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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-03-10, Page 1B8TABLISHED JL873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 10th, 1932 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO, 2123 MEN’S MADE-TO-MEASURE SUITS at $22.50 OR $27.50 WITH a PANTS SCORES OF PATTERNS TO CHOOSE FROM BLUE STRIPES—BLACK OR GREY STRIPES—BROWNS, &c. You many need a new suit for Easter. Come in and see our samples?. We give you the best suits at low prices. We guarantee the fit of every: garment. Prince Clothing Fit for a Prince * New Navy Stripe Suits just received suitable for high school students*). Made with 2 pairs of pants and same weight cloth as the men’s. Price $18.50. New Wallpapers - Low Prices Brighten you’r home with new Wallpaper. They are not expensive. Extra fine line of Sunfast Living Room Papers. Also buhdle lots of papers at $1.00 and $1.50 per bundle. Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Spring Coats NEW STYLES NEW MATERIALS NEW LOW PRICES We have over one hundred beautiful coats to choose from including sizes for small women and extra O. S. sizes. Let us show you these beautiful garments. . • Silk-Crepe Dresses For Easter The new Dresses for Easter are now ready for your consideration. We have many new styles at very low prices. The New Gloves for Easter Pastel shades in fabrics will be the popular glove for spring. We have them in the pull-on styles in white, green, rose, canary and blue shades at 85c and $1.00 per pair; also a large stock of imported kid gloves. MISSES SEPARATE SKIRTS—Very smart this season at $2.95 each. Spring House-Furnishings New curtain materials, draperies, chintz, linoleums, rugs, window blinds, table-cloths, etc. SPECIAL—36 inch Comforter Chintz 22c. a yard. Large Wool Comforter size Batting, regular price $2.50 on sale at $1.95 each. .. EXETER COUNCIL Monday, March 7, 1932 A regular meeting of the Muni­ cipal County was held with all the members present. The minuter of the meeting held February 15 th were read and approved. A letter was read from the office of Eaton-Clash Co., Windsor, regard­ ing use of Calcium Chloride. The auditors’ report for January was read and adopted on motion ot Grieve and williams, The property committee was in­ structed to secure estimates on painting and cleaning the interior of the hail, walls and ceiling and re­ port. Motion by Grieve and Ross. Carried, A By-law fixing the rate of taxa­ tion for the year was. discussed and on motion of Grieve & Ross, a 40 m, rate was adopted and. is as follows: County rate 5 5-10 mills; Village 13 !5-10 mills; Debentures and in­ terest 8 3-10 mills; school 12 7-10; 40 mills. The following accounts were read and ordered paid: The Municipal World, Dog tags $5,40; Grigg Stat­ ionery Co., $2,25; Wm. Coates, re­ gistration fees, re-completed plan $35.60; Traquair & Lindenfield, re­ pairs to radiators, library $7,35; To Times-Advocate, supplies printing $40.73; ilno. Norry, meals, tramps $7,30; Fred Bloomfield, snow-plow­ ing $3.00; Peter Coleman, team­ grading $4.50; Peter Whitlock, sand $1.00; Wm. Johns, team, snow-plow­ ing and grading $17.00; Exeter Lumber Co., Ltd., lumber $2.69. Cemetery accounts—R. G. Seldon cement $24.55; Times - Advocate, publishing notices $14.50; Exeter Lumber Co., lumber $9.78. Passed on motion of Williams- Ross. Adjournment. , Jos. Senior, Clerk AUTOS STUCK IN DRIFTS Several auto loads of hockey fans motored to Stratford through the storm Monday evening to witness the Stratford-Toronto Junior game. One of the cars got stuck in a drift before getting many miles out of town and returned home. Another car on returning from Stratford got stuck in a drift about a mile and a half east of Exeter on the Thames Road and had to be abandoned. It was towed out the following morn­ ing. CHAUTAUQUA COMING* Miss McLean, Advance Agent for Canadian Chautauquas visited Exe­ ter on Wednesday of last week and met the local committee making arrangements for the Chautauqua which will be held in Exeter on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, March 29, 30, 31 and April 1st , The programs this year are of an exceptionally high standard and are leaving most favourable im­ pressions wherever being presented Miss McLean states that in spite of present conditions 90 per cent. Of the Chautauquas are proving a suc­ cess financially. The local com­ mittee have secured Leavitt’s Thea­ tre for staging the performances The committee has been divided in­ to three teams for the selling of tickets. Libby’s .Fillets of Hadaie •'Maple Leaf Salmon Four String Pork and Beans per lb.1-2 lb. size Brooms Large tin 15c.15c.Per tin 15c.25c. Chocolate Bars, full size...........6 for 25c. Oxydol, large package ......................... 19c. Cream-filled Fancy Biscuits . . per lb. 19c. Plain Sweet Biscuits ...... 2 lbs. for 25c. Fresh Broken Sodas 3 lbs. for 25c. Head Lettuce, “each .............................. 10c. Fairy Soap.................................per cake 5c. j A. & H. Washing Soda . . . per pkg. 8c. ,.i Hawe’s Lemon Oil ..... 12 oz. bottle 21c. Golden Wax Beans 2 tins 25c. 1 Toddy, “A meal in a glass” 8 oz. 33c. j and .............................................. 16 oz. 49c. Phone 32 AJ USBORNE COUNCIL The Municipal council of the Township of Usborne met at the Township I-Iall, Elimville, on Satur­ day March. 5th, pursuant to. adjourn­ ment. All the members of the Council were present with Reeve Ballantyne in the- chair. The minutes of the previous meeting of February 6th, .were read and approved on motion. ■<uf Shier-Passmore. Receipts from Sick Children’s Hospital acknowledging grant; re­ ceipt from Queen Alexandra Hospit­ al acknowledging grant; receipt from Muskoka Free Hospital ack­ nowledging grant; receipt from Hibbert Treasurer for Boundary set­ tlement. Notice from Carling and Morley .Solicitors, to Township Council, re price of gravel purchased from M. Routley 'Estate, Lot 10 Con. 10. Westcott, Passmore: that settle­ ment be made with Mrs. Wm. Brock TWO MT. BRYDGES YOUTHS COMMITTED FOR TRIAL . Two cases came before Magistrate Andrews, of Clinton, in the local police court Tuesday. On charges of stealing a rubber belt, the prop­ erty of Edward Pollen, of Exeter, two Mount 'Brydges youths were committed for trial at the next court of competent jurisdiction. They were C. Wilson and W. Fisher. Frank Donnelly, of Goderich, acted for the accused, while Dudley Hol­ mes crown attorney, prosecuted. 'Charged under the Inland Reven­ ue Act with making beer, George Wilkinson was fined $50 andi costs or in default of payment six months It is probable that another charge against another man will arise out of the same set of circumstances. GET READY FOR THE SPRING RUSh! . HAVE THAT OLD SAP PAN REPAIRED NEW PANS MADE TO ORDER SAP BUCKETS AND SPILES GALVANIZED PAILS ALL REDUCED WHIFFLE-TREE IRONS, ETC. CURRY COMBS AND BRUSHES CHECK-UP ON LOADS Traffic Officer Norman L'ever, of Clinton was in Exeter on Thursday and made a careful checkup of the weights of all trucks passing along Main Street. It was. found that in the great majority of cases the truck drivers were living up to the law, that “overloading was the ex­ ception. At the time of the check­ up the sideroads we’re in a soft con­ dition but are again frozen up with the cold spell of the weex-end. VEGETABLE BRUSHES, BOTTLE BRUSHES, RADIATOR BRUSHES, TOILET BRUSHES STEEL POT BRUSHES, 2 styles...............0..............15c. each WESTINGHOUSE MAZDA LAMPS, 20,. 40, 60 wtt. 20c. ea. 49 CLOTHES PINS .....................................,.................. 10c. MODERNIZE THOSE OLD CHAIRS AND TABLES, USE LOWE BROS. QUICK DRYING ENAMELLS. All the latest color combinations TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD MARRIED IN DETROIT Mr. Irvin J. Jacobs and bride, of Detroit, visited during the past week in Exeter and with his parents at Clinton. Mr, Jacobs is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobs of the Huron County Home and is better known to liis friends here as “Dick.” The happy couple were married in De­ troit on Saturday, February 27th and following the ceremony motor­ ed to Clinton. The bride was form­ erly Miss Jean Graham, of Detroit. On Monday evening- the young couple were given a wedding din­ ner at the home, several guests of Detroit being present. Besides visit­ ing in Clinton, and Exeter they visit­ ed at Dashwood and Kitchener. Phone your hardware necessities to 27 PROPERTY TRANSFER- Miss Addie Kernick has ptfrchas- ■ed. the home of the late Mrs. Eliza Willis on Main St. and gets pOSses- isession on April 1st, The deal was ■gut through by Mr. J. W. Powell. 1EUCHRE PARTY A sttocessful euchre party was held in the ’town hall Exeter on Fri­ day evening of last week 'by the Exe- ier Tennis Club. There were four­ teen tables in play, rrho winners Avere ladies, high, Mrs. H. J. Kestle; gent’s high Mr. L. Stokes, Mrs, IL <J« Walter won the lone hand prize sand Miss Grace Christie was winner the lucky prize, Refreshments vderd served at the close, J ust when we were digging up the seed catalogue and getting ready for an .early spring the weatherman came along with a. surprise and let loose a storm that buried this sec­ tion in the biggest snow drifts of the winter. Ideal wether prevailed Saturday night and on Sunday morn­ ing the ground was covered with snow. A blustering storm prevailed most of Sunday anti Monday and on Tuesday many of the roads were blocked to motor traffic. This storm may come to us as a blessing in dis­ guise as spring, was setting in early. A number of farmers had already tapped their trees and some maple syrup has found its way to market, So far there has been no ice harvest which will be & great inconvenience to many, NATIVE OF USBORNE DIES AT WALLACEBt’RG The death took place at Wallace- burg of Mrs. Hannah Johnston, wi­ dow of William F. Johnston, at the home of her son, Thomas L. John­ ston. She had been ill for some time, and was 75 years old, Mrs. Johnston was born in Usborne Tp„ Huron County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sitacey. For a number of years she lived at Cromarty, where her husband was a carriage maker, Surviving are one- son and one step-son, Thomas, of wailacebitrg, and william J., of Colonsay; also one brother, John Stacey, of Cromarty and five- sisters Mrs. S. II, Henderson, of Wawancsa Mrs. McCulloch, of Winnipeg; Mrs, William Britton, of Grand View; Mrs*; John McLaren, of Seaforth and Mrs, Hugh Miller ill Alberta. Mrs, Johnston was a member of th© Unit­ ed Church and of the Ladies’ Aid. mortgagee of the property on con­ dition that she release the Township of Usborne from all claim of the M. Routley Estate. Car. Mrs. Br.ock signed the agreement and tile price of the gravel wasi paid to her. By-law No. 2, 1932, re estimates for expenditures on Township roads for 1932 was read and, passed on motion of Westcott and. Shier. Passmore, Westcott: That By­ By-law No. 3, '32 be passed as read fixing the wage of the Road Super­ intendent at 30c. ah hour and that a copy of the same be forwarded to the Deputy Minister of Highways. Car. Sillier, Westcott; That the collect­ or be instructed to interview per­ sonally all parties in arrears of taxes and that he be allowed 20c. an hour and 5c. a mile for doing so. Car. Treasurer Report:- Taxes transi- ferred to Township account, $125.00; penalities $16.25;. Moir, Passmore: That the follow­ ing bills be paid viz: R. W. Batten, trucking', $2.54; Wm. Elford, drag­ ging, ,$2.80; Chas. Johns, dragging, $4.80; Richard Johns, dragging, $2.00; Joshua Johns, dragging* $2.; Milton M’cCurdy, tongue for grader, $1.25; Mrs. Wm. Brock, 188i yds. gravel at lie. per yard, $207.08; Dr. M. C. Fletcher, medical services re Teddy Johns, $4,00; hospital ex­ penses, $12.00, total, $16.00; Henry Ford, superintendence, $6.60. Car. Council adjourned to« meet at Elimville on April 2nd at 1 p.m. Henry Strang, Clerk. ALMOST ASPHYXIATED Mr. L. V. I-Iogarth, of the Hogarth Baby Chick Hatchery, had a close call Wednesday night of last week. Mr. Hogarth had been carrying a small bottle of Black. Leaf Forty used for disinfecting purposes in one of his packets. He was taking a nap beneath Some blanklets at the time and a small portion of the fluid, had leaked out of the bottle. The heat of the body evaporated the liquid causing fumes which might have asphyxiated Mr. Ho­ garth. When found he was uncon­ scious but soon regained conscious­ ness when coming in contact with the fresh air.' Mr. Hogarth is not a user of tobacco in any form or his system might have been more im­ mune to the fumes. THE LATE WESLEY ARMSTRONG Mr. John Wesley Armstrong pass­ ed away at his home oh the Thames Road; Usborne, on Wednesday af­ ternoon of last week following a short illness. He had taken ill the previous Saturday. The deceased was a son of the late John Arm­ strong and was born on the farm on which he died. He was in his 60th year. He is survived by his bereav­ ed widow whose maiden name was Mary Yellow and one daughter (Dorothy) Mrs. Frank Hutchinson, Of Staffa. He is also survived by one- sister Mrs. Wm« Saylor, of Lon­ don. He was a member of the Thames Road United church. The funeral was held on Friday conduct­ ed by Rev. Jas. Anthony, interment in the Exeter cemetery. The pall­ bearers were Messrs. John Cole, Geo. Etherington, Geo. Jeffery, WaX’ren Hutchinson, Hy. Tindall and Wm. Warren. EXETER SCHOOL REPORT ROOM VI Sr. IV, Honours—-Jack Doerr 83; Wai’reu May 81; Barbara Atkinson. 81; Doris Harvey 80; Irene Vast Camp 79; Lloyd Lindenfield 77; Harry penhaie 75; Ola Reid 75* Pass—Janetta Dearing 74; Dor* een. Campbell 71; Ray Smith 71; Ruth Pearce 70; Ray Guenttner 68; Reggie McDonald 67; Almira Brint- nell 61; Lloyd Sivern 61; Marloir Powell 60. Failed—Annie Cox 59*; Millar" Campbell 58*; Velma, Bartow 56; Bobbie Ellerington '53; Tom Camp* bell 42*. Jr. IV, Honours—Stewart Fuke 85; Elaine Sitanbury 83; Ray Jones: 83; Laurene Beavers 79; Gerald-, Fitzgerald 77; Lloyd Jones 77; Eth­ el Smith 76; Dorothy Traquair 75, Pass—Margery Heywood 74; Or­ ville Snell 72; Billie Peuliale 72; Kathleen Lawson 71; Harvey Kestle 70; Robert Brooks 67*; Roy Camp­ bell 67; Margaret Campbell 66; Vic­ tor Lutman 66*; Pauline Folliek 65*. Failed—-Marion Gladman 58*; Howard Elliott 57*; Ted BuswelJ 47*; Helen Grieve 47*; Jack Jen­ nings 3,8*. Number on roll 46; average at­ tendance 42.1. G. S. Howard, Principal ROOM V Jr. IV, Honours—Eileen Lewi® 85. . Pass—Charlie Snell 71; Robena Ilunkin 69; Jack Brintnell 68; Bar­ bara Dinney 66*; Alvin Lindenfield- 66; Billy Kydd 64; Marion Waipcr' 64; Wilfred Perkins 63; -Harold- Elliot 60*. Sr. Ill, Honours—Grant Taylor. 84; Margaret M'elville 84; Betty Ho-, garth 84; Gerald McFalls 84; Grace. Snell 83; Josie Kerslake 83; Lor­ raine Armstrong 77; Hazel Snail. 77; Ralph Delbridge 77; Vernon Heywood 76; Ethel Kydd 75; Clar­ ence McDonald 75; Gail Browning 75; Isohel Appleton 75. Pass—Evelyn Lawson 74; Dor­ othy Smith 73; Anna Kernick 73*; David Kestle 73; Lloyd Genttner 72; Hilton Sanders 72; Helen Baw-. den 71; Eileen Andrew 71; Mahlon Ryckman 70; Lloyd Stanlake 70; Donald Winer 66*; Jack Smith 65; Eleanor Abbott 64*; Morna, va.hey. 62*; Waiter Davis 61. Below pass.— Lillian McDonald. 57*; Cecil Smith 5 5. Number on roll 42; average at­ tendance 39.02. M. A. Horton, teacher ROOM IV J;"' Jr. ill, Honours—Richard Stan- bury 83; Jean Appleton 80; Andrew Bierling 79.8; Labelle Sims 79.4; Maxwell Harness. 78.9; Margaret Clark 7 8.2; Helen Buswell 77*; L. Harvey 76; Phyllis Guest 75.3; L, Hunter 75.2; Patsy Russell 75.1. Pass—Thelma Hockey 74; I-Iazel Jones 73.2*; Billy Chipchase 73; Ernest M’eTavish 72.4; Clifford Quance 72.2; Freda Moore 71.3 (2*); Irene Kydd 71.2; Alva El­ liott 71; Robert Southcott 70.5; Gerald Lawson 70.3; Teddy Wilson 70.2; Kathleen Kestle 69.7; Wesley Ryckman 69.6; Billy Jones 69.5; Gerray Lawson 67; Bruce Car.n 65.8; Murray Moore 65.1; Carl (Continued on page 4.) to be held in Exeter Opera House — on — MUSIC BY 4-PIECE ORCHESTRA Dancing from 9 p.m. until l.SG a.m. Admission: Gentg 25c. Spectators 25c, Your Hair EARLY CATCli OF FISH Messrs. W. J. Beer and Gerald Skinner were out fishing Saturday afternoon aiid succeeded in landing about thirty small fish. This is some record for the 5th of Match. A beautiful bouquet of flowers adorned the pulpit rostrum in the James Street United church oil Sun­ day. The flowers were in memory of the late John Dixon Spackm.au, of Toronto, a former member of the church who was burled in the Exe­ ter cemetery one year age. 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