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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-09-17, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1701, mi JWTT’TOTO ND. Wf Phone 32 This store closes Wednesday afternoons during September until Exeter Fajr Day EXETER FALL FAIR TUES. 8s WED., SEPT. 22 8c 23 ■ These special values for Fair Day only, Many other specials also offered. Ladies’ $1.50 quality Silk Hosiery any brand including Super silk in Service and Chiffon weights Fair Days only $1.19 a pair. 10 dozen Ladies Slip-on. Style Chamoisette Gloves at 50c. a pair. Any $1.00 quality men’s ties for 85c. each. Big B Brand Work Shirts 89c. each All-Wool Work Sox fall, and winter weights, our 35c. lines for 25c. Men’s large flannelette night gowns $1.00 each Men’s Fleeced-Iined Underwear 79c. a garment Boys’ fleece-lined underwear 59c. a garment Men’s Heavy Balbriggan Combination Underwear 98c. >a suit Men’s Heavy Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, reg. 75c. for 59c. a garment I i <1 4 ■( SPECIALS FOR FAIR DAY-SHOES & CLOTHING Men’s Red Back Overalls .... $1.00 a pair Red Back Pants, rivited pockets $1.39 pr. Men’s Work Boots .......... $2.50 pair Men’s Brown or Black Oxfords $2.50 pr. Bargain Table,' Women’s Slippers Bunks of Children’s Shoes MENIS SUITS $15.0Q to $25.00 OVERCOATS $15,00 to $25.00 See our range of Overcoats for fall and winter. MEN’S MADE-TO-MEASURE SUITS $22.50 70 Patterns to choose from. We guarantee the fit of every sujit. Beau tiful cloths and colors. Make your dollars count. COTTON STAPLE SPECIALS FOR FAIR DAYS Heavy All Linen Tea-Towelling, 22 in. wide, striped borders at 22c. a yd, Heavy plain white and striped Flannellette, 36 in. wide, 19c. a yd. 72 in. Bleached Sheeting 39 c yd. Heavy check Flannelette Blankets 72x81 in. Reg. $2.95 for $2.39 pr. AU Wool Blankets, heavy weight $3.95 each All Wool Bed Covers $5.95 each. SPECIAL—-8 good patterns of 97 piece Dinner Sets on sale Fair Days.at $21.50 per set. SEE OUR BIG DISPLAY OF FALL AND WINTER COATS & DRESSES SUPERIOR CH AIN, STORE GROCERIES SPECIAL VALUES PRICES QUOTED ARE GOOD UNTIL AFTER FAIR DAY Natures Best Strawberry Jam . 40 oz. 29c. Large family Jar Sweet Pickles .... 39c. Bon Ami, cake or powdered .... 2 for 25c. ' Coffee ■ (very good- quality) , /'per .lb. 39c.: MACARONI—Bulk, ready cut .... Keen’s Mustard, 1-4 lb. 27; 1-2 lb. 53c. Chateau Cheese ••••,............. 1-2 pkg.- 15c. Vi-Tone»....................8 oz. 33c.; 16 oz. 53c. -Post’s Bran Flakes, per'pkg/....... 10c* ............ ...........2 'lbs. for 13c. Phone 32 BIRTHDAY PARTY For Exeter Fair Day Only WITH EVERY ■ BEACH COMPACT RANGE, Beach Enamelled Range - or - BEACH ELECTRIC RANGE SOLD WE WILL GIVE ABSOLUTELY FREE YOUR CHOICE OF 1 22-piece China Tea Set - OR - . 1 Brass Smoker’s Stand TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD Phone your hardware necessities to 27 PROMINENT CITIZENS IN ‘‘CORPORAL ’EAGEN” Big Community Entertainment ’f Ths biggest show in the country :3s coming to Exeter ‘Corporal Eagen’ a comedy of army life. It has a re cord of a laitgh a minute. Comer •hnd count them. Besides a rollick ing 3 act play we have thi*ee very special features, “Rookie Squad”; “Sailors’ Ohoi‘u$” “Minstrel Show” ahd“ patriotic Pageant.” You can’t alfford to miss- this big show, You can enjoy yonrself and heli) a good cause for the proceeds go to help the needy this winter. ' Sponsored by the Women’s Institute. , FIRE IN THE PINERY The pinery south og Grand Bend caught fire Sunday and a swath a mile wide on the east side of the. Pinery roiad swept to. within two miles of Grand Bend. About 2,000 acres of marsh land was burned over, it was an anxious time for several hours and nearly 100 men from the district were out fighting the flames. After dusk the flames lit up the sky for miles around: and Could be seen plainlyjfrpm Exeter. A heavy ‘ thunderstorm' coming up at th© time quenched the fire,, and saved what might have been a very serious conflagration. . Master Dawson Goulding celebrat ed his fourth birthday on Monday and a number of boys and girls were pleasantly entertained at his home. Games and amusements were enjoy ed followed by lots of goo'dies to eat. All report a very jolly time. .o THREE MILL REDUCTION IN TAXES The Municipal Council have struck the tax rate for this year at 41 mills a reduction of three mills. This will copie as good news to. the tax payers as it means a saving of about $2400. The rate this year is made up as follows: County rate .5 1-2 mills; village rate 14 mills; deben ture and interest 8 1-2 mills; school rate 13 mills. The rate last year was county 6 mills, village 17 mills, debenture and interest 7 1-2 mills, school rate 13 1-2 mills. VISITING RELATIVES “ . Interesting visitors to a number of their relatives and Old acquaint ances in Exeter and vicinity espec ially around Sexsmith for the past three weeks are Mr. and Mrs. Web- ber of Houston, Texas. Mrs.' Web-’ ber is a daughter of the-late Chris topher1 Eaci’ett and a sister of Ro bert Eaorett who resides on the old Eacrett homestead, 2nd concession of Hay, also cousins of Mrs. B'. W. F. Beavers. Though living in Tex as for the past thirty-five years they believe the people there do not comiplain as much of the heat as the people *here. The thermometer never reaches 100 degrees and the breezes from the Gulf of Mexico are refreshing. ’The* principal occupa tion there for many years have been in connection with the .growing of cotton and its marketing. However the oil business now has a large place in the life of the Lone Star State. Don’t forget the Exeter Fair to be held Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. ATTENDING normal Normal Schools opened Tuesday. Among the graduates fr-om the Exe ter High School who are attending the London Normal are Misses Pearl Elder, Margaret Penhale, Isobel Russell, Dorothy Camm, Beryl Pfaff and Charles Pearce, FIVE FIRSTS at TORONTO EX, Mr. R, E, PooJey, of Winchelsea, is to be congratulated on the excel lent showing he made at the Toron to Exhibition with’ his egg display. Mr, pooley carried off five first prizes and two seconds out of seven entries. In specials he carried off. the three best prizes awarded, re ceiving first for 60 dozen; first for* 30 dozen and first for 12 dozen. It was a wonderful sweep in its class. ATTRACTIONS FOR FAIR RAY The Directors pf t?ie Exeter Fall Fair have secured some special aG traictions that should prove excep tionally interesting for th© large crowd1 who visit Exeter on Fair pay. There will he a girls soft ball game, horse races and the Brunswick Trio, Of London will entertain in, front of the grand stand. The Forest Boys’ Band qf thirty pieces have been en gaged to furnish music for the after noon. ZURICH WINS A number of horseshoe players went to Zurieh Monday evening for a friendly game with t some of the ■Zurich players and came out on the shoyt end of the count. The re sults were as follows: Zurich, Heide- mau and Stoddick 163; Sararas and C, Myers. 186; O. Sararas and T. H. Myers 177; G. Kahler and E. Mous- seau 191; total 717. Exeter, Wm. Hodigert and Allan Fraser 142; J. Lawson and Geo. Anderson 128; Ray Pryde and Ken. Hockey 174; O. Lawson and C. Cornish 127; to tal 571, Zunich players will visit Exeter next week. ( GOOP MARKSMAN Mr, Roland Brintnell, an Exeter Old Boy who. recently spent hie va cation in Exeter with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Brintnell, was the biggest individual winner at the Moosejaw Gup Club Shoot held on Labor Day. Mr, Brintnell captured the high overall award for shooting 82 birds out of 109, He won the class C event, the snipe shoot, 2nd place in the miss and out and 3rd place in the handicap and doubles events. AUTO CRASHES INTO TRUCK On Monday evening an auto drlY* An by Mr. Barton Powell, of Lon* don Township crashed into ths rear of a truck that was parked angle* ways on the Main street and th* compact was so jenfl that could be heard for blocks, Mr. Powell was bringing Mr. Stephen Powell t* his home in Exeter after visiting iti London township for over a week. In th© back seat was the driver’s so* and daughter Kathleen and Ambrose and another man. They >ere fef* lowing anothei* car into town and the first ear turned out -to pass the5 truck but the driver of the second- car not noticing the truck struck- the left corner of it. A The hoot! passed underneath the truck butt the windshield was broken and both, the front and back doors were tor* from the auto, Glass flew- in every direction. Mr. &. Powell was< slightly bruised and shaken up and suffering from shock was taken into the office of Dr. Fletcher, For* tuately he was not seriously hurt- and the other occupants escaped in-* jury. THE LATE MRS. H, SQUIRE The death took place in Exeter on Wednesday, September 9th of Eliza beth Jane Snell, Moved; wife of Mr. Henry Squire, aged 76 years, 3 months and 21 days. The deceas ed was born in Hullett Township and 57 years ago was united in marriage with her 'bereaved hus band. Following their marriage they settled on the farm on Lot 20, S- E. Boundary, Usiborne now occup ied by their son George. About six teen years ago they retired from the farm and came to Exeter to reside. For the past 14 years Mrs. Squire lias not been enjoying good health. Four years ago she suffered a frac tured hip and has since been an invalid but was able to be around until about five days previous to her death. Besides her be reaved husband she is survived by three sons>and six daughters: James, George an^d Roland, of Usiborne; Mrs. Thos/'Harris, of Chiselhurst; Mrs. John Oke, Mrs. Hy. Westlake, Mrs.- John Herdman, of Usborne; Mrs. Jos. Dayman, of Tuckersmith and Mrs. Orval Cann, of Usborne. The funeral was held on Friday af ternoon with a public service in the James Street United ’Church con ducted by the pastor Re.v. D. Mc- Tavish at which there was a large number present. The pall-bearers were six .grandchildren. James and Lome Oke, Wtn. Westlake, Cecil and Percy Harris, and -Squire Herd- man. Among those who attended the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rowe, Hullett; Mrs. Stark, of Detroit and Mr. and Mrs. W- Blatchford1, of London. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXECUTIVE HOLD SOCIAL EVENING The Sunday School Executive of James Street United church held, a business session combined with a weiner roast at Grand Bend op Mon day evening. Gathered around the camp fire, plans were completed for Rally Day and: for the coming tem perance campaign as well as other matters of importance came up for consideration. Following the busi ness part weiners ana marshmallows were roasted and refreshments serv ed. STEAL GARDEN VEGETABLES 'Some culprits have been playing havoc to the splendid garden veg etables of Mr. Robt. Sanders during the past week. Mr. Sanders takes a great pride in his garden and pro duces vegetables for the fall fair. Several times during, the week cul prits have entered his garden, dam aging his melons, citrons and squash' and carrying them away. One very; large squash weighing over 100 lbs. was damaged by poking holes in. it, This1 is ,jnean work on the part of some indviduals. SUIT FOR DAMAGES A writ has been issued .in the Supreme Court of Ontario'on b.ehalf of Mrs. Vera Wilken against Mr. James Milligan, of Iroquois, for un stated- damages for the death of the plaintiff’s husband in an automobile accident last June. Mrs. Wilken before her marriage was a well- kown Exeter girl and since the death of her husband has taken up residence with her mother, .Mrs. Marshall, who recently moved to London. Mr. J. G. Stapbury has been engaged' by Mrs. Wilken and Mr. G. I. Gogo, K.C., of Cornwall, will defend Milligan. The trial is expected to take place in Breckville in November. HOME IS SAVED FROM FIRE '> BY’ HEROIC EFFORTS The farm home of Mrs. Chas. Box on the fourth concession of Stephen Tp., Caught fire Saturday at noon, and but for the prompt action of the neighbors would have been destroy ed. Mrs. Box at the time was vis iting with her daughter, Mrs, Frank* Taylor, of town. Her brother, Mr. Thos. Harrison had been into ther house and lit a fire jn the coal oil stove an'd put the kettle on to boil some water. He tihen returned tn the barn and shortly afterwards1 hi* attention was attracted by the bark ing of the dog and going to the*- barn door saw .smoke issuing from the summer kitchen. Hurrying to* the house he carried the stove out doors and then summoned help through the Crediton telephone cen tral. Threshing operations were in. progress at Earl Shapton’s, Samuel .Tory’s and N. Beaver’s and the men from these places together with other neighbors were quickly on thej scene and with pails of water soon had' the fire under control, It ap pears that one of the .burners ha A been turned too high and had ighit- - ted some paper and tea towels that hung near by, -curtains on the win dow alsoi caught fire and the fire ran - along the wall to the roof about three quarters of the roof of the kit chen being charred* and burned. The-’ damage will be less than $100. It was fortunate that the fire was dis covered in time as a rew minutes- more it would have gone beyond' control. The Women’s Association of Cen-t* trajia United church will hold their* annual fowl supper on Wednesday*. October 21st. Please keep the date open.. EXETER COUNCIL Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1931, A regular meeting of the Muni cipal Council held in the Town Hall with all members present. The min utes of the meeting held August 17, were read and approved. Mr. William R. Taylor, Lake Road reported that he was assessed dur ing 1930 for a female dog and paid the tax accordingly whereas he should have been assessed for a male dog with tax of only $2.00. Ask for a rebate. Granted on motion of Rivers add Bierling. Carried. In the sum of two dollars. The Auditors’ ieport for August was rread and accepted on motion of Bierling and Grieve, The Municipal rate of taxation for the year was discussed. The same was fixed as follows on motion of Greive and Rowcliffe. County rate 5 1-2 mills; Village rate 14 mills; for Debentures and Interest 8 1-2 mills; for school with debentures and interest 13 mills a total of 41 mills. . The following accounts were read and ordered piad: Jno. Campbell, re pairs to mower 35c*; Ernest Elliott Insurance, Town Hall $15.60; carl ing & Morley Bond Treas., $8.00; Jno. Parsons, labor $21.50; Henry Smith’, labor $10.00; Peter Coleman team labor $12.75; Wm. Johns, team labor $7*60; Thos. Cornish, labor $11.25; Thos. Webster, labor $10.; Ruiben McInnis, labor $6.87; Chas. Stephen, gravel and draying $7,00; Thos. Sanders, labor $3,25. Ceme tery accounts—Exeter Lumber Com- »any, Ltd., lumber and posts $26,- 20; Jiio. Kydd, labor $41.25; Wm. Smith, labor $41.25. Passed on motion of Bierling and Rivers* Carried, Adjourned by RowcliffA Jos, Senior, Clerk BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED Miss Dora McDonald, Briscoe St.? London, recently entertained some 28 friends and neighbors at a euchre party in honor of Miss Ruby Hed den ’bride-elect of this1 week. Prizes were won -by Miss Melinda Edwards, Miss Geraldine Hedden and Miss Irene McMillian, after which Mrs. McDonald and Mrs’ S. Hedden as sisted1 the hosteSs in serving a dainty luncheon. Miss Geraldne Hedden Miss Jean McDonald presented the bride-to-be with a large decorated basket filled1 with blue and white kitchen utensils and bedding. The house was very prettily decorated in pink and white for the occasion. Mi*. Alf.‘ Hi'ckis lost a Valuable yearling calf. The animal had come with others to a trough for a drink and it is thought that water entered the windpipe and choked the animal to death. It died in about fifteen minutes. Opera House, Exeter — on — v? Monday, Sept. 21 1 at 8:15 p.m. “A Pair A three-act comedy by the Goderich A. Y. P. A. tinder th* Auspices of the Exeter Legion Reserve Seat Plan opens at Howey’s Drugstore on Saturdays September 19th at 9.00 a.m. A good clean play and very funny Reserved Seats, Adults 50c*. Children 25c* Rush 25c. JAMES STREET UNITED CHURCH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th AT 11 fe.m, AND 7 p.m. | REV. ROBERT LAIRD, D.D.,- of Toronto, will preach ’ Subjects: 11 a.m.*-J*The Church th a Time of Crisis’’ S 7 p.m.~-<fWhaS: a Man May Be to His Fellowmen” ; . SPECIAL MUSIC BY THE CHOIR | Let every member of the congregation try and be present for ! these services. The public are cordially invited. k