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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1956-11-01, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 78 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, TIIURSDAY, NOVI)M1BER 1. 1950 SL.60 a Year Authorised as Second Class mail, Posy Snowdon arcs.. 5'ubllsheen otrico Dept., Ottawa Two Barns Burned In Week End Fires Fire starting about 8 o'clock Saturday morning completely 'destroyed the large barn of Ar- thur 'I+iniayson, lot 22, 4th con. iLR.•S. Tuckersmith a few miles nontmoast of Kippen. Mrs. Fin- layson sent an alarm to Sea - forth ,brigade and to neighbors who arrived at the stricken barn quickly. A young bull, two hei- fers and 28 pigs were got out of the stables and 140 hens in a shed beside the barn were sav- ed, also a horse belonging to (Sam IIey of !Blake, a visitor at the farm. .Mi'. Finlayson had just cam - Voted feeding his pigs and had prepared rolled oats for the tows when he found the cows had gone back to the pasture be- fore being milked. He Left the barn and was in the lane When he saw flames in straw an the barn floor. He threw a pail of water on it without success. There were ,between 500 to 000 bales of hay and 20 loads of loose hay and the season's grain and straw, also 200 chickens and 11 little pigs lost. The silo was partly filled and its contents -de- stroyed. Equipment lost includes Surge !milker, new drill, grinder and elevator. A tractor and oth- er implements in a driving shed were unharmed. Mr. Finlayson said .Saturday he was moving his stock to an unused barn on 'Lorne Hay's farm neaitby. He has eight cows and ten head on pasture, Twelve acres of grain corn still has to be harvested, Mr. Finlayson said he did not think he would make any deci- sion this fall about rebuilding. He had $4500 with McKillop 'Mutual Insurance Co., on the building as well as insurance on other items. Mr. 'Finlayson did not know how the fire started, but said it might have been spontaneous combustion, as suggested by Fire Chief .Seott..He said there was no smell or smoke in the barn when he left it. A school teacher as well as a fanner he taught school besides operating the farm for a num. her of years, but far the past four years he has devoted his time entirely to farming, He has two other parcels of land in addition to the 50 -acre home farm, Seaforth (Fire Brigade stayed on watch until 10 a.m. to pro. tect other buildings if neces- sary. However there was very little wind and the fire did not spread. Boards over the well be- side the barn were charred through by heat, Fire destroyed a large barn azul all its contents on .the 2nd con. of iHullett twp on .Sunday afternoon. Owner 'Carl Johnson of R. R. 4, 'Clinton, said the (blaze started on the east or windward side of the structure about 3.15 flu!, Loss on the building alone has been placed atmore than $4,000. The fire was noticed by Mr. Johnson's eight-year-old son. Destroyed with the 40 by 60 - foot barn were 18 tons of hay, 600 bushels of grain and a half barn of straw. All livestock were in the field at the time. !Clinton Volunteer ;Vire De- partment responded to the call. The loss was covered by in- surance. SUCCESS STORY A pamphlet in 'Danish has been distributed in 'Denmark 'bY the Canadian Dept. of Immigra- tion, on the success story of Peter Christensen who has re- sided in .Seaforth for several years. It records that Mr. Chris- tensen was an expert on cement work, starting on ceilar floors and wallas, then tackled larger jobs as bridges, and two years ago a local swimming pool. Early last year he obtained con- tract for part of big extension job at iHensell coach plant. This year he went to (Denmark and obtained machinery for making cement sewer tile. In a 'partner- ship he incorporated !Seaforth. Sewer Tile Limited, and a building in iHerpurhey has been erected to house plant. in addi- tion Mr. 'Christensen has con, strutted a large building at same site as headquarters for his con, struction firm. IIe has a modern residence for his family at Hale purhey and owns a residence in Seaforth. Pamphlet is being translated into English and will shortly be ready for distribution here. FUNERAL OF MRS. T. BROOME The funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas Broome was held on ('Friday afternoon al; the Box funeral home. 'Rev, D. Glenn 'C'ampbel'l ,officiated. Pallbearers were Wm. Trapnell, Jahn Agar '(Sarnia), Wen. Broome, Ron (Broome, George !Broome, Spen- eer •Brooune (Astwood). HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Well the dance was quite the sueeess, also down in the lunch room at the cider jug. Good news or bad, ,the exam time- table is up, start on Nov. 28th for Grade 1 and end on Dec, 3. The girls have something to cheer about as usual. tAn exhibi- tion game was held on Tuesday, anal the juniors beat Mitchell. 'Seniors were not so triumphant, let us hope that the boys can take a hint, Check Finger Prints For Robbery Clue `Between $75 and $100 was stolen at Rowcliffe Motors early Sunday morning by thieves who pried amen rear windows. The Rowelifie properties on both - street were sides of Goderich tree entered in the same manner. The 'burglary was discovered about 9.30 a.m. Sunday morning by William Dalrymple, employee of the firm. Both tills and one safe were tampered with and cash taken but no goods. Provincial Police are investi- gating and finger prints have been sent to the R.C,IM,P. at Ottawa for checking, To Observe Golden Wedding Nov. 10 IMr. and Mrs, 'Archie Herr, McKvllop, will be at home to their relatives and friends on Saturday, Nov. 10th from 2 to 4.30 p.m. and 7 to 9,30 pen. on the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary, SAUDER—TREWARTHA Ontario St. United IC'hurch Chapel, ;Clinton, was the scene of the wedding on .Saturday, Oct, 27th at 2.30 p.m, when Barbara Lenore, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Irvin Trewartha, of Winthrop, became the bride of Mahlon, son of Mr. and Mrs, Ben Sander of St. Jacobs. Rev, Glen ,Eagle officiated. The bride entered 'the chapel on the arm of her farther. Her dress was white nylon lace aver satin with three -quarter -length veil. The fitted .bodice was strapless. She man in charge of these tickets wore a lace jacket with long at the game .and he will see that sleeves .and collar and headdress all tickets turned in are placed were decorated with pearls. Miss in the draw that evening. Sale of tickets to date 1245.00 Vena's trans. to Sarnia 75.00 Hockey Hapn's Sy 8111 TealI Thursday will be our first game at home with Sarnia. A 1 c iildren under 12 will be ad- mitted free if accompanied by parent. Please let's !make this a booster crowd so the team and management •may be reassured that Seaforth and district wants and will support a good Jr. "B" hockey team. Our coach Joe Mavity has still not picked his starting team, but will know better after Thursday's game who he will retain. Several boys from Wing'ham and Lucan have requested that we secure jobs for them locally to save driving back and forth for practices and games. Any help in this matter will be great- ly appreciated as it till save the team's travelling expenses also, We were successful in selling to the Sarnia club the release of Gary Vena, who will be 'playing for their club here on Thursday. Nervy sweaters and socks were purchased and paid for as listed (below. The :money received for the Vena release was used to purchase the release of Clayton Thompson of Lucan who was a star defence player with Wood- stock last year. (Services of an experienced goal keeper are be- ing secured and he should be out Thursday night. Returns on booster tickets mailed to the country are be- ginning, to come in and we hope more will be turned in before the first draw at Thursday night's game. We will have a Jean Waters of Arthur, cousin of the 'bride was bridesmaid and wore a light grey rayon dress with gold and pink trim and pink hat trimmed with pearls. Ron- ald Trewartha, 'brother of the bride, was groomsman, Mrs. Ernest Waters played the or- gan 'before the ceremony and during the signing ofthe reg- ister. The marriage was follow- ed by a wedding dinner served at the home of the bride's par- ents. Receiving guests he !bride's mother wore a navY crepe dress trimmed with pink and dusty rose hat and gloves to match and wore a corsage of white mums with green ;fern tied with pink and iblue ribbon. The groom's mother assisted wearing a navy dress with white trim and gloves to 'match and wore a corsage of white ,mums with green fern tied with blue ribbon. The bride and grooms deft amid showers ••of confetti for southern points, on their return they will reside in Zurich. MRS. WILLIAM J. HANNA The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon at the Box funeral home of Frances !Lillian Hart, widow of the late 'William J. Hanna who died suddenly at her home at Kingsville on Oct. 24th, after en illness of one day. Mrs. Hanna had been!hang- ing out clothes on Tuesday last when she collapsed and passed away the following day 'without regaining consciousness. A na- tive of IvicKillop she had lived near Winthrop until after the death of her husband over 30 years ago when she moved to Seaforth and later to Kingsville. Surviving is one daughter, Miss Annie Hanna of Kingsville, and three sisters and two !brothers, Mrs. Alonzo 'Sperling, Wroxet- er; Mrs. Joseph Hart, (Clinton; Mrs. Angus !Carmichael, Goder- ich; William Hart, Wroxeter, and (Harry Hart, of Preston. Rev. !Bruce Hall conducted the service and burial was .in 'Malt- larad!bank cemetery. MOVE TO SEAFORTH James Black has sold his farm on 3rd con, H.IR.S., Tuckersmith, to Beverly Thompson of Oak- ville, who gets immediate pos- session. Mr. and Mrs. Black, son and daughter, have rented the Jackson house on James street from Jackson Homes Ltd. and are moving on Thursday. Mr. Thompson is at present living in Mrs. Ross .Sproat's house on Goderich street west, and will move to the farm in the spring. DAMAGE SLIGHT Seaforth firemen were sum- moned to a small blaze in a' barn at the rear of Bert IGhristen- sen's home on Railway street about noon on Sunday. The barn, empty at the time, received only about $50 damage, aceording to Fire 'Chief John F, Scott, 'Firemen easily exting- uished the blaze. GREETINGS rro DENMARK Birthday greetings were ex- pressed by phone Irani Seaforth, Ont., to .Graatensen, Deremarls, recently when Mrs. Bert !Christ- ensen, Railway St., surprised her father, Mr. Lage and he re- ceived the 'birthday wishes dis- tinctly. C.G.I,T. The regular C.!G.I.T. meetingwas 'held in the citerch base merit. Our guest speaker was ,Mrs. Hall w!ho spoke on "What means and why we at- tend". RED ;CROSS TO MEET The regular meeting of the Red Cross Society will be held in the library rooms on. Friday, Nov. 2 at 3 pen. Exp. to date last week Phone calls Postage Thompson's transfer from Woodstock Baldwin equipment (Entry fee for Juvenile and Midget 0, ,11, A. fees Sweaters Transportation for players and coach , Coaching 1820.00 398.100 2.9 10.00 75.00 41.90 18,00 35.00 183.00 9.00 25.00 793.02 Balance on hand .. 526.98 'ALEXANDER BETHUNE The death occurred on Mon- day, Oct, 29th of Alexander Bethune in .Scott Memorial Hospital after a short illness as the result of a fall. He was in his 80th year. Born in ;See:forth he went to +British Columbia as a young man, was in the hard- ware business at Kamloops and also lived in New York for a time. In later years he engaged in fruit growing in B.C. Upon retirement in 1931 he returned to Seaforth. Mr. !Bethune had been a member of the 'Seaforth H. S. football team which won he Hough Cup in 1894 and also was interested in lacrosse and curling. He was married at Sit. Paul's 'Church, Stratford, in September, 1946, to Ruby Crow- ell, who survives, besides a sis- ter, Mrs. James Mutrie of 4201 Pleasant Valley Road, Vernon, B.C. The funeral will take place on Thursday at 2 p.me from the Box funeral home with Rev. J. James officiating. Burial till be in Maitland'bank cemetery. 'Pall- bearers will be 'Geo. Parke, W. H. Golding, Russell Holmes, George McGavin, George Flays, Bert ICiuff, N. Scoins. 'Beyond he Sunset" will be sung by Mr. J. T. 'Scott. ENGAGEMENT +Mr. and 'Mrs. Aaron Jantzi wish to announce the engage- ment of their only daughter, Joy Elizabeth, to A'ifred Francis Ross, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ross, Staffa, Ont. The marriage to take place on Nov. 17th. KYLE—POWERS Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Powers announce the marriage of 'their daughter, Patricia Florence, to William Thomas Kyle, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kyle, Kippen. Marriage took place at •Macrorie, Sask., Oct. 27, 1056. They will reside at Hensel]. ;REBEKAH EUCHRE A good crowd attended the Rebekah euchre Monday night. A delicious lunch was served'' by the social •committee under con- venership of Mrs. David Mc- Lean. Winners: ladies 1st, Mrs. Reta Orr; 'lone hands, Mrs. El- don Kerr; consolation, !Mrs. Ed Boyce; ,men's first, John Bach;. lone hands, Robert McClure; consolation, Alex McMichael, of Clinton. CABBAGE NIGHT Did you ever hear of Calb- bage Night? A teen-ager ex- plains that Cabbage Night is the night before Hallowe'en, when the boys gather up all the old cabbages they can find and throw them at doors. ,Anyway, every night for the past week has Ibsen Soap Night 'and e ample .of other kinds of nights. Main street windows and many car windows have displayed worlcs of juvenile art. .Some mischief has lbeen done too. Silver Wedding of Mr., Mrs. Bradshaw Mr, and Mrs. William Brad- shaw, Market Street, marked their 25th wedding anniver- sary with a turkey dinner on Sunday when 27 were present. 'Married at the bridee was formerly 'Miss 'Florence Herdman, daughter of Mr. and seers. John Herdman now of Ex- eter, and the groom was a nat- ive of England, being a son of Mrs. David .Bradshaw and the late Mr. 'Bradshaw. They have two children, David and Louise, Out-of-town guests on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. David Brad- shaw of Ingersoll; Mr. and Mrs. Hilson Whiteford and Kenneth, Ingersoll; Mr. and Mrs. Squire Herdman, Helen and Anne, 'Cen- tralia; Mr. Clayton elerciman, Toronto; ,Messrs, Amos and Her- man .Herdman and Miss (Mary 1FIerdman of Elimvi'l'le; Mr. and ,Mrs. Carman ,Herdman, +Detroit; Mr. and .Mrs. Wallace Makins and Patricia, of Hay, and Mr. and 'Mrs. John Herdman, Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. John (Herdman observed their 49th wedding an- niversary on 'October 30th. LANE—TOWNSEND ,Baskets of yellow and bronze mums at .the altar of at, 'Co'lu'm- banCOhurch, Sept. 27 made a lovely setting for the fall wed- ding of Thelma Annette Towns- end and Kenneth Jerome 'Lane. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. !Rayunond Townsend, and the groom is .the son of Mr. and :Mrs. Vincent 'Lane, Sea - forth, Rev, Fr. MclCowell per- formed the ceremony. Given in marriage by her fa- ther the bride wore a floor - length gown of chantilly lace over satin, a scalloped neckline and long pointed sleeves, the ,bo- dice and skirt !panels were cov- ered with opal sequins, as was her ]readdress and she wore a fingertip veil of silk illusion +bordered with lily of the valley. She carried a bouquet of better - time roses. Miss Madelon Towns- end, sister de the bride eves maid of honor and Miss Rose Mary Lane, sister of the groom was bridesmaid, they wore bal- lerina dresses Of powder blue erystalette with silvery orchid pattern fashioned with a low neckline, it torso waist and a large bow at the back. They car- ried pink baby mums trimmed with silver ribbon. Mr. Gerald /Morris was grooansenan. Mr. Jack and Greg ;Morris were ushers. The wedding music was played by the groom's mother, Mrs. Vincent Lane. The soloist was Mrs. Thomas Kale. For the reception held in the Clinton .Hotel, the baide'sanother received in a peacoek blue dress !with matching hat and a corsage of pink mums. The groom's mother assisted hi a toast brown 'dress and wore yellow mums. For a wedding trip to 'Ken- tucky the 'bride chose a copper wool dress with a light beige coat and matching brown acces- sories and a corsage of talisman roses. The guests were enter- tained at the home of 'Mr, and Mrs. Vincent Lane, and an even- ing supper was served. An evening reception was held in the Seaforth Arena with mu- sic Iby the Norris orchestra. IMr. and +Mrs. Lane will take up residence in 116 West Lodge, Toronto. DENNIS—GODKIN The 'home of Rev. II. E. and Mrs. Livingstone, London, was the scene of a quiet wedding on Saturday, Oat. 27th when Olene Isabel Godkin became the bride of Murray Allan Dennis. The ;bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Edmund Godkin, Walton, and the groom .is the eldest son of Mr. Porter Dennis and the late Mrs. Dennis, also of Walton. Rev, H. E. (Livingstone officiated at the double ring ceremony, The bride wore a ballerina - length strapless gown of nylon net with lace insertions ever satin, topped with a 'lace jacket with long lily -point sleeves. Her +finger-tip veil was held in place by tiara of sequins and pearls. She carried a white bible crest• ed 'with pink roses, the gift of the groom. Her only attendant was her sister, Audrey Godkin, wearing pink nylon net over satin and corsage of blue carna- tions. Don Dennis, Walton was his brother's groomsman. Following the marriage a re- ception was held at Fairview 'arm, +Seaforth, for the immed- iate relatives and friends. Re- ceiving guests the bride's moth- er wore a dark green crystalline dress with beige accessories and yellow mum corsage. Mrs. Sam McSpadden, groom's sister, as- sisted wearing gold=eolonred dress with black velvet trim and white mum corsage. For travelling the b r i d e changed to a charcoal embossed crystalstte with 'black accessor- ies. •Oa their return the 'couple will reside on the groom's farm in McKillop. Prior to her marriage the bride was guest of honor at a dinner and shower held in Zur- 'eh and given by nurses and as- sociates of Exeter Hospital. +Mrs. Gilbert Smith and Mrs. Stanley %Hillen also enterbained at a miscellaneous shower held at the home of Mrs. Helen. SUCCESSFUL. SALE The rummage sale of the Hos- pital Auxiliary on Saturday realized $233. Dinner Party and Presentation A dinner party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. War- ren Gibbings, Clinton r.4on y evening', Oct,Saturda e `27th in honor of the recent marriage of itt zt- . and Mis. John Pecl,i L. erMr that evening 60 friends and neighbors arrived unexpectedly, to extend 'their good wishes to the bride and groom. During the evening euchre was played, prizes being neon by; Ladies' carrying prize, Mrs. Barbara •Bettles; gents' carrying prize, Herb Glazier; ladies' high, Mrs. Vera Crich; gents' high, Herb Glazier; ladies' low, Mrs, Win. Roberts; gents' low, 'Bill Rob- erts; lady having most lone hands, Mrs. Barbara Bettles; gent, Herb Glazier. A sing -song was enjoyed with Mrs, Epb. Snell at the piano, while the ladies prepared a dain- ty lunc'h. Wilfred Glazier read a humorous .address to John and Joyce, and Warren Gibbings and Ernie Crich presented the new- lyweds with an electric iron and table lamp, John replied !nest fittingly and all sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows," When the young couple departed, a beautifully decorated limousine awaited them. KIPPER( Hugh Doig Pusses 'Mr. Hugh Doig, 32, died in Victoria hospital, London, an Saturday after being confined to hospital two weeks. Ile Was horn in the Kippen area and was the son of William Doig and the late (Mrs. Doig, who predeceased him in June of 'this year. They lived in Kippen district, moved to IS'teffa and then to R.R. 2, Go- derich area. He was a member of Carmel !Presbyterian Church, Hensall, Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at 'Bonthron's funeral chapel by Rev. D. MacDonald. Burial took place in •Staffa cemetery. Guests of Mr. and 'Mrs. Leon- ard Lovell Sunday were the lat- ter's parents, Mr. and 'Mrs. AI - len Parker and Mrs, Peter Wil- cox of !Chatham. Mrs. (Clarence Priestap of near (Mitchell visited Sunday af- ternoon with her father, Robert Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. David Simpson of Stratford and Wm. Cudmore of Seaforth were Sunday visit- ors with Mr, and Mrs. Sam Cud - more. 'Mrs. Wm. Bell and Mrs. Mc- Leod attended training school for teachers at Clinton on Thursday and iFriday. Mr. and Mrs. ;Clarence Hutch- ison o!£ St. Thomas visited over the weekend with the latter's brother and sister-inlaw, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mellis. Mr. and Mrs, Ti, Rickert and Merle visited relatives in Clif- 1ord on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elston Howson visited on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Dwassick of Stratford. Mrs. Joseph Decibel -me of Dashwood spent Thursday visit- ing with her mother, Mrs. James MsiClynnont. Miss Margaret .Sinclair of Seaiforbh visited recently wl1tth her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jahn 'Sinclair. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Biggar and children of Namaka, Alberta, who have visited the past month with Mrs.1Biggar's another, Mrs. Wm. tDietz and other relatives, returned to their home Thursday of last week. Mrs. Lydia Doig, who has +been a !patient in Victoria Hos- pital, London, having a broken hip, was taken by ambulance on Saturday to the home of her son John, Grand Rapids, Mich. Neeb—Rop'p A quiet ceremony was solem- nized at the United Church Manse at 12 noon, Saturday, Oct. 27th by Rev. N. (McLeod of Kippen, when Ina Marc(iRopp, daugthter of Mr. Samuel Ropp and the late Mrs. Rapp of Zur- ich was united in marriage to Ward Neeb of Dashwood, son of the 'late Mr, and Mrs. 'Neeb. The bride 'wore a gown of white figured silk and carried a bouquet of white mums and red roses. A cousin Miss Mar- garet .Rapp of Poole, Ont„ was bridesnmaid, and chose a blue figured silk dress, carrying a bouquet of mauve 'mums. The groom las attended by Wallace Psoff of Exeter. The couple will make their home in Dashwood, Miss Annie Harrison and Miss !Gladys 'Harrison of Parkhill spent the weekend with Mrs. Dinadale and 1Miss Mabel White- man. Miss Mabel Whiteman enter- tained the past Noble Grands of Amber Rebekah ,Lodge, 'Hensall, at her home on Monday evening. A number of Kippen people attended the Mission to Nation meetings in Ontario Street Church, +Clinton, Oct. 21-28. The music was supplied by choirs of the Presby'bery each night and periods of singing and devotions were led by ministers of the area. Missioner was Rev. Stan- ley Searle of Rosedale United 'Church, Winnipeg. KELLY-CONNOLLY White gladioli and deep shad- ed asters adorned the altar of St. !Coluon!b'an R.C. 'Church for the wedding of Cecelia, daugh- ter of Mr. and' Mrs. Joseph Con- nolly, Dublin, to John Peter Ke1- lye son of IMr. and :Mrs. Fergus !Felly, Dublin. Rev, J. McCowen SAVAUGE'S ANN C' UNCES THE SENSATIONAL N E W ..defY ade ELECTRIC SHAVE Wstfi New Gentle -Action Head One side for dainty underarm shaving Rose Quartz Jade Green Pearl White Aquamarine ONLY 15.95 One sidefor satin -smooth lag shaving Safe and Gentle. You can apply a de- odorant immediately after shaving un- derarms. No danger of nicks and cuts on your legs. Breathtakingly beautiful. 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Her finger-tip veil was held' by a dainty cap of chantilly lace encrusted with mother-of- pearl sequins. She carried a bouquet of red roses and white stephanotis. Miss Marie Connol- ly, London, sister of the bride, as enation of honor, wore a bal- lerina gown of mailbox red silk velvet, princess line style fash- ioned with a scalloped neckline. Miss Helen ,Connolly of Wood- stock, and Miss Lorretta 'Con- nolly, Dublin, sisters of the bride were bridesmaids. They wore 'ballerina gowns of 'linen blue and killarney green sills velvet identical to that of the maid of honor. The matron oe honor and bridesmaids each wore matching feather 'hats and Teves and carried a bouquet of yellow roses and white baby mums. 'Miss Cabherine Kenny, London, niece of the bride as Mrs, Chas, Salter and daughter Jane, Wingham; Mr. and Mrs. Donald ;'McKaig •and daughter Jean, Seaforth. !Mrs. L. Sorsdahl, Mrs. M. Dow, Mrs. T. L. Scott, 'Mrs, M. Lammond and ;Mrs. L. 'Elliott were in attendance at a work- shop for the training' of teach- ers in Sunday Schools and oth- er children's organizations, which was held in Knox Church, Stratford on Saturday. Mr. and :Mrs. Marshall Dear- ing and ;family of Ailsa Craig visited friends in the eomonunity on Sunday. McGee—Walker The wedding took place on October 27th at 4 pin. in Crean - arty +Presbyterian Church with Rev. Samuel Kerr officiating, of 'Caroline Joanne Walker, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Walker, 'Cromarty, and Jack 'Craig McGee, London, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy iMeGee of Stafrfa, (Church decorations were yellow and bronze mums, The (bride was given in marriage by her father and 'wore a white strapless gown with lace and net over satin with !matching lace bolero, with peter pan col- lar and lily -point sleeves. She carried a white .Bible with red roses and streamers. Mrs. Barry Elliott of ,Parkhill, was matron Flower girl, wore a floor length Lof honor. Misses Gail McGee of gown of Louisiana rose silk!vel- and Aliceon, sister a the groom, vet with a matching headpiece and r Walker of 're brides - and carried a basket of mixed sister of the bride, were bridese flowers. Allan (Connolly, Lin- 'maids. The costumes of the wood, nephew of the bride as three attendants were derstSee th ring bearer, carried the rings mnaichingbmiittenslue myandtn feather for the double -ring ceremony, headdress. Their flowers were on a white silk velvet cushion. !,mauve mwms and ]Fred ' pink roses. Mr. Keith Kelly, 'Seaforth, was Watcher of Strathroy, groomsman for his brother. Mr. l brother-inlaw of the groom, Robert Kelly, Dublin, brother of was best man. Ushers were Al the groom and Mr. John Con- ex Walker and William Baxter. nol'ly, !Linwood, brother of the ' Miss Margaret Garton of Bel - bride ushered. lenient was organist. Soloist was For the dinner and reception', Mrs, R.'D.:Sadler of .Staffa, who which was held at the home of r sang "0 Perfect 'Love" and the bride's parents, the tables '"Wedding 'Prayer". were decorated with pink }"Wedding wedding dinner was serv- streamers, and white candles. ed in the Sunday !School room of The bride's table nvas centred the 'Church where mauve and with a five -tier wedding cake. ! pink baby mums adorned the Receiving the guests the brides tables. The bride's another wore mother wore a navy sills dress, midnight blue crepe, trimming matching accessories and a tor- of sequins and pink net, and the sage of red roses. The bride- grooni's mother wore a pink and groomnw mother an autumn navy gray silk flora' dress, pnilc and dress with black. accessories and black 'accessories and a corsage corsatre of yellow 'baby mums. of pink roses. Assistants ,were (Misses Patsy Fra trip to the .United Ramsay. Anita Sorsdahl, Wilma States the bride donned a rs black M.Harper, Irene llDtilers. 'nnunn. Baxter and tweed suit trimmed with velvet .J'I and peacock !blue and 'bracts pat - Ontario Fora theliobride to Northern enc accessories. She hada cor Ontario the bi ide eho•ie a navy sage of white (baby mien. The cult with Theynand idswhiine 'faeces- sage will reside at 146 9trh .tiles. will reside I of m Ave., Kitchener. don. Guests were 'present from Toronto, Guests were 'present from'Everett, Sarnia,Da h - London, Kitchener, ;Mitchell, wood. Exeter, Mitchell, titrath- Stratforcl, Dublin, Hami'1ton, io y, London, 'Dorchester and Lucan, Clandeboye, Toronto, In- gersoll, Brantford, Clinton, Lin- wood, Woodstock, and Seaforth. EOMONDVILLE CROMARTY :Mr, and Mrs. Ed Howe, De- troit, visited on !Sunday with. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Howe and 'family and Mrs, Jas. Howe, Sr., who 'returned to Detroit with them for anextended visit. Mr, and Mrs. 'Calder Mc!Kaig had as their •guests during the weekend Rev. and 'Mrs. George Harris of Rapid City, Manitoba; Mr. and 'Mrs. H. Walden of Detroit were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. H. 'Coombs. Mr, and Mrs. R. Dalrymple and;Charlie were recent visitors with Mr. and 'Mfrs. F. Kenny and Jean, London. Mrs. Barton visited on Sunday with relatives atAtwood, {Mr, and Mrs. H. Coombs re- cently visited with friends in Wingham,snd Blyth.