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6-8, girls, .Diane Tyndall, El-
eanor
eanor Lolb1n, boys, Billy Dock-
ing, Freddie Bird; 9-12, girls,
Shirley Docking, Marie Tre-
warrtiha; boss, Herbie .Oakes,
Sltephen Thompson+; 13-15, girls,
Karon Oakes, Faye Merrill;
boys, Stegner). Tyndall, He2,ble
°ekes; young ladies, Shirley
Deckling, Karon. Oakes; youpg
risen, Hugh Lobe,. Bob Pearson;
married ladies, Mrs. Ross 'Tre-
wartha, lefts, Bill Lobb;`,,parried
men, John Wise, Larne Tytnd'all;
kick -the slipper, Faye Merrill;
shoving the balloon, Mr. and
Mrs. Ge'or'ge Addison, Mm, and
Mrs. George Hend'eeson; hang-
ing tea towels, Bill Labbe
"team; .guessing the weight of
sand, Harry Oakes; gu'essin'g
the number of perunies in a jar,
George Colclough;, hammering
nails, Mrs. George Colclough.•
The supper tables were 'pre-
pared under the trees and were
]laden with food; the firrit shift
was about .half -way through the
meal w.herp the threatening
dlouds Loosed a deluge of rain,
oau!sing everyone to scurry for
cover, grabbing what food they
could salvage from the mercy
of the elements. Everything but
the spiadts' of those present was
dampened.
Hoping against hope for the
skies oto clear, preparations for
the evening concert planned tor
outdoors. welt ahead ,and by
nine o'clock every'thiaig was :ie
readiness. With Robin Thom(p-
eon• as chairman, the coaieert
opened: with "0 Caniadla", a
short sing -song while the cur-
rent "e ool" of sehoai children
gathered ,on tele platform to
sing appropriately "School
Danns" and other songs.
The ehairknan .s remarks' were
dhtarracterized 'by reini'imnscenices
of dlsys gone by. The reaction
of itlhe eucl'ience signified that
this aneodatels were well remem-
bered' by many of the partici-
pants in these escapades. A
group of seven 'girlsdlan'ced' The
7riGh L» 1't; Brenda, Connie and
Catherine Forbes captured the
hearts of the .audience as they
sweetly :sang- a •couple of songs;
there were solos: by Les Pear-
son, violin and tacco :duan selec-
tions by Jeanette 'and Hugh
Ldbb; selections by an 'orches-
tra (the rnezmbelrs of which had
not played! .together for over
30 years) composed' of Irvine
en'd • Carmen Tebbutt, Frank
Jones and Les Pearson, with
Grace (Tebbutt), Addison at
piano. Robin Thompson filled
an for Irvine Tebbutit who .re-
cently suffered an injury to h'ils
left ha.n:d.
Three generations of Lobb
men sang chorsues, Mrs. Lome
Jervis ,and Mervyn Lobb a duet.
a:ryd the concert was climaxed
by to Bastianshow, the like of
which has (never .before been
seen (hereabouts. There were
wedding dresses from 'way
back, fashionable gowns, ben -
nets, hd:gh buttoned shoes, bead-
ed capes, a 'bathing suit with
tihree-quarter length pantaloons,
black stockings .and scampers,
and >a . dust -cap type bathitnig
cap (quite the ')latest fashion
in 'the early 1900's!), swallow -
tad coalts and silk top haus,
two priceless silk shawl's., one
of 'them an (heirloom 250 years
dldl, modelled by Mrs. June (Mc-
Cartney) Johnston, ,the great,
great-granddaughter of the or-
iginal owner, (the other by Eliza-
beth Thompson(. This latter
•shawl was ;given to Mrs. Robert
Thompson( I, t?eea't-+grandmother
of Elizabeth, by the community
when she and' her husband re-
tired to 'live in Clinton. Amaz-
ing is was to see the splendid
condition in which all of these
. ellollhes had been, maintained
and the model's, all local girls,
displayed them to the (best ad-
vantage.
Following- the :dlisple.v cif .fateh-
ions of various eras; yet another
era was exemplified—'t'he Char-
leston era. Six good sports: of
the community, 'appropriately
attiredas flappers, delighted
the audience with their execu-
tion of .the Charleston. The
chairman expressed apprecia-
tion of this effort to Mrs. Don
did Forbes, Mrs. Donald Lobb,
Mrs. Murray Forbes, Mrs,
Lorne Tyndall. Mrs. Robin
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ilre iV4TISIOE!
Ott et AVW
Thompson and Mrs, Bill Lobb,
all the more eommlerrdable con-
sidering that these girls were
not even around when the
Charileston was in vogue. As an
encore, the girls did about one
minute's perrforma:nce of The
Twist,
Teo fomm!er teaoheee who
were 'pres'ent were called to.
!'the platform'' and introduced, a
small gift presented to Mrs.
In Merrill as, the earliest ,bea-
dher, and each one was request-
ed to tell :his or her most em-
barrassing moment in the
School. The "baby" teacher,
Cam Addison, :rode his ,tricycle
across the platform.
The chairman called +for all
former trustees too come to the
platform; once there, they were
to oonnpete in telling the big-
gest lie. The 'result of this con-
test
Best is, 'perhaps', better kept
secret.
Prizes were awarded 'to the
person or p'ertsans coming the
farthest distance 13o the reunion,
Mrs. Beulah' (Nesbitt) McPhail
amid Mrs. Helm (Nesbitt) Rich-
a!rdis from Alberta; to the old-
est 'person who been born !in
the community and- resided
there all her life, Mrs. Harve
McCatrt'ney (Jessie Murphy) ; to
the oldest pertson present who
had ever attended school at
SIS 4, Bert Lobb; to, the couple
whose combined' ages ,amounted
to the greatest number of years,
Mr. and Mrs. David Bascom; to
the 'eld'est couple who had
both 'attended SS 4, Mr. and
Mrs. 'Canner Tebbutt; to the
largest family present, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Decking (Joy Lobb),
Stage., and ;to the youngest per-
son present, .Christena (Stewart,
diauglhter of the former Muriel
Howard. Dancing to records
for the moments remaining be-
fore midnight pleased the
younger crowd.
S'umday .afternoons program
was chaired by Irvine Teblbutit.
After the singing of .a couple
of +htyanne, Rev. Charles Cox,
Teeswater, led in prayer. Rev.
John R. Thompson, St. George's
Anglican Church., Wi11'owdele,
spoke of tihe Weaning the school
gave to one's the. He paid
high tribute to two of !has pub-
lic school teachers, Mrs. Annie
Sn'yd'er and Miss Ella Darroch
(Pater Mrs. MacDonald), bath
naw d'ec'eased.
He spoke of the religious
teachinlg they had received in
public school, the excerpts Prem
the. Scripture written on the
bllackboaird for all to men onize
and the stabilizing effect that
this early teaching 'had on aners
Pater fife; he head many times
used the rhyme That Mrs. Sny-
der held first 'taught him when
teaching youngsters the .names
of Christ's disciples. Ire the
merge with a ]larger school, we
are apt to lose something that
.we may never regains for gen-
eraltione. He expressed 'concern
that some of the schools in
Toronto are trying to abolish
the teaching of even •a small
amount of religion in their
classriooms.
Jack, es he wishes to be
called in his "native land", ex-
pressed his !pleasure hi being
back, in meeting former class-
mates, neighbours and ,friends
and, as always, left his audience
with something really month
while to think about. "I thank
God for Our sohool, for our
teachers. s. and for each other,"
Were his dosing words.
A short 'program (Shorter
than planned: because of (d'rizzl-
i'ng rain) followed with •a solo
"The Lord's Prayer" by Les
Pearson. a quartette by four
Lobb sisters, Mrs. R. William-
son (Joy), Mrs. George Hen-
derson (Elsie), Mrs. Charles
Cox
(Lulu) and Mrs, Lorne'
Jervis (011ie), and +a selection
by the orchestra. The remainder.
of the program had Oto be can,
Gelled and the people mov'e'd
jndgors' to satisfy their inner.
Selves from the bountiful suppiiy
of 'rooe, A, feature 'attra(gtion.
on the grounds on Sunday
afternoon Was the 1915 Madel
T Ford, with 1.962 license .and
in operating order, still owned
by the Merrill family.
Favourable, even flattering,
comments • were heard on every
side regarding the weekend's
activities and the committee in
charge should feel well repaid.
for 'the effort expended. On the
other hand, the committee its
to be congratulated on the sple-
rrdid! .organization of this event
in the short time elapsing since
its inception.
Regrets were received from
several who were unable to be
present, among them being
Bishop W. A. Townshend who
was in Kingston attending tihe
General Synod of the Anglican
Church sand so had' prior com-
mitments, the former Miss Anra
Hauck (now Mrs. McIntosh) ,
Toronto; Everett Lowery, Osh-
awa, and Jack Beteg, Inspector
of Public Schools, Bancroft.
Heartfelt thanks are extend-
ed to everyone who contributed
do 'any way whatsoever to the
!success of this event, with
special mention being made of
Ross Merrill ivho gave freely
of his time and material to set
up the PA system, lighting,
record player and record's.
Olt inte're'st inside the school
were many pictures of by -gone
day's, 'arid one which indicated
several hours of work on the
paint of Robin E. Thompson
clerk of the .township. Mr.
Thompson had prepared ta; large
drawing showing the owner-
ship of land within the school
section throughout the years.
since the land was first' settled.
Made evident by this .display
was the fact that only 12 acre's
Making Holme in Clinton
MR. AND MRS. THYS BRUINSMA, Clinton, were
married on Friday evening, August 24, by the Rev.
L. Slofstra in the Christian Reformed Church, Clin-
ton. The bride is Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Koob Drost, Goderich and' the groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruinsma, Bayfield.
(Photo p, R. J. Nephew)
Bruinsma—Drost
Christian Reformed Church in
Clinton was the scene of a
lovely 'evening wedding last
Friday, August 24, When Jane
Drost, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Koob Dross, Goderich, be -
in :the whole 'section still re-
m'ains, with the family that orig-
inally settled at. A corner of
Lot 50 Maitland Comlcessien
was . taken up by George Oakes
in 1859, then passed on to .John
H. Oakes, then to Joseph Oak-
es and to Harry Oakes, new a
councillor of the 'township.
News of Londesboro
Correspondent — MRS. BERT ALLAN
Phone Blyth 37 r5
Miss Linda Thompson spent
last week with her grandpar-
ents at Moorefield.
Ed. Davidson and Miss Bes-
sie, Walton, visited with Mrs.
Bert Allen on Tuesday.
Mr. 'and Mrs. Harold Living-
stone spent last week with
friends in Montreal and vicinity.
Miss Marguerite Lyon re-
turned an Sunday from camp-
ing for a week at Sauble Beach.
Miss Linda Moore, Goderich,
spent a few days recently with
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hunking.
Peter Brown, Riverside, was
a visitor in the village on Mon-
day.
Mrs. Harry Allen, Saskatoon
was a weekend visitor with Mrs.
Bert Allen.
There will be service at Hope
Cemetery on Sunday, Septem-
ber 2 at 3 o'clock. Colin F•ng-
land will be the speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Manley Lyon,
St, Petersburg, Florida, visited
last week with relatives in the
village.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bea-
com, Punta Gorda, Florida,
visited over the weekendwith
their cousins here.
Gordon and Harold Beacom
and Alex Wells attended the
pioneer ,power reunion ,rear
Campbellville on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Morrow,
Owen Sound and Mr. and Mrs.
Will Morrow, Lion's Head, were
weekend visitors with the Earl
Gaunts.
Friends were sorry to hear
that Mrs. Leslie Reid of the
13th concession, is a patient at
present in Stratford hospital.
We hope far a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dodds
and family, La Grange Park,
Illinois, visited last week with
their cousins Mr. and Mrs. Al-
len Shaddiok and Joe Shad -
dicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Youngblut
and Mrs. Fenn Kennedy, Clin-
ton, spent Sunday with the for-
mer's cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Youngblut, Stratford.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bea-
com, Miss Edith, Mrs. Laura
Lyon and Marguerite visited on
Monday with Mr. and Mrs.
George Neil, Kirkton.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Radford
spenta week's vacation on a
motor trip to the Southern
States, including Jacksonville,
Florida, calling on Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Radford, Niagara, on the
return trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer How-
att, Willows Mountain and Will
Govier and Mrs. Lily Webster
attended the dinner given in
Auburn in honour of Miss Mar-
garet Jackson by former school-
mates and pupils.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shob-
brook and Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Millson, Sebringville, visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Vodden in Paris. Mas-
ter Ronald Vodden who vaca-
tioned with the Shobbrooks re-
turned 'home with them.
The Women's Institute will
hold their September meeting
on Wednesday, September 5 at
8 p.m. Harvy Johnston will
be guest speaker.. Roll Call—
an improvement I would like
on our farm. The program
committee, Mrs. J. Allen, Mrs.
Robert Thompson, Mrs, • Har-
vey Kennedy, Mrs.. Jack Medd
and Mrs. Joe Shaddick.
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carne the beide of Thys Bruin-
sma, Hayfield, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Bruinsma, also of
Bayfield. The Rev. L. Slofstra,
Clinton ,officiated.
Given in marriage by her fa-
ther, the bride was lovely in a
floor length gown of white or-
ganza over' •taf£eta, featuring a
bateau (neckline, long lily paint
sleeves and a • full 'skint with
wide cummerbund. A crown
of seed. pearls held her finger-
tip 'veil and she carried a bou-
quet of red and white carna-
tions.
Miss Hethee Droit, Goderich,
was bridesmaid in street length
lemon yelkbw organza over
crape cottorii, and she carried a
bouquet of white 'mums.
Miss Hellen B'el'dinan, Lan-
don, was fl owemgirl. Cecil Bruin-
snna, Goderich, was groomsman.
Guests attended a reception
in the church hall, 'from, Burl-
ington, London, Waterloo, Bay-
field, Goderich, Lucknow, Exe-
ter, 'Clinton, and Grand Rapids,
Miehh. The young couple will
make their home in .Clinton.
44H Dairy Club
Hear Dr. Leitch
Bayfield' Dairy Calf Club
met At the fannn PT Tom Rath,
Well. Afters repelatin'g the 4-H
Pledge, real cal was ,answered
by 16 members. •
Guest 4speaker, Dr. .Leitch,
from tit ve'terinar'ian, olinie :at
Zurich, gave an interesting ;tank
on "Herd Health,'
The xneanbers judged a class
of .three -year -Old Jersey cows
an+d a close of Mature Jersey
coves. All members gave rea-
sons, Ted Dunn arnd Dan Lab
gave the final placing and rea-
son's on these :classes.
At the house all answered a
quiz. Neet month the members
are invited to Alvin Bottes'
farce for a social evening. Mrs.
Rtat'hwelll served lunch. Carol
1Vlclwain 'thanked Mr, Rathwei1
for the use of his barn a:n+d
cattle .and Dan,• Watson thanked
Mrs. Rathwel1 for lunch.
Tilurs., Au9es� 3Q, 1962--ClintonNews-Record..—Page
SS 4 'dub To Sell
Christmas Cards
The last meeting of the SS 4
Goderich Township Community
club was held at the home of
Mrs. Donald Labb. Mrs, William
Lobb cendivated the urieelti? g.
Mee, James Lobe read the
utes,. The treasurer's report
was read by Mrs. Lorne Tyn-
dall. Tide showed a balance of
$53.53,,
Plans for the school reunion;
were discussed. Sample e • boxes
of Christmas cards were to be
ordered.. Rall call was "pick
me out ;in my school picture,"
16 members were present.
The ;meeting 'closed with the
elizpah benediction. The ladies
worked on a quilt during the
alfternaon. Lunch was served
by Mrs, Donald Lobb, assisted
by Mrs. Morgan Jones.
The next meeting will be at
K1PPEN'
Correspondent, MRS. .ftl LQIVG
Phone I-lensali 'g78 W t
Kenneth Jones attended harp
Hiawatha at poderich summer
school last week.
Deepest sympathy from
friends and neighbours is ex-
tended to Mrs. Elizabeth Deite
and family in the passing of
her daughter, the late Mrs, JiSn
Biggar, N'amaka, Alberta.
Miss Cheryl Little, Hensall,
spent the weekend visiting her
friend Miss Heather Reid.
Mr, and Mrs. Bidin Kerr,
Winthrop, were Sunday visitors
with Mrs. E, Dowson,
Saturday guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Jones and boys
were Mr, and Mrs, William Jon-
es and family, St. Thomas.
Mrs. Typal Forsyth has re-
turned home atter being a pat-
ient in Victoria Hospital, Lon-
don.
Roll call will be answered by
the .home of Mrs. James Lobb,
giving a pickle recipe.
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