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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-06-18, Page 12Pg 1—T Wingham AdvarirJIjJUne 18, 1980 GEORGE BROWN Gotrie Personal Notes Mr- and. Mrs. Alfred Fairies and family of TorontO spent the weekend with Eldon Fairies. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Robison visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Campbell, Georgetown. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hockridge of Scarborough spent last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hyndrnan. HarVey J. McPhee of St. Louis, Minnesota, visited recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Charles. Peter Jorissen spent a couple of days at the home of his son, Andrew Jorissen of Laurel. Mrs. Harvey Adams visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl King of Harriston. Mr. and Mrs. William Knox, Kevin, Kerri and Lori of Owen Sound, Miss Karen King of Stratford, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas King and Rachel also spent Sunday at the same home. Mrs. Bert Mann of Sarasota, Florida, is spending a few days with Mrs. Sheldon Mann and attended the McCann -Mann wedding in Gorrie United Church on Saturday evening, as well as the reception at the Bellmore Complex. • The families of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson en- tartained in honor of their tenth wedding anniversary at a party at the Howick Community Centre on Friday evening. Those at- tending were from Toronto, Guelph, Goderich, London, Kincardine, Thornbury, Fergus, Acton, Wingham, Teeswater and Mildmay. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is presenting a course on fitting and sewing pants at the How ick Central School under the direction of Miss Grace Bird, Clinton, home economist. Mr. and Mrs. John Stoner of Pennsylvania, Mr. and Mrs. Angus Gingerich of Cambridge visited Mr. and Mrs. Robin Bolander recently: Mrs. R. White, Weston, and Mrs. R. Gogo of Toronto spent a couple of days with Mrs. John McCutcheon. Mr. and Mrs. James Moloney and Christopher of Whitechurch Personals Weekend visitors with Rev. and Mrs. John Bell were Mrs. Hazel Bell, Niagara Falls; Mr, and Mrs. Nelson, Bill, Brian and Richard of Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bell and family, Walkerton. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fontein and Christian. Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw spent Tuesday and Wednesday in London and on Thursday returned home with Miss Janet Laidlaw and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laidlaw, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw wereSunday evening 'guests with Mr. and ,Mrs. Elmer Schultz of Wingham. Last week Mrs, Pauline Adams was in Windsor visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Adams while Mrs. Adams was in hospital where Courtney was born on June 3. She is a sister for Stephanie and Kristin. Mrs. Gertrude Moore is visiting with her family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moore, Linda, Richard and Cindy. Mr. and Mrs. Orland Irwin, Faye and Michael were in Chatham on Monday when Faye had to write a test -to-enter college there this fall. CHUCKLE— Butcher: "Round steak, Madamr. Bride: "I don't care what shape it is as long as it is. tender." St. Johns.Lodge installs officers BRUSSELS — The annual • installation ceremony of officers for the coming year was held Tuesday night when members of St. John's Lodge No. 284 AF&AM, Brussels, elected Fred Thuell as the new master. He was ceingratulated on his skill and ability to perform the duties of this office at an advanced age. Visiting •Masons from Wingham, Listowel, Blyth and Stratford were present to witness this part of the ceremony. Other officers installed were: senior warden, Fred Uhler; junior warden, Leslie Knight; treasurer, Gerald Gibson; secretary, Edwin Martin; chaplain, Robert Grasby; tyler, Murray Hoover; senior deacon, Ross Duncan; junior deacon, Wilfred Shortreed; senior steward, Max Watts; junior steward, James Mak; inner guard, Alfred Sutton. This ceremony was -'con- • ducted under the• leadership of Norman Hoover, assisted by a number of past masters. No regular meeting will be held in July or August. The principles upon which Masonry is based are as great as those of any order in existence. Interested men and women may feel free to consult any Masonic ember concerning them. Bramalea also visited a few days at the same home and all visited John McCutcheon in Listowel Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Robert Hastie at- tended a Vanda seminar at the Holiday Inn, London, last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Austin, Matthew and Peter of Tillsonburg spent the weekend with Mrs. William .Austin and attended the 119th anniversary of St. Stephen's Anglican Church on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastie and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Matheson of Atwood at- tended the Matheson reunion held in the pavilion at Orillia on Sunday. Among those attending the Grainger reunion on Saturday at the home of Mr. • and Mrs. Alvin Grainger were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grainger. and David, Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grainger, Kitch- ener; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Grainger and Christopher, London; Miss Janet Grainger, Wallaceburg; Mr. and Mrs. Allan Grasby and Mrs. Stanley Grainger, London; Mrs. Mervyn Grainger, Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Ian Howes, Mandy and Lana, Peterborough; Bruce --Grainer of Montreal and Cecilf Grainger of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Wingham. Rev. and Mrs. John Ball of Stroud spent the weekend with Mrs. Harry King and attended the 110th an- niversary service in St. Stephen's Anglican Church on Sunday. Couple enioys a holiday in Muskoka • Whitechurch — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin enjoyed a four-day bus trip to Brace - bridge and stayed at the nearby Acton Villa Lodge. The weather was quite cool and in fact they even saw a few snow flurries. The lodge put on entertain- ment such as bingos, horse races and gambling. Some of the group went on a boat ride on Lake Muskoka while others took a bus trip to town. Coming home the hostess was Betty, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wraith of Goderich and the driver was. ,her hus- band. When Mr. Tiffin. learned who the hostess was he told her how her father and he had lived many years on the farms at Larigside not half •a' mile apart. On the gravel road north of Lucknow they caught up to her father's station wagon and stopped him. He boarded the bus and met many he had not seen for years. GRADUATED Bill Darling, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Darling of Wingham received his Bachelor of Applied Sci- ence in electronic engin- eering from the Univer- sity of Waterloo May 24. He presently is employed by Fibreglas of Canada in the Sarnia central engin- eering division. Faith is theme of WMS meeting GORRIE Faith was the theme of the worship con- ducted by the Knox Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society on June 11 at the home Of Mrs. Isabel Adams. The hostess opened the meeting with a 'call to worship and read from St. Luke's Gospel, chapter 17. A hymn was sung, followed by prayer. Mrs. James Robinson read the minutes and roll call was answered by a verse con- taining the word, 'faith'. The devotional theme on faith was given by Mrs. Adams who said "If God so clothes the grass, how much more will He clothe you, 0 ye of little faith?" Following the singing of another hymn, the meeting closed with prayer •by the hostess, followed by a social half hour. 35th wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Harold France of -Wingham celebrated their 35th wed- ding anniversary on Sunday, June 15. Family members visiting for the occasion were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Heinmiller, Kimberley and Karen of Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Grant McDonald, Pamela and Peter of Ripley; and Sheila France, Brantford. Special guests included Mrs. Olive Walker, of Wing - ham, • and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Henderson, Luck - now. LOTTERY WINNER Roy Bennett was the lucky winner of the last Wingham Golf and Curling Inc. Lot- tery. Mr. Bennett of Wingham took home $1,000 for his prize. BY MURRAY GAUNT, MPP (HURON -BRUCE) Report from Queen's Park • The seven' members of Ontario board were ordered this week to appear before a Legislature com- mittee to answer, under oath, questions on the board's procedures. The Administration of Justice Committee voted to have the oensors appear in the wake of a controversy over the critically acclaimed movie, 'Theft) Mum'. The film will not be seen in Onta- rio unless the bold- reverses its demand that some scenes be cut, or the director allows the film to be shown with the cuts. The Ministry of Trans- portation and Com - Canadian citizenship theme of UCW meeting GORRIE — Unit 2 of Gorrie United Church Women met at the home of Mrs. Robert Hastie on Wednesday, June 11, at 2:15 p.m. Mrs. Delbert Clegg was in charge of.the worship ser- vice, which opened with a hymn followed by prayer. The theme of the meeting, 'Canadian Citizenship', was capably taken by Mrs. Clegg. She outlined the meaning, responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, and included a reading on Canadian citizenship, the reading of a hymn and two appropriate poems, 'My Purpose', and, 'Homes'. The worship service closed with a short prayer. In con- clusion all members took part in a discussion session on Canadian citizenship. The roll call, 'The history of missions in our church and community', was answered by 13 members. The president, Mrs. Alex Taylor, conducted the business. The minutes of the May meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. John Strong, and Mrs. Delbert Clegg gave the treasurer's report. Mrs. Taylor announced the general UCW meeting will be held June 18, at 8:15 p.m. and gave out the bazaar plan sheets. The date of the bazaar is Saturday, Nov. 22. The offering and Shut -In Flower Fund were received. The president closed the meeting with prayer and re- freshments were served by Mrs. Harry Gowdy, Mrs. Cecil Grainger and the hostess. Members are reminded that , the next regular meeting will be Sept. 17, at the home of Mrs. John McCuheon, with a study on Japan. Businessmen tour Bruce power plant The Wingham Business Association wrapped up its meeting for the summer with a bus trip to the Bruce NuclearPower Development plant Thursday evening. About 40 members and spouses went on the trip that included a bus tour of the plant and a walking tour of generating station B, which is still under construction. During a,. short meeting, held on the bus, it Was reported that Aurstpres will be participating in the side- walk sale J,uly 17, 18 and 19: Gordon Walter said that if Union Gas eipands this year; Winglinm has been slated as the number one choice. Heinided that accor- dMg to the company's representatives no final decision on expansion has been made. The Wingham and District Association for the Mentally Retarded forwarded a letter asking for a donation. It was decided the letter should be filed. "We are not EtifetVite'Oitk and we've never done that before," • said Murray Gerrie, treasurer for the • business association. Day Centre News • (Intended for last week) Seniors participating in the spelling bee this week proved that with age comes wisdom and experience. The bee ended in .a stalemate with participants doing extremely well. Tuesday's winners of the contest were Mary Montgomery and Lilla Taylor. Lorna Krug took top honors on Thursday. As part of the continuing program of good nutrition, the centre's group watched a movie on good eating habits. The movie was directed and developed by a group of high school students. An in- teresting discussion on junk. food and health, food fol- lowed. Both craft groups are ex- perimenting with new pro- jects. The Tuesday group made book ends out of wood pieces. After sanding and assembing, their next pro- ject will be staining their book end set. The Thursday group began WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES WANT ADS 357-2320 0" 07 lr FIELD DAY WINNERS—These eight students at Wingham Public School were top in the field day held last week. Andrea McGregor and Brett Cameron were the interrmidiAta ' c-° Gz,v,ralufk amen Dirug 4 44 4- 4: -.0: -,41.,....?° -4"4,` • Wood won the Senior division; (front) Elisabeth Bylsma and Jason Moore were the Midget champs, and Jennie Bender and (2,..Ann O'Denohue topped the Junior group. ra • x • .0. ..•f . .44. YA, • ro• h.. . • making wicker baskets out of reeds, soaked in water. The projects are going well with a variety of sizes and shapes being formed. niunications has released statistics indicating that motor vehicle accidents have dropped a significant 11 per cent over the first three months of 1980, compared to the same period last year. Minister James Snow said that overall injuries in all accidents also fell by nine Per cent and driver - passenger fatalities remain- ed virtually the same. same. Property damage ac- cidents declined by 12.4 per cent, dropping to 31,688 from 35,945. Mr. Snow expressed concern that the fatality rate has not decreased, in view of the stepped-up enforcement and mild winter. He stated that drinking drivers are involved in something like half of the fatal crashes, and that driver inattention is the reason for almost 90 per cent of all accidents. Driver inattention would include many aspects: simple preoccupation or talking and arguing behind the wheel of a vehicle in heavy traffic, agressive driving, tail -gating without regard for consequences, unthinking lane changes, speeding. In total, including 52 pedestrians, two motorcycle drivers and three cyclists and another eight in non- motor vehicle, snowmobile, tractor or construction equipment mishaps, 283 people were killed over the • initial three months of 1980, compared to 285 in 1979. Maurice Carter, the defeated candidate for Hamilton West in the 1977 provincial election, was • given $15,000 by the Ontario government to race his car at Le Mans, France. Mr. Names needed for awards The Women's Institute Bruce County Tartan Awards, sponsored by the county tartan committee, mil), be presented to deser- V14Yeting people again this year. • The committee requests that organizations submit names of people between the ages of 16 and 30, who have earned some recognition in their area for achievements this year in agriculture and community betterment. Application forms can be obtained from tartan representatives or from Mrs. Ken McKinnon of R1i 3, Port Elgin, 832-5359. Please submit names by Sept. 15 to your district tartan committee member. Carter was quoted as saying he hates Germans, the 140.0atfare was told, and the opposition • has been demanding the AIIMW be returned beeause of the embaressment he it.aausieg to Ontario and to all-• Canadians. The e • OFT • Listowel (519) WI -3040 CHARTERED ACMINTANTS „ ..40045410601000,0016064W4MIIII.44=0101... Crafram mr Dip dried flowers into a solution of 1 package Rit" Dye and 4 cups hot water. 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