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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-11-19, Page 5VILLAGE OF BAYFIELD NOMINATIONS NOV. 23 7 to 8 p.m. MUNICIPAL HALL BAYFIELD Nominations of fit and proper persons for Reeve and four Councillors for the corporation of the Village of Bayfield will be held between the hours of 7 and 8 pan, on Monday, November 23 at the Municipal Hall. Ratepayer Meeting to follow, election if required, Monday, Dec. 7, advanced poll Sat., Dec. 5. Gordon Graham, ClerkiVillage Of BaYfieM Rambling with Lucy WOQDS Part 2 of 2 parts. In mid nineteenth century the English lever escapement was used in both watches of high quality and cheaper ones. A cheap watch with a rural scene painted on the dial was known es a farmer's Watch, Another reason for the dominance of the English watch Was its jewelled bearings which reduced friction, It was introduced by Nicholas Facio, a Swiss protege of Sir Isaac Newton. London watchmakers kept the secret of drilling precious stones for Watch bearings for many years. A Japanese striking watch in an inro case, complete with key is illustrated. The case was normally used for carrying medicines, It is fastened to the kirnona girdle by the cords and button attached, Watches generally were wound by a separate key until after mid 19th .century. Some ingenious winding systems were invented —one by pumping the pendant like a plunger which also carried the watch bow, But the button stein wind was eventually chosen. Abraham-Louis Breguet, a Swiss who worked in France in the last quarter of the 18th century until. 1823, became the most famous watchmaker of all time. Up to this time watches had been very fat and bulky. He fashioned slimmer ones, besides improving the works. At this time the French generally led in fashionable watches but the English-precision watches were best. The Swiss gradually overhauled the English and French with their enamelling and form watches, Novelties included musical watches which played a tune at will and automation watches showed animated scenes such as a revolving water mill or windmill, two cherubs on a swing, a woman at a spinning wheel, men sawing or a waterfall flowing. Some had pornographic scenes revealed by pressing a secret button. Illustrated is a mail guard's watch fashioned by Edward Smith, Dublin 1830. The guard in a horse-drawn vehicle carried a blunder buss and one of these locked watches in a square case. 'English, French, Swiss and Americans were all improving their makes. The Americans were perhaps ahead in new mechanisms. The Swiss adopted and adapted some of these. Wrist watches were very late on the scene for general use although Elizabeth I and others are known to have existed in the 17th century. They were not considered practical for women and too effeminate for men. A leather cup to hold a small pocket watch on a leather wrist band was designed about the turn of the century. In 1906 a London saddler, Alfred E. Pearson, came up with the idea of soldering wire loops to the watch case for straps. (Lucy fell heir to a silver Lougines wrist watch of this style which was most reliable until it was lost in 1963. A facitious watch repair man who saw it on her wrist when she worked in the Post Office asked her why she wore a clock. A well-known watch repair department in a large store in Toronto where Lucy took the watch once when it stopped refused to touch it, saying that it wasn't worth repairing. She sent it to Hess in Zurich and when it came hack there was a note on the bill — most reasonable in price, "It was a joy to work on this lovely old watch.") • During the First World War officers of opposing armies found wrist watches much more serviceable than extracting watches from under a Sam Brown or webbing. John Harwood, an Englishman from Lancashire patented the first self-winding wrist watch in 1924. He set up factories for making it in Switzerland and America. The depression of 1931 killed the enterprise and these watches did not become popular until his patents had run out. The Hamilton Watch Company of the United States brought out the first electrical watch in 1957. The main spring was eliminated and replaced by a tiny battery. There had been keen, secret competition in other countries and firms. In 1960 even a more dramatic development was the Accutron watch invented by a Swiss, Max Hetzel, and developed by the Bulova Watch Company, U.S.A. In this both main spring and balance wheel were eliminated. A tuning fork about an inch long drives the hands by a miniature pawl' and xachet wheel. -The..tuning fork is Arent - latevibratingeby a battery operatingPaminiatureaiscillating circutoThese: *" movements are'eused ,for 'switches in artificial satellites. 'It is interesting that Brequet's firm in Paris made tuning fork clocks in 1867. Inventors in various countries have been working to perfect a watch which is regulated by a continuous time radio signal. The Swiss developed a quartz-crystal 'electronic watch with moving hands which appeared in a top position in the Neuchatel Observatory tests in 1967. Doubtless there have been new inventions since then' as science marches on. In her life time, Lucy has seen imitations of the first watches in tiny ball-like forms worn on a cord or chain about the neck and as ladies' matches grew smaller, she saw one set in a little finger ring, Japanese and Russians have been challenging Americans and the Swiss and are perhaps foremost in the production of cheap watches. But for reliable high quality watches, the Swiss lead the trade at present. Brequet started the • fashion of engine-turned decorations fine geometrical incised patterns for dials and cases. lie developed the self-winding pocket watch that had been invented by Perrelet in Switzerland and patented in London by Recordan. The English refused to change as the Swiss had done after American patterns. When a factory was set up in Soho, Birmingham, for making watches by machines, the workers smashed everything as they felt their jobs threatened. In 1850 trade flourished at Clerkenwell (London), Prescott (Lancashire) and Coventry, Superior workmen wore white aprons and top hats. In less than 50, years only one watch factory, Rotherhams (Coventry) and one chronometer, Thomas Mercer of St. Albans, were in existence. Clinton News-Roccoyd, Thursday November 19,1070 5 HERMAN'S ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY 50 SUITS NOW 1%00 FOR ONLY REG. $85,00 to $100.00 HERE'S REALLY WORTHWHILE SAVINGS DURING THIS ANNUAL EVENT. NEW FABRICS — NEW COLOURS SINGLE OR DOUBLE BREASTED STYLES SALE STARTS THUR.„ NOV. 19 HERMAN'S MEN'S WEAR (CHRISTMAS DRAW TICKETS ON ALL PURCHASES) PHONE 482-9351— To Celebrate AGNES RYAN Joining Our Staff We Are Offering SPECIAL ON The NAPOLEON CUT & SET REG. VALUE $4.50 SPECIAL 2 WEEKS ONLY 3.75 NOW GET 565.2805 665-2607. survey). For ManY years it was the holiii3 of hilly Bob Johnston. "Old port Royal" is being demolished. Port Royal was a hot, dog stand located on the old highway at the north approach to the old bridge. The car wash started at 10 It was Owned and operated by a.m. at the B.P. Station with hot Mrs. *stud half a'century ago. water supplied by the Tank and People came from far and near Tammy. Many cars were to try Mustards' famous hot brought in for a wash and by 5 dogs. p.m. the group was pretty well Mrs, Mustard made her own soaked to the skin and chilled to rolls and home Made relishes to the bone, go with the hot dogs, Meanwhile the group of slaves When the Mustards moved to did many jobs sech as raking Florida in the late 20s, a Mr. and leaves, cleaning eaves troughs, Mrs. Maxwell took over, moving furniture etc. The name Port Royal was At 5 p.m. all workers returned given to the building when it was to the United Church basement acquired by Alf Scotchmer in for hot chocolate and soup. Over the forties. Alf has promised to $47 was made on both projects, give me some stories about the Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Poth building at a later date. took a trip into the States and in The property is now owned Mrs. Poth's words: "Roses by the Bayfield Boat Club. bloomed in Bayfield while the The Bayfield Safetyettes met Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia Friday at the home of Mrs. J. and North Carolina was closed because of snow and ice". Merrier. That was what Mr. and Mrs. rouThecau meeting_ opened with the Poth found when they went on posture and how I could correct "a defect in my holidays in early November, The it storm of Wednesday, November The Safetyettes worked on 4 dumped 13 inches of snow in their skit after taking notes on the Buena Vista area of Virginia "eat to feel right". tapering off to two inches in Ohio and little or none in Michigan. Just after midnight on Saturday morning the fire siren went. BY LOUISE KIRK The fire was at Bert Eckert's Quiet music played by Mrs. house and according to firemen Ross Broadfoot preceeded the the place was gutted. Worship service which Mrs. This house was one of the Keith Lovell conducted telling first built in that section of of some of Jesus healing Bayfield about the year 1853. miracles and making people's The original owner was a Mr. lives happier and more complete. McTavish (of the old McTavish We too can help, by practising love of people and service to • others. - The minutes were read by Mrs. K. MeLellan for Mrs. Hank Binnendyk. Roll call was BY FRED McCLYMONT answered by 22 members telling Mr.. and Mrs. Bob McClymont, of an area industry of 100 years Michael and Shannon, Mr. and ago. Four hospital and three Mrs. Al Patterson, Ricky and home visits were reported by Michele of, Guelph visited over Mrs. Morley Cooper. Mrs. Laird the weekend at Clinton and Finlayson told of sending nine Varna, bouquets of flowers to sick The Executive of the Bible members. The treasurer's report Society wish to thank all who by Mrs. K. McLellan told of an helped and contributed to the encouraging collection for funds, canvass of the past week, in lieu of a bazaar. This year The Explorer group met on Mrs. Robert Kinsman reported 11).iteday, evening, last, with, the correspondence. preaideet,,,Iye'ss Cathy,, keylpr, e "The Regional Presbyterial at eharge,s§cripture lewn read byT"-Thnmes !Road was -reported by Miss 'Beverly dantelon with' Mrs. Stuart and Mrs. 'Edisdh prayer by Miss Mary Ann ICalbfleisch. Miss Sylvia Wilson read the minutes and roll call was answered by naming a favorite television show. Miss Brenda Dawson took up the offering and it was dedicited by Miss Anne Marie Heard. The financial report was read by Miss Tanis Chuter. Mrs. Barry Taylor read the study book and Mrs, Eric Chuter had charge of the craft period, Muscial chairs were played for recreation. Afterwards, Miss Cathy Taylor closed the meeting. Port Royal, a famous refreshment centre in Bayfield for many years, is coming down. A'lonely, old-fashioned gas pump in front of the restaurant and a pile of rubble are reminders of the hot dog IA ".14,i Vtl' 1%,11% !. n Meliab-etsloffleiayfiddltduivail poted460-la group, photograph at their last meeting 'before a new II, council vitillibe fothied 1911q2.0Seen from left to right are: Harry 'Baker, John Lindsay (road superintendent), Don Warner, Clerk Gordon Graham, Reeve E. W. Oddliefson and Frank McFadden. Missing was councillor Paul West. — photo by Eric Earl. aesEa I Christmas AGNES RYAN 6 Yrs. Experience in Stratford & London MID-WEEK SAVINGS ON PERMS for Tuesday and Wednesday Appointments Only for 8.50 REG.PERM 12.50 $75.00 for LORI LYNN BEAUTY LOUNGE 72 Albert St., Clinton, 482.7711' OperatorsF Mildred Cerro!, Lynda East, AgneS Ryan. "Al,oays First fri FaShions" ERIC , Members of "A People" Met in the Phite0 .Church basement at 9 a.m. lad Sattirday and made final Preparations for a slave day avid ear Wash to raise money to send two_members to the Toc Alpha. Conference at St. Catharines, Varna McLean. Mrs. Robert Elgie presided for the business session and reported on the very worthwhile Executive meeting at Egmondville addressed by Rev. Dr. Ross Crosby. Information on available films was given. The committee on Citizenship and Social action presented very excellent papers. Mrs. John Anderson discussed mutual misunderstanding which explains the strained chorus of unity between native and immigrated peoples and telling of some stand that filled many empty stomachs in earlier years, — photo by Eric Earl. ,Kippen specific things which we can and must do. Mrs. Emerson Anderson discussed the plight of so many thousands of women in our country who are having to be the head of their households and bring up their families alone in desperately difficult circumstances and on welfare. Some agencies are gradually trying to find ways to help people to help themselves. The report of the Nominating Committee elicited considerable discussion and the circulating of a questionaire. On a trial basis our three limits will select their own leader • and will be alternately responsible for the preparation of meetings. Mrs. David Turner expressed courtesy remarks and tested skills with a contest. The hostesses Mrs. Morley Cooper for Mrs. John Cooper and Mrs. Laird Finlayson served delicious refreshments. Preeident, NJ& closed the meeting 'ejirfi-1 prayer, U iLteuiS '`eleitk recently returned home after a week's stay at Gillies Lake from a deer hunting expedition. Mr, and Mrs. Robert Wier and baby of Stratford, visited on, the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bell and family. • 31 Sho pping Days gxiZiEFZEWIZIOAWZMVACYZEZMY6Z(MEMYSZKMVZMKAKMMVZOMMD2raW(MMMEMMUY4WMISA REG. PERM $10.50 88G. PERM 10.00 $12.50