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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-29, Page 2THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATETHURSDAY, JUNE 159th, 1930 BODY FOUND IN OAR IN McGILLIVRAY IDENTIFEp AS THAT OF GDAYTON MEYEE The body of a young man found shot to death in a car on a McGil­ livray Township road neai' Ailsa Craig early Thursday was identified in London on Friday as that of Clay­ ton Meyer, 22, Whitechurch district farm worker. Idenification was made by his mother, Mrs. Joseph Schill, of Mllu- may, in Bruce County, Authorities are convinced that Meyer met death from a rifle found in the car at his own hand and they ledn to the belief that it was a sui- side rather than an accident, The body was found in the car parked in the middle of the road in front of the farm home of William Lee, on the second concession of Mc­ Gillivray Township, two miles north of No. 7 highway. The body was lying in the front seat, with the head in the corner be­ hind the steering wheel and the left foot stuck out the right car window. A ,22-calibre rifle was between the knees and a bullet had entered the man’s chest near his heart. The man’s two fists were clenched and police looked for further evi­ dence of a struggle before death. No money was found in the clothing. There were powder marks where the bullet entered the man’s body. The car was parked directly in front of the farm of William Lee. Mr. Lee said the car was not there at 7 or 8 o’clock Wednesday night, when he left his ‘farm to visit' a neighbor. However, when he return­ ed about 11 o’clock at night he saw the car parked in the centre of the road. “The rear light and the dash light were burning,” the farmer told of­ ficials. “I wondered at the car be­ ing left standing there so I drove, up past it. As I drove by I looked in but couldn’t see anything inside.” In the morning Traffic Officer Gil­ christ at Lucan was notified and a call was sent for Provincial Con­ stable L. L. Shipley, at Strathroy. Dr. A. E. Letts, of Ailsa Craig drove to the scene and called Chief Coron­ er Dr. A- R. Routledge at London. £ja»trr $ fow-Ahrfth Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday moraine SUBSCRIPTION—12,00 per year in advance RATES—Farm or Real Estate for sale 50c, each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion, Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, or Found 10c. per line of six word*, Reading notices 10c. per line. Card of Thanks 50c. Legal ad­ vertising 12 and 8c. per line. la Memoriaai, with one verse 50o. extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association smiling. just stepped in to leave this little book for your sister. I told her I’d send it over and this is the first chance I’ve had. Also, I wanted to ask if you folks wouldn’t come over to our Christmas service tonight at nine o’clock,” “Oh, come in,” said Ted, “I want you to meet Dad and Mother. You aren’t in such a hurry you can’t stop a minute, are you?” “No, I’m not in a hurry at all!” said Gideon smiling, “but I don’t believe in intruding on Christmas Day.” “Intruding?” said Ted, opening the door wide and pulling 'his ador­ ed pastor in, “Where do you get that word?” Then he suddenly turned and caught the look on Betty’s face as she came into the dining room ex­ actly opposite the hall door, with the great brown steaming turkey on its platter. Betty didn’t like him to invite Gi­ deon Reaver in! Betty would be sore Now probably Christmas would be all spoiled! Poor Ted! He could hardly get through the introduc- ions. But Marjorie came shining into the room and welcomed the guest, and Ted felt better. Then his father and mother, were both very cordial, too, and Ted beamed though con­ scious all the time of Betty and the turkey in the background. Betty put down the platter ana stood frowning in the hall door, but the frown suddenly died down. Bet­ ty was surprised to find how young and good-looking Ted’s boasted min­ ister was. She hesitated, wondering just what to do about the turkey and as she hesitated Marjorie turned and introduced her. “This is my twin sister, Mr. Rea­ ver. This is the one you saw be­ fore.” (To be Continued) ■ CONFINED ABED BY LUMBAGO In Pain for Weeks Acting on his principle of “when you know a good thing tell your friends about it,” a man who has had very bad lumbago pains writes as follows:— “I suffered from lumbago, and for weeks could scarcely move in bed, I had treatment, but it did not ease the pain very much, A friend said, ‘Why not. take Kruschen Salts? Take them every morning, and you’ll likely get relief from that pain in your back.’ So I have taken them every morning for some time and I am in fit condition for my work again—thanks to Kruschen.” Why is it that lumbago, backache, rheumatism and indigestion in many cases yield to Kruschen Salts? Be­ cause it is a combination of several mineral salts that are vital for your bodily well-being. Each of these salts has'an action of its own. Stom­ ach, liver, kidneys and digestive tract are all benefited and toned up to a high state of efficiency. REPORT GAME NUMEROUS IN HURON COUNTY BUSH One can scarcely go into the bush along Lake Huron’s shore line north of Goderich without coming upon a fox, deer and other wild game, game wardens report. The crop of young foxes and fawns is particularly heavy this year. Farmers along the lake shore are suffering heavily from raids on chicken houses. The foxes are so smart and fast that they have their prey and are away before the farmer has time to grab his trusty gun. Young deer are also most plenti­ ful along the lake shore and in the valley of the Maitland river, so much so that an open season may be ask­ ed for this year. They, too, are doing m'U'ch damage to grain fields. The township of Howick has already asked the game and fisheries department for an open season. _ __________ with Marjorie’s address. He immediately went to work the telephone. At last he large box of her by telegraph with his Christmas greetings. He made his plans to slip away from his mother’s annual family •Christmas gathering immediately af­ ter the old-fashioned midday din­ ner and take a plane to the city where Marjorie was staying. He would arrive in plenty of time to take her out for a late dinner the evening somewhere. He did let her know he was coming. It better to take her by surprise. The Gays, meanwhille, had been having a wonderful time getting ready for Christmas. It was the next morning about ten o’clock while they where just in the most interesting part of open­ ing the present that the doorbell rang and an enormous box arrived from one of the big city florists. “Miss Marjorie Wetherill,” the driver announced. “Sign on the top line!” Marjorie looked up and smiled. For me? How ridiculous! in the world did anybody find where I was? So Marjorie, laughing, opened box and disclosed the wonderful chids. The card which lay on the fell to the floor and Bud picked it up and read it aloud before any­ body noticed to stop him. “ ‘Christmas greetings for jorie from Evan Brower.’ ” Somehow Marjorie felt the eyes of the family upon her in question, though they hadn’t meant she should, and the color crept up into her fair cheeks. But she laughed. “Oh, he’s just an old friend of the Wetherill family,” she said casually. “They’re orchids, aren’t they?” said Ted, almost accusingly, Mar­ jorie thought. “They’re about the most expensive flower there is, are they not?” “Why, I don’t know about the ex­ pensive part. Yes, I guess they are considerad rare. We’ll give them to Mother, shall we? I’d like to have her have them. Now, let’s forget them and go back to our stockings.” It is safe to say that Marjorie had never had such a happy Christ­ mas in her life. The thrill of j ing hd never been hers before. The last present was a long velope done up in a fascinating , with a great seal and long red ing had never been here before. “To Mr. George Gay with many , wishes for a Happy Christmas that shall last all the year,” read Ted as he handed it out with a flourish. Ted was as much in the dark about it as any of them, for Marjorie had de­ cided not to tell anyone her secret. But they had to wait some time, before the legal document, finally came to light, and then there was a note within that had to be read. The astounded father studied the paper and then the them both slowly, as him little by little ment he held was a loved lost house in Brentwood. But still he didn’t quite understand. So he turned to the note aloud: “Dear Father, This isn’t exactly a gift. It’s only an old come back to you, and this time entirely free from any obliga­ tion. Hoping it may bring and comfort for many mases to come. Your loving ‘Nother When it finally dawned upon them all that the dear lost house was theirs again, there was an awful stillness, followed by the biggest tu­ mult of shouting and hurrahing the Gay household had ever ltnownt Father noticed that Mother was cry­ ing softly. Smiling and crying like April rain and sunshine. “Look here, this ther! You’re ?oing up. You ought to and rest and have still!” “Oh, no,” through her tears. ‘ She stopped on the way out of the “Why, I’d love to!” said Marjorie ; to him late in the afternoon store to get a 5 pound box of candy with a sudden unreasoning and another of salted nuts, "" - - ----- ----- -...... would be things chase at the little Aster street, She realized as to the door that the house had be­ come home to her, so different from what it had seemed the day she ar­ rived, only a few brief days before! Home because there were dear ones there, and already her interests were tied up with theirs, Betty came wearily from the kit­ chen peering out into the hall at her with a relieved look: “Oh, I’m glad you’ve come! I thought something dreadful had happened to you in the strange city: or else—!” She stopped suddenly. “Or else what?” Marjorie looked at her with a sharp note in her voice as if her answer meant a great deal. “Or else, you had got tired of us and gone back to Chicago,” she said with her eyes half averted. “Oh, and would you have cared ” asked Marjorie breathlessly. “Wou­ ldn’t you have been rather glad to get rid of me?” Tenth Installment should say not!” said a catch in the last word Those she couldn’t pur­ grocery store near the taxi drove up feeling of having been crowned. She follow­ ed him through the Christmas shop­ pers to a table In a corner there wras comparative quiet. Marjorie, of course, had been out to lunch with her men friends, but somehow this seem­ ed the rare experience of a life-time How silly she was! This man was an utter stranger. All she knew about him was that he could preach an interesting sermon, and her brother adored him. So she relaxed and enjoyed her lunch and the pleasant went with it. “I have bee wanting something,” she said at dessert was placed before them the waitress hurried away “Perhaps this isn’t the place to talk about such things, but I would so like to know something." “I’ll certainly be glad to any way I can,” he said. “Well, then would you please, how can you tell you’re saved or not? I’m a church member of course. But is there a way to be sure one is saved?” “There surely is!” said Gideon, his eyes lighting eagerly. •She met his gaze earnestly. “Sunday in your sermon you talk­ ed a lot about the new birth, and I don’t understand it at all. I’ve al­ ways been taught that if I was good I would go to Heaven when I die.” “So was I,” said Gideon smiling, “but that is not true.” Marjorie gave him a startled look. “No, because the law must be kept perfectly to be a means of salvation, and no one but Christ ever has or ever could be perfectly good, so it would be hopeless for us if that were the only way to Heaven. But thank God it isn’t. We have His own word for it! Do you believe in the Bible?” “Oh, yes, of course. I don’t know so very much about it I suppose, but yes, I believe it.” “Do you believe its gospel: that Jesus was nailed to a cross for you, taking all the penalty of your sins by enduring God’s religious judg­ ment upon them?” “Yes, of course, I believe that.” “Well, do you believe that be­ cause He did that God raised him from the dead and exalted Him in the highest heavens?” “Yes, indeed, I believe that, though I never heard it stated just that way before.” “You believe, then, that Jesus the Christ, the Son of God?” “Why, certainly.” “Well, then listen to what this says.” He took a small testament out of his pocket and opened to 1 John 5:1. “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” The astonishment on her face changed into illumination as she took in the wonderful truth: : “Then her eyes of it. “Yes, trying to get her on where often young talk that to ask last as you the and again. help in tell me whether went out wonderful and sent a orchids to and not was Professional Cards GLADMAN & STANBURY (F. 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It was so good to know that the matter of the house was go­ ing through all right and that she would carry home with her that af­ ternoon the deed which she might do up in grandest Christmas wrap­ pings for her father and mother. Mr. Bryant told her that Mr. Mel­ bourne had told him about her fa­ ther, and he had been looking up several good openings that might materialize after Christmas. He did- not tell her-that he had been com­ missioned to look up Gay’s record and had found it absolutely unim­ peachable, both as to ability and character, but she sensed that he spoke of her father with respect and it cheered her heart. “Do you suppose-it would be pos­ sible if there were an opening, that it could come as an offer from some­ where, and not have him know that I asked about it?” she asked the lawyer shyly. “I think he would feel better about it that way.” And he seemed to understand for he smiled and said: “I should think that might be ar­ ranged. She she went her way to complete her shopping in a very happy frame of mind. And then, right in the midst of the last few purchases whom should she come square upon but the young minister Reaver! “Oh,” ing into to recognize anybody in this big strange city.” He seemed as pleased as she was. He paused and talked to her a min­ ute, told her how much he thought of Ted, and what a fine fellow he was going tated fully. “I room ... „ __ __ ____, — . said, “I wonder if you wouldn’t join j me? It’s lonely eating all by myself,! herlt“ge“Fdidn\'dmn^beforrthat especially in the midst of these gay ;j had!” said Marjorie with shining Christmas crowds. It seems to em-I eyea< phasize one’s loneliness.” j As s]ie took her way home an hour later she reflected how' utterly changed was her life just in a short week’s time, The doctor was there when she reached the house. He was standing tliat joy never kills?” a flood of happiness Marjorie’s heart. This from Brentwood, Gideon she asid, a quick color fly- her cheeks, “I didn’t expect and to be, and then he hesi- looked down at her wist- just going into the tea he was to get a bite of lunch,” Another Bad Night Could Get No Rest To the thousands who toss, night after night, on sleepless beds and to Whose eyes slumber will not come. To those who sleep in a land of way, but whose rest is broken by bad dreams and nightmares- To those who wake up in the morning as tired as on going to bed, we offer in Milburn's Health and Nerve Pills a remedy to help soothe and calm the nerves and bring them back to a perfect condition, and When this is done there should be no mote sleepless nights due to shat­ tered nerves. The T- Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, How out th e or- top Mar­ BRAY HATCHERY, EXETER, Phone 246 or Ben Case, R. R, No. 3, Exeter “Now, Jimmy, we’re going to take up words: I want you to use ‘miscellaneous’ correctly in a sen­ tence.” “Franklin D. Roosevelt is the head man in this country and miscellan­ eous the head man in Italy.” A* ETTES_____ r'Tk« M'*<t la which tah»««a Mwhatf** al- in is en- box rib- IS THAT Ml YOU MID FOX THIS SHUT BK POHTMC!| I am saved!” she exclaim­ softening <with the wonder it is as simple as that,” said Gideon, his eyes drinking in her eagerness. Marjorie looked up, her eyes filled with wonder. Suddenly Gideon glanced at his watch, and looked startled. “Excuse me,” he said, “I have a wedding in half an hour and I’ve barely time to make it. I didn’t realize how the time was -going. May I talk with you again sometime about this?” “Oh, I should love to have you,” said Marjorie. “I know almost noth­ ing about the Bible!” “You’ll have to begin to study it now.” He smiled as he turned to the waitress to get the check. “I’d love to help if I may. I.have a little book that may help at the start. I’ll send it over to you. Good-bye. 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Betty stood in the doorway lis- I I I I I ......_______________ ______ I tening sympathetically to the story, and Marjorie thought she saw a wistful look in the young doctor's eyes. She wondered if he had a fam­ ily now to make Christmas merry for him, or was he lonely yet? If he was^how nice it would be if they were only at Brentwood and could invite him to Christmas dinner, Nice to have Gideon Heaver, too. But, of course, they couldn’t do anything like that in this little house. Evan Brower was in a state of mind when at last the message got Betty was just taking the jorie was filling the water’ glasses when there came a ring at the door again. Ted went to open it and there stood Gideon Iieaver with a small white package in his hand. It wasn't tied up in ribbons or seals like a Christmas present, though it looked as though it would like to have been. 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