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.THURSDAY, MAY 13, .194.4, •
an emergency appendectomy in
Clinton Public Hospital, on Wed-
nesday evening of last week, was
able to comehoineon Monday and
is recuperating nicely, his many
friends will be glad th know.
The . Reverend E, Carew -Jones
was in London on Tuesday arid
Wednesday attending the sessions
of the Synod of the Diocese of
Huron of the Church of England.
James A. Cameron, delegate from
Trinity Church, and Maynard Cor-
rie, substitute delegate, ...attended
on Wednesday.
IVIary Winnifred Armstrong, in-
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Armstrong, Bronson Line,
Stanley Township, was baptized at
the service in Knox Presbyterian
Church on Sunday afternoon. The
pastor, Rev. D. J. Lane, officiated.
After the service, Mr. and Mrs.
Armstrong held a family gather-
ing at their home which is the
Armstrong homestead.
Mr. and Mrs, Harold King, Sar-
nia, were the guests of her sister,
Mrs. E. A. Featherston, over the
weekend while visiting her mother
Mrs. Charles W. Parker. Len B.
Smith, London, came on Friday
night to spend the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. R. Larson and Mrs.
Charles W. Parker. Mrs. Len
Smith, Miss Maxine and Ed. Rouse,
London, Mr. and Mrs. George Reid,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid and two
daughters, -Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Reid and son, Varna, Cpl. and Mrs.
William Reid and three children,
RCAF Station Centralia,were
Sunday visitors. Relatives in the
village also called to see Mrs.
Parker on Sunday so that she had
quite a family gathering for Moth-
er's Day and thoroughly enjoyed
it, despite her advanced years.
Mrs. J. A. Fergson and Mrs.
William R. Jowett, Goderich, were
hostesses at a family party at The
New Ritz Hotel, on Sunday at
noon, at which Mr. and Mrs. Le-
Roy Path and Ronald, Bayifeld;
Mr. and Mrs. E. W Kendall and
two daughters, Amy Grace and
Jane, Elmira, and Mr. and Mrs.
James Maitland and Peter, Lon-
don, enjoyed a turkey dinner. Fol-
lowing the meal they spent a hap-
py day at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. LeRoy Poth. Although it
was planned as a Mother's Day
party it turned out to be the last
time that they would all be to-
gether for some time as James
Maitland has been transferred to
Winnipeg, Man., and his wife and
son leave with him to make their
home in that Western city in the
near future. Formerly, Miss Mary
Jean Moorhouse, who lived here
for a number of years as a girl,
Mrs. Maitland's friends wish them
every happiness in their new home.
Girl Guides
Members of the Girl Guide Com-
pany are rehearsing for a concert
to be given in the Town Hall on
Friday evening, May 28. This is
an event which every man, woman,
and 'child should attend, as it is
an effort on the part of the Guides
to raise enough money to purchase
their colours.
Following the program by the
girls, the coloured film, "A Queen
is Crowned," will be shown. Do
you wish our girls of to -day to be
the better citizens of to -morrow?
If so, support the Guides.
Thunderstorm Struck at Bayfield
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Mr. and Mrs. James P. Ferguson
London, were at their cottage over
the weekend.
Ftenald Poth, Hpron College,
came home on Friday for the stini-
mer Vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. E, Flagg, London,
were at their cottage on Main
street last week.
Dr. and lyIrs. A. C. Chapman,
Detroit, were at their home in the
village over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Utter visit-
ed relatives in Norwich and Simcoe
for a couple of days last week.
DF. E. A. McMaster, Seaforth,
has purchased D. A. Atkinson's
cottage on the south bank of the
river.
Frank Camerdn, Detroit, spent
a couple of days last week with
his sisters, Misses E. and H. Cam-
eron.
Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Nicholls,
London, sent the weekend with
the latter 5 mother, Mrs. F. W.
McEwen.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Bannister
and family, Stratford, were at
their cottage in the village over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Will,
London, were at their cottage,
"Dingleton", from Thursday until
Saturday last.
John Marks was brought home
by ambulance from Clinton Public
Hospital on 'Saturday to recuper-
ate after his recent accident.
Miss Catherine P. Rankin, Pen-
ney FarMS Fla., arrived on e
d-
nesday of last week to spend six
months at her cottage "Glenboig."
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Stephenson,
Misses Margaret and Harbara
Stephenson, Toronto, were at their
cottage on Ann Street over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Les. R. Grey,
London, visited the latter's moth-
er, Mrs. H. A. Lavvson, and sister,
Mt's. Maynard Corrie and family
on Sunday.
P10 G. R. Kierstead and family,
and Cpl. D .L.'Canivet and family
who, are stationed at the RCAF
Station Clinton, are occupying
Jovvett cottages.
Miss Mary Marks arrived home
on Friday to spend two months
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Marks, having leave of ab-
sence from the Bank of Toronto,
Toronto branch.
Mrs. Keith Pruss and little Jan-
ice, London, spent Monday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Parker. Billy Parker accompanied
her to visit his parents, 1VIr. and
Mrs. William E. Parker.
Mrs. M. Marshall, Toronto, is
the guest of NIrs. A .W. Reid,
"Enfield" cottage. Miss Kathleen
Reid, who motored to the village
on Saturday with her mother, re-
turned to Windsor on Monday af-
ternoon.
Robert Turner, who Underwent
NEIL CAMPBELL'S
CHECKERBOARD NEWS
Clinton Farm Supply
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This Saturday, May 15,
is "Free Chick Day"
We have been unable to
secure chicks as we did last
year; but in order that none of
our friends and customers
would be disappointed we have
made arrangements for some
heavy bred Red Rock roosters.
These birds aro now selling on
the open market at $12.00 per
hundred.
Birds will be limited — ten
(10) per adult with the purch-
ase of 25 lbs. of Purina Chick
Startena — Enough Startena
to raise them past five weeks
of age.
The Turkeys in our window
display are now five weeks and
average 2.2 lbs. in weight. Pur-
ina Startena get all classes of
livestock and poultry off to a
fast healthy start.
0—Health Hint -0
Fight disease from the
One Purina Chek-R-Tab
start.
per quart of drinking wat-
er daily will kill common
germs in drinking water,
help prevent spread of dis-
ease. Give chicks and 1
poults this protection for I
the first 4 weeks
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Make 'Em Stretch
Here's a Wok in bucket -
feeding dairy calves: Make cal-
ves stretch to drink. Keep the
feeding bucket about a foot a-
bove the floor and tilted toward
the calf. Drinking in this posi-
tion helps keep milk from enter-
ing the wrong section of the
stomach and possibly causing
indigestion or scours.
FREE BOOKLETS
at our store
We have informative booklets
on care, feeding and manage-
ment of livestock and poultry.
Drop in at the store, look them
over and take home the ones
that may be helpfill to You.
While you are in the store say
"howdy" to us, ask us ques-
tions. You may find we offer
extra services you could use.
Make it soon!
Clinton Farm Supply
• (By our Hayfield. correspondent)
•The worst thunderstorm in
years, accompanied by Wm , haul
and 'rain, hit Hayfield suddenly on
Friday afternoon about two
o'clock, The hail pelted down so
hard that it is described as bounc-
ing off the ground. No windows
were broken by the hail but many
householders stiffered from burned,
out fuses and telephones out of
order.
At the local switch -board, Mrs.
E. Heard, part-time operator,
thought that the telephone office
had been. struck. The air seemed
thick with gas from the blown
out fuses, and it was the Albion
Hotel across the street which was
struck once, if not twice.
Mrs. A. M. Bassett and Mrs. H.
H. Ormond were in the dining
room at the time. Speechless,
theY watched a ball of fire roll
along the floor from the service
room, back to the bar room (where
the electric fuse box is located),
come into the centre of the dining
room, where, fortunately for them,
it turned and went into the kit-
chen. Evidently the water attract-
ed it for the collar of the sink in
the kitchen was blown off. .
Hugh R. MacKay, proprietor,
and Frank Corrie were in the bar
room, and they thought that it
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into
had followed the hydro wi'
the house as the lights all went
out and the telephone was out of
edrumission, They describe the air
"throughout the building as being
filled with a sulpur-like dust. But
what makes Mr. MacKay and his
daughters wonder if the place were
struck twice is the fact that the
shingles were ripped off the roof
over the bathroom, a chunk of
plaster fell from the ceiling of the
south-east bedroom, and they've
found little chips off here and
there throughout the building.
E. A. Westlake, next door, said
that he heard the crash before he
saw the flash of lightning which
hit The Albion.
(About 30 years ago this hotel
was struck during a bad electrical
storm in the night. On that oc-
casion one member of the family
opened her eyes to see a huge ball
of fire sailing through the upstairs
corridor—needless to say, she dos-
ed her eyes quickly. At that time
Edwards store and residence was
also struck.)
On Friday the master switch at
the Cities Service Station was
blown out and sparks , flew
throughout the building. At Alf,
Scotchmer's on the north bank of
the river, the switch was blown
out, also the radio and telephone.
The local electricians have been
called to a number of homes to
repair minor damages.
It is difficult to say whether
J H. Parker or his team of gen-
eral purpose horses were the more
upset when they took fright at a
loud crack of thunder and ran
away. Jack was closing the gate
at F. McAllister's property at the
northern limits of The Highlands.
When they started, he called
"Whoa! Whoa!" and the mare
which he has had for several years
was inclined to obey his command,
but her mate, which he acquired
this spring, dragged her on. He
watched team and wagon careen-
ing from one side of the highway
to the other in their mad dash
towards the village. Fortunately,
there wasn't much traffic and driv-
ers of vehicles who saw them com-
ing gave them the whole road.
Leslie Elliott, at the Bayfield
Garage, saw them approaching and
went out to try and turn them off
the highway, but this time the
mare had her way and she took
her mate with her to the barn.
Les tied the quivering team up
while Jack Sturgeon, Jr., jumped
into his car and went after their
owner, following on foot. And after
the storm had passed, Jack Parker
drove the team back to pick up
the wagon box. Its many.a year
since a run -a -way team of horses
has been seen in Bayfield!
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Mrs. Wes Bradnock, president
of the Womens' Institute, attend-
ed the officers' convention held at
the Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, last Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Charles Scott visited friends
at Port Colborne over the weekend
Mrs, Harry Govier who has been
a patient in the .Alexandra Hospi-
tal, Goderich, returned home oh
Saturday.
Recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Anderson were Mr.
and Mrs. L. Hemberger and dau-
ghter Marion, Mrs. John Sclater
and Miss Hattie Murray, Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig and
family have moved into the home
they purchased recently, the for-
mer William Roberton house.
Mrs. Sarah Radford, Clinton, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Phillips.
Mrs. Catherine Dobie who has
been visiting her son Eugene and
Mrs. Dobie, Toronto, has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Beverly French
and family, Detroit, visited Mr.
and Mrs. George Beadle, Saturday.
Postmaster Honoured
Postmaster Alfred Rollinson was
highly honoured last week when
he was made the recipient of a
Coronation Medal. This gift given
to commemorate the Coronation
of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
II is in recognition of Mr.' Rol-
linson's long and faithful service
to her as a civil servant and to
this. community as a local post-
master. Mr. Rollinson has been
postmaster since April 1928. He is
also a veteran of World War I.
House Is Struck
During the severe electrical
storm Friday. ,the home of Mr. and
Mrs, Lewis Ruddy was struck. A
shade on a floor lamp caught fire.
Had no one been home the house
would have been burned. A num-
ber of telephones were put out of
order also.
Trinity Guild
The regular monthly meeting of
the Guild of Trinity Church was
held at the home of Mrs. George
Adams on Tuesday evening. The
president, Mrs. Lloyd Scotehmer,
opened the meeting and the Lord's
Prayer and The Creed were re-
peated in unison. Mrs. William E.
Parker gave the secretary's report
and Mrs. N. W. Woods the financ-
ial statement.
There was a good attendance
and the ladies spent the evening
cutting and sewing pieces for a
quilt.
Following the Benediction, pro-
nounced by the president, the host-
ess served dainty refreshments.
The Late Mrs. Rhynas
From a report in the Globe and
Mail of the Advisory Conference
of the Women's Hospital Auxiliar-
ies, held recently at the Royal
York, Toronto, we quote:
"In memory of the late Mrs.
Oliver Rhynas, for many years
Ontario President and founder and
first president of the National
Council of Auxiliaries, a room is
being furnished in Brantford Gen-
eral Hospital, it was announced by
President Mrs, H. G. Horning of
Woodstock. It was in Brantford
that Mrs. Rhynas began her hos-
pital work,"
A daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. John Ferguson, the late Mrs.
Rhynas was born in Hayfield and
loved her native village. We feel
that her great work for hospitals
could be recognized inno more
fitting manner by the Hospital
Auxiliaries.
United Church WMS
The Women's Missionary So-
ciety of the United Church met
last Thursday evening at the home
of Mrs. Fred Watson with a good
attendance. Mrs' , H. Helmer, sec-
ond vice-president, conducted the
devotional part of the meeting and
Mrs. Westlake the business part.
The chapter from the study book
was taken by Mrs, C. Campbell,
assisted by Mrs. Hohner, 1VIrs.
Sparks, Mrs. Westlake and Mrs.
C. H. Scotchmer. This was in the
form of an imaginary journey
through Europe viewing conditions
there, as they are today. Even
after some nine years of peace the
most outstanding word in all these
reports was "refugees"; thousands
of these unfortunate people are
still displaced and on relief in al-
most every country in Europe,
especially in Germany, These
create a most staggering problem
for both church and state and the
study book told of different ways
the churches are seeking to meet
the problem.
The delegates to the Presbyter-
ial meeting held on April 14 in
Seaforth, Mrs. P. Renner, Mrs.
Hohner and Mrs, Westlake, each
gave a brief report of that meet-
ing.
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