HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1956-12-06, Page 1WHOLE SIIRIES, VOL. 78
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Christmas Bazaar
Gay tables of gifts, seasonal
decorations and piano selections
by Mrs. Alice Stiles made an at-
tractive setting for the. annual
'Christmas bazaar •which was held
Saturday afternoon sponsored.
by the C.W.L. The president,
Mrs. M. Etue received the
guests.
IConvenees for the afternoon
tee were ;Mr's, W. M. Bart and
Mrs. 3. M. McMillan. Pouring
tea for the first .hour were Mrs.
P. McIver, Mrs. E. Bannon; :Miss
IM. Dunn, (Mrs. Frank (Sills Sr.
during -the second hour. Those
serving tea included Mrs. J. L.
Slattery, Mrs. W. Box, !Mrs. R,
S. Box, Miss T. Meagher, Mrs,
J. Devereaux, (Mrs, J. Bannon,
Mrs, 113. (Smith, and Miss S. Ren-
aldi.
The convenors of the sowing
table were ,Miss R. !Dorsey and
Mrs. A, Pretty and attractive
aprons, knitted wear and fancy
work found ready buyers. As-
sisting wore Mrs. J. McConnell,
Mrs. X. lane and (Mrs. 3. Lan -
sink.
The home baking table was a
popular spot with Mrs. A. Swale
and Mrs. C. (Malone in charge,
assisted by Mrs. C. P. Sills, Mrs.
J. Meagher, Mrs. M. Lane and
Mrs. W. J. Duncan.
The candy (booth was under
the convenershi+r of Mrs. R.
Pringle and Mrs. C. Eckert;
Mystery boxes, Mrs, J. Fortune
and (Mrs. J. IFlothanr; Christmas
cake tickets, ;Mrs, G. Reynolds;
The major draw, Mrs. Id. Wil
];anus and Mrs, L. Leon'hardt;
Door prize, Mrs. 3. Cleary and
Mrs. (Cassels; 'Kitchen help, Mr's.
T. VanDyke, Mrs. 0, Van den
Henget and Miss C. Van den
Henget. Decoration was in
charge of :Mrs. A. Stiles and
Mrs. K. Etue.
At 5 o'clock Rev. P, P. Weber
,. the lucky tickets, the win-
ners ;being: T.V. swivel chair,
Elmer Rivers, (Steam Iron, Mrs.
Harvey 'Beuerman, Tea kettle,
Miss Jean !Moylan, St. Colum -
ban, (Christmas cake, Mrs. •Chas.
Pinder.
The door prize donated by
Sills Hardware has not been
claimed. If the person with tick-
et 137 would contact Mrs. Maur-
ice Etue, she may have this
prize,
ALLAN STONE
A former resident in the per-
son of Allan Stone of Norwich,
passed away in Woodstock Gen-
eral Hospital on Wednesday.
Nov. 28, following a heart at-
tack. Mr. Stone was an agent at
the O. N. IR, Station with the
late W. It. (Plant, who was well
known here. Mr, Stone has ;been
Agent -at Norwich sines
19479 when he left Seaforth, He
was in his 22nd year. He was
married to Susan Hudson of (Eg-
mondville who together 'with
two sons, Donald and James of
Brampton, survive. He is also
survived by one 'brother and
three sisters. Ile was an elder
in Norwich United (Church and a
member of 'Britannia Lodge,
Seaforth. A Masonic Service
was held for him on Friday
evening, Nov. 30, and funeral
services were held Saturday at
2 p.m. which were largely at-
tended, showing •the esteem in
which he was held.
Among those who attended
the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
!Scott IHalbkir'k, :Miss Vera Hud-
son, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Hud-
son of (Seaforth, and Mr. and
Mrs. mon Milroy(' and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth (Beattie of McKil-
lop. Interment was in Nor-
wich (Cemetery.
PASSES IN MANITOBA
Word 'was received in .Sea
forth on (Saturday of the pass-
ing of Alice (Smith, widow of
the late John Anderson, of
Russell, IManitolba, in her 74th
year. ;Mrs. Anderson was the
youngest daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. (Robert Smith of
Hullett, and went to the )Can-
adian West in 1909, where she
has since made her home. Mr.
Anderson passed away some
years ago. She is survived by a
family of three sons and two
daughters. She is also survived
by one brother, !Robert !Smith, of
Seaforth. Interment was made
in 'Russell, lManitaba.
C.G.LT. VESPER SERVICES
TO BE HELD
The Firelighters met in the
church (basement on Monday
evening. Mrs. Hall told us about
the purpose of a candle -lighting
service. The following six girls
are taking the verbal part of
the service. Joan Bach will read
a poem. Donna Mae Berger and
Una Talbot are taking the scrip-
ture, and the three candlelight-
ers are ;Betty )Muegge, Judy
'Crich, and ;Barbara Piumsteel.
Our leader. Mrs, ]Pinder will be
directing the service. The re-
mainder •of our girls will be act-
ing as ushers and collectors.
The 'Explorer ,group will act as
guests as well as a great num-
ber of the congregation.
EGMONDVILLE C.G.I.T.
The regular meeting was held
on )Dec. 3rd A story was told by
Mars. (Nott. June McLaughlin and
Carat Varley read the scripture,
with prayer by Carol !Huisser,
It was decided to sing carols on
the 18th of December, this was
seconded by 'Carol !Hluisser.
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
(Shoe Factory 2, Topnotch
Feeds 2: Main St, 4, General
;Coach 4.
Grand Master Visits!
Local I. O. O. F. I
Oddfellows numbering nearly
150 from Exeter, Hensel1 1,
Br'ucefielcl, . ;Clinton, 'Goderich
and Seaforth Lodges gathered
in the I:O,O.F hall, Seaforth,
on !Friday evening, Nov, 30 for
the official visit to this district
of W. 0. Jeffrey Grand Master
of the Independent Order of
Oddfellows of Ontario, The
evening began with a turkey
banquet served by members of
Edelweiss Rebekah Lod !a' e.
Guests at the head table includ-
ed Bro. Jeffrey G.11,, Bro. Viet
-
or Lee, D.D G,M., Bro. George
Falconer D.D.W., Dr, J. Semple
of Egmondville United Church
and Bra. Maurice Brown, who
acted as Master of ceremonies,
Toasts included the "Queen" by
!Bro. Brown, the District pro-
posed by Bro. Keyes of Exeter,
and responded to by 'D.D.G,'1VI.
Victor Lee. Grand ;Lodge by
Bro. Baird of lBrucefield, re-
sponded to by the Grand Mast-
er. A vote of appreciation to the
Rebekah Lodge was expressed
by Bro. Alex 'Boyes and (Sister
Annie Harrison, N. G. replied.
The Grand Master was intro-
duced by Bro. Victor !Lee, and
in his address Mr. Jeffrey urg-
ed members to be true to their
obligations, and the 'principles
for which their order stands, and
to strive for closer fellowship
and goodwill in their (work. ,Bro.
F. ilanburn on 'behalf of the
gathering thanked Ir. Jeffrey
for his fine address. Miss Shar-
on Strong and Mr. Walker 'Hart
entertained with well rendered
solos and Mr. Hart led in com-
munity singing. Misses Betty
Jean Andrews and •Sally Pox
afhly danced the sword dance
accompanied by Bro..Peter Mal-
colm on the bagpipes, AL the
close of the evening 'Grand Mas-
ter Jeffrey presented Bro.
Mustard N. G. of Brucefield
Lodge with a bible from District
8, in memory of Bro. Wm, Sin-
clair, who passed away during
his term as District Deputy
Grand Master.
Council Renews
O. P. P. Contract
Court of Revision for the
Town of Seaforth was held on
Monday night when a number
of ratepayers were present to
appeal assessments, mostly
business properties.
On motion of N. Scoins and
71. Leslie, the following assess-
ments were set at: 0. Oke
$8,000; McMaster and Brightrall
$8,000; 'R, S. Box $6,500; Geo.
A. !Sills e Sons $5,700; 3. 3.
Cleary $4,500; E, Dinsmore $3,-
300; L. ,Hullddy $1,550; J. A.
Munn 86,500; M. F. {Christie 52,-
900.
At a special meeting of'coun-
cil the contract with the Provin-
cial Police was renewed for
1957
W. I. TO MEET
The regular meeting of Sea -
forth W. I, twill meet at Sea -
forth ',Community
ea•forth',Community (Centre Tues-
day evening, Dec. 11 at 8 o'-
clock. Please notechange of
time and place. This is our
Christmas meeting and family
night. '(Hope to have a good at-
tendance. Roll call answered by
the men. ]Meeting is in charge
of Mrs. James Keys and Mrs. R.
!M. Scott. Each member to (bring
sandwiches unless otherwise
contacted.
GROUP 2 W. A.
Group 2 W. A. held a pot-
luck supper at the home of 'Mrs,
W. Leeming on Tuesday even-
ing with an attendance of 21.
The president, Mrs. B. Walters
was in charge throughout the
meeting. !Scripture reading was
given by Mrs. R. Savauge. The
Christmas stories were told by
Mrs. ;Roy Lawson. The 1957
slate of officers: (Pres., Mrs. B.
Walters; Vice Pres., Mrs. L.
]Carter; See., Mrs. W. Dundas;
Treas., (Mrs. r'. Storey; Pianist,
Mrs. P. B, Moffat.
SUCCESSFUL BRIDGE
The Women's Hospital Auxil-
iary held a successful evening
of bridge at the nurses' resi-
dance on Nov, '28th and over
338. was realized from the
event. Mrs. E. (Sproat, Mrs. A.
Gilbert and Mrs. !H. Stewart
won the bridge prizes, and the
lucky .prize was won by Mrs. F.
Sills Sr.
CURLING NOTES
Seaforth lOuriers have skips
drawn for next !Monday night,
(Dec. .10, 7 pan. W. (Ball vs
Brady, Campbell vs Barber,
MdCalbe vs IWhethann, Longstaff
vs Kling, rand at 9 p.m., Smith
vs (Stewart, Munn vs Semple,
Leyburn vs (Stapleton, Boswell
vs Lane, and Tuesday, Dec. 11,
iReid vs Slattery, (Hawkins vs
Keating.
Scores this -week were Barb-
er '11 and Saeid 1; (Lane 4, and
W. Ball 12, (Brady 12 and Stew-
art 6, (Whethann 10 and C. M.
Smith 6, Stapleton G and Long -
staff 9, Tiling 4 and Semple 9,
Slattery 3 and 1Camgbell 13,
'S+eyburn d and McCabe .10,
Boswell 5 and Munn 11.
CIiOIR TO BE ON TV
The Huron County Junior
Farriers newly formed .choir
will,.appear on (ClKNX-TV Alma-
nac program, Tuesday evening,
Dec. 11 at 10 oiclock,.for a'half
hour prograrm. ••
Church Caretaker
Robbed of $70.00
'Police aro' investigating a
vicious attack on George De
Jong, caretaker of St, James'
Church which took plaee on
Tuesday shortly after 6 p.m.,
when he was robbed of $70,00,.
As Mr. DeJong was about to
close the church he 'was struck
by an unseen assailant as he en-
tered the dark vestibule through
the swinging doors to lock the
outside front door. The first
blow failed to stun hire and be
was struck a second time on the
temple. George regained con-
sciousness about 6.45, evidently
having been unconscious over
half an hour. He went to the
rectory and police were noti-
fied,
;His wallet and keys were tak-
en but the keys were later
found outside having been dis-
carded by the thief,
Mr. Dejong was able to re-
turn to work on Wednesday
morning.
Fireside Group Hold
Christmas Party
The (Christmas party of the
Fireside Fellowship was held on
Tuesday evening at the manse
of First Presbyterian Church
with an attendance of 80. Mrs.
R, E. McMillan presided and
gave a meditation on Christmas.
It was decided to donate $25 to
the budget, $5 to the John Mil-
ton Society, and $5 to flower
fund. Miss Alice Reid reported
$35. taken in for Christmas
cards. Mrs. (McMaster read the
Christmas story from St. Matt 2
and led in +prayer.Miss Alice
Reid in a few gracious words
thanked Rev. and :Mrs. D. Glenn
'Campbell for their guidance and
help during the Year and Miss
Davina Anderson presented
them with a gift and there was
also one for Ann. John Thomp-
son, rwho had taken a trip to
Mexico and Calif., showed beau-
tiful pictures of many of the
old buildings in these countries,.
also of the Grand Canyon and
Hoover (Dam. (Mrs. Frank Kling
sang "Bless This House" and
"The Gentle Carpenter". gifts
were exchanged after which
(Mrs. J. F. ISeott expressed the
thanks of the group to Rev. and
Mrs. Campbell. Mr. !Campbell
thanked the group for their
help through the year and the
meeting closed with prayer. A
Christmas lunch tivas served.
GROUP 3 MEETS
The (Christmas 'meeting of
Group 3 of 'Northside United
ICburch was held at the home of
(Mrs, t:'Cham(berlain on Tuesday
eve ng with a good attendance.
M . Chamberlain opened the
meeting by reading a poem "the
Nicest (Gift", followed with a
hymn. Mrs. 'Knight led in pray-
er, (Roll call was answered by
your favorite !Christmas ;Carol.
The treasurer gave quite an en-
couraging report. The presi-
dent, ;Mrs, Knight, presided over
the business (period. Thelma
7lgie read the slate of officers
for 1957.
!Presidents, Mrs. Cochrane
and 'Mrs. Christie; Sec., .Miss Ab-
bie 'Seip; Treas., Mrs. H. Tra-
vis; Corresponding Sec., Mrs.
IM. (Berger; ,Press See., (Mrs. P.
Dunlop; Pianist, (Mrs. A. Math-
eson; !Lunch tom., Mrs. Cham-
berlain and Thelma Elgie.
(Hymn 59 was sung and scrip-
ture was read iby rMrs. P. Dun-
lop and prayer by Mrs. IBrad-
shanv. Donna and Nancy Berger
favored with a lovely duet "Sil-
ent (Night" Our guest speaker,
Miss Rena Pennell, told a lovely
Christmas story "A 'Gift Of Iv-
ory." After the close of the
meeting the hostess and lunch.
committee served a delicious
lunch.
HOSPITAL AUX. TO MEET
The Women's Hospital (Auxil-
iary !will hold its regular meet-
ing at the nurses' residence on
Dec. 11th at 8.15 p.m. ,when
Christmas gifts will be ex-
changed. Will members please
return tickets for turkey draw
to (Mrs. Sillery on or before De-
cember 11th,
Attend Safety Patrol
Award Presentation
Wayne Walmsley of Seaforth
Pulblic School was chosen to re-
present (Seaforth district in
traffic safety patrol. Wayne
and (Principal J. W. Talbot invent
to Toronto on (Saturday for the
presentation of the Jack Ham-
mell safety patrol awards.
After a fine buffet luncheon
at Hart Mouse the group went
to the parliament buildings
where presentations were made
in the legislative assembly by
Hon. James Allen, )Minister of
Highways, Hon. Kelso Roberts,
Attorney !General and Jack
,Hammell, who donated the
awards.
A group of 64 youngsters, re-
presenting as many communi-
ties, were 'honored at this meet-
ing as well as several polite of-
ficers who had given outstand-
ing service.
Following the presentations
the .group was taken on a tour
of the parliament buildings and
(treated to a fine program.
Mi. Hammen, who is well
known in the mining industry,
established these, a'w'ards to en-
courage children to ;become
more safety .conscious."
Tuckersmith Sets
Tax Rate
Tucicersmith (Municipal 'Coun-
cil met in the Town hall, Sea-
fur'th, ott Der. 4th at 1 pan.
Reeve James Doig and Coun-
cillor Ivan Forsyth were named
to sell surplus cement. .Expense
allowance of 3200. was grant-
ed to W. P. (Roberts, assessment
commissioner.
!Rate of taxation for 1950:
County 11.9; .General twp, 10;
General School 2.7; Trustee re-
quisitions, Area 7 -'No. 3, 6 No,
10, 12 -'Union, Tucks Maintop
and Iiibbert, 5.2; Seaforth Sep-
arate, 10.5; St, )Colurnban Sep-
arate, 9; Seaforth High School,
6.0; Clinton !Collegiate, 7.4;
South 'Huron (Fligh, 7; Egmond-
viile Street Lights, 1.0; Bruce -
field 'Street Lights, 1,2,
Council decided to hold nom-
ination meeting in Seaforth in
the Town hall and: nomination
will be on Dec. 31st, 1956, from
1 to 2 p.m.
'Accounts passed' included:
Dump Inspector, $20.00; Post-
age, $40.00; Roads, $4817.50;
Relief, $35.00; Spraying )Leafy
Spurge. $26.90; 'Drains, 5805;
Salaries and allowances, 8232.-
34; -]Receiver-General, 89.50;
Fire Protection, $123; Schools,
5308.712; Printing, $120.60;
Surety Bond. 887.50; 'Work-
men's (Compensation 'Ord e r,
$85,70; (Bond Return. $1430.00.
(Council will hold a final meet-
ing on !Dec. 15, 1056, at 3. pm.
"Yes" Vote Urgent
If Hospital To
Serve Community
In a statement this week M.
McKellar, chairman of the board
of Scott Memorial Hospital, ex-
plains why a "Yes" cote Is an
urgent necessity for She hospital.
In view of the decision that
is to be taken concerning an ex..
tension to the sewer system it
is considered desirable that the
voting public in determining
the manner in which to vote
should give thought to these
facts es they affect Scott Mem-
orial Hospital.
1. For some years disposal of
sewage at the hospital has pre-
sented a serious problem. De-
spite changes in the disposal
system the difficulties have per-
sisted and in fact are inereas-
in 2. That this condition has ex-
isted is indicated by the con-
tents of a letter dated Jan, 18,
1955 from Dr. R. M. Aldus, Me-
dical Officer of Stealth far Hur-
on who says in part, "disposal
here has already presented a
coisaiderable .problem in the past
and it ,might become worse at
any time",
3. 'Certain facilities at the
hospital are inadequate partic-
ularly those required for laund-
ry. lack of sewage disposal ca-
pacity has delayed these im-
provements.
4. On an ordinary day there
is a hospital population of ap-
proximately 75. This is increas-
nrg each year and as the popu-
lation increases the sewage dis••
:posal problems increase like-
wise.
5. (Because of the built up
area in which the hospital is lo-
cated it is not possible to en-
large bhe present disposal facili-
ties and experts agree there is
no alternative to the problem
other than to provide entry to
a municipal sewage system.
In considering how to vote on
the question each elector is urg-
ed to give proper weight to
these facts and to remember
that the hospital is a public m-
stitution serving the entire
community. The extent to which
it can continue to !provide such
service can be placed m jeop-
ardy unless some solution is
found to its sewage disposal
problem.
MOH Recommends
Sewer Extension.
The following is a letter dated
Dee, 5, 1956, from Dr. Aldis,
Medical Officer of Health for
Huron, addressed to D. H. Wilson,
town clerk of Seaforth:
It is noted with regret that an
insufficient majority in Council
Prevented the extension of sewer-
age to serve Scott Memorial Hos-
pital and intermediate area this
Year..
While other parts of the Town
are certainly in need of sanitary
sewers, the previously mentioned
district is a critical one from the
health standpoint.
There is also another aspect.
Each year, more and more muni-
cipalities have been faced with
considerable costs and legal ex-
pense through civil action as a
result of alleged neglect in mun-
icipal responsibility.
I sincerely, hope, therefore that;
the coning year will see the be-
ginning' of an orderly progression)
of sanitary service in Seaforth,
EGMONDVILLE
Dr. (Semple will be the guest
speaker .at the ;Lions {Club,
'Mount Forest, Thursday even-
ing. (Occasion: club honouring
the successful high school team
—distinguished record in recent
competition.
RED CROSS
The regular meeting of the
Red I0ross Society (will beheld in
the library on Friday afternoon,
Dec. 7th- at: 3 o'clook.
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POSTAL INFORMATION
The Christmas Season brings
on the annual rash for every-
one. It is a busy time too for
the Postal (Services with large
mailings of greeting cards, let-
ters and ,parcels. The mailing
public can assist at this busiest
season by following the suggest-
ions listed below.
!Provision has been made at
the Post .Office for the separa-
tion of Seaforth '(including the
Rural 'Routes) and out-of-town
mailings, also for the separation
of first class and third class
mailings. Please use the prosper
receptacle in your mailing's at
the Post Office. -
;For greeting cards, separate
Seaforth (and lR,R,'s) from out-
of-town deliveries and tie them
in their separate bundles, mail
them in this manner at Street
Letter Boxes, or at the Post Of-
fice. The rates on greeting
cards remain the same as last
year, that is cards with no more
than five written 'words mailed
in unsealed envelopes require
only 2c postage for delivery
anywhere, with third class
handling. If mailed in sealed
envelopes the usual letter rate
of 5e applies and this mail may
contain written messages and
will receive first class handling,
the same as important business
mail; including air mail delivery
in ;Canada.
For important first class mail,
if quantity warrants, it too
could be tied in (bundles, and
patrons are requested, if mail-
ing at the Post Office to hand
it an at the (General Delivery
Wicket. For distant points Air
Mail will speed delivery of all
mail during the rush season. In
Canada the usual 5c rate will
receive air transmission where
this will speed delivery. The Air
Mail rate for the U.S.A. is 7
cents for the first ounce and Sc
for each additional ounce or
fraction thereof, The air nail
rate to the United Kingdom and
Europe is 15c for the first half
ounce, and 15c for each addi-
tional half ounce or fraction
thereof. (Other rates will be sup-
plied on request.
Deadline dates for a guaran-
teed 'Christmas delivery have
been previously published and
are shown on the Post Office
notice board.. Surface delivery
dates for the United Kingdom
and Europe are now past, hose,
ever Air Mail will still arrive
for s: Christmas if posted as -fol-
For letters, to the United
Kingdom, 16111 D.ecenaber, :for
Europe;'_13th(December. For
parcels,' by' air to the !Un'ited
Kingdom, 13th December, for
Europe, 11th December. The
suggested deadline date for
mailings to the United States
the 8th December, for New-
foundland the lith December,
for the Western Provinces the
12111 (December, for the (Mari-
times the 14th December and
for mailings to Ontario and
•Quebec, the 15th December•.
For your local mailings to Sea -
forth and the Rural Routes mail
before the 17th December.
Patrons are reminded that
parcels should be securely pack-
ed. wrapped and tied, address-
ed plainly and properly and on
all mail show a return address.
Mail addressed to children will
be assured of speedier delivery
if shown in care -of the parent.
The largest mail despatches of
the day are at 2.17 pan, and
6,59 p.m. To allow for prepara-
tion and despatch of these mails
General Delivery patrons are
requested NOT to ask for mail
between the hours of 1.30 to 2.-
80 p.m. and from 5.30 to 6 p.m,
Soxholders are again requested
to bring their keys and not ask
for mai; from the lock boxes.
Patrons purchasing p o s t a g e
supplies will assist if they know
their requirements and have
their money ready (before going
to the Wicket.
!Please note the correction
from last nveek's publication re-
garding Wednesday half -holi-
days. The 'Wickets are open
from +2.30 p.m, to 3 p.m. for
General Delivery. Parcel De-
livery and Postage Sales. How-
ever on the Wednesdays, 12th
December and 19th December,
prior to /Christmas, the wickets
will Ibe open from 9 a,nm. to 6 p.
an. for all phases of business
for the convenience of Patrons.
LADIES' AID
The December meeting was
held in the schoolroom with
Mrs. H. 'W'hyte, president, in the
chair. Miss Marion Gray opened
the meeting with a scripture
reading. The secretary's and
treasurer's reports were read
and a d o b t e d. Arrangements
were made to send (Christmas
boxes to all the shutins. The
money on hand was distributed
tothe best advantage. It had
been a very successful year. The
nominating committee then
brought in their report as fol-
lows: Pies., Miss Jean ;Scott;
1st Vice ;Fres., 'Mrs. W. A.
Wright; 2nd Vice Pres., Mrs, E.
Geddes; Sec,, Mrs. 'k'. Wigg;
Treas., Mrs. Butt; 'Pianist,' Mrs.
McGregor; Hospital Step., Mrs,
Ed . Smith; ]Flower Convenor,
'Mrs. Sid Pullman; Pres Sec.,
Mrs. J. A. Munn.
Group Leaders: :11 Mrs. Reg.
Kerslake, Mrs. Leslie; t2) Mrs,
Coleman, (Miss Marion Gray,
Mrs, M. Miller; i:3) Mrs. W.
Ross, Mrs. Smale, Mrs. And-
rews; (4) Mrs, S. Ha'bkirk, awn -
Ray Holmes. Mrs. ]Ritchie in-
stalled the officers. Mrs. Cole-
man gave a humorous reading
'The White Sock Ball 'Game".
Tea was then served by the ex-
ecutive.
BRODHAGEN
The Brodhagen Band held their
annual meeting with 23 present,
in Hinz's Hall, on Monday even
ing. Mr. Ronald Mins was chair-
man for the evening. The exeeul-
ive for 1956 were, Pres.. Edward
Scherbarth; see.. Clare French,
and Donald Rose. treasurer. The
Band leader is Albert Hinz, and
Clare French assistant. The elec-
tion of officers for the coming
year are: Glen Magk, Pres.; Nor-
man Rock, vice; Clayton Ahrens,
sec.; Donald Rose. treas.; audi-
tors, Edward Scherbarth and
Gary Sholdice. Gary Sholdice and
Donald Wolfe, librarian; Larry
Muegge, property committee.
The Brodhagen School Christ-
mas concert will be held in the
school next Thursday evening,
Dec, 13. Mr, James Love is the
teacher.
Master Kenneth Ahrens, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ahrens, en-
tertained a number of his friends
last Thursday on the occasion of
his llth birthday.
Mrs. Ernest Elligsen has been
visiting relatives in Iiitehenter
and Guelph recently.
Quite a number from this dis-
trict attended showers last Tues-
day evening in the Town Hall for
Miss Joan Kistner prior to her
marriage to Bennet 73oyd. Mr.
and Mrs. Marquette (Isabel
Jackson) on Friday evening, Mit-
chell town hall. Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Townsend (Marlene Scher -
berth) this Tuesday eve in Mit-
chell town hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eisler of
Seaforth, Mr, and Mrs. Win. Jac-
ob of Kitchener with Mr. and
Mr's. Manuel Beuerman Sunday.
Mrs. Gordon Riehl and Mrs.
Manuel Beuerman who spent a
few days With Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
in Kitchener returned home with
them.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Woodward,
Donna and Gay, of Toronto, Mr.
and Mrs. Don Stauch, Warren
and Janet of Kitchener, with. Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Querengesser,
Mr, and Mrs, Lloyd PRefer of
Stratford with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Ad. Pllefer: