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Ray Allison -,foreground, and Dr. Neil McKay at the keyboardTeadoriginal members .of the Nen McKay
Orchestra through a song at Sunningdale Country Club at London during the band's first reunion since
-it played2in the early 40's at -the "Pv'.' nowknown as the-Harbourl'ite Inn,
eilMcKciy'i.�r.chc
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recall
Goderich in surniii�rof '42
A
. People who listened to them
will never forget the musi'o,of Neil
McKay's orchestra, as' • its
• sentimental strains wafted out
onto the beach shores from •the
. now almost non-existent beach
I y
pavilion a,ye,steryear.
° There are many more Who'
remember listening to the band's
music Saturday nights' coast -to-
.,..... coast on the CBC network.
Neil.McKav is now Dr. MeKay.
composer in residence on the
faculty of music.at. the 'University
of Hawaii in Honolulu. He is the
only one of his ,original 12 -man
band who made music his career
The., -others, are doctors, -
teachers, administrators '"and
business executives, and ",all but
two still live , in London.. They
organized the band in 1938 when
they were all.n highschool.
There are still marks left by
instruments on the living' room
walls of the McKay family home at
540 Cheapside Sr.,where the: boys
rehearsed, says,' c .Mrs..__ _Jean
McKay, 83-year-old.rnother of Dr..
McKay.
° Those boys and their wives got
• together for their first reunion in
28 years at the Sunningdale
Country Club Wednesday; July 5.
Dr, McKay was home to visit
his mother. On the last part`of a
year-long sabbatical leave during
which he circled the world. He
spent two months. 'in central
Africa, travelling 8,000 miles
Land Rover to record prirnit
music -which is fast being lost and
forgotten.
But he remembe-r-s when the
band played every, night but
M
Sunday for $15 a week each at the
Kincardine pavilion in the
summer of 1941.
But the old band most .fondly
rernemberthe summer, Of1942•in,
Goderich. where they rented an
old house to live in while playing
nightly at the pavilion. A couple of
the wives who were with thee
musicians as they . reminisced
by
ive
helped the group when they
When the Goderich Reex'eation
"BOard and Arena Comntittee.met ,
.,in their final June rnt~etrng,
l ecentry , ---hoard• ' .,` members°
reviewed copies', -,of an
advertisement . circulated
rar•ding , the hiring of a'
Recreation Director. All
members 'agreed to the *Move and
on niotions by Mike Vro:oixian and '
Emily - Crew . the board
recommended to town council,
who have ,.the final say .on the.,
matter, that the ad by ; placed in .
newspapers. •,3
In other , business the list of grievances the delegation
Recreation • -Board heard a outlined, their intention t
ciel;egation from the Goderich rncreaSe the price at the gate to
branch of the Western Cl.ntax'io M1.00 per adult and -50 cents for
Highland Dancing Association children. Booster Tickets would
consisting of Mary Lynne 'Telford remain the same price with a
and Maureen- Elliott. The ladies promotion put on, the, selling of
attended to request the boards booster tickets by Lions Club
assistance -financially .With an Members, \ a
upeoniir-tg eempetition__z__. . _.Thn _C9rrr-rn-itte4 r.equest-ed-
eptember. , , . • ..., • - better split of,the gate and -more
The whole competition is einitrol on the price of Meals by
,expected tocost $400.'Medals and charging players or byy using
„trophies _..w.i-1... represent ai�out ,` _.E:rr�rr's Club volunteer—help---in-',
$225 of that total cost with judges'• serving.
and pipers:' fees taking up The delegation also explained
approximately $125. About 40 Out they would attempt to draw a
y.
Board
that the times for beginners and
Red Cross have been the same for
moth last season and this year.
-.
'`hi Poorilteottyp -to'-- ohr tt-::
Ashfield representative
personally.to straighten out the
difficulties.
Another delegation on hand
carne from the- Goderich- Lia m,
--Club Young Canada ,, week .
committee. Don Shortreed, Tim -
Elliott and + Clark . Chisholm
represented the" group.
After explaining -the financial
statement for the yeard1972 and a
•
,.::.are‘a children will be involved in
the -local group. with 120 in the
Western Ontario Association,
Mrs. Telford explained to the
board that the local group would
likely be able to pay the $125 but
wishes help with the $225 figure.
,After some discussion board
melnbers agreed to hold the
matter until a later -date and to
discuss „it at the . same time as
other grant requests are to be
. considered.
, The Board* also met with
representatives of the Townships
of Ash -field, Colhdrne- ' and
Goderich at their meeting,
d s"cussing . the• ••-matter ` of
recreational planning and area
co -opera -tion in the field. -
The group• reviewed township
•facilities presently in existence,
and the grant structures: 'It was
learned. that Ashfield at the
moment works thei'c °'r gram. in
connection 'with Lucknow while
St Marys' Recreation Director
started their band. • works in co-operation with the • ° Chairman Paul Carroll
,
reported th t
a
da ced' P 1'
When the hand broke upDr: surrounding townships Ali thatn �o
area. . , �• : ,W Services Ltd, ,did some work at
McKay 1oinecl the navy and starved Chairman Paul Carroll ofe the the Judith.,Gooderham Pool and
in -the navy band as clarinet player 1't�ft' 'Short r�
and arranggr until 1946 0,after Ctoderich. Recreation .Cor tniTee �yf after the pool
�� re airm h w
}offered to, make the necessary p en. ad -gone however so
whirh.he studied for a yea r lit the„ :�r�° •. �
.Western Conservatory of Music. arrangentelils to • have 'had the, water.
'' 'For three years he was staff' representatives from -the A: local plumbing,' firm was
Department and"' representatives called in to, repair • the repairs
:cr •
ztrran et ,on c- ti•
local; et ork`
programs with CFPL Radio. 'from .already St. Marys come to a �joipt e V made, he noted,. hut .there
.,Dien at .that )ime' he played • meeting todiscuss the area grant is still a••small loss of water. It
violin. t meet, trombone. structure: The townships are to was felt that an investigation
1
. clarinet, saxophone and piano, be notified whetsthe shouldbe made on the north side
when he came to London from arrangements are complete c of the pool where the concrete has
British Columbia at the age of .During the meeting,the Ashfield sagged considerably and that.
repairs. to thee re circulating
system could bp Made locally.
' In other developments at ' the
• pool the Recreation Board agreed;
to accept an offer from Tuckev
Beverages to supply a pop
at the pool. which will be,_
ooiripletely controlled' a id looked
after by that company: There is to
be, no ,responsibility on the- pool
Staff and the. Recreation Board is
to rceive_.15'_per.c aLo ,sa.les....,.
better calibre -team in the '•A'''
and -AA" series and would be
increasing the -'cost of advertising
in;`the program.
A discussion by the Board Was
held and the 'Arena Committee
•waste instructed to study the
'proposals further and then meet
with the Young 'Canada Week
Committee. `
On behalf of the Maitland Golf
and Country Club Dan Murphy.
Dr .Jasper and Bob Alle'h att'en'ded
'the Board r•d meeting to present and
discuss the group rules and terms
of i efer.ence for a study of
recreation potential at the club''
Dan Murphy also explained the
financial statusof
n the cltrb,,to
Bj lyd members.
A committee consisting of
•
Peter McCauley;'Ernily Crew and
Chairman Paul Carroll agreed to
meet with a committee 'of three
from .the :Maitland Golf and
Country C-Thb, o..__�ii ctrsa' the
matter further. e' "
Wednesday were the • •steadv , eight he'd, already been picking group • complained to Goderich
girlfriends" . during ' those ' ,out tunes .can the piano for four
highschool days, -
' The band broke up in 1944 a.s 'the He got, another -dance band the children came into • town for
members entered. university .oi, formed. for ,a period ,in London their morning classes and that the
wartirite service. after ° the war. They played ii tirne for beginners and Red Cross
The men •are: Dr. Earl season at Grand Bend and classes had.been cut from one
Plunkett. London cafrcer -clinic, regularly' on radio,' and was 1 hour•te--enetal'f hour.
-vocals; Dr•. Jack Bvles, clinical free-lance music arranger,while • • • Chairman Carroll- , explained
psychologist at McMaster comrtlirting to Tornntii to study .' 'that the complaint should have
been registered • last year
regarding -the -opening- ti m -e anti
that the local swimming pdol ,was,
not'open ontime last season when
University in Hamilton: composition with John Weinzweig.
saxophone,_Dr _;Jack_ Walters, . __and Oscar Morawetz.' ----
chief,of .obstetrics, St. Joseph's Dr. McKay graduated witha BA ,
Hospital, drums: George Hartsell from UWO, in 1353. gave up the
and Don Galpin, registrar and 'hand and dF votec1 his fall time to
assistant registrar,. • study at' the Eastman School of
respectively, at - Althouse .Music in Ro`chester•, N.Y. Here he
ollege, piano and truriipet: Don earned his' doctorate in
Stoth.ers, Canada Trust manager compositi 3n. In 1956 he 'joined the
at Stratford., saxophone: Ted faculty at .Wisconsin State
Walker, teacher at Saunders _ university. taught music there
Secondary School, trombone:. for eight years, and in 1965went to
Jack Disher, with Continental Can Hawaii: - '
• Company . of Canada •Ltcl His wife, Marion. who came to
trumpet; Bob Livingston, eastern the University of Western Ontario
See These Canada sales manager for from 'Edmonton on a• music
Murray -Selby Shoe Ltd., bass;scholarship and now holds a
Low Mileage - and Roy (Scotty) 'Allison, vice-'. master's degree from the
principal of Fairmont Public University of Hawaii. teaches
USEDCARS School, piano. . there along with her husband.
Same of - the.- -risen-.- - y l av-e, two children; 1' nrv,;
Nowt ' together for private ,gam" 18, and Ian, 20, - 1 " '.,� -.READY TO SERVE
° ° sessions. Dr Plunkett, in •his MAPLE LEAF—BONE IN
.�,71 VOLKSWAGEN medical scEaool 'days, was the
aSho-w on f the '.CBC , During 1972, the ��U,S.D�.AO is
68 FORD GALAXIE SOO: Hardinglookingto implement a broad
r_2 -door' hardtop; power twork, on which the Neil McKay $ program designed to help
steering -- brakes Uc 't also' appeared regularly.'`,'' 'farmers control pests more
Also attending the reunion were e f f e c,ti v e°1 y and two r e
69 VOLKSWAGEN: Dr. McKa �'s mother and T,L:
• � y __ Who
.econotnicalllc,. while at,f he. _same.
STATIONWAGON. Hoskin, dean of men, UWO, who time reducing the amount of DDT
-« —Automatic was an English teacher at Central and other chemical pesticides
Collegiate„Who encouraged and currently being used. ..•
MR. AND'MRS. B. F. PURDON
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Knox Presbyterian Church_
Chapel was the setting.Jjine°€4' for
the wedding ceremony at which
Janice Lynn Willis. Goderich,
became the bride of Bryan
Y`'erherick Purdon.
Wingham,
Rev. G. L.. Royal officiated at
the double -ring service amid'
white daisies and pink carnations.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
afird... Mrs. Vernon Willis,
Goderich, and the groom's
parents are M:r. and Mrs. 'Russell
Purdon, R.R.3, 11Fingham.
-Wedding megic was supplied by
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Ingsbride
"Cangratulatiens 'to 'the grade
tight graduates of St. Joseph',.
School'.
They are: Terry Austin. Linda
Hoel, ColinJoanne
Daherty,"Leroy°Drennan, Lucille ' .
Frayne, Marianne Erayne, Rett
Hendricks, George Hickey, Nellie
Knoop; Debbie MaClnnis, Joanne
O'Neil, Eddie Sinnett, Sheila
Aaken, Mary Van Diepen, Lea Van
Diepen., ,Hwenry/ Van Rooy, Peter
Vogt. - 4
Winners of the awards were:
Valedictoriaiir, -- Judy - -Tigert`; •
Sience•award, Joanne .Doherty,
Citizenship award, Eddie Sinnett;
Music award, Marianne Frayne.
Graduation day was Thursday,
evening, June .29. Following a
graduation Mass, a supper was
served by the C.W.+L. in the
Church Hall for the graduates,
their parents, teachers and
priests.
Recent visitors with Mrs.
Bernadine Kinney were cousins,
Mr, and Mrs. Tom O'Loughlin and
Patrice of Kirkland Lake, nieces
and families, Mt. and Mrs. Bert
Kuerry--a.-nd�-fa=rni-ly of -Bloomfield .
Hills, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Larry
Syd and family of Lake Orion,
Mich.
Mrr;..�m�._an�._... Mrs:.z.- CSrinond ...
Heffernan and Ray spent a few
days last week• visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Art Bilpdeau of Baysville,
Ont.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank.'
bride, Corunna, was. matron of Van Diepenbeek and family are
• honor in a pink polyester gown Mrs. Van Diepenbeek's brother,
with long sleeves gathered at. the•wife and two children from
wrist with white trim. She carried Holland. .
white daisies on a lace -covered Visitors for the Eweeieend with
Bible with trailers, • . Mrs. Cliff -Austin were Mr, and
Miss Gail Good, niece of the Mrs. Ambrose Hartman and
bride, Goderich,, was + gowned . family of Kitchener.
. similar to the matron of�,honor. 'Rercent visitors with -Mrs...
'Groomsman was Brian 8iddall,� Blaise MMartin wereMr. and Mrs.
• friend of the groom, Goder•.ictt. Joe Martin ty and family of
Usher was Milton Purdon, ' Hamilton.
brother of .the groom, R.R.3, Mr. and Mrs. Danny Wilson and'
Wingham: . sons (the forrner.Eileen Vassella;
The reception was held at the • have moved from Goderich to_ the
home" of the 'bride; The bride's 'house on thefarm owned by Bud.
1, ram ameron: a mother wo.r°e'a coral crimp dress Farrish on the tenth,eoncession of •
The. bride ' 'wore a white with green . ' carnations. The Ashfield. It was formerly known
polyester empire -waisted gown groom's mother chose rrhlue lace • as the Earl McDonald farm. •
with long sleeves gathered at the 'dress with yellow carnations. The •community *extends their
wrist ' with pink , trim. 'Her The couple arc:.. residing, at = deepest, sympathy to Mrs. Joe
shoulder=length vefl.and*nosegav '.Turnbe'rry Street in,Brussels.' Maclntyre, Mr. Macrntyre 'and
of variegated pink ,carnations Prior, to - her•' marriage, the • fancily on the recent passing of
•amrpleted. bex.e-nsemh1 .�=;de�-was-t-he• gates -t-&1 honor at a^,. .Maris' father, M�"MacDo1 id Of.
Mrs..l3enson Good sister of the . m ,Kincardine
iscellaneou:s shower
Mrs„Harry Tideswell and Mrs We welcome Brother Carl Voll
William Stephens at the home of Who has come to the Rectory at St.
Mrs. Stephens . Joseph's- recently.
Port
Albert
L,A.C. and Mrs: Clarence Hey,
Rbnnie and Gary of Bagotville,.•
Quebec, visited with Mr'. and Mrs.
Clarence Hoy for The past 'week: .
also Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Knight and
Ricky of: Sarnia: Terry Hoy of
Toronto, on Saturday and Mrs. -
Earl :Y Teskey, Gerald, Mary .
Elaine and Glen' of Deshoro on:
Monday: '
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