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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-11-16, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOL 73 The Seaforth News HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER SEAF'ORTI-I, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER xW, 1960 $1 a Year SEAFORTH TO VOTE ON GARBAGE COLLECTION Property •owners in Seaforth will have an opportunity to vote on gar- bage collection at the muniezpal election next month, the town council regular eetin • decided at the reg meeting held in the town hall on Monday evening. Council also passed a bylaw appoint- ing officials for election day, Decem- ber 13th, Nomination day is Nov. 27. All the members of the council were present, with Mayor Keating presid- ing. She minutes of .the last meeting, and of the Court of Revision, on Nov. 2, were read. At the Court •of Revi- sion appeal against assessment df Orval Oke was rejected, and Boshart taxes set at $800. Building permits issued were con- firmed: Mrs. Annie Henderson, Side street, $200, garage, and Mrs. Jason Ellis, West William St., frame resi- dence, $5,500. The resignation of D'Orleon Sills as fire chief was accepted by council, Reeve Sills explained that D'Orleon had been requested to stand as PUC commissioner. A deputation from Tuckersmith council, Reeve A. Nicholson and Councillor A. Crozier, asked council to extend the present 216 mile limit for the fire pumper to five miles from the main corner in town. Coun- cillors said that in Wingham a second pumper had been bought in co-opera- tion with the surrounding townships. Reeve Nicholson said he did not see much prospect for such an arrange- ment in this area, as several attempts in this direction already had failed. He said the farmers who were beyond the present limit of the pumper felt they were left without .protection, as it 'was too far for the I•Ieusall brig- ade to come. Council agreed to ex- tend the limit to five miles until the end of the year. Reeve Nicholson thanked council and said he hoped the township would be able to obtain its own pumper with tank. Councillor Scoins remarked that a special high pressure pumper carrying a thousand gallons •of water is suited for rural fire fighting. The town pumper op- erates at a lower pressure and car- ries 500 gallons.. of water. :Council confirmed the snow plow- ing contract made with Mr. Cleave Carter at $4:50 an hour, the same as last year. It was explained that Mr. Carter was operating a restaurant in Wallaceburg and that Messrs, W. Box and F. Walsh would again, be in charge of the plow. Councillor Close for the etz'.eets committee said that tile had been purchased for 'ditching work. Sales- men demonstrated a fibre and tar conduit pipe made at Cornwall used for connecting residences with sew- ers. There was discussion concerning operation of taxis in town and it was stated that individuals have been driving taxis without a license. • Council passed the necessary by- law providing for nomination of councillors and other officials. An election, if necessary, will be held on Dec. 13, with polling places tenta- tively set at Teall's garage, public library and Clarke's garage. Mayor Keating introduced a dis- cussion on garbage collection. He would like the councillors to submit a question on the subject to the peo- ple. He felt quite sure it would be rejected, but it would prevent fur- ther controversy on the subject. 'The discussion centered on whether to assess the cost of garbage eoilec- tion against property owners or to operate it as a public utility and col- lect from all householders on a monthly' basis. There was much discussion about the probable cost of a garbage collec- tion service, and methods of collec- ti.on..Some of the opinions covered a wide field. Councillor Stewart said he would like to see property owners vote on garbage collection as an expression of opinion. A motion to this effect was passed. The following accounts and salar- ies were passed. :Receiver General of Canada, $30.; (Continued on Page b) ANNIVERSARY SERVICE HELD BY ST. THOMAS W. A. The Woman's Auxiliary of St. a Thomas' Church held a sixty-first anniversary. service on Friday after- noon, at 3 p.m, with corporate com- munion, Rev. T. Dale Jones conduct- ing the service. There were about seventy-five in attendance, members of the missionary societies of North- side United, First Presbyterian, Eg- mondville IThitecl and . St Mary's, Dublin, being present. After the service tea was served at the rectory, the guests being re- ceived by Mrs. Jones, president of St. Th•omasW.A. assisted by Mrs, Geo. McG:avin, Northside United Church Rev. D. A, MacMillan, Minister 10 a.m., Sunday School: A motion and sound film will be sl awn on Ja- pan. A11 members and friends Wel- come, 11 a.m., Worship: Sermon Theme, "The Motive Teat". 11:30 Junior Congregation. The evening service is withdrawn. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner, B.A., B.D. 10 a,m,, Sunday School - 11 a,m,, "The -Modern Saint". St. Thomas' Church 10 a.m., Sunday School `11 a.rn„ Morning Prayer 2 p.m., St. Mary's, Dublin :Kiev. T. Dale Janes, Rector, STANLEY HILLEN HEADS McKILLOP FEDERATiO INVENTORY FOR N HYDRO CHANGEOVE MGKillop Township Federation of Agriculture held its annual meeting Tuesday evening, Nov, 14th in the form of a turkey banquet at North- side United Church, !Gordon Papple acted as toast- master for the evening, The musical, part of the program consisted of community singing led by Jas. T. Scott; solos by Ivy Henderson, ac- eonipanied by Mrs, J. McGregor; las, T, Scott, accompanied by J. M. Scott, and piano accordion numbers) by John Gredanus, a new Canadian, Election of officers resulted as follows: Pres., Stanley Hillen, Vice Pres., Gordon Scott, Alvin Dodds, Sec'y,-Treas. Mr. Dodds' report showed a substantial bank balance„ I -Io stated that through the strength of federated groups the producers of soft wheat have been granted an increase of 1,5e per bu. and freight rates that were to have been in- creased on Nov. 1st have been kept down. Road signs have been placed at ends of all concessions in the twp. Charles Coultice, B'elgrave, Pres, of 1:Iuron Co. Fed. stated that the Provincial Federation needs $40,000 more in 1951 to carr' on its program, Better legislation in regards to marketing acts is needed. It is the hope of the Huron Federation to place two more field men in the county. There is still a big job to be done. The county is attempting to get on 2/5 mill rate basis. • Russell Bolton, president of Huron County Medical Services, introduc- ed the guest speaker, L. P. Plumsteel, principal of Seaforth district high school. Mr. Plumsteel was instru- mental in the starting of Tractor Maintenance classes at the school, This idea has since spread across the Province, if not the Dominion. He chose for his thence, Adult De- linquency, or Parental Neglect, stat- ing that parents are prone to be crit- ical of other children but fail to see their own duties as parents. Ile spoke on parental laxity in habits, manners, and morals, and stated that the youth cannot be any better than the ex- amples set by their parents. Manners, he stated, are part of what a person knows, ,and part of what he is. There is too much laxity around the home in the matter of manners. Parents should examine their attempt gnto tellothe cchild twh ato)is right and what is wrong. Children eir shuld be enand entertained in the fl omeriendg if onot they will be where they shouldn't be. Children in the hone are more im- portant than shiny furniture andpolish- more need fellowshiptowards their chilGordd- ren. t ote thanks oto Chet ladies of the oved a vchurch. Mrs. Janes M. Scott was convener, ANNUAL AT-HOME OF HURON OLD BOYS Many Huronites and their friends celebrated the Golden Jubilee "At - Home" of the Huron County Old Boys' Association of 'Toronto on Fri- day evening, November 3rd, at the Headquarters of the War Amputa- tion of Canada, Wellesley St., West. This is a beautiful building and the members of the War Amputation As- socation are to be congratulated. Several attending the 'At-4flome" enjoyed a tour of the building during the evening. Brussels and dietrict took the honour of having the largest representation present, Guests were received by the President Mrs. C. J. Parton, Past -President Mr. K C Stanbury and Mrs. Stanbury, and Mr, Fred Elliott, Chairman of the "At - Home" Committee: Music was sup- plied by Percy Morgan's Orchestra. Mr. L. M. Pringle and Mrs. G. Young were in charge of the Euchre and $ridge. Prizes for the high score in euchre went to Mr .and Mrs. George Thomson t(Brussels), while Alice Mar- latt (Goderich) and Mr. A. Welch (Toronto) were winners of the conso- lation prizes. A lucky -draw was held forthe bridge players with prizes go- t to Mrs. Mabel Allen (Wroxeter) and Mrs. Gordon Ferguson (Blyth). Following a buffet lunch a draw was made for the door -prizes. 'Mrs. Cecil Kaiser•, Mrs. G. Young, Mrs. J. G. Ferguson Mr. Walter Buchanan and Mr's. Geo. Jnkinsoru held the picky tickets. This brings to a close the activities of the Association for this year. Plans are now being made to hold the An- nual meeting in the near future. BAGS A BEAR Mr. Milton Hoff of town while hunting in the north country last week shot a 125 pound bear. Milt also got a deer on his trip. HENSALL Mr. and Mrs. Peter• McNaughton and Robert and Miss Dorothy McNaughton spent the week end with Mr, end Mrs, Harold Suet= and family in Port Dover, Mrs. Harry McMillan of Seaforth visited recently with Mr, and Mrs, Alf Scholl and Mr. and Mrs. A, Paster. Miss May Kennings is in St. Oath- arines visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. LloydHedden and family. Mrs. J. Consitt of Seaforth is visit- ing with her sisters, Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Harvey, Mr. Ronald Farquhar of Toronto spent the. week end with his parents Mr•, and Mrs, Charles Farquhar, Mr, and Mrs, Norman Harvey of 112oukton visited recently with Mr, and Mrs. A. Scholl. JOHN HANNA OBSERVES R 'MST BIRTHDAY Hydro technicians will begin "Op elation inventory" commencing th last week in November for approxi mately 730 customers of all abase served bythe Seaforth Public Uti1i ties Commision, This was announced by Hydr Chairman Robert H. .Saunders who added that the inventory of custom erselectrical appliances and equip ment was' the first major step in the Commission's frequency standardiza- tion work. in Seaforth, The listing of these appliances is expected to be completed during the first week in December. The inventory will be conducted in this manner: Hydro technicians will call on all Seaforth P.U.C. customers and make a systematic check in homes and business places of all electrical appliances and equipment that have to be adjusted for opera- tion on the higher frequency. Each of these items will be listed and al- lotted a special code number so that the necessary replacement parts can be ordered well in advance of the actual date of changeover from 25 to 60 cycles. Co-operation of Seaforth custom- ers in making the inventory effective was enlisted by Mr. Saunders. If ap- pliances are acquired after the in- ventory has been taken, he pointed out, customers would ' assist them- selves and the Commission if they would report these additions at once to the nearest Hydro Frequency Standardization Office. The neces- sary replacement parts could then be ordered by Hydro, and Iengthy delay inchanging over such added equipment might be avoided. Inventorying usually precedes the actual frequency standardization work, in municipalities such as Sea - forth, by four to five months to al- low time for the delivery of thous- ands of parts for the big changeover job. However, even with the early careful inventory, occasionally some material does not reach Hydro' on schedule from the manufacturer, and a customer may have to wait a few days after "Cutover Day" for an ap- pliance to be altered for60-cycleop- eration. "Cutover Day" for Seaforth cust- omers is scheduled for early in April 1951. There are an estimated 584 domestic, 125 commercial and 21 in- dustrial users in Seaforth and the load is about 1,150 kilowatts. - From the Winnipeg Free Press: e John Hannah, 202 Maryland St., - Winnipeg, will celebrate his 101st s birthday_ Wednesday, Oct, 25, 1950. Mt Hansa l Mr. Hannah, still in perfect health -! and appearing' much younger than his o 101 years came to Portage la Prairie and the Kwan River valley in 1900 - from Seaforth, Huron county, Ont., -� where he was born. 'He farmed and worked as a car- penter, becoming a contractor when he was 63. He is proud of five schools he has built in the Swan River area. ! Mr, Hannah is also proud of his nine children, seven of whom are living, 18 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Two daughters living in Winnipeg are Mrs. N. Shirray, with whom he resides, and Mrs. Ag- nes Knox, 75 Kennedy street. An- other• daughter, Mrs. A. E. Martin, lives in Neepawa. Mr. Hannah's wife died in 1935 at the age of 83. They had been married for 56 years. In 1938 he left Swan River for Vancouver where he resid- ed for seven years. He returned to Portage la Prairie last year, where he celebrated his 100th birthday. 'Mr. Hannah remembers the flood in Portage in 1904, when he was forced to move. The recent Winni- peg flood didn't bather him at all, since he was able to move to Nee- pawa. Voting is no novelty for John Han- nah ---101 Wednesday, He has been casting ballots for 70 years, from the time of Confederation. Tearing himself away from a box of birthday chocolates, the spry cen- tenarian turned out bright and early Wednesday morning to make his mark at Mulvey school. Mr. Hannah has never missed a voting day from illness. The only 'time he Missed a vote was back about the turn of the century when he moved from Huron county, Ont., to the Swan River district. He just managed to get his year's residence in this time. Mr. Hannah came to Winnipeg about a year ago to live with his daughter, Mrs. N. Shirray, at 202 Maryland street. There's not much difference in the interest people take in voting, but its easier to get to the polling booths now," commented Mr. Han- nah. Ire's )fill in favor of the franchise for women. "I always voted for wo- men to have a vote," he reported and added: "They have their way any - Way." Tuesday night Mr. Hannah was feted at a ,birthday dinner attended by two of his daughters, six of his 18 9•ranchildren and eight of his 33 great grandchildren. • ANNUAL MEETING OF LADY BOWLERS The annual meeting of the Ladies Lawn Bowling Club was held at .the home of the President, Mrs. Wm. Hart, on Wednesday, Nov. 8th with a good attendance. The sec.-treas. gave her annual report and showed a balance of $347.19. It was decided to give the Men's Bowling Club $150. plus the fees. The officers elected for 1951 are Pres., Miss Alice Reid; Vice -Pres., Mrs. Harold Free; Sec.-Treas., Dorothy Parke: Social Com., Mrs. Charette and Mrs. W. Cameron; Prize Com., Mrs. D. Wil- son and Mrs. Walker Hart. The winter bridge parties are to be held again this winter. The Club has set a $2.00 fee for associate members which will include all club activities and winter bridges. The president urged anyone interested to contact the Bridge Committee con- venor, Mrs. E. A. McMaster. The hostess served a delicious lunch at the close of the meeting. WINS TOP CARTER SCHOLARSHIP FOR HURON Award of the' Carter Scholarship for Huron County, valued at $100 has been made to Robert'11MacLennan, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. MacLennan of Seaforth, and a student last year at Seaforth High School. He was also successful in obtaining one of the valuable University of Toronto Schol- arships and is now taking Honor Mathematics at the University. Se- cond and third Carter Scholarships for Huron, valued at $60 and $40 were awarded Bill Johnson, Wing - ham and Lois Woods, Clinton. The scholarships are for the highest ag- gregate•marks on ten papers. • ST. THOMAS' LADIES GUILD On Tuesday afternoon the Ladies' Guild of St. Thomas' Anglican Church held their monthly meeting in:the parish hall with 22 members and one guest present. The president, Mrs. Shaw, presided and the meet- ing opened with the scripture read- ing Psalm 138 by Mrs. Colbert. Prayers for the parish were followed by the Lord's Prayer in , unison. After the tr'easurer's and secretary's reports were read and approved the business was discussed and final preparations for the bazaar were made. After the collection was re- ceived and dedicated the president closed the meeting with the benedic- tion, JUNIOR W. 1. Seaforth Junior Women's. Insti- tute held their monthly meeting in the auditorium of Seaforth High School on Tuesday evening, Nov. 7. Roll call was answered by a point on good grooming. Miss Stewart, • the hon=e economics teacher at the high school was the guest speaker. She gave a very Interesting and informa- tive talk on good grooming, empha- sizing the care of the hair. It was decided that for the December meet- ing each member should bring a gift to be donated to the orphanage at Goderich. Beth Boyd then favored with an accordian solo after which there was a singsong and games were played, MRS. J. STEVENS ADDRESSES W. 1. Mrs. Alex Pepper was hostess to the members of the Seaforth Wo men's Institute at her home in Tuck er•snrith on Tuesday, Nov. 14th. Thi was the Home Eeonomics and Health meeting with Mrs. James Keyes and Mrs. Gordon Papple as convenors and Mrs. John Stevens as gues speaker. The meeting opened with the Institute Ode, the Mary Stewar Collect and the Lord's Prayer in uni son. The president, Mrs. John Mc Lean opened the meeting. The min utes of the last meeting were read and adopted. Th roll call was answer ed by a picture of yourself as a,bab' or a young child. 15 members were present. The treasurer, Mrs. Johu Hillebrecht, gave a report on the booth at the Fall Fair and also on the October- euchre and dance. A to tal of $14.50 in prize money was awarded to' the girls of the Garde) Club. A letter from Mr. Emerson Ritchie of Sutton, England, and formerly of Seaforth, requesting that the Institute donate candy, se- cond-hand clothing or new toys fox the children over there was read. Mr. Ritchie is a member of the Can- adian Veteran's Association. A mo- tion was passed that the Institute would send a 20 lb box of candy, Mrs. Gordon Papple and Mrs. Wil- fred Coleman to purchase the same. It was also decided to send a Christ- mas box to the Women's Institute at Newcastle -on -Tyne, England, Mrs, Alex Pepper and Mrs. Lorne Carter to take care of this. The second eu- chre and dance of the season will be held on Friday, Nov. 24th, in Card - no's Hall with Murdock's Orchestra furnishing the music, Mrs. Harold Hugill was appointed to assist Mrs. Andrew Crozier and Mrs. Lorne Carter at the Christmas meeting, Mrs. James Keyes then took charge of the meeting. The motto "Life is like a Garden, it grows the fruit you sow" was taken by Mrs. Gordon Papple who spoke on the meaning of the word home. Home on the. Range was aung. Mrs. Keyes then introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. John Stevens, formerly of the Seaforth High School staff. Her subject was Home Econom- ics and Health. The members were given pamphlets on health, meal planning etc. These may be obtained from the Huron County Health Unit in Clinton. Meal planning is very es- sential in body building and the pro- per foods ars necessary to make a healthy body, _ Mn. Stevens said Canada's food rules include milk, fruit, vegetables, cereals and bread, meat and fish, eggs and cheese, and vitamin D in the daily diet. Gener- ous` servings of all these will keep the body healthy, Mrs, Stevens con- cluded her talk with a poem entitled "Routine", Reports on the London Area Convention were given by Mrs. Wilfred Coleman and Mrs, Eldon Kerr. Both brought back very inter- esting reports, A vote of thanks was moved by Mrs, Gordon McKenzie to Mrs. Stevens, the guest speaker, and CIHSTM'vS 3 We'd like you to see our smart selection of colorful Christmas cards and boxed assortments. Single cards are priced from 5c up and boxed assortments from 59c up. Five outstanding boxes are: WINSTON CHURCHILL CARDS GRANDMA MOSES CARDS 'EDGAR GUEST CARDS CANADIAN ARTISTS CARDS RELIGIOUS CARDS You must see our gay wrappings, gift enclosure cards & seals, and ribbon, in fact, everything to make your parcel look and reflect the joy of Christmas SAVAUGE'S Jewellery Watches SEAFORTH Fine China to the hostess, Mrs. Pepper. The meeting closed with God save the' King. During the lunch hour a con- test was held, Mrs. Jas, McNairn and Mrs. Gordon McKenzie being the winners. Lunch was served by the hostess and the Iunch committee. Those on the committee for the next euchre and dance are as follows: lunch, Mrs. John McLean and Mrs. Gordon Papple; prizes and tallies, Mrs. Elmer Cameron; tables and chairs, Mrs. Eldon Kerr and Mrs. Lorne Carter; punchers, Mrs. Alex Pepper, Mrs. 'Jas Keyes, Mrs. Wil- fred Coleman and Mrs. Andrew Cro- zier. MRS. JOHN FINLAYSON The death occurred suddenly about five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon of _ a well-known and highly regarded s Seaforth resident, Mrs. John Finlay- son, who was in her 76th year. For- merly Mona Jane Sclater, she was born in Seaforth, She was a register- ed nurse, having trained in Grace Hospital, Toronto. In 1908 she was t married at Seaforth to Mr. Finlayson who now survives. Also surviving are _ a sister and a brother, Mrs. Edgar Lawson of Aubuim and"Mr. William Sclater of Regina. Mrs. Finlayson _ was an active worker in the W.M S. ' and Woman's Association of North- side United Church. The funeral will take place on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m, 1tG.DWhiiun- erlChapel. Rev. A.MacMllan of Northside United Church will of- ficiate. Interment will take place in Maitlandbank Cemetery. PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS Hese we are again reporting from old S.P.S. to all the people of Sea- . forth. Last week Mr. Eastman called a meeting of the teachers to decide when to hold the annual Christ Carol service. It was decided that we I would hold it on Friday, December :15, 1950. Be sure to keep this date open to attend the carol service. 'On Monday of this week Miss Sa- vauge tried a new form of art for the first time this term in room one.. It was cutting paper and pasting it to a background to form a picture,' some of the results were very good. HIGH SCHOOL TOPICS If Seaforth High had started off the rugby season the way they fin ished it they would be giving Clinton e rum for first; spot, Yes, we won our second game last Wed. Nov. 8, when we defeated poor old Wingham High 5-1. Rennie got the winning touch- down again, I believe Ron Rennie ' got 5 of the 6 touchdowns gotten this year by Seaforth. The complete group of singers who are going to represent Seaforth in the 200 voice mass choir made up of High Schools have not been com- pletely chosen yet. Yes! The Christmas Exams start Friday, Nov. 17 DEATH OF MRS. K. JONES The death occurred at Victoria Hospital, London, •on Tuesday follow- ing a lengthy illness of Mrs. Kenneth Jones of Watford. She was formerly Eleanor Broadfoot, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Broadfoot, Seaforth. She is survived by her husband and six children: also by. her parents and and a sister, Mrs, Wm. Dalrymple tMary) of Seaforth; a brother, James, was killed in World War II. The funeral will take place from the G. A. Whitney Funeral Chapel, Rev. D. A. MacMillan of Northside United Church officiating, Funeral arrange- ments were not completed at time of going to press., DUBLIN CONTINUATION SCHOOL NEWS On Tuesday evening, November 7 the Upper School English class at- tended the St. Marys Little Theatre production of "The Barretts of Wim- pole Street" which is on the English course this year. We thought our chances for getting tickets were very slim as they had been sold out three weeks ago. We anticipated difficulty, it is true, and we were prepared to pay at least the usual price for our tickets, but yon can imagine our sur- prise when the head usher led us to seats reserved in the front row for than ary people". Could we do other enjoy the play under sucb cir- cumstances? Mid-term reports are coming this week. We hope the results will not be too discouraging. Teffort to callw sousrn soccs to er semaking an over for the present over On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Wilson was hostess to the Ladies' Guild of St. Mary's Church. The meeting opened with the hymn "Unto the Hi11s around do I lift up my long- ing Eyes", with scripture reading a> d Prayer by Rev. T. Dale Jones. A poem was then given by Mrs, John Diehl. The business meeting was conducted with Mrs. A. Whethanz in charge. A quilt was quilted during the after._ snoon. The meeting closed with a erved b n a benehe hostesslassstedhby her daughters Mrs. Don Woods and Miss Joyce Wilson. Miss Dorothy Kistner, nurse -in - training, Kitchener, visited with her parents on Friday. Miss Theresa Kintner and Eugene Bannon spent Sunday in London. HOSPITAL AID The regular monthly meeting of the Women's Hospital Aid was held in the Nurses' Residence on Tuesday evening with over 20 members pre - rent. The Pres., Miss Dorothy Parke, was in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. During the business it was decided to sound -proof the nursery on approval of the Board, and Mrs, Dick Box oat lined the membership drive which is to he completed by next meeting. It was decided to help provide the lunch for the Nurses' Annual Dance to be held in late November. R=eports were given by Miss Parke and Mrs. E. Smith, delegates to the recent Ont - 0110 Hospital Convention held in Tor- onto. Tl'ir?se p=roved very interesting Ind many worthwhile suggestions tvere brought hack. The treasurer re - ;opted approximately .$125,00 real - zed from the rummage sale. The De- cember meeting is to be hi the form of a Christmas party with each mem- ber bringing a 25e gift. Mrs. A. Y. McLean, Mrs. Dick Box and Mrs. Frank Kling in charge of lunch. Af- ter the meeting' closed tea was serv- ed by Mrs. A. W, Sillery and Mrs. Frank Sills, Jr. C. W. L. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 7th the regular monthly meeting of the Catholic. Women':s League was held in St, James' parish hall. Tho meet- ing was opened with prayer by the president Mrs. Jelin Hotham, Jr. The minutes were read by the secre- tary and adopted as correct. Discuss- ed at the meeting were plans for the Christmas Fair to be held Deember 2nd, The meeting was closed with prayer by the president. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. C. P. and Mrs, James Slattery. Sills