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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-06-28, Page 15444 rood t4 td� ' dei i. nt• yep (mallet , gaper ;,,1. are of tt value", . Cardiff a Huronview resident makes the bean-bag .•k like child's play as she sinks six shots in a row to azement of on -lookers George -Nicholson (standing left). Edgar Rowe, (centre) and Rev. A. Mowatt. iMrs. A. Leyburne, (seated) is also watching the "demonstration". (Staff Photo) R 49 59 1.2 2.2 5j$s 4' ° r9t l's. 6' 9' 5i$1 rel 9° 0 a si Senior citizens Week s began on Sunday with a Church Service uditorium. The service ken by Rev. W.H. pie, Chaplain of the ith the Ontario Street Church choir, directed s. Doris McKinley, g special musical num- well as a quartet num- ohn Lavis; George Tur- n Symons and Stanley nts of Marion Villa f London, travelling by car, visited Huronview ay afternoon and after upper and a brief tour Home presented a. program in the ium. Sister Maureen the trip and program onsisted of vocal solos, nfals, bagpipe selec- d a sing song. nistrator, Mr. Ar-_ welcomed the visitors organ Dalton e,.pressing ppreciation of the is for the enjoyable members of the h Senior Citizens Club the, Home on Monday •n and provided an f entertainment. Rev. Leonard Warr was master of Jimmy Little, violin solo. Mr. ceremonies and along with Roy Maize, a native of ,the Mrs. Warr sang two vocal duets Lucknow area, thanked the en - and led a sing song. tertainers. Following a tour of There were dance numbers the Home and a visit with by sisters, Elise and Heather several of their friends, the Lindsay, readings by Mrs. ,Mad- Club members had supper in ding, a vocal solo by Mrs. Lind- main dining room. say, violin selections Mr. and The weather conditions were Mrs. McDonald with Norman idea( on Wednesday afternoon Speir joining Mr. and Mrs. Bert for the annual picnic which is Finlay for some old tyrne tunes -'held in conjunction with Senior during the program and the social hour. The kitchen staff served lemonade and cookies to 200 residents and guests. Mrs. Bessie Elliott thanked all those responsible for the entertain- ment, _ • Rev. Youmatoff of Bayfield was Chairman for Tuesday af- ternoon's activities and accom- panied at the piano by Mrs. J. Parker, led a lively sing a long. Sixty-five members of the Town and Country Senior Citizens Club, Lucknow, were guests for the afternoon and took part in the program. Mrs. Campbell accompanied Mrs. Philip Stewart and Walter Dexter for vocal solo numbers with readings by Mrs. Philip Stewart, a mouth organ and piano instrumental by Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Drennan and itts Citizens Week. Senior Citizens from Clinton and Wingham areas joined in the afternoon's activities on the lawn with sup- per being served in the Auditorium and adjoining areas. Becky Howes Of the staff joined the Opportunity for Youth group, The Band, to provide musicale selections during the afternoon with har- monica numbers by Mrs. Rad - burn of Wingham. A good num- ber of residents and visitors took part in the sports, which included potato, wheelchair and pillow stip relays with` several contests and1 games .opertited by the Clinton Lions Ctub. During the supper hour prizes were presented to the oldest lady, M'r's. Scott, gen- tleman, Wilson Armstrong; nearest birthdays, Mr. Jim Gib- bons and Mrs. Charles Bosman: The Senior Citizens Clubs of Exeter and Bayfield had sup- per at the Hom.e on Thursday, evening and provided the Family Night program. President Claire Merner, in- troduced the Bayfield program and joined a men's chorus --Bill Parker, Harry Baker, George Brown, Rev: Youmatoff and Brown Higgins accompanied by Mrs. Higgins. Stephen -Farris, a student minister at Bayfield, spoke to the audience with his brother, Michael, leading a sing song. The Exeter program con- sisted of tap dances by Mona Hodgins, readings by Mrs. Graham Arthur, instrumentals by Mrs. King; Cecil Skinner and Norman. Speir. The men's chorus included Edward Lam- port, Joe White, Pat Skinner. Earl Haist, Maurice Quance and Cecil Skinner. • Forty-five members of the "Brussels Senior Citizens Club travelling by bus visited the Home on Friday morning and after joined the residents for an afternoon of ,bingo. The Hap_pv Citizens of Seaforth_ shonsor`ecj the progressive euchre and games on Saturday in the Auditorium and the names of prize winners have been saved for next week's issue. The Club mem- bers visited several of -their relatives •and friends in the Horne - after. having dinner together. - It would seem by the,atten- dance so far that the week has Mrs..,A. Cook Mrs. A. Cook and Mrs. S. J. Mclntvre were presented with family rings at a special joint birthday celebration held at the home of W.F. Cook on Ju.e 17. • Mrs. A. Cook the mother of W.F. Cook of 256 Catherine St., Goderich, was born on June 20, 1883 in .L sborne Town- ship near Exeter. She has lived in the Clinton area most' of her life and currently resides at the home of her daughter Mrs. Frank ( Elva) Mutch of Clinton. Mrs. Cook has two grandchildren, Lynda. 17 and Allan 14, years of age, - Special greetings were received from Ontario Premier William Davis, Bob McKinley M.P.,' Jack Riddell M.P.P. -and friends in Bromley in the County of Kant in England. Mrs• S..' McIntyre wito turned' 80 on June 13 was born in been the most successful yet. A great deal of the credit for its , �uiaEess is due to the splendid • co-operation of the weather man, the staff members and the assistance of the Women's .auxiliary who were responsible r the registration. Mrs, S.J. McIntyre Downie Township in 1893. She is currently residing at 36 Church St. North ih St. Marys. Mrs. McIntyre has four daughters; Mrs. Kenneth (Ruth) Gunning of Granton, Mrs. Nelson (Helene) Rolston of St. Marys and twia.daugnters Mrs. W.F. Cook of Goderich and Mrs. Jack (Marion) Wi14r'n of St. Marts. Mrti. McIntyre also has seven grandchildren and seven 'great. -grandchildren. -:Special greetings were received from Prime -Minister Pierre Trudeau, Premier William Davis, •- Hugh Edighoffer M.P. from Mitchel1Bill Jarvis M.P.P. and also a special greeting from the Mayor of St. Marys. Other greetings came from friends in Bromley England. About 66 people were on hand for the celebration coming from such_places as Stratford, Waterloo, St. Marys, London, Bright, Owen Sound, Clinton. and Goderich and area. anoDecit'j SIGNAL—STAR, Gus Chisholm (left) General Manager for Dearborn Steel, and Plant Superintendent Doug Zoethout, (centre) wish Fred Barker an employee, a happy holiday.•Fred dust Zeit for three week holidays. He Is still actively employed by Dearborn even though he dust turned 80. Fred has been with the company for 15 years. (Staff Photo) To day Fred Barker will celebrate his 80th birthday and is still actively employed by Dearborn Steel Tubing perfor- ming his usual duties of pattern making as well as other special tasks. h O0ifing isn't exactly her line of work, Alice 'Nilo resident Adjuvant Ward gives a few tips ent Mrs• Noone McEwen. (Staff Photo) The toilet paper wrapping contest created loads of laughter as seen in this photo. Mrs. R. Harrington 's being wrapped by Mrs. Mary Gibbings, (left) and Mrs. F. Doak( while Alice Roorda watches In the background. (Staff Photo) Fred has been with the com- pany since it s beginning and has produced all the patterns necessary for the thousands of pipes manufactured by Dear - horn. He and his wife were recently guests of the company for a small iiirthdav party .held in his honour As he blew out the can- dles, his wish was that "the party could he repeated five years from now Thursday afternoon, Kurt Dierolf, the foreman of the toolroom in which Fred works, held a special surprise party for him in that division. He hopesrto he active in the company for maDy years to come and according to manager Gus 'Chisholm, "it is .Dear- born's wish also". Fred left ,Friday to enjoy three weeks•holidays and when he returns, his project will he the landscaping and arranging of shrubs at the new plant. When discussing Fred, Gud Chisholm stated that "he has always been considered as a special type of employ%-" The Tate Mr. Ralph Hotton, founder of thiDearborn Company, once stated that "Fred should be his own boss". His .suggestion is still being carried out by his son Robert who is now com- pany president.