Clinton News-Record, 1983-03-23, Page 11Laughter and music have kept Jim and Madeline Murray of Varna in love for more than
50 years. The well-known couple will be celebrating their fifth decade of marriage on
April 19. (Shelley McPhee photo)
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Rebekahs back Research
By
Bertha MacGregor
Noble Grand Margaret
Consitt assisted by Vice
Grand Margaret Upshall
presided for the meeting of
Amber Rebekah Lodge No.
349 on March 16. The
treasurer gave the financial
report and the Vice Grand
reported fob:, the visiting
committee.
A donation was made to
the Eye Research Commit-
tee. Noble Grand thanked all
those who went to Goderich
Lodge and took part in the
opening and closing exer-
cises on Tuesday evening,
when the Assembly Warden,
June Carruthers made her
official visit to the district,
she was accompanied by
District Deputy Alice
Bowen. The dessert euchre
will be held on March 23.
District Deputy Alice
owen will be making her of-
ficial visit to Amber
Rebekah Lodge on April 6.
Mem • -rs and guests to meet
at 6:30 p.m. at Carmel
Presbyterian Church for din-
ner prior to the meeting.
Personal
Mrs. Brian Collins, Jen-
nifer and Andrew visited last
Thursday with the former'
mother Mrs. Laird Mickle.
We are happy to report
that Dr. Goddard has return-
ed to his home from Victoria
Hospital, London.
At Carmel Presbyterian
Church, Mr. Bob Farris of
Knox College was the
speaker. He spoke on behalf
of the Knox College Restora-
tion Fund.
March 27 being Palm Sun-
day there will be junior and
senior choir with choir prac-
tise, Wer'l,esday at 7 p.m,.
Mrs. 011ie Cooper spent
the weekend in London
visiting her son Don Kyle
and family.
Mrs. Dorothy Corbett
visited in London with Mrs.
Ella Harding.
United News
The United Church was
filled on Sunday morning
when Rev. Stan McDonald
conducted his first service
following holidays.
The choir, under the direc-
tion of the organist and choir
director Marlin Nagtegaal,
sang an anthem.
The ushers for the service
were John Rowcliffe, Gary
Kyle, Mervin Fields and Ray
Jacobi. Harold Parsons
greeted the congregation
and the flowers at the front
of the church were placed in
Loving Memory of Ernie
Davis.
The Junior Hi Group held a
swimming party at Vanastra
Centre on Friday evening
and then returned to Steven
McCullough's when Steven
and Kevin Cottrell were
hosts for the group. The next
meeting will be held on
March 24.
The monthly fellowship
evening service was held in
the United Church
Fellowship Hall on Sunday
evening when Paul Turnbull
of the Mentally Handicapped
Association was the special
guest. Mr. Turnbull spoke
and showed slides on the
Hope Nursery School and the
participation of the com-
munity within the organiza-
tion.
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Friends and neighbors say that the
Murray home in Varna is a wonderful
place to visit.
It's a home that ha.s always been filled
with music and laughter, and it is these
two key ingredients that have made Jun
and Madeline Murray's 50 year marriage
a success.
"We've always had music and laughter
in our home. Music has made us a wide
circle of friends," Madeline claims.
On April 19 the well-known area couple
will be celebrating their golden an-
niversary. Their 50th year of marriage
comes after years of patience, love, co-
operation, understanding and deter-
mination.
In 1928 Jun came from his home in
Scotland to seek fame and fortune ur
Canada. He first job was a farm assistant
with an operation owned by Madeline's
uncle. The two rnet on Jim's 21st birthday
and soon Madeline Pickett of Clinton
became Madeline Murray at a wedding
ceremony performed by Rev. F.G. Farrell
in the Ontario Street United Church manse
in Clinton.
The wedding was small and quiet and
Madeline remembered, "In those days if
you had enough money to pay for your
marriage licence you were lucky."
The newlyweds lived in Goderich
Township for 10 years and in Clinton for
another decade. Jim worked as a car-
penter and to make extra money in those
tough depression days he started playing
his violin at house parties. He'd walk from
Goderich Township over to Varna,
music 3` e
carrying his violin m an old pillow slip
because he couldn't afford a violin case.
The evening's work would make enough
dunes and quarters to buy a week's worth
of grucenes.
In later more prosperous years Jim led
the popular band, The Black Hawks.
Dressed in smart black suits and frilled
white stunts the band played at parties and
dances from London to Windsor.
Jinn led the ..nd for nearly 30 years and
he was known from one end of the county
to the other. At the band's height there
were seven members. They included
Stewart Baird on drums, Marie Flynn and
Gladys Van Eginond on piano, bass
guitarist Hugh Hodges, Mickey Barnett on
the rhytharn guitar, Jim Cruikshank on
banjo, saxophonist Andy Orr, and their
late son Carl on the electric steel guitar.
Jim remembers the biggest dance they
played at was Dr. Addison's retirement
party in Clinton.
The Black Hawks hardly ever played
without their greatest critic and supporter
ori hand. Madeline was there, listening and
supporting her husband.
Jini still laughs when he recalls making
a mistake during a song. As soon as he
would hit the wrong note, he'd im-
mediately glance out to Madeline, knowing
that she would have caught the error.
When it came time to raise a family,
Madeline wasn't able to attend as many
dances. When her youngest child, Sheila,
was born Jim and oldest son Carl
remembered that their best fan wasn't at
the dance. They took the money earned
from the evening's work and bought her a
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Whatever may happen,
every kind of fortune is to be
overcome by bearing it.
— Virgil
l'IJNTON NEWS -RECORD, WE:DNESI 1b \1.1Kc li ' 19d t'.'Til;i'. 11
urr ys' marriage a s
tea cup and saucer, now part of her
treasured collection.
The Murrays raised five children, Carl
who died several years ago, Gordon of
Ottawa, Bill of Brandon, Manitoba,
Patricia Morrison of Prince George, B. C
and Sheila Lernowich of Brandon,
Manitoba. The also have 17 grandchildren
and six great grandchildren.
In the 1940's Madeline was left in charge
of raising the fancily while Jim served in
England, France and Germany during
World War I1.
"When Jun had to go overseas there was
no choice," Madeline recalled. "I was
heartbroken like everyone else. It was like
losing a loved one."
In 1945 Jun returned to family life and
his favorite part of the world and the
couple made their home in Varna.
Today they are still enjoying the comfort
of their Varna home. Active and interested
in many things, they get great enjoyment
and fun out of special hobbies and regular
trim to w* tern ('anadia and Ottawa to
ccess
visit the family
Along with her tea cups, Made haw
collects thimbles and is a great knitter and,
crocheter
Jun proudly displays inure than 66
beautiful rose bushes during the sulnuner
months and has made many of the fire
pieces of furniture that fill their honie
In the basement is the must surprising
and wonderous displays of Jinn's talent
and Imagination, an extraordinary train
set, complete with minute villages and
several engines steaming around the maze
of tracks. The display gets bigger and
bigger every year, an envy to any child or
adult. '
While the Murrays enjoy retirement life
and all their special interests, the stereo
fills the home with orchestra music and
even the sound of bagpipes now and then
That music and their love fur a good
joshing and a laugh keeps Jim and
Madeline Murray healthy. happy and in
love.
Kippen WI admire quilts
By Rena Caldwell
The Kippen East WI met
at Mrs. Robert Kinsman's.
Two beautiful quilts which
were quilted by members
this winter were displayed.
Mrs. Alex McGregor will
provide the crafts for the
District Annual. A singsong
of Irish songs was accom-
panied by Mrs. Ross Broad -
f oot.
Mrs. Alex McGregor was
in charge of the program.
Thorp hidirlinu :it
the blind auction with Mrs.
Hugh Parsons as auctioneer.
The program was in-
teresting when each
member presented her
autobiography.
Plans were finalized fur
the March 26 party.
4-H news
The third meeting of Kip -
pen III 4-H Heritage Club
was held March 15.
Members decided on a name
for the club, "Smorgasbord
Smurfettes".
Members went Lo %.tiurk III
the kitchen preparing food,
The foods ¢'insisted ut bread-
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sauce from Russia.
vegetable and macaroni
casserole from Poland, plur11
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Hungary, Poland and Men-
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from Poland.
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