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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1969-04-10, Page 18m. Advance -Times. Thux d April 10, 196Q The Observation Post 6y' THE OLD GUNNER The GMT course trained on Saturday. They started. the Sig- nals portion of the course. This phase will culminate on Sun- day. April 13 when they will be tested by the Instructional Staff from London. On Saturday, April 12 they go to Ipperwash for the course in firing of the , rifle. returning that evening. The Strike Coy personnel trained on Sunday. They were particularly trained in the use of the new sub machine gun the 9mm Sterling, which has a great resemblance to the o l d Sten of World War II fame. RHQ staff is bunt .preparing a new regimental nominal roll, depicting all information on each individuak hieh includes • pay, qualifications, phone num- bers, addresses, etc. Regiment- al egiment-al Standing Orders which until now have consisted of one and two page directives scattered around in various -files, are also being prepared. When com-. pitted it will run to approxi- • mately fifty pages covering all aspects of unit organization, training, 'administration and duties. The actual writing of these orders is being done by the Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. •R P. Ritter. 0-0-0 We have heard -from two ex- 99 Bty. members who are now with the regular forces. Capt. Doug Lockridge, at present stationed in Toronto, droppoed us a line dealing most- ly with unit planning. However, there were some very valuable ideas passed on. If you get to read the column, thanks for the tips, sir, and the -next time you are in town please call around. Pte. B. A. P. Morin phoned the results of his course at the Medical Training Centre at CFB Borden. He passed with an 86.3% overall average which gave him a B grading and he came third in his class. He is° now posted to Kingston Military Hospital where he will.undergo three months of practical train- ing. We also heard from another - old soldier, who many people will remember was stationed here at the Wingham Armoury some years ago, Master Warrant Officer "Bill" Grover (Master Gunner). Bill states he is tak- ing his release from the regular force and is going to retire in the W ingha m area. There was noir too much work done when Bill arrived. We just had a good bull session. He expects to be back in the area to stay some time around the end of May or early June. Anotheroold soldier is ex - pected to come home for a few Your problems will be over. as soon as your • wife . starts shopping' at the friendly HAF. R-, MEHL. JEWELLERY. u u� ate ifti SIP ? . When you have a child or reach 21 or move to a new address - or when you are newly married... To keep your OMSIP.protection and -to speed payment -notify within 30 days: H.1 -R -B Health Insurance Registration Board, 2195 Yonge Street, Toronto 7. If we are to help we need to knoW. TRI -COUNTY TROPHY WINNERS for the 1968-69 hockey season Squirt class were the Belgrave Squirts. Playersare, . front: Terry Armstrong, Laurie Haines, Steven Robinson, Greg Cook, Murray Irwin; second row: Mark Taylor, Jim McGee, Doug Shiell, Bernie Haines, Phillip Chandler, Don days .to attend his parents' 50th wedding anniversary, Major George Walker. We hope to.. have a chance to 'see and talk with him. He was at one time the Old Gunner's Battery Com- mander, and an excellent one he was. His men would have followed him anywhere. There are just not enough adjectives to describe this very fine offi- cer. Our congratulations also go• out to his mother and father on the occasion of their 50th wed- ding anniversary. Ed Walker at one time was the Batter Quarter Master Sergeant of the 99th Field Bty. •How the years do pass and the memories are good. HUMOR IN UNIFORM When the Unification Bill was passed last February, which integrated the Canadian Army, Navy and Air Force into asingle unit, commanding officers were instructed to read its main points to their men. After our CO read one of the more com- plicated paragraphs which end- ed "Where confusion exists,' common sense will prevail", an old'NCO ihferupted' "Isn't that a rather drastic .change in policy, sir?" Burley; back row: Len Robinson,. coach; Donald Dunbar, Danny Lamont, Gary Hopper, Murray Edgar and manager Jack Shiell. The Belgrave Squirts were undefeated for the Fordwich Feed Mill trophy. This marks the third consecu, tive year they have won the Tri -County playoffs.—A-T Pix. First Canadian Special Olympics for mentally retarded in Toronto Mrs. Harold Wild attended a meeting in Toronto on Monday ..of last week which was called by the Canadian Association for Retarded Children, in regard to the Canadian Special Olympics for the mentally retarded which will'be held at the C. N. E. Grandstand and Coliseum, June 12 and 13. The first event of this kind was held last year in Chicago. Film of the Chicago Olympics was shown at the meeting and the group was briefed on the rules and equipment used in floor hockey, one of the major sports in the Olympics. The ultimate goal of the Ca- nadian Special Olympics pro- gram is to create a positive at- mosphere conducive to the fut- ure development of physical ed- ucation and recreation programs for all of the mentally retarded in Canada. The development of physical and s o c i a l skills have positive effects on the atj' titude of the retarded in the home , s.chpol and adult 1 i f e stages. The sponsorship of the Na- tional Hockey League has been obtained. Each NHL Club was asked to support a team of re- tarded boys. The clubs supply outfits; underwrite travel costs to and from the floor hockey ,tournament and overnight ex- penses for one team; designate a member to take an active in- terest in the project; provide a leading player as advisory coach; and make available the club's public relations officer to act as liaison with the Kennedy Foundation, the National Asso- ciation for Retarded Children and the Canadian Association for the Mentally. Retar4ed. Harry E. Foster, chairman~ of the Canadian Special Olympics, is determined to see that the Canadian Olympics is success- ful. Many committees are hard at work planning and organiz- ,.ing. Mrs. Mild is one of the Ontario .representatives, About 1,.000' to 1, 500 retard- ed boys and girls from across Canada are expected to com- pete and participate. Bjiffalo and Niagara Falls, N. Y., pro- pose to send delegates. The track and field events will take place in front of the grandstand from 9 to 11.30 a.m. and 2 .,to 4.30 p, m. on June 13th.. The swim meet will take .place at the Jim Vipond Pool at the Beverley Street School on the afternoon of June 12. The international floor hock- ey tournament will take place • in the Coliseum, 'starting at 9 a. m. and carrying ,through until the completions: Special official olympic --I ceremonies, flame lighting, parade of participants, and dig- nitaries' visit will take place in front of the grandstand from 11.30 a. m, until 1 p. m. . 'In' Moslem nations, the sym- bol 'of the Red Crescent is the counterpart 'of 'the Red Cross. The national emblem of the Red Lion and Sun is used in Iran. Personal Items from Belgrave Mr. and Mrs.. Leonard Brind- ley of Dungannon visited on Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gow. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Craw ford of Goderich, spent Satur- day with her .parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook, Mr. Donald Vincent of Sault Ste, Marie spent the week -end with his parents, Mr. and, Mrs. Harold Vincent. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Rob- inson and;Chris of Corunna are spending holidays with his par- ents, Mr. 6 and Mrs. Mason Rob- inson. On Sunday they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Rob- inson of London. Mr. Koichi Horie of Soppora, Japan, who has been attending Guelph University, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. James R. Coultes. • Mrs. Thelma Beiling, Harv- ey, Freda and her nephew of Dashwood were Saturday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vincent and Mrs. Ralph M c Cr ea of Blyth. • Miss Audrey Coultes spent the week -end with Mary Joan Corrin of London, it's the Lord Simcoe Hotel in Toronto. You'll find your party, banquet or meeting more enjoyable and successful when you hold it at the Lord Simcoe. Friendly service that caters to your every wish at sensible price's. Call the Simcoe .. We get in the spirit of things. It's the.110.401*>) •••• or tits oe �-tdel University and King Streets, Tel. 362.1848 • Mr. and Mrs. Ha r o l d Vin- cent visited with Mr. and Mrs. .Leslie Vincent of Oakville on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. : Graham Cook and family. of Ripley visited on Sunday with his sister, Mrs: Freda White and family. Mr. and Mrs. George Bul- locks of Zurich visited with Mr. • and Mrs. Albert Vincent on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Vincent of Bluevale visited at the same home. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ander- son and family, Mr. and Mrs. • Les Shaw and family_ of London spent the week -end -with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. o An: derson. The regular meetingof the Women's Institute wiheld Tuesday afternoon, April 15 at . 2.15 in the community rooms. The district president will be the guest speaker. Lunch corn mittee is Mrs. John Anderson and Mrs. J. M. Coultes. Mr. and Mrs. William Gow visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Nahrgang of Ros- tock. Miss Karen Anderson of Scar- borough spent Easter week -end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Euchre and dance BELGRAVE--A euchre and dance was held .in the Women's Institute Halt last Thursday evening. Six tables of euchre were played and the winners of the evening were, high lady, Mrs. Albert Bacon; low lady, Mrs..Schiefter; high. man, Lewis Stonehouse; low man,, Ma r k Armstrong; novelty prize, Wil- liam Gow.- Weekly ow.- Weekly Euchre BELGRAVE--The weekly euchre was held in the com- munity rooms last Wednesday evening with 10 tables in .play. High prizes were Mrs. Alf Mc- Crleight and Hugh Rinn; novelty, Mrs. Hugh Rinn and Mrs. Edgar Wightman,'playing as a man; low, Mrs. George Martin and Gordon Nicholson. Earl Anderson. Sunday guests with Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Hanna were, Mr. and Mrs. Wahine Mimick of Baden, and Mr, and Mrs. David Hanna and family. Fire was discovered on• Sun-, day evening about 6.30 p. m. in the upstairs apartment occu- pied by Mr. and Mrs. ,Walter Whitehead; Smoke and water damage was , quite extensive. • Mr, and Mrs. Harold Hartlieb s apartment suffered a lot of wa- ter damage also. Miss Hilda . Lane of Belle- ville• spent the week -end with her aunt, Mrs. Minnie Lay- bourne who is at the home of Mrs. Robert Purdon. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Purdon .and girls of °Wingham visited on'Sunday with his mother,Mrs. Robert. Purdon. Visitors over the week -end with Mrs. Floyd Campbell were Bradley and Scott Campbell of London, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Campbell and boys of London and Mr. and Mrs. John Camp- bell. of Exeter, Miss Nancy VanCamp attend-, ed the marriage of Miss Sandra Beak and Rick Sowerby in the Presbyterian Church, Goderich, on Thursday evening. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Higgins were .Miss Margaret Higgins of London, Jerry of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. David Penner, and son of Listo- wel, Mrs. Jack King, Michael and Kathleen, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Higgins and Carol, Wing - ham,. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Patti- son, Donald, Doreen and Jack Marks. • Mrs. Victor YoUng of Wing - ham,. Mr. Adam Mcilurney, Mr. and Mrs. 'Jack McBurney and Mc and Mrs. Allan McBurney and family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barbour and family of Bluevale. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Marshall and family of London were Fri- day visitors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cook. Mrs. Wilfred Pickell of Van- couver, B. C. , is visiting with her mother, Mit. Herb Wheel- er. Mr. and Mrs. Goldie Wheel- er of London visited on Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Herb Wheeler. Mr. Austin Cook of Toron- to, spent the' week -end with • his'parents; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook and also . attended the Slesser and Goessell wedding on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. David Hanna and family of Kitchener visited on the week -end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Armstrong and Mr. and lairs. Clarence Hanna. Mr. Donald Vincent of Sault Ste. Marie visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vin- cent. Mrs. Telford Cook spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Slesser of Glamis and attended the Slesser and Goes- sell wedding in. Kincardine United Church on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rinn, John and Miss Rebecca Hill of Huronview, attended the Ang- lican Church Easter service at Mitchell. - They also visited with Mr. Roy Whitney who is a patient in a nursing home there. Jr. Auxiliary holds meeting BELGRAVE--The Belgrave Junior Auxiliary • Me t at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Johnston on Monday morning of last week. Games were led by Beth Scott. The roll call was answered and minutes of the last meeting were read oy Mary Isabel Neth- ery. Patsy Scott gave the treas; urer's report. 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