The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-11-10, Page 13Fair queens from across Huron and Perth counties were
present at the annual meeting of the Huron -Perth
Agricultural Societies. In the photo, from left to right are
(front row) Mitchell fair queen Julie Pehlke, Clinton fair
queen Cheryl Armstrong, Brussels fair queen Cathy
Hulzebos; (back row) Seaforth fair queen Lynne Dodds,
Dungannon fair queen Carol Ann Smyth, Listowel fair
queen Nancy Johnston, and Howick fair queen Dianne
McLean. '
Enjoy cribbage and euchre
The Goderich Township
Enterprising Seniors met
last Thursday in the Com-
munity Centre in
Holmesville with Everett
Mcllwain chairing the
meeting. Irene Cudmore
read the minutes of the last
meeting and Blanche Deeves
gave the card report. Roll
call was taken by Irene
Cudmore.
Ruth Morrison had the
members guess the number
of jelly beans and the winner
was Irene Cudmore.
Discussion was held on
Christmas pot luck dinner on
December 2. The social
committee in charge are
Hilda Semple, Irene Cud-
more and Effie Yeo. Ladies
are asked to bring a recipe of
their unusual dishes. A
donation was made to the
Enterprising Seniors given
by Jean Wyatt in memory of
her late husband John.
The new President of the
Dungannon Seniors, Eldon
Culbert, was present and
was wished well on his new
position. On November 18,
Marion and Fran Powell are
m charge of the entertain-
ment and lunch. Murdock
Morrison read a poem
Remembrance Day and also
read the Sounds of Fall. Jack
Smith adjourned the
meeting and cribbage,
euchre and crokinole were
played. Mary Stirling and
Ruth Morrison served the
lunch.
The Enterprising Seniors
were sorry to learn of the
death of Iona Blake's sister.
The Goderich Township
W.I. card party is on
November 11 in the Com-
munity Centre in
Holmesville at 8 p.m. Ladies
bring sandwiches.
We are sorry to hear of
Bob McCullough's accident,
but we are glad to hear his.
eye is not badly injured.
In Holmesville United
Church on Sunday morning
the choir sang an anthem.
Rev. Bechtel worea poppy
and told the children, "You
and I have an obligation to
the men and women who
protected us and we must try
to be friends to those who
oppose us." Carmen Tebbutt
and Bill Batkin took the
offering.
HOLNMESVILLE
NEWS
Blanche Dseves, 4B2 -33e3
GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1962—PAGE 13
Remember lads for whom war was kaput
- By Nell Shaw
Many Canadian veterans
who served in Northwest
Europe during the Second
World War will, even after 37
years, recall that copy of the
newspaper, The Maple Leaf
which was distributed to
Canadian soldiers in the
European theatre of opera-
tions during World War IL
This special copy was an ex-
tra dated May 9, 1945 and on
the whole of the front page is
the one word headline,
KAPUT. Kaput is a German
word meaning. finished or
done for• that somehow
became popular slang
among the English-speaking
servicemen.
By the time the war ended,
more than 12,000 Canadian
soldiers had been killed in
the battles of North West
Europe, with another 35,000
wounded or missing.
Another 30,000. Canadian
lads were killed in other
theatres and with other ser-
vices. In World War I,
Canada lost over 50,000 men.
We who have survived to
become veterans ap-
preciated the irony and am-
biguity of that headline on
May 9, 1945. For us the war
was kaput. But we
remembered our friends for
whom life was kaput. They
were young men whose
average age was only 21
years, just as we were young
men in 1945.
I recall Howard, an ag-
gressive, well -muscled lad
who ran the 100 yard dash at
our high school track and
field meets in a little under
11 seconds. Howard had his
heart set on being a farmer
like his father, a First War
Veteran. As an air gunner in
the RCAF, Howard was
reported missing and
presumed dead on an attack
over the coast of Belgium in
May of 1944.
I remember Art who was
the high scoring centre on
our high school basketball
team. Art was a tall, slender,
ungainly lad whose first love
was basketball. Art lost his
life in an aircraft accident
overseas and today his body
rests in a corner of a
cemetery in Woking,
England.
Fred, who was 28 years of
age (old to me), was the first
soldier with whom I shared
bunk space at a basic infan-
try training centre. In
December of 1945 soon after
we both arrived at a rein-
forcement depot in England,
Fred was the recipient of a
telegram from his wife tell-
ing him that he was the
father of a baby girl. Fred
was killed in action in Ger-
many on April 28, 1945: I
wonder after 37 years
CHISHOLM TV DOES IT AGAIN!
whether Fred's daughter,
whom he never aaw, met and
married a lad like Fred. I
hope that she did.
"They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old.
Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn. At
the going downrof the sun and
in the morning, We will
remember them."
The honest sentiment of
these lines from Lawrence
Binyon's poem, "For The
Fallen," rouse a gentle
anguish in the hearts of us
ex -servicemen who are now
being wearied by age. M this
time of the year we do
remember, in very special
ways, the lads for whom war
was the ultimate kaput.
FACTORY
SPECIALS
Banquet held
The Huron County Queen
of the Furrow was officially
crowned and awards were
presented at the 55th annual
plowmen's banquet on Oct.
29.
Lynne Dodds, 17, of
Winthrop was crowned by
the Ontario Queen of the
Furrow Sharon Salm of
Waterloo County and
received her sash from; the
1981 - 82 Huron Queen of the
Furrow Dianne Oldfield of
RR 4, Seaforth.
Brian McGavin, 19, of RR 4
Walton and Steven Adams,
15, of RR 5 Brussels were
also recognized at •the
banquet as winning the
Ontario Plowmen's
Association $5,000 bursary.
the two youths won the
award for having the highest
score for 15 to 19 year-olds at
the International Plowing
Match.
Brian is currently a first-
year student at the
University off Gue ph and
walLnse isshar:• i ver his
expenses during font-_.
years at university. teven is
cneeentty__inggrade10.and
..save__the _ money unt f he
attends university. He is
pianning to attend the
University of Guelph.
Brian also received the
junior champion award from
the Huron County plowing
-match, with Steven- Adams
as the reserve junior
champion,
The senior champion was
lkev. Ken Innes of Brussels
and the reserve senior
champion was Bevan
Shapton of RR 1 Exeter.
A list of winners was
published earlier following
the Huron County plowing
match on Sept. 18.
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THANK YOU
1 would like to THANK all those who suppor-
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wishes to the new council.
DAVE HARRISON
NOTICE
Township of Ashfield
THE SECOND AND FINAL INSTALMENT
OF THE
1982 Tax Levy
is due on
Monday, November 156, 1982
Taxes which have not been paid by the due
date, will be subject to a penalty of 1.5 per
cent and a further 1.5 per cent will be added
on the first day of each month until paid.
DONALD M. SIMPSON
Clerk -Treasurer.
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