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Norman Hayes, executive
director at the Wingham and
District Hospital, and Mrs.
Mary Vair, chairman of the
board, were the special
guests at the January meet-
ing of St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church's Goforth Aux-
ilary last Tuesday evening.
A videotape presentation
showed the first phase of the
hospital's expansion
program which was com-
pleted in 1981. Contrary to
popular belief, most of the
expansion project involved
patient care, they said, not
simply office space.
The second phase of the
development program will
involve the expansion of the
emergency and outpatient-
facilities
utpatientfacilities and the radiology
department.
Mr. Hayes explained these
new facilities will attract
more specialists to the
hospital and greatly impr ve
outpatient care. The bay -
crowded radiology dep rt-
ment'will be able -to function
at a greater level of ef-
ficiency. Approximately half
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of the projected cost has
already been pledged, he
said, the remaining funding
to come from a bank loan
and a fund-raising cam-
paign.
Mrs. Wallace Richardson
thanked the speakers and the
meeting was turned over to
the program committee.
Mrs. John Mann, Mrs.
Wallace Richardson- and
Mrs. Art Kappler looked to
the new year with prayer,
meditations and scripture.
The women were advised to
begin the new year with their
hands in the hand of God-
Reports on the countries of
Malawi and Nigeria were
featured on the bulletin
board. Mrs. Mann then
closed the program with a
prayer.
The business portion of the
meeting was conducted by
Mrs. Raymond Neill and
Mrs. Robert Arbuckle. Mrs.
Harry Bateman presented a
finanical report from the
recent presbyterial meeting.
Refreshments and a social
time followed.
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over the past year. Award winners were: front, David Wheeler, showmanship; Laura,
Hallahan, junior dairy showman; and Darren Johnston, top junior beef showman.
Those presenting.the awards _were: back, Murray Hoover, John Boneschansker and
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Belgrave Personal Notes
Over 115 young and old
from Belgrave and the sur-
rounding area enjoyed an old
fashioned skating party, hot
dogs and hot chocolate at the
price of 25 cents each at the
Belgrave Community Centre
on Saturday evening. On
•
February 11 the young peo-
ple of this community are or-
ganizing an Ice Carnival at
the Belgrave arena.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
McDonald of Brussels and
Mrs. Ure Stewart of Seaforth
were :upper guests of Mr.
eaIs
on new furniture from the
Wingham
Sales
Arena
and Mrs, Bert Johnston.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Rath off Mossley called on
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone-
house last Wednesday after-
noon.
The UCW of Knox United
Church will hold a pot luck
supper on Thursday, Jan. 26,
at 7 p.m: in ':the church
schoolroom. The men, mem-
bers of the Young People's
group and any others in the
community who would be in-
terested are invited to at-
tend. Following the supper
the Rev. Cheryl Ann Stadel-
bauer-Sarnpa of Egmond-
ville will show slides and tell
of her experiences as a min-
ister in Zambia. Everyone is
welcome. -
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hanna visited on the week-
end at the • home of the Mr.
and •Mrs. Wayne Minick and
family and Mr. and :Mrs.
Brian Storer and Adam, all
of Kitchener.
Ten tables were in play at
the weekly euchre which was
held at the WI Hall Wednes-
day, January 18. Winners
were: high lady, Mrs.
Verena Bone; novelty lady,
Mrs. Eva McGill; low lady,
Miss Lillian Potter; high
man, Albert Cook'; novelty
man,- Mrs. Sara Anderson
(playing as a man); low
man, Garner Nicholson.
There will be euchre again
next Wednesday starting at
8:00 p.m. Everyone is wel-
come.
The Wingham Sales
Arena hasl'purchased
several co'mpl'ete fur-
niture displays from
the Toronto Furniture
Show.
Local families needed
for exchange students
ASSE, an organization
affiliated with the Swedish
and Finnish ministries of
education, is seeking local
families to serve as hosts for
15 high school students who
are part of its program,
according to Cindy Boyce,
Canadian director of ASSE..
The students are from
Scandinavia, Germany,
Switzerland and .Great
Britain.
The young people are 16
and 17 years old, are fluent in
English and are carefully
selected for, the program
based on their high school
performance, good
character and interest in
living and studying in
Canada,„ '
Ali' students are covered
by comprehensive 'medical
and liability insurance and
have adequate money for
personal needs supplied by
their parents. The host
family furnishes meals and
housing.
The ASSE program offers
families the opportunity to
share Canadian cultural and
educational experiences
with a European young
person and, at the same
time, to learn about another
culture and language. Miss
Boyce indicated that a
volunteer area represen-
tative; provided by ASSE,
will contact the family and
student on a, regular basis to
assure that everything is
going smoothly.
ASSE also is seeking local
high school students in-
terested in participating in
the ASSE program foran
academic year or a six-week
summer holiday in Europe.
Students live with a well -
screened European host
family while attending
school and learning aobut
the language and people of
their chosen country.
Fairfilies and student's
interested in participating
for the 1984-85 school year
should contact ASSE's local
area representative. That
person' is Carol Helfenstein,
RR 2, Teeswater, Ont., NOG
2S0, Mrs.. H fenstein can be
reached by calling (519)392-
6175. "
JOHN ROBERTS has been minister at -the—
United
heUnited Church at Belgrave for the past 16
years. A native of Wales, Mr. Roberts is
currently involved with the new Ventures in
Mission, a project designed to raise $40
million for a revitalization program of the
church across Canada.
It's a long way from Wales
for this Belgrave minister
By Margaret Arbuckle
John Roberts, minister at Knox United Church,
Belgrave, is one of those behind a drive to raise $40
million to revitalize the church in Canada. -
In fact, a paper written by Mr. Roberts on the
Ventures in Mission program has appeared in .
United Church publications right across the
country.
But it has been a long way to the United Church
ministry in Canada for the man from a small town
in Wales.
Mr. Roberts was born at Prestattyn, a town about,
the same size. as Wingham on the north coast of
Wales. His father died when Mr. Roberts was six
years of age, but his mother remarried to an
engineer.
Being in the north of. Wales, Prestattyn was
located about 40 miles -from 'Liverpool, England.
During World War II, when Liverpool was being
blitzed by German fighter planes, Prestattyni
sometimes felt aftershocks as the pilots jettisoned
left -over bombs. But it never amounted to much,
according to Mr. Roberts. •
Young John found electricity fascinating, so -
before he could graduate from high school he
started apprenticing as an electrician. But he never
did complete his apprenticeship.
During the war years it became customary for his
family to gather at his grandmother's home to hear
the Sunday night 'news broadcasts on radio.
This tradition carried on even after the war. One
night early in 1946, Mr. Roberts recalled, heand his
mother were walking across the field to get to his
grandmother's home when he announced to his
mother that he intended to become a minister.
The statement shocked John as much as his
mother. It was a "ridiculous" notion, she said,
because first of all, the family could not afford° to
send him to school and secondly, he was too shy and
reserved ever to become a minister.
He always had been involved with the church, as a
member, a Sunday school teacher'and a yduth club
member. But he had not considered entering' the
ministry until that night. '.
He applied as a candidate for the ministry in the
Presbyterian Church 'of Wales, but kept up his
apprenticeship until he finally was accepted by the
church in 1947.
After preparatory school, he started studying '
theology in 1949 Four years later he was ordained
on Oct. '7, 1953, and given a charge of three country
churches in mid -Wales.
(Last year he returned to his original charge Co
preach at the 30th anniversary of his ordination.)'
While there, he met and married the, literally,
girl -next-door, Kathleen or Kay. In November of
1956, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts moved to his new charge
in the mining valleys -of South Wales. They stayed
there for eight years before moving to an industrial
city in the south.,
Through friends and contacts in Canada, Mr.
Roberts -said he heard of opportunities to preach in
this country' Since he was looking for a change, he
applied to the. United Church • of Canada in
December of 1966, since his friends advised'him he
would be better suited to that church. •
It did not take long for the church to' accept his
application. On July 1, 1967, he took over his duties
as minister at Knox United Church, Belgrave, and,
he has been there ever since.-�'
In an occupation where frequent moved seem
more the rule than the exception, staying in one
charge for more than 16 years is -unusual. But Mr.
Roberts attributes his long stay to the people of
Belgrave and area, who have made him feel so
welcomeand accepted that he really has no desire
to leave. -
Was it difficult to start anew in another country?
No, not really, says Mr. Roberts. There were a few
small- differences, funny things, like him referring
to the trunk of the ear as the "hoot".
Even though someone from the Roberts family
usually visits, Wales every year, Canada has
become home. The family took out Canadian
citizenship in 1977; Mrs. Roberts teaches at Blyth
and son Howard and daughter Alison both attend
McMaster University in Hamilton.
The United Church has been good to Mr. R"berts
and now he is trying to return the favor by working
hard for the VIM project which is to raise money to
build new churches, update old ones and start a pre -
1955 ministers' pension plan.
In addition to that undertaking, Mr. Roberts and
his wife recently started a youth group in Belgrave
and he is pleased with the response he has gotten
from the young people of the community.
We will be offering
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS
on living room suites,
kitchen suites, dining room
suites and bedroom suites,
plus - reclining chairs,
'occasional chairs, box
springs and mattresses. If
you`re"ish'opping for new
furniture the Wingham
Sales Arena has never
been more appealing than
it is right now with these
special discount prices!
Fantastic savings on '
clothing and footwear for
the whole family.
While- attending this sale be sure to take advantabe of
big savings on bulk baking goods, bulk cookies,•bulk
nuts, bulk candy, bulk spices, bulk soaps and
cleaners, frozen boxed meat and discount grocery
items. -
SPECIAL THIS WEEK:
Florida Indian River Grapefruit
(Thin Skin Pink)
$11.99/case or 5 for .99
California Sunkist
Oranges only
"A -Buck -A -Dozen"
Potatoes sold by 50 Ib. bag
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WMS meeting at
the home of
Mrs,McBurney
BELGRAVE — The Janu-
ary meeting of the WMS was
held at the home of Mrs.
Jack McBurney on January
16.
Mrs. Garner Nicholson
presided and opened with the
call to worship and a read-
ing, "A Footpath to Peace".
Mrs. McBurney read the
scripture and Mrs. Mac Scott
read a meditation on hope.
Mrs. Victor Youngblut also
gave a reading on the theme.
Mrs. George Fear led in
prayer.
The secretary and trea-
surer gave their reports and -
the year-end review. The roll
call was answered with a
verse on "Hope". Six mem-
bers and one guest were pre-
sent and 20 sick and shut -ie
visits were recorded.
Mrs. Ivy -Cloakey gave the
topic on the Indians of the
Northwest Territories. They
are living mostly on welfare
and are leading lives'uf frus-
tration and hopelessness.
The situation is very bad for
the young and there isn't
much hope unless jobs of
some kind can be found for
them.
Mrs. Nicholson closed with
prayer and thanked Mrs'.
McBurney for the use of her
home.
The hostess, served lunch
and a social time was enjoy-
ed.
Knox annual meeting
BELGRAVE — The annu-
al meeting' of Knox United
Church 'Sunday School was
held Thursday evening in the .
Sunday School room.
Rev. John G. Roberts
opened the meeting with
prayer. The minutes of last
year's annual meeting were
read and adopted by the
secretary, Paul McKee.
It was decided to send a
$150 extra gift to the Foster
Parents Plan, with the stipu-
lation that tlgift is used
only in a community project.
As has been customary for
many years, the collection
from the first Sunday of the
month is to go to the Mission
and Service Fund of the
church.
The Sunday School anni-
versary will be held again in
mid June, with the final date
depending on the guest
speaker.
A crokinole party is being
planned for sometime in
February.
Rev. Roberts conducted
the election of officers,
which are as follows: sdper-
intendent, William Coultes;
assistant, Mrs.. Ruth Gor-
don; secretary -treasurer,
Paul McKee; assistant, ,Clif-
ford Coulter..•
Teachers: Beginners, Mrs.
Joyce Vincent, Mrs. Dorothy
Coultes, Mrs. Nancy Michie,
Mrs. Marjorie McBurney.
Jr. Primary: Mrs. Ruth
Gordon, Trudy Taylor, Mrs'.
Mary Hunter, Mrs. Deb Hop-
per.
Sr. Primary: Mrs. Bar-
bara Anderson, Robert Gor-
don.
Junior: Mrs. Marie McIn-
tosh, Mrs. Noreen Gnay,
Mrs. Wilma Higgins.
Intermediate: George
Procter, Murray Scott. a
Adult ' Bible Class: Ross
Anderson, Mrs. Dorothy Lo-
gan.
The Sunday School will be
closed during July and •
August and Labor Day week- -
end.
Friendship' Club
meets at Legion
Hastings are able to be lt'ome
again after surgery for Mr.
Jacklin and treatment and
tests for Mrs. Hastings.
Fred Thuell provided the
entertainment at last week's
meeting and Howard Smith
was at the piano. They do an
excellent job and it was
appreciated very much.
BRUSSELS — The month-
ly meeting of the Seniors
Friendship, Club was held
last Wednesday at 2 p.m at
the Legion hall. The weather,
and roads were good, hence
a good turnout. Everyone
seemed to relax and enjoy
the program.
President Edwin Martin
conducted the meeting. The
regular secretary, Mrs.
Doris Hopper, was able to be
present and carry out
secretarial duties. Her -
husband Frank is in
somewhat better healtheand
is able to manage at home
for a few hours.
One club member, Mrs.
Jessie Engel, had the
misfortune of falling over a
mat in her home awhile ago
and is in the Wingham
hospital.for treatment on her
injured shoulder and other
surgery. The group wishes
her a speedy recovery.
Mel Jacklin and Vera
Gerald Exel sang three
hymns, "What a Friend We
Have in Jesus", "Jesus Is
Calling" • and "Abide With
Me". In progressive euchre,
the prize winners were: high
scores, Mrs. George
Davidson, Mr. Martin; low
scores, Mrs., Ethel Long and
Wilbur' Turnbull; UNO,
Joanne Carpentier.
The meeting closed with al
light lunch and "a social
period. The next meeting
will be Feb, 15. This really is
an enjoyable way for seniors.
and their friends to spend an
afternoons