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ABy‘ Mrs Jack Urbshou) ., Mr'and Mrs James Ur- . shot: visited Christmas day . With Mr and Mrs Ken Urb- ' ‘shott and also visited Mrs annle Urbshott in the Wla~ ’ rton hospital. “ ~Mt and Mrs Arthur lualey and Dianne ofM.‘.ll- tgrove were holiday guests with Mr and Mrs Clifford Gilbert Jr. -Carl Crawford ofWaterâ€" I loo and Doung Crawford of a ; Hamilton spent a week with . their Grandmother, Mrs ‘ Elda Hepburn and with Mr. ’ and Mrs Wm. Hepburn. eMr and Mrs Grenville L Crawford of Waterloo and ‘ Lorne Crawford of Barrie spent the holiday season at . their farm here. Congrat- \ ulauons to Grenville who i has su:cessfullycompleted “ a Real Estate Course and l is now representing the l Bieman Realty Ltd. in â€"Mr and Mrs Alvin Ry- ldall spent Christmas with . L Mrs Lavina Spicer at'Wia- ’rton. ‘ -Mr and Mrs George Mc Carmey and family spent Christmas day with Mrand Mrs Frank Richardson at i Hope‘B‘a’y'u . ~Mr and Mrs Clifford Gilbert Jr. spent Christ- mas day with Mr and Mrs Clifford Gilbert Sr. â€"M'.' and Mrs Percy Howe and George spent Christ- mas day with Mr and Mrs Carmen Caudle and family at Lion’s Ilead. ‘ â€"Mr andMIs Gail Gilbert -and family spentChristmas With Mr and Mrs Gordon ! Gilbert and Mr and Mrs l J. McKenzie at Wiarton. l, â€"Mrs Manuel Bittorf & Mary. Mr. Hector Bittorf \ and boys of Willowdale & Miss Grace Smith of Tor- holiday weekend with Mr & Mrs Jack Urbshott 8: famâ€" ily. Other Christmas day visitors were Mr and Mrs Hector Coveney and their L family and Peter lllchurch. Mr and Mrs Hector H Mr and Mrs Hector Howe and family of Owen Sound‘ were also callers on Christmas day. -M'r and Mrs Allan Howe and Wayne Instrall were New Year’s Day guests with the Urbshotts. Also visiting during the holidays _were Mr and Mrs Wes .. Hafde and family of Mar l Mr and Mrs George Shore l of Willowdale and Mr and l L Mits Grenville Crawford 8-. Lorne and Mr and Mrs Ja- rntes Urhshott. .,._.-: ._,. onto spent the Christmas I ’. Hi ,‘v. â€"Mr 1110’ Mrsâ€"Ken Urb- ‘ shntt and family, Mrtand " Mrs Herman Ur'oshott of y Wiarton and Mr and Mrs Reg MacDonald and family of Owen Sound were New Year's Day guest of Jim Urbshott's. Other holiday guests were Mr and Mrs ‘ r James Taylor aidfamily of ‘ Kitchener and Miss Anne Campbell of Spry. -Len and Art King and w friends and Mr and Mrs Dave Gardiner all of Tor- onto visited at their cottage here during the holidays. . â€"Mr an‘lMtuCarlBl. Jr- '1 ford of Moi-1t Clemens, Mich, were recent guests with MT. and Mrs Clifford Gilbert. 3 â€" Mr and Mrs Frank l Richardson and family of ‘ Hope Bay and Gerald Bu‘l .l were New Year’sday visit- tl are with M1 .nd Mrs Geo. ‘ McCartney. Miss Coralie McCartney spent New Year with friends in Toronto. â€"Mr and Mrs Wm. Hope burn and family spent New ‘ Year's with Mrs Elda Hep- ‘ burn. Mrs Hepburn spenr ‘ Christmas withMraners Wm Hepburn. -Weel<end visitors with l Mr and Mrs Percy Howe I were Mr and Mrs Therin Howe and family of Hespelâ€" er. Mrs Eunice Rea of ‘ Hamilton and Mrs Helena l . Stephens and Mr and Mrs Fred Stephens of Owen Sound and Mr and Mrs C. Caudle of Lion's Head. â€"Recent visitors withMrs Eva Gilbert and Howard were Mr and Mrs Clifford Gilbert Jr., and Mrs Elda Hepburn , Carl and Doug Crawford. -Mr and Mrs Blaine Gil, hert spent Chrismus with ,Mr st Mrs Gordon Gilbert. -Mr & Mrs Ray Perry & family of Wiarton were visitors with Mr & Mrs E. Gilbert during the holidays. '9 â€"Mr and Mrs J. McKene zie and Mrs Jack Gilcrest of Wiarton wereNew Years LL visitors with Mr and Mrs Gail Gilbert. , -M'.' and Mrs Charlie and Mr & Mrs Bev Kt family of Hope 1 j. Graig ) Greig ., Ness, Mr 8: Mrs Grenville l Greig and family of Hoatb fl Head and Mr lit Mrs Rae ‘t Greig of Newmarket were ll Chrisrmas day guests with iv Mt & Mrs Don Pruder and ‘ Joy. â€"M.‘ & Mrs Don Pruder had as guests on Sunday, Mr K Mrs Wilfred Pruder, mrs Larry Hamny and faâ€" mily and Mrs Sam Pruder ' all of the Wiarton area and | Mrs Flora Couch ofchesâ€" ‘ ley. y I "-On New Year satay, Mr and Mrs Theo Lemzke or ‘ Oxenden and Miss Joy Pruâ€" der of Owen Sound and Waâ€" ‘ yne lnstrall visited With Mr I and Mrs Don Pruder. -Holiday visitors with Mr and Mrs Hector Coveney it fam ly were; Mr 5; Mrs 0. Shore, Mrs M, Bittorf and Mary, Hector Bittorf and boys all of Willowdale, Miss Lois Coveney E. Miss Grace Smith of Toronto. Mr and Mrs Stuart McElrea l‘ and family of Lindsay, Miss Irene Carter and Debbie ' Lynn, Mrs Margaret Mt; ' Elrea and Bill, Mr L Mrs Hector Howe a family and Peter Illchuck and Len King of Toronto, Mrs Marge Teeter and girls of Owen Sound and Mr & Mrs Jack Urbshott. L eAChlEVGment Day for the 4â€"H home making club Needlecraft will be held this Sat. at Wiarton. »Mr and Mrs Lloyd Burt and boys spent New Years with relatives in the Hillsâ€" hurgh area. * ‘â€" The New Year 1970 marks a special year for this CommLmty of Purple Valley and Mclvor as it is our Centennial Year. The first pioneer settlers heâ€" gan to :lear the land to begin these two settlements in the year 1570. The Purple Valley Loyal 0râ€" ange Lodge No. 938 also marks their Centennial 1 year of Organization in 1970. .The regular (hutch Service was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Will Crawford Sunday mnrning ‘0n Sunday, January llth Church service Willhe held in the United Church here when Communion service will be held and member- ships will be recieved. L PURPLE VALLEY ‘ (by Mrs. Jack Urhshott) . At a special serVice Sunday morning January ll, l [970 Rev. Norma Secord, l Mr. Will Crawford and Mr. Hector Conveney Elders of the Purple Valley United ‘ Church and the con- gregation welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Dave ‘ittorf of ‘ Owen Sound into Valley Unâ€" ‘ ited Church. Mr. and Mrs l Bittorf transferred their l memberships from the I Eden Grove United Church. Rev. Norma Secord also \conducted the Communion ‘Service, ‘ L? 7a 1 PURPLE VALLEY, (By Mrs. Jaclr Urhshott; ‘ Maple Syrup Frag; z; Cptnm [mg Mam . Mrs. Wm , Cook was. 3 hostess to the second meet- ing of the Purple Valle/ Maple Syrup Fesuvaltom- mittee. Mrs. James Urb- shott and Mrs Clifford mlâ€" bert .ir, were named to he in charge of lookmg after arrangements for the booth Mr Stan Lamam of Owen Sound will again be our Master of Ceremonies this year, It was reported [lit the Wiarton Rntar‘, flur have a cornmtttee dame: to loot after the autumn 53.9 to be held at the festival mm the proceeds being donattd to the Easter Seal fund for Crippled Children Teatrs as»: been oeu- red for hay ride; Bagpipe music will be previdedthr» oughout the afternoon and an orchesua has been cone tasted for the dance arm This committee Will m . l again Ln Fehi uaty at the A ,1 Hall. -.\lr5, James L'rcsm't was namec recording cretary for the rag; (to _ vice: Chat 6 at n meetlnr' Leld 7r lamb Turnah v» rLang secretary .‘lhe ‘t'otth Group TOUCH ! ggan Party was canceli d ‘ due to the cold weather and f deep new. I l I n i i i i : -The regular Churzh ser< Vice will he held at the home of Mr and Mrs Hector Co~ \'ene_., Sunday FEDFLLRI} 1. _\‘L55 eats Coveney is spending some time at her home recuperanng from an appendicitis operatic â€".\lary Jo and 3n. ‘9â€" ‘ \ene) of Owen Sourd and Peter lllchuch were Sunda} VlSliOrS With Mr and Mr: Hector Covene) and fan- eMiss Laurie Clarke Wiarton spent the weekâ€"end With MISS Carol L'rbshott. ~l‘vir and Mrs Corman Cauâ€" dle and fam'l) of lion's Head were Sunday \‘lSlIDI’S qtth Mr and Mrs Peri) Howe. -l\.‘.r and Mrs Dave Bitâ€" torf and family of Owen Sound and Miss C3101 Hel- lyer of Wiarton were weekâ€" and visitors with Mr and Mrs .Tack Lrhshott and fa» mily. ’i he PURPl VALLEf u w _ v, ‘5 when; .., ".1. .y ' ’1 ’Ir