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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-10-14, Page 12AOoTOtiAR 1.3 r eiifor. w IfelenLawson iwel ma all and °Med the An_ g With Poeta and a hymn. The scriptve was read by Marjorie thn;er with ' a meditation given by Helen Lawson and PrliXer by Margaret Whyte. The soloist was Ruth Vincent singing "1 travelleddown a lonely road" and "Be still" accompanied hy Gail Lear, organist. • During the receiving of the offering, Cathy Penfotmd • 'Played the flute and was accompanied by • Gail Lear on the piano. The President announced an invitation was received to the Carlton United Churches' Thank Offering an October 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Willis Church; also to Burns bazaar at 2 p.m. on October 27 in Londesboro Hall. • There will be a business meeting of UCW members on November 15 at 8 p.m. Bring a sample • place card or centrepieces made from _Christmas cards. Miss Edythe Beacon, in- troduced the guest speaker, • Helen (McGregor) Bryans, a native of this community, •who has many pleasant memories. She taught at SS 5 Hullett. Her topic' was • Thanksgiving. The first thanksgiving was in 1621. She told of the pilgrims coming on the Mayflower to Plymouth Rock at Cape Cod. What did the pilgrims have to be thank- ful for? Good corn crops, and the friendship of the Indians. Many of us think of it as a holiday, but we have much for which to be thankful. Our love for each other, our children, our homes, health, vitality? strength and our great country. Edythe Beacom thanked her and gave a reading. After the meeting all retired to the church parloritnqunch and a social hour. Rev. McDonald asked grace. Thanks were ex- pressed by Mrs. 'Mary Wightman of Blyth; Mrs. George Wright, Clinton; Mrs. Elliott Lapp, Auburn and Miss Gladys Leiper Burns. United Church Thanksgiving Sunday services were held on Sunday morning when Mrs. John Riley and Harry Snell welcomed all into the nar- thex. Ushers were Donald Reid, Bruce Hunking, Mark. Mitchell and Danny Jewitt. The choir anthem was "we thank thee God" with choir leader Mrs. Alien Shaddick and organist Louise Lovett. Rev. McDonald's children's story was "Thanksgiving Sunday" and his message was "It is a good thing to give thanks." The flowers were placed in loving memory of Mrs. Wilmer Howatt, placed by her family. The church was beautifully decorated in Harvest Home Theme by the Explorers and leaders, Mrs. Tielman Westerhout and Mrs. Tom ,Duizer. Cub Pack Londesboro 1st Cub Pack met on Tuesday evening for their regular meeting with 37 boys and their leaders in attendance. The g,ames for the evenini were led by Mike Overholt and the program, led by Cub Master Stan McDonald, was **becoming a Cub". CARPET DIRTY Do it yourself and save Rent, the pro M'. 1UOnai.d. Cqn- nery is from Rev. c nald's first pastoral ;barge in SaSkatelleWarl. Mr. and Mrs. HarrY Lear, Danny and Mr. Nelson Lear spent the weekend Friday to Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Stan Crawford and •family. Ottawa. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Longman visited on Sunday with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Longman, Stratford. Mr, and Mrs. Wayne Peck, St. Thonfas and Mrs. Laura Saundercock spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs: Cliff Saundercock. Mr.. and Mrs. John McGill of Waterloo visited last week with Mr. Jim Neilans. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Newby spent Sunday with them. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Manery and family, Willowdale; Mr. and Mrs. Don Newby and family, Brampton; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Newby and family, Brussels. Miss Vina Knox- of Toronto spent the weekend with her mother, Miss Harriett Knox. Both returned to Toronto on Monday. Mrs. Knox will spend the winter there.. Mr. Ken Vodden spent Thanksgiving Sunday with his niece, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Elierby and family, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shob- brook spent the weekend in Woodstock With their daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ross Millson and family. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Snell spent Thanksgiving Sunday with them. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bosnian and family, RR 1, Londesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jewitt and family, Clinton ; Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Snell and son, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. Bev Jewitt., Woodstock; Rick Snell, University of Western Ontario and Fay Cantelon, Clinton. Bette and Bev Jewitt remained until Monday. Visitors on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Thompson were his uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thompson, Clarksburg and oorcheId anksgiving dinner guests wit"' Mr. and Mrs. 4erne }Junking were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duizer and rattily, Mrs. Alice Davidson and Mrs. Charlotte Bell. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Sewers and girls were Mr. and Mrs. Ron. Crown of Niagara Falls and on Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Collison and Mae of Teeswater, Thirteen UCW members of the Londesboro United Church attended the East Huron Regional meeting held in Northside United Church. Seaforth on October 5. Mrs. Norman McLeod of Mississauga spent last week with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shillinglaw. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Snell held Thanksgiving dinner for their family. Present were Julie (Mr. and Mrs. Ken Slade, Hespeler); JoAnne Snell, Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Snell and Susan, Goderich. Mrs' Oott Brownies meet When L went to Brownies, we played a game called. bouce. It's a game you play with a ball. Then we got into a large circle and sang our six songs and collected Brownies gold. The Tweenies sat in a circ16 and sang the Tweenie song, near the toadstool. After that, Brown Owl divided us up into our special groups and she taught the golden ladder group hand signs, and all about Hellen Keller and deaf people. The Tweenies were lear- ning how to tie a Brownies tie and were practising the Brownie law motto and promise so they can soon become Brownies. Then we had powwow where we all get in a circle again. We talked about badges and especially the Religion and life badge Lisa had earned. Then we had our Brownie Prayer and taps and our tidy up song. BY Joy Cudmore. A historical plaque deslgnathig th. Alhlan Hotel in Bayfield to be a historical site WAS unveiled In the village on Sunday. Murray (Bud) Robinson and Charles (Chuck) Robinson, son and grandson of the owner, Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, unveiled the plaque. (photo -by Janet Talbot) es, (continued from page c towersrected. 4 technicianstmecyclefor)0wocycle necessary 4aequipment. Silently; wat- ching the preparations was -. the . Fot6t"., because tha first commanding W -C Cockstett that its presence would -tend 4! give the station citaracter.Soonaneleetrified fence was erectedaround a mile square compound. This was the training area. Guards, Patrolled the fence, and .to be found inside without a Pass was a court martial' offence, regardless of rank or position. Security had nt ver before been so strictly en- forced. On Aug. 27, 1941, only three weeks after the arrival of the first contingent, No. 31 RAF School opened, quietly and without fanfare, under a veil of wartime secrecy. Strangely enough, the first trainees were members of the United States Army. Navy and Marine Corps. They were trained by Royal Air Force instructors on Canadian soil. Although America was not yet at war. and Britain desperately needed every training facility. Americans were the riot .tq 401001P) /raining at cloth** Tb policy would later ind the fores4i4totthe Only at Vlinton, was rac in, such a stage ot ddeveinp, meat and Britain realized that Americans must have knowledge of, and be trained in this new field it the (rev world was to emerge vic- torious. England was wining to sacrifice immediate needs for eventual success. in Sept* 1941, the first Canadian trainees arrived, graduates of a preliminary course at the University of Toronto. Later, 15 univer- sities took part in this training. It is interesting to note that one of the first -of a series of distinguished visitors to the new school was Sir Watson -Watt, the Father of Radar. The school continued under the Royal Air Force direction until Oct. 14 when it was turned over completely to the R .C.A .F and was redesignated No. 5 RCAF Radio School. with W -C K.R. Patrick. (later G -G ) as the first Canadian Commander. ' Later. W -C Patrick was awarded the Order of the British Empire and the United States Legion of Merit for services at Clinton. t)* „ , ;tra11,n. equal itfle onions grounds* wIla.rranged flowerherls •and the general spirit of its personnel were indicative et the high Morale at what was then the most modern electrunic train* centre on the continent. In late 1945, The Brithilt Air Ministry in London and the RCAF removed the lid from what was one of the best kept secrets of World War 17. For the first time, the public were given an official explanation of how radar worked and what it had accomplished, "It would not have been possible to meet the vital and increasing demands of radar in the latter part of 1940 and the following years without the knowledge that Canada was undertaking the recruiting and training of men to help us handle this immense weapon," said A -C C.F. Brown, Director of the Air Ministry, London, England. DRINKING: - .DR tv--2- DISASTER Wool. In a class by itself. Our new collection of wool sweaters by Spanner. Fall flair. A great selection, in dOZens of styles and all the new fall shades - 1`, natural, wine, tweeds, spruce, chestnut. Sizes S-nft-L. Priced from $25. to 5S5. At your fashion boutique. arpettteaner 11, 400 rro, 411. CARPET CARE VII Wellington Street S. 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