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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-07-07, Page 1WJJUWWIJW..4ILLII ’HWTOSESraTB EXETER, ONT,, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 7th, 1932 FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 2740ESTABLISHED 1873 THOMSON—CHAMBERS * \ i T 4 iT This Store will close each Wednesday at 12 o’clock noon from June 1 to Sept. 14 inclusive * Men’s Worsted Suits at Special Mid-Summer Bargains Colors — Fawns, Greys and Blues Stripes Priced at $15.00, $18.00 up to $20.00 The above suits are amongst the finest tailored suits we keep, many of them made by Fashion-Craft Co. We have them in both young men’s and older men’s models and there is no better value to be had anywhere. 'If you need a suit it will pay you to see our range. - Men’s Suits, $10.00 to $13.00 SIZES UP TO 40. PERHAPS THIS IS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AF FORD FOR A SUITj THERE IS NO NEED OF GOING SHABBY IF YOU HAVE ONLY $10.00 TO $13.00 TO SPEND. ALSO A FEW SUITS, WITH NARROW WIDTH PANT LEGS AT $5.00 EACH Low Prices on Boots and Shoes Men’s Farm Boots at..................$2.25 s30 prs. Williams Genuine Retan Farm Boots on sale at ,. $2.69 a pr. Sterling Oxfords for Men .. $2.95 pr. Sport Oxfords for Men........$4,50 pr. Women’s Slippers and Oxfords for | Every-day wear at $1.00 to $1.25 Women’s Bathing Shoes at.........75c. Women’s Sport Oxfords at $2.95 to $3.50 a pair Fleet-Foot Outing Shoes 49c to $1.25 SUPERIOR CHAIX STORE Icing Sugar 2 lbs. for 13c. H. P. Saucet Per' bottle 26c. Maxwell House Coffee 1 lb tin 41c. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, 2 pkgs. 14 c. Mixed Fancy Biscuits................per lb. 17c. Shoe Polish Nugget or 2 in 1 per tin . . 12c Pure Lard, 1 pound prints.............2 for 19c. Handy Ammonia . ............. 4 pkgs. 19c. Kraft Salad Dressing............12 oz. jar 19c Velveeta Cheese.........................2 pkgs. 29c. i Aylmer Tomato Soup..................3 tins 23c. Gillett’s Lye...................................2 tins 25c. Jones & May Phone 32i / Haying Necessities PRICES REDUCED ON ALL SIZES OF ROPE 7-8 MANILLA ROPE..............................................5c. per foot 7-8 SISAL ROPE .................................. .. 4c. per foot SLING ROPES MADE UP...........................65c. each and up TRIP ROPE, ROPE FOR HAY LOADERS, ETC. PITCH FORKS, FORK TINES AND FORK HANDLES •< Insecticides SRAYIDE ....................20c. per pound ARSENATE OF LEAD ...»•................ 20c. a pound PARIS GREEN............................................ 40c. per' pound CLIMAC BUG KILLER,..........................85c. for 20 lb. sack USE WHIZZ FLY FUME IT KILLS . CATTLE SPRAY ANY QUANTITY SPECIAL 50 FT. 1-2 CORRUGATED HOSE ONLY $3.75 COMPLETE TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD ¥ HAS NARROW ESCAPE On Wednesday evening of last week during the heavy fog Captain Flett, of the Salvation Army had a narrow escape from a serjpus acci dent when two cars met on the Lake Road and Mr. Flett's car was forc ed into the ditch and badly damag ed, The accident occurred about two miles west of Exeter and took place on the evo of the captain’s de parture to assume a new charge at Wlai’tom The car was. brought to the Chevrolet garage for repairs the captain left late the next for his hOW field* and day Mr, H. E. Huston and family occupying their cottage '"Outside Inn" at Grand Bend. 1 a BAND CONCERT In Victoria Park SUNDAY, JULY 10th The Dashwood Band will give band concert Sunday evening march ing from the Town,Hall at 8:15 p.m. Theodore Walper, Leader On Monday afternoon while Mr. Jonathan Kydd was assistng in pull ing down an old building he was badly injured when some of the tim bers fell on him. He had several ribs broken, suffered a number of bruises and some of the ligaments of his back and leg's were badly twisted and torn. The happened about ll.'3O’ mornling in Exeter north, dition at present is favorable but lie will be laid Up for several weeks. accident Monday His con- ¥ EXETER COUNCIL Monday, July 4, 1932 A regular meeting of the Muni cipal Council. Absent Councillor Ross. 'The minutes- of the meeting held June 20th were read and ap proved. .Letters were read as follows: . From the office of tne Canadian Legion of the British Empire Ser vice League, Toronto, re unemployed ex-service men. Filed, Letter from Mr. Thos. Stanlake, Seaforth, regarding Municipal Tax. Filed. The following accounts- were read and ordered paid: The Agricultural Society, grant .$100; C. L, Wilson, groceries for L. Kirk $2.77; L. Day & Son, flowers and labor $8.00; cheesecloth 25c.; Co. Ltd., Liability lie Utilities Com., ing and lamps for Town Hall $56.7-6 Peter Coleman, team labor $24.00; Thos. Cornish, labor $6,0*0; John Parsohs, labor $12.00; Harry Smith labor $12.00-; Thos. Webster, labor $11.25; Ruben Mothnis, labor $11.- 25. Cemtery accounts—Wm (Smith $25:00; K. J. Sims, labor $2.50; Jnb- L, Kydd $2l5«00; Jno. Ford, flowers $35.78. Passed on rnotion of Grieve and Rowoliffe. Carried. Adjourned by Williams. Jos, Senior, Clerk The Young People Of the Main St. United Church visited the Y. P. So ciety at Roy’s Church Monday even- ' ing; The visitors provided the pro gram and among the interesting numbers was a violin sedection by Mr. Robt. Gambrill, of Palmerston, and a solo by the neW pastor, Rev. Mr. Elliott. ■One of the largest crowds in the history of Grand Rend were precoat on Doininion Gay, the streets and parks beng thtoaged with people and cars. An aeroplane pilot per formed numerous stuhts along the beach and the parachute jumper jumped off the plane and landed in the lake. He repeated the same stunt on Sunday afternoon, a heavy rain fell In the early morning but the day was fine although, coot Jones & May, A. E. Wilson & ins. $90,00; Pp1'- hydro dept., vHr- A very pretty wedding took place in the Trlvitt Memorial .church on Wednesday at high npon when Airha Grace, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Chambers was united in marriage to Mr, G. Douglas Thom- son, son of the late W. G- and Mrs., Thomson, of London. The bride was given in. marriage by her father while the strains of the wedding march was bein gplayed by Miss Me* Faul, the ceremony being perform* ed by Rev, E. L. Vivian, The bride was becomingly attired in a wedding gown of white georgette and’ lace with a bridal veil caught with orange blossoms and rose buds and carried a bouquet 'oh white madonna Tillies She was attended by two bridesmaids, her sister Miss Nona Chambers in a dress of green, georg ette and lace and Miss Caroline Ray- son, of Vienna, neice of the groom, dressed in yellow georgette and lace both carryng sweet peas and roses, The groom was supported by his brother Mr, John Thomson, of Lon don. The ushers were Messrs. Wil liam Chambers and Arthur Thom- was beautifully canterbury bells, ferns. Following guests, which in son. The church decorated with white lillies and the ceremony the eluded the immediate friends and relatives, returned to the home of the bride’s parents where a dainty buffett luncheon was served by four cousins -of the bride, Misses Ruby and Etta Chambers, of Thames Rd., Miss Mary Chambers of Crediton and Mrs. Milo Snell, -of town, bride was the recipient of beautiful gifts. Mr, and Thomson left on a motor trip for Toronto, Niagara Falls and points east, the bride travelling in a green costume with brown and white ac cessories. On their return they will reside on Dundas Street, London. The many Mrs. WIFE NOT LIABLE The case tried in the County Court at Goderich last Tuesday in which Mr. Ira N. Marshall, of Kirk- Wh, endeavoured to hold Mrs. Wm. H. Elliott, liable for an account for merchandise bought by Elliott and his wife at Marshall’s store raises a point of considerable interest. Is a wife chargeable with the cost of ^bods Which she personally orders for the household? Judge Costello rules that she is not. Marshall sued both Mr. and Mrs. Elliott for a store account amounting to a little over $300. Elliott admitted the debt biF his wife contested the liability. Marshall also acclaimed $100.00 as damages for an assault by Elliott who didn’t den^-that he gave the merchtfnFa^gWa trimming for call ing him names. The Judge -added $35.00 to Marshall’s judgment on this, score. W. Lang, of St. Marys, represented plaintiff and tJ. G. Stan bury both defendants. C-AVEN GUILD HOLDS PICNIC 30,On Thursday afternoon, June Caven Presbyterian Young People’s Guild held its summer picnic. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harrison, of the Thames Road were hosts on this oc casion and gave us the freedom of their farm. Thirty-five members were present, and the afternoon passed- , all too quickly while a fast and furious ball game was in pro gress. Supper was served on the lawn under delightful shade trees, and full justice was done to salads and pies and other good things. In the evening various amusements were engaged in, including the time- honored pastime of pitching horse shoes. Two or three persons quite surprised us by their dexterity in throwing ringers. On adjournment to” the house the choir held its wees> ly, practice, thus combining business with pleasure. After hearty thanks had been expressed to our kind hosts for a most enjoyable picnic w,e found our respective ways home. in the evening, wete present James Street the music and Sang a solo at INAUGURAL SERMONS The first of the union services be tween the Main Street and James Street congregations was held on Sunday with Rev. A. E. Elliott, th^ new pastor of Main Street church in charge. Mr. and Mi's. Elliott, and their family of three children arriv ed in Exeter from Kintore the pre vious Wednesday. Mr. Elliott con ducted services in the Main Street church in the morning and in the James Street church Large congregations tot both services, choir has charge of Mr. Walter cutbush the morning service. Rev. ML El liott preached his inaugural sermons and created a very favorable impres sion on the minds of his hearers. Mr. Elliott Wiil have charge of the ser vices for the first four weeks of July. Next Sunday morning the Service will be held in James Street church and la the evening in Main Street Church. Mr, and Mrs. Mark Daarihg, of Hamilton, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. B, W. F. Seavers. and ,gas that smelled like But that was not all the The lightning had divid leaving the upstairs, For- BED IS SHATTERED BY LIGHTNING BUT OCCUPANTS ESCAPE UNHURT With their bed shattered to pieces by a bolt of lightning as they Jay sleeping and still Jiving tp tell the tale was th© experience of Mr. and Mrs. E, L> Gibson when their house was struck during a thunderstorm about six o’clock on the morning of July 1st. .The experience was one pf those that is read about Ibut sel dom realized, The occupants of the bed were' peacefully sleeping when the lightning struck a lightning rod on top of the house and came straight through the roof into the bedroom leaving a bole through the ceiling. The bed was literally torn to pieces. Mr. Gibson’s head was not a foot from one of the bed posts that was splintered and torn from the top to the bottom of the bed. One side of the bed was thrown sev eral feet and the bottom was knock ed out. The lightning ripped up a portion of the flooring in the room, knocked over the stair railing and it was necessary to crawl over these in order to get down stairs. Going down the stairs the plaster had been torn from the walls and a portion of the ceiling in the kitchen and fol lowing the telephone wires blew out. h lighting arrestor. Startled by the shock Mr. and Mrs. Gibson, arose quickly and found the house filled with dust sulphur, damage, ed before tunately their litl^e daughter was staying for the night with its grand parents. The cot which the child us ually slept in stood beside the bed of its parents. The mattress and the bedding of the cot were burned in places. The bottom of the mat tress showed clearly the imprint of the steel springs, Passing through the north west corner of the house the lightning followed a conductor pipe down the side o‘f the building, knocked off the bottom part of the pipe, tore out some “pf^the brick foundation, jumped across to an iron gate and tore up some of the ground. At the south-west cornel’ of the building on the outside quite a number of boards were torn, from the house. There was no damage on the inside at this point. Outside the building on the porch were three little kittens. One was killed instantly and the other two have since died. The most amazing thing of it all is that both Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were uninjured although it came as a great shock. Mr. Gibson owns the gas station at the north end of Exeter at the intersection of the Main Street and the Lake Road. The house that was struck belongs to Mr. James Sanders. Carpenters have since made the necessary re pairs. The damage was covered by insurance. All day long during the holiday visitors were attracted to the spot. • Honor Credit ARBITRATION On Wednesday last His Judge Costello held court at on as Official Arbitrator under the Municipal Act to decide the compen sation payable by the Township of Stephen to Mr. Sol." Pollock for the roadway enpropriated by it just east of the school at Grand Bend in 1929. After the Judge, the Municipal Coun cil and Clerk and the Counsel engag ed had all driven out to see the pro perty the remainder of the day was occupied in taking evidence. Judg ment was reserved. Mr. Kerr, of Chatham acted for the Township and Mr. J. G. Stanbury, of Exeter, for Mr, pollock. Announcement! The Ideal Meat Market Tanton & Co. will be open for business on smoked meats. Your patronage will be appreciated. Phone 38 LOCAL NEWS Mr. Jas. Huudford, of town, oh-* served his $3 rd birthday cm Wed nesday, July 6th and Is receiving the cppgratulatipns pf his friends. He is enj eying good health for a man ef his age and makes frequent visits deWn towp, Mr. M. C. Tanton, of Tanton & Co., has taken over the butcher business of Brown & Son and in fu-i ture it will be known as the Ideal Meat Market. The shop is being repainted and made very attractive. Mr. Tanton was former manager of the Eaton Groceteria at Barrie. The new store will be open on Saturday, July 9th. Mr, Brown and his son have not decided what they intend to do. About forty friends of Miss Grace Chambers met at the home of Mrs, Calvert Chambers on Monday and surprised her with a pantry shower. The gifts were brought into the room in a decorated wagon of yel low and white. Cards and amuse ments were enjoyed by present after which refreshments were served. Miss very appropriate words thanked her friends for the many lovely gifts. everyone Chambers in BURIED IN EXETER '.The remains of the late William Jones, who died in Clinton were brought to the undertaking parlors of 'r. N. Rowe and the funeral Sat urday afternoon was held from the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. J. G. Jones with interment in the Exeter cemetery. IThe service was conduct ed by Rev. J. W. Down. The deceas ed was born in Usborne Township where he spent his younger days. For many years he resided in the vi cinity of Port Burwell. He is surviv ed by one sister, Mrs. John T, Wood. (Don’t Miss This) (SUBJECT-—“Our Lord’s return 9 to earth. What if it were today • An illustrated gospel message Special feature dialogue also vocal and instrumental numbers A. G. FORD and Gospel Group Sunday, July 10 at 3 p.m. EXETER THEATRE , free seat. Free will offering Last meeting in Exeter Holding services at Grand Bend during the week. A FIDDLERS’ CONTEST MONDAY, JULY 11th} BOUND AND SQUABE DANCING SILVER TBOPHIES AND PBIZES Mouth Organ, Step Dancing Fun for every member of the family DANCING EVERY NIGHT FRED ELLIOTT and his 9-piece orchestra • “The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven” BRASS BAND CONCERTS SUNDAY Main Street, Opposite Ford Garage