HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-26, Page 26THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988. PAGE 27.
Your name could be in Alice Munro's novel
There will be a great number of
surprises in store for those who
attend the Blyth Festival’s upcom
ing Gala Dinner Auction on
Saturday, November5, at Blyth
Community Centre. All proceeds
from the Auction will go towards
the Blyth Festival Capital Project.
In addition to the great number
of travel adventure weekends,
children's toys, handmade quilts,
and one-of-a-kind treasures, there
Entertainment
Wingfield's Progress harvests laughs
the country to find a more “simple
existence”. The saga continues as
Walt takes on urban developers
threatening the quiet country life
of the town of Larkspur. Tickets are
on sale now at the Blyth Festival
Box Office for $ 12 each ($9 Youth)
or at the door (Adult $15).
Local council members beware
with the upcoming election on
In 1986, ‘ ‘Letter From Wingfield
Farm" sold out in Blyth. “Wing
field’s Progress", written by Dan
Needles and performed by Rod
Beattie will be performed at the
Blyth Memorial Hall on Saturday,
November 12, 1988 at 8 p.m.
It’s the sequel to the hilarious
story of Walt Wingfield, the Bay
Street stockbroker, who moved to
History of Champion
told at meeting
Dedication to research and
development helped Champion
Road Machinery capture a signifi
cant portion of the world market for
road graders, Bruce Sully, former
president of the company told the
Huron County Historical Society's
annual banquet in Holmesville
Wednesday night.
Mr. Sully told the history of the
company he recently sold, to about
60 people at the meeting. He
related the early beginnings of the
company in Hamilton as the Good
Roads Machinery Company (a
subsidiary of the American Road
Machinery Company in Pennsyl
vania) and the move in 1912 to
Goderich.
The company became an innova
tor after its move to Goderich,
pioneering the use of motorized
graders. Mr. Sully’s father Air
Vice Marshall John A. Sully
bought the company in 1945 and
brought his two sons John and
Bruce into the company following
their service in the armed forces.
Mr. Sully recalled some of his
humourous adventures as a young
salesman for the company. The
company has spent heavily on
research and development to
remain competitive in world mar
kets.
From 1919 on the company, first
as Dominion Road Machinery
Company and later as Champion
Road Machinery Company has
been heavily involved in exports.
Using his company’s example Mr.
Sully said Canadian companies can
benefit from free trade with the
United States.
The banquet is one of four
general meetings the Historical
Society holds every year. The
Society’s work with collecting and
publishing history, especially its
program to record oral histories of
older residents and its plans to
create a historical video game
quizz for elementary schools were
related and President Keith Roul-
ston asked anyone who could
volunteer to interview people for
the oral history projeetto let the
Society’s directors know.
November 14 - Walt Wingfield has
lots of advice to give. Sarnia
Observer theatre critic Neil Mot-
chan said “Having spent many
years reporting meetings of these
rural municipalities, I could almost
recognize some of them. 1 would
recommend this show to every
county politician. They would all
get an enormous kick out of it. The
humour of this show is stupendous
and runs at about a laugh a second
and the acting is second to none.”
Earlier this year, Katherine
Kaszas, Blyth Festival Artistic
Director began work with the
creators of Wingfield on a third
play - yet to be premiered on stage.
Actor Rod Beattie, writer Dan
Needles and director Doug Beattie
have found a hit formula in the
adventures of Walt Wingfield
harvesting laughter from audi
ences of all ages. For more
information about ‘‘Wingfield’s
Progress”, call Blyth Festival Box
Office at (519) 523-4345. Tickets
are selling quickly so reserve your
seats today!
will be many “Blyth Bonus” door
prizes given away throughout the
evening.
“One of the highly prized items
that will be available tobidon at the
Gala Auction will be the chance to
have your name included in Alice
Munro’s next story", says Jane
Gardner, Director of Communica
tions at the Blyth Festival. “Asour
honorary Chairperson of the Festi-
val’s Capital Campaign, Alice has
a long association with the Blyth
Festival. “How 1 Met My Hus-,
band ’ ’ was adapted for the stage in
1976 and produced as part of the
Blyth second year season.
The Preview, Silent Auction and
Dinner begin at 6 p.m. with the
Auction featuring Richard Lobb as
auctioneer beginning at 8 p.m.
Over 100 items will be up for
auction, claim the Auction organi
zers. Tickets are $20 and available
at the Blyth Festival offices or by
calling (519) 523-9300/9225. A
special gourmet dinner is also
provided with special surprise
guest auctioneers popping up
throughout the evening. If you
have a special item you would like
to donate to the Blyth Festival Gala
Auction, you can call the Blyth
Festival at 523-4345.
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The November meeting of the
Huron County Genealogical Socie
ty will feature a pot-luck supper at
the Goderich Township Centre,
Nov. 3 at 6:30.
The meeting, held on a Thursday
instead ofthe usual Wednesday
evening, will be a nomination
meeting for those who would like to
get involved in committee work
“vith the Society.
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held October 20-22. All divisions of the event were well-attended.
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