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The Seaforth News, 1961-07-20, Page 1WHOLE SERIES, VOL. 82 The Seaforth News Snowdon Bros, Publishini Phone 84 Seaforth, Ontario, Seaforth DHS Board Votes To Join Vocational School At a special, a 1 ee p m ting of Sea - forth -District High School board on Tuesday evening a motion was passed to join the organiza- tion being formed to provide a vocational school in Huron coun- ty, Three members of the board were absent on vacation, Some opposition" to the proposal was expressed but the motion to join in the proposed school plan was carried by a majority vote. A meeting will be held at Clin- ton on Thursday when represen- tatives from Clinton, Goderich and Exeter as well as Seaforth will be present. The proposal is to locate the school at Clinton as part of the high school there. Pupils from the surrounding high school areas can attend. The new voca- ,:tional school is expected to be ready in 1963. At a meetingwith officials in Toronto last week delegates learned more details of tentative plans for, the million -dollar com- posite, school in Huron, It is in- dicated that the structure at Clin- ton will provide at least 30 rooms to handle an enrolment of up to 1,000 pupils. Classrooms will include seven shops and five commercial as well as eight regulsx, two labor- atories, a gym, cafeteria and li- brary._ These facilities will be added to the existing high school at Clinton. Five composite school centres have been approved for cities, but the Huron county project is the most advanced of any of the smaller centres in the province. A cafeteria to feed 570 pupils at Thursday, July 20, 1961 11.50 a Year rooms and three typing rooms will make a total of five for spe- cialized commercial training, There will be one standard science laboratory and one in- dustrial agricultural laboratory. Seven different types of shops designed and equipped to provide training in auto meehanics, car- pentry and millwork, drafting, electrical installations and elec. tropics, machine work, occupa- tional courses for both boys and girls. The capital Investment will be provided 100% by the federal and "provincial governments. Es. timates are being worked out on the operating costs which will affect the local boards and local taxpayers directly. Estimates are that increased grants will leave the per pupil cost not a sitting, two business machine much greater than at present, PRESENTATION—On Wednesday evening last Mrs, George Eaton was presented with a Life Membership pin and certificate- by the ladies of Seaforth Legion Auxiliary, at a reception in the Canadian Legion Hall. The presentation was made by Mrs. Dora Taylor, Sr. Pest President (right) assisted by Mrs. C. Woods, President. Mrs,• Taylor in making the presentation, said Mrs. Eaton was a charter - member of the Auxiliary and had always been active and ready to lend a helping hand. The pin is a Legion Auxiliary pin with a Life Member bar. The certificate is signed by Mrs, Margaret Richardson, Provincial President, and Mrs. Elsie Duffield, Prov. Secretary. HUNT - GOULD The marriage took place at Wilsonville United Church on July 15th at 2.30 p.m. by Rev. J. Cox of Dorothy Ann Gould and William Elgie Hunt. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Gould of Scotland, Ont„ and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hunt of Seaforth. Given in marriage by her fa- ther, the bride wore white Swiss organza trimmed with organza roses, sequins and seed pearls; tiara of sequins and rhinestones, fingertip veil, Her flowers were orchids and a white Bible. Mrs. James Flannigan, Ottawa, was matron of honor, wearing green organza over taffeta. The bridesmaids were Misses Shirley Collins and Miss Lynda Gould costumed similarto the matron of honor, in mauve. James Flan, nigan of Ottawa was best man. Ushers were Reginald Gould, of R.M.C., Kingston, and Francis 'Ruat, Seaforth. The wedding dinner took place at the church, the bride's mother being dressed in green and the groom's mother in blue. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt will reside at Simcoe. WILBUR GLANVILLE Wilbur Glanville, 52, Staffa, died suddenly at his home about 3 am., Wednesday, July 19th. Born at Exeter, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Glanville, he was raised in the Hensall dis- trict. Thirty years ago in 'Sept- ember he married Miss Lucinda Neeb of Clarksville, Mich., who survives with two sons and four daughters,' Meryl Glanville, Sea - forth Elaine, Mrs. Wm. Riley, Lucan; Donna, at home; Marion, Mrs. Thos. Penhale, Exeter; Mar- jory and Cecil, at home. There ?, also two brothers and three sisters, Melville and Charles Glanville, Hensall; Mrs. Letha Miller, Seaforth; Mrs. Jack Mac- Kay and Mrs. Orville Cooper, of Tuckersmith. A sister Leola, Mrs. Thomas Coward, predeceased him, The funeral will be held at the Hopper•Hockey funeral home on Friday at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Exeter Cemetery. ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shobbrook, RR. 1, Auburn, Ont., wish to announce the engagement of their younger daughter, Muriel Dora, to David Ross Milison, el- der son of Mrs. Millson and the late David Milison, Seaforth, RR 2. The marriage will take place August 12th at 12 o'clock noon, Londesboro United Church. Mr, and Mrs. Hugh Sproat and Mrs, Preston Tabor and family of Detroit were recent guests of relatives here, July Meeting of Hospital Board The July meeting of the board of Scott Memorial Hospital was held on Friday evening. A. Y. McLean, R. B. MacMil- lan, Win. Dennis, W. Scott, W. Cameron, Mrs. McConnell, E. Dick, James M. Scott, A. Mac• Lean, J. B. Keating, Mrs. Whyte. The report of Agnew Peckham and Associates on the new hos- pital building is to be forwarded to the OHSC for their comments. The financial statement was given by Mr. MacMillan. Pro- perty Committee by Mr. James Scott reported work had started on removal of the old boiler and installation of a used 'boiler. The elevator was repaired, slates re• placed on the nurses residence. Eavetroughing is required on the house at property for the new hospital. Mr. Jansen bad advised that he would be removing the barn in the near future from the same property. Mr. Scott stated that the pro- perty committe had decided a- gainst installing a dish washer at this time due to the expenses involved. Mrs. McConnell said she had attended the opening of the new wing of South Huron Hospital at Exeter, Dr. Dymond had spok- en briefly regarding the cost of building and furnishing new hos- pitals. Miss V. Drope, hospital super- intendent, reported admissions in June 101 (1960, 93); up to June 30thsince Jan., m and s 97.7%; obs. , 577 (1960, 602). Occupancy 46.1%; n.b., 41.9%,; pediatrics 49.4%; sub.- total 82.8%; occu- pancy for month of June, m and s, 86%; obs„ 39%; n.b., 31.9%; ped,, 72.5%; sub total 75.6%, Av- erage npmber patients each day for June, 28; newborn 2.2. The number of admissions for 1961 has riot been as great as 1960, but patient days have in- creased from 5,403 in 1960 to 5,550 in 1961. Next Week Is Holiday Week - Next week is our holi- day week and no paper will be published. The next issue of The Seaforth News will be on August 3rd. Will correspondents please send in their news as usual and it wily appear in our next edition. Bolton Reunion Have Annual Picnic Owing to the wet weather the members of the Bolton Reunion met at the home of the presi- dent Mrs. Mae Hillebrecht for their annual picnic last Sunday. Buffet supper was served in- doors to 30 members. After sup- per, sports were enjoyed by all conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Les Pryce. Prizes were given for lucky plate, Blenn McKnight, Exeter; birthday closest to the. picnic, Mrs. Margaret Humph- ries, Walton; family coming the' farthest, Mr. and Mrs. Carman Glidden, Hamilton; family with most members present, Les Pryce's family; youngest person present, Anne Elliott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Elliott, Stoney Creek; lady with most buttons, Joan Pryce. Winners In sports events were; dropping ,clothes pins for child- ren, James Routledge, London; for adults, Ken Elliott, Listowel; bursting balloons, Stewart Hum- phries and Gordon Elliott; 20 -yd. step, Ken Elliott; kick the slip- per for girls, Mary Elliott; for boys Bob Pryce; for ladies, Mrs. Margaret Humphries; for men, Bill Baxter, Stratford. A candy scramble' was enjoyed by the younger members. The following executive was elected for 1961-62: Pres., Mrs. Mae Hillebrecht; Vice Pres., Oliver Elliott, Listowel; Sec., Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Elliott; Treas., Mr. and Mrs. Don Grav- ett, Exeter. Members decided to hold their picnic next year, the third Sunday in July at the home of, Mrs. Mae Hillebrecht. CLARISSA DODDS The death of Clarissa Dodds, Chicago, and formerly of McKil- lop Twp., occurred on Thursday, following an illness of about five months. Miss Dodds was in her 77th year, the daughter of the late Peter Dodds and Ellen Dor- ranee, McKillop Twp. pioneers. She is survived by several nieces and nephews of Chicago, She was employed for many years in Sears -Roebuck, Chicago, and re- tired some 12 years ago. The re- mains arrived Sunday afternoon at the G. A. Whitney funeral home where a service was held Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. C. Britton of Northside United Church, officiating. Interment was in Maitlandbank Cemetery. The pallbearers were Clayton Dodds and ToBloomer (neph- ews) of Chicago; Robert Dodds, Donald Dodds, Gordon Blanchard and Fred McGregor, The flowerbearers were Will Dodds, Bernard Smith. Attending the funeral from Chicago were Clayton Dodds and Mr. and Mrs. T. Bloomer. W. 1. NEWS The Seaforth W. I, will hold their regular picnic for their families and friends on the eve of July 24 at 8 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Keys, The Seaforth Jr. Institute and Jr, Farmers are cordially in- vited to attend. Each member is to bring pie for their own family, Come and join the fun, Papple Family Have Annual Picnic The annual Papple picnic was held in South Side park, Wood- stock with 50 present, After a substantial meal the afternoon was spent with races and games, The pro -school children all re- ceived a prize, Brenda Papple, Rebecca Rotchill and Leonard Johnson, with, Wyatt and Wayne Stinson absent. Early school, Wendy Stinson and Deborah Papple; young boys, Donald Papple and Ricky Pappie; obstacle race, Bob Pap- ple and Faye Little; borrowed race, Ken Papple and Dixie. Prin- gle; young men, Ken Papple and Jim Papple; married womens orange race, Edna Stinson and Olive Little; cotton batting race with uncles and nieces, aunts and nephews: Ken Papple and Edna Stinson; Danny Kerr and Ruth Papple; liars contest for married men, Earl Papple and Lloyd Papple; elastic girdle re- lay race was won by Bill People's 1 team. The young people enjoyed a peanut scramble and softball game won by Albert Johnson's team, Dyke Little had a birth- day closest to the date and Mr. and Mrs. ' D. People won prize for being the oldest present. Mr, and Mrs. Scott Kerr had the closest anniversary, celebrating their 20th last week. ST. COLUMBAN • Mr•. and Mrs. Joe O'Connor, Mr, and Mrs. Norman O'Connor, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Faulkner, Oakville, with Mr. Mrs. James O'Connor and Eaten ed the De Gaust-O'Connor wed- ding on Saturday. Sister Henrietta, Pembroke, and her mother, Mrs, Mary O'- Reilly, London, visited Mr. and Mrs. John Shea. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Morris and baby, Port Credit, with Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Flanagan and Greg, Kitchener, ' with Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Lane, , Miss Marion Wive; Detroit, and Tom McIver, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. William McIver. Joe Morris, Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs, Emmett Malone. DE GA UST—O'CON NO R Red and white carnations de- corated the altar of St. Colum - ban's Church on Saturday mor ing, July 15, for the wedding Marie Agnes O'Connor, daught of Mr. and Mrs. James O'Conn of St. Columban, and Lorne seph De Gaust, London, son Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Do Gaus Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. Rev. J. Coughlin performed the car mony and sang the nuptial man The organist was Mrs. Vincen Lane, and the soloists wore P dela and Adele Charmaine, si tars of the groom, Glace Bay. The bride, given in marriag by her father, wore a gown o nylon lace over slipper satin featuring a fitted bodice, lily point sleeves, a sabrina neck line dotted with iridescent se quins and pearls. The bouffan skirt had tiers of lace cascadin to the hemline. A crown of see pearls and sequins held in plac the veil of double tulle illusion She carried a colonial nosega of pink sweetheart roses, step anotia and feathered carnations Miss 'Mary Cronin, Seaforth, con sin of the bride, as maid of ho or was dressed in bright pi chiffon over taffeta with off -the shoulder sleeves, full skirt wit soft pleated front, and white ac cessories. Miss Betty Kusch, o London, and Miss Leone D Gaust, sister of the groom, o Glace Bay were bridesmaids. Their dresses were similar to that of the maid of honor. Each attendant carried a colonia nosegay of tinted pinnochio Bettertime roses and feathered arnations. The flower girl Mau- een O'Connor, Toronto, cousin of the bride, in white chiffon ith bright pink sash, carried a mall basket of Bettertime roses nd .pinnochio with white stream- rs, Benny Beninger, Dublin, a ousin of the bride, was ring- earer, wearing white dinner acket and black pants, John erne Mclsaac, London, was the est man, and the ushers were army O'Connor, St. Columban, rother of the bride, and Glen utters, London. Serving -the ass were the bride's brother, onnie O'Connor, and Jerry Cro- n, a ,cousin of the bride. The wedding dinner and re- ption was held at Brodhagen mmunity Hall. The bride's other, received the guests earing a light mauve coat and. ess ensemble with lace bodice, beige accessories. She was sisted by the groom's mother ho wore a blue flowered silk semble with white accessor- Coleman Reunion Held at Seaforth The Coleman reunion was held at Lions park, Seaforth on July 115th with an attendance of 95, Officers' President, Anson McKinley; Y, 1st vice pros., Cecil Oke; sec., Mrs. Elmer Cameron; treas., Mrs. W. H. Coleman; lunch corn., Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coleman, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnston, Mr, and Mrs. Stewart Cudmore; Mr, and Mrs, Laverne Scott; sports corn„ Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Berne McKinley, Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Coleman. Race winners: 6 and under, girls, Joan Hildebrand, Ruth Barker; boys, Lorne Barker, Glen Barker, 8 and under, girls, Catherine McKinley, Mary Lou Johnston; boys, Doug Hilde- brand. 10 and under, girls, Ca- therine McKinley, Mary Lou Johnston; boys, Doug Hildebrand Tommy Coleman. 12 and under, Catherine McKinley, Mary Lou McKinley; boys, Larry McKin- ley, Tommy Coleman. Young ladies, Sandra Hugill, Glenda, Johnston; married ladies, Doris McKinley, Grace Chapman; mar- ried men, George Hildebrand, Berne McKinley; kids shoe scra- mble, Karen McKinley, Sandra Hugill; kids wheelbarrow race, Larry McKinley and Tommy Coleman; ladies kick the slip- per, Joan Coleman; men's kick the slipper Gordon Johnston; toilet paper contest, Lorna and Gordon Johnston; egg throwing contest, Jim and Dorothy Chap- man; lady with most buttons on and dress, Sandra Hugill; man with d most colors on socks, Anson Col- - eman; lucky cup, Larry Hudson , Windsor; one coming farthest distance, Mrs. Myrtle Carnoch- an, Wayne, Mich.; longest mar- ried couple, Mr, and Mrs. Herb Troyer, 'Toronto; youngest per- son present, Darryl Johnston. A candy scramble.was held for all the children. The next picnic' will be held at the Lions park, Seaforth, third Saturday in July, 1962. n - of er or J0- of t, L. e- s. t Pa s- a f • t g d e h n nk h f e e r w e a e c b b D b B m R ni ee Co in w dr and as w en les. For travelling the bride don- ned a pink two-piece suit with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations, Following a honeymoon spent in Northern Ontario Mr, and Mrs. Do Gaust will live in London, Guests were present at the wedding from No- va Scotia, Toronto, London, and Kitchener. The bride is a grad- uate of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, London. REAL ESTATE CHANGE , The Neable Estate residence on Market St., has been sold to Mr. Fred Knetscb, possession on July 25th, through the office of Mr. los, McConnell. • a- Twilight Meeting Is Planned for July 25 While some damage has been done to the experimental plots at the Huron County IIome Farm by the Sunday rain and hail, it is planned to carry on with the Annual IIuron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association Twilight Meeting as previously scheduled on Tuesday, July 25, commencing at 7:30 p.m... Dr. Stan Young of the Field Husbandry Department, O,A.C., Guelph, will discuss the hay and pasture mixtures established at the farm in 1959 and 1960. Mr. Jack Murray, Soils Specialist for' this area will discuss the Rod Row and the Drill Width Tests using spring wheat in the mixt- ures. The ladies program will feature Miss Fewster of the Dairy Food Service Bureau, She is planning an interesting pro-: gram for the ladies. At the Joint Meeting on the lawn in front of the new County Home a display will be put on by the Ontario Department of Transport, of interest to all farm- ers and farm wives, Mr. W. K. Riddell, the Agricultural Re- presentative from Midddlesex, will show his pictures and dis- cuss his recent trip to England, Scotland and the Continent. The County Junior Farmers will be serving lunch to all pres- ent. WINTHROP BLANK CLINTON RCAF Winthrop shut out Clinton RCAF 2-0 in an HFA game play- ed in Winthrop on Monday night. The play was very even until midway through the first half when Winthrop broke the Clinton defence and John Boven scored on a hard shot, The score was 1-0 at the end of the first half and in the Ind half Winthrop again took over and Ken McClure scored to make it 2-0. The game was fast and very exciting throughout. Winthrop Lineup Hugh Flynn, goal. • Def. Bill Kerr, Mery Pepper; halves: Bert Dennis, Earl Dolmage, Neil Dol- niage; forwards: John Raven, Ron McClure, Ken McClure, Tom Love, George Love. Alternates: Mike Dykstra, Paul McCluskie, Glen McClure, Winthrop girls lost a close game to Clinton RCAF in ladies softball game played in Clinton last Thursday night by 14.13. The Winthrop girls tallied 8 runs in the final inning but fell one run short. Winthrop ,.,, 200 021 8 - 13 RCAF .,,,,,,, 323 320 1 - 14 Elliott and Little; Thom Salk- eld (7th) and Hooper. On Saturday the Winthrop girls lost another close game In Brucefield when they bowed 10-9 in a hard fought game. Winthrop rallied for four runs in the top of the 7th inning but Brucefield scored in their half of the inning to win by one run, Winthrop—Joyce McClure 3b; Faye Love ss; Geraldine Dennis 2b; Marg Elliott p; Faye Little e MCl ; ; Marg cure lb; Marg Mi- en rf; Judy Thompson if; June Dolnrage cf. Alternates; Elaine Beattie, Pat McCluskie. tiVinthrop ,,,, 000 500 4 • 9 Brrtcefield 321 210 1 • 10 Elliott and Little; Graham and ones. Authorized aa Second Clain moil,. Poet Office Dept Obtawa - 1,1„ I,„,„,,,e,111111111111111,IA,1111 o4o,o.o.t 1 oni i ii iiiiiiiiiiiiii14111111111;1111,111 11 1 1,,1 ,1,1,11111111 ,SALE OF Summer Jewellery HUNDREDS OF Necklets Beads Earrings Bracelets & Brooches Reg, Values $1.00 & higher to clear at 59c Necklets Beads Ea wings Bracelets & Brooches Smart Summer Colors Reg. values $2.00 & up to clear at Half Price Make your choice now while our selection is at its best s VAUGE'S JEWELLERY GIFTS Seaforth FINE CHINA DUBLIN Rev. John Jordan, St. Clair Shores, Mich., called on relatives here. Mr. and Mrs, Fergus Kenny, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Burns, Mr. and Mrs. George Coyne in Guelph. Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Stapleton at Ashburn with Mr, and _Mrs. H. Pugh. Mr, and Mrs. Fergus Kelly and Mary and Miss Monica Byrne at Aux Sauble Beach with Mr, and Mrs. R. F. Byrne. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Friend and family are spending a month at their cottage at Lion's Head. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Overdulve and children, Ottawa, with Mrs. Mary Feeney, Rev, Father Vincent Eckert C.S.B. of Rochester, New York, with his mother, Mrs. Theresa Eckert. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan, Kit- chener, with Mr. and Mrs. Ryan. Mr. and Mrs, George Coville in Guelph with Mr. and Mrs. John Hagerty, Mr. and Mrs. , I'. P. Kraus- kopf and Mr, and children in London. VARNA Miss Florence Pollock of Tor- onto, arrived on Monday and is spending seine time with her bro- ther, Mr. Ernie Pollock. GOLDEN WEDDING OF MR. AND MRS. E. ADAMS Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home on North Main street on Friday, July 14th. A turkey dinner was served to the family at 5 p.m. in the LOBA hail, followed by a recep- tion in the evening when over 100 guests gathered to celebrate the wonderful occasion. The couple were married in Northside United Church, Sea - forth, by Rev. J. H, Osterhout. Mrs. Adams was the former Margaret MacDonald, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. J. MacDonald, while the groom was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. N. T, Adams, of Mullett town- ship, Following their honeymoon, they settled on the groom's farm in Huliett township where they continued to reside until they retired to Seaforth six years ago. Mr. and Mrs, Adams have a family of two, Kelso, who is sta- tioned at Stevenson Field, RCAF Station, Winnipeg, and Donelda, who is a teacher on the Staff of J, A. D. McCurdy School, RCAF Station, Centralia; also two grandsons, Gerald and Michael Adams, Winnipeg. Mr. and Mrs, Adams were ac- tive members of Constance Unit- ed Church where Mr. Adams served for several 'years on the Board of Stewards. Mrs. Adams took a keen interest in the Sun- day School, the Woman's Assoc- iation and also the W.M.S. She holds a life membership in the Congratulations were received from Governor General and Ma- dame Vanier, Hon. Leslie Frost, Premier of Ontario; Mr. Charles S. MacNaughton, M.P.P. and Mrs. MacNaughton, of Exeter, as well as from many friends and relatives, Mr. MacNaughton presented the couple with a framed certi- ficate from the Provincial Sec- retary, John Yaa'emko, bearing the coat of arms of Ontario and best wishes for health and hap- piness. • Guests were present from Winnipeg, Stratford, Exeter, Clinton, Londesboro, Blyth and Mitchell, Rev. J. C. Britton acted as master of ceremonies for the program which consisted of a reading by Mrs, Borden Brown of Constance; two solos by Mrs. Cleave Coombs; two humorous anniversary duets by Mrs. Geo, Mellwain and Mr,. William Jow- itt, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Riley; a short address by Dr. F, Harburn; two solos by Sharon Strong accompanied by Mrs. El- mer Cameron; music by the Nott and Holland orchestra, "Just For Today” was sung by Mrs. Mc- liwain and Mr. Jewitt, accomp- anied by Mrs. Jewitt. The pro- gram closed with God Save the Queen.