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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-08-03, Page 1The Seaforth News WIBOLE BERTHS, VOL. 82 Snowdon Brew, Publishers Pllolle 84 MeKillop Barn Saved From Spontaneous Combustion Fire Spontaneous combustion is no myth. If you think otherwise, visit the farm owned by Mer- vin H. pelts on the 8th con. of McKillop twp. where you can. see a 4x4 upright beam deeply charred by smouldering hay. On Friday evening about 7.30 Seaforth fire brigade was called, also Mitchell and Blyth fire de- partments were later summoned to bring water in their fire trucks. Fifty neighbors for sev- eral hours helped to pitch smoul- dering hay out of the mow into the barn yard. The large bank barn was saved but the season's crop of hay was mostly ruined by smoke and water. The farm was purchased some months ago by Mervin Dietz from Mrs. Toledo Beuermann. For the past eight months the red brick house has been occu- pied by Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Buuck and two children, Mr. Buuck being employed by Mr. Dietz until a week ago When he took a ,position at Stratford. "For -a couple of days I noticed. this smell," Mrs. Bunck told The Seaforth News this week, "but I thought it must be some of the neighbors burning rubbish," Finally on Friday she and a: neighbor lady looked in the barn but could see nothing wrong. Afterwards they called in some of the men, including the owner. "It was suggested the smell was coming from the farm south of us," Mrs. Buuck said. "I re- membered studying about spon- taneous combustion in high school." The hay felt warm to the hand. Finally somebody lifted up a forkful of hay, and it went "Pouff!" After, the firemen ar- rived there was no water avail- able when the tank on the truck was empty. One of the neighbors saved the day by showing up with a truck load of milk cans filled with water. Other neighbors be- gan hauling water including a spray -tank truck and later St& cey's tank truck arrived from Mitchell with water. All the time firemen and farm- ers were working with pitchforks throwing hay out of the barn. There was little open flame as the smouldering hay- was wet down with the hose as it was uncovered. ' Boards were removed from both ends of the barn to provide ventilation for the workers, one of whom was nearly overcome by the fumes. The hayhad been forage har- vested during the catchy weather in June and it is believed some of the hay in this one mow at the north end may have been a. little damp, and being closely packed had generated enough heat to ig- nite. There was no sign of fire in another mow, but the hay is i badly contaminated with the smoke smell and is believed to be of little use for feed, although still good for bedding. There was no livestock in the barn with the exception of one cow which was removed. Mrs. Buuck said her husband was not aware of the fire until he arrived home about 8 p.m. on Friday night. Crowds of people came to visit the barn over the weekend to see for themselves that there really is such a thing as spontaneous combustion. For many years the reason for unexplained fires often has been given as spontaneous combustion, but it was always good for an argument whether there is actu- ally such a cause. ` Besides operating a large poul- try plant on his nearby farm, Mr. Dietz also has the Brodhag- en feed mill. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Scott Archibald Somerville, RR 4, Walton, Ont., wish to announce the engage- ment of their second daughter, Lois Ann Elizabeth, to Maurice Howard Wathke, youngest son of Mrs. Wathke and the late Mr. E. Wathke. The marriage will take place August 19th at 3 o'- clock, at Cavan United Church, Winthrop. BUILDING PERMITS Building permits recently is- sued by Harold Maloney, building inspector: Dr. John Turnbull, remodelling former Charters `' house, Victoria Street, $2,200. John Tremeer, Victoria Street, garage extension, $700. REAL ESTATE CHANGE Mr. Joseph McConnell reported the sale of the residence of R. S. Hays estate property on Sperling Street to John William Peever of Seaforth, possession Aug. 31. In possession of the same fam- ,;; sly since it was hewn from virgin forest 125 year's ago, the Lynch lam lot 11, con, 6, McKillop, has been sold, Settled in 1836 by' Timothy Lynch and his wife, the farm was ,later occupied by their son, Mat - 'thew Lynch. Matthew Lynch had 'two sons and five daughters, and In recent years the farm has been owned by the two surviving ;Members of the family, Misses ,, u,'Ann and Agnes Lynch. They con- „ tinned to live on the farm until ;they purchased a house in Sea forth and moved here a couple •, , o years arsago. •, The new owner of the farm is r ' Rayibond J, Murray, who also 92nd Birthday for William McClure William McClure of McKillop Township, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, observed his 92nd birthday. It was also the first birthday of his grandson Bryan McClure, one -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McClure who now live on the homestead farm. Mr. McClure lives with his son Nelson. He is in fairly good health but spends most of the time in bed. A family gathering was held at his home on Sunday to cele- brate the occasion. Those pre- sent were: Miss Belle McClure, Mrs. John Broadfoot, sister of Mr. McClure, and his family, Mr, and Mrs. Harvey McClure and family; of Walton; Mr. and Mrs., Sam Mc- Clure and family, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Carter and family, Mr. Bert McClure, Seaforth; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dalton and family, Londesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter McClure and family, Sea - ,forth; Mr. and Mrs. Percy Dal- ton and family, Walton, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Moore and family of Sebringville, Mr. McClure has one great grandchild, Janet Moore, Se- bringville. Ile was born on lot 32, con. 4, McKillop, where he always farmed. This farm was settled by his grandfather, John McClure, about 115 years ago, who bought the land from the Canada Company, coming direct- ly to McKillop from Brockville soon after arriving in Canada from Ireland. William McClure's father, George, was the second owner of the farm. Besides his five sons and three daughters Mr. McClure has' one brother and three Sisters, George McClure of Wilkie, Sask., Miss Isabel McClure (who will be $9 on Sept. 2nd) and Mrs. Margaret Broadfoot, McKillop; Mrs. Fannie Brown, of Lobo. His wife, the former Emeline Storey, died 15 years ago last January. Huronview Opening Set for Sept. 8th The official opening of Huron - view, being an addition to the -County Home at Clinton, will be held on Friday, September 8th, 1961, at 2:30 p.m. The Hon. Louis P. Cecile, Q.C., will officiate at this ceremony and will cut the ribbon to de- clare the wing officially opened. Others taking part in the cere- mony will be: Mr. J. Roy Adair, Chairman of the Huronview Committee; Mr. Ivan Forsyth, Warden of the County; Mr. Charles MacNaugh- ton, MPP; Mr. John Hanna, MPP; Mr. Gordon Glover, acting on behalf of the Architects, No- lan and Glover of London; Mr. Robert Fuller, acting on behalf of the Contractor, Con -Eng Con- tractor of London; Mr. N. Drew and Mr. L. Ludlow of the De- partment of Public Welfare, will also take part in the ceremony. Mr. Craig Peters, Minister of the Home will officiate. Board mem- bers and officials will be intro- duced by the County Clerk Treas- urer. ENGAGEMENT 'Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hemingway, Brussels, Ont., wish to announce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Ruth Eleanor to James L. Axtmann, Tavistock, son of Mr• and Mrs. Herman Axtmann, Wal- ton, Ont. The marriage will take place at Brussels United Church on Saturday, August 19, 1961 at 3 o'clock. , BLAKE Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Erb and family attended the 50th wedding anniversary of 7IVIrs, Erb's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Yantzi. Mr. Hughie McBride, London, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Roy McBride and John. A. reunion of Mr, Art Finlay- son, a former teacher, and pupils; and section of those years was held at Blake School USS No, 9 Hay and Stanley last Saturday. owns the adjoining farm. The sale was arranged by Joseph Mc- Connell, Seaforth, real estate broker. New County Bridge Open Next Week The new county bridge two miles north of Seaforth, replac- ing the old Grieve's bridge is ex- ,peeted to be open to traffic with- in a week, J. W. Britnell, Huron County Engineer said on Wed- nesday. Grading is practically finished. and crushed gravel will be applied, which should .be com- pleted some time next week, Kruse Reunion At Egmondville The Kruse reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Jim Brown in Egmondville, July 23, with an attendance of 54, Sports were held in the afternoon under the direction of Bill and Clara Brown. Winners were: 4 years and un- der, Billy Brown; 8 years and under, Joe Vanstone; 11 years and under, Jimmie Brown; 16 years and under, Norah Brown; blowing balloons, girls, Ruth Brown; boys, Teddy Elliott; cei- ler rings over pop bottle, Ted- dy Elliott; eating soda biscuits and whistle, Ruth Brown; left shoe scramble, Linda Brown; 2 - legged race, girls, Ruth Brown, Norah Brown; boys, Brian Old- field, Bob Chamber's; sack race, Brenda Racho; kick slipper, (wo- men) Leona Oldfield; men, Doug Racho; largest feet, Harry. Kruse; most buttons, Mabel Neu- bauer; 1961 coin in pocket, Jim Brown; thinnest legs, men, Earl Elliott; lucky spot, women, Le- ona Oldfield; men, Harry Kruse; men carrying an egg to women: Earl Elliott; largest family, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Brown (family of 7); nearest birthday, Robert Van - stone; youngest person, Mary Ann Vanstone; lucky chair, Bill?' Brown; lucky cup, Dorothy Smith; guessing money in a jar, Ted Brown, Pictures were taken through- out the afternoon and at 5.30 ,a lovely pot -luck supper was held on the lawn. Guests were present from New 'York, Gormley, Bel - more, Dublin, Hensall, London, Seaforth and Egmondville. It was decided at the meeting that the election of officers of 1961 will be the same again for 1962 and the reunion to be held at Mr. and Mrs. Ken Chambers in Bel - more, on the 4th Sunday in July. PULLMAN - McLLWAIN A pretty wedding took place in Northside United Church, Sea - forth, on July 29th at 2.30 p.m., when Marian Ilene McLlwain and Gordon Thomas Pullman were united in marriage by Rev. J. C. Britton. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McLlwain, North Main street, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Pullman, Louisa street. The bridal music, Wedding Prayer and I'll Walk With You, was played by the organist, Mrs, Jas. A. Stewart. Mr. Fred Willis was soloist. Given in marriage by her fath- er, the bride wore a floor length gown of white peau de soie de- signed on princess lines, bodice trimmed with applique of roses and seed pearls, long lily point sleeves, short train. A cluster of roses held veil of pure silk French illusion. Her flowers were a cascade of tinted mauve mums and shasta mums. Mrs. Ed McGrath, Dublin rr 2, sister of the bride, was matron of honor, wearing a street length gown of yellow pure silk organ- za over yellow silk taffeta with scooped neckline and petticoat sleeves. Appliqued silk daisies adorned the skirt and sleeves. headpiece of yellow silk organza rosettes and veiling, white ac- cessories. Her flowers were a basket of shasta mums. The bridesmaids were Miss Jane McCool, Londesboro, and Mrs. Jack McLlwain, Seaforth. Their costumes were mauve dres- ses identical to matron of honor and baskets of shasta mums. Ju- nior bridesmaids were Miss Pat- ricia McGrath, niece of the bride and Miss Darlene Sills, cousin of the groom. Their gowns were id- entical to matron of honor, and baskets of shasta mums. Jack McLlwain, Seaforth, bro- ther of the bride, was best man. The ushers were Ronald Pull- man, brother of the groom, and Leslie Habkirk, cousin' of the groom. Jim and Larry Mc- Liwain, brothers of the bride, were candlelighters. The wedding dinner was serv- ed in the church parlor. The bride's mother wore a figured green sheath dress with white accessories and corsage of yel- low roses, The groom's mother's dress was blue lace over rayon taffeta, beige and brown acces- sories and corsage of copper tinted carnations. bride's travelling costume w>wd a light gold Sheath dress and jacket, matching accessories in gold and brown, cersage of Talisman roses, On their return. from their honeymoon they will reside on North Main street. Guests at the wedding were from Bolton; Waliaceburg, Lon- don, Port Lambton, Toronto, Cooksville, Kitchener, Guelph, Stratford, Londesboro, Dublin, Cromarty, Seaforth, Ontario, Thursday, August 3, 1961 Tuckersmith Passes Building Bylaw Council met in the town hall,. Seaforth on August 1. All mem- bers were present and Warden Forsyth presided. A building by-law for the Twp, of Tuckersmith was pas- sed by Council which designates that no building or structure, or any part thereof, may be con- structed, altered, enlarged, mov,. ed or demolished within lots smaller than ten acres, until the owner has obtained a permit from ,.the Building Inspector to be designated by Council, This by-law establishes the scale of fees for permits, the duties of the building inspector, and re- quirements by owners anticipat- ing building construction or ren- ovation. Mr. Lithgow, a resident of Eg- mondville presented council with a request for a 50 -foot extension of the roadway past his house, in order that the snowplow may push the snow past his gateway, thus, not leaving the snow direct- ly in front of his home, and driveway. The road superintend- ent was instructed to order two loads of gravel to be used in constructing the 50 -foot exten- sion of the roadway past Mr. Lithgow's house, The Clerk was instructed to. collect any overdue Egmondville water accounts. The assessed owners on the Stewart Municipal Drain are to be billed and pay- ment called for on Sept. 1, 1961. One tile drainage loan was pas - Representatives Are Appointed to Board The Seaforth district high school board has appointed two representatives to the new VOCs• tional school advisory board, Mrs. Thomas (Mae) Govenlock of McKillop and Ed Dearing of Hibbert. Mrs. Govenlocle has taken an active part in bringing the pro, ject to the attention of the pub- lic. She lives near Seaforth and is an official of the Farmers' Union. Mr. Dearing is a member of the Seaforth high school board. He lives near Staffa and has ta- ken' part in the. Federation of Agriculture and other groups. A meeting of the vocational board is to be held at Clinton in the near future. Plans for the new building are expected to be discussed at once. The advisory board of the vo- cational school will have the same function as other high school boards and will make all decisions connected 'with the op- eration of the trade school, It will have nine members, two from each of, three of the participating highschool areas and three from Clinton. PARSONS—PRYCE A pretty wedding was solem- nized at the Northside United Church parsonage, Seaforth, on Saturday, July 29, at 1;30 o'- clock, when Helen Marie Pryce, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pryce, Jarvis St„ Sea - forth, exchanged wedding vows with Robert Jacob Parsons, only son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Parsons, RR 1, Cromarty. Rev. J. C. Britten officiated for the dou- ble -ring ceremony. The bride chose a waltz -length gown of nylon organza, accented with chantilly lace. The bodice was styled with short sleeves, a scoop neckline and a full skirt over net and taffeta. Pler finger- tip veil of silk illusion, edged with lace, was held in place by a tiarra of pearls and sequins. She carried a cascade of red roses. Miss Marlene Carter, Jarvis St., Seaforth, was maid of honor, wearing a blue lacquered taffeta dress in street -lengthy with a stole of nylon net. Mr. Kenneth Coul- son, RR 1, Staffa, was grooms- man. The dinner and reception fol- lowed in the Orange Hall, where the bride's mother 'greeted the guests, wearing a floral printed terrylene dress, white accessor- ies and a corsage of pink mums, The groom's mother assisted wearing a dress of floral green silk Shantung, beige accessories and a corsage of pink roses. As- sisting at the table were Mrs. Reginald Smith and 'Miss Loreen Roe of Seaforth. For a honeymoon to Niagara Falls and the U.S.A. the bride chose a turquoise two-piece dress with white accessories and a corsage of red roses. On their return they will reside on the groom's farm, RR 1, Cromarty. Guests were present from Lon- don, Kitchener, Galt, Ridgetown, Staffa, Seaforth, Dublin, and Cromarty. HONOR BRIDE-TO-BE On Wednesday evening, July 19, relatives, friends and neigh- bors gathered in the Orange Hall where a miscellaneous shower was held to honor Miss Helen Pryce, bride-to-be of this week. During the first part of the even- ing' progressive euchre was play- ed, followed by contests. Mrs. Samuel Moore read the following address and gifts of various kinds were brought in by Diane Doerr, Christine Pryce, Cheryl Scott and Faye Matheson. Dear Helen: We are happy this evening to be here to wish you bon -voyage and cheer, From Miss to Mrs. you are travelling on ship "Matrimony" we hear, This trip is a time-honored cust- om, as ancient as Adam and Eve. Yet so new to each couple embarking, that the • ship is at times hard to steer. You'll think. that all is smooth sailing, Till he tells you your biscuits are tough. Watch the weather re- port now Helen, the barometer is pointing to rough. There is a life- time -of sailing before you, may the course that you set by and steer be guided by love, and hap- piness will be yours year after year. There is never a storm cloud hanging so low it can't be blown away, with the gift of love God gave us our fears can be laughed away. So good luck and happy sailing, use these gifts as occasion fits, you can throw them at each other or use for bailing out the ship. After opening the gifts Helen thanked everyone in a few well- chosen words, and also invited each one to visit her in her new home, RR 1, Cromarty. A delic- ious lunch was served by the acting hostesses, Mrs. Hoegy, Mrs. Carter, and Mrs. Fisher: DEFER ACTION Seaforth DHS Board has. de- cided not to proceed with alter- ations to the Home Economics room. Tenders for the work were higher than anticipated and ac- tion was deferred for present. HOLIDAY HOURS AT SEAFORTH POST OFFICE Monday, Aug. 7, Civic Holiday: No rural delivery, Wickets open 12 noon to 1 p.m, Only one mail dispatched in the evening for Toronto, London and Stratford districts, at 7 p.m. sed for payment and a similar application was provisionally passed. A petition was placed before Council requesting improvement of the closed portion of the Archibald Municipal Drain. The services of Archibald, Gray and McKay were then requested to make a survey and report on the closed portion of the Archi- bald Municipal Drain. The Road Superintendent was authorized to obtain the services of a .power shovel to complete the open section of the Elgie Municipal Drain.' The following accounts were passed for payment: Welfare $151.00; Thamer Nurs- ing Home $93,25; Equitable Life, pension $13.50; Advertising $13.- 67: 13:67: Municipal World $40,31; Fred Adams, dump, $20.00; Roth Brothers, Elgie Drain, $1,280.00; Township of Hay, Stewart Drain, $294.00.; -Tile Drainage Loan $600.00; Telephone Accounts $7.- 10; 7:10; Fox Bounty $4.00; Stewart Drain, Clerks Fees $25.00; Petty cash account $11.50; Salary and allowance $225.77; Receiver -Gen- eral, income tax $16.90; Roads, $1,745.17. Council adjourned to meet on Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. 4-H LEADERSHIP DELEGATE Kenneth Papple a member of the Seaforth Dairy Club has been chosen to represent Huron Coun- ty at the Provincial 4-H Leader- ship Week being held at the Ont- ario Agr. College in Guelph from July 1.7 to 21, 1961. The third regular meeting of the Seaforth 4-H Dairy Club was held at the home of Gordon Pap- ple on July 11 at 9 p.m. The meeting opened with the members repeating the 4-H Pledge followed by the minutes and the roll call, The business was discussed and Mac Stewart, club president, introduced Mr. Wm, Drennan, who is one of the Seaforth Veterinarians, to speak tothe group on. Animal Health. The members were given final plans for their bus trip to Ham- ilton and a dairy quiz conducted by Mr. John McTaggart. Lunch was served by the hostess and the lunch committee. WINTHROP WINTHROP 3 RCAF 1 Winthrop beat Clinton RCAF 3-1 in an H.F.A. soccer game played in Clinton on 'Tuesday night. This was the sixth straight victory for Winthrop as they took a firm hold on first place in the standings. Winthrop took the lead early in the game when Toni Love scored to give Win- throp a 1-0 lead. Clinton tied the score midway through the per- iod when they scored on a pen- alty shot. Winthrop again took the lead when Ron McClure scor- ed from close in. In the second half' Winthrop carried most of the play and Ken McClure scor- ed to make it 3-1. Clinton tried to come back but they couldn't break through Winthrop defence, The next Winthrop home game is on Friday night, Aug. 4 when Brussels will supply the opposi- tion. Line-ups goal, Hugh Flynn; de- fence, Bill Kerr, Marv. Pepper; halves, Bert Dennis, Earl Dol - mage, Neil Dolmage; forwards, John Bovin, Ron McClure, Ken McClure, Tom Love, Geo. Love; alts., Hank Boven, W. Dolmage, Jack Crozier, Mike Dykstra. - Winthrop Girls Start Semi -Finals Winthrop girls softball team will open their semi-final series with Clinton RCAF when the first -game is to be played on Tues., Aug. 8 in Clinton. Other games will be drawn rip at a lat- er date. The series is to be two out of three. BAYFIELD Mr, and Mrs, R. C, Moore, Of Detroit, spent the weekend at their home, Mrs. Eddie Florian and her niece Miss Berthena Cruick- shank, Clinton, are spending a 11,60 a Year Authorized es Second Class mal, Post °Mee Dept„ Ottawa Al1,1,1111"uipl„1 , „ p„Wu 11 "que,pn mnunu, i r"r"u",ii,r ..,,,, 1 iliums i u ....i ii qn SAVE 2 WAYS 1. This special is offered at the old price — present prices are higher 2. Buy now and beat the new Provincial Sales Tax One set only (PINE SPRAY) at this price Limited Opportunity 24 PIECE SERVICE FOR SIX 6 5 o'clock Teas 6 Salad Forks 6 Dessert Forks 6 Dessert Knives Complete with this lovely monogram chest $139•95 Only Normally $175.00 You save 35.05 SAVAUGE'S JEWELLERY GIFTS FINE CHINA Seaforth a few days with Miss Berthena Sturgeon. Paul Chapman, Detroit, is vis- iting his parents Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Chapman. Mrs. Lloyd Westlake and the family, Kitchener, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Toms. Mrs. T. Decou, St. Thomas and Mrs. L. Taylor, Port Stanley are staying at Lloyd's cabin while visiting relatives in Bayfield and Goderich. Mrs. L. Laudenslager and Mrs. E. McEvoy, Oklahoma, are vis- iting Mrs. E. W. Oddleifson. Mr, and Mrs. S. Sturgeon and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. Sturgeon and family, Preston, and Mr. and Mrs. D. Bisback, Clinton, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sturgeon. CONSTANCE Misses Jean and June Falcon- er of Tuckersmith are holidaying with Mr, and Mrs. Reg. Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jewitt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dexter spent Sunday with Mr. and Wm. Dowson and Brenda of Varna. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Donald and sons of Midland, Mich., are holi- daying with the latter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jamieson and also attended the Jamieson -Jen- kin wedding at Goderich, Satur- day, July 29. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Taylor visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Webster of St. Helens. Mr. and Mrs. Don Buchanan were host and hostess Monday evening when about 35 of the members of the Fireside Farm Forum enjoyed a weiner roast. Races and games were held for the children and all enjoyed the outdoor entertainment. Miss Wilma Joan Dale repre- senting the County of Huron as Dairy Princess was a guest at Kirkton garden party on July 19 and a luncheon guest at Wood- stock on July 20 at the Milk Pro- ducers Picnic; also at an inter- view on CFPL—TV, London, on July 21st. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dale attend- ed the Gold Star Guernsey sale on July 25th at Jamaica Farm, Newmarket. ' EGMONDViLLE Mr. and Mrs. Stan Pollok and family of Saskatoon, Sask., Spent a week's holidays with Bill and Clara Brown and family. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker and family of Kingston, Ont., spent a few days holidays with his sister and brother-in-law, Clara and Bill Brown and family. Miss Ann Marie Eisler enter- tained a few of her wee friends at her birthday party on Satur- day. Gail Brown is spending a few weeks holidays with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown, We are glad to see Mrs. Eva Stephenson sufficiently improv- ed to be able to be back to her home again after being a patient in hospital for some weeks and spending some time at homes of her daughters in Stanley, 'we hope that she may continue to. gain physically, Mr. Ivy Henderson has been a patient in Scott Memorial Hos- pital for over a month. We are pleased to see him able to be up and around again. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Gordon and children from Murray Harbour, are visiting with Mrs. Gordon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Blue. Rev. Andrew H, and Mrs, Mc- Kenzie and family of Acton spent a few days at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. E. Stephenson and Mrs. Hugh McLachlan, and also attended the McKenzie family gathering at Lion's Park on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Finnigan and family are spending a week's holiday in Tiverton. KIPPEN Mr, and Mrs. George Gnatuk and family of Hamilton visited a few days with a sister and bro- ther-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Littleton and family. Barbara re- maining for one week. Mr. and Mrs. Verne Alderdice returned recently from a trip to Hawksberry where they visited the former's mother and sister- in-law Mr. and Mrs. Ken Alder - dice. They also visited Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Wheeler of Clarkson and returned home by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway and visited the Thousand Islands. The Misses Karyn and Lynda Alderdice of Clarksburg spent a week with their brother and sis- ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Verne Alderdice, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McGregor and Katherine returned home from a few day's holiday in Sault Ste. Marie, going as far as the gateway to Fort William. Master Ted Wilbee is spending his holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McGregor. Miss Diane Perkin of London visited a week with her cousin Miss Joyce Hood, Miss Linda Cameron is spend- ing the next two weeks with her friend Miss Katherine McGregor. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lovell re, turned home from a month's hol- iday. While away they attended. the Calgary stampede and motor- ed to Vancouver. Mr, Russell Faber has purchas- ed Mr, Sam Cudmore's home in Kippen and is making altera- tions, Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Devlae winch and Eric visited Sunday with friends in St, Thomas.