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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1971-08-26, Page 5THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1971 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS hayfield historical society meets For its August meeting the Bayfield Historical Society ar- ranged a delightful summer even- ing program on some aspects of birds, plants and flowers chiefly of this area. Mrs. A. S, Morton, the chairman, remarked when int- roducing the speaker that on first thought this might seem to be somewhat out of the field of history. But to look at the 60 or more mounted plant specimens from the herbarium of Mr. and Mrs. Philup Du Boulay and hear the discussion of the threatened extinction of the Eastern Blue- bird in this area, as given by Mr. Harvey MacDougal, soon made clear that these are closely related to environment. And environment is of prune import- ance in the history of man. In- deed, it has often been a deter- mining force. Some of our own pioneers left the beautiful but unproductive rocks and lakes of Eastern Ontario to settle on the fertile slopes of Huron's rolling land. When read- ing the journals of early settlers one realizes how important the native plants were for foods, dyes and medicines. Mrs. Simcoe, wife of the first Governor of Upper Canada, observed in 1793 at Niagara, "The mountain is covered with a sweet purple flower, the roots of which infused in brandy make a wholesome cordial. It is called Oswego Bitter. It is a wild Balm of Gil- ead and an Oil may be extracted from it. The leaves dried are good in pea soup and forced meat. " Mr. MacDougal, an enthusiast for the Eastern Bluebird told of its threatened extinction in this area. ' Its problems, aside from pest- icides, have been the disappear- ance of cedar fence posts, in which it likes to nest, the starling and English sparrow which disp- lace it and last, and the severe winter of 1957-58 when its feed- ing grounds were lost. But Mr. MacDougal believes something can be done to encourage the return of numbers of Bluebirds. He would like to see, as a 1971 program next September, 50 more bird homes, of which he had a sample and plans, put in suitable places, in addition Bayfield Area Misses Marlene Scotchmer and Marie Snowball spent the weekend with the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scotchmer. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, of St. Thomas spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Penhale on the Bronson Line. Mr, and Mrs. Mark Dietrich, of Kitchener visited Mr. and Mrs. Harold Penhale on Sunday. Mr. Tom Penhale, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Penhale and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scott, motored to Brigden on Saturday and attended the Steam Threshers Reunion. Mrs. William Brenner and her two nieces, Cathy and Cheryl O'Neil, of Windsor, visited her sister, Mrs. Gordon G. Scotch - mer of the Bluewater Highway for the past week. Mr. Tom Haskell, of Windsor was a visitor also, PEACHES Buy your pe .. Li LE FARME Red ;' oven gaiety cites r>I the ARKET ESE HOUSE Main Street — Zurich See us for Eggs, Butter, Cheese, etc. to the 15 which have already been set up in the village. "We might just recapture some of the lost magic of long ago, " he said in closing. The Du Boulay pressed plants were divided into groups. (1) Those used in vegetable dyeing; (2) those used by the Indians as foods and medicines and (3) a collection of ferns. An individual card of the wild rice plant pointed out that it was for long on this continent man's most staple grain. Each mounting carried information about when and where it had been gathered and its native use. An excellent collection of books were laid out for browsing. The more than 60 persons pres- ent enjoyed examining these and carried on a prolonged lively discussion. THIS LITTLE PIGGY WE ;:,,..,:;T TO MARKET.. And thanks to an ultrasonic back fat tester, researchers have a better idea of his value before he gets to market. Back fat testing tells the producer the thickness of the back fat and the size and shape of the loin eye area. These are some of the steps in the search for the gourmet's dream, the perfect pork chop. (Photo by the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food) PAGE 5 RED.IMIX CONCRETE (ALSO FORM WORK) McCann Const. Ltd. DASHWOOD Phone 237.3381 or 237-3422 BARN RED (limited quantity) g lion HA'DWARE MAIN INTERSECTION — ZURICH { RICH PHONE 23G-4911 The ootb • e connecte • to th headbone. Think about it. When you play tennis, you wear tennis shoes.When you walk, you wear good walking shoes. And when you work you wear proper footwear for comfort and protection. Take a good look at your shoes. Make sure they're not getting run down at the heel. Change fraying laces. And check the soles to see that they're in good condition. Sure footwork begins with proper footwear. Se ce. Your Workn' is Compensatio t B- arc1 and Sni,•t!rAssociations, Ontario.