The Exeter Advocate, 1924-8-21, Page 1THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR
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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.
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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.