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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1948-12-09, Page 1Seventy-fifth Year EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1943 Single Copy 6 cents paign. There is a contest for the reeveship, the deputy-reeve- ship and for the council. For reeve—James Dalton and Elmer Lawson. For deputy-reeve—Henry Beaver and Willis Gill. For council—Charles McGregor, Roy Morenz, John Mor- rissey and Roy Swartz. James Dalton, who contested the reeveship last year, is again in the field against the present’ reeve, Elmer iLawso’n. Henry C. Beaver, deputy­ reeve, is being opposed by Willis Gill, a member of this year's council. John Morrissey was no­ minated for the position on Monday but decided to run for the council. There are two newcomers seeking a place on the council. They are Charles McGregor and Roy Morenz. John Morrissey and Roy Swartz are seeking re-elec­ tion. Jack Cockwell and Ed Lip­ pert were nominated for the position but did not qualify. For the public school area board, Welwood Gill, Roy Mason and George Clarke were re­ turned by acclamation when Lloyd Eagleson withdrew from the field. A nomination meeting was held in the Township Hall on Monday afternoon and the hall was packed with interested vo­ ters. Returning Officei* Freeman Morlock conducted the meeting. A controversy over the method of assessment topic place be­ tween the reeve, Elmer Lawson, and the assessor, Matthew Sweit­ zer, and 'became quite warm. Ed Chambers gave a splendid account of the Exeter District High School area and the pro­ gress on the new -school at Exe­ ter. Voters will go to the polls on Monday next 'between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. i McGillivray Nominations Reeve —David Morley (accl.) Deputy Reeve — Harvey J, Ovens (accl.). Council — Ben Thompson, Fred Heaman, Freeman Hod­ gins (accls.). School Area Trustees — Nor­ man Mollard, David Henry, Peter J. Doyle (accls.). Lions to Sponsor Funds for Britain - At the Exeter Lions Club sup­ per meeting Friday evening last it was decided to sponsoi' the United Emergency Fund for Britain and the sum of $500' was voted to head such a fund. By centralizing buying and with transportation largely provided for, substantial savings can be made at this time. Britain needs our help. This is the season of the year to share with others the things that we possess. Contributions may be left with the Bank of Montreal or the Exeter Times-Advocate arid will be acknowledged through these columns. Contributions to date: Exeter Lions Club ........... $500 E'lmer Bell ....................... 10 Oliver Rowcliffe ............... 10 Clarence Routly ............... 10 Attend Convention in Niagara Messrs. L. J. Penhale and Jack Green are In Niagara Falls attending a Canadian Canners convention at the General Brock Hotel. Returns Home After Visit Mrs. Wm. E. Winei* has re­ turned home after a pleasant visit to Michigan. She visited with Mrs. W. F. Winer and Al­ vin at Marlette and also visited in Sandusky, Snover, Grand Rapids, Durand and Kingston. On her return she visited with Dr. and Mrs. O. G. Tremner and Virginnia at Strathroy. Goes to Hospital Mr. F. W. Gladman has- been confined to his home through illness and on Tuesday was re­ moved to . Victoria Hospital. London, for treatment. His many friends will hope for a speedy recovery. Ho nor Pa rsons* on Thirtieth Anniversary On Friday evening a group of friends and relatives gather­ ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parsons to honour them on their thirtieth wedding an­ niversary. The evening was spent playing euchre. Prizes were won ias follows: lone hands, Earl Parsons, ladies high Mrs. J. Finkbeiner, men’s high, Charles Parsons. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons receiv-' ed many beautiful gifts and cards. The dining room table was centred with a three tier wedding cake banked with pink yellow and white mums. A dain­ ty lunch was served. ,Mr. and Mrs. H. Parsons, of Amherts- burg, were home for the ocas- sion. Aren’t Young People Interested in T.B.? The Lions Committee, working under the Huron County Tuber­ culosis Association for the sale of Christmas seals, wishes to state that the campaign is go­ ing very well to date, but wishes to remind all those who intend to subscribe to this fund to do so at an. early date, so that the campaign may not drag out too long. Many people make it a habit to subscribe $1.00, $2.00 or $5.00 yearly, and there are some who have never subscribed. Get the habit and you will en­ joy doing something for a good cause. We have many of the old people subscribing yearly, and yet it is the younger generations which are going to benefit most. Couldn’t we get those younger people interested? Emerson Patton Heads Woodh am Lodge Woodham L.O.L. held its an­ nual meeting in the Orange Hall Thursday, December 2. One new member was initiated into the Loyal Orange Association. After the business was dealt with, elections and installation of officers for the coming year were as follows: Worshipped Master, Emerson Patton; Deputy Master, Oliver Jacques; Chaplin, William Dickey; Recording Sec­ retary, Maxwell Switzer; Finan­ cial Secretary, Lloyd Hern; Treasurer, Herb Hopkins; Mar­ shal, Harold Davis; First Lec­ ture, Fred Jaminson; Second Lecture, Fred Walters. Committee men: „ Clarence SWitzef, George Davis, Reubin Switzer, John Watson, William Elston; Outside Tyler, Harold Clark; Inside Tyler, Herb Mop­ kins; auditors, Harold Davis and Cecil Camm. Lodge closed in due form with “God Save the King”. Lunch was served at the close. Purvis Case to Hear at Exeter The preliminary hearing of a charge of dangerous driving against James Leslie Purvis, of London, was held at Goderich Thursday of last week and ad­ journed by Magistate D. E. Holmes, K.C., to be resumed at Exeter at 2 p.m. December 14. The accused pleaded' not guil- ty^. and only one witness called ■by Crown Attorney H. Glenn Hays, gave evidence. He was Joseph Claveau, 479 Maitland Street, London. Two other charges against Purvis, of drunk driving and of failing to remain at the scene of an accident, were also adjourned to Exeter on December 14, with­ out pleading. The charges were the result of a highway accident near Exe­ ter when Alden Burton Mac­ Vicar, nineteen yeears of age, of London, was fatally injured when he was hurled from a car in collision with a truck, alle­ gedly driven by Purvis. Frank Donnelly, K.C., is defence coun­ sel. Centralia CO. Tells Lions of Station Activities At the Exeter Lions Club sup­ per meeting at the 'Central Hotel Friday evening of last week, Wing Commander W. C. Van Camp, commanding officer at the RCAF station at Centralia, was present and gave an inter­ esting account of the activities that are being carried on there. He described Centralia as the most active flying unit in Cana­ da. Mr. VanCamp was accom­ panied by two of his officers, Wing Commander Johnston and Wing Commander Roberts. They were introduced by J. M. South-, cott and following the address a vote of appreciation was ex­ pressed ’by Thos. Pryde, M.L.A. Mr. VanCamp, after express­ ing his appreciation of the kind­ ly reception given him, stated “In the Air Force we like to think of ourselves as being part of the community, province and country—as people whose lives are intergrated with many other types of persons and occupa­ tions, all going to make up the Canadian way of life. The mili­ tary camps of the United States are declared federal property and come under federal law and to all intents and’purposes are not part of the state. We in the Air Force, and I think I speak for the armed services, are pleased that this is not the case in Canada. An airman is con­ scious first of being a Canadian citizen and part of his communi­ ty and country, and secondly is conscious of being a member of the Air Force and of the armed services of Canada. Tonight I would like to tell you something about what the Air Force is doing in your community, and with your permission I would prefer to say OUR community rather than YOUR community. "RCAF Station, Centralia, is the most active flying unit in Canada, and I say active in the sense that there is more flying conducted at this unit than at any other unit in Canada, in­ cluding civilian ones. "We have four main units which go to make up the contri­ bution RCAF Station, Centralia, makes to the Air Force and to Canada. One of these is our Fly­ ing Training School which pro­ duces all the pilots in the RCAF. Any men entering the Service for training as a pilot spend a couple of months at To­ ronto in a Manning Depot, and there the first acquaintance with Service life is made. They are then sent to Centralia where they receive their flying train­ ing and ground instruction. It takes us about a year or forty i weeks to train a pilot and we ; have a course entering this school every eight weeks as an­ other course graduates. One in­ teresting feature of our present pilot training is that students are started off from the very beginning on an advanced type of aircraft, and to go solo it re- —Please Turn to Page Four CUTTING THE CAKE at their golden wedding celebration last week are Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Broderick, of Exeter. A family gathering marked the occasion. —Staff Photo Public School Holds Concert The Christmas concert by the pupils of the Exeter Public School at the Arena Friday eve­ ning of last week was an out­ standing event. The large audi­ torium was well filled and all of the numbers were well re­ ceived and heartily applauded. The principal, C. . Blowes, acted as chairman. The opening nrmber on the, program was a* chorus by the pupils of Room 4, of which Miss Forbes is the teacher. The num­ bers were "You’re 'Very Wel­ come Everyone” and "Jolly Old 'Fellow”. Room 1, Mrs. Jamie­ son, teacher, gave a skit, "Exe­ ter Bus Service”,^ and they also gave a puppet show, "School Days”. Michael Farrow delight­ ed the audience with a piano solo. Room 3, Mrs. Hughson, teacher, sang two choruses, “A Jolly Little Fellow” and “Upon the House-tops”. They also gave an Irish drill. Room 2, Miss Cann, teacher, gave a “Doll Drill”. A tableau, "The Christ­ mas Story”, was given by pu­ pils of Rooms 2 and 3. Room 4, Miss Forbes, teacher, gave a dramatization of the popular ra­ dio story, "Maggie Mullins and the Red Rose”. The presentation of field meet and entrance awards were made by Chairman of the Trustee Board, W. E. Middleton and Trustee R. E. Russell. A number of senior boys gave an interesting exhibition of gym­ nastics. The closing numbei* was a cantata, “O n C h r i s.t mas Street”, by pupils of Rooms 5, 6, and 7, teachers, Mrs. Arm­ strong, Miss Pepper and C. Blowes.- The National Anthem brought a very successful eve­ ning to a close. Badminton Club Whips Seaforthl On Tuesday night, the local badminton club entertained the Seaforth team at the Arena in the final liome-and-home series of the season. The Exeter team came out on top in all departments, except the ladies’ doubles. In the mixed doubles, the lo­ cals smashed out a decisive win, taking the games 15-8, and the total points 209 - 156. In the men’s doubles, the Exe­ ter club again managed to emerge victoriously. 4 games to 1. It also won the total points, 55 - 43. In the ladies’ doubles the Sea­ forth club came to life, winning handily 6 games to 1, and also taking the total points 79 - 54. The totals for the evening were: Games won—Exeter 20, Seaforth 1T; points won—Exeter 318, Seaforth 278. Jack MacKenzie thanked the Exeter club for 'the tournament and challenged the locals to a series to be played in Seaforth on Thursday, December 16. Pre­ sident Don Traquair, on behalf of the Exeter team, accepted the challenge. Cokes, sandwiches and cake were served to round out the evening’s entertainment. Move to Exeter Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller have moved to Exeter from the Thames Road and have taken up residence on Huron street west. The Elimville North Farm Forum honored them with a presentation Tuesday evening of this week. B. W. Tuckey Announces Retirement as Village Reeve The regular meeting of the Municipal Council was held on Monday evening in the Council Chambers with Reeve Tuckey and Councillors Allison, Caldwell. Cochrane and Sweitzer present, Snow Finally Arrives! Following a season of unpre­ cedented mild weather for early in December a mild snowstorm visited this section Wednesday morning. a colourful municipal Reeve B. W. Tuckey announced to Serves Municipality For Eleven Years After career Monday evening the council that he is retiring from municipal eleven years, two councillor and nine reeve, Mr. Tuckey has faithfully served this municipality. In 1943, after thres years as a member of the Huron County Council, he was elected Warden of the County and since that time has been a prominent figure at the County Council and in county affairs. The same year he was warden he was the Liberal candidate in the Provincial election and was defeated by Dr. Taylor. In Feb­ ruary of this year in the Huron By-election he was again the candidate, this time against Thos. Pryde, who was elected to succeed the late Dr. Taylor. While retiring from office owing to expansion of his busin­ ess he will still maintain active interest in the welfare the town and community. office, years years For as as i Woman’s Clothing Ignites Explosion of a waxing cloth which she was wiping across the kitchen stove caused burns from finger to elbow to the arm of Mrs. Clarence Datars, Zurich. Mrs. Datars, who had just finished waxing the floor, threw the cloth to the floor, where it set fire to a mat before the fire was extinguished. this after an of REEVE B. TUCKEY, who announced his retirement.i, Hensail to Get Former Exeter Resident Given RCN Promotion Stoker 1st Class James R. Whyte, R.C.N., formerly of Exe­ ter, has been advanced to Acting Leading Stoker Mechanic, ac­ cording to a recent list of lower deck advancements in the Royal Canadian Navy. Born in Exeter, Acting Lead­ ing Stoker Mechanic Jim Whyte joined the R.G.bL in October, 1945. He has served in a num­ ber of ships and establishments, including H.M.C.S. “Prevost”, London, Ontario, and “Naden”, Esqulmalt, B.C., and at sea in the cruisers II.M.C.S. “Ontario” and “Uganda”. He is now serv­ ing aboard H.M.C.S. “Rock- cliffe”, depot ship for the re­ serve fleet on the west coast. A/Leading $ 10 k 0 r Mechanic Whyte’s parents are presently residing at Lucan. WINS 1949 FORD -- Ralph M. Hawkins, of Toronto, is shown here being' presented a new car by this winsome miss in a contest sponsored by Miles Laboratories Limited. On being* interviewed by Frank Strange, of Uockficld-Brown Advertising Agency. Frank learned that Mr. Hawkins, too, was an Exeter old boy, living 2^ miles north of Exeter, Presentation Made to Bride A social evening was held on Wednesday of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kestle when a very enjoyable time was had by the members of a euchre club. Following an evening at cards, Mrs. Ed Pollen (nee Tenie McCurdy) was pre­ sented with a silver flower bas­ ket. Mrs. Pollen expressed her appreciation. Mrs. W. Hodgert was winner of the prize for high score at euchre. Lunch was served at the close. B. M. Francis Wins Ca nada Life Award In an eight-weelc fall cam­ paign Mr. B. M. Francis led the London branch of the Cana­ da Life Assurance Co. in the amount of insurance written for that period. In the world wide campaign Mr. Francis Was vou tli. Tli o u in o it nt written also qualified him for a Home Office Award. During the first two weeks of the cam­ paign Mr. Francis was relaxing at Grand Bend following an illness and his insurance was written during tjie following six weeks. Mr. and -Mrs. Francis expect to leave in the near future for a vacation in Florida and on Tuesday Mr. Colin O’Neil, the manager of the London branch of Canada Life presented them with a blanket, thermos and travelling electric plate, Modern Service J Telephone users in Hensail will receive improved service next spring when the exchange there is converted from "mag­ neto” to common 'battery opera­ tion, according to J. M. Good­ win, Bell Telephone manager for this area. Under the new system, a light on the operator’s switchboard willf ^'o on whenever a subscriber lifts his receiver. This signal re­ places the hand-crank signal and informs the one on that a call. Similarly, pleted, the tically informed by the light, without the need for "ringing off”, so that tht, need for the hand-crank nated. The main system are calls, quicker clearance of lines after conversations are finished and a reduction in the number of rings heard on party lines. Many required sion of common addition to be installed in the exchange, a new and more compact type of of telephone instrument will be installed for each subscriber, and extensive changes will be made in the wire and cable net­ work connecting telephones with the exchange. Co-ordinating these various operations so that the conversa- sion can be carried out smoothly and efficiently requires much planning. New telephone num­ bers may be assigned to some subscribers at the time of the change. Mr. Goodwin advises subscribers who carry, their tele­ phone numbers on letterheads, signs, or advertising matter to bear in mind the possibility of a number change in ordering advance supplies of such mater­ ial. The new exchange is designed to give service to present Hen- sall subscribers and allow for expansion for several years. operator that some- line wishes to make when a call is com- operator is automa- is completely elimi- benefits of the new fastei’ handling of technical changes are to complete the conver­ ts ephones here battery operation. to the new switchboard to In I The minutes of the last meet­ ing of November 15 were read and adopted on the motion of Councillors 'Caldwell and Sweit­ zer. Mr, McDonald waited on the Council in regard to the condi­ tion of the street on the south 'boundary west of Main. Council promised attention. Mr. Milton Kellai’ appeared asking for building permit. Mr. Kellar was advised to complete application form when permit would be granted. Mr. Ted Pooley advised Coun­ cil that Sampson McFalls and himself were cleaning the ditch through their property and asked that village clean ditch from Huron to Simcoe Streets. Council agreed, Mr. Nelson Statton appeared before Council asking that the licence fee charge for his pool room ' ' ...... limit ered years keep hours. Council promised consi­ deration. The following communications were read and dealt with as fol­ lows; J. L. Graham & Company, regarding debentures filed' Coun­ ty of Huron, regarding by-law controlling cutting trees, filed. County of Huron, regarding by­ law bounty on foxes, filed. De­ partment of Health, regarding sewerage, filed. Canadian. Under­ writers’ Association, in regard to fire protection, filed. City of Windsor, regarding John Fau- bert, filed. Exeter District High School, 1948, statement. Roofers Supply, regarding "no parking” signs, filed. Canadian National Railways, regarding Assessment, filed. Mr. W. G. Medd advised that he did not wish to be reappoint­ ed to Arena Board for another term. Council ordered that his request be brought to the notice of 1949 Council and that thanks of this Council he tended to Mr. Medd for years of valuable service he given as secretary-treasurer chairman of the Arena Board. By-law 16, 1948, providing for the nomination on Monday, De­ cember 27, from 12 o'clock noon to 1 o’clock in the afternoon and if necessary a polling on Jan­ uary 3, 1949, was given its first and second readings. The third reading was accepted and the by-law finally passed on the mjo- tion of Councillors Allison arid Sweitzer. ' A building permit was granted to John Ward for the erection of a garage. Tenders for snowploughing of streets of Exeter were opened. The tender of W. C. McDonald was accepted at the rate of $4.75 per hour on the under­ standing that the work on the streets of the village be given first priority. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Allison and Cald­ well that Boxing Day, December 27, be declared a holiday. A representative of Fielding s & Company Led. asked through the clerk for permission to in- stal ray gun machines in places of amusement in the village. By­ law 6, 1936, was referred to. Council decided to* take tion. Council .adjourned Court of veiled. On the Cochrane was instructed ____ ___ McDonald that his services as Town Hall caretaker would not l/eArequired after December 31, 1948. Councillor Sweitzer reported for Public Works Committee re­ garding drains, roads, placing of culverts in the wartime housing streets and other work. Clerk was advised to give written instructions to Chief Norry to take action in regard to garbage thrown over gate at dump and to prosecute car ow­ ners parking in or in front of driveways. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Cochrane and Al­ lison that this Council recom­ mend to the Council of 1949 that on renewal the pool room licence of Nelson Statton be place at $15.00 for the first ta­ ble and $10.00 for each addi­ tional table, making a total of $75.00. It was moved and seconded hy Councillors Sweitzer and Coch- ane that the elerk-treasurer be paid an extra work debenture and other —• Please be decreased, that the age for his customers be low- from eighteen to sixteen and that he be allowed to his premises open longer Revision and and the ex- the has and no ac- met as recon- Councillorsmotion of and Allison, the clerk to advise Reg additional $150.00 for done on the three issues, new assessment work. Turn to Page Twelve J. Penhale, who re-Mr. A ■ntly sold his farm has purchasc „ . _ „ ed the two residences of Mr. Ed. Hunter-Duvar, on John Street.