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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-09-21, Page 1071, ee-Times, September 21, 1977 ECIAL GUEST --H. Gordon Green, a familiar name main the area, was present at the Lucknow Fall Fair officially open the event. Mr. Green, who farms in Quebec, is well known for his radio commentaries as the Old Cynic and his half hour program of almanac. He has written 12 books and has a weekly column which appears in Cross- roads. Mr. Green told the crowd that farmers are the last of the independent people and to "hang on" to that. to to sold Cynic' o ens Lucknow Pali fair Lucknow Fall Fair attracted large crowds on the weekend despite the threat of rain on Saturday. The sun broke through for a while in the afternoon and the rain held back until Saturday night. Friday night the fair started with a speech by H. Gordon Green. Mr. Green is well known for his radio appearances as the old cynic and his half-hour pro- gram of almanac. Mr. Green is originally from Arthur and now lives with his family on a farm near Ormstown, Quebec. He is also the author of 12 books, some of which were for sale during the fair. Mr. Green autographed each -book. Poultry and pet judging took place Saturday morning, Mr. Green assisting with this and the light horse show started at 10:30. LAKELET CLUB Frozen, canned and dried fruit were discussed at the third meet- ing of the Lakelet 4-H girls, Sept. 12. In demonstration, 'Martha Ver- steeg made a Raspberry Ba- varian Cream and Mrs. Percy Huth made a peach layer dessert with a fruit sauce. In group work, the girls began plans for Achievement Day and chose a salad for the next meet- ing, which will he held at the home of Mrs. Huth again on Sept. 19. The roll call, "Show labels, samples or pictures of processed fruit and tell one way each is served", was answered by all members. Freda Reinink read the minutes of the last meeting. The meeting closed with the 4- H motto. W tP ' Eight children coxa er ersona .s. Misses Velma Louttit and Una Donevan of Oakville spent the weekend with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Louttit. Mrs. Margaret Adams has re- turned home after spending several ,days with her on, Harry Adams, in Goderich. Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Clark were Mrs. Masie Russel of Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. - Claudio Baggetto, Guelph, Mr. and Mrs. Fraser Pollock and Todd of Bi amalea, Mr. and Mrs.• Harold Pollock and Tom Crozier and Christopher of Stratford. Elgin ' Adams, Plattsville, visited Sunday at the home of his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Toman. Come Alive club enjoys slides of trip to Egypt GORRIE — The Senior Citizens Come Alive Club met Tuesday evening of last week in the local community hall with' 29 present. The meeting opened with "0 Canada", accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Sheldon Mann. President Martin Scott discussed plans for bus tours to Beaver Valley and Parry Sound. A highlight of the evening was the showing of slides by Elmer Farrish who recently enjoyed a trip to Egypt. The remainder of the evening was spent playing bingo, followed by lunch served by the committee in charge. The next meeting will be held October 11 at 8 p.m. Fordwich couple married 35 years FORDWICH — Mr. and Mrs. .William Wilson, Fordwich, cele- brated their 35th wedding an- niversary on September 12. They were honored at a family dinner at the Maitland Restaurant, Wingham, attended by their only daughter, Mrs. George (Phyllis) Merkley, with her husband and children, Sandra, Brenda, Linda and Brian. Later in the evening, a social hour was held at the Merkley home, RR 1, Wroxeter, when the brothers and sisters of the couple and the bridal attendants of 35 years ago gathered to wish the Wilsons well. One sister of the groom is presently on vacation in Scotland. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are active members of Fordwich United Church and Senior Citizens. Mrs. Wilson is,'a charter member of the Gorr" LORA and Mr. Wilson is a longtime member of the Fordwieh Masonic Lodge. Many friends in the area join in wishing this happy couple many more years of health and happi- nes4 together. Mr. and Mrs. David Marks, Rosie, Sandra and Susan of Brus- sels were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks. Mrs William Locking and daughter, Leone, of London called on Mr. and Mrs.. Allan Griffith last Thursday, .. , Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Jack Gibson and family in the loss of a dear husband and father, whose funeral was Saturday. Mrs. J. D. McGillvary, London, spent a week with her brother, George Gibson and Mrs. Gibson. Breakfast fruit topic at meeting "Fruits for Breakfast" was the topic of a speech given at the Wingham 'branch of the Women's Institute meeting Sept. 15. Mrs. A. W. Clark and Mrs. Dan Stucky, 4-H leaders, gave the talk on fruit, which is the theme of a coming course. Different ways to serve fruit at breakfast will be part of the course. Garments finished by 4 H members were -displayed and books each had Made on the sew- ing course were viewed President Mrs. Robert Powell opened the meeting with the Ode and Mary Stewart Collect and the singing of "0' Canada". Roll call, "Something that bothers me at public meetings" was answered by everyone and the minutes of the June meeting were given by secretary -treas- urer, Mrs. W. McKenzie. The motto, dental care, the use and misuse of floride in drinking water, was given by Mrs. P. Pennington. Mrs. Ed McBurney gave the report on the bus trips which had been taken during the year. The meeting closed with the singing of "God Save the Queen" and a social half hour followed. Baked apples made by gang Apples baked with marshmal- lows were made by the Apple Dumpling Gang at their regular meeting at the Salvation Army Hall. Mrs. Armstrong showed the group how to section grapefruit and oranges for fruit cups. Mrs. Hubbard outlined Ontario fresh fruit and imported fruit and dif- ferent apples. Mrs. Armstrong outlined to the Wingham I 4-1-I group, the inspec- tion and grading of fruit. At the end of the meeting, the girla en- joyed the fruit cups and peach compote. 2 —Thursday guests of Miss Annie Kennedy, Frances Street, were Mrs. Bolt, Mrs. Irwin, Ken- neth Purvis and John Jordan, all of Mitchell. baptized Sunday Eight children were presented for baptism as two Wingham churches held special services Sunday morning. • In St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Rev. Robert H. Arm- strong baptized Russell „Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Baird; Shannon Maureen, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc- - Niece; and Neil Clayton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mowbray: Mr. Armstrong, in her sermon, spoke of "the worth of a man", basing his talk on the story off the man with the withered hand whom Christ healed, even though it was the sabbath day. People and their needs, to Christ, were worth more than the laws of the Pharisees. In the United Church, John 3:16, "The Gospel Pure and Simple" was Rev. Barry Pass- more's theme. The senior choir sang "Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies", with H. Swatridge at the organ. Infants presented for baptism at the United Church were Joel William Pegg, son of Mr. and. Mrs-. Robert Pegg; Sarah Jane, Coghlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Coghlin; Carolyn Anne Pike, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pike; Julie Anne Lisle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lisle, and Jennifer Colleen Kerr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kerr. Bible Society to canvass for funds The Wingham Branch of the Canadian Bible Society will be making its annual appeal for funds to, continue its work. The society has been at work since 1808 and is one of the old Christian organizations Canada. Itswork continues crease year after year. Each year some four million ®scriptures in 75 different lan- guages are distributed in Canada. The scriptures are now in 1,600 languages and world scripture distribution is over 300 million annually. This year the Canadian Bible Society has provided some 5,000 cassette tapes of scripture read- ings for the blind, Requests for Braille 'Bibles and talking book records have been met. • A representative of this society will be calling at homes in the next two weeks for assistance in this work of translating, publish- ing and distributing the scrip- tures. The many exhibits in the arena were ready for public viewing by 10 a.m. After a parade, Mr. Green of- ficially opened the fair and Murray Gaunt, MPP acted as master of ceremonies. Tug-of-war, pole climbing, games of chance, band entertain- ment and food booths were all attractions of the day. A baby show was held in which the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Elliott of Point Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goulet of Point Clarke and Mr. and 'Mrs. Upkar Singh of St. Thomas won first prize in their categories. After a Well received entertain- ment show Saturday night in the arena, Lynne Hill off Teeswater won the title of Miss Midwestern Ontario. Marianne McKeen, Miss Dominion of Canada took part in the judging and crowned Miss Hill. Tammy Baker of Zurich was named Miss Congeniality and runners-up to Miss Hill were Fern Livingstone of Markdale and Esther Scholl_of Mitchell. MISS MIDWESTERN ONTARIO CONTESTANTS—Sur- rounding Marianne McKeen (seated left), Miss Dominion of Canada and Peggy MacTaggart (seated right), Miss Mid- western Ontario are the contestants for this year's Miss Midwestern Ontario. Second row from left are Marilyn Hannon, Dundalk; Terri Lyn Kingston, Arran Tara; ,Brenda Taylor, Lucknow; Fern Livingstone, Markdale and ARENA EXHIBIT—One of ,the interesting exhibits in the Lucknow arena at the Fall Fair was this one done by the St. Helens Women's Institute. The fairy tale, The Old Woman in the Shoe, was depicted by the Institute. '. Anniversary party is a surprise FORDWICH The family of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harding held a surprise dinner in honor of their parents' 30th anniversary Sept. 18. The occasion was held in the Fordwich Community Hall. Guests of honor were Mrs. Nor- man Harding and Mr. and Mrs. William Kreller. Other guests in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harding and Michael, Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bartman, Robert and Paul of Gowanstown; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Harding, Carol and Coreen, Mark, Donna and David. The celebrating couple were pre- sented with a set of stoneware dishes by the family. C nference is ttended by local volunteer Belgrave Mr, and Mrs. Harold Roberts, Mrs. Hilda Roberts of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Christensen of London were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gras - by. Mrs. Gordon Mundell, Service to Patients chairman for the Wingham Branch of the Cana- dian Cancer Society, was one of more than 300 volunteers from across the province who recently attended a two-day teaching - learning session for Service to Patients chairrUn at the Hotel Toronto. The conference, with the theme "Happiness Is . . ", was designed to assist volunteers in their work with cancer patients and to review the services offered by the society to cancer patients. The conference included guest speakers, discussions on trans- portation, therapy for the patient, services available in clinics and lodges and travellers' aids. All the chairmen agreed that the conference was beneficial in their work with cancer patients. It. helped them keep in touch with what's happening and With one another and gave them a re- newed sense of the direction and goals of the Ontario division's Service to Patients committee, Jan Divok, Clinton. Back row, Esther Scholl, Mitchell; Betty Dawe, Tiverton; Carolyn Adams, Ilderton; Lynne Hill, Teeswater; Julie Johnston, Kincardine; - Marlene Calhoun, Chesley; Marg Webb, Paisley; Tammy Baker, Zurich; Debbie Murray, Drayton; Beatrice Thomson, Sea - forth and Cheryl Edwards of Walkerton. This week's Agr. fairs Agrit;•ultural fairs upcoming during the next week include the Brussels. Fair today, Sept. 21; Stratford, Sept. 21-25; Lindsay, Sept. 21-25; Aberfoyle, Carp, Durham, Chatsworth, Grand Valley, Harriston, Milton, Mil- verton, Oro, Rocklyn and Wain - fleet, Sept. 23-24; Ancaster and Glencoe, Sept. 23-25; Oneida Fair and Ramona, Sept. 24; Bolton, Forest, Ripley and Thorndale, Sept. 24-25; Langton and Oak- wood, Sept. 28; and Markham and Collingwood, Sept. 29 -Oct. 2. Zino Pads FAST RELIEF FOR CORNS SchoII Hanover Holiday Tours L!nnlited I. AGAWA CANYON - 4 days, .departs September 24, 25, October 1, 3 2. GATINEAU/LAURENTIANS - 3 days, 3 nights, departs October 7 3. 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