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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-05-13, Page 11THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 13 th, 1948 Page .11' *. . you and your girl friend doing home work together, by telephone. But it does tie up the party line - perhaps when someone needs it badly. So please don’t make it a habit. ., Check? CATCHI Putting it into practice on every call you make is your best guarantee that others will do the same for you, L Keep calls brief. 2. Space your calls. 3. Give right-of-way fo emergency calls. THE BILL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA Pol iceman Appointed Frank Harburn lias been ap pointed policeman and general utility man for Hensail at a salary of $125 per month. His •duties commenced May 10. Business Directory DR. H. H. COWEN D.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Main Street. Exeter Office 36w Telephones Res. 36j Closed Wednesday Afternoon DR. J. W. CORBETT D.D.S., L.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Bell Building, Exeter Telephone 273 FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P.O. or RING 188 ALVIN WALPER LICENSED AUCTIONEER Specializing in Farm and Purebred Livestock Sales PHONE 57r2 R. 1 DASHWOOD WM. H. SMITH LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you of your property’s true value on sale day. Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and . Satisfaction Guaranteed Credlton P.O. or Phono 43-2 E. F. CORBETT LICENSED AUCTIONEER Terms Reasonable Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER. R.R. 1 Phone Zurich 92r7 Mrs, Susanna McPhee The death of Mrs. Susanna McPhee, widow of the late Mr. A, H. McPhee, took place in the Castor Hospital, Friday eve ning, April 23 rd in her 85th year. She was born at Hayfield in Huron County, Ontario and came west to the Halkirk dis trict in 1906 and lived on their farm until coming to town four years ago, The deceased had been in good health until the previous day, .when she met with an accident in her home, causing a dislocated shoulder and broken hip which caused her death in less than thirty-six hours after the .accident. •Mr. and Mrs. McPhee were married in Parkhill, Ontario in 1882 and celebrated both Gold en and Diamond wedding anni versaries at Halkirk, Alta. Sur viving are five sons, I-Iugh, John, William and Dugal, of the Halkirk district, and Colin of Melfort, Sask. Two daughters Mrs. Margaret DesJardine, ,o£ Halkirk and Mrs. James Baird, of Gadsby, A son James, prede ceased her in 1931. There are also twenty-five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. The funeral was held from Halkirk United Church on April 28th with service conducted by Rev. Mr, Farquhar. Mrs. R. E, Kingston sang va solo “The Old Rugged Cross”. Many beautiful floral ’ tributes were received showing the esteem with which Grandma McPhee (as she was known to all) was held. The pallbearers were Messrs. Colin, Hugh, Lenard and Law rence DesJardine, James Jr. and Irvin Baird, grandsons of the deceased. Those who attended the funeral from a distance were Mrs. D. Schooley, Mrs. H Hennessy, Mrs. L. Pedden, Mr. Lawrence DesJardine, from Cal gary, Alta., Mr, and Mrs. Wm. McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Fred McGegor, from Stettler, Alta Interment was in the Halkirk Cemetery, Damage is $550 in Kippen Crash Damage estimated at $550 was caused to two cars involved in a head-on collision shortly before five o’clock Friday eve ning last at Kippen. Drivers neither of whom were injured, were John A. Taylor, Brueefield proceeding south and Cephas Muxworthy, R.R. 1, Hensail, driving north. The accident occurred as Mux worthy attempted a left hand turn into the driveway of Wil mer McGregor. Damage of $400 was caused to the Taylor car and $150 to the other. Provin cial Constable Jack Ferguson of Exeter investigated. OYEZ! OYEZ! Maxwell House Coffee is roasted evenly t h rough and through by the remarkable “Radiant Roast” process to capture every atom of its extra-full body and rich, satisfying flavor. ELMER D. BELL, K.C. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR Successor to J. W. Morley EXETER. ONTARIO GLADMAN and COCHRANE BARRISTERS - SOLICITORS EXETER, ONTARIO at Hensail, Friday 2 to 5 p.m. JOHN WARD Chiropractor and Optometrist MAIN STREET, EXETER Open Every Week Day Except Wednesday Phone 348 ARTHUR FRASER Income' Tax Reports, Bookkeeping Service, etc. Ann St*., EXETER, Phone 355w USBORNE and HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ontario President ........ Wm. H. COATES III 6 0T Vice-Pres........ANGUS SINCLAIR R.R. 1 Mitchell 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 SECRETARY-TREASURER ARTHUR FRASER ....... Exeter SOLICITORS GLADMAN & COCHRANE Exeter Stephen Council The Council of the Township of Stephen met on Monday May 3rd at 7 p.m. in the Council Rooms, Crediton, with Reeve El mer Lawson presiding and Dep- •uty-Reeve Henry Beaver and Councillors John Morrissey, Roy Swartz and Willis Gill present, The minutes of the last regular meeting, of April 5th and the special meeting of April 19 th were read and adopted, on mo tion of Councillors Morrissey and Gill. Mr, Dougall, County Weed In spector, interviewed the Council. He suggested that weeds should be cut at least once a yeai* or sprayed with Weed Destroying Solution, Tenders for Gravel hauling, and crushing were then consid ered. The Tender of Wm. F; Jennison was accepted, to crush and haul anywhere in the Town ship for $1,00 per cu. yd.; to haul 1000 cu. yds. at once; the balance at a latex1 date.; and to be completed by the 1st of Oct. Moved by Willis Gill, second ed by Roy Swartz; That By-Law No. 9, 1948 be passed to appoint John A.Cowan,Constable for the Township of Stephen.Car Tied.- Moved by John Morrissey sec- onded by Henry Beaver;That the Reeve and Clerk sign forms foi* exemptions, re Unemploy ment Insurance. Carried. Moved by Henry Beaver, sec onded by John Morrissey that, the General Accounts he paid as follows; City of St. Cathar ines, relief for Mrs Tiedeman, 2 2.90; County of Huron, Hospit alization, 22.50; County of Hur on, Hospitalization, 3 2,60; Tie man’s Hardware, coal for Mrs. Carruthers, 9.00; Sherwin Wil iams, Paint Co., Wable Fly In secticide, 290.5 0; Harold Taylor Grant to Dashwood Library, 10.- 00; Twp. of Stephen, Tax Re fund, 8.93; Bert Holt, Shelter for Mrs. Carruthers, 7.00; Lon don Free Press, advts., 13.60; G. A. Love, relief for Mrs. Van- steenkiste, ,12.00; Ross Desjar dins, relief for Mrs. Carruthers, 10.00; Restemayer & Miller, re lief for Victor Tyler, 16.00; County of Huron, Hospitaliza tion, 3.35; W. H. Hodgson, Gen eral Accident Ins. Prem., 22.76; Mrs. Thos. Kenny, care of Mil ton Kenny, 9.00; Total, 490.14. Moved by Roy Swartz, second- ed by Willis Gill that the fol- lowing Road Accounts be paid as follows: Township of Stephen:Ed Lippert, Road Superintendent, 40.60; Eldon Smith, operator, 25.90; Clifford Kenny, operator, installing new steel culvert, 29.- 00; Stuart Sweitzer, operator, repair, 78.40; Jack Cockwill, operator, labor on No. 2 grader, 25.20; Donald Tetreau, hauling stone for washout, 2.55; Ira Tetreau, labor on washout, 2.00, Stewart Webb, labor on washout 2.00; Gordon Morlock, dragging 3.00; Wilfred Mack, dragging, 5.50; Lawrence Hill, dragging, 1.38; Harry Sheppard, dragging 5.50; Ross Krueger, dragging and tractor, 15.25; Gordon Eagleson, dragging, 2.75; Ralph Weber, dragging, 3.00; Wm. Stanlake, dragging, 3.00; Asa. Penhale, repairing culverts with team, 2.70; Henry Fahner drag ging, 4.00; Wm. Swartz, tractor; and trailer, repairing culverts, 3 4.00; Allan Pfaff, repairing culverts, 2.00; Joseph Wein, re pairing culverts, 2.00; Irvine- Finkbeiner, repairing culverts, 2.00; Claire Swartz, dragging, 7.50; Joseph White, repairing culverts, 1.50; Harold Walper, tractor dragging, 16.00; Augus tus Latta, dragging, 8,00; Stew art Webb, tractoi* dragging, 10.- 50; Alvin Baker, lighting lan terns, 7.00; Fred Sims, lighting lanterns, 2.00; Joseph White, repairing washouts, 10.90; Gra ham Arthur, wire, 1.44; Guen ther Transport, .62; Ed. Lippert trip to Goderich, 4.00; Imperial I Oil Ltd., 79.64; Dept, of High, ways, 44.3 3; International Har vester Co., .25; Stewart Webb, gravel and hauling gravel, 73.- 05; Harold Walper, gravel, 1.50 Total,. 559.96. Grand Bend Police Village: Bert Cox, repairing culverts 15.- 00; Kenneth Dawe, repairing culverts, 20.00; Lionel Cox, put ting water pipes down to new Fire Hall. 38.50. Total, 73.50. » •Moved by Willis Gill, second ed by John Morrissey: That the meeting be adjourned until the next regular meeting to be held, on Friday the 4th of June, 1948 at 7 p.m. F. W. Morlock, Clerk, Mary E. Anderson Miss Mary Elizabeth Ander son, of St. Marys, died in Strat ford General Hospital early Sat urday morning where she had been confined for the past four weeks, In her 67th year, she was born on the third line of Blanshard Township and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Anderson. Thir ty years ago she and het* broth er, William, moved from St. Marys to Sault Ste. Marie. They later moved to Nelson, B.O., and returned Jo St. Marys about two years ago on account of Miss Anderson’s health. She had been in poor health for over two years. Interment took place in Kirkton .Union Cemetery on Monday afternoon. Kippen Shooting Match A successful shooting match was held in Kippen when crack shooters from Clinton Air school Exeter, .Hensall and Kippen .par ticipated. Sam Dougaii came through with a loo per cent score, he having hit the saucers 25 times out of 25.WilliamKyle, Berf P eek and George McLeod broke 24 out of 25; John Anderson 47 out Of 50, Tom Sliwitt I rokt 31 out of35, while William Cooper brought down 23 out of a pos sible 25. The club is awaiting the ar rival of a new set of traps which when installed, will send the saucers higher into the sky and will make much better shooting. When the newN-Ws are instal led the club proposes to hold regular shooting meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month. CENTRALIA The Centralia United Church will hold its 26th anniversary, services on Sunday, May 16th with Rev. K. Wood, of Grand Bend, as guest speaker. Special music will be provided by the Choir, Mr. Grant and Miss Jean McDonald, talented young sing ers of Exeter, will assist the ' choir. There will be choir practice in the church on Friday even ing of this week. AU members are requested to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew' Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. Lome Hicks were Sunday guests with the latter's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wal den at Kincardine. Mr. and Mrs. M. Harlton and family, of .London, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Harlton. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron and young son, of Kitchener, were week-end visitors with Mrs* Cameron’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Buswell. Mr. and Mrs. C. Isaac, Mrs. Robinson and Glenn were Sun day visitors .with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Essery. Dr. Strangway, of Sarnia, a Missionary on furlough from Africa, -was a guest with Rev. and Mrs. Weir on Wednesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. II. Gates are visiting with their son in Barrie A number of ladies .were in Exeter Wednesday and Thurs-, day of last week attenidng the W.M.S. Conference Branch Con vention. Mother’s Day Service The annual Mother’s Day ser vice was held in the church on Sunday morning with Douglas Wilson as leader. A beautiful basket of flowers adorned the rostrum. Sunday School mem bers provided the music with Doris Skinner at the piano and Mr. Skinner playing the violin. Passages of Scripture were read by Bonnie McFalls and Mrs. K;< Greb. The story was told in a very pleasing manner by Mrs.- Gerald Godbolt. The .pastor, Rev. Weir gave the Mother’s Day address. A Baptismal service was held and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Maguire, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Powe offered their children for baptism. GREENWAY Rev. G. Weir, of Centralia, will be the guest speaker in the- United Church on Sunday at 2.45 p.m. Mrs. Lloyd Stewardson visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. ' Hugh Larkin and family, of Windsor. Miss Eleanor McLinchey, of Detroit, spent the week-end with hei* parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred, McLinchey. Week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Bullock were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Winterburn and son, of Toronto, -Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bullock, .of Arkona, Miss Evelyn Bullock, of Woodham, Misses Ina and Rita Bullock, of London. The Harmony Class of the United Church will b°ld its meeting on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don ald McGregor. Miss Viola Curts, of London, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Curts. t •Mr. and Mrs. Russell McIn tosh, of Ferndale, Mich., spent the week-end with relatives. (Held over from last week) Mr. and Mrs. E. H. McPher son and Jean, of Toronto, calledi on friends here .over the week end. Mrs. E. Mason, of Sarnia, Vis ited last week with Mr. and< Mrs. Lawrence Pollock. Mrs. W. Sherritt, of Parkhill, and Miss Pearl Keys, of Shipka, visited on Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Harlton. A number of ladies from here attended the W.M.S. Presbyter- ial in Seaforth on Tuesday, Mr. Milton Pollock returned home from St. Joseph’s Hospital an Wednesday after undergoing, an operation. Miss Lillian Ulens, of Wind-, sor, and Mr. .Dorman Ulens, of London, spent the week-end with Mrs. W. T. Ulens. * Ml*, and Mrs. W. 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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hay, of Clinton, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Prance. Mr. James Gilfillan, of Alber ta, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Colin Gilfillan. Mr. and Mrs. William Walters and Margaret visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Clarke, of Farquhar. Mr, and Mrs. Roy Brock, of Exeter, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Johns. Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Sherwood Brock were Mr. and Mrs. Goldwin Glenn and fa mily, of Brinsley, Mrs. Harry Rader and family, of Dashwood. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Clarke attended the graduation of Miss Peggy Wright from St. Joseph’s Hospital on Monday night of last week, Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Davis were Mr. and Mrs. George Gavin, of Seaforth, Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Hern and Helen, of Zion,