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LPLINTON NEW,S.RECORP, THURSDAY, .M4g 6, le74,4
BY JENNY RU,S130
The Clinton. Centennial
Band, Which has three mem-
bers.from Vanastra, won first
prize for their limit at the
Spring Fair Parade on Satur-
day. Congratulations. The
band also performed two con-
certs at the fair grounds.
If you are wishing to join the
band you must put your name
in as soon as Possible
because there is a waiting list
and your name must be on it.
Ths Centennial Band ere
making plans to have con-
certs on Sunday evening at
the park in Vanastra, It would
be nice to go to a band con-
cert at a park again.
Work Party
This Saturday June 8, there
will be a stag work day for all
volunteers at the community
Centre. It starts at 8 a.m. but if
you're a little late, it's all right,
they will be there most of the
day. They are building the
wading pool and all the
pyramids and playthings for
the children.
If you have children, you owe
it to them to come and help,
because the sooner it's finished,
the sooner they can go to the
park and play or swim instead
of sitting on the stump won-
dering what to do next: Please
come all you healthy strong
men, we really need you.
There will be a meeting of
the Association in a few weeks
and will report the date later
on,
In the next 14 days, you will
see a great difference in the
community the executives of
both Associations have been
At the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sam McClure, the Canadian
Foresters Youth Committee
held a very successful ball
game for the Foresters families
last Sunday afternoon, June
2nd with everyone taking part.
The younger children en-
joyed" poriy'rides during the af-
ternoon and a barbecue supper
of hamburgers and hot dogs
was served to 48 people.
Thanks is extended to Sam and
Mary for the use of their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley
visited on Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Smith of
Elmira.
Sympathy of the community
is extended to Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Medd and family on the
passing of her father, Mr.
Philips of Clinton, and also to
the family of the late Alec Riley
of Londesboro (a former
resident of the community)" who
passed away on the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Merner
of Kitchener visited on Satur-
day afternoon with Mrs. Carl
Merner Sandra, Julie Ann, and
Michael.
Mr, and Mrs, Barry Powley,
Jonathan and Jason of Ottawa
visited on Wednesday and
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working very hard and things
• are starting to roll now.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Bridges were
host to two of the boys of the
eight Haitian Boys' instrmen-
telists on May 23. Mrs,
Bridges said it was a pleasure
to have such remarkably talen-
ted boys in their home. She also
noted it was very unfortunate
that many more did not attend
their concert, as it was
something she will long remem,
ber,
We have some very proud
parents walking around these
days, Mr. and Mrs. J. Duddy of
Toronto Blvd. entered their
daughter in the baby contest at
the Spring Fair and she came
in third in the under six mon-
ths class.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ryan of
Toronto entered their twin
,daughters, Sandy and Susan
and came in first in the twins
section. Congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs, D, MacCloud
will be moving from the
Morgan Trailer Home to 15
Toronto. Welcome to Vanastra.
Mr, and Mrs. L. Brown of
Kitchener have purchased a
home and will be here as of
July 1st this year.
Mrs. Duane Hackenbrook
has ,been working Id
Gravenhurst for the last four to
six weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. E. McAdam
spent a social evening in
Vanastra on May 29th at Mr.
and Mrs. H. Hammonds.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Maclntyre
have moved to 9 Victoria Blvd.
Vanastra from Toronto. Hope
you enjoy your new home.
Thursday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Thompson, Jim,
Sharon and Bob.
Miss Linda Van Dongen of
Auburn spent the weekend with
her friend Kerri Medd.
Nancy and Kenny Taylor of
Goderi,ch spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mr's. Fred
Buchanan, Bill, Doug, and
Bob.
Congratulations are exten-
ded to Ross and Bonnie Jewitt
of Clinton on the birth of a son,
Christopher Ronald "Scott' on
June 1st in Clinton Public
Hospital. A grandson for Mrs.
Ella Jewitt.
Mr, Carl Merner Sandra and
Julie Ann and Mrs, George
Mcllwain visited on Sunday af-
ternoon with Mr. Walter
Kingswell of Huronview.
Mr. Austin Dexter of Clinton
spent Monday with his
daughter and son-in-law and
family, Ferne and Nelson
McClure, Clayton and Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred
Buchanan of Ilderton visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Don Buchanan, Paul, Jim and
Gary.
BY RENA CALDWELL
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Cooper
made a business trip to Nova
Scotia,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Andersen
and Marie of Lavonia, Mich,
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burke,
Apsley were visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. W.L. Meths.
Sympathy of the community
goes out to Mr. and Mrs,
Robert D, Elgie in the death of
their sister, Mrs. Joe McBride,
the former Margaret Elgie.
United Church
Greeting into the sanctuary
last Sunday morning were Mrs.
John Riley and on Buchanan.
The ushers were Bev. Bromley,
Larry Howatt, Ken Lenginan
and Darrel Shobbrook. Rev.
Jim Hummel of St. Helen's was
the guest minister and his
message was "The power of
vanishing Christ. Music was
enjoyed from the Junior Choir.
The Hymnbook on the Com-
munion table had been placed
in the church in loving memory
of Mrs. Emerson I-leak, who
passed away two years ago this
week, The Hymn Book has
been given by Emerson and
family.
The flowers on the memorial
stand were placed in loving
memory of Mr, Harold Philip
by his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Medd. The
flowers on the flower stands
were in loving memory of Mr.
Alex Riley by his wife, Ora and
family.
Piano Recital
Many enjoyed the Ritual
presented by students and
guests of Gail Lear, sponsored
by the Aimwell unit of UCW,
on Wednesday night, May 29th,
in the United church.
Piano solos were played by
Julie Snell, Karen Wood,
Kathy Radford, April Moore,
Christine McNeil, Karyn
Mann, Jim Laidlaw, Steven
Sperling, Wanda Plaetzar,
Ruth Taylor, Pam Gerrie,
Karen Durnin, Susan
Jamieson, Ian Mann, Bruce
Stainton, Sally Pollard, Ken
Pollard, Sylvia Beard, Janet
Wood, Joanne Wood.
Duets were given by Susan
Jamieson and Karen Durnin,
Ken and Sally Pollard, Joanne
and Janet Wood, The
Wingham Off-Beats, Anne
Campbell, Debbie Hanula,
Stephen Burke, Pam Gerrie,
Ian Mann.
The Nutcracker Suite was
arranged by Ada Richter, was
sung by the Londesboro Six
Pack, Danny and David Lear,
Tom and Ken Pollard, Wayne
Lyon and Darrell Shobbrook,
Organ and piano music was
played by Genevieve Allen and
Gail Lear.
All were invited into the
church hall for a social hour
and lunch served by the Mm-
well unit,
Explorer graduation
After school on Thursday
May, 30th, the Explorers en-
joyed bowling at the Crown
Lanes in Clinton. Leaders
Doreen Radford and Marjorie
Cartwright, also Sandra
Westerhout and Dorothy Car.
ter accompanied them. Winners
were; high prize Judy Carter;
spot winners, Kathy Radford,
Christine Carter and Carol
Cartwright,
In the evening, they held
their graduation ceremony, af-
ter an enjoyable program
prepared by the girls.
Muriel Sewers and Norma
Glousher, last year's leaders,
conducted the ceremony, Those
graduating were Ruthanne
Penfound, Debbie Westerhout,
Judy Carter, Lorna Riley, and
Nancy Sottiaux.
Sandra Westerhout then
showed her interesting slides
on her trip to the Barbados.
The graduates served lunch to
their guests, their mothers and
other members.
W.I. Euchre
Guests from Blyth, Clinton
and Walton attended the W.I.
dessert euchre and bake sale on
Tuesday night. President, Mrs,
Harry Tebbutt, welcomed all,
with 14 tables in play,
Winners were: ladies' high,
Mrs. Elsie Youngblutt; lone
hands, Mrs. Charles Cun-
ningham; low, Mrs. Bert Shob-
brook; men's high, Mrs. Mac
Brooks, (playing as a man);
lone hands, Mrs. Mae Gibson;
low, Mrs. Alma Tyndall. Door
prizes were won by Mrs.
Higgins, and Gordon Murray.
Happy Birthday was sang to
Mrs. Lizzie Scott, who was
celebrating her 94th birthday
that day and was presented
with a basket of flowers.
Personals
The village was saddened on
Thursday night by the sudden
passing of Alex Riley in his
55th year. Sympathy is exten-
ded to his wife and family,
Sympathy is also extended to
the family of Mr. Bill Wells,
Clinton who passed away on
Thursday, after a lengthy
illness,
Mrs. Ida Townsend is a
patient in Clinton Hospital
since Tuesday May 28th. We
hope she will soon be home.
Mr, Ben Riley returned home
on Tuesday, May Ofith from
spending a few days in St,
Joseph's Hospital, London.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee
visited their daughter, Mr, and
Mrs. Stewart Mustard of Kit-
chener and attended the
mother and father banquet on
Wednesday, May 29th at the
Crystal Ball room of the
Walper Hotel in Kitchener.
Barbara is in the graduating
class of St. Marys School of
Nursing.
The Bert Hunking family
held a family gathering on Sun-
day at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Ted flunking and family.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Hunking and family, R.R. 1,
Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. Rae
flunking and family London;
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dewar and
family, Atwood; Mr. and Mrs.
W.E. Manning, Blyth; Mr. and
Mrs. Stan Johns and family,
R.R. 1, Clinton; and Marie
Bunking of Tansania, Africa.
Maxine returns to Tansania on
Thursday.
Londesboro W,I. members
who attended the district an-
nual at. Belgrave on Monday
were Mrs. Harry Tebbutt, Mrs.
Eric Anderson, Mrs. Margaret
Taylor, Mrs. B. Shobbrook,
Mrs. Eva Howatt and Mrs. Ted
Fothergill.
Rev. McDonald preached An-
niversary services at Trinity
church, Ashfield Township last
Sunday morning and Brick
Calvin church on Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rad-
ford spent the weekend in
Niagara Falls, visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Wally Riley.
Mrs. Eva Howatt visited on
the weekend with her daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Hodgert,
Kirkton and attended Roy's
church cemetery decoration.
Visitors on Friday with Mrs.
G. Cowan were Mrs. Howard
Cowan and Mrs. George
Gilfillan, Clinton.
Visiting with Mr. and Mr's.
Robbie Burns 'are her. mother,
Mrs. Annie Cook of Glamis and
her sister, Mrs. Mary Vaillan-
court of Burlington.
Visitors on the weekend with
Mrs. G. Cowan were her son,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cowan and
Greg of Hanover.
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Paterson
London, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Burns. They are leaving on
Sunday, June 9th for a three
weeks visit in Scotland.
Mrs. Elsie Youngblutt spent
the last weekend of May with
her grandson, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Kennedy, Stratford.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Riley and
girls of London spent the
weekend with his mother, at-
tending the funeral of his
father Mr. Alex Riley.
Mrs. Hubert Schroeder of
Exeter is spending a few days
with her sister Mrs. Alex Riley
and Edward.
KINETTE ACTIVITIES
The fund raising projects of
the Kinette club this year in-
cluded a fall and spring rm.,
mage sale, a food booth at the
Hensall spring fair and the Fid-
dlers Contest,
They are planning to have an
afghan draw the Saturday
night of' the Fiddlers Contest,
June 15.
They had a Harvest Dance,
and sold tickets on a three
minute shopping spree or $50
in cash, and assisted the Kin-
smen with the Cystic' Fibrosis
Dance on May 4th. Kinette
cook books were also sold,
Profits from these projects are
returned to the community in
many ways. On Palm Sunday,
the Kinettes visited the shut-
ins from this community and
gave them a potted plant, and
at Christmas they take them a
tray of assorted homemade
goodies and fruit.
Two scholarships of $25 each
are presented to the highest boy
and girl in grade 8 each year.
The club entertains patients at
the Goderich Psychiatric
Hospital and sponsoras an
Italian child through .the
Canadian Save the Children
Fund.
For several years, they have
canvassed the community for
the Ability Fund and made
donations to the Arthritis
Society, Remembrance Day
Wreath, C.N.I.B., Salvation
Army, War. Memorial Hospital,
Girl ,Guides, Mental Health
Association, and Cystic
Fibrosis. A donation was made
to Huronview at Clinton to
help buy a bus for the patients.
The Kinettes entertained the
patients at the Queensway Nur-
sing Home at Christmas time
and presented them a gift. They
sponsored a eight week babysit-
ting course for the teenagers in
the community, and paid for a
months supply of ice time so
the children could have free
skating. The Kinettes have
helped the Kinsmen pay for the
Firemen's Resuscitator, and
made a donation to the
Firemen for the fireworks,
Each, Kinette helped with a
childs exercise program here in
Hensall over the fall and win-
ter months.
United Church Notes
Holy...
n
Communion,. Confir-
matio, and the Welcoming of
members from other churches
was held in Hensall United
Church Sunday morning.' The
choir sang the anthem "Come,
spirit come", and Rev. Don
Beck preached on the sermon
topic "Following Jesus".
Candidates being confirmed
were Mrs. Doris Hamilton,
Chiselhurst; Nancy McCurdy,
Dale Simmons, Better Beer,
Susan Beck, Paul Wareing,
Deans Reaburn, Christine
McGregor, Dwight Consitt,
Mrs. Joan Corbett, Mrs, Linda
MacMillan and Mr. Don
MacMillan, all of Hensall.
Mrs. Joan Corbett and Mrs.
Linda MacMillan received the
rights of baptism. Members
being welcomed from other
churches were Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Parsons . Chiselhurst,
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Shapter
and Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Brien.
The flowers in the church were
from the funeral of the late
Harry Armstrong.
Explorers and atm,
Picnic
Carmel Presbyterian Ex-
plows first Annual picnic was
held last Saturday at the home
of Mrs. Al Hoggarth, Nine Ex-
plorers and three COG mem-
bers attended.
Soccer game before lunch
proved that both teams were
equal, however after lunch the
races brought forth winners,
The trophies for first, second
and third places as over all
champions were won by Becky
Baker, Sandra Nixon, and
Murray Taylor. Greg Hoggarth
kicked his shoe the farthest.and
Lisa Stretton and Becky Baker
won the three• legged race,
Paul Hoggarth won the sack
race and Murray Taylor and
Paul Hoggarth won the
wheelbarrow race. Jerry Faber
won the OW, race. Explorers
and cQc. are finished for now
but will resume again in the
fall.
Obituary
At Twilight Haven in
Petrolia, on Sunday June 2,
1974, Kathleen E. Neil (Phaff)
formerly of the Hensall area
died in her 70th year.
She was the wife of the late
John B. Neil who predeceased
her in September 1973, dear
mother of Mrs. Doreen Eger-
deen, Kamloops, B,C., and
Ronald Neil, RR 1, Mill Bay,
B,C. and sister of Mrs. Helen
Tebbutt and Mrs. Alvin (Ruby)
McNichol both of London. One
brother Nelson predeceased her
1962. Also surviving are two
grandchildren , Christine and
D'Arcy Egerdeen, and several
neices and nephews in the Hen-
sail area.
The late Mrs. Neil rested at
the Bonthron Funeral Chapel
in Hensall when funeral service
was held on Wednesday, June
5, with Rev. W. Jarvis of.
liciating. Interment in the
Exeter Cemetery,
Personal
Mr. Clifford Price and friend
from Toronto and Mr, and Mrs.
Ron Page and son David of
Burlington were recent visitors
with Mr, and Mrs. Harry Hor-
ton in Hensall.
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Mrs. Harold J. Walker, 72, of Goderich and formerly of Clin-
ton, was picked the Senior Citizen's Queen last Friday night
at the Clinton Fair. Here she is congratulated by last year's
Queen, Mrs. Leona Lockhart, left, while Fair president
Harold prepares to give her some roses, (News-Record
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