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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-06-06, Page 4THE EXETER TIMES-AD VO CATETHURSDAY, JUNE 7th, 1931 Where London Nurse And Dashwood Man KilledWhere London Nurse And Dashwood Man Killed Rock Bottom Cash Store, Exeter THE STORE THAT GIVES YOU VALUE Large Shipment SUGAR SPECIAL! SWANSDOWN CAKE FLOUR Large Package...................... Drop Prices in Sugar Golden Yellow Salada Tea BLACK, GREEN OR MIXED 25 c Cook’s, the Leading Grocer, Exeter We DeliverPhone 58 CAVEN LADIES MEET The monthly meeting of the Caven Congregational Circle was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Manse. The devotional exercises were led by Mrs. Stanbury. Two fine readings were given by Mrs. Ellis and Mrs. Mason and a sale of aprons was held. A committee was appointed to take charge of arrangements for a Straw berry Social. During the social per iod; a contest was enjoyed and tea was served. (June pass- many doing CONFIRMATION SERVICE The Bishop of Huron, Rt. Rev. Chas. A. Seager. D.D., will conduct a confirmation service in .the Trivitt Memorial Church on Sunday even- ning, next at 7 p.m. Verandah and Lawn Furniture... These hot days bring us out on the verandah and lawn We have a large stock of Verandah Furniture and Lawn Chairs priced to sell quickly. Camp Chairs 39c-, 55c. and 70c. Camp beds that fold into small parcel $3.00 and $4.75 Lawn Seats for two 99c. Lawn Chairs with arms $1.35. Lawn Chairs complete with canopy and footrest $2.75. . Folding Arm Chairs $1.35 to $2.95. Rockerless Rocker $4.25- Beach Umbrella $6.50. Verandah Glider for two $7.50. Verandah Gliders large size $12.50 to $30.00. Verandah Rockers $3.25 to $6-50. . HOPPER EXETER Phones 99; Res. 63 -s.Vote for Ballantyne INDEPENDENT LIBERAL-PROGRESSIVE Hard Times have not yet hit Premier Henry and his Cabinet. While the common people are sweating under the load of misused taxes, the Cabinet Ministers actually raise their salaries by $2,000, and vote themselves an extra session at the same rates. Here are some figures to think about: Premier Henry— $19,144.76 Salary .............................. Indemnity ....................... Auto Upkeep ................. . .$14,000.00 . . 2,000.00 . . 3,144.76 Minister of Lands and Forests— Salary .............................. Indemnity ......................... Auto Upkeep................ . .$10,000.00 ., 2,000.00 .. 4,329.70 Minister of Highways— Salary ...................... Indemnity...................,. Auto Upkeep . .$10,000.00 .. 2,000.00 ., 3,317.31 $16,329.70 $15,317-31 and eight more ministers like this over 400,000 people are on relief !! I They will swamp the province. It is time for a change. A vote for a Henry Candidate is a vote to keep the spendthrifts in office. Mr. Elector-Can you stand it? Fancy Biscuits AH one Price LOCAL NEWS The Fowler family re-union and basket picnic will be held at Spring-' bank the last week in August. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. L. Butler, of London. Mr. and Mrs. John Baker, of Victoria, B. C„ formerly of Exeter, visited in Exeter on Wednesday and at Cromarty. Ram is badly needed in this dis trict. Farmers now fear another year of feed shortage. Indications are that the hay crop will be light. Pastures which were slow are now drying up from the drought. The forecasts, however, are for showers. Mrs. Norman Hockey and daughter Thelma have returned after spend ing the previous week with Mr. ands Mrs. G. F. Saul, of London, and at tending the wedding of Miss Thelma Saul, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Saul, who was united in mar- miage to Mr. William Tilford, also of London. VISITORS FROM B. C. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hay, of Revel stoke, B. C., are visiting with their son, George and Mrs. Hay. Mr. Hay left Ontario about forty years ago for the West and this >is his first visit back. ONE YEAR AGO It is one year ago to-day 7th) that the -big windstorm ed over this district levelling barns, uprooting Jrees and considerable damage. LAID TO REST The funeral of the late Mrs. H. S. Walter was held, from the Trivitt Memorial Church on Wednesday af ternoon of last week and was* largely attended. The rector Rev. Mr. Hunt, paid a glowing tribute to the splen did, character and faithful service* rendered the church by the deceas ed. Among those from a distance who were present at the funeral were Mr. Stanley Walter, of Hanover; Mr. Garvey Acheson, of St. Thomas; Beverley and Mrs. Acheson, Toronto; Charles Acheson and Miss Bossen- berry, of Forest; Mrs. C. H. Wood; of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Levett, Mrs. L. Billings, Mr. and Mrs. Perry David, Miss F. Norry and' Mrs. Rob.t. Dinney, of London. MRS. ARCHIE LUXTON The funeral was1- held on Friday from the family residence in Staffa of Mrs. Asrchie Luxton of that yil- lage, whose death occunred in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Wed nesday. Interment took place in Roy’s „ cemetery. Mrs. Luxton had1 been virtually an invalid for several years and had been confined to bed for the last few monthlsl Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, she was born in Hibbert township, and with the exception of a few years spent in the Cana'dlian West, had resided in this district all her life. She had just passed her 65th birthday. In religion Mrs. Luxton was a Presbyterian and a member of Cromarty Presbyterian church. Be sides her husband she leaves to mourn her loss, three sisters, Mils. M. Barr, of Stratford; Mrs. M. Mc Gill, of Mitchell and Mrs. D. McK-el- lar, Cromarty and one brother, John Scott, Cromarty, STAFFA TAKES TWO localDuring the past week the' baseball team suffered two defeats at the hands of the Staffa team. On Thursday last at the lo-cal diamond the visitors outscored the. locals 7-^5. E. Kerslake pitched the winners to their victory while J. Creech and H. Willard divided the duties- for the losers. The locals failed to hit in the pinches and had runners strandt on bases at various times-. On Mon day evening the local team returned to Staffa, to suffer their worst de feat of the season. The home team were in rare form while the visitors did everything but score runs*. lC. Kerslake andt Howe pitched for the winners while the losers- used a trio in H. and P. Willard and Tricik*. Tie man was the leading hitter with two triples to his credit. Dick Harness umpired the games. The teams were Exeter—Hockey, -ss’; Hais-t, 2nd-; Creech, If; Lewis, c; Cornish, rf; Skinner, 1st; Ford, 3rd; Baynham, cf; H. Willard. ,'Staffa—Brintnell, 2nd; E. Kers lake, c; Worden, 3rd; Darling, cf; Tieman, ss; Howe 1st; C. Kerslake, p; Hogarth, If; Stapleton, rf. LONDON DEGREE TEAM VISITS EXETER LODGE Court Harmony No. 61 Canadian Order of Foresters held a special meeting on Tuesday, May 29th with a large attendance of local members and visiting members from Goderich, Benmiller and* London Courts. The Court was opened in due form by Chief Ranger Bro. T. Dinney, who extended a very hearty welcome to the visiting brethren and also- ex pressed his thanks -at so many of our own members present. As the London degree team under High Marshall Bro. Charles Perrins was present to exemplify the initiat ory Degree work, the regular busi ness of out Court was dispensed with. (Bro. Percy Berrin. District Organ izer, who had spent two. days in this district loo-king up new members succeeded in having five applicants presented for inflation. C. R. Bro. Dinney handed the gav el to High Marshall Bro. Charles Perrin who took charge of the meet ing, While the degree team were making -preparations for their work, the Court was favored with a very interesting talk from Bro. Perrin on the early history of Forestry and the strong financial position of the Ord4r at the present time. The Degree team then proceeded with their work. The following were duly initiated as members of Court Harmony, H, L. Gould, Ivan L, Web ber, Murray J. Scott, Harold L. Kel ler and* R. J. Keller. A short program of speeches and readings by Bro. Miller; song by Bro. McFadden, of London conclud ed the meeting after which a light lunch of apple pie, ice cream and lemonade was served. DEATHS BIRK—On Friday, June 1st, Adam Birk, aged 63 years, 2 months* and. 16 days. LUXTON1-—lln St. Joseph’s. Hospital, London, on Wednesday, May 3i0[th, 1934,. Anne Scott, beloved wife of Archie Luxton, aged 65 years and 1 day. ANNO UNCEMENT Mrs. William Chanles- Bulloch, of Rochester, N. Y.> announces* th© en gagement of her youngest daugh ter Ethel Millicent, to Dr. Roy Vic tor Wetson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Weston, of Toronto, by the Rev. Dr. Robert J. Drysdale. After a trip to Detroit, Chicago and' Tor onto, Dr. and Mrs. WeStion will re side in Schumacher, Ont. CARD OF THANKS Mrs. John Brown, Thomas and Jonah Kessell -desire to express their sincere thanks to the neighbor's and friends- for the kindness and sym pathy extended* during their recent bereavement in th loss of their dear ly beloved brother Joe. W. Kesisell and also to those who loaned^ cars. IN MEMORIAM in lowing memory of JOHN II. COTTEL who; passed away four years ago June 8th Wife and Family FORMER HENSALL BOY KILLED IN ACCIDENT The citizens of Hensall were shocked to hear that Dr. Russell Mc Kay, of Hagersville, had been killed- in an auto accident early Sunday morning. Dr. and Mrs-. McKay were driving on No. 6 Highway one mile north of Jarvis-, when -their ear swerved off the highway and rolled over into 'the ditch, pinning the doctor beneath. Two men from Hamilton, travelling in a light truck came upon the scene shortly after and lifted the car .from his lifeless body. Marks on the pavement show ed that the car had apparently been travelling at -a, high rate of speed and that the driver had lost control of the machine. Mrs. McKay was found in a dazed condition walking along the highway a short distance from the scene of the accident and was taken to her home where she was found to be suffering from shock but apparently no serious in juries. Dr. McKay was born in Hen- sall 32 yeaxg ago, being the second son of Wm. McKay, former principal of the Hensail public school and the late Mrs. McKay. T-he deceasedi was a clever student -and graduated in medicine from Western University with high honors*. He- had. a splend/id practice at Hagersville. Besides his widow he is- survived by his* aged I father, of Windsior; one brother, Lewis, a professor at -the University of Toronto and three sisters, Lillian and Marion with their father at Windsior and Mrs. Wm. Sheppard, of Hensail. The funeral took) place at Hagersville Tuesday afternoon with interment in Riverside cemetery at Cayuga. in on KHIVA Mr, ouster Mawhinney was Goderich ar‘ few days this week business.— The Misses Evelyn Mc Cann and Anna Dietrich, of Chat ham, visited a few days last week with their parents.—* Mr. J. Barry lost a valuable horse last week.— Mr, and Mrs. W. Eagleson and fam ily. of Parkhill, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. Eagleson— Mr. and Mrs. J. Hopkins, of St. Thomas, vis ited last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Stade.-—Mr, and Mrs. D. Lippert of Melbourne spent last Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. IT, Lippert, I Political Picnic ■ HOUSE PARTY | GRANDBEND | | Wednesday Afternoon, June 13 i = at 2 o’clock = | HEAR | I Mitchell F. Hepburn | E= Provincial Liberal Leader = H Jean Francis Pouliot, M. P. g S and other Liberal and Progressive speakers discuss the == HE issues of the campaign in the interests of EE JAMES BALLANTYNE, HURON = = J. W. FREEBORN, N. MIDDLESEX HE = MILTON D. McVICAR, E. LAMBTON =E SEE A Vote for a Henry Candidate is a Vote for Higher EE = Taxes and Increased Debt EE HE BAND IN ATTENDANCE § EE Bring Your Baskets* and Enjoy a Day by Lake Huron ~ = “GOD SAVE THE KING” EE Miss Margaret Taman for the past ten days has1 been .hostess to 'a number of her college chums, from Western University at a house party at their summer cottage at Grand Bend. The young ladies are Misses Ruth Davis, of Mitchell; Lydia Trimble, Walkerville; Beatr-yce Cam eron, Strathroy; Corinne Cherry, Jeanne Watt and Betty Beal, of London. They are returning to their homes to-day. TENDERS WANTED Tenders will be receive^ by the undersigned up to the 2iO(t*h day of June, 1934, for repainting the ex terior and interior of the school house at Zion No. 7, Usborne. Con tractor to furish material. Work to be done by August 115, 1934. Also tenders will be received by the undersigned up to the 20th day of June, 1934, for plastering the outside of Zion No. 7, Usborne, schoolhouse. Work to be done by August 15, 1934. 2tp. Harold Hern, pranton, No. 1 BABY CHICKS A-l Baby Chickens Special Pen Barred Rocks, May 13c., June 11c.; Ontario Bred-to-lay Barred Rocks, May 10c., June 9c.; Jersey Black Giants, May 13 c., June 12c.; Special Pen Single Comb White Leghorns, May 11c., June 10c.; Barron Strain S. 0. White Leghorns, May 8c., Juno 7c.; S. C. Brown Leghorns- and An- conas, May 10c., June 9C.; Surplus Chickens, May 7c.; .Tune 6i6.; White Indian Runner Ducklings, May 15'C., June 13c.; Duck Uggs, 1 setting $1; 2 settings, $T.5O; $5.00 per’ hundred. Reduction in price when called for. Terms 25% with order balance C. Or U. when shipped. Guarantee IiOiO % safe arrival. Catalogue free. A. H. Switzer Granton, Ontarid WINS WRIST WATCH -Principal E. J. Wethey has been awarded a Gruen watch, valued at $'32.5*01 by the R.. G. Dunn Cigar Co., of London, in their limerick contest. This* is the second watch to come to Exeter as Mr. Verne Harness was awarded one some time ago. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS IN THE ESTATE of John Scevi-k, deceased. All persons having claims against the Estate of the above- mentioned who died in the Town of Exeter, in the County'of Huron, on the eighth, day of October, 19.3'3, are .required to file pro'of of same with the under signed on or before the 1st day of July, 1934. After that date the Public Trustee will proceed* to distribute the estate, having regard only to the claims of which ha shall then have had* notice. Dated at Toronto this 1st day of June, 1934. A. N. MIDDLETON Public Trustee Osgood,e Hall TORONTO NOTICE TO CREDITORS And others IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ADDIE BLANCHE KER- NICK All persons having claims against the estate of the above mentioned who died at the Village of Exeter in the County of Huron on March 3rd, 1934 are required to file proof of same with the undersigned on -or be fore the 25th day of June 1934. After that date the Public Trustee will proceed to distribute the es tate, having regard only to the claims of which he shall then have had notice. Dated at Toronto this 21st day of May, 1934. A, Middleton, Public Trustee, Osgoode Hall, TORONTO