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In front of steeneeseettrtailm trees: stands_
the reception line at the GDCI "At Home"
Friday evening. From lett to right are:
William Be.ttger; president of the Students'
Council; Miss Darrefe Stoll: -,apt; _Principal
O.L. Day; Mrs. Wm. Craig; Wm. Craig,
chairman of the GDCI Board; Mrs. Day.
S -S Photo by RJR.
Maple Leaf 104E Lists
Accomplishments i,i.:'60
Mrs. Gordon McManus, sec
tare of the Maple Leaf Chap
of , the I.O.D.E., presented.
annual report for 1960 of th
' organization at a meeting Tu
day evening of last week at t
home of Mrs. J. W. Wallace.
The membership is comprised
of.84"persnns, including_ene life
Member. Eight new members
have-takerrihe-ir--effirmat'ion---this=
year. Three members moved
out of town and two resignations
were accepted. During the year,
one executive and ten regular
evening meetings were held in
the homes of members with two
taking special significances The
average attendance is 34, and
after the meeting adjourns re-
freshments are, served by the
tea committee, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. J. Wallace. It acts
in this capacity for all projects
undertaken through the year.
Each member contributes a
small fee for costs and the
balance is put in a a "special
____elesadeessahnch is used for -flowers
cards, etc.
re- Maitland cemetery, presentation informative and thought-provok-
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ter• of Royal portraits to the Park.,ing papers at dilierent intervals.
the Theatre, Fashion Show, Remem- For one meeting the history of
at brance Day service at ; the An- the I.O::D.E. and its beginning
es glican Church, and at the' ceno- in Goderich with as many as five
he taph service, and was promin- chapters made an interesting
ently displayed at the World subject by Miss„. J. Saunders.
Refugee tea, Diamond Jubilee From "Alert” came word of the
luncheon and the Christmas Chapter's personal responsibil-
party. _ ity to- combat -Communistic an-_
-----The- -Chapter a-woe-.-_happy-sto. at ano ther_ time, cone -
have a share in the education
mems on"Cinada s trading pose
work of the I.O.D.E. by spore tion with Cuba were given. .
soring a .Goderich student of
high academic standing for an
I.O.D.E. bursary for further
study at University. Prizes, were
awarded by the education•con-
vener, Mrs. W. Schaefer, to two
students for social 'studies and
general proficiency, and five
students received compliment-
• Plie _0ap -—accepte t
kind invitation of Mrs. K.
Hopkinson to hold the Jun
meeting at her summer cottag
' and"arrangements were made
have a buffet supper. Th
meeting was h i g h I i g h t e
• by Mrs. D. Mooney's report fro
the National Diamond Jubile
Convention in Toronto. In. No
emt~ier, a committee headed b
Mrs. J. Hindmaesh, arranged fo
the annual Christmas meetin
and program. Fifty-seven mem
bers were present for the turke
• banquet which was held at th
Bedford Hotel'. The evening
entertainment consisted of rea
ings by one of the member
dances presented by Marie d
Kurthy's ballet class, and gues
speaker was, Rev. B. de Vrie
of Exeter. His address on "Free
dom" made a deep impressio
as he spoke about his homeland
Holland, during the German oc
cupation. -
The fleeter convener, Mrs. W
A. laaciaren. attends
-sending of cards from the Chap-
ter to members. where birth,
illness, or bereavement has oc-
curred. Members who are con-
fined to hospital receive a rose
bowl.
The convener for Services at
home and abroad, Mrs. G. Math,
ieson, distributed wool and flan-
neldtte to the members for
knitting and sewing. Completed
Articles and good used clothing
v'ere sent to headquarters for
shipment' overseas. Fugnds were
provided for a girl guide to be
sent to summer camp; assisted
the locbl Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital; presented a
wreatht the cenotaph on Re-
, membrahce Day. The Chapter
held a shower in aid of the
Cancer Gift Cupboard, and help-
ed with the door to door can-
vass. Volunteers also made
house calls for the T.3. survey,.
and assisted at -both the T.B. and
blood donor's clinics. The Chap,
ter also maintained the Greek
boy adopted through the Foster
Parents' Plan. The Red Cross•
canvass in March was conducted
by members of the Chapter. .
Delegates represented the
Chapter at two conventions dur-
ing the year. Excellent reports
were- given of the Provincial
meeting in Hamilton in,Aprfl by
Mrs. C. Edward and Mrs. J.
Wallace, and of the National
Diamond Jubilee convention
held in May in Toronto by Mrs.
D. Mooney and Mrs. J. W.
Coates. The Chapter's standard
was carried on these' two oc-
casions. The standard was• car=
ried by the standard bearer,
Mrs. G. L. Ellis, at all meetings
in homes where ceiling heiht
permitted, and at the New Can-
adian coffee., parties. World Re-
fugee tea, memorial Sunday at
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Miss Catherine Anderson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
Anderson, described her trip to
England this summer, and show-
ed colored slides which she had
taken awhile abroad. She was
one of a group of Girl„ Guides
chosen to represent Canada at
the Golden Jubilee celebrations
ary Community Concert tickets. � of Girl Guides. An excellent
Two bursaries- were - given to Paper on Canadian history was
Goderich Districit Collegiate In- heard at another meeting given
stitute students. by Mrs. L. H. Diggon, a GDCI
Conveners of Empire and i teacher.
World Affairs and Common- • The convener for immigration
oalth-Relation sehaye-presentedl (Crn iii a nsr -..-a
FLY FORMER ,RESIDENT'S
ASHES HERE FROM ENGLAND
The ashes of ,a well known
former resident of Goderich for
many—aeah, Aegus M. Mac -
Innes, will be floavn here for
interment in Maitland cemetery.
Burial will take place in the
plot accupied by Mr. MacInnes'
wife, Isabel, who predeceased
her husband in 1927. Mr. Mac-
hines died in his sleep January
26 at Harpenden, Hertfordshire,
England. Burial arrangements
are in charge of the „Lodge fun-
eral home; date of the inter-
thent is undetermined pending
arrangements in England.
The late Mr. lVfacInnes was
widely known as chief engineer
of the Algoma Central Steam-
ship "Algocen," a position he
held for many years prior t
his retirement in 1945. Follow-
s -re tirementaMea-Maeleine
returne'd to England accompan-
ied by his daughter, Elma, and
his son, Barrie. The two child-
ren, now 41 and 4g,,respectivejy,
survive their father and "reside
in England. Mr. MacInneS re-
sided in Goderich for many
years and made his home here
between sailing seasons.' The
family lived at the corner of
Wellington and ' St. Patrick
'Streets. Mrs. MacInnes claimed
a measure of distinction through
the fact that her father was a
first cousin of Sir James Barrie.
Surviving, besides the child-
ren, are a brother in Vancouver
and "a sister in Harpenden, Eng-
land. The late Mr. MacInnes
also leaves a wide circle of
friends and acquaintances in
Goderich and the surrounding
NEW, CHAIRMAN, REV. K. E. TAYLOR
AWt'NJURENew1rde
Fair Dates
The Kinsme i Club has an-
nounced that Its annual Trade
Fair will he held this year
from June 28 to July lst, in-
clesive. Held ; in August in
past years, the Trade Fair this
year on the hgiiday week -ends,
is expecatecl to draw larger
crowds, Committees have al-
ready been set up and plans
are under way to make the
fair an outstanding one. A
large midway has already
been booked far the fair.
TEFL RIGGER
Soon after he had placed
into position the last piece of
steel for the new Maitland
River bridge, John Walsh, 41,
of Doon, a steel rigger on the
job, slipped and fell from •a.
height 'of 24 feet Monday
afternoon.
He suffered a back injury
and both his heels were sev-
erely. fractured. He was rush-
ed to Alexandra Hospital. At-
tending physician was Dr. N.
C. Jackson,
It was the second injury to . Week -end gueslts with Miss
be suffered by a worker since Lillias MacVicai were Mr. and
construction work on the Mrs. L. H. Elsoh, and children,
bridge commenced last fall. John and Elizabeth, Oakville.
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FOUNDERS" NIGHT OBSERVED
BY KINSMEN AND KINETTES
ThetKinsmen Club of Gode-
rich °.-Monday evening, enter-
tained the ladies at Harbourlite
Ii1n on the occasion of Founders'
Night, commemorating 41 years
of Kinsmen Club activity in
Canada. President•^Harold Hib-
bert chose this night also to
honor past presidents of the
club.
Guests for the evening were:
Mr. Jack Drysdale, District No.
1 secretary and Mrs. Drysdale,
who is Kinette convener for Dis-
trict No. 1; Mr. Harold Knight,
District No, 1 Kin Education
Chairman, and Mrs. Knight.
There were four guests from
Hensall.
Mrs, Drysdale and Mr. Knight
chose the occasion- to address
the gathering on Kin and Kin -
ette education ,giving historical
skerehes on activities and ac-
complishments on . a national
scale.
Mr. Drysdale presented at-
tendance tabs to Kinsmen Maur-
ice Gardiner, Doug Cruickshank
and Russ Gemmill.
The 'evening concluded with
dancing to records, conducted
by Ted Williams, entertainment
chairmen: I•1:i.S.
VALENTINE LOVE
The lovehat accompanies St.
Valentine's Day went to Dr. B.
C. Weir, of Auburn, on Tuesday
—his 84th birthday. A patient
in Alexandra Hospital, he re
ceived many •valentine cards,
visitors, three cakes and flowers.
..our Nurses
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Head South
Miss Betty Sturdy, R.N.,
daughter. of Sheriff and Mrs.
Harry Sturdy left last week -on
a holiday trip to the Southern
States and Mexico.
Miss Sturdy,a graduate of
Stratford General hospital in
1959, was employed at Clinton
ill -bile Hospital. -for; several
months. For the past sniff months
she has "bee --working- -the-
Baker
theBaker Memorial. Sanitorium at
Calgary. Going West on a trip
to the Calgary Stampede last
year, Betty decided to remain
in Western Canada. She has
also been on a trip to Vancouver
and other holiday resorts since
going to Calgary. `
In company with three other
nurses Iron! Walton, Milverton
and Nova Scotia they plan to
be in Los Angeles -this week-
end. They are leaving their car
at
go
Ac
GUILD, DISCUSSES .;ROLE
OF WOMEN- :IN-''CJURCH•
The Evening Guild of St.
George's Church met Wednes
day evening of last week in the
Guild Room. The . president,
'Mrs., Bradley, opened the meet
flag with a hymn, , followed be
prayers.
An announcement was made
requesting as many members as
eeking Vote Goes to LLBC
GUIDES, BROWNIES SERVICE
SAYS DOMINANT EFFEaON
YOUTH -HOME ENVIRONMENT
O Over 1400 signaturesof voters this effect and Intvitgd the to
appeared on a• petition fora vote clerk to consider that the :at
concerning cocktail bars and enticated instanires "--mar
dining lounges, forwarded to be the wily ones." ' '
the Liquor Licence Board ed
Two local churches have
A group of Goderich Girl of the church in guiding their
Guides and Brownies, 100 strong, lives, the speaker said that
attended the church service in religion is not a matter of
North Street United Church choice; "We may sweep the
Sunday morning. An unusual- home clean of religious bigotry
ly large congregation surround- but what is Ieft? No child can
ed the Guides and Brownies grow up in a vacuum. Parents
who were grouped in the cen- cannot leave the child to the
tral section of the church. influence of TV, street` corner
Choosing as his subject, "Is gangs and other adverse influ-
Ottr With Safer -Rev: -W.- I ences:'� Decrying- the - lack- _ of
ten Hoopen addressed the con- parental control or Christian in-
gregation on the'idea that home fluence, Rev. ten Hoopen quoted
environment has a dominant eff- the biblical statement "David
ect on the -church life of today's wept too late," and intimated
youth. Taking his text from
II Samuel 18.32, ."Is the young
man Absalom safe?", Rev. ten
Hoopen stated that many par-
ents seek help from the church
for their children but the church
cannot accomplish too much
unless the home sets a Christ-
ian foundation.
Continuing his address, Mr.
ten Hoopen said, "The youth
of today is, fundamentally, no
different from the youth of
preceding generations. If there
is a difference it lies 'in the
world in which they live; a
world which has been handed
down to them by their parents'
veneration." Stressing the need
that it applied, too often, in
present day family relation-
ships.
While the speaker's remarks
were directed primarily toward
the parents in the congregation,
the Guides and Brownies, in
full uniform and accompanied
by their leaders, paid close at-
tention to Rev. ten Hoopen's
counsel.
PTA Workshop
Here March 12
The February meeting of St.
Peter's and St. Mary's Parent -
Will Nominate
Clinton Mn for
d to hold the
Teacher Association was held
at St. Peter's School on' Wednes-
day of last week,
It was decide
March meeting at St. Mary's
School. A letter of thanks was
PresbvtervPnsf read from the pupils oft
sever and- eight; thanking the
,possible to_atte�nczt_he Woman's PTA for the treat 'served them
,... .. ._{ Milson of Th m
World Day of Prayer services es+�aft }te obnggaw=.-party. can
at Victoria Street_ United Road United Church Exeter, ' F'ebrucry 1st, .
Church on February 17. will be nominated by Huron A motion was made that a
Arrangements were made to Presbytery for the office of Pre- bake sate and penny carnival be
entertain the other women's sident of London Conference of held at the school in April, It
groups in the church on April the United Church of Canada was announced that the Region -
12. when the Conference meets in al PTA would bold a Workshop
Mrs. Mildred 'Simpson report -'lune. The Huron Presbytery In Goderich on' ,March 1 th,
ed for the ways and means corn approved the nomination last Father Joseph F'' will he a
mittee, outlining the activities week in Ontario Street United guest speaker. Tafo interesting
for the coming year. Church;' Clinton. Rev..'.Mr. �V'i'.• films were shown on the symp-
Group discussion followed ori son has served many congrega 'toms to Iook for in the early
the subject "What is the distinc tions in Huron Presbytery and i detection of two types, of cancer.
titre ministr of
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is well known throughout th.-
area.
hese were shown by Ars. A. M.
arca. For many years he ha:: Harper who was introduced to
worked on the Settlement Com• the members by Mr. Wisser, con-
mittee of London Conference. ; con-
vener for the month.
�%rrrlicatitms for- ret3xernc_ Mite_ lun_ c11 �L�'as beide serv-
anc pension were approved for
ed, Mrs. Harper ma e the raw
t ree ni`Inisfers in the 'Pres}-fnr•-:the0 laancl _ it ryas-.,ww •.
tcry. Rev; S. A. Moote, off' Code, ' by Mr. Bob Jeffrey, 140 Gibbons
rich, (Victoria Street L'nitecilastreet.
San Antonia, Texas, "and tivi�l !church?" y women in the
de
by plane to Mexico City and of theh. partCthat wormon' n playmin
apulco. that women in
the church today with that of
tire--carlti�--•c}ntrelh- V -e -t es• --
studied from the Bible.
'' At the'entre-mii t`� f'tfi �-e
!PIC OF -GDCI' BOARD ing, lunch was served ht'' ars.
Simpson, Mrs. Sager and Mrs.
chief topic under discussion • Riley. uho has served __
when the GDCI Board 'met ministry, will take �u residence
both Monday and Wednesday', FARMER GODERICH GIRL in' London at the "en°if`"""ot the ; •
evenings of this week. A raise Conference Year in June and Wins .Ontario
In salaries is again being '1N LONDON MUSICAL will become assistant ,�;
sought by the teaching staff.
The board's decision was not
'av;ailable at press -tithe this
week.
Teachers' salaries was the
O
years in thc
TOWN
Miss Barbara Eustace, dangle' of Wesley 'United Cherch. Rev -
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ter of Rev. and Mrs. A. E. Eus- T. J. Pitt, of Varna, plang to'
Pi
formal resolutions oppos
Ontario Tuesday morning. Pend- the proposed lounge and dip
ing approval by the board and licences and the Greater Go,
subsequent action by tke town rich Cominittee indleatea. V
aouncil the earliest possible poll- other meetings are in'sprosen
ing date would he during the t the close of the Sunday MO
latter part of April. The signa- mg sereice the following on
tures on the petition represent- ton was carried unaninieuely
ed nearly 40% of the 3574 the Saptist Church—"Th_at 1
names appearing on the latest members of Goderieli Beni
revised voters' list, said Town Church, go on record as aethe
Clerk S. H. Blake. Sneforward- opposing future liquor 0%1
mg the petition to the board, in Goderich, believing Se
Town Clerk Blake testified as would be detrimental •to I
to the "sufficiency of the peti- conamunity, and will do all
tion" after checking the _signa- Jour power ta opposesfurthereo
years, the lounge and bar con- following resolution had ke
tures against voting eligibility. lets."
Developing into the most con- Earlier it was stated by li
troversial municipal battle in Robert Bisset, clerk, that ..1
test is under command of two adopted at- Knox Presb te
well organized groups. Sponsor- "We, the clerk session of En
ing the vote is the Goderich Church, are of the opinion tl
Civic Progress Committee, head- the opening of further lieu
ed by former mayor' John E outlets in Goderich would ii
Huckins, while the opposing fac- be in the best interests of o
the Liquor Licence Board to paign "shall, for a periods
.f. j
fiats, the Greater Goderich Com- community." '
chairmanship of Dr. Je CaRosi. vides that the manaffers 1
The petition, as presented, asks each side in the pendingeca
authorize a vote on two ques- four weeks," after the clerk h
tions Covering hotel licences. It ;given notice, of the filing Of t1
requests a plebiscite to a.pprovelpetition, be entitled to examli
the establishment, in Goderich,fand question the petition. lY
of cocktail lounges and dining Huckins, representing the God
upon complaiets that expressed complete sztiSfactil
, rich Civic Progress Committe
canvassers for signatures had with the reception accorded til
obtained some by misrepresent- petition canvassers and state
ation, the Greater Goderich that the entire canvass was eel
Cornmittee filed two affidavits -to pleted in less than three days
Demonstrate Home Decorations
During Church s Valentine Tea
A capacity crowd Attended Mrs. R. W. Hughes and Mi
the annual Valentine Tea of J. Cook convened the refresl
North Street United Church
1.1yaelle Bradfaird, B. Co
less, A. Green,
Henry, A. Hamilton, E. Stile
Misses E..Barlow, G. Robert%
and F. Armstrong.
,The patrons for the bali
table were looked after by Me
dames R. Wilson, J. Cook,
Bean, C. Mitchell and W. Busl
Evening Auxiliary on Wednes-
carnations, caught with red
Standards Of red and white
hearts, decorated the entrance
to the auditorium of the Chris-
tian Education Building where
tne guests were received by Mts.
A. P. Boutilier, president of the
Auxiliary, and Mrs. W. J. ten
Hoopen. Mrs. J. Remington
presided at the door table.
'The auclitoriuin was season- O. Mesdames L Thomson, I
ably decorated with garlands of Potzel, L. Parker, F. Myers are
red and ehite carnations draped Miss Mery Buchanan were i
beneath the windows and on the charge of the attractive disple
balconies. Traditional red Vale 0f hofnemade gonfectiOns.
entine hearts, centered withl The children were entertaii
er hed by Mrsele Near and Mrs. .1
nos__,ercavs of violets and lily
ered_ with white linen cloths n erson, trefry7 SrFayfiblvtra
and on each table was a bud; mdr'Y 'Ellen Bettger. --
.vase containing a red carnation. ,
In addition to a hake table
/carnations added to the decor.
and a candy booth, a display of Unemployment
These were made and sold by
le convener, Mrg. D. C. Aber- Is Less Here
arf" and her decorating corn-
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ployment is higher than for,
Despite the fact that uneanS
..Turner, adcGinn, A. ,Greers, many years in many Outer*
Johnst centres, statistics for Huron
*Large standards - of spring
wers and potted palms, all
ade of ,crepe paper, formed
e stage setting for tths year's
onatration by Mrs. Lille' Till -
n on Decoration in the' Mod.
n Horne. Mrs. Tillson has
en wallpaper consultant for
e Canadian Wallpaper Mania
cturers of Toronto for soine
me and she used rug samples
d draperies against a back
ound of Canadian wallpapers
developing her talk, which
ossed trend, color and design
interior decorating.
Slices of iced sandwich loaves
red on, legatee ceps,' decor
ed with red. jelly hearts and
ishes, affirtea were served fi‘' RED CROSS DRIVE
.sdames S. Hopkinson, C The annual campaign in,tlite
kett. G. Muir, K. Scully. I. Goderich area for funds for the ,
ernick, C. Murray. S. Jones. Red Cross Will be held this yews
s, 13. Ross, C. -Dorland, R. Anderson, of London, was 'in;
th, 0. Day, W, J. Mills. 1. Goderich on Tuesday making
ham, L. Johnston, G. Mc nrelimmary arrangements -for
n anal Miss Olive Robertson. the drive -
o o Award "
tace, of London, thatnatay of Make his home in NeWfound
North Street United Church land where he began his min- The executive committee of 'M
Goderich. is playing the leading i istry 44 :‘. ears ago. Rev. W. M. Goderich Horticultural Society II
a broad. Church, retiring after 39 yers.
"Finnian's Rainbow,"
pawed arrangements, similar to st
way showeeaut on by the stud- !will reside in Wtawa.
Delegates from tiie 31 pastor -;last year, for renewal 'of mem- flo
ents of Central Collegiate, Lon-.
an, this 't 'N'ieek, Tuesday through al charges in Huron is. eanytere
members_ A number of the pre- th
Town Solicitor J.' K. Hunter
has announced that the Town
will appeal the recent ruling by
Judge Frank Fingland whie
freed Sifto Salt 11960) Comnanv
on taxation of buildings used to Friasee Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Mc- met together to discuss a ieenrt
"Ta,, sent members will he , asked to
eod and Mr. George Fspert. of the General Council on
store rock salt. The amount of- Goderich. attended the'Perform.iDoctrine and Practice of Church canvass others in their neigh-
ta3fes involved is approximately Rea. w. a. ten borhood.
ance on Wednesday night. Membership."
$5 000 Th
appeal would be shared, on the
basis of 80 per cent by the Town ton, of /earth Bay, Ont., and
of Goderich and 20 per cent by James Street United, Exeter:
Mr. and Mrs. Joe -Murray, f
the County of Huron. , °- outlined the praetice of baptism
4 Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shelling -
Hoopen, of Goderich. Rev. H. C. The Meeting delegated Presi-
Wilson, of Thames Road. Ex dent Donald McKee to attend
eter, and Rev. -S. E. Lewis of the annual meeting of the On-
tario Horticultural SOciety in
Hamilton, March 16-17.
Brig. G. MacLeod Ross. past
president, was congratulated
upon an award in the prdvincial
society's photographic competh
Increase of 8 121 m
ibrary s Circulation
Ma. J. H. Stringer, chairman
of the Goderich Public Library
Board presided fOr its annunl,
meeting in the Board Room
Monday evening. The minutes
were read by the secretary, Miss
Betty MacKenzie. The Librar-
ian's report and the financial re-
port were given., Books were
purchased to the amount of
$3,124.68 duaing 1960.
The secretary presided for the
election of officers as follows
chairmais, Rev. K. E. Taylor
vice-chairman, Mr. M. H. Stepli
ens; property committee, 3. W
Coulter, Mrs. T. R. Meledy, Mrs
C. Gibbons. Other membern
are: E. J. Pridham, J. H. String -
took the chair. after the elec-
tion and extended thanks to all
the outgoing 'officers.
The Librarian's report for
1960 showed a total circulation
of 47,751 made lip as follows:
adult fiction, 26,607; adult non-
fiction, 7,534; juvenile, 14,610;
This was an increase of 3,410
in the circulation of children's
books, and an Increase of 4,711
in the adult circulation, making
a total increase for the year of
8.121 over ,the 1059 eirenlation.
There were 1,152 boOks'of refer-
ence- used as compared to 970
in 1059. About 778 adult books
and 376 children's books were
puichased at a cost of $3,124,68.
The library is. composed of
8,350 books in the adult depart:.
merit and 4,125 books in the
children's room.
-Receipts from cards, fines and
rental 'collection Were $879.78,
an.increase of $133.05 over 1959
receipts. They have 1,713 adult
members and 1,110 in the child-
ren's department.
In May a new tile floor was
installed in the children's room
There were 26 film programs
' held for the children during
• the year. Attendance totalled
1,015 with an average attend-
ance of 39.
Woodstock. am visiting I'gith confirmation. and the Commit-)
-IN-F,A-NTS-BAPTIZED- I.Mr. and Mrs. Stan Irina .andlion as reeommended in the re
The Sacrament of Infant Bap- farnilY• 'port.
tism was field last Sunday at
Knox Presbyterian Church,' '
Thbse baptized were: Gerald
Gordon Hoelscher, son of Mr,
Whidden. son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
Whidden.
Valentine Tea
Held at S.A.
, The SalvItion Army Citadel
was prettily decorated with red
and white strdamers and red
hearta for their first Valentine
Tea on Tuesday afternoon.
The tiny tea tables were cen-
tred with small beuquets of vice
lets. . Mrs: J. II. Johnstone gave
a demonstration on the icing of
a heatt-shaped cake in keeping
with St. Valentine's Day. The
ticket on the decimated. cake
was held by Linda Peoctor, the
shortbread cake by Mrs. Laura
;Chase and the pan of bune went
to Mrs,. William Daer. (Mae door
prizes went to 'Mrs. Verna Knee-
shaw and Miss Mae Davis. Mrs.
Captain Petersen thanked Mrs.
Johnstone for her demonstrat-
ion and thanked the 50 ladies
who attended, this tea.
The tea was Under the tonven-
orship of a committee -composed
of Captain and, Mrs. 'Petersen;
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dickson,
and Mrs. 3'. H. Johnstone. The
decorating committee was Mrs.
Norman Radford and Mrs. John
Proetor. The lunch was served
by members of the lime Lea.
FORMER AUBURNITE WINS
SCHbLARSHIP OF $250
George Raithby, of Lon-
don, formerly of Auburn, has
been awarded a Timken Scholar-
ship valued at $250 ,by the
Council of the Faculty of Engin- ,
year student at the University
01 Western Ontario, was award-
ed this scholarship last week-
end in recognition of his excel-
lent work during 'the second
year of his course. He ift the
n Mrs. Edna Rmthby and
the late Glen Raithby.
tion, won by a color slide of an
Decision on the planting of
shrubs on the- harbor hill plot
sp
so
er
be
th
fa
ti
an
gr
in
str
pla
at
was deferred. pending • inform- rel
„sae, ation on financial resources. Me
'r -r It was decided to continue the Soc
infant -purchase plhn. Pap
Miss Frances Armstrong, An W.
glesea street, Wias' hostess for Sim
this meeting, and was assisted Sma
by Mrs. F. T. Aimstrong in sena Aid
ing refreshments. Gin
County show it to be loiier at -
the present time than for tha'
corresponding period of last'
year.
Those listed as seeking eine'
ployment at the National Em-
ployment Office, Goderich, as
of January 31, 1961, 'number-
' ed 929, which included 723
men and 201 women.
By way of contrast, the
number seeking employment
a year ago, that is January 31,
1960, numbered 1,048, .inelud-'
ing 832 men and 2/4 women.
Lowest peak' for the numes
ber seeking employment /in
recent months was at Septette
ber 30, 1960, when the num-
, ber was 147 men.
lVlany attended the „annual dinner a Federal Union 23736
at the Legion Hall on Wednesday evening of last week.
Seated, from left to right, are: Walter Sheardown, treaS-
urer; Leroy 'Taylor, president. Standink, from left to
right, are: Thomas -A -Chambers, secretary; L. Schroeder
Kitchener; Henry "Weisback; Tordlor guest speaker; Reg.
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"Caribbean Cruise" Is
GDCf At Home Setting
(By Nancy Hughes) the guests that they were on and Karen bean whose topic '
'Ship, there was an enormous was "Our New North", a's. sec- '
Goderich District Collegiate Iteld
The Students' Council °f- the 'steering wheel at the centre
!front of the auditorium as well ond. Valerie Mathieson -whose
day evening, February 10. The servers. On stepping
their annual "At Home" on Fri -las a ship's railing and life pre. subject was. "On What It Means
dr ship To 13e a Canadian" placed third.
tnusical performance of the to dry land, sightseers found a In 'basketball fast week, the
"Continentals" was indeed atnne _small booth with a thatched senior boys, who are now, _tied
one, and their various selections roof and two hula. girls serving 'With the Clinton „seniors for twat'
were greatly appreciate& ' a fruit drink. After' 'quenching, place, were defeated by ClintOn .-
Since the Students' Council his thirst with grapefruit Ninth, 2b,30. The Goderich juniot boys
hoped this year to make the he knew that he was not just also lost to, Clinton. lloWevers,
Milne' an especially memorable imagining the whole. affair! Con- both girls' teams defeated, the
ocC118101?,. they decided to take gratulations are cktended to the Clinton skis. ' Carolyn Clark,
their guests on , a "Caribbean Students' Council for planning 'top scorer, racked up„.11 of the
Cruise.' Before t'boarding ship," the evening's de I 1 g h t f u 1 Goderich seniors' 37 points Otter
the Passengers were received "cruise. , 2 , Clinton's 21. , Our Senior girl*
by Mr. and mrs. W. L. Craig, On WednesdaY) February 8, art also in first ,vlaea,In .thit
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Day, , MISS in an afternoon ,Asseifibly, ten leagne. The ,Goderith junior
Darlene Stoddart, and mr. Rill students, . who' were, form win. girl& btat Clinton by...the store
Bettger, Stndents' Council Pre- ners in grade* nine And ten, ad- of 30-22 lAth Veggy *row* Abl.
sident. Once "on board", guests dressed the student body -in the Jendifer I ititoris high scorers.
volcanic mountains, schools of Mr, §hort and, Mr,, Snalth thoSe the four
were delighted by scenes of auditorium. Judges, Mr, Day, for God . 71$1gntifthler14
sandy ,beaches. Just to remind "tsplorations In Spiiee",iis lirstvreelt _