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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1948-11-11, Page 3THURSDAY, , NOVEMBER 11: 1948 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD BRUCEFIELD Mr. and Mr,s Ben Kaiser, Det- roit,, spent the weekend with H. Zapfe. Mr. end Mrs. Bert McKay ,of London were visiting friends in, and around the village. Miss . Bllanche.7iapfe . and Mr. Jim Paterson of London were at their homes over the weekend. Mrs. Elsie Forest; London spent the weekend at the home of her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mc- Queen. Mr. and Mrs. "Ross Scott and Mr; ands, Mrs. Bill Scott were . in Hainilton for a few days last week. Miss Betty Allan, Hyde Park, and friend visited at the- home of her parents, 'Vb.. and Mrs. R. Allan. ' Rev, end Mrs. W. D. 1VIcintosh Galt 'visited over the weekend with many old friends in ' the village. The many friends of Miss Nora Eyre will be glad to know she is improving after a recent ,ap- pendix operation in Seaforth. Rev. G..F. N. Atkinson, Wards- ville, spent the weekend with Mr. end Mrs; W. Stackhouse and attended anniversary services. Mr. and Mrs. C. Cornish, Sea - forth and Mr, and Mrs. R. Brock, Exeter spent Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Cor- nish. Choir Entertained 1Vfembers of session and their wives 'entertained the members of the choir at a banquet in the Sunday school room .of the church on Monday evening. Novel Table decorations were designed by Mrs. Watson. Mrs. R. Allan had charge of contests and moving Pictures were shown. All report, a pleasant evening. Special Thankoffering At Brucefield United- Church,. on Sunday morning, Nov. 14, at the morning service, the WS will hold its Thankoffering 'ser- vice, the. special 'speakers being Rev. and Mrs. Franklin Wu, Chengtu, West China. Both Mr. and ,Mrs, Wu are graduates of Theology from West China Un- ion University. Mr. Wu is one of our outstanding men in West China and speaks English very fluently. It is to .be hoped that as many as possible will be able Order Your• Christmas Cards Now This Christlmas, send out your own personalized Christmas greet- ' ings. Come in to -dray. Choose the _design you prefer, the greeting. We'll make them up for you with name imprinted. ORDER NOW SO THEY'LL BE READY FOR CHRISTMAS SENDING Clinton News -Record "Fine Commercial Printing" A ttention, POULTRY PRODUCERS! We are paying following prices for Dressed Poultry: AMF Chix over 6 lbs. .... Ib. 44c "A" Fowl over 5 lbs... , .. Ib. 35c It will pay you well to propertly finish your poultry before marketing Canada Packers Limited to attend to make the service a sueeess and to give then as much encouragement as possible while here , in Canada. Choir Entertained The choir of Brucefield United• Church were entertained by the Session at, a delightful social evening in the church parlours an Monday evening last. Following the beautifully ap- pointed dinner, a program of contests directed by Mrs. Robert Allan, and the showing, of sev- eral entertaining and education- al films was greatly enjoyed. On behalf of the Session, Rev. E. R. Stanway welcomed the guests and expressed apprecia- tion of their services to which Mrs. J. R. Murdock, choir leader, and J. K. ' Cornish, president of the choir, responded. The even- ing concluded with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" Anniversaay Visitors Anniversary . visitors noticed included:, -Miss Jessie Grainger, Seaforth, with Miss Mayne Swan and Mrs. A. Ham; Mr. and Mrs, E. Stackhouse, London, and Mr, and Mrs. Ivan Wightman, White- church, with Mr. and Mrs. W. Stackhouse; Mr. and Mrs. W. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. J. Beatt- ie, with Mr. and Mrs. R .Scott; Dr. J. W. Aikenhead, 'Toronto, Mae Aikenhead, London, and Mr. and Mrs. ,Duncan Aikenhead, Seeforth, with Mr. and Mrs, T. B. Baird; Miss Mary Aikenhead, London, with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, H. Aikenhead; Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Addison and children, Clinton, Miss Mary Henry and friend London with Mr. and Mrs. William Henry, , W.A. Meets -- The November meeting of the W.A. of Brucefield United Church was well -attended, the topic be- ing "Peace." Mrs. Stanway took the devotional period and read a selection "All Heroes" and also led in prayer. The hymn "These things shell be" was sung. Mrs. R. Allan gave en inter- esting reading "European Rela- tions for World Peace" b'y .Dr. Charles Ross. Mrs. Wilson read the minutes of the last meeting which were adopted. A number of business items pertaining to the Bazaar which is being held on the 19th and the banquet for the Odd Fellows were discussed, Mrs. Wilson reported on the Stanley - Tuckersmith contest which showed Stanley very much in the lead. The meeting closed with the singing of the WA song and the repeating of the prayer. Stanley Township Mr. and Mrs. William Sinclair and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc- Gregor spent the weekend in Hamilton, • Community Club Meets The ladies of Stanley Com- munity Club held their Novem- ber meeting at the home of Mrs. Bert Murphy, on Thursday, Nov. 4, with the president,' Mrs, Glen Broadfoot in charge. The secretary's and treasurer's reports were given and the roll. call was answered by an Autumn verse. There were 17 members and three children present. Dur- ing the business discussion it was decided to send $10 to the U.E.F.B. fund for Britain, Plans were also made for the annual Christmas party at the school. A nice collection of articles was brought in for a bale which is being sent to Mr. Slomar,'s school car at Capreol. Food was brought in for the parcel for Britain. It was decided to have the next meeting in the school on Thurs- day evening, December 2, the roll call to be answered by some- thing pertaining to Christmas. Miss Bertha Diehl gave a read- ing end Mrs. E. Glen conducted a very interesting, contest which made those present guess what little bags contained by smelling them. A very substantial lunch was served by the hostess and her group. Power Situation Still Serious In accordance with instructions received from the Hydro - Electric Power Commission of Ontario to cut off power for one hour ON THE PEAK each day, in addition to any other cut-offs in effect, we have been forced to impose- , CUT OFFS from: 5•30 to 6.30 p.m. Monday through Friday in addition to - 12.00 to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday Clinton Public Utilities Commission PAGE TRfi'EE Goderich Township Farm Changes Hands John McGuire has sold his 80= acre, farm on concession 6, God- erich Township, to . Earl Switzer, a neighbor. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Guire plan . to reside on toe former Connell property, . a mile north of Clinton. Farm' Forum Meets The S.S. No. 4, Goderich Town- ship Farm - Radio Forum held their first meeting of the season on Monday 'night at the Koine of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hebden. There were 14 present. The topic for discussion was "Let's Go Farming." Josephine Muir led the discussion. Miss Verna Mil- ler was appointed secretary. Games were played during the recreation period. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Tebbutt �n Monday evening, with, Fred Lobb and Jack Merrill on the recreation committee. Ebenezer WA. The WA meeting of Ebenezer United Church was held at the home of Mrs. Bert Lobb, The \ice -president, Mrs. Carman Teb- butt, took charge of the meet- ing. Mrs. Tavener . read the Scripture reading, which was followed by prayer by Mrs. C. Tebbutt. Roll "ell was "ooe c ' my favorite books and the auth- or." Mrs. 'Tavener gave a talk rn her trip to Nova Scotia. A quilt was quilted during the afternoon. Lintel). was served by the hostess. Rs-Iph Johnston arid Larry Rt.s.sell of Inwood visited at the h,.r.e of Elwir, Merrt'l on Sun- day. Ralph Johnston, publica- tions convene:, Landon Confer- ence, YPU, was the guest. speak- er at the evening service in On- t.uio St. Church, with the XPU in charge, Hullett Township Farm Forum Meets The Farm Forum of S.S. No. 1, Hulett, met at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Bert Irwin, on Monday evening, November 8, for its first meeting of the season, with 21 present. Mrs: Thomas Ferguson was appointed secretary for this term. After the Topic "Lets go Farm- ing" was discussed, a few games of euchre and "500" were play- er, after which lunch was served. HENSALL Jack Shepherd, London, was a weekend visitor at his home. Miss Lenore Norminton, Toron- to, spent the weekend at her home. Robert McDougall, Moose Jaw, Sask., is visiting Miss Minnie Reid. Miss Helen Boyle, Toronto, was a weekend house guest with Mr. end Mrs. Laird Mickle and fam- ily. Mrs. B. Donaldson, London, and Mrs. Rose Russell, Exeter, were weekend visitors with Mrs. A. Saundercock. Mr, and Mrs. Vernon Spray, Martin and David, London, spent Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Geiger. Miss Betty Mickle, and Bill Mickle attended the rugby game between McGi]1 and Western Universities at London on Sat- urday. Remembrance Service Remembrance Day services were observed in the United Church.Sunday morning, Nov. 7, under the auspices of Hensall Branch No. 468, Canadian Leg- ion. The members marched in a body to the church which was filled for the occasion and were addressed by Rev. R. A, Brook, who based his thoughts from the theme "An unfulfilled Predic- tion." The choir, under direc- tion of M. S. Rannie, with Miss Greta Laramie at the organ con- sole, sang for their anthem; "Great peace have they." Mr, Rennie rendered a lovely solo, "The Phantom Legions." A min- ute of silence was observed in honour and thankful rememb- rance. A basket of beautiFul 'mums was placed in front of the pulpit by the Passmore family in loving memory of Flying Officer Gerald Leroy Passmore, who gave his life during flying operations over Germany, February 1945. The Legion banners were carried by Comrades Donald Mc5aig and Roy Smale, F. Appleby was in charge of the colours and S. Mc- Dougall in charge of the parade. It was a very impressive service. ,,. nae+'" SAYS: Have you a picture of Financial Security inthe future? Let me Show you the 2 - way benefits of our NEW DOMINION SECURITY Policy. It provides immediate protection for your fam- ily, while accumulating a retirement fund' for you. LET'S TALK IT OVER Basil B. Pocklington Rattenbury St. Phone 473 PORTER'S HILL Mr; and Mrs. Maurice Frame spent Friday of last week in Stratford. Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Durnin, London, 'spent last weekend with the letters' father' Milton Woods. The November meeting of the Community Club will be held on Wednesday, November 17. at the home of Mrs. John :McG!wan Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lockhart and family, Clinton, were Sunday yisitors with the formers pprents Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lockhart. Sunday visitors with Mr. end Mrs. Austin Harris were Mr, and Mrs. Eric Cox, and son John, Chatham, Mrs. Stew. Fisher, Sharon, and Bobby, and Phyllis Harris, all . of London. Fractured Her Hip Mrs. George Greenslade had the snisfortune to fall and fract- ure her hip on Friday last. She was taken to Alexandra Hospital KIPPEN Kippen WMS The Women's Missionary Soc- iety of St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, convened . in the auditorium of the church Wednesday afternoon November 3, for their annual birthday par- ty and entertained as their guests auxiliaries from Seaforth, Bruce - field, Hensall, and Hillsgreen. The meeting was presided over by the president Mrs. R. Elgie. Mrs. Winston Workman in- troduced the guest speaker Mrs. H. V. Workman, Seaforth, who addressed the meeting basing her thoughts from "Esther" a famous Bible character. In ' her closing remarks the speaker stated that there never w -as such a need for missionaries both overseas end at horse as there is at the present time, and that it gave her much pleasure to be present to speak in the interests of the Women's Missionary Society, one of the greatest organization in the church today. Assisting with the program were Mrs. J. Sinclair with, a reeding, Mrs. MeBeath and Mrs. Johnston, Brucefield, Mrs. J. Sinclair and Mrs. Rose Chapman, Kippen, piano duetts, Mrs. E. Stanway, Brucefield, vocal solo. vocal duett, Mrs, 1'. Appleby and Miss P. Case, Hen- sall, Miss Gladys Luker accom- panist. Rev. A. E. Hinton con- ducted a Bible quiz. Luncheon for over one hundred guests was served in the church schoolroom the tables centered with vases of baby mums and yellow tapers in silver holders. Mrs. I. Jarr- ott and Mrs, A. Cooper poured tea, and the honor of cutting the huge birthday cake went to Mrs. Alex Monteith, oldest member of the society. The reception com- mittee were Mrs. R. M. Peck and Mrs. Emmerson Kyle. Program committee were Mrs. R. McGreg- or, Mrs. Carl McClinchey, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mrs. J. nieLellon. Goderich, and is resting as well as can be expected. Her friends end neighbour's join in wishing her a very speedy recovery, WA Meets The W.A. held its November meeting on Thursday last at the home of Mrs. John McGoivan with 14 ladies present. The pres- ident Mrs. Les Cox was in charge of the meeting. A quilt was cora- as soon as possible. pleted during the afternoon. Mrs: J. A. Torrance offered her home fora crokinole party to oe bald on November 26. A pot luck sup- per brought the afternoon' to a close, The December meeting will be the annual and will be held, at the home of Mrs, J. A. Torrance. Anyone having mite boxes are asked to hand them in HOT WATER. 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