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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-08-24, Page 1HURON G A U N T Y'8: LEADING NEWSPAPER The Sea art WHOLD SERIES, VOL. 78, SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AVC.;CST 1.950 81 a s ear ACHIEVEMENEXAY HERE T TUESDAY Congratulations are extended to all eh* members of the Merry Maidens Garden Club by your leaders, Mrs. W. Haugh and Mrs. Jim. Hillehrecht, • Since Achievement Day is Aug. 29th we know all girls are busy com- pleting their record books which should contain minutes of all meet- ings, story of all garden operations describing different phases, a club story telling the difficulties and joys of gardening; all recorlls completed, ;signed by parent and handed to Mrs. W. Haugh by Aug. 25. The following questionaire should be included on separate sheet the names of your favourite six easily grown annual flowers, and twenty hest liked vegetables. A special invitation is extended to the mothers and friends of Club members and to members of any Wo- men's Institute to attend Achieve- ment Day being held in Seaforth High School, Tuesday, Aug. 29, espe- cially the afternoon session beginning at 1:30. RIFLE BULLET KILLS YOUTH IN STANLEY Shot through the head by a .22 ,calibre rifle bullet, Ray Stewart, 19, was found in a barn on the farm of A, Mustard, RAR. 1, Varna, Thurs- day'afternoon. He died shortly after the arrival of Dr. A. Addison, Clin- ton. Coroner Dr. E. A. McMaster, of Seaforth, who investigated, said the shooting was self-inflicted and no in- quest will be held. ' Stewart had been working in the barn, storing grain. When a group of other farm workers returned with another load, they found him lyingin the grain, a .22 calibre rifle •beside him. The victim is survived by his 17 - year -old wife, the former Betty Niv- ens of Dungannon; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stewart and one brother and a sister, all of Dungan- non. After investigation, the body was released for burial to the Brophey funeral home, Goderich. A private funeral was held from the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stewart on Saturday and was conducted by Rev. S. Hayward. The pallbearers were Paul Caesar, Harold Glenn, Reg. Hamilton, 'Leonard Good, Ted' Mills and John Durnin. The flowers were carried by cousins. Interment was made in Dungannon cemetery, PRATT-ANDERSON At St. Peter's Church, Bathurst St., Toronto, Fr. Stone united in marriage Hazel Agnes, 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Anderson to Melvin Fenton, only son of Mrs. Mabel Pratt and the late Mr. Pratt of Barrie. The bride wore a wine gabar- dine suit •with black accessories. The couple were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Alex McSorley of Toronto. They left for Montreal and points East. On their return they -will reside in Tor- onto. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Hilden, Walton, announce the engagement of their younger daughter•, Margaret Edith to Peter Martin Dunlop, Sea - forth, son of the ]ate Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dunlop..The marriage to take place early in September. ANNOUNCE SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULES FOR SEAFORTH The bus routes for the new term for Scaiorth District High School Area are announced this week. Principal L. Pltunsteel and bus con- tractor Scott llabkirk have spent, much time in laying out the routes to suit the convenience of the great- est possible number of pupils. There is prospect of 250 pupils enrolling at the high school on open- ing day, Tuesday, Sept. 5th, an in- crease of thirty pupils over opening day last year. INJURES FOOT IN FALL ' FROM A HORSE Miss Shirley Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Love, Tucker - smith, is in Scott Memorial Hospital as result of a fall from a horse at the farm of her 'brother-in-law and sister, Mr, and Mrs. William Dolmage, Hallett, on Sunday, when she broke a hone in her foot. Miss Love was on vacation from Hamilton Hospital where she is a nurse -in -training. ENGAGEMENT • Mr. and Mrs. Ray B. Holmes, of Seaforth, announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Elaine, to Arnold Mercer, Jr„ son of Mr. and Mrs.. Arnold :Verner; Zurich; marriage to take place in Seaforth early in September. POTATO NOVELTY FROM EGMONDVILLE Mr. William Murray brought into The News Office this week a potato novelty from the garden , of Mr. James Hulley', Egmondville. There were six seed balls in a single cluster. These look like tiny green tomatoes and are sometimes mistaken for "to- matoes growing on a potato plant". As a rule not more than one or two• seed balls will be found on a plant, Mr. Murray says, and he never re- members having seen cluster of six before. Sometimes new varieties of pota- toes are developed from these seeds. tin • ONE MAIL EACH WAY DAILY DURING STRIKE (During the railway strike, mails will be received and despatched from Seaforth Post Office as follows: Mail closes 20 minutes before schedule time. Trip A-9:58 a,m. Daylight Time. Received from London Received from Stratford Despatched to Clinton • Despatched to Goderich Trip B-4:22 p.m. Daylight Time. Despatch to London Despatch to Stratford Receive from Goderich Receive from Clinton Rural mail as usual. Only first class mail accepted. The avail is being transported by truck. SUCCESSFUL BINGO Prize winners at the second bingo at the Community centre on Thursday night were as follows. There was a gond turnout and the next bingo will he held on August 31st. The entire proceeds go towards paying off in- idebtechtess on the community centre. 1st, 85,00, Geo. Eaton and Carol Glew: and, fowl, Mr. E. 0. Hall, Lan- don; Ord, ham, Mrs. James Barry; 4th, 85.00, Carl Knight; 5th fowl, Mrs. Barney ;Hildebrand; 6tis, haat, Frank Skinner, Mitchell; 7th, $5.0Q, Mrs. Henry :McIver, Mrs. Peter Mc- Grath; 8th, fowl, Mrs, Walff, Sea - forth: Oth. ham, Mrs. ,Tames Nolan; 10th, 85.00, Glen •Staffen, Jaynes Kerr: 11th, few], Mrs. Theron Bet- tles; 12th, luim, Mrs. Wnt. Manley, Walton• 11th, 35.00, Garnet Mc Cline rev 14th, fowl, Mre. Heckman, Stratford; 1 th. ham, Donald Moy- bur:16th. fowl, Mrs. Geo, Hilde- brand: 17th, ham, firs. Geo. Hilde- brand; 18th, $25.00, Forrest Whit- tard, Brussels, RECALLS NO MAIL MOVED DURING 1905 STRIKE GIFT PRESENTED TO MRS, RUBY DUNDAS On Tuesday evening about thirty ladies met at the home of Mrs. T. J, Richardson in Egmondville and pre- sented Mrs, Ruby Dundas with 11 table lamp prior to her departure for Belmont, Ont„ on Thursdgy, where •she will teach school, The address was read by Mrs, W. F. McMillan, presentation was made by Mrs, A. C. Routledge. Mrs. Dundas .made a suitable reply. The evening was spent in playing contests, and• lunch was served.' Everybody wished Mrs, Dun- das all good luck in resuming her profession of, teaching. PRESENTATIONS MADE AT BELL PLANT Prior to the denarture of two of the Robert Bell Industries Ltd, em- ployees who at•e leaving tete firm, a presentation was held on Friday at noon. Clayton Horton presented Jack Wright with -a club bag and Lewis Nigh presented Emmerson Durst with a smoker stand, Robert Smith read the address. AA few clays previously a club bag was presented to Mr, Cecil Loney who with Mr. Wright has left for the West. BRODHAGEN Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Sparks of En- terprise visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herbert fbr a few days. Rev. and Mrs. Walter •Becker, Kathleen, Dorothy. •Gordon and Da- vid and Mrs, Becker Sr. are holiday- ing in Port Elgin. Miss Betty Rock has been visiting friends in Chesley and Mildmay, Ma's. Vincent Dettmer and Van of Wingham spent a few days with Mrs, Mary Dittmer, Miss Maureen Hinz has been holi- daying: at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Carlton at Niagara 'Falls, New York. Miss Margaret I3odgert of Exeter has been holidaying with het aunt and uncle Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hod- gert.: Mr. and Mrs. Ted Malone, Ruth Ann and Harold and Mr. Adam Fuhr of Tavistock; Mr. and Mrs. Jack. Graham and Paul* of Newry with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Riehl 'on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scherbarth and There is a difference between a railway strike in 1950 and one which took place on the old Grand Trunk Railway in 1905. Mrs: Charles Eg- gert of :McKillop recalls that she was on the staff of the Milverton post office when the 1905 strike occurred. "There weren't any cars or trucks in those days," Mrs. Eggert told the News this week. "No mail moved dur- ing the week or more of the strike." SPORT SHORTS Seaforth Bosharts played the first game of the softball semi-finals at Lucknow, Tuesday night, Lucknow .winning 18-5. The return game is here this Thursday night. Last Thursday night Ttttk Br'oda's softball team played a close match with Seaforth Tlosharts, the score 'be- ing 3-2 for the visitor'S. Union Services Union Services, Sunday, Ana. 27 at 11 a.nt. First Presbyterian Church and Northside United in Presbyter tan Church. Rev. D. A. MacMillan in. charge. Sermon Subject "Christ or Caesar " A cordial welcome to all, Egmonclville United' Church ' RRev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A.; B.D. 10 a.m. Sunday School. 11 am, "Ripe Religious Experien- ces". formed the ceremony and sang rite Nuptial Mass. Mrs, Wm. Tint pre- sided at the organ, Miss Julia Flana- gan, Seaforth, cousin of the le, was soloist, wearing a gown of efty blue nylon over taffeta. She sane Schubert's 'Ave Maria' st the of et - tory and 'On This Day' during the signing of the Register. The bride who was escorted down the aisle by her father, wore a gown of white slipper satin, with semi -of] - the -shoulder neck-line edged with e frill of Chantilly lace and topped with nylon net yoke. The fitted bod- ice was styled with alternate tiers Of satin and Chantilly lace extending over the hips to the hero -line. The gown was completed by a Cathedral train. Her veil of double silk illusion net was shirred to a white satin Juliet cap trimmed with lilies of the valley,. She carried a bouquet of red roses and baby's britath tied with satin rib- bon. Miss Margaret Flanagan, Dub- lin, was her sister's maid of honor, with Mrs. Louis J. Looby, Dublin, sister of the bride and Miss Ursula Krauskopf, London, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaids, and dim- inutive Mary Margaret Flanagan, niece of the bride as flower girl.. All attendants wore identical gowns in blending shades of ice blue, morning glory blue and mist blue nylon over taffeta, with nylon yokes, puffed sleeves, shirred bodices and frilled skirts. All wore matching headdresses and long gloves. They carried nosegays of pink roses tied with pink and blue ribbon. The little flower girl wore a floor -length gown of heavenly blue chiffon taffeta, matching headdress trimmed with flowers and carried a nosegay simi- lar to the other attendants. The best man was Mr. William Mc- Cormick, Detroit, nephew of the bridegroom and the ushers were Lorne Flanagan, Dublin, brother of the bride, and Charles Krauskopf, Detroit, brother of the bridegroom. A dinner was served at the Royal Hotel, Mitchell, to about 60 guests. Later a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents. The bride's mother received the guests in a navy blue dress of tissue faille and was assisted by the bridegroom's mother in a navy blue ensemble. Each wore a corsage of pink roses.. For a honeymoon trip to Midland, Detroit and Cleveland, the bride chose a gabardine suit of port shade Earl and boy friend of Detroit with and matching accessories of burnt Mr. and •Mrs. Wilfred Mr. and Mrs. John L. Bennewies, gold and corsage yellow roses. Guests were present front Kitchen- er, St. Clements, Stratford, London, Detroit, Cleveland and Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. Krauskopf will reside in Dublin. Clayton, Robert and Mrs. Chas. Ahrens spent Sunday in Niagara Falls, N.Y. visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Carlton. Mr. Glen Miller is employed at Galt. Mr. and Maes. Dalton Hinz visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Osborne in St. Thomas on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mogk visited Mr. and Mrs: Cannan Mogk'in St. Thomas on :Sunday. Cemetery Decoration Services will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Martin Stockmann of Milverton will be guest speaker. Mr. and NIrs. John G. Hinz and Winnifred spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Carlton at Niagara Falls, N.Y. The Luther League took charge of the Sunday meaning service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Those tak- ing part .were Edgar Elligson, Carl Vock, Gwen Rock, Joanne Rock; and a male quartette, Edgar Elligson, Glen Mogk, Calvin Diegel, Carl Vock, Miss Betty Jean Hinz was organist. EOMON DVI LLE Ralph Weiland and Harry Weiland of Toronto are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. ,Henry Weiland. • Kenneth McNairn is spending a week in Toronto with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Hew- lett. Joan and Blanche Racho are visit- ing with their sister, Mrs. Wilmer MacGregor in Kippen this week. • Karen and Jimmy Hewlett of Tor- onto have returned home sifter spending the, past month with their cousin, Ken McNairm. Miss Carolyn Webster of Detroit, who spent the past month with her aunt and uncle, Mr, and Mrs. James 1 'IcNairn, has returned home. Mr .and Mrs. Alex Finnigan and family ere spending their vacation with Mr. and Mrs. W. 3. Finnigan. BRUCEFI ELD Mrs.MTcNeil of Erskine, Alberta, visited last. week with het cousin, Mrs. C. Haugh, Allan, Neil and Peter' Haugh and Bob :'\ilea are attending summer school at Goderich. Rev. and Mrs. Stanway attended summer school last week and Mrs. Stanway acted as nurse for the girls' camp. - Miss Mary Broadfoot of Bi'ueefielcl and Miss Elizabeth Townsend of and have returned after spending a week at Goderich Summer School Girls' camp. LONDESBORO Mr. Thomas inch, London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mies, Fred Prest. Mrs, William Lyon has returned after visiting her sons, Dr. Kirk Lyon at Leamington, and Dr. Arthur. 1,yon, Windsor. Mea Allie Wilson of London has been visiting with Mrs, Frank Wood and Mrs, Chas Vodden. • air. and Mrs, Don Napier of De- troit have been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Bert Brunsclen. There will he no church service this Sunday. The following Sunday the Rev. S. H. Brenton, who has been holidaying hi the West, will be baek and church ser'vices'will be as usual . on SSeptember. 3rd. DUBLIN Krauskopf—Flanagan The altar of. St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, was adorned with pink and white gladioli on Saturday, August 1:9 for the marriage of Mary Helen, eldest daughter of ?ii'. and Mrs. Wm. Flanagan, Dublin, to fir. James Philip Krauskopf, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Jame:, Ktausknpi. Dub- lin, Rev. J. B. Ffoulkes, D,C.1,, per- Mr. and Mrs. Hooey, Kincardine, with Mr. and Mrs. Pat Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. John Hart, Landon, with Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Dillon. Wilfred Murray, Toronto, with his father, Dr. S. A. Murray. Mrs. McGrath, Galt, with her sist- er-in-law, Mrs. Fred Eckert. Mrs. A. M. Looby and Miss Mary Beale at Clinton. Misses Dorothy Ann Costello, Pa- tricia Costello, Teresa Feeney and Ir. and Mrs. Gar Smith at Turn - 'Bull's Grove. About thirty ladies attended a ny- lon plastic demonstration at the home of Mrs. Wnt. Smith, Mrs. May Dorsey, Detroit: sirs. J. Counter, Toronto, and Mist,: Camilla Williams, Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs. D. McConnell. • Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dalton, :Michael and Kathleen, Kingsbridge, with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Benninger.. Mrs. Palmer, Clairmont. with Mr. and .Mrs. H. Pugh, Mr. and Mrs Louis Krauskopf, Mr and Mrs. Charles Krauskopf. Mr. ane Mrs. Robt. McCormick and San: William and Bobbie, Detroit., Mi:. Helen Krauskopf and Mise Ursell Tir:tuskopt', and Jerome Nicholson London, Mr. and Mrs. l'at Turns Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. . Ch, rh. Strubh In -meld and Charles 3ie D.nd. Kiteb ener, Mr. and Mrs, Dan • I 1 ut igt,n, Sttatfnid, Mrs. tint Flanigan ant daughter. Julia, Si•al'urth, •:11 attend AP dose 2 tFo lave 'see Viler ailegs of 44 �011 GIFT BL A • GRUEN VERI-THIN "ROSINA" —10 kt. gold-filled top, stainless Guildite bock, 17 jewel precision movement $49.75, GRUEN VERI- THIN 'PEN- NANT" — 10 kt. gold-filled top, stainless Guildite back, 17jewel pre- cision movement $52.50. GRUEN VERI-THIN "MILLI. CENT" -14 Id. white gold case, two diamonds, 17 jewel precision movement.... $150. SAVAUGES Jewellery Gifts SEAFORTH PHONE 194 Fine China I VGS. lOi! ed the Krauskopf-Flanagan wedding on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Tyndal and family, South Porcupine, with Mr. and Mrs.. A. Whetham and Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Friend. Mrs. Gene Giroux and Mrs. Glover, Thorold, with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cost- ello. Rev. Donald Benninger, C.S.B., Aquinas Institute, Rochester, N.Y, and Mrs. K. Benninger, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Benninger. Mr. and Mrs T. J. Moiyneaux at Thorold. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Klink- hamer in Windsor. Jack Klinkhamer is spending twit weeks in Chicago. •Mrs. H. Pugh held a nylon -plastic• demonstration at her home on bion - day. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Smith and family of Stratford, with Mr. and Mrs, Laurence Dillon. Miss Barbara Holland, Toronto is on vacation with her parents. tilt. and Mrs. Geo. E. Holland. Miss Bridget Costellr., bliss Rota Murray, Ronald Butter, and .Joseph Malone at Niagara Falle. - Mr and Mfrs. Ilarvev- Mintzer and •"n. Windsor, with Mr. and Mrs. John Nagle and \\'m. Denteels Mrs. Dan t`o.etelln et Landon. Hawley, Sec,-Treas. Mr. and 'Mrs. Austin Blair of Alexander, Manitoba, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hawley. Misses Doris and Margaret Broad - foot of Toronto are visiting relatives in McKillop and Hibbert, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Adams and family of Holland Centre, visited with Mr, and Mrs. John McClure on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Hodge of Meritton, Mrs. Lauehnain and Mary of Niagara Falls. N.Y., visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. Haase ' Mr. Andrew Montgomery of Brant- ford is holidaying at his 'home. Mac Montgomery and Donnie Dodds are away at camp. Mr. and Sirs. Doug ruddy. Toron- to excel Mrs. Catharine Davidson, Listowel, called on Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davidson, Sunday WINTHROP \\'tniltrop i' nn t, ri:, 1 «etre• Lo,seriptions ` , d tic "1 -i.nO. Additional c,n caber Iola; 1 1 • ., ^ , 1p , e 1 - n � r �(1; Gent e T et , hent :,e.imon s5,00 • Allen t r, :;10.00': Bili hInnt lute•.•,(' It.. i::: A. NI 'Master S1 .tt0, W. t'. ST. COLUMBAN +L Dural, "f Seattle, \\`a h has • returned Monte after sint.t. .c•itit Mr. and Mi: Thomas iiia- and ether friends. She was the :ocn,va Theresa MeMaon of .t. i',.li l.tan tool this. wahet rst visa •lr i .tai, for the. \V ,t when pais sears old She Is n n eloi ,rad,t:uu+ .d ,pent two ,.v.,''ks va a' n -b 't r. itml 1I:.. L:ttiis .,.'p t Jl 1. 1, 1 l :, t side I•. M!.s. juriu,s Tla.•ic. St. Huron County Council, 1950 From lett to vi ht; 'FRONT ROW -0, Orr, Tf. Gowdy, I' h'ianienn .T al...sans A. D. Erskine i'i'a'easurerl, 0, Johnston tWar.Irm), N. \C, :hiller (Clerbi, TR, 13, t'ousins, A. J. Sweitzer. - SECOND ROW M. Johnson, A. W, Kerslake, E. Campbell, D. Beuermann, 14, S. Snyder, J, D.'Seca:roft, 13. Johnston. THIRD ROW ---F. Silas, E. Elliott, H. C Iktn,r G. ti, t ndsrwood, A. Nicholsnu. AV". i. Iin1,' Ins G. Elliott iltil L'OURTH I1033'- R .1. Ilakr.t. R', peon:, 0. Mil) e•ei,l, i Webster. W. Morritt, E. H. Strong, E. Lawson, i1. 1, griitlest, 3. Sheardown (Caretaker').