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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-10-11, Page 81 ;:97,;."•"?..?F•7,e.'irrEaTirgr$1•$4 • • ilei'' ' '' '.., ' •• . ' • . . ;- , , MItc, I.MW:11A4Viriirk:AViiii0i.i‘liirtiet'' ' ' - tk. , . ."17, tor.L•lbeAlF*.44,:• .. „.:loomr,..#,,,W . i-79 • Approximately 1,000 people gathered at the Belgrave Community ,Centre on Wednesday night, Oct. 5. At 7 p.m., Rev. John G. Roberts gave the blessing and all enjoyed a hot turkey *Upper. Residents of this community wish to express sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Black of RR 1, Belgrave, in the loss of her brother, Wilfred White of Walkerton. The Belgrave Euchre Club is starting its weekly euchre parties on Wednesday night, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. in the WI hall. Everyone is Welcome. Justin Walsh of Perth, Australia, Ross Procter and Jack Wickstead of Morris Township have just returned home from a motor trip through the western provinces to Vancouver. On the way out,. Jack visited with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Edith Wickstead of Gladstone, Manitoba and called on relatives and friends in Saskatoon, Edmonton and Chilliwack. Justin visited with [Row. Bell OPTOMETRIST Goderich The Square- 524-7661 friends, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Thacker of Burdet, Alberta. Justin is a good friend of Rossltd,,...Mary Procter's. son, Chris, who,,Asain travelling in Australia. ,51,4 The Belgrave NN-Pro4t Housing committee met last week and decided to condtict a survey of Morris and EAS t Wawanosh Townships to deterthine the need for senior citizen housing in Belgrave. They hope to have this completed by Nov. 1. Residents of this community wish to express sincere sympathy to Mr. and Mrs, Stanley Black of RR 1, Belgrave, in the loss of her brother, Laverne White, RR 1, Belgrave, CINDERELLA PRESENTED A cast of over 125 local peOple, under the direction of Russell B. Hawthorne, played to large audiences two nights in November of 1930 when they presented the five - act play, "Cinderella". The cast of characters included Miss Jean Christie as Cinderella; Mrs. R. E. Laidlaw as the stepmother; Mrs. J. 0. Habkirk and Miss Phyllis Johns as the stepsisters; Mrs. J. M. McKay as the fairy godmother and G. W. Buchanan as the prince. -----pwmmg.w$vmgnoinpt SENIORS AIVAVVER:QUESTIONS Agropi�seniors from the Wingham and Day Centre for the Horn, - bound atterkied. a Grade 1 1 faMilY studies ,plass at the F E. Madill Secondary School laSt week to answer questions about what their lives were like as teens. Alfred Knight of Brussels and Bert Hand -of Lucknow, shown with Christine Gibson, assistant day centre director, spoke to the young people. rs• visit, give insight te nag • years A few of the students in Kathy Machan's Grade 11 family studies course at the F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham may have had their eyes opened just a bit last week when four seniors attended the class to talk about life when they were teens. Alfred Knight of Brussels, Ellen Hand_ and Myrtis McQuillan of Lucknow and Eileen Marks of ••• .0 . prop' , • .• • • • • 4. • :4 ••,4 With a full fall schedule, you hay the pressure, let alone prepare ding Why not let us do the cookinglb a c ange? Now you can enjoy special offers on three of our family meal packages. • So if you're feeling the squeeze, don't waste time stewing. Just put the pressure on us. From October 10 to November 6. Get a l2piece;cortobox. Get a 15 piece Bucket. Geta 20 piece Barrel. two 500 mi salads and two 500 mi salads and two 500 ml salads and " bread* for only $1539 bread* for only $1649 bread* for only $949 'ffellsoltsy be §131100#0 titti , 014011)0PhinerSt W. Intihani.6 3872221 4 • • • , ' ' r $ ; 4,44;1 14%. tetteittileittV4tight'' Wroxeter, all regulars at the Wingham and Area Day Centre for - the . somebound, answered the students' questions. The werId the seniors described seemed very remote and far away to the young people, especially since Mr. Knight, born in 1900, spent his teen years during .the First World War. As Mrs. Machan explained, the class is studying gerontology, the aging process, as part of the curriculum this year. Having the day centre seniors as guests is ea go_ostway for the two_generations_to meet and learn more about each • other. Madill students are no strangers to the day centre, adds Mrs. • Machan. Pupils in the basic course often visit the centre as part of an ongoing program. They also do volunteeriVork at the nurSingbomes and in the physiotherapy department at the Wingham and District Hospital with chronic -care patients. • Mrs. Machan had the family studies class members prepare questions to ask the seniors. Sandy Bennett started off the question-and- ansiver session by asking if any of the seniors had after-school jobs when they Were teens. Mrs. Hand said some young people would stay and -clean up the school • house or the yard after class, paying particular attention to be sure the ashes were removed from the stove. All of the seniors were raised on farms and said there usually were enough chores to do at home both before and after school. The young people also were curious about family size, especially since they have learned today's average family has 1.4 children. All of the seniors came from families of at least six and Mr. Knight and Mrs. Hand came from families of nine and eight respectively. When Lara Parker asked how long their school days were, they said nine in the morning until four o'clock • in the afternoon. However, some had to start out walking at least an hour earlier and that was after the chores were done at home. Mr. Knight says he remembers • that the man who was installing the poles for telephone service gave him a ride to school on several,occasions. The students also were surprised to learn that the seniors didn't need a' driver's licence when they first started to drive. However, that didn't do them much good as not too many people -had- cars. •Mr.- Knight - said his oldest brother bought the family's first car When he returned home from World War I. There was strict discipline in the homes of the day too, the seniors said, with everyone expected to pull their own weight. All but one quit school at age 14, tight aftel' ;the "entrance" (Grade 8) class. Mr. Knight worked on the farm, while the ladies worked at home until they were married. Marriage customs were different in those days as well. Most wedding ceremonies took place during the week, not on the weekend. Mrs. Hand was married on a Monday and then a community dance was held the following Friday night for her and her new husband. Mrs. Marks said she and her hus- band spent their honeymoon in Northern Ontario where they saw the famous Dionne quintuplets. Terri Wall asked the seniors what kinds of music and entertainment they enjoyed when they were young. There were not very many radios in those days, so people made their own entertainment, usually at house parties. "Decent people" wouldn't be caught in halls because they were associated with drinking, said Mr. Knight, but there were enough talented people in the community to put on a good evening's program at home. 4tellitamme TOWN OF WINGHAM NOTICE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Notice is hereby given that due to a recent Court Case of the Supreme Court involving the Borough of North York, the Minis- • try of Municipal Affairs has advised that for the purposes of the • uploming elections, the last day for making application to re- vise the preliminary list of voters has been determined to be • Saturday, OctOber 15, 19 • • (nOt Monday, October 17, 1988). Accordingly, the Municipal Offices will be open on Saturday, October 15, 19: , during normal office hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) for the purpose of accepting revision applications _ and Pornination paper& J. Byron Adams, Clerk and Returning Officer Town of Wingham )