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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-10-28, Page 28New! TNT 977 3 new models-, Free Air or Fan Cooled. At your Ski-Doo dealer's, now! .3111111eLlta BOMBARDIER Woresisehingsnowmobile. •ti.ademarIce of BonIberdier Limited LYNN HO? ENTERPRISES Hwy. '86 East of Wingham WifkiGHAM 357,3435 Which "non Winfiham BbrPvI1p • Rubtorn BelVave ter HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN ETHEL — TheHuron County Historical Society were hosted by the Women's Institute when they met in Ethel on Wednesday night. Here members' enjoy a talk on the history of Ethel by Mrs. Cliff Bray. (Photo by Langlois) For Constance kids COF plans Hallowe'en party ,ALUMINUM DOORS 11/4 " standard, Prehung, Fully weatherstripped, self-storing, with safety tempered glass All hardware included Mill finish Sizes - 2'8 x 6'8 2'10 x 6'8 2'10 x 6'10 $44.95 tonototano,..... ntitonr 01) Historical SoctOty learns HEthetonca had 4stores.. TK...1-11)APN EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER: 28,1976 Gotd in flag stands for golden ag senior Otize6s rcqly heqrs The 'Huron County Historical Society met in the Ethel Com- munity Centre on Wednesday evening October 20, with a good attendance. Mrs. Mildred Gill Welcomed the people. Bob Cunningham was spokes- man for the evening program. Karen and Dianne Cox, daugh- ters of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cox, did a tap dance, Mrs. Phyllis Pfeifer played two numbers on the accordion and Norman Biernes and Cecil Bateman had two numbers with the violin and piano. Mrs. Stan Alexander showed pictures of some of their recent trips and of the vicinity. There was a display of antique things also. Mrs. Cliff Bray gave a reading on The Life of Ethel & community for over 100 years. Two weavers, Wm. Sharpe made blankets on a bring your own wool basis. A pair of white blankets cost six dollars also heavy woolen material for coats and warm clothing was made, she said. Mrs. Ge. lrnlav, was also a weaver, in Charlie Scheerer's present home. Sam Chambers wove rag car- pets and rag masts - John Mason Fanning Mill Factory. At the Wm. Milen sawmill, the Maitland River was full of logs. John Patton made apple butter in two large iron kettles. Mrs. Pattqn made sweet curds for 10 cents a quart. They were special for pies. There were two churches, Methodist and Presbyterian-- also the Brethern and Temperance Society. Their opening hymn was "Yield not to Temptation for yielding was sin." Two hotels were in Ethel, one in the village and one at the C.N.R. station. Also at the station were six trains a day, four passenger trains as well as heavy freights, a large grain store and shipping yard. In Ethel there...was a carriage shop, two barber shops, offering a shave and hair cut for 25 cents and a,shampoo for 10 cents; one butcher shop; two tailors - Mrs. Bob Lang and Wm. Fraser; three dress making shops, Eva Imlay, Emma Ransom and Mabel Men- zie; two miller, shops - Geo. Mitchell and Emma Hunter; and one jewellery store and watch maker, Harvey McLelland. Ethel also had four general stores; one shoe maker; one harness shop; two blacksmith shops; two hardware and tinsmith shops and one grist mill, flour mill, bran and shorts. They took flour to Seaforth, Blyth and Walton. There was one bake shop; one restaurant; a • post office and'. telegraph office; a pottery; a salt pickle factory offering one qt. of brine cucurebers•for 25 cents.' Mrs. Bray said Ethel also had the Spence pottery and furniture store and undertaker, Wm. H. Love; medical docto rs, dentist and. a veterinary and 'two board- ing houses. John Ames made wooden barrels, washtubs and wooden pails. There was a well drilling Mary Merner Correspondent 482-7143 Court Constantine L1842 held their October meeting on the 14th in the hall. Business discu ssed was a Hallowe'en party to be held on October 29th at 7:30 for all the neighbourhood children with the judging of costumes and a film to be shown. Ladies Night is to be held on Nov 1st at 8 p.m. with' each member to bring'four guests and two penny sale items. A dance is planed 'for November 6th in the Community Centre, Seaforth with music provided by the Country, Entertainers. Tickets are available from members. The ladies have been asked to serve supper to the bowlers who will be bowling in the Foresters Dominion Playoffs held in Clinton on Nov.l4th . Members were asked to be delegates for the Western Ontario Provincial Assembly held Nov. 19-20. Personals Miss Debbie Woods of London. spent the weekend with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riley. Mrs. John Thompson Sharon and'Bob, Shirley, Doris and Doug McClure visited on Saturday with Clair McClure tin University Hospital, London: - Miss Kathy Dimaline and her friend Debbie of London spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Hu Dynaline, Don, Peter and David. Mr. and Mrs. Meade Baker of Winthrop, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Williamson and boys of Walton Were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson. Mrs. J. Merner of Waterloo• visited on Monday with her son Mr. and Mrs, Carl Merner, Sandy, Julie. Michael and Michelle. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crozier,, Paul and Lori of Huron Ridge Kincardine visited on Friday evening with Mrs. George McLlwain and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Merner and family. Mr. and -Mrs. Jim Preszcator, Bill, Debbie , and Michael visited on Sunday with his grandmother Mrs. Lawrence Hill of Crediton. Intended For Last Week Mr. and Mrs. Carl Merner and Mrs. George McLlwain attended the funeral of her father Mr. Walter Kingswell in Goderich on Friday October 8th. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Herman of Stratford were Thanksgiving dinner guests.with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevenson, David,Darren and Luanne. iron fence posts and grain carts. It also has one cement factory where they make all sorts of lawn ornaments. Two slowly dying churches and one thriving Mennonite Church. Ethel also has large dairy farms, chicken and turkey farms, one chopping and feed mill, seven new houses, one community hall and also several school buses. Mrs. Bray's account was written by Mrs. Douglas, Wardlaw (who lived in Ethel all her life) now at the age of 83. Mrs. Bray told the Historical Society that her mother, -Mrs. I.M. Henery, raised the sheep, took the wool off its back 'and made material for a heavy winter coat for my father. $he then wove it herself and made th6„ coat herself. Mr. and Mrs. Bun McConnell of Ottawa and Miss Rita Down of London were Thanksgiving weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. George Counter, Richard, Kassandra and Vicky. They also celebrated Vicky's second birthday on. October 1 I th . Thanksgiving weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson, Sharon and Bob were Mr. and Mrs. Andy Thompson of Etobicoke, Mr. and Mrs. Terence Hunter of Colborne Township and .Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Marris Bos spent the Thanksgiving weekend , travelling to. Sudbury and area. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson. Mr. Bill Campbell and friend spent theThanksgivig weekend in . Collingwood. 'Mr. and Mrs. Jiin Preszcator, Bill, Debbie and Michael held Thanksgiving dinner ifor the Jewitt family on Sunday. The McGregor and Southgate families gathered on Thanksgiving Sunday for a family dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Pual Southgate 'and Jennifer. Mrs. ,Zerback, Stratford, Exe- cutive member for Zone 8 of the United Senior Citizens of Ontario in Toronto, was guest speaker at the first Fall Rally for Zone 8 which was held on October 14 at Saltford Valley Hall, Goderich. In all 136' persons attended, making the rally a great success. Mrs. Zerback told of the National Convention held in Sydney Nova Scotia, and gave details of the Columbus Day address October 31 A special Columbus Day addreill be heard over Radio Station CKNX on Sunday, October 31' at 6:00 P.M. according to an announcement made by Philip Durand, grand knight of —Father Stephen Eckert Knights of Columbus Council Number 5289 in Seaforth. Mr. Durand stated that the address would be delivered by Dr. John W. McDevitt, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. The executive head of the more than 1.2 million member Catholic, family, friternal, service organization will speak on "In God We Trust". In commenting on the program, Mr. Durand said, "Four hundred and eighty-four years ago, Christopher Columbus completed one of the most daring and courageq,us exploratory sea voyages recorded in the annals of mankind - the discovery-of the North American Continent. One and a quarter million men of the western hemisphere, all Knights of Columbus memberS, join together this week in observing this the anniversary of Colurnbus' epic voyage." Unicef helpg children 'Millions of deprived children need your help. Don't close your mind to the problem because it seems too big or too hopeless. Open your heart and think about how you can help. Don't give up - give something; help Unicef to give the world's children a better chance for a good life. You can be a big help with just a little donation. Just $1.00 in a Unicef box at Hallowe'en can transport enough high-protein supplementary food to feed three hungry children, in a drought-stricken country, for one month Senior Citizens Flag. The gold in the flag stands for golden age, the white occupies the greater portion and stands for the remainder of seniors' lives and the blue stand for being True Blue to Canada. The maple leaf lined with gold gives all a token of unity which reflects in a firm belief in the -organization, "The United Senior Citizens of Ontario." The originality of the leaf stands for the satisfaction of us knowing we are recognised as Senior CitiZens and respect as such," she said. The flag can be purchased. She closed with a pZoeermback "Just h a d forhee been ocla called y. ' ' • on for a During the morning Mrs. few words and she advised all clubs to have a club name board when they attend rallies. The Rally was chaired by the Zone President, Mrs. Mary Grigg and opened with "0 Canada" followed by the Lord's Prayer. Following this, a moment of silence was observed in memory of deceased members. Welcomes were given by John McCutcheon, Warden of Huron County, Mayor Deb Shewfelt of Goderich and Mrs. Leona Lockhart, Honourary President of Zone 8, who also spoke during the afternoon session. During the lunch Our, an executive meeting was held which should include two members from each club besides the Zone Executive. From the executive meeting an invitation was extended to hold the Spring Rally in Dashwood next April. There will be an executive meeting in March to arrange this. Mrs. Leona Lockhart gave a splendid account of the Ontario Convention in St. 'Catherines this sumnier which she and Mrs. Grigg attended. "Voice" Maga-. zine contains news of area meetings and is a great help at $1.50 a year. The Convention included a trip to the Niagara area and a dinner given by the Ontario Government at which The Honourable Pauline McGibbon was the speaker. She RIGID 1/2" - 4' x 3/4" - 4' x 1" - 4' x *1 1/2 " - 4' x 2" - 4' x reminded the audience that seven years ago one week was set aside by the government for Senior Citizen Week. All Seniors should think to brighten the corner where they are and thereby make someone else happy, she said. Reports were given by the President of each of the eleven clubs, and each club gave a number, either vocal, instru- mental, a reading or with some other instruments. Another afternoon speaker was Mr. Livingstone, an ex-policeman who urged members to live with hope. Following him, Emmerson Inglis, President of Zone 1 spoke and urged all to rely on the U.S.C.O. to make the club a success. It has done more for citizens than anyone else in the Province, he said. This was a very informative rally and was closed by remarks from the President, Honourary President and Guest speaker. Harry Baker gave courtesy remarks and the meeting closed with singing "The Queen." machine, two livery stables and one express wagon that brought the express from the station to the places of business. For recreation, there was a skating rink, tennis court, a good baseball' and softball team and one of the best football or soccer teams, also a public library and a two room school with an average of 80 pupils. Downtown was Wm. Krauter's broom factory, a good bank, lawyers' office where Wm, Spence woufd make your will and make deeds for property. Ethel ' also had what was called a cement block jail. How did Ethel get its name. Mrs. Bray said she'd been told that when the railway was put through in the year 1860 or about, .that time, one of the workers' named it after his wife Ethel. Other places in the community included Roe's church, which has been gone now for a few years. There was one cheese factory, a mile south of the village on land now owned by John Brink of Ethel. The tile yard at Henfryn, is old •, and still in operation, but the old store and. church nearby is gone now. Union Church was closed and taken over by Mennonite people for their services. All the ohi country schools were closed. There is Mount Pleasant Cemetery and two small cemetery's in the area. 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