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Enjoying a break at Jowett's Grove, Saturday, are a few of
the student OXFAM walkers who marched froth MacKay Rail
to Bayfield and back again. The more than 300 students, and
some adults, earned about $6,000 from sponsors for the 25
mile walk. About 80 per cent completed the walk while two
women, Mrs, William %Bows, 80, and Mrs. Charles Whitely,
77 made it halfway.
Historians learn of 132 year old "Hut"
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to visit our new Panorama of Progress in Telecommunications.
Please take this column item as my personal invitation to visit
this "live" museum which is the story of the telecommunications
business from Neanderthal Man to the present and on into
the future. This fascinating tour through time opened last month
in Bell Canada's headquarters building in downtown Montreal.
All the many complexities of our fascinating telephone and tele-
communications industry are made interesting through an Expo-
like, use of sight and sound effects. Early visitors have reported
that, you feel as though you had walked through 50,000 years of
telecommunications history. A favorit6 of visitors already is the
life-size mockup of a 19th century chemist shop, complete with
patent medicines and Victorian decor and. a tiny, primitive
switchboard, Did you know that many of our first central offices
were in chemist shop? "Central", the young girl who tended
both the shop and the switchboard in the early days works away
at the switchboard while todaps visitors listen and watch, In
the various sections of the Panorama you will see the early
telephone models as well as a demonstration of the laser
principle and a wrist watch that might one day give instant
communication to anyone anywhere in the world. When you are
in Montreal—maybe you are planning a trip to Man and His
World this year—do stop in for a visit to our Panorama. I'm
planning to do so next time that I'm in that city. It's open
Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p,m. and eloquent hostesses
will be on hand to show you through 50,000 years of communi-
cations history.
"An unswerving regularity Of irregularity"—that was how
Mark Twain described his career. He was a river pilot, a printer,
a soldier, a reporter, a miner, a lecturer, an' author, a humorist,
a publisher, an editor, and—unfortunately--an investor. Twain
was always ready to write cheques to finance new and unusual
inventions=-such as a spiral hat pin, a self-pasting scrapbook,
and nearly a hundred other products. But his investments
never seemed to turn out right, and finally he decided he had
learned his lesson, To the next stock offered him by a young
inventor, he said, "absolutely and positively not". The inventor?
Alexander Graham Bell.
Not long ago in Chester, England, phones began ringing
Constantly for no apparent reason. When they Were answered,
there was nothing at the other end but an ominous silence.
Telephone men investigated for months with no luck. Finally
the trouble Was traced to the city toot A giraffe named 4eorge
WAS contentedly Belting Wires stretched across his enclosute,
arid short-circuiting 511 the phones in the district. The telephone
poles had to , be, raised four feet to put temptation out of
George's reach. Residt: a lot of happy phone subscribers and
one very unhappy giraffe.
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About year Ago Lucy was.
Pitting listening ti) MgDonald
of P,C ervicee, OwenSotthd,
talking op .the conirOl of pests.
In the garden he warnedabqut
the Use of chierdane andPMPOn•
pus inseedicl,des.
f.atleY remembered
nlar'Y chlordane because if a
nOnunernial mixture had.eat
been sprinkled or sprayed on
radish or carrots four days
after they emerged through the
ground, they would not have
been fit for the table for the
last 15 years or more.
Mr. McDonald's remark
about chlordane staying in the
sell and beingabsOrbed by some
vegetables causing liver
'trouble hit her smack In the.
face!
She had pot eaten radish for
twelve or more years but
carrots were frequently on her •
menu.
She began to feel that per.
haps her liver was growing
large or shrinking- or just mot
functioning! Mr. Mc,Donalcl had
not been specific about it, but
it might have been related to
la soreness which had been
, troubling her in her right side!
Since she couldn't reach the
radio to turn it down, she
couldn't call Radio Station
CKNX Wingham to speak to
McDonald who was Anna
Meyers' guest.
It worried her that she and
her spouse might be slowly'
poisoning themselves. So she
Wrote to Anna Meyers who sent
the letter on to her 'guest.
The radish grew solid' and
crisp and Carl laughed at Lucy's
fears and enjoyed them. And he
treated the carrots and' second
planting of radish as he'd al.
ways done since coming to live
at "The Hut",
Finally, she received a reply
to her letter to Mr. McDonald.
It was dated June 20, 1967 in
Owen Sound and read:
"Dear Madam: I am very
sorry I haven't written to you
sooner, Your letter was mis.
placed?" (how often has that
happened at The Hut!)
"I am sorry that I cannot
.nswer your question fully and
I suggest that you write to the
Dept, of Agriculture or the
Agricultural College, Guelph,
Ont. I do know that after I
treated a lawn with chlordane
there are no insects or earth
worms alive and this lasts -for
some time. Some plants will
absorb the material more than
others.
Myself, I would ask the Dept.
of Agriculture on what to use
done by George Weston, J. ,R.
Cameron and H. A, Stinson
and flooring laid by Charlie
Dresser. Lucy Diehl's account
of her home ended with affee-
• tionate references to the beauti.
ful trees in the grounds, many
of which no longer exist except
as treasured memories,
Mrs. A. S. Morton, president,
reports that summer plans for
the society include an evening
in July, when William Hart will
display a collection of bottles.
In August Mrs. Leroy Poth will
speak on Bayfield through the
years, showing pictures, old
documents, and newspaper ac.
counts.
It is intended to display early
articles of interest at the Fall
Fair.
The Huron County Historical
Society is planninganotherwalk
to places of interest in God-
erich, July 17.
Calf club meets
The May meeting of the Bay-
field Dairy Calf Club was held
at the home of William Gib.
bings.
The meeting opened with the
13 members repeating the 4-H
pledge,
A demonstration on judging
the dairy cow was given before
a class of four cows were judged.
The leaders next explained thO
feeding program of Dairy Cattle
after which a quiz was held.
Refreshments were served
at the close of the meeting.
4.,00 how to We. it, as the use-
9f wrong material may do more
harm then good, 411 1.4e,ettolOep,
.are polso4 And sh,o4Whe treated
with carer
The products. ,Y91,4 mentioned
your letter, I am sorry tO
say that I ,don't know anything
about them as I itW -My Come
merpial material and don't have
.any call to use the product;;
on the rtia,rIce,t,
I do pest .control in homes
and all typee of buildings and
some .outside work and
-sorry I cannot help you 'much.,
Yours „sincerely, H, McDonald,
Lucy ,opened. it, read it and -
laid it aside. She didn't feel.
any urge to sift the matter down,
And ,shortly ,after entered _ho.s,
one day in, November, she
came across the letter, aho
wrote to the Ontario Agriettle
tural college, trniversity of
Guelph. She received a spray
calendar for vegetables and the
following answer;
"Dear ,Mrs, 'Diehl: The food
and drqg directorate at Ottawa
and in the have carried
out a great steal of work in
relation to chlordane and to
other more pereistent chemical
such as aldrin and .heptachlpr.
They have determined that
chlordane, used according to
directions, is safe, But I would
not repeat applications every
year on all the garden., Apply
ing it for carrots and onions
only is satisfactory.
In most areas, chlordanewill
no longer control root maggots
and the carrot rust fly. Diazinon
is now available for the home
garden in most areas. It breaks
down to non.poisonotts
materials very quickly after
application. I would use diazinon
for these pests or else apply
no insecticides for root
maggots, as often they are not
serious enough to require
chemical treatment. Yours very
truly, R. W. Goble, Professor."
The' answer to Lucy's
question allows the treatment
of certain vegetables against
root maggot. The specific use
of diazinon on -onions and
carrots is recommended -
this without fear of debilitating
one's health!
It is always best to refer
such questions to the depart,
ment of agriculture as there are
always new pesticides being of-
fered on the market. Just keep
in mind that the fish are dying
from the runoff from the land
into streams, rivers and lakes!
BAYIELD
The members of the Bayfield
Public Library executive and
advisory committee met in the
Library, May 8. The meeting
had several important items to
decide.
The junior subscribers will
be pleased to hear all available
titles , Hardy, Nancy Drew and
Burgess books will be on the
library shelves very shortly.
The bookmobile visited the lib.
racy Tuesday and the committee•
feels that the readers will find
many hours of entertainment in
the 300 new books.
Many are latest editions and
the board hopes that in the great
variety of subject matter the
public will find many books of
interest.
Because of the vast increase
in membership during the sum.
mer months, the board decided
to advertise for a librarian
assistant for the months of July
and August.
Interested persons are asked
to write to the library board
secretary, Mrs. R. B. Johnston.
The Library will be open,
Monday and Saturday, 2.5 p.m.
Wednesday evening from '7-9 •
p.m.
Limited space in the Library
has resulted in many books
being offered for sale at 100
each.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grime,
Derek and Barry,Guelphvisited
their parents on Sunday.
FIGHT
CANCER
At the regular meeting on
Monday May 13, of the Bayfield
branch of the Huron Historical
Society, Mrs. Elva Metcalfread
a paper on behalf of Mrs. Carl
E. Diehl, on "The Hut."
"The Hut" is the name by
which Mrs. Diehl's home has
been known for almost a hurl-,
dred years. The original edifice
was a log school built in 1836;
•it was heated by a wood burn.
ing stove and was the first
school in Stanley Township.
In 1872 it was sold to Char-
les Wilson and became his resi-
dence Mrs. Diehl's report then
traced the history through a
number of owners.
It appears that in addition
to its use as a school the build.
ing was also used for Sunday
services prior to the building
of Trinity Anglican Church.
Mrs. Diehl's report also stat-
ed that a graveyard existed
there' but that the remains in4•70 “.
terned therein were moved,
first, to the land surrounding
Trinity Church and later,- to the
Bayfield cemetery.
The account also related how
one of the school teachers,
Miss Isobel McLeod and her
sister Anne came to Bayfield
from Cape Breton. It states
that their father Murdoch Mc-
Leod, a sea captain, would not
permit them to come alone,
and so, walked with thetn.
It is not clear said Mrs,
Diehl, whether they walked all
the way, or only from Hamilton.
On her arrival there was no
vacancy but, hearing that a
teacher wars needed in Brus.
sets, she walked there with
her sister.
She was refused the job be-
cause of her strong Gaelic ao•
cent and returned to Bayfield
where she worked in Gairdner's
store until a vacvncy occured.
Dr. NinianW. Woods acquired
the property in 1897 and made
considerable additions and ren.
ovations, •
Mrs. Diehl recalls the wood
burning cookstove with which
the house was heated in her
childhood and the pine panel.
ling, primed with yellow Ochre
and oil and unpainted uhtt11940
She mentioned the glass porch
over the front door with windows
puttied on the inside. More
recent work mentioned includes
a basement on which work was
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