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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1954-02-25, Page 1•be jTtrt TIM FIRST ROBIN OF 1954 has made his appearance in Clin- "ton . . Ever since Sunday, the cheery thrills a robin notes have been heard in the pine trees up on Rattenbury Street . . . Now there's , a bird that knowsgood spring weather when it comes along . . . and we like to think he picked Clinton as a -good loca- tion for settling . . . Accommoda- tion for robins and other song- birds is at the usual rate . . * * CONGRATULATIONS ARE DUE 14 -year-old Bev Boyes . . . for his achievements in the Kiwanis MU - sic festival last week in Toronto . . He placed sixth out of 24 i entrants n his piano class and received 84 marks . . . 13ev is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Boyes,- Ontario Street . . . Miss JudyOgston also competed and received 81 marks. . Congrat- ulations to both c:f you young folk. . . Competition at the Ki- wanis festival is just about as keen as anywhere • . . * * A GOOD QUESTION OF THIS week might be . .. Why dot a cOunty-wide vote on the matter of location for the county build- ings? . . . * * YES,. FOR /THOSE 'YEW WHO may have wondered otir Peter, of the back shop is now with us again . . . His two weeks holi- day, he spent in travelling . . . you really should enjoy his report of the developments at the Hu- ron County Museum in Goderlch . . . the so-called "Prettiest Town in Canada" . BY THE WAY, HAVE ANY OF the residents of our fair town. . . oi• those who once lived here and °- now have moved away. . . haVe any of you reminiscences of early fairs or Spring Shows in Clinton? . . . This year is just 100 years since the first fair was held in Clinton . . . Also, it is just 50 years since -the first Spring Show Was held here . . . And a Spring Show is a unique thing, at least in this province . . . There are only two others, one at Hensall and the other in Durham County . . .If yeti could let us have your recollections we are sure others would like to read about them ... especially nearing this anniversary • Season * * • ALWAYS ON' THE LOOKOUT for short and lovely bits of poetry, we were pleased recently to print "A World Farm Creed" on the Clinton News -Record editorial page . . . from the pen of John Atkins, these few lines seemed to appeal mightily to us . . . Now we have a pleasant surprise to receive a copy of the February 16 editorial page of The Montreal Star . "Canada's Greatest Newspaper" . . and they have reprinted the small poem, with credit to Mr. Atkins, and also to the Clinton News -Record • . Thank you . . . * * PUBLISHER OF THE LIST= owel Banner, -.George Tatham, is thls year one of seven on the ex- ecutive...of 'CleSs "A" Nevvapaper . Representatives from among 58 tri -weekly, semi-weekly and, weekly newspapers met in Mont- real last Saturday . . . As presi- dent of the Association, W. H. Cranston, Midland Free Press Herald says . . "More and more manufacturers are recognizing that newspaper advertising at the local level is the most effective possible means of meeting increas- bigly competitive sales condi- tions" . . . • * * * ' YESTERDAY AFTLIINOON THE old building once used as the of- fice of the Clerk of the Division Court, COL H. T. Rance . . . and until now situated at the east side of the Stavely Public Library . . was moved intact down Ratten- bury, and along Albert Street, to a new location on Maple Street . . It was purchased, we understand, by Eldred Emmerson . . and he intends making lige or it for part of a residence . . , The building, though old, is in remarkably good condition and is still sound, show- ing the results of good workman- ship in the original building . . • Men's Club Bring Film of "Kitimat" Filmed on the site of the famed Kitimat Project on the West Coast of British Columbia, "Man With a Thouaand Hands" is being pre- sented as a public service by the Men's Club of Ontario Street United Church, at the church next Thursday evening. Compliment- ary tickets may be obtained from A, J. McMurray or froth members of the club: No charge is being made to these wishing to see the film, which will be shown early at 7.30 and again at 9.45 pm. Featured last week by Financial Post as a "west coast marnmoth" the Kitimat Project of Altuninnin Co. of Canada includes a 48 -mile transmission line which ultimately will have the highest voltage pow- er cables on the continent and the biggest conductors ever made. The Kenney Dam there is the third • highest and largest rock -filled clam in the world. One quarter mile inside the DuBose•Mountain will eventually be housed the world's largest underground pow- erhouse. • With an estimated population by 1955 of 7,000 people, and sug- gested increase later to 50,000, Alcan is planninga model tow in building of which s being carried out by eight tnajor construction companies. - The growth of this project has made world construction histery, and first hand information on it • will be available through this re- cently made film. Plan to attend. THE NEW ERA -89th YEAR No. 8—The Home Paper With the News Clint THE NEWS -RECORD --73rd YEAR CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954 6 cents a copy $2.50 a year Former Agr. Rep. Returns; Speaks to 4rii Club Leaders Bennett, who for some years was agricultural representative for,Hu- ron County, and is now Associate Director of Exfension, Department of Agriculture, Toronto., . Speaking at the banquet served in the Commercial Inn Hotel, Mr. Bennett dealt largely with the growth of the 4-H Club movement in Canada, from the time in 1930 when there were 2,800 members until last year there were almost 19,000, with a potential probably ten times this. He mentioned that the 4-H Club work interested many people, and that even among the Huron leaders he could pick out one former warden; a number of reeves and ex -reeves; three former presidents of the Federa- tion of Agriculture; national, pro- vincial and county directors of livestock and crop organizations, former presidents of Junior Farm- ers .Associations and a large num- ber of former 4-H Club members. "Truly the 4-H Clubs must have something fine about them to have this continued interest," summed up Mr. Bennett. He went on to suggest that as the work expanded more and more work would have to be shifted to the shoulders of the leaders rather than leaving it all with the agri- cultural representatives. He quot- ed the 4-H Club pledge, "my Head to clearer thinking; my Heart to greater loyalty; my Hands to larger servide; my Heal- th to better living," and impressed upon his hearers their ability to do great work at the commupity level. G. W..• Montgomery introduced the speaker and thanks were of- fered by Harry Sturdy. Past president Charles Coultes presided for the morning session when general business was con- ducted, including his appointment as director to the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, and ap- pointment of 1954 officers. Wil- liam Turnbull is vice-president; Maurice Hallahan was returned as secretary -treasurer and the sum of $10 was awarded him for his work. Directors are 'Bob Hern representing the beef calf clubs; Kenneth 'Stewart, swine; Eric .Anderson, grain; Roy 1VrcLeodi tractor maintenance; Simon Hal- lahan, dairy calf; Harvey Johnson, forestry; and Wallace Bell; forage. Local Public Utilities Commis- John Turnbull, OAC secretary- sion officials, chairman IL R. fieldman for the province discus - Hawkins, IVIayor M. J. Agnew, W. sed the work of the tractor main - E. Perdue, A. J. McMurray and tenance clubs and Hank DeVries, George Rumball made an inspec- assistant Zone Forester, Stratford, tion tour of the local hydro sys- gave some outline of the work in tem on Monday afternoon together the forestry clubs. with Superintendent J. Rands and Deputy Reeve Melvin Crich, Rural Operating Area Foreman "pinch-hitting" for Mayor M. J. Jim Graham. Agnew, welcomed the group to The Commission members were Clinton, and Reeve Orval Taylor, .well pleasSd with the work which East_ Waw.antsh, —reel:Mitt= has been done to date in the re- Warden W. J. Dale extended the building progranune and while it greetings of the County Council, was found necessary to call a Reports were heard from Wil - temporary halt to further work as liam Taylor, George Kennedy, Wil - all the funds allocated for the William Austin, RR.. 1 Gerrie and first year of the five-year pro- Kenneth Stewart, Seaforth, who gramme had been used up, it is hoped that some plan can be had attended the short courses worked out ‘chereby work can held at OAC. centinue until the materials on Harold R. Baker, assistant agri- hand are installed in sections cultural representative for Hilton badly in -need of repair. County, outlined the clubs' pro - o gram for 1954. A short course for the leaders,in Clinton on March PS Teachers' Local 12, was decided upon. Films and slides based on 4-H Club work Enjoy Social Eve. were shown. • A committee headed by the past Members of the Huron Local president and including Robert Public School Men Teachers' Fed- Hern, Robert Campbell, Ronald eration entertained their wives to McMichael, Arnold Alton, William a banquet and social evening in Turnbull, William Pym and Anson Seaforth Monday evening. Dinner McKinley was fornied to plan was served at Northside United some fund-raising project for the Church where C. A. Trott, B.A., group. The tour this year will be Clinton, president of the local act- to the OAC in Glielph, and the ed as chairman, and Mervyn date for the Achievement Night Stevens, Goderich, was toastmast- was set for Friday, December 3 in er. the South Huron District ,High A tour of inspection as made School auditorium, Exeter, if of the new public school at Sea- available: forth,after which John Talbot, principal, acted as host for a so- cial• time. Winners in contests and games were Mrs. George H. George N. Turner Isaac Street, Jefferson, Clinton; Mrs. ,T, Talbot, celebrated his 90th birthday on Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Saturday, February 20. He was Beattie, Wingharn; James Shynk- born in Tuekersrnith Township, ar, Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Evan and lived there until retiring to Hoffman, Seaforth, and Mrs C Clinton in 1927. Ile was Weigh - Trott, Clinton. master at therailwaystock scales The evening was arranged by for 16 years, and is well known the executive,which includes be- throughout the district Until sides the president, the vice-presi- recent years he has always taken dent, Mervyn Stevens, Goderich, a special interest in his garden, and secretary -treasurer Clayton 0. and he was an enthusiastic lawn Martin, Clinton. ,bowler. More than 50 leaders of 4-H Clubs in Huron County met here Tuesday for their annual business meeting and noon banquet, and 'appointed Bolo Campbell, R.R. 1, Dublin, as their president for 1954. Of especial interest to many of those leaders was the opportunity to hear again genial R. Gordon Now In Toronto R. GORDON BENNETT now Associate Director of Ex- tension, Department of Agricul- ture, Toronto, and at one time agricultural representative for Huron County and resident in Clinton, spoke on Tuesday to more than 50 members of the Huron .County 4-.H Club Lead- ers Association. Town Officials Inspect Work Of HEPC In Town nosrrrAL iirxituARY WILL MEET MONDAY The Hospital Auxiliary will meet on 1111onday afternoon, March 0, at the hospital at three o'clock. The Weather 1954 1953 • High Low High Low Feb. 18 42 32 29 18 19 43 .26 36 17 • 20 45 34 47 32 21 48 35 53 24 22 37 28 27 13 23 33 25 36 18 24 36 30 40 24 Rain :12 ins. Rain .11 ins. Local Girl Weds Airman Legion Members Initiated Monday Guests at the meeting of Clint- on Branch No. 140, Canadian Leg- ion on Monday evening were Jim Gilchrist, Winnipeg a nd AC2 Frank Gedge, RAF Station Clin- ton. Three new nembers initiated .. by president K . Cooke assisted by first vie -president J. W. Coun- • ter,. were Dominique Hendrick, Ross Colquhoun and Joseph Fer- ranti. Winner of the monthly draw was Gordon Grigg. , • Members of the Legion are pre- paring for the annual. Legion frolic which this year will be on August 2. • They are also planning. to sponsor a public speaking contest for high school and public school students. Trappers' Annual To -morrow Night Everyone interested in the work of the Huron County Trappers Association are invited to attend the annual spring meeting of that association which will be held to- morrow evening, February 26, at eight o'clock in the agricultural office board room, here in Clinton. Special Speakers from the De- partment of Lands and Forests, Toronto, will attend. Officers for the coming year will be elected and general discussions on conser- vation, new laws, and plans for the Coming year will be held. President of the Association is Robert Johnston, R.R. 1, Clinton, and secretary is Keith Cox, RR. 2, Hayfield. .PUC Compromises; Lowers Salary By $200; Re -appoints Treasurership Compromise on the part of the Public Utilities Commission was offered on Tuesday evening, 201- lOwing considerable heated discus- sion when the letter from Town Council presenting the requests of 483 petitioners was read. Requested by the petitioners to rescind a motion made by PUC on January 6, which 'appointed E. A. Rumball as assistant superintend- ent of the PUC at a salary of $3,500, on a par with that of the present superintendent T. Rands, the Commission, decided to do so. In place of that motion they a- gieed to hire Mr. Rumball in the aSsistarit's position at a salary of 33.300. Advised by Mayor M. J. Agnew that many of the petition- ers felt that the treasurer's job should be re -allocated, the Com- mission made a change and ap- pointed Frank Mutch of the PUC staff as treasurer. Most of the discussion part of the meeting centred around the letter published in the Clinton News -Record on January 7, writ- ten by Commissioner W. E. Per- due, and ending with a challenge to two of the other commissioners. Commissioner .George Rumball first took the letter and dealt with it claqse by clause, giving Items mention d,''Then Perdue did his impresiior of the varier= the same giv,ng his reasons for certain statements, and explaining items as they had been questioned. Superintendent Rands outlined the work now being done by his assistant, and stated that he was the only man at the present time on the saff whom he could leave in charge should he be called out of town. He suggested that before long someone would be trained to take over part of his work, in anticipation of the time when Mr. Rumball would be retiring. On suggestion • of Mayor Agnew that the main auses for the peti- tion werediscontent with the ap- Vointment of treasurer, and over the amount of salary paid to the assistant,ihe suggested a com- promise n the matter of these two items. • Chairman H. Hawkins slated tkat he believed there had been fault on both sides, and agreed to a compromise, suggesting the sal- MIt. AND MRS. SYDNEY MENIE are pictured on the day of their weddin.,. on February 6, in Wesley -Willis United Church. The bride is 'Yvonne Phyllis, daugheter of Mr. and Mrs.David Dales, Clinton, and her husband is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Mennie, Timmins. Rev. H. C. Wilson conducted the double ring ceremony. The young couple are planning to live in Alliston, Ont- ario. ary of $3;300. Mr. Perdue sugest- ed a salary of $3,000 and that F. 1Vlutch be treasurer. Commissioner Rumball concurred, and although secretary A. J. McMurray con- tended at first that the office of treasurer should be retained bys' the assistant, on urging from the others, he agreed, and the motions were passed. There is no salary connected with the post of treas- urer. A request for services to Lot 74 on east side of Raglan Street to a residence planned by Harry D. Ball was received and permission granted for hydro and water, though not for sewerage. The superintendent predicted that sew- erage service to the lot in ques- tion would cost in the neighbour- hood of $2,000. A request from the Bell Tele- phone Company of Canada asking that service be supplied, when necessary to the location of their proposed new building s on Ratten- bury St. West, also was received. Purchase of three new transform- ers will be necessary to supply this service. (Ed. Note: In case anyone con- cerned with the payment of corn- metcial water bMs has been wond- ering about the situation described in this paper last month, where the meter rental rate was doubled and added into the sewerage charge, -investigation of the sewer- age by-law has shown that double the total water bill is the sewer- age rate, not just double the charge for' water. 'this, then, in- cludes the meter rental rate, and there was nothing wrong with the bill presented at the January meeting of PUO) "Day of Prayer" At St, Andrew's On March 5 The Women's "World Day of Prayer" is being held this year in St Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Clinton, at three o'clock, Friday after- noon, March 5. All women of the town and vicinity are invited to this service. 55th Anniversary Celebrated By Auburn Couple (By our -Auburn eorrespontlent) Mr. and 'Mrs. William Tabb, highly -esteemed residents of Au- burn district quietly observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Saturday, February 20. Mr. Tabb was born in Durham County and came with his parents to Huron County in 1871. In 1899 he was married at Clinton to Mary Catherine Witmer of East Wawa - nosh. In 1908 they moved with their family to Maple Creek, Sask., where they farmed for al- most 30 years, returning to On- tario in 1937. They have two children, Beta, White Rock, B.C. and Torrance, with Whom they reSide in Hulled Township; four grandchildren and eight great grand -children. FIRE EARLY WEDNESDAY EXTINGUISHED BY POLICE Prompt action by Constable R. Quayle early Wednesday morning, extinguished a fire on the prem- ises of the machine shop on Rat- tenbury St East, operated by Roy McLeod. When firemen arrived on the scene, the fire was under con- trol. Coming -Events • 4e a word, minimum 75c Friday, Feb. 26—Dance, Londes- bore Community Hall. Auspices: Clinton LOL. Good old time orch- estra. .Admission 50c. Everybody welcome. • 8-b Friday, Feb. 26—Annua1 spring meeting, Huron County TrapperS Association, Agricultural Office Board Room at eight o'clock. All interested persons invited. , 8-x Friday, Feb. 26— Euchre and dance in Varna Town Hall. Aus- pices; LOL No, 1035. Hank Norris and Ranch Boys. Admission_ 50c. 8-b Wednesday, March 3 — Don't miss it! , Play, "Deacon. Dubbs", at Brucefield 'United Church at 8.15 p.m. An enjoyable evening is assured. 8-p Thursday, March 4 — Dance, Town Hall, Clinton. Music by Earl Heywood and his CKNX Barn Dance Gang. Dancing 10-1. Every- one welcome. 8-b • March 4-5—Huron County Seed Fair at CDCI. Open to Public Friday evening. 8-x "An invitation is sent to all to come and enjoY, dancing at the Crystal Palace Ball:seem, Mitchell, every Friday night to the music of Clarence Petrie and the Night Hawks." • 1 to 8-b Friday, -March 12 —"Downham Nursery Co." slides, Ontario St. Church, 8.30 p.m. Auspices: Girls' Club. Tickets,, 350. Lunch. Friday, Mar. 12—Clinton Girls' Figure Skating Club "Ice Caped es", Clinton Liens Arena. 7-b S/L Bury Recounts Growth of RAF Transport Service Thirty mernbers of St. And- rew's Men's Club were held in rapt attention last Friday night, When following a stag dinner, Squadron Leader G. J. Bury, with the aid of a world map and chart- ed courses, described the inaug- uration and development of the Royal Air Force Transport. Decisive Bid For Industry Aim Of New -County Group R Y. Hattin, ex-mAyor of Clin- ton, was appointed president of the new Board, and to facilitate the work of chairman and secre- tary -treasurer by having them lo- cated in the same town, L. D. Holland, clerk of the town of Clinton was appointed to that lat- ter office. Vice-president of the Board is Councillor John Crich, Seaforth, and the five directors appointed are Coun. Earl Hamil- ton, Wingham; Reeve A. W. Kers- lake, ilensall, and ex -warden of the county; Ken Pennington, God- erich; Reeve R. a Cousins, Brus- sels; Coun. Richard. D. Jermyn, Exeter. Deputy Reeve Melvin Crich welcOmed the representatives of the various municipalities that were present, and stated that by planning jointly, the municipalities of the County stood a much better chance of success in getting in- dustry into the county, ' President R. Y. Hattin expressed his belief that the matter of in- ducing industry to settle in Hu- ron was a vital one, perhaps even more important than some of the other municipal work. He stated that when he had been on the council at Virden, lVfanitoba, he had been instrumental in getting the one industry in that town which was settled there. CoUn. J. Crich, Seaforth, sug- gested that even though a full- time man were hired to take charge of looking up induitrial projects, it would be perhaps two years before any concrete results would be achieved. Mayor E. A. 1VICMaster, Seaforth, suggested that for a start a part-time man would be the right answer and that the plans should be for small industries rather than for large ones. The secretary was authorized to write each of the municipalities asking for support and requesting 8100 from each town and $30 from each village with perhaps a smaller initial amount from each of the townships in order to get funds on hand with which to pro- ceed. The next meeting of the Board will be on Wednesday, March 17, at two o'clock in the council chamber in the Town Hall here in Clinton with a supper meeting planned at five o'clock. A representative from the Ontario Department of Planning and De- velopment will be asked to speak at this meeting. Cecil Hoffman, president of the qoderich junior Chamber of Corn- merce was present as an observer, and presented copies of his organ- ization's own industrial survey, along with some promotional items. He mentioned the radio programs presented over CKNX each Thursday evening at 8.15 which were based, on this type of work. Directors of the Meeting met briefly following the meeting, and planned for a directors' meeting next Wednesday afternoon. -Others present were Reeve AI- L. D. HOLLAND vin McBride, Stanley Township; Clerk of the Town of Clinton, Reeve Orval Taylor, East Wawa - yesterday was named secretary- nosh; Conn. H. H. G. Strang, Us - treasurer of the newly -formed borne Township; Coun. Walter Huron County Industrial Prom- Shortreed, Morris Township; Clerk otion Board meeting in the S. H. Blake, Goderich; Conn, council chamber of the Town Ralph Jewell, Colborne- Township; Hall Clinton. The aim of the Coun, John Fisher, Turnberry T association is to attract indust- ownship; Clerk J. Paterson, Hen- ry to the County. sail, The nucleus of what may quite probably be the. greatest single plan towards promoting Huron County industrially was formed in the council chamber of the Town Hall, Clinton, yesterday afternoon, when the Huron County Industrial Promotion Board was born, and an acting executive appointed to fur- ther its aims: Board Chairman It. Y. HATTIN ex -mayor of Clinton, is the presi- dent of the Huron County In- dustrial Board which appointed its executive at the organizat- ional meeting held here on Tues- day. With experience gained in municipal work and a certain amount of spare time, Mr. Hat - tin should prove a good choice. Named Secretary Treasurer Royce Macaulay in- formed the members that the fin- ancial condition of the club was excellent. The committee on paint- ing arranged for groups of volun- teer helpers for Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the follow- ing week and anticipated good progress. The guest speaker, commented on the particular advantages serv- ed in matters of the defence of Canada; the conditions under which the transport men live; the difficulties encountered, and the type of people living in the ateas served in transport work. He par- ticularly described t h e people with whom he and his fellows were entertained in the course of their experimental establishment, and the various characteristics of the far-flung stations and cities in many part of the werld. Of particular interest was his enlightenment on the weather sta- tions of the Canaaian Arctic serv- ed by Air Transport, the vastness CDCI Students Enter Second Phase of Contest Miss Doreen IVIcKenzie and Ken- neth Ashton of Clinton District Collegiate Institute will compete in a public speaking contest spon- sored by the Lions Clubs and held in the . Seaforth District High School next Friday night, . These CDCI students were pick- ed several weeks ago in a com- petition held here in Clinton, and now will compete against speakers picked by Lions Clubs in Gode- rich, Stratford and Mitchell. Xf successful in these trials the Young people will go forward to contest high school students from other localities, with a possible goal of championship in Quebec - Ontario finals. of the area now touched, and the speed by which Air Transport op- erates. The thanks of the club was ex- pressed by. Royce Macaulay to S/L Bury, who then answered many questions of interest. • The very interesting meeting was closed with the benediction, and the stag dinner crew did the clean-up job with great dispatch. Bayfield Guides and Brownies Celebrate "Thinking Day" (By our Hayfield correspondent) Girl Guides and Brownies with their officers and leaders observ- ed Thinking Day Weekend com- mencing with a church parade at St. Andrew's United Church on Sunday morning. On Monday, this observance, which is in'celebra- tion of the late Lord Baden- Powell, founder of the Scouts, and also that of Lady Baden-Powell, the chief Guide, continued at the rectory. The Brownies and their leaders, Brown Owl (Mrs. R. Tur- ner) and Tawny Owl (Mrs. P. Worth) had been invited to attend the Guide meeting. During the week the children had been given pictures of Guides and Brownies of different count- ries to colour and also the flag of that country. Those done by the Guides had been judged by Mrs. William E. Parker, and those of the Brownies by Mrs. J. E, How- ard. Mrs, R. H. P. Gairdner, president of the Ladies' Associa- tion, presented the prizes as fol- lows: Guides, Rosalind Carew - Jones; Margaret Howard; Char- lene Scotchmer; Brownie, Wendy Heisler. Lynda Carew -Jones, Cathy Wallis. Francene Greydanus was en- rolled as a Guide by the Captain, Mrs. E. Carew -Jones. She hag the honour of being the first Brownie of the, Hayfield Pack to become a Guide. Brown Owl read a story. Captain Carew -Jones spoke of the meaning of this Thinking Day weekend and that Guides and Brownies the world over were thinking of each other. This was beautifully illustrated by each member lighting a candle and say- ing of whom she was thinking as she placed her candle. It was led by the Lieutenant (Mrs. INB. Hig- gins) who placed her candle in memory of Lord and thinkingof Lady 'Baden-Powell; Mrs. Gaird- ner, president of the Association, because she was thinking of our own most •efficient leaders; and then the children following, each with a different thought, leading up to Francene Greyclarms, the newest Guide who placed hers In thinking of those in her native country, Holland. There ate 2,750,000 Guides in the world. Hayfield is very proud of her company of ten Girl Guides and Pack of 16 Brownies. BAYFIELD Little Miss Janice Pruss, Lon- don, is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Fred Weston, while her mother is in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, having undergone an operation on Thursday morning last for the re- moval of a cateract from her eye, (injured when she was a small child). Her many friends hope she will make a good recovery. Mrs. S. Nelson returned home on Foiday last after having been in Dundas for several days, where she attended the funeral of her brother-in-law, W. D. Neilson, last Thursday. YPD Play Receives Acclaim of All (By our Hayfield correspondent). Members of the YPU of St. Andrew's United Church, Hayfield, gave a splendid presentation of the comedy, "Deacon Dubbs" in the Hayfield Town Hall last Fri- day evening fora large and very appreciative audience. The play was introduced by the Rey. Peter Renner. Cast of characters; Deacon Dubbs, Raymond Scotchmer; Deu- teronomy Jones, Gordon Porter; Major McNutt, Donald Campbell; Rawden Crawley, Percy Renner; Amos Coleman, Text Dunn; Phill- pena. Popover, Patejo Scotchmer; Emily Dale, Anna' Porter; Rose Rawleigh, Marilyn 'Steckle; Trbde Coleman, Elaine Gfaitimer; Yennie Yenson, Doreen 1VIe1enzie. The three acts ' take place in Rose Rawleigh's farmyard. Den - on Dubbs, middle-aged widow of Serum.= Centre, state of West Virgena, decides to Ivisit his nep- hew Amos Coleman. Amos is in love with Rose Cra!wley, village school -teacher who is somewhat of a mystery to the villagers. Her farm is about to be 'sold at auction to cover a foreclosure suit and the developments which follow include love, weddings, mining discoveries and death. " -The play Was under the direct- ion of the Rev. and Mrs. Peter Renner. WS. D. Kirigsbmy played between acts. Between the first and second act unexpected drama was added when J. E. McKinley unfortunately was taken suddenly ill. Miss A. M. Stirling, RRC, gave first aid and Mrs. Kingsbury kept playing softly on the piano so that tension was averted. The second act went on until arrival of Or. W. A. Oakes when the curtains were drawn. Following treatment Mr. McKinley was able to leave the hall and the play went on as if there had been no interruption. The actors, one and all, filled their respective roles splendidly.