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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1977-07-06, Page 13ZillociTEt 9-fol./It Ltd. ED VAN GEEST LISTOWEL, ONT. YOUR PERSONAL FLORIST WITH WORLD-WIDE CONNECTIONS McGavin's Farm Equipment We specialize in a Complete Line of FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service Brussels Seaforth 887-6365 Walton 527-0245 Bray Chiropractic Office 197 Josephine Street Wingham, Ontario Phone 357-1224 ISELS TRANSPORT THE BRUSSELS POST, JULY 6, 1977 13 trigham Museum to keep older a ys alive No fanfare, ribbon-cutting or. speeches marked the opening of the WinghalnSewn last Thursday night. Nevertheless,: some 150 people found their:way upstairs in the old post -office building to look over •a. collection of exhibits from Wingha"m's 'past. They were rewarded'irith, four rooms of pictures; posters,: signs, china and furniture, together•With carvings and old glove-making. and surgical equipment. . One room, the George Allen. Room , is filled with carvings of birds, hand carved from pine and painted by this local artist. The museum also• boasts a collection of five paintings by George A. Reid, another local artist. Mrs. I.E.Morrey, preSident of the Wingham and District Heritage and Historical Society which has worked to establilsh the museum, cited the years spent setting it up as the reason for the low-key opening. After working on it for such a :long time, she said, the actual public opening was almost. anti- , climactic. The first step towards founding the museum came 12 years ago with the donation of $1,000 by George Allen. Other dOnalions. by of money and artifacts followed, and eventually the society `obtained permission to use 'the two upper floors in the former post office and went to work preparing the building ,and exhibits for display. Though the museum is how ' officially open, access' will be by appointment only until finances permit hiring of a. fulltime curator. Also the exhibits now on display do not represent the full collection. "We just have 'enough ,to whet the appetite. of the public," Mrs. Morrey said: More things are on the way or have been promised. She told historical society members the museum is intended to keep the older days alive. "Young people coming up should .know what a beautiful place Wingham and this country is," she declared. She also expressed apprecia- tion for the cooperation received from town council and others in establishing the museum.. Council "is receptive" to giving the museum the ..first. flopr of the building, 'iloW Used as a daycare centre, to allow expansion qte:, OalOtion,. , .she said, The society • members trie( ':f011owing 'the 1 cipCp' i.house 'to a'pOoint this year's ex.ecutive. • Mrs. 'Me orrey., continues: as president, with Ross HiMilton as vice-president, . Ed. 'Fielding as secretary and Stewart Beattie as treasurer. ' John Pattison is chairman of the property committee and JaMeS A. Currie is chairman of the' accession committee, while Mrs. G. W. Tiffin is historian. The accession committee is responsible for screening objects of possible interest to the museum . Mr. Currie said pieces must be identified as specifically as possible. "We want things that are part of the Town of Wingham." Asked by Mr. Allen whether the museum• shouldn't accept beautiful th e ings, whether or not they are from this area, Mr: Currie agreed perhaps it should, but felt space restrictions would eventually displace items not of historical interest to wingham. As an . example of the avail- ability of historical items, Mr. Currie told of an article in The Advance-Tinies in which he mentioned one thing the museum wanted was an original map of the Village of Zetland. (Zetland was just west of Wingham along the road to. Whitechurch). Teeswater lawyer Andrew McTavish saw the article, recalled having seen such a map in an old file, found it and donated it to the museum, where it is now on display. Elmer's Six Traffic Safety Rules: 1. Look All ways before you cross the road. 2. Keep away from all parked • cars. 3. Ride your bike safel y and obey all signs and signals. 4, Play your games in a safe place away from traffic. 5. Walk don't run when you cross the road. 6. Where there are no sidewalks, walk off the road on the left and face oncoming traffic. There's some good advice from Elmer the Safety Elephant, and the Ontario Safety League! The Brussels Post urges you to get all the kids on your block to learn Elmer's Six Traffic Safety Rules, and get your pencils, crayons and paints ready. You'll be needing In his treasurer's report, Mr. Beattie told society members that while the museum has received almost $6,000 in donations, nearly $5,000 has already been paid out and there are still outstanding accounts of more than $4,000 , leaving them more than $3,000 in the red. Most of the expenditures have them to enter Ehner's 1977 Summer Safety Contest Elmer's 1977 Summer Safety Contest Sixteen lucky Ontario children, between the ages of 6 and 14, will receive great new C.C.M. coaster bikes. Two-hundred runners-up will receive exciting second prizes. But most important of all, knowing Elmer's six rules could save your life. So you know you'll be a winner! Summer is the time when it is easiest to forget Elmer's rules. It's also a time when you should be most careful. There are lots of cars on the road, and you have more hours every day to play outdoors. That means more opportunities to become involved in traffic accidents. But take 170 Wallace Avenue N., been for renovations to the building and it is hoped these can eventually be recovered through a government grant. However, the society continues to welcome donations toward the continuing work of the museum. Contributions are tax deductible. Classified Ads pay dividends. heart! Elmer never takes a holiday from safety. He says, 'We don't stop teaching safety just because it is vacation time'. And Elmer, as usual, is right on! Elmer feels so strongly about the importance of his Summer Safety Contest, that he has asked all Ontario newspapers to donate the space for his four week long safety spree. The Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command, is sponsoring the contest and C.C.M. is donating all prizes. This will be Elmer's 15th Summer Safety Contest, and we want it to be the best yet. So please help Elmer and the Ontario Safety League by watching this newspaper for his exciting new contest, and by learning his six traffic safety rules. Good luck to you all! 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