Clinton News-Record, 1980-05-08, Page 11It
The Architecturaj
Conservancy, of Ontario
was incorporated in 1933
for the preservation of
the best •examples of the
architecture of the
province, and fo,r-- the,
protection , of places of
natural beauty,
The Huron County
Braneh met in the Old
:Town,UafljnBayfield on
AursdaY, May 1st, with
Kelvin. 3ervis of Clinton
presiding in the absence
111 of the president, Dorothy
Wallace of Goderich.
About 135 members and
friends were present and
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THE CL1NTON NEWS -RECORD, PILIRSDAY. MAY 290A11
report on Huron'sarchitectural heritage:
Were interested to see the
renovations 'svhieh. the
Senior Citizens of
Bayfield have un-
dertaken to make the
Town. Hall a centre for
..Aommuhity projects.
Reports were made by
representatives of }furor'
County towns and
villages on the continuing
,efforts at preservation
throughout the County.
Things are. going well in
Exeter, where a formal
opening of the restored
Town Hall is e*pected to
be held in the early
summer. The LACAC in
Seaforth is hoping that
Seaforthis Main street
will be designated a
heritage district.
Croderich, Polley's
Livery Stable built of
stone which has the date
1878 over the front en-
trance and a rear portion
of the building known t0.
be of earlier construction.
is one 1(4 only two large
stone edifices in the town,
• the other being the Huron
Historic' Sail, This
prOposed centre for the
performing and visual
arts which is within the
designated Goderich
Heritage District and is
listed for designation by
the Goderich LACAC
,qualifies for gradts and
should assist the core of
Goderich in its struggle to
remain competitive with
the • malls which have
sprung up on the outskirts
of town. The LACAC in
Goderich hoped to be the
'sponsor of the first
Heritage District Con-
servation Area in the
province, but draft'
Heritage Conservation
Plan for the hamlet of
Barriefield in Frontenac
County has been en-
dorsed by.the Ministry of
Culture and Recreation.
It will be interesting to
see which locality fights
its way through the maze
of legislation to finish.
first.
In Egmondville, the
Van EgMond House
restoration' project may
be completed by the end
of 1980.. The dimensions
and 4 structural design
features of • the original
Georgian front porch
have been determined
after extensive ar7
chaeological work un-
dertaken by the .inclian
&chives Nuseunk of the
University of Western
Ontario. The porch will
be rebuilt and an historic
yet functional carriage
house structure to house
washroom facilities is
planned at the rear.
The speaker at the
meeting ' Was Gordon
Muir of Godfirich. who
discussed antiques, What
is an antique, how to be
sure it is an antique, how
to restore and refinish
by Bud Sturgeon
If anyone out there has a green thumb, it's either
been sticking in an ink well or there are Martians
living among us..
It was deemed time to root through last year's
disastrous garden and plant anew.
For once, we were spared the task of digging by
hand a,s a concerned citizen roto -tilled it for us. Have
you ever seen how fast a roto -tiller can grind up a
whole row of rhubarb plants? It is simply amazing!
What did we do with that bundle of stakes we used
last year? Ahh, yes!, that's where all the good kindling
came from that we used to light the fireplace with•this
past winter.
Next question is, "Should we enlarge the garden?".
On one hand, the cost,of buying fresh vegetables could
be pretty high this season, but on the other hand,
digging out those two stumps sounds a lot like work so
we had better leave it as is.
Three years ago my pumpkin 'crop was great. Two
years ago the Swiss chard stood tall (neither of us at
the Hollow like chard though). Last season the
tomatoes were the only thing that grew. Make a
mental note to buy fresh seeds this time.
What should we plant? Potatoes, tomatoes, green
beans., _yellow beans,- beets,. carrots , gnions; lettuce;.
chard, asparagus, peas, corn, melons and possibly a
few chickens. No not chickens again. Last year we put
in three rows of eggs and not a single one came up.
If we put in gourds and they didn't grow, it wouldn't
be a total loss 'cause they're not that edible.
Enough is enough, so let's summon 'up some con-
fidence. Scientific evidence is on our side. All we have
to do is rotate the crops. Move the north vegetables
south and the south ones north.
Into the house and grab a couple ales. There is
nothing that can make a better depression .in the
ground than the neck of a bottle) for the little seeds.
The trouble was only just beginning. Get out of there
you stupid birds. First they ate the grass seed on the
lawn and now this. No sooner got the lines strung and
the cats pulled them down. This is the only time of the
year that cats and birds can live in harmony, banded
together as a single working crew.
You know, I finally got it all straightened out, crops
rotated and everythigg, well so I thought., Then
somebody tells me you have to plant potatoes in the
hills,. It was a great time to find out because there
aren't any here, our land is as flat as a frisbee.
What does it matter? With the plants mixed up like a
"dog's breakfast" most of them will be hoed out as
weeds in a month anyway.
So as the sun sets o'ver Eden, we hear a last
desperate plea in the twilight. "Hank Kimball, where
are you?"
Round
about...
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Hunter. Miss Elizabeth
Anglin, a Deaconess in
the Anglican Church.. in
Wiltshire, England, was
also a guest of the
Hunters. •
Miss Janet Forrester of
Ottawa spent the
weekend in Bayfield
visiting with her gran-
dmother, Mrs. Vivian
Morton.
An annual occurrence
took place at the ABC get-
together on Wednesday
afternoon last week,
when yours truly got the
top score by a. few points
followed closely by
Dorothy Weston with
scores of 7,290 and 7090.
Dorothy held a hand
which contained the ace,
king, queen of spades, the
ace, king and queen of
clubs, the ace, king,
queen, jack and two other
hearts and one diamond.
Her first bid was six
hearts. She was' doubled
and she redoubled. I had
the good luck to be her
partner which largely
accounts for my top
score.
Ak • Jo,
*kW
antiqUes. Mr. Muir
brought with him several
pieces of furniture to
illustrate the points he
was making.
The interested
audience carried on with
questions for the speaker
over 'coffee and cookies
after adjournment.
The annual meeting of
the Huron Branch of the
ACO will be a picnic in
Goderich on Friday, June
27th. Plans for the
program will be an-
nounced later.
Do you know?
oto ot
In 1949 it took 20 hours'
average wages to buy a
weeks supply of food for
a Canadian family of
four. But by 1977 only
eight hours of work were
required to bu§fhe same
amount of food.
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The Bayfield harbor has come to live again. Sailors huge crane was rented for the morning to set the
returned from winter's hibernation on, Saturday boats into their summer homes at the dock. (Bud
and all the south shore sailboats were launched as a Sturgeon photo) '
Beatitudes for Friends of the Aged
by.
Esther Mary Walker
Blessed are they who
understand
My faltering step and
palsied hand.
Blessed are they who
know that my ears today
Must strain to catch the
things they say.
Blessed are they who
seem to know
That • my eyes ere dim
and my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who look
away
When coffee spilled at the
table today.
Blessed are they with a
cheery smile
Who stop to chat for a
little while.
Blessed are they who
never say.
You've told that story
twice today.
Blessed are they who
know the ways
To bring back memories
of yesterdays.
Blessed are they who
make it known
That I'm loved respected
and not alone.
Blessed are • they who
know I'm at a loss
To find the strength to
carry the cross.
Blessed are they who On my journey Home, in
ease the days loving ways.
Tombstones uncovered
BRUSSELS - Jeanne
Ireland of Brussels has
discovered that she has a
rather unique lid for her
septic tar*.
When plumber Dale
Machan came to check
out a problem with the
tank, he came across
three tombstones being
used for the covering.
The tombstones have
been the cause of some
speculation in the village
and are quite old, one
dates 1875 and the oth,er,
1890. A third tombstone
was_,blank.
There is a possibility
that the other two tom-
bstones could have come
out of an old Methodist
cemetery. As well, Mrs.
Ireland was told that
there was once a church
on the lot adjoining her
property
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This quaint wooden building on the Main Street in Hayfield seems to be
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,it moved. (Bud Sturgeon photo)
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