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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-04-13, Page 11• • i IaRambling with Lucy g y arch comes in like lion it will go out like a lamb" and visa versa. The storm we were expecting this year did not materilize but who is to say that the weatherman didn't get his dates mixed and a sort of delayed action will set in in April just to remind us of the severe winter we've had. In March 1912, the old "lion" roared at the end of the month. In fact we'd had no really cold weather and the fishermen and those who put up ice off the river despaired of getting any, but a regular blizzard blew up with low temperatures. Mother stood at the, front door with Jean and me. Bob McMurray came by with his wooden plough drawn by his old grey mare. "Have you ploughed a path to school Mr. McMurray?" she asked. "I'm going there now," he replied, "Follow me girls." We tried to follow but although we could hear him urging his mare on, we couldn't see either man or beast. The snow was blown back into the path with such force that Jean and I were wading through it up to our knees. The mare, no doubt, thought she wasn't making for her stable as she turned opposite our old home on Main Street (now the Lloyd Westlake building and the Bank of Commerce) to her stable which was situated where the Bayfield Telephone Exchange sits. Bob McMurray lived in the Reid house now owned by Don Warner). Under his kind supervision we got to school safely and took off our wraps in the cold cloak room. To our great surprise our teacher, Mrs. James Ferguson was there wearing her warm morning jacket. The latter was worn by ladies in those days, a sort of tailored shirt waist with a peplum made of heavy dark flannel to keep the housewife warm while doing morning work, before being dressed up for the afternoon with, perhaps, a white linen shirt waist to go with the same serge skirt or a warm dress. The only other pupils in the junior room that day were Harold Weston, Greta and Harry Baker and Rolie Reid. At noon hour mother sent over sandwiches and a jar of cocoa, all wrapped up to keep it warm with John Guilford, a 16 -year-old boy from Manchester, England who wanted to come to Canada. A friend of father's, Charles Russell who was a social service worker (and after his death was accredited one of the 10 greatest Christians in the world but the book his sister sent me was lost in the Canada Post Office) had asked father to bring John out and look after him until he was settled. He lived with us from November until spring, when he went to work fog William Scotchmer, Bronson Line. He left there to go overseas after conscription was .passed. He returned to be discharged from service and eventually went back to England to marry his childhood sweetheart, Hilda, about whom he used to talk. There they setup in a green -grocers shop. He had many friends in this district. But, to return to school, it was a great treat for Jean and me to have lunch at school as living so close we had to go home for a hot dinner at noon. Thomas Sanderson, the caretaker, managed to get up at noon with a belt to keep his overcoat from being torn off his back and a staff to aid his walk. He went down the trap door in front of the teacher's desk and filled the old furnace so full of wood that the dome showed red down the large hot air register. This happened frequently and Mrs. Ferguson's skirts were sometimes seen to smoke before she moved off it. Many of the pupils were freezing cold. Before four o'clock, the principal Miss T. Linklater decided to close the school as' there were only a few pupils upstairs. John Guilford came to take Jean and me home. One of, the upstairs pupils took Rolie Reid home. Lulu Baker took the twins, Greta 'and Harry home and Mrs. Ferguson delivered Harold Weston safely to his parents, living near the west end of Main Street. And the fishermen and otheres reaped a good harvest of clear ice, 10 to 12 inches thick. Of course that was before our pollution had spoiled our waters. Dealers peddled ice to summer cottages for ice refrigerators and cooling drinks. The fishermen cut the ice in blocks with a horse drawn saw and knocked off the blocks which were, stored in the ice houses. Then came those who sold ice commercially: the hotels, Fowl Fowlie's ice cream parlor, Ken Moorehouse, Gairdners, Greenslades and Kings Ice Cream parlors (incidentally, the ice cream was pure in those days being made by hand in big freezers). Probably Bobby Penhale put up ice for his butcher shop between what is now The Village Market and the Bank of Commerce. Farmers came from Goderich Township and Mid- dleton and down the Sauble Line (Highway 21) and as far as Snowden's and there were many others which I have probably forgotten. But the farm sleighs piled high with big blue blocks of ice and icicles hung on the sleigh box. Of course in those days it was the farmers coming into the village who broke the roads with their teams of heavy horses and sleighs. Only sidewalks were ploughed or dug out. Swing into Spring with impeccable styling of these newest looks... linen textured vested suit, plaid sport coat with solid slacks and our handsome striped dress shirt...here at... :aspen's „l. Former Hullett Township residents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walden of Seaforth celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last week. (photo by Wilma Oke) Couple celebrate 50th by Wilma Oke Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Walden of 83 Main Street North celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday afternoon with a reception at Northside United Church in Seaforth attended by a host of friends and relatives. Friday night their son Victor and his wife held a family dinner at their home in Goderich for 25 guests. The couple was married in a quiet ceremony at the home 'of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Youngblut of Auburn by Rev. Thomas W. Goodwill, The bridal couple left on a short honeymoon, a train ride to London, where they visited with relatives. Following the honeymoon the couple returned to the farm in the Londesboro-Kinburn area where they lived for the next 15 years. They found times difficult because of the low prices in the marketing of livestock. In 1942 they sold their farm arrd moved to Seaforth where they owned and operated a livestock feed mill. In 1945, Mr. Walden sold his mill machinery to the Seaforth. Farmers Co- operative, and he continued working in the plant for two years. Following this, he took over a distributing business with the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company, now Texaco Canada Ltd., until retiring in 1971. Mr. Walden has been an elder at Northside Church for over 25 years and sang in the choir there for about the same time, retiring in January. Mrs. Walden is a life member of the United Church Women. Interested in gardening, they are members of the Seaforth Horticultural Society. Mr. Walden is a member -at -large of the Seaforth Lions Club but no longer takes an active part in the club work. The couple is active in the lawn bowling club. Mr. and Mrs: Walden are the parents of a son, Victor, of Goderich and a daughter, Marjorie, Mrs. John Fraser, of Conestogo. They have two grandchildren. Fishing boats out The commercial fishing tug the "Andave H," captained by Ed Siddall with his Kingsville crew and the "Ferroclad" with Captain Donald McLeod at the helm with his crew of locals are braving the elements in Lake Huron and setting their nets in an effort to "catch" some nice fresh fish to sweeten your palates after a Winter. Smile long April fools have a day all their own, but the rest of us just muddle along without any recognition. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 13,1978—, -PAGE 11 glican church news Rev. William Bennett clebrated Holy Communion Sunday morning in frrinity Anglican Church, ass' ted by Philip Du Boulay and server Andrew Erickson. Mr. Du Boulay also read the lesson from Mark dealing with Christ as our example. Harry Baker and Milt Van Patter collected the offering. Dawn Merner, Cindy Cluff and Berthena Hammond taught Sunday School. Sunday next, Rev. George Youmatoff will celebrate Holy Communion at 8 a.m. and guest preacher at the 10 a.m. service of Sung Mattins will be Rev. William Craven of Goderich. Canon F.H. Paull will officiate at both services the following Sun- day. Memorial flowers were in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Parker given by their family. The Rector an- nounced that the response to Lenten Self -Denial offering has been very good and asked that anyone who has not handed theirs in would they ,please do so at their earliest convenience. ACW meets The regular monthly meeting of Trinity ACW was held on Thurs. April 6 at "The Hut", home of Lucy Diehl. Mrs. Lillian Beakhust was welcomed as a new member. A thankoffering gift of $55 is being taken to London for the annual meeting of the ACW on April 27th. A letter was read from prayer partner, Dorothy Dykes in England thanking the ACW for their gift at Easter. The date of July 22 was set for the ACW annual Bake Sale. Education reader, Lillian Higgins read "It's a New Life" and the following poem "I am still a Person" was read by Kay Reid. "I am a resident of a nursing home. I am a human being, who through my contribution to society during my productive years, helped to mold a decent place in life for my generation and the generations that followed me. "I like to be treated with respect and dignity, just as I have always tried to treat others. I am and I have been "Somebody" over the years, to many people, such as my sweetheart, my wife, my husband, my mother, my father, my daughter, my son, my.many friends. "If the waning years have been unkind to me, please don't blame me if I don't see too well, I don't hear too well, I spill my food, I am in- continent, I need help often, I am cranky (though I don't want to hel "I could be your mother, father, grandmother, grandfather. Some day you maybe 'Me'. `,`A little kindness, a soft word, •some acknowledgement by you that I am still a person and not a thing - this is all I ask. Is it too much?" by Dr. John P. Callan. News of Brucefield by Mrs. H.F. Berry United church news A large crowd attended the Brucefield United Church on Sunday morning when many visitors and relatives at- tended the Laying of Hands, when five young people joined the church on profession of faith. Mary Jane Scott, Joyce Broadfoot, David Townsend, Ronald Taylor and Brian Falconer were welcomed into the church by Rev. E.S. Stephens and the session. Personals Mrs. Marion Sholdice of Huronview attended the 50th anniversary of her son Mr. and Mrs. Meenay Sholdice of London on Friday afternoon. Other members of the family who were attending were Mrs. Edna Paterson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Cribbon of Bayfield and Mrs. Marion Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Layton have returned from Florida where they spent the winter. Mr. and Mrs. D. Brodie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allan, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wilson and Mr. `and Mrs. C. Henderson have returned from a vacation in the south. A good crowd attended the group supper and fun night on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Elliott of London, Miss Kathleen Elliott and Mrs. V. Berry visited relatives in Wingham on Sundqy. Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Dutton have sold their place of business to Mr. Wm. Black of Goderich, who gets possession in May. Mr. and Mrs. Horton of Goderich spent Sunday with their daughter Mrs. Robert Broadfoot and family. 1 LB. 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