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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-05-25, Page 3i * ' THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THl’RSIMY, MAY fflSth, JWW Before You Insure Consult Confederation Life Association One of the World’s Great Life Insurance Institutions. Renowned for Strength, Service and Security Since 1871. F. J. DELBRIDGE, Representative, EXETER TRUCKER FINED IN FATAL CRASH A reckless driving charge against Mlinar Bryan, Thorndale, driver of •the car in which Janies McInnis, Thorndale garage operator was fat­ ally injured on April 22 near Se- bringville on No. 8 highway when it crashed into a parked truck was dis­ missed by Magistrate J. A. Makins in police court at Stratford. On a similar charge Norman Steeds, Durham, driver of the truck, was found guilty and fined .$100.00 and costs or three months in jail. Campbell Grant, Walkerton, coun­ sel for 'Steeds, announced an appeal would be launched against the con­ viction. A third charge of not having the required tail light burning on his truck, laid against George Trafford, owner of the Durham truck, was dis­ missed. Trafford had previously paid a fine for not having proper clear­ ance lights on his vehicle. In dismissing the charge against Bryan, Magistrate Makins said he could not see where the accused had been driving in a reckless mannei’ and could not do other than record an acquittal. The greater part of the afternoon was given over to evidence in which there was wide variance between that of Traffic Officer Charles An­ derson, of Stratford and of Steeds and Irwin Innes, a passenger in the Durham truck. The prosecution evidence was that the truck, stopped by the traffic of­ ficer because the rear lights were not burning had been backed up after being stopped. Steeds and Innes swore the truck had not been back­ ed up after being stopped and prior to the crash but might have been shoved forward after being struck from the rear by Bryan’s car. Both of the defence witnesses swore that the tail light was illum­ inated when they left St. Marys and they had not stopped after that until ordered to do so by he traffic officer near the scene of the accident, be­ cause no lights were showing on the rear of the truck. There was also wide difference between the defence and prosecution witnesses as to how far apart the truck and the officer’s motorcycle were after the crash. Summing up the evidence, Magis­ trate Makins said that he found that the lighting equipment on the Dur­ ham truck was faulty and patched up, thereby creating a real hazard to the motoring public. He was also inclined to believe the officer’s testi­ mony that the truck had backed up, another dangerous practice; other­ wise it would not have been jutting out farther on the highyay after the crash. Consequently, he could see nothing else but to find accused' guilty as charged, because he was satisfied that Steeds, in backing the truck, was really the cause of the fatal accident, for had he remained stationery, after being stopped by the traffic officer, as he claimed he had ■the Thorndale car would have miss­ ed the rear corner of the truck plat­ form and James McInnis would be now living. BURNED IN CHEMICAL EXPERIMENT William McKee, a St. Marys Col­ legiate institute student, recived a severe face burn in the final upper school chemical experiment of the year. The explosion occurred when, in error, a student poured concen­ trated suphuric acid into a warm solution of alcohol and sodium ace­ tate. “Dad, is there really honour amongst thieves?” “I don't think so — they are just men like the rest of us.” Tired Out Before Day Half Over Women who should be strong and healthy become weak, run down and Worn out, and are unable to attend io their household duties, Some disease or constitutional dis­ turbance has left its mark in the form of shattered nerves, impover­ ished blood, and an exhausted con­ dition of the entire system. Women will find in Milburn’s tfeUlth and Nerve Pills the- remedy they need to supply food for the exhausted nerve force, and one that will help them back to sound, per­ fect health again. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont. Wins $50 in “I Know Them” Contest Mr. Wilfred Turnbull, manual training teacher at Franklin 'Public School, Toronto, son of Mrs. Eliza­ beth Turnbull, of town, was one of two first prize winners in the Tor­ onto Daily Star “I Knew Them” con­ test. Mr. Turnbull receives the $50 first prize for letters to the “Queen” division. “Early in October, 1937, the King and Queen announced they would pay an informal week-end visit with the Queen’s brother, Hon. David Bowes-Lyon, at his home in St, Paulswalden,” wrote Mr. Turnbull in the letter- which won him first prize. “The plans were for the King and Queen and their party to go phea­ sant shooting Saturday. On Sunday the royal couple were to attend the village church where the Queen would unveil a memorial tablet. On Sunday afternoon each of their ma­ jesties would plant an oak tree in the cricket pitch. Got Feathers as Souvenirs “I became acquainted with the head gamekeeper, who was in charge of the Saturday shooting party and at my request, he secured for me as a souvenir a handful of feathers from the first jay and the first pheasant which were shot by the King. “At first my request for a seat in the church on Sunday morning was very graciously refused. Owing to the many requests for admittance to the church the ruling was that par­ ishioners only were to be allowed in. However, after a little persuasion, I did manage to secure a precious tick­ et of admittance, “Hours before church time the country roads were thronged with thousands waiting to see their ma­ jesties. No one was allowed to walk along the private road leading to the church except those having tickets. What a thrill it was to be able to walk along the road and, whenever a policeman barred the way, to have him bow and step aside on seeing my ticket. Nephew Dropped Collection “I was in the gallery of the church and was able to get a fine view of the handsome royal couple as they walked informally down the aisle, smiling to friends and acquaintances They were accompanied by the Hon. David Bowes-Lyon and his small children, Simon and Derrina. The man beside me remarked: ‘Little Simon always seems to get into mis­ chief, I wonder what it’ll be today? Sure enough, in the middle of the sermon, blond, curly-headed, six- year-old 'Simon dropped his collect- ion with a great clatter and it rolled half way down the church before stopping. “The congregation tried to smo­ ther amused smiles as Simon crept up the aisle to find his collection.” Mr. Turnbull wrote that because he was a Canadian, visiting the vil­ lage he was invited as one of the 15 persons to be presented to the King and Queen at the tree-planting cere­ mony. After the royal couple had passed down the line shaking hands with the persons presented to them, the Queen walked directly hack to where Mr, Turnbull was standing. Like Talking to Old Friend “I could feel she was coming to speak to me and I was afraid that in my excitement I would not be able to talk.” related the Toronto school teacher. “The instant she smiled and began to speak, however, I felt as if I were talking to an old friend,” he wrote, “She was most gracious anti charming and seemed very interested in hearing about Canada and how 1 was enjoying my visit to England. After .a few minutes of conversation and the Queen had walked away I was immediately surrounded with newspapermen asking: Who are you? Why did the Queen speak to you? What did she say? What did you say? and a dozen other questions. It gave me a most superior feeling. “The Queen, on seeing an old friend, one of the women from the village who was in the crowd, walk­ ed over to her and said: “Well An­ nie, I am so glad to see you.’ Then, turning to the King she motioned to him to come over and said: ‘Bert­ ie, will you come here? I would like you to meet one of my old friends.’ Not Always Crowned Dignity “Hearing the King called by his first name and listening to their majesties speak informally to these ordinary village people made me realize that after all they are human and laugh and talk just like our­ selves and are not always dignified royalty sitting o.n a throne, dre'ssed in robes and wearing jewelled crowns as we are apt to picture them. “Simon Bowes-Lyon caused a stir of amusement a second time. The King had planted his tree and the Queen was busily engaged in doing likewise when everyone began to show signs of amusement. 'On look­ ing behind her the Queen smiled as she observed Simon, in a most busi­ nesslike manner, with the King’s shovel in his hands, busily engaged in attempting to shovel in the re­ mainder of the earth at the foot oT the King’s tree.” W. C. T. U. The regular monthly meeting of the W.C.T.U. meeting was held in Main Street Church, S. S. room, on Thursday, May 18th with the first vice-president Mrs. W. Cook lead­ ing the meeting. Devotional service opening with hymn 371 and the Lord’s Prayer. Scripture lesson Mark 6:30-34 read and comments given. Minutes of last meeting were read then the roll call. One answer to the roll call was: Quebec’s Anti-Al- cohol Crusade: From more than 1,400 parish churches in Quebec a pastoral letter was read on Sunday, November 13 th, signed by Canada's only Cardinal, Jean Marie Rodrigue, Archbishop, of Quebec, by the Arch­ bishop Coadputor of Montreal, by the Archbishop of Ottawa and ail the Bishops of the Church in the Province. This letter enjoined up­ on the Province’s civil authorities, its professional and business men and all social classes to collaborate with the Roman Catholic Church in a great temperance crusade to stand out alcoholism as a matter of in­ dividual and national welfare. This pastoral letter might well be copied by every church in the land and the effects of beverage alcohol exposed. 'Subject for discussion: Our new Da^nad'iiau citizens, no man liveth unto himself. During the pinch of poverty in the Great War many Rus­ sians stopped drinking tea. They had been heavy importers of tea from India and the sudden loss of trade' in Russia made the tea merchants and their thousands of-workmen in India so poor they could not import cotton cloth from Enland. This clos­ ed the cotton mills in Manchester and nearly stopped English impor­ tation of cotton from the Southern States. So that the cotton raisers in Mississippi had no money to buy goods as usual in Cincinnati; and the merchants in Cincinnati suffered because Russians had stopped drink­ ing'tea and everybody rightfully blamed the war. Our new Canadian citizens who have come from countries where wine production is one of the main industries may need special teach­ ing concerning the dangers of bev­ erage alcohol but all our youth need , instruction that Cfinnot be refuted on this question to safeguard them against the temptation of the social glass. Our aim is a United Canada, not only with the democratic ideals that are our British heritage, but with the ideals of temperance, righteousness aiid pece which are our Christian heritage. Ouh mines, our lumbering indus- . tries and our railroads were large­ ly developed by the manual toil of those who came to 'Canada from other lands. If those who had immigrated to Canada were sudden­ ly taken away, many a necessary industry would be crippled. We must not fail to acknowledge that many of these, new Canadians came to Canada upon the invitation of our statesmen to do work that Cana­ dians would not or could not per­ form. DEATH OF MRS FRANCIS LA FOND The death occurred in Sarnia General Hospital on Friday, May 12th of Mrs. Minnie M. La Fond, aged 43, wife of Francis L. La Fond East Wellington St. Sarnia town­ ship. Mrs. La Fond was taken to the hospital on Thursday suffering from high blood pressure. She had been a resident of Sarnia for 16 years, although she was born at Shipka, near Dashwood. She at­ tended Devine St. United church. Besides hei’ husband she leaves three daughters and two sons, Lola, Leon­ ard, Sherwood, Norma and Phyllis. There are also four sisters and two brothers, Mrs. George Totten, of Re­ gina; Mrs. Lydia Guess, of Weyburn, Sask,; Mrs. Ernest Keys, of Dash­ wood; Miss E. Finkbeiner, of Sarnia Lome Finkbeiner, of Dashwood, and Milton Finkbeiner, of Smeaton, Sask. Mr. La Fond is a boiler maker at the Imperial Oil Refinery. The funeral was held Sunday from the family residence, at 1:30 p.m. to Devine St. United church where a public service was held at 2 p.m. The funeral was largely attended by relatives and friends from London, Crediton, Shipka, Dashwood, Grand Bend, Detroit, Zurich and Sarnia. Rev. J. M. Colling was the officiat­ ing clergyman. During the church service Mrs. A. J. McKnight sang* “Crossing the Bar”. The pallbearers were Gordon Oallfas, L. Bell, Garnet Passmore, S. Freele, Mr. Dayman and S. Gaull. Interment took place at the Lakeview cemetery. MAN OF 94 PLANTS GARDEN The garden of Mr. Wm. Moore, of Catherine .Street, each year is one of the finest in this district. This year should not be an excepion as Mr. Moore, despite his 94 years of age, has already most of his garden plant­ ed. The way Mr. Moore works about his home Would put many men who are still young to shame.—Wingham Advance-Times. “How many of the girls In the sewing circle are in on the secret?” “Ten, all told.” “They would!” SO YEARS AGO May 23, 1889 Roadhouse-Brownlee - On the 8th inst, by the Rev. 8. F. Robinson at the residence of the bride’s mother, Exeter, Mr. W. L. Roadhouse, Kirk­ ton, to Nellie, daughter of the late Mr. James Brownleee. Mr. A. McArthur leaves today for Brussels where he has secured a position as druggist, Mr. Emmanuel Howard loft last Thursday for Washington Territory. Mr. John Knight has secured the position of operator at the Exeter station taking the place of Mr, B. Shipley who left for Lucan recently. The Central Hotel has been re­ papered and repainted internally. It now presents a still more inviting appearance. The walls of the Post- Office have been kalsomined and the various appliances painted. At ’the adjourned vestry meeting of the Trivitt Memorial Church, a resolution was passed thanking the Messrs. Weekes Bros, for the beauti­ ful font presented to the church. Mr. A. Cottle, who recently left Exeter for London, it is said, will return and again take hold of the cradle and turning factory. 25 YEARS AGO May 28, 1914 Mr. Will Newcombe, of Spokane, Wask., is spending several weeks with his mother and sister. The Misses 'Grace and Rose Cud- more, who have been in the west for some time returned to town Satur­ day, The ball game between the Press Gallery and the House of Commons resulted in favor of the former 15 to 13. W. M, Martin, an Exeter Old Boy, starred for the latter by his heavy hitting. The house and two lots on James Street the estate of the late Mrs. Rowcliffe were sold by public auc­ tion on Saturday last to Mr. Janies Frayne, of Usborne, who takes pos­ session in the fall. ■Mr. Wm. Leavitt opened up his moving picture show in the rink last week and has received a good pat­ ronage. Mr. Ern Davis, of Hamilton, formerly of Exeter, is operating the machine. Mr. Thos. Nelson, expert with Mr. Wes. Snell has moved his family here from Owen Sound and are oc­ cupying Mr. D. Mack’s house oppos­ ite Main .St. Church. iMr. Frank Handford, Vancouver, B.C. is visiting with his father, Mr. Richard Handford at Centralia who is quite ill. 15 YEARS AGO May 22, 1924 Mrs. W. O. Miller, who has spent the winter in Detroit has returned to Exeter and is occupying the home of her mother, the late Mrs. T. Greg­ ory. On Sunday last Rev. A. A. Trum- pe’r commenced his ninth year as rector of the Trivitt Memorial Church. Miss Eva Carling, daughter of the late Thomas Carling, formerly of Exeter, who has been in Toronto visiting her mother has been ap­ pointed superintendent of St. Luke’s Hospital, New York. Before taking her new position Miss Carling will pent some time in Atlantic City. A cablegram was received Tues­ day morning from Mr. Alonzo Hod­ gins, of Credion, to the effect that S. S. Gracia, on board of which were Messrs. W. H. Dearing, Harry Sweet and himself, had lnded safely ly at Liverpool on Monday evening. Dr. Ray Morrison, of New York, son of iMr. and Mrs. Wm. Schosen- berg, of London, well known in Ex­ eter, was married in New York on Wednesday. Mr. Rousom, who has been in charge of the Woolworth Store in North Bay, has been transferred to London. Former Exeter Lady Dies in Winnipeg Laura Handford, widow of Rev. H. E. Gilbert, Methodist minister, passed away in Winnipeg at the home of her sister Mrs. W. A. Coop­ er, As a child she went with her parents, from Exeter, Ont., to Man­ itoba, where they homesteaded in the Snowflake district, afterward re­ siding in Holmfield, Man, She be­ came a teacher and spent a year at Alma College, St. Thomas, Later she entered the Morden, Man., Hospital and trained for a nurse. In 1907 she married Rev, H, E. Gilbert and made . many staunch friends as she travel-< ed with her husband the circuits oil La Riviere, Fort William and Burn­ side and McDonald. At the latter place Mr. Gilbert had to superannu­ ate, owing to ill-health and died soon after, leaving her with, two small sons. Bravely she took up her pro­ fession of nursing, and educated her sons. She suffered a stroke four years ago, and since then she grad­ ually weakened until she peacefully passed away, being lovingly minister­ ed to by her four sisters, Her two sons survive. Gerald in Panama and Fred, a mining engin- neer, in Northern Ontario; four sis­ ters five brothers survive. The fun­ eral was conducted by Rev. W. E. Donnelly assisted by two old friends Rev. G. F. McCullagh and Rev. J. F. Palmer. DUNGANNON PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL Rev. W. E. Gill, who some weeks ago made announcement of his re­ signation from the charge of Dun­ gannon and Crewe United churches, to be effective at the end of June, has received a call to the three- charge circuit of Wellburn, Brown’s and North Nissouri. He has announc­ ed his acceptance of the call. FALL WHEAT The area of 19 39 fall wheat re­ maining for harvest in Ontario amounts to 657,400 acres. This is 84,700 acres less than the area har­ vested in 1938. The area winter- killed in the 193 8-39 winter amount­ ed to 34,600 acres, of 5 per cent, compared with the 9 per cent loss in the winter of 1937-3 8. The condi­ tion of fall wheat at April 3 0 was estimated at 98 compared with 94 at th,e corresponding date a year ago ITT— MlfcjR 4 If your old furnace is worn-out... if if s fallen down on heating your home this winter . . . take advantage of this oppor­ tunity to instil a new Clare HECLA at the lowest terms ever offered. Have it put in before spring house-cleaning! Save trouble and inconvenience . . . And be prepared for next winter with the furnace that spells real heating comfort , . . the furnace that ends costly repair bills and cuts your fuel costs 15% to 20%. Come in or call us for details of this sensational offer. Expires May 31st . . . Act new! SAVE ox, REPAIR COSTS FUEL BILLS B. W. F. BEAVERS Hardware, Tinsmithing, Plumbing Exeter, Ont. Phone 86 YOU'RE IN LINE FOR PROMOTION ► MRS. W. C. HODGE, FULLARTON, DIES Mrs. William C. Hodge passed a- way at her home, lot 21, concession 13, Fullarton township, Monday af­ ternoon, in her 56th year, For the past seven weeks she had been con­ fined to her bed with a heart con­ dition. Mrs. Hodge was born in Blanshard township on October 27, ■1882, a daughter of Mrs. Batten and the late Samuel Batten, of Kirkton. On March 25, 1908, she was married to William C. Hodge, at Anderson and since that time had resided in Fullarton township, spending the past 26 years on the farm where death occurred. She was an active member of the United church at Mount Pleasant and will be greatly missed in the community, where she had won the love and respect of a vast number of friends. She is sur­ vived by her husband, her mother, two sons, Lome of Staffa, and Wil­ liam Alvin at home; three brothers William and Charles Batten of Blan­ shard township and Stanley, of Kingston; and one sister, Louise Batten Wills, of Pasadena California. The funeral service was held in Mt. Pleasant United church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, following a short service at her late residence. Interment was made in Kirkton Union Cemetery. When you put a little ready mon­ ey aside for a vacation, you find it is not Only ready but downright ea­ ger. 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