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South Dorahester Townahip Council I 9 o 4.

Front row - CoWlCillora Donald Iriah and Harold Jenkina, Reeve J.B.Wilaon and Councillors Gordon Pettit and John Charltou.

Back Bow - Rev . Boss Ferguaon, Springfield who conducted the brief inaugural ceremo~ , James \7ilaon , Roads superintendent , Robert Millard,Townahip repreaentitive on the East Elgin Distr i ct School Board and Fred Hide, act~ Clerk - ~reaaurer.

Harold Ddlea, ~l" •• CUoeaaiea s •• nh et Cftaal4r¥ HQ.a~ repreaea~ S.ath Del'Chu~ !eaahlp ea ~-~ XlclaDiaulot Hip soa..1 Beu.l. Be aoted u Cha1nu et 1~ .a 1952.

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OUrlea Canwrip\ ot Seuth Dol"Clleater -.1aU;a Iqultoa, Peru.

Upe~ laia Ntum, he waa interviewed b¥ lira. Kenneta MoNe11. ~he tollew-1n 1a a a~ of tkat inteniew.

A lito long dream became a raalit¥ tor Mr. Cartwright, sevent¥ three ¥&ar old, retired butcher wao haa lived ~ ¥&ara on the IOta oenceaaion ot Seuth Dorclaeater, when he bearded ')a oarge ship, the Versa, in :rrew York Barbour, bound. ~or lqu1toa, Peru. He laad alWS¥a wanted to aee aome ot the 11 ttl a lalom plaoea of the world &d attar IIUCh at~ and reaearell, deoidet te travel up tae great .Ama•n u tar aa an eoean go1nc -.eaael oeuld take him.

68 the Br1 tiah owned veaael of the .-riaan Boeth linea ateamed out of New York on February IS~ 1965 with ~liah ot:fioera and Bra•111an Orewww.u aboard, Ur.iertwroght diaoevered tlaat he waa the onl,y paaaenpr. He waa i.Dimediatel¥ .,_opted b¥ tile crew and ahriatened 'Ben' attar the tataer 1n the Benanu teln1a1on aeries. fhq took care ot llim botll on ahip and in port and u teels that beoauae of \llem, llo waa able to aee fiat part ot the countr,y never be tore Hen b¥ teuriata.

The first port of call waa GQ.anta, V&Desuela. Baxt waa Port of Spain, 1!rinidad. Then 540 milea out to aea and aloDC the n.rta ceaat ot south Aa. erica and up tae ~ra RiTer teBelem,Brasll. Saipa hpe te enter the Ama•• b.Y wa.y et the hra because et the llllddf, alaallew ~'Yeptation overgrewn delta

at tae .. u\& et the Maasen.

Ourlea cartwrtallt Tw Atndrell. and tift¥ m1lea up the )Jare River thq enteft. the Amasen wh.icll ia a mudd¥, deep

river with 1111cla a&'br1a 1auch • tnoa and !.p aw1r1J.nc in ita c)aannel and deep JUJ~Sle growtil r1.Pt te the *"line en eaola aide. .

a&aolctappeared alo:og the Ri'Yer •de•• Jtat1-.ea9 waahed their clethea, t1Ued and l1'Yod richt b.J the River. ODoe wlaen the boat waa oleae eDoup to tae abere te toaa a pebble, Mr.Oal"twri&ht aalced aow deep tbe r1-.ar waa.~ aatiat7 hia our1ea1y, a .. UDding waa telam and waa foUD.d te be niDet¥ Uaree feet. flle Ama­son 1a the onl,1 naYigable rher 1n tlae world w1 tlaout a a1Dgle bridge to Cl"''aa 1 t. Tu ~ptain told aim taat 1n hia ~ittoen ¥eara .~ cruiainc t1l1a route. lae ll.ad •Dl¥ aeen tour oreoedilu.

At Itooeatu1a9 Brasil, 1ile tal.Dd to a Ca~lio priest ~ l'eYa Scotia, wM deaoriMcl \llia pert of the count~)' 1n ane allort aent.enae - "Time haa atoecl at ill".

Manau,• tllouaand miles up the Amason ze.tleota the aplendeur awl wealtla of the rubber boem •~ the late ISle's aDd earl¥ I900•a.Tod8¥ it ia onl,y a aam­oJ7.The atreeta are made of flat atemea. laid in geemetr1c pattel'll. qg..,, ••••

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I ~rtlacal aa 'balut tor \he ahipe. ~hen are ne ate ... aloJ:lC the ~sen 1 I Jut terUl•. JD.ucle aut.

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Tae tleat1JlC t.oka at JlaDaua ~· been 'built te aooe.Uia hiaJl mel 1Mr wier lrRAa. Hip wetu leYet, o-...cl 19 l'1lD ett traa •ltiDC ...a tl"'m tJae .&Ddea, atrikea about .June • wiLeD \he riYOr r1aea t~ tart~ to tit~ teet.

ODe 1mpreaa1Ye ·~ et \he rica mb'Du- ~· at Mensa • 1a a 'bectif\11 epen Jaeuae. It had beeD bailt 1n Jncland et Italian ..rble. d1amaatled, alLippecl te JIIDau~z11 1u4 n-enotecl u 'beton, (£laev.t ~ 1

' 'J!)ae lut awp, •itea, -.Jt Jlr. OU"twr!Pt 1n-. wild ia oallecl \lle 'baok ward. pan et r.n. BIMfnu aiDOe the

IU'Mplene. 1t ua lLacl •n aentaot wita ether put a et Pen aDd \Ita o1 \7 1 tMlt wu aaoll •n -.clei'D ~- ezae oeuld ea. peot.It' la ta. 41nrillatlen oa1tre ter taat pen et Sev.tJa aarioa, upu41DC &lN•tl¥j eD -- .w,. .. tH 'WVU te lf

.' .iDe 1D Appliea aa4 te taD e11t uip.. · ·:....~tnta et ~ aD4 pl,...cl. '' tJaia

peint, ta. rher ia a llile wicle aD4 a lumdnd aDd tw.Dt¥ teet cleep.

OD tJae retUD trip down· rlYer, \lLe7 wen able te deu'ble tkeir apeed 'beoauae ef \llre OUI'ftllt(eipt lmeta PiDc v.p, aizteen lmeta pb»c d~). Prell .Belem, \llq lLead.ecl no~ u Bl'1t1u QQ6ana aDd plclald v.p a oarp et tr.sen allriap ter CJaarlaateD, x.oar.

£rr1Y1Dc 'Mok te ... Yerk. tJaer Jaad tranlled eleYen thov.aand, ODe av.ndl"'d milea 1n tw aD4 a aalt .-ntJaa. It wu tu .tint tima ~Yens Ae4 oarr1ecl a paa.uger M l(lultea aD4 ntum. !lle tint mate pnaentt;.lr. cartwr!Pt wi\Ja a penctq llapt lea, nool'd1Dc \lMa, Pena et call, OHp, diatanoea aD4 1nter­eat1Dc nenta, abe a oeritied de~t tllat Kr. Cal'W'JrlcJai Jaa4 twioe Ol"'&Md. illlr J:Qutar.

~1Ddb»c ~s111an ta'baooe ioo l'aDlt for llia iuta,lLe uiad at Cllu'laa~.Car. aile tJa• wen ~ecliDc earp ~· •n palatable 'braDil. ~ken he aaked. tor a peel na ••llacl oiau • the attaDdent. loekiDC yer;y puslecl , .. 14 1n lLar •v.them clral -" Jliate.r, down hen, we drig l"aa."

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On 1.11' . Cartwr i g ht • s f i rst trip to South Ame r ica1he renained

o n boa r d t he s hip, whi ch hedge ho pped froo one port to t he nex t , unl o ading and l oading cargo . Hls brief g limpses of t he na t ives made h i m curious to kl:lOw them end t he i r way of l i f e . Urx>n h is return, he studie d hard at h is Span ish and Portuguese l anguages and i n J anuary 1966 , he aga in embarked on a freight ship bound fo r Br azil.

Thi s time he wen t asho r e a t Belem, eight~ miles up t he Amazon. Once t h i s had been a oit~ of unt o l d we a l t h . Tod~ it is a place of unbel iev­ab l e squalor, povert~ end deca~. The people t hough a re happy and f r i end­zy and made h i m nx>st we l come but ur . Cart wr igllt says•• If ~ou ere dissa tis­fied with lif e here, go and try t o live i n Braz i l for a while . You •ll soon find out how blessed ~ou are . ••

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Mrs. Eliaabeth Hillis :'1' h • funeral of Mra. Eliubeth

illill!-"' t Por•t avenua. 'lll'ldow of DaVJa HflU. and a former resident

Bro- Qb·. lhdt~ " 11oM death rred • KGac!•y. took 'P)aea from P . ft . Wlntam. a nd Son tuner•l

• on TuQday eventnc . Rev. R . . Copel•nd, Interim paatot or Central ntted Chureh. C'Onducted the ,..,. C'e . Tbe remains \< e re for\l.arded . Brown Oty, aud a tuneul 11e rvice aa Jaeld tb_.. at the Car ma n (Unll!ral ome Gn Wednesday altarn«>on . Rev.

ott D. Mac:Daaald . Metro)>OUtan tethodla& Cbureh. Detroit c~mducted

the sa~ there Jntermeot "'a• - made 1ft the I&JIIDT plot rn Browa

City c..ete •

'nd.nw Boberta,well lmown retired farmer of the lith Conoeaaion of Yarmouth,died in t he Hoapital Ahnex at Yarmouth Centre ,Saturday evening dter an illneaa of 3 mntha ( 1956)

Born in South Doroheater 92 yeara ~o,aon of the late .mdrew and Barbara(Brown) Roberta, pioneer farmera of the diatr1ot,Mr. Hoberta began farming at an early age, i n South Doroheater. In 1904, he mved to the lith Con­oeaaion of of Yarmouth and farmed until hia r etirement i n 1927 • when he mved to st. Thomaa.

Ria wife predeoeaaed him in 1953. They had celebrat ed their golden wedding fifteen yeara ago . While 1n Yarmouth, th~ at tended the St . J~a Preabyterian Church and after mving to St.Tho~ they attended Jlma St.Preabyter1an Churoh.

Surviving an one aon, Murray,llt h Con.Yarmoutb !Ira .Elhabath Hillia and l!ra .Bertha Van de\'7alker both of Claire,J4.1ohigan. Two daughtera ,MN.Latba (»ay)CUrt1a and J.fra . Archia (Ella)Ruaaell,pre­deoeaaed their f ather.

The fuaeral will be ooDduoted by Rev .J .K.Weat Interment in the South Park Cemeter,y.

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., A Son of a pioneer familJ of the 6roaalay Hunter Oo!EIIIWlity baoomaa central figure ot a hft•n inta.raat avant.

{Dr.Prank lAton waa bom on the 9th Conoaaaion of South Dorcheater,on tha tarm where Boaa Evart now 11'Yaa(I959 )A brother c.o .Laton ia father of lilra.J.B.(Shirlay) Clinton of St.Thomaa.)

Dr.Frank Luton,aon of a prominent South IX>rcheater family and now in hia 80th year, ia atill a practicing pbyaician,aa a Michigan State Health DepartDnt atatt dootor on tha northern Lalca l.tiahigan reaort ialand, called Benar Ialand.

Following the a1nki.ng of tha t.raightar, carl D.Bradlay, a oorraapondent ot the Detroit Nna aant in thia ator;y :- .. A 70 year old ·doctor want of\ the •at~dugeroua miaaion of hia life today.It waa enough to frighten a man half hia age but when it waa over Dr. Prank Luton decla.rad 'I'm .read¥ to do it again, it they need ma. •

Dr.Luton,only pb¥aician on thia northam raaort ialand, Yoluntaared without haaitation yaateNa,y, when an urgent call tor balp waa radioed by tha German f.raightar Tranaontario. The ahip aaid that it h ad pick»d up tha bod¥ ot one cnwman from t ha aunllan f.raigll tar Carl D .Bradley and that t he.ra ma.y be a breath of lite in the bod,y •

Dr.Luton atrappad on a lite preaaner and took ott in a n&Vf helioopta:r • Tha plan waa to lower him in a ha:rneaa onto the pitching deck of the ier­man ah1p.The aaaa which had tom tha Bradley apart were atill wind whipped and angry. The landing on the Garman ahip would not be eaay, enen tor an athleta.liJave:rtb.alaaa DJ'.Luton got into the har:u.aa and tha door ot the haliooptar waa opened. They were Juat ready to lower the doctor, when a aaoond maaaaga tlaahed in on the radio.

'Ottioara of the Ga.naan ahlp had examined tha Yictim mre carefully and were certain that ba waa dead ao the Doctor waa not needed afte r all. The helicopter flew. him back to Beaver Ialand andbDr.Lilton prepared to reaum. hia regular practice.

Dr .Luton came hera two yaara ago to care tor tha ialaDd' a permanent population ot laaa than 200 and vacationera who come here in the aunmer.

~o\ " Thia 1a 11\Y firat experience like thia, .. aa1d the doctor , but we do have aocldenta'~He recalled that one man waa killed in a aaw mill and that an Indian had been t oUDd dead at one t i.me.

Dr Luton 1a employed by tha State Department of Health. Becauae of the l alaDd'a iaolation, 40 milea out in the laka trom Charlevoix, it ia ditt­ioult to tiDd a privata ~aician to atay bara.

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I.UDI-:RS HONOKt:D - 'l'hr Belmont Commun­Ity Centre ""' lUied lallt nlaht to honor Mr. and Mrs. RM ~1<-CrPJZnr who hi\ e llPtvect the Yar­mouth ... lmnnl 4-H Club as lucfpra for O\ tor 2~ yaarL Mr. McGrepr waa Pl'f'~~nted 't'ith an easy

chair and Ml"ll . Mr.Ore1or wfth fto-·ert and a diploma from the Ontarto O.partmeat of A~ra­t'fJiture. U!ft to riebt are Mr. and Ml"ll . McGreJnr, .Mrs. Charlea Farquhar and Mrs. Nnrman Tiylor.

-• Photo by Graham.)

Belmont Couple Honored For 4-H Work BELMOr.IT.-1\\enty·fl\e )ellfs period The dJploma waa present· I this month.

nf Wflrk on behAlf of the 4-H Club ed by 1\lrll. ~orman Ta,·lor on be· A V. LIJlctOD all'lcultural rep­mm·emPnt by Mr. anct Mr~. Rl)y haU of the Ontario Departmpnt of reaentatn·a for Ellill County, coD·

A.rnrulturf' . 1\lr~ . \harleA F arqu- 1 dueled the eleCtion of offiren for MrGno1or. of Belmont , "" mnk· har made th• preM>ntatll)n nf 11 1980 nf the Yarmouth • Pd 1111t ntaht \\ht'n mt":milers of the potted plant , a lift from the local Arrtrultunl Racleh·. 8Pimont. Ynmnuth And DorchPB·I AIP'icUitural floc'let\'. I Elerted weno: Fra.nk Moore.

, tf't 4-H Calf 11nd Farm Club held The ch11lrmen of tile m~t1n1 president; H. Jenklna. first a r~cepUon til honor the couple. "aa Krlth R1ddlf, aJrlrullural Pl"'t'lldent. John Taylor,

The rf'r~pUnn \\II ht"lrl tn ron· • tt'PI"'t'Mntatln~ for ~llddlesex I vlee-pr•aldent, Mn. J . E. nr•'-· ··-~ Junrtion "ltb the annual mPetinl l \ounty. Thl' ma)or Plitt. nf the mutt', ~eerflll')'·treaaurer. of th• Yarmouth and Dorcheoat•r ~vl'nlna ·a Pntertainment •a• pro- tors elected "ere: •-••tltl .Agrlcultur~ Snclet ~ . I \ 'ldPd hy mrmbera of thA 4-H Charlea Farquhar; H.

1\h·. MrGrr~nr has ht'PD lrlldf'r f ' luh, lht highlight of \\hJI•h \\U Weatmluter, S. Laur. nf th• 4-lf t'luh for 2~ '''" and an addrPA~ h) Carnllnr Dav(ea, tns: South Dorchester. \\U prellt'ntf'd 'IUth an r-_111 chAir. l "ntltled, "UnuAed Wlnls". !\till DavleA, Don .lenkina; N 1\tn. 1\trCire~&or 1 eceivl'd a dtplo- llavtt's reprell'nted Ehtln County chester, Harvey :\furra~:. ma lor her outat.,andlna rontr1bu- at. the Pro' Inola I rtnala ol the 4-H Mc:IAUan end Belmont Yilla tlon tq a~ttit'ulture for th@ ume t'lut. of Ontario Mid In Toronto Samuel Richardson.

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O:roaaley Hunter G:roup ot !he K1D8Ullll -Mapleton Inat1\ute a• Belmont Pa1r,I959.

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on tha lett - Domua Jean IAtgg, Jlra. wauer Mathna, Painting the chair 1a Knr.llax ZaYlt• St8D41ng at the risht - Mra.Don IAJgg, Kra. Bussell I.Gxm, aDd Jlra. Hiram Jenkin Jr.

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Eugene aud Aleta(Dance)Sweet , aurrounded by their children and grand childrelt on the fiftieth auuiveraary of their marri~ .

on Auauat 18th, 1964, ~. and ~a . E . L.Sweet quietly obaerved the fiftieth anniveraary of their carriage with their childre.a, John, Jean(IHahop) and IX>rotby(Beck) and their fazniliea ·.1itL a family di1wer , aerved to them in the banquet room of Clarko ' a ~~aturant at Ingeraoll .

Fol l owilng the di11uer, the party returned to the SWeet home where the afternoon waa lilpoJnt in reading their card.a and telegrama,opening their Gifta aud taking picturea .

AUUe Biahop, the oldeat rand daughter modelled the Bridal gown of fifty yeara auo .

J . and ~a. ~"Weet had been carried at the home of the Bride'a pareJlta , Ur . and al'~t . J .C.Dance of Hing,u!lill , on Uo~at 18th , 1914, by aev . John Veale of Croasley Hw1ter

Ghurah.

For forty yeara, they farmed at Croasley Hwlter. Five yeara &g'O they moved to a hooe a milelt eaat of K1ngamill .

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Mr. 11ntl Mrs. Roy Legg Keep 50th Annivers11ry

The home of :Mr. and Mrs. ding cake, banked by a floral Roy Legg at Kingsmill was 1arrangement of golden 'mums the scene of a happy gather· I presented by their granddau· ing on Wednesday, Dec. 2, ghter. Miss Shirley Evert. when many friends and rela·· Mrs. Roy Learn, Mrs. Roy Me­lives called to congratulate Gregor, Mrs. Arthur Moore Mr. and Mrs. Legg on the oc-,and Mrs. Bruce Rohrer pre· casion of their 50th wedding sided at the tea table assisted anniversary. by llrs. Clarence Caughell,

Thev were assisted in re· Mrs. Paul Gillett, Mrs. Bever· ceiving their guests by Mrs.

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1y Legg, Mrs. Stewart Scan· Henry Legg and Mrs. Thur· lon. Mrs. Donald Legg. Mrs. man Legg. Mrs. Gordon Legg Frank Wiltsie, ~Irs . Robert and Mrs. Jesse Legg invited Rolland, Mrs. Mac Robbins, the guests to the tea room.

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Mrs. Ward Dickhout and Mrs. Mrs. Sam Legg and Miss Val· Gordon Richardson. Others erie Caughe11 were in charge ·assisting were Mrs. Margaret of the guest book. IWiltsie, Mrs. Harold Davies,

The tea table was beauti.IMrs. Ansel Martindale, Mrs. fully appointed and centered!Walter Moore and Mrs. Herb with the three tiered wed· 'Thomson.

1ir. and lira . Hoy Legg

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Roberta .

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il f'a:nily dinner at the Iroquois Hotel and a reception at the I.vous 0orrunu.al ty Hall marked the f' ift ieth wedding anniversary of .Jr. aud ~s . Clayton ',/ood.

~ and ~s . Wood have lived the fift y years of' their carried life on the farm which his pioneer grandfather, Rev . -~e il · 7ood t ook up in the early days of ~he community. ~o them were born seven children • • nex of' urossley Hunter, Hiel and ::»nald of Brantf'ord. , Stanley of Mt- . &: 1trs . Clayton '7ood St . 'lhomas and George of London . Audrey ( .... s.H . J .Olsen) R ... 'q .if6,St . ~hol:!l8s • • nother dsughter,~rtle Viola died a nwober of' years ~Q •

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on October 27th, 1965, ltr. aDd Mra. Alvin Willaey observed their ~1tt1eth wedding annivena17 at the home ot thair daaghter,ura. ~ack Dale (Alice) o~ ielmnt.

At an attractive table, thoae who poured tea dur1Dg the afternoon aDd evening, were Jlra. Roy llCGregor,J&l"a. ~ellie George,~a. Leta :enkina ,llra. Bruce Ieher and l!ra. Fred Taylor.

On October 27th, 1915, the couple had exchanged vowa at tha home of the Br1de'a paren~a with Re .... r.onard Bartlett aa off1oiat1Dg cl~. There an eigh~ children - lira. Gordon (Olan) Gleniater, Aj'lmer, Clarence,CroNley Hwltar, Leonard, Iqona, Harvey, I.olldon, lira. Ted (11arie) Oline,IDDdon,ltra. jnael(Dorothy) Oharlton,»t.Vernon,~a. Jack(Alioe) Dele ,Belmont and »1lton alao of Beli!Dnt •

.Alao there ar. twenty the graDdahildren and three g reat grandchildren.

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Some ot the YoWl£ people, who have made their mark, 1n the worlA.

Harold Bide received hia ~blio School edaoation at Croaale7 Hunter Sobool. In 194S, he graduated trom Bebx>nt Con­tinuation Sobool and nnt. on to l'ella .loadeq' in london, wheH he received a Bua1uaa OoUJ'M. Pl'oa hen, he went to the CoiiiDerolal So.bool 1n ~nttori, where he taught tor a rear. While in StrattoN, he attended a Church where two ot lta membera were m1sa1onariea 1n Africa and he tel\ lei to 4o the aame, ao he nturoecl to lDndon Bible lllat1 tute, where he atQdiecl part \!me and taught 1D Wella aoadeJit' pan ti.Da trom 1945 to 1948.

Harold Hide He apent the aummer ot 1947 1n Manitoba under the Omadlan SUndq Sobool J41aaion. Daring the )'ear 1948 - 49, he ettendecl

J11aa1ona17 Health Inatitue in North Toronto and cluriDg the auu.r ot 1949 he attended the 1Dat1tute ot LiJJBuia\1oa at Ouonport,saautohtnra. On hla retUJD troa Saakatoh•an. he waa reoei ved 'b7 the W.aa1on Council tor work in Nigeria, Weat. .ltrioa, under the Sad.an Interior JUaaion,wh1oh ia Interieuominat1onal ani International 1n acope.

on Jaa¥ 24\h 1950, he aaUed fzom New York aDd arrived 1n Ja&oa, l\T1gerla on July lat. Hie firat three 1110ntha were apen\ at the a.ua Language Sobool. The neD nlne 110ntha we:re apem 1n the SUdan Interior M1aaion ~aclquartera Boobhop at Joa.

Ba'YiDC muteZ"K t» laDgW~~ge well eDOugh to 'begln hla work aa a aiaaionary, he waa poated to R1D~1n Ganl, 22 milea from Joa.

Daring 1954 - 55, he apent hia firat turloup 1n Clanada. In September 1959 he married Elma Sawatslq, a misaioDa17 on an adJoining fiel4 and in OOtober th8'jCame to Oana4a tor Barol4'a aeooD4 turlougb, Bla wlte•a tint one.

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KANO, N. NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA

T uesday, September 22nd, 1959, dawned clear and · bright after the heavy rains of the day before. There

were prayers of thanksgiving for this was to be the wedding day of Elma Sawatzky and Harold Hide.

The ceremony took place at three in the afternoon in the big stone church of the Sudan Interior Mission, Kano. Potted ferns, tropical greenery and yellow marigolds made an impressive background for the wedding party.

A prelude of hymns was played with Mrs. Michael Glerum at the organ. After Mrs. Cyril Forth , acting as the bride' s mother, was seated, Miss Mary Suhm sang "Oh Promise Me" (words written by Norman Clayton). The two African gentlemen who ushered, Emmanuel Olawoye and Usuman Leman, came forward and lighted the candles in the carved wooden candela bra. Mary Suhm sang "Lord Bless This Hour." As the joyous old weddin g march by Lohengrin began, Miss Fannie Belle Farver, the bridesmaid, dressed in an aquamarine tafetta faille ballerina length gown, s.tarted down the aisle. She carried a bouquet of yellow, orange and white marigolds. Behind her came the flower girls, Joyce and Kathy Ratzlaff, carrying small bouquets of marigolds, their faces like little blossoms above their matching aquamarine gowns. The bride, escorted by Mr. Cyril Forth, met Harold and his attendant, Mr. Douglas Tucker, at the altar. Elms's wedding dress was made of white imported organdy with lace overlay and had a big organdy bow in the back. She wore a finger-tip veil and carried a lovely cascade bouquet of yellow and white mari­golds and white roses. Rev. Michael Glerum performed the double-ring ceremony in which Elma and Harold repeated their vows from memory. As they knelt, they were given a charge, and a prayer of blessing and benediction was offered. After Mary Suhm had sung "Our Prayer," they rose, and were presented to the congregation as Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hide.

After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Wickstrom were · the hosts as some ninety guests assembled in the nearby guest house dining room. The tables were decorated with yellow flowers and green candles surrounded with sprigs of "snow-on-the-mountain." Gifts were displayed on a table near the front of the room . The three tiered wedding cake was beautifully decorated with white and yellow frosting. Guests were treated to angel food cake, ice cream, coffee and tea. After the bride and groom had had their tra­ditional tirst bites of the wedding cake, the top layers were lifted to reveal that the bottom layer was a box containing individually wrapped slices, already fo r serving!

As everyone rel axed , Mary Suhm sang "Dedication." L El~anor ~orsh_:y, Marian Ward, and Audrey Hurlbert

sang "Consecration Hymn, " and L loyd Wickstrom favored all with "Marriage P rayer." After the reading of a number of telegrams of congratulation and good wishes from friends and relatives in Canada, the United States, India and Nigeria , the groom ex­pressed his appreciation for all the kindness shown to him and his bride during the past few days and for the gifts and best wishes given them by fellow­missionaries, Africans and other European guests. He also told about his first impression of Elms and how he had just recently learned that she had not been unnoticing of him at the time either. Elms was also called upon to speak. She said a few words, but daimed to be speechless. Lloyd Wickstrom sang "Oh God Our Help," and Mr. Glerum closed in prayer.

Elma and Harold are s pending a few days honey­moon here in Nigeria after which they will leave for furlough, expecting to arrive in Canada the last week of October. They plan to be in Ontario until the middle of December and in British Columbia until the end of April. They will then return to Eastern Canada until the first of August at which time they expect to return to Nigeria.

(Sgd.) Pearl Hershelman

ONTARIO ADDRESS: .BRITISH COLUMBIA ADDRESS: R . R. 3, Belmont, 1366 E~st 61st Avenue,

Ontario. Vancouver 15, Brltish Columbia.

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Marion PUller 1a a 4iz.o\ daaoeDden\ ot aeveral pioo­eer t..tliea ot \he cro.al~ Hunter commnn1t7 (See Yol.I• hge IS "lm bert Brown" .aliiO hge &I -Photo ot Jla1'garat '·~~her mate~ great; gl'aDiDother ani Page 10 - .A thrilling ator,r 1BYolv1ug her utel"D81 graDbD\her) Marion•a bo• ia DOrtih ot qU.r. Upon graduating fl'Oa Ayl.Mr High Scbool,aha beoaaa oM ot \he High Scbool Seo­:ret~iaa for ao• tila.Her training for .AirliDe Steward­••• 1a the fUlt1llman\ ot a g1rlhoo4 dream.

A GIRL AND HE& GUITA&-Betty Hide has a hobby that keeps her busy and happy! She likes country and western aongs, and sings them for her own pleasure as well as for family and friends. providing her own accompaniment on her guitar. ReceDtly, lhe entered a competition In Toronto, and won the trophy over a large & ld of competitors. The silver cup holds a place of honor on the wall cabinet in her room at the local Y.W.C.A. - (T • ...J.

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Jett7 Hide 1a t he daughter ot Kr.end llra.l'red Hide ot Croaal8¥ HDnter.~ter at teDdiug Croaal~ Hunter School aDd Aylmez High Scbool, she waa amplo7aG. tor aome t 1m at t~ Bmk of Jbn\­real, Aflmer1 and later at t he Bank of Rna SOo\1a 1n s t. Tbomaa Duft»g the wint er of 1960 ,She entered • Oar &Tan Talent Show • apoua:red b7 The Ontario Ooue:r­TatoZ)' ot JD.tai o 1n Toronto. Batt7 oom:peted in two ol aa• ea, Oountl7 ant Weatern St7le ani ln \he Sacred maaio olaaa. Batt l aang to her awn guitar accompani .. nt an4 oarriei ott tirat pria 1n aaoh olaaa.What mekea th1a quite outat8Dd.1ug, Bett7 haa ~~ever had. • 1111810 laaaon ana th1a 18 her tirat atta.p\ 1n oo~t1\1onw1\h otbaft, MID¥ ot •bola wen well \ ra1De4.

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James Jenktna• 17 ¥8U eld Mile~ J&r. and lira. Barel• lukilla• ,.. elected. D7 aoolamatien te Npreaent But .JUeill 1n na Ontarie Older Beya hrliara.nt.TlUa ~- ~•urU. armaal eYel3 was held at \Jaterl .. Llltheren UlliYenity Deoember.I964.

Ill ~ 1965. Jamea. eleJJ& witll Demma Bogart ef Sheddemr wu cbeaell te npNeent 1Ue1n C.un~ fer aeleoted 4 @ mamhera tnm Seuth~ onterie 1n the 4 H ~tezmial trip v1ait1W lltnt.reU and ~ated Ontar1e.

At the Kiwanis Club • a tnm~al 4 H Club • a BaDquet the eTeniDc ·~ lleva.ber ard, 19~ Cain .lenJtina, dauchte:r •~ Jlr. and Jlra. -llanlcl Jenld.na waa preaen-tecl wit& The BaDk

of <»,._•.:_!•"llYV ~tor the lUgheat aggregate aoere. Site ahared tep 0.11Dty llenen with Staart St8D8ell.

Jem la a oeulateJIS winDer aa ahewll 1ll the :tellew1oc p1et'clre e1 hal' witll •• et the • · treplliea .U llu -..n.

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