter, and well known in the community is joining the staff and will have charge of the Women's Ready-to-Wear department. New Firm Opening A new firm known as the Melvin Stores is opening up in the Ward building south of the Central Hotel. The store has been leased by Mr. Adam Brown well-known furrier and handle an exclusive line of la dies wearing apparel and furs. It will be one of a branch of sev eral Melvin stores. Two other business changes that have added to the Main street and have received little publicity are that of Rivers’ Grocery and Mr. Nelson Stat ton’s pool-room. Mr. Rivers has installed in what was the origin al moving picture theatre in Exeter an up-to-date self-service groceteria with a very imposing front. The building has been re modelled with four modern ap artments. The new front on the pool-room also presents a very attractive appearance. Buys Turnip Plant The Rutabaga or turnip wax ing plant being operated by Mr. Seth Winer in the Sanders building on James street be moved to a new and commodious location if the ent plans are carried out. demand for .waxed turnips this community is on crease and this industry now in operation for several years is proving fairly lucrative for ther farming .community. The lack off5 storage for turnips has been one of the handicaps and a new building with storage close to tracks With a spur line running to the factory is now under consideration. The present build ing has been purchased by Mr./ H. Jensen, whose woodworking plant .at the rear of the build ing was ppi'tla^y destroyed by fire recently. * Mr, Jensen is renovation that portion of the building that was not destroyed and will use it to carry on as best he can until such time as the other building is available. is joining the firm. Mr. May, senior partner of ,the will continue to be assocN with the business but in taking life a little easier. will will more pres- The from the in- underground the railway The Times-Advocate requests all advertising copy to be in by •Monday noon at the latest. 4