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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-07-06, Page 11Increased campaign funds reported by Cancer Society The Canadian Cancer Society, Wingham branch, held its meet- ing in the clinic building of the Wingham and District Hospital on Monday, June 27. The minutes of the last meeting were read by secretary Mrs. B. Milosevic. It was reported that the 1977 campaign for funds reached an' all-time high in the Wingham and rural areas. The goal was set at $8,600. and after the blitz in April, the total sum collected was $9,552.74, an encouraging in- crease. Mark Forrest of Wing - ham and Ross Procter, RR 5, Brussels, the campaign co -chair - 'men, are to be commended for their fine efforts. Mrs. George Michie reported for the cancer clinic. The clinics, which are conducted twice monthly, have grown in number. From September 1976 until June 22, 1977, 614 patients passed through the clinic. Mrs. Gordon Mundell, as chair- man of services to patients, re- ported for her committee, men- tioning that from March 1 until May 31, nine patients received services, seven received sup- plies, four received transporta- tion and there were two new pa- tients. The members also visit patients at home and send gifts. Mrs. Cecil Merkley, treasurer, reported on campaign receipts "It's 2 A.M. and I feel .rotten. Who has time to read medicine labels?" Sorry, there is no excuse for not readink he medi- cine label. The labeliells you what it's for, how much to take and how often to take'It'. is important information. Before you take any medicine, read the label. Medicines can't help you if you don't take them right. COUNCIL ON FAMILY HEALTH. A public nowt of the,nenufeetumre d medMne. • and also commented on the fine notes of appreciation received from patients' families and the patients themselves. Mrs. H. R. Lancaster, edu- cation chairman, was present, as was Wilfred French, nominating chairman. The meeting, which was of a very positive nature, was chaired by the president Richard Campeau. Mrs. Janet Sloane, publicity chairman, was unable to be pres- ent. Mrs. William Forsyth was appointed her assistant. The next meeting will be held in September. Executive officers for the year September 1, 1977, to August 31, 1978, are: president, Richard Campeau, Wingham ; vice-presi- dent, Mark Forrest, RR 3, Wing - ham; secretary, Mrs. Boris Milo- sevic, Wingham ; treasurer, Mrs. Cecil Merkley, Wingham; . cam- paign chairman (town), Mr. Forrest; (rural) Ross Procter, RR 5, Brussels; service to pa- tients chairman, Mrs. Gordon Mundell, Wingham ; transporta- tion chairman, Mrs. L. Montgom- ery, Wingham; publicity chair- man, Mrs. Janet Sloane, Wing - ham; vice-chairman, Mrs. Wil- liam Forsyth, Wingham; plan- ning, deve�]upment and nominat- ing chairman, Wilfred H. French, Wingham; education chairman, Mrs. H. R. Lancaster, Wingham; delegate to District Council, Mrs. George Michie, Belgrave; commemoration funds, Mrs. Merkley, BOY'S.,T BOXER STYLE We Now Have "SUMMER 'HEADWEAR" For the entire family ♦ SPORT HATS • STRAW HATS • NOVELTY ■ SIZES 2-6X ONE OR TWO PIECE FROM A SUMMER BURNING -Farmer Bill Doyle, played by Jim Schaefer, discusseslife with Gerry Davis, a city tough outstandingly depicted by Jack Blum, over a broken wheel- barrow. The scene is one from Harry Boyle's gripping drama of country life, "A Summer Burning", playing in' Blyth during the 1977 summer festival. — Keith Roulston Blythf�stival opens with production of -Boyle drama Opening night Friday, July 1, 'at the Blyth Summer Festival in Memorial. Hall theatre brought the audience to its feet amid rounds of applause as a young, energetic and enthusiastic cast revived Western Ontario of 1927 in its first production, "A Sum- mer Burning". This play, set in the small Village of Crocus, tickled the ° audience with the habits. and. foibles of the characters, the busybody nuisance .of 'the -tele- phone partyline and ` the My- steries of Grampa's "inner skin". Comic thuches turned harsh when an outsider, a city "hood- lum", came to Crocus and bore the brunt of.. its suspicion in a frantic second act:- --- The play was adapted by Anne r Roy, wife of Director James Roy, from the novel written by Harry J. Boyle, who was born and raised near Blyth. Joe Doyle, a farm boy due to graduate to "continuation school", and in whose home the play takes place, puzzles out the shades of, right and wrong, the enigma of girls, his own uncer- tainties, and the reasons for ,his family's, particularly his Council approves development plan Wingham council gave ap- proval in principle Monday night to a plan to develop the empty lot at the corner of Victoria and Wil- liam Streets. Councillor Angus Mowbray, re- porting for the property com- mittee, said an offer to purchase the property has been received !rom a Kincardine developer. The developer plans to erect 'our semi-detached units on the Victoria Street side and a 10 unit .ownhouse along the William itreet side, he added. Council agreed to make any toning changes necessary to tllow the development, but wants o see a detailed plot.plan before aking action. , mother's, attitudes to some people. Gerry, the visiting city boy, provides Joe with some answers to life, and a new perspective on his life and future. Mother also grows through the crisis Gerry presents his host family — she finally overcomes her antipathy for the local foreign family. The mood of the play ranges from rollicking hilarity (thanks often to Grampa) to frenzied des- peration in the 'case of city boy Gerry Davis, superbly acted by 'Jack Blum. • Gerry inherited the stigma of. the outsider as his birthright — he is part Indian. This low rank in white society earned him blame as a child . when anything went wrong and, beaten_ before tie be- '' gan, helivedup to the criminal expectations people had of him. It wasn't until his visit td the farm that he met acceptance, fairness, and kindness. Gerry is tough, an ambitious survivor from the city slums, and when he leaves the stage in the second act, there is a vacuum. Jack Blum generates great ner- vous electricity in this role. Individual mannerisms carve out the characters in the play, from Mother, ever a flutter, and Father's . stiff dignity to the strutting haughty banker's' wife and the well-spoken pampered priest. Each character is memor- ably defined by his or her actions. —A fine facet of "A Summer Burning" is the orchestral ac- companiment and rendition of songs by the actors. A bouquet to Lynda Langford as Betty Williams for her moving "Take Me to the City" in this perfor- ' mance. The authenticprops and realis- • tic set design in "A ' Summer Burning" recreate the era parti- cularly well.. The antiques are genuine, and there is nothing quite like watching the players drink real tea, eat real biscuits, and shower with real water. (Grampa's shower invention , alone is worth seeing.) The unstinting efforts of, the cast and the warm theatre had. the actors glowing by the end of the play. A glow of pride ought also to be theirs. '_ The .first play, a smooth, enter- taining production, promises more good theatre around the , corner this summer in Blyth. If "A Summer. Burning" is an indi- cation of plays to come, then, especially at a $3:50 adult price tag, the others can't be missed. Neither should the restored Blyth Memorial Hall be over- looked, with its beautiful wood- work, original seats, balcony and orchestra pit. For the hungry, a lunch room operates downstairs. The Blyth Summer Festival runs through Saturday August 20th. Tickets are available in Wingham at the 'Waxworks Boutique, and in Lucknow at H. ' and B. Discount The Wingham Advance -Times, July 6,1977 --Wage 11 University approves simplified admission The University of Waterloo has given final approval to a simpli- fiedadmissions procedure for part-time students enrolling in courses given in off -campus loca- tions. Ordinarily, when someone wants to enrol in a UW credit course, he or she must fill in a lengthy application form, must document previous educational (or other) experience and •must wait for approval• by a commit- tee. Sometimes the process takes several days, sometimes several weeks, to complete. Under the simplified arrange- ment it will be possible for a per- son to enrol at the time of the first/ lecture. / "They can come to the first lec- ture, fill in a short form and sub 9" mit it to someone from the regis- trar's office (who will be there), and have a short chat with the professor. The whole thing can be wrapped up in a few minutes," Fordwich Mr. and Mrs. Anson Ruttan spent the weekend at their cot- tage at Amberley. Carl Stewart and Grant Bitton of Listowel attended a meeting for BP agents last week, held at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto. At night they attended a Blue Jay ball game. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Austin and family of Tillsonburg visited Sun- day with Mrs. Pearl Patterson. Quite a number from here attended the 25th wedding an- niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown in Hanover, former Ford- wich residents. Mr. and Mrs. John Harris off Owen Sound and Mr. and Mrs. Les Watkins and little daughter of Bolton were weekend visitors with .Mrs. Eva Harris. Miss Laurie Miller is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Leppington Jr. at Gorrie. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sothern attended a reception and dance Saturday at the Ranton Place, Palmerston, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Shannon who were recently married. . • W. and IVIi's. Alex Vittie and Denise and Mrs. Jennie Vittie of Wainfleet were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. James Vittie. Norman Wilson, Carl Stewart, Jack Ruttan and Lloyd Nickel attended the Masonic golf tournament held Saturday in' Wingham. Mrs. Ira Schaefer is a patient in Listowel Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Finley and family of Acton are spending holidays at their home here. Mr.' and Mrs. Jim Douglas and Greg are spending this week at Port Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sothern spent the weekend with. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Johnson at Port Elgin. coming Civic Holiday Weekend BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL July 1 .*August 20 $ox 0/ke ueidi The Store that Saves You More' on MEN S- BOYS—LADIES --GIRLS fl BABY WEAR -YARD GOODS - FURNITURE -MATTRESSES — PA!MT S[WIPIG MACHINES -SMALL APPLIANCES—LAMPS GOOttentlESS htiGNeOUP THIS EMBLEM IS THE SIGN OF GOOD BUSI- NESS AND GOOD FRIENDS. HOURS: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Friday nights 'til 9:00 p.m. St ufht' 7sU liottitt tit V'titliti TO For information .call: Phone 357-3275 SUMMER FESTIVAL—Blyth Memorial Hall was packed Friday night as the 1977 Blyth Summer Festival opened with a production of Harry J. Boyle's "A Summer Burning". Those attending were rewarded with an excellent performance and expressed their appreciation in a standing ovation. The festival, which runs until August 20, promises an entertaining' summer for theatre -goers In this area. In addition to plays, concerts, chil- dren's workshops and an art exhibition are featurer'. says Dr. Ken Ledbetter, associ- ate dean of arts at UW. "It's real- ly quite simple." The off -campus courses will get under way early in September. Communities in which they will be offered include: Cambridge (fine arts, anthropology, socio- logy), Stratford (philosophy, so- ciology, fine arts), Woodstock (religious studies), Pahnerston (psychology), Orangeville ` (Eng- lish, history, planning), Water- ford (family life education), Mis- sissauga (family life education), Walkerton (sociology, geogra- phy) and Niagara -on -the -Lake (religious studies). Several -courses will also be offererd in off -campus locations in Kitch- ener -Waterloo ... in several of the public library buildings,, the art gallery, and a number of other places. Dr. Ledbetter says the easy -en- rolment system was in effect last year, but on a trial basis only. Since then it has been ratified by the university senate. -"There was some concern as to how well these people would do," says Dr. Ledbetter. "There was also con- cern as to what the effect would be on their classes." "We were able to report to sen- ate that things had gone very well indeed. In fact the people who took advantage of the simple en- rolment procedure averaged 75.9 per cent; 84 per cent of them got either A or B standing." He said the simplified ,admission ar- rangement is for those who are really not interested in taking more than an occasional course. Anyone . serious about continuing to a degree is advised to go through the More formal 'admit@- cions routine. NFU asks for provincial corn plan. The .Na tional Fai niers' Union -. has requested the Ontario Farm Income Stabilization Cotntnissioh 10.40.490 aPn�Qr ,.. alincudugfart-fo- arm es for this crop year. Blake Sanford, NFU co-ordin- ator<for Region 3 (Ontario) said last week that in view of the disastrous prices being offered for (corn today and the poor pros- pects for this fall many Ontario corn growers are facing a real fi- nancial crisis. It is not a question of the Ontario • plan being the "best game in town", it is the "only game in ,town 'that corn producers can play this year. The policy of the NFU calls for the establishment of a Canada Grains Board with jurisdiction over all cereal grains and oil • seeds produced in. Canada. Mr. Sanford added that the fed- eral stabilization plan falls far short of meeting the needs ofcorn producers and the Ontario plan, at most, only adds another 5 per cent to the stabilization price under the federal plan.'• The NFU, in requesting a plan for Ontario corn growers, feels that this is only one step towards achieving the establishment of a Canada Grains Board and an adequate Federal Stabilization Program for all feed grains, based on actual cost of produc- tion, rather than on the average price of the previous 5 -year pro- duction adjusted according to cash costs. Get your "sunshine" money here Summer is far to waste any o through lack cash to buy t need in order to the full. Cl sports equip day accomo yours with a life insured from Victor T'WST COMP Main Street D. N. Lefeb