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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-05-14, Page 12PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1981 ayfield Golf Course has About 20 members from the Bayfield Golf Course at- tended the formal opening and election of executive last Friday evening. The course is under new management this year and the owners, Al and Betty Hughes and Jack and Gail Lea, were on hand to outline what will happen to the facilities over the next few years. Guests in at- tendence were treated to cof- fee and a vast selection of pastries created by Lynn Haig. In giving his introductory speech, co-owner Al Hughes stated that they had looked at other golf courses but were glad they finally decld- Thirty years for Pounders Jack and Bev Pounder celebrated their 30th wed- ding anniversary on Satur- day, May 9 with a reception and dance given by their family at the Bayfield Com- munity Centre. Jack and Beverley (York) Pounder were married on May 19, 1951 at the Anglican Church in Bayfield. Jack worked for Imperial Oil and the family did much travell- ing over the years stopping in Places such as Calgary, LdMonton and Peace River, Alberta, Dawson Creek, British Columbia, London and. Chatham, Ontario. In 1970 Jack went into partner- ship with Jim Harmon of Michigan and the family moved to London and then settled in Bayfield three years later. Surprise speakers from Jack and Bev's past at the reception on Saturday night included Bob Davidson, a good friend -who reviewed their early life and times, Doug Fraser of London and Lampoonery by Bud Sturgeon A Parable. A parable was once a comparison or a shnilitude, but over the years the meaning has changed and it is now a fable or allegorical representation of something in real life or nature, from which a moral is drawn for instruction. That is ac- cording to Webster's and I believe it to be basically true. This particular parable which I am about to relate is a compilation of historical hearsay surrounding the feud between two men in a small village. The story is true and there is much to be learned from it, hence it now becomes a parable. Once upon a time on the Main Street of this quiet little village there lived two men, side by side. A fence di " ded the two properties. Man A, who lived on the west sideof the fence, was a man of irrational actions and prone to fits of anger. Man B, who lived on the east side of the fence, was probably best described as a nice old fellow who wouldn't harm anyone. He was, however, entitled to his quirks. • The.feud escalated over the years and as is the case with most feuds, nobody can remember how it really started. Memories put it this way. After rising from bed one morning Man A ventured out into his backyard . and found a dead chicken. It had died of natural causes. Man A didn't want to bury this 'chicken so he tossed it over the fence amongst Man B's flock of chickens. Man B was an early riser and upon returning home from a morning's work at his. little farm outside of town, found the dead chicken on his property. It hadn't been there when he left and upon closer in- spection found it not to be one of his own. He tossed it back across the fence into Man A's yard. hisrit a1 of tossing the chidcen over the fence continued for days and then weeks and then months. In the end Man A and Man B were only tossing the legs back and forth as the 'body had long since deteriorated. Man A was really getting a hate on for Man B. As.it happened, Man B had come home one night and,parked his cutter in the backyard. During the night the cutter had slid over to the dividing fence and the shafts protruded through onto Man A's side. On seeing this in the morning, Man A promptly got out his saw and cut of the shafts and threw them back over the fence. When Man B found out there was a lot of cussing. Man B had a barn which overlooked the yard belonging to Man A. Man A didn't want Man B to be looking out the windows on the west side. The barn stood next to the property line and Man A had a plan. Opposite the windows he planted long cedar poles into the ground. On the poles he nailed wide crosspieces thereby obscuring Man B's view from the windows. It also prevented light from entering the barn. Man B always put up with it, which only served in making Man A more volatile. Unknown to Man A, Man B's old pony had died and he had it butchered for dog feed as was the custom in those days. Man B distributed the meat to his friends that had dogs to feed. Man A had a hunting dog and somewhere along the line he got his hands on a package of this meat, still not knowing the origin of it. He fed it to his dog and the dog wolfed it down. Says Man A a few days later to the guy that gave him the meat, "Say that was damn good meat and the dog really liked it. You don't know where I could get some more?" "Well," he says, "That meat came from old Man B's pony that died here a while ago." Man A marched home, got out his gun, and shot his own dog for not knowing better than to eat meat that came from Man B's property. And still they threw the chicken legs back and forth over the fence. Dick Burgess of Jackson, Michigan, former co- workers at Imperial Oil who reviewed work, sporting adventures and living next door to the Pounder family. Other speakers were business partners Jack Hill of London and Jim Harmon of Marine City, Michigan who commented on the later years. Their youngest daughter, Mary Pounder, in- troduced the guest speakers and kept everyone abreast of the happenings with her thoughtful commentary. Guests, about 80 in number, came from Bayfield, Clinton, London, Windsor, Chatham, Sarnia, Michigan, Burlington, Strat- ford, Cleveland, Kitchener, St. Catharines and Woodstock, to attend the reception. Four voluntary bartenders, Jack and Shelley Bender and Ron and Pat Reder kept the crowd in high spirits. The family prepared a dinner which was enjoyed by all. Dance music was provided by London Disc Jockeys. A tennis tour- nament which had been ar- ranged for the following morning was rained out for- tunately for some. The Pounder children and grandchildren include, Jay and Cathy Fisher, Jody and Jackie, of Bayfield, John and Karen Pounder, Kyrstie and Shane, of St. Catharines and Miss Mary Pounder, of Guelph. The four grand- children were able to attend the first half hour of the dance before being whisked off home to bed. Bridge club Five tables were out when. the group met on May 6. Top score: - Phyllis Heard, 6740; second - Dora Warwick, 6550; and low Joyce Seaman, 2720. There was a large atten- dance at the annual dinner of the Wednesday evening Bridge Club when forty- three of the total member- ship of 48 enjoyed an ex- cellent meal at the Bayfield Restaurant on Highway 21, on Wednesday May 6. The retiring president, Dr. James Garrett, commenting on the club's activities, stated that the membership is now the highest ever, and all are keen participants in the games played on alter- nate Wednesdays in the Municipal Building from late October through to mid- May. Concluding his term of of- fice, he expressed apprecia- tion of the support of his ex- ecutive, Mr. and Mrs. Len Apedaile and his wife, Betty. President for the 1981 season is Reg Wilson, with his wife Clara as vice- president. Following the meal, members moved on to the Municipal Building and com- pleted their evening with the final bridge session of the season. PROTECT YOUR BEACH Install Gabions for erosion control. Save your valuable lake lot and beach For free estimates, call J©e Durand Construction 565®5022 Al and Betty Hughes, left, along with Gall and Jack Lea, last Friday evening. The cake was cut into "fore" pieces. new owners of the Bayfield Golf Course, hold a fancy cake (Bud Sturgeon photo) depicting a golf course at their grand opening celebrations Round and about the village Bud Chamney of Chamney • Sanitation has notified us that the annual spring trash pickup in Bayfield will take place on Wednesday, May 20, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Please mark this date on your calendar. Guests visiting with Mrs. Ethel Knight at her Bayfield residence over the weekend were her daughter, Art and Mary Latimer, gran - daughter Chris and her fiancee Kevin Reid, and Scamper, all of Weston. Howard and. Nancy Scot- chmer and children, Rob, Lori and Carolyn, of Chatham, were at their village home for " the weekend. Mr. Irvin Pease was at his Bayfield home over the weekend before returning to London. Iry new reports that he did not catch 1,000 smelt the other week. Bernard and Elaine Sturgeon and boys, Roland and Jeffrey, of Orangeville, were at their Louisa Street Cottage for several days. A familiar face to Bayfielders, Peg Morley, was in the village for a few days before returning home to Cleveland, Ohio. The first spring visitors of 1981 at the Hollow were Bob and Lois Davidson (and Trouble) who spent the weekend with their favorite son-in-law and daughter, Bud and Barb Sturgeon. Wild Bill Latimer and several members of his roof- ing company were Thursday night guests with his grand- mother, Mrs. Ethel Knight, and also with the Moleman and family at the Mile High on Howard Street. According to Capt. Bob, who now has the Shawanaga in the water and fine tuned, the sailboat races will begin this coming Sunday at Bayfield. Don't forget the Lions Pan- cake Breakfast which takes place at the Community Cen- tre this Sunday morning (May 17), featuring fresh 1981 maple syrup made from Bayfield's own stately trees. Last Thursday night the Bayfield Pathfinders named Mr. Dick Heard the winner of their 'guess how many jellybeans are in the jar con- test.' Dick guessed right on with 763. One wonders what he will do with them now. Kathy Thinking, clerk - treasurer of the village of Bayfiled, has ,y taken up residence here"y , }l iginal- ly hailed from parts unknown, somewhere north east of Clinton. Gary and Edna Hulley of Pariswere at their village residences over the weekend. Also joining them were Kurt III and Mr. Four. Miss Mary Pounder of Guelph spent the weekend in Bayfield with her parents, Jack and Bev Pounder. John and Karen Pounder and children, Kyrstie and Shane, St. Catharines also visited with his parents, Jack and Bev Pounder. Jack and Shelley Bender of Sarnia were guests of his parents, Ray and Vi Bender and family over the weekend. Greg and Emily Neilsen of London, spent the weekend at their Sunset Lane cottage. It was only about one year ago this week ' that Rob" Dowler took his famous leap , over the cliff at their cottage and sprained his ankle. I ran into Ken Hulley on Sunday after noticing him loaded down with binoculars, and camera equipment, stalking his prey stealthily down my driveway at the Hollow. In his viewfinder he showed me an indigo bunting which he had followed from NOTICE Unskilled labour is required by the Village of Bayfield to work parttime under the (direction of the Road Superintendent. Please leave name at the Clerk -Treasurer's Office between the hours of 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Richard Penhale (Road Superintedent the lakebank in an effort to get a photo. I don't know whether he ever got close enough but I did lose sight of him as he proceeded warily on up the street. It was a good weekend for the local birdwatchers in Bayfield, even in the teem- ing ram, as many varieties of songbirds have retuned and were making shortwork of the. dandelions. Other than the bunting, a flock of goldfinches and a pair of Baltimore orioles graced our lawn on Sunday afternoon. The Bayfield Cub Pack would like to thank the residents of Bayfield and Varna who helped them out with their 'pop bottle drive' last week. Evidently it was a huge success. Mrs. June Evans, Mrs. Betty Martin and son Mi an4is friend, all of Port er, 'spent Mother's, Day in Bayfield' with the ladies aunt Mrs. Berthena Hammond. Turn to page 11 • and opening ed on purchasing the one at Bayfield. They are looking forward to a good year and are open for tournaments and any type of play. He stressed that they are in the business of golf and will nm the club the way the members want it. He wants the course to be an active one with everyone to be in- volved, and something for everybody each and every week. The goal is to get the course operating the way that it used to. As far as improvements are concerned, the fairways have been fertilized and will be aerated in the near future. The clubhouse has undergone extensive renova- tions which have in turn created a much larger usable area for the golfer. The pro shop will also be revamped and the in- stallation of showers is slated to begin shortly. Jack Lea also welcomed the members to the course and employed the slogan 'playing and staying'. He wants it to be a fun place for the golfer and hopes they will make use of the expand- ed cltabhouse facilities after the game. The following executive was elected for planning events for the club members in 1981; president, Ed Od- dleifson; vice president, Jean Bartliff; secretary, Dora Warwick; treasurer, Lloyd Westlake; directors, Jim Garrett and Frank Bur- ch. Events scheduled .to take plat are; Texas Scramble (teams comprised of three men and one lady) on Satur- day, May 16 beginning at 1:30 p.m.; Men's Night will begin on May 28 and run every Thursday; Two -ball mixed foursomes every Tuesday night (5:30 p.m.) starting on May 26. If enough interest is shown a Ladies Night will also be organized. Local golfers can look for- ward to a summer of fun and games with lots of tour- naments, fish frys, weiner roasts, corn roasts and much, much more at the Bayfield Golf Course. MICHAEL P. O'CONNOR FUNERAL HOMES BONTHRON CHAPEL 118 KING STREET HENSALL, ONTARIO NOM 1x0 TELEPHONE 262-2211 WESTLAKE CHAPEL 49 GOSHEN STREET, N. ZURICH, ONTARIO NOM 2T0 TELEPHONE 2364366 Pre arrangement Inquiries Invited 1 Opening Saturday, May 16th WESTWIND -behind Graham's General Store - ANTIQUES COLLECTABLES WOOLS 'and LINEN'S Proprietors: Connie and Nora West NO 1 Pizzas,. ,Subs.. ,and Pinball! MAIN STREET, BAYFIELD 565®2166 OPEN THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND Friday May 1S....4 pm -1 am Saturday May 16....11:30 am -1 am Sunday May 11....11:30 am -1 am Monday May 18....11:30 am -10 pm New! We Feature NEILSON'S HAND -SCOOPED ICE CREAM Twenty-Twe Flavours THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN ONTARIO For persons employed in the harvesting of fruit, vegetables or tobacco, new Minimum Wage rates will go into effect June 1st,1981. A further increase will go into effect April 1,1982. Effective Effective MINIMUM WAGE June 1,1981 April 1,1982 Adult $ 3.30 $ 3.50 Student* $ 2.45 $ 2.65 *Students under 18 who work 28 hours per week or less during the school term or work full time during school holidays. 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