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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-10-25, Page 10MR. and MRS. ROY HODGINS (photo by Haugh) All brothers, sisters attend 50th anniversary Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hodgins, RR 2, Ailsa Craig celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on the weekend with an open house, dinner and dance at Crediton Community Centre. Attending the reception were all the brothers and sisters of both the bride and groom, as well as their family. Mr. and Mrs. Hodgins, the former Blanche Mason, Greenway were married October 24, 1973 at the manse in Ailsa Craig. Standing up with them at that time were Mrs. Hodgin's sister, Mrs. Sarah Needham, Ilderton, who attended the reception and Alfie Hayter, Georgia, was not able to attend. Rev. Cannon was the officiating clergyman at the wedding. Since their marriage, the Hodgins have been and still are farming at RR 2 Ailsa Craig. They have three children, Harvey, RR 2, Ailsa Craig, Mrs. Ron (Eileen) Peterson, Bramalea and Mrs. Doug (Norma) Parsons, Exeter. The couple also has 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The couple received many congratulatory messages and gifts and almost 300 people signed the register. deter; 'O eeed The Times-Advocate would like to extend best wishes for a happy bir- thday to several members of the Over 80 Club this week. Congratulations to: Arthur Baker, Grand Bend, 89, October 27, 1973. Mrs. Arthur Baker, Bluewa ter Rest Home, 88 November 6, 1973. ' Mrs. Edna Passmore, Exeter, 84, November 1, 1973. If you know of anyone who would like their name to appear in this column, please tell us. There is no charge. 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"But it is quite another to work with kids who are just brought in from the street , kids who are on dope." "We had 30 young people at that first teen camp and almost all accepted Jesus Christ. It was exciting to watch these kids Somerville, They started churches at which they Would pack 25Q to 300 kids into the church about once every three months. "We never knew who was coming to our house, or who would be asking for help," said Mrs. Somerville, After leaving Chatham, Mr. Somerville moved to London and became involved in the work of "Compassion," a world-wide charity and relief organization, "It's ironic," said Mrs. Somerville, "After trying so hard to have one child, we now have 23,000 children under our care." At their meeting Friday, the Christian Women's Club also paid — Please turn to Page 11 I remember lots of things from growing up on a farm that not-so- lucky people who grew up in town don't remember things like having to carry water from the new well at the bottom of the barnyard; like tearing lickety- split downstairs first thing in the morning so you could dress in comparitive warmth beside the stove; like a big cardboard box lined with an old blanket and sitting behind the big wood-stove to keep little goslings warm. But one thing I don't ever remember - a thing which was supposed to be the mainstay of almost every farm household even as late as the 1950's - is the almanac. I am quite sure that the Far- mer's Almanac provided many hours of reading and at least a few chuckles for my grand- parents. In times when com- munications weren't quite so instantaneous or "reliable" they probably relied upon the almanac quite heavily as a source of weather and planting in- formation, and all sorts of other things. But we never had one around home, to my knowledge, and it hasn't been until the past couple of years that I have discovered the delight and sometimes not- too-subtle wisdom of the Far- mer's Almanac. Now published by the Victoria and Grey Trust Company, the almanac has been published for 157 consecutive years. And as the almanac goes to great lengths to prove, you can accumulate quite a bit of knowledge in that amount of time. Did you know for example that kissing, far from being the romantically stimulated action you thought it was, is simply a craving for salt. According to the almanac, the cave man found that salt helped to cool him off in the summer. He found, too, that he could get salt by licking his neighbor's cheek; also that it was more interesting if the neighbor was one of the opposite sex. Then everybody forgot about the salt. Well, I suppose if you are really worried about "why" you kiss that is as good an explanation as any. If you used your imagination, you could probably even use this as a reason why Eskimos supposedly rub noses. After all, they don't want- to be cooled, either in, summer or winter. But we're getting away from the almanac. This trusty little booklet also has some interesting views on pollution. They quote the opinions of a professor of botany at a Western university who believes that "pine, and other related trees and the pungent sage emit ten times more pollutants into the air than all of man's fires, fac- tories and vehicles." The almanac concludes, however, that the beneficial effects of trees to mankind far exceed the harmful effects and they printed a poem to support their claim: I think that I shall never see An air pollutant like a tree. A tree that with its vapors, can Foul up ten times more air than man; A tree whose toxic fumes accost More atmosphere than car exhaust; Pollutionwise, our factory smoke, Compared with trees, is but a joke. And yet there must be fools like me Who still are glad God made the tree. (Davey Bulletin) But pollution is far from the only current social problem attacked by the Farmer's Almanac. Women's liberationists would undoubtedly be outraged if they were to read ground rules for the behavior of female teachers in 1915. For example, "You may not travel beyond the city limits, unless you have permission of the chairman of the board". Or how about these ones: "You may not dress in bright colors". "You may under no circum- stances dye your hair. "You must wear at least two petticoats". "Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle". If you ask me, it's not much wonder there was a shortage of teachers for so long. Here I've told you only a few of the many interesting details in the almanac and I'm not even past page five in the little book. Think what enjoyment lies before you with such topics as "Birds of Canada", 1974 planting and garden calendar; and Canadian general weather predictions for 1974. All this and I haven't even mentioned the most humorous parts of the almanac yet. This is the most attractive aspect of the book which has acted as a source of reference to many people for years. For example: "Food prices are so high that even vegetarians are starting to beef". "Their marriage broke up because of illness in the family - they got sick of each other." "A flea circus may be a good act, but it takes termites to bring down the house." I could go on for pages, They've got a million of them, Then there are the "wife savers". Did you know that if you are stung by an insect you can Ladies mark 22nd birthday Zone Commander Marg Thorndike, Clinton, paid her annual visit and addressed the regular monthly meeting of the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Monday. The meeting also marked the 22nd birthday of the auxiliary and a special cake was provided for the occasion. President Irene Jackson presided at the meeting which was attended by 30 members. During the business portion of the meeting, it was decided to send a Christmas gift to the foster child in Turkey sponsored by the auxiliary. It was also planned to provide lunch for the meeting of the senior citizens November 6 and to visit Westminster Hospital November 21 to play Bingo with the veterans. Following the meeting the ladies donned all sorts of weird and wonderful costumes to make the upcoming Hallowe'en. Prizes were awarded to Gladys Bierling, dressed as a hobo, for the fun- niest costume; to Indian Chief Betty Wedlake for the most original costume; and to Mildred Webber (alias Geraldine from the Flip Wilson television show) for the fanciest costume. Games were played as the ladies entered into the spirit of Hallowe'en. stop the pain of most stings in seconds by applying around the area of the bite a solution of one- quarter teaspoon of meat ten- derizer dissolved in two teaspoons of water? You are warned, however, that this is no substitute for medical attention if the reaction is severe. Or maybe some more in- formation is to your liking. Most people would probably know that a bunch of bees is called a swarm, and you could probably guessthat a bunch of zebraswould be called a herd. But you have any idea what to call a group of starlings. No, it is not "flock". When you see numerous of those birds in a group, you have "a murmuration of starlings". Or how about a "an ostentation of peacocks"; a "gang of elk"; or a "murder of crows". There is much, much, more than this in the Farmer's Almanac. They are free at Victoria and Grey Trust and just remember the sign at an apple orchard: God Help Those Who Help Themselves". ‘cotolettieatt The scenic drive organized by the Ontario Street and Wesley Willis United Churches of Clinton took place last Sunday with Harvey Johnston and Harvey Howard as team captains. Well over 100 residents took advantage of the drive and visited the Benmiller, Auburn, Dungannon, Goderich, Bayfield areas with the scenery at its best. Many thanks to those who gave their time and supplied cars for the outing. The Goderich Township Womens Institute volunteers assisted with Monday's ac- tivities. Mrs. Driver and Mrs. Cox joined the regulars Mary Taylor, Norman Spier and Jerry Collins to provide the old-tyme music with the other volunteers helping with wheel chairs and the sing-along. New residents welcomed to the home during the afternoon were Mrs. Balfour, Tom Herman, Girvin Young, and Mrs. Phelan. The Wingham Womens Institute were hosts Wednesday for the September birthday party. Mrs. Ethel Holmes was M.C. for the afternoon and assisted Mrs. Leslie Jacklin with a sing-along with Mrs. Caroline Sewers as pianist. Gifts were presented to the 26 celebrants and cup cakes and tea were served to 50 residents and guests. Earl and Martha Heywood, musical artists from C.K.N.X. Radio and T.V. Wingham, long time favorites of the residents, provided the program for "family night" this week. The Heywoods sang some of the new country and western numbers as well as some old favourites which everyone enjoyed. "This is how I envision Reach- Out," said Mrs. Jim Somerville, You hold on to the hand of the Lord and on to the hand of someone else", Mrs. Somerville, whose husband is conducting "Reach- Out" crusades at Exeter United Church all this week, spoke to the Christian Women's Club last Friday, giving them a preview of some of the things they could expect from Reach-Out and giving them a background of the Somerville's personal in- volvement with evangelistic crusades. "I want to share with you how Jesus has given us a mission of out-reach or reach-out, as your mission will be called," said Mrs. Somerville. She told the ladies how a Billy Graham crusade in Toronto in 1955 changed the lives of her and her husband. She had recently had a miscarriage and her husband was trying to decide whether to go into the ministry, she explained. "But we both went forward and dedicated our lived to Jesus at that crusade," she said, Mrs. Somerville told of sub- sequent experiences and events which enriched their lives, In 1958, she had a baby girl, but she was to lose three more children. The Somervilles now have a family of four, including three adopted children. "But we learned lessons of growing up and maturing during this time," said Mrs. Somerville, "We learned to thank the Lord, even in the face of adversity". She described an event in Blind River which moved her profoundly. "It was a cold and barren type of faith they had," she said, "But we planned a crusade of mission." Very few people came to the crusade the first night, but many of those came back to the manse afterwards and Mrs. Somerville said she felt engulfed in the Spirit of the Lord that night. She told of another lady who was bedridden with acute spinal arthritis, "But God healed her," said Mrs. Somerville. This lady got out of bed and touched her toes, a "miraculous healing." "I have no explanation other Page 10 Times-Aciyocate,..9ctpber 25, 1973 Facts 'n Fancies BY SUSAN. 9eeka weadoot commit their said Mrs. lives," to hold teen