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Clinton News-Record, 1960-03-03, Page 11News-Record WANT ADS Don't Cost THEY PAY PHONE HU 2-3443 —NOW TO BUY - TO SELL - TO SWAP - TO HIRE Whatever You Need — News-Record Want Ads May Find The Answer. CLINTON NEWS-RECORD 63 ALBERT STREET HU 24443 *Braii 4/5 davomonnimumiumvori. A COLD-COLDI4OLISE IS ALWAYS SAD, BUT OUR GOOD Oil- HEATS LIKE MAD!!!) i5P-1,- —.024 SERVICE IS OUR MIDDLE NAME 0 JACK' SCR117 -6111 VOR EVERYTHING IN • PETROLEUM to HU.2-9653 CLINTON The Gnandmothers Club spent a-, pleasant Afternoon last, Wed;iesday at the home of Mrs. Harvey Hun- king. Several readings were en and a few games of oards were enjoyed, Trio hostesses Served a bountiful lunch, Hugh Campbell has been spend., ing 4 few -days at the home of his niece Mrs. -.Charles Small; Mrs. Gordon Radford land: Mrs. Wilmer Howlett spent Thursday afternoon with friends in Seaforth. Little Miss Kathy Carter spent last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong. Mr. -and Mrs. Mac Hodgett and family, Thames Road;- Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Howatt and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Howatt and family, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Howatit. The Women's Day -of Prayer will be observed on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All ladies invited. to attend. Mrs. Lily Webster spent. Thurs- day with friends in Clinton, Mr, and Mrs. John Armstrong and Mrs. Glen Carter and child ren, -motored to Stratford on Mat- day, February 29„ to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth ATM- strong and family, the,eceaSion be- Ken's birthday. Her friends w ing ish him Many happy retu a rns'. Mr, and Mrs. William Manning accompanied by . Mr. and : MM. Harry Lear, motored to Limidon on Monday. Danny is making good progress -and will probably. be able to come home in a week's time, Mrs. John Jewitt returned heme with their baby daughter on Mon,- day, Mrs. William Jewitt accom- panied her. biome BEEF GAINS At Least 10% to 22%! rack C~ fix 'PERMACO' COBALT BULLETS For Cattle n, ..... One Dose Gives Each Animal A Year's Supply of Cobalt! In many areas, up to 9 out of 10 cattle are cobalt deficient. Even apparently "healthy" herds suffer from "Hidden Himger", the unthriftiness caused by the slightest lack of cobalt. But now, one dose with Cobalt Bullets provides all the cobalt your beef animals need for a full year, Field trials show that even in areas where beef fattening has never been a problem, TEielitAco' Cobalt Bullets can increase beef gains a minimum of 10% to 22% Get 'PERIVIACO' COBALT BULLETS For Beef and Dairy Cattle ...TODAY! H. F. WETTLAUFER CLINTON - Phone HU 2-9792 RADIO•TV. SERVICE ALL KIM* WE DO, -AT PRICKTNATARV FAIR TO Vin /MERRILL TV SERVICE Phone HU 2-7021 — Clinton ‘MINNI111111111111111111111111•Mr CAROL LYN SHOP • Seaforth, Ontario GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE LADIES'—BABIES'—CHILDREN'S WEAR Must Vacate By March 31st Only -21 Shopping Days Left Lined, Bengaline Dusters Beige and Navy ........... 1/2 PRICE Shortie Coats for Spring 3 $8.95 Suede Jackets—Car Coats 1/2 PRICE Blouses $1.89 and $2.19 Plaid Reversible Skirts 1/2 PRICE Nylon, Cotton, Flannelette Sleepwear REDUCED PRICES Boys' Dress Pants-4-10 Corduroy, Charcoal and Grey Flannel $3.19 and $4.69 Rack of Dresses ..... $7.95 $4.95 $2.79 Skirts and Slacks $2.79 Black Jeans—Striped Jeans-12-20 .. $2.99 This is Ali Clean Stock and from. Recent Purchases OUR LEASE HAS EXPIRED MUST VACATE Makes Rugs in "Home of Her Own" MRS. ABNER ,MORRIS, Dungannon, 82 years old and cheerfully active, enjoys living alone in her`house in that village. One daughter, Mrs. Douglas Freeman, lives in Clinton, Mrs.-Morris' was discovered by Jeanne C. Graham, photographer on staff at the London Free Press, and several months ago, a feature story was published in that paper, The last week's issue of the Family Herald carries a feature on Mrs. Morris, along with pictures, and a view of Mrs. Freeman helping her mother in the garden: (Photo by Graham) CengrettiletionS to Miss UMW/ teWi417t, London, who celebrated 'her birthday on Febrnaty. 29. 34-r, and Mrs. 'Stan Pelich and family were `Landon visitors lest 'week, Several from this district nit- -tended the golderewedding celebra- tiMS for .1V14 , and Mrs. :Roland Vincent at Blyth. laSt 'Satotclay, The librarian of the Auburn Public Library requests all 'Huron . County Library books be 'in, by Saturday, March 5. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Mohriilg and family, Goderieh, and MiSS Carol Beadle, -London; visited Sunday with the lady's parents', and. Mrs,- Harry Beadle, Mrs. Gordon• R. Taylor returned' from a visit at St. .Catharines with her .daughter, Mrs, Ronald. .Rathwell, Mr, Rathwell, Michael and.J.a..41e-e, 4-H Club Girls Any girls in thiS, district, 12 to 26 years of age wishing to take - the spring project "Meat in the. Menu" please contact the leader, Mrs. Keith. Meehan or Mrs. Ed. Davies. The first Meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Davies. on March 4 at 7 p,rn. This 4-1-1, Project is to instruct the girls how to buy and cook- the cheaper cuts • of meat, The achievement day will be held .the ,first week in July.: Mr. and Mrs, Robert J. Phillips entertained last week in henour. of his mother, Mrs. Ezekiel Phil-' lips' 88th birthday. Many cards. and messages were received frinn. North Bay, Toronto, London, Bel- grave and the surrounding come munity. Mrs. Phillips is enjoying good health and her favourite hobby is baking; and many of her neighbours enjoy tasty treats from her oven, She is a valued member of St. Mark's Anglican Church and has resided nearly all her life in this district. Her sister-in-law, Mrs, Kezia Humphrey also celebrated 'her 92nd birthday last week at her home at St. Helens and the stormy weather kept .these two apart from a joint celebration. The best wishes for continued health and happiness go to these two ladies who long, ago passed the three score and' ten years. Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Davies were guests at a family celebration at 'Hotel London for the , diamond wedding anniversary for her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bayes, London, last Sunday. with your family, don't live with them," advises pink - cheeked, white-haired Mrs, Ethel Morris. She is happily independent at 82, and, plans to remain that way. "A home of my own is what I've wanted all my life," she in- sisted, "I have it and I don't want to give it up. Besides," she adds, "I like my family too much to risk living with them. Old people's ways are different from the yoUng ones, When you have a home of your own, you can still be friends with your family." Having her own hoine gives Mrs.•1V1Otris an opporttinity to en- tertain her cliaten, ':t o "do" for them, to continue tier rele as mo- ther to all her brood. Her direct descendants now number 30. Most of them live within a few miles of her little home, and seldom does a week go by that they don't drop in to share a meal and joke, and their worries, too. "Coming tp see Mother is like a breath of fresh air," a daughter explained. "We always go away feeling cheerier than when we came. She has a knack of know- ing when you're blue, and jollying you out of it." . The children who come to visit her find the broad sunny verandah of her home a pleasant place to play house--and Mrs. Morris keeps a big box of dolls on hand to entertain them. Some belong to her own daughters; others she has bought from time to time, as her budgerpermitted. No one would have blamed Eth- el Morris if she had run for the protective shelter offered by her children, for her story is studded with hard knocks. Even 'now, her life could not be described as easy, although she makes- it seem that way. Her neat pink stucco house is actually rent- ed for $15 a month. It has hydro but no inside plumbing and she goes cheerfully to a neighbour's pump each day for water. Her only steady income is the old age pension ,but she aug- ments it in a typically imaginative way by making and selling rag rugs of the type familiar to pion- eers, but Seldom seen today. Her hands have been broken at dif- ferent times, so the rug-making is neither steady nor easy. When business is good she mak- es an extra six or seven dollars a week, enough with the pension to meet her simple needs and pro- vide occasional modest luxuries. This, hardy little wonlan's inde- pendence is hard Won, and that is probably the reason she guards it so jealously. When She was a child in Eng- land, smallpox descended •on their small community, with devastating effect on her life, Her only bro- ther died, then her father. The grief-stricken mother, Mrs. Ron- dell, had only her little daughter left, She decided to save her by leaving , the stricken community, She sold out everything she own- ed and booked passage on a slow sailing ship to Canada. She saved Ethel—but not herself, Midway across the oeean, the Mother died, "I never saw her again," Mrs, Morris remembers painfully. "They came to me in the •night, and told Me she was dead." Little Ethel Rendell Was alone in tisie world at seven years of age, She Was placed hi a foundling home at Stratford; Which had ap- patently been her Mother's dest- inatiore The childhood years were sad ones. As a child Ethel was moved from one foster home to another, living sometimes in Canada, some- times in the United States. Her education was skimpy, but she learned a fine copper-plate hand which still -wins admiration from her friends, For years, she went to bed at night with the thought that "mother isn't really dead. Some day I will see her." That day never came and, as she• grew older, acceptance of her lot be- came easier, but she still cherish- es the hope that some, day she will come across a relative, When, she was old enough, she went into service. Destiny led her to Colborne Township and there she met and married dapper young Abner Morris, son of a distinguish- ed pioneer family, whose aunt Was the first white woman born in the area. Ethel and Abner farmed in Colborne, and there Mrs. Morris had her first "home of her own". The couple raised seven children, one of whom later died. After the children had left home Mr. Morris suffered a stroke and was paralyzed, unable to work. They sold the farm and moved into a rented house at Dun- gannon. She was nearly 70 then. A chance visit to a friend brought inspiration. She saw a colorful braided rug. "Now that's something I could do," she thought. Her first rug was completed in September 1944. Since then 701 customers have bought her rugs. She works in scraps of wedding gowns, party frocks and dresses cherished by their associations. Some rugs have travelled as far as England, the Canadian West and Alabama. keep my door open for my family," she said happily„ "We love one another; and what's more," she added, "we like one another, too." The Woman's Association met at the home of Mrs. Small, last Thursday with a good attendance, Mrs. Crawford conducted the de-, votionalperiod. Afton the busin- ess was disposed of, a bus trip was Planned to Kitchener to attend the ice eapades this Friday evening. About 29 are taking advantage of the trip. SS' 4 Farm Forum Discuss Topic On Education (By Mrs, Ira Merrill) The SS No, 4 Goderich Township Farm Forum, met Monday . night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert E. Thompson, with 12 members present. The topic for discussion was "Education,--a job for Farm Organization's." It was decided that educational services are being provided by our farm organization or co-op through the bulletins which come by mail, by radio and TV broadcasts, and also by literature and other infor- mation, which comes to Farm Foruni by radio and television, The second question asked for the opinion of the Forum members on the percentage of profit or in- come of the farm organization or co-op which should -be devoted to adult education and it was decided that at least ten percent_ should be used to that purpose. The third question -asked which is the most effective way for farm organizations- to help the commun- ity. The conclusion was by radio, by television, by public speakers, by films shown, etc. There was -a short recreation period for "500" and lunch was served. The next meeting will, be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ir- vine Tebbutt. Pat Rowe Earns Gold Cord in Hensall Guiding (By our Hensel! correspondent) At a Girl Guide Association Ban= quet in the United Church, Hen- sall, last week, Pat Rowe was pre- sented with , her Gold Cord, by Miss Lauretta Siegner, Exeter, Division Commissioner for Huron. In her reply Pat paid tribute to the important part a mother plays in the winning of awards by a Guide Anne Mickle presented Mrs. Rowe, as Guide Mother of the Year, with flowers. The Rev. Currie Winlaw, guest speaker, developed -very capably the theme "There is a God 'in Heaven, and He cares for me." Decorations were in keeping with the Golden Jubilee of Guid- ing, being celebrated this year. Among the guests were two of the three previous Hensel" Gold Cord winners. Recognition was given- to the work of Mrs. Thomas Lavender, Division Camp Adviser, who or- ganized Guides in Hensall, and who retired this year after more than ten years as ,chairman of the local association. cliataa _News4ecord Thursday, March -3,1960- Page it News of Londesboro CorreSpen-400 eme MP!, PART 4X,144N Phone .410.1.; •. Born in 1877 in England, Mrs. Abner Morris, now of Dungannon, has attracted the, interest of a photographer and feature writer, and has become known to readers of-the London Free Press and the Family Herald., Last summer Jeanne C. Graham of -the London Free Press took pictures. Last week these-pictures, and a story by Joan May appeared in the Family Herald. Clinton people will be interest- ed, because one of Mrs. Morris' daughters _is Mrs. Douglas Free- man, Mary Street. Following are exerpts from the story: "If you want to stay friends News of Auburn !;!1`r-AffPOnclent; BRADNOOK iThone _Aubern 63W Opening Tues. March 8 Let's Get Acquainted Offer BABIES and CHILDREN: Our famous "BRAGGIN/ BOOK" regularly sold for $5.00 will be given FREE with every baby's or child's appointment made during March, Madaren's Studios Jervis Apt. 68 Albert St, 'TUE. & THUR. Phone JA 4-7924 Clinton 1 p.M. to 3.30 p.m. (Goderich collect)