The Seaforth News, 1957-11-28, Page 1The Seaforth
WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 79
SEAFORTH, • ONTARIO, .THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1957
$1.60 a Year
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MAYOR McMASTER RETIRES;
ACCLAMATION FOR CHRISTIE
Mayor E. A. McMaster an.
nounce'd his retirement as may-
or Monday night at the rate-
payers meeting following nom-
inations. He said he had •deeded,
to retire from municipal volt -
tics as he had now served seven
years as mayor, making a total
a hi years in council. He gave
a brief review of the progress
:Seaforth had made during those
years, including the new public
school, large high„ school addi-
tion,' excelle"nt streets, planting
of maple trees, modern town of-
fices, rest room in town hall,
and forecast town- zoning within
18 months. He had enjoyed the
work and 'felt satisfactionat
what had .been ,accomp'lished.
Referring to the present
year, he said it was a year of
progress with bhe rebuilding of
the town ball. i1.ewould admit
it had cost a lot of money, which
does not appear on this year's
tax bill. The P.C.C. had made
plans for ..getting new quarters
and the renovation was neces.
nary to keep bhe P.U.C. in the'
town hall.
The 'recreation centre' had
been a headache, but it had
been badly in need of repainting
and cleaning. Lions Club head
their dinner there this week
and it was now a place to be
proud of. The break (down of
the •refrigeration plant had add-
ed to the troubles. He paid tri-
bute: to bhe untiring efforts` of
Bill Teall and John Baldwin for
the time they had given to the
arena:
No. 8 .highway on Goderich
street is rough, but he did not
think it wise to have it surfaced
until the server is put :down, to
make connections to bhe hospit-
al. Otherwise the hospital board
will have to waste $3,000 on fa-
cilities which will only be good
for a few years.
Mayor McMaster suggested
formation of a senior citizens
_.ouncil,
appointed by the coup -
Cil, bo act in an advisory capac-
ity. It could comprise former
mayors, reeves and -other citi-
zens whose advice would'r be
helpful.
Reeve +Scorns, as finance
committee chairman, gave a
brief outline of Seaforth's fin-
ancial affairs. Assets include
$,24,500 in bonds, 5117,985 in
the approaching tax sale, and
516,89'8 in tax arrears. Liabili-
ties include ,$227,383 public
echool. debentures, '5139,000.
high school debentures, Sea
forties share of which is 17%,
-$27,000 community centre, and
589,000 for sewers.
He expected the relief com-
mittee of which he was chair-
man, will keep within its esti-
mate of $2,400 for the year. To
the end of October the costs had
5458 for direct relief and
294:9 hospital indigents.
.45 reeve he was on the
county home cot�anittee and had
found there is prejudice against
the county home as a 'place of
residence. There is no basis for
this, :becausre anyone visiting the
home will find . it very accept-
able.
The county mill rate hadbeen
raised because a fund is being
built up for roads. At bhe pre-
sent rate it would take 200
years to pave the county roads.
The road system is a good in-
vestment, he said.
Frank :Kling, P.U.C. chair-
man, reported that a new office,
board room, store room and a
work shop had been built during
the year. (Rebuilding of the
power feeder lines on bhe east
side of Main street was com-
pleted, also the line' behind bhe
west side of Main. street. Four
flourescent street lights were
on East Goderich street on a
trial basis, and it was hoped
soon to anake permanent light-
ing of this type there. Water-
works activity had been cur-
tailed but the 2,200 volt stand-
by motor at the pump 'house' is
being changed over to 550 volts.
Mr. Kling forecast the possibil-
ity of slightly cheaper hydro
rates here. The P.U.C. has no
outstanding accounts, collec-
tions :being 100 per cent.
Councillor B. F. !Christie said
he -had found being chairman of
the streets committee quite a
job. He gave a summary of the
expense on streets and coanpari-
son. with 1956: (Highways in
1957 were 57,551, snow removal
5666, ,drains :51913, sundries
5718, sidewalks $11r829, :grader
51479. to rebate of 50% is re-
ceived :from '•the'r province on
costs of streets, snow removal
and grader. Asphalt had been
laid on sidewalks by town men,
1481 sq. yards and 228: sq. yards
of custom work, for a total cost
of *037, less custom work re-
ceipts 2465, making a net cost
of '5381. The previous year a
construction firm had received
512r896 for 116110 yards on. - ,the.
west side of Main street.
Councillor .Scott Habkirk said
his 'property committee had
budgeted for +$4600 and spent
54000 to date for heat, eight
and 'maintenance on the town
hall, etc. III' work is done on bhe
second- floor ,of the town ''.hall
next year it would mean a+high-
er budget. He would not run for
mayor.
:Councillor John Kellar said
the fire and water budgetof
costs from the town hall reno-
vation. He thought the
should pay more :rent now that
they had better accommodation.
!Councillor Wm. Ball said the
parks committee had spent only
about half of their budget of
x$200.
Councillor John Turnbull ex-
plained about Seaforth chang-
ing from the Provincial Police
to a, town police force. •
Councillor Thorpe. Rivers said
he would not run as reeve' and
would decade later about council,
W. T. Teall, public school
board chairman, said the pupils
vary between 320 to 340 .due to
coining, and going ofair force
families. Things are going
smoothly. Woodwork had been
painted and there are no main-
tenance difficulties. He paid
high tribute to Robert Joynt as
caretaker. Teachers' salaries 'are
a problem over which the board
has no control. An 'agreement
will be made before next June
providing for an annual en -
crease :in, salaries to meet the
rising cost of living.
As chairman of the arena
oommis'sion he said many people
had no idea why so much has
been spent at the arena. We
spent money because we had to;
not bepause we wanted to, Me.
Teall said. 51000 had been
spent on redecorating, not ex-
pecting any other expense. Then
trouble developed in the ice
plant. (Needed parts for the
compressor were rushed in feom
Omaha +by air express, then it
was found more parts were
needed and these were phoned
for. When the machine was
started it was found itwouldnot
freeze and it was .discovered
the tubes in the condenser were
leaking, requiring replacement
of all 66 tubes. He felt the ar-
ena should be operated under
the town council, :but this will
not be possible until it is com-
pletely paid for, as balance of
54500 is 'owing for the tes'razo
floor.
Reeve ,Scoins thanked the
ratepayers for his acclamation
and said while he was not a
contender for warden this year
he would seek the Good Roads
commission.
NOMINATIONS
!Official nominations on Mon-
day evening with ,movers and
seconders were:
For Mayor: Scott Habkirk, by
E. A. 'rMeMaster and W. J. Dun-
can. IE. A. McMaster, fby M. A.
Reid and W. J. Duncan. B. F.
Christie, by .M A. Reid, and W.
Ball. B. F. Christie, by N.
'coin and.' D. Sills.
For Reeve: N. IScoins, by B.
F. :Christie and W. Ball. Thorpe
Rivers, by 191. A. McMaster and
C. A. Barber.
For Council: Wan. 'Ball, :by 1N.
Scoins and B. F. Christie. (Scott
Habkiitc, by N. Scoins, John
Turnbull. John Turnbull, by 'B.,
F. Christie, W. Ball. P. L.
Brady, :by J. E. Keating, C. A.
!Barber. L. P. Plumsteel, by E.
A. •McMaster, W. J. Duncan.
John 'Turnbull, by W. T. 'Teall,
John Baldwin. John Baldwin, by
W. J. Duncan, C. A. Barber.
John Kellar, by D, Sills, E. C.
:Boswell. Nelson JCbrdno, by M.
A. Reid, A. Y. McLean. Thorpe
Rivers, by John 'Baldwin, and R.
McDonald. B. F. Christie, by
Scott Habkirk, .4. Y. MeLean.
John Cardno, by S. HHabldrk, E.
A. MdMaster. Thorpe Rivers,
by 6S. Habkirk, John Turnbull.
John Langstaff, by W. Ball, E.
(Munro.
For P.U.C.: Frank Kling, by
W. T. Teall, John Baldwin.
For 'School Trustee: J. A.
Westcott, by Carl Dalton, N.
"coins. Fred Willis, by S. Hab-
kirk, J. Turnbull. W. T. Teall,
by E. A. McMaster, M. A. (Reid.
FARMERS UNION' MEETING
An executive aneeting was
held at the home of MTS. Alf
Nesbitt, Auburn, on Saturday
night when Gordon Hill Hanel
ed in His resignation as ,director
of (Huron,, as he did not .think
it fair to .the Union, as, he felt
he could not do justice to both,
as he was 'appointed Provincial
President for :Ontario at Con
vention at -Guelph, 'Oct. 23rd.
His resignation was accepted,
and Bob Taylor, Varna, was ap-
pointed to fill out &h.. Hill's
term. It was ,decided to hold in-
formation meeting for Wheat
Board in :Clinton Agricultural
rooms, Thursday, goy. '28, pen.
(Amusement rOommaitteel " was
asked about barn dance and
were informed that there is a
possibility: of .having it in the
Legion hall, •Clinton, after the
New Year. Carl 'Dalton reported.
on advertisement and reported'
Six people in ISeafooah wished
to advertise in Union paper.
3t -was deft to each local to
arrange their own -membership
•deiv+e. alleging ' adjourned.. Mrs.
INeibiJtt served lunch.
MISS' CATHARINE REYNOLDS
The 'death occurred suddenly
•on Wednesday morning ' about
11 o'clock, •of (Miss :Clabhanine
Reynolds at the home of her
nephew, Mr. (Gordon Reynolds.
Miss Reynolds was 9,5 years of
age and 3ad laved most. of her
life in 'Hullett. and :Seaforth.
She is survived by a :brother,
Frank (Reynolds of Tiampa,
$12000 would be exceeded by Florida, and a .sister. Mrs, Ida.
over 15400 because of added Evans of Detroit.
Mayor and Reeve
Get Acclamations
Beverly Ib'. Christie, who swat.
elected mayor of :Seaforth by
acclamation on Monday night,
has served as councillor for 11
years, since '1947. Ile had pre-
viously served on the public
school board. Next week he will
be celebrating 25 years in the
butcher 'business in •Seaforth.
Noonan ,Scoins, elected reeve
of ,Seaforth also by acclamation,
has served five years as reeve,
and had previously been on the
council. ,
Election for `'Council
In Seaforth
iSeaforbh will have ,an. elec-
tion (Dec. 11 for town council.
Eight names will be on the
ballot:
John (Baldwin, Wm. Bali, Dr.
P. ,Brady, Nelson ICardno, Scott
Habkirk, Lawrence Plumsteel,
Thorpe Rivers, John' 0. Turn-
bull,
Six councillors areto be el-
ected.
By 8:30 o'clock Tuesday ev-
ening rive of the candidates
nominated .the previous evening
had qualified and Town Clerk,
D. H. Wilson, returning officer,
announced that one more name
was needed !before 9 p.m. to
complete the council for 1958.
Councillors and candidates
who Were waiting • in the lobby
decided an election "to let bhe
people choose their council",
was in order. As the deadline
approached three more candi-
dates qualified.
Four of the candidates are
the members of the 1957 coun-
cil, councillors Ball, Habkirk,
Rivers and Turnbull, and [bile
other four, Messrs. (Baldwin,
(Brady, +Cardno and Plumsteel
are the new candidates.
Three polling places will be
open on election day, Wed.
Dec. 11th.
Junior Farmers
Attend Winter Fair
A large number from the
surrounding district 'attended
the (Royal Winter Fair, Toron-
to, on Thursday last week, go-
ing by bus, sponsored by the
Seaforth Junior Farmers. They
left (Sunoco gas station, Sea -
forth at 6 ,a.m. and returned in
the wee hours of the morning.
All report a very enjoyable trip
and keen interest was shown
towards the (Huron County Jun-
iors who were participating in
the Queen's Guineas on that
day. Many compliments have
been given to the Junior Farm-
ers for sponsoring this project.
Those who were in charge were
Ken Campbell, President; Mer-
ton :Keyes, Bob Broadfoot and
Bob 'Parsons.
WILLING WORKERS
A .meeting of the Willing
Workers was held, Nov. 20th ;in
the baseanent of the ehuroh. It
was opened with then call to
worship. Hymn 374 was sung
and the scripture was read from
IMatthew. A story was then read
by Mary Ann Forrest. The girls
received their cards in which to
put their money. The prayer
was led by Marlene Forbes fol-
lowed by hymn 356. A duet was
sung by Lois Tyndall and Anita
Hillman. (Boll call was answered
with a verse containing `hope'.
16 girls were present. Minutes
of last meeting" were read and
declared approved. Business
Faye IBlue and Marilyn :Miller
were appointed_ Worship Con-
venorts for the next meeting.
The vesper •service is to be held
Dec. 15th. The calendars were
given to the girls to sell. CGIT
hymn was sung and recreation
followed. The meeting closed
with "Taps„
Dublin Garage
Burned Tuesday
Fire gutted the (Shell service
station at Dublin, on. Tuesday
night, •owned by Lorne Cronin.
ISeafomth and Mitchell fire bri-
gades :answered the, call, The
fire was first noticed shortly
before ten o'clock, about 20
minutes after the place had
been closed for the ' ° night.
Smoke was issuing - front the
building and flames were start-
ing to come throughthe roof.
The alarm was sentin from
the Smith residence newt door.
'Gerald 'Holland, Dublin In-
surance agent, said he stayed on
the phone to •give the details
to the fire, brigades, .which
might still be a bit skeptioal
sincathe false alarin on Hallo-
we'en night.
A casualty of the .. fire was
"Tippy" the dog which slept "nn
the office every night. His body
was found near the door, over-
come by smoke and fumes,
•A tractor was removed un-
damaged from the workshop,
and the wrecker truck was pull-
ed clear of the (building. A
quantity of tires and the gar-
age. ,equipment, besides the
booth supplies were damaged.
Loss is estimated around
158,000, partly covered by insur-
ance. iTlhe building was of cem-
ent construction, located on the
south west :cornea' at the inter-
section on No. 8 Highway.
Cause of the fire was not
known; but it seemed to :have
startedin a room immediately
behind .the front office where
oil and supplies were stored.
EDELWEISS REBEKAHS
(Mrs. Margaret 'Thompson, N.
G., :presided over ',bhe regular
meeting of .Edelweiss Rebekah
Lodge during which a donation
to the War Memorial +Ohildren's
Hospital, London, was approved.
A gift and card are to be sent
to each of the residents in the
Odd Fellows' Rome at Barrie,
to assist in making their Christ-
mas a happy one. Dec. 11 has
been set as bhe date of the local
Rebekah and Odd Fellows
Christmas party wbbh an ex-
change of gifts and a pot -luck
lunch. Mrs. Thompson, ivlrs.
Janet Andrews and (Mrs. Aainie
Harrison were named in charge
of arrangements. iA .euchre .par-
ty is 'planned to follow the Dec.
•9th meeting. Early January
has been set as a tentative date
of a social evening, when the.
Odd Fellows i(winners in a re-
cent penny contest in aid of
the CPT fund) are to be enter=
tained by bite. llrebelrahs. A
Christmas parcel is' to be sent
to the lodge's adopted patient
in Westminster ..Hodpptai, Lon -
den. Reporting for the CPT_
committee, Mrs. Mary Dalrym-
ple stated •that a second hospit-
al bed for loan, is to be pur-
chased; a new mattress has been
purchased for the other bed and
two of the three . wheel chairs
on loan have been repaired.
During the past year over 5500
has been raised by committee.
Officers of 'the CPT commit-
tee are: !Pres., Allan Campbell;
secretary, Mrs. Ile Dorrance;
treas., Miss Mae 'Smith; social,
Mrs. Mae Habkirk and Mis.
Janet Andrews.
ATTENDS PREMIERE
Last Sunday evening :Mrs.
Arnold Westcott attended a spe-
clal screening of •the National
Frim Board's pr'o'duction of "The
'Sceptre and the Mace" at the
Town Cinema in Toronto. The
film, in color, was made during
the recent visit of Her Majcaty
the. Queen to Canada for bhe
opening of the 23rd Parlia-
ment.
Mrs. Westcobt and her son
:Clare •of Scarborough were
guests of the (National Film
Board of •Canada.
60th Anniversary of David Boyds
IMr. and Mrs. David Boyd,
well-known McKillop 'bwp resi-
dents, will •observe the 60th an-
niversary of their marriage at
the '.home of their son ':Charles
on (Saturday, (Nov. '301h. Open -
house will be held for their
friends from 3 to 5 and from 7
to 9. Mr. and: Mrs. Boyd• were
married at the bride's tome on
Dec. 2, 1897. Mrs. Boyd was
formerly. C h .a s• 1.o r t e Dundas,
daughter of Mr. and :Mrs. John
Dundas and the groom is ., the
son of Mr. and ebbs. Anthony
Boyd, all residents of McKillop.
Rev, Mr. Tiffin was tihe officiat
ing minister. The couple: resided
for one year on the 10th con„
moving to the 114th for a period
of four years. They have resided
since on the Lea+dbury dine. Both
have been Rife -long members of,
Bethel United Church, sof which
Mr. Boyd is an elder, and Mrs:
Boyd is still active in the W. A.
They hanre one son :Charles, on
the home place, and three grand
daughters and a great grandson,,
Mrs. Boyd has one brother Geo,
Dundas, Walton, and Mr. :Boyd
has two brothers, Tom of Yucai-
pa, California;- and Alb of Van-
couver, and two sisters, (Mr's.
Tillie Johnson, Seaforth, and
Mrs. Ida McKenzie Vancouver.
90th. Birthday of
Mrs. Margaret Dunn
iist in time
r°R CHRISTMAS
The friends of Mrs. Dunn
will be +happy to know that on
Sunday she celebrated her 90th
:birthday. Her birthday falls on
Wed. Nov. 27, a Sunday cele-
bration was more convenient
for some members of her fam-
ily. Mrs. Dunn has been a re-
spected citizen of :Seaforth for
bhe past 21 years.
(Mrs. Dunn, the former .Mar -
gent (Pickard of Ingersoll, was
married to the late Nicholas
,Dunn of Ingersoll, by the Rev.
Father Nalplhy, in :Sacred Heart
±church, Ingersoll. Following her
marriage, she and her husband
farmed for 40 years in Oxford
:County, retiring to London in
1929. In 11936 they moved to
Seaforth to be with their daug-
hter, Miss Marguerite Dunn. In
1941 they celebrated their Gol-
den Jubilee. Mr. Dunn died in
1949.
There is a family . of eight
living and one deceased:' Sr.
M. Audrey and Sr. M. IMargret-
ta, St. Joseph's Order, London,
Miss :Marguerite, :R.N., Sea -
forth, Mrs. J. A, Jacks, Clark-
ston, 1VIioa, J. M. Dunn, Lon-
don, W. • E. Dunn, Clarkston,
Mich., J. Ford (Dunn, Tillson-
burg; Paul Dunn of Bran-
don, Man. Raymond N. Dunn is
deceased. There are :also 12
,granclIehilldmen and three gijeat
grandchildren.
Mrs. Dunn is in very good
Health, an ardent reader, keep-
ing herself abreast of the cur-
rent events. (she is a member of
St. James' Church and attends
when weather permits. She is a
member of the Catholic Women's
League. Although not active
'any more she is still very in-
terested in their :activities.
'Als'o here on Sunday from
Detroit were: Mrs. Fred lAn-
sbedt, and -son, Patrick Dunn;
Mrs. :Charles Doyle, a grand-
daughter.
Presentation To
Bisback Family
On Friday night, Nov. •22nd,
at the Orange hall, Seaforth, 56
friends and neighbors gathered
to say goodbye to Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Bisback, who have sold
their farm. con. 3, McKillop, to
his neighbor, Mr, !Gerald Van
Den Flsngsl, and are moving
to Kippen where he is emrployed
at Thompson Elevators, Hensell.
Euchre was played and lunch
served, followed by dancing.
Thomas 'Govenlock read the ad-
dress, and Grant replied in a,
few well chosen words. They
were presented with a chrome
table by :Gerald Van Den Hen -
gel and Con Eckert. The address
was as follows:
"Dear 'Grant, Mary, and
Boys,—We hope we didn't
cause too much ineonvenialencrs
when we asked you to join us
this evening, but we felt we
could not let you leave our
midst without gathering to say
farewell. It is with regret that
we see your stay among us, ter-
minated 'but the changes are
necessary for the +welfare and
happiness of all. We'll.. always
remember the cheerful smiles
and gracious hospitality that
:greeted any of us whenever we
dropped in for an evening or
for a few moments. It just won't
seem right not to see four little
smiling faces and four little
pair of hands waving as one
drives by bhe farm on con. 3.
Many of us will feel a sense
of loss which will deepen as
time goes on just knowing that
you Grant and Mary are not
near to lend a helping hand. As
:the saying goes, "Our loss is
another's gain",is certainly
true as far as te boys are con-
cerned for the oblige will mean
'snore companionship with Dad-
dy, more family we, and we
would not wish it .obhemwise for
any of you. It will not be long
before you find new friends and.
neighbors, the boys new school
chums and once more feel at
home. You are not going far, it
is hoped you will often be seen
back in ;McKillop. We will not
say goodbye ,but only farewelh.
good luck and much happiness
in your new home. As :a token
of esteem and a remembrance
of your stay among' cis, we ask
you to accept this gift from
your friends and neighbors.
SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR
Over 5500 was realized at the
annual bazaar in St.: Thomas'
parish hall on (Wednesday after-
noon last.-.•
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SEAFORTH
L.O.L. Officers
Installed Monday
County Master, Ken Betties,
from Winthrop LOL installed
officers at 'Seaforth LOL Mon-
day night. Bro. rBettles was as-
sisted by Bros. Roy Elliott and
Laverne IGodkin of the Win-
throp Lodge.
Bro. Borden Brown will head
the organization for another
teras as Worshipful Master. De-
puty Master will be Bro, Mur-
ray Dale. (Wayne Smith will be
chaplain for 1958.
Other officer's are: recording
secretary, ,Bro. R. James Wal-
lace; financial secretary, Bro.
Ross McLean; treas., Bro. John
Oldfield; marshall, Bro. John
Crozier; first lecturer, Bro.
Dave McLean; second lecturer,
Bro. Arnold Westcott.
Committee members are :Bros.
Andrew Dunlop, William Old-
field, William Collins, Everitt
Smith and Murray Garrett. Bro.
Ed Boyce will be the 1958 ty-
ler.
BARBARA KIRKMAN
The Barbara :Kirkman Auxil-
iary of the First Presbyterian
Church held their 'Nov. meeting
on Tuesday evening in school
room of the church. The presi-
dent, Mrs. W. 0. Johnston op-
ened the meeting with a verse
"Are you using your Talents"?
Psalm 86 was sung followed by
,prayer by the president. A min
rite's silence was :observed Jun
• oiernory of !Mrs. Marshall Stew-
art, a Life Member of the So-
ciety. Daring the :business meet-
ing it was decided to change the
date of next meeting to Dec.
17. The offering' was received
by Mus. T. Fox and .Mrs. Keith
Sharp.
Mrs. Ed Andrews conducted
the devotional part of the meet-
ing. Scripture readings were
given by Mrs. J. !Daley and Mrs.
Thos. Carter, and !Mrs. Robert
Charters led in prayer. Inter-
esting current events were read
by Mrs. M. R. Rennie. Mrs. W.
A. Wright sang 'a solo "If you
Travel Life's Path with a
Smile", accompanied by Mrs. J.
A. Munn. :Mrs. Andrews intro-
duced Mrs. K. Williams, who, in
a most interesting manner, pre-
sented the remaining chapters'
of the 'Study Book, "Christiani-
ty in :South !East Asia''. Speak-
ing mostly of Thailand, Mrs.
Williams told of what is being
done, of what is yet to be done,
and of problems to be surmount-
ed. Such a small percentage of
the population are christians
very few are in public life and
none are in the government.
People'b.erng converted are from
the country or the •`4Hill 'Peo-
ple". Mrs. ,Andrews expressed.
appreciation to those taking
part and bhe meeting closed
with a hymn and prayer. ,
DONALD McDONALD
The death occurred at Clinton
about noon on Wednesday of
Donald McDonald in his 94th
year. IIe was a native of Tucker -
smith township and farmed there
until retiring to Seaforth. His
wife, the former Mary R. Thomp-
son of Usbornae, predeceased him
26 years ago. Surviving are one
son, Roy T. McDonald of London
and one daughter, Mrs. J. Carroll
of Iiamilton. IIe was a member of
Northside United Church. The
funeral will take place on Satur-
day, Nov. 20th, at 2.30 p.m. from
the G. A. Whitney funeral home,
Seaforth, and Rev. Bruce W. Hall
will officiate. Interment will be in
Egnondville cemetery.
CONSTANCE
Mrs. Art Bromley of Kitch-
ener spent last Thursday with
her mother, Mrs. James Dale,
who is a patient in Scott Mem-
orial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank 'Riley
and 1Mr, and Mrs. Joe Riley at-
tended the 25th wedding anni-
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Riley of Staffs last Tuesday
evening in '.Stratford..
The ladies of Constance W.A.
and WMS have :been busy quilt
ing, last week having quilted at
the home of Mrs. Lorre Law-
son with proceeds for the W.A.
and Tuesday the ladies quilted
in the basement of the church
on a quilt for Mrs. Earl Law-
son with proceeds for the WM'S
expense fund.
Mrs. Verne Dale - and Mrs.
Harvey Taylor spent the week-
end with Mr. and iMrs. Jack
Dodds of London.
Mr, and Mrs. Dorden +Brown
and girls spent Friday evening
with friends in Hanover.
+Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wynn,
Margaret and Catherine of For-
est spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. 3e -wig.
Mission Band - The Nov. meeting •of the Gol-
den Link Mission Band opened.
with the Mission Band Purpose,
followed by the minutes of bhe
last meeting. Roll call answer-
ed by 717 members. The busi-
ness was transacted. The Dec.
alleging will be White Gift Sun-
day. :Officers for :1958 Presi-
dent, Margaret MacGregor, 1st
vice, Glenyce Jewitt; sec., De-
anna Dale; vice sec., (Mary Mc-
Elwain; treas., Mis. McIllwain;
press. reporter, Deanna Dale;.
Leader, Mrs. Wan. Dale. The
:Story was read .by Mrs. Dale
and closed by Lord's Prayer.
Friendly Few Farm, Forum)
Farm Forum was held at the
home of Mr. and • Mrs. (Frank
Riley. It tieing the fourth .meet-
ing no discussion was held and
progressive euchre was enjoyed
with prizes going to high lady,
Mrs. Wm. Jewitt; low lady, Mrs.
Ross McGregor; high man, Mr.
Wm. Jewitt .and low Than, Mr.
Ross MacGregor. Mrs. Tilley
serried lunch.