Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 26 Sep 1956, p. 17

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ummmasm stature WekdnleNfiWJéacherss ocia 655th By JANE KINDS Womens Editor The women teachers of Barrie and other centres in the Simone Centre inspectorate welcomed new members to their staffs and said farewell to OHM their number at recep tiorinnd tea in King Edward School on Monday afternoon Miss lihoda Young of the Hill crest staff who is retiring this Friday on the completion of forty years of teaching was presented with parting gift by other mem bers of the local branch of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario Miss Young is being replaced an the staff by recent bride Mrs Kay Wilkinson Pearsall member of the school staff last year but she is intending to remain in town welcome newstn her many friends and to those who havesso often enjoyed her monologues and appearances in theatre guild productions The more than eighty guests at the tea included staff members from the townships of Vespra and On Special guests were Miss Eola Scott supervisor of nursing services for the Simcoe Chmty Health Unit and three of her staff members Miss Molly Brown childrens librarian at Barrie Pub lic LibraryMrs Bell and Mrs James ll MacLeanwives oi the principals of Hillcrcst and Oakley Park schools and Miss Ruth Campbell former member of the Barrie public school teach ing staff Presidingv at the tea table which was centred with an ar rangemcnt of autumn flowers were Mrs Scott wife of the Simcnc Centre school inspector and Mrs Ralph Snelgrove wife of the BarricPublic School Board chairman Miss Nora De Hart president of the Simcoe Centre FWTAO branch read letter from Miss Anna Magnus of Pcnetang recent ly made an honorary member of the federation at its annual din ner meeting in Toronto Miss Magnus expressed her apprecia tion to the branch which sponsor ed her The members of the King EdA ward staff were thanked for their hospitality by Mrs MacLen nan speaking on behalf of the teacherguests Home From Europe Squadron Leader and Mrs George ll Rodgers returned Mon day evening from athree months holiday in Great Britain and on the continent They spent some time in Germany visiting their son Captain Ted Rodgersand his wife and two sons and their daughter Mrs Andrew King and her husband and small son at Soest They also visited friends in England Mr and Mrs Lucas and Miss Evelyn Lucas Miss Mabel Richards and Mr and Mrs Nor man Welch of Bermuda spent the weekend in Madoc Exhibit Of Paintings Nothing is more attractive or effective as backdrop for paintings than bales of hay vis itors to the exhibitvof paintings by students of Mrs James Har vie may have realized The huge barn on her farm property south of town also had high vaulted roof that let in plentyof Satur day afternoons sunshine and the artist had made her gallery even more attractive with bright sheaves of sunflowers The judges choicethe judges were three artist friends of Mrs Harvies from Toronto was hung along the north and east walls of the barn It included asurpris lngly large number or portraits This phase of paintimtJiad been emphasized by one of the classes on request Mn Garry fee was prominent among the portrait painters some of her best work had been done in pastels and there was an attractive landscape study of piece of fence against back ground of trees by Mrs BrienASaint Mrs Earl Cox had painted an artist at work inside barn that might have been selfportrall and several students had cho macabre but striking subj horses skull on brillnint red swath of material Horseshoes and other equine equipment com pleted the still life sketches it was disappointing to see only one painting charming study of ducks by one of Mrs Harvies star pupils Mrs Frances Tyrcr As for the portrait painters it was more difficult to make out the signatures on their paintings than their subjects particularly con ple of wellknown local residents Not all the portrait work hail been done from life however There was fine painting in sub dued brown tones of the bust of young girl Mrs Harvie will soon be mov ing into work with younger stud ents as well Her childrens art classes recreation council pro ject are Scheduled to Mart late in the fall Attends OES Sessions Mrs Graydon Kohl was in To ronto last week attending the an nual sessions of the Grand Chap ter Order of the Eastern Star which convened in the Royal York Hotel Mrs Kohl is past district deputy grand matron of the order BrideElect les Cowper studio THE VENGAGEMENT is an nounced of Miss Erma June Jan ette Stoddart daughter of Mr and Mrs anrmon Stoddart of Guthrie to Charles Wesley Scott son of Mr and Mrs Norman Scott of Grenfel The marriage will take place on Saturday October 13 1956 attwotbirty oclock in the afternoon in Guthrie United Church BUSY PORT The Bri sh colony of Aden re fuelling point entering the Red Sea is ooeof the busiest ports in the world ME AND MRS JAMES ALnEN HORNER AaL boroléy Jaifioofiy mamng gamed floiner Miss Dorothy Ruth Lainson daughter of Mr and Mrs Theodore Lalnson of Barrie was married on Saturday September 22 1956 at twothirty oclock in the afternoon in Central United Church to James Allen Horner otBradford son of the late Mr and Mrs Camp Horner Rev Cecil Brenn officiated at the ceremony and wedding music was played by the church organist Warren MacLean who also accompanied the soloist Given in marriage by her father the bride was wearing gown of white brocade with handem broidered neckline of pearls and rhinestones and long pointed sleeves The bnuffant skirt had inset godets around the hemline pillbox headdress of lace trim medwith pearls and rhinestones held her fingertip veil and she was carrying cascade bouquet of gardenias talisman roses and stcphanotis In Autumn Shodes The matron of honor Mrs Lorne Carter of Barrie sister of the bride was in yellow brocade and the bridesmaids Mrs John Waters of Barrie and Miss Helen Waudby of Shelburne cousin of the grooni were in rust brocade Their gowns were waltblength and were fashioned on princesse lines and they wore matching headdresses of velvet leaves Their flowers were bronze and yellow mums Gordon Riley of Bradford was groomsrnan and the ushers were Harold McCullnch of Paigrave cousin of the groom and Donald Lainson of Barrie brother of the bride Guests From Distance Outoftown guesLs at the wed JlingaLenefiomNingaraJallsr 19 Catharines Hamilton PariS Shelburne Bradford Newton Robinson liston Victoria British Columbia Emory 11111 navy blue dress with matching incite trimmed with white Her accessories were navy and white and she was wearing gardenia corsage On their return Mr tnd Mrs Horner will be making their home in Bradford ltgt Local School History Topic Oi STalk Historical information about some of the early schools in the Barrie district was given to mem Association at their first meeting of the fall term last Thursday evening specter for Simcoe Centre took the parents and teachers back through the years to the first school in the district built in 1828 by settlers from the Red hiver Valley He showed inter esting pictures and gave data about other early schoov th province there are27 log scboo bers of Hilicrest Home and School Scott public schoolwinv Henl¥ Rooks houses still in useone in Parry Sound and one in the Muskoks District When Victoria School was built in Barrie in 72 it has since been torn down to make way for the new federal building at the corner of Collier and Owen streets the cornerstone was laid by the late Dr Edgerton ltyer son prominent figure in education in the province it was then considered to be the most upto date school in the province Mr Scott brought his audience up to the present by showing pic tures of the present town schools The topic of the school inspec ors address was Back To School He was introduced by Harris Slddalll and thanked by Pratt The new president of the asso elation Herman vTomlinsoii was in the chair for the meeting and introduced members of his ex ecutive There was very large turnout for the first gathering of the year The programdneluded num ber of recitations and choral numbers by Grade and pupils under the direction of Ross Cald well Principal Bell introduced new members of his staff to the parents The attendance pennant was won by Miss Steeles room Tbe next meeting of the asso ciation will take the form of moneyraising project card party REEF BUILDERS Corals are animals fact eon iirmed in the 18th Century Their stony skeletons form reefs AUTOMOBILE PAYROLL in the firstsix months of this yearlthe totalpayroll of the Can adian automobile industry Was $85 milliontotsl of sales and ex cise taxes remittedby the indus try to the federal government was $97 million light appear instead then you are less likely to be satisfied with the can The Presbyterian Church It Croighurrt mthe setting for the medofxiflas ifrgta Sila un an ter an Mrs Frederick Collins of Craig burst to Roy Alexander Salisbury son of Mr and Mn George Sails an bury of Wonder Valley on Satun day kpt 1856 at two oclock in the afternoon Wedding music was played by Mrs You of Barrie Given in rnarriage by her father the bride was gowncd in white ny lon Her flowers were red roses Her attendint Mrs Eileen Coi lins offinval was in blue nylon taffeta and was carrying bou quet of pale ink caraations Genrge Sa isbury of Toronto was groomsman and the ushers were Farl Collins of New Toronto not filling 70 and Frederick der Valley At the reception in Craighurst Hall the mother of the bride re ceived the guests wearing navy blue nylon with while accessories groomr mother who assisted was in rosewood taffeta For travelllnz the bride chose pink nylon dress with while nylon stole and blue bat Her eorsage was blue After wed ding trip to the United States Mr and Mrs Salisbury will be making their home in Wander Valley Outoftown guests at the aged ding werefrom Nova New To ronto SaxonyWeston Stayner Miken Huttonville Malian is iingtnn Dundalk Strand Barrie Orlllia and wonder Valley Salisbury of Woa White and Pastel Towels THifstier Than Deep Colors Every woman like to know that shes getting good value whe ther shes shopping for furniture or fish The next time towels are on your list whether to add to your own stock or as present for bridebrbe here are some sugges tions that may be helpful Hold the towel up to strong light Regular pinpoints of light showing through indicste close even weave But if patches of service you get from that towel For good absorbency loops in towel should be long and thickly packed and selvages closely wov en It may not be too noticeable but deep fashion colors are not rated quite as thirsty as white and pastel colors What about kitchen towels Linen towels absorb and dry quickly are strong and wont shed lint Check the linen contyit when buying blends 15 to 20 per cent is recognized as nec essary to give towel any effec tive linen characteristics Linen may be blended with cotton or with cotton and rayon Towels invariably become more soiled than most other items that are in use in the home And when washed athomc they re quire little more work than oth er washables Towels tend to absorb soap become heavy and need more rinsing and wringing For this reason many housewives prefer to send their towels to the laundry Since towels do become soiled quickly fairly largbstock is necessary to ensure fresh supply at all times Theexperts recom mend basic stock of six hand towels for each member of the family four washcloth each and one to two dozen dish towels MRS KATHERINE STEP ms 28yearold member ufthe Jehovahs Witnesses sect died in Calgary hospital afteerpeals by doctors for permission togive her blood transfusion were re fused Her sister said the family Refused to agree to the blood sfustoa because of religious principles MORE CAMELS recent United Nations estim ate indicates that the trotid camel population is on the in crease and stands at 9700000 FOR YOUR PRINTINGNE can rim mumm Springcthing tilt Us Buy NowllliilH ass run T0 Now is the time to make your clinics from our big 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