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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-04-07, Page 1The Seaforth News WHOLE SERIPES, VOL. 77 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TIrURSDA'Y APRIL 7, 1966 $1.50 a Year Authorized as Second Mass mail, Post Office Dept., Ottawa Snowdon Bros., Publishers Friends Entertain For Bride=To-Be On Monday afternoon last Miss Alice Reid ant ertained at an afternoon tea in honor of Miss Karen Kidd. Mrs. K. I. McLean and Mrs, Howard Cartmill entertained on Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Thelma Bragger in hon- or of Miss Karen Kidd. The evening was spent in playing humorous contests with suitable prizes for the winners. At the conclusion of the evening Mrs. Howard Cartmill presented Karen with a beautiful Sunbeam automatic toaster. As the even- ing came to a close the hostesses invited the guests to the dining - room where everyone enjoyed a delightful buffet supper. On Friday evening Miss Jean Snell entertained at a miscellan- eous shower at the home of Mrs. Harold Whyte in honor of Miss Karen Kidd. Bingo was enjoyed throughout the evening, with lovely prizes for the winners, and at the close Miss Jean Snell presented Karen with a beauti- fully decorated basket full of lovely gifts. Karen -suitably thanked the guests and a de- lightful lunch was served. Mr. Michael Beohely enter- tained Mr. Gerrard Reitz to a "stag" party on Friday evening. At the close •of the party "Dutch" was' presented with a silver combination cigarette case and lighter. Telephone Officers All Re-elected The annual meeting of the Tuckersmith Municipal Tele- phone System was held at Varna on Wednesday last when the commissioners were all re-elect- ed: Arthur Nicholson, chairman; Ed McBride and R. M. Peck, J. K. Cornish is secretary -treasurer and J. W. McBeath, linesman. Just routine business was tran- sacted. The operations .of the system resulted in a profit of $6,'738.23 for 1954, compared with a profit of $722.55 for the previous year. Sugar Beet Unloader May Be Built At Kipper A proposal is at present be- ing considered by the Canada and Dominion Sugar Co. to build a sugar beet unloader at Kippen this summer. A meeting will be held at Hensall next week to see if enough acreage will be put into beets to warrant the investment. The fieldman, Bill Amos, says an unloader costs $25,000 to $30,000. It would be built be- side the track at Kippen to load beets from the wagons directly into the railway cars. Spitfires, Bruins Win Legion Series The Legion Saturday morning hockey ended last Saturday with the playoffs being completed, the series consisting of two games, goals to count. In Group A the Spitfires led by Paul Besse, proved too mach for Gary Ast's Mustangs as they won very. easily by a score of 28 to 8 on the round. Craig Willis, Doug Rowcliffe, . Paul Besse did most of the scoring for the Spits. Larry Dale, Ray Scoins, Gary Ast played well for Mustangs. In the B Group .it was a dif- ferent story as the smaller boys fought right down to the end. The Bruins led by Ron Byerman carie out on top with a score 8 to 7 on the round against Toni Dick's Canadians. Harvey Dale was the big gun for the Bruins, along with fine goal tending by Terry Ast. Tom Dick and Toni Love were the goal -getters for the'Canadiens. Both these teams will receive crests from the Le- gion in the near future. WAS SEAFORTH NATIVE The death occurred at Alex- andra Hospital, Ingersoll, Ont., on Tuesday, April 5, 1955, of Annie Mabel Hargan, sister of Elva Hargan, of Ingersoll. The funeral will be held on ThursdaY afternoon at Ingersoll. The Rev. C. D. Daniel, of Trinity United Church, officiating. Interment in Ingersoll Rural 'Cemetery. Miss Hargan was born at Sea - forth, a daughter of the late William and Annie Hargan, and went to Ingersoll with her par- ents about 61 years ago, where her brother, the late J. Edgar Ilargan became a director of the Morrow Screw and Nut 'Co. Ltd. It is believed the family lived at the north end of Church street, Seaforth. -s- Sunrise Service On Easter An Easter Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. in First 'Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, conducted by Young Peoples' groups of the community. Everybody welcome. EASTER FILM The Radio Television Com- mittee of the London Confer- ence of the United Church of Canada, will televise the Film, "The Day Before Easter", a 44 - minutes Easter Television Film over 'C.F.P.L.—TV, at 4:15 p.m., ,Good Friday. This film has been produced by Family Films of Hollywood, specially for and under the direction of the Broadcasting and Film Commis- sion of the National 'Council of 'Churches of Christ, U.S.A. The film presents the story of a Korean war victim, a grief stricken mother, a rebellious daughter, a puzzled minister, $11 seeking the answer at the heart of Easter. CANTELON—GRUMMETT A wedding was solemnized in St. ThomasAnglican Church here on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when Rev. J. H. James united in marriage Mary Mar- garet Grummett of Seaforth and Mr. Francis Ralph •Cantelon of Clinton. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jo- septi B. Grummett, Seaforth; and the bridegroom is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Cantelon, Clinton. Given in mar- riage by her father, the bride wore a white floor -length gown of Chantilly lace and net fash- ioned with a strapless bodice, a full skirt with a scalloped lace yoke with layers of net over sa- tin, and a matching lace jacket with a tiny turned -down collar and lily -point sleeves. A veil of net was held in place by a cor- onet of orange blossoms, which had been worn by her mother on her wedding day. The bride car- ried a white Bible crested with blue carnations with white rib- bon streamers, and wore the bridegroom's gift, filigree rhine- stone set. Her only attendant, Miss Shirley Cooper,. Clinton, as bridesmaid, wore rose net over taffeta, fashioned with a strap- less bodice and an embroidered net overskirt, A net bolero and mittens and a matching feather headdress completed her ensem- ble. She carried a bouquet of blue carnations. Mr. Carl Cante- Ion, Clinton, was groomsman for his brother, while Mr. John Grummett, Seaforth, a brother of the bridegroom, ushered. Miss June 'Convey, Kincardine, ac- companied the soloist, Miss Hel- en Hutton, also of Kincardine. Both are cousins of the bride. For a reception at the home of the bride's parents, the bride's mother received wearing a two- piece dress of navy ticatina, with white accessories and a red rose corsage. Assisting her was the bridegroom's Mother, in a pale blue suit with matching hat and a pink rose corsage. White, yel- low, and bronze chrysanthemums decorated the :home. A three - tiered wedding cake, flanked by pink tapers, centred the bride's table. For a trip to the northern United States, the bride changed to a beige suit with pale blue and brown accessories and a topcoat of beige and brown. On their return, Mr. and Mrs. 'Can- telon will reside on 'the bride- groom's farm near Clinton. Northside United Church Rev. John Stinson, Minister 7 a.m., Easter Sunrise Ser- vice in First Church.. 10 a.m., Church •School and Adult Bible Class. 11 a.m., 'Easter morning wor- ship and praise. "What makes a living Church." Special Easter music led by Sr. and Jr. choirs. 7 p.m., Easter evening ser- vice, The presentation of a drama, "TheUnshadowed'Cross" assisted by the Sr. Choir in hymns and carols. 'EASTER SERVICES St. Thomas' Anglican Church 9 a.in., Holy Communion 10 a.m., 'Sunday Sohool 'Easter (Service 11 a.m., Choral Communion 7 p.m., Easter Evensong Egmondville Church Rev. W. E. Milroy, Minister. 10 a.m., 'Church' School and Adult Class. 11 a.m., Easter Praise, 'Ser- mon, "Recognizing Jesus". '7 p.m., Evening Preis e. Theme, "Road to Emmaus". Wednesday at :8 p.m.,' mid- week service. Shower Given For !Drive Shed Burned Miss Betty Langford A miscellaneous shower was l held at the :home of Mrs. John Miller on Friday evening in; honour of Miss Betty Langford,1 bride -elect of this week. Con -1. tests and a hock wedding, also i a solo 'by Sharon McNichol were very much enjoyed. Miss Joyce Glanville read -an address and a, decorated basket was brought in laden with - gifts. After the bride -elect had thanked every- one for the lovely gifts, a della.' ions lunch was serc.ed, Curling Ends with Pot Luck Supper The curling' season was brought to a close on Friday evening with a pot -luck supper at the new curling rink, with about 60 curlers and friends present. Dr, James A. Munn, the club president, presided at ap short meeting following the sup- per. Treasurer M. A. Reid state - ed that operation 'of the club was find n c i a 11 y satisfactory, though the season was short, only starting in January. He predicted a better showing next year when they •would have a full season with prospect of more members. He felt that the balance outstanding on the cap- ital account could be financed with full membership. Dr. Munn expressed apprecia- tion of the co-operation of mem- bers, including the ladies. Mrs. F. Kling, president of the ladies' club also spoke briefly. A feature of the evening was the presentation of awards to rinks which had been successful in a club bonspeil that had been held during the winter. First prize went to a rink skipped by Bill Leyburn and which includ- ed E. Stephenson, J. •Slattery, and M. Slattery and which had three wins. Adam Ast's rink, which included M. Whetham, Ball and W. McLean, was second with two wins plus fifteen and Dr. M. W. .Stapleton's rink of A. Kling, L. Munn, and E. Ast was third with two wins plus 13. Consolation prize went to F. Kling's rink which included A. Pegg, M. Case and L. Hamilton. Presentation of prizes was made by J. E. Longstaff. In McKillop Fire destroyed a frame drive shed at the farm of Mervin Deitz, McKillop; twp., about 5 miles east of Winthrop of Sat. afternoon, Loss is estimated in excess of $5,000. Consid- erable good anaeqhinery was lost in the fire, including two com- bines. The fire apparently start- ed from a spark from a bon- fire, and had gained much head- way when noticed by Mr. Deitz who was working in the barn. Seaforth rural fire truck an- swered the call and were suc- cessful in preventing the fire from spreading to other build- ings. The barn was only thirty feet away from the burning- drive urningdrive shed. Asbestos board out- er covering helppd to repell the heat, and the wind was favor- able carrying sparks from the barn. May Allow Provincial Police To Remain Here When the town of Seaforth re- ceived notice a few weeks ago that the Ont. Provincial Police contract would be terminated on Dec. 31st, the town council dele- gated Mayor E. A. McMaster and Councillor H. H. Leslie to interview the Commissioner of Police in Toronto and ask that Seaforth be permitted to retain the "provincials" They pointed out that Seaforth was on the borderline, the population be- ing only a few over 2,000, and also that the town had received excellent policing. at a reason- able cost under the Ontario Provincial Police. A. Toronto dis- patch says:, Attorney -General Dana Porter said Wednesday last the Ontario Government is reconsidering an order withdrawing Ontario Pro- vincial Police from municipali- ties with •over 2,000 population. However, the attorney -general during discussion of his depart- ment's estimates in the Ontario Legislature,said he thought larger municipalities should be able to provide their own police forces. A. R. Herbert (P.C., Temiska- ming) said the order is causing some anxiety in his riding. It was difficult for small munici- palities to hire or train consta- bles to replace the provincial police who did an excellent job of policing. He suggested that veterans who did not qualify for the On- tario Provincial Police might take over suoh jobs as radio op- erating, now being done by con- stables. This would provide more trained personnel _ for police work. Mr. Porter reviewed salaries paid provincial police consta- bles. The maximum has been raised to •$3,870 from $3,420. The minimum 32,860 is un- changed. In response to requests from many towns, the province will reconsider its decision to with- draw the provincial police from all municipalities of over 2,000. ALTON J. JOHNSTON Mr. Alton J. Johnston, north Main Street, died in Victoria Hospital, London, on Tuesday morning, April 5, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Johnston had not been in the best of health, but the end came suddenly. Born at Blake, son of the late Mr. and •Mrs. John Johnston, he attended school there and at Brucefield. On Nov. 29th, 1927, he was married to Miss Ivy Irene Plewes, of Clinton, at the Ont- ario st. parsonage, 'Clinton. He had farmed near Brucefield •un til retiring to Seaforth in 'Nov., 1954. 'Besides his wife he is sur- vived by his brother, Eldon Johnston of Brucefield. He was a member of Northside United Church and Brucefield Oddfel- lows Lodge. The funeral will take place on Thursday, April 7th from the Whitney funeral home at 2 p.m., with interment in Baird's. cemetery. Rev. J. W Stinson will officiate. Small Outbreaks Keep Brigade Busy Seaforth' fire brigade had a call on Thursday afternoon to the Wright and Leyburn ware- house on Goderich st. east. A truck in the building backfired but the threatened fire was quickly put out. On Monday afternoon another call was answered by the rural fire truck to a grass fire in Eg- anondville at the King property. No damage resulted. , Fire Chief Scott recommends that extreme care should be ta- ken with bonfires at this time of year. The fire alarm was set off on Thursday morning when a tree ,branch fell across hydro wires and shorted the alarm system, while town employees were working at a tree on Jarvis st. between John and Goderich streets. Hydro was disrupted for a time in sections of the town. SEEDING STARTS Seeding has begun this week on a number of district farms. The seasons have merged into one another rapidly this spring. A week ago Sunday saw one of the worst blizzards of the win- ter, and before the week was out some farmers were able to start working on the land. Ducks and geese are flying north. With ice still bordering the lake shore no smelt catches are expected for a week or more. Institute Plans Annual Meeting All members of the Seaforth Women's Institute and any in- terested persons are invited to attend the regular monthly meeting of the Seaforth Wo- men's Institute to be held at the home of Mrs. Robt. M. Scott on Tuesday, April 12 at 2 p.m. This is the anual meeting in charge of Mrs. James Doig and Mrs. Lorne Carter. The roll call will be answered by the payment of fees. Each member is asked to submit a slip of paper saying if she would like the Institute to sponsor a bus trip, if so, when, where and what they would like to see. - Mrs. R. J. Doig would like all the library books brought in to this meeting. hunch: Sandwiches, Mrs. Jas. Keys, Mrs. John Kerr; cookies, Mrs. G. E. Papple, Mrs. A. Pep- per. 2 -Game Tie Breaker For Junior B's Seaforth Baldwins battled the Woodstock Warriors .right down to the final wire on Tuesday to record a 4-3 victory and com- plete the Junior B OHA semi- final series tied at 3-3-1. The two teams will now play a two - game total goals series to de- cide a winner. The series will start in Sea - forth on Thursday with the re- turn game in Woodstock on Sat- urday. Seaforth pulled the game out of the fire late in the third per- iod after they lifted their goalie from the game with two minutes to go. McPherson put them one goal down when he sank the puck at 18.17, then Mary Shantz collected tine equalizer at 19.50. And then Mcllwain gave the Baldwins the winning counter at 50 seconds of the overtime period. Woodstock—Goal, Diotte; de- fence, Richardson, Thompson; centre, Collette; wings, Blair, MacDonnell. Subs, R a v elf c h, Bizzo, Erison, Hatt, Zeigler, Hull, Uniac, House. Seaforth—Goal, R. Salter; de- fence, Barton, Bell; c e n t r e, Chalk; wings, Shantz, McPher- son. Subs, Lockridge, Sawyer, Elliott, T. Salter, Muir, Mcil- wain, Vena, Larochelle, Stone. First Period 1—Woodstock, Hull (Erison) 9.45 Penalties—Elliott, Bell, Mac - Donnell, Thompson. Second Period 2—Woodstock, Collette (Uniac) 3.14 Penalties — Collette, Uniac, Elliott, Bell. Third Period 3—Seaforth, Vena (Larochelle, Stone) 3.20 4—Woodstock, Blair ,(Hatt) 10.25 5—Seaforth, McPherson (Chalk, Larochelle) 18.17 6-Seaforth, Shantz, 19.50 Penalties — Hull, Thompson, McPherson, Uniac . Overtime 7---Seaforth, Mcllwain '(Muir, T. Salter) .50 Penalties—Elliott, Thompson, McPherson. T:X -6,414764 IMG at SAVAUGE'S and qualify for the National Prize e"A HONEYMOON AT - ' a TIDE WAL ORF-ASTORIA" • See the glamorous byidd+ r.C� Diamond Rings $100. , Your friendly Jeweller is conducting a gigantic Essay $18.75 Contest. It's fun to enter and easy to win. Our prize to the local winner is a beautiful Bridal Bell Diamond Ring. And you also have a chance at the National Prize offered by the Manufacturers of Bridal Bell Diamond Rings ... "A Honeymoon at the Waldorf. Astoria" ... seven glorious days in New York City, with all expenses paid. Come in today ... we'll show you how you can win. If you live out of town, just write us and we will send you an entry form and com. plete details. SAVAUGE'S Jewellery Gifts Fine China Seaforth MRS. RITCHIE SPEAKS The Ladies' Aid of First Pres- byterian Church held their reg- ular April meeting with Mrs. H. Whyte, Pres., in the chair. Mrs. H. R. Scott opened the meeting with a suitable poem. The treas- urer's and secretary's report was read and adopted. Mrs. B. Kerr and Mrs. R. McFarlane sang a pleasing duet 'Hallelujah What a Saviour". Mrs. Ritchie, the speaker for the afternoon chose as her topic an Easter thence, "The Cross and the Sep- ulchre" She gave a very helpful talk and closed it by reading a poem of Miss H. I. Graham, "1 Know that my Redeemer Lives". Mrs. Andrews moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Ritchie, During the afternoon Mrs. And- rews read a poem "The Ladies' Aid", which was enjoyed by all. A social half hour was spent and lunch served by Mrs. Scott's and Mrs. Flynn's group, who also planned the meeting. REAL ESTATE CHANGE Mrs. Elizabeth McNichol, of Walton, has bought the house on Victoria Street belonging to Miss Ann MacLaren, through the of- fice of Merton Reid. EGMONDVILLE Mr. Andrew Houston and Mr. Jas. Doig have returned home from a trip by bus through the Western States and Western Canada. They visited with rela- tives and friends in San Diego and Sacramento, California. Mr. Houston visited with his daugh- ter Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Roy and family in Calgary, Alta., and with relatives in McGregor, Man. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Houston of Kitchener spent Sunday with Mr. A. Houston and Miss Fran- ces Houston. Mrs. Broadfoot of Walton visited recently with her sister, Mrs. Ivy Henderson and Mr. Henderson. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Clark and daughter Barbara of Muirkirk were visitors on Saturday with Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Saun- ders and family of Royal Oak, Mich., visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Ste- phenson and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McGlinchey. CROMARTY Mr, Arnold Storey, Seaforth, visited during the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing were Mr. and Mrs. T. Gillespie, Margaret and Ann, Komoka, and Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Deikert and Ronnie, Zurich. Mrs. Otto Walker is at pre- sent a patient in Victoria Hos- pital, London, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allen of Mitchell, visited on Wednesday William Murray To Observe 92nd Birthday Mr. William Murray, of Sea - forth, will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Saturday, April 9. A native of Tuckersmith, Mr. Murray was a pioneer in the West, returning to Seaforth a number of years ago. The cat is out of the bag, so it is no secret any longer that a party in Mr. Murray's•honor is planned for next Monday night by the local Orange Lodge, of which he is an active member. Guest speaker will be James Black of Toronto, Past Grand Master of Manitoba. Besides -taking a great inter- est in present day affairs, he has an excellent memory of long ago. Mr. Murray was reminiscing this week about a barn raising in Tuckersmith when he was a boy. All the neighbors and friends from far and near were present to help, and according to the custom of the time, re- freshment was passed around in a pail, each man helping him- self from a dipper. 'It was Wil- liam Murray's job to carry the pail this day, and after a while the potent furies from the pail began to go to his head. "I lay down and went to sleep," Mr. Murray recalls. "When my brother found me, he was angry, thinking I had been helping myself from the dipper. 'It was the fumes, I hadn't had a drink." with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen, and Mrs. Thos. Scott Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cornish and children, Seaforth, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamilton. Mrs. John Wallace, Shirley and Margaret Ann, and Mr. Harry Elliott visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cadick in Lon- don on Sunday. Richard Binning, Mitchell, spent the • weekend with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. K. McKellar. The. Easter meeting of the Women's Missionary Society will be held in the church on Good Friday evening when a picture film will be shown. A Religious Drama will also be presented by the members of the Y.P.S. At the Hibbert Public School Oratorical 'Contest which was held in the twp. hall at Staffa on Wednesday night, 14 speak- ers representing 7 schools in the twp. took part. David Scott was the representative from S. S. No. 6. BLAKE Mrs. Manson and daughter, Mrs. Newell Geiger spent a day in New Hamburg Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ropp and family of London visited friends here over the weekend. Quilting bees are on hand with ladies in community now. Mr. Wesley McBride of Lon- don visited at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mc- Bride and John. Five of the school children of grade 1 and 2 were off to Zur- ieh to be vaccinated - for Polio on Friday last.