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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-06-12, Page 1off if your. 100$0.441,010',. your u : cri tion is ,now uop Senior citiz Fordwich Hall a A federal New Horizon grant and the efforts of senior citizen volunteers made the opening of the Fordwich Senior Citizen Hall xa "rousing success" as over 150 crowded the small hall to witness the official opening Tuesday, June 1Q. A group of senior citizens organized in December 1973, with the expressed purpose of giving Fordwich's elder . residents a ri place to congregate and enjoy themselves. While the will was there it wasn't until March, '1074, that actual plans could be formed. The federal government, under the auspices of the New Horizon program which was established to assist senior citizen projects throughout Canada, gave the Fordwich group a grant of $10,000• The Fordwich Community Hall cthad previously been used as a r(general meeting place for all residents, although the condition 3 of the building was slowly .deteriorating. The grant allowed seniors to "''band together and begin renovations' in earnest. F All• volunteer work, which included resurfacing the floor sand other improvements, was done by the seniors themselves. Harold Podmore, from the New Horizon division in London and a senior himself called the renovation project "quite an achievement." • "I know 'you've been working quite a while," Mr. Podmore said. "We can act as a stimulus to other people to do similar Approved severance apphea- thin, s ag tions by Clifford Hallman, Ger/14 Commenting on what the senior and Ruth Galbraith, Mary • citizen outlook should be, he King and Brian Sanderson; concluded', "Life on earth Approved a move to sell townt deserves to be lived." ship land located in Belmore on- Reese of Howick • Township Culross St• that is 30 by 50 feet ' Robert Gibson congratulated •the Issued budding permits f , lf, Fordwich seniors on their ac- 5' houses to Les Po a$ m lishin � em coned I'. �atul- 'd uc p M' •ro Fm ' . M Merton, LeroyHa* s , "'-`•:-04? 1 1 . k �` t� rT� 11� t1 3 he Hari arr� . p' � � ey" you it'iihatlonS otuie building for Stroop, James _ Ging, Harold ibis 'purpose. Township council Robinson, John Brown, Michael acts as a trustee of the ' hall Fenton and Murray Gibson; although technically it is owned Issued four permits for exten- by the residents of Fordwich. sions on houses; Coun, Harold Hyndman, also Issued one permit for a car port on hand for the event, credited and six for implement sheds, one the New Horizon program with silo, one barn, one trailer, one the success of the operation along mllk house and one extension to a with the personal efforts of every shop; . senior. Approved general accounts totalling $4,513.61 and road ac- counts of $9,797.66. 1 1 SPECIAL SENIOR GATHERING �--- Tuesday was a special day in Fordwich for senior citizens there as the renovated Senior hall was officially opened. From back row, left are: Howick Township Reeve Robert Gibson; New Horizon representative Harold Podmore; Erie County Library of- ficial, Bill Partridge; Howick Township Counc. Harold Hyndman; and area recreation consultant, Bud Bittor From left in front row are: chairman of Fordwich senit)," Clarence Carswell; secretary, Mrs. Stanely Bride; Ru Johnston, president; Mrs. Sam Johnstone, treasurer; ajiC. Rev._Charles Forrest of the United Church. (Staff Photo), Howick Iowerst lbMilt rate up an With taxes rising in neigh- rates. boring areas and the substantial The total mill rate is 86.762 for boost in taxes last year (about 20 farm and residential and 105.395 mills), Howick Township resi- for commercial. dents have reason to be pleased This would mean that a home this year as township taxes were assessed at $3,500 will be billed lowered. for $303.67. Last year the same However they will still, be pay- homeowner paid $276.69, a boost k ing about seven mills more 'n of $$0.98.. t u th e d 'e tr" �• . � � � . t� - � . .�'h vt�nshi ate. .�� � �, oir: ,i9�5 s .�f 4 D A D !mainly—Ur-county- and . ool _ . �:4f97Tfirr"idi end residential and 28.761 for commercial. Last year the residential rate was 28.098 and the commercial, 32.063. • The township mill rate was lowered by about four mills this year; the county raised by about 10 mills; the education rates up by about two mills. Separate school supporters will pay total tax rate of 92.843 mills as compared to last year's 83.393 mills. This means that the owner of a house assessed at $3,500 and a separate school supporter will pay $324.95 this year. In 1974 the same home owner paid $291,88 in taxes, a difference of $33.08. The final figures for 1975 resi- dential taxes with last year's in brackets are: township, 24.447 parties; (28.098) ; county, 25.324 (15.670) ; Closed a portion of Carrol- St. in education, 36.991 (35.286) ; Wroxeter from Queen St. to .the separate school, 43.072 (39.625) ; river at the request of Mr. and for a total for residential public Mrs. Lloyd Ruttan; Girl injured in collision is One person was injured in a collision last week involving Mrs. Donna Cameron of Wingham and Anthony Holder of RR 1, Hasting. The collision occurred Saturday at the intersection of Charles and Josephine Streets. Injured as a result of the accident was Susan Burge of Mississauga, a passen- ger in Mr. Holder's car. She was taken to the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital for treatment of a scalp laceration and a right ankle injury and was discharged. Estimated damage was $1,500 to the Holder vehicle and $600 to the Cameron car. Margaret Bell of Wingham was involved in a collision last Sunday with a car driven by Annie Strud- wick of Scarboro. Damage was estimated at $275. The Wingham Town Police also reported that the boxcar derail- ment incident of May 31st has been cleared, with two juveniles found negligent in the case. to Damages heavy 00 in car mishaps Damages were high in three separate accidents investigated by the Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police last week. Last Monday Sam Sweeney of Brussels and Gary Keffer of RR 1, Ethel were in- volved in a collision on County Road 16, east of Sideroad 10-11, Grey Township. Estimated damage was $600. Larry D. Taylor of RR 1, Bel - grave was involved in a single - car accident Friday on County Road 16, east of Highway 4, Morris Township. Mr. Taylor swerved to avoid a cattlebeast on the road and drove the car into a ditch, •striking a fence. Damage was estimated at $300. Three persons were injured in a Saturday collision on Highway 4, east of Huron Road 20, Morris Township. Involved in the acci- dent were Vincent J. Lee of RR 5, Brussels, Philip F. Dearing of RR 3, Komoka and William Newman of Kitchener, Mr. Dearing, Dorothy M. Dearing and Pamela F. Newman, a passenger in Mr. Newman's car, were injured in the collision. There was no record of treatment, however, at the Wingham and District Hospital. Damage was estimated. at $1,900. school, 86:762 (79.054), and resi- dential separate school, 92.843 (83:393)." - The final figures for 1975 for commercial " taxes with last year's in brackets are: township, 28.761 (32.063) ; county, 29.793 (15.670);. education, 46.841 (30.200); for a ,total. of 105.3 (86 )Y du4'trN P�iXa Cr- •' Council approved the btulget and corresponding tax rate. PLAY BALL In a move designed to allow the Village of Wroxeter to secure prosperctive provincial grants, council passed a resolution giving its approval to the establishment of a ballpark and playing field in that village. Council agreed to appoint as board members for that project: chairman, George Hamilton; vice-chairman, Garry Cham- bers; secretary -treasurer, Thomas Douglas; and members, Harvey Heimpel, Robert Brown, Gordon Kaster, Harvey Mc- Michael and Harold Hyndman. In other matters council: Granted tile loans to five ax w —Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Cameron attended convocation exercises at Alumni Hall, Uni- versity of Western Ontario, on Wednesday afternoon, June 4. —Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lapp and Olive left on Friday by car for Davidville, Pennsylvania, to visit Rev. and Mrs. Winston Martin and family. MR. AND MRS. HARRY ELLIOTT of Bluevale had a double reason for celebration recently. Not only did they celebrate their 40th wedding annive"r"sary Saturday, but Sun- day they discovered they had.,won 5100 in the Olympics Lottery. Just write it down to an anniversary present from the government! "If anyone deserves a place for recreation and a place to meet, they (senior citizens) are the ones," he said. Rev. Charles Forrest of the United Church then dedicated the hall. Following the speeches, Clarence Carswell who acted as treasurer for the New Horizons Fund and chairman of the Ford- wich Community Hall Board, cut the ribbon, officially marking the opening of the Fordwich Senior -Citizen Hall • Mrs. Stanley Bride, secretary %for the Fordwich Senior Citizens, said that the group now has a membership of 70, of which 30 are men, which Mrs. Bride said "is unique." Most other senior groups do not have as many men as members. She said that about $9,000 of the New Horizon grant , has been Two area winners in O!ympic draw At least two , area residents went to sleep Sunday night slight- ly richer and much happier than the rest. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fox - ton of Wingham were winners of $5,000 in the Olympics Lottery, while Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott of Bluevale won $100. Mrs. Foxton, when called Mon- day to confirm the win, said she was so excited about winning that she checked and re -checked the number several times before running to tell her husband, who was playing ball at the park. Con- stable Foxton said he "felt no dif- ferent than yesterday or the day before," but a previous lucky draw may be the reason for that. The Foxtons won $100 in the On- tario Lottery. To add to the ex- citement, their winning number was only one off the grand prize ticket for one million dollars. It's a shame that "almost" doesn't count, but then $5,000 isn't bad, either. The Elliotts of Bluevale also celebrated twice on the weekend. They didn't win a second draw, but their occasion for happiness was, perhaps, even greater. Saturday night they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. spent although they expect that extra costs will take car .of the remaining money. A modern kitchen with three sinks, new /stove, new refridgerator, cupboards and a new furnace were purchased and installed through the money derived from the grant. The Ontario government contributed about $400 under tite Action Age program. The floor, which Reeve Gibson referred to as a highlight of the Ruth Johnson, rest! senior's efforts, was sanded and Fordwiell mints, varnished and provides for three SiTh. Bride said !t shuffle courts. attending, me .. The library which is located in realm eillizenst the basementlwillbe connected to 4..Attwood, Lia,toWet a the main floor -with a series of l arriston, Cli for i , stairs. Other dignitaries on hand at the official opening were Bud Bin of Hanover, area recreation consultant; Bill Partidge from the Erie County Library and �w cb, Mai ham atm evemng t house, Ithe air Refreishements were following, the =l, c • r ll y, a •3 491_', v3'Y r Bei ,u�biS .. . �.t ,' ' )' "^'vf'§t,•an .Z v�jY .yu,..•p « n^q+L.,Aa+'7�k'+a", dry .#�"�'i'.s%�",' '� OWD't`'ENSES -- Treasurer of the New' or non Fund ni ; it lrnhan ei 'e. I`or, M Wich Senior. Citizens, Clarence Carswell is just about to cut the ribbon,officially opening. the Hall of seniors which was renovated at a cost -of about $9,000. Clarence said he had an easier time operating a saw than the pair of scissors Os all the senior citizens did much or the work themselves under the auspices of the federal New Horizon program. (Staff Photo) Five local congregations- celebrate 50th birthday Fifty years of union which be- gan in Toronto on June 10, 1925, were celebrated in the Wingham United Church on the weekend in special events held to com- memorate the occasion. The highlight of the weekend was a Sunday morning worship service, combining the congrega- tions of Belgrave, Bluevale, Cal- vin -Brick, Whitechurch and Dr. David W. Thorne has joined the staff of the Wingham Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Thorne graduated from MacDonald College, McGill, University, in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science (Agricul- ture) degree. From 1968 to 1970, he worked with the Shur -Gain division of Canada Packers. He graduated from the Ontario Veterinary Col- lege in 1975. Dr. Thorne is married. He, his wife Sue, and their son live at 97 Patrick Street. Wingham: Close to 700 people jammed the church for the ser- vice which was conducted by the congregations' ministers, Rev. John Roberts, Rev.. Barry Pass- more and Larry King. Mr. Passmore gave a brief history of the United Church of Canada, which was born in 1925 with the union of the Methodist Church, the Presbyterian Church and the Congregationalist con- gregation. The Evangelical Unit- ed Brethren Church has since joined the union. Larry Ki to the children's story, usin gs to illustrate that alone, we have very little strength or influence, but united, we can withstand any trial or overcome any difficulty. Mr. King also read scripture from St. John's Gospel. Rev. J. Roberts, in his talk, spoke of the things which brand the United Church as a body lack- ing stability and meaning to its existence. "But these traits are what gives our church strength," he said, "for we are an Open fel- lowship, always adaptable to new ideas." He quoted a conference speaker who stated, "Our church must always be vulnerable, even to the point of being hurt, if necessary." In closing, the speaker urged his congregation to look ahead to new avenues of service, always seeking the Word of God for guid- ance and direction. During the service, special music was provided-byassed junior and senior choirs from the five congregations. The senior choir, with Hap Swatridge as ac- companist, sang "Judge Eter- nal", "0 Lord of All" and The Hallelujah Chorus. Accompany- ing the junior choir in joyful numbers, "There'll Be Sunshine in the Morning" and "Glory to the Father", were guitarists Alison Roberts, Marni Walsh, Vaughn Passmore and Mark Tif- fin. Following the service, lunch was served and a time of fellow- ship enjoyed. As other special events planned to observe the birthday, the local church held a Family Night at the F. E. Madill Secondary. School. on Friday night when more than 200 attended to enjoy a friendly get- together. On Saturday evening, a chicken -barbecue was held at the church. Neighbors honor Dr., Mrs. G. Howson Last week the neighbors and their families held a surprise party and dinner for Dr. and Mrs. George Howson, prior to their departure from Shuter Street, where they, have resided for 40 years. The gathering was held at the spacious home of Dr. and Mrs. R. Bray. Donald Adams presented parting gifts from the neighbors and the 40 people present enjoyed a bounteous dinner and good fellowship. The Howsons expressed their thanks and appreciation for the gifts and dinner and their regret at leaving such a wonderful group of neighbors. Two injured in mishaps Two persons were injured in accidents last week. Gary Foxton of RR 2, Wingham was injured last Monday when his car ap- parentlyrolled over on Con- cession between Lucknow and Whitech ch. Mr. Foxton was treated at the Wingham and Dis- trict Hospital for injuries to the chest, elbow and knee and wad, released after treatment. Jodi Jacina of Teeswater was injured Wednesday while riding a Moped. The pedal apparently hit the ground, throwing Miss Jacina off the bike. She was treated at the hospital for abrasions to the left knee. The mishap was in- vestigated by the Walkerton detachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police.