Clinton News Record, 1955-01-20, Page 6E'AGE SIX_
ews of Bayfield
Representative
MISS LUCY R. WOODS Phone HAYFIELD 45 r 3
Miss A. M. Stirling left on Tues- hostess, Mrs. Percy Weston, 'serv-
day to visit in Toronto. ed tea.,
Bill Packer, London, was home Willing Workers
from Thursday until Saturday. The January meeting of the
Mrs. Byrd Sturgeon visited her Willing Workers was held at the
daughter in Kincardine from Sun- borne of Mrs. Jahn Lindsay, mark -
day until Tuesday.' ing the second birthday ,of the
John MacLeod returned home group.
on Sunday evening after having The past -president, Mrs.,, Ken
spent afew days in Toronto and netii Brandon. opened the meeting.
other points. with the Willing Workers prayer,
Mrs, E. A. Featherston returned after which she'read' a few words
to Landon on Thursday after hav- on 'Do You Just Belong". Mrs.
ing•beeh at her home in the • village Brandon then turned the meeting
since Christmas. over to the newly -elected presi-
Mrs. • William Hannon, accomp- dent, Mrs, Fred Wallis, who ex-
anied by Mrs. John Annis, Arcola, pressed her appreciation in a few
Sask., visited her niece, Mrs. Wil- well-chosen words. Mrs. Wallis
liam E. Parker, one day last week read .a poem, "Co-operators' Gar-
enreute to Mitchell.' • den". Rev. P. Renner led in
The Rev. W.. S. Outerbridge prThe secretary's re ort was
er.
motored to St. Thomas on Tuesday p
evening'with Mrs. Outerbridge and adopted as read ; by Mrs. Grant
little Peter who went by train to Turner, followed by the -roll,call,
Buffalo and are with her patents to which 16 answered. Thetrees-
at Lockport, N.Y. urer's' report was then, read.
Mr, and Mrs. Malcom MacLeod The gift of the month was won
and' babe, Port Dover, came on by Mrs. John Lindsay.
Friday to spend the weekend with' It was .decided to hold .a• pot
his 'parents, Mr., and Mrs. L. H., luck supper in the basement of
MacLeod." Mrs. MacLeod: and the church on January 28, 7 p.m.,
little Malcom Bruce_ remained for at which, the men will be charged'
this week., 50 cents. • `. Following the supper,
Mr:. and Mrs. Merton Merner crokinole will be played with
and Mrs., Walter Westlake stayed Prizes. for children and adults.
over Saturday night in• Windsor. This is extended to all the con=
Returning, home `via Detroit on gregation of. St. Andrew's United
Sunday, they visited the former's Church..: Anyone '• having.. card
uncle; and. wife, Mr. . and Mrs. J. tables, chinese checkers and crfok-
Merner, Detroit. • inpee boards, is, asked to bring'
Mr • and, Mrs. Gordon M. Gal-, them for 'that evening •-
braille spent tlie weekend at their The February meeting' will be
.home, "Sylvan Acres" after • hay- at the.home of Mrs. Lloyd' West
y lake. The meeting :closed with
ingoben atni Daytona Beach, FIs._ the Mizpah - benediction after
for:.- fortnight:• Mr. and Mrs. which lunch was served by the
Hugh. Galbraith- and son, Gordon,
Detroit were with them over the committee in' charge.
ySupper
� Vestry Weekend. About seventy-five enjoyed the
Knox WMS - annual Trinity Church Vestry
The Women's•MissionaiySociety Supper held, in• the townhall on.
of Knox: Presbyterian Church. met Monday evening. The Rev. W. S.
at, the home Of Mrs.. J. J. Rich' Outerbridge said Grace.
ardson on Wednesday of last week. Following the sumptuous repast,
Mrs. C.. W. Brown, president, con- the rector presided over the an -
ducted the opening .exercises, and nual vestry meeting at which over'
led in the study of. India. Nagepur, 35 .adults were present. After
which is India in miniature, being opening with prayer, he called
made up of a number of small upon the vestry clerk, Mrs. Wil-
Indian villages, was the particular herr E. Parker, to read the min -
topic. Mrs. Russell Heard gave the utes of the last annual meeting.
secretary's report. Following the Mr, Outerbridge read a letter of
closing prayers, Mrs. Bruce Men- greeting from the Bishop. He also
ery was co -hostess with Mrs. Rich- read the conons outlining those
ardson in serving tea. eligible for office and voting. He
Mrs._ E; Beaton and Janis, Miss expressed his thanks to J. •E.
Joyce Bell and Alan Galbraith, Hovey for all that he had done,
were the guests of the latter's and although he realized that his
uncle in Detroit from Tuesday duties during the past year had
night until Thursday. been particularly heavy with re -
WA Meeting' • gard to the new rectory, he asked
The Woman's Auxiliary of Trin- him to be his warden again for this
ity Church met at the home of: year. The rector reminded those
Mrs. N. W'. Woods on Tuesday present that the newly -organized
'evening. Mrs, E. Heard, vice-presi- AYPA Would meet on January 26.
dent, called the meeting to order. And that, the Bishop would.. visit
and conducted the Litany and the parish on April 3 for confir-
prayers. Mrs. R. J. Larson read matron, and eete appealed -for older
the Scripture, after which she young women to join in the work
gave the secretary's report. Miss of the Womdn's Auxiliary,' sties-
. Lucy Woods read the treasurer's sing its importance.
statement. Mrs. E. Heard read an ' The treasurer's statement by
article on the responsibilities of Lloyd Scotchmer, showed a com-
members of the Woman's Auxil- fortable balance on hand. Mrs,
iary, Plans for a .pancake supper R. J. Larson read the financial re -
on Shrove Tuesday were discussed.
Following the -benediction, the
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
THURSPAY, 'JANUARY ' 20, 1955
port of the Woman's Auxiliary,
Mrs. A. M. Bassett, 'the Guild; and
The "Helen,"MaeLecid,II"
"Louie" MacLeod's Boat
N�w' In Detroit Museum
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
Under the title "Historic Lakes
Vessel is Reborn," by Curt Hasel-
tine, Free Press, Marine writer,
the •Roto -Magazine section of the
Sunday Detroit Free Press re-
cently featured the follow ing ar-
ticle with pictures illustrating•the
renovation,•step-by-step: •
"A Mackinac Schooner of a type_
once •pommon on the Great Lakes
as a fishing boat willigen- 'the
historic J. T. Wing on Befle Isle
next spring as part of the Detroit
Historical Commission's Museum
pf Great Lakes History, The;boat
will be known as the Anna ' S.
Piggott 'ill memory, of the wife 'of
Grant Piggott, who was largely,
responsible for restoration.
"The vessel was originally the
Helen MacLeod II, built by Capt.
Louis MacLeod, Baj�flield,- Ont:;
one of ,the region's outstanding
sailors. He used the vessel many
years until illness forced him
ashore. 'The boat, which had been
neglected through the-'year•s, .was.
discovered by Jack Miller, of 1094
Lakepointe, Grosse Pointe, during
a tour of the lakes in search of
a true Mackinac Schooner that
was capable of being restored.
"Miller bought the boat from
Capt. MacLeod and passed ,.
purchase along at cost to the De-
troit Historical Commission.' The
Commission chose Eric Schmidt,
owner of Interlake Yacht Service
at Trenton,. to rebuild the boat
because of•his previous experience
in restoring his • more than 90 -
year -old dungey, "Wave,", the old-
est privately, pwned boat in Am-
erica.
leo",
The trim ' "Helen Macd II here is captain ec'by L. H:_D. MacLeod ("Louie") .accompah-
rd by
'e Gerald •Churchward', Malcolm MacLeod and 'Buster" the spaniel. Now re -furbished and
on view" in the District Historical Commission's Museum on Belle• Isle, the Bayfield -made boat is
a symbol ;of , the sailing days of the past.
Miss Berthena Sturgeon the Trin-
ity Club statement, all of which
showed an active year ,and" bal-
ances on. hand.
The Sunday School report, given.
by J. H. Parker, was encouraging.
There are 37 pupils onthe roll
with an average attendance of 20
25,..and five teachers. Last year
the Sunday School was self-sup-
porting with :a balance in the
treasury,
M J. E. Hovey, as one of the Trin-
ity Church representatives of the
rectory committee, gave a report
of the purchase of the new rect-
ory. Contributions for Trinity
Church to this fund to date stand
at $1,060. A debt of $1,000 still
stands. against the property,
Alfred Scotchmer, Jr., was re-
elected people's warden; Mrs. Wil-
liam E. Parker, vestry clerk; John
M., Stewart, treasurer; Maynard
Corrie, lay delegate to Synod;•
James A. Cameron, substitute dele-
gate; William. E. Parker, envelope
secretary; J. 13. Parker, Sunday
School superintendent.
The Board of Management con-
sists of all elected officers, with
Mrs. P. Weston, president of the
Guild; Mrs, R, ' H. F. Gairdner,
president of Woman's Auxiliary; a
representative from Trinity Club
yet to be appointed; Mr. and Mrs.
Brown Higgins, Roy Fitzsimons
and Lloyd Scotchmer,
• Sidesmen: Maynard Corrie
(chairman), Alf. Scotchmer, Jr.,
J. E. Hovey, A. Turland, James A.
Cameron. Auditors, Miss Lucy R.
Woods, Mrs. A. M. Bassett.
The committee irecharge of the
supper was: Mrs. J. Cluff, Mrs, R,
Fitzsimons, Mrs. Emerson Heard,
Mrs, Percy Weston, Mrs. R. J.
Larson and Mrs. Fred Weston.
Rurnball's: IGA Market
ReOpeflIng on Fe.bruary 3, 4, 5
In order to compepte with city chain grocery prices,
we have made changes in our way of doing business. This
will let us sell at prices comparable to the leading chain
stores in Ontario: We will also be able to give service that
no chain has been giving.
On February 3, 4 and 5 we will have a promotion
that has never been equalled in the town of Clinton..
WATCH vol OUR AD. IN THE NEXT TWO ISSUES
OF THIS NEWSPAPER.
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"TELE GREATEST VAUDEVILLE SHOW TO HIT WESTERN ONTARIO"
— Starring -
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DOROTHY STEDMAN—Acrobatic Dancer
EVERETTE MYERS—=North America's Top Magician
DALT WALPOLE Top -Notal Pianist
AND OTHER ACTS
Friday, January 21
Goderich Collegiate Auditorium
-L -elle
1 ken a
to
Wes
(B•y our Bayfield correspondent)
The living -room at the home of
Mr, and Mrs, Cecil Langille, 1571
Moy Avenue, Windsor, was taste-
fully decorated with yellow and
peach gladioli, white and lavender
chrysanthemums,, for the quiet but
pretty wedding on Saturday after-
noon, January 15, 1955, at three
o'clock, of their second daughter,
Margaret Ethel,. to Garfield Harold
Westlake, New Westminster, B.C.,
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter M. Westlake, Bayifeld.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by the Rev. G. A. Wis-
hart, Windsor.
The bride, given in marriage by'.
her father, was, attractive in a
street -length dress of navy blue
silk taffeta, fashioned with a high
neckline, empire waist and bouf-
fant skirt. She wore a small
white hat and, carried pink curiae
tions and white chrysanthemums.
Miss dean Langille, Windsor,
C. Houston Heads
1955 Fair Board
(Continued from Page One)
at least once a month until the
fair was held.
Alvin Rau, Mrs, R. Grainger and
Fraser Stirling were appointed a
striking committee to bring in a
list of committees, -conveners and
'members towont' on the: far.
Some discussion was held con-
cerning the faet that 1956 will
mark 100 years of fairs in Bay•
field. The first fah in the village
was held in 1856. Mr. Montgom-
ery explained that for this occas-
ion a grant of $1,000 was available
from the provincial government,
for use in building a commemora-
tive structure of some 'sort, with
suitable plaque and that at least
$750 of this amount must be spent
for that, purpose, 1 -Ie told of the
building of gates in Sieaforth and
Exeter, and of the memorial band-
stand erected in Clinton for this
same purpose.
Delegates were appointed to ap-
proach the councils of the. sur-
rounding municipalities to ask for
financial support of the Fair: Ben
Rathwell, Bayfield; Carl Diehl,
Stanley Township, and Howard
McCullough, Goderich Township,
each to be accompanied by J. Ho-
ward, if, possible.
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was her sister's bridesmaid. Her
frock was of pale blue brocaded
taffeta, with which she wore a
close -fitting navy blue hat, and
carried a bouquet of pink carna-
tions and white 'mums.
William Westlake was his broth-
er's groomsman. •
For the reception which follow-
ed at the Norton Palmer Hotel,
Mrs. Cecil Langille received her
guests wearing a teal blue crepe
and her corsage was' of yellow car-
nations. She was assisted by the.
groom's mother who was attired in
rose crepe with a corsage of.blue
and white carnations.
The groom's gift to the bride
was a single strand of pearls.
The bride's travelling costume
was of teal cashmere box suit with
white hat and gloves. The young
couple left on Sunday morning
with Mr_ and Mrs. William West-
lake for Florida. They will also
visit points in Texas and Salt Lake
City en route to Vancouver where
they will reside.
•
HENSALL
'Next spring•the„Piggott will be
given over to Capt. Joseph E.
Johnston, curator of the museum.
of Great Lakes History, who' will
'rig the vessel in its traditional..
style. Its short masts and well-
balanced canvas made the Mack-•.
inac Schooner an excellent heavy
weather ' boat and the , MacLeod.
performed numerous rescues.”
Kippen East ii'I .
Hippen East Women's Institute
sponsored a ,successful euchre and
dance in the town hall, Hensall,
with 29 tables in play for euchre.
Winners were: ladies, Mrs. How-
ard Finkbeiner, Mrs. Ross Love,
Kippen;. gents; Vern Alderdice,
Kippen; BobCharters, Seaforth;
lucky lunch ticket, M s: Ivan For-
syth '(ticket drawn by little Donna
Whitehouse).
iMurdoch's Orchestra furnished
the music for the dance, with Mrs.
Irwin, Clinton, accompanying at
the piano for Mrs. Murdoch who
recently suffered, a broken shoul-
der . in a• fall.
Amongst the wedding guests
were Mr. and Mrs. William West-
lake, Vancouver, RC.; Miss Viola
Leitch, Toronto; Miss Elsie Leitch,
Hespeler; Mr. and. Mrs, Walter M.
Westlake, Mr. and Mrs, Merton
Merner, P. C. and Mrs. Lloyd
Westlake, Mrs, Beverly McClinch-
ey, Bayfield.
The bride was formerly a sec-
retary in the office of Frank Don-
nelly, QC, Barrister, Goderich. She
was with a legal firm in Vancouv-
er far a year, returning to Ontario
in September to continue as a leg-
al secretary in a Toronto office.
The groom is with the A. C. Me-
Eachern. Limited, Vancouver, B.C.
His many friends here offer con-
gratulations and best wishes to the
young couple.
The former Helen MacLeod It
is really a Huron boat (square
sterned), built on clipper -schooner
lines,' reduced to scale from the
design for a three -masted schoon-
er by ,Henry Marlton, early beat,
builder of'Goderich. She. ha* 'a:::'
keel 30 feet long, ten inches, wide -
and seven inches thick with a tea-
foot beam. Her over-all length Is.
36• feet, and she draws three feet,
six inches of water without the•
centerboard down—over six feet"
with •it lowered. She rides low ing
the water and is seaworthy.
According to an article written:
by Paul James Barry in the mag–
azine Yachting, April' 1942, a
Mackinaw boat is sharp sterned.
The Huron boat gave •the fishes:
mens more room for storage.
Residents here think it a pity
thatshe has not retained her
original name. ' They are proud
that the "Helen MacLeod 11"
built by Lewis H. D. MacLeod"and.
his brother, the late W. John Mac-
Leod in;;Bayfield is to be an.hist-
orical"exhibit, but they feel that
she should retain the name under
which she made hisjory. And'that
• (Continued on Page Seven),
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