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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 1981-05-07, Page 18(SUPER SPECIAL!) PAGE 18—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 7 ,1981 The first Vietnamese wedding ever held was celebrated recently at. the Vanastra Christian Church. The happy couple, Hung Van Vo and Nga Thi Vo are flanked by Rev. Ut Van To, left, and Rev Peter Mantel, who performed the ceremony. (R. Howey Langan photo) Century farms studied By Helen Owen There was a good atten- dance when. Mrs. Josephine Meeker.; Professor of Geography, Brock Universi- ty, St, . Catharines, was the guest speaker at the meeting of the Huron County Historical Society, held at Clinton High School on April 29th. The chairman, Harry Worsell welcomed the members, and Fred Har- bour, County Warden reminded. those present of Zurich's 125th birthday celebrations due to ;take 'place'between July lot_ and 5th. • Young Miss Wendy Watts provided entertainment, demonstrating her expertise' with ;two tap dancing. solos which " were • much ap predated byy heraudience. Mrs. Doris Batkin read the minutes,. which included an account 'of the previous . meeting held in Bluevale. Reference was also .made to the model making and essay competitions open to children in the area, and sponsored by the Society, as well as the bus trip schedul- ed for June 9th. Past president David Mc- Clure introduced Mrs. Meeker, citing her many academic qualifications and career to date. "Century Farms" said Mrs. Meeker, had always in- terested her, but it was not until 1976 that she was able to begin her own research, which she did by in- vestigating the lists of those that had been ,designated in 1967.. She immediately en- countered problems in ob- taining reliable information, and it was not until after a visit to the Agricultural Museym in Milton that she contacted the Junior Farmers. Their assistance had been invaluable. Nevertheless, a year later only half the list had been identified although it was established that Huron Coun- ty had more of such farms than any other county. , Describing .some of . the. frustrations involved in the work, Mrs. Meeker noted that often records were misplaced or lost, names were misspelled, and some apparently had found- their way into the archives of the University of Western On- tario. Another problem was " that unless formal registra- tions had been made in 1867, farms in the possession of families prior to that date were not included in the Cen- tury listings. A most helpful source of information deriv- ed from the `Doomsday Book', maintained in Toron- to, and from which Mrs. Meeker displayed a series of photocopied maps. The neat step Mrs. Meeker had undertaken was the cir- cularization of some 500 questionnaires, about two- thirds of which had been returned so far. Then armed with much of this • detail, Mrs. Meeker had presented a paper on the "Century Farms of Canada" at an In- ternational Geographical. Congress in Japan... ironic in a way, because many of her audience there came from countries whose agricultural histories spann- ed many centuries! In the County of Huron land was not settled until about 1845 when a grid system was used, divisions were made and boundaries established. Lots were subsequently subdivided for re -sale, 100 acres being the standard size of the lots. To- day these farms,. some of which had expanded con- siderably covered the most truly agricultural area in the region. And said Mrs. ""Meeker, despite depreda- tions in other areas, so far the temptation of relin- quishing land for high profits has been resisted. Mrs. Meeker's researches revealed that the background and religion of the original settlers influenc- ed their farming methods so that development was based on agricultural experience, sound principles and con- cepts of freedom offered by this new way of life. Starting from scratch, which meant clearing land, building roads, churches and schools, the early settlers had found that general farming offered the best scope for their ac- tivities. One hundred years later the picture had chang- ed. Average holdings encom- passed some 180 acres which Turn to page 22 • In another week, the windmills will be whirling along Clinton's main street. Created by Ralph de Weerd of RR 1, Londesboro, 22 bandcut and painted windmills will decorate the main street light standards for the Klompen Feed May 22nd and 23rd celebrations. Work crews have been busy painting the wind machines, Including Ralph and his wife Ann. Ralph's younger brother John helped to design the mills and they were put together by Pete Boa, Peter Vanderbnrgh and Hart Van Maar. (Shelley McPhee photo) ersonal glimpses, news and notes Lioness The Vanastra & District Lioness Penny Sale will be drawn at the Clinton Town Hall on Saturday May 9th. The display will remain at the Vanastra Factory Outlet until Saturday Morning May 9th. Proceeds will go to the school. for the handicapped at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. Public school news We invite you to join us at the Vanastra Public School as we celebrate learning. The weather has been so un- predictable the past few weeks that the school picnic is being postponed until; June. Every day this week there has been a "special day" celebration for Education Week. Monday, May 4, was "hat and T-shirt day", when everyone at the school dress- ed up in a unique hat and T- shirt. Tuesday, May 5th was "odd day", when everyone dressed in clothing that did not match. The Vanastra community was treated to a performance by Paul Brothers and Shirley at the talent show from 7 to 8:15. These professional enter- tainers have been involved with talent shows for decades. Wednesday, May 6th was to be "dress -up day", when all were to wear their "Sun- day clothes." Thursday May 7th is to be "50's day", when all will put on our happy day's look. Friday May 8th is "balloon day", and there will also be an open house from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Parents are invited to come up to the school for a visit. At 11:30 the children will launch 125 helium filled balloons, carry- ing messages that signal the end of Education Week and the beginning of National Book Festival. Christian Church news Organist for Sunday' May 3rd was Dick Roorda. The ladies bible study group met on Tuesday morning in the church at 9:30 a.m. and meets every second Tuesday morning. All are welcome to attend. Next Sunday the congrega- tion are invited by the Wesley -Willis United Church in Clinton to join in the Spr- ing Thankoffering service in the evening at 7:30. A fellowship hour will follow the service. A classic meeting is scheduled for Wednesday may 13 in the Kitchener church, and the delegates to this meeting will consider recommenda- tion that the Clinton church will .become the supervising church of the Vanastra ministry again. Bingo Winners of the weekly bingo held at the Vanastra Recreation Centre on Tues- day, April 30th were; 1st share -the -wealth, Sherry Gilfillan of Exeter, $88; 2nd share -the -wealth, Cecil McNeil of Goderich, $98; 3rd share -the -wealth, Edith Campbell of Herman, $97; and the jackpot of $200, split by George R. Mound of Gran- ton and Evelyn Vanderberg of Goderich. Personal Glimpses Happy Birthday to Ken McLean on April 2fith. Congratulations and best wishes to Helen and Edgar Rathwell on their 40th wed- ding anniversary. There will be an open reception for the couple at the Vanastra Recreation Centre on Satur- day, May 9th from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. All are invited to at- tend. Congratulations to the Vanastra and District Lions Club on their 5th anniver- sary on May 8th. Congratulations and best wishes to Diane and Jim Ryan on their 10th wedding anniversary on May 15. Welcome home to Betina Robson, who had surgery in London Hospital last week. Welcome home to Edna Jeffery who holidayed in Jamaica. Glen Smith attended a course for the ministry of the environment in Brampton last week. The Ryans, Dixons, Fergusons and Lows attend- ed a Beaver outing on Sun- day and enjoyed a day of fishing. stablished 1876 McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 91 Main St. Seaforth Ph. 527-0400 FULL COVERAGE Farm & Urban Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Ken Carnochan Lavern Godkin Ross Leonhardt John McEwing Stanley Mcllwain Donald McKercher John A. Taylor J.N. Trewartha Stuart Wilson AGENTS E.F. "Bill" Durst James Keys Wm. 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