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Clinton News-Record, 1972-02-17, Page 7SHOP for your GARDEN SEED NOW & SPECIAL OFFER FEB. 17-24 ONLY • "RELAX WITH GARDENING" SAVE BRAND NAME PKGS. of VEGETABLE FLOWERS HERBS BUY 3 GET ONE "FREE" CLINTON FARM & GARDEN CENTRE M. W. DURST-482-9333 OPEN DAILY & FRIDAY EVENINGS CLOSED SATURDAY AFTERNOON ONLY 'eeleele emeeemere, lee00,10 eeieelee d;ei woo: lot eeareee-e e,4 ,,444 4,104 ,f-413404 BA1-1(7. SIN W*RLD epeemeeme 4:* Year Round Comfort See ow complete line of Doors, Windows, Awnings, Grills, Initials, etc. We have a complete assortment of glass in all sizes on hand, This letter bears one of the earliest known specimens of the famous Bishop mark, a date-stamp invented by the British Postmaster General, Henry Bishop in 1661. The stamp was later used in Quebec. Although written on May 15, 1661, this letter did not reach London for stamping until two days later. Alongside the date-stamp the recipient added the date of his reply. The letter was simply folded and seated with wax—no envelope was then used. RUSSELL JERVIS 64 Albert St.—Clinton Phone 4829390 Clinton .News-Record, Thursday, February 17, 1072- Britain plkye4 large role in early postal services ensall Area groups meet In the 19th century the British Post Office Was largely responsible for postal communication in many parts of the world,. As a rule the first postal facilities in a British colony were organised by the GPO in London and the postmaster came under the control of the British Postmaster General, This London-based authority manifested itself in many ways, pot the least in the type of postmarks used in many widely scattered places. The famous -Bishop mark, a date-stamp invented by the Postmaster General, Henry Bishop, in 1661, was used not only in London, Dublin and Edinburgh, but also in New York, Quebec and Calcutta. Gradually, control of postal matters in India and America was handed over to local administrations, but many of the smaller colonies continued to operate their postal services under the direct control of London. This was particularly true of the various islands in the British West Indies, hi 1858 Anthony Trollope, an outstanding postal administrator as well as a famous novelist, visited the West Indies and re-organised their postal systems, recommending that they be separated from the GPO in London. This came into effect from 1860 onwards and gradually the various colonies began issuing their own stamps, Before 1860 they used ordinary British stamps and postmarks. Oval obliterators, similar to those then used in England, were employed in the colonial post offices and stamps off their original envelopes can only be identified by the code letter and numbers in the obliterator. These stamps had a very short life. Up to May 8, 1858 letters were prepaid in cash and marked with a paid postmark. From then up to August 1860 British adhesive stamps were used. As a result these stamps 'used abroad' in the West Indies are quite scarce and are now highly prized by collectors. The obliterators used in Jamaica were A 01 (Kingston) and A 27 (Alexandria) to A 78 (Vere), with numbers allotted to post offices in alphabetical order. The obliterators A 02 to A 15 and Al8 were issued to other West Indian islands, as well as the Bahamas, British Guiana and British Honduras. Again, these postmarks on British stamps are 'scarce, since the latter weiete, withdrawn in 1860. These obliterators are relatively common on , the stamps of the various colonies after that date. Both Malta and Gibraltar came under GPO control. Although Malta had its own led stamps from 1860 for local letters, ordinary British stamps were Auburn Auburn 1, 4-H club met at the home of the leader, Mrs. Donald Haines, for their first meeting for the spring project, Sleepwear. Mrs. Haines welcomed the members and gave out the books and pamphlets for the project. She presided for the election of officers which were as follows: president, Joanne Hickey; vice- president, Arva Ball; secretary, Doreen McClinchey; press reporter, Sheron Collins. The motto for this project is Learn To Do By Doing. Mrs. Haines led in a discussion on how to prepare material for cutting. Arva Ball, assisted by Sheron Collins, demonstrated. All members learned how to read the information on the back of the envelope that holds the pattern. The assistant leader, Mrs. Jessie Naylor demonstrated the articles of the sewing box and Mrs. Haines showed how to pin on a pattern correctly. Measurements were taken of each other to be sure the right pattern size to buy. Seventeen girls are in this club. In recent weeks the Auburn C.G.I,T, has been keeping fairly busy, One week they made scrap books that hopefully will cheer up hospital patients. Another week they discussed their special talents and how to make the best use of them. A film was shown on "The New Generation in Africa". On Feb. 1 they collected for the March of Dimes. This was very successful. Last week they Visited the Roman Catholic Church and they were told about some of their beliefs and the Priest explained the Confession Boxes. The purpose of this visit was to become better informed so they could compare it with the United Chureh, Next Saturday, at 3 p.m., the girls are holding a bake sale in the Sunday School Room of Knox United Church, Tea Will be served, !qr. and Mrs, Oliver Anderson received word recently that their niece, the former Lorraine Anderson, daughter of T. D. Anderson of Sudbury, and her husband, Dr. Curt Platt of Springfield, Ill, are used for letters leaving the island, up to 1885, and British stamps were used in Gibraltar till 1886, Such stamps can be identified by the obliterators A 25 and A 26 respectively. Both colonies previously used obliterators lettered M or G. Between 1878, when Britain took over control of the island from Turkey, and 1881, when distinctive stamps were introduced, Cyprus used ordinary British stamps and these may be recognised by such numbers as 969 (Nicosia) and 982 (Famagusta)' Apart from the territories under direct British rule, Britain maintained post offices and postal agencies all over the world, in the chief seaports and commercial centres. The postal arrangements in the former Turkish Empire left a great deal to be desired so Britain, like several other European powers, operated its own post offices in Constantinople, Smyrna, Beirut and Salonica. In some cases these offices survived as late as 1914 when Turkey closed them down. eat]itisfrposteeffices also operated in Alexandria and Suez. Until the 1880s Britain handled external mail from countries in the Caribbean and Latin America and operated post offices from Valparaiso (C 30) to Rio de Janeiro (C 83) and from Buenos Aires (B 32) to St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies (C 51) and honeymooning in Los Angeles and Mexico. We are happy to report that Mts. Beth Lansing has returned home and is recovering from her sickness. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Weir and Mrs. Elsie Eustace of London spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Duncan MacKay. Mr. James Graham of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig of Lucan visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Maitland Allen. Mr. and Mrs. K. Schmidt and family of Burlington spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Mills. Mrs. James Jackson visited for a couple of weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Donald Kai and Mr. Kai at Oakville. W.M.S, MEETING The Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society met for its February meeting at the home of Mrs. Frank Raithby. The president, Mrs. Wilfred Sanderson was in charge and gave the call to worship, The hymn, "Rescue the Perishing" was sung, accompanied by Mrs. R. Phillips. She welcomed everyone and Mrs, Roy Daer took charge of the devotional period and a psalm was read alternately. Her meditation was around the theme "Gentleness is a charming grace", followed by prayer. The Minutes of the January meeting Were read by the secretary, Miss Minnie Wagner, It was decided to make a quilt with blocks 18 inches square out of flannelette. The roll call was answered by a Bible verse with Believe in it. After singing the hymn, "Come Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love", the Mission study was taken by Mrs, William Clark, She gave an outline on several missionaries such as Miss Dorothy Ilulmer, Rev. Donald MacKay, Rev. Robert Wilson and several others who are serving in Nigeria. Mt's, Frank Raithby read an interesting letter from Miss Laura Collar of Wirigham who is Serving as a Missionary in Israel, The Offering was received by Mrs. Roy Daer and dedicated by Mrs. Sanderson, ARO' the closing Havana(C 58). Many of these countries issued their own stamps for internal postage, and one sometimes finds envelopes bearing British stamps used alongside stamps of Peru or Chile, for example. The British post offices at Tangiers and Tetuan, which closed in the 1950s, and the Persian Gulf agencies which were operated by the British Post Office even more recently, both used over-printed British stamps. Today, British stamps can still be used abroad. Letters posted on board British ships may be franked with British stamps. If they are then transmitted through the post offices of non-British seaports they receive the paquebot cancellation of these places. The same applies in reverse and it is not unusual to find stamps of Spain or South Africa with the paquebot cancellation of Southampton or Liverpool. British stamps have also been used abroad in times of war. Penny Reds with a curious OX0 postmark were used on letters rOm., troops serving in the Crimean War. Ordinary British stamps, identified by their Field Post Office number, are nowadays used in many parts of the world, from Germany to Singapore, from Gibraltar to Hong Kong, or wherever servicemen are stationed on active duty. hymn, "Guide Me 0 Thou Great Jehovah", the benediction was pronounced by Mrs. Sanderson. A delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Raithby. ACW MEETS The monthly meeting of the Auburn Anglican Church Women was held last Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Richard Brooks with eight members present. Mrs. Brooks opened the meeting and welcomed the members. The hymn, "I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say", was sung, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Celia Taylor. The scripture reading was taken by Mrs. Brooks. Mrs. Thomas Haggitt read the topic in place of Mrs. Donald Cartwright who had only returned that day from the hospital where she had been a patient for 10 days. The reading was taken from the Canadian Bible Society's booklet, The Mission theme was given by Mrs, John Daer entitled "Canadians in the Carribean." This was followed by the hymn, "Jerusalem, the Golden," accompanied by Mrs. Taylor. The president, Mrs, Elmer Trommer, presided over the business period. The minutes of the previous meeting were accepted as read by the secretary, Mrs. John Daer. The treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Ilaggitt, gave the financial statement, The travelling apron received a penny for each letter in World of Wondrous Beauty, The roll call was answered with a Thought for Lent. The president announced that the World's Day of Prayer would be held in St, Mark's Anglican Church on Friday, March 3 at 2:30 pen. Everyone is invited to attend, A musical selection was given by Mrs. Robert Phillips and this was enjoyed by all. tt was omitted to Mention in the January report that thanks and appreciation was given tOlVirs. Celia Taylor for the time and work she had put in printing the programs for the Guild for 1912. Thanks Was also extended to Rosa Robinson for his help. A small auction was held, followed by a delightful lunch served by Mrs, Brooke. BY JOYCE PEPPER Unit I of liensall ll,C.W. met Thursday afternoon at the Church. Mrs. Robert Cook presided and opened the meeting with a poem entitled "Liberty", after which she conducted the devotional on "Meditation" taken from the Africa Study Pac, Roll call was answered with 13 Members present and one visitor. It was announced that the World Day of Prayer is March 3 and a Spring Thaw Supper is being planned for early April. Mrs, Ken Elder very capably conducted the study on Africa, She spoke on Tanzania and Zambia and their problems. A valentine contest was much enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. Byron Kyle as hostess and her assistant served lunch. W.M.S. MEETING A panel discussion of Africa conducted by Mrs, Percy Campbell and Mrs. Ed Munn highlighted the February meeting of the W,M.S. of Carmel Presbyterian Church. President Mrs. Rachael 'Schwalm presided for the meeting and opened with a poem. The worship study on Africa was given ley Mrs. P, Campbell and Mrs. E, Munn, after which Mrs. Aldene Valiant] offered • prayer. The roll call was answered with a verse with the word "love" in it. Mrs. Ruby Hoggarth followed with a prayer from the Glad Tidings. The Huron Presbyterial Literature Secretary, Mrs. Roches Faber, displayed a quantity of books available to be sold and used within the Church. The members of the W.M.S. were asked to make a quilt of bright colors for the bale. The World Day of Prayer is March 3. Next meeting will be March 9 with Mrs. Blanche Dougall and Mrs. Pearl Love in charge. Mrs. Earl Campbell closed the meeting with prayer. The Ladies Aid Meeting followed and reported that the BY MRS. BERT SHOBBROOK The Berean unit of the United Church women met at the home of Mrs, Etta Howatt on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Mrs. Howatt, vice-president, opened the meeting with prayer, a poem called resolutions, and a new commandment "That ye love one another as I have loved you". The scripture was read by Mrs, Laura Lyon. Meditation on the scripture and prayer were led by Mrs. Howatt. Correspondence included thank-you notes from Gladys and Jack Armstrong, Glen Carter and Art Weymouth, The roll call was answered by 13 members and two visitors. The birthday pennies were received. Mrs. Howatt read "1 dream of spring", and the Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. The March meeting is to be held in the church with Mrs. N. Alexander and Mrs. G. Robertson in charge of the study. The study was taken by Mrs. Laura Lyon and Mrs. Myrtle Fairservice. Mrs. Lyon opened with prayer and Mrs. Fairservice gave an interesting study on Morocco. She stated the country has a lovely climate and is an attractive place for a vacation. Casablanca is the largest city. Industries include the dying of cloths, basket making, The Sahara desert has a population of 38,403. Mrs. Fairservice showed pictures of the architecture in the churches, walls, gates and of handmade jewellery. Laura Lyon gave the study of Mauretania, the poorest desert country in Africa. After the meeting closed with prayer and the benediction by Ml's. Fairservice, a lunch was served by Mrs. Howatt and Mrs. Jones. WOMEN' INSTITUTE The Women's Institute held its February meeting on Wednesday in the Community Hall. The meeting opened with the Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Canada. The president, Mrs, Gourley, thanked those who helped with the Beef Improvement Association dinner. Correspondence included thank you notes from Vi Burns, Jack and Gladys Armstrong. Marjorie Anderson was appointed as delegate to the Officers' Conference to be held in Guelph May 2-4, The treasurer's report showed the Institute paid $060 on remodelling the kitchen. It was moved to buy an exhibit board for the leaders. 'rile program included a reading "A Dream of Spring" by tea Howatt and several short readings by Myrtle Fairse.rviee, proceeds of the banquet held Feb. 2 were very gratifying. HENSALL U.C,VV, Unit II, Hensall U.C,W, held their Valentine meeting on Monday evening at the Church. Mrs. Jack Corbett welcomed everyone and opened with a Valentine verse and a poem "This Is Today," Mary Goodwin conducted a very inspiring devotional "Linings of Silver" using Scripture from 1st Kings Chapter 2. Two piano solos by Tony Kyle were very much enjoyed, Mrs. Jack Drysdale conducted the study on Africa using the story on "Dr. Sid Gilchrist" from the Africa Study pac. Roll call with the phrase— Happiness is—was answered by 14 members. A thank you note was read from Mrs, Don Beck. Mrs. Bill Mickle presided for the business, The members decided to use the Christmas stockings again this year. World Day of Prayer is March 3 at 3 p.m. in Hensall United Church. A Valentine contest was much enjoyed by everyone. Mrs. Jeanette Turner as hostess and Mrs. Jean Ferguson served lunch. HENSALL WOMEN'S INSTITUTE EUCHRE Hensall Women's Institute held a very successful euchre at the Legion Hall last Wednesday evening, with 13 tables in play. Winners were as follows: ladies' high, Mrs. Ross Richardson; ladies' low, Mrs, Garnet Allen; men's high, John Skea; men's low, Jim McAllister; Ione hands, Mrs. E. Riley. A draw for a plant was won by Mrs. Phillip Ward. ACW The regular meeting of the Anglican Church Women of St. Paul's Church was held at the home of Mrs. F. Clark. In absence of the president, the vice- HALL BOARD The annual meeting of Hullett township community hall board (Londesboro) was held on Wednesday night with eight members present. Ken Hulley chaired the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting were read and the financial report were read by Gordon Shobbrook. Plans were made to hold a card party on Feb. 18 with door prizes donated by Radford's Garage. It was decided to raise hall rent to $25, The Women's Institute is to buy stacking chairs for the hall and paint the kitchen. Hazel Reid was hired again as caretaker with a raise of $25 and Darlene Shobbrook as secretary- treasurer at the same salary. The next meeting will he held April 12. PERSONALS Mrs. Harry Durnin returned home Friday from St, Joseph's Hospital, London, having had surgery on her feet. Me. Tom Adri was taken by ambulance to Clinton Hospital on Wednesday morning, Feb. 9, following a heart attack. Mrs. Gourley went to Toronto on Friday and attended the '75th anniversary of the Women's Institute banquet held in the Royal York Hotel, Jim Neilans returned home Thursday from visiting for the past two months with his cousin in Denver, Colorado. Mr, and Mrs. George Neal of Kirkton visited on Friday evening with the latter's sisters, Mrs. Laura. Lyon and Miss Edythe Beacom. • Mrs. Evelyn flunking returned home on Monday, Feb, 7 after holidaying the past month iii Florida at Key West Point and New Smyrna Beach. The Cheerio Club meeting will Eye held at the home of Mrs. Livingstone on Feb, 21, Mr, Doug Bell had the misfortune to have his hand injured at Work on Friday, requiring stitches. The Chiselhurst U.C.W, held their meeting on Feb. 8 in the basement of the Church, Mrs. Alvin Cole opened the meeting with a poem followed by the theme song and prayer. Mrs. Tom Brintnell conducted the worship on "Self-Control," and Mrs. Edwin Dick gave a poem "Grandma's Off Her Rocker," for the program. It was discussed that the members would go to Act Fast in the near future. Mrs. Mac Lamond gave a very interesting talk on her trip to Africa. Mrs. Alvin Cole closed the meeting with prayer and Mrs. Rosa Harris served lunch. FRIENDS HONOR BRIDE AND GROOM A large number of relatives and friends attended a reception in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Campbell, newlyweds, in the Hensall Community Hall recently. The Blue Water Playboys provided the music for dancing. The couple were presented with a purse of money by Jim Campbell of Exeter. Refreshments were served. Word was received here Monday morning of the death of Bruce Riley of Niagara Falls, a former resident of the village. The friends of Mrs. Ida Townsend will be sorry to hear she is a patient in Western Hospital (Room 399), Bathurst Ave,, Toronto, Visitors on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duizer, Laural, Lisa and Stephen were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Scott, Jennifer, Heather and Jeffrey of Ripley. Mrs. Jones visited on Sunday, Feb. 6 with her daughter and son- in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Jim Snell and family, celebrating Marguerite and Ann's birthdays and visited on Sunday, Feb. 13 with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Jones, celebrating the birthday of granddaughter, Janis. Mr. Charles Bromley returned home on Saturday from Victoria Hospital, London, having spent considerable time there with eye trouble. Mrs. Ward Shickluiem is visiting this week with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gaunt. GRASS RESISTS SALT. Common turf grasses have demonstrated salt tolerance, according to the Plant Research Institute in Ottawa. Snow-covered turf in mid-winter showed no damage from six applications of salt at double the rate normally used on highways. Phone the News-Record' at' 482-3443 or the Signal-Star at, 524.8331 tO place your want ad. 4-H Club plan spring project president, Mrs. Mary TaYler presided, The meeting opened with devotions from the Diving Message. Roll call was answered bye verse from the Bible having the word "faith" in it. The study "Prayer Works Miracles" was taken by Mrs. Windover. Mrs. Windover was appointed to look after collecting used , Christmas cards And Mrs, Annie Reid to look after collecting stamps, ' Delegates appointed to attend the annual .A.C.W. meeting in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, April 26 were Mrs. Annie Reid and Mrs. D. Windover, Mrs, G. A. Anderson read a letter on work being done by the A.C.W. and Rev. Anderson closed with prayer. CHISELHURST U.C.W. MEETING Londesboro UCW studies Morocco A' 6 • =Alm. Collection was taken, followed by a reading by Myrtle Robinson, "What Words Used to Mean". The meeting closed with the Queen and W.I. grace. Nona Pipe then displayed and commented on the Tweedsnuir histore book. The committee started this book in 1961 and are to be complimented for all the time and work put into the project. They asked that anyone with pictures or history of Bullet Township to please give to Nona or her committee. Lunch was enjoyed as served by the hostesses, Hattie' Snell and Annie Vincent. BUYING? SELLING? Reach 11,800 Households in Huron County With an economical WANT AD in the HURON SHOPPING NEWS CLASSIFIED PAGE