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Times Advocate, 1999-11-10, Page 32VP - taw. !10,0 32 Exeter Tn o-Adweade Classifieds Wednesday, November 10, 1999 Remembrance Day service set forThursday in Granton By Muriel Lewis GRANTON CORRESPONDENT At the Granton United Church on Remembrance Sunday, November 7, Lay Pastor Val Hodgins entitled the sermon The Tardy Ox Cart. Lessons were read by Heather Westman and the minister. The lists of those who served were read and silence observed. The Youth Group met at the Church on Sunday evening and then visited Kingsway Lodge in St. Auction Calendar Auctioneer Bob Heywood 235-0874 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23 *T 10 A.M. AT SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE. EXETER We will be dispersing a large offering of household effects, antiques and collectibles from the century home of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell McKinley along with additions from the estate of Mrs. Clara Klopp both of Hay Twp. PARTIAL LISTING INCLUDES: 9 pc. dining suite in excellent condi- tion, old oak hoosier cupboard, 3 drawer flat to the wall bottom, com- bination sideboard -china cabinet, 4 & 6 pc. sets of pressback chairs, antique dressers and washstand, old blanket box and trunks, old drop leaf table, double iron bedstead, Jenny Lind single bed, treadle sewing machine, Ont. and plank seat chairs, pail bench, antique rock- ers, 2 drawer baker's table, parlour and plant tables, 2 good 3 pc. bedroom suites, old wood cookstove, table top cylinder, phonograph, Quebec heater, modem curio cabinet, Hitachi colour TV, good fridge (apt. size), 24" range, auto washer and dryer (like new), a large offer- ing of interesting and collectible smalls inc. china and glass, violin and case, lg. size apple peeler, crocks, gingerbread clock and unique shelf, set of Old English dinnerware, grinder and sausage press, old tools, riding and push mower and hundreds of items to numerous to mention. Note: Next Wed. Evening Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.: Dispersing a large offering from Mrs. Stephens of Kirkton along with additions from London and Zurich. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • LARGE ESTATE AND CONSIGNMENT AUCTiION Of household, antiques, coins, tools, misc. etc,. Komoka Community Centre, Komoka Ont. Thursday. November 11.4:30 p.m. Estate and homes from Oscar Schiffert, Strathroy, P. Guest Denfield, Mrs. Adams London, plus other London and Thorndale homes. HOUSEHOLD AND ANTIQUES: Two excellent dining room suites, fridges, two excellent bedroom suites, chesterfields, sofa bed, wooden kitchen tables and chairs, wash stand, love seat, 3 section bookcase, small ele. organ and stool, double beds, dressers, chests of drawers, recliner rockers, upright freezer, microwave and stand, Guelph cook stove, drop leaf maple oval table, curio cabinets, odd chairs, pictures, water beds, Quebec style heater, dishes, glassware, stereos, large speakers, cheese box with lamp, patio and lawn furniture, desks and chairs, bedding, chrome kitchen set, crocks, etc. COINS: Large selection from 3 consignors of old and new. MiSC: 7 hp 5000 wt. Honda generator, 12 g. double barrel Ithicia shot gun, purchaser MUST HAVE active FAC to purchase, table saw, drafting board and stool, aluminum ladders, various garden and hand tools, train and other bells, new cast toys, etc. This is a very partial list. Pian to attend. Good clean consignments always accepted for this sale or others. ' TERMS: Cash or approved cheque safe night. No buyers premium. Auctioneers: Filson & Robson Phone/Fax: 666-0833 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • LARGE AUCTION SALE to be held at Lobb Auction in Clinton for Mrs. Radford of Blyth plus Clinton and Seaforth homes. Saturday. November 13 at9 a.m, COINS: Approx. 80 lots, our usual goad offering. BOAT: 12 ft. aluminum Springbok. LUMBER: Quantity of rough cut lumber, 2x6, 2x10 etc. APPLIANCES: matching almond fridge, stove, washer, dryer, freezers, apt. size portable washer, Hot Point washer, dryer, 30" stove, Woodsman air tight wood burning stove. SCOOTER: Fortress 3 wheel electric scooter with parcel carrier, arm rests, charger etc. (nice one.) ANTIQUES, FURNITURE ETC.: 2 washstands, ornate modern bedroom suite with 3 door wardrobe, dining room suite, modern round dining table, 4 chairs and matching hutch, buffet with mirror, sideboard bottom, dresser bottom, modern curio cabinet, 2 modern wall units, 34x76 (nice ones), rattan loveseat and 2 chairs, chesterfield and chair, chesta bed, drop leaf gate leg dining table, 4 dining chairs, rollaway bed, small desk, baby toys and equipment, 3 old radios, some vintage clothing including CN Conductors suit, cardboard - Forsyth Christmas advertising, 2 single beds, with good mattresses plus much more. PIANO: Sherlock Manning modern style low profile piano and bench. (Like new). GLASSWARE: includes collection of 19th century Bisque animals and pottery animals, collection of ruby glass etched and dated (24 pieces), 6 place setting Wedgewood Columbia pattern tea pot, cream and sugar etc., pressed glass comports and other pieces, Royal Worchester, Royal Albert, Wedgewood pieces, 2 Roseville bdwls, lamp with painted shade and glass bead fringe, 2 Louis !cart prints, several framed antique naval and military prints, antiques, childrens books etc. OTHER: Forney 225 amp welder, garden tools, lawn furniture etc. Cash or cheque with proper iD. 2 Auctioneers. Auctioneer Richard Lobb 819482-7898 Clinton www.auctlonhotlins.com Marys. Olive (Langford) Hodgins will be celebrat- ing her 90th birthday at an open house at Kensington Village in London on Nov. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. At the St. Pauls Anglican Church in Kirkton on Sunday, Nov 17, Rev. Glenda Meakin's message was about hav- ing a good relationship with God. John Urquhart was the read- er. Flowers in the church were from the funeral of Louisa Creery who died Oct. 27 and was laid to rest in St. Pauls Cemetery. Service at Granton Cenotaph There will be a service at the Granton Cenotaph on Thursday, Nov. 11 at approx. 12:15 p.m. U(W, Unit one Unit one met at Amelia Jameson's home on Thursday, Nov. 4, for a noon luncheon served by Madeline Hardie and the hostess. President Doreen McRobert opened the worship with a medita- tion, 'A quiet reminder,' followed by the Lord's Prayer .in unison. Discussion included plans for the next meet- ing on Dec. 2, the beef supper on November 14, and the UCW supper, program, and meeting on December 14. Cards were signed for Olive Hodgin's 90th birthday Nov 14, and Walter Jones' 91st birthday Nov 27. Officers elected for 2000 are: President Doreen McRobert, Secretary Carleen Goos and Social Convener Cathie Westman. UCW, Unit two Unit two met at Marion Gatt's home on Nov. 2 when Debbie Toll as social convener chaired the meeting. Plans were discussed for the beef supper and catering for a 90th birth- day and a 40th anniver- sary, as well as the UCW supper on Dec. 14, which is open, to be followed by a Christmas program and meeting. Unit 2 made plans to have supper d it in December and the next regular meeting is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2000. Hostess Marion ,;erved scones for lunch in keep- ing with her Scottish background. UCW, Unit three Unit three met .at'Helen Burnett's home on Tuesday evening, Nov,.2 when the program - theme was about 'remembering' Marion Thomson read 'In Flanders Fields' and Burnett gave a pre -mil- lennium update. Who could ever have imag- ined electricity, comput- ers, man on the moon, etc. when the 20th Century began? Then she gave some facts about the United Church since its beginning. Elizabeth Garrett presided for the business when the plans for two upcoming suppers were discussed, also the UCW supper and program and decorating the church for Christmas. Church photo albums were then viewed and many changes have taken place over the years. UCW, Unit five UCW Unit five met at the home of Mary Wallis on Friday afternoon, Nay. 5. President Margaret Spence opened the meeting with 'Those who Slept in Flanders,' and `Making Room for Peace,' followed by prayer. Florence Bryan chose Bread as the program theme. She then passed around rolls she had made representing bar- ley loaves. Dessert Euchre Several from the Granton area enjoyed the dessert euchre spon- sored by the Clandeboye Woman's Institute on Nov. 2 at the St. James parish hall. Euchre prizes for high scores were awarded to Elsie Jones and Albert Nevin, for lone hands to Ruth Guest and Alan Hill and for low scores to Barbara Carter and Susan Rees. LEONARD LESSER COUNSELLOR Lest we forget This Thursday is Remembrance Day, the llth month, llth day and 11th hour when we pause for a brief two minutes to remember our fathers and grand- fathers who gave their lives for our freedom. Our young men fought in two world wars to fight against oppression and enslave- ment hoping that their children and mankind would never have to go to war again. I wonder if the heroes sleep qui- etly in their graves when they contemplate how society has evolved over the last century? Was it all worth it? What did we learn from the ravages of war? When do we learn to change our ways to make this world a better place for all to live? Is our society any better today than it was 80 years ago? There is a saying that states that if man doesn't learn from his mistakes then he is doomed to repeat them. The news this week tells of the plight of 200,000 Chechen men, women and children who fled their villages from the Russian invading armies. The world press covers the event but conveniently buries the horrors in the bowels of the paper. Turn on the T.V. and you see the ravages of war and death of the citizens of Chechnya. The families huddle in the cold with little food, medicine or shel- ter awaiting the coming of winter and its chilling affects on a home- less people. Never you mind, the disturbing scenes will soon fade from the screen. Don't worry, in a second or two you can get back to a fantasy land filled with fiction and joy. Recently we have seen the rav- ages of Kosovo with the term eth- nic cleansing rearing its ugly head. How long ago was it that the Germans gassed Jews,. Gypsies and all others who did not seem to fit the mould of acceptability? How soon do we forget the sense- less wars in Korea, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, East Timor, the Middle East, Cyprus and the Falklands. Wait a minute, you say, these battles have little to do with us. Look at the strange sounding names. In Canada we treat all people with respect, regardless of ethnicity, colour, religion and eco- nomic status. Sadly, we pay lip service to these ideals with little regard to the plight of others. At home we have natives and whites battling in the courts and fishing wharfs for. acceptance. Treaty rights and obligations have been ignored for generations and fester in our soci- ety. Women civil servants have had to fight for years to have equal pay for equal work. Thousands of our families have not the means for affordable ade- quate housing in our communi- ties. Sadly there is still a "them and us" mentality with lines drawn for rich and poor, male and female, black, native and white, teenager and senior citizens. When do we drop the discriminatory designa- tions and accept that we are all part of the "we" society? Maybe we have to change our thoughts of our own self interests of who we are and look at the big picture. Why rock the boat when my fami- ly is doing okay? There is a story that I like that tells of man walking over a man- hole and hearing sounds from the depth of the sewers. He opens the cover and sees a group of civil servants with sewage up to their jaws. He listens closely to the voic- es and hears the message, "Don't make waves". Maybe it is time that we change our attitude regarding the mean- ing of life, we all need a raison d'etre, a reason to be, to take a risk, to speak out and change our world. Today werecall our dead sol- diers who gave their lives in the hope that mankind would not only remember their sacrifices but would initiate meaningful change to benefit all mankind. I wonder what the response of our fallen heroes would be if they were asked to evaluate man's progress in fighting for a just soci- ety? Perchance, we would hear a Pew words of admonishment chastising us for not having done our very best? If nfankind doesn't change and develop a psychic scar for the wel- fare of others then possibly they died in vain, might be their lament. If we look closely enough we might see a small tear from their eyes, falling down our sol- diers' cheeks, at the sight of so much hurt in the world. We owe it to our fallen lads to remember their _great effort to bring peace to the land. Each of us, in our own way, can be an instrument for change for the bet- terment of all. Then, and only then, will we truly honour and remember the memory of our men who gave their lives. "Most men look at things as they are and wonder why? 1 dream of things that never were and ask why not?" Len Lesser provides educational and career counselling for youth. He can be reached at (519) 434- 8316.