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Rk L !RP, WEDNSDAY, APRIL 26, 1984
Blyth
CWL to send $75 to
fire vicunas
The regular monthly meeting of the St.
Michael's Catholic Women's League (CWL)
was held at the home of Joan Middegaal on
Apri19. Twelve me..n .bersattended.
The group agreed to send $50 to the Bos
family, who lost the back part of their house
in a fire. The CWL will also send $25 to
Gordon Howatt for his barn fire.
Marie Heffron agreed to purchase Easter
lilies for the church.
League spoons will be presented to
members with perfect attendance. The year
will run from April to March.
A donation of $15 will be sent to the
Association of Marfan Helpers for three
mass cards which were sent out last month.
The new CWL executive was elected. The
officers are: president, Nellie VanBakel;
first vice president. Joanne Camnschroer:
secretary, Theresa Machan; treasurer,
Joan Middegaal.
Convenors are Christian fanjly life, Mary
Sanders; community life, Agnes
Lammerant; spiritual and church life, Anna
DeJong; organization, Marie Heffron;
education, Madeline Laffin;
communications, Dorothy,. VanSteelandt;
resolutions and legislation, Joanne
Campschroer.
Madeline Laffin gave a reading and the
mystery prize was won by Dorothy
VanSteelandt.
The next meeting will be held on May 14 at
Nellie Van Bakel's home.
Three ladies return from crusade
By Sheron Stadelmann
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Longman of London
visited recently with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Longman and brother George of
Blyth.
Misses Angela and Dianne Dolmage of
Winthrop spent Easter weekend with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longman.
Mrs. Richard Moore, Mrs. James Hunter
and Mrs. John McIntosh have returned from
a tour of Port -Au -Prince, Haiti. They
travelled under the care of Mrs. Pat Hindle
of International Child Care (ICC). of
Canada. Mrs. Ruth Wall of ICC of Haiti -
acted as a tour guide. The ladies toured The
Grace Children's Hospital and their crusade
against tuberculosis program. They attend-
ed a Creole Church Service and toured the
Baptist Mission in the Mountain.
Miss Betty McIntosh returned to Canada
with the group for three weeks. She will give
a slide presentation of Haiti and the Baptist
Mission on May 1, at Knox United Church,
Belgrave at 8:15 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
A large crowd attended the auction sale
Public school to
By Sheron Stadelmann
Pioneer Dawill_be held at the Blyth
Public School on May 3.
There will be demonstration of bread
making by Mrs. Bromleyegpinning by Mrs.
Vos, butter making by the Dairy Princess
Muriel Huth, quilting by Mrs. Daer, anti-
ques, leather demonstration by Mr. Thomp-
son, washing display, skinning of animals
by Mr. Bromley, horse and wagon ride Mr.
Jackson, soap making by Mrs. Bradnock,
log sawing. Home-made stew will be made
by the custodian of the school Mr. Shannon..
A film will be shown on the pioneer, and
for the estate of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
Wilson last Saturday, with R.G. Gethke as
auctioneer.
Randy McVittie of Mississauga spent the
Easter weekend with his parents, John and
Vera Hesselwood. Also visiting on Sunday
were Mr. Ken McVittie, Susan and Karen,
all of London, Mr. and Mrs. Doug McVittie
and David of Burlington.
Five tables of Lost Heir were played last
Wednesday evening at the Blyth Memorial
Hall. Winners were: High . _-dy, Elma
Madill; High Man, Wilfred Shortreed;. Low
Lady, Marg Nesbitt, Low Man, Graham
McDowell.
Ten tables of euchre were played on Mon-
day night at the Blyth Memorial Hall. Win-
ners included: High Lady, Ann Glousher;
Low Lady, Vietta Hoggart; High Man,
Millar Richmond; Low Man, Len S ob-
brook; Ladies Lone Hands, Mrs. Mike Cum-
mings; Men's Lone Hands, Hazel Reed
( playing as a man) ; Special, Joe Holmes.
Euchre will be played again next week.
study yesteryears
KNOTT - GOSLING
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Vander Hayden of
R.R. 3 Blyth, are happy to announce the
forthcoming marriage of their
daughter, Gwen Elizabeth Gosling, to
Stephen Bradley Knott son of Mr. & Mrs.
Michael .Knott of London, Ont., on
Saturday, May 5, 1984 at Rowntree
Memorial United Church, London.
the McClinchey Band will play and sing
song..of Ontario_ at the_asseratly in the morn-
ing from 9 - 10.
orningfrom9-10.
Games will alsobe played including horse
shoes, kick the slipper, apple bobbing, tug of
war, egg ona spoon relay, sack racing and
three legged race. Everyone is welcome to
attend Pioneer Days.
Grade 2 Asseinbly
A musical story of Peter Rabbit was the
highlight of the Grade 2 Easter Assembly of
the Blyth Public School last.Thursday •
Joshua Yanchus was the narrator who
read the story. Other pupils taking part
were Charla Richmond, Maridale Bromley,
Mark Pawitch,: Melissa Kerr, Michael_
-Bromley;- -. --Jarrod----Button and --Jackie
Caldwell.
The mistress of ceremonies was Jennifer
Stadelmann. She opened the assembly and
Sarah Rouw read the scripture lesson. The
winner of the recent public .speaking nom -
petition, James McNichol, Joshua Yanchus
'and Jarrod button recited their poems that
they had given. Four songs were sung by the
class and this was followed by more public
speaking given by Brian. Machan, Paul
Hessels, and Sarah Rouw.
Granny l UTTER T'ARTi
LAST,WEEK m Inventory Reduction Sale
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date for this service. Unless special arrangements are
made with us, we will dispose of contents. Sorry for
this inconvenience.
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What began as a hobby has become a major business for Jack and Arlene Caldwell. Mrs.
Caldwell can teach students the fine art of ceramics, offer a wide array of greenware or
present customers with the finished product. Her husband can design anything from a
personalized wallet to a custom made belt. ( Wendy Somerville photo)
Baseball coaches are named
A meeting of the Blyth Minor Softball
Committee was held on April 16 at the home
of Dave Medd.
After the reading of the minutes and
Treasurers Report Joan gave an account of
the registration' which was held on April 14.
There were approximately 141 girls and
boys who signed up for ball.
- Coaches were selected for the following
teams - Rod and Debbie Ansley will look
after "T" Ball; John and Ken Stewart will
coach the 6 year old House League; Paul
Yanchus the 7 - 8 year old House League;
Susan Hubbard the. 9 - 10 year old .House
League; Grant Elliott the Squirt boys; Dave
Medd the Squirt girls; Linda Hakkers and
Ann Marie Hillis the Pee Wee boys; Lori
Ann Hesselwood the Pee Wee girls; Andrea
Lucas theBantam girls- ---
The limited ball diamond time was divid-
ed
ivided amongst eight teams with the "T" Ball
and '6 year old House League using the
school ball diamond.
The scheduling meeting for the team who
are going into Tri County is to be held on
April 25 in Brussels and for Inter -Township
is to be held on May 17 at %lolmesville.
Sharon is going to look into getting in-
surance for each player. The next meeting
will be held at the Blyth Arena on Wednes-
day May 2 at 8 P.M. to sort out equipment.
Morris budget is under the
MORRIS TOWNSHIP - Morris came• in
just under the wire in 1983, recording a
budget surplus of $145.
JohnJeffray of the auditing firm Lentz-
Jeffray of Blyth presented council With the
final report at their April meeting.
Clerk -Treasurer Nancy Michie said in a
telephone interview. later that the township .
had a very good year and was able to re-
main pretty close to budget. Also, .she add-
ed, $22,000. was added to the township's
reserve funds.
The 1984 budget was discussed briefly at
the meeting, she said, but it will not be
finalized until the May 7 meeting.
In other business, George 'Procter attend-
ed on behalf of the `Belgrave Community
Centre Board to present that group's 1984-85
budget, which council accepted.
Mr. Procter also requested a loan of
$1,658.85 from" council to pay for half the
outstanding bill on the ball park lights
recently installed in the hamlet.
Council agreed to loan the board the
necessary funds and Mr. Procter said it will
be repaid when the board receives a Win-
tario grant for the lights. East Wawanosh
Township has been asked to pay the other
half.
Lloyd Jacklin of RR 1, Listowel„ will supp-
ly, load and haul the township's pit -run
gravel this year at $1.28per cubic' yard. Mr.
Jacklin will load and haul for 98 cents per
cubic yard.
Councilwill send a letter of. protest to a
commission that meets April 16 in Kitchener
looking into redistribution of"the provincial
electoral ridings of Southwestern Ontario.
Council received a letter from MPP Murray
Elston stating this area is in danger of losing
representation to Queen's Park if the plans
to redistribute the ridings become law.
Morris council is not in favor of losing any
electoral representation and sent a letter to
the commission to that effect.
Mrs. Caldwell is a" caring
mother and a creative artist
y -Wendy Somerville -
As a caring mother and a creative artisan,
Arlene Caldwell has spent the last five years
building up .a thriving business in a small
brick home in Blyth.
Over five years ago the Caldwell's oldest
daughter was killed in a car accident. She
left behind a young handicapped son with
cerebral palsy and a grandmother who
cared enough to leave her job.
Mrs. Caldwell was forced to stay at home
when calls for a fulltime babysitter were ig-
nored because "people felt he (her grand-
son) was more handicapped than he was",
said Mrs. Caldwell.
Mrs. Caldwell decided to open, a ceramics
business at home • and teach ceramics
classes once a week. Today, hundreds of
greenware pieces (clay figurines) line
shelves in the Caldwell family room. The
pieces are in various stages ofthe ceramic
making process and they range from two
inch Cookie Monsters to foot high beer
steins.
The Caldwells own approximately 110
molds that are purchased in Toronto, Burl-
ington and London. What is known in the
ceramic world as slips, or clay, is poured in-
to the molds by Arlene's husband Jack, and
her oldest son. Once the clay mixture has
hardened, the mold is removed and the
greenware is placed on a shelf to dry.
The main business in the Caldwell home is
selling greenware to ceramic enthusiasts,
but often a customer will see a certain piece
and ask Mrs. Caldwell to paint and fire it to
ensure a quality product.
Many who want to learn the art of
ceramics from an expert, attend weekly
classes in the Caldwell home. The lessons
are $2.50 each time and they run from the
middle of September to the middle of June.
Mrs. Caldwell said one of her students came
all the way from Kincardine to attend
classes and now she too teaches ceramics. r
Situated on a livingroom table in a spot
that can be seen from one end of the house to
the other, is what Mrs. Caldwell calls, "my.
-pride-and--iov.-"..Tisa-ceraanicsnasterpiece_is._:businessto-stop,.'-'--shesaid,
an unusual lamp molded into a totem pole
with an Indian handmaiden .and warrior
crouched at its base. Attached to the piece is
a sad story. Not long ago, it was entered in a
ceramic show in London and was dis-
qualified because it was registered in the
wrong class. Mrs, Caldwell said the judges'
decision broke her heart because winning
the competition would have meant collec-
ting a chequefor $1,000 and a large trophy.
Jack Caldwell jumped on the business
bandwagon one year after his wife when she
introduced him to the art of leather craft
making. Customers can now choose from
leather wallets, purses, key chains, belts
and more; displayed in the Caldwell garage.
"My husband chose to make leather
crafts because he wanted a hobby to occupy
his time while he was laid off during the
winter months," explained V.rs. Caldwell.
Jack works for Blyth's Radford Con-
struction firm during the summer months,
and during the winter he does a roaring
trade making and selling his leather goods.
"It is really hard to hold on to the wallets
during the Christmas season," said Mrs.
Caldwell. "There is a high demand for the
personalized wallets Jack makes."
When Mrs. Caldwell has any spare time
she is involved with the local Legion or help-
ing out as a Beaver leader for 26 young boys.
Keeping busy is obviously one of her
mainstays and she plans on keeping her
business going in the future.
This summer the Caldwells hope to ex-
pand the business by knocking down walls to
make room for more molds. Mrs. Caldwell
says one of the main reasons for her success
is having lower overhead than large city
ceramic businesses.
"The larger businesses have to pay to
heat large warehouses, but we heat a house
that would have to be heated anyway," she
said.
The Blyth woman said she would find it
hard to pack up her molds and close shop.
"I've put too much money and effort into the
Church holds special service
Maundy Thursday service com-
memorating the Last Supper was a quiet,
reflective, holy hour for those in attendance
at Blyth United Church. Marjorie McNall
played the organ for the service: The newly
confirmed members read scripture and
helped to serve communion. `The congrega-
tion gathered around the communion table
to partake in the sacrament.
Easter Sunday, morning worship was a
joyfultime-for-the families and:guests-_who_.:
filled the sanctuary to celebrate Christ's
resurrection. The Senior and Intermediate
Choirs, under the leadership of Margaret
Kai and Cheryl Cronin, presented four an-
thems of Easter music.
The Easter story was read by Rev. Ken
Bauman from Beck's, The Gospel of Jesus
Christ, bringing all the Gospel accounts
together into one story - the events of Easter
morning, Easter day and evening, and the
days that followed. The church was
decorated with many Easter flowers.
Blyth United was pleased to be parr of the
ecumenical Easter service in Londesboro on
Sunday evening. The following churches
participated: Blyth Christian Reform, Blyth
United, Duff's United of Walton, Huron Mis-
sionary Chapel of Auburn, Londesboro
United, 'St. Michael's Roman Catholic of
Blyth and Trinity Anglican of Blyth:
The covenants God made with His people
throughout Biblical history were read by
representatives from the various churches.
Lisa Duizer played the piano for the service,
and Rev. Ken Bauman, accompanied by
Margaret Kai, sang. To close the service,
the congregation passed "the light of
Christ" by each one having a lighted candle.
Flowers in the church on Easter Sunday
'were placed by by more than 15 families.
They included: Franklin and Cenetta
Bainton, in memory of the Bainton family;
Mac and Brenda Brooks, for parents Chris
and Joyce Kennedy and brother Brad
Kennedy; Bill and Brenda Burkholder, for
brother-llesley Burkholder; Earl and
Margaret Caldwell, --for "daughter - FaM
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Caldwell and Mr.
and Mrs. William Govier, brother and sister
Marvin and Margaret Govier; Pearl
Crawford, for her husband Fred, sister
Luella``Cole, brother William Hamm and
nephew Milne Cole; Norman Garrett, for his
wife Elva; Sadie Hamm, Betty Bowes,
Margaret Taman and families, for brother
George Gillespie and sister Florence
Hussey; Alma . Madill, for sister Freda
Mallasch; Melda McElroy, for sister Vivian
Sims and friends Elsie Chellew and Edith
Creighton; Murray and Barbara Musty and
Tom, for sons Shane and Dean Musty; Ruby
Philp, for her husband Del; Lila Radford
and family for husband, father and
grandfather George Radford; Wilma
Radford, for her husband Bill and parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ab Radford; Margaret
Taman, for her husband Wesley and sons
Jim and Lyle Taman; Con and Lois Van
Vliet and family, for parents Mr. and Mrs.
Vere Cunningham and brother Lawrence;
Doug and Lorna Whitmore, for parents Ken
and Gladys Whitmore.
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