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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-10-14, Page 1EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14th 1937■fiTABLISHED 1873 line so TAYLOR—MARR Jones & May | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20th by Fashion Craft Clothing Co., of Montreal / ----------------------------------T--------------------- Mr. Powers, expert made-to-measure, man of Fashion Craft Co., will be at this store on Wednesday, October 20th, with a complete range of samples. Fashion Craft Clothe? are known from coast to coast as .the last word in style .and fine tailoring. Do you want a Suit of exclusive pattern? If so you are sure to find it here, as the range of .patterns is so large. We invite you to come in and see this great display of cloths, whether you buy or not. Remember the day, Wednesday, October 20. PRICES $24.95 PER SUIT Ladies', Misses' and Girls' Coats We have a very large stock of Coats' to choose from .These were bought before the advances in the prices of furs and are marked close for quick-selling. We have many styles in regulars, half sizes and outside sizes. BABIES’ COATS—Separate afid in sets- See our special Baby Coats at $2.00 s..7: :-------‘Bigf B’ Winter Work Shirts The Big B brand fall and winter work shirts are now in stock. The best shirt va­ lue in the trade, in flannelette, doeskin, etc. allat old prices. Monarch Knitting Yarns We;dq,not know of any yarns as popular hs the Monarch brands. It is excep­ tionally good for sweaters, suits, pullovers, etc. and shrinks very little. In spite of the advance in wools we are selling at absolutely old prices. Complete stock of fall colors At -from 10c. to 30c. per ball* All Men’s and Boys’ Winter Underwear at Last Season’s Pri _______________________________ : Flannelette Blankets at $2.15 a pair Gigantic Brand Flannelette blankets white and grey with colored borders, large bed size, on sale at $2.15 per pair. Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday Helmet O <•CORNED BEEF Z tlllS ZdC SLICED PINEAPPLE PCT till 9c Hillcrest 1 11 1 Iflard 1 lb. pkg 15c Orange , x on MARMALADE 32 oz. jar ZdC - Crunchie Sweet “ MIXED PICKLES, 27 oz. jar comfort soap 2 cakes 9c Orange Cream IL SANDWICH BISCUITS ... P^f < < C TOILET PAPER 10 tolls for 25c EXETER COUNCIL Tuesday, October 12, 1937 At the hour of seven-thirty in the evening, the Municipal Council met in the Town Hall, with all members piesent. The minutes of the meet­ ings held September 27th and Sep­ tember 13th were iead and adopted on motion of Councillors Dignan and Southcott. Mr. H. C. Rivers on behalf of the Bowling Club asked for the use of the Town Hall for a limited time for rehearsals for an entertainment to he given under the auspices o.f the Club, introducing to the Council Mr, Lake who is in charge. The re­ quest was granted, subject to the Hall being left in the condition^as it was found. Motion of May and Dignan and carried. Mr. W. C. Pearce asked for the sum of $50.00 to apply on Collector’s salary. Granted. The fee of Five Dollars was grant­ ed payable to the University of West­ ern Ontario, for membership in the Municipal School for Municipal Of­ ficers. Motion of Southcott and May and carried. The Reeve was inrpowered to se­ cure the road scarifier from .the County Road engineer and again break the crown of the village streets per motion of Dignan and Southcott and carried. Rev. Messrs. Hill and Elliott wait­ ed on tlr,e Council seeking co-opera­ tion in securing supplies and labof in regards to filling a C. N. R. car for Saskatchewan relief on Tuesday, October 19th at 9 a.m. The following list of accounts were read and ordered paid; Alexander-Muuray & Co. Ltd, Tor­ onto, crack filler, $38.68; The Muni­ cipal World 50c,; Exeter P. U. >C., street lighting 029.21, hydrant rental $350.00, Town Hall lighting, $2.03, total $581.24; Mrs. Jas. Rey­ nolds, clerk of' Election Board for Provincial Election acct,. $78.52; Harry Smith, labor R&B, $2.25; Ed. J. Coombes, ditto $9.25; W. Laverty ditto $5.25; Peter1 Coleman, ditto $5.50; Ernest Collingwood, cleaning hall, $3.00; Wm. Andrew, labor R&B $19.13; W. T. Gillespie, draying gra­ vel $103.4'0; J. Senior, postage $7.- 45. Passed on motion of Southcott and Dignan. Carried Adjourned by Dignan. J. Senior, Clerk BRIDE-ELECT HONORED WESTERN RELIEF APPEAL Honoiing Miss Florence Ncriy, al At a meeting of the Exeter Coun- brideof Saturday last, Mrs. Arthur j cil Tuesday night it was agreed to r. - - - —-j’ > ministers of Carl I Dlimviile to load a car of vegetables The' articles of food includingI fruits .in jars f0X western relief. The car will be at Exeter station Tues­day, Ortolber 19th, and will be ready to load at 9 o’clock^a.m, and contin­ ue all day. There will also be a car at Centralia and one at Hensail therefore the territory will be limit­ ed at follows: The north half of Stephen including Dashwood; Us- borne township including Thames Road, Elimville and Zion and other points nearest to Exeter, The com­mittee hopes there will be plenty of help available for the loading of the car. In case anyone may not be able to come in on the H>9th the goods may be delivered before that date and left at Mr, H- T. Rowe’s wai ehouse. Cash contributions will be received by Mr. Rowe and at the Times-Advocate. As this is a very worthy cause and as we have been blessed with an abundant crop this year in Ontario, the committee earn­ estly appeal to your sympathy to come to tihe rescue of the destitute people of the West, and we feel there will be a great response. The car is destined for Grasswood, Sask. Thanking you in anticipation. Sign­ ed on behalf of the committee i_ chargen. W. D. Sanders, chairman. At, a meeting of the Exeter Coun- .................., ........,j Saunders, of Oak street, London, en-1 co-operate with the ministers of tertained at a kitchen shower. The J Dxeter^pashwood, Thames Road and hostess was assisted by Mis. C — Ryan and Mrs. Fred Adams. f"’ - evening was spent in games and prizes were won by Misses Elsie Ri­ chardson and Ruth Trott, Those who have also entertained for Miss Nor-ry are Mrs. Joseph Grant, of Cheapside street, who was a bridge hostess and the gills of the Kellogg’s staff, who entertained at dinner and presented Miss Norry with a silver tea service and casserole. LEFT FOR WINDSOR Mrs. John Sndll, who for the past 74 years has been a resident of Ex­ eter, held an auction sale of her household effects on Saturday last and left on Monday to make her fu­ ture home with her daughters Mrs,. McDonald and Mrs. Smith in Wind­ sor. Before leaving town Mrs. Snell was presented with a cameo pin on behalf of the members of the Wo­ men’s Association of the James St. United Church as a mark of es­ teem for her. Mrs. Snell was one of the early members of the Ladies’ Aid of James Street having joined the society over fifty years ago. She wishes to thank the association for their thoughtful remembrance of her and assured them that the beautiful pin as she wears it will <be a most happy memory of the years she spent in Exeter. BARN BURNS IN STEPHEN Sixty-Third Year* Phone 32 t? NOTICE TO HYDRO USERS Hydro service will be interrupted in Exeter, Hensail, Zurich, Dash­ wood, Grand Bend and Rural Dis­ tricts on Sunday, O'ctober- 17th, 1937 from 6.30 a.m. to 110.30 a.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5.30' p.m. These interruptions are necessary in order to reinsulate the main between.Lucan and Dashwood. Hydro Power Off The shortage of ihydro power much under discussion during the election was brought home to hydro users in this district on election day when the power was off ,for about minutes in the afternoon. A piece of fence wire thrown across the high tension lines'about a mile south of Exeter , caused the break. The local Ihydro staff were not long in finding the cause of obstruction. Buried at 'Clandebo.ve * The funeral of the late Mrs. Rich­ ard 'Coursey, who died in London, on October 6th, in her 63rd year, was held from the funeral home of C. J. Murdy & ,Son, Lucan, on Friday last. Service was held in Holy Trinity 'church, Lucan, with inter­ ment in St. James cemetery, Clan- deboye. Mrs. Coursey’s maiden name was Sophia McFadden. BOARD OF EDUCATION The- monthly meeting of the Board of Education was held'in the Public Library on Tuesday, evening October 12th at 7.30. Absent W. H. Dearing and F. J. Delbridge. Min­ utes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The Public .School principal re­ ported number on roll 210, average attendance 190.3. Staff complete with the exception of one day due to illness of a tea'c-h- er. Teachers’ Convention to he held October 21st and 22nd when Chief Inspector Greer will give an address. Room six, Public School, has a number of entries in High School Field Meet and much enthusiasm has been shown by pupils. In accordance with tihe new courses of study, new reports would be needed for first six grades. No re­ ports of examinations to be publish­ed this year. Principal Wet'hey reported foi’ the High S'chool. No. on roll 177. Staff was complete. Mr. Fawcett reported for duty September 20th. Extra room ready for occupation on tlhe third day of the division of form into two classesr , Arrangements for Field Day had been made, but owing to itnfavorafole weather, event 'has been twice -post­poned. Some books for supplmen- tary reading were needed; also' wall clocks. High School inspector had made a brief visit and was pleased with the .provision in the time table for new course as followed in Form. I. Per R. N. Creech and G. Lawson: That the two reports be accepted and supplies for Miss Love’s room also books for High School on OK of the Principal. Per C. V. Pickard and Mrs. Beav­ers: That Messrs. Creech, Lawson and Southcott be a committee to pur­ chase clocks. „ ! Per A. O. Elliot and G. Lawsoh: That t'he “Gestetner” Duplicatory Machine as demonstrated be .purchas­ed and the Roneo at present in use to apply on same. Carried. Per C. V. Pickard and J. N. Wil­lis; That following accounts foe paid:Globe & Mail “ad” $3.30; London Cleanser Co., supplies $9.35; E. N. Moyer C., desks, etc. $92.75; Penny B'ank supplies, lie.; Grigg Station­ ery, supplies $35.63; Jones & May, supplies $4.20'1 Traquaii’s Hard­ ware, supplies 75c. Carried. Pen C. V. Pickard and Mrs. Beav­ers: That notice be -placed in tihe TimesnAdvocate” regarding use of running shoes at t'he gymnasium, <— required by the Department.Adjournment, Mrs.” Beavers. K. M. MacFaul, Secretary Fire which broke out late Satur­ day night totally destroyed the bank barn, 60 by 40 feet, of Frank King, concession 6, Stephen Township, one and one half miles south of Credit-on The loss is estimated at over $4,- 0 00. It is partially covered by insur­ ance. Lost in the fire were har­ ness, some implements, two cows, give baby beeves, three calves, a bull 23 pigs, a large quantity of liay and over 150? bushel of grain. The blaze was noticed first by a passing mo­torist, a Mr.-Brown, of Toronto. The local telephone operator was notified who sent out tihe -alarm. A bucket brigade was formed by neighbors and townspeople who worked vigor­ously to save an implement shed and hen house but nothing could be done for tihe barn itself. A favorable wind kept the sparks and flames from sweeping toward the house. The origin of tihe fire is unknown. In a few minutes hundreds of people were I attracted by the blaze. The conces­ sion road was lined with cars. Mr. and Mrs. King and family were in Exeter when the fire broke out. --------------1.-------------. ALTAR LIGHTS UNVEILED A most impressive memorial ser­ vice was held in Trivitt Memorial church Sunday evening. After., sing­ ing the hymn “For all the Saints who' from their Labor Rest,” the congregation standing, the rector said, On behalf of the Bissett fam­ ily, I have the honor to inform you that it is their desire to present to Trivitt Memorial church, alter lights in rn'eraOii’y" of their dear ones and that he had been asked .to dedicate these gifts in their memory. Miss Marion Bissett' then unveiled and turned cn which the The rector woids from “The souls the Hand of God.” l,y of the work done by the Bissett family, especially tne which was carried on and efficiently for so many years by the late Miss Ethel “ ’ orite hymtas were su»*g. the Garden.’” the alter lights^ after dedication took plaice, chose as his text the the Book Wisdom HI. 1. of the righteous are in He spoke Tfigh- Altar work, so faithfully Bissett. Fav­ ouring offertory*Mrs. N. J.^DoPe sang ------------------ U. FzW. O- ORGANIZED 'Winners at Ailsa Craig Fair THE LATE MRS. CORNISH The funeral of the late Mrs. Me­ linda Elizabeth Cornish wife of John' J. Cornish, of near Thamesford, a. took Wed- nartlc- the “In Friday. Prince Oakie owned by J. J. Morrissey, of *Cen- tralia, won 4 firsts in the 2.25 pace for a purse of $120'. Oliver Grat­ ton owned by Thos. Yearley, of Cred- iton, placed 4, 3 and 4. Baron Rothschild ownbd by J. J. Morris­ sey placed 5, 5 and 6 and was drawn. „ A group of young farm yzomen from Grand Bend community, met at the home of Mrs. Hugh Love, 2'0th concession of Stephen, for the pur­ pose of organizing a United Farm Womens’ Club. Tfoe Vice-President of the U.F.W.O., Mrs. O. G. Ander­ son, of Wingham, was present and' presided at the meeting. The fal­ lowing i officers were elected: Presi­ dent, Mrs. Lloyd T'aylhr; Vice-Pres., Mrs. Max Turnbull; Secretary, Mrs. Melvin Desjai’dine; treasurer, Mrs. Carlyle Taylor; Board of Directors, Mrs. Colm\Love, Mrs. Ed. Gill, Mrs. Rufus Turnbull, Mrs. Sam Hendrick; Music, Mrs. Ross Love; Press Re­ porter, Mrs. Hugh Love; Auditors, Mrs. Will Love and Mrs. Ruth Gill. The vice-president addressed the ladies in a most interesting and able manner on the subject of “Co-oper­ ation as a Way of Life.” After the meeting the hostess served a dainty lunch and a social half hour was spent together, The newly formed U.F.W.O. Club meets again the first Tuesday of November, at the home of Mrs. Ruth GUI, Bluewate way. High- Times-Advocate last week exhibition a couple of gre&n stocks that measured over Tills unusual The had on potato six feet in length', growth was noticed by Mr. Andrew Hamilton while 'taking up his po­ tatoes. There were some good tubers below the stocks. Mr. Edward Mason Taylor, a for­ mer Exeter boy, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor was last week united in marriage to' Jean, dau­ ghter of Mr’, and Mrs. -W. D. Marr, a’t the Walmer Road Baptist church, Toronto. The bride was attended by her sister MiSs Grace Mart. ML Eugene Sanders, Of Dutton, was the best man. ROUTLEDGE—LOVE tn a recent quiet ceremony at high noon in Westminster Presbyterian church Miss Ellen Whyte Love, for­ merly of Exeter, was united in mar­ riage to Rev. Dwell Evans Rutledge, of Fredonia. N.Y,, Rev. Dr. Albert G. Butzer officiated. Miss Love was attired in a suit of rust colored woollen with trimming. of beaver anil umh, xn. d>, apeut. 4. imunaKivius tit > chose irrowu accessories, jrouowiiig thorno of Mrs. Kefr’s btother, Mr. F.1 a motor trip through Quebec the Mr. and Mrs. *I*( A. Ketr, of Monk- wul,llt?11 wm un ui. -ycuver kuu ton, N. BVirspent Thanksgiving art tJne [ chose brown accessories^ jppHoWifig W. Gladman. ’ couple will lie at home in Fredonia. DEATH OF E. J. SPACKMAN| •Edward J. Spackman, who for ■ many years conducted a general store business in Exeter, died Wednesday of last week at his home in Toronto. The remains were brought to Exeter Saturday morning for interment in the Exeter cemetery. The deceased was 82 years of age. At one time Mr. ,Spackman conducted t'he general store business now owned by Jones & May selling out a little over thirty years ago and moving to Toronto. While in Exeter Mr. S-paekman was a member of the I.O.O.F. and rose to the -honored position of Grand Patriarch of the Encampment. He is survived by this bereaved widow whose maiden name was Louise Lat­ ta; also one daughter, Mrs. G. John­ston, of Toronto. One son, Jack, predeceased him several years. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and son Murray accompanied the remains to Exeter. Among those from a distance who were here for t'he funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford arid daughter and. Mr. Fred -Spackman, of Blen­ heim; Messrs. A. E. Fuke, T. H. McCallum and Geo. Willis, of Lon­don. At the funeral service in Tor­ onto, Rev. S. J. Allin, a former pas­tor in Exeter, who was the officiat­ing .clergyman at the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Spackman, assisted wit'h tihe service. Tito bearers at. Exeter were Messrs. Jas. Grieve, W. D. Sanders, F. Wood,\W. W. Taman, R. N. Creech and H. T. Rowe. Rev. Mr. Page officiated at the cemetery. FLEISCHAUER-—NORRY A quiet wedding was solemnized at Calvary United manse on Satur­ day, October 9th, when Rev. Duncan M'cTavish united in marriage Flor­ ence Isabelle, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Norry, of Exeter, to Albert Fl'eischauer, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fleischauer, of Zurich. The couple "were unattended. The bride wore a becoming gown of brown sheer crepe with matching hat and accessories .and a corsage of sun- s'et roses. After a luncheon at Wong’s cafe, Mt. and Mrs. Fleischauer left for a short honeymoon to Eastern points. On their return they will re­ side in London. TO LOCAL NEWS Misses Helen and Shirley penhale spent the week-end at Copper CLff. Mrs. Archie Davis and three ch.IL dren are visiting for a week in De­ troit. The Huron Presbyterial, south section W- M. S. will meet at Chis­ elhurst on Wednesday, October 20. Mr. and Mrs. Hugn J, Creech, of Toronto, spent Sunday and Monday with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mis. R, N. Creech. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Knight and family, of Seaforth, spent Thanks­ giving with Mrs. Knight’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Andrew. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Neil, of Lon­ don and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neil, of Detroit, visited with Mr, and Mrs. J. H. Jones on Thanksgiving, Mrs. Percy Webber visited with, her sister, Mrs. Isaac, in Centralia last week. Mrs. Isaac has been con­ fined to her bed for several weeks through illness. Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Delbridge and daughter Marjorie visited with their niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Perkins, of Owen Sound -over the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. John May and two in '• daughters Misses Carrie and Minnie ■May, of Toronto, spent the Thanks­ giving holidays visiting with rela­ tives in Exeter. Mr. Frank Johns and son Roger, •of Toronto, spent the week-end with Miss Beatrice and Mr. William War­ ren. Mr. Johns sang a solo in the James St. United church Sunday ev­ ening. At the Young People’s Meeting in James Street Church on Tuesday ev­ ening Rev. Mr. Hill, of Caven church gave an interesting address. The chair was taken b<y Miss Irene Van Camp with prayer by Aidwin Walker and Scripture ” ’Whiting. Mrs. B. W. the Provincial C. T. U. held and also visited in Toronto. Geo. Johnston, of Goderich, County President, accompanied her and was the successful winner of tihe silver cup given at the provincial conven­ tion foi’ the best one minute address in which only county presidents compete. This is the first time Huron County has had the honor of securing .it. reading iby Blanche :F. Beavers attended Convention of the W. at Oshawa last week Mrs. COMMUNICATION INCREASE VOLTAGE ON HYDRO LINES Between 80 and 90 hydro 'em­ ployees made Exeter their headquar­ ters Sunday and Monday while work­ ing on the high tension-lines. The main line from Lucan to Dashwood is being reinsulated and the arms are being changed where necessary. It is planned to double the carrying capacity of the present high tension lines from 13,000 volts to 26,000, the first step ‘being to add larger insulators. The work was only tially completed on Sunday Monday and will be continued Sunday. par- and next NEW ROADS GAZETTED T>he Ontario Gazette of October 2nd contains t'he notice of an Order- in-Council dated the 7th day of Sep­ tember of the taking over as a pro­ vincial .highway the road from Hen­ sail to St. Joseph, a distance of ten miles and also the road from Rus- seldale through Exeter and Dash­ wood to the Bluewater Highway, a distance of 24 miles. Information to this effect appeared in the Times- Advocate several weeks ago. OPENING NEW GROCERY Mr. Bruce Rivers has resigned his position with Southcott Bros, and intends opening up a grocery business Leavitt’s used for sion. in the building north of Theatre. The building was several months as a mis- Mrs. Wm. Dearing >has returned home after spending some time in London. Mr. Dearing, who under­ went an operation in Victoiria Hos­ pital recently is getting along as well as cah be expected. Dr. and Mrs. W. ih Weekes end Billy visited With Mr. and Mrs. Horace Moffatt, at Flhkertom on Sunday. Dear Editor,— A unique feature in the recent election campaign was a fact brought out clearly viz., that, on October 6th, 1937, approximately 1,000 electors publicly declared, by their ballot, that their allegiance to the temper­ ance cause far transcended their affiliation to any political party. It was evident, too, that many electors, numbering ’in the thou­ sands, we believe, felt that the pros­ pect of electing the out-and-out temperance candidate was so uncer­ tain that it was better once more to vote for the old party candidate, es­ pecially when, at the last moment, some hopeful readjustment of the temperance issue was offered. These have, however, not forgot­ ten >how far the promises of “Ad­ vanced Temperance Legislation” got us in 193 4 and are not too sanguine with respect to the promises for 1937. The liquor magnates think they have again dealt us another knock­ out blow, which will keep us sleep­ ing, at least until another election, but in this they reckon wrongly for the Temperance people of are stirred as never before at the subtle python head traffic wherever that head And this brings us face with the present Immediate need. If we cannot just now rid ourselves of the nefarious beverage rooms, we can, at least, provide for the cas­ ualties who are already numbered by hundred, if not thousands. The great outstanding need is for a gov­ ernment institution, which, without financial profit to anyone, will pro­ vide adequate treatment and rehab­ ilitation for those addicted to drink. There are some private institutions in Ontario where this work is un­ dertaken, but the cost to the patient is prohibitive and the distances too great. As an appreciation of the confidence placed in me by so many of the temperance electors of Huron, I purpose to take up this phase of the problem with the Premier of the Province. I shall, if Other con­ ditions do not intervene, offer to go to New York and other centres to gather statistics and details regard­ ing the latest and best measures to be taken, and 'respectfully ask him to irelegate a sufficient part of the liquoi’ revenue millions to the equlp- ping ofr an institution for the treat­ ment and rehabilitation of the many unfortunates for whom the habit has already become a disease, and, 'who are of themselves hopelessly help­ less. This worth while objective would, in a measure, express my thanks to my 1,0.00 voters, as well, as to the other thousands of truly temperance people, who thought it best just now to vote otherwise, but who will join with us enthusiastically in further­ ing this present great need. In the meantime to you, Mr. Ed­ itor Huron to strike of the appears, to face and electors of Huron, I remain, Yours truly, ALEXANDER MOIR