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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-11-01, Page 13THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1973 ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS PAGE 13 Paintings of famous (Continued from page 6) ship with A. Y. Jackson, were sparked by Thompson's work and ideas. He never got the recognition however because he died before the Group reach- ed prominence." "I think Thompson was a genius," Mr. McLaren observes. "He was the real start of an idea and he influenced Jackson who lived on to influence the others. " "Jackson led, I think, be- cause of his dedication and energy." By 1930 Jack McLaren began to have misgivings about the Toronto Art community. "I got disgusted with the politics of art," he explains, "it was no longer what you knew, or how good you were, but who you knew and who you were associated with." "If a new artist came along it didn't matter how good he Huron r Iayhouse w n is grant Ben Tuckey, Exeter, a past warden of Huron County and presently chairman of the Board of Directors of Huron Country Playhouse near Grand Bend, visited Huron County Council last week to request $2, 000 in a grant towards the theatre endeavor. Tuckey told council that while it was forward thinking to plan for the possible Lake Huron Parkway to attract tourists to the area, it was important to have something to hold the int- erest of the visitors once they have arrived. That's where serv- ices such as Huron Country Play- house come in. Attendance at the Playhouse increased by 60 percent this year, according to Tuckey. He said attendance would have to go up at least that much again this coming season. He described the Grand Bend Theatre effort as "behind the eight ball" where finances are concerned and urged the county to give consideration to the group's request for additional funding for the coming year. was but who he was. We were living in a small village really and I guess it was a rea- ction of jealousy and self pres- ervation by those who were beginning to succeed." "Bert Brooker and I were the first to introduce modern feel- ing in painting at Toronto, " Jack recalls. I did a seven foot painting of the sounds I heard on the radio, static and feedback and that sort of thing. "It was accepted by the Ont- ario Society of Art but many of the academic painters were sore about this hanging in their show." Because of these pressures on art Jack McLaren almost quit painting ouright for more than 20 years. "It was a combination of the politics in art and the fact that I was busy with my own busin- ess, " he explains. Another of Jack McLaren's impressionistic paintings grew from bis relationship with Dr. Frederick Denting. "Dr Banting tools me to see an operation, " he recalls, "I think it was something really quite simple but I put on the white gown and surgical mask and went into the operating theatre to watch at close range. I then did a painting based on my feelings at witnessing the surgery.'' "There was no particular reason to start painting again. in the early 1950's, but I did. Perhaps I did so, in part, be- cause the time was coming for me to retire," he explains. Shortly afterwards he did ret- ire and 10 years ago moved to Benmiller where he has lived and continued to paint, at the rate of one painting every two days, since. From this huge collection of work will come the 60 paintings which go before the public on November 15 and 16. The show- ing will also include five flower studies, representative of those floral paintings which have gained Mr. McLaren inter- national renown. The remainder, for the most part, will depict landscapes of Huron County Scenes and a trans Canada study. White Swan To :. els 2 ROLL PACK Delmonte Peaches Saico Oran►e Juice Glad Bags Alcan Foil Beef Stew Palm Garden Tea B gs Libby' Spaghetti 14 OZ Mushr o s, 10 0; ® Tin Sok® µisa;`dari'' Oran es 10 19 OZ 48 OZ 63t 39c 43t 20 BAGS $1.35 39: 65 69 2/t 43' 33' 394 39( 2 Lbs 29t FOOJYI 4 ', �� T� tl �� I✓ II.� 24 OZ Sal :+d Dresso,+'g SUNSPUN a71t t it. rg 'i'i%.e SUNSPUN ana C 5 16 OZ OZ Phone 236-4316 ---- Zurich 50 Years Ago Harry Rose and Elmer Claus- ius have left Zurich for Kitch- ener, where they both have found positions. Mr. William Walper, the baker in Zurich, has exchang- ed his farm in Tuckersmith Township for a farm near Sea - forth owned by Mr. Thomas Webster. A special meeting of the board of Health in Hay Town- ship was held last week to cons- ider what steps should be taken regarding the recent outbreak of scarlet fever in the district. Mr. Charles Fritz just shipped a carload of potatoes to Toronto, from the station located at Hen- sall. Over 40 cars of sugar beets have been shipped from the Hensall railway station during' the past few weeks. At a meeting of the school trustees of Hensall last week It was decided to trove the contin- uation room class from above Joynt's store to the west room of the public school. Mr. Joe Bedour, of the Blue - water highway, shipped a car- load of potatoes to Mr. Peter Mousseau, at IvlcGre,or. 35 Years Ago Ed Fink has rented the house on South Richmond Street in Hensall, belonging to Mr. G. Ferguson, and occupied by Mrs. P. Fisher. He gets possession on November 1. James Iloggarth, who was seriously injured some weeks ago while working at Mickle's Mill in Hensall, has now recov- ered and is ready to resunie work. Dr. J. A. Addison is having a garage built just north of his drug store on the main §treet in Zurich. A number of mechanics from the Kalbfleisch Mills in Zurich are busy at present building a service station in Kincardine. 25 Years Ag Bill O'Brien, of Zurich was elected president of the student council at Exeter high School, and Betty Mickle, of Hensall, was elected treasurer. On Monday morning while Bob Fisher was playing hall at the school ground in Zurich, he slipped on the wet grass and broke his arm. He was attended by Dr. P.J. O'Dwyer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hay have moved their effects into the new home they recently built in Zurich. Mr. Hector Forcier, of St. Joseph has the foundation finish- ed for his new garage at the corner of highways 21 and 84. It will also be used for other types of business as well. A new bus service is being introduced to run from Stratford to Grand Bend, all year around. In the summer the trip will be made oftener than in the winter. Smile A wife's opinion: "The aver- age man is 40 around the chest, 40 around the waist, 95 around the gold course and a nuisance around the house." YEARS GONE -BY- An enjoyable time was spent in the Varna Yown Hall last Friday night, in honour of a newly wed couple Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Hayter. 10 Years Ago The International Plowing Match, scheduled for Huron County in 1966, will be held on the Scott Farms, near Sea - forth. This decision was reached Tuesday by officials of the Ont- ario Plowmen's Association who visited Huron in an attempt to look over various locations. A fox, which was found to be rabid, was shot near the old St. Joseph airport last week by Joe Minderlein, R, R, 3, Zurich. The head was shipped away and word was received by Mr. Minderlein that the animal had rabies. On Tuesday night, the Evan- gelical Youth Fellowship of Emmanuel E,U.B. Church played host to their parents, under the leadership of Mrs, Allan Gascho. Gerald Merner had charge of the devotionals, consisting of the prayer, led by John Geiger, the scripture, by Roy McAdams, and a poem by Marilyn Gascho. General Coach Works of Can- ada, Hensall, were host to a company party narking it's tenth anniversary in Canada, with a banquet at Elm Haven Motor Hotel, Clinton, with more than 200 present. Mrs. M.J. James, Diane Weber, Bob Hoffman, Larry Wein, Eric Wolfe, Douglas Bender, Gary Eagleson, Torn Wolfe and Ricky Geiser from the EUB Church recently attended the Youth Convocation at Zion EUB Church, Kitchener. Our Stock-ls Low And We'll, Give You HIGHEST ALLOWANCE „For Your Trade -In 1970 FORD RANCH AGON, 6 passenger, V-8, automatic, power steering, power brakes. Licence DFW732. 1970 FORD Custom 4 -door, V-8, automatic, power steering.' Licence DHA887. 1968 METEOR RIDEAU 500 2 -door hardtop, V- 8, automatic, power steering, power brakes. Licence DFU675. 1968 PONTIAC PARISIENNE 4 -door, V-8,, automatic, power brakes; power steering, radio. 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