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Clinton News-Record, 1983-09-21, Page 11CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1983—PAGE 11 Robert Roy Fitzsimons Robert Roy Fitzsimons of Bayfield died in Clinton Public Hospital on Sept. 12. He was bone on Jan. 13, 1911, the eldest child of Robert Bertram Fitzsimons and Lavina (Cantwell) Fitz- simons, Clinton. On Aug. 3, 1940 he married Ruoy Ellen P. Newman of These apples show just how hard an August hail storm was on Varna area farms, especially McClymont Apple Orchard who is going to be scraping the barrel this year. (Wendy Somerville photo) Hail storm damages farmers' crops By Wendy Somerville Recently a storm of hailstones fell on Varna farms causing enough damage to have farmers worried about this year's yield. One farmer in . par- ticular has suffered severe- ly. Ivan McClymont of McCly- mont's Apples Orchard is worried about this year's profits. "A certain percentage of our apples were knocked off completely. The ice from the hail cut the skins, so they are beginning to rot as a result," he said. Mr. McClymont is unfor- tunately unable to sell much of his early apples' to area stores. Instead he has to sell the apples from his home at a reduced rate. These apples are the ones he was able to salvage, he will be forced to sell the really damaged ap- ples for cider. According to Mr. McCly- mont, the storm lasted about five or ten minutes. "Small hailstones came down first and then they tapered off, then the next thing I knew these huge hunks of ice started to fall, they were the ones that did the damage." A man who grew up in the apple business, Mr. McCly- mont has always lived on his farm. "I guess being in the apple business goes back to when my father started spraying the trees," he said. "In my Squirt boys baseball players from Goderich, Stanley, Colborne and Harnett Townships met in Holmesville on Saturday for tournament play Seniors hold meeting at centre By Blanche Deeves HOLMESVILLE - The Enterprising Seniors held their Sept. 15 meeting at the Community Centre ip Hohnesville. President John Semple chaired the meeting and Jean Lobb played the piano for the opening exercise. Frank Yeo presented the financial statement. Charlotte Norman read the minutes. Correspondence in- cluded notice of the Zone Rally to be Oct,, 5 in the Seaforth arena. A motion was made to only serve sandwiches for lunch at club meetings. For the next meeting Everett Mc11- wain, Hazel McIlwain and Iona Blake will be in charge of the entertainment and lun- ch. Jean Perdue called on her group of entertainers, the square dancing Wheelers and Dealers dancers of Clin- ton, under the direction of Lois and Ed Wise and caller Glen Patterson. The group performed various dances, including the two step dance and the Butterfly dance. Stan Mcllwain and Lois per- formed a comedy Daisy Daisy. Lois invited the Seniors up for the Bird Dance and the straight line dance. Bert Mc- Creath thanked the group for coming and they were given a standing ovation 'for their entertainment. This meeting was the An- niversary meeting and all 45 members - enjoyed sand- wiches and coffee followed by a piece of anniversary _ cake, which was beautifully decorated. Mr. Morrison gave the blessing. before the lunch was served. Ball News The Holmesville Squirt boys won the Squirt Cham- pionship and Goderich III won the consulation prize at won the consolation prize at The pee Wee tournament has been cancelled till Oct. 24. Fun Day for all Goderich Township ball teams will be held at the ball park at Holmesville on Sept. 25 Everyone come out, parents, friends, and enjoy the after- noon. Some of the children of Holrnesville Church walked with their parents in the Terry Fox run for Cancer. Congratulations to all who walked. Paula and Gordon 1,obb have been gifted with a new baby boy. Congratulations. ,)'lease keep in mind and mark your calendars the Playground Project for Holmesville School dance will he held November 4 at the Community ('entre Holmesville. For tickets call 482-3780. Sympathy is extended to the family of the late Mrs. Stock from the community. Please remember and please try to attend the Goderich Township 150 meeting Sept. 29 at 8:15 p.m at the Community Centre. Worship Service in the Holmesville United Church was held last Sunday. The Senior choir sang an An- them. Rev. Bechtel spoke to the children and Bill Batkin and Carman Tebbutt receiv- ed the offering. WI meet The Goderich Township Women's Institute held their first meeting for the fall season at the Community ('entre on Sept. 12 and Presi- dent Alice Porter opened the meeting. An invitation was extend- ed on behalf of Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute t attend their meeting on Shpt. 22, at 7:30 p.m. it was announced that the County Rally will be held at Bluevale on Oct. 3. Tickets are to be procured for the quilt, made and donated by one of our members, the proceeds of which are to be used for work in Women's Institute projects. A Committee was set up to arrange for the Variety Con- cert being sponsored by the institute on Nov. 10 at the Community Centre in Holmesville. The guest speaker for the evening, Janet Amos, Ar- tistic Director at the Blyth Theatre, gave a very in-. teresting talk on her life, and the history of the Blyth Theatre. A lively question and answer period followed. The next meeting will be held Oct. 10 at 8 p.rti. grandfather's time everyone had orchards." As far as Mr. McClymont can remember they have not had a storm like this since his grandfather was farm- ing. Mr. McClymont has kept sample hailstones from the Aug. 8 storm in the fridge. Even though they have been handled by disbelieving friends, they still resemble large hunks of jagged ice harmful enough to ruin a man's livelihood. The farmer has suffered a two thirds loss this year. We'll be able to pay our operating expenses, but there won't be much of a pro- fit," he said. Wingham. Along with his wife Ruby he is surviv. a by their four children. Sylvia and Robert Logan of Rodney, Karen and Carl Humphries of London, Terry and Linda Fitzsimons and Kelso and Marie Fitzsimons of :.yffeld. Also surviving are his five grandchildren Darlene, John and Laura Smale, Vincent and Suzanne istory in print The history book, Heritage Days in Goderich Township, to be published in conjunc- tion onjunction with the township's 150th celebrations m 1985, is starting to take definite shape and looks as though it will be both informative and fascinating reading. The executive committee has decided on the basic for- mat of the book and ap- proached a number of publishers regarding rates and time deadlines. Regular monthly meetings are held at the Township Hall in Holmesville on the first Tuesday at 1 p.m. and anyone who has information and or pictures they think would be of interest is most welcome to attend. , Some of the section heads have already handed in draft copies of their data and the results are most interesting. For instance, did you know that there were 18 churches in Goderich Township at some time? Can you tell us exactly where St. Peter's Anglican and the Bible Christian Church were situated in Summerhill? Do you remember St. Stephen's near Goderich? Also, at least nine hamlets have been iden- tified. You may recognize Holmesville, Taylor's Cor- ners, Porter's Hill, Mid- dleton's, and Summerhill, but how many of you can place Piper's Dam, Union, Bridgewater and Garfield? 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In the agricultural section we are looking for good clear photos of older harvesting methods - binding, threshing, stooking and are hoping to gather material from township residents diaries of years gone by. Have you any such old let- ters or, day books among your memorabilia? The number of commer- cial ommercial enterprises located throt}gh the township is equally surprising. You may remember Burns Pottery on the Maitland Con. and the Holmesville Cheese and But- ter Factory, but what can you tell us about the Holmesville Vinegar Works, the Brewery on the Old Mill Road, and the various saw mills and lime kilns dotted along the way? We've come up with a lot of answers doing our resear- ch, but with even more ques- tions! If you can help us with any Goderich Township in- formation, please contact Mrs. Alison Lobb (482-7167), Mrs. Jean Lobb 482-7580 or Mrs. Alice Porter (524-7004), or join us at our next History Book monthly meeting in Holmesville Oct. 4 8 p.m. Fiitzsimons, his two sisters and one brother, Josephine Vail of Delaware, Frances and Vidal Mills of Dor- chester, Norris and Eleni Fitzshnons of London. He was predeceased by a sister Grace, Mrs. Wm. Arm- strong, of Goderich. Mr. Fitzsimons was a xnember of Trinity Anglican Church, �-yfield. Masonic Lodge No. .4 AF and AM Clinton Legion Branch 140, Clinton and a Charter member of the Order of the Eastern Star No• 266 Clinton. In 1942 he joined No. 30 Provost Corps in London. He obtained the rank of Cpl. and worked in the Orderly Room until his discharge in Mar., 1946. For a few weeks he worked in the Office of Hanover Transport Clinton and in May, 1946 he went with the Dept. of National Defence, C.F.B. Clinton. He was a civilian super- visor in Accounts for 23 years and two years part time in The Office of Sandy Contracting, Meneset Park, Goderich. After leaving High School he had worked for the W.D. Fair Book Store, Clinton for 16 years before going in the Service. In Nov, 1953, Roy and his wife Ruby and four children moved to their home on ChiniguySt., Bayfield. While in Clinton he was an active member of St. Paul's Anglican Church and was on the Board of Management. Relatives and friends paid their respects on Sept. 13 at the Beattie Funeral Home, Clinton. The Masonic Lodge No. 84 AF and AM held a Memorial Service aid the Clinton Legion held a Memorial Service. The funeral service was held on Sept. 14 at Bayfield Trinity Anglican - Church with Rev. Douglas Pitts con - The Village Guild BAYFIELD (OPEN UNTIL THE END OF OCTOBER) Last Verandah Sale of 1983 MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26-27-28 10 AM -5 PM ducting, assisted by Rev. George Youmatoff, and Rev. Gordon Simmons of St. Paul's Anglican Church and Padre of the Clinton Legion Branch 140. Mrs. M. Knight was organist. Pallbearers were Dean Aldwinkle, Varna; Alvin Betties, R.R. 2 Bayfield; Harold McPherson, Clinton; John Deeves, Clinton; John Pongracz, London; John Chapman, Bayfield; Grant Turner, Bayfield; Bruce Betties, Goderich. Honorary bearers were Merton Merner, Leonard Johnston, Ernie Hovey, Tom Castle, Leon Hamacher and John Lindsay, all friends and neighbours in Bayfield. er._ -- ice Flower bearers were Douglas Weeks, Listowel and John Jamieson of Bayfield. Interment was held in Bayfield cemetery. Through the years, Roy had been Church treasurer and Legion branch treasurer, had audited for the church and several other organizations. While not enjoying the best of health for some time, he was in Clinton Public Hospital for four weeks prior to his passing. 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