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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-09-14, Page 9mess - .. - c} seminar in Listowel Can you imagine every mem- ber of a religions congregation spending an evbning each week receiving special training in how to help his neighbors spiritually iM and another day each of those weeks offering the benefits of the training from house to house in the community? • That is the practice of Jeho- vah's Witnesses, and to co-or- dinate this work they view as community service, Witnesses * from midwestern Ontario will be going t� Listowel, September 15- 17, to attend a seminar in techni- ques of public ministry. The Listowel District Second- ary School will provide the set- ting for the gathering. About 1,000 delegates from 18 congregations. are expected to attend. Lincoln Martin, local presiding minister, explained the gathering to be a short intensive training, program to supplement training given in local congregations. "Both arrangements," he said, "are designed to equip .an , aver - 'age, concerned person, whether housewife, worker or student, to assist his neighbor as well as himself to build mental deter- mination and a conscience keenly attuned to Bible principles." The theme of the three'day pro- gram is, "Let Us Serve Jehovah Whole-Souled."Included will be training in methods of public ministry, baptism of new minis- ters and a special public dis- course, "Is This Life All There Is?" "The entire congregation plans to attend," said Mr. Martin. BELMORE 11 The first meeting of the Bel - more Il, 4-1-1 club was held at the home of the leader, Mrs. Stan Hays. The assistant leader is Mrs. Bill Mulvey. There were 11 members present. • The meeting opened with the pledge and the election of officers followed. The results were presi- dent, Myra Dane; vice president, Nancy Kerwin; press reporter, Susan Underwood; secretary, revolving. Myra Dane shoved how to make a pizza and later members enjoyed eating it. MISS LYNNE WORKMAN Miss Lynne Workman, daughfer of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. (Sam) Workman, Brus- sels, is a recent graduate of Owen Sound Regional School of Nursing. She is a graduate of F. E. Madill Secondary School and has accepted a position at the Owen Sound General and Marine Hospital. SRI" TEMBFR 1937 '— MO Cora. Phair was sucees010: in passing her teacher VOW' course which she attended at Jar- vis Street Collegiate in Toronto' this summer. This Course ',en- titles her to teach music in the public and secondary schopls. John W. Sinclair, MLA for the past three years, was ,agaip chosen standard bearer for the Bruce Liberal's at a :argely. .at- tended rally at Southampton'Sat- urday. James Ballantyne Of iel:#T sail will again represent the Huron, South Liberals. Dr. Foster Smith of the -Depart- ment of Health, Toronto, ,bas been stationed at Hankiver to - assist in this district and give 'ex- pert advice in diagnosing irk, fantile paralysis. ' - Dwight M.'Heid was awarded a scholarship by the University of Western Ontario for highest standing on nine papers. • Hunters in Ontario trust wear a Badge when they go shooting this fall. The department of game and fisheries has made a ruling to this effect. Robert Weir, son of I Mr. and Mrs. John Weir of the 6th conces- sion of Turnberry, is on the staff of the University of Alberta and rrn tl he works in connection with the research and development of agriculture. Severaleventsin the area have been cancelled to prevent the spread of infantile paralysis. School did not re -open in Wrox- eter. At least four generations of Western Ontario- residents have made a visit to Western Fair an annual event in- their lives. This .near the fair is celebrating its 70th anniversary. SEPTEMBER 1941 The Wingham School opened for ,the ter :n Tuesday morning with an enrolment- of 189 Four new teachers were added to the staff: Miss McInnis, Miss Behrns, Mr. McArthur and Mr. Ross Vogan. They, loin seven other staff members. Miss Ulla J. Taylor attended summer course in Toronto and obtained her supervisor's certifi- cate in art and crafts. She is on the staff of the Preston Public School. At a special meeting of Wing- harn Town Council, it was de- cided to purchase a snow plow and wing at a cost of $2,249.72. This equipment has a ten -foot Ithbanctiriolite eSt f, Your community is unique. It's the place where you've built your home, where you educate your children, where you spend your time and money. Everything that happens here has sr direct bearing on you, your future and the lives of your family and friends. N That's why, it makes good . sense to have a local newspaper you can depend on to give you the best, most accurate infor ayail,,ble on events within you home town and the . surrounding area. wing and Cis fully automatic. Miss Ruth Bracibum has been engaged to teach at SS 8, East Wawantos;. Miss Norma Brydges will teach at SS 11. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Orv, who recently disposed of their property in Lower Wingham, moved to Lucknow last week.. The Wholesale Tobacco and Confectionery business of Miller and Co. exchanged hands last week when it was purchased by Mr N D. Cameron of Stratford who took rnIrtwediate possession. "Hie ,11 Public School hao a lower enrolment .1 2,,., fr,n Is r-Lgistered. 111, community Park was o, opened Thursday by John 1 i r;:la, MPP. During the afternoon s' •'eral races and contests were t elu. Cliff Cook. and Mrs. Tom M, ement won .t.he sawing contest; Mrs. McClement won the cow -calling and Millie Farrish the chicken -calling con- test. A dental scheme for all public school children in East Wawa - nosh has been approved by the Dept. of Health, the work to be done by local dentists at their offices. SEPTEMBER 195H Named best Frontier Couple in costume at the annual Frontier Days ball were Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKague, Thomas Newton and his wife of Victoria, B.C., are the proud par- ents of two prize-winning chil- dren. Last year their son Danny won the baby contest at the Lux- ton fall fair and this year his sis- ter Barbara was judged winner of the same baby show. Thomas Newton is the son of Mrs. Reg Newton, Wroxeter. His wife is the former Helen Scott of Teeswater. Roy de Groot, former mech- anic of ,Wingham Motors, his wife and father-in-law, Mark Gard- ner, will be leaving shortly to take up residence in Sudbury. Increased enrollment at both Wingham Public School and Wingham District High School became evident as classes opened this, week. Total enroll- ment at the public school is 496, an increase of 11 over last year. Newcomers to the staff are Mrs. Ray Gowdy, Mrs. Wilson Thorn- ton and Miss Joan Armitage. ,En- rollment at the High School is 580, an increase of -about 40. New teachers are Edwin Anderson, Ed Brophy, Russell Smith, Merle Gowdy and Kenneth Wood. School secretary Mrs. Miller Davis is also a newcomer t� the Dr. Peter Francis Fisher, a son of the late Peter Fisher of. Wing:- 'harp, ing--ham, lost his life in a drowning accident near Kingston. Two companions also lost their lives. A public meeting has been called to discuss the construction of a swimming pool in . ingham, for the use of the people of Wing- ham, Belgrave, Bluevale, White- church, Turnberry, East Wawa - nosh and Morris. That's why it makes sense .to' turn to The, Advance -Times each week because the A -T is unique in the Wingham community. L GORRIE 4-1I !CLUB The first meeting 1 e Gorrie No. 4 4-H Club was held at the home of the assistant leader, Barbara Thornton. Mrs. Norman Fairies, leader, briefly outlined the projects during "The Third Meal". This was followed by the election of officers: president Carolynne 1MlcMillan, vice presi- dent Betty Ann Brown, treasurer Cindy Brown, press, reporter Julie Fairies. Members discuss- ed the proper way to wash dishes and measure ingredients and fill- ed out the hand-out sheets, "What happened to dinner?" Barbara Thornton. demonstrated how to maal:e pizza . The second meeting of Gorrie No. 4 was held at the home of Julie Fairies, opening the the pledge and motto. Colleen Mc- Millan read the minutes of the last meeting. Members discussed how to plan patio and barbecue parties. Members made menus for both and barbecued shishka- bobs. BELMORE Ill Fish, flesh and fowl were the main topics at the Belmore III 4- H meeting at Mrs. John Dick - son's Monday, Sept. 4. Eleven. girls answered the roll call after repeating the 4-H pledge. The minutes of the last meeting were Topic deals with Indian Treaty LAKELET — An interesting topic titled "Crime Does Pay" was given by Mrs. O. Howitt at the September meeting of the Women's Institute held in the hall Thursday evening. The topic dealt with the Indian Treaty and how the land was literally stolen from the Indians with such paltry return for the wealth they gave up. The roll call _aa.,article _from_ another country, displayed some very interesting items and it was noted that so „many things dis- played in stores today are made in other countries. The . feature was a poem, "Perseverence", read br Mrs. L. Forler. Committees to I arrange the Huronview birthday party r in October are: Program, Mrs. Murrayand Mrs. Wright; gifts, Mrs. Allan, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs. Huth "and Mrs. Hallman. It was decided to send a dele- gate 'to the area convention in November. Delegates to the county rally October 2, in Auburn, will be Mrs. Allan and Mrs. Ferguson. The draw for the crib quilt will be made at the November meet- ing. - _ Mrs. Hohnstein . conducted two interesting contests and lunch was served,by Mrs.,Ferguson and Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Elliott in charge of topic BLUEVALE — The September meeting of the Women's Mission- ary Society of the Presbyterian Church was held at the home of Mrs. Alvin Smith. Mrs. Glenn Golley gave the call to Worship and all joined in the singing of a harvest hymn. Scrip- ". ture and comments were given by Mrs. Burns ,Moffatt and Mrs. Golley led in prayer. Mrs. Glenn McKer--cher read the minutes of the -last meeting. Roll call was answered by each member giving a verse from the Bible containing the• word `har- vest'. Visits to the sick were re- corded. The business period followed, including plans for the October Thankoffering meeting. The treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Gordon Mundell. Mrs. Alvin Smith received the offering and offertory prayer was repeated by the president. Mrs. Harry Elliott had charge of , the topic, "Involvement in Nigeria". She was' assisted by Mrs. Alvin Smith, Mrs. Keith Moffat, Mrs. Alba Mundell and Mrs. Bernard Thomas. Mrs. El- liott, with the help of her assist- ants, told of the work of many missionaries in Nigeria. In dos- ing her very interesting topic she conducted a lively contest in which all members participated. - The president thanked the hostess and the speaker. An eve - Y ning hymn and prayer closed the meeting. Lunch was served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Golley and Mrs. B. Moffatt. read by Gail Renwick, The Belmore Silt OVIOCic Cooks was the name chosen for the elub. Donna Jeffray and Eileen Darl- ing made chile con carne for the demonstration. It was tasted for lunch at the close'of the meeting. BELGRAVE 111 BELGRAVE -- The first 4 -Ii.. meeting of Belgave III Club was held in the United Church on the evening of September . 4. Mrs. William Coultes and Mrs. James -- Hunter are the leaders. Eight girls attended the fust .. ineeting which opened with he pledge and motto. Mrs. Hunter introduced "The Third Meal",, the new project. The officers elected were, president, Doreen Taylor; vice president, Janice Coultes; press reporter, Joanne Bakelaar. The girls all participated in making a pizza. LEFT -OVERS The Lakelet Left -Overs held their second meeting at the home of Barbara and Karen Mann. After the opening pledge, ` 12 members answered the roll call with a favorite patio or picnic food. The minutes were read -by Ellen Murray and approved. The meeting took the form of a picnic barbecue for which each member took her own food. The next meeting will be Thursday at the home of Susan Angst. Ripley girl wins princess. contest The first Bruce County girl to win the 'title of Ontario Dairy Princess was Cheryl ,Pollock,. 18, of .Ripley. The selection was made at the Canadian National Exhibition in. Toronto last Thursday. $cleated" asTdairy prance sMfo - Bruce County for the second con- secutive year, Che Wits. a trip to Britain, a- calf and a position with the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. Xiosevedte —Mr.. and Mrs. Grant, Bricker, Brantford, were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ren- nie ennie Goy. —Mr. and Mrs. George ..Rich- ardson and family moved from their home on Carling Terrace recently' and are now .settled in their new home in Ingersoll. -Rev. Peter Mellegers of 4.Paisley was the guelt minister in. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, at the morning worship service Sunday. He used as his text Isaiah 6; 1-8; his sermon' was entitled "Here am I; Send me". Rev. R. H. Armstrong was guest speaker at anniversary services in Glammis. —Local residents extend best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kerr of Minnie Street, who on Satur- day were 53 years married. Their special day was spent quietly. During the weekend they visited with their grandson and his wife, Mr: and Mrs. Brian Kerr of Pres - Other members of the family remembered them with flowers and candy. Death from cancer of the cer- vix could almost be eliminated if all women had a Pap test 'at regu- lar intervals. The Pap test is a simple, painless examination which can be done in a doctor's office, according to the Canadian Cancer Society, whose campaign slogan is "Cancer can be beat- en.'. BELMORE Late for Last Week Mrs. Dorothy Will, Doug Will and Angie Colasante of Kingsville visited a few days last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Renwick. Mary and Walter Renwick demonstrated maple syrup mak- ing at the Central Ontario Exhibi- tion at Kitchener. Mrs. Walter Renwick, Gail, Linda and Andy spent a few days visiting Mrs. Renwick's mother at Leamington and relatives at Kingsville. Members of the family awa>f from home? The next -best thing to a, letter from home is a copy of The Advance -Times. Best of all is your weekly letter and The Advance -Times. The Advance -Times Tells It Best! PROMOTED TO GRADE I are these youngsters in Mrs. C. Robertson's class at Wingham Public School, and seemingly enjoying it as they act out some songs and rhymes. There were 28 in the class on opening day for a new school year. (Staff Photo)