Zurich Citizens News, 1970-10-29, Page 14PAGE FOURTEEN
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1970
90 Years Old
Richard Robinson, Goshen Line,
celebrated his 90th birthday
recently at his Stanley Township
home.
Mr. Robinson has two sons,
William, London, and John,
Stanley Township; and a daught-
er , Norene, Mrs. Elmer Hayter,
Stanley. He also has a brother,
Rev. William Robinson, of God-
erich, and a sister, Mrs. Margar-
et Erratt, of Waterloo; twelve
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Jvlr, and Mrs. Robinson enter-
tained most of these including
their wives and husbands, also
nieces and nephews, Mr. and
Mrs, Russell Erratt; Mr. and Mrs.
Elmore Stephenson, and Mx. and
Mrs, Bruce McClinchey and
Joanne.
He was born on the farm where
he now resides on September 13,
1880. The farm has always been
in the Robinson name since it
was originally obtained from the
Canada Company by his grand-
father, Thomas Robinson, in
1845.
Mr. Robinson spent twenty-
five years at Carlyle, Sask., the
remainder of his life has been
spent at his present home.
His wife, the former Ethel
Emmerson, is a native of Mac-
Gregor, Man.
Bill Robinson, on behalf of
all, spoke words of appreciation
to his father, and John and Elmei
Hayter presented the family gift,
a leather reclining rocker. Many
gifts were received from all
present.
Mr. Robinson replied welcom-
ing all the guests, thanking
them for the lovely gifts and
expressing his appreciation for
all the blessings of the years.
All present at the happy gather-
ing enjoyed a smorgasbord din-
ner at which Mr. Robinson blew
out the 90 candles on his birth-
day cake.
Zurich Women'e Institute Hear Paper
On "The Mystery of 'Fall Colors"
The theme for the October
meeting of the Zurich Women's
Institute was "Industries. " Decor-
ations were various tree branches
with their lovely autumn foliage.
Mrs. Lorne Klopp convened the
program. George Mathonia ac-
companied by his son Raymond
played many selections on their
accordions. He played request
numbers and told the Institute •
of the musical talents in his
family and has hopes music will
become a family affair.
Mrs. O. Klopp gave a list of
most of the Industries of Huron
County at present, and also num-
erous Industries which are no
longer operating.
The most appropriate item at
this season, "The Mystery of
Fall colors, " was also given by
Mrs. O. Klopp. The text of her
address follows:
THE MYSTERY OF FALL COLORS:
Contrary to public opinion,
frosts have nothing to do with the
mystery of the gorgeous colors
of fall.
Those of us who are not versed
in botany, will never guess what
trick nature plays on the trees to
bring all this beauty about --al-
though the main reason is not
beauty but protection of plants
through the winter months when
the ground is frozen and its no
longer possible for roots to take
moisture out of the ground.
About the beginning of Oct-
ober a layer of cells at the base
of the leaf stems starts to dry out.
Then to cut off the flow of sap
and heal over the scar that will
result when the leaf drops, nature
fills the cells just behind with a
corky substance.
This happens frost or no frost.
Once the sap flow is cut off,
plants stop making food. The
chlorophyl or green substance
in the leaf gradually dissolves.
The flaming golds, oranges or
reds that you see are chemicals
that have been in the leaves all
the time! But they were masked
by the chlorophyl.
The chemical make up of the
tree or shrub and tinier plants as
well determines what fall colors
will result.
Yellow and orange leaves
mean that a pigment called car-
otene is present. This is the same
chemical that makes carrots yel-
low.
Reds, maroons and plum shade
leaves have a chemical content
known as anthocyanin. This is
a strange chemical when dissolv-
ed in acid turns red. So if you
wonder why the red maple boasts
such a brilliant flash of scarlet
in the fall that's it. The sap is
acid.
So we wonder what causes
browns? Well it could be that
GM picketers
pick apples
Last month's General Motors
strike was an ill wind that blew
some good in the direction of
farmers in the Oshawa area —
harvest help suddenly became
plentiful.
"Peculiar how a chappie who
won't work for one of the big com-
panies for anything less than four
or five bucks an hour, including
multi benefits, is quite eager to
take on an apple -picking job for
about $2 an hour when the GM
work isn't there," commented a
local paper.
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the brilliance of the orange had
faded or a chemical known as
tannin could be present. This
accounts for the fascinating
combination often found in
beech leaves. There we see a
combination of tan and yellow
streaks. Therefore we can see
what these chemicals do in color
effect as far as we can visualize.
If frosts don't influence the
trees, then some people may
wonder why colors are so much
better some years than others,
then too we notice the differ-
ence on a bright day that the
trees put on a much better pert-
ormance than on a dull one.
As mentioned previously the
dropping of the leaves is nature's
means of protecting plants dur-
ing the winter months. Plants
lose a lot of moisture through
their leaves. By dropping them,
trees conserve moisture during
that crucial period when roots
can't take any out of the soil.
Mother Nature is indeed smart.
So while we are admiring the
beauties of the autumn season,
we should realize that there are
many things that most of us take
literally or perhaps for granted
without knowing the real reason
behind it.
A short course, "Accessories
for the Home, " will be held at
the Town Hall on November 3
and 4, at 10:00 a.m. All ladies
are welcome to attend, for in-
formation. Call these leaders,
Mrs. V. Dinnin or Mrs. H.
Hohner.
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