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IN SNAPPY R E b and white uniforms some of the younger members of the baton -twirling
Wingham Deb -u -tons strode along in. the Santa Clays. 'Parade Saturday, adding a big
splash of color to the event. (Staff Photo)
A COMBINATION FLOAT carried Christmas greetings from Walker's, The Decor
Shoppe and Triangle Discount, joint sponsors of these; cartoon characters and their
Christmas` tree in the Santa Claus parade here Saturday. (Staff Photo)
Wroxeter PersoncI Notes
The Wroxeter Bible Study
group meets every Tuesday eve-
ning: This week members met at -
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tim
Shore; next week Mr. and. Mrs.
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the group. Everyone is welcone.
Mrs. Russell Lock*ood, Wing -
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WINGHAM
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STORE HOURS:
Monday - Friday
8.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Saturday
8.00 a.m. - 12 noon
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Manuel,
Seaforth, were Sunday • guests
with their aunt,' Miss Hazel Spar -
ling.
Dick Allan, Toronto,spent the
weekend with his tt • mother, Mrs.
llraeitllans.' cat ilii►: id
r WalliamySmith,O fr'orenttr r
visited her mother, _Mrs. David
Robinson recently.
Mrs, Michael Tellehus and
Miss Hazel Sparling were in
Goderich on Saturday where they
visited Mrs. Angus Carmichael
• and Mr. and Mrs. James Robert-
son,
Mrs. Doris Adams,' Mrs'. Mich-
ael Tellehus and Allan Griffith
attended the graduation exer-
cises.at. Conestoga College of Ap-
plied Arts and Technology, Clin-
ton, on Thursday evening when
Mrs. Stella Pocaluyko and Miss
Hazel Sparling graduated as Cer-
tified Visiting Homemakers..
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Higgins
visited the former's sister, Mrs.
Frank Graham and Mr. Graham
at St. Marys on Sunday.
Surprise party
BELMORE — A surprise party
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Metcalfe Saturday
night in honor of the 25th wedding
anniversary of Ralph's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Metcalfe.
Brothers and sisters on both
sides of the family were present.
The evening was spent in playing
cards after which lunch was
served. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalfe
were presented with lovely gifts
from their family.
The party was a little early as
the actual date of the anniversary
is December 24th.
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WRQETER — ,After a deli-
. eious meal; at thenor ,Hotel,t
Wingham on p s. y of .las
week, the Women's Instittite
members .returned to the home of
the presidgnt, Mrs. C. R. Allan in
Wroxeter for the regular meet-
ing.
A poem, "What Happened to
the Dai►?", read by Mrs,. Allan
and the usual ceremony :opened
the meeting. Roil call was an-
swered with donations for the•
'Christmas cheer boxes to be sent
to shut-ins..A committee of three
ladies volunteered to pack and
deliver theboxes. •
A donation will be made to help
the ,,'Wroxeter teenagers with
their project of putting a sound
system in the , community hall.
A short course has been sched-
uled for. December 14, to be held
at the home of Mrs. Allan.
- Mrs. lion McMichael read a
Christmas motto and a report of
the area convention held in Strat-
ford was given by Mrs. Allan, the
delegate.
Mrs. Charles Mothers of: Blue -
vale gave an interesting and
timely demonstration of bazaar
items made from nylon net, and
of cookies made with marsh-
mallows and gumdrops. Mrs.
Wes Heimpel showed a variety of
gift items which she made. •
Mrs. Wes Newton conducted
two contests while the hostess
prepared lunch.
Unit 4 holds
hristincts _meet
GORRIE — Mrs. Harold Hynd-
man was hostess for the Christ-
mas meeting of Unit 4 of the
United Church. Women on Weds
nesday of last week. Mrs. Andrew
Edgar and Mrs. Robert Edgar
had charge of the devotions.Mrs.
A. L. Stephens and Miss Jean
Sparling conducted the Christ •
-
mas contests.
Mrs. Cliftoh Coulter, president,
presided for the brief business
period. Miss.Margaret Dane pre-
sented the slate of officers for
1973 as follows: •
Past president, Mrs. Clifton
Coulter; president, Mrs. Bill
Nay; 1st vice president, Mrs.
George Brown; 2nd vice prey,
dent, Mrs. A. L. Stephens; secre-
any, Mrs. Gordon Edgar; treas-
urer, Mrs. Richard Carson;
pianists,• Mrsf .. W- ach, Mrs..
Hareldodr yudmana Hewers andn ;
cheer, Mrs. Beverley CW'reh. " �+
rogram committee, Mrs. Ivan
Ha kins, Miss Margaret Dane,
Miss Jean Sparling; nominating,
Mrs. C. Coulter, Mrs. L. Jahns
ton; quilt, Mrs. Gordon Edgar,
Mrs. Lionel Johnston, Mrs..
Cloyne Michel, Mrs. H. Hynd-
man, Mrs. G. Brown; unit repre-
sentative to UCW, Mrs, Hector
Hamilton, -
Mrs. G. W.,' Sach conducted the
installation of officers. Boxes
were packed for the shut-ins and,
a delicious Christmas lunch was
served. -
The Wigg,
Farmer:
inaccurate forecasts
By Keith Aston
The Huron bounty Federation
. of Agriculture agreed 'Thursday
night .to support the Huron
County Crop Improvement Aso-
elation in .disputing weather fore-
casts. -
A letter from the crop Im-
provement Association Was read
at the regular meeting of the
Federation which .claimed ,farm-
ers had suffered crop losses this
year because of the inaccuracy of
weather forecasts from the
Mount Forest weather station via
the local radio station. The Crop
Im rovement Association has,
sent letters to Robert McKinley,
MP for Huron, the weather sta-
tion and CKNX radio complain -
Morris Council
is entertained
BELGRAVE -- On Saturday,
December 9, Reeve and Mrs,
William Elston entertained
members of Morris Township
Council, officials and employees
and their wives to a turkey din-
ner.
After a pleasant and social eve-
ning Ross Smith thanked Mr. and
Mrs. Elston for their hospitality
and presented them with a gift.
UCW candle
Iighffng service
held in church:
FORDWICH — The Christmas
meeting of the United Church
Women was held in the Sunday
School rooms which were bright
with a lighted Christmas • tree.,
The worship centre had • a
model church with lighted win-
dows and a tall white candle
representing "The light of the
world". , Mrs. .Ben Gibson pre
sided for the meeting and the
candle lighting service,
Miss M. McElwain opened the
service with soft musico The
scripture was read by Mrs. Gib-
son from Matthew and Genisis.
'Those lighting candles were
Mrs. Harry Winkel, Mrs. Jim
Timperley, Mrs. Scott Clarkson,
t'McEh abri;. Mrs. 'Jack Bfown,
Mrs. Agla and Mrs. Ben Gibson.
A solo, -"The Light of the World
Is Jesus" was sung by Mrs. Jack
Wilson. Mrs. B. 'Gibson gave a
meditation on light and offered
prayer. The'; roll call was an-
swered by a verse of a favorite
carol.
Mrs B..Agla as convener of the
nominating committee . read an
incomplete slate of officers.
These were, accepted.
A donation of $35 was voted to
send a girl to the Toc Alpha
Conference and $50 to the Over
and Above Gifts of the mission
services. Two Christmas trees
and Christmas flowers were to be
bought for the church.
The treasurer's report showed
a very 'busy and successful year.
At the closet social hour and pot-
luck lunch were enjoyed.
44th anniversary
GORRIE — Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Grainger of Gorrie quietly cele-
brated their 40th wedding anni-
versary at the home of their son, .
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Grainger,
when members of their family,
Robert Grainger of Kitchener,
Bruce Grainger of London, Ian
Howes of Sioux Lookout, Michael
Grainger of Waterloo and Mur-
ray Grainger of Guelph were
present to mark the happy occa-
sion at a family dinner party.
Bluevale
Mr. and Mrs'. Jack Murch of
Clinton were Sunday evening
visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Percy
Vincent. -
ENJOYING THE EDIBLE PORTION of the civic Christ-
mas party for Town of Wingham employees last Wednesday
night were: Mrs. Congram and her husband, Gordon; .Ed-
, ward Whitby and Mrs. Whitby. (Staff Photo)
ing about the service,
The complaint said that the
forecast often said,fa
expect 74 to 36 hour* ofgood har-
vesting weather before A weal
front would move in One Esta-
tions in the Detroit area were
saying it wotdd, ha only six famine
hours before rain could ,he
'pected, Many farmers ;went
ahead with 'Operations PIO
bean Pulling only tom 60tb*,
Detroit . forecasts were unfor—
tunately more ' accurate that
those.of Mount Forest, The letter
claimed many beans weire
because of this, ,
It was felt that the forecasts.
came from Toronto and were
only relayed thmtigh Mount For.
est. Since . weather systems
moved in from the west, it was
felt that forecasts .did not take
this time difference into effect,,
During the discussion on the
letter, John Stafford, past presi-
dent of the Federation, tom:
mented, "They usually can forte
cast what happened yesterday
that's about as time a they
come."
At the Thursday meeting the
group also agreedto form: a com.
mittee to prepare a brief. to be
presented to the' Select Legisla-
ture Comrnittee on h►lunicip4l
Drains when it meets in this area.
Such a meeting is expected some
time in the new year.
Four county executive .mein.-.
bers were elected at the meeting: ,
They are: John Stafford, RR' 1,,
Wroxeter; Vince Austin, RR 1,
Dungannon; Adrian Vous, Blyth;
and Gordon Blanchard, RR. 4,:
Walton.
Howick to
purchase hinds'
/at tax sal
Any' unsold lands in Howick
Township may be purchased by •
the township at the time of the tax
sale. This was decided when
Howick council met lastweek for
their -regular monthly meeting.
In a motion approving the pur-
chase of the,lands, it was stated
that John Berry, agent for the
council, would be appointed to do
the purchasing. •
Grants of $50. and 5100 have
n `bee �api++ed? f*otiu-
nity Man Bogard' and Luth� an
Cemetery Board respecti
The . monies for the community
hall will go toward fill and grass
seed for the properties surround-
ing the building.
Council also moved that the
deputy returning officers, poll
clerks , and polling stations be
paid for their services in the Dec.
4 election. The deputy returning
officers receive $18; poll clerks
515, and polling stations $15.
Accounts totalling $17,661.17
were approved for payment.
A doctor's new secretary was
having trouble with his notes on a
• case which read: "Shot in the
lumbar region." Completely brut=
trated, she' finally figured it out
and typed on the report:
"Wounded in the woods."
NOMINATION MEETING
Brice Federal • 1
Progressive Conservative Associatiolg
WALKERTON COMMUNITY ,CENTRE g
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1972
To elect a candidate for the next
Federal Election g
Everyone Welcome
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Notice to Ratepayers
Township of West Wawanosh
Under the new Ontario Property Tax Credit Plan,
residential and farm property taxes levied and due in
1972 must be paid by December 31.
The payment of these municipal taxes will enable
you to receive full credit under the Ontario plan on
your 1972 income tax return.
MRS. JOAN C. ARMSTRONG,
Clerk
NOTICE
Bell Canada is closing payment agencies in this
area as part of a Company -wide policy to keep down
customers' costs for bask telephone service, says Bell's
local manager, Robert Welch. Bell feels it is unfair to
use revenue from pay -direct telephone users to subsid-
ize payment -agency convenience for others.
Telephone. bills may be paid by cheque or money
order in the pre -addressed envelope that comes with
the monthly bill.