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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-07-16, Page 1•fBTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 16th, 1931^FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. STORE CLOSES AT 12 O’CLOCK NOON ON WEDNESDAYS. <1 *4 <4 41 Phone 32 NON-RUN BLOOMERS AT 79c. A PAIR BAN6 FRONT AND KNEE, IN PEACH, WHITE AND NILE SIMPLICITY PATTERNS A new shipment of Mid-Summer Patterns at 15c. each Sunlight Soap . ...............10 bars for McLaren’s Olives, crackle jar /......... 18c. Maple Leaf Salmon ...... 1-2 lb. tin 19c. Castile Soap , ...... >..... . 8 cakes 25c. DEATHS iMiss Margaret Johns, JR, N., who has been ill in victoria Hospital, in Xonddn, suffering from neuritis, is Tbolidaying at her home nere. that Weather Comes IN MEMORIAM of i CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS for beautiful floral tributes. CARD OF THANKS W. JJutman and family wish Brown appre- neigh- bx S< Entrance Results SPECIAL SUIT SALE 50 Colored Suits for Men at $20.00 each SHOULD YOU HAVE BOUGHT YOURSpLF A NEW SUIT? IF YOU ARE WAITING FOR LOW PRICES YOU HAVE IT NOW. THE ABOVE ARE BEAUTIFUL SUITS. BEST GRADE WORSTEDS, ALL SIZES UP TO 44 AT $20.00 EACH; ALSO A FEW GOOD WORSTED SUITS, NOT ALL SIZES TO CLEAR AT $15.00 EACH. AND A FEW AT $10.00 EACH. Men’s Fashion-Craft Suits at $23 & $25 NAVY PENCIL STRIPES AND BLACK STRIPES, THE VERY NEW­ EST IN HIGH CLASS SUITS- THESE ARE OUTSTANDING VALUES AT $22.00 AND $25.00. Made-to-measure Suits at $23.00 IF YOU PREFER MADE-TO-MEASURE, SEE OUR SAMPLES, 60 PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM, FIT GUARANTEED, WITH EXTRA PAIR OF PANTS FOR $26.50. MEN’S TWEED PANTS $2.75 A PAIR 50 pair Men’s All-Wool Tweed Pants, light and medium colors. They are all wool and were regular $4.50 to $5.00 val- ■ ties. While they last at $2.75 a pair. We cannot pay for any alterations at this price. FARM BOOTS—LOWER PRICES ■ Sisman’s Work-Boots $2.29 and $2.49 Sisman’s Better Farm Boots, good boots .for Fall at $2.95 a pair See our tables of Women’s Everyday Slippers and Oxfords. A SPECIAL IN PURE LINEN CLOTHS, COLORED BORDERS 52 X 52 AT 98c. EACH LINEN ROLLER TOWELLING AT 20c. A YARD OR 5 YARDS FQR 95c. COLORED BORDERS, ROSE, BLUE, GOLD, MAUVE AND GREEN 12 SHADES OF GOOD QUALITY BROADCLOTH AT 20c. A YARD YARD WIDE WIDTH Superior Store Grocery Specials s “WE SELL THE BEST FOR LESS” Pineapple Marmalade, 40 cz. jar .... 39c New Clover Honey . . 5 lb. 45c. 10 lb. 80c Certo, per bottle ............................... P. B. Clean-Up Soap ....................., . TODDY—LARGE 16 OZ. TIN REG* 55c. FOR 39c. AND THE COUPON FROM THE LONP0N DAILY PAPERS PRICES GOOD FOR THURSDAY FRIDAY & SATURDAY THIS WEEK. Don t Leave it Until the Cold Duro Automatic Water Lifts &. Water Softeners Now is the time to have that bath-room installed. Prices are down. GET YOUR FURNACE IN­ SPECTED AND REPAIRED NOW. We install, New Idea, Pease Economy and Torrid Zone Fur­ naces; also Pease Economy and Gurney Hot Wafer Heating* Heating and Plumbing a Specialty TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD Phone your hardware necessities to 27 BROWN—In Crediton, on , Friday, ’ July 10, 1931, Edith Lovilia “ Kleirter, beloved wife of Henry M. ! Brown, aged 43 years and 21 days. HASKETT—In Clandeboye, on Mon­ day, July 13, jane Ann, widow of the lata Benjamin Haskett, in her 81st year, ‘ .AMOS—At Lleury, on Saturday, ' July 11, Margaret Blair, widow ot the late W. T. Amos, in her ’ 73rd year; MARRIAGES HOWEY—^FULTON-—At the Central United Church .parsonage, Strat­ ford, -on Saturday, July 11 th, Lula Adell, eldest daughter of Mr; and Mrs. L. D. Fulton, of Stratford, to Elmo Arthur Howey, son of Mr, James W. Howey, of Tiiisonburg, by Rev. C. W. DbMillO. Phone 32 Mr./and Mrs. Fred Burnett were in Exeter on. Saturday and made arrangements to take Mrs. Hattie Southcott to their summer home in Musikloka. Mrs. - Southcott who has been quite ill was taken to Muskoka in an ambulance aCompanied by a nurse. Word has been received she stood the journey well. FAIRTIADL—In < loving memory our deai' wife and mother, who died, July, 17, 1929. July brings back sad memories, Of a loved one gone to rest; Wh'o will always be remembered, By those who loved her best. Days of sadness still come o’er us, Tears in silence often flow, For memory keeps her near us, Though she died two years ago. Sadly missed fay Husband and Family The family of the late Mrs. wish to express their sincere ciation to the friends and hours for their sympathy and kind­ ly service to them during her illness and their recent bereavement and for the beautiful floral tributes. The family of the late Mrs. Ro- sina Siwitzer, Crediton, wish to ex­ press their sincere appreciation to the friends and neighbors for their expressions of sympathy and kindly services extended to them in their recent bereavement; also to those who ’so kindly loaned cars and the One of the most sever a electrical storms of the season passed over Exeter about 4.80 o’clock Wednes­ day morning accompanied by a heavy downpour of rain* No damage has yet been reported. Richard, the 13-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs, Albert Etherington, of Usborne, had a terrifying experience Tuesday shout noon which might easily have resulted in his death- The lad was driving a team of horses attached to a. hay-rake and at the end of the field while in the act of turning around, one of the lines broke and the team started away on the run. The lad,* sensing the danger he was in, endeavored to jump from the rake, but unfortun­ ately one of his feet} got caught in the machine and he was dragged for a considerable distance and was badr ly scratched and bruised about *the body, IThe team ran to the end of the field, jumped the fence and ran a half a mile down the road, with the rake and the lad trailing behind. Th© lad was briused from head to foot, and the abdominal walls were almost worn through. The lad was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher where his wounds were- dressed. The total number of candidates at the various centres under the Jurisdiction of the Exeter High School Entrance Board, was 178, which is considerably in excess of last year. Qi these, some 134 or 75 per cent, were successful; 31 can­ didates or 12 per cent, of the total number ■writing, secured Fist Class Honours, , First and Second Class Honours( are indicated. First Class Honours means that the candidate secured 75 per cent, or more pf the total marks, Second Class Honours are awarded when 70-74 per pent, of the aggregate marks was obtained. Names are arranged alphabetical­ ly. A. af- Honours1—Ernest Gordon s, Irene BRIDE-ELECTj HONORED Mrs. J. Horney and Maude Horton entertained on Tuesday ternoon, July 14th, at a miscellan­ eous shower in honor of their cou­ sin Miss Rossie Broadfoot bride­ elect of this month. The rooms were nicely decorated with a pro­ fusion of summer flowers. Miss Broadl’oot received many lovely gifts presented in a prettily decorat­ ed miniature house. The program consisted of a very amusing mock ■wedding with Mrs. Miriam Eilber, of Zurich as bride, Miss Emma Dick­ son, of Hensail, as groom, and M. A. Horton as minister. Mrs. Harpole played the wedding march and Mrs. Geo. Glenn displayed the trousseau and Miss Mona Glenn and Pearlie Harpole were flower girls. This part of the program wag followed by readings from Dorothy Traquair, solos by Mona Glenn, Jack Downs and Pearl Harpole. Refreshments were served by 'the' hostess and a very pleasant afternoon spent. / PRESENTATION On Friday evening last the hock­ ey executive surprised Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Eaton at their home prior to their departure for their new borne at Englehar-t. where. Mr. Eaton, Can­ adian National' Express agent, has been tansferred, During the course of a social evening Mr. Albert Tra­ quair read ’ an appropriate address and Mr. E. R. Hopper presented Mrs. Eaton with" a bridge lamp and. Mr. Eaton with a smoking set. Mr. Eaton for several years has been Ex­ press agent in Exeter anct has been exceedingly popular in business and other circles and was the assistant manager of the Exeter Hockey team last winter. Mr. Eaton left on Mon­ day tor his new position and Mrs. Eaton and son Jack will follow' in the course of a few days. The best wishes of many friends will follow them to their, new home. FIRE AT HATCHERY The fire alarm sounded about ten o’clock Thursday evening of last week and the firemen had a run to the Hogarth Baby Chiick Hatchery where a fire bad started in the'back incubator among some empty egg crates which were partly 'burned. Smoke was seen in the building by, some bystanders across the street a'nd as there was no one in the build­ ing at the’ time an alarm was turned in. The firemen were soon On the scene and with the aid of chemicals were not long in getting the fire under control, thus avoiding a ser­ ious conflagration. The brigin of the fire-is a mystery as the hatching season has been over for some time and the incubator inoperative. Elmo Ar- ames W. Howey of quietly on parsonage Stratford. Mrs. to express to w their neighbors and friends their sincere appreciation for the kind services and expressions- of sympathy in theh* bereavement also to those who loaned ears and for the beautiful floral tributes. They also wish to convey theh4 thanks to the Brethren of the R. F. B. 161 Ciinton and to the Brethren of L. 0. L. 924, Exeter, HOWEY—FULTON The marriage of Lula Adell, daugh­ ter 'of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Fulton, of Erie Street, Stratford, to thuT Howey, son of nMr, Howey and the late Mrs, Eton, Ontario, took plaice Saturday afternoon at the of Central United Church, Rev.,C. W. DeMille officiated. They zwere attended by Miss Hazel Fulton, sister of the bride and Kenneth Jones, of Stratford. The bride wore a white crepe dress with accessories to match, Following^ the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served at the home of the bride’s parents, after Which Min and Mrs, Howey - left for a trip to Niagara Falls, Buffalo and points east. On their return Will reside at Tillsonburg. A NARROW ESCARE they Exeter Centre First Class Honours—Betty Com­ plin, Berneice Delbr'idge, Lorne How-’ ey, Genevieve Kerslake, Patsy Mar­ tin, Ross Oke, Lloyd Reynolds, Alex Strang, Mary V;an Camp, William Wilson. Second Class Chipchase, Belva Fisher, Hewlett, Russell Passmore, Russell, Eileen Sims, Irene Sweet. Pass—Helen Bartow, Harold Bell, Margaret Cook, Charles Cbx, Bobby Dinney, William Elliott, Wilhelmine Ferguson, Arnold Ford, Raymond Frayne, Marjorie Gould, John Greg- us, Rae Herig, Earl Heywood, Clif­ ton Hunter, Jessie Jennings, Ruby Jory, Dorothy Kerslake, Florence McDonald, Gladys Ryckman, Warren Sanders, Fred Simmons, Verditn Wells, Dorothy Welsh, Percy Willis.- Passed under the provisions of Regulation School Pryde. The to the School est number of marks at 1the En­ trance Examination was won by Pat­ sy Martin, of Exeter School, The prizes awarded to the pupils from the Exeter School obtaining the greatest totals, were won as fol­ lows:—<(1) Mary Van EXETER SCHOOL REPORT Jr. IV, The following 5S the result of tliir promotion to Si; IV. Jack: Doerr, Boris Harvey 71;’ Barbara Atkinson, 71; Eldon Cald- well 71; Janette Dearing 69; Ferni. Luther 67; Warren May 67; Gertio Complin, 66; RuthPearce^ip; Dor­ een Campbell, 62; Irene Van, Cam^; 60; Harry Beavers, 60. Failed—Ray Smith, J57; Billy Fen* hale 51; Kathleen Lawson, 47. G. S. Howard, Teacher; PROMOTION TO 2nd CLASS Names are in order of merit. Florence Southcott, Doris Cutting, Alta Harvey, Doris Moore, Bessie Brooks, Bert Pilon, Harry Parsons,. Jimmie Kirk, Catherine Armstrong/ Audrey Sims, Phyllis Cooper, Jack Chipchase, Anita Brintnell, CoQuo* iine Simmons, Jean Cann, Shirley Penhale, Marion Elliott, Ila Willis,. Vera, Culbert, Norma Stonehouso1- Stewart Cann, Jean McDonald, Ray- mdnd Snell, Lila Elliot, Ellis* Pearce, Dorothy Jennings, Lorraino Atkinson, Iva Willis, Billy Walper> Douglas Harness, Harry Perkins, M- E. Pridham, Teacher. The result of the judging of the school plots ag given by the judges Messrs. G. Mawson and W. Ward is- 1st Mary Van Camp, 2nd Gladys. Ryckman and 3rd Warren -May, 11 (5) of the High Entrance Regulations—Jade scholarship awarded annually pupil from the Exeter High District obtaining the great- Betty Complin, (2) Camp, (3) Lome Howey. Hensali Centre Class Honours—Norman Class Honours—-Edison First Sinclair. .Second Forrest, Shirley Koehler. BasSy-Annie Coleman,. Mary ;Oole-‘ man, Ruth Coles, Dorothy Drum­ mond, Mildred Follick, Harold Hig-. gins, Harvey “Hudson, Annie Huiser, Ross Mclllroy, Andrew McKenzie, Margaret McKenzie, Vera Ropp, Minnie Sangster. Dashwood Centre First Class Honours—Ella Eve- land, Erwin Holt, Howard Klump Jean Weber. Second Class Honours—Evange­ line Held, Edith Love, Mae Patter­ son, Sheldon Wein. P'ass—Rugie Desjardine, Hazel Desjardine, Clara Deitrich, Fay Hamilton, Joe Martene,-Phyllis Reid Ivan -Sharrow, Nora Webb, Harry Willert. Crediton Centre First Class Honours—‘Carrie Fah.- ner, Arthur dHaist, Dorothy Hill. Second Class Honours—Clarence Fahner, Mary McCann, Thomas Ry­ an. . Pass Lorraine Baker, Madeline Coughlin, Monica Dietrich, Edna Gaiser, Karl Kuhn, Roy Lovie, Mary Morrissey, Gladys Katz, Gerald Smith Zurich Centre First Class Honours—Edith Dei- chert, Ephriam Gingerich, Lenor.a Haberer, Paul Hess, Wilfred Klopp, Susie Oesch, Della smith. Second Class Honours—William Baechler, Frpd Brown, Gus Clarke, Florence Geoffrey, Alvin Gingerich, Margaret Lamont, Geraldine Laporte Gladwin Melick, Margaret Pybus, Louise Streenan, Charles Thiel. Pass:—Violet Adams , Gabrielle Cahtiii, Anastasia Corriveau, Vera Dei/chert, Grace Denome, Louise Farwell, Martha Foster, Doris Greb Ross Johnston, Alice Stire, Willert. Little four-year-old Rossie Donald, Exeter .north, narrowly es­ caped death Sunday night when he ran into the street after a ball and Was struck down by a passing ear. Although his collar bone is broken and he is terribly bruised and shak­ en up the little fellow is resting as quietly as can be expected. Mac- Norman Sarraras, Ralph Uttley, Louise Olive Witmer. Whichelsea Centre Class Honours —- Gordon Gertrude Camm, Laura WM. LUTMAN HONOURED The funeral of the late Willianr Lutman whose tragic death took place suddenly Wednesday afternoon, of last week was held from the Triv- itt Memorial church ou Friday after­ noon under the auspices of the D- O. L. Members of the. Orange lodge from Crediton, Lucan, Clinton and' Exeter as well as a large number of citizens were present to pay their last sad tribute of respect to the de­ parted. The service at the church, was conducted by the Rector, Rev. E. L. Vivian The deceased was an ardent and loyal Orangeman being secretary- of the Exeter Lodge and a member of the Clinton Black Knights Three members of the Orange Or­ der and three members of the Black Knights were bearers, Messrs. Harry Carey, • Arthur Day, Reg Taylor, of Exeter, Thos. Flynn, of Lucan. ,M. Deeves and N. Miller, of Clinton'.. The service by the Orangemen at the grave was in charge of Gordon Lamport Master of the Exeter Lodge- The many beautiful floral tributes testified to the esteem of the de­ ceased and. the sympathy tor the be­ reaved. Wreathes were presented, from the Clinton Black Knights, tho Exeter L.O.L., Public Utilities Com­ sion and Mr. H. W. Doerr hydro superintendant. The floral bearers were: Reeve B. M. Francis, Wm. Ward, chairman of the Public Util­ ities. Jos. Senior, .clerk, P. Coates, H. W. Doerr, John Norry and Elmer Reeder. Apparently little new light can be thrown on the cause of the ac­ cident which snuffed out Mr. Lut- man’s life on Wednesday afternoon while preparing to repair a trans­ former on .Simcoe street. Mr. Lut­ man had placed his arm around the pole preparing to climb the same and had not left the ground when the fatality oc,cured. His assistant, El- , mer Reeder, endeavoured to revive the deceased by artificial respiration. Dr, Dunlop w,as called immediately to the scene and pronounced that life had departed. Coroner Dr- (Continued on page four) First Brooks, Ford, James Greenlees, Evelyn Rout- ly, Ellla Routley. : Fas§—Jean Ballantyne,'jean Dun­ can, Ronald . Elford, Ruby Johns, Beatrice Knight, Mary Morley and Wesley Neil. , The J. Elgin Tom Memorial prize offered annually by the West Huron Teacher’s Institute to the pupils from a one-room rural school in the Exeter High School District, obtain­ ing the highest marks at the Bn-, trance examinations, was. won by Ephriam. Gingerich, of U. S. S« No. 9, -Stanley and Hay (Blake school). Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Welsh and son, Miss Vera Welsh and Dr, George Blatchford, of Toronto and Miss Ida Blatchford, R. N., of Detroit, visited With Mr. F. Blatchford and other relatives over the week-end. SOFTBALL Thursday, July at 6.30 p.m. LUCAN VS. EXETER The last time these teams played. Exeter defeated the Irish Nine 7 to 6. DANCING NIGHTLY Music by TED BURT’S ROYAL COLLEGIANS Grand Bend CASINO EXTRA .MONDAY, JULY 20th TAKE-A’CRrANCE NITE Gents 50c. Ladies 25c. Baucihg Free SUNDAY AFTERNOON BRASS BAND CONCERT CLINTON KlLTtE BAND on The Beach at s pan.