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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-09, Page 14A. am Advan esti Thursdayto II r0..removps supp crossing guar y Ross Haugh Thet ItOren Board of Education ►1" teaffirmed a previous 04 to discontinue school guards at the end of ugust'the board voted to school patrols effective September 1 and end financial Irt of adult crossing guar at he end of the year. The board employs an adult 11444 at Victoria Public School in Goderich and pays half the wages or a similar;ward at the inter- section.ofHighway 4 and Victoria puin Exeter neer the Exeter laic school. Theoriginal decison was made to elin;it►ate the guards and stu- dent patrols to end the possibility of legal liability in the event of an accident. At that time the board hoped Exeter and Goderich coun- cils would pay for the guards as other councils in the county do. On September 4, Exeter council agreed to assume the cost as of January 1,1976 but changed their pokey two WOOS liktoM and ..ate' theseilool hoard to reconsider the decisionregaritling sharing of costa involved, Director of .Education John Cochrane said Monday he reit there was some misunderstand. ice, between crossing pants and student .patrol% File original Qodertch resole- tion requested that the board con- time providing a student patro safety program for the ele- inentary school system and said it would review the matter of crossing guards and would take effort to fill the need. Exeter board member Clarence `King" MacDonald said, "I don't know who should pay. for the services of the cross- ing guard but in no way can a grade seven or eight student handle street crossings during the busy traffic on Highway 4 in Exeter." The motion to stick by their original decision was made by trustee John Elliott. ELME HARDING;president of this year's Howick Fall Fair, welcomes visitors at the opening ceremonies Satur- day afternoon. He was joined during the ceremonies by many area celebrities, including MP Bob McKinley, Huron County Warden Anson. McKinley, Howick Township Reeve Bob Gibson and agricultural representative Don Pullen. THE NEW HOWICK FAIR QUEEN poses with the other contestants and the 1974 queen after the crowning ceremonies. Elizabeth Armstrong of RR 4, Wingham, receives con- gratulations from Karen Adams, 1974 Queen Nancy Brent, first runner-up Diane Brown and Linda Gibson. Good weather draws crowds.. to 116th Howick Fall Fair A sunshine and, celebrity -stud- ded day brought an estimated 2,000 visitors to the 116th Howick Fall Fair Saturday to, make it one of the most successful ever. The Howick Community -'Centre was the scene of a variety of exhibits, contests and crowds who arrived to attend the opening ceremonies and enjoy the day. , The grandstand for the opening was packed to the limit with local luminaries, including MP Bob McKinley, Agricultural Rep- resentative Don Pullen from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Howick Township Reeve Bob Gibson, Fair President Elmer Harding and his wife, Linda Newton,, the 1975 Queen of the Furrow and the 1974 Fair Queen Nancy Brent. Anson Mc- Kinley, Huron County warden, officially announced the opening of the fait. The highlight of the day for many visitors was the crowning - of the 1975 Howick Fall Fair Queen, Elizabeth Armstrong of RR 4, Wingham. Miss Armstrong was chosen from a group of four contestants and was crowned by her predecessor Miss Brent. First runner-up was Diane Brown, while the other con- testants, Karen Adams and Linda .Gibson acted as the Queen's at- tendants for the day. Special awards. presented during the fair were: Western Foundry Special award, for sew- ing, needlecraft and crafts, Mrs. Huron County Inst, rally attracts over 140 members Bright sunshine- and friendly greetings were the order of the day Monday when more than 140 Women's Institute members fryeorn Huron County gathered at the Belgrave Women's Institute Hall for the 24th Huron County rally.. Mrs. Ivan Wightman, president of the Horan West District,'pre- sided at the meeting, with Mrs. James Armstrong of Brussels as the secretary -treasurer. The president of the Ruro n East Dis- tric., Mrs.' Malcolm Allan of Wroxeter, brought greetings from her group, as (fid Mrs. Roy- lance Westoott. prudent of the Hum Soh District. The secretaries for each of the dist c s rimed an activities in their areas and cegates atd motors from the (Efferent dis- tric, were otrasenteol Mrs M_ Batu of Clintezi presented a rem from the Heron City Ifistorical, Sociy and thanked the Women's Institute for spamoring rnotoiogs. a ed all members to rend the ticelos tot cot by the hisoarioal see y Mrs,. Pale bit from the Federation of Wom's of Ontario. and Mrs E. emanated that the area convention 1 be bed im St. Thames. on Oz3. 1.T11°a 'The Children 's Aid Society ?clammy report wos presariusd as lin rets agatt age e their . of the cause.. 03=4 N '-7- greetzigs Erten , __ ed Agritroortzre srol Food and lir tater swat off ttie 4-13 rnakqg eats, She sa met IM- O% ipartizfel b fele fa: and gi prejects and aver some erne tt the gErcien The amt worse frtr s f w be `.� to " tut presomtecl.a Oft A l the early morning. during the afternoon break. The highlights of the afternoon were a sing -song conducted by Mrs. William Coultes of the `Bel - grave Branch and a presentation by Miss Pengilley of a scholar- ship from the Huron County Women's Institute to Mary Edith Garniss of RR 4. Wingham. Mss Garniss received the award for her outstanding work in 4-H and the comrnunity. Mrs. Walter Scott of Belgrave gave a very informative and intim talk on the history of quilt -making from .the time of Cleopatra through the ages to the present . Each branch of the Huron West distrsct brought two quilts to the meeting and these were dL ved nun the hall for the estijoo-rnent of everybody Some of the qulty, were close to 200 years old, white others were recent creations In other business, Mrs. Keith % ebster of Blyth reported for the 1 uronview Auxiliary and thanked the individual WI branches for organizing birthday parties tor Huronview residents. She announced that a bazaar and bake sale was scheduled for Oct. 29. Mrs. Donald Haines of Auburn spoke briefly on a proposed bus trip to Charlottetown and asked interested WI members to leave their names with her. Mrs. Carl Johnston of Bluevale WI was ap- pointed to the ,Perth Ehnen Medi- cal Health Steering Committee as a W1 representative. The laches also discussed possible participa- tion in the International Plowing Match to be held in Hen" Court in 197s. The three district presi- dents and the rally secretary were demoted to investigate the Wes Speers of Palmerston; Simpson -Sears award for juniors, Linda Hislop of Wroxeter; Simp- son -Sears award for baking and bottled goods, Mrs. Vera Koeple of Drayton; Lakelet Women's Institute award for sewing (only for Howick and Turnberry Town- ship residents), Darlene Harding . of Gorrie; R.W.N.Wade Trophy for an essay, Debbie Sjarda of Turnberry Central Public School; Eatons Livestock Special award for sheep, Emke Brothers; 4-H Beef Calf prize, Tim Thornton; 4-H Dairy .Calf prize, Mark Harding, RR 2, Gorrie; King Hardware trophy for most points in the 4-H horse achievement day, Carolyn Dinsmore of Ford- wich ; Canadian Provincial trophy for most points in the 4H Swine Club, Steven Shelley of RR 2, Gorrie. The winners in the field crop competition were: ensilage corn, Joe Winkel; grain corn, Harry Winkel; hay, Joe Winkel ; barley, Rick Fines "And Warren Fines; mixed grain, Andy McMichael. MARY EDITH GARNISS Mary Edith has been awarded the Huron County Women's Institute Scholar- ship for 1975, which has been made on her progress and leadership in 4-H Club work. 9 Mary Edith is a nursing student at Ryerson Pol ytech - nicalf Institute, Toronto. She is the daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garniss, R R 4, Wingham. The school fair awards were captured by: Rhonda McMichael of Wroxeter in the dairy calf (hal- ter) class; John Agla for overall showmanship; Sandy Shelley of RR 2, Gerrie in the beef calf (halter) class. Winners of the draws held dur- ing the fair were: Mrs. Harold Gibson, Chris Gosling's goose and Mrs. Bill Hogg, a case of oil donated by Carl Stewart of BP; Gorrie Legion Auxiliary draw, Don Aurey of Harriston, Boston rocker; Mrs. Emerson Ferguson, ten silver dollars; Best Line Products of Canada draw, presented by company representatives Ruth and Murray Sidee of Harriston and Betty and Gerald Wolf, Mrs. D. Salter of Wroxeter; Howick Agricultural Society draw, Beatrice Sperling of Goderich, $75; Bill Farnell of Wingham, $50; Al Hyndman of Gorrie, $25. . Moderate damage :in car mishaps The Wingham 'detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police re- ported two persons injured and moderate damages in three acci- dents investigated over the week- end. . Gordon A. Wheeler of Waterloo was injured Saturday in an acci- dent on Howick Street in Wrox- eter, south of I4ighway 87, when his car went off the road, struck a hydro pole and rebounded onto another pole. Mr. Wheeler was admitted to the Wingham and District Hospital for treatment of facial abrasions and observation. Estimated damage, in the acci- dent was $1,200. A single -car accident occurred that same day on the B-line, east of Sideroad 17-18, Turnberry Township. The driver of the car, Elden B. Thompson of RR 3, Teeswater, was not injured, but the OPP reported that a passenger in the car, Kathy M. Alton of Wingham, was injured as a result of the accident_ The Wingham and District Hospital, however. has no record of her admittance or treatment. Dam- age was estimated at $600. Dale Wheeler of Brussels and Dean Watson of RR 4, Clinton, were involved in a collision Saturday on County Road 12 at County Road 16. Brussels. No one was injured in the accident_ Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $600. ctI The Aliso WO tittte hall had busy ►�4 season, Afte hers catered to the ait land Valley Conservation Authority dinner; attended the iph area convention of. the nmen'sry Institute at Atwood where the highlight was the Wed, nesday evening address by Mrs. Betty McMillan, the mayor of Stratford., Lastirriday and Saturday, they catered at the Remick Com- munity Centre for the noon dinners for the Board of Direc- ollved in the Howick FallOtherss and wivea and Fair. Damages of $600. In minor mishaps • Three minor accidents were investigated by the .Wingham Police Department during last week. On Wednesday, a two -car colli- sign on Josephine Street between Mabel Cruickshank of Diagonal Road and Charles Scott of Albert Street, caused damage estimated at approximately. $300. ' The following day, a .pickup truck driven by Christina Bird of RR 5, Brussels, backed into .a car owned by Hugh Wardrop of RR 3, Wingham, causing $200 worth of damage. Grant Wall of Victoria Street and Linda Hunter of 44 Elizabeth Street, Stratford, were involved in a minor collision on Sunday. Damages were estimated at $100. During the week, the Wingham Police Department laid two charges under the Highway Traffic Act and two charges under the Liquor Control Act. Clinton Centre will remain By Shirley J. Keller Brian Cook, chairman of Conestoga College, Clinton Cen- tre, announced Friday to mem- bers of Huron County Council that the facilities at Vanastra will not be closed as was feared. • "There is no doubt the college will continue in operation Huron County," Mr. Cook said. "We are not as seriously off as we originally thought and I don't ex- pect a change in geographical lo- cation or operation." Rumor of the college facilities locafuug elsewhere in' the county were not untrue in the past. Mr. Cook suggested alternative facili- ties had been sought, but were un- available either in Clinton or Goderich. The college is providing a valu- able educational role in the county, Mr. Cook told council. He said in the past year, Clinton Centre had graduated 10 from secretarial programs; 10 from cashier -teller courses; 12 certi- fied visiting homemakers; 80 from 40 -week courses in aca- demic upgrading and, commer- cial; and 103 others in continual education courses such as .ac- counting, real estate, interior de- sign, etc." Looking to the future, Cones- toga Clinton campus hopes to of- fer machine shop and welding courses next year. SELLING TICKETS for the draw were Anita McKinley and Beth Skinn, both members of the Catholic Women's League. The prizes included a quarter beef, a $25 money tree and decorative pillows. CWL bake sale held Satvrday A generous turnout comple- mented the occasion of the an- nual 'CWL tea and bake sale held Saturday at the town hall. At 2:30 things began to buzz at all corners of the room, following opening remarks by Mrs. Beth Skinn, president of the league. Ladies were invited to enjoy a cup of tea and fancy sandwiches while taking a break from the festivities. Many goodies were on hand at the bake table and crafts table where articles of knitted and crocheted wear were displayed for sale. Penny auction and touch -and -take fared well as young and old gathered around to spend their pennies on various .items. The afternoon drew to a close when the major draw -of a quarter of beef was made and won by Mrs. Bill Templeman of Wing - ham. Second prize, a $25 money tree, was won by Wayne Sheculski and third prize, hand - Made smocked pillows, was won by Eric Faessler of New Ham- burg. E.W. Public School News By Cathy Bakelaar and Ken Marks Recently Kindergarten and Grade 1-2 went to Brussels to the apple orchard. It snowed while they -were there. The classes brought back apples and all next week. Kindergarten pupils will be making and tasting things made from apples. Grade 1-2 will be making pictures and writing stories about. the trip. Grades 2-3 have been studying whales, They drew a 2U foot whale and taped it on the wall in the hall,. They watched a monarch butterfly come out of its chrysallis. Grades 4 and 5 are now study- ing plants and their parts. They have found it quite interesting and have planted seeds. Grade 6 is also involved in an interesting study. They are studying ants and their habits. Grade 7 entered a fire poster contest and a Hallowe'en poster contest sponsored by CKNX. They have a new girl in their class who is from Germany and doesn't speak very much English. Her sister who is eight attends grade 4. Their names are Katrin and Fli7abeth Otto. Grade 7 has also started an orchestra consisting of six students, Kiim McDowell, Steven Stevenson, Bruce Higgins, Cheryl Walker, Audrey Scott and Andrea Bridge. From Grades 6, 7, 8, some stu- dents are going to Clinton or. ass a to Battu to a Canadian BB ass Concert. Grade 8 is starting a local history project. We would wel- come any information people might have on local history to help our project. Grades 5, 6, 7; 8 are practising for the Cross Country Meet which will be held on October 21st `foL the North Huron area. The Grade 7-8 soccer teams played Grey. Central. Girls tied 0- 0 and the boys tied 1-1. They also played Turnberry and the girls tied 0 0 and East Wawanosh boys won 1-0. COUNCIL BRIEF Requests for funds under thoo Federal Local Initiatives Pro- gram (LIP.) have been made by the county. An application has been made for brush androadside clearing and the museum has submitted an application for cataloguing and restoring artifacts. Approval has not been granted for either project to date. CLOSE TO t MEN amid tile Huron county : 's tr itLe rel ?y the ' wartreffes t l The cin ttaturerl a d. -s cry c# aft Ain ad hant-inazie' ilts ocaned far eithibition by vkvaltera from the 144.West sectirsal MRS. LES JACKLIN explains ns her tulip sign quilt to Mrs. Janet Hubbard during the Huron County Women's fnfitute•rafly Monday in Beigrave. The quilt was made by Mrs. JadelEresgrea6-grandmother. Mrs. Jackilin and Mrs. Hubbard are both from The Maitland dt Wmenis Institute.