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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-07-06, Page 1The Seaforth News 'WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 82 NEW SCHOOL AREA IN 1962 Snowdon Brea.,. Pubifphora Phone 84 Seaforth, Ontario, Thursday, July 6, 1,96 1. 11,50 r Year authorised Re Second Class ices, Post Office Dept., offewe PLAN 3 -ROOT SCHOOL FOR WALTON DISTRICT A new sehoo area is being formed for Wal on Public School which will be known as Grey Twp School Area No. 2, While the largest assessment is in Grey Twp., it will also be comprised of 25 lots in Matinop Twp, be- longing to, the present Walton School Union No. 11, and also 14 McKillop lots belonging to Union School No, 12. in addition a ,por- tion. of Morris Twp, is included. The move is said to be the' outcome of the recent vote of Morris Twp. which decisively; voted down a proposal to build, a new school at Walton. A petition of interested Morris and Grey Twp. ratepayers has asked for the formation of a new school area. Necessary approval has been given by the three municipal councils concerned, Approval also must be received from the Department of Educa- tion. The intention is to build a new "--'1h ee-room school at Walton to serve the new Grey School Area No. 2. Mrs. Edythe Cardiff, of Ethel, clerk of Grey Twp., told the Sea - forth News on Wednesday that if permission to form the new area` is granted, election of the school board will take place at the regular Grey Twp. nomina- tion meeting in November. The new school area will be effective as of Tan. 1, 1962. McKillop and Morris ratepay- ers in the new area will be eligi- ble to vote and hold office, as well as Grey Twp. ratepayers. It is understood that the rate- payers of S.S. No. 3 Grey have petitioned to withdraw. from the present school area and become an independent school section a- gain. Safety Award To McKillop Telephone A certificate of Merit has been received by J. M. Eckert, sec- treas. of MoKillop Municipal Telephone System for the Elect- rical Utilities Safety Association. in recognition of the achieve- ment of two years in the opera- tion of the telephone company with no compensable accidents. Hibbert School' Holds Field Day Pupils and teacher, Mrs. Jos- eph Malady held their annual field day picnic on Wednesday afternoon, June 28th at S.S.S.13. 4 Hibbert School. The results of the races were as follows: Grades 1 and 2 -kick the slip- per, Neil Murray. Grades 3 and 4, book race, Joseph Murray. Grades 5 and 6, potato race, Bill Feeney, Grades 7 and 8, sack race, Elaine Murray, Pre School childrens' ' race, Douglas O'Reilly, Kenneth Coyne and Nellie Vogels were the two winners in Dodge Ball, Ruler race was won by Gor- don. Moylan's side. Elaine Mur- ray was captain of the winning softball team. Pupils taking part in the com- petition -were: Rosa Doyle, E- laine Murray, Danny McMillan, Betty Shea, Patsy Coyne, Cinth Vogels, Dorothy Vogels, Sharon Burke, Kenneth Coyne, Bill Fee- ney, Gordon Moylan, Anne Shea, 4 Geraldine Malone, Anne Malone, Mary Lou Murray, Nellie Vo - Thomas Burke, Gordon Coyne, Joanne Murray, Joseph Murray, Pauline - O'Reilly, Linda Feeney, Johnny 'Vogels, Joanne Coyne, Jean Coyne, Neil Murray, a Sharon Shea, Patsy Murray, Tru- ,', dy' Van Drunen, Larry Coyne, Mary Feeney, Douglas O'Reilly, Francis Van Drnuen. Refreshments were served by Grades 7 and 8 pupils. RESULTS OF WESTERN ONT. CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Pupils of. Mrs. M. R. Rennie. Piano: Grade II, Gayle Wright, 1st class honours. Grade IIs, Margaret Worden, let ,class honours. Grade IV, Jane Cornish, 1st - class honours; Joan Sinclair, let ti class honours. Grade V, Darlene Sills, 1st class honours. Grade VI, Sally Cosford, 1st class honours; Shirley Hender- son, honours, Grade VII, Barbara. Talbot, honours; Kay Marie Worden, honours. Grade VIIL Partial, Jean Mc- Naughton, 1st class honours. PROPERTY CHANGE • The residence of Mrs. Mary O'- Reilly on George Street to Mrs. Aleida Heyink of Mitchell. Im- mediate possession. Through the office of Joseph McConnell. SELLING BEER A representative of the Brew- ers Warehouse has been here arranging for the gale of beer^ from the local liquor store. A Warehouse near the railway will be used to.. store empties as there Is no space availableat store. Win, M, Hart has been granted a building permit by H. Maloney, building inspector, to build a loading dock at the former Reli- ance warehouse. (NEW MINISTER AT WALTON Rev, Arthur Higginbotham was inducted as minister of Duff's United Church, Walton, on Friday,, Above, with Mr. and Mrs. Higginbotham are two of their daughters, June (left) and Velma, who will attend Seaforth District high school. Another daughter Ruth is holidaying in Muskoka. A native of Eng- land, Mr. Higginbotham came to Canada in 1926, graduating from McGill University in 1954. He has held pastorates at Mindemoya, Manitoulin Island, and the three point Trafalgar charge near Oakville July Meeting of IMcKillop Council McKillop Council met on Mon- day, July 3rd with members all present. The Road Supt. voucher No, 7 amounted to $2,586.52, was or- dered paid. Wm. J. Manley, ex -road supt., was authorized to destroy all road vouchers and papers up to and including the year 1953, ac- cording to instructions given by R. H. Howard, Dept. of High- ways Auditor on June 26, 1961, and the papers and books from 1954 to 19.61 be given to Wilson Little, road supt. The road supt, was authorized to sign a petition to have the road lot 24 and 25, Con. N. 13 and S14 constructed under sec- tion 2, subsection 2 of the Drain- age Act for the benefit of the said area and that the clerk noti- fy Archibald, Gray and McKay OLS., to survey and report on same and to be known as the Love Municipal Drain, Council adjourned to meet on Aug. 8th at 1:30 p.m. Winthrop Teams Off to Good Start Winthrop built up a good lead in the opening innings of a lad- ies' softball- game played in Clin- ton on Thursday night and went on to defeat the Bell Telephone girls 22-16. Joyce McClure, Marg. Elliott and Faye Love scored 4 runs apiece to lead the Winthrop scoring. For Bell Telephone it was Donna Demetz and Winnie Bell with three runs apiece. Winthrop: Joyce McClure 31s, Faye Love as, Geraldine Dennis 2b, Marg Elliott p, Faye Little c, Joan Pryce lb, Judy Thompson lf, Pat MoCluskie rf, June Dol - mage of, Alternates: Marg Mc- Clure, Marie Strong, Betty Dol - maga, Elaine Beattie. Winthrop 6 Wingham 0 The Huron Football League got underway in Winthrop . on Friday night 'as Winthrop blanked Wing - ham 6-0. Winthrop ,carried the play from the opening kickoff and led 2-0 at half time. The de- fending champs rapped in 4 more goals in the 2nd half to win 6-0. Tom Love and John Boven led the Winthrop attack with 2 goals apiece; Ken McClure and Geo. Love scored singles. " Winthrop Lineup: Hugh Flynn, goal. Def., Bill Kerr, Mervin Pep- per; halts„ Bert Dennis, Wayne Dolmage, Neil Dolmage; for- wards, John Boven, . Ron Mc- Clure, Ken McClure, Tom Love, Geo, Love. Alternates: Fred Do - von, Earl Dolmage, Paul McClus- kie, and�Mike Dykstra. TEACHERS' COLLEGE RESULTS The minister of Eductation an- nounces the names of the succes- sful ,candidates at the 1961 ex- aminations at the Stratford Tea- chers' College. One-year course 1961 -Ross N. Crich, RR 5, Clinton; Alice S. Hotham, Seaforth; James M. Jamieson, Londesboro; Ronald W. Jewitt, RR 1, Clinton; Shir- ley L. Knox, RR 1, Blyth. Doug. las G. Logan, Brussels; Noreen J. McEwing, RR 1, Blyth; Olive S. Martin, RR 3, Bayfield; Eliza- beth Muegge, Seaforth; Carolyn M. Neil, ER 3, Seaforth; Ruth E. TUrner, AR '1, Varna; Margaret E. Wood, KR '3, Kippen,' Two.year Course ---Barbara I. Plumsteel, Seaforth; Donna H. Smith, RR 2, Brussels. 2 -year course, 2nd year -.Edith M. Boyd, RR 2, Walton; Ronald P. Uhler, RR 3, Walton. Ill -service course - completing year 1961 --Marjorie J. Boyd, RR 2, • Walton; Jean M. McLaughlin, RR 2, ' Walton; Thomas • W. Som- erville, RR 4, Walton, ' Midnight Blaze at Service Station Damage estimated at $350 by Fire Chief J. Scott resulted from a fire shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning at the Sup- ertest gas station at the corner of Main St. and No. S Highway. Fire was discovered by the Greenslade family who reside next door. The operator, Rien Vanderhoek who lives in Wingham, had left for home ten minutes before 'the alarm was turned in, He said on Wednesday he did not know when the station would re -open. The fire was confined to the rear of the garage where it burn- ed in garbage, the Fire Chief said. The restaurant bad some smoke damage. This station was built a couple of years ago replacing the orig- inal building. Firemen gained en- trance by breaking the windows in the front door. MRS: GRACE A. KERR Mrs. Grace Annie Kerr, 80, RR 1, Seaforth, died Friday in Scott Memorial Hospital, Sea- forth. She was the widow of Archibald Kerr, and was the former Grace Annie Smith, com- ing from England in 1883 and married in 1906.. She is survived . by two daughters, Mrs. James (Helen) McClure, McKillop Township; Mrs. Henry (Margaret) Michell, Markham; one son, Alex, McKillop Town- ship; three sisters, Mrs. Wil- liam (Mary) McIntosh, and Mrs. Albert (Rose) Brown, both of Regina; Mrs. Charles (Bessie) Dickson, Chilliwack, B.C. The body was at the Box funeral home, Seaforth, for service on Monday at 2 p.m., with burial in Maitlandbank Cemetery. Rev. 3. C. Britton officiated. Pallbearers were Glen Mc- Clure, Donald McClure, Ron Mc- Clure, Clendon Kerr, Bill Kerr, Edward Campbell. Foowerbearers; Ken McClure, Murray McClure, Eric Anderson, Robert Morris. ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Miss Margaret Ramona Jen- kin, Goderich, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Percy Jenkin to James Murray Jamieson, son of Mr. and Mrs; Robert Jamieson, Londesboro. The marriage will take' place in North Street United Church, Goderich, July 29, 1961, ENGAGEMENT The engagement is announced of Joanne Toleda, daughter of Mrs.' Leslie Beuermann, Water- loo, and the late Leslie Beuer- mann, to Douglas Stanley Col - bourne, son of Mr. and Mrs..Ter- rance J. Colbourne, Toronto. The 'marriage to take place Satur- day, August 5, 1961 at 6:00 in Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McLiwain wish to announce the engage- ment of their daughter lylarian Ilene to Mr, Gordon Thomas Pullman, soft of Mr. and Mrs. John Pullman. The wedding to take place July 29th. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs, James O'Connor announce the engagement of their daughter, Marie Agnes, R. N., to Mr. Lorne DeGaust, Lon- don, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rod J. De .Gaust, Glace Bay, N.S, The ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Win. Brodhagen, RR. 2, Brussels, wish to an- nounce the engagement of their daughter Evelyn May to James Donald Charles Sallows, son of Mr. and Mrs, James Sallows, RR 2, Seaforth, The Wedding to take place 'the latter part of Tuly. The Verne Dales' 30th Anniversary On Saturday afternoon, July 1 Mr, and Mrs. Verne Dale were honored by a surprise family ga- thering on the ocealion of their 30th wedding anniversary at the home of Mr, and Mrs, Earl Law- son, Rattenbury St., Clinton, A delicious buffet dinner and anni- versary cake were served to 25 guests. After a short address read by their meetsMrs, Jack Dodds of London; a gift of mon sy was presented by Mr. Harvey Taylor to the honoured couple. A suitable expression of thanks was given by Mr. Verne Dale, Their family includes Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dale of Byron, who were present, Flowers and con- gratulations were received from their daughter Muriel, who has been teaching in Swindon, Eng- land, for the past year, During the social afternoon which followed, Miss Florence Taylor R.N., of Victoria, B.C., a sister of Mrs, 'Dale, telephoned congratulations and talked to her sisters and brothers. Mr. Laurence Taylor, nephew, thank- ed the host and hostess for a delightful afternoon. Guests were. present from this area and out of town. They in- cluded the groom's father, Mr. James Dale of Hullett two., and Mr. Bert Ferris of Provost, Alta, J. Arnold Westcott Passe at Toronto o J. Arnold Westcott, who rear-,Passes ed recently after fifty years in the jewellery business in Sea - forth, died on Monday at Sunny - brook Hospital, Toronto, after an illness of four months. Born in Seaforth on July 30th, 1896, he was educated here. In .1. Arnold Westcott 1911 he started as an apprentice jeweller. He went overseas in 1916 and was wounded on April 29, 1913. .After returning home he was with•J. F. Daly as jewel- ler until purchasing the business in 1926. He was a member of Northside United Church, of which he was an elder for many years, and for 16 years was a member of Mait- land Bank Cemetery Board. He was a Public School Board Trus- tee for 20 years and also be- longed to the Oddfellows, Mason- ic and Orange Lodges, as well as the Seaforth Branch of the Can- adian Legion. He is survived by his wife, the former Alva B. Howard of Guelph, to whom he was married at Kitchener on Sept. 21, 1921, also two daughters, and one son, Marguerite, Mrs. W. R. Evans, of Agincourt; Blanche, Mrs. Gerald Weber, London; Clare, Scarbor- ough; and two brothers, Nelson, Seaforth,' and Alvah, Calgary, He was predeceased by two sisters, and his twin brother was killed overseas in 1918. The funeral will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Box Funeral Chapel, conduc- ted by Rev. J. C. Britton of Northside United Church and Rev. John Stinson, of Knox Un- ited Church, Agincourt, Burial will be in Maitland Bank Ceme- tery, Pallbearers are: John Talbot, Clarence Walden, Sam Scott, John Oldfield, Willard Elliott, J. M. Scott, The flowerbearers are: Glare Keith, Everett Smith, E. C. Bos- well, Gerald Snowdon, Malcolm McKellar, Andrew Dunlop. Honorary Pallbearers: Edward Pryce, Ross Savauge, Orville Weston, Dr. F. J. Harburn, Sam Shinen, J. M. McMillan. 50TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams, North Main St„ will celebrate their golden Wedding anniver- sary on Friday, July 14th. BERT GARRETT, who assumed hie new post as manager of Sea - forth Coop on Monday Study, Building Law I For Tuckersmith Council met in the town hall, Seaforth, July 4, All members were present and - Warden For- syth presided. Andrew Crozier requested the council to again ask the Depart- nlent of Highways to repair the Adams Drain where the drain crosses the highway into Lot 1, Con, 1 of Hullett Township; as. there had been no action taken by the Department from a form- er request. Wilmer Broadfoot presented his bill es Warble Fly Inspector, upon completion of his work, and received payment in full. The Clerk was instructed to apply for subsidy on the completed Warble Fly Spraying program, The Reeve and Clerk were in- structed by council to investigate the possibility of instituting a building by-law within the Town- ship. All taxpayers who are in ar- rears for three years are to be notified, and payment would be appreciated either in full or in part, within 30 days of the date of notice. Council' passed provisionally four applications for Tile Drain- age Loans. By -Laws nine, ten, eleven and twelve for 1961 were passed, signed and sealed impos- ing a special drainage rate upon four successful applicants for Tile Drainage Loans. The Clerk was instructed to make applica- tion to the Province of Ontario for Tile Drainage Debentures to cover by-laws 9, 10, 11. and 12 for 1961 and to apply for provincial Aid to Drainage for the McKen- zie Drain. The following accounts were passed for payment: Town of Clinton, high school debenture $1,799.80; fox bounty $40.00; McKenzie drain allowan- ces' $1,025.00; Thamer Nursing Home $88.76; Welfare $130,00; W. P. Roberts, assessing and ex- penses $609.40; County of Huron, Township share of reforestation $76.03; John Cardno, fidelity bonds $57.50; Advertising and supplies $93.90; Equitable Life, pension $13.60; Elgie Drain, la- bour $14.40; Corrugated Pipe Co. Ltd., Elgie Drain $239.44; Brant- ford Builders Supplies, Elgie Drain $200.00; Salary and allow- ance $225.77; Receiver -General, income tax $16.90; Petty Cash fund $50.00; Fred Adams, dump $20.00; Levis Contracting Co., gravel bond $300.00; Ontario Hy- dro $236.72; Mayors' and Reeves' Convention $25.00; Tuckersmitb Municipal Telephone System, loan $5,000.00; Wilmer Broad - foot, Warble Fly Inspector $166,- 50; 165;50; Roads $16,131.00. Council adjourned to meet on .Aug. 1, at 8 p.m. DUBLIN The regular June meeting of Dublin W. I. was held in St. Patrick's Parish Hall on June 27 with a large attendance. They entertained the W.I. members of Seaforth and Glen Gowrie Insti- tutes. The meeting was opened by the Ode and reciting of Mary Stewart Collect in unison. The roll call was answered by: "Why I like the W. I." Mrs. Thos, But- ters introduced the guest speaker for the occasion, Mr. Fred Peel of Seaforth, wpo gave a descrip- tive and illuminating address on his trip to Russia with accomp- anying slides depicting the cust- oms and life of the Russian peo- ple. Mrs. A. Whetham extended thanks to the guest speaker for his interesting talk. A delicious lunch was served by the ladies of the appointed committee. Rev, John F, McConnell, M. M. Chicago, with Rev. Dr. Ffoulkes, Mr. and Mrs. James P. Kraus- kopf spent the holiday weekend in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred MacDoug- all and children, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jordan, Mr. and Mrs. John Frappier, Montreal, with Mr. and Mrs. Ger- ald Holland. Mrs, Jerry Mayman and daug- hters, Deep River, with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hallinan, De- troit, with Mrs. Elizabeth Cronin. Mr. and Mrs. Doug. McGilliv- ray, London, with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kelly and Jack Kelly, Kitchener, with Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Kelly. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eckert, of Owen Sound, with Mrs. A. Eck- ert, Allan Butters in' Napanee, Monsignor J. A. Feeney, Lon- don, with relatives here. Miss Debbie Dean is vacation- ing in Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Looby and daughters in Dundas and Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Loomans at Antigonish, NoVa Scotia. Mr. and Mrs, E. Dean and Mary Helen in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Regan and. family, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Anderson have returned from a trip to Northern Ontario, Miss Shirley Horan and Fred Clairmont, Brantford, and Mr, and Mrs. Leonard Cronin and family of Stratford with Mr', and Mrs. Fergus Horan, Mr. and Mrs. runic Evans at Sauble Beach with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Penn. Among those attending the Murray - McLaughlin wed- ding were: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Murray, Kingston; Joseph and Cyril Murray, Kitchener; Mi', X11,1,11 1/1 11,11„111 1111111„ 10„11,1 l ,,, ll liPi lllll WIt1111111114111,111.111,111,11111N11U1111S,11,11 .11411 1,1 • Give them a LOVA The Perfect Lasting Symbol of Their Achievement SEA KING It's actionproof -17 IeWsls, waterproofl,shock.resistant, luminous hands and dial, us. breakable mainspring. ;39,75 MISS AMERICA Youth andbeauty are cap. lured In. this 17 Jewel watch with beautifully matched expansion bracelet, $39.75 440 RUM 23 The Watch that has every. thing, 23 jewels, self-wind- ing, Waterproof', shock. resistant, luminous dial and hands, 159.50 Other Smart Bulovas as low as $24,95 Guaranteed 17 P. Watches as low as $12.95 SAVAUGE'S JEWELLERY GIFTS FINE CHINA Seaforth Delegation Will Consult re School Chairman F. C. J. Sills of the Seaforth High School Board was appointed a member of a delega- tion -from Huron County to meet in Toronto on Monday, July 10, in regard to a vocational school for this area, at a meeting of the H.S. Board on Tuesday evening. Members of the delegation will be: W. L. Craig, Goderich; H, L. Snider, Exeter; F. C. J. Sills, Seaforth; D. 3. Cochrane, Clin- ton; W. E. Southgate, Seaforth. They will meet Dr. S. D, Ken- dall, Superintendent, Secondary Education, at 2 p.m. The Board at their meeting on Tuesday evening' approved plans for re -arranging the layout of the home economics room in the school here. This will be quite a large job. ' No new equipment will be needed. and Mrs. Sterling Gee, Kings- ville; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O'Neill, Windsor; Edward O'Neil, Tor- onto; Gordon Costello, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blonde, Chat- ham; Al Bovin, Chatham; Paul Gourvaise, Brantford; Miss Bea- trice Murray, Brantford. MURRAY-McLAUGHLIN Red and white peonies and or- ange blossoms adorned the altar of St. Patrick's R. C. Church, Dublin on July lst for the wed- ding of Joan Marie McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos, McLaughlin, R.R. 2, Walton, and Jerome F. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Murray, R.R. 1, Dublin. Rev, Father R. Durand officiated at the ceremony with Rev. Dr. J. B. Ffoulkes in the Sanctuary, Mrs. Wm. Lane was organist, and the soloist was L. Boivin of Chatham who sang "On This Day,, 0 Beautiful Mother", "Ave Marie", and "Remember Holy Mary". Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride wore a floor -length gown of silk organza, the boat neck-line high -lighted with Brus- sels lace, topped the empire type fitted bodice, the princess skirt fell gracefully into a chapel train. The gown had three -quar- ter -length sleeves edged with Brussels lace. A matching crown of crystal and rhinestones held her bouffant veil of nylon illu- sion, Her flowers were heart - shaped bouquet of red roses and white satin accented with green ivy. The maid of honor was Miss Jean McLaughlin, sister of the bride, Stratford, was gowned in a springtime green street -length sheath dress of silk organza with lace over skirt, cape sleeves and round neckline accented with -snatching lace. A matching headpiece with elbow length white gloves completed the out- fit. Miss Marion McLaughlin, of Kitchener, sister of the bride, and Miss Beatrice Murray, Brant- ford, sister of the bridegroom, as bridesmaids, wore gowns iden- tical to the maid of honor. All carried cascade bouquets of yel- low nuns, and pink carnations, accented with green satin ribbon and ivy, Attending the bride- groom as best man was Cyril Murray, Kitchener, and Ronald and Arthur Murray, Dublin, The ushers were Edward O'Neil, of Toronto and Joseph Murray of Ititehener, The wedding dinner was served at the Victoria Inn, Stratford, Afterwards a supper and reception took place at the Brodhagen Community Centre to 135 guests, The bride's mother received the guests wearing a tulip pink sheath dress with matching jacket and beige acces- sories. Assisting was the bride- groom's mother who wore a dress of flowered mauve with white accessories. Both wore corsages of yellow and white ro- ses For the honeymoon in Eastern Ontario the bride chose a white linen ensemble with black ac- cessories and corsage of red roses. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Murray will reside at the bridegr'oom's farm, K,R, 3, Mit- chell, Guests were present from Windsor, Detroit, Chatham, Kit- chener, Toronto, Brantford, Lon- don, Stratford, Kingsville, and Owen Sound. - EGMONDVILLE Mr, Robert Gray of Toronto was a holiday visitor with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Cooke and. family of Kingston, with Mrs. Cooke's mother, Mrs. Jean Wei- ld, Miss Jean Watson, R. N. ac- coanmpanied by friends from Tor- onto, with the former's mother, Mrs. P. S. Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Win, Stogdill of Toronto and Miss Ella Wright of Kitchener• called on Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Stephenson and Mr. Thomas Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Houston attended the funeral of Mrs. Ol- ive Cole, Exeter, she is Mrs. Houston's cousin. Mrs. Lorene Weir of Detroit is visiting with her sister and bro- ther-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. And- rew Houston. Mrs. Orval Stephenson and daughter Cheryl of Marlette, Mich., visited on Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Ste- phenson. KIPPEN Mr. and Mrs. James Drum- mond and family of Toronto spent the holiday weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Drummond and family of Kippen. Kippen East Institute are invit- ed to a picnic at Riverview Park in Exeter on July 12th at 2.30 p.m. as guests of Elimvilie Insti- tute, Mrs. S. Pynenburg and family of New 'York State were recent visitors, MRS. GEORGE HOLGATE At St. Joseph's Hospital on Sunday, June 25, Elsie Hornby, beloved wife of George Holgate, 1294 Upper James St. Hamilton, passed away after a brief illness in her 52nd year, The funeral service was con- ducted at Barton Stone United Church by the Rev, Bruce Under- hill on Tuesday, June 27, Mrs. Holgate was a valued member of the choir and took her place in the church organizations, The CGIT group of which she was leader, attended. the Service. Besides her husband she leaves to mourn, a daughter, Mrs. Rod - nay Robinson (Eleanor), and a son Russel, icer mother, Mrs, O. Hornby and a brother John Hornby, Among those attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Keith Webster, myth, Mr. T. Webster and Miss Iris Perry, London; Mr. and Mrs, Earle Webster, Fonthill, anti Mr. and Mrs, Mervyn Lobb, Clinton,