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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-08-22, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 \ I I I t EXETER, ONT,, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 22nd, 1935 This store will be closed Wednesdays at 12 o’clock noon» until September 11th.1 SIXTY-SECOND YEAR Summer Sale of White Shoes Women’s White Oxfords, Pumps and Sandal style Shoes widths A to D, combina­ tion fitting heels 4 Boys’ Running Shoes—On Sale We bought a line of the famous Corker Baseball Shoes, made by Goodrich Co., buitThey didn’t sell, as most customers ask for the cheaper grade of Running Shoes. They will outwear two oV three pairs of cheap ones, and there is no odor from foot perspiration. To dispose of them we offer them in Oxfords or High Cut in sizes 1 to 5 at $1.25 Per Pair Better Grade Oxfords for Men Many men and young men are tirec^ of buying cheap Oxfords and want something better. Astoria Shoe Co. are meeting this demand with a high grade Black Oxford and a Brogue Oxford, the greatest value Astoria has ever offered. Come in and see for yourself. Per pair $5.00. Also full range of cheaper Oxfords at $2.50 to $3.95 Snag Proof 8 Ounce Overalls at $1.50 Pair Overalls have advanced in pripe. But we still have about ten dozen, 8 ounce Blue Overalls to sell at $1.50 a pair; also Snag Proof Blue Pants at $1.15 and $1.50 pair. SPECIAL—25 per cent, discount off all Bathing Suits New Fall and Winter Coats for Women and Girls The new coats are here. We had them shipped early. Newest smart styles, new weaves^ luxurious fur collars. Carried in stock in half sizes as well as regular sizes. Come in and let us show you the new styles we are showing.i Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Standard Peas, No. 4 sieve Quaker Puffed Wheat ...... Lux Toilet Soap .......,......... New Clover Honey ............. Soap Chips, loose ............... ..... 3 tins 25c. ... per pkg. 8c. 4 cakes 23c. 45c., 85c. pail ..... 3 lbs. 25c. Sunlight Soap with 1 pkg. Rinso free 4, 23c. Mixed Sweet Pickles ........... 27 oz. jar 25c. Onions, picklers or cooking ..... 3 lbs. 10c. Chipso, large package ........................... 21c. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes...........per pkg. 8c. Phone 32 Jones & May Phone 32 > —i Refinish that old piece of furniture with Bright New Neptolac Colors Aluminum Graniteware Coffee Pots 79c.Dish Pans 29c. Tea Kettles 79c.Water Pails 49c. Preserving Kettles 79c.Roasters 49c. Potato Pots 79c.Tea Steepers 20c. Sauce Pans and Covers 79c.Mixing Spoons 10c. McClary’s Success Range suitable for coal or wood complete with No. 9 lids, reservoir, oven thermometer, polished top white enamel warming closet and white door panels $49.00 Delivered 4 STOP THAT LEAK Use Conamine Asbestos Roofing Paint, not a drop of tar in it. Conamine Asbestos Roofing Paint will put a brand new surfacte on your roof. Try it and be convinced. Belt Laces, Alligator Laces, Clipper Laces, Buffalo Belt Fasteners, Pine Tar, Coal Tar and Castor Oil Belting All Sizes, I.X.L. Belt Dressing, Pump Oilers Now is the time to have your furnace pipes put in shape for winter. Traquair’s Hardware £=; NOTICE Decoration -Services will be held at Zion Cemetery on Sunday, August 25th. Rev. J. R, Peters and Mr. B. W. F. Beavers will speak. Music by Woodham Orchestra. Milton Brock, Sec’y.-Treas. H. S. REGISTRATION Exeter High .School and the Pub­ lic School re-open on Sept. 3rd. Pupils who purpose attending the High School should send their names and addresses to the the Secretary, Miss' K. MacFaul. Edmund J. Wethey Principal OLD HOME WEEK APPRECIATED The* following letter in apprecia­ tion of Old Home Week expressed the sentiments of many of the visit­ors. IN HOSPITAL Phillip Johns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rd. Johns of Elimville, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, on Sunday suffering from infantile par­ alysis. One arm is partly paralyzed. The lad is getting along nicely and expects to be home in a few days. WRIST FRACTURED Mrs. Wesley Bissett had the mis­ fortune to fall and fracture her left arm at the wrist on Sunday afternoon last. Mrs, Bissett was in the bath­ room and had just stepped onto a mat when the mat slipped and she overbalanced onto the floor. AUTO ACCIDENT On Wednesday evening of,.___„ __ last week a local motorist while turning the corner c-ii-to Main St. at John St. ran into the rear of Mr. J. H. Jones’ car which was standing at the curb and it was rammed up onto the side­ walk and almost into the wall. At the time Mr. Jones was standing be­ side the car and feeling in his pocket for a knife with which to cut a rope which held a parcel on the front of the car. Had he been at the front of the car he would have suffered serious injury. The accident hap­ pened when a door on the other flew «pen as the car rounded __ corner and the driver reaching for it, failed in making the turn. car the CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OVER Miss Hazel Smith was a good friend of Lady Luck on Wednesday morning and she also displayed con­ siderable courage when after her car turned" "completely over on the Lake Road she continued the jour­ ney and drove the car into town. Miss Smith was’ coming to town from Grand Bend where the family are on holidays. About tiwo miles west of Exeter the car struck some loose gravel and the driver lost con­ trol. The cai’ tudned completely over on the road landing on its four wheels. Fortunately Miss Smith es­ caped with a slight cut. The fend­ ers and body of the car were some­ what damaged. Loose gravel has been the cause of several accidents on this road lately. GALA DAY AT GRAND BEND Mention was made last week of Gala Day at Grand Bend which drew a record crowd to this popular sum­ mer resort. At t'he noon parade the prize for the most original float went to the Beach O’ Pines exhibit which consisted of a truck' decorated to re­ present the beacb with a profusion of pines growing in the sand. A beach scene was artistically present- with little Miss Patricia Kelly rest­ ing on the sand. The prize .for the most beautiful, float went to Mrs. Eccleston and for the best comic- to t'he Brenner House who represented the famous “Fresh Air Taxi’’ with Amos and Andy in the front seat and George Rose as the Kingfish, Mrs. Gold, as Madam Queen, and Mrs. Washbrook as Ruby Taylor in the rear seat of t'he ancient automo­ bile. Percy Atkinson, rode one of the orginal high bicycles obtaining a prize while Eric McIlroy won the prize on foot as a lady of pictures­ que design hunting for a husband. T'he prize for the largest family went to the popular gardener Wm. Goss- man. Gene Fritzley’s orchestra headed the parade dressed in old- fashioned bathing costumes. The outstanding event of the day was t'he donkey baseball'''game, the .players using seventeen donkeys which a rare treat for the spectators. was ONE YEAR FOR CHICKEN STEALING SIX THOUSAND PAY VISIT TO QUINTUPLETS IN ONE DAY The increased tourist traffic the Dionne quintuplets have attracted to Northern Ontario and the North Bay Callander district in particular is il­ lustrated in figures compiled by the North Bay office of the Department of Northern Development. They show in a single day, Aug. 9, 1,682 cars, estimated to be carrying more than *6,000 persons, travelled, to the Dafoe Hospital. Although this figure re* presents the record, daily totals con­ tinue large. ■Mr, M. Elford is making steady improvement since lite recent oper­ ation!. NO TAX FOR CHILDREN ON 25 CENT TICKETS Although it represents an estimat­ ed revenue loss of $50,000 a month, an Order-ln-Council has been passed by the Hepburn Government remov­ ing the amusement tax upon adimds- sion tickets valued ' • • - cents purchased by children under 16 years of age. “We are doing,this so the children will .get the advantage' of it at the fall fairs and Canadian National Ex­ hibition,” Premier Mitchell F. Hep­ burn explained, at twenty-five The interior of the Exeter school has been redecorated ready for the fall term. St. Marys, Aug. 18, ’35 Dear iSir,— I jut want to tell.you how much I enjoyed the Old Home Reunion. I never enjoyed imyself more, nor do I th'ink as much in my life, as I did those few days in the old home town. Everyone gave such a hearty wel­ come and seemed to mean it. How I did enjoy those Sunday ser­ vices. I shall never, never forget them. Sitting again in t'hat old choir lo-ft. Singing again the old, old hymns, yet ever new ajad listening to the wonderful messages and tri­ butes paid to the old home churc'h. It wa<s one of the happiest times in my life. And then that memorable school day. And jjyest of all there was so little rownyism, To think our home town could have an Old Boys with so little of the disgracing things seen. That meant much to me and it must have been to those who worked so hard to have every­ thing so perfect for our enterain- ment and enjoyment. And then to get your paper with everything given to us again in such a splendid way. How I enjoyed that paper and prize it. One thing i missed was the many who have just gone on before. Sincerely yours, Olive Prior. The stealing of a number of chick­ ens from the farm of Mr. Hedtey May of No. 4 Highway, two- miles south of town, proved the undoing of Gordon Barrett, aged 25, of London, and police believe they have cleared up the thefts that, have extended over three counties and has 'been a source of worry to the police and farmers for several months. Barrett was ap­ prehended by the London * police at a poultry warehouse near the Mar­ ket Square, London. He was at­ tempting to dispose of sixteen chicken that had been stolen from the farm of Mr. May. On Thursday August 8th, chicken thieves visited the farm of Mr. May and carried off 5 6 siplendid White Wyandotte cock­ erels and pullets. Mr. May missed the chicken but as he was unaware of how many had been stolen lie did not report the matter to the police. The purchaser of these chicken at London became suspicious when he noticed that among the lot was a number of fine pullets. On Tues,- day, August 13th, Barrett again at­ tempted to dispose of sixteen similar chicken to the sarnie party and as there were also a number of pullets in the last lot weighing between five and six pounds, the wholesaler noti­ fied the .police and Barrett was plac­ ed under arrest. Accompanied by officers from London Barrett 'direct­ ed them to the farm of Mr, May as the place where he had stolen birds. In county police court, London) Monday, Barrett was sentenced Magistrate C. W. HaWkshaw to inijfiths determinate and .6 months indeterminate on each o,f four chang­ es, litt the Ontario Reformatory. Guelph, the sentence to run concur­ rently. Barrett last week pleaded guilty to four charges involving 292 chickens. the on by 12 Barrett last week pleaded PARACHUTE JUMPER HURT Making the first parachute jump of his career at Grand Bend, on Gala Day, Wednesday last, Bob Byers, of London, suffered injuries to his back in landing. He was taken to London by airplane and removed to the hospital. Byers leaped from the plane at 2,000 feet and as he pulled open the vhute the wind caught one of the ropes and held it over the bag. Although the chute functioned sufficiently to let Byers land squarely he came down with about fifty per cent. greater force than had the parachute been opened properly. He landed on his feet and then bumped to his back.. He had two ribs broken and suffered strain to muscles and torn ligaments No serious effects are expected. CAR IS SIDESWIPED On Wednesday evening of last week while Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher and Mary were returning home from Grand Bend they had a narrow escape from a serious accident when their car was sideswiped by a hit- and-run driver on his way to the Bend. The accident occurred near Maple Grove, where the road is es­ pecially wide and in good condition. Three cars were in line on their way to the Bend and the first of the three pulled towards the doctor’s car. Seeing the car headed for them' the doctor pulled to the side of the road and was almost stopped when the othSr car sideswiped him dam­ aging both fenders and the running board. A second oar, in which were Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Neale of iplo.ra, narrowly escaped being struck. The driver of the -other car fajled to stop. I OUR Specials this week-end Fresh Fruit Orangeade 5c a glass Grieve’s Sandwich A “The Place of Better Food” — Smokers’ Supplies —- Flower Show Basement of the Public Library FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Aug. 30 and 31 Awards of merit will be given .for all classes of Cut Flowers and Win­ dow Plants, graded 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Cut Flowers’ may be entered as Dis­ play, three of a variety or Best in-' -dividual bloom. Everyone invited to exhibit—No entry fee—Exhibits to be in place by 11 a.m. Friday. * COME AND Mi AKE THE FLOWER SHOW A SUCCESS BOWLING NOTES /Alt the bowling jitney on the local greens Friday evening there was the largest attendance there has been this summer. The games were keenly contested and the winners were un­ certain until the last bowl was laid down. The winners, were H. Pollen, J. M. Soutlicott, C. Tanton and R. N. Rowe with two wins plus 6. Second prze was won by R. Dinney, Ulric Snell, H. C. Rivers and R. N. Creech, with two wins plus 5. In order to encourage the ladies to bowl the executive have decided to allow the ladies to bowl free for the remainder of the season. Ar­ rangements will be :made for any of the ladies who wish to bowl in the afternoon. 3 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. daily Silver Collection at the Door EXETER HORTICULTBAL SOCIETY NEW TIME PRESENTATIONS DANCE Spruce Grove Danceland Friday, August 23rd GOOD MUSIC 3 Miles South of Exeter on No. 4 Highway Dancing 5 cents. Tax Paid EVERYBODY WELCOME Chas. Isaac, Proprietor Three members of the Main Mission Circle were honored Thursday evening last at t'heir an­ nual picnic. A bountiful supper was spread at Riverview Park when a large group were present also Mrs. G. Layton, the honorary president who has .recently returned from a prolonged motor trip. An address was read by Miss Marjorie Medd to Mtes Evelyn Howard, president, who has secured a school at Blind River and she was .presented with a shower of handkerchiefs. An address was then read by Miss Helen Dignan to Mrs. T. Moffatt (nee Eleanor Medd) and Mrs, Gerald Ford (nee Ruth Balkwill) and t'he girls were .present­ ed with silver casseroles. Each re­ cipient expressed their appreciation. Street on BEAN GROWERS’ MEETING The county meeting of the bean growers of Huron County, was held in the town hall, Hensall, on Wed­ nesday, August 14th, under the au­ spices of the Western Ontario Bean Marketing Scheme, ,for purposes of reporting on the operations of the Scheme and the election of delegates to select the new local board.for the coming year. The ohair was taken by-Mr. Geiger A report on the operations of the scheme was .given by Mr. David Car­ roll, a member of the Board, also Mr. J. W. Ward, chainman. Consid­ erable discussion took place on how the scheme could be improved, and the difficulties with which the Board were having to 'contend. It was es­ timated by some of the speakers, that beans were actually being pur­ chased er, in $1.25. The being unanimously in favor of the continuance of the merchandising of beans under the Natural Products Marketing Act. Several of the grow­ ers mentioned that without some form of orderly marketing of beans, the price of beans would gradually sink to a level to that of feed value for stock. A vote is to be taken be­ fore the new crop is harvested, as to Whether the scheme will continue or otherwise, depending on how the farmers vote. The following candidates were elected to represent the county of Huron at the annual meeting to take place in the near future, for the pur­ pose of ejecting the local board: Mr. Geiger, Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Den- omme. Arrangements were made to hold some smaller meetings at such points as Zurich, Dashwood, Crediton or Clinton. Notices of these meetings will be given in due course. The gen­ eral sentiment of all the meetings held in the different counties, which have now been completed, is that they are overwhelmingly in favor of the continuance of the merchandis­ ing of beans under the Natural Pro­ ducts Marketing Act, by the dealer, from the grow- the southern counties, for meeting went on record as JACOB WEBER - CALLED BY DEATH Jacob Weber, a well-known resi­ dent of Hay Township, died Satur­ day at his home on the Bronson Line north of Dashwood, after an illness of over a year. He was born at Hamburg in 18-54 but lived here 'practically all his life. He was an Esteemed member of the Dashwood /Evangelical Church for many years. (Surviving are his widow, wh-o 'was formerly Miss Caroline Kaer- cher, two daughters, Mrs. J. Schroe­ der, of Osmabroog, N.D., Mrs. J. 'Caldwell, of Exeter, two eons, Dan­ iel, of .Stephen Township, and Ar­ thur, of Hay Township, three sisters Mrs. J. Voelked, Pigeon, Mich., Mrs. -Gertrude iSurerus, Zurich and Mre. Nancy Ravelie, Grand Bend and 21 grandchildren and 2 great grand­ children. Funeral services were held at the residence on Tuesday at 2 o’clock and at Dashwood 'Evangelical I Church. Rev. W. S. Henrich, the pas­ tor was assisted by Rev. E. Burn, of Zurich. The pallbearers were six grandsons, Orville, Harold and Harr Beaver, Harold Weber, and took Bert Carr, Alvin Kellerman. Interment place 'in Exeter cemetery. LOCAL NEWS Mr. D. Rowcliffe, who has been so seriously ill at his home, is getting along nicely and is able to be up a little each day. Mr. W. A. Balkwill, who was ser­ iously injured last week when he fell over a gangway, is making progress and expects to be few days. Mrs. J. Hamilton, who had the misfortune to fracture her hip and her arm in a fall, is improv­ ing nicely at the home of her daugh­ ter, Mrs. Sillery. The wonderful growth this season has been further demonstrated by Mr. Jonathan Kydd who brought In­ to the Times-Advocate some Hungar­ ian grass that measured six feet two inches. Mr. A. T. Harness has on exhibit­ ion in the barber shop of his brother, E. O. Harness, a magnificent display of gladioli. There are several bas­ kets of very beautiful spikes. Mr. Norman Norry also has a wonderful showing of glads this summer as he has something like 5,000 bulbs planted. splendid up in a recently The United Provinces of India hate come into the Canadian Nation­ al Exhibition on a huge scale this year. The arts and crafts of India’s famous cottage workers will be on display in a fitting setting, The ex­ hibit is valued at $150,000.