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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-07-03, Page 22 001411101i R,%QH $ CZNAA. L -S AR, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1969 BALL'S CEMETERY ' The 43rd annual memorial Service of Ball's Cemetery was held last Sunday with the Rev. - U. MacLean of Knox Presbyterian .Church in charge. The organist • was Mrs. Donald Haines. Frank Raithby, chairman of the, trustee board, welcomed all to the service and reported on the work, done during the last year. • The'"R.ev.r M. R. Roberts and, Rev, Ure Stewart participated in the service; ;, ' Ed Haines sang a solo. The, register was in charge of Mrs. Gordon Taylor, secretary - treasurer. Frank Raithby, Norman McDowell, William Wagger and Robert Turner, superintendent,. arranged the program. PERSONALS Sunday guests with Miss Margaret Jackson were Mr. and Mrs. A„ C. Hannah of London, Mr. • and Mrs. Eugene Dobie of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. James Johnston of Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Weston of Toronto spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rollinson, and Murray Rollinson. Ed Haines, Miss Jennifer Grange and Miss Betty Moss, members of the Centennial Huron Youth Choir, enjoyed a bus trip to the O'Keefe Centre in. Toronto last Thursday evening. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tate on the birth of their son,. David Percy; in Alexandra Marine and General • 'Hospital, Goderich, last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Rieck of Kitchener visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Straughan. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Shepherd and family of. Sarnia visited last Saturday with 11ss Laura Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston. -Mr: and-Mrs.—Duncan McKay of Sault Ste. Marie arrived last weekend to spend the summer vacation in the village. Miss Margaret Wilkin and Jim Wilkin of Goderich are visiting their ,grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 'William J. Craig. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mycock of Saskatchewan were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Fordyce Clark. *On Sunday the . Rev. W. Craven was a dinner guest and it was revealed that they had heard Mr. Craven's first sermon, 38 years ago (the first Sunday, in July); out in Saskatchewan. MISSIONARIES DEPART A commissionary service sending forth the Rev. and Mrs. Maldwyn R. Rol3erts as missionaries to Patagonia, Argentina, was held last Sunday .. -evening in Knox United Church. The Rev. John Roberts of Belgrave led the service and Mrs. Norman Wightman was the organist.Rev. Leonard Warr of Goderich, read ' the 'scripture lesson. The Roberts were presented by Maurice Bean; "cl"e''rk of the Session -of Knox United Church. The dedication and sending forth was done by the Rev. W. 0. Mathers of Blyth. A fetter was read from the Rev. Gladys M. Griffin, chairman of the. Board of World Missions for the London Conference: Rev. L. .Warr presented a large bible to Mr. Roberts on behalf of the chairman. The offering' was received by Kenneth McDougall, Elliott Lapp, William L. Craig and Stanley Ball. The Rev. J. Ure Stewart of Seaforth spoke of the work done by Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Mr. Roberts was- born in North Wales in 1921. `After elementary school he went to Grammar school and spent 12 years at - forestry work in Wales and in • the coal mines of Britain: At the age ' of 28 he began his theological education attending the Aberystwyth and Bala Theological Colleges of the Presbyterian Church of Wales. On June 20, 1953, he and Miss Minnie Tarinef (also Of - Wales) were married. They `serveik i,wo Welsh ' English pastorates at Carnarvon and Flint. In 1962 they accepted an invitation to serve among the Welsh Spanish of; the Chubut Valley of Patagonia in Argentina. Auburn In 1966, after four and a half years in Argentina, they came to. . Canada' and Mr. Roberts was placed at Auburn as an ordained supply. In June 1967 he was received as a minister of the United Church of Canada. This year he was accepted by the United Church Board of World Missions and assigned to Argentina. The first. missionaries - to represent the United Church • of Canada in . the country, they will work with ' the United Methodist Ohurch. Mr. and . Mrs. Roberts and children, Margaret, William and 4,, England last fall. Miss Margaret Jackson thanked Miss Koopmans and on behalf of the members presented her with a gift. Mrs. Elliott Lapp read an address to Mrs. M. R. Roberts,• Patagonia. . who is leaving with her husband Mr. Stewart had .been supply to go as missionaries to minister at Auburn when the Argentina. Gifts to Mrs. Roberts `Roberts family came and said it and her family were presented was a privilege to take part in by Mrs, Gordon Naylor. Mrs. Roberts thanked everyone for the farewell service. A reception was held in the �' the gift and asked all to pray for Sunday School room. Maurice them in their work. Bean was chairman and A short business period was welcomed members of the held and the minutes were read Huron -Perth Presbytery and by the secretary, Mrs. Albert members of other McFarlane. The financial statement was presented by Mrs. Oliver- Anderson. Mrs. Norrh•ap' Wightman and ' Mrs. Arthur Grange were appointed to a committee to look after , the choir gowns , and Mrs. R. Koopmans was appointed to get a delegate to• go to Alma College. KNOX UCW The general meeting of Knox United Church Women was held in the Sunday School room of the church with the president, Mrs. M. R. Roberts, in charge. - The offering was received by Mrs. William Dodd and Mrs. Albert McFarlane. Mrs. Norman Wightrari presided at the piano. The offering was dedicated with prayer by Mrs. Stanley Ball. The � guest speaker of the evening wits Miss Marsha Koopmans, who gave an illustrated address on her trip to Holland, France and Anna, will spend the month of July at a course in London, and' in , September will go to' San Jose, Costa Rica, to attend the Spanish Language Institute. Next January they go to denominations in the- village. Mrs. Murray Wilson of Donnybrook read an address and gifts were presented by Harvey McDowell of Westfield and Sam Thompson of Donnybrook United Church and Auburn. BRIDAL SHOWER Mrs. Lawrence Plaetzer and daughters, Sherry and Wanda, entertained relatives recently in honor of her niece, Patsy Millian, who will be• married soon. More than 40 relatives attended the surprise shower. • Sherry Plaetzer conducted a s. contest and the winner was Mrs. Charles Merrill. Larry Plaetzer played an accordion solo. A contest of weights and measures was held by Sherry Plaetzer and the winner was Miss .Patsy Millian. Misses Jane and Susan McGee of Kintore assisted with the gifts and Miss Wanda Plaetzer made a hat of bows. Mrs. Mel Greer of Lucknow read the address of congratulations. A ribbon contest, held by Mrs. M. Greer, was won by. Miss Millian. Patsy thanked the relatives for the gifts and invited all to the trousseau tea on July 12. A smorgasbord dessert lunch was 'served by Mrs. Plaetzer and" her daughters. :P. Miss .Mary Sanderson was honored last Thursday evening at a bridal shower in the Sunday School room of Knox Presbyterian Church. The guests were welcomed by Sharon Collins. and Margaret Youngblut. Mrs. W. Bradnock was the chairman and the program opened vat -5 a sing -song led by Mrs. Gordon Taylor with Mrs. Donald•Haines at the piano. A contest was led by Mrs. Bradnock and old favorite tunes were played on the piano by Mrs. Robert J. Philips. Lorraine Chamney sang, accompanied by Miss Nancy Anderson. A contest was held by Mrs. Haines. Gifts were presented by Margaret Youngblut, Brenda East, Karen East, Nancy Anderson; Barbara Carter and -Mrs. 'R. Beecroft. A social hour was held and lunch served. Experienced Decorator INTERIOR RE=DpCORAT1 NG PAINTING and WALLPAPER Reasonable. Prices Free Estimates Radius of , 15 Miles of Goderich W. Pedersen 167 Brock Street Phone 524-6667 After Siii 25tf FOR YOUR AUTO INSURANCE See or Phone MALCOLM MATHERS GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT west rt. . . 524.9442 Brownies ..end season. On Saturday June 21 the Second 'Goderich Brownies enjoyed an ,outing at Point Farm Provincial Park. A number of parents and friends donated.time and cars to supply transportation for the Brownies, Tweenies, _ Mothers and guests totalling ,approkimately 60 people. A special event of the afternoon was a Treasure Hunt in which the Brownies used a map and compass to lead them to a surprise for each 'girl: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Wheeler had spent ' many hours making Brownie crests which became the treasure that delighted every Brownie at the end of • the.,hunt. At the final meeting for the season, held Monday Juane 23 badges were awarded to bring the total up to 77 interest badges, 10 Golden Bars and three Golden Hands earned ,by the busy pack since the Brownie year began last September. They also undertook Good Turn projects such as collecting driftwood for the Psychiatric Hospital's Occupational Therapy department, remembering the 109 Senior Citizens at Christmas, making diapers for the Children's Aid and collecting toys for 'retarded children at Cedar Springs 'Institution. The considerable amount of time 'as well as supplies kindly donated by many local citizens was a great help to these Brownies in completing their successful year. M Beef cattle day Tuesday, July 8 vu . Farmers, steer your way to Beef Cattle Day; Tuesday; July An entire day of discussions on all aspects of beef cattle farming is scheduled to take place in the Biology Building, University of Guelph. There will be two separate programs during the day., The. morning session, under the '.chairmanship of Dr. J. C. Rennie, Department of Animal Science, University of Guelph, will •be devoted to the feeding, pasturing, and grading of beef, as well as some of the respiratory diseases to which beef cattle are prone. In the afternoon, emphasis will be placed on the -research being done on. beef' cattle, particularly breed crosses and combinations, -the evaluation of performance tested bulls, and • twinning, estrus and sex control in cattle. These sessions will be chaired by Dr. W. S. Young, Co-ordinator of Extension, Ontario Agricultural College. 'In addition to talks • and discussions in these areas, there will be tours of the Animal Science Building, recently opened by the University, and built at, a cost of almost nine million 'dollars. The tours will be conducted from 9:QO to 9:45 a.m., and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., while the main proceedings will begin, at 10:00 a.m., with a break for lunch. at noon. All those concerned with beef cattle farming and all others interested are invited , to attend and further information on proceedings - can be obtained from the ., Co-ordinator of Agricultural Extension, University of Guelph. Ontario .winter wheat price rises The price of 1969 crop Ontario winter wheat will be two cents higher than the price for the 1968 crop. , James O'Shea, RR 3, Granton, chairman of , the Ontario . Wheat Producers' Marketing Board announced that the negotiated minimum price for grades No. 1 and No. 2 has been set at $1.82 per bushel. Last year the minimum' was $1.80 per bushel In making the annou icement, Mr. O'Shea said negotiations between board and trade (dealer • and processor) representatives were . completed on . Tuesday, June 17,. in London. Mr. O'Shea said in addition to the two cent per bushel increase - there was no other change in the WjrII telecast Don Messer Jubilee James A. Plant, production manager of CFPL-TV, London, has announced that arrangements ,have been completed to ° . telecast Don Messer's Jubilee each Saturday at 4:30 p.m., starting September 20. • The program will be produced in Hamilton at the studios of CH'CH-TV. negotiated agreement involving glade discounts. • • The discounts for grades No. -4 and No. 5 will be 47 cents per • bushel instead of 45 cents, the level in effect last year. Grade No. 3 discount remains the same at 3 cents per bushel. Mr. O'Shea said all other terms of the 1969 agreement which comes into force July 1st remain unchanged 'from the year previous. The escalator clause as before, provides a 10 cents per bushel price increase according to • the schedule below. `July, -__ • August, " September $1.82;'. October $1..84; November $1.86; December $1.88; January $1.90; February',' March, April $1.92; May, $1.87; June $1.82 . OMA to revitalize organization The Ontario Federation of Agriculture will, continue to revitalize its organization structure so as to lead farmers in the most energetic way possible.' This was the _. gist- of a statement by OFA President Charles • Munro, ' following' rejection of a proposal for a new general farm organization. He emphasized that "thousands of farmers have realized that ounity in. one organization could fortify agriculture and regain its rightful position in Ontario's economy." The federation president explained that a program of reorganization and refinancing, begun three years ago, was postponed for the GFO campaign. "It must continue now and gain strength and depth as t' me progresses," he com nted. A OFA executive' meeting is being eld this week to assess the reason for the vote being lost. Mr. Munro stressed that "the" fact still remains that organizations representing farmers across this province must still undergo a drastic change in order' to bring the individual farmer to the economic and social level he has. a right to enjoy in our affluent society." An invitation was extended to all who sought a new future in the GFO -to support the federation • Tiger Dunlop WI The Tiger Dunlop Institute met in the Township Hall with Blyth WI as their guests. The meeting was opened with the "Ode" and "Mary Stewart Collect.'- Leaders were chosen for the 4-H club's fall course of • Needlecraft. The president, Mrs. Elmer Hunter, was chosen to . present the awards at the Grade 8 graduation banquet. Mrs. R. Buchanan and Mrs. Elfred Moore gave interesting reports on the District Annual held in Goderich. Mrs. H. Kloeze gave the, motto "Cultivate safety and harvest happiness." Mrs. Wilmer Hardy, whose . topic for the meeting was "Agriculture and Industries," introduced the speaker, James Currie of'Wingharh. He gave a very informative we on furniture and reupholstering -and kinds of fabrics used. Mrs. T. Hunter thanked 'the speaker. Following a penny sale, lunch was served by Mrs. E. Elliott, Mrs. Ed Montgomery, Mrs. H. Brindley and Miss H. Fulford. EFFECTIVE JULY 1st 0/0 ON A IMUM QUARTERLY BALANCE PAID HALF -YEARLY This rate is open to all members or potential } members. Funds in this 6h/2% account are not chequeable — but are available to you at any time. Note: Special deposit accounts do not carry our usual Life Savings Insurance. 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