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BY LUCY R. WOODS
The cherry season is over. It was over two weeks ago at "The
Hut." Our friends the birds cleaned off the big black cherry tree
while the fruit was still red and the Montmorency cherries just
managed a pink blush.
Usually Carl does not put out food when the birds can hunt it for
themselves, but this year the cardinals were nesting somewhere
about the property and in the cold, wet spring he relented and put
out grain for them. That pair of cardinals and all their relatives
repaid his efforts by feasting on the cherries, to say nothing of a
squad of robins, numerous blackbirds, catbirds and a few cedar
waxwings.
Our neighbor, Mrs. C. Bell, saved hers by having a -cowbell erected
in the tree. Either she or Harold kept ringing the bell. It didn't
bother Lucy, but it took her back to her childhood and the cowbells
sounding over the river valley early in the morning.
The cardinals are such pretty birds and Lucy likes to hear them
whistling and see them at the feeder particularly in the winter. And
she enjoys the song of the 'catbird and the welcome song of the robin
singing for rain — but it's an expensive price to pay with cherries.
Two weeks ago the family of house wrens tumbled out of the
nest opposite Lucy's bedroom window. The parents evidently took
them around to the lilac bush and shrubs at the corner of the
sunroom window. Lucy heard them chirping there and so did
"Tabetha," a young cat from across the road.
Lucy saw the cat's tail twitching, but when called by her owner
the predator gave up the chase and was taken home. Perhaps she was
not in the mood for hunting,' for next day she gave birth to four
kittens while surrounded by four teenagers and three adults all much
excited over the miracle of tirth.
Now the wrens in the boPin the maple tree and those in the
cedar hedge will have to‘•guhl their young when they leave the
nests, for Tabetha vvittheleelsing„after her babies too.
A pair of yellow-bellied flycatdters is raising a familyltra btik
erected high off the ground several,years ago for bluebirds. But while
one is seen occasionally here, they do not like to be too close to
civilization unless in a hollow apple tree. The flycatchers and wrens
manage to catch a good many insects, so Lucy hopes they continue
to come to the garden to nest:
The yellow-shafted flicker has been busy feeding on ants in the
lawn in the dry weather. The little downy woodpecker which gives
us so much joy winter and summer, brought junior to the suet
feeding station one day recently. His bright red patch on his head
was clearly visible as he clung to the bottom of the feeder. Lucy
thought it a pair until she saw mama picking the suet out and
feeding the young bird.
The hummingbirds have had such a busy time sipping nectar from
the roses, delphiniums and other flowers in the garden. They perch
up on the hydro wires or clothesline for a rest.
Sad to relate the flowers are fading quickly with the heat and a
few days without rain. In their garden, the soil is like dust but the
corn is springing up.
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A family picnic was held in clan Gregor Park last Sunday to
honor Mr, and Mrs. Frank, Boyce on their 45th Wedding
anniversary. The Boyces are parents of nine children, -eight of
whom are alive, and have, 16 nrandchildren. -- Photo by
Beilchamber.
Some amendments of the
Highway Traffic Act, enacted
during the last session of the
Ontario Legislature, have now
become law.
Other changes will become
effective on January 1, but most
of the new provisions including
stiffer penalties for speeding and
other infractions will come into
force on September 1.
The following is a guide from
the Ontario Department of
Transport on the new traffic
laws and their effective dates. As
of now, these are changes that
are in force:—
* New residents have up to
30 days to obtain an Ontario
driver's licence. Previously, this
step had to be taken
immediately upon taking up
residence..
* Self-propelled implements
of husbandry may besoperaterbss
by farmers between farms
without registration. Under the
new amendments, a
self-propelled implement of
husbandry is defined as a
self-propelled vehicle
manufactured, designed,
redesigned, converted or
reconstructed for a specific use
in farming.
* A "slow moving vehicle"
T.ROCISSEAV TEA
MI'S, John Lindsay
entertained at a trousseau tea for
her daughter Ellen, last
Saturday. Miss Lindsay and her
mother received the guests,
Gifts and trousseau were
shown in the afternoon, by Miss
Wibbina Bylsma, Mrs. Gerald
Volland, Mrs, William
Thompson, and Mrs. Robert
Eamon and in the evening by
Mrs. James Collins, Mrs, Brian
Mustard, Miss Karen Fitzsimons,
Miss Wibbina Bylsma and Mrs.
Gerald Volland,
In the afternoon, tea was
poured by Mrs. Bert Dunn Jr.,
Mrs. Lloyd Westlake, Mrs. Jean
Belt and Mrs, Lloyd Makins, and
in the evening by Mrs. George
Heard, Mrs. William Orr, Mrs.
Robert Blair and Mrs. James
Hutchings.
Assisting in serving were: Mrs.
Arnold Makins, Mrs, Ted Dunn,
Miss Catherine Ann Westlake,
Mrs. Ken Brandon, Mrs. Jack
Dunn, Mm, Don Bell, Mrs. Allen
Hutchings, Mrs. R. Jenkins, Mrs.
Merton Merner and Mrs. R. Roy
Fitzsimons.
The Misses Bonnie Makins,
Mary Jenkins and Judy Spurting
were in , charge of the guest
book.
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. John Haig, St.
Thomas, spent last week at the
Barber cottage.
Ken Hall, Kitchener, was a
weekend visitor with Mr. and
Mrs. Alf Scotchmer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor of
Stratford spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Rivers.
Local artists of Bayfield held
a very successful art show at the
Ritz Hotel on Friday afternoon
and evening.
Scott Cameron of Islington,
spent last week at the "Open
Gate" home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cameron.
Major and Mrs. Dave Bettye,
Blair and Renee of Sioux
Lookout, are visiting Mrs.
Battye's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Blair.
Mr. J. W. Colley of London is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Erickson and family for two
weeks.
Willard Sturgeon is visiting his
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Stewart of RR 2,
Ripley.
Mr. Robert Hughes of '
Lambeth was the overnight guest
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Oddleifson
on Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Matthews, London, joined them
for breakfast on Saturday,
before leaving for Grand Bend:
Mrs. Mary Hardie and
Heather of London, Miss Megan
Williams of Montreal; Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Black of Toledo,
Ohio; Dr. Fraser Isbestor,
Hamilton; Mrs. Muriel Althoff,
London; Mr. and Mrs. Gary F.
Potter and Michelle, and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Hamilton and family of
Pinegrove, were weekend guests
at the Albion Hotel.
Mrs. W. C. Parker, Charlie and
Kim, returned to London on
Sunday after spending the past
week with Mrs. Parker's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fraser.
Mrs. Stephen Scotchmer and
daughter, Jodi, of Wisconsin, are
visiting her parents at their
cottage.
Ivan Steelde, the local Mutual
Life representative was a top
salesman fox the month of June,
and was awarded a weekend
vacation in Haliburtou.
Mr. and Mrs, R. J. Larsen had
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Larsen as
guests 'over the weekend, their
daughter Karen, had spent the
past three weeks with her
grandparents, and returned with
her parents to London on
Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor of
London, spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Steckle Sr.
Fifty-five members of the
Urquhart clan gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Parker on Sunday; they came
from Lindsay, Toronto,
Willowdale, Mitchell, Fullerton,
London and Dorchester.
Bill Lance, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Lance, has returned
to Cambridge, Mass., after
spending the past two weeks
with his parents.
Vacationing at the Jowett
Cottages are: Mr. and Mrs. R.
Longo and family of Detroit;
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson and
family, Scarborough; Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Poth and son Michael
of Don Mills; Misses Louise,
Trudy and Valerie Nabb of
Kirkland Lake; Mr. and Mrs.
Omar Denomme, Detroit; Mr.
and Mrs. J. Carruthers and
family of Dundas; Mr, and Mrs.
F. Thornley-Hall of Toronto and
Mr. and Mrs. J. MacKenzie of
Windsor,
On Sunday July 20 in Trinity
Anglican Church, Rev. E. J. B.
Harrison officiated at the
christening of Robert James,
infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Scotchmer of Chatham.
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Ovens and
Bruce Ovens were the baby's
god-parents. The ceremony was
attended by Mrs. B. Ovens of
Palmerston and great grand
step-mother Mrs. ' Robert
Scotchmer of Bayfield.
Following the ceremony the
paternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Scotchmer, assisted
by Mrs. Jack Pounder,
A letter from Mrs. Aida T.
Gray, a Huronview resident who
was once the Goderich
Township correspondent for The
News-Record, contains several
items of local interest.
One is in reply to a recently
published request for
information about a MacDonald
family in this area in the latter
part of the last century and the
early 1900s. The information is
sought by Earl Douglas, a former
Clinton resident now living in
London.
Mrs. Gray, the former Alda
MacDonald, says her ancestors
were not in the family referred
to by Mr. Douglas.
She is a descendant of
William MacDonald who came to
Canada in 1840. Her family, she
adds, was of Clan Glengarry
which climbed the rocks at
Quebec, and enabled the English
.to win the Battle of the Plains of
Abraham.
Mrs. Gray also adds that
Pauline Elaine Miles, the sixth
generation of the MacDonald
family which settled on the 5th
entertained uk. a' buffet supper.
Mrs, R.H.F. Gairdner, whose
home on Main Street once
housed the village post office,
was showing a friend the old
wooden wicket gate this week
and left it on the front porch.
Someone made off with the gate
and Mrs. Gairdner is hoping the
person will return it.
Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Hunter of
Toronto and Bayfield
entertained in honor of their
daughter, Sally Beth on
Saturday evening. Firelights and
twinkling candles hanging in
trees and shrubs, enhanced the
beautiful grounds of their
summer home where Dr. and
Mrs. Hunter welcomed the
guests and introduced them to
their daughter and her fiance,
Paul MacLean. Mrs. Stewart
Middleton and Mrs. Donald
Lance assisted the hostess.
Miss Connie Knight and Mrs,
Dorothy Knight are guests of
their cousin, Fred Hulls, and
Mrs, Hulls at the home on
Victoria Place. The ladies, who
are from Ipswich, England, are
visiting Canada for the first time,
and have already spent some
time with relatives in
Georgetown and St. Catharines,
and have also visited other cities
in this country since arriving at
Montreal on June 10.
Thursday, July 24 is "Paint
In" day, when once again
children of all ages will paint on
"canvas" on Main Street.
Starting at 10:30 a.m. this
annual event is expected to draw
its usual large crowds of artists
and art lovers.
Mrs. R. G. Hunter is
convening this event — On
Wednesday and Thursday July
30 and 31 the village of Bayfield
will sponsor a childrens art show
to be held in the Town Hall.
Mrs. Hunter, on behalf of the art
group, requests that all entries
be taken to the hall between the
hours of 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on Tuesday.
The show will open at 7:30,
p.m. Wednesday and Mr. Robert
Hughes, professional magician,
will entertain during the evening.
Mrs. Gray 1
concession of Goderich
Township in 1860 and owned
the property until 1966, was
married recently in Victoria,
B.C., to the Rev. Leonard David
Jenner. Now Mrs. Jenner, the
former Miss Miles is also first
cousin of Harvey Alexander of
Goderich Twp.
We believe Mr. Douglas is still
looking for information about a
Duncan Ross MacDonald who is
reported as owning land on the
banks of the Maitland River in
the Clinton area, perhaps in the
period of 1870-1885. His father,
Donald, died at Hyde Park in
1879 and his grandfather, James,
was buried at Brucefield in
1856.
It is believed he was a cousin
of Dr. Peter MacDonald who was
MP for Wingham in 1887 and an
uncle of the noted Rev. J. A.
MacDonald, editor of the Globe
and Mail in 1903-1917.
If you have any information
to pass on to Mr. Douglas, please
relay it through The
News-Record so that we can
share it with our readers.
ANY ARTISTS?
What has happened to our
local artists? The Annual County
Art Mart held in the Court
House Park at Goderieh July 17,
18 and 19 is sour largest art event
of the year and artists come
from as far away as Toronto and
Ohio with showings: Grace Peck
of Hensall was the only one
showing from this area. Now is
the time, with fall coming DO
and our beautiful autumn
coloring, for you artists, and
would-be artists, to get
organized and show our beauty
on canvas,
PO3SONALS
Mr. and Mrs. caw Joynt of
Toronto spent a recent weekend
with the former's mother, Mrs.
Alice Joynt,
Mrs. Eric Luther received
word of the sudden death of her
father, Kenneth Campbell of
Newfoundland, July 10, and
flew to Newfoundland last
Friday to attend the funeral.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kennedy
and children of Hamilton, after
holidaying at Port Elgin, spent
the July 11-13 weekend with the
former's mother, Mrs. Eric
Kennedy, and his uncle, Ira
Geiger.
Mrs. Aida Simmons returned
home last week from South
Huron Hospital.
Mr, and Mrs, Dart Haslip and
family .0 Burlington, .after
spending a vacation at
.InverhurO4 Beach, visited with,
the letter's mother, Mrs. .Brie
Kennedy, and uncle, Ira Geiger,
recently.
Mrs. Pearl .Elliott entertained
.44 hex home, 74 Waterloo St.,
Exeter,. Wednesday evening, July
16, when a number of girl
friends of Miss Margaret Allan,
Hensall, bride-elect of August 9,
gave her a miscellaneous shower.
Gifts were presented by Miss
Norma Wheeler of 'Essex.
Entertainment ' was under
direction of Mrs. Elliott,
Decorations were pink and white
streamers and hells,
Mr. and Mrs. John Skea,
Dorothy and David, and Pauline
Allan, left Friday hysmotor for
three-week vacation to Man and
His World at Montreal and
camping at Maydock.
Mrs. Irene Little and son,
Vernon, Watford,' were recent
guests with Mrs. George Hess.
Mrs. Garnet Allan is a patient
in Victoria Hospital, London,
where she underwent surgery.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wade,
Wallaceburg, and Mr. and Mrs.
George Armstrong of Hyde Park
were recent guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Smith and Jerry.
sign is required by a tractor or
other vehicle only when moving
along a highway, not when
crossing directly from one side
of a road to the other.
* The allowable maximum
length for a combination of
vehicles has been increased to 65
feet from 60 feet.
On September 1; the bulk of
the changes will take effect.
When he introduced these
amendments in the Legislature,
Transport Minister Irwin Haskett
said they "are calculated to be
more realistic in the light of
present-day conditions" and to
draw a sharper distinction
between serious and minor
violations.
"The penalties of the past for
serious traffic offences have
tended to be too mild," Mr.
IlaWt900Se '" '
The following are among the
changes that will become
effective September 1:—
* A sliding scale of fines for
speeding convictions, with the
penalty rising sharply in relation
to the speed.
* A similar sliding scale of
fines for convictions for the .
overloading of commercial
vehicles.
Brucefield
BY NIFl$, H. F., PERRY
We are sorry to report that
Mrs, B, .Puuglas is again a patient
in SeafOrthi-loSPital.
Miss Martha and Hebert Ram of Bracebridge are visiting their
grandmother, MI'S. A. Hain, and
aunt, Miss M. Swan.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pepper
spent Sunday With their son,
Bert Pepper and family
Nuestead.
Miss A. Sinclair of Seaforth is
visiting this week with Mrs.
George Henderson.
Michael and. Mitchell Plant,
Stratford, were guests of the
Hargraves family last week.
Mrs, H. Berry spent Sunday
with her brother, A. D. Smith
and Mrs. Smith, l3luevale.
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Hunt,
London spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Broadfoot.
Exeter rodeo
Exeter is seeking entrants for
a contest to choose Miss
Mid-Western Rodeo and hopes
an organization in the Clinton
district will sponsor a local
beauty contest whose winner
will represent th; area in the
Exeter event. Prize money for a
contest in Clinton will be given
by the Exeter committee, but
time is short as the rodeo takes
place Aug. 30.31.
Any Junior Farmer group,
service club or other
organization interested in
choosing a local contestant is
asked to contact R. F.
Roelofson at Box 612, Exeter.
* A minimum fine of $100
for a careless driving conviction,
instead of the present $10
minimum. The maximum fine of
$500 remains.
* An increase in the
discretionary jail term for a
careless driving conviction to six
months from the present three
months — a jail term that may
be in addition to, not instead of,
a fine.
* Elimination of the, present
provision for more severe
penalties for second and
subsequent offences, since this
principle is rarely used by the
courts.
* The addition of two
offences for which police may
arrest a driver without a warrant,
and the elimination of the power
of arrest for three other
offences. A police officer will
'have the power to arrest a driver
who fails to identify himself.
The final two amendments to
the Highway Traffic Act will
take effect next January 1.
These are:—
, * Authority to require futher
vehicle inspections.
*An increase from $100 to
$200 in the amount of property
damage requiring that a collision
be reported to the police.
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