The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-12-30, Page 1i
ESTABLISHED 1873 Sixty-Fourth Year
FOR REEVE
A.F.&
FOR COUNCIL
Merchant, nom-
the
BOARD OF EDUCATION
and John
Insurance
C. Rivers
was
and
be-
ma-
hat
car-
are hut a few of the
Yet when the case is
favour, Benevolence
more willing to flow
in the municipality. The
Cheer Fund was siponsor-
newly-formed Lion’s Club
ably supported by the
bridegroom was at-
.. Norman Lynn, of
coat. The car was only
damaged.
O., Merchant,
M. Sanders and
evening
Councillors and
will address the
D. Sanders, the
J, W. Hern, who
NOMINATIONS
Wm. D. Banders and J. w» Hern to
contest the Reeveship — E. M.
Dignan, F. A- May, H. o. Soutli-
cott, Wm. J. Smith and B. W-
Tuckey in field for Council—r-W.
H. Dearing, F. J. Delbridge and
J. Willis Re-Elected to Board of
Education—Wm. Ward for Public
Utilities Commission.
EXETER, ONT., THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30th, 1937
AS the year draws to a close, we
take the opportunity of thanking
our many friends for their liberal pat
ronage of this store.
We extend to all our very best
wishes for a
Most Happy and
Prosperous New Year
Jones & May
We pause from the hustle of business,
To give credit where credit is due;
For we gratefully know that our progress comes
From the friendships of folk like you.
Best of Wishes for a
PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
Traquair’s Hardware .
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Nominations for the various muni
cipal offices were held in the Town
Hall Monday at noon with Clerk Jos.
Senior in charge. Little enthusiasm
was shown as only a very few per
sons were present to- make the nom
inations. At the request of Reeve
Sanders, who was indisposed with an
inflamed eye, the meeting was ad
journed until Wednesday
when the retiring
the new aspirants
ratepayers. Wm,-
retiring reeve and
has been a member of *the council
for three years, will contest the
reeveship. Five have qualified for
the position of councillor, viz: the
three old members, E. M. Dignan,
F. A. May and H. Q. Southcott and
Benson Tuckey and Wm. J. Smith.
Members of the Board of Education
and Wm. Ward, of the Utilities Com
mission, have been returned by ac
clamation.
Nominations were as follows:
Sanders, William Gentleman,
nominated b.y R. N. Creech and
W, H. Dearing.
Hem, J. Wellington, Decorator, nom
inated by Wm. Ward and F. J.
Delbridge.
Francis, Birtle M., Insurance Agent,
nominated by Mrs. Roxie Beavers
and Geo. Mawson.
CHRISTMAS TRADE GOOD
Christmas trade, on the whole,
was quite satisfactory in Exeter, ac
cording to the merchants, A num
ber of the merchants reported 'hav
ing exceeded last year’s business
while others reported receipts Close
to that of last year., Last year
Your
Superior
Store
EXETER ARENA
Skate the Old Year Out
and the New Year In
Exeter Band in Attendance
Skating at 8 p.m.
Band starts at 9.45 p.m.
Admission 25 cents
CLUB ORGANIZED
A Shuffleboard Club was organiz
ed Tuesday night, the executive be
ing: President, Ernest C. Harvey;
Vice-pres., Mrs. W. G. Medd; sec’y-
treas., 'Andrew Campbell; Mrs. B.
W. F. Beavers and Mr.* Archie Ryck-
man. Membership committee, Mrs.
J. :H. Jones, Mrs. A. Ryckman, Mrs.
J. W’ Powell, W. H. Moise, J. M.
Southcott; Social Com., Mrs. W. F.
Abbott, Mrs. C. V. Pickard, Mrs. J.
M. Southcott, .Mrs. Dr. Anderson,
Miss Reta Rowe. Membership fee
was set at $1.00 per person and the
Florida association playing
were adopted.
rules
grain prices at Christmas time were
exceptionally good and this was re
sponsible for putting additional
money in circulation. 'Owing to the
prices of grain this year farmers
have not been marketing any more
grain than was necessary,
ELECTED ELDERS
At the morning service at Caven
Church Mr. Hill announced that as
a result of the recent election of el
ders Mr. Thos. Pryde and Mr. Wm.
Sillery had been chosen by the con
gregation and had consented to ac
cept the office. Accordingly these
two men are to be ordained at the
morning service, the second Sunday
in January and will take part in con
ducting the Communion Service the
following Sunday.
RENEW NOW!
The Times-Advocate is again giv
ing away prizes to subscribers who
pay for the ipaper during the next
few weeks.
PRESENTATION
Monday evening representatives
of the choir, the Sunday School and
the Young Peoples’ Guild of Caven
Church called upon Miss Kathleen
Strang, who is shortly to be married.
On behalf of their organizations with
all of which Miss Strang has been
associated, they expressed apprecia
tion of hei’ services in the (past and
good wishes for her happiness in the
future. As concrete evidence of this
appreciation they presented her with
a .gift of table linen. Miss Strang in
reply spoke of the ties connecting
her with Caven church and thanked
the societies for their remembrance,
AUTO ACCIDENT
■Owing to the very slippery road
conditions Mr. R. H. Cornish and a
party of four friends had a narrow
escape from serious injury Thurs
day evening last when returning
from Kitchener. On the Seafcrth-
Brucefield road the car skidded off
the road sideways and turned upside
down in the ditch. It. was some
minutes before one of the rear seat
occupants managed to get a rear
door open the rest being held tight
with the snow. Gasoline and bat
tery acid dripping into the car sev
erely burned Mr. Cornish’s neck and
ruined his overcoat, hat and suit-
slightly
Soutiicott, Herbert
nominated by S.
R. N. Creech
May, Frederick H.,
mated by J. N. Willis and R. N. ;
Oreecih.
Tuckey, Benson W., Transport Own
er, nominated by H. C. Rivers
and F. J. Delbridge.
Dignan, Edward. ML, Gentleman,
nominated by J. W. Hern and H.
C. Rivers.
Smith, William J., Gentleman, nom
inated by Wan. Ward and Eli
Coultis.
Hern J. Wellington, Decorator, nom
inated by W. H. Dearing and H.
C. Rivers.
Beer, Wm. J., Merchant, nominated
by John Hind and John N. Willis.
Willis, John N., Gentleman, nomin
ated by S. M. Sanders and W. H.
Dearing.
Dearing; Wm. H., Gentleman, nom
inated by S. M. Sanders
N. Willis
Delbridge, Franklin J.,
Agent, nominated by H.
and John N. Willis
Cowen, Harvey, H., Dentist, nom
inated by Geo. Mawson and Ed
ward Harness.
PUBLIC UTILITIES COM.
Ward, Wm., nominated by John
Hind and F. J. Delbridge.
R.
Stephen Township
Reeve, Chester Mawhinney (accl.)
deputy-reeve, Ed. Lamport, (accl.)
Council, Thomas Love, E. Shap-
ton, Roy Ratz, (accl.); .Herman
Powe was nominated but did not
qualify.
Usbome Township
.For Reeve — Percy Passomore,
.George Westcott.
.For Council-—Hugh Berry'/ John
Ballantyne, Bruce Cooper, Clarke
Fisher, John HOdgert.
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Hay Township
George Armstrong was elected as
reeve of Hay Township by acclama
tion. The four councillors also
went into office without an election.
They were, William Hauigh, Max
Turnbull, Fred Haberer and Roland
Geiger.
Crcditon
'Six were nominated for the three
seats as police trustees for Crediton
They ware Lawrence Wein, Emmery
Fahrner, Daniel Tnuemner, Lloyd
Hey, Dr- C. C. Misener. None of the
six qualified and a second nomina
tion will be required.
Centralia
Village Trustees-—John Pollard,
Bruce Field, W. Willert, elected by
acclamation,
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There’s a story of a certain .king whose realm had fallen on
evil times and who was greatly discouraged iby the outlook. In the
midst of his perplexity one of his wise men came to him who
made the statement ‘'They that be with us are more than they that
be with them.” Events proved the truth of the wise man's words.
. At this moment fears are in the way cf civilization. The inter
national seas are dark with wrath. Strife threatens to break out
in nearly every line of business. Greed is making the going, for
any an honest .soul, difficult away beyond all telling. In the
face of returning prosperity [hundreds of our citizens find it diffi
cult to enjoy the privilege of toiling. These
facts that no sane man thinks of blinking,
well and fully stated the balance
never was more active. Wealth
into honest and capable hands,
to further a scheme that appeals
there is merchandise that appeals
people to buy. 7
ada is more than justified in looking into 1938 with confidence.
God is not dead, nor are His children either stupid or ihard of heart
or dull of brain.
is in our
never was
Nevei* were people more willing
to them. Crowded stores where
tell of the willingness of the
In spite of all that looks dark and perplexing, Can-
EXETER AS POULTRY
CENTRE
Few of our readers will realize
the importance of Exeter as a poul
try marketing centre, with four deal-
OFFICERS INSTALLED
At Lebanon Forest Lodge
A.iM. on Monady evening the newly
elected officers for the coming year
were duly installed by the installing
master Wor. Bro. M. w. Pfaff as
sisted by Wor. Bro. E. M. Dignan
with Rt. Wor. Bro. T. Pryde as the
master of ceremonies. The officers
are as follows: W. M., Bro. W. H.
Pollen; I.P.M., Wor.- Bro. W. E.
Middleton; Sr. War., Bro. C. Ma
whinney; Jr. War., Bro. C. Tanton;
Chap., W. Bro. E. M. Dignan; Treas.,
V. W. Bro. W. W. Taman; Secretary,
W. Bro. R. N. Creech; D. of C., Rt.
Wor. Bro. T. Pryde; Sr. D., Bro. K.
J. Lampman; Jr. D., Bro. H. H. Co
wan; I.'G., Bro. B. Dawson; Sr. S.,
Bro A. E. Buswell; Jr. S., Bro, E. R.
Hopper; Pianist, Bro. Geo. Grant;
Tyler, W. Bro. C. Salter. Following
the installation refreshments were
served and short addresses were
made by the retiring master and the
incoming officers. The retiring mas
ter, Mr. Middleton, treated
brethren to oranges.
FRECKLETON—GIBBONS
A lovely Christmas wedding
solemnized at the home of Mr,
Mrs. G. Freckleton, Pt. Elgin, par
ents of the groom at eleven o’clock
December 25th when Mabel Luella,
daughter of Mrs. Jas. H. Gibbons and ers competing for what the farmer
the late Mr. Gibbons, of Southam,p-. has in this line> namely, The Canada
ton, became the bride of Lloyd Law- ‘ Backers, Ltd.; Swift Canadian Co,,
son Freckleton. T,he ceremony which [ Ltd., Jones & May and L. O’Brien,
took place under an archway of ev- ........
ergreens trimmed with white :
silver, was performed by Rev. B. C.
Newnham of the United Church of
Southampton. Given in marriage
by her mother, the bride was
comingly gowned in a dress of
roon trimmed with silver and
and accessories to match. She
ried a bouquet of Talisman roses.
The bridesmaid Miss Mary Campbell
of Bayfield, cousin of the groom,
carried a bouquet of carnations and
narcissus and wore a dress of navy
blue crepe with hat and accessories
to match. T'fe
tended ,by Mr.
Hamilton. Mrs. G. C. Frecklton play
ed the 'wedding music. Following
the ceremony a wedding dinner was
served, the table being decorated in
silver and white and centred with
the wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs.
Freckleton left for Hamilton where
they will reside. The bride travelled
in a brown Caracul coat and muff
a present from the groom.CHRISTMAS CHEER
■Contributions to the 'Christmas
Cheer fund this year was the larg
est on record and some well filled
baskets were distributed to twenty-
six homes
Christmas
ed by the
who were
members of the Canadian Legion and
the Women’s Institute. Members
of the Exeter Women’s Insti
tute deserve a great deal of credit
for the effort they went to in finding
out what was needed for the young
sters in any of the homes. On the
Thursday before Christmas the lad
ies met in the basement of the lib
rary and prepared thejbaskets which
contained bread and milk tickets
oranges, dates, some candy and dif
ferent lines of groceries. Mr. W. F.
Abbott kindly contributed a comb
of honey to each basket. The biggest
expenditure however went for dry
goods and children were taken to
the stores and fitted with clothing
which included shoes, galoshes,
stockings, sweaters, underwear, mitts
nickers, a cap and flannelette blan
kets. In addition to cash contribu
tions, gifts were received from the
People’s Cash Shoe Store, Motz Gro
cery and Southcott Bros. The total
contribution amounted to $149.98
and of this amount $87.78 was
spent for clothing, $30.00 for milki
and bread tickets and the balance in
groceries and
tures for the
including the
tributed was
Exeter Branch of the Canadian Leg
ion. The contributions acknow
ledged last week amounted to $13i8.-
9 8. Further contributions were re
ceived as follows: E. R. Hopper $1;
Mrs. I. M. Sanders $1.; H. Rich
mond London $5.00; Ren Dawson
$1; A Friend $1.00; G. S. Howard,
$1.00; Mrs. Helen Hoskins $1.00;
total $149.98.
treats. The expendi-
Christmas tree concert
400 bags of candy dis-
taken care of by the
Rev. A. E. Elliott was in Brant
ford Monday visiting with his mother
who had the misfortune to fall dis
locating her shoulder and is how a
patient at the Brantford Hospital.
DEATH OF MRS. HEIDEMAN
The funeral of the late Mrs. Cath
arine Heideman, of Exeter, took
place Monday afternoon from the
Trivitt Memorial Church with inter
ment in the Exeter cemetery. About
a month previous fo her death Mrs.
Heideman left Exeter to visit with
her daughter, Mrs. M. Coxsworth of
57 Bruce street, London. On Thurs
day of last week she suffered a
stroke and on Christmas Day she
passed away in her 83rd year. Born
in Waterloo County hei* maiden
name was Catharine Schaefer. When
a child she moved to Exeter where
she has since resided. She was a
well-known resident and her neigh
bors and friends speak of her in the
highest of terms. Her husband for
many years was a cooper in town.
Deceased was one of the eldest mem
bers of the Trivitt Memorial Church.
She is survived by two sons Lewis,
and William both of Toronto; three
daughters, Mrs. Coxsworth, of Lon
don; Mrs. Wm. Mason, of Toronto;
and Mrs. J. C. Sill, of Kitchener;
three sisters, Miss Elizabeth Schaefdr
of Detroit; Mrs. Annie Gill, Dash
wood; and Mrs. Barbara Nimmo, of
Detroit. On Monday a brief funer
al service was held in London con
ducted by a former rector of Trivitt
church, Rev. A. A. Trumper, at the
W. A. Hunt funeral home. Rev, Mr.
Trumper also assisted Rev. M. A.
Hunt at the service in Trivitt Mem
orial church. The pall bearers were
Messrs. J. W. Hern, Clarence Hey
wood, j. H. Jones, Thomas Pryde,
W. J. Beer and M. Quance.
those who attended the
Among
funeral
from a distance were the members
of her family, Miss Schaefer, of De
troit; Mrs. A. Gill and Mrs. D. Ziler
of Dashwood and Mrs, Coxsworth of
Hensall.
_ . I During the Christmas week large
and | Quantities of poultry were handled
i hy all these firms. Stocks were not
allowed to accumulate and every
night truck loads of poultry left the
various places. Prices for the most
part have been most satisfactory to
the farmer. This year there was a
noticeable absence of pedlars going
through the country trying to buy
direct from the farmer. This was
due in part, if not entirely, to the
fact that the prices paid to the farm
er in this locality were 'highei* than
those prevailing in most other sec
tions and the pedlars found it more
advantageous to go into the districts
were they could buy at lower prices.
Among the high lights of the
Christmas poultry Jones & May
mentioned several fine flocks. A very
fine flock of geese beautifully pick
ed was delivered by Mrs. Milton Mc
Curdy, of Us'borne. The honor for
fine chicken goes to ’Mr. William
Pepper, of Hensall, w>hose flock av
eraged 7 1-2 pounds each dressed,
the largest bird being nine pounds.
They were superbly finished,.., and
picked. Mr. Jacob Wi’ilert, Etash'-"
wood and daughter Miss Edna de
livered the largest flock of turkeys
to town, the numbei’ being 131 for
which they received $413. In addi
tion Mr. Willert supplied many birds
to his neighbors for breeders as well
as supplying a numbei* of retail or
ders. He attributes the fine condi
tion and finish of his birds to sever
al factors, one that they were innoic-
ulated when young, each bird
being innoculated in the wing
againsit the diseases common to tur
keys; and also to the care his daugh
ter Miss Edna has taken in looking
after the birds during the summer.
He grew five acres of buckwheat
which he let the turkeys harvest and
the birds when finished and dressed
were a splendid sample of turkey
raising.
Pehaps the most unique flock of
turkeys was marketed by Mrs. John
Penhale, of the Lake Road, these
being the white variety and the first
white turkeys to be marketed in Ex-
ter in the memory of the local deal
ers. Mrs. Penhale was quite pleas-
■ ed with her experiment with
turkeys. They were easy to see
roaming the farm and seemed
well. They presented a very
appearance when ready for market,
the skin and fat being quite a clear
white.
There were several larger flocks
of turkeys in Stephen and MCGil-
! livray but these were not marketed
in Exeter. There seems to be
growing interest in the raising
turkeys in this community.
white
when
to do
fine
a
of
Roads in this vicinity have been
covered with ice and motoring is
most .treacherous. Extreme caution
has been'necessary in order to avoid
accidents. In spite of their condition
no serious accidents have been re
ported.
BAGGED 69 JACKS
Twenty-three persons were out
a rabbit drive in USborne Township
Tuesday afternoon and bagged 69
jack rabbits. 'One cf the rabbits
weighed 11 1-2 pounds and another
weighed over 1<2 (pounds. One of the
shooters while hiding behind a tree
had five rabbits come within gun*
shot all within a second of each
other. He succeeded in shooting
two of thehi.
on
A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS] | NEW YEAR TO ALL
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