Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-15, Page 10PAGg 10—c LI1
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One of Bayfield's best known couples, LeRoy and Ethel Poth, celebrated them
50th anniversary last week. The couple were honored by family and their many
friends at several celebrations. (photo by Milvena Erickson)
Even a kidnapping
didn't .keep the Poths apart
Family and friends
from near- and far
gathered in St. Andrews
United Church in
Bayfield. last Saturday
afternoon, November •10
to offer congratulations
to LeRoy and Ethel Poth
on ..the occasion of their
Golden Wedding
Anniversary.
The church parlour was
tastefully decorated for
the celebration with a
gold tablecloth, gold
candles and a profusion
of flowers in Narious fall
shades artistically
arranged by Doreen
MacKenzie.
The couple's son,
Ronald, and daughter-in-
law of Toronto greeted
the guests as they arrived
and their grandsons
Michael and Gary,
presided over the guest
register. Erma Fraser
and Betty Burch cir-
culated through the
guests and assisted them
during the luncheon. For
the first hour Esther
Makins and Freida
Scotchmer poured tea
and during the second
hour, Elva Metcalf and
Doris Reddoch per-
formed the pleasant task.
A delicious buffet was
prepared and arranged
by the women of St.
Andrews United Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Poth were
the recipients of many
lovely messages, Prime
Minister Joe Clark and
'Governor General Ed
Schreyer and R. E.
McKinley, . MP; Huron-
Bruce sent their best
wishes, and a beautifully
framed plaque was
received from William
Davis, Premier •of
Ontario, as well as Jack
Riddell, MPP, who also
sent congratulations.
It was fifty years ago
on November 12, 1929 that
Canon Cluff of the
Anglican Church on the
Hill in Stratford, Ontario
united in marriage
• LeRoy Poth and Ethel
Jowett. Mr. Poth is the
son of the .late Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Poth of
New Dundee, Ontario and
Mrs. Poth is a daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs.
William Jowett of
Bayfield, Ontario. The
couple met while Mrs.
. Poth,• and the late Izetta
Merner of Bayfield were
teaching ' Continuation
School in New Dundee.
The two young women
taught the four grades of
high. school there and
Mrs. Poth recalled the Fifteen people have
year she taught the four signed up for figure
grades of high school skating, but 25 are needed
there and Mrs. Poth if a group is , to be
recalled the year she organized. Anyone of any
taught physics, 'she was , age is eligible for the
only perhaps ten, lessons class.
,ahead of the pupils
herself.
While Mr. and Mrs.
Poth were exchanging
their wedding vows they
heard some rustling in
the church and when they
came out they found it
was Miss Merner and a
number of her former
pupils. They followed the
newlyweds to the Queens
Hotel where one of the
pupils politely requested
Mrs. Poth's presence at
their car. As she neared
the car, she was "kid-
napped" by Izetta and
herformer pupils' and
taken on a "Grande
Tour" of Stratford. To his
chagrin, Mr. Poth was
left "wondering" on the
street. Mrs. Poth recalled
that when she was finally
returned to her husband
and the ` Queens Hotel
where they were to have
their wedding dinner, the
servers were anxiously
peering out the windows
Turn to page 11
Highway crash takes villager's Iife
Bayfield residents were
-saddened this. week to
hear. of the unfortunate
death by accident 'of Mr.
Harold Ormond. He was
driving to Bayfield
where he' had lived for
nearly a quarter of a
century following his
retirement as a plant
engineering executive of
the Ford Motor Com-
pany.
Mr. and Mrs. Ormond
were actively interested
in the life of the village
until • her death, and
contributed in many
ways to its well-being. He
continued his interest in
the' welfare of the village
until the present.
Recently, he was asked to
unveil the plaque in
Pioneer Park placed
there in memory of Lucy
Woods Diehl. He was
given this honour as one
of the early presidents of
the Pioneer Park
Association in 1957.
In 1964, through Mr.
Ormond's generosity and
donations ,.by other
friends, the Bayfield
Library Association
purchased and moved
into the quaint little
library on the Main
Street. In 1968, when
Bayfield's Library , was
incorporated into the
Huron County Public
Library, Mr. Ormond
donated the old building
to the village. When it
was decided 'to build a
new library, the old one
was moved across, the
street to become the
Bayfield Archives Room,
an integral part ekf the
new building: '
The • Ormonds were
members of the
Presbyterian Church in
Bayfield, where Mrs.
Ormond was organist. In
the campaign to have the
village re -incorporated,
Mr. Ormond played an
active part. This was
accomplished in 1965.
He often returned to the
village, after he sold his
home here two years ago
and moved to
retirement home in Ann
Arbor, Michigan. At that
time, his many Bayfield
friends honored this
revered gentleman at a
Round about the village
Mr. and Mrs. W.
Clarke, Ann Street, en-
tertained twenty-eight
members of their family
on Sunday at dinner at
the Albion Hotel.. Guests
were present from
Stratford, Arva, London,
Goderich and Stayner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roh-
de, Woodhaue and Mrs.
Myrtle Metters, Exeter
spent Sunday, Nov. 4 with
Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Merrill.
We \were pleased to
learn that Freida Scot-
chmer is back at home
after a week in hospital in.
Clinton. She would like to
thank the ladies of St.
Andrew's United Church
who rememberedher
with cards while she was
a patientthere..
Cbngratulations to Jim
and Lorraine Fisher who
are celebrating their 35th
wedding anniversary this
week..
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Parker of Dorchester
spent Sunday with his
parents Mr. and Mrs.
W.E. Parker.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Penhale, Rick and Wendy
accompanied by Mrs.
Harold Penhale and Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Faber of
Kippen were in Toronto
for the opening of .the
Royal Winter Fair last
Thursday and Friday.
Twenty-three Bayfield
Lioness seek skaters
Anyone who is in-
terested in house -league
hockey and is between
the ages of five and 15 is
requested to make his or
her interest known to the
Lioness. ;
DOMESTIC-HUSQVARNA SEWING MACHINE
Features
1. Stretch overlock stitch makes
seams and overcast.- in one
operation.
2. Triple lock straight stitch for top
stitching.
3. Automatic buttonholing.
4. Cuts off bottom thread and picks it
up automatically.
5. Extra long basting stitch.
6. 100% lam proof shuttle.
7. No oiling required.
8. Free arm for mending and darning.
9. Lowgear reduces speed 5 times for
sewing.heavy material.
OUR REG. $ 7 I
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THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF OUR GREAT BUYS, SHOP EARLY FOR GOOD SELECTION.
residents journeyed to Mr. and Mrs. Herb
London last Thursday Beatty are• back from
evening to attend the Toronto where they kept
Theatre L o n d on house for their grand -
production of `Absurd children while their son
Person Singular', a Jim and his wife Susan
modern comedy which were holidaying in
opened. the 1979-80 Barbados. Jim has just •
season. spent a year in Saudi
Brig. and Mrs. Fred* Arabia on a Bell Canada
Clift entertained Mr, and contract to 'work on the
Mrs. Kenneth J. Smith of phone system there.
London and Dr. and Mrs. As the Bayfield Bugle
R.G. Hunter at dinner on goes to press, the
Monday evening. Mr.\ shocking news has just
Smith was in Bayfield to been (earned of the
address the Bayfield sudden death of Vina,
Garden Club.. Parker.
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farewell party in the
Little Inn when they
presented him 'with - an
enlarged colored
photograph of Pioneer
Park:
A service will lie held in
the Memorial Chapel at
the Bayfield Cemetery on
Friday at 2 p.m. for Mr.
Ormond.
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Unit I of St Andrew's
UCW net . t the home of
Jean Milne on Thursday,
11pvenib r 8 - with 23
,esent,. Esther Makins
was in chdrgeof the
devotional period. She
was assisted by Jean
Bell, Violet Carter,
Dorothy Merrier,, and
Jean Milne.
The president Jean
Greer, opened the
business part and in-
troduced the visitors. The
pennies each team is
collecting are to be
brought to the December
meeting of which time the
winning team will be
declared: The December
meetin wild 'Ne a cont-
bined. d . e of Unit 1 and II
a, d wil be at the Church
On Dec. 7.
Dorothy Cox brought
the new Hasti Notes
which the UCW are
selling. T
attractve and made f
rom
a paintel:
iing byare . Mveryrs
Dowler • We have.
been asked to cater to the
Senior Citizens Dinner on
Dec. 4.
Jean • Greer then
thanked • the lunch
committee, Betty Burch,
Violet Carter and Jean
Greer and Jean Miipe.
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