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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-10-15, Page 5A history of Polly • News of - Constance] 4,41rftPn iNeWS-Hecord, ThtirsclaV, QctoOr J6, 1970 6 Jolly Joggers meet 1970 EPIC TWO DOOR SEDAN Includes the 06 h.p. 70.70 HV Engine, front door armrests, steering column lock and ignitiOn, key bukzer. Finished in lime green With black vinyl interior. IN STOCK SPECIAL DEAL AT 9975 ROWN MOORS LTD. Y UR FRI PLY F YR T AI tititb cm.; o l titOcki tuNrot4, ONtAltiO BALL-MACAULAY BUILDING SUPPLIES CLINTON 482-9514 SEAFORTH -- 527-0910 HENSALL 262-2713 WEDGE LOK COMBINATION ALUMINUM STORMS DOUBLE HUNG OR SLIDER UP TO 49 UNITED INCHES, REG. 14.65 .85 49W' to 62" Reg. 16.25 .. — .. • • • Special $15.45 62W' to 85" Reg. 18.05 • •........Special $17.15 85 1/4 " to 100" • Reg. 19.60 • • • • • • • • • • Special $18.60 WHITE FRAME & INSERTS $4.40 EXTRA CASH SALES EARN YOU AN EXTRA 3% SAVING a, ,r-a......a*No.4.-4,4•Naa. Order Early 0. Beat the Rush & Save Money Too! Good Oct. 15th to Oct. 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X13978 $2,195.00 $1,695.00 $1,495.00 $995.00 $1,395.00 $895.00 $895.00 $895,00 095.00 $595.00 $595.00 $495.00 this picture of the famous Polly Payrot was taken only a short time before the bird was burned to death in a fire at Sky Harbour Airport- It is believed that Polly was 85 years old and quite a talker in his day. folly's complete history is contained in the accompanying story. (photo by M. Burndell) 101111411111111111l11111111111111111191ilialiii09111111111111111,1011111111111011iiilliii1111111111iiiiallalill111111111111li Members of the SAY,flaid _Eraild) of the Huron County Historical 'Society met at the Municipal Building on October -0, Mrs. A. S. Morten presided and the secretary's report of the previous meeting and special projects was given by Mrs, M, Watson. Tt was announced by Mrs. E. W. Oddleifson that the summer sale of Hasti Notes had netted $68,40. Some time ago a survey of the oldest buildings in Ontario was undertaken by the University of Toronto's Department of Architecture under the direction of Prof. Goulding. A committee from the Bayfield Society, Mrs, R. Poth, Mrs. E. W. Oddleifson, and Mrs. W. Metcalf prepared a brochure containing pictures and detailed information concerning over 20 of the oldest buildings in the Village. This interesting dectiment will be forwarded to Toronto, and a duplicate copy made for the local archives, Mrs, Poth reported that although much work had been done in copying inscriptions from the tombstones in the Bayfield Cemetery, there are many more to do, and hoped this could be accomplished by individual assignments. Mr, Carl Diehl announced that a gift to the organization had been made by Mr. Ernest Pollock of Varna. It is a five horse power stationary steam engine which was used to operate the dynamo that supplied Bayfield with its first electric lights. It was located in the saw mill at the present sight of Merner's Garage, and there it utilized the surplus steam produced in operating the mill which burned down in 1904. The small engine will be put into working order through the kind efforts of Merton Merner. Mrs. Poth had brought one of the original light bulbs to the meeting. Following the meeting, members had an opportunity to view some early Bayfield Cemetery records and indentures; minutes of the Local Board of Health of the Village of Bayfield from 1885.1927; and several copies of the Canadian Almanac dating back to 1854. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Oddleifson, Mrs. W. Parker, and Mrs. R. E. K. Pemberton. The .Ladies An4iarY,Ifp,rothe and family of Dorchester visited 'ERIC EARL 565-MP 565-2E07 BAYFIELD and led by Mrs. .4, .00gzaro met at the herrWPf Mr$, Jelin Merrier at 8 p.m, on October .. It was decided to: continue backing the various groups in the village including the Bayfield Rangers, The L.A. is fairly sure that the Cubs and Brownies will be active in the village this fall, Any leadership ability will be greatly appreciated. Please contact Mrs. J. Merner or Mrs. L. Westlake if you wish to help in any way, A special meeting has been called fox Wednesday November 4 at -8 p.m. at the home, of Mrs. Arnold Makins, All .mothers keep this date in mind as there must be a better turn out than at this meeting when only seven Mothers were interested enough to turn out. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Harper. of Galt visited with Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Poth over the weekend. Thanksgiving holiday geests in Ronethroy Cottages .were; Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Higgins and family, Toronto; Mr, and Mrs, V. Milic and sons, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Quick and son Andrew, London; Mr, and Mrs. J. Carruthers and family, Dundas; and Mr. and Mrs. R. Coneybeare and family, Toronto. Mrs. Lloyd Scotchmer was the guest of her grandchildren, John, Cathy and Mary Beth Pounder in. London last week. Mr. and • Mrs. . . Howard Scotchmer and Robert of Chatham and Mr,' and Mrs. Jack Pounder, John, Cathy and Mary Beth of London were with their parents Mr. and Mrs: Lloyd Scotchmer over the weekend. Mrs. J. R. R. Wellock, Douglas, Cathie and Ainslie of Toronto were at their cottage on Bayfield Terrace from Friday to Monday evening. - Mrs. H. G. Shepherd and Miss Kathleen Reid of Windsor were guests at "The Hut" from Friday to Wednesday. Also with Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Diehl over the Thanksgiving weekend were Carls' nephew Mr. George Durham, Mrs. Durham and two sons of Clarksonjalso niece Miss Margaret Durham, Visiting over the holiday weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Westlake and family were Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown and daughter Nancy of Oshawa. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Oniel 14 ' A 111' ' ,,Brownies,J.Pobs,, iseai P90,0a,,and Weston 13 the ayfiel,d. Rangers,,(4 ,new PIPunday• group of girls age 10 and up On Sunday evening • Mrs. patterned after the Sea Scouts An $5-year-old parrot known as Polly died in the spectacular ;, fire Saturday morning which levelled the main hanger at Sky Harbour, Oct. 8, The bird was well-known throughout this district and will be missed by the people who 'frequented the airport. The Signal-Star received word this week of Folly's history from :someone who knew the bird 'well, It was Mrs. Roy Finnigan, East Street, who gave the details on Polly. Polly was just one of four parrots brought to Canada by an Auburn sailor, known only as ,Mr. Stanley. As it turned out, Polly was the only survivor — the other three birds died soon `after arriving in this country. Polly made his home with Mrs. Laura Fowler who at that time lived in Auburn. Mrs. Fowler is Mrs. Finnigan's mother and is presently residing with her daughter. The bird had quite a vocabulary, according to Mrs. Finnigan, including some words that were better off not repeated. So Mrs. Fowler set about to teach the bird new speaking habits — and succeeded. Mrs. Finnigan claimed the bird could at one time say the Lord's Prayer perfectly. Polly also sang .(in perfect tune, mind you) "God Save Laura" to the melody of "God Save The Queen." When it was discovered that Mrs. Fowler had developed an is BY MRS. BERT ALLEN The Womens Institute met recently for the October meeting. The President thanked all who helped and served meals for the Threshers Convention in Blythe The Londesboro Institute is in charge of the Hospital Cart for the month of October. A good demonstration of Tupperware was conducted by Mrs. Mueller of Mitchell. Readings by Mrs. Pipe and accordion music by Mrs. Tom Allen were enjoyed. Mrs. Allen also conducted a contest. Three members were absent from the fourth meeting of Londesboro I club. Huckweaving was tried and notes on first aid was taken. Messers. Wilmer Hewett, Allen Shaddick, Harvey Haggett and Ed Watson began v a motor trip to the West on Tuesday on a cattle buying expedition. Mr. and Mrs. Ross IVIillson and family of Woodstock spent the Thanksgiving weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shabbrook. Miss Ann Fairservice of Woodstock accompanied by Mrs. allergy to the bird's feathers, Polly became the property of the late Oz Slemin who in turn donated Polly to the airport. According to a column in The London Free Press (Wednesday, Oct. 7) by Ric Wellwood, Polly was "a man of a few words." Mr, Wellwood speculated the bird's silence could have been because he was "a victim of the `wanna cracker' syndrome" and "had to be content with a female monicker, whether he liked it or not." Mrs. Finnigan feels this r- have had very little to dk with Polly's quiet nature in recent years. She said that when the bird resided at the Fowler household where he was the centre of attention, he had to be covered to keep him from talking incessantly. Mrs. Finnigan even recalls one time when a child came to the' door selling Christmas cards. Someone called "Comp in" when the child knocked on the door. The child entered and stood for a while waiting for 'omeone to come into the room to greet him. No one came and the child decided to leave. As he was going out the door, Polly shouted, "Well goodbye, It's about time you were leaving." It has been suggested that Polly was silent because he was brokenhearted at being ousted from the Fowler home and thrust into a whole new setting at 'such a ripe old age. Who will ever really know now? Dorothy Baseley of Oshawa spent the weekend with Mrs. Myrtle Fairservice. Mrs. Harold Livingstone spent a couple days last week with friends in London. Miss Vina Knox of Toronto spent a few days recently with her mother Mrs. Thos. Knox. Mrs. Wilmer Howatt spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs. Mae Bogert and family at Thames Road. Mr, Barry Alexander of ' London visited for a few days recently with his Aunt Mrs. Bert Brunsdon. Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton, Londesboro, were honoured by their family Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lamont, Teeswater, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dale, Clinton, Mr. and Mrs Murray Lyon, Londesboro, and their families, at a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lamont on Sunday, October 11, to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. Present were Mrs, Hamilton's • sisters Mrs. Olive Heels, Weston, and Mrs. Moody Holland and Moody Holland, Myth. PY:MAFIY•.M;ILMAIN Mr, .and Mra, Frank Van der MOP, .P,4411. Mark .40. Margie of Oakville, and :Mrs, Finlay ?Min of 'bondonapent the weekend of October :$ with Mrs„ W. . Whyte and Tom, , Mrs. Ken Reid, David, 'NW and jane of London, Misses. Pearl and Rtith 'Timmer of Walton and Miss Pearl McKenzie spent Sunday, October 4, with. Mrs, bother SWIM. Miss Margie Whyte, Mr, Dill Whyte, botii3Of Guelph, and Mr, Harold. Whyte of Seaforth were Sunday, October' 4, visitors with. Whyte and Tom. • Mr. and Mr?, 'Murray Dale, Debbie, Donna and owls of London were Saturday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. C. V, Dale. • Mr, and Mrs. John Whyte, Jeffery, Andrea and Kerri. of Oshawa were weekend visitors with Mrs. W. 1,, Whyte and, Tomn • Betty, Jim,. Sharon and Bob Thompson spent the holiday weekend in Detroit. . Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs, George Hoggart were Mr, and Mrs. Paul McMaster. Carol „ . Shepherd, Mrs.. Durham, Misses K. Reid, and Margaret Durham were hostesses at a _Wine and cheese party in honour of Mr. and MrS, Carl Diehi's tenth Wedding anniversary. Miss .Kathleen Reid received the guests. They were escorted to the parlour by Jim and Ron Durham. Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs. Durham presided at the dining room table. Miss Margaret Durham was in charge of the guest • book. Jim and Ron served some 20 guests. Mr..and Mrs. Diehl received a beautiful pot of mauve mums and. were presented with . a corsage and boutoniere. They also received many cards of congratulations., • • Callers at "The Hut" on Monday were Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Middleton and Robbie of Wingham.. Bob had escorted his aunt Lucy up the aisle in Trinity Church for her marriage to Carl E. Diehl on October 15, 1960. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Makins were entertained , at a dinner party at the Red Pump Restaurant by their family Mr. and MrS. Arnold Makins and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Mackie and children on Saturday evening on the occasion of their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. The-'Red Ftztnp hiiilding, was • the Home Of Mr, and -Mis. Lloyd Makins 40 years ago. and Merit of Kitchener, Mr,. and Mrs, Aii..1 .ffpgpir(A4.4 -Tammy of Stratford,. and Mr, and Mrs. Mill Butter of .Tiiiatinburg. Mrs. Thelma Bromley of Kitchener, and Mr, and Mrs. Wayne .Hgegy of Tiendon spent the weekend with Mr, and. Mrs. William Pale and Ohoryl, Mr, and Mrs, grg0 .Ellwood of Montreal visited on Wednesday with. Mr, and Mrs, Frank Riley. Mr. and Mrs. Clarende Kuckenbecker of Ashland, Ohio, spent the weekend with Mr. and. Mrs,.John .-Thompson, Mr, and Mrs. Brix Fogt, carpi and Jimmy of streetsvioe spent Sunday with, Mr, and Mrs, Verne Pale. Mr, and Mrs, Joe Storey of Clinton were' •.Sonday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Bill Storey. Sunday visitors with Mrs. gilt). Jewitt and boys were Mn,- and Mrs. Bill Dawson, Brenda, Bonnie and John of Varna, Mr. and Mrs. John Jewitt, Carol Ann, Judy, Danny and Billy, and Mr, and Mrs, Jim Preszcator, Billy and Debbie, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Snell and Shane, Mr. and Mrs. Don Glousher, Karen and Billy, all -of Myth, and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Scott, Melanie and Meribeth of Belgrave were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dale and Cheryl. • Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crozier, Brian, Paul, Kevin and Lori of Listowel, and Jamie and Scott Lone of Sudbury were Sunday callers with Mr. and Mrs. George Mcllwain, Mary and Sandra. Mr. Harvey Hoggart is spending the next few weeks in Western Provinces where he is buying cattle. ' Mr. and Mrs. David Preszcator, Christine, Lisa and Chris, and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Preszcator, Billy and Debbie spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preszcator, Dianne and Nancy. ' Miss Pearl Thamer of Walton and Mrs. Luther Sanders spent the weekend with Mrs. Ken Reid, Paul, David and Jane and also visited with Mr. Ken Reid in Westminster Hospital and Miss B. Downie in St. Mary's, Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preszcator, Dianne and Nancy visited. on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hill of Crediton. The second meeting of the I Jolly Joggers -Was held on September 39, the borne of Vine Brodie, -7'he .thetne. of the meeting was -'`Making Leisure a. Pleasure," The group discussed reading, MS 0 lolidesbot TENDERS FOR GRAVEL TO BE SPREAD ON BAYFIELD ROADS Approximately 1,200 Yards Lowest or Any Tender Not Necessarily. Accepted .TENDERS CLOSE OCTOBER 30th Village of Bayfield G. GRAHAM, Clerk 42-43b I I travelling, handcrafts and Music. The leaders demonstrated Hue. k Weaving and eve7one worked on their sample, The rest -Qf the meeting Was spent listening to records for music appreciation.