HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-03-16, Page 1EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 16th 19£3ESTABLISHED 1873 SIXTIETH YEAR, NO. 2745
ZURICH RESIDENT DEAD
COMPLETE SHOWING OF
I Ladies’, Misses’ & Children’s Spring Coats >
< SMART STYLES - - - LOW PRICES >
• Our stock of spring coats is now complete. The styles are the very latest and prices
low. Practically all shades are good for spring, also featuring the new shades of grey w
We will be glad to show them to you. £
CHILDREN’S COATS—2 to 14 years, dozens to choose from at low prices that will J
J surprise you.
COMPLETE SHOWING OF
Men’s Fine Skirts on Sale at $1.19
10 dozen men’s fine shirts, separate collars, Arrow, Tooke and Gordon
brands; odd lines and sizes 14%, IB1/^, 16 and 16^ only, values up to
$2.75 to clear at one price $1.19 each. Don’t miss these.
Three Hosiery Bargains for Ladies
Lot No. 1—15 doz. Ladies cotton hosiery, good quality and shades on sale
at 19c. a pair.
Lot No. 2—15 doz. Ladies’ fine Lisle hosiery, a real bargain at 25c. a pair.
Lot No. 3—15 doz. Ladies’ fibre silk hosiery, a large range of popular
shades, the biggest bargain we have ever offered at 35c. a pair or4
3 pair for $1.00.
New Monarch Yarns and Spring Knitting Books
Now in stock—featuring the new Monarch tweed effects as well as new
plain colors.
BOYS’ HEAVY BLACK PULLOVER SWEATERS, V-NECK—-with, fancy
triim and crest sizes 26-34. A great wearer at $1.00 each. Men’s sizes
in same at $1.50 each.
MEN’S
Mailc-To-
Measure
J
SUITS
Ready-To-
Wear
SUITS
The new samples are here foi^ Men’s and Young Men’s made-to-measure
suits at the new low price of $18.50 each, the lowest price for years. Come
in and see our samples. Every suit is well tailored and guaranteed to fit.
Let us measure you for your next suit.
See our selection of suits in the new Blue Stripes or Black or Brown
Stripes priced at $18.50 to $22.50 with extra pair of pants. Our values
were never better. Come in and try on our new suits for spring.
SUPERIOR CHAIN STORE
Prices quoted are for Thursday, Friday and Saturday
CHIPSO |P. & G. SOAP 1 Orange Marmarlade I Maple Leaf Salmon
large 21c., small 9c. I per cake 3c.1 Large 40 oz. jar 19 i % lb- tin-16c.
Phone 32
Pure Lard .............................. 1 lb. pkg. 9c.
Quaker Oats, quick or coarse, per pkg. 19c
H. P. Sauce .................. per bottle 25c.
Bulk Macaroni ...............................per lb. 5c.
PREMIUM TEA with FREE Vases, Clips and Saucers or plates, .
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, with “Jungleland «
books” for the kiddies...........3 for 24c.
Assorted Chocolate Bars .........5 for 10c!
Libby’s Pork & Beans, l’s, .... per tin 5c JF
1 lb. pkg. 49c. ml
Jones & May
Spring Needs!
GET YOUR SAP-PAILS, SAP-PANS, SPILES ETC. NOW
SAP-PANS made to order to suit your requirements
Be sure to get your pails and pans repaired early.
Large Galvanized Pails
Small Galvanized Pails
Handled Axes
Hand Made Axe Handles
75c.
: 20c.
$1.45 to $2.50
45c. to 65c.
Reduced Prices on All Manure, Barn and Ensilage Forks
Royal Purple Chick Starter.........$3.25 per 100 lbs.
Royal Purple Concentrate $3.50 and $4.00 100 lbs.
Ground Charcoal...........................................25c. a bag
DRINKING FOUNTS AND FEEDERS ALL SIZES
BABY CHICK SIZE SHELL OR GRIT, ETC.
TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD
WIRE FENCE CHARGED WITH
ELECTRIC CURRENT
During the severe’wind storm of
Thursday night a radio aerial be
longing to Mr. Gordon Hunter', on
Ann Street came in contact with one
of the hydro service wires leading
to the house and a wire fence. Dur
ing the night sparks were seen
flying from the fence and the local
hydro department was informed
and ,,soon had the condition reme
died. It would have created a dan
gerous situation had anyone come
In contact with the fence which
was charged with electricity.
Howey’s Drug Store are holding
a Two for One Sale this wook. See
full page advt. in this issue.
ACCIDENTS
Allan, twin son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Stonehouse, while playing
around the garage one day last week
with some other lads, pried the door
of the garage up and it came off the
hinges and fell over. One of the
hinges struck the little fellow above
the eye removing considerable of the
flesh but fortunately there was no
injury to the bone.
William, the three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Turkey had the
misfortune to fall down 'stairs while
at the barn Sunday afternoon. He
had wandered away from the others
and when found lie was lying at the
foot of the stairs unconscious. A
modi ml examination by Dr. Fletcher
revealed that he had suffered a
fractured nose.
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Now is a good time to buy the
shower present at S. B. Taylor’s
verware bargains.
odd
Sil-
LEAVING TOWN
The many friends of Mrs.
Miners will regret to know that she
is leaving Exeter some time this
month for Kingsville where she will
make hei' future home with her
sister. Her brother, Mr. Russell
Balkwill, who has spent the winter
here left recently for his home near
Kingsville. Mrs. Miners expects to
leave th latter part of the month
and has rented her residence to
C. P. Harvey.
J. T.
EXETER COUNCIL
Tuesday, March 7, 1933
A regular meeting of the Munici
pal Council was held in the Town
Hall with all members present, The
minutes -of the meeting held Febru
ary 21st were read and approved,
A letter from Mr. Arto Delve, of
Forest, regarding arrears of taxes
on his property, Lots No. 587, 88,
89 &, Thomas Street, asking release
from the same on account of not be
ing able to collect rent. No action,
A letter from the town clerk of
Lindsay regarding a petition to the
Hydro Electric Power Commission
of Ontario asking that the surplus
electrical energy may be made avail
able to the citizens for heating
other purposes. Filed.
The committee reported as to
rale of the building known as
North-End Fire Hall. That
same be sold. Per Grieve and Row
cliffe that tenders be asl^ed for the
same; tenders to be in the clerk’s
hands on or before Monday noon,
March 20th. The purchaser to
move the bell before removing
building. Carried.
The committee reported as to
cepting the offer of Mr. John Camp
bell for the use of the town scales;
lease $10.00 for 1933. Adopted.
The nights of the council meet
ings was changed from Tuesday to
Monday, first and third of each
month. Motion of Grieve and Row
cliffe. Carried.
The Transient Traders By-Law as
amended in 1929 fixing the fee for
a license at two hundred dollars
was repealed and the fee for a new
license fixed at one hundred doll
ars; this being the lowest fee char
geable as per Ontario Statutes. Mo
tion of Rowcliffe
The Municipal
purposes for the
30 millls on the
TWO CRITICALLY ILL
Serum rushed by Airplane in effort
to save lives of two Women
One of the most sensational chap
ters in the medical annals of Ontar
io is being written in the Village of
Zurich, where after having enlisted
the aid of modern science and inven
tion in his desperate effort, Dr. Mc
Kinnon is striving to save the life
of a mother and daughter, critically
ill from ptomaine poisoning which
Tuesday afternoon claimed the life
of their son and brother,
and
re-
the
ac-
.5
10
mills
mills
mills
mills
mills
and^ Bierling.
rate for taxation
year was fixed at
dollar. The differ-
ents rates being as follows:
For County and Good
Roads purposes .........
For School purposes .....
Debentures and Interest
purposes ...................
For Village purposes ....
Total ...............
Motion of Bierling and Ross. Car.
The following accounts were read
and ordered paid:
S. J. V. Cann, milk supplies, char
ity, R. Moore, $5.90; Frank Coates
supplies, charity, R. Moore, $2.27;
'ones & .Mgy, supplies, charity, R.
Moore $2.12; F. Smith, $1.78; R.
Motz, supplies charity, N. McDonald
$1.58; Southcott Bros, supplies for
transients, town hall $4,5.7; C. L.
Wilson, supplies, Mrs. F. Smith $1.13
Mrs. Stanlake $1.53; Mrs. Beatrice
Christie, coke, Mrs. F. Smith, $5.’5 0
Mr/Chipchase $7.25; R. G. Seldon,
soft coal Brimmicombe $5.00;
Brown $10.75; soft coal Moore
R. G. Seldon, coal for town
$21.3.5, library $79.30; H. C.
ers, meat supplies, transients, town
hall $3.10.
Cemetery accounts: Wm. Smith,
labour, $6.00.
Passed on motion of Rowclifi’e
and Bierling. Carried.
Adjournment by Rowcliffe.
Jos. Senior, Clerk.
coke
$5.;
hall,
Riv-
I. O. O. F. “AT HOME”
The Exeter Lodge of Oddfellows
held an “At Home” in the lodge
i'j’ooms on Friday evening of last
(week and despite the cold weather
82 persons were present and enjoyed j a social evening. A short interesting
program was carried out with Mr. S.
Reed acting as chairman. A reading
was given by H. O. Southcott; solo
with .guitar accompaniment by Gar
net Hicks; reading by E. M. Dignan
and a short address by Lloyd Hud
son, of Hensail, ’D. D. G. M. of South
Huron. Progressive euchre was en
joyed and prizes were won as fol-
Jows: ladies’ high, Mrs. Clark Fish
er; gent’s high, Lloyd Hudson; la-
. Clarke
Mrs. Wesley Dearing;
twenty, lucky number Sydney West. Luncli
Mrs
SISTER PASSES AWAY
The death occurred, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Chatham, on Thursday |
March 9th of Miss Cecelia Ferguson J
following a lengthy illness. Deceased’
was born and raised in Exeter, be
ing a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James Ferguson, the latter pre
deceasing her on January 1st last dies’ travelling prizes Mrs.
year. Miss Ferguson lived in London Fisher and I
for some time and about twenty t lucky number Sydney West,
years ago moved to Chatham where• was served at the close,
she has since resided. She was highly: -----------------
esteemed and loved by many friends • f Tlunrnrn HDi7DATinM<; asPwas expressed by the many flor-| UNDERGO OPERA llONb
al tributes, letters and cards which1 Mr. Frank Wood underwent an
she received during her long illness : operation Monday at Dr. Fletcher’s
One sister survives, Mrs. C. W hospital for the removal of his ton-
Christie, who was at her bedside for Sils,
several weeks. The funeral was held
' on Sunday from the liome of Mr. C
' W. Christie, the service being con
ducted by Rev. J. I-I. .Stainton with
interment in Exeter cemetery. Mr
Walter Cutbush sang a very appro
priate solo. The bearers wore: Mess
rs. W. J. Horney, Bert Herdman
Geo. R.
Eli and
from a
funeral
Donald,
Mrs. Geo
and Mrs. H. Harwood, Misses
nie and Emily Harwood, of
ham.
j Mr. Wesley Jones, of Stephen Tp.
‘ underwent an operation in Victoria
! Hospital, London, on Wednesday of
I last week for internal trouble, j His
< many friends will hope for ' his.
ispeedy recovery
Mrs. Chas. Birney, who has beenHorney, ____ _____
Ferguson, Roland Williams! very ill for several weeks, has been
Earl Christie. Among those ‘ slowly improving and
distance who attended
were: Mr
Mrs. M. Beirnes, Mr
Champion, of Galt
on Monday
: underwent an operation for the re-
It is hoped
that with this operation she may
soon regain her accustomed health.
and Mrs. D. Me-I moval of her tonsils.
", and
; Mr
Win-
Chat*
Rush Serum by Plane
With a quantity of special serum
carried from Kansas City to Detroit
by airplane, and from Detroit to
Zurich by automobile, Dr. A. J. Mc
Kinnon, of Zurich is treating the
two remaining patients.
The dead man is Ivan Oesch, aged
21, who died before it was possible
to treat him with the toxoid. The
other two are his mother, Mrs. John
Oesch and his sister, Mrs. Susan
Oesch, aged about 35, a widow, all
of Zurich.
Three Stricken Sunday
The three were stricken on
day with botulism, a form of
poisoning, after they had eaten a
quantity of home-canned tomatoes
Ivan and his mother had eaten twice
of the poisoned vegetables on Thurs
day and Saturday last, while Mrs
Oesch, the sister, ate them only on
Saturday. Five other members oi
the family, because of their dislike
for tomatoes, left the dish
ed. They are John Oesch, Sen.; his
sons Menno and Lee and Ray and t
Earl, sons of Mrs. Oesch, Jun. j
4 First intimation that the food was poisoned came late on Sunday, when!
Ivan and the two women complain-j
ed of disturbed vision. Partial par-;
alysis followed, and Dr. McKinnon
was summoned. After an extensive
examination
the cause of
ed.
When the
tients grew
tempts were made
quantity of the serum,
be secured in Ontario,
non stated. Monday he
Kansas City, and a quantity was des-!
patchced immediately by airplane tc!
Detroit and rushed thence to Zur-|
icli by automobile. Ivan, however
died about 3 o’clock Tuesday after
noon. Tuesday the serum was in the
physican’s hands, -and
and her daughter were
the treatments. Each
5,000 units.
• Physicans expressed
that the case was unparalleled in
Ontario. With the arrival of the ser-
um, the two women, doctors said
gained their only chance of recovery
Sun
food
untouch-
EARTHQUAKE
IN CALIFORNIA
it is estimated that 115 persons
were killed in the earthquake which
rocked Southern California and
which .centered about Long Beach
where the majority .of the- casualties
occurred. About 16 persons are miss
ing. The property damage will be
in the neighbourhood of $50,000,-
000. Whole city blocks in Long .Beach
were levelled to the ground, The list
of deaths at Long Beach was offic
ially placed at 50, all but three hav
ing been identified. Emergency
measures have been taken to provide
food and water for the victims of the
earthquakes. The last great quake
took place in San Fransisco in 190 6
with a loss of 452 lives and $3i50,-
000,000.
Word lias been received from Mrs.
Geo. Eccleston, of Grand Bend, who
(is at present spending the winter at
Long Beach, Cal. that sxe nad passed
through the earthquake and was safe
and things were well with her.
Among- the persons residing in the
earthquake region in California who
are well known in this community
are Mrs. P. M. Stout and son, of
Long Beach, Mrs. .Stout being a sis
ter of Mrs. Wm. J. Smith; Mr. and
Mrs. Sanders, formerly of Clande-
boye, now of Huntingdon Park
where twelve are known dead; Mrs
Bert Knight, of Los Angeles; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Southcott and family, of
Santa Monica and Mr. and Mrs. Wm
H. Wood, of Santa Barbara, were on
the outskirts of the iquake.
!The Festival of Spring
of the stricken trio
their illness was divin-
condition
alarmingly
to
of the
worse,
procure
None could
Dr. McKin-
t el e phoned
■Mrs:
being
was
the
THAMES ROAD CHURCH
i SUNDAY, MARCH 19th, 11 a.m.
Guest Speaker—
REV. J. H. FARRELL, M.A.
of Ontario Street Church, Clintonpant-1
a SPECIAL MUSIC
SPECIAL OFFERING
Oesch
given
given
belie!
The entertainment to be given by
the Orpheous Choir, of London, in
Leavitt’s Theatre "Wednesday even
ing has been cancelled until a later
date.
| Mr. Roland Motz, of the Red and 1
i White Grocery Store, was taken I St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
I Dr, j. g. Dunlop on Thursday
last week where ho underwent
i operation for a chronic case of
pendicitis. His many friends will bo
6 is hiakifig
Mrs. E. A. Amy, of town, last year
spent the winter at Long Beach Cal.
the centre of the earthquake which
took place Friday. One of the large ............._....... w ___ _
banks on the street where Mrs. Amy giad to know that he TT Maklii
I stayed was destroyed by the quake. j splendid progress towards recovery
“Wild Ginger
COMEDY DRAMA IN 3-ACTS
Will be given in
Thames Road
United Church
— on —
Friday, March 17
By the young people of the church
under the auspices of the Board of
Stewards.
Admission 25c ancl 15c.
‘THE DREAM OF ESTHER’
A religious drama in three acts featuring
TABLEAUX, SCARF DRILL, ROSE DRILL, MUSIC
AND HUMOR, in
James Street United Church
Tuesday, March 21
The cast comprises 36 persons including school children
Gorgeous costuines and magnificent stage scenery
This is one of the finest productions ever to be put on in the
James Street United Church
ADMISSION: 25 and 10c.
The Ontario Bean Growers
— AND —
Bean Dealers Association
Will Hold Meetings at
HENSALL TOWN HALL
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17, at 2 o’clock
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ZURICH TOWN HALL
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, at 8 o’clock
To discuss the Bean Growers and Bean Dealers Agreement.
SPEAKERS:#
J* W. WARD, of Highgate, President of the Ontario
Bean Growers Association
WM. FERGUSON, Vice-President of the Ontario Bean
Association and Others
THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO COME