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The Seaforth News, 1956-05-24, Page 1The Seaforth News WHOLE SERIES, VOL, 78 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 24, '1966 51.59 a Year Authorized- as Second Clara mail, Pees Office Dept., Ottawa Snowdon Bros.. Publishers X -Ray Clinic Now At Seaforth 'The TB X-ray 'clinic is in pro- gress at ;Seaforth. On 'Tuesday afternoon it opened and X-rayed 200 people in the (basement of Northside United !Church. Wednesday morning the clinvc !visited Boshart's and Seaforth ,Shoes factories, Thiursd•ay !morn- ing it will be at SSeafoatth Dis- trict High !School. The X-ray clinic will -0bi11 be alt Seaforth Thursday afternoon and evening and it is hoped. everyone will take advantage of it by !that time. RECEIVES DEGREE ;Congratulations are extended to Mr. Ronald J. K. Weber, of Xibdhener, who has received his bachelor of education degree from the University of Toronto. 3gr., Welber is at present on loan to the—Vittoria School staff at Kitchener, !frown Margaret Aven- ue .School. The degree, which re- quires a year of post -graduate studies after a bachelor of arts degree, will be conferred May Oath at the Ontario College of Education, University of Toron- to. Ronald is !the son of Mrs. E. J. Weber of Egmondville. MERIAM—CHARTERS A pretty wedding took place at First Presbyterian Church ,cat ISaturd'ay afternoon, at 2.30 0'- 'clocic, when .Leis Isabel; Charters, daughterofMr. and Mrs. Robert !Charters, Seaforth, became the bride of William James Meriam, sou of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Morison of 'Goderich. Rev. D. Glenn !Campbell officiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was gowned in pink embossed nylon with white .accessories; she carried white carnations with nosegay. Her sister, Miss Joan .Charters was bridesmaid, wearing turquoise crystallized drt s aaith white accessories and her flowers were yellow ',carna- tions. Best man was Jack Meriam of tGorclerieh, (brother of the groom. A reception was !herd for the initmediate families 'at the home of the ;bride's parents. The house was 'decorated with white carnations and pink sna'pdrag- ons.:Lun'cheon was served by Misses Marian Dick and ,Carol G]ew. The !bride and groom left on a honeymoon trip to Wind- sor and !points east. Mr. and Mrs. Meriam will reside in G,oderich, Guests from out of town includ- ed Mr. and Mrs. Roy !Mariam, Mr. and Mrs. Stan Meriaan, Mr. and ,Mrs. Jack Meriam and Mr. William Irwin, all of Goderinh. Thirty-five friends and neigh- bors held a shower at the home .of 'ars, Sid Pullman last week is�` honor of !the !bride-to-be. The. elnmg was spent in making a bride's book, playing 'gannesand contests. Miss 'Carol ,Glew read an address and !Lois was present- ed with many !beautiful, useful gifts. A ,delicious lunch was served by Mrs. John ,Miller and (Mrs. Helen 'Glees. She was also the recipient of arnany gifts at the London Life Office in Lan- don, prior to her marriage. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and !Mrs.. William James !Storey, R)R. 2, .Seaforth, wish to announce tine engagement of their daughter, Elsie Mae, to Merton 'Thomas Keyes, son of Mr. and 'Mrs, Wilber E. Keyes, R. R. 3, )Seaforth. The !marriage will take (place Saturday, June 16 at 2 pm. in First 'Presbyter- ian Church, :Seaforth. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and 'Mrs. Peter J. Bick- nell announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Mary Veronica, Reg. N., to Mr. Maur- ice Kirby •Hallatlran, only son of Mr. and Mrs. !Simon P. Hal'lahan ,of ,Beigrave, Ont. The marriage will take place on Saturday, June 9, at 9.30 in St. !Colutmban Noonan ,Catholic Church. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. James R'atcho. of D+gmondville wish to announce the engagment of their second youngest daughter, Joan Mar- garet to Donald George Eaton, youngest son of Mr. and !Mrs. .George E'arton, .Seaforth. The marriage to take place early in June. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and. 'Mrs. Joseph L..Ottyan, R. R. 1, Dublin, !wish to an- nounce the engagement of !their daughter Mildred 'Genevieve to Mr. James kldw'ard' 'Cronin, son of !Mrs. Elizabeth 'Cronin and (the late Ms. Joseph Cronin. The weddingwill 'take place June in St. •Colummb'an Ronan ,Catholic ,Church at '9.30 •a.an. REAL ESTATE CHANGE William Henderson has purdh- used the three storey factory building on !South Main , Street from the 'Hesky 'Flax .Co. This was formerly thetSeaforth Wool- len Mill and will Ibe used by Mr. Henderson for a (bulk storage ware house .for feeds. This ;building is !mostly Ideat- ed in Egnaondville hut a few feet at !the north end which is in !Seaforth. CADETS TO IPPERWASH Five High .School 'Cadets from Seaforbh rw'ill train for seven weeks at !Camp llppeiwash start- ing 'Jolly and: 'Craig Willis, (toy Dungey, Wayne ,Chappel, Ron DhleraThonnas Broome. Another Cadet, Frank Bryans, will go to the tramp alb Bamff. Lions Trout Derby A Big Success The first Lions ,Club trout derby at .Seaforth was a wonder- ful success on (Monday. 358 children in the event 'competed for 405 trout placed in the stream bhreugh the co-operation of the IDepartnient, of Lands and Forests of Ontario. 350 fish were taught by the children between 9 'a.an. and 3 p.m. Catches ranged down from the full quota of four fish, and the parents had jtust as much fun and excitement out of bheir pant in helping and guiding the youngsters. The weather was excellent ex- cept for a slight shower around noon and the water in the creek was just the right level for fish- ang'. 'The idea behind the 'derby was to 'give these fishermen of !the ,future a training in conser- vation !practises, and from this standpoint alone it 'Ma well worth while. And listening to the stories, one is impressed that these kids have the !makings of meal fisher- men. They solemnly assure you that the one that got away was the biggest fish. After 3 pan. the netts at the end of 'the fishing area were re- moved. 'Lions in charge of the trout .derby were E. C. Boswell, 13. 0. Free, Wm. M. Hart and Fred Snow, assisted by many other members of the !club, and offa- 'rials of the Department of Lands and Forests, and Provincial Po- lice were in charge of traffic at the bridge. It is hoped that arrangeinents can be made to repeat trout der- by next year. Youngest boy with a trout, Doug Hildebrand, age 214. years, size 10, 10/ inches, 2 fish. Youngest girl with a trout, Penny !Moore, age 5, size 10 in- clhes, 1 fish. !Best 'catch under age 5, Bobby Black, age 5, size 10, 11 inches, 2 Sisth. (Best 'catch between age 5 ,and 10, Bryan Broome, age 7, total 40'i inches, 4 fish. Best ciatoh over age 10, John Patterson, age 12, total 413 inches, 4 fish. Largest dish, any age, Garth Flannigan, age 12, 11 1/8 in- ches, 1 fish• Extra prizes for tagged fish: James Racho, John Patterson Douglas Hu.gill, Peter !Sillery,, Andy !Calder, Jr., Gordon Peth- ick, John !Sawchuck, Jimmy 'clew, Pang Rau, Brian Habkirk. A total of .358 children regis- tered for !the event and of 405 trout placed in the stream over 350 were caught. DIES IN ALBERTA The following item from the Independent of Stettler, Alberta, refers to the passing of Charles L. Willis, a sort of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willis, Seaforth: Death has claimed another of the thinning ranks of Stettler's pioneer businessmen with the death of Charles L. Willis, which occurred' early this morning (May 10) in Stettler Municipal Hospital after an illness of sev- eral weeks. He was editor and publisher of the Stettler Inde- pendent since 1908, and was ac- tive right up to the time he ent- ered the hospital. ,,The late Mr. Willis was born at Seaforth, Ont., on June 10, 1874, and received his early edu- cation there. He graduated from the University of Toronto with degrees of B.A. and M.A. in mathematics. He taught school until he started a weekly news- paper at Sydney, Man., in 1905. On June 16th, 1905, he pur- chased the Independent from the late Will ,Godson. His weekly column was later to stamp him as Basil Dean, publisher of Cal- gary Herald said, "the most ar- ticulate and forthright weekly editor in Western Canada." Mr. Willis played a foremost role in this community. He was a member of the board of Stett- ler School District from 1912 un- til 1952 and for most of these years he acted as chairman; for more than 40 years he was choir- master of Stettler Presbyterian and Stettler United Churches; he was past president of Stettler Board of Trade and also past president of Stettler Rotary. He was known throughout Al- berta's golfing circles, and he was a member of the Alberta Senior Golfers' Association and honorary president of Central Alberta's Senior Golfers' Associ- ation. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Isabel Me- Caeller•nand Mrs. Kathleen 2lrnery, both of Vancouver; and one son, Roy, of •Stettler. There are also three brothers, James, of Seaforth, Roy of Detroit, and Frank of Winnipeg. Funeral services were held from Stettler United Church on Monday, May 14111, at 2 pan. HOCKEY BINGO 'NLay 17-1069; (May 18--B8; May 119--124; May 21—N36; May 22`075; .May 23— 'B•2. !Previous numbers; 065; J045; 117; 06'6; 125; 073; 87; B10; G58; 1N33; 063; G47; I20; B.13; G52; 1314; 067; I30; B6; 11.9; 068; 639; 115'3; 062; L217; N31; I16; N42;)33;'072; ,B4; N41; 121;, Na4;'B12; Bll; B15;; 1074; 070; 1129; IN3,5; 046. Seaforth, Enters Two Teams in W.O.A.A. An organization meeting ie being held on Wednesday night for the ,Seaforth Baseball Club, which (has entered' two teams, tine Peewees and Bantams, in the W.O.A.A. At a meeting. in Wingham ]vat .week, attended by John Patter- son and Arthur :Stacey, both teams were placed in .group 2. The Peewees are grouped with New 'Haaruburg, St. (Marys and Clinton. The 'Bantams with New Hamburg, St. Marys, Exeter and Zurich, Seaforth Peewees were the WOAA dhaanpions in 1955 and went into the 0.B.A. semi-finals. This team of players asp to 12 years will lose two :or three boys to the Bantams, ages up to 14 years, but expect to field an- other bunch of winners again. The Bantams also have good prospects. Sale Is Victim of Weather and Prices Reflecting lowered farm prices and poor weather conditionst'his spring, the sale of pure bred Scotch .Shorthorns, at !the fawn of William Devereaux & Son on Tuesday 'could not be 'described as a success. Attendance was small be- cause most prospective buyers were avorking on the land, it be- ina one of the few good days. Only 11 of the 26 head were sold. The previous sale at Bear Spring Farms, six years ago, at- tracted a crowd of more than 1000 persons and ,at that time excellent prices were realized for stock from this valuable Herd of imported blood lines. "I had hoped prices +night be half what they were six years ago", Mr. Devereaux stated. PASSES IN HALIFAX Funeral services took place in Halifax, N.S., for Lorenzo James Proctor, who died ,at his home 138 University Ave. The funeral was held from his late home. Mr. Proctor retired in 1946 as general manager of the Royal Print and Litho Ltd - Born near Constance in Hul- lett ttwp., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jatmes Proctor, and went to school there. He was associated with Lawson and Jones of Lon- don before going to Halifax in 1918. Mr. Proctor took an active part in various phases of com- munity !life. He was a member of Acadia Lodge A.F. and A.M., a member of the Board of Trade and a former member ,of the Halifax Rotary !Club, Be was a member of St. Andrew's United 'Church, !Halifax. 'Mr. Proctor was twice anarried. His first wife was Nora !Lawson of Lon- don. Surviving are his wife, the !former Annie !Stafford Aiding - ton; one ,daughtter, Lyda. Mrs. A. F. Miller, Kentville, N.S., a twin brother, Hiram, New !Lisk- eard, Ont, and a sister Etta, Mrs. C. W. Wilson, 'Casper, Wy- oming. One !brother, Richard predeceased him. BLOSSOM TEA Forsythea and Daf.£otds lent a sunny background in the 'par- ish hall of ;St. Thomas' Church when the W. A. held its !Blossom Tea and Bake Sale on Wednes- ady afternoon. !Soft music was provided in the tea room by Mrs. Chas. Cunningham. Guests were welcomed by Mrs. J. H. James 'and Mrs. Geo. McGavin. Pouring tea for the afternoon were ;Miss 'Mary Galbraith and Mrs. W. E.;Southgate Sr. Assist- ing in the tea room were Mrs. Carmen Rbwcliffe, Mrs. John Oldfield, ;Mrs, Harold Free, Mrs. Norman ,Scoins, Mrs. ;Bruce Mc- Lean, !Miss Dorothy Parke, Mrs. Wan. Oldfield, ;Mrs. Earl Dins- more and Mrs. Wm. O'Shea. in charge of the home baking booth were 'Mrs. A,da Reid, Mrs, Ken Chambers and Mrs. Gerald Snowdon. Mrs. J. R. Spittal, Miss Dor- othy Parke and !Mrs. Earl Dins- mture. were .general convenors of the event. EGMONDVILLE Miss Frances !Houston spent a few days with friends at Walton IMr. •and 'Mrs. Mervin Nott and Mr. and !Mrs. E. Durst spent the weekend at Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Henderson accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Broadfoot of Walton were week- end visitors with relatives in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Close and family of Waterloo were Sunday visitors with .the fornmer''s eister, Mr. and Mrs. Neiman lvk'eLean and aerially. Rev. W. E. ,and Mrs. Milroy entertained Mrs. Winnie Curtis of Toronto, formerly of England Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLach- lan were 'Sunday visitors with the latter's son, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip McKenzie of 'Stanley. Teachers who spent the holi- day weekend here were, Mr. G. R. Keyes of Windsor with his mother, Mrs. N els o n Keyes; Miss Jessie Finlayson of Lorne Park with her mother, (Mrs. Jas, Finnlayson; Miss Laura IMOMillan with her .mother, 'Mrs. W. F. Mc- Millan; Miss !Alice Watson of London with her another, Mrs. J. S. Watson; Mies Margaret Grieve of 'Centralia and 'Miss, 'Bessie 'Grieve 'of'CliatHhaan with their: father, Mr. Thomas 'Grieve.. Presentation To Mr.,. Mrs. Somerville A. reception was held art the home of Mr. and +Mrs. 'W. R. !Somerville on Wednesday, May 2.3, the occasion being their gol- den wedding. During the after- noon and evening many .friends called to offer congratulations and best wishes do the popular couple. ,During the afternoon Mass Minnie ISomervllle poured tea and membersof the lankily served lunch. They were present- ed with a convertible space saver for the living room by the fam- ily and the !Session of Cavan !Church called and presented them with a suitable gift. They are both members of 'Cavan ,Church and he is a member of the session. Scouts At Collingwood Attending the scout camporee at 'Duncan Lake near Coiling - wood over the weekend from Seaforth were Troop Leader, Jinn ,Crich, and !Scouts Craig Wil- lis, Stan (Brown, Roy Dungey, Ray Scoins. Ron Myott, Brian )Brady, Glen Coutts. The boys and their equvpment were trans- ported by Messrs. Mel Clark and Dick Box. Going up Friday night they 'camped out in tents. The Seaforth troop placed 4th out of .37 patrols in the scout competitions. Peter Spittal received his Queen Scout award at a cere- mony at !Stratford on Friday night when the presentation was nnade by Lieut -Governor of On- tario, Louis O. tBreithaupt. GRADUATE AT 0. A. C. Graduating last Wednesday at 0. A. C. were Mary Whyte in the one-year course and John Whyte in the two-year course. Mary will attend Teachers' Col- lege next year. John is now em- ployed with the !Maple !Leaf Mill- ing Co. and is at !present at Cay- yuga, Ont. ;Murray Gaunt, of Lucknow and Ross ISanith, R. IR, 1, Ethel also graduated in the 2 -year course. KRAMERS—DICK The marriage took place at St, Patrick's Rectory, Dublin, on Saturday, morning at 10.30, when Shirley Eleanor Dick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dick, 'Cromarty, became the bride of Louis Joseph Kramers, son of !Mr. and Mrs "Albert Kra- mers, Dublin. Rev. r, Ffoulkes officiated. The 'brr esmaid was Miss Shirley Quinn of Seaforth and Paul Kramers, 'brother of the groom was best man. The bride wore a light .blue suit with white accessories and white cor- sage. The !bridesmaid wore a. light grey suit with pink acces- sories and pink corsage. A wed- ding dinner was served at the home of the bride's parents. The dining room was decorated in pink and white and the wedding cake centered the table. Later the 'bride and grooan left on a trip to .Stratford, London, S'trath- roy and other points. On their return they will reside in Tuck- ersmith. The 'bride was honored prior to her !marriage at a miscellan- eous shower at the home of Mrs. Wilmer Aitken, Hilbert. Mrs. At - ken read an address. !Mrs. Bert Riley gave a reading and !Mrs. Jack Brintnell read 'tale gift cards alter 'Shirley opened the gifts. She was also honored at a shower at Mrs. Ron Dale's, Sea - forth, on Wednesday evening and the .Shoe Factory staff pre- sented her with two table 'lamps and a trilite lamp. CONSTANCE Mr. and Mrs. Borden Brown, Joyce and Elaine were in Pont Huron on the holiday visiting friends. ,Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt and .family visited at the home of 'Mr. ,and Mrs. !Robert Mac - 'Pilaw' on ,Sun•day evening. !Miss (Florence Taylor, Reg. N., of Victoria, B. C., is holiday- ing at the home of her brother, Mr. Harvey Taylor and her sisters, Mrs. Verne Dale and Mrs. Earl .Lawson and other rel- atives. WALTON Mr. D. S. Lawless, Norfolk Public (School Inspector, is one of 70 educationalists from Can- ada's ten provinces meeting in Edr onton for three weeks be- ginning May 14th to study prob- lems of educational leadership in local eoeti nunities. He 'has been selected a Member of a short coarse for school superin- ttentdentts and vnspectoos, English and French Speaking alike offer- ed by tike Canadian Education Association in conjunction with the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, Mr. Lawless was a former teacher at Walton Public .School and is married to tbhe fomner Dorothy Turnbull, daughter of 'Mr. ,and Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull, Grey Township. Visitors et 'the home of Mr. •antd Mrs• atobt..MeMichael -were tMr. and .Mrs. Wm. Lemnonon and sons of Barrie, Mr. .and Mrs, Ralph Watson, !Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Wright,- Dianne and Larry of •Brampton and Mrs. Etta Eyre and son Lloyd cif Sarnia. Michael Bechely Graduate at Western Among tike graduates at the University of Western Ontario in honor Psychology is Michael Bechely, son of Mrs. Bed -rely and tihe late Dr. Beohely, Searfontfi, who wild receive his BA; on Sat- urday, at convocation. !Michael has been in Toronto for the past two weeks and work until the close of school in June ,under Dr. Chas. Stagdill, a former .Seaforth boy who is now !head of the Child Psychol- ogy Depanttment of the Toronto Board of Education. tTm .Septetmtber he will enter the University of Toronto to study for his M. A. degree, and will continue his work with Dr. Stogdihl on a part time basis. SEAFORTH W. 1. !Anyone taking cars or want- ing a ride to the District An- nual at Zurich on June 5, will please contact Mrs. Gordon Mc- Kenzie. Also anyone wishing to have the June meeting please contact MTS. McKenzie. DUBLIN Mrs. John Flannery and Mrs. William Feeney at the Catholic Women's League 'Convention at Hotel London. Mr. Fergus Kelly, Mr. Benny Flanagan, Kitchener, with Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Kelly. ,Mr, and ,Mrs. Wilfred 0a Rourke, Margaret and Mrs. Phyllis !Butters in London. Miss Patricia Costello, Lon- don, Mr. Gordon Costello, King- ston, with 'Mr. and Mrs. Dan Costello. Miss Gloria Lithgow, CCapreol, with Mr. ,and ,Mrs. Fred Lithgow. Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Reynolds of Detroit with Mrs. Joseph Car- penter. Mr. Fred Jones and family of Oakville with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Curtin. Mr, Kenny Stapleton, Kitch- ener with Mr. and Mrs. Fergus Stapleton. Mr. and !Mrs. Campbell and Harry, Miss Anne Tomlinson of .gelLon:Nagledon with Mr. and Mrs. Mich - Mr. and Mrs. James Kraus- kepf Sr., Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Krauskopf, Bonnie and Bobbie with Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Nich- olson, 'London. Mr. and .Mrs. Newcombe and Jimmie, Port Credit with Mr. and Mrs. William Stapleton. Mr. Robert Byrne, Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. John Devereaux, Seaforth, with Miss Monica Byrne.. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Aslfn and Harvey of Toronto with Mrs. Norma Aslin. Mr. Eric Collins and Judy in Tara with Mrs. Collins. Mr, and Mrs. James 'Ackroyd and girls, Toronto, with ;Mrs. Mary O'Rourke and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Blonde of Chatham with Mr, and Mrs. Louis ,Bruxer. Mr. •and Mrs. Pete ,Nekon of Kitchener, with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Feeney. ,Mr. and Mrs. Frank !Maloney of Kitchener, Miss Rose 'Marie Feeney, .Mr. ,•Bobbie Kelly in Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Flanagan of Kitchener, 1'Ir. and Mrs. Leon- ard Feeney of !Stratford with Mrs. .Catherine Feeney, Mr. ,and Mrs. ,Allfred McDoug- all of London, with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jordan. Mr. and !Mrs. Joe 'Dill, Karen and Billy in Dundas with NIr. and !Mrs. John Frost, Mrs. Mary O'Rourke and son Joe, Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Burns and children, Windsor, with Mr. and Mrs. Dan !Burns. Mr. and Mrs. )Mac McQuillan, Miss Lydia Jordison, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Whetham and family of Burlington with Mr• and Mrs. A. Who -them. Mr. and .firs. E. J. Hattin, Sarn- ia, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. !MacRae, Parkhill, Mr. James Connors Sr. and Jr., Wyoming with Mr. and Mrs. Don !MacRae. Mr. and !Mrs. William Stewart with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Pugh at Clairmont. Mr. Kenneth 'Ryan of St. Jer- ome's High School, 'Kitchener, spent the holiday weekend at the home of his parents, :Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryan. !Murray Kirkby, who has been at Queen's University during the past year, spent a well-earned week's holiday with his grand- parents in the village before tak- ing a good job in the Nickle mines at !Copper Cliff near Sud- bury, for the summer months. Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kirkby were George and Mrs. Kirkby of Burwash, Lew and Mrs. Kirkby of Wind- sor and Mr. and Mrs. 'Harold Sherman of Windsor. Service at Duff's Unit e1 Church, Sunday, was a special one for the ,Seaforth 'Cadets. The service was ably conducted by tike pastor, Rev. W. tM. Thom- as with special !music by the choir. CROMARTY !A farewell for Mr. John Ro- bertson was held at tthe home oaf Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allen on Tuesday evening. An enjoyable evening was spent with four ta- bles .of euchre in play. ,00 behold of the village neighbors an ad- •dress was read by Miss ,Olive Speen and John was presented with a wrist watch and a billfold by Douglas MdKellar. Lunch was served'. Mr. Robertson is loaty- The Most Fabulous Watch in All the World! Watch Enlarged to Show Detail New miracle of II/NOT/11N watch design! The Executive Look , , . in a watch so slim ... so trim . , , with a new dis- tinctive type of modem beauty in its thin, thin de- sign and clean -swept dial. slways know you're wear.:g the handsomest watch in the world—from the world's leading manu- facturer of fine watches . And don't you de- serve the finest? Come in and see the new Bulova President, See the complete selection of new THIN, THIN President watches from 549i0 to 510000 Convenient CREDIT TERMS PRESIDENT r,A„ 17 jewels Shock resistant Unbreakable mainspring 64900 (else available with charcoal dial) PRESIDENT °C' 17 jewels Shock resislanl Expansion band Unbreakable mainspring 859So (also available Wlth charcoal dial) RESIDENT "E' 17 jewels Shock resistant Expansion band Unbreakable mainspring 07150 (also avallibie with sharcoal 5151) Other smart Bulova Watches as low as $29.75 Westfield Watches as low as 519,95 SAVAUGE'S Jewellery Gifts ing this week for the West where he intends to reside: The closing meeting for the season of the YPS was !meld on Sunday evening with George Vi- vian presiding. The scripture lesson was read by Anita .Sors- deal and' Rev. S. Kerr led in prayer. Margaret Walker gave a reading and Ruth Bowe and Alice Sorsdah'l sang a duet ac- eontipanie'd 'by Margaret Cole- man. The study book lesson was read by Joy Vivian. A social evening was planned for Friday night. The meeting closed with prayer. The regular meeting of the ,Marian Ritchie Evening Auxil- iary was held at the home of Mrs. Gerald Carey. Mrs. James Miller presided and opened the meeting 'with the call to worship and prayer. The scripture lesson was read by .Mrs. Ted Storey. Mrs. Carter Kerslake was pre- sented with a 'Life 'Membership certificate with Mrs. Sam Mc- Curdy reading tlhe address and Mrs. James !Miller presenting the gift. The study ;book lesson was read by Mrs. Lloyd Miller. !Mrs. Sam McCurdy read a letter which Miss M. Currie had re- ceived from Miss .Lillian Dick- son, !Formosa. to rdelicious lunch was served. Mr. and !Mrs. Dave Lupton and family of Em'bro visited on Sunday with 'Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace. 'Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Aibiss, of Georgetown and .Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Armstrong, of Weston, spent th:e holiday weekend with Mr. and 1'Irs. Harold Carey and. Mr. and Mrs. 'Gerald !Carey. Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey, of Georgetown spent the ,week- end avith Mr. and Mrs. Alex Ramsey. !Misses ,Shirley and Wilma Harper spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and !Mrs. W. Harper. Ma. .and .Mrs. Lloyd 1Sorsdahl, Anita and .Alice attended the graduation of !Miss 'Isabel La- mont in London, on Wednesday. Mr. and !Mrs. Mac !McKellar and family of Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. (Fergus 1VIaKellar and family, .Seaforth were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lind- say McKellar. Visitors with :Miss Olive Speen during the weekend were Mr. GersIvann .Speare, Toronto, Mrs. McDonald, Mr. Clive McDonald and 'family of Mitchell. Mr. .and 'Mrs. Sam Tibbett, of Toronto, .Mr. and 'Mrs. J. Beckler of Zurich visited on :Sunday Mr. and Mit. Donald Scott. Visitors with 'Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wallace were 'Mr. and Mrs. ,Clarence Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Hood of Kitchener. Mrs. W !Harper and !Mrs.. 11... McKellar .attended the Mother and Daughter banquet in .Main St..Church, Mitchell, on Wed- Fin.e China nesday evening. Pte. Alex Walker and Pte. Terry Bunch, London, spent the weekend with lir. and ,Mrs. Otto Walker. EGMONDVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weiland of Toronto are visiting the for- mer's mother, ilirs. !Henry Wei- land. 'Mr, and Mrs. Frank Kenny and daughter Jean of London visited on .Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rebt. 'Dalrymple. Mr. and Mrs. Earl (Hastings of Listowel, visited 'Mrs. Barton on :Sunday. Miss Barbara Varley and friend of St. ,Cetherines visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rotbt. !Dalrymple on Monday. Private Gordon Mesenger, who is at present stationed at Camp. Borden was a holiday visitor with his .mother, Mrs. Margaret Messenger. BRUCEFIELD Mrs. !Elsie Forrest, London, m spent the weekend with Mrs. A. McQueen and 'Margaret. The T000' Lodge of Bruce- fieid will hold their annual !Church Service in the United Church, Brucefield on May 27 at 7.30 in the evening. ,Miss :Margaret Zapfe of By- ron visited with relatives in the village over the weekend. Mr. 'Robt. Allan Jr. spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. .and 'Mrs. Edgar Allen. The many friends of Mrs. A. Bohner are pleased to know she is progressing favorably after her serious operation on Friday night of last week. Mr. •and'Mrs. S. Neal, .Glencoe spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Mac Wilson and ;airs. Stack. - house. Miss !Mary Gibson has return- ed to the village 'after spending the winter with Mr. and 'Mrs. Jno. MclMurtrie, Henson. Mr. ,and Mrs. Russel Zurbrigg and daugihter of Wingham visit- ed over the holiday with Mrs. Zurbrigg's patients, Mr. and Mrs. Jno. A. McEwen. Mr. .and Mrs. ,Chas. Kovac of Port !Colborne spent 1Vlobhers' Day .with Mrs. IKovao's !parents, Mr. !anti Mrs. Chas. iS•nellings. CROP REPORT Seeding was again delayed during the week of May 14 to 18 by intermittent rainfall and snow .on May 16. 'With- over 5 inches of .rainfall recorded to date for May, !deal !weather con- ditions would be needed (before' seeding could coanmence in an- other 7 to 10 days. Farmers are busy making. !plans to seed emer- gency crops., and 'cash crops to replace feed losses incurred by not being 'able to seed spring grains.