HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-08-10, Page 19Brussels man
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Bertha MacGregor
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Mr. Leslie Perry of
Brussels conducted service
in Carmel Presbyterian
Church on Sunday speaking
from the Acts Chapter 8
verse' 26 "The Angel of the
Lord spoke to Philip "Get
yourself ready and go south
to the road that goes from
Jerusalem to Gaza". Miss
Brenda Pepper presided at
the organ for the service of
song and accompanied the
quartette entitled "Pass It
On" by Misses, Brenda,'
Laurie Marylin and Joanne
Pepper. There will be no
service during the remainder
of the month of August.
Mrs. Hilda Beer and Mrs.
Ralph MacArthur 'of
Edmonton returned from a
pleasant holiday in Bermuda.
Mr. Ernie Davis recently
underwent surgery in St.
Joseph's' Hospital, London,
Mrs. Don Gooding of
Parkhill visited • over the
weekend with her. mother
Mrs. Edgar Muzin.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
MacLaren, Jodi and Brooke
returned to their home in
Oakville after holidaying
with their mothers Mrs.
Bertha MacGregor and Mrs.
Lorne Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Keyes and MT. and Mrs. Ed
Corbett spent the weekend at
the former's summer home
in the Haliburton District.
Banker
honoured
A most-enjoyable- evening
was spent at the homeof Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Luther on
Wednesday •when the Staff,
husbands , and wives
aSsembled'.to honour Ron
Sakkal, Administration
Manager who has been
transferred to Allision.
During the evening Mr.
Luther presented Ron with a
gift for which Ron expressed
sincere thanks. Mr. Thomas
Tilley from the Bank ' of
.Montreal Branch, .GOderich
replaced Mr. Sakkal.
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Bertha MacGregor
Retires but she still re
THE IURON Xfornilt0 AUGUST 10 Uirl r,4*17 pj.r
prts news
Bertha MacGregor
• Bertha MacGregor, Hensall Corres-
pondent for four Huron County newspapers,.
including The Expositor, isn't one to sit and
twiddle her thurntts:
For almost .50 years, Mrs. 'MacGregor has
been a newspaper correspondent • a job
she's done in her spare hours, after her
fulltime work was finished.
Working as a' correspondent has been
more "a labor of love" than a moneymaking
venture. Mrs. MacGregor started writing for
the Exeter Times-Advocate years ago, when
their original correspondent moved from the
village and she's kept up her weekly column
of *Hensel' news ever einee
• More recently, Mrs. MacGregor started
writing, Hensall news for the Huron
Expositor as well as other county papers.
Over the years, Mrs. MacGregor has
learned the tricks of the correspondent's.
trade.
Some people prefer never to see their
name in print. Others tell Mrs. MacGregor
' things of such a personal nature, that the
correspondent knows they can't be pub.
fished.
After Return
Mrs. MacGregor makes it a rule never to
publish news about out-of-town visits until
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after the people have returned, since the
news that a house is vacant might be an open
invitation for someone to breakin.
Since a great deal of a correspondent's
news is received over the phone, Mrs.
MacGregor said many people have learned
to trust her to word the news correctly.
Although for years, the correspondent
wrote our her columns in longhand, now she
types out the column and mails it to the four
papers. • ' -
When she originally worked only for the
Exeter paper. Mrs. MacGregor would often
race down to catch the conductor on the. old
Huron-Bruce train which stopped in Hensel].
The conductor would take Mrs. Mac-
Gregor's column and make sure it was
dropped off in the Exeter mail, so it reached
the paper before the deadline.
With today's postal problems, Mrs.
MacGregor's column isn't always so sure of
reaching the papers before their Wednesday
deadline.
Until the, end Of June, Mrs. MacGregor's
fulltime job was with South Huron Hospital,
Exeter, where she has worked for the past 17
years.
Retired
When she retired, at 67 years, Mrs.
MacGregor was head housekeeper at the
hospital, but over the years. she's worked at
a variety of ''Sin the hospital. and "I could
tell you every corner and crack and crevice of
that place,"
For some,years she was records librarian
and then she took a course to move to the
head housekeeper's position.
While many people welcome retirement
with open arms, Mrs. MacGregor finds she
is missing the routine,
"1 liked the work and the people. The
hospital was part of my life," she .said. ,
One particular advantage of her job, was
that Mrs. MacGregor had firsthand know-
ledge of the Hensell residents who were
confined for a stay in the hospital. Now the
correspondent depends on her sister, also a
hospital employee, to keep her posted on
who's in hospital.
Monday
When she was working, Mrs. MacGregor
wmte her column for the papers on Monday
and sometimes Tuesday nights.
She said as soon .as she came in the door
on Monday, the phone would start ringing as
people phoned in news of local happenings.
Others slide, the news under Mrs.
MacGregor's door, and she still finds the
occasional note, since people don't realize
she's home fulltime.
Before working in Exeter, Mrs, Mace
Gregor had worked in a number of Hensall
stores and restaurants, including Brown's ;
hardware and later their I.G.A, grocery
store It was Henrietta Brown who was a
type ketter at The Expositor, who persuaded
Mrs. MacGregor to start writing her column
for the Seaforth paper.
Working in local stores proved a bonus for
Mrs. MacGregor's newsgathering since
sooner or later, most Hensall newcomers
would drop into the stores, and the
correspondent could include the information
in her column.
Today, it's, a bit more difficult keeping up
with newcomers in the village, and Mrs.
MacGregor admits many of the families she
writes about are ones who have lived in
Hensell for some years.
Her Other Jobs
In addition to her other jobs, for many
years Mrs. MacGregor also did custom
sewing fore her. neighbours.
Now that she's retired, Mrs. MacGregor
hopes to do more writing, although she finds
news is harder• to come by in the summer, a
situation that plagues all newspaper editors.
This year, Mrs. MacGregor has taken 'on
presidency of the Hensall Three Links, the
village senior citizens group.
Last year, Mrs. MacGregot was deputy
district president of Huron District 23 of the
Rebekkah Lodge, a challenge she "wouldn't
have missed for anything."
Her duties as district president' included'
visiting the five other country lodges and
hosting the visit of Ontario president.
On Vacation
Although her garden helps keep her busy,
Mrs. MacGregor said she still •feels as if
she's, on. vacation.,
In the futuree the correspondent hopes to
travel and the place she particularly dreams
of visiting is Hawaii.
Also, part of her time is taken up with
visits to her son Donald and hiS family in
Rexdale, where her son is manager of the
Bank of Montreal.
Like any grandmother, Mrs. MacGregor
likes to keep up with the 'activities of
grandchildren Jodi, ten years old and
Brooke. eight years.
Retirement from her full time job isn't
going to keep the ffensall correspondent
from recording tile news of changes 'in the
lives of her neighbours. •
Those changes-births, deaths, marriages
and visits may not be the stuff of headlines,
but they drafter very much on a personal
level.
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Correspondent
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On Thursday August 3, a
well attended indication
service was held for
Reverend Bob McMullen,
who will be taking the
Brucefield-Kippen charge.
The service was held at
Kippen United Church, with
a large joint cheer.
The presiding minister
was Rev. Stan MacDonald
from Londesboro.
Rev. J. W. Siebert of
Stratford, a long time friend
of the McMullen family,
presented the sermon, A
social hour was enjoyed
while the Kippen ladies
served lunch.
We welcome. Bob, Anne
Marie and baby, Jennifer
into our community.
Personals
Mrs. Kathleen McMullen
from Toronto visited with
Rev. and Mrs. McMullen for
the weekend.
• Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Grunewald, enjoyed a
weekend at an Air ShoW
featuring "antique' planes at
Old Rhine Beck in New York
State.
A surprise birthday party
'was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Martin,
Seaforth, . for Mrs, Clark.
Visitors attended from
HamiltOn, Toronto, Calgary,
Goderich, Greensville and
Varna.
Mr. Ralph Stewart of
Calgary is holidaying with
his cousin Mr. and Mrs.
Ervin Sillery.
Brucefielcrs
New minister
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