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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-09-09, Page 2PAGE ,rA ODER,ICR SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 2;4976" ROUND AND ABOUT WITH MARTHA Have you ever wondered what .happens. at some of. these trailer. camps that have ople dashi- every weekend? .T haven't seen too `many, but this. .weekend 1 met, up 'with a 41101. eye -Opener, Two. young m 'n and their wives take oar e -of -this -.happy; snug' valley cats h' h 't ' k d away `very nieiy from the prying world. This isa family camp and actually it is the. kids who:. bring the "folks back. every It we ke-nrd Passible. Norse but families who are real people, love the 'outdoors, the other campers and the life that goes' with all this, need enter, • Fun is , planned for the p which is uc a ch ildre,,rt _ as well •. as the . . ' grownups = but as usual both groups usually take over and a. wonderful time is had by all, - T'his being a long -Weekend and the last of the season, a corn roast and music is planned and the whole .Camp turnsout, of course, for the singing, eating and chatter: The. corn was excellent: Somehow it tasted So much better since it had,the place of • honor for the evening right in the centre of the affair, boiling merrily in the biggest iron kettle. you've seen in many years. (1 hear the kettle was full of petunias and other flowers earlier that day!) The fare under the kettle ' was beautiful. It lit up the whole scene. • . Folks had their lawn chairs forming a huge circle three • and four deep around the POT and three - four - sometimes more, gui.tar and banjo players were the live wires.of the circle keeping the singing and; laughter at a great peak; Stompin' Tom had nothing on these fellows. How they can, remember all the words to so many ballads is beyond me but of course they are young and sharp. and enjoy sharing their music with. everyone.. "Country' • music from the latest hits to the old tear jerke -s was the theme for the night -and' the night: went on and merrily on. The children had their own circle, .with their own music, a place to dance which they did - and they.stayed away from'ahe •grownup party in droves. • . I had no idea such a happy camping grounds could be so, close to home I remember. many great sing -songs ,of .years ago that took only a nucleus of six peopteadd"a,gui . .. a crowd in a ver .short time. Everyone knows an invitation to a pleasant evening 'when they hear one and you'd be surprised to hear of the folks who will walk a mile to be one of such.a happy group.. What a shame 'so many people think such parties are just drinking parties. In my estimation they are the ones --w.laa sroil-and.bre k--u-p--U• s sessions. "No good harmony. was ever heard from a . bunch 'of drunks. You have • to have -y-our-wits about you and a clear . mind to... -really erg joy such a camp fire - one you can recall happily in the wintry months ahead. This is what makes .family camping something that the children will grow up .,to respect and love and later take their own children to a "Happy Valley" After. not having been around camp fires for quite a few years, I was happily surprised to meet. "young .men grown up" who"had attended our happy sing -song. . groups of many.' y.ears.. ago, These fellows, with . their lovely 'wives and children, told me they wouldn't miss the family camp fires for the world and I secretly 'said "Thank God for such fin -.young.people ': • Sometimes I, wonder if -those old , camp fires may have'contrrbuted in some way to the bright ones of today?. ,I'll never know ! . • One bright spot • of the evening - I wondered about.a • huge cloth sign 'hanging nearby 'which said in'huge • black letters "Happy Bir- tlday, Dianne"; Ther ,sign would blow out in the breeze. like a sheet.or a sailboat. On looking. closer.' found it WAS a.shel't-.a fitted.bottom sheet for a .bed that someone had taken off Dianne's- .bed„ Everyone in the•�camppaid a quarter to autograph this sheet - and Urn sure Dianne will be able to buy a couple to replace it. It was good for a big laugh and everyone en- joyed •'singing •"Happy Bir- thday'". Last ' Friday nite` friends.. and relat'i'ves of two pretty, w:onde•ful' .people, Bill. and Haidee Stewart•.gathered: at the Maitland : Golf and Country Club to help rate their—lift-iet-h ``50" wedding anniversary. • Bill's. niece and hubby Walt Morrison of Dunedin, Florida were, thereHaidee''s three nephews - Gordon Munn, wife Dorothy, from Toronto area, Murray Munn; wife Lorraine, from. Kitchener, Bob Veitch 2nd his wife frorri Mississauga and friends Don and Fran MacPherson from Windsor; John and D•ollores Rippitoe- from Detroit; Ted and Peggy Heffler from London -.fast woutdp't miss 81'b ieSOc ie ty spe this party. Besides this were friends_ and relatives from all over Western Ontario and little Heather - granddaughter, now a nurse in Banff General Hospital, Alberta made it home. . Thursday 'afternoon they had entertained fifty. people ' of the KincardinS;, areaat a Tea in their home, them a line since anyone who P.S. Row about ':those ' , ever visited -the he S tewarts names and "'addresses for , and so many have stayed Celebration "Jubilee 3"? over - know how welcome they were made to feel. I hope you will check the Bulletin . and the Enter- tainment pages for hap- pening's. If you'wish me "talk" about your _,coming event, please drop me a note, or phone;: as my copy goes in So to some of you who May, onMondays, have missed the party,.it " ' : Love would still be nice to drop Martha, er FIrstJ �pUf s a As a kick off for .the annual Canadian ' Bible Society canvas scheduled for • Sep-. ternber 13 through 1$ -the -Rev, J.C. Thompson B.A.. B.D. will preach at. First Baptist Church` in Goderich at the 11:00 a.m.service. ce Rev. Thompson will alai) showtw.o_ Bible Society related films at the church at .8:00 p,m: the sam.e.c vening. , celebrations of the Nor- visiting• the Holy sand and . Jersualern,. 'Haifa, „London wegian Bible Soeiety in Oslo. Europe in 1966, and Bible , England, Toky1o,'"Taipai and in May '4966.0 Rev, Thompson Society headquarters in New Hong Kong on other oc has ave11•ed--- extenlsi-V-e13t- York, Rome, . Cairo, Beirut; casions, • • Heis also a member oPthe • Board of Directors 'for.; Alrna College in St. Thomas and a Pastresident ? of tha Kiwanis Club of::London :. .. . WHAT'S -NEVI-AT HURONYIEW Bornin Toronto' Rev._ Thompson was also educa ed Mrs,' Elsie 'Henderson. addduet by the Finlayson sisters;. in that city graduating in 1936.; ' Norman Speir provided the. vocal,.;„solos. by Marie and' with • a B.A. from Victor:id old time music for Moriday's Debbie Flynn; instrumentals University. and 'in Divi from Emmanuel College min • activities. : Mrs, Myrtle 1.939. Parker .accompanied at the • piano for the sing -along. He married the former • Mrs. Lyle Storey arranged Tena fZeid of Wingham and is .and •introduced the Family the father of five and the Night program "which con - grandfather of four. sisted ofstep dancing by her Revr Thompson was • or= granddaughter, Charlene dained b the Toronto Con ,.. Glanville; two numbers by . y,. the Centennial Steppers, Terence of the United Church pp of Canada in•Juneof 1939 and Joanne Johnston;..Jane and served a number of pastoral Lawrie Bell, Heather and charges in the north. He also` Melissa Moffatt and Dawn served between 1945 arid' ., and Debbie Flynn;` a stepping • 1°949; as the field secretary, Missionary and Maintenance Departruent of he United Church of Granada'. and worked as a missionary on. the West' Indian, island of Trinidad from 19479 to 1957..In 1954 he ret;eived a B.D. degree. from Emmanuel College. at Toront"•e,-,. • Since 1'95'7 Rev: Thompson has served with the British. and Foreign Bible Society, for the Western Ontario,pistrict. He represented • Canadian Bible Society at the' 150-th anniversary by Nelson Howe, - Harold Black and Marie Flynn. Mrs. Eyaline Appleby thanked. the entertainers on behalf of the residents. Fifty-two residents at- tended the matinee of Anne of Green 'Gables at the Huron Cpunty Playhouse on .Wed- nesday afternoon. 'Tran- sportation was -provided by the van and twelve volunteer. drivers which.,was greatly appreciated by the residents. LVI'NYST\r YOUR HEAD. QUARTERS .FOR ®ROGERS• MAJESTIC. TV .EXPERT TV SERVICE • ANTENNA.& TOWER INSTALI•ATION - 4 162 MARY ST. GQDERICH 524-9089 ;GODERICH, -LondorE 524-9075 r • representing w:L.•.. 1 WOULD YOU BELIEVE by ERIC CARMAN L Yes they can; whales like humans, are mammals and must come up periodically for air. WOULD YOU ALSO BELIEVE We want you - as a steady customer — so we'll submerge .you in courtesy when you come to see u5. 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