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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-06-16, Page 8Page 8—-Clinton News-Record-—Thursday, June 16, 1966 r BEAUTIFUL BREEZY , 'By OltCHAMBER cion'- “re- Rambling With Lucy (Lucy R, WoodsJ Recently on TV a distinguished visitor was shown, tour­ ing a large well-operated piggery -r- seeing pork production at first hand. Such, care was being taken to keep the herd healthy that visitors Were not allowed to touch anything and were required to don plastic overshoes lest they tarninate the building, And as Lucy glimpsed the little ones having their freshment” she thought of many incidents in hpr life, con­ nected with pigs, ‘ First there was the ditty her father sang to them as children; “There was an old sow Which lived in a sty And twelve little piggies had she-ee ’ And she waddled about Saying Umph! Umph! Umph While the little ones siaid' Wee! Wee! Now these little pigs Grew skinny and thin And' skinny and thin grew, they-ey, From trying too hard.1 to say Umph! Umph! Umph! When they only should say Wee! Wee!” Pigs, lest you think, gentle readers, have dirty habits) are if given half a chance, the cleanest of all animals in cap­ tivity, In a covered pen, they endeovour to keep one comer dean and dry for sleeping, they use another comei* as a lavatory — not adjacent to 'theiir feeding and watering troughs! And when at large, they know where the succulent vitamin-filled grubs ate hidden'. They clean themselves' by rolling in trie mud or earth; If they are dirty, it is their keeper’s fault. Did you know that pigs were responsible for the great establishment of Bath in England with its healing mud-packs, hot baths and curative mineral waters in the Royal Bathsi? Legend has it that a herd of swine with ;obvious> skin infection' and in very poor physical condition, hung « around' a warm spring tin a field. They wallowed in the mud, andzit was observed were restored to good! health with clean skins. Thie Romans built their hot baths and health centre on this spot, the original of which may be seen 20 feet below the present facilities — so much has become earlth and piled up in the centuries. When Lucy was a yery small girl she _ was visiting her father’s cousin, William H. Woods, “Stanley Villa” (now Marsville). The old sow had little pigs and sb Lucy’s mother and1 the other mlembers of the family went out to siee theta. .The sow was very cross but Cousin Will shut her up in her “bedroom”. Then he lifted Lucy over into the pen- and told her she could have all the laittle pigs she could catch. The darling pink-velvet piglets' were' very quick and they easily slippejd, through Lucy’s little hand's. Cousin Will was quite safe in his promise — he lost not one of the litter! ' .’ Lucy might have tried some subterfuge in cornering them only she was a bit timid and distracted for Mama pig was, lit­ erally shaking the sity in her effort to get to her babies. And when she was being fed Cousin Will had warned 'Lucy to stay back and not be climbing up to look over into the pen. S:o although her disappointment alt not having captured a silky soft little blue eyed pig was great, she still recalls .the relief when she was lifted outside the pen. It was a clean pen and smelled of creosote or'similar disinfectant of those diays. Pigs are very punctual in their feeding habits. And' unlike some -human beings, they are not gluttons and never overeiat as so many people think they do. Lucy recalls hearing Mrs. David McNaughton tell Of an extra pig in (a littler which she raised on a bottle. When the others suckled their mother, this little one ran squealing to the, (house for its bottle. One day Mrs. McNaughton was’ down cellar getting the milk. She heard a familiarx“Wee! Wee!” (and there was. little piggy’ standing at the.,top of the Stairs waiting. It Had pushed through ari open-door into the main part of the house.. Pigs ape temperamental. Stubbornly they refuse to be driven 'in 'any particular direction by man. Nio matter how big a stick in his hand1, they’ll go their own way! But they may be led or coaxed. During the First Great War, Lucy and1 Jean raised one or twb pigs every year and sold. them, to their father as a money-making project. The first one was1 Jean’s pet and She Used to get into the pen and fondle and sing to this little white weanling. It was comical to see the dreamy expression of this little pig which obviously enjoyed lullabies! -But another ye'ar there were two red Tamworths to which the. sound of voices only seemed' to mean food. They • , - never were pets in the real Sense of the word. Nb doubt they realized their value as bacon hogs:! There was also a sow but she was disappointing in that she flopped herself d'own on her babies and only 'twjo or throb survived. - ■ Quite the largest sows Lucy ever saw, were at the Piggery at the Mental Hospital, Chester, England. Lucy and her aunt' were guests of Chief Aiderman of Chester and his wife in 1 1934. He was chairman of the Mental Hospital Board. His pet project when he lived in the country had been a Piggery. His sows and boars (Yorks) could trace their ancestry practi­ cally back to the Doomsday Book! When he moved into Curzon Park', overlooking the city and the beautiful river Dee, he presented1 the Piggery to the Mental Hospital. So this was a paint of interest. Lucy and her aunt glimpsed two-hour to two-week old pigs with their mamas. The whole sty was scrubbed out every day and reeked of disinfectant. Pat, the inmate in charge, was obviously pleased to show them off and recite their pedigrees. Time was when most villagers raised a pig or two for supply of meat. But with the changing health rules and re- ''stricted areas, one has' to depend on the. experts to, raise them now. x No longer is it the lowly porker! In days gone by, he consumed1 table scraps and lel't-overs which today goes into the garbage pail as waste. Indeed, while hogs bring $30.00 ar more per hundred weight, their prestige is high! ' Hotel Clinton and Saturday Evenings Only 'Chicken In a Basket* Friday—Served from 9:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. . Saturday—Served from 9:30 p.m. to Midnight SMORGASBORD DINNERS BAYFIELD PERSONAL ITEMS •' CHURCH NEWS • CLUB ACTIVITIES • VILLAGE HAPPENINGS Correspondent: AUDREY BELLCHAMBER Phone 565-2864, Bayfield Subscriptions, Classified Advs, and Display Advs. all accepted by the Bpyfield correspondent, J Mr, 'and Mrs'. Keith Pruss and family, London, spent the weekend ait their new cottage on Peggy Acres. .Mr. -and Mrs. Whitesail,, Wheatley, were weekend guests' of Mr, and Mrs. Donald John­ ston. Mrs, Johnston has been appointed church organist for Trinity Anglican Church, Bay- field. Mr, and Mrs. Ivan Steckle had as their guests last week, Lee Etue, Detroit. They were joined alt the weekend by their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Taylor, David and Paul, Londbn. Mr. iand Mrs. Clarence Lar­ son and Karen, London, were weekend visitors with his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J,.Lar­ son. Mrs. W. R. Wilson, Detroit, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Chapman. Michael Scotchmen is visit­ ing Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Mc­ Laughlin in Toronto for several days. Mr. and Mrs. William Barber apd family, St. Thomas, were at their cottage for the week­ end. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ham-, blin, Qu’Appelle, Sask., and their son Robert, Innisfail, Al­ berta, called on friends in the village last week. They were visiting their aunt,, Mrs. John Reid, Seaforth. This was Mrs. Hamblin’s first visit east for 32 years, and sire recalled many former school friends with whom she attended Bayfield Primary School. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Klaudi and baby son, Albert, returned to. Woods took on Sunday, after visiting the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Baker for the weekend. Mr. ‘and Mrs. E. W. Oddleif- son returned home1 last week from Eriid, Oklahoma, where they spent a week with their aunt, Mrs. S. H. McEvoy. ' R. H. .Middleton and son Bob, Newlyweds Visit Bayfield Couple BAYFIELD — Mr. and Mrs. Harry Land from Bodegraven, the Netherlands, are spending their honeymoon in Bayfield. . Mr. and Mrs'. Andrew H. Land of Vancouver, B.C., .are on holiday here and Mr. and Mrs. George Land, also newly weds, joined their parents1, Mr. and Mrs. _ John Land for the weekend — and to complete the family circle, Mr. and Mrs O. H. Land and1 their three children joined them for dinner on Sunday. A very momentous dlay, as it was the. first time -in three years the whole family had been together. Hensall, were dinner guests of Mr, and Mrs. Carl E. Diehl on Sunday. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pye and family, Ruscombe; Mr. and Mrs. Brian Pye, Windsor, and Miss Mary Widcombe, spent the Weekend at,'their cottage in the Jewett Grove area. ’ F/L and Mrs. Robert Mac­ Donald are -occupying one of the Jowett cottages. F/I/ Mac­ Donald is on course at CFB Clinton. - . ' George Lindsay, 'University of Waterloo; Nigel Bedcham­ ber, Dennis Logan and’ Jim Robinson, University of West­ ern Ontario, were all recipients of good news1 in Saturday's mail. .Congratulations gentlemen! • Fred Masluok t and his two daughters, London, were at their Dow Street cottage for the weekend. • Mr. and Mrs. Peter Murray and • their grandson Timmy, were at their lakeshore cottage this weekend. Mrs.. John Pearson spent Thursday and Friday in Lon­ don, returning with her sop Jahn and family on Friday evening; Mr. and 'Mrs. Pearson, Jr., and son Doug, stayed at their cottage' on Dow Street until' Sunday. Enjoying the delightful week­ end at their summer hotaes were: Mrs. John McConkey .and family, Mrs. Nelson McConkey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hart, all of London; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fish­ er and Frank, St, Agatha; Mrs. Kaillib, Detroit, and the Misses Steadman, and' Mr. and Mrs. Tom Steadman and their daugh­ ter, London.' Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pease •and family, London, spent the weekend in the village. The Rev. Canon H. M. Lang- Ford is a guest at the Albion Hotel; other weekend guests at the hotel were, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Filter, their daughter and niece, from St. Clair, Mich.; .and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sltuairt of Sairpia. Mr. -and Mrs. Stewart Atkin­ son, Mount Clemens, Mich., were at theiir summer home this weekend. Mrs. C. F. Kaniter, Detroit, is spending the month of June at-her‘cottage. Mr. and Mrs. E. J..Reid, De­ troit .and Bayfield, are in resi­ dence • at their Louisa Street. home. Mrs-. Reid’s sister, Mrs. George Reid, Varna, was theiir weekend 'guest. Visiting, them- on Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Brooks, Sarnia. Mrs. Gearige Little had her nephiew, OPP Constable Wil­ liam Johnston, his sons, Jeff and Gerald, St. Catharines, as gueslts for' Saturday and Sun­ day. Mrs. S. -H. Bryant’s guests for' the welkend were her daugh­ ter .and son-in-law, Mr., and Mrs. Barney Myers, London. Visiting Mr, and ' Mrs,' Fred LeReau for the weekend were her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moss, Lopdbn. Mt- and Mrs. Stephen Seotch- mer, Siarni'a, spent Friday ’till Sunday- with his-’ parents, ]\|r. and Mrs, A. F,- Scotchmen. Mr., and Mrs. G. S. Ppulter, Ottawa, ware guests for the wekend of Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Rivers. Mr; and Mrs. Tom Logan, Jr., and -bafby daughter, Sara, London, visited their parents, Mr. .and Mrs. T Logan over .the weekend, Mrs. Walter Westlake, Mrs. Jim - Hutchings, Mrs. Carrie Heard', Mrs. B. Menerey, Mrs. John' Bailey, Mrs. L. McMillan, Mrs. R. R. Fitzsimons, Mrs. Fred Mote, Mrs, R. Armstrong and Sturgeon, ’ Mrs,Tom k/|/| Mrs; George Hopson joined the Clinton Clintonian dub last Thursday, June 9, on a charter­ ed bus to Kitchener and Elmira. Mir- and Mrs. Ken Knights, London, were with. Mrs. Knights parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oharies Scotchmen this weekend. Guests of the Rev. Canon and Mrs, H. F, Pauli at “Camborne House” over the weekend were, Miss Carrie Dixon,' Branttor'd, who spent the weekend with them,' and Mrs. R. E. Bricker, and Mrs. K. E. Froom, Kitehen-, er, who. visited them on Satur­ day, .and Miss Doris Armitage and Mrs. R, F. Taylor of Lis- towel, who were dinner guests on Sunday’. Gordon Logan and Bud Rob­ inson leave on Wednesday for Font Nelson, B.C., where they will- spend the summer monthfe. Cubs-Brownies Ball Game At Bayfield Bayfield* Brownies and Cubs, cheered on by leaders and par­ ents -met, in a hotly contested' baseball game on Tuesday night. .' The game had been priced. .........•( ..... 1 1 i .. . over many a dinner table be­ fore it took placp, as one iippthei’ lemarked, having el child,, on .each .side, fefrained &‘om comment. One small girl volunteered the jntormgtion be­ fore “the 'game, “We'll beat the pants off ’em”! Alas! The fipal score: Cubs 17* Brownies 16. The greatest military tattoo ever sitaged in Canada, nearly 2,000 troops, will be held dur­ ing Expo 67. ATTENTION FARM OWNERS We. require permanent services from June 15 to November 15 each year, of an owner of farm land for the raising of several thousand pheasants, from age 6 weeks to 20 weeks. About three hours dally work required putting out food pellets and water in wire enclosed pens which we will supply and erect on owner’s land. We also supply ail pheasant food. No cost to farm owner. Well-Known Heiisall Couple Celebrate 50th Anniversary WILL PAY $150.00 PER MONTH FOR THIS SERVICE Reply in writing to: SOLDEN FOREST. PHEASANT ; FARMS LIMITED SUITE 202, 1000 YONGE STREET, TORONTO 5, ONTARIO The Health of Animals Branch of the Canada Depart­ ment of Agriculture in co-operation with the Huron County Health Unit will hold a , WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. CIVILIANS ARE WELCOME TO BRING THEIR PETS TO THIS CLINIC (Photo by Frank Phillips) MR. AND MRS. NORMAN JONES NOTICE TO OWNERS OF Prevention of Rabies FREE RABIES CLINIC dt Community Centre. Adastral Park CFB Clinton BAYFIELD — Fire of un­ determined origin completely ■gutted the old Thomson house on the Bayfield Line in fhe early hours of Thurs­ day last. Known as the “Haunted House”, it was - built in the late 1800’s by a Dr. R. Gaird-. •ner. It h'as not 'been' used as a permanent residence for many years and although the state of preservation of the building at the time of the cer-fire is riot known, it- is tain that it commanded one of the finest views’ of the lower Bayfield River valley. We understand that the name of the person turning in , toe fire alarm as not known. Bayfield fire chief Walter Westlake reports that the 'building was in an advanced state of destruction when the alarm. - was turned in, .by which time, flames were vis­ ible from the village. 7 ’ Mr. and Mrs. Norman Jones, Hensall, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday, June 12, with a family, .dinner at Monetta Menard’s, Grand Bend, attended by all members of their family and grandchild­ ren, who presented them with lovely gifts including 50 gold ’mums., ■ ’ ' The , wedding table was cen­ tred with .the wedding cake flanked with gold' and bronze ’mums. Mr. ‘and Mrs. ■ Jones were married June 14, 1916, at . the home of the bride’s parents, Abraham and Melissa Hugill of Huron Road, by the late Rev. Robert McKinley. Following their marriage they lived on the groom’s farm in Stanley Town­ ship, where Mr. Jones farmed for 27 years before retiring’ to Hensall in 1943. ‘ They have a family of two ■sons and two daughters: - Wil- mer, Stanley Township, on the homestead1, and Wes; of Port Perry; (Kathleen), Mirs. Fred Ireland, Toronto; arid (Mildred) Mrs. Ian*, Ferguson, London; eight» grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mr. Jones is a carpenter and contractor and has built many fine homes and buildings. He served on 'the Hensall Council for eight years', and was Reeve seven, years. He was active in the Hensall IOOF Lodge and received .his 50-year jewel, •Marell 1965. Both are members bf Hensall United Church where Mrs. Jones is active in the church organizations They were the recipients of cards, gifts, and congratulatory- messages from Lester B. Pear­ son, Prime Minister of Canada; John Diefenbaker, and Robert McKinley; Huron MP. V Vaccination against rabies will be provided for dogs and cats, three months of age and over., Owners who re­ quire certificates of vaccination for export or other pur­ poses should consult their private veterinary. No certifi­ cates will be issued at this clinic. Help prevent human exposure to rabies, take advantage of this opportunity to have yours pets immunized. A booster shot each year is recommended. \24b AUCTION SALE! At The Clinton Legion Hall. Clinton. Ontario 20th What does the Bank of Montreal offer you? Basic Banking, that’s what! Basic Banking is based on the fact that nine times out of ten when - you enter a bank you are looking for service in . ‘ one of three basic areas—savings, personal chequing or current accounts. Basic Banking means simply that we have* geared our branch offices to give you absolutely top performance in these three vital services. 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APPLIANCES and TV — A large Refrigerator With a full oross-top freezer, 2 Electric Ranges, one being a deluxe model. A Long-Skirt Washer with pump, a 21 cu. ft. Deep Freeze that holds over 800 lbs. of frozen food. Automatic Washer arid Dry- er >— matching pair. Combination Radio and Record Player, and ■last of all, 4 different Television -Sets, 21” models that have all been checked over and are in A-l working condition. All the Appliances ih this 'Said are Guaranteed to be in A-l- working condition When you hook them Up at your home. BRAND NEW CLOTHING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY — A large selection oL Clothing has just been received tor Auction .ftom one of the largest Clothing Wholesalers, in Canada. This lot consists of MHN'S CLOTHING — Socks, Underwear, Ties, Sweaters, Dress Shirts, Sport Shirts, Dress Pants, Pyjamas, T- Shirts, Work SOOkS, Work Shirts. 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