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Clinton News-Record, 1958-01-23, Page 8News of Constance Correspondent: MRS. VIVS.NIX RILEY puma ,Seafortla 841r32 News of Londesboro Correspondent MRS. OVUM ALLAN Phone Blyth 37 r 1 IT'S EASY TO WIN IAN ARGUMENT W YOU CAN GET THE LAST WORD N FIRST ./ We offer you the last word in auto servicing and repairs. I Drive in. NOW. . putting off needed service only leads to expensive over - hauling and long lay-ups. . SERVICE STATION CARL e. DOUG couvreconf Oa)"THE PLACE WHERE YOU NEVE,RillAYE TO L.64„. GLOW YOUR HORN" CL/NTON• rce 1.4.1,2-9032 Westinghouse COMPACT 24" Smooth, space-saving ,c4esi8ft Speed Electric Cooking Conven- lences and custom made benefits such as the speedy Corox ele- ments. . each with five distinct even heats, Full Circle Control Dials, . . and large. Miracle Sealed . perfedt baking result,s any rack position. Simple, Single Oial Oven Controls. To A. DUTTON Brucefield — Dial HU 2-3232 "You can be sure if Ws WestinghOus" IP,""MIP",111.".•111r,111.',11P',IP • '"" Remodelin•g Jobs OW Demands on Carpenters' time is light at this Time of Year. Ease Canada's Unemployment Prob- lems, Hire your work done in the Slack Sea- son. • .1."'01.- 10, Bali-Macaulay Ltd. CLINTON SEAFORTH SOLID PROGRESS SOUND MANAGEMENT and steady growth have. earned for The Manufacturers Life a reputation for strength, safety and service in the public interest. The funds we hold in trust for policyholders and their beneficiaries are profitably invested by a team of experienced 'investment specialists. Returns on these care- fully selected investments help to lower the costs of life insurance for our policyholders., ASSETS OF $761,669,880 are more than ample to fulfil sour obligations to pay the sums of money promised in -our policy contracts. This figure includes an amount -of $59,047,558 Set aside in surplus funds providing a 'Wide margin of safety. `THE 71ST ANNUAL REPORT shows The Manufacturers .0 Life now provides $2,610,637,086 in insurance and retirement protection for over 500,000 policyholders. In 1957 41,000 people purchased,. $380,499,333 of new insurance to take care Of tomorrow's 'uncertainties. The 71st Annual Report also shows that the Company" paid to living policyholders and to the families of those who died, 'a total of $48,338,145 in benefits last year. 0.4 MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE s LIFE COMPANY HEAD OFFICE; TORONTO, CAN (Ertablishini 1887) News of Brumfield Correspondent: MRS. IL F. BERRY Phone Clinton HU 2-7572 or Seaforth 659r22 Like new $ 795 Clinton Murphy Bros. Chrysler — Plymouth — Fargo Sales and Service Huron St. 1956 PLYMOUTH, Club Sedan V-8 motor, Automatic, radio $1,945 Only 1955 PLYMOUTH, 2-door Hard Top $1,595 1952 PONTIAC SEDAN 1951 CHRYSLER SEDAN All equipped, like new $1,095 Radio real clean SEE BUTTER-PERDUE LIMITED For your Hearing Aid requirements Batteries, Cords and Repairs For Al1 Makes of Hearing Aids Information re Scientific Hearing Aid Fittings Freely Given. • PHONE HU 2-7023 — CL,INTON, ONT. 2-3-4-b THE ROYAL BANK "2 ACCOUNT PLAN" protects your savings — lets your balance grow with regular deposits, plus interest. That's because the plan provides a second, separate account for paying bills. This Personal Chequing Account not only helps you handle your household expenses on a business-like basis but can save you money on cheques, too. Ask your Royal Bank teller to set up a '2-Account Plan" for you. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA c41.7ine Pm really saving No more dipping into my Savings Account since I started using the Royal's Personal Chequing Account for paying bills," • " TECURSD.AY, JANUARY 23, 1958 Reeve William Dewitt is attend- 4ng County council this week, :Mass Heather Norris, Guelph 4s rspending this week with Mr. .rid Mrs, Frank Riley. INfr. and Mrs. Ken Preszcator family spent the weekend w,ith Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hill, Exeter. The ,.annual church meeting was hold in the Sunday School rooms on Thursday night with a small attendance, All reports were read and all reported a very good year. Rev. J. T. White congratulated all societies. The sympathy of the commun- ity goes out to Mr, and Mrs. Bor den Brown and family in the pas- sing of the fonner's father Joseph Brown, Hanover. Mr,- Brown has not enjoyed good health this past Year but he passed .awey quite suddenly Wednesday night, Jan- uary 15 after returning home from a Friendship Club social, Bath Mr. and MI'S', Brown are well known in this community as Mr, Brown was salesman for the Set,. by mineral distributors, Constance italh. Members of , the C of J -Court 157 (Constance) have put on a new look on their hall this week, The members' wives have assisted them in painting, varnishing •and a general clean up. Mr. and, Mrs. Vorden Brown were in Tdfonto one day recently and spent Sunday with relatives in Hanover. CO Lodge On January 18 the 0," 0. F. held an evening in their ball when 32 members joined, the lodge, The initiation team of Kitchener and high officials from the London team were on hand to initiate the new members. The team from Kitchener put on a drill which was enjoyed by all. The ladies of the former lodge served lunch. The executive mem- ber of the Dominion of Canada from London gave a speech and said this is the largest number of members he has ever initiated in a lodge at once and congradulat- ed them on joining the lodge, * x * * Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Riley quiet- ly celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Thursday evening, January 9, Mrs. Riley was the former Sadie Cook, dahghter of the late Mr, and Mrs. George Cook, and was born in Godericji. Township, on the 11th concession. Mr. Riley is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs, George Riley and was born on the 6th concession of McKillop township, They were married at -the home of the bride's, parents by the late Rev. W. G. Moulton, St. James' Church, Middleton, and were at- tended by their brother and sis- ter, Mr. and -Mrs, Thomas Riley, Clinton. During the evening an address was read and a beautiful corner table was presented to them. Guests •included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Riley •and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ellvvood ,Clinton, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley, Life Insurance Firm. Reports Record Year A new record for service to Manufacturers Life policyholders and beneficiaries was set in 1957, when the Company paid out more than $48 million in death claims, matured endowments, annuity payments and. other policy bene- fits .including $6 millions in divi- dends to policy holders. The total of benefits paid since the incor- poration of the Company in 1887 now exceeds $680 millions, The Company reports that the new business total of $389 mil- lions was also an all time record. Business' in force now totals $2,610 millions. Assets held in trust for pay- ment of future' policy benefits now total $761 millions. Govern- ment and government guaranteed bonds constituted 11 percent of assets, while corporation and municipal bonds •totalled 46 per cent; mortgages made up '26 per cent of assets; preferred and common stocks 5 percent; cash and other assets amounted to 12 percent. The net rate of interest earned. was 4,19 percent. The mortality rate was favour- able and the Company's surplus funds now amount to more than $59 millions. 0 Crossing a street between inter- sections is the deadliest pedestrian practice warns the Canadian High- way Safety Conference. Mrs. William Smith, Exeter, spent last week visiting her sister, Mrs. A, Hohner. Stewart Broadfoot, while on his way to work in Brucefield on the morning of Janua4y 15, was in collision with a car driven by Walter Smith, Varna, at •the int- ersection of the Bayfield Road, and the- second concession of Stan- ley. Neither man was hurt but both cars suffered extensive dam- age. Icy roads were blamed for the accident. Rev, and Mrs. Davison left on Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of a near friend of the family at Belleville, the Rev. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Paterson celebrated their 30th wedding an- niversary on Sunday last at the home of their daughter, Mrs. lam Hill. Those Who were guests included Mrs. Paterson's, mother, Mrs. B. Sholdice, Brinsley; Mr. and Mrs, James Paterson, Lon- don; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pater- son and Roderick, Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. -Ross -Scott, Mrs. C. Ham and Miss M. Swan attend- ed the funeral of the late Mrs, George Hanley, London. Inter- ment was in. Baird's Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Donald McKenzie and family, St. Thomas spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. Mc- Kenzie. The latter couple return- ed to St. Thomas with them to spent a few days. The annual meeting of the Brucefield United Church will be held in the school rooms of the, church on Wednesday, January 29 at 8.30 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs, A. E. Munn and family, Kitchener, visited with her parents on Sunday. C G I T Meeting The C G I T girls met on Jan- nary 14, with 15 members and two- leaders answering roll call. The group will hold a Valentine party, and -have invited another C G I T group to attend. Mrs. Thos. Millar was a visitor in the village one day last week, he is spending a few weeks with his daughter, Mrs, Potter near Clint- on, Mrs. Weber, Egmondville, visit- ed with Bert Aliens last Friday. The Mission Circle met at the- parsonage on Monday ,evening. William Govier and Mrs, Lily Webster received word of the sud- den death of their brother, Char- les Govier of Port Colborne: on Saturday evening, He suffered a heart attack at a friends home. He leaves his wife, a son and daughter, also grandchildren. The funeral was held Tuesday after- noon. The sympathy of the com- munity goes out to the family at this time. Mr, and Mrs. Mac Hodgert and family, of near EXeter; Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Howatt; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Howatt and family were Sunday visitors with• Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Howatt. Jack Howatt, who -spent a week with the Hodg- erts has returned home. Mrs. John Scott met with a painful accident on Saturday morning, tripping on a mat and hreacking two bones in her wrist; she is at present with her daught- er, Mrs. Broadfoot, Tuckersmith Township. Mrs. Robert Craig, Blyth is Grayam Conducted the worship service, and the C G I T hymn was sung. Mrs. Clifton• read letters from Japanese children telling of their life. Mrs. Grayham gave a read- ing on Japan and Mrs. Davison showed ° some Japanese Gods, which were much enjoyed. Susane Haugh led a contest for recreation, and Grace Clifton passed candy. *, QUEENSWAY Nursing Home HENSALL Vacancies for Men and Women REASONABLE RATES For Up or `Bed Patients Graduate Nurse in Charge Phone 222, Hensall 2-3-4-5-6-b 711111111111101111N11111111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111I111111111.1111P helping with the care of ,John Nalt who suffered a stroke before Christmas, The W. M. S. packed a large bale for overseas relief this week. The Londesboro Women's- In-stattte held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon-, January 7, in the Community Mrs, Stanley Lyon, the president, presided. Correspondence dealt with in- cluded several. Thank You notes for Christmas boxes sent out to the Shut-ins, The committee reported send- ing a bale to "Save the Children's irtind" valUed at $118. Tickets were sold on a draw which was. won, by Mrs. Throop, Mrs, Edwin Wood demonstrated installing a zipper and bow to do facing and Mrs, P. Anderson a bound buttonhole, Mrs. T. Allen played an instru- mental on the piano and Mrs. Durnin a reading. After "The Queen" the hostesses served a de- licious lunch.