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The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-23, Page 4THE HURON, EXPOSITOR, NOVIth1BER 23, 1978 Threshing Beechwood Iihe,1923. Dublin girls report from Greece Latest news .from Phyllis Hinz and Lamont Mackay, fromerly from the kitchen of Huron Hotel, Dublin, was from Munich Germany where 'they celebrated Oktobeffest. Now they have travelled to Insbruck, Austria where there was snow on the peaks of the AlpS .and at one point snow on the roadside. ' Them the girls drove through northern Italy and then to Yugoslavia where the countryside and people showed a dr ,astic change. People arc poor . and the houses are rundown - the people were harvesting corn and hay by hand to be,hung up 'to dry. The women were carrying heavy loads-on their heads'. Next stop was in Zagreb and Dubrovnik and then they took a back road through the mountains around Ivangrad. It was 90 k:m. of a bad road and it was impossible to get the van out of second gear. At this point the girls were missing good home-cooked German food and were eating canned meats. When they L,arrived„„,,in. Thessoloviki, Greece they celebrated by having tasty Greek salads and Greek wine. The Greeks add resin to wine to give it an unique taste (absolutely awful). The liquor in Greece has a licorice flavour and is really very easy to drink. Phylli s and Lamont found the Greek people very friendly, helpful and generous. In Athens they visited the "Parthenon" on the AcropoliS which was completed in 488 B.C. ai,rl was completely intact until 1687 when a bomb was thrown into gun powder that the Turks had stored there. Next stop Peloponnesus and Argos and Kardainili - then the Island of Corfu, spending some time in the sunshine leaving there to drive through Italy. Last year we learned to drink toffee without sugar stow if we wi thout only learn t6drihk water without.toffee. To the electors of TUCKERSMITH I wish to thank all those that voted 'on November 13th and a special thanks for those that voted for me. Best Wishes from all of us at Falcon Spring Farms to all the people in Tuckersmith in 1979. .:FRANKLIN 'M. FALCONER THANK YOU ELECTORS Morris, East Wawanosh Blyth ,• For your confidence and support in re-electing me as your representative on the Huron County Board of Education R. John Elliott ing .;dentOnstration on cake decorating :with the 441" inelliPerS all' taking a turn at decor tiri& the .600--A fittetiOn resulted %in Mrs. -John. Miller and Mrs, Peter. Vandervliet each tak- ing halite a cake. contests were enjoyed and a dair/tY - lunch served by the girls brought an enjoyable even- ing to a close • . .• N. Whighp.m., . • Mrs.... Charles Douglas, .:John M'ller Mrs, Carter Kerslake and Mrs. John ,,Teinpletnan attended the Perth South District Executive banquet in the Carlingford Women's Insti- tute Hall on Monday evening with, the Carlingford and Debbie Winteringham from Goulds #3 club received their advanced honour pig server and certificate. A large number from this cointhunity attended • the orryl • • ' of .14 M.S. Pinafore by the Grade 11 students of Mitchell District High'School on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Rob Templeman and,Carrah were weekend guests of Miss Carol Stewart. Guelph. The Expositor's Annual Christmas . Shopping , Issue Is Corning 1 November 30 • ,• To the voters of DUBLIN " Many thanks to you for the help and support you gave me on Nov. 1-i. I will work in the best interest of the Village. • . JERRY MURRAY •_ • N.O. 10, 1923 beginning to feel the pinch after the first We have just dimished threshing though world War, „ strange it may seem. To me the sensatiuon • As you know, or may not,during that war seems 'all like a dream 1914-18 farmers received high prices for ' Perhaps its because I'll be missing the everything they produced. Land almost fun' doubled in• value, work was plentiful However especially in munition factories and .bile Nov 10 1923 the farm work was all done by horses, We It.i% e just I mistiecl threshing tneti`gli the few were able to purchase theirfirst car strange it may seem. a 1915 or 10 Model T, Ford. I remember a To me the sensation seems all like a dream. fe which by this time were sitting on Perhaps its because I'll be missing the •ks because they could not afford t o d r i ve fun However I'm awfully glad we are done. All the Maloneys and little Ferg Horan would always be there to weather the storm If there was ever a time they were sure to balk It was when we weren't started by seven o' clock .waBitu.t on. Laurie McGrath we ,never could family on the farm across the road. It may be intersting to note that land Because he never comes until quarter to once owned by parents is still . being eight. • We would be threshing along for an hour . operated by some • members. of their family or so perhaps excepting Louie • McGrath's and W.M. O'Reilly's which is When Wm. 0' Reilly would shout his now occupied by Ken and Ron Ryan. "hello Hnever go to work without cracking a NEVER FORGOTTEN joke I have never forgotten the days when. I But always come out for his afternoon threshed, on the Beechwood line. They smoke. were well organized yet you never knew But when we went up the line to D. J. when someone would pull off a joke on you. It was there we never had time for to play . Never the less you could count on getting a Says he! Little man. "Youll have to be ..• full day's work done.'civil" The value of the average 100 acres at I said "D.J. you can go to the devil." that time was $4,000. I think I'm safe on But in a straw Mow, he's as smart as a saying 90% were mortgaged for that, and coon and always sows peas on the full of the, more, and became worse by 1932. Some moon. . , survived, some didn't. Now I hope no one will be offended it me Beechwood west at that time also brings, for the object of this little rhyme you will back many memories. John Shea Sr., D. J. see OIReilly, John Malone (who could keep a s, So to thank you for your hospitality in the bunch in stitches with his jokes ) James good old season of '23 McCluskey , Peter Hicknell '. Those were and so 'I conclude I wish you once more, a all older men 'at that time, but they also bumper 1924. by Vinee t Lane Recalling 1923 on ,reechwood 'line as promised in my last eek's comments on the I will have to use Archie and Edith Bunker's theme, song, "Those were the Days" (when boys were boys and men " locate it. If paper permits here it is. were men). those days wh,,n farmers were blc the In the and You co underwe could get owned by Joe 1923 starting from Beechwood East tore (which still stands) was owned erated by G.K. Holland and family. d get anything from hardware to . You name it • they had it, or r you. It was part of lot 15 wney who lived with his could do a day's work and had the knoui how. I wrote a poem,rhyrne, you . name it. I think one of the first of many i 1-s ve writ ten shier. and w f.i. fort'," . • hr. ',hi e to 'Correspondent Mrs, John Templeman 345.2346 The second meeting of the quilting elaSs was held at home of Mrs. Be, t Day. i . on Monday evening v‘ nun, Mre. Daynard and Mrs. Carter Kerslake discussed he different types of quilts - Correspondent Mrs. John Templeman 345-2346 ' a a No.1 '4-H Home- girls and their M . George Vivian • an '.is. .Spencer Jeffery an:144r as No. 3 Home- ' makinAlkin' Is and their leaders Dalton Smale and Mrs. Ross Balfour' attended and participated in the "Essential Edibles" 4-H Homemakine Clubs Pchieyement morning, Satur- day, Nov. 18 at Kirkton Community Centre. ' Staffa No.! club presented a skit, Gee, your lunch looks terrific, with all members particiimtin!, and qutltxng was Oilktieeci • StatTa Woinen's institute menther$ .and mothers were guests of the Staffa #1 4.14' Homemaking club girls and their leaders Mrs. George Vivian ' and -Mrs. Spencer Jeffery recently at Staffa Township. Hall. Mrs. Gordon Laing gave a most interest- Staffa No. 3 club set up an exhibit on "Meatless Main Dishes" with commentary given by Marg. Smale.. For successfully completing ,ix 4-H homemaking clubs, Pau' ne -Jordon and Marlene O'Rein, from Staffa #1 cloth receivA their id county honour pin ar certificate. For successfully completing twelve 4-H homemaking clubs. Sharon' McKinnon ,from Staffa #3 club received her provincial honour pin and certificate. For successfully completing eighteen V 4-H Homemaking Clubs Darlene Murray from, Staffa. #3. club. 1.0 uthin To the Voters of Hullett Township I would sincerely like—to frank those, who voted for me. I would also like to thank those who worked for me. I especially appreciated the cordial welcome accorded me as I was visiting throughout the township • Sincerely THOMAS CUNNINGHAM "THE CHRISTMAS SEAL PEOPLE" SAY DON'T SMOKE FIGHT AIR POLLUTION, Womeills institute catering to •the baronet • • ^ -*bed Norris celebrated' his thirteenth birthday last week having Steven Horst Bronhohn as an overnight Town ups price for firewood gnest .arid Mr. and. Mrs. Jim "Sliiriner as dinner gueSts. Mr. and heirs. Robert. Tempietnan and. Currah visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hap Swatridge and Jill. Wood from trees that town employees cut on town property is available to the public, but at $20 a cord, not , $10 as in the past, councillor Jim Sills reported for the 'public works committee Monday night. "We can't cut it for that. Why should we sell it for less than their wagqs?" councijlor Ken . Roth told councillor Wayne Ellis when he questioned doubling the price. Councillor Sills says 'the wood is "dumped. You split it yourself."and can be obtained by calling foreman. Harvey Dolmage. Demand exceeds supply, according to• councillor Roth. • THANK YOU I, would like to take .this opportunity .to thank my nominators and ELECTORS OF • ,- HIBBERT TOWNSHIP for supporting me at the polls.on Nov. 13th. •.ErALDAOHK • Merchants With only 29 shopping days 'till Christmas, district Shoppers look to the Expositor Shopping Issue for suggestions • for their Christmas buying The Expiositoi. $-lopping Issue with .extra copies . to cover the area brings the message of Seaforth and area just in time :for Christmas gift buying Reserve your space now eXPOSiter •,527-0240 affa girls at •AchiOvempnt.Day • CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ISSUE -.Tom.......11111111•11111001111001.daMOO A