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Page 14—The Wingham Advance -Times, Oct. 23, 1985
CLUB DONATES INSTRUMENTS—The Howick Optimist Club recently ,donated
funds to purchase instruments for the newly -formed music department at the F. E.
Madill Secondary School in Wingham. District Lieut. Gov. of the Optimists, Paul Elgie
of Wroxeter, made the presentation to student Charlene Henhoeffer and teacher
John Matthews.
Tlurnbe
y Township
Howick may have to
rent grader for winter
GORRIE — Howick
Township finds it may have
to rent a grader this winter
from Champion Road
Machinery in Goderich after
the only tender it received
was withdrawn.
Howick advertised for the
use of a grader to assist in its
road clearing operation- this
winter. Although Joe Kerr of
Wingham submitted a bid of
$35 per hour for the job, he
got a job with Turnberry
Township before the quote
was accepted by Howick.
Glenn Underwood, How-
ick's road superintendent,
says the township's two.
graders are not_ enough to
help keep roads clear and
suggested a machine could
be rented from Champion
Road Machinery, the com-
pany that sold Howick its
newest grader last year.
"If it doesn't snow," he
said at the Oct. 3 meeting of
council "we've already got
too many graders. But if it
snows like it did the last two
winters, we'll need another
grader."
He said one could "be
rented for not much more
than what the township spent
on a hired grader operator
last year (just under $12,000)
but wages for the operator
and gas would be extra.
He expressed disap-
pointment in the number of
tenders received, calling it a
"poor showing," and saying,
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MRS. GEORGE BROWN
Gorrie
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Welsh
of Toronto spent the weekend
°i' withMr. and Mrs. Robert
Strong.
Necessity
of last Saturday
■ with Mrs. A. L.
•
is questionecjy councilStephens.
Mrs.rs. Merle Thomson of
Brandon and Sam Cottam of
The question of whether or
not a Turnberry couple
required a severance to
separate several lots in
Bluevale arose at -last
Tuesday evening's meeting
of council.
Discussion stemmed from
an application for
severance for Mr. and Mrs
Leonard Thompson. Th
couple is hoping to sever a
number of lots from their
Bluevale property.
However council members
said they felt that since it
appeared the Thompsons
wanted to, sever their
properties along the lot lines,
no severance would be
required.
Mr. Thompson was
summoned to the meeting to
offer an explanation, but he
merely said he was following
instructions given to him by
the Huron County Planning
Department.
Turnberry Reeve Brian
McBurney explained that.
council could not see why a
severance would be neces-
sary and- offered to check
into the matter at the
planning department office
the next day.
When asked if any money
had changed hands, Mr.
Thompson replied, yes, he
had given the planning
department a cheque for
$600.
In the meantime, council
gave its 'approval to the
severance if one is
necessary.
When contacted late last.
week, Wayne Caldwell of the
planning department said he
met with Mr. McBurney last
Wednesday Mr Cal
a
e
possible to return the land
along its unused railway
lines to the adjacent land-
owners.
A public meeting was held
regarding the John Cox -
Michael King road closing in
Lower Town. Since no ob-
jections to the closing were
received,. council agreed to
charge $1.00, as well as
costs, for the road
allowance:
Council granted $500 to
both the Belmore Figure
Skating Club and. the
Bluevale Recreation, Com-
mittee for 1985. A meeting
with Melanie McLaughlin of
the Ontario Ministry of Cul-
ture and Recreation has
been slated for the Nov. 5
meeting to discuss recrea-
tion grants.
A request from Knox
Presbyterian Church,
WI branch
holds meeting
The Wingham branch of
the Women's Institute held
its monthly meeting in the
council chambers Oct. 17.
President Mrs. Helen Mc-
Burney opened the meeting
with the Ode, Mary Stewart
Collect and "0 Canada".
Mrs. Hazel Hardie,
secretary -treasurer, gave
the roll. call_ -.which -was --
an-
swered with, "What I would
do if I were a member of a
municipal council." She also
gave the minutes of the last
'meeting and treasurer's
report.
Conveners of the meeting
Bluevale, asking council to
enact a bylaw to regulate the
hours of Sunday use at the
Bluevale ball park, also will
be discussed at the. Nov. 5
meeting.
A building permit for
Barry Ireland, Lot 4, Con. 9,
fora garage was approved at
the meeting. Deputy Reeve
Douglas Fortune declared a
conflict of interest as he is a
business associate of Mr.
Ireland
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MRS ALLAN GRIFFITH
Birnie Man are vi
'siting
ther sister, Mrs. Joseph
Simmons and other rela-
tives.
The Howick Lions Club is
sponsoring another child
fingerprinting -session,
"Ident-a-Kid", to be held
Nov. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m; in the
Gorrie Town Hall. This also
applies to any interested
adults.
The Lions Club presently is
canvassing for the Canadian
Institute for the Blind.
Wroxeter Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Kitching of Woodstock,
former parishioners, visited
with Rev. and Mrs. H. L.
Jennings on Sunday.
We are sorry to report that
Mrs. Joseph Moore is
presently a patient in the
Wingham and District
Hospital, but hope she is
improved and home soon.
M -r: -_:and— Mrs.- Stanley
Marks, Brussels, visited
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Cliff Marks.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Gibson
attended anniversary ser-
vices in the Gorrie United
Church recently, They were
luncheon guests with Mr,
and Mrs. Irving Toner and
attended the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
George Brown in the church
hall bn Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Allan Griffith visited
for a couple of days recently
with her cousin, Mrs. James
Robertson of Goderich, while
r.obe rt on was moosePlace-,-near-Ottawa-. -- —
hunting with friends near
Nipigon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Higgins Seniolrs' club a
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Olmstead and Robbie of
Wiarton; John Brent Jr. of
Kitchener and Barb Brent of
Toronto all' visited recently
with Mr. and Mrs. John
Brent.
Many Wroxeter residents
attended the anniversary
services on Sunday at the
Gorrie United Church and
the golden anniversary open.
house for Mr. and Mrs.
George Brown. May they
have many more happy
years together.
Peter and Dan Isabelle of
Mississauga visited recently
with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Clement.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Douglas,'
accompanied by Mr. and
Mrs__ A_lex.Stewart, attended
a 50th wedding anniversary
celebration last Saturday for
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Newbold
of Nottinghamshire,
England, at the home of their
daughter, ' Mr. and Mrs,
David Butler of Carleton
dwel --were--Mics— iva
Mr-Bvrney and
Mrs. Hardie. The motto was,
"We must not be afraid of
change, for it is the essence
of life", Mrs. Hardie gave a
paper on the motto.
Mrs. Charles Tiffin showed
slides of local scenes as well
as sliders -she had taken on
several trips. These were
enjoyed by all. The meeting
closed with the royal an-
them. A dainty lunch was
served by the conveners.
said he had explained to the
reeve that since some of the
lots are part lots, a
severance is required.
In other business at last
week's meeting, council
endorsed a letter from
Turnberry resident George
Underwood to the Canadian
Pacific Railway.
Mr. Underwood is asking
the railway to begin
proceedings as soon as
NOTICE TO HOWICK
TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS
Inco pn-ection _with .the _forthcoming Municipal
Electiori there will be a
MEET THE CANDIDATES EVENING
on Thursday, October 24th, 1985 at the hour of
8:00 p.m. in the Gorrie Community Hall, Victoria
Street, Gorrie, -Omar. -- -
Candidates nominated for Municipal Council,
Police Village Trustees and Huron 'C'6urIty Board
of Education will be in attendance.
You are cordially invited to be present.
Marvin P. Bosetti, A.M.C.T.
Clerk -Treasurer
Township of Howick
"It seems no one's looki
for the job so we may/have
rent a grader." ,'
Howick Town fp has 1
miles of road t ,at requir
plowing durin ^ the winte
Coun, John Jacques sa
the townshi "can't give t
kind off s ' rvice the peop
h: ve become a
custom • d to with only tw
grade s."
M Underwood agree
say ng, "You can get awa
w' h it in other townships b
of in Howick."
It is not yet known how
much the rental fee will be
for the use of a grader
through the winter months,
but Mr. Underwood was
given permission to rent one
if no one else asks for the job
before snow flies.
Howick Township also
received only one tender for
the use of a truck throughout
the winter. Carl D'Arcey of
Fordwich offered to take the
job for $33 an hour plus the
usual standby fee of $25 per
day.
His contract runs from
Dec. 1 to March 31, 1986.
In other business, a bylaw
that council once hoped
would have been in place for
the winter of 1984-85, will
finally come into effect
today.
Howick Township has
accepted delivery off 12 signs
indicating parking on
township streets from 1 a.m.
to 7 a.m. is forbidden,' and
with advertising running in
today's paper explaining the
bylaw to residents, the bylaw
may now be enforced.
Parking tickets have been
printed and Howick's bylaw
enforcement officer, Greg
Smith of Mount Forest, will
begin handing them out=to
violators of the bylaw on his
rounds throughout the
township.
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MRS. LEWIS STONEHOUSE - —�
Belgrave
Rev. John G. Roberts was
guest speaker for the anni-
versary service at Greenway
United Church Sunday
morning. Professor W. A.
Andrews of Toronto was in
charge of the service at
Calvin -Brick United Church
at 10:06 a.m.\ and at Knox
United Church, Belgrave at
11:15 a.m.
Miss Joanne Webb and
Marjorie Procter of London
visited over the weekend
with Marjorie's mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Procter.
Mrs. William Coultes was
the speaker at a special UCW
service at the Wingham
United Church on Sunday
morning.
- Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Wide,
Kimberly, Jennifer and
Trevor of Hamilton spent the
weekend with her •parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Garner Nichol-
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Miculan of Stoney Creek,
Mr. Howard Roberts and
Miss Colleen O'Hara of
Hamilton spent Thanksgiv-
ing weekend with their
parents, Rev. and Mrs. John
Roberts.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Rath of Mossley called on
their cousins, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Stonehouse, on Thurs-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Stanley Snell and her
daughter, Mrs. Shirley Guite
of London, visited with the
former's brother, Harold
Keating.
Mrs. Joyce Pickard and
Mrs. Noreen Darling of
Whitby spent the. weekend
th__the__fo.rrner's--c-ousin,
Mrs, Margaret Dunbar.
Mrs. Agnes Youngblut
ttended the 40th wedding
nniversary on Sunday of
r, and Mrs, Russel Good of
ndesboro. '
Approximately 350 people
ttended the official opening
the Morris Township
unicipal office and works
rage on Saturday. Rev.
ohn G., Roberts of Knox
nited. Church, Belgrave
rticipated in the opening
remony by dedicating the
ilding.
Mr. and Mrs. Americo
ruda, Maria and Michelle
Toronto spent the weekend
iii Dorothy Logan.
and family of Erin; Mr. an
Mrs. Ron Higgins and famil
of Stratford and Michae
Higgins, formerly of El
Point, Alberta and now
living in Stratford, visite
recently with Mr. and Mrs
Stewart Higgins.
Mr. and Mrs. .Ken
Galbraith had their family
home Sunday for a get
together. Scott and Linda
Galbraith, Carleigh, and
Shawn of Paisley; Jim and
Cindy Galbraith and Craig of
Lucan;, Clark and Sharon
Galbraith and -Bradley of
d BRUSSELS
Y — The Sen- M
1 iors' Friendship Club met Lo
k last Wednesday afternoon at
the Legion Hall. There were a
d 23 members present. of
One minute of silence was , m
observed for the late Lulu ga
Kerr, the group's pianist for J
many years.
It was announced an OPP pa
officer will attend the Nov. 20 ce
meeting to answer questions. bu
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Sutton
supplied some music and Ar
then euchre was played and of
a social time enjaye-d hi, all. wi
Listowel and Keith Galbraith
all spent Sunday at their
parent's home.
We are sorry to hear Mrs.
James Hamill of Temagami'.
and formerly of Wroxeter,
has- 1t her mother, Mrs.
i" urt Sweet of Geraldton.
R((o nand Janet Brent and
`-infant son Christopher of
Kingston; Mrs. E. W.
Harron, Mrs. Harold Lemon
and children, all of Owen
Sound; Mr, and Mrs. John
GIFTWRAPPING SERVICE—Louise Swanson and Jean Renwick were among the
many volunteers helping out at the Wingham Hospital Auxiliary's fall rummage sale
last Friday. They provided a check-out and wrapping service.
Auxiliary rummage sale
is a community tradition
Now in its 80th year
operation, the Auxiliary t
the Wingham and Distric
Hospital is continuing a long
time tradition: the hospita
auxiliary rummage sale.
The first of these sales was
held in 1.936 after the late
Sara MacLean introduced
the idea from her experience
in Toronto. The sale was held
in the council chambers of
the Town Hall and included a
bake sale and tea room.
With the'need for more
space, a move was made to
the Wingham Armouries
.where it has been held ever
since,except for the wartime
years, during which it moved
to the arena.
In 1945 a decision was
made to hold two sales each
year, spring. and fall, and in
1954 the bake sale and tea
room were dropped. A net
income of $103.86 was con-
sidered good in 1945 — but.
$100 bought more then too!
Last week's sale, held on
Oct. 18, brought in a total of
$2,172.66 from the following,
departments: ladies' cloth-
ing, $510.21; ladies' miscel-
laneous, $174.96; men's
clothing, $367.74; shoes,
$198.36; hats and purses,
$55.13; children's clothing,
$243.45; books and toys,
$108.41; china, $305.82; fur-
niture, $45.75; draperies and
bedspreads, $162.83.
The two sales a year are
the auxiliary's chief ,source
of revenue. The funds are
used to help the auxiliary in
its function of providing
some of the needed items of
of hospital equipment—which
o cannot be supplied through
t the hospital budget.
- Over the years a large
1 amount of equipment has
been acquired this way and
the entire hospital com-
munity has benefited. With
donors, buyers and volunteer
workers joining forces, it is
' indeed a community effort.
The auxiliary is very
happy that, after several
requests from it over the
years, Goodwill Industries of
London agreed to send a
truck to pick up cartons of
useful unsold items in both
-spring and fall of 1985.
Goodwill is operated to
provideboth funds and jobs
for adults with a variety of
disabilities.
Last Friday the truck
drivers expressed hearty
appreciation for the
donations. Seasonally their
stocks become depleted and'
they assured the auxiliary
that this load would help
them over a slack period and
was most welcome.
Rummage sales are
planned for April and
October in 1986. The
auxiliary looks for continued
support from the hospital
community at that time. All
help is very much ap-
preciated,
R. W. Bell
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