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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-05-01, Page 3Fordwich Per Mr. and' Mrs. Stan Bride wen entertained at a family din= On Saturday by Mr. and Mrs. JavJ Riddell of Lindsay and Mr. and Mra. Robert Bride of Thames. ford, the occasion being •the '45th wedding . anniversary of their parents. Man Taylor has completed his first year at the University of Guelph and will spend the sum- mer months with his -parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mel Taylor. Mrs. Don Wilson returned home last week from Listowel Memorial Hospital where she re- cently underwent an appendec- tomy. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Welsh of Chesley spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wally Gibson. Mrs. Jessie O'Gorman, who had spent some time with Mr. and Mrs. Welsh returned to her home in Listowel. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stewart, near Gorrie. Mrs. Norman Harding is at - present confined to Listowel Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slater of Strathroy visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Sothern. Mr. and Mrs. George Merkley and family of Belmore visited Sunday with Mr: and Mrs. Wil- liam Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Moore of Listowel visited Sunday with Miss Louise Matthews and Mel Batters. - Next Sunday, May 4, is the sec- ond Howick Canoe Races, start - on Ing at 7, at the Fordwich Park and finishing at Wroxeter. There will fun foreveryone, so come out and,help the boys. Proceeds go toIrd the new seats in the How - ick arena. ' Sunday and weekend guests. with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller were Mr. and Mrs. George Pier- cey of Elora, Mr. and Mrs. Rick Woods of Listowel and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Leppington and Vicki of Gorrie. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cars- well visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. John Carswell at Tees - water. Mrs. Russel Nickel, Teresa and Jacqueline Nickel and Eileen Miller spent Saturday in Kitch- Mr. and Mrs. Helmut Greil- ing of Bramalea were guests over Ladies' Night GORRIE—Jack Visser of Waterloo, who is with the Mont- real Trust Co., was guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce Ladies' Night which was held in the community hall here on Thursday evening. Mr. Visser has travelled exten- sively and was a very interesting speaker. — Bill Doig, president, thanked the speaker and presented a gift. Among those present were people from Wroxeter, Fordwich and Belmore. The Ladies Guild of St. Ste- phen's Church catered. Not the weekend,'With Mr. and Mrs. one Siefert. Mr.•and Mrs. Anson Deretng visited Saturday afternoon in Walkerton with Mr. and Mrs., Barry Watson. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poltorak of Orillia spent the weekend with Mrs. Dora Ridley and other rela- tives. Miss Rosemary Nickel of Lis- towel spent -the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Nickel. Three local residents jour- neyed to Turkey Point over the weekend and returned home with a real good supply of smelt. GARDEN CLUB LAKELET — Irene Versteeg was elected president of the Garden Club which began its spring season with a meeting at the home of Miss Gladys Huth on Saturday morning. Nine girls were present. Valerie Wright was elected vice-president and Rhea Behrns will be press reporter. The office of secretary will be shared by the SIs, - The leaders discussed garden- ing, telling the girls why and where a garden should be planted. They also discussed good growing areas for flowers. Each girl drew a plan for her garden and decided where to plant each kind of seeds. Effective Mayl t rninimu wa does u And it now includes agricultural workers. Everyone in Ontario who's covered by the Minimum Wage Act—and that now includes agricultural workers—will be entitled to an increase beginning May 1. The new basic rate will be $2.40 an hour., Alt agricultural workers engaged in the harvesting of fruit, field vegetables and tobacco will be entitled to the new rate. People employed by agencies as domestics and people working as funeral directors or embalmers must be paid not Tess than $2.40 an hour. Learners in general industry must be paid at least $2.30 an hour during their first month of employment, and the full rate after that. Those employed in construction work or as construction' site guards are now entitled to at least $2.65 an hour. There is.no learner's rate in the construction industry. Ambulance drivers, helpers and - firSt-aid attendants must now receive at least $115.20 a week or, if they work less than 48 hours in a week, the regular rate of $2.40 an hour.. Students under 18 who work 28 hours a week or less, or during school holidays, must receive at least $2.00 an hour. When employees occupy a room or eat meals supplied by their employer, $10.00 per week for the room anti $1.05 for each meal or $22.00 per week for meals may be included when calculating the minimum wage. Employers of agricultural workers who are entitled to minimum wage will be limited in the maximum deductions they can make from minimum wage, for room and board to $32.00 per week; for the provision of a fully serviced house to $40.00 per week; and provision of an unserviced house to $30.00 per week. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact your nearest Ministry of Labour office. HAMILTON 1 West Ave. South 527-4501 KENORA 808 Robertson St. 468-3128 KINGSTON 1055 Princess St. 542-2853 KITCHENER 824 King St. W. 744-5211 LONDON 560 Wellington St. 438-7291 OTTAWA 2197 Riverside Dr. 731-7200 Ontario Ministry of Labour SAULT STE. MARIE 125 Brock St. 949-3331 SUDBURY 1538 LaSalle Blvd. 566-3071 THUNDER BAY 435 James St. South 345-2101 TORONTO 400 University Ave. 965-5251 WINDSOR 500 Ouellette Ave. 256-8278 • ANDY JARVIS as "Artie, the Lazy Ant" enjoys all the comforts of leisure as he relaxes while his fellow ants°work, in the play staged by grade four students of Turnberry Central at their assembly last Thursday morning. On Tuesday night, April 22, Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8 staged the school's annual spring concert. Although all numbers in the pro- gram were excellent, space limits us to mention only a few of the many highlights.. The Grade 5 class delighted the audience with • a play about Charlie Brown (played alter- nately by Brent Day, Murray de Vos and Ricky Dillon), as did the Theatre Guild seeks new members of '76 The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild based in Mount Forest, is holding an open membership meeting next Thursday night in --thnt -Forest- District - School cafeteria on Durham Street, Mount Forest. The meet- ing is being held to organize for the 1975-76 season and to en- courage the registration of new members. Men and women are needed to assist in all areas of the theatre including staging, costumes, make-up, props and acting. The meeting time is 8:00 p.m. The Grey Wellington Theatre Guild was formed in August, 1974 and now has a membership of ap- proximately 25. During its first year . it presented two produc- tions : An Evening With Mark Twain and Plaza Suite by Neil Simon. Plaza Suite, presented in March, attracted 600 people dur- ing its three -night production. "MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE" was the opening song'at the Turnberry Central assembly last Thursday pre- sented by about 20 students of grade four. The class staged a half-hour production for visiting parents and the other schoolchildren. "DOWNTOWN" was where the grade six choir sang they wanted to be, but their performance was just as effective on the stage at the Turnberry Central Spring Concert • last Tuesday night. t AktA A l t 47' THE GRADE EIGHT CHOIR of Turnberry Central pre- sented a delightful musical rendition of the "Gypsy Rover" at the spring concert last Tuesday night. The concert was produced by the students from grades five through eight. Grade 8 .elass with their oPera spoof '4La Forts del no a- fete!. The old curds -and -Whey tale vas told anew in a Sett wig. Miss Mullet played , $usie Powell, El Spider by Daniel NOM and Knight Sebmoengrin by Dennis 'Matthew$. The Grade 7 class surprised the audience with a dazzling 'dings _y of gymnastic routines perfornIed by- Karen Armstrong, Kathy Snell, Lois Darling, Klass .:Oor- ritsma, Wayne ten Pas, Ken War. wick, Neil Warwick, Warren Wray and Doug 'Walker. In >w tion they- staged two square: dances called by Deborah Arm- strong and Warren Wray, The Grade 6 class provided the orchestral sounds for the ;ve- ting. They did an excellent rendition of "African Song" and "Country Roads" on the ,ukulele and their (lute concert " U. Joy", was a delight to the ear. The program ended with. -the mass choir singing `'"Something to Sing. About", bringing a veryrewarding evening to a.close. ANTIQUE SHOW ! ! ! On Wednesday, May 7,. from 8 perm. to 10 p.m, an antique show will:be held in the school's auditoriurni Everyone is welcome to: attend: There will be a demonstration of wool-idyeing. Refreshments will be available at reasonable cost. Beliiac Argonauts The April meeting of the Rel - Mac Argonauts was held in the newly renovated basement of the McIntosh church., The meeting was opened by Alan Darling, who conducted a sing -song. Some of the songs sung were Amazing Grace, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Mansion over the Hilltop and Do Lord. The Mariners' Hymn was sung followed by the reading of the Mariners' Psalm, by Audrey Fitch. Mrs. William Lake led in prayer and the Lord's - prayer was repeated in unison. Thee. minutes were read and' approved. The next meeting will be June` 16, with Lifeboat No. 1, in charge. The offering was received and. dedicated. Mrs. Marie Douglas presented "Spring in Spain", in slides and story. She -told about the very interesting and exciting trip she had to Spain during the March school break. -On view also were souvenirs of Spain including sterling Silver, handmade lace, gypsy weaving and pottery. Everyone greatly enjoyed the. slides of this colorful and ancient country. Lunch served by Lifeboat No. 4 brought the meeting to a close. Weekly euchre BELGRAVE — Eight tables of euchre were played at the com- munity centre last Wednesday evening. 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