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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-05-29, Page 12delegation loin national protest UMW on Canadian signa- #tiretiC by way tines the largest ptibil, protest ever gathered in oda, will be the focus of a nattun-wide pro-life lobby of Members of parliament on Thursday, May 29. Forty people from the federal riding of Huron will charter a bus from Goderich and make the journey to Ottawa to join the lob- by. These representatives from the Huron riding will meet with their member of parliament, R. E. McKinley. Mrs. Hinka Bakelaar, Mrs. Cory deBruyn, Adrian Keet, Mrs. Adele Chettleburg and Mrs. Sally Campeau from the Wingham pro- life group, will be among those attending. The petition was circulated across Canada over the past year and names were gathered at churches, schools, meetings, fairs, supermarkets, shopping centres, street corners, etc. The petition, which urges Parliament to "'enact legislation providing. for the child conceived but not yet born the same proterction pro- vided for any other person", has been described by Douglas Roche, Member of Parliament for Edm ton-Strathcona, as "so N... massive .a • - t it cannot be ignored by the Government". Last Wednesday, May 21, Prime Minister Trudeau apd members of bis Calet met with a delegation from Alliance for Life, the umbrella organization of all pro-ife groups across Canada, to discuss the Alliance for Life brief, "Stop the Willing: Protect Canada's Unborn Children", and its recommendations which pro- pose constructive alternatives to abortion. The brief begins with these words: "Men and women from every part of Canada are deeply grieved that our goverment per- mits upwards of 40,000 innocent lives to be destroyed each year in our hospitals. We find it unbear-. 'able that our society continues of- ficially to sanction this legalized killing of our unborn children. You, our legislators, have pri- mary responsibility for the cal- lous disregard for human life that legalized abortion represents. You possess the power to end the outrage. You alone can protect Canada's unborn children and implement constructive alterna- tives to abortion." New books in the Library ' The Promise of Joy by Allen his ec-wives and children starts Drury off as an interesting house party The anther of "Advise and Con- which grows more sinister when sent" poses the question: Is there- . his young widow is found floating a promise of joy for nations or for in the swimming pool face down. individuals .and if so, how can it • be achieved in a world that .01d -fashioned Candymaking by appears to be headed for self -de- J. Roth struction? Written against the The good. old days of pulling background of the possibility of taffy and nibbling on homemade atomic war this is a skillful and fudge•are captured here by com=• dramatic political novel. bining Anigrican candy -making memorabilia with authentic re - Bury Me In Gold Lame by Stan- cipes that work in today's ton .Forbes • kitchens. • . • After the sudden death of ani • - • Heirs df Squire Harry' by Jane- - Lane . • Merging fact • and. lietion into- : essential: 'truth.Jane. Lane has written. a '• historical • novel of •exiraordinary . emotional power . with an ‘exciting narrative pace. Danny Quim on a Desert Island, by J. Miners This tim a 'Danny Dunn and his friegds have:a chanceztu Abe 20th. cenury Robinson Crusoes but when the plane in Which the four are tr. aveling is forced down and the quartet is without even a radia_ the game becomes very serious. An exciting story by this author of many other children's books. • aging film star the gathering of .ti G..H..WARD A. and Partnrs Chartored- Acc..nthuts :121 Jackson Street WALKERTON - TE EPHCINE: Office 881-1211 Resident :Partner B.F.-Thomson, C.A. Residence 881=0048 CANADA MANPOWER CENTRE COUNSELLOR is Attendance TOWN HALL WINGHAM JUNE 5, 1975 I:OO P.M...4:OO P.M. YOU MIGHT SAY they were Tying down on the job, but it was all part of the act when the grade five and six students of the Wingham Public School entertained their classmates Flower arranging shown to Institutes members Paddington on . Top by Michael Bond o This, the . tenth Paddington book, will delight children just as much as the other nine. This time the famous bear does a lot of things he's never -done before: he goes to school and he goes to court: he makes very brave attempts at rugby and water- skiing: and all these adventures are delightfully illustrated by Peggy Fortnum. Miss Rena Jouwsma was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Wingham branch of the Women's Institute held in the council chambers May 22 at 2:30 p.m. Miss Jouwsma demon- strated how to make different varieties that would be most suit- able together. She answered many questions that were asked by the members. Miss Jouwsma was presented with a gift from the W. I. by Mrs. Jacklin. A flower arrangement was' sent to• the past president, Mrs. Ethel Holmes, and another to Mrs. Harold Brooks. . • The new. president, Me s. .Alf • Lockridge, opened the meeting. Mrs.'Uldene MacKenzie, the -new secretary, gave . the minutes of the previous meeting and corn - ' merited: on the' correspondence.. • The members were- reminded cif :the District • Annual meeting held in Blyth May 26. Mrs. Mac - An Evening wit comes live to H • The Howick • Recreation. Com- ' rnittee, impressed by the popu- larity of the Grey Wellington Theatre Guild productions, is bringing the company to Howick Township to produce "An Eve- ning with Mark Twain". This was ,the first project of the G.W.T.G. when it was formed in 1974 and its success'ensured a large audience for the group's second produc- tion, "Plaza Suite", earlier this year. - "An Evening. • with Mark Twain is a three act,' one-man show, featuring the. founder, 'pro- ducer, and artistic director of the Guild, Patrick Smith. Mr. Smith, who now lives in Harriston, was born in England, studied theatre in London at the School of Music Mountaineers from around the . world have climbed in the St. Elias Range in the Yukon. The St. Elias range contains Mt. Logan, the highest peak in Canada at ,19,850feet. LAWN -BOY® SOUD STATE • SUPERSTARTERS Our finest mowers with solid state electronic ignition for instant starts in all conditions. -industry's quietest under deck mufflers -4 wheel 6 position cutting height adjustment -finger tip starting -staggered wide stance front wheels prevent scalping "The only factory authorized sales and service depot in the Wingham area" McGEE AUTO ELECTRIC — SALES BACKED BY SERVICE m 355 Josephine St. 357-1416 Kenzie and Mrs. Roy Barrett were appointed delegates. Mrs. Jacklin and Mrs. Brad- burn, program conveners of Agriculture and Canadian Indus- try, were in charge of the pro- gram. The motto, "Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it", was given by Mrs. Jacklin and Mrs. Bradburn spoke pn "Agriculture". The roll call, "What do you call the worst pollution and why?", was answered by 30 ladies. Mem- bers accepted an invitation to a "Flower Show" at Bluevale on May 29. It was decided that. the local branch wo lid sponsor three • 4-H clubs this. year. . • There was an exchange of bulbs and plants. The. ,meeting closed with the singing of the Queen and Grace. A delicious hinch was served by the host- esses, Mrs. R. Powell, Mrs. W. Agar and Mrs. Vera Armstrong. h Mark Twain *wick t*P! and Drama, Blackfriars, and dis- played isplayed his considerable talent in the Bramalea Theatre where he was resident director for nine years after coming to Canada. Now; having been transferred to Mount Forest by his employer; he is making theatre come alive in that area. His enthusiasm and ability, combined with the humor of Mark Twain, make for a, very entertaining evening. The production will be seen in Howick Central School, 10 miles west of Harriston on Highway 87, at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, 'June 7. Tickets are available from Howick com- mittee' members or. by phoning 335-3302 or 335-3136. and delighted parents with their version of a hillbilly band;. at the school assembly Friday morning. WI members learn art appreciation BELMORF.—The May meeting of the Women's Institute was held in the community centre, with Mrs. H. R. Helfenstein and •Mrs. L. Fischer convening for Agri- culture and Canadian Industries. Mrs. A. Mundell, acting secre- tary in the absence of Mrs. J. Rutherford, read the minutes of the Mardi Meeting. The president, Mrs. D. Mac - Adam, reminded the ladies of the District Annual held m the United Church, Lucknow, on Wednes- day, -May 20. It was. agreed to donate ten dollars, plus the donated collec- tions, to Pennies *for Friendship. Mrs. A.' Mundell read pan`. invi- tation received from the Bluevale WI to a '4May Flowers" eveti,ng. in the Bluevale Hall May 29 at 8 p.m., also an invitation to a "Fun Day". - at Silver Lake Camp on June 11. A committee was ap- pointed to make necessary plans for the latter invitation: Mrs. H. —Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mc- Arthur of ''Peterborough and M. apd, Mrs. Charles Hodgins have just returned from a trip to Eng- land, Wales and Scotland. 1Vliss Ruth Bennett, a second - year student 'at Sandford Flem- ing College, .Lindsay,* has begun summer employment for the Ministry of Natural Resources at Cochrane. . —Mr. and Mrs. Alex Skinn, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Skinn, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Wingfield and Cheryl attended convocation exercises for students of the University of 'Waterloo on Friday when the formers' son, Bill Skinn, received his degree in Honors Mathe- matics. Bill is presently em- ployed at McGillavry and Com- pany, Hamilton. UCW discusses needs in Niger BELMORE—The McIntosh meeting of the United Church Women was held on May 21 in the church basement with 14 in at- tendance, The president, Mrs. Everett Dustow, opened the meeting with a poem titled "Mother Mrs. Gordon Wright was in charge of devotions which were opened with the hymn "All the Way My Saviour Leads Me". The scripture was read ' 'by Mrs. Wright and the meditation on "Today" was given by Mrs: El- mer Haskins. The hymn; "Happy the • Home", was sung and de- votions closed with prayer. The roll call, "A Mother of the Bible", was answered by 13 members and one visitor. The correspondence was read. The study period was in charge of Mrs. Jack Inglis. An article from the Observer, "Needed: a Miracle", was the topic. It told of conditions in Niger, Africa. Most pressing needs there are food, medical'supplies, roads for better communication and education. In Niger 12 cents per citizen per year is spent 'on medical care, as compared 'to $200 in Canada. An article by Bill Smiley, "How. Lucky We Aie", was read and showed the sharp contrast be- tween our two countries. The offering was taken and dedicated. The bills were pre- - sented and passed. The friend- Ballagh, Mrs. G. Weir, Mrs. H. Helfenstein and Mrs. A. Mundell. Mrs. L. Fischer reported on the Officers' Conference which she had recently attended at the Uni- versity of Waterloo. The main speakers were Ontario Minister of Agriculture, W. Stewart, and Bob Carbert, formerly of CKNX, Wingham, who is now keenly in- terested as manager of the new Agricultural Museum at Milton. The roll call, "A piece .of art you have or would like tohave hanging on the wall 'of your home," brought an enthusiastic response. Mrs. Helfenstein introduced the guest speaker, Alan ' Wein- stein, who resides with his wife -""and daughters near 'Teeswater. Mr. Weinstein studied art in Paris and has travelled in several countries throughout Eurasia. He • ' has had ole -man shows in sev- eral Canadian provinces and rep- resented Canada at Florence, Italy, in 1974. The speaker .. referred to the fact that few Englishmen rank among the world's' artists. Since Canada is a relatively young country, the frills were put• off for the essentials of life; therefore :today, color television is considered :.mare important than a piece of art. • Mr. Weinstein divides ..his time equally • between painting, sketching .and printing. • ° • He encouraged the ladies to ask questions, which added 16 the in: terest .and understanding of the life of an artist. . • • ° ' ship committee reported three cheer boxes sent. As a feature of the meeting, Mrs. Walter Ren- wick conducted two Bible quizzes and read a short story titled "Please Don't Forget the Pota- toes". During the business period it was decided to sell 50th Jubilee coffee spoons to anyone of the .congregation interested. . 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