LRN see. mons A SRR nanagremheeaneeeeees Pie peeps eI. FOUR WOMEN whose combined age approaches 300 years have been swing- ing together for 35 years Four Septuagenarian Swingers Toss Clubs With Keen Skill NEW HAMBURG, Ont. (CP) -Meet some septuagenarian swingers! For 35 years, four (whose combined ages now total nearly 300 years) have been entertaining Canadians as the New Hamburg Indian _ Club Swingers. And their show business days are by no means over, even though the oldest member will soon be 78 . Beaming with enthusiasm, the exponents of this almost for- gotten American Indian ritual make no secret of their ages. Mrs. James Wiederhold is 77% (she insists on the three-quar-| ¥' ters), Louise Ritz is 69, Mrs. Harry Hostetler 76 and Miss women) and show no sign no letting up. They are the New Hamburg Indian Club Swingers who perform fre- clubs at school. In a few days we had our act together and it hasn't changed since then." Mrs. Hostetler says she be- lieves club-swinging is an "ex- cellent way to lose weight' but cautions that it would have to be done every day. And Miss Ritz says she has found that rheumatism in her shoulder has been relieved since she became a regular|t swinger again. PROVIDE MUSIC Before Miss Ritz became pi- anist, Mrs. Wiederhold's hus- band Jim and his orchestra pro- vided the music. "It has made a_ nervous wreck out of me," he says jok- aga Ritz, the group's pianist, Myer have made scores of appearances before church at me. But with these clubs ingly. "Whenever Mrs. Wieder- hold lost control of a club it always seemed to come straight around the house it has surely quently in Western Ontario centres and recently made a tour of Western Canada. Left to right: Louise Ritz, me THE STARS SAY By ESTRELLITA FOR TOMORRO W Tuesday should prove a highly stimulating day, Both business and personal relation- ships will be. governed by ex- cellent influences, and plans made for financial and-or prop- erty deals, social events and family security should work out extremely well. FOR THE BIRTHDAY If tomorrow is your birthday, your horoscope indicates that, while you may be faced with some financial problems within the next year, you can, with common sense and wisdom in managing your budget, solve them satisfactorily. In fact, the 'mid-October and during Janu- ing powers will be stepped up in' mid-March and during the first week in May, and there are indications of monetary gains throughout July, Auring the latter half of September, in ary. However, it will be important that you mace no loans in late May; that 'you be out of all speculative ventures during the' first week of June, that you protect monetary interests and avoid extravagance from Nov ember through mid-December. Auspicious influences will gov- 'ing the first three wees of entire year, but with outstand- ing cycles in late Jung, all of July and late September? You may experience some changes in either business or home en- vironment in early June or dur- October, but such changes will be for the better. Don't plan on travel much this year, but if you do want to take a short trip, the first three weeks of July will be propitious. A child born on this day will be sensitive and idealistic and will readily respond to uplifting THE OSHAWA TIMES, Monday, Februery 22, 1965 3] ACTIVE AT 161 LONDON, Ont. (CP) -- Marg-|ippines vA more than 30 years aret Routledge of Hyde Park, near here, has celebrated her 10ist birthday. Miss Routledge! States. was a missionary in the Phil- is active in church or- jons--a deaconess of the Episcopal Chu Church of the United ideas. ern job and-or business inter- ests in late April and early May; also next December and early January. In your private life, you are also governed by generous in- fluences--with special empha- sis on happy sentimental ex- stars promise that your earn- periences for practically ie KNITTERS! Selection Knitting Vers of the Sin "ovens Names--Visit WOOL QUEEN 205 Simcoe St. $. 723-5371 A Touch of Paris in Our BRIDAL GOWNS BRIDESMAID'S GOWNS BRIDE'S HEADPIECES ' CRINOLINES White Church Aisle, Runners @ WHITE FOX FURS 463 Ritson Rd. S., 725-3338 Sf 69, Mrs. James Wiederhold, 77, and Mrs. Harry Hostet- ler,' 76. Pianist 'is Mrs. Elena Ritz, 69. (cP Photo) _ T Storr 1307] WIFE PRESERVER Wipe out the bathroom bowl with facial or toilet pick up stray hairs; they're the most common cause of clog- ged ¢ drains. 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And when Mrs. Hostetler and Miss Ritz recently travelled west they demonstrated their talents in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina and Vancouver. They all learned to swing the| ene-pound basswood clubs in precise rhythmic patterns when they were in public _school./I went home." Their act, about five minutes,) Their ambition: To appear on) is made up of 20 different move-|the Ed Sullivan television show. | ments, some repeated as many) oa vid blir easeee | DRINK EARNS MONEY | FOUND IN ATTIC LONDON (CP) -- The Wom- Explaining how the group got\¢"'s Voluntary Service is to started, Mrs. Wiederhold says:|%i¥@. the Churchill Memorial "One day I happened to find| Fund £1,000, raised by selling my old school clubs in the attic, hot drinks to waiting crowds at At the time I thought if I could Sir Winston's lying-in-state. work up an act it might be fun} -- for the Women's Institute. How-} ever, I really didn't think much} about the clubs then. 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