The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-02-11, Page 10Page
Three"Advocate, February 11, 1971
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LADIES ADMIRE POTTERY of William Hart who spoke to S.H.H. auxiliary this week. Mrs. E. Pym,
Mrs. W. Davis and Miss Marion Bissett show interest in the various techniques and glazes.
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We are pleased to wish
Happy Birthday to the
following persons:
CHARLES PAUL,
Kirkton, 80, February 4.
MRS. ELIZABETH
VOLLAND, Hensall, 88,
February 7.
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You know how I feel about
snowmobiles. They're noisy, and
a nuisance on the streets. Oh, I
agree they and their gallant
drivers 'saved the day' during the
storm and they have my gratitude
for that. (My first ride was on the
one the boss sent to bring me into
work at the height of the big
bluster.)
I admit freely they're great as a
utility machines . , . but there I
draw the line.
Consequently, I was
somewhat disconcerted to have
our daughter and her husband
arrive for the weekend with a
trailer and snowmobile in tow.
"Well," I told them
unenthusiastically,"at least the
boys will be ecstatic.
"Boys!" boomed the
son-in-law, "I didn't haul this
machine 80 miles to amuse the
boys. I brought it to convert you
to the pleasures of snowmobiling
in our great outdoors instead of
sitting around in a stuffy old
house."
I told him to forget it. There
was no way he'd get me out on
`that thing'.
"Chicken, chicken," scoffed
the boys.
They know perfectly well I
can't let a dare go by, so, Sunday
afternoon found me muffled up,
sitting astride that fiend of fury
and blasting off like Apollo XIV
through our back yard and into
the vast field of drifts at the rear
of the property. It took six
minutes before I could get my
breath and 15 before I opened
my eyes.
As I gripped the hand bars I
kept telling myself, "relax, just
relax."
Relax? How do you relax
when every muscle, fibre and
brain cell is screaming with craven
fear?
When he finally turned and
headed toward home I did begin
to unwind a little and loosened
my grip. That was almost my
undoing.
Oh, he is a dirty devil.
On previous runs he had gone
over that field with a fine tooth
comb to locate all the treacherous
banks, and by criss-crossing his
way back he managed to hit
everyone of them.
Sure that my head bones
would soon come unstuck from
my back bone it was heartening
to see the house getting nearer.
I was sending up a prayer for
`just a few minutes more strength
of endurance' when Y./-/-/-mu we
flew over a bank that caused my
stomach and heart to switch
places and my tail bone to snap.
Mercifully I still maintained my
grip on the bars.
Finally, we pulled into the
yard but instead of stopping he
gunned the motor and we took
off again, this time over an
obstacle course of hazards he and
the kids had marked out. Down
the gully at the side of the house
we looped up and down and
around banks at 90 degree angles
and at break neck speed. (The
driver insisted later we'd been
hardly moving.)
I knew I couldn't hang on and
I foresaw myself stretched out on
a striker board, back broken, with
all arms and legs encased in
plaster.
Miraculously we made it
round without upsetting. The
children cheered and threw their
mitts in the air, and my husband,
the miserable dog, took off his
red toque to wave us 'round once
more.
So, again we blasted off. This
time I knew I'd never make the
hospital. I thanked God I'd signed
my will and asked Him to send
someone to take care of my
motherless children.
My spouse's face was a blurr as
I saw him waving us on yet
another time. With what
consciousness I had left I made a
mental note to haunt him forever.
I relaxed and waited for the
end to happen.
Suddenly, it was quiet, still
and peaceful. Heaven! Funny, I
hadn't felt a thing.
"Age is not important when
it comes to producing pottery,"
William Hart told the ladies of
South Huron Hospital Auxiliary
at their meeting, Tuesday. Mr.
Hart said he knew of one man
who took ceramics up as a
hobby at the age of 74 and had a
"wild and wonderful time" with
this creative outlet.
"On the other hand children
as young as three or four who
have a feeling for clay can turn
out quite remarkable pinch pots
and other items."
Mr. Hart, a retired school
teacher, was the guest speaker at
the February meeting.
Mrs. Tom McMillan who
introducted Mr. Hart, told the
ladies that with longer life span
and earlier retirement, society is
faced with a serious social
problem of how the aging can
fill the leisure hours they find
hanging on their hands. She felt
Mr. Hart had solved the problem
for himself and could offer
advice for others.
Mr. Hart's talk was based on
the quote of a famous potter,
"From mud to immortality." He
pointed out how a piece of cold,
wet, smelly, and repelling piece
of clay can be changed into a
piece of art that will remain for
thousands of years.
I cracked open an eye
expecting to see a stern St. Peter
surrounded by a heavenly host
looking up my name in The Book.
What I saw was the smirking
face of my son-in-law backed up
by the grins of the rest of the
family.
"Wasn't that great?"
"Marvellous," I gasped.
I wasn't going to admit I'd just
been to hell and back.
Trying to muster up some
dignity and walk to the house my
numb legs crumpled like a couple
of wet noodles and I collapsed on
my face.
They dragged me into the
house and offered
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
and smelling salts. Later in the
evening, as I lowered my
contused and throbbing body
unto the couch my son-in-law
remarked rather sheepishly that
perhaps he'd been a little rough in
`converting' me. Converting me?
Bologna! He wasn't trying to
convert me. He was trying to get
rid of me.
And he came mighty close.
Downward and backward with
snowmobiles!
He had on display the works
of several famous Canadian,
English and American potters,
and he told his audience that the
greatest collection of Chinese
ceramics could be seen at the
Royal Ontario Museum in
Toronto.
To show some of the many
things that can be produced
from clay by the amateur he
exhibited pieces of his work
which included, a dish made of
glazed tile chips, ceramic
jewellery, pinch pots, coil work
and several articles constructed
on the wheel.
Mr. Hart pointed out that
there is a great variety of glazes
and said knowing the theory of
glazing is half the battle. "The
glaze will either make or break
the pot."
During the business part of
the meeting, which was
conducted by president Mrs. Mel
Gaiser, the members were
in formed that Administrator
Alice Claypole would like the
Auxiliary to consider
purchasing a pocket coding
system.
With this system an electric
signal can be beamed to nurses
or workers in various parts of
the hospital to let them know
when they are needed in a
certain area of the building.
Miss Claypole will bring the
matter up before the hospital
board before it is broached to
the auxiliary again.
Mrs. Walter Davis indicated
the Hospital Auxiliaries' District
Chairman will be the guest
speaker at the April meeting,
and Mrs. N. Stanlake, assistant
treasurer, reported the bank
balance was $3,186.93.
Kinettes plan
valentine party
The Exeter Kinettes met at
Exeter United Church and heard
an interesting speaker, Roy
Stephenson, who had toured
through South East Asia.
The remainder of the evening
was spent at the home of Mrs.
Dean McKnight. President Mrs.
Dave Cross welcomed Mrs. Bevan
Bonthron and Mrs. Ian McCallum
of the Hensall Kinettes to the
meeting.
A donation of $25.00 was
made to Children's Aid Society
and $10.00 to War Memorial
Hospital.
Winner of the 25 silver dollar
draw was Julie Blommaert,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cy
Blommaert, Exeter.
A Valentines party was
planned for the children in
February and ' a tour of Andy
Anderson's greenhouses in
March.
The draw brought by Mrs.
Cross was won by Mrs. Ben
Hoogenboom.
Books for all
at library
Mrs. Elizabeth Schroeder,
Exeter librarian, reports there
have been many recent
acquisitions at the library. A few
of these are: QBVII by Leon
Uris; The Group of Seven
(beautiful illustration of
paintings by the group.); A
complete guide to Interior
Decoration; Hockey in Canada
by Brian Conacher; Barricades in
Belfast, by Max Hastings;
Mandela, by Pearl Buck;
Complete Guide to
Snowmobiling.
Mrs. Schroeder says there are
many, many more ... something
for everyone.
On the occasion of Mrs. Pete
Sovereign's birthday, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Dickins, Edward
Street, entertained the following
guests Sunday; Mr. and Mrs.
Sovereign and family, Lucan,
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Caldwell,
Shedden, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Noels, Forest, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice MacDonald, Grand
Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
MacDonald and family.
Mr. and Mrs, Hugh Love
attended the Taylor-Wassman
wedding in Fort Erie over the
weekend.
Boys receive
theory honors
Vincent Glaab and Martin
Dykstra, pupils of Mrs. D.
Wildfong, were successful in
passing with first Blass honorS,
their Grade II theory with the
Royal Conservatory of Music.
The Women's Missionary
Society and Caven Circle met at
the Presbyterian church Monday
evening.
A TV progratn, written by
Mrs. William Sillery, entitled
"The Life of Bobby Burns" was
acted out by Mrs. Sillery, Mrs.
David Miller, Mrs. Norman
Stanlake and Mrs. Alvin Moir
with Mrs. Harry Strang at the
piano.
The program was interspersed
with comical local commercials,
and several Scottish songs were
sung.
Mrs. Stanlake reported that
plans had been made to hold the
World Day of Prayer at Trivitt
Memorial Church, March 5.
The topic from "How the
Word Gets Around" was capably
taken by Mrs. Cliff Ersman and
Mrs. Ed. Johnson. The subject
was,"Communicate ... do we?"
They asked such questions as,
How well do we communicate?
and Do we listen? and conducted
a quiz on communicating.
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During the business meeting of
raven Circle two events were
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2.
UCW study
the Americas
Mrs. Wellington Brock,
leader, conducted the business
for the meeting of Unit 1, UCW,
Thursday.
Mrs. Elva Coates was in
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Link.
A chapter from the study
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She pointed out that the
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Mrs. Coates concluded the
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