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PAOrrE NINE
ST.- HELENS
Meeting
'Seventeen ladies attended the
TCW.• meeting on Tuesday at
the *home of Mrs. Tom Todd:
Mrs Gordon McPherson' was in.
eharge of the Worship service.:
Miss Isabel ;Miller .gave the seri
Pture reading and. Mrs. . Jifii...
Cameron gave a . reading on
"Thankcggiting Thoughts." tlV iss
W. D. Rutherford gave a' 'short
,talk on Pakistan and •India, Rev,
Tristram gave ' a Thanksgiving.
Message to the •ladies. Final ;plans
were made for .the bazaar and
tea on October 26th.:IR•ev: Tris-
tram told df •plans to organize
a O.{x.I,'T, 'an'd Explorer's Group.
Mrs. • Lorne •Durnin and Mrs. De
Boer •served lunch at the, con -
elusion of 'the . ineeting.
Amidst ' autumn leaves and
towers, Miss Patricia 'Carrick
. was guest of honour at a . show=
er in .'tire I all on Monday even-
ing Mrs. Wm. •Rrutherford play=
• ed 'the ' piano Melodies. as 'the
ladies •gathered; Mrs. A./1411S Mc-..
Donald rea=d an:'ad'dress•_of good.
wishes and, the •lari'de was .essis
ted in openi'n'g thegifts tby Miss-
es Rosie H'aggitt, Margaret Tay-
lor; Susan Dorscht ,and kiss
McIntyre Readings were 'given
•by ..Mrs: Jim Aitchison and -Patsy
Cranston. Mrs. Chester Taylor
will Sheila McQu'il:lin 'favoured
with piano solos. Mrs, DonPan-
nabecker conduoted.:a tur'erous:
gameafter which: Munch was
served.. The shower was arrang-
ed by. Mrs. .Ross Errington,. Mrs.
:Allan Cranston and: Mrs, Angus
MCDon'a1d.
Bruce. Co=operative • Medical
• Services •is mak n'g plans or: the
construction::' of.' ,a new office
building in . Paisley, • Secretary-
;Manager •is Lorne Evans. .of
• Paisley.
The Fergus creamery safe was
rifled recently with 'the loot:
amounting, toabout' 4400 '
cash • 'and a larger amount in
cheques.
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Local 'merchants keep the
economic wheels of this : com-
rnunity turning.' throughout, the
year. Read '.the -ads and. shop at
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SPICE
By
Bill Smiley,
' . What did you do, old friend;
on.. T,hanksgiviirg ' week . end?
Whatever -it was, :it Could: not.
have been anything• but pleasant
on this' odd,; • pagan holiday, iso
peculiarly -Canadian.
I "know, We imported' it from
the .States. But .•eve have made
it very mach our own, • and it
hasa flavor that as purely Can-•
adi'an, much different from the
Thanksgiving observed across the
line. '
Pagan? yes indeed. It should
be a religious time, with. the en-
tire population •,on its •knees, giy-
ing thanks 'with, : full ' hearts.
The percentage of bhe; popu-
lace ,*halt is on its knees on
Thanksgiving Day could .probab-
ly.'ibe accommodated in a couple
of 'trolley cars, The ;rest are on
their wheels,. their feet, .or their
tails. • •
Thanksgiving week' fiend marks
the last ,gay,, mad 'fling ,of the
Canadian. people before they get
down to, the serious business of
trying 'to stay sane through an-.
other . winter. •
•It's the week end' to charge
about the country, visiting rel-
atives or friends, pointing wildly
to the. 'last . furious 'fling of ' .col-•
or in the trees,;:. making. the •last
nostalgic trip to the cottage, get='.
`ting out in the boat for one,. final
.It's the week end . • to tramp
th'e 'lush, Mall fairways for that
last, 'blasphemous game .of golf,
to ' stroll the muted woods. with
gun, ,to wade the navel -deep
ice -water for 'that ' last rainbow
trout. • , • .
It's •bhe week 'end . to sit In
your favorite chair,. col& beer •'to
hand, 'and watch .all the foobbali
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,games on 'television, your peace
broken .on4 rby, the maddening
aroma ' of : roasting turkey, .
Or, if .you're die domestic type,.
i't's the week end for quiet plea-
sures, deeper, satisfactions; put-
ting on the sbonm windows, rale-
ing anciz,•-bunning leaves, :+bringing
in your ,bulbs.,
Not exactly . a religious holi-
day, is it? I think there'd a
great dumb •feeling of thankful-.
Hess in , Canadians at' this time
of year, but it doesn't manage
to. break' through the pagan rit7
uals with which • We have sur-,
rounded the . occasion*
I'src 'not complaining; ' merely
observing, Burt every year,` at
Thanksgiving;., • I make .personal
and lonely effort to take an hour
off from ;the .tun,' compose my
features into a suitable solemn
expression,. ,and ,think about the
things • for which. .1 should be
thankful:' I don't have to search.
Sometimes I can do it :;an ..10•
minutes. • • •
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The first thing for 'which ti am
thankful is'being alive: Hundreds.
of niillioris aren't, ,arrdd Look: at
what they're missing! The second
is .food. I have been hungry, and
it's the snort degrading,' demoral-
izing, soul-destroying illness in
this World. •.. .•
' A• noth+e'r reason to the :thank-
ful is for freedom: In this conn -
try, we have a •personal freedom
to speak, work and worship that
is, beyond. the -wildest ±dreams of
the .majority . of our fellow :hu_
mans:
;Health is.. a reason for raising.'
thanks. I can no :'longer outstrip
a • gazelle, but I ,Can outrun a
60 -year-old .. lady With arthritis:.
I. can't .swim sfive miles any more,
but. I can swim farther than my
wife.. That's good enough:
Work • you 'like ' is reason for
thankfulness, I • like mine. It's
too hard, and : I don't snake en-
ough money,and l'ar .,always •be-:
hind .iii it, but I like it Envir-
onment. ' is .another source of
thankfulness. • :I wouldn't trade
my oak tree and . my"'black•'"sgar
refs, my favorite 'trout stream
and my partridge-haaunted woods
for the Taj. Mahal with Liz Tay-
lor in residence. • •
There you are,, Out of space,
and, ..I've barely started. Try it.
YOU don't know 'how rieih you.
are : 'until you begin to count.
Oil drilling operations . are to
be 'resumed in Bruce • County
with some 18;000 acres being
leased in the Paisley-Qhesley ar-
ea; •' Drilling will: not. ibe. commen-
ced until spring.. '. • '
'Bruce Co, council Wi'11 have • 1
more memtber, neat year, 'bringing
its strength to 39. Port Elgin this
summer voted to add a deputy
reeve : to its. ' council,
.ngsbridge
St. Joseph': C.W.I.; Kings -
abridge (held ,*'heir monthly meet-
ing at the ;home of Mtn Robert
Howard on. ctobehr 7th with an
attendance of 25 m'em'bers. T h e
'meeting opened :with the:League
Prayer led by. the . President..
Prayers were said for .the'Pastot
Rev. Fr, ° Paul Sanquitt who ' is
ill' in London. ,Minutes of the
September meeting were read hby
the Secretary Mrs CyrilAustin..
This being the month dedicated
to the Rosary a spirituel reading
was given on the Rosary by Mrs.
Donald tFrayne. Mrs: Carl Reig-'
ling ”convener of education gave•
a reading on: discipline of chil-
dren. Two •rnerthbers of the ' Lea-
gue attended the Deanery "meet-
ing at Seaford). on S ptember
28th and gave a report there of:
The League is catering to. the
Lions ;Club in Lucknow on Oc-
tober 28th;' A 'bake sale: •was held
and was quite a success. .The
meeting, closed , with prayer af=
teriwards •luneh Was served.. '
Presbyterian . W.M.S. •., • ,
The October meeting of- the
Afternoon ' Auxiliary of the Wo-
men's . Missionary Society 'met in.
the. Sunday School ' room of the
dhnbrcli on October. 2nd; Mrs.. C.
Cook, ,• ffrst vice Apreaident, was
in the chair. • She opened: the,
meeting with Call to • Worship:
The Bible 'Study was given by
Miss ''N. ' M'a'lcol n 'otn the eight
Beati'tude,'"Blessed are. ;those who
are. persecuted for' ;.righteousness.
sake,
:for . theirs is the Kingdom.
Of Heaven." This was followed
with prayer... by Mrs, 'J: Little.
Mrs. ,Ii. Reid' was asked to give
the Meditation' at a Meeting in'.
the Untted'• Chunmh on' Tuesday,.
• Octciber '8th. MTs: Porteous read.
a letter from..the !Glad Tidings•
requesting more suibscritbers, ,and
asking that • subscriptions be- ;Tri
before the ermd of N'ovem'ber,
The Thankoffering •meeting•'is to
be he on ' t ctdber 22nd'- with
Mrs, A. Gaunt • as guest speaker,
at eight o'clock, -The roll call
was given by repeating a verse,
•
containing the word 'Team.*
The Prayer 'Circle. •'was ;given IV
Mrs ,Anderton .and Mrs. Camer-
on. A letter of thanks, from
Taiwan, for Mast year's Ohirst-
marcard s, was read by .Mrs
M. McLeod. The Mission Study
was given tby 'Mrs, 'S•i, Agnew.
'The ' Visiting Committee •report-=
ed . benvisits in . September. •
C.W.L. Holds.. Joint Meeting
St. Mary's C.,W.L, Lucknow
joined with the St Augustine
C.W.L. members for the Octo-
ber ',meetirg when plans were
finalized. . for •tlle annual ' ifowl
S plaer::to . be .held Nov'envber 5
at .the • Lucknow, . Legion:: Hall,
Fr; E Malak opened the . meeting`
with prayer. A short review of
the Deanery meeting at $eaforth
was given. Useful • articles .to be.:
sent to Sundale Manor are to
beleft at .the church within' the
next two weeks: Lunch was : ser -
wed by the St. Augustine ladies.
followed by a short social per-
iod.
SilverLake'w.I,.The 'Silver L
Lake Iiisttuite held
their October meeting at Bruce
Lea Haven, Walkerton. The •,pas
iddent Mrs. Albert Colwell opened
the meeting with the • Ode and
Mary Stewart•. Collett. Roll, call
was answered by :.naming your
favourite news papers columns.
Mrs. 'Mary "Camp'be11 'and Mrs. • .
Lamont were, 'appointed rto at-
tend the :'Viral. Rally : in Kincar-
dine as voting delegates; The'.
convener, Mrs. Mabel Campbell
took • charge .of the remaining
program: Mrs. 'Jame*, MacEwan
led in a sing -song. 'Humorous
readings were given by Mrs,
Geo. • Young:. sand • Mrs.. Albert
Young:, "Time to Pray" was read
by :Mrs. Lloyd Husk..Mrs. James
Mac Ewan played the accordian
and led in more sing -song. Mrs.
William Smith read . a reading.
and • Mrs Mabel Campbell' gave
the motto: "Community • is like
a ship :everyone. • . ought.' to be
ready. to take 'the ' helm." The
meeting closed with the Queen
and sinaoing of Grace. Lunch was
served by Mia.' Albert ' Young • •
Mrs. Clarence Moulton after
which Mr; Thompson took the
ladies on. a . tour of the Noone.. .
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