The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-07-09, Page 1FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO, 2689
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SILK CELANESE DRESSES
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PURE LINEN TEA TOWELLING, COLOURED BORDERS 22 INCHES
WIDE AT 25e. A YARD
EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 9th. 1931
STORE CLOSES AT 12 O’CLOCK NOON ON WEDNESDAYS.
AN ASSORTMENT OF LONG SLEEVE, PRINTED CREPE DRESSES
SIZES 38 TO 48 JUST ARRIVED AT
$9.85
PEACH, MAIZE, ORCHID, PINK, WHITE, GREEN, BLUE
SIZES 14 to 20 at $4.95
A FULL-FASHIONED SEVEN STRAND PURE SILK HOSE IN FIFTEEN
SHADES AT $1.00 PER PAIR t\
ESTABLISHED 1873
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Women’s White Kid Slippers
Another shipment of White Kid Pumps, Spike or Cuban heels, size#
3 1-2 to 7 very special at $3.50 a pair; also Tilley’s White Kid Polish small
size 25c.; large size 40c.
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BIG B, RED BACK OVERALLS FOR MEN AT PER PAIR $1.19
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Prices Good For Thursday, Friday and Saturday
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$2.50
$3.50
$3.50
Elk with Tan Trimming at .. •.,
White with Black Trimming at ..
Fawn with Brown Trimming at .
THE LARGE MONTMORENCY PRESERVING CHERRIES WILL
BE READY FOR THE WEEK Op JULY 12th; ALSO. BLACK SWEET
AND WHITE SWEET CHERRIES. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR
ORDER.
Sale of Running Shoes
1 table Running Shoes including all sizes from Children’s size 4, right
up to men’s size 11, both low and high style, priced at from 60c. to $1 pair.
Chateau Cheese, 1-2 lb. package .... 19c.
Carnation Milk small 6c. large 2 tins 25c.
Marshall’s Fried Herring per tin • •. . 23c.
,, Fly Coils ...........................................4 for 10c.
Minute Tapioca......................2 pkgs, for- 25c:
SISMAN’SWORK-BOOTS FOR MEN ON SALE AT $2.29 AND $2.49.
FLANNEL TROUSERS
Fawns and Greys at ...... $4.00 to $5.00
White Duck Trousers at......................$2.25
WOMEN’S SPORT OXFORDS
‘Superior Chain Store” Grocery Specials
P. & G. Soap..........................10 bars for 35c.
Singapore Sliced Pineapple 2 tins for 23c.
Kellogg’s All Bran ........ per pkg. 21c.
Fray Bentoes Corned Beef 4 lb.‘ size tin 19c
BATHING SHOES AT 75c. AND 85c.
White, Black, Blue, Red, Green and
Yellow; also in stock Girls’ sizes 11, 12,
13, T and 2 at 75c.‘
MEN’S STRAW HATS
Sailors at..................... $1.00
Snap Brim Panamas special.........$2 each
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FOR THE'HOUSE.
WHIZZ FLY FUME, ALL SIZES; SCREEN DOORS AND
WINDOWS; FLY SWATTERS; DOOR SPRINGS AND
DOOR CATCHES.
FOR THE GARDEN
CLIMAX BUG KILLER, FOR POTATOES; CABBAGES,
CUCUMBERS AND ROSE BUSHES, ETC. USE IT DRY.
NO WATER TO CARRY; ALSO ARSENATE-OF-LEAD;
PARIS GREEN; SPRAYIDE-, SPRAYERS AND SPRINK
LERS.
SPECIAL
50 FEET 1-2 CORRUGATED HOSE COMPLETE WITH
COUPLINGS FOR $4.00
FOR THE EARN (
HAY FORK ROPES, SLING ROPES AND TRIP ROPES
EITHER PURE MANILA OR SISAL.
STOKAID KILLS FLIES ON CATTLE AND HORSES.
BRING YOUR OWN CONTAINERS AT $L25 PER GAL.
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CHURCH OPENING
The new Bayfield Presbyterian
Church- is to be dedicated by the
Presbytery of Huron on Friday af
ternoon of this week. There will be
two Sundays set .apart for forma]
opening. Next Sunday Rev. Mr. Mc
Intosh, of Clinton, will preach in
the morning ahd in the evening Rev.
Mr. Barkley,' of Hamilton will
preach. On the second Sunday Rev.
Mr. McKay, of Prince Albert, Sask.,
will have charge at both services.
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PEAS RIPENING FAST
Ownig to the hot weather the pea
crop for the Canadian Canners ■ has
come along rapidly and the pack
this year will be short in compar
ison with other years. The. early
peas are just through and the fac
tory have been packing early, inter
mediate and late peas all at the same
'time. ■ The peas ha.ve been some
what affected by Aphids of plant
lice which are incidental with hot
weather but the damage
community has not been as.
reported from some other
The yields ate reported as
in this
great aS
places,
fair.
TRAQUAIR & LINDENFIELD
Phone your hardware necessities to 27
BIRTHS
MARRlNAN—At Centralia on Thurs
day, July 2nd to Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Marrinsn, a son.
MATHER^—At Dr. Fletcher’s Hos
pital on July 4th, to Rev. and Mrs.
St J. Mathers, of Grand Bend, a
son, (John Edmund.)
JENKS—in Hjensall, on Wednesday
July 1st, to Mr. and Mrs.
Jenks, '& daughter.
Gunning, beloved Wife of Thomas
J. Gunning, in her iStfth year.
Funeral' was held Saturday with
interment in Zion cemetery.
PASSMORE*-Tn Exeter on Sunday,
.July 6th, Jessie McNaughton, wi
dow of the late Wm, Henry Pass*
.more, in her Sist year,
Manly
DEATHS
'GUNNING—A-t the family residence
Lot Con* II, Blanshard, on
July Mary Jane
During the thunder storm Sunday
afternoon lightning struck a chim
ney on the residence of Mr. Josh,
Harding knocking off a couple of
bricks and filling one of the bed*
room with snot from the chimney.
Fortunately no other amage was
done, . „ .
CARD OF THANKS
The family of the late Mr.H,The family of the late Mr. W.
Passmore wish to express their sin
cere appreciation to the friends and,
neighbors
sympathy tand kindly services ex
tended to
reavekient
kindly loaned cars and for the beau
tiful
for their expressions
them in their recent
; also to those who
floral tributes.
IN MEMORtAM
<o£
Toronto, Municipal Journal
The Wesely Bragg PpJblish-
, Ltd., year hook for Canada
W. J. Beer, batteries for
EXETER COUNCIL
Monday, July 6, 1931
The Municipal Council of the Vil
lage of Exeter met in regular ses
sion in the Town all, Absent coun
cillors Bieriing and Grieve- The
minutes of the meeting held June
15th were read and approved,
A letter with statement of loss for
chickens destroyed by dogs from
Mr, R. E. Balkwill was read. Held
over for full particulars,
Printed circulars were laid on the
table,
Mr, plaxton, of Plaxton, Hueston
& Company, Toronto, addressed the
Council regarding Indemnity Insur
ance for the general public, also for
police protection. Held over for
further consideration,
, The Auditor’s report for June was
read and accepted on motion of
Rowcliffe and Rivers. Carried,
The following accounts were read
and ordered paid: Bur,rough’s & Co.
Ltd.,
$7.65;
ing Co
$1.00;;
lamp 40c.; L. Day & Son, flowers &
plants and labor toivn hall $11.15;
Richard E. Davis, team labor R..&
B. $26.00; Thomas Cornish,, ditto
$10.00;. John Parsons, ditto $18.75;
Harry Smith, ditto $9.7!5; Thomas
Webster, labor R. & B. $9,2J; Jas,
Parsons, ditto $9.25; William Col
lingwood, labor ,to June 27' $40.00,
at T. H. Lawn $8.00 $48.00; Emer
son Cornish; bell ringing $8.50; Ex
eter Public U, Commission, street
lighting $158.25. Cemetery ac
counts—-Wm. Smith, labor $41.2-5;
John L. Kydd, ditto $40.00; K. J.
Sims, labor $15.00; Edward J.
Coombes, ditto $1.25; U. G. Seldon,
cement and lime $20.60; John Ford,
flowers $36,55, pt. salary $83.84,
$120.39. Passed on motion of
Rivers and Rowcliffe, Carried,
The. prepaid account of the Grigg
'..Stationery Co for books for the lib
rary amounting to $34.60 was ap
proved. i ' •
The Clerk was instructed to have
a copy of the dog By-law published
in the 'focal press calling the atten
tion of . citizens that all dogs must
be kept off the street and from run
ning at large other than on leash or
line. ’Motion by Rivers and Row
cliffe. Carried.
Adourned by Rivers.
4- '■ Jos. Senior, Clerk
Exeter Man
Is Electrocuted
A shadow pf gloom was cast over
the community early Wednesday
afternoon when it was learned that
Mr, William Lutman, lineman lor
ttys Exeter Public Utilities Com
mission, had been suddenly electro
cuted while in the act of repairing
a transformer in front of Mn Wm.
Rivers, on Simcoe street. Mr. Lut-
man, with his assistant, Elmer Reed
er, had made some repairs to the
transformer in the morning and at
noon it wa-s reported tfiat the trans
former fuse had blown out. Mr,
Lutman was in the act of climbing
the hydro pole and had not left the
ground, simply putting his arm
around the pole when he received
the shock that resulted in his death,
There is a wire on either side of the
pole connected with the transform
ers and the ground and in some man
ner one of them had become short
circuited;
‘“The news of his death came as a
severe shock to his bereaved widow
and two children and the loving
sympathy of many friends will be
extended to them. Mr. Lutman has
Publicbeen connected with the
Utilities for several years.
IMPROVING
(Mrs. J. T. Miners was taken
Victoria Hospital in London Wednes
day .pf last week where she under
went a slight operation. Her con
dition was considered critical for 'a
time but she is now improving and
is expected home in the near future.
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FINGERS INJURED
Mr. Gus Love had the misfortune
to have three fingers of his right
hand lacerated while working around
an automobile. The fingers were
caught in the generator belt and
where carried around a pulley. The
nails of the fingers were almost
torn off.
HIGH MAN AT BIG SHOOT
Mr. Fred Kerr, of Creditori,
high man for the two day shoot of
the Canadian Indian Gun Club at
St. i,Thomas on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week. Mr. Kerr
won th'e 300 target event at 16 yards
the handicap with 49 out of fifty;
doubles 42 out of 50 and the mer
chandise shoot with 32 straight. His
average for the shoot was 96 per
cent which means that he wasn’t
missing many shots. The St. Thom
as sho^ot is the bigggest in Ontar
io. The Sportsmen’s Review cred
its Mr. Kerr with having the high
est registered average percentage of
any .shooter in Ontario for 1930. The
registered number of targets shot at
was 700 and registered percentage
94.7'1. Altogether Mr. Kerr shot
over 1200 targets. His average
far this year is 96 per cent.
THE LATE MBS. PASSMORE
was
at
so
who predeceased her by 11
After their marriage they
on the Passmore homestead
Thames. Road, now occupied
son Norman. .Fifteen years
be*
So
e OfMcFALLS—Tn loving memory
our dear mother, who passed away
2 years ago, July 1st, 1929.
July brings back sad memories.
Of a loved one gone to rest;
Who will always be remembered,
By those who loved her best.
Days of sadness Still come o’er ns.
Tears in silence often, flow;
For memory keeps her near us
Though she died two years ago,
Sadly missed by her loving daugh
ters. pp
SON-IN-LAW PASSES
Mrs. John Harness received word
Tuesday evening of the death of her
son-in-law, Mr. Thos. Brogan, of
Windsor. The deceased has net en
joyed good -health for' some-«tjnie.
He is survived by his widow, nee
Miss May Harness -and one son Will
iam.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
the
and
tis.
and
can
appendici-
successful
as well as
■ The death of Mrs., Wm. H. Pass-
more took place at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Ryckman Sunday
morning, the deceased being in her
81st year. About^five months ago
Mrs. Passmore suffered a paralytic
stroke from .which she never recov
ered. Her maiden name was Jessie
McNaughton, being a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mc
Naughton. The deceased was born
hear Shakespeare and whs raised oii
■a farm near Cromarty. In 1883 she
was married to the late Henry pass-
more,
years,
settled
on the
by her
ago, she with her husband, moved
to Exeter and settled in the home
purchased from Mr. William -Coultis
just south of the Main ,St. Church,
where they lived until her husband
passed away. A year ago, due to
falling health, .she went to live with
her daughter, She had a family of
four daughters and one son, three
of whom survive, Norman, on
homestead; Mrs. J. H« Cluff, of
ronto and Mrs. Wm. Ryckman
whose home she died. Messrs,
thur and Albert Passmore, of Sauli
Ste. Marie, Mich., are step-sons. The
funeral, private, was held Tuesday
afternoon conducted by Rev, Mr,
Moorhouse with interment in the Ex
eter cemetery. Among those who!
were present for the funeral from
a distance w.ere Mr, and Mrs. J. H.-
Cluff, of Toronto; Mrs, W» A.- Spry
and two children, of London; Mr,
and Mrs. P. McNaughton and mem-,
berg of the family from MibChell; In*
specter Smith, Mrs. Lawrence Fill*
i ton and daughter Lulu ,ef StraUord,
the
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Mct'WLLAN-^-ALHlVORTH
A quiet wedding took place at ther
home of the bride's parents on Wed-*
nesday, July 1st, at twelve o'clock;
noon, when Annie Marguerite*
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E, Aldworth,s of Hay T-p., became
the bride of Mr, Wilfred Ross Mc
Clellan, only son of Mr, and Mra.
H. B. McClellan, of Stratford. Rev.
W, S. Owen, pi st John’s United
church, Stratford, of which the bride
and groom are both members, per
formed the ceremony in the pres
ence of the immediate relatives, The
bride was given away by her father
while the wedding music was played .•
by Miss Edith McClellan, sister o# '
the groom. Following the ceremony;
a dainty wedding breakfast was ser
ved after which the happy couple
left for a trip on the Great Lakes.
On their return they will reside in,
Stratford. Among the beautiful
gifts received by the bride was A
silver tea service from the Y. P. of
St. John’s church, Stratford, of
which the bride and groom are both:
past presidents; a silver casserole
from -the Mission Circle and a silver
fruit basket from the Sunday .school
class. The C. N. R. office staff where
the g
them
suite.
room is employed, presented
with .a wicker living-room-.
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HONORS FOR EXETER BOY
At the Canadian Medical Associa
tion Convention, recently held at
Vancouver, B. C., it was announced
that Dr. W. (Stuart Stanibury, B, A.,
an old Exeter boy, had been award
ed the Scholarship of the Associa
tion for the best thesis on. ITuber- '
culosis, giving the results of orig
inal research in Canada, in 193.0.
The honor1 carries with it a money
award of $2150. Dr. Stanbury was-
interne !at Ca-lydor Hospital, Graven-
hurst during the past year and has
just completed a post graduate- '
course- at -Saranac Lake, N. Y. which
was awarded him as a prize for re
search, ■ He has been appointed
pathologist at the Mountain iSatta-
toi’ium, Hamilton, with special
charge of research work' on Diabet
es. and enters upon his duties next 1
week. Meantime he and his bride^
are spending a few days this wehfc
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
•Mrs. J. G. Stanbpry."
ft,
Little Edith {Armstrong, who
makes her' home wtih her uncle',and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Lamport,
and who has been an invalid for
some time suffering from, infantile
paralysis, was on Saturday taken to
Children’s Hospital in London
was operated on. for
The operation was
the patient is doing
be expected.
ALMOST LOSES SIGHT
Mr. John Schumacher, of
Dashwood, who has been employed
on the farm of Mrs. Arthur Doupe,
of the Thames Road, met with a
peculiar accident on Saturday which
has caused him to lose the sight of'
one eye and almost blinded him in|-'
both eyes for lite. Mr. Schumacher
was removing an old can of powder
from a window in the barn when the
can slipped and some of the powder
came in contact w|th his eyes burn
ing them badly. He was brought to
Dr. Fletcher’s hospital and it was at
first thought he would
sight of both
eyes is now
Schumacher was Uble to leave
hospital Monday.
injured in auto accident
The first auto accident on
new pavement south or Exeter took
place shortly after midnight on Sun
day about two miles south of Exe
ter when u car driven by Mr. R. B.
Hanson, of town, collided with an
other car driven by a Mr. Rands, of
London. Both cars were hugging
the centre of the road and when they
came together both, cars were badly
damaged and the occupants of the
London car received va'ri^us injur
ies. Fortunately Mr. and Mrs. Han
son both escaped with a shaking up.
In the London car were three men
and three ladies. One- of the men
received a dislocated shoulder and
the other two were cut about the
head and face. One of the ladies
received a three-inch gash acr^gs
the bottom of the chin and me
other two received scratches, The
' injured ■were brought to the office
of Dr. Fletcher. The wheels, fend
ers and running board on one‘side
of eadit car were badly damaged
the cars were brought in to
Huron garage for repairs.
near
lose
eyes but one of
clearing nicely.
.DEATH OF DAVID TURNBULL.
. The death took place in Hensail
on .Saturday evening of last week; u
of David Turnbull, who passed away
in his 44th year., David had been
in poor health for gome time and
on Thursday was stricken with a
sun stroke from which he did not
•regain -consciousness. Tire funeral
was held at the home of his brother
James Turnbull on Monday after
noon, followed by interment in the
Exeter .cemetery. He is survived
by his mother, Mrs. E. 'Turnbull, of
Exeter; two .sisters, Ann, of New
York and Mrs. Rhode-, of Thames
Road; also five brothers, John and
Harold, of Woodstock; James, of
Hensail; Bob, of Exeter and Wil
fred, of Toronto. ’
I SOFTBALL
Monday,
at 6.30 p.m.
the
the
Mr.
LUCAN VS. EXETER
'The last time these teams played.
Exeter defeated the Irish Nine 7 t<r
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
July 10,. 11
HOOT GIBSON, in
USUAL COMEDY
and
the
Dr. Harry Seldon, of Siharbot Lake
acdombnnled by hig bride, spent a
few days this week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R, G. Seldon. Mrs,
Seldon held a reception for litem
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Monday, July 13
Gents o»0c., Dancing Free* Ladles
Heaps of inn. for everybody
Dancihg Every Night
TED BURT and his 9 Royal j.
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