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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-09-23, Page 131 ltpl#1 hcdllt !`.11t0x 'veaf tInds of publi( >got and sports events WARD & UPTIG tlstowel (519)291-p040 CII t- !i1AWTS THE HURON -CENTRE FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH is phased to Invite you to Hoar Dr. Paul Patterson CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST TO THE CENTRE speaking on. "HOW FAMILIES CHANGE CHILDREN'S BEHAVIOUR" At the Annual Meeting of the Centre WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 1981 7:30 p.m., at the Huron Centre 160 Huron Street, Clinton, Ontario The Huron Centre for Children & Youth has provided counselling service for hundreds of families since Its In- corporation as a Children's Mental Health Centre In 1977. The Centre Is governed by a Board of Directors elected at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation. S� THE 82'S ARE HERE Come out and find out what's. nein,, 1 Sept. 24, 25, 26 °pert 8 am to 8 pm Sat. 9amto4pm BRIDGE MOTTOES FORD HIGHWAY 86 WINGHAM 357 3460 The Wingltain Advance -Tim( September 23, 11' l"Pai e .13 SEVERAL "B FLIGHT" CADETS from Wingham attended , ster, Brad Campbell and -Greg Campbell; and, in front, Shelly training sessions at camps this summer. The cadets aftending„sum,, Wraith and Mandy Miller. Absent from the photo were Bill Dickert mer camp were, in back: Kent Van Vliet, Ross Watson, Mike Web-, and Kevin Green. Ratepayers complain about twp. roads A delegation of concerned ratepayers attended last Tuesday's meeting of Turn - berry council to complain about the poor condition of the roads in Lower Town and to ask what is to be done about it. road done right," declared all over the township, Mr. Mr. Baker, who claimed the McBurneyadded. condition of the road has After the four men left, caused ,damage to his council went into committee - machinery, of -the -whole to discuss the Councillors John Cox, Ben situation. Members decided Malda and Reeve Brian that Mr. Nicholson was to McBurney said they had convey to Mr. Baird the many complaints received by council and deliver a final warning. - In , other business the engineer, Ken Dunn in- formed Clerk -Treasurer Dorothy Kelly that he hopes to have tenders for roadwork and construction of the Eadie Bridge closed by Oct. 20at4p.m. Wingham Fire Chief Dave Crothers attended the meeting to answer council's questions about the town- ship's fire protection. Council members decided travelled the roads in that because of the increased question recently and agreed number of complaints lately they are in bad shape. about township roads, the Mr. McBurney said he felt grader operater, Len Baird, the problem was a matter of would be given a final Mr. Baird driving the grader warning to get the roads ,up too fast and said he should be to par. told to slow down and take Mery Baker, Brian Leach- more care. man, Dave Welsh and Ron Road Superintendent Ross Richey, all Lower Town Nicholson disagreed, saying residents, expressed concern he felt the road gravel was to over the "washboard" blame in many instances. condition of the roads and There have been a number demanded some results. of complaints about the "I pay taxes and I want the condition of the roads from New is .. [discuss as WI begins another year GORRI — The Women's Institute held its September meeting Wednesday, Sep- tember 16, at the home of Mrs. Dorothy Fisher. President Mrs. William Thornton opened the meeting, the Ode Was sung and , all repeated the Mary Stewart Collect. Secretary Mrs. Gay announced a course on quilting will be held in the near future in Gorrie. It was announced that both Gorrie 4-H clubs are com- mencing their fall project. Plans were completed for a booth at the Howick. Fall A TOUC Men's Adidas JOGGING SHORTS Boy's zippered SWEAT SHIRTS Men's Assorted Colours, S, M, L, XL FLANNEL SHIRTS Men's Assorted White or Coloured S, M, L, XL STANFIELD D BRIEFS $2 00 CANVAS WORK o© COATS $3500 "A Favourite at the Bruce" H $999 $995 i $1099 / 1 Men's Carhartt Lined Reg. $54.95 Clothing Ltd. Wingham 357-1700 sik Fair. The area convention will beheld October 22 and 23 at Brussels. The Huron County rally is to be held October 5 at Belgrave. A gift for the Associated Country Women of the World in 1983 was discussed. A report prepared by Mrs. Mabel Edgar and read by Mrs. Eleanor Grainger, con- tained a letter from Mr. Howard, manager of the Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority, concerning the erection of a plaque in Gorrie Park in memory of the late Norman Wade. Mrs.. Edgar announced a gift of money had been made by Elmer Farrish from the sale of the book, "History of Howick Township", to help in the cost of this memorial plaque. Mrs. Dorothy Elschner presented the motto and the roll call was answered. .A talk was given by Mrs. Donald Watson on micowave and conventional ovens. Mrs. Jack.Ferguson thanked the speaker and presented her with a gift. It was decided to donate, $25 each to Listowel and Wingham adult workshops. Mrs. M: Taylor : suggested each member pay one dollar to become a member of the Huron Historical Society. Mrs. Taylor also gave a report of the East .Huron District executive meeting. Members plan to visit Huronview on ,October 28, also to go to see the Christ- mas display at the Erland Lee Home in December.. The meeting .adjourned and lunch was served by the hostess, Mrs. Fisher, assisted by Mrs. ELschner and Mrs. Ferguson.. Directors finalize plans for the Howick fall fair HOWICK — The directors of the Howick Agricultural Society met last week to finalize plans fqr the Howick Fall Fair, to be held at the community centre Oct. 2-3. Bag tying and nail driving competitions, with classes for both men and women, have been added to the Friday evening program, together withthe log sawing which has created .a lot of interest during the past few years. A class for persons 65 years of age and over has been added this year. Local young people will provide entertainment both Friday evening and Saturday af- ternoon. Don 'Coghlin,: parade chairman, reported the Brussels Legion Pipe Band has been engaged to lead the parade, which will form at the Howick Central School. He said there are a number of entries in the float classes: comic, original and organization. Children with decorated bicycles -or in nursery rhyme, comic, clown or national costume all will receive a prize. Fred Haberer, warden of Huron County, will officially open the fair Saturday at 1 p.m. An amusement company has been engaged to set up a midway on the fairgrounds. The Howick Optimists again will hold their children's program at 3 p.m., with tug- of-war between Howick and Turnberry schools, boys' and girls' classes and several other games The Optimists also will have a refreshment centre, featuring Lincoln Green Pub Night Friday evening and Reg O'Hagan and his organ Saturday afternoon. Twelve young ladies will compete for the title of fair ceinntri- on Saturday, Sept. 26. A °dinner and interview with the contestants will be held early in the evening with the speeches at 8:30. The win- ners will be announced during an intermission in the dance later in the evening. A few dance tickets are still available; phone 335- 3926 or 335-3728. The new queen will represent the fair at various functions in the new year and will compete in the 1982 CNE Sweetheart of the Fairs competition At the present time, the Blyth Fire Department has second call after Wingham to any fires in Turnberry. Council members said they think Teeswater is closer and therefore should have second call, Mr. Crothers said the township may enter into a unilateral agreement with the Teeswater department to give it second call, but the Wingham Fire Department must be notified of any ___- C- 4IdQ[I�jJ. Mr. McBurney also sug- gested to the fire chief that he run public service ads in the newspaper and on the radio to dissuade Hallowe'en pranksters from setting fires this year. Turnberry Township paid out $800 to • tie fire depart- ment • for fires set on Hallowe'en last year. "Some people might think it's just a little pile of leaves, it's not costing anybody any money,'' commented Deputy -Reeve Doug For- tune. Mr. McBurney said he is convinced people would not 'set fires if they knew what it • costs the fire department to answer the call. Mr. Crpthers agreed with council's suggestion and said he,would look into it.. Mrs. , Kelly informed council that the Eadie Bridge, the grader reserve, the general and the Ontario Home Renewal Plan bank accounts have earned $18,055,13 in interest to date this year. The money goes directly back into each particular account. Council expressed pleasure at the news and commended Mrs. Kelly for the wise investments. Council was informed that Lloyd Hayden, dump caretaker, cleaned up a pile of garbage which -bad been left outside the dump's gate. Mr.. Hayden said he found a letter with a name on it and asked if council intended to take any action. After some dis'eueen n, council members decided to send a letter of warning to the person. Cleanout work will be done on three township municipal drains: the Armstrong Drain, the Henderson Drain and the Bolt Drain. . Thelma Perry is to receive the casual labor rate of $4.75 an hour retroactive to Dec., 6, '1980 for cleaning the Bluevale Library. • Mrs.: Perry has put in 37 hours at the library. Turnberry council endors- ed a resolution from the Township of Minto which protests high interest rates and demands a lower rate of interest for farmers. Council members will attend. a . meeting next Tuesday evening in the Blue - vale Hall to discuss plans for the Turnberry 125th an- niversary celebrations to be held next year. The next regular meeting of Turnberry council is scheduled for Oct. 6 at 7:30 at the municipal office in Bluevale. Enrolment is down in separate schools By Stephanie Levesque .. DUBLIN — There was a total drop of 37 students in the Huron -Perth County Separate School system. The board had projected a drop .of 40 students. At the Sept, 14 meeting of the Huron -Perth Separate School Board, Director of Education William Eckert reported the total enrolment was 2,586 students in both counties, compared to 2,623 in both counties in Septem- ber of 1980. In a breakdown of those figures, Perth County 'has a total of 1,197 students, com- pared to 1,213 in 1980 and Huron County has a total of 1,389 students compared .with 1,410 students in Sep- tember of 1980. Overall, Mr. Eckert re- ported the drop represented a 1.4 per cent decrease. In an accumulated, decrease, from figures gathered since 1973, the decline represents 20.8 per cent. Mr. Eckert said there was an increase in kindergarten students which he said may inean enrolment will start picking up again. The director of education said there was a greater decline in the grades one to eight in the Board's 19 schools. In Perth County, there are 149 kindergarten students, 173 grade one students, 148 grade two students, 151 grade three students, 134 grade four students, 148 grade five students, 154 grade six students, 157 grade seven stuoents and 163 grade eight students. . • In Heron County, there are 136 kindergarten students, 137 grade one students, 126 grade two students, 116 grade three students, 128 grade four students, 120 grade five students, 138 grade six students, 143 grade seven students and 147 grade eight students. In a school -by -school breakdown, the . total enrol- 1 ment is as 'follows with 1980 figures in brackets: St. Patrick's, Dublin, 196 (209) ; St. Patrick's, Kin - kora, 132 (134) ; Holy Name of Mary School, St. Marys, 186 (188) ; St. Mary's, Hesson, 101 (102) ; Immacu- late Conception School, Stratford, 138 (141); St. Michael's School (grade seven and eight only), Strat- ford, 168 (166) ; St. Ambrose School, Stratford, 164 (161) ; St. Joseph's, Stratford, 118 1116); St. Aloysius School, Stratford, 186 (193); St. Joseph's, 1, St. Columban, 59 (67); St. Joseph's, Kings- bridge, 78 (89); Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Mount Carmel, 173 (187); Ecole Ste. Marie, St. Joseph's, 47 (48); Precious Blood School, Exe- ter, 91 (80) ; St. James School, Seaforth, 139 (143); Sacred Heart School, Wing - ham, 113 (120); St. Boniface School, Zurich, 170 (168); St. Mary's School, Goderich, 199 (189). Mr. Eckert said there are no staff changes because of the enrolment ficures. Coagrgr'atulations to Mr. Mrs. Murray Irwin 9 Whitecliureb on the arrival of a son, Michael David Murray, on Sept. 9 at Vie toria Hospital in London Mother and baby arrived home Sept. 16. The Wingham and District Ministerial Association held a meeting Tuesday -morning at the home of Rev. John Bell. Congratulations to Timmy Falconer for receiving first prize for his poster °"-How to help the elderly". The poster was displa ed at Pinecrest Nursing ROWIhnlie and included such activities. as, playing checkers, gardening and cutting grass. Whitechurch COC met Sunday during the church service with seven .present. The leaders were Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Rintoul and roll call was "Name something that reminds you of fall". All were asked to bring pictures for the next meeting which will be at Thanksgiving. Mrs. Rintoul read a story. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Morrison, Michelle; Angela and Christine of Listowel, were Sunday afternoon callers on Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson and on his brothers, Arnold and Donald, and their families. The community was sorry to have Mr. and Mrs. Tony Straker move to their new home in Wingham last Wednesday. The Strakers will be missed in the village because they were active citizens in the community. They sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Falconer of Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Bill 'Mc- Burney of Toronto returned home on Friday after vi- siting for a week in the village and doing fall work for Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emerson. Bradley Huisser of Listowel spent the weekend with `'his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Huisser and • family. . Mr. and Mrs: Ivan. Huisser, Ivadell and Gregory, visited Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Huisser of Atwood. Mr. and Mrs. Wafter-.. Elliot, Karen and Leslie and Agnes Elliot of Wingham went to London on Sunday to' celebrate Michelle Laidlaw's third birthday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Laidlaw. Floris Leaver of North Bay visited for a few days with Mrs. Robert Mowbray and' Mr. and Mrs. Relison Falconer of Sarnia spent the - weekend with her. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Durnin b attended an- niversary services on Sunday at Dungannon where Rev. „ W. Brown Was guest speaker. Wednesday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw were Mrs. Joe Ducharme of Goderich, Mrs. Tom Vannus of London and Thursday, Mrs. Cameron Simmons of London, who also visited Mr. and Mrs., Lorne Durnin. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw attended their granddaughter Michelle Laidlaw's third birthday party at the home off her parents, Mr. and . Mrs. Paul Laidlaw of London. Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vannus of London. Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon Campbell and Heather of Kitchener spent the weekend and lv►ait , _i)e1t' its, Mr. and f Mme. BW -Molal, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. ft aaa���...ed ffp /� �an.d�,Mp�ra�. k $ . Wither of Wingham, visited Sun4ay with Mr. anti . Robert Sinnamoil of M1: Congratulatf 0 Tony fa�lFit�he Falconer on bei go into the camel Lucknow' Public OW Visitors on unda'til Mr. and Mrs l) TU . 91 Wmgham were < Mrs.. Cm Yeo of Soutbaamptdn. - i Mrs. Impel Stewart' Wiinghaam.. Mr, Doug Tiffin l I ' alltid . Michael of WinghanialifiMr. and Mrs. Devitt Viffin., Stephen and Deatt:wereolso calms. On Sunda' Vila* al visited 'withMr and Mtn. Leroy Rantoul. of Bradf rd. Last week Brian attended fairs in Mount Forest,. ;Br- ussels and:Lucknoty veitii lois Hereford cattle which Won prizes. He will attend the Paisley, Stratford and Glen- coe fairs this week. We are pleased to report that Mrs. Bill Porteus of Lucknow returned . home .on Sunday after het stay in University Hospital, London. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tfuldriks were in Sarnia on Saturday where they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boonstra and family. Dr. and Mrs. Ed Carey of Kitchener spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. ,and Mrs. Bill Purdon, and visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Wilson of West Wawanosh. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moss of Plattsville visited Friday. with Mary McClenaghan and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mc- Clenaghan. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Mc- cIenaghan of St, Thomas visited Sunday with . Mary McClenaghan and Mr. and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan visited with Mr. and Mrs. MackStewart of Waterloo. rMRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH .'Wes• t a#t eF'$N�,e`". 5d4p:. Mrs. Ron Gilbert and Krista of Harriston visited Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Riley. Miss Linda Riley of Hanover was a weekend guest at the home of her parents also: ' Word has been received here of the passing of Mrs. ,. - Art (Mills) Wearying atter, home in London on Sep- tember 14. Her husband, Art, predeceased het-,.ia June of this year. Sincere sympathy 'is extended to the family. Wingham Baptist Church observed its 118th an- niversary on Sunday with a large attendance. Pastor Ross Smith and assistant pastor, Gary Lidstone, conducted the services. The sermons were given by Dr. Bill Rice III of Mur- freesboro, Tennessee, who spoke on "Satan, Sin and Death versus Jesus, Gift of Love" and "Forgiveness, Eternal Life". A choir of deaf persons sang three hymns in their language which were superb. A bountiful smorgasbord was served but due to inclement weather was held indoors rather than on the church lawn as planned. NOTICE AS THE FILTER QUEEN OFFICE IN GODERICH HAS CLOSED, WE WISH TO ADVISE THAT WE ARE THE ONLY AUTHORIZED FILTER QUEEN SALES ARID SERVICE DEPOT I. HURON COUNTY PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART ®f DOWNTOWN VARNA" VARNA ° 442-7103