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Page Eight. THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE, Thursday, June 21<d, 1962 Colborne - District Personals When you have guests or social activities, let us tell your friends about it. Just phone your news items to 44, The Colborne Chronicle. On Saturday, June 16, Mrs. R. Strang on Church Street entertained friends and parishioners of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Lemon, tormer rector of Trinity Anglican Church. Rev. Lemon was in charge of services in Brighton and Colborne on Sunday. The e Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Snider and daughter, Gillian', of Toronto, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. McGrath, called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carter on Sunday. ■ning Guild of the Angl ch catered to the T ' I M Anglican Wednesday hey also had g at which ;. J. Morse 1 Mis vim Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Tucker, ;nt Sunday with her and Mrs. Harry Car- Recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams were Mrs. Ralph Williams of stay-ner, Miss Edna Arnold of Toronto. They with Mrs. K. Island, Miss Karen Island, Miss Carole Bausch, Mr. and Mrs. Hallis Arnold of Port Hope, Mr. and Mrs. Williams and family attended the graduation exercises of Belleville General Hospital on Monday, May 23th. Also the Baccalauerate Services at St. Thomas' Church Mrs. Williams' daughter, Joan, or. the Sunday preceding, Mr. and was one of the graduates. Mr. and Mrs. Don Redick and family spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rigby in Long Branch. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harrison add Kim spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ad-<■<>»■ k, Hampton. Week-end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Kearns were Helen Gazo of Windsor, Kearns, Jr., of Hamilton, John Kearns of London. Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grills of Bowmanville. Mr. Gordon Sutton and sister, Gloria, of Toronto, spent fhe week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Sutton. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Toyne of Malton were Sunday tea guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Evely. Mrs. Graham Dean of Beaver-bank, Nova Scotia, has returned home after spending two weeks with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Waller. Mr. Murray Waller, Toronto, and friend. Miss Lesley Downer, Dayton, Ohio, spent Saturday wflh his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Waller. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Waller and family of Bowmanville spent the supper hour on Monday with M¥. and Mrs. B. J. Waller. talked about going to the Experimental Farm at Smithfield in the strawberry season. Money was handed in for the gladioli bulbs and 15c donation from pie sold. Reports of standing committees: Citizen and Education--One skunk to mar a 60 year record. Agriculture and Canadian Industry--How to plant a garden. Home Economics and Health--Can the W.I. meet the challenge. The topic being agriculture, the guest speaker being Dr. Julian, from the Department of Agriculture, Brighton, who gave a very interesting talk on Joonosis, which is a new name for the diseases of animals which can be contacted by humans, also about food infection and poisoning. Mrs. Barr thanked Dr. Julian for his talk. The sunshine prize was won by Mrs. Claude Goodrich. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess and committee. Ridge Foad WI < The regular monthly meeting of Ridge Road W.I. was held on Thursday, June 7th. at the home Mrs. Ernest Mutton With eleven members and two visitors present. With the President, Mrs. Jim Barr, in the chair, the meeting opened with the Ode and Mary Stewart Collect. Roll call was answered by Name a flower of your first The minutes were read and approved. A letter from Colborne W.I. was read regarding ter child. A thank you card and verbal thanks for boxes of fruit and gifts received. It was moved that we take the short course, "Safety Begins at Home", and ask that for November, Mrs. Jim Barr, Mrs. Ed. Barry and Mrs. Jim Sheppard be a committee. Also that Mrs. Gordon Metcalf be paid $4.00 for her trip to Burnbrae district annual. A discussion on going to the Fish Hatchery at Codrington August was left for the Secretary to make enquiries about. Also I St. Andrew's YWA (continued) 27th, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Cobourg park. Everyone is to bring supper for their own family, committtee was selected to make plans for a future wedding. Collection and sunshine dues were then collected by the treasurer, Evelyn Cammack. The Mizpah benediction closed the meeting. An alphabet contest followed, won by Lillian Martin, and another contest was won by Aileen Rutherford. The hostess then served a scrumptious dessert and coffee during enjoyable social hour. The progressive supper was a great cess and very gratifying to ; Rolleall for the next meeting will be "Highlights of your summer vacation." So a happy and a safe summer to all of you and will see you at our next meeting to be held i~ September at Marguirite Lea month's home. ing vagabond and her voluble grandson. I We learned much about this aspiring city that has attracted so many homesick old country folk because it is so much "a little bit of England". Years ago, it was a city of retired people who gardened, read, walked and browsed the hours of their sunset years away. But to-day, though one of Canada's greatest tourist attractions because it is "quaint". Victoria is constantly expanding, reflecting the surge of development that is apparent in all parts of the country. Jackpot of Events Our one day in Victoria was a propitious one. The causeway on bare in the great forests of, the water front was a garland of this island. colour as the Legislative Build- ings peeped through a filigree of rigging of 63 yachts moored over night before the annual classic, the Swiftsure Race. We were among thousands who jammed the area to see this spectacular array of sea-going sailing yachts and witness a welcoming i daily curtain call for the burst of colour I shall always associate with the gardens of Vlc-and the surrounding inhabited areas of this island settled a rare gem in the Pacific Ocean. I saw it through mist shrouded firs feathered against a mother of pearl sky on a dewy evening In May as the last finger of light beckoned Harry McKeever, Pub-Information Officer for the government of British Columbia, me, his passenger, along a winding road leading to Sooke, a little village that marks the end of pavement on the west coast. This was an Indian trail and the B.C. government has followed the natural route our first citizens I am always fortunate in my journeying, for the nicest people1 go out of their way to shower me j with information about their respective areas. Such a one is Harry McKeever. I would say he typically "Victorian", an enthusiast in a tweed jacket, hand-knit, cable stitch pullover sweater and gray slacks, attire that is almost a uniform for the male of mony staged by the Royal Canadian Navy. On the way to Sooke, v the species that inhabit the capi- ^oya\ Roads, Canadian Services tal city of our Pacific Coast prov- College, where on that very after-But there, any similarity to noon Governor General George other members of his sex ends. Vanier took the salute of the Harry McKeever is an individual- graduating class of 75 officer ist whose deep set Irish eyes have! carets and presented the Queen's the direct look of one who has I colours and llle College colours, seen a great deal of life. He has This is Victoria's Centennial an Irishman's instinct for hu- "°" and hospitality, which doubtedly the reason he has been chosen for the position he holds. One needs a sense of humor to tolerate the curiosity of this tour- ed tourist paradise. Festivities are planned to welcome its native sons who have wandered abroad from its shores and visitors who cannot help but be impressed by this flower deck- PLUMBING and HEATING CLARE HECLA FURNACES PURIFIERS -- PRESSURE SYSTEMS WATER SOFTENERS DOUG HAIG Phones: Office 475-2823; Res. 475-1715 Brighton, Ontario CARR FASTENER COMPANY (continued) fasteners and assemblies required in large volume. The Colborne plant will producing electronic parts and will employ mostly female labour. It expects to build production gradually to employ about fifty people within a year's time. The plans provide for the building to be ready for occupancy by midsummer. Diary of a Vagabond Salute to Victoria If you have never seen the sunl set over the west coast of Van-| couver Island, you have missed I the gift God gives citizens of this I part of Canada every twenty-four hours. Even when this glory is I obscured by cloud, you instinc-|| tively know it is there..It is Week-end Specials THURS., FRL, SAT. June 21, 22, 23 Cottage Rolls ...........................• ....... 59c. Ib. Chicken Breasts .................................... 49c. lb. Fresh Beef Steakettes ............................ 55c lb Libbys Tomato Juice, 20 oz............. 4 for 47c Baxter Pork and Beans, 15 oz...........2 for 27c Stuart House Foil Wrap, 25 foot 29c Wagstaffe Jams 'or Jellies................3 for 59c Javex, 32 oz.................................................23c Lucky Dollar Bread ....................................20c Kraft Cheese Whiz, 16 oz. jar....................59c Watch for Handbills Cook's Groceteria Phone 56, Colborne HARRIS0N-JEN1NGS Colborne 351 FUELS Cobourg, Ont. xhlue coal' $27.00 Per ton LIQUIFUEL OIL STOVE OIL FURNACE OIL NUT STOVE $27.00 Rer ton CAVALIER QUEEN STOKER COAL HAVE YOUR BIN FILLED NOW AT SUMMER PRICES $27.00 CM. $28-50 Credit Phone: 351 Colborne WE DELIVER Really Huge SAVINGS! 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