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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-02-07, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990. Londesboro Church holds annual meeting Compiled by Mrs. June Fothergill. Phone 523-4360 Happy Gang Seniors welcome new members The annual meeting of Londes­ boro United Church was held on Monday evening, January 29 at 8 p.m. The January meeting of Londes­ boro Happy Gang Seniors was held on Wednesday, January 31 at 12 o’clock at the Hall. It began with a pot luck dinner. The meeting opened with O Canada. President Clara Riley welcomed Tom and Genevieve Allen, Harry Lear, Jack and Helen Lee as new members. The November minutes were read by Margaret Good and adopted as read. Roll call was taken up. The treasurer’s report was read. It was moved and passed for each person to bring her or his own dishes and cutlery from now on to noon meals. Birthday cake will be served for the dessert. Clara gave a reading on “Quil­ ters”. Next month, members are to wear something red for Valentine’s month. There will be a dessert card party at the Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 20. Donations will be received and receipts given for income tax. Proceeds will go to Hospital Auxiliary of Clinton Hos­ pital. Admission, $2.00. Thank You’s were received from Ruth and Clare Vincent, Tom and Genevieve Allen and Russell Good. A letter was received from Huron- view about the Birthday Party. Londesboro’s turn to host the party is on March 21. Cards were played. There were six tables of cards. Winners were: ladies’ high, Nellie Brock; ladies’ lone hands, Margaret Taylor; ladies’ low, Audrey Thompson; men’s high, Helen Lawson (playing as a man); men’s lone hands, Jack Lee; men’s low, Lome Hunking. Bob Trick called the meeting to order. Rev. Snihur led in prayer. Harry Lear was apointed as secre­ tary for the meeting. Bob Trick was chairman. WI meets The February W.I. will be held at the Hall on Wednesday, February 14 at 2 p.m. It will be a games meeting. Roll call is “Name a Game you played as a child that is still played today”. Shuffleboard winners Shuffleboard was held on Wed­ nesday evening, January 31 at Hullett Central School. Fourteen people were present. High lady was Helen Dale and high man was Bob Thompson. 4H members start animal club 4H members, 11 years and up will have a new club, “Animal Friends” starting soon. Anyone interested should phone 523-9487, Mrs. Thelma Dougherty by Febru­ ary 14 if they wish to take it. Church hosts pie social Greeters at Londesboro United Church on Sunday, February 4 were Tom and Genevieve Allen. Ushers were Tim Airdrie, Grant Bergsma, Sharon Bergsma and Joann Wilts. Hymn-sing was held before the service. The sermon topic was “Blessed are They, (Part 3 of 3)”. Holy Communion was held. Bible Study and Prayer Group will meet on Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Gail Dobie, Auburn. The Senior Youth Group meets on Saturday after­ noon, Feb. 10 from 2 - 4 p.m. at Annette Vincent’s for tobogganing. On Saturday, February 17 at 8 p.m. the Confirmation Class will attend worship at the Catholic Church in Clinton. Choir practice on Sunday, Feb. 11 and 18 will be at 10:30 a.m. before service. A pie social and euchre will be held at Hullett Central School onSunday evening, February 18 at 8 p.m. Bring pie, cards and card tables. Huronview Fellowship Time will be Thursday, February 15 at 1:15 p.m. at the Huronview Chapel. The agenda was adopted as printed. A motion to allow mem­ bers and adherents to vote was carried. The 1989 Congregational minutes were read and adopted. Committee and Group reports were accepted as printed. The treasur­ er’s report was read. The budget was accepted as read. The audi­ tor’s report was read by Jim Jdmieson. He thanked Jean Fox for her good report. A motion was made to appoint Auditors for 1990. Ruth Shaddick and Genevieve Al­ len were appointed. M and S objective for 1990 was left until later in the year. It was decided to continue the agreement to share a minister with Auburn until a later time. New business was conducted. It was decided we have only one anniversary service in the morning this fall. Thank you’s were given to Harry Lear, Dave and Carol Snihur and Bob Trick. Rev. Snihur closed with prayer. Twelve new members joined the church in 1989. There were six deaths of members and 12 bap­ tisms. There was a total member­ ship of 497. Competition offers a better choice Continued from Page 4 are more cars out there than there are people to buy them. This has been noticed by the Japanese, Koreans, Europeans and naturally the North Americans. What is, in effect, taking place? First, let’s look at the Japanese. The Japanese. The Japanese yen, like the Canadian dollar, has been climbing rather steadily with the result that the goods of both countries have become increasingly more expensive in foreign markets. The wily Japanese have got around that by moving a considerable amount of their production out of their home country and into their chief foreign markets, i.e. Europe and North America. You will have noticed the Honda and Toyota plants in Ontario, not to mention the Cami plant just outside of Ingersoll. This means that they have been able to deflect a consid­ erable amount of the protectionist sentiment that is prevalent in both Europe and North America. That, and the continued high quality of their cars, has meant that they have not suffered the cuts in purchases that has been the lot of the big three in North America. At the same time they have been hedging their bets by moving upscale, leaving some of the room at the lower end of the market to the Koreans. This means that more and more you are going to see Japanese cars in direct competition with BMW’s, Mercedes, Cadillacs, Lincolns and the like. This end of the market is less susceptible to fluctuations in the business cycle and, with the success that the Japanese have had to date, look for them to make considerable inroads Vbur Message Comes Across into the high-priced markets. The Koreans came in with a bang with their Hundais but as their labour costs, not to mention their currency has increased, so has the price of their cars with the result that sales of their models has levelled off. They still hope to pick up business from the Japanese in one part of the world or another but they are going to have to work hard at it. As far as North American pro­ ducers are concerned, even after more than a decade of trying, they still have to get their act together when it comes to facing foreign competition. They are all trying different ploys, none of which is any guarantee of success. Ford already owns 25 per cent of Mazda and is thinking of becoming even more integrated with this quality company than it already is. General Motors, which many observers consider to be in the worst shape of the big three, has just taken a 50 per cent stake in Saab-Scania, the Swedish car and truck manufactur- er. Ford, at the same time as it was assessing its chances with Mazda, managed to pick up the famous Jaguar line. However, as I indicated above, the Japanese are moving upscale and will give such cars as Jaguar much more competition than they have in the past. These cars will not only be stuffed with the latest technology for which the Japanese are famous, they will also cost considerably less than the cars against which they are competing. One of these Japanese cars, the Infiniti, was so successful when it came on the market that it was taking customers away from BMW (15 per cent), Mercedes (14 per cent), General Motors Cadillac (12 per cent), and Ford Lincoln (six per cent). You can hear the screaming in both Detroit and Germany. The bottom line is very simple; you and I are going to have a nice choice of cars and a nice choice of prices. The bottom line of some car manufacturers is likely to be etched in red ink. The Huron Provincial Progressive Conservative WANTS YOU TO GET INVOLVED IN CHOOSING OUR NEW PARTY LEADER You can vote on May 12, 1990 by becoming a member of the local Huron P.C. Association before March 1, 1990. To become a member send HO.QO/individual or *20.00 for a family membership to: THE HURON PROVINCIAL P.C. ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 1175 Seaforth, Ontario NOK 1W0 For further information contact: Clinton - 482-7744, Goderich - 524-4969, Exeter - 2.35-2667, Seaforth - 527-0249, Wingham - 357-1494 Your vote will count In the Classifieds THAT'S HOW MANY CANADIANS ARE SPEED SKATERS NOTICE BLYTH-HULLETT RATEPAYERS The Blyth-Hullett Landfill Site Committee have received a good report from the Ministry of the Environment on the operation of the Landfill Site. The Committee thanks the ratepayers for so conscientiously participating in sorting their garbage into burnableandnon-burnable, for using the red stickers identifying the burnables and for adhering to the dumping locationsatthe site. This co-operation has allowed fora 2/3rd reduction in material requiring compaction and coverage which extends the life of the existing site and reduces the financial cost to maintain and operate. Thank You for your co-operation. Blyth-Hullett Landfill Site Committee. NOTICE The Hullett Township Council will be holding a PUBLIC MEETING To discuss the survey previously circulated regarding the Londesboro Community Hall. DATE: Tuesday, February 20, 1990. TIME: 8 P.M. AT: Londesboro Community Hall. Clerk-Treasurer, Township of Hullett. THE HURON-PERTH CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION I n order to registerfor Kindergarten, children must be five [5] years of age on or before December 31,1990. Parents are asked to bring Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and proof of Immunization. It is advisable that parents contact the school in which you intend to register your child for an appointment prior to the registration date. The registration date and location for Regular Kindergarten classes will be as follows - St. Joseph’s School Mr. Ed Cappelli, Principal 169 Beech Street Clinton, Ontario. NOM 1L0 482-7035 February 13, 1990 1:00 P.M. -4:30 P.M. Sacred Heart School Mr. James Steffler, Principal Cornyn Street Wingham, Ontario. NOG 2W0 357-1090 February 13, 1990 9:30 A.M. - 2 P.M. Any parent who wishes to register a child for French Immersion Kindergarten and has not yet done so, should contact - Mr. Jim McDade, Principal, 524-9901. V.McInnes, William Eckert, Chairmanof the Board Director of Education