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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1941-09-11, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1878 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IJth, 1941 ......................................... Complete Showing of Ladies’ Misses’ and Girls’, ■*’ • a Fall and Winter Coats Our stock of- Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ Coats for fall and winter is now complete. We have an exceptionally large stock to choose from in small, regular and extra large, also half sizes. We would advise early buying as clothes are becoming scarce and all repeats are higher. I!! Girls’ Coats, 3 to 14 yrs. at Very Attractive Prices \ —ar~—— Sweaters for Fall and Winter We have a very large stock of sweaters for the coming season for all members of the family. We have fine sweaters, also heavy wool sweaters at very low prices. “Big B” Brand W ork Shirts for Men and Boys Big B Brand work shirts for men and boys is .the best value we know of in shirts. We have the new fall and'winter weights now instock. These are large, well-made shirts, triple-stitched, of good materials. Ask for Big B Brand. Fall Furnishings for the Home Linoleums, Rugs, Congoleums, Blinds, Draperies, Curtain Nets—all at the same prices as prevailed at the first of the year. Men’s Farm Boot 25 prs. men’s leather sole work boots, made with a toe cap. Regular 2.75.—on sale at $2.25 a pair , *> . fl . I Special Men’s Suits, Felt Hats, etc. ' = The new English worsted suits for Fall have arrived. A fine selection of colours == to choose from at very, little advance in prices. Also new Felt Hats in the new shades. . - fur felts at $3.00 and wool felts at $2.00 , =£= iiinBiniiiiiiiiiiiiiinitiiiiiiiniifiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinmiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiminiiihiiiiriiiiitiiiiiiniiiHiiiii == Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday H Sfo(C^ost Brands % lb. th 19c ?“bX‘ Macaroni........4 lbs. 19c Van Camp’s Tomato Juice O IQ/. Or Aylmer, New. Pack, Choice “ HI15; lol S’ .S,.Tomatoes 11 qt. 35c; 3 for $ 1 ______________________•_______‘. Quick Quaker Oats 10^ Large Package ...............................CALM Aeroxon Fly Coils 9 The Best Kind. ....................................1V1 vL Champion Dog Food Q 1 (Ip or* Cat Food .................... lift Jelly Tumblers ~arbL With Tin Top, 8-oz. Size .......!......“uLH «J(L 11/1 Your ==s . May XS” | iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiM ..........................................................................mm, na<tfui»—iMMiiuiiri«iiiiiiiiiumj||B Now is the time to get your laying hens into production.' Use Purina Roost Paint and Lice . Powder for the lice. Buy a good Lay Mash or Concentrate for worms. -For a Tonic, ask for Nik-Tonic. 33%iHrigl . Pig Concentrate , Concentrate Starter $3,45 $2.80 ’$2*50 ;»"— ————Ji SALE OF BUILDINGS CENTRALIA AERODROME Tenders for the purchase and removal of farm buildings will be received until 12 noon Sept. 251h, 1941. Above buildings may be in­ spected upon application to Mr. ,T. L.“ Xittill, Resident En­ gineer, Centralia Aerodrome. A————— EXETER COUNCIL Monday, Sept, 8, 1941 A regular meeting of thez munici­ pal council was held in the Town Hall on the above date with all members present, The minutes of the August 25th and 28th meet­ ings were read ^nnd adopted. Mo­ tion of Councillors Taylor and Hern. Correspondence; A letter from W. J, Smith, Ste. Hyacinthe, Que.,< regarding payment of business tax, Filed, Department of National Services regarding salvage compaign of vegetable oils, animal fats and bon­ es referred to Women’s Institute, Department of Municipal Affairs enclosing a draft by-law to levy an occupancy tax. The by-law was adopted and given third reading and passed on motion of -Hern and Tay­ lor. The reeye and clerk to sign and affix the seal, A that Ministerial Reconsecration Week and a Union Service in James St. United Church on Sunday, Sept. 14th, at 7 p.m. A request from the Canadian Na­ tional Institute for the Blind for the privilege of holding a tag day on Saturday, Sept. 13th. Granted on motion of Southcot^ and. Hern. W, C. Pearce, tax collector, ad­ dressed the council regarding tax ar­ rears, Motion of Southcott and Taylor that C.V. Pickard assume the posi­ tion of Clerk and- Treasurer on Octo­ ber 1st, 1941. Carried. The following accounts were read and ordered paid: County of Huron, hospital charges, $10.50; Public Utilities, street lights, $228.12, park, $4.25, total, $232.37; Public Utilities Commission, clock, $8,25; E. L. Johnson, paint, town hall, $15.80'; Mrs, Fuke, Ins., town hall, $14.00; Library Board, 3rd grant, $250.00; J. StirevR. & B„ $2.27; W. Andrew, R. & B.« $30.00'; Frank Coates, groceries, $7.00; N. Stan- lake, milk, $1.50; H. ^C. Rivers, meat, $1.50.^ Passed on motion of' Hern and. Dignan. Carried, . Adjournment, Dignan. J. Senior, ---------V--------- C. V. PICKARD.' ■■ - NEW VILLAGE CLERK Last week an important item was inadvertently omitted from our news columns and that was the appointment of the new clerk and treasurer, Mr. C. “ V. Pickard, by the Exeter Municipal Council. In the absence of Clerk Jos. Senior the Municipal council met 'August 23th at the Central Hotel and Miss Amelia Acheson, who has been act­ ing clerk on previous was appointed secretary i ing. There were four for the ^Clerkship, Mr. G. W. divided between Mr. .Pickard, the in the hands of Tuckey, who, after taking into con­ sideration the service that lias been rendered the municipality in many, ways by Mr. Pickard, decided in his favor. Mr. Pickard has rented the old post-office building recent­ ly vacated by Swift ^ Canadian Co.,' and owned by Mr. E. Lindenfield, and the same will be fitted up an office.— ■ The reeve and clerk to sign motion per Dignan and Taylor the council co-operate with the Association regarding Cochrane, C. Pearce. Clerk. news 53rd ANNIVERSARY OF TRIVITT CHURCH The fifty-third anniversary pf the dedication of Trivitt Memorial Church was observed last Sunday with impressive services both morn­ ing and evening, The addresses of the day were unusually noteworthy, the sermon at the 11 o’clock service being delivered by Rev.. Ernest Grigg, town, and the evening ad­ dress was by Rt, Rev, 0. A. Seager, Biphop of the Diocese of Huron. The first service of the day was Holy Communion, dispensed at 8.30 a.m. by the rector, Rev. M. A. Hunt, Vho was also in charge of the other two services, with the exception of the addresses. The interior of the beautiful edifice was tastefully decorhted with flags in the nave and with gladioli and other autumn flowers on the altar and at chancel steps. At the morning vice Mr. Arthur Middlemiss dered the solo “How Lovely Thy Dwellings”, and’ in the evening Miss Blanche Senior sang ‘’Hold Thou My Hand”,- Miss K. MacFaul was at the console of the organ. At the morning service, in the introduction to- his sermon on ‘‘The Believers’ Threefold Rest”, Mr. Grigg, the guest preacher, spoke as follows: “On this fifty-third branch of .Christ, your hearts are filled with thanksgiving to God for all the ways in which He has gra­ ciously led you and blessed you dur­ ing the past half-century and mere. Some of you may recall the day when this truly*’ beautiful and ca­ pacious Ho\ise of Worship was first opened and consecrated to the glory of the Triune God. Many who then and since worshipped in this sacred edifice have passed over into their Saviour’s .presence; others whom you miss here to-day are settled in various parts of Canada or be­ yond our national boundaries, whilst, still others may be serving with our King’s armed forces in the de­ fence of Christian civilization and priceless, indispensable freedom. I desire to gratulate you very greatest truths which the mind and heart the Incarnation of form, the Deity of Christ, the Virgin birth, Christ human Christ, Bible, "to all s occasions, of“the meet­ applications Pickard, W. Bowey and. the council' Jas. P. With Mr, Cochrane and deciding vote was the reeve, B. W. •V- ALUMINUM CAMPAIGN > REDUCED PRICES IN GRANITWARE ! ' ........... . ................. *. ' ■...................: L " , . . . . .... ... . . . ............. See our lovely assortment of New and Used Stoves; all Prices and Styles; also New arid Used Quebec Heaters. HAVE YOUR FURNACE AND FURNACE PIPES LOOKED OVER BEFORE COLD LEATHER SETS IN. Traquair’s Hardware ' Dealers in Beach, Firidlay ‘arid McClary Stoves, Ranges arid Heaters; NeW Idea Furnaces. CONTRACTS AWARDED The Russell Construction Co., of Toronto, have beeix aWhifded the con­ tract .for construction of the build­ ings at the new Airport. Work Will commence shortly. Mr. W. F. Evans, of the Department of National de­ fense, is the engineer in charge of the buildings, and is at present look­ ing for accommodation in Exeter for himself gnd' several members of his staff. Accommodation ‘will Soon be required for many work­ men. Mr. S. B. Taylor is the chair­ man in connection with the hous­ ing and boarding committee in Exe­ ter. An advertisement appears on another page. • Plumbing and Tinsmithing Neatly Done. Phone 27 ltd. StarfbuJy, of st, Catharines, called ®n friends in town Sunday evening He intends entering Wes­ tern University which opens the lat­ ter part of next week. Trophies arid some of tile special prizes to be awarded at the Exeter Fair Thursday of next week are now on exhibition in Mr. Jas. p, Howey’s window. Mrs. Howey received word recent­ ly that her son, Sgt.-Pilot Lorne. Howey» had arrived safely in Eng* land. Hec^iit enlistments in the R,c«AJ<v at the London recruiting centre in- ■ciude the following, Clarence Hoy Ford, R.H, 3, Exetm?; George Fer­ guson. Ross, of Parkhilh Messrs. Geromette and Ireland, of Grand Bend,, have the contract for hauling the gravel for the runways, now in course of construction, at the Centralia Airport. A large Quantity of gravel will be roQUired and will necessitate from twenty to thirty trucks hauling it night and day. The gravel will be secured from Morley’s pit near Brinsley, McGillivray Township. Hauling will Commence at once as the scraping of the surface soil from part of the runways has been completed. Year ATTENDING NORMAL , Five graduates of the Exeter High School qre attending Normal School in London, having commenc­ ed their studies on Monday. They are Misses Ann Morgan, Eunice Oes- treicher, Dorothy Dougall, Elva McQueen and Norma Cook. The latter two ure from Hensall.-------v—, (JREl’TA HABERER of Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Zuriph, has been qttend- the ser- ren- Are memorable occasion, the anniversary ■ of your the Church of Jesus doubtless wholeheartedly con- on tlie fact that the and c^n most profound possibly 'engage of man, namely, God in' human the atoning sacrifice of Jesus for the expiation of guilt, the Resurrection of the Divine Inspiration of the the gift of the Holy Spirit believers, the personal and return to earth of our Lord.visible Jesus Christ, have, throughout those eventful years of this Church’s his­ tory, been devoutly believed and faithfully proclaimed. The glorious gospel of God’s redeeming love through Christ for the forgiveness of sins, reconciliation, sonship and eternal life here and hereafter, is, (Continued On Supplement) for I Exeter responded to the national drive for old aluminum on behalf of the Canadian R6d .Cross Society. The window in the Store of Lien Albert Traquair Was kindly loan­ ed, for the collection and Mr. Tra­ quair devoted considerable time to gathering it in. A goodly quan­ tity, was donated. AS an induce­ ment tp bring in' the aluminum the Exeter Lions club gave away cou­ pons for the free draw on a Shet­ land pony, a C.C.M. bicycle or a fifty dollar war savlh-gs certificate to be drawn for at their frolic on October^ 2nd and 3rd. If our readers still have Some old alumi­ num ware barn ■bring it to Traquair’s Hard- or leave at Mr, Jas. Grieve’s any Saturday afternoon. ...... .—V—........ Mr. and‘Mrs. J. H. Hookey hava received ‘ Woi’d Hom the Isle of Wight of the death of one niece and • of the maridage bf another. Miss Winifred Mary Winscem, of New-t povt, was united in marriage to Giinner’ Jack Gough Clarke, of the Royal Artillery on July 30 th. The bride was given away by her (mole ■Mr. R. W. Hookey. It was a. Choral wadding that took place at Caris- brooke church. On July 38th, Mrs. Florence May firowii passed away at the age of 49. She was the wife of the chief editorial representative of the Isle of Wight County Press. Site died at the^Rk/de county hospital, leaving her husband and four child­ ren. The eldest son Is serving with the In EngUnd.Ml MISS Daughter Haberer, .................................... ing Westervelt School, London, dur­ ing the past year and has now ac­ cepted a position in the office of Bert Weir and Son, Realtors, Lon­ don, She is a former student of Exeter High .School, 432 POUNDS OF JAM The Women’s Institute of Exeter has • shipped 432 pounds of jam through the Exeter Red Cross. Do­ nations of money were received from the District Institute, citizens of the town and the Kirkton Institute, also donations of sugar and plums, The jam was made ut the home of Mrs. Kyle. The institute wish to thank all who contributed toward this work. -V- LOSES VALUABLE HORSES Mr. Albert Gaiser, of Shipka, lost four valuable horses the latter part of last week. He had been sowing fall wheat on a farm three miles from the home pla-ce and at .night he left some ’Seed wheat in a wagon and turned the horses loose in the field., The horses got into the wheat and overate with the result that poisoning set in and all four horses died. Mr. Gaiser had some of the finest horses in the commun­ ity and the loss was a particularly heavy one. -v- EXETER MAN APPOINTED RECTOR AT THEDFORD Rev. H. L. Jennings, B.A., L.Th., of Exeter, has been appointed rec­ tor of Thedford, Arkona and Kettle Point parishes, Bishop C. A. gea- fer, of London, has announced. Mr. Jennings, who from 1936 until last spring, was in charge of the Angli­ can mission at Fort Norman, will assume his new duties on Septem­ ber 14. Born in Toronto, Mr. Jennings spent most of his childhood in , Exeter. He received his university ■training at the .University of West< ern Ontario- and his theological training at Huron College. He was ordained deacon in 1935 in St. James (Westminster) Church, and the fol-- lowing year . was ordained priest in Grace Church, Brantford. ---------V--------- the are the * The officers and directors of Exeter Agricultural Society making big preparations for Exeter Fair to be held Wednesday and Thursday of next week. The prize money for horses has been considerably increased this year and the Home Department .which replaces what was known as la­ dies’ work, has been completely revised. Prize lists may be had from the secretary or at the Times- Advocate. Ottawa — Canada Wednesday, September 10th, marks the beginning of the third year of Canada’s participation in the war. iln acknowledgement of that fact the' Government has issued a Proclamation setting aside the period Sep­ tember 10th-17th as a week of reconsecration of the Canadian people to our cause and in national honour ‘‘for those who on land, sea and in the air are defenders of our country.” Meruttstrraitmt Week ^rager 'Lord of Hosts, in this time of our reconsecration to Thy service and in defence of the light brought into this world by Thy beloved Son, we turn to Thee iri prayer. We pray for our fighting inen on land, on the sea and in the air that they may be im­ bued with courage to persevere and strength to vanquish the dark forces which now seek to rule this -earth. z We pray for endurance for all. those who,, in any way, are engaged in this great conflict, and, for our people’s understanding of the truth. We pray for mercy for the Stricken, consolation for the bereaved and eternal rest for those who, having blazed the path, have been gath­ ered to Thine arms. These filings we ask, O Lord,- so that in the f ullness of time the dread conflict may cease, the right may triumph, and our children be brought up to Serve Thee arid to do these things which are of good re­ nown, to know and to spread the Christian Light*—-Amen* Sermtsrcraitmt Week (Srare the courage of our fighting then and the devotion of those who stand behind tHein t |or otri4 continued freedom and for these blessings riff Our unscarred earth, we give thanks in this week of reconsecration to the Lord of Hosts, Who is the only Defender of tbe Ri’jjhL^AriilBii CHANGE IN MANAGERSHIP Mi*. Dave Gordon has resigned, his position as manager of the "Hur­ on Lumber Co., and has accepted a position in the Civil Service branch of th© R.C.A.F. and is at present in Toronto, His many friends here will wish him the best of luck. Mr. A, J, Sweitzer, local contractor, has been appointed the new man­ ager of the Huron Lumber Co. Mr, Sweitzer recently moved to Exeter from Grand Bend, having built himself a new home here. He has several houses under contract. He will continue building operations in connection with the planing mil].---------V------- ANDRUS—DAY NUPTIALS A quiet wedding took place at the Centennial United Church parsonage in London, on .Saturday evening, September Sth, when Miss Mary Helen Day, daughter of Mr. Louis Day, of town, was united in mar­ riage to- Mr. Alfred N. Andrus, son. of Mrs. D, Andrus, of Port Perry, and at present employed" in the tin-, smithing and plumbing department of Mr. J. A. Traquair. mony was performed by Rev. R. T, Richards, drus have taken up their residence '.m the home recently vacated by Mrs. Aidworth, Mill St. Tlieir many friends will Join with the Times-’ Advocate in congratulations and best wishes. The cere- D.D. Mr and- Mrs. An- -V- AUTO ACCIDENTS 1 the car was The Mr. Wm. Oke, of Seaforth, met with an auto accident in Exeter* about two o’clock Sunday afternoon •while turning the corner at Main and Huron Streets. With, him were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Higgins, Miss Ferrol Higgins and Mts. McNeil, of Clinton. They were in the act of turning the corner and were meet­ ing another car coming from east. Turning too wide, the struck a small signpost and drawn into a large hydro pole, right light, right fender and right front whpel of the car were dam­ aged. The occupants escaped with a shaking up. While Constable John Norry was investigating the above accident, another crash was heard from the direction of Main Street. Alvin Rowe was motoring south on Main Street and-the right front of his car struck the rear of a car backing out from the curb and driven by Mervin Greb. The front of the Rowe was somewhat damaged.-----^_V-------- ALEX STEWART PASSES AT HOME IN LONDON car av­ oid Alex Stewart, of 707 Queen’s enue, London, and an Exeter boy, died suddenly at his residence Sunday night from a heart attack, Mr. Stewart, who was in his 63rd year, was born in Exeter and re­ sided here until about twenty-five years ago, when he moved to Lon­ don where he has since been as­ sociated with the R. J# Young & Co. store in East London. He was a merchant tailor by trade and for years was employed with Mr. W. W. Taman. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Edna Creech, who predeceased him while lie was; a resident of London. He was a member of the Exeter I.O.O.F, Surviving are his widow, Mary Stewart* three daughters, Mrs. Ce­ cil Laing, of Erin; Mrs. Andrei Andrews, of Strathroy; Mrs. Joseph Lamentia, of Strathroy; one step­ son, Richard Haroldbest, Ixt Toron® to; one brother, Edward Stewart, of London and Sevan grandchildren* The funeral service was lield Hom the Harrison & Skinner funofat homo On Wednesday, interment took place in Mount Pleasant cemetery. Mrs. Chas, Isaac, of Centralia, has received word that her sister, Mrs, Litchfield, is HI in Harper Hospital, Detroit. Mrs. Litchfield has many friends hero and will have thelv best wishes for her speedy recovery.