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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-03-07, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 Jones & May Phene 32 BINGO EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 7th, 1935 7YM.SIXTY-SECOND YEAR Mr. S. Miller, Representative of The La Salle Style Tailors of Canada WILL BE AT OUR STORE All Day - Thursday - March 7th Men’s Made-to-Measure Suits $23.50 with 2 pr. pants This price is not surpassed by the largest Department Stores, $23.50 with 2 pair pants or $19.50 with one pair. Buy your new suit for spring early, when the price is low. If you do not wish to take delivery of it for two or three weeks we will hold it for you here. If you are hard to fit in a Ready-made-Suit don’t miss this opportun ity. Or if you prefer made-to-measure suits to ready-to-wear. This is your chance. Complete Showing of Spring House Furnishings New Linoleums CongoleumJRugs Table and Floor Oilcloths Curtain nets, made up curtains, draperies, window blinds, curtain rods, wallpapers etc. now ready for your inspection. Prices reasonable Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Spring Coats Our stock of Spring Coats is now complete. We have a very large stock to choose from. Our prices are very low. See our new swagger suits. NEW STYLES IN LADIES’ & MISSES’ SILK CREPE DRESSES FOR SPRING IN FULL AND HALF SIZES 1 Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Gold Soap ......................................5 bars 19c. Golden Wax Beans.................... 2 tins 23c. Johnsons’ Floor Wax...........1 lb. tin 59c. Pluin Jam...............................32 oz. jar 25c. Chocolate Marshmallow Biscuits 2 lb. 27c. Maxwell House Coffee...........1 lb. tin 37c?-’ Maple Leaf Salmon . . . . . <1-2 lb. tin 17c. < Standard Tomatoes, large tin . . 3 for 25c. < Clarke’s Spaghetti......................2 tins 19c. < Special Black Tea....................per lb. 39c. 4 Phone 32 POULTRY and STOCK FEEDS Pioneer Chick Smarter $2.95 Royal Purple Starter $3.25 Surgain Starter...........$2.90 Pioneer Grow Mash . .$2.50 R. P. Stock Food 15c. . a lb. R. P. Poultry Specific 15c lb. R. P. Hog Tonic . . . .25c. lb. Surgain Hog Concentrate ................................... $2.75 Surgain Hog Mineral $2.90 Surgain Cattle Mineral $3.25 C.I.L. Cattle Mineral $3.00 Nicotine Sulphate . . 10c oz. Cooper’s Warble Fly .80c lb. Cooper Dri Kill ... .2 lb. 75c tt Chick Fountains 40c to, $2.25 Chick Feeders . 35c. to $1.75 No. 12 Galv. Pails . . 20c. ea. No. 14 Galv. Pails . .25c. ea. Sq. Galv. Tubes . . . $1.15 ea. Royal Purple Concentrate for Hens Royal Purple .Concentrate for Chicks Oyster Shells .... $1.25 cwt. Chick Charcoal . . 35c. sack Chick Gut ' $1.25 cwt. Creolin Powder 1 lb. can 35c Creolin Disinfectant 4 oz. 25 Creolin Disinfectant 8 oz. 40 Creolin Disinfectant 16 oz 75 THURSDAY, MARCH 7th Canadian Legion Rooms at 8.30. Admission 25c. 15 Big Prizes Special Door Prize RUNAWAY Watch for our Lowe Brothers Special for Exeter Old Boys’ Week Lowe Brothers High Standard Paints 21 colors to choose from Lowe Brothers Nepto-lac Enamels, 26 colors to choose from Lowe Brothers Mello-Gloss, 13 colors to choose from Jones & May’s delivery horse made .another break for liberty Tuesday afternoon. Mr. A. J. Payne was making some deliveries on Wil liam St. and had just alighted from the rig with some parcels in his arms when the li.orse made a bolt. Mr. Bert Gillespie, with his truck, came along about that time and with Mr. Payne started after the horse, catching up with it about half a mile east of town. It was still' oh the run but they were .able to stop it and bring it back to town. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Ryckman, Mrs. M. J. Horney .and Mrs. A M. Quance spent Friday last visiting with their friends in London. Mr. Ray Pryde, president of all the Young People’s societies i.t the THRQUAIH HARDWARE rwmmti ■through carrying hidekey A special train passed Exeter Monday evening the Uderton Intermediate team and a large number of Ifans to Clinton for the semi-finals in the intermediate “B” series. The Clin ton team w.ere the winners by the score of 5-0. This was the first game olf the round. The return game is being played in Ilderton' to night (Wednesday.) Mr. Charles Prout, of the Highway soifth of Exeter, who nine weeks ago suffered a fracture of hiis leg when it was caught by a revolving belt, was able to be up town Saturday for the first time ’ isince the accident. He was confined to his bed for six weeks. LILLIAN B. HUSTON I intend to continue the business of my father, the Huston. Policies now in be promptly looked after business greatly appreciated Insurance late H. E. force •and will hew The Women's Missionary societies of th© various churches in town will •observe the World’s Day of Prayer in the Trivitt Memorial Parisih Hall on Friday, March 8th. The auxil iaries will meet in the afternoon at 3 o’clock and the girls will meet in the evening at 7.30 p.m. The Various organizations of town will hftve parts in the program. An offering will be taken at both services, BOARD OF EDUCATION | Monthly meeting ictf the Board or Education was held in the Public! Library on Monday evening, March 4th will all members present. The minutes of the previous meet ing were rekd per Secretary and ap proved per chairman. Principal Wethey reported for the High School. Number on roll 159; aggregate 2686. Many were absent on account of illness, Tabulation of giladuation certifi- icates wo'ul'd shortly be completed and about twenty issued. Easter; tests1 to begin soon for which sup plies would be needed. I Mr. G. S. Howard’ haying been granted a months' Wave of absence ■owing to ill health. Mr. Alvin Dodds Seaforth, who is the suuply, was present at the meeting. Per Mrs. Beavers and C. V. Pick ard that the High School report be 'adopted also that books needed for the Primary room be purchased and EXETER SCHOOL REPORTS , Below pass—Ola Moir 55*; Evelyn ----- .Wdieing 40*. room vt i Pass—Joan Redfern 71;' Bobby Kydd 70; Allan iStonehouse Sr. IV, Honors—Patsy Russell 87; 1 70; Earl Sims 69; Donald White Jean Appleton 86; Margaret Clark^S; Donald Burns >66; Ross McDon- 84; Evelyn Lawson 84; Andrew’aid 66; Tom Penhale -66; Bobby Bierling 81; Robert Southcott 81; ’ Prycle 165. Richard Gordon 81; Lilyan McDonald 80; Eileen Andrew 73; Lorraine I Beverley Stonehouse 57; Armstrong 78; Irene Brooks 78; Da- Sanders 46; Billie Elliott 45. Below Pass—Leonard Wells 58; Clayton the following accounts paid. Carried. I , 'Times-Advacate, supplies $2.00; E. T •? zl z*\l/l wzxVk n *1 A . TfTt 1l_1 K Lindenlfield, repairs* *$2.10; R," E. ■" ” ‘ and supplies' $3'1.-Balkwill repairs20. Building and reported having proposed at lasit _____ Per R. N. Creech and C. V. Piok- ard that valve be purchased’ immed iately and if satisfactory the remain der be purchased so that toilets be put in proper order. Per L, Day—Adjournment. * K. MlacFaul, Sec’y. Grounds committee visited school as meeting. DOWN SIXTY FEET The drillers who are engaged in sinking a twelve inch rock well on the river hank near the pumping station are operating twenty-tour hours a day. 'They aie down about seventy-five feet. During the week they experienced some difficulty af ter striking a large boulder which threw the piping out of plumb and Caused some delay. FRACTURED RIB with duty Mr. Bruce Tuckey, employed Mr. H. T. Rowe, has been off for several days with a fractured rib. On Wednesday of last week Mr. Tu ckey was at the coal shed assisting Mr. Wm. Veal, of Winchelsea-, with a truck load of coal. As Mr. Veal attempted to pull away, the hind wheeis cf 'the truck skidded pinning Mr. Tuckey between the truck the building and fracturing- a Fortunately the accident was mere serious. KING OF THE HOBOES VISITS EXETER •and rib. not Geo,.The “King of the Hoboes”, Pearce, was in town on Friday last ar.d was a caller at the Times-Ad- vccate. He claims to have spent twenty-one yeans on the road and ■makes a boast 'that he has been in every jail in Canada. He says he is looking for a wife and willing to marry the first girl with $10,000. On his vest he carries over a score of medals and claims ne is Canada’s coming premier. He spent the night the guest of Chief Norry ait the town hall. MINISTER ILL The many friends of Rev.*A. M. Gordc 11, minister of 'Ca.ven Presby terian' church, will regret ti know •that he is seriously, ill at the manse suffering from heart trouble. With a sheeting cf ice covering the pavement Monday morning, Mr. Gordon, | who is an experienced skater, don ned his skates and came down 'for •the mail. He returned to -the manse at noon and after- partaking ,of a hearty meal he was stricken with a heart attack. This was the first oc casion that. Mr. Gordon had exper ienced any heart trouble. He will be confined to his bed for several days. His many friends will hope for his speedy return 'to his’ accust omed health. WIDOW OF FORMER EDITOR PASSES vid Kestle 78; Irene Kydd 77; Jack Smith *75; Olive Caldwell 75; Mur ray Moore 75*; Hazel Jones 75*; Elmer 75. | Pass—Wesley Ryckman Jones 74; Leonard Harvey Moore 72; Ted Wilson 72; tow 72; Carl ©tire 72*; Lloyd Guen ther 69; Murray Gordon 69*; Ruby Cutting 68; Clifford Quance f Mahlon Ryckman 67; Labelle Sims I ; Gerray Lawson 60*. Richard Stanbury missed several tests. Number on roll 34; average at tendance 32.5. G. S. Howard, Principal ROOM V Many pupils are below pass owing to illness, mumps, flu, jaundice, etc. Jr. IV, Honors-—'Alva Elliott 78; Lorraine Atkinson 76*; Alta Harvey 75. I Pass—Bessie Brooks 73; Harry Parsons 73; Eldred Simmons 70; Phyllis Cooper 66*; Bruce Cann 65; Kathleen Kestle 65*; Doris Moore 63*; Audrey Sims 63*; Lloyd Hunt er 63; Ross Moore 62; Jean Cann 61**; Marion Elliot 60. Below Pass—Catherine Armstrong 59**; Florence Southcott 57****; Bartie Motz 57**; Phillippa Harness 58*; Lloyd Hewitt 54; Maxwell Har ness 54**; Doris Payne 53; Stewart Cann 5 0. Sr. Ill, Honors—Dorothy Kydd 82 Neil Jones 81; Margaret Fitzgerald 31; Marion Smith 81; Britain Sand ers 7 6*; Anita Brintnell 76. Pass-—Anne Mason 74; Norman ■ Hannigan 74; Doris Cutting 72; vid Gordon 70; 'Tom Walters Bill Cox 60. Below pass—Neil McDonald Shirley Penhale 55**; Murry Stan lake 55**; Donald iSivems 50. Number on roll 39; average at tendance 32.95. Maude A. Horton Thelma Hockey 75; McDonald 74; Billy 73; Freda June Bar Number on roll 39; average at tendance 35. Mayme Pridham, teacher PRIMARY ROOM Pass marks 410. Class A.-—Jimmie Whyte 391; J. Bierling 333; Harvey Cooper 369; Ross Turkey 335; Alma Ryckman |333; Betty ’Cox 326; Mervin Jones67; 1320; Barbara A. Reid 319; Wilbert 1 a 1 —. •<■i ~Gillespie 2 89; Billy Kress 286; Don na Cornish 285; Gordon Gillespie 275; Bobby Triebner 241, Class B—Jack Hennessey 360; P. Stanlake 359; Harry Ellis 351; Don ald Brintnell 350; Donald Easton 347; Marguerite Hogarth 306; Gloria White 298;EVan .Sims 275; Jimmie Wilson 272; Mary Fletcher 253; Joyce Gadd 205; Carl Hewitt 195. Class C.—Elmer Willis 333; H. Brintnell 310; June Cudmore 305; Billy Armstrong 294; Eunice Brooks 288; Norman King Harness 270; Frank Brintnell 259; Garth Classen 241. Number on tendance 28.7. 274; Barbara ROOM IV 243;Herbie Little roll 35; average at- R. Rowe, teacher Da- 62; LEAVITT’S THEATRE Thursday, Friday and Saturday March 7th, 8th and 9th SHIRLEY TE5IPLE in ‘LITTLE MISS MARKER’ with Adclphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell and Charles Bickford Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 11th, 12th, '13th ‘ONE HOUR LATE’ with Jce Morrisan, Helen Twelve trees, Conrad Nagel, Airline Judge, Gail Patrick, Edward Craven, Toby Wing and Ray Milland. COMING— Will Rogers in ‘David Harum’ Honors—Coquoline Simmons 78; Anne Gordon 77; Audrey Gadd 76; Doris Hay 75. Pass—Ellis Pearce 62; Dorothy Jennings 62(*); Marjorie May 62. Below pass—Doreen Sims 58; Ila Willis 57 (2*); Labelle Lutman 48 (3*); Iva Willis 46 (3*); B. Pilon 45 (3*); Ray Snell 41 (2*); Norma Stcnehouse 36 (3*); Robert Cutting 37 (2*); Norma Wilson 34 (5*); Frances King 29 (5*). Jr. Ill, Honors—Jean Snell 30; J. McDonald 79. I Pass—Doris Webber 72; Marjorie! Flynn 72; Donald Traquair 71; B.* Elliott 70 (*); Bruce Gordon 69 (*); Norma Parsons 65 (*); Lillian Kestle 62. Below—Lila Elliott 57 (*);z Jim mie Triebner 57; Roy Kirk 56; Irene Stevenson 54 (3*); Edith Hunter 54 Rcss Ward 53 (2*); Jack Cutting 49; Calvin Heywood 48; Jack Har ness 42*; Douglas Harness 42; Billy Walper 39;.Freida Stire 38 (6*). One per cent, equals 9 marks. Number cn roll 38; average at tendance 30. W. Frain, teacher ROOM III Jr. Ill, Pass—Douglas Pryde Mary McDonald 69; Jackie Gann Orval Hunter 62; Walter Sims Ethel S'tire 61. Below pass—Barbara White Teddy McDanold 53*; George Doerr 52**;" Hazel Dodge 46*; Jean Elliot 46; Harold Hockey 45*; Harold El liott 55; 35**. m-. I ds Clarke 85; Mary 21; Douglas Gordon 79; Mil- Hannigan 78; Mae Snell 77; Kirk dred Shirley Mason 77; Betty Harness 75. Pass—'Shirley Motz 74; Billie ; Ruby Welsh 72*; Vir- ; Mary Easton 71; Helen ■ a NOTICE Mr. E. Lindenfield, wishes to announce to the Public that he has moved his Plumbing & Tinsmithing to the store recently vacated by Mr. F. L. Grieve, Druggist, one door north of Jos. Sen ior’s Studio. Watch for further particulars next week. Your repair work will have our prompt attention and any new work will be ap preciated. IMPORTANT “ M Farmers’ Conference Open to All Fann People—Men, Wo men and Young People Will be held in TOWN HALL, HENS ALL SATURDAY, MARCH 9th Beginning at 2 o'clock Farm debts must be scaled down. Can it be done? How can the farm er get relief from his debt burden through The Farmers’ Creditors Ar rangement Act? How should a farm er proceed to make application for a re-arrangement of his debt under this act? Hear these and other matters of vital' concern to farm people discussed by MR. R. J. SCOTT President of the United Farmers of Ontario E. A. CORBETT Official Receiver for Huron County if possible Hear also a representative of the United Farmers’ Co-Operative Co., Limited, explain how farmers are saving as much as $10.00 per ton by co-operative buying and “home-mix ing” of fertilizers. At these conferences we want the best informed people of the counity or district citizens who are wide awake, who think for themselves and who try to keep posted on new devel opments in agricultural affairs. Mrs. Margaret H. White, widow of the late Millar J. White, a former published of the Exeter Times, pass ed away the latter part of February at tier hme, 1880 San Antonia Ave., Berkeley, Calif., following an illness of two years. Mrs. White was born in Canada and was 6S years of age.For many years she was a resident of Weekes 73* Exeter and beloved by many friends, la Jones 71*, <x, Following White^in j Brock 70; Madeline White 67*; Mary ‘.....’.............’ . jj0|g jjunter 66*; K. Helen Pfaff 64; Lillian ; Archie Webber 62*. Below pass—Isohel Snell 51***; May King 45**; Richard Pilon n Cbnrel/ln HurY cil. i «l?3 Kg « • M3ondavS eveiiVii1^ ViS^ t0 G'odelich on( by five daughters and one son. They Gord°n 65.’. Monday evening. I are Geraldhl(?) Mildred H., Clarice, Hewitt 62**; Mrs. Henry Coultis, of town, has Millar J. and Mrs. Ffank Creely, of Below pas: joined Mrs. John W. Harrison?. of Grosse Pointe, Detroit, Michigan, in spending the winter months in Ft. Lauderdale and Miamie in Florida. Mr. Frank s-heere, who recently underwent an operation for appen dicitis in Victoria. Hospital, London, returned home Friday last and at present is confined to his bed suf fering with a touch of phlebitis in one of his legs. Mrs. E. O. Harness was in Clin ton on Saturday last attending the funeral of her aunt the late Mrs. Wm her On W. was died 'Steep, who died suddenly at 'homo the previous Wednesday, the .Saturday previous Mr, E. Finch an uncle of Mrs, Harness buried in .Stratford. The two from heart failure. ■Seo our new assortment, of English Crystle, Pickle and Jelly Dishes at 25 and 30 c.—8. B, TAYLOR. ......... and Mrs. Ffank Creely, of Berkeley .and Mns. Ernest K. Sadler of Glendale. She also leaves one 43***. Eric Jennings 35****. grand-daughter, Margaret Ann Sad ler, of Glendale. Two sisiters and two brothers survive, Annie V. Mc Vay, H. E. McVay, Marie McVay and W. ,T. Clark. The funeral was con- duie.ted Friday, March 1st, at the Little Chapel of the Flowers, Berke^ ley. Number on roll 37; average atten dance, 32. Mildred M. Rowe ROOM II class, Honors—Marie T’ll Affifi V. was Ash Wednesday and/Hevwood^67^ g of Lent. Z Heywood 67, Tuesday was Shrove Wednesday v ■ • — - the beguiling of Lent. Congratulations to Mrs. Janet Hamilton on (the occasion of her 80th birthday. Members of her family 2nd .ville 77;‘I)orene Parsons 76.4; Stanlake 76. _ Pass— Robert Moore 68; ; Pearl Cann Douglas Brintnell 63. Below pass—-Alex Ellis' 57.3; Mel- Jean Brio 63.6; Jean u^Luuay. luv.muvio u*. ne* Lanm Snell 57*; Irvine Armstrong 49*N. are today (Wednesday') holding a Hackney 46; Hugliie Wilson 41*. celebration in her honor at her home Sr. I, Honors—Gwenneth Jones A union service of all denomina- Shirley Appleton 86; Jean Kirk tions in Exeter is being held this 84; Bobby Davis 84; Dawson Gould- (Wednesday) evening in the Trivitt ing 84; Arnold Lindenfield 83; Ron- Memorialchurch. A union mass choir Qid .Stainton 79; Bert Moore 78. Will Toad the service olf song. The pass—Marjorie Welsh 74; Don- special speaker for itlio evening is' TrMu«Rev. Mr. Roodroofe, of Woodstock, ald gr?SJ!CatOr 7U Kestle assisted by .the local clergy, 72; Betty Payne 65. celebration in her honor nt her homo A union service of all denomina tions in Exeter is being held il..~ similar meeting to. the above will be held in the TOWN HALL, EXETER Saturday Evening, March 9th at . 8 o’clock p.m. Silver collection to defray expenses. Plan now to attend and bring yout neighbors 2k