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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1956-08-16, Page 6CLANIVN NEVraeRAVORP mrti$DAY., AUGUST _ews',Bayfield • By .AVVX WQQDS *955 90040 Chanepien Aura Correspondent PHONE: BAVITELD 45'r•3 ws. amps Manness, Arcade, is the guest Q IVIrsand WS. W. V, ;Wanness, AU. and 1YX.rs.rJione* P. rerg•u$- Pti, Lontkm, were at their coatege over tile weekend, Miss 1Srary Edighofter, is spending a vacation with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. L,digh.. boffer, Mr. and Mrs, Grafton Weston, London, Were with his parents, Mr. and Km E. R. Westees ever the Weekend. Sergeant aid Mrs, j• Mayman, London,Were with her parents, Mr, and MrasR, L. MaeMillen, ov- er the weekend. Mr. and 1Virs. Hendrick, Birmingham, Mich., entertained guests et 'their cottage, 'West, Windt" over •the weekend. Dr. R, G. Hunter returned to Toronto on Tuesday, after having spent ten days with his wife and daughter at their borne in the vII. lege, Mr. and Mrs, George Waterlog, spent Tuesday withrthe former's-. son, Munroe Fisher and family at their cottage ori Dow Street, ADDITIONAL BAYFIELD ' ON PAGE TEN • • Protection and Durabilit •••• ••-?-'se•ss '1,41MMINZSAPP .W:105iiist" , • \ ,,,..„..„......................___. -.......7.. _A, A sleek cr'aff'clemands a slick finish . . B-H "Anchor" Marine Paint. • Sall -Macaulay LTD. • 'BUILDERS!. SUPPLIES Coal - Cement - Sash King Street — Phone BIT. 2-9514 ..111111111111111111111111111111111 Mr. and Mrs, Clare Hall and We boys, Morris and Flint, 1Vlich., were the guests •a Mrs. isruee-Merierey from Thursday um- tii Monday, Mr. and Mrs. jams A, Can - en iVere the guests of Dr, and Mrs. W. A, Oakes at their SUM - mer home at Bala Over the OAP holiday weekend. Charles F. Rogers was taken. to Clinton Public Hosiptal en Tu„ea, day mernang. Mrs, Rogers is stayng with her daughter, Hunter, during bis absenee. r, and Mrs. ,Armand Manness, John and David, returned to Lon- don on Sunday after having spent •a week with the former's. Parents, 1V1r. and Mrs, W, Marines's. N- . Mr, and IVIrs. A, W. Brisson and the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs, .1. L. Lewis, returned to Grosse Pointe, Mich, on Sunday after •spending ten slaks...at their cottage Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schatheitlin, Judy, Susie and Dpnald, returned to their_hpane in. Niagara Falls on Sunday after having visited Mrs, Schafheitlin'e mother, „IVIrs. Will- iam, H. Robinson; Mr. and Mrs. ClaesRobbins, •Detroit, occupied lVfrs, J. Des jar-• dine's cottage last week. This week, Mrs.. Earl Martin and two children, and Mrs. john Plater and two children, 'Petrot, are holiday - Ina% rblaerelid‘ Mrs. Herbert' K.irkharn and Shermae. Kirkman, visited her Parents, Mr; and Mrs. E. Heard on Sunday. On' their return to London, •they were saccontnanied by Mrs. 1-reard, who.came home on Monday evening. • Guests over the weekend at•the cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Proctor were: their sari -In-law and dengisterSMr, and Mrs. Alan Dwy- er and son Rickey;. Mrs. • Angie Dwyer, era, Mr. and Mrs. V. Pas- covicz and family:" M -and Mrs: Terry Rourke and. babe, London; were weekend Vests at" the,. Albion Hotel. Also registered there this week are Mr. antl'Mrs, Kenneth Farmer and son, •Harry, Stretford; Miss Dorothea Treleaven, London. Mrs. Keith Leonard and chil& rers*rettirned from a camping trip bn Tuesda:y of last week. They were with her parents, Mr. an Mrs. E. A. Featheraton, until Fri- day before moving to make their hprhe north' of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. E. Bryant. Hamil- ton visited the latter's brother, E. cLEREIvi • Auto wreckersH . • Parts for All Acikes of Cars from '24 :to '52 • AUTO LITE BATTERY DUNLOP TIRES , Sales and Serylce Used 1647-18-19-20 Tires * Phone: HIJ: .242• 11 We Buy Scrap Metals, NOTICE Township Tuckersmith • The .Township of Tuckersmith Municipal Dumping Ground, situated one -hof mile west of Est-nondville,: Con. 3, ,HRS, will be open to iatepayers of the Town- - ship of TuckersMith only, on Wednesday and SatOrday, afternoons from the hours of 2 to 6 p.m. • • No wire, car bodies or garbage (Organic) is to be deposited and all dumping must be done under the supervision of the inspector. 33-4-5-b ses•mow E. P. CHESNEY, Clerk, • Township of ,Tuckersmith. T PULO, Read, This! You Can Now Pay Your Fuel Bill 9n The Budget Plan At No Additional 4' Cost To Tim - CONTACT YOUR CITIES SERVICE DISTRIBUTOR kik FURTHER INFORMATION " • 11;1•1111•1111rnew Jack Scruton • Phone IIU. 2.96$ "THE HOME 05 GOOt) CLEAN PUELS" bituaries Mr$. Geo. 'Crozier mrs, George Crozier, mother of Alfred Cre4er, Clinton, died on Sunday night in Sf. MarYS Man, oriel Intal, in her 77th year. She Was the forreter Pearl E. Ed- wards, Blanchard Township, Perth County* husband died: in 1937. Surviving besides her son are two, daughte4, Grace, liesPler and 1Vira* Jelin MeKniSISt, St. Marys, Interment was an St. Marys •cenlaterY QP Wednestlei after- noon, following services in the. Ball funeral home, ° Nellie )3ick. (By our Hensall Correspondent) ,• Miss Nellie Dick, '-RAT., passed away in South Huron Hospitals Exeter on Y'riday, August 10 in her 18th, year. ' Boa in Hensel' she resided for Sortie years in Standy Township.. She was a member of $t. Andrew's United Churl, Kippens " ' :surviving is one -brother, Robert Pick, Hensall. Private funeral 'service was held frPna the Bonthron funeral home, Hensall, on August 12 by the ITev, H. J. Snell, James Street 'Milted Church, Exeter, Interment was in Hensel". Unica Cemetery. • — 1VIrs„M. Ketchen (By our Hensel'. corespondent) Mrs.. Margaret Ketphen, Hen - sell, died suddenly in South Huron. liospital, Exeter, on Arednesday. eveningAugust 1, having been adanitted that day by ambulance quiffering. with a heart condition. Mrs. Ketchen, who was the for- mer Margaret Bell, was born on the Bell Homestead in Hay Town- ship, younger daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs, John Bell. She was in be 86.th year, Her husband, the late Arthur etcher, who was deputy minis- ter of agriculture in Saskechewan, passed away some" Airs ago. in SaSketehewan, and •following his death Mrs. Ketchen. came back to Ontario to reside. •• ' • She was a sister of the'late Rob- ert Bells Seatorth, founder •of Robert Bell rhdustries 'irt,Seaforth. dfily survivor is' a niece, Mrs, F. Anderson, Hamilton. Funeral was, held on Friday, August 3, from the Bonthron funer- al home, Rev, G D. Daniel offic- iated. Burial was in Baird's fem. etery. A. Featherston and 1Virs. Feather- ston for a couple of days last week. Mr. and Mrs. Featherston left the end of the week on a mottar trip to northern Ontario. Mrs. Grant Turner and Mrs. R. enkinv were in Detroit on, Mon - ay. They'were accompanied by theformer's aunt, Mrs, 2r. D. Mer- ner, 3etroit, Who has been visiting in this district fora month. She was the guest et Mrs. Turner last Week.. Among those who attended the Derry payseffebration in Wallace - burg on Saturday , were: Mr. and Mrs. E. Heard, Mr. and Mrs. Jam- es Hutchings, Mr. and Mrs. Will- iam E, parker, Malcom Terns, Wil- fred Castle, Benjamin • Rathwell and William 1VIcDool. Mr. and Mrs, Delbert Haw, Don- ald and Dawna, Proton; also, Ed. Price, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heard, Lorna and Douglas, Strat- ford; Mr. and Mrs. Russel Heard, 'Bronson Line, and William Heard, Blue Water Highway, Stanley Township, were joined by other relatives and enjoyed a family din- ner in the park on Sunday.. New arrivals. at Deer Lodge Park are: Mr. and Mrs. David Knoiees and family, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs, A. Iloggarth and tarn:11Y, Wallacelaurg; Mr. and"Mrs. G. W. Keefe and family, Montreal; Rev. and Mrs. F, T. McCarty and fam- ily, Columbus, Ohio; Mr. and, Mrs. Frank Roseberry and family, terk- ley, Michigan; Mr, and 1VIrs. Fred Balls,-Petrolia; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Williams', Sarnia; Mr. and Mrs, James Cann and tardily, Strath- roy. Guests registered at The' Little Inn Over the past week include: Miss Helen Howe, Montreal; Miss TpurgeoissOutrernont, Que., Miss Agnes Carson, Detroit; Miss- es Allele Element, Ellen Thomas, Phyllis Adams and Minnie Robin- son, London; Miss Bertha McDon- ald, Miss Ida Beal, Simcoe; Miss Helen Beaumont, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jickling, Dearborn; Mr. and Mrs, E. C. Petitjean and son Paul, Plokering; Mr. and Mts. Meador, Detroit; 1Vliss Ruble Dab- ble, London; Miss Mary Arthur, Ottawa; Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Bail- ey and daughter, Barbara, Am- herstburg; Misses Dorothy and Lillian Reeves., Oakville. • s , LAKEVIEW CASINO GRAND BEND ,DANCING.. WEDNESDAY -FRIDAY SATURDAY CLIFF SCANLONi AND HIS,ORCHESTRA ANSWER THIS WEEItl ZWORD 0 William Ramblyn Wi1UanHamhlyn, fprUler resi- dent of Clinton, Exeter and Bow. ;Denville, passed away at the resistence of his son, Morley OP 1-lasWYn, 2614 'Parent Ave., Sand- wieh Xast, ()Maxi?. He was 74 years • lie was retired the Pleth- ing iradnstry.,- Mr.HarnblYn'S wife Lillian died in Mar.els pf this •year.. , ,Thes deceased' Vves transferred front the Morrie funeral home,. Windsor,. to the Morris funeral halm Bowmanyille, where ser- vices were.held on Saturday •after - on, August. 4, and interment was in the Bewipenville. Cemetery, •,. • Dan' Ross IBy onr,Hensall correspondent) Word. has been rketVed here of the sudden passing of Dan Ross, 84, Nsrhb died at Melita, Man., where he had gone seine three weeks ago tolattend a centeninal. Mr. ROSS' who Made has home here for many years with, Mr. George Smale, and the late. 11,frs. Smales made the trip out west -by train himself, but took ill two days after his arrival. ' • Funeral- service was held on Thursday, August 2, in the west. Samuel Merhekson. Samuel 'MCPhersons 19, promin- ent McKillop Township farmer, died August 5, at. his home, con cession 13; where he had lived for the past 43 years. McKillop resident all his life, he was a rneraher of he United Church, and served as a school trustee for many years. Surviving besides his Wife, the former Anna C. "Wiebers Gran - brook, are two sops, William H. at home; Hugh, ''Seaiorth; three daughters, Mrs., F. W. Roy, To- ronto; Mrs. Alex Fry, Osaltsallle; Mi. George Cutler, Clinton; •and two sisters, Mrs. Ross, in Sas,k- atchewarel•and Mrs, Alex MONO, Seaforth. Funeral service was held on August 8, .the fa rattly residence by the Rev, Glen Camp- bell. Interment was in „Brsissels Cemetery. •• • Mrs. J. Buchanan. Service for Mrs. John Buchan- an, 60, of East Wawanosh Town. ship, who died in Clinton Public Hospital, were conducted Aug- ust ' 7, in, the Arthur funeral home, by the Rev. - H. C. Wilson, c.linton. Interment was in. Bel - grave Cemetery, " Pallbearers were her four sons and two nephews, Eldon and John Cook, Belgrave. She was, the former:Mary Cook, and' following "theirtalparriage, she and her husband ,faired near Weitfield. She was; a. meinher. of Westfield -United Church. • Surviving besides her husband, are four sons, William, James, Roy and John, at home; , ene daughter, Lorna, London; and tyvo brothers, Lewie• and Stanley Cook, Beigrave. Mrs. C. liarvey (Sir our Hensel" 'correspondent) Word has been received in Hen- sel of the passing of:Mr's. Christ- iana% Harvey, Regina 'Sask., in her 100th year._ • The former, ohristianna Hood, she married John Harvey, Stanley Township in 1889. Mr. Harvey died 32 year ago. Surviving are- three daughters, Mrs. George Troupe, Pense and Misses Agnes ,and Della at home, The latter has been ,employed with the Regina Leader -Post for several years. Also surviving is her sister- in-law, Mrs. Martha. Harvey, Hen - salt, and a number •of nephews in this area. Iu Jae Mrs. Harvey had cele- brated her 99th birthday With con.. grattilations received from. friends living from l'oronto to VancoUver. / Hensall Legion Bingo Winners (By our Hensel' correspondent) Winners. at the Hensall Legion, Bingo on August 11: Leonard Wilkinson, Mrs. William. Bell, Mrs. Thomas Brintriell, Mrs. James Clark, Samuel Deugail, Mrs, Bert Wren; Harry Powell, Goderich; Ered Kennings, Mrs. Austin, Sea:. forth; Mrs. L Baynham, Carol Brown, Harold Schwartzentruber, Mrs. Don Cowan, Mrs, Glenn Deitz, Mrs. Alvin Chapman, Lloyd Schwartzentruber. LIST WE .FORGET rs. J!, Ferguson Teacher ens Bayfield correspondent) Man little fOlk commencod sestina in Ba.yfield under Mrs, James Forguson,• To her they owe a debt of gratitude for a good start along the roacl to "learning." Not only did, they absorb the three R's, but were also imbued with patriotism and valuable rules of life, . She first ani q Bayfie4 as is s Margaret Porterfield, in 18$, and taught here in tie junior room for three years. She had attended Clinton Collegiate Ina', tnte and Clinton Model School, Before coming to Bayfiekl, Miss Porterfield had taught in, Wawan- osh Township. • After leaving BaYfield, she was At her home at Marneck, ii.Bast Wawanosh. (Her father, Peter Porterfield had taken up land there after emigrating from Scot- land, A Pot Office was estab- lished and he Was appointed post - )ie named Marnock after tKihehnaposrntouchntlitntheScoaticleavt.td. otHeheld mail delivery, when the post pf- fice of Marrieds, disappeared, and the district was served from Bel - pave and Brussels.) Iri January 1899, Miss Margaret Porterfield became the bride 'of James Fergusen, and • came to make her home on Colina Street, • Tragedy struck suddenly on August 19, 1905, when James Fels gusOn with his crew, • William Woods and William Bailey were drowned a few miles froni.Bay- field harbOUr. " The sailing boat capsized1 a sudden fierce squall. Mrs. Ferguson, eommenced teaching again in Bayfield Public School in 1908 and continued until the sunnher ef 19L9 under special permit front- -Inspector J. Tom. And it was during this, per - ted thiethe writer was fortunate in corning under her tuition. Hav- ing a very large bump of'curiosity, She knew her A.B.C.'s and 'could read shoal words before attending saber But to her dying day, she Will retain the pibture of • Mrs. .Ferguson with her neat aprons (the mils Wore pinafores in those day, too) standing before the large printed cards with a pointer, sounding out, the word.. And what a thrill itwas when. a little - one was able to spell "CA -T, cat" and "H-A-T`hat", And then too, there were the songs on the side .'blacleboards— "Rule Britannia,"- "The 'Maple Leaf Forever," and "ru. be a Sun- beam for Jesus." She sang with such gusto that sh actually pic- tured herself dancing abut like a sunbeam. And then one day the late J. J. Merner, M.P., visited the school and ieft copieg of a new song, "0 Canada," to be sung in the school. - Of these early year. fn the cely .tuiy, Mrs. Ferguson has. one very vivid recollection the children gathered around the hot 'air reg- ister in the winter trying to get warm. Mrs. Fergusim became a part of afield and was active in church, cornmunity, patriotic and Red Cross work. ' • Although she had ceased teeth- ing in the school she continued to show,herinterest by 'helping the neighbours children. Over the years, nothing delighted her more than to have former pupils call at her home7 Mrs. Ferguson has been a pat- ient in Parkwood Hospital, Lon- don, for three years. Even here she found scope for her ability when she undertook to teach a spastic patient who could not read. Each week shelooks forward, to the Clinton News -Record which shereads' and re -reads from cover to cover. It is like a letter from home. At the time of the official op- ening of the new school, it was not convenient for ,Mrs, Ferguson to be here. But she has since visited the building in company withher son, James P. Ferguson, Publicity Executive of the London Life As- surance Co., and signed the visit- or's book. She was greatly impressed by all the modern facilities and bright airy roonis. Gone forever were . ADMIRAL 21" SWIVEL. BASE e011.801S $220. We Install Anywhere Phone Goderich 1509 31-2-3-b Priced To Sell • 1956 Model 50 Clipper Combines NEW 1-=4‘ilassey-Ilarris 28 x 42 Separator, Ekcellent condition. One owner, • Never of the farim 1—r.MasseplIarris BINDER, 7 ft:* cat ,near.jy new, • 1:---494/ Ford Ferguson -Tractor overhauled, ne* rubber PLOWS—We have new demonstrator plows, all skes, .at :Slashed Prices, Sturdy Farm. Equipment • CLINTON Pliofte 'UV 246484 the slates of her day, and the pen - Oils, slate cloths and water bottles by Which the wealth 0 Mils was judged by their TOW _scholarS. Quite poor was the pupil thought to be who spat on hti St t and eleaned off the work With ills cOat or sweater sleeve: While Mrs, Ferguson was, teach - ng, Alexander Ford B:ing'A V,tbsti:‘• tilted for_ber while she went to her fathers borne fer a week The son of Mil. King and the late George King of the village, he- started school to Mise Flossie' Stanbury, 4e also attended God- erieh Collegiate Tristitute, but, was too young when he graduated from it to go to the College of Education in Toronto. Perhaps', more than AnYone else, his youngest sister Muriel M, C. Hart) has cause to rememk. ber that week. Ford told a story in which the pepile massed the humorous point. 'In the dead sil- elite which followed Muriers laugh rang -out When they went helne he asked "Did You see the joke in the story I told," "No," she answered. "Then why did nrou Ian's?" asked her brother, Ve. cause I felt, so sorry for you," she replied. - Ford Xing also substituted at SS No, 1, Goderich Township, for three weeks, and then taught for six months at Lonclesitioro. After attending College of Ed- ucation, he joined the teaching staff ,of the Withrow Avenue School, Toronto, under the lap Dr. G. MOGUL -He was only there six months when he enlisted in the Canadian Armed forces and ser- ved overseas with the artillery •in World War I. He was, also with the army of occupafions In Ger- many. ••• On returning from overseas he attended the University of Tor- onto, majoring in mathematics and science. „ s Quite by chance his chosen vac- ation of teaching was changed. For the summer vacation he was engaged beS Price • Waterhouse, chartered 'accountants, Toronto. • 1.41.4-0•40.-1-6-0-0-1P-11011-•••, ire did not return to university that fa, batt Stayed with the firm, of which he had been a Partner fer $0100 years prior tQ hldeatil in 1945, FordfS sister Lila (Mrs. Fred; Ritchie) .had ,also become an ,Eds. yeator, • Wit good shirt's so (pc. pensive these days, it pays— * extra Wear ---to have us launder, them, That's because our eperators are experienced , —and; elm be relied, en to value. a nd..iesaeot kong„"Pr9Pr erty".. Therough washing, ofine, finisbing?" 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