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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1977-11-03, Page 21Times-Advocate, November 3, 1977 TENDS TO HER KNITTING — Esther Salmon of Dashwood engaged in knitting Saturday while her daughter and granddaughters participated in Saturday's Skate-a-thon at the South Huron Rec Centre. TA photo Readers write Town councillors blind? Elimville Thames Rd. C.G.I.T. BAKE SALE TEA Nov. 5, 1977 2130 — 4 p.M. At LIMVILtE CHURCH Everyone Welton*. co444.44.4.4."4.44.4.444.4444.44.444.4444444440.4.4.*Th FRIDAVNIONT SPECIAL 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. ONE STEAK $3.50 EXTRA DINNER $1 .00 SCOTT & ALICE'S RESTAURANT Formerly Les Pines Restaurant New Year's Eve DANCE Exeter Legion Hall Music by THE HEYWOODS $15 per couple includes Hot Smorgasbord Advance Only Tickets Call 235-0720 235-0227 Maitland Trail Association ANNUAL MEETING Thurs. Nov. 3 8:00 P.M. at Robertson Public Schaal (Music Room) 125 Blake St. West Goderich, Ont. Everyone Welcome Films Refreshments 1 FISHERMAN'S COVE GRAND BEND 63 RIVER ROAD FISH & CHIPS CHICKEN & CHIPS SHRIMP & CHIPS LIGHT LUNCHES Eat In or Take Out Grand Bend 63 River Road 238-2025 MARIE GELINAS 100 YEARS OLD NOVEMBER 12 Landowners main abjection: people don't ask permission She'll be 100 next week Time hasn't bent her mind or spirit The years have, bent Marie Gelinas' shoulders, but neither her mind nor spirit, On November '12 she will be 100 years old. A niece is coming from Saskatchewan for her birthday party. It will be followed by an open house and reception in her honour Sunday, November 13 at Maple Woods Apartments. She was one of 11 children born to Joseph and Margaret Gelinas on a farm near Drysdale. Three died in infancy, one at the age of 21. Most of the others lived into their nineties. Large families and small farms were characteristic of the Blue Water French community. Joseph began with, only 30 acres, A recreational survey done recently in Huron County showed that many landowners in the county don't? object to people using their land for recreation provided they ask. The survey, completed by the ministry of natural resources, showed that most landowners object to people using their land without asking and that many are opposed to mechanized recreational vehicles being used on their land. Roy Bellinger, a conservation officer with natural resources, told Huron County Council Friday that 2;234 landowners were surveyed in Huron and Perth counties and townships in Bruce and Middlesex counties. He said the survey had a 60 percent return from the owners and gave the ministry a good idea about people's concerns of public use of their land. Bellinger said the greatest objection was mechanized recreational vehicles, He said people seemed to be concerned about damages resulting from the' use of dune buggies, snowmobiles, motorcycles and Reach pay settlement The Huron County Board of Health and employees of the county health unit accepted an 18- month agreement recently that sets out wage increases for 1977 and 1978. The hoard reported to county council Friday that the agreement gives employees of the health unit a six per cent increase in salary effective July 1, 1977 and four per cent effective January 1, 1978 subject to the approval of the Anti-Inflation Board. Other terms listed in the agreement were en increase ill the employer's share of the dental plan for employees from half to two-thirds of the cost ef- fective January 1, 1978. Mileage rates for employees using their own vehicles for health unit business was set at 21 cents per mile and employees required to work overtime will be paid time and a half or receive the equivalent time and one-half off. Public health inspectors supplied With leased vehicles who drive the vehicles to and from the office are now required to reimburse the county at the rate of 16 cents per mile. When the present lease for vehicles expires there will be iho personal use of the vehicles permitted under the new letiee, The unit employees also receive pay for Heritage Day or any tither day predefined by the federal or prOviileial govern- inefitS as paid holidays. but later owned /18. Most of it was sown to grain. However, he and Sam Snider, a neighbour, were the first in the Blue Water to grow white beans. Joseph began with only two acres of them, but expanded to 10 or 12 acres, Marie remembers hdeing those beans. It was back- breaking work. Worse still was the harvesting. The beans were pulled by hand. They were threshed with flails on the barn- floor. Life was very different in those days. The children walked to the one-room Centre School, just north of St. Peter's Church at St. Joseph. There was no elec- tricity in the school or in their home. "We had no washing machine or anything like that," other such vehicles, He said there was also a great deal of comment about discourteous treatment Girls plan for program Throughout December, Canadian Girls in Training will sing and celebrate the joy of Christmas in churches from coast to coast with a Vesper Service written by Gail Badura of Edmonton, Alberta. This year's theme, "Risk - of Christmas", helps us to look outside and beyond ourselves as we prepare for the coming of Christmas. CGIT girls and leaders 'from Bonavista to Vancouver Island; from Windsor, Ontario to Yellowknife, N.W.T., invite you to attend a Vesper Service in your area and share with thousands of fellow Canadians in this 37th Annual National event. Offerings received at Vesper Services are the major source of income for the National CGIT Association which provides opportunities and resources for leadership in CGIT groups and camps in every area of Canada. she said. "Water was heated in a boiler in the stove" She added, "And we had to walk four rods when we wanted to go to the bathroom." In winter, they were often snowed in for days, They travell- ed by horse-drawn sleigh or in a covered buggy. Her father usual- ly kept between four and six horses. The Gelinas were a musical family. One brother played the violin. A sister, Ida, was a pianist and later a music teacher. They all sang. From girlhood till the age of '74, Marie was in St. Peter's Church choir. Later, when she and another sister, Elizabeth, moved to Forest, Marie sang morning , . from operators of the vehicles. He added that almost 38 percent of the replies frowned on the mechanized recreation, The survey was done on a random basis. Bellinger said the ministry personnel took the assessment roll for the area and picked every seventh landowner and mailed a questionnaire.He said the questionaire covered every aspect of public recreation and asked that the owner answer queitions only if his land was suitable for that type of recreation. He explained that there would be no purpose in a person commenting on fishing if his land had no fishing area on it The purpose of the survey was to see if the province could offer landowners any protection against people abusing privileges. He said the province realizes there are problems from its experience with provincial parks. He said there seems to be more to a trend toward recreational activities in rural areas and that there is more damage to private property as a result, Smile ! Wedding licence: A certificate that gives a woman the legal right to drive a man. mass there till over 80 years of age, Joseph was stern. He didn't allow the girls to attend dances. Marie recalls a male cousin arriving at their door one night when a snowstorm was brewing and trying to persuade them to accompany him. "Mother would have let us go", she said. "But father said, "You just stay here and dance with the broomstick." . None of the girls married, Ida taught music. Elizabeth was housekeeper fora priest for 25 or 30 years. Eventually Marie went to Hansen for six months to learn dressmaking. Many along the Blue Water wore clothes sewn by her, She was paid 35 cents and a meal for making a waist or blouse, adorned with painstaking rows of fine tucking, Her father bought a Ford tour- ing car for $500 in 1911 but never drove it, Marie became the fami- ly driver. She remembers crank- ing the old Ford to start it. Later she drove a shining new 1928 Pontiac. Did people make jokes about women drivers? "They didn't say much. They were afraid I'd put them in the ditch, if they did", she said. Later, when her father bought a grocery store at Drysdale, she and sisters Ida and Elizabeth took turns running it. They sold food, boots, shoes, oils and gas- oline, Often she made two trips a Outlines Guelph interest in plan "The university has always had an important relationship with the rural way of life." ac- cording to Dr. Jackie Wolfe of the Rural Development Outreach Project of the University of Guelph. Dr. Wolfe who along with Margaret Conway, is in charge of the university's interest in the Hay township secondary plan, The project is assisting the Huron County Planning Department in gaining public input into the proposed secondary plan. The Project which was set up in 1976 is viewed by Dr.. Wolfe as an extension of the University's traditional interest in the rural way of life. "Guelph has always been involved in the assistance of commercial agriculture," Dr. Wolfe said. In addition to their work on the Hay township plan, the Project is involved in the secondary plan on which Turnberry township is about to embark. Work is being conducted in the township prior to the establishment of any formal procedures for possible implementation of a secondary plan. It's hoped that even greater understanding of a municipality's needs and wants can be achieved by these means according to Dr. Wolfe. Offer advice for consumer Protecting your money when dealing with a mail order business is the subject of a new information sheet published by the Ontario ministry of consumer and commercial relations. Titled "The mail order business--protecting your dollars" the bulletin provides consumers with suggestions for dealing with reputable mail order businesses and gives some examples of misleading tactics used by unethical operators. "We have taken action against several, mail order businesses for exaggerated claims and deceptive advertising," said consumer minister Larry Grossman, "and we'll continue to take whatever action is necessary to protect con- sumers." The bulletin offers a checklist to help consumers determine the credibility of the company and whether or not to buy by mail. For a copy of the bulletin, write: Consumer and Comercial Relations ; Queen's Park ; Toronto, Ontario; M7A 2116. Skate-a-thon Poem October 29 was our Skate-a-than Day, And by 1:15 sharp, they were well under way. One hundred and fifty — young, old, big and small And they skated for hours — five in all. 'Twos their first time on ice, so they had blistered feet And their legs were all tired when the day was complete. Their skating endurance was put tO the test And at the days end,.. they deserved a good rest, So to the sponsor's, a thank you — the skaters had fun, And to the skaters, a cheer — for the job was well done, Over 80 Club Mrs. Mabel Desiardine) ItR 2 DeshWood, (Shipka) Will be celebrating her 81st birthday, Friday, November 4. Jim Rundle Area driver tops Hanover Woodham area horseman Jim Rundle was the leading driver at the recently concluded summer meet at the Hanover Raceway. Rundle was the leading dash winner and finished second in percentages with a .452 mark. Horses driven by Rundle were first across the finish line 13 times along with 11 second place finishes and nine thirds in a total of 47 starts. The winningest horse for Rundle at Hanover was Be No with six victories. Next were Brisk Knight and Stephen Al Bar with three wins apiece. In current training at the Rundle farm located two miles east of Woodham are four horses owned by himself and one in partnership with Bob Coulter of Listowel. They will be racing in the next few months at Western Fair Raceway and Mohawk at Campbellville. DINE OUT Good food, pleasant dinner specials. Now Litri• .• dor • Hold your anniversary i.• day party here, 4 WAY INN Coming Events At Pineridge Chalet R.R. 2, Hensall Fri., Nov. 4 Wedding Reception Sat., Nov. 5 Joe Overholt & The Standbys Sat,, Nov. 12 Madhatters Sat., Nov. 19 Joe Overholt & The Standbys For Reservations Phone 262-2277 236-4610 236. A213 SOUTH HURON RECREATION CENTRE Public Skating for the week Nov, 3rd to Nov. 9th Admission 50a Sat., Nov. 5th, 3.5p.m. Sun., Nov. 6th, 1 - 3 p.m. Wed., Nov, 9th, 3:30. 5:30 p.tri: MOMS & TOTS DAILY .S part, Dear Bill, I some times have to wonder if the Exeter Town Council can see past the highway junction of 4 and 83 at the north-end of town, and the Derby Dip at the south end of town, I also have to wonder if the sun shines so brightly that it blinds the town councillors from what's happening in the real world. In case the council didn't know, the economy is not in bad shape, but sad shape, and I can tell you, living in the Nation's capital, it is not going to get any better in the near future. The Inca Mining Company of Sudbury and Thompson, Manitoba just laid off nearly 3,000 employees, another 3,000 are expected to be unemployed before Christmas. I was told they were laying off people at Boise' in Hensall and I understand Huron Park is not hiring. I was home two weekends ago and talked to some of the business men in the community while shopping. I asked myself, must they slap council in the face or erect a bill-board to inform them that they are not only worried but scared to death. I also noticed quite a bit of concern about a proposed shopping centre that council is onlyinches away from okaying. A shopping centre that would house a supermarket, likely a shoe store, a variety store and restaurants. I hope I'm around when council tries to explain to Fred Darling and his employees, Howard Holtzman and his employees, Gerry MacLean and his em- ployees or Ray Wuerth and his employees when the new shop- ping centre hurts sales enough to force layoffs or possibly forces, the closing of downtown businesses, I hope I'm around when council tries to explain to the businessmen when they raise the point, who did the council come to for donations for the new arena, for donations to perserve the town hall and other various functions in the town. I'm sure the council, in defense, will say that the new shopping centre will create new jobs, I'm sure it will for the time being, but in the end it will likely equal itself out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against the town of Exeter developing or expanding, I can't understand why they want to bring in businesses that the town already has. Why not promote new business and new industries that will help the town grow and yet support the existing business? I guess what I'm trying to say to the Exeter Town Council, is not to kill the people, especially the business people, who have worked so hard all of their lives to make Exeter one of the nicest places to live in Southwestern, Ontario, Band,y"Yets" Tiernan The family of Morley & Florence COOPER invite you to OPEN HOUSE in honour of their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sun. Nov. 6 2 - 4 St. Andrews United Church Kippen, Ont. Best Wishes Only Please Exeter Figure Skating Club DANCE South Huron Rec. Centre Sat., Nov. 5 Music by COUNTRY Tickets available at Shirteys Loft Junction Jerry MacLean or phone 235-2877 $6.00 per couple Dance for ALL WORKERS AT THE DASHWOOD FRIEDSBURG DAYS. Fri., Nov. 4 DASHWOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE Music by COUNTRY UNLIMITED Lunch Provided TURKEY SUPPER GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH Wed., Nov. 9 5 8 p.m. Adults $4.00 Children $2.00 (Under 12) Pre-Schaal ME Tike Outs AVtilitibie For Shut-ins Telephone 2384042 2384749 ail WHICH IS WITCH — At Monday's Hallowe'en party at Us'borne Central School Becky Selcion -appeared as a witch, Teacey Tryon was tl tow girl and Stephanie Baptist, a nurse, T,A photo day from Drysdale to Kippen to pick up supplies. "The coming of cars killed country stores altogether", she said. The building was sold after her father died in 1943. About seven years later she and Elizabeth moved to Forest to look after Arthur, a brother whose health had become poor. They lived there over 14 years. When Arthur died in 1965, she and Elizabeth bought a house on York Street in London. Marie disliked it and city people. "They're not as sociable. I lived there 11 years and didn't know my neighbours on either side. The eaves of our houses almost touched." This May she moved into Zurich's Blue Water Rest Home. There she maintains her in- dependent attitude, walking as much as possible with the aid of a cane, and spending the after- noons in the craft room, knitting, quilting and making dolls, She went to a nephew's twenty-fifth wedding anniversary party at the Pineridge Chalet this spring. She was first on the bus for a trip to the African Lion Safari near Rockton this summer. Exeter Curling Club ANNUAL CURLING DANCE at the SOUTH HURON RECREATION CENTRE SAT. NOV. 12 9 p.tn, -1 a.m. Music by Mozart & The Melody Makers Couple $6.00 Single $3.00 Lunch Provided Everyone Walcott° 1/4446.4.ietAidoMmri4r4.44**A44.4.4.46.4.6444.444kaia 41.