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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1953-12-03, Page 61Ac SIX CLINTON NEWS -RECORD News of Bayfield Representative; KISS LUCY R. WOODS +44++ 04-0-• Miss Davina Sturgeon spent a few days last week at Kincardine.. Mrs. E. R. Weston is spending a few days in Goderich this week. Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Featherston, London, were here over the week- end. Billy Parker, London, spent a few days last week at his home in the village. Miss Janet MacLeod returned to London to resume her steno- grahic duties on Monday. Leo Pitfield, Killarney, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell from Friday until Monday even- ing. Wing Commander Margaret Clark, RCAF, Ottawa, visited her aunt, Mrs. J. MacKenzie on Sun- day. Miss Jessie Metcalf, Detroit, spent the American Thanksgiving and weekend with her mother, Mrs. W. F. Metcalf. Billy Plater, Detroit, visited his mother for a few days last week. Returning to Detroit, he entered the U.S. Marine Service on Mon- day. Miss Maud McGregor was taken to Clinton Public Hospital last week. Her many friends hope that she will soon improve in health. A. E. Vanstone was at his home in the village for a few days last Phone HAYFIELD 45r3 r++r t-*+tr week before returning to London to spend the winter with his dau- ghter, Mrs, E. Ritchie. Mr, and Mrs. F. McFadden spent the weekend in Alliston, their for- mer home town. Mrs. Lettie Green who has spent the summer with them accompanied them as far as Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnston and family who have resided in Bayfield for the past 18 months, moved back to Preston on Monday. The family will be missed in the village., Mr, and Mrs. Fred Arkell spent last weekend with their son, Milton. Thomas and family in Mx o Their son, Kenneth, who is attend- ing University of Western Ontario, accompanied them. Mr. and Mrs. John Stumpf left on Thursday morning last for their home at Port Washington, Long Island, N.Y., after having spent a few days with the latter's broth- er, H. A. Stinson. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fitzsimons and family, Clinton, moved last week into the former rectory on Chiniquay Street which they pur- chased recently. We bid them welcome to the village. Mrs. Louise Crane and two children, Micheal and Diane, De- troit, and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sullivan and David, Port Huron, TELEVISION Has come to Western Ontario CFPL-TV is giving excellent . reception in our area at all times. Why not take advantage of this great new entertainment medium at your service. Pool the family's Christmas gift money' and choose'your set today from our stock of Philco, Philips, Dumont or Crosley and be assured of a good antenna installation and service throughout the years to come. Priced from $259 to $559 MerrIll. Radi� and Electric Be Wise -- Buy from a Service Dealer PHONE 313 CLINTON 1 The Demand was Greater than our Supply!! We now have a limited number of Nastic Mothproof Bags that will be given to each and every customer for every order valued at $2.50 or more addon gleaners REPAIRING•DYING — PRESSING COLD STORAGE — HATS BLOCKED "We Press While U Wait" PHONE 466-W CLINTON Make It Yourself Christmas Gifts TOYS -- GARDEN TABLES — BENCHES BOATS —BEDROOM FURNITURE Free Folders, showing dimensions and full instructions. Birch, Fir; Mahogany, Pine and Poplar Plywoods. Masonite -- lalltile -- Ar. borite BALL-MACAULAY CLINTON Ph. 9'7 SEAFORRTH Ph. 787 Lumber, Lime, Plywoods, Cosi visited Mrs, Lucy Plater over the American Thanksgiving holiday,. Mr, and Mrs, James Sturgeon, Galt, spent the weekend with the former's mother, Mrs. Willliant Sturgeon. Mrs, S. Sturgeon, Pres- ton, visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. E. Sturgeon, and Stuart. Miss Doreen Adlam, student at the London Teachers' College stay- ed with Mr, and Mrs. Robert Blair while doing practice teaching un- der Miss Grace Pepper last week. She left to spend the weekend in Hepworth. George Bell, S.S. "Prindoo" in dock at Collingwood, and Robert Pitfied and Francis Prue, Killarn- ey, on boats in dock at Owen Sound, spent the weekend with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell. On Friday last Major John'Hes- sion and his wife visited Mr, and Mrs. L. H. MacLeod. They, were staying in London en route from Edmonton where to Edmo Kingston n Ma- jor Hession expects to be station- ed for the next three years. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Turner who arrived here on November 12 from Nanton, Alta., following their wedding on November 7, and have rented the May house and expect to move into it next week. We bid the bride, who is from Claresholm, Alta., welcome to this spot in On- tario. Wilfred has spent the past five summers near Nanton, Alta. Silver Wedding On Tuesday, December 1, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bell marked their 25th wedding anniversary by a quiet family dinner at the New Ritz Hotel, at which their four children were present, George hav- ing driven down from Collingwood for the occasion. They were great- ly surprised on their return home to find 45 relatives and friends assembled. Mrs. John Lindsay gave an informal address expres- sing congratulations and best wishes for many more happy years to Charles Bell and his bride of 25 years. (Formerly Miss Jean Lindsay, oldest daughter of Mrs. E. Lindsay and the late George Lindsay). The groomsman and bridesmaid, Ernest Bell (brother) and his wife,. Clinton, presented Mrs. Bell with a chest of silver from their child- ren, and members of the Bell and Lindsay family and other beauti- ful gifts of silverware from friends, after which they all sang "For They are Jolly Good Fel- lows." Mr. and, Mrs. Bell . were almost speechless with surprise, but' ex- pressed their thanks and apprecia- tion for the gifts. Mrs. Bell also received other congratulatory mes- sages by telegram and telephone. On the table was a three -tiered bride's cake, 'beautifully iced arid. decorated with symbols in keeping with the event, ' which had been baked by their daughter, Mrs. Ev- elyn Beaton. The evening was spent in cards and the Bell' broth- ers and sisters provided violin and organ music. Dainty refreshments were served by Mrs. Beaton dur- ing the evening. Double Shower On Wednesday evening, Novem- ber 25, a large number of neigh- bours and friends gathered at the town hall, Bayfield, to honour two brothers, Wilfred and Walter Tur- ner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Turner, Blue Water Highway, Stanley Township, and to welcome their brides tq this community. Cards were enjoyed until half -past ten when James Murray's orchest- ra took over. To the strains of the wedding march, the newlyweds entered the hall and proceeded to the front. The brides were lovely in their wedding gowns. Miss Elaine Grainger read an address and Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Turner were pre- sented with a miscellaneous show- er, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tur- ner received a studio lounge, chair and trilight lamp, the gifts being displayed on the platform. Wilfred and Walter each made appropriate speeches, expressing on behalf of his bride and himself, their thanks and appreciation for the gifts. Russell Grainger asked Mr. and Mrs. C. Stewart, the parents of Mrs. Walter Turner, to come for- ward. Having learned that this was their 28th wedding anniver- sary, Mrs. Milton Pollock present- ed them with a small gift from friends. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner, Stratford, were present and the former voiced his appreciation of the gathering to honour his neph- ews and also passedon a word of advice to them. The remainder of the evening was spent in dancing with a spec- ial square dance for the bridal party. In the set were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Ro- bert Turner and their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Turner. Buffet refeshments were enjoy- ed in the basement before a very happy evening came to a close. 0 There are more than 14,000 eating places in Canada. Baby carriages were made in Canada as early as 1885. ENCINE$5:4,x. fr?, £AST w�, Sao o ` .' LONGE, WITH CHRYCO Wwnie OIL ALTERS Chryco Micronic Oil Filters have 8 times more filtering capacity than ordinary filters and take out Yard, more grime I Avoid engine trouble—hove your filter checked now and replaced with a Chryco Micronic. LET US CHECK YOUR V OK FILTER Kw l CHRYCO Is a trademark oLthe Chrystet Corpotation of Canada, Limited Murphy Bros. CHRYSLER—PLYMOUTH FARGO DEALERS Phone 465 Clinton THURSDAY, DECE OBER 3, 1953 News of Bruceheld Mr, and Mrs. James Paterson, London, spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ross, Detroit, visited Jim and Miss Martha Mc- Donald over the weekend. Miss Janet Watson, Aylmer, spent the weekend with her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Watson, Mrs, H, Aikenhead, Mrs, Y. Aldwincicle, Mrs, A. Zapfe and Mrs. B. Kennard attended the fun- eral of a cousin, Mrs. W. Mundell, in Wingham on Tuesday. W. McDowell has returned to his home after spending a few days with Mrs. Stackhouse and Eva. Mrs. Albert McKellar, Michigan, is remaining for a few more days. . J Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. A. Zapfe during the week were Hugh and Miss Margaret Zapfe, Miss Shawn Fowler, Eddie and Bill Noonan and George Campbell, London; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Parke, Zurich, LONDESBORO Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cameron, Cincinatti, Ohio, are visiting with Miss Reid. i" The grandmothers' held their Christmas meeting at the home of Mrs. Throop on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Youngblut, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Mountain vis- ited in Gorrie on Sunday. Jack Lee was in Marmora last Thursday attending the funeral of his brother-in-law, Oscar Cole. The County Federation is hold- ing a banquet in the Community Hall on Thursday, December 3. Miss Margaret Tamblyn, Dres- den, was a weekend visitor with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tamblyn. Mrs. Margaret • Manning, Mrs. Frank Tamblyn and Jack and Mrs. A. Webster and Jack' were in To- ronto on Saturday. Misses Frances and Vera Lyon, Lois Wood and Mary Caldwell, all of London, spent the weekend at their respective homes. Norman Alexander was the lay- man speaker in Londesboro, Burns and Kinburn United Churches on Sunday and his subject was on Missions. The November meeting of the Londesboro Womans' Association •was held in the Sunday School room of the church on Thursday, November 19. After the call to worship a hymn was sung and the scripture was read. This was followed by prayer and another hymn was sung. The min- utes of the last meeting were read and adopted and the treasurer's report was given. Cards of ap- preciation were read from the Scanlon family, Mrs. Margaret Manning, and the family of the late Mabel Shobbrook. A nominating committee was named to bring in a slate of of- ficers for 1954. Christmas gifts for the Children's Shelter at God- erich will be received at the Dec- ember meeting. Program com- mittee for December consists of Mrs. T. Allen and Mrs. L. Web- ster. Mrs. H- Durnin gave a reading. The Women's 'Missionary Society then conducted their business ses- sion. Lunch was served by the hostesses. There were 25 present. ♦+•-•-+o-•,-4--•-•-• GODERICH TOWNSHIP Miss Barbara Middletonis prac- tice -teaching in Walton this week. Miss Diana Speaight, Toronto; Joanne Castle, London, and Mary Scribbins, Clinton, were guests on Saturday evening of Barbara Mid- dleton. Diana remained over un- til Sunday afternoon and then re- turned to her home in Toronto. Many of the Brucefield villagers attended the funeral of William Sholdice, Ailsa, Craig,'on Wednes- day, The sympathy of the com- munity is extended to Mrs. Alex Paterson in the death of her fath- er, Slight Mishap Several of the village youngsters received a shaking -up whenthe car in which they were receiving a ride home from school last Fri- day, was overturned in the ditch. Mrs. Elmer Johnson had gone af- ter school to SS 10 Stanley Town- ship to pick up her daughter. On the way east toward the village the car travelled into the ditch, landing on its side. Neither Mrs. Johnson nor the on any of t e young- sters was badly hurt. WA Appoints Officers The regular meeting of the Wo- man's Association of Brucefield United Church was held on the afternoon of December 1 with a good attendance. Mrs. C. Christie opened the meeting by reading a selection, "Ambassadors for Christ". After the singing of a hymn Mrs. Douglas read the scrip- tures and Mrs. Christie took the topic for the day. Mrs. Douglas concluded the devotional period with prayer. Miss Martha" McDonald, presi- dent, conducted the business per- iod. The creed was repeated, and the minutes of the November meeting were read and adopted. After the treasurer, Mrs. H. Berry, gave her report the roll call was answered by a verse on "Christ- mas." The secretary read notes of thanks from several who had received flowers and cards. A let- ter from Mrs. Dunn, a former member, was also read. She sent many kind wishes to the associa- tion. Arrangements were made for the supper which the women are preparing for the Oddfellows in December. The four group leaders reported on the year's work which was most successful but there were still several undertakings to be completed. The meeting closed with the election of officers for 1954 re- sulting as follows: president, Mrs. N. Baird; first vice-president, Mrs. J. Broadfoot; second vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Moffatt; recording sec- retary, Mrs. W. McBeath; treas- urer, Mrs. H. Berry; devotional conveners, Miss Bowey, Mrs. Ham and Mrs. Ross Scott; pianist, Mrs: A. Johnston; assistant pianist, Mrs. G. Henderson; press secretaries, Mrs. C. Christie, Mrs. Treibner and Mrs. Dawson; flower committee„ Miss Swan, Mrs. Maines and Mrs. W. Haugh; card committee, Mrs. Hohner and Mrs. Douglas; finance secretary, Mrs. G. Elliott; visiting committees, Mrs. S. McKenzie aad Mrs. Hohner, Mrs. J. Henderson and Mrs. A. Mustard, Mrs. J. Thompson and Mrs B. Keys, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. W. Broadfoot, Mrs. E. Johnston and Mrs. Treib- ner; manse committee, Mrs. T. B. Baird, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. L. Eyre and Miss M. McDonald; church committee, Mrs. A. Johnston, Mrs. E. Thompson, Mrs. Triebner, Mrs. Richardson; program committee, Mrs. G. Henderson, Mrs. W. Mc - Beath, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. E. Al- lan, Mrs. J. Broadfoot. ry NIXON'S SCOURt X WILL "SAVE', YOUR CALVES SCOUREX WORKS FAST! Removes infection•from the in- testinal tract overnight. The "combined sulfas" in Scou- rex work fast. Promotes appetite for rapid recovery. Save Every Calf This Season Get NIXON'S SCOUREX at: . F. B. PENNEBAKER IDA Drug Store — Phone 14 �e®f. — ► PORT'ER'S HILL -• •.-.- ,+r S.S. 5 Concert The date has been set for the Christmas Concert of Porter's Hill, S.S. 5 in ,mid-December. White Gift The Sunday School of Grace Church will hold White Gift Ser- vice on Sunday December 13. Christinas Concert The Sunday School of Grace -- church held its annual ChristrnaS concert on Saturday, evening Nov- ember 18 in the church basement which was filled to. capacity, Much. credit is due to teachers and pup- ils alike for a splendid program. The climax of the evening cattle when Santa arrived and distrib- uted the gifts. PROCLAMATION Municipal Elections TOWN OF CLINTON NOMINATIONS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 1953 ELECTION MONDAY,. DECEMBER 14 1953 �I Ji NOTICE Is hereby given that ameeting of the Electors for the Nomination of Candidates to complete the 1954 Connell, will be held in the Municipal Building, Clinton Friday, Dec. 4, 1953 Between the hours of 1.00 o'clock and 2.00 o'clock in the afternoon. L. D. HOLLAND, Returning Officer and if necessary, an election to fill the above named positions, will be held on Monday, Dec. 14,, 1953 at the following places and by the following mined persons, that is to say, in ST. ANDREW'S WARD—At the Municipal Building. Deputy Returning Officer, Margaret McDonald. ST. JAMES' WARD — At the Municipal Building. Deputy Returning Officer, Ernest Radford. ST. JOHN'S WARD — At Ball -Macaulay Show Room, King St. Deputy Return- ing Officer, K. W. Colquhoun. ST. GEORGE'S WARD—At Earl Reynold's Shop. Deputy Returning Officer, A. W. Groves. Commencing at the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and continuing until the hour of six o'clock in the afternoon and the results will be publicly declared in the Town. Hall on. Tuesday, the 15th day of December, 1953, at 12 o'clock noon. L. D. HOLLAND, CIerk and Returning Officer tatc-mbFJJateterve i+cogoo cvotztvg,+N�^d'�ii�'�o• verfra-%'ir �n�fri otoge"l'at'4ta1' .-maa°Lio+5tzatc'W'mae 1'.:. c-PooSt.Miwoa'Y iloainw at�' a' e ometo lateteko�ci'tzonwamtWtettgeiCi' nianotag6 kfi WRITE SHIRTS A white shirt is always a perfect gift. See our sel- ection to -day, 8 collar styles, all sleeve lengths. 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