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unit meets
Tuckcismith Unit of Brucefield
United Church met on MoltdaY
evening, Nov. 8 with a good
attendance who answered the roll
call "peaee"
Mrs. Mary Haugh and Mrs. L.
McAlpine were in charge.
The meeting opened with a
poem, "The more you give" by
Mrs. Haugh.
Hymn, "Oh God our help in
Ages Past" was sung with
Mrs.Scott at the piano, Mrs.
McAleine gave a reading "Make
wars to cease".
The offering was received Iv
Mrs. McAlpine and dedicated by
Mrs. Haugh *
Mrs. Jean Henderson presided
for the business portion. Mrs.
Sillery gave the ,report of the
September meeting and Mrs.
Berry gave the treasurer's report.
A card was signed by all to be
sent to Edgar Allan who is a
patient in University Hospital.
The next meeting will be held
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THE HURON. EXPOSITOR :NOVEMBER- lc: 1976 uck ntroversy 9t
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Mary Greg reports on
Mrs. Mary Greg of Clinton,
President of Huron County Zone 8
was guest „speaker at Hensall
Senior Citizens Club on Tuesday,
November 9. She gave a most
interesting report on the Con-
vention held at Mohawk Univer-
sity, St, Catherines, on August 9 -
11. The ,Honorable Pauline
McGibbon, an honorary member
of Senior Citizens, was guest
speaker at the Convention. She •
quoted the Honourable Louis St
Laurent as saying, "the older
people of Canada never asked me
for anything and they never got
Correspondent
Mrs. Bill Chessell
We're glad to hear that Harold
Dawson and Wilmer Reid are
home• from hospital.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Bill Chessell
celebrated their thirtieth wedding.
anniversary with a family dinner
at the Stone Crock in St. Jacobs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Elliott and
Kippen UCW
serves
smorgasbord
Correspondent
Mrs. Rena Caldwell
The U.C..W. of St. Andrews
Church, Kippen, held a very
successful Smorgasbord supper
on November 10 in the Brumfield
Church. More than 600 were
present for a most delicious meal.
The snow and continuing snow
in the past weeks has severely
hampered the corn harvest in the
Kippen area.
Barley .buddies
The seventh meeting Of Hensall
1, the Barley Buddies, was held
at Mrs. Moir's house on
November 9 at 8 p.m. the
Meeting opened with the 4-H
pledge and the roil call which was
answered by 10 girls, The leaders
read a lesson out of our book
while Mexican Chili Rolls cooked
in the oven. After we finished the
meeting we enjoyed the rolls,
Sandy Nixon and Clara Volland
are to prepare an idea for an
exhibit and prepare and read the
commentary on Achievement Day
it" Aging is everybody's
business. Mrs. _Greg invited the
members to be guests at the
Clinton Club for a social evening
on Wednesday, November 17.
Mrs. Rosa Harris thanked Mrs.
Greg and presented her with a
gift. •
President, Mrs. Percy
Campbell annouriced an
invitation from the Kinsmen for a
bus trip to wingham on Monday,
December13 to CKNX T.V. taping
of the Circle 8 Ranch Show. Bus
will leave the Townhall at 6:30
p.m and only 35 seats available
Erin of Toronto were weekend
visitors with Mrs. Florence Elliott
and ' Walter and Norman Smith.
Jim and Marilyn Laing and
baby of Mississauga visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Keys on the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Keys of
Sarnia spent the weekend with his
parents, Mt. and Mrs. Arnold
Keys.
The men who were regular
customers at Ida McClinchey's
coffee counter held a reception at
the White Carnation to honour
her and her husband Ed. Godkin
on Friday'evening. There Was an
overflow crowd of friends and
relatives. Don Taylor read the
address and they were presented
with a lovely coffee pot arid a
purse of money.
A "Family Sunday" was
observed at Goshen Church, with
special music by members of the
choir, including numbers by the
very talented'children. A potluck
dinner followed the church
service in the newly decorated
basement. They have been
enjoying ,the use of new kitchen
and washroom facilities, of which
they can rightly be proud.
which is to be held at the Seaforth
High School on January 8. The
next meeting will be held at Mrs.
Tinney's home on November 23.
Rolled oats
The fifth meeting of the
Hensall Rolled Oats, was held on
November 9 at Mrs. Bisbacks.
Seven girls answered the roll call
which was three things I have
learned about flonr. The
demonstration , was Lasagne
which was enjoyed by all the girls
and Pizza pups were also
prepared.
James Andrew and Mr. and Mrs.
Mel Wurm with Shawn Alvin.
Next Sunday, the youth Group
will neet at 7:30 p.m.
or*
Last week, in reporting the tour
that Mr. and Mis. Harry Hoy took
to Greece and the Aegean Islands
I inadvertently said that the Gods
Vvdre still worshipped in Greece.
The' Greeks only sell replicas of
the gods as a fotirist attraction;
the Christian birth has been active
Since the time of St. Pail My
apologies to Mh, Itoy.
convention
to the first thirty-five people to
phone Bev Bonthron at the store
or Ken Brown at the Bank of
Commerce. On returning, the
Kinettes will serve refreshments
at the Club Room.
It was decided that the hall will
be open on Tuesdays and Fridays
in the afternoon from 1:30 p.m.
for crafts and other activities
A bus trip to Argyle Mall,
London, on Wednesday,
November 24 for shopping day
was suggested, leaving the Town
Hall at 9:30 a.m. and evening
dinner at Ponderosa. Contact
Mrs. Carl Payne if you wish to go
along.
The entertainment committee,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Volland.
and Mrs. Elizabeth Riley, then
took charge of progressive
euchre. Winners were Mr. Bert
Horton, Mrs. Mabel Munn, Mrs.,
M adeline Harburn, Mrs. Ruby
Bell and Mrs. Rosa Harris. Lucky
cup, Mr. Gordon Love. the
refreshments committee served a
delicious lunch and a fine evening
closed with The Queen.
Remembrance was the topic of
the November meeting of Unit I
of Hensall United Church held on
November 11. Mrs. Howard
Scene presided with Mrs. Harvey
Keys at .the piano. Hymns were,
"0' God, our help in ages past"
Mrs. Hugh Berry
Correspondent
About Midnight Wednesday
"about a dozen merry Inakers
called to congratulate Dorothy
and Fred McGregor on the
occasion cif their 25th anniversary
with a lot of noise, confetti and
rice and a good time by all.
Donuts and coffee were served by
the ladies.
(By Wilma 01;0
Tuckersmith Reeve Rigin 111_
ompson's bid to bold a taxpayetss
meeting to stir up interest in the
election on December 6 was only
partly successful.
About fifty yesidents attended
the meeting at Huron Centennial
School, 'Brumfield, Wednesday
night. Four people declared their
intentions to seek one of the five
seats, on council; two of them are
on the present council.
Reeve Thompson after.20 years
on council, 15 of them as reeve;
will retire, as will ,councillors
Cleave Coombs, after, 11 years on
council, and Bert Brmiderhorst,
six years.
Deputy reeve Ervin Sillery with
15 years, four of them as deputy
reeve, said he would be running
for reeile'.
Councillor Robert Bell,
completing his first, tWo-year term
on council, will' run for deputy
reeve.
Frank' Falconer of R.R.5,
Clinton, who served on council a
few years ago, quipped _that . he
would run if he could get his
wife's consent and ten people to1
sign the nomination paper, he
was holding in his hand.
Mr. Falconer said he. felt
Clinton council should not ask an•
extra ' fee from Tuckersmith
residents using the Clinton arena
for organized sports, He asked
what would happen to Clinton
businesses if the farmers didn't
go to the town to shop. He said he
thought Clinton "should carry
us",
Wilfred Schneider of Vanastra
said he was not prepared with a
speech but would be running for
council. He said as secretary
treasurer of Huron Acoustics and
living at Vanastra he felt his
experience in industry of a little
more than 20 years would be of
help in running council's
business. He said his experience
in farming was a little limited.
Robin Gates of Vanastra, a
government employee in the
income tax department, said he
was interested in running but had
not made up his mind as yet. He
told E twin Sillery who is running
for reeve, "I'm not sure whether
I'm going to try to knock you off
or try to help you out."
Reeve Thompson hi his address
to the audience, reviewed some of
the things done by Tuckersmith
wedding is; to ; take place council and by county council. He
'London.'",,aid • because of a 'shortage of
and "Land of our birth". Helen ,
Scane had several appropriate
thoughts in her message, never
forgetting ' the many loved ones
who gave their lives for their
country, and added, :" A
Remembrance Day Prayer".
dinner at 6:.110 followed by the
meeting and program.
Mrs, M. Allan, Mrs. J.
Henderson, and Mrs. Marjorie
Broadfoot are in Charge. The roll
call is "A Christmas Verse".
November 28th will be the last
celebration of the church's 100th
anniversary when Dr. John
McIntosh, Toronto will be guest
speaker.
Mrs. Broadfoot read a thank
you card from the Allan family for
the plant sent to them on their
50th Anniversary. •
The meeting closed with
prayer. Lunch was served by Mrs.
Elsie Keys and Mrs. Edna
Paterson.
Queensway Happenings
Welcome a new resident Mrs. Walper, Exeter, visited Mrs.
Lucille Weurth, Exeter to Adeline Taylor.
Queensway Nursing'Honie. Mrs. W.E. Bosnell, Toronto,
Visitors with Clara Featherston and Frank Matthews, Ottawa
were Keith and Doris, Ann and visited Dan Matthews.
Ray Leonard, Willowdale. 'Sid Louise Reid, Bill Parker,•
Pullman and Pearl Passmore Bayfiedl, Belle Reid, Varna
visited with Bernice Lavery. visited their sister Clara
Bill Fiscus, Tracey Landrey, Feathetsten.
Blanche Bechard, David Oesch, Betty and Cecil SMith visited
Edmund Jeffrey, Mt. and Mrs. Lynn Latimore and several
Clemence Jeffrey, Mr. Frank residents.
Balure visited Mrs. Pauline Shirley Prouty Visited LYnn
Jeffrey. t Latimore; Alex Barrett, Roy
Fred and Mary Parsons, McDonald, and Harold Glanville.
London, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Church service was conducted
Parsons visited Mrs. Almeeda .on Tuesday by Rev. Vangssen
Parsons. accompanied by Mrs. Van Essen.
Chester Dunn and Greta Pallbearers at the funeral of
Lam mie visited Vera Lammie. Mrs. Allots Poster oteTuesday
Jim and Flaiel MeNaughton were William Poster, Ross Parry,
visited Mrs, Ada Sniffle. John Hart, Stephen Smith, James
Mary,j1/4leil and HoWard Johns Foster and Le*Is Erb.
visited their Mother Mrs. Mabel Mr. and Mrs' e Pied Persona of
Johns. . .7"-Londott were retentvisitors with
Ivan Taylor, Kitchener, Melba Mrs, Elizabeth Afetatider.
money only a small amount of
road work was done in the
township this year. He said too
that if the winter is bad there isn't
as much money . for road
construction:.
Mr. Thompson spoke of
country-wide vandalism and theft
of road signs and expresa,ed his
concern about the danger to
motorists Be said Huronview
was filled to capacity with a
waiting list of 35, and praised the
service provided by the Public
Health Nursing program and the
Home Care program.
On land severence he said that
if a ratepayer was turned down by
the local county committee it was
never worth appealing their
decision as Toronto always seems
to back Up the local group.
Concerned about a decrease in
,the number of tourists he blamed
the gas pump operators and the
motel owners "who will be
pricing themselves right out of
business".
• He spoke on Clinton's proposed
,$15 fee .ouluckersmith residents
Who tiSe • the Clinton arena for
sports participation. He said more
Clinton residents were using the
Vanastra swimming • pool than
there were Tuckersmith
residents using the Clinton arena.
"1 don't know where it is going to
end", Mr. Thompson said of the
question on levying fees against
different municipalities when
their residents use the facilities in
another municipality.
Ervin Sillery commended
Mr. Thompson .for his
performance as reeve. He said he
attended a Clinton Fire ' Area
board meeting before arriving at
the meeting when radio
equipment for the Clinton fire
vehicles was purchased. .
Cleave Coombs said he should
have been stepping up but his
work did not allow him the time
necessary to sit on council.
Bert Branderhorst spoke of his
work on the Vanastra Day Care
Centre board which he said' was*
going well. He said "I think there
is a time to step down
Robert Bell said 'he was
accepting the challenge of
running for the position of deputy
• reeve and asked for support. He
spoke 'of his work as tile drain
inspector.
Michael Connolly, Huron-Perth-
County Roman 'Catholic Separate
School Board representative, said
he would be seeking re-election to
serve ' the townships' of
Tuckersmith and Stanley,_ and
Zurich and Hensall in his area
which has been changed in a
recent reorganization of the two
counties. He commended the
council for the good roads in
Tuckersmith where the school
buses have no road problems and
have had no serious accidents. He
said enrolment Was down in the
past year. No great building
projects are planned by his board,
he stated. he said the press was
keeping the ratepayers informed
of the board's work.
A former reeve, Ivan forsyth
spoke briefly and ee marked on tbe
many changes Since be was reeve
fifteen years asci
None of the Buren county
School Board representatives
attended the meeting as they
were at a wheal board meeting.
Robin gates said he would have
liked to have seen them at the
meeting as he had wanted, to ask
either Molly Kunder or Robert
Peck if they were going to double
their own salary from the board if
they got in again this year. He
said last year they increased their
stipened from $1,800 to $3,600
and he wondered if next time it
would be $7,200 as soon as they
were re-elected. Mr. Gates lost in
his bid for a seat on the school
board at the last election.
Council members answered a
series of questions on drains;
roads; snovv plows: road Stacliniil
Vanastra day care Centre not
paying its Way and Tuckersmith
Township saying they did not
want to give money toward the'
Seaforth arena as they would be'
subsidizing adulfs versus levying
fees against municipalities using
Vanastra recreational facilities
which has a ratio of 60 per cent
adults to 40 per cent children;
restructured government
-When Reeve Thompson closed
the meeting saying he had found
it a terrific experience being on
council and had tried his best over
the Years to serve the.ratepayers;
he was given a standing ovation
by his audience.
• Council served coffee, tea and
doughnuts with Mrs. Thompson
and Mrs. Sillery doing the
honors.
TheRev. Don' Beck conducted
the service at the Hensall United
Chtirch on Sunday, when the
Sacrament of Infant Baptism was
administered. The topic of the
sermon was I llaptiane' and
dWelt on the fundaMentala of the
Sacrament, The junior Choir sang
three numbers all Melodies based
on neitro SplAtuals. Soloist was
Tim Itowehtfe, ,and immediately
following the bantisin he senior
thcii0 sang, "Stiffer the ' Little
Children"'PreSenting, v their
children forAintisut siiCre Mr.
itticl Mts. MAO; Brock With
Varna
Two are home
from Hospital
4-H Clubs meet
Children baptized
at Hensall United
TRI COUNTY CHAMPS — The Walton squirts were
honoured at a banquet at the Walton Inn Friday
night after winning the tri'coUnty champibn'ship. The
boys, who didn't lose a game all year are, back, left,
Danny Reid, Blaine Hackwell, Peter Bennett',
Hensall Senior Citizens
Murray Sholdice, Greg Humphries, Tim Fritz,
middle, Jeff McGavin, Darryl Hoegy, Gary Godkin,
Carl McCallum , and front, Mike Ryan, Danny
Achilles and Donnie Hickson. Joe Steffler and-Garry
Bennett are their coaches. (Expositor Photo)
Showers
honour.
R.Petty
A shower in honour of Miss
Ruth Petty of London, bride to be
on November 20 was given at her
parents home last Friday,
November 12, by neighbours and
relatives. The programme
consisted of a reading given by
Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, followed by
a contest conducted by Mrs.
Eileen McLean. The address,
read by Mrs. Cecil Kipfer was in
-the form of a poem ,and directed
Ruth to find certain clues before
she actually came to the gifts.
Assisting the bride to open the
gifts were Diane Sims, Joan
Alexander and Beatrice
Thompson' and many lovely gifts
were received. The bride thanked
all for their beautiful gifts.
Corsages were presentedto Ruth,
her mother and aunt Olive. The
Henson
Remembrance topic at UCW
Brucefield
Anniversary couple
get midnight visitors
The business Consisted' of
arranging for flowers for
December and the Devotional at
the General Meeting on
'December 6. A brief discussion
about buying Christmas flowers
and outside wreaths , for the
church doors took place. The
programme for the General
Meeting next May was decided.
The men of the congregation are
sponsoring a supper on
November 29 - advance tickets
$3.75 or $4.25 at the door; ladies
to help with dessert. A financial
report from.the booth at the
church sale was given and
members told of a new Resource-
Centre at Mitchell available to all
churches in Huron-Perth
' Presbytery; we should try to u se
this facility. Each member was
given church calendars to sell.
Letters from our adopted child
were read and money given for
her. \
Julene Keys gave the very
interesting last chapter of. the
study of Chinese women. She told
of the many improvements in
living conditions in ,recent years.
The Mizpah Benediction was
repeated after which Mrs. Jack
Consitt had a very intersting
contest. Mrs. Doug. Cook and
Mrs. Waiter Spencer served a
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