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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-11-28, Page 11Thcnk You Your Past Support Once again 1 ask for.. and will appreciate your vote For Councillor REELEC1 .. n c lt* pit ares was . aProvod guidolloot attd m"' JaSISOS MOW of lektemilato, A Pre"""1141 tiaseathodeaof �. •s +e:#i' t out control 1 through ugh sa intersecfleo. tlbeluoctiou of Hwy. SOW III in Blvievale., er Ad* Bim. thQ intersection the car hit a sign post, went through a fenee and came toorestlna a�rby � on the RA Petrol* , Ralph ,Ham - Mond, was the driver .involved the fleeced.. Single car accident on Sunday. Mr, Hammond was driving along Maw County mad 12, near ita intersection, with Huron County Hood 25, in Grey Trip when his vehicle arae into a ditch and thea slammed -into some guide posts and,* sign near the edge of the road. OPP officers have *instated the total • damage at $350. BATESON ,SHOW YOUR INTEREST AND BE sun To VOTE, REMEMBER, THERE IS ONLY ONE.; PLACE TO VOTE IN WINGHAM THE TOWN HALL . Do You Wish a Ride? Call 357-2990 or 357-1106 Unfinished Business... Although I have been on the Wingham Town Council for the past six years, I feel that my work has not yet been completed. Several projects with which I have been in- volvedas a council member remain to be finalized. 'AWE; rilevenrfr" rC►n lt Pbocea or '.v. mitee for the past four years and serve on your Fire and Recreation Committees. Your support at the polls on December 2 will enable me to complete important projects for the betterment of our community. VOTE [iiiHARRISI X THEE SEVEN YOUNG bowlers are Wingham's complement on the Bantam, Junior and Senior Bluewafer YBC District bowling teams which will be competing in the upcoming Kitchener Winter Games later this year. Kerry Thompson and Brad Gerrie will bowl on the Bantam team; Ruth Nethery, Steve Burke, Rhonda Lee and Christine Foxton will roll in the Junior division and Nancy King will compete on the Seniorsquad. (Staff Photo) Mrs. Lorna Douglas elected president of Wingham group Mrs. Lorna Douglas was elected president of the Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded when its November meeting was held in the classroom of the Golden Circle School on Monday evening. The new executive was presented by the nominating committee, Mrs. Donna VanderWoude Bill Millen and Harvey Webster. Other officers are: past presi- . dent, William Stephenson; vice .president, Peter Edisbury; ' secretary, Lois Darling; treasurer, Ed Wright; committee chairmen: membership, Marilyn Jones; adult services, Jack 4p 'f a ., ipercp ion„ kfra Vessey; social, Debbie Stewart; publicity, Audrey Swatridge; fund raising, Bill Zimmerman; camp development, Florence Reavie; pre-school and family services, Donna VanderWoude. Mrs. Florence Reavie, the principal, showed many interest- ingslides of the students busy at their activities, including several field trips. The president, Mr. Stephenson, conducted- the business and Myrla Frank read the minutes of the October meeting. Progress is being made regarding the senior Serving the BEST INTERESTS OF THE J People of Wingham IS MY FULL TIME JOB ON DEC. Z Vote to RE-ELECT HAROLD E. WILD Deputy -Reeve For 1975-76 workshop. It is to be held in the Town Hall, formerly the Wing - ham Police offices. Connie Jamieson reported that the YACMR girls are busy working on a float for the Santa Claus parade which will take place in Wingham on Saturday, Decem- ber 7. The next executive meeting Will take place on Monday even- ing, January 13. The Association meetings will take place on the fourth Monday of each month, the next one to be held on January 27. After the meeting was closed, coffee and cookies were enjoyed by everyone. WI citizenship meeting held in council chamber Citizenship and World Affairs . , was the theme of the regular mWtitigAtAIV ,WiagimM b.i' h. of the Women's' Institute held in the council chamber on Thurs- day, November 21. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. Holmes, at 2:30 p.m. with the Opening Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and the singing of "0 Canada". The secretary- treasurerread the minutes of the previous meeting, also the correspondence. It was decided that boxes of Christmas treats will be presented to past members who are residing at the Brookhaven Nursing Home. A Christmas gift of money will be given to the two caretakers of the Town Hall. Plans were made for the Christmas banquet which is being held at the United Church, also for an invited euchre to be held on Friday, January 3. Mrs. Mary Armstrong was appointed delegate to the London area convention which is being held at Stratford on November 27 and 28. The roll call was answered by naming a province, its premier and its emblematic flower. Pictures were shown of many of these emblems. The motto, "When you stop listening, you stop learning", was given by Mrs. Bradburn. The conveners of the Citizen- ship and World Affairs com- mittee, Mrs. Bradburn and Mrs. Mackenzie, were in charge of the program. Miss Williamson read an interesting paper on the Leigin O lsiaiticins the ha,4. ' prepa �' by l rs. Mackenzie.' . Bradburn gave an in- spiring talk on citizenship and played two selections, on the mouth organ. The meeting closed with the Queen and the Institute Grace. The hostesses, Mrs. Haselgrove, Mrs. Sewers, Mrs. Foxton and Mrs. Newman, served lunch. Belgrave Mr. and Mrs. Alex Styles of Toronto spent the weekend with their aunt, Mrs. Cora McGill and also visited with Mrs. Norman Geddes of Goderich. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Lechinsky and Stephen of Regina, Sask., are visiting with her mother, Mrs. George Cook and other relatives in the area. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Arm- strong visited on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. David Hanna and family of Kitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Machines and Dyke of Heidelberg. Mr. and Mr's. Jim Leishman, Joan, Allan and Bobby Joe visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Leishman and baby Lisa Marie of Paris. VOTE FOR NEIL VIII -CENT FOP COUNCILLOP East Wawanosh I am very interested in the "land use plan- ning" for the township, and if elected will voice my opinion on this matter. I will do my best to see that the whole town- ship benefits from the services of Council. Corsi. Wroy W.I. speaker GDRRIE —Members of the lo- cal Women's Institute were host- esses to Lakelet, Fordwich, Wroxeter and Molesworth In- stitute, members on Wednesday evening of last week at the Gorarie Community Hall. Mrs. Robert Elschner was hostess for the evening and Mrs. William Thornton, the Gorrie president, was in charge. An amusing skit, regarding the misdemeanors of J. P Peabody in his automobile, was presented by Mrs. Alex Graham,. Mrs. Gladstone Edgar, Mrs. ' Alvin Grainger and Mrs. Wilbur Hogg. Constable John, Wray of the Ontario Provincial Police. detachment at Goderich °spoke on his public relations position which includes regular safety talks to school students, advice to businessmen on ,protecting. their property, talks to various groups on road safety and hints on how to protect valuables in the home to ensure . their return in case of theft. He answered .many questions from the ladies pre- sent. Mrs. Robert Strong and Mrs. Jack Ferguson sang "Whispering Hope" and "Sweet Violets", with Mrs. Hogg at the piano. Following .the, singi of `gib Canada ', the hosts a t wa►s assisted by Mrs. Melvin Taylor, Mrs. Alex Edgar and Mrs. Jack Ferguson in serving a dainty lunch. The enjoyableevening was planned by the Education and Cultural Activities conveners, Mrs. Alvin Grainger and Mrs. Gladstone Edgar. Petretvea4 —Wayne Baswick of Bluevale and Belmore• congregations con 'ducted the service in St. An- drew's Presbyterian church on Sunday as Rev. R. H. Armstrong officiated at those churches for the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Special musical guests at the St. Andrew's service were members of the Henderson family, Tim, John, Ruth, Tom and Bob, of Lucknow. Prime lending rate drops to 11 per cent If you are a customer at either the Toronto -Dominion Bank or the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce it is going to cost you less to borrow money. A press release from the public relations department of they Toronto -Dominion Bank an- nounced that effective November 19, the bank's prime lending rate was reduced to 11 per cent from 111/2 per cent. However, for holders of premium savings accounts there will be a drop in interest rates as well. The bank has knocked that interest rate down to 83/4 per cent from 9% per cent effective on December 1. The T -D will also lower the base interest rate for small busi- ness loans from 101 per cent to 101/4 per cent. Doug Bishop, manager of the Wingham branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, told the Advance -Times in a tele- phone interview that his bank will be following suit in reducing their lending rates. Spokesman in the financial field have attributed the rate re- ductions in Canadian banks to general reduction rates in the international financial com- munity and a reduction of the Bank of Canada's rate last week from 9% to 83/4 per cent. I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE .'$ACKGROU D *Youth Group :leoder *Poihlirot Activist *OW Hitler *politicol• :prison r in onno r y ;*Actjvo r* vice with Alli•d and Dutch Foress #Attrndad leod* ershlp seminar. br.Euilal Leorning As k !iony oirector.of 0-F A..forlost fiva y.ars.' PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING ME YOU V' I would appreciate the opportunity of serving you 'for another term on Wingham Town Council. feel that the next two years will be important ones and that we will need a capable, energetic and ex- perienced local government. 1 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON DECEMBER 2 Jack GILLESPIE I X ELECTION TOWN OF WINGHAM Please take notice that an election will be held in the Town of Wingham for the following offices, Mayor, Deputy -Reeve and council. The candidates are as follows: - For Mayor - John S. Hayes, Merchant Jack E. Reavis, Building Inspector For Deputy -Reeve - Brian C. Elmslie - Staff Announcer Harold E. Wild - Retired For Council - Six to be elected F. John Bateson - Dairy Operator Margaret O. Bennett - Office Mgr. Jack Gillespie - Sales Manager William R. Harris - Supervisor Allan R. Harrison - Teacher Larry D. Lane - Teacher Angus Mowbray - Contractor Andrew Ritakes - Refrigeration Service ADVANCE POLL WILL BE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1974 from 11:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. in the Town Hall Regular Polling Day, Monday, December 2, 1974 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m with all polls in the Town Hall. WILLIAM RENWICK, Returning Officer. 21;28