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Jack Riddell attends Daisy Ivy's
90th birthday celebration
by Hilda M. Payne
. Ninety years is a long time
to live by anyone's standards,
and on Tuesday November 29,
Mrs. Daisy Ivey of Hensall
celebrated her 90th birthday
quietly at the home of Mrs.
Rachael Schwalm, with her
companions, Mrs. Elizabeth
Volland, Mrs. Margaret
MacDonald and Mrs, Lbis
Kruger. Also, visiting were
her son and his wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Desmond Ivey of Sarnia
and friends fron, Goderich,
Clinton, Exeter, Grand Bend,
Blyth and Lucan.
Her proudest possession at
the moment is a plaque from
Premier Davis, presented to
her by M,P.P. Mr. Jack
Riddell, hearing a stamp of
the Jubilee crown of Queen
Elizabeth. She is especially
delighted with the crown as
she recalls that she was born
in the golden Jubilee year of
Queen Victoria. She also
received special notes from
opposition leader Joe Clark
and MP Bob McKinley.
Mrs. Ivey was all ready to
receive Mr. Riddell last
Saturday dressed in her new
red housecoat, a velvet rose
ribbon in her shining fine,
white hair and sitting in the
chesterfield chair, but the
weather intervened and Mr.
Riddell was unable to make
the call. He arrived instead
.on Monday morning early,
just as Mrs. Ivey was er
joying her breakfast. Hastily,
Mrs,, Ivey got ready to
receive Mr. Riddell and her
plaque, while Mrs. Schwalm
served both with dandelion
and pumpkin §eed coffee
sweetened with molasses and
birthday cake.
The cake was a creation in
itself, made to look like an
ancient 1b6ok and called "The
Pages of Time" by its
designer, Mrs. Schwalm. On
one side was written Daisey
Ivey and on the other 1887 -
1977, while a green and yellow
ribbon decorated the top.
Mrs. Ivey is Irish by birth
and married into an English
family, the Ivey's. She has
had a colourful life, travelling
extensively through Great
Britain and France as she
pursued her business of
buying furs. For many years,
while in England, she lived in
Oakley Green near Windsor.
Since leaving England, she
has lived in Rio de Janeiro in
Brazil, parts of Africa and
Ville D'Anjou in France,'
where her sons completed
their education at the
university there.
She arrived in Canada in
1946 and took up residence in
the town of the same name in
Quebec and before coming to
Hensall, lived in London and
Sarnia, Ontario. She took up
residence with Mrs. Schwalm
in 1973, at which time she was .,
able to enjoy driving to many
of the neighbouring com-
munities where she has made
friends. Since suffering a
broken hip she has not been
able to travel around so
much.
Mrs. Ivey had a family of
two sons, one of which is
deceased': She has two
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren, two boys and
two girls. She spends every
Christmas with her son in
Sarnia and was visited by MP
Robert „ McKinley ap-
proximately two months ago.
She is an avid reader,
averaging six to eight books a
week, as well as daily and
weekly newspapers and
monthly news magazines.
She is still able to read
headlines without glasses.
She is very interested in in-
ternational news, watching
the evening and late night
news on the CBC nightly. She
also enjoys movies on TV and
recently stayed up until 3
a.m. watching the true
movie, "Escape".
During her travels abroad,
Mrs. Ivey has met many
interesting people, including
Emperor Haille Selassie and
she frequently entertains her
many visitors with histories
of people she has met during
her varied life. In other
words, she is a living history
book.
News of the Queensway area
by Bertha MacGregor
Visitors with Irene Kalb-
fleisch were Violet Bishop,
Joan Betteridge and Dave
Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. Sid
Pullman of London visited
Bernice Lavery. Amy and
Greta Laramie and Ilia Dunn
'visited Vera Lammie. Miss
Wendy Dilling a(`nd Dave
Lucas visited Anna Dilling.
Hazel Snell and Deanna
Neevel visited Louise Mit-
chell. Lee and Anna
McConnell visited Russell
Erratt. Thelma Russell,
Verda Taylor and Edna
Werner visited Mrs. May
Beer. Mrs. Belle Reid, Varna
visited Clara Featherston.
Howard .Johns, Mary Neil,
Roberta Neil and Calvin
Jervis visited Mrs. Mabel
Johns. Mrs. Kendrick was
visited by Alice Kendrick,
Ruth, Nancy, and Susan
Durand. Mr. and Mrs. D.
Floyd Reeves visited Lynn
Latimore. Lorna Firikbeiner
visited Harold Glanville, Bev
and Elaine Skinner visited
Ruby Miners.
Church service was con-
ducted by Rev. Don Forrest
accompanied by Mrs. Forrest
on the piano.`The Reformed
Church Ladies of Exeter
entertained the residents with
Bingo and a sing -song.
Mrs. Doris Bonthron of
London spent several days at
the home of her son and
daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs.
Bevan Bonthron and girls.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Corbett
accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Baird,
Brucefield; and Mrs. Ruth
Taylor of Clinton attended the
wedding of Mrs. Taylor's
granddaughter Miss Brenda
Taylor and Terrance
McAleese in Hamilton on.
Saturday.
Mr. Gerry McClinchey of
Brantford spent the weekend
with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar McClinchey.
PBBS to be banned in Canada
Following release of an
environmental report on
polybriminated biphenyls
(PB.Bs)' Environment
Minister Len Marchand is
taking steps to ban the
chemical in Canada.
"Because of the potential
danger posed by this sub-
stance," said the minister,"
we intend to prohibit the
importation, manufacture, or
use of PBBs and any products
containing it."
Mr. Marchand said his
department and the
Department of National
Health and Welfare were in
agreement on the decision..
Provincial governments
are being consulted about
plans to ban the chemical.
Preparation - of the
regulations to ban PBBs will
therefore take about three
months.
PBBs have been used as
fire retardant additives in
plastics production and have
not been a problem in
Canada. But in Michigan in
1973, PBBs contaminated
livestock and farm produce
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through their accidental
substitution for farm feed
supplement.
The accident occurred
because the bags, containing
the feed supplement and
PBBs, though correctly
labelled, were similar in
appearance. PBB con-
taminated feed was sent to
farmers and fed to livestock.
The new report was
prepared by the Environ-
mental Protection Service
and indicates that PBBs are
toxic substances which
persist in the • environment
and accumulate in'
organisms.
Between 1972 and 1975;
about 66,000 kilograms of
PBBs were used com-
mercially at a plant in
Cobourg, Ontario. Only small
amounts have been detected
in the wastewater from the
Cobourg plant.
No PBBs have been found
in the Lake Ontario en-
vironment, and the chemical
has not been used in Canada
since 1975.
Rebekahs hold bake sale
By Bertha MacGregor
Mr, and Mrs. Elgin
Johnston, London and Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Baker of
Lambeth were visitors over
the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Asa Deeves.
Mrs; Ron Mason, Tracey
and Cindy of Bowling Green,
Ohio, visited last week with
the former's mother, Mrs.
Glenn Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill O'Brien
and family of Brigden visited
on Sunday with „Mrs.
O'Brien's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Flynn.
Miss Dorothy Farquhar of
Toronto visited last week with
her mother, Mrs. Emma
Farquhar and Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Spencer.
United
church
The service at the Hensall
United Church for the first
Sunday in Advent was con-
ducted by Rev. Don Beck with
Mrs. John Turkheim at the
organ.
The fourteen voice choir
sang the anthem "The
Coming of the King" and the
first advent candle was lit by
Mrs. Grace Drummond,
president of the United
Church Women of the church.
The sermon was on "The
Second Advent".
Unit Four will meet at 2:30
on Thursday, December first
.for their Christmas meeting
and the Sacrament of Holy
'Communion will be ad-
ministered next,Sunday at the
morning service.
A white mum in the church
was placed there in memory
of Archie Noakes by his
family.
Mr. Jack Heal recently
underwent surgery in Vic-
toria Hospital, London.
Mr. Burt Coleman of
London spent the weekend
with his mother Mrs. Gladys
Coleman and brother Ivan.
Rev. Fox of Huron College
London conducted service in
Carmel Preshyterian1 Church
on Sunday, Miss Brenda
Pepper presided at the organ
and accompanied Lee and
Craig Soldan who sang
"Michael Rowed The Boat
Ashore". The Sacrament
service will be held on Sunday
December 11th.
Mrs. Murray Traquair
recently underwent surgery
at St. Joseph's Hospital,
London.
In spite of the ' stormy
weather on Saturday, the
members of the Rebekah
Lodge held a most successful
tea and Bake Sale.
The CPT committee of the
100F and Rebekah Lodges are
holding a progressive euchre
in the local hall on Thursday
December I at 9 p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Mrs. William Fuss spent
several days with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Norm Koehler and in-
fant daughter, Jacqueline
Marie in Zurich.
Sales reports
Sales at the Hensall Sales
Barn were active and prices
steady last Thursday with
supply consisting mainly of
heifers and steers.
Fat cattle: heifers, $42.50 -
$47, top to $48.40; steers,
$47.50 - $49.50, top to $50.50;
cows, $21.50 - $23.50, top to
$25.50; Pigs: weanlings,
3 4 . 5 0 - $45,50; chunks $47.50
-$57.
Village personal notes
by Hilda'M. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. George
Armstrong of Hyde Park and
Mr. and Mrs. John Wade of
Strathroy visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Smith on
Sunday.
Mrs. William Waring has
returned home after un-
dergoing surgery in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Venner
spent last weekend
'holidaying in Montreal.
News of Kippen
By Rena Caldwell
Kippen East WI members
entertained their husbands
and families to a turkey
dinner on November 25 in the
Legion Hall Hensall.
After dinner, card games
were played; the winners
were: ladies' high, Mrs. Alex
McGregor; ladies' low, Mrs.
Wm. J.F. Bell; men's high,
Harold Parsons, men's low,
Campbell Eyre.
Other .prizes were given:
the lady having bought the
most Christmas presents to
date, Mrs. Hugh Parsons; a
birthday nearest November
25, Mrs. Harold Parsons;
person with the most buttons,
Mrs. James Drummond;
person having a hair cut
November 25, Mrs. M.
Connolly; couple with an-
niversary coming, Mr, and
Mrs. Campbell Eyre.
Personals
Mrs. Vivan Cooper has
returned from Seaforth
Community Hospital where
she has been a patient during
the past week.
Mrs, Bill Fairbairn is a
patient , in South Huron
Hospital.
Clarence Van Wieren,
Fanshawe College, was home
for the weekend with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Van Wieren.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cooper
and Billy Joe, Detroit, are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Vivan Cooper. .
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones
visited last Monday with Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter
in Guelph.
Mrs. Elzar Mousseau has
retired from Huronview after
15 years service.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Ashworth,
Ilderton, were recent visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Jones.
After 32 years in business, we're selling
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owned and operated by Ross & Mildred Merrill, to Peter Gah-
wiler-of Clinton, a licensed T.V. and Radio Technician, with over
seven years experience.
to our many customers who have stayed
with us over these years & trust you will
patronize our successor who will be selling A''
8 servicing Philips 8 Sharp products also.
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