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Auburn Lady
Celebrates
Her 94
Years
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Officers' Wives Penny Sale Will
Hold Dainty.,Tea
Be ,Held By y
ForCounty Ho' ,m
Mrs. Harry Govier, Auburn's
oldest lady, observed her 94th
birthday on April 24.
Mrs. Gooier, the former Alice
Sheppard, was born near Toronto
on. April 24, 1860. She moved' with
her parents in 1869 to Goderich
Township, settling on a farm on
the Base Line. In December 1881
she married harry Govier who
passed away in 1932.
She has one, son, William, Blyth;
ten grandchildren and 31 great-
grandchildren, A son, Herbert
Govier, died two years ago.
Mrs. Govier who has been a pa-
tient in the Alexandra and Marine
Hospital, Goderich, for• the past
two weeks, received many cards
and visitors on her birthday and
expects to be able to return to her
home in Auburn this week.
Yellow daffodils were effectively
combined with white stocks for
decorations at the successful "Daf-
fodil Tea" last Saturday at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Oakes,
Victoria Street. Sponsored by the -
Officers' Wives' Club, RCAF Sta-
tion -Clinton, the proceeds are to
be presented to the Huron County
Home, Clinton.
The many guests were received
by Mrs. Oakes, assisted by Mrs.
Robert Sly and the door attendant
was Mrs. William Potts. In the
tea room, the table was attractiv-
ely laid with a lace cloth. A for-
mal centrepiece on three levels, of
pink snapdragons, African violets
and yellow daffodils on a frothy
bed of chartreuse tulle, was light-
ed by chartreuse tapers in silver.
holders.
Pouring tea were Mrs. H. C.
Ashdown, Mrs. E. J. Jacob, Mrs,
D. J. Lane, and Mrs. Harold T.
Lake,
Convener of the event was Mrs.
Percy Pigeon, assisted by Mrs.
Gordon Fisher, Mrs. R. Waldron
and Mrs W. Potts. Assisting in
PRESBYTERIAN WA
WILL MEET TUESDAY
TheWomen's Association of St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church will
• meet at the home of Mrs. G. Rob-
erton, on Tuesday, May 4.
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WESLEY-WILLIS WA
WILL MEET THURSDAY
The Woman's Association of
Wesley -Willis. United Church will
meet in the church parlour at
Hospital
Auxiliary
Prizes are being donated by
local people, including business
men, for the penny sale which the
Clinton. Hospital Auxiliary is stag-
ing in connection with the Monster
Bazaar on October 2, this year.
Severalout-of-town firms also
have offered to co-operate.
These prizes, which range all
the way from tins of oil, to hostess
chairs, and tickets to the theatre,
will be displayed for one week
prior to the draw, which wi11 be
held the same day as the bazaar.
The penny sale is conducted in
this manner. Each prize is dis-
played with a box for holding tic-
kets. An envelope of 25 tickets is
sold for 25 cents, thus providing
the purchaser with 25 "chances".
Then the purchaser can make a
tour of the prizes, dropping his
tickets into the boxes attached to
the prizes he fancies. This way
he has 25 chances to win, and he
may place all his chances in one
box if he wishes.
Many donations have been.. -re-
Personals
Mrs."Robert L. Payne, Winnipeg,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. William
Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest "Epps at-
tended
-tended the Sports Fair at London
on Thursday.
Mrs. Fred Ward, Stratford, has.
returned home after visiting her
sister, Mrs. A, Verner.
Mrs, Sadie west, Simcoe Island,
visited in Clinton with her brother
James East, over the Easter vaca-
tion.
Mrs. Lloyd Stevens and children
Jane, Mark and Nora spent Easter
week with Mr. and Mrs. Cree
Cook.
ceived and any further offers will
Beggs, Mrs. G. D. Bland, Mrs. Ken be
Gallagher, Miss Roni Waldron, gladly accepted by the ladies.
Proceeds from this penny sale, as
Mrs. E. Lee and Mrs. Don Stirling. well as from the b
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HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
WILL MEET MONDAY
The Clinton Hospital Auxiliary
three o'clock on Thursday after- l will meet at the hospital next
noon, May 6. •Mrs. Cliff Cooper's I`1 Monday afternoon, May 3, at three
group will be hostesses at the tea o'clock.
' hour. trip."
GRAND
SHOWINGSummer
Dresses
SAT. MAY 1st
You are cordially in-
vited to come to our
store and inspect the
;Greatest Selection of
SUMMER.
COTTON
DRESSES
ever to be shown in
Clinton.
We have hundreds
from which to choose.
Many styles and colors.
SIZES 9 - 52
uy Now or Lay -away
for Best Selection.
Clinton
Gr rs
Pro
Ontario
azaar, will g
towards the new nurses' residence
which is planned for this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hamilton,
Gary and Kim, London, called on.
Mr, and Mrs. I.1. J. McEwan, on
Sunday.
Miss Cathryn Wallis and Miss
Elaine Rathwell spent the week-
end with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Welsh.
Engagement Announced
The engagement is announced
of Phyllis Jean, younger dau-
ghter of Mr, and Mrs. Norman
Shepherd, Clinton, to Ross
David Hoggart, younger son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoggart,
R.R. 1, Clinton. The marriage
will take place quietly in May.
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Led
Study
Group
Ba nail•
rs.
By N�[ g
Miss -Susan Miller
Of CNIB
Teaching in Huron
Sure you have, who hasn't this time of
year? The answer to this problem is a dis-
play in our hardware window. Don't pass it
up, check the mowers, check by all means
the price. We have bath the two and four-
cycle engines on each type of rotary mower,
the four-cycle engine this year is very quiet
in operation, you try it, be convinced.
SPECIAL
Home teaching of the blind -by
the blind -is underway in Huron
County this week, one of many
services provided by The Canadian
from thel $5,400 raiser d e nithe
county campaign for funds last
fall.
Miss Susan Miller, member of
CNIB's home teaching staff, has
been helping a blind, deaf brother
and sister at Dungannon, a lady on
a farm north of Goderich, and a
boy at Seaforth.
The Seaforth boy is receiving
pre-school training in preparation
for his formal education.
Miss Miller, who is almost com-
pletely blind herself, is attached
to the St. Catharines CNIB office,
She is spending two weeks in Hu-
ron County on this visit, teaching
braille, handicrafts and other
skills to county blind.
Huron County gave $5,400 to
CNIB's operating fund campaign
early last fall, $1,500 from a
County Council grant, $3,900 from
public subscription.
Candace Elliott, Port Stanley, 15
visiting at the home of her grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. El-
liott, Victoria Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Cook, Gail
and Donna and Lucy Day visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Cree Cook for a
few hours on Wednesday.'
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dickinson, St.
Marys; Mrs. Lorna Murray, Strat-
ford, were gueststhis week of Mrs.
Ida Jones, Rattenbury Street.
Dean Courtice, Hamilton, visited
his sisters, Misses Hattie and Sybil
Courtice last week. Miss Hattie
Courtice left with him on Friday
to spend a few days in Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. MacMillan
and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stewart,
Lucknow, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Plumsteel over the
weekend, and Miss Eleanor Plum -
steel returned with them to her
teaching duties.
Benson Sutter motored to Peter-
boro during the weekend and on
his return was accompanied by his
grandmother, Mrs. Emma Sutter,
who will remain at the home of
her son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. John A. Sutter.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Tuffield
and Marybeth„ London, visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank McEwan
on Saturday, on their return to
London Mrs. McDowell and Miss
Heather Tuffield who had spent
Easter week, returned with them.
John Connelly and Jim McMur-
ney, Port Hope, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Don Symons. On
their return, they were accompan-
ied by Mrs. Connelly and son,
I-Iasold, who had spent the week
with the lady's brother and sister-
in-law.
Plan Quilting
The meeting of the Mothers'
Study Group was held Tuesday
night in the church parlour of
Wesley -Willis United Church with
15 present. Mrs. Bagnall, who was
in charge of the meeting, opened
with a hymn, . "Jesusf (sowed a
Near the Cross", by
prayer. Mrs. Percy Livermore,ac-
companied at the piano.
Mrs. Cervantes read the scrip-
ture from St. Luke, chapter 24•
1-9. Mrs. Bagnall read a poem,
"God's Masterpiece". Another
hymn, "Breathe on Me, Breath of
God" was sung. Mrs. Shipley read
the minutes of the past meeting,
and also a letter of thanks from
Mrs, Fred Sloman for the layette
which was sent.
Mrs. Wilfred Jervis will be in
charge of the next meeting, Mrs,
Drew Fowler and Mrs. Norman
Egan will be hostesses.
Mrs. Bagnall introduced the
topic of rejuvenating old jewellry
for use in distributing to folk by
way of the Sloman, and also for
other missionary work.
Mrs. George Taylor offered to
set up a crib quilt at her house
for the group to quilt, Mrs. James
Cox offered a quilt top made of
men's suiting materials. Mrs.
Elmer Hugill received the offering.
An article entitled "Responsibil-
ity" was read by Mrs. Bagnall,
concerning baby care, from a book
which is being distributed by the
Clinton Public Hospital.
Another hymn, "All Hail the
Power of Jesus' Name", was fol-
lowed by a poem, "An Easter
Message," read by Mrs. Bagnall.
The meeting closed with the
Mizpah benediction. A sing -song
was followed by lunch served by
Mrs. Wilfred Jervis and Mrs. Fred
Miller.
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Regular, thorough medical check-
ups by your doctor may help to
find cancer at a time when it will
respond to treatment.
Canadians sell to themselves
about three times as much of the
goods produced in Canada as is
sold abroad.
TRIIRSTSA ti APRIL 25, 1:954
Wedding
Watson-Fairles
kins, and William O'Longhlin,
Stoney Creek. Music was prov-
ided by Gordon Merrallee, with
John Lindley, Burlington as the
soloist. Afterward, a reception
for 150 guests took place in the
Alumni House of McMaster Uni-
versity.
The bride wore a gown of ant-
ique satin and\Chantilly lace fash-
ioned on Empire lines and extend-
ing in a train, while a coronet of
pearls held her fingertip veil. Ins
emerald green costumes of anti-
que paper taffeta, her attendants
wore matching' pillbox hats with
circular veils and carried bouquets
of white flowers and ivy.
With standards of white snap-
dragons, Ililies and palms forming
a background for the evening
wedding in Ryerson United Chur-
ch on April 17, Barbara Clare,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
E. Fairies, Hamilton, became the
bride of John Douglas Watson,
whose parents are Mr. and Mrs.
John Watson, Burlington.
Officiating at the seven o'clock
ceremony, was Rev. Arthur Or-
gan, and the bride was given in.
marriage by her father.
She was attended by her sister,
Miss Sean Fairies, Mrs. John Page,
Toronto, and Miss Janey Smith,
Kitchener, the latter as a junior
bridsemaid.
Groomsman was Donald Watson,
brother of the groom. Ushers
were Floyd Cooper and Neil Jen -
.a
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Our Lady of Fatima
Statue Expected
Here in Clinton.
Today and tomorrow residents
in the Blyth and Clinton.. districts
will have the opportunity of view-
ing the Pilgrim Virgin Statue of
our Lady of Fatima. This statue
was made in Fatima, Portugal, oiie
of many carved to look like ap-
paritions which dppear'ed there to
children in 1917, in the form of
Mary, mother of Jesus.
Father Patrick Moore, of the
Scarboro Foreign Mission, Scar
boro Bluffs, Ontario, is accomp-
anying the statue here. Ile has
been travelling for six years on
this particular and unique mission,
and has covered over 180,000 miles,
Since September, 1953, he has
been making a tour of the Cath-
olic Diocese of London, which will
terminate on May 25, and he will
move on to another country. The
statue travels on top of the Ave
Maria sound truck, and the prayer
of the Rosary is recited en route
from town to town.
Junior Farmers
"At -Home"
ell Attended
The annual At Home of the
Huron County Junior Farmers was
attended by a good many of the',
Junior Farmers and Junior Insti-
tute members in the district last
Friday night. With dress optional,
and many of the young folk turn-
ing up in formal attire, the audit-
orium of the Clinton District Col-
legiate Institute rapidly lost its
quiet and studious atmosphere of
the past week, and was filled with
the music of popular ,tunes,
Howard Pym, Exeter, is presi-
dent of the Junior Farmers, and
Helen -Johnston is president of the
Junior Institute°in the County.
Spring Convention
Of Huron
Young People
The spring convention of the
Huron Young People's Union of
the United Church of Canada was
held in Exeter Main Street Church
on Tuesday evening, April 27, with
over 280 registering. A delicious
salad plate .was served by the.
Exeter ladies. ,
Between sittings, slides on car-
avans and summer school were
shown and the Young People were
urged to make good use of their
summers either by spending some
time on a United Church Caravan
to isolated communities or attend-
ing. some Young People's camp.
Theme for the evening was
"Youth, to the Alert!" given by
Rev. A. McRae, Wingham. Ile
emphasized that to be alert and
ready for service, "we must an
have our own private devotions,
Bible study, and prayer, and be
faithful to our church."
Following the theme address,
Blyth Young People's Union took
charge of the worship in Which
special music was given by a quar-
tet from the Huronia Male Chorus
Mr. N. W. Trewartha, Clinton,
chairman of Huron Presbytery, in-
stalled the new officers, following
which the new president, Arnold
Alton, said. a few words of en-
couragement to all unions and the
wish "that throughout the Coming
'year we might take as our motto
We are the only Bible that this
old World can know!` "
Rev. A. E.' Holley, Exeter, pro-
nounced the benediction.
For her daughter's wedding,
Mrs. Fairless wore a costume of
powder blue chiffon and ' a pink
orchid corsage. The mother of
the groom was in taffeta of cop-
per shade. She wore beige acces-
sories and a cream -colored orchid.
For the wedding trip to Ber-
muda, the bride travelled in a
grey and red ensemble.
ifl!th %eiios
SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1954
All Services on Daylight Saving Time
ONTARIO ST. UNITED CHURCH
"THE FRIENDLY CHURCH"
PAS ORGAN ST -MRS. E. WENGLEN DOHF B.A.
11.00 a.m.-Morning Worship
12.15 p.m. --Sunday School
7.30 p.m. -Evening Worship. Rev. Harold Snell,
Exeter, guest preacher, both services.
TURNER'S CHURCH
2.00 p.m. -Church Service -Rev. Snell, preacher
3,00 p.m. -Sunday School
St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church
Rev. D. J. Lane, B.A., Minister
Mrs. Morgan Agnew, Organist
and Choir Leader
Sunday, April 20
Church School meets' at 10 a.m.
Divine Service conducted at 11 am
Knox' Church, Bayfield,
Service, 2.30 p.m.
Huron St.
Baptist Church
Minister: -REV. J. E. OSTROM
Organist -Mrs. George Grant
11.00 a,m.-Morning Service
12;15 p.m. -Sunday School
7.00 p,m,-Evening Service
Everyone Welcome to These
Services.
JOSEPH STREET
GOSPEL ILL
CLINTON
Order of Meetings for the
Lord's Day:
11.00 a.m.-Breaking of Bread
3.00 p.m. -Children's Meeting
7.00 p.m. -Gospel Meeting.
ALL WELCOME
ONTARIO STREET WA.
PLANS PICNIC LUNCH
The Ontario Street United Church
Woman's Association will meet on
Tuesday, May 4 at 2.30 in the
Church hall: The program is in
the charge of'Miss E. Wiltse and
Miss Gibbing. A picnic lursch will
be served,
�Gt1(E51Epm�clkltiliS 7tiniteb
eljuecij
Rev. HUGH C. WILSON, Minister
M. R. RENN E, ho r Director
C
11.00 a.m.-Morning Worship
or Toronto
Rev. Eric Smalley,
11.20 a.m.-Primary School.
12.15 p.m. -Church School.
7.00 p.m. -Union Evening Service
in Ontario Street Church.
Holmesville United Church
1.30 p.m. -Church Service and
Sunday School.
8,15 p.m, -A Sacred Concert
Come To The House of Prayer
Gospel Hall
MAPLE STREET, CLINTON
Sunday School 9.45 a.m.
Communion Service 11.00 eon,
Gospel Se,wice 8.00 p.m.
FRIDAY,PRAYER AND
BIBLE STUDY
For a Cool Spring .. .
A Coat is a MUST ...
SPECIAL OFFER
We have selected
TWELVE COATS -Sizes 12 to 221/2
NAVYS - GREYS - TWEEDS
Values to $52.50
SPECIAL
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ONLY
Caldwell Towels
$29.95
We have selected towels to
the value of .79 each. As-
sorted sizes and colors.
SPECIAL
Only 49c
DRAPERIES - CURTAINS
DRAPERY TRACKS
are a specialty with us.
CALL ON US FOR ESTIMATES
No Job is Too Large or Too Small
St. Paul's Anglican
Church
REV. R. M, P. BULTEEL, Rector
Mrs. Theodore Fremlin, Organist
Mrs. J. M. Elliott,
Choir Leader
11.00 a.m.-Holy Communion and
Sunday School.
on p 8.00 p m -Board of Man -
ng Service
Monday,
agement.
Tuesday, May 4, 2.45 p.m. -Lad-
ies Guild will hold May meet-
ing at the home of Mrs. Bart-
lif f.
PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH
P. A. O. C.
VICTORIA STREET
K. L. SWEIGAP.D, Pastor
CLINTO.
Sunday, May 2nd --
10.00 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11.00 a.m.-MORNING WORSHIP
7.30 p.m. -GOSPEL SERVICE
Monday, May 3rd --
SECTIONAL RALLY
8.00 p.m. -Spencer -Rev. 11 1Vlinnker of Goderich
8.00 p.m.--Speaker-Evangelist STANLEY MORRIS
Special music will be provided at both services by Rev.
and. Mrs. Thirsk, Teeswater and Pastors Mr. and Mrs.
Horde and family, Remelts; also "The Clinton Gospelaires"
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES
Tuesday,, May 4th -8.00 p.m. to
Sunday, May 9th at 1.30..
EVANGELIST STANLEY MORRIS win speak each night
except Saturday. Evangelist S. Mortis is from Montreal,
recently returned from the U.S.A.,
Come, hear Brother Morris give us God's Message for this
hour. 'Your, need ma" be met too.
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