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DEFEAT
SATURDAY
Mayor Keating Officially
Opens Softball Sea-
son Isere.
Seaforth- Bosharts pried the lid,
Off the 1949 softball season 'here
Saturday eight; before a . fair
crowd deapite the. choly weather,
with an 'X1-7 iicteraf over their old
rivals, . Winghafi.. Mereurye, in: a
W.O.A A Seni•or.•"A" scheduled
game.
At 9 o'clock Mayor J. E. Keating.
tossed over the first ball, to of-
ficially open, the schedule of home
games for, the locals. • George
Johnston, of the Lions, was behind
the plate; while Manager Crossett.
of .the Winghamites' batted.
For the first two innings the
teams played shat -out ball. E. Wil-
son of Bosharts collected the only
hit in the two frames, and it was a
double. Starting the third the
Wiughamites came through with a
. run on a hit and a Seaforth error.
,In `Bosharts' half of the third. they
,.,cared three runs on -a walk and
• 'twp Wingham errors to' give them
the lead.
Hook, pitching for Bosharts, set
Wingham Own in order in the
fourth, and although Seaforth col-
iectcal two hits in their halt, Jar-
dine struck out the aide. in the
fifth frame Jardine helped his
cause by clouting a homer. Two
more runs were added to give
Wingham the lead 4-3.
However, in Bosharts' half, they
came through with five runs on
four hits and two Wingham errors
to double the score, and they were
never headed from there in, al-
though the visitors scored, three
runs in the seventh frame.
Both pitchers hurled a good
game. Hook, for Bosharts, issued
eight walks and struck out 12,
while Jardine, for Wingham, allow-
ed three walks, striking out 14.
Seaforth collected nine hits, Wil-
son getting a double and B. Smith
a triple. Wingham connected for
six hits, a homer by Jardine, and
a double by Groves. Bosharts bob-
bled five chanees, while Wingham
had six miscues.
Batteries--Seaforth, Hook and
O'Shea; Wingham, Jardi'.ne and
Groves.
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Seaforth 003 051 02x-11 9 5
Wingham .. 001 030 300- 7 6 3
SEAFORTH - - Mulford, 3b.;
O'Shea, c; B. Smith, If; E. Wil-
son, ss; Camero}t, 2b; Hook, p; F.
Kennedy, lb; D. Smith,, cf; C.
Woods, rf.
WINGHAM - Templeman, rf;
Gardiner-, 3b; Neirgarth, ss; Croos-
in, cf; Aitcheson, 2•b; Hopper,.lb;
Groves, c; Loughlean, If; Jardine,
p; Marshall replaced Hopper in
the sixth.
Empires -Lassman, plate, Wing-
hare;
ingkrare; Hubert,, bases, Seaforth.
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Wins Radio At
Battalion Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. John Earle, of Eg-
uondville, were in London on Sat-
urday and Sunday last, attending
the 30th annual reunion of the
18th Battalion, which was held in
Hotel London. There were five
Hundred present and it is the only^
Battalion in Canada that .has cele-
brated this event for thirty years
without it break, Mr. Earle had the
good luck to win the General
Council draw, the prize being a
ttnantle radio.
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Seaforth Couple Mark
52nd Anniversary
,avrent
PRIME MINISTER HERE FRIDAY
The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Lpuis St. 'Laurent,- will -
make a scheduled stop . at Seaforth at 3.10. p.m., on. Friday,
While making his tour of Huron -Perth riding. He will be accom-
panied by Meet,.St. Laurent -and their daughter, Mrs. Sampson.
Hensall Sets Lawn Water
Rates at. Council Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. John Knight, of
town, celebrated their ;fifty-second
wedding anniversary on Wednes-
day, May 25, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Knight, when a fam-
ily dinner was served.
Mr. Knight is 84 years of age,
while Mrs. Knight is 73. Thep are
both active and enjoy life to the
full. Among those present at the
dinner were Mrs. Bertha Dowding,
• Mitchell; Mr. William Dowding,
Pontiac, Mich.; Miss Marie Hrm-
nell and friend, Stratford; Mr. and
Mrs- Ralph Sutton, Kitchener. and
Alvin Knight, of Hamilton.
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Stewardship Sunday
At Northside Church
• • • • • • Crediton Girls Suffers In-
jury At Ball Game.
BAND CONCERT
The first of the Sunday night
series of band concerts will be-
gin at 8.30 p.m. next Sunday
night in Victoria Park,accord-
ing
d
ing to E. H. Close, Bandmas-
ter.
a
ter. The park has had
trees removed and tho'
spring -cleaned to provide
ter parking facilities. M
says that the band is i
practice and the programs
signed to include num
a varied nature.
NEWS OF WEEK IN
HENSALL DISTRICT
rth Fri
CIVIC WELCOMES
ARE PLANNED AT
HURON CENTRES
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a
ROWLY ESC PE
OUS INJURY
District School Children
To Participate in
Reception.
The Prime Minister. of Canada,
Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent; with
Mrs. St. Laurent „and his daugh-
ter, Mrs, Sampson, is scheduled to.
arrive at the Town. Hall, Seaforth,
at 3.10 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
This is one of his stops on a tour
of Huron -Perth which he is mak-
ing. Mr. St. Laurent will form-
ally meet the Mayor, Reeve and
members of the Council en the
steps of the Town Hall, and from
where he is also expected to 'ad-
dress the people of Seaforth and
district.
School children of Seaforth and
neighboring townships' will join in
the civic reception, and the busi
ness place of Seaforth have been
asked to close to permit everyone
to attend the reception.
• The Prime Minister will proceed
to Mitchell at approximately 3.50
p.m., - for the next scheduled stop
in his tour. From there he goes
to St. Marys and Stratford.
The parade, when it arrives in
Seaforth from Brucefield, will be
met by the Seaforth Highlanders
Band,
Hugh. Hill's Herd.
actor - The regular meeting of Herein
rause council was held Thursday even -
many, ing in the council chamber on ac-
count count of May 24 being a legal hol.i-
bet- day, with all members present.
Mr. Close The Clerk reported contacting the
n good County Engineer and the road fore-
�,e man with regards calcium chloride
hers of for King St, East, fit was moved
and seconded, that permission be
granted the R.C.A.F. at Gentralia
• • and Clinton to drop leaflets prior
to Air Force Day, June 11, in the
village.
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J. W. FREE DIES.
Bills and accounts were read as,
42 YEARS HERE
Manager Whyte's But-
cher Shop Passes Fol-
lowing Short Illness.
The death occurred on Tuesday
of J. Wesley Free, for 42 years a
familiar and highly respected fig-
ure on Seaforth's Main Street, Mr.
Free had been ill but three weeks,
and it was not until the last week
that his condition was such as to
'be considered serious,
Rev. R. A. Brook, B.Th., of Hen-
sall United Church, will have
charge of the services at North-
side United Church on Sunday
next. This Sunday is set apart as.
'Stewardship Sunday," when spe-
cial music and messages will be
Presented, and the members and
adherents will aid the church fin-
ancially.
The minister of Northside
Church, Rev. II V. Workman, will
conduct the a' niversary services
of Hansa]. United 'Chcieeh, where
he worshipped during .bhe early
years of his life. Rev. Mr. Work-
man will conclude his .ministry in
Seafferth on the last Sunday of
June.
follows: Walter Madge, garbage
disposal, $16; W. Pfaff, labor on
streets $5.50, garbage $22.50; R.
Dick, labor, garbage, $22.50; T.
Peters, labor, park, $2; F. G. Bon-
thron, postage, $5; Municipal
World, supplies, $3.59; Webster
Air Equipment, supplies, W. W.,
$268.14. Total $345.23.
Considerable discussion took
place concerning fire brigade mat-
ters and a pumper for the depart-
ment. W. C. Passmore was ap-
pointed motor mechanic of the fire
brigade.
A water rate for the school was
set at $110 per year, less a 10 per
cent discount, payable every two
months, and that lawn service at
$1.10 per month for new consum-
ers figured on a basis of four
months per season.
For the first thirty-seven. he was
employed by the Beattie Butcher
Shop, and in 1944 when it was sold
to W. L. Whyte, he continued as
manager of the business. He was
widely known among district farm-
ers where for so many years he
had purchased cattle.
Born in Ripley in 1888, he was
married in 1914 to Miss May Isa-
belle McLellan. of Tuckersmith,
who survives him, together with
one daughter, Mrs. Walter Bag-
shaw, of Lindsay, and two sons,
Garnet Free, of Stratford, and
Harold Free of Seaforth, 1 -Ie is
also survived by four brothers,
Clarence Free, of Clandonald, . Al-
berta; Sidney Free, of Brantford;
Russell Free, of Guelph, and Or-
val Free, of Dungannon, and two
sister, Mrs. Olive Thompson, of
Timmins, and Mrs, Neil• McDon-
ald, Teeswater, Mr., Free was a
member and regular attendant of
First Presbyterian Church.
The funeral, which was largely
attended., took place on Thursday
afternoon from First Presbyterian
Church, with Rev, Di Glenn Camp-
bell officiating. It was preceded
by a private service at his late
residence. The pallbearers were:
W. H. Golding, W. L. Whyte, 'May-
or J. E. Keating, M. McKellar,
John Beattie and J. T. Cleary. The
flowerbearers were J. C. Crich), B.
F. Christie, Gordon Wright, John
Pullman, Norman Knight and E. C.
Boswell. Interment was in Main
landbank cemetery.
is Best in Show
The Guernsey herd of Hugh
Hill, Goderich, was given the
award as the best dairy herd at
the Clinton show Friday. In com-
petition were Jersey, Ayrshire and
the two top holstein herds. Mr.
Hill also won the first place for
the best exhibitor of dairy cattle
on the grounds. The Guernsey.
classes were placed by Sam Red-
dick, formerly manager of Walker -
vine Farms. In the special class-
es, all Judges worked together.
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Appointed 'Clinton `
School Assistant
Hensel) 27, Goderich 5
Hensel) defeated Goderich 27-5
in a W.O.A.A. girls' softball game
played at the Community Park in
Hensall Friday night, before a
large crowd of interested fans.
Line-up for Hensall: O. Stephan,
c; E. Kelly, p; N. Deitz, Ib; E.
Belt, 2b; A. Walsh, ss; D. Hilde; served.
brandt, ef; M. McLeod, If; J. Cald-
well, rf; B. O'Keefe, 3b. Goderich
line-up: M. Sproule, ib; J. Chism,
p; N. Beatty, cf; V. McCabe, 3b;
A. McCabe, c; J. Murray, 2b; W.
Watson, ss; J. Glenn, If; J. Mor-
ris, rf. Base umpire, Ed. Corbett.
A most impressive service was
attended by a large congregation
at Carmel Presbyterian Church,
liensall, on Sunday last when the
minister, Rev, P. A. Ferguson, or-
dained to the eldership five men
of the congregation. The newly -
ordained elders are Glenn Bell,
Harold Bonthron, Charles Cooper,
Cecil Johnston and Edgar Munn.
Music ,for the service was under
the direction of J. L. Nicol, and
the choir rendered the anthem,
"Just As I Ain.'" The minister
chose for his text, "We then as
,Workers together with God." He
spoke of the deep significance of
the •eldership in Pre'abyterian
churches. It is a humbling experi-
ence to know that we are being
used of God in the upbuilddng oil
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Fails To Make
,,'urn At Bayfield
Bridge.
• On Thursday evening of last
we k, just past midnight, Donald)
Belle eon of Mr. and Mrs. Wen. J.
Fwell; of Kippen, accompanied by
I•vaaa • i;lMren and Harold 'Caldwell,
a30, of Kippen, figured in an acct-
delft , : neer Baytfleldl. The three
ytiOg• 'men, with Donald Bell at
OW:wheel, of a new Dodge truck,
fa1ibei • to make the turn after
croneiflg •tee bridge on the north-
erneeputekirts of Bayfield, and
crahhed head-on into the high
ceixten,' retaining wall at the other
side,Dfthe road. Fortunately there
waaerao -one seriously hurt. 'Don
Bell z received some cuts on his
forehead from broken glass; Ivan
Wren . received a sprained knee,
while Harold Caldwell escaped un-
hurt.,' Damage to the truck is esti-
meted at $1,000.
Mre and Mrs. Geo. Forsyth, of
Rusaeil, Man., are visiting Mrs. H.
M •Chesney, their couin, Kippen,
and', frs. Barabell Thompson, in
Brucefleld. Mr. Forsyth is a
nephew of the late Mrs. Jas. G.
Chesney. They made the trip by
plane:
Mr. and Mrs. John Butt, 'of Flint,
Mich., spent Sunday and Monday
at -the •home of Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Butt:'
Mr. ' and 'Mrs. Norman Long
spent, Sunday with friends in Col-
lingw.00d.
Mr. Gordon Wren has secured a
position at Exeter High School and
his,place on the mail route is be-
ing. looked after by Mrs. Wren.
Jarrott Bros. exhibited some of
their high grade Holstein cattle at
(Hinton Fair last Fariday. Their
-winnings were three firsts and two
second prizes.
Mrs Harold Jones and infant
son re urned from Clinton Hospi-
tal= on; Sunday last.
Mr.. Cliff Watson, of Centralia,
was in Kippen on. Friday last.
Mr:«;.Alvin McBride received his
new -•Dodge sedan on Saturday of
last : week.
Mies Etta Jarrott, of Toronto
):sigh School staff, spent Saturday
and Sunday with her mother, Mrs.
Catherine Jarrott.
A number from the village at-
tendtdivoteig people's alrniversaxy
services in Brucefield last Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Hinton were in
London on Thursday last.
Mr. Dick, ,the cement contractor,
is at present 'putting the cement
wall under Emmerson Anderson's
barn.
The
house
urday,
house
Mr.
SpE nt
Thos.
Mr.
spent
pen.
Mr. Wagner, of Guelph, spent
part of last week visiting his sis-
ter, Mrs. McClymont.
Cliayton O. Martin, ;Kitchener,
has been engaged as assistant
principal of Clinton Public School
for the school' year commencing
in September.
Mr. Martin has ,had about 25
years' experience in the teaching
profession, 13 of them as princi-
pal of the public school at Engle-
hart, Northern Ontario. He has
been teaching at Bridgeport, be-
tween Kitchener and Galt, for the
past seven or eight years. He is.
an ex -president of North Waterloo
Teachers' Institute,
A native of Hullett Township,
in the 1Kinburn district, Mr. Mar-
tin is married to the former Miss
Ida Ban, con. 2, Tuckersmith Twp.
Both have relatives in this district.
Mr. Martin is a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs.. James G. Martin.
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S. S. No. 4, Hibbert
Displays Year's Work
"Open House" was held at S.S.
4, Hibbert, when the teacher, Miss
Lorraine Cook, and pupils display-
ed the year's work, including sam-
ples of writing, art, girls' handi-
crafts such as recipe books, cush-
ion tops, aprons, and flower pots.
They also bad embroidered a quilt
which Was quilted by the women
of the section. A draw was made
on it and it went to Margaret
Walker of Cromarty. The boys
manual training exhibits featured
wall brackets, door steps and let-
ter holders
The school has an enrolment. of
only eight pupils. Later in the eve-
ning cards ,were enjoyed, prizes be-
ing won by Marion Glanville, Har-
old Coleman, Mrs. Falconer and
Marjory Glanville. Lunch was
p.;
Collegiate Institute
Graduates, 1897
cement for Norman Long's
foundation arrived last Sat -
and he hopes to have his
on the foundation shortly.
Elmer Somers, of Seafortb,
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Butt.
Harold Adkins, of Zurioh,
Sunday with friends in Kip -
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Anu
Secondary School: super-
visor of Music d udi-
cates.
Major Brian S. McCook, Super:
visor of Musle for Secondary
Schools for the, Province" -of On-
tario, was adjudicator for aft third
annual Mitchell Music F+estlyal, om'
Thursday and Friday, May 26 and
27. The Chamber of Commerce
Shield for the rural school obtain-
ing the highest number of prize-
winning marks in the festival was
presented to S.S. No. 3, Hibbert
(St. Columban). This. sehpol also
won the Lions Club Shield for the
best rural school unison chorus.
Miss Margaret 1. Dougall, A.W.C.
M., of Exeter, is the supervisor of
music in this school. The presen-
tation of shields and awards was
Friday evening during the pro-
gram, with first prize winnere per-
forming.
Following is a list of winners
from schools under the supervi-
sion of Mise Margaret Dougall:
Unison chorus: lst, S.S.S. No. 3,
Hibbert (St. Columban); 2nd, U,S.
S. No,. 2, Hibbert, McKillop, Log-
an (Dublin); 4th, S.S. No. 6, Hib-
bert; two-part chorus: 1st, S.S.S.
No. 3, Hibbert (St. Columban; 2nd,
U.S.S. No. 2, Hibbert, McKillop,
Logan (Dublin). Choral reading:
ls•t, S.S.S. No. 3, Hibbert (St. Co-
lumban);
'o-
lumban); and, S.S.S. No. 1, Me-
Kiliop; 3rd, U.S.S. No. 2, Hibbert,
McKilicp, Logan (Dublin) ; boy's
solo, 8, 9, 10 years: 3rd, Fergus
Kelly, S.S.S. No. 3, Hibbert; girl's
solo, 8, 9, 10 years: lst, Faye Ross,
S.S. No. 4, Hibbert; 3rd, Rosemary
Lane, S.S.S. No. 3, Hibbert; Mar-
ion. Maloney, S.S. No. 1, McKillop;
boy's solo, 11 years and over: 1st,
Gordon Kennedy, S.S.S. No. 3,
Hibbert; 3rd, Jimmy Ramsey, S.S.
No. 6, Hibbert; 4th, Kenneth Lane,
S.S. No. 3, Hibbert; "girl's solo, 11
years and over: 2nd, Joan Britton,
E.S.S. No. 2, .Hibbert; McKillop,
Logan; 3rd, Rose Marie Ducharme,
S.S.S. No. 3, Hibbert; boys' chang-
ed voices: 2nd, Mac Bolton, SS.
No. 6, McKillop; 3rd, Nelson Mc-
Phail, S.S. No. 5, Hibbert; girl's
solo, 6, 7 years: 2nd, Ruth Howe,
S.S. No. 7, Hibbert; 3rd, Margaret
Coleman, S.S. No. 4, Hibbert; duet,
10 years and under: lst, Rosemary
Lane, Fergus Kelly, S.S.S. No. 3,
Hibbert; 3rd, Solange Vandenberg,
Roy McQuaid; 4th, Ilene Witham,
Joyce Wilson, U:S-S- No. 2; Hib-
bert, McKillop, Logan duet, 11
years and over: 1st, Margaret Dat -
ling, Joan Britton, U.S.S. No, 2,
Hibbert, McK71op, Logan.
An anonymous subscriber mailed
to this office a copy of a program
of graduation exercises of the Sea -
forth Collegiate Institute, held in
1897. The program has retained a
good appearance, despite the 52
years of its existence, Many of
the familiar names appearing on
the program as matriculation grad-
uates include those of W. W. Alt-
cheson, M. 13. Bond, P. E. Clark-
son, D. R. Landsborough, F. J.
Lawrence, C. t. McKinley, T. Mc-
Quaid, T. J. Robinson, W. Aber -
hart, M. Oillespie, N. R. Hoffman,
F. A. Kidd, A. C. Lawrence, J. F.
McKay, C. McIntosh, A. A. McLar-
en, R. J. Muldrew, I. Simpson, M.
A. Smillie, 13. Stephens, H. Van Eg-
mond.
.Also included with this program
was one of the East Huron Teach-
ers' Association, held in 19+01.
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Rev. T. Dale Jones
Gives Synod Report
The congregation of St. Thomas'
Anglican Church turned out in
good numbers to a meeting last
Wednesday to hear Rev. T. Dale
Jones give a first-hand report of
the Synod, which met last week.
In addition, Mr. Tones gave a gen-
eral report on the progress of the
parish during the first five months
of this year. Tentative plans wore
also outlined for proposed improve-
ments to the church fabric.
The ladies of the church served
a light lunch at the conclusion of
the meeting,
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SHUT-INS DAY
SUNDAY, JUNE 5
The first Sunday of June will
soon be at hand, the day set aside
particularly to encourage remem-
brance of the sick and disabled.
Rev. James M. Finlay, of Toron-
to, has written this: "Sick! To
those who think of sickness in
terms of the periodic headache or
the seasonal indisposition of a.
cold, there is a whole world un-
known to them. It is the world of
close and, lengthy confinement
where folk who for one reason 0:-
another
"another must view the world
KING'S PLATE
Lillian Southgate, teller, of
the Dominion Bank, wort:. $7,75
in the yearly pool on the nen-
ng of the King's Plate,:vwh,ch.
is conducted be. members of
the Dominion Bank . in 'Forme
to. Chester Gregg,, formerly
of the Seaforth branch, won
$40 in the'same draw.
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•' • II
DR. E. A. McMASTER
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
Lions Attend District
Convention At
London.
Dr. E. A. McMaster was elected
district deputy governor. of Zona
3, District A-1, of Lions: Interna-
tional,
nternational, The annual convention of
this zone was held at the Hotel
London on Tuesday last. At the
same meeting Arnold) McNair, of
Milverton, was elected governor of
District A-1, whioh includes Zones
1, 2, 3 and 16. A good representa-
tion from Seaforth attended the
convention, which included John:
Beattie,G. C. Brightrall, E. O.
Chamberlain, H. G. Meir,. C. A.
Barber, Dr. F. J. Bechely, M. E.
Clarke, H. Jackson, C. E. Smith,
Ross Scott, Jas. A. Stewart and
Dr. E. A. 'MeMaster-..
Delegates to the convention,
from 38 Lions Clubs in the dis-
trict, heard reports from district
governors; Secretary Bruce M.
Malcolm, Toronto; Treasurer Gor-
don Belyea, Toronto, and various -
deputy govea-nors.
A very successful competitive
music festival was held in Bruce -
field United Church recently wirn
Mr. J. C. Chattoe, Mus. Bac., AC.
C.O., organist of Metropolitan
United Church, London, as adjudi-
cator. Mr. Chattoe spoke highly
of the work of these groups and
hi,, adjudication was very instruc-
tive and helpful. Schools from
Stanley and. Tuckersmith Town-
ships, under the supervision of
Miss Margaret I. Dougall, A.W.C.
M., took part. Following is a list
of the winners:
Unison chorus (enrolment over
20), S.S. No. 10, Stanley; two-part
chorus (enrolment over 20), S.S.
No. 6, Stanley; unison chorus (en-
rolment under 20), S.S. No. 2, Tuck-
ersmith; two-part chorus (enrol-
ment under 20), S.S. No, 1, Stan-
ley; boy's solo, 9 years and under,
Frank McCowan, S.S. No. 1, Stan-
ley; girl's solo, 9 years and under,
Marie Sinclair, S.S. No. 2, Tuck-
ersmith; boy's solo, 11 years and
under, Ronnie Johnston, S.S. No.
3. Tuckersmith; girl's solo, 11 years
and under, Ellen Boyce, S.S. No.
3, Tuckersmith; boy's solo, 14
years and under, Lloyd. Aubin, S.S.
No. 3, Tuckersmith; girl's solo, 14
years and under, Ruth Clarke, S.
S. No. 6, Stanley; duet, Ruth
Clarice, Kenneth Keys, S.S. No. 6,
Stanley.
The evening program consisted
of the competitive choruses and
finals in the solo and duet class-
es. I?hythm bands were from S.S.
No. 7, Stanley, S.S. No. 1, Stanley,
and S.S. No. 1, Tuckersmith.
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Deena
Injured
Over
Maic:olm .chins
of Oanl ,ion •
ler, 'was almgst
ea11 r , Wed'nesday
the" tiirek he Was
into a ditch on. h,
from Ethel tf+.?lru
ha'I►. occurred '. hisout
another youths,,' /Chair)
17, also of Bruss
ing from a dance in,'tbe Odrnnn 1
ity Hall at Ethel Workman's'' ,31
juries were reported as not ser'
dens. Cause of. the+ac_ dent, :about
three miles from 13ru;,' was not, _.
immediately known.
Charles Deitner, R.R.1, Ethel,
was aroused- by the trash.,lin ' "front
of his farm•' bordering the road;, He
rushed out to render hssiata'nce
n'm
Medical ' aid was su oned; f t,oin ..::
Brussels and provincial; ce, were-.;
notified „Provincial ` ata'iilot,, i9 -
Salter, of the I3iyth d�inch eat, s,
responded to the- balit''a'hd''luvesti-
gated the. accident.
Two Detroit residents were in -
lured (Sunday afternoon where, ai
car struck loose gravel and aver-
turnedr one mile south:of Cromer,
tyt, the Stratford detachment, of the
Ontario Provincial Poliee reported.
A third person, also from:'DYetroit,
escaped a severe shaking up.
George Melville Blood, driver of
the car, was the only one of the
trio uninjured. His father, George
W. Blood, suffered back injuries,
while Mrs. Alice Blood, the driver's
mother, sustained cheat inljuriess.
Provincial Police Constable, Lyle
Ptolemy; of the Stratford detach -
mete, investigated.
1,8 -year
t,Brli
Morm
District Governor Clayton B.
Rawling, of Windsor, said; that
there were dive new clubs.in• the
district during the year, bringing
212 new members, to Lions Inter-
national. Governor Rawiing said
the Howick Club, which is cora-
Posed of three communities of
Wroxeter, Gerrie and •Fordwich,
had marked up the best attenrd,
ante record of the :year with 97
per tent 'attendance " He cited' the
Milverton Lions Club, which in a
community of 1,100 persons, sfion-
sor a community swimming pool
project by raising $25,000.
Officials of Lions International
at the session included: Walter
C. Fisher, of Queenston, Ont., lst
vice-president Lions International;
Harold P. Nutter, District Gover-
nor Clayton Rawling; Past Inter-
national Director Peter Peterson;
Past District Governor William
GIintz; International Councillors
George Lavelle and Nels Hills.
The convention continued with a
luncheon and afternoon business
session,
Red Cross Meeting(
The electing of the Red Cross
executive, which was scheduled to
meet at 3 p.m., Friday, June 3, has
been postponed to 4 p.m. of the
same day.
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WILL CELEBRATE
90th BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Henry Taylor, of George
St., ,Seaforth, will celebrate leer
through the eyes of others. There troth birthday on Tuesday, ,Tune 7.
remains for the shutsin the news- Mrs. Taylor has lived in Seaforth
paper, the radio, the personal visi-
tation -these three --and the great-
est of these is the personal visit.
"The setting apart, therefore, of
the first Sunday of ,Tune, annually,
by the Shut -Ins' Day Association,
when the invitation to visit at
least two folk who are sick is giv-
en to us, is of more than ordinary
significance, Not that one should
ever feed he has discharged his
full obligation by such observance
one Sunday a year. It is but a tok-
en of our recognition and remem-
brance of the shut-in at all times,
"Let us unite in making the first
Sunday of Jane a rare unforget-
table day for the glorious company
of the .shut-in and ,for ourselves."
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Shoots Horned Owl
Robert Scott, 13 -year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Scott, of
Roxboro, shot a large horned owl
as he was hunting in Sam. Scott's
bush on Tuesday. It had a wing
spread of 53 inches, and. was a
vicious looking bird.
for many years. and is very active
and takes a keen interest in the
events of the day.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Hullett.
of Scotch parentage, andwas mar-
ried to Mr. Taylor in 1880, whose
death occirrred in 1931. Of the ten
children in their family, there are
nine living: Four sons, George, of
Vancoucer; Will, of Berkley, Cal.;
Laurence, of Oshawa, and Harvey,
of Hullett: and five daughters,
Mrs. Bert Ferris, of Provost, Alta.;
Mrs, Will Webster, of Lueknow;
Mrs. Earl Lawson and Mrs. Verne
Dale, of Hullett, and Miss Florence
Taylor, Reg.N., of Seaforth, A
daughter, Mrs. W. G. McMillan, of
London ,died three months ago,
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PRESENTED WITH
RADIO ON 48th
ANNIVERSARY
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Beans Move Through
Hensall Market
Eighty-six cars of beans, tcolnh
taining 45,500 bags, were shipped
this month from the C.N.R. freight
office at Hensall.
Earning to the railroad were
$48,000 -largest earnings from this
station in one month in 30' yes
The beans, which, are, •white c
beans; were shipped tea thQ States.
Mr. and Mrs. sol Williams spent
a week with their children and
friends in Kitchener and Water-
loo, when they gathered together
and presented them with a radio
on their 48th wedding anniversary.
Their daugha, Mrs. Wilfred
Hauck, formerly Madeline Wil-
liams, and their daughter-in-law,
Mrs. George Williams, Waterloo,
will graduate on Friday, June 3,
on Red Cross Home Nursing.
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Seaforth and District
Students Graduate
Former Seaforth
Youth Graduates -
In Theology,
John Gladstone Mills, Jr., son of
J. Gladstone Mills and the late
Mrs. Mills, Strathroy, was recently,
ordained to the Diaconate of the
Episcopal Church in the United,
States by the Right Reverened
James Pernette DeWolte, Bishop
of Long Island, acting in behalf of
the Bishop of Los Angeles. The
o; dination took place in the Cath-
edral
athedral of the Incarnation, Garden
City. Long Island, on May 21. Mr.
Mills was presented for ordinations
by the Rev, Dr. C. Rankin Barnes,
Secretary of the National Council
of the Episcopal Church.
During the past three years Mr.
Mills had been a seminarian, pre-
paring for Holy Orders ' a>C
Nashotah House, Nashotah, Wis-
consin, and latterly at the Goners
al Theological Seminary, New
York, from which he graduated'
May 25, with the degree of Bach-
elor of Sacred 'Theology.
He is a graduate of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute, and receiv,ed
the degree of Master of Arts frbrs
the University of California in
1943, prior to service in the Unit-
ed States Army in the Pacifie
theatre and in tthe Far East.
Lois M. Hoggarth, Seaforth, was
one of the class of 54 young wo-
men receiving diplomas as gradu-
ates of the one-year course in home
(eonomlcs at Macdonald Institute,
t)n1 trio Agricultural College, Fri -
,las afternoon. The diplomas were
preslntori by W. R. Reek M,B.E.,
president of the O.A.C.
Mrs. Ilorgarth. Miss Mary Ryan
and Airs. Robert Scarlett attended
the graduation exercises.
Mr. Frani: Ryan. son of Mrs.. C.
Ryan, Seaforth. will graduate on
Saturday from the University of
Western • Ontario, London, in an
honour English course.
Donald Stephenson, son of Mr.
a,nd Mrs. Leo Stephenson, Con-
stance. will graduate from the
University of Toronto on Wednes-
day next. He has been taking an
engineering physics course, anal is
now employed In the National Re-
search Council at Ottawa,
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Royal Arch Masons
Hold Service
A large number of Royal Arch
Masons from Seaforbh, Clinton,
Goderich and Mitchell, with friends
and relatives, assembled in First
Presbyterian Church on Sunday
afternoon at 2.30 p.m, to hear Rt.
Ex. Comp. C. H. McDonald, etc
Moderator of the Presbyterian;
Church in Canada, who was the
speaker for the occasion.
Music of a high order was ren-
dered by the Seaforth male quart-
ette, consisting of Jas. T. Scott,
Fred E. Willis, M. R. Rennie, ands
D. L. Reid, when they sang "The
Prodigal Son" and "Just For To-
day." Mrs. M. R. Rennie was the
accompanist.
Rev, McDonald spoke on the re-
building of the House of God from
the time of the dark ages until
the present time. The building of
God's House w s a tribute to our
forefathers wilt' wanted •a place to
worship and, work in. He stated
that we were too self,#atiatied and
too indifferent to the Work of the.
Saviour. The Master will not :be
satisfied with hien Sendiing al
cheque and staying away frtim
church. '
This was the first service of ,.tel
kind in this district and Was moat
interesting. Rev. D. G. Chmlprbelt'
minister of the church, as/4SW 111,
the service andi sato a' i#er1Coml0)to'
the members at the Masent6 R**