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RUNNERSUP GREENS— The runnersup to the grand championship in the Hensall
rec hockey league were the Greens. Back, left, Mark Melady, Dave Consitt, Mark
Taylor, Jeff McKay, Matt Klaver, Chuck Broadfoot and Don Geigel . Front, Dan Taylor,
Bill McIver, Derek Divok, Les Gardner, Bill Downey and Jim Nigh. Missing were
Steve Sararas, Steve McGregor, John Berry and Lyle Kinsman.
Collecting cigar b�nds is educational and fun
Trudy Van Wieren, RR 1
Hensall, has. a collection of
17,000 cigar bands. When she
was a child in Holland, most
adult men smoked cigars.
The hundreds of flourishing
cigar factories in that country
vied with each other to create
series of graphic, elaborately
crafted bands with a
decorative as well as prac-
tical function.
Any topic you can think of
has been thought of previous-
ly by a cigar manufacturer.
Popes, presidents and
princes. Birds, bees and
flowers. Castles and
cathedrals. Car insignia and
traffic signs. Newspaper
mastheads • and Isaris
billboards. President Ken-
nedy from rocking chair to
funeral cortege. The moon
landing and the history of
electric light. Bathing
beauties, femme fatales and
movie stars. The list is
endless.
Dutch children collected
cigar bands as avidly as
Canadian children amassed
series of hockey and baseball
heroes from their packages of
bubble gum. The pursuit was
so popular a song called, "Sir,
may I have the band on your
cigar" was played on radio
stations across the country.
Trudy recalls rushing out of
church to wait impatiently for
the good burghers to light up
after an hour's abstinence,
and tugging on black woolen
coat tails to request the bands
from the smokers' stogies.
The gutters beside busy ci-
ty streets were another
source of supply. Children
walked with their heads bow-
ed, searching for the elusive
golden glitter signalling
another work of art for one's
collection.
Duplicates, or doubles,
were traded with the acumen
of Amsterdam diamond
merchants.
When Trudy and husband
Harry immigrated to Canada
in 1958 Mrs. Van Weiren
brought her books of cigar
bands with her. At that time
they numbered around 3,000.
Trudy soon discovered that
most North American cigar
bands were strickly func-
tional, and carry the instruc-
tion OPEN or Pull.
"It must mean Dutchmen
know how to unwrap a cigar",
she laughed.
Letters Trudy wrote to the
six Canadian cigar manufac-
turers were never
acknowledged or answered.
Comedian George Burns was
more obliging. A request for
a band from one of his famous
cigars elicited a personal rep-
ly and three labels from El
Producto Queens.
Frank Sinatra replied with
a picture of himself taken two
decades previously, explain-
ing the cigars he smoked had
no bands.
Trudy corresponds and
trades with fellow enthusiasts
in Holland, a priest in Quebec
and a young man in Ottawa.
She first saw the Ottawa hob-
byist on a TV program 13
years ago, wrote to him, and
began a friendship that
climaxed in an invitation to
his wedding this month.
The Van Weiren collection
now contains 17,000 cigar
bands, but they are becoming
more and more difficult to
find. Cigar smoking is not as
popular as it was a generation
ago. (One reason may be the
former good old five center
now costs ten times as much.)
Times have changed since
Rudyard Kipling wrote, "A
woman is only a woman, but
a good cigar is a smoke". An
appropriate epitaph for
cigars and chauvinist would
be "ashes to ashes and dust to
dust". Meanwhile, the woman
who collects cigar bands has
the last laugh. And anentranc-
ing and educational record of
many interesting people and
events in world history.
and district news
BLUES WIN HENSALL REC TITLE The Blues have won the Hensall rec hockey cham-
pionship. Back, left, Glenn Slade, Ron Thompson, Herman Klaver, Scott Ross and.
Dan McClinchey. Front, Steve Knight, Bill Gardner, Jim Cockwill, Ron Ferguson and
John Feeney. Missing were Bob Malone, Jamie Caldwell, Grant Lee, Brad Mann
and Brad McBride. T -A photo
Riddell will be guest auctioneer
at Centennial rummage sale
The Centennial Committee
meeting was held on March 22
at the Fellowship Hall in the
United Church with a very
good attendance in spite of the
weather conditions. A discus-
sion on future events was
followed by plansfor the
Rummage and Auction sale
April 30. Rummage sale at 11
a.m. and Auction Sale at 1
p.m. Jack Riddell M.P.P. for
Huron -Middlesex will be
guest auctioneer. There will
also be a bake sale andfood
booth.
Names of relatives and
friends who should be invited
for the event are being receiv-
ed, there is still time to send
these'm to the comrnittee.
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LAVENDER
Overweight is
just desserts.
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Now we know what
they mean by middle
income. The govern.
mem lets you keep
your first ddllar and
your last dollar --and
they take everything in
the middle.
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Some open . minds
should be closed for
repairs.
Our friend says he has
o great rapport with his
kids. They tell him what
to do and he does it.
•
The annual convention
of the Hypochondriac
Society was held lost
week', but everyone
was too sick to attend.
Folks are in a fever
about the expert
workmanship found at
Jack's
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Repair Service
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and addresses at your
convenience.
Personals
Mr. Sim Roobol returned
home after receiving treat-
ment in South Huron
Hospital, Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. William
Baker returned home after
spending a holiday in Florida.
Mr. Robert Mickle, Jamie
and Craig, Ayr spent last
Thursday visiting with the
forrner's mother, Mrs. Laird
Mickle.
Mrs. Bertha MacGregor
returned home after spending
three weeks with her son and
daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Don .MacLaren, Jodi and
Brooke in Oakville.
Owing to the spring storm
last week the dessert euchre
planned for Wednesday
March 23 by the Amber
Rebekah Lodge was
cancelled.
A large number of relatives
and friends assembled at the
Hensall Recreation Centre on
Saturday evening in honour of
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Eyre
who were celebrating their
golden wedding anniversary.
Dancing was enjoyed to
music supplied by the Spirit
orchestra. A delicious lunch
was served at midnight by the
Kippen East Ladies W.I. dur-
ing which time their eldest
son •Mervyn Eyre thanked
everyone, followed by Camp-
bell and Grace thanking their
many relatives and friends
for making the evening such
an enjoyable event.
One-man musical
coming to Blyth
Richard Greenblatt, direc-
tor of the 1982 Blyth Summer
Festival smash Country
)(earls brings Soft Pedalling,
his hit one-man musical to
Blyth Memorial Hall,
Wednesday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
Who is Robert .Goldblum
anyway? Is he really just a
struggling young musician
trying to keep body and soul
together while dealing with
his boring job as a rehearsal
pianist, or is he Composer -
man, a mild-mannered
superhero able to leap whole
octaves in a single bar? Then
again, maybe he's a Rock
Star, weary of the fast pace
and the bright lights: or a
hairy, whiskey -breathed
Country and Western singer,
crooning, down-home
Nashville songs. Or is he in
(act Canada's hotest new en-
try in the Musical Olympics,
shooting for an unprecedented
four gold medals if he can on-
ly wrap up the arduous
Minute Waltz event.
Soft Pedalling, currently on
a cross-('anada- tour, has
amassed rave reviews since it
was first presented at the 1981
Toronto Theatre Festival.
The Ottawa Citizen called it
"Sheer brilliance." "Watch
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Soft Pedalling is the final
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EASY MEN — Tempers flared at times in Sunday's opener of the South Huron
league finals between Exeter and Hensall. This shoving match erupted in front
of the Exeter net with Hensatl's Jamie Caldwell and Mohawks Jim Guenther the
main combatants.
News from Hensall churches
Palm Supday- was
celebrated on Sunday morn-
ing at the United Church
when Mr. McDonald spoke on
the subject of "Perspective on
J pe
Power." He referred to the
humility of Jesus as he rode
on the donkey into Jerusalem:
Power -is seen so differently in
man's eyes than God's, he
said. Power for man usually.
means a position of
dominance, control and
superiority regardless of how
they offend, hurt or destroy;
*power groups usually have no
love as the basis of anything
they do, whereas God's power
is shown through freedom,
openess and a dependence on
love expressed through
sacrifice, voluntary suffering
for the good of mankind.
The choir under the direc-
tionof Marlen Nagtegaalsang
a very beautiful anthem
"Now Let Us All Praise God
and Sing" by'GordonYoung.
The Children's Story was
"Greetings" when Mr.
McDonald spoke on the
Greeting that Jesus received
as he rode into Jerusalem. He
told them of the greetings of
Hawaii and the giving of a lei
to visitors.
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During thewitiging of the
children's hymn he presented
a lei to each child attending
church. '
The ushers for the day were
John Rowcliffe, Gary Kyle,
Ray Jacobi, and Mervin
Fields. Harold Parsons
•greeted the congregation and
the flowers at the front of the
church were placed in honour
of the 50th Wedding Anniver-
sary of Campbell and Grace
Eyre; the yellow roses by the
family and the red azalea by
friends.
The congregation were
reminded of the MBiunday
Thursday Service on Thur s -
day evening at 7:30 p.m., the
Easter Sunrise service at 7:00
a.m. next Sunday followed by
breakfast and the Family
Easter Service at 11:00 a.m.
The Junior Hi enjoyed their
film night meeting at Donald
Wareipgs on Thursday even-
ing followed by lunch at Bill
Stebbin's.
Rev. Kenneth Knight' con-
ducted Psalm service in
Carmel Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, speaking on the
subject "A March of Peace."
Mrs. Joan Keys presided at
the organ and led the choir in
the anthem "Hosanna
Hallelujah". The Sunday
School members sang two
numbers "Easter Lilies
Everywhere" and "He Is
Risen."
Special Easter service will
be held next Sunday April 3.
Choir practise will be held at
7 p.m. Wednesday March 30.
The W.M.S. Spring Rally
will be held at First
Presbyterian Church
Seaforth, March 30 at 10:00
a.m. and 1 p.m.
The Easter meeting of the.
W.M.S will be held at 8 p.m.
Monday, April 4 when Rev.
. Barbara Laing will be guest
speaker.
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THOUSANDS OF CIGAR BANDS — Trudy Van Wieren poses with a letter she receiv-
ed from cigar -smoking George Burns. She has a collection of 17,000 cigar bands,
including three El Producto Queens from Burns.
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