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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-02-19, Page 1pkg. 20c Sixty-JMintH Year BONDS and to cover ■ the fur- do something to Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday 2 for 15c I in charge of the municipal- and for A ten per cent down all that is necessary the payment durin'g months. eer. sail twd vive, burned and his face was, scorched. • the Victory Loan He has since been- confined to his to borrow a little home but is improving nicely. ton, .and Mrs. Glenn MacLean, Kippen. — - „ ____ Many business men borrow .from.This also was quickly put out. I .the banks to carry on their business, His_ eyelashes . and eyebrows were (but they too, must have a part in. We expect them, more and buy a about the loan. in Exeter P. Bowey, C. V. Pickard Cochrane. Aylmer Vegetable Soup Or Tomato, JO-oz. tins ... Strawberry Jam St. Williams Brand, 32-oz. jars Golden Bantam Corn VanCamp’s Choice Quality ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 19th, 1942 • Ladies’ & Misses’ SPRING COATS We have received our first shipment of ladies’ and misses’ coats for spring, featuring a good range of English cloths, including tweeds, also fine cloths in navy and black. We would advise early buying as we will be unable to repeat in many of these lines. Prices are very reasonable <4 Curtains and Curtain Nets for Spring We have just received a shipment of the new curtains and curtain material for spring. We have a large range to choose from at prices as low as ever. Ladies’ and Misses’ House Dresses We have a large range of house-dresses in new pattterns of prints—guaranteed fast colors^—sizes 14 to 48—=at prices from $1.25 to $2.00 each. Extra Special------5 dozen good quality house dresses—a real special for spring, on sale at $1.25 each. One rack of ladies’ crepe dresses clearing at half price and less. Spring Wall-Papers We have an exceptionally large range of wall papers to, choose from for any room in your home. Our prices are very reasonable. All-wool blankets—only a few left at the low price of $5.00 each. '4 Help Canada’s War Effort by Aylmer 'Peaches 9 £ on Choice Quality Halves, heavy syrup “ Ivl Lt JC Maple Leaf Soap Flakes . With 1 cake Maple Leaf. Soap free] Kellogg’s Corn Flakes With Glass Tumbler free Lifebuoy Soap The health soap v,2 tins 23c Magic Baking Powder 1 BL g* Special Value .....................* Phone 32 , 3 pkgs. 25c 2 cakes 13c ------------------- V Your Superior Store Blllllllllllinilllllllllllllllllll>IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWFt I aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihi BROODER STOVES W.M.S. ANNUAL SUPPER We have a large stock of coal-oil and electric brooders on hand. As they are hard to get please give us your order* Chick Starter $3.15 Steer Fatener $2.90 Hen Concentrate $3.35 Egg Mash $2.75 Hog Concentrate $2.70 42% Hog Concentrate $3.25 A GOOD WAX—-..—......----■----- ■ - . ■ ..FOR 25c A LB. When selecting paint’ ask for Nullegloss for semi-gloss walls, ceilings and interior woodwork—'washable, sanitary,^ durable, economicel, thirteen lovely shades to choose from Let us help you with your color combinations FOR ENAMELLING Walls, woodwork, furniture, metal and other types of sur- facs, ask for Neptolac—heat and moisture resisting, made in 24 lovely colors, also black and white.’^ Easily * applied washable, economical, tough and durable* Hot potatoes, Baked Beans, Cold Meat and Pie- followed by a lecture by REV. E. GRIGG on Burma and his travels through that country FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27th Centralia United Church Musical numbers by Main St. Male Quartette. Solo by bliss Elizabeth Home 5.30 to 8 o’clock Price, 35c. Time, 6.30. Now is the time to have your sap buckets repaired and new pans made Traqu air’s Hardware TINSMITHING PLbMBING SIGN WORK RED GROSS New & Old Time Dance EXETER OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27th sponsored by S.S. No. 4 and Eden School, Usbomo Music by MURDOCK’S ORCHESTRA Admission 25c Ladies please provide lunch Come and bring your friends Moving to Exeter purchase of Miss I. property on Huron small field adjoining The wood’s and a .. ___ west from Mr. C. Brinttiell, Lloyd Taylor, whose farm was tak en1 for airport use near Grand Bend, has boon arranged by XV. Pearce. Possession this spring. Hazel- Street at the ■by Mr. c; Buy Victory Bonds! Mother Dies Mr, Claire Kennedy, of Canada Packers, Was in Clinton this week owing to the death of his mother, Mrs, William T>. Kennedy, Whe -died Saturday in her 49th year, follow ing an illness of several months. The funeral was held Tuesday af ternoon. with interment in the Clin ton cemetery, Mr. W. G. Medd, who attended a coilventiqn of the Council of Religious Chicago last week speaker oti Sunday Main St. church, bringing messages from the convention. The main theme of the Chicago convention was Christian education advance and In the interests of Christian ed ucation a visitation by session and Sunday School board of manage ment of every family connected with Main St. church is 'being plan ned for next week. International Edu-catibn in will De the morning in ssscssgss,,: EXETER COUNCIL MCmday, Feb, 16, 1642 The regular meeting of the mhui- cipal council of the Village of Exe ter was held in the Town Hall with Reeve Tuckey and all Councillors present with the exception of Coun cillor Hern. Minutes of the last regular meeting of February 2, were read and adopted on the mo tion of Councillors Taylor and Southcott. Communications were received and dealt with as follows: The Maclean Publishing Co-, re half holidays, Attention of Clerk, Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities re membership. Fil ed. Magistrate’s Court re fines. Filed. County Clerk re hospitalization. (Filed. Salvation Army, thanks for grant. Filed. War Memorial Hospital, thanks for grant. Filed. Exeter Board of Education, re ap propriation for 1942. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Dignan and Southcoitt that the request of the Board of Education for $12,000,00 for school .purposes for the year 1942 .be granted. After discussion it was moved and seconded by Councillors South- cott and Taylor that the (County Rates ibe paid ait the present time, taking advantage of the discount offered. The Council examined the Surety Bonds of the Collector and Treas urer and found tlipm in good order. It was moved and seconded by Councillors South'cott and Dignan that 1942 "taxes be made payable at the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Bank of Montreal, Exeter 'branch es, or to the Collector, W. C. Pearce. The matter of parking on Main St., particularly at the corners was discussed and laid over for fur ther consideration. Mr. Ted Walper, leader of the Exeter Band and Mr. Harold Skin ner, sec.-treas., presented the report of their ’ organization for (the year 1941. Mr. Walper stated that while many players had left during* the last two years he had filled their places with youngei’ material. He felt that at the .©resent he had a very good band and asked for the usual grant for the year 1942. It was moved and seconded by Coun cillors Dignan and,/Taylor that the Exeter, Band b,e .granted the usual sum of $50'0. for the year. 1942. It was moved ’and seconded’ by Councillors Southcptt and Taylor that a letter, of condolence .be ad dressed to- Councillor and Mrs. Hern. , The following accounts were read and passed on motion of Council lors Taylor and Dignan: W. C. Pearce, fire insurance premium, $12.25; 'County of Huron, hospital ization, $21.85; Exeter Public Util ities street lighting, $233.21; Exe- Timps-Advocate, print and supplies, $69.72; Wm. Snell, labor, $1.20; County of Huron, rates less dis count, $4,586.50; John Cox, snow plowing, ' $10.50; Henry Green, snow plowing, $11.00; Wm. And rew, labor, $1.20. All motions were -carried. Ad journment was moved by Councillor Southcott. AVRO-ANSON BOMBERS FOR CENTRALIA AIRPORT Avro-Anson bombers are sched uled to arrive at the new Centralia airport within the next few days. With the completion of four hang ars and three others in various stages of construction the new air port is now ready to receive these training planes. For the present the planes, will be brought in a few each day, weather conditions per mitting, and will .be dismantled for storage until the flying field is ready for operation. The buildings, 33 in all, exclusive of hangars, in cluding quarters for 'the officers, non-commissioned officers and men, mess halls, guard house, recreation, hall, canteen, fire hall, 35-bed hospi tal, 2-chair dental clinic, are all now practically completed and ready for heating which will be done through a central heating system. The air force boys who have been on secur ity guard for several weeks and were familiar on our streets, .left for another training centre ovei’ the week-end and a new security guard has now taken over. Died at Ripe Old Age Exeter lost one of its oldest -very highly esteemed residents on Monday afternoon in the person of Mr. Benson S. Phillips, who passed ■away at his. home on William st, [ in his 96 th been ailing Previous to remarkably years. He REPORTED MISSING The first intimation of a war casualty from ’this eoflxmuni-ty came Saturday with the announeement that Pilot Officer Harry G, Ander son, son of Mr. James Anderson, of the Thames Road, was listed as missing. Harry was one of the Can adian pilots who were in the thick of the fighting in the Straits of Dover when the German battleships Scharnliorst and Gneisenap and the cruiser Prinz Eugen steamed from Brest to. Heligoland. The fighting took place during weather that was thick with clouds and mist, snow, sleet and rain. Visibility was poor, almost impossible in the clouds. Pilot Officer Anderson was a graduate of the Exetei’ High School and a graduate in Arts and Geolo gy from Western University., Fox' the past four years he was assoc iated with the Kerr Addison Gold mines as mining engineer. He en listed from North Bay and took his initial training at Trenton and Crumlin. He received his wings at Camp Borden on July 31st* and was commissioned with the rank of pilot officer. He arrived in Eng land on Sept. 16th and has seen active service since December, Fur ther word is anxiously awaited by his father and brother, James E., of the Thames Road, and by his -sis ters, Mrs, Theron Creery, of Kirk- ©f TIMES-ADVOCATE DRAW CLOSES FEBRUARY 28th The homo stretch is now looming up in the Times-Advocate subscrip tion contest. Someone is going to win $2 5.'00 in War Savings Certifi cates which is being given away together with sixteen other cash prizes. The contest closes Satur day, February 28th. Just a few days left in which to -renew and get im on the draw. Two coupons for every dollar paid, t C. V.' Pickard, Clerk. Annual Report, Exeter Band Receipts Cash, in bank, Feb. t, ’41....$ Grant from Village of- Exe ter .................................... 8.24 500.00 Total Receipts ...... $508.24 Expenditures T. Walper, salary ........: J. Senior, rent ................... P.U.C., lighting ................. Fred A. Buddington, instru ment .acct....................... Waterloo x Music Co., music Times-Advocate, printing .... Gordon Thompson, music .. Reeds, oil, repairs, caikage E. L. Gibson, wood ......... E. R. Hopper, rent for'chairs Bank service charge .......... 65.25 55.90 2.03 10.35 58.52 5.00 2. .00 2.25 Total Expenditure ......$484.18 Bal. in Bank Feb. 16, ’42 24.06 $508.24 H. Skinner, Treas. SAFE AND WELL “Safe and well," Was the terse cablegram received Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Elliot from their son, Sgt.-Pilot Harold Elliot, now serving With, the R.A.F,. in the Far East. Pilot Elliot has been in the East, for the past month ■ and no doubt saw much of the fighting be fore the fall of Singapore. His est word came from Sumatra. lat- III jn Hospital On Monday of this week Victor J. Kes tie was taken to torla Hospital, London, where she Is quite seriously ill. Several of the employees of the Exeter branch of Canadian Canners, Mtere Mr. KeStle is employed, went to Lon don and Mrs. Kestle received a blood transfusion. Latest reports indi cate that she is somewhat improv ed. Her many friends will hope for a speedy recovery. Mrs. Vic- Exeter Badminton Olub defeated Forest by 64 points at Exeter on Tuesday evening. Lunch was servbd at the close of a pleasant evening. year. Mr, Phillips had foi* about seven weeks, his last illness he was smart for a man of his was frequently down town and could read without spec tacles. On January 13-th, 1847, he was born in Prince Edward county. As a young man he came to Huron and farmed one .and one-quarter miles west of Hensail, where, with the exception of five years spent as -a baggageman on the G.T.R. at Alliston, he lived until 1908. On Sept. 25th, 1878, he was united in marriage with his now bereaved widow, whose maiden name was Annie Pearen, daughter pf Thom’as and Elizabeth Pearen, of near Clinton. Thirty-four years ago the family .moved to Exeter, where Mr. Phillips conducted a machinery business and was also an auction- He was a member of the Heh- LiO.O.F. Besides his widow, sons and one daughter sur vive, Wilber B. Phillips, of Owen Sound; Herbert, of Vancouver, B.C., and .Mrs. J. W. Hern, of "town. The funeral', private,, took plac^ from his late residence Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. N. J. Woods. The bearers were Messrs. Sandy Elliot, Jas. Hookey, Jas. Grieve, W. C. Pearce, Geo.' A. Haw kins and Wm. Balkwill. Interment was in the Exeter cemetery. Hay Resident Dies Suddenly Mr. Amos Wildfong, a life-long resident of Hay Township, passed away suddenly at his home lot 9, concession 4, on Friday, Feb. 13th. Mir. Wildfong had been up and around and had his dinner as us ual, -but suffered a -spell in the af ternoon from which he did not re cover. He* was in" his 77th year. Born on the Lake Road, he was -a son of Daniel and Catherine Wild fong and was one of a family of twelve, six girls and six boys. On November 17-th, 1890, he was ‘un ited in marriage with Susan Aid-’ worth, who with -one daughter, Miss Ruth and one son, Frank, mourn the loss4of a kind and loving hus band and- father. ■ Deceased was a good neighboi- and highly esteem ed in the community. He had 're sided on the farm on which he died foi- almost fifty years. Two there, Joseph, . of Dashwood, Levi, of British Columbia survive, as children. 1__ .. . _ from his late residence Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. N. J. Woods and assisted by Rev. W. E. Aidworth, nephew of the deceased. A quartette was, sung by Mrs. Dore, Mrs. Hockey, Gerald Skinner and Walter Penrose. The bearers were Messrs. Robt. Tinney, Albert Ged des, Wm. Gould, Wm. W. North- cott, Clifton Prouty and O’Brien. The floral tributes very beautiful. Interment place in Exeter cemetery. bro- and also i well as four grand- The funeral was held Bert were took Buried in Exeter The funeral -of the late Mrs. Eli Lawson took place Tuesday after noon from her residence in Oredi- ton East to the Exetei* cemetery-; Mrs. Lawson’s maiden name was Lauretta Heywood. She was in her 75th year. Mrs. Harry Parsons, of Exeter, is a sister. The funeral was in charge Of Rev. Mr. Turner, of the Orediton United church. Mr. Tur- nei‘ and Mr. Frank Taylor sang a duet and Mr, Earl Heywood satig a solo with guitar accompaniment. An obituary will be published week. next A. O. Francis Dies Mr. Amos Oakley Francis, Marys, a brother of Mr, Runnels, of town, died Tuesday Victoria Hospital, London, in his 65 th year, The funeral will take place to the fixeter cemetery from the L. A. Ball funeral chapel, St. Marys, on Friday afternoon. of B. St. M. in Mr, Robt. Rowciiffe, of Clinton, has renewed his Thnos-Advooate for the fifty-fifth consecutive year, It is a pleasure to know that this family journal has been appreciated all those years, AN APPEAL TO BUY VICTORY As Vice-iChairman. the Victory Loan for itj.es of Hay, Stephen, Usborne, Hen sail and Exeter I appeal in all earnestness and sincerity to all th© people of the district to support th© Loan to the utmost of their ability. Meet the canvassers in a helpful and friendly spirit and be ready to give them every cooperation within your power. Give them a chance to ex plain the Loan fully, hut do not take: up any more of their time than, is necessary, because in. some cases they have a lot of ground and many people to see. We expect that every woman who will have as $50 of surplus income in- six months to buy a bond for amount:. ment is complete next six will explain to you. the bank deposits in Canada are more than before the Loan of June last. Consequently many people must have hundreds and thousands of dollars on deposit. We expect them to use that money to buy maife or little as next that pay- and the The canvassers . We know that FLAMES SCORCH FACE When flames burst from the nace door at his home Monday of' last week the face of Mr. Wm. And rew was badly burned and his hair and . clothing caught fire. Mr. Andrew was fixing the fire -and had placed two chunks of Alberta coal in the furnace. There was a small blaze in the furnace and Mr. And rew threw in a small quantity of fuel oil, when the oil exploded. His hair caught fire, which was quick-, ly extinguished with his hands and ‘ bonds in hundreds and thousands, also the front of his clothing ignit- 6(1. £1 Ten wa.c rtiilnVlTr nwf ■ rrn.F : RED CROSS NEWS The largest shipment to pass through, the Red Cross work rooms | since the organization of the- Exe ter Branch, was received on Friday, , February 13.. Twenty large cases of articles were checked, inspect ed, and packed in the one after noon. The quilt shipment alone . amounted to 158 quilts, 147 large quilts and 11 crib quilts. One ' Unit -brought in 29 quilts, another ! 22, another 19 and anothei* 15 and : two Units, -brought in 12 each. These mean many hours of work and -the finished articles are some thing to be proud of. Besides the quilts the regulax* quota of sewing and knitting was received and the workers are to be congratulated on the smart appearance of the units for both boys and girls. The fol lowing is a list of the articles -re ceived: Socks, 264; turtle-neck sweaters, 51; scarves, 36; seaboots, 80; mitts, 77; gloves, 16; aei’-o caps, 68; neck sweaters, girls’ blouses, boys’- (size 4), pyjamas, 4; boys’ pyjamas, 6; moth ers’ gowns, 3; wash -cloths, 108; diapers, 59; sheets, 20; surgical towels, 50; 1 layette, 34 pieces large quilts, 147; qrib quilts, 11; 1 pair wool blankets* 248 other articles of.-refugee clothing. (One worker alone made 25 little girls’ dresses). bond.I Everybody must i help put the Loan over the top. ' We may not agree with every thing the government has done, but that is not the point. We are do ing this thing for Canada, for our homes, our families, and for every thing we hold dear in life: Never let it be said that we who stay at home did not do our share —while the boys on land, on sea, in the air are giving their lives us. R. N. Creech, Vice-Chairman will give advice or assistance to me The are B. M. i anyone who would like to see personally canvassers, Francis, J. and W. G. . V UOj OU f 77; gloves, 16. alternative caps, 22; V- 2; girls’ units, 14; 18; boys’ units, 9; shirts, 21; girls’ dr.esses, 9; girls’ skirts, 5; girls’ Victory Loan Subscriptions Early returns in Exeter foi' the ' new Victory Loan subscriptions show -that over $26,000 has <been subscribed, which is one-fifth of its quota. Usborne has subscribed over $10,000, one-quartei* -of its quota; Hensall and East Hay over $20,-000, one-third of its quota. There are no definite figures from Stephen but the vice-chairman un derstands tfiat over $10,000 has been secured. L. F. Howey, Sec. $ Buy Victory Bonds! ~ Whereas the people of Canada are now being asked to sub- E scribe $600,000,000 to Canada’s Second Victory Loan, the money E being required to help arm and equip our fighting forces. And whereas Canadians have cause for pride in their patriotic response in the nations need in men, material and money. And whereas in the words of Mr. Churchill “We are doing the — most blessed work in the world. Not only defending our hearths ~ and homes but the cause of freedom in every land.” and as this ~ freedom means the right to our religion and our worship, I here- E by proclaim = SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, 1942 | Second 'Victory 1 Sunday and I hereby call upon all loyal citizens of Exeter and community to attend a Patriotic Religious Service in JAMES STREET UNITED CHURCH at 7 o’clock p.m. (daylight saving time) A liberal collection is requested as it Will be used to comforts to the boys overseas. send It Is further requested that we show our loyalty and patriot- ism by flying the Union Jack from ©Very household and business place in the municipality throughput the Second Victory Loan campaign* Sacrifice and Lend for Victory God Save the .King B. W. Tuckfey, Reeve f