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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-10-26, Page 2Atdvalatce• ,Imes. October 26, 1977 41 •90Tt1 ANNIVERSARY—Mrs'. Margaret Dunbar, president of the WMS at Knox Presby- teriitn Church, Belgrave, watches as Mrs. Joe Little of Blyth, a life member of the WMS. for the past 49 years, prepares to cut the cake during a gathering marking the society's 90th anniversary last week. Water meeting held Monday WHITECHURCH — The water meeting was held Oct. 7 at 8:30 p.m. with president, Bill Evans presiding. The minutes were read by the secretary, Mrs. Dave Gibb. A letter was received from the Department that all samples taken were okay. The lines had been flushed three times and were to be flushed again in t near future. All households will be respon- sible for keeping their own taps clean. The financial statement was given by the treasurer, Mrs. Bill Gibson. Annual Formosa Oktobe.rfest To be held ,in thee'Formosa Community Centre on Fri. & Sat. Oct. 28 and 29. German meals served from 1Opm. Dance to the music of German bands both nights- Sponsored by the Formosa Community Club. )11 Set time back on Sunday This is the weekend we get to gain back that hour of sleep lost in the transition to Daylight Sav- ing Time in April - Time is set back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, to 1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Sofrom now on it will be brighter mornings and earlier nights. , Presbyterian WMS celebrates 90th year BELGRAVE — The 90th anni- versary meeting of the WMS was held on October 18 in Knox Presbyterian Church, with guests from Knox United Church, Bel - grave, Trinity Anglican Church, Belgrave, Brussels WMS group and Calvin -Brick. Mrs. Joe Dunbar presided and opened with 'a reading, "Things to Think About", followed by a prayer. She then welcomed the visitors and the hymn "Come Ye Thankful People Come" was sung. Mrs. Garner Nicholson read the scripture, Matt. 45:18-22 and Matt. 19:16-22 followed by a meditation on those verses. Mrs. Mac Scott led in prayer. Mrs. Harold Campbell of Blyth sang a solo "My Next Door Neighbor'', accompanied by Mrs. William Dalrymple. Mrs. Victor Youngblut gave a very interesting history of the 'Belgrave WMS from the time it originated with Mrs. Law in 1887. She was the minister's wife and decided a WMS group was really needed for the Presbyterian ladies. Mrs. James Taylor is the only surviving member of that group. A hymn "Gracious Spirit, Love Divine" was sung. Mrs. Alvin Mundell of 'Gerrie was the guest ' speaker. Her theme was "The Importance of Prayer". She recommended that we read the booklet "Into the Second Century". Mrs. Campbell contributed a second solo "Some- body Prayed". Mrs. Youngblut thanked all who assisted and pre- sented the speaker and soloist with gifts. The meeting closed with p1,}ayer. Mrs. Dunbar invited those present to the Institute Hall for refreshments. An anniversary cake was cut by former members Mrs. Jean Little and Mrs. Joe Dunbar. All enjoyed the lovely lunch and social hour. Teeswater couplecelebrates fiftieth wedding anniv rsary (From.the Teeswater News) Mr. and Mrs. William Thomp- son of Teeswater celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Friday evening with a family dinner fol- lowed by a reception at the Tees - water Community Centre. Mr. Thompson, originally from Belleville, came to Teeswater in 1922 when he purchased the creamery. He and Mrs. Thomp- son, the former Mary Clayton, married on Oct. 17, 1927 at a farmhouse near Underwood, the area from which Mi's. Thompson comes. When Mr. Thompson pur- chased the creamery in 1922 there were five employees. Today there are 66. Mr. Thomp- son is still president of the Tees - water Creamery which is the first one started in Ontario and the oldest operating creamery in Canada. Praises, not complaints are the object of Thanksgiving WHITECHURCH — Giving thanks was the theme of the Thankoffering meeting of Chal- mers Women's Missionary Society, held in ° the Sunday School room on Wednesday after- noon with the president, Mrs. John deBoer, presiding and con- ducting the opening exercises. She also led in prayer. Scripture, the parable of the sower from the 13th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, was read by Mrs. Wesley Tiffin. Mrs. Bill Rin- toul gave the meditation, telling. of the seed falling by the wayside and drying up in the hot sun. She said that some Christians re- semble these seeds. "We must keep men and women in Chris- tian steadfast beliefs to pass on the each generation," she said. Mrs. Don Dow and Mrs. Sid Thompson of Brick Church sang "Count Your . Blessings" with pianist Mrs. Coultes accom- 1anyis. Mrs. Andrew Gaunt presented the song, "There's Something About That Name,". She told the story of Jesus as told in the song, then played and sang the num- ber. Mrs. Don Ross gave a read- ing, "Golden October". The of- fering was received by Mrs. Don Nancy Fisher guest speaker for Guild GORRIE - The St. Stephen's Anglican Guild here held their October meeting at the home of Mrs. Merrill Fisher. Mrs. Wayne King opened the meeting with the Lord's Prayer followed by reading Psalm 100. She also read two Thanksgiving poems. "Behold the Lamb of God" and "Definition of a Chris- tian". FdIike to help you Kids but.c. When you're only six years old and t s your yrs, Ha'Iowe en `or UNICEF, those ' buts can real y hurt Like I meant :o get some change but Or Sure I care about kids but Those little Spooks and pons Know that 30c co Iected In their orange and back boxes often means the difference between life and death to a smaiT. friend'ess human somewhere In this world So at Hallowe ert. when the youno to ce' call 'Trick or Treat for UNICEF please dont give them any buts Help them to show their concern 'or the worlds destitute children by putting a few coins in the UNICEF box That kind of caring is desperately needed in our world today , f sv" Miss --Nancy Fisher was the guest speaker for the evening. She gave a detailed account of her experience at the Huron Church Camp in ,Bayfield. She stressed her encouragement to all parents to send their children to camp because it is a great ex- perience. Mrs. King thanked Nancy for speaking to the ladies and Rev. Orrence Laramie thanked her for representing St. Stephen's at the camp. Mrs. Fisher gave the treasur- er's report noting the "Harvest Supper" had profited very well. An invitation was read from St. Thomas Church, Walkerton. Rev. Neil Craver will be the guest speaker there on Oct. 19, for a "Day of Meditation". "World Day of Prayer" will be held in St. Stephen's Church, here. The theme will be "Com- munity Spirit in Modern Living On Oct. 30. a joint church ser- vice will be held in Trinity Anglican Church in Fordwich. The guest speaker will be Bishop Jeff Parke -Taylor A pot -luck lunch will follow. Mrs. Mac Stuernol will be hostess for the next meeting and also the election of officers will be hel d Mrs. Thomas Ash won the mystery gift for the evening. Mr. Laramie dosed the meeting with prayer. The hostess assisted by Mrs. William Cane served lunch. Mrs. Alex Taylor and Mrs. Margaret Dane attended the wedding of Miss Sandra Dane and Mr. Lori Hornmy at Hyther United Church and reception at the Legion Hall. They also at- tended a 94th birthday for Ed Trimble of Glenboro Man , and visited other relatives in Grand Forks, N.D Ross and Mrs. Bill Evans and dedicated by Mrs. Victor Emer- son. Mrs. Emerson introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Robert Campbell of Wingham, whose topic was "Song of Praise". She referred to the first Thanksgiving when the pilgrims came from the old country to the new land and were happy o get together for a time pf thanksgiving .for having arrived safely. The modern-day Thanksgiving is often divided into two sections, praises and complaints, with the list of com- plaints more extensive. She urged the ladies to "praise God in all things with hands, feet and tongue, and with eyes kept focussed on Jesus". Mrs. Evans thanked Mrs. Campbell and presented her with a gift. Mrs. Phillip Steer of South Kin- loss sang "Follow Me", accom- panied by pianist Mrs. Jack Needham. Mrs. W. Ford of Wing - ham played a medley of songs. Mrs. Lorne Durnin and Mrs. Fred Tiffin presented a skit based on the Lord' Prayer, which emphasized "Don't say I or My; always include others". Mrs. deBoer extended thanks Thanksgiving theme of Unit GORRIE — Members of unit 2; UCW, met on Nov. 12 at the home of Mrs. Max Bell. Mrs. Robert Gibson, was in charge of the wor- ship program and in her call to worship she chose a Thanks- giving poem and reading of Psalm 103. "Count Your Ries -- sings" was sung. The scripture reading was "The Song of Thanksgiving" from the new hymnal. Mrs. Gibson, in her meditation, compared the conditions of un- rest in the world today with those of biblical times, and cited ex- amples of thanksgiving as Noah's task of building the Ark, the story of the ten lepers, the hardships of the Pilgrims and Acadians in his- tory and their gratitude in spiteof harsh oppression. Mrs. John Strong presided for the business in the absence of the president, Mrs. Alex Taylor. The roll call, "What I am thankful for" was answered by the mem- bers. Members were reminded of the annual visit to the Fordwieh Nursing Home on October 24 and their invitation to the Wroxeter UCW meeting, October 25 The fall bale packing dates are Oct. 17, 18, 19 and the church fowl supper will be held November 15. Mrs. Strong displayed a lovely crib quilt she had completed for Unit 2 to donate to the bazaar, Nov. 5 in the church basement. Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Gibson volunteered to assist with re- freshments following the evening Anniversary Service Sunday. After adjournment. lunch was served by Mrs. K. Haste, Mrs. J. Thornton and the hostess. The November meeting of the unit will be at the home of Mrs, Robert Gibson, Nov. 16 and Unit 2 would appreciate orders for greeting cards and gift wraps. Those interested should contact Mrs. R. Gibson Mr. Thompson has been an active member of the com- munity. He sat on the council for nine years and was a member of the Teeswater-Culross Fire Department and the Teeswater Lions. He helped get the swim- ming pool built in Teeswater and as a member of Teeswater United Church, was involved in getting a new manse, Mrs. Thompson, a member of the Rebekahs, has also been active in church work. The couple have four children, Bob and Don of Teeswater, who work at the creamery, Clayton of Kincardine and Jane, (Mrs. Jean Clayton) of Chilliwack, B.C. They also have 14 grandchildren. One hundred and twelve pounds of creamery butter were taken down to a sculptor in St. Jacobs who made a statue of the couple from old pictures provided by the family. to everyone and closed the meet- ing with prayer. Grace was sung and lunch served. Pianist for the singing of the hymns was Mrs. Andrew Gaunt. SpecioI. Service Now Available to this Area In Time to .Winterize Hand Rubbed Type y Winter SIMONIZ Protection For $15. up CaII Now for Free Estimate TIDY CAR Independent Operator Additional Service Available Hi -Gloss Polish interior Shampooing Chrome De -Oxidation and -Polishing Upholstery Waterproofing Leather & Vinyl Treatment Vinyl Roof Revitalized 887-9041 NOTICE The following are the winners of the draw held on Oct. 7, 1977 by the Jeepster Unit of the Shriners Mocha Mosque. Tickets were $100.00 and the proceeds went to the Crippled Child- ren's Fund. 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