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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-10-16, Page 12co SIt e Depart- liotor vehicle ase of theft Week. $130 damage was Wednesday when a Ill by William B. McCool dieSt. struck a parked +q ni d by Doris H. French of igkDriVe, Jackilyn J. Tan- a!; Citriing Terrace was W- in an accident last week tql her car and a truck owned Roth Drainage Limited of RR krill collided. Damage was elft meted at $500. Brian Johnston of Blyth re - petted to the police that a tape cassette, tapes and speakers were stolen from his car last week. ,The theft is still under investigation, The Wingham police also laid one charge under the Liquor Con- trol Act and one under the High- way Traffic Act, New executive for Bible Soc. The Wingham Branch of the Canadian Bible Society held the annual meeting for 1975 on Oc- tober 5 in St. Paul's Parish Hall. It was conducted by Miss Mur - dean MacLeod, the president, and opened with prayer by Rev. Kenneth Hawthorn. WO, Mary.Cleland, secretary, read the:. 'r lnutes . of the 1974 mooting, aid 'report of the tures; Miss Greta °Harris. A totat4•+ ,fUAW was remitted to the Toronto office during 1974. Miss MacLeod . read . an in- spiring article ►y the General Secretary, Dr. Kenneth - Mac- Millan, giving hope and en- couragement in these troubled times, ,, Miss *dead retired as Presi- dent. Stewart Beattie moved a vote of thanks fur her devoted service the past two yeas. Rev. Robert Armstro g con- ducted the election of officers for 1975. The exec; tive is: Stewart Beattie, president; Miss Greta Harris, treasurer; Mrs. Mary Cleland, secretary; conveners — Mies Verna McLaughlin,. Charles Uoyd, Mrs."'En Ritchie, Mrs. Wit'Tiffin, Miss Murdean Mac- Tod`<A, first and second vice. prudent and two more con- veners will be appointed later. Mr. Arms ong closed the meeting with prayer, and a social hour followed. The results of the 1975 canvass are incomplete, but the response has , been' generous. The Society wishes . to thank all who have helped h any way. If you have problems taik to the principal Parente who are not overly report prepared. If the Direct i r familiar with the procedures set and his staff are still unable to re. up by .:i a Huron County Board of solve the affair, the admtini- Education aright take note of the strative staff's report will be re - following item which appeared in ferred to the Board for a final "Director's Monthly Memo", a solution. newsletter which has recently . While this policy attempts to been re -instituted by D. J. Coch- cover any eventuality, you can rane, rector of education for the take heart from the fact that only county. His advice to parents is rarely will you need go beyond as follows • principal is Have you ever had a problem school staff, your or a concern about a matter administrative staff relating to the school your child- hesitate ren attend? What did you do — or did you give up not knowing what to do? Since no organization is per- fect, the Huron County trustees have set up a line of communi- cation that should solve any prob- lem or concern at some point along the way. f ll h old 11 the principal. The your link to the children, the and the trustees. Don't call your principal! i<rst o a you s o ca your school principal. Since the princi- pal is the person on the scene that person is the most likely to be able to resolve any situation affecting the school — from book- ing the facilities to solving a really deep seated problem. Give your principal some time and you'll receive a report on the action taken on a complaint or a confirmation of the booking arrangements made for you. Do you ever contact your area trustee? Certainly! If you have referred what you think is a ser- ious complaint to the school principal without getting satis- faction, that's the time to ap- proach your trustee. Your trustee will ask you to complete a com- plaint form and this will be used as a basis for the trustee contact- ing the principal. You may or may not be asked. to go along. Just suppose that things are still not resolved satisfactorily. In such cases the Director of Educat*n will have the whole matter investigated and a written Waiter users group. meets WHITECHURCH—Water Sys- tem members held their fall meeting on Thursday evening in the community hall with an at- tendance of nine. The minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. Dave Gibb, and the financial. statement was given by the tree= surer, Mrs. Bill Gibson. There were five who had not paid their $ 'maintenance fee. They are to be gent another bill which, if not paid, will be dealt with according to Rule No. 1 of the by-laws. The, water samples have all been satisfactory. Two shut-off valves were put in the system last week. These were marked on the maps. All members are re- quested to put stakes which will not be covered by snow at the shut-off valve to their homes. This is a must for fire protection. Institute hears convention and rally reports WROXETER — The Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. Anne Wylie. The president, Mrs. Russell Lockwood, opened the meeting with a poem, followed by the opening ode and Mary Stewart collect. Autumn setting for unit meeting FORDWICH — The afternoon unit of the United Church Women held the October meeting in the Sunday School room on Thurs day. The worship service was taken by Mrs, Austin Stinson and Mrs. Clarence McLaughlin be- side a worship centre of autumn flowers and the open Bible: A solo was -sung by Minnie McElwain, "We never forget to say give me but we forget to say thank you". Scripture was read. Mrs. McLaughlin gave a meditation on the art of Thanks- giving. The prayer, "We Thank Thee" was given by Mrs. Stinson and Mrs. McLaughlin. During the program Mrs. John Stinson introduced the new study book dealing with China' under the headings, education, health, work, women's status and reli- gion. Rev. and Mrs. Stinson had been missionaries to China in the 40's. • .The business was conducted by Mrs. Bruce Agla, unit president. She welcomed members and thanked those taking part in the program. The roll call was "Something you are thankful for". The Huron Perth Rally will be held in Kurtzville, r •+, o , 22 at 7 p.m. Delegates wil! Scott Clarkson and Mrs. J. To ' am. It was moved to accept Ray Car- low's offer of a demonstrator for a cooking class, the date to be set later. A motion against the new sex education to be introduced . in grades Kindergarten to grade 6 was passed. The meeting closed with prayer. Lunch . hostesses were Miss Violet Beswetherick, Mrs. Jack Wilson, Mrs. Bert Wylie and Mrs. Parker Eurig. Mrs. Les Douglas read the motto "He who owns a hobby, owns a mental islar*d of refuge". Reports of the area convention in Atwood and the County Rally in Belgrave were given by Mrs. Mac Allen and Mrs. Ron Mc- Michael. Mrs. Allen read a poem, "Age Is a State of Mind-. The topic on crafts was by Mrs. Allen who showed numerous samples of jewellery she had made of various materials, for example, bulkins, heads, paper clips and safety pins. Mrs. D cic%a won the Dutch maim and a contest conducted by ;acs. les t ,.., . _ Lunch was served at the e h - of the meeting 10 Ira, Hart and Mrs. Allen. Today's Child columnist is rally speaker Miss Helen Allen, originator of "Today's Child" column in 22 daily newspapers and 155 weekly newspapers, will be the guest speaker at the North Huron Regional Rally of the United Church Women to be held in Kurt4ville United Church on Wednesday, October 22, at seven o'clock. Miss Allen also launched the DO -IT -TANGS DONNYBROOK — The first meeting of the 4-H Club was held at the home of the leader, Mrs. Edward Robinson. The meeting opened with the pledge, followed by the election of officers which were as follows : President. Anne Boyle ; vice president, Margaret Foran; secretary, floating ; telephone girls, Judy Robinson and Cathy McClinchey ; treasurer, Joyce Chamney; press reporters, Janice Robinson and Doreen Jefferson. 'The girls made two loaves of freezer whole wheat bread. The bread was baked at the second meeting and discussion was on bread making technique and a name for the club. Record book covers will be Light blue and the club name will be Do -It - Tangs. Working methods and how to use a recipe were read. The girls shaped and put in pans white bread, rye bread, graham bread, hamburg buns, finger rolls and pan rolls which Mrs. Robinson had mixed and ready. Mary Ellen Foran invited the club to her bonne for the next meeting. "Family Finder',' program carried on 12 television stations across Canada. In 1971, Miss Allen was pre- sented with the Order of Canada's Medal of Service by Governor-General Roland Mich- ener, Miss Allep's latest noteworthy achievement was in Aprilwhen she brought 62 children from Saigon. They are now settled in Ontario. Donnybrook UCW meets in Goderich Dr. and Mrs. G. 1iRP. ,o and Mr. and Mis. C. W., Uo spent the holiday weekend With Mr. dlnd Mrs; Dolt' Lloyd 1 family in Toronto, —Lloyd Walker is recover ing in Stratford General HHospRt#f. following back•su rgei�y. Ile ii in: room 403, fourth floor. —Mrs, William Kelly Spent the holiday weekend in Burlington and attended the wedding ,of Guy Kelly and Helen Looney..Gu were present from as far awar,40 Montreal, Halifax and Van couver. —Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hollings worth, Karen, Paul and Nathalie of Montreal, Mr. and Mrs. Clar- ence Holmes of Mitchell, Mr.And Mrs. Glenn Stapleton, Bradley and Becky of Ailsa Craig spent the Thanksgiving weekend with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Art Stapleton. —Mr. and Mrs. Harold Grant, Teeswater, spent a few days at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Don Dosman and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Grant of St. Clements. —Mrs. I. W. Merrick spent last Monday in Walkerton and visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gordon. —Mr. and Mrs. Russel Mc- Guire were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Quanz of Palmerston. —Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Smith of Kitchener visited recently with her mother, Mrs. Gershom John - DONNYBROOK — The United Church Women met at the home of Pastor and Mrs. A. Fry in Goderich on Tuesday afternoon of last week. The theme of the meeting was "Stumbling Blocks and Stepping Stones". The meeting ' opened with a hymn, "All the Way My Saviour Leads" followed with scripture by Mrs. John Hildebrand. Mrs. William Hardy read the meditation followed with prayer and a poem "Look Up". Mrs. Margaret Leddy gave a history of Donnybrook Church going back to the ' Methodist Mission from Goderich which was formed in 1833. In 1855 the work was divided and the Wawa - nosh Mission was formed with 18 preaching places established. In 1856 the first services were held at Mr. Craig's. In 1860 the log church, which they called Craig's Church "was built at Donnybrook. In 1880 the second church was built at Donnybrook for the price of $1,000. In 1881 the name Craig's Church was changed to Donny- brook with Auburn and Westfield joining the charge. The church was remodelled in 1909 with a basement and a choir loft added. Union came in 1925 from Metho- dist to United. Westfield left the Auburn and Donnybrook charge in 1968. Mrs. Ray Hanna led the busi- ness part of the meeting. Mr. Fry showed slides of their trip to the Agawa Canyon. Mrs. Tom Armstrong read a poen, "Sharing". "Blessed Assurance" was sung and Mrs. William Hardy gave the closing prayer. A social time was enjoyed with Mrs. Margaret Leddy and Mrs. Stuart Chamney assisting Mrs. A. Fry. MGH RISERS BELGRAVE — The fourth meeting of the 14igh Risers was held on October 6 at 7 p.m. The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge and motto and the roll call was answered by showing the wrapper from a convenience yeast product used in the home. The leaders led a discussion on Canada's Food Guide for Health. The girls all participated ini a demonstration of rich roll dough and sour dough bread. Miss Pen- gilley. the home economist for this area attended the meeting. Ston, Catherine , —A seri' alt the Wingham .r _.. day evening, -Deter of Mr. and�Mrs� Carling Terrace, ''Mr. t ,eadnnan Were '26 y "ago October I ila�" .... Was the termer <tea 'olt About 150 a tend the gathering and enjoyed thine to rutakie of Ken �tt'a •eame from OWet�`. oar dine , Stratford :; ,Seafartb Kitchener* Bran tford , and the Wingham area . Mr:;, and Mai, Readtnan have fit f tinily of 'two • daughters. and one non. --Mr. awl Mrs.'Pon D>�tein. and family ,.of ,Max t '' e, weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rte' Gaunt, and on. Saturday attended the auction. sale held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Pardon, :, White- church. —Mr. and Mrs, Howland Bal- lagh' and 1,,avonne visited re- cently in Woodstock with:Mr. Ballagh's sister, Mrs. Carter Mc- Kee, and her daughter, Mrs. Jim Pellow. They also called at the 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hiscox. —Guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, Patrick Street the weekend of October 4 were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Fisher and family of Ayton, Mr. and Mrs. Carman Meehan 'and Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Meehan, all of Waterloo. Listowel (519)291-3040 'iy'atn sewage: truek le! .... 12, tI4 044 week 1,�allo>llob Awa froom peso°tk onto . t4, Grey .Township, , u, ,Miles south of res. ritr. Blake was fl ar 6 da ►a in jail.. A convict* could have brought a fine ! $1,000. The' charges were laid by (he Huron .County, Health:Unit under the : nvlronment Protection'Act following a stakeout by hen tit unit and the.Wi . detacile ant of the ' Ontario Provincial meat . 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