HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-12-07, Page 2THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 1039 THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE
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KING TO BROADCAST ON
CHRISTMAS DAY
The .King will broadcast a mes
sage to the Empire Christmas Day,
it was officially announced Friday.
No further details as to plans for
the broadcast were available, but it
was understood the broadcast is
likely to be made about 3 p.m. G.
M.T. dr 10 a.m. E.S.T.
NAIRN — RUSSELL
A quiet wedding was solemnized
at the Presbyterian manse, Avon-
bank, at noon, Thursday, November
23rd, by Rev. H. R. Williams, when
Annie Dorothy', second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russell, Science
Hill, became the bride of George
Adair Nairn, younger son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. F. Nairn, 'Blanshard.
Chopping, Rolling & Custom Feed Mixing
FREE CUSTOM MIXING
for the balance of this year. We have installed a ton feed mixer
and for the benefit of demonstrating to the public the handiness
and value of thoroughly mixing Poultry and Hog feeds we will
mix concentrate with your chop free of charge for the balance of
this year. After that a small handling charge may be made. Come
and try one lot of feed thoroughly mixed with a mixer and you
will never mix by hand again. Two samples of feed, one mixed
with a mixer the other by hand, look like two different brand of
feeds.
Feeds for all Needs ’
Lakeview Laying Mash $2.10, Roe Laying Mash $2.40, Roe Com
plete 40% Laying Concentrate $3.50, Roe 40% Hog Concentrate
$3.15, Roe Sunshine Minerals for Poultry, Hogs and Cattle. Sev
eral other brands of Concentrates at Lowest Market Prices.
Corn, Hominy, Oyster Shell, Shell Maker, Soya Bean Oil Meal,
Alfalfa Meal, Salt, Worm Treatments for Poultry and Hogs.
Bring us your grain and we can grind it and the ingredients you
may need such as Corn and Hominy, Concentrate and Minerals
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WEIN BROS.
Exeter, Ontario
ROUND TRIP RAIL TRAVEL BARGAIN
FROM EXETER, DECEMBER 15th and 16th
to
CHICAGO $11.50
(Plus Exchange)
WINDSOR, ONT. $3.05 DETROIT, MICt-L
Equally low fares from all adjacent C.N.R. Stations. For train
service going and returning see handbills or ask any Agent.
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CANADIAN NATIONAL
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LETTER BOX
TURNIP SHIPMENTS IN
PERTH AND HURON GAIN
Increased movement of turnips for
export from Perth and Huron coun
ties is reported in the weekly mar
keting service of the Dominion de
partment of agriculture. Some ship
ping points in Perth had the heav
iest movement in years while others
reported lighter shipments. The
price to the grower ranged from 13
to 18 cents a bushel in the past week
Truck movement of apples to lo-
al markets was reported on the in
crease in Huron and while there
was a considerable amount of car
lot exporting the movement general
ly was slower.
Perth county’s potato crop is not
moving particularly fast. Truck ship
ments to local markets are fair and
the price to the grower is 60 to 75
cents for a 75-pound bag.
In Huron potato movements by
truck to London, Windsor and
Woodstock markets was increased
last week and the price to the grow
er ranged from 75 to 80 cents for
a 75-pound bag.
BELTS GIVEN SOLDIERS
At the armories in Ingersoll on
Friday, December 1st presentations
of money belts from the Kiwanis
Club was made to Ingersoll men
who have enlisted for active service.
The men were granted leave of ab
sence by the commanding officer at
London to be present. In the neigh
borhood of 3 5 gathered to receive
the money belts. Following the
presentations refreshments were
served.
SECTION OF METEOR
IS FOUND AT FIORMOSA
Mr. Oliver Kuntz, Collector of
Customs and Excise, Formosa, has
a large slice of a meteor, which he
found on his farm a short time ago.
He located it in a potato field and
has it on display in the Formosa
Springs Brewery. It will be for
warded to Toronto for examination
by Government experts. The ground
for several feet of where it fell was
baked from the heat of the fallen
mass, which will weigh several
pounds, —Teeswater News.
THE LATE GEORGE THIEL
There passed away at his home on
the 14th concession of Hay Town
ship on Wednesday, November 22,
Georgo Thiel in his 7 0th year. Sur
viving besides his wife, a son Hugh,
two grandchildren, are three bro
thers, Conrad Thiel, of Kitchener;
Andrew and Henry Thiel of Zurich;
two sisters, Mrs. McAlpin, Wood-
stock and Mrs. John Siemon, Kit
chener.. The funeral was held Fri
day afternoon with services in the
St. Peter’s Lutheran church, inter
ment following in Lutheran ceme
tery. Rev. E. Turkheim officiating.—
Zurich Herald.
Mrs. Milton Haines, of Granton,
caught her hand in the wringer of
the washing machine requiring sev
eral stitches in one finger.
CROWN BRAND
CORN 5 YR UP
ivUhtluDclidon^
Interesting is the following letter
from Gerald (Torchy) Hurdon, of
Phoenix, Arizona, regarding “The
Lost Dutchman Mine” and Supersti
tion Mountain.
2210 W. Van Buren
Phoenix, Ariz.
Dear Bill,—
As you know, the lure of gold has
fired men with intense activity since
the beginning of history and maybe
you, too, have felt that sometime
you would like to have a try at dis
covering a gold mine of your own—
Bill, should you ever feel that time
has arrived, all you have to do is
hop a bus out to our fair and peace
ful valley and I’ll take you out to
the trail of the “The Lost Dutch
man.”
The Dutchman, by the way, was a I
Mr. Jacob Walz, an old time pros-1
pector of rather ill repute, who by j
more luck than design actually un
covered one of the richest bonazas
ever found in the west —• but let
me tell you briefly the story from
the beginning.
About 3 5 miles east of Phoenix
lies a grim, forbiding mountain
range, its high jagged crest stabbing
the sky to the extent of 6,000 feet
is visible from the outskirts of our
city and rising as it does from the
cactus-covered desert floor, it pre
sents as spectacular and awe-inspir
ing a scene as it’s name implies —
Superstition Mountain — a name
known at the four corners of the
globe and recognized as as danger
ous a piece of terrain as ever lured
to destruction those adventurous
souls who sought to traverse its
maze of canyons and ravines in
search of the golden hoards buried
in its treacherous bosom — ore so
rich it assays nearly 50 per cent
pure gold — and mine after mine
sealed and marked awaiting their
owners long since dead, or someone
lucky enough to stumble onto their
secret openings.
Many years ago when the land
was in possesion of Mexico and fierce
Apache bands roved at will over the
countryside there came to this terri
tory three brothers by the name of
Perralta, who after panning the
Rio Salida and Verde rivers follow-
the yellow dust to its source and
uncovered the mother lode in Needle
canyon in “Old Superstition”— var
ious successive strikes netted them
a total of eight mines in all from
which was taken three fmily for
tunes - mammoth fortunes that have
lasted to this day in spite of the
fact that mining operations were
only for a very short time and con
stantly harassed by the ferocious
Apaches who finally succeeded in
waylaying their biggest pack train
killing all but the three P,erraltas
and driving off with their prize of
mules and saddles after dumping
all the ore sacks, for this yellow
metal meant nothing to them —- re
turning they sealed the inouths of
the mines and removed many mark
ings so as not to lure them back to
the legendary home of their tribal
gods.
Years passed and maps were hand
ed down in the family Perralta-until
one came finally into the hands of'
the unscrupulous Jake Walz,
who followed the trail and more by
good fortune than anything else,
succeeded in uncovering, what is now
known as the famous “Lost Dutch
man Mine” from which Walz took
from time to time sufficient gold to'
finance a series of binges indulged
in until the spirit moved him to re
turn to his mountain hideaway to
refill his saddle bags for another
round of the night spots, finally he
retired, built himself a home on the
outskirts of Phoenix Where he died,
somewhere about the year 1892 leav
ing to his two closest friends a map
of the locality of his mine and an
admission that he killed two men
who had sought to wrest that mine
from him.
■From W. A. “Tex” Barkley, a
lean, grim old time cowman whose
range includes the locale of this
story. I’ve had most of the remain
ing data. Tex reared his family
and spent most of his .60 years on
his ranch in the foothills of Super
stition, he is a character fairly sym
bolizing the hospitality and spirit of
the old west and a friend I’m
proud to own — with his dry,
quaint sense of humor he can, with
a little priming, unfold tales as lur
id as any thriller of the pulp maga
zines.
"Many men have gone into those
hills” he tells one “and me and the
boys have carried their bones out —
several skulls show a clean hole
through the centre of the forehead
— the last was that fellow Ruth —
he came from Washington, D.C. —
had a map — a searching party of
our boys (cow punchers) found his
head on one side of a canyon and his
body on the other *—• how it happen
ed? — I don’t know, maybe never
know — but he had on him the last
remaining Perralta map —- anyway,
don’t go near those mountain-—
So ever since on nice Sundays we
go out to the Barkley ranch, there
leaving word to the effect that it
we’re not back by 'nightfall to look
us up next day—with a basket.
We’ve dfy-panned the draws and
traced map routes, discovered many
markings both Spanish and Indian;
excavated in the ancient caves and
traversed the ridges and arroyos
til summer heat fpreed us to lay off
for after June 1st, to use Tex Bark*
ley’s own quotation "It's hottern hell
in a basket.”
No words could convey to you the
impressive grandeur of that suhuaro
studded range with its bands of
wild horses, wild boars, occasional
Gila monsters, coyotes, wolves and
hosts of other smaller game — no
one we’ve ever taken with us but
has come back spellbound with ad
miration for its wierd and pictures
que scenic splendor.
So again I invite you Bill, to come
out and pit the Davis luck against
the secret of Sueprstition — just to
fork leather up these range trails
will give you an unforgetable ad
venture — believe me.
And now I must say
Hasta La Vista
TORCHY
CORBETT
(Intended for last week)
Miss Ellen Shank, of Goderich,
spent Sunday with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Shank.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 'Carruthers spent
Friday with Mr. and Mrs. William
Hodgins.
Mrs. David Eagelson and Don
spent Wednesday with her daughters
Mrs. Joe and Mrs. Jack Hodgins of
the townline.
Officers of the Greenway Branch
Bible Society met at the home of
Mr. Wilbert Young. Collectors were
appointed and asked to have their
collections handed in by December
first. Rev. Denny Bright, Bible So
ciety representative, of London, has
been invited to give an illustrated
leacture at an early date in the Unit
ed Church Greenway.
Mrs. Harry Appleton spent Friday
with Mrs. Garfield Steeper.
The sympathey of the community
is extended to the family of the late
Mrs. Raymond Pollock, of .Kerwood,
Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Pollock were
former residents of Corbett.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Pollock, Ross
and Carl, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hodgins
were in London on Saturday.
Mr. Harold Pollock, of Detroit,
spent the week-end with friends
here.
Mr. Charles Hodgins, of Grand
Bend, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Gar
field Steeper and Lyle Saturday.
Mrs. Jack. Hodgins entertained
several ladies at a quilting Wednes
day last.
Mr. Lloyd Shank has been engag
ed to help Mr. Lloyd Brophey for
the winter months.
Mr. Jas. Hodgins held a very suc
cessful sale of implements and
household effects on Tuesday. He
has sold his farm to Win. "Hodgins
and resides in Parkhill with his
sister Mrs. Thomas Snowden.
Mr. Matthew Steeper, Oscar and
Wilbur spent Friday evening with
Mr. Garfield Steeper.
The hydro was connected on Sat
urday— Mr. Eldon Steeper, Gar
field Steeper, Thomas Ryan and the
United Church and James Pollock’s
store.
Master Gordon Hutchinson spent
Monday afternoon with his aunt
Mrs. Wes. Mellin.
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Steeper and
children spent .Sunday with his par
ents Mr, and Mrs. Eldon Steeper.
Mrs. Joseph Carruthers Sr. spent
Friday with her brother, Mr. Gar
field Steeper.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Appleton vis
ited her parents Mr. and Mrs. T.
Tetreau of Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Battram, Park
hill, were Sunday visitors with Mr.
J. W. Shank and family.
Mr. Russell Pollock, of London,
called on friends recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murray, Mrs.
J. 'Carruthers Sr., spent Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Mellin.
Mr. and Mrs. ’John Rock and Clair
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Rock, Barbara
and Willis called on Mr. and- Mrs.
Garfield Steeper and Lyle on Sunday
Owing to the illness of Rev. Mr.
Lewin, of Parkhill, rector of Grace
Church, Greenway, the service was
taken by Rev. Mr. Owen London.
His 'many friends wish him a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. Harry Appleton entertained
at a quilting on Wednesday.
WHALEN
(Intended for last week.)
Miss Jean Morley leaves this week
to take a position in London.
Mrs. Geo. Mardlen returned to
her home in London. Township after
spending several days with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Millson.
Pte. Ernest Watson, Stratford,
visited with friends in this commun
ity on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Johnson and
family assisted in a program at
Woodham on Friday evening in aid
of the Red Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Ogden, of Exeter,
were Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. F. Squire.
Miss Merle Squire is spending a
few days with Mrs. Harold Chittick,
of Prospect Hill.
Mr. Fred Gunning, of St. Marys,
is spending some time with Mr. T.
Gunning,
Several from this community at
tended the funeral of the late Mrs.
Margaret Shipley, of Granton form
erly of the 10th concession Blan
shard. Interment in Zion cemetery.
Friends from this community extend
sympathy to the family.
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EXETER
Mr. and Mrs. Ewart Pym and fam
ily of Exeter were recent visitors
With Mr. and Mrs. E. Squire.
The W.M.iS. had their annual Sun
day service on Sunday last and had
as their guest speaker Miss Lillian
Powell, of Granton, who is home on
furlough from Japan. Miss Powell
brought a very interesting message,
of the work in Japan. •
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Dayman, Es
ther and Donald, of Kippen, visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Squire. Mr. Dayman is remaining-
for the week.
GREENWAY
(Intended for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wellman and
Marilyn, of Port Huron, spent the
American Thanksgiving with her
mother Mrs. A. McIntosh and other
friends.
Miss Lois France, of Winchelsea,.
spent a few days last week with
Misses Evelyn and Mary Bullock.
■Mr. J. B. Nichol, Mrs. W. Wilson
and Miss Ruby Hicks, of Hamilton,,
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. W. Hicks and other friends.
A large number of friends and
relatives from here attended the
the funeral of the late Mrs. Ray
mond Pollock, of Kerwood on Sun
day. The sympathy of this com
munity is extended to the bereaved
ones.
Mr. Dawson Woodburn, Toronto,,
spent the weekend with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. C. Woodburn.
Mr. Claudet Deloft, of Detroit,,
visited last week with Mr. and Mrs-
Albert Pollock.
Mrs. R-. English spent a few days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Sheppard, of London.
The I-Iarmony Class of the United
Church will hold their meeting on
Friday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Brophey. The bale
for Northern Ontario will be pack
ed at this meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Paxman, of Lon
don, spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Robt. Pollock.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Emerson Woodburn
visited on Sunday with her grand
mother, Mrs. Harris of Parkhill.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown visited on
Sunday with Messrs. W. & A. Bean
and Mrs. J. Snowden of Brinsley. •
Mr. Russell Pollock, of London
spent the week-end with friends
here.
Miss Evelyn Bullock returned tn
Woodham last week after spending
some time with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. Bullock.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gillies and
Donald, of East Williams visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Hicks.
DEATH OF MRS. DICKSON
Following an illness of ten weeks,
Mrs. Agnes Dickson, wife of Thom
as Dickson, died in Seaforth, She
was a native of McKillop Township.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson farmed for
many years in McKillop, retiring to
Seaforth 20 years ago. Mrs. Dickson
was an active worker in the Presby
terian church. Surviving are the
husband, one son and five brothers.
The funeral was held Friday from
the residence to Maitlandbank ceme
tery. Rev. Hugh Jack officiated.
The mid-day whistle had blown
when Murphy shouted, "Has any
one seen me vest?” “Sure, Mur
phy,” said Pat, "and ye’ve got it
on.” "Right and I have,” replied
Murphy, gazing solemnly at his
bosom, "and it’s a good thing ye
seen it or I’d have gone home with
out it.”
Stubborn Cases
of Constipation
Those who keep a ,ma88,.0^
impurity pent up in their bodies,
day after day, instead of having it
removed, as nature intended^ at least
once in every twenty-four hours, in
variably suffer from constipation.
The use of cheap, harsh purgatives
will never get you any where as they
only aggravate the trouble, and. in
jure the delicate mucous lining of the
bowels, and ate very liable to cause
piles.
If constipated take Milburn’s
Laxd-Livcr Pills and have a natural
movement of the bowels. They do
not gripe, weaken and sicken as
many laxatives do.-
Tho T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont.