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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-05-25, Page 7P; Evening unit holds meeting BLfirRA,V-E-The_-.leirening-:-._Daughter-banquet attlie•CG]<'nh'". Unit of the USW of Knox United Church, met on Tuesday, May 10, at the home of Mrs. James Coultes. Mrs. Robert Grasby conducted the worship with the theme "The Gift of Speech", and read the scripture. It was decided that the ladies would serve the Mother and' May 25 at 7 p.m. Discussion about selling the manse was held. Mrs. Cliff Logan conducted the program and her topic was "Needs and Feelings of Handi- capped Persons," by Jean Van- ier. The meeting closed with a social time. Wingham Horticultural Society SPRING Town Hall FRIDAY, MAY 27 1.00 TO 8:00 P.M. PLANT SALE BOOK SALE, Refreshments Served NO ADMISSION CHARGE Memberships will be available Everyone Welcome! 91/PE'SAIF/4YJ AT TRIANGLE DISCOUNT .Old Stick Deodorant- 100 gr. $ Spice 1 • 09 as. Johnson & Johnson - 100's $1 49 Bandaids • Johnson 8 Johnson - 15 oz. $ n, • ‘i ei Baby Oil A • I :7, l2 oz. 89 $1 Raid .. �0 Insect Repellent ; 9 oz. Off , Window Cleaner - 20 oz. Sunlightggit p TRIANGLE DISCOUNT PATENT ,MELVC/4'fS • COSAYfFl(S • tOBACCOS Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays - Sundays Noon to Six SPRING CONCERT—The grade eight students of Turn - berry Public School entertained parents and friends M,ay 4 with musical pieces on their ukeleles. They played and sang "Green, Green Grass of Home"; "This Land Is Your Land" and "Amazing Grace". Legal safeguards stressed in Wingham lawyer's talk BELGRAVE—The Resolutions meeting of the Belgrave Wo- men's Institute was held Tues- day, May 17 at 8:15 p.m. in the Belgrave WI Hall. Mrs. Stanley Black was convener and had a Wingham lawyer, Robert Camp- bell as guest speaker. Mr. Campbell gave a very informative talk on wills and the necessity of making wills. He cited instances where wills would save money and "red rape" for both lawyer and clients. He also spoke on consumer protection and the problems with some "door-to-door" salesmen and advised the audience to read all contracts very carefully before signing them. He answer- ed several questions raised by the group and 'all thought it was a Dist. annual is slated for Clinton May 30 BELGRAVE-The 77th annual meeting of Huron, West, District WI will be held in Wesley Willis United Church; Clinton, Monday May 30. The theme is "A Great Idea Lives On" and •registration begins at 9 a.m. with the morning session starting at 9:45. Mrs. Ivan Wightman will pre- side at this meeting and Mrs. Harold Biasing, Neustadt, Pro- vincial Convener, Family and Consumer Affairs, will be guest speaker in the afternoon. Reports of the standing .committees and entertainment will also be fea- tured. All Women's Institute mem- bers in Huron West are reminded of this annual meeting.' • 4_ ATTENTION EVERYBODY 1979 Is APV i n g h a rn's 100th Birthday To Commemorate This Important Milestone in Our Town's History, Your Centennial Committee is Sponsoring a Centennial Logo and/or Slogan Contest ENTER THIS EXCITING CONTEST - WIN PRIZES - MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO WINGHAM'S HISTORY Contest Open to Everyone - No Age Limit ENTER NOW IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 1. Elementary School - Pupils attending Wingham Public School, Sacred Heart School and Turnberry Central School. 2. Secondary School -Students at Madill High School. 3. General Public - Members of the general public apart from above. CONTEST RULES 1. All entries to be submitted,Rn 8'/, " x 11" paper. 2. Maximum of two colours, on a base colour. 3. Enter as often as you like, but each entry to be separate. E. ! ogo to be approximately 5 x 5" (minimum detail). 5. Slogan to be at least one line but not more than two lines. 6. The Centennial Committee reserves the right to use in whole or port of any design or slogan submitted. 7. All entries to be submitted no later than June 18/77. PRIZES A Total of $ 15000 in Prizes to be awarded GET INVOLVED IN WINGHAM'S BIG BIRTHDAY ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY Send Entries to: Wingham Centennial Crest and Slogan Contest, P.O. Box 358, Wingham, Ont. Submit to School Principals very worthwhile program. Miss Dianne Scott entertained the group by singing, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" and "Four Strong Winds". She provided her own accompaniment on the guitar. Mrs. James Hunter presented an interesting report on Officers' Conference; expressing her grati- tude for' the opportunity to go. Mrs. Leonard James presided for the opening and welcomed all to the meeting. Mrs. Ross Higgins read the minutes,.finan- cial statement ' and • correspon- dence. The\memorial service will be held .in . Brandon Cemetery on Sunday, July 3, with .Trinity Anglican Church in charge. The Grade "VIII graduation 'banquet will be held June 23, and the supper committee is Mrs. Wil- liam Fenton, Mrs. Stanley Black and Mrs. Walter Scotts A donation was given to East Wawanosh Public Schoolto be used for awards for the students., 'Summary Day for those taking the quilting course will be held ,Wednesslay, May 25 from 10 a,m, s to i2' In St. 'Andrew's Presby- terian Church, Wingham. Mr. and Mrs: Tiffin celebrate 50 years WHITECHIJRCH — ' Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the Memorial Hall last Saturday. The couple welcomed all guests at the door. Many old friends of the couple were present including Mr. and Mrs. Rhys Pollock of - Jacksonville, Florida. Tiffin's Orchestra supplied music for dancing. Crystal Henderson looked after registra- tion. Lunch was served smorgas- 'board style. • After lunch Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin were presented with a box of cards and money. Mrs. Janet Hall gave words of welcome and read an address to the couple., Mr, and Mrs. Tiffin replied, thanking everyone for the cele- bration. All sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows", Dancing resumed for the rest of the evening. . Paul Laidlaw favored with a couple of songs during the evening. Meal prices are to be raised 25 cents per plate after July 1st. Thanks was expressed to the caretaker for scrubbing the hall. Lunch was served by Mrs. Ross Taylor, Mrs. Hazel Procter and Mrs. Norman Coultes at the eeonclusion of the meeting. • Mrs'. Terpstra is pig Winner Mrs. Ben Terpstra of Brussels won the draw for the 160 pound dressed. pig at:the garage sale. sponsored by the Wingham Voice for Life last weekend: The sale, . held on Harry Sjaarda's farm, raised money for the Voice for Life and the local association for the mentally re- tarded. Conference report is featured. at Bluevale service BLUEVALE — Rogation Sun- day was observed at the United Church, on Sunday morning with Rev. Wilena ' Brown in charge. Special prayers for "A Summer\ Sunday" and for "Ourselves and' Others" were given. . The children's 'time and the "Asking" 'of Rogation Sunday, with participants Miss Emma Johnston and Carl Johnston, took place before the regular Sunday School session. The report on London Confer- ence held at' Sarnia last week with the minister, Mrs. Max De- maray and Mrs. Bill Peacock taking part, was given. Mrs. De- maray reported on some of the resolutions which were presented and Mrs. Peacock told of the ordination serviceand reception held the final evening of the Con- ference at which Bluevale's for- mer student minister, Larry King, was ordained. Mr. King was presented with a stole from Bluevale congregation.' Those attending from this area were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Garniss, Mr. and Mrs. Alan Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.' Peacock, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnston, Miss Brown and Mrs. Demaray. The Wingham Advance -Times, Atlay 35.x,977 --Page —Mrs. Gershom Johnston and her son Jack spent last week near Orillia where they went fishing and caught a lot of fish. On the way home they called on Mr. and Mrs. Ron Elliott of Hillsdale and Mrs. and Mrs. Reg Peacock, Thornton. —Sunday guests of Mrs. George Fisher, Patrick Street, were Mrs. Anita Jantzi, Milver- ton, her daughter, Linda Jantzi, London, and Miss Annie Kennedy of Wingham. —Mr. and' Mrs. Del Burkhart attended the Friday evening ceremony uniting in marriage Miss Barbara•Schwartzentruber, formerly of the Brussels area, and James Burkhart, in the Listowel Mennonite Church. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Del Burk- hart visited with former resi- dents of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. George Scott of Grand Bend. —Mrs. Gershom Johnston and Concern for youth ' is theme as Frank Whilsmith speaks "Concern" was ,the theme of R. E. Forster, meditation by Mrs. the May meeting of Maitland K. Laidlaw and prayer by Mrs. Presbyterial Society of the WMS Lloyd Moffat. Mrs. Gordon Rin - of the Presbyterian Church in toul gave the address of welcome. Canada. It was held on Monday, A chorus by four your' ladies May 16, in Chalmers Church, was enjoyed. Mr. Kay was called on and spoke 'encouragingly -of the 'work done throughout the world by Mr. Whilsmith who was again 'intro- duced by Mrs. J. W. English: Mr. Whilsmith spoke of his ex- periences , and 'work among the ,-young people in the different countries and ended his address' with a film and an interesting dis- play of items 'collected on his travels.', Offertory prayer was by Mrs. Bennett of Molesworth and cour- tesies . by Mrs. Harry Levis of South Kinloss. Closing prayer was by Mrs, Ralph Nixon, Wing - ham. The fall board meeting will be held in Belmore on September 19 at 2 p.m. The Biennial Con- ference is to take place on beton ber 29 in Don Mills. Whitechurch. Mrs.,Don Ross -pre- sided at the organ for the hymns and musical numbers. The meeting ;opened with in- vocation by Mrs. Don Robertson, president, followed by devotions by the Brussels group. -Mrs. Matheson read the Scripture, meditation was given by Mrs. Innes, followed by prayer by Mrs. Mair. Mrs. John . de Boer welcomed everyone to Chalmers.. The minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. Ewen MacLean and approved. Mrs. Don MacAdam read the correspondence and the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Evan Keith. Rev. Gentle of Southampton brought greetings from Presbytery. A vocal duet by Mrs. H. S. Wardrop and Mrs. William Gib- son was much enjoyed. Honorary membership certifi- cates were presented to Mrs. Lloyd Felker •by Mrs. George MacDonald, both. of Molesworth, and to 'Mrs. Don Robertson by Mrs. Tom MacDonald, both .of Kinlough. Mrs. Felker and Mrs. 'Robertson thanked the socieites most graciously. Mrs. J. W.- English introduced Frank Whilsmith, guest speaker,\' telling of his work .with the various organizations and , the offices 'he has held. Mr. Whilsmith took as his topic "Youth", in connection with the theme. He spoke of the• chal- lenges of today's youth, demon- strations, etc., economic. freedom and the seeking of religious free- ' dom. "We must be strong intel- lectually and morally, also in faith and religion," he said. In 70 per cent of the world, socialism is being sought. The speaker praised the great work of the Hollywood Presby- terian Church which sent out 500' to 600 young people to witness and tell of the love of Jesus Christ; and rpade the film, "Living the Jesus Way", which did so much good. Mrs. Nugent of Ripley con- ducted the In Memoriam service, The delegates to the Synodical in Stratford, Mrs. Gibson of Molesworth; Mrs. P. Steer, South Kinloss; Mrs. G. Mundell, Blue - vale; and Mrs. Joe Martin of Brussels, each gave an excellent report. The offering was accepted and Mrs. K. Dickson,.Belmore, gave the offertory prayer. After sing- ing a hymn, closing prayer was given by Mrs. Burton of Kin- cardine. The ladies of Chalmers served a bountiful and delicious supper in the Community Memorial Hall. The evening session began with an organ prelude by Mrs. Don Ross, followed by a hymn. Devo- tions were taken by the Lucknow Evening group, scripture by Mrs. LAKELET Mr. and Mrs. John Inglis of Toronto, Mrs. Margaret Inglis of Walkerton and Mr. and Mrs: Jim Seegmiller and family of Mild- may were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis. Warm 'weather and a long weekend filled the Lakelet camp site. George Grigg visited Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson of St. Augustine. Mr. Robinson has recently returned home after undergoing surgery in London. Sunday guests at "Mrs. Johnston's home were Mrs. Clar- ence Ritchie of second con- cession, Kinloss, and her daugh- ter, Mrs. Barbara Arkell. —Four members of the CGIT were presented with gifts as they graduated from the organization Tuesday evening of last week at the mother and daughter banquet in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Leader Miss Marg Nute presented the gifts to Joanne Wood, Debbie Hanula, Pam Gerrie and Lori Kopas. The four girls also gave the valedictory address wherein they told of ex- periences shared as members of the group and warm friendships formed during the various acti- vities. Attendance awards were presented to Caryn Maim and Arlene Willis. —Rev. Robert H. Armstrong spoke on the Silver Jubilee, the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, at the morn- ,ing worship service in St. And- rew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday. He chose scripture from the first epistle of Peter. Flowers were placed on the . communion table in memory of Mrs. Joseph Smith by her husband and family. R. J. "Bob" Taylor, C.L.U. Chartered Life Underwriter Wingham 357-3280 "I can help you get the most from your life insurancedollar" Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.. State Famr lite insurance Company Canadian Mead Otf,rce: Scarborough, Ont. Ed's Siding and Roofing 'Vinyl and Aluminum Siding *Aluminum Windows and Doors *Aluminum Seamless Eavestrough For a free estimate on remodeling the exterior of your home this year, Call. 335-6341, Wroxeter To serve you better ... CABLE TV Now operated by COUNTRY CABLE LTD. has installed a new in -Watts telephone line effective June 3. Please dial 1-800-265-6321 ( No charge to calling party) For Cable TV installations, service or information SCHOLASTIC STANDING—These graduates of the Wingham and District Hospital Training Centre received awards at the graduation ceremony last Friday. Marjorie Guest (left) received highest scholastic standing, the award donated by the Auxiliary to the Wingham and District Hospital. Nancy Ballagh received the second highest scholastic standing, the award donated by Miss Merle Wilson, Registered Nurse. RENOVATE AND WIN! Huron County Farmstead and Home Improvement Competition. Class . .Entry Fee $5,00 Nome Lot Phone e Address nc Municipality Date Rules of the competition may be obtained' at your municipal office. Signature Send to Jim Morlock Route 2, Crediton NOM IMO DEADLINE: JUNE 1