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Clinton News-Record, 1966-04-14, Page 9John Passmore HENSALL John Pass- more, Exeter (formerly of iieif- sail) a retired Hydro superin­ tendent, passed away Saturday, April 9 in. Spyth Huron Hospi­tal, Exeter, following a lengthy illness, He was fa his 88th year. He came to Hensall in 1910, where he operated an electrical business as well tas being a Hydro superintendent. The late Mr. Passmore took an^,active part in the activities of the village, was'a member of Hensall United Church, member of the IOOF Hensall Lodge 223. He is survived by three sons, Kenneth, Aylmer; Rev. Robert, Owen Sound; John, Delhi; two daughters, Mrs; William' (Zet? ta) McLean1, Hamilton; Mirs. Lome (Susan) Elder, Hamilton; one Sister, Mrs, Gilbert Dun­ can, Exeter; 19 grandchildren and four great-^grandchiildren. Mrs. Passmore predeceased him 'in 1950, he was also pre­ deceased by thpee sons, Gerald, , Carl and Albert. Public funeral service was. on April 11 from Bonthron funeral home, Hensall, by Rev. H. F. Currie. Interment was in Ex­ eter cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Cann, Melvin Gardiner, Ken Duncan, Robert Movers, Gilbert Johns and Lome Pass- more. roses ever- They ■o Sugar and Spice ('Continued from page 4)✓ ‘ ’ are up, they’re out there. You see, this1 dis ithe year when ’they •will slice not, nor Will they hook. They feel it fa their bones. Anglers are snooping .the countryside, looking for new beaver dams, ’ checking last .year’s choice ■ spots. Openfag day is still not here, but they’re dreaming of that first speckled beauty caught on the first cast. Merchants are optimistic. People are coming into the .store, for something besides keeping warm'. Building booms, .and the carpenter, electrician, plumber, surge of winder. - Where’s everybody the agony, then, if is' so happy about spring? We’ve whole gamut, suffering. Whalt about __ . __ student? There ar e hundreds of thousands of them. They are Chewing their nails, pulling out their beautiful hair in hand­ fuls, sweating cold with fear. Outside beckon the sun and soft wind. Inslide beckon blear- eyed grind, despair, guilt. And what about the. ordinary, middle-aged codger like me? Bursitis behaving badly fa the cruel winds of April. Income tax looming like an iceberg. House needs painting. Back­ yard looks like 'an exhibition of Pop art. , Car on its last legs. Christmas presents not yett paid for. Hairline receding rapidly. Harder, land hardier to get but of the sack fa morn­ ing. Kids getting more diffi­ cult. For us, spring is for the birds'. And you Should hear the 'little sitfakers, about five a.m., juist when We’re finally fallanig into a sound sleep. Rambling With Lucy (Lucy Woods) (Written On Easter Sunday, April ip, 1966) Elaster Day, L966. ■V ' Perhaps the ladies won’t parade their finely m. some Spots ip Ontario toddy, but despite weather forecasts, the sun is shining hi Bayfield this afternoon. Easter and Spring are synonymous.. The Christian Church celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on this day. And the Jewish feast of the Passover falls at -this time of the year ■also. ‘ "■ " ' ..... Various derivations of the word Easter have been given, some taking it from the Saxon oster, “to rise”, and others from the name of a heathen goddess Eastre or Ostara whose festival the Saxons Were accustomed to celebrate at the Vernal Equinox. And so with the rejoicing of Christians, fa that Jesus having risen from the dead, we, too, shall rise to the life Eternal, comes the awakening from sleep of Old Mother Earth. The bulbs push UP through the ground, the perennials send UP new shoots, the buds begin to swell on deciduous trees and shrubs. All rise to another season of glory in fresh bright colours. ■‘Mr.” finished Jus rose arbor at “The Hut”, and has planted two rambling roses and ordered four more. So before too many years, Lucy hopes to be sitting fa a bower of during the summer, for they are all supposed to be bloomfag. In the spring, too, birds and animals reproduce, Chickens have come to jbe associated with Easter, burst their bonds asunder, casting off the egg shells as they emerge into this world. And if they can find a new seed bed, how those dear soft, fluffy, little birds can scatter it to the , four winds! And the soft woolly lamb, so attractive and gay, knows where to, find the tender shoots of roses and other fresh • growth if he can gain access to a garden. The Easter rabbit >is frequently portrayed on Easter cards, .and as long as they stay there, Lucy will admire them. Right now they do not rate too high fa her estimation. They’ye eaten off the multi-coloured crocuses outside the sun room window. During Tuesday night fa holy week, they even scratched the snow away to get at them! Birds as well as humans are thinking of spring cleaning or locating fa another situation. Building is fa the air. One day about two weeks ago, “Mr.” saw a crow picking at something over on the lawn where he had been cutting cedar poles. When he approached, the crow took off with a beak full of cedar bark and flew across the river valley. He or she must have been shopping around for the best value fa building materials! Recently, Fred Weston erected a new colony house for martins. Sparrows have moved into the house made out of a hollow .piece of cedar which “Mr.” hoped would attract the shy Hairy Woodpecker. That bird, by the way, is not quite so shy as he was. He tolerates “Mr.” working around while feeding on the suet box. ■ But there is nothing more persistent fa grabbing the biggest share of suet than the starlings. They keep an eye out for the man of the house, and will take off if he arises „ from his chair. The banging and rattling of the porch door has much more effect in speeding them on their way than the explosion of gun powder. Lucy spied, a purple finch one day at the feeder. She knew there’d been a pair around other years but it hadn’t been her good fortune to see the male of the species. Mrs. J, R. R. Willock reported an oriole at their cottage over .the weekend. And while the mourning doves have been about for a month, Lucy is told, one has just appeared at “The Hut” during the past week. There were several pairs here when Lucy moved back to this house almost twenty years ago. But apparently they resented the spruce trees being cut down on the east fence, and located elsewhere. The yellow-shafted flicker has been most assiduous fa pecking out a hole fa the maple tree fa front of Charles Bell’s residence. In fact, he made such a mess that it was lain eye-sore to ithe good woman of the house; and so .the Chips of dead wood which fell on the ground had to be cleaned up. The Evening Grosbeak scouts, a pair, are still looking for food at “The Hut”7 so the flock must-, still be wintering here. And what did Lucy do for this spring festival? She looked at seed catalogues and ordered more work for other people! “Mr.” planted a few seeds ta a pan on Easter even; and, (according to directions, he placed a package of peren­ nial aster seeds in the freezer. In a day or so they will be removed to the refrigerator shelf to gradually raise their temperature. Then they will be planted fa a pan of special soil. After such a synthetic winter, they are said to germin­ ate better ta the spring! run almost the and nobody is bricklayer, • feel a hope after a slow the university real PROp|T PORTER'S HILL 7 SB x*- ' .J,.,. \ L.;,. a' I®: MRS, DOMALP HARRIS Rhone 482-3362 Service at Grace QhUVPli was well attended on Sunday last when Rev. W.' J. Maines de­ livered a special Faster mes.» sage. Mrs. William Cox at the piano iand the chon’ sang “He Lives”. 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