The Haileyburian & Cobalt Weekly Post (1957-1961), 9 Jul 1959, p. 8

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4 Haileybury Page 8 Celebrate Fitty Years of Marriage The Haileyburian ee Thursday, July 9, 1955 i Above Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins display t he top layer of their original wedding cake which ' Mrs. Jenkins thoughtfully put away fifty years a go, The happy couple recently celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary at their home with their three children. The Jenkins have lived in | Haileybury ever since their wedding day in 1909. Pioneer Couple Have Fiftieth Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins, pioneers. of Haileybury, celebrated ¢deeir Golden Wedding Anniver- sary on June 21st at their home tm Haileybury with a quiet family seunion, The happy couple had Khe top layer of their original wed- &ing cake on display, thoughtfully put away by Mrs. Jenkins after @heir marniage in 1909 with this oc- 6asion in mind. Mr. Jenkins came to this coun- firy in 1907 and first set his roots m New Liskeard, called Thornloe et that time. Two years later he met and married his wife Miss Grace Greer. In 1911 he moved and started work 4pith the Queen City Oil Co. Two years later the Queen City Oil Co. premises were taken over by the Inmiperial Gil Co. and Mr. ' Jen-" kins went to work for them. From then until the time of his retirement in 1943 he worked with Imperial Oil in Haileybury, in- creasing their organization in Northern Ontario. On hand to celebrate the Golden Anniversary were Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins' three chidren, H. R. Jen- kins, Marmora; Dr. J. Jenkins, Gananoque; and Mis. W. C. Camp- bell, Toronto. The Greek warriors of Alexand- er (356 - 323 B.C.) wore tunics of sheep's wool and were astonished to find in India garments made from "wool which grows on trees." They. had encountered 'the cotton poll. ANNI NTN QQ" """»»@®lu NV 4 NY MINH Cecil St. MM Z Z \ | NDLAY ELECTRIC | ---AAILEYBURY DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL WIRING Z AUTOMATIC CONTROLS, MOTORS AND APPLIANCE SERVICE i LWW SW WW. NA MNQ{WWo""'"!"nw,.wN 5 Phone OS 2-3682 ------ eS QQ" '»as New Minister At United Church Reverend Charles E. Peacock, a former Chaplain of the Royal Navy and World War I veteran with an outstanding record of thirty-nine years in ministerial service has come to Haileybury to take over the duties in the United Church. Mr. Peacock directed his first service in the Haileybury United Church last Sunday, he is continu- ing the work of Reverend J. W. Wilkinson, who has left to take charge of the large Lake of Bays district around Huntsville. Born in Grimsby, England, Mr. Peacock first did engineering at Bridgend in Wales and served as a Methodist Local Preacher in Eng- land. Since coming to Canada in 1943, he has preached in the CPR division point of Mactier, near Parry Sound, Callander, and in the Lake of Bays Territory, where Mr. Wilkinson has been appointed to serve. Bayfield, near Goderich, was Mr. Peacock's last charge, he says that he is looking forward to serv- ing in Haileybury. He is fond of the '"'high coun- try", which reminds him of Wales, where he spent many years. Previous to his commission in the Royal Navy, Mr. Peacock spent 16 years in Newfoundland, where he met his wife, the form- er Pearl Bugden of Epworth, Bur- in, Newfoundland. They have one daughter and two sons. A daughter, Mrs. George (Myr- tle) Lang who is nursing at the Sick Children's Hospital, Toronto. A married son, Harold, is with the Ontario Pulp and Paper in Mani- touwage; while a single son, John, is manager of the Lakehead aened School, Fort William. Hayward - Lewis White candelabra and standards filled with white mums, snap- dragon and gladioli graced the chureh at St. Michael and All Angels in Toronto for the wed- ding of Miss Ruth Irene Lewis and Mr. Stuart Reginald Hay- ward iat which Dr. J. A. Watton officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Lewis of Toron- to and the groom is the son of Mrs. Arthur Hunton Moss of Cobalt, formerly of Haileybury. Given in marriage by her father the bride wore a gown of ivory crystallite, imported from Swit- zerland, and trimmed with French re-embroidered Alencon lace. The fitted bodice had a deep squared neckline appliqued with lace and seed pearls and featured long, lilly-pointed sleeves. The empire line skint was enhanced with pearl-beaded appliques cas- cading down the lefit side. A ; double Watteau train fell in soft folds from the shoulders. A cor- onet of pearls and orange blos- soms held her finger-tip veil of silk illusion and 'she camried a "miniature corsage of stephanotis lily of the valley and gardenias with a sprig of heather from Scot- land. She wore the groom's gift, a diamond and pearl pendant. The maid of honor was Miss Margaret Ann Gemmell of Ot- tawa and attendants were, Miss Helen Austin, Toronto, Miss Anna Lou Little, Kirkland Lake and Miss Dorothy Balsden of Stratford. They were dressed alike in Oleg Cassini designed gowns of mist green featuring an empire line with bell- ed skint and panelled back. They wore matching headdress and carried cascades of pink, ame- thyst and yellow spring flowers. Mr. Murray Hoghen was best man and the ushers were Mr. Stuart Little, Kitchener, Mr. Mal- colm Gerner, Toronto and Mr. Howard. Hodgin of London. The bride's mother received at "The Windsor Arms" wearing a dress of rose chantillly lace and tulle with matching flowered hat and accessories and a corsage of rose orchids, She was assisted by the mother of the groom who chose a sheath dress of beige lace featuring a large collar and a small matching hat and accessories and wearing a corsage of spray orchids. ? The couple will reside in Toron- to. Committee Review Of Mining Laws The special committee set up early this year to make a complete review of the laws of Ontario and other jurisdictions governing the use of public lands for mining and other purposes will hold its first hearings in Peterborough during the first week in September. These will be followed by other hearings at Parry Sound, Hailey= bury, Kirkland Lake, Timmins, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Port Arthur and Kenora. Final arrange- ments are now being made and dates for the hearings will be an- nounced within the next few day @e 1) Briefs will be presented by i terested persons and organizations and tthey will be considered by the committee when it makes its re+ commendations for amendments to existing provincial statutes, with a, view to attaining the best possible land use consistent with ithe devel- opment of the natural resources of the province. The committee also plans to hold consultations with of- ficials of other provinces. Under the chairmanship of J, Forbes McFarland, Ontario's min ing commissioner, the committee is composed of Major-General Howard Kennedy, Vice-Chairman; H. C. Rickaby and Dr. M. E. Hurst representing the Department of Mines; J. S. Yoerger and F. W. Beatty of the Department of Lands and Forests; John Beattie, execu- ive director of the Ontario Mining Association, and J. J. Rankin re- presenting the Prospectors and De= velopers Association. "We Serve the North" P. O. Box 976 MI 17-6055 TRI - TOWN CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED Contractors - Builders - Estimators Home Alterations Kitchens Modernized Cupboards Built PAINTING and FLOOR SANDING NEW LISKEARD, ONT. AIR-CONDITIONED STRAND THEATRE Haileybury phone OSborne 2-3533 TODAY, FRI. & SAT. ADULTS 75c ADULT ENTERTAINMENT "SOME LIKE IT HOT" Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemon PLUS ON THE SAME PROGRAM SEE BOXING'S STARTLING UPSET! 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