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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-08-03, Page 164sit t i ..ri. bi'4fflS.l i -STAR, TtiUPSDAYI, AU UST L 1972 One' Might call Bill Hart 'an •n.• expert on the-subject- Wing he-subject ryn tt..,Fxtr, Mr, Hart .retired there after * teaching , English in London for 13 years. He toa 'idly`°'lStittery -_- making for a holly`'; and it turned out to be a great ptt:Sston. He'was showing his pottery at Summerfest last week. In his 18 efforts to stay away from „ production. aa line .things, as he says, he makes his own glazes from raw 'oxides. O.taze is the glass on th c,tside cif pottery* that givue 'it a glossy appearaniie• Mr. Hart says the possibili 4es of • variations in , glating a'r'e endless when ,you make your own.. The most expensive oxide, according to Mr. Hart, is uranium oxide, costing Seven dollars• a pound. • 1'u make pottery, one needs a pone►•', wheel, where you shape the cla,1• into form as it is spun around. Although some potters, still sift and"separate "clay from the eat h to obtain it, nine "out of ttera--today buy. it in,..bags,. --s � 1r3ill H-ar;t --. Ie" uses--stone- clav Once the clay object is formed, the clay pottery is set aside to dry, When•dry, it is put in the kiln for firing, It takes eight to ten hours for the kiln to reach 2160° Fatenheit. The • kiln is .then turned off and it hakes from 12 to 18 hoursforthe kiln to cool down again. lie says sdme pots are glazed at the raw stage, but ,most pots a.re dried .•slov'iy, fired to 'disk. -form, •the gl;az,e applied and the pottery fired once more. Softer .,1VfexiY:an vottery is•. tired , to around 1800° F, says Mr: Hart. He thinks the old Indian pots dug up in Canada and the United States were area• t Goderich.firemen were cal Ied, out on Wednesday afternoon -last week to fight a fire on the west side of the Maitland (liver opposite the Falis Coservation Area. By the time firemen arrived, the cottage involved had been almost totally destroyed and all firerpen'could do was keep the flames from spreading into nearby brush and trees. ydro, COPE open negotiations .Negotiators for 11,700 Ontario Hydro employees accepted an - invitation Thursday, July 27, from the utility's bargaining committee to resume talks on Tuesday; August "1. A 'spokesrrian for Canadian Union of , Public Employees Local.• 1000. Angela Arkell, of Toronto, :said this ,was the first time Hydro management had made a concrete offer to the anion. - The two sides have not bargained since June 20 when the CUPE members,were legally able to strike.' Since June `75 the uriion has conducted a series of rotating strikes but • the supervisory personnel have managed .to keep, the utility functioning.. Picket lines were get up at the Bruce .Nuclear ' Power Development 'at midnight on Thursday, July 27, as the 750 union members went on 'strike again. The union spokesman,' Angela Arkell, said the strike situation will not change throughout the negotiations,' The CUPE members will not return to work and picket lines will be maintained. The union and Hydro met at the Royal York in Toronto on Tuesday under the,,,auspices of government arbitrator, Victor' Scott. A Hydro spokesman indicated � � A viriru Gets you to the back country and back. that the utility ; is completely open and willing to negotiate cmr, , .all matters including the three" points that have been holding • up talks — 'variable - .wage increases, continental ,work week and job surity. TV cable .... Continued from Pstge 1 Public School;, and Paul; 11 months. While residing in Strathroy,' the•Daveys were involved in the community. Bruce Davey was a *Jaycee and als© a member of the Public Utilities Commission there. His wife was a member of the recreation ,board, in *that town. • Both' Mr: and Mrs. Davey were eager participants in the work at .the Presbyterian Church' in• Strathroy, and will be. attending Knox Presbyterian Church here in Goderich. The Paisley Convertible this week Cottagers in the area had held .the fire at bay unt re ig ers arrived, keeping the flames from developing into a forest fire. Thre were no injuries and thecottagewaS unoccupied at the time. No cause of 'the fire has been foun'd4staff photo) 816 • GAME � The Paisley Convertible plays this week ' at, Huron Country Playhouse. The. second play of the season, it will offer the regular schedule of . performances. . _Wednesday._ through • Sunday evenings at 9:00 with two performances on Saturdays at 6:00 and 9:00. -•..-_••-•--=Pi:rets'are available for all the - performances and may . be picked up in advance at the.' Playhouse, or they' may be "reserved by phoning • the ticket office' at 238-8387, where they may be held up until performance time. • There is no -need to get dressed up; dress at the new theatre has been casual. There are also free art exhibits in conjunction with the plays- and these feature local artists. There "ate- picnic and refreshment areas at the Playhouse and many people are .''finding a r'ela'xed country atmosphere where they may enjoy strolling around or sitting for- awhile on the spacious lawns. It iy hoped that -people take advantage of the fact that a new professional summer theatre is located in the area and that the first attandance record (around - 500 people) will double this week. - With its angled Iishc`r`man`5' This week', s; play, The Paisley triv,.'this littNs;hightw! Win Convertible, is a whacky titics you to pt& es fitted with comedy . that'll keep the *tamps, Shoals, weeds- Arid audiences laughing.. It deals ° 4 ...the, bigge t `fist' AbOV a water, with'a• young intern and his wife all Evitiruda.• two eylinder and her obsession to find•out all power. 366 steering, Vibray'•., anout his pre.rttariitat sotpast. It. tttln >irti At►d Mae," ,N gens them into one hilarious situation after another Oapecially when her Former rtiit mate shows up 'anti tem it, happens to he named Ralph. ;ts w It WAS described at one of the (IMO funniest play of the year during its' recent' [Broadway run: ••• 11410E WRNTIIDS rwr " Bill Hart of Exeter took' become a professional at around 1400 ° F. 'because They are very rough in texture. Today's African tribes fire their pottery at a comparatively low'` temperature. Bill -Hart prefers selling his ' pottery direct; as -at„ places. like.. Summerfeat, so he 'p meet the poeple. He,' -asks n- sks peopte if they are huyirg for `themselves or as a gift for someone else so that he knows whether or. not they are up pottery -making fora hobby after retiring two years ago and has at it. He even makes hisown glaze., (staff photo) i buying because they truly like the ,article. He also asks buyers where they . come from. to find out where his •pots .are, going, Mr. Hatt «says a casserole dish is soinewhere in Australia. now, .and - a vase is in Denmark: the latter, "lie says, 'This to me was great because the Danish potters are among . the. world's best." , If anyone doubts the love Bilf" Hart puts into his potter', jut . look at the symbol he marks on the bottom of each piece of work.- It represents his name, but at the Same time reveals all the are •that has gone into his finished products.•Tlie symbol js the shape' of a heart with the initial "W" inside, "all carefully drawn in red. -- truly a loving signature to his superb artwork, • sugar cited boaelesss DINNER 'HAM'. rb. UTILITY GRADE FRESH •6 1t� 4, 10