The Seaforth News, 1956-03-08, Page 5THE SEAFORTH NEWS—Thursday, march 8, 1956
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28 oz. Tins
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MARGARINE
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SEAFORTH GUN
CLUB FORMED
A Gun Club to be headed by
Gordon Ferris, head of the Ont-
ario Provincial Police Force in
:Seaforth, was t as or g•anized here
Wednesday evening, Keith Sharp
was named sec.-treas.
Jack Burleigh, Bob •Scott, and
Don King will be the range and
property committee, with Ed An-
drews, Verdun Rau, and John
Grummets the tournament com-
mittee. Range officers in charge
of the thrice -weekly target prac-
tices are 1gonday, J. Burleigh,
E. Andrews; Wednesday, V.
Rau, G. Ferris; Friday, D. King,
Joe Nigh.
n range isthe dorm-
er
door ng e
er. cell 'block of the town hall.
An outdoor range is yet to be
selected.
The club already has 28 en-
thusiastic members. Besides the
regular classes, G. !Ferris is
willing to instruct juniors on
Wednesday afternoons
°I Announcement
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Massey - Harris
Ferguson
Agency
I am taking over from Mr. W. T.
Teall the agency for the Massey Har-
ris Ferguson line of farm machines
and implements, and will operate
from the present location in the Sea -
forth Motors building.
SERVICE SHOP
We will operate a service shop for
tractors of all makes in charge of
George McGavin.
The new agency will be known as
Boyes Farm Supply
Alex Boyes, Proprietor
SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS
Open Daily Phone 573
T. PRYDE AND SON
Enquiries Are Invited
Telephone Numbers
Exeter 41 Clinton 1620 Seaforth 573
TOWN TOPICS
Mr. and Mgrs. John McQuaid
of St. Thomas spent a few days
with Mrs, Joseph McQuaid last
week,
Mrs, John Muir has sufficient-
ly recovered from her recent ill-
ness to be removed to her shame,
Mrs. M. H. McKenzie of Osh-
awa visited her mother, Mrs.
Mae Dorrance.
Visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Aldington on
'Saturday were Jack, Margaret
and Frank A'ldington of Varna.
They also attended the Clinton
fair en Saturday afternoon•
Among those attending the
funeral of the late John Powell
were: William Powell, Toronto;
Mrs. James Horne, Toronto; Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Powell and 'Carol,
Kitchener; Lorne Powell, Strat-
ford; Scott Powell, Stratford;
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Elliott, Lon-
don; •Mr. and Mrs. Archie Phil-
lips, Harriston; lir. and Mrs,
William Powell, Mitchell.
Miss !Etta Hart of Walton and
Mr. Fred Buchanan of Cons-
tance were guests Sunday even-
ing of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ad-
ams,
Mrs. Ernest Adams and Miss
Donelda Adams were visitors in
Stratford on Saturday.
Miss Margaret Hayter of Var-
na underwent an appendicitis
operation at Scott Memorial
Hospital on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs, Frank White of
London !were weekend guests of
'SE's, White's mother, Mrs, B.
•Cleary.
3fr. and Mrs. P. W. 'Reilly, of
Galt, were weekend guests of
Mr. and Sirs. John Hotham Ji•.
Mr. and Sirs. !Scott Coffin
were visitors. at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. P. McIver on Tuesday.
Mr. J, Dunn, London, spent
the •weekend with his grand-
mother and aunt, Sirs, N. Dunn
and Miss M: Dunn,
:lir and Mrs. John McQuaid
of St. Thomas were weekend
guests of his mother, Mrs, J.
McQuaid.
Miss Margaret Kelly, Ottawa,
has been a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Cleary.
Former Varna Girl
Dies At Brussels
Sirs. Joseph S. Wilton of
Brussels, died suddenly Thurs-
day night from a fractured skull,
following a fall on sane ice out-
side Melville Presbyterian
Church.
She had attended choir prac-
tice, and was on her way hone
with another member of the
choir. She struck the back of her
head when she fell, but felt she
was not seriously hurt, and pro-
ceeded down the street. Realiz-
ing she had lost her glasses in
the fall, she returned to find
Cher. Following the search, she
complained of not feeling well
and was taken :back to the.
church, and Dr. R. W. Stephens
was called. She died enroute to
hospital.
Formerly 'Pearl Taylor, site
was born at Varna, and was the
eldest daughter of the late Wil-
iam Taylor and his wife Emma
Dawson, After .attending Sea -
forth Collegiate and the Ontario
:College of Education, she taught
high school at Fenelon !Falls, and
in Brussels Continuation Sohool.
Since her marriage to the late
Joseph S. Wilton in 1927, she
has made her home in Brussels.
Mr. Wilton died in 1953.
IStuviving are two •daughters,
Mrs. Hartley Pitcher, +Brussels;
Sirs. George Dobson, Wroxeter,•
six brothers, Russell Taylor, In-
dianapolis; Harold, Detroit; Gar-
net, Staffa; Robert, Louis and
Harvey, and three sisters, Mrs.
Clarence Stephenson, Mrs. Wat-
son 'Webster and Mrs, Anson
Coleman, all of Varna.
Mrs. Wilton was a member of
the teaching staff of Wingham
District High School, a member
of Melville Presbyterian Church
and of the choir.
'Services were conducted on
Monday et 2 p.m., by the Rev. H.
T. Colvin, of Melville 'Church,
and interment made in !Brussels
Cemetery.
HULLETT
.The Friendly Few Farm For-
um !held their review night at
the home of a lir. and Mrs. Ross
MacGregor on !Feb. 20. A few
contests were .conducted 'by the
hostess and euchre was played,
:winners !being: Mrs. Verne Dale
and Murray Dale. Lunch was
served by Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt,
On Feb. 27 the forum met at
the !hone of Mr. and Mrs. Verne
Dale with an ,attendlance of 14.
After discussing Hospitalization
the questions in the guide were
answered. Cards were played;
winners were: Mrs. Wilbur Jew-
itt and Dennis Jewitt; console -
,MTS. !Earl !Lawson and Reg.
Lawson. Lnndh was served by
!Mrs. ,Bill! Dalle. Next meeting will
be at the (home of Mi. and Mrs.
Prank Riley.
WALTON
MRS. WILLIAM JOHNSTON
Funeral service for the late
Mrs, William Johnston was held
last Thursday afternoon, Mareh
1, from the Ball and Mutch
funeral hone, High Street, Clin-
ton. Conducting the service was
the Rev. Howard Pentland, of
Hamilton, assisted by the Rev.
A. W. Watson, Blyth, Interment
was made in Brussels Cemetery.
Pallbearers were William and
Gordon Murray, Walton; Ell-
wood :Shortreed, Blyth, Roily
Achilles, Walton; Grant Spar -
ling, Bly'tih and Stanley , Hilien,
McKillop Township.
The late Mrs. Johnston passed
away in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Brantford, on Tuesday, Feb, 21,
in her 73rd year.
She was the former Margaret
Davidson, daughter of James
and Flora Davidson, and was
born in MoKillop twp. on Deco
15, 1883, In April, 1918, she
married William Murray, Wal-
ton, and they lived on the 9th
con. of Morris. Mr, Murray
died on Feb. 14, 1923.
In June of 1936, she married
William Johnston, Blyth, who
predeceased her in 1946. .Since
that time, Mrs. Johnston has re-
sided at Burford.
She was a member of •Blyth
United Church, and while living
there was active in the work of
the Woman's Missionary Society
and the Woman's Association of
that !Church.
Surviving are two sons, James
Murray, Aurora, and John E.
Murray, Sarnia: one daughter,
Mrs. Robert W. (Margaret)
Cole, Clinton; two step -daugh-
ters, Mrs. A, M. t,Fern) Fox, of
Burford; Mrs, Arthur (Laura)
Doble, Vancouver, BC. One
daughter, Jean, predeceased her
in 1944. One sister, Mrs. E.
(Flora) Thompson, lives in Re-
gina, 'Sask.
Persons attending the funeral
came from Hamilton, Burford,
Oshawa and Sarnia, as well as.
Blyth and the surrounding dis-
trict.
The March meeting of the
Walton W.A. met on Thursday
afternoon in the church base-
ment with 28 ladies present. The
meeting opened by singing hymn
124. Scripture reading, Psalm
51 was read by Mrs. Ed. Bryans.
Topic was read by Mrs. Walters
on the Cry for Mercy. Sec. re-
port was read and adopted, also
a thanyou card from Mrs. J.
Bosman. Treasurer's report was
given by •Mrs. Coutts, balance on
hand $244.26. Mrs, A. Coutts
thanked the ladies for Annie
Gordon for the hymn book
she received. !Several items
of !business were dealt with. The
St. Patrick social will be held on
Friday, March 9th, at 8 p.m.
Program and lunch to follow.
The meeting closed with thence
song, followed by the theme
prayer.
HENSALL
Bob Hern, R. P., 1, Hensadl,
prominent junior farmer, 4-H
leader and winner of the Queen's
Guineas in 1951, has accepted a
position as :herdsman with one
of Ontario's oldest purebred
Hereford farms near Simcoe. He
plans to leave around the middle
of April.
!Son of Conn. Harold Hern, of
Usborne, the 22 -year-old farmer
will be employed by P. W. Reic-
held and Son of Jarvis Hreford
Farms. He will be in charge of
30 purebreds on the 800 -acre
farm.
He has been operating the
farm owned by his !Father-in-law,
John Selves, on the north-east
boundary of Usborne, sins win-
ning the Queen's Guineas, has
built ttp a herd of 30 purebred
Herefords which he plans to auc-
tion. 'Several of his cattle won
prizes at the Canadian National
Exhibition ,and Royal Winter
Fair.
Bob was president ofSouth
Huron Junior Farmers in 1953
and vice-president of Huron 4-11
+Chub Leaders Association be-
fore resigning this week.
iMr. and Mrs. Hitroid IBonbhron
returned home this week after
spending the past 'few weeks in
Florida.
Miss Shirtley 'Chapman, R. N.
of !Sarnia visited over the week-
end with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. lime Chapman
Mrs. Williams who was visit-
ing 'With her brother,in-law end
sister, Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Doug-
all, fell down stairs !last week.
She was removed to South Hur-
on Hospital, Exeter, and hater to
a London Hospital for treat-
ment,
Mrs. R. Y. MacLaren returned
home after spending the past
number of weeks with her !daug-
hter, Mrs. Margaret 8vans in
Wateadoo.
The choir members of Carmel
Presbyterian Church enjoyed a
social evening in the schoolroom
of the church following choir
rehearsal on Thursday evening.
Mr, and Mrs. Roy 'Cons:tt
have purchased the rseidenee of
Mrs, Gladys Cunningham on
Main Street.
Mrs. John Henderson, who has
been convalescing at the home
of her sister, Mrs Myrtle Sproat
was able to return to her home
at Kippen.
Miss Vera Currie of Stretford
was a weekend visitor with Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh McEwen, Jr.
CONSTANCE
The Friendly Few Farm For-
um met on Monday evening at -
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Riley with an attendance of 13.
After listening to the. broad -
Cast a discussion on -trade and
tariff rrf
f to -
ol.ael c
and. the ques-
tions in the gaide were answer-
ed. Etrohre was played and win-
ners of most games were Mrs.
Ross MoGregor and John Jew-
itt and the consolations went to
Ross Millson and Dennis Jewitt.
Lunch was served by the hostess,
and the next meeting will be at
the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
CONTRACT BARLEY 1
New contract this year should bring
higher price per bushel than pricing
basis on former contracts
Both Montcalm and Kindred Seed
Barley Available
FERTILIZER AVAILABLE
FOR CONTRACTS
Topnotch Feeds Ltd.
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Mrs. Verne Dale held a quilt-
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afternoon.
Mr. William Dale was in Lon-
don on Wednesday attending a
directors meeting of the West-
ern Fair Board.'
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