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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-02-24, Page 2tragy 2 The Wingham Advance -Tunes, Thursday, February 24, 11972 Unusual name signifies operator's call letters When the call "French Fried Potatoes with tu on the side" goes out, it is not an order for what might' be termed an epi- curean's delight, but the call letters for a Ham radio operator Stuart Henry of Edward Street is one of a group of operators. many of them blind, who talk to each other daily over two net- works., one at almost any time of* the day and the other at 4 p.m. In the latter case Stuart Henry al:: ternates daily with John of Inver- huron as the key operator or con- troller. To avoid any possible confusion regarding who is calling. all operators "tie-in" some phrase based upon their call •letters. All are prefixed by VE -3 then fol- lowed by FFP (French Fried Potatoes ► as in the -case of Mr. Henry. Most of the time all those listening -in on a call from one operator to another. immediately recognize the caller because of . the humorous phrase adopted to identify those on the air A station at the CNIB head- quarters on Bayview Avenue. To- ronto, is VE -3 -CO -Bill. which 'is operated by Bill Choat and, the CO means ;'chief operator" and Mr Choat is often the liaison l*Lween callers - seeking information Every Wednesday night the "White Caners" group operates on a special band. They exchange opinions. and ideas as well 'as talk about subjects of general inter- est Through the services -14 the CNIB. blind persons who are in- terested in joining the Ham operators' fraternity may rent _receiving -transmitting sets for $15 per year -Each person must be sponsored by a licensed operator in the area who SEATED AT HIS radio set, Stuart Henry listens and talks with other Ham radio operators ,.every afternoonon' the White Caners network at 4' p.m. and again on Wednesday nights. All dialson the set have Braille indications and the clock at the left of the set is also designed so Mr. Henry can tell the time. -Staff Photo „ . �� snvns� alio •�� Generals for ACCURATE INCOME' TAX RETURN SERVICE 'T1 shorts;; also T1 Generals for Farms, Small Businesses anci Commissioned Sales People Call ED HASENPFLUG ATWOOD 456-2500 - LISTOWEL 291-2740 ti ESTABLISHED IN 1936 We specialize in a complete line of FARM EQUIPMENT . McGAVIN'S 'FARM EQUIPMENT Sales and Service Ph. 887-6365 Brussels - WALTON, ONT. or Ph. 527-0245 Seaf orth . Sl9rrb FOR THOSE WHO DEMAND the FINEST ... LOW COST STORAGE FOR COIF - ENSILAGE - AND HIGH MOISTURE CORN. Very pleasing Lppearance on any farm Also available EvenFlo Top Fill Distributors We install Roofs and Accessories DE lONG' BROS. SILOS - ELEVATORS R. R. 2, Monkton --- Phone 347.2424 and 347-2454 assembles the equipment and un- dertakes to maintain it. In the case of Mr Henry. the sponsor is Fred Snow . who w as responsible for the assembly of the set sent to Mr Henry from the CNIB. the erection of ante' and is available to as pff problem should arise' Ivlr Henry _rte; m ed ' license June 18, 1971 and his first radio- contact was with Oakville. Octo- ber 9 Since then he has been in almost daily contact with close to 80 of the 85 Hams in Ontario. On Occasion Mr Henry -has es- tablished contact with other operators at distant points such as the Isle of Montera in the British West Indies,, Sitting beside his'set is a clock with Braille indications on its face and all dials on the radio are equipment also similarly marked to enable Mr. Henr) to know exactly the settings. Surnames among the operators are not generally emphasized and the calls between Mr. Henry .and others are listed in his log book as Fred of Goderich ; Ross, Woodstock: Jim. Chatha-m; John. Peterborough; Joe, Lon- don; Dave. Malton ; Merv, Bec- ton; Bert. Guelph; Ernie of Dun- das, and so on. . Lost Sight In 1%41 Mr. Henry enlisted at Wingham and was assigned to the Essex Scottish Regiment. During a battle for Hill 67 in July, 1944, after D -Day, he was 'blinded by a mortar blast. He spent three months at St. Dunstan's Hospital in England and on his return to Canada re- ceived training at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. and in 1945 started a chicken farm near Belgrave. Special nests for the hens were designed by Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, to help Mr. Henry and he had guide wires strung in and between 'buildings so he knew exactly where he was. He was employed at the Strat- ford plant of G. L. Griffiths Ltd., manufacturers of various. rubber specialties and'his job was com- pleting the assembly of kitchen scrapers by inserting the handles into the ,rubber blades. . After leaving this' job he settled 'in Wingham and.is now an active ' worker 'fqr Wingham Lions qua and appears publicly, from time• to time to entertain,. playing lis harmonica. 'Currie's School. euchre winners, Wl-HTECIIURCH - Currie's. School progressive euchre club. held a 'party Friday evening in the assembly room of the Bel - grave Hall. There were eight ta- bles in play. Those receiving prizes were: high lady, Mrs. Bradley Gal- braith; . novelty prize, Mrs. Jim Coulter; low lady, Mrs.. John L. Currie; high man, K. Weber; novelty, Jim Coulters; low, Roy Pattison. George Greig; Mrs. G. Reavie, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Currie, Mrs. Montgomery and Mr. and, Mrs. Gershom Johnston; the sponsors, served lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Coultes, Mr. and Mrs. Roy pawson are to sponsor the next party. THE EQUIPMENT for.mixing fertilizers arrived at the Belgrave branch of United Co- operatives of Ontario Thursday morning from Ti.Ilsonburg. Harvey Black, Co-op driver, -- climbs on back of the float to get a close look at the unit which will mix 4 -ton batches of plant food. This addition to Co-op service represents an investment of $20,000.. -Staff Photo. Whitechurch Personal Notes Mr and Mrs Pier Tikma of Orono visited on Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Wybenga. Mr. William Orr of Langside was able to leave Wingham Hos- pital last week and go to the home of her daughter, Mr. W. T. Lapp and Mr. Lapp of Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott, Paul, Ruth, Barry, David and Karen were Sunday dinner guests with Mrs. Horace Aitchison of Wingham. Mr. Victor Wybenga, student preacher, left Monday morning for -Hamilton where he was to give a sermon on TV and then proceed on to Knox College to re- sume his studies. , Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morrison on Sunday had a long distance tele- phone call from their son Ken- neth at Elk Point. He reported it 15 below Zero and said he had been ice fishing. Russel Ritchie was admitted on Monday morning to Wingham and District Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Campbell of Willowdale on Saturday moved to Listowel where he has been transferred to the bank there. Mrs. Campbell ,is the former Sharon Rintoul, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rintoul. 3 .days' only! Starts Thursday Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Craig could not attend the Peacock wedding at Bluevale United Church on Saturday evening due to no visi- bility in this section because of the storm. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Craig of Wingham managed to attend the wedding andyrecep- tion. Mr. ind Mrs. Earl Caslick were guests Friday evening at the Mil- ler -Caslick wedding in Wingham. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Chapman and Mrs. Russel Chapman at- tended the Gift Show at the To- ronto Coliseum on Sunday eve- ning. Joyce and Mr's. and Mrs. Bevin Tiffin and Stephen were Sunday evening guests with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn had a telephone call from Mr. and Mrs. George Conn of F�imonton on Sunday. They, too, i eport be- low -zero 'weather with sunshine. Mr. and Mrs: John Willis of To- ronto spent the weekend with their parents and attended the Miller -Caslick wedding. Friday evening at 7 -p.m., at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church-, Wingham. Mrs. Herb Hunter and Trevor of London arrived on Wednesday War amputeesiwant to stand d�yon key gi helps t v as, their own twe 10114, even if theywounded in the their 10 only have one. The purchase of country* . to attain.. y to spend a few days with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn. On Friday they were joined by Mr. Hunter and all went 'to the' Miller -Caslick wedding. Miss Sandra Lex of Toronto spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn and her friend Miss Alma Conn of Guelph. Nat Thompson of Lucknow vis- ited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson. Due to the storm on Saturday blocking roads there was no church held at Chalmers Presby- terian Church. . We are pleased to, report that little Johnny Craig, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Craig of Wing - ham, was able to return home on Tuesday last from Wingham and District Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gillespie of Sarnia visited on Wednesday last with his mother Mrs. Eunice Gil- lespie at Brookhaven Nursing Home, Wingham. Mrs. Ruby Cranston and Mr. and Mrs. Roy McInnes of Goder- ich were Sunday visitors in Wing - ham. Mrs. Cranston visited with Miss Annie Kennedy. and Mr. ' and Mrs. McInnes with his sister, �. Mrs. Chester Casemore and Mr. Casemore. - i MILKER CLINIC Wednesday, March 1 Belgrave Branch Co -Op mve your UNiV S� iv'Iachine put- inn proper working condition. No labour charge on Pul- sators - pay only for parts used. SPECIALS FOR THE DAY - Regular Sale Diversol, 7 lb. . 3.60 3.00 Diversol, 45 lb. . .. . . 19.00 1#.00 nk c. r v it. .. 4.85 4.30 D. F. C, 35 lbs. 17.10 1.6.80 Whirl, 35 lbs. ... 19.00 18.00 • Rub-R-Klean, 7 lbs. 3.70 3.40 Bac-Stop 4.75 4.45 Bovadine Teat Dip 6.00 5.00 ' losan ` ' 614 0.60 Dilac 5.80 '4.80 ,Divo 6.65 5.65 .. 6.65 5.60 Mastimin Teat Dip 8.00 7.00• Dairy Towels 9:97 8.90 MILK FILTERS - 61N' Cloth Face ........ 1.33 1.20 61" Rigid '1.42 1.30 6W' -Plain .95 .85 INFLATIONS - Regular 1644 ... 4.56 1643 4.56 1642 4.56 27M. 4.56 26M .... 4.56 6M ... 4.56 Sale Surge- Regular Sale 4.00 SA1 3.84 3.00 4.00 SA2 3.84 3.00 4.00 SA3 3.84 3.00 4.00 Delaval - 4.00 D01 4.56 4.00 4.00 D05 4.56 4.00 P33R Perfection, P33R Riteway 4.56 4.00 'M83E. McCormick, Empire& ,Milker 4.56 4.00 u: t 0 United Co-operatives of Ontmio eELGRAYE BRANCH dELGRAVE 357-2711 887-6453 Home . Hardware Stores VALUE - SERVICE - DEPENDABILITY Housewares * Gifts * Appliances Electrical * Plumbing *` Tools Cleaning Supplies * Sporting Goods COMPLETE HOME' CENTRE OVER 1000 STORE BUYING POWER TOP QUALITY BATHROOM TISSUE Stock up NOW! Fine Quality 460438 I PER PACK OF 4 'Adopt name. Knifty Knits WHITECHURCH - The 4-H Homemakers Club met in the hall Saturday at 9 a.m. with their leaders. Mrs. John Gaunt and Mrs. Wallace Conn. ' President Janene Purdon opened the meeting with the 4-H r pledge. The minutes were read. by '"Kathy Wybena Present for the meeting were Janene Purdon, Lori Purdon, Kathy Wybenga, Ruth Elliott and Rhonda Gibson. . There were three, absent. The club name chosen was Knifty Knits. The next meeting will be Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. .. A letter regarding the Garden Club was read by Mrs. Gaunt. The knit samples were examined for stretchiness. The members spread their material on the tables and began adjusting, altering, cutting and marking patterns. The home assignment after the dresses ' were cut was. complete cutting and preparing garments for fitting. Work on record books is to mount the knit samples and identify knits and kind of fibre. 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