HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-01-04, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4th, 1934 SIXTIETH YEAR, NO. 2787
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January Sale I
NEW MINISTER ARRIVES
Men’s Fine Shirts
In order to reduce our stock we are placing on sale this week our en
tire stock of men’s fine shirts, over twenty-five dozen. These comprise
collar attached and two separate collar styles, in Arrow, Forsythe and
Gordon brands. Get in a supply at these prices.
On Tuesday evening Rev, S. Moore
Gordon, the new minister of Cavep.
Presbyterian Church, arrived with
his household effects from Cooks-
town. Hq was arcompanied by his
sons Murray, Richard, David, Bruce
and Douglas and was met at the
manse by a number of the congre
gation who assisted in the unloading
and served supper. On Wednesday
evening Mrs, Gordon, wljo had been
visiting her parents Rev. Dr. and.
Mrs. Winchester, of Toronto, joined
the others here bringing Janet, Mar
garet and baby Allan with her. Rev.
Mr. Gordon will be installed at a
special service in the chui'ch on
Friday evening and will commence
his ministry on Sunday morning.
The Times-Advocate extends to Rev.
Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Gordon and family
a heary welcome to Exeter.
COOPER—CARRICK
GROUP ONE—ALL SHIRTS UP TO $2.50 VALUES ON SALE AT $1BS9
GROUP TWO—ALL SHIRTS UP TO $1.50 VALUES ON SALE AT $1.19 each.
Ladies’ Silk and Wool Hosiery on Sale
10 dozen pair Mercury Brand Ladies’ Silk Plaited Over Wool Hosiery,
good shades, including black. Our regular 85c. line. January Sale price
65c. per pair or 2 pairs for $1.25.
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the United Church parsonage at
Centralia, Monday afternoon, Janu
ary first, Rev. R. N. Stewart offic
iating, when Miss Bernice Carrick,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Carrick, of Hay Township was unit
ed in marriage to
Cooper, son of Mr.
Cooper also of Hay
bride was attended
Collingwood, of Exeter while , the
bridegroom was supported by his
brother Orval Cooper. Mr. and Mrs.
Cooper will take up residence in
Stephen Township where Mr. Cooper
is employed.
WEEK OF PRAYER
A week of prayer will be held in
this community as follows:
Exeter
Monday, January 8, Trivitt Mem
orial, speaker, Rev. Gordon.
Tuesday, Jan. 9, Salvation Army,
speaker, Rev. Down.
Wednesday, January pOth James
Street United, speaker, rtev. Young.
Thursday, January 11th, Main
Street, speaker, Rev. Taylor.
Friday, January 12, Caven Pres
byterian, speaker, Rev. Stewart.
Hensall
Monday, January 8, Carmel Pres
byterian, speaker, Rev. Stainton.
Tuesday, January 9, St. Paul's
Anglican, speaker, Rev. Elliott.
Thursday, January 11th, United
Church, Rev. M. A. Hunt.
District
Thames Road United, Tuesday,
January 9th, speaker Rev. E. F.
Chandler.
Kippen United, Wednesday, Jan.
10th, speaker, Rev. M. B. Parker.
Centralia United, Tuesday, Jan.
9, speaker, Rev. A. Sinclair.
ORGANIZE FOR, HOCKEY
At a meeting held in Lucan on
Wednesday night the TrLCounty
Hockey Ass’n was organized. Teams
will include Lucan, Granton, Kirk
ton and Exeter in one group with
the expectation that Crediton, Cen-
ralia, Grand Bend, Zurich Dashwood
and Hensall will forjn a second
group. Robert Sayers was elected
president and S. Reid sec’y-treas.
The schedule for the first group is
as follows:
Jan. 10—Exetei’ at Granton.
Jan. 1'0.—Lpcan at Kirkton,
Jan. 12—Kirkton at Exeter.
Jan. 12—Lmcan at Granton,
Jan. 15—Granton at Exeter,
Jan. 1.5—Kirkton at Lucan,
Jan. 19—Exeter at Kirkton,
Jan, 19—Granton at Lucan,
Jan. 22—.Lucan at Exeter,
Jan. 22—Granton at Kirkton,
Jan. 26—Exeter at Lucan,
Jan. 26—Kirkton at Granton.
HURON COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR 1934
FINAL CLEARING OF LADIES’, MISSES AND GIRLS’ COATS. REAL
BARGAIN PRICES
Annual Stock-Taking
WE ARE STOCK TAKING THIS WEEK AND CLEARING ALL REM
NANTS AND ODD LINES AT REAL BARGAIN PRICES.
SIMPLICITY PATTERNS FOR SPRING NOW IN STOCK AT 15c. EACH
SUPERIOR CHAIN STORE
SPECIAL VALUES FOR THURSDAY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Clark’s Pork & Beans, large 2 tins for 19c.
Oxydol,.................
Cereal Blend.........
Royal York Coffee
Red Cohoe Salmon
.........1 lb. tin 23c., y% lb. tin 12yzc.
Bulk Dates...............................4 lbs. for 25c.
per pkg. 17c.
per pkg. 23c.
1 lb. tin 39c.
Surprise Soap...............................5 for 23c.
Crother’s Soda Biscuits, 16 oz. pkg. lZy^c
Hilcrest Shortening ....... 1 lb. pkg. 11c
Red Pitted Cherries...............per tin 10c.
Minute Tapioca ......................2 pkgs. 25c.
Kippered Snacks........................per tin 5c.
Richard’s Carbolic Soap .... per cake 5c.
Chateau Cheese, . . y% lb. pkgs., 2 for 21c.
Phone 32 Jones & May Phflne 32 1
..A Good Resolution for 1934..
Resolved that I will feed Royal Purple Specifics to all my
stock and poultry and get the best results possible.
Mr. Bert Ravers was taken to Vic
toria Hospital in London on Wed
nesday of last week, suffering from
a chronic case of appendicitis. He
underwent an operation on Tuesday
of this -week his condition being
reported as quite satisfactory.
Hubert Morley
and Mrs. Wm.
Township. The
by Miss Ruth
DIVINITY STUDENTS
CONDUCT SERVICE
wasA very impressive service
held in James Street United church
on Sunday morning conducted by
three divinity students. The service
was in charge of Mr. Earl Christie.
Mr. Stuart East, of Regina, a student
of Emmanuel College, Toronto, and
a guest of Mr. Don Gladman, in a
few remarks outlined some of the
conditions in Saskatchewan and he
thanked the people of Ontario for
the relief that had been sent to needy
districts which he stated had done
much to cement the feeling of good
will between the east and the west.
Mr. Donald Gladman took the ser
mon and delivered a very thoughtful
atyd appealing message leaving a
most favorable impression upon his
hearers. At the service in the
day'1 School, Mr. East gave a
impressive talk to the scholars
ing of some of his experiences
student misionary during the sum
mer holidays in Northern Saskatche
wan.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
On Wednesday of last week the
newly elected officers of Lebanon
Forest Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 133
were duly installed by the installing
master V. Wor. Bro., W. W. Taman
assisted by Wor. Bro. E. M. Dig-
nan. Following the installation re
freshments were served and a num
ber of addresses were delivered by
the officers and visitors. The officers
installed were as follows:
W. Mas., Wor. Bro. Chas. .Salter;
I.P.M., Wor. Bro. George W. Law-
son; Sr. W, Bro. M. W. Pfaff; Jr. W.,
Bro. W. E. Middleton; Chap., Wor.
Bro., E. M. Dignan; Treasurer, V.
Wor. Bro. W. W. Taman; Secretary,
Wor. Bro. R. N. Creech; Director of
Ceremonies, Rt. Wor. Bro. T. Pryde;
Sr, D., Bro. W. A. Skelton; Jr. D.,
Bro. S. Reed; I. G„ Bro. C. Morlock;
Sr. S., Bro. H. Pollen; Jr. S., Bro.
C. Mawhinney; Tyler, Bro. S. Sweet.
Sun-
very
tell-
asi a
SUDDEN DEATH OF
CHARLES DUNSFORD
Royal Purple Hog Tonic and Worm Specifics
This is a newcomer in the Royal Purp-le line but has given really
wonderful results in the last month. Many farmers are using
their second package and are recommending it very highly.
Royal Purple Stock Specific
Unequalled as a Stock. Conditioner
Royal Purple Poultry Specific
Keeps the hens in perfect laying condition
Royal Purple Roup Cure....................................• • • • 50c. a lb.
Royal Purple Cough Remedy.................................60c. a pkg.
Royal Purple 40% Protein Concentrate!
for making your laying mash. Ask the man who feeds it.
One 30c. Package of Roup Cure free with every bag.
We also carry Oyster Shell, Grit, Beef Scrap, Epsom Salts,
Glauber Salts, Sulphur, Salt Petre, Bone Meal, Powdered
Charcoal, Ground Flax Seed
TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD
found dead near
A sudden heart
be caused by the
the cause. Appar-
wheels of a
it was stated,
was Miss Win-
Exeter. Mrs.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY
A dispatch from Cleveland to the
London papers Saturday stated that
a young woman supposed to be Mrs.
Winnifred Cake, 24, of Emmery St.,
London, had been killed when she
leaped beneath the
trolley. The woman
before her marriage,
nifred Bishop, of
Bishop, who resides in London,
from the description, she has re
ceived of the woman who was killed,
is led to believe that it is not her
daughter. Mrs. Cake has been sep
arated from her husband for some
time and her four children are now
in a home in London. She has been
residing in Toronto for a time but
her present whereabouts are not
known. Mi’s. Norman Hockey, of
town, is a sister and Mr. and Mrs.
Hockey and family were in London
Sunday and Monday owing to
unfortunate report.o
the
At the Main Street United Church
on Sunday morning the pastor, Rev.
Mr. Elliott preached an interesting
sermon of a retrospective nature
taking for his subject "The Way of
Remembrance?’ At the evening ser
vice a male chorus sang two num
bers and the male quartette also
sang. The pastor took for his sub
ject "What Jesus did for a. Man."
Headquarters for Crazy Water
Crystals at Howey’s Drug store. New
Price $l.'5O.
TWenty-five dollars will' be given
in prizes to the readers of the Times-
Advocate who renew their subscrip
tions this month. (See advt. on an
other page.
Mrs. I-Ioner, of Brucefield, visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Win. Smith.
Among those who nave returned
to Western University at London
after spending the holidays at their
homes here are Messrs. H. Creech,
H. Jennings, Misses Helen Penhale
Ruby Stone, Margaret Taman and
Kathleen Wiseman. Misses Adeline
Stone and Gladys Ryckman have
returned to WesterVelt college.
Visitors at the heme of Mr, and
Mrs. Archie Ryckman for New Years
Were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Parsons,
of near Cromarty, Archie and Mrs.
Parsons, of Kippen; Robt. and Mrs.
Parsons, of Heneall; Mr. and Mrs.
Joo Ferguson and family, F. Ryck
man, Fred parson, of. London and
Miss Verna. Sinden, of Denfield.
ASHFIELD —- Murdock Matheson,
J. Johnston.
C'OLBORNE—A. J. Goldtliorpe
EAST WtAWANOSH—Peter Scott.
GODERICH TOWN. — Wi’^mot
Haacke.
GREY—J. McNab, D. Hemingway.
HAY—A. Melick.
HOWICK—J. W. Gamble, L. Dem-
erling,
HULLETT—J. A. Helper
MORRIS—L. E. Cardiff
McKILLOP—J. M. Eckert.
STEPHEN—W. Sweitzer, Chester
Mawhinney.
STANLEY—M. Hanley
TUCKERSMITH—W. B. Archibald
TURNBERRY—I. Wright
USBORNE—James Ballantyne
WEST WAWANOSH—W. Stewart
'GODERICH—C. Munnings, Robert
Turner.
WINGHAM—J. Ferguson
EXETER—W. D. Sanders
BLYTH—George McNa.ll
HENSALL—J. Jones
■CLINTON—George Elliott
SEAFORTH—Crozier -
BRUSSELS—R. J. Bowman.
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. John Parsons quiet
ly celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary at their home on Gidley
Street on Monday, January 1, 1934.
Mrs, Parsons, nee Mary Charley, eld
est daughter of the late Alfred Char
ley of the first con. of Usborne Town
ship a,nd John Parsons, third son of
the late William Parsons, of the
third con. Stephen Township were
married in 1884 at the home of the
bride’s parents by Rev. Mr. Veal, of
Crediton. Mr. and’ Mrs. Parsons
have been esteemed residents of Exe
ter and vicinity during the entire
fifty years of their married life. On
Monday at six o’clock dinner was
served' when only a few of the re-■
maining members of their 'family
were present. Two have died with
in the past year. A sister Mrs. M.
Ai. Jones, through illness was not
able to be present. The dining-room
table was decorated in gold and
white and a beautiful bouquet of
yellow Toses, a gift of friends adorn
ed the centre. Yellow streamers
were hung around and yellow mums
decorated the rooms. A number of
congratulations were received thro’
the mail and well wishes were tend
ered by relatives and friends. Those
present enjoyed the social hour to
gether and congratulated Mr. and
Mrs. Parsons on the fact that they
had spent fifty years of happy mar
ried life, which so many have not the
privilege to enjojy. After singling
"For they are jolly good fellows"
those present bid Mr. and Mrs. Par
sons God speed and blessing thro’
the remaining years they may be.
spared to live.
ELECTION RESULTS
As the result of elections in sev
eral municipalities in Huron Goun-
ty on Monday, there will be eight
new faces on the 1913.4 County Coun
cil. There are twenty-nine seats on
the council and twenty-one of these
had been filled by acclamations only
eight municipalities in the county
going to the polls on New Years.
Three new members elected were:
J. Jones, of Hensall, elected to the
reeveship; C. Munnin^ was elected,
reeve of Goderich, defeating J. Mos
er, who was deputy-reeve last year;
Robert Turner was elected deputy
reeve on the new council, J. Craige
retired as reeve of the Huron capital
at the conclusion of the year.
The five new members who secur
ed their seats on the council last
month were: Mervin Hanley, Stanley
C. Mawhinney, deputy-reeve, Steph
en Township; W. W. Crozier, Sea
forth; F. L. Davidson, Wingham;
W. D. Sanders, Exeter.
L. E. Cardiff was re-elected de
puty-reeve of Morris Township by
acclamation when the nominations
took place in that municpaJty last
Tuesday.
Goderich
In Goderich the plebiscite taken
to determine the wish of the rate
payers regarding the appointment
of a cemetery commission in control
of Maitland .cemetery, received a ma-
(Continued on page 4.)
While proceeding to the city Po
lice Station shortly before eight
o’clock Thursday night Inspector
Ed. Pyle of the 'Sudbury Police force
waved a cheery evening to his old
friend Charles Dunsford. When the
inspector reached the police offi.ce he
answered the telephone to leara that
Charles had been
the C.N.R. depot,
attack thought to
extreme cold was
ently in good health Charlie left his
home to go curling and was calling
at the C.N.R. station regarding trains
with the intention of meeting a
friend. Charles seizure was sudden
and death was instantaneous.
An accountant at the C.P.R. office
in Sudbury Charlie had been an em
ployee of the C.P.R. for twenty
years, except for two years spent in
the Great War. Born in Stephen Tp.
forty three years ago Charlie was
the youngest son of the late William
and Mrs. Dunsford of Exeter. He
received his early education here
and later graduated from Chatham
Business College. Eleven years ago
he was married to Miss Esther Guise
who survives him.
‘Charles chief hobby was horticul
ture and this winter he was taking a
keen interest in curling. He was a
member of St. Andrew’s United
Church where a service conducted by
the Rev. E. Cockram was held. The
veterans of Sudbury marched in a
body to the church.
Upon receiving the sad news Isaac
Dunsford left for Sudbury to accom
pany the remains home and from
whose home the funeral took place
on Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. M. A. Hunt. He is survived by
his wife, mother, two brothers and
four sisters: Isaac and Percy, Mrs.
Wm. Sanders, Stephen; Mrs. Milton
Russell, Mrs. Wm. Gould, Mrs. Mel
vin Gould of Hay' Twp. The high
esteem in which the deceased was
held was shown by the numerous
floral tributes. Those attending the
For Reeve
WM. SWEITZER RE-ELECTED REEVE OF STEPHEN TOWNSHIP
/'I'2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 totalH.Beaver .............. 51 4*1 6’Ot 95 1'5 56 17 20 20 375W.Sweitzer .......... 64 53 78 84 94 135 93 86 136 823Majority for Sweitzer 448.
For Deputy-Reeve
Chester Mawhinney was elected Deputy-Reeve by acclamation.
50 YEARS MARRIED
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rhode,
Royal Oak B.iC., who for 2>5 years
were esteemed residents of Dash
wood, celebrated their Golden Wed
ding Anniversary on December 29th.
Three daughters were present for
the Jubilee as was a brother of Mrs.
Rhode, who also resides in the
locality. Mr, Rhode was married at
Grediton on December 29th, 1884 to
Miss Catherine Dearing, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Dearing the ceremony being per
formed by Rev. Mr. Veal. The at
tendants at the wedding were Mary
Rhode and John Dearing, sister and] funeral from a distance were: Mrs.
brother of the bride and groom. Mr. jc, Dunsford, Mrs. Helwig, of Sud-
of
Elected—E. Lamport, R.
Plebiscite for
Roy Holt .............. 56 2131
E. Lamport ............ 20i 43
A. McCann ............ 85 23
Rs Ratz .................. 47 35
E. 'Shapton ............. 82 83
Highway Improve
ment Act ........ 49 21
For Statute
Labor...................... 8 27
For Councillors
33 52 38 56 30 35 95 4185180671547771966t5®68 90 84 72 52 B3 33 5401031335591696782682831023678161838536Ratz; and a. :McCann.
38 39 20 64 20'18 32 301
31 46 .3(8 31 36 36 43 296
Rhode is a brother-in-law of Mrs.
E. Rhode of town, while Mrs. Rhode
is a sister of Mrs. A. S. Davis and
Mrs. Harry Smith, of town; Mr.
Walter Dearing, of London and Mr.
Abe Dearing of Stephen. Mr and
Mrs. Rhode have been residents of
British Columbia fot the past 25
years.
bury; Mr. Jas. Brownlee, represent
ing the C.P.R. of (Sudbury; Mrs.
McWhaw, Miss Agnes Kitchen, of
Toronto; Mrs. Linklater, of Nora.nda
Que.; Mt. and Mrs. owOn Atkinson,
of Grand Bend. The pall-bearers
were .Tas. Brownlee, Wm. May ,R. G.
Seldon, Owen Atkinson, Norman
Sanders and Homer Russell.
HAY TOWNSHIP
The following Is the result of the election by polls in Hay Twp.
For Reeve
Alfred Melick was elected reeve by acclamation.
For Councillors
spoils 12345678 total
G. Armstrong .......... 88 75 107 81 35' 91 45 26 543
G. Becker ..................... 6 3 27 52 26 106 8 9 237
F. Corbett ............... 34 45 50 73 11 18 36 17 284
D. Ducharme ......... l<0* 22 81 53 30 24 12 30 262
J. Geoffrey ....... 0 7 33 313 43 12 4 47 179
W. Haugh ..................... 24 24 105 98 68 127 19 37 502
M. Turnbull ................. 315 29 91 76 56 123 17 81 50'8
E. Walper ............ 16 13 46 55 24 100 14 23 291
Elected:C. Armstrong, M. Turnbull, W. Haugh, E. ‘Walper.