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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-11-01, Page 5• Players at the Dublin bingo Friday nig t - At Beechwood IPM Local Fire Department and Ambulance Service were summoned on an urgent call _ to..th L•.th_e Annual Beechwood Plowing Match. Mr. Straight -Finish, while plowing in competition, re- ' ported seeing a• small black and white striped animal on the field where he •was • operating. For a while after this sighting he was en- grossed in plowing his fur- • row, straight and true. He forgot about the little animal until a. little later when he looked back and happened to notice something roll into the furrow as he plowed on. As soon as possible, he stopped • his tractor and asked. for - assistance ,in •locating the missing animal, it being against the rules of the plowing match to ad a furrow with any foreign. 'body. • Frantic officials, unsure of how much help might be reqoired, put out a call for • assistance. The firemen ar- • rived promptly, consulted with officials, donned their breathing apparatus and carefully started to roll back the furrows by hand, wearing heavy gloves. This is the first occasion when such •extra. ordinary precautions had: to, be taken. • Finally, Fireman Ernie Blow Out found the foreign - Firemen were commended body in the bottom of a by recently appointed Plow- urrow. Resuscitation was ing Match Judge Ray Mal - attempted •by ,the fireman oney for their steadfast ef- - forts. -- • using the ambulance attend- It is most unusual for any ants' equipment. (The ambu- animals to stay in the vicinity • lance attendants stood back at a safe distance as the of a tractor which is °Per" fireman bad the only breath. Ming. Therefore. it was thought' by •officials of the apparatus.) •Beechwood Match that the It was feared that if the particular animal in question small black and white striped might. have been slightly • animal was revived, , the deranged. Therefore, since immediate areaof the plow- the contestant, Mr. Straight ing match might. have to be Furrow was not to blame for evacuated.and sealed off. •the foreign body in his Unfortunately (or fortun- furrow, be was. allowed to • ately for ,the contestants) •finish the competition where • judges and observers). the he placed second in his class- • resuscitation attempt failed, • (This report comes to you • Under iPM rules, however, , Courtesy of `On the Spot" theNettemPt, must be made. Reporter No. 2.) romarty 0 entertain group DoN,Acito, THE 1) EXPOSITOR, NOVEMSER 1, WO lor The Cromarty W.M.S. en- tertained the Marion Ritchie their TbankSSiving meet- ing with 1.7 preSent, Mrs, T.L. Scott presided, opening the Meeting with a Puctrt and pryer. Now Thank We Alt e ur Pod was sung. - Scripture, Psalm 103 was read by Mrs. Jim Miller. The meditation Written by Mrs. T.L, Scott was. read by Mrs. M. Larnond, The offerl118,wa$ dedleated by Mrs, C, Meiceig. Mrs. Cliff Miller sang "Thanks Be To God,'" With Mrs. John he Scott at e plane. An .Honorare Life Mem. bership was presented to• Mrs, •C- McKaig by the and Marion flitch and Mrs. T. L. Scott read the addrees. Mrs. lluncoo cott presented the certificate. Mrs, Crawford, Presbyter- jal Book Secretary, was the guest seeeker, eutlining the booka on hand, The OW Tidings subsetiption will be clue at the Nov. Meeting.. Mrs. C. Douglas'topic went along with the Mission Study on China. Mrs. Robt. Laing was pianist. tifirs. T. L. Scott, Mrs. C. Duuglas. and Mrs. Cliff Miller served lunch, Beechwood I,P Judge .g Pub in C eat ve a de 4-1.1 club Met fOr lb* Sih• h " tteall time litfrs.Burb;1„,11 following winler* Oruce* helped the *her gid's Wafter* Seafort-hoi r their betiltal The Meeting RoberroponAttebo. otorio and 6th meetings held at Mrs..lack Eietchill's home. The minutes of the last • meting were read by the • Secretary. The meeting was • . then handed over to the ets leaders. Any problems arising were solved by 'th leaders. Mrs. Rose Va• n Bergen showed us hew to sew our coasters. In the apoiogy. The owner of Hard Up Farms, has apologized to the Beechwood IPM Associatien for the charges laid against his •hired hand Mr, Mole - board. The owner hopes te be back in the association's good graces by the time the 1980 match rolls around, By all implications it will •..be bigger and better than ever. The neighbours were shocked by the charges but have overlooked it all in view •Of the fact .that it was the poor housewife of Hard Up Farms turnip patch that Mr. M. o e oar serve /S. sen ence in. As a result, the poor lady has no turnips. Don't worry - all wrong has been righted and Mr. Moleboard's job has been definitely term- • inated. No doubt Hard Up Farms will be looking for a new hired hand to arrive hopefully in time for Christ- mas. • A warning to all future plowmen - don't try to pull the wool over the judge's eyes. It won't work, Since the judge picked a Queen of the Furrow without the know- ledge of local princesses, fury has resulted and appli- cations are rolling in for the 198.0 contest. Other reports are that local ladies are getting their plows painted and polished for next year. Till next year, happy plowing Miss Dravvbolt, Secretary, Beechwood Staffa Stitchers meet • Saturday, Oct. 27 the Staffa Swifty Stitchers met at the home of Mrs. Geerge • Vivian for the seventh and final meeting of the 4-H Homemaking club on Needlepoint. The meeting t• was opened by all repeating the 4 -EI pledge followed by the • roll call. Secretary'. report wa$ given and ie craft quiz answered, also the needlepoint evaluation. Plans. for the achievement day Nov. 22 were finalized and the ineeting was adjourned. Mr, and Mrs, John Templeman visited. 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