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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1948-04-16, Page 8riruaa M.i of*Lu upper . Ereceds Special' `Meeting, Tire a5•nnie ereetting OR St, James,' Sklb-avi8ipn of the ' 4thtdie Women's Leanne, akie;fO4 t. Wag .. held in the Separate Sgh;ao1 Han on Tuesday eve - Tire, of, :ast week. Precedieg the meeting a de- lioious pot luck Supper was. enjoyed 0.'y-• bis members with Rev. Father liuessy as guest of 'honor. At the emeluslon of the routine business • of the monthly meeting, Miss Alice Defy: gave au interesting paper an "Our Lady of Good Cotl sel" A report OT—The highlights of the year's, work was presented by the Secretary, Mrs. Charles F. Sills. The C.W.L. room at Scott Memorial Hospital was redecorated, drapes purchased and two chairs re- upholstered. A chair was donated for'' the new wing of the hospital. A pic- nic was held in June for the school children aiid they were given candy? and treats at Chriatmas. A poster contest was sponsored by the League for the children and prizes awarded.I The successful entrance pupils were presented with school pins at the an - eau At -Home. The Blue Cross hose pitalizatton plan was. adopted with an enrolment of 41 members. The sick and shut-ins were remembered with' boxes of fruit and cards of cheer at Christmas and each month a visiting committee called on the sick and on newcomers to the parish. Mass cards were •sent to deceased members and cards'of condolence to bereaved mem- bers. Two crates of eggs were sent to ,Mount Hope and Mt. St, Joseph, London, at Easter, and several dozen distributed locally. Two boxes, valued at $75. were sent to the Sisters of Service in the West. Ten cases of canned goods were collected during Lent and:sent to the Jesuit Seminary, Toronto, to help with relief work in Europe. Two boxes, of canned geed& were sent to two of our sister mem- bers in England, A layette was r ede during the year. New mothers were sent cardh and visited by the visiting committee. A delegate was sent to the diocesan, convention ,held at Bres- cia Hall in London. During the year money w a s raised by means .-,of home •bak- eng sales, a tea with drawing' -on home-made Christmas cake, serving supper to Lions Club, fees from Blue Cross, sale of St. James' Chronicle, St. Patrick's euchre and other social evenings. Donations were sent to Byron Chapel and Hospital Fund, Sis- ters of Service, Father Flannery's Radio Hour, National Budget and Scholarship Fund, Life Membership Fund and local Red Cross. A High Mass was said on the 'Feast of -Cur Lady of Good Counsel, a day of re- collection held on the Feast of Christ the King. An offering was given the easter at Christmas and' Easter. Membership convener reported 81 members, one life member and. four honorary members. Eleven subscrib- ers to the League magazine are re- ported. Funeral booklets and mar- riage booklets were purchased for use in St. James' Church. A library for League members was started on a book-a-rnonth plan. The treasurer's sport showed receipts for the year $1,186.42, expenses $889.95, leaving a balance of $296.47. Mrs. J. M. McMillan, Mrs. W. J. Duncan and Mrs. Frank Sills then presented the following slate of officers for 1948: Spiritual adviser, Rev. Father Hussey; past pres., Mrs. J. L. Slattery; pres., Mrs. T. D. Sills; lst vice-pres., Mrs. J. Hotham; 2nd vice-pres., Miss Alice Daly; 3rd vice - For Chickens a • PEAT MOSS • CHICK STARTER • CHICK GRIT • CANE MOLASSES • COD LIVER OIL ALSO— FERTILIZER ANI GRASS SEED Carload of Wire and Steel Posts Seaforth Farmers Co-operative STI TI FIDDLERS CRAMP William Hyde Has Been Fiddling For More Than 72 Years. — (By Glen Hancock, in London Free Press) William Hyde has •been fiddling for 72 years. He as tuned up thousands of times' for weddings, box socials, house-warmings, concerts, dances .and contests, and at the age of 84 thie Hensall farmer is the oldest contest fiddler player in Southwestern On- tario. His friends keep telling him that he's getting too old to be galavanting about the ' country making old-time music. But Will isn't ready to hang up the fiddle -and -the -bow yet. He's real proud of the 10 shining trophies he and his pet instrument have won and he hasn't forgotten the dozens of other prizes he has won. since he started playing in competitions 21 years ago: "I'm going to keep right on play- ing as long as I can pull a bow," he says, as he resins up for a few bars of "The Irish Wash Woman." Last year at the Sports Fair fiddling con- tests he took first place, and on Thursday evening, April 8, he plans to defend his title at the Confedera- tion Building. Mr, Hyde takes his music,. serious !y. He doesn't like the variations the pres., Miss M. 'Dunn, R.N.; treas.., Miss Agnes Gaffney; rec. sec., Mrs. C. P, Sills; cor. sec., Mrs. F. Dev- ereaux. A vote of thanks was ex- tended to the retiring president, Mrs. J. L. Slattery, and her executive for their untiring work during the past year. Mrs, Slattery was p esented with a prayer book in recogpition of her splendid leadership and interest in League work. In a few words Mrs. Slattery thanked all for their kind co-operation in making the year's work so successful. The newly -ap- pointed officers took over with Mrs. T. D. Sills presiding. Miss M. Dunn and Mrs. J. J. Cleary are the visiting committee for April. The May meet- ing: will be held iri the school hall. The' following conveners were ap- pointed: Press, Mrs. J. J. Cleary; magazine, Mrs. W. Hart; Sisters of Service, Mrs. F. S. Sills; Health, Miss M. McGrath, R.N.: Citizenship, Mrs. Duncan; Lay Retreats, • Mrs. J. M. Mc -Millan: Immigration and Travel- ler;' Aid. Mr's. L. Fortune; entertain- ment and social committee, Miss Margaret Kelly. Mrs. C. Hagan, Mrs. J. Rowland, Mrs. Jas. Nolan, Mrs. L. Kelly and Mrs. E. Bannon. The meet- ing closed with prayer. zu1 tlitts 111 i e 41.1 ltl 641441e ;;Inue. ilho fi PhXY00 way it .w&s 104,13 10-4 and 441 t 8 elttr„ Sall fiddler can't r d a mote o> MA most of the numbers' in Ws repertoire haven't Changed in over half a tens Miry. The mystic strains of Scottish bal- lade, hummed by his mother, who had come out to Canada to marry a Cana- dian farmer, were the first Mr. Hyde learned, and it didn't take much to encourage him to take up the fiddle, like his older brother and sister. He reminisces fondly of those days. The family was tolerant of the noises of the future champion because hard- ly a farm house in the Blanchard area, where he was born, was without someone to play the fiddle, ,the Jew's harp, mouth organ, harpischord or concertina. Things are different now. The young folks don't seem to take up musie unless they want to make their living by it. .For 50 years or so Mr. Hyde was to be found almost any place where there was fun and laughter and: danc- ing. He's probably called off more square dances than anyone else in Western Ontario, But he never. did much dancing himself, In 1927, after he had been in Hen- sall for a few years, someone thought it was about time they found out who the champion fiddler was. There was a champion plowman, a champion woodsman, horseman and moose call- er. Why not •a champion fiddler? On January 3, 1927,.the four choice string and bow men of Huron County met in the. Hensall Town Hall to fid- dle it out. The 63 -year-old 'Bill Hyde sat through the performances of his three competitors. It was an unnerv- ing ordeal. But when his turn came around he played like he had never played before. The judges announced that they couldn't choose biween two of the contestants, named Murdock and BoI- ton, so those two would' have to play again. It looked like Mr. Hyde had• lost the day. But when the final de- cision was made, Mr. Hyde had won an easy first and the replaying bad been for second place. Since then he has played in Exe- ter, Ingersoll, .Thorndale, Clinton, London, Toronto, and many other places, mostly in the keys of `A and G, but always with more love for the sport of it than for the prizes he mast always wins• There's a real knack to competi- tive fiddling, he says. It's just like spring -board diving, figure skating or tap dancing. Everything is added up from the moment you walk on the stage, the way you hold your bow, tone, volume, quality and a lot of other things the layman wouldnrt un- derstand. Mr. Hyde doesn't under- stand everything about it himself, but he would rather play than judge. There are two things he insists up- on if he's playing in competition. He likes to choose his own tune, and he likes to have the fiddling marked by a judge—not by the audience. "If I win," he says, "I want to win with ?b i,' :332• nee' eee #> CAN THE Bic MOMENT—the body drop! The shining, neatly -trimmed Plymouth body is about to be lowered and securely fastened to its sturdy chassis with rubber -cushioned mountings. This is one of the most spectacular sights in the automobile plant of the Chrysler Corporation of Canada, Limited, at Windsor. Earlier, on the production line, the sturdy chassis has been fitted with Plymouth value features, such as—Front-end Sway Eliminator—Arcola Steel Springs—famous Plymouth Safety -Rim Wheels and Super Cushion tires for blowout protection and Plymouth's big, 95 horsepower, floating - power engine. When the handsome Plymouth comes off the assembly line, lubricants are added and it is ready for a final thorough check and road test. After being put through its paces by expert Chrysler inspectors, the necessary adjustments art tnade and another fine Canadian -built Plymouth tolls out of this busy plant ready to give reliable performance, greater safety and increased economy to its new eimadiae owner. • P' 4 The Chrysler Corporation's passenger car plant at Windsor. Canada. This huge plant contains over 13 acres of floor area, whore 2,265 skilled Canadian craftsmen, modern machines and , egoipmegt produce fine, tanot4ian automobiles. . ✓`if{l fleve* W I rfi trtc,R PHONE, 362 .SCOTT HABICIELK SEAFORTH AilsaCraig Group Presents Popular Comedy in . Hen - sail Hall. NEWS OF WEEK IN HENSALL DISTRICT A three: act comedy, "In• the Dog- house," was presented by Allan Craig Junior Institute and Junior Farmers to a full house in the Town Hail Fri- day evening, under the auspices of the Women's Association of the Unit-. ed Church. Members of the east por- trayed their rolls exceptionally well. Rev. R. A. Brook spoke briefly pre- ceding the play. Between acts music was furnished by Miss Greta Laramie, violinist; S. G. Ronnie, soloist; piano instrumentals, Miss 19lorence Welsh. Miss Welsh and Miss Gladys Luker were accompanists.,, The stage was artistically arranged by Mrs. •R. J. Drysdale, Mrs. Walter Spencer. and Mrs. Morley Saunders. Refreshments were served the cast. Those taking part were: . Hannibal Maxwell, who unexpectedly finds him- self in the dog house, Gordon C. Stew- art; Blanche Maxwell, his hot tem- pered wife, Nell Tweddle; Lanny Maxwell, their son who is fond of baseball and food, Lavern Harrison; Dale Maxwell, their charming daugh- ter, Grace McNaughton; Sampson Hallett, a hen-pecked neighbor, Wood- row Wilson; Effie Hallett, his com- plaining wife who doesn't get much sympathy, Margaret Wilson; Wendy Ives, Mrs. Hallett's niece who isn't as innocent as she appears, Annie •Mc- Intosh; GeraId.ine Castle, of the social set, Hazel Norris; Mrs. Beryl Aug- ust, a wealthy widow who has money to invest, Anna Stewart; Dwight Mun- roe,.. a wealthy young man much sought after by the girls, Jack Camp- bell; Martin Green, an insurance ag- ent, Donald McLeod; May Ward, a waitress, Margaret Wilson; Olive Jackson, who manages to settle a score with Lanny, Hazel Norris. • Wins in London Nero might have fiddled while Rome burned, but it is doubtful that he could have outflddled 83 -year-old Wil- liam Hyde, of Hensall, who walked off with first prize in the old-time fid- dlers contest at' the Western Sports Pair in London recently. With bows scraping and strings flying, 11 men and one boy competed for the title of King Fiddler but it tooka real old timer to please the 800 odd people who were both audience and judges. Mr. Hyde, who has been wielding the bow for 72 years, winning 32 prizes during that time, said that he was pleased to win but that "I never go home with a swelled head." A dance sponsored by Kippen Gun Club will be held in the Town Hall, Hensall. Friday. April 23. Proceeds are to be used for purchase of a new trap and equipment for the club. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Drysdale, Miss Audrey Russell and Mr. Donald Joynt were in Toronto attending the first of the finals between Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red .Wings,. -held at. Maple Leaf Gardens Wednesday eve- ning. Mr. Laird Mickle and Bil: attended the hockey game between Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, -held at Maple Leaf Gardens Saturday night. A largely attended reception for my favorite piece. and if the other fellow wins I want him to win on his favorite piece. After all, one plays his favorite number best." Mr. Hyde's most enthusiastic fan is his wife. She is a neat, active lady who®,sits happily by the fire and taps her foot as the old gent saws it out. They are a happy couple, and they carry on the work of their farm by th-mselves, with every phase of their farm lives perfectly in order, even to the rustic violin overtures which fill the country air at dusk. • sal ui +f,:f encs Mr. and Mrs. 'Edwin, Dick was held in the Town hall . Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dick, a recent •bridal couple, were presented with a purse of money. The Girls' Dance .Club held an in- vitation dance in the hall Wednesday. Spot dance and elimination prizes were won by Mrs, Hilton Laing, Exe- ter; Harry .Snell, Exeter,, and Robert - Ogle, .Kippen. United Church WAS: Meets The Woman's Missionary Society of the United 'Church held its monthly meeting in the school room.• Thursday+ which oped with the lst vice-presi- dent in the chair in the absence of President Mrs. W. B. Cross. "Jesus Thou Joy of Loving Hearts" was sung, followed by all repeating the Lord's Prayer. The Scripture lesson, 1 Cor. 13, was read by Mrs. H. Mc- Murtrie, ,and Mrs. Ired..A,ppleby led in prayer. Mrs. Maude Redden? sang a beautiful solo, '`God's Tomorrow," accompanied by Mrs. G. Hess. The roll was called, 1,7 members being present. Mrs. E. Geiger gave a splen- did paper on Temperance. Mrs. R. A. Brook gave a talk• on several of the .Missionaries in Canada. "I Would Be True For There Are Those Who Trust Me? was sung and Mrs. Geiger closed with the benediction. Iii II)LIf; •-> PAS11 STOVE POLISH T1Ji3 McKILL4 P MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE SEAFORTH, QNT.. OFFICERS Frank McGregor, Clinton - President Chris Leonhardt, Brodhagen, vice -Pres. 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