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Bargains in Summer Shoes 1
Women’s and Girls’ White Shoes at $L50
OXFORDS, SANDALS, AND SOME FANCY STYLES OF WHITE SHOES, ALL SIZ
ES IN THE LOT TO CLEAR AT $1.50 PR.
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20 per cent. Discount on Better Lines
Women’s and Girls’ White Shoes, Better Lines of Combination Fitters, many with built in
arches in widths A to EE, our best grade white shoes on sale at 20 per cent, discount.
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Sale of Men’s White Oxfords
Men’s $5.00 Astoria, Goodyear Welts, a few pairs left at $4.00 pair. Other lines men’s
White Oxfords, sizes 6 to 10 at $2.50 pair.
Men’s Leather Sole Work Boots at $2.50 Pair
25 pairs men’s better grade farm boots, leather soles, on sale at $2.50 pair. Also men’s
Split Harvesting Boots at $2.00 pair
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Sale of Martha Washington Dresses
Regular $3.95 for $2.95 each. Sizes 14 to 20 and 36 to 51. A good range to select from.
Also Martha Washington House Dresses at $1.19 and $1.49.
House Dresses, Regular up to $1.75 for 69c.
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Ladies’, Misses’ and Girls’ Bathing Suits on Sale
We wish to clear out the balance of our Ladies’, Misses and Girls’ Bathing Suits in a hurry.
Note the Reduced Prices.
I Ladies’ and Misses All Wool Suits Including Ripleys, Regular $2.95 for $2.00.
| * Ladies’ and Misses All Wool Suits, Regular $2.00 for $1.50.
Girls’ All Wool Suits, Regular $1.50 for $1.00.
Small Girls’ All Wool Suits, Regular 79c for 59c.
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Supersilk Crepe Hosiery at 69c pair
We have just received another shipment of pure silk crepe hosiery, sub-standards of the
$1.00 line. New Summer Shades on sale at 69c a pair.
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Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday 1
| Rasberry Jam aark 9%
= St. Williams, 32 oz. Jar ................Cttvll
| Canned Tomatoes Aa4,L 7f*
1 Maple Leap Brand, large 2£ tins ....v<*vll 1 V
| P. & G. Soap g fnr
g Super Suds nL« ?ftc
s 2 Cakes Coleo Soap free with each...P**&»
Princess Soap Flakes 9 nlzffe
Limited Amount Only ......phgO. upv
New Clover Honey 99« 7^0
Excellent Quality ............................9VU, 1
Nei^°^.................per peck 25c
Fiusho tin ?1rCleans and Prevents Clogged Toilets
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LEAVITT’S THEATRE
TOOLS
For Any Job and all Purposes—Saws,
Wrenches, Hammers, Punches,
Screwdrivers, Etc.
Screws, Nails
Wire
Bolts, Washers
Ro’xalt
for
Watersofteners
SALT
Plain Blocks
Iodized Blocks
Purina House Fly Spray and Sprayers. Fly Swatters
Fly Traps, Fly Coils
Electric Bulbs 3
for 25c .
Fishing Bods,
Reels, Etc.
White Lead
Paint Oils
Turpentine
Brushes
Coleman Gasoline
Stoves, Irons, Lan
terns, Lamps
Let us look over that worn or smoky furnace. Now is the time,
Not when it is Zero Weather.
Cold Pack Canners
Preserving Kettles
Strainers, Scales
PICNIC TIME
Vacuum Jugs
Vacuum Bottles
Ropes, Forks,
Scythes, Pulleys
Greases and Oils
Bran — Shorts — Hog Feeds — Chicken and Turkey Feeds
TRACTOR FUNNELS HARNESS AND PARTS
This Theatre is Air Conditioned
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
Special Feature
“CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI
SPY”
with EDWARD G. ROBINSON
an all Star Cast
MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY
Special Feature
.“UNION PACIFIC”
Starring BARBARA STAN
WYCK and JOEL McCREA
Produced by Cecil B. DeMille
Traquair’s Hardware
Tinsmithing Sign Work ’ Plumbing
New Story
Start the new serial “Murder at
Pirate's Head” by Isabel Waitt which
begins in the Times-Advocate next
week. The setting is a summer re
sort known as Pirate’s Head which
juts out at Rockville, Mass., into the
wild Atlantic. Follow each Issue as
this mysterious comedy ot errors
unfold#.
Harvest in Full Swing
Threshing of fall wheat is in full
swing and the yield throughout
South Huron is 30 bushels per acre
and over. Some fields of • barley
and oats are already exit. With the
large crop of hay stored away there
should be an abundance ot feed for
stock next winter. x
ARM FRACTURED
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Mrs. Win. H. Dearing, of town, is
suffering from a fractured right
arm at the elbow. Mrs. Dearing was
hanging out some clothes and was
standing on the clothes-real plat
form when she stooped to pick
some ripe raspberries from the vines
that were growing close by. iShe
toppled over and fell with consider
able weight on her right elbow bad-,
ly bruising it and fracturing the
bone, u The fracture was reduced by
Dr. Fletcher. ‘At tne time of the
accident Mr. Dearing <was confined
to his bed critically ill with a heart
condition. At present he is improv
ing nicely. The accident to Mrs.
Dearing was very unfortunate par
ticularly at this time.
PEA PACK COMPLETED
The pea pack for this season is
completed at the local canning fac
tory. The crop was good and farm
ers are peased with the returns.
EXETER COUNCIL
Monday, July 24th, 1939
A regular meeting of the munici
pal council held. Absent Council
lors Dignan and Southcott.
The minutes of the meeting held
July 10th read and adopted on mo
tion of Hern and Turkey. Carried.
A letter was read from the treas
urer of the Township of Southwald
re Mr. Ashbrook-Hills, advising that
he with his family 'Would like to be
sent back to England. Before com
municating the council instructed
the clerk to communicate with the
Provincial Relief Board and see
what action could be taken.
A signed petition was read from
property owners asking that the side
walk be re-constructed from the cor
ner of Sanders street to the south
side of the Harvey Grist Mill proper
ty and* on motion of Tuckey and
Hern that the petition be granted
and the walk re-constructed.
The following list of accounts
were read and ordered paid: Ex
eter' P, U. C., Fire Dept. $3,95,
water supplied for race track $5.00;
Wm. Laverty, cutting weeds $12.50;
Ed. J. Coombes, ditto $7,50; R. E.
Davis, labor R. & B, $1.00; Seth
Winer, ditto $4,00; Wm. Andrew,
ditto $28.95; Direct Relief: Munici
pality of Southwald Twp. $6.32.
Passed on motion of Hern and
Tuckey and carried.
Adjournment by Hern.
Joseph Senior, Clerk
BREAKS LEG PLAYING
SOFTBALL
Mrs. K. Hutton, who on Monday
evening suffered a fractured leg
while playing softball at Seaforth
had the fracture reduced before re
turning to Exeter but an X-ray re
vealed that difficulty had been ex
perienced in immobilizing the frac
ture and Mrs. Hutton will have to
have further treatment on the leg.
In the meantime plans are being
made for the holding of a benefit
ball game to assist in careing for
the expenses of the medical treat
ment. Both baseball and softball
teams will co-operate with the Ex
eter Athletic Association in raising
funds and Mr. Ted Walper, leader
of the Exetei’ Concert Band has
promised the services of the band.
DIAMOND WEDDING OF
MR. AND MRS. OWEN GEIGER
Popular residents of Hensall for
forty years and well-known in Zurich
where they resided tor several years,
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Geiger
celebrated their diamond wedding
anniversary on Wednesday, July 26,
at their home in Hensall. Mrs. Geig
er is the former Miss Emma Geiger,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Geiger of Zurich.
It was on July 10, 1879, that Mr.
and Mrs. Geiger were married at the
Geiger homestead, west of Zurich,
with Rev. G. G. Schmidt, Evangel
ical church, conducting the ceremony
The attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Eckstein. Dashwood, now de
ceased. 8
For twelve years Mr. Geiger was
reeve of Hensall; for two years coun
cilor and for several years trustee
and chairman of the School Board..
He was warden of the county in 1911
He has been president of the Flax
organization for the past fifteen
years and actively engaged for fifty-
one years in the flax business and
during the slimmer months employs
hundreds of flaz pullers, many of
them Indians. He harvests twelve
hundred acres of .flax and in addP
tion to the Hensall mill owns and
operates the mill at Exeter. In 1894
fire destroyed two large barns of
flax at Hensall. They were filled to
the peak, and at that time Mr. Gei
ger lost everything he had.
The first artesian well in Stephen
township, west of Dashwood, was
snnk by Mr. Geiger for William Ful
ton. He also erected many windmills
for farmers in the surrounding dis
tricts. The Geiiger family of six
sons and one daughter are: Edmund,
manual training teacher. London:
Dr. William Geiger, Waterloo; Oliv
er, manager Bank of Montreal, Fen-
elon Falls; Rory, druggist, Kitchen
er; Sydney, principal, high school at
Sturgeon Falls; Ira, at home and,
(Versey). Mrs. Eric Kennedy, Hen
sall.
From tables looking attractive with
white and blue delphiniums in silver
containers, blue and white tapers,
and centred with a huge wedding
cake, 60 relatives, guests and mem
bers of the family sat down to a
delicious dinner and supper. Toasts
were proposed by Dr. William Geiger
Waterloo and Edmund Geiger, Lon
don.
Mr. and Mrs. Geiger were at home
to their friends from 7 to 9 in tne
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Geiger were
the recipients of many lovely gifts,
including many checks, telegrams,
hosts of letters and tards and many
felicitations.
TWO HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE WHEN STEEL
STACKER FALLS
With only a couple of days to go
before the wind-up of the pea pack
at the Exeter Canning factory the
large steel stackex’ that carries the
pea straw from the viners to tne
stack at the rear collapsed Thurs
day of last week just as they com
menced work following the noon
hour. Considering the seriousness
of the accident and the large num
ber of workers it was indeed fort
unate that none of the workers
were injured although two persons
came within a hair’s breadth of los
ing theix’ lives.
Mr. Chas. Waghorxx was on top of
the stack in charge of the pipe
through which the pea straw is
blown, When the stack started to
crumble Mr. Waghorxx jumped to one
side and a portion of the track graz
ed his shoulder. The track settled
qxx the straw and a portion of the
stack gave way. Mr. Waghorn was
carried away with it and slid along
the top of the straw to safety. He
was given medical attention but was
able to resume work immediately
after. He narrowly escaped being
pinned beneath the wreckage ox* on
the other hand of being buried be
neath the straw.
In falling the track broke a hydro
line and the hydro woxikmen were
immediately called to disconnect the
power lines and warning was issued
to the workers. The wire however
short-circuited the steel track and
iron kettles that convey the canned
peas to and from the cookers. In
touching one of the kettles Bobby
Burns, aged 16, received a shock of
550 volts that knocked him back
against the wall. Bobby can con
gratulate himself that he suffered
no serious injury as the accident
might have cost him his life.
When a portion of the straw stack
fell it crippled part of the cooling
system which greatly handicapped
the wonk, of finishing the pack.
MRS. SAMUEL SWEET PASSES
Word was received in Exetei’ on
Tuesday evening of the death of Mrs.
Samuel Sweet which took place at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Don
ald McInnis of Paisley. Mr. and Mrs.
Sweet have been visiting there fox’
about foui’ weeks. The deceased has
been a life-long resident of Exeter,
hex’ xnaiden name being Miss Frances
Davis. Of late she has not enjoyed
the best of health. Besides hex’ be
reaved husband she is survived by
an only daughter, Mrs. McInnis. She
is also survived by two brothers Sid
ney and Richard Davis, of town. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon
with interment in the Exeter cexne-
tery.
LOCAL THUNDER STORM
A local thunderstorm with heavy
downpour of rain centered around
Exetei’ Tuesday afternoon. The day
was hot and sultry and in the middie
of the afternoon a storm of short
duration came up. There was ilttle
thunder and lightning and at times
the rain came dowxi quite heavily.
About a mile and a quartei’ south of
towxx there was little or no rain. A
few miles west in Stephen Township
threshing operations were not inter-
ferred with. A mile or so north of
town some of the fields were soaked
with watex* standing in the rows of
the root fields. A few miles east
of town there was just a slight rain
fall. Rain is badly needed as the
pastures are drying up, wells are
running low and root crops are in
need of moisture. A general rain
visited this section on Wednesday.
REMODELLING HOUSE
The brick residence of Main St.,
south, owned by Miss F. Short, of
London, and occupied by Mr. Mervin
Johnston, is being remodelled and
[ fitted up as a duplex. The ground
I floor will be occupied by Mr, John-
! ston and the second storey by Mr.
Thornton Baker. Mr. Baker, who
for many years has occupied the ad
joining house, will vacate the prem
ises as the owner, Miss Alice Hand-
i ford, and her sister, Mrs. Thorton,
intend moving in. The. Handford
home about to be vacated is one of
the oldest houses iix Exeter.
Mr. Samuel McLean, a well-known
resident, of Usborne, died Monday
in Clinton. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon conducted by
Rev. Mr. Mair, of Thames Road, in-
terinent taking place in McTaggart’s
cemetery.
Mrs. Thomas Amy, who visited in
Exeter for several summers with the
late Mrs. E. A. Amy, and who of late
has been living witii her daughter in
Hamilton is at present in a, Hamil
ton Hospital suffering from a frac--
tured hip. Mrs. Amy is ah elderly
lady and has been exceptionally
smart for one of her years.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK
CHANGES HANDS
Mr. G. M. McKnight, who for the
past three years, has conducted the
Massey-Harris farm implement busi
ness in Exetei’ has formed a part
nership -with his brother, J. L. Mc
Knight, formerly of Clinton, who
comes to Exeter from London. The
lattei’ is at present staying with his
brother, and Mrs. McKnight and
daughter, Sandra, will move to Ex
etei’ as soon as a hdme can be secur
ed. McKnight Brothers have pur
chased the building they are now in,
formerly known as the Exeter Opera
House Block from Mr. Arthur Jones.
REAL ESTATE CHANGE
The store on Main street occupied
by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell who con
duct The Exetei’ Tea Room and own
ed by Mr, W. E. Middleton, has
been sold to Mr. A. E. Wuerth. Mr.
Wuerth intends remodelling the front
part of the building for his shoe re
pair business and the living quar
ters will be occupied by the family.
Mr,' Wuerth will get possession the
latter part of next month. Mr. and
Mrs. Campbell are now looking for
a suitable location but business
places along Main street are at a
premium. The business place above
referred to will be remembered by
many of the older residents as the
barber shop of the late E. Fish who
accupied it for many years.
FORMER RESIDENT DIES
Word has been received in Exetei'
of the death of Mr. Wm. H. Trott, a
former resident of Exeter who pas
sed away at the home of his son
John, .neai’ Simcoe, Friday of last
■week, aged 84 years. Mr. Trott was
foi’ a numbei’ of years a shoemaker
in Exeter. The family left here for
Beamsville where they operated a
fruit farm. He is survived by one
daughter (Doro) Mrs. David Stevens,
living at Beamsville and one son
John. The deceased <was a mem
ber of the Exetei' I.O.O.F. Inter
ment took place at Beamsville on
Monday.
FIRE AT ZURICH
A honey house on the farm of Mr.
Fesjcl. Haberer, of Zurich, was des
troyed by fire Wednesday afternoon
together with the season’s crop of
honey. It appears that Mr. Haber-
ei' was melting wax on a small stove
when the fax took fire and the flames
spread to the building.
BOWLING NOTES
Win Third Prize at Goderich
Messrs. M. W. Telfer, Ulrie Snell
and W. H. Moise won third prize in
an Irish Trebles lawn bowling tourn
ament at Goderich Friday evening of
last week.
Weekly Jitney
Eight rinks took part in the week
ly jitney on the local bowling green
on Friday evening of last week.
First prize was won by Miss L. Hus
ton, T. O. Southcott, Mrs. Carey and
H. C. Carey with three wins plus
eleven. The next two rinks were
tie, Mrs. Russell Snell, Mrs. Telfer,
Russell Snell and Bert Rivers tied
with Mrs. Green, S. B. Taylor, Geo.
Laytoxi and T. H. Elliott with two
wins plus eight. In the play-off the
lattex’ won’. Fourth prize went to
Mrs. Howey, Win. Rivers, George
Moffatt and R. N. Rowe ■with two
wins plus six.
Irish Trebles Tournament
An Irish Trebles bowling tourna
ment was held on the local greens
Monday evening. Eighteen rinks
were in play, seven from town aifd
eleven from outside places. The
president, W. H. Moise, welcomed
the visitors. Three ten-end games
were played and four sets of prizes
given. The prizes were woolen
blankets, coffee percolators, electric
irons and brushed wool sweater1
coats. First prize was won by A.
H. Otto, J. G. Davis and Mac Mac-
gregor, of St. Marys, with three wins
plus 2d; second prize by C. Brooks,
R. Cuthbertson and H. Porterfield,
of Mitchell, with 3 wins plus 10;
third prize, Harvey Pollen, Ulric
Snell with M. W. Telfex* with 2 wins
plus 16; fourth prize, Gordon Apple
ton, W. E. Sanders and T. H. Elliott
witlx 2 wins plus 15. Other results
were as follows: Millson, Stratford,
minus; R. N. Creech, Exeter, 1 plus
6; Mohr, Mitchell, 1 plus 9; Wint
ers, Seaforth, 1 plus 10; Earned,
London, 1 plus 2; J. M, Southcott,
Exeter, minus; Lauder, Goderich, 2
plus 11; Matheson, Goderich, 2
plus 14; W. IL Moise, Exeter, 2
plus 12; F. Hunt, Goderfeh, 2 plus
6; Dr. McTaggart, Hensall, 1 plus
4; G. Cochrane, Exeter, 1 plus 6;
Steep, Clinton, 2 plus 14; R. N.
Rowe, Exeter, minus.
Huron-Perth Standing
W. L. Re.
Lucan ........... 9 3 .750
Clinton ........................ 9 3 .750
Hensall ....................... 8 3 .727
Goderich ..................... 5 4 556
Blyth ........................... 6 5 .545
Crediton ...................... 3 7 .300
Exetei* ............. 3 8 .273
Mitchell ....................... 2 10 .167
Lucan Wins Easily
Lucan Irish nine defeated the lo
cals on Thursday night last by the
score of 19-6. The game did not
produce the best brand of baseball
but excitement among the spectators
ran high throughout most of the
game. Trouble broke out in the
fourth inning over the crowd back
of the screen which the Lucan man
agement charged, was interfering
with the umpiring. Before order
was restored there was a minor fra
cas, in which blows were exchanged.
Rogers, the starting pitcher for Exe
ter, was hit and was relieved by
Beavers aftex’ five innings. Chown
started for the winners while Dun
das pitched the last inning. The bat
teries were: Lucan—Chown, Dundas
and Murray; Exeter—Rogers, Beav
ers and F. Creech.
Hensall Wins From Exeter
The battling Hensall club, boasting
the longest winning streak in the
Huron-Perth League, crushed Exetei’
by an 11-1 count in an interesting
game in Hensall Friday evening last.
The game went seven innings and
was well handled by Umpire Leroy
O’Brien of Zurich.
Although handicapped by the ab
sence of twTo regulars, Hudson and
Passmore. Hensall played errorless
ball. Maurice Tudox’ held the visit
ors to five hits. Rogers, who started
on the hill fox’ Exeter, was shelled
out in the third, with two on the
paths and none out. It was Rogers’
second game in two nights having
pitched against Lucan Thursday ev
ening. Brintnell replaced him.
O’Brien led the attack for Hensall,
with four hits in foux* trips. Brown
had three hits in four trips, includ
ing a triple and a double.
Exeter ......... 0 00 0 01 0— 1 5 5
Hensall ....... 043 022 x—11 13 0
Goderich 5 - Mitchell 5
The Goderich-Mitchell baseball
game, played in Mitchell Friday
night was called at the end of the
eighth inning because of darkness,
the score standing at 5-5. The home
team gained a lead in tlxe first inn
ing when tlxe first foux* men up
made hits, three scoring. In the
fourth. Mitchell added two more to
her score. The Goderich lads scor
ed one run in the second inning and
tied the score in the seventh, when
four more crossed the plate. Prid-
ham pitched the entire game for the
Mitchell team and the visitors had
three, men on the mound. Fisher, B.
Worthy and Erwin. The lattei’ start
ed in the fourth and pitched the re-
maindei’ of the game, with ten strike
outs to his credit.
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Mitchell ............................. 5 8 4
Goderich ........................... 5 5 5
Umpires, E. Dean. Goderich; D.
Leprard, Mitchell.
Blyth Wins From Crediton
Fighting for a play-off berth in
the Huron-Perth League, the Blytli
club improved its chances Friday
night by belting out a 16-4 win over
Crediton. Given’s lack of control
cost the visitors three runs in the
very first inning. The Crediton
pitcher walked two and hit a third
batter with a pitched ball. An er
ror contributed to three Blyth runs
which were scored without a hit.
Bowden relieved Given in the fifth.
Although he was very effective, he
was used for only the one inning.
Fahrner finished the game. Be
hind the big lead which his mates
built up for him, Bert Doherty never
was in trouble. He allowed the vis
itors seven hits, struck out foux* and
walked only one.
Crediton ..........000 000 4-— 4 7 5
Blyth ...............303 090 1—16 9 0
Batteries: Crediton: Given, Bow
den, Fahrner and Bowdon, Given.
Clinton Defeats Mitchell Nine
In a scheduled game played at
Clinton on Monday evening the local
nine defeated Mitchell 12 to 3 and
went to the top of the league. Mit
chell made a whirlwind start ih their
opening inning when they nicked
Stock for foul’ hits and scored twice.
Clinton tied the count in their
half and took a one-x'un lead tn the
third, piling up the score as the
game progressed.
(Continued on Rage 4)