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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-02-07, Page 5SI 41pBURN, Feb.. 4,--Visttai'S ver the weekend 'With Mr, ane rs, William Dodd and 1'iliiamm odd: fix., IZr•S, Wiliiant Dodd, r,„'01)(1` Mrs, J, Q, Clark were s. Sam, . Anderson, of W eStern INE nada; Ts, Henry iVtatthewe, an . r, an r yen of the Nile, 111r. and Macs. Carl Thomson ad iamily, of Stratford visited tin Sunday with her parents, , at d Mrs. George Millian. Mr. alul Mrs. ion Morris ut onion spent the weekend with er mother,. Arthur range, and sisters, Je.nnif.er DA Shelley. Air. and Mrs.Louis Blake, ,aye and Maryanne of Brussels 'sited with her .parents, Mr. lVIrs. Andrew Kirkconnell, lid Diane. Mrs. Tom Jardin, of Wingham isited last week with her par- nts, 1Vir. and Mrs. William traughan. Mrs. Jardin e misfortune to fall in her one and fracture a bone in right arm. Mrs; William T.. Robison is. 'siting at Hensall . this week ith her son-in-law and daugh- er, Rev. and Mrs. Harold Cur- ie and family.. ` Mrs. Wes. Bradnock attended he 60th anniversary celebra- ions at Exeter for the South uron ' District of the W.I. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brown attended the annual "At -Home" at the Stratford Teachers' Col- lege last Friday evening. Mr. °Percy Vincent re -turned hocoe last ,week from a visit in Ottawa with his daughter, Mrs. James Annis, Dr. Annis and family. He is now visiting in London with another daugh- ter, Mrs. Lloyd Miller, and Mr. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton- Mac- Donald visited their son, Gor- don, who is a patiept iii Gode rich hospital suffering from fractured feet which h'e receiv- ed due tb an accident which happened at the salt mine. His many friends in this district wish him a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Humph- reys visited at Brussels over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Tom MacDonald and family, Friends in this district Of Mr Archie Robinson of Clinton SOU Reception Hold A large crowd attended the, wedding reception ,held in the Airbnrn Contznunity; Memorial Hall for 'Mal'. and Mfg.: William ; Dobie. Mr. Chuck Stewart was the .master of ceremonies and le Willial cess. A purse of money w4s :presented .to them.l by Mr, Sandy Andrews, ° Music for dancing' was supplied by the' Rythmairee' 'and the caller was Meir. Qlen,° Patterson. Misses Barbara 1'rlacKay and Carolyn Sprung- sang several niiinbers,.. Walkerburn Club The Walkerburn Club met at the home of Mrs. George Schnei- der with 15 members, one visite or and several children present. The meeting- was in charge of the president, Mrs. Leonard, Archambault. Prayer, was said by Mrs. Lorne Dunking. The minutes were approved as react by the secretary, Mrs. henry -bunking. ,,The roll .callwas answered by each member pre- senting a gift to Mrs. Tom Cun- ningham who had lost all when their home burned recently. Plans were made to hold a com- munity shower for Mrs., Cun- ningham. Mrs. Elliott . Lapp, Mrs.. Worthy Young, Mrs. Roy Daen • and Mrs. Leonard. Arch- ambault• were named a com- mittee to arrange for,, itt in the near... future. The draw prize was wan by Mrs. Worthy young. This had been donated by Louise Plunking. A program of contests was conducted by Mrs. Lorne Hun -king and Mrs. Ariel Duizer. Plans were made to have a penny sale at the next meeting and the roll call is to- be answered by naming son'iething our grandmothers used that wedon't today. The hostess for the next meeting milt be °Mrs: Elliott Lapp and the program will be . in charge '.of Mrs. A. Duizer and Mrs. Jack Hallam. The lunch committee will be Mrs. John Snyders, Mrs. Joe Verwey, Mrs. Worthy Young and Mrs. Stuart_Ament. Knox United Annual The annual -meeting of Knox United Church, Auburn, was held in. the Sunday school of the'. church 'with a barge- attend- ance. The meting was r pre- ceded' by a pot luck dinner lasR Those .Euttious Oysjers The (nderich $04 -Star, , Ourad y, F"cbrUary 1th, 1.9G3 favored, With aeoerdioil- tienis, ' Mr« Wm. Dtie .n01 am' gave two linnioraa "reading's, and Lorne Ferstor nn t. I"~irray,;.rax ity and. the ;going price, h There n!as•.at one time Wide- ly held theory that 'the cans, nlM ave Retired '� tion o� o,Sici`s with any amount � Soene of straight whiskey' was Win- C4atmt $ang a duet, 4.,u,gt,..ne nrst8 e °nts .and yttation to udden' death, , The .hickey Pritchard favored nth a The succulent oyster, once a and also IQ the lexne there are' a nu. arixber cornet duct.. 1'arxicx' sa�es� e.. t ramatle ,even_e3otic the oyster shopper never knew fact is thath r . xaplayedet r tYie ier's � r h es- soon wha d o seems:to to have fallen on for sure how mach oyster juice of s�rvxvors n� n odf�tl>:is ,followed. fo d,attest to the falsehood,q w.. lined days. At, ].east popularity he a g g °call has deelin. was 'getting in relation to . _ . er d ti snow `or rainwater. Probably act tia,� few mourn the trend. for this reason, governmen a , Many years ago the oyster aetign, by health departments, clamped down on the oyster barrel, ' and the oyster parties 'ions,' such as clubs or lodges,. commenced fading from the 'and the mere mention of .such an affair was enough to- make the eyes widen and the pulee juieken a mite. base canard, and, ft can`be said fedi that this combination does invariably produce death. Hat PI 25th . ANNIVERSARY . party, as an institution, was a highlight for male organiza-' 7461 A native ,Of Colborne Township, Mrs, Leab Shetler. of Santa Monica:California, sister of John Flick of Goderich, was recently pre- sented- with her 5a Year Jewel by The Inde- pendent Or4er of Foresters. Mrs, Shetler, aged 946., who wears no glasses and has a razot, sarp memory, is seen seated irk the centre with prayer and presided for the meeting. The missionary and maintenance fund reached an all-time high with- a large increase over laet -year. - This report was given by the treaS- Taylor. The report of the ,Un_:. ited Chtirch'Wolnen was given and the highlights of their first year were outlined bY the pre- sident, Mrs. Kenneth Mae-. Dougall. The report Of the supply committee of the U.C.W., presented by Mrs. Roy Easom, convener, stated -tliat three bales for overseas relief valued at $1,7oa, as well as a bale of new material had been- - foe - warded tee'. Toronto. A new dat-P, The Explorers, had been forrned--during ' the year for girls nine to 11 years under the leadership of Mrs. Charles have received word from him served by the members of Unit LeWis. All other reports were that he is vacationing now at Three., Rev. . Charles Lewis accepted as printed. Rev. Mr. of the group above. With her, reading clod(- ' wise, are: Ethel Cawling,- Agnes Swartz, Ad- eline Edens, daughters; Mary Burnett, a grand- daughter; on whose knee sits a great-grand- son, Mark Burnett. Mrs. Shetler moved from Goderich in 1904 to -Santa Monica as the bride of the 'late Edward Shetler. (Photo by Hal Davis, Santa Mignica, California.) r.etiring rnem-hers for faithfully performing their duties during the •pest years. The election of new officers tocik place and Elliott Lapp and Keith Arthur were named the new elders to be added to the Session. The new -aewards elected were: for one-year term, Robert Turoer; for the four- year term,-- Tom Cunningham, Kenneth MacDougall, Carman Gross and Ernest Durnin. .M -r. - and Mrs. Norman McDowell were elected to the manse com- mittee to replace Mr. and Mrs. Bert Craig. Plans are to be made to hold a preaching mis- sion in Knox United Church a4 a future date. Mr. Lewis show- ed the„film, Beyond the Bell, which shew,„ed the missioreary work done in -several countrrs- of the world. Knox PresbyteriarrAnnual Knox Presbyterian . Chureh Btadenton, Florida. opened the -busirrets meeting Lewis extended thanks to all "Good Old Days" In those clays, as older Gode- rich residents may recall, in the months containing an qr., the big open -kegs Stood proudly in front of the general store along with the finnan hadd'ie and the frozen salmon, the kip- pers and related delicacies. They were open to the gaze, meeting in the Sunday scheol room of- the church with Rev. It. U. MacLean in charge. The minutes of the last annnal rrieet-• ing were adopted as read by the church secretary, Donald Haines. The clerk of session presented the report of the session and special thanks expressed to Dr. D. J. Lane for his leadership and also tp the Rev. G. L. Royal, Goderich, who --hat's-been interim moderator of the charge while it was vacant. The auditors' report was given hy' Mrs-: Ed. Davies and the fin- ancial statement by Mrs. Wes. Bradnock, -the church treasurer. It Was noted that, the members fund of the nehurch than ever before. The report of the Sun- day- sawed-, -as-prepared-by. the secretary -treasurer;' Edgar Lea- therland; 'the report pf the, W.M.S. by Mrs. Alvin Leather - rand, and the report of the held its. 10 n annua scene all over the country. Private Imports A few inveterate oyster de- votees will ,occasionally club to- gether and if they have a re- liable. contact in the Maritimes, order a keg or two of the live bivalves to be shipped by fast express. Preparing pysters on the half shell is a mean job for a novice, and some bear the scars to this day from gashes and knife -slips of yester- year, when frequently the rough -shelled oyster won the day° To a true oyster man, there is nothing finer than a 'dozen on the half shell, along' with trtar sauce or tobasco, a other special condi- ment .of his awn eltabsing, B.ttt, _these opportunities now seem ' to be confined to the larger centres, wherelarge populations furnish sufficientclientele to make oysters worthwhile as a menu item. Competition Tough Today, in Goderich, qysters are available in two forms, They are either incarcerated in small glass jars containing eight ounces, or frozen in small packs and kept, in the store freezer displays along with an extreme- ly wide assortment cif freZen foods,:. Even canned ones from Japan and Chesapeake _Bay are available. Price has been a factor in the decline. of the oyster too. Never a cheap food by any standard, oysters retain their position as a'delicacy pricewisd, currently- being quoted at $1.10 per eight ounces, as against 89 cents for nine ounces Iast year. Sic Transit Gloria So it is that another of the finer things in life falls before the advance of medical autho:-- ST. HELENS ST. iWCLENS, Feb. el.—Re- cent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gaunt were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherwood, Ernest and Neta of ,Carlow. Mr. John Cameron arrived home r, en Tuesday following major :surgery in Victoria Hos- pital, London. Messrs. Leonard Corbett and John McCormick of Alliston -were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Miller. Mr. Terry Wilson of U.W.O.; London, ,spent °the weekend at his home. Scottish Night In spite of the stormy even- ing, a- good crowd attended the Scottish night in -St. Helen's n.Hall° Mrs. Harold Gaunt, vice- president, was chairlady for the program. Scotch numbers were danced by Joan McKenzie of Lucknow, Annette McCrortie of Goderich and Genevieve Iina- hen. Sandy McQuillin favored with bagpipe selections and Sheila McQuillin played a med- ley of Scottish tunes. Mrs. Charlie McDonald read the "St. Helen's Journal.' Barbara Purdon and Rosalene Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Charles peve, Warren street, celebrated their '25th wedding anniversary by enjoying a family dinner at'. Tiger - Dunlop Inn on Sunday evening. Eighteen relatives at- tended, including Mrd Love's grandmother, Mrs. Mary Mc- Knight, making live generations present. • Mrs. Love was formerly Miss ,,r Helen Ferguson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ferguson, Goderich. Mr. Love is the son of Mr. F. T. Love of Toronto and the late Mrs. Levee. Mr. and Mrs. f;ove were Haar - tied at Clinton on January 27, 1938, byRev. G. W. Sherman of the Baptist -Church. 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