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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-02-14, Page 1established 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 14th, 1935 ,J X sixty-second year I * Clearing Sale 9 1 of Ladies’ and SILK CREPE DRESSES ► We are placing on sale this week our entire stock of Ladies’ ► and Misses’ Silk Crepe dresses regardless of cost. These k dresses must be cleared at once. They are marked down in ► price groups of ► $3.95 $4.95 $5.95 $8.95 (none higher) ► Over 100 dresses to choose from. Don’t miss these bargains. OTHER SPECIALS THIS MONTH LADIES’ SILK AND WOOL HOSIERY AT............................................29c. A PR. PURE SILK THREAD HOSIERY AT...........................................................59c. A PR. LADIES AND MISSES’ CLOTH SKIRTS (slightly irregular) ..................$1.50 EACH BIG B BRAND FLANNELETTE WORK SHIRTS FOR MEN AT..........................85c. STANFIELD’S GOLD LABEL ALL WOOL MEN’S UNDERWEAR AT $1.29 GAR. STANFIELD’S RED LABEL ALL WOOL MEN’S UNDERWEAR AT $1.69 GAR. MEN’S FINE SHIRTS ON SALE AT......................................... 79c. AND $1.49 EACH SEE OUR COMPLETE NEW STOCK OF CURTAINS & CURTAIN MATERIALS ", FOR SPRING The new spring wallpapers are now in stock Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Aylmer No. 4 Sieve Peas, ..... 3 tins 29c. Aylmer White Sweet Corn .... 3 tins 29c. Aylmer Tomatoes, size 2 1-2’s . . 3 tins 29c Aylmer Soups except chicken . . 3 tins 21c Aylmer Choice Golden Bantam Corn 2 23c. Aylmer Tomato Juice ................5 tins 25c. Aylmer Orange Marmalade 32 oz. jar 25c. Maple Leaf Tomatoes size 2 1-2’s 3 tins 25c Libby’s Sauer Kraut..................per tin 10c. Maxwell House Coffee...........1 lb. tin 43c. Phone 3.2 Phone 32 < Of Interest to Farmers and Poultry Paisers We are enlarging our stock of Poultry and Stock Feeds this year. At present we offer Pioneer Chick Sta-rter .....$2.95 cwt., 500 lb. lots at ......$2.80 cwt. Royal Purple Chick Starter ....$3.25 cwt., 500 lb. lots...$3.10 cwt. Pioneer Grow Mash .... a.t $2.50 Pioneer Scratch Feed ....at $2.65’ Royal Purple Scratch Feed at $2.75 R. P. Developing Meal $2.75 R. P. Concentrate for laying hen® mix 1-5 with own feed $4.25 R. P. Concentrate for Develop. Chicks mix 1-7 with own feed $4.25* Royal Purple Stock Specific 15c. R. P. Poultry Specific 15c. Royal Purple Hog Tonic and Worm Specific 25c. lb., 8 1-2 lb& $1.75 Royal Purple and Buckeye Brooder, 500 to 1200 capacity $1.3- $21. Baby Chick size Oyster 'Shell, Grit, Charcoal, Feeders, Founts and Hoppers Royal Purple Calf Meal 100 bs. $3.50'; 50 lbs. $1.85; 25 lbs. $1.00 Nicotine Sulphate or Black Leaf 40 in bulk................... 10c. an oz. Cooper’s Warble Fly Powder ...........(............................. 80c. lb. Cooper’s Dri Kill louse powder ....................................... 2 lbs. 75c. Cooper’s Kenol disinfectant 45 times more active than Carbolic Acid Zenoleum Disinfectant ......................................... pts. 45c., qts. 70c. Oyster Shell, Grit, Sulphur, Salts, Salt Petre, C. I. L. Mineral, Bone Meal, Linseed Meal, Etc. BINGO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th Canadian Legion Rooms at 8.30. Admission 2i5c. MOVING TO EXETER Mr. William J. Smith .has dispos­ ed of his chopping mill at Centralia and has also rented his house to the new proprietor who will take posses­ sion in the near future. Mr. Smith has rented the residence of Mrs. ■Short, on Main Street. BOARD OF EDUCATION The inaugural meeting of the Board of Education was held in th©: Public Library on Wednesday even­ ing at 7.15. Absent L. Day and Geo. Lawson. The meeting was opened by Rev. M. A. Hunt of Trivitt Memorial Church, with Scripture Reading and prayer, Mr, May on behalf of the Board thanked Rev. Mr. Hunt for his kind­ ness in rendering this service. Declaration of Office was sub­ scribed to by the newly elected trus­ tees, Mrs. Beavers, J. M. Southcott, C. V. Pickard and A. O. Elliot. The order of business submitted and approved wag as follows: Per W H. Dearing and F, J. Del- bridge that W. May be re-elected as chairman. Per Mrs. Beavers and C. V. Pick­ ard that R. N. Creech be Vice-Presi­ dent. Per R. N. Creech and J. M. South­ cott that Miss MacFaul be secretary­ treasurer. Per W. H. Dearing and F. J. Del- bridge that Rev. M. A. Hunt be lib­ rary representative for 1935-36 and 1937. Per R. N. Creech and Mrs. Beavers that Mrs. Wm. May be representa­ tive for 1935, fillingout term of Mr. T. Pryde, resigned. , A striking committee to form committees comprising Mrs. Beavers R. N. Creech and W. H. Dearing, was appointed by the chairman, Their report as follows was adopted on motion of Messrs. Creech and Dearing. Insurance—>L. Day, C. V. Pickard, F. J. Delbridge. Teachers' supply and sturdy cours­ es—Mrs. Beavers, R. N. Creech, G. Lawsen, W, May. Buildings and grounds—W. H. Dearing, L. Day, J. M. Southcott, A. O. Elliot. Scholarships—G, Lawson, J. M. Southcott, W. H. Dearing, Principal Wethey. Fuel and supplies—F. J. Del- bridge, C. V. Pickard, iA. O. Elliot. Finance — R. N. Creech, Mrs. Beavers, W. May. Per F. j. Delbridge and W. H. Dearing that Chairman or Vice-chair­ man be empowered to sign all chequ­ es for the year’s business. Per .Mrs. Beavers and A. O. Elliot that date of meeting to be the first Monday of each month. Per. F. J. Delbridge and W. H. Dearing that requisition from coun­ cil be $8,000.00. The Public School principal’s re­ port was read per chairman. Enrol­ ment 223, average attendance 199.7. Attendance lower than usual on ac­ count cf prevailing sickness. Work progressing favorably. Principal of High School reported. Number on roll 154, average atten­ dance lower on account of illness. Work of tabulating for graduation diplomas under way. Per R. N. Creech and C. V. Pick­ ard adoption of the two reports. Building and grounds committee to visit school and see that any nec­ essary changes in regard to toilets be made at once. Per W. H. Dearing and J. M. Southcott that Miss E. Pridham be paid $2.50 per day for substituting. Per R. N. Creech and Mrs. Beav­ ers payment of the following bills: Public Utilities, supplies and labor 38.60; Traquair & Lindenfield, sup­ plies and labor 49.95; B. W. F. Beavers, supplies and labor 4.05; W. S. Howey, supplies 6.30; Grigg Stationery supplies 21.30; G. A. Hawkins 5.73. Per A. O. Elliot, adjournment. Miss K. MacFaul, S'ec’j1- EXETER COUNCIL Monday, February 11, 1935 A regular meeting was held in the hall with all member® present. The minutes of the meeting held January 28th, were read and with one cor­ rection, that of the salary of the municipal auditor which was record­ ed as being seventy dollars shteuld have read eixty dollars. The correct­ ion was made and the minutes adopt­ ed -on motion of Rivers and Morley, Circulars were laid ten the table: Circular letters were read as fol­ lows; From the office of the secre­ tary of the Ontario Association of Rural Municipalities regarding an­ nual convention, election of officers, etc. Filed. A letter fitem the office of Clarke & Tell Insurance Brokers, Toronto, re-volunteer fire depart­ ment. Referred for further inquiry. Letter from the office of the Ontario Municipal Association regarding membership. Filed. The Auditor’s report for January was read and accepted on motion of Rivers and Roulston. Carried. The Relief Officer Mr. W. C. Pearce was present and gave his re­ port for charity dispensed during the month. The same was accepted and orders passed for the payment cf the accounts: H. Bierling, relief acct. $5.91; Harvey Bros. $11.30; H. C. Rivers, $1.12; Southcott Bites. $5.59; Wm. Hatter $4.12; Jones & May $6.17; R. G. Seldon $11.15; Wm. Middle­ ton $1.40; R.-Motz $3.32'; C. Tan­ ton $1.12; James Bowey $11.50; F. Coates $4.70; Hugh Gould $2,75; H. T. R'owe $6.25; People's Cash Store $S.35; White’s B'akery $1.04; S. Cann $1.82; Total $87.61. paid on motion of Morley and Roulston. Car. Per motion tof Rivers and Roulston that Mr. W. C. Pearce be paid the sum of $12.00 for services as Re­ lief Officer. Carried. The Reeve 'and Treasurer were giv­ en the authority to borrow the ne­ cessary funds for municipal expen­ diture for the year on motion of Roulston and Morley. Carried. The committee securing wood supply reported that they had re­ ceived a piece of bush land 'and that they would cut therefrom one hun­ dred cords at $3.00 a cord. The coun­ cil to remove same from the property of Mr. John Triebner. The matter Of placing the men for the purpose of cutting the same was referred to Councillor Rivers. The report was accepted on m’otion of Rivers 'and Hern. Carried. The following accounts were read and ordered paid: W. J. Beer re­ pairs to fire truck $7.95; R. G. Seldon, coal, Library $51.10; M. A. Allison repairs’*to scales $5.00; Wm. J’ohns, team labor, snow ploughing $8.75; R. E. Davis, team labor, snow ploughing 5.00; Robert Brooks cleaning hall $2.60; Russell Moore, labor 40c. The prepaid account of four dollars for inspection of weigh scales was approved. Rural Electric Power Commission service charges, ceme­ tery account $9.28. Passed on m'otion of Morley and Roulston. Carried, Adjourned by Hern. DEATH OF REV, H. TAYLORI Bel: wed Pastor of Thames Road Church Passed Away in Victoria Hospital from Pneumonia. Rev, Hugh D. Taylor, the beloved pastor of the Thames Road United church, passed away early Monday interning in Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don, following a brief illness from pneumonia. Mr, Taylor was taken, to London 'on the Friday previous and his condition from .the first was critical. The funeral was held Tues-? day afternoon, services being held in the church where since July 1933 he has served as minister and the church was filled to capacity by members of the congregation and others who had come to pay their last sad tribute of respect to one whom .they had learned to love. The service was in charge of Rev. Ch'as. A, Malcolm, of Egmondville, chairman of the Huron Presbytery. Associated with ’Mr. Malctolm on the platform were Rev. Mr. Peters, of Elimville, -who led in prayer; Rev. Mr. Hunt, of Trivitt Memorial church Exeter, who read the scripture les­ son; Rev. Mr. Young, bf Carmel Presbyterian church, Hensall, chair­ man of the Ministerial Association; ^Rev. W. A. Monteith, of Teeswater, a former Thames Road b'oy and close friend of the deceased 'and Rev. J. M. Haith, of Norwich, president of the London conference. Rev. A. E. 1 Elliott sang a most appropriate solo “He Wipes .'the Tear From Every Eye.’’ In addition a large number of ministerial brethren were present for the service. Rev. Mr. Young stated that a week ago Mr. Taylor had attended the Presbytery and had been present a.t a meeting of the Ministerial As­ sociation of South Huron, In the association they had learned to know and to love Mr. Taylor. Fellowship with him was one of .the finest and most beautiful things in their lives. They knew him as a strong Christian gentleman unselfish in his. devotion for 'his brother man. Comfort 'and consolation was extended to the be­ reaved family. Rev. Mr. Monteith spoke in warm terms of the splendid Christian char­ acter of the deceased. He spoke of him as a rare sbul and ia. 'fragrant flower with a deep power of friend­ ship. Rev. Mr. Haith expressed the sym­ pathy of the conference to the mem­ bers of the congregation and to the bereaved members of the family. The splendid manhood and Christian character of Mr. Taylor had made an impression on him during a re­ cent visit. He spoke of Mr. Tayl- tar’s work as a missionary in China end stated that only eternity will re­ veal the quality of the services he rendered over there. Reeve Thomas Pryde, of Exeter, ex-president of the Exeter Branch of the Canadian Legion, paid a splen­ did tribute to the memory tof the de­ ceased who was ever ready to lend any assistance in the ceremonies of (Continued on page 4.) The draw for the Times-Advocate Cash Prizes will be made Saturday evening at nine o’clock. In order to get in on 'the draw subscriptions must be paid before that time.Jos. ^Senior, Clerk J. H. TRHQUHIR CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Mr. W. H. Dearing, of town, cele­ brated his seventieth birthday on Sunday, February 10th. When he was attending church service in the interning his family gathered at his home as ta surprise and brought with them a sumptuous birthday dinner. A large cake decorated with seventy candles centred the table. Mr. Dear­ ing who had not been well the fore­ part of the winter i& feeling fairly well at present. Mrs. Dearing is still Confined to her room 'and under the doctor’s care. We wish them both better health in the future. Mrs. W. J. Nichole, of Adelaide, a sister of Mrs. Dearing’s spent a few days with them and was present for the birthday party. VALENTINE SUPPER The Women’s Association of the Jamete Sttl United clturch held a Valentine supper in the church on Tuesday evening. The ladies served a very sumptuous repast to a large gathering. At the close of the sup­ per the young people of !the Kirkton United church presented their play “The Tinker.” The players took their parts' well ad delighted the audience. The play was whole­ some with plenty of humor. Those taking part were Mr, and Mrs. Alex. Crago, Mrs, Alvin Cragb, Miss Thel­ ma Marshall, William Kirkby, Riobt, Hezlewood and Ross Francis. Miss Adeline Stone, ot London, vis­ ited with her mother Mrs, E. Stone bn Sunday. EXETER OLD BOY ILL Word has been received in Exeter that Mr, William J, Brooks, of Crys­ tal .City, Man., an Exeter Old Boy. has not been well and his physician has advised a. complete rest for sev­ eral months. Mr. Brooks visited in Exeter several months ago. He has considerable interests as a fanner and a drover and he will, no doubt find it difficult to have to slow up for a time. His friends here will hope he may soon regain his accus­ tomed health. The draw ftei* the Times-Advocate Cash Prizes will,.bo made Saturday evening at nine o’clock. In order to get in on the draw subscriptions must bo paid before that time. DIED IN CALIFORNIA Word has been received frtom Mrs. Carrie D. Knight, of 4620 Cimarrow street, Lo? Angeles, Calif,, of the sudden death of her sister Mrs. Thorne, who was stricken with a cerebal hemmorage at eight o’clock Sunday morning February 3rd and passed away at 10.30, iShe never regained consciousness, The funeral service was hold at St. Johns church the following Thursday and the re­ mains have been placed in a. receiv­ ing vault and it is expected will be removed to the family plbt in the Exeter cemetery some time in May, Mrs, Th’orne, who is a native of Ex­ eter, will bo remembered by many friends, the sympathy of whom will bo extended to her sister Mrs, Knight and son Brew, TRUMAN BRINTNELL DIES 'The death took place in Victoria Hospital, London, on Friday, Feb­ ruary Sth, of Mr. Truman. Brintnell a. native of Hibbert township who passed away at the age of 79 years. Mr. Brintnell suffered a stroke the day after New Years at his home in Exeter and was removed to the hos­ pital hi Louden the day before his death. The deceased was born in Hibbert township east of Chiselhurst and lived there for several years. For a number of years the family resided at Hensail and then moved back to the farm in Hibbert where they resided until they came to Exe­ ter a couple of years ago. Mr. Brint- nell was one of the first in this dis­ trict to go extensively into the bee business and he kept a great, many hiVes of bees. He was one of the best fttaown Orangemen in the dis­ trict and was a member of the Hen­ sail loWe, He was. a splendid drum­mer, Qiplayi ng for the Hensall lodge and lm had not missed a 12th of July parade in 60 years. Besides his widow he is survived by three sons, Dennis, of Michigan; Melville, of London 'and Matthew in the Cana­ dian West. He also had a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral took place Monday after-1 noon, the body being laid to rest in the Exeter Mausoleum prior to in­ terment in McTaggart’s' cemetery* INFANT CHILD DIES Mr. and Mrs. William Wareing will have the sympathy of many friends in the death of their infant son Wil-I Ham James Wareing, The babe pass-1 ed away in Victoria Hospital Lon- i don, on Saturday at the age-tof seven! days. The funeral took place from J the home of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. Flynn I Monday afternoon at 2 pan. with in­ terment in Ebenezer cemetery, fourth J concession of McGillivray, conduct*, ed by Ilev. Mr. Stainton. <3> One Week of Union Evangelistic Services Rev. J. H. Stainton and Rev. A. E. Elliott will conduct a weekly of union revival services commencing Sunday evening next, with a tikiion service in Main St. United Church at 7 p.ni. On Monday, Tuesday and 'Wednesday evenings of next week services will be held in MAIN STREET UNITED CHURCH beginning at 8 p.rn. Wednesday evening will be .Special Layman's Night when several Laymen will address the meeting. On Thursday and Friday evenings services will be held in James STREET CHURCH and will conclude with a union service in James Street United .Church .Sunday evening, Feb. 24th SPECIAL GOSPEL MUSIC EACH NIGHT HUNTERS Follow the leader who KNOWS what he is doing The American Hunters take their advice from Fred Kerr, Frank Delbridge and the men who know rabbits When buying a new car follow their example and buy a New Ford V8 aS chosen by the leading independent garage men of the community who really know automobiles: Orville Twitchell, Hensall, Garage Herbert Mousseau, Zurich, Garage Wesley Atkinson, Lucan, Garage Fred Penwarden, Centralia, Garage have all bought 1935 Ford V8 Cars More Ford V8 Cars were sold in Canada and United States combined last year than any other make For demonstration of the 1935 Ford V8 Phone 64. SANDY ELLIOT Ford Dealer