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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1962-08-30, Page 11EIy. gci.n!. S ch ool Reca. Ik.c. By 320 at (continued from Page 1) 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 81101AI6AM W ? 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. School Lunch Kit Specials For Boys QUICK DRAW McGRAW Metal ,.. Kit With Thermos ..., $3.98 NAVY STYLE KITS Metal Box With Thermos $3.69 For Girls JUNIOR DEB. Padded Plastic With Thermos GLAMOUR BAG Draw String Top With Thermos METAL KIT—Football Design MEN'S FULL SIZE METAL BOXES (without Thermos) (without $1.50 BlackThermos) Metol $1 79 Aluminum $3:98 $4.59 LUNCH $2.98 Full Assortment of Thermos Bottles and Aladdin Vacuum Bottles and Accessories at T_: ERtUE LTD. Quality Hardware' & Houseware Electrical Appliances and Supplies Phone HU 2-7023 Clinton 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. SHUR-GAIN Fertilizer ORDERS NOW BEING TAKEN FOR BULK SPREADING SERVICE BY CLINTON FEED MILL H,.• It makes good sense to have your fertilizer spread on fall sown grains . . . on grasslands --hay and pasture ... on cash crops—for next spring ... accurately, easily and economically with the new SHUR-GAIN Fertilizer.Spreading Service. Makes good dollars and cents too! , It may cost you no more to have SHUR-GAIN delivered and spread than you are presently paying far bagged fertilizer. Your Local SHUR-GAIN Fertilizer Dealer is CLINTON FEED MILL 28 Huron Street — CLINTON — Phone HU 2-3813 90 Imperial scientists and technicians pose for their pictures in the ultramodern wing of Imperial's research laboratories at Sarnia. 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