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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-06-16, Page 2Se 2 Times -Advocate, June 16,1982 Greenway suppers soon Mor ANNE WAL'ER Twenty Ladies were present . for the June meeting which Wu held in the church. Olive Steeper was` hostess. The meeting opened with Evelyn Curts at the pianc playing, "Joy is like the Rain." Following the Call to Wor- ship the hymn "Work for the Night is Coming" was sung. The devotions were in charge of Anna Eagleson assisted by Anne Walper. The poem "Take Time for Ten Things", was read. By MRS: ROBERT LAINO Cromarty community takes great pleasure in extending congratttations to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hocking, who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house at Hibbert United Church Sunday afternoon. The couple were pleased to have with them two of the wedding guests, Will Hocking, Toronto and Mrs. George (Laurie; Kerslake. During Sunday morning's church service, the Hocking family gave a Chalice to the church in honour of their parents, Communion was celebrated, and the Rev. A.H. Daynard presented Mr. and Mrs. Hocking with a plaque from the congregation. Church service next Sunday will be cancelled so that members can attend the an- niversary services in Hensall Presbyterian Church. The Sunday School will hold its closing programme at the usual time on Sunday The Scripture was taken from Proverbs, Chapter 10, Verses 28-32. This was follow- ed by a reading "There is Work to do for Gladness." Most of us get joy from work and working for the church is no exception. The church is a happier plate when everyone is responyble for a task and made to WI he is responsible for the well- being of the church. Thank you notes were read and also the minutes of the last meeting. Eloise Eagleson gave the treasurer's report. Plans for the strawberry and ham supper which is being held Saturday, June 19, were .completed. Other items of business were discussed. A tasty lunch was served by the hostess and Ethel Pollock and Isabel Bullock who were on the lunch committee. Bill Johnson visited Mr. and Mrs. John Smithers, Saturday. Greenway United Church had their Sunday School an- niversary Sunday. Special music was provided by the Junior Choir`with Martin Eagleson at the piano. Douglas Woodburn played his guitar and sang "One Day at a Time." Rev. Hancock in his sermon told us that money will not buy, health, happiness or our way into heaven. Sunday School Awards, seals and diplomas were presented to the children by the superintendents, Mrs. Jean Isaac and Mrs. Wendy Riley. Following the service the Sunday School picnic was held. A list of winners at the picnic and the children who re ceived awards will be in next week's paper. This_is the week for suppers here. The strawberry and ham supper at Grace Anglican Church is Wednes- day evening, June 16 and the United Church supper is Saturday evening, June 19. The Windup: People with an axe to grind, sometimes fly off the handle. Liberals off to convention As of Monday there were only three delegates from the Huron -Middlesex riding plan- ning to attend the Ontario Liberal Party, annual meeting in Sudbury, June 18 to 20. Riding association presi- dent Bernard Benn of Lucan said summer weather in a rural riding and the distance to the conference had limited delegates. Benn pointed out the riding was most primarily rural and most potential delegates are busy with farm work. Delegates are: Dave Steckle of Woodham, Howard Aiken of Goderich and Jack Riddell from the Exeter area. Benn said he was planning to attend, but that a recent ac- cident has him in a leg cast and he felt the trip would be too much of a strain. The association is eligible to send up to 15 delegates. Benn said there may be a possibili- ty of more delegates' atten- ding, but that so far only the three had made commi t- 1 V-, fr -, :TEACHERS HONORED Four teachers in the ,Huron Perth Unit of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association were presented with gifts and awards ot a dinner meeting in Seaforth on June 7. In the photo, from left are: Gerda Vanden Hoven of St. Joseph's School, Clinton, Florence McDonald of St.l Mary's School, Hesson, Sister Loretta Hagen of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel, and Mary Kennedy, the board's religion consultant. High school classes • ends Math Contestspottsored by the University of Waterloo. Wilson had a score of 48 out of 100 in the demanding exam. In the Euclid Contest,, for Grade 12 students, Sarah McClure had the best score for South Huron. She placed in the top 30 percent with a mark of 43.5. Classes at South Huron District High School ended Thursday. A six day final ex- amination period runs until this Friday, June 18. . French bursary Donna Prout, a grade thir- teen student at South Huron will also spend six weeks this summer studying French as part of the Second Language Bursary Program, sponsored by the federal government. She will study at Laval University in Quebec City. "It's not every day someone will pay you to go to school", she said. The bursary is valued at over $1000. Math contests Dave Wilson, a Grade 13 student at South Huron, has placed in the top 8.5 percent The victories of yeaterday of 3,719 entries from across are less important than the Canada in the Descartes plans for tomorrow. UNDER SIX MONTHS BEST — Winning in the under six months baby contest �t the Hensall Spring Fair were Lisa, daughter of Mary and Clarke Forrest, Jeremy, son of Joanne and Jerry Willert and Kelly, daughter of Mary and Paul Moran. All are from Hensoll. T -A photo Honour separate trenchers By Stephanie Levesque Four separate school teachers from across Huron and Perth were honored by their peers upon leaving the teaching profession. The Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Associa- tion, Huron -Perth Unit, presented gifts to retirees Florence McDonald from St. Mary's School in Hesson and religion consultant Mary Ken- nedy. Gifts were also presented to two teachers resigning, Sister Loretta Hagen of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Carmel, and Gerda Vanden Hoven. The presentations were made at a dinner meeting in Seaforth. Mrs. McDonald, who has been a classroom teacher at St. Mary's for the past year, previously served as prin- cipal at the school for 21 years. She has been teaching for 29 years, starting in 1944. Mrs. McDonald told members of the local OECTA unit, that when she started, the govern- ment paid teachers a $1 a' day to ,go to teachers' college, because of a shortage of teachers during the Second World War. "I have never regretted go- ing into the teaching profes- sion," said Mrs. McDonald. Mary Kennedy has served as the board's religion consul- tant onsultant for the past 11 years. An executive member' of the unit said she "emulates her profession." - Sister Loretta has been with the Huron -Perth system for the past eight' yearn; the se- cond time in her teaching ex- perience that she has done so. She is leaving Huron -Perth to go to the Catholic missions a $5,000 BRINGSYOUCLOS TO HOME IF YOU'RE A RENTER, HERE'S ENCOURAGEMENT TO BECOME A HOME: OWNER. From now until October `30. 1982. the Ontario Renter-i3uv Program is offering an interest -tree loan ot - up to 55.01)0 for 15 wars to Ontario residents who have.berm rentin) for the previous 12 months or who have never owned their own home. The loan applies to the purchase of newly constructed homes only. HERE'S HOW OUR PLAN WORKS:. If you deride to buy. you must make a minimum down payment • of 10% of the purchase price. , The Renter -Buy loan will amount to an additional 10% up to a maximum of S5.001). The loan • must he added to the total down payment. The 15 year. interest free loan is/wymen1lice for the first 1O years. with repayments beginning in the 1 I th year. • THE fE PURCHASL PRICE. The purchase price must not ex- ceed 5115.000 in Metro'7oronto and surrounding areas. Elsewhere in Ontario. the maximum pin- ' chase price is S90.(10I). Minimum qualitving price is S21).0011. 111E IIUAIFS 7 IAT (UALIE Y Am home or unit suitable for permit nent. year round living as long as it was not used previously for resi- dential purposes. This includes • condominiums. mobile homes and: owner -built units. Housing on the resale market does not qualify. 11IF PEOPLE 14110 QUALIFY. Individuals and couples can apply. but couples can make only one application. If vase or your ,fxlus' have owned) residential prolxrty ( with the excel) tion of vacant land or seasonal vacant cottages) in the 12 months prior to the elate of application. you do not qualify. Corporations. chal trustees. partnerships. etc. also do not qualify. • .WHEN THE PURCHASE MUST BE MADE. This program went into effect May 14, 1982 and continues to October 30, 1982 inclusive. The unit.must he oxcupied as a principal residence on or before April 30, 1983. CALL OR WRiI'F, FOR DETAILS. We've just covered the main points of the Ontario Renter -Buy Program. for full details. please contact Ontario Mortgage Corporation.. 60 Iloor Street West. 11th floor, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3138. Phone: -Lor,Q nto area: 963-1560. Outside 7ordnto: 1 80(1 268-1158 (toll free) The Ontario Government - Working to Help People. Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario Claude Bennett, Minister William Davis, Premier To meat Ontario's housing needs of today and tomorrow. r tt north of.Lima, Peru. In recognitin of her work, the local unit presented her with a Bible and the provincial organization gave her $500 for the missions. "Both will be well used," said Sister Loretta. She will be going to teach the poor in Peru, although she doesn't know her exact area. Sister Loretta will be leaving on September 5 for the far-off country. Mrs. Vanden Hoven, a teacher at St. 'Joseph's School, Clinton for the past six years, is leaving to take on responsibilities at home full- time. She has previously taught at Holy Name of Mary in St. Marys and at St. Aloysius in Stratford. The new executive of the unit' was also elected at the meeting. Gaetan Blanchette of Clinton takes over as presi- dent, a position held by Gary Birmingham of Exeter for the past two years. Other executive members are as follows: first vice-- president, Larry Cook of Dublin; second vice- president, Jim Steffler of Wingham; • corresponding secretary, Connie Birm- ingham of Exeter; recording secretary, Glena Tripp of Huron Park; treasurer, Pat Brewer of Stratford; coun- cillors, Leo Turner of St. Marys and Lorne Rideout of Exeter; director, Jim McDade of Godeich; and past president, Gary. Birmingham. To amend act Huron County Council will be petitioning the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Hous- ing to amend The Municipal Act. The amendment asks that each municipality with over 5,000 electors have its deputy reeve sit on county council. Also. it would allow reeves serving between 10,000 and 15,000 electors, the reeve and deputy reeve would receive an additional vote. "You're not endorsing this for':Huron County," said clerikreasurer Bill Hanly. 'Huron now has deputy` reeves from municipalitie* wit ey r 00 electors. Mrl. Harfly filltd that .provision would?' remain' in • The Mutjieipal Act, along with the. proVision•that after 1, X) elec- tors, a deputy reeve sits on county council. In Huron the only municipality where a reeve gets two votes in . Goderich.) Hay Township Reeve Lloyd Mousseau said the amend- ments would give less input to the rural municipalities. Mr. Hanly said it would have the opposite effect, with all municipality one voice, not two, three or four," said Mr. Hanly. Goderich Reeve Don Wheeler said he is complete- ly against the amendment and asked if it was not for con- sideration far changes to Huron county council, why was it brought to its attention. Mr. Hanly said the resolu- tion had been initiated by the Association.(if Counties and Regions of Ontario,sits on the Mr. and Mrs. William Han- na, Winnipeg, Manitoba and Clayton Hanna, London call- ed on Mrs. Mary Thomson, Andrew Street one day last week. - Mr. and Mrs. Mayron Par- sons, East Troy, Wisconsin, visited recently with Miss Olive Parsons and other relatives and attended the Beaver -Parsons wedding, June 5. Surprise visitors also with Olive were Miss Susan Levine and Miss Susan Davis, Brooklyn, New York, who are on a cross country bicycle trip. • Ms. Levine was seriously injured in a bicycle -truck ac- cident at Stratford, two years ago and spent eight weeks recovering in London's University Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tinney and Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Eyre returned home recently from a very enjoyable trip to the West Coast. 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