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WMS WELCOMES GUEST SPEAKER Mary Whale centre of the World Board of Missions was guest speaker at Tuesdays an nual meeting of the Womens Missionary Society held at the Essa Road Presbyter Ian Church Miss Whale was welcomed by recording scc ielniy iir Forred xiiimp left and WMS president Mrs It ll McKee Examiner lll oto DalChristmas theme prevails at Oro Station wedding By MRS CRAWFORD quiet but pretty wedding was held Dec 27 at Collier Street United Church when Lori Alex became the bride of Hel muti Novak The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex Oro Station and the bridegroom is the son of Mr and Mrs Toni Novak ot Linz Austria The chunch was beautifully decorated in the Christmas theme Given in marriage by her par ents the bride chose very pretty floorlength gown of green polyester very fitting with the Christmas season and carried bouquet of yellow roses and abys hrcarli Maidofhonor Sherry Arm strong of Barrie wore full length gown of blue polyeltter with corsage of yellow roses and babys breath Rest man was Roland Alex Mississauga broth er of the bride Officiating clergyman was Rev William Fritz Traditional wedding mll was provided by Lloyd Tufford Dons Alex sister of the bride sang solo chilled The Wedding Trinity United important in Thorntons devel0pment By MRS GEORGE HOLT Thornton was formed as vii lage in 1833 although at that time it was known as Henrys ville or Henrys Corners after John Henry the first postmas ter schoolteacher and justice of the peace Later to avoid confusion in the mails the post office asked the name be change so Thorn ton was named in honor of friend of Mr Henry Because 1975 was special year in the United Church of Canada its 50th anniversary it is hoped some history of Trin ity United would be of interest to readers Trinity United received its name at the time of church un ion in 1925 Before that it was called Thornton st Church The current building was erec ted in 1898 but it was the sec and brick structure on th at site the first being built in 1870 Methodism really started as early as 1859 when camp meet ings were held to the north of the village Later frame church was built which was part of the Albion Methodist Circuit The first minister was Rev Henry Shaler Church attendance in those days was so attractive that you needed to be in your seat before 630 pm for the pm ser vice The cost of the 1898 edifice was $6000 The first wedding ceremony in this church was that of Miss Maria McKenzie and aunt of Mrs Ivan Maw Eleanor Mac Kenziel and Reid Thornton and Cookstown chur Egbert charge under the pas torate of Rev Sanders Egbert Church closed Dec 31 1963 when Rev Leonard Warr was minister Another charge was seen in 1966 when Raw Milroy became minister and the Cooks tovm and Thornton charges were amalgamated This meant the closing of the Thornton Manse which was rented for few years and then sold in 1973 to Mr and Mrs Holloway The Cookstown United Manse became the home for the Cooksa townThornton minnister has been Rev Paul Perkin since 1W1 On Dec 31 1972 the Holly Church was closed and sold to the Seventh Day Adventists In 1923 the silver anniversary was celebrated when Rev Adams was pastor while the golden anniversary was held when Rev Doggett was at Trinity in 1948 The 75th an niversary was held in October 1973 with the current minist er Rev Parkin in charge Special features to mark so years of the Unted Church in Canada were in church service and UCW meeting with neigh boring guests the Sunday school class made banner Mrs Ray mond Eleanor Maltby compos ed hymn condensed his tory was made and the Hisey House of Song Singers visited PUPILS POLLED PENANG Malaysia lAPI Nearly half of Penanzs lotion Secondary school pupils polled in study on drugs were found to be lightusers or ex perimenting AttorneyGeneral Pong arrimpanied by Doug Crease of Waterloo on the guitar The rccuplinn on ing llie rcrcmonj of the brides parents Mr and Mrs Alex Oro Station Don Jackson Bowie was master of ceremonies and proposed the toast to the bride at the bullet luncheon The wedding cake which cen tred the table was made and decorated by Mrs Garfield Rur ion friend and neighbor of the bride It too carried the yellow rose decorations The cake sat on footed plate and crystal vase on the top layer hold single yellow rose and babvs breath The honeymoon trip was made to private ski lodge on the border of Algonquin Park where the couple spent several days and on to Ottawa and Montreal Phone calls came from Mary Gow of England friend of the family and also from brother of the blldt Wolf Alex and his wife from VillltflllOl to conduits ulzue the newlyweds llio happv couple will be re turning to Karlsruhe Germany where the groom is an engineer and the bride is teacher of English he Eiumn Busy 1976 schedule set for Grace UCW ladies Grace UCW held its first meeting of the New Year recent ly at the plwren with 28 lad ies attendihfg To open the meeting presid ent Mrs Peter Verwey read recipe for the New Year and then called on Mrs Bruce Chap pell to lead the rlcvotional She was assised by Mrs Joe PairiisMrs III Ball and Mrs Percy Ford TEien chosen the me was Looking Forward to the Year Ahead based on the Alternates in education is topic tonight This months meeting of the University Womens Club of Bar rie will take the form of public discussion on Alternates in Education tonight at Bar rie Central Collegiate The meeting will begin at 830 pm in the faculty lounge and the guest speaker will be Paul Speck past president of the Ont ario Association of Alternate and Independent Schools Representatives from Simcoe County will briefly describe their systems and goals Speakers will include Peter Noy of Mid hurst College The Witteveen of Timothy Christian School and Di Sheila Nazerali of Barrie Montessori Schooi at Central The Ontario Association of Al ternate and Independent Schools formed in 1974 is voluntary organization open to more than 300 independent schools through out Ontario Ils purpose is to assist and strengthen independent schools in their communities and encour ages cooperation from all types of schools and educational organ izations The OAAIS acts as clear ing house for information and provides forum for discussion among teachers and administra tors It is altemptin to obtain an equal sharing of provincial edu cation funds among all schools BTHE BARRIE EXAMINER WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1976 PEOPlE AND PLACES ANNIAI MEETING The annual meeting of Meals Onhcels will be held 181 at 10 am in the 3C Lecture Room at Royal Victoria Hospi lal ARTIST EXHIBITS ollmdion of landscapes drv giving and oil wash paintings of recent trips In rural Ontario Vermont and British Columbia Il Barrm artist Lorraine ll llovey are on display at the Skelxin Galleries in Collingwood The preview will be held Satur day and the exhibit will open to the public Sunday it is sch eduled In close at the end of the month LEIHE LEAGUE The first meeting of new series for nurszng mothers sch eduled by the La Leihe Louvre of Barrie is scheduled for North Tuesday lan 27 at the home of Mrs Lucy Myers 20 JANUARY SALE SAVINGS UP TO ON MANY QUALITY LAMPS lillsiourl ies and South Wed nesday Jan 18 the home of Tilrs Nancy Barry Eileen Drive Topic of the evening is the vantages of Breastfeeding to IIc loiiicr and Babv llooifi croinro and lCIlOllmPHb will IiF Mullnlvlc lolciwcil vowv vc inxilcd and mav call 7232717 7281570 or isoiom The La Lecnr League an organization letred to helping women nurse their llallfS POLLYS ADDRESS There lime been seieral re cent requests for an ziilrlith lol Polly ranwit Ctrrrcsnondcnie may he sent to lollys loizl err care of Newspaper ljnicr pivs OllllOll 23 lniii enne New York NY llth chapter of Deuteronomy Iwo hymns were sung Roll call was answered with New Years resolution Offer ing was received and dedicat ed followed by prayer led by Mrs Chaippell The president welcomed all present and projects for 1976 were announced Christmas bazaar Mistle toe Mart will be held Nov The conveners of the bazaar and luncheon will be Mrs Paul Ep lett assisted by Mrs Percy Ford tea Convener Mrs Geor ge Pcrzison and Mrs Richard loxcmlt sowing convencrs Mrs Art Storey and Mrs Ralph lmvc knitting conveners Mrs larris bake table convener Mrs Victor Wildman and Mrs Barr arts and crafts conven ers and Mrs Ray Mercer and Mrs Wilbur Oakes decorating conveners bake sale will be held at the Georgian Mall March 20 ru mmage sales April 23 and Oct 22 and Strawberry Festival June 22 Following the business portion of the meeting Mrs Foxcroft showed slides of her familys re cent trip to Kentucky The February meeting of the UCW will be held at the church with Mrs Wilbur Oakes group responsible for worship and pro gram Parent talks planned lor next Wednesday in Jun 2i Battle Central collegiate will lild parent teacher interview evening at the sLEiinl This evening will afford pnrtnls an opportunity to come to the school and discuss their sons or daughters progress Wllh the teachers concerned Interviews can be arranged by either calling the school before hand at 7261846 or by complet in the forms being circulated by way of the students Ron iossop principal of Can tral noted no interviews will be arrancd unless an appointment has been made beforehand lnleriioivs will be between and 10 pm and will be 10 minu Its in duration with lo min nto buffer in between Mr loltsop said We hope that parents Will use this inter lIW night lo show interest in Ill students progress and to mummn Iroi communica lion link llll the school Buy any pair of jeans or overalls at the regular price And get any other item in the store for HALF RICE Heres great opportunity ANNOUNCE Mr and Mrs Wallace De Silva of Barrie wish to an nounce the engagement of their daughter Kim Marie to George Rollason son of Mr Vvvrfrvrr NGAGEMENT and Mrs Clifford Rollason of Thairuin The marriage is in take place January ll at pm at St Marys Church BRIDGE CLUB NEWS The first Friday night game the Barrie Duplicate Bridge Clih was well attended and the winners were North and south Alice Janes and Glad Jansen Peg and Art More and Dave Lewis and Viv ien Mcnezes East and west Lea Bailey and Shirley hitCrone Lucy Tay lo and Mar Powoll and Nellie Snell and Maude Metcalfe Winning lucky drazs were Al ice Booth Lea Bailey and Dr Johr Postnikoff The Presidents Cup series be DCs gan Monday night and produced the following remdts North and south Lea Bailey and Shirley McCrone Dr John Post niltof and Sandy Luiimor and John Graham and John Hazcll East and west Lenore Woods and Barb Smith Peg More and Dave Lewis and llarri son and Dr Crossland Duplicate bridge is played at St Georges Parisn Hall every Friday and Monday at 743 pm For information call Lucy Tay 10 7268240 NTIQUES AND FINE FURNITURE LTD Excellent Values On Dining Room Suites and Bedro and Other om Suites Canadian and English Furniture HWY 89 WEST OF 27 HWY COOKSTOWN NT 4589116 OPEN IO TO MONDAY TO SATURDAY WE DE NEEE LIVER as Il II liil II II afar dhes had been united for about Kadlr Yusot said 60 years separating in 1911 when Cookstown retained Beth esda and Thornton was given Egbert Bethesda was part of the Thornton charge from 1938 to 1950 when it closed On July 1959 Holly Church became part of the Thornton FIXTURES CHANDELIERSI POLESI SWAGSI ALL ENDS OF LINES SAMPLES AND DISCONTINUED ITEMS BRIGHT IDEA lighting unlimited gllt certificate to get shirt or blouse or belt or skirt or any thing else you like except another pair of jeans or overalls for half price All you have to do is buy pair of jeans which you probably need anyway And present yourself in person to any Jean Junction hamlet before January 24 And there you half it can make an INVISIBLE NEW IN TOWN and don know villiii lfmi iilllii Illitw Open All Week mfiflwti which way to turn vmunfiunmmwl Friday till pm Wmmm Saturday till 530 pm unaccompanied momentum UK ommu MATERIAL MImede Mae lnflddmlhmhllnuwstd Imm NWMJMIOU Ltm AHEHONE ran AHOIMMENI ozone swmn 4353302 marinas 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