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Times-Advocate, 1979-05-16, Page 21•Clandeboye Wl meets* The May meeting of the Clandeboye Women’s Institute met Wednesday evening at the Home of Mrs. Gerald Lynn. The newly installed president, Mrs. Harold Hardy, presided and Mrs. Dick Worthington was secretary. The roll call was “A resolution I would like my child to make.” Mrs. Gerald Lynn, resolution convener, based her program on “The International Year of the Child”. Alice Dietrich of Dashwood was a guest and gave her speech she had given at the Crediton Public Speaking Competition also Cheryl Lynn read her essay she prepared in a grade 7 and 8 competition at McGillivray Central School. Both girls had chosen the subject of “The Inter­ national Year of the Child.” Mrs,Arnold Lewis read a poem and Mrs. Lynn gave the 12 rules for raising Delinquent Children, also a reading “When God Created Mothers.” Mrs. Art Hodgins reported on the Officers Conference. The W.I. bus trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan, June 5 was discussed as well as proceeds from the craft show and flea market. Plans were made to attend the district annual at Komoka May 15 and a meeting to plan the programs for the coming year will be held on Thur­ sday afternoon of this week at Mrs. R. Worthingtons. .Lunch committee, Mrs. Murray Thompson and Mrs. Dave Kestle assisted the hostess and a social half hour completed the meeting. Family Service Christian Family Sunday was observed at the Clan­ deboye United Church with Rev. Keith Brown in charge. The Sacreament of Infant Baptism was celebrated with Shallon Keif and Aaron Elizabeth, daughters of Keith and Kathy McFarland; Christopher Cory, son of Arjon and Hildegarde Appleman and Nicholas John - son of Gary and Irene Donaldson. Following the Baptismal service the McFarlands and Applemans entertained their families and friends at the church. Relatives of the McFarlands attending were grandparents - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kropf, aunt Karen Kropf and Uncle Lawrence Kropf, great-grandmother - Mrs. W. Sommerville, Kitchener; grandmother Mrs. Jack McFarland, Arva, uncle Bob and aunt Jan McFarland, London as well as special neighbours from Clan-Lan Apartments. Guests of the Appleman family were Mr. & Mrs. Max Appelman, Mrs. Walter Brevninger, aunts, Rosanne Brevninger and Agnes Appelman, Appelman George and ninger all of London and Lambeth. Mrs. Bert Appelman and Susan, Lucan Lois and Margaret Barney and Ruth Ann Pack, Delaware. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hardy, Carolyn and David also Ken and Susan Rees, Lucan and Mrs. Rees of Ailsa Craig enjoyed the Shunpiker Mystery Tour sponsored by the London Free Press, Sunday. A few of the many places visited were The House of Concord, Jenkins Dairy Farm (the former Wm. A. Stewart farm) Paul Wallis beef farm, a swine farm, The Country Spire, A solar heated home, tour of Mit­ chell, Fullarton, Morrison Dam, Donnelly Country, Centralia College of Agriculture and Technology and many other places of interest. Mrs. Viola Carter returned ; Saturday from a three week ' bus tour to California. Mrs. Florence Simpson is very ill in St Joseph’s Hospital, London. cousin Tine and uncles Gunter Brev- BACK FROM NIGERIA — Paul and Shirley Hodgson recently returned to Ailsa Craig after spending the past four years in Nigeria, with their two children Shannon and Sherri. Paul is holding a native drum and Shirley is holding a native vegetable masher. Photo by Schiefele #1 i mi Craig school and church teacher honoured Sunday By JOY SCHEIFELE AILSA CRAIG Special honour was paid to Miss Margaret Love Sunday by her many friends and fellow members of the Ailsa Craig Presbyterian Church. For the past two months persons have been busy planning and working to give special recognition to Miss Love for her many years of faithful teaching in the Timei-Advocate, May 16, 1979 Rage 21 Worthwhile experience in Nigeria FERGUSON APIARIES Woodham By MISS JEAN COPELAND Hwy 84 west Hensail 236-4979 In addition to honey we have:* * * * * bran unbleached flour whole wheat flour wheat germ and many more Prices range form 20$ to 85$ per lb. Raleigh Products on sale: * Black pepper 227 gr * D S Vanilla 350 ml Reg. $5.19 reg $3.89 $4.69 * $3.10 till May 19 or while supply lasts Come and see other products available Mrs. Mike Bedard, the former Nancy Jaques of London was honoured by the community Friday " night with a miscellaneous bridal shower held in the Church basement. Mr. & Mrs. George Wheeler spent several days with Mr. & Mrs. Cedric Wheeler at Knowlton, Quebec. Mr. & Mrs. John Rodd and Pamela spent a couple of days also and Mr. & Mrs. Wheeler returned home with them on Wednesday. Mr. & Mrs. James Ferguson, St. Marys were Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ron Ferguson and Denise. Christian Family Sunday was observed at the Church service Sunday morning. The sacrament of baptism was performed by Rev. Camellia LaRouche when Shanna-Lynn Margaret, infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mossey was baptized. The choir sang the anthem “Dear is the Home”. The Kirkton-Woodham Young People sang at the nursing homes in Mitchell on Sunday evening. Mr. & Mrs. Randy Preszcator, Jeffrey and Joel of Eighth Line were Sunday guests with Mr. & Mrs. Fred Parkinson, Margaret and Jane. school, but the secret was kept until the proper moment Sunday. “I was so surprised, I was just speechless” laughed Miss Love afterwards. “I was part of the planning committee for the worship service, but had no idea what was to follow!” A teacher by profession, Miss Love carred her con­ cern for children in total commitment , and faithfully taught Sunday School regularly until last fall when she felt it was time to retire. She also taught in the community Bible School each summer. “I can’t begin to count up the years”, explained Miss Love. “Some of the boys I first taught are now grand­ fathers”. Many of her former students were present Sunday and came especially to pay her tribute as a teacher who consistently cared about their welfare and spiritual life. Also present were long time friends, the Rev. & Mrs. J. D. Marnoch from Winnipeg. “They were especially good to me while I was teaching in Kenora” Miss Love stressed. “They would often have us over for a meal which meant.a great deal as I was living in an in­ stitutional setting at the time”. For 14 years she taught at the Indian residential school at Kenora run by the Presbyterian Church where children are flown in from remote areas to receive their education. Today she still maintains a deep love and concern for the Indian people. In a brief speech, Gordon C. Stewart, Clerk of the Session, spoke of how she taught many of the Indian speaking children, english, who prior to their coming into the school had never experienced even a telephone poll or electric lights. For 31 years she taught in her home town of Ailsa Craig. Her students continue to speak highly of the years spent under her guidance with many fond memories. Two cakes were baked and served at the luncheon following the morning worship which bore the in­ scription “God bless Margaret” as her letters are invariably signed, “God bless, Margaret”, and were presented by three of her last Sunday School students, Greg and Dean Hindmarsh and Harold Rowley. The morning worship service centered around a “Family Day” celebration. Guests Rev. & Mrs. J. D. Marnoch sang a. duet and scripture passages were read by Mrs. Margaret Wily, Mrs. Ruth McCallum and Mrs. Margaret Eagleson. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. J. Simpson of the Ailsa Craig Presbyterian Church. “It was a very worthwhile experience. We’re glad that we went”, reported Paul and Shirley Hodgson. The Hodgson’s have recently returned to Ailsa Craig from Nigeria where the couple and their two young children spent the past two years. On loan from the Ontario Hydro Paul worked with the National Electrical Power Authority of Nigeria. “My work in­ cluded a wide variety of things”, Paul explained. “Much of my time was spent simply keeping the com­ pany’s fleet of vehicles in operation at first. They simply can’t get the parts there to repair them most of the time. “I also gained a lot of administrative experience being responsible for preparing budgets, etc.”, he reported. While both value their experiences in Nigeria, they admit returning from there has been something of a shock. They spent a month travelling before returning home to Ailsa Craig last week, and visited the Canary Islands, Brazil, Venezuela, Jamaica and Miami along the way. “When we arrived in the Canary Islands we were very much taken back by the quantity and wide selections of items”, Shirley recalled. “We were so taken back that we both turned around and came out of the first store we went into without buying anything. The abundance was too overwhelming”. Everything was in sharp contrast in Nigeria they explained. In order to pur­ chase even a soft drink of any sort one had to have empty bottles to return or else you simply couldn’t buy any. Also everything there was done on the barter system. “If you were in the market and you weren’t prepared to barter, the word spread among the mer­ chants even before you could move through the market”, Paul explained. “They just refused to sell anything to you without first bargaining with you.” A trained R.N. Shirley was able to do only volunteer nursing and community health work. “The hospitals were un- beleivable by our stan­ dards”, she reported. “No washroom facilities or even bed pans are provided and linens are changed only about once a week”. Meals are not provided in the hospitals, but are the responsibility of the families who have to bring food in to the patients and if necessary, feed it to them. Only the extremely ill stay in the hospitals”, Ontario Hydro supplied her with a quantity of disposable needles and she administered injections to ex patriots in the area as the risk of hepatitis was high. Measles andpneumoniawere frequently fatal diseases among the native people. While there all the family suffered from malaria which is also common. The family was located in Kainju, 350 miles from Lagos. “We received mail twice a week, but frequently parcels and letters never reached us we’ve discovered since we've gotten home”, they related. Temperatures averaged 128 degrees and sometimes soared higher. “The children had to remain indoors from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m.” Shirley mentioned. “It was just too hot to stand it out of doors”. The children played with Nigerian children and picked up the language quickly and ------------------- readily. “The economy rose 200 percent in the two years we were there”, reported Paul. On their return to Canada the family spent a week visiting family in Saskat­ chewan and experienced a contrast in temperatures in that period going from 20 degrees C to 0 degrees out west. “We really felt it” they laughed. “We’re glad to be back and are looking forward to being home again’’, they said. Concert tonight Over a thousand Mid­ dlesex County public school students will perform at Alumni Hall, University of Western Ontario, when they present their annual spring concert on Wednesday, May 16 at 8:00 p.m. Among those performing will be choirs from twenty- four elementary schools, concert bands from Lord Dorchester, Medway, and Strathroy secondary schools, string ensembles from Southdale and Colborne Street Public Schools in Strathroy, and the concert orchestra from Strathroy District Collegiate Institute. The program will include Canadian folk songs with classical and contemporary songs by various sections of the massed choir. All choirs will combine with the Strathroy band for a medley of songs from “Oliver!” by Lionel Bart. Under the direction of many teachers, students have worked for several weeks preparing for the concert. Tickets are available from the schools and may also be obtained at Alumni Hall on the evening of the concert. Notice of Application by The Corporation of the Town of Exeter for Approval of a By-law Imposing a Sewer Rate TAKE NOTICE THAT: 1. The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Exeter intends to apply to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval of the construction of sanitary sewers on William Street for Thames Road West to approximately 800 feet to Walper Street and on Thames Road West (Highway No. 83) from William Street to approximately 2,100 feet to the C.N.R. Tracks at an estimated cost of $90,000.00 and intends to debenture $50,000.00 for which they intend to charge that part of the cost of the work as a sewer rate for a period of twenty years commencing in 1980 upon the owners or occupants of lands who will or may derive a benefit therefrom. 2. It is proposed to raise the annual payments on the debenture by an annual frontage rate of .81c per foot and an annual surcharge of $52.50 on the water bill. 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(b) The following exemptions will be granted: That in the case of corner lots and triangular or irregularly shaped lots situated at the junction or intersection of streets, a reduction shall be made in the frontage rate which would otherwise be chargeable thereon sufficient, having regard to the situa­ tion, value and superficial area of such lots as compared with other lots, to adjust the frontage rate on a fair and equitable basis. That in the case of corner lots and triangular of irregularly shaped lots situated at the junction or intersection of streets a reduction shall be made in the frontage rate which would otherwise be chargeable thereon sufficient, having regard to the situa­ tion, value and superficial area of such lots as compared with other lots to adjust to paid frontage rate on a fair and equitable basis. That where a lot, other than a corner lot, has two or more limits that abut on works and the size or nature of the lot is such that any or all of the works are not required so long as they are not required shall also be made in the said frontage rate that would otherwise be chargeable thereon, sufficient to adjust its said frontage. That the reduction shall be made by deducting from the total frontage of the lot liable for the said frontage rate so much thereof as is sufficient to make the proper reduction, but the whole of the lot shall be charged with the said frontage rate as so reduced. 5. Any ratepayer may within twenty-one days after publication or mailing of this notice, whichever is later, serve personally or by registered mail of the Clerk of the Town of Exeter at the address given below, a notice in writing stating his objection and the grounds of such objection, and that is a public hearing is held, he or his agent will attend such hearing to support such objection. 6. 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