HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-07-09, Page 29LETTING FLY — The Ontario Corps of Coureur De Bois first primitive black powder shoot
attracted members of the organization from across south-western Ontario to the Claybird
Gun Club,west of Exeter this past.weekend. Displaying his form in the tomahawk throw was
Tom Haunom of Brantford. T-A photo'
PUFFS OF SMOKE — An item which recurred again and again at the Ontario 'Coureur De
Bois primitive shoot held at the Claybird Gun Club over.the weekend were puffs of white
smoke. Firing his muzzle-loader was Don Mason of Dashwood. T-A photo
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LOOKING THROUGH — Having the largest tee-pee at the
Ontario Corps of Coureur De Bois primitive shoot this past
weekend at the Claybird Gun Club west of Exeter were the
father and son team of Ross and Mark MacDonald of Brant-
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Will pay portion
of street paving
Auction Sale
of valuable real estate, household,'
furniture, antiques and misc. items on
Saturday, July 12 at 1 p.m. Sharp
104 Sanders St., W., Exeter for Mrs. Ella Frayne
Real estate consists of one storey brick house with liv-
ing room, dining room, 3 bedrooms, 3 pce. bath,
kitchen, pantry, back kitchen, front & back veran-
dahs, full basement, detached one car garage. This
house and garage are situated on a corner lot ap-
proximately 49' frontage by 150' depth, lot 495 PT.
plan 20 of the town of Exeter, county of Huron,
Property will be sold approximately 2:00 p.m. sub-
ject to a reasonable reserve bid. Terms on real es-
tate, 10% day of sale, balance in 30 days.
HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS — House of
Braemore tapestry chesterfield and chair, chester-
field and chair, arm chair, bed chesterfield, 8 piece
dining room suite, 30" round table, unfinished, 7
piece kitchen suite, kitchen table, 2 odd chairs,
chrome table, set of 3 chairs, set of bunks with mat-
tresses, double bed with bookcase headboard, elec-
tric toaster, sterilizer, floor polisher, high chair,
walker, other baby furniture, pots & pans, dishes,
garden tools, lawn chairs, many other items.
ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES — pine chest of
drawers with porcelain knobs, top of flat-to-wall
cupboard, pine jam cupboard, bottom of sideboard,
bottom of flat-to-wall cupboard, round table,
washstand, dresser, oval mirror, parlor table, sew-
ing machine, set of dishes, several other dishes, oil
lamps, viewer, insulators, several other items.
TERMS CASH
Norm Whiting - AUCTIONEER
235-1964 Exeter
GIANT AUCTION
Of Brand New Quality Household Furniture
ARKONA, ONTARIO
To be held at Taxandria Community Centre, located on
#7 highway, 1 mile south of Arkona.
Monday, July 14
7:30.p.m. Sharp
$20,000 Assorted Stock Must Be Sold
No Reserve
Het4 Is A Partial Listing
5 brand new Ledroom suites, each suite comes com-
plete with a new top quality box spring and mattress
and featuring a 5 piece pine suite complete 'with
hutch, mirror, and triple dresser, 5 drawer chest,
headboard, steel frame, 2 night tables, box spring
and mattress; other suites are various Spanish,
Contemporary and Modern Styles.
5 different dinettes — chrome and coppertone suites
in 5 and 7 piece sets.
15 brand new chesterfield suites in 2 piece, 3 piece
and 4 piece sets, in many styles and every suite
covered in top quality, top graded covers in Nylon
Velvets, Ultra Velvets, Herculons, Acrylic Pile,
Naugahyde and many more — as fine a selection as
ever offered by public auction.
Plus — much more — recliners, rockers, davenport
sets, one fireplace stereo set, step and coffee tables,
a nice assortment table lamps, swags, continental
beds in 39", 48", 54" and queen size, odd chest of
drawers, desk, foot stool, odd night tables, pictures,
mirrors and smokers.
Many other items as well. Doors open at 6 p.m. for
early inspection, Merchandise can be picked up
night of sale or from 9 a.m. till noon the following
day. Sale conducted by Victoria Sales, London, Ont.
Sales Mgr. — Leo E. Bird
AUCTIONEER — Jack Heywood
Terms Cash - Cheques accepted - 4% sales tax in
effect
BARBARA FAULKNER
At Smith Falls General
Hospital, Thursday July 6,
Mrs. George Faulkner
formerly Barbara Harrison.
in her 68th year, beloved wife
of the late George Faulkner.
Dear mother of Brian and
Lenard .of Oshawa, also
loved by five grandchildren
and four sisters, Mrs.
William (Margaret)
Gilmour of Ridgeway, Mrs.
Wilmer Scott (Mary),
Lucan, Mrs. Lionel Shipley
(Beryl), Ottawa, Mrs. Lloyd
Elgie (Dorothy), London,
Funeral service was held at
the Blair Funeral Home on
Monday July 9. Interment in
Smith Falls Cemetery.
ROY SINCLAIR JOHNS
Roy Sinclair Johns, 19, of
RR 2 Staffa passed away at
the University Hospital in
London on Sunday, July 6 as
a result of an accident. He
was the son of Donald Johns
and the former Marjorie
Graver of RR 2 Staffa. He
was employed part time at
the Hensall Sales Barn,
Hensall. He was a member
of Hibbert United Church in
Staffa and was active in
sports in the Staffa •area.
Surviving besides his
parents is a brother, Robert,
and a sister, Jean, both at
home; his paternal grand-
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Johns, RR 1 Kirkton and his
maternalgrandmother Mrs.
Elizabeth Graver of RR 2
Gadshill, and a friend Carol
McGregor. He Was pred-
ceased by his maternal
grandfather .David, Graver.
The body rested at the
Lockhart Funeral Home,
Michell where the funeral
service will be held today
(Wednesday) at 2:00 p.m.
with Rev. John Davies of-
ficiating. Interment in Roy's
Cemetery Fullerton
Township. Memorial
donations to the South
Hibbert Athletic Assoc. or to
the charity of one's choice
would be appreciated by the
family.
MERVIN CARTER
At Parkwood Hospital oh
Sunday, July 6. 1980, Mervin
Carter of Clandeboye, in his
84th year. Beloved husband
of the late Jessie Carter.
Dear father. of. Mary (Mrs.
William Walden) of
Chatham. Carlyle. Carter of
London, Douglas Carter of
Arva and Ian Carter ,at
home. Also survived by five
grandchildren. Rested at the
C. Hackett and Son Funeral
Home, Lucan where the
funeral service was held on
Tu-esday at 2 PM. Interment
in St; James Cemetery,
Clandeboye.
JEAN FRALICK
At Providence Hospital,
Royal Oak. Michigan, Jean,
(Hodgins) Fralick on June
24, 1980 in her 75th year.
Predeceased by her husband
Norman Fralick (1977) and
brother Hugh R. Hodgins
(1963) survived by two sons,
Richard. Detroit and
Darrell, Colorado;... sister
.Sarah (Hodgins) Morley,
brothers, Kenneth Hodgins,
Centralia, Charlie Hodgins,
Chesley. Alsb several nieces
and nephews. Memorial and
interment was held at St.
John's Episcopal Church,
Royal Oak, Michigan. The
Rev. Robert G. Eidson Rec-
tor officiating.
ARNOLD MORLEY
Suddenly at his late
residence 283 Elizabeth
Street, Lucan, on Sunday,
June 22, 1980, Arnold
Maguire Morley in his 66th
year. Beloved husband of
Ruby (Armitage) Morley;
dear father of Lorne of
Huron Park, and Larry at
honie. Also survived by two
grandchildren Steven and
Karen. Dear brother of
-Thomas Morley and Estelle
(Mrs. Roy Mawson) both of
Parkhill, Donald Morley and
Dorothy (Mrs. Jack Elliott)
both of London, Bruce
Morley. Shirley (Mrs.
Morley Feltz) both of
McGillivray Township,
beloved son of the late
Sidney and Pearl Morley,
predeceased by Norma 1952,
Robert 1967 and Florence
1972. The funeral was held
June 25 from the C. Haskett
and Son Funeral Home,
Lucan, with Rev. K. Brown
of Lucan United Church of-
ficiating. .Interment in St.
James --Cemetery,
Clandeboye.
MARGARET ELLIOTT
At St. Joseph's Hospital on
Thursday, July 3, 1980,
Margaret (Forester) Elliott,
of Granton. Beloved wife of
the late Nelson Elliott, dear
mother of Mrs. Elizabeth
Parkinson, and grandmother
of Robert Parkinson, both of
Granton. Dear sister of
(Jean) Mrs. Harold Dell,
and (Marion) Mrs. Vaughan
Keilior, both of Michigan, in
her 76th year. Rested at the
C. Haskett and Son Funeral
Home, Lucan, where the
funeral service was held on
Saturday, July 5, at 2 p.m.,
with the Rev, E. Morden, of
Granton United Church
officiating. Interment in the
Birr United Cemetery.
All kinds of fun and en-
tertainment is planned for
the thirty-sixth annual
Garden Party to be held at
the Kirkton fairgrounds on
Wednesday, July 16.
Lee Paul, Kirk ton, who has
been the master of
ceremonies for all thirty-six
years said, "It gets more
difficult each year to get
something people haven't
seen." But he thinks that the
program is as good as ever
this year and there should be
a good turnout as long as the
weather permits.
The evening begins with a
fast ball game involving two
local men's teams. At 7:45
there will be a juvenile talent
contest. Fifteen local
children have been chosen to
perform after auditioning
during the last week in May.
Brenda Zadorsky, Stratford,
will be the judge.
The professional program
starts at 9:15 The evening
includes performances from
Walter Ostanek and his Show
Band, Fiddling Florence,
have forgotten our Canadian
history the coureur de bois or
rangers of the forest were
young French habitants who
traded furs (luring the rule of
Count Frontenac,
According to one 'history
text many of the coureur de
bois were trading illegally
and as such, it was difficult
to determine the extent of
their explorations and their
numbers, By 1680 when the
population of New France
was arotind10,000, 500 ori600
coureur de bois were
believed to be in the woods,
A weekend with the corn of
coureur de bois is a lesson in
history as all vestiges of the
twentieth century are
discarded.
All participants must wear
clothing which would be in
existence prior to 1850 and
all foods are prepared in the
manner of the' woodsman,
Making, up the noon hour
meal Saturday was a stew
consisting of milkweed
. blossoms, lamb's quarter,
sorrel, smoked fish and
rabbit.
Starting fires is done by
traditional means including
the lighting of a cigarette.
Accomthodation takes the
forth of either a lean-to or a'
tee-pee. Having' the largest
of the traditional forms of
Indian accommodation were
Ross and Mark MacDonald
whose structure was held by
17 poles and was about 15
feet high. •
Green said an important
aspect of .the corp is the
training of persons in
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original Inkspot singer Gus
Gordon, the Dancing Daz-
zlers from Toronto, a magic
act done by Ed Fernandez
and Company, and a kiddies'
circus act called The Busy
Bees which features dogs,
monkeys and a duck. Chris
Lovett, Hamilton, will
provide the backup organ
music.
Admission to the party is
$2.50 for adults and 50 cents
for children. There will be
free parking in the fair
grounds.
wilderness survival. Before
joining the corps, a person
has to obtain a first aid.
Certificate.
One of the long range goals
of the club is to act as a
Search and rescue unit who
are capable of surviving in
uninhabited areas on limited
resources,
Despite some concern
about the precedent being
set, Exeter council this week
approved paying $500
towards the cost of paving a
small portion of Eastern
Ave. beside" the residence
recently completed by
William Ellerington on
Huron St.
Reeve Don MacGregor
said the total cost of paving
the portion of the street back
to the driveway at the
Ellerington residence would
be $900 and the balance
would be paid by the proper-
ty owner.
It was explained that
Ellerington had already paid
for a new curb on the street
and had gravelled and sod-
ded the area.
His previous request for
assistance in the project had
been 'turned down by council.
Councillor Jay Campbell
questioned the precedent be-
ing set. He said any resident
who may feel council is not
moving fast enough could do
street work and then have
the town pay a share.
However, Councillor Don
Cameron said it wouldn't be
a dangerous precedent in
that not many people would
come forward to pay for
something that was actually
the town's responsibility.
"I'm prepared to live with
that precedent." he said of
the proposal to pay a portion
of the street paving cost.
Mayor Boyle said he also
thought it was a good deal to
In keeping with the in-
volvement of the family the
fellowship which the coureur
de bois seemed to have
possessed is an important
part of today's corp, ac-
cording to Green;
Highlighting the three
days of activity were several
competitions including
tomahawk and knife
have property owners pick-
ing up portions of the cost
for street work.
Ready for
emergency
What happens if Exeter
faces an emergency such as
a train derailment or a
natural disaster?
Well, no one is too sure, but
steps were taken Monday to
set up some type of plan.
Mayor Derry Boyle was
empowered to call a meeting
of all emergency personnel
in the community in an effort
to set up some basic
guidelines that could be
followed.
The list would include the
PUC, fire department, police
department, hospital of-
ficials, county planner and
representative from the
Ausable Bayfield Con-
servation Authority.
Since the derailment in
Mississauga, •officials have
become concerned about
emergency situations
throughout the province and
council's action is partly in
response to .that situation,
"It's a good idea to have a
skeleton plan," commented
Councillor Don Camerioti.
He noted, however, that
provincial officials would
probably step in to direct any
emergency action and it
would be useless to have any
comprehensive local plans.
throwing.
Several shooting com-
petitions were also held, all
of a nature which the
coureur de bois would have
taken part in. Among the
several skill testing matches
were driving a nail into a
board, cutting a string with a
shot and hitting a moving
pendulum.
Knowledge of the corp is
becoming widespread with
inquiries being received
from Quebec and Michigan,
Green said.
Vt-Vuorlaies
Combine a love for the
outdoors; an interest in
antique firearms and a sense
of history and you have the
makeup of a member of the
Ontario Corp of Coureur Ae
Bois.
This past weekend the corp
which is less than a year old,
held their first primitive
black powder shoot at the
Claybird GunwClub, west of
Exeter.
For three days the Hay
township shooting club was
transformed into a set-
tlement which could' have
existed 200 years ago, ex-
cluding the cars in the
parking lot.
Approximately 40 of the
members of the group set up
camp, including Jim Bishop
of Exeter and Larry Mason
of Dashwood.
President. of the corp Doug
Green of Woodstock said the
corp was an outgrowth of the
several' black.powder
firearms groups which have
been established for a
number of years. Many of
the people in the firearm
groups had .a desire to
enlarge the scope of the
activity to include the
recreation of lifestyle which
is long-gone. There was also
a desire to make provisions
for an activity which could
include the entire family, he
said.
To this end, the Corp
became operational in
September with members
from across south-western
Ontario.
For those of us who may
CAN HE SEE THE TARGET?, —, One of the.shooters in the Ontario Corp of.Couteur De Bois
first primitive shoot held at the Claybird Gun Club fires his musket. ''T-A photo
YES, ITS 1980 — This past weekend the grounds of the Claybird Gun Club west of Exeter
were turned into a settlement which could have existed 200 years ago, Members of the On-
tario Corp of Coureur De Bois held their first primitive black powder shoot at the Hay
township site. T-A photo
EYE ON THE TARGET — Definitely not one of the competitors at the Ontario Corp of
Coureur De Bois primitive shoot Saturday at the Claybird Gun Club was T-A reporter Tom
Creech. Both the pistol and chapeau were courtesy of Jim Bishop of Exeter.photo by Jith
Bishop
Garden Party is set
PISTOL PRIMING — Jim Bishop of Exeter primes his pistol in
primitive shoot held this past weekend outside of Exeter by the
Ontario Corp of Coureur De Bois. T-A photo
Liquidation Auction
We have been instructed by the owners
to sell the entire contents including
shelves and equipment of the former
Western Tire Store of New Hamburg
to be held at the Rathwell Building, 77 Main
Street, Seaforth
Wednesday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Consisting of $30,000.00 worth of shelving, ignition
parts, distributor caps, head lights, bearings, spark
plugs, fuses, lights and lenses, air filters, windshield
wipers, brake fluid, belts, anti-freeze, seat covers,
trailer mirrors, floor mats, 1.'t h.p. motors, pullies, 8'
tracks, speakers, gas line anti-freeze, bolt cutters,
wrench and socket sets, weather striping, paint and
stain, spray paint, shovels, Christmas trees and
decorations, ironing boards, thermos', hand and
garden tools, lunch boxes, electric cash register, hair
dryers, electric grill, mix-masters, electric heaters,
hockey equipment, fishing equipment, baseballs, life
jackets, motorcycle helmets, skates, shoes, winter
work boots, rubber boots, barbecues, propane cam-
ping equipment, gas cans;' battery charger, floor
model tire changer.
Also large quantity of childrens toys featuring Fisher
Price childrens toys, crib and playpen toys, Star
Wars, Mattel, Parker Brother games, Barbie dolls,
plus many more items that are found in Western Tire
Stores.
TERMS CASH
Sales Manager - Dick Robinson = 527-1458 or
527-1336
Neither the owner nor auctioneer are responsi-
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