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MILL—At one time this grist mill was known as Ben Maguire's
now used for storage by the Farmatic company. (Staff Photo)
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The Wingham Advance -Times, Dec. 23, 1985—Page 11
Memiries of Gorrie
Continued from Page 10
He strove a team of horses
and would come to the back
door of the store, never the
front. He would hand in his
Robin Hood oatmeal box
with his list and be gone with
hardly a word. He saved the
box and used it over and over
again, and it was often the
same list on the same card.
It didn't matter which one
of us took his order, we were
all "Jimmy" to him. It was
always, "That's fine Jim-
my'
One of the things I really
missed after I sold the store,
was my relationship with the
children.
Mothers would bring their
new babies in to be admired
and many were weighed on
ales on the ^.ouster.
You watched them grow and
develop, and you treasured
the funny things they did and
said.
One such delightful visitor
The was Donalda Graham's
Tommy.
When she and Alec lived
behind the store where Mar- i
garet Dane lives, Tom would
be about a -year -and -a -half
old, certainly not more than
two.
He could, talk so plainly
and in the summer when the
back door was open, I would
often hear a little voice call-
ing ' Helen where are you"?
And Tom would be ready for
a visit with me.
Jim used to bring him in
shopping with him and Tom
would stand on the counter
fascinated by the way the big
cone of string could be un-
wound through a series of
rings on a frame suspended
from the ceiling. Jim would
get him to count for me and
he could count to 20 while he
was still in diapers.
So many things come to
mind that have changed in
keeping business over the
years.
We had travellers who
called on us regularly who
became close friends. Fred
Mantz travelled for Granger
UNITED CHURCH—A landmark remaining in the Village of Gorrie is the dark red brick
United Church, located just a block west of the main street. (Staff Photo)
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public who prompted the
conservation officers to act
by reporting suspicious ac-
tivities. The ministry en-
courages the public to call at
the time of a suspected viola- -
tion or suspicious activity.
For q ariy needy families
in the Wingham and Listowel
areas, Santa Claus is in
'green and white instead of
red and white for this Christ-
mas of 1985.
Thirty-eight Chinook sal-
mon with a total weight of
approximately 200 kilo-
grams were turned over' to
the Salvation Army in
Wingham by the Ministry of
Natural Resources on Dec.
10.
Capt. Borden Linkletter of
Wingham was in charge of
distribution of fish: Accord-
ing to Capt. LinkIetter "all
the fish would be put to good '
use by needy families".
The fish had been seized.
during this past fall by Wing -
ham District conservation
'officers as a result of illegal
netting and snagging activi-
ties along the Bayfield, Mait-
land and Nine Mile rivers.
A total. of 23 charges were
laid. All but. one charge has
been finalized and the vio-
lators were fined a total of
$4000.00 in Goderich court.
All of the seized salmon and
some of the fishing equip-
ment was ordered forfeited
to the Crown.
All forfeited items are dis-
posed of by the ministry. In
the case of edible fish or
game, they are turned over
to charitable organizations.
Equipment either goes to a
toast to -you ...onrloyal patron -s -.. .for --
bringing
_bringing us another successful year! We're looking
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forward to serving you now and in the future!
Season's Greetings --tom the people or
Wingham and surrounding area.
The Management and Staff
Maitland Restaurant and Tavern
public auction, is destroyed
or is utilized by the ministry,
depending on the type and
condition of the seizure.. ,
The `seized fish have• gone
the full cycle. They did be-
long to the public when they
were in the river. They were
taken illegally, seized, or-
dered forfeited and finally
returned to , the public
through the Salvation Army.
In some cases it was the
Rebekahs host.
euchre party
The Majestic Rebekah
Lodge of Wingham held its
Christmas meeting last
Monday evening. After the
regular business, they en-
tertained their husbands and
the Oddfellows and their
wives.
A few games of euchre
were played . with the
following winners: high
man, Ernie Merkley; high
lady, Ethel Gerrie; most
lone hands, Mary Henderson}
and lucky ' chair, Jack
Currie. i
The lunch committee then
served a delicious Christmas
lunch and a successful
evening came to a close.
Taylor in London, and he
made several calls in the vil-
lage. He was on the road for
years and his van was a fa-
miliar sight on the street.
Ed Knechtel was a Men-
nonite who represented a
smallwares company. He
was such a conscientious,
good man, one whom you in-
stinctively trusted. He
gradually expanded his line
of merchandise and even-
tually opened his own whole-
sale in Kitchener, and
became Knechtel's 'Whole-
sale Limited, with Knechtel
stores throughout the coun-
try.
You know Murphy's Law,
"If anything can go wrong it
will." That seemed to apply
especially to the motors in
the store. There were so
many that one always seem-
ed to be up at Stirling Fin -
lay's getting fixed.
Stirling would come down
look at the motor and replace
it with one of his while he
repaired it. I'm sure I never
knew which were mine and
which were his, and I don't
think he did either. But I
don't know what I would.
have done without him.
I haven't mentioned any-
thing about the bad times.
The rough years of the
depression, the worry and
rationing during the war
years, or the frustration of
coming down in the morning
to find the store had been
broken into during the night,
or that a vandal had heaved
a rock through the big plate
glass 'window, or the sad
tine. when you lost dear
friends and business assoc-
iates.
But you don't dwell on
those aspects, because the
good times are what yoga like
to remember.
You think how your cus-
tomers were your friends
and how they stood by you
and helped you over the hard
spots.
You remember the close
bonds forged and the satis-
faction of being a part of the
history of the community.
vo faithful old friends
and cherished new, go
our best Holiday
sentiments, along with
our thanks.
Bakelaar
Jewellers
Zehrs Plaza - Wingham
357-1911
Thanks for
being such dear
customers. We're
May peace on earth and
good will to all mankind
prevail as we celebrate
the miracle of Christmas.
VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS—The little "sugar plums", Dennis Hymers, Robbie
Heimpel, Heather Claus, Gary Foxton, Shane Miller, Dustin McCracken, Angela
Reichard and Angie Wilson, file from the stage following their part in the Christmas
play at Howick Central School. The youngsters did a dress rehearsal in the afternoon
before performing for their parents that night. k00,
ej — — -Greeting and
Best Wishes to
Awe
The Constituents
U of Huron -Bruce for
A Very Merry Lhristmas
and a Healthy and Happy New Year.
The Mona Murray Elston, M.P.P.
and Family
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