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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1971-02-25, Page 8Page Times-Advocate, February 25, 1971 Facts N Fancies By Gwyn de &lad WINS AWARD — Barbara Dougall, second year student at Centralia College, was the first winner of a plaque for proficiency in fashion. The plaque was recently presented to the college by the South Huron Women's Institute. Miss Ruth Skinner, first president of the District Institute, ma de the presentation. photo by Norm Hyde Day of prayer New people for new age Pentecostals send birthday gift theme ry being Praise Brings the Business was transacted and it was decided to send a gift to the circle's adopted missionary, Rev. Rhude, for his birthday. The, Women's Missionary Mrs. B. Vinkbeineropened the Circle of the Exeter Pentecostal meeting with prayer church met at the home of Mrs. Mrs. Percy Bodaly gave a Mabel Glenn and Miss: Disher missionary . reading Vice-president Mrs. Elmer Mrs.. Garfield ThOmpson gave Desjardine presided . " the message Opp afternoon, her SUPER DisCount Prices LYSOL 7 oz. Reg. $1.09 59 4 Save .50c RIGHTgUARD DEODORANT _ SPRAY 89 Save .50c REXPRIN 2 x 100 Bottle 2 for 9 6 4 Same as Aspirin ADORN HAIR SPRAY Reg. $1.98 A for 9 85 Save $1.00 SLIQUE DETERGENT for Dishes Reg. $1.57 for 98' 3 GIANT TUBES FLUORIDE TOOTH PASTE 3 for $129 VITAMIN with Iron 1c per Day 200 for $2 00 J-J BABY POWDER Reg.$1.19 9 4 for _8 POLYMULSION FOR ALL THE KIDS 32 oz. — Reg. $5.29 $4 98 for On the WIND COLOGNE $1.25 Value for 89' SUPER DRI DEODORANT Reg. $1.59 . for 99' Save .60c BAND AIDS Box 100 Reg. $1.29 for 98' , SUPER DECONGESTANT COLD TABLETS "Try one of the Best" 24's Reg. $1.33 0 e for Ilya Save .50c UNIQUE LETTER PAD RULED Reg..39c 2 for 40'. DETTOL 16 ozs. Reg. Value SAVE .85c R $2.35 $150 ENVELOPES LINEN Fine Grain .25c 2 for 26' M ! 0 0 L E T 0 N Dru55 ALL PRODUCTS FRESH STOCK --frITI!-- 111377 PHONE 235-1570 EXETER MRS. ERNIE HARVEY, right, shows Cheryl Purdey of The Times-Advocate one of the interesting penguins of her collection. Mrs. Harvey has collected nearly 100 penguins from all over Canada and the United States for 40 years. FRUITS .& VEGETABLES New Crop U.S. CABBAGE good size heads I* 3 each New CARROTS 1 lb. pkges. 2/33' From Florida TEMPLE ORANGES eating or slicing E 9t 125's dozen a Waxed TURNIPS good Size 190 each Buys of the Week Aliens Pure Vitaminized Apple Juice 3/99' Nescafe Instant Coffee 969 Heinz Tomato Ketchup large 20 oz. bottle 48 oz. tins 10 oz. Jar Facelle Royale FACIAL TISSUES 3 Jel I o assorted JELLY POWDERS Robin Hood High Rise CAKE MIX 333's pkges.99 large pkge. 2/39' Angel 59 Philips 25, 40, 60, 100 watt LIGHT Frosted only BULBS 2 .39' Crisco 3 lb. tin SHORTENING $129 Libbys CHILI SAUCE 12 oz. Jar 19' Chase & Sanborn Electric PERK COFFEE 1 lb. bag 98' 1 lb. carton or SOFT 2-8oz. tubs MARGARINE 49' Blue Bonnet IN THIS BIG basket Which she brought back from the east coast are some of the odds and ends which Mrs. Harvey keeps for her hobbies. Her apartment is a gallery of unusual items that she has acquired over the years. On the table to the right are some bridge tally cards designed by Mrs. Harvey, made from colored paper and designed with everything under the sun, including dog biscuits. Lenten Specials in Fish (Frozen) PERCH FILLETS ,b.49' Highliner Highliner Boston Blue large Economy 1% lb. box 79' FISH STICKS Highliner 8 oz. pkge. 29' COD 81 CHIPS FROZEN WAFFLES 12 per pkge. 39' Fresh Boneless Pork at it's Best Pork Backs Fresh Grade A Oven Ready Roasting Chickens Swifts Premium Bologna th 79 Pork Cutlets b891 Steakettes lb 69' Schne de s Beef Pure Pork Homemade Large Country Style Sausage our own make49lb. b49' b 51/2 - 6 lb. average Too much family pride is a bad thing and a menace to life. Family traditions carried on from generation to generation just because they are traditions are tiresome, and sometimes just plain stupid. children, ingrained with the idea they must not move out of certain circles lest they bring dishonor to the family name often turn out to be snobs and useless members of society. However, in its finest sense, family pride is a good thing. Esteem for one's ancestors and the tangible articles handed down from them can be a cementing force that helps us understand just who we are. Some persons abhor anything that smacks of the past and will find' no place in their contemporary homes for furnishings or other items that are not strictly functional, or do not blend with their modern decor. They speak with disgust of the `queers who collect junk'. Others, who seem to me to be just as ridiculous, make the collecting of old things a fetish, dashing hither and thither, with acute antique fever, to pay exhorbitant prices for anything over a 100 years old. Neither a collector nor a fancier of 'only modern things', I believe there is good in both the old and the new. I think that articles passed on from other generations, especially those handed down within families link us up with those persons in our past who, to a large extent, are responsible for what and where we are today. You may tell your children how their great-great- grandmother, at the age of 18, left her family in the old country to sail across the ocean and helped to hew out a new home in this then untamed country, but they will be more impressed with the history if you can show them the blanket box built by her father, whose heart must have ached at the knowledge he would never see his daughter again. The carefully dovetailed box, and the beautifully fashioned little drawers to hold her few precious things, speak of his love for her. And the giant, ornately carved, yellow oak bedstead is something more than just a place to put your head down when you know it was a wedding present to your great-grandmother from her father when she flew the nest to start her own brood. The children may pass the clock in the hall a hundred times Without ever noticing it, but every once in awhile, they recall that that same clock kept the time and ticked off the hours and the lives of two or three generations in England before it was even brought to this country many years ago. Sometimes, they do actually stop and think about that, and I hope experience a sense of belonging that is deep and enduring. Teenagers may profess not to need family guidance or ties. However, eventually, many come to realize, they can never really escape from their family background. One of our children, using disparaging tones, once called her father and I `Puritans'. (It was the worst name she could think of). "You're right," we replied, "There's 400 years of Puritan blood flowing through our veins." (I'm not saying there weren't a few horse thieves mixed in there somewhere, too). We reminded her that the same `Puritan blood' was flowing through her veins. At the time, she thought it was a fate too horrible to bear, but now, several years later, I think she begins to see that she, too, is part of the past from whence she came, and is accepting it with resignation, if not always with good grace. I'm not naive enough to believe that all children with solid backgrounds turn out well. We know that some kids with fine homes, good parents and famous grandparents turn out to be bums. By the same token, children who seem to have had no more attention or interest shown in them than a pumpkin growing on a vine, turn out splendidly. But, I still can't help but feel that knowing one's personal history gives a deeper understanding of the persons we are. Whatever that history, it is good to evaluate it, blow off the chaff and take pride in the kernel that's left. The World Day of Prayer — March 5 — is PRAYER IN ACTION. Thousands of Christians from 150 countries participating in prayer services also donate offerings to help "their brother". The theme this year is A New People For A New Age. The service was prepared by a group of women in the Caribbean countries, under the auspices of the International Committee for the World Day of Prayer. In Canada, the Women's Inter-church Council of Canada, sponsors the World Day of Prayer and allocates the offerings. Its service is adapted with the family in mind. Men, women, and children participate and conduct services which reach from Newfoundland to the North West Territories. Services are held in churches, hospitals, sanatoriums, homes for aged, schools, private homes, and youth groups. Some cities will arrange prayer vigils. In Exeter, World Day of Prayer services will be held in Trivitt Memorial Church at 2:30 p.m. under the convenership of Mrs. G. R. Doidge. Doreen Baker, R.N. will be the guest speaker. Miss Baker spent two years in Malaysia under the sponsorship of CARE. Mrs. Eric Luther will speak in Hensall at the service held in Carmel Presbyterian Church at 3:00 p.m. Funds from last year's offering were distributed in Canada and around the world to alleviate poverty. Support was also given to the production of Christian literature, ecumenical projects and educational work. e•••••••••, Octet etag The Exeter Times Advocate sends birthday greetings to all persons celebrating this week, but special congratulations go to the Weiberg twin brothers of Dashwood FRED WEIBERG, R. R. 2 Dashwood, 80 February 27. HENRY WEIBERG, R. R. 1; Dashwood, 80 February 27. STEWART McQUEEN, Hensall, 89, March 2. E. AUSTIN DILLING, Strathmere Lodge, Strathroy, 84, March 4. PHONE 235-0212 The Smartest Women SAVE a H IGH QUALITY MEATS PERSONAL SERVICE Dinner Kitchener Packers Hams Sugar Cured Boneless Fully Cooked lb. By CHERYL PURDEY A year or so ago, Mrs. Ernie Harvey felt she couldn't do anything — that she had no talents whatsoever. "I felt I was not at all creative," she said. "I can't sew, I can't crochet, I can't paint. I've always admired people who were talented at something," she added. But a visit to her apartment will certainly throw doubt on her statements that she lacks talents. Living alone since her husband died and sometimes shut in due to a heart condition, Mrs. Harvey was encouraged by relatives to take up some hobby. She cast around for something to do, and discovered, to her delight and surprise, that she did have a great deal of talent. For instahce, she designs bridge tally cards, made of colored construction paper. For decorations on the front of the cards, she lets her imagination run wild. She uses pills of various shapes and sizes, bottle caps, toothpicks, buttons, odd pieces of materials. She colors these items and glues them in attractive designs to the front of the tally cards. The only trouble is, she doesn't play bridge. "I don't know what to do with them all," she said. But she gets the added pleasure of giving the tally cards to her card-playing friends. Mrs. Harvey will sometimes take a piece of colorful cloth, decorate it with odds and ends like toothpicks, tie-clips and buttons, frame it and hang it on the wall. Her imagination never runs dry when it comes to finding materials for decorations. She "scrounges around the kitchen" for things to use, and has even used bits of cereal and dog biscuits. But by far the most interesting feature in Mrs. Harvey's apartment is her penguin collection — penguin ornaments in all colors, shapes and sizes and made from many kinds of material. Her collection includes crocheted and wooden penguins, penguins made from buttons, shells and clay. There are several "salt and pepper shaker" penguins in the collection. She even has .penguin hasti notes framed and hanging on her kitchen wall. Mrs. Harvey has always liked penguins. She started her collection over forty years ago when her sister-in-law brought her a small penguin from Boston as a gift. Since then she has collected nearly 100. She has one from every province in Canada and from many states as well. Her most valuable penguin is an antique, brought from an old Quaker lady in Maine. "At one time it was very difficult to find penguins," explained Mrs. Harvey. "Now, it's no problem." She said that she doesn't buy them at random, nor does she buy every one she sees. "Just the ones I like." What about real penguins? Do they hold the same fascination for her? Mrs. Harvey said that she saw some brown Peruvian penguins once and "I was never so disappointed in my whole life." She also has a collection of beautiful antiques, and in addition, she has accumulated a number of interesting items from different parts of the country. For instance, she has a huge old basket that she brought back from the east coast, It once contained a demi-john, but now she uses it as a sort of catch-all basket for her hobby supplies. With a great deal of time on her hands, Mrs, Harvey finds she has many hours to design things and discover all her "hidden talents." "If anyone doesn't know what to do with their time,send them to me," she said, "I some times get lonely but I never get bored." Penguins from all over Creativity conquers boredom N SUNLIGHT 24 oz. bottle LIQUID Our Price imo Pre Priced 2 for 99c SAVE ON JOHNSON'S WAX PRODUCTS Klear SAVE 14c PASTE WAX 79 FUTURE Large E2728ocz L . $1 29 Gerber's Stkained BABY FOOD 6/85 4 Gerber's BABY PANTS 39 Small, Medium, Large