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Bakery Grocery
Feast or famine with water in -Atisfratio
The nurses are all called Sisk!,
This hospital had some exiti
income of its own aside from fee
When the hospital was new, the
was an elderly farmer who lou
his land and did not want to p
with it. As he grew older 4
speculators kept trying to buyi
he steadily refused to sell up
one day, a prospective buys
made the mistake of remarkin
that he could wait until the farm
died and he would get it then,
farmer promptly went to town
made a new will leaving the b
to the Ararat Hospital
perpetuity. Every five years
rent is put up for tender and
successful bidder pays the yend
rent directly to the hospital,
Bluestone Church
The - PreSbyterian Church
Lake Bolac was a quaint lit
structure made of bluestone,
course we were there early. Fir
the caretaker came' down to spe
to us, then the minister,
Scottish, gentleman welcomed
first personally then later in Ih
pulpit. We had been warned I
they didn't have central heath
so had dressed according)!
There was no sign of heating
we could see as we entered b
when we sat down on the padd
seats we discovered they n
electrically heated and oh
comfortable! The 'minister
four churches and holds serdo
at two churches each Sunday,
the Sunday when there is
church, Sunday School is he
McIntyres seemed to make
most . of the congregation s
since we already knew Doted
we felt right at home. Al
church, as usual in a farnir
community everyone stat
around to discuss current top
We met so many interesto
people and had so may
interesting experiences that it
impossible to relate them
every so often, sornethi
happens and we remember,
particular incident with nostalg
The trip to Melbourne was To
anti-Climactic as we felt as thou
the trip was over - in fact 1
we would all have been happy
come home without going on.
New Zealand. However, 'vs
vations were made and we sp
five days in New Zealand.
TIDE SOAP
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Cooking and Eating APPLES • • lb. 23
16-Oz.
By Jean Bewley
In Australia, water seems to be
one of the big problems. Lately,
we have been hearing about
disastrous floods in the north and
interior. In the Victoria area,
where we spent most of our time,
many of the lakes are salty and
even the bores (drilled wells) are
salty. When we arrived at Mary
and Wayne's, I spied a tap and
rushed for a glass of fresh Water,
It tasted terrible. Mary's answer
was "That's because it has been
Correspondent
Mrs. Chester Earl
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dobson and
family visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Smith at Elmira and
attended the carnival on Saturday
night in which Craig Smith took
part.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Jess and
Mareen,Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs.
Short Shots
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the information. We will write it
up.
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Fortunately, the freezing rain
with extreme icy conditions,. did
not result in any serious traffic
accidents being reported in this
community. Also, there were no
interruptions in hydro -or tele-
phone services.
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We optimistic humans have
not been the only ones hopeful
that the beautiful, sunny weather
we have had means that spring is
here. Our harbingers of spring
appear to have felt that way also,
Mrs. Karen Hastings reported
Wednesday of last week that she
sighted a robin in her yard. On
Friday Mrs. Doug. Spence told us
she had also spotted a robin on a
neighbour's lawn. We heard last
week that the Killdeers are also
back with us. We trust that
nature's songsters have not been'
misled.
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The rier was running fast and
deep last week. The ice above the
dam broke up and came
careening over bringing with it
an assortment of debris. The
waters of the Maitland spilled
over the river banks flooding
low-lying areas. It left ice floes
heaped in the path of its course to
mark its receding,
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Whites
honoured on
anniversary
Mr, and Mrs, John White of
Brussels, were honored guests of
a gathering of relatives, friends
and neighbors to mark the
occasion of their Golden Wedding
Anniversary,
Dancing to the music of
Green's Orchestra of Mitchell,
was enjoyed. During the course of
the evening,. 114r, and Mrs, White
were presented with a large lawn
umbrella and chairs and other
gifts. The presentation was niade
by Ivan eanipbell.
Mr, White expressed the
thanks and appreciation of
himself and his wife for gifts they
received.
Lunch was served to bring the
happy occasion to a close.
strained through the magpie's
nets." After that I stuck to coffee
or lemonade bought in quart
bottles.
They depend mostly on rain
water collected in large metal
tanks, the water is pumped from
them into another tank on the roof
of the house and gravity takes
over from there. There is a
pipeline from the Grampian
Mountains which passed nearby
so they will be able to get water
from it in the future.
Allan McConnell and Janie ,
Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Cleland, Atwood, Mr. Shute,
Kirkton, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Stephenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Earl and
Janice, Owen Sound, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Earl over the
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lampkin
have moved their household
effects to Woodstock.
Mr. Gary Crozier has taken a
Planning for
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Housing Corporation. Rents are
geared to income and include
hydro, heat and television
hookup.
Brussels, Morris and Grey will
share the 20% of any operating
deficit that is the municipalities'
responsibility ion a percentage of
use basis.
A Post Classified will pay you
dividends. Have you tried one?
Dial Brussels 887-6641.
Thackery Roofing of Kitchener
is to replace the roof on St.
Patrick's School at Kinkora at a
cost not to exceed $7,131 and part
of the roof on St. Ambrose School
in Stratford at a cost not to exceed
$4,910. The work is to be done
between May 1 and July 15.
Valad Construction of Stratford
is to demolish the house, garage
and shed at 29 Well Street,
Stratford, for $760. The property
bought in December, 1973, is
adjacent to Immaculate
Conception ' School and will
provide more parking space for
the teachers.
Francis Hicknell was named
chairman of the Board Liaison
Committee which will meet from
time to time (first meeting to be
held March 26) with a similar
committee composed of clergy,
with Rev. Carl Keane of
Stratford, chairman, to discuss
relevant issues related to Catholic
education in the two-county
jurisdiction.
Ted Geoffrey reported, on a
one-day Architectural Services
Workshop which he and Michael
Connolly attended at Bluevale
Collegiate Institute in Wat
Ed Rowland, Maintenance Co-
ordinator, attended as well. Mr.
Geoffrey said they received Many
ideas on saving energy-heating,
-etc. as well as suggestions as to
What to watch out for in roof
repairs, construction and related
areas.
Jack Lane, Business Adritinis;
trator, was authorized to attend
the 20th annual meeting of the
Ontario Separate School Busitiess
Officials' Association in Toronto,
April 2 and J.
Michael Connolly and 'red
Farmers build dams to hold
rain water by scooping off the top
soil then banking up subsoil to
make a pond.The subsoil, when
wet, hardens to provide a
cement-like reservoir of water to
supply the sheep and cattle
during the dry spell.
The Australians laughed at me
for wanting my picture taken with
a Scotch Thistle. We had seen
them from the road and wondered
if they were rhubarb until we saw
the characteristic flower like our
Scotch Thistle. The .leaves were
position with Mr. Gordon Ross
and is looking for a house in the
vicinity.
Mrs. Russ Wilbee visited Mr .
and Mrs. Ian Wilbee at Walton,
Sunday. They also visited in
Seaforth with Mr. Russ Wilbee.
Mrs. W.F.Hewitt, Mrs.Elsie
Cunningham, Mrs. Stan Seibert
and Mrs. H. .Kleinstruber
attended the Garden Show in
Toronto, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. McComb
ofGalt visited Sunday with Mr:
and Mrs. W.F.Hewitt.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Kraut er visit
ed Sunday in Goderich with Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Eckmier,
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Heimstra were Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Armtrong, Kitchener, Mr.
and Mrs. Gillis Beaudry,
Waterloo.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Bremner and
Doris visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Irvine Hewitt, Listowel.
Visitors with Dr.,Wardlaw were
Mr, and Mrs. W.L.A. and Mrs.
Wardlaw, Brantford, Mr. and
Mrs. James McTaggart,
Brussels.
very large, shiny green with white
veining and, had very long sh •arp
needles.
We didn't see dandelions
there, but they• had their
counterpart - Capeweed. To us, it
was pretty, turning the
countryside into a mass of yellow
with its flowers resembling our
Brown-eyed-susans with short
stems.
--One of their worst weeds was
quite small with a seed pod
which, when it expels its seeds,
does so in, the same manner as
vetch but the pods are so slender,
and tough that they resemble
corkscrews and will work their
way into the wool of the sheep,
people's clothes, etc. They are
worse than our barley awns used
to be.
Black Sky
The Victorian countryside at
-night was a revelation. The sky
seemed blacker, the stars
brighter and more numerous. The
reason may be lack of pollution in
the air but my theory is less light
on the ground. Most houses have
windbreaks of trees around them
so no lights show up. They never
have yard lights on the farms and
of course they don't need lights in
the sheds at night. I wonder, what
they think when they hear of 'our
power shortage in Canada after
me telling them that nearly every
farm has a dusk to dawn yard
light! Victorian farmers • driving
through Ontario farmland would
think they were in town all the
time.
Another interesting event was
our visit to the Bush Nursing
Station—in Lake Bolac. Valerie
Kiely, the bush nurse entertained
us one afternoon. She, her two
children -and invalid mother live
right in the station. She is on call
at all times. She contacts a doctor
for help and advice when needed
but she is the first one called to
give first aid at an accident, pull a
tooth, or act as midwife, etc. The
station itself is well-equipped
with sterilizing equipment,
instruments, etc. Another duty is
health education .- she gies talks
on health to school children.
The hospital at Ararat where
Mary worked, looked much like
any small town hospital in Canada
and seemed quite well-equipped.
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Board awards contracts .
Geoffrey will attend the Ontario
•Committee for Education meeting
to be held in. Brantford on April
21.
A letter of congratulations is to
be sent to Ed. Rowland's son,
Michael, of R.R.1, Dublin, who
placed first in the senior
elementary section of the Royal
Canadian Legion District C public
speaking contest in Harriston on
March 3. He will advance to a
competition in Collingwood on
March 17.
The Board turned down on a 9
to 3 vote a request from Terry
Craig, a teacher at St. James
Separate School in Seaforth, to
send out a geographical
statistical survey to parents of
"students in St. Columban and St.
Patrick's School, Dublin, with the
students taking the questionnaire
home to their parents. Mr. Craig
indicated inhis letter to the Board
the statistics were required in the
Geography Course he was taking
at Laurier University, Waterloo.
While the Board members
agreed the survey was harmless,
Trustee David Teahen suggested
that Mr, Craig should mail out the
questionnaire himself, rather
than involve the Board.
The Regional Director of
Education in Kitchener reported
to the Board that it could receive
an allocation from Capital Aid of
$50,000 (Category B) for such
projects as extensions of
education services — such as
tesource centres, gyrithasitiins, as
long as there is a proven heed
that will meet Ministry of
Education approval, This
proposal Was handed over to the
Building and Maintenance
Corhinittee to consider and report
back to hoard for approvaL