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Fall Wedding 94(ttOh - 0toi l Weddiig Mr. and Mrs. Clare Ashton, she formerly was Miss Brenda Linton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon Linton. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Harold E. Ashton and they were married Septem- ber 29, 1978. NE WTON VILLE Newtonville Women's In- stitute will meet at the home of Mrs. May Burley, New- castle, on Wednesday Feb. 21 at 2 p.m., Mr. Gerald Zealand, of Elizabethville and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Burley, of Water- loo were visitors with Mrs. Agnes Burley, last week. On Tuesday the "A.B.P.'s" enjoyed their usual afternoon of bridge at the home of Mrs. Bea Jones. Mr. Raymond Gilmer and Ceasar of Islington visited Mrs. Violet Gilmer on Wed- nesday and all called in to see Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gilmer, Port Hope in the afternoon. Miss Kim Gilmer was a supper and over night guest with her grandmother, Wed- nesday. Congratulations to Mr. Don- Vinkle, who recently received his "'Twenty-Five Year Jewel" from the Independent Order of Oddfellows' Lodge in Bowmanville. Visitors with Mrs. Leone Lane on Friday evening were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lane of Port Hope and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gray and girls of Orono on Saturday. Darrell and Lori-Anne Don- nelly of Port Hope were weekend visitors here with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Don Stapleton. Newcastle Lumber Ban- tams played Bewdley in Newcastle Saturday afternoon and won by the score of 5-1. At night, they played in Port Hope, Police No. 2 and won 3-0. Another Teenage Dance was held in our Community Hall Saturday evening with a good Call 623-5019 attendance of about forty, There was Disc Jockey musi again, and a good time waç enjoyed by all present. Mrs Inez Boughen was at the doo] and Mrs.Carolyn Gilmer help ed with the sale of pop and chips. Mr. Bud Jones of Edmontor came east on a business trip t Montreal last week and or Thursday came up to spend a few days with his mother, Mrs. Bea Jones. Saturday evening they along with Mr. and Mrs. Carman Cornish, of Orono, were entertained at a family dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Jones. Jean Arnold and Olive Henderson were the Greeters at our Church door Sunday morning, when the theme of Rev. Tizzard's sermon was "First Things First", leaving us as usual, with food for thought. The choir's selection was "The Circuit Ridin' Preacher" - a good rousing number - we were sorry there were only two verses! We hope all our people will remember the new Church organ, on which a down payment has been made and on which the remainder must be paid, as soon as possible. Any sized donation will be appreciated. Frank Stapleton is having a sale at his Sale Barn Feb. 17 and bas offered to include a Sale of Home Baking entire proceeds of which will go to the Organ Fund. So, core on all you Newtonville good cooks, bake something and have it at the mill before 10 a.m. as this is for a worthy cause! TheHymn sing which was to have been held at Kendal Sun., Feb. 11 was postponed and will be held there next Sunday, Feb. 18 at 7:30p.m. Bible Study, as usual, Tues- day, Feb. 13 in Newtonville Church Hall. Wed., Feb. 14 Ministerial Association meets in St. John's Anglican Church, Bow- manville 12 noon. Wed., Feb. 14 6:30 p.m. Brownies meet here in Church hall. Thurs., Feb. 15 6:30 p.m. Girl Guides meet in Church hall. Next Sunday, Feb. 18, Brownies and Girl Guides will attend church at Newtonville sharing in the service. Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Reid Wood, included Mr. and Mrs. Nor- man Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wood and Mrs. Gladys Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Fletcher of Downsview were supper guests Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Fletcher. Sunday visitors with Mrs. Agnes Burley included Mr. and Mrs. Ron Burley, New- castle, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McEwen and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnston and Jaime of Peterborough. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Boughen with Mr. and Mrs. Brian Caswell were Sunday evening visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Stapleton. Mr. Jim Adams was a Sunday visitor in Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Adams. Mrs. Violet Gilmer was a supper guest Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Phil Gilmer and family. Welcome home to Mrs. Lena Clysdale on Monday after her holiday in Florida where she visited Mr. and Mrs. Everett Stapleton, and other friends. Recent visitors with Mrs. Iva Farrow, and Mr. Reg Falls, were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Farrow of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Farrow and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Brignall, Melissa and Angela all of, Bowman- ville. BE A '.BLOOD DONOR S Q To CelebrateSilverWedding Several local people attend ed the Kiwanis Symposium a Holiday Inn on Sat. Feb. 3r when Steve Moore of the Adler Institute in Toronto, spoke or "Working with children Keeping your sanity". It waç an excellent address aimed a all who work with children from the pre-schoolers righ through adolescence. Th afternoon speaker was equally as effective - Ms. Risa Kassir M.D. - Family Therapist - who outlined the symptoms of Healthy Family Development This Symposium was attended by a great cross-section of interested people from Teachers, Nurses, Children's Aid workers, Policemen and women, to Brownie, Guide, Scout and Cub Leaders. Among those who were pre- sent from this area were Muriel Bizi, Christine Goad, Alice Irwin, Margaret Killeen, Irene Konzelmann, Marie Mathews, Nancy Petere and Karen Tordiff and Mrs. Gowans. June and Bill Bragg return- ed last week from an enjoy- able 2 week holiday in Hawaii. Dorothy and Dick Pocaock returned last Friday from a Skiing holiday at Mont. Trem- blant in Quebec. Paul and Lynda Crago, Baltimore and Tom and Sally Barrie made a House Warm- ing call on John and Darlene Wight last Sat. evening and wished them well in their new home. Ramona and Jirn Rickard returned last weekend from a week in St. Lucia. Mrs. Beatrice Campbell was the guest speaker at the Joanna Group of St. John's Church on Feb. 5th at the home of Mrs. Betty Nichols. She brought the members up to date on the latest news from the Participation House Pro- ject. St. Paul's U.C.W. The members of Unit 2 of St. Paul's U.C.W. met at the home of Ron and Sharon Brittain, Wellington St. for their Feb. meeting. Mrs. Brittain gave an excellent talk and demonstrationm on her work with pottery. She ex- plained the recipes for her clay mixture which when properly baked will become a durable, waterproof finish. During her comments she turned out a pretty candle t d r n s it n it e r f Happy Valentine's Day! Today you are celebrating a custom, in the exchange of cards and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, that goes back to the year 270 A.D. St. Valentine was a bishop who was martyred by the Romans for refusing to give up Christianity. According to legend, he left a farewell note for the jailer's daughter which was signed: "from your Valentine". From about the 15th century, sweethearts seemed to be called valentines. Henry VIII of England officially established St. Valentine's Day by Royal Charter in 1537. People exchanged valentines they decorated by hand, writing out sentimental verses copied from books. Commercially printed val- entines appeared toward the end of the l8th century and were at first elaborately written out and handpainted. The pioneer manufacturer of the fancy valentine as we have come to know it, was H. Dobbs, "Ornamental Station- er" to the royal family. His cards were adorned with paper lace, fibbon bows, pressed flowers, metal hearts The family of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Visser, R.R. 2, Newcastle extend sincere congratulations to a dear mother and father on the occasion of their 25th Wedding Anniversary, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1979. Friends and neighbours are invited to join us in celebrating this happy occasion on Sat, Fëb. 17 in Maranatha Christian Reformed Church from 3 to 5 p.m. Best wishes only. holder, a pitcher and a nicely shaped jardiniere and then completed her remanks by telling about her favorite glazes which make her hand- made pottery so attractive. Mrs. Olive Hull, the presi- dent, thanked Mrs. Brittain and suggested that the mem- bers return to the church for the business portion of the meeting. Mrs. Davies gave a fine Worship service with assistance from Mrs. Mc- Gregor. During the business period Mrs. Hull announced the afternoon General meet- ing at St.sPaul's on Feb. 20th when Miss Manjorie Couch will be the speaker on ber travels to The Orient. She also mentioned the evening meet- ing on Family Law" with Irwin Hamilton at the church on March 5th- Aoiques By Mary Ann Warkman and other decorative trifles. Gold-bordered valentines were popular during the 1840's. These were produced by blowing bronze powder on to a varnished lithograph while it was still tacky. This process was very dangerous considering the damage to the lungs of the women who did the work. Between 1840 and the 1860's, Joseph Mansell produced em- bossed valentines with metal mirrors. Esther Howland was producing valentines in Wor- cester, Massachusetts between 1849 and 1881, getting her supplies of embossed and lace paper from such British firms as Joseph Mansell. The French invented the flower-cage valentines which were soon after copied in London. In the centre of the card was a posy of printed flowers and when this was lifted by means of a string it became, due to some clever cutting, a bird cage with a cupid or two doves or some other suitable emblem inside. Another type of trick valentine had what was called a pocket- centre which when opened disclosed another scene like the inside of a church with a marriage ceremony in pro- gress or the cabin of a ship showing a sailor pining for his beloved. Among the rarest of surviv- ing valentines are the imita- tion banknotes, telegrams and postal orders. They are rare because the Bank of England and the post office succeeded in having them prohibited. Very popular valentines were those perfumed ones with a scent sachet of patchouli in a silk cover. The Thomas Stevens firm at Coventry, England made bookmarks as well as valen- tines. The valentines were oval-shaped silk panels with the messages woven in silk and mounted in elaborately cut and tinted paper frames or mounts. In 1875, the leading valen- tine manufacturer, Rimmel of the Strand, estimated that at least 10,000 women were employed in the trade. By the end of the century, the valentine lmost ceased to exist but today its revivial is due to our interest in allforms of Victoriana. The comic valentines may have caused the dechine of the valenine trade as rather than comic they tended to become cruel and crude. One company advertised their cards for "fusty old bachelors and sour old maids." Johnathan King, a London- er, had amassed a collection of 30,000 valentines and one million greeting cards which THE WALLPAPER CENTRE ÇLLM\Â EJI SALE * s* ........oý l for the rice -o ONe ! The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, February 14. 1979 3 LET S GET GROWING I with Harry Van Belle Seeding: Most plants are raised from seed, despite the fact that there are many other ways to propagate plants. It is the easiest way and can be done by everyone, plus the fact that seed can be collected during the previous year and stored to be used to start another season. Most seeds can be kept for a period of 1 to 5 years depending on the type of seeds. Seeds require two things to germinate or sprout, first they will require moisture and secondly they require dark- ness, and as long as you provide these in the proper proportions you will have the, perfect combination for success. To start with you must buy seeds that are marked on the package with the date, to insure that you will have seeds that are tested he had made before his death in 1912. Mr. King tried to get rid of some of his valentines the year before his death but didn't have much luck in doing so. Fortunately the London Museum took some of the cards. Valentines typify the Victor- ian age. Their sentimentality expressed in verse on cards overladen with flowers, hearts, ribbons, beads, lace, embroidery, tinsel, moss, pressed flowers and even dried seaweed represents an age of such adornments on everything in the Victorian household. Where do we find such cards now other than reproductions of them? Family scrapbooks and post card albums may reveal old cards and there are a few collections of them. The Hallmark Historical Collection in Kansas City, Missouri sends out travelling exhibitions of its 60,000 antique greeting cards. Ap- parently they bought the bulk of Johnathan King's collect- ion. Caroll Alton Means, an American, wrote an appendix to a book called The'Valentine and Its Origins written by Frank Staff and published by Lutterworth Press in 1969. She stated that much of Jonathan King's collection of cards was loose in the basement of the London Museum. Certainly that is no way to preserve cards and although it is difficult to find the space to house large collections of cards, it is hoped that museums will have the fore- sight to preserve them. Hope- fully those loose cards in the basement of the London Museum are the ones now in the Hallmark Historical Collection. Miss Means herself purchased many of Johnathan King's cards. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a collection of antique valen- tines and closer to home, Coutts Hallmark in Toronto has some framed antique valentines which you can see on a group tour of their plant. by the government to be as close to 100 per cent germina- tion as possible. Every seed company is required by law to have their seeds tested each year for germination. The next step is to decide what type of container you will require and here we can name numerous types that are available - plastic flats, plastic pots or the old favorite the paper mache type "plant box" or you can use the different forms of peat pro- ducts such as pots, trays, jiffy 7 and many more. Just make sure that you will have some form of drainage so that the excessive water can drain, either through drain holes, or use stones on the bottom of the seed container, which can hold the excessive water. Now that we have the seeds and the container, we have to decide what type of soil or medium to use. Again there are numerous different ways to either prepare your own medium or buy the one that is already prepared and can be bought from your local garden centre. If you prefer to mix your own use a 1-1-1 mix, which will consist of 1 part fine peat, 1 part fine sand and 1 part soil. In most cases it will be more economical and better to buy the medium already prepared by a soil manufacturer. The advant- ages are many - you get a well prepared even mix with the proper amounts mixed, and you will get a mix that has been sterilized. I think that the best one on the market today, without trying to promote one particular company is a product called Mother Earth. It is well blended, it is loose which makes it ideal for fine seeds and it does not bake. Now we are ready to sow. Place a layer of soil mix in the container to a depth of not less than 2 inches, then smooth the surface over. In seeding it is better to seed the seeds in rows, so if there are any problems with the seeds it will only show up in a row, rather than through the whole flat or container. Now sow the seeds evenly in the rows. It will be easier if you make small furrows in the soil mix, so that the rows will be spaced evenly. If the seeds are very fine such as the petunia seed, you take some fine sand and mix it with the seed and then sow. Then cover the seed with a fine screening of the soil mix, ideally this will be 3 times the size of the seed. Now comes the most important part of the seeding - water. This is so important that you must take your time to do it properly. I think that the best container for watering is the mister, to give the surface of the soil a fine mist and then cover the container with a piece of glass or plastic to help to keep the humidity in the enclosed area. Things to waten are too much moisture, drops hanging from the plas- tic. If this is the case take off the plastic or glass and let it dry out. Keep all containers in a light area such as a window or place them under artificial light. More on this next week. Until next week, happy gar- dening. Peanuts By Charles Schulz FEBRUARYS HWEART MONTH. WELCOME YOUIR HEART FUND VOLUNTEER J! TELEPHONE 623.6555 JOHN MANUEL, C.G.A. 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