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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1955-03-24, Page 6PAGE SIX cLINTON NEWS -RECORD nHURSPAY MARCH 24, 1955. News of Bayfield ReP resentatwe MISS LUCY R. WOODS Mr. and Mrs. A. Brisson, Grosse Pointe, • Mich., were at their cot- tage the first of the week. Miss Mary Hovey, ` London, vis- ited her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Hovey, over the weekend. Mrs. R. W. Bristol left on Tues- day for London en route to Wash- ington, D.C., atter `.having been with Mx. and Mrs: George Little for a week. Martin Ormond and son, Thom- as, Dearborn, and David Ormond and two children, Lucy and Ste- phen, Livonia, Mich,,. were with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ormond, over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. G.' M. Galbraith, Dundas, accompanied by their son- in-law onin-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Modern Building BRICK. _or FRAME. HOMES Modernizing Kitchens and . Duplexing Alterations All Types of Roofing Tile Floors REASONABLE PRICES' SKILLED LABOUR Free Estimates Please Phone or Contact: Bruce E. Ryan CONTRACTOR 175 Brock St.—Goderich 10-12-14-p Phone. BAYFIELD 45 r 3 Douglas McAuley, Hamilton, spent the weekend at "Sylvan Acres", Blue Water Highway, -• Goderich Township. James •A. Cameron substituted from Wednesday to Friday last week as principal of Bayfield Pub- lic School for Llewellyn McDowell who was ill at • his. home in At- wood. Mrs. James A. Cameron a n d daughter, Helen. Edith Forrester, Goderich, left by bus on. Saturday for Los Angeles, Calif.; to visit her sister, Mrs. Grace Pullen. They will break the -journey for a day and a night at the Grand Canyon. Sergeant and Mrs. J. Mayman, Aylmer, came on Wednesday morning to spend the day with the latter's parents, Captain and Mrs. R. L MacMillen. Mrs, Mayman ed the 'meeting with the Willing 'Workers' prayer, followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison. The secretary's report was read, and Mrs R. Francis seconded it's acceptance. The roll call was tak- en with 15 answering, and two visitors. The treasurer's report was given. Anyone with woollens to be sent away should have them' at Mrs. Ken Brandon's not later than Monday, March 28. The meeting was closed with the Mipah benediction after which on auction sale consisting mostly of baking, was held. Lunch was served bythe committee in charge. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. P. Renner, turned' on the radio at six o'clock Tuesday night and heard it re- ported that her father was in dif- ficulty on Lake Huron on the "Maymac." Firemen. Called Friday, About 3.30 on Friday afternoon the fire brigade was called to the home of Alf. Scotchmer, Jr., on the north bank of the river. There was no one at home but. Fred Turner who was working in the vicinity saw smoke in the house and turned in the alarm. Fortun- ately it proved to be nothing more serious than smoke from the fur- nace backing up the empty stoker bin ' and spreading ' through the house. Willing Workers The regular monthly meeting of the Willing Workers 'Club was held at the home of Mrs. Arnold Makins on Wednesday, March 9. Mrs. F. Wallis, the president, open - Jim's Machine Shop H E N S A L L Has been appointed the main distributing centre for OTACO FARM MACHINERY 'for this district. Sufficient stock'of repair ports on hand at all times PHONE HENSALL: Bus. 9-W; Res. 170-W "WE ARE AS NEAR AS YOUR TELEPHONE" Young Bayfield Tads Have Cold Swim On Unauthorized Saturday Hike Trinity WA The Woman's Auxiliary ot Trin- ity Church met at the home of Mrs. N. W. Woods on Thursday afternoon. The Rev,.' W. S. Outerbridge conducted .the opening exercises and Litany. Mrs. R. II. F.Gaird- ner, the president, led in the W.A. Prayer' and presided over the bus- iness session. Mrs. Emerson Heard read, the scripture. A letter of thanks from Bishop Watts of the. Diocese of Caledoni was read: It was decided to have the,name. of the late Miss Elizabeth M, Cameron inscribed on the Domin- ion Roll as a tribute to her work not only in the •W,A., but of her long and faithful service in all branches of work in Trinity Chur- ch over the years. Mrs. J. B. Higgins gave a most interesting account of the meeting of the Deanery presidents and secretaries Virlich was convened by Mrs. J. Mirehouse at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, ,on - February 22. The Rev. W. S. Outerbridge Chose for his topic, "Holy .Com- munion" explaining the various parts of the service. It being St. Patrick's Day, he also read a chapter on- 'the life of the Saint. Before pronouncing the benedic- tion, the Rector said a prayer of thanksgiving for the safety of the crews of "The Vary Brothers" and the "Danny Boy" after their night of danger on stormy Lake Huron. The hostess, Mrs. J. B. Higgins served refreshments. Firemen's .Benefit "There is no more noble and humanitarian organization in the whole world than the Red Cross" GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS Your donation to the Red Cross helps provider .Preparedness' for Disaster'.Outpost Hospitals oilier Veteran Services .Free Blood 1Yansfusion Service !Nursing and Health Services � 8/1/1/ot4e �f� ISS Cheerfully.... Gratefully.,. Generoaaty t $5,494,100 IS NEEDED THIS YEAR am House to House Canvass In Clinton- and, Vicinity March 29 - .31 When the canvasser calls, remember the Hurricane disaster and all the thousands of less spectacular works of mercy, and please once more grant your generous support.• Remember - Beep your Red Cross Ready! ' CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY • A. .1, McMurray, Local Chairman • (By our Bayfield correspondent) Spring has arrived; open But be- fore ging, , lates th theblood lads to;, go off on a' hike oh Saturday. noon Bob F Ted Merner,Foote and Tony Hutchings, about 13 did years of age, not bargain for so much adventure (which could easily haveended in trag- edy) edy) ,when they bought tinned soup and biscuitsand set off shortly beforewithout advising their parent s of their intention. downBob Their wanderi took them by the' south branch o f the Bay- field River on cession 4, Stanley Township, They cross- ed over the swinging bridge on McGregor's farm. M eandering along the bank, 'd Turner slipped and, slidthe bank Ted into the river. is a good swimmer but 'Foote threw off his coat an ped in to Tony help him. And Hutchings also Went to the rescue. All three managed to get out safely but were decidedly wet and.cold. Bob Foote had one match left 'in his coat pocket. With this he managed to light a fire with dried leaves and twigs. After drying themselves as well as possible by the ffre, the boys walked to the home of Tim Rathwell. Mrs. Rathwell gave them dry clothing and adminis- tered "hot drinks, And they came home at• six o'clock with Tony's father,- Jim Hutchings, who was doing electrical instal- lation at the Rathwell farm, much to the relief of their wor- ried mothers. Fortpnately the ,. boys are none the worse for their soaking. Its a wise lad who asks per- mission to go on such an exped- ition, both to; relieve any pos- sible worry on the part of his parents, and also as a safeguard incase of accident. Who would have knownwwhere the three boys were had they suffered a serious accident? Th'ink about it boys! Hour -By -Hour Report of Steel. Tug's "Trial By Sea" In Lake. Huron Waters (By our Bayfield' correspondent) John R. MacLeod, who sailed with his father, Captain L. H. D. MacLeod from the 'time he was "knee high to a grasshopper", brought the "Vary Brothers", Ed. Seiddel's 70 -foot steel tug into port at Sarnia on March . 17, at 8.30 a.m., although he couldn't see where he was going. The boat was coated with, three inches of ice and in places much more thick- ly, This epic journey commenced on Wednesday morning, March 16. When the crew was lifting nets about eight miles west of'Iiayfield, strong north-westerly winds sprang 'up, changing to west. By noon the tug was outside Bayfield Harbour ,and couldn't get in. John worked up the. lake, tried to come down with the swell, but couldn't break through the, ice, so at 2 p.m. he decided to run for Sarnia. Engine trouble developed at about 3,30 when they were two miles off Kettle Point. The motors were stopped, to change the filters in the oil line. They went into ice for this purpose, since the anchor wouldn't, reach ground. John wasn't too familiar With the diesel engine. He explained that it is apt to ,airlock when it Is stopped. They were fortunate in getting it started again. He was assisted in this by Ray Miller. By the time they worked out' of the ice it was dark. He made his mistake then, Jan says, in coming back to Bayfield, but he had never taken a boat into Sarnia, There are no port lights, tugs, lighthouses, or shore batter- ies in operation since navigation hasn't opened, and with the pos- sibility of further engine trouble, and the compass not true, it seemed the wisest decision. About .nine o'clock, he cast an- chor three miles north of Bayfield. The boat drifted until they were three miles south of the village, before the' anchor struck. Then the hook, with 25 feet of chain attached, parted company with the boat. At this time he made ship -to - ship contact with his cousin, Don MacLeod, who had started Siddel's smaller tug, the ''Naomi", at the dock, to operate the radio.- Don told him that the "Danny Boy" was in trouble south of Goderich. Prize winners at the St. Pat- rick's Night Benefit held in the Town .Hall for the Aocal Volunteer Firemen, were: euchre, ladies' high, Mrs. Lloyd Scotchmer; con= solation, Mrs, R. Grainger; gentle- men, high, R. Fitzsimons; consol- ation, William Pollock; spot dance, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fitzsimons; old time waltz, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Deichert; oldest couple in square dance, tie between Mr. and Mrs. Walter Westlake and Orval Me- Clinchey and his -partner, Mrs, Harry Rose. Judges of the old time waltz were Norman Ferguson, ' floor manager; Mrs. Walter Westlake and Mrs. Orval McClinchey. Music for the dance at which there was a good attendance was by Hank Norris and his •Ranch Boys. The lunch counter In thebaseineni was 'operated by members of the committee and their wives. The Firemen appreciate the sup- port they have been given in mak- ing this St. Valentine's dance and the St. Patrick's night benefit so successful both socially and finan- cially. Easy 10 CE4/V as a china plate! crux SUPER WHITE ENAMEL Suite ''A ¢@i--0-�.6-• Off• -•^•- -t• si+t'T�+ -•i-NMI•0-N�'S'�"�..• e s ..."1'N'O-�. A brilliantly white enamel that stays white. Dries with a sparkling ponce• lain•like surface that's easy to clean as a piece of china. Keep kitchens, bathrooms, refrigerators, sparkling white. In gloss or semr'lust e. -Perdue When Red Cross blood saves' a life you are there. This year you Red Cross needs 85,494,100, Red Cross volunteers make reg- ular visits to hospitalized service- men and distribute cigarettes, sta- tionery, playing cards, shaving supplies and other comforts. Brews Cc° Couple,65 Retire art $200 4 Month A popular Quebec druggist and his wife recently retired on $200 a month for : life. Their dreams of security and comfort have come true, thanks`to a decision the drug- gist made in 1925: It was then he took out a.Con- federation Life Insurance Pension Plan which included $20,000 insurance protection. He had just Opened his store ... and with the baby and the payments on his 'home, he had only so much left for retire- ment platys, It: Was a. pleasant sur- prise when his Confederation Man told him how easily his dreams could come true -without risks or irvestrnent worries. You'll bepleasantly surprised too at how. easily you can make your dreams come true --and protect your -loved ones at the same time- with a Confederation Life Pension Plan with Insurance. The "Vary ' Brothers" worked out of the ice again and up the Jake. It took two men to, hold the wheel in the ice, as it had been hard to operate ever since the propeller had been sheared off at Goderich Harbour about a. month ago. The wind was 35 miles an hour „with waves ten feet high. He cruised around until after mid- night, wonz�dering if he should stand by for the "Danny Boy". He had decided that the only thing to do was to go to Sarnia, when Ed Siddel arrived in Hay- field and talked to him at about two a.m. At 2.07 the '_Vary Bro- thers" started, for that port. The motor was working well, and John had found that a short circuited light; had been affecting the compass, so it was rectified. During the trip, the wind blew in a window of the pilot house. Jim- my Boyce got a shower of glass and 'water, but wasn't injured. Those who could wheel took. turns and rested in the bunks while off duty. As they neared Sarnia they ran into more ice. At daybreak they picked up the Am- erican shore and got shelter from it so that there was no sea from then on. Other members of the crew were; John and Leslie Shields, J. Dalton, Hank Boyce, George Bell. The men laugh about it now. It's all in the day's work for sailors, butit's different for the womenfolk waiting on land. The members of the crew say "She's a good boat and a good engine" -and it should be added "a good skipper." ederation. �I e Assoc... For, Free bookiet, 'Retiring in Conefort is Not a Miracle," call; H. H. THOMSON, C.L.U. Divisional Manager, Royal Bank Bldg., London lualty Feeds - THE BEST IS ALWAYS THE. CHEAPEST A Quality Feed for Every Need MIXED FRESH DAILY FEEDS — SEEDS — FERTILIZERS — CONCENTRATES PEAT MOSS and GARDEN FERTILIZER Warner Bros. Poultry Equipment and. Garden Sprayers ra' ers HOWARD POULTRY PRODUCTS, S. 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