The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-10-28, Page 1ESTABLISHED 1873It EXETER, ONT„ THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28th, 1937 Sixty-Third Year
Exeter Man Draws Ticket on Sweepstakes Favorite and Sells Half Interest for $7,300
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Now is the time to select your winter coat while we have a large stock.
We have over one hundred Ladies’ and Misses’ coats on our.racks to select
from, in a wide range of styles and materials with luxurious fur collars.
We also have a number of coats in good styles from last season at greatly reduced prices
GIRLS* COATS—With hats and muffs to match at very reasonable prices.
LADIES’ and MISSES’ DRESSES
The new Fall and Winter Dresses are here in a wide range of styles. We have
some exceptional values at $3.95 each.
DRESS ACCESSORIES FOR FALL
New Collars, Flowers, Buttons, Belts, Hosiery, Underwear, Gloves, Etc., in the
very latest styles and colorings.
Ladies’ and Misses’ Knitted Suits in two and three piece styles, new fall colors
at $7-95 and $9.85 each.
Underwear, Sweaters, Etc.
, In spite of the advance in price of woollens we have nearly every line of under
wear and sweaters for ladies, men and children at last season’s prices.
Men’s heavy Fleece Lined Undershirts and Drawers at 79c. per garment are out
standing value.
Furnishings for the Home
Don’t forget during house-cleaning that we have a large stock of cushions, nets
window blinds, rugs, etc. at very reasonable prices.
SPECIAL—5 dozen window blinds, plain green and plain cream, slightly im
perfect in weave—37 inches by 6 feet on sale at 69c. each.
MEN’S AND YOUTHS
OVERCOATS and HATS
$16.50 TO $25.00 AND $10.00 TO $16.00 IN YOUTHS
Raglans Slip-ons Ulsters
Our Overcoats are all new this Fall and include the latest Gloths, all aft mod
erate prices. We carry a large Selection to choose from. Also a splendid selection
of Velour Hats to match.
Special Values for Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Maxwell House,
COFFEE .......1 lb tin 35c
GOLDEN BANTAM CORb2 tillS 19c
MINCEMEAT, bulk 2 lbs for 25c
LIFEBUOY SOAP 2 cakes 15c
PRUNES '
Meaty, good size
Manning’s II -| Q
Chocolate Pattie Biscuits ID* 1UI
Ss’l'...................2 tins 19c
PREPARED MUSTARD
Jumbo jar, ......................
2 lbs for 23c
each 15c
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Phone 32 Jones & May Your
Superior
Store
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..Feeds Are Down in Price..
BUY NOW
Buy Chicken Fatena Checkers to give your Poultry that
milk-fed finish without afty milk, no #rate required, and no
extra cost.
For best results now is the
time to worm your pullets.
We are in need of second
hand stoves. Have you one
to trade on a new one.
Now is the time to have your furnace and furnace pipes
looked over before the cold weather.
Cow Chains
Stall Fixtures"
Handled Axfes
X Cut Saws
Weather Strip
Glass, all sizes
Pure Putty
f Putty Bead
SEE OUR LINE OF BEACH AND FINDLAY STOVES,
RANGES AND HEATERS
Traquair’s Hardware
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Messrs. 0. Tanton and F. Ooltes
Word in iDOhdon Monday attending a
food dealers’ convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack paisley and
babe, Of Caledonia, visited with, rel
atives oh Sunday.
HELD TICKET ON FAVORITE
HORSE FAILS TO WIN
-Sitting in the kitchen with his
daughter June Marie on his knee
Frank 'laylor, holder of a ticket on
the favorite norse “Epigram” in the
Irish Hospital Sweepstakes, heard
the news that the norse he had
drawn was not in the money, and
he showed not the least sign cf dis
appointment. “I am lucky to have
done what I did” said Mr. Taylor,
referring to the tact that he had
sold a half interest in his ticket to
a New York syndicate for $7,300.
“I am net a bit disappointed but I
am glad that I did not take the ad
vice of dozens of people in the town
to hold on to tihe ticket and take my
chances to win the one hundred and
forty-eight thousand dollars,” said
Mr. Taylor.
“I am
lucky as
Taylor,
they had
money they had already received,
both stated they had no plans, “It
is not so much that we won’t kpow
what to do with it,” said Mrs. Tay
lor, >
Mr. Taylor had been offered $14,-
600 for the ticket by Edward Ben
son, of New York. He was glad
that he had sold a half interest in it
to Mr. Benson and he was not sorry
that he rad taken a chance on tihe
other half.
The message came to Mr. Taylor
by wire from Toronto shortly after
ten o’clock Wednesday morning. He
had been down town mi the morning
trying to get a broadcast by short
wave direct from London, Eng., but
the noise was so great that tihe
radio broadcast could not be heard.
After it was all over Mr. T’aylor
says, “Well, I am a busy man to-day, ’ munity came very close as far
I have to conduct an auction sale the numbers were concerned,
this afternoon.” Asked if the news 1 Tihe ticket to Mr. Tayloi’ was sold
would affect him in conducting the locally by Mr. Elmore Harness^ and
sale Frank says, “Not a bit, I am
as cool as a cucumber.”
Mr. and Mrs:--Taylor and
ter June Marie posed for
pictures foi’ tihe newspapers,
ronto Star representative was pre
sent along with the editor of the
Times-Advocate.
tickled to think we are as
we have been” said Mrs.
In reply to a question if
any plans to spend the
Ijocal Auctioneer
FRANK TAYLOR E. H. SENOR, K.C., DIES ;
SUDDENLY IN TORONTO I
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Senioi’
eived
their
K.C.,
from
who was 4)8 years of age, had fc^en
around as .usual on Sunday and late
that evening was taken ill passing
away early (the following morning.
He was born in Exeter where he re
going
he
in
re
word Monday of the death of
son, Mr, Elmore Harris Senior
who died in Toronto
a heart attack. The deceased,
i MOVING TO FT. ERIE
I Mr. and Mrs. R, G. Gillies and
I son Bobby, of Toronto, are being
transferred to Ft. Erie where Mi’.
Gillies has been appointed manager
of a branch of the Canadian Bank of
Commerce. Mr. Gillies for a numbex’
of years has been an inspector for
the bank.
KITCHEN SHOWER
On Wednesday evening
week neighbors and friends
Eileen Andrew gathered
home and presented her
cream and red kitchen shower,
mock wedding
girls in a previous shower,
gifts were .hidden around the room
for the bride-elect to find. Lunch
was served by the hostesses Mrs.
Marshall and Mrs. Wilken.
last
Miss
.her
Mr. Taylor was holder of a ticket
on the favorite horse “Epigram” in
the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes and
sold a half interest for $7,30i0’ to a
New York Syndicate. Will receive
close to an extra $il,000 in prize
money.
ceived fhis early education,
from here to Toronto where
graduated from Osgoode Hall
1913 and began to practice in Tor
onto. He was considered an author
ity on insurance and company law.
A number of years later ihe was join
ed by his brother Maurice and the
firm was known as Senior & Senior.
He had been subject to heart trouble
for some time. He »s survived by
his widow, whose maiden name was
Cecil McLaughlin; one son Thomas
Harris Senior; two daughters Har
riet and Doris
Blanche. Mr.
Blanche left
to attend'the
is at present
through illness, (her
Mrs. Appleford, of Hamilton, being
with her. The sympathy of many
friends will be extended to the
reaved.
of
of
at
with a
A
was staged by the
The
t, and
Senior
Tuesday
funeral.
confined
sister,
Miss
one
and
for Toronto
Mrs. Senior,
to her bed
sister-in-law,
be-
ers have sought his picture and a
story but he has had nothing to say.
He was quite provoked over a story
which appeared in one of the Tor
onto papers quoting Mrs. Taylor as
saying things that she did not say.
Mr. Taylor signed his lottery
ticket “Gypsy” with ticket LL53,627
There were twelve tickets in the
book and eleven others in this com
as
daugh-
several
A To-
Chief Topic of Conversation
The chief topic of conversation
Exetei’ during tihe past week has
been the good fortune of Mr. Frank
Taylor, local auctioneer, the only
man in Canada to draw a ticket on I
the favorite, Epigram, in the Irish j
Hospital Sweepstakes. Word was
received in Exeter Friday evening
and the rumor soon spread that an |
Exeter man had drawn a ticket oni
the favorite with a chance of win- f
ning $150,000. It was not long Sat-{
urday morning before the word cir-
cufated that the lucky man- was Mr.
Taylor.
Tihe
straight
EXETER BOWLING CLUB
SPONSOR “SUNNY SKIES”
“Sunny Skies” i
similiar in type to' “My Maryland’’
is to be presented in the Leavitt’s
Theatre on Tuesday- and Wednesday
November 9th and 10th, by a cast
of 70 local people.
“Sunny Skies” is a story of Ken
tucky when two Broadway song
writers go for peace and inspira
tion. They find themselves in the
tangle of a feud instead: But there
are delightful compensations. Sweet
sentiment and dramatic
run tlieir merry course
smooth-flowing song-solo
semlble and alluring dances all ting
ed with that lovely Southern grace
which no music lover can resist.
in
froorrthe time of the draw until the
| results of the race were known Mr.
Harness has been walking on air as
the seller of a ticket on a horse win
ning over one hundred thousand
dollars will receive 1,000..pounds or
close to $5,00'0. For the horse win
ning second prize the seller re
ceives £750 and for the third £250.
The seller .of a ticket on any horse
drawn reseives £25. With the fail
ure of Epigram to get in the money
the prospect of Mr. Harness receiv-
was
NEW ORGANIZATION
Mr. Chas. W. Ford, of London, an
Exeter Old Boy, was in Exeter last
week as field representative for the
Retail Gasoline Dealers’ Association
of Ontario. This is a new organiza
tion that is being set up in the
interests of tihe retail gasoline trade
and Mr. Ford, who is the leading in
stigator in the setting up of this
organization is meeting with a splen
did response from the dealers. Sev
eral counties have already been or
ganized and the work is progressing.
DIED AT KINGSVILLE
Word has been received of the
death of John Russell Balkwill#
brother of Mrs. E. J. Miners, who
passed away on October 13th- at «iS‘
home in Kingsville. Five sons aneb
two daughters also two brothers
and two sisters survive. The late
Mr. Balkwill at one time lived -on a
farm about a mile and a quarter
south of Exeter. Mrs. Miners was
away visiting at the time. Having at
tended the W.C. T. U. Convention
in Oshawa she remained
also intending
but
her
to come
was called home on
brother’s death.
I
in,g cue of/ the major prizes
shattered.
on a visit
to Exeter
account of
w. I. held their
meeting on Tuesday
came through
Hospital Trust at
When Mr. Taylor
teiegram he took
message!
___„_from the
Dublin, Ireland.
first received the
it as a joke, knowing that similar
jokes have been played in Exeter
before. Mrs. Taylor phoned the tele
graph office and was told the mes
sage was authentic. They visited
the office and secured a copy of it.
A few minutes later a second mes
sage arrived from New York offer-
I ing Mr. Taylor $730'0' for half inter-
SECOND CAR LOADED
Tihe second car-load of foodstuffs
for shipment to- the dried-out area
of the West is being loaded at the
1 Exetei’ station. On Tuesday of last
week a car was loaded at Centralia
and one at Exeter and enough pro
duce was left over to about half fill
another car. Farmers from the
surrounding district again brought
in a goodly quantity of
turnips, etc.
mg1 jxli. lajiux kUi ntbii. into*
a musical comedy es.f. jn (-jie ticket Or $14,600 for the En. l<lVTv IVFa-rv.ln yi/P'
Needless to say Mr, T’ayolr s-pent
a sleepless night and before day
light the next morning he- was at
the Home of his son Harold in Us-
borne to discuss the situation.
The win was a very populai’ one
in this community as Mr. Taylor is
well-iknown throughout the district.
bHe Says that he must have ihad a
hundred telephone calls from old
neighbors and friends in Stephen
congratulating him on his luck.
(After consultation with a num
ber of friends Mr. Taylor decided to,
accept the offer for $7300 for half ! the ticket. This, with half- of the
potatoes,
turnips, etc. A.car was loaded at
Hensail on Tuesday and some of the
surplus produce was brought to Ex
eter. The committee in charge at
Exeter had ever fifty dollars con
tributed and this was used in buying
foodstuffs. The second car had
a little more variety than the first
and consisted of potatoes, turnips,
apples, beets, carrots, beans, cab
bage, pumpkins, cheese, coffee,
onions, honey, corn syrup, canned
corn, canned fruit, etc. The cai’ is
destined for Zelma, Sask.
USBORNE LAD WOUNDED
WHEN RIFLE DISCHARGED
9
Gordon Squire, aged 17, is in St.
Joseph’s Hospital, London, suffering
i from a wound received when a .22
calibre rifle accidentally discharged.
On Wednesday afternoon of last
week Gordon, son of Mr. and Mrs.
i Roland Squire, was at the home of
his cousin, Mr. Clarence Down. The
day was wet and the two were in
the house and Clarence was working
with the gun. His father had come
into the room and warned them to
be careful. Gordon was passing
in front of tdie rifle when it acci
dentally discharged the (bullet en
tering the hip. Dr. Dunlop, of Ex
eter, was called and the lad was tak
en to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
An X-ray examination was made
when there was some difficulty in
locating the bullet. It was found in
the groin and removed. He is at
present making a satisfactory recov
ery.
XI
EXETER W.
The Exeter
Grandmothers’
afternoon at tihe home, of Mrs. B. W.
F. Beavers with eight grandmothers
present and a good attendance* ot
the. Institute members. T.he busi
ness meeting at 2.30 was conducted
by the president Mrs.’ Walker and it
was decided to hold a home cook
ing sale on Saturday, November 6.
The program commenced by singing
“Wihen You and I Were Young Mag
gie.” Community singing of old
songs. The topic “Tributes paid ‘by
great men to their Mothers” was
given by Mrs. William Abbott; solo
“Mother
Coates;
C. Hill.
Kirkton,
and sang a Scotch song.
ing closed by singing “God Save tihe
King.” Lunch was served by the
hostess and her committee.
McCree’ ’ by Mrs. Thos.
current events by Mrs. D.
Mrs. J. C. Gardiner, of
gave a talk on “Mothers”
The meet-
surprise
through
and en-
WRIST BROKEN
Alma Borland, daughter of
and Mrs. John Borland, of Thames
Road and a student at the Exeter
High School had her right wrist
broken while cranking her father’s
car on Tuesday morning. —
, brought to the office of Dr. Weekes
where the fracture was reduced.
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There are real characters to inter- $1920 which is paid on all .horses
est the watcher just as there is real*(irawn made Mr. Taylor a sure win
music to enchhnt the listener. And ner Of $,82160.
there are lovely choruses,-------------- — -,— .r___. In addition to this
, whose . Mr. Taylor stood to win $74,000 if
art and enthusiasm have the joy of Epigram came first in the race; half
youth in every phase of their lithe- ’of the amount if the horse whs sec
ond and something over $24,000 if
fchird.
I 'On Sunday afternoon accompan
ied by Messrs. Jas. Morley and J. R.
I Moffatt, Mt. Taylor motored to
; Buffalo there th meet a reprbsehta-
I tive of the New York syndicate
I where the transaction to
half interest in the ticket was com
pleted. Mr .Taylor was handed 73
It was produced last spring’ one hundred dollar bills and lie im-
some movement.
The production staged under the
professional guidance of the John
B. Rogers Co., which supplies all
blie scenery and costumes. This as
sures the pat/ons d£ an excellent
setting.
iSunny Skies has been .played ip
all the leading Ontario towns and
cities and has shored a real suc
cess. Il
at the Eaton Auditorium and the*
Star and Teiegram
splettdid praise.
See “Sunny Skies*
stage shew and help
munity enterprise.
critics gave it
. Enjoy a real
a worthy com-
transfer
Tooth Penetrates Tongue
Everett, little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Waghorn, had the misfor
tune to run a tooth through his
tongue Tuesday morning when he
fell and bumped his chin. The lad
was taken to the Children’s War
Memorial Hospital in London by Dr.
Fletoher where a blood transfusion
was found necessary to stop the
bleeding. Everett was brought home
again the same day. Owing to. the
absence of Mr. Waghorn from the
School the
holiday in
FATAL ACCIDENT
NEAR SEAFORTH
Joseph Murphy, 46, well-knvwn
farmer of McKillop Townsjiip, was
instantly killed about 9 o’clock Sat
urday night wil^n the buggy in
which he was driving was struck
from behind by a car driven by
Ross Rennie, 20, Seaforth Collegiate
student. The accident occurred on
No. 8 Highway about two miles East
of Seaforth, during tihe height of a
severe snow storm. The ihorse draw
ing the buggy was so badly- injured
_____ _ that it had to be destroyed. The
She was I car was not badly damaged. Mr.
(Murphy was on his way to Seaforth
travelling west and the Rennie car
was coming in the same direction.
The buggy carried a light ovei’
which was a red handkerchief. Due
to the density of the storm Rennie
apparently did not see the buggy
and no brakes were applied, tihe
buggy receiving the full force of the
impact. George Thompson, Hensan,
travelling East, heard the crash and
brought his car to a stop. Murpihy
was lying on the pavement, close
to the centre line. The horse was
on the shoulder of the road and
the wreckage of the buggy partly
under the car. Rendle, driver of
the car Wihich struck the buggy,
hastened to the farm home of John
Nolan from where he telephoned
a doctor and the police. Helmer
Snell, chief of police of Seaforth and
Dr. E. A. McMaster were (prickly on
the scene, but nothing could he done
for the unfortunate victim. Mr.
Murphy was a native of McKillop
where he Was a successful farmer.
Ho was unmarried and resided with
his mother, Mrs. Frank Murphy,
Mr.
OFFICERS INSTALLED
At a meeting of the Exeter I.O.O.F.
Tuesday evening the officers of the
lodge for t>he ensuing year were duly
installed by D.D.G.M. Bro. B. W.
Carlysle and his installing team from
Hehsall, The visitors were com
mended on the manner In which the
work was put on. Following the
installation refreshments were serv
ed. The officers were as follows:
N. G., Bro. B. M. Francis; I.P.G., BrO.
O. W. Nestle; V.G., Bro.
OihAp., Bro. W< Balkwill;
M. Coates; War., Bro. A.
G., Bro. J. Pryde; O.G.
Keyes; R.6.N.G., Bro. E. R. Hopper;
L.G.N.G., Bro. G. Hicks; R.S.V.G.,
Wit. Allison; L.S.V.G., Bro. William
Etherington;
■ erington and Wm.
C. Laing;
Con., Bro.
Coates; L
Bro. A.
mediately afterwards ihad them de
posited iti a bank.
The guod fortune that ras ooine
Mr. Taylor’s why has not affected A picture of Rev. Donald X
him. since the news has leaked Gladman and bride appears an ab
out photographer’s for various pap-other page...
B'rds. Archie Eth-
Catlii.
Rev. Donald X
pupils of Shis room had a
the morning.
F. W. K. Tom and Mrs.Senator
Tom, of Toledo, Ohio, visited for a
few days with the former’s sister,
Miss Mary Tom.
Mrs. Wilbur Martin was the win
ner of the beautiful cake given away
by Middleton’s Bakery on Saturday
last to the person first registering
the name on the cake. The name
was Alice.
The Crediton United church Youiig
People will ihold a nam supper, on
Tuesday,
sion 35 c
People of
their play.
Rev, J,
November 2nd. Admis-
and 20c. The Young
Grand Bend will present
daughter,
to Exeter
couple of
at Kir,Vs
Enterprise,
W. Down and
Miss Florence, returned
after holidaying for a
months with relatives
Ferry, Que., Almonte,
Tyrone ahd other places,
Nr. and Mrs. Webster, of Long
Beach, Calif, accompanied by her
sister Mrs. Evans, and their father
Mr. Thos. Dunsford, of Marlette#
Mich., spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Green, also Messrs.
Percy and Isaac Dunsford, Mr.
Dunsford has remarkable health be-
ing in his 90th year.
Modern telegraph service was lii
evidence In Exeter today (Wbdnes-*
day) when G. M. Grant# manager of
the Canadian National Telegraph'
office m Exeter announced the re*
suits of the Cesarowitch race run'
in England today, The horses went
to tihe post at 10.15 a.m. And Mr.
Grant received the telegram ah*
nouheing the results at 10,32 a.ra<