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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-11-07, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7th, ,1935 SIXTY-SECOND YEAR T I 10 Per Cent. Off all Congoleum and Linoleum Rugs This week we offer our entire stock of Congoleum and Linoleum Rugs, also Linoleums by the yard at a discount of 10 per cent. off. We have a large stock to choose from. Axminster Rugs, Real Genuine Barrymores, Sizes 6 1-4 x 9, 9x9, 9x10 1-2 and 9 x 12 EXTRA SPECIAL! 1 ONLY CHINESE DESIGN BARRYMORE AXMINSTER RUG (Size—9 by 12 feet) Reg. Price $49.00. To clear at $29.00 1 ONLY BRUSSELS RUG (Size—9 by 10% feet) Reg. Price $34.00. To clear at Half Price $17.00 Continuing Sale of all Prints We are continuing our sale of our New Spring Patterns the balance of this week only. All regular 20c. yard Prints for 17c. All regular 25c. yard Prints for 21c. a yd. Dozens of patterns to choose from and all guaranteed fast colors. I Ladies’, Misses and Girls’ Coats Coats are selling rapidly. We have some wonderfully attractive prices. Come early while there is a good choice. Girls’ Coats have hats to match. Rubbers - Rubber Boots - Overshoes Rubbers are lower in price. Don’t risk getting a cold when you cah keep your feet dry at very little expense. We carry rubbers and overshoes to fit any heel, at low prices. Men’s Rubber Boots at $2.25 up. GREY, BROWN, NAVY AND BLACK IN RAGLANS, FORM FITS & ULSTERS PRICED IN MEN’S AT $13.00, to $20.00. I Superior Chain Store Specials for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Bee Hive Corn Syrup 2 lb. 15c; 5 lb. 33c. Maxwell House Coffee........... 1 lb. tin 35c. Lifebuoy Soap ......................... 2 cakes 15c. New Crop Prunes, large size ... 2 lbs. 23c. Auht Jemima Pancake Flour ... per pkg. 17c Libby’s Pork and Beans ... jumbo size 10c. Good Humor Frumenty ,the new cereal, to be cooked.......................per pkg. 25c. Harry Horne’s Peanqt Butter bulk 2 lbs. 25 Fresh Ground Coffee, fine blend per lb 29c ph.ne 32 JOnes & May Phone 32 BINGO!!! Let’s Go THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th Fifteen Good Prizes Chickens and Groceries Canadian Legibn Rooms at '8.30 p.m. Admission 25c. plus 5c. tax - Armistice Services - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th , Hurondale Service.—Leave Legion. Rooms at 9.30 a.,m.; Service 9.45. Exeter Service — Leave Legion Rooms at 10.40 a.m.; service at 10.50 to Main Street Church led by Exeter Band. Service at Cenotaph at 1’2.30. Hensall Service—Fall in at C.N.R. depot at 2.30 p.m.; service at 2.45 in< Hensall United Church. Parade led by Hensall Citizens! Band. All veterans in \ocality cordially invited to attend these services. Berets and Medals. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY Bright new velvet and felt hats in turban style. Just the hat you have been wait­ ing for to wear with your winter coat. SATURDAY ONLY — Come in and see them —- V. G. ESSERY Canadian Chautauqua at CREDITON Nov. 8^9, 11 KENTUCKY HARMONY SINGERS Tuneful Melodies that will linger long. “WHITTLIN’ ” A loveable, laughable play with L. Verne Slout, author, appearing in person. Gordon Flo.rsyith’s Surprisingly life­ like alluring MARIONETTES A delightful program for youth, and adult. , DR. A. D. CARPENTER One of America’s best known scient­ ists will deliver two popular lectures “The Great Universe” and “Old Mother <Earth” “BIG IDEAS” Comedy in 3 Acts Season Tickets: Adults .$1.00; Children 50c. Reserved Seats for 3 nights 25c. Amusement tax 5 c. each performance No tax for children under 16 Proclamation I Remembrance Day for the Village of Exeter will be' observed on Monday, November 11 This day has been proclaimed a holiday for the Village of Exeter arid all citizens are requested to observe it as subh.. THOS* PRYDE, Reeve X I I I The men of Trivitt Memorial Church will serve a — HOT — Fowl Supper — in the — PARISH HALL — on — WED., NOV. 13 Supper served from 5.30 to 8 Admission: Adults 50c.; Children 25c. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE An illustrated lecture on England, Scotland and th© Battlefields will be given in James fit. United church Monday evening .next by the pastor, Rev. A. Page. This lecture will be illustrated .with 90 slides made thorn actual photographs taken by the speaker while on a visit overseas in 1921 and again last year. Silver ■collection at the door. Everyone is invited. Do not biuy your Christmas gifts before seeing the bargains at the Presbyterian Bazaar, December 7th. A three det comedy “The End of the Lane,” under the auspices 'of the Bawling Clulb and the Tennis Club will be put on. in Leavitt’s Theatre December 10th and 11th. Anti-Freeze— Fill today before your radiator is frozen. 7>5c. per gal. at the Fard Garage.—iSandy Elliot, Don’t forget the Hard Time Social at Fairfield school, Friday, November Sth at S o’cloaki. Ad­ mission 20c and 10c, Everybody welcome. h ■■ BOARD OF EDUCATION The monthly meeting of the Board of Education was .held in the Public Library on Monday evening, November 4th, at 7.30. Absent, R. N. Creech, G. Lawson, L. Day, C. V. Pickard. The minutes of the pre­ vious meeting were .read and approv­ ed. Principal Wethey reported for the High School for October. Number on rjoll 167, aggregate 33 88 aver­ age attendance 92.2. 'Staff had been complete with school open every lawful day. Satisfactory fire drill had been held. Stairs had been put in a safe condition within a day. The new system of weekly examinations seemed very satisfac­ tory. Preparation of graduation diplomas to begin at an early date. A number of pupils had been ab­ sent through illness. Some mimeo paper, and blank report forms would be needed shortly. Per. W. H. Dearing and A. O. Elliot: that mimeo paper, chalk, etc. as desired be procured. Carried. Mr. Creech, principal of the pub­ lic echocl was present and reported enrolment for October at 223, act­ ual attendance 4260, perfect atten­ dance 4440, actual to perfect at­ tendance 95.94 per cent.. Staff complete and school open every law­ ful day. Fire drill had been satis­ factory. Rooms 1, 4, and 5 were closed October 10th and 11th while Miss Kirk, Miss Love and Miss Hor­ ton attended the Stratford Teachers’ Convention. Rooms 3 and 6 were closed October 25 th and 28th while the principal and Miss Rowe attend­ ed the Huron Teachers' Convention at Ottawa. At the same time Miss Pridham observed classes in her grades at Stratford. Ten pupils were absent from school due to an outbreak of measles. Any repairs necessary after Hallowe’en had been locked after. Per J. M. Southcott and F. J. Delibridge: That supplies for the primary room be procured, also burlap as suggested by the principal. Carried. Per Mrs. Beavers and F. J. Del- bridge: That a grant of .$20 for ag­ ricultural purposes be allowed. Carried. Per Mrs. Beavers and A. O. Elliot That the reports of the principals be adopted and that the following accounts be paid: Times-Advocate supplies and printing $30.65; Wick­wire Press supplies $2.9'5; B. W. F. Beavers, supplies $2.20; C. Mason, repairs $16; Jones & May, supplies $1.63; Grigg Stationery, books, etc. $23.40. Carried. Adjournment by F. J. Del-bridge. K. McFaul, Secretary MAIN ST. ANNIVERSARY The anniversary services of Main’1 St. United Church on Sunday last were celebrated morning and even­ ing with special speakers from Lou­ don conducting the services. At the morning service Rev. Walter Craw, B.A., B.D., was the special speaker and his message was most impres- ive and appealed to the large au- dienice present for the occasion. He compared life to mountain-climbing dealing with it under the headings o'f discipline, prayer and sacrifice, the Transfiguration and love and sacrifice. Associated with him on the platform was Rev. S. M. Gordon, of Caven Church, their services hav­ ing been withdrawn in honor of the occasion. The choir furnished an anthem and the male quartette, Messrs. Gerald and Harold Skinner, Jas. Francis and F. Wildfong sang a selection. A beautiful bouquet of yellow mums adorned the pulpit. In the evening the service was in charge of Rev. W. A. Walden, B.A., of London, president of the London conference. With Mr. Walden on the platform were Rev. Mr. Mair, of the Thames Road; Rev. Mr. Hunt, of Trivitt Memorial Church and Rev. A. Page, of James St. Church, who assisted with the service. Triv­ itt Memorial church and James St. church withdrew their services. A large congregation filled the audi­ torium. The choir sang an anthem and the male quartette again sang. Rev. Mr. Walden spoke from the text “In the morning sow thy seed and in the evening withhold not thine hand; for thou knowest not whether snail prosper, either this or that or whether they both shall be alike. His theme was the satisfaction that comes to us in knowing that we have invested our lives in the things that develop Christian character and the bringing about of God’s kingdom upon, earth. Special contributions were received during the day and amounted to around $680. The pas­ tor, Rev. Mr. Elliott was in London for the day. WINS AWARD The Rochester Journal, Rochester N. Y., announces that Thomas J» Steiner, aged 2 years, son of Dr. E. S. and Mrs. Steiner, of town, was the winner of a $5.00 award in a natiom-wide photo contest conducted by a. chain store group. Tommy won the highest award in the Rochester zone while twenty other contestants in the same zone received honorable mention. The photo of the child was entered in the contest when Di*, and Mrs. Steiner were visiting in Rochester last August. The awards are being made this week, Traquair’s Hardware is holding a Big Fall Sale in all lines of hard* ware. Oh page 3 will bo found a list of their many specials. TWO LONDON YOUTHS KILLED IN ACCIDENT Clifford Hodgins, formerly of Cen­ tralia one of the Victims Two London youths driving in a slight fog early Friday morning of last week were .killed in air automo­ bile accident a short distance south of Birr an No. 4 Highway. Four other occupants -of the car were in­ jured and narrowly escaped death. Ernest Dennis, a taxi driver in Lon­ don was instantly killed. Clifford Hodgins, aged 22, son of Mr. and Mrs, Wesley Hodgins, formerly of Centralia, was taken to St. Joseph's hospital in London and died an hour after being admitted. The two men in company with Cyril Pocock, Malcolm Kerr, Gert­ rude Evans and Doris McFalls, were on their way to Lucan driving the latter to the home of her parents. A short distance south of Birr on an “S” turn the driver of the car lost control and the car struck the abutment of a cement culvert. A large block of cement was torn from the culvert and the car was completely demolished. The other tour occupants of the car were more or less seriously injured and all were removed to St. Joseph’s Hos­ pital. For several days the con­ dition of Pocock was considered quite critical but he along with the others are now making a satisfac­ tory recovery. Among those who attended the funeral were; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hodgert, Mr. and Mrs. Samson Mc­ Falls and family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy ■Coward, Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Coates, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. J hn Willis, Mrs. Thos. Willis, Miss Wanda Willis, Miss F. Davey, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Boyes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Mr. Nelson Baker and Mr. Wm. Bowden and a large number were present at the Clandebbye cemetery from this community. HORSE KILLED About 4.15 a.m. Monday morn­ ing a truck belonging to Robt. Mer­ cer of the Walkerville Trucking Co., struck and instantly killed a horse belonging to Steve Tasko on High­ way No. 4 just east of Centralia. The accident took place in front of Mr. otto Brown’s farm. The truck with three occupants took to the ditch which was rather deep at the spot and straddled a fence. The cab of the truck was badly damag­ ed. The driver of the car was Dur­ ward Elliott, of East Windsor and with him were Miss Thelma Young, of Tobermory and Reni Drouillard, of Windsor. The party were on their Way to Tobermory -with a load of empty fish boxes. Miss Ytoung was but quite badly about the legs and Was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher. The truck was towed in­ to the Ford Garage. A shower of fain at the time made visibility poor. Traffic officer Wm. Robin­ son investigated the accident. FRATERNAL VISIT ■Lebanon Forest LQdge A.F. & A. M. were favored Monday evening with a visit from the officers and members of Union' Lodge, London, who in a very able manner exempli­ fied the work of the first degree. Visitors were also present from Hensall and Lucan. The members from London numbered around 40 and were accompanied by the D.D. G.M. Rt. Wor. Bro. Fuller, of Byron. Wor. B'ro. Snow and his officers were warmlty complimented on the manner ini which the work was put on. At the conclusion of the meet­ ing the brethren adjourned to the parlors of the Main St. United church where a splendid banquet was provided by the ladies. The tables were beautifully decorated with streamers and candles. With Wor. Mas. Bro. M. W. Pfaff acting as toastmaster a toast was proposed to T.he King. Grand Lodge was proposed by Wor. Buo. Snow and re­ sponded to by Past D.D.G.M. Rt. Wor. Bro. Pryde. Rev. Mr. Elliott sang, a solo. Union Lodge was pro­ posed by Wor. Bro. J. A. Traquair and responded to by Wor. Bro. Ryder. Bro. Green, of London, en­ tertained the brethren with story and song. Lebanon Forest Lodge was proposed by Wor. Bro. W. De­ laney and responded to by Wor. Bro. J. M. Southcott. The evening clos­ ed with the Junior Warden’s toast and the slinging of Auld Lang Syne. EARTHQUAKE Many persons were awakened from their sleep shortly after one o'clock on Friday morning last when the beds in which they were sleeping trembled beneath them and most persons wondered just what had happened. A number realized that an earthquake had visited this section but many more just wonder­ ed what it was all about and not until' the next day did they realize the true nature of What had taken place. The earthquake was severe in some areas and was felt through­ out nearly all of Eastern Canada, and the United States. The shocks lasted about 15 seconds in most dis­ tricts, shaking buildings, moving furniture and pictures. 'Slight dam­ age was done at Simcoe wl\ere brick walls in several buildings cracked. The centre of the quatoe was near Ott&Wa oh the Ontario-Quebec bord­ er where it tore u.p the tracks from the ties on the C. N. R. and did damage to a number <of frame build­ ings. 13TH TEST HOLE The thirteenth test hole for water has been sunk at 'the end of Albert Street with results similar to the Others. The well was dug on a lo­ cation that was switched with a divining rod. DIED IN TORONTO Word was received in Exeter on Tuesday morning of the sudden death of Mrs. Ge.ox’ge K. Heaman which took place in Toronto Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Heaman were tor many years residents of Exeter, Mr. Heaman being a mason and contractor. Mrs. Heaman’s maiden name was Eliza Frayne. 'She was born on the second concession of Usb-orne Township. During her life she has been active in the work of the church and sbe was beloved by a host of friends and relatives in this community. Besides her ber­ eaved husband sbe is survived by one son, Herman, of Toronto. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. T. Wark, Strathroy; Mrs. E. Tomlinson and Miss Lizzie Frayne, of London. Mrs. Wark at the pre­ sent time is in very poor health. The funeral will be held in Toronto Thursday afternoon. ETHERINGTON—ABRAM On Saturday, November 2nd a quiet wedding took place at the United church Manse, Thames Rd., with Rev. Wm. Ma'ir officiating, when Alma M. Abram, eldest daugh­ ter of Mr. and Mr.s. Wm. Abram, Belmore, became the bride of Archie James Etherington, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Etherington, of Usborne. The bride was dressed in rose crepe with brown accessories and carried mums and roses and was assisted by Marjprie J. Etherington, sister of the groom, dressed in blue wool with black accessories and carried a bouquet of white mums. The groom was attended by his brother Richard Etherington. Mr. and Mrs. Etherington' left by motor for Detroit and other points north, on their return they will reside on the groom’s farm, fourth concession, Usborne. HARTLEIB—PEVLER A lovely wedding took place at New St. James church, London, when Dorothy May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pevler, of London, became the bride of Harry Hartleib, also of London, only son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Hartleib. Rev. James MacKay officiated. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at Glen Allen Villa where the tables were arranged in horseshoe shape and decorated with pink ros­ es. Later Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hart­ leib left on a short wedding trip and on their return will take up resi­ dence on Piccadilly street. Among the oiut of town guests were Miss Hartleib, Mr. and Mrs. Hey, of Dashwood and Mrs. Ed. Dundas, of Clandeboye. LAID TO REST The funeral of the late Mrs. Jas. Stewart took place from the (resi­ dence of her brother, Edward Har­ ness, Monday afternoon at two o’clock with interment in the Exe­ ter cemetery. The remains were brought to Exeter from Leamington on Sunday. Mrs. .Stewart’s maiden name was Maud Harness her age being 7 years and 24 days. She was ■born near Crediton being one of a family of eleven of whom her brother Edward is the only surviv­ or. Mrs. Harness and family lived for many years in the residence on Main Street now occupied by Mrs. Delbridge, the father of the family having died over fifty years ago. Miss Harness was united in mar­ riage with Mr. James iStewart and for the past twenty-five years has resided at Windsor and Leamington. Her mother predeceased her about seven years ago. For the past year the deceased has not been, well and she was taken ill with pneumonia which was the cause of her death. She is survived by her husband and brother Edward. COMMUNITY NIGHT The annual community night of the Hurondale Institute was held at the Thames Road church Friday evening, November 1st. A large at­ tendance was piresent which made the evening a decided success. The chair was taken by the first vice- president, Mrs. A. Rundle. The meeting opened by singing the open­ ing Ode followed by the Lord’s Prayer in unison. The program in­ cluded an opening chorus by six girls; a reading by Anne Mbrgan; violin selection by Mr. Bolton; a forty minute play entitled “Not a Man in the House”, the characters being taken by Mrs. Rufus Kestle, Mrs. Wm. Etherington, Mrs. M. Beokler, Miss Kathleen Strang and Mrs. E. Mitchell; sollo by Mrs. Mor­ gan; address by Rev. Mr, Mair, of Thames Road; reading by Clarence Down; selection by a grioup of young men Including piano, mlouth- organ, violin and guitar. The con­ venors p'f the program were: Mrs, Wm. 'Kornick and Mrs. Wm. Ether- ington. The meeting then closed by singing the National Anthem follow­ ed by refreshments.’