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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-12-01, Page 27Mrs. Daisy Ivey The Light Touch By JACK LAVENDER Any day now we expect the ul- timate Christmas greeting, the family news roundup, in computer piintout form. * * * It's no longer a sin to be rich — now it's a miracle. * * * if the good Lord had meant us to pay income tax, he'd hove made us smart enough to fill out the return. * * Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities are selling at the same price. * * * A housing development is where they cut down all the trees, and then name the streets after them. Why not "branch" out — see us at JACK'S Small Engine Repair Service 107 Queen St., Hensall 262-2103 "fir" a quality chainsaw at a abargain price. CORRESPONDENTS Mrs. Hilda Payne, Phone 262-5018 Mrs. Bertha MacGregor, Phone 262-2025 About people you know ensall and district news ADVANCED HONOURS — At Saturday's Huron 4-H Achievement Day, Home Economist Bea McClonaghan presented advanced Honours to Joan Kerslake, Elimville and Martha Neeb, Zurich. Variety of activities Day care centre lively spot Best Interest We represent many Trust Companies, We are often able to arrange for the highest intek.st being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. wiser-Kneale Insurance Agency Inc. Exeter Grand Bend Office Office 235-2420 238-8484 Subject to change fanners MR. special FARMER! Do you have free time that you do not know what to do with? Give us a call today to discuss our op- potunities in the agricultural field. We ere an international company operating both here in Canada and in the United States. You can sell our clay buster and fertilizer along with still main- taining your farming operation, For Further InfOrmatioh Call Doug Cooper Soles Marlow 681.8593, London /1 177r I iViVikt isf051 A The key to Sulphur•deficlenty problems, 11 • Many visit eensway Visitors with Irene Kalbfleisch were Violet Bishop, Joan Bet- teridge and Dave Bishop. Mr. & Mrs. Sid Pullman, London visited Bernice Lavery. Amy and Greta Lammie and Ila Dunn visited Vera Lammie, Miss Wendy Dining and Dave Lucas visted Mrs. Anna Dining. Hazel Snell and Deanna Neevel visited Louise Mitchell. Lee and Anna McConnell visited Russell Erratt. Thelma Russell and Verde Taylor and Edna Werner visited Mrs. May Beer. Mrs. Belle Reid, Varna visited Clara Featherston, Howard Johns and Mary Neil, Roberta Neil and Calvin Jervis visited Mrs. Mabel. Johns, Mrs. Kendrick was visited by Alice Kendrick, Ruth, Nancy and Susan Durand. Mr. & Mrs. D. Floyd Reeves visited Lynn Latimer. „ Lorna Finkbeiner visited Harold Glanville. Bey and Elaine Skinner visited Ruby Miners, Church service was conducted by Rev, Don Forrest ac- companied on the piano by Mrs. Forrest, The Reformed Church ladies' of Exeter entertained residents with bingo and a sing-song. Arena protect is on schedule Work on the new Hensel! arena and community centre is 'right on schedule' according to Reeve and building committee co-chairman Harold Knight. No major problems have been experienced by the contractor, Logan Construction of Stratford on the $694,000 structure. Demolition of the old arena is complete with 'only a bit of cleaning up left to be done' Knight said. A sale of the building materials from the old arena will be held on the, site this Saturday. If you want to kill time, work it to death, Mr. & *Mrs. Elgin Johnston, London arid Mr. & Mrs. Frank Baker, Lambeth were visitors over the weekend with Mr, & Mrs. Asa Deeves. Mrs. Ron Mason, Tracey and Cindy, Bowling Green, Ohio visited last week with the for- mer's mother Mrs. Glenn Bell. Mr. & Mrs. Bill O'Brien and family, Brigden visited Sunday with Mrs. O'Brien's parents Mr. & Mrs. Joe Flynn., Miss Dorothy Farquhar, Toronto visited last week with her mother Mrs. Emma Farquhar and Mr, & Mrs. Waiter Spencer. Jack Heal recently underwent surgery in Victoria Hospital, London. , Burt Coleman, London spent the weekend with his mother Mrs.. Gladys Coleman and brother Ivan. Rev. Fox of Huron College, London conducted service in Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Miss Brenda Pepper presided at the organ and ac- companied Lee and Craig Soldan who sang "Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore". The Sacrament service will be held on Sunday, December 11. - Mrs. Murray Traquair recently underwent surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. In spite of the stormy weather Saturday the members, of the Rebekah Lodge held a most successful tea and bake sale. Thanks to all the patrons. The C.P.T. committee of the IOOF and Rebekah Lodges are holding a progressive euchre in the local hall, Thursday December 1 at ,9 p.m. Everyone is welcome. By HILDA PAYNE Ninety years is a long time to live by anyone's standards and on Tuesday, Mrs. Daisy Ivey of Hensel! celebrated her 90th birth- day quietly at the home of Mrs. Rachael Schwalm, with her companions, Mrs. Elizabeth Volland, Mrs. Margaret Mac- Donald and Mrs. Lois Kruger. Also visiting were her son and his wife, Mr. & Mrs, Desmond Ivey of Sarnia and friends from Goderich, Clinton, Exeter, Grand Bend, Blyth and Lucan, Her proudest possession at the Moment is a plaque from Premier Davis, presented to her by M,P.P, Mr. Jack Riddell, bearing a stamp of the Jubilee crown of Queen Elizabeth. She is especially delighted with the crown as she recalls that she was born in the golden Jubilee year of Queen Victoria, Mrs, Ivey was all ready to receive Mr, Riddell last Saturday dressed in her new red housecoat, a velvet rose ribbon in her shining, fine white hair and her son and daughter-in-law Mr. & Mrs. Bevan Bonthron and girls. Mr. & Mrs. Ross Corbett ac- companied by Mr. & Mrs. Walter Baird, Brucefieid and Mrs. Ruth Taylor, Clinton attended the wedding of Mrs. Taylor's granddaughter Brenda Taylor and Terrance McAleese in Hamilton, Saturday. Unit Four Meets Unit four will meet at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 1 for their Christmas meeting and the Sacrament of Holy Communion will be administered next Sunday , at the morning service. sitting in the chesterfield chair, but the weather intervened and. Mr. Riddell was unable to make the call. He arrived instead on Monday morning early, just as Mrs. Ivey 'was enjoying her breakfast, Hastily, Mrs. Ivey was got ready to receive Mr. Riddell and her plaque, while Mrs, Schwalm served both with dandelion and pumpkin seed coffee sweetened with molasses and birthday cake. The cake was a creation in itself, made to look like an ancient book and called "The Pages of Time" by its designer, Mrs. Schwalm, On orte. side was written Daisy Ivey and on the other 1887.1977, while a green and yellow ribbon decorated the top. Mrs. Ivey is Irish by birth and married into an English family, the Ivey's. She has had a colourful life, travelling ex- tensively through Great Britain and France as she pursued her business of buying furs, For many years, while in England, she lived in Oakley Green near Windsor, Since leaving England, she has lived• in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, parts of Africa and Ville D'Anjou in France, where her Advent series is underway The service at the Hensall United Church for the first Sunday in Advent was conducted by Rev. Don Beck with Mrs. John Turkheim at the organ. The fourteen voice choir sang the anthem,' "The Coming of the King" and the first advent candle was lit by Mrs, Grace Drum- mond, President of the United Church Women of the church, The sermon was on "The Second Advent", To be prepared for that clay is essential as no-one knows when that day will be. A white mum in the church was placed there in memory of Archie Noakes by his family. Prices Steady Sales at the Hensall Sales Barn were active and prices steady last Thursday with supply con- sisting mainly of heifers and steers, Fat cattle; heifers $42.50- $47.00, top to $48.40; steers, $47.50-$49.p, top to $50.50; cows $21 .50 -$23 t59,,,..top-te--$25:511—Prgs ; weanlings, $34.50-$45.50; chunks $47.50457.00. sons completed their education at the university there. She arrived in Canada in 1946 and took up residence in the town of the same name in Quebec and before coming to Hensall lived in London and Sarnia, Ontario. She took up residence with Mrs. Sch- walm in 1973 at which time she was able to enjoy driving to many of the neighbouring communities where she has made friends. Since suffering a broken hip she has not been able to travel around so much. Mrs. Ivey had a family of two sons, one of which is deceased. She has two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, two boys and two girls, She spends every Christmas with her son in Sarnia and was visited by M.P. Mr. Robert McKinley ap- proximately two months ago, She is an avid reader, averaging six to eight books a week, as well as daily and weekly newspapers and monthly news magazines. She is still able to read headlines without glasses. She is very in- terested in international news, watching the evening and late night news on the C.R.C. nightly, She also enjoys movies on TV and recently stayed up until 3 a.m, watching the true movie, "Escape" During her travels abroad, Mrs. Ivey has met many in- teresting people, including Emperor Haille Selassie and she frequently entertains her many visitors with histories of people she has met during her varied life. In other words, she is a living history book. She received congratulatory messages from Conservative leader Joe Clarke and Huron MP Bob McKinley. BAKERY SPECIALS "TASTY NU" White, Sliced Bread 3 fors1.09 10 for Rye Bread Jelly Rolls 16 o z. 49c 59c FrOit for Christmas Cakes Red Cherries lb $1.30 Green Cherries lb. $1.30 Fruit Mix lb. $1,00 Mixed Citron Peel lb 95( White Raisins lb $1.25 Sultana Raisins lb. $1.10 Walnut Crumbs lb. $2.00 Dates lb. 85i Cheese Specials Med Cheddar $1.80 Havarti Butter Cheese $1.80 TASTY NU THE CHEESE BAKERY HOUSE Zurich 236-4912 Mrs. William Fuss spent several days with her son-in-law and daughter Mr. & Mrs. Norm Koehler and infant daughter, Jacqueline Marie in Zurich. Mr. & Mrs. George Armstrong of Hyde Park and Mr. & Mrs. John Wade of St•athroy visited with Mr. & Mrs. Harry Smith on Sunday, Mrs. William Wareing has returned home after undergoing surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, Mr. & Mrs. Roger Venner spent last weekend holidaying in Montreal. Mrs. Doris Bonthron, London spent several days at the home of THREE DAYS ONLY! She's a sprightly 901 Times-Advocate, December 1, 1977 Pug* 27 HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS MAKE ENTERTAINING CHRISTMAS GIFTS Subscription tickets cost $27.06 and are good for six admissions at any time during the 1978 Summer Season. You can detach the six tickets and give them to friends as singles or in pairs...plus, you'll get one extra bonus ticket free. That's a total saving of $15.00 over regular admission prices. AVAILABLE IN HENSALL THROUGH DOUG COOK — TELEPHONE 262- 2124 v: One of the liveliest spots in the Clinton area these days is the Huron County Day Care Centre for the Homebound. The Centre has been open for seven weeks and activities have been planned to interest all the homebound folks who have been coming out to enjoy the companionship' of others. How do 'homebound' people get to the Centre? Where no friends or relatives are available, a faithful band of volunteer drivers are on hand to pick them up and see that they reach the Centre in time for the morning coffee break--Which often includes cookies right fresh from the oven, baked by volunteers Or par- ticipants in the programme. Bakieg is just one of our ac- tivities. "Painting for fun" hes gotten Off to a good start under the able and light hearted direction of Hollis Manske. There is always someone on hand to play a game of euchre and "fen and fitness" is as popular as shuffleboard for getting the folks loosened up in the forenoon. Woodwork began last week - John Talbot of Seaferth has this project in hand and the willing woodworkers are making easels for the painters as their first project„ Movies are planned for this Thursday along with the other activities and the third ThurSday of every month has been set aside for "footcare" when those who find it hard to reach those tender toOtsieS are ministered to, by the gentle ladies of the public health department. December is a busy month for all, and those of us at the Centre for the Homebound are no ex- ception. December 7, the Centre plays host to all volunteers of Huron County who have invited to hear Karen Ross of the Central Volunteer Bureau in London who will conduct a workshop on the subject of the rights and ex- pectations of volunteers, Everyone is welcome to this event, The Christmas party is planned for Thursday December 22, and a really good time for all is plan- ned. At the Day Care Centre for the Homebound, they don't sit around and complain about disabilities as one participant Said. "We share the abilities we have and enjoy our time together." Call 482-7943 if you are homebound and would like to share the company of others, tr with every purchase of: • 5 tons of any Thalanced feed OR • 1 ton of any Supplement or PREMIX OR $150. (or over) of Store Merchandise OR 500 kg(..ct)m*iiainerals during the c4.EED DAY OPEN HOUSE! HENSALL DISTRICT COOP Zurich Hensall Brucefield FREE TURKEY PHONE 262,3002