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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-12-07, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 7th, 1933 SIXTIETH YEAR, NO. 2783 £ COMPLETE SHOWING OF f CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE 1 W. D. SANDERS ELECTED REEVE < Let this store help you solve the Christmas-gift problem. We have an exceptionally large stock of practical gifts to choose from. Below we offer a few suggestions: FOR LADIES AND GIRLS—Silk hosiery and underwear, pyjamas, hand-bags, parasols, fancy linens,.towels, sweaters, winter coats, bath robes, bedroom slippers, shoes, boxed handkerchiefs, etc. FOR MEN AND BOYS—Ties, handkerchiefs, scarves, garters, pyjam­ as, night gowns, braces, umbrellas, bath robes, shirts, shoes, overcoats, suits etc. Men’s Initialed Handkerchiefs—All initials, fine Irish linen, 25c. each Ibex Flannelette Blankets on Sale at $2.15 a pair 100 pair of large 12-4 size Ibex Flannelette Blankets, white or grey with pink or blue borders, A real bargain for Christmas buyers at $2.15 pr Large plaid blankets, popular colors at $2.35 a pair. All Wool Blankets and Bed Covers Exceptionally good quality All Wool Blankets, plaids and stripes, great­ ly reduced in price at $3.49 ea. $6.95 a pr. Bed-Covers all wool reversible and plain colors, satin bound, make ex­ ceptionally fine Christmas gifts. We have a large range as low as $3.95 ea Sweaters for all The Family We cannot think of a more useful gift for any member than a good sweater. We have them in all popular styles very reasonable prices. Bed-room Slippers—for Ladies, men and children. A choose from at low prices.____ / ................ . _____________________ of the family and colors a( fine stock to GREAT CLEARING OF LADIES’, MISSES’ AND GIRLS’ WINTER COATS. REAL BARGAIN PRICES, EXCELLENT CHRISTMAS GIFTS__________ DRESSES—MANY LADIES’ AND MISSES’ DRESSES AT BARGAIN PRICES SUPERIOR CHAIN STORE Pastry Flour....................24’s 49c.; 7’s 16c. Sunlight Soap..........................4 cakes 19c. Clarke’s Spaghetti, large tin..................10c. New Pitted Dates..................2 lbs. for 25c. New Cheese................per lb. 15c.; old 19c. Bulk Mincemeat ........................ 2 lbs. 25c. Manyflowers Soap....................per cake Sc. Royal York'Coffee...............1 lb. tin 39c. Royal York Tea (higher soon) 1-2 lb. p 23c Home-made Lard.........................per lb. 12c. Fresh Broken Sodas.............3 lbs. for 25c. Dy tint, for tinting fabrics . . per pkg 10c. CHRISTMAS FRUITS AND NUTS—All new goods priced right. POULTRY—We offer a continuous market for all your poultry—live or dressed. Phone for prices. If you wish to sell your your chickens on dressed grade, our pickers will do the work for you. This insures you the best possible grading for your chickens. Ask for par^icuflars. t Phone 32 Jones & May Phone 32 Seasonable Specialties Cream and Green Roasters, large size ......................... Mottled Blue Roasters, large size ................................. Green with Black Trim Roasters ................................... Black Iron Roasters all sizes and prices Black Iron Bread Tins .................................................20c., 30c., 35c. Jadite Cereal Sets...........................................................$1.95 per set Jadite Range Sets ......................................................... $1.25 per set $2.00 $2.00 $3.00 Jadite Mixing Bowl Sets ........................................................... $1.95 Glass Mixing Bowls, 5 pieces .....................,.............................. 98c. ’ Glass Salt and Peppers, large size ........................."............. 30c. pair Bread Boxes ............................................................................ 98c. up Pyrex Pie Plates .................... 7Oc. & 75c. Pyrex Casseroles ..................................•'............................ $1.45 each Pyrex Casseroles and Frames ................................................... $5.00 Hot Oven Casseroles, per set ........... $3.00 Stainless Carvers in pairs ......................................................... $1.85 Stainless Carvers, 3 piece sets ................................................. $2.50 Stainless Knives and Forks ........................................... $3.75 per set O’Cedar Dust Mops .................................................................... $1.50 Pocket Cutlery .................,......................................... 25c. to $1.00 Buy only C. C. M. Automobile Skates and Shoe outfits the kind the Pros, use all prices and sizes Hockey Sticks .............................................................,....25c. to $1.00 Flashlights .......... 65c- to $3.50 ARROTT—HARNESS A quiet wedding was solemnized recently in the Granton United, Church parsonage when Cora Isabell Harness, of Lucan, daughter of Mel­ ville Harness, of Stratford, was unit­ ed in marriage to Bruce S. Abbott, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo’ Abbott, of Lucan. Those present for the ceremony were Mr. and Mrs. H. Carroll, of Lucan, and Miss M. For­ est, of Granton. The bride wore her travelling dress of autumn brown crepe, seal coat with squirrel trim­ mings and hat and shoes to match. Later Mr. and Mrs. Abbott left on a short wedding trip. DON’T FORGET THAT FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ENTER THE NEPT0LAC CONTEST IN THE HOME CRAFTER TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD SENT TO REFORMATORY Gordon Bloomfield. 2 l-year-o'M Parhill man was sentenced to six months determinate and six months indeterminate in the Guelph Reform­ atory when he pleaded guilty before Magistrate C> A. Reed, of Goderich in local court on Thursday Of last week on a charge of assaulting Wong Choo, a local Ghineseman. It IS al­ leged that’Bloomfield struck Wong Choo while under the influence of rubbing alcohol. A companion Frank Riley, a transient, was an in­ nocent by-stander and took no part in the assault. He preaded .guilty to being under the influence of alco­ hol and was committed to jail for ten days. Bloomfield lias been in a re­ formatory on two other occasions. Give a wrist watch for Christmas from $3.75 up at S. B. Taylor's. A. Y. P. A. ENTERTAIN The A. Y. P. A of Trivitt Memor­ ial church entertained St. Paul’s A. Y.P.A. of Hensall on Monday even­ ing. The meeting was opened with singing a hymn fd'lffowed by prayers. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and roll called. The visit­ ors then put on a very interesting and Varied program as follows: In­ strumental1 by Miss Ethefli Clarke; Bible reading by Miss Aldrich; vocal duet-by Miss G. Lammid and G. Stone; The topic was taken by Mirs. Lavender; guitar sdlo by Jack Wil­ son; reading by James Foster; vio­ lin solo by MisS Lammie; (lihfogue “Eating A La Mode” by Wes. Rogers and Wm._ Stone. Community sing­ ing whs followed by games. Lunch waa served by'the local young people and a very pleasaht evening was brought to {i cljose. BANQUET IS TENDERED TO PRESBYTERY YOUNG PEOPLE Over 80 officers and workers of the various young people’s societies of the United Church assembled in the Main St. United church on Fri­ day evening from Clinton, Kippen, Brucefield, Grand iBend, Thames Rd. and other communities in S. Huron. After partaking of a banquet provid­ ed by the Young People’s Society, The delegates enjoyed a sing-song IJed by Rev. De Witt Cosens, of Clin­ ton. Mr, Cosens then delivered an able after-dinner speech on “Lead­ ership as Applied to Young People’s Societies.” The meeting adjourned to the au­ ditorium of the church, where Miss M. Jdnnison, of Grand Bend, presi­ dent of the Huron young people, pre­ sided. The guest speaker of the 0V; ening was Aubrey Oldham, of Sarnia who is the president of the young people’s Societies in the London Con­ ference. Mr. Oldham deliverd an elo­ quent address on “Enrichment In Life Through Young People.” An unusual topic was that chosen by Rev. S. J. Mathers, of Grand Bend ‘Will You be Good-Looking at Sixty?’ Musical numbers were by Mrs. F. Wildfong A.T.C.M. and Miss Ruth Wildfong. A period for study groups was* held with the following in charge: Chris­ tian fellowship, W. G. Medd; Citi­ zenship, Rev. Mr. Peters; Mission.. Rev. M Taylor; literary and recrea­ tion. Rev. Mr. iFarrell; C.d.I.l*. and C.S.E.T. Mrs. Layton, administration Aubrey Oldham. Monday was. voting day and AV. D. Sanders was elected reeve of Exeter by a majority of 26 over B. M. Fran­ cis who for the past four years has occupied the chief chair an the coun­ cil board. The election was keenly contested and the vote polled Mon­ day was the largest in several/ years. The two men have contested the reeveship several times, the vote al­ ways being .close. Last year the ma­ jority for Mr. Francis was 15, one vote less than he received the pre­ vious year. Mr. Sanders lias serv­ ed several years as reeve, his last term being in 1927. He has always received a big majority at No. 1 poll and this year the majority was in­ creased from 31 to 62, Tile results were as follows: SANTA CLAUS FUND Rev. Mr. EiUiott has turned over to the Santa Claus Fund the sum of $lt80 being the amount left over after paying all expenses in connec­ tion with the two cars which were sent from this community for West­ ern relief. We also acknowledge the receipt of $1,09 from Mr. AV. H. Johnston. The need for a Christmas cheer fund this year is greater than ever and it is hoped that the citi­ zens wTJl contribute at least a little that the spirit of Christmas may be maintained in the homes of some of our less fortunate citizens. Contri­ butions will . be received at the Times-Advocate or the Canadian Bank of Commerce. A’J the other members of the var­ ious municipal bodies were re-elect­ ed by acclamation. 1932 1933 Poll Francis Sanders Francis Sanders 1 87 118 85 147 2 148 96 152 107 3 123 103 139 122 4 24 ■50 31 57 - -3 82 .3 67 407 433 Francis' maj.16 Sanders maj. 26 MARVELLOUS WORK OF SURGERY AS BONE FROM LEG IS GRAFTED TO SPINE Two weeks ago it was announced that Mr. L. Victor Hogarth had un­ dergone an operation for spinal trouble at the Christie Street Hos­ pital in Toronto. At that time we were not aware of the nature of the operation but we have since learned that it was one of the most marvel­ lous in the history of surgery. It consisted of removing ten incnes or good bone from .the left foreleg, be­ tween the knee and the ankle and grafting it into the spine after re­ moving the diseased portion from the spine. Mr. Hogarth was on the operating table for over four hours He was placed upon the table at ten minutec to nine and was out of the operating room at five minutes to one. During that time four surgeons assisted with the operation. For four weeks previous to tne opera­ tion Mr. Hogarth had been kept in a plaster cast. This was necessary that he might get used to the cast and to lying in one position because once the operation was ' performed no moving is possible. The cast is put on and there you are comfortable or uncomfortable till the bone graft has become complete. Mr. Hogarth writes that he can now wiggle his toes and his knees indicating that the muscles and cords are alright. Twelve days past, what a glorious feeling he states. Mr. Hogarth has shown a wonderful spirit of courage and cheerfulness through it all. CALL EXTENDED At a largely attended meeting of the congregation of Caven Presby- trian church held on Tuesday even­ ing a unanimous call was extended to Rev. S. Moore Gordon, B. A., of Cookstown, in the Barrie Presbytery Five candidates were balloted on with the result that he received all the votes but ten on the first ballot. The call was then made unanimous by a standing vote, a committee was appointed consisting of Miss Jeckell Mrs. Mason, Messrs. Stanlake, Mit­ chell, Mason and Stanbury to act with the representative elder Mr. Henry Strang to represent the con­ gregation at Huron Presbytery at Clinton on Tuesday next. It is hoped that Rev. Mr. Gordon will accept in which case he is expected before the New Fear. PLAY DRAAVS GOOD HOUSES The play “Creepy Crest” present­ ed in the Opera House Thursday and Friday of last week drew two good houses. The presentation was a mystery p)ay with plenty of thrills and chills and was the first of its kind to be put on by Mrs. N. J. Dore who has been responsible for the presentation of about twenty plays in Exeter. The play under the auspices of the A.Y.P.A- of the Trivitt Mem­ orial Church. The pcrtormers who are not new to the stage in Exeter, carried off their parts excepetionaly well and received hearty applause from the audience. Between the acts vocal solos were sung by Mr. Arthur Middlemiss and readings were given by Francis Abbott. The cast of characters included: Mrs. N. J. Dore. Mildred Murphy, Bernice GoUings. Florence West, Ameria Acheson, William Davis. Geo. Tracy, James AV. Morley and Francis Abbott Man eighty-two years of AGE CALMLY AVATOHES SURGEON AMPUTATE HIS RIGHT LEG Lying on the operating table in Victoria Hospital a few days ago, Thomas Kestle, an 82-year-old resi­ dent of Exeter, cheerfully watched a surgeon amputate his right leg. Due to his advanced age it was consider­ ed inadvisable to give Mr. Kestle a general anaesthetic; therefore, a spinal one was administered. Amputation of the limb, which was done by Dr. E. D. Busby, Lon­ don, was considered necessary on ac­ count of a gangerous condition. Unnerving as' the situaton was Mr. Kestle went through the ordeal with­ out flinching, maintaining a cheerful and heroic attitude throughout the enter procedure and now he is re­ ported as showing some improvement in health. The .operating surgeon, Dr. Bus­ by, in commenting on the operation praised Mr. Kestle for the manner in which he underwent the ordeal. According to Dr. Busby it is really not a rare occurrance jfor a spinal anaesthetic to be .given in case of a major operation, in preference to a general one.—London Advertiser. HURON CO. TREASURER GIVEN TWO YEARS The sentence of Gordon Young, defaulting treasurer of the County of Huron has been increased from one year to two years less one day in the Guelph Reformatory. The sentence was announced by Chief Justice Sir Wm. Mulock, of the court of appeal, Toronto. 'Mrs. J. G. Cochrane is in Toronto owing to the death of her uncle. Mr. Samuel Leavitt, brother of Mr. Wm. Leavitt, of town. Mr. Leavitt pass­ ed away Monday at the age of 87 years. He was a native of Granton. Mr. Sandy Elliott wlH be in Toron­ to this week for the first showing of the new 1934 V-8 Ford car. Mr. El­ liott will have one on display at the Ford showrooms Saturday. See advt. page four. On Thursday evening of last week a number of gentlemen friends of Mr. Harvey Pollen met at* his home and presented him with a beautiful wicker rocker as a post­ nuptial gift. If it is a piece of China or Silver­ ware you wish to give tor Christmas see S. B. Taylor, MISSIONARY TRAVELOGUE The W. M. S. of the James Street United Church held a special anni­ versary thank-offering on Sunday when Rev. D. Ridout, of Toronto, editor of the Missionary Record, was the special speaker for the day. A men’s choir under the leadership of Mr. W. R. Goulding led the singing and were highly complimented by the guest speaker. Two anthems were sung at each servce and in the evening Mr. Frank Taylor and his son James sang a duett. In the even­ ing Mr. Ridout gave a most interest­ ing travel-talk illustrated with col­ ored pictures. The subject of the lec­ ture was “On the West Coast” and showed -the work of the missionar­ ies who travel the Pacific coast from Vancouver to Prince Rupert in four motor-powered boats owned by the United Chuck. Mr. Ridout spent a month with these people and the pic­ tures shown were of the places he visited and the people he met and he had many interesting and heart­ appealing stories showing the heroic work, of the missionaries as they visit the mining camps, the lumber camps, the fishing and canning centres as well as the light-houses, hospitals, and other places of inter­ est. He showed pictures of Captain Oliver, who had built the missionary boats and who had devoted fifty years of his life in lay missionary work along the coast. The lecture lasted for an hour and a quarter and the interest of the large congregation was .maintained to the end. Keith, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Batson underwent an operation for the removal of his tonsils at Dr. Fletcher’s Hospital on Monday. RECOUNTS HURON COUNTY PROBE Lively Session Expected as Council Meets. s With 10i0< per cent, attendance of members and a large gaijery of spec­ tators from all sections of the coun­ ty, Huron County Council, Tuesday, convened for its final 1933 meeting, and what is expected to be a some­ what lively and momentous session. Deliberations are expected to take Qk the nature of a post-mortem on events which led to the arrest and conviction of the county treasurer and two auditors and the dismissal of the county clerk since the coun­ cil met in June. No sooner had the minutes of the June meeting been read than Reeve Haacke (Goderich Township) rose to object that the elerk had not record­ ed the “yeas” and “nays” of a mo­ tion in June to appoint chartered ac­ countants. The -clerk said he could give no reason for leaving the vote out. It was agreed to insert the mo­ tion and vote in the minutes of this session. Reeve Peter Scott complained that the clerk had neglected to- include in the June minutes that ne had refus­ ed to retract or apologize to Sheriff Middleton. who demanded both in connection with Reeve 'Scott’s state­ ment that the sheriff had charged and collected $10 to drive a Supreme Court judge to -Stratford in his (the sheriff's) private aueomobile. The sheriff had written stating the judge had ordered the car and signed an order for its hire. AVarden Ballantyne did not attempt to review the auditors report .say­ ing its contents were familiar to alV. He said Auditor Gibbs would appear before the council if it so wished. He defended the settlements made with the bonding company in connection with the treasurer’s shortages and commended the warden’s committee on its work in cleaning up a “dirty mess.” He asked for the co-opera­ tion of members in conducting the business of the session in a business­ like, orderly fashion. “It has been suggested that we may need a constable, but I don’t think so,” he said, smiling. Situation Tense After a long list of communica­ tions had been referred to various committees, Reeve Albert Goldtho-rpe chairman of the warden’s committee, rose Jo give a verbal report on what had happened from the time th® committee empowered him to engage special auditors until three county officials were placed under arrest charged with theft, conspiracy and bribery. He told the story, now a matter of history, in loud voice and dramatic style as he paced the f)oor, and repeatedly referred to alleged obstructionist tactics of -clerk Hol­ man who sat at his desk a few feet away. The situation was tense. Mr. William Hatter, local dairy­ man. is this week installing a pas­ teurization plant at the local cream­ ery. If it is Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets in Pearl-tone, Onyx, Enamel or (Sterling call and see S. B. Taylor, Jeweller. The new Ford V-» 1934 model will be on display at the Ford showrooms on Saturday. See advt. page 4. Concert!! — in. — Caven Presbyterian Church, Exeter Under the Auspices of the Young! People’s Guild, on Friday, December 8th 1933, at 8 p.m. The program advertised for the Fowl Supper will be given by the KNOX CHURCH CHOIR, of Goderich MISS DOROTHY TAYLOR of Ilderton, Juvenile Elecutionist and others Come and hear this outstanding entertainer and enjoy a ev­ ening of first class en­ joyment Admission 25c. and 10c. Concert and Entertainment In the Exeter Opera House on Thursday, December 14th PROCEEDS TO BE DIVIDED BETAVEEN THE SANTA CLAUS FUND AND THE BADMINTON CLUB PROGRAM WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: H. S. Girls’ Chorus; Instrumental Trio, Misfees I. Stewart, P. Wood and Mrs. Garey; guitar solo, Jas. Taylor; solo, Mrs. Stain ton; piano solo, Miss M. Woods; so?o D. Gordon; reading Miss Elaine Stanbur-y; violin selection, Geo. Grant; musical saw, Frank Strange; solo, Miss B. Senior; reading, Francis Abbott; Scotch. comic, Chas. Godbolt; instrumental,, AV. R. Goulding; solo, Mrs. A. 0. Elliott; reading, H. 0. Southcott; Main St. Male Quartette, A) Mock Trial by H. S. students, amusing and entertaining,________________ GENERAL ADMISSION 25c.; CHILDREN I5C.