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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-01-23, Page 7
if ths mm TiwonvpwE Thursday, jww m* CAVW WMS. ■w t CAT AHA1 wAlifiUA TEA BAGS SO YEARS AGO On Sunday night about 8 o’clock the bank barn and contents of Mr, Samuel Essery, 3rd concession of Usborne were totally destroyed by fire, Losses amounted to $800.00 covered by insurance in the Us borne and Hibbert Ins, Co. Mr. Charles Isaac of Hay Town ship while engaged in cutting down trees’ in a swamp met with a pain ful accident. The tree began to roll and the teeth of the saw pene trated his leg. The Exeter Milling Co. shipped two carloads of flour to Nova Beotia on Tuesday. W, H. L.evett and W. H. Hutchins shipped sev eral carloads of Mr, and Mrs. returned home Brucefield fo’r a A team driven by Messrs. Dow and Folland slipped and fell on the Main Street but they suffered no injuries. grain to Toronto. J. W. .G-rant have after visiting in couple of weeks. 25 YEARS AGO Miss Down of Exeter is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jos, Hooper in St. Marys. iPrivate Reg. Knight of Hamilton arrived home on Saturday on sick leave. Mr. and Mrs. George Hawkins were in London on Tuesday. Miss Laura Elliott left for Lon don on Friday. Miss Turnbull was a visitor with her aunt, Mrs, Beavers for a few days during the week. The three stores of the Samwell Estate on Main Street, Exeter, were purchased by Mr. J. G. Jones for $6,80'0.00. The property comprises two stores occupied by Jones & 'May and the hardware store occu pied by Mr, A. Spackman, Mr. T. Cameron conducted the sale. The Misses Bowey returned home op Tuesday Huron. Miss Ollie for a visit in Two rinks of Hensall <’Cuflers were here^ on Tuesday and met de feat at the hands of the local play ers by a few shots. ■ EXETER LIBRARY BpARD HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The Library'Board held their an nual meeting on January 15th and summarized the year’s progress. The secretary’s report stated that the Board had held 10 regular meetings and keep interest was shown by -all the members. The book committee reported that, due to war conditions, the cost of books had increased and as a result the number of books purchased is, less than in previous years—a total of 3.20 volumes being purchased at a cost of $364.63., The gift of over 30‘ volumes during the year was appreciated. The present 'num ber of volumes in the Library is 5,476, valued at $3,120.63, The magazine committee reported that 8 Canadian, 9 United States and 3 English periodicals provided inter esting reading for the public. The property committee have attend ed to repairs both to buildings and grounds and have granted the use Of, the lower rooms for Red Cross / and other war purposes. The Librarian’s report gave a very -comprehensive summary of the year’s work. Special note was made of the decline in fiction read ing and the increase in adult class ed books, especially travel, history and biography and the increased use of the reference section. * Dur ing the year ’87 new members join ed; 430 town cards and 146 out-of- town cards were given out. ’ The total circulation was 17,912. an increase of 193 over last year. Adult classed books had a circula tion of 3,3 88, an increase of 716. Ju venile circulation, 5,602, a decrease of 82. During the year 420 books were discarded. The Treasurer's statement was as follows- The Society held their first meet ing of.the year on Thursday after noon, January 16 th, at the home of Miss Jeekell with the president, Mrs, F, W. Gladman, in the chair. The meeting was opened with n ’hymn and the call to prayer. Mrs, Duke led in the devotional exer cises, Mrs. D. C. Hill brought a New Year’s message to the Society and Mrs, Sillery offered prayer. Minutes of the last meeting were read and the roll called. Business was discussed and the executive ar ranged to meet at the home of Mrs, Gladman on Thursday, Jan, 33rd, to arrange the programme for the year. Mrs. Strang gave current events and Miss Jeckell re ported on the Huron Bresbyterial held recently in Clinton. The meet ing closed by repeating the Lord’s Prayer in unison. Refreshments were served and a social time spent. LETTER BOX Mbs Hackney, Nursing Sister jit English Hospital Writes of her 15 th General Hpspltah R.C.A.M.C., C.AB.F,, %Base Bost Office, Canada* Dec, 1st, Exeter Diet. Wartime Comm-, IHO was Us- Bruce and John December and auopt- receipt of was received frem twenty boys who from Usborne, It which have been made re Queen Alexandra Sani- and War Memorial Child- Hospital, London, $10.00 after a Quance Detroit. visit in Port left Tuesday . Receipts Bal. on hand and in bank w Jan." 1, 1940 ..................$ Municipal Grant Legislative Grant County Grant .... ’Fees ........n........... Reserves. -Fines .. Sale Magazines .. Bank Interest ..... I 38.31 950. on- 12 3,2 3 25.00 36.00 32.40 1,00 .26 assets, $9,823.82; capital $7,000.00 and liabilities, In computing, the above as—- 15 YEARS AGO Master Bobbie Dinney, second son of ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas iiarrowly escaped serious when an oil tank on which riding upset. He against, a tree but . squeeze out before the closer to the tree. FORD—LAMPORT: Total ......................... $1,206.80 Disbursements Dinney, injury •he was pinned '.Furniture and 364.63 35.50 was managed to truck settled At the Main Street United Church on Thursday, January 14, Miss Rose Lamport, daughter of Mrs. Lamport of Exeter ‘to Westaway Ford, son Mrs. A. J. Ford of Road North, by Rev. dale. Mr.- W. G. Medd 'was in Strat ford last Thursday meeting with representatives of 12 counties with a view'to setting-up a Prohibition organization in Ontario. Miss Dorothy Kuntz, who has been in Victoria Hospital, London, for a number • of ’weeks, returned home the latter part'’of last Week. Mr. W. G. Medd and Mr. Chas. Salter were ip London last week attending the convention of the Dairymen’s Association of Western Ontario., Mr. William 'Preszcator, of the 3rd concession of Stephen, is con fined to his bed suffering from blood-poison in his leg. \ Mrs. George Lawson has return ed home after Visiting ’in Crediton. Books ...... Magazines Repairs to .Building Light, Heat, -Water ............. 'Librarian ...................... ........ Janitor ............................. ...... Stamps, Stationery, Supplies Other Expenditures............... Book Binding ..................... Bal. on hand and in bank... 107.42 6.-00 186.17. 3 5 0.0 0 120.i0>0) 11.80 ■20.03 5.25 •Lavina . Eliza Mr. Charles of Mr. and the Lohdon F. E. Clys- Total :$1,206.80 RELATIONSHIP „ I married the widowWhen had a grown-up step-daughter, father came' to see me, of course, and toeing a widower, fell in love .With my step-daughter and married her. My father, 'therefore became my son-in-law and my step-daughter became my mother because She mar ried >my father. Jn due time my wife had a son who Was, of course, my,father’s 'brother- in-law, and my uncle, for he was the brother of a step-daughter, remem ber. Also, my father’s wife, who my step-daughter, also had a Who was any brothbi’ and at same time my grandchild for he the son of my step-daughter. Now my wife was my grandmoth er because she* was ,my father's mother. I was, therefore, my wife’s husband and grandson.. As a hus band of a person’s grandmother is his grandfather, I was my own grandfather. Think this out. she •My was son the was Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of rea son. Stop that Tickling In the Throat That tickling in the throat is most' distressing, and is caused by .a cold settling in the throat. The dry, hard cough not only keeps. • you in misery all day long, but also prevents ydtt getting a good night’s sleep. What you need to relieve this tickling Cough is Dr, Wood’s Norway Pipe Syrup. “fTliis valuable prepara tion is Composed Of the most sooth ing and healing expectorant -barks and herbs With winch is combined the ‘ virtues of the world-famous Norway pine tree. When you ask for <{Dr.Wood’s” see that you get it* 1 ’ Khe T. Milburn Co-, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. What to Do With- Old Razor Blades iPaint old razor blades green. Hide in nasturtium bed. . Wanton bird pecks nasturtium seed. Cuts its silly throat. iSave old razor blades. ’Carry into field. Dig deep hole. If spade strikes coal, you’ve found a coal mine. Take old razor blade in right hand. Nick a little piece out of ace of spades with it. Always know ace of spades. Bell old razor blades to old razor blade merchant. , (Very difficult.) iBuy pack;s of new razor blades, Keep them. But old blades in new7 wrappers. (Save until 'Christmas, Give to trncle Henry. Post old razor blades to Postmas ter iGOneral, Don't pay postage. One on Rostmaster General, USBORNE COUNCIL The Municipal Council of borne held the inaugural session on Monday, January 13, at 11 a.m. All members were present and sub scribed to the Oath of Office follows: Reeve, -Percy Passmore* Councillors, Hugh Berry, Cooper, Clark. Fisher Hodgert. Minutes of 16 th meeting were read ed. x ■Acknowledgment of fountain, -pens eleven of the have enlisted was decided by the Council to pur chase 2 dozen additional pens. jGrants were passed by the Coun cil as follows: Eden Cemetery and Thames Road United Chiurch -Cemetery, $25.00 each for improve ments cently, tarium ren’s . each, in recognition of their work locally. Council also decided to subscribe membership fee to The Ontario As sociation of Rural Municipalities and the Ontario Good Roads As sociation, $5.00 each. Purchase -of ,all necessary munici pal supplies was authorized from the Municipal World, together with 10 copies -of the World for the Coiuncil and municipal officers. The auditors’ report for 1940 was presented "by T. A. Wiseman and was accepted by the Council. The report shows the township tp be in excellent financial position:. Bank balance, $4,928.64; total re venue assets, none. sets the subsidy on 1940 road ex penditure which .has been earned," amounting to $2,998.59 was not Included. The Clerk was appointed to in terview Exeter "Council for the pur pose of having .basis Qf levy for- Exeter Public School, as related to 'ecertain. farm lands in Usborne, re vised. / A complaint. • was received, re questing removal of obstructions in the Elimville Drain. Councillor Cooper was appointed to investi gate with power to act The Collector reported as at Jan uary 1st., 1941, that $29,641.07 had been collected on the current roll and that $2,893.67 remained uncollected. He was instructed to Continue in the -collection" of taxes until April 12^ 1941, The Reeve and Clerk were auth orized by resolution to sign fhe formal the Department of subsidy on net road 1940, amounting Above expenditure was authorized in by-law No. 2, 1940, on an ap proval toy the Department, limiting expenditure to $6,0b0.0'0. The Council decided to engage a ^now plow from the County of Huron for immediate snow remov al and to defer the appointment of snow-patrol men for the present. The scale of salaries in the township Was left the same for the year 1941 and dll of the Township officials were re-appointed. A committee of young men in the vicinity of Elimville iri terview ed the Council requesting that the Council ‘have the township hall refloordd and hydro, installed. It was pointed oiut that such action would prove profitable to the muni cipality from additional hall rent which Would be earned. Passmore and were appointed the Council to position. The Treasurer reported receipts from Diecomber 15 to 31st, 1940. $2,545.36. The following accounts were i passed by the Council and orders Were dtawtt on the Treasurer: Bead Superintendent's voucher, $462.63; Relief and administration, $26.50; Grants, $70.00; Audit tor 1940 $40.06; miscellaneous 'In addition pajd for revision of list by authority from Costello, Council adjourned. A. W* Morgan, Olprk of the Council application to Highways for expenditure in to $5,997,15. Reeve Councillor Cooper a. committee from deal with the pro- $33,66. > expenditure. $59.40 Whs 1940 voters’ Judge T. M. • The honeymoon usually lasts til the can opener breaks. Utt- Td Dea/ Ladies: *-> Thank you for the box, which I was very much surprised tp receive yesterday. Everything in it was Jn good condition. I don’t know, I am sure, how those of us who are over here, in capacity of Nursing Sisters, will ever be able to thank the people at home Our own , us, ‘■‘but write whether they hear from u’s ............ ent. organizations have been very good to us as well. No doubt you would like to have some idea what our Hospital is like and what it is like nursing here. Thd hospital is built in the form of five rows of one-storey huts as are oui* residences and the residences of the* medical officers and men on nur staff here. The wards, which are one hut each are various sizes, some are thirty-two bed wands, some twenty-eight bed and others are only sixteen bed- wards. Owing to the huts all being one-story buildings the distance from one ward to another is quite great. I don’t know the exact acreage of the land occupied by our hispital and residences but I should think it would be about twenty acres, so you can judge, .how far you walk when you have tp go from a building in the first row of huts to one in the fourth or fifth row -of huts: The hospital wards are heated by cen tral heating system, Our rooms, which are "single rooms, are heated by little stoves, which We light our selves, and we burn coal in them. We -can boil kettles on our stoves and many a party is held in our rooms in the .evenings. We have four bathtubs and always an abun dance of hot water In a. hut for twenty nurses, of Course, the larg er huts have more baths. We are very comfortable and have no hard ships at all, in'fact!' I don’t feel as if I were at a war. We have to be careful that no light shows at night and all windows are fitted with special bla'ck-ott't blinds and that is really ourone and only nuisance over here. ’ •is built op. the top of There are many hills in this district and it tiful that I always feel dreamland. The weather has been perfect ever since we came to Eng land on June 20th, 1940. We -have never heard an air raid here to the date of writing." There are hundreds of planes go over here nearly every night. • Sometimes they start as soon as it is. dark and keep flying over all night. One can usually tell the German planes as their engines ’ have a rise and fall sound in -their tone, while our engines have an even sound. There were three incendiary bombs drop ped here one night, but they put the fires out quite quickly and they didn’t touch any of the buildings. Two months ago there was a fight high over our heads above the clouds. We -could hear it but couldn’t see it. However, two Ger man planes were brought down and We saw two of the German pilots coming; down in parachutes. These men were both badly injured and received treatment in our Hospi tal and both did well. It seemed in credible that they would do the brutal things the Germans have been doing, like machine-gunning women and -children. The people of London are brave people of ’this war. I in London last Monday night stayed with friends there, friends were bdmbed out of house where they had lived for ven years. They were" down in their shelter on the night of Sep tember 17th, and a land mine fell across the road from where they lived and blew six houses to atoms, and their house was one of the six, 'and there were twenty-tWo people killed. All the other hotties were damaged, many of them beyond re pair. The door of their shelter- caved in on them and they couldn’t get out until morning add then when they came out their house was a pile of ruins. The hedge ill front of their house was torn up and thrown onto roofs down the street. They live quite hear some big' guns where they are now aud when they are sleeping at -night, or I suppose I should say when they are -lying down, the vibration from these guns being fired rais es their -heads right off the pillowy. Their windows are broken, too, from vibration aS are all tight windows in the immediate vicinity of those heavy guns, I slept very well in the shelter, and as it happened, I was there one of fthe two quiet nights 'London had had in seventy days. My friends have not been In a proper bed now for three months, as they go td their shel ter fully dressed and sleep on matt- for their hindness to us. personal friends never fail pr pot and, all the 'differ- resses on the floor. The people of London have not been able to get .away from home at night since Sep tember let, but they Just retire to their, shelters as soon as they hear the planes overhead. 'However, the London people are ver/ brave and they do not com" plain at all. However, there are many sad homes here this Christ mas, as so many have lost their friends or relatives. London is a changed place to what it used to be, but I still think it is the most wonderful city in the world. Now, d hope I have not wearied you with this long letter, but I thought you might like to know something about our hospital and also something about the life of a person whose home is in London. I visited Exeter, in Devon, be cause I used tp’ live near Exeter, Ontario. Exeter is a wonderfully beautiful and historical City. The people in Devonshire talk more like we do at home, than any other Eng lish person, at least, I thought they did. The country around Exeter is very beautiful, How I must conclude with many thanks for your surprise gift, very ness New My best wishes for your hanpi- at Christmas and through the Year. Very sincerely, Olive Hackney The hospital a huge hill and valleys ; is so beai>- . like I am in the was and My th© ele- HIBBERT ■roVHCIL Th® Hibbert Towiwblp Council met in the Staffa Township Hall on Monday, January 13 th, pursuant to , statute. All members were present and subscribed to the necessary De claration of Office and assumed their responsibilities. By-law No, One, 1941, confirming the appointment of municipal of ficers and fixing their salaries was given its third and final reading and passed. The following pointed io their Thos, D. Wren, chill, Treasurer; sessor; Thos, J. attendance officer; Lachlan and Ernest Templeman, livestock valuators; John Empy, engineer; Jas, Scott, santiary inspec tor; Monteith & Monteith, auditors; James Morley, Township solicitor; Lloyd Elliott, caretaker of Town ship hall; James O’Rielly, weed in spector; John McDonald, Road Su perintendent By-law No. Two, 1941, providing for estimated road expenditure was given its third and final reading and passed. The following accounts were paid: D. Gestetner, printing sup plies, $20.48; Seaforth News, $8.25; Beacon-Herald, advertising, $3.4S; Provincial Treasurer, insulin, $6.38; Thos. D. Wren, stamps, $3.00; Municipal World, Supplies, $15.27; Direct relief, $13,55. The regular council meetings will be held on the. first Saturday of each month at one o’clock p.m. Thos. D. Wren, Clerk. •officers were ap~ respective offices: Clerk; ‘Roy Bur- .Joseph Roach, as- Melyneaux, school Andrew Me- Are swollen mem- *ruMru»K branes' and slog-. tyllsTOW. , gingn»ucuscaused HiuiimiMWiiwitliinn HMiiifflimiwrtniiwm DV £1 StUlTV J1C&U' cold making life miserable for -yO' Then relieve 'discomforts with, a few drops of Vicks Va-tro-nol up each nostril. Va-tro-nol is so effective because It does three important things— (1) shrinks swollen membranes-(2) soothes irritation-(3) helps flush nasal . passages, clearing slogging mucus. . j,. And remember, when used in time, Va-tro-nol helps VlCiCS -S dcT prevent many coldsfrom developing, w A’l RO’llOlj The money that makes money is the money that makes work. Your Most Visit to TORONTO Try Hotel Waverley Located on Wide Spadlna Ave. at College St. Easy Parking Convenient to » Single - Double : Four to Room, $5.00 to $6,08 < .to the Facllltle* Highway* $1.50 to $158 $2.50 to $5.00 He that whines for Glass without G Take away L and that is he. NO DANGEROUS SNOW AND ICE • . ■ and less clanger of slipping on a treacherous running board when you get in or out of a new Chevrolet equipped with "Concealed Safety Stops". SMARTER, MORE MODERN STYLING The elimination of visible running boards "cleans up" car dosign .. . makes it simpler, neater —and therefore more attractive, more pleasing to the eye, =* * ZION fltnw /aw Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerslake of Exeter visited on Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs, Ephraim Hern Mrs. Warren Brock attended the funeral of her uncle, the late Rev. Frank Langford, of Toronto. Miss Laurene Hern spent* Satur day and Sunday at her home. ^Church was not held on Sunday because of the bad weather. Mrs. Orville Rogers of Kirkton visited on Thursday with her si's- ter, Mrs. Ephraim Hern. Mrs. OP. Hunter visited with her daughter, Mrs. Wellington Brock. From , the Koran: “When a man dies, they who survive him asn what property he has left behind. The angel who bends over him asks what good deeds he has sent before him.” NO DIRT OR MUD The Safety Steps are INSIDE the car —fully concealed and protected when the doors are closed — so naturally they stay much cleaner, much dryer. NO “SITTING OR LOITERING Ever return to your car and find a stranger—or strangers—sitting on the running board? It can't happen here, fpr Chevro let has no running boards. SAFER, EASIER ENTRANCE & EXIT Simply open the door and' fake one step out —hot two — either UP into tho car'or DOWN on to tho pavement. You'll find it much safer, much easier. ‘ Close __ Parliament Maple Leaf Th eatres, Wholesale H tho University, Buildings, Garden », Hospitals, ouse8, and Fashionable Retail Shopping District. A. M, POWELL, PRESIDENT You’ll find Concealed Safety Steps (instead of running boards) at each door of Chevrolet’s famous Fisher . they look better ...they stay cleaner... they provide safer, easier, more comfortable entrance and exit And remember—only Chevrolet, among all low-priced cars, has this quality feature! Together with many other exclusive advantages provided by Chevrolet at no extra cost. . . effort saving Vacuum-Power Shift. . . com fort-increasing De Luxe Knee-Action * . . thrifty, dependable Valve-in- Head Engine ... it places Chevrolet —General Motors’ No. 1 Car—years ahead for years to come/ See your Chevrolet dealer, today* NG “JUMPING ON” CAR . .. by childron, by vend ors or by strangers—with all the clangers of the practice — and, therefore, greater safety for YOU, greater safety for othersl SNELL BROS. & CO., EXETER Associate Dealers: G. Koehler* Zurich; J. &, Sprowl Uicaft