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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-05-02, Page 1I f I' i I <I 't I ) Sixty-Seventh Year estions for Mothers ESTABLISHED 1873 I 1 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 2nd, 1940 tL Sunday, May 12 th We have a lage stock of merchandise to choose from that would make very practical gifts for this popular occasion NEW SHADES IN SILK HOSIERY FOR SPRING, SLIPS, SILK UNDERWEAR, PY­ JAMAS AND NIGHT GOWNS, PARASOLS, HAND BAGS, GLOVES, SCARVES, DRESSES, COATS, ETC. Supersilk Hosiery Special For early May Buyers we are offering three of our best selling lines of Supersilk Hos­ iery in Crepe, Chiffon and Fine Service Weight. Our regular $1.15 lines. Sizes 8% to 10% at $1.00 pair. Get several pairs at this special price. Ladies’ Oiled Silk Parasols $2.00 Eech These popular Oiled Silk Parasols come in popular colors, are good quality and are a real value this month at $2.00 each. Girls’ and Ladies’ Rain Capes from 79c. to $1.50 each. B, Ladies’, Missses’ and Girls’ Spring Coats We still have a good range, of Coats to choose from. Our values this season are better than ever See our Special Clearing Coats for Misses’ and Ladies’ at $9.85 each. ■ MISSES’ SUITS—A few good styles left, Clearing at $9.85 each. The New Styles in Martha Washington Dresses are Now Ready. / Furnishings for the Home New Rugs, Linoleums, Congoleums, Draperies, Curtain Nets, Window Blinds, Etc. at Very Reasonable Prices SPECIAL—1 Dozen Only 36 x 70 inches plain. Cream Window Blinds with Scalloped Fringe. Regular $2.00 quality, Slightly Imperfect at $1.25 each. Wallpapers for Every Room in Your Home. A Large stock of Sunworthy quality at very Attractive Prices' Gold Seal Congoleum Rug Contest Closes this Saturday noon. Have a free guess at the Lucky Number. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiii Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Orange & Grapefruit MarmaladenjjpjL St. William Brand, 82 oz. jars.....vuLU aVv Golden Bantam Corn 1 7 __ Fine Rr Aylmer Choice Quality * • lillo OV Royal York Coffee IL 1 pound Tin, very Special IdV Fry’s Cocoa parll Half Pound Tins .......................Cavil wlv Heinz Ketchup Large Bottle .......... Aylmer Pie Cherries 12 oz. This ............ Monarch Pastry Flour A Fancy Quality Flour Lifebuoy Soap For Health .............;...... each 17c 2 tins 23c 24 lb. 75c 2 cakes 15c Phone 32 Jones & May Your Superior Store Progressive IE WANTED A Few Second Hand New Perfection Oil Stoves, also Second Hand Cook Stoves. Trade in Your Old Stove and Get a New One. We Need Your Old Stove Johnson’s Floor Cleaner for Cleaning Waxed Floors Garden Garden - Mangel Seeds Peas Seed 7 for 25c 10c lb.25c lb. Now is the time to place your order for eavetroughing, pump work, also deck work and plumbing Paint Chick Bran............$1.45 Claaner Starter Shell............$1.00 20c Can $2.75 Salt ........... 55c Special Price on a Westinghouse Second Hand Electric Range, High Oven We have a large stock of Poultry Supplies —- Fountains, Feeders, Charcoal, Grit, Chlorena Powder, Disinfectants, Brooder Steves, Oil, Coal and Electric ,................ ........ , .... . <................. : .................- -..................-- ■ Traquair’s Hardware Tinsmithing , Sign Work Plumbing ' The weekly half-holidays will be- gin in 29 th. Exeter on Wednesday, May Moved and Mrs. of Ailsa to Exeter Amos Darling and oraig, have moved are occupying the Mr, family, . to Exeter and _ residence of Mr. John Huiikljti, oh William Street, We welcome them to our midst. ■J fr presentations On Friday evening of last week the Lyon family held a presentation at Seaforth for Mr. and Mrs. Ches­ ter Cornish, the Kerslake the home of Kerslake and of miscellaneous articles to MA and i Mrs. C. Cornish. Ort Monday evening family gathered at Mr. and Mrs, Arthur mhde a presentation TWO SAFES STOLEN Two safes were stolen in this district and were blown open and ransacked sometime during Friday night of last week. The safe of the ■Shamrock Creamery at Centralia, owned by Canada Packers, was found abandoned about two miles east of Mooresville Saturday morn­ ing. The safe had been blown open with an explosive so powerful that a section of the strong box was hurl­ ed more tfean 300 feet, according to the police. Entrance was made to the Sham­ rock creamery by prying open a side entrance and then forcing the lock between the creamery and the office. The marks were the safe had been slid across the floor were quite visible. Vouchers and a sum of money were in the safe and were either destroyed or stolen, It is be­ lieved the robbery took place some­ time after three o'clock in morning as a dance progress until nearly an adjoining'.hall, At Zurich the same raided Silveryood’s branch office, apparently loaded the safe onto a car or light truck and drove about two miles into the country. There it was found later with approximate­ ly $100 missing. There have been several similar robberies in different places recent­ ly. The matter is-in the hands of the provincial police. the had been in that time in night thieves ANDY EASTON HONORED Andrew Easton, a veteran of the last Great War, who recently en­ listed in the transport division and is now stationed at London, was honored at a social evening of the Exeter-Hensall branch of the Can­ adian Legion Friday evening of last week. Andy, as he is widely and favorably known throughout this district, was presented with a wrist watch. The presentation was made by past president Thos. Pryde who paid splendid tribute to the faith­ ful service of Mr. Easton as secre­ tary of the lodge for many years. He has been the mainstay of the local branch and much of its success has been due to his untiring efforts. Comrade Easton was deeply touch­ ed and replied in a very feeling manner. President S. Dougall was in the chair and during the busi­ ness part of the meeting it was de­ cided to changer. ..the name from the Exeter branch to the Exeter- Hensall . branch. Comrade M. W. Pfaff secretary of the Canadian Le­ gion War Service campaign, made his final report, stating that slight­ ly over $1300 had been raised. The objective for this district was $400. ATTEND DIVINE WORSHIP The members of the Exeter I. O, O. F. together with visitors from Hensail, Goderich and Brucefield celebrated the anniversary of their order by attending Divine worship in the Trivitt Memorial church on Sunday evening last. About ninety strong and marshalled by Past Grand G. Salter the brethren par­ aded to the church where they oc­ cupied the front pews. The rector, iRev. M. A. Hunt welcomed the ’brethren and delivered a most in­ spiring sermon. Special music was furnished by the choir. Mr. Hunt took for his text two passages of scripture: “For as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” Prov. 23:7 and "‘Casting down im­ aginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” 2 Cor. 20:5. The question might well be asked, which do you prefer, muscle or brains; to be strong physically like a Samson or mentally like Bacon, Newton, Bunyan or Milton? Man was made after a very high model. We were made in the image of God, with reason, conscience and immor­ tality’ stamped returns to the came but the who gave it. brain-power God expects us to use them, flowers of the field give forth and perfume; the birds of the air sing melodious songs and man with his capacity to reason is under a sacred obligation to love and believe realizing that he has a soul to be lost or to be saved. Created after ■God’s, own image we ought to be re­ ligious, but how little thought is expended about religion in compari­ son with wealth, pleasure, position, what shall we eat shall we wear. Poetry, paintiijgs ana must first be conceived in upon us. The body dust from whence it soul returns to God Man has been and will-power given and The color and and what TIMOTHY MORKIN FOUND DEAD IN BIDDULPH PROMOTED Mr. and Mrs. T. Beverley Acheson, Nancy and Jane, of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr, Acheson’s mother, Mrs. w, T. Acheson. Mr. Acheson, who has been manager of the Canadian Bank of Commerce branch at College and Spadina has been promoted to manager pf the Queen and University branch, with a staff of about twenty under him, Congratulations. REAL ESTATE CHANGES Two real estate changes have been made in Usborne according to Mr. C. V. Pickard, real estate agent. The 100-acre farm on the 10 th con­ cession of Usborne belonging to the Creery estate has been purchased by Mr, Theron Creery, This is a pas­ ture farm, part of which will be planted with beans this year. The 100-acre farm on concession three, Usborne, property of Mr. James Es- sery, has been purchased by Messrs. Lloyd and E, Hern. For a number of years the farm has been rented by Mr. Win, Essery, BRIDGE and EUCHRE Sponsored by the Exeter High School Branch of the Red Cross in the TOWN HALL, EXETER FRIDAY, MAY 10th, 1940 Admission 25c FINGER SEVERED Mr. Everett Haist, distributor for McColl-Frontenac, lost a portion of the index finger of the right hand 'Friday of last week while emptying a car-load of gasoline into the sup­ ply tanks at the Exeter depot. In some manner the finger got caught in the gearing. It was necessary to amputate at the first joint. Dunlop attended him. Dr. RED CROSS NOTES Considerable money for Red Cross purposes has been raised by various units and Individuals of the Exeter Branch during the month of 4pril. They are to be congratulated on their enterprise. The total amount added to the campaign fund places the Branch in a position to carry on the work for several weeks. Other Units are considering and preparing projects to augment the fund. Among the amounts recent­ ly received by the*Treasurer are:—- Trivitt Memorial Church Unit pro­ ceeds from bridge and euchre, $35.- 30; Centralia, from a dance, etc.,. $8<8.30i; Main Street $16.40; Zion Church, a play, Crediton, a play, $22.97; Bend, a rabbit hunt, $5.10 St. Church, $27.32, Z.April contribution, $6.15; Grand Bend, balance of campaign, $33.60; Hoy Goulding, recital in James St, church, approximately $36.00. a play> church, $27.45; Grand : James Eastern Star $6.15 Believed to have dropped dead while attempting to catch his horses some time Monday, Timothy Mor- kin, 67-year-old bachelbi" farmer, was found by a neighbor Tuesday lying just outside his barn, on his farm, lot 14, concession 5, of that township. Coroner A. E. Letts, of Ailsa Craig, and Traffic Officer Harry Gilchrist, of Lucan, were called to the farm. The coroner said Mr. Morkin had been dead at least 24 hours and death a heart attack, held. * Joseph Kelly, who lives near-by, had gone to Mr. Morkin’s home on Tuesday and found the body. On the ground near-by were several piles of oats as though placed there to attract the horses which were loose in the field. Mr. Morkin was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morkin, of Whalen’s Corners. He had farm­ ed all his life in Biddulph Town­ ship. >He was a member of St. Pat­ rick’s Church, Biddulph, the Holy Name Society, the Altar Society and the Society for propagation of the Faith. -Surviving are two brothers, John Morkin, Whalen’s Corners, and Thomas Morkin, London. The funeral will proceed from the home of his brother at Whalen’s Corners at 9.301 a.m. Friday, to St. Patrick’s Church, Biddulph, for quiem high mass and burial. was evidently from No inquest will be re­ 91st BIRTHDAY Congratulations to Mr. Henry Squire of town who on Saturday last celebrated his 91st birthday. Mem­ bers of the family were present for the occasion. INSPECT PERMANENT ROAD Reeve B. W. Tuckey, Councillors, J. W. Hern, H. O. Southcott and S. B. Taylor; Chief J. Norty and Mr, Atkinson, representing the Imperial Oil Company, motored to Seaforth, Goderich and Bayfield, Friday of last week where they inspected some road surface that has been built Within the frast few years. The council, having a neat surplus on hand from the county good fund, are contemplating about ’ a mile of permanent during the coming summer. roads laying roads ____„ _____ _ ___ If the council decide to go ahead with the work it is quite probable that Hur­ on street Will be the first to be improved. The farmers are on the land WItii seeding in full swing. sculpture ___ ____ ________ _ the mind of man before they can become an accomplished fact. Right think­ ing leads to right acting. Begin now to think and to think rightly. Make Christ your only hope for time and eternity, thoughts will be thoughts will be a blessing to yourself and a noble example to your fellowmen. A little seed contains the design of the tree and expands into trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit. In the child are hidden those fac­ ulties that will be unfolded through life. As lodge members and church workers are we building a character that will last through time and eternity; a character that will stand for the right regardless of conse­ quences; a Christian character that will brighten the lodge room, the home and the community; that will reach down and lend a helping hand to suffering humanity? The world produces no greater happiness than that which shines forth from a beautiful Christian life. The success­ ful life is one that has lived well, laughed often and loved much. Mr. Hunt referred to the order as a great moral and democratic force. The effective organization directed and impelled by its. benev­ olent purposes make it an irresist­ ible power for good. What can meas­ ure the infinite blessings that it can accomplish? In every environment and in all circumstances of life members of the order should be men in all that the word implies. The man that is true to himself can never be false to- others. When the brethren returned to the lodge room a vote of thanks to the rector the wardens and the choir was moved by Dr. Roulston and sec­ onded by Mr. W. D. Sanders. The chah- was occupied by the Grand Bro. Alfred Coates. YOUTH SHOT IN LEG The condition of 16-year-old William Harrigan, of Biddulph Township, who was wounded in the leg when accidentally shot with a .22 calibre rifle while at target practice on a Biddulph farm Sunday was reported from St. Joseph’s Hos­ pital, London, to be resting com­ fortably. Surgeons decided against immediate removal of the bullet which pierced the calf of the leg and struck the bone without frac­ turing it. Young Harrigan was with John Dewan, 24, practicing shooting at the William Dewan farm in Bid­ dulph. Police learned that after the boy had shot he went up to the target to see if he had hit it. Dewan is reported to have laid the rifle across his to shoot, discharged ion. CORNISH—-WAUGH At a charming wedding at Calvary United Church, London, on Satur- day, Clara Winnifred, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Waugh, Windsor, avenue, became the bride of Ewart 'Leslie Cornish, R.C.O.'C,, C.A.S.F., son of Mrs, Cornish and the late John Gurnish, of Exeter. Rev. Dun­ can McTavish officiated. The bridal music was played by Mrs, J. S. Pack and Miss Beth Waugh, sister of the bride, sang “Qh Promise Me” dur­ ing the service. Decorations were of palms and spring flowers. Given, in marriage by her father the bride wore a lovely gown of white sheer, designed with floor-length full skirt and short smocked jacket. Her hip length veil was arranged under a coronet of orange blossoms and she carried a shower of cream roses and forget-me-nots. Mrs. John E, Morgan, of Clinton, twin sister of the bride was her matron-of-honor, gowned in pale blue taffeta and net with flower hat and colonial bou­ quet. Miss Edna Waugh, Reg. N., another sister, as bridesmaid, wore pink -het' with flower hat and also carried a colonial bouquet. Cyril Cornish, of the R.C.A.F. was his brother’s best man and the ushers were John Morgan and James Cor­ nish. The reception was held at Wong’s where the bride's mother received in a gown of blue printed sheer with black and white hat and corsage of roses. Mrs. Cornish chose black with touches of pink and also wore a corsage “of roses. After luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cornish left on a short honeymoon, the suit ies. bride traveling in a pale blue with blue hat and pink accessor- legs awaiting his turn In some manner the gun and struck his compan- AT WEEKLY PRESS CONVENTION Fill the mind with good and holy desires and there no room for unclean and evil spirits. They WOMAN DIESSTAFFA AT MILLBANK Mrs. 1 John Livingstone, life-long resident died Monday at daughter, Mrs. J. in- her 85 th year, for three weeks, formerly Charlotte Sillery was born about two miles west of Staffa, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Win. iSillery. She had lived in that district virtually all of her life but had been staying with her daughter at Millbank since last Christmas. ■On Jan. 24, 1888, she was married to John Livingstone, of Cromarty who survives with one son, Robert, of Hamilton and one daughter, Mrs. Gray. There are also five grand­ children; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Sadler, Staffa; Mrs. Win. Sadler, Staffa, Mrs. David Bruce, Cromarty, and two brothers, Robert Sillery, Exeter, and Richard Sillery, Staffa. Mrs. Livingstone was a member of the Anglican church. A private funeral service was held Wednes­ day afternoon at the home of her daughter at two o’clock with inter­ ment in Staffa cemetery. virtual district of her of Staffa the home M. Gray, Millbank She had been ill Mrs. Livingstone, Noble LEG FRACTURED On Saturday morning last while delivering for Jones & May, Mr. A. J. Payne had the misfortune to sus­ tain a compound fracture of the right leg below the knee when kick­ ed by a horse. Mr. Payne was driv­ ing the horse and was in the act of Stopping when a snap on the harness broke allowing the delivery wagon to strike the horse. The horse commenced to kick and struck Mr. Payne in the leg with the above result. He was removed to Victoria Hospital, London, where the ture was reduced. A NARROW ESCAPE frac- Leslie, the three-year-old son Mr. and Mrs. Harold Glanville, Crediton, had a thrilling experience and a narrow escape from a serious accident Friday last. The little fellow had climbed onto a oar be­ tween the fender and the engine and an older brother and his father drove off in the car not knowing that he was there. They had gone some distance before the lad fell off. Some of the neighbors noticed the boy on the car and notified the mother who started off in pur- suit fearful that the lad would fall Off and be seriously hurt. He did fall off somewhere near the bridge and started to iValk home. He re­ ceived a nasty bump on his head and scratches on his arms and his legs, but luckily escaped without serious injury, The father and brother were unaware of the inci­ dent until they returned home. of of PUPILS GIVE RECITAL On Friday evening April the pupils of Mr. W. R. Goulding A.T.C.M., gave a recital in James Street United Church auditorium sponsored by the James Street War Service Unit. The attendance was very good and the numbers by the pupils were well received. The pro­ gram consisted of eighteen numbers. A piano duet, ‘‘Jubilee March” Marion and Kenneth Mills; vocal solo, ‘Would God I Were the Tender Apple Blossom” and “Kerry Dance” Jean Long; A piano solo ‘Mill Song’ and ‘"Cloches of St. Malo”, Madeline Rundle; a vocal solo, “Wher’er You Walk’ and ‘When You Come Home’ Ruth Brown; a piano solo, “Fairy Weddings," Grace Hill and a duet “Melody ill F” Grace Hill and Mr. W. R. Goulding; a vocal’solo, ‘When Song is Sweet”, and “Abide With Me”, Helen Buswell; an organ solo, “Shepherd’s Idyll” and “Festal March in F”, Ethel Clark; a piano solo, “Dainty Dewdrops” and “Wa­ ter Lilies”, Marian Mills; a vocal solo, “In the Twilight” and “Ship­ mates o’Mine”, Benson Stoneman; a piano duet, “Witches Flight”, M. Rundle and D. Dodd; a vdcal solo, “Rose Softly Blooming” and “May Dew”, Eunice Oestricher; a piano solo, “Melody at Twilight” and “Valse Ballet”, Kenneth Mills; vo­ cal solo, “Still as the Night” and “The Mighty Deep”, Carey Joynt; a piano solo, “Showers of Stars” and “Gigue in G”, Donald Rodd; vocal solo, “My True Love Hath My Heart” and “Indian Love Call” Ger­ trude Camm; a piano solo, “Rustle Of Spring” and "Prelude in C. sharp Minor’ solo, and “ Douglas Gill duet, “Concerto in G Minor”, Mi th Benson Stoneman at the piano and Mr. Goulding at the organ. At the close Rev. A. Page complimented Mr. Goulding and the pupils on their fine work. Mrs. M. C. G» 'Fletcher on behalf of the War Ser­ vice Unit of James street United church presented Mr. Goulding with1 a beautiful bouquet. Mr. Goulding' thanked the donor. 26 th, ■g> ”, Margaret Dougal; a vocal “When the Dew is Falling” 'Plume in the Summer Wind” a piano and organ Visit the Ford Factory and Green­ field Village — Afternoon Tea With Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Marsh, of Aniherstburg. On Friday and Saturday of last week J. M. and Mrs. Southcott, Ro­ bert and Florence motored to Wind­ sor to attend the annual convention of the weekly newspapers of Ontario and Quebec. These annual- conven­ tions not only deal with the prob­ lems and responsibilities of the weekly press but combined with them are certain entertainment and educational features that make this convention an outstanding event. On Friday morning the party was taken on a trip through the plant of the Ford Motor Co. Assembling at the plant a group picture was taken and afterwards in groups of ten a conducted tour of the plant was made.. Hundreds of machines were seen in operation making the various parts. lu fact there are some 4300 different machines used, each machine for one job only. The first machines we saw were for'mak­ ing small parts, bolts, nuts, valves, etc. Then came the cylinder blocks with huge machines drilling the heavy metal as easily as drilling wood. The noise of the drills made speech almost impossible. Step af­ ter step the blocks were drilled and ; fitted with parts until the engine was complete. Sheets of metal were cut or pressed into the required shapes by huge power presses. The many operations that are required to get the parts ready for the as­ sembly line was quite amazing. We followed step by • step the putting of a car or truck as the case may be, together, the building of the chassis, putting in the engine and other parts, putting on the body, painting it, upholstering and finally turning out the complete vehicle. We were under the impression that certain lines would be made on the assembly line one after the other but we were surprised to find that seldom did two of a kind follow each other. 'On an elevated track of which we were told there are ten miles in the factory, the various parts arrive at their destination just the minute they are needed. By the time the fenders, bumpers, front grill, steering gear and other parts are in place the proper body arrives to be lowered into position. Just now there are considerable army orders going through the factory and for this reason .visitors are not now be­ ing permitted to visit the plant. Special permission was granted to the members of the press. Visit Greenfield Village In special chartered busses the party was taken through the tunnel to Detroit to Dearborn Inn fof luncheon followed by a tour of Greenfield Village. At the lunch­ eon we were favored with an ad­ dress by Mr. Simmons, head of Greenfield Village who lias written a book on the life of Thomas A. Hdison and who recently was in Hollywood assisting in the produc­ tion of the picture on the life of the noted inventor. Mr. Simmons in studying the early life of Edison had visited in Ontario several tiihes and had located the home of Mr. Ddl* son’s grandparents at Vienna and he stated that these might well be preserved .as historical shrines. Mf. Bruce Fearce of the Simcoe Reform­ er, later stated that steps Vrould be (Continued on Page Four)