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TOWN AND COUNTRV Early morning travel iiipossible in•Auburn during storm ,.
Villagers complain about snow removal
Births
HWARTZ: To Mr. and Mrs.
len Schwartz of RR 5% Goderich,
bay Matthew Charles, born
cember 10, 1977, at Alexandra
Brine and General Hospital.
LLAND: To Susan and
ymond Volland, Goderich, a
y, Jeffery. born December 13,
17.
ULLIN: To Laura and Allan
ullin, Goderich, a boy, born
cember 13, 1977, at Goderich
spital.
LLIAMS - Angie is very
ased to announce the
ival of her bbabby 10
Oroothz. brother,
Preston,
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dnesday, November 30,
7, Mom and Dad (David
d Lynda) of RR 1, Kin -
dine are real pleased and
ud too.
Engagements
and Mrs. Kenneth McCosh,
4, Goderich, Ontario, are
ased to announce the
agement of their daughter,
nne Carol, to Mr. Paul
hael Graf, son of Mr. and
. John Graf, Goderich,
io. The wedding will take
e January 7, 1978, in Knox
sbyterian Church, Goderich,
rio, at 4 o'clock. -50
31. Card of thanks
CHISHOLM: The family of the
late Angus Mark Chisholm wish
to express their sincere thanks
and appreciation to their.
relatives, friends and neighbors
for cards, flowers and donations
to the heart fund during their
recent bereavement. Special
thanks to pallbearers, ladies who
made lunch and those who helped
in any way.—Mrs. Mark
Chisholm and family. -50
PARK: I wish to thank Dr.
Thomson, and nurses at
emergency, Alexandra Hospital
for the care they gave me; also I
wish to thank the nurses on
second floor west and Doctors
Cieslar, Deathe and Flowers for
their special care, and to
everyone who visited me and sent
cards^flowers and gifts. Special
thanks to Jean Mactnnes. All was
very much appreciated.—Hazel
Park. -50
SINCLAIR: I would like to thank
the nurses on second floor east at
Alexandra Hospital. Special
thanks to Dr. Walker and Dr.
Lambert, for their care while I
was in hospital.—Lois Sin-
clair. -50
VANDERBURGH: I would - like
to thank everyone for their visits
and phone calls and for the gifts
and cards I received during my
stay in the hospital. I would also
like to thank Dr. Cauchi,and the
nurses on the 2nd floor.--Bren-
da.-50nc
Unit 2 of the United Church
Women of Knox United
Church held their Christmas
party in the Sunday school
room of the church on
Wednesday December 7,
when members treated their
husbands and friends to a
smorgasbord dinner at noon.
Rev. Earl St. Jean said the
Grace.
After everyone had enjoyed
the delicious meal, Mrs.
'Donald Haines, leader of the
Unit, welcomed all.
Mrs. Thomas Jardin
conducted a sing -song of
familiar songs with Mrs.
Donald Haines at the piano.
This was followed by a
pageant entitled, "The Night
That Was". Mrs. Dorothy
Grange took the part of the
shepherd and Mrs. Jardin
was the soloist with Mrs.
Kenneth McDougall as
pianist. This was enjoyed by
all.
Mrs. Ray Hanna, on behalf
of the guests, expressed her
appreciation to the members
of the Unit 2 for the invitation
to attend and the enjoyable
time spent together.
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Open house is being held in
the Auburn Community
Memorial Hall next Satur-
day, December 17 for Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Kirkconnell
who celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary last
Saturday, December 3. The
family are having Open
House for their relatives,
friends and neighbours from 2
p.m. to 5 p.m. and a cordial
invitation is extended to
everyone.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kirk-
connell were married on
December 3, 1927 by Rev.
W.B. Hawkins at the Blyth
R ectory.
Mr. Kirkconnell is the son
of the late John Kirkconnell
and Elizabeth Miller of
Hullett Township.
Mrs. Kirkconnell was the
former Elizabeth Daer, only
daughter of the late Sam Daei
and Mary Tuburville of
Hullett Township.
The couple attended by the
groom's sister, Miss Annie
Kirkconnell and by the
bride's brother, Mr. John
Daer. A reception followed at
the home of the bride's
parents. Waitresses were,
Viola Leatherland, Edith
Stoltz Florence Walper,
and Marguerite Youngblut.
Mrs. J.C. Stoltz assisted in
the kitchen.
Following their marriage,
they resided at many places
as Mr. Kirkconnell worked as
C.P.R. section man starting
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at Auburn under the late starting at Deceer, 1977 to
Maitland Allen, foreman. December 1978.
Snow rearfoval was
discussed and it was stated
that Allan Craig is doing a
good job but that the recent
heavy snowfall couldn't be
removed instantly and many
wanting to get out early in the
They farmed on the Base
Line until 1960 when they
retired to their present home
on Goderich Street.
They are members of St.
Mark's Anglican Church and
Mrs. "firkconnelj belongs to
the Anglican Church Women tporning found the streets
and for many ye -ars has been-ipossible. Several protests
a member of the Auburn were heard but no one had a
Women's Institute.
Mr. Kirkconnell enjoys
gardening and helping others
while Mrs. Kirkconiell's
hobby is quilting, sewing and
embroidery work.
They have one son Harold
of Goderich and three
daughters, Mrs. Louis (Jean)
Blake of R.R. 2 Brussels,
Mrs. Mary Park of Winnipeg
and Miss Dianne Kirkconnell
of Edmondton; three gran-
dsons, Donald Kirkconnell of
Kitchener, Ronald Kirk- good solution for the snow
connell and Gregory Kirk- removal problem. The
connell of Goderich arid two Trustees are going to look
granddaughters, Mrs. into this business.
Raymond (Faye) Blake of The proposed new street
Fordwich and Miss Mary lights came under discussion
Anne Blake of London. but it was stated that it was in
Mrs. Kirkconnell has two the hands of Ontario ,Hydro
brothers, John Daer of where' the lights would be
Auburn and Bert Daier of placed.
Blyth. Mr. Kirkconnell has Garbage collection was
twin sisters, Mrs. John discussed but Bud Chamney
(Clara) Snelling of Port was unable to be present as
Colborne and Mrs. Charles he was sanding with his
(Jessie) Snelling of Ottawa. truck. There are 97 stops in
Deceased are brothers Tom, the village. Everyone had a
Jack, and Dave and sisters, good word for the garbage
Belle, Jean, Annie and Mary. collector who comes every
Saturday morning around $
a.m.
Clerk Frank Raithby gave
an estimated statement of the
financial situation and it will
be available at the end of the
year.
The use of the Town Hall for
card parties was discussed
and if enough are interested
in the daytime, it will be
opened for use during the
week, Monday to Friday. If
you are interested please
contact the village Trustees,
Warner Andrews, Sandy
Andrews and Ken Scott.
Much criticism is being
given to the Trustee Board
but most of the village tax-
payers are pleased with their
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Auburn
news
Eleanor Bradnock,
correspondent, 526-759r)
VILLAGE TRUSTEES
MEET
The Auburn'Town Hall was
filled to capacity last
Saturday evening when angry
taxpayers came to protest the
snow removal on the village
streets at the December
meeting of the Village
Trustees,
Chairman Warner Andrews
opened the meeting and the
minutes were accepted as
read by the village clerk,
Frank Raithby.
Mr. Sandy Andrews
reported that Mrs. Lynn
Chamney, librarian would
assume the position of
caretaker at $25, per year
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operation. If you are'
dissatisfied, please come out
to the annual meeting next
December and let your name
stand for office. These men
serve the Village without
enumeration much to the
dismay of several residents.
Please cooperate and if
youare not satisfied come out
to the next meeting and state
your complaint to the
Trustees and not to other
sources.
SOCIAL NEWS
It is hoped that many
residents of the community
will come out on Thursday
evening at 8 p.m. to the
planning of celebrations for
the 125th birthday of the
village of Auburn. Please
offer your help on some of the
committees. It is only
through you that this can be a
success.
Sunday visitors with Mrs.
Eleanor Bradnock were Mr.
and Mrs. John Menheere and
Paul of Dublin and Mr. and
Mrs. John Stadelmann,
Christine, Rhonda and
Jennifer of RR2 Blyth.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Cartwright, David, Derrick
and Lorie visited last Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. James
Cartwright and Paul of R.R.1
Blyth.
L.IfN'S_CL-i.JB
A Christmas party for the
children of the Auburn
community is being planned
by the Auburn and District
Lions . Club to be held on
December 21 in the Auburn
Community Memorial hall at
7 p.m. There will be a
program of films for the
children and bags of candy.
Santa is expected to make an
appearance. Volunteers
please contact Mrs. Brian
Hallam on the number of
children that are in this
community.
It was decided to hold the
Christmas party for the
children at the regular
meeting of the Auburn and
District Lions Club held last
Wednesday.
Lion Fred Lawrence
presided and•the meeting was
commenced by a dinner
served by the members of the
Presbyterian Women's
Missionary Society.
Secretary Lion Bob Ket-
chabaw read the minutes
which were adopted as read
on motion of Lion Fred
Lawrence and Lion Stephen
Campbell. Treasurer Lion
James Schneider gave the
financial statement.. Profit
from the film night was $19
and from the dance, $476.
A New Year's Eve party is
being planned. It is to be held
in the Auburn Community
Hall and tickets are being
printed and are available
with only advance tickets
being accepted. As no band is
available, other en-
tertainment is being
arranged.
They 8 Londesboro Lions
Club members delivered
Martha (a banty hen) which
is to be transferred from club
to club during the year.
The meeting was closed on
motion of Lion Tom Cun-
ningham and Lion Greg
Arthur. A social time was
enjoyed with a game of cards,
AUBURN LIBRARY
Did you know there is a
library branch under the
Huron County Public Library
in the village of Auburn? The
library's hours are open 2
p.m. to 5 p.m. every Satur-
day. Drop in and meet Mrs.
Lynn Chamney, branch
supervisor. She will be
pleased to show you the
selection of new books that
have recently arrived.
The new ,books include
everything from romance to
mystery and now there is a
whole new wall section of
Huron County hooks. There is
a wider selection to suit
everyone's taste. Some of the
books are as follows: adult -
romance and light reading -
Two Pods In a Field, by
Ursula Bloom; and Where the
Heart Belongs by Lilian
Chisholm; mystery -money
For the Taking by Doris Miles
Disney; and Endless Night by
Agatha Christie; science
fiction -And So Ends the World
by'Richard Pape; and Planet
of the Apes by Pierre Boulle.
These are just a few of the
many authors you'll find in
the Auburn library and just a
few of the novels written by
these people.
In the children's book
section there are many
animal stories such as Pippa
the Cheetah and Her Cubs
and Mickey the Beaver by
Kerry Wood and mysteries
like The Hidden Staircase
(Nancy Drew) by Carolyn
Keene and The Secret Panel
(Hardy Boys) by Franklin W.
Dixon.
Easy reading includes .
Christmas stories, fairy tales,
book series eg. the
Borrowers. There is also a
selection of picture books.
Membership is free and you
can take out as many books
as you want for a period of
two weeks. It would be nice if
more people would take
advantage of this good
reading material.
CHURCH NEWS
During the service at,Knox
United Church last Sunday,
the annual White Gift service
was held by the members of
the Sunday school. The
Sunday school attended in a
big group with their teachers.
All members pinned white
envelopes with money in
them to the Christmas tree.
The children were assisted by
Anita Hallam and Nancy
Verbeek. These gifts were
sent to the Children's Aid
Society.
During the service which
was in the charge of the
minister, Rev. Earl St. Jean,
Mrs. St. Jean told a story of
poverty in the world. Mrs.
Brian Hallam spoke of family
life in England and Donald
Haines told about family life
in Alberta 1967-1977. The
organist was Mrs. Norman
Wightman.
It was announced that the
annual Sunday school concert
will be held Saturday
December 17 at 8 p.m. Plans
'are being made for the
children and adults to go
carol singing in the village on
Christmas eve at 7 p.m.
Lunch will be served from 7
p.m. to 7 :30 p.m. in the manse
following the singing. The
Trinity Christmas pageant
will be held on Christmas Eve
at 8 p.m.
SOCIAL NEWS
, The community is pleased
to report that Master Scott
Arthur was able to come
home after a couple of weeks
as a patient in Sick Children's
Hospital in London. '
Mrs. Mary Rollinson in in
Toronto visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Alfred Weston
and Mr. Weston.
Prize winners at the weekly
euchre party were: novelty -
Donald haines; high lady -
Mrs. Lillian Leatherland; low
lady -Mrs. Warner Andrews;
high •man -Murray Rollinson
and low man -Ernest Durnin.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Craig
attended the 40th anniversary
party for Mr. and Mrs. Mel
Mathers at the Legion Hall in
Wingham recently. They
were also dinner guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Mathers in
Wingham last Sunday.
Mrs. Gordon Powell visited -
last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Powell at St.
Catharines.
COPE
copes
Occupational accidents
killed -almost 1,000 Canadian
workers in 1976. There were
more than one million in-
juries. costing almost $800
million. This is about $35 per
day for every man, woman
and child in Canada.
These staggering figures
and their effects will be
discussed at the Conference
On Protective • Equipment
(COPE '78) to he held at the
Skyline Hotel in Toronto on
January 23, 24 and 25. 1978.
Safety specialists and
decision makers from across
Canada will participate in
COPE °and discuss "means to
reduce the number of oc-
cupational injuries in all
industries. Several provincial
cabinet ministers will join
key representatives from
industry and labour at the
Conference.
COPE is being organized by
the Canada Safety Council,
Canadian Standards
Association and Construction
Safety Association of Ontario,
and endorsed by John Munro,
Labour Minister of Canada,
who says the harmful effect
of ' these injuries (the
majority unnecessary) goes
beyond the human suffering
involved. This country as a
whole and industry in par-
ticular cannot afford to
continually absorb this; order
of losswithout suffering
serious consequences. We ..
must act now to counter the
situation."
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