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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1942-06-26, Page 1Paghteatalra Tear Whole Manner $889,' 4 • 1 T wEEK OBSERVANCE Will Hold Parade To St. Thomas Church Sun- day Evening. VISIT OTHER TOWNS In common with army andreserve army units throughout, Canada,' =D' Company of the Middlesex -Huron Regiment" will take pert, in the .Army Week program,' June 29 to July 5, Designed primarily as a tribute to Canada's armed forces, the week .will provide an opportunity for the public to visit army camps and to examine the equipment of the armed forces. On Sunday evening .°D' Company will hold a church parade to St. Thomas' Anglican Church, when Dr. R. P. D., Hurford, -the rector, teal, preach. All members of the reserve will wear their uniforms at their work on Friday, July 3, it was announced this week. The unit, it is expected, will co operate during the week and hold parades in other centres in the dis- tridt, • which axe not now company headquarters. -1• Upen.atem Club Raises $12 ►x ions t •at. ing n T1 Held on. Mortddy . On• Wednesday evening the Upen-, atem Club, formerly known. s Group 1 of the Institute, sponsored a euchre and strawberry s'oci:al' at the home of Mr, and Mrs.-Wdlliain Oldfield. Elev- en tables of euchre were in play and the prizes were won as follow'.s:, Lad- ies, first, airs. Cecil Oke; lone hands, Mrs. Michael Williams; consolation, Mrs. Alex McDonald; mens, first, Mr. John eBa'lge; lane hands, Mrs. R. G. Parke; consolation, "Mr. John Mode - land. A. bounteous lunch with strawber- ries and cream aa the main item was enjoyed by everyone. The sum of $12 was realized, which is being used throughout the Institute to ibuy honey forte h boys overseas. Thus far ;a total' of $64.10 has been raised and donated iby the seven members of this. groin to. h laenthe Ylnetiatte in their war wb • * • • • - July 1 Rationing of Sugar July 1st A full afternoon and evening ° program• has, been planned for Seaforth's Dominion Day celebra- tion under the auspices of the Ath- letic Association. One-half the net proceeds go to the Red Cross, Commencing' with a parade to the Lions Park .at 3 p.m. by the Sea - forth Junior Band, the afternoon,; program will include a softball -I. game tobe followed -by oh'1dren's races. The ,.events follow: 501. .yards runnnirg rice,. boys , and, girls, 7 and under, every runner gets a prize; 60 yards, boys un- der 11; 60 yards, girls under 11; 75 yard., boys 11 to.14;'75 yards girls 11. to 14; 60 yards, boys' wheelbarrow race; 60 yards, girls' egg -and' spoon race; 60 yards, boys' and girls" needle -and, -thread race. A second softball game fol- lows at 7 p.m. The beautiful sur- roundings of the Park will pro- ., vide ro- ,:'vide an excellent setting for any one wishing to picnic there and attend the Dominion `Day pro- gram. In the evening a street carnival has been arranged, .with entertainment, dancing, bingo and games of skill. • • . • • • - _Coolant sugar rationing will come into effect threaghont Canada -July 1; Donald Gordon, Wartime Prices and Trade Board chairman said last -week in a radio talk outlining plans for'in- troduction of the coupon scheme. The present individual allowance of one-half pound of 'sugar a ^week for each individual will be continued. The board" has not decided to ration any other commodities, Mr. Gordon said. First coupon books. to be. issued will be for a 1O -week period' and .subse- quent books will be good for six months. "Beginning July 1 it will be agaiost the law for anyone to buy any sugar for ordinary ^ household use unless coupons are surrendered to the seller ' at the time the purchase is made," Mr. Gordon said. "For extra -ration, 'sugar required in preserving and canning, special pro- vision is being made: • SHIP BOXES TO. MEN OVERSEAS Public is Invited To Attend and to Inspect New Build- ing At Lions, Park. MADE POSSIBLE BY WHITTAKE'R' BEQUEST Arra$$ements have been completed for the official 'opening of the new bathing pavilion at the Lions Perk. The ceremony will take place Mon- day evening and the public is invited to attend and to inspect the recently completed building. A feature of the program will be the unveiling of a plaque in memory of .the late Mrs. Mary Whittaker, whose bequest of $3,000 made the building possible. Modern in every respect and adapt- ed particularly . to the needs of the public at the park, the building is of log siding, ninety feet by twenty-six feet. Exterior and interior is finish- ed in natural •cedar. A large rotunda containing .a re- freshment booth and check room, oc- cupies the .centre of the building and opens on to spacious verandahs fac- ing respectively the pool and the ath- letic field. On each side of the ro- tunda are dressing rooms containing showers, foot baths and toilets. Following the opening ceremonies, which commence ,at 8.30 p.m., the pub- lic will be given an opportunity of in- specting' the 'new building., Committee. Prepares.,Par- cels To Go Forward 'This Week. Boxes are being packed this week ready to ship -to Seaf firth- -and- district men overseas. The shipment has been made possible by -a donation from the Seaforth and District Sal- vage Corps. In all, some 40 boxes will go for- ward. Each box will contain tobac- co, candy; ljam, peanut butter, meat, , thee se toilet articles," raisins, pude ' ding,' rude blades:: `etc: In addition to the above, arrange- ments have been made to include a copy of The Huron Expositor in each box, in order that the Men may learn of the happenings in.Seaforth and dis- trict. - Board Requires Cash for Milk .. Presbyterian Choir Elects The local dairy received notice from the Milk Control Board last week that commencing July 3rd all credit sales of milk and 'milk products sold by milk distributors in the Prov- ince of Ontario shall be discontinued and all .such products' shall only be sold in exchange -for cash or prepaid -tickets. This does not apply 'to . sales made to public institutions and gov- ernment departments and to other wholesale customers where, by agree- ment of the Milk Distributers' Asscc- iation, 'cash.payments are'impraetical. A deposit of five cents shall be col- lected for each bottle, delivered to any pefson when another milk bottle, is not received in exchange. Volunteers ShQus At Once With Town Clergy The choir of First 'Presbyterian Church met on Thursday evening for the regular practice acid following this a.lunc'h was served in the school room of the church. Mr. James T. Scott, President, called the' gathering to -or- der, for the annual business meeting. Rea. Hugh Jack took the chair and Douglas Stewart acted ae secretary for the evening. Mr. Scott, who has been the efficient president for a returned to n • number of years, was i e of- fice With the following newly -elected members- to act for the Coming year: plgnarary p alfaaenta, Rev:.. F,igliadaok,. John Beattie and Mrs. J. G. Mullen; president, Tames T. Scott; •vice-presie dent,' Mrs. •Robert Smith; secretary - treasurer, Mrs. Frank Kling; flower committee, Miss M. P. Patterson (con- vener), Mrs. M. R. Rennie, Mrs. Frank Kling; social committee, Mrs, W. A. Wright (convener)•, Mrs. M. McKellar, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Jean Wright; gown -.committee, Mrs. 'Viae Dorrance (convener), Mrs• Milliken and Mrs. J. A. Munn. • It was decided during the business period That the vice-president this - 'year advaii•ce to the position of presi- dent and so on during the years. The meeting closed with "GodaeSave the King." • FARM d COM' 'DOS Preparation for an• iltioipated shortage" of farm- help is. tlinag made in Seaforth this week as lap uess and professional men are ae •6d to 'join sand the Farm ComBin amando e , reg- ister ister for work. In Seawall.. registra- ti-on is completed at the tawn clerk's office. As the need arises farn4* will not- ify otify Town Clerk Wilson.. a, 4 he will theg select volunteers fronaainong the list he will maintain in hie eoffice. In Seaforth on Thursday?'oto arrange for registration, W. S. R,;aayre, of the Ontario Farm Service Formic, pointed out'that the need for a gre'a't -'emerg- ency reserve - of farm co `,.andos is urgent. The "stake" ismendotts; he said District farmers must have every possible man-hour op labor dur- ing harvesting to prevent, irreplace- able loss of foods to the 'lied war effort. • . "Preparation for theregi'stration of volunteer workers -is now `completed. Seaforth men are urged ;,lb register themselves at once. IS NAMED HEAD QTTAWA,., NORMAL Seaforth. Boys Appreciate Smokes Legion Sends Dear Sir: I receieedaerour cigar- ettes about a week ago. Which I ap- preciate very much and wish to thank yoil, very much for sending them. They"came in at •a good time, just when I was- going on leave, and l I needed at the time, and I do want you to know that this is not just a formal note that I feel obliged to write, but a heartfelt "thanks -a -mil - lien" for remembering me, and re- minding me of all my friends back • Federation Units Hold Picnic was• out of them at the time, and Eng- home. ' ' Iish cigarettes area very poor grade Well, enough ,of sentiment, sincere now. All . Canadian cigarettes are a as it. is. How many of you blokes saw real treat over here. And thank you as much of the world as I've oseen in • very much for remembering nae,' my nineteen months My score so far is four continents and ten coun- tries—from the Arctice Circle to the South Inds n Ocean, from good old Canada to India? I: suppos'e 1' should be able to add a few more places be, fare I'm through. I've just celebrat- ed my 'first anniversary as C.O. of a station, most of the time holding a lrlight Lieutenant vacancy, but I'm still a Flying Officer,, I guess Ottawa doesn't follow the fortunes of us chaps who are attached to strictly R.A.F. units With no other R.C.A.F. person- nel'with us. I shouldn't knack, though I carne into this to do what I could to help out and have been kept husk ev- er sifter? 1 got overseas, I don't think I'd want to be cooling my heels soine place for months waiting to go tei work. In fact, I may be a dew kind of a darn- fool, but I haven't taken leave since I , joined up. , I've moved around Lao fagt that it was just as good • tie leave, seeing all the . new Places and sights. All in all, I wouldn't be surprised if I was the ldekietit of the'. Seaforth boys when It , doMlett to . adventures, I'll drop In and WO a yarn, with you when 1 get banal. May ,i'il' one of the new trop. Sincerely' yours, SPR. E. HART Dear Fellow Buddies: I've just suddenly 'realized that When I get .Mack to Seaforth-I31 be one oL..yoti- the youngster that a.quarter of a can-. tory ago watched the "sejers" niaroh- ' ing" away, never dreaming that' one day he'd be following fn their revered footsteps. Do r claim ,any distinction as regards the very welcome airgraph of Dec. 12s 1941, is concerned? I mean are there any others 'from Seaforth farther a way from the old town? I think way. • co id en claim one • distinction_any- s m•... sure none of the recipients' y ve been in a°;position to .ap- pre' ate the lilt ; ,poem more. thanL I think if yon c? . d ibietUre ante; in tent somewhere the' Western Des- " - ert with- 'that saw W.D.,blowing in and filling nay eyes, throat, hair and Clothes; without a fellow 'Canadian anywhere that I know of:, and rne cries of Canada, • and osp'eciallY' ` Sm- ea - forth, just: a .dim meiaory. 1 's:ay' if you can np ,that 'picture end then, -follow -1t yup with myn reaction` on receiving your all giih, I flit you d. be we1I reit lci f4ir "ending, ttIt- bst seenieti Keit' note ,gist° i"f F. 'Stanley. Rivers Receives High Educational Appointment e;& Believed TO ' R a v,e IOen Caused $y=Expla� sign, 'Threatens Business Block;' NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM MENSAL'., Fire theiieved to have followed an explosion in .a ' refrigerator did More titan $3,000 damages and completely destroyed the interior ,of Herman Dayman's grocery store iHensall on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was discovered by Charles Kipfer and Carl Schwalm who were sitting in a car parked near the store. Mr. Dayman, who resides at the rear of the store, was absent in London at the time. Hensall fire brigade responded iia mediately the alarm was sounded; and under the direction of Dr. A. R. Camp- bell, succeeded in Confining the flames to the Daynian store. For a time, however, there ,seeped little hope of saving the adjoining "men's' furnishing store owned by T. C. Joynt.. Neigh- boring stores and apartments above suffered much damage" from smoke and water. The flames were finally :brought un- der . control early in the evening af- ter a continuous fight on. the part of the volunteer firemen. Had the fire had fifteenminutesmore headway be- fore being di covered, it would have been impole to ,.;save the block, according to firemen. The interior of the, Dayman store was -completely gutted. Only the cash register and books were saved. It is not : known how much of the loss is covered by^- insurance. : Announcement was made this week, of the appointment of F. Stanley, Rivers, as head of the Qttawa Nor- mal ormal School. .Mr, Rivers is a son of Mrs. Albert Rivers, and'ae brother of ' Mrs. Helmer Snell, 11 of Saforth. , The Seaforth. story appearing in'the daily papers The three `Townships of Colborne,. Goderich and Stanley united in a field day picnic at 'Jewett's Geoae, over- looking Lake Huron, - on ',S rrday. The federation bad as guest •speaker, Herbert Hannam, Secretary of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Mr. Hannam spoke of the•inception and early. development and subsequent rapid 'growth• of the federation. He spoke of the wartime prices and wage rulings and the price ceiling prob- lems. ' He said the farmers have one Price ceiling and the labor and Indus- tries another. 'He spoke on the beef and butter situation.' and how beef prices have been. adjusted and that 'butter produc- tion should be stimulated by a 'price increase. He acknowledged that bon- uses and subsidies have helped the farmer, but that still this was not playing fair to the farmer as he still was not receiving a just share of the national, prosperity. ' He donclud.ed by saying that the° farmer must move into the ownership and control of his business by means of . the co-operatives. follows: - : • ,"rank Jones. a7 of th e ' Ottawa Normal School, is retiring on August 31, and will be succeeded by F. Stanley Rivers, for the past two years on loan to the Canadian 'Legion Educational War Services and acting as executive secretary to the Cana dian,Council of Education for Citizen- ship... , • ' "Announcement of the change was made Friday night .by'.Education Min- ister Duncan' McArthur. "His successor is a .native. of Tees - water. After attending the Owen Sound -Collegiate, he. gained his B.A. degree • at Victoria College, winning the' Prince of. Wales Silver Medal, and his professional certificates and B.Paed. degree- at the College. of Edu- cation, University of Toronto. "Fee served on" the staff of the Owen Sound 'Collegiate for three years, was principal of Victoria , Pd'blic .School, Owen .Sound, for four years, master in the North Bay Normal School for nine years, and inspector of public schools, Kirkland Lake, for one year. He has -,been also the editor and co- author' of a number of supplementary ie. aders \ used .in Ontario schools in coelnectibn• with the new courses in social studies and English." (Qontinued'on Page 4) • Elect J. M. Scott Vice -President James M. Scott was honored last week when he was elected vice-presi- dent of the Ontario Poultry Breeders' Association at its annual meeting held Guelph. d in P Mr. Scott is • widely known as the owner of Scott's Poultry Farm, Sea - 44*, DALY • Capt. E. D. Bell Now in England • Is Named School -Inspector Convict Airman On Car Charge 94th A host of friends in tfiwn' and • country will join The Expositor in extending congratulations • and! best wishes to Mrs. S. Boyd, whoo. en Sunday last Celebrated hes 94th birthday at her home en High Street. .During the day many' olds friends in Seaforth and many Out of town visitors called to extend greetings and confer gifts. In 1857 Mrs. Boyd came to Canada with .her,parent from Bngland tt p when nine years of age, the fam- iiY settling in Stratford. Follow- ing her marriage she moved • to Harpur•hey, and later to Seaforth where she has been a continuous resident for over 70 years. She has one sister, Mrs. Thos. White- side, now residing with- her son in • Strateord, who celebrated her 91st. birthday on .Lune 12th; two daugh- ters, Mrs. H;- J. Gibson, Seaforth, and Mrs. B. M. Williams, ;of Strat- ford, and four grandchildren, one of whom Robert Boyd, of Saska- toon, is stationed in the West with the R.C.A.F; Mrs. Boyd is „stili active about. the home and in the enjo' merit of her usual good health, and although she is .not able to read as much as she for- merly did, takes an active inter- est in all local and world affairs. • • • • • • RVPORT el)rtar `Lions Club lel meetings of tale year •On, the :guest sPeaker sw Jack: Mr., Jack, in anint,ei dress; discussed the questioin' vied and to:relatiop; .to the•) ale. - Lion J. G. Mullen was .;1«hatm and Eio?A lrTart'y >d+tovart Announcements were Maden tia . ing the, opening of",the lie* be , Pavilion at .the Lions: Parladandi'^com mittees were named to handle the .va, rious departments of the Iona suns mer carnival on Wednesday'•, July 1:5" President M. A. Reid, ' whose- term of office expires this month spolee briefly and expressed bis iappreciation of the co-operation which had, (been extended him during the, ye;i,r. Chairman of the parli: committee, A. Y. McLean, reported on the work done during the past year and so'b-• witted a financial report covering bhe operations_ during •the year; together l with estimated receipts,: and expendi- tures for the coming year. The report in part read: Your Park Committee has pleasure in sub- ' witting herewith a financial statement of its receipts and expenditures for • the year 1941, together• --with :its 'esti; mates for 1942. A. perusal of the statement will reveal that the expen- ditures were well within the authoriz- ' . . ed estimates with the exception of miscellaneous maintenance, where bac cause of unexpectedadditional ex- pense and pumping involved in clean- ing the pool last' year, the 'estimated expenses Were exceeded .by°..•agproM---`- mately $00. This. was more than cov- ered by saving effected in other work. Construction of a refreshment booth and toilets was authorized in supple- nientary estimates in June and this ' (Continued on Page a) WALTON RED CROS -HEARS MRS. CLOSE Largely Attended Meeting Names Committees For Summer Work. • Convicted of taking the automobile of `Dr. F. J. Beckley from a street in Seaforth without the owner,'s consent, AC2. H. • Bergeron', a • member of the R.C.A.F., from Levis, Que., was Wed- nesday fined $25 and costs err 15 days in jail. Bergeron is stationed•at.alin- ton. .., On the witness stae,d testifyine as a crown witness against a fellow -air- man, AC2. W. Jones, ,Bergeron took all the blared and the 'same charge against Jones was 'subsequently dis- missed. - Magistrate Ian MacRae, Strathroy, who is relieving Magistrate Makins, told Jones.' however, that he had• sus- picions about his ,(Jones)' part in 'the affair, - - The car was,founddamaged in the ditch near Clinton in the early morn- ing of June 18 by County • Constable Helmer Snell, who investigated and made the arrest. - • Arthur Archibald, son - of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Archibald, Seaforth, has been appointed public school inspec for for Haidimand County.. His suc- cessor at Whitby is I. W. McNaugh- ton, son of John McNaughton, - of Kippen. Daily papers referred to the dhange as follows'. "For fifteen years principal of Whit- by High School, Arthur Archibald, D.S.A., has tendered• his resignation to the Board of Education, to accept an appointment as public school Spector for the County of Haidimand with headquarters at Cayuga. ' Meging in special session on Sat- "uraay, the : Board very reludtantly ac- cepted' the resignation and k paid tri- bute to the work he'has done in Whit- by • Irving Webster McNaughton, a member of the staff of the school for several years and teacher of mathe- matics and manual training, was the unanimous choice of the board to suc- ceed Mr: Archibald and he will 'com- mence his new duties in Seiitember• Mr. McNaughton was very highly re commended by the inspectors while his. work at Whitby' has been highly successful. "Mr. Archibald has taken a keen in- terest in church and community work since coming to Whitby. He was re- cently a.+pointed secretary of the Rot- ary •G1 Weeks R.P. matter •& keen regret." 'Mrs. Elmer D. Bell, who is •now liv- ing in Wingham, was advised by cable this week that her husband; Capt. El- mer D. Bell, 'had arrived safely in England. Capt. Bell, who Is second in "bommand of the 99th Battery, has gone to England to take a course. Writes Play, Red Cross Nets $12 Marjorie Beattie, of London, 11 -year old granddaughter of John Beattie, chose an unique way of helping the Red Cross, She wrote, 'a short play, oast atfd and resigned only a few as' chief ,warden .of the A. departure froth. 'Whitby ,is a RED CROSS NOTES Walton Red Cross branch held a largely aitended meeting in the Com- munity Hall Tuesday afternoon when about 100 ladies were present. The president, Mrs.. W. C. Bennett, pre - the 'meeting opened by all - sided and g .e:' L of Forev h Maple. e s in n .� -k M11'9's "Tenxi'ie a beii .f r `Crile L -lacer : tary's •report in the absence of Mi. Shortreed, and Mrs. Moody Hol- land gave her report of the tieasury, having on hand $91.18: The meeting approved,,a motion to send $8.5.00 to Seaforth. A -committee was named to look af- ter the jam making this, summer as follows; Mrs. Silas Johnston, Mrs. Wm.: Humphries, Mrs. A. D. Coutts, and Miss Annie Gordon. The Seaforth and District Salvage Corps has donated $5.00 fora box to besent to every boy•overseas' from .the' community, and the. following, committee •is .in charge: Mrs. L. Leeming, Mrs. John Bruce, Mrs. Wm. Dennis, Mrs. Jim` leitchie . and Mrs. W. C, Bennett. Boxes are to be.pack- ed as •soon as possible. 'Quilts are to be put. in by the' McKillop group and lunch is to be provided by the -Walton ladies. Mrs: E. H. Close,'of Seaforth, was guest speaker and gave a very inter- esting talk on Red - Cross .work and also stressed the need for sewing, • Miss Case' is Guest of Honour ' Mrs Ralph 11R cb'addtn and Miss re h tosses the s at Jean' McIver were o , -hone of.Mes-.-. oaladclin,.on Tatesdayn e�naS� �ttne*r ���P'''� .'aat e r bride -elect of next week.. Euchre • was enjoyed during the evening with.Miss Dorothy Parke winning first prize. and Mrs. Ronald McDonald, • the consola- tion. Miss Case was called upon - when Miss Dorothy Parke presented bee with a lovely coffee -maker. Following this a most - delicious lunch was served by Mrs. akdon. Muir, Miss Jean Mclver and Ma. and Mrs. Ralph Mc:F'addie. "For -She's a Jolly Good Fellow" was sung to close the evening. There ,were 164 pounds of straw - terry jam made in the Collegiate kit- chen this week. Jam was made again on Thursday of this week. May- be you can't sew or knit, -but could help With this- project. Helpers are needed. The class in Horne Nursing will be held in the basement of Northside United Church on Tuesday :evening. ,There will be a lecture with slidee. ' Tickets far the draw at the Lions Summer Carnival will be on sale the end of the week. Prizes are practical and of good'value'. The 'town is to be canvassed. • Will you do your •part when someone calls on you? The Red Cross Auxiliary 'wild dis- tribute wool to anyone requiring it, every Thursday evening at the work rooms, during the summer months. direeted•4t herself, and, then •present- ed it before am appreciat Ve audience. The p'e'rformance netted X12:00. both refugee and hospital supplies. Anyone can get these from Mee Col- in Fingland or Mrs. Nelson Reid and the yarn from -Mrs. H. B. Kirkby.. • "The thing to remember is that none of us are too 'busy to help those in . distress," Mrs. Close said. 7Mrs.. Ben- nett moved a 'vote of thanks to Mts. Close" for coming to Walton -Laud giv- ing of her time. The meeting closed with "God Save the King." Lunch was served by the Bethel ladles. Hullett Reception Honours Helen Britton Bride-to-be A very pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dexter on Friday; June 19; when over 125 neighbors and friends'gathered to 1ionor and present Miss Helen 'Mt- ton rit-ton with a gift in the, event 'of her corning `marriage. A short program was enjoyed dur- ing the earlier part of the evening. The program commenced with the singing of several familiar songs, af- ter with t•be chairman, Mr: Menzies, in his usual 'capable manher, paid high tribute to the guest -of -honor. Mrs. John Ferguson and Mrs. Ray Finch favored the company with a piano duet. A reading was given by Mrs. Roy Lawson, and Mrs, Grimolday sang a solo, accompanying herself on the ,guitar. Marie, and Alexander Menzies sang a duet. Mrs. Geo: Addi- son played an instrumental.To conclude the program, games were enjoyed• by tire young people under the supervi- sion of Mrs. Nottingham. e Helen was then called forward and Mrs. Ernest Adams read the follow- ing address: "Dear Helen: We, your neighbors and friends, are assembled here this evening to express ie a•stnall way the high esteem in which you •are held and to .wish you much' joy in the ev- ent of your coming inarriage. It is with a feeling of pride and pleasure that we send you forth to a new com- munity, knowing that such a capable and splendid person as you will do honor to both your new and former community. .. "We certainly regret your leaving us, and we shall miss your cheery ways -and charming personality. There is great truth in the old, saying that what is one's loss 19 *mothers genic This surely applies to you, 11610, as' you *111 be missed among ib'nr Many! Teacher: "Well, ,slack, what did you do on your hollida.ys?" Jack: "Oh, not much, sir -not en- ough to wilte an essay on anyway." • Wife: "I was certainly the 'biggest fool in the world when I said I'd mar- ry you." • Husband: i"Not .the biggest, dear. I asked you!" friends. "Your many talents 'have' been used unsparingly to promote the great work of your Master. The interest and time whleh you have so freely given to the Church and its work have been appreciated to a large ea - tent by us all, and especially have we appreciated your time and per- severence ih the duti;s of our choir. As choir leader and organist, you have endeavored td- paps on to the members of your Choir, your superior musical ability and such advantages which perhaps_ would not have come our way only for you. We know that your place ,will be difficult to fill, and that we shallnot realize,our great loss 'till you have gone from our midst. • "You have endeared yourself in the hearts of the people, not only •within the bounds of your own community, but also in the neighhoriltg communi- ties wbcre your field of work has taken you. At ibis time we wish to present you with this gift, not because of any intrinsic value that may be attached to it, but rather that, it will be some little remembrance that you may look upon through the years that are be- fore you, knowing that you shall al- ways be remembered in the minds and hearts of your old friends and as- sociates of Cotlstance. "We assure you that it is our earn est hope a'ad prayer that God's bale* ing will follow you wherever you may'. be .and that happiness, good heit'lz and .prosperitY Will always be: culla.' A beautiful s3iver tea eertdee *Or presented by 1VLl'dses Vitals Dit✓ r alX • Donakia Adams,• .1Ts1ea eke ebs,'d thanks ,.in at fele vie I; ob i;•v,"t c'ieli' . t$ le A,t .the, •colt, tri ,. :Y�•.:� ,��r:.i���:�.�„x ranch .was 0,_ 'sbrve.: Alq •