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List Seasons
.For ..Game Birds.
Ope seasons and bag limits
r, for migratory bids in Ontario
for 1957. have been .erinpunced
A by .Cla're Mapiedoram, Mini -
• ;ter et Lands and Forests: -
In die Central and Southern
4. Districts the open seasons -Coin-
mence 9 a,m. Ea4ern ,Stand..
ard 'Tinie. Birds named are
.Ducks,' Geese) Bails, Coots, Gal-
W.Pedcocics and Wilson's
Snipes.', • •
Dates- or the Districts are as
Northern,Sept. 34 to
D,ec, 14; -Central-9. ani., • Sept,
4 28 to D,C0. 14; Southern, --9
Oct, 5 to De. 14. •Open season
for geese is Oct. 5 M Dec. 31,
except that in Essex -County,
-The Southern District com-
prises; those parts of Muskoka
District and Sintcoe •County 1y,
ing west of Highway 69; in On-
• tario County, -those parts of the
townships of Rama, Mara, Thor -
ah, Brink,. and Reach lying west
of iiightvays69 and 12, and the
townships of 'Scott, Uxbridge,
Pickering, Whitby, and East
Whitby;.in Durham Cnunty, the.
townships of Darlington- and
Clarke; and the counties of
Brant, Bruce, Dufferin, Elgin,
Essex, Grey, Baldimand,
Hal-
ton, 'HURON, Kent, Lambton
Lincoln, Middlesex, Norfolk, Ox-
ford, Peel, Perth, Waterloo,
Welland, Wellingt'on, Wentworth -
and York.
The Centrat District 'comprises
all that part of .the province
which is not included in the
Northern District or the South -
and District. Daily bag • limits
are es follows: Ducks, 8 (exclu-
sive of mergansers) of which not
more than one may be a *odd'
duck; Geese, 5; Coots, Rats
and Gallinules, 25; Wilson's
Snipe, 8; Woodcock, 8. Posses -
ion Limits; Ducks, 16; Geese,
10; Wilson's Snipe,16; Wood-
cock, 16; • Coots, Rails and Gal -
books, NO LIMIT.
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Starlite
4 Drive -In Theatre
5 Miles East of Grand Bend
1.5 Miles West of No. 4 Highway
on Crediton Road
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
September 13 and )4
"SEVEN MEN FROM NOW"
• * Randolph Scott
* Gail Russell
Lyric
Theatre
Phone 421
Previews tits
Coming Attractions
THOR'S., FRI. & SAT.
September 1.2, 13 and 14
"SOLID GOLD CADILLAC"
* Judy HolideY
* Paul Douglas
Added Shorts & News
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MON.,. TUES. & WED.
September 16, 17 and 18
°UNGUARDED MOMENT"
* Esther William
* George Nader
Added Shorts & Comedy
COMING
"ANNIE GET YOUR' GUN"
* Betty Hutton
* Howard keel
Report On Conservation
uthorit
Early this spring, work started
on the long-awaited Morrison
Dam at Exeter,
A tender from Pearce CPU.
strnCtiOn Co. 01 liagersville at
an amount of $167.69L00 was the
lowest of ten bids opened at a
special meeting in, January, and
a contract was subsequently
signed for t oropletion of the pro
sect by Deeember 21, 1957..
Clearing of the reservoir site
was 'undertaken at once and early
in April, eXcavation, was com-
menced for the spillway sec
tion. The steady Progress of the
Past weeks is closely supervised
by "sidewalk su erintenclents"
who come to the site every week-
end.
After.lengthy negotiations with
owners whose lands were ob-
tained for the dam and reser-
voir, a settlement has been
reached, Suitable compensation
has been established and owners
adjacent to the dam will be per-
mitted to pump water from the
reservoir for watering stock,
No sooner was work started
on the Morrison Dana than peti-
tions were received by the Autho-
rity to undertake the construe -
tion of further flood control and
water conservation structures
on the Parkhill Creek, one of the
larger tributaries of the main
Ausable River. One of the pro -
Posed locations for a .dam is di-
rectly north of the town of Park-
hill, several hundred feet east
of Highway No. 81. The' tewn-
ships of Bosanquet, McGillivray
and East Williams as well as
landowners from the rich market -
garden area north of Thedford
expressed their desire to have
the Authority undertake the con-
truction of further flood control
dams as soon as possible, The
town of Parkhill in its efforts to
obtain a suitable domestic water
supply also indicated that a per-
naanent lake might be the ans-
wer to its problem and as a re-
sult would support such a
scheme.
Investigates Bridge
The Ontario Department of
Highways was approached in or-
der to determine its feeling to-
ward re -locating Highway No,
81 over the top of the dam in
spite of the fact that plans he'd
been completed for a new bridge
and improvements to the existing
highway at this point. the De-
partment agreed to suspend
further work until a thorough in-
vestigation could be completed
by the Authority. To this end an
emergency ueeting was called
on June 5 for a complete dis-
cussion of the problem.
M. M. Dillon and Co., engi-
neers for the Morrison Dam,
Were engaged .to bring in a pre-
liminary report which, will indi-
cate how much water 'storage is
COMING EVENTS
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY—Ladies
Auxiliary to South 'Huron Hos-
pital regular meeting, Tuesday,
September '10, 2:30 p.m. New
members will be Welcome. Sc
RUMMAGE SALE —The Ladies
Auxiliary to South Huron Hos-
pital are holding a rummage
sale of winter clothing ONLY on
Saturday, October 5. Watch for
further particulars. 12:19c
SATURDAY NIGHT .DANCES—
Ereter Legion Hall, with your
f a v o r i t e orchestra, Clarence
Petrie and his Nite Hawks; spot
prizes;' dancing 9 to 12; admis-
sion 750 per person. Jackets
and jeans not allowed. 12e
ZURICH
FALL FAIR
Mon., Sept. 23
INSIDE EXHIBITS
Tues„ Sept. 24
HORSE & CATTLE EXHIBITS
FREE,FOR-ALL HORSE' RACE
$200 PURSE
Entertainment and Dance
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GENERAL MEETING
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EXETER TOWN HALL
This an important meeting — All Members are
.regtzetted to be present,
W. G. COCHRANE, President
Mitthell Fall Fair
September 24 &.2S
Beit Littlle
Iti:Ortfarje
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16 000 In Prizes
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HORSE' RACES: 2,22 and 2,28 Claasaa, $200 Pima%
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Reviews ro ress
To Become -Teacher
1 available at this site and an es- .cent to the highway, Brush has ' chased in McGillivray Township
;tirnate of the cost of a, dam. it , been cleared, toileNacilities prp- An additional 25 acres was oh
' has been estimated that abot vi4ed, .and iore p eine tabies will me in, the south end of th
1700 acres of lend will he needed! soon be aVailable.
I for the dam and reservoir, and ' I klaY Swamp. Some of 'this land
was planted derieg the spring'
1 with this, in mind .owners whose ,•Ad°Pt UnIf9mt $19" while several prdpertles are al
properties would be involved ' A aliirarm• type at sign will be rearlY well d
...Nairn at the end et Mardi.
• A, Smith of the -Conservation
e Branch of the Department of
Planning and Development Was,
, 'guest 'speaker and Keith Riddle-, •
• Agrieultural Representative for
e ,x oun Yt and Austin
f g ns,Reeve of Biddolph
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Township, encouraged landoWn-
. ers this area to. put into. prim -
OA recommendations as .out-
-Limed the report. of the '
Authority's work, movies, a .dis-
Play of Conservation pictures and
refreshments '*ere included in •
the program.
1 The demand for assistance in
the eonstruetion of farm ponds •
has been light this year, due in
part to wet spring weather..Since
the first of the year owners pi
thirty,five ponds have received
free engineering .assistance and
the Authority grant of 2$ per
pent ef the cost' .of the pond.
were coptacted and in several used in Satire on all Authority f y 1956 nmaed ten you 0
I cases options Of purchase have projects. rhe yellow letteri‘ng 9 conserve .
Ibeen obtained. I bmwri tainegi wmi is patterned ble Autholjr9inty,w1.Qhrek ebldyeattbeCotrein•
this spring has aggravated nevi- .other Ontario, Aliii/Qvil.le4 in in recognition of this, Mr. An
The inw. Jevel of Lake Huron' after signs used extensively by *Potion Authority in Ontario, and
gation problems at the months 1 ,ntal. 0, ,111.0 Nos are .clistine- drew Dix01.4 chairman of the
of the Aiisable River t Port tive and require the minimum Public Relations Advisory Board,
Franks and Grand Bend, Aware ?.t _,illamiePane while ..1!d"!,it prepared. a history of the Autho-
of the loss of tourist business bridges, e'ci also ralqr 111 ' ' ,rity appropriately titled "Ten
caused by the shallow .harbour manner fit n ,wel with the na- ,
Weal sorroiindings. , Years of Conservation." The
and river channel,Grand Bend
,. . i twenty -page booklet written in
• t _Ausablever Ion 1 In A h ' riser a a friendly and interesting man-
seryattou Authority to dredge tion, Authority sixth annual Arbor er, includes pictures of major
government harbour upstream
of. 'the Day was held on May 3 in Boson-
6quet7 Township,and8Over.i100fGrade of the Ausable Watershed. Copies
the river from the end Authority proects and a map
for a distanceof about , have been distributed throughout
feet. Grand Bend, agreed to as- schools took part in the plant- the watershed as well as to re-
sume the Authority's share, in the ing on the property of Mr, C. M. presentatives of all Conservatioe
cost of such work and the Autho, Peterson of London. In spite 9f Authorities in Ontario.
riyt has taken immediate steps very cold wheather the boys and
to have the work completed, be- girls did a fine job in the tree- interest Increases .
fore the end of the summer, Silt.' planting competition and, the The demand for speakers from PS Board
ing conditions in the Old Ausable i Winners, S.S. No. 8, were pre- the AlitheritY and fpr showings i
River channel at Port Franks
have increased to the extent that i ritY Chairman, John A. 'Morri- reached an all-time hi�I, durg ;
sented with their prize Ify Autho- of the Authority coloured slides sets Fees
the movement of even small am/. This spring saw greater the winter and spring of 1956-57.
boats is seriously festricted.1 use made of the Authority's The enthusiastic response from
Complaints and requests from tree-plantii
ng machine than n the varied groups indicates an
cottage owners on the old river, any previous year. Although the increasing interest in the work
channel have prompted the number of trees planted was not of the Authority,
Authority to investigate the most great, 25,000, numerous owners
suitable location of a new access limm all parts .of the watershed
into the Cut. The flood Control. took advantage of this Authority
Advisory Board recommended 1 service. Several options on land
that work be commeneed onethist in the Sylvan area have been fi-
new access as soon as plans have nalized anti. over 200 acres pur
been prepared,
Transfer Property
In 1953 the Ausable River Con-
servation Authority purchased
two lots on Highway No. 21 op-
posite the proposed entrance to
the*Pinery with the view of pro-
tecting this area from commer-
cial development in the event
that the Pinery itself became
public property. A. motion passed
at a recent meeting of the Autho-
rity endorsed the transfer of this
property to the Parks Division
of the Department of Lands and
Forests which has recently pur-
chased the 4,000 acre Pinery and
is at present developing it as a
Provincial Park.
The Pipery-Port Franks region
is uniquE in the great variety of
plants which here are at the
very northern limit of their range,
while at the same time others
found almost exclusively in the
northern_ part of the Province
are found in isolated spots in this
region.. One flower found in
sandy banks in the Pinery is the
wild lupin, bearing a• spike of
blue flowers about 6-12 inches
high. Botanists claim that from
these plants were developed the
present cultivated lupin so popu-
lar in Ontario gardens.
Several years of negotiations
with the Sarnia Boy Scout. Asso-
ciation have resulted in the sa-
tisfactory division of Scout and
Authority property near the Cut
at Highway No.. 21. A section
'of land comprising 23- acres op the
south side of the Cut is to be
purchased by the Authority for
$1,400.00 and a portion, of this
is to be developed for cottage
lots while part near Highway
No. 21 will be used -as a public
picnic park. The Sarnia -
Boy
Scout Association will in turn
receive a twenty-one yea4 lease
on the several acres of Authority
land on the north side of the
Cut, This will permit the Scouts
free access to the' river or
swimming and boating without
interference .from the general
public. A limited amount of de-
velopment is being carried out
this year at the park areas adja-
The Denfield Creek Plan, a re-
port and suggestions for the 4-
velopment of .the Denfield Creek
Watershed as a model conser-
vation valley, was formally pre-
sented at an open meeting held at
BEAVERBROOK HONORED IN LIFETIME When Canad-
ian -born British publisher Lord Beaverbrook makes his
annual visit to' Fredericton, N.B., this year he will see
this statue dedicated to him and paid for by the people
of lilts province. The statue was unveiled in August and
was .built by. 10 -cent contributions. The idea was started
by: "Shun" Ryan, a Fredericton nightvvatchinan, who ad-
vanced the. idea that Beayerbrook'shouicl be honored in
life for his Contributions to the provinle.. Voluntary dona-
tions built the statue; municipal and civic' governments
made the property. available and built the base. Mr. Ryan
is shown here unveiling the statUe,
Colorful Life Behind Him
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Grand t
Bend Clerk R • e ires
"I could tell you lots more
abont myself," retiring. Grand
Bend Clerk Herbert Wainwright
said at the end of a recent inter-
view, "but you'd put it in that
paper of yours,"
From the details ' already
gleaned -Of the town clerk's tolor-
ful life a book 'Would 'do more
justice LO the rest, than a shed
neWspaper artiele,
Mr, Wainwright is about to
Make his sedend attempt at re-
tiring. In 1947, lie left Kellogg's
in Loden and came to a lire b.t
leisure in Grand Bend,
"I got SW t bill of goods, and
became town clerk In 195l,"
laughed.
Mr. Wainwright was horn in
LOndon, England, September
SRn. 146 wet ethrefiled Al Watford
Cellegiale, 1t Hartfordshire.
When he finished there, he be-'
came apprenticed as a fitter and
1 turner,. ("A tool-maker you
cell it here.") and went to work
for a gun manufacturer, in Man-
chester.
In October, 1.898, a Strike Stop-
ped 'the work there, and he and
a Own collated fit the Royal
Artillery, After being sent around.
England for a time, he was
shipPed Off to South' Africa, where
he spent two and half years
fighting in the Boer War.
He was in Ladysmith, Natal,
at the same time as a wild young
newspaperman called Winston
Churchill was getting himself hi -
in all sorts ot scrapes,
Just before the war ended, he
Was stet to Waiting, an island
In the Indian :Oeean,between ivta-
dagascar and.Ceylon. tie Spent
its there' "hist seldiering,"
something which he feels modern
soldiers know-nothing about.
Alter Mauritius, Mr, Wain-
wright returned to London and
the Polyteelinleal histitute- where
he became an electrical engi-
Oeet, and then went to work for
John Dickenson and cOmpaeY,
In 1907, he Caine. to this court -
try, and "went all .ovet Canada
pieking WildfieWers."
His first wife, Whont he 'married
in England, tiled in 1939, and he
married MS present -Wife In
1943.
After 10 year* In Grand Bend,
Mr. Wainwright says,. "I love
Grand tm" Send froeptember
'round' to june, but in July and
August, it gets le0 noisy anti
bewildering," .
'Despite the fact he is reeovq-
ing from ari operation, Mr. Wain-
wright insists 'en• 'continuing wilt
Wile Of his dttti#s as town
plot*. He shrugs it .eft
setvant,"
I. Exeter Public School, meeting
Monday night, set two fees for
I students living eutside the mini-
/ cipality who attend classes at the
' town school.
Parents in neighboring town.
ships who send children to
Exeter. at their own expense will
pay '$102 for the school year.
Township boards, who finance the
education of children at Exeter
because they cannot provide
accommodation for them at their
own schools, pay $176 a year.
In the former case, township
boards, do not accept responsi-
bility for financing education at
Exeter because they provide
facilities in their own schools.
Because of distance or other
reasons, the parents send their
children to Exeter and pay the
costs themselves.
In the latter case, the t fee is
higher because the school board
receives a vent towards 'the
cost of education of children
under their jurisdiction.
,The board approved an in-
crease in 'eatery for Mr. Law-
rence Wein, the music teacher.
He will receive $90 a classroom
for the year instead of $87.50 and
the number of classrooms has in-
creased from 12 to 13.
Permission was granted the
ministerial ' association to con-
tinue with religious instruction
in grades seven and eight until
the end of December.
The board agreed to rent its
gymnasium to Exeter Badminton
Club for $5.00 a night, plus $3.00
for janitor's fees.
A delegation from Exeter Kins-
men Club, comprising President
Irvine Armstrong and Play-
ground Chairman Ralph Gentt-,
ner, discussed the relocation of.
swings erected, en, the grounds
by Kinsmen in connection with
their summer playground. The
equipment will be left inits
present position until spring.
School Warrants
Extra Teachers
South Huron District High
School could have two more
teachers on its staff to handle
this year's record enrolment,
Principal H. L. Sturgis told the
board Tuesday night.
Mr. Sturgis said the school's
enrolment of 578 entitles the
board to hire 23 instructors, ac-
cording to Department of Educa-
tion regulations. Present staff
numbers 21,
Although there will be no at-
tempt to increase the number
this year, the principal indicated
that the board would have to
consider additional teachers next
year.
Staff was not enlarged this
year because the rise in enrol-
ment from 524 to 578 could not
be foreseen. Major portion of
the increase comes from RCAF
Station Centralia, where the
number of secondary, school
children fluctuates because of
transfers of personnel,
The situation may be relieved
at the end of this month,' Mr.
Sturgis said, because a number
of families have been posted to
other RCAF stations.
Hay Sends Most Students
Hay Township continueS to
send the greatest number of stu-
dents to the distriet school with
Exeter and Stephen Township
coming second and third.
Totals are: Hay, 131; Exeter,
112; Stephen, 105; -Osborne, 97;
Heiman, 43; RCAF Centralia, 50;
Grand Bend, 27; Tuckersmith,
four; other high school areas,
nine.
Breakdown of enrolment by
grades is nine, 211; 10; 149; 11,
116; 12, 56; 13, 23; special com-
menial 23,
Religious instruetion, tinder the
guidance of district ministers,
began for the first time this week
at the high school. Non -denom-
inational instruction is being
given to five grade nine classes
by members of the South Huron
Ministerial Assoeiation and one;
class of Roman Catholic students
is being taught by the Rev. Ea -
thee Kelly, of Mt, Cannot.
Town Topics
Mr, and Mrs, Lorne Johnston
and family spent Sunday in Kin-
cardine and also visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mason in
LtielthOWA
Cpl, J. Z, and Mrs, Mallet
and Tony have returned to
Orillia after visiting three weeks
with Mr, and Mrs. Mei Xing,
mt. Tort Steiner. Gary, in- See It tThe Trade ir;
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ancl friends. F
liana Was taken ill while
hob-
daying With hiS Wife And tame
A 21 -year -Old Dutch blin,
tied in a gun accident..sm years
ago, timonstrating .tri London
this week,what t onrogn — f**4.,a,
helping. hand front Canadian. to,
stitute .for the Blind — Pan do- to.
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Mary Vander Viot, whose. In -
rents live near P.atithill, tame to
Caneda 1941. Just 15, she was
blinded that fall when a shotgun
hlast hit Jur in the faeg, She was
blind and she knew no English.
For the Past six years she 11.as
studied and trained at the Onta-
rio School for the Blind in Brant- •
ford; soon she is to take special
training through .C.N.I.B. to be -
.come .a teacher 10 eth'er blincl
Persons. Meanwhile, to broaden
her 'experience, she took two
week on thet
blind booth in London's Huron
8; Erie Building. This week he
is on her own and enjoying the
experience.
The training which has made
her a useful citizen of her new
country was in part made pos-•
sible C.N.LB., with funds con-
tributed by the public during, the .
RCAF Centralia
POSTINGS
To Centralia
LAC C. C. Amos, from 1
Fighter Wing.
LAC F. E. McCullough, from
Winnipeg,
LAC L. E. Englis h, from
Claresholm.
LAC M. E. Leblanc, from 1
Fighter Wing.
LAC J, E. Trymble, from
Goose Bay.
Cpl. E. Marshall, from Win-
nipeg.
LAC A.Slusarchuk, from
Claresholm.
LAC G. S. Skyston, from La-
chine.
ACI 11. Harmse, from Mari -
tithe Air Corninand.
LAC A. E. Bell, from Monck-
ton.
Sgt. E. D. Rhodes, from Sask-
atoon.
AC1 L. W. Kipling, from Camp
Borden
AC1 J. A. R. Dehreuil, from
Trenton.
LAC C. D. Nixon, from Up-
lands.
LAC W. J. .Parsons, from St;
Johns, Nfld.
F/L A. Dolan, from AFHQ.
P/0 R. J. Graham, from Clin-
ton.
F/0 .T, S. Morris, from Cold
Lake.
F/0 L. Halliwell, from Camp
Borden.
From Centralia
F/L G. Perkins, to Clinton.
LAC M. E. Leblanc, to 1
Fighter Wing.
LAC G, J. Robinson, release.
Cpl. G. C. A. "'tette, to Clin-
ton.
Cpl. J. R. Franklin, to Camp
Borden,
LAC F. W...Bligh, release,
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Annual ,campai,gns. rip Itmsesi
Middlesex and '.Pertit 'Count**,
Abe 1957 appeal be
her 14th.
1.13, requires *UK 0
To, .varry out their -'.this.N.:
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$AM as already been pre
natsed by Community Chests ig
London, Stratford and Elgin.
Counties; municipalities. h a v 1
I$.7.24,•„:8e.00.t. pe ti-tiesmfb05...:b7:90. s;o u tghnet i nt eremainingam l
Paign ,during the last .two weeki
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E. V. Wheeler. ..dlitrict -field
secretary for e,C1;.Nai,elitnaollwid ;Ann's,.
ePliaairen'ethtiatiOrArghQUt itte AistrIct+.
° retire.
Lucan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stinson
and family of Listowel were Sunr
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. %VII-
liam Aylestock,
Mr. Cecil Robb attended
State Farni Insurance Co. Con-
vention last Wednesday at the
King Edward Hotel, Toronto.
Mr, and Mrs, Erie Young and
Gorden were Sunday visitoril,
with Mr and Mrs George
'Your*
of Clinton.
Lucan's throe oldest residents'
Mrs. James Stanley, 99, Mr, Wdj
Downing, 95 (this month) and
Mr. John Casey, 94, all were
able to be out to vote last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Armitage
and family were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Rodgers of
West McGillivray' on Tuesday
and Mr. and Mrs, Bill Pickering
of Arkona on ThursclaY. Mrs,
Armitage visited Mr. and Mrs.
Stan Galsworthy of London en,
Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. William Brown-
lee were Sunday guests .of Mr.
and Mrs. C. Colbert of Ilderton.
Mr. and Mrs. T. 5, Hill of„
Woodstock called on Lucan
friends last Saturday. , -
Rev, Thomas Head of Grantor*.
was the guest speaker at the an
nue decoration serviee at the
Birr United Church last Sunday.
Miss Vivian Fairies, who Un-
derwent an operation in St. Joe..
eph's Hospital, is recuperating
with her mother, Mrs. Annie
Fairies, and making satisfactory
recovery.
SERVICE
STATION.
For" Lease
Immediate POssession
TOWN OF EXETER
Low Rental
Apply
H.O. .FREE
SEAFORTH
- Phone 366
This is
our new sign
for a remarkable
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newest thing on whedil
By at the home ot Mr, t od Mrs.
S, Steiner a Keerlall. '
'Cliff Watson. De, and Mr.
visited with then* Weetnee-' - a
arry Snider Motors
day,
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Mr. and MIS, reed Nichell,pHoNE 424
bay City, anent Weekerld Mgt
With Mr. and Mrs, Alfred Coates.
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