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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1974-02-14, Page 7Minister from Toronto, was in the Village on Sunday and held a Church Service in Knox Presbyterian Church. *** . Winnifred Armstrong, a student at George Brown College in Toronto was at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Armstrong, RR 3 Bayfield for the weekend. *5* Best wishes to Mr. Lloyd Westlake, who is recuperating at' his home following a three- week hospital confinement. UCW Levis and Kathy Lewis played instrumentals, Mrs, Miller closed the meeting with the Lord's Prayer. 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Entry forms available from the cashier. 1111117AWOM 2 HURON 482-7912 Oprivelloril CLINTON HENSALL CO-OPT Has moved to new ,more efficient premises IN HENSALL LOOK FOR OUR STORE BEHIND THE CO-OP ELEVATOR ENTER OFF NELSON STREET or . SOUTH OF HENSALL SALES BARN PLEASE NOTE PHONE NUMBER 262-3002 e6Ile 2x2''s Ce llin Adhesives 9 ri ll ie nails coP'" "nd Sta Dri mouldings Strapping Power Tools hand Tools Doors Amerock Sheetrock Hardware i • shellac ‘O‘S Weiser locks aPtclittEtatTE,L &BIIIDINGS)00- Look for the street side sigh of the corner of Princess Street WesL J.W. Counter Builders Supplies 94 Albin St. (Hwy. No. 4) Clinton Awe.' 4824818 Shelving P.PINTON NEWS—RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1974--7 News of Ba Geld BY MILVENA apVictioN tone Hospital, LOodon, /Mr. Ross Broadfoot is e patient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter, • Historical Club The Bayfield Historical ociety meeting held Meritlay vening, February 11 in the unicipal Building was haired by Mrs. A.S. Morton, nd due to the absence of the ecretary, Miss Ethel Dewar, he minutes of the December meeting were read by Mm, Marie Watson and approved, A list of ideas for the Society o follow up on, presented in 1968, was read and discussed; hese included histories of older homes; family studies to link up with families in the old country; Bayfield Harbour and bridges; fishing and ice in- dustry; hotels and summer cot- tages; churches; schools; municipal' buildings and histories; mills, elevators, brick and tile yards; agriculture and Bayfield Fall Fair; com- munications, roads, telephone, telegraph, hydro; fraternal societies, Orange Lodge; sports, athletics, passtimes, cubs,' scouts, guides, brownies; Bayfield Fire Assoc; Bayfield Library; military history, Fenian raids, World War I and II, Red Cross Society; Clan Gregor Square, Pioneer Park; Baron de Tuyll, Admiral Bayfield and the Bayfield Cemetery. Other suggestions would be very welcome and volunteers to research any sub- ject would be appreciated. Brig. F. A. Clift volunteered to do the history of John Galt and the Canada Company. The March meeting will be on the history of Clan Gregor Square, by Milvena Erickson and the April meeting will be taken by Brig. G.L.M. Smith, Mrs. LeRoy Poth, Mrs. Elva Metcalf and Mrs. Vine Parker with the topic "The History of the•Schools", Mrs. J.E, Hovey was guest speaker for the evening arid gave the history of the store they once owned, now owned by Pat and Wynn Graham. Mrs. Hovey said the store was more than 120 years old and was acquired from the Baron de Tuyll by Donald McKenzie who operated it for two years, selling it to Donald Fraser who. incidentally was the first Village postmaster in 1851. The bricks for the store were hauled from Tudor Marks brickyard by Billy Boh John-' ston's father. The . Frasers carried on in business for 23 years and lived in a log house about four miles north of the Village and commuted' daily. Robert Barker then purchased the store and later sold it fa his brother Daniel Barker, who in 1878 sold it to Tudor Marks but Daniel Barker continued to operate it for Mr, Marks for the next six years. George Hewson then pur- chased it and added a dispen- sary and a gift shop, and some of the gifts purchased in Hewson's store were on display at the meeting. Ed Merner then bought out the store and later sold it to Miss Maggie Reid, In 1944 George Elliott bought it out and in turn sold it to D,L, Stevenson, On April Fools' Day 1946, Ernie and Dorothy Hovey purchased the store, ,and the inventory in- cluded such items as wallpaper, boots, tar, chick starter, coal oil as well as the regular line of groceries. Mrs. Hovey said some of the prices were 24, pounds of flour for 89 cents, five lbs. of eatmeal for 25 cents, 100 lbs. sugar for $8 and milk at 12 cents a quart. Rationing was still in effect when they took over. For 20 years Ernie and Dorothy operated Hovey's General Store and on Oct. 31, 1966 they sold their business to Elwood Mitchell, who in turn sold it to the present owners Pat and Wynn Graham in 1969. Besides being a general store, the 'building housed a dance hall, gift shop, dispensary, Post Office and presently, along with Graham's General Store 'she building contains the office of Doctor G. H. Shepherd. It proved to be a varied and in- teresting history of one of the Village's oldest business establishments still in operation from the time of its origin. Brig. G.L.M. Smith was elec- ted as chairman of the nominating committee, with powers to add to the number, to bring in a slate of officers for the next meeting. These to in- clude a chairman, vice- chairman, secretary and treasurer. The various commit- tees will be picked later at the meeting. Mrs. Jean Bell and Mrs. Jessie Blair, as hostesses, ser- ved a lovely lunch while the members and guests viewed scrferal pictures of "Hovey's Store", shots of the Village and harbor area and old tax notices. BLUEBIRD SOCIETY The Bayfield Area Bluebird Society, who last fall received a $5,000 New Horizons Grant to construct 800 bluebird houses, are busy assembling and pain- ting them• in the basement kit- chen of the Old Town Hall. 4 o • Early in January, they bought a load of California Redwood lumber and Frank Burch, Len Apeidaile and - Frank Peter cut out enough patterns to assemble 400 in Mr. Peter's ,garage. These are almost completed and the remaining 400 will be cut in the near future. Reg York who is in charge of box production told us these bluebird boxes should last for 20 years when constructed of Redwood. Mon- day afternoon is "Ladies Day" at painting and assembling and Tuesday afternoon the men take over. Harvey MacDougall is the president and petty Burch the secretary of the Society: Jessie Blair is in charge of getting people involved, At present, only the adults are involved in the project, but they are hepeful of .getting the yotinger people in. the community in- terested in helping to place the boxes for the nesting season, While this reporter was there on Monday afternoon, Jessie Blair, Betty Burch, Kay Reid and Mary Shepherd, under the capable direction of 'Reg York were busy painting the boxes, and looked to be doing a very fine job or it. • Injunction Denied An interim injunction asked for by Elite Anchor Invest- ments Ltd., against the Village of Bayfield and the Council regarding an intention to ex- propriate the river flats on the north side of the Bayfield River Was denied by Mr. Justice David Henry of the. Supreme Court of Ontario, in London Court, Thursday, February 7. UCW Units 1 and 2 of the United Church Women met in the basement of the Church for a pot-luck dinner on last Thur- sday at noonhour. Following the smorgasbord dinner and kitchen clean-up, the February meeting of the Units was held. The Devotional period , was taken by Doris Reddoch and Elva Metcalf. The secretary, Anna Scotch- mer, read the_ minutes of the last meeting and Margaret Scotchmer gave the treasurer's report. Roll call was answered by 23 members who reported on a visit to a shut-in or a newcomer. One guest, Mrs. Lynda Collins was present, Business included the choir and Sunday School teacher's dinner on Monday evening, February 18 and the entertain- ment to follow. The World Day of Prayer Service will be held Friday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. in St. Andrews United Church. • It was decided to dispense with the Spring Tea and Bake Sale usually held in April. Kathleen Siertsema, the new 'president of the U.C.W., 'was presented , with, 'a silver baby mug and a savings account for her new son, Duane. The meeting closed with the Miz- path Benediction, Brownie Meeting All the Brownies came to the Municipal Building on Brownie night, February 5. Twenty-two Brownies were there and four were away. Brown Owl's first helper is Tawny and we hope she comes again;she is sick. The Fairy Queen was Allison Postill. She took around the money plate. We have to put in ten cents.Joanne Chapman got- a collectors and craft badge; Ruthie DeRuyter got a writer's badge; Cindy and Lori Talbot and Diana Claus got their housekeeping badges. Dawn Merner, Ann Talbot and Diana Claus got their cooking badges. MaryLynn Talbot brought a game, The Brownies are working on their cooking badges. We closed with a game Brown Owl showed us and we all sang our Brownie goodbye song and Taps. Diana Claus Personals Mr. and Mrs, Art Latimer and Christine, Toronto, spent the weekend with her Mother, Mrs. G.L. Knight. *** Mr. and Mrs, Harry Baker were in Port Huron, Mich. for the weekend as the guests of his daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Moore Hislop and family. *** Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cluff, Rob and Tara, London, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred LeBeau for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs, Del Arsenault, Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. John Scarrow, Seaforth, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rob Irwin and Robbie. *** Mrs, A.S. Morton returned to her home in the Village after a nine week visit with her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. G.R. Wyatt and family in Kingston. Prior to this, she had spent sometime with her daughter and son-in- law, Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Forrester and family in Ot- tawa. *5* Miss Joy Cleave visited for the weekend with.Miss Wendy Greer at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo. **a Mr. and Mrs. Ross McMichael and Jack of Oil. City were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Craig. *** Michael Ferris, a student Ontario St. The Afternoon Unit of On- tario St. United Church started their new year with a Pot luck dinner in January. The officers for 1974-1975 are: leader, Mrs.' Ernie Crich; assist-leader, Mrs. Bill Miller; secretary and press reporter, Mrs. Frank McGregor; assist- secretary, Mrs. W. Webster; treasurer, Mrs. A. J. McMurray; social conveners, Mrs. W. Glazier and Mrs. Austin Matheson; program convener, Mrs. Geo, Potter; quilt. conveners, Mrs. M. Wiltse, Mrs. A. J. McMurray; pianist, Mrs. L. Radford; assist pianist, Mrs. G. Richardson. At the meeting on Feb, 5, Mrs. Norman Trewartha's group was in charge of devotions and Mrs. Bill Miller took charge for the business period. The ladies were delightfully entertained by Mrs. Langd on's music pupils. Ann Levis and Lori Craig sang solos. Lori BY RENA 'CAIXOWELL Mrs. Eixair Monasean has been moved from Seaforth Community Hospital to Vic, *** Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Don Haw, ,returned on• Saturday from • v W eileefinfea tion MeXico. ' They reported a won, derful holiday, and highly recommend this as an en- joyable vacation spot for anyone. *** ' Many Baylield residents are kept busy this winter building Bluebird houses in the basement of the Municipal Building. About 400 are nearing completion and another 400 are being cut and readied for assembly. Working on the project, financed by a $5,000 New Horizons grant, are left to right, Jessie Blair, Betty Burch, Kay Reid and Mary Shepherd. (photo by Milvena Erickson)