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The Exeter Advocate, 1924-8-21, Page 1THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR MINIMMONICIIISMINIMMI.. - - EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 2 , .1924 S AN13W & CREECH Our Corner If home seems better. than ever your vacation was' a success, A man likes to be called emaart, but reds being called sharp. If we eliminated crossings what would •,eliminate fool drivers,. Statesman: One who arranges for you to fight f or his country. There Will soon be; no pleasure cars, Cities are putting a baro on the drive and hug istele of motoring. Sem,e nien. spend enough time tell- ing their hard luck stories to change their luck.jf they ptit the, time to pro - •per use. 'ilea way to a man's heart may be through his stomach', but the opera- tion requires some tool more efficient than a can opener. a Wiry not cat the weeds alceig the roadside? Some farmers do but oth- ers' fail: to look -after this matter ass. they should, At last it looks as though the mess in Europe, may be cleaned up, The Dawes pain for reparation has been adopted by the .Allies and the Ger- mans Persons interested an the coming vote ,! ••on the liquor question, should examine the voters' lists, Remember you can- not vote tulles? your name is on the revised list. Huron County spends each month about $1300, half of which is 3upplired by the province, for widows' pensions, Wingham Chautauqua landed the guarantor:• about $150 in the hole, We uudexstand than fire insurance stock companies made en increase in their rates•on farm property of thirty- three. and a third per cant., also an increase of 15 cents on 5100 on mer- cantile town rates. The new rates came into effect! on, Aug, 1st. Wednesday, August 20,, was the last day seta by the liquidators of the Homc Bank of Canada for shareholders who reside in, Ontario to make arrangements to, nreet their' double, liability. If they f�. to coo so by that date their 'ac- ero is go into the sherriff's hands for collection, and in, any case the sher- riffs costs will be added to theta' bill. Mr. J. T. Shaw, Independent mem- ber for Calgary states iii an interview that a general ,elections will take place this cosningtfail un which event he ex- pects the Conservatives, to come back with the largest group. His reason for expecting ant ;early ,election is the ne- cessity for reorganizing the Cabinet owing to the condititon of 'Messrs. Fielding, Murphy and Robb, plus de- clining asevenues and the prospect of a. winter' of unemployment. 'Huron Countyeehis year is to be one of th a banner counties of Ontario, as far as crops are. concerned, Hay was an excellent crop and well saved. Fall ae wheat natured well, and after some i trouble, has been housed in ' good shape. Oats and barley are looking well, and are now being harvested. Ev- en corn, which was slow at the 'begin- ning, is picking up well. The frequent •, rains helped the roots with the ex- ception of potatoes. Smaller fruits and early apples are; good, but the late varieties of apples waif be lighter.. Cat- tle are doing well as the rains have kept the grass to good condrt?ton Huron, a:; usual, is equal to any of them, and this year will be right on top. The queerest girl Is Weysa'Lott, Prefers the waltz To the fox trot. A queerer girl Is Iva Brett, Hopes, they'll revive The minuet. But ,queerer still Is Irma Trance, Prefers to sit And talk than dance. rit IMMUNE •• f 4e REPAIRS WITH TIM CANADIAN PRESS PARTY On the Battlefields As we intimated in closing our article last week, the city. of Lille was made the base from which the. Canadian Press ' Party for two days made trips along the great battle area. By motor car the first day we covered, about eighty-five miles in a nprtherly direction, and the second day about sixty-fiye miles to the south, finally including Arras. The line of battle, as is well known, is not a straight connection between two points but instead a bending front or curve, as the circumstan- ces of war demanded. Many marks of military occupation and .action are yet plainly evident, but recon- struction activities have done much to obliterate the destruction wrou- ght by shell and fire. Particularly is this so in the goodfarming areas, but many more years will pass be- °fare the rougher country is reclaim- ed. Here and there along the line portions of the battlefront are kept just as they weredur=ing the war days for the purpose of showing travellers something of what took place during those awful years. Guides who were well versed in the various features, accompanied the party and pointed out the points of greater interest. Going by motor it was, of course, impossible to see the battle front only . at points where the road intersected the lines, but at all times, far on either side was to be noted the fact that between the main battle lines every sembl- ence of a tree was wiped out, beau- tiful groves were destroyed, fields shelled into a mass of holes, and homes blown into dust. Where the forest was full grown and the way- side trees large, the shell fire hit them so badly that even yet bald and dead trunks stand out by the thousands, like so many weird skel- etons of war. Beneath the sunny skies of France they seem to beckon on to hell those who set jn motion the infernal machinery of war in 1914. Mile after mile of battle front was covered. From St. Julian to Arras the Canadian sphere of oper- ations particularly was come in con- tact with. St. Julian, VinlY Ridge,. the second battle of Ypres and Pas- chendale Were especially interesting to the Canadian newspaper publish- ers. The battlefields of Sanctuary Wood, the Maple Leaf cemetery and Hill 62 and Memorial Park were not missed. The foundation of a worthy national memorial has been laid out near Sanctuary Wood, awaiting the day when asuitable memorial will be erected thereon. The site is a low hill which is surrounded by *Stone and the ascent is made by wide flights of stone steps with spaces of levelled portions whereon lawns, flowers and maple trees are planted The top is a wide expanse of level sod, surrounded by cement walk with cement paths into the centre, where the base of the monument is laid, The Daughters of the Empire are taking an active part in the work of gathering funds for this great memorial. Vimy Ridge Vimy Ridge was looked upon from various points and closely examined where our road intersected it. At this point it is particularly in the same state at it was when captured by the Canadians on tha memor- able morning when the brave 'boys swept right over the ridge. Depres- sions made "by exploding shells, front line trenches now falling in, shattered rock, shell and gun frag- ments and wire entanglements are still in evidence. The ridge has been bequeathed by France to Canada and the Emapire. At Vimy a monu- mental shaft. is also to be erected. The Cemeteries The rows on rows of crosses in the numerous cemeteries was a painful reminder of the awful rav- ages of battle, and of the 60,000 Canadians who lost their lives' in the Great. War. The cemeteries are be- ing well cared for by the Imperial War. Graves' Commission, and grad- ually the wooden crosses are being replaced by stone: These thousands of crosses stir one to the heart and speak eloquently of the terribleness of war. Several of our party sought and found the graves of sons, while many' others were able to locate the resting places bf re.atives or friends ON TO PARIS ..p. We are now prepared to d6 !a11, kinds of repair work •on .broken .frames!, s• •wheras before we had to send, ;them ;to London or .eslewhere, Heavy Shell Frames to` Your Own LenSes‘V. hile You Wait $3.00 Broken Shell Rims Replaced. While You Wait Spectacles Large Lenses $1,00 up. DR. 'rJC21HN 'WARD and CHIROPRACTOR.nd OPTICIAN Pbone 70 Madan St,, Exeter Local Doings A Sink of bowlers attended the London Hospital 'tourney Wednesday, Mrs Thos. Sweet, who recently suf- fered a stroke of paralysis;, was able to leave her bed for the first lime on . Tuesday, and she continues to. im- prove from day to day.. Another of the large buildings in St. Joseph is being torn. down. p1en are now tearing down the building known as the wine factory, and when this work as completed there remains only a few dwelling houses 01 what at one 'time was to have been 'the makings of a city on Labe Huron. Ca June the 25th about 6 p in., 'we entrained ;;,at Arras for Paeis, where the eaxt three` days were • spent. Stopped the Train An errdr, which our party took care not to repeat, .was made at Arras,; and considerable discomfort was felt by•many of,;us inconsegir- ence. A special train: had' been yen-. gaged' by Coole's Tourist Agency for the Canadians,, and et was to have been made up ata certain hour pn ha certain 'track s the Darty con- gregated on tbe platform, a`regular train, due to"•leave"' three minutes BASEBALL. On Thursday evening Trivitt Mem- orial defeated Caven Presbyterians. putting them out of the running, 8-5. On. Friday night James Street de- eeated Centralia, 9-5, putting James St team in the play off for the second series. The Triyitt Memorial and James . fit teams will play ,the finals on Monday evening. ConLtiinuerd ora' Page 4 KENNI,LLEY:MIR, •Miss Stella Gregory returned Wed- i tuesday night front a, 'aisle in Brantford, Miss Hellen Hedgins.. of London 5s `the marriage took place very quiet- ly at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon., Aug, 12, at "The Apartments," Frank street, Strathroy, when the Rev, John Moore united In wedlock, Janet Irene, only daughter of the late John Muir and Mrs. Muir, formerly of Exeter, and Basil Harold Kennelly, both of Strath., ray, in the presence of a few friends, Mr, and Mrs. I' en,nelley lett that ev- ening to spend an extended honeymoon at the groom's old home in Devonshire, England sailing sf rom Montreal on 9ug. 16, The young couple have the best wishes of a frost of friends for a bon, voyage and a happy and prosperous wedded life.—Strathroy Age -Dispatch. DEATH OF MRS. VROOMAN. After a very short illness of pneu- monia.eand .,pleurisy the deatb occurred at her home in. Blenheim, on Tuesday, August 19th, of Gertrude May An- derson, wife of E. H. Vroema:n, aged 38 years, 9 motnthst On Tuesday of last week deceased met her mother at 'the station, ))eat .was taken) IP on .Thursday, and the end came quickly. 'atr. Anderson was 'Jelled to her bed- side on :Monday, and she recognized hint, but iunmied,:ately lapsed into un- coauscip,u.ateess, Born en Exeter she resided here untie her marriage a few years ago, Besides' herr husband and two sane she is survived by her par- ents, Mr +and ENLrs. G. E. Anderson, of Exeter, also two brothers and one. sister Edward +of town, Oscar and 'ears Baker of Sarnia. The remains well be brought here for interment, the fun- eral totake placefrom the home of her parents_.on Friday afternoon, visiting with her auntie, Mrs. Wm. Hodgert, Mr. and ,Mrs. A. Warrwen, and two daughters, Mrs. Little and song and ales. Langford of Londpn, steent Sun- day with ear ,and Mrs. Chats, 131rney, Mrs J. H. -Grieve returned from Strathroy, where she .spent a few days with her son, also attended the wedding of .NLiss Janet Muir to Mr. Basil Kennedy, Mr. and :Mrs. Wm, YlcLaughliin, and daughter, Margaret and Mr. Johaealc- Laug]alin of Brantford visited here over Sunday witib ;hfi. and Mrs. Mos, Amy, Exeter North, Mr and ;Mee. Jaynes Hepnnstall and (Surely rely of Midland, Mich., Mr. and Are. Dowing and son, of Midland, and Air. and airs. McLaughlin and ,on of Saginaw, Mich., have been visiting with Aar: and Mrs, W. J. Stat'hami. ear, James Jeckell of Montreal, a former Exeter Old Boy, who :e now on an)extended trip through the north- ern country drops a Pune to the Ad- vocate from Dawson e "We have reach- ed the !terminus' of our Western trip and are Mew enjoying a, visit with our bother, also'some good fishiaug on the Klor-dykc River," JAMES COLLINGWOOD DEAD. Word was .received here, by relatives on Monday evening , of the death in Hamilton that day of Jai ues Coilang- wood, after an, illness of three week, following a sunstroke. He was 45 yearns of age, During a particularly warm day, .and after being usre,d to in- door work, he had occasion to be out in the warm sun for a dayr, and 'vas taken 111 immediately afterwards. Dur- ing the Gast two weeks he; was In; an unconscious conditilout., Born in Rog- erville, he resided here until twenty yeara ago when he moved to Brant- ford and seven years later to Hamilton. He had always been strong and heal- thy. .Besides his evifer, Annu;e Homey, he le survived by two sons and one daughter—:Mervin, Alydwin and Mrs. Walter Stone; also his father and mother Mr. and Mrs. William C'ollin,g- wood of Exeter, and three brothers and two sisters, " Thomas and Ernest of Exeter, Johre of Ptort Huron, Mrs- leavid Kirk at Exeter and Mrs. Chris Wein of Stephen. The; remains, axe to be brought here for interment, and the funeral will. take plaice one •Friday afternoon. • Mrs Isaac Simrs, and two children are. visiting ;in London. 'ear, H. J. Puke of Toronto, is holi- daying at haus home here,. Mrs. G.1Mantie speart last week with Mrs. A. D. Duncan, in, London,. eliss;e. Olive and Merle Dearing spent th.e,week iernd, at Grand Bend. Mr, and i'drs. `'Atdnew• Oke of Sea- fo•rth visitedin town on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lawson are spend- ing a few days in Detroit this week. -a large number of. the members of the London Chamber of Commerce, who have been on a trip through sev- eral of the northern towns, will be inn Exeter at five o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Give them a welcome. Crediton Service In the, ~Methodist Church next Sunday. evening wall be conducted by a representative of the Lord's Day Al?orate. Come and hear of the .•ef- forts that are being made to preserve the Lord's clay. Mx. and Mrs. IVIolste Haiat of Pigeon, glebe are visiting relatives here. ,Rev Livingstone of Elianvall.e and Rev. Drier of Crediton, .exchan.ged pulpits on. Sunday, the. former perach- ing two very instructive sermons on temperance, The Misses Dorris and Ruby Werner of London returned to their home on on. Friday last, after spending a few days at the home of Mr, and Mrs. J. H. 1doltzmate Ouitue a auumber from here attended the Social Services convenitioan at Han- sall an. Tuesday leveeing, The Zurich and Creditor); boys play- ed a friendly game of ball Tuesday evening, the score 'resulting 3-0 in favor of Crediton. - Mr. and, Mrs. Daffy, McIsaac have re- turned home, after spending the week- end in Detroit. M\iass Paltrier of London visited at the home sof Mr. and ,Lv1rs, Sam'' Lam- port the past week - Miss L. Smith has returned to her home, after a two weeks' visit an Mr. and'ldlrs. Hillard Sperling of Wal- kerton. uvLr. and ;Mrs. H. Sperling of Walker- ton visited at the, home of .,'Lr. and Mrs. Johan Smith o t Sunday. Miss Velma accompanied them back and will -,spend a couple weeks in Walker- ton with them. Mu, and Mrs. Herbert Hoist of De- troit are apendiung a few days at the home of Mr. and firs. Fred Hoist. „1Mrs. Sheardowxt nd Earl are visiting the former's brother in .,Zitchell for a. few days.' • Mrs. Ed. Lawson, and daughter Reta of London 'visited with Air. and Mrs. Albeit 'King over the week end. Mr. Lloyd Hoist has returned home afte rvisuting a few days in Detroit. Ms. and Mrs.' Thomas Edwards and son Herbie and efr. Earl Bronschnl and. Miss Vera Edwards of Ingersoll spent the'week end with fri)satds here. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kuhn.. are spend Mg two+weeks with friends in Detroit. Mrs. Henry Sheardown, is visiting frierds at Mitchell. ear. and Ivlrs. 'Ezra Hoist and `.'Ir: and Mrs; Henry. Idotz and Mrs. Willie Motz spent Sunday in, London the guests of Mr. end Mrs. William Heath- erley,. .Mr; Lin. Hirtzlei and bride visited re- turnedhis .Dothers etroiter His s Sunday ad herav� Will accompanied..thern, E', Christie left 'Tuesday for Tomato to visit her daughter, Mrs. Rogers. .mitis „Margaret Sharp of S.inicoe will be the guest of Bates.. J. G." Stan - bury fon• a. flew weeks,. Messrs. Herb •Soutihcott,, Heib- Val= ter and Eat. Chr]atee are 'anr. a motor trip up tthe'lake .shore. Mr and Mrs. James 'Jewell have •re- tureed (Land on; after, visit. with their daughter, Mrs. Bradt, • Mr; and Mis, Stephen Collins of Wiauclsou• itaee returned home after ,'visiting et'.the home of Ma ; A. Dearing. iMts. •J;Iamly-u of London and Mrs: Geo. David of Cantata visited with Mr. and •Mrst - C. Binney• during the week: • • Air. John T. Wesftoott and, )nein:bers of with lamily.,of Hamilton were lisle:ere with M,r and Mee ,Geo. Easterbmo'ok, during the week. afvst Bean ce Gleed' who `ha, laeeia N.set,,n at—the 1 ome% ,of Mx,. and ?vhis • Daviditaharcl , lett en. . Sattusday for her hone in ,I andoa., • :\Z,r anti Mee George Icn<vpp, eye° have been voithe here rand in Ontario towns, i.ft: Tuesday morn ng for Toronto to. visit prior to ' return- ing to their home ,n $ sash Columbia H. S. Exams. LOWER SCHOOL RL'SL'LTS FIRST( FORM The following First Form .±>up:ls have passed in four subjects. The usual groupie Canadian History, Geo- graphy Art and Botany,— li egi,n•rlrl Beavers, Marjorie Clark, Frani: Creech Hugh Creech, Melville Down, Harold Fisher, Hazel Fulton, Lily Greg, Kath - leek Heaman, Eugene Howey, Marren Howley. Lulu Hunter, John. Kuntz Mar jorie Medd, Norah Oke.,Leonard .r\ Pfaff, aybelle Strang, Eward. Ta man, Leslie Thomson Hazel Thom- son, Florrie West. The following have passed -in, three subjec s,—Helen Hicks, Murray Neil Calvin Westlake. The following have obtained two-. Velma Caldwell, John Gain nal, Mar- jorie Hunter, Alice Willard, The following one subject — Ina Harding. BIRTHS Sto 'Mr andSIvIrrss. John: Stire, a daugh- ter. a ugh ter MARRIAGES IC•eivueliy __M.tiir—At. "The Apartments;' Strathroy, on Tuesday, Aug. 12; by 12,ev John ,tMotere, Miles Janet Irene Muir, daughter of the late John and Mrs. Mtar, fo'rmerly''of Exeter, • to soler. Basil Harold Kennelly; both.oft Stratbroye Ausrtin-Welsh.—ln• Flint, Methodist Church, on August 7, by . Rev. 1. W :McCue, Laura May• Welch. of Flint, to, 1VLr. Triedericic J' Austin of Varna, stecond son :,of Mr. .and DEATHS SECOND FORM, In Second Form the subjects are — English or Latin. Grammar. Plsys'o- graphy. Arithmetic and Zoology. There are a few, however, who i.u,- elude one or more first form subjects not obtained last year,— Six Subjects—Gladys Wren. Fi\ Subjects+,—Helen Hayter. Four Subjects—the usual number -- Wilfrid Allen, Marion Bassett, \'oris Chambers, Lloyd Foote, Gordan Fow- ler, Irene Frayne; Gladys k ultoti, Rob • ert Gambrill, Herman Gower, Grace Manson, Ada Mitchelll, Ella \loriock Violet Murray, Mildred Murphy, john B. Pryde, Meta Salter, Walter Spen- cer, Haroid'Wliyte„ Marie Willis, Har- ry West. Three Subjects—Bland, Campbell Lillian Ford, Arthur Frayno, Stuart Kuhn, Irene Lamport„ Harold ;Harry) SnellOscar (Tuckey, Two subjects—Geo.. Frayne, Margar- et Johns. One subject—Jas. Penrice, The following Third Form pupas have passed then number of subjects indicated. In nearly every case this completes the lower school eight sub- jects,— George Beavers 1, Mildred B:11 1, Peter Case, Latin Gram., Chas. Camp- bell 1, Aurelia Anderson. 2, Celia Christie laFred Ford 1, Dorothy Fritz 3, Janie Hogarth 2, Mary Homey 1 Gilbert Jarrott 1,, Harvey Pollen 1, Bertha Russell 3 Jean Elder 1, IIelin Wethey 2, Wan4ai Von, Wascinske 1. A pupil who was not passed an the Vrooman-•bro. Bleatheran,•.on Aug,.; 19th Gertrude. May..Andeesene wife of 13: IT a ro,o'man, aged 38 yens asid ` 9 Col[ingw•ood In; Hamilton, ou Aug. 18, Jarne,s Coll.ingdvood, formerly, of r'xeter, a eel 42. yearns, Funeral �nnr ..Friday • • ,e sari—in Kti kion, on • :August ' : •1,3th Harriet Margach, relict; of the late Fetes 13arr, aged 70 years. year's work had, the option of writing on the Departrne-ntal papers. There. were 235 passes graknted by the local staff seven passes were obtained at the Departmental Examiunations, mak- ing 242 own, all. Twelve attempts at Departmental Examinations were eunsuccessful. This gives over 95 per cent. SEI! ALSO PAGE, 4 Kippen Death of Robert B. McLean, —The funeral took place Monday, August ir of Mr.; Robert McLean, who passed away after an illness extending over a,: period of ',nearly four years. He wase born 75 years' ago on the farm acricrsa• the road from where. he died, son or the late James Bell IsteLean, and lived there until 18 years ago, wizen he mov- ed to (his late home,, Forty-six year ago 1>e was married to Mse Marion Kerr, of Hay Township, who sarvivea' together with five children; James B„ of Tuckersmith; William J., Hailey - bury ; aileybury; Mrs Fowler, Exeter; Mss„ Earl Sproat, Tuckersmith, and Ma's; John Henderson, at hom,c, Two broth- ers are still laving, David B. McLean. Hensel/ and Andrew B. of Foam Lake, Sisk. Let Us Help You... To See Better In order to do see we have a Test` Room Eciuiprneint with, the most mod- ern Optical Instruments, and. the know - [edge of bow to use, them, backed up. with 28 years experience at Sight Test- ing and Spectacle Fitting. We can 'help you. Satisifa,ction Guaranteed. S. FITTON REGISTERED OPTdMETR1ST DOME THEATRE This Week Aug. 22-23, Thos. Meiglian In His Latest Feature "BACK HOME AND BROKE" Admission 25 and 35 Cents FALL AND WINTER COATS Now on Display We invite you to come in and see the new coats for Lad- ies and .Misses. A big variety of new. cloths and styles at new low prices will tempt you to make an early selection, House.I2resses 98c Tbese attractive house dresses are an unusual bargain at 98c. each. Come in arid see for yourself. Stocking Bargains Cotton Stockings, all sizes, 25c Silk lisle Stockings 49c Silk Hose,—nude shades 98c :Men's Work Shirts 98c All sizes from 1..44 to 17 in stock. These shires are value, and we ihave a 'big de.nen,3 for them. • real Men's Fine Shirts $1.49 All sizes from 14 to 17. Neat patterns , in goad wearing mater- ials, all with the soft ,cuffs,' Values up to $2,50 to be, cleared at $1.49 Men's Work Boots $2.90 These are good solid work boats, and are regularly worth from £4,50 to $5.00. You save the money while we reduce our stock. Sore Special Values LARGE" GLASS. FLOWLA VASES 35c. BACIH.. 'Jelly Glasses 5c. each •Odd Cups 10c. each, 15 bars ally laundry .soap 98c.. 2lbs seedless ,raisil'us e5c, New . large lemons' 30e, doz. 'Sweet Oranges '39c. 3 ilexes matches 'for 25c. 4 tins Banquet ' Sardines 25c.. Large • tin Punk Salmon 15c. Large ria Red Salmon 250, Royal Yeast Cakes, 5c. Cara:iation, iiYii,tk .6c. and 12 4c.