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Four ladies groups unite
for World Prayer Day
By MANUEL CURTS
GREENWAY
The Day of Prayer service
was held in the United
Church, Friday afternoon,
with ladies from Grace
Anglican Church, Crediton
United Church and of the Mt.
Carmel Catholic Church
being guests of the local
United Church Women.
Miss Vivian Grant, Lon
don, was guest speaker and
Mrs. Douglas Holmes,
Kirkton
By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS
The third meeting of
Kirkton number five 4-H
“Leisure Ladies” was held
Tuesday evening in the
Church basement. The
meeting opened with the 4-H
pledge.
The roll call was “A
leisure-time activity or in
terest I would like to
develope.’’was answered by
fifteen members.
The lesson was based on
Learning through leisure,
and slides were showned in
correspondence with the
lesson.
They had as their guests
Miss Anna Peterson and
Mrs. Jean Ratcliffe.
Miss Peterson planted a
bottle garden and showed
slides on gardening. The
bottle garden was won by
Sheila Duncan and Cathy
Ecker won a Ivy plant.
Mrs. Ratcliffe showed
articles used in the home, in
her grandmother’s time.
Personals
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Amos
Parkhill, guest voloist.
Following the service a
committee headed by Mrs.
Harvey Walper and Mrs.
Mabel Guenther served
refreshments.
UCW meets
The United Church Women
held their March meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Evelyn Curts.
Nineteen ladies responded to
the roll call.
Mrs. Fred Bullock and
Lillian Ulens were in charge
of the service. Mrs. Olive
Horner, president, chaired
the business portion of the
meeting. Mrs. Ross Brown
and Mrs. Clare Reid served
refreshments following.
Several articles suitable
for the Cancer organization
were donated. A get well
card was signed by those
present, and sent to Mrs.
Edna Woodburn who has
been a patient in Victoria
Hospital, London this past
week.
At the United Church
service, Sunday, Ken Lar-
mer, Stuart Bullock and
Jacob Lagerwerf were
appointed a committee to
report back to the
congregation in a month’s
time, their recom
mendations as to how to use
the money bequested to the
church by the late Mrs.
Hazel Johnson, Moose Jaw.
Several ladies here, joined
with the Cloverdale W.I. and
enjoyed a bus trip to Toronto
last Wednesday, to attend
the International flower
show, held at the C.N.E.
grounds.
By the way: What’s this
country coming to? A man
who was digging on a govt,
job said to the foreman “I
dug this hole where I was
told to and began to put the
dirt back like I was supposed
to. But all the dirt won’t go
back in. What’ll I do?” For a
long while the foreman
pondered the problem.
Then: “I have it. There’s
only one thing to do. You’ll
have to dig the hole deeper.”
Personals
Congratulations to Miss
Anne Steeper, daughter of
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Steeper,
who was crowned Farm
Show Princess at the Seed
Fair held in London last
week.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hut
chinson have returned home
following a month’s holiday
in California with relatives
and also in Florida.
Mr. & Mrs. Norman
Hodgins and Mr. & Mrs. Ken
Larmer enjoyed a two-week
holiday in Florida.
Mumps are having a swell
time in this area amongst
some of the school children.
Large crowd at
Centralia euchre
have returned home from
vacationing in Florida for
the month of February.
Bill Elliott spent the
weekend with his mother
Mrs. T. Elliott.
Several ladies attended the
joint service World’s Day of
Prayer at Woodham. Ladies
participating in the service
were Mrs. Alex Gartenburg,
Mrs. J. Gunton, Mrs. C.
Ross, Mrs. Oliver Baker and
Mrs. R. Paynter.
Mrs Wilbert Kirkby is a
patient in Victoria Hospital
London after undergoing
surgery. Mrs. Dr. Grant
Mills of Calgary is staying
with her father.
By MRS. FRED BOWDEN
CENTRALIA
There were fourteen
tables in play at the euchre
party in the Community
Centre Monday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hicks
and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blair
as conveners.
The prizes were as
follows; ladies high Mrs.
Alta Armstrong; lone hands,
Ruth Skinner; low, Mrs.
Dick Neil; men’s high. Per
cy Noels; lone hands,
Russell Morley; low,
Murray Carter. The prize
for the average score was
won by Bernard Rimone.
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By MISS JEAN COPELAND
Miss Rhea Mills visited
Thursday evening with Mr.
& Mrs. Harold Thompson,
Parkhill.
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Jeffrey,
Allan and Connie, Thames
Road were Sunday guests
with Mr. & Mrs. John Rodd,
Pamela and Calvin.
Mrs. Ron Ferguson and
Denise visited for a few days
this week with the formers
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Tony de
Bresser in Lindsay.
The community extends
sympathy to Mrs. J. E.
Anderson in the passing of
her husband Saturday, Andy
and Mabel were former
residents of the village.
The ladies of the Kirkton
community joined with the
Woodham United Church
Women Friday for the World
Day of Prayer service.
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and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dixon
will be in charge of the next
party.
Personals
Senior citizens enjoyed an
afternoon of crokinole and
cards in the Community
Centre on Monday. Lunch
was served.
A number of ladies from
the community attended the
World Day of Prayer service
in the Zion-West United
Church Friday evening. The
theme for this year’s service
was “Community Spirit in
Mod ern,.Liyjng.’.’„. Miss.
Elaine Townshend was the
guest speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. John
Thomas and Scott Belmont,
Miss Mary Shoebottom,
London; Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Shoebottom and
family dined at the
Ponderosa in London, Satur
day evening in celebration of
Richard’s birthday.
Mrs. Lome Hicks return
ed home on Sunday evening
following an enjoyable tour
of South America.
Sunday dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Shoebottom and
family were Mr and Mrs.
Martin Korevaar and fami
ly, Lucan and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Hamilton and family
of London.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bowden were guests for
dinner with Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Paynter and family,
Kirkton on Sunday.
United Church
“How God Changes Us”
was the subject chosen by
Terry Somerville for his ser
mon on the United Chrch on
Sunday morning.
The choir sang an anthem
and singing in a quartette
were Misses Faye Blair,
Donna and Linda Wilson and
Penny Smith. The title of
their number was “San
dals”.
the following:
interview with
and an impromptu speech. It
was fun and exciting.
I would like to thank my
sponsor, “The Clandeboye
Womens Institute” for
choosing me and giving me
this experience.
Crazy Quilters
The sixth meeting of the 4-
H Crazy Quilters was held in
the Clandeboye United
Church, Saturday.
The roll call was “my
contribution to my com
munity (from meeting IV
home assignment) answered
by twelve members. The
girls discussed safety
many areas.
a quiz, an
the judges
Saturday.
Mrs. Clarence Millson is a
patient in St. Josephs
Hospital.
Admission $1.75 person
or $3.00 couple
By MRS. ART HODGINS
ClANDEBOtE
The Department
Agriculture and Food
the North Middlesex Area
W.I. branches are spon
soring a Food Forum,
“Tricks with a Mix,”
Wednesday March 15 at 8
p.m. at the Ilderton Com
munity Hall. Everyone is
welcome.
The Clandeboye Womens
Institute members and
friends chartered a bus
Wednesday March 1, to the
flower show at the
automotive building, C.N.E.
grounds, Toronto. The
beautiful displays of spring
flowers indicate winter will
soon be gone. Thanks to
Hazel Williams for planning
this enjoyable trip.
Farm show contestant
Leslie Harrison candidate
for farm princess writes:
Although I didn’t win the
“Farm Show Princess”
contest, I had a great time
entered in it. We had to write
an essay on our sponsor and
dn‘application; we had our .James Church basement,
pictures taken for the Everyone welcome.
London Free Press, and a
Publishing Co., Friday, we
were invited to an informal
buffet dinner and judged on
Mr. & Mrs. John Brownlee
and children, Gravenhurst
spent the weekend with Viola
Carter. John visited his
mother, Myrtle Brownlee at
“Craigholme.”
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Holy Baptism was
minstered to Allison
Christine, infant daughter of
Bob and Pat Hodgins, at St.
James Church, Clandeboye,
Sunday, Tom and Marjorie
Sharpe attended as god
parents.
A euchre party will be held
March 14 at 8:30 p.m. at St.
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The ladies of St. James
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PLACES WELL — Ailsa Craig's Elizabeth Ingham proves
jogging can be rewarding as well as fun as she briskly takes a
few laps around East Williams public school. The grade seven
student placed second in the 400 metre bantam girls event
and third in both the 800 and 1500 metres in the Ontario
bantam and midget Indoor track and field meet at Ottawa
Saturday. It was her first try in provincial competition.
by Scheifele Photo by Scheifele
Second in
track meet
By JOY SCHEIFELE
Ailsa Craig’s Elizabeth
Ingham brought home one
second and two thirds from
the Ontario bantam and
midget indoor track and field
meet held at Ottawa
Saturday.
Competing against two
hundred athletes from all
over the province,
Elizabeth placed second in
the 400 metre and third in the
800 and 1500 metre bantam
girl’s event.
A member of the East
Williams Track club,
Elizabeth was competing in
the Ontario Track and Field
meet for the first time on
Saturday. An enthusiastic
runner, she has over the past
year competed in the South
western Ontario meet and
the Toronto and area meet.
Another member of the
East Williams Track Club,
Melonie Muxlow placed fifth
in the bantam girl’s 400
metres. *She attended
Adelaide Public School.
Winners named in
East Williams test
By JOY SCHEIFELE
“When my baby brother
was born we were all hoping
it would be a boy — not that I
like boys!”, explained grade
four student Tina Martelle in
her prize winning speech
Thursday evening. Speaking
on the subject, “My
Brother”, Tina captured
first place in the junior
division of the public
speaking contest for grades 3
to 5 at East Williams Public
School.
Grade three student, Pam
Pedden executed a perfect
cart wheel to punctuate the
conclusion of her speech on
“gymnastics” for second
place. Marta Brunner had
the audience’s mouths
watering as she spoke on the
subject of Hersey’s
Chocolate World” to place
third. “The U.S. alone
consumes 300,000 tons of
cocoa each year” she ex- <
plained.
Twelve students competed
in this year’s contest. Other
speakers included David
Boutcher, Lynette Crawford,
Chris Hughes, Phillip
Jamieson Holly Martelle,
Stephanie Martin, Monica
Scheifele, Tracey Steeper
and Ronnilyn Waters.
Judges for the event were-
Mary Verbeek, an Ailsa
Craig housewife, Ron Din
ning, a teacher at Craigwood
and the Rev. A. J. Simpson,
minister of the Ailsa Craig
Presbyterian Church.
Each of the participants
was awarded a dollar from
the Home and School
Association by president,
Mr. A. W. Rowley.
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Come on down and
Introduce yourself to
Al-Turkey-Doyle
the newest member of the band
just arrived from Toronto
Wed. March 15
Ye Olde Amateur Talent Contest
"Try your own talent"
Thurs. March 16
Steak Night
Enjoy this tine band from 6 to 10 p.m.
Friday and Saturday
March 17 and 18
Regular nights for "The Gables" made
special by the best band
west of Lake Huron.
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