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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2015-08-05, Page 19M Wednesday, August 5, 2015 • News Record 19 urray Adams will be greatly missed Brenda Radford Special to the News Record Older male readers will, no doubt, remember a "buck" knife. And most men in the early west carried a jackknife made by the Buck Knife Company. Playing poker was also a favourite past time of cow- boys. It was a common practice to place a buck knife in front of the dealer to identify him. As the game progressed to a new dealer the deck of cards and the knife were passed along. If this person pre- ferred not to deal he would "pass the buck" along to the next player. If that player agreed to deal then "the buck stopped there" and the game continued. Regular worship services resume at Londesborough United Church this Sunday, August 2. The Wednesday coffee and conversation mornings will begin again as well on August 5. The news of the sudden passing of Murray Adams was met with disbelief by area residents on Saturday, July 18. People gathered at Londesborough United to share memories of the pieces that made up the man and his life. Murray was a Hullett Township resident for all of his 71 years. His parents farmed just east of London Road on Winthrop Line and when Murray married and began his lifelong passion of farming he settled on a farm a mile and a quarter north at the edge of Londesborough. Through the years Mur- ray was a part of village life being an active mem- ber of Londesborough United Church, the bowling teams and the local Lions Club and a friend to all he encountered. Eventually Murray got out of pig farming and concentrated on cash cropping. More recently he and Ann had decided aspects of retirement appealed to them and the land was rented out. Not to say that Murray wasn't still interested, just not as involved. Now he had more time to give to his other interests because Murray always had a pro- ject of some sort. His handy man abilities were no doubt appreciated by Ann at her hair salon in Clinton for many years. His children recall that Murray could fix anything, from toys to tractors, in the barn or in the house, because he was a "keeper of useful stuff". And he always had advice to share with them. If his advice was ignored he quietly sup- ported their ideas and allowed them the experi- ence of learning on their own. His eldest son noted that Murray was loyal, con- sistent and reliable, a father who shared his wisdom and taught by example. Meeting Murray one might consider him stand- offish, conservative, reserved, quiet. Not so. This was a man who did his research whether for farm- ing or making decisions as part of a group. Murray was just standing back, listening to all sides of issues and forming his own opinion. His suggestions were well thought out and invariably hit the mark. One did not have to agree with Murray. He went along with the clintonnewsrecord.com Get all of your news, sports and more. Serving Huron County majority decision with no animosity. But one could count on a meaningful discussion. He liked to play the devil's advocate and was knowledgeable about a wide range of top- ics. And Murray was com- petitive when playing cards and backgammon and curling. In retirement Murray intended to continue his involvement with the lives of his children and be an important part of the lives of his grandchildren who spoke of him as fun, handy, a trac- tor driver, a teacher, some- one who grew things and always had time for them. Even after several years of putting this column together each week I am surprised to receive com- ments about the items I have included. This past week I had a call from Joan Addison of Clinton in con- nection with the story about the Grand Bend Rotary Club and its ship- ping of articles to South Africa. Turns out that the packing in these contain- ers is sometimes sleeping mats woven from milk bags. The mats ensure shipping and the group who makes the mats gets free shipping to the chil- dren of South Africa. Joan is one of several Huron County persons who gather in the Grand Bend Anglican Church regularly on Wednesday mornings to make the mats. She remarked that the project is always in need of milk bags. Also Joan noted that storing the bags you collect flat in a box rather than scrunched up in a bag makes the mat making easier. Many hands make light work and there is no aspect of the project that is particu- larly difficult, whether clamping the flattened bags together, cutting them in strips or weaving them together. Didn't we all learn to weave in the primary grades? If you are interested in learning more about this project give Joan a call at 519-482-7018. OFFICE 519-565-5100 6B Main St. N. 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