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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-04-15, Page 1tv 1 X X ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 15th, 1987 Sixty-Third Year TRI KT 0 • 01lhe New bpring ohoes BLUE - BROWN - BLACK Large Shipment of Women’s and Girls’ Fancy Shoes, in the above Colors just received. The very newest styles for those who want something different, and the prices are low $2.95 to $3.50. . Men’s Farm Boots at $2.95 Boots have advanced sharply in price. But we bought several cases before the raise and offer you work boots at last year’s prices- You get the advantage of our early buying. Boy’s and Men’s Suits and top Coats We give you a large range to choose from. Newest, styles, fancy or plain back coats. It is easy to select your clothes from our big range of colors. Ladies’, Misses’ and Childrens’ Spring Coats and Suits We have a very large stock of coats and suits for all types of figures at very rea sonable prices.. . Girls’ Coats from 2 years up, tailored styles with hats and purses to match. Spring Furnishings for the Home Linoleums — Congoleums — Rugs — Window Blinds — Curtain Rods — Draperies Table and Floor Oilcloths — Congoleum, Linoleum and Feltol Rugs a Congoleum, Linoleum and Feltol Rugs We have the new patterns in Congoleum and Linoleum Rugs. A large stock to choose from at prices that will mean considerable saving to you. LADIES’ SILK CREPE HOSE—Supersilk Brand, new colors, Our regular dollar quality, slightly imperfect but no flaws at 69c pair. Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Pineapple, Singapore Sliced,. per tin 10c Old Homestead Peas, No. 3 Sieve, 3 tins 25c Fry’s Cocoa, % lb. tin...............................22c Hillcrest Shortening, 2 lb. for............... 25c, Canned Peaches, 2 tins for ................... 27c Rinso, per package ...................................20c Pork and Beans, large tin .......................9c Tomato Juice, large tins, 3 for ............ 25c Salada Tea, Brown Label, -/a lb. pkg. 31c Rose Brand Keta Salmon, 3 large tins 25c i phm 32 Jones & May Phone 32 For the Most Particular Housewife CORONATION SETS to Suit Her Kitchen “SEE THESE” £ Now is the time to use Cooper’s Warble Fly Powder.............................1 lb. $1.00 Paste Wax Polishes Waxers Step Ladders Dry Mops Giocoat No Rub Liquid Wax Oilstoves House Cleaning Needs to Brighten Up Your Home Paints Varnishes Shellac Fillers Brushes Wall paper Cleaners Old Dutch Cleanser SaniflUsh Coleman Stoves Try the new Neplto-lac Furniture Polish made for high-class Furniture Special Tumbler Holders Chrome plated each 15c each Traquair’s Hardware Fifty-Sixth Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Dobbs celebrated the fifty-sixth anniver sary of their wedding on Tuesday, April 13 th at their home in Liican. Dinnei' was served in the evening when the family were all home. Fifty-five persons we-re present. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs feceved congratula tion fiom many friends on this oc casion, Safety First Nurse—jHave you told Mr. Brown life’s the father of twins? Maid—(No, life’s shaving. ■i Engagement The engagement is announced of Helen Constance, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Orme, of Ken nedy Park road, Toronto, to Harpy Evans TIookway, son of Mr. And Mrs. Pert Hookway, Waterloo St., London. The marriage will take place in Toronto at the High Park Avenue United Church, May Sth. Mr. Hector Taylor, Who has been confined to his hfemfe for several weeks through illness, is improving and Is again able te bo out. I I 1 POOL ROOM TO OPERATE The municipal council held a late ■session Monday evening the chief topic under discussion was whether •or not the council had the authority to cancel the poolroom license. The majority of the members of the council took the .ground 'that they Were opopsed tor taking the matter to the courts with the possibility of iruaning the town into expensive lit igation and for that reason a former motion to cancel the license and re turn to Mir. Statton his license fees was .recinded, No action was taken on the proposal to grant Mr. Statton a license to operate four tables in stead of twioi as at .present. $132.00 RECEIVED The subscription list circulated by Mr. Jos. Davis to -aid the Little fam ily who were bereaved by the loss of their mother and who were left dstitute by the burning of their home together with its contents, met wih a sympathetic response. The amount raised by Mir. Davis up to Tuesday evening was $107.50. The amount subscribed through the TimesJAdvocate is $24.72, making a total of $132.22. The children have been supplied with clothing. At the present time the family are making their homes amongst friends. It is hoped in the’ near future to re-estab lish them in their own home. Several gifts of furniture add household necessities have been offered and additional gifts will be glady re ceived. Further contributions Will also be appreciated. TAKING OVER BAYFIELD BUTCHER BUSINESS Mr. G. Tanton, of the Ideal Meat Market has tak&n oveh the butcher business of McGillivray Pros., at Bayfield, which the will run in con junction with his business in Exeter. Mr. Gerald Ford, who has been em ployed with Mr. Tanton, is moving to Bayfield and Will ihavo charge of the business there. EXETER COUNCIL Monday, April 12th, 1937 ’Ta. regular meeting of the Muni cipal 'Council was held with all the members present. The minutes of the last regular meeting together with the special meetings h&ld Mar. 23rd and April 1st were read and adopted on motion of Councillors Hern and Southcott. Carried. Correspondence was read as fol lows : A letter from Mr. Frank P Gibbs, Stratford, expressing thanks for the payment of Audit Fees and express ing a wish to again serve the Muni cipality. Ordered Fyled, )A Circular letter from th© office of the Secretary-Treasurer <of the Ontario Association of Rural Muni cipalities. Fyled. * A letter from th© office of the •Currie Products Ltd,, Hamilton re Tarco Road Building Material. Fyled Captain Gammond of th© Salva tion Army asked the privilege to have a Tag Day on behalf of the Army on Jun© 5th. Granted on mo tion of councillors Southcott and May. Carrttedk Mr. W. G. Medd ,on behalf of the Arena Committee addressed the council asking that the monies re ceived in the sale of the Community Hall Debentures in excess of the ac tual cost of the construction be plac ed to the credit of tlje Committee to meet the expenditures that have been incurred. Per Councillor South cott and Dignan; that the balance as at the credit of the Special Commun ity Hall account be paid .over to the treasurer of tih© Hall Committee. Rev. Messrs. Hunt, Hill and Gam- rrand ion behalf of the Ministerial Association, asked that in the plan ing of the Coronatjpn Celebration, that a public .service be arranged. The reeve replied that it was his in tention to ask. for a Public Meeting of the citizens to select a committee to undertake the providing and car rying out of a program for the day. A motion was made by Councillor Southcott and Councillor Hern. That the Reeve call a special meeting of the citizens interested for Tuesday evening, April 20th, at 8 p.m. Car. The Clerk reported that Mr. W. C. Pearce, had returnedythe. Collector’s Roll which was placed on the table. After some discussion Mr. Pearce was again instructed to continue the collecting of the Tax Arrears per moion of Dignan and May. Carried The Clerk was instructed to write Mir. McPherson, Provincial Road En gineer, of Stratford, drawing his at tention te- the condition of th© road at the north end of the Municipality. Motion by Southcott and Hern. Car. 1A1 tour of the Municipality will be made by he council on Wednesday morning, April 14th. A letter with an inelorure of two petitions from Solicitoir, J. W. Mor ley, asking the council to grant to Mr. S'tatton a license to operate four tables instead "of two, as at present and asked that the By-law be amended to. meet with th© re quest contained in the petition. N;o action. By-law No. 5, 1937, a by-law to amend th.© Waterworks by-law of 1911 and fixing the rates chargeable for water supply was presented and read the same being approved. The necessary number iof readings were given. It was declared duly passed on motion of Councillors Hern and May. Carried. Per Southcott and Hern; That.the motion as made March 23, 1937, to •suspend Mr, Station's license and to return him his cheque be with drawn. Yeas, Southcott, Hern and May; Nay, Dignan. The motion was declared carried. The following list of accounts were read and ordered paid: William Andrew, labor at T, H., $5.00, R&B, $216.68, total $31J68; Jos. Senior, telephone call 42c., In surance Town Hall $10.39, total $10.81; Exeter P.U.C., street light ing $225.58; Exeter P.U.C., Fire protection $350.00, Town Hall $2.03 $352.03; B. M. Francis, Fire Insur ance, building at Town Hall $5.0,0; Jones & May, paper 25c.; Arthur Jones, repairs to mower 1936, 80c,; E. Lindenfield, road broom 90c.; R. G. Seldon, coal, Town Hall $21.70; Wickwire press, ballots $6.50, relief vouchers $7.00, tax 81c., total $14.- 31; E. J. Coo’mbes, R&B, $3.25; R. E. Davis, team labor $19.80'; W. C. Pearce, relief officer $9.75; Exeter Band, 2nd instalment of grant $125. Direct Relief accts.—London city treasurer,'$4.68; James Bowey $20; S. J. V. Cann, $13.85; H. Bierling $1101.96; W. S. Cole, $2.00; Frank Coates $19.00; Wm. Cook $4.50; Wm. Hatter $16.10; Jiones & May, $.2’5.00; R. Mota, $10.-00; H. T. Rowe $17.00; R. G. Seldon $20.00; Southcott Bros. $3$.46’; C. Tanton $10.15; Whi. Partlo $6.40; F. G. Wright $8.56; W. fc. Middleton $1.* 52; H. C. Rivers $5.14. Passed hh motion of May and Kern and carried. JOS. SENIOR, Clerk TO SING AT CORONATION Harry Hoffman Mr. Harry Hoffman, of Dashwood, ■winner .of four gold medals, has been selected as one of 24 Canadian sing ers who will take part in the music al service in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day, .May 12th. The Canadian singers will join with rep resentatives from .other dominions and British colonies in a pre-Coron- ation Empire broadcast inom St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, England on May 9th. On May 10th an all day rehearsal will be held under the direction of Sir Walford Davies, master of the King’s music. On May 24th a second empire broadcast will be given. The Canadian sing ers were selected by Sir Ernest Mac Millan, iprincipal of the Toronto Conservatory of Music and the aim was to have every part of Canada represented. We extend our con gratulations to Mr. Hoffman and we feel that this community is honored in having one of its citizens selected for such a woirthy occasion. Mr. Hoffman will sail for England on April 28th. WEIN—HIRTZEL A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized on Saturday, April 10th at th© Evangelical parsonage, Cred- iton, when Laurene May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ,T. Hirtzel was united in marriage to Emerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Wein, the ceremony being performed by the pastor Rev. (Ai. E. Pletch. Miss Melet ti; Wein, sister of th© groom acted as bridesmaid while the groom was supported 'by Harry Hirtzel brother of the bride. The bride was lovely in a dress of flowered chiffon with silyer accessories. After the wedding dinner at the home of the bride’s parents the happy couple left ’for a short honeymoon to Detroit, the bride travelling in a tailored suit of coronation blue with navy accessories On their return they will reside on the groom’s farm, north of iCrediton. S. S. ANNIVERSARY The Sunday school of the James St. United Church observed their anniversary services on Sunday last. Members of the intermediate school numbering over one hundred filled to overflowing the west gallery and furnished two choruses at each ser vice. At the morning service Mas ter Dawson Goulding sang a solo with the school joining in the chor us. Rev. A. J. Smale, of Strathroy, was the special speaker at the morning service and for the benefit of the children told two stories that was especially applicable to them. The choir furnished an anthem. Mr. Smale was unable to be present in the evening owing to the illness of his mother and the service was tak en by Rev. Mr. Chandler, Kippen. Mr. Chandler spoke from the words of Paul te' the Philippians “Whatso ever thing are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things.” His message was an inspiration to th© children and was enjoyed by all. In addition to the choruses by the school the choir sang an anthem and a quartette was sung by Misses Lulu Lindenfield and Pearl Wood and Mrs. Lindenfield and Mrs. Goulding. A beautiful bou quet rof flowers adorned th© pulpit. A special offering was received for the school and amounted to over one hundred dollars. The Musical-Comedy 'ROSALIE RUNS RIOT’* will be given by the Kirkton Players at the Thames Road United Church on FRIDAY, APRIL 16th Admission 25c. arid 15c. LAWN BOWLERS MEET A meeting of the Exeter Lawn Bowling Club was held in the Town Hall Wednesday evening of last week with a good representation and plenty of enthusiasm was shown for the coming year, The president, James P. Bowey occupied the chair. Th© financial report for the year showed that after meeting all obligations due te' the installa tion of the lighting system there 'was a neat surplus to begin the new year, The membership numbered 66. Membership fee was set at $5; $2.00 for ladies and students; $3.00 for n;on-resident members. It was recommended to put ditches along the ends of the greens and to affil- iae with the O.L.B.A. The election (Of officers resulted as follows: Hon. Presidents, R. G. Seldon, and J, p. Bowey; President, H. C. Rivers; Vice-President, Ulric Snell; Secre tary-Treasurer, J. M. Southcott. Grounds committee, R. N. Rowe, Ul ric Snell, J. A. Traquair, W- E. Sanders, E. R. Hopper; Member ship Committee, T. O. Southcott, W. E. Middleton, A. O. Elliot, W. H. Moise, W. J. Smith; Tournament committee, R. N. Creech, M. W. Teller, W. H. Moise; Jitney commit tee, James Bowey, H. O. Southcott, C. Tanton, H. Pollen with the presi dent and secretary; Entertainment committee, H. O. Souhcott, H, Pol len, A. O. Elliot, E< R. Hopper, Ul ric Snell to wlork in conjunction with the committee of ladies. It was pro posed te hold a tournament during the summer. HONORED BY UNIVERSITY Miss Margaret Taman, who will graduate this year from Western University has been one'of five to be chosen for the Honor (Society in view of the excellent work she has done throughout the yeai’ in the interests of the University. The purpose of the society is to> give recognition to the students who, maintaining a sat isfactory academic standing through out their course, have given service to the university in .various activities with the exception of -athletics. The following reprint is from “The Uni versity of Western Ontario Gazette” “Magaret Taman, 'better known to everyone as Peggy has been one of the most active members of Arts ‘37 Margaret Tainan throughout her four years at West ern. For four years she has been associated with The Gazette, two years as a reporter, Women’s Editor in her third year and secretary this year. In her second year she was the secretary -of the Arts ’37 year executive and the last two years has been active in the iS. A. A. For three years she has been an officer in her group of the Women’s Organization and this year is president of her group and a member of the Women’s Council. Besides all this, Peggy is now secretary of the University (Stu dents’ Commission and has served on innumerable dance committees, including two Arts Balls and one Rugby Dance Committee.” Mr. and Mrs. Hilton Ford and Vesta spent the week-end in -Detroit with their daughter DOrobhy, who underwent an operation for appendi citis in Highland Park General Hos pital. James Street United Church, Exeter FRIDAY, APRIL 16, at 8.15 ....Illustrated Lecture on Africa.... BY REV. DENZIL RIDOUT The lecturer travelled 3,000 miles by aeroplane and has given this lecture from Coast to Coast If you heard the Toll Brothers. DON’T MISS THIS* Admission 25c J All Children under fifteen, 10c PUBLIC NOTICE A meeting of all citizens of thfe Village of Exeter and District inter ested in the planning for a celebra tion in regards to the Coronation pt their Majesties King George VI end Queen Elizabeth on May 12, 1937, will be held in the Town Hall, on Tuesday, April 20th at 8 p.m., to select a citizens’ coronation commit tee and -other various committees to formulate features and plans for this •celebration. Be ipresent. Bring your new and novel ideas to this meeting. TUESDAY, APRIL 20tli at S p.m, W. D. SANDERS, Reeve ..Band Concert.. LEAVITT’S THEATRE SUNDAY EVENING NEXT at 8:30 p.m. By the Exeter Concert Band Silver Collection Ted Walper, Director MEDAL CONTEST in ELOCUTION (Junior, Intermediate * Senior) Sponsored by the W. C. T. U. wall be held in James Street United Church Basement — ,on —, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21st •at 7:45 ip.m. Silver Collection Band Concert & Dance at the Little Casino GRAND BEND Wednesday, April 21st Band Concert under the direction of Mr jack- Walper will start at 8.30 sharp. Admission; Adults 25c Children 15 Mr. Claud Dockery’s five-piece or chestra wil-l supply the music for the big dance after the clo-ncert. Admission: Gents 25c; Ladies 15c. — EVERYBODY WELCOME — Gome and Have a . Good Time LEAVITT’S THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY April 15th, 10th, 17th Shirley Temple in “THE STOWAWAY” MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY April 19th, 2Oth, 21st The Four Marx Brothers in — “HORSEFEATHERS” Grand Concert — By — CREDITON COMMUNITY CHORAL SOCIETY 70 Voices TOWN HALL, CREDITON Wednesday, April 21st at 8:15 p.m. Under the auspices of W. R. Goulding, A.T.C.M., assisted by T. H. HOFFMAN, Baritone, and G. M. GRANT, Violinist. Adults 25c Children 15c