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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-05-23, Page 9'CANADIANA QUALITY HOMES • ONLY $500 Down Erected on your foundation in "one day,' finished in o week. r ALL HOMES complete with >t plumbing, heating, wiring, broadloom etc. Write for iIIU- strated catalogue (enclose $$11.00 for postage and hdrt:•' ding). 411"146..."1111101.1°• - Huron County Representative P.S. Ma9Ewan - 524-9531, Goderich( - 101NADIANA MODULAR HOMES LIMITED • ite NAME ADDRESS PHONE' 10 Main 'Street South, P.O.' Box 650 Watetdown, Ont. TO. (416) 689-6687 I OWN A LOT YES N.Q.❑ • . Please send information on your fully. serviced subdivision and model homes} di Mitchell, Ontario, (Near Stratford) YES 0 NO O • OSS 9/5 • DUNOANNON'. OEQINGS. By 4.M.' Blake Historical Socie#y annual immummumimmumm. DEDICATE 'BUILDING A crowd of approximately 250 people gathered at the Dungannon Christian Fellowship church on Sunday May 12 to join them in their dedication 'celebration. The Fellowship officially became a recognized, congregation of the Mennonite Church. Guest speakers were -Rev. Ray Erb of Listowel and Rev. Newton Gingrich of Tavistock. Acknowledged guests were Rev. Glen Noble of Lucknow Presbyterian church and Rev. Clarence McClenaghan of Dung anon United Church. The group is most thankful for their kind and considerate remarks and speeches which they presented. Special music was in form of a duet by Miss Eleanor Martin of Glenallen and Miss Joyce Gingrich of Waterloo, also an octette by the local group. Refreshments were served in the basement following the ser- vice. Regular weekly services ` are held with Sunday School from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. for all ages with all welcome; followed by church service. at 11:00 a.m. A Sewing Circle is also plan- ned for the first . Wednesday of "leach , month in the Christian Fellowship church and again, alhare welcome. ,Interested per- sons. may contact Mts. Orrie Gingrich 529-7151.. And now, time has come a' full circle and the''Mennonites are using the %building where the Presbyterians worshipped a century and Chore ago." . (Margaret has in her possession the letter of warning to her grandmother at Normal School). COMMUNITY NEWS Rev. Clarence McClenaghan and Mr. K.K. ' Dawson, the representative of Dungannon United Church charge plan to, attend LPndon Conference which is meeting in London from Tuesday to Thursday of this week. In reply to a request for a used Communion set, a mem- ber of the Session of the former Port Alberrt_Congregation wrote to Dr. Muriel Bridgeman of- fering her their set: The offer RECEIVE LETTER An interesting letter has been receiv d from Mrs. Ernest Prit- chara(nee Margaret Pentland) of Toronto; "I think I remem- ber seeing that the,}Mennonites in the comm fnity have the Psbyterian church for their services. My mother's people were of Mennonite background who had come from Penn- sylvania to` Canada - the So- called Pennsylvania Dutch •- , but in reality most of the families were . from Germany; and the "Dutch",was a con- traction of the German "Deut- sch". .Our people, Augustines and Morningstars, settled in Welland county, and later my grandparents went to Lambton county and finality to Huron county. My great-grandfather Morningstar must have been a very godly man who was very afraid ' of his family being in- fluenced by . the. World.. Gran- dma was warned of the dangers when she attended Toronto Normal School • away. back abou-t ,1850 or so. When they bought the farm on the 4th con- cession of Ashfield—Cecil Culbert has it now, I think, there was no Mennonite church anywhere near. The neighbours were friendly and invited them to come to the Presbyterian church which they did. Again, my grandmother was warned to beware of the influence of the Worldly church! Imagine the Presbyterians of that day being' 5onaidered worldly! Goderich Twp. WI names five delegates being accepted, it has been sent to Dr. Bridgeman, now on furlough, and in a few weeks will be taken back to Angola, where once again it will be fulfilling its purpose. South Huron District Divine Service.A.F. and A.M. is. to be held in . Dungannon United Church, Sunday, May 26 at 8:00 p.m. • Mrs. Haryey Culbert .retur- ned home on Saturday morning from Wingha-m - General' Hospital, where she had received treatment for a reac- tion from a previousdrug treat- ment, for bursitis. Rest. is .a requirement now. • Mrs. Roderick McDonald is not as Well as her friends wish. Warmer weather as forecast for the coming, ,week will make all feel .better. The• heavy rain- falls last week• filledseveral basements, and farmers have had little lakes in their fields. In other area's damage has been much greater where rivers over- .flowed their banks. Mr: `and' Mrs. Marvin Smith who have retired recently from Toronto will now be permanent residents in Dungannon. During the past year they have spent frequent week -ends here and are indeed welcome. "1;Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Webster spent the holiday week -end in 'Willowdale with their daughter, Lois and. family, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thomas, Lynda and Wendy. Mrs. Mary Bere and Jamie, accompanied by Earl McNee of Bellmore, spent the holiday week -end with her daughter, Ruth Bere, in Wind- sor. Mr. 4ind Mrs. Ivan Hender- son and family, from Weston spent the weekend with Mrs. Victor Errington and were guests, at the Dale -Errington wedding on- Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fowler, Darrel and Karen, of Parkhill visited on Sunday with the for- mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Fowler. Damon K. Webster of Toronto spent several days recently at the home of Mrs. Cecil Blake and Barbara. Mrs. John ,Ryan who has "spent the winter months with her daughter, Margaret and son-in-law, Mr. arid Mrs. Gor- The May meeting of Goderich Township Women's Institute'. was' held Monday, 4May 13 at Holmesville School The roll call "A household task your husband is good at" was answered by 23 members and two visitors. The following delegates were appointed to attend the District Annual at Belgrave later this month: Carol Penhale, Myrtle Banter, Alice 'Porter, Mary 'Anne Yates and Hazel McCreath. The Blossom Tea at Huron - view was discussed and final plans made for a bake sale to be held Saturday, May 18. Carol Penhale gave an in- teresting report on the officers conference which she atterided at Waterloo Campus on May' l and 2, as a delegate. An interesting program was prepared''by the agriculture and Canadian Industries committee including ' the successful growing of gloxonia, and easy transplanting of spani,sh onions. A successful plant auc- tion wgs conducted with Phyllis Cox acting as auctioneer. A delicious lunch of Chile Con Carne was served by Millie Dempsey and her group. - The June meeting will be held Monday, June 10 at 8:15 when the roll call will be "A Country which is a member' of the United Nations." ,r don Kidd, at Georgetown and two months in Florida, retur- ned to her ,„ home. .here on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Eedy and Martha, also Mrs. Heber Eedy, visited in Kitchener with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ott, Mat- thew and Andrew, on Sunday, following the baptism of An- drew Michael .Ott in Listowel on Sunday a.m. Family Day or Mother's Day was the occasion for many family gatherings besides those mentioned last week. Any time you wish to share- your hap- piness with others phone your local correspondent at 52e- 7965, • Several people from here at- tended the May 14 meeting of Huron County Historical. Society which " was held at Auburn. The tour' of Craig's sawmill which preceded the regular meeting was very interesting and instructive. BRIDAL SHOWER A bridal shower was given by the community in Dungannon United Church S.S. rooms on Monday evening, May 13 for Audrey Errington. Mrs. Diane Park was chairlady for a short program which had vocal. solos by. Donna Sue Errington with her own guitar accompaniment, ,readings by Mrs. Jack Alton, and piano solos by Annette Hodges. Mrs. Robert McAllister read an address to the bride-to-be who was assisted in opening her gifts by her two sisters Sandra and Cindy, and cousin Nancy Errington. Her . gifts were brought to her by Sherri Hodges, Angela and Arletta. Glenn in a little' wagon. ,„udrey,wearing her new bon -4 net of bows thanked all frr^ the lovely and useful , gifts . and those who prepared the shower and lunch. AY 9OMMUNITY NEWS Congratulations and Best Wishes are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Neil Dale (nee Audrey Errington) - who were married at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 18, -in Dungannon United Church by Rev. Clarence McClenagha,n-Their dance reception was held that evening at Saltford. • Baby Brian -Olson has been in Sick Children's Hospital London during the past week. His parents, Mr. and Mrs, Glen Olson, are going to London to- day (Monday) to learn the results of tests. Mrs. Minnie Jones had a sick spell . on Sunday evening. and is under the Doctor's care.'Get well wishes go to "those who are sick. • Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Pen- ' tland are welcomed back' to their home here following th Zhvinter months spent in Detroit. Only a few ladies from here were free to accept the in- vitation from St. Helen's U.C.W. to attend their meeting with pictures from West Africa being shown.by Miss Mary Maclntyre of ucknow on Mon- day evening. meeting held_ in Auburn The annual - meeting and election of officers was held in, Auburn Community Hall. with an excellent attendance, over' 100 registering -'for the Huron -i; County Historical Society meeting. - It was prefaced by a tour of Craig's new saw mill in Auburn. - The business meeting" was held in Auburn Community Hall with president Harold S. Turner in the chair. Two faithful members of Huron County Historical Society, Cyril Murray and Harry Bolger passed away during the. past year. The treasurer, Mr's, Amber Popp, reported a balance of over $1400 in the treasury. Mrs. Tait Clark was named delegate to the annual meeting of the Ontario , Historical Helping Hands For the Elderly & Handicapped This Local Initiatives Program ended May 17, 1974. I would like to publicly thank- all those people who helped in any way to get this program started. I would also like to thank all the em- ployees and volunteer workers who helped to bring this program to a successful, conclusion. In particular I would like to thank Robert E. McKinley M.P. and Mayor Harry Worsell for their support andencouragement which they gave me. At this time I do not know if there will be a similar program next winter. All those who received benefits from the program may give credit and thanks to the Government of Canada, as this program was one of tlto -Many programs originated • and financially supported by the, Canadian Government. Thanking You All Again Sincerely MRS. ,FLORA' WARNOCK Arthur Circle Society in Ttnto in June. The Women's Institute of Auburn with the president, Mrs. Haggitt in the chair took ,charge of the entertainment segment of the program. It began with a sing song of well known and nostalgic songs led by Mrs. Taylor with Mrs. Bob Phillips at the piano. • Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock gave an interesting and comprehen- sive history of Auburn - this was followed by an address by - Bill Craig on the "Hardwood Industry in Canada." -Mr. Craig was thanked by David McClure for an interesting tour of his new mill and for his in- formative talk on a subject in which he is an authority. Ross Robinson favored with mouth organ selections. His I-jonour ,Judge Glenn Hays of Goderich gave his report of the • QOPERIGH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 23. j974 -*PAG( 0 Nominating Committee as follows: Officers, Huron County„ Itis ori.cal Society 1974, Honorary presidents, Miss Belle Campbell, Seaforth, W. E. Elliott, Goderich; Past -,,President, Harold S. Turner, Goderich; president, David McClure, RR 1, Crediton; first vice-president, Karry Worsell, Goderich; t, second vice- president, Mr. Joseph Hogan, Exeter secretary -treasurer,. Mrs. M. Batkin, .Clinton. Councillors, A. Y. McLean; Seaforth; Mrs. W. Metcalfe, Bayfield; Mrs. F. Fir?gland, Clinton; Mrs. M. Batkin, Clin- ton; Mrs. Earl- Haist, RR 1, Crediton; Mrs. W. Turnbull, Brussels; Mrs. Harry Bolger, Brussels; Mrs. Nelson" Reid, - Walton; Mrs. Harold Turner, Goderich; ''Mrs. Cecil Blake, Dungannon; Mrs. Ford;yce Clark, Goderich; Raymond Scotchmer, Bayfield; Mrs. `Edith Baker, Seaforth; Mrs:' Motlierhood - —Robert Simpson, Hensall; Mrs. topic�+h and Mrs. Gladys s Y Wallace, Clinton. by ��• Ruth Skeoch Chairmen of Standing Com - BRUCE MACDONALD ELECTRIC DoMestic Castmoirciai-lIdI$trial 133 Britannia Rd. Phone Evenings :524 814 6. mitt ees, membership, Mrs. LeRoy Path, Bayfield; projects, Mrs. Tait Clark, RR 6,. Goderich; finance, Harry Wor- sell, Goderich; personnel con- stitution by-laws, Judge Glenn Hays, Goderich, editorial, Mrs. Tait Clark, RR 6, Goderich; . auditor, Mrs. Osborne Falconer, Goderich. ExoffiCio' members, Warden Wm. Elston, RR 4, Wingham; Reeve H. E. Wild, Wingharn; Archivist Historian, Mrs. W, D. Mack, Crediton; public relations officer, Mrs. D.D. Mooney, Goderich. Mrs. Amber Popp, secretary treasurer of the Society for ten years and Harold Turner, president •for five years have retired because of ill health. A tribute to 'thefr long and faith- ful,service was expressed -by the in -coming president David McClure and was heartily en- dorsed by all. The meeting ended in the customary social hour with Auburn Women's Institute as hostesses. The regular meeting of the Arthur Circle was held on Monday, May`13 in the church parlour at Knox Presbyterian Church. In the absence of our secretary, Glenda Salter, Dorothy Reid read the minutes of the last two meetings. This was followed by the reports of v arious committees. The' normal business of the group was heard. Next meeting is June 17. Ruth Skeoch and her group conducted the devotional por- tion of the meeting, the theme ,of which was "Motherhood." 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