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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1962-02-15, Page 18CHESTERFIELD SUITES BROWN 4-SEATER — At- tractive patterned material, heavy flat fabric, foam cushions, extra long ches- terfield and matching arm chair. Reg. $229.00, Now $179.00. DANISH MODERN — One only, two-piece Danish mo- dern chesterfield suite. Will fit beautifully in any decor. Regular $159.00 Now only $115.00. MANY, MANY OTHERS — We have many other fine quality chesterfield suites that we are clearing at sac- rifice prices. Come in to see them, price them. You'll find one that will suit your horrid and your pocketbook, 4 OCCASIONAL CHAIRS SNYDER CHAIRS — These were popular Christmas items. They were good value at the regular price of $20.50. We're anxious to clean out the few that are left. The price now is only $11,99. KROEHLER ROCKERS — Prices on our complete se- lection have been knocked down. Good choice of flat fabrics arid nylon covers. As low as $38.00. DINETTE SUITES COLONIAL BUY! -- One only, Colonial 7-piece Din- ette Suite, with attractive hutch and comfortable cap- tain's chairs. Save $40,00 on this item alone! Reg. $2$9.00. Now Only $199.00. 5 - PIECE CHROME SUITE — Here's exceptional econ- omy. You'll be surprised at the quality, 30-inch table. Complete suite selling for $40,00, Reg. $57,95 Value A ii Greenway group. to compile history DASHWOOD Mrs. Ken Keller was guest speaker at the international meeting of the Dashwood WI choosing for her subject, Com- munism. The Citizenship and Education group was in charge with Mrs. Carl Oestreicher e vener and Mrs. Ervin Schade chairlady, How can I help my child to be a good citizen? was ans- wered with very adept ans- wers, Mrs. Ervin Devine dis- cussed the motto, "Doing good is the only certain happy action of a man's life", Mrs. Letta Taylor gave a reading and Mar- garet Merner a piano solo. A display of United Nations Flags was educational. Mrs. Leonard Schenk, presi- dent was in charge of the busi- ness, It was decided to carry on the hobo teas for February and rules were given for, the telephone euchre. Mrs, Chas, Snell, Mrs. Sid Baker, and Mrs. Addison Tiernan were ap- pointed a committee in charge of the men's club supper, An wood, was second, speaking on invitation from Crediton WI "Nursing as a Career", while was accepted for March 21. Carolynn Simmons, Exeter, re- One new member joined. ceived honorable mention for Personal items her talk on the Dominican Re- public.. Mr. Robert Hoperoft of Wet. Other speakers included: land spent Thursday with his Cathy Smith, Margaret Skip- per, Bob Bennett and Donald tion were Mrs, J, W, Corbett, WLite, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt and Rev, The judges for the competi- A. G. Van Eek. won the divisions in the grade 10 public speaking .contest held ing on vastly different sub , at SBDHS, .1/ ednesday, speak- Two Hui= Park students jeets,- Jint 15, choosing the 'topic -The World's Fier. cost Ani,aal", surprised his audience oZ .classinates by out- lining the life of the common, but almost unkm,wn shrew, to win the boys' event. While most of his audience were waiting for him to ex- pound on one of the members. of the cat f mily found in the African jungles, the 105 youth told of the habits of the small mouse-like creature which is common throughout Nor t America. He stated that the small animal is -enerally mistaken for a moose and it is this rea- son why only about one in 100 Persons has ever seen nne. The small furry animal will eat almost anything and con- GRADE 10 WINNER sumes many times its own ... Kinrade weight in food, and will die if it has to go without food for even one day. He told of two amusing in- stances to point out its reck- less rage and lack of fear for prey many times is own size. On one occasion, a scientist was feeding mice to a snake in a cage, but put a shrew in by mistake and when he re- By MRS. ERVIN RADER turned the shrew had eaten the snake and was running around the cage looking for more food. Another time, a scientist put a shrew in with a large rat while he was preparing to get another cage and when he returned to take the shrew out of the cage, found it had de- voured the rat, leaving no trace whatever of the larger animal, Placing second in the boys' competition was Peter deVries son. of Rev, and Mrs. deVries, Exeter, who also placed second in the junior competition last year, He spoke on the North- west Territories. Another Exeter youth, Don Westover, received honorable mention for his speech on "Juvenile Delinquency". Sharon Kelly, 16, daughter of Mr. Norm Kelly, chose a much better-known figure for her speech than her male counterpart and placed first with her talk on Shakespeare. Carol Ducharme, RR 1 Dash- mother, Mrs, Alma Hoperoft. Mrs, Alma Hoperoft spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred fieperoft and family at Grand Bend, Sunday evening guests with. Mr. and Mr, Lloyd Rader and family were Mr. and Mrs. Er- vin Rader and family and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader and fain ily. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Gam- ble andfamily of London vie, ited with Mr, L, IL Rader, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Rader, David, Paul, and Sharon spent Sunday afternoon at Zion with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller. Mrs. Emilia (Emma) Haugh Mrs. Emma Haugh, 89, wi- dow of the late Daniel Haugh, died at home in Dashwiod, Mon- day Feb. 12. She was the for- mer Emilia Kraft of Stephen Township, Her husband died in 1941. She is survived by one daugh- ter, Mr. Cora Gaiser, of Dash- wood; two sons, Arthur of flay Township, and Milton of Dash- wood; one sister, Pearl Kraft of Dashwood; one brother, Sa- muel, of Eston, Sask., 11 grand, children and 13 grandchildren. Services will be conducted from the T. Harry Hoffman funeral home Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Merrill James will officiate, Interment will be in Dashwood Evangeli- cal U.B, cemetery, Ay MR$, c, WPOPAYIThl (3/tEENW The meeting of the United Church Women was held tit the home of Mrs. Carman Woodburn with 2S present. The worship service and pro- gram was taken by Mrs, Law. mince Curls and Mrs. Bryden Taylor. Mrs. Curts .cave the chapter of the study book, "The Rural Church and En- larging Communities," and told of the trend of depopulation and mechanization of the rural areas and the effect it has on the church. The president, iMrs. Joe. ncr, opened the business part of the meeting with a poem, A. report of the inaugural Presby- terial meeting held at Clinton was given by Mrs. Canned Woodburn. Mrs. Herbert ilarlion, the supply secretary, reported that Greenw.ay's share of the spring bale to Presbytery includes five gifts for boys, 1 to 5 years, also mitts, Christmas paper and seals. She also read a letter asking the ladies to save their used nylon hose (regardless whether there is much left of them or not). The steed for these is great as the threads are taken from them and they are made into saleable tug:ides, thus giv- ing the ladies of India and Japan some employment, Mrs. joseph Eagleson also asked that used stamps be saved—the money from these is used in distributing Bibles. A committee was formed to compile the history of the former Woman's Association and the Woman's Missionary Society to be sent to Rev, Cum- mings of Lambeth, Anyone having secretary or treasurer books of these two organiza- tions is asked to give these books to the committee. The World Day of Prayer service for this community will be held in the United Church on Friday, March 9. Three members visited the birthday bank, The roil call, "Form one ,or more sentences using the letters United Church Wo- men," proved very amusing. The March meeting will be held at the home of Mrs, Ervine Eggert. Personal items Id r, and Mrs. Arthur Bro- phey visited on Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Don McLellan of Exeter and cele- brated their 45th wedding an- niversary. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mc- Donald visited on Sunday with Rev, and Mrs. Southcott of Oil City, Mrs. Joseph Carruthers is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospit- al, London. Miss 'Muriel Steeper is spend- ing some time with Mrs. W. J. Robinson of West McGilli- vray. Mrs. Eva Laughton of Grand Bend visited on Sunday with Mrs. R. L. Sheppard. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Brophey and family of London spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brophey. Sirs. John Shank, Parkhill. spent .a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. ,('coil Smithers and family. Gordon Brown underwent an appendix operation .on Satur- day night in St. Joseph's Hos- pital, London. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rock were Mr. and 'Mrs, Philip McGuire and family of Byron and Mr. and Mrs, Jim Bloomfield of Strat- ford. Mr. and Mrs. ,lack Soothcolt and daughters of Toronto visit- Teachers laud first workshop Ot Saturday, Feb. 10, 40 ele- mentary teachers from this area attended a science work- shop at Exoter Public School. Guest speaker was F, Clifford, science master of the Stratford Teachers' College, Mr. Clifford spent the morn- ing giving various lesson dem- onstrations, In the afternoon, after a lecture on the various methods of having the pupils make records of science les- sons, the assembly divided into two groups. Group one, with Mrs. Jean Mart' as leader, discussed pri- mary methods in science and group two with Ronald Heim- rich as chairman, discussed the new course of study for Grades 7 and 8. This was the first workshop of its kind to be held in the Exeter .area and the attend- ance indicated a keen interest in such in-service training to- wards professional develop- ment. The workshop was sponsored by the Exeter Unit of the Fed- eration of \Ionian Teachers' Association of Ontario. Corn. mittee members in charge of air .egements were Mrs. Don Mousseau, Pres, of the Exeter unit, Miss Donalda Adams, Mrs, Beth Batten and Mrs, R. D. ,Iermyn. Garage Sunday And Evening Service Open this Sunday, Wed- nesday afternoon and dur- ing the evening through- out the week, Larry Snider Motors r,,(1 on Monday with her par- Mr. and Mrs. Harold McDonald. A presentation was held in the Corbett .Community .Centre on Friday evening for Mr. and Airs, Don, McLellan. (nee Karen Ilropbey.), Sandra .Woodburn returned to Gait last week after spending. A _couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smithers. and. fit hilly, Several children in This vicinity have been ill with PlA AS le§. "I AM rather tied up today, but coOld I start work tomorrow'?" Anno-unrement Mr, Harold ..Lightfoot Centralia has leased the PRUCE GROVE SUPERTEST STATION. on Highway 1 and .RCAF Road, formerly operated by John Hodgins. Your business will be greatly appreciated. Hours: 7 .0,m. to 10 p.m. The tme4,Advo.., te„, .Pehruary, Txposes' fierc.e shrew to win speaking contest. TOP GIRL SPEAKER , Sharon Kelly Communism topic at Dashwood WI NOTICE Our propane gas business has been sold to Mr, Melvin Sutherland of Strathroy, a wholesaler of propane gas appliances and equipment. And Thank You We wish to thank you for your kind patronage over the years, It's been a pleasure to serve you. Grafton Hotson Phone 156W Grand Bend EXTRA Hopper-Hockey Furniture Sale SPECIAL SALE EDITION EXTRA Big February Clearance STARTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, AT 10 p.m. SHARP Don't Miss It! Furniture Bargains Exciting Enough To Hit The Headlines Oto LAMPS 4-Seater Chesterfield Suite Now 158 TABLE LAMPS—Save over 50% on some models. Take Reg, $257.50 your pick for a selected. Now '189 Cuppleealtg a.0tOle each, Save a full $35.001, Regular $101.00 Value 36-inch table 5-PieceChromeDinetteSuit Now s66 A matching set and one set only! All 3 for only Tri-lite and Table lamps Now *2,2 BIG SELECTION—We have the color you want in a Space Saver — handsome artiness chesterfields which fold out into comfortable beds; ideal for dens, family rooms, cottages etc, Light turquoise, charcoal brown check, brown pattern, Reg. $56.00i now only $45.00. Other values to $15:00 're- " duced to sell quickly. OW, sin 441 4a> " MATTRESSES 35 MATTRESS BARGAINS — We've cut the prices of more than 35 spring-filled mattresses, which gives you a wide selection of out- standing values. Priced as low as $19.95. OUR SAUBLE QUEEN — There's no better value than our Sauble Queen mattress, made to our own specifications by Canada's finest manufacturer, We urge you to compare the quality and value against any other mattress at any other price. The Sauble Queen price? Only $49.50! ROLLAVVAY BEDS — Spring-filled mattresses on sturdy metal folding frames. Stores in small corner but provides comfortable bed for guests. We're clearing them for the low price of $25.50. BOYS' BUNK BEDS Top quality, spring.filled matt. resses, only $79.00, BABY FURNITURE Long.wearing, flat beige fabric, foam rubber, narrow arm Reg. $249.00 ALL STOCK REDUCED — Our entire selection of colorful play pens, cribs Bookcase bed, double dresser, mirror, chest, springs and mattress and high chairs is on sale Lloyd and. Gendron baby 6-Piece Bedroom Suite carriages and s troller s, Walnut veneer, double dresser, chest and bed Reg. $235.00 3-Piece Bedroom Suite Now 166 Values as high as $10.95. You can't go wrong at these prices. TRI-LIGHT LAMPS—We're selling them as low as $13,95. Brass and walnut combinations, large mogul socket s, fibreglass and parchment shades. Every house can use more of these. Two step tables and one coffee table! Look at this low, low price! Set of Three Tables. Now. s18 SPACE SAVERS ENTIRE STOCK REDUCED! We must make room for all the new spring furniture we have purchased At Canada's largest furniture show, Pekes slashed to sell. HOPP R HOCKEY FURNITU Phone 99 "Where Quality is Ec000toya Main S Ex