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Bryanston Club
The May meeting of the
Bryanston Friendship club
was held on Wednesday in the
C.E. room of Bryanston U.C.
with an attendance of 42
members and one visitor.
Audrey McRoberts
welcomed everyone and read
a poem followed by the sing-
ing of "0 Canada" and a sing-
song of favourite songs with
Muriel Cobleigh at the piano.
Happy birthday was sung
for the May birthday people,
Jean Elliott, Meryle Dann,
Beth Buchanan, Marion
Hodgins, Ethel Lewis and
Clarence Davis.
An invitation was read from
CORRECTION
In the special insert, the
Klompen Feest Souvenir
booklet, the story on Klompen
(wooden shoes), neglected to
mention that willow wood is
the best for the traditional
Dutch shoes. "
Willow wood is non porous,
when dried, it does not soak
up water. It is also a lighter
wood resulting in easier wear.
Unfortunately due to a
typographical error, the story
read that poplar is the best
wood for shoes. The qualities
attributed to poplar wood in
the story are actually those of
willow wood.
While poplar is the most
plentiful wood in the
Netherlands, it is not the best
for shoes. Because of its
porous nature, water soaks
the wood and the Dutch know
that waterproof shoes are a
main requirement in their •
wet land.
Cancer
can be
beaten
CANADIAN CANCER SDCIETYj
the Edgewood Junior
Farmers to attend their
variety show at Prince An-
drew School, May 25 and the
club was asked to present a
fifteen minute number for the
program. The invitation was
accepted and two short
numbers will be presented.
Comments from the
Beavers on what they liked
about their grandparents pro-
ved very interesting. A dona-
tion was given to Prince An-
drew School for their Heart
Fund "skip-a-thon."
Chester McComb was
chairman for the program as
follows: A reading by Gladys
Davis "The Love of a
Mother"; a skit "Grand-
mothers" by Ethel Lewis and
Susan McCombe., a solo by
Dorothy Bullock "Mother's
Prayers have Followed Me",
a reading by Clarence Lewis
"Growing Old", a mouth
organ selection by Ella
Frayne, Clarence Lewis and
Cote Wennerstrom played
several selections on their
violins with Muriel Cobleigh
at the piano and Chester
McComb gave a reading "The
Touch of the Master's
Hands."
Each lady was presented
with a corsage for Mothers'
Day and miscellaneous table
games were enjoyed with
prizes going as 'follows:
crokinole, Frances Mardlin
and Hector Robinson; Lost
Heir, Anna Trudgeon and Vic-
tor Smith; euchre, Audrey
McRoberts, Hope McRoberts,
Marjorie O'Neill, Milton
Hodgins, Harold Talbot and
Eliott McRoberts. Ella
Frayne won the prize for hav-
ing the most great-
grandchildren, 12, and Rose
Aldrick was the lucky plate
winner.
A delicious lunch was serv-
ed by the committee in
charge, Clarence and Ethel
Lewis, Chester and Susan
McComb , Clarence and
Gladys Davis and a social
half hour was enjoyed.
SPECIAL AWARDS — Middlesex County home economist Grace Whittington, cen-
tre, had two special awards to present at the Lucan area achievement program on
Saturday. Annette Straatman, right, Lucan 3, received advanced honors for com-
pletion of 18 homemaking clubs, while Mrs. Melba St. Denis, Gronton 1, received
a leadership certificate for completing five years of club work.
4-H Achievement Day
Looking and feeling great
"Looking Great! Feeling
Great!" was the theme of the
Club just finished and the
Achievement Day for this
area was held on Saturday, at
Prince Andrew Public School.
Lucan has had five clubs in
this particular program and
Lucan 1 was chosen as the
host club, serving coffee and
cold drink during intermis-
sion as well as conducting
three short periods of "Social
Recreation".
Lucan 2 presented a'skit
"Happiness is...Keeping
Fit!" with all members tak-
ing part. Lucan 3 ,had
prepared an exhibit "Look for
the Label," commentator
Christine McIlhargey, and
Lucan 4 did a skit "Oh! My
aching Feet" using all their
members. Because of the late
arrival of the merti.bers books
for Lucan 5, their project was
FLAG FROM GRANTON WI — One of the Biddulph Central School grade seven
class received a Canadian flag recently from the Gronton Women's Institute. Above,
Muriel Lewis makes the presentation to Troy Smail, Jim Kwosnicki, Val Fretz and
Rob Gee. T -A photo.
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Proclamation
May 12 is Canada Health Day
Canada Health Day will be celebrated on
May 12, 1983. The theme is "I Take Core of rrry
HEALTH...Do You?
Cosponsored by the Canadian Hospital
Association and the Canadian Public Health
Association, the purpose of this day is to in-
crease the awareness of the general public and
the health sector of topics related to health.
The 1983 theme relates to individual respon-
sibilities for health. Each of us has the oppor-
tunity of caring for our personal health through
nutrition, fitness, smoking cessation, safety,
immunization, appropriate use of alcohol and
drugs, and alertness to the signs of disease.
While some factors that affect health are
beyond the control of individuals, others are
determined by our own actions, habits and
behaviour.
Canada Health Day is also an occasion for
health institutions and local health organiza-
tions to communicate their programs to their
communities, to assist the public to become
more knoNledgeable obout health care.
The Municipalities Exeter, Henson, Zurich,
Osborne, Stephen and Hay officially proclaims.
May 12, 1983, as Canada Health Doy.
Bruce Show, Mayor off Exeter
• H. Klungel, Reeve of Hensall
D. VonPatter, Reeve of Zurich
G.E. Prout, Reeve of Usborne Township
A. Walper, Reeve of Stephen Township
L. ,Wilder, Reeve of Hay Township
Caucus backs
premier Davis
The entire Conservative
caucus is one hundred per-
cent behind Premier $ill
Davis and his decision not to
seek the leadership of the
federal party.
That was the messaga Den-
nis Timbrell, Minister of
Agriculture and Food gave to
the 300 people attending the
annual dinner meeting of the
Huron Middlesex Provincial
Progressive Conservative
association in Lucan on Mon-
day night.
"When Mr. Davis called a
special caucus meeting last
week to announce his deci-
sion, there were all kinds of
speculation within the party,"
Timbrell admitted. "When he
announced his decision the
entire ,caucus stood and
applauded."
Timbrell added in his 12
years in caucus it was the
first time he had actually seen
tears running down the faces
of some members they were
so delighted with Premier
Davis' decision.
"Premier Davis hasin-
dicated he will be around for
some time and we feel that is
great for the province as well
as the party" said Timbrell.
Timbrell also made mention
of the Big Blue Machine so
often connected in the past
with the campaigns of the
Conservative party in
Ontario.
Timbrell stated he often
wondered why, in the past,
the provincial conservatives _
had ducked when they heard
that particular phrase.
Timbrell declared, "The
Big•Blue Machine means peo-
ple from every walk of life
and every poll of the province
working together. We should
be proud of it."
Fellow to friend: "My wife
and I have a deal. if I don't
like the way she does
something, i can do it
myself."
Experience may be costly,
but there's no cheaper way
of acquiring it.
not finished so they will take
•part in a later Achievement
Day.
Leaders for the above
groups are 1- Donna Thomp-
son and Mae Paton, 2 -
Harolyn Sire and Susan Barr,
3 - Anne Straatman and
Phyllis O'Neil, 4 - Heather
Gillan and Debbie Smith, the
latter being presented with her
second year pin.
Lucan 5 is led by Anita and
Linda Giesen and report of
their Achievement Day will
be in a later edition.
Presentations were made
by Mrs. Irene Roloson, Presi-
dent of North Middlesex
District Women's Institute to
nine girls including Theresa
Foran, County Honours, upon
completion of six Homemak-
ing Clubs and Annette Straat-
man, Advanced Honours,
upon completion of 18 clubs.
Mrs. Roloson thanked the
Home Economist Grace Whit-
tington and the many 4-H
leaders and asked those pre-
sent to express their thanks in
the usual way. "
Annette was also presented
with a gift by her fellow club
members. Mrs. Whittington
and the leaders presented the
441 teaspoons and certificates
of achievement, the latter to
members completing their se-
cond Homemaking Club pro-
jects, and the fall club was an-
nounced as being "Ontario
Heritage" - a cooking course
learning ethnic"dishes which
make up our Ontario
Heritage. The pleasant occa-
sion closed with the repeating
of the 4-H pledge.
By MRS. PETER MARTIN
Mother's Day service was
held at the United Church
with infant baptism and
special music, Sunday.
The senior choir under the
direction of Rev. Elder and
Doug Lewis, sang. "When the
World Forgets". Har4'y
Schroeder sang a song of his
°awn composition ,"Mothef s
Ave."
Eighteen grandmothers
and two great grandmothers
received roses from the
church being pinned on by
Mrs. Dave Cottel and Mrs.
Peter Martin.
The Sacrament of Bapti$m,
was held for the following
children, Jonathon Paul
Schenk, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Schenk; Kenneth
Paul and Peter James, twin
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hockey. Terri Lyn, daughter
of Mr. Larry Hockey and Ter-
rance Alexander son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ron McEacheon.
The sermon was entitled
"After The Baby Came".
Flowers in the church were
placed there in memory of
Lyla Hendrick by her family.
A week earlier new alter
cloths were dedicated at the
morning service. The cloths
Says closures
are beneficial
The closing of the
Bluewater Centre in
Goderich, and other similar
closures, is actually going to
improve the lives of those pa-
tients who were housed in the
centres according to Bob
Eaton, Minister Without
Portfolio.
Eaton, speaking at the
Huron -Middlesex PC annual
in Lucan, Monday, staled the
purpose of the closures was to
create a better environment
for the residents involved but
that it would be a long, slow
process.
"The closures got off to a
bad start because they were
advertised before all the
parents and relatives of those
using the facilities could be
contacted," stated Eaton.
However, he added that this
has now been done and the
centers will not close until
each resident has a place to
go to which has an improved
environment for that
individual.
Eaton made his remarks
prior to introducing the guest
speaker at the annual dinner
meeting. The guest speaker
was Dennis Timbrell,
Minister of Agriculture and
Food.
Eaton said he felt he had to
say a few words on the topic
of the closures as so many
people attending the meeting
had expressed some concern
to him.
As to the future Use of the
existing facilities, Eaton said
this will be looked at very
carefully"before any decision
is made and will be based on
what the requirements are
within each individual
community.
were placed in the church in
loving memory of Melvin
Lamport of Port Alberni B.C.
formerly of the Crediton area.
The cloths were presented
by his wife, the former Clara
Gaisei of ; ' ' diton, " his
daughters, M ilyn (Mrs.
Barry Foibesitird Nola, (Mrs.
David Menziep).a1l of British
Coltlrtibia.
The Crediton and District
Social Club Will be having
their Western Dance Satur-
day May 14. Dallas will be
providing the music. Come
and wear your western gear.
Mrs. Clara Lamport and
her step daughters Marilyn
Forbes and Nola Menzies
have returned home to British
Columbia after visiting
friends and relatives in the
area.
Recent visitors with Mrs.
Armin Schlenker were Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Dedman, Chris
and Malcolm, Mr. and Mrs.
Carmen Schlenker, Heidi and
Phillip all of Kitchener, Miss
Mary Schlenker and Chuck
Whittaker, London and Mr.
and Mrs. Mat Howard,Mat-
thew and Monica, Chatham.
Randy Smith, Olds Alberta
is visiting with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Smith and
family and friends in the
area.
A good discussion
Woman's role is tkeme of Granton IMI meeting
Ily MIS. I. *IMPAIRS
Unit One of Granton UCW
met at the home of Mrs. Robt
Hardie. In the absence of th
president Mrs. Gordon
McRobert, ' Mrs. Rober
Harloff presided and opened
the meetini, with a readin
"A Mother's Love". Them
for lesson thoughts was on "A
Mothers Calling to Make o
Mend."
Mrs. Robt. Hardie conven
ed the program, with the
theme "Women's status then
and now." This subject pro-
voked a good discussion on
the woman's role in the hom
in the past and the present. i
also dealt with woman's con
tribution to society, good and
evil. Mrs. Hardie concluded
the program with a word
contest. •
Two' birthday cards were
signed by all present for Mrs
Harry Nixon, 'a former
member of Unit One and now
a resident of the Extendacare
Nursing Home in London,
also a card was signed by all
for Mrs. Cliff McRobert who
was absent from the meeting
and had a birthday on May 7.
Mrs. G. McRobert and Mrs.
E. Summers assisted the
hostess with lunch.
Mrs. Joan Hayden was the
hostess for Unit Three. Mrs.
Hayden presided and opened
with a reading "The
Homemaker". The usual
business was discussed and
all those who helped to make
the fashion show a success
were thanked.
Plans were made to assist
the C.G.I.T., in decorating the
church for Mother's Day by
offering flowers. The Variety
Show sponsored by the youth"
groups was announced.
The issue concerning the
Nestle Products which offers
Baby Formula to Third World
Countries was discussed and
considered with signing a
. petition to boycott Taster's
Choice coffee. Mrs. Jackie
Pierce will be a delegate to
the Westminister Weekend
Conference, which is being
held the last weekend in May.
Lillus Riddell and Marion
Themson convened a
Mother's Day program and
introduced Mrs. Ester Con-
way who presented a pro-
gram on the theme "Color Me
Beautiful".
Margaret Bryan and Jackie
Pierce served a delicious
dessert lunch.
▪ Unit -Four met.at.thobeme•
• of Mrs. Tom Gagan. Mrs.
Gary Humphrey presided and
opened the meeting with a
reading "A little parable for
mothers." Mothers are pro-
tective and give us courage.
You will always walk with us
Mother, even when you have
gone through the gates. We
cannot see her, but she is with
us still. A mother is more than
a memory, she is a living
presence. Roll call was
answered with a . Mother's
Day verse.
During the business, the
June general meeting pro-
gram was discussed as unit
four is responsible for it.
Program conveners ..vere
Mrs. Gerald Dann and Mrs.
Stanley Crawford. Mrs. Dann
read a poem by Helen Steiner
Rice and Mrs. Crawford read
an article from the April
Observer entitled
Guatemala's New Gospel and
also a reading entitled A
strength that comes from
pain and fai
The lunch committee was
Florence Riddell and Verda
. Tate who were not present,
e but provided the lunch menu
and Mrs. Humphrey assisted
t the hostess to serve it.
Church news
g At the United Church the
e Rev. Bruce Pierce conducted
'the Family Day Service and
✓ officiated at the sacrament of
baptism, when Jesse Aaron
- Aldrich, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Randy Aldrich and Michael
David Anderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Anderson,
were baptized.
e The church was decorated
t like a flower garden thanks to
everyone who loaned their
Mother's Day flowers. Birds
were singing in cages loaned
by Peter Van Leishout.
"Discovering the Church as
a Family" was the title of the
• Rev. Pierce's sermon.
Following the offering Mrs.
Pierce gave a reading, her
• own composition, "What is a
Christian Mother?"
At St. Thomas Anglican
Church the Rev. Peter Der-
rick was in charge of the mor-
ning prayer service for Fami-
ly Sunday. This first lesson
was read by Helen Herbert
and .the second by Susan
Noon.
The Rector preached his
sermon from the second
lesson which was on Love.
Jesus said "If a man loves
me, he will keep my
commandments.
The Anglican Church.
Women will meet in the St.
Thomas Church Hall on
Thursday evening at• 8 p.m.
Explorer news
The Granton Explorers met
at the church on May 2. Roll
call was answered with how
many points you had. Follow-
ing our Mail Box Bible Club
we played games and ended
with "Taps" at 8:30 p.m.
Youth Variety Show
Both performances of the
variety show sponsored by
the Granton C.G.LT., Cubs
andBeavers werewell attend-
ed on Friday evening and
Sunday afternoon.
The show consisted of three
humorous skits taken from
Biblical Days, "Noah and the
Ark" (Beavers), "Adam and
Eve in the Garden of Eden"
(Cubs) and "Jacob and
Rachel" (C.G.LT.) What
these three groups and the in-
genuity of tneir leaders pro-
duced was hilarious.
--Cub Master-Peter-•Rlorrim
was the M.C. and entertained
with humorous stories bet-
ween acts. C.G.I.T. leader
Mrs. Doreen McRobert gave
a humorous reading "Dear
God what are you doing next
Tuesday?" and Beaver
leader Susan Noon gave a
"Mother's Day" reading.
We are grateful to the
leaders of these groups for
their patience and understan-
ding. Credit goes to Susan
Noon for her leadership of the
Beavers, Peter Blom and
Carol Hardie for their work
with the Cubs and Audrey
Harloff and Doreen McRobert
co -leaders of the. C.G.i.T.
Personals
A combination birthday and
Mother's Day celebration was
held by the Wallis family with
dinner at the Forrester
Restaurant in Granton.
Members of the family
celebrating birthdays were
Linda Wallis, Mrs. Wayne
Wallis and Mrs. Emerson
Wallis. Members of the Wallis
family attending were Mr..
and Mrs. Kevin Wallis of
Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Don
Wallis and family Kirkton,
Miss Brenda Wallis, London,
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wallis
and family of Sarnia and Miss
Edna Wallis of Granton.
Following the dinner,
everyone returned to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Emer-
son Wallis where they con-
tinued the celebration.
Members of St. Thomas
Anglican Church attending
the Conference of the
Anglican Women of the Huron
Diocese held in St. Paul's
Cathedral London on Thurs-
day where Mrs. Lois'Herbert
delegate, Mrs. Kenneth
Hodgins, Miss Helen Hodgins
and Mrs. Clarence Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hall of
Strathroy were Sunday din-
ner guests of Mrs. Leis
Herbert and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Hodgins.
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