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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-02-22, Page 6Page 6 Times -Advocate, February 22, 1989 Happy Birthday - Exeter Oddfellows Lodge JPM Bev Parsons congratulates Nelson Squire on his 90th birthday. Nelson Squire honoured by Exeter Oddfellows EXETER - A special night .was held at the IOOF Hall last Tuesday when a large crowd gathered to cele- brate the 90th birthday of one of our veteran members, Bro. Nelson Squire. Bro. Squire was born in Blanshard Twp. on February .9, 1989. In May 1921 the married Verda Hicks and farmed on the eighth con- cession of Usborne for 42 group comprising Lorne Elford on the piano, Laverne Rodd on the. mouth organ and Cliff Jaques on the violin along with Bro Squire on the mouth• organ provided an hour. of entertainment. During the evening P.G. Bro. Bev Parsons presented Bro. Squire with :i plaque honouring him on his birthday. After all had extended con- ycar s. In gratulations to Bro Squire, cake and ows and ice cream was enjoyed byall. This has been a busy winter for the fraternity. At their last euchre party the following winners were declared - ladies high - Janet Hicks, gents high - Bob Blair, ladies lone hands Wilma Davis, mens -lone hands - Charles Hendy, ladies low - Eileen Westlake, mens low - Mari- on Frayne playing as a man. • Lucky draw prizes - Adeline Ford - and. Iva Blair. Next euchre will be March 8. Plans are under way for thc Lodge to tour Champion Road Machinery in Goderich. 1943 he joined t TQC Ocdd-Fell in 1960 he retired to Exeter. He is an avid flower gardener and his home is one of the show places in the community. Other hobbies are dancing and mouth organ music. To help celebrate this occasion a - February1S- Heart and Strmk� ,\ it Month �.� Pl lease give. . Improvingyour odds agaznsr Canada's 411 killer Water Rate Revision for Customers of the Exeter Public Utilities Commission • The Public UtilitiesCommission, Water Department experi- enced several problems in 1988 that resulted in a decrease in revenue from 1987, but a substantial increase in expenses re- sulting in a deficit of $26,970.00. In 1989, the. Commission is required to complete the replace- ment of 100 mm water main with 200 mm main on.Main St. N., in preparation for repaving by the M.T.C. In addition to the project, the Commission must replace the 100 mm water main on Huron St. between Carling St. and the C.N.R. tracks with 200 mm main due to the road being rebuilt and the road grade lowered. The Commission will remove funds from its reserve fund to fi- nance a portion of the work but finds that it must consider a rate revision to finance the balance of the capital budget. - It is the Commission's responsibility to provide its customers with not only bacteriological free water that is safe to consume, but also a reliable system that can provide adequate protection in the event of a fire. During the last eleven years, the average increase in water rates has been 2.18%, which is considerably below the cost of living, however, the Commission has decided that in order to finance these projects as well as future projects, a water rate increase of 10% effective with the February 28, 1989 billing will be neces- • sary. The following rates will apply to domestic customers and will still give customers excellent value. Comparison of Domestic Rates for a Customer. with Tap. ToHet & Bath p Cost per day 31.300 34.500' 3.20 Cost per moth $9.52 $10.48 $0.96 Exeter Public Utilities Commission H.L. Davis, Manager History of Shipka area continues By MRS. HUGH MORENZ SHIPKA - The second meeting of Grand Bend 1, 4H club girls was - held at Lisa Eagleson's on February 14 at 6:30: The club name will be "Eight Nifty Knitters". The next meeting will be at Heather Hutchinson's February 21 at 6:30 p.m. Did you know that turtleneck sweaters, pullovers and cardigans, that we take for granted as everyday clothing are really .quite a modern fashion? Before the 1920s, only fishermen wore these garments. They knitted their own sweaters to pass the time at sea, and to be sure of having warm, windproof cloth- ing. rand Bend I 4H club officers in- clude president - Lisa Eagleson, vice president Carrie Wilhem, secre- tary in Elizabeth Russell, junior leader Connie Russell, and press correspondent Lori Finkbeiner. • • Shipka history, 4th installment SHIPKA Shipka's grand old gentleman, the late Herbert Harlton; who was born, raised and lived in this arca all his life recalled going to Sunday school and •church,.in 1887, when he was five years old, and the services held over the black- smith shop, owncd by. Sam Haw- kins. He remembered when the first church was built in 0388, and .the _. first minister had a five circuit charge, helped by local preachers. Not everyone had telephones in their homes in the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were two phones in the•Shipka store, one on the Bell telephone and the Crediton rural system, operated by Dr. Orm, later bought by Francis Clark, and still later bought by Hay township tele- phone. Earl Guenther, of Dashwood, re- calls the Shipka Post Office closed on September 30, 1913: This was the beginning of rural mail delivery in this area. The late Art Finkbeiner, of Grand Bend, remembered working in,► the Shipka flax mill at the wages of 250 a day. • One memory 1 have of when we were first married (nearly 50 years ago) was when Art and Nora Webb operated the Shipka general store. Thcy made -once a,week calls to area folks in a van equipped with all the essential groceries. This was a nov- eltyand climinateda trip to town. Alden Wolfe, of Dashwood, said her mother, Lula Hutchinson, would often bring a raw farm egg from home, stop in at the Shipka store and trade it for a bag of can- dy. At that time the Hutchinson's resided on the .farm now owned by . Earl and Olive Ratz. I'd like to thank all the folks who I talked to and volunteered in- formationt and especially Ila Sharpe, of'Parkhill for giving me access for information on a history book she has. Personals Weekend guests with Pat and Jake Schroeder were Artend Norma Ball, of Kincardine. Joining them for supper Sunday night. were Phyllis Case; Exeter, and Elwyn and Wilma Kerslake at Woodham. Visiting over the past weekend with Hugh and I were cousins,. Roy and Jean Boerner, of Mio, Michigan. Other visitors were Les and Marjorie Adams. Exeter Ernest . Saintsbury by Mrs. Heber Davis SAINTSBURY -. Julie Carroll lead the lessons and served at the Holy Communion Service at St. Patrick's at 8:30 Sunday morning Rev. _ Beverly Wheeler was in charge, she took her text from. the Gospel of the day St. Luke 13 verse Service . next Sunday is planned for 11 a.m. followed by a - social hour in the parish hall. Mrs. Mabel Needham, Greta Gib- son, -Hamilton and Audrey Hodgins, Gotc Wennerstrom and Mary Davis were Thursday evening guests with Mr. and Mrs. Elliott McRoberts, Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Abbott, Ex- eter, Jack Dickins and Mrs. Lillian Brindley and Mrs. Mabel Needham, London were Friday dinner guests with Mary Davis and ori Saturday evening . Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Young, Richard and John were Mary's guests. Mrs. Voyle Jordan and Mary Da- vis avis were Tuesday evening hostess for the St. Patrick's A.C.W. Presi- dent Rose Cunningham conducted the meeting, opened with all repeat- ing the members prayer. Other ladies led in the general thanksgiving, Sunday School, ab- sent members and sick members. Rose read thc Scriptures, Mary Jef- feries the minutes of the last meet- ing in the absence of our new secre- tary Hazel Eaton. Nadine gave the treasurers report. A discussion was held on using the month of March for daily contribu- tions to the yearly thankoffering. Marguerite Greenlee moved a vote of thanks to the hostesses, Viola Atkinson conducted a contest, every one trying to make words out of "Valentines Day", Nadine Bedell won with over 30 words. The president closed with praycr this portion of the meeting at Voyles apartments and the refresh- ments were enjoyed at Mary Davis' apartment. Rev. Beverly Wheeler asked the blessing. •. Mrs. Dorothy Dictrich, Dash- wood, spent the weekend with her - daughter Mrs. Michael Davis and children. Lock -Wood Decorative Window. Now- windows �u:e in all kinds of shapes and sizes! Haff-round.and elliptical _windows add extra flair when you position them in combination with our doors and windows. On the left: A half -round addS a classic touch to a double casement window. On the right: An elliptical tops off a Lock -Wood Garden Patio Door. Is t transom' Drop in. Let's talk winuuws. • -- Available at: Centralia Farmers Supply Ltd. Centralia Open Weekdays 8 - 12, 1 - 6, Sat. 8 - 12 Canada', we've got your windows! 228-6638 Sorority honours Elsie Hermann EXETER - Alpha Tau chapter of Beta Sigma Phi honoured Elsie Hermann for 40 years in Beta Sig- ma Phi at the home of Marie Astle. The chapter went. to: the Exeter Villa to entertain residents on Janu- ary 17, Bill Rohde played his violin accompanied by Rohda Rohde at the piano. . At the February meeting Diane Gerstenkom from the Flower Bas- ket in Hensall demonstrated how to make a fresh flower arrangement on an Oasis ring. The arrangement was won by Elsie Hermann. The meeting was held at Inc home of Bev Delbridgc. Donna Webster and Bev served lunch. Morenz, London and Howard and Muriel Maier, Dashwood area. A local lady told me she saw a flock of geese flying north last week. 1 wonder if that means an early spring? Dont forget! There will be an- other euchre party here tonight February 22 at 8 p.m. Lunch, fun and prizes. Ailsa- Craig Doug by McNir tt l AILSA CRAIG - We gathered at the Legion Hall at 12 p.m. on Feb- ruary 15 for our monthly pot luck dinner. Following this we had our meeting with Levi White presiding assisted. by Myrtle Dixon assistant secretary and Harold Gilfoyle as treasurer. We discussed taking a one -day bus trip. The president had several suggestions on trips to various places. There will be more discus- sion next meeting. We -signed a card for Myrtle Ma- guire who is in hospital also it was reported Laura Oxford is also w. We decided to donate to the Lion's Club to help them with their pro- ject in helping a sick girl in the vil- lage. The rest of the afternoon was spentplayingeuchre with nine tables in play. The following prizes were given out: ladies high, Martha Rees, ladies lone hands Ellen Col- lins; ladies low Syble Stephenson; mcns high Donald Lockhart; mens lone hands. Harold. Gilfoyle; mcns low Margaret Dores. 'Our next meeting of the Happy Gang Seniors will . be March 1 at 1:30 p.m. Any senior in the arca is cordially invited to join mans. . Lorraine Neil . Lucan UC LUCAN - Lucan United Church Friendship unit met February 22. The worship service was conducted by Beth Cowdrey and Ann Holden. Many interesting readings on Love and friendship were enjoyed. Our guest speaker was Rev. Su, an Shelstad who spoke to us on cr Journey through life. It was a most interesting talk as we learned about her early life in Guthrie, near Barrie, her university years and her decision to become a minister. It is f 'portant that we share our Jour- ney with others too. Ann Holden was acting president fpr our Business meeting due to the illness of Ruth Butler. Plan were. made forhosting the Lenten Ser-. vice in the United Church on March 1. Marguerite McRoberts, U.C.W. president, informed. us of - coming events in our church life. 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