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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-04-22, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 I I Men’s Spring Overcoats $8 to $15 Splendid range of coats in raglans, belted or fancy back models, new­ est colors at $15. Also same style at $11, and a few good coats from last season at $8. MEN’S AND BOYS’ SUITS A wonderful line of men’s and boys’ Suits to select from in dark or light shades. You will like the styles we are showing and the prices are moderate. MEN’S FARM BOOTS Williams Split Farm Boots at last year”s prices $2., $2.50 and $2.95; also highest grade Goodyear welt boots at $3,75 and $4.75. ' Ladies’, Misses’ and Childrens’ Spring Coats and Suits We have a very large stock of coats and suits for all types of figures at very rea­ sonable prices.. . Girls’ Coats from 2 years up, tailored styles with hats and purses to match. WALLPAPERS Prices are advancing but we have a good stock at old prices; also some good bundle lots, suitable for kitchens and bedrooms. NEW STYLES IN SHOES Blue, black or brown in a variety of new styles. Come in and see them. The price is $2.95 a pair. Boy’s and Men’s Suits and top Coats We give you a large range to choose from. Newest styles, fancy or plain back coats. It is easy to select your clothes from our big range of colors. Spring Furnishings for the Home Linoleums — Congoleums — Rugs — Window Blinds — Curtain Rods — Draperies Table and Floor Oilcloths — Congoleum, Linoleum and Feltol Rugs Congoleum, Linoleum and Feltol Rugs We have the new patterns in Congoleum and Linoleum Rugs. A large stock to choose from at prices that will mean considerable saving to you. LADIES’ COTTON HOSIERY—Sand and Grey, special value at 19c. pair LADIES’ FINE LISLE HOSIERY—SPECIAL AT .25c. Per pair. LADIES’ SILK CREPE HOSE—Supersilk Brand, new colors, Our regular dollar quality, slightly imperfect but no flaws at 69c pair. Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sunlight Soap ........................... 4 cakes 21c. Big 5 Cleanser ............................... 2 tins 9c. Kellogg’s All Bran................. per pkg. 19c. Pearl White Soap 6 bars; 1 pkg. Ammonia for ..................................................... 26c. Prunes, large meaty size .......... 2 lbs. 23c. Grape Nut Flakes and Post’s Bran Flakes 1 pkg. each, 1 Mickey Mouse Cereal Bowl All for...................................................25c. St. Williams Orange Marmalade 32 oz. 23c Phone 32 Jones & May Phone 32 A Finance Plan — on — Purina Hog Feeds We furnish you with enough feed to put your hogs on the market. You pay for the feed when you sell the hogs. This simple arrangement has been worked out with the help of Purina Mills. There is no red tape and no one goes your security, We cannot do this with everybody but are willing to make this offer to reliable farmers whom we can rely on to carry out their part of the bargain. Call in and see us withn the next few days and we will explain fully. Get Started at Once on This Wonderful Plan Dr. Roe’s Vita Food Complete Chick Starter. ... $3.00 per cwt. See the New Chick Brooders. Produces healthier and matured chicks, mortality reduced to a minimum 1937 Royal Purple Garden Seed.............................7 pkgs. 25c. Mangel Seed in bulk and package, Corn, Peas, Beans, Fertil­ izer and Sheep Manure, Etc. Traquair’s Hardware “All I got at her house was a ©up to? shamrock tea,” remarked the young fellow. "What on earth’s shamrock toa?” asked his companion. “You iknOw the kind—made with three leaves,” ’whs the reply. Clothing; Problem Wife (retUrnlUig from shopping) i “What do you- think, darling, I’vd found the loveliest costume today that I’ve been looking for for weeks. Hubby1; “It’s a good thing yott found it I couldn’t have bought It for you? ( Interesting Lecture on. Africa iThe illustrated lecture on Africa in James St. United Church on Fri­ day evening last by Rev. Denzil Ridout, of Toronto, draw a ‘ fairly large and appreciative audience, in Visiting the mission fields of South Africa Rev. Mr. Ridout had" many interesting experiences and was able to secure Some excellent pictures Showing the tribal life of the Afri­ can in the rural communities away from the -cities and th© transforma* tion that! is being brought about by Christian missions. Ris ■ lecture was Quito interesting and instructive. EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 22nd, 1937 I i The Exeter l.O.O.F, will attend Divine worship in Main St. United church on Sunday next at 7 o’clock p.m. Members are requested to meet at the lodge room at 6.30. A cordial welcome is extended to vis­ itors. C. W. Kestle, N-G. E. A. Howald, Sec. PURPLE MARTINS RETURN EARLIER THAN USUAL The record for the past 11 years was broken Friday by the arrival of the purple martins which annually occupy the nine-compartment house on Main street. William Andrew, who has watched them for the past 10 years, states that the date has varied from the 17th to the" 21st. Last year the early arrivals almost froze on the 21st and Mr. iSylvester Taylor, whose apartments are close to the bird house, opened his win­ dow and the three early arrivals stood near the open windew all night. Post-Nuptial Shower On Friday night last, a bent 25 -relatives and friends met at the home of Mrs. K. J. S'ihis, where a shower was given in honour of Mrs. Lorston Urquhart (nee Geraldine Hedden) of London. A mock wed­ ding took place with Mrs. I. Sims officiating, Miss Merna Sims, bridS; Miss Helen Flynn, bridesmai’d; Mrs. Verda Dayman, flower1 girl; Miss Ethel Kydd, groom; Miss Irene Kydd, best man and Miss Dorothy Sims, pianist. Mrs. IL, Wein and Mrs. M. Neil presented Mrs. Urqu­ hart with a prettily decorated basket laden .with gifts, after* which Mrs. Urquhart ably expressed her appreciation. Among those present were members of the bride’s family from London. Contests and games were enjoyed and a dainty lunch Was served. ‘ Shop in Exeter and Win a Prize. STEPHEN TWP. 1936 TAXES NEARLY ALL IN The Tax Collector of Stephen Twp. has returned his 1936 tax roll to the treasurer. The ratepayers are to be congratulated on the manner in ■which they pay their taxes. Out of a total levy of $45,022.58 there is only $3 60.1$ uncollected. $10.00 FOR LITTLE FUND ■The Times-Advocate on Monday received a letter postmarked at London in which a ten dollar bill and a notation that it was for the Little family, asking us to see that they got it O.K. This is a very worthy contribution. In addition to the above two' dollars have been re­ ceived this week, and an offer has been made of some household ef­ fects, SOCIAL EVENING The Exeter Volley Ball Club held a social evening at the arena Wed­ nesday evening of last week. The members and their lady friends en­ joyed progressive euchre with twelve tables in play. The winner of gents high was Orville Lawson and of ladies’ high, Miss Eileen Snell, A splendid lunch was serv­ ed at the -close. The club was or­ ganized after the opening of the Arena and have been playing two nights a week. The president of the club is Mr. Harj*y Lewis and the secretary, Mr. S. B. Taylor. The members of the Arena committee and their wives were guests Wednes­ day evening. CORONATION DAY TOJBE CELEBRATED At a public meeting held in the Town Hall Tuesday evening it was decided to hold a celebation on Cor­ onation Day, May 12th. Reeve iSan- ders was appointed chairman of the meeting and Jos. B. Creech, secre­ tary. A parade comprising the Band, members of the Legion, mem­ bers of the Council and -School Board together with the school children will march to the Trivitt Memorial Ghur'ch where a public service will be held in the -morning. Municipal Councils - and. scholars from the neighboring municipalities are to be invited. The children will be presented with buttons. The local clergy will have -charge of the program at the church and a com­ mittee was appointed to arrange for some sports or games in the af­ ternoon. A time schedule io! the different events will be given in our next issue. LADY BOWLERS ORGANIZE The Exeter Ladies’ Bowling Club held their annual meeting Monday evening at the home -o-f Mrs. W. J> Smith. There was a good repres­ entation. The report showed that the ladies had a successful year in 193'6 and they voted $35.00 to the main organization for the putting in of ditches at the greens or for fixing up the club-house. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Mrs. M. W. Tel- fer; vice-president, Mrs. H. C. Rivers; -Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. H. Pollen. Membership committee, Mrs. H. 0. Carey, Mrs. G. Jaques, Mrs, J. M. Southcott, Mrs. W. J. Smith, Mrs. J. Rpwey; Social Com­ mittee, Mrs. J. A. Traquair, Mrs. F> A. May, Mrs. E. R. Hopper, Mrs. U. Snell Mrs. W. H. Moise, Mrs. J. M. Southcott, Mrs. A. O. Elliot, Mrs. T. O. Southcott. Tournament Com­ mittee, Mrs. Teller, Mrs. Carey, Mrs. Rivers Mrs. Pollen. DIED IN CENTRALIA There passed away in Centralia, a life-long resident in the person of Thomas* W. Neil, son of the late Richard and Elizabeth Neil at the age of 70 years. His death came as a shock to many of his friends. Even though he had been in poor health for many months.it was only two weeks previous that his condi­ tion became serious. Mr. Neil was a very faithful momber of the Un­ ited church and unless sickness pre­ vented him he was always found in his pew on Sunday. Foi* a great number* of years he was a member of the -choir, also superintendent of the Sunday school for years. Forty years ago he was united in marri­ age to Miss Margaret Ann Lewis who predeceased him nearly five years On Monday a large number of relatives and friends paid their final respects to a widely known resident. Tihe funeral was held from the ihome of his daughter Mrs. Penwarden and was conducted by Rev. R. N. Stewart, of Centralia and Rev. Mr. Robb, of Bluevale, a former pastor, Interment taking place in Exeter cemetery. Two daughters survive, Mrs. Win. Essery and Mrs. penwarden, of Centralia. Of a family of eleven children, two brothers and three sisters survive: John, of -Sask.; Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Elston and Miss Sarah Neil, or London and James of Centralia. The hearers Were: Messrs. N. Baker W. Collwlll, W. Ok-e, H. Buswell, M, Sleamon and *A. lliclts. FORMER RESIDENT PASSES The death took place in Bowman- ville on Tuesday of a former Exe­ ter lady in the person of Mrs. Sus­ anna Kestle, widow of the late Rev. J. D> Kestle, in her 63rd year. Mrs. Kestle has been making her home with her only sister Mrs. (Rev.) W. H. Spargo. Mrs. Kestle’s maiden name was Su-sanna Passmore. She was twice married and was a resi­ dent of Exeter for many years. Her first husband was the late Charles Snell and latex* in life she married the late Mr. Kestle. While a resi­ dent of Exeter she was active in the work of James Street Church. The funeral will be held Friday at 4 p.m. with interement in the Bow- manville cemetery. Mrs, Elizabeth J, Passmore, of town, is a sister-in- law. VISIT OF D.D.G.M. On Monday evening Rt. Wor. Bro. N, O. Johnston, -of St. Marys, D.D.- G.M., of Masonic District South Hu­ ron, paid .his official visit to Leban­ on Forest Lodge A.F. & A.M. Visit­ ors of 15 lodges of this district were present and the lodge room was filled to over-flowing. Among the members were six past D.D.G.M.’s and Rt. Wor. Bro. W. Quantz, D.D.- G.M., of London. Wor. Bro. W. E. Middleton and his officers exempli­ fied the work of the first degree in a most satisfactory manner and re­ ceived the congratulations from t'he guest of the evening. Following the work of the evening the breth­ ren adjourned to the Trivitt Memor­ ial Parish Hall, where the ladies o-f the church served a very sumptuous repast in a most creditable manner. At the conclusion of the banquet Wor. Bro. Middleton acted as toast­ master and proposed a toast to ‘The King and the Craft. This was re­ sponded to with the National An­ them. Rt. Wor. Bro. Pryde proposed a toast to ‘Grand Lodge’ which was responded to by Rt., Wor. Bro. John­ ston and Rt. Wor.’ Bro. Quantz. A toast to “The Visitors” was propos­ ed by J. M. Southcott and responded to by Rt. Wor. Bro. G. H. Jefferson, of Clinton and Rt. Wor. Bro. Fuller, of Byron. A toast was. proposed to Lebanon Forest Lodge' and the program was brought to a close with the Junior’s Warden's toast and the singing of Auld Lang .Syne. Among the lodges represent­ ed were three lodges from London, Stratford, St Marys, Dorchester, ‘Byron, Mitchell, Seaforth, Goderich, Wingham, Clinton, Hensail, Lucan and Ailsa Craig. THE LATE RD. CAMM .Funeral services for the late Richard Camm, who |passed away suddenly at his residence, lot six, concession eleven, Usborne, Thurs­ day evening, April t'he fifteenth were conducted from the above address on Saturday at two p.m. by Rev. W. M. Lovegrove, of Woodham United church, who spoke .on the following text, “At Eventide There .Shall be Light.” A suitable duet “He Knows” was rendered by Wm. and iRay. Mills of Woodham. Inerment was made in Kirkton United church cemetery. The beautiful floral tributes and large numbei* who attended testified to the high esteem the late Mr. Camm was held in the community. Mr. Richard Camm was born two miles south of Exeter in 1856 and moved with his parents to the tenth concession of Usborne when 12 years of age and where he spent the rest of his life. He was always in­ terested in community affairs and served seven years as councillor in Usborne. He was a man of sterling qualities, loved to serve ;God and was beloved by all who knew him. He also taught a class of boys at Sunshine church for years and was an elder of Woodham United church. In 1882 he married Kate Peglar who predeceased him by 36 years. He is survived by one son, Cecil J. with whom he made his home, and one daughter Mrs. (Ella) P. F. D.oupe, of London. Two sisters and two brothers, Mr. Charles Camm of Woodham and Mr. Albert Camm, of St. Catherines; Mrs. M. Fletcher, of Exeter and Mrs. W. Grey, of De­ troit survive. The pall bearers were five cous­ ins the Straffon brothers, of Gross­ well and Port Huron, Mich., and ■one nephew, Louis Fletcher, of Kirkton. Those attending the funeral from a distance were: Mrs. Thos. Camm and family, Cross well, Mich.; Messrs Paul, Steven, Silas, Lewis and Wil­ liam Straffon, of Port Huron and Crosswell, Mich.; Mr. Geo. Holman, of Goderich; Mr. John Garrett and Evelyn, of Walkerville; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Talbott and Mr. and Mrs. Scotehmere, of Bayfield; Mrs. Walter Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. M. Talbdtt, of firucefield and Mr. and Mrs. Thus. Isaac, of Greenway. Fifty coupons Will be awarded to all new Subscribers to the Timos-Advo- >cate in Exeter’s Coronatioh Contest. No Noise Annoys “Sleep well ih the country?” '“First night I couldn't got to sloop at all. After that I hired a farmer boy to Sit in my automobile and blow the ihiorh all night. Then I got along fine.” Sixty-Third Year Coronation Contest Opens in Exeter on Saturday Morning Frizes Galore Offered by Forty Ex* eter Merchants—Promises to be as interesting « Contest as Ever Staged in Exeter.’ Buy in Exeter —- Deal in Exeter promises to be the slogan for the coming weeks. Forty .of Exeter’s leading merchants have clubbed to­ gether to put over the most inter­ esting and most exciting campaign that the to*wn has ever had. $200.00 in cash will be awarded to some lucky party in the contest The nineteen othei* valuable prizes to be won at the close of the contest and the many other prizes to be giv­ en away at the weekly drawings to-, tai to over $650.00. Saturday, April 24th at 9 a.m. the contest starts and will continue until .Saturday, June the 5th. Clos­ ing at midnight. The contest is spon­ sored solely by Exeter business men —not by an outside company. The sole purpose is to bring more people from the surrounding districts to find out what attractive merchandise and what reasonable prices the mer­ chants of Exeter have to o££er to the buying public. Bargains at all the stores will be offered throughout the campaign. Follow this paper closely fo'r weekly announcements from the towns’ leading merchants. The prizes offered are all well worth winning and will be on dis­ play at an early date. Information as to location of display will appear in an early issue of the Times-Advo­ cate. Many attractions for the forth­ coming vjeeks are under prepara­ tion. Details of which will be an­ nounced through this newspaper. Suffice to say for the present that a Style Show will be held in the near future at Leavitt’s Theatre. Lucky drawing each week in front of the Town Hall and to climax the contest a Gala Contest and Dance in Exeter’s New Community Hall, Monday, June 7 th. Accurate descriiption of these af­ fairs will all be properly and in de­ tail outlined through the Times- Advocate as the contest gets under -way in full swing. With each purchase of 25 cents oi* more at the merchants’ stores dis­ playing the Exeter Coronation 'Con­ test Banners, the customer will re­ ceive a coupon with adequate space for their name and address. These coupons nroperly filled out and de­ posited in the ballot boxes in .any one of the mechants’ stores sponsor­ ing this contest will give the person Whose name appears on the coupon a chance to be the fortunate winner of $20O'.0 0 or any one of the many other valuable, prizes. The more cou­pons you have" in the boxes the more chances you have^to be a lucky win­ ner. The ‘best way to obtain a goodly supply of coupons is to buy in Exeter—pay up back accounts (upon which a special number of chances will be .given) and to watch this paper* closely for specials offer­ ed by the stores during this contest. In case of details -of this contest are not clear, call the Times-Advocate Office and full information will be cheerfuly given. In brief closing let us say. Buy in Exeter—Support your local mer­ chants—Obtain all the coupons you can possibly gather—get lucky— Follow the Times-Advocate closely for complete weekly advice and in­ formation. Mrs. J_. R. Hill, of Ottawa, visited for a few days with her son Rev. D. C. and Mrs. Hill at Gaven Presby­ terian manse. Mrs. Hill spoke to Caven Sunday School on Sunday morning. She is this week attend­ ing the Provincial W.M.S. conven­ tion which is meeting in London. “Jimmie Be Careful” A 3-Act Comedy-Drama Presented at SAINTSBURY PARISH HALL by the Eden Players, on Friday, April 23rd at 8,15 o’clock p.m. ADMISSION 25c. and 15c. ..Band Concert.. TOWN HALL, HENSALL Sunday, April 25 th 8.30 p.m. HENSALL CITIZEN’S BAND Assisted by Guest Artists Conductor, G. M. Grant Silver* Collection will be taken at the Door LEAVITT’S THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY April 22nd, 23rd, 24th “TRAIL DUST” William Boyd and James Ellison MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY April 26th, 27th, 28th “THE PLAINSMAN” Cecil D. DeMille’s million dollar adventure spectacle with the glor­ ious stars of Mr. Deeds, Gary C'oojp- err and Jean Arthur. See the In­ dian lands flaming with revolt. Cus­ ter’s last stand. Great herds of bu-f- falo. 5,000 Indians on the warpath. April 29th, 30th, May 1st “LLOYDS OF LONDON” “Jimmie Be Careful” •by the Eden Young People will be given in the THAMES ROAD UNITED CHURCH FRIDAY, APRIL 36th Under the auspices of Group one Women’s Association Admission 25c and 10c. PRESENTATION About 70 neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Oke, Hurondale, Monday evening to honor their son, Mr. Lorne Oke and his bride. The even­ ing was spent in dancing in the course of which Mr, and Mrs. Oke were presented with an address, a fibre fernery and an ash stand. The address was read by Harry Strang, Jr., and the presentations made by Ralph Oke and Earl Mitchell. Mr. Oke made a fitting reply expressing the thanks of himself and wife. Mr. Oke was married in Kitchener on April 7th to Miss Louise Dettmer. The groom is employed with the Partex Construction Company and the newly married couple will make their home in Kitchener. They will have the best wishes of many friends.