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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-02-04, Page 7Dungannon Agriculture Society held their annual meeting on Tuesday, Janu- ary 27 with a fair attendance. President Bob Wright cal- led the meeting to order. He spoke a few words on his past years as president and refer- red to the improvements that have been made to both exterior and interior of the hall. He praised the directors who had so capably assisted him during his term of office. Judy Kerr read the minut- es of the 1980 annual meet- ing in the absence of secret- ary Sandy McWhinney. Tom Webster was present- ed with a service diploma by Bob Wright on behalf of the Agriculture Society, for his contribution to the Society over the years. Bob Wright then called on Fred Durst of Durst, Vodden and Bender for the 1980 financial report. Jack Caesar conducted the election of • officers. Ross Brindley is the new president'„ tau urt. t with Randy Kerr as first vice and Arnold Stothers as sec- ond vice. Virginia Caesar was acclaimed as secretary and Lynda McNee will serve again as treasurer. Six directors were nomin- ated for a three year term and four were elected includ- ingLynda McNee: Bob -Mc- Neil, Ross Brindley and Arnold Stothers. Two directors were elect- ed, of four nominated, for a two year term: Carol Nivins and Jack Pentland. Diane Park and Bob Wright will serve a one year term. It was decided to hold the fair Friday, August 21 and Saturday August 22 as too many fairs are held around the same time in September and by. October the weather is unpredictable. Delegates to the conven- tion in Toronto this year on February 18 and 19 will be Lynda McNee, Diane Park. Mary Ann Brindley. Judy Kerr and Carol Nivins'. , Kingsbridge stork busy BY DELORES Van_.OSCH The stork was busy calling on two young couples of this area this past week. On Monday of last week, a daughter, 'a first child for. -Kevin- and Cathy' Ceok, was born at the Wingham and District Hospital. Then on Thursday morning, a. son. alsoa first child for Pete and Barb Van Diepenbeek. was ;born at, the -same. hospital... Our congratulations go out to these two new families Nancy. Swan is a patient in the. Wingham and District Hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery. Leona Hogan moved to Goderich from Woodstock on the weekend -where she -has accepted a position at the Alexandra Marine and Gen- eral Hospital. Goderich. as a lab technician. Bruce and Ann Pritchard of Milton .visited with her mother. Clarice. Dalton and family on the weekend. Clarice DaltonThnd Mia. and Clarice's sister. Lorainne ,. and husband. John -Dietrich and three children of Missis- sauga. spent From 'Friday evening to Sunday afternoon. at Renton Place. Palmerston and enjoyed good skiing on Saturday. Raymond and Mildred Hogan attended the Farm Show in Toronto on Friday. Lawrence Hogan also attend- ed the show last week. »���M�.,,�°r�^avnarrx�ceva'�:c 'nilta'�Yxrmui'm'^•°.x'a+wnr mr„�,nwnee..rn o�'Cw o-,� elm rn,�w,r�im.� gives' Dung4nnv e doings Marie Park corrprnondent It was decided to continue with the euchre parties every two weeks with bingo 'also being'held. Carol Nivins put in eharge of the euchres. • Cheryl Girvin, Joanne Smyth and Marie Park will look after the bingos. Each group is to look after their own advertising. accounts. etc. SOCIAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eedv, Megan. Jennifer and Tim of Mississauga spent the week- end with Irvine and Colleen. Eedy. Sympathy is extended -to Jim and. Ellamae- Mohring on • suggests The winter has been fairly heavy so far with plenty of snow and the problems that go with it. It was a relief to have a recent' lull in the weather. Manycountry peo- ple relaxed, thinking that now ' their mailboxes would not beknocked 'off the -posts or dieted and sometimes broken bythe snowplow asit went by: I can'understand this hap-, pening sometimes in severe stormy weather, but last Sunday with very little snow on the road and no white-out, the snowplow went up 529-771 ) swr. service ' ic • the tragic:death an Saturday evening of Ellarnae's father., Phil C. Bisset in •a jtouse •fire •in Goderich. • Joan Riley And Vicki Park. members of the Betgrave Co-op ladies bcoomball team participated in a tournament in• Blythe over the weekend. i here• were • 11 women'"s' teams and 22 men's teams entered.. In a very exciting game. the Belgravc girls lost in sudden death overtime by a 2 - I some to a team from Chisselhurst. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Emer- son of Qucenseiiie and Vera seminar Emerson of Ajax visited on Saturday with Mrs. Lynn V6 all and family. The former couple are Lynn's parents, John Spivak is home and progressing well following heart surgery in University Hospital.. London. John spent three weeks m hospital and returned hone. Monday. January 26- Mrs. Marie Park and Mrs. Marie Haldenby of Lucknow called' on Mrs. Frances ,Reed in Ripley. Monday 'of last; week. Frances is.leayinA this area to reside in Toronto with her granddaughter. Congratulations to Mrs. Lily. Rivett; a former resid- nt, who- will .celebrate her th bilthda% on Monday. February 9. RADIO OPERATOR Et is a little known 'fact tH some and a forgotten mem- ory to others that Dungannon once had a radio station up- wards of 55• or 56' scars ago. ' The operator was, Melville • Culbert. a local implement dealer. Ina card dated February ' 1 lth. 1927. Mr, Culbert answered a request mailed io him 'by one Frank Miller of Langside. the card read:. Dear Friend, Your -letter rcc-eivcd • and was certainly pleased to hear from you. Had considerable trouble on Sunday and only got reports from, about 30 - miles distance. However we usually• get out about 75 miles. Am increasing our power and hope to be on the air a week frpm Sunday from three until feint and will gine your request then. It was a picture post car and showed Melville as a lad of eight sitting astride a sheep. Mr. Culbertwas mar- ried to the formerp Olive Finnigan of West Wawan- osh. BROOKSIDE BROADCAST By -Shelley C hire and Wilma Vanderyelde • Very few days of school were missed in'January due 10 stormy conditions which is unusual for this time of year. The Brookside seniors had a •good `day° for their volley hall tournament. January 24. We hate to brag, but both girls and boys won the games against East Wawanosh. Luck now and Kingsbridge. We wish to say thanks to these learns for partic•iliat- irtg.. The pre -kindergarten story b'our will been at -2 ail-p:m:. for snowplowers Highway 21 and off went our mailbox and several others. This seems to be a Common. complaint in winter, especially this year and , a matter that should be given • attention. . Snowplowing the roads ex- ceptionally-wideis an advan- tage, yes, but if it means a great many mailboxes will be broken, bent, knocked off and in some cases, the post also broken, the -Department 'of Highways will have to find a better place to set up mailboxes for rural delivery or be prepared to pay for damages to mailboxes, or Keeping you in stitches BY SALLY MacEWAN TIP: Every machine has a tension control for the top thread and most machines have one for the bobbin thread, Tension is correct when the threads interlock in the middle of the fabric layers. Minor tension ad- justments may be necessary when switching from one type of fabric or thread to another. Whenever possible, use the same thread for both the upper and lower, or use a somewhat thinner thread for the bobbin than for the upper thread. . From earliest. times,.. clothes simply hung loose on the body with very little fit or style. There was no need for patterns m the sewing world. In ancient Greece and Rome, clothes were based on Card party planned - By Blanche beeves A Valentine Dessert Card Party, being organized by all - clubs in Goderich Township, wi l be held in the new hall on Thursday, February 12, beginning at 1:30 pm. Admission is $1.50 and proceeds will go towards landscaping the grounds around the hal. Come and enjoy yourselves, this is an event for men and women. The worship hour at the Holmesville United Church was cancelled on Sunday due to tbeweather. The Enterprising Seniors will meet on Thursday, February 5 at 2 pm in the new hall in Holmesville. The Goderich Township WI were very pleased last Thursday evening when 65 people turned out for an evening of euchre. The winners were: men's high, Frank Thompson; ladies' high, Molly Cox; men's low, Will Porter; ladies' low, Elva Cox; lone hands, Betty Thompson; lucky chair, Everett Mdllwain; lucky cup, Elva Cox. The Holmesville UCW will meet in the church hall on Februag 10. The `Goderich Township WI will meet in the new hall on Monday, February 9 at 2 geometric shapes — rec- tangles, squares, triangles and circles that draped over. the body. Even after the fall of Rome, the loose tunic was the standard costume...short for men and long for women. Patterns became necessary only when clothes were fashioned to fit the shape of the body. This gradual development reach- ed a climax in the 12th Cen- tury. A demand for more stylish clothing was aroused by the Crusaders' interest in the East. Europe was enjoy - Mg an economic upswing, and there was a great expan- sion of woollen cloth manufacturing. The new fit- ted style required more com- plicated construction in garments. At first the pat- terns were made of paper and later ofcloth...they were outlines and nothing more. They came in one size, and were adjusted by eye. Only tailors were allowed to use patterns and sew clothes until Louis XIV granted seamstresses the right to make women's and children's apparel in the 17th Century. Louis XIV wanted A Daniadown continental quilt is col and light in sunirner, warm and cosy in winter. It's a natural insulator. much better than conventional bedclothes. So you can turn the air conditioner or thermostat down lower at night and still feel comfortable in bed. .Our full colour brochure or your• Daniadown - dealer can 1' / show you how our quilts save energy. No fueling. daniadown quilts ltd(y. 0- Dealers located right across Canada. . e 40tIqqCOU 73 Hamilton St. 524-2448 Goderich; Ontario to lead not only France, but Europe in all things...but .especially the art of fashion. He began sending life-sized dolls, dressed in' the latest style to the Courts of Europe. Thus the .ladies of . Europe - followed the French leader- ship by instructing their dressmakers to make copies. of the dolls' costumes. The dolls later were made in a smaller size for conve- nience. These miniature dresses helped women dress in fashion until Butterick's tissue paper patterns made them collector's items. olbo��e corner Gertrude Kaitting, correspondent 524-2076 maybe have an instructive; driving seminar ,;.for snowplow operators. Have you had trouble with your mailbox being broken or knocked off this winter? It would.be interesting to know how many have had this pro- iblem- . SOCIAL NEWS ' Congratulations to Mr. and .Mrs. Jim Durst on the birth of a daughter' in Goderich hospital .on Friday. January 23. Mrs. Ella Bogie of Goderich, formerly of Col- borne Township,. and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sowerby of Goderich Township have returned home from a two week holiday in Clearwater, Florida. 'Sympathy is extended • to the family of the late Mrs. A. M. i Olive ► Straughan: formerly - of • Colborne Township. Mrs. Straughan is survived by three children. Mrs. K. K. (Helen) Dawson of- Dungannon, Ben Straughan of Benmiller and Mrs. Orville 't Betty) .Stanley of Clinton. Colborne Central School is well into this term and for- tunately has, not had to close often due to stormy weather. A public speaking contest will be held in the gytn- nasium at 9:J, a.m. on Wednesday, February 11. If you are interested in in- formation on cooking for two, tune into Channel 8, Wingham at 11:30 Saturdays when the Senior Chef will demonstrate • cooking and serving .nutritious meals for two. We will tell you where you can' obtain recipes on this subject also. A euchre card party- will be held in Colborne Township +Hail. 'Thursday, February 12 at 8 p.m. and Thursday. February 26 at 8 p•m., weather permitting. MAKE TRIANGLE YOUR FIRST STOP FOR ON ALL YOUREVERYDAY NEEDS! WAMPOLE SMILES MULTIPLE VITAMINS 105 ONLY $2•59 99a SEE US FOR BIG DOLLAR VALUE w. 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