HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1962-10-04, Page 11HOME AND SCHOQ4. ASSOCIATION
Parents Quiz Teache
At Meet On Curricula
The first meeting of the Home
and School Association for the
1962-63 term was held Tuesday
evening' of last week .with Mrs.
Evelyn Wright id the chair.
Mrs. Wright welcomed parents
and teachers and told •them that
" the Goderich Home and School
Association now was an associ-
tteridarice At
by Mrs. Jean IpIrst .and treas-
urer's report wa given by Mrs.
R. Round. Mrs. R. Cornish gave
a brief outline on the 1962-63
theme, "Meet Your Schoolage
The meeting was then thrown
open and the parents could ask
Ve of the London Home and "the teachers questions about
Schpol Council. the "Curriculum." Mrs. .J1-,•;
She pledged the organization Cornish thanked the teachers
to work together with the teach- for their aid in the discussion.
ers and school boards. Minutes period.
of ..the last meeting were read The attendance draw is again
in use. Mothers ' attending
count one point for the child's
class and fathers' two points.
Thus, if both parents attend,
"little Johnnie's" class gets"
three points. So come on "dads'
and help "little, Johnnle's" class:
The awards were won by Miss
Carpenters in a six -county Kerslake's grade 4-5 class at
Victoria School and Mr. Black's
area of Western Ontario will.
class of Victor Lauriston School.
receive a $1.17 per hour in- The annual field day was held
crease under a three-year agree-lon Wednesday of "lase week and
ment reached with a Toronto the Home and School Ass.ocia-
firm. I tion prepared the treats for
The United ;.::rotherhood of grades 4-8 Children. The hot
dogs and ice cream bars are
Hike irk Pay
For Carpenters
Carpenters ano Joiners of Am-
erica, CLC, and Angli.n-Norcross
Ltd., said the pact calls for a
90 -cent increase immediately, a
further 15 cents in 1963, five
cents in 1964 and seven cents'
an hour in 1965.
it will raise the -hourly rate
in. Huron, Perth,'Bruce, 'Oxford,
Elgin and Middlesex from $2
at° present to $3,17 in the flnal
year of the contract — an in-
crease of 03 per cent.,
The schedule Is the same as
one agreed upon earlier by the
union and the Londgn Builders'
Exchange.
Fringe benefits in the six-
sOunty pact include four per Leith, •of .Listowel, formerly _ef
cent vacation pay, and double Blyth. The- bride and groom
time for overtime instead of the were attended by Mr. and Mrs.
present time -and -a -half. J. George Leith, of Listowel.
Anglin-Norcriiis currently has Following the ceremony a re•
projects in only two counties. ception was held at Palmerston
While union • agents said with Mr. and Mrs. Barrie Mc -
agreement has been signed on Elroy' as host and, hostess for
the cOntract, a company spekes- a turkey dinner. The table was
' man in Toronto said it is to beautifully alecorated., with roses
be signed soon. and candles and centered with
The agreement involves 20 a wedding cake. The couple
carpenters covering Anglin -Nor- reside at 424 Elma street E,,
cross projects, an Ontario Hos- Listowel. A wedding trip to
pital at Palmerston and two Western Canada is planned for
salt silos at Godei-ich. the future.
paid for each year by "The R.
MacKay bequest."
The meeting adjourned and
lunch was served. Mrs. M. Mc-
Kee and Mrs. R. Cornish poured
tea.
LEITH — STEWART
A double -ring wedding was
solemnized in ,Listowel United
Church at five o'clock on Wed-
nesday, September ;12th, when
the Rev. L. G. Stapleton united
in Marriage Mrs.° Pearl\ Stewart,
of Goderich, and George D.
Pat Patter -son, a versatile per-
former and writer in Canadian
radio and 4elevision, has been
named permanent hoSteas of
Trans -Canada Matinee, the wo-
men's program heard 1VIonday
to Friday afternoons, on the CBC
radio network.
An Appreciation
• •
From Scotland
Bruce MacDonald, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. N. MacDonald,
Bruce street, returned horne
last week from a trip to the
British Isles.- While in Edinr
burgh, he-VIM-M.4n a World
War II acquaintance of his
father. "Mac" MacDonald spent
many leaves in Edinburgh with
Jock Harkess.
Just a few days after Bruce
MacDonald returned home, the
following airmail letter was.re-
ceived -by The Signal -Star:
17 Albian Road,
Edinburgh, Scotland,
Sept. 25, 1962.
Editor, Signal -Star,
,Goderich, Ont.
Dear Sir:
This the eve of departure
"I SOLVED MY BUILD!
ERNIZATION PROBLEMS I
BAYFIELD: The 10(ith annual
Bayfield Fair last Thursday saw
a smaller, crowd than the pre-
ceding year and fewer in,sde
exhibits. A contributing factor
to the fewer exhibits was the
fact that there were no par-
ticipants from the Holmesville
school this year. due, in part,
to the building program in pro
A parade of school children,
haaded by • the, Clinton Corn.
munity Band, opened the after-
noon's program. Officiating at
the opening ceremonies were
Township Reeve Walter Forbes
and Stanley Township Reeve
Harvey Coleman.
There were the usual fine en-
tries irr the commercial apple
production division. Top win•
ners were: Mrs. William ,Clarke,
Varna; Mrs. Alvin Betties, Bay-
field, and Mrs. James• Snell,
Clinton.
The essay contest for school
children was won by Elaine
Townshend, of Goderich Town-
ship. Despite the fact that
Elaine has no arms, she is
quite adept at writing with her
foot and stands high in all her
academic pursuits.
Among Goderich winners
were Mrs. J. H. Johnstone for
baking and vegetables AO Mrs.
W. Rathburn and Mary Howell
in art.
Poster section -winners were:
Mrs. R. Peck, Hensall; Mrs.
of one -of the citizens who came
to renew a wartime friendship
formed by his father, Mr. M.
N.° MacDonald, M.M. I refer
to Bruce MacDonald, a worthy
son of Canada and "OlthMap."
The "war has gone but the bond
of friendship endures.
The visit of this young man
'recall's all tb'e—gerieroUS-
atity by the Sheardown family,
The Canadian Legion, and the
townsfolk generally, when I
visited your lovely town.'
I shall always remember that'
"Friendship" proMpted this
young man to pay tribute to
"Auld acquaintance" and the
bond between your country and
Scotland. I conclude by wish-
ing your town and all its people,
the best of luck and prosperit39.
Sincerely yours„
G AND HO
THE PLACE WHiRL VALUE COSTS LESS . . ..WHERE 1
ALL "MY SUPPLIES IN ONE SPOT . . . WHERE I CAN
BRAli\ID-NAME PRODUCTS AT ROCK BOTTOM 'PRICES.
THAT PLACE IS
Alex Smith, Gocterich; Mrs. W.
Legg, Goderich.
Mrs. Robert Taylor', Clinton,
had the . best cake and pie i,n
the domestic pie and cake con
test. Second place went to Mrs.
Betties, for a pie, and Mrs. J.
H. -Johnstone, Goderich, for a
Fred Tyndall, Of RIR. 3, Clin-
ton, displayed the best steer -in
the Bayfield Beer Calf Club
competition, and aho took the
top showmanshlp honors.
Results ,
Other winners: Heifers, jun-
ior, Gerald Hayter, R.R. " 1;
Varna; Robert Hayter, RR. 1;
Varna; heifers (senior), Fred
Tyndall, R.R. 2, Clinton; Patricia
McIlwain, R.R. 2, Goderich;
Richard Westerhout, R.R. 1,
Londesboro; showmanship, Mr.
Tyndall; Barbara Watkins, RR.
1, Londesboro; Bud Yeo, R.R.
3, Clinton; steers, Miss Wat
kins; Mr, Yeo; Beverley Hill,
R.R. 1, Varna.
Dairy calves, Holstein (jun-
ior), Donald Watson, R.R. 4,
Clinton; Wayne Potter, R.R. 3,
Clinton; Holstein (senior), Bruce
Bettles, Bayfield; Robert Vod-
den, R.R. 1, Clinton; Keith- Orr,
R.R. 3, Goderich; showmanship,
Hugh A. Lobb, Clinton; Douglas
McCullough, R.R. 1, Goderich;
Bruce Falconer, -RM. 3; Sea -
forth; Ayrshire, me. Lobb; Jer-
sey, Mr. McCullough; ° Joan
Rathwell, R.R. 3, Clinton.
Ponies, Shetland, Delmer
Johnston,. Atwood; Adam Flow -
Sheep, Shropshire, Archie
Barrett, Parkhill; Leicester,
Donald A." Graham, Parkhill;
Lincoln, Mr. Barrett; A. D.
Steeper, Ailsa Craig; Oxford,
Donald Dearing, Exeter; Dorset,
' Beef, Dairy Cattle
Beef cattle, Aberdeen Angus,
Richard Doan, Thorndal slz _Here-
fords, Harry Watkins, 1R.R. 1,
Londesboro; Hoffman Brothers,
Dashwood.
Dairy cattle, ,polsteins, G. R.
McKiel, --Clinton; Alvin Betties,
Bayfield.
Grain,•Jack Hamilton, Varna;
1Russell Oesch, Zurich; field
cr,op competition, Fred Gibsob,
Ralph ,Stephenson, Edward
Greig and Allen Betties, all of
the Bayfield area. •
Poultry, Earl • Becker, Dash-
wood; James Sproule, Auburn
Vegetables, Fred McClymont,
Varna; Richard Oesch, Zurich;
Mrs. Johnstone, Goderich; fruit",
Fraser Stirling, Stewart Middle-
ton and Fred Middleton, of Bay-
field; Mr. McClymont; flowers,
Mrs. Stewart Middleton, Mrs. J.
E. Howard, Mrs. H. S. Bryant,
Mrs. Thomas Penhale, all of
Bayfield area.
IVIrs. Vernon Oesch, Zurich,
received the highest number of
points in needlework.
The French Jesuit mission-
ary and explorer, Father Charles
Albanel, was probably the first
white man to reach Hudson Bay
by land. He -accompanied the
French expedition from Quebec
to Hudson Bay in 1670 and 1671.
WEb.DING
spreGEINBERG
',Brunswick Street f-,Vnited
Church, Halifax, was -the
setting when Dianne vSasan Cal-
lan and Barkley Arthur Spiegel-
berg .exthanged wed.ding vows.
Rev. Attlitir Wesley Vertall -of=
The bride is the daughter of
Mr, and Mrs. William' J. Callan,
'of Ottawa, and theigroom is
the son of Mr.,and Mrs. Arthur
The bride chose a French
blue dress with white acces-
Mlird A Wrage. Qf pink.
The groom is with the. R.C.M
couple plan to make their home
in Halifax, N.S.
DOUBLE ROSE
To come up with a , double
r se is rather unusual but Mrs.
Da Willis, Picton street, pro-
duce the evidence at The
Sig I -Star office this week. The
wi colored roses at the end
the same stem are side by
side.
The er ett '$ignal Stan, Thursday, ' 4ctaher� 4th. 1962 1
The only woman named bY
Prime Minister Diefenbaker to
the six -member royal conliPO'
chant. Mrs. Stanley M. Milne,
of Winnipeg, first Manitoba wo-
man to sit Q11 a Dominion royal -
commission, is a grahddaughter
of the late William Andrews,
who for many years operated
-The connection With 'their old
home town is noted by Mr, and
Mrs. Wellington Davison, form-
erly of Goderich but long-time
residents pf Winnipeg.
Mrs. Milne, who since her
four daughters grew up hes
been ,private secretary in her
husband's public accountancy
'firm, is serving a third terni
as treasurer of the National
Council of Women; is vice-pre-
0de0 Q a Teez'eatien pari ant
president o the , o=o `d41ata is
eouneil of the Women's auxwa*y
ox Vit. axe urge's Ab.glican Chin h - ,
She entered the btlsineSs Weald.
at 17 as .stenQgrapher end 'ac.
countant with ; .a zu4Ppr ':'e0114!+
papy,' and later managed aha
Western Canada branch of: as
insurance, ° 4rni, •
Her mother, Mrs. Martha- Las
some• years until her ;death In
1959,
tie, Annetle and pale hayo re-
turned 'from a trip to the Pacific
Coast. They flew 'bY jet to
Saskatoon Where they "visited .
sister. From there; thOY _motor-.
ed tO VancoUver Island by way'
Edrhonton and Banff.
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