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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-01-27, Page 1IS I ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27th, 1938 ,2x Reduced Prices on Many Lines of Winter Merchandise 36 inch Comforter Cretonnes at 19c a yard 6 good patterns of Comforter Cretonnes, 36 inches wide. A real bargain this month at 19c. a yard. English Comforter Sateen, 36 inches wide, neat Paisley Patterns at 29c, a yard, Large Comforter Batting, opens 72 by 90 inches, 39c. and 50c. each. Ibex Flannelette Blankets, large 12-4 size, white or grey, with colored borders, only a few pair left at this price, $2.15 pr. I SECOND OPERATION Neil, eight-year-old son of Mr, and Mrs. Mervin Johnson, underwent his second operation for mastoid trouble in Victoria Hospital, London, on Friday of last week. Early in June last year Neil underwent his first operation for mastoid in Vic­ toria Hospital and now the other side has been affected requiring a second operation, He is improving slowly. Both Neil and hjs parents will have the Sympathy of friends. ■■ ■ ,■ t .. z1.... 1 COMMUNICATION re The Proposed Rest Room the Citizens of Exeter,— many been gang- Zf Sixty-Fourth Year HOCKEY New Hamburg Wins From. Clinton pn Local Ice Men’s Lined Cape Skin Gloves at $1.00 a pair 4 dozen pair Men’s Cape-Skin Gloves sizes 8 to 10 1-2, colors grey, black and brown. Our regular $1.50 line to clear in a hurry at $1.00 a pair. on for on Continuing Our Sale of Men’s Fine Shirts Another Week We are continuing our sale of men’s Fine Shirts another week. Forsyth and Arrow lines, fused collars, attached and separate collars—Regular $1.95 lines on sale at $1.49 each or two for $2.95. 5 dozen Collar Attached Shirts; Regular $1.25 and $1.50 on sale at $1.00 each. Men’s Heavy Flannelette Work Shirts on sale at 98c. each. ELDERLY LADY HAS LEG AMPUTATED Mrs. Thos. Hern, who has suffering at hex’ 'home froxn rene, was taken to St. Joseph’s Hos­ pital, London, on Sunday and Tuesday undei’went an operation the amputation of her left leg be­ low t'he hip. Mrs. Hern, who Monday observed her 77th birthday, recently moved to Exeter with her daughter, Miss Minnie, from Us- borne. iShe came through t'he op­ eration’ well but latest reports state that she is in a critical condition. All Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ Winter Coats at Bargain Prices. Ladies’ and Misses’ Silk Crepe Dresses on sale this month at $2.95 each. Men’s Overcoats on Sale High Grade Winter Overcoats on sale at $15.00 each, all this Winter’s Coats and made in either Raglans or Ulster styles; also a few good Overcoats at $13.00 and Student’s Overcoats, sizes 33 to 37, at $10.00 to $13.00. CHARGED WITH FRAUD Verne T. Wyant, London, arraign­ ed before Magistrate S. B. Arnold, at Chatham, elected trial by judge and jury on two charges alleging conspiracy with .Samuel Willis, also of London, to obtain $1,500 ulently from Silas iStanlake, and $100 from Mrs. Barbara of London. He was released own recognizance until Wednesday when he is to appear to /post $5,000 'bail. fraud- Exeter Harris on his The Council -have in mind to sup­ ply a real need for the village at a cost that could be paid for in one year. To tear down the town hall and build a new one to meet this small need seems entirely out of the question with our present indebted­ ness, To borrow upwards of $75,- 000 to build a more elaborate town hall to accommodate the small need in question, would be to raise the club of Hercules to brain a gnat. With the essentials well provided for such as our schools, our churches the arena, the theatre, there is no pressing need for a more elaborate town hall for some time to come. The next real need that is before us is to reaoh out for some new in­ dustrial enterprise that will give employment to our people. We have only to look 'back to the founders of Exeter to put us to shame. They built productive enterprises such ' as the Verity Plow Works, the Woollen Factory, the Pickard 'Saw Mill, t'he Pickard Flour Mill, the Exeter Salt Works, Dyer & Howard planing mill, Gidley c'hair factory, The Ross-Tay­ lor Planing Mill, and more recently the Harvey Mill and the Canning Factory. How much have we add­ ed to this? Should our future thoughts not be directed towards productive, and not so much to non- i-odu.ctive enterprises. Sincerely yours, A CITIZEN pi- The New Spring Prints are here at 20c, and 25<?. a yard. New Pattern Table Oilcloths in stock for Spring. Snow Suits, for small children, red, grey, sand, clearing at $1.25 per suit. WILL HOLD FALL FAIR ON A SATURDAY Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Large Package Lift QUAKER QUICK OATS ......©3CI> ljC One pound tin i q « ROYAL YORK COFFEE......©3011 OlC Tomato or Vegetable O «.* OC AYLMER SOUPS.................O tlDS 400 Hillcrest, 1 lb. prints PURE LARD 2 for 25c 32 Jones & May Attention Poultrymen!! SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER Ready mixed for Pancakes AUNT JEMIMA FLOUR pkg. 15c Sliced Ox* O1 SINGAPORE PINEAPPLE L tlDS Z1C Medium sized, juicy C £ OC TEXAS GRAPEFRUIT ......0 lOf 4DC 1 package softens 100 gallons Vardol Water Softener pkg. 29c Your < Superior > Store What about that Brooder Stove, etc for those Young Chicks that will 'be coming in a few weeks? Don’t wait until they are here. and see that it is in good working order, or if you come in and look them over. > Look that Brooder Stove over need a new one, Wafers Feeders Thei’niometers Sanitation Products Fountains, Brooders and everything pertaining to Chick Feeding, Etc* We will gladly show you our stock of When you buy Xtra - profit Chicks you want to buy that Xtra-Pro- fit Purina feed for them. R e m e mb er The Early Bird catch es the worm, so The best feed and The best chicks ip r o d uce The BINGO!! THURSDAY NIGHT at 8.30 p.m. in the Legion Club Rooms 15 Good Prizes Chicken and Hams Door Prize Admission 25c. The Exetex’ Agricultural Society at its annual meeting decided to break away from the conventional days of holding the Fall Fair and this yeai’ the big day of the fail’ will come on a Saturday. Because Exe­ ter Fair has conflicted with Strat­ ford and Goderich fairs the directors have decided to change the date to the Friday and Saturday following tbe London Fair. The annual meet­ ing was held in the Town Hall Wed­ nesday afternoon of last week. Thos. ■Pryde occupied the chair. Reports showed that the society had enjoyed a successful yeai’ with finances in fair shape. Wm. Coates was re­ elected president with D. Dew, 1st Vice-President; Clark -Fisher, 2nd Vice-President; R. G. Seldon, Secre­ tary and R. N. Creech, Treasurer. Directors are as follows; Wm. Oes- tricher, E. J. Shapton, F. A. Eller- iuigton, Dr. Steiner, Cecil Rowe, J, W. Hern, V. Pincombe, P. Passmore. A. Eatson; lady directors, Mrs. How­ ey, Mrs. Gouldiug, Mrs. 'O’Brien. Auditors, W. H. Moise and J. R. Moffatt. The new arena proved to be an ideal spot for the holding qf the indoor exhibits during the fail’ and a movement is now on foot for the tearing down of the old Crystal Palace and converting the lumber in­ to stabling foi’ horses and cattle. ANNUAL MEETING The annual congregational ing of the Main Street United C'hurch was held in tbe church Wednesday evening, January 19th. Interesting reports were received from the var­ ious organizations of the church in­ dicating progress throughout the year. Financial statements showed that all obligations were met and cash balances carried forward. The members elected to the Session for a term of three years were: C. E. Tuckey, G. S. Howard, F. Wildfong and Joshua Johns; and t® the Com­ mittee of Stewards, also for three years: Geo. W- Lawson, Geo. Earl, G. ■ W. Layton, G- McKnight and M. Quance. Mr. E- A. Follick, who has been a member of the Session since church union and who -has been a faithful member of the church fox’ a ■great many years, was elected as a life-member of the Session. The members of the Flower Commttee were re-elected: Mrs. W- A. Balk­ will, Mrs. W. Martin, J. W. Powell, Andrew Campbell and E. M. Dignan. The women of the congregation served a dainty lunch at the close of the meeting. meet- Local hockey fans were treated , to* the first O.H.A. hockey seen in Exeter in a number of years when New Hamburg met Clinton in a O. H. A. Junior B fixture at the Exeter' Arena Tuesday night. In the first period the teams appeared as evenly matched but as the game progressed New Hamburg steadily outclassed their rivals. When the final gong soiunded the score stood 6 to 2 in fa­ vor of New Hamburg. The game had just nicely got under way when a rebound from New Hamburg goalie struck Roth, the defenceman and rolled back, into his own net 'giving Clinton their first tally. Three Kauf­ man brothers formed one of the front lines for New Hamburg. They play well together and accounted for a number of the scores. Ray Kauf­ man with an assist from Frank scor­ ed the- first goal for their team and H. Haufman drew the one and only ■penalty in the first period. The per­ iod ended one all. Roth, Kettle and Gobel each scored one for New Ham-1 burg in the second period and Neel- ands for Clinton on a lone rush and a long shot scored the only goal for Clinton during the period. There were three penalties, Riley, Draper, and Roth. In the third period R. Kaufman scored with an assist from H. Kaufman and H. Kaufman scored the ’last tally with an assist from Frank. 'The penalties were Ritz, Neelans and R. Kaufman. Both goal­ ies did some fine work and at var­ ious times made some sensational saves after the defence had been broken through. Two referees han­ dled the game and kept it fairly clean. There was a splendid crowd to witness the game and judging from the cheering they seemed to be getting quit© a thrill. The gate re­ ceipts were a little over $66.00. New Hamburg, carried off the group 'hon­ ours. The line-up: Clinton, Goal, Hawkins; defence, Neeland, W. Ril­ ey; forwards, B. Riley, Draper, and Schoenhals; alternates, R. Creech, McDonald, Lockwood, McLean. New Hamburg, goal, Panchen; Roth and Ritz; forwards, Bingeman, Kettle; alter., man, R. Kaufman, F. Wheeler, Buehler, Gabel. ONTARIO WILL TEST VALIDITY OF 0. T. A, Hopes To Settle Vexed Question Af­ fecting Huron and Perth for all Time TORONTO, Jan. 24—Hon. G. D. Conant, attorney-general of Ontario, announced the constitutional valid­ ity and application of the Canada Temperance Act will be tested in the courts. Argument before the On­ tario Court of Appeals is expected to be heard in May, The action, Mr. Conant said, is being taken as t'he result of recent representations made by the On­ tario Temperance Federation. “This question has been kicked about for a long time,” he said in making t’he announcement, “We want finality on it.” A deputation from the C.T.F. in­ terviewed Premier Hepburn on De­ cember 15 and later conferred with. Mr, Conant. At a conference be­ tween the premier and the attorney­ general, it was decided to place t'he question before the courts. May End Control In the event of the Court of Ap­ peal /holding the C.T.A. still consti­ tutionally applicable to those sec­ tions of Ontario where it first was applied, it would mean, it was be­ lieved, that the Ontario Liquor Con­ trol Act would have no jurisdiction insofar as those areas are concern­ ed. 'The Canada Temperance Act pas­ sed out of general operation in On­ tario in 1889. It was applicable to counties as a whole. It was again taken up by the counties of Peel, Huron and Perth in 1914 and 1915. The next year the Ontario Temper­ ance Act, with heavier penalties, came into effect wit'h province-wide application. It provided that suspen­ sion of the C.T.A. would continue long as the provincial law was restrictive as the C.T.A. The C. T. A. enables counties come under its prohibitory provi­ sions by plebiscite but at the same time provided that should any pro­ vince enact a law which was more restrictive with regard to the sale of intoxicating liquor than the C.T. A., the provincial law should pre­ vail. The counties of Peel, Huron and Perth voted themselves dry under the C. T. A., but later the Ontario Legislature passed the O.T.A. which enacted and was considered a more restric­ tive law. replaced with the L.C.A., which per­ mitted sale of liquor in Government stores. Subsequently this law was widened to permit sale of beer and wine in hotels and clubs. Local­ option system of liquor sales pre­ vails under the L. C. A. Supreme Court Decision The question then arose whether the C.T.A. again came effect, by reason of the Ontario being less restrictive. In 1935 Supreme Court of Canada held it did come into effect in the three counties. (Three questions were submitted for reference to the Supreme Court: 1. Is the L.’CjA. as restrictive as the C. T. A.? 2. If the answer to 1 is in the negative, is the C. T. A. in force in t'he areas? 3. If the answer to 2 is in the negative, what steps are necessary to bring the C. ... T. A. into force? The court answered “no” to the first question and “yes” to the sec­ ond. It would not rule on the con­ stitutionality of the C. T. A. Later, in a test case, a county as as to DANCE An Infoimal Hance will be held at the EXETER ARENA under tile auspices of the Exeter Bowling Club .defence, Grimes, H. Kauf- Kaufman, 3Exeter 4, Hensall a scheduled Cyclone league on Friday last played on the largest and best quality eggs and The best fowl for next year. NIK-TONIK -for Coccidiosis and Range Paralysis Let us know your requirements so that you will not be disap­ pointed. We have Purina Feed in stock in any quantity for that Laying Hen, that Growing Pig, the Milking Cdw, that Fattening Calf and fox* man’s best friend, the horse and for the Faithful Master of the . house, Dog Chow. Foi’ the housewife—We have a few Bargains in New Findlay and Beach Cook Stoves. We trade in. Look these 'Over. For the Gentlemail—A Purina, all expense paid, trip to St. Louis. We have a few tickets left. Friday, February 4th Featuring BENNY PALMER and his eight piece orchestra Admission 50c. ' Traquair’s Hardware PHONE 27 WE DELIVER Radio licenses have been increas­ ed from $2.00 to $2.S0 a, year, Car . radios require separate licenses. Just a short time left to get in ott •the Tlmes-Advocate draw for grikes. (Sixteen prizes are to be given away on Februaty 19th. First prize $6; five prises of $2.00 each and ten prizes of $1,00 each, Renew now. One coupon for each year renewed* Staffa Couple Mark Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. John Livingstone, of Staffa, celebrated their 50th wed­ ding anniversary on Monday, Janu­ ary 24th. Mr. and Mrs. Living­ stone have been residents of the vil­ lage for the past 47 years. During the afternoon, many friends and neighbors called to extend congrat­ ulations. ROOFS CAVE IN UNDER HBAVT SNOW SEAFORTH—TlXe roof of the W. R. Smith block Oil Main street, con­ taining the drug Store occupied by J. B. Keating, 'Collapsed Monday ev­ ening, owing to t-he melting snow and ice and strong winds. Hundreds of dollars damage was caused. Apartments on the second floor were empty except for the office J. Beohloy, dentist, whose were not damaged. of Dr. premises much ac-MITCHELL—There was tivity on the store roofs here Mon­ day. Men were busy removing the heavy snow. The' northeast corner of the skating rink collapsed under th© great weight and the roof at the back of P. Scott Barr’a garage also caved in* ANNUAL MEETING KIRKTON AGRIC. SOCIETY The annual meeting of the Kirk­ ton Agricultural Society was held in Aberdeen Hall on Friday after­ noon. The president, T. A. Wise­ man occupied the chair. The treas­ urer’s report and financial statement was read and showed a balance on hand of $273.00, after prize money and all accounts were paid. It was decided to hold the Fall Fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 29 and 3 0th. Officers appointed for this year were; President, T. A. Wiseman; first vicespresident, John Berry; 2nd vice-president, R. E. Doupe; directors, Jas. H. Robinson, Jas. Stephen, Hugh Berry, R. N. Spence, Milton Hooper, Wm. Urqu­ hart, John Morphet, Newton Clarke, Dr. G. H. Jose, Oliver McCurdy, Ray Fletcher, Chas. Paul, Afthur Rundle Warren Brock, R. N. (Shier, Alvin Pym, T. A. Crago. Honorary direc­ tors, Fred Sanderson, M.P., W. H. Golding, M.P., Dr. C- A. Campbell, James Ballantyne, M.L.A., W. A. Dickison, M.L.A. Auditors, Alex Crago, Nes'bitt Russell, After the close of the meeting the new Board of Directors met for business. Amos Doupe stated after 34 years in office as Secretary-Treasurer, he wished to be relieved from further duties. A resolution was passed requesting the Secretary-Treasurer to remain in office until a new one was ap­ pointed, which whs agreed to. T. A’. Wiseman and A. Douipe will at­ tend the District meeting in London and the annual convention of Agri­ cultural the first Societies held In Toronto week of February. fotgdt the Carnival atDon’t Exeter Arena Friday evening. the ILLUSTRATED LECTURE iRev. J. B. Moore, of Grand Bend, gave his illustrated lecture “Pales­ tine in Pictures’’ at the James St. United church Monday evening un­ der the auspices of the Sunday School. Considering the weather and t’he condition of the roads the attendance was fairly good. Rev. Mr. Moore accompanied by Rev. Mr. Watters, of London, made a visit to Palestine during the past summer visiting Gibralter, Italy, Athens, Egypt and Syria. They secured' a number of pictures which have been beautifully colored and the lecture was both interesting and instructive, At intermission Miss Ella Link sang “The Stranger of Galilee.” During the latter part of the lecture Mr. Moore was dressed in Arab costume. HORSE THEFT CHARGED TO HAY TWP. FARMER ‘GODERICH, Jan. 25—-The days of horse-thieving are not over, 'fox’ to­ day James Adams, Hay Township, was landed in the County Jail 'charg­ ed with that offence. It is alleged that last Friday 1 night, during a hockey match in Clinton, Adams Stole horse, cutter, robes, etc., from a church shed in that town, driving it to his father's home in Hay Twp., where it was found by County Con­ stables Jennings and Ferguson. A rumor that Adams was shopping around trying to sell a horse put the officers on the trail. The animal belongs to Wilmer Shanahan, Hul- lett Township It is a work horse valued at $17.5. Adams appeared before a Justice of the Peace Wed­ nesday morning. inwgrcssive EuclU’e Exeter Ladies Bowling club progressive euchre in the The held a Town Hall Wednesday evening of last week. Fourteen tables were in iplay. Ladies* high prize was won by Mrs. G. Appleton; gent’s high by W. E. Middleton and lone hands by J. Dolbridge. At the conclusion of the play the ladies served a dainty lunch. In game Hensall rink, the Exeter team edg­ ed out a 4-3 win over the home team. The ice was rather soft and the game did not produce the best brand of hockey. The home team opened the scoring in short order and kept their lead with but ten minutes left to play. The visitors staged a strong comeback and netted two quick goals to win the game. The Hensall team is comprised mostly of boys of teen ages and they played a hard checking game. Manns and Tudor on defense handed out some healthy body checks. Lennis O’Brien hand­ led the game .played before a fair- sizd crowd of spectators. Exeter’s next game is on Thurs­ day night when Crediton will play their home game at the local arena. The game to be played in Zurich on Monday night was postponed ow­ ing to the weather. province-wide prohibition In 1927 the O. T. A. was to into law the Exeter 5, Lucan 2 A double header hockey feature was held in the Exeter Arena Wed­ nesday evening of last week when Exeter met Lucan in an exhibition | court judge in Ontario held the C. game, the home team winning by | T. A. ultra vires by upholding a con- the score of 5 to 2. In the Cyclone viction imposed in Peel county for League fixture Zurich met Crediton’ the former winning also by the score of 5 to 2. In the game between Ex­ eter and Lucan, Frank Creech for Exeter scored 4 of the 5 goals, Mc­ Donald scoring the other one. Lucan scored one goal in the second period and one in the third. The line-up: Exeter—Goal, Goetz; defence, F. Creech, C. Cornish; centre, Lawson; wings, R, Creech, E. Beavers; alters, Coates, Willard, Wein, Ward, Wells. Lucan •—' goal, Stevenson; defence, C. Gowan and W. Gowan; centre, Chowen; wings, Baynes, Fairless; alters- Jamieson, Zurbrlgg, Hodgllxs, Hodgson, Lawson and Hodgins. (Continued on Page 4) an act which was an offence under the L. C. A. but which was not an offence under the C. T. A. In 1936 Ontario appealed the Su­ preme Court decision to t'he Privy Council but withdrew its appeal with the sanction of their lordships before it was heard. Undei’ the L. C. A., several beer authorities were granted in the three counties in areas where local option did not govern. .Mr. wm. May, chairman of the Exeter Board of Education, was re­ appointed to the Board for a term of three years at the County Coun­ cil meeting in Goderich last week. As Others See Us (The Mitchell Advocate) To the newly -organized Lion’s Club of Exeter we offer our con­ gratulations. But to ithe town of Exeter itself should also- go fur­ ther bouquets. Visitors there bn Monday night iaat reported on the community hall they had erected.. One member expressed himself in glowing terms of this now skating rink and recreational build­ ing. it is something ot which the town of Exeter may well feel proud. To put it mildly we in Mitchell are slightly envious. They have protided a place wet© community entertainments, banouets, commencement exercises, sports and the soda! life of the commun­ ity can be accommodated; while here wo are at a total loss for such convenience.