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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-08-10, Page 8a liyy; dvance-Times, August 10, 1977 Is wig ; to' express my sincere thaw to relatives, friends and nel8,hbor for their kind expres- sions of sympathy, cards and . .:visits shown me at the time of the passing of my brother. Also • thanks goes out to those who gave contributions to the Ontario Heart Fund, Gideon Bibles and floral tributes. Thanks `to the ambulance attendants, nurses and staff in Ward B in .the Wingham and District Hospital, Dr. Currin and Dr. McKin for their excellent care. Thanks to Rev. Robert Armstrong, Mc- Kenzie Funeral Home, Lucknow, pallbearers and flower bearers andto those who provided lunch at the St. Helen's Hall. Gertrude Aitchison We would like to express our sincere thanks to relatives, friends and neighbors' for the many floral tributes, donations to the Cancer Society, and for acts of kindness shown to us during the recent loss of a dear husband and father, Lyle Fitch. Special thanks to Dr. Mowbray, Dr. Ping, the nurses and staff of the Wingham and District Hospital for the wonderful care he received while he was a patient there. Thanks also to Pastor Ron Baker, the R. A. Currie and Son Funeral Home, and the UCW of Gorrie United Church for the lunch served after the funeral. Many extra thanks to Rev. W. Ball for all his visits and his kindness shown to us all. Rena Fitch and family The family of the late John Raynard wish to tnanx aii Mose who expressed their sympathy during our recent bereavement. Your thoughtfulness was very much appreciated. We also wish to thank Rev. Stanley MacDonald of Londesboro and Watts Funeral Home of Brussels. Many thanks to friends, neigh- bors, and relatives for their kind- . ness and sym.,�X1y shown to us in the death cof m father, Dalton' Schultz. Elmer and Lyda Schultz, and family • We would like to express our deep appreciation to the Board of Gerrie United Church for the use of their beautiful facilities, to the UCW for their efficient catering, to our friends, neighbors and. relatives for their presence at our golden anniversary open house, and for their good wishes,° lovely cards, gifts and flowers. Special thanks to Mrs. John . Freeman who assisted at, our home, and to our family who arranged this delightful event. You have given ' us memories to cherish for years to come. Melville and Ethel"Dennis, Corrie Mr. and. Mrs. Austin St. Marie of Wingham would like to thank all friends and relatives for gifts and best wishes received on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. An introductory lecture on the Trans:. cendental Meditation Program as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi will be given on WED., AUG. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Cham- bers in the Wingham Town Hall. No ad- mission charge. Ev- eryone welcome. For more informa- tion please phone Guelph international Meditation Society 1-836-1970. The Garniss family would like to extend thanks to their friends and neighbors for their aid and support at the time of the 'fire. A very special thank you to Rev. Park of Belmore United Church for his many visits with my husband during his illness while at home and in hospital. Rena Fitch What's new at Huronview? Several residents enjoyed the parade and centennial celebra- tions at Blyth in the weekend. The former members of the Blyth United Church attended the Sun- day morning service and were guests at the congregational dinner. Many thanks to those who made the arrangements and pro- vided the transportation. Members of the congregation of the Clinton Christian Reform- ed Church formed a choir for the song service on Sunday evening led by Dick'"Roorda and accom- panied by Mrs. Elsie Henderson. Mrs. Marie Flynn arranged the musical program for 'Family Night and played the piano ac- companiment. Harold Black of Clinton played guitar, his son Gary played the accordion and Lorne Lawson mouth organ. There were step dance numbers by Laurie Bell, Debbie and Dawn Flynn. Piano solos by Jane Bell and vocal solos by Debbie Flynn. Joe Flynn, grandfather of the dancers, thanked the entertain- ers on behalf of the residents. The over -90 Club welcomed two new members at their August meeting, Mrs. Gertie Bell. and Hugh Love. The Huronview orch- estra provided the music for the program and led the sing -a -long. The. Waikerburn .Club assisted with activities. Bride-to-be guest at shower WHITECHURCH — Miss Marilyn Davidson, bride-to-be, was honored Sunday afternoon when a shower was held in the Community Memorial Hall, host- ed by Mrs. Harold Davidson, her daughters and other cousins. She received many useful gifts, in- cluding electrical appliances, linens and kitchenware. While the women were enjoy- ing the shower, the men partici- pated in a game of baseball. They then returned to the hall where all .enjoyed a meal. Marilyn thanked everyone attending the shower for their gifts and kindness in honoring her at this special time in her life. R. W. BELL OPTOMETRIST GODERICH The Square 524-7661 HELP WANTED Position ... Route Manager We require an aggressive responsible person to work as route supervisor, responsible for sales and distribution for a major food company. We offer generous wages, good benefits and opportunity for advancement. Experience food s bleu or service industry is a inine�vv..�...,�....e. definite advantage. Send a complete resume to P.O. Box 2037 care of the Wingham Advance -Times to arrange For an intend ;: riot. :rlScS▪ T,.,llii m:. ARMY STYLE—It's lunch army style for Defence Minister Barney Danson during a recent visit to the exercise area of CFB Gagetown, N.B., where he joins (left to right WO Larry Brown, of Peticodiac, N.B., MCpI Terry Squires, of Mont- real, and WO Mike Alcock of Oromocto, N.B. Mr. Danson has visited more than two dozen army, navy and air force bases, stations and units since taking over the defence port- folio last November. He recently announced an additional 4,700 men,and women will be added to the Canadian Fbrces strength raising the ceiling to 83,000 the first increase since the Second World War. (Canadian Forces Photo) News Items from Old Files August 1930 W. A. Collins. of Petrolia has` been engaged by the high school board to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of F. S. Phil- lips. Besides teaching mathema- tics and science, Mr. Collins will have charge . of, the cadets and physical instruction. The new Lyceum Theatre opens next week with 100 per cent talking pictures. The first attrac- tion will be the musical comedy, "Sally", starring Marilyn Miller. Admission fee for adults is 35 cents; for children, 20 cents. • Some concern and anxiety is held as to the whereabouts of an English farm hand, William Sap- perton, 17 years of age, who dis- appeared from the farm home of William Speirs, Concession 4,' Morrk: Township, and has not been heard from for a few weeks. Some of the boy's clothes "were found. in a field near the Speirs' farm, and upon investigation the police have found the boy got a "ride with a mail courier as far as Walton.. However, no further trace of, him could be found. The new administration of Prime Minister Honorable Rich- ard'B. Bennett of Ontario was "or- ganized with the Honor ble Rob- ert Weir of Melford, Saskatchew- an, named minister of agricul- ture. Mr. Weir is a Huron County boy. He was born near Wingham and attended school on the ninth concession of Turnberry. He is a brother of Miss Weir of Victoria Street. The following students of Mrs. G. C. Hanna attained a creditable standing in their respective grades in piano at the midsum- mer examinations of the Toronto Conservatory of Music: Rita Hastie, Mary E. Dow,, Marian P. Robertson, . Thora C. Davison, Elizabeth J. Weir, Gracey King and Catherine. Nortrop, Mrs. M. Ross of Corrie enter- tained at a delightful trousseau tea in honor of her daughter, M. Mable Ross. Miss Winnifred Farrier of Whitechurch has resigned from her school at Cedar Valley and has taken a position as assistant teacher in Ripley High School, 0 0 0 August 1942 The annual picnic of Hackett's United Church Sunday School was held at Kintail Beach. Win- ners of the races were Kenneth and Mary Lou Alton, Albert Deeves, Frank Alton, Arnold Al- ton, Florence MacPherson, Mr. Mrs. Jerry Downs. Mrs. Victor Emerson has been secured as teacher in SS No. 9, Kinloss for the next school Year. At a, meeting of the Wingham General Hospital Board it was decided to carry on the training of ward aides. This training, while it does not entitle those tak- ing the work the standing of • a nurse, does give the girls of this district a type of training that will be most useful to them and which has not been available here be- fore. Girls taking up this work will have the standing of a practi- cal nurse or may be recom- mended for duty as ward aides in some of the larger hospitals which are now' using those who have this class of training. Kenneth Jackson, who has been in the office of the Canadian Acme Screw and Gear Co. of To- ronto for the past year, left for Hamilton where he will take •training in radio in the RCAF. Kenneth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E.. Jackson of town. . The good old days must not be forgotten. Mel Bradburn of the sixth line of East Wawanosh, with a broken leg, a pair of crutches to hobble about and 50 acres of . sheaves lying exposed to the wea- ther, was pleasantly surprised when 52 men, armed with pitch- forks, spread hither and thither and finished the stooking. Miss Ann Pletch left to take .up her» duties in the Women's Divi- sion of the Active.Army. Ann will be in attendance in a course at Ottawa for awhile before being posted for duty. At Lucknow Presbyters n Church, Rev. Kenneth MacLe and Rev. John Pollock conducted a dedicatory service of a window placed in the church in memory of the late Mrs. G. H. MacDonald, wife of Rev. MacDonald, minis- ter of the church. o—o—o August 1953 A new Wingham District High School was a step closer this week, with the approval of the new school by the council of the township of East Wawanosh. A total of four municipal councils have now approved the scheme, including the towns of Wingham and the townships of Turnberry and Kinloss. " Stock Car No. 15, driven. by Floyd Jenkins of Wingham, is making quite a name for itself at the stock car races in Port Elgin. In the past week it has won three firsts, one second and one fourth. in the big feature Floyd placed third among 25 entries. Tender for the new boiler room and laundry at the- Wingham General Hospital was let to Dun- can McDougall, Wingham con- tractor. Plans call for a 24 -foot by 48 -foot two-storey building with a 100 -ton coal bunker and 70 -foot smokestack, to be built 30 feet from the main hospital building. Douglas Gibson, 16 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Gib- son, has been chosen as one of the top ten rifle shots at Camp Ipper- wash, where he is training with 1,500 other high school cadets from all over the province. He is scheduled to leave Ipperwash on Friday for Ottawa where he will compete in the Dominion ..•of -Gan- ada Rifle Association competi- tion there, against a team of cadets from England. The annual frolic, for which Howick Lions Club and Howick Legion joined forces, was a gala event for the whole countryside. An amateur contest was won by Lorraine Halliday, Mount Forest, an acrobatic dancer. Second prize went to Sharon Grubb, Blue ale, dancing the sword dance; third to Marlene Feigel, Gorrie, and Bill Giles, Gowans - town, a vocal duet. Building permits,to the value of $15,000 were passed at the town council meeting. Among them were permits for a dwelling for Nelson Cunningham on Cornyn Street and a grain silo for John Bumstead and Son at the CNR railway. o--o—o August 1963 Tim R. Willis, vocational school auto mechanics teacher at the Wingham District High School, was among the 60 teach- ers from 36 Ontario centres to at- tend a dinner in Oshawa as guests of General Motors of Canada. The dinner marked the conclusion of the first of a series of courses which has placed GM in the field of secondary school training under departments of education across Canada. Eleanor Ann Walsh and Dun- can Ross Campbell exchanged' marriage vows at a ceremony solemnized in• the Knox United Church, Belgrave, The young couple will reside near .Kincar- dine. Miss Janet Beecroft of White- church was a counsellor last week at the Goderich Summer School, for girls from nine to 13 years of age. .y> /rpArs to Av 'ERs , 'E... ADFER7r'EE WHERE/TAM.. Ed's Siding and Roofing * Vinyl and Aluminum Siding * Aluminum Seamless Eavestrough * Vinyl and Aluminum Soffit and Fascia * Aluminum Windows and Doors * Shutters and Awnings * ESGARD.RoofingoShingles CALL WROXETER 335-6341 FOR A FREE ESTIMATE! GIVE ED A TRY .ON HIS NEW LINE OF ESCLAD PRODUCTS! Opening new doors to small ibusiness Roger Hall one of our representatives Will be at Wingham Motel, WINGHAM on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, August 16 If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and. conditions or if you are interested in the • FBDB managemerft services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK For prior information call 271-565n nr. caret: 036 Ontario Stt eeet, is o' cs Sar tg d a"� d a ervice Directory CONSTRUCTION FUELS INSURANCE SALES AND SERVICE Lynn Hoy Enterprises Honda and Skidoo Sales & Service "Hwy 86 east of Wingham Phr,ne 519-35.7-3435 LISTOWEL'S EXCLUSIVE SPORTING • GOODS STORE SPORT S 291 -2333 177 Main Si. ' li.towel, Ontario 1 Ask to see other 11411LORi��WII PRODUCTS `ALUMINUM INSULATING WINDOWS, DOORS *A CONQPLETE LINE WITH SERVICE FOR GLASS AND SCREEN REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS Ralph Campbell RR 3 Blyth 523-.9604.' SIGNS' SIGNWRITING "Dunn By Tom" Thomas E. Dunn RR 1 Bluevale tee. 335=6395 T.M.&T CONSTRUCTION General Contractors 'tell types of concrete work Pit Silos Home and farm building ('AI.L BOB THOMPSON BLUE:i'ALE, ONTARIO 357-3493 Askes Brothers CONSTRUCTION Cottages, Homes Additions 8, Renovations 357-3053 Wingham Ph: 528-2726 Box 122, Lucknow J POOLS, ETC. Swimming. Pools Above and Below Ground Complete Line of Pool Chemicals ARMSTRONG CHEMICALS Box 56 Walkerton AUTOMOTIVE WINGHAM SUNOCO SERVICE 1.1('F;NSF:I) MECHANIC l'N1)F:R("oA'fIN(: & R1'STPROOFING COMPLETE ('AR & TRUCK SERVICE Prop. Ken Leitch Phone 337-17,54 NIGHT :157-3585 VANSCAPING J. E. Sehlnbein (Ted), Proprietor Mitchell, Ont. ledge of town, Hwy. 23 north) 345-8169 Our services include: • Complete personalized intLirinr. • Pioneer and Audiovox sound systems • Sales and Installation of Van parts • Custom Airbrush murals and striping QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP GUARANTEED BILL TIFFIN Imperial Esso Agent For all your Home and Farm Fuel and Lubricating Needs 357-1032 PLUMBING HEATING Leroy Jackson —Plumbing --Heating —Tinsmithing 191 Josephine St. Wingham 357-2904 FLOWERS . Wedding Arrangements . Cut flowers . P,Iants . Flowers by Wire Service e LEWIS "*1FLOWERS a.44135 Frances Phone 3573886 TOP TOP SOIL&GRAVEL TOP SOIL AND GRAVEL Crushed Gravel • Top Soil Cement Gravel • Sand Fill Gravel • '/i Stone oti‘ John Cox u Bryan Hogg 357-1297 357-32p6 WINGHAM A L1 C T 1'J HOUSE AND FARM SALES ESTATES - LIQUIDATIONS LEONARD METCALFE AUCTIONEER Y/ PHONE 15191367-2701 MILOMAY, ONTARIO Kai/ INSURANCE All Types of - ,Insurance 335-3525 357-2636 GORRIE WINGHAM ELECTRICAL BURKE ELECTRIC LTD. Appliance Soles and Service Maytag Moffat Kitchen Aid Inglis Hoover 'Wingham 357-2450 Quality and Personal Service Guaranteed Pletch Electric Wingham INDUSTRIAL or 'COMMERCIAL WIRING Also 'Rural and Domestic Phone 357-1583 Russel J. Lockwood Electric r Residential Farm Commercial Wroxeter Business or Lorne Edwards 335-3401 357-1287 tp Burke -McLeod Electric al Contractors Ltd Electrical Contracting Motor Sales Repairs and Rewind Wingharn 519-357-2450 The advance -Times 357-2320