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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-07-12, Page 10Exeret Now that most centennial celebrations are over (but hopefully not forgotten) a little retrospection is called for. There would not be much point in going over every event, detail by detail, because each one of us will have personal and individual memories about everything. But the one thing which will stand out among all other memories isthe general feeling of Celebration, good will and brotherhood which has prevailed in Exeter during the last few weeks. And this, more than anything else accounted for the success of centennial. I read a short item recently which explains it in slightly different terms: "There are no secrets of suc- cess. Success is harnessing your heart to a task you love to do, It is focusing the full power of all you are on what you have a burning desire to achieve. Success in not arriving at the summit of a mountain as a final destination, It is perpetual growth. Success is having the courage to meet failure without being defeated, Success is relative and in- dividual. It is your answer to the problem of making your days, Months and years add up to a great life", This definition of success ap- plies equally well to an individual and to a community such as this one. The fact that individuals and groups followed this prescription has made Exeter and centennial what it is and what it was. Of course centennial wasn't without its share of minor problems and complaints. I refer to the editor's column of June 21, just a week before the celebrations began. "Enthusiasm is "still not as great as one would expect with such a memorable occasion in the of- fing," he said. "Surely others in the community (beside the centennial committee) have some spirit and can show a little leadership without asking the members of that group to in- crease their already heavy work load to get some enthusiasm going. It's time others in the community asked themselves what am I doing to boost cen- tennial?" I must say I had to agree with him at that point. Things were moving very slowly, it seemed, and it appeared as though en- thusiasm would never peak in time for the celebrations. Fortunately, this wasn't the case, and perhaps it wasn't such a bad thing. I have always felt that if you looked forward to Heinz 14 oz. Spaghetti • T=0 9 in Families meet for reunions WILLERT The 28th annual Willert family reunion was held at Riverview Park, Exeter recently with about 65 in attendance. The afternoon was taken up with sports with the following winners: under five, Jim Willert; girls 6-8, Shirley Miller; boys 6-8, Steven Miller; girls 8-10, Susan Willard; boys 8-10, Jim Willert, girls 10-12, Kathryne Willard; boys 12-16, Calvin Willard; wheelbarrow race, Kathryne Willard and Karen Miller, Calvin Willard and Steven Miller; relay, clothespin in bottle, Eugene Willard's team; lines over on toothpick, Eugene Willard's team; and passing potato on a spoon, Johnny Miller's team; kick the slipper, Ethel Marsh for the ladies, Ed Willard for the men; and children, Jim Willert; lucky plate, Mrs. Milton Keller; eldest lady, Mrs. Lavina Kydd; coming the farthest, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Willard and family, Calgary Officers elected for the following year are president, Bill Willert, Ingersoll; secretary- treasurer, Mrs. Carl Willert, Zurich; table convener, Mrs. Stan Zachar, Exeter; sports, Mr. and Mrs. Mitten Keller, Exeter. N—JOY—U—ALL The 1973 N-joy-u-all picnic was held recently with over 50 in attendance. The weather was cloudy but everyone enjoyed themselves. Winners of the childrens races were as follows: boys 6-8 Peter Dearing; girls 9-11, Cathy Davey; boys 9-11, Preston Dearing; girls 12-14 Cathy Cooper, boys 12-14, Alan Powe; young ladies Theresa Ondrejicka ; young men, Paul Shapton; womens skip, Jean Neil; mens crab walk,. Joe Ondrejicka; sack race, Brenda Neil; three-legged race, Theresa Ondrijicka and Cathy Cooper; Husband and wife combined ages were: Emil and Gerda Lieh- man, closest to 100 years; Mr. & Mrs, Art Ford, closest to 150 years; Wayne and Wendy King, closest to 50. r1.1•11111., MARY'S SEWING CENTRE 1 7 Albert St, CLINTON Authorized WHITE — ELNA Dealer Special Sewing Courses in Lingerie Knits and Men's Wear FABRICS tricot, lycra, knits and all makings and trims Precision scissor sharpening Repairs to all makes of sewing machines Phone 482-7036 or 262.5372 after 6 p.m. ,,,,.1"11MIL • Area couple exchange vows, to reside at Huron Park Pays 10 TimesAcNocata, July 12, 1973 Facts 'n 'Fancies By Susan 0 something too much, and for too long, you were bound to be disappointed, But if you take things easily, and prepare yourself slowly, the event Will almost always exceed your ex- pectations. This seems to have happened with centennial, Other criticisms were made of the town council, for not at- tempting a lasting centennial project, such as a new town hall or some other monument to Exeter's 100th birthday. Some people criticized the town for "selling out" to Labatts and for that firm's interference or participation in the events of the past few weeks, It is inevitable that on such an auspicious occasion as this, such criticisms would be levelled. One can only hope that they will go unheeded in the final con- sideration of the net success of centennial celebrations. It is difficult to express opinions about the success of the event without recalling similar occasions in the past, expressly Canada's national centennial celebrations in 1967. I wasn't anywhere near Exeter at that time. But I do know how much excitement was generated just in my little hamlet of Mansfield. My brother and sister and I made tissue flowers for floats until we never wanted to see another one again. Young and old alike planned and par- ticipated in the event and the result was the biggest first of July celebrations Mansfield has ever seen. And of course you can't ignore Expo, when people from all over Canada and the world came in droves to see the Canadian ex- travaganza. It was a very proud year for most residents of this country. But Expo, like all exhibitions of this sort, also elicited some criticism, both from Canadians and abroad. The complaint wasn't with Expo itself, but with the Canadian habit of taking spurts of nationalistic fervor. On the one hand, Canadians are criticized for being so con- servative, and for having no passionate natures like the Europeans, or even our neigh- bors to the south. Then on the other hand, people turn around and criticize us for jumping on this so-called nationalistic bandwagon. As far as I am concerned, this is grossly unfair. It is a natural response for people to come together at times like this, and I don't think it is hypocritical at all. All Misses Sandals ONE LOW PRICE $349 Sandals Dress Shoes $5" and '6" 5Myth'S STORE Fun Treads Nylon Mesh Women's Kaufman Men's Dress Shoes $1099 S i 1 99 '12" $1399 Very sis99 Special Women's White Children's White CHARGEX Grade A Tenderground YERS Fresh Pork E RIBS SPAR Maple Leaf Sliced SIDE BACON Maple Leaf COOKED HAM Maple Leaf Vac Smoked Fully Cooked COTTAGE ROLLS MINCE Schneider's HAM Maple Leaf Vac Packed C CHEESEor CHEN LOAF Canada Packers Ranch Style LOGNA Rather than criticizing what may be a momentary feeling of nationalism, enthusiasm, togetherness or whatever, we should be thankful that we are still capable of rousing com- munity spirit in this manner. "Apathy" is a word that is tossed around a lot these days, People are apathetic about their jobs, about their communities, about their governments. History can prove beyond a doubt that there have always been apathetic people in every society, and points to the likelihood of their inevitable existence in the future. By the same token, there are always people of the other ex- treme too; people who can take an event, and through their promotion and efforts, arouse enthusiasm in the rest of the community. This is the sort of thing that has happened with centennial. Sure, a small group of in- dividuals have the most of the work. But surely they, or nobody else, can begrudge that, when the ultimate result brought pleasure to so many people. Unfortunately, I am one of those people who can claim no contribution to the success of Exeter's centennial. But even my association with the centennial paper has given me a feeling of the worth of the people who started this town, who have helped to develop it over the years, and who made Exeter's centennial celebrations something to be very proud of. Congratulations Exeter. You have passed your first one hundred years with flying colors ...nd have received honorary promotion into the next century. For the second year in a row, two Exeter ladies have been chosen to participate in the "Festival of Arts and Crafts Sale" at Stratford. Kaaren Batten and Carol Roeda will be two of the 80 ar- tists-craftsmen showing at the second annual festival from Friday to Sunday. They were chosen from over 200 entries and the participants are from all across Canada, the Maritimes and one entry from Ireland. A jury of men and women chose the entries on the basis of colored slides each craftsman submitted. The girls were informed about the end of May that they had been chosen. But on the basis of hopes, they have actually been working on their entries for about three months. (pix by Peake) Kaaren and Carol are sub- mitting a number of crafts, in- cluding macrame wall hangings, hanging planters, more func- tional pieces of pottery and wind chimes. "The display should be much different than last year," said Kaaren. "We are using much bigger pieces of pottery in the hangings and the pottery is quite different". She said the spring was a bad time for making the pottery this year. The damp weather made it difficult because it took so much longer for the pottery to dry. Framed art in all media will be represented, as well as 30 crafts, such as batik, jewellery of both silver and gold, stoneware, porcelain and raku, turned and carved wood, leather, candles, /*Ma q0.9414 Our Lady of Mt, Carmel Church, Mt. Carmel was the setting for the wedding of Margaret Ann Hogan and William David Inson June 30, 1973. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hogan, RR s Parkhill and the groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. David Inson, Huron Park, Rev, Father J,G. Mooney of- ficiated at the double ring ceremony. Paul Dietrich, Mt. Carmel, played the wedding music and accompanied the soloist, Mrs. Robert Hoffman, Dashwood. Given in marriage by her father. the bride wore a formal length gown of polyester satin in a soft A-line with a fitted waist and cuffs trimmed with imported Swiss lace daisies. Her train was held at the waist by a tailored bow, Seed pearls and daisies embroidered the crown cap blown glass, dolls, quilts, toys of wood, tiles, steel and wood sculpture, pewter holloware and many other original works of art, in addition to the type of work done by Kaaren and Carol. Craft and painting demon- strations will occure at various times throughout the duration of the sale, affording viewers an insight into the various creating methods. The festival is sponsored by the Women's Committee of the Stratford Art Association. Actress Pat Galloway of the Stratford Festival Theatre will officially open the show at noon July 13 and the sale will run until 2 p.m. July 15. The sale is being held at the Stratford Arena on Lakeside Drive overlooking Lake Victoria, with parking and canteen facilities at the disposal which held the flowing silk illusion veil that formed a train, The bridal bouquet was a cascade of orange roses with stephanotis and ivy. Mrs. Rita Hartman, London, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Other attendants were Nancy Erk, friend of the bride, Joanne McCann, niece of the bride and Mrs. Cecilia Mit- tleholtz, sister of the bride. They were dressed alike in floor-length orange ice polyester satin covered with swiss chiffon featuring a scoop neckline and an A-line skirt, They wore white elbow length gloves, white pic- ture hats and carried cascade bouquets of orange carnations and daisies. Denise Davis, niece of the groom, was the flower girl. She wore a floor length white polyester satin dress with short puffed sleeves and trimmed with orange ice. She carried a basket of daisies and orange carnations, Donald Jones, was best man and guests were ushered by Bill of both craftsmen and viewers. The money raised by this event is earmarked to perpetuate free art classes at the Stratford Art Association again this year and to take "Art to the Classroom" in Stratford. OctetOO ei,a6 The T-A would like to welcome a new member to the Over 80 Club this week. Happy birthday and congratulations to: Arthur Haugh, Dash- wood, 80, July 17, 1973. If you know of anyone who would like their name to appear in this column please tell us. There is no charge. Taylor, Michael Hogan, and Raymond Varley, Gary Hart- man, nephew of the bride, was the ringbearer. Following the ceremony, a garden party, was held at the home of the bride's parents. A supper and reception was held in the Dashwood Community Centre, For travelling to Northern Ontario the bride chose a floral print dress with a navy sleeveless coat, The groom choose a doubleknit navy blue co- ordinating suit. The couple are residing at Huron Park. The bride is a graduate of Perth-Huron Regional School of Nursing, Stratford, and is presently employed at South Huron Hospital, Exeter. The groom is employed with Mat- thew's Group of London. Prior to her marriage, the bride was honoured at showers given by Anne Hall, Mary Angela Glavin, and a community shower by Mount Carmel friends and relatives. Mustard, sugar, garlic powder, tabasco, lemon juice, sherry, catsup, chili sauce, oregano, poultry seasoning, cinnamon or ginger are just some of the seas- onings you can add to barbecue sauce. Austin Mini Days A great time to buy one of the most economical cars ever built SOUTH END SERVICE EXETER 235-2322 Women's Sandals $499 $599 $699 EVERY PAIR REDUCED MAIN gr. 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