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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-10-20, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 Sixty-Fourth YearEXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20th, 1938 Extra Special I Jones & May / FALL SPECIALS REDUCED PRICES IN PYREX WARE ELECTRIC BULBS 40 and 60 watt. 3 for 25c. GLOCOAT 1 pint and 5 ozs. for 59c. SEE US FOR TINSMITHING AND PLUMBING PURINA SPECIAL LAY MASH $1.90 cwt. — See Us For — ' CONCENTRATE FOR PIGS AND HENS GET YOUR FURNACE AND FURNACE PIPES READY FOR THE WINTER SEE THE McCLARY ROYAL CHARM 1939 MODEL OF A STREAMLINED STOVE AT OUR STORE ALSO BEACH AND FINDLAY STOVES, HEATERS AND FURNACES Traquair’s Hardware TINSmTIllNG PLUMBING BINGO CANADIAN LEGION ROOMS Let’s Go! THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20th at 8.30 p.m. 15 Good Prizes and a Door Prize Admission 25c. .............................. .. ......................... ........................ I ■■■■■■■■ LEAVITT’S THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY October aotb, a 1st, 22nd * “GOI7DWYN FOLLIES OF 1938” In Technicolor Charlie McCarthy & Edgar Bergen |Utz Brothers, Kenny Baker an all star cast MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY October 24th, 25th, 26th “PRISONER OF ZENDA” with Ronald Coleman, Madeline Car­ roll an all star caste Anu Luther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Luther, of Usborne, has been in the Children’s War Memorial Hospital, London, for several days for treatment and is expected home any time, Mrs. Luther has been with her. Mr. Chas. E. Tuckey met with a peculiar accident recently at the farm of his son Oscar, a short dis­ tance north of Exeter. Mr. Tuckey was in the act of separating milk when the separator exploded and a piece of steel passed through the fleshy part of his left hand. Work Progressing on New Building Progress has been made in the erection of the new high school building during the week. The cement walls are up to a height of eight oi’ nine feet. The steam boiler has been placed in position. A drain is being dug to connect with the main drain at the present school and waterworks are being installed. The laying of the corner-stone and the start of the brick work will take place in a few1 days. Style Expert Representing Wabasso Cotton Mills will be at this store on Wed., Oct. 26 to Sat., Oct. 29 inclusive to demonstrate the well known Wabas­ so Products. All ladies of Exeter and surrounding community are cordially invited to attend these demonstrations. A prize wMl be given for the best Apron or other Article made entirely of Wabasso products. See the new Wabasso PrintSj Sheetings, Pillow Cases, Dress Fabrics, Blankets, etc., on dis­ play. A Public Meeting under the auspices of the Exeter Women’s Institute will be held in the Exeter Town Hall at 3 o’clock p.m. Fri­ day, October 28th. A complete demonstration will be given by Mrs. Ballingall featuring partic­ ularly dresses made from Wabas­ so products on living models. Ab­ solutely free. All ladies’ of town and neighborhood urged to at­ tend. . A lucky number door prize given by this firm. Your Superior Store A Riot of Fun Coming — “DOUBLE WEDDING” with Myrna Loy and William Powell PLOWING MATCH TODAY The South Huron Plowing Match is being held today (Thursday) on the farm of Wm. Clarke and Emer­ son Gunning, on Huron St., half mile east of Exeter. The fine summer weather which has prevailed for a couple of weeks has not been condu­ cive for good plowing aS the land needs rain badly. Dust has been flying in the fields while the plow­ men have been at work. FIVE MEET DEATH WHEN CAR CRASHES TRAIN THE DEAD Di*. George Racey, of Park­ hill. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wills, of Thedford. Miss Evelyn Mason, of Parlc- hill, formerly of Grand Bend. Norma Wills, five-year-old daughter of Fred Wills, Dr. George Racey, widely known Parkhill physician, and four others were killed on No. 7 Highway, a few miles south of Clandeboye on Thurs­ day, of last week. The entire fam­ ily of Fred Wills, of Thedford, hus- hand, wife and fiv’e-year-old adopted daughter, Norma, was wiped out, while the fifth victim was Miss Ev­ elyn Mason, of Parkhill. The preliminary inquest was held at Parkhill the same afternoon. Jurors viewed the body and then adjourned uiitil Thursday afternoon October 20, when the evidence will be taken at Parkhill. Dr. Racey was believed to have been driving the car which crashed into the side of the London and Wingham C.N.R. Diesel-powered pas­ senger train and somersaulted, a wreck, into a deep ditch. None in the car survived. Two of the passengers, both pa­ tients of Dr. Racey, were on their way to London for hospital care. Miss Mason had an arm fractured in another accident on Wednesday night, while Mr. Wills was going for treatment of an infection in his hand. Mr. Wills had driven his own car from Thedford to Parkhill and then transferred to the physician’s car. ®r. Racey and Miss Mason died instantly. • Mr. and Mrs. Wills liv­ ed about five minutes, while their daughter died shortly after she was admitted to Victoria Hospital, Lon­ don. The coroner’s jury, impanelled by Provincial Constable George Olubbe is: Fred Laughton, foreman; Wal­ ter Nichols, Clare Pennington, Thos. Browning, Gordon Fraser, Harold Gibbs William Murch. “Arthur Ped­ lar and William Bawden. The cai’ was proceeding east, on No. 7 highway when it crashed into the Diesel car which had left Lon­ don at 9.30 a.m. The motor car crashed into the side of the C.N.R car about six feet from the nose on the west side and bounced to the ditch on the north-west corner of the intersection, landing upside down. Mrs. Wills was thrown par­ tially out of the car and Dr. Racey and Miss Mason were pinned in the wreckage. Joseph Parker, of Detroit, who is visiting with friends about 300 yards from the crossing was first on the scene. Scene of Crash Accompanied by John Thompson, of Clandeboye, he was driving east on No. 7 highway when the Racey car passed him about one mile west of the railway crossing. This was at the foot of a long hill. He lost sight of the car as it went over the crest of the hill, but came upon the scene less than a minute after the crash. From skid marks on the highway, police formed the opinion the motor car must have been driving on the cement portion of the road, which is paved only on the north side and that the driver may have seen the approaching train, and applied brak­ es and swung to the gravel portion of the road with brakes set. The car plowed into the side of the train almost “square on” and one headlight was left caught in the rods under the railway car. Pinned in Wreck Parker and Thompson got Mrs. Wills o.ut of the wreckage first, she being thrown partially out a win­ dow. Then they got her husband and their five-year-old daughter out but were unable to remove Dr. Racey or Miss Mason, who were pin­ ned in the wreck. Mr. and Mrs. Wills lived for about five minutes but Dr. Racey and Miss Mason were dead. All were unconscious until death. Dr. Gordon Soper and Dr. W. T. Banting, of Lucan, were immediate­ ly called to the scene and Dr. Soper rushed five-year-old Norma Wills to Victoria Hospital, London, but she died shortly after being admitted. The dead were not immediately identified. Dr. Racey, who is a prominent Conservative worker and well-known as a physician in West­ ern Ontario, was first to be identi­ fied. Later the identity of the Wills family was established and finally Miss Mason. She was indentified by Ralph Gray, Parkhill garage man, I (Continued on page four.) OVER $1600.00 NET AT LIONS FROLIC District Governor Dr. F. M. Deans, of Oakville, paid his official visit to the Exeter Lions club at their sup­ per meeting at the Central Hotel Monday evening. District Deputy Governor, Earl Nichols, and Past Deputy Governor, Wm. Glintz, of London, were also in attendance. The treasurer, W. H, Moise, gave a financial statement of the recent frolic, showing that after all prizes and expenses were paid the net re- tarns were $1,614.22. This was considered a splendid showing and the president, Dr. W. E. Weekes ex­ pressed thanks to all who had assist­ ed in making the frolic the success that it was. Shirley Appleton and Marie Melville entertained the gath­ ering with a duet and Keith Gordon with a solo. District Governor Deans spoke of Lionism, its influence on the individual and the community. He outlined three ideals, friendship, co­ operation and service to mankind. By observing these our lives and communities are lifted to a higher standard and we will transmit a richer heritage to prosperity. There is a deep satisfaction in helping those who are less fortunate than ourselves. Lion J. H. Jones moved a vote of thanks to Dr. Deans for his very humorous and inspiring ad­ dress. This was seconded by Lion Dr. Cowen. A sing song interspers­ ed the luncheon. COMPULSORY MILK PASTEURIZATION Legislation on compulsory pasteur­ ization of milk will come into force in Exeter on December 31st accord­ ing to a recent order-in-council. Com­ pulsory pasteurization of milk in all cities and towns in the province came into effect October 1st. On Decem­ ber 31st of this year the act will be­ come applicable to a further group of urban municipalities, of which Ex­ eter is included. The act includes not only milk but cream, chocolate drink, buttermilk and. all milk pro­ ducts except butter and cheese. There is no exemption under the act for the sale or distribution of milk or cream even in small quantities. This legislation is an amendment to the Public Health Act and will there­ fore be enforced in the same manner as other sections of the Act. The penalty provided for violation of the .pasteurization clauses is a fine of $25. to $500. Inspection of all pas­ teurization plants will be made per­ iodically. ft CHAPMAN—ELLIOTT A pretty fall wedding was solem­ nized Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Elliott, of town, when their eldest daughter, Vivian Mearl, of London, was united in marriage to Harvey Gerald Chap­ man, son of Mrs. Slater and the late Gerald Chapman, of Princess avenue, London. Rev. Arthur Page officiat­ ed. To the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, played by Miss Doris Elloitt, sister of the bride, the bride entered the drawing-room on the arm of her father, who gave her in marriage. She was charming in a transparent velvet floor-length gown of champagne red, made on princess lines. Her only ornaments were two brilliant clips at the throat. She wore a coronet of roses and carried a bouquet of Talisman roses. The matron of honor was Mrs. D. K. Hollenbeck, of Brown City, Mich., in a gown of sheer black crepe trim­ med with gold. She wore a corsage of American Beauty roses, she also ■wore roses in her hair. The best man was Roy Bentley, of London, Doris Elliott played “I Love You Truly” during the signing of the re­ gister. After the ceremony a buffet lun­ cheon was served. Tea was poured by Mrs. Roy BOntley, sister of the groom, of London. The table was centred with the bride’s cake, with two creamy white candles at each side. The bride’s mother wore blue silk crepe with navy accessories. The groom’s .mother, who assisted in re­ ceiving wore black flowered chiffon, with black accessories. Later Mr. and Mrs. Chapman left for .Saginaw and other points in Michigan. The bride’s traveling cos­ tume was of black chiffon, with black and white accessories. On their re­ turn they will reside on Dundas street, London. Rev. J. W. Down and daughter Miss Florence returned Monday after two months vacation. The latter part of August they1 spent camping at Round Lake near Peterboro and since that time visited with Mr. Down’s two daughters Mrs. (Rev.) McLach­ lan, of Havelock, Mrs. H. W. Hol­ land, of Enterprise and son Mr. Theodore Down, of Tyrone., CAVEN ANNIVERSARY The 77th anniversary of Caven Presbyterian Church was held Sun­ day with Rev. Wallace McClean, of Ailsa >Craig, as the special speaker. At the))morning service the choir was assisted by Mr. Harry Hoffman, of Dashwood, who saing two solos. In the evening a male quartette, com­ prising A. Middlemiss, A. Wuerth, Harold and Gerald Skinner also sang a selection in addition to the anthem. The front of the church was decorat­ ed with autumn flowers. At the morning service the speak­ er said that in the springtime seed was sown with the hope and expecta­ tion of a rich harvest. The business man invested his money, his time and energy likewise expecting a re­ ward for his efforts. When it comes to religion we throw reason to the winds, little expecting a reward for our labors. The Christian does not often look beyond that of being a respectable member of the commun­ ity, but those who are looking on ex­ pect something more from them. The Christian life is a life expected to triumph over evil; a life in which something is attempted and in which something is accomplished. It should live beyond the glamor of the world. A Christian should be distinctive to the man of the world. It implies citizenship and companionship. A Christian does not stand alone in his faith and it is tremendously encour­ aging to feel that he is not stand­ ing alone. There is a discipline in Christian life. It is not an easy thing to follow the commandments of God but there is a rick reward. It is a communion that leads to fullness and richness and fruitfulness. Travltt Memorial church and Main St. United church withdrew their ev­ ening service in favor of the Caven anniversary. RECORDS BROKEN FOR WARM WEATHER Records for warm weather in Oc­ tober have been broken on various occasions when the temperature has registered at over i80 degrees. The warm weather has enabled the farm­ ers to get a lot of fall work done but the dry weather has been hard on the pastures and the fall plowing. There has been a great saving of fuel as little or no fire has been re­ quired. Swimming in the lake has been indulged in at Grand Bend. The trees and woods have been a riot of coloring and motoring thro’ the country has been a delight. The leaves are falling fast. RIBS FRACTURED Mr. George Allen, mail courier over R. R. No. 1, Kirkton, had two ribs fractured one day last week. When about half way round the route the horse lie was driving be­ came unruly and in alighting from the buggy he was crushed, between the wheels with the above results. POST-NUPTIAL SHOWERS Miss Reta Rowe was hostess on Friday evening to a number of friends in honor of Mrs. Rd. Dick­ ens (nee Flossie Hunter.) On the arrival of the bride she was escort­ ed to the seat of honor by Mrs. C. Tanton while the strains of the wedding march were played by Mrs.' Carey. An artistically decorated doll covered a beautiful array of miscellaneous gifts. Appreciative words of thanks were expressed by Mrs. Dickens. Contests were en­ joyed and a dainty lunch was served by the hostess. 'On Tuesday evening, October 11th, the members of the Women’s Insti­ tute met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter as a surprise party for Mrs. Dickins, who has been a very ac­ tive member of the Institute for a number of years. The president, Mrs. Walker, read an address, and the presentation of a table lamp was made on behalf of the Institute by Miss L. M. Jeckell. 'Mrs. Dickins ex­ pressed her appreciation. Lunch was served at the close, INCREASED CAPACITY FOR HANDLING TURNIPS Mi’. S. Winer’s establishment for the waxing of turnips is a very busy spot. The interior of the large brick building on James St. has been remodelled and new equipment installed for handling the turnips in larger capacity. A waxing room has been fitted up on the second storey and a conveyer belt carries the turnips up from the ground floor. Every turnip is trimmed, washed, waxed and stamped and must pass a government inspector before being shipped to the Ameri­ can market where there is a good demand and where they are known as “Rutabagas.” W. M. S. ANNIVERSARY The W. M. S. of James Street Unit­ ed Church held their anniversary services on Sunday. The special speaker for the day was Rev. C. L. Lewis, of Kirkton, During the sum­ mer Mr. Lewis spent several weeks in Saskatchewan and at the morning service he gave some very interest­ ing and impressive descriptions of the impressions formed while there. He stated that the reason for his vis­ it to the West was three-fold. First he began his preaching at a mission station in Southern Saskatchewan; second he felt that the people of Saskatchewan needed someone to go there, to live in their midst, to un­ derstand their problems and to as­ sure them that we in the East stand shoulder to shoulder with them; and thirdly he felt that an interpreter was needed between the East and the West. Many in Saskatchewan think the Easterners are wealthy. They need to be told that we too have our problems. One of the most serious dangers in Canada is our “sectional­ ism”—division between East and West geographically and racially. Mr. Lewis stated that the car loads of vegetables, food and clothing to the West during the drought period did more to unite Canada than all the speeches that could be made. They were car loads of friendship, literally bags of go,Id. Many times he had been told to go back to On­ tario and fhank the people for the potatoes, the vegetables, etc. that had been sent to them. Northern Saskatchewan is not adapted to farming but is rich in minerals pitch blende. Southern Saskatche­ wan may be divided into three sec­ tions, horizontally. In the northern section of these three the drought again prevented any crop this year. The other two divisions had more rain fall than usual and an abundant crop was hoped for. Then the black rust destroyed most of the wheat <srop Next billions of grasshoppers swept down with the viciousness of some evil spirit bent on destruction. In some sections hail caused great des­ truction and added to this the dread horse disease broke out causing the death of many horses. Still the people keep their faith and their courage and are planning to plant as usual next spring. Mr. Lewis said the people of Saskatchewan have more courage by the pound than the people of Ontario have by the cwt. He paid great tribute to the school teachers who have continued teach­ ing the schools for a mere pittance— scarcely a living wage. Mr. Lewis said that if he hadn’t had a sense of pride in the church and in the work of the W. M. S. before he went West he could not have gone through this summer without obtaining it. Now, if ever, these people need the church to stand behind them and we, who have been blessed so abundantly, should not fail. Mrs..Margaret Flet­ cher sang a solo at the morning ser­ vice and Miss Gertrude Camm at the evening service. IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION PAID? In order that our mailing list may show only paid in advance subscriptions, so that we may be in an advantageous position as possible in making advertising contracts we ask the cooperation of our subscribers in paying their subscriptions promptly. The Publishers’ Audit Bureau recognize only paid in advance subscriptions and this week this Bureau has undertaken special subscription work for us. If, due to an oversight on your part you happen to be in arrears with your subcription and receive a notice from this Bureau regard­ ing the same, we ask that you co-operate with them promptly. Mr. Charles Northcott, of Mel- fort, Sask., is visiting with his brothers and other relatives in this community. Mrs. Milliken and daughter Mar­ ion and Elizabeth Ann Balkwill, Har­ riston, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Balkwill, for two weeks. Kathleen May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hedley May, suffered a nasty gash in her forehead when she ran against something in the barn in the dark the other evening. Several stit­ ches were requred to close the wound ........... Thirteen First Prizes Mr. Wm. Decker, of Zurich, has a chestnut team of general purpose horses, the finest to be found in this section. At the fall fairs that have just been concluded this team won thirteen first prizes and one seconds The horses were shown at Hanover, Clifford, Exeter, Zurich, Kirkton, II- derton, Forest, Bayfieid, Seaforth, Teeswater, Tara, Chatsworth, Aden and Alvinston.