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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-07-08, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONT,, THURSPAY MORNING, JULY 8th 1937 Sixty-Third Yew i This store will be closed each Wednesday at noon—June 2nd to Sept. 15th 100 Summer Dresses on Sale at $1.49 each We are placing on sale this week to clear in a hurry one rack of over 100 summer dresses, including piques, Martha Washington, printed fabrics, linens etc. Sizes 14 to 44. Values up to $2.00. Get several at this low sale price $1.49 WHITE S^OES, SANDALS, &c. For Girls and Women $2.00 * $2.50 $2.95 Newest Styles A to EE widths STRAW HATS —- SUMMER CAPS Wash Trousers, Flannel Trousers, Out ing Shoes — Bathing Shoes All the above at low prices Men’s and Youths’ Summer Suits New shipment of men’s light and medium grey suits, all with two pairs trousers. These suits while lighter in color are suitable for all the year round. You get a good variety of colors to select from in our clothing department. Bathing Suits for Ladies, Men and Children We have a large stock of bathing suits for all members of the family at very rea sonable prices. Men’s and Boys’ Bathing trunks, all wool at $1.00 and $1.50 each. % Watch for our Big Summer Sale of Linens Next Week Monarch Yarns at Old Prices We still have a large stock of Monarch Yarns in popular shades. Although the prices have advanced wholesale, we are selling at the old prices. Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Fry’s Cocoa, 1-2 lb. Canned Peaches .... Golden Wax Beans Home Rendered Lard Phone 32 entrance results POLLEN—DAVIS per tin 19c 2 tins 27c. 2 tins 19c. per lb. ISc. Pep Bran Flakes, with Free tumbler 2 packages for ................................. Libby’s Ketchup ................. per bottle Rex Coffee fresh ground 1 lb. 35c 1-2 Medium Old Cheese very fine per lb. 21c. 13c. 19c. 24c. Jones & May Plran‘321 HARVEST NEEDS BUY CANADIAN BINDER TWINE MADE IN CANADA $19.50 per cwtPlymouth 650 feet to the lb. Red Top 600 feet to the lb.$9.50 per cwt. Pitch Forks Carborundum Stones Hay Fork Pulleys Dr. Roe’s Hog Grower .... Dr. Roe’s Hog Finisher ... Coleman 3-burner Stoves Coleman Camp Stove Coleman Hot Plate Hay Fork Rope Tarred Hay Loader Rope Sling Ropes $45.00 a ton $45.00 a ton New Perfection Oil Stoves Prize Oil Stoves One and two burner ovens. Use LoWe Bros. Nep-to-Lac Enamel for that better finish We are now working at the furnaces for fall. Leave your order and be sure ofhaving your job complete by fall. Traquair’s Hardware Miss 'T6na McCurdy accompanied by her nieces and nephew Freeman and Annie McGill enjoyed a motor trip during the weelt-end to Midland returning by Toronto1. The Exeter Canning factory have started their pea-pack. The factory has installed some new machinery for speeding up the work. New cap ping machines do the work about Siit times .faster than 'the machines used last year. Master Jimmie Cann is confined to his bed suffering from inflammatory rheumatism. Mr. M. F. Gladman, of London, who .for the past several months has been under the doctorls care, was re moved in ah ambulance to a sum mer cottage at Grand Bend in the hopes that the change of atmosphere will be .beneficial to his health. Mrs. Gladman and children accompanied him. ANNUAL CONVENTION HURON COUNTY W. C. T. U. in MAIN ST. UNITED CHURCH, EXETER, on FRIDAY, JULY 9th Special Speaker Rev. G. H. Hazen, of London Afternoon 1.30 Evening 7.45 Supper 25c. LOCAL NEWS Mr. W. A. Turnbull is confined to his home through illness. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Philip/of Hanley, Sask., are visiting friends in town. Miss NOxmia Wilson is holidaying in Detroit’the guest of Mrs. Ralph McDonald. Mr. Thos. Fishex* reports having seen a couple of deex' cross one of .his f-ields on Tuesday. Mr. James Sweet spent a few days at the home of his. sister, Mi's. S. A. McCallum, in London. Mr. a'nd Mrs. Sidnej* Davis have returned home_after_hplidaying with their son Mr. - - - - to. Mr. W. E. ■his home in with his daughter, Mrs. Sandy El liot. Miss Hazel Elliot,, who was visiting in Dutton has returned to hei’ home here. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. White and family, havihg spent the past three weeks with Mrs. White’s mother, Mrs, Thos. Harkey, left Monday for New York and will visit with Mr. White’s people in Maryland from where they will return to their "home in Flaxcombe, Sask. Ideal weather prevailed for the holiday on July 1st. A successful celebration was staged at Seaforth and many persons from this district were ill attendance. A iiumbei' at tended the circus in London. Others went to Grand Bend or took in ths races at strathroy. R. E. Davis, of Toron- Tripp has returned to Dutton after visiting The following are the Entrance Results for the Exetex* Centre. The principal of the Exeter Public School Mr. Jos, Creech is to be congratulat ed on having passed all his pupils. Exeter Centre First Class Honors, 75 per cent, and over;-—Ruth England, Shirley Fahrner, Eugene Finkbeiner, Mar garet Fitzgerald, Norman Hannigan, Clifford Jory, Neil- Jones, Dorothy Kydd, Helen McQueen, Ellis Pearce, Shirley'Penhale, William Reynolds, Alma Richard, Britain sanders, Mar ian Smith, Murray Stanlake, Laura Woodall. Second Class Honors, 70 per cent, to 74 per cent:—Anita Brintnell, Donald Buchanan, Harry Dougall, Jack England, Myrtle Ford, Bernice Haxst, Doris Hay, Jean McDougall, Glenn McTavish, Aiuxie Mason, Mar jorie May, James Moffatt, Calvin Preszcator, Ila Willis, Nornxa Wil son. Pass, 60 to 60 pex* cent.—Stewart Cann, Doris Cutting, William Essery Iva Fisher, Anne Gordon, Margaret Glenn, Shirley Gregus, Gwendolyn Horne, Labelle Lutman, Jeanne Parker, Billie Parsons, Bertram Pil on, Coquoline Simmons, Thomas Walter, Jack Westlake, Iva Willis. Hensall Centre (First Class Honors—.Robert Bu chanan, Eileen Hayter Wonnetta Henderson, Margaret Kercher, old Koehlex* Maxine Stanbury, ore Welsh. Second-class Hoxxors—Alice Mervixx Hayter, Arnold Keys, Howard. Love, Norris1 MacEwan, Ruth Mc Allister, Lois Rathwell. Pdss—(Elizabeth Aikexxhead, Mar garet Bell, Gwendolyn Cooper, Doris Dutot, Mary Goodwin, Ronald Park er, George Sangster, Blanche Thom son, Blanche Watson. Dashwood Centre ’ * First-class Honors— Ada Keeler, Willis Mclsaac. Second-class Honors—Mary Davey Jack Gaiser, Ross Guenther, Shirley Manore, Anthony Martene, Milford Mason, Martha Miller, Walter* Ness, Marie Wein. Pass—-Hilda Becker, Wallace Beck er, Enxersoix DeSjardine, Howard Finkbeiner, Betty Fischer, Melvin Gaiser, Burton Greene, Joseph’ Mc Cann, Graham Mason. Allen Pfaff, Leo Regier, Russell Sturgeon, Alice Volk, Jacob Weber-, Keith Weber. Passed under the provisions of Re gulation 10 (5) of th.e High School Entrance Regulations — Gertrude Ratz. A quiet wedding took place in Flint, Mich,, on Saturday when Miss Ruby Davis, daughtex* of Mr. and and Sidney Davis, of town, was unit ed in marriage to Mr. Simon Pollen, of Flint, son of Mrs. Wm. Pollen, of town. AT HURON COUNTY CAMP The foui* boys from town who last week attended the Huron County Boys Camp, about three miles north Of Goderich, returned home Monday after a yery pleasant outing. Over 35 persons were in attendance at the camp which was undex* the direction of Rev. Mr. Anderson, of Wingtiam. Nature study, fine arts and basketry weye among the interesting studies taken up by the boys. The boys who were present from Exeter were Mur-' ray Moore, Ellis Pearce, Irvin Arm strong and Robt. Southcott.' This week the camp is being occupied by the Tuxis Girls under the supervision Of Mrs. (Rev.) Turner. Six Exeter girls are in attendance. Misses June Clark, Margaret Melville, Alta Har vey, Marjorie May, jean Elliot and Florence Southcott, ( Har- iLen- Glen, AUTO ACCIDENT Four persons escaped serious in jury in axx ’auto accident oxi Huron St', west Sunday afternoon about 2.30 when an auto turned complete ly over with the wheels in the air and every pane of glass in the car broken. Th© owner of the car, was Mr. Harold Schwartzentruber, of R. R. 3, Zurich, and with him in the cax* wore Miss Jeaxi Moulton, of Dash wood, togethex' with her sistex* cousin. Miss Moulton was at wheel when she lost control, was bruised about the body sustained cuts in the arm and She was brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher where a number of stitches were required to close the wounds. Th© other occupants of tlxe car es caped with niinox* cuts and bruises. The accident was investigated by Traffic Officex' W. Robinson and Constable Norry. THE LATE MRS. LUTHER RETURN FROM 3,000 MILE MOTOR TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Wm, L. Butler, of London; Mr. Bert Butler, of Crom arty and Mrs. Harvey Perkins and daughter Nola, of Exeter, .returned Saturday evening from an 80001 mils motor trip across Western Canada, through the Rocky mountains to Victoria, B.C., making the round trip in 6 weeks and 4 days. During the entire trip the only trouble they experienced was the picking up of a rail in each back tire. The crops jn Manitoba were looking good. In Saskatchewan they were needing rain. T’he trip through the Glaciex' National Park and through the mountains was a beautiful trip. They camo through the Glacier Park cn June 22nd. In the mountains they encountered a thunder storm end in places there we-re snow banks from 7 to 10 feet deep and bears " " " ‘ ; thecould frequently be seen along highway. LEAVITT’S THEATRE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY July 8tlj, oth and 10th “SWEEPSTAKE ANNIE” with Tom Brown and Marion Nixon Comedy—Ken Murray and Oswald and xnusical Cab Calloway and his band MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY July 12th, 13th and 14tli R.K.O. SPECIAL PRODUCTION “The Soldier and the Lady” from Jules Bernes mighty novel “Michael Strogof.f” introducing Hol lywood’s newest star Anton Wall brook with Elizabeth Allen, star of “TALE OF TWO CITIES” Margot Graham, Eric Blore and all star cast Astounding scenes of electric excit- ment and pounding thrill and the She and leg. Winehelsha Centre First-class Hoxxors—Glen Ballan- tyne, Graham Bell, June Coward, Roxie Doupe, Wilma Gilfillan, Jack -Stewart. Second-class Honors —> Kenneth Duncan, Doris Elford, Irene Johns. Pass—Norman Brooks, jean Davis Clare Hazlewood, -Bessie Johns, Ro bert McCurdy, William Ogden, Mil dred Veal, Zurich Centre Bohn, Alpha Edith , First-class Honors —- Ella Helen Dietz, Margaret Hey1, Meyers, Florence Schwalm, Schwartzentruber, Irene Turkheim. Second-class Honors—Karl Deck er, Elroy Desjardine, Theresa- Miller, Jeanne Pybus, Martha Thiel. Pass—Anna Foster, Viola Ging erich, Ruth Johnston, Margaret Rei chert, Wilmer Snider. Hay Township Memorial Scholar ships—First place was won by Flor ence Schwalm of the Zurich Public School. The winners of second and third places cannot be announced until it is determined whether cer tain pupils are residents of Hay Tp. Appeals—.Appeals against the re sults of the entrance examinatiqns must be made to the Public Scho'ol Inspector before August 15th and must be accompanied by the appeal fee of $2, which is returned If the appeal is allowed. The death took place in Usborne BTiday last at the .home of hex' dau ghter, Mrs. Herbert Bissett, of Mx*s". Henry Luther, in her 82nd year. Mrs. Luther had been ailing with heart trouble for a number of years but had been confined to-’ hex' bed fox' only three weeks. Her maiden name was Whilimine Klienfeldt. She was a daughtex* of t’he late John and Sophia Klienfeldt natives of Germany. Borxx at Blenheim the deceased early ini life came to Greenway with her par ents and later lived in Hay Twp. Fox* many years the family lived on the 5th concession of Usborne, where Mr. Luther passed away 11 years ago One son and two daughters survive, Milton, Mrs. Bissett and Mrs. Chas. Jeffery, all of Usborne, The deceas ed is also survived by one brother, Henry, of Clio, Mich. 'The funeral was held on Monday afternoon con ducted by Rev. A. E. Elliott. A duett was sung at the service by Mrs. Wil liams and Mrs. Doupe. The bearers were six nephews, Gordon and Irvin Luther, of Greenway; Henry Brown, of Crediton; Norman Klienfeldi, of Crediton, Elmore and Roland Klien- feldt, of Dublin, interment took place ixi tjhe Exetex* cemetery. Among those from a funeral Lut-hex* RETURNS TO SCENES OF CHILDHOOD Mh John R, Taylor, superinten dent, of the Bux*eau of Engineering, Los Angeles, Calif,, has been visiting with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Wxn. Reid and other relatives in the community. Mr! Taylor is an Exeter Old Boy who has risen to a position of high responsibility. For 22 years he .has been connected with the Bur eau of Engineering fox* what is now the sixth largest city in the United States, next in populatioxi to De troit. This department is in charge of the waterworks, sewers, roads and bridges, garbage disposal and such like with a vast army of em ployees. At Los Angeles undex* this department is the municipal aque duct, the largest one in the world bringing watei* a distance of 250 miles. Mr. Taylor is a son of the ,late John Taylor, of Exeter North. He left Exetex* in 1899, returning a couple of times, the last iix 1904. Last month he came to Detroit with the Shriners’ convention and decid ed to pay a visit to .his old home town with which he had been out of touch for a numbex' of years. Num erous changes have taken place and lxe misses many of the old familiar faces and landmarks particularly in Exeter North. The old hotel, a large brick structure which stood at the cornex* of Main St. and the Lake R.d., the old Verity home, the tannery, the woollen mill, the Verity foundry have all disappeared. It was in the north-end hotel, after a summer on the lakes while staying with Mr. and Mi’s. Reed, that Mr. Taylor laid the foundation fox* his success. It was there that he took a correspondence couxxse in engineering, a study which greatly appealed to him and which has since meant much to his advan- «exnent in life. ..GRAND BEND.. SPECIAL MONDAY Floor Show , DANCING NIGHTLY JIMMIE NAMARO and his ten-piece Orchestra Direct from the “Club Esquire,” Toronto ENTERTAINMENT NIGHT, JULY 12th by the Orchestra In cluding Xylophone Solos by Jimmy Namaro Eccentric and Tap Dancing by Art Huston, nephew of Walter Huston, • movie star One of the features of the evening will be the Symphonic arrangement of “Dark Eyes,” featuring 2 pianos Ladies 35c, Dancing Fi’ee, Gents 50c Get ready fox* Amateur Contest, Mon day, July 19th Kirkton Horticultural Society and the Women’s Institute GARDEN PARTY AT DR. CAMPBELL’S KIRKTON on SUM OF MONEY RETURNED On Tuesday evening just before six o’clock as Mr. Wm. Andrew was cleaning up the street in front of. the Times-Advocate .he swe^t up what he thought was some rubbish and was in the act of dumping it into his cart when he was attracted by its appearance. (Stopping to ex amine it lie found two one .hundred dollar bills and ’ Some bills of a smaliex' denominations. What a heart beat that would give to the most of us? The ownei’ of the money Who is visiting in this community having discovered his loss, u casual enquiry early Wednesday morning as to whether oi' not ■ Mr. Andi'ew bad heard of anyone finding the money, elicited the fact that he him self had picked it up. The money was identified and returned to its owner, in the meantime, however. Mr. .Andrew had posted a notice to the effect that some money had been found. Last week Mr. found a ladies’ gold bi'acelet street and turned it into the Advocate. Andrew on the t Times- Stolen A gasoline tank belonging Roy Francis, of Kirkton, was into early Tuesday morning about fifteen gaxloiis of gas s to Mr. broken j uhd about fifteen gaTtons of gas stolen. Mr, Francis heard the noise and loc*k* ing out saw a car pulling away, distance who attended the were Mr. and Mrs. ■ Percy and son Norman, of Port Huron; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Luther and daughter, ilene, of Sarnia; and Mrs. Wm. Luther and son, near Ailsa Craig. Mr. of the the WEEK-END ACdlDENTS /Traffic of the highways ovei* week-end was the heaviest of yeai* owing to the influx of American visitors taking advantage of the 4th of July Holiday. Traffic officers in the county report no major accidents but County Patrolman, Norman Le ver reports six minor mishaps. Mrs. Kuno Hartman and hei’ 11- year-old son, Harold of Dashwood, were cut about the head when the cai’ ix> which they were passengers figur ed in a crash with anothei* driven by Harold Hanson, of Hensall. Early Sunday morning, Hartley Rutledge, Brussels, plowed into a drove of cattle on the road two miles north of Seaforth, damaging ,his cai' and injuring two beasite. The new automobile of ex-warden William Sweitzer, Step.hen Township suffered $300 damages when it crashed another driven by J. Lyon at an intersection on the Mt. Carmel bouhdary road. The drivers escap ed injury. The turck of Lawrence Mason took to the ditch and was badly wrecked in trying to avoid a head-on collision with A N. Wheal, of Thedford, at the brow of a hill oil the Thomas road. There were no casualties. In Clintoti automobiles of Arthur Barry and Mrs. Elizabeth Forrest were extensively damaged when they collided at an intersetion. A side swipe on the Loildesboro-Wingham road partially wrecked the machine of R. T. Gibbs, Londesbo.ro. Its front was crushed in. Mrs Archie Ryckman and daugh ter Miss Dorothy Ryckman, Reg. N.» returned the beginning of the week from a trip to Moose-Jaw, Sask. Clinton Wins In the last home game Huron-Perth League Exeter feated 15 to 2 in a seven game with Clinton Tuesday evening. It was an off night fox* Allaxi Fraser the l.ocal pitcher and heavy batting by the visitors netted eight runs in the third innings. He was relieved by Williard. Exeter has three games yet to play all out of town. Tues., at 8 p.m. Good Music. Good Speakers. Refreshments 13 or the was de innings Admission 25c ..Band Concert.. Victoria Park Attending Summer School A number of teachers from this community are attending the sum mer courses at Western University, London. Among them are Joseph Creech, of town; Miss Margaret Pen- hale, who taught school at Belmont; Miss Dorothy Camm, of Usborne, who taught at Grand Bend; Miss Ruth Kleinstiver, of Dashwood, who taught at Greenway. Miss Addie Gaiser, of Crediton, is taking a summer course at the Central ■ Collegiate and Law rence Wein is taking a course in ele mentary music. Telephone Lines Disrupted During aix electrical storm Fri day of last week lightning struck a telephone line on the ,4th concession of Usborne. Several telephone poles were shattered, a couple of them being split from top to bottdnx. The lightning followed the wires into the home of Mr. Hubert Huntex’ blowing the fuses and filling the house with smoke. Mrs. Hunter, who had one hand in some water at the time, was shocked and for sev eral hours afterwards was unable to close her .hand. The thunder-clap was quite terrific and at the next farm the hearing of Mrs. Sherwood Huntex* was affected and for ovex* hour she was unable to hear. an Inducted Pastor Induction services were held the Crediton United Church, Friday evening when Rev. Donald J. Glad man B.A., was formally installed as the pastor of the Crediton, Brinsley and Shipka United Churches. Rev. A. E. Elliott, chairman of Huron Presbytery was in charge, and Rev. J. B. Moore, of Grand Bend, address ed the minister, while Rev. J. W. Penrose spoke to the congregation. Mr. Gladman, who is a son of Mr. F. W< Gladman, of Exeter, was re commended to the ministry by the session of <St. Andrew’s XTiUted Church, London, sFnd was ordained at the recent sessions of the London conference held in Windsor, in Sunday, July 11th 8.30 p.m. Silver* Collection TED WALDER, Director’ «o Band Tattoo.. — at — GRAND BEND WED., JULY 14 th at 7.3.0' Under* the auspices of the Grand Bend Band J. WALPER, Director Featuring the Seaforth Kiltie Band The following bands will assist: EXETER CONCERT BAND T. Walper, Director CLINTON HIGHLAND PIPE BAND F. Much, Director HENRICH MEMORIAL BAND Dashwood, H. Hoffman, Director ZURICH BAND H. Eickmeiv, Director HEN'SALL CITIZEN’S BAND Geo. Grant, Director and the GRAND BEND BAND Admission 25 c.: Cars Children Erce DANCE following! the Tattoo, Old and Now ’pime, Dancing LOCKERY’S 5-PIECE (HWIDEBTBA