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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".
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nery is from Rev.
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;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'
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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)
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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.
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,
;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.
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