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The Seaforth News, 1949-06-23, Page 1Seaf rth News HURON COUNTY'S LEADING NEWSPAPER WHOLE SERIES, :VOL. 72, No,, 25 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1949 X61 a year HURON PRESBYTERY MEETS AT OODERICH' Huron Presbytery of the United Church of Canada, with the wives and families of the ministers and laymen as guests, met at Goderich Summer School, four miles north of Goderich, on Tuesday afternoon of this week, and after the business was transacted a, picnic lunch wasenjoy- "14)4 njoy ed by all.,,. The meeting was opened with a: period of worship in charge of the chairman, Rev. W. A. Beecroft of Wingham, with Rey. R. A. of Hensall leading in andprayer, R' M. G. Newton of St. Helen's giving the devotional address. Sorrow was expressed because of the serious illness of Rev. H. "• V. Workman of Seaforth, and it was de- cided to send him a letter of sym- pathy. Rev. H. J. Snell of Exeter led in prayer for his recovery. .Rev. E. R. Stanway of Brucefield, with the unanimous vote of Presby- tery, was nominated as SecretaryJof the Board of Overseas Missions, to succeed Rev. Jesse H. Arnup of Tor- onto. Permission was granted to Ernest Clark of Seaforth, a candidate for the ministry, to pursue his studies for a year in Chicago. Announcement was made of Sum- mer Camps at the Goderich. Summer School, Young People's, July 17th to 24th; Girls' camp for those nine years and over, August 14th to 21st; Boys' camp for those nine years and over, August 21st to 28th. Consent was given to the Eben- ezer people to sell their church shed, and to the Bayfield congregation to sell part of the land of the church property. It was decided to buy a motion picture projector at a cost of about $650, and raise the money from the pastoral charges, by making alloca- tions on the same basis as the Mis- sionary and Maintenance allotments. The Chairman highly recommend- ed to the members of Presbytery the -Summer Schoolto be held at Western University, London, from July 4th to 15th; and Miramachi Camp near Port Elgin, beginning Sept. 5th. Rev. F. G. Stotesbury of Bayfield, who is leaving Huron Presbytery to reside at Mt. Brydges, in his fare- well speech, thanked the brethren for the many opportunities he had enioyed.with them. Bev. S. H. Brenton of Londesbor- ough, : who was elected chairmanat the April meeting of Presbytery, was installed into office for the next twelve months Words of praise and ppreciation were expressed theo retiring chairman, Rev. W. A. Bee- croft, . The next meeting of Presbytery will be held in Blyth United Church about the first of October. Egmondville United Church Rev. A. W. Gardiner. B.A., B.D. 10 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., "Clothed in Righteous- ness". '7 p.m., Obedience to God". EYE BADLY INJURED BY FENCE WIRE. On Friday evening last while Mr.' Arthur .Finlayson and his brother Lorne were repairing a feneef the wire sprung, breaking Arthur's glas- ses, a piece of the, broken glass cut. the eye ball allowing the fluid to leak.` Dr. Goddard of Hensel) rushed him to London and Dr. Thompson, eye specialist, operated. It required IC'number of stitches. He will be con- fined to St. Joseph's Hospital for some days. We wish him a speedy recovery with no ill effect's of this very painful injury. Mr. Finlayson is a son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fin- layson. His school is closed for the few remaining days of the term. Mrs. Barton, who has been visit- ing with her daughter in Listowel• has returned home. Mr. and Mi's. Harry Earle and family of Centralia and Mr. and. Mrs. Roberto Gemmel and family were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Earle and Gladys. Miss Kay Dalrymple of Glencoe was a weekend visitor with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Dalrymple, Mr. W. Thompson who has been a patient at Scott Memorial Hospital, has sufficiently improved in health to return to his home, Mr. Stan Racho of Stratford, son of Mr. and Mrs. James - Racho, re- ceived a painful injury to his knee which will require sometime to heal. It appears he was cutting a piece of steel and a piece went into his knee cap. We trust his injury will cause, no ill effect to him. PRESENTATION TO C.W.L. DIOCESAN PRESIDENT A tea and reception was held Sun- day afternoon,. June 19th, at the home of Mrs. Frank Sills' Sr.,. to honor Miss Alice Daly, newly elected President, London Diocesan Council. Upon arrival Miss Daly was present- ed with, a beautiful corsage. Mem- bers'of the Catholic League from all. parts of the Diocese of London were present. Mrs. Frank Sills, Sr., host: ess; Mrs. Tom Sills, President, and Miss Alice Daly received the 'guests. There were ladies present from Sea- forth, St Oolumban, Ingersoll, Lon- don.and from the only group in Can- ada made up entirely of service- men's wives, Centralia. The house was prettily decorated' with baskets of pink lid white peonies and the tea table was centred with a beauti- ful bowl' of red roses. Mrs. N. Dunn and Mrs. L. Dinwoodie poured tea. Assisting at the tea were Mrs. J. L. Slattery, Mrs. C. Trott, Mrs. J. Hot - ham Jr., Miss Marguerite Dunn, Mrs. L O'Leary, Airs. Wm. Hart, Mrs. R. Gremlin Mrs. C. Corlette and Mrs. C. P. Sills. The presentation took place in the lovely garden at four o'clock. Mrs. Tom Sills welcomed the guests and introduced the visitors and 'then called upon Rev. T. P. Hussey to make the presentation to Miss Alice Daly. Rev. Father Hussey commend- ed Miss Daly on her excellent work in connection with the League dur- ing the past years and congratulated her on her wonderful achievements. On behalf of the Seaforth subdivi- sion Father Hussey then presented Miss Daly with a ,suitably engraved silver tray. Miss Daly graciously thanked Father Hussey for his ready and cheerful guidance at all times, and the members of the League for their faithful suppor't. Mrs. Tom Sills introduced Mrs. Tom Morris, President, St. Columban subdivision, who presented Miss Daly with -a sil- ver creamand sugar set on behalf of the St. Columbayt subdivision, to which Miss Daly gave a suitable reply of appreciation and commended then on their good work of the past. Miss Daly. presented Mrs. C. P. Sills with a china tea service in behalf of the Seaforth Subdivision as "Lady of the year" in recognition of her;, many activities in connection with the local subdivision. Mrs. Sills in a few well chosen.words expressed her appreciation for the gift. The Rev. F1'Lt. P. Davignon, Chaplain, R.C. A.F. Centralia, spoke briefly to the guests, congratulating Miss Daly and extended greetings from their newly formed subdivision at Centralia. Mrs. Tom Sills introduced 'Miss ' Catherine Toal of London, who brought greet- ings from the. Provincial Council of the Catholic Women's League of which she is secretary. Mrs. H. Mc- Millan, Ingersoll, the Diocesan Sec- retary extended greetings on behalf of the Diocesan Connell. Mrs. A. C. Huchala spoke briefly on behalf of the Centralia subdivision. During the presentation moving pictures were taken by Mr. Edmund Daly. Appre- ciation for her kind hospitality was extended to the hostess, Mrs. Frank Sills, Sr., by the President. Mrs. Toni Sills. p ENGAGEMENT 1 Mil. and Mrs. Norman H. Jones of Hensall announce the engagement of their eldest daughter, Florence Kath- leen,� to Frederick George Ireland, son.af Mr. Frederick W. Ireland and the late Mrs. Ireland, of Toronto.! The•marriage will take place Friday, July 1, 1949 in Toronto. JOSEPH MERO The funeral took place on Wed- nesday morning at 9:30 o'clock of Mr. Joseph Mero of Seaforth. Mr. Mero died Sunday evening about 6 o'clock from a heart condition from which he had suffered for the past ten years. Mr. Mero»was born at the French Settlement at Drysdale on Nov. 12, 1862. He was married to Matilda Bedard at St. Joseph's Church, Drysdale, in 1886. They farmed until they retired to Seaforth to live on North Main Street. Mrs. Mero died in September, 1940. Four sons and seven daughters survive. Albert, Goderich; Adam Mc- Killop; Alton, Kitchener; John, Sea - forth; Annie (Mrs. Wm. Lanka), Waterloo: Pearl (Mrs. Shaw Hamil- ton), Toronto; Margaret (Mrs. Jack Klein), Pontiac, Mich.; Flossie (Mrs. L. Lamoreux), Romeo, Mich,; Marie (Mrs. Joseph Hickey), of Seaforth; Josephine of Woodstock. One daugh- ter is deceased, Matilda (Mrs. Charles Andrew). Rev. Father Hussey conducted the funeral ,service on Wednesday. The pallbearers were Jos. Dorsey, J. NI. Eckert, Con Eckert, James Pretty, Michael Murray, Graham Kerr. In- terment was in St. James Cemetery. PREMIER FROST WEL- COMED AT SEAFORTH A very successful picnic was held at Seaforth on Wednesday afternoon when Premier. Leslie Frost of Ontario was the guest speaker and addressed a ,large gathering on behalf of the Progressive - Conservative candidate, Mie. Elgin McKinley. The Seaforth ,Highlanders Band and Bannockburn Pipe Band were in attendance, 4Dr., E. A, McMaster was chairman of the proceedings. Mayor T. E. Keating gave air address of wel- come to the Premier, and speeches were also given by J. Fred Edwards, M•P.P. of Palmerston; John Hanna, M.P.P. of Wingbam, and Mi'. Elgin McKinley. The winners of the sports events were: Boys 16 and over: 1st R. Mulford, Seaforth • 2nd H. Dayman, Kippen; 3rd W. Chambers, Seaforth. Girls 16 and over: 1st Ruth Keys,. Seaforth; 2nd Mary Stevens, Wal- ton; 3rd Gert Eckert, Seaforth. Boys 12 and over: lst Ken La- rone, Seaforth; 2nd Lloyd Eisler, Egmondville; '3rd Don Horton, 'Sea - forth. Girls 12 and over; lst Elsie Huis- ser, Seaforth; 2nd Gladys Chapman, Kippen; 3rd Marjorie Reilly, Sea - forth. Boys 8 and over: 1st Ted Moore- head, Egmondville; 2nd Bruce Mc- Fadden, Seaforth; 3rd Pete Dale, Seaforth. Boys under 8: 1st Jack Hoff, Sea - forth; 2nd Derik Jones, Seaforth; 3rd Larry Dale, Seaforth. Girls under_ 8: 1st Sandra Doig, ' Seaforth• 2nd Barbara Mennen, Sea - forth; 3rd Jean Nixon, Seaforth. Old -Time Fiddlers' Contest under 60' class: lst prize—Ward Allen, Kirkton; Nelson Howe, Cromarty. !Prize for oldest "Tory" on the grounds. Mr- Thomas Appleton of Exeter who is 94 won the new suit and was measured in front of the crowd for it by a well-known tailor from Wangham "Senator" John Hanna, M.P.P. The weather was perfect, being clear and copl and everyone had a every enjoyable time. MORE NURSES NAMED FOR HEALTH UNIT At a meeting of the health and Hospital Committee of Huron Coun- cil, last night in Clinton, two other nurses were engaged for the County Health Unit to be inaugurated July 1. They. are Miss Lois Baker and Miss Dorothy Wick, graduates in Public. health, University of Toronto. Another nurse is to be appointed. Already appointed are Dr. Rob- ert Aldis as M.O.I-I., in charge of the unit: Ray Gibbon, chief sanitary in- spector; Miss Norah Cunningham, superdising nurse; Miss Mary Love and Miss Aubra Cleaver, staff nurses. Car allowance was set at 830 a month, plus 4'a cents a mile. The headquarters iyill be in the residence of the late Dr. Gunn, Clinton, and arrangements ngenients for installing neces- -n y enuiptnent were discussed. tea and reception at Seaforth Sunday afternoon, brought members of the Catholic Women's League from ail parts of the Diocese of London to honor Mias Alice Dale, newly -elected president- of the London Diocese branch. Shown above, left to right, are: Mrs, Tool. Morris, president of the St: Coluinhan sub- division; 1171:5. A. C. Huch&lee, rC rtral a. Firm+ alt :?itis!; Rev. T. P. Hussey, rector of St.. James Church, Sea-. forth, who made the presentation to Miss Daly on behalf of the Seaforth C. W. L.; Mrs. Fran]: Sills, hostess for the occasion; Miss Alice Daly, the guest of honor, and Mrs. Tom Sills. Inset: hirs. Charles P. Sills, chosen by the Seaforth division as "Lady of the Year" in recognition of her many aettvit•- in c,--n- 9lection with the league 17 JEWELS In watches, asin all our gift suggestions, quality and beauty are combined with low prices to assure you of real values ar SAVAUGES9 Jewellery Watches Fine China Expert Watch Repairing Seaforth MCDOUGALL:MILLER SAMUEL JEFFREY ..RE.IJ,llO.11l HELD HERE • The death occurred here oil Tues - The McDougall -Miller clan was favored with good weather for its third reunion which was held on Sat- urday, June 15th in the Lions Park, Seaforth. Seventy-one descendants were present from Chelsea, Mich.: Kingston, London, Aylmer, St. Thomas, Thoindale, Hayfield, llitclt- ell, Staffa, Hensall and Seaforth. September 1949 narks the one hundredth anniversary of the arrival from Lanark to Hibbert Township of the two oldest members of the McDougall family; namely; Duncan and his sister Agnes and her hus- band, George Miller. They settled on farms, which were then part of the virgin forest, one mile east of Springhill, now Staffa. During the business period Dun- can McDougall, Kingston, Ont., in his brief talk spoke of the courage! of our ancestors and of the progress) made by these pioneer forefather's in Hibbert Township after leaving Lan- ark, a district, he was greatly sur- prised they remained in as long as they did. He commented upon the crude implements with which they labo+.•ecl compared with the modern machinery of this age. Because of the hardships they endured for the benefit of future generations, he re- minded us that respect and honor. shall always be due them. Messages w*erd received from mem- hers of the clan in Dayton, Ohio; Toronto, Pert Dover and Geraldton, Ont.; Benito, Man.; Moose Jaw, Ba - harm, Wilson Lake, end Saskatoon, Sask.; Calgary, Alta.; Cloverdale and White Rock, B.C. Winners of the sports events were: boys and girls, 3 years and under, Kenneth Annis; boys and girls, (3 years and under, June McLachlan boys and girls 6 to 8, Marion Lam- port; boys and girls 8 to 12, Hughie McDougall; young' ladies race, Betty McDougall; young men's race, Jack Upshall; married ladies, Mrs. John Templeman; married men, Robert McLachlan; ladies kick -the -slipper, Grace Upshall; wheelbarrow race, Arthur Rohde and Lloyd McDougall; three-legged race, Grace Upshall and Betty McDougall; nail -driving con- test, Alvin Cole; clothespin race, Gladys Miller and Robert McLachlan; shoe race, Arthur Rohde and Jean Brown; knife and candy race, Robert McLachlan's group; paper cup race, Robert licLachlan's group; oldest person. Matthew Thompson; young- est child, Bobbie Templeman; person coming the longest distance, Duncan McDougall, Kingston: corn guessing eontest, Mrs. John Templeman. The officers in charge of the 1950 Manic will he as follows: Honorary Presidents, D. H. McDougall, Mr James Campbell: President, Ernest Temr.le lan; Vice., President, Alex 1I'•Deu ;•all;. Secretary - Treaanret. Pelle Cemphel] Snorts Convenor, ?1'ort'n McDen all lunch edlivenor. 'Alas. John sic .a;,11a.i. r day;'JCtne 21, of Mr. Samuel Jeffrey, in his 95th year. He had been ill for the past six weeks. Mr. Jeffrey, who was born at Mitchell on Jan. 8, 1855, was one of the oldest residents of town. He spent much of life•in North Dakota and moved to Seaforth in 1919. In recent years he, has trade his home with his stepson. ?]i'. John Pullman. Surviving • re a brother, Mr. W. Jeffrey of Mitchell, and a sister, Mrs. Roy Rix of Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Norma Jeffrey of town is a niece, and Mr. Archie Jeffrey of Staffa. is a nephew. The funeral is being held Thurs- day afternoon, June 23, at 2 p.m. from the home of Mr. John Pullman. Ilev. Glenn Campbell will officiate and the pallbearers are W. H. Gold- ing, F. Finnegan, A. Fortune, Wal- lace Ross, P. McIver, C. Glew. Inter- ment in Staffa cemetery. ALEXANDER LOWRY Death carie suddenly Saturday afternoon to Alexander Lowry. in his 751h year. He collapsed, and died al- most immediately, while cutting the grass at his home. Ho had been in good health until September of last year, when he suffered a heart at- tack from which he did not com- pletely recover. Mr. Lowry was born in Seaforth and was a printer by trade. He was married to. Su- san Fraser, who survives. Also sur- viving are two daughters. Mrs. Al- vin Dale, Seaforth, and Mrs. Gordon Little, Galt. The funeral was held June 20, from the family r'esidenc'e, with Rev. D. Glenn Campbell in charge. Interment was in Maitland - bank cemetery. TUCKERSMITH Early on Thiu'sday morning June 16, at St, Michael's Hospital, Violet May Cluff, R.N., beloved wife of Fred M. Whan passed away in her 70th year. Her death followed an ill- ness of a few months duration. De- ceased was the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cluff and her early life was spent on the homestead farm, now occupied by J. Consitt, Con. 8, Tuckersmith. Later she trained for a nurse and spent some years at that profession, after- ward she was united in marriage to Fred M. Whan and they have since resided in Toronto,. She was a per- son of a very kind and genial dispo- sition and a very warm friend an d will be much missed by nan friends. Beside her sorrowing hus- band, she is survived by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Robert F. Ro- binson of Zurich: Mrs. Myrtle Moore of Toronto; and John H. Cluff of Mitchell. The funeral service was held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, at the Turner and Porter Funeral Ilome. Interment in Park Lawn Cemetery. • Attending the funeral from this community were: Mr. and Mrs. Root Ropinson and Mr. and Mrs Farl Ili uvl' nf, Zurich and air. and Mrs. Toli,r H. Ghtff a+' J`it.i)cll.