The Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-10-18, Page 4r&OE Fault THE GODERICH SIGNAEATAR
FINAL RACE MEET HERE HAS
GOOD WEATHER,
Surveying the disap• pointingly
fee=11. crowd at Saturday's race
elect here, tlie oireius mut have
felt a little like the philosophical
bettor who slareggedehis shoulders
and renaarked, "A fellow0can't lose
COrt'intiallY like 1dO 'Without iltnow-
inl what he's doleta.'''
whouzb,,.q4e weather ^vas ideal
_for the fourth; and last meet of
-the season. at Agricultural Park,
there were less than 250 paid ad-
nittSsions. Several horses failed to
appear with the result that one of
the three races had to be cancelled.
In the precedhig two years, the
nai nteet WAS spoiled by bad
weather. With good • weather this
yar, o dais had hoped things
• would be different.
Two Gocierich Mises were
double -heat whuaers. Bud Jerry,
who drove June Axworthy C. to vic-
tory in the second race, later re-
ceived a set of drinking glasses
for the fastest time, of the day.
Linda Herbert, owned by F. Semis
and driven by George Feagan, low-
ered her personal mark to 2.16
in taking both heats of the first
race. The Semis horse led all the
way though she was almost nipped
at the wire by Easter Eve in the
first heat.
In the first heal of the second
race, June Axworthy (', started in
an outer position but pulled out
and was leading ou the rail by the
halfway mark. Mel.ellni's Boy al-
most caught her at the finish and
Valuable Jerry Lee was close on
their heels.
Lena's Pride was Leading the
way at the halfway mark in the
second heat but June Axworthy C
put on another spurt and came
home in front: •
Mayor J. E. Huckin:, who was
introduced by Tory Gregg, an-
nouncer, made pointed reference
to "the faithful few" who were in
the park. Folkw ing some brief
remarks by Reeve J. H. Graham,
John W Hanna? MPP for Huron -
Bruce, brought greetings to the
crowd from Magistrate Bigelow,
chairman of the Ontario Raing
Commission.
First Race -Purse $150
Linda Herbert (F. Semis,
Goderich) 1 1
Easter Eve (R. Kirkby, Wal-
ton) . 2 2
Katzie's Chief (M. Hamilton,
Port Elgin) 3 3
Lucky Star (N. Williamson,
Walton) . 4 5
Canandiagua Girl (G. Gal-
braith, Tara).5 4
High dieres Averill (. Fea-
gan, Goderich) 6 6
Times -2.19 2/ 5, 2.16.
Second Race -Purse $150
June Axworthy C. (H. 0.
Jerry, Goderieh) 1 1
- McLellan's -Boy (R. Kirkby,
Walton) 2 4
Lena's Pride (P. Eisenbach,.
Grand r_end-) - -4 2 -
Valuable Jerry .Lee (Geo. Calcl-
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eereeee MisS Callie RoSe (1. HamittOri,
Port Elgin)„ , 5 5
,;Seswessv -es-, :Mester Patch (C. Miller, Port
Tunes -2.13 4/5, 2.13 3/5.
SMALL CROWD
Nelson Hill
resident
Of WOAA
Sheriff Nelson Hill, of Goderich,
was re-elected president of West-
ern Ontario Athletic Association
at the annual meeting in Wingham
last week. About a dozen Goderich
sports enthusiasts made the trip.
Other WOAA otlicers Lor 1956-57
are: life member, M. L. (Tory)
Gregg, of London; past president,
Hugh Hawkins, of Clinton; first
vice-president, Haivey Langford, of
Lucan; second vice-president, John
Bell, uf Listowel; third vicespeesie,
dent, William Young, .of Harriston;
treasurer and business manager,
Alf Lockriclge, of Wingham; ex-
ecutive members: Glenn Johnston,
of Wroxeter; Norman Hill, of New
Hamburg; Hermaa Young, of Kin-
cardine, and G. Kroft, of Hanover.
The trophy presented annually to
the person doing the most for
minor hockey in the WOAA was
a:Ix:xi-led this year to Cully Rocker,
veteran hockey bsio.stee from 1...M
towel. Last year the trophy was
won by L. 0. (Nie) Whetstone, of
Goderich. Donor of the trophy is
"Mike" Weichel, of Elmira, who is
a past president et the OMEA.
Alf Lockridge, who was -married
a week before the 'meting, was
presented with a silver tea service
by Tory Gregg on benaif of the
members of the WOAA executive.
In attendance at the meeting
were Frank Buckland, president
of the Ontario. Hockey Association,
and -"William Hanley, business
manager of the OIIA. '
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LEEBURN 1 Weddings
.11et.J RN, Oct. 16 - W-Oding
bells have been rteging (IuSte lousi-
ly in this district and still continue s
to ring. s
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. '
Jack Melliek (ne.. Pauline Smith) •
and to Mr.' and Mrs. Bruce Smith
(nee Marion Bogie) who were mat -i
rigid recently.
Mrs. Jack. Melliek weis guest of
honor when Mrs. John lit ey en-
tertained the lahie.s of the com-
munity at a miscellaneous shower.
Mrs. Andrew Bogie entertained at
a shower in honor of Miss. Beryl
Freeman Mho is being married
shortly. Both brides received
many lovely and useful gifts and
both thanked the ladies fittingly.
On Wednesday evening .Mrs. Harold
Bogie entertained at a trousseau
tea in honor of her • daughter,
Marion.
Mrs. Thos. Jewellvisited last
week with relatives in Teeswater
where her brother, Robt. Murray,
of Saskatoon, is visiting. On Sun-
day Mr. Murray accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Alsx. B. McKague,
of Teeswater, Visited with Mrs.
Jewell and Verne.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bogie visit-
ed over the week -end with their
daughter, Mrs. Jelin Quaid, Mr.
Quaid, Betty, Robbie and Donna.
On Saturday they motored to
Windsor. Mr. Gtahani Bogie, of
Sarnia, spent thu week -end It his
home.
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Wilkinson Wins
TheElli retighy
( y Gord. Kerr)
In the closing day nine -hole
handicap tournament fer the Ellis
Trophy at the Maitland Golf Club,
Jim Wilkinson netted a 29 to win
the silverware.
Lssy Bedard shot a one -under -par
33. However, his low handicap of
21 for the 9, netted him 291.e.
Close behind witn 30 nets were
Bev. Reyes, Clintcn, alid "Ticker"
Mero.
The ladies tournament in the
afternoon for the Maitland Golf
was won by Edna
BAYFIELD
BAYFIELD, Oct. 15. -Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Turner spent the week-
end at Hamilton!
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm MacLeod
and baby, Bruce, Port Dover, spent
the week -end with Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. MacLeod.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B'auer and
son, Tom, Waterloo, spent the
week -end at their cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Earl and Betty
Ann Beard, London, spent the week-
end at their cottage,
Miss. Christine IlacLaren,..P.or
Elgin, is spending two weeks with
her aunts, Maude and Josephine
SMOTH-DWIE
Marion Louise Bogie and z: ace
Byron Smith exchanged wedding
vows in a ceremony at Knox Pres-
byterian Church on Saturday at
2.30 p.m. The bride is the dough -
tele of Mr, and Mrs. Harold leogie
of Goderich, and the groom is the
son of Mrs. J. B. Smith and the
late Mr. Smith, of London.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. R. G MacMillan, minister of
Knox Church, and, Rev. ichard
Stewart, of London.
W. H. Bishop provided wedding
music and accompanied the solo-
ist, Ralph Henderson. The church
was decorated with peach gladioli
and bronze chrysanthemums.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore an ivog satin dress
with Chantillyace trim and cath-
edral court tffin. A jeweled ccor-
tenet headdress of seed pearls and
brilliants held her French illusion
veil, and she carried a prayer book
topped with hybrid orchids and
stephanotis
The maid of hOnor, Miss Cora
Bogie, sister of the bride, wore a
floor -length gown of copper crys,
talette with matching feather head-
band. She carried a bouquet of
Orange Delight roses and yellow
chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Bill Bogie, Goderich, and
Mrs. J. LeTouqueux, Toronto, were
bridesmaids, in black turquoise
erystalette. Their billowing, floor -
length gowns were styled ,identic-
ally, and they wore matching feath-
er headbands. They carried bou-
quets of Queen Elizabeth roses and
bronze chrysanthemums. Ross
Smith, London, was his brother's
groomsman. Bill Bogie, Goderich,brother of the bride, and William
Knight, London, were ushers.
I At a reception at Tiger Dunlop
Inn, the mother of the bride re-
ceived in a dress of tropical orchid
Swiss crystalette with a corsage of
pink Delight roses. She was 'assis-
ted by the mother of the bride-
groom, in a dress of midnight blue
with a corsage of white gardenias.
t-4- For -a weddingestrip-to-Northern-rs
Ontario, the bride donned a yellow
wool sheath dress, with matching
Stirling. coat, brown saccessories, and an
orchid corsage. On their return,
they will reside at Hamilton. The
bride is a graduate of St. Joseph's
Hospital School of Nursing, Lon-
don.
OBITUARY
MRS. CHARLES WATSON
Mrs. Charles Watsan, 74, of
Londesboro, mother of Mrs. Wil-
liam P. Riley, of Heneall, and form-
erly of Goderieh, died in Scott
Menoorial Hospital, Seaforth, en
Tuesday. Two other daughters ere
survivors, Mrs. John Sinclair, of
Kippen, and Mrs. Thounas Butler,
of Arva; also two s.isterseeMrs. W.
Govier, Londesboro, and MTS. D. E.
Dewar, Ottawa. Funeral is to be
held Friday with interment in
Loudest:two eemetery.
MRS. ADA wrairsfroNE
Following a lengthy illness, Mrs.
Ada Youngs Whetstone died in
St. Marys Memorial Hospital on
Saturday. .She was in her 74th
year.
Mrs. 'Whetstone was predeceased
bi her husband, Orwell Vc.) Whet-
stone. She is survived by three
sons, Lloyd and John, both of Gode,
rich, and Donald, of Loudon; and
four daughters, Mrs. C. Billingsley,
'of Aneaster; Mrs, W. Kearney, of
Dallas, Texas; Mrs. A. SweeneY, of
Hamilton, and Mrs, R. MacLean,
of Toronto.
The funeral service was held at
the L. A. :all funeral ehapel in St.
Marys on Tuesday at 2 p.m., fol-
lowed by interenent in St. Marys
cemetery.
MRS. ]LDA ANDERTON
Mrs. 'Ida V. Anderton, widow of
Alfred W. --Anderton/ died in Alex-
andra Marine and General Hespit•
aren Tuesday. Her husband was
organist at 'St. George's Church
here until his death two years ago.
MTs. Anderton, tile tomer da
-, V. Mame was the daughter of an
Angliean clergyman. orn wt
Taveryham, near Norwich, Eng-
land, she carne to Canada around
1925. Before coming to Goderich
with her husband about 10 years
ago, she had lived in Clinton, Wing
ham and Exeter. She was a mem-
ber of St. George's Church and be-
longed tes- the Women' e Auxiliary
as long as her health permitted.
There are noe close relatives sur-
viving her.
The funeral was to be held today
at 2 p.m. from St. George's Church,
with Rev. Dr. K. E. Taylor officiat-
ing. Burial will be ine_Mailland
cemetery. Arrangements were in
charge of Lodge funeral home.
Pallbearers were Dr. Frank Mills,
of Gerrie; Norman «eating, of
Wingham; Douglas Madge, of Gode-
rich, and Bert Kempster, of Hen-
sel'.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bryant, re-
turned to their cottage on Friday,
after spending a week at Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Craig and son,
Bruce, Clinton, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs, George Castle.
Dr. and Mrs. A. C. Chapman,
Detroit, are spending a few days
at their cottage.
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THOM-CADOTTE
Glenn Brandon, Streetsville, I Rose Caciotte became the bride
spent the week -end with his wife of James William Thorn in St.
Club Trophy
and daughter. Anne's Chureh, Flin lelon, Mani
-
Overholt, who netted the lowest Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Weston, toba, on Tuesday, October 2, 1956,
score. London, are spending a week in at 2 p.m.
o o o the village. The bride is the daughter of Mr.
.116fres. Geo, Turnbull,of Brussels, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gingerich, and Mrs. Horace Cadotte, of Flirt
renw
eed- .acepeakeeiee _ in town -Bad-Axe; Micheespent Monday and Flop, Manitoba, and the -groom ..is
this week and _a12q visited ,her Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Paul the eldest son of Mr. andiarr.S.
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Trooper and Mrs. Robt. Gauley, r i".'' and Mrs. Ed • Weston are ' A'ctre•dettit'grecelitinti-keltsszOkssisv .
of Meaford, enijoxed 7c..12,anksgtylspending two weeks in London. e,
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An evening of square dancing
was enjoyed by members of the
North- Street United 'Church Choir
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. N.
Watters. This was followed by a
bounteous lunch served by Mrs. J.
Westbrook and Mrs. J. McLeod.
MT. Harve Dawson visited over
the week -end at rhe homes of his
aunts, Mrs. A. J. Wilkins and Mrs.
Amos Ball.
Mr. and Mrs. "4. A. Coulthurst
have returned from a pilgrimage
to Cap de La Madeleine, Quebec
City and St. Anne de Beaupre.
Recent visitors at the home of
Mr and Mrs. ,Glen Gardiner were
Mr and Mrs. Flank Irving, Mrs.
Agnes Irving, of Toronto, and Mr.
Robinson Gardiner, . of Mount
Forest.
Week.end guests with Mr. and
Mrs. W. Lawrence, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Wilson, Huron road, were
Mr. and Mrs. N. Langstaff, 'of Sault
Ste. Marie, Ont.
Mr. and MTs. Donald Nasmith
and three children are leaving at
the end of October for Ottawa en -
route to France. They have lived
in Goderich the past two and a
half years. Mr.‘, Nesmith is with
the RCAF.
Mrs. E. Menarik (formerly
Grace Pinder), who has been
residing in Toronto, has returned
to Moose Factory, Ont., where she
and her husband are employed in
Moose Factory hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Pinder and
little daughter have arrived in
Luxembourg, Germany. Mr. Pinder
is with the RCAF and has been
recently stationed at Lachine,
Quebec.
F/0. and Mrs. Donald Wheeler
and Larry, .of Ottawa, spent last
week with Mrs. Wheefer's parents,
Mr and Mrs. Ernest: Videan. 6
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Elliott spent
the week -end at the ihome of MT.
and Mrs. John Munday in Port
Colborne. In honor of Mr. larliott's
retirement the couple were pre-
sented with a gift of money 'by
Reg. Black, John Munday and Mr.
and .Mrs. Edwin Eiliott.
Mr. Tom Pryde, MPP, of Exeter,
was a visitor in Goderich on Mon -
clay.
was held at the home of bride's
y,,,,reetee; . eet"-,1 • ewe ie.. • 1,
The y&ifbr'eauplie will litake
their home at Cranberry Portage,
Manitoba.0 0 0
Miee Isabel Mathieson bas re-
turned from visiting her cousin,
Mrs. R. S. Wedlock, at Toronto.
Rev. Stanley Searle, of Winnipeg,
will preach at North Street United
Church on Sunday evening. He is
1 associated with the Huron Presby-
tery Preaching Mission.
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MARIJUANA RUMORS JUST
VICIOUS UNTRUTHS-OHIEF
' Following further investigation,
Police Chief P. M. Hall reports
that he has found "absolutely noth-
ing" to .etibetantiate rumors that
local teen-agers have been, Awing
marijuana.
"it is just viciousness as far as
1 !AM concerned," saki the chief,
Indicating he had Ptle regard for
anyone who would Mart such
rumors.
Mayor J. F fluckins said„ he had
be -en ealled by lie worried Mother,
Who wondered etbe rumors were
teue, but he eeeitile did ant believe
there teas any foundation for them.
NILE
NILE, Oct. 15. -We again have
the pleasure of welcoming a newly -
married couple to the neighbor-
hood, namely, Mr. and Mrs. Ron-
ald Pentland, who returned from
their honeymoon trip last Wednes-
day to take -tap residence at their
farm just refrth of Nile.
Many members of the Nile
Church congregation attended the -
101st anniversary services in Dun-
gannon on Sunday last. Great
credit is- due to the Dungannon
people for the wonderful efforts
they must have made in arranging
this event.
Mr. Robert Duces visited with
Mr and Mrs. Doug McNeil on
Sunday.
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SHEPPAR.DION
SHEPPARDON, Oct, 16. -Visit-
ors at the home of Ralph -Foster
during the week -end were Mr. and
Mrs. E. Pritchard, of Toronto; Mus,,
Wm, Foster, Misses Margaret and
Marion Foster, of Kitchener, and
Mr. and Mrs. L. Mohr 'and baby,
of Gadshill.
Mrs. .Bert Bogie is visiting in
St. Catharines with her son-in-law
and daughterear. and Mrs. T. Mc-
Avoy. Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. MeAvoy onue tof Met.
son in St. Catharines.
Mr. Wilfred Sun'th is busy these
days taking up his potatoes, which
is a real good crop.
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Owing to the lovely weather of
the .last few weeks, the farmers are
really: busy these days silo filling
and now ploughing. •
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