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Times*Advocate, rebrugry 26, 1976
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By ELAINE TOWNSHEND.
Readers write
Real life in
the catalogue
grades 4-6, Teresa Morrison, 2nd, grades 4,6, presenting awards, Mr.
C. Murray, member of Exeter Legion Executive Donna Voerman, 2nd,
Junior Essay and Kelly Tiedeman, 1st, Junior Essay.
photo by Y. Romaniuk
great-granddaughter, Elizabeth
Ryan, who is now Mm Moore
Jones, celebrated her one hun-
dredth birthday in Nov, 1975 at
Bulyea, Sask, This. Mizabeth
went to Manitoba by wagon, with
her parents as a seven year old
child in 1882.
Why this name plate was
removed from her coffin, I can
only surmise, I would guess that
one of her sons asked for it as a
keepsake,
I am not a descendant of this
woman myself. (Her husband
was my grandfather's uncle).
There is an old saying that one is
never dead as long as they are
remembered, so I hope this little
story helps to keep this fine
lady's memory alive. Perhaps
one of her descendants can ac-
count for this name plate not be-
ing left on her coffin.
Meanwhile, I shall keep it
polished, and may it never get
mis-placed again.
Mrs. Eleanor (Ryan) Erickson
Denfield
WINNERS — of the 1975-76 Public Speaking Contests were presented
with awards at S.H.O.H,S, last Wednesday. Above are the winners in
the Public School division. From left to right: Debbie Josephson, 1st,
I remember
Dear Editor:
A few days ago, I read with
great interest the account
written by Mrs. Ida Dinney of
her memories of how funerals
were conducted by her under-
taker father at the turn of the
century. I was particularly in-
terested in her description of
how the name plates were in-
scribed by hand, because I have
in my possession one such name
plate, that I belt we many of your
Advocate readers would be in-
terested in.
It is inscribed: "Mary Ryan,
died Jany. 15th. 1880, Aged 101 '
years and 23 days." The inscrip-
tion is beautifully written, On the
reverse side, one can see where
they practised the capital
letters.
This name plate came into my
possession by an odd chance, just
a few months ago. My son saw it
in a local mechanic's repair
shop, and inquired about it. The
man said he found it in a drawer
of a dresser he bought at an auc-
tion sale, but that he had no
knowledge of who this Ryan
woman was. My son said he was
sure I would know who she was,
as that was my maiden name and
that I was "always tracing down
family history."
This Mary Ryan was born at
Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland in
1779. She was Mary Hodgins, a
sister of Col. James Hodgins who
in 1832 became the first settler in
Biddulph Twp. She and her hus-
band, Francis Ryan, emigrated
in 1835 with their four teenage
sons, and settled south of Lucan
on the Coursey Line.
To-day, her descendants are
scattered across Canada. Some
still live in this community;
many are readers of your
newspaper.
It is interesting to note that a
Great evangelists, barrooms of the past
A design is available to match
each man's personality. For
example, a patriotic male
chooses the maple leaf design. An
outdoors' type prefers the
autumn leaf number or one of the
bold checks or prints. Most ap-
propriate for a seaman is the
sailboat design. Grandfather's
Stanfields never looked like
this!
Now flip back to the exercise
bikes. Do you notice the man in
the corner? He's racing over
simulated grades and levels on a
sporty stationary cycle. He
glances at the speedometer, His
gleaming eyes warn you he's a
champion, leaving his com-
petition in a cloud of dust, Can't
you hear him roar, "V-room,
V-room"?
Another fellow, meanwhile,
drinks a glass of weight-gaining
formula. Then he heaves barbells
up to his chin. As he teeters and
strains, he mutters, "Steve
Austin, eat your heart out!"
Even dogs get into the act in the
catalogue. A little boy urges his
dog, Rex, to beg. But Rex just
ignores him and stretches out on
the floor. Meanwhile, amid a
display of shoes, a hush puppy
advises: "You'd look sad too, if
you had to sit with these shoes
under your nose."
Do the sporting apd camping
sections help you anticipate the
fun you'll have this summer? One
fisherman wears hip waders; his
companion, who expects more of
a challenge from the fish, chooses
chest waders. Women's lib is
asserted by the lady, who's
hauling a canoe out of a shed. She
appears to be enjoying her job,
but is she?
A camping scene shows a
woman and a little girl standing
in front of a tent. A man pokes his
head through the flaps and seems
to assure them, "You can come
in now.It won't fall down again."
Mr. Mitchell was right. The
catalogue is filled with real life
stories.
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The demise of the Eaton
Catalogue brought a flood of
reminisence from Canadians.
On a cross-country radio talk
show, author W. 0. Mitchell
pointed out a facet of the
catalogue that we'll all miss. The
pictures portray scenes from real
life; each book contains drama
and comedy.
Browse through your Eaton's
spring and summer catalogue,
How many stories can you find?
A page near the front cover
features a lady dressed for a
party, She's wearing an elegant
long black gown. Some of the
following pages reveal the effort
she exerted to be able to wear the
dress.
In the exercise department, she
knelt on a tummy trimmer,
which simulated push ups. Then
she rode a stationary bike; a
mental image of the dress kept
her pedalling. Next she wondered
which girdle to try. She was
tempted to ignore them, but her
conscience reminded her, "If you
want to get into that dress, you
have to get into one of these
first,"
If you study heroriginal picture
more closely, you may imagine
she's gritting her teeth and
groaning, "My girdle is killing
me."
Many jokes have been cracked
about women's girdles.
Therefore, it is refreshing to find
in the men's section of the
catalogue an up-to-date display of
their Fruit of the Loom.
The styles range from the
combination with a cool athletic
cross-over to the low-rise arnel
brief, that may be worn as un-
derwear or as swimwear. Basic
white as well as the plain shades
of blue, green, gold, red and
brown are being invaded by
patterns.
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vice took place in 1917 when
Johnston and family conducted it
for three weeks, They were a
very talented family having been
on the stage but after coming to
the Lord they became
evangelists. Three hundred went
forward during their services and
one of then was a young lad
named Andy Boa who became a
great preacher for 40 years, He
used to come back sometimes for
anniversary services at James
Street and he always started out
by saying, "This is my mother
church." He had a photographic:
mind, never used a note and just
stepped out at the side of the
pulpit and preached in the
wonderful way he had.
Those old evangelists really
convicted people, They talked
against dancing, card playing,
drink and the like. Crosley and
Hunter were the means of almost
closing up the barrooms.
There were about foUr or five
barrooms in Exeter then and
there was a lot of drinking. Many
men spent a lot of time in them, I
remember one old fellow who
used to sit around in one all day,
When he'd see some new comer
entering the bar he'd shuffle up to
him and say, "Say, don't I know
Gordon Heywood,
historian
Exeter
you?" The fellow would tell him
his name and then he'd exclaim,
"I knew I knowed you!" and next
thing the unsuspecting man
would be buying him a drink. He
used to sit around the barroom all
day drinking like that and never
spending a nickle!
The bar rooms were controlled
by politics. Usually during an
election one side would go wet
and the other would go dry. But I
remember one year when both
Liberals and Conservatives were
wet. I was always a strong
Conservative and was ap-
proached by the candidate to add
my name to .the list of 100
signatures he had to get to run. I
said, "I'm sorry, Mr , I
can't sign that."
"Why not?"
"Because you've gone wet and
I can't go for that. I'm no
drinker,"
Well," he said, "you know
you've got to-look at the business
side of it."
I replied, "Well, as I see it,
you've got to look at the right side
of it,"
That was one of the very few
times in my life I didn't cast my
vote.
Editor's note: Mr. Heywood is a
walking history book about
Exeter and the area. This week
he shares with us just a few of his
memories.
by Gordon Heywood
The great evangelistic services
held in James Street Methodist
church stand out in my memory,
Perhaps because they had a
lasting effect on my life.
The first one I remember was
in November 1907 when that
wonderful team of Crosley and
Hunter came, and preached for 5
weeks. During that time 600 were
converted and went forward and
I was one of them, a boy of 16, and
I have never been away from
church since,
They travelled all over the
country and 1000's were con-
verted by their preaching, Both
were great preachers but lots
said that Crosley won a lot of
people With his beautiful singing
voice. He had two or three pieces
that he was requested to sing
time and time again. Hunter was
quite sharp and people used to
say that Hunter wielded the knife
and Crosley came along after
with the soothing balm. Though
very different in their get-up they
were a great team.
During the first week not too
many attended; there were more
the second, by the third the
church was filling up and by the
fourth week people were coming
in droves by horse and cutter or
teams and sleighs from a radius
of 12 to 14 miles in cold, cold
weather. By the last week the
church was packed to the doors
and many had to turn around and
go back home without ever
having got a look inside.
remember during the fifth
week, Rev, Hunter asked how
many over 60 had been con-
verted. Five stood up, my
grandfather Heywood was one.
Then he asked how many over 50,
and a few more stood. Over 40?
still more. Over 30? more yet.
Finally, how many in their teens
and 20's? and biggest crowd of all
rose to their feet.
Crosley returned alone in 1914,
Rev. Hunter having been laid
aside with palsy. He stayed for
three or four weeks this time and
again, 400 more went forward
during the services.
The last big evangelistic ser-
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Five students got up early
Saturday morning in order to
meet the bus carrying their
friends from Golden Circle
School, Wingham and Queen.
Elizabeth School, Goderich.
Opening ceremonies were held in
Thames Hall. Here the children
were greeted by their chaperones
for the day. These chaperones
accompanied their students to
the various events, which in-
cluded skating and tobogganing.
Competitions were also held in
cross country skiing, and
snowshoeing. Members of the
London Snowmobilers'
Association were present to take
the students for rides.
Each child received a ribbon
for competing in an event. Eloise
Klungel and Eileen Dekort won
medals for skating.
A noon meal of hamburgs and
french fries was provided as well
as a drink and do-nuts prior to
departure of the buses at 3:30
o'clock.
The chaperones from U.W.O.
were very enthusiastic and the
children spent an enjoyable day
with these new friends.
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Thirty-two students from the
Hullett Central School visited the
Home Friday afternoon and
presented a program arranged
by the grade six teacher Mrs.
Ingarato and the music teacher
Mrs. Bosman, The program
consisted of skits, gymnastics,
Songs and two changes of square
dancing. The residents were
presented with a valentine which
had been made by the students as
one of their projects. Mr. Nelson
Lear thanked the students and
teachers on behalf of the
residents.
Four new residents were
Afelcomed to the Home at Mon-
day's program; Mrs. Darroch,
Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Black, Mrs.
Lawson. The Goderich Townshif
Women's Institute volunteer:
assisted with activities with
music for the afternoon provided
by Molly Cox, Mrs. Driver and
Norman Speir.
The Bluebells from the Clinton
area and Albert Craig of Bayfield
provided an hour of musical
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Night". The Bluebell singers are
Elizabeth Gibson, Barbara and
Judy Carter and they provide
their own guitar accompaniment.
The girls and Albert shared the
program time and joined
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The Clinton Women's Institute
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mouth organ solos and trio
numbers by Art Groves, Wat
Webster and Tom Deeves,
Whistling solos by Dora Heard,
vocal solos by George Turner,
piano accompaniment by Mrs.
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Lunch was served to 150
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