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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-02-10, Page 25iv PI e taG • P20. MR. ANPMRS. S. W. GIBSt N ger Aehfii itchie,•Jiei t rciec 3xanua orr er £at rOwn, mini li!�o`,It p itfr< ld,r"�'h George flOW ar@ a ref1ied iaktwere i b11'iede,, tie Rev. ' ho ne of 'Ana 1J"r"�.ik a to it hts on to the e Laren of the grit z ar> tj els .tommarriage;' . e. your rse and' cutter, to e train whlgh ca Walkerville and Detroit where "they thrill r t 4 Y dsounds of the blg:clty- . I They took up'�residence a4,'s ty Helenrs-w re.Mr ?i ►asci employed ,by Johrf Joynt, Later thex tfye�4i' Gode+rtch where Mr, Gibson was a representauve w Masaey-Harris Co. -. I t k M In 1913 the Gibsons went farming' qr! Conce iQD 3 of shhfield Township. In I93 tkhe Family gur�cha ed; a Massey -Harris tractor and PTO, six foot combs e,°:the First of its kind in Western Ontario.Th " e ,Gibson custom Combine was a common sight in four townships ' .. The Gibsons moved to Lucknow in 1046" where it was possible for their older children to .complete their:,high school education:. The family took over the •Massey - Harris (later Massey -Ferguson) dealership along with ;,the Beatty Br . barn equipment franchise and: the dealership for, Purina Feeds. ' Mr. Gibson went back to custom combining, this time with,a 21 -foot self-propelled machine which harvested an average of 1,000 acres a year until 1963.. When school busses were available to pick up the Gibson children for high sehool, the`family revved back to'.a farm in the Amberley district. They rebuilt 'five barns and their home as well as putting in 75 thousand tile and bulldozing 50 acres of Hawthorns and many miles of fence bottoms. Careful farming methods helped them to bring the nitrogen level in the clay loam from nil to surficient to> row 4be ►n batd•1sa . Foulrfof CN Chef t tiepy. . I V } ..' f• j Ill health forced Mr. N ,,, r �ii�aic►n � +��'�itxk hdt'burlyrwork schedule,,and in 1969 the,coupie inured to Lucknow Irl October' of 1976 they., purchased.':present "home' in Goderlch White on the farm; Mr, and Mrs Gibson were members of Pine. River ,Church. Mrs. Gibson has always been activein church work and in the Women's Institute, The couple have ',travelled • extensively in North America, having spent several winters in the south and south west :United.;,States and.-haviing:..- enjoyed ,,trips through the,prairies to British .Columbia, the Maritime Provinces, the Yukon and Alaska,: They became the parents of nine children, four sons and five daughters: Roy (deceased); Mrs. John (Catherine) Crocker, St. Thorns; Mrs. Donald (Dorothy)' Hamilton, Amberley; Mrs. Alvin (Gladys) Hamilton, Lucknow;. Mrs. Chris Carolyn) Brown. Brantford; -Ernie and George of Ashfield Township; Mrs. Paul (Esther) 'Wardle, Forest; and David of London, There are 24 grandchildren living and two deceased. On Saturday, January 15 the Gibsons were at home to their friends and neighbors for tea. Pouring tea in the afternoon were Mrs. Wm. Ross and Mrs. Armstrong Wilson; hi the evening, Mrs. Eldon Bradley and Mrs. May Gibson. • Congratulatory messages were 'received from the Governor General of Canada; Prime Minister Pierre Elliott •Trudeau; Premier William Davis; Opposition Leader Joe Clark; 'Bab McKinley, MP for -Hilton; MPPs Murray Gaunt and Jack Riddell. They also received a scroll from the Province of Ontario as well as telephone calls from Huntsville and Ottawa. A family dinner planned for Sunday, January 16 had to be postponed because of the weather conditions r S Presbyterial held Some delegates a me., Women's MIssionary ty of the Huron yterial of the yterian' Church •in and, ,a held their annual e ing in" First' byterian>> Church, rth, recently with t4s present `"from' all s execpt Belgrave and rn due . to weather ions. president Mrs. .Elmer s of Seaforth,' .was . in e of the meeting and welcoming all, opened eeting with prayer. The es of the:failrally were ed as read by the tary, Mrs. onald, Seaforth: A was read from the ical Society of lton and London stating pril 12 and 13 will be the 1 meeting' .at, Knox h, Stratford. on Presbyterial was IRT; to take the dedication r after the offering on Presbyterial was to take the dedication r after the offering on osing worship. service rs. Molly Wadell ac- . Mrs. Rochus Faber of en was named yterial delegate...Mrs. Kerslakeexpressed nks for messages, and received while she was d -read a poem that she sent. ' The devotional was taken by : the rich Women's onary Society.: annual reports; showed 21 rE 524• Act ew, 524- it 24 ic a.m that memberships' are down but very faithful in their givings. Mrs: G.G. MacEwan of- .Goderich, -_presbyterial treasurer, .stated that $5319.19 • had been sent to Synodical treasurer, supply -$339.30 and to the Nursery, Fund -:$4265: She stated that the alto ation for 1977 was General fund - $5637;00' and supply -$370.00. Mrs Harvey flyde of Hensall statedthat the department of At;sociate members has become extinct. Other reports were accepted. Mrs. Clayton Edward Qf Goderich' gave a detailedaccount of the eight , ,societies in the. Ptesbythrial. 'Mrs:''Crdticli gave a piano rendition while the offering was received. Mrs. John Thompson of . Seaforth gave the offertory. prayer. - Mrs. , "l1arvey Hyde of Hensall was asked to conduct the elation of officers. Mrs. K0dok FIL 5 .ti sent dine to storm. Agar was :appointed secretary. ; The installation service was taken by the past president, Mrs. A. Enright-of- Goderich. The 1977 officers are as . follows: •, Past president -Mrs. A. Enwright, Goderich; President -Mrs. Elmer Rivers, •Seaforth; Vice -president -Mrs. Robert McAllister, RR 2, Auburn; se.cxetary Mrs. J.A. Mac:Donal d, Seaforth; treasurer—Mrs, G.G. MacEwan, .,odetich. Adult, groups s,..s'ecretary=Mrs. Clayton Edward,Goderich; Young Women and C.G.I.T. groups -Mrs. Eleanor .• Bradnock, Auburn; Childrens' groups -Mrs. Gordon Schwal, Hemsall; Friendship and Service -Mrs. C. Kalbfleisch, Varna; Literature -Mrs. Rochus Faber, Kippen; Glad Tidings Mrs. • Bert McCreath, Goderich; press -Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock, Auburn; .. Supply -Miss Jean Scott, Seaforth; Life membership- Mrs. .... Joseph _:.Durt.ar,:.. •Belgrave; Historian -Miss Belle Campbell, Seaforth.. The president, Mrs. Rivers expressed her thanks for the , help and support from the members and read the poet"- ,. Take a pause to start the New Year. , The Huron Presbyterial was invited 'to hold their spring rally on May 3rd in Belgrave and Miss Lily i McArthur ' of Goderich ex- pressed thanks to Mrs. Rivers for her excellent Ieadership during the past year. The members of First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth served lunch. Motieraxion in all -things is a simple, but° effective method of reducing your risk of heart disease. • _ illpememermseineesesssmeirnemeialemermemmrnememweememeamereer BRUCE MACDONALD' ELECTRIC: Domestic -Commercial -industrial • 133 Britannia Rd. Phone Evenings ' 524-81 46 1T!ALVIN'S TV YOUR HEAD QUARTERS FOR -*ROGER MAJESTIC TAI •EXPERT TV SERVICE - • ANTENNA & TOWER INSTALLATION 162 MARY ST. GODERICH 5 2 4-90'89 - -4 lems can seriousproblems. 518 what Ontario to help solve in advance. Recently -arrangements were made;for a group of Indian children to attend the public,school in a northern Ontario town:,The principal of the school in the town was aware that Indian children sometimes tied a rough time at the hands of other students, and to try to forestall th•s kind of situation, he7called in a Human Rights Commission 'counse.ilor totaik to the other children:The counsellor • asked the children if any of them had ever,moved to a new school, and what theythougtt it would feel like if they were thestrangers:ln this way '' p. . he het ed them understand how the Indian children would.befeeling.when,'they arrived, and the integration proceeded relatively smoothly. Community counselling is One of the major roles of your Ontario -Human Bights Commission. We-hold,seminars 'land discussions with'police in areas"' where there are Y' •communication barriersbettween Them and -minority __ .__ .. groups,help•relieve tension• and promote mutual "understanding. We attend meetings-pf immigrants and -- native-born minority groups` to° explain to them both their rights,under theiegislation-and'theirresponsibilities as citzens.of this Province. . "„ We also help bring people into contact with local agencies like home -and school groups„community and government agencies, and churches which are available tt3 help but which many people don't.even know.exist Wherever there's a difficulty based on race,language, colour or creed,,the Human Rights Commission is' available generate discussion-:and,motivate:people to develop "derstanding and respect for the,other'srpoint ofyiew, >ti Our job is to' help brrng people together and encourage healthier relationships among all groups. If you wouldAike more information or assistance, contact the Human Rights Commission at any of the following addresses: HAMILTON 1 West Avenue South Postal Zone: L8N 2R9 "Telephone: 527-2951 „LONDON 560, Wellington St. A Postal Zone: N6A3R4. Telephone: 438-6141 SUDBURY THUNDER BAY 1538 LaSalle Boulevard 435 James St. S. Postal Zone: P3A 127 Postal Zone: P7E 6E3 TeTep`hoi 566-307"1` ep?5orie:475•'1693----- KENORA 808 Robertson Street Postal Zone: P9N 1X9 Telephone: 468-1128 OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Drive Postal Zone: K1 H 7X3 Telephone: 731-2415 WINDSOR KITCHENER 500 Ouellette Avenue 824 King Street West Peatal2one: N9A:1 B3 Postal Zone: N2G 101 'Telephone: 256-38,11 Telephone: 744-7308 Orkterio Humeri Rights Cbtnrrmission��' WO Mlof Labour Reltte Stephenson, M.D. Il Dilater • PETERBOROUGH 267 Stewart St. Postal Zone: K9J 3MB Telephone: 743-0361 SAULT STE. MARIE 125 Brock Street . Postal Zone: P6A 386 Telephone: 949-3331 TORONTO 400 University Avenue Postal Zone: M7A 1T7 Tetephone, 965-6841 William Davis, Premier rovince of Ontario q�. I�. 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