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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-11-28, Page 29Miss Craft Show and Bake Sale Dec. 1 9-4:30 GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH mmam..:,, •44 wiames. .411.6k ate Tinnss. Advocate, November 2S, 1979 P.111411110 A Money matters concern new playhouse boar Ladies Turtle Neck PULLOVER - Aztec pattern - warm acrylic and - S., M., L. - assorted colors - Reg. '26" Mens Bulky Shawl Collar CARDIGAN - wide rib pattern - pockets - 100% pure wool - S., M., L., XL. -assorted colors $5400 . Reg. 75o $1995 FUNERALS? Are there questions you would like to ask? Most people have ques- tions they would like to ask about funerals, but usually the opportunity to ask those ques- tions does not present itself until funeral service is needed. Why not ask those ques- tions now of any member of the Ontario Funeral Service Association? We find that many of the fears and misunderstandings can be removed or corrected by way of a relaxed conversation. ONTARIO FUNERAL. SERVICE ASSOCIATION The Funeral Home in Exeter who is a member of the Ontario Funeral Service Association is: FUNERAL HOME IRV ARMSTRONG PHONE 285.1220 BOB FLETCHER a =7. • E For Men And Women - Soft-Sided Luggage If ou shop on aturday,why not ank on Saturday? Our Exeter branch is open on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. for your shopping and banking convenience. Saturday banking, combined with InterBranch Banking, gives you complete and convenient access to your money wherever and whenever you need it. InterBranch Banking, through use of either your Commerce Chargex card or Commerce Convenience Card, lets you access your account even when you cannot get to your own branch. Our Exeter branch is at your service Monday through Saturday with the facilities and personnel to meet all your banking requirements. BANKING HOURS: Monday through Wednesday 10 a,m. - 4:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m, CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE • Exeter, Ontario, Tel: 235-1050 rologoilinccormixconccs n DECEMBER CHRISTMAS 11 t HOURS 46.---411)1 if ;tit ANSTETT n-4 JEWELLERS LTD I was circulated. Many board FRID AYS ouRING DECEMBER 9.1 E VERY t NIGHT el 9-9 a DEC 17 2151;,044 284 PAGITISI • EXET ER„. 235.2460 'WAMAIPMV,kta'W,W14.10PMIPM.0.1isTWAilft".W0Y As with racist annual board members indicated that they tended the annual meeting, meetings, money was the had difficulty understanding Kneale moved that the main topic of conversation the report. Playhouse members authorize the when the directors of Huron general manager Marc executive to appoint new Country Playhouse met Quinn said that he was sorry auditors if they feel it is Monday night. that a representative from necessary. It was decided After it was announced their auditors, Monteith, that the auditors would be that he was on the new Monteith and Company, was requested to attend the next executive, Jim Kneale not present at the meeting to meeting. asked, "Now, what's the answer questions. Expense over revenue for salary going to be?" Jim Kneale suggested that this fiscal year was $1786. "Double," was the quick they take a second look at the The operating deficit came reply of new artistic director performance of their to $69,515, Aileen Taylor-Smith, auditors, since this is the The nominating corn- But out-going chairman second year that a mittee announced the names Bill Amos immediately representative has not at- of new members to the board dampened Kneale's hopes when he pointed out that the , salary would move from $0 to $00. Money was the issue again when the auditor's report GIFT IDEAS I Lambton Heritage Museum has hired Pat Smith .63:4 as their new full-time em- .;,F ployee. Mrs. Smith has been Q' doing volunteer work with -Au the museum since last January, and worked -on a part time basis over the Jr , a t summer. Mrs. Smith has •• taken the position of Chris Andreae who reseigned in September over conflicts New employee at museum; moving bee brings farm exhibi with the board of directors. Mrs. Smith lives in South- NEW BOARD EXECUTIVE - Taking care of business for Huron CountryPlayhouse this year will be Leo Morningstar, past chairman Bill Amos, Betty Gibbs, secretary Linda McKenzie, chairman Len Evans, and vice chairman James Kneale. Absent from the, photo is treasurer Gordon Schlegel. for 1980. Joining the before, and the nominating playhouse board of directors committee said that because are Dan Murphy, Goderich; of the changes in staff with. Mary Fran Geiser, Exeter; the leaving of James Muir- Adrian Bayley, Hensall; phy, it was necessary to have Gwen Whilsmith, Zurich; an experienced chairman. Andrew Stewart, Ailsa Evans said that he would Craig; R,J. Lingard, South- take the position for one year cott Pines ; Bernard Thorne, only. Grand Cove; and Marie On the 1980 executive are, Romans, Grand Bend, vice chairman - James Former broadcaster Len Kneale, secretary - Linda Evans of Sarniasaid that he McKenzie, treasurer - agreed to take on the job as Gordon Schlegel, executive chairman of the board, Leo Morningstar Evans has been chairman Betty ~ b 4 . and guild NatieNeiritr WIWIZA1R# `10,K*.st a „ - , Oh. tWi "ip' ttaYe ,r 641C9 .416-eroeh e i4 ‘6.4 4.. WO. A,7 4-Y eiria'..3'S 71& X<J1 1 10:44., .(73‘ ,41?1Vft05 4)15,01.4Q t..4 -#0, -- ..., i"Aili.E. - e.0.4 • 4 Ar, 00,0 - ,•,,,, kr,,,,,, .4 7ir '4."4'4A ii .,.. tr„ 6 *y. `Vi, .A.717 " 11,3 SZI"(94-.A. . 0 946 * (r,"....:.;. members and representative - Nancy to crowd into the shed Read. during intermissions. Members who have Business manager Mare resigned from the board this Quinn stressed the im- year are Bill Cochrane,Doug portance of sharing ideas, Cook, Audrey Harris, June Only 25 members were Hill, Sam Hunter, Barbara Ivy, Bruce Shaw and Mary Speiran. Some of the retired members agreed to join the advisory board, and it was decided to make more use of the advisors. New artistic director Aileen Taylor-Smith spoke of her plans for the next season. She told members that the season will be extended by one week, and that she hopes to conclude the season with a big musical - "a sentimental love story with tunes we'll go home humming." Ms. Taylor-Smith reported that she has already run into some minor difficulties. After writing to enquire about copywright laws on a play, she received a reply from a gentleman saying that he had always dealt with James Murphy, and he would prefer to deal with him now. Ms. Taylor-Smith also asked board members for suggestions about making the court yard at the Playhouse,more inviting, so that playgoers will not have 41.1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111E kr-2‘ F.-.' HF;tisTAAAs O FACTORY OUTLET 16 Main St. Grand Bend 238-8007 . Mon. to Sat. 10-5:30 Sunday 12-5:30 present for the meeting which was held at the Pinery Inn, south of Grand Bend, The meeting was predeeded by a dinner of chicken cordon-bleu, ----111111101' S OLYMPIA & SCM TYPEWRITERS on labour 5 Year Parts Warranty SHARP & OLYMPIA POCKET CALCULATORS Metric converters One year warranty JERRY MATHERS TYPEWRITERS 92 Main St. EXETER, ONT. NalPhOWA5N0445 aPhAvn:41POWA., 235-1840 Electricity costs will be going up 10 percent next year in the village of Grand Bend. Mrs. 0. Gunning of the Public Utilities Commission says that the cost of wholesale power from Ontario Hydro is going up by 16.4 percent next year, and the PUC has no alternative but to raise the rates of their subscribers. The price increase will go into effect January 1, 1980 but users will not feel the pinch until they get their bill onFebruary 1. Energy used in December will not be affected by the price in- The Catholic Women's League met last Monday evening at the Alhambra hall with 28 in attendance. President, Roberta Walker, presided. The Christian life report was given by Annie Grootjen reading a poem entitled "A Mother's Prayer." A money donation was given to Grand Bend Lioness Club for their program to help the needy, The C.W.L. also donated a bushel of apples to the retarded home in Thedford. IA box has been placed in the back of the Catholic church for donations of good used clothing and toys, to help folks in need. Plans were made to attend the Ecumenical at Church of God on December 4. A resolution for "Respect for life," was passed and will be observed December 8, and thereafter held an- nually. The ladies accepted an invitation to attend a special mass at St, 3enedlcts church, Sarnia, on "Respect for life", Mrs. M. VanGeffen, Nellie Jorls and Nelly Canis from Strathroy gave a demon- stration on hand crafts, and then the articles were auctioned off and the money donated to the C.W.L, group. The door prize was donated by Adriana donations. Due to a lack of space the museum had to refuse many of the new donations. crease. Prices for both residential and commercial hydro will be going up. The first 50 kilowatt hours used has increased from 7.8 cents to 8.4 cents in a residence. The next 200 kilowatt hours used each month has increased from 3.9 percent to 4.2 cents. The balance of the monthly bill • will increase from 2.65 cents per kilowatt hour to 3 cents. Smeekens and won by Angie Backx. Next meeting will be December 10, - Anglican church news St. John's by the lake 'Anglican church along with Trivitt Anglican of Exeter, will have a visit from Bishop Morse Robinson, of London. The service will be held at St. John's church at Grand Bend, Sunday afternoon, December 2nd, at 3p.m, This will be a communion service. The ladies group of St. John's are entertaining the A.C.W. of Trivitt church of Exeter on Tuesday af- ternoon. United church news Rev. H. Moore conducted the Sunday morning service with the assistance of Mark Willert. The sermon topic was, "No stopping here," based on scripture from the 9th chapter of Luke, verses 28- 36. Choir anthems today were "Love Divine," and "This is the day that the Lord hath made. Flowers in the United church sanctuary were placed in loving memory of the late Emery Stebbins by his family. A regular meeting of the Grand Bend United Church Session will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday November 28, in the Church study. The steel-sided display barn was made possible by a request of $16,000 from the late Stanley Janney estate, of Arkona. Additional fun- ding came from the support of the Ivey Foundation, London, and a matching grant from- Wintario. The museum intends to cast a plaque for the barn to acknowledge the gift of Stanley and Margaret Janney. Meat manager crowned king "It's mainly because of the meat" may not be the slogan at our focal IGA store, but it's probably the tune that their meat manager Ivan Grigg is humming. Grigg was recently awarded the "beef round-up king" trophy for having the most meat sales by quota of the 39 IGA stores in the London-Windsor district. Grigg is the meat manager of Sunshine Village IGA (formerly Betty and Art's) in Grand Bend. He and his wife, Shirley, also an em- ployee of that same store, have won an all expense paid trip to Florida. percent Under this new figures the bill for an average home that uses 750 kilowatt hours per month would go from $24.95 to $27.60 $27.60, This would be a home not heated by elecrricity. Last year rates increased by 13,9 percent. Prior to that there hadn't been an in- crease in two years. PUC water costs have not been changed. ) • NEW MUSEUM WORKER - Taking school children on tours is just one of the many jobs for an employee at Lambton Heritage Museum. Pat Smith shows children some butter churns and other kitchen appliances of the past, Electricity bill will go up 10 cott Pines, Grand Bend, and will be kept busy at the museum leading tour groups and helping set up exhibits, She says she has a "real interest in antiques and The new farm machinery interior design." building is very similar to The most recent addition the existing one. Last week at the museum is a new farm museum workers staged a machinery building of 6,000 moving bee to bring more square feet. Since the pieces of farm machinery to museum's opening last year the new building. Six many antique farm im- truckloads of implements plements were offered as were brought in. Church News BEST GIFT GOING! We have a complete line of DIONITE & SAMSONITE Complete Sets And (nViclbar Pieces • Tote Bogs • Attache Cases • Handbags • Portable Bars A Small Deposit Will Hold 'Til Christmas 111111 ttttttt 11111111111111 iiiiiiiiiii 1111111111111111M iiiiiiiiiii imil iiiiii llllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiii min iiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiii 7.€ FREE WRAPPING IN OUR SPECIAL GIFT WRAP SMYTH'S SHOE STORE I master charge MAIN ST. EXETER '.101.4. 1 235-1933 a ffinuninaaimanainaufflanammalinanlianaumanawanaannamaiaammainummannolowannanowanniamiummona .