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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-01-19, Page 3NEW IN TOWN? IBM Pur IriMET ONE Welcome Wagon Phone 357-3215 Gen - :1 meeting all UCW units held A general meeting of all the units of the United Church . Women at the Wingham United Church was held last Monday. Ladies from several Wingham and area churches were the special guests. The worship service, led by the afternoon unit, was on the theme "The New Year" and featured a solo "How Great Thou Art" sung by Mrs. Joyce Miller.. Mrs. Audrey Tiffin in- troduced ,the guest speaker, Mrs. Margaret Robinson of Clinton, who has just returned from a term with Crossroads International in Indonesia. She spent 14 months as a teacher of English as a second language in a hill village where she was the first flp5EOU1TS Aquafresh 2 - 100 ml. tubes 1,89 Toothpaste • 2nd Debut 120 mL 8.49 CEF 1200 400's Cotton Swabs Q-Tips 2.29 Jhirmack 225 ml. 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Come Alive Club holds meeting GORRIE — A pot luck dinner was enjoyed by over 30 Gorrie senior citizens at the "Come Alive Club" January meeting held last Tuesday afternoon at 12:30. Following the dinner, the president, Mrs. Melville Dennis, opened the meeting with the singing of "0 Canada", accompanied by Mrs. Wilbur Hogg on the piano who also played for the sing song. Mrs. Alex Tailor gave a reading by Erma Bombeck entitled "The Diet". "Back Page Challenge" was presented with Jean Sperling as moderator. The panel was comprised of Alvin Mundell, Mrs. Lloyd Jacques, Jasper Farrish and Mrs. Dennis. The challengers were Mrs. William A. Smith, Mrs. Glad Edgar, Harold Robinson and George Brown with Mrs. Alvin Mundell the coor- dinator. Mrs. Smith gave a reading written by the late Mrs. Effie Neable when she was in her 90s. The Wingham Advance -Times, Jan. 19, 1983—Page 3 Unit opera meeting with potluck dinner FORDWICH — The af- ternoon unit of the United Church Women held its January meeting last Thurs- day, opening with a pot luck dinner at the home of Mrs. Scott Clarkson. Mrs. Russell Nickel, president, welcomed everyone and thanked Mrs. Clarkson for her hospitality, then opened with a poem for the new year. The roll call was answered with "Love". Minutes were read by Mrs. Clarkson and the treasurer's report given by Mrs. Cooper.'' New unit officers for 1983 are • president, Mrs. Nickel; secretary, Mrs. Clarkson; treasurer, Mrs. Wray Cooper; social conveners, Mrs. Glenn Johnston, Mrs. Bert Wylie; pianist, Miss M. McElwain; quilt committee, Mrs. C. Carswell, Mrs. W. Cooper, Mrs, Pittendreigh, Miss McElwain, Mrs. William Wilson; Program committee for 1984, Mrs. Nickel, Mrs. Clarkson, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Louttit; flower committee, Mrs. Glenn Johnston; program in charge of Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. H.' Doig and Mrs. Elmer Harding. Mrs. Cooper. opened with "I Stood at the Beginning of a New Year" and "Calendar for the New Year". Prayer was offered by Mrs. Har- ding. Mrs. Cooper read an article by Padre Young of Guelph, "An Adventure of Faith", "Hats off to the Past, Coats off to the Future". A humorous skit, "The Selection of New Officers", was performed, with Mrs. Doig as the key woman and Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Cooper as her assistants. The worship service was opened by Mrs. Doig. Mrs. Harding read from Genesis 1 and John 1:1-5 and com- mented. Mrs. Jack Wilson sang a solo, "I Am Weak, but Thou Art Strong", and Mrs. Harding led in prayer. Bible characters have been studied; this month it was the story of the Samaritan woman, presented by Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Doig and Mrs. Harding. Rev. Cy Marzec gave the closing prayer and benediction. BROWNIE ENROLMENT—These lovely young ladies are the new Brownies enrolled recently in the Wingham group and are: in back, Christie Armstrong, Andrea Plumb, Kimberley Marr, Kendra Merkley, Caroline Elston, Sarah Philips; centre, Natalie Chomyn, Julie McGrath, Ciara McKenna, Julaine Griffith, Susan Colquhoun, Leya deBruyn,' Angela Swanson; front, Emily Hopper, Jenny Remington, Stephanie Goll, Erin Whiteley, Alisa Curzon and Desiree Curtis, Mrs. Alvin Mund�ll Weekend telethon to aid the physically disabled hosts WMS ladies GORRIE — Mrs. Alvin Mundell was hostess for the Jan. 12 meeting of the Knox Women's Missionary Society. Mrs. William Smith had charge of the meeting in the absence of Mrs. James Robinson and she opened with a New Year's greeting. The aim and purpose were repeated in unison, followed by a prayer and a hymn was sung. Mrs. Mundell read the minutes and reminded the ladies of the Maitland Presbyterial scheduled for Jan. 17. The calendar of meetings for the year was read by Mrs. Smith and the roll call was answered by a thought for the new year. ONTARIO 18 JUN GET YOUR NEW LICENCE PLATE STICKER EARLY NOW is the time to pick up your licence renewal sticker. Because of the new system, late -comers may find themselves in longer than usual lineups. WHAT you need is an application form available at any licence issuing office, proof of insurance, ownership permit and the required fee. Fees are $4 a month based on your birth month. See table below. WHERE? You can renew at any licence issuing office in your area. Check the sticker you receive to ensure it correctly reflects your birth month. YOU are responsible for having a new validation sticker by February 28. The sticker goes on the upper right-hand corner of the rear plate on passenger cars; the upper right-hand corner on the front plate of commercial vehicles. If you sell your vehicle, remove the plates and attach them to your new vehicle. Ministry of Transportation and Communications Ontario Hon James Snow. Minister Harold Gilbert. Deputy Minister Here are the passenger car fees for 1983 If your Birthday is in. Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Your fee is. This will cover you for. $24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 MTHS MTHS OHS MTHS MTHS M -HS MrHS MrHS MTHS MINS MTHS MTHS Your licence plate is valid until. Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct t`fov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May 83 83 83 83 83 83 83 84 84 84 84 84 ANNUAL FEE 848.00 The offering was received and dedicated by Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Gordon Moir read the scripture from Psalms. The new study book, "In the Wake of the Storm", by Mary Whale, a study of the Pacific Islands, was in- troduced by Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Mundell then read the Psalm of the Pacifid, after which she showed a short film of the: islands. A hymn was sung and the Mizpah Benediction given. At the close of the meeting, an address was read by Mrs. David Neilson and Mrs. Glenn Underwood was presented with a life membership pin for the WMS. Mrs. Underwood ex pressed_ hett thankt 'Lunch was served by the hostess. Voice for Life monthly meeting The Wingham and area Voice for Life held its monthly meeting at Wing - ham last Monday. Chairman John -Vanden Essem opened with prayer. Secretary Wan- da Damsma read the min- utes of the last meeting. Richard Campeau gave the treasurer's report. There have been television commercials on CKNX during the last two months sponsored by the Wingham, Kincardine, Walkerton and Goderich Voice for Life groups. The group was told that many good comments have been received on these commercials. Members were urged that all who are dedicated to respecting human life should become informed, and also pass on the message we are a caring society and treat everyone with respect and dignity. "The telethon is a much - maligned tool," says Clarence Meyers, executive director of the Ontario Federation for the Cerebral Palsied. Speaking about the up- coming "Weekend with the Stars" telethon for the physically disabled, Mr. Meyers said some people seem to think a telethon is some kind of a carnival. "Nothing could be further from the truth. A telethon is an opportunity, over a couple of dozen hours, to reach out to the whole community with an educational program on physical disabilities. We can show and tell why disabilities, occur,, how .thee can - he- prevented and'. how persons with' disabilities are reaching out into the world and succeeding in so many ways. "Sure," he concluded, "we invite the public to give donations to help in our work with ,the disabled. These are tough times — just as tough for the physically disabled = so we'll certainly invite par- ticipation. "However the disabled are not asking for a handout. They just want the op- portunity to try to have those things that you and I take for granted: a home, training, education, transportation and jobs. "To people out of .work — and there are many of those right now — we say, 'Here's your-ehance-to -help someone who may never have a job!' And the fact you can also provide equipment and research which will help prevent birth defects and disabilities in the future is a wonderful bonus." The "'Weekend with the Stars" telethon for the cerebral palsied has been set this year for Jan. 22-23. Participation Lodge is a member of the Ontario. Federation for the Cerebral Palsied and is joiping in the Province -wide effort on behalf of physically disabled adults in this area. The telethon can be seen on CKNX-TV this weekend, and ' members of the Wingham Optimist Club will bye manning phones to record the pledges. 4. WEEKEND TELETHON—Bill Thompson and McDaniel Phillips, along with Dave Carr from CFOS, Owen Sound, will be the hosts in Wingham for the "Weekend with the Stars" Telethon. MRS, LEWIS STONEHOUSE Belgrave Ire_ are sorry to- hear that Mr. and Mrs. Mark Arm- strong are patients in the - Wingham and District Hospital. Grant McBurney of Middleton, Nova Scotia, spent this past weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McBurney, and other :.relatives. Grant was chosen to attend a School Confer- ence at Carleton Hotel, Toronto, this week. This. is associated with the Acadian college at Middleton, Nova Scotia, where Grant is a tea- cher. We are sorry to hear that Miss Anne Procter is a patient in Scarborough General Hospital, Scarbor- ough, after having under- gone surgery on her knee. THE SECRETARIES of the Mait/and Presbyterial for 1983 were in- stalled at a general meeting Monday at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Wingham. Secretaries are Mrs. Ken Dickson, Mrs. Evan MacLean, Mrs. Gordon Wall, Mrs. Cameron MacAuley and Mrs. Tom MacDonald.