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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-02-06, Page 9Pre-school clinics record the health of very child One of- the most valuable ser- In place of the larger clinics, vice/ provided by the Huron the Unit is *reading the .ex- nty Health Unit Is the detailed ainivation, out over a period of assessment of children before several months. The secretarial they enter the county's schools. staff of the Health Unit phones In previous years this service the parents in advance and ar- was provided through pre-school ranges a suitable time for child - clinics, at which relatively large Te t be brought to the regular numbers of children attended. chid health clinics. Such clinics This year, however, there has ar held at the Health Unit office been a change in the method of in ingham on the third Wednes- eondueting these examinations. day of each month. IT WAS TALENT GALORE at the Lions' Talent Hunt Thursday evening as Mervin and Iona Moyer of RR 3, Durham, sang, played the•guitar and the accordion as their" entry in the show. Under the new system there is more tiine to carry out the wide range of tests,wtich are required. Each child is checked for general health, possible hearing or vision defects; the Denver Develop- ment Test is employed to deter- mine co-ordination. Fluoride brushing of teeth and blood test for anemia are included as well as any necessary up -dating of disease immunization. Two specially trained nurses check each child for less apparent ab- normalties. The entire service is of trem- endous value to both parents and children, The parents can be as- sured that the child is healthy and normal, or, on the other hand, if there are areas of concern, the child will receive early correc- tive attention. As well, school personnel can be forewarned of any allowances which must be made for the few children who differ in either health or cap- ability from their fellows. One of the reasons for the new type of clinic is that all childreh's health records are now fed to a computer. For this reasdh the pre-school examination is com- pulsory. However, if the parents prefer, the same tests may be carried out by the family phys- ician. \P;tdO#V4a4'---) —Andrea Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walker, won two prizes in Highland Danc- ing competition at Woodstock Sunday. Andrea won first place in the sword dancing and second place in the chantreuse compe- tition. THE GYMNASTIC DU ET of Lee -Ann Johnston and Vicki Leis, both of Blyth, performed a musical acrobatic routine at the Lions' Talent Hunt Thursday evening. Elston -Burchill vows Yellow and white mums and lighted tapers in candelabra formed the setting- when -Bever- ley Anne Burchill of RR 3., Wing - ham, and Larry James Elston of RR 4, Wingham, exchanged vows before Rev. Barry Passmore in the Wingham United Church on Saturday, January 18, at 7:30 o'clock. H. Swatridge provided traditional wedding music at the console of the church organa The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burchill of RR 3, Wingham, and the groom is the son of Mrs. James Elston'of RR 4, Wingham, and the late Mr. Els- ton. Escorted down the aisle by her father, the bride wore an empire - styled gown of white polyester crepe with lace bodice and long full lace sleeves gathered to deep cuffs. A deep lace border enhanc- ed the hemline of the dress. She wore a long veil edged with a double lace border and she car- ried a bouquet of red roses and ivy. Maid of honor, Miss Debbie Timm of Bluevale, and brides- maid, Brenda Burchill, sister of the bride, were gowned alike in royal blue polyester crepe dres- ses. Tiny white snowflakes adorned the empire waistlines and the long sheer sleeves were gathered into deep cuffs. The at- tendants wore blue flowers in their hair and carried bouquets of white mums. with yellow velvet ribbons. Douglas Carter of Bluevale was groomsman and guests were ush- ered by Keith Elston of RR 4, Wingham, and Dale Pletch of Burlington. Following the ceremony, a re- ception was held at the Wingham Legion Hall where dancing was enjoyed to the music of Midnight Express. The bride's mother wore a floor -length gown of blue poly- ester knit. Her accessories were silver and she wore a corsage of pink carnations. The groom's mother chose a floor -length gown of beige polyester knit with gold accessories and a corsage of bronze mums. Following a brief honeymoon, the couple took up residence at RR 4, Wingham. The bride travelled in a brown and rust plaid pantsuit with a corsage of yellow mums. The bride is a graduate of the F. E. Madill Secondary School. Guests attended the wedding from Toronto, Burlington, Lon- don, Arva, Goderich, Walkerton, Clifford, Listowel, St. Clements, Guelph, Elora, Brussels and Bluevale. Honored guests were the groom's grandmother, Mrs. William Elston of Wingham; the groom's grandfather, ,Earl Sel- lers of RR 2, Bluevale; and the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allan of RR 1, Clif- ford. LEANNE CORNWALL narrates the grades 1 and 2 presen- tation of "The Golden Goose" at the Wingham Public School junior assembly Friday morning. St. Andrew new board The annual Meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. was held on Monday, February 3. The meeting followed a pot luck supper for the congregation. In recognition of the centennial year of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Scott Reid showed a number of slides outlining the history of the present building, following the disaster which caused the denfolition of the former church and the rebuilding and dedication of the new .struc- ture in 1965. These slides had been prepared by Mrs. G. R. Scott. Gordon Sutcliffe was appointed secretary and Rev. R. H. Arm- strong the chairman. Reports of the various organizations were received as printed. The present membership stands at 435, with Sunday School enrollment of 117. Rev.. Dr. Mariano Di Gangi Bluevale Visitors on Sunday with Mrs. R. H. McKinnon were Mr. and Mrs. H. Spence McKinnon and family and Mrs. William Milliere of Woodstock. The Bluevale Women's Insti- tute will have their February meeting on Wednesday, the 12th, at the home of Mrs. Jun Arm- strong at 2 p.m.. "World Affairs" and "The Queen's Representa- tive" will be the topic. The roll call will be, "Are you in favor of the Queen being head of our country?" Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lobsinger and Charlene of Kitchener spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jack, Nicholson. • Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs.. Fraser Haugh and Eileen were Mr. and Mrs. Ken Under- wood and family of Clifford, Mrs. Hazel McDonald and Donald of Ripley and Mrs. James Darling of Belmore. •Mr. and Mrs: Wm. Dettman and Mrs. Jack Boyd spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Elliott. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott and family of Newton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Hall. Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Hawk and Eileen. Mr; and Mrs. Bijl' Hall of Chatham spent the weekend with Maj. and Mrs. Gordon Hall. A large crowd attended a reception in the-Bluevale Com- munity Hall, Saturday evening for M`r. and Mrs. Larry Elston, nee Beverly Burchill. Tiffins orchestra provided the music. Mrs. Bert Garniss read an ad- dress to the newlyweds and they were presented with a • gift of money. Larry thanked everyone and lunch was served. Euchre winners Mr: and Mrs. Harvey Edgar and Mrs. Marie Elston were in charge of the euchre„party in the Bluevale Community Hall on Thursday, January 30. There ,. were 13 tables playing. • Prizes were won by: Mrs. George Underwood — high lady; Mrs. Harry Elliott — low lady; Hugh Campbell high man; low man — Glenn Sellers; lucky draw — Charlie Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Paulin and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walker will look after the next euchre on Feb. 13. oo nddncted a, succesa#u, mission in November. Centennial projects are *s- ued ned for each month thia year, taking as their theme *amine is the Kingdom." Mm, -- Me- Kague reported On the "Denim Disciples", a new young people's group centred on Bible study, lively discussions, mtSic and fun. Mrs. James Wilson reported Oa the projects of the Ladies' Aiwa,,. liary. The Board of Managers were pleased too report that the building debt had been substan— tially tially reduced. The following were elected. f) . the Board for a =term . of three years: Dr. Hugh Clugston, loss Jamieson, John" Mann, Mrs. L. Phillips and Mrs. M. UnderWoodr All departments of the church showed a very successful year and the books closed with a sub- stantial balance. The centennial. committee entered a banner in the centen- nial banner competition. A dis- play of these banners will be coming to the .Burch latter this month. Three delegates will be sent to the Presbyterian Congress, in Hamilton in June. YPS sponsors social evening WHITECHURCH -- The local Community Memorial Hall was decorated withred hearts and white streamers on Saturday for an evening of entertaininent and a box social sponsored by the Young People's Society. Upon arriving, many enjoyed games, following which a concert was presented. Musical numbers were presented by Graham Kay - and David Miller whoplayed=ui- tars, with. Graham singing "Proud Mary" and "Nowhere Man" and David singing "Me and Bobby McGee". A • skit entitled `Y Scene on a Bus" was presented, with Cecil - deBoer as the driver and 16 others taking part, In another presentation, _Marty Young played a teacher in an element- ary classroom-. giving • demon stration to the young people. An illustration of how women drive was portrayed by Wendy Kay who operated a child's bi- cycle. Bill Gibson was 'the acci- dent, victim. A skit, showing a member of Parliament campaigning on an Indian reserve, was also de- pictedi. as was a sketch on baby sitters. Community singing was en- joyed by all in attendance, with Cecil deBoer, Graham Kay and David Miller accompanying on guitars. A skit with Fred deBoer and George Jamieson portrayed "Ye Olde Outhouse". The 16 members of the Young People's Society sang the Prayer of St. Francis of Assissi and "Pass It On" to guitar accom- paniment by Graham Kay and Cecil deBoer. { ' The boxes were, judged by Graham Kay, .Russel Young, Fred deBoer and Cecil deBoer. Wendy Kay won the prize for best decorated box. The boxes were then auctioned by Brian Rintoul. After lunch, a few dances were enjoyed. FEATURING A SPECIALLV&ELECTED GROUP r FEBRUARY 1st., 1975 - FEBRUARY 28th., 1975 In co-operation with Canada's leading Manufacturer of draperies and after many months. of planning we are able to present this spectacular event. 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