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, F iTQ i des were tough when .'rank
Mitch and Elva Cook of Clinton tied the
IMO. The year was 1935, the country was in
the midst of a deep depression. There was
Pa 111011 , little work and few luxuries, but
Young couples still had their love.
"we would have been married earlier,"
Elva recalls, "but we couldn't afford to."
But after 11 years of dating, Frank and
Elva finally devided to make their lifelong
commitirient to each other official. On a hot
summer's day, July • 10, 1935, they eloped
and were married in Stratford.
"We just didn't have enough money to do
otherwise," Elva remembers.
The Mutchs survived the Dirty '30s. In
fact today they look back on those years
with fondness, recalling the simple
pleasures of the times.
"On our first date we walked towards
ek their love
Goderiieb end wens to a ,sugar bush, then
came back to town. to a Once at the Past
Time Club," Elva said.
And the young couple often took in one of
the two picture shows that played iii town.
Elva noted, "They had serials in those days
and you couldn't stay away the next week."
Family activities were important too.
Frank, his three brothers and father Fred
Mutch were avid hunters, and great sports
enthusiasts in lacrosse, ,baseball and
hockey. The Mutch family was also well
known around the countryside for its pipe
band. Father and sons decked out in Scottish
finery and took part in many parades over
the years.
Frank and Elva worked hard to make a
living. For 43 years, Elva worked at a
downtown law office. Frank held a variety
of jobs over the years, from the family
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grocery business, tp Canada Packers,
McTaggert's Private Bank, the piano fac-
tory, the cheese factory at Hohnesville and
the Clinton PUC office.
"You had to take whatever work you
could get," Frank said.
Four years after they were married,
Frank and Elva had banked enough money
to buy themselves a home. They paid $1,500
for the large frame house on Joseph Street.
Forty-six yearslater, they still call it home.
Despite some health problems, Frank and
Elva Mutch enjoy the comforts of a good
life. They enjoy the company of good
friends, a comfortable home and a secure,
happy marriage.
The secret°of 50 years of marriage, Frank
says, "is a case of share and share alike.
And don't get mad at each other at the same
time."
More than 100 neighbors, relatives and old
friends joined with the Mutchs on July 7 for
an afternoon celebration to honor their 50th
year of marriage.
Thinking back over the years, Elva
philosophized, "When I stop and think of the
past 50 years, a lot of water's gone under the
bridge." And remembering those tough
years, she said, "They were a good educa-
tion for us."
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Share and share alike is the secret behind the long, happy marriage of Clinton's Elva and
Frank Mutch. The celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on July 10. (Shelley
McPhee photo)
Library needs grants for Talking Books
Anyone who is• unable to read print
material can still enjoy the simple pleasure
of borrowing a good book from their local
library thanks to Talking Books. If you know
someone who can't read this article because
of a visual, physical or perceptual handicap,
please tell them about the following infor-
mation.
Taking books are professionally recorded,
copyrighted reading of bookson audio
cassettes. They can be played on any stan-
dard tape player or recorder. A wide range
of subjects and titles are available to appeal
to every age group and reading taste. There
is even a Talking Book encyclopedia for
students at the Clinton Branch Library..
The I3uron County Library is expanding
its free Talking Book service for handicap-
ped patrons. Talking Books have been
available for Huron County residents for a
number of years from the collection of the 11 b
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at the Audio/Visual Services of the regional
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mGoderich, Exeter, Seaforth and Winghabranch libraries. The collections will be
rotated regularly to ensure Talking Book
patrons a constant supply of new titles. For
those patrons who are unable to go to their
local branch, or have someone pick up their
tapes', direct mail service is available
through the Huron County Library head-
quarters in Goderich.
Patton do not need to own a cassette
player to take advantage of the library's
Talking Book service. Cassette players are
available at all of the branches with Talking
Book collections. Plyers are intended for
temporary loan, Patrons who wish to try the
service before deciding whether or not to in-
vest in their own player will be able to bor-
row a library player. Patrons with tem-
porary injuries, or cassette players in need
of repair, will also find this service prac-
tical. Cassette players are also available
hrough.the regions i rary.
There is no charge for the loan of cassette
Saugeen).Due to a. Wintario grant, the
Huron County. Library has recently pur-
chased its own collection of Talking Books.
For the first time, there will be collections of
Talking Books housed at the Clinton,
Genealo 'cal
The July meeting of the Huron County •
Genealogical Society evolved around a bir-thday celebration marking five years since
its formation as a branch of the Ontario
Genealogical Society. Chairman, Karen
Harman, asked each person present to give
their name and briefly tell about the family,
or families, they are researching. This prov-ed very interesting and several people found
that others were .searching for the same
name. 'and discussion then centered on
whether or not they might be the same
families.
Myrtle Johnstone of Goderich thanked the
co-founders of the group, RuthAnn Champ -
man and Carole Robinson, both of qoderich,
for originally starting :the Huron County
Branch and for all the time and effort they
have devoted to it.
Queries were read from persons sear-
ching for the following families: Richardson
(Ashfield); Smale/Oliver (Goderich);
Stewart/Walker (Wawanosh);. Lunn or
Lund (Redgiave); Montgomery/Flanngan
(Colbourne)• Campbell; Wortley
(Goderich); McDonald (Monkton). Anyone
havinfamiliesasyasked totoation contactgtheiResearch ($ these 12. for members, $15.dvance rfo.non-meis mbers-
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library.
To become a Talking Book patron, obtain
a certificate from your nearest town library
and have it signed by a health professonal
(doctor, nurse, therapist or someone
similar). Anyone with a handicap, perima-
nent or temporary, that prevents them from
reading print material, is eligible to becme
a Talking Book patron. A child With a
broken arm, a blind teenager, or a senior
citizen with painful arthritic hands, are ex-
amples of patrons who could be interested in
TalkingBooks.
The Huron County Library depends un
special grants to provide this very wor-
thwhile service. If any service club, ,or com-
munity group would like to help sponser
Talking Book services, please contact the
hief Librarian .at the Huron County
Library headquarters. Moral and financial
support from the • community is always
deeply appreciated.
If you have any questions about Talking
Books, contact the supervisor atyour local
branch library or the Huron County Library
headquarters.
Society marks its 5th year
Co-ordinator, Nancy Kale, at 345-2908.
The chairman read a letter from Gordon
Irwin, 514-57 Union St. E., Waterloo, Ont.
.N2J 1V9. Irwin is•starting work on a history
of the Huron Road, beginning in Toronto and
ending in Goderich:.He • would be most apr
preciative of any information,"especial Y
regarding hotels and inns along the way.
It was decided that the . Branch would
again have a booth at the Van Egmond •
Cider Fest on September 29th. Any
members -willing to man the. booth' for an
hour or so should contact a member of the .
executive. -
Annual Workshop Co-ordinator, ; Carole
Robinson, advised that the 6th Annual
Genealogical Workshop will be held
September 21 at the Canadian Legion in
Goderich form 9-a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Spe^ ers
have been confirmed and they are: Ftleli
Taylor (Long Distance Research); Bri
Gilchrist (Report on Indexing of •Ontar
Newspapers);. Don Hasson (Preservation &
Reproduction of Old -Photos); and Elizabeth
Willmot Kettlewell (Meet -Me At The Sta-
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Chairman Karen.Harman advised that as
last"November's .meeting, which centered I
around .a pot -luck supper, was so well
received that it will be held again this year.
`Time has been set for 6 p.m. at the Goderich
Community Centre. Each person attending ..
should bring one dish. The anni4al meeting
will be held at the time • and the librarian,
Yvonne Porter, will have all new library ac-
quisitions forthe year on display.
The next meeting will be held August 7 in
the board room of the Assessment Office
building on Napier St., Goderich.
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By Stephanie Levesque
Discussions between the Huron County
board of education and its secondary school
teachers are leaning towards a two-year
proposal.
Graeme Craig, chairman of the board's
personnel committee, said mediator David
Whitehead of the University of Western On-
tario has had two meetings with District 45
of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers
Federation (OSSTF) and the board, but no
settlement has been reached. •
It was noted at the board's May 6 meeting
that a proposal which would, run to August.
1986 is now being sought. The teachers have
been without a signed collective agreement
since September of last year. The board has
set down terms of employment for the
teachers.
The superintendent of personnel, Peter
Gryseels, said the one-year proposal
originally discussed would run out by the
end of this August.
Both parties agreed to extending the time
of the contract.
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