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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-07-23, Page 10Fag. 14 The Times -Advocate, July 16, 1959 It KINSMEN PLAYGROUND STAFF BUSY—Supervisors of Exeter. Kinsmen 'summer playground review plans for activities during the next five weeks. Seated from left, are Bernice Strang, Marilyn Jory, Barbara Hodgson., Bonnie Doerr; standing, Dorothy Kerslake, Recreation Director Larry Heideman and Carolyn Oke. Registration at the playground nears 200. —T -k. Photo Inside Arctic circle Caribou feast celeb ration welcomes Yukon visitors. 'Mr, and Mrs. Fred Hamilton, ling in between the monutains. Kirkton, are visiting their son, By 7:00 p.m. June 30, we were Rev. George Hamilton, and his settled and having dinner with wife, at St. Luke's Mission George and Margaret:, and with }Iouse, Old Crow, Yukon, which Margaret's mother, Mrs. K. is inside the Arctic circle. They .Burt visiting from Wallsend -on - describe their trip and arrival in this colorful letter: Dear Friends: We left London June 25 at 8:15 a.m. and Toronto that same af- ternoon at 4;30 p.m. The CPR 'Canadian.' is a fast, comfortable train that had us in Calgary by 12:15 .noon Saturday. At 4;30 p.m., we were in Edmonton. Scott Shade met us at the train, and with Kay, his wife gave us a royal weekend. We al - tended the Baptist Church on $u.nday and met. Mrs. Lulu Mc- Leod, formerly Lulu Thompson, of Cromarty. Monday morning we shopped In. Edmonton at. the Hudson's Bay Store, Woodward's and other very large stores. Edmon- ton has grown to a population of over 280,000. Monday afternoon we boarded a plan, the first time either Mary or I had ever been ate - borne. We were to fly 1,500 miles before reaching Old Crow. The first stop was at Grande Prairie, around which the love- ly farms appear as a large patchwork quilt from the air- craft. Then on to Fort St. John where there was a 21/2 hour wait for the plane from Vancouver. Late that night we set down at Whitehorse. At last we were in the Yukon! Here we met Walter Creery Isom Kirkton and. front Iluron College with the air force base at Whitehorse for the summer. We stayed at Christ Church Cathedral. rectory. The Cathe- dral is known as The Old Log Church.' The rector is :Rev. A. L. Privett who with his wile looked after us and saw as safe- ly aboard the plane to Dawson City. We were met at the Dawson airport by George and the Rev. Allen. Haldshby, rector of St. Paul's Dawson. We had lunch lire rectory and in the afternoon boarded a one -engine Beaver Aircraft on floats. There were four passengers, the pilot and a husky dog. Eve- ryone behaved during the 21/2 hour trip (300 miles) over the Ogilvy Mountains, There is still snow on the mountains and ice on the lakes at high altitude. The lakes appeared to be nest- .......... ... est-11........l..I I . U„u, n,1, l I1,,, l I,11l n 1I l I11 O„1Immo! 1 Garage Sunday And Evening Service Open this Sunday, Wednes- day afternoon; and during the evening throughout the week, Graham Arthur Motors \ ll i lliiti,,1111111111111411111111i,,11,1111111,1i11111111111111,0 FAST RELIEF FOR RHEUMATIC PAIN 'Pyne, England. Now we are 75 miles inside the Arctic circle ly four years old. rushed forward with .broad daylight at 12:00 for a solemn handshake. midnight. Our son George was given a July 1 was sunny and hot 90 big welcome back even though degrees in the shade. July 1. is he had only been away for a a gala day at Old Crow with week. At the mid -week church races of all kinds: running ra- service•there were 84 people for ces, canoe races, tug of war etc. the, Indian. language service. Last night everyone went to the This is the rule rather' than the! Dominion dance with. a '.feast' exception. after 1:00 a,m. consisting of Ca- Mary has taken many plc- ribou meat and sou, doughnuts, tures. With the altitude ' and! cake and very strong tea. The fresh air sleep is not difficult. dance continues all night until We have a log cabin to ourselves the last ounze of strength, has with beds made of hand-hewn departed. Then they can sleep lumber. for most of the following day. We will he writing more of our When we arrived we presented experiences .later. Chief Charlie Abel with a s,pe- Fred and Mary Hamilton cal gift copy of the Holy Bible, as a remembrance of our visitMrs. Thos. Bell. to this village and his people. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Bell We will always remem.be.r our i of. Flint, Michigan, spent the arrival here. Everyone, old and weekend with the former's ma - young had to be introduced. to us ther, Mrs. Thos. Bell. and shake bands. One lady bare- Mr. and Mrs. William Routly, Mrs, M. Routly visited with friends in Mitchell on Sunday evening, Topics from Elimville By JvIRS. ROSS SKINNER Skinner reunion The Skinner reunion was held On Sunday at Stratfordwith a large crowd attending. Dinner was served at 12:30 and supper at 6 o'clock. The sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Elson Lynn conducted the races which c a used many. laughs. Ttaee results are: Children, 5 and under, Bren- da Denham, Mary Skinner; girls, 7 and under, Brenda Skin- ner, Sandra Skinner; boy8 and under, Dale Skinner, Ilirly Skinner; girls, 10 and under, Barbara. Skinner, .and Den- ham; boys, Larry Lynn, Larry Skinner; young men, Neil Mc- Allister; married ladies, Marg. Skinner; married men, Bob Skin- ner; grandfather's race Sam B. Skinner; three legged race, Neil and Dale McAllister. Longest married couple., Pearl and Everett Skinner; youngest trollied, Patsy and Jim White - worth; youngest baby, Vicki Skinner. Relay races, Pop bottle and water, Bob Clarke's side; hoop and stick, Bob Clarke's side; oven mitts and gum, Bob Clarke's side; kicking slipper, Thelma Shannon, ;lohnny McAllister.; finding husbands, Jenny and Hugh Skinner; .sewing patch, Alice Clark and Courtney Shan- non; clothes pegs and pennies, Marion Skinner, Alma McAllis- ter, guessing beans, Othella Skinner; nail contest, children, Neil McAllister•: ladies, Dorothy Elford; men, Laverne Skinner; lucky spot, Ruth Skinner. A candy scramble was held for the children. The Elimville Sunday School and community picnic will be held on :Friday, July 17 in Ri- verview F'ark for dinner at 1 p.m. The young people will. con- duct the sports in the afternoon. Mrs, L. Johns of Toronto vis- ited on Friday afternoon with Always on tap to do repair work promptly Rely en us to clear up your plumbing problems fast. Drains, pipes, faucets . , . wherever the trouble is, we fix it so it stays fixed! Our men get right to work . to do the job right! 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Reeve Clayton Smith said he: Two tile drainage loan ap,pliea-; expected the rate would be tions, one for $1,000, the other for "about: the same as last year", $600, were approved. depending on the amount of the, The township's compensation bridge contract. The 1958.rate policy, with a premium of 11264, was about 40 mills. 1 and the tax collector's bond for At the regular meeting Monday' $2,000, premium $37.50, were xe- afternoon, warble fly inspector ' Hewed with W. E. Hodgson. Lloyd Parsons reported eomple-1 Townshiptreasurer N. G. tion of the spray ,program and Clarke reported balance of cash,' council made application for a•at June 30 at $335.26. grant of the expenditure of Township road superintendent' $1,978.01. ' W. J. Routly, presented road. ac - Two .landowners an concession; counts totalling $9,205.99, which. six, Arnold Cann .andFred Daw-i were approved. 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