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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-10-16, Page 3Your choice for elegance. and style Discover ilia Ball tl i1uteh differeuct . All it will' lake is one visit In our showrooms. Furnishings with an eye for dislinrtinn • Iruni arrovi Canada. Look around at your leisure • you'll dist over we offer the quality and elegance you need al a rite um ran afford. • .INTRODUCING E FRENCH COUNTRY BY KAUFMAN I ,►, OF COLLINGWOOD I' ..• r Tt, French Country'- a new collection from Kaufman reprising the best of 18th century French designs. Several pieces now in stock at Ball & Mutch. Discover the Ball & Mutch Difference BALL & MUTCH FINE FURNITURE 71 ALBERT ST., CLINTON 482-9505 , --��� �411I�IIIINill�k n 11 '1 il�iplN liill Illi t. Newlyweds married ed .t high noon Clinton News -Record October 22, 1925 A number of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Makins gathered at the Bayfield town hall. on Monday evening. After all had assembled the bride and groom were serenaded at their home, and then driven to the hall where they received the congratulations and good wishes of those present and after some live- ly games they were showered with miscellaneous gifts. Mr. Colin Campbell read the following ad- dress on behalf, of those present, to which the groom made a very suitable reply. The bride also thanked their friends for the many handsome and useful gifts which they received, after which lunch was served and the rest of the evening spent is a social time. To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Makins - Dear Friends: We are gathered here tonight, drawn by the spirit of goodwill and sym- pathetic fellowship in the bond of love and outward ordinance that has made you one. And while this is true still we do not feel that we are in any way farther removed from the intimacy and friendship that we have en- joyed with you in the past. This being more especially true as, for the present at least, you are still with us. As true friends it is our desire to rejoice with you in this hour of happiness and sun- shine. Nor would our interest in your welfare end here, rather may it be a fellowship which will grow with the years so that in this your hour of happiness and sun- shine you may never find in us a deeper sympathy, a keener appreciation of all that the future hods for you. - We feel that this will not be at all impossi- ble for during the time that we have known you, you have well merited our loyalty as friends. While our meeting here tonight on such a happy and joyous occasion as this may bring to all of us a sense of unalloyed happiness and pleasure, yet we would not forget, both we and you, that life is real and life is earnest .and that not enjoyment and not sorrow is our destined end or way, but to act that each tomorrow find us further than today. And so as an outward expression of the The Makins in 1925 sentiments and feelings of our hearts the would be pleased to have you accept this miscellaneous shower, perhaps conveying to you an individual and personal goodwill which a larger and perhaps more substantial gift would fail to do. Again we wish the best that life has to of- fer. Not only would we extend our many wishes but we look up to the All -Loving Father and say, "God •Bless You." Signed on behalf of your friends - Susie Westlake, Vera Dowson, Bessie Watson, Ivan Steckle, Colin Campbell. Esther and Lloyd Makins celebrated 60 years of wedded bliss on October 10. The Bayfield couple attribute good communication and a good outlook on life as two of the main ingre- dients of their successful marriage. (Shelley McPhee photo) • Sixty year wish comes true By Shelley McPhee The frivolity and luxuries that the Makins BAYFIELD - Sixty years ago friends of enjoyed in the 1920s came to a grinding halt . Lloyd and Esther Makins wished them "the by the year 1930 when The Great Depression best life has to offer." That wish carne true. hit. Times were tough, but the couple en - Today this vivacious Bayfield couple en- dured. joy the comforts of a good life, an attractive Lloyd had his barbering business on Main home, good health, the close association of Street and to boost the family income, many friends and family and the security Esther joined the operation in 1930 after stu- and companionship that 60 years of mar- dying hairdressing in Hamilton. It was a riage brings. business association that they successfully "We may have had some bad times to con- managed for more than three decades. tend with, but they're in the background," In fact, if it hadn't been .for that Main Esther notes. Street barber shop, Lloyd and Esther may When the Makins reflect on the six never have met. decades that they have been husband and Lloyd came to town in the 'spring, of 1922 wife, they recall times of happiness, of fami-. from Stanley Township to set up the barber- ly closeness, of love and communication. ing business. That fall Esther Talbot visited They're firm believers in the power of a the shop. Her long locks were clipped in smile and a good outlook on life. favor of the fashionable bob hairstyle. "Your outlook shows on your face. Stew- That haircut led to dating and finally the ing and fretting doesn't help. Just keep smil- wedding proposal. ing," Esther advices. Lloyd courted Esther to all the entertain - Sixty years of marriage has brqught its ment that was available in Bayfield in the share of "for better or worse" times for 1920s. There were dances, euchre parties Lloyd and Esther Makins, but the wedding and plays staged at the old town hall. vows that this couple made 60 years ago Between Christmas and New Year's the were ones of love. dedication and commit- young lovers would attend four dances in a rnent. week. The young bride and groom, were wed at "Times were better then than they are the Bayfield United Church Manse on Oc- now. Today entertainment is too costly," tober 10 at high noon. iloyd says. There was a light snow that day and a Through the years the Makins have severe frost killed the flowers the night played active roles in the community. Lloyd before, but wedding proved to be the was a charter member of the Lions Club, blossoming of a fruitful union that is still formed in 1947. They have been devoted flourishing today. members of the Bayfield United Church for The wedding ceremony was a simple one. the past 60 years and have been involved in Esther's sister, Freda Talbot and her beau many clubs and events in the village. Roy Scotchmer were on hand to witness the The Makins had four children, two who event. Later that day the newlyweds em- died in infancy. ' barked on their Niagara Falls honeymoon, Today they enjoy the company of decked out in Lloyd's Model -T coupe. children Arnold and Marion and their It was a luxurious, exciting vacation. It families, including six grandchildren and took three days to reach Niagara Falls, with four great grandchildren. overnight stops in Kitchener and Hamilton, The family gathered on October 13 to at - as the young couple wined, dined and toured tend the Thanksgiving Service at the their way across southwestern Ontario. Bayfield United Church. Afterwards a Overnight accommodation at the Grand family dinner was held at the home of their Central Hotel in Kitchener cost $1.50. daughter and son-in-law, Ken and Marion Breakfast for two cost 60 cents. Dinner for Mackie of Bayfield. two was priced at $1 and a night at the Lloyd and Esther Makins chose to theatre cost 50 cents each. celebrate their 60th anniversary quietly as a It was baseball world series time and time for reflection of their past, and to offer everyone in Niagara Falls was cheering for hopes and best wishes for their young their favorite team, but the young descendants. newlyweds were more interested in seeing The high divorce rate and unstable family the great waterfalls and visiting the 'sites, life that is prevalent in today's marriage like Brock's Tower which cost 15 cents each trouble the Makins. They believe that com- to climb. munication, love and unselfish commitment "We did everything there was to do and are still the main ingredients of a successful the whole trip cost $46.50," Mrs. Makins marriage, and those are the words of advice recalls. that they give their children and grand - Upon their return to Bayfield, friends in children. the village feted the newlyweds at a huge Esther credits the success of her mar - community shower. Gifts included salt and riage and loving family to one simple com- pepper shakers, dishpans, a cream pitcher, ponent - prayer. meat fork, gravy spoon. "The family that prays together stays A dollar bill was an impressive weddin& together. I believe that right down to the bot- tom of my heart." preseiiL 10 La va.. uuy o. r,iw,. guw .wa vv cents. Pubile to be consulted District health councils will organize one- day no-day community consultations on extra- billing in nine Ontario cities, Health Minister Murray Elston announced. Elston said the meetings, which are to be held in Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sud- bury, Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, London and Windsor, will include presenta- tions on extra -billing by panels of represen- tatives from consumer, health-care pro- vider and public interest groups. "Up to this point, I have been unable to discuss this matter with the Ontario Medical Association since the physicians' associa- tion appears to have opted out off negotia- tions," he said. "We will therefore solicit the views and opinions of a wide number of individuals, organizations and agencies across the pro- vince. We must do this in a co-ordinated and systematic fashion and within a relatively short time frame." The meetings would be widely publicized and, ,preferable, would be held Saturdays during late October and early November, to permit attendance by a maximum number of interested people. Elston, who was addressing Action Cen- tre, the annual meeting of Ontario's 26 district health councils, said he has re- quested that recommendations arising from the community meetings be drafted and sent to him. "It will be understood that the recommen- dations and resolutions you send me will be a consensus from the consultation exercise and not a reflection of the views .of any district health council," he said. He also announced several initiatives in the area of health promotion. They include: • compiling a provincial directory of health promotion programs in Ontario which relate to smoking, alcohol and, drug abuse, nutrition and fitness; • establishing a Health Promotion Evalua- tion Fund, to receive $1 million in fiscal year 1986-87, which will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion pre- grams; ro-grams • creation of an annual awards program to recognize employer excellence in health promotion. "Literacy pilot 5r. afThrrpNisw s, :,. 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