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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-02-25, Page 9• THE 01,4R0t4 xPqsirox, sEAFogrf, pup, pi ANSWER FIRE CALL ' REMEMBER HELP YOUR RED CROSS TO HELP WALLPAPER AND PAINT SUNWORTHY Large Selection of Wa l lpaper 1/3 OFF Patterns for All Rooms_ ROOM LOTS ---- From 2,99 up •fi New Styles Now IN STOCK! NO NEED TO WAIT FOR DELIVERY We Loan Wallpaper Sample Books and Moor-o-Matic Paint Color Books MOORTONE Latex Flat Wall Paint * Beautiful colors--and white * Easy to use 7 * Fast dry MOORTONE. Satin Finish Enamel • * In colors—and white —to. match wall paint * RICh, low lustre finish- * Completely washable Quarts also available at Sale savings! L. P. L. LA T X $39 FLAT WALL PAINT Gallon Graves' Wallpaper & Paint DIAL 527-05S0 SEAFORTH Seaforth Firemen were called to Egmondville Thursday night when fire was discovered in the former, Henderson' 46 Started Chicks building. The factory was originally built by the A. G. Van Egmond Woolen and Carding Mill about 75 years ago. About $500 damage was caused to the building Which has been' vacant for several years. The alarm was answered at• about 8:15 but heavy smoke and high snow banks The Rev. G. L. Royal, moderator of Knox Presbyterian Church, will conduct the fifty- seventh annual Mariners' Service The author of 'Freshwater Lake Huron went down at the in Fury', Frank Barcus, which was written to the memory of the 251 sailors who lost their lives while on duty in the great Storm of November 9th," 1913 states "The Great Lakes are a vital inland waterway; On their im nix nse blue banks they carry the 4read and Iron of America. Over their surface moves the greatest flow of commerce the world has ever seen. As a group, the lakes form the largest body of freshwater seas in the world, their water surface is more than 95,000 square miles. Lake Superior has all trie Majesty of the•Pacific and Lake Huron all the rugge d restlessness of the Atlantic. TwO weeks before navigation season would have closed and ships would have been safe in their winter quarters, suddenly without warning, The Great Storm sent a score of modern freighters to their doom." Twelve ships dis- 110 appeared with their entire crews, leaving nothing behind to tell of their last battle with wind and sea." Eight of these ships were lost in Lake Huron; they were: The Argus, The Hydrus; The Regina; The Weieford; The James Car- ruthers; The John A. McGean; The Isaac M. Scott and The Charles 5: Price. The most appalling tribute to the Great Storms' power was the toll in human life. Two hundred and fifty-one men and women lost their lives. One hundred and eighty-one of the two hundred and fifty-one whose lives were lost in the Great Storm were lost in rugged Lake Huron , in the Goderich Area. - For more than a week after the' storm, bodies were washed ashore in life preserverg from i•wass•—sessio-nrarsomisagoo INSURANCE , Auto, Fire, Life Donald G. Edo .Insurance" Agency Limited Office in Masonic [Hoick Maio Street Phone ,527.1610 Seefertlit Zurich hampered firemen who were not able to extinguish the stubborn blaze until- almost midnight... The fire smoldered in false ceilings and egg cartons which were stored in the building. No cause has been found but Fire Chief Jack Scott indicated that the building was a popular place for children, to play and the fire may have started as a result of children's activity. (Staff Photo) Twilight Circle,. Meets i The Fehrtiary meeting of-the Egmondville Twilight. Circle was same time. , From sailors from held at the home of Mrs. Ken „different ships whose bodies McLlwain on February 15th. oseparated points and who car- bouraires, under the direction. p actically all watches had o'cl ck. ried Watthes was-found that Mariners' Services, The Bar- twe y-five minutes after one st ped at the same time: were washed ashore at widely For the past fifteen tine ,poem or verse with the by eleven members. The sec- retary's, report was given fol- lowed by collection. New bus- iness was discussed. a poem. The roll call, a 1.;alen-' word 'love' in it, was answered Moore, opened the meeting with. The president, Mrs. Ken • of George Buchanan, have taken The guest speaker , Mrs. part in the service of worship. Betty Cardno, spoke on "Child The' all male choir will pre- Safety in the Home". sent. three numbers at this year's service. The choir will Lunch was served, by Peggy sing the • modern arrangement Ayers and Doris Carnochan. "He", the one hundred year old The next meeting is to be spiritival "Do Lord", and the held at the home of Marjorie_ "Hallelujah Chorus" from Papple 'oil-March 15th. . Handels Messiah. It's Not Fit To Hang Clothes Outdoors In This Blustery Weather! NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY LIBERATOR DRYER ONLY NEWS OF LSEA Mrs. Wa1, Wa.,iters Correspondent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Free- and' bqys of Farquhar 'visited on Man Horne, Mr. and Mrs, Sanford Hut- Mr. and Mrs, Oeorge Frayoe ton, Dennis and Diane visited spent Sunday with Mr. sod, Mrs. on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Soh Patterson, Leslie and 'Linda Alvin Fqlton and Larry of Elim- of Lucaa. ville. Mr. Laurence Taylor from. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Prance Montreal spent the weekend with spent a couple of weeks in'uFlor- his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Taylor and family. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne visited on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Gerry Grubbe and boys of Farquhar. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Here and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Delbridge and Bruce attended the Gad Fel- lows Banquet and Dance at the Legion Hall in Exeter on Sat- urday evening. Miss Janet Here of London spent the weekend with Mr.and Mrs. Phil Bern and boys. ELIMVILLE W.I. The February meeting of Elimville Women's Institute was held Monday afternoon. Dessert's were served before the meeting, which all the ladies enjoyed. The president opened the meeting with Mary Stewan Collect and Opening Ode. At the March meeting, all members will bring dessert and the lunch committee will pur- chase prizes and serve tea when they entertain Kirkton W.I. and• other guests at a dessert euchre. Mrs. Wm. Morley and Mrs. Lorne Johns were appointed to the fair display. Mrs. Elson Lynn was appointed delegate to attend its Officer's Conference in Guelph .in April. The 4-H Club leaders and cub members will be invited to the April meeting. A humorous debate resolved that grandmother was more helpful to grandfather than the modern wife is to her r husband today, was enjoyed by everyone. Mr. Ernest Pym of Hensall was guest speaker. M r. and Mrs. Sanford Hutton Dennis and Diane spent the week- end at Listowel with relatives. Miss Ruth Horne of London and Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Grubbe Mother is Junior is wrestling fighting with the the new household math. accounts. the Regina) The Price and The Carrutherg and other vessels. All but five of these sailors were identified and claimed by 7149! have teen held ,at Knox' since —^rellitiVeS": tfliknoWils'y Were the Great Storm of.Novernber 9th later buried in Maitland 1913 shocked the world onSunday Ceme,tery. Funeral service being evening, February 28th, at '7:30 conducted by the late Dr. ahorge p.m. Ross of Knox Presbyterian The late Dr. James Anclersoirid Church. conducted the first of these ser- A dark red obelisk with an services, which at that time was anchor -at the top bears the known as the Sailors and Fisher- inscription "A memorial to the men's service in the spring of unidentified seamen whose lives 1903. In the spring of 1914 the were lost in the Great Lakes late Dr. George Ross, who had Disaster of November 9th, 1913. officiated at the burial of twenty- On the other side is a single two sailors who lost their lives in word, "Sailors". the Great Storm suggested that Probably, one of the strangest the service be naniedaMariners' facts of the Great Storm is the service. /, fact that all ships which sank ING Plan Remembrance Service To Recall Great - Storm CITY PRICES with service at your Doorstep! RICH'S LTD. TWO ,LOCATIONS Sedorth NOLD'SinviisiiSsE Dad is trying to figure out how to beat 'his income tax. as low as 9.50 RP 4 "Rtt r Mit t ns s;11107--Nottolorfo, vuln:Azitnot . Income tag Deductible RiNistitro Renrlullill3 A ninogu.:ithts Ref? Suin Life Assurance Con any or Canada 117 GODATREIg7TrEEASSit11400ATII• • Why on earth don't you buy them a TALLYMASTER? 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