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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-12-29, Page 1Sixty-Sixth Year THE NEW YEAR by the Women’s In- on FOR REEVE by by PURCHASED PROPERTY WEEK OF PRAYER C. V. J.by A.O. O. FOR COUNCILLORS Eli SEVERE STORM CRIPPLES CHIMNEY FIRE 0. GODERICH MAN REMANDED T. W. WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mon- W.J. E.M. by E, by names nomin- of the Club, Canadian Le­ the Women’s with Mr. survived Toronto, Albert Penphrase, deceased is an 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. lived in Mr. by one and a decided to with- members of the Dignan, H. O. W. Tuckey, all ESTABLISHED 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER 29th, 1938 ACCLAMATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICES Mr. W, D. Sanders will again grace the reeve’s chair for the village of Exeter for 1939 having been elected, by acclamation. Mr. J. W. Hern will replace Mr. F. A'. May on the council the lattei’ having draw. The other council are E. M. Southcott and B. elected by acclamation. Mrs. B. W, F. Beavei’s, C. V. Pickard, A. O. Elliott and J. M. Southcott are returned to the Board of Education for two years to the CHRISTMAS CHEER FUND Twenty-nine families in Exeter were remembered at Christmas thro’ the Christmas Cheer Fund. Twenty- four families were provided with baskets containing provisions, fowl, milk and bread tickets, oranges and candy, toys where there were tots and an additional treat from the Wo­ men’s Institute. Clothing, boots and shoes were provided as required af­ ter investigation had been made. Several families received only part baskets with treats and clothing. The amount spent for relief was over $200.00 and was made up as fol­ lows; Dry Goods, $8-5.44; fowl $32,- 50; bread tickets $2'1.0'0; milk tick­ ets $21.00; groceries $4 2.*2 3. The work of looking after the baskets and providing for an additional treat was undertaken stitute., The members igion, the Lions Institute in co-operation Leavitt provided a theatre party for As the Year draws to a close we wish to thank our many customers for their liberal patronage of this store, and extend to all our very best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year X Jones & May Your Superior Store Best of Wishes for a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Traquair’s Hardware TINSMITHING PLUMBING Agents for New Idea Furnaces Beach and Findlay Stoves and Ranges L. J. Penhale is re-elected Public Utilities Commission. There was a full slate of placed in nomination at the ation meeting held Monday between twelve and one o’clock but as only the' required number to fill the of- ; fices had qualified Tuesday evening at nine o’clock all were elected by i acclamation and the town this yeai’ will save the cost of an election. Monday being a holiday the nom- over one thousand children, bags of ination meeting was adjourned to Jicandy being provided by the Cana- Wednesday evening and as there was to be no election only a few of the ratepayers turned up at the Town Hall that evening and it was decided to adjourn the meeting without the customary addresses. The results of the Nominations Monday were as follows: Sanders, WiDiam D„ nominated E. Coultis and L. E. Fanson. Tuckey, Benson W., nominated T. Pryde and B. W. F. Beavers. Dignan, Edwin M., nominated by B. W. Tuckey and Roxie E. Beavers. Pryde, Thomas, nominated by Pickard and F. J. Delbridge. Morley, James W„ nominated W. Hern and H. C. Rivers. Southcott, H. O., nominated by Elliot and J. W. Morley. May, F. A., nominated by H. Southcott and F. J. Delbridge. dion Legion. The amount expend­ ed in this work over and above what has been received in contributions will be taken care of by the Lions Club. The amount reported last week was $98.40. Further contribu­ tions were received as follows: Dr. Anderson $1.00; Rev. D. C. Hill $1.; Mrs. Hoskins $1.00-; G. C. Koch, $1; F. W. Gladman $1.00; W. J. Beer, $1.00; Jas. Morley $1.00; W. Hat­ ter $2.'0’0; total $10*7.38. Tuckey, B. W., nominated by Coultis and J. W. Hern. Hern, J. W-, npminated by T. Pryde and E. M. Dignan. May, F. ' A., nominated by B. W. Tuckey and J. W. Hern. Southcott, H. O., nominated by C. V. Pickard and A. O. Elliot. Dignan, E. M., nominated by J. W. Hern and C. V. Pickard. Coates, Thomas, nominated by B. W. F. Beavers and A. O. Elliott. Buswel*, A. Ernest, nominated by B. W. Tuckey and F. J. Delbridge. Tanton, Cyril, nominated by F. J. Delbridge and B. W. F. Beavers. Taylor, S. B., nominated by W. H. Dearing and F. J. Delbridge. Stewart, C. J., nominated by A. Elliot and H. O. Southcott. DEATH OF MRS. BROCK The funeral of the late Mrs. W. J. Brock took place Thursday afternoon from Mr. R. N. Rowe’s funeral par­ lors with interment in Zion cemetery. Mrs. Brock, whose maiden name was Grace Horn, died in Victoria Hospit­ al, London, on Thursday. She was in her 70th year. A further account will appear next week. War clouds are on every horizon as 193i8 closes and 19*39 dawns. Palestine, the cradle of the church and of civilization, echoes to the roar of -armed airplanes and her roads, once trod by shepherds and the Prince of Peace tremble beneath armed war machines, ■ Rocks and valleys that once sheltered flocks and herds now protect men on slaughter bent. China is ravished beyond all telling by invaders whose one law is their insane ambition and mad lust of conquest. Europe is an armed camp. The searchlights of battleships, shotted to the -muzzle, search every foot -of ocean and dart couriously into every harbor on the continent. Every capital city is the home of mistrust and intrigue that excites the envy of Beelzebub, But that is not all, |A11 ovei’ the world there are tens of mil­ lions doing the day’s work honestly, patiently and well in the fear of God and in view of the spiritual and material needs of their families. Statesmen aware of the experiences of the past and eager to get done the exigencies of the hour, are exploring every avenue where may be found all that makes for a just and lasting peace un­ der whose benign rule ample opportunity will be afforded for living the life of free, rational men. Nor is that all. Over the wrath of man there is the calm wis­ dom and power of a just God who ever guards, who ever controls, “who puts down the mighty from their seats and exalts those of low degree.” With faith in Him, with fidelity to our duty as we see it and with confidence in the m|en we have elected to- make our laws and to administer the same, we face *1939 with untroubled hearts and wish our every reader a Happy New Year. Mr. Wilbert Martin, who recently disposed of his residence on Albert St., has purchased from Dr. Ander­ son a lot on Main St. between Dr. Anderson’s residence and Mrs. Fit- ton’s property. Mr. Martin will erect a new home on the premises. MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER A miscellaneous shower was held at the home ofuMr. and Mrs. Archie Morgan on Thursday evening of last week when the Mission Circle of Thames Road Church, neighbors and friends met in honor of Miss Mar­ jorie Etherington, a bride of Satur­ day. During the evening Santa Claus made his appearance and pre­ sented her with gifts from a beau­ tifully decorated tree. A dainty lunch was served. The opening of the new year is to be observed by the holding of a week of prayer under the direction of the Ministerial Association. Union ser­ vices will be held in the various churches. The services will be as fol­ lows: Tuesday, January 3rd, Caven Church Rev. A. Page, speaker Subject—“The Church Universal” Wednesday, January 4th, Main St. Church — Rev. D. C. Hill Subject “Nations & Their Leaders” Thursday, January 5 th — Trivitt Memorial Church, Rev. R. C. Cope­ land. Subject: “Missions” Friday, January 6th — James Street Church, Rev. M. A. Hunt, Subject, “Home Life and Education” Robt. J. Snazel, Goderich, pleaded guilty in Guelph police court Friday to six charges of false pretences and was remanded until December 28 for sentence. Snazel, it Was s'tated, sold advertising matter in Hillsburg and Alma and did not deliver the mater­ ial in accordance with his premise. J. Kenneth Blair was counsel for Snazel and on his behalf elected sum­ mary trial and pleaded guilty to the charges, all of which involved sums of money. “The accused is in a posi­ tion to make restitution,” said Mr. Blair. “He gave himself up to the police in Kitchener, and has render­ ed all the assistance he could.” PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Penliale, L. J., nominated by A. O. Elliot and H. C. Rivers. Pryde, Thos., nominated by J. Morley and B. W. F. Beavers. BOARD OF EDUCATON Elliott, A. O., nominated by Morley and H. C. Rivers. Pickard, C. V., nominated by Dignan and Thos. Pryde. Southcott, J. M., nominated M. Dignan and B. W. F. Beavers. Beavers, Mrs. Roxie, nominated E. M. Dignan, B. W. Tuckey. Lindenfield, Edward, nominated F. J. Delbridge, J. N. Willis. Cowen, Dr. H. H., nominated by W. Hern and F. J. Delbridge. by J. New Year’s Dance The committee in charge of New Year’s dance at the Arena Fri­ day evening of this week are endeav­ oring to make it one of the outstand­ ing events of the season with all that goes with a New Year’s celebra­ tion. the J Christmas Carols The Christmas shoppers in Exeter oil Saturday afternoon as well as the business people of town were enter­ tained Saturday afternoon when members of the Exeter band paraded the streets playing carols. After par­ ading through the town they mount­ ed one of Tuckey’s Transport trucks and provided the music from there. Usborne Township Nominations for Usborne wei’e held Friday of last week and the old council was returned by acclamation as follows: Reeve, P. Passmore; councillors, Hugh Berry, Bruce Coop­ er, Clark Fisher and John Hodgert. There was a good attendance of rate­ payers at the meeting. Mr. S. Pym was appointed chairman. Mr. Geo. Westcott was nominated for the reeveship and was the only other name placed in nomination. In liis address he intimated that he would not be in the field. The work of the year was gone over and Mr. Pass- more gave a report of the work at County Council. (Continued on page four.) HOLIDAY TRAFFIC One of the heaviest Christmas storms in years struck Western On­ tario Monday afternoon while Christ­ mas festivities were being celebrated and continued unabated all day Tuesday. Home - going Christmas traffic on the highways was criippled and scores of cars took to the ditch when motorists were unable to fol- . low the highways through the driv- ____ . iMnCAvin snow that filled the air and clog- LINDoAl ged the windshields. The highways ' remained passable but dangero-us. Snowplow were out to keep the high­ ways open. The concessions were blocked to traffic and many a motor­ ist had to be pulled out of the drifts. It was the first real storm o.f the season and followed a week of excel-‘ dent weather conditions. Rev. Thos. Brown, a retired Meth­ odist Church minister, died recently at Lindsay. Deceased in his early years was a resident of Exeter. He was a son of the late William Brown who operated a grist mill on the banks of the Aux gamble river and as a young man Mr. Brown the house now owned by Hou Idem He is brother Fred, of sister Edith, Mrs. of Toronto. The 1 uncle of Mr. Bert Bissett and Mrs. i John Jones, of Exeter. Mr. Brown’s first charge was at Hampton, and he occupied severtal charges in the Bay of Quinte conference. During the severe storm Tuesday afternoon the fire alarm sounded and the local brigade had a run to the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kestle, Station street, where a chimney had taken fire and for a time things looked serious. The firemen had laid their hose to the dooi' when for­ tunately the fire was brought under control. pWith a high wind blowing it would have been a bad time for a fire to get out of control. AUTO ACCIDENTS Two motorists were injured day night in an auto accident south of Exeter during the heavy snow­ storm. According to reports Mr. R. D. Hunter, of Usborne, had stop-1 ped his car on’ the highway to clear, some snow from the windshield) when his car was struck in the rear pLANT wrrH 326 BLOOMS by a car driven by W. C. Marshall, of London. Abe Warren, of Lon­ don, a passenger in the Marshall car and Mr. Hunter were both injured in the forehead and were brought to the office of Dr. Fletcher for treat­ ment. The Hunter car was driven into the ditch. Traffic Officer Wm. Robinson investigated. Mrs, Hodgins in Hospital Late the same evening Mrs. Alonzo Hodgins, of London, formerly of Centralia, was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London, when a car driven by Mr. Hodgins skidded into a ditch on No. 4 Highway near Elginfield and then overturned. She was suffering from head in­ juries. Rev. Mr. Craw, from near Sea­ forth, went into the ditch of miles north of Exeter, turning over on its side, ately there was no injury driver. a couple the cai’ Fortun- to the of it Last week we made mention a Christmas cactus that had on 115 blooms. When Mr. and Mrs. H. Bieber, of Hay, read that item they decided to count the flowers on a beautiful cactus that was then bloom­ ing in their home. Four of the fam­ ily gathered round the plant and di­ vided it off With strings and started to count. When they had finished they had counted up 326 blooms, with many more buds still to come. The plant is a beauty and Mr. Bieber invites anyone to come to his home to see it. Ice Making at the Arena Ice making has been in progress at Extev Arena made possible by the arrival of the first real cold spell of the season. Several attempts have been made previously and there was a fair bottom when the cold spell arrived. Some of the lads were on playing hockey Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Dearing celebrated their 46th wedding anni­ versary Thursday last, December 22, when their children, grandchildren and some near friends were enter­ tained to dinner and supper and a jolly time spent. The table was de­ corated with a three-storey wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs. Dearing were the recipients of presents and flowers besides many cards and letters con­ veying congratulation? and best wishes. j . T’ CHRISTMAS TRADE The merchants of Exeter, in the majority of cases, report a pretty fair Christmas trade. Some of them, report an increase over last year while others were close to last year’s mark. Owing to the mild weather during the first part of the month Christmas shopping did not start off very briskly but as Christmas drew nearer the town was a busy spot with cars lining the streets. On the whole general satisfaction has been expressed. GOOD Mrs. J. T, Stewart has been ill dur­ ing the past week, but we are glad to report that she is improving.