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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-09-20, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 1 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20th, 1934 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, Ladies’ Misses and Children s > Fall and Winter Coats We have no hesitation in saying we have the finest range of Coats we have ever shown, also the best values. The most popular selling colors are browns, blues and blacks, trimmed with sable, wolf, fox and muskrat furs to match. WE HAVE A LARGE STOCK OF CHILDREN’S COATS AGES 2 TO 14 YEARS. A FEW COATS CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR AT BARGAIN PRICES. ■........... b...................—-----—— ............... ................. .............................................................. Silk Crepe Dresses at $6.95 The New Fall Dresses are here in the new materials and colorings. We have excep­ tional values in Misses’ and Ladies’ Dresses at $6.95 each; also better qualities up to $10.95 including extra large and half sizes. Discontinued Patterns of Congoleum & Linoleum Rugs on Sale We have several discontinued patterns of Congoleum and Linoleuin Rugs, sizes 6x9 feet, 9x9 feet, 9x101^ feet, and 0x12 feet to clear at reduced prices. WILTON & AXMINSTER RUGS—Good patterns and sizes on sale this month at greatly reduced prices. SPECIAL—36 inch wide Check Dress G°ods for girls dresses ,ladies’ skirts, etc., five good colors, a real bargain for fall at 59c. a yard. Knitted Suits On Sale We have a few Knitted Suits for girls and ladies on sale this month at very low prices. Ladies’ Cotton Hosiery special at 19c. a pair; also Lisles in good c°lors for Fall at 25c. GET OUR BIG B BRAND WORK SHIFTS FOR FALL Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday ................................... -........................ ----- , ................-.......................- Maple Leaf Salmon...........1-2 lb. tin 17c. Sugar-Crisp Cornflakes...........2 pkgs. 13c. Shaker Salt, plain or iodized . . 2 pkgs. 17c. Tomota Juice ....*.. 10 1-2 oz. 5 tins 25c. Standard Peas No. 4, sieve .... per tin 10c. Orange Marmalade...........40 oz. jar 31c. Broken Sodas..........................3 lbs. for 25c. Mixed Fancy Biscuits........... . per lb. 15c. Good Cooking Apples 11 qt. basket 25, 35c New Crop Raisins with seeds in 2 lb. for 25c I* SIXTIETH YEAR, NO. 282? < Phone 32 Jones & May Phone 32 1 Ranges, Heaters, Furnaces NOW IS THE TIME TO SEE ABOUT THAT NEW KITCHEN RANGE YOU ARE NEEDING We have a large variety of Ranges to choose from FINDLAY’S All Enamel (Ranges—in two-tone buff, cream & green, cream & blue and gray & white finishes. These beautiful ranges are fully enamelled inside and outside. Be sure you see a Findlay before you buy. c.z BEACH Companion and BEACH Comrade Ranges—Are also a very high quality product. All sizes and prices. McCLARY’S QUEBEC—The stove with a reputation. DOHERTY SUPERB—With a full 20x20 in. oven and many others If you need a new furnace be sure to see the NEW ALL STEEL TORRID ZONE, the fitrnace recommended by all Oil Burner Companies as being absolutely gas proof. Also McCLARY’S SUNSHINE, NEW IDEA and PEASE ECONOMY Furnaces. All installations according to the stan­ dard heating code. TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD Underwent -Operation. Mr. Thos. Willis, of Centralia, underwent an operation at Victoria Hospital on Wednesday for stomach trouble. He stood the operation nicely and his many friends will ■hope for* his speedy recovery. Fall From Swing When a rope broke while on swing in the James Street church shed on Friday afternoon Lois Hunter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hunter fell to the ground and injured one of her legs, was carried to her home and confined to her bed for a few a She was days. New Examiner for Drivers’ Licenses The latest appointee of the Hep­ burn Government in Exeter is that of Mr. Gordon D. Cudmore, who re­ ceived notice, on Saturday that he had been appointed examiner of applicants for chauffeur* and opera- aitor.s’ licenses. His duties com­ mences immediately. At the same time Mr. Paul Coates who has been the examiner for this community received potice that his term had expired. Bride-Elect Honored Miss Leila Stackhouse, brides- elect, was the guest of honor at an attractively arranged miscellaneous shower at the home of Miss Jean Slieere on Thursday evening when forty guests' were present. The gifts were arranged beneath a beautifully decorated floor lamp with pink and white streamers falling around the many beautiful and assorted gifts. Refreshments were served during evening. Assisting Miss iSheere were Misses Meta .Salter and Celia Chris­ tie. Former Resident Dies The many friends in this (com­ munity of Miss Emma Harrison, who for many years lived with the late Dr. Amos, will regret to learn of her death. Mias Harrison died sud­ denly in Buffalo early Friday morn­ ing of last week, interment Cci­ place in that city, Return From Mr. and Mrs. C. F. don, visited in Exeter _ .. _ and were the guests of Mr, and Mr«. Edgai’ Fanson, of Usborne, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper have JUst arrived home from an extended visit to -the Pacific Coast viS'iting in Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle., They also- visited at various places enroute. They left ■London the latter part of May and were on their way home when they came to Fxeter, to oik Trip Hooper, on Fair Day Lon- To Appeal to Ottawa A temperance meeting was called in James Street United church fol­ lowing the Sunday evening service at which there was a good represen­ tation. The temperance situation in Huron County was outlined and 'a delegation was appointed to’ attend a county convention in Clinton Slon- day afternoon. At that meeting about one hundred representatives were present. 'After considerable dis­ cussion a "committee was appointed to make representation to Ottawa to have the Canada Temperance Act, which was .suspended in 1920 for the 0. T. A, reenacted, The commit­ tee was instructed to take immed­ iate action and if possible secure the co-operation of the counties of Perth and Peel, which were at the same time under the Canada Temporance Act. Stolon. Bicycle Returned A bicycle belonging to Sydney West was stolen from in front of tihe Times-Advocate office on Saturday, September Sth and on Friday even­ ing was returned to the owner, hav­ ing been reclaimed in St. Thomas An Indian youth who stole the bic­ ycle was lodged in the county jail at Goderich by Provincial Officer T, McCoy. The theft of the bicycle was reported to Constable J. Norry who remembered having seen the two Indian lads riding into Exeter on one bicycle and when the missing bicycle was reported he became sus­ picious and repotted the latter to St. Thomas. It was further report­ ed that another wheel had been stol­ en from Brucefield, The two wheels were recovered and one new tiro had been added to Mr. West’s bicycle. BRANDING EPISODE Several Exeter lads have attract­ ed considerable publicity through some boyish pranks that were play­ ed at the bank of the river near the old swimming hole, a half mile east of town. ’ The leading daily news­ papers of the province have contain­ ed vivid accounts of the affair and the pictures of the lads have appear­ ed in several papers. The news was also broadcast over the radio, It1 seems that on Saturday afternoon the lads had gone .swimming and a tire had been kindled on the bank, and a piece of iron u^ed for toast­ ing marshmallows and weiners had be'pn heated and the lads were fool­ ing with it. One of the lads sug-i gested that the last one into the) water be branded. The lad making i the suggestion was the last in and the first to be branded. The lad. stcod while another lad touched'’ him with the hot iron. Five of the lads in turn were touched with the iron leaving red marks and in a couple of cases blisters were raised. The lads all returned from the swimming pool together. One of the lad.s suggested that they got the idea from seeing a cowboy branded on the chest in a picture show the week before. Several rumors were -Tread In connection with the affair. The lads who have thus gained such publicity are Bartie Motz, aged 11; Ray Weido, aged 10; David Gordon, 10; Bruce Gordon 9, Alex Ellis, 8; Harry Ellis, who prefers to be call­ ed “Hank” age 6 and Peter who will be five next month. The last five were branded and the most promin­ ent brand was that on the thigh of Alex Ellis it being in the shape of the first part of the letter “W.” Mrs. Ell’s states that she does not think there will be any permanent scar and that the city papers have made a fuss all out of proportion to the incident. INJURED IN ACCIDENT On Sunday evening when Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carey accompanied by Mac Grant and Mrs. Carey’s mother Mrs. J. ;S. Grant, of Glencoe, were returning to Exeter from Glencoe, they were run into by another car at an intersection in London and. Mrs. Carey received two cuts about the head which required stitches- to close. Mrs. Carey taken to the office of Dr. H. Ferguson, for treatment and later removed to the home of sister, Mrs. Perry David. Mr. Mrs. Carey and Mac had spent day with Mrs. Carey’s parents, at Glencoe and Mrs Grant was return­ ing with them for a visit. They were travelling north on Richmond street London,'when an automobile said to have been driven by Malcolm Mc- Taggart, of London and going east on Oxford street struck the Carey car broadside. Mrs. Carey was sit­ ting in the real’ seat with Mac upon her knee. Her head struck one of the class windows, breaking a hole in it. She was cut in the forehead, and also received a gash at the base of the -kull. Fortunately the others in the ear were not hurt. The car was somewhat damaged. Mrs. Carey is improving nicely and is expected home this week. EXETER LADY DIES Mrs. Margaret Broderick, teemed resident of Exeter, away Tuesday in her 88th Mrs. Broderick had been in health for the past year but had been critically ill for about two weeks only. Tier maiden name was Mar­ garet Hodgins. She was born on highway No. 4, north of Clandeboye and was united in marriage with Mr. John Broderick. After having farmed in Hay Township for a number of years they retired and moved to Exeter about 2t5 years ago. Mr. Broderick predeceased her in 1916. Mrs. Broderick was a mem­ ber of the Main Street United church and wa< faithful in her attendance up until her strength began to fail. She was beloved by all who knew’ her. She is survived by tour sons, and four daughters Mrs. Allen Swayze, of London; Evelyn B.. of Exeter; Mrs. Harry Donnelly, Lon­ don; Edgar of the 2nd con, of Hay; Mrs. Wm. Rennie, of near Zurich; Garnet H., of London; Miss Marjorie at home and John M.. of Regina. She is als.) survived by 15 grand­children and S great grandchildren. The funeral, private, will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. DEATH OF RD. HUNTER A well known and highly esteem­ ed resident of Exeter passed away in S-t. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Monday in the person of Mr. Rich­ ard Hunter. Mr, Hunter underwent an operation just a week previous to his- death and lie seemed .to be mak­ing a satisfactory recovery when pneumonia set in. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter moved to Exeter 26 years ago from Usborne and for fifteen years ho has acted as tlie village as­ sessor. He was assessor for five years but after being out for a time he was reappointed. He was assessor in Usborne Twp., for years before coming to Exeter. The deceased who was born in Usborne, was in his 80 th year. Fifty-four years ago last November he was united in marriage , with Martha, Bowerman, his bereav- j ed widow. He is also survived by ! one son and three daughters, Wil- | bur and Mrs. Milton Clarke, of Sal- Ivador, Sask., Mrs, Chas, Devine, of i Trenton, New Jersey; and Mi’S. Hy. | Griff, of Goderich. Two sisters al- ! so survive, M'iss Nancy Hunter and j Mrs. Samuel Brock, of Elimville. The funeral was held Wednesday I afternoon conducted by Rev. A. E. I Elliott, of the Main Street United | church of which the deceased was ai j valued member 'having been a mem-1 I her of the official board for a num-j her of years. The floral tributes were very beautiful and included offerings from the Main st. United church; the council of the Village of Exeter; ! the Dell Telephone Co, of Goderich1 and Stratford besides various per- i sonal wreaths. The pall bearers were Messrs. Geo. Mawson, E. M« Dignan, B, M, Franc,is, David RowcliHe, N. j Ogden and Jos. Senior, SUCCESSFUL FAIR With fine weather prevailing .a large crowd was attracted to the Ex. ” i eter Fair Tuesday afternoon. There B wafa cnkm/h’ia nvUikti-., ...... ... n„were splendid exhibits in practically all classes and lots of entertain­ ment besides. The midway was the largest ever seen on the fairgrounds and included the world’s smallest woman, Princess Coretta, who is 3-m inches tall and weighs 40 pounds'. The little Jady was born in Hunts­ ville. Two local youths won §10.00 bj staying ten minutes in a wrestling match in a sideshow challenge from the promoters, The showing of cattle has been increasing with the years but ahe showing of horses has been declining somewhat although the quality of the stock is of the very best. The showing of sheep was exceptionally good In the indoor departments were outstand- stalks were from 13 and seven mangolds neighborhood of 8'5 | was a fine display) cf the very highest exhibits were larger AGED LADY PASSES several was J. was her and the. an es- paissed year, failing . oocl roots and vegetable) ing. The r-jrn to 15 feet tall weighed in the pounds. There of ladies’ work (.■ider. Tlie art than usual. The school children had a most attractive display, a sailing vessel built by Eric Morse showed remarkable skill. Attractive exhib­ its were made by E. R, Hopper, R. N. Rowe, Traquair <& Lindenfielld, Southcott Bros, and W. W. Ta.nan. Race^j were held in front of the grandstand. The Canadian Cowboys mid the Forest Boys’ Band added to the entertainment and a softball game was played between Main St. girls and Crediton girls resulting in a one-sided victory for the Exeter team. In the evening the Forest Boys’ Band gave .a band concert on the Main St. and a dance was' held in the Opera House. The race were as follows: Willis Gratton, Bur. Hod­ gins, Exeter ....................... Evelyn Gratton, Cunning­ ham, Clandeboye ............ Barney Wilkes. Sid Hodgins Clandeboye ...................... Star Patchen, Hicks, of Elimville ......................... Billy Hal. Mills, Woodham Time—'2.20; 2.20 and 2.21. Running Race, Half Mile Woodham Boy, W. Rundle, Woodham ......................... 2Babe, Pete Willard Cen­tralia ................................ 1 Scarlet Tiger, Pete Camp­ bell, Kerrwood ............. 3 Darkey. Boy, Earl Whiting Centralia .......................... 4 results 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 resident morning __ . ................. .... ._____ of Mrs, Elizabeth Heywood at the age of 93 years and 21 day was the and. set sheHeywood whose Elizabeth Parish was born in Dev­ onshire, England in 1841 and came to this country with her parents, when she was 10 years old. They settled in the Township of Usborne where she lias lived all her life. She lost her mother when only 14 years old. and being the oldest was left to mother 4 small children and suffer and bear the burden of th® early pioneers. In 1867 she was united in mavriage to Thomas Hey­wood, who predeceased her 41 years ago. Of this union 6 children were born. 3 of whom died in infancy. Since that time “Granny” as she I was called by all who knew her, ’has made her home in Elimville, where she will be greatly missed by a host of relatives and friends as she was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand in time of need having cared for and nursed. 102 mothers and babies and never lost a baby or a mother. Twelve of these acted as pallbearers and nine as flower bearers. She leaves to mourn her loss, two sons and one daughter, James and John of Flint­ ville and Mrs. J. S. Motz, of Lon­don. 11 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. John Cornish, of Exeter. Floral of­ ferings testified to the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The service was conducted by the Rev. Mr Peters at the house and at the church. Among those from a dis­ tance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. D. Blackwell, Petrolia, Mr. Thomas Heywood, of Welland;- Miss Hazel Heywood, of Petrolia; Mrs. L, Hall, of Detroit; Mr. and. Mrs. Cursley, London. esteemed Thursday the person ___ Mrs. Heywood in her usual health up until previous Sunday, when she fell fractured her hip. Pneumonia in on Thursday morning and passed peacefully away. Mrs. ' ’ - --j, niaiden name was 6 6 5 O' 1 2 3 4 3 0 1 2 3 ____ ... . 1 Also ran, Betty Anu, Jack Rader; Centralia; Lady, Alf. Hodgins. Cen­ tralia; and Billy Boy, John Smith, Woodham. Time—55; 5 0 and 51.Official Starter, Frank Taylor. Timer—(Frank Delbridge.Two bicycle races for boys -were also staged, Lawrence Stokes win­ ning the grind -of five times around the tiack or 2 1-2 miles, with Har­ry Franye second and Russell Col­ lingwood third. In the 1-2 mile bike race, Harry Frayne was first, Russell Collingwood second and Lawrence Stokes, third, Time for the latter was 1.25. The prize-winners were as HORSES Agric u 11 u ra 1—B r o o d m are, Keys & Sons, J. F. Dawson, Johns; Foal, J. F. Dawson __ N. Keys & Sons; 3 year old, K. Mc- Kellar. Gelinas Bros, and 3rd; 2 yr old, R. Hamilton, Cecil Rowe, Gel­ inas Bros.; 1 year old, -N. Keyes & Son, H. Truemner, Clayton Frayne; Team, Ken McKellar. Continued on page 4 follows. « DANCE 8.30 p.m. to 12 pan. SHORTY GRANT and his HURONIANS EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT EXETER OPERA HOUSE Admission 10 cts. entitles purchaser to One Fiee Dance !News Flash! Try us for School Footwear. A complete line of Boots and Shoes for Boys and Girls A wonderful range of styles for Men and Women at very low prices PEOPLES’ CASH SHOE STORE “Shoe Fitting is Our Business Not a Sideline.” To the Public Having severed my connection with the Chevrolet Garage I have opened up a Garage and Machine Shop in the Simmons’ Building opposite the Public Library REPAIRS MADE TO ALL MAKES OF CARS Machine Work and Acetelyne Welding a Specialty BRITISH AMERICAN GAS AND AUTOLENE OIL Tires and Batteries Service at all hours Phone 200 THOS. COATES KIRKTON FAIR TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2nd & 3rd LIBERAL PRIZES IN ALL CLASSES School Parade and Drill Speeding in the Ring, Open Trot and Running Race Relay Race on Horseback Foot Race Stunt Performing, Obstacle Race Harness, Hitch and drive once around track Perforniiftg Acrobats Woodham Fife and Drum Band in Attendance ADMISSION t Adults 25c. Children 10c. HUGH BERRY, President AMOS DOUPE, Sec.-Treas,