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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-07-22, Page 9THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 22. 1948 Page 7 A ride oft a cloud could hardly be softer than a ride in a car cushioned with the New Firestone Super­ Balloons I We will put wonderful new Super- Balloons on your car — and take your present tires in exchange, Make this switch to extra comfort and safety noip. u-nt f Graham Arthur Phone 210 Exeter We Have WHITE PINE Some Dressed, Some Matched Good Quality and It Is Dry Prices Are Right ® A- J. CLATWORTHY — We Deliver — Phone 12 Granton Whets Children Suffer From Bowel Complaint During hot summer months all o£ us, but especially children, are more susceptible to diarrhoea, intestinal pains and summer complaint. At the first symptoms mothors use DOCTOR TOWLEB’S EX­ TRACT OF WILD STRAWBERRY. This time-tested remedy is fast­ acting and dependable for adults or children. Be sure to specify the. name—■ DOCTOR FOWLER’S EXTRACT OF WILD STRAW­ BERRY. Business Directory DR. H. H. COWEN L.D.S., D.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Main Street. Exeter Office 36w Telephones Res. 36j Closed Wednesday Afternoon DR. J. W. CORBETT D.D.S., L.D.S. DENTAL SURGEON Bell Building, Exeter Telephone 273 FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER For Huron and Middlesex . FARM SALES A SPECIALTY Prices Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed EXETER P.O. or RING 138 ALVIN WALPER LICENSED AUCTIONEER Specializing in Farm and Purebred Livestock Sales PHONE 57r2 R, 1 DASHWOOD WM. H. SMITH LICENSED AUCTIONEER For* Huron and Middlesex Special training assures you of your property’s true value on sale dAy. Graduate of American Auction College Terms Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed Crediton P.O. or Phone 43-2 E. F. CORBETT LICENSED AUCTIONEER Terms Reasonable Satisfaction Guaraatced EXETER. R.R. 1 Phono Zurich 02r7 Chalmers Clan Holds Reunion The Chalmers clan twenty- third annual reunion was held in Queen’s Park Stratford, Wed­ nesday with 82 in attendance. After a picnic supper there was a short program of brief ad­ dresses at which the following spoke: Mrs. Harry McCullough, Mrs, Robert Kydd, Mrs, Charles Grobe, William Mopdie, presi­ dent; Jack Rydall, Walter Ry- dall. Greetings were read from Mr, and Mrs. T. A, Duncan, Winnipeg and Mr. and Mrs, Wil­ liam McKay, Calgary. Those pre­ sent from the farthest distance were Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mc­ Cullough, Vancouver. Mrs. Chas. Grobe was present from Calgary and Mrs. Robert Kydd from Shallow Lake. The prize for the oldest mem­ bers at the picnic went to Mr, and Mrs. John Allison, Thames Road, who have been married 58 years. It was noted that Mr. and Mrs. William Moodie had been married 5 6 years next au­ tumn. The prize to the youngest person on the grounds went to Larry Elliott, Staffa. A program of races in the evening conclud­ ed the reunion. Officers of the reunion were: president, William Moodie; vice- president, William Allison; sec­ retary, Kathleen Robb; table convenor, Mrs. Andrew Hamil­ ton; sports convenors, Margaret Miller and Hazel Hamilton, Winners of the races were: Children, five and under, Wil­ fred Elliott, Romona Worden, Rosanna Worden; girls, eight, Nancy Passmore, Bobbe Rydall, Margaret Ann Coward; boys, eight, Jimmy Rydall, Frank El­ liott; girls twelve and under, Rosemary Passmore, Barbara Al­ lison, Mildred Ballantyne; boys, twelve, Jack Parson, 'Gordon Ma- ver, Lome Ballantyne; young women, Hazel Hamilton, Joan Parson, Helen Passmore; mar­ ried women, .Doris Miller, Norma Parson, Dorothy Duncan; mar­ ried .men, Jack Duncan, Lloyd Miller, Ken Duncan; grandmoth­ ers, Jennie Parson, Vera Coward, Edna Borland; grandfathers, Ro­ bert Duncan, Gib Duncan, Harry McCullough; fat women, Joan Grohe, Kathleen Robb, Zoe Dun­ can; wheelbarrow, Helen Pass- more and Gordon Maver; neck­ tie race, Bill Allison and Hazel Hamilton; kicking the slipper, Helen Passmore; peanut race, Gordon Maver; relay race (orange and spoon), Bill Alli­ son’s side; relay race (pillow), Alvin Passmore’s side; peanut scramble, Lome Ballantyne; bean guessing contest, Jean Ma­ ver. ' CROMARTY A very heavy warm shower passed over here on Friday which will do a lot of good to the root crops and other growth Mr. Gardiner has been busy this last week at his new home and has the foundation ready for the masons. The reception held for Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller in Far­ quhar hall was well attended. They were the recipients />f some beautiful gifts. Cromarty school is being newly painted before the return of the scholars. ELMER D. BELL, K.C. BARRISTER and SOLICITOR Successor to J. W. Morley EXETER. ONTARIO GLADMAN and COCHRANE BARRISTERS - SOLICITORS EXETER, ONTARIO at Hensail, Friday 2 to 5 p.m. JOHN WARD Chiropractor and Optometrist MAIN STREET, EXETER Open Every Week Day Except Wednesday Phone 348 ARTHUR FRASER Income Tax Reports, Bookkeeping Service, etc. Ann St., EXETER, Phone 85(5w 1R. .. Cromarty Dublin, Ont. USBORNE and HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Exeter, Ontario President ......... Wm. H. COATES Exeter Vlce-Pres.........ANGUS SINCLAIR R.R. 1 MitcheV DIRECTORS JOHN HACKNEY Kirkton WM. A. HAMILTON JOHN McGRATH _ MILTON McCURDY Kirkton R. 1 AGENTS ALVIN L. HARRIS THOMAS SCOTT ...... T, G. BALLANTYNE. SECRET/4RY-TREA SURER ARTHUR FRASER ............ Exeter Mitchell Cromarty Woodham SOLICITORS GLADMAN & COCHRANE Exeter Usborne Residents Complain to Council of Dust Menace The Municipal Council of the Township of Usborne met in regular session on Saturday ,af- ternoon, July XOth in the Town­ ship Hall, Elimville with Reeve Hugh Berry presiding and Coun­ cillors Tuckey, Brock, Simpson and Rincombe present. Minutes of the last regular meeting held on June 12th and a special meeting on June 29th were adopted as printed on mo­ tion pf Councillors Piucombe and Tuckey. Mr. Percy Passmore and Rev. Wm. Mair presented a petition on behalf of themselves and other residents on the sixth concession who signed the peti­ tion; complaining of the grlev- ious dust nuisance which had arisen on -that road created by the trucks of the Brennan Con­ struction. Co. hauling gravel from Wm. Cann's gravel pit, and praying that the Council should take immediate steps to allevi­ ate the condition by means of some form of road surface treat­ ment applied either by the Township or the Construction Co. Council were sympathetic to the prayer of the petition and agreed that something should be done. Oil motion of Councillors Pincombe and Simpson the Clerk was instructed to get in touch with W. H, .Golding M.P., im­ mediately, in that the Construc­ tion Co. is working on a Federal government contract at the Cen­ tralia airport, asking his jnter-^ vention on- behalf of’the ratepay­ ers who are suffering, and have the Construction Co. prdperly treat the road to keep dust down. Fenton E. Rumble, contractor building the Township machin­ ery building, tabled costs on building to date of $7’,D13.67 in­ cluding supplies purchased by the Township. He stated that the building was nearing completion and asked for an advance of $3,000.00 pending final comple­ tion of his contract. Council agreed and the Road Superin­ tendent was instructed to make the advance out of his account. A .Court of Revision on the Maver Municipal Drain and the Stone Municipal Drain was for­ mally opened by the members of Council subscribing to the oath' of office. Mr. g. W. Archibald, engineer in charge of the drains was present. Appeals on the Maver Drain were heard first: Charles Borland, Lot 14, N. T.R., appealed his assessment complaining that he was assess­ ed for ten acres too much for outlet. On the advice of the En­ gineer the Court granted a decrease of $10 on outlet assess­ ment. Alvin Cottle, Lot 13, N.T.R., complained that he had been given no allowance for severance which he felt he was entitled to. The Engineer advised that he had not been informed of Mr. Cottle’s complaint and had not investigated the condition claim­ ed to exist. He further advised that the Court might refer the. Report back to him for correc­ tion. Court agreed to refer the Report back to the Engineer. Appeals on the Stone Drain ■were heard as follows: Oliver McCurdy, case present­ ed by Elmer D. Bell, solicitor; Allen Fletcher, Kenneth Duncan, Lorne Allen, Ross Marshall. The Engineer advised the Court that in view of the general feeling of dissatisfaction on the part of the property owners on the open portion of the ditch, that the Court could refer the Report back to him for re-asses­ sing. The Court agreed to do this and the Court adjourned therewith without making any decisions or revisions regarding the appeals on the Stone Drain. W. H. Hodgson interviewed the Council soliciting the renew­ al1 of the Employees Compensa­ tion Insurance policy with the General Accident .Insurance Co. Premium $27.50 to general ac­ count and $119.12 to Roads and Bridges Account. Policy was re­ newed on motion of Councillors Brock and .Simpson. ■Correspondence was tabled- and dealt with as follows: From, the County of Huron requisition for 194 8 calling for a mill rate of six mills on the equalized assessment. Filed. Usborne Township School Area requisition of $6,847.59 for the area levy in addition to the grant on salaries of $4,800; asking the area rate to be three mills. Filed. Township of Stephen, the Shapton Drain Report, property owners to be notified and the Report read at the next Council meeting. Public Utilities' Commission, Exeter, formal application for permit to lay a water main .on the roadside from the site of a proposed well on the farm of Win. Moodie to the Village lim­ its on Huron St. On motion of Councillors Simpson and Pin­ combe permission granted by means of an enabling By-Law to he prepared and presented at the next meeting of Council. On motions ' of Councillors Tuckey and Simpson the Town-1 ship a levy for 1948 was set at 6.36 mills giving an overall rate of 17 mills, exclusive of public school rates. The Road Superintendent pro sen led vouchors for payment to the amount of $5,713.48 togeth­ er with charges on the general account to the amount of $615.- 46 were passed on motion of Councillors Tuckey and Brock. All motions were unanimously carried and Council adjourned to meet again on Monday after­ noon, August 9 th, Harry Strang, Clerk HENSALX Mrs. T. Hemphill, of Wroxe- ter, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs." 0. Cook at their summer home at Grand Bend. Miss Stella Robinson, of To­ ronto, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Arnold, Misses Beth and Peggy God­ dard are holidaying at the home of their grandmother in Palmer­ ston. The many friends of Mr. Ho­ ward Hyden regret to hear of his serious illness. Mrs. T, Harris is spending a few days at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Harris at Chisel- hnrst. Rev. P. A. Ferguson, Mrs. Ferguson and family are spend­ ing this week at Kintail Camp. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Paterson are holidaying with relatives in Pittsburg, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett, of New York, are visiting the latter’s mother, Mrs. William Hyde, Miss Helen Moir, of London, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Lawrence Bayn- ham. Mr. Glenn and Miss Helen McNaughton, of Toronto, visited over the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Mc­ Naughton. Mrs. Harold Bonthron and Bryan are holidaying with Mrs. Robert Drysdale and Jerry at the Drysdale summer home Lake Huron. The anuual Sunday School picnic of Carmel Presbyterian Church will be held at Lions Park, Seaforth, on Wednesday, July 28. . Mrs. Gus Voth and children, of Detroit, are vacationing with the former’s mothers, Mrs. Lou Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bonthron spent a few days recently at Southampton. Home Baking Sale The sale of candy, produce and home-baking, which was held on the bowling green grounds on Saturday night, July 17 under the sponsorship of the Hensall Women’s Institute, was a decided success. The following ladies were in charge of the ar­ rangements: Mrs. C. Cook, Mrs. W.. Smale (convener), Mrs. Orr; Mrs. McBeath, Mrs. J. McEwan, Mrs. G. Armstrong, Mrs. Ed­ wards, and Mrs. F. -Beer. The proceeds, which amounted to $27.00, will be donated to the Community Building Fund. BLANSHARD Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Thac­ ker and family spent Sunday with Mrs. T. Waugh, of London, and Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Waugh, of Lambeth. Mr. and Mrs. Gladwyn Lang­ ford and Edwin, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Langford and Russell, of Lucan, spent the week-end at Niagara Falls, Buffalo and New York. Mbs. Jas. Mossey, Mr. Cecil Mossey and Mr. Joe Jaques were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Stephens, of Anderson. Miss Kathleen Mossey spent last week with Miss Maxine Ste­ phens, of Anderson. Mr. Joe Jaques spent Friday and Saturday in St. Marys visit­ ing his brother, Mr. Charles Jaques. Miss Kathleen Mossey is spending this week with her aunt, Mrs. W. B. Young and Mr, Young, of St. Marys. Mr. Fred Thomson, Cecil and Norma, motored to Toronto on Sunday. Mr. Jack Thomson re­ turned with them after a week’s holiday. Mrs. Orville Steckley and Larry remained in Toronto for two weeks. Mr. Murray Thomson, of To­ ronto; Mrs. Levi Leslie, of St. Marys, and Mrs. Harold Currie, of St. Marys, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomson. Mrs. George Hopkins, of Mit­ chell, spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. iFbed Thomson. Shirley Langford spent the week-end with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Langford. Joseph Forrest Private funeral services were held for Joseph Forrest, con. 2 Tuckersmith, who died in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, as the result of an accident while haying at his farm. He was born in Stanley Twp., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Forrest. He attended public school in Stan­ ley and Seaforth Collegiate and later taught school in Morris and Algoma.. Moving to Pennsy­ lvania, he farmed there 10 years, returning to Tuckersniith 28 years ago. Surviving are jlwo sisters, Misses Alberta and Mar­ garet Forrest, with whom he lived; and a brother, W. L. Forrest, Stanley Twp. Interment was nt Baird’s Cemetery, CREDITON Notice Tag Day for the Blind will be held for Crediton and com­ munity on Friday, July 23rd. Please be liberal. Mr. Leon Hill has returned to Windsor after spending a week with his mother, Mrs. Frances MacDonald, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Schenk. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith and son Paul, of Toronto, visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Nel­ son Sinclair and Mr, and Mrs. Albert Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rowe and Mr. and Mrs. A. Paasse, of Clawson, Michigan, were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Woodall. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Palella, Marion and Edward, and Mrs. Marie Faulder, of Chicago, visit­ ed last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Wein. Mrs. Faulder, who is 86 years of age, is a cousin of Mr. Wein, Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Dow, of Staffa, spent Sunday with. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Hodge. A large crowd attended the sale on Saturday of the house­ hold effects of the late Mrs. Florina Brown, Good prices were realized. We are sorry to report that Mr, Herb Young and Mr. Herb Morlock have been removed to London hospital. We trust they will both experience speedy res­ torations to health, Mrs. J. V. Dahms is spending a week at Seforingville with Rev. and Mrs. N. E. Dahms, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Fahr- ner and son, of London, are holidaying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. K, Fahrner. Mr. and Mrs, Don Van Win­ kle, of Detroit, Mrs. Sarah Haw­ kins and Mrs. Flora Walker, of Wyoming, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Fahrner. Mrs. H. Dyer, who has visited her sister for the past two weeks, returned to Detroit with Mr. and Mrs. Van Winckle. Mr. Robert Wolfe, of Sarnia, is spending two weeks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wolfe. Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Bowman of Windsor, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. E. Guettin- ger. Mrs. Martin Morlock, of Galt, is spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Young. Misses Marguerite and Agnes Lamport and Gayle Benninger, of Detroit, are spending a week with Mrs. Samuel La m p o r t. Week-end visitors at Mrs. Lam­ port’s home were. Mr. Geo. Vin­ cent and Mr. Wray Crittendon, of Detroit. Former Crediton and Exeter Resident Marks 91st Birthday A former resident of this community, Mrs. Sarah Sims, of Clawson, Mich., celebrated her ninety-first birthday on July 4 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Rowe. Mrs. Sims moved from Exeter to Detroit almost fifty years ago. Born near Woodstock to William and Maria Chambers on July 4, 1857, Mrs Sims was the third in a family of sixteen, three of whom are still living. She has two broth­ ers, Richard, age eighty-five, of Vancouver, B.C., and Matthew Chambers, age eighty-three, of Ann Arbor, Mich., a former re­ sident of Crediton. Mrs. Sims was married twice, her first hus­ band was William Woodall, of Woodstock. From this marriago two children were born, Joseph Woodhall, of Crediton, and (Eli­ zabeth) Mrs. William Sweet, of Olds, Alberta. Mr. Woodall died in 1.878 and in 1883 she re-mar­ ried to Thomas Sims, of Credi­ ton. Two daughters were born, Mrs. Arthur Rowe, with whom she makes her home, and Mrs. Arthur Tucker, of Detroit. Mr. Sims died in 1888. Mrs. Sims has fifteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, and a large number of friends in this community who extend con­ gratulations and 'best wishes for her future health and happiness. EDGEWOOD Mrs. Joseph Zubal and dau­ ghter, Barbara Ann returned home on Wednesday from St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs, C. Paff-Venice. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kirk, of London Township, spent Tuesday eve­ ning with Mrs. R. Moore. We are sorry to report that Mr. Allen Westman is in the hospital in London. Miss Marie Dunlop spent Sat­ urday in London. Mr. and Mrs. Vlcter Westman spent Sunday at Springbank. Miss Betty Lou Garrett passed her entrance exams at Lucan. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. Moore were, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pfaff, of London Township, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harriett and family, of Watford and Mr, and Mrs. Henry Pais­ ley, of London Township. YOUR MONEY’S WORTH? You get it in Maxwell House Coffee. 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