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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-06-02, Page 5 11•5111•01101{111MSIMOMEMP PICK-UP AND DELIVERY —YES, WE CAN REPAIR ZIPPERS WE CAN MAKE LAST YEAR'S SUMMER GARMENTS SPARKLE LIKE NEW! HAVE YOU ANYTHING TO REPORT? CALL 357-2320 We don't know everything that goes on and sometimes people feel neglected when they don't find reports on events that particularly interest them in the newspaper. Readers can help make the hometown paper even more interesting by calling or sending ' news items to our office. How about personals? Have you been away or had visitors? WE WELCOME YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS nit ingbant Atwanctteinte ie 4 Histories Are Judged By Provincial Curator Wingham Advance-Times, Thursday, pine 2, 1966 7 Pap features from The World of Women Will Conduct Church Nursery The Goforth Auxiliary met in the ladies' parlour of St, Are- drew's Church with Mrs. Jack Lloyd, president, in the chair, Mrs. S. Scott gave the =di- ration on the Scripture, which was read by Mrs. Ossie Whit- field. Mrs. W, W. Gurney led in prayer. A selection was played with Mrs. Nelson Picket' at the or- gan and Mrs. Gordon Fish, at the piano. Offertory prayer was given by Mrs. Harold Brooks. Mrs. Jack Lloyd was dele- gated to attend the W.M.S. Training School in Belleville during July. Under the guidance of Mrs. Ralph Nixon and Mrs. James Moffat, a nursery is to be held during church service, on a trial basis. G. W. Cruikshank showed slides taken on a trip to Eng- land and Europe. Questions on the Synodical were asked by Mrs. Lloyd, with Mrs. Ted English supplying the answers. Mrs. Wm. Reed gave the closing prayer and a social time followed. BE READY FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS — LET US DRY CLEAN YOUR WARDROBE NOW! "One who ceases to learn, ceases to live, " was the theme, when 132 Wok-liens' Institute members front Bruce South Dis- trict met for their annual meet- ing in the township hall, Ripley. Mrs. Francis Gemmell, district president, presided, with Pur- ple Grove as the hostessbraneh. Interesting reports were pre- sented by the secretary-treasur- er, Mrs. Donald MacKinnon; F. W.I.O. board director, Mrs. Donald McCosh; home econo- mist, Mrs. Donna Mae Holm; and the conveners of standing committees. Musical numbers by the Rip- ley Sextette and Mrs. Harold Haldenby of Holyrood were en- joyed. A lively sing-song was conducted by Mrs. Mundell of Belmore, accompanied by Mrs. Garnet Farrier, Whitechurch, Guest speaker was Mrs.R.C. Walker, St, George, who in- spired the gathering with new ideas for program planning. Mrs. Walker, provincial Tweedsmuir curator, acted as judge for the Tweedsmuir His- tory Competition and awarded first prize to Ripley, second to Kincardine and third to Kair* she a, The following are the of- ficers elected for the coming year; Past president, Mrs. Francis Gemmell, Ripley; president, Mrs. Geo. Whitby, Lticknew; 1st vice, Mrs. David Eadie, Wingham; 2nd vice, Mrs. Ce- cil Hollands, R. R, 1 Kincar- dine; 3rd vice, Mrs. John Cois- sel, Kincardine; secretary* treasurer, Mrs. Donald Mac- Kinnon, Lucknow; Federated representative, Mrs. Donald McCosh, Ripley; alternate, Mrs. Victor Emerson, White- church; district voting dele- gate, Mrs. Leonard Courtney, Ripley; alternate, Mrs. Joe Scott, Ripley; Federation of Agriculture representative, Mrs. Donald Gillies, Ripley; alter- nate, Mrs. Russell McConnell, Kincardine; public relations, Mrs. Raynard Ackert. Agriculture and Canadian Industries, Mrs. Angus McLeod, Kincardine; Citizenship and Education, Mrs. J. MacMillan, Lucknow; Historical Research and Current Events, Mrs. Har- ry Lavis, Lucknow; Home Ec- onomics and Health, Mrs, Kel- vin Henderson, Ripley; Resolu- tions, Mrs. Geo. Stewart, Rip- ley; Jr, Activities, Miss Marion Ruttan, Teeswater; representa- tive to Museum Board, Mrs. Donald Blue, Ripley; represent- ative to Scholarship Commit- tee, Mrs. Francis Gemrnill; alternate, Mrs. Geo. Whitby, Lucknow; representative to Safety Council, Mrs. Evan Keith, Lucknow; curator, Mrs. W. I. Arnold, Ripley. SOUP FROM TOUGH ASPARAGUS ENDS Stop! Don't throw away those tough asparagus ends. They make delicious soup, Just clean and cook in a small amount of boiling salted water. Run through a sieve and use the puree for cream of asparagus soup. Mrs. Mabel Finlay marked her 93rd birthday on Tuesday, May 31 at the Village Nursing Home in Fordwich, Very alert for her age, Mrs. Finlay vividly recalls her early years in California when she and her schoolmates rode and raced to school on horseback. Her prescription for longev- ity is hard work. "We, my sisters and I, had to work in the fields with my father," she re- calls. "I could harrow ten W.I. Donates to Flower Pots A report of the officers' con- ference held in Guelph recent- ly was presented by Mrs. Boss, president, at a meeting of the Women's Institute held in the council chambers. The motto, "Doing what we ought desires no praise; it is our duty; was given by Mrs. D. S. MacNaughton. The roll call was answered by "What I am doing to improve my commun- ity". A donation of $50,00 was voted to Wingham town council for the upkeep of the flower pots on the main street. Mrs. George Day and Mrs. Roy Hast- ings were named delegates to the district annual meeting. acres a day," Born Mabel Burns in Cali- fornia in 1873, she came to Howick Township with her par- ents while still a young girl. Her family liked it here, bought a farm and stayed. In 1896 she was married at her home in Gorrie to James Stewart. The couple farmed all their lives. Their youngest son, Oliver Stewart, still oper- ates the family farm. Their oldest son, Burns Stewart, also a farmer, has retired in Gorrie. About 38 years ago she mar- ried William Finlay at Gorrie, who was a farmer but is now retired. A member of the Gorrie Presbyterian Church for many years, she took part in the past at church meetings. She has been blessed with good health all her life. Al- though formerly very active, she now enjoys passing the days reading her newspaper thor- oughly and watching television. Mrs. Finlay went to the Vil- lage Nursing Home in Septem- ber of last year, the month the home officially opened. For- merly a school, the building was completely modernized and provides comfortable and at- tractive surroundings for senior citizens, —Mr, and Mrs. R. 8, Mc- Kinney are spending this week at the cottage in Bluevale. ,*-Dr. and Mrs, I. G, Fer- guson of Toronto and Mr. and Mrs, Grant Ernest, Suzanne, Paul and Jacqui of Kitchener were recent guests with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ernest. —Miss Mary Turner returned home last week from Vancou- ver where she had spent the past two months. —Mr. and Mrs. Norman El- liott were in Toronto on Friday attending the graduation of their daughter, Karen, in Con- vocation Hall at the University of Toronto. —Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Moffat on Sunday, following the bap- tism of their daughter, Heather Leslie at St, Andrew's Presby- terian Church were Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Groskorth of Whitechurch, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Groskorth of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Moffat and Mr. and Mrs. David Stobo of Tees- water. —Mr. and Mrs. Elwyn Cham , ney attended convocation at the University of Western On- tario last Wednesday when their daughter Dorothy, (Mrs. Don Jardin) received a diploma in nursing education at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener. —Mr. and Mrs. Don Jardin of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Robinson of London visited over the week-end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. El- wyn Chamney. —Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mac- Donald and family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Topp in London. —Mrs. George McKay of Hamilton is spending a few days this week with Mrs. A. Peebles. —Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cole- man of Port Hope visited with the latter's sister, Mrs, Annie Nicol and other friends for a few days. MRS. DAVID BLAIR (Carol Crawford), daughter of Mr, and Mrs, J. H. Craw- ford, graduated last Thurs- day with the degree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western On- tario. Exchange Vows At St. Andrew's A quiet wedding was solem- nized at St. Andrew's Presby- terian Church Friday evening at six o'clock when Rev. G. L. Fish united in marriage Mary Lou, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Jamieson, Wingham, and Brian Malcolm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cameron, of Wingham. Their attendants were Miss Beth Caslick of Teeswater and John Willis of Whitechurch. Following the wedding cere- mony, dinner was served to the wedding party at the Blue Barn, Listowel. After a short wedding trip, the young couple will reside in Wingham. A baked potato gains new glamor when served with sour cream instead of butter. McINNES DRY CLEANERS PHONE 357-3750 WINGHAM ECONOMICS AND Development Minister Stanley J. Randall, presents the Ontario Government's best of show "Eedee" award for excellence of design to Ruth Dukes, of Toronto, for this ankle length silk brocade evening dress encrusted with pearls. The paneled coat is lined with gold lame. Some 800 persons attended the "Eedee" awards presentation, among them 90 foreign buy- ers brought to Ontario by the Department of Economics and Development for a first- hand look at the province's thriving fashion industry,