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The Huron Expositor, 1939-08-11, Page 1I ft g Eightieth Year , • Whole Number ,3739 • REEVES CONSIDER Seaforth Has 1-0 Victory WAYS TO UPHOLD Over St. Columban in HURON ASSESSMENT H.F.L.SouthGroupFnals • Meeting in Londe'sboro Ap- proves Retaining of Kit-. chener Lawyer, 16 REEVES PRESENT Prring to defend the Huron 'County ' equalization as made try Messes. Mogg & Quinlan, and adopt- ed by county council at its+ June meet- ing, Reeves 'of eixteen municipalities met in' Landesboro Friday afternoon. With Reeve James Leiper, Hullett, as chairman, the meeting discussed 'ways and means! of upholding the assessment 13.0ti i t which certain mutt+icipa.lititrs -ere appealing. Clerk James W. McCool, Hallett, was sec- retary of the meeting. Reeve J.. H. Scott, Seaforth ad - 'dressed the rneeting, bringing to its attention certain correspondence and communieationes •.iii .tris -possession. The meeting unanimously• decided to retain the services of J. W. Mc- Gibbon, Kitchener lawyer, to act for tll.e approving municipalities' at the appeal- ,Reeves present signed a statement approving the retainer: Reeves Scott and George McNeil, BI•y'ith, were named a committee to 'confer, witch municipalities not repres- ented, and to learn their attitude to- evtatds the appeal. It was the opinion of the meeting' -Oat by co-operating in upholding the a$sess-nrent the municipalities would :be saved a considerable sum in legal -costs and at the same time present a unified front. • Agricultural Minister at Roys The memorial service at Roy's !Church on Sunday will long be re- membered by those who gathered to particip-ate in this touching service of remembrance- Rev. Mair, the aninister, had charge of the service and was assisted; by Rev. Hill of Exeter and- Rev. W. Leitch, of Ful- lerton,. Rev. Gar)liner, of Egmondviile, was ',the principal speaker on this oc- casion. In paying tribute 'to the memory of those who dead been laid to rest in hay's cemetery- he refer - mod to the Christian characters of these fine: pioneers who lead laid a firm and godly foundation for their descendants. Hon. James Gardiner, Federal Minister of Agriculture, who had been visiting this mother at Kirk - ton, was called upon and spoke lahgely of conditions in the West as the had seen them in recent weeks. painiting a drab picture to what had been anticipated by western farmers at an earlier date. A male quartette from Londesbor-o was .most accept- ably heard in two ,numbeTs, • Hensall 'Juniors WinOver Clinton Hensall defeated! Clinton Lione by the score of 5-4 in the first game of the Huron -Perth, Baseball League eemd-finals 9n. Hensall on Wednesday. Balfour, after relieving Joynt in the fourth, held Cl'ialxmi scoreless for the balance of the game. Hensall scored the winning run in the last inning when C.,Joynt singled %and scored; on Balfou.r's, double. Clinton 5 7 1 ' Hensall 5 9 2 Cook and Powell; Joytnt, Balfour and Hudson. • • • • • • Swimming Meet Cold windy weather on Wednes- day afternoon necessitated the postponement of the swimming meet at the Lions Park. The meet wilt be held next Wednesday, August 16th, commencing at one o'clock. The decision to postpone the meet was only arrived at af- ter it was learned a Targe num- ber of children would not take part owing to the cold weather. 0 • 0 • • '0 AT PLAY IN FIELD CHILD IS STABBED Unknown Man Strikes Har- old Knight in Arms With Scissors. • Police are checking the story told by 9 -year-old Harold Knight of this town, that he was attacked by a transient and stabbed in the arm while at play in a corn field at the rear of his home Thursday. Youn>g. Knight was playing hide-and- seek in the field with a number of 'other boys, including his cousin, Bqbby Knight, aged 8. His story is that a man with scissors it his hand and with his face covered, rose from the corn and stabbed at brim, inflict- ,ing a wound on his arm which neces- sitated medical attention:. The man then disappeared in the corn. The boys didn't tell about the at- tack until latero when they said the man bad climbed to the rail- way tracks which border the field and had got on a passing freight train. Chief of Police H. Snell and Pro- vincial Constable P. McCoy imvesti-. gated. Haruki. Ktegia is a soon of nr rants Knight and lives with' his grandpar- ents; Mr. anti Mrs. John Knight. • 3 Days ForLetter From England The speed( ith which marl is now forwarded was amply demonstrated to Mrs. W. E. Van Egmo'od this week ween on Monday morning she re- ceived a letter from London. Eng- land, which had been ,ma>iled the pre- vious Friday at 1I.45 a!rat The letter was postmarked in Montreal at 7 pan. on Sunday, One of many carried on the first regular Atlantic mall flight, the let- ter was from a London insurance company which Mrs. Van Egmond re- presents in Seafortlh. Scores Count At Ladies Golf ,Misses Cecelia Horan and Norma Jeffery will have charge of golf on Ladies' Day next Thursday, when gross and net scores, will feature the day. Mrs. J. C. Gregg and Mrs. J. A. Gor- will will have ctarge of bridge. On Wednesday afternoon the regu- lar two -ball foursome will be held, followed by supper. - NewZurich Plant Near steurization Completion Mr,. Orville Witmer, local milk and cream "`'distributer, has received the equipment necessary for the installa- tion of a pasteurization plant and is thawing same placed in his dairy and will soon be able to supply 'bis cus- tomers with pasrteurized milk and cream. The installation of this kind sof service is not oompulaory in small geaces but Mr. Witmer has bad a de- mand for pasteurized milk and is anxious to meet the wishes of his patrons, The bearing of the appealsto the oounly judge len the 'Mouseeau drain, Tow-nelup of Hay, had been postpon- ed until srseh time as the engineer in clrarge, of the work is available. The shearing had been fixed for Wedmes- clay forenetn el' this week before Judge T. M. Costello. Mrs+, Charrhes berltz and daughter, Wise Pearl Wurtz, returned Weclees- '+day from a seven weeks' trip to Cali- fornia and points in the Western Provi:noes and North Dakota, Mrs. Oliver of Kitchener and Miss Flossie leibler of Cleveland! were also ?nem- ibere of the party. The many friends of Dr. H. Cowen, Fx'eter, ` a forever resident of this •place, will be pleased, to hear that he is recovering from a severe at 'tack' of poison ivy. He th'as been a parti•entt at the Fergus hospital. Mesesrs, A. J. Kalbefleisch, F. C. Kalbfleisc'h•, Wileliam' Lemo t, Charles Fritz and Ward Fritz attendted the banquet held at Toronto on Tuelsday evening in honor of Premier Macken- zie King, celebrating the 20th anni- versary of his leadership of the Lib- eral party In Canada. The event was a big snc'oess and many promin- ent 'leaders ie public life In Canada gave addresses!. The heavy rain, w'hierh visited this section on Tuesday evening was bad- ly'n'eeded and root crops, beans and fruit crops hare ,been greatly benefit- ted. Civic holiday passed off quietly ',n town, Many attended the races held at Goderich, while others visited the lake reeorts. Mr. and Mos H. St.•einbach visited reiia:tives in Holly, Mictr., over the week=end. Mr. George Volland, of Detroit, was a holiday visitor• with relatives and f ri ends here. Mr, manned Mrs, Walt,e'c• Jeffrey, of De- troit, e- troit, are venting here at the home of !hie mother, for a few slays this week. • May Be Empty Win As St. Columban Enters Pro- test Over Penalty Shot. CLOSE CHECKING FEATURES GAME GAME While Seaforth feotbalrl team •de- feabed -St: Columban 1-0 on Friday evening, thus earning the right to meet the northern group winners for the Stephenson tropi`-ty, the victory may be an empty one, pending the nesult,of a protest lodged with league officials by St. Columban. Seaforth's winning counter was gained on a penalty shot which Jack• Holland placed in the corner of bite goal atter Referee Jack Armstrong, of Blyth, awarded Seatorb'-t • a penalty shot even" a St. Columban player tuuclved the ball with his hands while lying on bite. ,grounlcl ,his tate goal area. The' game was close and hard fought Crum the opening kickoffs until the final whistle blew. After' Sea - forth stored the winning goal as the game drew to a close, St. Columban pressed t e attack but the Seaforth defence was good and held until the end of the game. TRANSFORMER HIT BARN IS BURNT IN ELECTRICAL STORM Torrential Rainfall -Ends ' Heat Wave of Past Mon-th. SOME CROPS DOWN A 'isev+er•e electrical and rain storm on Tuesday evening hes' resulted In considerably. cooler weather through- out the district. • A 'torrential downpour of rain, de- screbett by one Seaforth motorist as. the heaviest the had ever driven through, fell for neearly an hour and resulted in eo•nsiderable damage to standing grain and corn. • Lightning struck a barn on the farm. of Joseph, Hickey, 2nd conces- sion of Hibbert, south of Dublin dur- ing the height of the storm and its was totally destroyed. The loss, which is partially covered by insur- ance, will amount to $2,500. This in - eluded some live stock which could not be rescued from the flames. Lightning also struck a, transformer at the Seafortth Golf and Country Club disrupting electrical serviee until the following morning wben the trans-• former was replaced, • So close was the game and so ev- !enly matched were the teams, that Rain Delays very few shots were made on either goal_ The defence men _parried out ys /rams Harvest their work well and the forwards J,�/g y were constantly checking their, op- ponents to prevent any unexpected break -away. St. Columban took the first game In the best two of three series and Seaforth knotted the count Mgeday night forcing the third game for the division honors. Seaforth—Bell, T. Sills, D. Sills, J. Holland, Gemmel', ay., Nicholson, ,Messenger, F. Sills, H. Nicholson, Consitt, A. Nicholson, Kruse. St. Columban — J. O'Connor, G. O'Connor, .. Malone, H. McQuaid, J. Flannery, Thomas McIver, Jobe O'Connor, Williamis, McCarthy, Moy- lan, Cleary, Delaney, lylelady. 'Referee—Jack Armstrong, Blybh. e • • Hensall Loses in O.A.B. Game 13y defeating Hensall Nine 5-2 in Hem a ll on Moridiay, the Clinton In- termediates stepped up beside Lucsn Irish Nine to top rung of the Huron - Perth O-B.A, ladder and in order to decide which team wild go into the Ia 1�-off Y s against the third team either a sudden death or home and home games will have to be played. The game .in Hensall went only five in- nings, nnings, halted by darkness. Hensall tried out three mround'smen• M. Tudor going up for the start and later being replaced by Kiefer, who was suc- ceeded by J. Tudor. Draper went the route for Oliwton. • Clinton's batting was featured by a two base hit in the first by Jack Hawkins, a triple in the fifth by brother Hugh and a double, by Draper. Clinton went to bat for the sixth inning and scored three rune select, were not counted si'n'ce 1•Ttenaratil shad no daylight left for their turn. Hensall scored all their counters in the third, J. Tudor, Foster and Stade crossing the plate. Clientout—Glee, c.f. J. Hawkins, 3b.; White, s -e.; H. Hawkins, 2b.; Draper, p.; Hovey-, ib.; Oolquhoun, 1,f.; Gibbs, e.: Nei leans, r.f. Henectiib--J. Tudor, lb.; Foister, c. f., Stade, as.; Brown, 2b; Kerslake, c.; O'Brien, elf.; Passmore, 1.4.; Hud- son, 3b-; M. Tudor, Kiefer, J• Tudor, P• R H E Clinton 103 01x-5 10 0 Heie:alit003 00x-3 7 0 I'anpireer—Fttlforde, Clinton; Hog- arth, Ilensall. • Hibbert Sets Tax Rate The Hibbent Township Council met in the Staffa Township Hall on Sat- urday, atu'rd'ay, Aug. 5th, for their regular monthly meeting with all members present. Bylaw Ne. 4"74 for the levyiyag of rates for the current year was given third and finial reading and passed. The coun,ci,l eras decided to place up some new road signs for the benefit and protection of the motorist. The following accounts were paid: Direct relief, $23.33; 'Municipal World snppli'ee, $5.94; Mitohell Advocate, 'stationery and ad'vertisting, $10.40. • Loses Control, Truck Hits Tree When the driver teat control be- tween Brucefleid and Varna Wednes- day evening, the A. L. Schade truck •crashed auto a tree and was badly wrecked Alf. Wlandland, drivel of the truck, escaped with iseunles to his foot. Sill an The late rain has delayed harvest operations, While the cutting is well advanced, but 'the grasshoppers have done copsideruble damage in, some sectione, Mr. Fergus Horan threshed thirteen acres of barley which turned out 60 bushels to the acre, Mrs. John. Murray is at present visiting with her• daughter, Mrs. Joe Meladry in Hibbert. Threseing timothy !'hasp been the order of the day, Messrs. Rueben Buuck, Deitz and Buerman have com- pleted threshing" the 40 acres on the 75 -acre farm which they have .leased from Mrs. Richards with good re- turns,, the balance of t-beh• they cut for fray. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hays and Mr. and Mrs, C,. Eckert and 'Sister Closer anci Miss Julia Kenny, called on their friends in our burg last week. Mr. anti Mrs, Charles Hail and Mrs. J. F. McMann, from O,hica:-o, and Mrs, G. K. Renaud, from `Dublin, were visitors at the 'hone of Mrs. J. Murray last week. • • • Press Search For Ex -convict • County' 'and provincial police en Thursday continued to be on the look out for John Jardine, 60 -year-old ex - convict, wanted by police on a charge of criminally assaulting the wife of a farmer. in Stephen Township for whom he had been working. • The search has been on since the first of the week and on Monday and Tuesday Previnciai Officers P. E. dc - Coy and Lorne Rutherford. and Coun- ty Constables A. Jennings and Wm. Gardiner from Goderich took part in an all -day and all-night search of the district northwest of Exeter. Police believe the ex -convict is us- ing the same tactics he did 8 years ago when he took to the best near Amberley after outraging fits own daughter, a crime for which he was sent to Kingston Penituutiary for 10 years;• 'Ilhe swamp in which the hunted man is thought to be hiding is par- ticularly thick with berry bushes, ferns and other undergrowth. It is so thick that a man could easily hide safely from view only 10 feet away from a pass•erhy. Practically every square yard of the swa3rtp would have to be combed to get 'he man and this may yet be done. It' will be dif- ficult to starve him our for thimble berries never were so plentiful as this year. On the other hand the swathe is infested wills mosquitoes and black flies, Jardine is thorough- ly familiar with swamp and bush itfe. The warrant for Jardine's arrest was issued at Goderich on Tuesday. • News of Blake Mise Alice Finlay, of Louden, visit- ed at the hone of her brother, Mr. W. Finlay. on Wednesday, Mrs. D. Brown, of Zurich, visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sam Hey. Mrs, D. Tumrer and son, of London, visited with her parents!, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Douglas and sister, Miss Gladys, Miss Isabel Manson, of Detroit, to ibolidayi,ng on the Goshen Line. Mr. and! Mrs. H. N. Finlay were Welted by relatives from Moose Taw, Sark. Mrs. Clark and son, Gus, of Lon- don, visited! at' Durham: Dr, and Mrst R. Ross•, 'of Seaforth, visited at the home of Mrs, Douglas. Miss Alberta Finl spent a few days with her gists London, eitt+ifsi( t.>sit}l.'.t.•ALGFGinal e 4.. Women's Institute nears New School Curriculum Discussed at Meeting Original Skit' By Mr Paul Doig Proves En i ain- ing. MISS 'THELMA; IE IS PRESIDENT The August meetieg of the Wo- m'en's Institute was held at the ehotr.e of Mrs. Wilfred Coleman oft. Wednesday with a large cumber ref members and visitors present. With the president, Miss Thelma Elgie, !n the chair, the. meeting ..opened with the singing of the Institute Ode. The roll was answered by an amusing school incident. After the business meeting Mrs. A_ Crozier took charge of the program on "Edracaticn-" Mrs. Jas. F, Scott gave a talk on the motto, •'Let know- ledge grow from more to incrr e, but more of reverence in us dwell" This was followed by a very full paper on current events given by - 1rs. Ie Mc- Gregor, The skit, "Ask a Busy- Woman," written' by Mee. Paul Doig, was pres- ented by Mrs. Doig, Miss Thelma El- gfe, Mrs, V. Lee and Mrs. W. Cole- man. It proved to be very original 'and ,entertaining. The speaker 'for the afternoon, Miss Edna. Jamieson, chase as ber subject, , "Curriculum Revision in Canada." She dealt with the subject very ably, giving a wealth of infor- mation that was deeply- appreciated by her listeners. Miss `;irate Whit- more moved a hearty vote of thanks to the speaker and hostess. The meeting closed with "God Save the King." • Hay Twpr, Wheat Tests High One of the finest samples of fall wheat ever grown in this district was brought into The Expositor office on Thursday evening of last week. „ It was grown on, the farm of Mr. Foster Ingram, first concession of Hay Township, and the grains were ;hot only eniformdy large and plump, but were of excellent color 1•; was of dee, l):i v n variety and tested 621a pound- t.e ,. bushel. •. I Bluevale Lady Is Now 88 Bluevale's- oldest citizen, Mrs. Thos. Ooultes, celebrated her 88th birthday on Tuesday, August 80. She is quite active and does her own house- keeping in summer, spending the win- ters' with her daughter in 'Toronto. Mrs. Coultes has lived in this viciu- it$ seventy years, having come with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. JohnDiment, from her birthplace, Bright, Ont. Her husband diad many years ago. She .has three sons and two daughters living, six grandchil- dren and sev-er-ai great grandchildren. Two sons. Dr. Edgar and Dr. John, of Philadelphia, are spending a vaca- tion with cher. Harry Diment, of Winehaur, is a brother, and one -sis- ter, Mrs. Thompson, lives at Crystal City, Manitoba. Mn. Eat•I Anderson, of llelerave, oc- cupied the pulpit of the United Church on Sunday, the pastor being absent on vacation. Mrs- • Conroe Ruttatl, of Ilatniota, Manitoba, sans; a pleasing solo. Rev. A. C. Acvheson, of Vancoitbcr, conclurted the service in Knox Pres- byterian Church on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Kin:; and chil- dren, of 'Toronto, are visitirg rela- tives in the vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jn'hnston and Carl spent, Sunday with friends at Gor ri p. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert fdafh'ers and two daughters, or Duplin, visited Pie George Mathers cn Sunday. Miss Nellie Beattie, of Turontn,and her nieces, Misses Ethel and Fier- e•nee Beattie, Seaforth, visited Miss Olive Scott. Mr. George Rotten, of Ha.miota. :Vfanitoba, with his wife and son, is a guest of his sister, Mrs. Milton Smith,, and other relatives, after an absence of 22 years. Mr. Fulton Timmins, broker, of Toronto, last week paid a visitto his birthplace, Bluevale, on the 50th an- niversary of his mother's death, He .has made an annual visit to his mother's grave sine he was a boy, a touching and unusual tribute, • "Darling," said the tactful husband. "could you find me a shirt to fasten to these few buttons?" • "You've put too mucalt postage en thele package, madam." "Gracious me! I only hope it won't go too far:" • "She is a woman who has gone through a great, deal for her belief." "Indeed? Wliat is her belief?" "She believes she oan wear a No. 5 shoe on a .No. 7 foot!" 4 1• ViSt.::51( . ..04,11 '13.1[461.Xl�.irfi.i}�1]k • • • • • • Band -Legion The sixth annual Band -Legion garden party Is being held in Vic- toria Park on Thursday evening Of fleet week. An excellent pro- gram, featuring the 45 -piece ,Strat- ford Boys' Band, has been ar- ranged. in addition there. will be a number of games in play. Danc- ing will be to music by Don Hop - kin's and band, popular orchestra from Bayfield. r, • • • • • • POLICE INVESTIGATE TWO THEFTS HERE Money and Gold Watch Are Reported Missing - Tuesday. While camping at the Lions Park a Toronto tourist on I'uesd.ay morn- ing had a lady's gceId wrist watch stolen from a table in front of his tent. • A young boy, described as being about 13• years oid, was seen neer; the table a few minutes before the • watch was found to be missing. Wi:-' nesses said the boy tan to the high- way and secured a ride on a pass- ing car going east. Police were notified, but a search' between here and Mitchell failed to reveal the boy, who is thought to bei from Mitchell. On Tuesday afternoon the theft of $67 a -as reported to Chief Helmer Snell from the residence of Byron McGill, Huron Road West. Chief Snell learned a pedlar had been in the house talking to Mrs, McGill and after l e had! ,left 'the money was missing. Chief Snell this turned the case over to county police,' who are investigating. Held For Goderich Police Mervin Ray, 26, of Kingston,' was arrested by Police Chief Jobe Fergu- son. Wednesday at Walkerton for Goderich authorities who said they wanted the linoleum salesman on a chai:ge of stealing $67 from a Sea - forth lady, Ray was being held in jail at Walkerton until Goderich po- lice arrive to take him there for trlal, • Name Juve ile Playoff a of y Dates The executive of the Huron -Perth Juvenile' O.B.A. met at Clinton Sat- urday evening when the dates for play-off games '-care arranged as fol- lows: Exeter at Goderich, August 8. Clinton at Hensall, August 9. Hensall at Clinton and Goderioh at Exeter, August 11. TOD Expect Hearing TQ:` Held in Seiaforrth on V' Friday-. OVER LOCAL WIN' - Deckr etan. as to the protest of St. Cotuml3an over .Seaforth'.sr win will ba decided by a committee named a by President Souter, of the Huron Football League The committee will sit Friday night, according to Secretary Ai. W. Dick, of the league, Meanwhile Atwood and Brussels have neach•ed' a stalemate in the noretih gr•'oup. Brussels defeated At- wood Wednesday and a . return. game was ordered by President Souter do Atwood Friday. However,• Brussels refuses to play except on n,etrtral grounds and on Thursday no decision Load teen arrived at. s St. Columtban's protest as received by Teague officials, is as follows: ' "I hereby on behalf of •the St. Co- lumban, football club 'enter protest as to the t efet-ee's d'ecis•ion regarding a play elec,, resulted in a penalty kick being' aw•,arded to the Seaforth team, in the, game played at St. Columban on August 4, 1939, between St. Co- lumban and Seaforth. Our conten- tiore is that the St, Columban player in question was charged from behind by a Seaforth player, causing said player to be knocked to the ground on ton of th.e ball, which im ati fait' - nese would necessitate the St. Co- lumban team being awarded a free kick., Play should Lave Been called at this paint. "There ie no question as to thee de- liberateness of this said back -check, which v; as viewed by some of the best unbiased sports in the name a football, "The intention of the player a judged by the referee who at the time in question was in the centre - field vicinity. • "Owing to the large, crowd and the fact that the Seaforth linesman was also more interested in coaching the i5eafor•th team, various' members of the crowd lost track of the play :n the momentary excitement: "However, we obtained theeopinion of respebted unbiased spectators who have followed football from 'away back. and the reversal of the referee's decision was a complete shock to them. 7n conclusion, in all fairness to nearly one thousand fans who make those games possible, we ask you to accept our pretest. We assure you net our ability to accept deeeat does not enter into this question and le beside the point. — Gerald Holland, Dublin, Sec. St. Columban Football Club," Seaforth contends, and is upheld by Lea,gus rules, that a protest based on a referee's decision cannot be receiv- ed. Boss: "Why- are you late this morning?" Office Boy: "1 fell down a stair- way!" Bess: "That ought not to have taken long!" rucefield W.A. Honors Mrs, McQueen Who is 84 The August meeting of the W. A. was held in the Sunday school room on August 2nd. The first hour was spent in sewing, Miss E. Bowey- took the devotional part; then the paaiclent took the chair and at. the close of the business part a presenta- tion was made to Mrs. James Mc• Queen, who was celebrating her 84th birthday, and with Mrs. Rattenbury were made honorary, members of the W. A. Mrs. Allan presented Mrs. McQueen with a beautiful basket n1' flowers. after which the following ate dress was read by Mrs. A. lb-oedfnnt: "Dear Mos. Mete:leen: Surrounded as you are by this company of 1 friends, you will feel perfectly at i ease when we ask the privilege of celebrating today with you your pass- ing another milestone en the journey tit life. Birthdays have come and gone and eome of us have known you many years, white others among us are of more recent acquaintance; yet your cheerful disposition in so- liciting and making friends has at- tracted us all. Like the a poet has written, it has ever been yours to: Make new friends, but keep the old, 'levee are silver, these are gold. Friendships that have stood the test, Time and change are surely best, Brows may wrinkle, hair may grey, Friendships never know decay. Butt' old friends, alas, may die, New ones must their place supply. Cherish friendship in your breast; Now is good, but the old is best;, Make new friends', but keep the old, These are silver, these are gold. Your active participation in the work of the church has not only won our admiration, but has been an ex- ample to us to extend greater effort, and 'has been an incentive for us to press on to more achievement in the worthwhile things in life. On this y'eurt birthday, it is our prayer that God may bless you and grant you Fit many happy days." At the luncheon • Iveieh was served after the presenta- tion, ieo beautiful birthday cakes were presented, one with 84 candles and tee other with the number 84 tee it. Gilmour - McDiarmid Reunion The annual Gilmour-McDairmid pic- nic was held recently in Bayfield ellen same "sixty members spent a ve y emjuy able day. Following din- ner and a boat ride, a very exciting ball game was played. Following is a iisr of epoitc: Tiny tots, Marion Ross, Donna Mcflride; 10 and under, Blanche Zapfe, Lloyd Armstrong; 10- 11, Stewart McBride, Marjorie Gil- mour; young ladies, Gladys Jarrett, Kathleen Cameron; young men, Alex Mciie,tf.h, Kenneth Craelick; thread - the -needle, Alice Zapfe and Margaret Henry, Alex McBeath and Anna Aik- enhead; three-legged race, Audrey Cochrane an•d Bill Mundell, Margaret Henry and Abe Zapte; kick the sni- per, Mrs. Bill VIundeli, Jean Cameo on; kick the sdipp'er, men, Alex Mc - Beath, Alex Corrigan; shampoo race, Blanche Zapfe, Abe 'Gaeta; novelty race, Donna McBride; oldest person present, Mr. Will Mundell, Mr. Hugh Gilmour, W Ingham, was elected pres- ident for next year and tate reunion Is to be held in Wingham. Those present were from Wimgham, 13lue- vale, Clinton, Brucefeld and Kippen. A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on Mr. Hugh Aikemhead's lawn on Civic Holiday, when friends of Mr. and Hsps, George Forrest, of Alberni, 13. C.. gathered to visit with them. A feature of the afternoon was a ball game in whtoh old and tin* participated. Lunch was s'bl'v members of the party, , Mr. J. H. Brunselon, erg •Ctii?lvtxslte�,. With hie combine, ettt • Gild tbteeted tine barley on the fetal of Mr.. - ofttf S. Watean en Saturday of last week' to sx n