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IN THE YEARS AGONE
April, 26, 1973
Seaforth members are hosts
for area Rebekah lodges
About '70 past noble grands of
Rebekah Lodges in Huron Dis-
trict No. 23 attended the annual
district meeting in the IOOF
here last Wednesday- Mrs. Ke
Sharp, district deputy presid
presided and Dirs. James R
district secretary
read the minutes of the mango
meeting last dune and gave the
financial report.
The representative* of lodges
from Clinton, Hensall,
Exeter, IthiSsels and Seaforth
gave reports of the past year's
work. These reports J5110111941 in-
creases in mem g-; r: ► ►, and of
goodz inall be
v , -•1 - •_ of the order.
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newly appointed district deputy,
spoke briefly. She will receive
her commission during Rebekah
Assembly sessions in Toronto in
June and will be installed at the
inaugural meeting in Clinton.
Following business each lodge
contributed towards aprograinot
readings and cones.
Mrs. Mae Hillebrecht and
committee served
board luncheon,.
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Cancer campaign
here seeks s2,399,.
Tile Seaturth area campaign
cin lihalt of cancer got under
whys that week when SDitS
students who are carrying out a
canvass of the district began
their rounds.
Campaign chairman Robert
Spittal said the area objective this
year is $2,3110. 1t numbers
mean anything, the current fund-
raising drive for 'rhe Canadian
Cancer Society in Huron County is
doing to go over the top.
The kick-off of the Huron
campaign, a gala Daffodil Coffee
Party at the White Carnation
In Holmesvllle was attended by
an estimated 700 people. It was
the first venture of Its kind in
Huron, but probably won't be the
last.
Among the speakers was Ron
Calhoun, campaign chairman for
South Western District of which
Huron is now a part. The dis-
trict comprises Kent, Elgin,
Latabton, Middlesex, Oxford and
Huron Counties'', tqlg.40.0gay
"This event 1s a beauti!1!W
expression of determination,"
said Calhoun. "And you are
all members of the Cancer
Society. You may not be card
carrying members but you are
all members because the minute
you take a breath you are sus-
ceptible to cancer."
M r. Calhoun was introduced to
"Team Huron" - the campaign
chairmen from across the county
- by Past President Mrs. aim.
Durst, Clinton.
Investigate
welcome cart
for Seaforth
Possibility that Seaforth may
have a welcome wagon was in-
dicated at a recent meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce exe-
cutive.
Reporting for a committee
which had been studying the
matter. Robert Read said dis-
cussions were in progress with a
firm that specialized in such a
service.
New highway signs :at the
entrance to town on No. 8 will
soon be erected. Walter Scott
told the meeting. The signs
will conform with the Ministry
of Highways regulations.
Decorative flower baskets
will adorn street light poles on
main street as a result of a
joint program of the Chamber
and the Horticultural society.
Assistance in developing Victoria
Park had been offered through
the town, secretary Ken Oldacre
said but so far no rec$ly had
been received.
Doug PrussC. oIC.president,
,bo presided saki the develop -
meek was at work.
It leeledes Betty damn°, pts
": Chess. Jim
Break into
garage here
Thieves broke into Cleave
Coombs' Sunoco station Monday
night and stole a quantity of
cigarettes and $5. in pennies.
Mr. Coombs said entry ap-
peared to have been gained by
backing a car against one of
the doors of a service bay and
forcing the door open.
Break results
in delay
A - break in a typesetting
machine on Wednesday after-
noon made it necessary to omit
a number of stories that other-
wise would have appeared in
last week's issue and also re-
sulted in some subscribers re-
ceiving their issue a day later
than usual.
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