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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-08-30, Page 11• It wasn't long till some. Bayfield youngsters noticed something new in the Pioneer Park and went to check it out. These large boulders have been placed at the lakebank green area by the Pioneer Park Association. When work is completed the boulders will bear a plaque in the memory of one of Bayfield's beloved ladies, Lucy Woods Diehl. (Gwen Pemberton photo) Ed Oddleifson speaks on his home, Iceland to Goderich Rotarians Et1 "Oddleifson, ad- dressing the . Goderich Rotary Club, remarked that contrary to some beliefs Iceland is not covered with ice. Having some snow it does not have winter the way we know it and all heating is by hot water and steam from geothermal sour- ces. The speaker was born and brought up in Win- nipeg, received all his schooling there , and graduated . from University in 1929 with a degree in Electrical. Engineering. Starting work immediately with Ontario Hydro he con- tinued until retirement in 1967 with the exception of six years with. the Canadian Army Engineers during the war. During his career with Hydro he and his wife Florrie lived in many parts of Ontario finally moving to Bayfield to live in a house purchased in' 1953. As area manager in Exeter he commuted from Bayfield until retirement. Joining the village council in 1965 he also served a distinguished term as Reeve from 1969- 1978. Born a third generation Icelander and having visited there in 1976, Oddleifson was well qualified to speak of his. town and with excellent slides g'alve an interesting presentation. He - described the development of Icelandic names including his own. The island covers some 90,000, square miles of which 3,200 is a volcano. It is covered with post glacial Lava flows so it is very rocky. Although it is riot the best agricultural land it supports nearly 2,000,000 sheep. Originally settled by Vikings it became the first democracy in the 'world; having had a parliament since 930 A.D. Although several languages are spoken, Icelandic has remained pure Norse. The population is 219,000. Natural Hot water sources are used for heating and electric power is developed from geothermal springs. There are do tteesee"s'o n'o wood is available for heating or .building. Any wood must be imported so most construction is concrete. There are no high rises and no smoke so environmentally it is ideal. Cars are European. Mr. Oddleifson's slides of local sculpture. par- ticularly of the well- known Svenson sculp- tures were beautiful. These are large pieces set in art outdoor museum as well as miniatures, used as models and exhibited indoors. Many tropical plants such" as bananas grow in many acres of greenhouses. Photos of a special altar piece in a church were of particular in- terest because this church had been destroyed 17 times during its history only to be rebuilt, thus demon- strating the strong religious beliefs of its people. Extinct and active volcanos are points of interest as well as great geysers, one of which erupts boiling water regularly to a height of 100 feet. Mr. Oddleifson was suitably thanked by Rotarian Norm McHolm. —by Rae Fraser Best Interest *1fl%% SEMI OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able to arrange for the highest Inte'rett 'being offered on Guaranteed investment Certificates. *Subject to change q: Gaise rwKnea`.. Insu?ante Agency Inc EkETE • GRAND SEND 235.4421 134484 4829717. t s by Mary'Chessell Personals Ron and Jan Farquhar of Dartmouth, Nova ` Scotia spent a couple of days on the weekend with Jim and Madeleine Murray. While Ron was stationed at CFB Clinton, he was a vocalist in Jim's band. Betty and Hugh Hodges of Clinton {also former Air Force people) joined them on Sunday evening --for an evening of music and reminiscence. Charles ;and Bernice Reid received a card from Rev. Wilena Brown, mailed from Quebec, saying she was enjoying her vacation, although the. weather wasn't veru nice. Say "hello" to everyone for me she wrote. Church services in Varna and Goshen will resume at their regular times on Sunday. My, apologies to David Telford and Todd Mar- shall of the boys' squirt ball team whose pictures were missed on the end of the front row of the photo that appeared in this paper last week. Mrs. Jean Elliott moved to her Cherry Hill apart ent in. London on Frida , We wish her all the best in her new home. Miss Darlene Hayter left on Saturday for Vegreville, Alberta, near Edmonton, where she will be nursing for a year. She was accompanied by her grandmother Glenn as far as. Virden, Manitoba`. Florence Elliott ac- companied Bruce and his family to New Liskeard last week to visit Ross' family. She returned „on Saturday. Mrs. Jack Smith of Dungannon spent Monday morning with her. ,.' Frank Smith un- derwent surgery again on Monday in University Hospital. His copdition for the past while, un- fortunately, has been far from good. Margaret Hayter was the lucky winner of the lovely afghan at the Clan Gregor bazaar in Bayfield. Mrs. Belle Reid is moving in a month or so to one of the Clan Gregor apartments. She will certainly be missed here in the village. Doug and Mildred McAsh and children holidayed in the Niagara Falls area for three days early last week. • The Reids have had a bit of bad luck lately. Doug had a painful ac- cident when he had the ends of some fingers CLINTON NEWS-RgcoRD, THURSDAY, A IGUST34,1197 -PAgg 11 crushed under an acetylene tank. Last Monday evening the wiring on Charles' combine caught fire. He was able to keep it under control until Ron and Marion Coleman arrived Bayfield ..baptist news by Janet Talbot The Bayfield Baptist Church welcomed former Pastor Rev. Brian Harrison from Clavison, Michigan, for both ser- vices on Sunday. The capacity crowd showed the love and respect the church people hold for Pastor Harrison, Mrs. Harrison and their two small sons Matthew and Stephen. A picnic lunch was served on the grounds giving everyone the joy of visiting and fellowship with each other and the Harrison Family. Pastor Harrison left Bayfield nearly two years ago to further his education in the Detroit area, and he is also the Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Clawson. In the morning service Pastor Harrison spoke about "Eternal Security" For the evening service he used Nehemia chapter four, the first seven verses, He closed has message asking each to remember that we can have all things through Jesus Christ if we put all our trust in Him. Rev. Les Shiel and Mrs. Shiel will return from a short vacation on Tuesday and will be in charge of the Prayer and Bible Study on Wed- nesday evening and both services next Sunday. 'A special Sunday School service is planned for Rally Day, Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., to welcome all new members. Come and enjoy the surprises. We expect God to do great things in our Sunday School in the months ahead. Historical Society learns of stamp collecting The president, Dr. Grov Shepherd, was in the chair as 60 members crowded into the municipal building on Monday evening to hear Richard Dick bring alive the story of his hobby, Stamp Collecting. Non - collectors, not too sure of how the hobby could be considered history came away convinced that it most assuredly is, as Mr. Dick proved to the history buffs. On this continent only one in 20 people collect stamps, but in Europe only one in 20 does not! "It's the number one hobby of the world and it began on May 1 s't 1840 when Rowland Hill's penny stamps went on sale in England. He was later knighted for his sagacity," Mr. Dick said. He pointed out that he could have used as the framework for his talk, the letters in stamp- collecting of which ,there are 15 but chose instead philately in order not to keep his audience all night. It has only nine which he used skilfully to develop his. subject. Under, `P' he discussed the pleasures and pitfalls. If the stamps have been fastened with Scotch- tape, or licked, or steamed off letters without their backs and speaker averred that doctors !suggest stamp-,_ collecting to reduce hypertension and said that in a study un- dertaken by the Metropolitan Life, statistics proved that stamp -collectors live five to seven years longer! Under 'I' he spoke of stamps as investment. The Canadian Bluenose stamp, regarded by many asthe most.. beautiful stamp in the world was sold for five cents, and was worth $54 in 1975 and $190 at present. Mr. Dick pointed probably torn, or folded out that this is a return of or have finger marks217 percent on your (:watch the` -.postal clerk' money, put he cautioned count• them out) their that you have to study as value is decreased much as you would the Under 'H' for health the s toc km ark e .o r a nd .speculation. "You don't just stick a pin in a map if you're going to. buy property". You can even tell when countries were having periods of in- flation ` by the cost of a stamp to mail a letter. is' for learning. On this topic Mr. Dick, who is a retired school teacher, stressed with seriousness, the value of stamps as a means of arousing the interest of children. He told of how he was able to create interest .in his students, many of them disad- vantaged, through buying a huge bag of stamps cheaply and starting stamp club where they became absorbed in sorting them out. "You become an arm -chair traveller if you collect". 'A' is for Association. The people you meet are a very important part of stamp collecting. `'If you don't join a club; you miss what it's all about,." he noted. " 'T' is for Topicals. Mr. Dick advised topical Turn to page:' 1 with a fire extinguisher. UCW attend school A carload of UCW from Varna and another from Goshen went by bus from • Brucef ield to St. Thomas On Tuesday for Alma College's One Day School - for Women, held t Central United Churl!�. There were 268 women registered for it, along with' many who were attending the three-day session.. It was ari< enjoyabie.day of inspirational Worship and singing, Bible study and message on the theme "Discover A New Joy". Rev, Anne Langford of London was the theme speaker. The singing of the large choir from the Three Day School, under the direction of. Ab Furtney, was just excellent, although they had only practised twice" SPECIAL! JEANS! JEANS! JEANS! Sizes 2-14 OFF 'Til Saturday, Sept. 1 BURGESS DEPARTMENT SPORE master charge 11 VICTORIA ST. CLINTON 482-3853 VISA THE CLASS Reasons you should bring your family to Hetherington Shoes You should find our prices competitive with the city plus we save you gas, high parking prices and the Large crowds. All Shoes are on display so you see everything we have and try them on freely. ,(EXCEPT WARNER'S LINGERIE - 30% OFF) STOCK INCLUDES ALL SUMMER AND FALL FASHIONS THINK CHRISTMAS EARLY WHILE SELECTION 1S AT ITS BEST I ei.,,, 1. Because we're interested in your repeat business we're going to try a little harder to fit you right or tell you .honestly if we can't. We have fashionable sandals for The 'teenage girl, North Star Casuals and Joggers and Savage for the young family member. CLARK WALLABEES