HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-08-17, Page 7BY MRS. BERT SHOBBROOK
The Berean Unit of the U.C.W. held their
August meeting on Tuesday, August 8th in
the Sunday School rooms.
The meeting opened with prayer and was
followed by a devotion period.
The treasurer's report was given and
minutes of last meeting were read.
Correspondence included a thank-you note
from Mrs, G Cowan and Mrs. Harry Durnin,
The supply secretary read a letter from
Rev. Jim Ludford sending his new address,
Christian Island, Cedar Point, via Penetang,
Ont. He is still interested in bales of Mitts,
clothing, dishes and good used Hymnaries
for his new charge,
Roll call was taken with 14 members and
two visitors present. Mrs. Whyte spoke of
Open House at Alma College from August
20 to 23 and hoped some would be able to
attend, Mrs. Howatt, and Mrs, Jones were
suggested to attend. Offering and birthday
pennies were received. Mrs. Howatt read the
seamen's version of the 23rd Psalm and the
Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison.
The study period was taken by Mrs, Bert
Shobbrook, and Mrs. Arie Duizer, There
was a reading by Mrs. Duizer and a piano
solo by Debbie Flunking. Mrs. Shobbrook
gave a study on three countries in Africa,
Botswana, Rhodesia and Mozambique,
telling of their religion, education,
agriculture, economics, climate, population
and family life. Most of the countries
became independent about 1964 and were
under the British Crown.
The September study will be given by
Mrs. W. Cawley and Mrs, Henry Hunking.
A lovely lunch was served by Mrs. C, Wood,
Mrs. Jessie Jones and Mrs, Joe Shaddick.
WOMEN'S INSTITUTE PICNIC
The Women's Institute picnic was held on
Wednesday evening, August 9th. Supper was
at 6:30 with table committee consisting of
Mrs. Eric Anderson, Mrs, L, Pipe and Mrs.
L Reid in charge.
After supper, sports were under the
direction of Mrs. Harry Tebbutt, Mrs.
Mervyn Datema and Mrs. Watson Reid with
the following results: guessing the weight of
watermelon, Mrs. Jessie Jones; races, boys, 6
and wider, Darren Milison, Dannie Reid;
girls', 6 and under, Janice Anderson, Mary
At derson; boys, 6-9, Kevin Fothergill; boys,
9. 2, Dennis Fothergill; girls, 10-13, Cathy
Hunking, Mary Lammerant; girls, 14, Mary
Lammerant, Patsy Anderson; married men,
Lloyd Pipe; married women, Mrs. Eric
Anderson; wheel 'barrow race, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Fothergill, second, Mr, and Mrs.
Lloyd Pipe; carrying ball on board, seniors,
Jack Armstrong, juniors, Dennis Fothergill,
girls, Donna Reid; throwing balloons, Mr.
and Mrs, Lloyd Pipe, Donna Reid and Mary
Lammerant; children's kick stick, Kevin
Fothergill, seniors, Patsy Anderson, men,
Lloyd Pipe; busting balloon, boys, Danny
Reid, girls, Donna Reid; roll of paper
contest, Mary Lammerant; ack Arinstrong,
June Fothergill, most clothes pins in hand,
Mrs. Eric Anderson with 24.
A imwell unit holds picnic
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BY $1-11RLLY J. NeLLgFt
Londesboro residents are having a busy summer
8 years, David Jewitt and
Warren Hulley; 9-10 years,
Robert Hunking and Kathy
Jewitt.; 11-12 years, Dennis
Fothergill and David Lear;
young men, Tom Duizer,
Gordon Shobbrook and Harry
Lear; young ladies, Kathy Peel,
Audrey Peel; kick the slipper,
children, Danny Jewitt; ladies,
Park, Mr. and Mrs. Del Bedard,
Debbie and Del of Goderich and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaddick
of Londesboro.
Congratulations are extended
to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Whyte on
the birth of a son on August
14th in Stratford General
Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellwood
of Montreal, and Mr. , Ern
Ellwood of Clinton were
Monday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Riley.
Mrs, Evelyn Utley and Mrs.
Florence Henderson of
Jeffersonville, Indiana attended
the Love family picnic and spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Wilfred Scott, Brenda,
John and David.
Gail 'Leaf:* men, Gordon
Shobbrook; three-legged race,
children-Steven and David
Jewitt, adelts-13arbara Glousher
and Kathy Pe.elf, avheel barrow
race, Kevin Hulley and Bryan
McClure; guessing jelly beans,
children-David Lear, adults-
Harry Lear; two relays, peas on
a knife and pass the ice were
played by adults and children.
At the United Church on
Sunday morning, the greeters
were Nick Whyte and Jack Lee;
ushers were Calvin Lovett,
Danny Jewitt, David Lear and
Kevin Hulley. Mrs. Clare
Vincent was soloist. Rev,
McDonald's message was "The
Christian and his enemies".
Hope Chapel Cemetery
annual memorial service will be
held on Sunday, August 27th at
3 p.m. Rev. McDonald of
Londesboro United Church will
give the address. Please bring
;lawn chairs.
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As most of my regular readers
are aware (let's hope there are
still some regular readers left
after some of the "social
comment" in this column of
late) my husband and I have
three children, two very average
teenagers and one very average
six-year old....a boy.
As most Canadian children
raised in a kind of middle-class
home these days, all have had
the opportunity to learn to
swim. Our eldest son was
offered the chance to go to
swimming classes when he was
a tot....but he refused. He still
cannot swim.,..and has no
compulsion to learn. He's a
land-lubber, I suppose, like his
father who believes that
"swimming" is little more than
mass bathing for the purpose of
cooling oneself on a very hot
day in mid-summer.
Our middle offspring took
swimming lessons....but didn't
pass one single examination. As
far as I can discern, she swims
like a fish but cannot and will
not conform to any accepted
style....which, of course,
immediately disqualifies her
from citation for a swimming
badge under any accredited
swimming instructor,
But our youngest child is
another matter. He's been
enrolled in swimming lessons
for two summers now and if
there's a crest to be earned, you
can bet he'll earn it.
When this child was just five,
he was actually afraid of the
water. He'd go to the lake with
us but no amount of coaxing
would get him into the water.
He'd sit on the edge of the beach
playing in the sand and should
the water get too close to him,
he'd get all choked up with
tears and high-tail it for dry
ground,
Being a dutiful mother, I was
concerned. This child was tall
for his age. I suppose it deflated
my ego to see much smaller
children happily splashing in
the water while my kid cringed
and squirmed if a wave dashed
over his smallest pinky. So I
enrolled him in swimming
classes.
I took my son to the pool just
down the street from us, and
explained the situation to the
little girl in charge of tots. She
nodded knowingly as I
confessed that my son was a
real timid tyke when taking to
the water. I told her we were
going to the lake for the summer
and I wanted to be at least
comfortable while near the
water and not screaming with
fear the minute he got a little
damp. She understood, she said,
and enrolled him, for swimming
classes at the end of July.
In the meantime, we went to
the lake at the beginning of
summer. I wasn't afraid to let
him go to the beach with his big
sister because I knew he'd do
nothing but sit in the sand and
build castles or whatever it is
that kids make in the sand.
Then one day I walked down
to the beach to check on my son
and to my horror he wasn't
there, I searched everywhere —
except in the water. I was'in a
panic by the time I heard his
voice call, "Hey mom, watch
me."
I turned my head just in time
to watch him diving off the,little
boat dock into the water below.
I was shocked to silence. I cohid
only stand there and gape as he
bobbed in and out of the• water
like a cork.
Needless to say, the first day
of his swimming, class was a
disaster, His teacher looked at
me as though I'd developed
leprosy right before her eyes, My
shy little baby took to the pool
like a dolphin, leaving, his
classmates dripping and dazzled
in his wake.
After two days in class, my
son wouldn't listen to his
teacher any more. He didn't like
swimming lessons, he told me.
He couldn't have any fun he
said. His instructor didn't
encourage me to leave him so I
gave up in disgust and took him
home.
This summer, though, I
enrolled him again, hoping
against hope that my son and
the pool staff had forgotten the
first experience. They had.
After. the first day of lessons,
my son gleefully announced he
had been promoted. On the
second day, I was told he'd been
promoted again. On the fourth
day, I went to the pool to see fo
myself,
Sure enough, there was m
son lined up with his classmates.
He was the smallest,,.,but
hardly the least attentive. On
the whistle, he was in the water.
Front crawl. Back stroke. Back
stroke. Flutter kick. Float. You
name it.
From dry dock to swimming
champion....to mother's surprise.
The Aimwell Unit of the
U.C.W. held their annual family
picnic Sunday, August 13 at
Stan McDonald's. A barbecue
lunch 'was enjoyed by over 70
persons present. Mary Peel,
Betty Hulley and Marjorie
Duizer were in charge of sports.
Winners were: pre-school,
Judy Carter and Lisa Duizer; 6-
BY MARY McILWAIN
Mr. and Mrs. John Jewitt,
Carol Ann, Judy, Danny and
Billy returned home on
Wednesday from a trip to the
east coast.
Rhonda, • Jeff and Scott
McMichael of Goderich spent
,the „igee„kend. with their
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°Own and Joan. • ,
Miss Betty Buchanan spent a
feyv days the past week with
Mary Ann and Janice Klaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Erratt
of Hensall visited on Sunday
with Mrs. Luther Sanders.
Andrew, Janice, Steven and
Sandra Vivian of Staffa spent
the weekend with their aunt and
uncle Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Thompson and Rick.
John Lawson spent from
Wednesday till Friday with his
cousin Barry Twiner of
Tuckersmith.
Joan Thompson returned
home on the weekend from a
week's holiday in Sarnia. Beth
Keyes returned with her to
spend this week.
Weekend visitors with Mr.
and Mrs, Jack Medd and Kerri
were Mr. and Mrs. Dave Medd
and Kim of Blyth, Mr. Jim
Medd of B.C., Miss Margaret
Gemmell of Clinton, Mr. and
Mrs. Lundy McKay of Toronto,
Mr. Bruce Johnston of Grand
Valley, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Vincent, Mark of Blyth, Mr. and
Mrs. Phil Philips, Huron Park
and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cook of
Sarnia.'
Mr. and Mrs. John
Thompson, Sharon and Bob,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred Scott,
Brenda John and David, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Thompson and
Rick, Mr, Ken Thompson and
Joan, and Beth Keyes attended
the Love picnic held in Goderich
on Sunday.
Sunday callers with Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Riley and family were
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riehl, Kim,
Jackie and Shelley of Huron
PERSONALS
Those attending picnics in
Exeter en Sunday were Mrs.
Beth Knox attending the Eadie
family picnic, Mr, and Mrs.
Harry Durnin, Karen and
Shane, Mr. Emmerson Hesk,
Mrs, Laura Lyon, Mr, and Mrs.
Murray Lyon and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Lyon and family
attended the Lyon family picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Shobbrook
attended the Normac 0.E.S,
picnic in Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Torn Duizer,
Laurel, Lisa and Stephen, Mr,
and Mrs. Lorne Hunking
returned home on Friday night
from a week's vacation at
Bracebridge and Sudbury.
Mrs. Harry Durnin is visiting
this week with her sister, Mrs.
Edna Holmes in Dresden.
Miss Gladys Ross of
Hamilton spent the weekend
with Miss Edythe Beacom..
Visitors on Sunday with' Mr.
Will Govier and Mrs. Lillie
Webster were former's daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hann and
Brenda of Waterloo.
Dwight and Julaine Adams of
Wingham spent a few days last
week with their aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Shobbrook,
Darrell and Diana.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Adams and
family of Wingham visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Shobbrook, Darrell and
Diana. Darrell returned home
with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Carter, Larry
and Colleen spent weekend with
Mrs. Alberta Armstrong in
Hamilton and visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs, Derwin
Hancocks and family at
Mississauga.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Armstrong
and family of Stratford spent
Monday to Wednesday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Armstrong.
Members of Bellview Trailer
Club, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Croucher and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Mitchell of
Strathroy spent Thursday night
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Veitch
and boys of Ailsa Craig spent
Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Will Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shaddick,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Anderson,
Mr: and Mrs. Leonard Caldwell
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lee were
guests on Saturday at the
Miller-Miller wedding in
Holmesville United Church. Mr,
and Mrs. Will Manning were
guests at the Sainsbury-Brenton
wedding in St. Paull; United
Church, Kent Centre, Chatham
on Saturday, They also called
on Mr. and Mrs. BO Chrysler
(Margaret Tanablyn) in
Chatham.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Shaddick this past week
were Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Shaddick and children of Glen
Morris from Wednesday to
Sunday. On Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs. John Shaddick and
children of Goderich visited.
Mr, and Mrs. Bill Mairs of
Kitchener visited on Thursday
with Mrs. Myrtle Fairservice,
Mr. Will Govier and Mrs. Lillie
Webster.
Mr. and Mrs. David
Fairservice and Maureen of
Dollard Des Ormeaux, Quebec
visited last week with his
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Fairservice,
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Mrs. Mervyn Durnin is a
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London.
Mr, and Mrs. .13ert, Shobbrook
were dinner guests on Thursday
evening with former's sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Pere Gibbings,
Clinton. Also present were Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Crawford,
Maniton, Manitoba, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Crawford and
Mrs, Maude Radford of Blyth.
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